Classé Audio CRCD OWNERS MANUAL
Important safety information Explanation of symbols used in this manual and on the product: This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages within the enclosure of sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important maintenance and servicing information in the instruction and service manuals. CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read instructions. Read the safety and operating instructions before operating the appliance. 2. Retain instructions. Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference. 3. Heed warnings. Observe all warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions. 4. Follow instructions. Follow all operating and use instructions. 5. Water and moisture.
UK USERS PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Fuse replacement This appliance is fitted with a non-rewireable 13 Amp mains plug. The plug contains a 5 Amp fuse. If the fuse has blown it can be replaced as follows: a) Pull out the red fuse cover/carrier. b) Remove and dispose of the blown fuse. c) Fit a new 5 Amp BS1362 approved fuse into the carrier and push the carrier back into the plug. Always ensure the fuse cover is fitted. If the fuse cover is missing do not use the plug.
CE Declaration of Conformity Classé Audio Inc. declares that this product is in conformance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/ EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC.
Contents Introduction ........................................ 1 About the CRCD ........................................ 2 Setting up the CRCD ........................................ 4 Unpacking ........................................ 4 Positioning ........................................ 6 Connecting ........................................ 7 Using the CRCD ........................................ 9 Using the front panel ........................................ 9 Using the handset .......................
Contents, continued Clock/Alarm/Timer Functions ........................................ 28 Setting the clock ........................................ 28 Setting the alarm ........................................ 29 Setting the timer ........................................ 30 User Options ........................................ 31 Maintenance ........................................ 34 Technical support ........................................ 35 Technical Information .....................................
Copyright and acknowledgements Copyright © Classé Audio Inc. Classé Audio Inc, 5070 François-Cusson, Lachine, Quebec, Canada, H8T 1B3. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the publisher. Printed in Canada. CRCD is a trademark of Classé Audio Inc.
Introduction First of all, thank you for buying this product. The CRCD independent CD/Tuner/Control/Power Amplifier was designed for high sound quality in a compact, versatile and easy to use package. Our original CRCD combined a CD player with a Control and Power amplifier and with recent technology developments, and some ingenuity, we have now also integrated a versatile, great sounding AM/FM tuner.
The CRCD integrates the source, control and playback power amplification components of a hi-fi separates system in one unit. You need only connect a pair of loudspeakers with the cables provided to produce a powerful and truly musical performance to the unique standard of pitch accuracy that you expect from Classé. Four microprocessors control the internal operation of the CRCD for a unique range of features from such a compact product.
Subtle bass and treble controls which can be used to enhance sound when using small loudspeakers or if the CRCD is being used in a small room. Tape monitor facility taking advantage of high quality ‘three head’ tape recorders. Configurable user options which will allow you to tailor the operation of the CRCD to your specific needs. We hope that this compact and independent product will delight you with its high standard of music reproduction, letting you enjoy music in places previously impossible.
Setting up the CRCD This chapter explains how to unpack your CRCD, and how to set it up with your other hi-fi components. Unpacking The CRCD is supplied complete with the following accessories: • A remote control handset • AC power cord • 4 x AAA batteries • This manual 4 We recommend you retain the packaging in case you need to transport the CRCD at a later date. WARNING: Do not connect the mains supply until you have verified that the CRCD is the correct voltage rating for your mains supply.
Voltage: The CRCD is factory set for voltages specific to the mains supply in the country it will be used in. · 230V for countries with mains supplies between 207V-253V. · 115V for countries with mains supplies between 103V-126V. · 100V for countries with mains supplies between 90V-110V. Replacing the fuses Before replacing the fuse identify the correct fuse for your local voltage: • 100V: T6.3A • 115V: T6.3A • 230V: T3.15A The fuse compartment is on the mains inlet module.
Positioning the CRCD You can position your CRCD almost anywhere you find convenient, but the following considerations may be useful. The CRCD can be placed on top of other products, provided you allow plenty of air circulation around components that generate heat, such as power amplifiers. Locating the CRCD for use with the handset The Classé infra-red remote control system is exceptionally sensitive, and you should be able to operate your CRCD with the handset from almost anywhere in a room.
