Handling Compact Discs, Moisture Condensation

1. HANDLING COMPACT DISCS

MOISTURE CONDENSATION

On a rainy day or in a very damp area, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the unit. Should this occur, the unit will not operate properly. In such a case, remove the disc and wait for about an hour until the moisture has evaporated.

NOTES ON CDs

1.A dirty or defective disc may cause sound dropouts while playing. To enjoy optimum sound, handle the disc as follows.

Handle the disc by its edge. To keep the disc clean, do not touch the surface (P.1).

P.1

2.Do not stick paper or tape on the disc (P.2).

P.2

3.Do not expose the discs to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air-ducts, or leave them in a car parked in direct sunlight where there can be a considerable rise in temperature inside the car (P.3).

P.3

4.Before playing, clean the discs with an optional cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the centre out (P.4).

P.4

5.Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog discs.

Paste or sticky residue.

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P. 5

Do not use CDs with old labels that are

beginning to peel off.

Stickers that are beginning

to peel away leave a

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	Do not use CDs with labels or stickers
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P. 7

Do Not Use Special Shape CDs

Be sure to use round shape CDs only. Do not use any special shape CDs. Use of special shape CDs may cause the unit to malfunction.(P.8).

P. 8

CD-Rs and CD-RWs which have not undergone finalization processing cannot be played. (For more information on finalization processing, refer to the manual for your CD-R/CD-RW writing software or CD-R/CD-RW recorder.) Additionally, depending on the recording status, it may prove impossible to play certain CDs recorded on CD-R or CD-RW.

NOTES ON DISCS

If you use the discs explained below, the sticky residue can cause the CD to stop spinning and may cause malfunction or ruin your discs.

Do not use CDs that have a sticky residue on the surface (for example, from peeled-off stickers or from ink, or glue leaking from under the stickers).