Wadia 302 manual

Wadia 3 3 0 0 2 2 Compact Disc Player Ow ner’s Manual W W W W A A A A D D D D I II I A A A A 3 3 3 3 0 2 C C C C O O O O M M M M P P P P A A A A C C C C T T T T D D D D I II I S S S S C C C C P P P P L L L L A A A A Y Y Y Y E E E E R R R R[...]

2 Safety Precautions _______________ To get the best perf ormance f rom y our Wadi a 3 3 3 302 CD Player , and for your own saf ety, please r ead and foll ow these importan t safety instruct ions: Never place the W adia 302 CD Play er near h eat sources such as radiators, f irepl aces, stoves, or other appl iances th at produce heat. Avoid pl acing[...]

3 Contents _______________________ Safety Pr ecautio ns 2 Introduc tion 4 A Brie f Hi story of Wadi a 4 Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Playe r De sign P hilosophy 5 Insta llation 7 Unpackin g 7 The Acce ssory K it 7 Installing Batteri es In Remote Control 7 Installing Co ne Feet 8 Choosing a Locat ion f or the Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player 8 Connectio ns 9 Connect[...]

4 Introduction ____________________ All of us at Wadia woul d like to of fer than ks and congratul ations to y ou for purch asing the Wadi a 3 3 3 302 Compact Disc Pl ayer. We si ncerely believe that y our Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player is an i nte lligent pu rchase decis ion tha t will bring yo u many years o f musical p leasure and satisfacti on. Whil[...]

5 Wadia’s di gital expertise an d record of accomplis hment exceed th ose of any au dio company , but techn ology al one does not guar antee musical perform ance. Wadia design s are born of a delicate balan ce of technology shaped by a passion for musi c. Wadia is pr oud to intr oduce the Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player , a breakthrou gh in soni c perf[...]

6 Swift Cu rrent I-V Conv erter The Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player is the f irst Compact Di sc player in thi s price range to use Wadi a’s patented Swi ft Curr ent technology . This proprietar y, custom -fabricated i ntegrated ci rcui t perform s the sonical ly critical curren t-to-voltage con version with no g lobal n egative feedback, resulti ng in [...]

7 Installation _____________________ This sect ion includes information o n how to unp ack and p osition your Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player . Unpacking After caref ully unpackin g your Wadi a 3 3 3 302 CD Player , inspect for any shippin g damage and call your deal er imm ediately i f any i s found. Do not plug y our Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player into any [...]

8 Installing Co ne Feet The Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player is equi pped with thr ee cone feet that scr ew into inse rts in t he bot tom p anel. T hese fe et w ill improve p erformanc e by reducing vibrati on. If the Wadi a 3 3 3 302 CD Player is sitti ng on a sh elf that can be damaged by the sharp f eet, place the steel di scs under each foot to protec[...]

9 Connections ____________________ This secti on provi des instru ctions to conn ect the Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player to t he rest of your mus ic syst em. Be low is a n illustrat ion of t he Wad ia 3 3 3 302 CD Player rear panel, sh owing al l inpu ts and outputs. Avoid al lowing static shocks to be appli ed to the inpu ts or outputs. To prevent stati[...]

10 Connecting to AC Power Check to make sure your Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player has been manufact ured for op eratio n at your AC line voltag e. Atte mpting to use your Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player at any vol tage other th an that specif ied on the rear of the uni t may cause dam age that is not covered by Wadia’s warranty. Using AC L ine Conditioners O[...]

11 Questions about Connecting the Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player To help y ou decide the best way to connect the W adia 3 3 3 302 CD Player to your sy stem, read the fol lowing list of question asked by Wadia owners: Dire ct-Con nect™ or Pre -Amplif ier ? The Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player is desig ned to produce excel lent perform ance in sy stems with or[...]

12 By passing the Wadia Digital Volume Co ntrol Unli ke conventi onal v olume con trols, ther e is absol utely n o circui try i n the analog sign al path of th e Wadia Digital Volum e Control -- no passive parts, swi tch contacts, resi stors, or even circui t board traces. The Wa dia Digita l Volume C ontro l opera tes in t he digit al doma in; it [...]

