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Before Use
■ Brand new CDs ■ Rental discs
■ Irregularly-shaped CDs
■ Disc accessories
• You may notice that some brand new discs
are rough around the center hole or
outside. In this case, remove burrs or
flakes around the edge using the side of a
ballpoint pen before using a new disc. Not
doing so may result in burrs or flakes
becoming stuck on the recording side,
preventing playback.
Rough edges
Ballpoint pen
Rough edges
• Do not use a rental disc with glue or
remnants of adhesive tape or labels. They
may cause the disc to get stuck inside or
damage the main unit.
• Specially-shaped or octagonal CDs, like
heart-shaped cannot be played. Do not
attempt to play them, even with an adapter,
since they may damage the player.
Cellophane tape
Recorded surface
• Do not use accessories (stabilizers,
protective seals, laser lens cleaners, etc.)
sold for “improving sound performance” or
“protecting CDs.” The changes in CD
thickness or outside dimensions made by
these accessories may cause problems in
the player.
• Please be sure NOT to attach any ring-
shape protector (or other accessory) to
your discs. Those protectors are
commercially available and said to protect
discs and to improve sound quality (and
antivibration effect), but they can do more
harm than good in regular uses. The most
common problems are Insert/Eject related
problems and “No playback” problems due
to the protector ring that may have come
off in a disc mechanism.
CD ring