Marantz CDR632 - Manual

5 ENGLISH 1 – Introduction Thank you for purchasing the CDR632.Before using the CDR632, please read this manual care-fully, and use the product as directed to insure trouble-free enjoyment. After you have read this manual, please keep it handy for future reference. Contents Introduction ...............

ENGLISH 1 – Introduction—About discs 6 About discs Handle discs carefully so as not to damage or scratch the front side. To protect the disc, avoid placing it in the following locations: • In direct sunlight or near a source of heat like a heater. • In a place which is damp or dirty.• In a place whi...

1 – Introduction—What is finalizing? 7 ENGLISH What is finalizing? Even after audio data is recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW disc, it cannot be played back on a conventional CD player until the final TOC (*) data has been recorded on the disc. The process of recording this TOC data is called “finalizing”...

8 ENGLISH 2 – Front and rear panel Front panel 1 POWER switch Turns the power on/off. 2 Disc tray Insert a disc (CD, CD-R, CD-RW) here. 3 (Open/Close) button Opens or closes the disc tray. The display will indicate “Open” when the tray is opened, or “Close” when the tray is closed. 4 REPEAT button S...

2 – Front and rear panel—Rear panel 9 ENGLISH F ERASE/DEL button When using a CD-RW disc, this button lets you erase a track or the disc. When entering text, this button deletes the character at the cursor location. G (stop) button Stops recording or playback. H (play) button Starts recording or pla...

ENGLISH 2 – Front and rear panel—RC632CDR (remote control unit) 10 RC632CDR (remote control unit) 1 OPEN/CLOSE button Performs the same function as the front panel Open/Close button ( 3 ). 2 0–9 buttons Use these buttons to enter track numbers or to make program playback settings. 3 CLEAR button Can...

2 – Front and rear panel—Audio signal connections 11 ENGLISH D ERASE button Performs the same function as the front panel ERASE/DEL button ( F ). E RECORD button Performs the same function as the front panel (record)/TR.INCR. button ( J ). F SYNC REC button Performs the same function as the front pa...

12 ENGLISH 3 – Menu mode operations This section explains the basic procedures in Menu mode, where you can make various settings for the CDR632 and perform various editing operations. Menu structure Menu mode is organized as follows. For details on each item, refer to the appropriate page. Basic ope...

3 – Menu mode operations—Basic operation in Menu mode 13 ENGLISH If using the remote control unit 1 Press the MENU button to enter Menu mode. You will switch from normal mode to Menu mode, and the display will show the menu items. 2 Use the SKIP buttons to select a menu item. 3 Press the ENTER butto...

14 ENGLISH 4 – Playback This section explains how to playback CD/CD-R/CD-RW media inserted in the disc tray, and how to playback MP3 format audio files from media such as CD-ROM. Types of disc that can be played The CDR632 can play the following types of disc. • Commercial audio CDs recorded in CD-D...

4 – Playback—Selecting a song 15 ENGLISH Selecting a song Here’s how to select a song when playing a CD that contains more than one track. You can select a song either by moving to the previous or next track (Skip) or by directly specifying a track number. Skipping Here’s how to skip to the previous...

ENGLISH 4 – Playback—Track search 16 Track search During playback (or while paused), you can search to find the portion of the track you want to hear. You can search either in the normal way by fast-forwarding/rewinding while listening to the audio, or by directly specifying a track or time and movi...

4 – Playback—Playback modes 17 ENGLISH 2 If you want to specify only the track number, or the track number and the minutes, enter the desired digits and press the ENTER but-ton on the remote control unit (or the PLAY or PAUSE button). If you specify only the track number If you specify the track num...

ENGLISH 4 – Playback—Playback modes 18 2 The previous display will reappear shortly after you stop operating the PLAY MODE button. With the exception of Continue playback mode, the playback mode is shown as follows in the left part of the display. Using menu mode 1 While stopped, access the “PLAY MO...

4 – Playback—Switching the time display 19 ENGLISH • You can press the CLEAR button on the remote con- trol unit to delete the most recently programmed track from the program data. 4 Press the PLAY button to begin program playback. Caution • In this playback mode, playback is not possible unless at ...

ENGLISH 4 – Playback—Repeat playback 20 Repeat playback Here’s how you can repeatedly play all tracks of the currently inserted disc, or repeatedly play a specified region within a track (A-B Repeat Playback). Normal repeat playback All tracks on the disc will play repeatedly. 1 Press the REPEAT but...

4 – Playback—Pitch control playback 21 ENGLISH Pitch control playback The CDR632 has a pitch control playback function that lets you adjust the pitch (and speed) of the play-back. Caution Pitch control does not work for MP3 files. 1 To turn pitch control playback on, press the PITCH button on the fr...

ENGLISH 4 – Playback—Playing MP3 files 22 Caution MP3 files converted at a sampling rate other than 44.1 kHz cannot be played correctly. The recommended format is a 44.1 kHz sampling rate and a bit rate of 128 kbps or higher. Note • For a disc on which MP3 files are stored, each MP3 file is handled ...

