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❍Supply the power to CDX-1 and the receiver from the
different power outlet.
❍Consult your nearest Roland Service Center or autho-
rized Roland distributor in your country.
Laser beam
***
• If you operate the operating section, controlling section
and drive section of this device in irregular manners,
harmful ray may be radiated. Laser beam radiated from
the optical pickup is harmful to your eyes and body.
Please observe the following.
❍Do not attempt to open the optical pickup unit.
❍When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland
Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in
your country.
Before Using Compact Discs

Handling the CD-RW Drive

602
•Install the unit on a solid, level surface in an area free from
vibration.
603
•Avoid using the unit immediately after it has been moved
to a location with a level of humidity that is greatly
different than its former location. Rapid changes in the
environment can cause condensation to form inside the
drive, which will adversely affect the operation of the
drive and/or damage discs. When the unit has been
moved, allow it to become accustomed to the new
environment (allow a few hours) before operating it.
606
• Remove any disc from the drive before powering up or
down.
608
• To avoid the risk of malfunction and/or damage, insert
only discs with into the CD-RW drive. Never insert
any other type of disc. Avoid getting paper clips, coins, or
any other foreign objects inside the drive.
***
• When you carry CDX-1, remove the disc from the loading
tray. Do not carry the device with the loading tray
downward.
***
•Avoid vibration and shock during operating. Do not carry
with the power on.
***
• The pickup is designed to be dust-proof. Do not use
pickup cleaners, since they may cause malfunction.

Handling Compact Discs (CD-R/RW/

ROM)

***
• Upon handling the discs, please observe the following.
❍ Do not touch the recorded surface of the disc.
❍ Do not use at the places with dust.
❍Do not leave the disc in the direct sunlight or enclosed
vehicle (proper temperature: 10-50 degree centigrade).
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• Avoid touching or scratching the shiny underside
(encoded surface) of the disc. Damaged or dirty discs may
not be read/write properly. Keep your discs clean using a
commercially available CD cleaner.
***
• Keep the disc in the case.
***
• Do not keep the disc in the CD-RW drive for a long time.
***
• Do not put a sticker on the label of the disc.
***
• Wipe the disc with a soft and dry cloth radially from
inside to outside. Do not wipe along circumference.
***
• Do not use benzine, record cleaner spray or solvents of
any kind.
***
• Do not bend the disc.
Copyright
851
•Unauthorized recording, distribution, sale, lending, public
performance, broadcasting, or the like, in whole or in part,
of a work (musical composition, video, broadcast, public
performance, or the like) whose copyright is held by a
third party is prohibited by law.
852a
• When exchanging audio signals through a digital
connection with an external instrument, this unit can
perform recording without being subject to the restrictions
of the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS). This is
because the unit is intended solely for musical production,
and is designed not to be subject to restrictions as long as
it is used to record works (such as your own composi-
tions) that do not infringe on the copyrights of others.
(SCMS is a feature that prohibits second-generation and
later copying through a digital connection. It is built into
MD recorders and other consumer digital-audio
equipment as a copyright-protection feature.)
853
• Do not use this unit for purposes that could infringe on a
copyright held by a third party. Roland assumes no
responsibility whatsoever with regard to any infringe-
ments of third-party copyrights arising through your use
of this unit.
About the License Agreement
***
• The CDX-1 and its CD-R capability are designed to allow
you to reproduce material to which you have copyright,
or material which the copyright owner has granted you
permission to copy. Accordingly, reproduction of Music
CD or other copyrighted material without permission of
the copyright owner avoiding technical prohibiting
features of second-generation and later copying like SCMS
or others constitutes copyright infringement and may
incur penalties even in case such reproduction is for your
own personal use and enjoyment (private use). Consult a
copyright specialist or special publications for more
detailed information on obtaining such permission from
copyright holders.