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D00967920A
Super Audio CD Player
OWNER’S MANUAL ............... 2
MANUEL DU PROPRIÉTAIRE ... 27
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Before Use DO NOT MOVE THE UNIT DURING PLAYBACK What’s in the box During playback, the disc rotates at high speed. Do NOT lift or Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box move the unit during playback. Doing so may damage the when you open it. disc or the unit. Remote control unit x 1 WHEN MOVING THIS UNIT Batteries (AA, R6, SUM-3) x 2 When changing places of installation or packing the unit for Felt sheet x 3 moving, be sure to remove the disc and return the disc tray to Po
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ENGLISH Discs < Always place the disc on the disc tray with the label side up. Type of discs that can be played on this (Compact discs can be played or recorded only on one side.) system < To remove a disc from its storage case, press down on the This unit can playback discs bearing any of the following logos: center of the case and lift the disc out, holding it carefully by the edges. Super Audio CD: • Single layer, dual layer or Hybrid layer • 12cm (4.7”) or 8cm (3.15”) discs • Digital audio (
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RCA cable XLR cable optical digital cable RCA coaxial cable Connection (1) CAUTION: < Switch off the power to all equipment before making connection. < Read the instructions of each component you intend to use with this unit. < Be sure to insert each plug securely. To prevent hum and noise, avoid bundling the signal interconnection cables together with the AC power cord or speaker cables. Amplifier or digital audio device (CD recorder, MD deck, etc.) DIGITAL IN DIGITAL IN (COAXIAL) (OPTICAL) Bal
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ENGLISH A C 2 channel analog audio output terminals Reserved slot for i.LINK (AUDIO) terminals Use either the XLR or RCA (pin) terminals for analog stereo output. The i.LINK (AUDIO) terminals (4 pin x 1, 6 pin x 1) will If your amplifier has balanced XLR analog audio inputs, become available after a future hardware upgrade connect the XLR jacks on the unit to the amplifier’s XLR (charged). jacks, otherwise use the RCA (pin) connections. In addition to the digital audio from CD, the digital surro
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Supplied power cord BNC coaxial cable Connection (2) D E F WORD SYNC OUT Wall socket Master clock generator (AI-10, G-0s, etc.) D Word sync connector F Power cord receptacle This allows the use of an externally-generated word clock After all other connections have been made, insert the connection, using a commercially available BNC coaxial supplied AC power cord into this receptacle, then connect cable. the other end of the power cord into the wall socket. Devices producing such a suitable cloc
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ENGLISH Front panel features A B C D E F G H I J K A F Power indicator Remote control sensor Receives signals from the remote control unit. Point the Blue (on) remote control unit at this sensor when operating the remote The POWER button of the main unit is ON. control unit. Red (standby) When the POWER button is depressed, press the STANDBY G Display button of the remote control unit to turn the unit standby. In the standby mode, press the ON button of the remote control unit to turn the unit O
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Understanding the remote control unit A ON/STANDBY When the POWER button of the main unit is depressed, press the STANDBY button to turn the unit standby. In the standby mode, press the ON button to turn the unit ON. When you press the ON button, white buttons on the remote control unit light for several seconds. B Number buttons Use these for selecting tracks by number, etc. L A C PLAY AREA B When playback is stopped, use this button to select the playback area of Super Audio CDs. M N D i.LINK
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ENGLISH K WORD How to insert the batteries Use this to turn on or off the word sync function. Remove the cover of the remote control unit with a When the word sync is on, the unit will synchronize with an screwdriver. After checking the polarity (+/_) of two AA external word sync source. batteries, insert the batteries, replace the cover and replace the screws. < Take care not to pinch cables with the battery case. L OPEN/CLOSE Use this button to open and close the disc tray. M CLEAR Use this bu
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Playback (2) Pausing playback Opening and closing the tray Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to pause playback. Pressing OPEN/CLOSE opens the tray if it is closed, and closes Press it again to restart playback. it if it is open. When the tray is opened during playback, it may take a few seconds before the disc is “unloaded” and When using the remote control unit, press the PAUSE button the tray opens. to pause playback. Press the PLAY or the PAUSE button to restart playback. < Caution - do not leave
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ENGLISH Selecting the playback area Skipping playback There are two types of Super Audio CDs, regular ones that Press the SKIP button (. or /) repeatedly until the contain 2-channel stereo and multi-channel stereo and hybrid desired track is found. The selected track will be played from discs (two-layer discs) that contain Super Audio CD and the beginning. regular CD data. < If the . button is pressed once during playback, playback When a hybrid Super Audio CD is loaded and when the returns to
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Repeat mode Display dimming Use the REPEAT button to select the repeat mode for The display on the main unit can be dimmed to suit the playback. Repeated presses of the REPEAT button cycle environment in which you listen to music. between the following options: Use the FL DIMMER button to cycle between these settings. REPEAT TRK REPEAT DSC FL Dimmer3: (track repeat) (whole disc repeat) Full brightness REPEAT OFF (no repeat) FL Dimmer2: Medium brightness < Halting playback stops the repeat mode
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Setting Word Sync, Digital Filter, DSD, etc. Available menu item and options WORD Turns on or off the word sync function. MODE The WORD button of the remote control unit provides the same function. See page 17 for details. DF (digital filter) 1 Repeatedly press the MODE button to select the menu Selects the characteristic of the FIR digital filter. Choose item to be changed. either “Wide” or “Narrow”. Wide This filter has a slow roll-off characteristic and provides a smooth immersive sound. Nar
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Settings (Setup Menu Chart) AudioSetup GeneralSet Analog Out options SP Setup SP Size L/R Size options DigitalOut options C Size options SR/SL Size options CD Direct options SW ON/OFF options Distance L/R *.*m options C *.*m options SR/SL *.*m options SP Level LR ***.*dB options C ***.*dB options SR ***.*-dB options Options in broken lines have no effect at the moment. Leave them as they are (factory SL ***.*dB options settings). They concern the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminals, and wi
