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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT

1

To ensure the finest performance, please read this manual
carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference.

2

Install your unit in a cool, dry, clean place, and in a
horizontal and stable position – away from windows, heat
sources, vibration, dust, moisture, or cold. To avoid
humming sounds, locate the unit away from other
electrical appliances, motors, and transformers. To prevent
fire or electrical shock, do not expose to rain and water.

3

Do not operate the unit upside-down. It may overheat,
possibly causing damage.

4

Do not put anything other than discs in the unit. If any
foreign object should fall into the unit, contact your dealer.

5

Do not use force on switches, knobs or cords.

6

Do not clean the unit with chemical solvents; this might
damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth.

7

Be sure to read the “TROUBLESHOOTING” section on
common operating errors before concluding that your unit
is faulty.

8

Do not place another component on top of this unit, as
damage or discoloration on the surface of the unit may
result.

9

To prevent damage by lightning, disconnect the power
cord from the AC outlet during an electrical storm.

10

When disconnecting the power cord from the AC outlet,
grasp the plug; do not pull the cord.

WARNING

CAUTION
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specified herein may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.

DANGER
Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or
defeated.
Avoid direct exposure to beam.

As the laser beam used in this compact disc player is harmful
to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer
servicing to qualified personnel only.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the unit. Refer servicing
to qualified personnel only.

DANGER: The use of optical instrument with this product will
increase eye hazard.

Laser Diode Properties
• Material: GaAlAs
• Wavelength: 780 nm
• Emission Duration: continuous
• Laser Output: max. 44.6 µW*
* This output is the value measured at a distance of about

200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-
up Block.

FCC INFORMATION (for US customers only)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions

contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements.
Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your
authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/

or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/
s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all
installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void
your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with

the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class
“B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements
provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this
product in a residential environment will not result in harmful
interference with other electronic devices.

This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not

installed and used according to the instructions found in the
users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation
of other electronic devices.

Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that
interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found
to be the source of interference, which can be determined by
turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem
by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by
the interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or
fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the
antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the
lead-in to coaxial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results,
please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of
product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please
contact Yamaha Electronics Corp., U.S.A. 6660 Orangethorpe Ave,
Buena Park, CA 90620.

The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by
Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

This unit is not disconnected from the AC power source as
long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if this unit
itself is turned off. This state is called the standby mode. In
this state, this unit is designed to consume a very small
quantity of power.

CAUTION (FOR CANADA MODEL)
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE
OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT AND FULLY INSERT.
FOR CANADIAN CUSTOMER
THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE-
CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS.

CAUTION FOR CARRYING THIS UNIT
When you carry the unit:
1 Press STANDBY/ON and make sure “STANDBY”

disappears from the display.

2 Remove all CDs from the unit.
3 Disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

Summary of Contents for CDM-900

Page 1: ...00s Group Play CD TEXT Compatibility Disc Search Using CD TEXT Index Search Full Operation Remote Control Optical Digital Output Timer Play Option CONTENTS Safety Instructions 2 Connections 4 Identification of Components 5 Inserting CDs 7 Basic Operation 8 Random Sequence Play 11 Repeat Play 12 Program Play 13 Group play 15 Index Search 17 Intro scan 17 Disc filing 18 Relay play 21 Timer play 22 N...

Page 2: ...ked on the unit 11 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the unit 12 Cleaning The unit should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer 13 Nonuse Periods The power cord of th...

Page 3: ...TANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part ...

Page 4: ...t terminals numbered 1 on the rear panel of the amplifier or receiver 2 When the DIGITAL OUT terminal of this unit is used This unit has a DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL terminal on the rear panel Before using the terminal on the rear panel remove the terminal s cover Make the connection from the terminal to the optical input terminal of an amplifier or other digital audio component by using a commercially a...

Page 5: ...ts for custom installation system you can operate this unit with the system remote control Connect the REMOTE CONTROL IN terminal of this unit to the output terminal of the central controller for custom installation system By connection the REMOTE CONTROL OUT terminal of this unit to the REMOTE CONTROL IN terminal of the other component you can also operate the component with the system remote con...

Page 6: ... p 19 GROUP EDIT button p 15 DELETE button p 14 ENTER button p 13 SKIP CURSOR buttons p 9 SEARCH buttons p 10 JOG dial p 9 STOP button p 8 PLAY PAUSE button p 8 DISC SLOT SECTION For an explanation on how to open the front panel see page 7 Disc slots p 7 Loader carriage p 7 Disc slot for single disc play SINGLE p 10 Slot numbers p 7 The PLAY PAUSE button on the front panel has the functions of bot...

Page 7: ...eserved for single disc play mode Notes Except when inserting or removing discs keep your hands out of the unit while the front panel is open You could be injured if your hands could become entagled in the internal mechanism Keep cassette tapes video cassettes or floppy discs away from the magnetic latches Notes Do not use 8 cm 3 inch CDs Even if you use the expander rings the unit could be damage...

Page 8: ...emaining track numbers can be seen at a glance To turn off the unit standby mode Press POWER again 1 2 3 DISC SKIP PAUSE STOP DISC LOADING appears in the display for a few seconds Then the disc number that was played most recently appears in the display 3 The unit plays all discs in the unit from the selected one PLAY Note To play all the discs in the unit make sure the ALL indicator appears in th...

Page 9: ...0 then 5 PLAY If you enter a number that is higher than the last track number on the disc the final track is played Notes These operations can also be performed when the unit is in the pause or stop mode If SKIP is pressed and held the track number successively changes to higher numbers or lower numbers 1 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 The selected track number is displayed 2 Press to start play SKIP SKIP DISC...

