Front-Panel Controls

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1 Power Switch			@ Finalize				ñ Record-Deck Display Select
2 Status-Mode Indicator			# Speed				ò Information Display
3 Play Deck			$ Record-Deck Open				ó Remote Sensor
4 Headphone Jack			% Record Deck				ô Play-Deck Display Select
5 Headphone Level Control			^ Analog-Record Level Control				õ Dual-Play Selector
6 Digital Input			& Record-Deck Stop				ö Play-Deck Next
7 Play-Deck Open			* Record-Deck Play/Select				÷ Play-Deck Previous
8 Record Button			( Record-Deck Pause				ø Play-Deck Pause
9 CD Sync			î Record-Deck Next				ù Play-Deck Play
) Dubbing			ï Record-Deck Previous				ü Play-Deck Stop
! Erase			ð Input Select

1Power Switch: Press this switch to apply power to the CDR 20. When the unit is first turned on, the Status-Mode Indicator 2 surrounding the switch will turn green. Once the unit has been turned on with this switch, it may be operated from either the front panel or remote control. Press the switch again to turn the unit completely off.

2Status-Mode Indicator: When the CDR

20 is in the ON mode, this indicator will glow green. When the unit has been placed in the Standby mode by pressing the Power-Offbut- ton 32 on the remote, the indicator will glow amber, indicating that the unit is still connected to the AC main supply and is ready to be turned on from the remote control.

3Play Deck: This disc deck is used to play back conventional CD discs and CD-R or CD-RW discs that have been finalized.

4Headphone Jack: Connect standard head- phones to this jack for private listening.

5Headphone Level Control: Turn this control to adjust the volume level to the head- phones. Note that the use of this control will not change the analog output levels at the rear-panel audio outputs Áª.

6Digital Input: This coaxial digital input may be used to connect a portable digital audio player to the CDR 20 for digital recording. When an active digital signal is connected to both the front- and rear-panel coaxial inputs, the source connected to the front-panel input will be selected for recording.

7Play-Deck Open: Press this button to open the Play Deck 3.

8Record Button: Press this button to begin the recording process. See pages 20-22 for more information on CD recording.

9CD Sync: Press this button once to begin an automated recording of a single track from an external CD player when a digital connec- tion is used. Press it twice to begin automated recording of an entire disc. See page 21 for more information on CD Sync recording.

)Dubbing: Press this button to begin the process of making a complete copy of the disc in the Play Deck 3 to a CD-R or CD-RW disc in the Record Deck %. See page 20 for more information on dubbing.

!Erase: Press this button to erase one or more tracks or the entire contents of an unfi- nalized CD-RW disc. When a CD-RW disc has already been finalized you may erase the entire disc or you may “unfinalize” the disc by erasing the TOC data. See page 22 for more informa- tion on erasing CD-RW discs.

5FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS

CD Player, 76, CDR 20 specifications

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