Introduction U N P A C K I N G Congratulations on Your Purchase! Your new high fidelity Compact Disc Player is designed to deliver maximum enjoyment and years of trouble free service. Please take a few moments to read this manual thoroughly. It will explain the features and operation of your unit and help ensure a trouble free installation.
READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING FOR U.S.A. AND CANADA ...120 V FOR YOUR SAFETY Units shipped to the U.S.A. and Canada are designed for operation on 120 V AC only. Safety precaution with use of a polarized AC plug. However, some products may be supplied with a nonpolarized plug.
CONTENTS Introduction UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION ... 2 READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT... 3 Rear Panel Connections ... 5 Front Panel & Remote Controls ... 6 Before Operation ... 10 Operations PLAYING CDs... 11 CHANGING DISCS DURING PLAY... 12 SKIP AND SEARCH PLAY... 12 PLAYING TRACKS IN RANDOM SEQUENCE(RANDOM PLAY) ...
Connect these jacks to the CD(or AUX) input jacks of your amplifier or receiver. DIGI LINK JACKS Connect this jack to the DIGI LINK jack of Sherwood amplifier or receiver bearing the DIGI LINK III or II mark to control this unit remotely by DIGI LINK system.
Front Panel & Remote Controls FRONT PANEL CONTROLS REMOTE CONTROLS PROG AUTO RANDOM REPEAT ALL 1 DISCS A< >B INTRO DELETE EDIT TRACK INDEX 10 11 12 13 14 DISPLAY DISC SKIP SEARCH EDIT T.SIZE PROG/REV. DEL/REV. REPEAT TIME RANDOM INTRO 1/ALL A<->B REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-CDC80...
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POWER SWITCH Press this switch to turn the power on and press again to turn the power off. For system operation, plug the AC input cord into the switched AC outlet on amplifier or receiver, keep the POWER switch ON and control power ON/OFF with the power operation on the amplifier or receiver.
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• For available functions, refer to the operating instructions of the Sherwood compatible amplifier or receiver. • To listen to CDs by DIGI LINK system, first make DIGI LINK connection between this unit and the Sherwood compatible amplifier or receiver.
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REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RANGE DISPLAY DISC SKIP SEARCH EDIT T.SIZE PROG/REV. DEL/REV. REPEAT TIME 1/ALL A<->B RANDOM INTRO REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-CDC80 LOADING BATTERIES Remove the cover. DISC SKIP OPEN/CLOSE PROG AUTO RANDOM REPEAT ALL 1 DISCS DELETE EDIT TRACK A<...
Before Operation • Only compact discs bearing this mark can be reproduced. • In handling a disc, hold it carefully with the edges. • Do not stick paper or write anything on the printed surface. • Fingermarks and dust on the recorded surface should be carefully wiped off with soft cloth.
Operations PLAYING CDs Turn the power on. POWER Each time the POWER switch is pressed, this unit is turned on or off. Start play. DISPLAY DISC SKIP SEARCH EDIT T.SIZE PROG/REV. DEL/REV. REPEAT TIME 1/ALL A<->B RANDOM INTRO REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-CDC80 “...
C H A N G I N G D I S C S D U R I N G Open the disc tray. OPEN/CLOSE SKIP AND SEARCH PLAY Selecting a disc Press the corresponding button to start play from the desired disc.
PLAYING TRACKS IN RANDOM SEQUENCE 1 disc random play DISPLAY DISC RANDOM SKIP SEARCH EDIT T.SIZE PROG/REV. DEL/REV. RANDOM REPEAT TIME 1/ALL A<->B RANDOM INTRO REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-CDC80 “RANDOM” indicator lights up. The unit automatically selects and plays tracks on the current disc in random sequence.
REPEAT PLAY Repeating a single track during play Press this button after selecting the desired track. DISPLAY REPEAT SKIP SEARCH REPEAT EDIT T.SIZE 1/ALL A<->B REPEAT TIME 1/ALL A<->B REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-CDC80 Repeating a disc during play After selecting the desired disc, press again in the 1 track repeat mode.
PLAYING TRACKS IN ANY SEQUENCE Up to 32 selections can be programmed to play in any desired sequence. The track number greater than 99 can not be memorized. Programming the tracks on the CDs In the stop mode, enter the program mode. DISPLAY DISC PROGRAM/...
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Repeat the above steps 2, 3 and 4 until the desired program is completed. Start the programmed play. DISPLAY DISC SKIP SEARCH EDIT T.SIZE PROG/REV. DEL/REV. REPEAT TIME 1/ALL A<->B RANDOM INTRO REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-CDC80 Checking the programmed selections Each time the PROGRAM/REVIEW button is pressed in the program mode (meaning “PROG”...
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Select the track 7. SKIP Store the selected track in the memory. DISPLAY DISC PROGRAM/ REVIEW SKIP SEARCH EDIT T.SIZE PROG/REV. DEL/REV. REPEAT TIME RANDOM INTRO 1/ALL A<->B REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-CDC80 Clearing the programmed selections To clear one by one Each time this button is pressed in the program mode, the programmed selections are cleared one by one in the opposite sequence.
PROG/REV. DEL/REV. REPEAT second blank space between the tracks, is automatically RANDOM INTRO 1/ALL A<->B activated for the automatic music search function on the Sherwood DIGI-LINK III cassette deck. 10 11 12 13 14 DISC SKIP PROG/REV. DEL/REV. REPEAT 1/ALL A<->B...
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If all tracks of the side A have been played, press the PLAY button to start play from the first track of the side B for recording. When this unit is connected to Sherwood compatible cassette deck controlled remotely by DIGI-LINK III system, if using the CD synchro record function on the cassette deck, recording a CD is easier.
Checking the edited tracks In the edit mode, check as you do the programmed tracks. (refer to “Checking the programmed selections” on page 16) Clearing all edited tracks In the edit mode, press the STOP/CLEAR button for more than 4 seconds or open the tray. In the manual edit mode only, you can clear or rectify the edited tracks as you do in “Rectifying any wrong programmed selection”...
DELETED PLAY When there are the undesired discs or tracks, you can delete up to 32 selections. Deleting the undesired discs or tracks In the stop mode, enter the delete mode. DISPLAY DISC DELETE/ REVIEW SKIP DEL/REV. SEARCH EDIT T.SIZE PROG/REV.
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Checking the deleted selections Each time the DELETE/REVIEW button is pressed in the delete mode (meaning “DELETE” lights up in the stop mode), the deleted selections will appear in the deleted sequence. Recovering the deleted selections To recover one by one Each time this button is pressed in the delete mode, the deleted selections are recovered one by one in the opposite sequence.
SELECTING A TIME DISPLAY Each time this button is pressed during play, time display changes as follows: DISPLAY DISC TIME SKIP SEARCH EDIT T.SIZE PROG/REV. DEL/REV. REPEAT TIME RANDOM INTRO 1/ALL A<->B TIME REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-CDC80 During random or programmed play, etc., the remaining playing time of the disc may show "- -- : --". When a track of which number is greater than 30 is programmed, edited or being played, the time display may show "- -- : --".
Troubleshooting Guide If your unit should not perform as expected, consult the table below to see if the problem can be corrected before seeking help from your dealer or our service organization. PROBLEM No power • The AC input cord is disconnected. •...
Specifications SYSTEM ... Compact Disc Digital Audio TYPICAL AUDIO PERFORMANCES Number of channels ... 2 Frequency response, 20~20,000 Hz ... Signal to noise ratio, A Wtd..110 dB Dynamic range ... 95 dB Total harmonic distortion, 1 kHz ... 0.005 % Wow and flutter ...