CD Pre COMBINATION CD PLAYER AND DIGITAL / ANALOGUE PRE-AMPLIFIER LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 DIGITAL 1 DIGITAL 2 CD DIGITAL MONITOR NEXT PLAY/PAUSE PREVIOUS STOP LANGUAGE OPEN/CLOSE TAPE MONITOR POWER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for purchasing the Musical Fidelity CD Pre. Used properly and carefully, it should give many years of outstanding musical reproduction.
CONTENTS PAGE 3 Safety Information: - Mains plug (U.K.
SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT! (U.K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with a mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, you need to cut off the plug, please remove the fuse holder and dispose of the plug safely, out of reach of children. It must not be plugged into a mains outlet. The wires in the mains lead supplied with this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code: Green and yellow..............Earth Blue................................Neutral Brown.....
WARNINGS CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This CD player has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a Class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous radiation during normal use because invisible radiation emitted inside this product is completely confined within the protective housing.
USER INFORMATION RADIO - FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and operated in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference to radio communications and other electronic equipment. However, it is designed to minimise RFI, and accordingly been tested to North American standards (FCC regulations - limits for a class B digital device persuant to part 15 of the rules).
GENERAL ADVICE INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS AND USER INFORMATION Your CD Pre is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance, but as with all electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions: * Note all warnings shown on the back of the unit. * Only connect the CD Pre to a mains outlet having the same voltage as marked on the back of the unit. * Always switch off the mains supply before before connecting or disconnecting your audio equipment.
REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL The remote control enables most functions of the pre-amplifier to be operated from a convenient distance. Equivalent buttons on the remote handset have the same functions as the those on the front panel of the unit. Some operations are only available via the handset. As the remote control uses an invisible infra-red light beam, the transmitter must be pointed directly towards the receiver window on the front of the pre-amplifier, without visual obstruction between them.
FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS FRONT PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 LINE 1 input selector button and LED LINE 2 input selector button and LED LINE 3 input selector button and LED 1 2 LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 DIGITAL 1 DIGITAL 2 CD DIGITAL MONITOR 3 NEXT CD track button Display (incorporates infra-red remote control receiver) CD PLAY / PAUSE button 6 4 5 6 NEXT PLAY/PAUSE PREVIOUS STOP LANGUAGE OPEN/CLOSE TAPE MONITOR 24 POWER MUSICAL FIDELITY 7 9 11 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 D
CONNECTIONS & PRE-AMPLIFIER OPERATION BEFORE CONNECTING . . . . . . . Ensure that mains power to the various components of your audio system is switched off. Please note that audio connecting leads are not supplied with this product. The internal D-to-A convertor will also handle digital data from an external CD or DVD audio source. MAINS POWER CONNECTION Insert the accessory IEC mains lead plug into the rear panel socket, and then the other end into a convenient wall outlet.
PRE-AMPLIFIER OPERATION MUTE (Remote Control Only) TAPE MONITOR (Remote Control Only) Pressing the MUTE button once on the remote control will interrupt analogue output to the amplifier. Pressing MUTE again will restore audio output. The LED in the volume control knob then goes off to indicate that the outputs are muted. The CD Pre can be used in analogue mode for off-tape monitoring from 3-head tape decks. This function does not affect tape monitor or digital outputs.
CD - BASIC OPERATION LOADING AND PLAYING COMPACT DISCS DISC PLAY If mains power to the CD Pre is switched on with a disc already loaded, it will automatically search for the disc and begin playing from the first track. However, playback will not be audible if the input has previously been set to another source before being switched off. The CD button must therefore be pressed first.
CD - BASIC OPERATION STOP Playback can be stopped at any time by pressing the STOP button once. track time remaining display (far right digits) will be seen to advance rapidly in the required direction. For both directions the unit will return to normal playback when the button is released. TRACK SELECTION To change track, the track skip buttons NEXT and PREVIOUS can be pressed to jump forwards or backwards one track in either direction.
CD - SPECIAL FEATURES REPEAT PLAYBACK SHUFFLE PLAYBACK The REPEAT button on the remote control allows the repeated playback of either one track or all tracks on the disc. By pressing the REPEAT button once, you can repeat the entire disc (or the programmed selections - see page 14) over and over again. Large letters REPEAT briefly replace track, index and time information followed by a smaller, permanent REPEAT legend underneath.
CD - SPECIAL FEATURES INTRODUCTION SEARCH The introduction-search function allows play back of just the start of each track on the disc, for instance to locate a preferred track by ear. Press INTRO on the remote control, and the display will briefly show: The first ten seconds (approximately) of each title on the CD are then played (or the first 10 seconds of any programmed titles, see below). The playback arrow in the display window flashes to indicate that this mode is activated.
CD - SPECIAL FEATURES If at any time you make a mistake or wish to delete a track from the list, press the CLEAR button to erase the last step. Repeated pressing of CLEAR will then erase each step in reverse order. If you wish to check the selection before playing back your program, the CHECK button can be pressed to step through each track in turn. At the end of the check sequence, the display briefly shows: To play the programmed tracks press PLAY/PAUSE (or INTRO if required, see page 14).
CD TEXT CD TEXT DISCS A small number of CDs released for sale more recently have additional text information contained in the recorded digital data. If a title or name has more than twelve characters, the first 12 only will be diplayed after the title or name has finished scrolling. The CD Pre can individually display either the disc title, artist’s name or track title with appropriate control commands.
CD TEXT - OTHER LANGUAGES Other Languages: A limited number of CD text discs also have an “other-language” option. In this case, after loading the disc, the display shows the current or default language after MULTI has been appeared underneath the TEXT legend. If the player cannot read one of the languages identified in the disc’s digital data, the display will show “(OTHER LANG)” after loading the text CD.
TROUBLESHOOTING Basic problem-solving with a pre-amplifier is similar to troubleshooting other electrical or electronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possible causes first, such as the following examples: Problem Possible Cause Remedy No power when POWER button is pressed Power plug is not inserted fully into rear socket Plug in securely. No sound TAPE MONITOR button has been pressed Press TAPE MONITOR button again to cancel.
SPECIFICATIONS CD Pre Combination CD player / digital & analogue pre-amplifier CD SECTION: DAC architecture 24 bit Delta-Sigma (Bitstream) 8 times oversampling (CD or DVD-audio conversion only) Frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz: < 0.02dB Channel balance 20Hz to 20kHz: < 0.02dB Stereo separation 20Hz to 20kHz: > 98dB Total harmonic distortion at 1kHz: 0dB digital level: -10dB digital level: -70dB digital level: 0.002% 0.004% 0.
