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Cary Audio Design Audio CD Player manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CD 306 SACD Super Audio CD Player NOTE: Bef ore installing your new component, please read this manual carefully as it will inform you of the product speci fi cations, proper installat[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Important Safety Instructions ........................................................... 2 Welcome Product Overview .................................................................................... 5 Unpacking and Installation ....................................................................... 5 Specifications ..........[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose this app liance to rain or mois ture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symb ol within an equila teral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presen ce of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the product’s en closure that may be of suffi[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 14. LIGHTNING: For added protectio n for the unit during a lightning storm, or when it is left una ttended and unused for long periods of t ime, unplug it from the wall outle t an d dis connect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the unit due to li ghtning and power line surges. 15. POWER LINES: [...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4 26. FCC INFORMAT ION FOR USER: CAUTION: ANY changes or mo difications not expres sly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the use r's authority to operate the equip ment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found t o comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Par[...]

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    WELCOME 5 PRODUCT OVERVIEW This technological 'tour de force' CD and SACD player includes an all aluminum chassis with custom machined aluminum cone feet, eight (8) Burr Brown 1792 u DAC chips running in parallel pairs, it has the ability to play multi channel SACD disks as stereo down mix or to play stereo playback of SACD disks. It inco[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS 6 Operating the CD 306 SACD Transport/Processor is a simple procedure, since each unit is designed for long term stability in virtually any ho me operating situation . However, if the unit is operated outside the parameters outlin ed in th is owner’s manual, damage may result. Please read this manual carefully before putting your n[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS 7 AUDIO (SACD) ........................................................................................................................................................................... Frequency Range 2 Hz - 100 kHz (2.822 MHz) .........................................................................................................[...]

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    Front Panel 10 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 POWER button: * Press once to turn the power on. * Press again to set to the "OFF" position and turn the power off. DIGIT AL OUTPUT SAMPLE-RA TE CONVER TER button: (CD only) * Use this button to switch the digital output sample-rate converter mode. OFF(44.1) --[...]

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    Front Panel 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AUTOMA TIC SEARCH REVERSE button: * Press this button to return the pickup to the beginning of the present track. * Press again to return to other tracks. AUTOMA TIC SEARCH FORW ARD button: * Press this button to move the pickup forward to the beginning of the next track. * Press again to move ahead to[...]

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    Rear Panel 10 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 11 12 13 AES/EBU RIGHT LEFT AES/EBU COAXIAL AES/EBU AES/EBU COAXIAL TOSLINK TOSLINK AC POWER 44.1kHz-192kHz DIGIT AL INPUTS 44.1kHz-192kHz DIGIT AL OUTPUTS CARY AUDIO DESIGN, INC., CD 306 SACD PLA YER SN: [ ] 110v-120v [ ] 220v-240v HDCD , High Definition Compatible Digital and Pacific Microsonics are[...]

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    Rear Panel 10 9 11 12 13 POWER INPUT(AC IN): * Connect to an AC power supply using the included power supply cord. RS 232 JACK DIGIT AL INPUT JACK ( AES/EBU): * 44.1kHz -192kHz digital data is input to this jack. DIGIT AL INPUT JACK ( COAXIAL): * 44.1kHz -192kHz digital data is input to this jack. DIGIT AL INPUT JACK ( TOSLINK): * 44.1kHz -192kHz d[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROGRAM PROGRAM DELETE DELETE REPEAT REPEAT CLEAN TIME CD 306/SACD R/C AES/EBU Remote Control Switching the power on and off. Opening and closing the disc holder . Interrupting play . Resuming play. Starting play . Playing a program. Stopping play . Muting sound. Resuming sound. Select the digital sample-rate converter mode. Cle[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROGRAM DELETE REPEAT CLEAN CLEAN TIME TIME CD 306/SACD R/C AES/EBU TEXT DISPLAY Remote Control Clears the last track number during programming. Displays the remaining time of a track or it displays the total remaining time of a disc. D-SRC SACD/CD BRIGHT CD/SACD BRIGHT RANDOM TEXT DISPLAY SACD 2CH/MULTI CH COAXIAL TOSLINK 44.1 [...]

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    Normal Playback 1 1 2 3 3 3.1 Setting the T op Priority Playback layer for Super Audio CD * The SACD disk layer for top priority playback after the disc is loaded can be set. * The SACD disk layer set for top priority playback upon shipment from the factory (default setting) is the Super Audio CD (stereo) layer. Press the POWER button to turn on th[...]

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    Normal Playback 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 1 3.2 Starting Playback Press the POWER button to turn on the power. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. * The disc holder opens. Load the disc you want to play. For Super Audio CD, use the 2CH/MUL TI CHANNEL button to set the layer to be played, as necessary . Press the PLA Y button. * Playback starts. * Playback stops a[...]

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    V arious Playback Functions 4.1 Playing a specific track (Remote control unit only) [Direct Play] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROGRAM DELETE REPEAT CLEAR RANDOM 2CH/MULTI CH CD/SACD BRIGHT AES/EBU COAXIAL TOSLINK TEXT DISPLAY 44.1 96 192 384 512 768 ANALOG UPSAMPLING MODE SACD SACD/CD TIME D-SRC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROGRAM DELETE REPEAT CLEAR RANDOM 2CH/MU[...]

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    V arious Playback Functions 4.5 Playing the tracks in the desired order (Remote control unit only) [Programmed play] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROGRAM DELETE REPEAT CLEAR RANDOM 2CH/MULTI CH CD/SACD BRIGHT AES/EBU COAXIAL TOSLINK TEXT DISPLAY 44.1 96 192 384 512 768 ANALOG UPSAMPLING MODE SACD SACD/CD TIME D-SRC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROGRAM DELETE REPEAT [...]

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    Using the CD 306 SACD as a Digital to Analog (D/A) Converter 1 1 2 2 3 5. Select "AES/EBU" ,"COAXIAL" or "TOSLINK"button. Press the POWER button to turn on the power. Press the COAXIAL button. COAXIAL D-IN : NONE D-OUT: NONE A-OUT : NONE COAXIAL D-IN : 192k D-OUT: 192k A-OUT : 192k Analog Out is the first to appears on[...]

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    SERVICE AND CARE 19 CARE AND CLEANING The cabinet housing and front panel of the CD 306 SACD may be cleaned with a soft cloth and Windex or a window cleaner. The frequ ency of cleaning will be governed by how many hours the CD 306 SACD is operated and by operating environment cleanliness. FACTORY SERVICE Careful consideration has been given to the [...]

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    UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY 20 Cary Audio Design warrants to the orig inal United States purchaser for use i n the United States that Cary Audio Design vacuum tube or solid state power amplif iers, surround sound processors or preamplifiers shall be free from defects in parts or workmanship for three (3) years from the date of the original purch[...]

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    CARY A UDIO DESIGN 1020 Goodworth Drive, Apex, NC 27539 phone 919-355-0010 fax 919-355-0013 www.caryaudio.com ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooo[...]