T+A Elektroakustik K1 CD-RECEIVER manual

V 5.4 © 1998  elektroakustik GmbH & Co KG Bestell-Numm er 9103-025 2 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CD - RECEIVER K1[...]

2 Dear fellow Hi-Fi enthus iast, The new  K1 CD- RECEIVER y ou have just purchased is a Hi-Fi sy stem of the highest quality, designed and developed with a single aim as top priority : to meet the wishes of the audiophile music lover. The machine's solid, well thought-out desig n, and its sy nthesis of a use r-friendly control sy stem and t[...]

3 IMPORTA NT! CA UTION! This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. To ensure con tinued safety, d o not re- move any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualif ied personnel. The follow ing caution label appear on your device: Rear panel CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT On the inner protective[...]

4 CONTENTS Page 6 8 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 28 30 Remote cotroll handset F12 Front panel controls OPERATING THE AMPLIFIER Controlling from the front panel Volume control Selecting the source unit Remote control Switching on / Stand-by Volume control Speaker outputs Loudness / Low bas[...]

5 Page 33 33 33 33 34 34 35 35 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 44 46 47 48 49 50 52 57 OPERATING THE CD PLAYER Controlling from the front panel Play ing a CD Selecting a track during playback Remote control CD play e r as auditioning source Controlling the CD mechanism Stop - Pause – Play Numeric track selection MEMO program CD play e r special functions ?[...]

6 REMOTE CONTROL HA NDSET F1 2 CD / DVD AUX T APE P AUSE OK STOP PLA Y 1 4 7 SRC M E N U AMP LD FLA T / 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 TUNER F12 A B O V L +  Your K1 is supplied complete with an F12 remote control handse t. The relevant buttons are shaded in the diagram in like this: ’  ’. ON / OFF:     Switches the unit ON from stand- by , or[...]

7 Pre-amplifier functions:         Raises / lowers the volum e in 1.25 dB increments.     Switches the loudspeaker output     A On / Off .     Switches the loudspeaker output     B On / Off . Short keypress: Switches LOUDNESS On / Off .     Long keypress (approx . 1[...]

8 THE FRONT P A NEL CONTROLS 4 3 2 1 7 5 8 6 9 1 0 We have developed an overall methodology for controlling the sy stem based on a small number of buttons, each of which has several functions depending on the situation. To help y ou understand the sy stem the but- tons are duplicated by illum inated sy mbols which indicate their current fu nction. [...]

9         SOURCE SELECT The term source device m eans the compo- nents of a Hi-Fi sy ste m which supply a sound signal, such as tuner, CD player, cassette deck etc. Pressing the     button shows the system 's currently active source device on the screen. Pressing this button repeatedly cy cle s through the a[...]

10 OPERA TING THE A MPLIFIER VOLUME CONTROL The machine features a digital volume con- trol sy stem. Every time y ou press a     button, the volume is … … increased (right-hand button) or … reduced (left-hand button) b y 1.25 dB. The current volume level is shown briefly on the screen as a numeric value (0 … 63), e.g.: 'VOL[...]

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12 OPERA TING THE A MPLIFIER BY REMOTE CONTROL GENERAL INFORMATION In the drawing of the remote control handset shown alongside the buttons marked "     " are those which are used to con- trol the amplifier. None of the other buttons have any effect o n the amplifier     ON If the system is already switched on, the[...]

13 VOLUME CONTROL         Every time y ou press the VOLUME rocker the volume level is reduced (     ) or increased (     ) by 1.25 dB. If y ou hold the     rocker pressed in for m or e than one se- cond, the volume alters continu- ously until you release the rocker again. Every time y ou a[...]

14 A MPLIFI ER SPECIA L FUNCTI ONS MENU CONTROL SYSTEM The special functions menu contains those amplifier functions which cannot be accessed directly by their own buttons on the f ront panel. Instead they are accessed and control- led by a menu control sy s tem operated from the remote-control handset. • Balance setting (BALANCE) • Bass tone c[...]

15 Menu point 1: BALANCE AMP OK C E N T E R 0 Introduction: The 'BALANCE' f unction is used to adjust the balance between the left and right chan- nels, e.g . to compensate for non-sym metrical speaker positioning. The balance setting is infinitely variable. Operation: To change the balance setting press the re- mote control buttons in th[...]

16 Menu point 2 + 3: BASS + TREBLE press 2x B A S S 0 0 AMP OK press 3x T R E B L E 0 0 AMP OK I ntroduction: The sy stem features active tone control faci- lities. The tone contr ols are designed to com- pensate for the negative effects of adverse loudspeaker positions or unusual conditions in the listening room. Operation: To change the tone sett[...]

