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Model CDR300 User Guide

CD Recorder

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT
I.H.T. IEC 825

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Summary of Contents for CDR300

Page 1: ...Model CDR300 User Guide CD Recorder CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT I H T IEC 825 R ...

Page 2: ...an Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matérier brouilleur du Canada NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a reside...

Page 3: ...ified by the manufacturer that has the same overload protection as the original plug 15 Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to light ning and power line surges 16 Power Lines An o...

Page 4: ...nput S N 85 dB THD 0 05 Input Sensitivity Impedance 800 mV 23K Digital Input Sample rate 11 kHz 58 kHz Digital Output Output Level Impedance 0 5 Vp p 75 ohm Headphone Output 10 THD Level Impedance 70 mW 32 ohm Speaker Output 10 THD Level Impedance 1 7 W 8 ohm 4 Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture Do not remove the cover from the equipment Do not insert anything into the equipment throu...

Page 5: ... Play How to Play a CD basics 17 How to Pause 17 How to Stop 17 How to display time 18 How to select tracks 18 How to Search 18 How to play a Single Track 18 How to program tracks 19 How to erase a programed track 20 How to clear a program 20 How to Record How to record your voice or instrument basics 21 SCMS 22 1 Speaker grill 8 2 Built in microphone 8 3 Tone controls 8 4 Control buttons 1 TEXT b...

Page 6: ...s AUTO TRACK and AUTO STOP defaults 23 AUTO TRACK 24 How to turn AUTO TRACK ON or OFF 24 AUTO STOP 24 How to turn AUTO STOP ON or OFF 24 REC LEVEL adjustment 24 How to adjust the MIC EQUALIZER 25 How to adjust REC BALANCE 25 How to select filters 26 How to erase 27 How to erase the last track 27 How to erase the entire disc 27 How to finalize 28 How to Finalize a CD R or CD RW disc 28 How to Unfin...

Page 7: ... IN 1 4 2 Install on a table or other flat stable surface 1 Plug in to AC power 2 Connect your amplifier and speaker system optional Connect the supplied Right and Left RCA audio cable to LINE OUT and then connect to the input of an amplifier receiver or other external unit typically CD input 3 Speaker switch the internal speaker OFF and ON OFF SPEAKER PHONE SPEAKER LEVEL PHONES LINE OUT ReWritabl...

Page 8: ...ons 1 TEXT button Activates scrolling text in the display When a CD with text is first read the text is automatically displayed and scrolls across 2 PHANTOM button PHANTOM provides a power supply for condenser microphone s plugged into the XLR MIC LINE jack s Phantom power is only available when the MIC LINE INT switch is set to MIC Push and release to toggle PHANTOM microphone power on or off Whe...

Page 9: ...n display While playing a CD push and release once to display the remaining play time for the track CD TRACK a b a Only TRACK is lit and steady b The countdown time is for the track being played Push DISP and release a second time and the remaining play time for the entire CD is displayed CD TOTAL TRACK c d c TOTAL TRACK is lit and steady d The countdown time is for the entire CD Push DISP and rel...

Page 10: ...ying in Single Track Play the Play a and TRACK b displays are flashing and the time counter c is counting up indicating elapsed time example display below a b c 6 Control buttons continued When the track is finished the CDR300 will auto matically pause at the beginning of the next track CDTEXT TRACK 9 A B button While a CD is playing push and release to start point A to point B repeat play Point A...

Page 11: ...e audio level of the CDR drive During recording this is the audio level of all music sources feeding the CDR drive CD CD R CD RW 10 TEXT indicator TEXT is displayed when the CD being 9 CD indicator Displays CD CD R or CD RW telling you the type of disc that is in the CDR drive TEXT played includes CD TEXT information Or when TEXT mode is selected to enter CD TEXT information onto a CD you are reco...

Page 12: ... 7 8 9 ERASE FINALIZE REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 REC PLAY controls 1 ERASE button light Push and release to enter ERASE mode See How to erase ERASE 3 Fast backward search button Push and hold during playback to search back ward While searching samples of audio are played to help you find the point you are searching for Returns to playing forward when the button is released 4 Fast forward search button Pu...

Page 13: ... to provide audio to the right stereo channel INT LINE MIC 3 LINE MIC INT switch Switch to LINE for a line level input to MIC for a microphone level input or to INT for input from the internal micro phone Note To avoid feedback turn the internal SPEAKER OFF ON switch OFF or reduce the PHONE SPEAKER LEVEL control and reduce the LINE OUT level control if connected to an external amplifier L R L R L ...

