Classe Audio CDP-100 manual

Owner’ s Manual CDP-100 CD Pla y er[...]

NO TICE All of us at Classé take extreme car e to ensure that y our pur chase will remain a prized inv estment. W e ar e proud to inform y ou that all Classé components hav e been officially approv ed for the E uropean Community (CE) mark. This means that y our Classé product was subjected to the most rigorous manufacturing and safety tests in [...]

Important Safety Instructions Caution: Please read and obser ve all w arnings and instructions in this o wner’ s manual and all those marked on the unit. Retain this owner’ s manual for future refer ence. 1. Do not attempt to service this product y ourself. Do not open the co ver for any reason. There are no user-serviceable par ts inside. An o[...]

4 Contents W elcome to the Classé family ..........................................................................5 a word about installation .......................................................................... 5 Unpacking and Placement ............................................................................... 6 unpacking y our CD pla [...]

5 W elcome to the Classé famil y Congratulations on your purchase of a Classé product. I t is the result of many years of continuous refinement, and we ar e sure that you will enjo y it for many years to come. W e value our relationship with our customers. P lease allow us to stay in touch with you by returning y our warranty card no w , before [...]

6 Unpac king and Placement unpacking y our CD pla y er Carefully unpack your CD player accor ding to the supplied instructions, and remo ve all accessories from the carton. Important! Keep all packing materials for future tr ansport of your Classé product. Shipping y our new component in anything other than its purpose-designed packing material ma[...]

7 register y our pur chase! Having found the serial number , now would be a good time to fill out the registration car d. Please register your purchase so w e can advise you of updates and other items of interest. I t will take only a minute or so. Please complete the car d now , before you forget. oper ating voltage The CDP-100 CD player is set a[...]

8 w arm up/break-in period Y our new Classé CD player will deliver outstanding performance immediately . Ho wever , you should expect to hear it impro ve somewhat as it reaches its normal operating temperatures and its various components “br eak-in.” It has been our experience that the greatest changes occur within the first 300 hours, as the[...]

9 Special Design F eatur es flexible gr aphical user interface The LCD touchscr een on the front panel of your new component supports an extremely flexible and versatile graphical user interface (GUI) while maintaining a clean, uncluttered appearance. The CDP-100 provides a range of controls that might otherwise require dozens of buttons and knob[...]

10 extr aor dinar y longevity Another benefit of having worked with highly refined circuit designs so extensively ov er many years is that we have vast experience in what wor ks well over the long term. By using only the highest quality parts to begin with, and then using them in an informed way as a result of both accelerated aging experiments a[...]

11 F r ont P anel 1 Standb y button & LED indicator The front panel S tandby button will toggle the player between its fully operational status and a standby mode that leaves the player off , yet ready to respond to system commands via any of the supported control options (e.g. IR input, DC trigger , CAN Bus, or RS-232). The current state of th[...]

12 2 Menu button P ressing the front panel M enu button will call up the menu system, replacing the normal status display in the LCD touchscr een of the CDP-100. 3 LCD touchscr een M ost of your interaction with the CDP-100 will be with the front panel L CD touchscreen (and with the CDP-100’ s supplied remote control). I t will usually display th[...]

13 Rear P anel 1 Coaxial digital output This output provides a S/PDIF digital audio signal for use with a pr ocessor or external digital-to-analog (D/A) converter . Connect this output to a corresponding coaxial digital input on your preamplifier/processor . Doing so allows y ou to feed the signal in its digital form directly to your A/V pr eampli[...]

14 F or this reason, we str ongly recommend using the balanced analog interconnections between your Classé components wher ever possible. The pin assignments of these XLR output connectors are: Pin 1: S ignal ground Pin 2: S ignal + (non-inverting) Pin 3: S ignal – (inverting) Connector ground lug: chassis ground These pin assignments are consis[...]

15 4 IR Input and Output Y our Classé player includes two 1 / 8 th -inch mono mini-jacks in order to support the infrared (IR) remote controls that ar e ubiquitous today . Infrared commands exist (for example) for toggling the play er between oper ate and standby , in addition to discrete command codes for either oper ate or standby . These codes [...]

