Philips CD 880 - Manual (Page 5)

5, CONNECTIONS 6. USING THE PLAYER
This Compact Disc player can be connected in various ways.
With the exception of OPTICAL, all connection sockets have a
gold coating in order to minimize the contact resistance between
sockets and leads. To maintain the quality of these connections
we recommend that you use the connection ieads supplied, the
plugs of which also have a gold coating.
Connection via the OPTICAL socket
This output supplies a digital signal via an optical path; for this
reason it can only be connected to a Digital Analog Converter, an
amplifier with an optical digital input or a digitai sound processor.
For this the optical lead is used.
1. Remove the protective caps from the piugs (fig. 3b).
2. Pull out the protective piug from the OPTiCAL socket of the
piayer (fig. 3b).
Note; Store the protective caps in a safe place. If the lead is
disconnected, these caps must be refitted. The same appiies to
the protective piug; this serves to keep the input free from dust
when there is no plug in it, e.g. during transportation.
3. Connect one end of the lead to the OPTICAL socket on the
Compact Disc player.
4. Connect the other end to the optical input of the D/A converter
or of another piece of equipment.
Press in the piugs untii you hear a click.
Important: Ensure that there are no foids in the opticai iead
because this will hinder the conduction of light.
Connection via the ELECTRICAL socket
This output also supplies a digitai signal and can therefore only
be connected to an inputwhich is suitabie forthis signal. Use here
a lead with one cinch plug on either end.
1, Connect one end of the iead to the ELECTRiCAL socket on the
player.
2. Connect the other end to the digital input of a D/A converter
or other piece of equipment.
Important; Never connect the DIGITAL OUT ELECTRICAL
socket to a non-digital input of an amplifier, such as AUX, CD,
TAPE, or PHONO. This can damage the amplifier and the
loudspeakers.
Connection via the ANALOGUE OUT FIX sockets to the am­
plifier
Here you use the lead which has two cinch plugs on either end.
1. Push both plugs on one end (white or L=left channel, red or
R = right channel) into the ANALOGUE OUT FIX sockets on the
player.
2. Push the plugs on the other end of the lead into the
corresponding sockets of the CD or AUX input on your amplifier
(or pre-amplifier, tuner-amplifier etc). If this is already in use, you
can also use the TUNER or TAPE IN input, but under no
circumstances should you use the PHONO input. This is not
suitable for a Compact Disc player.
Connection via the ANALOGUE OUT VAR sockets to the
amplifier
These sockets supply a variable signal, the strength of which is
determined by the - VOLUME -l- buttons on the remote control
handset.
After the player has been switched off and then back on again,
the last selected volume level will automatically remain set.
Connection takes place in the same way as via
ANALOGUE OUT FIX.
Connection to the mains supply
1. Press the plug of the mains lead supplied into the terminal
socket.
2. Push the plug Into the wall socket.
Your Compact Disc player is now ready for use.
The following items are described in this section:
A. Playing a complete disc
B. Special features during play
C. Possible ways of starting play
D. Programming
E. FTS (Favourite Track Selection)
F. Other possibilities
- When using this Compact Disc player, various indications in the
display explain what is happening. These are given below.
- A description is also given of what could go wrong and what you
should then do.
- The names used in the text to refer to the buttons are the same
as those used on the player.
6A Playing a complete disc
1. Press ON/OFF.
-The display and the on/off indicators light up.
If the display does not light up;
Is the mains lead connected properly at both ends?
Is power available at the mains socket?
2. Press OPEN.
- The disc tray opens.
- ’DISC’ lights up.
3. With your hand open and thumb and fingers extended, take the
disc out of its holder, holding it by the edges and fit it, label side
up, into the cradle in the disc tray (Fig. 6-7).
4. Close the disc tray by pressing gently on the front side.
- ’DISC’ flashes on the display.
-The disc spins for a moment and then stops.
- ’DISC’ goes out.
- The total number of tracks and total playing time of the disc are
shown on the display.
if ’DISC ERROR’ appears briefly on the display:
Has the disc been inserted correctly?
Is the disc dirty or damaged in any way? (See Section 7E - Maintenance)
5. Press PLAY/REPLAY.
- The disc starts to spin and play begins.
-The track number indicator shows how many tracks there are
on the disc. Each time atrack has been played, the number of that
track goes out.
-The numbers above ’TRACK’ and ’INDEX’ always indicate
which track and index number are being played at that moment,
starting with track 1, index 1.
- ’TRACK LAP’ appears on the display.
-The elapsed playing time of each track is shown above ’MIN’
and ’SEC’.
You can go directly from step 3 to step 5.
If no sound (or distorted sound) is heard:
Is the disc dirty or damaged in anyway? (See Section 7E - Maintenance)
Is the correct source selected on the amplifier?
Is the volume control on the amplifier still set to zero?
Is the Compact Disc player connected to your amplifier correctly? (See
Section 5 - Connections)
Is the player positioned horizontally?
If play stops or if a set pause of 3 seconds is inserted between tracks:
Is the PLAY MODE switch on NORM?
6. Press LAP/REM (or TIME on the remote control handset)
whenever you want to know the remaining time of the track.
- ’REM TRACK’ then appears on the display.
-The remaining playing time of the track is shown above ’MIN’
and ’SEC’.
7. Press LAP/REM again (or TIME on the remote control
handset) if you wish to know the remaining playing time of the
entire disc.
- ’REM TOTAL’ appears on the display. Above ’MIN’ and ’SEC’
you will see the total remaining playing time.
-When the last track has been played, the player will stop
automatically. The display again shows the total number of tracks
and the total playing time of the disc.