Manual for PD-9700

Manual for PD-9700

Brand: PIONEER

Category: Audio Player

Document Type: Manual

Language: EN

Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 8:28 p.m.

Warranty Information

Refer to the enclosed warranty card for security. Write the serial number on the card and keep it in a secure area.

BASIC OPERATION

To play a compact disc

  1. Turn on the power to the player.
  2. Press OPEN/CLOSE and load a disc. Place the disc with the label surface facing down.
  3. Press PLAY to start playback. The indicator on the PLAY button lights.

To pause playback temporarily:

Press PAUSE. The indicator on the PAUSE button lights and playback is paused at that point. Pressing PAUSE again or PLAY resumes playback from the position where pause mode was entered.

To stop playback:

Press STOP.

To stop playback and take out the disc:

Press OPEN/CLOSE and remove the disc. Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray and then press POWER to turn off the power.

FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS

  • CD Stable platter Mechanism Realizes Stable Disc Playback
  • Center Tray Design Expresses Quality, Pure Audio
  • Pioneer's New 1-bit DLC (Direct Linear Conversion) with High-Speed & High-Density Pulse Flow D/A converter
  • Silent Linear Motor Servo Mechanism Minimizes Unnecessary Vibrations For Sure and Silent Searching
  • Minimized Signal Path Length and Digital/Audio Independent Direct Construction
  • Rigid Multilayered Honeycomb Chassis Protects Against Vibrations
  • Balanced Design Features Accurate Signal Transmission, Heavy-Duty Power Supply, Non-Resonant, Vibration-Free Construction and Thorough Noise Reduction Measures

CONNECTIONS

Ensure all components are turned off before making connections.

Analog output connections:

  • LINE OUT jacks (pin-jack): Connect to amplifier's CD or AUX input jacks. Do not connect to PHONO jacks.
  • BALANCED LINE OUT jacks (U.S. and Canadian models of PD-75 only): Connect to a control amplifier with balanced input jacks.

Connecting to the digital jack:

  • OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack: Use an optical fiber cable.
  • COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack: Use a coaxial digital cable.

CD-Deck synchro function:

Connect the CD DECK SYNCHRO jacks of the CD player and cassette deck for synchro recording.

System remote control (U.S. and Canadian models only):

Connect CONTROL IN jack on the CD player to CONTROL OUT jack of the amplifier for remote control of the CD player via the amplifier's remote.

Power cord connection:

Connect the power cord to a household AC wall outlet or an AC outlet on your amplifier.

Troubleshooting and error codes

Symptom Cause Remedy
Disc tray is not expelled when OPEN/CLOSE is pressed. Power plug is disconnected from outlet. Connect plug to amplifier or wall outlet.
When playback is started, it stops immediately. Pauses or stops during playback. Disc is loaded upside down.
Smudged on the disc, etc.		 Load the disc correctly with the label side DOWN.
Clean the smudges from the disc and then play it again.
No sound Output cords are connected incorrectly or loosely.
Incorrect operation of stereo amplifier.
The OUTPUT button is set incorrectly.		 Connect properly.
Check the settings of amplifier switches and sound volume controls.
Set the OUTPUT button according to the connection (DIGITAL or ANALOG).
Sound is distorted, noise is output. Pin plugs and/or amplifier terminals are dirty.
Player is in pause mode.		 Clean away dirt.
Press the PLAY button.
With certain discs, loud noise is produced, or play stops. Disc has bad scratch or warp.
Disc is extremely dirty.		 Replace the disc.
Clean disc.
Remote control will not function. Dead batteries.
Too far from player or wrong angle.
Obstruction between player and remote control unit.		 Replace batteries.
Maintain distance of 7 meters and angle of 30 degrees.
Remove obstruction.
The picture of the TV screen is fluctuated or FM broadcast is interfered with noise. Interference is being picked up from the CD player. Turn off the player's power or move it away from the TV or tuner.
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