Krell Industries CD Player manual

SACD Standard Super Audio Compact Disc Player Instructions for Use Owner ’ s Reference THE LEADER IN AUDIO ENGINEERING[...]

Krell Industries, Inc. 45 Connair Road Orange, CT 06477-3650 USA TEL 203-799-9954 F AX 203-891-2028 E-MAIL krell@krellonline.com WEB SITE http://www .krellonline.com This product complies with the EMC directive (89/336/EEC) and the low-voltage directive (73/23/EEC). Do not place the compact disc player where it could be exposed to dripping or splas[...]

Contents Krell SACD Standard iii Page INTRODUCTION 1 DEFINITION OF TERMS 2 UNP ACKING 4 PLACEMENT 5 AC Power Guidelines 5 FRONT P ANEL DESCRIPTION 7 BACK P ANEL DESCRIPTION 12 REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION 13 Battery Installation and Removal 13 CONNECTING THE SACD ST ANDARD 14 T O YOUR SYSTEM Connection Steps 14 OPERA TING THE SACD ST ANDARD 16 Power [...]

T able Page T ABLE 1 Analog and Digital Connections 14 for the SACD Standard Illustrations Page FIGURE 1 The SACD Standard Front Panel 6 FIGURE 2 The SACD Standard Remote Control 6 FIGURE 3 The SACD Standard Back Panel 1 1 iv Krell SACD Standard[...]

Introduction Krell SACD Standard 1 Thank you for your purchase of the Krell SACD Standard. The SACD Standard is a music-only platform which plays single layer , dual layer , and hybrid super audio compact discs as well as conventional audio compact discs. This component features exceptional high quality two- channel stereo as well as the new multi-[...]

Off When the AC power cord is unplugged from the AC power source, or when the back panel power switch (30) is down, or in the “0” position, the component is off. Stand-by Mode When the SACD Standard is connected to AC power , and the back panel power switch (30) is up, or in the “1” position, the red stand-by LED illuminates. This indicates[...]

Definition of T erms, continued Krell SACD Standard 3 SACD stands for Super Audio Compact Disc, an audio disc that pro- vides exceptional high quality sound. Based on the new Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology , a format that comprises a 1-bit sys- tem, a SACD has a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional audio compact di[...]

Unpacking 4 Krell SACD Standard Follow these steps to safely unpack the SACD Standard: 1. Open the shipping box and remove the top layer of foam. Y ou see these items: 1 SACD Standard 1 IEC connector (AC power) cord 1 12 VDC (12 V trigger) cable 1 SACD Standard remote control 1 CR2025 lithium battery 1 packet containing the Quick Setup Guide and th[...]

Krell SACD Standard 5 Before you install the SACD Standard into your system, review the following guidelines to choose the location for the SACD Standard. This will facilitate a clean, trouble-free installation. The SACD Standard does not require any type of special rack or cabinet for installation. For the dimensions of the SACD Standard, see Spec[...]

Figure 1 The SACD Standard Front Panel 5 0 4 9 8 2 7 REPEAT REPEAT A-B SCAN SHUFFLE 1 6 DIM DISPLA Y OPEN/CLOSE 3 SEARCH FIL TER 4 PLA Y 3 STOP 12 PAU SE SACD/CD POWER ST AND-BY TRACK SACD Standard 1 3 4, 5, 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 13 CD SACD MUL TI 22 6 Krell SACD Standard Proc Pre Scan Fltr Rep A/B Shfl Power 3 5 8 7 9 6 2 1 D[...]

POWER 1 Power Switches the SACD Standard between stand- by and operational modes. 2 Power LED The blue power LED illu- minates when the SACD Standard is in the opera- tional mode. 3 Stand-by LED The red stand-by LED illuminates when the SACD Standard is switched on from the back panel, indicating that the SACD player is in the stand-by mode and rea[...]

Front Panel and Remote Control Description, continued Use the SACD/CD button or key to select one of the three disc for- mats that the SACD Standard plays: CD (conventional CD), SACD (two- channel SACD) and MUL TI (multi-channel SACD). The currently selected format is preceded by a red LED in the front panel display (18). The default format for all[...]

