Notes on handling discs

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.

Notes on discs

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

Do not use second-hand or rental 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).

There are paste residue.

Ink is sticky.

Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

Keep your discs in their cases or disc magazines when not in use.

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.

Before playing, clean the discs with an optional cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the center out.

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

Discs with special shapes (heart-shaped discs, octagonal discs etc.) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs.

You cannot play 8 cm (3 in.) CDs.

Do not use rental CDs with old labels that are beginning to peel off.

Stickers that are beginning to peel away, leaving a sticky residue.

Do not use your discs with labels or stickers attached.

Labels are attached.

Notes on CD-R discs

•You can play CD-Rs (recordable CDs) designed for audio use on this unit. Look for this mark to

distinguish CD-Rs for audio use.

This mark denotes that a disc is not for audio use.

•Some CD-Rs (depending on the equipment used for its recording or the condition of the disc) may not play on this unit.

•You cannot play a CD-R that is not finalized*.

*A process necessary for a recorded CD-R disc to be played on the audio CD player.

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