Location of controls

Inserting a cassette
Loading a CD
Remote Control

 

Playing a CD

1 Press CD (direct power-on).

(On the remote, press OPERATE (or POWER) and then press FUNCTION

Listening to the radio

1 Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the

Playing a tape

1 Press TAPE (direct power-on).

Connecting optional components

(CFD-F10L only)

With the side you want to play facing upward

*

LINE (CFD-F10L only)

i

TAPE

OPERATE (POWER)

RADIO BAND
AUTO PRESET

 

With the labeled side up
MEGA BASS
TUNE –, +
VOLUME +*, –

m,M

PRESET –, +
MEGA Xpand

., >

u*

CD

Z PUSH

 

OPEN/CLOSE

 

x

 

MODE
Display
DSPL/ENT/ MEM
SLEEP
LINE IN (CFD-F10L only)
OPR/BATT Remote Sensor
OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (CD) (CFD-F10L only)

SLEEP

FUNCTION
Number buttons

MODE

BAND
TUNE +, –

N

MEGA Xpand

.,>

*The button has a tactile dot.
OPERATE (POWER)
VOL +*, –

x

X

MEGA BASS

 

repeatedly until “Cd” appears in the display.)

2

Load a CD in the CD compartment.

3

Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.

4

Press u (N on the remote).

 

The player plays all the tracks once.

To

Press

stop playback

x

 

 

pause playback

u (X on the remote)

 

Press the button again to resume play after pause.

 

 

go to the next track

>

 

 

go back to the previous track

.

 

 

remove the CD

Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE

 

 

locate a point while listening

M (forward) or m (backward) while playing until you

to the sound

find the point (> or . on the remote)

 

 

locate a point while observing

M (forward) or m (backward) in pause until you find

the display

the point (> or . on the remote)

 

 

locate a specific track directly*

a number button of the track on the remote

 

 

*You cannot locate a specific track if “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by pressing x.

Tip

To locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons on the remote.

Example:To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3.

Using the display
To check the total track number and playing time

Press DSPL/ENT/MEM in stop mode (see fig. D).

To check the remaining time

Press DSPL/ENT/MEM repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as follows:

t the current track number and playing time

r

the current track number and the remaining time on the current track*

r

display (direct power-on).

Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows:

CFD-F10: “FM” t “AM”

CFD-F10L: “FM” t “MW” t “LW”

2 Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the

display.

The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a

clear station.

If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency

step by step.

Tip

If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE repeatedly until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

Changing the AM/MW tuning interval

The AM/MW tuning interval is preset to 9 kHz at the factory.

If you need to change the AM/MW tuning interval, do the following:

1While keeping the RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET button and TAPE button pressed, disconnect the mains lead from the mains.

2While keeping the RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET button and TAPE button pressed, reconnect the mains lead to the mains. The tuning interval is changed and “AM 9” “MW 9” or “AM 10” “MW 10” appears in the display for 2 seconds.

After changing the tuning interval, you need to reset your preset radio stations.

Presetting radio stations

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations (CFD-F10), 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order, or 40 radio stations (CFD-F10L), 20 for FM, 10 for MW and 10 for LW in any order.

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2Hold down RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until “AUTO” flashes in the display.

3Press DSPL/ENT/MEM.

The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

If a station cannot be preset automatically

 

(On the remote, press OPERATE (or POWER) and then press FUNCTION

 

repeatedly until “TAPE” appears in the display.)

2

Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the

 

compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

3

Press N.

To

Press

stop playback

xZ

 

 

fast-forward or rewind the tape

M or m

 

 

pause playback

X

 

Press the button again to resume play after pause.

 

 

eject the cassette

xZ

 

 

Recording

1Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

2Select the programme source you want to record.

To record from the CD player

Press CD and insert a CD (See “Playing a CD”).

To record from the radio

Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See “Listening to the radio”).

3Press z to start recording.

(N is depressed automatically.)

To

Press

stop recording

xZ

 

 

pause recording

X

 

Press the button again to resume recording.

 

 

Tips

•

Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis will not affect the recording level.

•

CFD-F10L only: If the AM or MW/LW programme makes a whistling sound after you've pressed z

 

in step 3, press MODE to select the position of ISS (Interference Suppress Switch) that most decreases

 

the noise.

You can record a CD on a MiniDisc and enjoy the sound from other components, such as portable MD, CD player and TV, VCR through the speakers of this player.

Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making connections. For details, refer to the instructions of the component to be connected.

Recording a CD on a MiniDisc recorder or DAT recorder

1Connect the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (CD) jack of this player with the digital input jack of MiniDisc and DAT using the digital connecting cable* (not supplied).