4 – Playback—Playing MP3 files 23 ENGLISH Directory playback settings Here’s how to turn directory mode on/off and perform operations in directory mode. Note In the explanation below, we use menu mode to switch directory mode on/off, but you can also do this by press-ing the DIR button on the remote...

24 ENGLISH 5 – Recording This section explains how to record on CD-R/CD-RW media inserted in the disc tray, and how to use various recording functions. Before you record Understanding the following points will help you avoid unnecessary problems when recording. Before record-ing, please take a momen...

5 – Recording—Basic recording operations 25 ENGLISH 2 If the recording source is analog ( [ANALOG] lit), use the INPUT controls to adjust the level received from the connected playback unit. Set the level as high as possible without allowing the meters shown in the upper part of the display to reach...

ENGLISH 5 – Recording—Switching the time display 26 6 Press the (record) button to enter record-ready mode. The [REC] and [ ] will light, and the display will indicate “Now OPC.” . Note • “OPC” stands for Optimum Power Control. This is a function that optimizes the power of the laser used to record ...

5 – Recording—Fade-in/out 27 ENGLISH Fade-in/out When recording, you can fade-in the input signal from silence to the specified level, or fade-out from the current level to silence. The fade-in/out times can be specified independently. 1 As described in “Basic operation in Menu mode” ( → p.12), acce...

ENGLISH 5 – Recording—Sync recording 28 3 Begin playback on input source unit. After playback is begun on input source unit, the CDR632 will start recording automatically when it detects audio signal which is above the sync level adjusted in step 2. However, after Sync1 or Sync ALL is selected, and ...

5 – Recording—Auto track recording 29 ENGLISH Auto track recording Auto track recording is a function that automatically updates the track number when the specified condi-tion occurs. 1 Select the auto track mode as follows. 1 As described in “Basic operation in Menu mode” ( → p.12), access the “AUT...

ENGLISH 5 – Recording—Manually updating the track number 30 Manually updating the track number If you want to update the track number manually, pro-ceed as follows. 1 Take the following steps to enable manual track number updating. 1 As described in “Basic operation in Menu mode” ( → p.12), access t...

31 ENGLISH 6 – CD-R/CD-RW disc operations Caution Be careful that the power is not accidentally turned off while the finalize, un-finalize, refresh, or disc/track erase operations are being executed. If this occurs, the data on the disc will be corrupted, and it is also possible that the disc itself...

ENGLISH 6 – CD-R/CD-RW disc operations—Refreshing 32 Refreshing In some cases, the CDR632 may be unable to recog-nize a disc, perhaps because finalization was aborted by a power failure or other reason, or because the disc has been used by a computer. In such cases, refresh-ing the disc as described...

6 – CD-R/CD-RW disc operations—Erasing a track 33 ENGLISH Erasing a track This operation erases the specified track and all sub-sequent tracks from a recorded CD-RW disc. Caution The contents of the erased track(s) will be lost forever. Use this operation with great caution so that you don’t erase i...

34 ENGLISH 7 – Entering names Caution If you turn off the power without finalizing after entering a name, the TOC will not be written, and the name you entered will be discarded. You must execute the finalize operation to write the TOC. You can use the “TEXT EDIT?” menu item to enter a name for a di...

7 – Entering names—Naming a track 35 ENGLISH Naming a track Here’s how to assign a name to a track recorded on a CD-R/CD-RW disc. 1 While stopped, access the “TEXT EDIT?” menu item and press the ENTER button. The display will indicate “Text> XXX” (you can choose Disc or a track number 01–99). 2 P...

36 ENGLISH 8 – Messages Error messages If one of the following messages should appear, press the (stop) button and then deal with the cause of the error. If you are still unable to resolve the prob-lem, please contact service center nearby. • Can’t Rec! Cannot record. Either erase the contents of th...

37 ENGLISH 9 – Troubleshooting • Power does not turn on Is the power cable firmly plugged in? • “Disc Error!” appears Could the disc be soiled? Clean or replace the disc. • Can’t playback Could condensation have occurred? If condensa-tion has occurred, remove the disc and leave the unit powered-on f...

38 ENGLISH 10 – Specifications Recordable discs CD-R, CD-R-DA, CD-RW, CD-RW-DA (High Speed CD-RW is supported) Quantization bit depth 16-bit linear Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz Frequency response 20Hz–20KHz±0.8 dB (playback)±1.0 dB (recording) S/N 95 dB or better (playback)90 dB or better (recording)...

39 ENGLISH 11 – Limited Warranty Y o u r M a r a n t z P r o f e s s i o n a l p r o d u c t i s w a r r a n t e dagainst manufacturer defects in material and work-manship for a period of one year parts and labor.Marantz will pay for labor and material expenses foritems covered by this limited warra...