Page 3 - CAUTION; RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK; TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE; A T T E N T I O N :; POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES,; WARNING; LASER SAFETY; INPORTANT SAFETY
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, withinan equilateral triangle, is intended to alert th...
Page 4 - ENGLISH; CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS; Player front
ENGLISH iii CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Player front Player back Display Remote control MENU/STORE CANCEL/ DELETE 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RANDOM PROG. REPEAT TRACK INCR. REMOTE CONTROLLER RC6050DR SCAN CD CDR ABC DEF GHI JKL MN OPQ RST UVW XYZ DISPLAY SPACE SCROLL FUNCTION ENTER HEADPHONE CD RECORDER/CD PL...
Page 5 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENGLISH iv TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ............... iii Player front ........................................................... iiiPlayer back .......................................................... iiiDisplay ................................................................. ii...
Page 6 - Copyright; INTRODUCTION; Unpacking
1 ENGLISH Copyright Recording and playback of some material may require permis-sion. For further information refer to the following: - Copyright Act 1956 - Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958 - Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972 - Any subsequent statutory enactments and orders Congratulat...
Page 7 - Maintenance
2 ENGLISH • Do not use record cleaner to clear a disc, as this will ad-versely affect the disc surface. • Store discs properly by placing them in their disc cases. • Do not attach a piece of paper or sticker on the label side ofdisc. When a disc has a piece of plastic tape or rental CDlabel with pas...
Page 8 - Controls on the front; Standby indicator; General; Connections at the back
3 ENGLISH Controls on the front CD-Recorder (1) POWER .......................... turns the CD-Recorder ON and OFF (2) Standby indicator (3) Disc tray (Deck1) .......... records CD-R/RW and plays CD and CD-R/RW (4) 0 .................................... starts recording, finalizing, erasing (5) 9 ......
Page 9 - DISPLAY indications; REMOTE CONTROL; Remote control commands
4 ENGLISH DISPLAY indications (46) REM/REC TIME ............. remaining recording time / re- cording time (47) TRACK ........................... track number(48) ............................... balance (lights during balance adjustment) (49) TOTAL REM TRACK TIME ................. total or remaining ...
Page 10 - INSTALLATION; The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out.; Unbalanced analog connections; The following options are available:; Set
5 ENGLISH INSTALLATION The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. Unbalanced analog connections 1 For recording and playing, connect the CDR500 toother equipment based on the diagram below: HEADPHONE CD RECORDER/CD PLAYER CDR500 PROG FINAL TEXT LEVEL TIME CD PLAY MODE CDR INPUT ERASE MEN...
Page 11 - Digital cascade connections; Continue to conect units as indicated in step; Digital Coaxial connections; Digital Optical connections
6 ENGLISH INSTALLATION Digital cascade connections Cascade recording allows, via the LOOP OUT jack, multipleunits to record all using the exact same digital signal. TheLOOP OUT can also be used to pass a digital signal to otherequipment without being processed by the CDR500. Use the following steps ...
Page 12 - Remote control cable connections; Connect a remote control cable to the CD recorder from; RC5 command list
7 ENGLISH REMOTE CONTROL (RC5) CONNECTION Remote control cable connections The REMOTE CONTROL (RC5) jacks on the back panel allowan external remote control system to control the playback func-tions of the CDR500. The control system is called RC5 and thechart on the right provides the control code li...
Page 13 - INITIAL SETUP; Inserting discs; CD-Recorder drive only; Switching ON and OFF; Using the remote control
8 ENGLISH INITIAL SETUP Inserting discs HEADPHONE CD RECORDER/CD PLAYER CDR500 PROG FINAL TEXT LEVEL TIME CD PLAY MODE CDR INPUT ERASE MENU REC. MODE POWER IR STANDBY 0 10 PUSH ENTER REC LEVEL/SELECT DELETE STORE CANCL Recordable R eW r i ta b le 1 Press / / / / / (28) to open the disc tray. ➔ light...
Page 14 - RECORDING; Remarks about recording; For recording from external sources:
9 ENGLISH RECORDING Remarks about recording • The recording procedure is the same for CD-Rs and CD-RWs. • If the disc already contains recordings, the CD-Recorder willautomatically search for the end of the last track, so that re-cording can start from there. • There must be at least 7 seconds of re...
Page 15 - Double speed recording
10 ENGLISH 4 4 4 4 4 To start recording press 0 0 0 0 0 (4). ➔ The display shows the real remaining time for the se-lected recording. High speed recording starts. lights continuously. • To check the elapsed recording time, press TIME (14) or DISPLAY (77). This can be done during recording. • Recordi...
Page 16 - Normal speed recording
11 ENGLISH RECORDING (FROM INTERNAL CD-PLAYER) The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. • To check the elapsed recording time, press TIME (14) or DISPLAY (77) on the remote control. This can be done dur-ing recording. • Recording will stop automatically. 5 5 5 5 5 To stop recording, pr...
Page 17 - Press; To start recording, press
12 ENGLISH RECORDING (FROM INTERNAL CD-PLAYER) The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. Note: - Once DAO recording is started, you cannot stop recording.- The DAO function cannot record correctly if the source CD disc has scratches or dust particles. Important: The DAO function will no...
Page 18 - Manual start recording; About AUTO TRACK and AUTO STOP
13 ENGLISH • If or flashes, the digital data is not being received correctly. Check all connections and settings on both thesource unit and the CDR500. 5 5 5 5 5 Set the optimal recording level on the CD-Recorder.1. Play the source first to set the optimal recording level on the CD-Recorder. 2. Rota...
