IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. CAUTION Keep these instructions. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK Heed all warnings. DO NOT OPEN Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF Clean only with dry cloth. ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE Do not block any ventilation openings.
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– and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing. Since hearing damage from loud sounds is often undetectable until it is too late, YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you to avoid prolonged exposure from excessive volume...
10 cm on the top, 10 cm on the left and right, and 10 cm at the back of CDC-697 — away from direct sunlight, heat 21 The batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold.
ENGLISH Introduction Thank you for purchasing this YAMAHA product. We hope it will give you many years of trouble-free enjoyment. For the best performance, read this manual carefully. It will guide you in operating your YAMAHA product. Features ● 5-Discs Carousel Auto-changer ●...
CD PREVENTIVE CARES • This compact disc player is designed only for playing • Compact discs are not affected by small particles of dust back compact discs bearing the marks shown below. or fingerprints on their playing surface, but even so they Never attempt to load any other type of disc into the unit.
REPEAT RANDOM CDC8 WH26170 Remote Control Transmitter ■ Battery installation ■ Remote control transmitter operation range NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER CDC-697 POWER PLAYXCHANGE DISC STANDBY Remote control sensor ■ Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used Within approximately 6 m (19.7 feet)
PREPARATIONS Connecting an Amplifier Never plug in this unit and other components until all connections are completed. • Before making any connections, switch OFF the power to the unit and the amplifier or other components. • Connections should be made to the correct input terminals of the amplifier or other components. •...
PREPARATIONS Connecting the power cable After all other connections are completed, plug the power cable to an AC wall outlet. • China, Asia and General models • Other models AC IN To AC wall outlet To AC wall outlet Plug the power cable into the AC IN, then plug the power cable to an AC wall outlet.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front Panel NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER CDC-697 POWER DISC PLAYXCHANGE STANDBY 8 9 0 q w POWER ............P.9 Remote control sensor ........P.3 Disc tray ............. P.9 t/e (Skip/Search) ........P.11 f (Open/Close) ..........P.9 r/y (Skip/Search) ........
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Display ■ Selecting time displays and the text The display located in the center of this unit provides information about discs. data After closing the disc tray by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE You can select any of the four time displays by pressing the button or selecting any disc by using the DISC SKIP TEXT/TIME display mode-select button.
Turning On and Off the Power REPEAT RANDOM OPEN/ SYNCHRO DIMMER CLOSE TEXT/ TIME PEAK POWER TAPE CLEAR PROG NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER CDC-697 POWER DISC PLAYXCHANGE STANDBY INDEX MODE OUTPUT LEVEL DISC SCAN DISC SKIP STANDBY/ON CDC8 WH26170 STANDBY/ON...
BASIC OPERATION Select a desired disc play mode (1DISC or PLAYXCHANGE 5DISCS) confirming it on the display. During playback, you can open the disc tray by pressing the MODE PLAYXCHANGE button on the front panel without 1DISC REP RN 5DISCS S F P SEARCH TITLE...
BASIC OPERATION Skipping Tracks Searching ■ To play back from the beginning of ■ To go forward rapidly the track following the one now playing back (Press and hold.) ■ To go backward rapidly ■ To play back from the beginning of (Press and hold.) the track now playing back •...
VARIOUS FUNCTIONS Random Sequence Play You can play back the tracks on one or more discs in a Press the RANDOM button. random sequence. The unit will automatically mix up tracks RANDOM from all discs or a designated disc on the disc tray. DISC SCAN DISC SKIP STANDBY/ON...
VARIOUS FUNCTIONS Program Play You can enjoy listening to your favorite tracks selected from If necessary, select a desired disc. one or more discs in any desired order by programming DISC DISC SKIP tracks. DISC SCAN DISC SKIP STANDBY/ON REPEAT RANDOM OPEN/ On the remote control...
VARIOUS FUNCTIONS ■ Display information during ■ To stop program play programming Press the a button. The first programmed track number will be displayed. To resume playback, press the w button. Playback will start 1DISC REP RNDM SAVE BEST EDIT FILE 1 2 3 4 5 5DISCS PROG...
VARIOUS FUNCTIONS Repeat Play Index Search You can play back any desired track or disc (or a set of If the disc includes index numbers, playback can be started discs) repeatedly by pressing the REPEAT button. The from any desired index number. repeat play mode will change whenever you press the Select a track which has index numbers.
When the set time comes, the unit turns on and starts to max. playback. * The level of output signals can be checked in the display. 6 7 8 9 10 NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER CDC-697 11 12 13 14 15 POWER 16 17 18 19 20 DISC...
CD SYNCHRONIZED RECORDING Using a compatible YAMAHA tape deck, you can If desired, select the track to be recorded first. synchronize the tape deck to start recording automatically DISC SKIP when this unit starts playback. With this function, you can record a CD on tape more easily and precisely.
TRACK PROGRAMMING FOR RECORDING This convenient feature can be used to program tracks for You can select any of four tape lengths by pressing the TAPE button. recording to tape. By only memorizing the total possible recording time of the tape, the unit will automatically program tracks or help you to program tracks so they will fit onto the tape with the least amount of unrecorded space TAPE...
TRACK PROGRAMMING FOR RECORDING ■ Display information during Manual Tape Programming programming With this function, you can program tracks from one or more discs in any order to be recorded onto tape. 1DISC REP RNDM SAVE BEST EDIT FILE 1 2 3 4 5 5DISCS PROG CD- TEXT...
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TRACK PROGRAMMING FOR RECORDING ■ Display information during Repeat steps 5 and 6 to program more tracks programming for side A of the tape. You can select the same track again. 1DISC REP RNDM SAVE BEST EDIT FILE 1 2 3 4 5 5DISCS PROG CD- TEXT...
TRACK PROGRAMMING FOR RECORDING Notes Random Tape Programming • Because the programmed data changes every time the RANDOM button is pressed, the amount of time remaining The unit will automatically program tracks on a disc in at the end of the tape also changes accordingly. random sequential order for recording to tape.
AUTOMATIC PEAK LEVEL SEARCHING This unit automatically searches for the peak level of the Press the PEAK button. disc, and play back the part repeatedly. When recording to PEAK tape, this feature is very helpful for adjusting the recording level on the tape deck. DISC SCAN DISC SKIP STANDBY/ON...
If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the problem can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot, or if the problem is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the unit’s power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. SYMPTOM...
SPECIFICATIONS Audio Section General Frequency response ...... 10 Hz – 20 kHz, ± 0.5 dB Power requirements U.S.A. and Canada models ......120 V, 60 Hz Harmonic distortion + noise (1 kHz) ......0.003% Australia model ........... 240 V, 50 Hz S/N ratio ..............
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CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of CAUTION – VISIBLE AND / OR INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. procedures other than those specified herein may VARNING – SYNLIG OCH / ELLER OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD.
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