Connecting the CRCD The following diagram shows the rear panel connections of the CRCD. USE CORRECT FUSE POWER OFF DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE MOD DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE RIGHT AUX CAUTION CLASS1 LASER PRODUCT CLASSE AUDIO ON ATTENTION CAUTION SETTING: VOLTAGE RANGE: FUSE TYPE: 100 90-110V - 50/60Hz T6.3A 115 103-125V - 50/60Hz T6.3A 220 207-253V - 50/60Hz T3.15A POWER CONSUMPTION 500W APPROX. FM AERIAL AM GND THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH 21CFR 1040.
PRE OUT This allows the output of the preamplifier to be connected to a separate power amplifier. Speaker Outputs These allow four speakers to be connected to the CRCD or allows for the bi-wiring of a single pair. Switch OFF. Always switch off all equipment before changing any connections as surges may cause serious equipment damage. Mains supply. 8 Connect the mains lead to a suitable grounded power outlet.
Using the CRCD This chapter explains how to use the CRCD. Using the front panel We designed the CRCD to be easy to use. The front panel display gives clear information about what you are doing and, although there are many sophisticated features, all the most commonly used ones require only one or two key presses. The illustrations on the following pages explain the function of each of the front panel keys, and the meaning of the different parts of the display.
Using the handset The CRCD is supplied with a remote control handset which provides access to all of the functions available from the front panel. In addition it provides several more advanced RC MODEL-20 features, including selecting tracks by number and programming a selection of tracks.
Switching on and off Press the standby button on the front panel. The time will appear on the display whenever power is applied. The power up state can be changed in User Options. STANDBY ST STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST CRCD operation The next few pages show how to operate the CRCD. The illustrations show the CRCD front panel. A small insert shows the appropriate remote control handset button to operate the CRCD.
CD Functions Display information The display on the CRCD can show the following information by pressing the DISPLAY handset button. 12 Display Description TRACK+INDEX Track and index number. TRACK TIME Example No disc present. 00 Disc is playing. 3 1 Disc is stopped. 16 Time from the start of 0.38 the current track. REMAIN TRACK TIME Time remaining for the 1.25 current track. TOTAL TIME Time from the start of the disc. 25.14 TOTAL REMAIN TIME Time remaining for the disc. 12.
Playing a disc Open the drawer You can close the drawer by gently nudging it or by pressing LOAD TRACK again. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST DLOAD Press PLAY To change the display see the previous page. TRACK STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST PLAY RECORD Press PAUSE To continue playing press PAUSE again, or PLAY. TRACK STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST PAUSE RECORD Press STOP When stopped the display shows the number of tracks on the disc.
Skip and Search Press SKIP forward. Skip to the start of the next track. TRACK SKIP STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST >] RECORD Press SKIP backward. First press skips to the start of the current track. TRACK Further presses skip back through the disc. SKIP STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST 14 [< RECORD Press SEARCH forward. Press DISPLAY to show the disc time. TRACK SEARCH STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST ˘ RECORD DISPLAY RECORD Press SEARCH backward.
Direct track number selection The CD player can be playing, stopped or open. Press the number of the required track on the handset. The TRACK selected track will play immediately. Note: If the track is not selected press any CD control button on STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST the handset to tie the numbers to the CD player. To select a two digit track number press the first digit and hold for two seconds. TRACK STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST 1RECORD 1 Press the second digit.
Repeat Play Press REPEAT once. This will repeat the entire disc or choose the TRACK REPEAT start point for a section repeat. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST REPEAT RECORD Using SKIP or SEARCH or the handset select the end of the section to repeat. TRACK REPEAT SKIP STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST 16 [< RECORD >] RECORD SEARCH ¯ RECORD ˘ RECORD 0...9 RECORD Press REPEAT a second time to store the end of section repeat.
