A3.2 CD UPSAMPLING 24 BIT COMPACT DISC PLAYER WITH CD TEXT DISPLAY MUSICAL FIDELITY A3.2CD UPSAMPLING 24 BIT CD PLAYER POWER OPEN/CLOSE PLAY/PAUSE STOP PREVIOUS NEXT LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for purchasing the Musical Fidelity A3.2 CD 24 bit CD Player. Used properly and carefully, it should give many years of outstanding musical reproduction.
CONTENTS PAGE 3 Safety Information: - Mains plug (U.K.
SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT! (U.K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with a mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, you need to cut off the plug, please remove the fuse holder and dispose of the plug safely, out of reach of children. It must not be plugged into a mains outlet. The wires in the mains lead supplied with this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code: Green and yellow..............Earth Blue................................Neutral Brown.......
SAFETY INFORMATION CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This CD player has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a Class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous radiation during normal use because invisible radiation emitted inside this product is completely confined within the protective housing.
USER INFORMATION LASER INFORMATION: Optical pick-up type: Manufacturer: Block type : Pick-up type : Wavelength : Sony Corporation CDM14BL-5BD25 KSS213BA/F-NP 760-800nm RADIO - FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and operated in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference to radio communications.
GENERAL ADVICE INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS and USER INFORMATION Your new A3.2 CD is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance, but as with all electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions: Heed all warnings shown on the back of the product. Only connect the A3.2 CD to a mains outlet having the same voltage as marked at the back of the unit. Always ensure that when disconnecting and reconnecting your audio equipment the mains supply is switched off.
GENERAL ADVICE / INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION CLEANING Congratulations on the purchase of your new A3.2 CD upsampling 24 BIT CD player. Before cleaning the CD player, always turn off the power at the mains switch and remove the mains plug from the wall outlet. Clean the housing and the remote control unit using a moist cloth. We do not advise the use of solvents, white spirits or thinners, as they could damage the surface finish of the unit. The A3.
FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS MUSICAL FIDELITY A3.
BASIC OPERATION LOADING AND PLAYING COMPACT DISCS If mains power to the A3.2 CD player is switched on with a disc already loaded, it will automatically search for the disc and begin playing from the first track.
BASIC OPERATION STOP Playback can be stopped at any time by pressing the STOP button once. track time remaining display (far right digits) will be seen to advance rapidly in the required direction. For both directions the unit will return to normal playback when the button is released. TRACK SELECTION To change track, the track skip buttons NEXT and PREVIOUS can be pressed to jump forwards or backwards one track in either direction.
SPECIAL FEATURES REPEAT PLAYBACK SHUFFLE PLAYBACK The REPEAT button on the remote control allows the repeated playback of either one track or all tracks on the disc. By pressing the REPEAT button once, you can repeat the entire disc (or the programmed selections - see page 12) over and over again. Large letters REPEAT briefly replace track, index and time information followed by a smaller, permanent REPEAT legend underneath.
SPECIAL FEATURES INTRODUCTION SEARCH The introduction-search function allows play back of just the start of each track on the disc, for instance to locate a preferred track by ear. Press INTRO on the remote control, and the display will briefly show: The first ten seconds (approximately) of each title on the CD are then played (or the first 10 seconds of any programmed titles, see below). The playback arrow in the display window flashes to indicate that this mode is activated.
SPECIAL FEATURES If at any time you make a mistake or wish to delete a track from the list, press the CLEAR button to erase the last step. Repeated pressing of CLEAR will then erase each step in reverse order. If you wish to check the selection before playing back your program, the CHECK button can be pressed to step through each track in turn. At the end of the check sequence, the display briefly shows: To play the programmed tracks press PLAY/PAUSE (or INTRO if required, see page 12).
SPECIAL FEATURES - TEXT CD TEXT DISCS A small number of CDs released for sale more recently have additional text information contained in the recorded digital data. The A3.2 CD can individually display either the disc title, artist’s name or track title with appropriate control commands. Only CDs which are identified as having this text feature, either on the disc’s label or the library case, will have text function on the A3.2 CD.
SPECIAL FEATURES - Other Languages Other Languages: A limited number of CD text discs also have an “other-language” option. In this case, after loading the disc, the display shows the current or default language after MULTI has been appeared underneath the TEXT legend. If the player cannot read one of the languages identified in the disc’s digital data, the display will show “(OTHER LANG)” after loading the text CD.
TROUBLESHOOTING Basic problem-solving with a CD player is similar to troubleshooting other electrical or electronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possible causes first, such as the following examples: Problem Probable Cause Remedy No power when POWER button is pressed Power plug is not inserted fully into rear socket Plug in securely. No playback when disc is loaded, “NO DISC” displayed Disc is loaded with label side down Re-load with label side up.
SPECIFICATIONS : A3.2 CD Upsampling 24 Bit Compact Disc Player DAC architecture 24 bit Delta-Sigma (Bitstream) Dual differential 8x oversampling Disc mechanism Sony Upsampling 96kHz Frequency response 10Hz to 20kHz +0 / -0.2 dB Signal / noise ratio > 115dB 'A' weighted Total harmonic distortion < 0.006% 10Hz to 20kHz Total correlated jitter < 170 pS Channel separation > 100dB 20Hz to 20kHz Linearity < 0.2dB down to -90dB Audio output at digital 0dB level 2.
