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Musical Fidelity CD Pre24 manual

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  • Page 1

    Issue 4: May 2002 CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 1 of 19 LI NE 1 LI NE 2 LI NE 3 DI G ITAL 1 DI G ITAL 2 CD DI G ITAL MON IT OR T APE MON IT OR P OWER NEXT PREVI O US LANGUAGE PLAY/PAUSE ST OP O PEN/CL O SE CD Pre 24 COMBIN ATION CD PL AYER AND DIGI TAL / ANALOGUE PRE-AMPLIFIER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for pu rchasing the Musical Fideli[...]

  • Page 2

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 2 of 19 CONTENTS PAGE 3 Safety Information: - Mains plug (U.K. only) - Modification warning 4 Safety Information: - Warnings (continued) 5 User Information: - Radio-frequency interference 6 General Advice: - Installation precautions - User information 7 Remote Control: - Use and illustration 8 Facilities and - F[...]

  • Page 3

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 3 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 SAFETY INFORM ATION IMPO RT ANT! (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 safel y , out of reach of children. It must not be [...]

  • Page 4

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 4 of 19 WARNINGS Issue 4: May 2002 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This CD player has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter 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 h[...]

  • Page 5

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 5 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 USER INFORM ATION RADIO - FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energ y , and if not installed and operated in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference to radio communications and other electronic equipment. However, it is desig[...]

  • Page 6

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 6 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 GENERAL ADVICE INS TALLATION PRECAUTIONS AND USER INFORM ATION Your CD Pre 24 is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance, but as with all electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions: * Note all warnings shown on the back of the unit. * Only connect the[...]

  • Page 7

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 7 of 19 REMOTE CONTROL Issue 4: May 2002 REMOTE CONTROL The remote control enables most functions of the CD pre-amplifier to be operated from a con - venient distance. Equivalent buttons on the remote handset have the same functions as the those on the front panel of the unit. Some operations are only available [...]

  • Page 8

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 8 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS LI NE1 LI NE 2 LI NE 3 ANA L OGUE I NPUTS TAPE MON IT OR TAPE OUT PRE OUT D I G IT AL INPUTS COA XIAL 1 2 D I G IT AL INPUTS O PTI CAL D I G IT AL MON IT OR D I G IT AL OUTPUTS COA XIAL O PTI CAL MU S I C AL F I DELITY CD PRE 2 4 MANUFACTURED BY MUSICAL FIDELI[...]

  • Page 9

    BEFORE CONNECTING . . . . . . . Ensure that mains power to the various components of your audio system is switched off. Please note that audio con - necting leads are not supplied with this product. OUTPUT CONNECTION The CD Pre 24 should be connected to an analogue amplifier input by audio cables with RCA/phono type plugs. These link the left and r[...]

  • Page 10

    PRE-AMPLIFIER OPER ATION MUTE (Remote Control Only) Pressing the MUTE button once on the remote control will interrupt analogue out - put to the amplifie r . Pressing MUTE again will restore audio output. The LED in the volume control knob then goes off to indi - cate that the outputs are muted. This function does not affect tape monitor or digital[...]

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    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 11 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 CD - BASIC OPER ATION LOADING AND PL AYING COM PACT DISCS If mains power to the CD Pre 24 is switched on with a disc already loaded, it will auto - matically search for the disc and begin playing from the first track. Howeve r, playback will not be audible if the input has previously b[...]

  • Page 12

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 12 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 CD - BASIC OPER ATION STOP Playback can be stopped at any time by pressing the STOP button once. TRACK SELECTION To change track, the track skip buttons NEXT and PREVIOUS can be pressed to jump forwards or backwards one track in either direction. Note that a single press of the PREVIOU[...]

  • Page 13

    CD - SPECIAL FE ATURES REPE AT PLAYBACK The REPE AT button on the remote control allows the repeated playback of either one track or all tracks on the disc. By pressing the REPE AT button once, you can repeat the entire disc (or the pro - grammed selections - see page 14) over and over again. Large letters REPE AT briefly replace track, index and t[...]

  • Page 14

    CD - SPECIAL FE ATURES INTRODUCTION SEARCH The introduction-search function allows play back of just the start of each track on the disc, for instance to locate a preferred track by ea r. Press INTRO on the remote control, and the display will briefly show: The first ten seconds (approximately) of each title on the CD are then played (or the first [...]

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    CD - SPECIAL FE ATURES If at any time you make a mistake or wish to delete a track from the list, press the CLEAR button to erase the last step. Repeated pressing of CLEAR will then erase each step in reverse orde r. If you wish to check the selection before playing back your program, the CHECK button can be pressed to step through each track in tu[...]

  • Page 16

    CD TEXT CD TEXT DISCS A small number of CDs released for sale more recently have additional text informa - tion contained in the recorded digital data. The CD Pre 24 can individually display either the disc title, artist ’s name or track title with appropriate control commands. Only CDs which are identified as having this text feature, either on [...]

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    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 17 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 CD TEXT - OTHER LANGUAGES Other Languages: A limited number of CD text discs also have an “other-language” option. In this case, after loading the disc, the dis - play shows the current or default language after MU LTI has been appeared underneath the TEXT legend. If the player can[...]

  • Page 18

    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 18 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 TROUBLESHOOTING Basic problem-solving with the CD Pre 24 is similar to troubleshooting other electrical or elec - tronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possible causes first, such as the following examples: Problem Possible Cause Remedy No power when POWER Power plug is not i[...]

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    CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 19 of 19 SPECIFIC ATIONS : Issue 4: May 2002 CD P re 24 Combination CD player / digital & analogue pre-amplifier CD SECTION: DAC architecture 24 bit Delta-Sigma (Bitstream) Dual differential 8 times oversampling (CD or DVD-audio conversion only) Frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz: < 0 . 02dB Channel balance[...]