AB CDX-497/397 COMPACT DISC PLAYER OWNER’S MANUAL
CAUTION: Read this before operating your unit. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place with at least 10 cm on the top, 10 cm on the left and right, and 10 cm at the back of CDX-497/CDX-397 — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold.
FEATURES ...................................................... 2 RANDOM-SEQUENCE PLAY ...................... 12 SUPPORTED DISC TYPES ............................. 2 REPEAT PLAY .............................................. 12 UNPACKING .................................................... 3 Repeat a selected item .............................. 12 Repeat A-B ................................................. 13 NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL .......................................................
Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA compact disc player. FEATURES 䢇 CD-R,CD-RW Disc Playability (For details, refer to page 22.
English UNPACKING Carefully remove this unit and accessories from the box. You should find the unit itself and the following accessories.
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. LINE OUT ● If the placement of this unit causes noise to another equipment, such as a tuner, separate them from each other. Europe and U.
English IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS ( ) indicates the page number on which the controls are best described. Front panel The control functions on the main unit and on the remote control are virtually identical, with the exceptions below. POWER (p. 7) Disc tray (p. 7) / (play/pause) (p. 7) ) (open/close) (p. 7) / / Remote control sensor (p. 3) (p. 9) Display panel PHONES jack (p. 11) ● ● (p. 9) (stop) (p.
Remote control ) OPEN/CLOSE (p. 7) Numeric buttons (p. 8) OPEN/CLOSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INDEX DIMMER RANDOM RANDOM (p. 12) DIMMER (p. 11) REPEAT (p. 12) A-B (p. 13) SYNCHRO (p. 21) TAPE (p. 16) SEARCH / INDEX (p. 15) REPEAT SYNCHRO A–B PROGRAM TAPE PEAK CLEAR SPACE CLEAR (p. 15) PROGRAM (p. 14) SPACE (p. 11) PEAK (p. 20) SEARCH (p. 9) / (play) (p. 7) (skip) (p. 9) (stop) (p. 8) TIME/INFO (pause) (p. 8) TIME/INFO(p. 10) FOLDER Cursor buttons (p.
English This manual describes how to operate this unit by using the remote control. To operate this unit from the front panel, use the corresponding buttons on the front panel. BASIC OPERATION 2, 3 OPEN/CLOSE 2 SYNCHRO 1 3 4 TAPE SEARCH 4 1 3 Press POWER to turn on the power. Press ) OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. OPEN/CLOSE 2 Press ) OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, and load a disc. Label side up. 4 Press to start playback.
To pause playback Press . To turn off the power Press POWER again. * If you turn on the power again with a disc still on the tray, the playback starts automatically from the first track. To play back the desired track To resume the playback, press again (or press ). * on the front panel can also be used to stop the playback temporarily or to resume the playback. To stop playback Press Select a desired track by using the numeric buttons. Example: To select a track number 5 Press “0” and then, press “5”.
English To skip to the beginning of the desired track (Skip search) To play back from the beginning of the next track ● These operations can also be performed when the unit is paused or stopped. ● Pressing and holding (or ) on the remote control skips tracks continuously toward lower (or higher) numbers. ● These operations can also be performed using / and / on the front panel. (Press once.) To play back from the beginning of the current track (Press once.
Changing display ■ When playing back an Audio CD You can select the following displays (1 - 4) by pressing TIME/INFO. When you play back a CD-TEXT disc, the disc title, artist name, and track name (5 – 7) are also displayed.
English Changing brightness of the display You can change brightness of the display in three degrees by pressing DIMMER. Normal illumination DIMMER Slightly dim Dim Automatic spacing If you record a disc onto tape with an insufficient time space between tracks, the tape deck will not be able to perform blank search operations on the tape correctly. To enable a track search operation, use this function to add an interval of about 4 seconds between tracks. Press SPACE to light up the current setting.
RANDOM-SEQUENCE PLAY You can play back the tracks on a disc in a random sequence. Note If the power is switched off during random-sequence play, pressing POWER again to turn on the unit automatically restores random-sequence play. To perform random-sequence play Press RANDOM. RANDOM To cancel random-sequence play Press or RANDOM. RANDOM or REPEAT PLAY Repeat a selected item You can play back any desired track, album or the entire disc repeatedly by pressing REPEAT.
English Repeat A-B You can repeat the specified section of the disc by setting two points (start and end point). 1 Press A-B to select the start point of repeat play. A A–B To cancel the repeat A-B ”B” disappears from the Press A-B repeatedly until “A” display. B “A”” lights up and “B” blinks. 2 Press A-B to select the end point of repeat play. A–B A B “A”B” lights up. The selected section is played back repeatedly. 13 En 01_En_02_BOD_CDX-397_497_AB.
