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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Safety precautions ............cecsessssesescersserseceseseeseeseesersacerees 4
Chapter 2 Getting Started
UNPACKING ..........sescrscrecsrccssseccsssserscsscssseserscsseseerenseerensserenes 4
Choosing a good location ............ccccssesesescerereseetrereneseeee 4
Checking the supplied ACCESSOSIES .............scsseceesereerenes 4
Inserting the batteries into the remote commander
(only for CDP-397) ........sccsccesssssorsssssercssesssosescesessreseeresees 5
Hooking up the SYSteM ..........scccccsssssscesssssescessceseeseseseeseres 5
Notes 01 CONNECTION .............sccsscorcssscrsestessscerscessseereeseenes 5
Identifying the Parts .............scsccrcsccssetseteersessersetsetsensenereree 6
FrOrit PANE o..csecssssccecessncscstssccteedsnossédsensedsnsgessassowesoaveodesins 6
Remote commander (only for CDP-397) ............sscesseeees 6
Chapter 3 Basic Operations
Playing & GISC .........:scsscssrcrsensersescscsescscesestscsseceseseeserensneneeees 7
Inserting & CISC .........:scssessceressssessscsctsesssesetseeescssssenesenes 7
Playing the entire disc ...........sccsssseresscrsseeseeescessseneenes 8
Information display ............ccrccscrssecscsscsseseeseserseeserees 8
Locating a particular Selection ............0csscscsrsereseecereneees 9
Locating a particular point in a Selection .............erersrees 9
Playing selections in a random Orde .........sscssercseseeceerseees 10
Shuffle play ........sscscsorssssrcssssseccsessceecsscssssssseenscsncnecsnosees 10
Delete shuffle play ...............scssersssrecersessresseereneeeeseesenes 11
Playing in a desired Order ............ssssseccrsecrssrersererererensnsosens 12
POQtAM Play ............ccsoresercererserserserssessersnasenereseseoees 12
Checking and changing the program ..........ssserecssseees 13
Playing only desired selections .............-cscsererssssrersssesesssees 14
Delete play ...........cscssrescsscesresssersnesesecsersseresescssssoseoes 14
Playing the beginning of each Selection ...........ssssesorers 15
MuSic SCAN Play ...........c.cscrcrereerscserscereeeseeseseneterserenesenene 15
Music scan delete play ..............ccsscsreersecerserseeeenesressserees 16
Playing repeatedly ..............ssreresecereesssercresersrscsercsesssesons 17
Repeat pllay ...........:scsssrscrssrcssereerenreresssesrssesensesssssesesessosees 17
Fading in/fading Out...............scessssrerereersersnssersscsssestseesons 18
Designating the fading duration ............cessressessrerere 18
Ending play fading Out ............-.ccsressereresseeserersnrsssseoees 18
Restarting play fading im ..............cscscerssreresecerseresrsonees 18
Chapter 4 Advanced Operation
Recording a program (only for CDP-397) .........csserereeee 19
Programming and recording ............crccscssererseeeersereees 19
Designating the total playing time ...............ccssereereeresesrens 21
Making a program with editing functions ................cc 21
Playing the Program ..........sssscssrssecrerersereesensecersserees 22
Locating the portion with the highest volume
=-'POAK SELON aesccscsscscssccsescenvscascstscaassocssessassgvanssesdetesoeoes 23
Fading out at the desired time - Time fade ...............s000+ 24
Chapter 5 Additional Information
Maintenance ............ccscrecscscrsscssccsrssecserscercenssenserestnerensenaees 25
Cleaning your Unit ............eeesescrrssserscteteressensetreneee 25
Cleaning dISCS ...............cssssesrssssscsescrsscssrscseesersereneesenes 25
SPeclfications .............crecrorscrssrersersesesrsercerssseresssenesssnserens 25
Troubleshooting Quide ...............sccsessscsscsssscsscesssscereeeeerees 26
Enjoy listening in various playing modes
You can select playing modes from among the following:
Continuous play (page 8) - The entire disc is played
once.
Shuffle play (page 10) - Selections are played in a
random order.
Program play (page 12) | - Selections are played in your
desired order.
Delete play (page 14) - Desired selections are played
in the order on the disc.
Repeat play (page 17) - Selections or a portion is
played repeatedly.
Playing the beginning of all selections - Music scan
You can play the beginning of each selection consecutively
to decide which selection to play. (page 15)
Editing your own tapes
e You can fade the play in or out when making your own
tape recording. - Fading in/Fading out (page 18)
¢ CUSTOM EDIT function
- You can confirm the total playing time while choosing
the selections to be programmed. - Program edit
(page 19)
- The unit can program selections automatically to fit in a
desired duration. - Time edit/Just edit (page 21)
- You can locate the portion with the highest volume (the
peak of the input level) to adjust the recording level
- Peak search (page 23)
- You can stop the play, fading out at the time desired.
- Time fade (page 24)
Note
In the instructions starting from page 8, buttons on the
remote commander are indicated in parentheses, unless
mentioned otherwise. Remember the remote commander is
supplied only for CDP-397.