17 Menu point 4: SETUP Menu point 4 ( SETUP ) contains the follo- wing set-up f unctions, which are only rarely required: SETUP function 1: 'DIMMER' SETUP function 2: '12-15 CLK' SETUP function 3: 'VOL A/B' SETUP function 4: 'AUX' The diagram below shows the inegration of the set-up fu nctions into the amplif[...]

18 Menu point 4: SETUP - SETUP function 1: DIMMER press 4x OK S E T U P D I M M E R 8 OK AMP Introduction: The brig htness of the screen on the f ront pa- nel can be set to any of eight levels (1..8): 'DIMMER 1' = darkest level : 'DIMMER 8' = brightest level This facility allows y ou to adjust the screen to suit the lighting con[...]

19 Menu point 4: SETUP - SETUP function 2: SETTING THE CLOCK OK S E T U P 1 0 - 2 5 C L K OK AMP AMP press press 4x 1x Introduction: The presence of the integra l clock allows you to set the machine to switch itself on auto- matically at a pre-programmed time. To use this facility you must f irst set the clock to the correct time. Operation: You ca[...]

20 Menu point 4: SETUP - SETUP function 3: SEPA RATE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT OK S E T U P V O L A / B OK AMP AMP press press 4x 2x Introduction: In normal the volume of the speaker output     A and     B are controlled in common. If y ou connec t an additional remote control receiver and a pair of loudspeakers to the speaker conne[...]

21 Menu point 4: SETUP - SETUP function 4: IN PUT SENSITIVITY AUX/TV OK S E T U P A U X M I N OK AMP AMP press 4x 3x Introduction: The sensitivity of the AUX/TV input can be changed to any of f our settings so that you can continue to use source devices which are quieter than norm a l without suffering a disturbing c hange in volume when y ou switc[...]

22 OPERA TING THE TUNER PRESET SELECTION When y ou want to listen to the tuner y o u must first select it as the current auditioning source. This is done by pressing the     button repeatedly until the word 'TUNER' appears on the screen. The system can store a total of 60 station pre- sets. The preset stores the f requency tog[...]

23 TIMER The sy stem incorporates an integral clock module which can be set to switch the ma- chine on automatically at a fixe d time of day. For this to work properly you have to se t the internal clock to the correct time of day , a nd then set the power-on time. The time of day is set in the special function ' SETUP ' (see the Chapter [...]

24 OPERA TING THE TUNER BY REMOTE CONTROL GENERAL INFORMATION The tuning button on the m achine's front pa- nel provides only limited control of the tuner. The remote control handset provides full control in the most convenient manner. To be able to r emote-control the tuner the F12 r emote control handset must be set to HiFi operation and the[...]

25 SELECTING A PRESET AND STATION     Calls up the preset with the next lower preset number; empty me- mory spots are automatically skip- ped.     Calls up the preset with the next higher preset number; empty me- mory spots are automatically skip- ped.     Pressing this button briefly drops the reception f requen[...]

26 SWITCHING RADIOTEXT ON / OFF     Pressing this button brief ly swit- ches the radiotext display on and off for the station currently selec- ted. When first switched on th e machi- ne’s screen display s ' RADIOTEXT ' until a new message is display ed. If no radiotext is rec eived for the selected station, the screen shows [...]

27 TUNER SPECIA L FUNCTIONS MENU CONTROL SYSTEM The special f unctions menu contains the tu- ner functions which cannot be accessed by their own buttons on the front panel. Instead they ar e controlled via a remote-control menu sy stem: Changing the reception mode ( R e C ei V e M ode) (RCVM) Storing and erasing presets (PRESET) The menu system is [...]

28 Menu point 1: RCVM R C V m N O R M SRC OK Introduction: The tuner c an be set to any of three different reception modes (ReCeiVeMode = RCVM). Reception mode Screen display: normal STEREO RCVM NORM normal STEREO with aerial attenuator RCVM ATT MONO RCVM MONO The standard tuner setting is STEREO ( RCVM NORM ). In this mode the tuner suppresses int[...]

29 Menu point 2: PRESET - PRESET function 1 : STORING PRESETS MANUALLY OK or . . 9 OK P 2 8 1 0 4 , 9 0 SRC press 2x Introduction: The tuner can store a total of 60 station set- tings (presets). The preset stores the fre- quency and the reception mode, and also the RDS station name - provided that it was picked up in full at the time it was stored.[...]

