Perreaux Silhouette SXCD Bedienungsanleitung

Silhouette S X CD Compact Disc Player Owners Manual[...]

1 Perrea ux Industries Limited makes no warranty for the u se of its prod ucts, other than those expr essly contained in the warranty detailed herein. T he Company assumes no resp onsibilit y for any errors which may appea r in this doc ument, reserves the rig ht to change pr od ucts or specifications d etailed herein at any ti me without notice, a[...]

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3 i i i i Introducing the Perreaux Silhouet te Series Designed as a range of high qualit y, yet affordable modul es; the Silhouette series will compli ment and enhance y our existing system. Drawing on our extensive kno wledge gained fro m m ore than a quarter of a century of develo ping highes t qualit y audio products, the Silhouette series conce[...]

4 ii ii ii ii Important Safety Instructi ons Note: Please read all instructions carefully before attemptin g to operate your Perreaux Si lhouette SXCD Compact Disc Player. ALWAYS switch off p ower to your system before attempting to connect or d isconnect cable s. ALWAYS disco nnect your system fro m the mains before attempting to clea n your unit.[...]

5 iii iii iii iii Table of Contents i i i i Introducing t he Perreau x Silhouette S eries ....... .... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 3 ii ii ii ii Important Saf ety Instruct ions ... ..... ..... .... ..... ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 4 iii iii iii iii Table of C ontents .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... .... ..... ...[...]

6 1 1 1 1 Unpacking and Placement Un packi ng Pro cedu re The t wo components which comprise the SXCD CD player are packaged for maximum p rotection. To o pen, sit each bo x upright and cut th e reinforced tape at the to p of each b ox. Each mod ule can now be r emoved. Pull the foa m protectin g end-c aps off either side of each of the modules and[...]

7 2 2 2 2 Instant I nstall If you are like us, the first thing you will want to do is to pla y your fa vourite pie ce of music through y o ur new SXCD Compact Disc P layer. T he follo wing instructio ns are written to enabl e you to achieve this as quickly as possible . T hese ar e not comprehensive i nstructions, but are d esigned to enable you to[...]

8 Switch on prea mplifier Turn on your preamplifier. Switch on po wer amplif ier Turn on your power amplifier. Plug CD playe r into AC m ains Please check the voltage labe l to ensure t hat your unit confor ms to the mai ns volta ge i n your region then connect to the AC mains using the AC p ower cord supplied. Caution! Never attempt to connect the[...]

9 3 3 3 3 Electronics Modu le Front Panel Functions Status LE D This b lue LED indicates the status of your SX CD co mpact d isc player. Off This indicates t he po wer to the CD pla yer is switched o ff. On The LED constantly illuminat ed indicates the SXCD is powered and either playing a disc o r is in an idle state read y for a disc to be played.[...]

10 Pressing and holding this b utton will scan bac kwards through the currently playing disc. Upon releasing the b utton, the disc will play. If the star t of the disc i s reached the disc will stop Stop Pressing this butto n sto ps a disc that is playi ng. If pla y is resumed, the d isc will start o ver fro m the first track. Skip/ Scan Forward Pr[...]

11 Rear Panel Functions Transport Interf ace The 50-way header allo ws c onnection to the SXCD transport unit using the r ibbon cab le supplied . Caution! This header is polari sed, please not e polari ty of m ating plug when co nnecting the ribbon cabl e. Damage may occur t o the t ransport and/or electroni cs if ribbon cable i s connected with th[...]

12 If you alread y have a s uitable high-qualit y digita l interco nnect equipped with R CA co nnectors, please use the supplied ad apto r to convert the B NC output to RCA. For m or e infor mation o n digital outp ut specificatio ns, plea se refer to Chapter 12. Note: Use a 75Ω digit al int erconnect cable eq uipped with BN C connectors to get t[...]

13 The SXCD co mpact disc p layer facilitates this functionali ty b y allowing the internal master clock to be disabled and sourced from an exter nal d evice, such as an externa l digital to analo g converter (D AC). The RJ45 pins are configured f or using an e xternal master clock as follows: Pin 6: Master Clock Input Pin 7: Ground (GND) Pin 8: In[...]

14 The SXCD is d esigned to fu nction with the standard CD pla yer RC-5 remote control codes. For more infor mation about the standard RC-5 remote c ontrol code s for CD players please visit www.perreau x.com/files/sxcd -rc5-code s.pdf on the Per reaux website. External IR Receiv er Alternately, by using an external infrared (IR) receiver, commands[...]

15 4 4 4 4 Transport Module Underside Functions Elect ronics Interface The 5 0-way head er allo ws co nnection to the SXCD electr onics unit using the r ibbon cab le supplied . Caution! This header is polari sed, please not e polari ty of m ating plug when co nnecting the ribbon cabl e. Damage may occur t o the t ransport and/or electroni cs if rib[...]

16 Disc Drawer Functions Disc Drawer The disc drawer glides out to accept a compact disc and retracts to play it. Place the disc in the drawer label-side up and make sure the disc is p roper ly centred in the tr ay. The disc dra wer is normall y op ened b y pr essing the EJE CT button. It may be closed by p ressing t he EJECT button aga in or by pr[...]

