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Before You Start
The PDR–509 is compatible with three different types of
compact disc:
Playback-only CDs
This unit will playback any ordinary audio
CD
s carrying the Compact Disc Digital Audio
mark shown right.
CD-Recordable discs
Recordable
CD
s, or
CD
-
R
, carry the mark
shown right, and are 'write once'. This
means that having recorded something on
the disc it is permanent—it can't be
re-recorded or erased.
CD-Rewritable discs
Rewritable
CD
s, or
CD
-
RW
, carry the mark
shown right. As the name indicates, you can
erase and re-record material on these discs
so that they can be used over and over
again.
Consumer-use discs
The PDR–509 is only compatible with special consumer-
use
CD–R and CD–RW discs. These are clearly marked For
Music Use Only, For Consumer, or For Consumer Use.
Other types of
CD–R or CD–RW discs, such as those
available for computer-based
CD recorders, will not work
with this recorder.
Pioneer has checked the following branded discs for
compatibility with this recorder (as of May 1999):
• Eastman Kodak Company
• FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
• Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
• MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
• TDK CORPORATION
• VERBATIM CORPORATION
• PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION
Sample discs from the following makers have also been
checked for compatibility (as of May 1999):
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation*
• RICOH COMPANY, LTD.*
• TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.*
* At the time of writing, discs branded under these names
are not available.
Note:
Discs from all of the above makers may also be sold
under different brand names.
About CD, CD–R and CD–RW Discs
Recording and finalizing discs
Unlike other recording media, recordable
CD
s have a
number of distinct states, and what you can do with a disc
depends on the current state of the disc. The figure below
shows the three states—blank, partially recorded, and
finalized—and summarizes what’s possible (✔) and
impossible (✘) in each.
* Once the
CD
–
RW
has been erased, it becomes recordable
again and skip
ID
s can be set and cleared.
** In general, current
CD
players cannot play
CD
–
RW
discs.
However, this situation may change.
CD-R
CD-R
CD
CD-RW
FINALIZE
CD-RW
CD-RW
✔ Recordable
✘ Erasable
✘ Skip ID set/clear
✘ Playable in ordinary
CD player
✔ Recordable
✘ Erasable
✔ Skip ID set/clear
✘ Playable in ordinary
CD player
✘ Recordable
✘ Erasable
✘ Skip ID set/clear
✔ Playable in ordinary
CD player
✔ Recordable
✘ Erasable
✘ Skip ID set/clear
✘ Playable in ordinary
CD player
✔ Recordable
✔ Erasable
✔ Skip ID set/clear
✘ Playable in ordinary
CD player
✘ Recordable*
✔ Erasable
✘ Skip ID set/clear*
✘ Playable in ordinary
CD player**
Recording
Finalization
Recording copyright material
The price of a consumer-use disc includes a copyright fee
that has been paid to the copyright owner (in countries
where the copyright fee collection system has been
established based on their respective copyright laws). This
means that you can use these discs to record music and
other material for your personal use. If you want to use a
disc for anything other than personal use, you must get
permission from the copyright owner (note that copyright
laws vary from country to country; check the copyright-
related laws in your particular country for more information).
Broadcast programs,
CD
s, other recorded media (cas-
settes, vinyl records, etc.) and musical performances are
all protected by copyright laws. You must get permission
from the copyright owner if you sell, transfer, distribute or
lease a disc recorded from the above mentioned sources,
or if you use it as part of a business (such as for back-
ground music in a store).