Technics SL-PD947 Operating Instructions Manual

Technics SL-PD947 Operating Instructions Manual

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Compact
Disc Changer
SL-PD947
Operating
Instructions
DIGITAL
AUDIO
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  • Page 1 Technics Compact Disc Changer SL-PD947 Operating Instructions DIGITAL AUDIO Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please completely. {,/: r_'r...
  • Page 2: D_C

    Thank you |or purchasing this Technics product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Table of Contents Random Play ........I Before Use One disc random play ........Full random play ........Precautions .......... Spiral Play ...........
  • Page 3: Precautions

    Precautions Before using this unit please read these operating instructions carefully. Take special care to follow the warnings indicated on the unit itselfas well as the safely suggestions listed below. Afterwards keep them handy for future reference. Safety Power Source -- The unit should be connected to power supply 3.
  • Page 4: Preparations

    CD or AUX terminals of the amplifier or the household AC outlet (AC 120 V, 60 Hz) or the receiver. to AC OUTLET of Technics component. Connect the synchro edit cable (included with the cassette deck) to SYNCHRO EDIT ter- minal of Technics cassette deck.
  • Page 5: Concerning The Remote Control

    Concerning the Remote Control Battery installation Openthe f/'_ Insertthe ft'_ Cl°sethe] Be sure that you insert the batteries so that their positive (+) Open the cover, and negative (-) polarities match the polarities indicated in Press gently and slide the cover out. the compartment.
  • Page 6: Front Panel Controls And Functions

    Front Panel Controls and Functions "3 © Control section Numbers with black background (for example _]) ) indicate func- tions available on the remote control. Power switch (POWER) 6_ Remote control signal sensor (REMOTE SENSOR) Press ( .11--, m ) to switch the power on. Press again (a --, 111) to switch the power off.
  • Page 7 "7 E "q ..:_T_' Auto cue button (AUTO CUE) Program mode button (PROGRAM MODE) Press to activate the auto cue function. The mode changes as follows each time the button is pressed. (See page 27.) (See pages 14, 18.) sequential ---, program --, delete -7 Spiral button (SPIRAL) Skip buttons (I<1<1 SKIP I_1_ )
  • Page 8: Display Section

    Front Panel Controls and Functions (continued) SPIRAL FULL RANDOM Display section _) Disc indicators ((1)_(5)) Program play indicator (PGM) The indicator corresponding to the playing disc flashes. Lights in the program play mode. In the program play mode, programmed disc indicators will il- luminate.
  • Page 9: Basic Operating Procedure

    Basic Operating Procedure on the disc Load the disc(s) 1 tray(s). DISC SKIP PLAY Press POWER to switch on the power. Press OPENICLOSE again close loading drawer. (Also available from the remote control.) Press OPENICLOSE open loading You can skip this step by pressing PLAY. drawer.
  • Page 10: Sequential Play

    Sequential Play Sequential play involves playing all the five discs on the five-disc tray in sequence beginning with the first track on the disc at the playing position.... I----'-I [_] OPENICLOSE Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure"...
  • Page 11: When Listening Through Headphone

    h II1 dl d] d _'_ _'_-'_"_ "1 Headphones (notincluded) To temporarily stop play (A_,o . v.,eb_. f rom the remote control.) Press PLAY or PAUSE to resume play. Press PAUSE. This switches the changer to the pause mode, and the pause in- dicator illuminates.
  • Page 12: Direct Access Play

    Direct Access Play Direct access play involves starting play from a specific track on a specific disc and playing all discs on the five-disc tray in sequence. G g®,,,-0, © From the main unit Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure"...
  • Page 13: Disc

    00OOO >10 DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 DISC4 DISC5 From the remote control Before operation, follow the steps 1-4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. If you want to start with the disc at the playing position, proceed to step 3. Press DISC.
  • Page 14: D_Sc5

    Program Play You can program up to 32 selections from the five discs in any order as you desire. OISC _ MODE PROGRAM ..U ..r----_ r----l "f- I f4 .epeats,eps2 From the main unit Before operation, follow the steps 1-4 of "Basic Operating Procedure"...
  • Page 15: From The Remote Control

