Location of controls

Playing a CD

Listening to the radio

Playing a tape

Inserting a cassette
Loading a CD
With the side you want to play facing upward

 

With the labeled side up
POWER DRIVE WOOFER

 

*

DISPLAYZ PUSH

 

 

TUNE –, + ENTEROPEN/CLOSE
MODEMEMORY

u*

 

 

 

x

i

LINE IN
Remote Control
SLEEPFUNCTIONNumber buttons

MODE

BANDTUNE+, –

N

X

SOUND
OPERATE (POWER)VOL +*, –

x

.,>

WOOFER

1Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn on the player.

2Load a CD in the CD compartment.

3Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.

4Press 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

> (forward) or . (backward) while playing until you

to the sound

find the point

 

 

locate a point while observing

> (forward) or . (backward) in pause until you find

the display

the point

 

 

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

1Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn on the player.

2Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET (BAND on the remote) until the band you want appears in the display.

Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: CFD-G500: “FM” t “AM”

CFD-G500L: “FM” t “MW” t “LW”.

3Hold 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 MW tuning interval (CFD-G500L only)

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

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET until “MW” is displayed.

2Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY for 2 seconds.

3Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds. “MW 9” or “MW 10” appears.

4Press TUNE + or – to select “MW 9” for 9 kHz interval or “MW 10” for 10 kHz interval.

5Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY.

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

1Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn on the player.

2Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

3Press 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

1

Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn on the player.

2

Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I

 

(normal) tape only.

3

Select the programme source you want to record.

 

To record from the CD player

 

Press x and load 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”).

4

Press z to start recording.

 

(N is depressed automatically.)

OPERATE

., >

*The button has a tactile dot.
To check the total track number and playing time
Presetting radio stations

To

Press

(POWER)PRESET –, +

SLEEP

SOUND

LINE

 

RADIO BAND

VOL +*, –

AUTO PRESET Display
OPR/BATTRemote sensor

Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. D).

To check the remaining time

Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as follows:

tthe current track number and playing time r

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

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations (CFD-G500), 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order or 40 radio stations (CFD-G500L), 20 for FM and 10 for MW and LW in any order.

1Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn on the player.

2Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

3Hold down RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until “AUTO” flashes in the display.

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-G500L only: If the MW/LW programme makes a whistling sound after you've pressed z in step

 

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

 

noise.

Display

r

4 Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY.

the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD

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

•

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.

D

Total playing time
Total track number
To turn on/off the power

CFD-G500L: Press OPERATE.

CFD-G500: Press POWER or OPERATE.

To adjust the volume

Press VOL +, –.

To listen through headphones

Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.

E

 

Programmed trackPlaying order
To reinforcing the bass sound

Press POWER DRIVE WOOFER (WOOFER on the remote) to select or

on the display. is more effective. When the POWER DRIVE WOOFER function works, the ring on the front panel lights up.

To return to normal sound, press the button repeatedly until the indication disappears from the display .

Notes

•While the sleeping timer is on, the ring does not light, even if the WOOFER function is used.

•When you use the headphones, the WOOFER function does not work.

* 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

SelectThen 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.

 

 

 

repeat tracks

“SHUF REP”

Press u.

in random order

 

 

If a station cannot be preset automatically

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

1Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn on the player.

2Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

3Tune in a station you want.

4Hold down DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in the display.

5Press PRESET + or – until the preset number you want for the station flashes in the display.

6Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY. 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.

2

Press X.

3

Press z. (N is depressed automatically.)

4

Press X.

Connecting optional components

You can enjoy the sound from other components, such as TV, VCR and portable MD, CD player 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.

Connecting a component
Selecting the audio emphasis (SOUND/P0WER DRIVE WOOFER)

You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to.

To select the sound characteristic

Press SOUND repeatedly to select the audio emphasis you want.

ChooseTo get

 

powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing low and high range audio

 

 

 

light, bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio

 

 

 

percussive sounds, emphasizing bass audio

 

 

 

the presence of vocals, stressing middle range audio

 

 

 

the whole dynamic range for music such as classical music

 

 

Falling asleep to music

1Play the music source you want.

2Press SLEEP.

3Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically. Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: “60” t “90” t “120” t “OFF” t “10” t “20” t “30”.

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.

programme play

“PGM”

Press . or > then press

 

 

DISPLAY•ENTER• MEMORY 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

 

 

DISPLAY•ENTER• MEMORY for the

 

 

tracks you want to programme in the order

 

 

you want up to 20 tracks. Then Press u.

 

 

 

On the remote

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 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 DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY.

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.

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.

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

Playing preset radio stations

1Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn on the player.

2Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

3Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.

On the remote

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.)

1Connect the LINE IN jack of this player with the line output jack or headphones jack of a TV, VCR or 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.

2Press LINE to display “LInE”.

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

Recording the sound from the connected components

1Insert a blank tape.

2Press LINE to display “LInE”.

3Press z. Recording starts.

4Play the optional component connected to the LINE IN jack of the player.

Note

Connect the cords firmly to avoid any malfunction.