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CONGRATULATIONS on your decision to become the proud owner of this Plinius CD101 Compact Disc Player. This manual has been prepared to help you understand the operation of your Compact Disc Player, and to provide information about its design and how it may be used. We have designed and manufactured this Compact Disc player to reproduce your favourite music faithfully and accurately. With a little care and a full understanding of the operating recommendations in this manual
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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY From a distance you can see that the design of the Plinius products is more than an applied styling exercise to the front panel. We have started from the ground up to produce a casing for our electronics that is unrivalled in its physical strength and visual simplicity. Wherever possible we have reduced the number of parts needed and then invested massively in refining and producing the remaining parts to the highest quality achievable with state of the art com
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CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................... Page 2 Design Philosophy ..................................................................................................................... Page 3 Precautions ................................................................................................................................ Page 5 CD Player Features – Front Panel .....
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PRECAUTIONS Please take special note of the following precautions before operating your new Compact Disc Player: • This Compact Disc player operates at hazardous voltage levels. We recommend that any work requiring removal of the lid be referred to a suitably qualified and experienced service technician. • DO NOT earth any output terminal or connect any of these terminals together without following the instructions in this manual or seeking qualified assistance. • DO NOT
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CD PLAYER FEATURES – FRONT PANEL STOP/EJECT PLINIUS REPEAT 1 5 10 15 20+ Front Panel Layout Showing CD Drawer, Button, Power And Display LEDs POWER LED A blue LED on the centre front panel indicates that the power is on. When first switched on, the display LED will vary in brightness until the initialisation sequence is completed, after which the LED remains lit. COMPACT DISC DRAWER The CD is inserted in this drawer, which is controlled by
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Compact Disc with 20 tracks or less: The LED labelled 1 will be lit, as will the LED corresponding to the last track on the Compact Disc. This gives a visual representation of the total tracks on the Compact Disc. Every fifth LED in between will also be lit, to make reading the display easier from a distance. For example, on a Compact Disc of 18 tracks LEDs 1, 5, 10, 15 and 18 will be lit. The LED associated with the track that is being played will vary in brightness. Compact Disc
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CD PLAYER FEATURES – REAR PANEL This panel incorporates all the terminals for connecting the output signal to your preamplifier, AV receiver or integrated amplifier, and mains supply. Please remember that your Plinius CD101 Compact Disc Player is a high quality electronic instrument capable of an exceptional level of performance. Be sure that you understand your system’s requirements fully before you make any connection to this Compact Disc player. RIGHT OUTPUTS LE
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MAINS SWITCH The heavy-duty rocker switch turns the Mains/Line Power to the amplifier ON or OFF. The amplifier draws a moderately high current when switched on, so it is not good practice to rapidly turn the Mains switch on and off repeatedly. MAINS POWER CORD IEC SOCKET This connector is where the mains supply cable from your wall connects to the Compact Disc player. A fuse holder is mounted within this connection, and it holds a mains fuse to provide surge and overload protec
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CD PLAYER FEATURES – REMOTE CONTROL REPEAT Press this button and the repeat light on the front panel will light. The CD101 will now play all tracks on the Compact Disc as normal, but then repeat all tracks from track 1 in an endless loop. It does not repeat one track only, it repeats the entire contents of the Compact Disc. DISPLAY The display button on the remote enables you to quickly adjust the display brightness. Use this button to toggle between high, low, and
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STOP/EJECT If the Compact Disc player is playing a Compact Disc, pressing this button will stop play and return to track 1. Pressing the button again will open the CD drawer so the Compact Disc can be changed. PLAY/PAUSE Press the Play button to begin playing the Compact Disc at the track selected. The display LED corresponding to the track that is being played will vary in brightness. Press the Play button again, and the track will pause, designated by the LED flashing. If the
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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION PLACEMENT AND VENTILATION Ventilation through and around your Plinius CD101 Compact Disc Player should be kept unimpeded, so ensure that the heat vents (slots in the lid) are not covered or restricted in any way. The Plinius CD101 design incorporates a very high level of mechanical de-coupling of the outputs. However, it can still be influenced by acoustical feedback in the operating environment. The use of acoustic cones or isolators or a suitabl
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INPUT / OUTPUT CONNECTION It is important that you connect your power or preamplifier/s (outputs) to your Plinius CD101 correctly to ensure the Compact Disc player is not damaged, and sounds its best within your system. Now that you have read and familiarised yourself with the various connections on the Compact Disc player, as covered in previous sections, we will describe in detail how to connect the Compact Disc player to your system. Connect a pair of RCA inputs from your p
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CD101 FEATURES REMOTE CONTROL Provided with your Plinius CD101 is an 11 function remote control. Two AAA batteries power the remote, and these are replaced by removing the two cap screws on the rear face of the remote that hold the battery compartment in place. The bottom end of the remote is now free to slide down for access to the batteries. Replace the two batteries, taking care to refit the new ones with correct polarity. MAINS/LINE FUSE A Mains/Line fuse is fitted wi
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SPECIFICATIONS FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz to 20kHz ±0.2dB. DISTORTION: <0.01% THD at rated input level. HUM & NOISE: -100dB at rated input level, A Weighted. MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL: 2V RMS into 10kΩ or higher. OUTPUT SOURCE IMPEDANCE: Typically 100Ω . DIGITAL OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 75Ω . HEIGHT: 105mm (4") WIDTH: 450mm (17 3/4") DEPTH: 400mm (15 3/4") WEIGHT: 10kg (22lbs) 15
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INDEX CD Drawer .................................................................................................................................. Page 6 Copy Protected CD.................................................................................................................... Page 14 Date of Manufacture .................................................................................................................... Page 3 Display LEDs .....................................
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CONTACT DETAILS All operational, technical and descriptive material published here is subject to change at any time without notice. For further product information or queries, please contact us at the address below. PLINIUS products are designed and manufactured by: Plinius Audio Ltd. P.O. Box 1836 Palmerston North New Zealand Phone: 64 6 354 8583 Facsimile: 64 6 354 8586 Email: info@pliniusaudio.com Internet: www.pliniusaudio.com
