[. . . ] Retain this Owner's Manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 Read Instructions ­ All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. Retain Instructions ­ The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings ­ All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. Follow Instructions ­ All operating and other instructions should be followed. [. . . ] to record CD onto MD directly. When the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) terminal of this unit is used ( 3 ) CDX-596 only Make the connection from this terminal to the digital input terminal of an amplifier by using a connection cable. E-5 IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS ( ) indicates the page number on which the controls are best described. FRONT PANEL The control functions on the main unit and on the remote control are virtually identical, with the exceptions below. / (play/pause) on the main unit has both the functions of (play) and (pause) on the remote control. SKIP/SEARCH on the main unit has both the functions of / (skip) and / (search) on the remote control. CDX-596, NTX900FM POWER (p. 12) Display panel NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER AUTO DISPLAY OFF POWER OPEN/CLOSE PHONES 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SKIP/SEARCH OUTPUT LEVEL Remote control sensor (p. 8) The shaded part ( ) is provided for CDX-596 only. CDX-396 POWER (p. 4) Display panel NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER POWER OPEN/CLOSE 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SKIP/SEARCH Disc tray (p. 8) E-6 English ( ) indicates the page number on which the controls are best described. REMOTE CONTROL CDX-596 TEXT/ TIME TEXT/TIME (p. 10) The shaded parts ( ) vary between models. E-7 This manual describes how to operate this unit by using the remote control. To operate this unit from the front panel, use the corresponding buttons on the front panel. BASIC OPERATION NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER SYNCHRO DIMMER OPEN/ CLOSE 1 SPACE PEAK 2, 3 4 POWER TAPE CLEAR PROG 2 3 REPEAT RANDOM 1 Press POWER to turn on the power. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. OPEN/ CLOSE POWER 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, and load a disc. Label side up. OPEN/ CLOSE 4 Press (or ) to begin play. Disc tray Play will begin from the first track of the disc. Display information CDX-596 1 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 1 Shows the track number selected or being played. 2 Displays the numbers that correspond to the numbers of tracks (as high as number 20) on the disc. To cancel the automatic spacing function Press SPACE. SPACE SPACE SPACE "SPACE" disappears from the display. Adjusting the level of signals output to the amplifier and the headphone listening level CDX-596 and NTX900FM only You can adjust the level of signals output to the amplifier by pressing ­ OUTPUT LEVEL +. ­ OUTPUT LEVEL + When you listen with headphones, connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and adjust the volume by pressing ­ OUTPUT LEVEL +. At that time, note that this adjustment will also vary the signal level output to the amplifier. PHONES PHONES E-12 English RANDOM-SEQUENCE PLAY The unit can play the tracks on a disc in a random sequence. To perform random-sequence play Press RANDOM. Notes This feature will not function while programming, or during programmed play. If (SKIP/SEARCH ) is pressed during randomsequence play, the next randomly programmed track will be played. If ( SKIP/SEARCH) is pressed, play will return to the beginning of the current track. This indication appears while the unit is mixing up tracks. RANDOM To cancel random-sequence play Press or RANDOM. Total remaining time on the disc will not be displayed during random-sequence play. CDX-596 and NTX900FM only If the power is switched off during random-sequence play, pressing POWER again to turn on the unit will automatically restore random-sequence play. RANDOM or REPEAT PLAY You can play any desired track or the entire disc repeatedly by pressing REPEAT. The repeat play mode will change whenever you press REPEAT. SINGLE REPEAT (S) CDX-596 A single track is played repeatedly. (If repeat play is switched off, programmed play or random-sequence play will be resumed. ) (off) FULL REPEAT (F) REPEAT S All tracks (the entire disc) are played repeatedly. * During programmed play, all programmed tracks are played repeatedly. * During random-sequence play, all randomly sequenced tracks are played repeatedly in the same order. * CDX-596 and NTX900FM only If the power is switched off during FULL REPEAT play, pressing POWER again to turn on the unit will automatically restore FULL REPEAT play. REPEAT F REPEAT NTX900FM, CDX-396 (off) SINGLE REPEAT FULL REPEAT E-13 PROGRAM PLAY You can enjoy listening to your favorite tracks in any desired order by programming tracks. [. . . ] PROBABLE CAUSE The power cord is not connected nor completely connected. Wait 20 to 30 minutes after switching the unit ON before trying to play a disc. Replace the disc with a correctlyrecorded disc playable with this unit. Improper amplifier operation. (CDX-596 and NTX900FM only) The remote control does not work. The tuner is too close to the unit. [. . . ]