Filter 1 and 2 are designed to eliminate aliasing artifacts that are the result of the D/A re-construction process. FIL TER 1 This filter operates flat from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with a very steep roll characteristic above 20 kHz (21.5 kHz, -3 dB). FIL TER 2 This filter operates up to 20 kHz (-3 dB) with a more gradual roll-off characteristic compared t[...]

CONVENTIONAL CD REPEA T Press this button or key once to repeat the current track. The front panel display (18) reads REPEA T TRACK. Press the repeat button or key twice to repeat the whole disc. The front panel display reads REPEA T DSC . SACD REPEA T Press this button or key once to repeat the current track. The f ront panel display (18) reads RE[...]

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS 22 L and R Balanced Analog Audio Outputs One pair of balanced out- puts with XLR connec- tors. 23 Multi-channel Single- ended Analog Audio Outputs For connection to a multi- channel receiver , with RCA connectors: L, R = left and right chan- nel connections. C = center channel connection. SW = subwoofer connec - tion. SL, SR = [...]

Back Panel Description See Figure 3 on page 1 1 12 Krell SACD Standard This feature allows you to turn other components on or off, or to and from stand-by , from the SACD Standard. When the SACD Standard is switched between stand-by and the operational mode, the 12 V trigger sends a signal from the 12 VDC Out that will switch other components, allo[...]

Remote Control Description See Figure 2 on page 6 Krell SACD Standard 13 The SACD Standard remote control uses one CR2025 lithium bat- tery , which is included with the shipment. T o open the battery compartment on the back of the remote control: 1. Place the remote face down on the table. 2. Use your thumbnail or a small jeweler ’s or eyeglass s[...]

14 Krell SACD Standard Krell recommends using balanced interconnect cables. Balanced interconnect cables not only can minimize sonic loss but are also immune to induced noise, especially with installations using long cables. Balanced connections have 6 dB more gain than single- ended connections. When level matching is critical, keep this gain valu[...]

Krell SACD Standard 15 Connecting the SACD Standard to Y our System, continued 6. For conventional compact disc playback only , connect the SACD Standard digital coaxial output or digital optics output to the corre- sponding preamp/processor digital input. 7. Plug the AC power cord into the IEC power connector on the back panel. Then plug the AC po[...]

16 Krell SACD Standard This section provides information about operating the SACD Standard. See Front Panel /Remote Control Description, on pages 6-9, for more SACD Standard playback features. Press the back panel power switch (30) labeled “1”. When the SACD Standard is initialized and in the stand-by mode, the red stand-by LED (3) on the front[...]

Krell SACD Standard 17 If you are playing a multi-channel track on a hybrid SACD, and want to access the tracks on the conventional CD layer: 1. Press the stop button or the stop key . The front panel display reads STOP . 2. Press the SACD/CD button or key three times. T he red LED ne xt to the CD label appears in the front panel display and the co[...]

18 Krell SACD Standard This Krell product has a limited warranty of five years for parts and labor on circuitry and three years for parts and labor on all mechanical components. Should this product fail to perform at any time during the warranty , Krell will repair it at no cost to the owner , except as set forth in this warranty . The warranty doe[...]

Return Authorization Procedure Krell SACD Standard 19 If you believe there is a problem with your component, please con- tact your dealer , distributor , or the Krell factory to discuss the problem before you return the component for repair . T o expedite service, you may wish to complete and e-mail the Service Request Form in the Service section o[...]

FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20 Hz–20 kHz SACD, CD: +0.0,-0.5 dB SIGNAL-T O-NOISE RA TIO “A” weighted SACD: 105 dB CD: 108 dB TOT AL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD) 20 Hz–20 kHz SACD: -75 dB CD: -82 dB POWER CONSUMPTION 50 W TRANSPORT A drawer loading, mechanically isolated drive mechanism featuring a linear drive laser assembly ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS 1 pair[...]