Programming a selection of tracks (programme mode A) Load a disc and press OPEN. Wait until the display shows the disc time then the number of tracks. Press and hold DISPLAY for one TRACK second. Holding for longer will enter programme mode B. To start again press OPEN. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST DISPLAY RECORD Ready to programme. TRACK STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST 17 Using SKIP or the handset select the first track to play.
Programming excluding of tracks (programme mode B) Load a disc and press OPEN. Wait until the display shows the disc time then the number of tracks. Press and hold DISPLAY for two TRACK STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > seconds. To start again press OPEN. ADJUST DISPLAY RECORD Ready to programme. TRACK STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST 18 Using SKIP or the handset select the first track to exclude. TRACK SKIP STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST [< RECORD >] RECORD 0...
Advanced CD functions Random play mode. This will play and repeat all the tracks on the disc in random order. TRACK The random play mode can start from open, stopped or playing. The play list takes several seconds to create, please wait. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST RANDOM RECORD Shuffle play mode. This will play all the tracks on the disc once, in random order. TRACK The shuffle play mode can start from open, stopped or playing. The play list takes several seconds to create, please wait.
Advanced CD functions, continued If your handset does not have RANDOM, SHUFFLE and INTRO buttons press and hold the PLAY button. The count-up graphic will show when you press and hold the PLAY button. Note: All future press and hold commands will result in the count-up graphic being shown. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST PLAY RECORD Press 1 on the handset to enter INTRO SCAN mode. Press 2 on the handset to enter SHUFFLE mode. Press 3 on the handset to enter RANDOM mode.
CRCD display and controls Tuner functions SCAN AM FM STEREO DISPLAY STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > BAND SELECT MODE SELECT: PRESET/ SCAN/TUNE/ SIGNAL STRENGTH 5 ADJUST PLUS MINUS 21
Manual Tuning Tuning mode. Press TUNE key on handset. Then select band. FM STOP/LOAD PLAY 5 < SOURCE > ADJUST TUNE RECORD BAND RECORD Tune to desired station. FM STEREO 22 STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST 0...9 RECORD + RECORD – RECORD Search/Scan Search mode. Press SCAN key on the handset. SCAN AM STOP/LOAD PLAY Search through the channels. < SOURCE > ADJUST + RECORD – RECORD Scan mode. Press SCAN key on the handset.
Presets Select presets. Press PRESET on the handset. Key in the preset required FM STEREO To clear a preset select preset to be cleared then press and hold PRESET button STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST PRESET RECORD + RECORD – RECORD 0...9 RECORD Storing presets. Select station to be stored. Press STORE on handset. FM STEREO Key in the preset number to store under. Press STORE on handset. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST STORE RECORD + RECORD – RECORD 0...9 RECORD 23 Auto store.
Advanced Tuner functions Signal strength. Press SIGNAL on handset or MODE SELECT on front panel. FM STEREO A range of 0 to 50 is shown, 50 being the strongest signal. This is useful when positioning the aerial. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST Mute threshold. This allows weak signals to be rejected during scanning/searching mode. Set between 1 (receive all signals) and FM STEREO 50 (receive strongest only). Press SIGNAL on handset. Press and hold SIGNAL on handset to enter mode.
Amplifier functions Increase and decrease volume. VOLUME VOLUME STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST + RECORD – RECORD Balance adjustment. Press the ADJUST button until the adjacent display is shown. BALANCE BALANCE STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST L RECORD R RECORD 25 Move balance left. BALANCE BALANCE STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST L RECORD Move balance right.
Amplifier functions, continued Bass adjustment. Press the ADJUST button until the adjacent display is shown. BASS STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST + RECORD – RECORD Adjust the bass level up or down. BASS STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST + RECORD – RECORD 26 Treble adjustment. Press the ADJUST button until the adjacent display is shown. TREBLE STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST + RECORD – RECORD Adjust the Treble level up or down.
Amplifier functions, continued Mute the output. MUTE VOLUME STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST MUTE RECORD Select source. LISTEN STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST CD RECORD TUN RECORD AUX RECORD TP1 RECORD TP2 RECORD 27 Record function Select source to be recorded. RECORD STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST CD RECORD TUN RECORD AUX RECORD TP1 RECORD Press play on CD or tape. Press REC on handset.
