Sony CDX-M610 Operating Instructions Manual page 3

Notes on handling discs
A dirty or defective disc may cause sound
dropouts while playing. To enjoy optimum
sound, handle the disc as follows.
Handle the disc by its edge. To keep the disc
clean, do not touch the surface.
Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.
Keep your discs in their cases or disc
magazines when not in use.
Do not expose the discs to direct sunlight or
heat sources such as hot air-ducts, or leave
them in a car parked in direct sunlight where
there can be a considerable rise in temperature
inside the car.
Before playing, clean the discs with an optional
cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the center
out.
Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,
commercially available cleaners, or antistatic
spray intended for analog discs.
Discs with special shapes (heart-shaped discs,
octagonal discs etc.) cannot be played on this
unit. Attempting to do so may damage the
unit. Do not use such discs.
You cannot play 8 cm (3 in.) CDs.
Notes on discs
If you use the discs explained below, the sticky
residue can cause the disc to stop spinning and
may cause malfunction or ruin your discs.
Do not use second-hand or rental CDs that
have a sticky residue on the surface (for
example, from peeled-off stickers or from ink,
or glue leaking from under the stickers).
There are paste residue.
Ink is sticky.
Do not use rental CDs with old labels that are
beginning to peel off.
Stickers that are beginning
to peel away, leaving a
sticky residue.
Do not use your discs with labels or stickers
attached.
Labels are attached.
Notes on CD-R discs
• You can play CD-Rs (recordable CDs)
designed for audio use on this unit.
Look for this mark to
distinguish CD-Rs for audio
use.
This mark denotes that a
disc is not for audio use.
• Some CD-Rs (depending on the equipment
used for its recording or the condition of the
disc) may not play on this unit.
• You cannot play a CD-R that is not
finalized*.
* A process necessary for a recorded CD-R disc to
be played on the audio CD player.
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