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9
Before You Start
Getting Set Up
Wipe lightly from the
center of the disc
using straight strokes.
Don’t wipe the disc
surface using circular
strokes.
Discs to avoid
CD
s spin at high speed inside the player during playback
and recording. If you can see that a disc is cracked,
chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged, don't risk using
it in your
CD
recorder or player—you could end up
damaging the unit.
The PDR–509 is designed for use with conventional, fully
circular CD’s only. Use of shaped CD’s is not recommended
for this product. Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in
connection with the use of shaped
CD’s.
Storing discs
Although
CD
,
CD
–
R
and
CD
–
RW
discs are more durable
than vinyl records, you should still take care to handle and
store discs correctly. When you're not using a disc, return
it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in
excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including
under direct sunlight).
When labeling discs, use a felt-tip pen sold for marking
CD
s. Don't glue paper or put stickers onto the disc, or use
a pencil, ball-point pen or other sharp-tipped writing
instrument. These could all damage the disc.
For more detailed care information see the instructions
that come with discs.
The process of finalization fixes the contents of a
CD
–
R
in
place for good by creating a Table of Contents (
TOC
, for
short) at the beginning of the disc which tells other players
exactly what's on the disc and where to find it. Once a
CD
–
R
is finalized, further recording and other changes become
impossible. The
CD
recorder and other
CD
players treat a
finalized disc as an ordinary playback-only
CD
. (See page
33 for more information on finalizing
CD
-recordable discs.)
Should a disc become marked with fingerprints, dust,
etc., clean using a soft, dry cloth, wiping the disc lightly
from the center to the outside edge as shown in the
diagram below. If necessary, use a cloth soaked in
alcohol, or a commercially available
CD
cleaning kit to
clean a disc more thoroughly. Never use benzine, thinner
or other cleaning agents, including products designed for
cleaning vinyl records.
Handling discs
When holding
CD
s of any type, take care not to leave
fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold the
disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge. Damaged
or dirty discs can affect playback and/or recording perfor-
mance. Take care also not to scratch the label side of the
disc. Although not as fragile as the recording side,
scratches can still result in a disc becoming unusable.
CD
-rewritable discs can be finalized in the same way as
CD
–
R
discs, but even after finalization, the disc can still be
erased and used over again. Remember that
CD
–
RW
discs
can only be played on players that are specifically designed
to play
CD
–
RW
discs: most home
CD
players will not play
these discs, even after the disc has been finalized. (See
page 33 for more information on finalizing
CD
-rewritable
discs.)