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Model SA-14 User Guide
Super Audio CD Player
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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 The lightning flash with 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 suffi- cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point wi
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict 12. Grounding or Polarization — The precautions that should quality and safety standards. There are, however, some in- be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an stallation and operation precautions which you should be par- appliance is not defeated. ticularly aware of. 1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the appliance
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FIGURE 1 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCYIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810 -"RADIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT" ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER: This reminder is provided to call the CATV (Cable-TV) system inst
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INTRODUCTION PRODUCT FEATURES Thank you for selecting the Marantz SA-14 Super Audio CD Player for This Super Audio CD Player, released on the market by Philips and your A / V system. Marantz who are the developers of Super Audio CDs, is a premium series This Compact Disc Player incorporates a number of features designed model which is designed to achieve a sophisticated reproduction of the to enhance the listening of your favorite audio sources. sound performance inherent to Super Audio CDs. Th
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ENGLISH ABOUT THE DISCS WHICH CAN BE COMPACT DISCS PLAYED BY THIS UNIT The glossy side shining like a rainbow is the front side of the disc, and the side on which the label is printed is the back. This unit can play the following 4 kinds of discs. Unlike conventional turntables for playing analog discs, the SA-1 Super (As seen with the label surface facing up) Audio CD Player reads the information recorded on the disc from underneath without contacting it using a beam of laser light. Therefore,
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CONNECTIONS NOTE For protection of the components and the speak- Pre-main amplifier, etc. ers, be sure to turn off the power before making connections. CD UNBALANCED R LR L LINE 1 GND LINE CD BALANCED 2 R L PUSH PUSH LINE 3 PLAY SELECTION TAPE1 CONNECTION 1 — GND 2 — COLD 3 — HOT MM REC SEPARATE PRE OUT MC RL PLAY TAPE2 COUPLED RL REC RL PHONO MAIN IN Unbalanced connectioncords (included) RL Balanced connection cords (commercially available) See page 14. Rear Panel RIGHT ANALOG LE
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ENGLISH qqqqq REP (Repeat) indicators CONTROLS, CONNECTIONS AND REP: Lights up during all-track repeat mode, which plays all the INDICATORS tracks on the disc repeatedly. REP 1: Lights up during 1-track repeat mode, which repeatedly Please read the following instructions referring to the illustration on page plays a single track repeatedly. 38. wwwww RND (Random) indicator Some of the operations described in this user’s guide can only be Lights up in the random play mode. operated from the remot
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REAR USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT AAAAA ANALOG OUTPUT jacks (Unbalanced jack) 1. Remote control Operate the remote control unit (RC-14SA) within a distance of approx. Connect to the CD or AUX input jacks of a preamplifier. 5 m from the infrared signal reception window (remote sensor) on the Connection method: front of the SACD player. Connect to the CD or AUX input jacks of the amplifier. Be sure to connect Remote control operation may not be possible if the remote control unit’s the red jack
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ENGLISH cc ccc PLAY button REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC-14SA When the power to the SACD player is ON and a disc is loaded on the disc tray, the remote control unit (RC-14SA) can be used to operate the vvvvv STOP button player’s various functions. bb bbb PAUSE button ..... 0 OPEN/CLOSE button ⁄0⁄0 ⁄0⁄0⁄0 SACD/CD button ⁄1⁄1⁄1⁄1⁄1 DISPLAY button 1 These buttons have the same functions as the buttons with the same SACD/CD DISPLAY TIME names on the main unit front panel. See the corresponding descriptio
