Yamaha CDR-HD1500 Owner's Manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A.YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE.,

41 POWERTurns on/off this unit (P.14).2 HDDSets the unit to the HDD operation mode (P.14).3 CDRSets the unit to the CDR drive operation mode (P.14).4

5EnglishGETTING STARTED1NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLSa ERASESelect items to be erased when erasing data (track data orTOC) from a CD-RW disc (P.48).s

6NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Remote controlOPEN/CLOSECOPYFINALIZEREPEAT1ABC2DEF3GHI4JKL5MNO6PQR7STU0SPACEMODEENTERMENUCOMPLETETRACK NO.WRITEHDDCDRG

7EnglishGETTING STARTED1NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLSy W/D (Play/Pause)Starts playback of the currently selected group or track.Pressing the button du

8NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS DisplayALBMMARKA.M.Q.R. AUTO PRD DIG MRECLEVELTRACKTOC GROUPTIMECDR WLRdB –30 –10 –6 –2 0MULTRNDM ALL SYNC ANLGTOTALDU

9EnglishGETTING STARTED1NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Rear panelFor details about HDD installation, refer to “INSTALLING THE HDD” of the “HDD Install

10LINE IN — LINE OUT IN OUTDIGITALREC COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICALRS–232CVIDEOVIDEOOUTS VIDEOANALOGPLAYRLRL4 3RECPLAYOUTINDIGITALINPUTCOAXIALDIGITA

11EnglishGETTING STARTED1CONNECTIONSConnecting a monitorYou can display the list of groups or tracks to be played, copying/recording settings or the l

12BASIC OPERATIONAL FLOWOnce you have finished all connections (P.10) and prepared the remote control (P.11), please follow the procedure below to cop

13EnglishBASIC OPERATIONS24Press W/D to start copy.The display shows the progress of the copyprocess.5When copy is finished, press HDD toselect the HD

• Explanation of Graphical SymbolsThe lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within anequilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to thepresence of

14TURNING ON/OFF THE UNITThis unit equips the HDD and CDR drive. When operating the unit, you need to select HDD or CDR drive in accordance with your

15EnglishBASIC OPERATIONS2SELECTING THE GROUP OR TRACK MODEWhen starting playback or recording, you need to select the group or track mode at first, a

16SELECTING THE GROUP OR TRACK MODE Data on the HDDThe data recorded onto the built-in HDD of this unit will be numbered and organized based on the f

17EnglishBASIC OPERATIONS2SELECTING THE GROUP OR TRACK MODE Data on CDsYou can operate CDs (including CD-R and CD-RW) set in the CDR drive by group (

18Display while playing the data on the HDDGroup number, track number and elapsed time of thetrack being playedGroup number, track number and remainin

19EnglishBASIC OPERATIONS2PLAYING BACK THE HDD OR CDFollow the procedure below to carry out basic playback operations. This unit also provides various

20USEFUL PLAYBACK OPERATIONSYou can enjoy playback with various useful features with this unit. Searching by elapsed time(Time Search)You can search

21EnglishBASIC OPERATIONS2USEFUL PLAYBACK OPERATIONS• When random play is set, all tracks that belong to the selectedgroup category are played in a ra

22USEFUL PLAYBACK OPERATIONS Playing back randomly(Random Play)You can listen to all tracks recorded in a group on the HDD or on aCD in a random sequ

23EnglishBASIC OPERATIONS2USEFUL PLAYBACK OPERATIONS Playing back only the beginningparts of tracks (Intro Play)You can listen to the beginnings of t

FCC INFORMATION (for US customers)1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!This product, when installed as indicated in the instructionscontained

24You can easily listen to a group of desired tracks by selecting a list of tracks with bookmarks.USING THE BOOKMARK LIST Adding tracks to the bookma

25EnglishBASIC OPERATIONS2You can display the list of groups or tracks to be played, copying/recording settings and the list of the setting items on t

26 Copying all tracks on a CDYou can copy all tracks on a CD onto the HDD.1. Set the CD in the disc tray.This unit starts reading the information (ty

27EnglishHDD RECORDING3COPYING FROM A CD ONTO THE HDD Copying selected tracks on a CDYou can copy your favorite tracks on a CD onto the HDD.1. Set th

28COPYING FROM A CD ONTO THE HDD Selecting a target discWhile this unit is in the HDD copy standby mode, rotatethe MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, GROUP S

29EnglishHDD RECORDING3COPYING FROM A CD ONTO THE HDD Setting the HDD copy menuIn the HDD copy menu, you can set the copy method, copy level,and copy

