Compact disc player CD36
Safety guidelines CAUTION ATTENTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you need to install, connect, set up and use the Arcam CD36 compact disc player. The CR-314 remote control handset supplied with this equipment is also described. Safety Safety guidelines are set out on the inside front cover of this handbook. Many of these items are common sense precautions, but for your own safety, and to ensure that you do not damage the unit, we strongly recommend that you read them.
Installation � � � � � � � Positioning the unit Always place the CD player on a level, firm surface. Placing your player on a set of dedicated sorbothane isolation feet will isolate the unit from its surroundings as well as absorbing the vibrations created within the player itself. You will generally hear some sonic improvements, which makes this an extremely cost-effective upgrade. Connecting to other equipment Interconnect cables Interconnecting cables are not supplied with this CD player.
English Using your CD player CD36 COMPACT DISC PLAYER LOAD � POWER PLAY STOP PAUSE � � � 7 Press this button to switch the CD player on and off. When first powered up with no CD installed the display shows ‘No disc’. LOAD POWER � � � --NO DISC-- 1 To install a CD, press LOAD (or OPEN on the remote control). The CD tray opens – it accepts 12cm and 8cm discs. Place the CD in the tray with the label facing uppermost.
Using the CR-314 remote control 0–9 keypad CD/DVD This allows direct access to individual tracks on the disc. To select a track, press the corresponding keypad button. For tracks greater than 9, enter the digits in sequence. For example, to play track 15, press and hold 1 until the number on the display moves to the left, then press 5. Ensure that CD mode is selected using the CD/DVD toggle button. The ‘CD’ LED above the CD/DVD button is lit briefly when CD mode is selected.
English English Remote-control codes The following table gives the IR-commands accepted by the CD36. Items shown in italics reference the buttons on the supplied CR-314 remote control. The items not in italics are additional commands accepted by the CD36. Power commands Command Decimal Code Power toggle 20–12 Power-on 20–123 Power-off 20–124 Playback control commands Command Decimal Code Track number ‘n’, (e.g., 1) 20–n (e.g.
Technical specification Digital to Analogue conversion High performance 192kHz 24-bit sample rate converter and multiple 24-bit digital to analogue conversion Laser pick-up 3 beam Laser wavelength 780nm Numerical aperture 0.45 Signal to noise ratio 114dB Harmonic distortion, 24-bit (1kHz) 0.0008% * Frequency response (±0.5dB) 0.15Hz–20kHz Output level (0dB) 2.2Vrms Output impedance 47Ω Minimum recommended load 5kΩ * Using 16-bit, triangular p.d.f.
English Guarantee Worldwide Guarantee This entitles you to have the unit repaired free of charge, during the first two years after purchase, at any authorised Arcam distributor provided that it was originally purchased from an authorised Arcam dealer or distributor.
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