User manual PIONEER PD-F958

[. . . ] 30 Capability of Your PD-F958 The PD-F958 enriches your life with music. Hard Disk Recording from Various External Music Devices Analog Digital LPs Tapes DAT MD FM Broadcasts Satellite Broadcasts CD player/ DVD player Digital recording may not be possible due to copy protection, SCMS, or Serial Copy Management System. Hard Disk Recording from the Built-in CD-R drive * HDD: Hard Disk Drive In order to create CDs, you need to record audio sources to the HDD. CD Recording from the Hard Disk Creating Original CDs of Your Favorite Music You can create your own CDs. You can duplicate CDs. Functioning as a Music Server or a Juke-box Getting Started Installing an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) To use the recording function of the PD-F958, you need to install an HDD. Install an HDD and Format it Installation Preparation 1 Prepare the HDD for this unit. You can use an HDD that meets the following conditions. Interface: IDE/ATA Data Transfer Mode: PIO mode 0-4, Multiword DMA mode 0-2 Size: 3. 5 inches Capacity: 20 GB-400 GB (Up to 400 GB is recommended; more than 400 GB may not be operable. ) Estimated recordable time for each HDD capacity is as follows. Capacity 80 GB 160 GB 200 GB 320 GB 400 GB Available Time approx. 600 hrs. For information on compatible HDDs, please contact your nearest authorized Yamaha branch or dealer. 2 3 NOTE Always set the HDD to "Slave" when you use with this device. Refer to the manual supplied with the HDD, or ask the HDD manufacturer how to set it to "Slave. " Turn off the power of this device and disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet. Disconnect this device from other devices. [. . . ] Positive setting 1 Track Erase Erases any unnecessary tracks. For more information, see page 60 in the Owner's Manual. [Ex. ] Erase track 2. Before After blank number Part Erase Erases any unnecessary parts between two points: start point (A) and end point (B). For more information, see page 60 in the Owner's Manual. [Ex. ] Decrease a silent portion from 10 seconds to 2 seconds. After 2 secs. Track Combine Combines two or more consecutive tracks into one. For more information, see page 62 in the Owner's Manual. [Ex. ] Combine tracks 2, 3 and 4 into track 2. Before After Track Divide Divides a track into two. For more information, see page 62 in the Owner's Manual. [Ex. ] Divide track 2 into two, track 2 and track 3. Before 1 2 3 4 After 1 2 3 4 5 1 Track Pack Rearranges the track numbers in sequential order by deleting blank tracks. For more information, see page 63 in the Owner's Manual. [Ex. ] Rearrange the order. Before blank number blank number After Add Fade In/Add Fade Out Adds 1 to 10 second fade-in effect at the beginning of a track (effective for track 1). For more information, see page 54 in the Owner's Manual. Track Shuffle Changes the playback order in an Album. For more information, see page 56 in the Owner's Manual. [Ex. ] Move Track 2 to the point before Track 5. Before 1 2 3 4 5 6 After 1 2 3 4 5 6 Track Level Balances the volume level of a selected track to that of other tracks. For more information, see page 56 in the Owner's Manual. [Ex. ] Adjust the volume level of Track 2 to other Tracks. Average volume level Volume level Tr. Interval Increases the time between the previous track by adding a silent portion at the beginning of the succeeding track. For more information, see page 57 in the Owner's Manual. [Ex. ] Add 2 seconds to a track without a silent portion at its beginning. 2-second silent portion Disc Edit - Arranging Discs Arranges Discs/tracks recorded on the HDD. The operation procedure for Disk Edit is the same as Track edit, except for Disc Divide. Refer to Track Edit. Disc Rename Disc Erase Disc Combine Disc Divide*1 Disc Pack*2 Disc Title 1 Changes the Disc number. Combines two or more consecutive Disc groups into one. Refreshes the sequential number order of remaining Disks after deleting a Disk(s). [. . . ] Please wait for a while. For more information, see page 78 in the Owner's Manual. 1 Glossary AAC An audio compression system conforming to the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) movie standard, offering good quality at a higher compression ratio than MP3 compression. OPC Abbreviation for `Optimum Power Control. ' The laser power necessary used to write data varies depending on the CD-R/RW selected. OPC allows the PD-F958 to automatically adjust laser power according to the CD-R/RW you use. CD TEXT Text information recorded onto a CD, such as title, artist name, lyrics, etc. You need to use a CD player/CD-ROM drive corresponding to CD TEXT format. PCM Abbreviation for `Pulse Code Modulation, ' which is an analogdigital converter system to change analog audio data to digital. The PCM system is employed for music CDs (CD-DA). Coaxial/Optical Digital Jacks The digital input/output jacks. [. . . ]