WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
Do not install the player on a tottered stand nor in an unstable or inclined place. Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
BEFORE YOU USE THE PLAYER HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO! 301 CD giga changer for the compact 16 inch width The new roulette-type mechanism allows for a capacity of 301 CDs. Connectable to another 301 CD player and playback 602 discs Another PD-F27 (301-disc CD changer) can be connected to create a 602-disc changer.
The player's pickup lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to soiling, consult your nearest PIONEER authorized service center. Lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available, but special care should be exercised in their use since some may cause damage to the lens.
C System remote control with a Pioneer stereo amplifier that has the Î mark When a Pioneer stereo amplifier bearing the Î mark is used, connect the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel of the CD player to the CONTROL OUT jack of the amplifier. This will enable the CD player to be controlled using the remote control unit supplied with the stereo amplifier.
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E Connecting another PD-F27 With these connections, the audio signals are output from one PD- F27 (MASTER unit) to the other PD-F27 (SLAVE unit), and the CDs loaded in the SLAVE unit are numbered from 301 to 600, so the whole can be operated as a single 602-disc CD changer.
NAMES OF PARTS FRONT PANEL TIME/CHARA button RANDOM button PROGRAM button CLEAR button #& MODE button FILE–TYPE COMPACT DISC PLAYER STANDBY MODE CLEAR indicator STANDBY Î STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON 301–DISC switch Remote sensor SINGLE LOADER ACCESS button SINGLE LOADER PLAY button DISPLAY Blinks during TRACK SCAN or TRACK TITLE SCROLL.
NAMES OF PARTS REMOTE CONTROL UNIT HI-LITE PREVIOUS BEST REPEAT MODE CLEAR TIME/ CHARA TITLE DISPLAY PQRS WXYZ TITLE INPUT DISC MARK TRACK TITLE SEARCH – < CURSOR > DISC ¡ ¢ SEARCH ASMS RANDOM FILE-TYPE CD PLAYER Î REMOTE CONTROL UNIT REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS (23 feet) 1 HI-LITE button...
HOW TO LOAD THE DISCS Loading discs into the rack • You can load up to 300 discs in the rack. The numbers marked on the rack are used as the disc numbers. These are marked in a clockwise order from 1 to 300. •...
BASIC OPERATIONS • You can also use the remote control. MODE TIME/ MODE CLEAR PROGRAM RANDOM CHARA STANDBY STANDBY REFERENCE FILE-TYPE CD PLAYER Î STANDBY/ON SINGLE LOADER ACCESS PLAY indicator To listen in order from the first track Press STANDBY/ON. STANDBY STANDBY/ON To turn the power off ...
BASIC OPERATIONS TIME/ MODE CLEAR PROGRAM RANDOM CHARA STANDBY Î SINGLE LOADER STANDBY/ON ACCESS PLAY Single Loader slot Playing a disc that is not loaded in the rack Use the single loader slot to play discs that are not loaded in the rack .
VARIOUS OPERATIONS TIME/CHARA CLEAR MODE TIME/ MODE CLEAR PROGRAM RANDOM CHARA STANDBY REFERENCE FILE-TYPE CD PLAYER Î STANDBY/ON SINGLE LOADER ACCESS PLAY To program and play only the discs you want to hear (CUSTOM play) This unit lets you program up to 300 of your favorite discs. For example, you can store all the discs of your favorite artist, or some other group of personal selections, and play only those discs.
VARIOUS OPERATIONS To repeat playback (REPEAT play) The operation is available only from the remote control unit. Press the REPEAT button during playback. Each time you press the button, the repeat mode changes as follows. One track repeat (One track repeat) Repeats the current or a selected track during play operations other than HI-LITE scan and PREVIOUS scan.
VARIOUS OPERATIONS RANDOM TIME/ MODE CLEAR PROGRAM RANDOM CHARA STANDBY REFERENCE FILE-TYPE CD PLAYER Î STANDBY/ON SINGLE LOADER ACCESS PLAY To find out which discs you’ve listened to recently (PREVIOUS scan) • This function scans the discs in reverse order, starting from the last disc you played.
VARIOUS OPERATIONS CLEAR TIME/ MODE CLEAR PROGRAM RANDOM CHARA STANDBY Î SINGLE LOADER STANDBY/ON ACCESS PLAY To program tracks/discs in a desired order (PROGRAM play) • The remote control is the most convenient way to perform these operations. • You can program up to 36 steps. •...
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VARIOUS OPERATIONS The following operations can only be performed during stop mode <Programming an entire disc as one step> (Disc all program) If you skip step of the operation example, disc 2 is programmed as step <Programming a pause (remote control only)> (Pause program) If you press 8 at step , you can program a pause.
VARIOUS OPERATIONS TIME/CHARA MODE CLEAR PROGRAM REPEAT DISPLAY STANDBY Î SINGLE LOADER STANDBY/ON ACCESS PLAY To scan quickly through tracks on a disc (HI-LITE scan) • The operation is available only from the remote control unit. This function plays a 10 second portion located 1 minute from the start of each track on all the discs in the current play mode.
VARIOUS OPERATIONS Title Input Disc titles and artist's name can be given to discs loaded in the rack. The titles can have up to 12 characters, including letters (A to Z and a to z), numbers and symbols. Characters can be input either using the jog dial on the main unit or the digit buttons on the remote control unit.
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< CURSOR > DISC ¡ ¢ RANDOM [Example: To input ”PIONEER“] 10 Press 11 Press • Pressing the stop button (7) during the title input operation returns to the condition before the input operation Symbols available with the MARK button ( ! “...
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VARIOUS OPERATIONS TIME/ MODE CLEAR PROGRAM RANDOM CHARA STANDBY REFERENCE FILE-TYPE CD PLAYER Î STANDBY/ON SINGLE LOADER ACCESS PLAY PC keyboard connection terminal • Enter characters using the keyboard. PC keyboard connec- OPEN/ CLOSE UNLOAD tion terminal Connect KEYBORD PHONES INPUT the IBM-compatible PC keyboard through the...
VARIOUS OPERATIONS CLEAR TIME/ MODE CLEAR PROGRAM RANDOM CHARA STANDBY Î SINGLE LOADER STANDBY/ON ACCESS PLAY Input title of CUSTOM groups During the custom mode, custom titles can be input by pressing the TITLE/INPUT button. Refer to “Title input” for the input method. Custom group titles are displayed when the custom mode is set and when custom playback is started.
VARIOUS OPERATIONS Jog dial DIRECT CUSTOM DISC/ PUSH ENTER CHARA ENTER TITLE/SEARCH TITLE DISPLAY INPUT SEARCH TITLE/DISPLAY OPEN/ CLOSE UNLOAD KEYBORD PHONES LEVEL INPUT Displaying titles or artist’s name • For discs equipped with CD Text When playback starts, the track title is displayed. After several seconds, the display starts scrolling.
Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.
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PIONEER ELECTRONICS [USA] INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. PIONEER ELECTRONIC [EUROPE] N.V. PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. <00B00ZF0C00> DIRECT CUSTOM DISC/ PUSH ENTER CHARA...