CD 4 Denon Professional Player

This player will not only play CDs, it also plays audio files from a USB drive as well as an SD card, it can connect to and play files from a Bluetooth device such as a phone, a tablet or a computer, and is able to play audio on an external device connected to the Aux In.

 

Playing CDs

  1. If the unit is off, press the POWER button to power it on.
      • Do not insert a CD when the power is off, doing so may damage the unit. Also, make sure that there is not a CD already inside the unit. When powering on, press the EJECT button to make sure the slot is empty.
  2. Insert a CD into the CD slot. (Hold the edges of the CD without touching the recorded surface.)
  3. Select CD as your desired media type. This is done by pressing the MEDIA button, selecting CD, and then pressing on the Jog Dial button (knob on the right side of the unit labeled TUNING) to enter your selection.
  4. Select the track you’d like to play. This can be done by pressing one of the number buttons (1-0) to enter the desired track number. If the track number is two digits, press the buttons in succession (e.g., 1 then 2 for Track 12). Alternatively, turn the Jog Dial to select a track. 
      • Note that playback will not automatically start. To cue a song, select the track and press PLAY when you want to start the track.
      • Unlike CD 1, CD 2, and CD 3, this unit will not begin playback when the fader is turned on or potted up. You will have to manually press PLAY to begin playback. This means that in order to cue a song and have it play on CD 4’s fader, you must select the track, turn on or bring up the fader and press PLAY on the unit when you’d like to start the track.

 

Playing Audio from an External Device (AUX)

  1.  If the unit is off, press the POWER button to power it on.
  2. Connect the 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo/headphone output of your external device to the unit’s AUX In. 
  3. Select Aux as the media type. This is done by pressing the MEDIA button, selecting AUX, and then pressing on the Jog Dial button (knob on the right side of the unit labeled TUNING) to enter your selection. If your external device is connected, “AUX Connected” will appear in the display. If your external device is not connected, “AUX Disconnected” will appear in the display.
  4. Press the PLAY button on your external device to begin playback.

 

Playing Audio Files from a USB Drive

  1. If the unit is off, press the POWER button to power it on.
  2. Connect your USB device to the USB port.
  3. Select USB as your desired media type. This is done by pressing the MEDIA button, selecting USB, then pressing on the Jog Dial button (knob on the right side of the unit labeled TUNING) to enter your selection.
  4. Select an audio file.  
    • When a USB flash drive is first connected, it will show and let you cycle through all tracks available.
    • To move through the audio files, turn the Jog Dial.
    • If the files are separated by folders and you’d like to navigate the different folders, press the FOLDER button. This will show you the tracks available in the root folder (files not in folders), but, using the JOG DIAL to scroll will eventually let you select individual folders. Once on the folder you’d like, press the JOG DIAL to make your selection. You will now be able to, using the JOG DIAL, navigate and select the different tracks in that particular folder.
  5. Press the PLAY button to begin playback.

 

Playing Audio Files from an SD Card

  1. If the unit is off, press the POWER button to power it on.
  2. Insert your SD card into the SD card slot.
  3. Select SD as your desired media type. This is done by pressing the MEDIA button, selecting SD, then pressing on the Jog Dial button (knob on the right side of the unit labeled TUNING) to enter your selection.
  4. Select an audio file.
    • When an SD card is first inserted, it will show and let you cycle through all tracks available. Press play to begin playback.
    • To move through the audio files, turn the Jog Dial 

    OR

    • Press one of the number buttons (1-0) to enter the desired track number. If the track number is two digits, press the buttons in succession (e.g., 1 then 2 for Track 12).
    • If the files are separated by folders and you’d like to navigate the different folders, press the FOLDER button. This will show you all the tracks available, but, using the JOG DIAL to scroll will eventually let you select individual folders. Once on the folder you’d like, press down on the JOG DIAL to make your selection. You will now be able to, using the JOG DIAL, navigate and select the different tracks in that particular folder.
  5. Press the Play button to begin playback.

 

Playing Audio from a Bluetooth Device

  1. If the unit is off, press the POWER button to power it on.
  2. Select Bluetooth (BT) as the media type. This is done by pressing the MEDIA button, selecting BT, then pressing on the Jog Dial button (knob on the right side of the unit labeled TUNING) to enter your selection.
  3. Navigate to your Bluetooth device’s setup screen, find “DN-300Z” and connect. If your Bluetooth device prompts for a pairing code, enter 0000. Once connected, “Connected” will appear in the display.
  4. On your device, select the file you’d like to play and press PLAY to begin playback.

 

Play Modes

Normal

Normal mode will play the CD/USB drive/SD card continuously, meaning that once a track is finished, it will automatically play the next. To turn on Normal mode, press the PLAY MODE button and select Normal.

Single ON

Single ON will have the player stop after a track ends. To turn on Single On mode, press the PLAY MODE button and select Single ON.

Random ON

Random ON will play the tracks on the CD/USB drive/SD card in a random order. To select the Random play mode, press the PLAY MODE button and select Random ON.

NOTE: Settings such as repeat, single play, time displays, etc., will reset once the STOP button is pressed and also when the unit is turned off.