16 The remote T rigger In will respond to the presence of 5–12VDC, with tip polarity as shown belo w: Similarly , T rigger Out will create a 12VDC signal that can source up to 100mA of current. 6 Classé C AN Bus Control P orts These RJ-45 connectors are reserved for future contr ol and communication applications using Classé Audio ’ s impleme[...]

17 T he Remote Contr ol Y our new CD player comes with a versatile remote control which can control both the CDP-100 itself and several aspects of the rest of a Classé-based system. The keys are arranged in logical groups accor ding to their functions. 1 Basic Functions This section along the top of the remote control groups four functions that co[...]

18 3 Navigation K e ys The central section of the remote control contains the navigation keys. This array of keys is similar to what you may have seen on remote contr ols for DVD play ers, and is used for navigation of the menu system of the CDP-100. • Home r eturns you to the normal display of track, time, and transport controls shown on the LCD[...]

19 • (previous) will mo ve backwar d through the tracks (or the playlist, if you have created one), one track at a time. As with most CD players, the single exception to this is the first time y ou press the key , which will take to the beginning of the track currently playing. P ressing the key again within approximately one second will then ta[...]

20 T he Menu System Y our CDP-100 includes a versatile touchscreen LCD display which supports both an attractive information display and a flexible menu system. While its use is quite intuitive, it is also quite extensive. This section of the owner’ s manual outlines the many capabilities found in the menu system. oper ational menu The operation[...]

21 controls menu The controls button on the operational menu brings up a menu of commonly- used controls, including r epeat mode, shuffle, time display , and progr am . repeat mode P ressing the r epeat mode button on the controls menu displays a screen on which you may select any of the three r epeat modes available: no repeat, r epeat tr ack , a[...]

22 main menu system P ressing the M enu button to the left of the LCD touchscr een brings up a comprehensive main menu system, the top two levels of which ar e shown abo ve. This menu system provides access to many installation-specific featur es that let you customize ho w the CDP-100 works within the context of your particular system. triggers E[...]

23 displa y setup This button brings up the display setup menu. This menu is detailed below , immediately before the corresponding menu illustration. (I t allows y ou to configure the CDP-100’ s L CD screen brightness, the display timeout, and the language used in the touchscreen and menu system.) remote Fkeys This button brings up the remote Fk[...]

24 displa y setup menu The display setup menu, described in the following pages, allows y ou to define your prefer ences for three aspects of the CDP-100’ s LCD display: the brightness of the backlighting, the timeout of the backlighting, and the language used. brightness The brightness setting of the CDP-100 has three possible values: lo w , me[...]

25 language The language menu offers you any of six different languages supported by the CDP-100. Classé have pro vided our international distributors with a software tool that makes it possible for them to customize the translations to suit their local customs and terminology , in an effor t to ensure that the CDP-100’ s operation is as intuiti[...]

26 T r oubleshooting In general, refer any service problems to your Classé dealer . Before contacting your dealer , however , check to see if the problem is listed here. I f it is, tr y the suggested solutions. If none of these solves the problem, contact y our Classé dealer . 1. My CD is skipping. • Gently clean the disc itself using a damp, s[...]

27 5. T he screen sho ws an err or message and the Load button does not eject the disc (or the pla y er shows some other anomalous behavior). • P ress the S tandby button so the screen dims and the blue light goes on. • U sing the rear panel po wer switch , turn off the unit for at least thirty seconds. Then turn the pow er back on and press S [...]

28 Car e and Maintenance cleaning the cabinet T o remov e dust from the cabinet of your CD player , use a feather duster or a soft, lint-free cloth. T o remo ve dirt and fingerprints, we recommend isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth. Dampen the cloth with alcohol first and then lightly clean the surface of the CD player with the cloth. Do not use [...]

29 Specifications Classé Audio r eserves the right to make improvements without notice. ■ F requency r esponse 20Hz – 20kHz ± 0.1dB ■ Signal-to-noise ratio 110dB typical ■ Channel separation better than 110dB ■ Distortion (THD + noise) less than 0.002% (unweighted, 0dBFS signal, 10Hz – 20kHz) ■ Maximum output voltage (0dBFS signal)[...]

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