Yamaha CDC-98 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: Natural Sound Compact Disc Player 5-Disc Carousel Auto-Changer

Summary of CDC-98

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    Important! Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below. Model: serial no.: the serial number is located on the rear of the unit. Retain this owner’s manual in a safe place for future reference. Warning to reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain ...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    2 safety instructions 1 read instructions – all the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2 retain instructions – the safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 heed warnings – all warnings on the unit and in the operating ins...

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    3 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 personel only. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the unit. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Danger: the use of optical instrument with...

  • Page 4: Connections

    4 connections ● before making any connections, switch off the power to the unit and the amplifier or other component. ● connect the “line out” terminals to the “cd” (or “aux”) terminals of the amplifier. If the amplifier does not have such terminals, use the “tape pb” terminals. For additional detai...

  • Page 5: Identification of Components

    5 identification of components front panel remote control transmitter the control functions on the main unit and on the remote control transmitter are virtually identical, with the exceptions described below. Power display panel remote control sensor power switch (p. 6) disc tray (p. 6) buttons (p. ...

  • Page 6: Loading Discs/disc Play

    6 loading discs/disc play 1 2 3 4 5 select the disc play mode (disc mode: single or all) while watching the display. “single” mode: the unit will play a designated disc only. “all” mode: the unit will play all discs in the tray in sequence. 6 * if necessary, select a desired disc by using a disc-sel...

  • Page 7: To Stop Play Temporarily

    7 direct play select a desired track by using the numeric buttons on the remote control transmitter. Example: to select track 25 press ➀ twice, then immediately press ➁ once. * if a track number higher than the highest track number on the disc is selected, the last track on the disc will be played. ...

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    8 to advance or reverse play rapidly (manual search) to advance rapidly to reverse rapidly ● 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. ● manual...

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    9 note the remaining time ➁ will not be displayed for track number 21 or higher. Selecting time displays you can select any of the four time displays by pressing the time display mode-select button. Adjusting level of sound signals output into the amplifier you can adjust the level of sound signals ...

  • Page 10: Random-Sequence Play

    10 1 2 3 select whether to mix up tracks from one disc or all discs in the tray. * if the “single” disc play mode is selected, next select a desired disc by using the disc skip buttons or a disc- select button. 4 to cancel random-sequence play press the stop button or random button once again, or op...

  • Page 11: Program Play

    11 3 ➀ shows the program number for the track to be set next. ➁ shows the selected disc and track number. ➂ shows the total time of the tracks currently programmed, if tracks are selected from one disc only. ➃ shows only the numbers of programmed tracks. * if “p-01” does not appear in the display af...

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    12 notes ● you can set as many as 20 programs at one time. ● if you choose to perform programming with the disc 1 tray empty, be sure to press a disc skip button before starting programming. ● the total time of the programed tracks will not be displayed, if tracks are selected from more than one dis...

  • Page 13: Index Search

    13 1 select a track which has index numbers. 2 3 select the desired index number. To cancel the index search function press the index button. Notes ● not all discs have index numbers. The index system is a method for sub-dividing tracks into smaller divisions (such as, for example, the movements wit...

  • Page 14: Cd Synchronized Recording

    14 1 select the disc. 2 load a tape on the tape deck. * to record from the beginning of the tape, rewind the tape to the full end of the supply reel. 3 this unit enters into the pause mode, and the tape deck enters into the rec/pause mode. * in this mode, the time display on this unit flashes on and...

  • Page 15: No!

    Notes about handling compact discs 15 notes about the remote control transmitter ● this compact-disc player is designed only for playing of compact discs bearing the mark. Never attempt to load any other type of disc into the unit. The unit will also play 3-inch (8-cm) compact discs. ● to remove a d...

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    Audio section frequency response ........................ 2 hz – 20 khz, ±0.5 db de-emphasis equalization ........................................ ±0.5 db harmonic distortion+noise ........................... 0.003% (1 khz) s/n ratio .....................................................................