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U C A
CDX-596/496/396
Compact Disc Player
Lecteur Compact Disque
OWNER’S MANUAL
MODE D’EMPLOI
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• Explanation of Graphical Symbols CAUTION The lightning flash with arrowhead RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK symbol, within an equilateral triangle, DO NOT OPEN is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF voltage” within the product’s ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE enclosure that may be of sufficient COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE magnitude to constitute a risk of PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO electric shock to persons.
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FCC INFORMATION (for US customers only) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE : DO NOT MODIFY THIS Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that UNIT! interference will not occur in all installations. If this This product, when installed as indicated in the product is found to be the source of interference, which instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, requirements. Modifications not expressly approved please try to eliminate the problem b
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CONTENTS CAUTION ............................................ 1 RANDOM-SEQUENCE PLAY ......... 13 NOTES ABOUT DISCS ...................... 2 REPEAT PLAY ................................. 13 FEATURES ......................................... 3 PROGRAM PLAY ............................ 14 UNPACKING ....................................... 3 INDEX SEARCH .............................. 15 NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE TRACK PROGRAMMING FOR CONTROL .......................................... 4 RECORDING TO TA
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English CAUTION: Read this before operating your unit. c To assure the finest performance, please read this c The voltage to be used must be the same as that manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future specified on this unit. Using this unit with a higher voltage reference. than that which is specified is dangerous and may result in a fire or other type of accident causing damage. c Install your unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place YAMAHA will not be held responsible for an
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NOTES ABOUT DISCS Discs playable with this unit Notes about handling compact discs This compact disc player is designed only for playing c Always handle the disc with care so that its surface is not compact discs bearing the marks shown below. Never scratched. attempt to load any other type of disc into the unit. The unit will also play 8-cm (3-inch) compact discs. .... Compact discs (digital audio) The most popular discs for commercially available audio CDs. c Compact discs are not subjected
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English Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA compact disc player. FEATURES v Automatic Peak Level Search Function v CD-RW (ReWritable) Disc Playability * Refer to page 2 for details. v CD Synchronized Recording v Program Play v Adjustable Display Brightness v Random-Sequence Play v Remote Control Capability v Single Track/Entire Disc Repeat Play v Optical Digital Output v Automatic Spacing Function CDX-596 only v Track Programming Function Useful for Recording Tracks Fitted onto Any Length v Co
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30° NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL Battery installation Remote control operation range 1. Turn the remote control over and remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it in the direction of the CDX-596, CDX-496 CDX-396 arrow. 2. Insert the batteries (AA, R6, UM-3 type) according to the polarity markings on the inside of the battery compartment. Remote control 3. Close the battery compartment cover. sensor 1 Within approximately 6 m (19.7 feet) 3 2 Notes c There should be no large obstacles b
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English CONNECTIONS c Before making any connection, switch OFF the power to c If the placement of this unit causes noise to another the unit and the amplifier or other component. equipment, such as a tuner, separate them from each c Connections should be made to the correct input other. terminals of the amplifier or another component. LINE OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 1 OPTICAL COAXIAL 3 2 Connection cable Optical fiber cable (For CDX-596 only; not included) To AC outlet (not included) 1 RCA pin cable
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IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS ( ) indicates the page number on which the controls are best described. FRONT PANEL c The control functions on the main unit and on the remote c / (play/pause) on the main unit has both the control are virtually identical, with the exceptions below. functions of (play) and (pause) on the remote control. c SKIP/SEARCH on the main unit has both the functions of / (skip) and / (search) on the remote control. CDX-596, CDX-496 POWER (p. 8) AUTO DISPLAY OFF indicat