30Copy MethodSetting of the copying method. Copying may fail if the setting for“Copy Method” is not correctly made.Initial setting: Digital CopyDigita

31EnglishHDD RECORDING3RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD Recording input audio sourceYou can make recordings from the component such

32RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD Using an external timer to recordNotes on recording time setting• This unit is not equipped with

33EnglishHDD RECORDING3RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDDSetting for a timer recordingMemo•You cannot set a timer recording for CD-R an

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT•To assure the finest performance, please read this manualcarefully. Keep it in a safe place for future r

34RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD Adjusting the recording levelThere is an adjusting procedure for each input source to be recorded

35EnglishHDD RECORDING3RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD Setting the HDD recording modeThis unit provides various recording modes. Ch

36RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDDSetting a condition for synchronizedrecordingThis unit automatically detects track intervals when r

37EnglishHDD RECORDING3RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD Adding track markers during recording (Manual track marking)ERTEXT/TIME MODE

38RECORDERTEXT/TIME MODEMULTI JOGDIGITAL REC LEVELPUSH ENTERTRACK NO.FINALIZE ERASEBOOKMARKCOMPLETEMENUCLEARMIN MAXOPTICALANALOG REC LEVELINPUTRECCOAX

39EnglishCD-R/CD-RW COPYING4COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISCWhen a disc is selected:When an album is selected:When a bookmark is selected:4

40COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISC Copying selected tracks on the HDDYou can copy favorite tracks on the HDD to a CD-R or CD-RW disc.RECOR

41EnglishCD-R/CD-RW COPYING4COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISC Copying high quality sounds (Audio Master Quality Recording)You can make your

42COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISC Setting the CDR copy modeIn the CDR copy mode, you can specify the number of tracks to be copied on the

43EnglishCD-R/CD-RW COPYING4COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISC Setting the CDR copy menuIn the CDR copy menu, you can set the copy method, c

ivCD/CD-R/CD-RW COMPATIBLE WITH THIS UNIT Discs that can be used for recording onthis unitBe sure to use only CD-R and CD-RW discs made by reliablema

44COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISCCopy LevelSetting of the sound level for copying. Sound level adjustment isnot normally necessary. Howeve

45EnglishCD-R/CD-RW COPYING4DUPLICATING A CDThis unit equips the Duplicate feature that enables to create a copy CD easily and quickly.NoteDuplication

46DUPLICATING A CDNoteNew recordings cannot be added to a CD-R or CD-RW disc onwhich some tracks have been previously recorded.The copying conditions

47EnglishCD-R/CD-RW COPYING4FINALIZING A CD-R/CD-RW DISCFinalization is the process that concludes recording, and allows a CD-R disc to be played on a

48ERASING DATA ON A CD-RW DISCYou can erase the data recorded on a CD-RW disc. New recordings can be made in the space created by erasing. The followi

49EnglishCD-R/CD-RW COPYING4 Initializing a CD-RW discThis operation initializes a CD-RW disc.1. Set a CD-RW disc in the disc tray, then press andhol

50LIST OF EDIT MENUIn the edit menu, you can edit album, track, and disc data stored in the HDD. Please select the menu listed below for any purpose.

51EnglishEDITING5 Entering characters in the editmenuEntering the title characters by using theMULTI JOG knob1. Rotate the MULTI JOG knob.When the MU

52You can select the desired tracks from among the ones recorded on the HDD and store them as an album in this unit’s memory. You can alsoedit the alb

53EnglishEDITING5Memo•You can switch the display by pressing TEXT/TIME (P.18) whilean album is being made:– If the title is assigned to the source dis

vNOTES ON DISCS Handling of discsHeed the following notes on handling of discs not to create anycause for a recording failure, a loss of the recorded

54EDITING ALBUMSAlbum CopyYou can copy the entire disc, album, or bookmark to a new album.1. If “Album Copy” is selected (P.52), the followingscreen a

55EnglishEDITING5EDITING ALBUMSAlbum DeleteYou can delete an existing album.1. If “Album Delete” is selected (P.52), the followingscreen appears.If th

56EDITING ALBUMSTrack ShuffleYou can change the order of tracks in an album.1. If “Track Shuffle” is selected (P.52), the followingscreen appears.If t

57EnglishEDITING5EDITING ALBUMSMemo• The level may change slightly out of the point that the track itselfchanges during the playback of the album with

58You can do various editing operations on the tracks that have been recorded on the HDD.EDITING TRACKS1. Press MENU while the HDD is selected (P.14).

