Yamaha CDR-HD 1500 owner manual Iii, Special Instructions for U.K. Model, For U.K. customers

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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT

•To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference.

•Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/ or cold. Avoid ventilation space of at least 30 cm on the top, 20 cm on the left and right, and 10 cm on the back of this unit.

•Locate this unit away from other electrical appliances, motors, or transformers to avoid humming sounds.

•Do not expose this unit to sudden temperature changes from cold to hot, and do not locate this unit in a environment with high humidity (i.e. a room with a humidifier) to prevent condensation inside this unit, which may cause an electrical shock, fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

•Avoid installing this unit where foreign object may fall onto this unit and/or this unit may be exposed to liquid dripping or splashing. On the top of this unit, do NOT place:

•Other components, as they may cause damage and/or discoloration on the surface of this unit.

•Burning objects (i.e. candles), as they may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

•Containers with liquid in them, as they may fall and liquid may electrical shock to the user and/or damage to this unit.

•Do not cover the rear panel of this unit with a newspaper, tablecloth, curtain, etc. in order not to obstruct heat radiation. If the temperature inside this unit rises, it may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury.

•Do not plug in this unit to a wall outlet until all connections are complete.

•Do not operate this unit upside-down. It may overheat, possibly causing damage.

•Do not use force on switches, knobs and/or cords.

•When disconnecting the power cord from the wall outlet, grasp the plug; do not pull the cord.

•Do not clean this unit with chemical solvents; this might damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth.

•Only voltage specified on this unit must be used. Using this unit with a higher voltage than specified is dangerous and may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury. YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage other than specified.

•To prevent damage by lightning, disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet during an electrical storm.

•Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit. Contact qualified YAMAHA service personnel when any service is needed. The cabinet should never be opened for any reasons.

•When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time (i.e. vacation), disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet.

•Be sure to read the “TROUBLESHOOTING” section on common operating errors before concluding that this unit is faulty.

•Before moving this unit, first check that there is no disc in the disc tray. Finally, press POWER to turn off this unit, and disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

Laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.K. MODEL

IMPORTANT

The wires in this mains lead are coloures in accordance with the following code:

GREEN-and-YELLOW:Earth

BLUE:Neutral

BROWN:Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured GREEN-and-YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN-and - YELLOW. The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

For U.K. customers

If the socket outlets in the home are not suitable for the plug supplied with this appliance, it should be cut off and an appropriate 3 pin plug fitted. For details, refer to the instructions described above.

Note: The plug severed from the mains lead must be destroyed, as a plug with bared flexible cord is hazardous if engaged in a live socket outlet.

For Canadian Customers

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot and fully insert.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES– 003.