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English ( ) indicates the page number on which the controls are best described. REMOTE CONTROL CDX-596 TEXT/ TIME TEXT/TIME (p. 11) DIMMER (p. 12) CDX-496, 396 TIME TIME (p. 11) OPEN/ SYNCHRO DIMMER CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE (p. 8) SYNCHRO (p. 21) SPACE PEAK PEAK (p. 20) SPACE (p. 12) TAPE CLEAR PROG TAPE (p. 16) PROG (p. 14) 1 2 3 CLEAR (p. 15) 4 5 6 Numeric buttons (p. 9) 7 8 9 0 +I0 INDEX INDEX (p. 15) “pause” (p. 9) – OUTPUT LEVEL + CDX-596 and CDX-496 only OUTPUT LEVEL (p. 12) RANDOM (p. 13) R
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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 OPEN/ NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER SYNCHRO DIMMER CLOSE 2, 3 SPACE PEAK POWER 1 TAPE CLEAR PROG 2 3 REPEAT RANDOM 4 1 Press POWER to turn on the power. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. OPEN/ POWER CLOSE 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, and load 4 Press (or ) to begin play. a disc. Labe
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English To pause play To play directly from the desired track Press . Select a desired track by using the numeric buttons. CDX-596 The selected track 5 To resume play, press again (or press ). number is displayed * on the front panel can also be used to stop play temporarily or to resume play. CDX-496, CDX-396 To stop play Press . To select track number 10 or higher Press +10 to select the first digit and then press a numeric button (1–0) to select the second digit. Example: To select track 25
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To skip to the beginning of the desired track (SKIP SEARCH) To play from the beginning of the next track c These operations can also be performed when the unit is paused or stopped. c When using or on the remote control: If (or ) is pressed and held, the track number is continuously changed to higher numbers (or lower numbers). c When using SKIP/SEARCH on the front panel: (Press once.) Be careful not to press and hold the button, otherwise the selected track is played forward (or backward)
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English Other useful functions Changing displays CDX-596 You 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. 1 Elapsed time of the current track 7 Track name 2 345678910 2 345678910 11 12 TRACK CD-TEXT 11 12 2 Remaining time of the current track 2 345678910 11 12 6 Artist name TEXT/ TIME 2 345678910 ARTIST CD-TEXT 11 12 3 Total disc play time 2 345678910 11 12 4 Total r
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Changing brightness of the display CDX-596 You can change the brightness of the display (or turn off the illumination) by pressing DIMMER. During play During a stop or a pause Normal illumination Normal illumination DIMMER Dim Dim (off)* Dim* * While the display illumination is off, * The AUTO DISPLAY OFF indicator lights up. AUTO DISPLAY OFF the AUTO DISPLAY OFF indicator If a disc is played in this
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English RANDOM-SEQUENCE PLAY The unit can play the tracks on a disc in a random sequence. Notes To perform random-sequence play c This feature will not function while programming, or during Press RANDOM. programmed play. c If (SKIP/SEARCH ) is pressed during random- RANDOM sequence play, the next randomly programmed track will be played. If ( SKIP/SEARCH) is pressed, play will return to the beginning of the current track. c This indication appears while the unit is mixing up tracks. c Total r
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PROGRAM PLAY You can enjoy listening to your favorite tracks in any desired order by programming tracks. As many as 40 tracks can be programmed in sequence. TAPE CLEAR PROG REPEAT RANDOM 2, 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 5 1 0 +I0 INDEX 1 Press to stop the unit. 3 Program a desired track by 6 pressing the corresponding numeric button. Repeat this operation to program more tracks. You can select the same track again. 4 When programming is finished, 2 Press PROG. PROG CDX-596 press PROG. PROGRAM PROG Bli
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English To stop program play To check program data 1. If during program play, press . Press . The first programmed track number will be displayed. 2. Press PROG. To resume play, press . Play will begin from the 3. Each time (SKIP/SEARCH ) is pressed, the track numbers and sequential order of the programmed beginning of the program. tracks can be checked one after another. The display of the track number can be returned (sequentially in reverse order) by pressing ( SKIP/SEARCH). To clear pro
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TRACK PROGRAMMING FOR RECORDING TO TAPE The unit can program tracks on a disc for recording onto tape. By considering the tape’s total possible recording time, the unit 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. m Automatic tape-programming The unit will automatically program tracks on a disc with their original order. TEXT/ SPACE TIME PEAK REPEAT RANDOM 2 5, 6 4 TAPE CLEAR PROG 3
