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CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT CDR500U cover 1,4 (E) Model CDR500 User Guide CD Recorder/CD Player 10/11/00, 9:27 AM Recordable ReWritable...
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Player front CD RECORDER/CD PLAYER CDR500 Recordable ReWritable STANDBY POWER Player back PUSH PUSH NEUTRIK NEUTRIK ANALOG DIG. BALANCED -TRIM- (REF=+16dBu/0dBFS) 31 32 Display 47 48 CDR500U COVER 2 29 28 PLAY MODE STORE REC LEVEL/SELECT REC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ... iii Player front ... iii Player back ... iii Display ... iii Remote control ... iii INTRODUCTION ... 1 CD-R and CD-RW Discs ... 1 Unpacking ... 1 Setup ... 1 Compact Discs Care ... 1 Maintenance ...
- Some CD players can not play the finalized CD-R discs be- cause of the low reflectivity of such discs. The CDR500 is able to record onto any 1X or 2X compatable CD-R and CD-RW disc, including discs for Consumer use and Professional (computer) discs.
(caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight). If the CDR500 in unable to read CDs correctly, use a commonly available cleaning CD to clean the lens before taking the CD player to be repaired. Other cleaning methods may destroy the lens.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Controls on the front CD-Recorder (1) POWER ... turns the CD-Recorder ON and OFF (2) Standby indicator (3) Disc tray (Deck1) ... records CD-R/RW and plays CD and CD-R/RW (4) 0 ... starts recording, finalizing, erasing (5) 9 ... stops/clears a program (6) 2/;...
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(87) 9 ... stops CD-R/RW and clears a program (88) T ... next track (Play and Program mode) (89) CD ... selects CD player control (90) SCROLL ... activates scrolling of text over the display (91) PROG. (ram) ... opens/closes program memory (92) RANDOM ...
INSTALLATION The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. The CDR500 can be used to record from any digital or analog audio source, either directly or through a mixer/pre-amplifier. In addition, this unit can also be used as a regular CD player.
17), the CD-Player drive will output to both the CDR and CD analog and digital outputs. - You can also connect the LOOP OUT jack on the CDR500 to the coaxial digital input jack of a digital device when the DIG- ITAL (SPDIF) IN is used.
The REMOTE CONTROL (RC5) jacks on the back panel allow an external remote control system to control the playback func- tions of the CDR500. The control system is called RC5 and the chart on the right provides the control code list. For more infor- mation on the RC5 system and details regarding it's operation, please contact Marantz Professional.
1 Plug the power cord supplied into the AC IN socket on the CDR500, then into a AC power outlet. MODEL NO.CDR500 MADE IN JAPAN 2 Press the POWER (1) button on the front of the CDR500 to turn it on or off. CD RECORDER/CD PLAYER CDR500 Recordable...
• use a digital connection. • set the digital rec-volume of the CDR500 to 0 dB. When you copy the tracks from a DAT recorded by different sampling frequencies, noise might be recorded in the disc when the sampling rate changes.
RECORDING (FROM INTERNAL CD-PLAYER) The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. CD RECORDER/CD PLAYER CDR500 Recordable ReWritable STANDBY POWER Double speed recording Using the internal CD-Player drive. • During double speed recording the sound is not audible. 1 1 1 1 1 Make sure that the recording disc is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles.
RECORDING (FROM INTERNAL CD-PLAYER) The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. CD RECORDER/CD PLAYER CDR500 Recordable ReWritable STANDBY POWER ERASE REC.M FINAL INPUT Normal speed recording Using the internal CD-Player drive. • During the normal speed recording, you can listen to the re- cording while you are making it.
To start recording, press 0 0 0 0 0 (4). The total remain time of recording appears on the dis- play. It starts recording. lights continuously. CDR500U Eng 01-14 CD RECORDER/CD PLAYER CDR500 PLAY MODE Recordable ReWritable REC LEVEL/SELECT STANDBY...
Make sure the disc is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles. 2 2 2 2 2 Connect the CDR500 to an external source. (see IN- STALLATION page 5 and 6.) 3 3 3 3 3 Press INPUT (9) repeatedly until the selected external...
Make sure the disc is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles. 2 2 2 2 2 Connect the CDR500 to an external source. (see IN- STALLATION from page 5 and 6.) 3 3 3 3 3 Press INPUT (9) repeatedly until the selected source ap-...
- When Unfinalizing a CD-RW disc with text written on it, the text will be transferred to the CDR500Text Memory. If the Text Memory of the CDR500 is full becuase of text from other unfinalized discs, the message will be displayed. In order to obtain memory space, text on this disc or on the other discs must be erased or other discs with stored text need to be finalized.
• If the disc is finalized, CD appears on the display after inserting a CD-RW in the recorder drive. The CDR500 will ask you to confirm Unfinalizing first. Confirm by pressing the REC LEVEL/SELECT (13) knob or ENTER (84) on the remote control.
STANDBY POWER Changer Mode The Changer Mode is the default play mode of the CDR500 and will operate in such a way that both the CD-Recorder and CD- Player drive of the unit work together as one. Only one deck can play at a time and both output from the CDR jacks.
Press SCAN (74) on the remote control. The first 10 seconds of each track will be played. The CDR500 automatically stops after playing all tracks. 2 2 2 2 2 To stop scan play, press 9 9 9 9 9 (87).
PROGRAMMING The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. Programmed play • You can program up to 99 tracks to play in any desired se- quence. • Tracks can be programmed more than once. Programming for playback 1 1 1 1 1 Select Changer mode or Dual mode using the PLAY MODE (26) button.
The CD-Text feature allows the CD title, artist names, and the track names to be saved on any disc you record. When played back on the CDR500 or any other CD player/recorder that sup- ports CD-Text, the CD-Text information stored on the disc will be displayed.
MENU MODE The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. Erasing names 1 1 1 1 1 Stay in the stop mode. (No Operation) 2 2 2 2 2 Press STORE/MENU (12, 83) on the deck or the remote control to enter Menu mode. 3 3 3 3 3 Rotate REC LEVEL/SELECT (13) or press S (88) to select the submenu TEXT ERASE.
AES/EBU standard does support user data information. If Auto Track is ON and the source you are recording from is analog or digital without user data, the CDR500 will use a si- lence gap to mark tracks. As the chart below indicates, once...
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The benefit of turning Auto Stop OFF is, for example, when you are recording sources such as classical music, which could have long passages of low level sound. If Auto Stop is ON in such a case, the CDR500 may automatically stop during such a passage. CDR500U ENG 22-27...
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SPDIF format digital output. Since the CDR500 is a professional CD recorder, it will record from any digital source, ignoring the copy protection setting of the source material. Addtionally, the CDR500 allows you to set the level of copy protection of each disc you record.
DISPLAY Messages, as listed and explained here, may appear on the display for your guidance. General ... reading disc information (page 8) ... during tray opening (page 8) ... during tray closing (page 8) ... no disc inserted, disc unreadable or disc inserted upside down ...
DISPLAY Menu messages ... when attempting to edit text on a disc which has no tracks ... when entering Text Edit mode (page 20) ... when editing or erasing an artist name for a disc ... when editing or erasing a disc title ...
• then appears on the display, the disc cannot be recorded further, and cannot be Finalized. But it can still be played on the CDR500 or another CD- Recorder. • on a CD-R/RW disc, the track being recorded is lost, but further recording and finalisation can still be done •...
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