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Owner’s Manual
MOON Evolution Series
SuperNova
CD Player
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or another apparatus that produces heat. 9. Do not defeat the safety pu
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Important Safety Instructions (cont’d) The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (se
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Table of Contents Congratulations .............................................. 5 Unpacking and Warnings .................................. 5 Introduction ................................................... 6 Installation & Placement ................................... 7 Front Panel Controls ........................................ 8 Rear Panel Connections ...................................10 SimLink™ .......................................
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Congratulations! Thank you for selecting the MOON SuperNova Reference CD Player as a part of your hi-fi reproduction system. This CD Player has been designed to offer state-of-the-art high-end performance in an elegant package, while retaining all the sonic hallmarks on which Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared no effort to ensure that it is amongst the finest CD players available. We have been building high-performance audio equipment for over 25
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Introduction Your MOON SuperNova CD Player incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features: 24-bit/352.8kHz internal upsampling with 8X oversampling. Ultra-high performance 24-bit BurrBrown PCM1798 DAC/Digital Filter. Full unsolicited RS-232 bidirectional feedback. Digital input for use as a digital-to-analog converter with either a digital musi
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Installation & Placement The MOON SuperNova Reference CD Player is very heavy. It requires reasonable ventilation to maintain an optimum and consistent operating temperature. Consequently, it should be placed in a location with empty space around it for proper heat dissipation. As well, it should be placed on a solid level surface. You should avoid placing it near a heat source or inside a closed cabinet that is not well ventilated as this could compromise the
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Front Panel Controls Figure 1: MOON SuperNova Front panel The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The large digital display window indicates the track number of the compact disc currently playing (or the total number of tracks in stop mode) and corresponding time information. The “Standby” button disengages the transport mechanism from the rest of the SuperNova’s circuitry and turns off the digital display. However, when in “Standby
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Front Panel Controls (continued) Pressing the “Repeat” button once results in the entire disc being played again once it has reached the end of the final track. Pressing “Repeat” a second time will result in the track currently playing being repeated again once it has ended. To cancel this mode, simply press the “Repeat” button a third time or open the CD drawer. There are two (2) LED’s located to the right of the “Repeat” button; The top one will illuminat
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Rear Panel Connections Figure 2: MOON SuperNova Rear panel The rear panel will look similar to Figure 2 (above). On the far left side are a pair of analog audio outputs for the right channel labeled “Right Analog” with both a single-ended RCA connector and a balanced XLR connector. Next is a 4-pin XLR connector labeled “DC Power Input 1” followed by the “Left Analog” audio outputs on RCA and XLR connectors. For the audio analog outputs, don’t hesitate
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MOON SuperNova CD Player SimLink™ The SimLink™ provides communication features between various MOON components. For example, if you were to connect the SuperNova CD Player to the i-7 Integrated Amplifier via the SimLink™, pressing the (play) button on the SuperNova would make the integrated amplifier automatically switch to it’s designated input for the CD Player (Please refer to the i-7 owner’s manual for more information if applicable). If you were to adjust the brightness leve
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Balanced Operation When using an unbalanced interconnect, the audio signal runs through both the center wire and the shield/ground wire. Any noise picked up by this interconnect (ie. nearby magnetic fields such as an AC power cord) will be reproduced by both the preamplifier and amplifier, then heard through the loudspeakers. Conversely, a balanced interconnect has three separate conductors; one for the ground and two for the actual signal. These two signal
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MOON SuperNova CD Player Specifications Configuration ......................................................... Fully balanced, dual-mono Digital Power Supply Transformer ............................ 25VA Analog Power Supply Transformer ............................ 10VA Digital Power Supply Capacitance ............................ 17,600µF Analog Power Supply Capacitance ........................... 8,000µF Transport Mechanism ............................................. Philips
