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Instructions for use
Thank you for purchasing the Musical Fidelity M3CD player.
The M3CD consists of a top quality CD slot-loading mechanism with unsurpassed playability and a top quality over
sampling 24 bit digital-to-analogue converter. This moves the digital artefacts to well outside the audio band, allowing
easy removal without detriment to the top end of the audio band. Our well tuned filtering circuit gives immeasurably
small jitter, noise and distortion artefacts allowing
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CONTENTS Section Page Safety Information – Laser information and warnings 3 – Mains plug (UK only), modification warning 4 General advice – Installation precautions 5 Disposal information – EU disposal information 6 Installation – Introduction, cleaning, installation, power connections, audio 7 connections, digital connections – Illustrations - main unit front & rear panels 8 Facilities and connections – Operation and illustration 9 Remote control handset – Loading and playing compac
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SAFETY INFORMATION CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT The M3CD is a CD player which has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, sub-chapter 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. However yo
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SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT! (U.K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, it is necessary to remove 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..
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GENERAL ADVICE Installation, Precautions & User Information This new M3CD 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 M3CD 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. • Positi
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ITEM DISPOSAL INFORMATION DISPOSAL The crossed out wheeled bin label that appears on the back panel of the product indicates that the product must not be disposed of as normal household waste. To prevent possible harm to the environment please separate the product from other waste to ensure that it can be recycled in an environmentally safe manner. Please contact local government office or retailer for available collection facilities. DISPOSITION La poubelle sur roulettes barrées
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INSTALLATION Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of the new M3CD player. This unit will give top quality performance when used as a top quality CD player delivering the best performance possible from CD Cleaning Before cleaning the unit, switch off power at the mains switch and remove the mains plug from the wall socket. Clean the cabinet and remote control unit using a moist cloth. Using solvents, white spirit or thinners is not advised, as they could damage the surface fin
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FACILITIES & CONNECTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 POWER Mains ON/OFF button 6 ▐◄◄ - Track back button 2 DISPLAY 7 ►►▌ - Track forward button 3 ►|▐▐ - PLAY/PAUSE button 8 ▲ - EJECT button 4 █ - STOP button 9 CD SLOT 5 IR RECEIVER lens 10 11
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REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET The universal remote control shown below enables functions from this and related units to be operated from a convenient distance. Equivalent buttons on the remote control have the same functions as those on the front panel of the unit. Other functions are only available by remote control. As the handset uses an invisible infra-red light beam, the front edge must be pointed directly towards the receiver window at the front of the player, without visual obstructio
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OPERATION LOADING AND PLAYING COMPACT DISCS Switch on unit. To load a CD gently introduce the CD into the slot in the front panel. The mechanism will sense the presence of the CD and draw it in automatically. There is no need to use any force, if a CD does not go in, please check there is no CD already in the unit, then refer to the troubleshooting section P.15. rd If a CD is already present at switch-on, it will be temporarily ejected to 2/3 the way out. Change the CD if requi
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OPERATION TRACK SELECTION | ◄◄ ►►| To change track, the track skip buttons | ◄◄ and ►►| on the front panel can be pressed to jump forwards or backwards one track in either direction. Corresponding TRACK buttons on the remote control are marked | ◄◄ and ►►|. If the unit has stopped playing, a specific track can be accessed directly by pressing either | ◄◄ or ►►| to obtain the required track number, then pressing ►|▐▐. TRACK SELECTION BY NUMBER (Remote control) A specific track can
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OPERATION REPEAT 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, only the current track is repeated, and the display shows PLAY 1 0:12 repeat track If the REPEAT button is pressed a second time, “repeat disc” is displayed instead, and the entire disc is then played repeatedly. PLAY 1 0:24 repeat disk Pressing REPEAT a third time cancels
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OPERATION If REPEAT is then pressed whilst in shuffle mode, machine reverts to repeat mode, cancelling shuffle function PLAY 7 0:39 repeat Pressing ►►| selects the next track in random order. SCAN INTRODUCTION The scan-introduction 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 if the player has stopped, the display will show STOP 74 scan d
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OPERATION If at any time you wish to add a track to the list, press the CLEAR button to obtain the next step number. Alternatively, to delete a previous entry, press CLEAR a second time to remove the last entry. Repeated pressing of CLEAR will then erase each step in reverse order. So to delete an entire program sequence from the memory, press CLEAR repeatedly until “PROGRAM 1” is shown in the display. When the last track number has been entered, press PROGRAM a final time, then
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PROBLEMS? 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 / display Power plug is not inserted into socket correctly Plug in securely into unit’s IEC socket. No playback when disc is loaded, Disc is loaded with label side down Re-load with label side up “NO DISC” displayed Incorrect disc type Please
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SPECIFICATIONS Output Output impedance 50 ohms Output, digital 0dB level RCA output - 2.2V r.m.s. nominal DAC DAC circuit 24 bit Delta-Sigma (bit stream) dual differential 8x over-sampling Total correlated jitter <135 picoseconds peak to peak Linearity <0.1dB down to -96dB Frequency response 10Hz to 20 kHz -0.2dB max. Channel separation >105dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Signal-to-noise ratio >117dB “a”- wtd. Total harmonic distortion <0.003% 10Hz to 20 kHz Connections Line leve
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MANUAL HISTORY RELEASE DATE CHANGES st M3 CD manual issue 1 21 January 2010 1 issue M3 CD manual issue 1 Page 17 of 17