Page 14: ...vice Levels in excess of 0 dB will be recorded and will result in distorted recordings LIMITER Same as manual Set level using left and right MIC LINE or INT MIC level controls Levels in excess of 12 dB are automatically limited Note REC LEVEL adjustment is not available with this switch at ALC 11 CDR drive disc tray The CDR drive is used for recording and can record CD R and CD RW discs The CDR dr...

Page 15: ...IGITAL IN OUT 4 DIGITAL IN and OUT jacks Plug RCA coaxial cables in here to connect to the input and or output of an external digital unit Use IN for recording onto the CDR drive from an external digital audio source Use OUT for going to an external digital device 5 REMOTE RC 5 IN and OUT jacks Plug RCA audio cables in here to connect to the input and output of an RC 5 remote control system The RC...

Page 16: ...ECT control to choose between Lead Acid and NiCd NiMH TOTAL TRACK R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD When correct push and release MENU STORE TOTAL TRACK R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD TOTAL TRACK R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD How to use a DC power supply 16 Always begin recording sessions with a fully charged battery regardless of battery type Plug the DC power supply into DC IN 9 Push the Power swi...

Page 17: ...EAKER LEVEL PHONES LINE OUT ReWritable Recordable CD PLAY RECORD OPEN CLOSE DIGITAL ANALOG INPUT ON OFF SPEAKER PHONE SELECTOR MIC LINE MIX OUT LINE OUT AUX L R L R L R MIC LINE PUSH MIC LINE RIGHT PUSH LEFT INT LINE MIC LIMITER ALC REC LEVEL MANUAL ON OFF MIC LINE ATT d e 2 ERASE FINALIZE REC 3 BASS MID TREBLE TEXT PHANTOM PROG REPEAT MENU STORE DISP SINGLE A B CANCEL DELETE RECMODE ERASE FINALIZ...

Page 18: ...ol to choose the track you wish to play CD TRACK R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 b a c The example display indicates that track time is displayed a track 3 is playing b and has 0 minutes and 57 seconds of remaining play time c CD R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 TOTAL TRACK a b c The example display indicates that track 3 a is playing and total track total disc b has 32 minutes and 47 seconds to play c Pus...

Page 19: ... is lit and flashing b TOTAL TRACK is lit c P indicates Programmed tracks d The number of tracks programmed is displayed e The total playing time programmed is displayed 2 Turn the SELECT control to display the track desired PROG TOTAL TRACK Push and release the SELECT control to enter the selected track The display changes to PROG TOTAL TRACK a b a 1 track is programmed In the example track 3 is ...

Page 20: ...gramming tracks Single Track play can be selected See How to play a Single Track 1 In Stop mode push and release PROG to enter Program mode 2 Push and release CANCEL DELETE to erase the track You can only erase the last track of the program If you wish to erase a track in the middle of your program then you must also erase any tracks that were programmed after it How to erase a programmed track Ho...

Page 21: ...NE MIC LIMITER ALC REC LEVEL MANUAL ON OFF MIC LINE ATT 1 1 Insert a blank disc or a recordable disc with space for additional recording in the CDR drive 2 With the CDR drive at Stop 3 Connect your microphone s or instrument s to the MIC LINE jacks on the front of the CDR300 3 7 6 8 9 4 5 4 Set the LINE MIC switches for microphone input MIC or for instrument input LINE 5 Turn the L and R level con...

Page 22: ...played CD RW R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 Example display CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 4 Push and release REC MODE Turn the SELECT control so SYNC RECORD is displayed Push and release the SELECT control to accept the SYNC RECORD recording mode choice CD RW dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0OVER R L AUTO SYNC Example display a BASS MID TREBLE TEXT PHANTOM PROG REPEAT MENU STORE DISP SINGLE A B CANCEL DELET...

Page 23: ...he disc will automatically be finalized at the end of the recording session The finalization takes approximately 2 minutes Recording tips Be sure to set the LINE MIC INT INPUT ANALOG DIGITAL MIC LINE ATT and SPEAKER switches to the appropriate setting before entering a REC mode Consider using a CD RW re writable disc Then only the tracks that you like can be duplicated to a CD R write once disc To...

Page 24: ...UTO TRACK CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 TRACK Example display CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD R TRACK AUTO STOP When recording with AUTO STOP ON the CDR300 will automatically stop after a period of silence The silence will be recorded onto the last track of the recording session When recording with AUTO STOP ON from an analog source the recording will stop after recording 20 seconds of sile...

