POWERING ON/OFF
To power ON the DA-9000:
Press the
POWER
button. The unit will start for a few moments.
To power OFF the DA-9000:
Press the
POWER
button. The unit will go into OS backup mode before turning off. (This
will take about 40 seconds.) If there are rapid archived songs for compressing, the unit
will go into stand-by compressing mode before turning off. You can skip these modes by
pressing the POWER button again.
SELECTING TRACKS AND MENU ITEMS
A track or other menu item is selected when an arrow appears next to the item name. In
the example below, CD is selected:
To select a track or other menu item:
Press
ARROW DOWN
[ ] or
ARROW UP
[ ] until an arrow appears to the left of the
track or menu item.
THE MAIN MENU
The DA-9000’s Main Menu is the default menu that loads when the device is powered ON.
The Main Menu is your gateway to many key functions.
To return to the Main Menu from a sub-menu:
Press the
Main
button.
GRACENOTE CD DATABASE (CDDB)
The DA-9000 includes an internal, upgradeable version of Gracenote’s CD database. The
DA-9000’s TDK PC Transfer Software can also access CDDB through the Internet. The
DA-9000 contains over 425,000 album and track titles, which it can use to automatically
display CD information.
•
Gracenote CDDB is automatically checked for the disc and track titles.
•
Press
INFO
to view additional information.
PLAYING FROM A CD
To load a CD into the DA-9000:
1.
Press
EJECT
to open the CD tray.
2.
Insert a CD into the tray.
3.
Press
EJECT
to close the CD tray.
To play an entire CD:
1.
Load a CD into the DA-9000.
2.
In the Main Menu, select CD.
3.
Press the PLAY button [ ] to begin playback.
To play a specific song from a CD:
1.
Load a CD into the DA-9000.
2.
In the Main Menu, select CD.
3.
Press
ENTER
to browse the tracks.
4.
Select the desired track.
5.
Press
PLAY
[ ] to begin playback.
PLAYING FROM THE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE
Music that is located on the DA-9000’s hard drive can be navigated by HDD (Album),
HDD (Artist), Last 20, Top 20 and Playlist categories. The HDD (Album), HDD (Artist),
Last 20 and Top 20 categories are compiled automatically, but Playlists are user-pro-
grammed.
To play a specific album from the hard drive:
1.
In the Main Menu, select HDD (ALBUM).
2.
Press
ENTER
to open the album list.
3.
Select the desired album.
4.
Press
PLAY
[ ] to begin playback.
To play a specific track from the hard drive (when browsing by album):
1.
In the Main Menu, select HDD (ALBUM).
2.
Press
ENTER
to open the album list.
3.
Select the desired album.
4.
Press
ENTER
to open the track list.
5.
Select the desired track.
6.
Press
PLAY
[ ] to begin playback.
SECTION 3:
PLAYBACK GUIDE
5