30 Menu point 2: PRESET - PRESET function 2: AUTO MATIC PRESET STORING (AUTOSTORE) OK or . . 9 OK P 0 1 A U T O SRC press 2x Introduction: If y ou select automatic preset storing, the tuner automatically sea rches the whole VHF band twice (using different search thresh- olds) for stations which can be received well in STEREO mode, and automatically[...]

31 You can interrupt the PRESET f unction AUTOSTORE by pressing the     or     button. When the tuner ha s searched the whole VHF band, or when the final memory spot is full, the tuner ends the AUTOSTORE f unction and terminates the special functions menu. Note: The tuner is not c apable of assessing the quality of each indi[...]

32 Menu point 2: PRESET - PRESET function 3 : ERASING A PRESET OK OK P 2 8 C L E A R SRC press 2x Introduction: Presets which contain stations of such low quality that they are not worth listening to, or which contain a dup licate station on a diff er- ent frequency, should sim ply be erased. Under certain circ umstances, e.g. after a hou- se-move,[...]

33 OPERA TING THE CD PLAYER To play a CD: • Open the CD drawer (     /     button) • Place a CD in the drawer, printed f ace up. • Close the CD drawer (     /     button) Note: Closing the drawer with CD inserted causes the K1 to automatically select CD mode. Immediately the drawer is closed the[...]

34 OPERA TING THE CD-PLAYER BY REMOTE CONTROL CD / DVD P AUSE OK STOP PLA Y 1 4 7 SRC M E N U 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 F12  GENERAL INFORMATION You can operate all the CD mechanism 's fa- cilities and all the system 's special f unctions from the remote control handset, with the exception of opening and closing the CD drawer. To be able to remote[...]

35 CO NT ROL LI NG T HE C D ME C HA NI SM     Selects the previous track during play bac k.     Starts CD playback, selects the next track during play back.     Fast search backwards to locate a particular passage.     Fast search forward to locate a particular passage. Note: After about two seconds t[...]

36 MEMO-PROGRAM SELECT TRACK SELECT TRACK OK OK PR OG 1 PR OG 8 OK OK Hold presses in Hold pressed in for about 3 sec. for about 3 sec. . . or or . . . . 9 9 Introduction: Each MEMO program can store up to twenty CD tracks in any sequence; it is use ful, for example, when you are prepar ing to make a cassette recording. You can only produce a MEMO [...]

37 Playing back a MEMO program: The MEMO program can now be play ed back: • Start the play back process (     button) Play bac k begins with the first track of the MEMO program. While a MEMO program is being played back, the screen show s a letter 'P' before the current track number. Pressing the buttons     or ?[...]

38 CD PLA YER SPE CIA L FUNCTIONS MENU CONTROL SYSTEM The special f unctions menu contains the CD play er functions which cannot be accessed by their own buttons on the front panel. Instead they are operated by a remote-controlled menu sy stem: • PLAY A-B (PLAY AB) • Selecting the screen mode (DIS TRACK / DIS TIME) • Selecting the play back m[...]

39 Menu point 1: PLAY A-B OK OK ST ART MARKER END MARKER P L A Y A B 8 P L A Y A B 8 SRC OK Introduction: The PLAY A-B mode places two time mark- ers on the current C D , and the machine then repeats the passage between the two markers constantly . Operation: First locate the starting point of the passa ge. (     /     or ?[...]

40 Menu point 2: REPEAT / MIX-MODE / NORM-PLAY press 3x SRC OK R E P O F F Introduction: The sy stem's in tegral CD player can play CDs in any of three different operating modes. 'REP OFF': Normal play back 'REP ALL': The trac ks of the CD or of a MEMO program are repeated endlessly in the order you have se- lected . '[...]

41 Menu point 3: DISPLAY SRC OK D I S T R AC K press 2x Introduction: Most CDs contain several tracks. However, the tr acks on some CDs can be very long, especially when they conta in classical music. To help you re-locate a particular passage within a long track, the sy stem of fers the fa- cility to display the ela psed time of the cur- rent trac[...]

42 SA FET Y NOTES Please read through these operating instruc- tions c arefully before y o u attempt to u se y our new equipment. It includes important sa fety notes which must be observed! 1. This unit must be opera ted in dry condi- tions. It should be set up w ell out of r each of small children. 2. Pr ot ec t the un it fro m dr ip s an d sp l a[...]

