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808.2/808.2i
Signature Reference CD Player
User Guide
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ii Preface Important safety instructions • Read the instructions. To avoid overheating • Keep these instructions. • Leave at least 10cm around the equipment to ensure • Follow all instructions. sufficient ventilation. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not position the unit: • Install only in accordance with the manufacturer’s • In direct sunlight. instructions. • Near heat sources, such as a radiator. • Refer all servicing to approved service personnel.
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iii Contents Contents Introduction 1 Installing the CD player 21 The 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player 2 Unpacking 22 Specifications 3 Applications 24 Using the 808.2 Signature Reference Configuring the CD player 29 CD Player 5 Choosing a standard setting 30 Front panel keys 6 Setting up sources 31 MSR+ keys 7 Index 33 Switching on and off 8 Playing a disc 9 Stopping and pausing play 10 Repeat 11 Scanning a disc 12 Programming a selection 13 Changing the absolute phase 14 Changing the front-pa
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iv Preface Copyright and acknowledgements Sales and service in the UK Meridian Audio Ltd Latham Road Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 6YE England Tel (01480) 445678 Fax (01480) 445686 Sales and service in the USA Meridian America Inc 8055 Troon Circle Suite C Austell GA30168-7849 USA Tel (404) 344 7111 Fax (404) 346 7111 http://www.meridian-audio.com Designed and manufactured in the UK Meridian Audio Ltd Latham Road Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 6YE England Copyright © 1999-2008
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1 Introduction Introduction Welcome to the Meridian 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player. This User Guide provides full information about using the CD player in conjunction with your other equipment, to achieve the superb results you can expect from it.
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2 Introduction The 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player The 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player takes is recovered from a disc. All digital data is accurately Compact Disc playback to an entirely new level, with a re-clocked. heritage that includes the multiple award winning 508 Multiple power supplies ensure that digital and and 800, and two dozen optical disc players from 1984 analogue circuitry are kept apart and can provide the to the present day. The 808.2 is specifically designed requ
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3 Introduction Specifications Drive Controls • Internal CD/DVD-ROM drive. Front-panel facia controls for: • Open/Close, Play, Stop, Pause, Previous, Next, and Audio in and out On/Off. The 808.2 is supplied as standard with: A hinged control panel provides additional controls for: • 2-channel balanced audio output. • Repeat, Fast Forward/Reverse, Source, Store, Clear, • 2-channel unbalanced audio output. Display, Mute, and Volume +/-. • 2-channel digital coax output. • 2-channel Meridian Speake
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4 Introduction
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5 Using the 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player Using the 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player This chapter provides a summary of the functions of the 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player to identify the controls which you use to operate the unit. It also provides step-by-step instructions for operating the CD player, using either the front panel or the MSR+.
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6 Using the 808.2 Front panel keys Signature Reference CD Player Phase– Eq Clear Mute Indicates inverted Emphasis Fast Reverse Clears a track Source Mutes or restores phase indicator Scans backwards selection Selects a source the sound Display Repeat Store Changes the Repeat Stores a track Repeats a Fast Forward information Repeat indicator track/disc Scans forwards selection displayed Eq Repeat Phase- Store Source Volume Repeat Clear Display Mute Volume Signature Reference CD Player 808.2 O
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7 Using the 808.2 MSR+ keys Signature Reference CD Player OFF Previous Source keys Switches to Selects the Play Select a source standby previous track Plays the disc Stop Stops the disc Next Fast reverse Open Selects the next Fast forward Scans backwards Opens the disc tray track Scans forwards CD RADIO DVD AUX DISC TAPE TV CABLE SAT VCR1 VCR2 GAME OFF Power Power Pause Pauses 1 2 3 1 Page Page Audio Audio Page Page the disc 4 5 6 Enter Open Open Slow Slow Volume keys 7 8 9 Return Menu Repeat
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8 Using the 808.2 Switching on and off Signature Reference CD Player When not playing, the CD player should be left in the standby state. This uses a minimal amount of electricity, but ensures that the components of the CD player operate at maximum efficiency from the moment you start. If you are not going to use the CD player for several days you should switch the unit off completely at the rear panel, and disconnect it from the AC power supply. To switch on from standby • Press å, *, o
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9 Using the 808.2 Playing a disc Signature Reference CD Player The compact disc player allows you to play an entire To play starting from a particular track disc, or start playing from any track. While a disc is • Press ] or [ (front panel or remote) to step playing you can go back to the start of the track or skip through the track numbers until the track you want to the start of the next track. to play is displayed, or type the number of the track If you have programmed a selection, t
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10 Using the 808.2 Stopping and pausing play Signature Reference CD Player You can pause a disc while keeping it spinning, so that you can resume play instantly. To stop playback • Press * (front panel or remote). The display will show the total number of tracks on the disc. For example: 16 --:-- To pause playback • Press = (front panel or remote). You can change tracks while the disc is paused using [ or ] (front panel or remote). To continue after pausing • Press = or > (front pan
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11 Using the 808.2 Repeat Signature Reference CD Player You can choose to play a track, disc, or selection repeatedly, so that when it has played it will start again from the beginning. To continuously repeat a disc • Press Repeat (remote or under the front panel) to select between the following options: Display Description Repeat current Repeat track track. Repeat entire disc. Repeat disc To repeat between two positions • Press A-B (Function Repeat on the remote) at the start of th
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12 Using the 808.2 Scanning a disc Signature Reference CD Player The scan controls allow you to move quickly to any position on the disc at either twice or eight times normal speed. To scan through a disc • Press ˘ or ¯ (remote or under the front panel) to select twice normal speed. • Press ˘ or ¯ again to select eight times normal speed. The display will show you the position on the disc. For example: 3 12:37 • Press > (front panel or remote) when you have reached the position y
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13 Using the 808.2 Programming a selection Signature Reference CD Player You can programme a selection of tracks and then play To make a selection by omitting tracks only the tracks you have programmed. • Choose one of the tracks you do not want to play, as You can programme a selection either by storing the described above. tracks you want to play, or by clearing the tracks you The display will show the track number. do not want to play. If you programme a selection by storing the tracks
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14 Using the 808.2 Changing the absolute phase Signature Reference CD Player You can use the remote to invert the absolute phase of the analogue output signal, which in some circumstances can give a noticeable improvement in realism. To display the phase setting • Press Phase (Function = on the remote). The display will show: CD + Phase To change the phase setting • Press Phase again. The display will show the new phase setting. For example: CD - Phase
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15 Using the 808.2 Changing the front-panel display Signature Reference CD Player The 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player displays information about the current disc and settings on the 20-character front-panel display. You can adjust the contrast and brightness of the front- panel display for optimum viewing, and choose what information is displayed. To change the contrast or brightness • Press > or < (remote), until the display shows the current contrast or brightness. For example: CD
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16 Using the 808.2 Signature Reference CD Player