*Select a connecting cable depending on the type of the digital input jack of the recorder to be connected. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the component to be connected. The OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (CD) jack of this player is square-shaped jack.

The type of the jack
Model number of
of the component
the connecting cable
to be connected

 

Optical miniplug

POC-15AB

(MiniDisc recorder, etc.)

 

Square-shaped optical

POC-15A

connector (MiniDisc

 

recorder, DAT recorder, etc.)

 

2Turn on the power of this player and the connected component.

3Make the connected component ready for recording.

4Press u to start playing a CD.

Listening to the sound from the connected component

1

Connect the LINE IN jack of this player with the line output jack or headphones

 

jack of other component using the audio connecting cable* (not supplied).

 

* For MiniDisc recorder: a cable with a stereo-mini plug on both ends.

 

* For TV, VCR: a cable with a stereo-mini plug on one end and two phono plugs

 

on the other end.

2

 

Display

 

 

 

D

E

Playing order
Total track number
Total playing time
Programmed track
To turn on/off the power
Falling asleep to music

 

CFD-F10L: Press OPERATE.

 

 

 

 

CFD-F10: Press POWER.

1

Play the music source you want.

 

To adjust the volume

2

Press SLEEP to display “SLEEP.”

 

3

Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically.

Press VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote).

 

Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: “60” t “90” t “120”

To listen through headphones

 

t “OFF” t “10” t “20” t “30”

 

 

 

 

the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD

* For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as “- -:- -” in the display.

Selecting the play mode

Press MODE until “REP 1” “REP ALL” “SHUF” “SHUF REP” “PGM” “PGM REP” appears in the display. Then proceed as follows:

To

Select
Then do this

repeat a single track

“REP 1”

Press . or > to select the track that you

 

 

want to repeat, then press u.

 

 

 

repeat all tracks

“REP ALL”

Press u.

 

 

 

shuffle play

“SHUF”

Press u.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually.

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2Tune in a station you want.

3Hold down DSPL/ENT/MEM for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in the display.

4Press PRESET + or – until the preset number you want for the station flashes in the display.

5Press DSPL/ENT/MEM.

The new station replaces the old one.

On the remote

1

Press BAND until the band you want appears in the display.

2

Tune in a station you want.

3

Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds.

 

To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons.

 

You need to hold down the last number button to enter for about 2 seconds.

 

 

•

For the best results, use the AC power as a power source for recording.

•

To erase a recording, proceed as follows:

 

1

Insert a tape with the recording you want to erase.

 

2

Press TAPE.

 

3

Press z.

Press LINE to display “LInE”.

3 Play the optional component connected to the LINE IN jack of the player.

Tip

You can record the sound from the connected component. Insert a blank tape into the tape compartment, and press z.

Note

Connect the cords firmly to avoid any malfunction.

Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.

Adjusting the sound emphasis
To reinforce the bass sound

Press MEGA BASS.

“MEGA BASS” appears in the display.

To return to normal sound, press the button again.

To cancel the sleep function

Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn off the power.

Note

When you are playing a tape using this function:

If the tape length of one side is longer than the set time, the player will not go off until the tape reaches the end.

repeat tracks

“SHUF REP”

Press u.

in random order

 

 

programme play

“PGM”

Press . or > then press DSPL/ENT/MEM

 

 

for the tracks you want to programme in the order

 

 

you want up to 20 tracks (see fig. E). Then press

 

 

u.

repeat programmed tracks

“PGM REP”

Press . or > then press DSPL/ENT/MEM

 

 

for the tracks you want to programme in the order

 

 

you want up to 20 tracks. Then Press u.

On the remote

(Example: To select 12, press >10 and 1 first, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)

Tip

The preset radio stations remain in memory even if you unplug the mains lead or remove the batteries.

Playing preset radio stations

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.

On the remote

To get the MEGA Xpand effect

Press MEGA Xpand.

“MEGA Xpand” appears in the display.

You can get the effect of expansion of the sound field. To return to normal sound, press the button again.

When you’ve selected “PGM” or “PGM REP”, press the number buttons for the track you want up to 20 tracks, then press N.

To cancel selected play mode

Press MODE repeatedly until the selected mode disappears from the display.

To check the programmed track and playing order in the display

To check the order of tracks before play, press DSPL/ENT/MEM.

Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programmed order.

To change the current programme

Press x once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current programme will be erased. Then create a new programme following the programming procedure.

Tips

•You can play the same programme again, since the programme is saved until you open the CD compartment.

•You can record your own programme. After you’ve created the programme, insert a blank tape and press z to start recording.

1Press BAND.

2Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station.

To tune in a preset station over 10, press >10 first, then corresponding number buttons. (Example: To tune in a preset station 12, press >10 and 1 first, and then press 2.)