Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CDX-396 Yamaha
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Compact Disc Player Lecteur Compact Disque CD X- 596 /4 96/396 OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI U C A.
• Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
W e Want Y ou Listening For A Lifetime Y AMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level.
CAUTION ............................................ 1 NOTES ABOUT DISCS ...................... 2 FEA TURES ......................................... 3 UNP ACKING ....................................... 3 NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL ...............
English E- 1 ● The voltage to be used must be the same as that specified on this unit. Using this unit with a higher voltage than that which is specified is dangerous and may result in a fire or other type of accident causing damage.
E- 2 NOTES ABOUT DISCS Discs playable with this unit This compact disc player is designed only for playing compact discs bearing the marks shown below . Never attempt to load any other type of disc into the unit. The unit will also play 8-cm (3-inch) compact discs.
English E- 3 Thank you for selecting this Y AMAHA compact disc player . FEA TURES v CD-RW (ReW ritable) Disc Playability * Refer to page 2 for details.
E- 4 NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL Battery installation 1. T urn the remote control over and remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it in the direction of the arrow . 2. Insert the batteries (AA, R6, UM-3 type) according to the polarity markings on the inside of the battery compartment.
English E- 5 CONNECTIONS ● Before making any connection, switch OFF the power to the unit and the amplifier or other component. ● Connections should be made to the correct input terminals of the amplifier or another component. ● If the placement of this unit causes noise to another equipment, such as a tuner , separate them from each other .
E- 6 FRONT P ANEL ● The control functions on the main unit and on the remote control are virtually identical, with the exceptions below . IDENTIFICA TION OF COMPONENTS ( ) indicates the page number on which the controls are best described.
English E- 7 ( ) indicates the page number on which the controls are best described. OPEN/ CLOSE DIMMER SYNCHRO PEAK SPACE PROG CLEAR TAPE RANDOM REPEAT 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 INDEX + I0 OUTPUT LEVEL + – 0 TEXT/ TIME TIME CDX-596 CDX-496, 396 DIMMER (p. 12) SYNCHRO (p.
E- 8 BASIC OPERA TION This manual describes how to operate this unit by using the remote control. T o operate this unit from the front panel, use the corresponding buttons on the front panel. 1 Press POWER to turn on the power . 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray , and load a disc.
English E- 9 Notes ● After closing the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE , the display shows the total number of tracks and the total recorded time of the disc for a few seconds. CDX-596 CDX-496, CDX-396 Example: T o select track 25 Press +10 twice, then immediately press 5 once.
E- 10 T o advance rapidly (Press and hold.) T o reverse rapidly (Press and hold.) T o advance or reverse play rapidly (MANUAL SEARCH) ● The sound can be heard (although slightly garbled) during manual search in either direction. This is convenient for locating a precise position within a track, or for reviewing the contents quickly .
English E- 11 Changing displays CDX-596 Y ou can select any of the four time displays ( 1 – 4 ) by pressing TEXT/TIME . When you play a CD-TEXT disc, the disc title, artist name, and track name ( 5 – 7 ) are also displayed. CDX-496 and CDX-396 Y ou can select any of the four time displays by pressing TIME .
E- 12 Changing brightness of the display CDX-596 Y ou can change the brightness of the display (or turn off the illumination) by pressing DIMMER . During play Normal illumination Dim (off)* * While the display illumination is of f, the AUTO DISPLA Y OFF indicator on the front panel lights up.
English E- 13 The unit can play the tracks on a disc in a random sequence. RANDOM-SEQUENCE PLA Y T o perform random-sequence play Press RANDOM. T o cancel random-sequence play Press or RANDOM. Notes ● This feature will not function while programming, or during programmed play .
E- 14 Y ou can enjoy listening to your favorite tracks in any desired order by programming tracks. As many as 40 tracks can be programmed in sequence. PROGRAM PLA Y 1 Press to stop the unit. 2 Press PROG . 3 Program a desired track by pressing the corresponding numeric button.
English E- 15 T o stop program play Press . The first programmed track number will be displayed. T o resume play , press . Play will begin from the beginning of the program. T o clear program data There are several methods, as described below . ● Press or CLEAR while the unit is stopped.
E- 16 46 60 90 54 The unit can program tracks on a disc for recording onto tape. By considering the tape’s total possible recording time, the un it will automatically program tracks or help you program tracks so they will fit onto the tape with the least amount of unrecorded space at each end of the tape.
English E- 17 Notes ● In step 4, you can check the program data for side A and side B. CDX-596 CDX-496, CDX-396 1 Shows the number of tracks programmed on each side right after the programming is finished. It is then replaced by the number of the first programmed track on side A.
E- 18 m Manual tape-programming This is for recording desired tracks in any order onto a tape. 1 Follow steps 1 – 3 on page 16. 2 Press PROG . 3 Use numeric buttons to select desired tracks (to be recorded on side A) in any order . * Programmed track numbers light up on the display .
English E- 19 m Random sequential tape-programming The unit will automatically program tracks in random sequential order for recording to tape. 1 Follow steps 1 – 3 on page 16. 2 Press RANDOM . * The unit will automatically program tracks at random for both side A and side B considering the tape’ s total time.
E- 20 The unit automatically searches for a part in the disc where the source level peaks and next plays that part repeatedly . When recording to tape, this feature is very helpful for adjusting the recording level on the tape deck. 1 Press to stop the unit.
English E- 21 This unit can automatically synchronize a tape deck’s recording with CD play . With this function, you can record a CD on tape easily and precisely . This recording method requires a Y AMAHA tape deck compatible with this function. (Refer to the tape deck’s operation manual to find out whether it is compatible or not.
E- 22 TROUBLESHOOTING If the unit fails to operate normally , check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center for help.
English E- 23 SPECIFICA TIONS Audio Section Frequency response ...................... 2 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.5 dB Harmonic distortion + noise (1 kHz) < CDX-596 > ........................................... 0.0025% or less < CDX-496, CDX-396 > .
English 1 YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR, 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN, BEI HAMBURG, F.
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