    "/ (_r'_ PROGRAM _ Startthe desired play. cs:_r--r'lr-'r-lr-'r'lr-'r"lr'-r"lr-r"lr_'-l_ PROGRAM To change to the other play mode keeping the programmed contents CA,so ava|lable from the remote control.) Press STOP during play. Start the desired play (except delete play). Press PROGRAM MODE twice. To resume program mode, press PROGRAM MODE in the stop mode to illuminate...
  • Page 16 Program Play ,oon,,°..°, (DO(_ r5 i Repeat steps 3 and 4 as desired. From the remote control Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 until you have com. In the stop mode, press PROGRAM MODE to pleted the desired entry.
  • Page 17 i ..on 66666 666661 RECALL PI_Gn_M CLEAR REPEAT r--] r--n r--1 r--1 44 SEARC_ I_" 144 SKIP I_ld • STOP • pLAY (---] To confirm the program Press RECALL. Programmed Prog rammed • Press RECALL. order RECALL track °...
  • Page 18: Delete Play

    Delete Play You can select up to 32 selections that you do not want to hear and put them in the changer's memory. Then you can enjoy sequential, one disc random, or full random play of only your favorite tracks. From the main unit Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating...
  • Page 19: Delete Mode

    I2 PR°GRA I t 1 MODE Start the desired play..:,_,_ IZZ3 IZZ3 To change to the other play mode keeping contents to be deleted (A_so .v..ab_. f rom theremote control.) Start the desired play (except program play). Press STOP during play. Press PROGRAM MODE.
  • Page 20: From The Remote Control

    Delete Play ,°on,,nu.°, >1o 3 and 4 as desired. epeat steps 2, 1 • PLAY DISC2 DISC3 DISC4 DISCS From the remote control Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. In the stop mode, press PROGRAM MODE to Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 until you have com- illuminate...
  • Page 21: Recall

    I OPEN/__0SE _ISC3 _SC4 6666o cb cb cb cb 6 _PR0'_I CI.EAR RECALl. >10 oRECALL REPEAT MOOE I0 SCAN r---n c_ r--l TIME r--1 • ST0P • PLAY D EZ] [----1 To confirm the selections to be deleted Order you have entered Press RECALL.
  • Page 22: Random Play

    Random Play One disc random play (Also availablefromtheremotecontrol.) The changer will play all tracks on the current disc in a random In delete play mode, the change- wiil choose a disc and track ex- order. Then it will choose a.new disc randomly, excluding the discs cluding the selections to be deleted already pla'ted, and play all tracks in a random order.
  • Page 23 RANDOM MODE L__J "1 © FuII ra ndo m pIay (.,...,,._,.,.om remote control., The changer will randomly choose a track within a randomly In delete play mode, the changer will choose a disc and track ex- selected disc. Once the changer has played the selected track, it cluding the selections to be deleted.
  • Page 24: Spiral Play

    Spiral Play The changer plays the first tracks on all the loaded discs in se- quence, followed by the second tracks on all the discs, and so on. ,_ _ i= Jl © The play mode indicator points to SPIRAL and spiral play will begin with the first track on the disc at the playing position.
  • Page 25: Id Scan Function

    Special Features [ ,DSC_ ] P_,•J " I " I.'i [--1 © ID scan function (Also available from the remote control.) This function is convenient when searching for a desired track. When the desired track has been found: The function will search from the beginning of the track for a loud section, and will play 10 seconds of the track centering around that Press PLAY.
  • Page 26: Pitch Control Function

    Special Features ,°o°,,n..°, Pitch control "_*i..I I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I L__I r--i © Pitch control function The playback pitch can be changed as desired within a range of +12.5%. (The tempo and the pitch of the sound will change simultaneously.) Pitch changing steps...
  • Page 27: Auto Cue Function