13 Adjusting the Max imum Output Voltage The Maxi mum Ou tput Voltag e is the ou tput voltag e when the v olume control i s set to maxi mum setti ng (99) . The Maxi mum Ou tput Voltag e is factory set to 4.0 V on the bal anced output and 2.0 V on the unbalan ced output. You can adj ust the Ma ximum Output Vol tage on the Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player t[...]

14 Infr ared Input and Pass-through The Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player is equipped wi th a pair of 1/8" mi ni-pl ug infrared (IR) pass-t hrough jacks. The IR pass-through jac ks can be use d with an IR receiv er/tran smitter sy stem to send rem ote control commands di rectly to the Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player . This may be usefu l for example, if the[...]

15 C hoos ing a Digital Cable For maxi mum perf ormance w e recommend u sing an ST glass-opti cal cable, which can be purchased fr om your Wadi a dealer, f or any digital au dio connecti ons. Wadia Digi tal was the f irst company to use glass fiber -optic data-transm ission i n digi tal audio an d we believe that it off ers the best perf ormance of[...]

16 Operation ______________________ This secti on describes h ow to operate the Wadi a 3 3 3 302 CD Player . Fro nt Panel Display and Controls Belo w is an illust ratio n of th e Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player front pan el displ ay and control s. Refer to th e table on page 17 f or in formati on on each control.[...]

17 Remote Control Belo w is an illust ratio n of th e Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player remote contr ol. Ref er to the table on th e foll owing pag e for i nform ation about each command.[...]

18 Operation Commands Shown bel ow is a tabl e of all the control s on the f ront panel and the remote to operate y our Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player . Refer to th e page number not ed for mo re informatio n about each c ommand. Command Icon Description Control Location Page Open/Cl ose Open or close loading draw er Front panel and rem ote 19 Play To b[...]

19 OPEN/CLOSE Pressin g the OPE N/CLOSE key causes th e disc-loadi ng drawer to either open or close. Y ou can also cl ose the drawer by gently pushin g on the drawer fr ont, or by pr essing PL AY or SKIP FORWAR D. PLAY Pressin g PLAY causes the uni t to begin pl ayin g. If the dr awer is open , pressing PLAY w ill close t he draw er befo re playin[...]

20 MUTE The Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player has two mute m odes that are automati cally implem ented under diff erent circu mstances. 1. Softwa re Mute: When the MUTE k ey is pr essed on the rem ote control, th e Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player DSP engi ne transmi ts a stream of zero signal-lev el samples to the DAC secti on, which results in zero output. 2. R[...]

21 SINGLE To play a Single track first p ress the Single butto n (a ONE indica tor will light in th e displa y wind ow), then pres s the num eric butto n(s) th at corre spond(s) to t he tr ack you would li ke to pl ay. PROGRAM The PROG RAM key can be used to create a pr ogram to pl ay tracks on a disc in an y order y ou choose. Pr ogramm ing f unct[...]

22 Appendices _____________________ Trouble Shooting If the Wadia 3 3 3 302 CD Player experiences a power ful stati c shock or sudden AC sur ge, it is possi ble to “lock -up” the computer circui try. A locked-up compu ter may r esult in erratic di splay, n o output, and no response to remote commands. If your Wadi a 3 3 3 302 CD Player should l[...]

23 Warranty _______________________ Wadia warran ts that Wadia products shal l be fr ee from def ects in material s and workmans hip for: 5 years for par ts and labor ( excludin g batteries) 1 year for the transpor t mechani sm’s m echanical structur e and associated electr onics The warranty period begi ns at the date of r etail sal e by an auth[...]

24 Specifications ___________________ Decodi ng Soft ware: ..................................................... Digi Master 3.1 upsampli ng fil ter system Digital P rocessing Capabilit y ..................................... 24 Bits Digit al Vol ume Cont rol Range ..................................... 50 dB i n one-hun dred 1 /2 dB st eps Analog O[...]