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    A1 CD PRO A1 SERIES TOP LOADING COMPACT DISC PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for purchasing the Musical Fidelity A1 CD PRO This model uses a professional qual ity top-loading CD transport, ultra low jitter 24 Bit DAC technology and further jitter reduction techniques to achieve both an excellent technical sp ecification and unparalleled CD so[...]

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    A1 PRO CD CONTENTS Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 2 of 16 PAGE 3,4 Safety information - - - Laser product labelling Laser type Radio-frequency interference 5 General advice - - Installation precautions User information 6 Item disposal information - EU disposal information 7 Installation - - - - - Introduction Installation Audio connection Notes on usi[...]

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    A1 PRO CD SAFETY INFORMATION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 3 of 16 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT The A1 is a CD player which has been designed and ma nufactured 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[...]

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    A1 PRO CD SAFETY INFORMATION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 4 of 16 LASER INFORMATION: Optical pick- up : Manufacturer : Sharp Pick-up type : GH6C005B Wavelength : 780nm RADIO - FREQUENCY INTERFER ENCE (RFI) This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and opera ted in accordance with the instructions, may cause int[...]

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    A1 PRO CD GENERAL ADVICE Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 5 of 16 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS and USER INF ORMATION Your new A1 is designed and built to pr ovide 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 A1 to a mains outlet[...]

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    A1 PRO CD ITEM DISPOSAL INFORMATION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 6 of 16 DISPOSAL The crossed out wheeled bin label that appears on el of the product indicates that th e product must not be disposed of as normal household waste. To prevent possible harm to the environment please separate the pr oduct from other waste to ensure that it can be recycle[...]

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    A1 PRO CD INSTALLATION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 7 of 16 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new A1 CD player. The A1 CD has extremely low jitter, vanishingly low distortion, exemplary linearity and ultra low noise. Its case design complements the A1 series components which include an integrated amplifier all in the same convenie[...]

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    A1 PRO CD FACILITIES AND CONNECTION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 8 of 16 FRONT PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. DISPLAY 2. POWER on/off switch 3. PLAY button 4. PAUSE button 5. STOP button 6. PREVIOUS button 7. NEX T button 8. IR lens REAR PANEL 9 10 11 12 9. DIGITAL OPTICAL output 10. DIGITAL COAXIAL output 11. LEFT AND RIGHT audio outputs 12. IEC MAINS po[...]

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    A1 PRO CD REMOTE CONTROL Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 9 of 16 The universal remote control shown below enab les functions from this and related units to be operated from a convenient distanc e. Equivalent but tons on the rem o te control have the sam e functions as t hose on the front panel of the unit . Other funct ions are o nly available by remot[...]

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    A1 PRO CD CD BASIC OPERATION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 10 of 16 NO DISC CLOSE LOADING AND PLAYING COMPACT DISCS To load a disc, manually lift the lid up from the front lip, to allow access to the mechanism. A1 with lid fully open to load/unload disk Displays will show “OPEN” When the lid is fully extended, gently place the disc, with the labe[...]

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    A1 PRO CD CD BASIC OPERATION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 11 of 16 PAUSE 1 0 : 03 STOP 7 PAUSE Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button on the front or top panel whilst a disc is playing pauses playback of the disc. PAUSE appears in the display windows instead of PLAY . The disc will continue spinning, but the track does not advance and the CD's output i[...]

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    A1 PRO CD CD SPECIAL FEATURES Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 12 of 16 PLAY 1 0 : 12 repeat track PLAY 1 0 : 24 repeat disk PLAY 7 0 : 39 repeat shuffle STOP 74 scan intro PLAY 1 0 : 34 repeat a- PLAY 1 1 : 55 repeat a-b STOP 74 program 1 track 0 PLAY 1 0 : 34 shuffle disc STOP 74 program 1 track 3 REPEAT PLAYBACK The REPEAT button on the remote contro[...]

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    A1 PRO CD CD SPECIAL FEATURES Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 13 of 16 STOP 74 program 2 track 0 INVALID TRACK program 2 track 9 PLAY 1 0:41 play program Press PROGRAM again on the remote control - the next program step is selected, (program 2) and the track number revert to 0 ready for a new entry. Continue entering track numbers in the same way up to[...]

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    A1 PRO CD CD PROBLEMS? Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 14 of 16 Basic problem-solving with a CD player is similar to troubleshooting oth er electrical or electronic equipment. Alwa ys check th e most obvious possible causes f irst, such as the following exampl es: Problem Probable Cause Remedy No power / display Power plug is not inserted correctly Plu[...]

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    A1 PRO CD MANUAL REVISION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 Page 15 of 16 DAC: Output im pedance 50 Ohms DAC ci rcuit 2 4 bit Delta-Sigma (Bit stream ) dual differential 8X over sampling Total correlated jitter < 135 pS < 0 . 1dB dow n to -96dB Linearity 2 . 18VRMS at 1 kHz nominal Output digi tal 0dB level 10Hz to 20 k Hz -0 . 2dB m ax Frequency re spo[...]

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    A1 PRO CD MANUAL REVISION Issue 4: 6 th May 2008 RELEASE DATE CHANGES Issue 1 28 th January 2008 1 st release Issue 2 11 th March 2008 Remote control page updated Issue 3 30 th April 2008 Magnetic puck added Issue 4 6 th May 2008 Specification page updated Page 16 of 16[...]