XX kW SACD UPSAMPLING 24 BIT SUPER AUDIO COMPACT DISC PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for purchasing the Musical Fidelity kW SACD 24 bit CD Player. Used properly and carefully, it should give many years of outstanding musical reproduction. This model uses the latest 24 Bit DAC technology and jitter reduction techniques to achieve both an excellent technical specification and unparalleled sound quality.
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.......
SAFETY INFORMATION CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This SACD player has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, sub-chapter 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 LASER INFORMATION: Optical pick-up : Manufacturer : Sanyo Pick-up type : SF-HD60 Wavelength : 790nm nominal 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.
GENERAL ADVICE INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS and USER INFORMATION Your new kW SACD is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance, but as with all electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions: • Heed all warnings shown on the back of the product. • Only connect the kW SACD to a mains outlet having the same voltage as marked at the back of the unit. • Always ensure that when disconnecting and reconnecting your audio equipment the mains supply is switched off.
INTRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new kW SACD upsampling 24 BIT SACD player. The kW SACD uses the latest technology for the reproduction of both your CD and SACD collections. The digital data stream is first up-sampled to 192kHz, which moves noise, jitter and distortion artefacts well above the audio band.
FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS 1 6 2 3 5 7 8 9 10 FRONT PANEL 11 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 4 CD / SACD disc transport loading drawer POWER mains on/off switch STOP to end CD / SACD playback PREVIOUS track selector NEXT track selector 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
REMOTE CONTROL Remote control buttons shown below enable SACD player functions to be operated from a convenient distance. Remaining buttons on this handset are for use with other, specific, Musical Fidelity products in the “kW” range, and have no effect on the kW SACD player. Equivalent buttons on the remote control have the same functions as those on the front panel of the unit. Some functions are only available by remote control.
CONNECTIONS AND POWER CONTROL BEFORE CONNECTING . . . . . . MAINS POWER CONNECTION 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. Finally, insert the accessory IEC mains lead plug into the rear panel socket, then the other end into a convenient wall outlet. Ensure that the volume control on your amplifier is at a low setting, and switch on its power.
BASIC OPERATION – 1 The unit will begin playing from track 1, confirmed by the word PLAY appearing on the left of the display, with track number 01 in the centre and elapsed time on the right. When all tracks on the disc have been played, the display shows STOP and total number of tracks on the disc, 13 in this example : LOADING AND PLAYING DISCS Please note, your kW SACD will play commercial CDs and SACDs manufactured to the original Philips / Sony “Red Book” or ISO technical standard.
BASIC OPERATION - 2 TRACK SELECTION SEARCH To change track, the track skip buttons PREVIOUS and NEXT on the front panel can be pressed to jump forwards or backwards one track in either direction. Corresponding TRACK buttons on the remote control are marked |<< and >>| . The SEARCH buttons on the remote control can be used to fast-forward or fast-rewind during playback in a similar way to a video or tape cassette player.
ADVANCED FEATURES - 1 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. The disc must already be playing. The shuffle feature allows tracks on the disc to be played in random sequence rather than the normal consecutive order. This function is obtained with the unit already playing, by pressing SHUFFLE on the remote control. The words shuffle disc in the display indicate that the function has been activated.
ADVANCED FEATURES - 2 SCAN INTRODUCTION The scan introduction function allows play back of just the start of each track on the disc, for instance to locate a preferred track by ear. With the kW SACD stopped, press INTRO on the remote control. scan intro appears in the display : The first ten seconds (approximately) of each track on the disc are then played in succession. If, however, the unit is already playing when INTRO is pressed, only the remaining tracks on the disc will be scanned.
PROBLEMS ? Basic problem-solving with a CD / SACD player is similar to troubleshooting other electronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possible causes first, such as the following examples: Problem Probable Cause Remedy No playback when disc is loaded, “NO DISC” displayed Disc is loaded with label side down Re-load with label side up Unit not responding to button(s) being pressed after inserting disc.
kW SACD Upsampling 24 Bit CD / SACD Player SPECIFICATIONS DAC architecture : 24 bit Delta-Sigma (Bitstream) Dual mono dual differential 8x oversampling Separate stages for valve (tube) and solid state outputs Disc mechanism : Philips Upsampling : 192kHz Analog output impedance : 50 Ohms SACD analog output, solid state : Frequency response 10Hz to 20kHz ref. 1kHz 10Hz to 30kHz ref. 1kHz 10Hz to 40kHz ref. 1kHz 10Hz to 50kHz ref. 1kHz +0, -0.1 dB +0, -0.3 dB +0, -1.6 dB +0, -4.
REVISION HISTORY RELEASE DATE Issue 1 March 2005 Issue 2 14th April 2005 Issue 2: 14th April 2005 kW SACD CHANGES Added revision history Instructions for use Page 17 of 17