PROGRAM PLAY You can enjoy listening to your favorite tracks in any desired order by programming tracks. 40 tracks can be programmed in sequence. SYNCHRO 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TAPE PEAK SPACE SEARCH DIMMER REPEAT 5 INDEX RANDOM A–B PROGRAM 2, 4 CLEAR 1 TIME/INFO FOLDER 1 2 Press 3 to stop the playback. Program a desired track by pressing the corresponding numeric button. Repeat this operation to program more tracks. You can select the same track again.
English To stop program playback To check program data Press . The first programmed track number is displayed. To resume program play, press . The playback starts from the first programmed track number. 1. If during program play, press . 2. Press PROGRAM. 3. Each time is pressed, the track numbers and sequential order of the programmed tracks can be checked one after another. The display of the track number can be returned (sequentially in reverse order) by pressing .
TRACK PROGRAMMING FOR RECORDING TO TAPE The unit can program tracks on a disc for recording onto tape. By considering the total possible recording time of the tape, the unit automatically programs tracks or help you program tracks so they fits onto the tape with the least amount of unrecorded space at each end of the tape. Automatic tape-programming (for Audio CD) The unit automatically programs tracks on a disc with their original order.
English Notes ● In step 4, you can check the program data for side A and side B after pressing REPEAT. Information for each side is displayed for 3 seconds. 1 2 3 PROG. 1 Shows the number of programmed tracks. 2 Shows the total time of programmed tracks. 3 Shows the side of the tape. ● All tracks may not be programmed if the tape length is not enough. To program all tracks, use a tape that is longer than the actual playing time. ● You can check, cancel or correct program data.
Manual tape-programming (for Audio CD) This is for recording desired tracks in any order onto a tape. DIMMER 1 3, 5 2 5 6 9 0 DIMMER 3 RANDOM 4 7 REPEAT A–B PROGRAM CLEAR SYNCHRO TAPE PEAK SPACE INDEX RANDOM SEARCH REPEAT A–B PROGRAM CLEAR SYNCHRO TAPE PEAK SPACE 4 6 8 7, 8 2 8 TIME/INFO SEARCH FOLDER 1 5 Follow steps 1 – 3 on page 16. Use numeric buttons to select the track numbers (to be recorded on the side B) in any order. 2 Press PROGRAM.
English Random sequential tape-programming (for Audio CD) The unit automatically programs tracks in random sequential order for recording to tape. DIMMER RANDOM REPEAT A–B PROGRAM CLEAR SYNCHRO TAPE PEAK SPACE 2 SEARCH 3, 4 TIME/INFO FOLDER 1 Follow steps 1 – 3 on page 16. 2 Press RANDOM. 4 Notes ● Because programmed data changes every time RANDOM is pressed, the unrecorded space at the end of each side of the tape also varies accordingly.
Automatic searching for the peak level on a disc (for Audio CD) This unit automatically searches for the peak level of the disc, and play back the part repeatedly. When recording to tape, this feature is very helpful for adjusting the recording level on the tape deck. 1 To cancel the peak level search function Press to stop the playback. Press . Note Even if the peak level search is performed several times on the same disc, the same part may not be always selected.
This unit can automatically synchronize a tape deck recording with CD play. With this function, you can record a CD on tape easily and precisely. This recording method requires a YAMAHA tape deck compatible with this function. (Refer to the tape deck operation manual to find out whether it is compatible or not.) * This unit and the tape deck must be placed close to each other so that both of them can simultaneously receive the signals from the remote control of this unit.
NOTES ABOUT DISCS Discs playable with this unit This compact disc player is designed only for playing back compact discs bearing the marks shown below. Never attempt to load any other type of disc into the unit. The unit can also play back 8-cm (3-inch) compact discs. .... Compact discs (digital audio) The most popular discs for commercially available audio CDs. .... CD-R,CD-RW digital audio discs Music CDs made by copying onto a CDR or CD-RW (including MP3 or WMA format files).
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 YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. PROBABLE CAUSE SYMPTOM English TROUBLESHOOTING REMEDY The unit does not switch ON when POWER is pressed. The power cord is not connected nor completely connected.
SPECIFICATIONS Audio Section General Frequency response ..................... 2 Hz – 20 kHz, ± 0.5 dB S/N ratio ...................................................... 105 dB or more Power requirements Australia model .......................................... 240 V, 50 Hz Europe and U.K. models ..................... 220-240 V, 50 Hz General model .................. 110-120/220-240 V, 50/60 Hz Korea model ................................................ 220 V, 60 Hz China model ..........................
English CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. LINE OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL L R CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. DANGER VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VARO! AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN.
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