Record function, continued Press TP2 on handset to toggle between the source of the RECORD STOP/LOAD PLAY recording and the recording destination. < SOURCE > ADJUST TP2 RECORD Alarm functions Setting the clock. Press and hold the CLOCK key on handset until the adjacent display is shown. 28 STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST RECORD Press TIME+/TIME– button to set hour. Press CLOCK to store. Press TIME+/TIME– button to set minute. Press CLOCK to store.
Alarm functions, continued Setting the alarm. Press and hold the ALARM key on handset until the adjacent display is shown. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST ALARM RECORD Press TIME+/TIME– button to set hour. Press ALARM to store. Press TIME+/TIME– button to set minute. Press ALARM to store. AM Select source. If CD or tuner, select track/preset. Set volume when prompted. TIME STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST + RECORD – RECORD ALARM RECORD Press TIME+/TIME to toggle alarm on and off.
Alarm functions, continued Setting the timer. Press and hold the TIMER key on handset until the adjacent display is shown. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST TIMER RECORD Press TIME+/TIME– button to set timer duration. Press TIMER to store. TIME STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST + RECORD – RECORD TIMER RECORD 30 Timer successfully set. STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST Note: When the timer has been successfully set the clock graphic will flash on the display.
User Options To enter user option mode. Switch the power on while holding the VOL– button for twelve seconds. When mode entered adjacent display can be seen. VOL– selects the options, VOL+ changes its value. (See table). STOP/LOAD PLAY < SOURCE > ADJUST To exit, press and hold VOL– for five seconds. POWER RECORD Factory default settings. Switch the power on while holding the VOL+ button for ten seconds.
User Options, continued The CRCD includes a number of user options to allow you to change the way it operates to suit your personal preferences. Number Name Description Values U1 Sleep Display Enable sleep display after 20 seconds. 0 = On 1 = Off U2 Standby Display Define display when product 0 = '...' is in standby mode. 1 = Time 2 = Time/next alarm day U3 Clock Display Define clock display in 12 or 0 = 12 Hour 24 hour clock notation.
User Options, continued Number Name U7 Amp Memory Description Values When power on ... 0 = Grouped Grouped: All Sources use the 1= Individual same volume, balance, bass and treble settings. Individual: Each source has its own individual volume, balance, bass and treble settings. U8 Amp Settings Retain: Save settings each time 0 = Retain product is turned off, reloading them 1 = Default each time the product is turned on.
Maintenance CD handling Hold the compact disc by the edge so you don’t touch the playing surface. Don’t attach paper or tape to either side of the disc. Never attempt to play a cracked or badly warped disc; it may damage the CD player laser. Cleaning. To remove fingerprints or other marks lightly wipe the disc with a soft cloth from the centre of the disc outwards. Dampen the cloth for more persistent marks then dry with a soft cloth. Storage. 34 Don’t leave discs in the player.
Technical support For technical support, product queries and information please contact either your local retailer or: Classé Audio Inc. 5070 François Cusson Lachine Quebec H8T 1B3 Canada (514) 636-3684 fax: (514) 636-1428 email: cservice@classeaudio.com website: http://www.classeaudio.
Technical information CRCD Specifications General Dimensions: 80mm H x 320mm W x 325mm D Weight: 6Kg Power Consumption: 325W Maximum in normal operating mode 25W Typical use <3W in standby state Main Suppy Fuse: 100V T6.3A Anti-surge 115V T6.3A Anti-surge 230V T3.15A Anti-surge Main Supply: Nominal Voltage ± 10% 36 CD Engine Focus System: Triple beam laser pickup Conversion Technology: Delta Sigma Tuner Tuning Range: USA: FM 87.5 to 108.5MHz AM 530 to 1730kHz Japan: FM 77.5 to 108.
CRCD Specifications, continued Tuner continued Presets: 80 user definable presets.
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