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NORMAL PLAYBACK OPERATION SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER SA-14 PLAY STOP PAUSE SACD/CD DISPLAY REP 1 RND TRACK PLAY PROGRAM TOTAL POWER OPEN/CLOSE SACD CD 1 3 2 4 q Press the POWER switch to turn on the power. To stop playback: STOP Press the button. Display indications To remove the disc: Open the disc tray by pressing the button, remove the 0 OPEN/CLOSE disc, then close the tray by lightly pressing its front edge. Always keep the disc tray closed even when the CD player is not being used. To pause pl
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ENGLISH SEARCHING/SKIPPING REPEAT PLAY Direct search (specifying a desired track num- All-track repeat (repeated playback of all tracks ber) on the disc) Specify the track number using numeric buttons ( - , , During playback, press the PLAY MODE button once. 1 9 10/0 ). The “REP” indicator lights up and all the tracks on the disc are played >10 repeatedly. ¡With tracks 1 to 10, specify directly which track is to be played, and Even if the PLAY MODE button is pressed in stop mode, playback will
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To check the program contents PROGRAM PLAY Press the button while the unit has stopped operating. Programming (To play the desired tracks in a The programmed tracks (track numbers) will appear one after the other in the sequence in which they were programmed. certain order) (Example: To program track No. 6 first, then track No. 14.) To add programs q Press the PROG button in stop mode. The PROGRAM indicator flashes. Press the PROG button in the stop mode. The PROGRAM indicator will flash, indi
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ENGLISH ABOUT BALANCED JACKS ABOUT THE FILTER q The balanced output connector uses a XLR connector. Super Audio CDs have a wide playback frequency band of about 100 kHz that is beyond the audible range: this means that their signals w The XLR connector for professional use is internally wired in either contain ultra-high-range components that conventional CDs do not of the following two systems. have. A conventional amplifier is often not built to reproduce signals 1. USA system (Pin 2 = COLD,
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TROUBLE SHOOTING OPERATING PRECAUTIONS If you think a malfunction has occurred, first check the points listed • In the winter you may notice that condensation forms on the window below, The problem is likely to have been caused by a simple operational of a well-heated room. error or a connection problem. If the problem cannot be corrected even Condensation may also occur inside the SACD player in the following after carrying out the following checks, consult your dealer or nearest situations: Ma
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MODEL SA-14 FRONT VIEW 0 1 cb v SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER SA-14 PLAY STOP PAUSE SACD/CD DISPLAY REP 1 RND TRACK PLAY PROGRAM TOTAL POWER OPEN/CLOSE SACD CD z x m . n , REAR VIEW A RIGHT ANALOG LEFT OUTPUTS UNBALANCED 3 DIGITAL REMOTE FILTER 1 2 OUTPUTS CONTROL IN ITT CANNON ITT CANNON 3 3 BALANCED STANDARD EXTERNAL 12 12 OUT AC IN 1 2 3 CONNECTION: GROUND COLD(-) HOT(+) CUSTOM OPT. COAX. INTERNAL B C D E F G H 38
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MODEL SA-14 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Super Audio CD CD Audio Characteristics Channels 2channels 2channels Frequency range 2Hz — 100kHz 2Hz — 20kHz Frequency characteristics 2Hz — 50kHz (-3dB) 2Hz — 20kHz Dynamic range 113dB 100dB THD (1kHz) 0.0015% 0.0020% wow & flutter Precision of quartz Precision of quartz Analog output output level (unbalanced) 2.2V 2.2V output level (balanced) 4.3V 4.3V Digital output output level (cinch JACK) — 0.5Vp-p (75Ω ) output level (optical) — -19dBm Optical Readout
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COUNTRY COMPANY ADDRESS ALGERIE Azur 2000 8, Lotissement Ben Hatadi, Alger, Algerie ARMENIA NGYIG Ltd. 47 A/75 St. Lalaiants, 375000 Yerevan, Armenia AUSTRALIA Jamo Australia Pty. Ltd., 24 Lionel Road, Mt. Waverley, VIC 3149, Australia AUSTRIA Huber & Prohaska GmbH Taborstraße 95 / Ladestraße 1, Gebäude Hangartner, A-1200 Wien, Austria BAHREIN Ambassador Stores P.O. Box 237,141, Government Avenue, Manama,Bahrein BANGLADESH Target 1078, Ramjoy Mohanja Lane Asadgonj, Chittagong 4000, Bangladesh BE