17 5 5 5 5 Placement Opti ons Two-Box Solution The co mpact two-box solutio n provides the fle xibility a nd versatility to meet a range o f placement and style options. Mixing with other Silhouette Ser ies c omponents creates a system which strikes at the heart of Silhouette Series philosophie s – minimalist form a nd funct ion har moniously enc[...]

18 6 6 6 6 Special Design Philos o phies Perrea ux h as been designing and manufacturing only the highest quality audio co mponen try for more than a quarter o f a centur y. Technolog y has conti nued to evolve r apidl y over that time and our knowledge a nd application of des ign, materials and manufacturing technique s has a dvanced in tandem wit[...]

19 Minimalist Ae sthetics Our products appeal to thos e who see k the ulti mate in audio exclusivity, na mely the perfec t blend o f “form and functio n”. “Form and functio n” are bo th to ugh masters. W e ma ke no excuses for prod ucing so me of the most d istinctive hig h-end audio products o n the planet. We let “for m and function” [...]

20 7 7 7 7 Special Design F eatures Constructio n The SXCD is stylish and uno btrusive. The front panel is mad e from high q uality solid 6.0 mm (0.2” ) thick alu minium e xtrusion featuring our trade mark machined Perreaux lo go and intuitive user-interface. The front-pa nels are finished in durable and stylish satin c hrome finish el ectrop lat[...]

21 Increased Read Spe ed The increased 4x-8x r ead sp eed of the o ptical d rive, co mpared with 1 x-2x sp eeds of standar d mechanisms, gi ves t he drive more opportunity for error correction – e nsuring the audio data stream is a true reflect ion of what is p resented o n the compact disc. Precision Master Clock The master clock, and it s imple[...]

22 Digital Noise Filtering Conducted a nd radiated digital noise ca n wreak ha voc on p ower supplies and sensitive circuit s. Fil tering is heavily employed throughout to stop conducted digital noise i nfecting po wer supplies and sen sitive circui ts, and greatl y reduce radiate d noise. pLINK Port The pLINK port p rovides c ommunication to an ex[...]

23 8 8 8 8 Care and Maintenanc e Note: Never apply liquid directly to the SXCD. Never use abrasiv es. Never rub in a circular moti on. Cover The cover feat ures a durable high q uality po wder coat finish . To remove fin ger marks a nd dirt, lightly r ub the sur face with a soft cloth. If the dirt is not re moved, dip your clot h in a mild solution[...]

24 9 9 9 9 Warranty Informati on 1 Year Limited Warranty The Perre aux SXCD is warra nted free from defects in materia l and workmanship und er normal use for a period o f 1-year (365 days) from the d ate of purcha se. To extend the warranty of the Perreaux SXCD to three (3) y ears from d ate of purc hase, please return a full y co mpleted warrant [...]

25 10 10 10 10 Extended Warranty Registration Form Please complete this form a nd either fax, mail or e-mail it, alo ng with a cop y of the original r eceipt, to Perreaux Industries Ltd. Fax: +64 3 489 2976 Mail: Perrea ux Industries Ltd PO Bo x 305 Mosgiel Dunedin 905 3 New Zealand E-mail: info@perreaux.co m Alternatively, complete the online Wa r[...]

26 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Troubleshooting Guid e Please use this guide if you ar e exper iencing any pr oble ms with the SXCD in your system. It will provide possible solut ions for some given sy mptoms. SXCD won’t function The unit is no t turned on Check the SX CD po wer switch is turned on. Power not t urned on Check that t he SXCD is plugged in to t[...]

27 No disc present Check that a d isc is inserted for the SXC D to pla y. No volume sett ing Make sure t hat the volume on your prea mplifier o r integrated amplifier is set to a suitable le vel. Incorrect inp ut Confirm that t he SX CD o utput is connected to the approp riate source input o f the prea mplifier o r integrated a mplifier. Loud speak[...]

28 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Specifications The correlation b etween published spec ifications and so nic quality can be u nreliable. A list of numbers reveal s virtuall y nothing. All technical measure ments must be subject to qualitative as well as quant itative interp retation. Measurements of the SXCD revea l excelle nt results b y any standards. S p ec [...]

29 Transpo rt Component: Width: Disc Drawer Clo sed... ........ ......... ........ ........ ......... 216mm (8.5”) Disc Drawer Open .............................................3 35mm (13.2”) Depth .....................................................................161mm (6.3”) Height .........................................................[...]

30 Crosstalk... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... ..... -100dB @ 1kHz Crosstalk is caused b y stray inductances and capa citances between co mponents and lines, which res ults in unintentional mixing of stereo si gnals. Meticulo us wire routing ensure s excellent hig h-frequency sep aratio n. Channel Balan ce . ..[...]

31 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 Physical Dimensi ons[...]

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33 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 Contact Details For more information plea se contact your Perreaux dealer, or contact: Perrea ux Industries Ltd PO Bo x 305 Mosgiel Dunedin 905 3 New Zealand Ph: +64 3 489 2975 Fax: +64 3 489 29 76 E-mail: info@per reaux.com Internet: www.perr eaux.co m[...]

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