59EnglishEDITING56. Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/– on the remotecontrol) to select the new track number.7. Press the MULTI JOG knob (ENTER on th

60EDITING TRACKSTrack EraseYou can erase a selected track.1. If “Track Erase” is selected (P.58), the followingscreen appears.If the edit menu is sele

61EnglishEDITING5EDITING TRACKS7. Press MULTI JOG knob (ENTER on the remotecontrol) to confirm the beginning point of the partialerase.The passage bet

62EDITING TRACKSTrack CombineYou can combine a series of tracks into one.1. If “Track Combine” is selected (P.58), the followingscreen appears.If the

63EnglishEDITING5EDITING TRACKS6. Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/– on the remotecontrol) to specify the dividing point.The dividing point can be s

1English1234567CONTENTS1. GETTING STARTEDFEATURES ... 2ABOUT THIS MANUAL ...

64EDITING TRACKSAdd Fade InYou can add fade-in at the beginning of a track. The beginning ofthe track is played with gradually rising level when fade-

65EnglishEDITING5EDITING TRACKS6. Rotate MULTI JOG knob (+/– on the remote control)to set the fade-out length.The fade-out length can be set in the 1

66EDITING DISCSYou can do various editing operations on the discs that have been recorded on the HDD.RAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDERTEXT/TIME MODEMULTI JOGD

67EnglishEDITING5EDITING DISCSDisc RenameYou can move a disc and assign a new number.1. If “Disc Rename” is selected (P.66), the followingscreen appea

68EDITING DISCSDisc CombineYou can combine a series of discs into one.1. If “Disc Combine” is selected (P.66), the followingscreen appears.If the edit

69EnglishEDITING5EDITING DISCSDisc PackYou can re-organize the disc numbers by eliminating unused discnumbers that have been created by changing disc

70NATURAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDERTEXT/TIME MODEMULTI JOGDIGITAL REC LEVELPUSH ENTERTRACK NO.FINALIZE ERASEBOOKMARKCOMPLETEMENUCLEARMIN MAXOPTICALANALOG

71EnglishOTHER FEATURES6This unit has the digital-analog converter (DAC) mode. When the DAC mode is turned on, the unit outputs audio sources (audio s

72 Checking HDD information(HDD Info.)You can check the HDD utility (capacity, usage, and availablespace) of this unit.1. Press MENU while this unit

73EnglishOTHER FEATURES6 Checking the firmware version(Firm. Version)Software that is called “firmware” is built into this unit. Thisfirmware control

2 About this manual• This manual is printed prior to production. Design andspecifications are subject to change in part for the reason of theimprovem

74SYSTEM UTILITY Setting the display brightness(Dimmer Setup)You can change the brightness of the display.1. Carry out steps 1 to 3 in “Checking the

75EnglishOTHER FEATURES6SYSTEM UTILITY Starting playback automatically(Auto Play)You can set the auto play function which automatically startsplaybac

76SYMPTOMThis unit does not turn onwhen POWER is pressed.Playback does not beginwith the CD loaded.Playback is delayed, orbegins at the wrong place.Re

77EnglishAPPENDIX7TROUBLESHOOTINGSYMPTOMThis unit does not operateproperly.There is rotation noise ofthe fan.A noise occurs at thechange of the tracks

78DISPLAY MESSAGESCan’t CopyThis message is displayed for approximately 3 seconds when digitalrecording or copying is not possible according to the SC

79EnglishAPPENDIX7DISPLAY MESSAGESReadingThis unit reads the format of the CD, CD-R, or CD-RW disc loadedon the disc tray. Approximately 10 to 20 seco

80GLOSSARYAlbumAn album is a unit used while playing back or recording audiosignals on this unit. For detailed information, see “Data on theHDD” (P.16

81EnglishAPPENDIX7LIST OF SYSTEM MENUYou can make the following operations on this unit’s system menu according to your needs.* “Album Edit”, “Track E

82 Rules of digital recordingSCMS (Serial Copy Management System)As a digital audio component, this unit conforms with the SerialCopy Management Syst

83EnglishAPPENDIX7Audio PerformanceFrequency response ... 5 to 20,000 Hz, ±0.5 dBS/N ratio (EIAJ)Playback ...

3EnglishGETTING STARTED1SUPPLIED ACCESSORIESMake sure the following items are included in your package.• Remote Control • Batteries (size AA, UM-3, or

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A.YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE.,