With the label side up 2 Close the lid of the CD compartment. 3 Press ^. Display The player turns on (direct power-on) and plays all the tracks once. Track number Playing time Basic Operations Tip Tip Use these buttons for additional operations POWER p^ 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE VOLUME +, – =, + To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote, CFD-Z550 only) stop playback p pause playback go to the next track go back to the previous track remove the CD ^ ( P on the remote, CFD-Z550 only). Press the button again to resume play after pause. + = 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE turn on/off the player POWER Basic Operations Basic Operations Listening to the radio 21 For hookup instructions, see pages 23 – 25. 1 Press RADIO BAND (BAND on Display the remote, CFD-Z550 only) until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). 2 Turn TUNING to tune in the station you want. If the received FM stereo is weak, the reception becomes monaural. Basic Operations Tip Tip Use these buttons for additional operations VOLUME +, –POWER To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote, CFD-Z550 only) turn on/off the radio POWER To improve broadcast reception Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the player itself for AM. for FM for AM Basic Operations Basic Operations Playing a tape 21 For hookup instructions, see pages 23 – 25. 1 Press p6 to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Close the compartment. With the side you want to play facing you 2 Press (. Display The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. Basic Operations Tip Tip Use these buttons for additional operations POWER VOLUME 0, ) p6 P To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote, CFD-Z550 only) stop playback p6 fast-forward or rewind the tape ) or 0 pause playback P Press the button again to resume play after pause. eject the cassette p6 turn on/off the player POWER Basic Operations Basic Operations Recording on a tape 3 12 For hookup instructions, see pages 23 – 25. 1 Press p6 to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. With the side you want to record on facing you 2 Select the program source you want to record. Display To record from the CD player: insert a CD (see page 4) and press CD. To record from the radio: tune in the station you want (see page 6). Basic Operations Start recording. Start recording. Press r (( is depressed automatically). Tips • Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis (see pages 26 and 27) will not affect the recording level. • For the best results, use the AC power as a power source. Use these buttons for additional operations POWER p6 P To Press stop recording p6 pause recording P Press the button again to resume recording. turn on/off the player POWER To erase a recording, proceed as follows: 1 Insert a tape whose recording you want to erase into the tape deck. 2 Press TAPE. 3 Press r. Basic Operations Basic Operations The CD Player The CD Player y You can check information about the CD using the display. DISPLAY ENTER Checking the total track numbers and playing time Press DISPLAY ENTER in stop mode. Total playing time Total track number Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY ENTER while playing a CD. To display Press DISPLAY ENTER the current track number and the remaining time on the current track* once the number of tracks left and the remaining time on the CD twice the current track number and playing time three times * For a track whose number is more than 20 the remaining time appears as “– –:– –”. The CD Player Locating a specific point in a track Locating a specific point in a track The CD Player = , + Note CFD-Z550 only: You cannot locate a specific track if “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by pressing p. Tip CFD-Z550 only: When you locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons. Example: To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3. To locate Press a point while listening to + (forward) or = the sound (backward) while playing and hold down until you find the point a point while observing + (forward) or = the display (backward) in pause and hold down until you find the point a specific track directly number button of the track (CFD-Z550 only) on the remote The CD Player Playing tracks repeatedly Playing tracks repeatedly p ^= , + (Repeat Play) You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 15 and 16). On the remote (CFDZ550 only) • Use MODE instead of PLAY MODE and ( instead of ^. • When you have selected “REP 1”, select the track by pressing the number buttons. 1 Press p. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Proceed as follows. To repeat Do this a single track 1 Press PLAY MODE until “REP 1” appears. 2 Press = or + to select the track that you want to repeat. 3 Press ^. all the tracks 1 Press PLAY MODE until “REP ALL” appears. 2 Press ^. tracks in random order 1 Press PLAY MODE ...