Page 19 - Sync Recording
14 ENGLISH RECORDING - You can adjust the recording balance by pressing the STORE/MENU (12 or 83) button and then pressing RECLEVEL/SELECT (13). Rotate REC LEVEL/SELECT to adjustthe balance. Press STORE/MENU when finished.EQUAL BALANCE : L = 100 , R = 100 ALL LEFT CHANNEL : L = 200 , R = 0 ALL RIGHT...
Page 20 - FINALIZING/UNFINALIZING; Finalizing is necessary to:; With the recorder stopped press; Unfinalizing CD-RW discs; or; q w
15 ENGLISH FINALIZING/UNFINALIZING Finalizing CD-R & CD-RW discs Finalizing is necessary to: - be able to play the recorded CD-R/RW disc on a CD player. - avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc. - avoid erasure of tracks on a CD-RW. Note: - A finalized CD-R disc can never be recorded onto a...
Page 21 - ERASING; Erasing; Erasing one or more tracks from the end; Erasing the entire disc
16 ENGLISH ERASING Erasing For unfinalized CD-RW discs only.You can erase:- one or more tracks from the end, or - the entire disc. Erasing one or more tracks from the end 1 1 1 1 1 Press ERASE (7) once. ➔ The display shows the number of tracks and their totalplaying time. and lights up. • If the dis...
Page 22 - PLAYING; Changer Mode; Select Changer mode using the; Dual Mode; Select Dual Mode using the; e w
17 ENGLISH PLAYING The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. Changer Mode The Changer Mode is the default play mode of the CDR500 andwill operate in such a way that both the CD-Recorder and CD-Player drive of the unit work together as one. Only one deckcan play at a time and both output...
Page 23 - Selecting a track; Selecting a track during play; Scan play; Search; q q
18 ENGLISH PLAYING Selecting a track Selecting a track during play • On the CDR500. q Turn the REC LEVEL/SELECT (13) knob until the re- quired track number appears on the display. ➔ Play skips to the beginning of the selected track. • On the remote control <i>. w Key in the required track numb...
Page 24 - PROGRAMMING; Programmed play; Programming for playback
19 ENGLISH PROGRAMMING Programmed play • You can program up to 99 tracks to play in any desired se-quence. • Tracks can be programmed more than once. Programming for playback 1 1 1 1 1 Select Changer mode or Dual mode using the PLAY MODE (26) button. ➔ or appears on the display. 2 2 2 2 2 Press CDR ...
Page 25 - MENU MODE; Storing names; About MENU MODE; wo
20 ENGLISH MENU MODE Storing names 1 1 1 1 1 Press STORE/MENU (12, 83) to enter Menu mode. appears on the display. 2 2 2 2 2 Press REC LEVEL/SELECT (13) to select the TEXT EDIT submenus. 3 3 3 3 3 Press PUSH ENTER (13) or ENTER (84) to confirm. 4 4 4 4 4 Rotate REC LEVEL/SELECT (13) or press S S S S...
Page 26 - Erasing names; About TEXT; MY BEST
21 ENGLISH Erasing names 1 1 1 1 1 Stay in the stop mode. (No Operation) 2 2 2 2 2 Press STORE/MENU (12, 83) on the deck or the remote control to enter Menu mode. 3 3 3 3 3 Rotate REC LEVEL/SELECT (13) or press S S S S S (80), T T T T T (88) to select the submenu TEXT ERASE. appears on the display. ...
Page 27 - Text Memory Review/Erase Text Memory; Recording submenus; No source; Unknown; O N
22 ENGLISH MENU MODE Text Memory Review/Erase Text Memory All input CD-Text data is stored in the Text Memory of theCDR500 until the disc is finalized. If the text memory becomesfull, the message will appear in the display and you will be unable to add more text. If you would like to addmore text, y...
Page 28 - Auto track increment
23 ENGLISH If Auto Stop is ON, the chart below indicates what amount ofsilence (-55dB or lower) is required for each source to triggerthe CDR500 to stop recording. If Auto Stop is OFF, theCDR500 will record until stopped by the STOP (5,87) button or the end of the disc is reached. Source AUTO STOP O...
Page 29 - Copy protection
24 ENGLISH Copy protection All pre-recorded audio CDs include a digital mark indicating thecopy protection status of the disc. This information is stored inthe user data area of the disc and is transmitted in the SPDIFformat digital output. Since the CDR500 is a professional CD recorder, it will rec...
Page 30 - Play; DISPLAY
25 ENGLISH .............. when finalizing a disc (page 15) .............. when 0 is pressed while no digital source is detected .............. time countdown when erasing a track or a disc (page 16) ................. time countdown when finalizing a disc (page 15) ........... to start manual recordi...
Page 31 - Menu messages
26 ENGLISH DISPLAY OTHER INFORMATION Menu messages ................... when attempting to edit text on a disc which has no tracks ................... w h e n e n t e r i n g T e x t E d i t m o d e (page 20) .................... when editing or erasing an artist name for a disc ........................
Page 32 - OTHER INFORMATION
27 ENGLISH Recording is distorted • make sure the recording level was not too high • check that the disc is not defective by trying another disc 20 second pause between recordings • see ‘RECORDING’ SYNC on page 14 Player does not react • use the POWER ON/OFF (1) button on the front of the Player to ...
Page 33 - is a registered trademark.
Printed in Japan is a registered trademark. 00/09 388K851310 (MITi) Rergarding addresses for your local Marantz organization, please visit us on the web at http://www.marantz.com. CDR500U cover 1,4 (E) 10/11/00, 9:27 AM 2