Page 25: ...ALIZER Repeat steps a b c and d to change the values for the other channel and High or Low When done push and release MENU STORE to exit Record adjustments continued How to adjust REC BALANCE The REC BALANCE menu item lets you adjust the right left stereo balance for recording You can adjust REC BALANCE during a recording session by pausing the recording session BASS MID TREBLE TEXT PHANTOM PROG R...

Page 26: ...e MENU STORE 3 Turn the SELECT control so FILTER SELECT is displayed R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD TRACK a Push and release the SELECT control MIC LINE Lch or MIC LINE Rch is displayed R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD TRACK Example display b Turn the SELECT control to switch between Lch left channel and Rch right channel Push and release the SELECT control to confirm your selection The display swit...

Page 27: ... 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 TOTAL TRACK CD R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 3 Push the SELECT PUSH ENTER control The timer a counts down as the track is erased When done the display shows the remaining number of TOTAL TRACK CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD RW a Then PUSH ENTER is displayed TOTAL TRACK R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD RW tracks and their total playing time example shown CD RW R L dB 50 30 22...

Page 28: ...LIZE FINALIZE is displayed for about 3 seconds TOTAL TRACK CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD RW finalized NOT POSSIBLE flashes twice then the display returns to the time display Note If the disc is blank or has already been TOTAL TRACK CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD RW TOTAL TRACK CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD RW Then PUSH REC KEY is displayed a TOTAL TRACK CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 ...

Page 29: ... The Alphanumeric keypad performs some of the functions of the SELECT control In Play and Program modes push and release a number button to select the track Then push ENTER on the unit or remote to enter the selection When entering CD TEXT push a number button once to select the first of the three letters twice for the second and three times for the third Push ENTER on the remote or unit to enter ...

Page 30: ...MS to exit automatic search CAN DEL CANCEL DELETE button See page 10 REPEAT button See page 8 A B REC button See page 12 ENTER button Performs some of the functions of the SELECT control 16 REPEAT 17 18 A B button See page 10 19 REC 20 ENTER In Play and Program modes push number button to select the track Then push ENTER to enter the selection Selects settings in MENU mode Programs track numbers E...

Page 31: ... between the disc used and the writing strategy of the recorder At 1X speed stand alone audio the match between disc and recorder is important Higher recording speeds are less critical in terms of recording quality Consumer CD Recorders can only record on CD R Audio discs and those discs are optimized for single speed automatically Professional CD Recorders can use both Audio and Data discs When u...

Page 32: ... the text information is longer than that the text automatically scrolls from right to left Recording CD text Before finalalization of a CD you can enter text infor mation Only the CD title and track titles can be entered CD Title Titleofeachtrack Push and release the SELECT control to select CD TITLE is displayed Turn the SELECT control to select editing track titles Push and release the SELECT c...

Page 33: ...ward search button both work as the cursor during text editing Push and release to move the editing position one character BASS MID TREBLE TEXT PHANTOM PROG REPEAT MENU STORE DISP SINGLE A B CANCEL DELETE RECMODE ERASE FINALIZE REC SELECT PUSH ENTER POWER STANDBY CD RECORDER CDR300 PROFESSIONAL MENU STORE How to view CD text BASS MID TREBLE TEXT PHANTOM PROG REPEAT MENU STORE DISP SINGLE A B CANCE...

Page 34: ...he SELECT control to confirm the selection ERASE is displayed briefly then PUSH ENTER is displayed TOTAL TRACK CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD RW TOTAL TRACK CD R R L dB 50 30 22 16 12 8 4 0 CD RW Push and release the SELECT control to erase the selected text RC 5 remote control codes 0 _ Space 26 00 1 ABCabc 26 01 2 DEFdef 26 02 3 GHIghi 26 03 4 JKLjkl 26 04 5 MNOmno 26 05 6 PQRpqr 26 06 7 ST...

Page 35: ...nsor Check replace batteries Recording is distorted Check lower recording level Check for a defective disc by trying another disc Will not record Check clean the disc Check that the disc is recordable Check that the right input source is selected Check that the disc is not defective Clean the disc or try another disc Maintenance Clean the CDR300 with a soft slightly dampened lint free cloth Do not...

Page 36: ...ce 1 If your unit needs service in the USA contact our service referral at the appropriate telephone number indicated below We will advise you of the name and location of one or more authorized service centers from which service may be obtained Please do not return the unit directly to us 2 You must pay any shipping charges if it is necessary to ship the product for service If the necessary repair...

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