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Contents CDR-HD1500 Explanation of Graphical Symbols We Want You Listening For a LifetimeDeclaration of Conformity Procedure Compliance Information StatementAddress Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park, CA Telephone Fax HDD/CD RecorderIii Special Instructions for U.K. ModelFor U.K. customers For Canadian CustomersCD/CD-R/CD-RW Compatible with this Unit Handling of discs To prevent a malfunction of this unitContents Features About this ManualStructure About this manualSupplied Accessories Power Cable for U.S.A. modelNames of Buttons and Controls Front panelErase Y Search/SkipInput D Play/PauseRemote control FinalizeRepeat RandomGroup Skip Q Display Rear panel Connections Digital connectionsAnalog connections MemoInstalling batteries Preparing the Remote ControlRemote control operation range A d i n g Basic Operational Flow1 1 π Now, please try various features of this unit To start playback automatically using external timerTo copy from the HDD to CD-R/CD-RW discs To record external sources on the HDDPress Power on the front panel Turning ON/OFF the UnitSelecting the Operational Drive HDD/CDR To operate the HDD drive, press HDDSelecting the Group or Track Mode When the unit is in the CDR operation modeDisc Bookmark Multi JOGData on the HDD GroupTrack DiscGroup Track Data on CDsOperations Switching Display Information 0 1Playing Back the HDD or CD Setting the play style Useful Playback OperationsSearching by elapsed time Time Search A y Y l eWhen selecting Style Group To cancel the Single Repeat settingSingle Repeat P e a tRepeating playback of the selected group Full Repeat N d o mP e a t L l N d o mTo cancel the Intro Play setting Press a Intro on the remote controlT r o s A n T e r v a lUsing the Bookmark List Removing tracks from the book- mark listPlaying back tracks in the book- mark list O k m a r k C l rUsing ON-SCREEN Display OSD Using HeadphonesCopying all tracks on a CD Copying from a CD Onto the HDDCD Text Press Track NO./BOOKMARK Bookmark on the remote control You can copy your favorite tracks on a CD onto the HDDCopy Track NO./BOOKMARK BookmarkSetting the HDD copy mode All Synchro All-synchronized copying modeMulti Synchro Multi-synchronized copying mode Selecting a target discSetting the HDD copy menu P y M e t h o d P y L e v e lV e l D B P y S p e e dRecording input audio source Using an external timer to record Recording timeSetting for a timer recording Timer Standby appears on the displayTo cancel timer recording setting, press a P a nAdjusting the recording level When recording a digital input sourceWhen recording an analog input source Analog Following screen appears on the displayR i o d ? W m a n yT a l ? Setting a condition for synchronized recording L G T H 4 0 d B LevelN c h r o S e t u p M e E cAdding track markers during recording Manual track marking Track NO. WriteCopying from the HDD Onto a CD-R/CD-RW Disc Copying all tracks in a group to a discW D i s c R W3 1 C o r d i n g 1 %Copying selected tracks on the HDD Copying high quality sounds Audio Master Quality Recording E n o u g h S p cN t T r . L e v . REC A v a i l a b l eSetting the CDR copy mode Full Auto Full auto-synchronized copying modeThis unit returns to the CDR copy standby mode W m a n y ?Setting the CDR copy menu Initial setting Analog CopyDigital Move Moved to the CD-R or CD-RW disc by this methodSetting of the imaging speed applied for an analog copy A g i n g S p e e dImaging Speed 4x CopyP l i c a t e Duplicating a CDA n g e D i s c s ! REC A v a i l a b l e E n o u g hCarry out steps 3 and 4 in Duplicating a CD Finalizing a CD-R/CD-RW Disc N a l i z e O K ?Press w/d to start finalization Level meter shows the finalization progress on the displayErasing Data on a CD-RW Disc Erasing last tracksErasing all tracks Erasing TOCInitializing a CD-RW disc A s e D i s cThis operation initializes a CD-RW disc Erase Disc ? appears on the displayList of Edit Menu Cursor button operations in the edit menuEntering the title characters by using the Multi JOG knob Entering characters in the edit menuCorrecting the characters Rotate the Multi JOG knobB u m E d i t Editing AlbumsAlbum New Edit Stored I tPress Clear Memo P y 0 1 ≥ 0 0N a m e Album CopyC k ? L e t eT l e 1 ? U f f l e 0 0 1 1 ? V e lB Level Track Shuffle1 1 ? Control to select the album to adjust its tracksTr. Interval Editing Tracks A c k E d i tN a m e 0 0 1 1 ? Track RenameJ u s t 0 0 1 2 ? Track Adjust2 + 0 1 0 0 T . E r 0 1 1 ? 5 a 0 1 0 0Track Erase Part Erase0 B 0 2 0 0 T . E rF i Selected part is erasedM b V i d e 0 0 1 1 ?Track Combine Track DivideC k Track PackControl to select the disc to be organized Control to confirm the discI n O u t 0 0 1 1 ?U t Add FadeTrack Title T l e 0 0 1 1 ?Assign a title S c E d i t Editing DiscsComplete Disc Rename 0 2 ≥ 0 0Disc Erase M b i n e 0 0 1 ? V i d eV . f r o m Disc CombineDisc Pack Disc TitleIf Disc Pack is selected P.66, the following screen appears You can assign a title to a recorded discCanceling Edit Operations Undo Previous editing operation and result are canceledD o U n d o d a t aC M o d e Menu Complete Multi JOG MenuREC Level Enter CompleteHDD Utility Formatting the HDD HDD FormatT a l 2 5 0 h 4 m E dInitializing settings Initialize System UtilityChecking the firmware version Firm. Version 0 J u nM m e r S e t u p M m e r B r i g h tM m e r R k D E O O u t p u tAuto Play Firm. Update Starting playback automaticallyT o P l a y T o P l a y O f fTroubleshooting Turn off the power of this unit and then turn on again after This unit does not operateDisplay Messages Timer Standby ReadingStandby Track No.FullScms GlossaryTOC List of System Menu Album NewRules of Digital Recording and Notes on System Rules of digital recordingSpecifications Achtung ObserveraAttenzione PrecauciónRequired specifications of the HDD Installation proceduresEnglish Formatting the HDD

CDR-HD 1500 specifications

The Yamaha CDR-HD 1500 stands out as a versatile and innovative CD recorder and hard disk drive unit that caters to both audio enthusiasts and professional users alike. With its sleek design and robust functionality, it serves as an essential tool for those looking to create high-quality audio recordings.

One of the main features of the CDR-HD 1500 is its integrated 80GB hard disk drive, which provides ample storage for digital recordings. This feature allows users to record directly to the hard drive, enabling high-fidelity sound capture without the need for physical media. The hard drive can store thousands of hours of audio, making it ideal for archiving entire music collections, transferring vinyl records, or creating compilation CDs.

Another notable characteristic is the optical CD recorder, capable of creating audio CDs from both the hard drive and directly from analog sources. Users can connect their audio equipment via the two analog inputs or utilize the built-in digital input options, which include optical and coaxial connections. This versatility ensures that users can digitize their music collection from numerous sources while preserving sound quality.

The CDR-HD 1500 employs advanced technologies for an enhanced listening experience, including Yamaha's 24-bit WAV format, which maintains audio fidelity during recording and playback. Additionally, it supports MP3 encoding, offering users a more compressed format suitable for digital devices while still providing exceptional sound quality.

Another significant feature is the user-friendly interface, which is designed for straightforward navigation. The intuitive control panel allows users to easily browse tracks, create playlists, and manage recordings. The LCD display provides essential information, including track details and recording status, enhancing the overall user experience.

The CDR-HD 1500 also includes various editing functions, such as track splitting and fade in/out features. These tools give users the flexibility to adjust their recordings to suit their preferences, thus making it a powerful tool for audio production.

Overall, the Yamaha CDR-HD 1500 combines robust recording capabilities with user-friendly features and superior audio quality. Whether for home use or professional applications, it represents an invaluable addition to any audio setup, bridging the gap between analog and digital formats while catering to a wide range of user needs.
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