Handling Discs; Storing Discs; Discs To Avoid - Pioneer PDR-F10 Operating Instructions Manual

1 Before You Start

Handling discs

When holding CDs of any type, take care not
to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the
disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or by the
center hole and edge. Damaged or dirty discs
can affect playback and/or recording
performance. Take care also not to scratch the
label side of the disc. Although not as fragile
as the recording side, scratches can still result
in a disc becoming unusable.
Should a disc become marked with finger-
prints, dust, etc., clean using a soft, dry cloth,
wiping the disc lightly from the center to the
outside edge as shown in the diagram below.
If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or
a commercially available CD cleaning kit to
clean a disc more thoroughly. Never use
benzine, thinner or other cleaning agents,
including products designed for cleaning
vinyl records.
Wipe gently from the center of the disc
to the outside edge using straight
strokes. Don't wipe in a circular motion.
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Storing discs

Although CD, CD-R and CD-RW discs are
more durable than vinyl records, you should
still take care to handle and store discs
correctly. When you're not using a disc, return
it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving
discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot
environments (including under direct
sunlight).
When labeling discs, use a felt-tip pen sold for
marking CDs. Don't glue paper or put stickers
onto the disc, or use a pencil, ball-point pen
or other sharp-tipped writing instrument.
These could all damage the disc.
For more detailed care information see the
instructions that come with discs.

Discs to avoid

CDs spin at high speed inside the recorder
during playback and recording. If you can see
that a disc is cracked, chipped, warped, or
otherwise damaged, don't risk using it in your
CD recorder—you could end up damaging
the unit.
This recorder is designed for use with
conventional, fully circular CDs only. Use of
shaped CDs is not recommended for this
product. Pioneer disclaims all liability arising
in connection with the use of shaped CDs.