Page 10: ...a single CD player by using slot number 0 SINGLE 1 Insert a disc into slot number 0 SINGLE see page 7 2 Press 1 DISC so that 1 appears in the display 3 1 DISC PLAY after 2 seconds after 2 seconds after 2 seconds Notes You can enjoy random sequence play see page 11 or repeat play see page 12 in this mode When you press ALL or GROUP A E during single disc play mode single disc play mode will be canc...

Page 11: ...tion during programming or during programmed play If SKIP is pressed during random sequence play the next randomly programmed track will be played If SKIP is pressed play will return to the beginning of the current track Total remaining time on the disc will not be displayed during random sequence play The mode indicator you select appears 2 Press RANDOM 1 Press 1 DISC ALL or GROUP see GROUP PLAY ...

Page 12: ...med play mode all programmed tracks are played repeatedly In the group play mode all tracks on all discs in the group you selected are played repeatedly In the random sequence play mode all randomly sequenced tracks on all discs are played repeatedly In the 1 DISC mode ALL DISCS REPEAT play is not available To cancel repeat play mode Press REPEAT successively until REPEAT disappears from the displ...

Page 13: ...am an entire disc as one step by pressing 0 AL flashes in the display 7 4 7 1 STOP PROG DISC SKIP 1 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 ENTER Display information during programming 1 Shows the selected disc number 2 Shows the program number for the track to be entered next 3 Shows the selected track number 4 Shows the numbers of programmed tracks PLAY 6 Press PROG to exit the program input mode PROG PROGRAM DISC TR...

Page 14: ...lete the programmed track or disc currently displayed press DELETE before pressing ENTER 5 When you are finished press PROG or PLAY Note When you program an entire disc as one step AL appears in the display when you press SKIP to change program data To delete all program data 1 Follow of steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described in To check program data 2 Press and hold DELETE for more than 5 secon...

Page 15: ...ess GROUP EDIT 2 Press GROUP A E to select the group you want to change 3 Press SKIP or to select the border you want to change Selected border numbers flash in the display 4 Press DISC SKIP or turn the JOG dial on the front panel to select the new border number The border number of any group adjacent to the border number you changed will also be changed 5 Press GROUP EDIT twice Notes Each group m...

Page 16: ...3 Press DELETE repeatedly until all the characters disappear Notes When you input a character each time you press CAPS the type of character changes as follows Capital letters A B C D Small letters a b c d Figures 0 1 2 3 4 Symbols A maximum of 12 characters can be used in each group name Display information during group edit naming 1 Shows the selected group 2 Shows the cursor position 3 Shows th...

Page 17: ... the disc has no encoded index points play will begin from the start of the selected track The index number can be designated only while INDEX appears in the display INDEX 1 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 INTRO SCAN You can check the discs in the unit by listening to a short segment of each disc in turn The unit will play several seconds segment from the second minutes of each disc The unit...

Page 18: ...lashes You can input the album title If you do not need to enter the album title skip steps 3 and 4 ALL DISC EDIT TEXT TITLE Cursor position ALL DISC EDIT TEXT TITLE ALL DISC EDIT TEXT TITLE ARTIST appears in the display and the cursor flashes You can input the artist name If you do not need to enter the artist name skip step 6 ALL DISC EDIT TEXT ARTIST 6 Repeat step 3 until the all characters you...

Page 19: ...you search for an album title or SEARCH ARTIST when you search for an artist name appears in the display 2 Press SEARCH or turn the JOG dial on the front panel to select the first character of the album title or the artist name you want to search for 3 The unit locates all of the corresponding album titles or artist names beginning with the selected character and displays the first one according t...

Page 20: ...a Press DELETE for more than 5 seconds after step 2 of the procedure described in To delete text data on page 19 CAUTION Deleting all discs BEST FILING program data will also erase the entire contents of memory including album title or artist name Be careful It is possible to file only those tracks you want from each disc i e hide unwanted tracks You can easily play back the tracks in any order yo...

Page 21: ...nit is used separately the 2nd MAIN switch on the rear panel of each unit should be set to the MAIN position Never plug in these units or other components until all connections are completed After completing the connections press the STANDBY ON buttons of both units to turn the power on ACTIVE appears in the display of the main unit INACTIVE appears in the display of the second unit Relay play swi...

Page 22: ...ing In these cases the INACTIVE unit enters random sequence play mode automatically When random sequence play mode of the ACTIVE unit is on TIMER PLAY You can start play in any mode at any specified time by connecting a timer sold separately Refer also to the instructions for the timer 1 Select the desired play mode ALL GROUP 1 or PROGRAM 2 Press STANDBY ON to turn the unit off 3 Press STANDBY ON ...

Page 23: ...pact disc player is designed for playing compact discs bearing the mark only Never attempt to load any other type of disc into the unit The unit cannot play 8 cm 3 inch compact discs Compact discs are not subjected to wear during play but damage to the disc surface when the disc is being handled can adversely affect the disc s play Do not use cleaning discs or warped discs All of these could damag...

Page 24: ...irty Improper cable connections The tuner is too close to the player The disc may be warped A disc is set in the slot of the disc being played The unit fail to work properly due to some external lighting or sound stimulus The batteries of the remote control transmitter are too weak Direct sunlight or lighting of an inverter type of fluorescent lamp etc is striking the remote control sensor of the ...

Page 25: ... 0 0 5 V GENERAL Power requirements U S A and Canada models 120 V 60 Hz Australia model 240 V 50 Hz Europe and U K models 230 V 50 Hz General model 110 120 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 15 W Dimensions W H D 435 176 5 407 5 mm 17 1 4 7 16 1 8 Weight 8 4 kg 21 lbs 3 oz Accessories Connection cord Remote control transmitter Batteries size AA R6 UM 3 Please note that all specifications are sub...

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