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44 THE CONNECTION TERMINA LS OF T HE K1 CD-RECEIVER A N T AUX / TV R R R IN OUT L L L T APE SUBW R L L R RC IN DIGIT AL CD-OUT 250V A 23 0 V~ 50 - 6 0Hz SHOCK HAZAR D. DO NO T OPEN ! VOR ÖF FNEN DES GER ÄTES N ETZ STECK ER ZIEH E N! MADE IN GERMAN Y FABRIQUE EN ALLEMAGNE A B 2 3 5 7 9 8 4 6 1     ANT AERIAL INPUT The sy stem is fitted[...]

45     RC-IN Input socket for an E 2000 remote control receiver, available as an optional accessory to suit multi-room operation.     MAINS INPUT The mains cable is plugged into this socket. The sy s tem is designed to be used with a standard mains supply : 230 V / 50 – 60 Hz. • The K1 must not be connected to any other [...]

46 CONNECTING THE SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM IN USE Unpack y our K1 carefully and keep the original packing in a safe place . The box and the packing materials have been specially designed for this unit and form a secure con- tainer for subsequent transport. Read the saf ety notes included in these in- structions and be sure to observe our recom- mendation[...]

47 The remote control receiver is located within the screen on the front panel. For this reason it is important to set up the sy stem in a position where there is dire ct line-of-sight contact between the remote control transmitter and the screen. Maximum range betwe en transmitter and receiver is approximately 6 metres. Check that the receiver is [...]

48 Multi-room sound sy stem (MULTIROOM) If you decide to use the K1 a s the basis of a sound sy stem serving more than one room, we recom mend the following configuration (see appropriate wiring diagram): • The sy stem is locate d in the main listenin g room ( Room A ) . The speakers connec ted to the loudspeaker output     A are in t[...]

49 A N T AUX / TV R R R IN OUT LLL TAPE SUBW R L L R RC IN DIGITAL CD-OUT 250V A 230V~ 50-60Hz SHOCK HAZA RD. DO NOT OPEN! VOR Ö FFNE N DES G ERÄ TES NET ZSTECKE R ZIE HEN! MADE IN GERMANY FABRIQUE EN ALLEMAG NE A B R.H. SPEAKER R.H. SPEAKER AERIAL L.H. SPEAKER L.H. SPEAKER E 2000 ROOM A ROOM B Wiring arrangement for the K1 CD-RECEIVER in a multi[...]

50 SPECIFICA TION AMPLIF IER SECTION Input sensitivity AUX/TV TAPE I N Outputs TAPE OUT Nominal output per channel     A Peak output per channel     A Nominal output per channel     B Peak output per channel     B Total harmonic distortion TUNER SECTION FM reception rang e I nput stage Sensitivity mon[...]

51 CD PLAYER Mechanism Wow and f lutter Oversampling D/A converter syste m Frequency response +0 -0,2 dB Total harmonic distortion / intermodulation Effective sy stem dyna mics Signal noise ratio (A-weig hted) Signal noise ratio (unweighte d) Digital output GENERAL Mains power supply Power consumption, maximum Power consumption, stand-by Case dimen[...]

52 TROUBLE-SHOOTING Many problems have a simple cause and a correspondingly simple solution. The fol- lowing section describes a few difficulties y ou may encounter, and the measures you need to take to cure them. If y ou f ind it impossible to solve a problem with the help of these notes please disconnect the unit f rom the mains and ask your auth[...]

53 Problem: Other machines (Hi-Fi units, television, video recorder or similar) respond to the RC sig- nals from the F12 system re- mote control handset, or the K1 responds to t he signals from other RC units. Cause: There is a limited number of re- mote control codes available, so conflicts may occasio nally occur with signals from other remote co[...]

54 Problem: The auditioning source re- sponds to contr ol com mands, but the sy stem produces no output signal. Cause: Loudspeaker outputs switched off ; 'A' or 'B' not glowing on the screen. Remedy: Press the appropriate button     or     on the RC handset to switch on the speakers. Problem: Loud hum fro[...]

55 Problem: The tuner w orks normally, but only picks up a very small number of stations or none at all. Cause: The aerial sy stem or the aerial cable itself is def ective. Remedy1: Check the aerial lead for go od contact at the aerial wall socke t and at the tuner. Remedy2: Check the aerial cable for dam- age and sharp bends (kinks). If necessary [...]

56 CD - player Problem: The CD is not correctly rec- ognised, or the screen display s the message "No Disc". Cause1: The CD is not correctly inserted. Remedy: Place the CD centrally in the drawer, printed face up. Cause2: The CD is dirty . Remedy: Clean the CD and try again. Cause3: The CD is damaged in the area of the Table of Contents ([...]

57 FCC Information to the user (for use in the United States of A merica only ) C la ss B di git al de vic e – in st r uc ti ons : Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are d esigned to provide reasonable protection against harmful[...]

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