Cary Audio Design CD306SACD manual

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[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Important Safety Instructions ........................................................... 2 Welcome Product Overview .................................................................................... 5 Unpacking and Installation ....................................................................... 6 Specifications ..........[...]

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[...]

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: [...]

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[...]

WELCOME 5 PRODUCT OVERVIEW Following the tremendous success of th e 306 line of CD players, Cary Audio Design’s new CD 306 SACD Professional Version includes the latest in SACD, HDCD and C D playback technology. The new CD 306 SACD Professional Version features a new serv o board design with internal components tested to 105° C. The PMD-200 filt[...]

WELCOME 6 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION This section describes the unpacking and instal lation procedures f or your new component. Unpacking All Cary Audio Design shipping cartons have been specially design ed to protect their contents and special care has been taken to prevent damage under normal ship ping conditions. Mishandling should be evident up[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 7 Operating the CD 306 SACD Pro 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 yo[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 8 ........................................................................................................................................................................... Channel Separation 109dB (1 kHz) ................................................................................................................................[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 9 FRONT PANEL 1. POWER • Press once to turn the power ON. • Press again to set to the “ OFF” position and turn the power off . 2. DIGITAL OUTPUT SAMPLE-RATE CONVERTER button: (CD only) • Use this button to switch t he digital output sample-rate converter mode. • OFF (44.1) ---> 96kHz ---> 192kHz ---> 3. AN[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 10 10. AUTOMATIC SEARCH FORWARD button • Press this button to move the pickup forward to the beginning of the next tr ack. • Press again to move ahea d to other tracks 11. EXTERNAL IN TOSLINK (OPTICAL) button • Press this button to select the pro gram so urce connected to the digital input jack TOSLINK (Optical). 12. EXT[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 11 REAR PANEL 1. RIGHT CHANNEL ANALOG OUTPUT JACK (AES/EBU BALANCED) • Use this jack for connection to the ampl ifier/preamplifier’s balanced input jack. 2. RIGHT CHANNEL ANALOG OUTPUT JACK (RCA UNBALANCED) • Use this jack for connection to the ampl ifie r/preamplifier’s RCA unbalanced input jack. 3. LEFT CHANNEL ANA L[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 12 12. DIGITAL OUTPUT JACK (COAXIAL) • 44.1 kHz - 192 kHz digital data output from this j ack. • With Super Audio CD disks, no digital signals output. 13. DIGITAL OUTPUT JACK (AES/EBU) • 44.1 kHz-192 kHz digital data output from this jack . • With Super Audio CD disks, no digital signals output. *The pin assignments of[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 13 REMOTE CONTROL This section explains how best to use the remote contr ol to set up and operate the CD 306 SACD Pro. 1. POWER: Use to turn the power on and off. 2. PROGRAM: Use to preset tracks to be played by keying in track numbers. When operating the PROGRAM function, the pl ayer must be in STOP mode. 3. NUMBER: Use the n[...]

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 14 18. MUTE: Use to mute sound. Press to resume sound. 19. RANDOM: Use to play all the tracks on the disc once in random order. 20. REPEAT: Use to repeat play. Press once for single track, press 2 nd time to repeat ALL, press 3 rd time to clear. 21. OPEN/CLOSE: Use to open and cl ose the disc holder. 22. CD/SACD: Use to select[...]

PLAYBACK 15 NORMAL PLAYBACK Setting the Top Priority Playback layer for Super Audio CD • The SACD disk layer for top priority playba ck 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. 1. Press the POWER button to turn [...]

PLAYBACK 16 STARTING PLAYBACK 1. Press the POWER button to turn on the power. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. • The disc holder opens. 3. Load the disc you want to play. 4. For Super Audio CD, use the 2CH/MULTI CHANNE L button to set the layer to be play ed, as necessary. 5. Press the PLAY button. • Playback starts. • Playback stops automatic[...]

PLAYBACK 17 VARIOUS PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 1. Playing a specific track (Remote control unit only) [Direct Play] Use the number buttons and + 10 butto n to select t he desired track. * Playback starts from the selected track . 2. Stopping playback temporarily (Remote Control unit only) [Pause] During playback, press the PAUSE button on the remote contro[...]

PLAYBACK 18 5. Playing the tracks in the desired order (Remote control u nit only) [Programmed play] Use this function to select the desire d tracks on the disc and play them in the desired. Up to 35 tracks can be programmed. 1. In the stop mode, pr ess the PROG RAM button. 2. Press the number to select the tr ack to be programmed. * For example, t[...]

PLAYBACK 19 USING THE CD 306 SACD PRO AS A DIGITAL TO ANALOG (D/A) CO NVERTER Select "AES/EBU", "COAXIAL" or "TOSLINK" button. 1. Press the POWER button to turn on the power. 2. Press the COAXIAL button. 3. COAXIAL D-IN : NONE D-OUT: NONE A-OUT: NONE Analog Out is the first to appear on the disp lay, then the external [...]

SERVICE AND CARE 20 CARE AND CLEANING The cabinet housing and front panel of the CD 306 SACD Pro may b e cleaned with a soft cloth and Windex or a window cleaner. The frequency of cleaning will be governed by how many h ours the CD 306 SACD Pro is operated and by operating environment cleanliness. FACTORY SERVICE Careful consideration has been give[...]

UNITED STATES LIMITED WARRANTY 21 Cary Audio Design warrants to the original United Stat es 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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