Contents
Operating Instructions
PDR-509
COMPACT DISC RECORDER
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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IMPORTANT NOTICE For U.S. model
For U.S. model
Information to User
FOR USE IN THE UNITED
Features of the PDR-509CD Recorder
Before You Start
INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT For U.K. model
CLASS LASER PRODUCT
Contents
Connecting Up
Additional Playback Features
Additional Recording Features
Using This Manual
Putting the Batteries in the Remote Control
Set Up
Checking What’s in the Box
Hints on Installation
Avoiding condensation problems
Getting Set Up
Cleaning external surfaces
About CD, CD-Rand CD-RWDiscs
Playback-onlyCDs
CD-Recordablediscs
CD-Rewritablediscs
Handling discs
Storing discs
Discs to avoid
Getting Set Up
Connecting Up for Digital Playback & Recording
Connecting Up
Using the digital inputs
Using the digital outputs
Connecting Up for Analog Playback & Recording
Connecting Other Pioneer ëComponents
Supplied stereo
audio cords
Front Panel
What’s What
w e r t y
i o a s d f g
Basic Playback and Recording
Remote Control
What’s What
Display
p q w e
8 ty u
What’s What
Switching On for the First Time
1 Switch the POWER to ON
6 When youre done, press 7 stop
Basic Playback and Recording
Choosing a Track to Play
Skipping Tracks
Repeating Tracks
PUSH
Press DISP OFF to switch between display modes
Showing Disc Information
TIME
TIME DISP OFF
Introduction to CD Recording
Recording modes
Digital recording restrictions
Automatic digital
Digital signal interruptions
Power interruptions
Digital recording from DAT
Disc type display
Recording One Track from a Digital Source
Load a CD-Ror CD-RWdisc
Play the source
6 If youre done, press 7 stop
Recording All Tracks from a Digital Source
1 Load a CD-Ror CD-RWdisc
Press INPUT SELECTOR to choose one of the
digital inputs
Automatically Recording and Finalizing a Disc
Basic Playback and Recording
1 Load a CD-Ror CD-RWdisc
4 Play the source
3 Press RECORD REC on the remote control
7 When youre done, press 7 stop
Manually Recording a Digital Source
digital inputs
Setting the Digital Recording Level
RECORD REC on the remote control
2 3,4
If the recorder is stopped, press MONITOR or
8 When youre done, press 7 stop
Recording an Analog Source
2 Press INPUT SELECTOR to choose analog input
controls
Additional Playback Features
Programming the Track Order
During playback or stop mode, press PROGRAM
3 Press 3 play to start playback
Fading In and Fading Out
Playing Tracks at Random
Playing a Disc with Skip IDs
RANDOM
Additional Recording Features
Setting skip IDs
Skipping Unwanted Tracks
The display prompts you to confirm
Press SKIP PLAY to switch off skip play mode
When youre finished, stop the disc and
3 3 2,3
Clearing skip IDs
Numbering Tracks
Recording Fade Ins and Fade Outs
FADER
2 Start recording
Features
Checking Whats at the End of a Disc
Recording Blank Sections
Press RECORD
3 To switch off monitoring, press MONITOR again
Monitoring a Source
Checking for Digital Copy Protection
1 Start the source component playing
Finalizing a Disc
1 Load the CD-Ror CD-RWyou want to finalize
2 Press FINALIZE
3 Press 8 pause to start finalization
When a non-finalizeddisc is loaded 1 Press ERASE
Erasing a CD-RWDisc
2 Use the jog dial or press 4 and ¢ on the re
mote control to change the erase option
When a finalized disc is loaded
ERASE
8jog dial
1 Press ERASE
Understanding Display Messages
Additional Information
Troubleshooting
Additional Information
Information
Additional
Symptom
Additional Information
Cause
Remedy
Specifications
5. Accessories
1. General
2. Audio unit
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