    © Auto cue function The auto cue function allows the unit to wait in a standby condition at the beginning of each track so as to start play right when you are ready. When each track finishes playing, the unit skips to the beginning of the next track and switches to the play standby mode.
  • Page 28: Repeat Function

    Special Features ,.o°,,°u.o, 4t4 SEARCH I_b'. © Repeat function ,,..o,,.,..=. from the remota control.) You can use this function in all play modes. In sequential play mode: All tracks of all discs will be played repeatedly. Press REPEAT before or during play. In program play mode: REPEAT...
  • Page 29: Stop

    Carousel S kip fu nct io n (,,.o ..,,.,,.,.o. t he remote control., To skip discs In stop mode: You can use this function in stop mode, sequential play, one disc When the loading drawer is closed, pressing DISC SKIP changes random play and delete play mode.
  • Page 30: Time Mode

    Special Features (continued) OPEN/CLOSE olsc1 66660 D_SC2 DISC3 DISC4 [_sS_5 66666 TIME MODE TIME STOP PAt_E • PLAY Q F---n r----1 Time mode selection (Only available from the remote control.) Press TIME MODE in the play or pause mode. In all play modes: TIME MODE When track number 21 or greater...
  • Page 31: Cd Edit-Recording

    CD Edit-Recording Noted below are two methods for recording so that the tracks are divided between Side A and B according to the length of the tape, and the track is not cut off in the middle by the end of the tape. Select the desired method and record.
  • Page 32: Sequential-Edit-Recording

    CD Edit-Recording ,co.,,.u.., 14 1 _sK_ (/'J Prepare the "-'-_,'_k_J cassette deck for| L___ R..) recording. "_ Sequential-edit-recording The changer automatically calculates how many tracks on the specified disc will fit on a given tape side and programs them for you.
  • Page 33 The display shows the data of the tracks to be recorded Press PLAY. |ollows: Recording will begin from side A. Number of tracks Tracks to be to be recorded recorded When the tracks programmed for tape side A have finished playing, the changer searches...
  • Page 34 CD Edit-Recording ,oo.,,.uo°, Iz-! - I _,_ 1 Prepare TAPE LENGTH tracks from the cassette deck for/ desired discs. recording. Prog ra rn.edit.re cord ing Editing of the selections which you have programmed among the five discs is available. Note that you cannot get the information regarding the number of tracks that will be recorded and the remaining time on side A and B...
  • Page 35: Before Moving

    Before Moving CAUTION: Before moving this changer to another location, be sure that no discs were left in the changer and that the changer was not switch- ed off while in the play mode. Failure to do so will expose the compact discs and the changer to the risk of severe damage.
  • Page 36: Full Random Play

    Quick Reference Table of Remote Control Operation Before using the remote control transmitter, turn on the power switch ol the main unit. Sequential/direct access play To open and close the & OPEN/CLOSE loading drawer DISC SKIP To select the disc I:_SC SKIP_ olsc_...
  • Page 37: Table Of Contents

    Programldelete play PROGRAM DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 DISC4 DISC5 MODE c:p ,, _::] * ooooo Select program olsc_ DISC2 DISC3DISC4DISC5 o6cb To start programldelete delete mode. play • PLAY F-----I _. 6 cb s . D_C 1 _SC 2 [_SC 3 BSC 4 [_SC S 06660...
  • Page 38: Concerning Compact Discs

    Concerning Compact Discs With this changer, you can only play compact discs having this mark: Handling precautions To open the compact disc case, gently press the sides of the top, Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinneh static electrici- holding the top at both sides and pull up.
  • Page 39: Troubleshooting Guide

    Technics blem and restore proper operation. dealer for instructions. (In U.S.A. consult MSC Authorized Servicenters for detailed instruc- tions.)
  • Page 40: Skip

    Index Auto cue button (AUTO CUE) ......Random mode button (RANDOM MODE) ....22, 23 Auto cue function ......... Recall button (RECALL) ........ 17, 21 Repeat button (REPEAT) ........Repeat function ........... CD edit-recording ........31-34 Clear button (CLEAR) ........17, 21 Repeat indicator (_------_) ........

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