CAUTION:
< Do not play any disc that is warped, deformed or damaged .
Playing such discs may cause irreparable harm to the playing
mechanisms .
< Printable CD-R and CD-RW discs are not recommended, as the
label side might be sticky and damage the unit .
< Do not stick papers or protective sheets on the discs and do not
use any protective coating spray .
< Use a soft oil-based felt-tipped pen to write the information on
the label side . Never use a ball-point or hard-tipped pen, as this
may cause damage to the recorded side .
< Never use a stabilizer . Using commercially available CD stabilizers
with this unit will damage the mechanisms and cause them to
malfunction .
< Do not use irregularly shaped discs (octagonal, heart shaped,
business card size, etc . ) . CDs of this sort can damage the unit .
Maintenance
< If the disc becomes dirty, wipe the surface radially from the
center hole outward towards the outer edge with a soft and dry
cloth .
< Never use such chemicals as record sprays, antistatic sprays
or fluid or thinner to clean the discs . Such chemicals will do
irreparable damage to the disc's plastic surface .
Storage precautions
< Discs should be returned to their cases after use to avoid dust
and scratches that could cause the laser pickup to "skip . "
< Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or high-temperature
and humidity for extended periods . Long exposure to high
temperatures will warp the disc .
< CD-R and CD-RW discs are more sensitive to the effects of heat
and ultraviolet rays than ordinary CDs . It is important that they
are not stored in a location where direct sunlight will fall on
them, and away from sources of heat such as radiators or heat-
generating electrical devices .
If you are in any doubt as to the care and handling of a CD-R or
CD-RW disc, read the precautions supplied with the disc, or contact
the disc manufacturer .
About CD-R and CD-RW discs
CD-R discs can be recorded once only . Once they have been
used for recording, they cannot be erased or re-recorded .
However, if space is available on the disc (and the disc has not
been finalized), additional material can be recorded .
By contrast, a CD-RW disc can be used in much the same way as a
CD-R disc, but the last track or tracks recorded can be erased, and
the space on the disc can be re-used for other recordings .
However, you should note that an audio CD created using a
CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorily on every audio CD
player .
CD-R, by contrast, may be played satisfactorily on the majority of
audio CD players .
Finalizing
Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD-RW disc, a
standard CD player will not be able to play back the audio until a
final table of contents (TOC) has been written at the start of the
disc .
The process of writing this table of contents is known as
"finalizing" . Once this has been done, no further data can be
written to the disc .
Note that a CD-RW disc that has been finalized can be
"unfinalized" . This allows further tracks to be recorded to the disc,
provided that there is space on the disc .
< Repeat, shuffle and programmed playback do not work with
unfinalized (NO TOC) discs .
Recordable discs
In this manual, we use the term "recordable" disc to describe a
CD-R or CD-RW disc that has not been finalized, and has enough
space to record .
If a high-speed CD-RW disc (4X or more) is finalized using this
unit, the disc may not be able to play on some other CD player .
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