Audionet ART G2, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Aligned Resonance Transport Compact Disc Player User s Manual ...

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Page 3: ... Digital Audio 13 5 3 Digital output formats 14 5 3 1 LowBit mode 15 5 3 2 HighBit mode 15 5 4 USB SPDIF digital audio input 16 5 4 1 Connecting the computer to the USB audio input 16 5 4 2 Example overview Device Manager 19 5 4 3 Using the SPDIF input 20 5 5 Audionet Link 21 6 Usage 23 6 1 Switching on and off 23 6 1 1 Mains phase detection 24 6 1 2 Using Audionet Link 24 6 2 Inserting and removi...

Page 4: ...41 11 2 Direct track access 42 11 3 Time search 43 11 4 Random playback 44 11 5 Repeat disc 44 11 6 Repeat track 45 11 7 Repeat a section A B Repeat 45 11 8 Compiling a playlist 47 11 9 Playing a playlist 49 11 10 Edit a playlist 50 11 11 Delete a playlist 52 12 Setup menu Global Setup 53 12 1 Set Display Brightness 54 12 2 Set Digital Output Mode 55 12 3 Set AutoOff 56 12 4 Set AutoPlay 57 12 5 O...

Page 5: ...d predecessor and so add a new chapter to the ART success story ART G2 is geared towards the requirements of classical stereophony Expert connoisseurs of high quality musical reproduction will find the product not only delivers the aural satisfaction they dream of but even opens up previously un known musical realms Combining craft with precision and presence ART G2 fulfils its makers vision of pu...

Page 6: ... package Never leave CD or the stabilizer inside the ART G2 during transport The sensitive mechanics of the drive could suffer damage Always use the plastic bag to prevent scratches on the housing Please allow the ART G2 to adapt to the climatic conditions in your listening room after transport As known for every optical device low temperatures and humidity may cause the laser unit to be covered w...

Page 7: ...7 2 Overview front panel power key stop set key IR remote con trol receiver back pause key play key also Skip Display ...

Page 8: ...Right Cinch 5 Analog output Right balanced 6 Analog output Left balanced 7 Analog output Left Cinch 8 Input for external power supply Audionet EPS 9 Digital output Audionet DataLink 10 Digital output 1 Cinch 11 Digital output 2 Cinch 12 Digital output 3 AES EBU 13 Mains input 14 Marking mains phase 15 Audio input USB SPDIF 16 Digital output 4 optical ...

Page 9: ...the ART G2 in close range to heat sources like radia tors Do not place the ART G2 on top of other units especially not on top of power amplifiers pre amplifiers or similar that produce heat Both units could suffer damage from thermal overload Do not use the unit in a place where it is exposed to vibrations Do not place the unit close to loudspeakers or into the corner of a room where it is exposed...

Page 10: ...ons of audio clarity and stability Please connect the mains cord that the hot pin of the wall outlet is connected to the pin of mains input 13 marked PHASE 14 on the back panel of the unit Your Audionet ART G2 is able to detect a wrong polarization of the mains plug during start up If the message Attention Mains Phase incorrect appears in the display switch off the unit and flip the mains plug in ...

Page 11: ...or key STBY of the remote control or keys Power Off or Power Toggle of the Audionet System Re mote Control Harmony 785 Important Never switch on or off the EPS on its back panel while ART G2 is switched on or during playback For further information referring to the external power supply EPS please consult its user s manual Tip Use a high quality cable for example the Audionet APC to connect the EP...

Page 12: ...rt cut cables could damage the ART G2 and or any other connected units 5 1 Outputs Analog Audio 4 RIGHT analog audio output of right channel Cinch 5 XLR RIGHT analog audio output of right channel balanced XLR 6 XLR LEFT analog audio output of left channel balanced XLR 7 LEFT analog audio output of left channel Cinch Connect the analog outputs 4 and 7 of your ART G2 to your pre amplifier using high...

Page 13: ...of option Set Digital Output Mode refer to sections Digital output format on page 14 and Set Digital Output Mode on page 55 12 Digital output OUT 3 AES EBU The digital audio signal is available at the output OUT 3 in the AES EBU format depending on the setting of option Set Digital Output Mode refer to sections Digital output format on page 14 and Set Digital Output Mode on page 55 15 Digital outp...

Page 14: ...o the following table to determine which digital format at which sample rate and resolution is available at the digital audio outputs The decision whether to use the HighBit or the LowBit mode depends on the kind of digital receiver unit your ART G2 is connected to Digital Output Mode DATA LINK 9 OUT 1 10 SPDIF OUT 2 11 SPDIF OUT 3 12 AES EBU OUT 4 15 optical LowBit Mode 44 1kHz 16bit Stereo PCM 4...

Page 15: ... sampling rate of 44 1 kHz and a resolution of 16 bit Important With other devices but HighBit compatible Audionet pre amplifiers a correct decoding of digital audio data is not possible and can lead to high level noise from the speakers which might damage your ear and or equipment In order to transmit digital audio data from your ART G2 to an Audionet pre amplifier you have to connect digital out...

Page 16: ...egrated into your computer system as USB Audio device The instal lation is done mostly automatically via Plug n Play provided a correctly installed operating system Note To use the USB Audio function of the ART G2 your computer re quires having Microsoft Windows 98SE Windows ME Win dows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Home Professional with the latest USB Audio drivers installed For further inform...

Page 17: ...ystem from now on and is ready to use after plugging in the USB cable Microsoft Windows will setup the ART G2 automatically as standard device for sound playback In case this is not done automatically due to your current system configuration please set the corresponding option manually 3 Open up the Sounds and Audio Devices dialog of your Win dows Settings menu Click on the tag Audio and select Au...

Page 18: ...sc is stopped or no disc is loaded at all During playback of any disc with the ART G2 you will hear only the audio from the disc There will be no signal from the USB Audio in terface Option Set Auto Off in the Global Setup menu has to be set to never off if you would like to use the USB Audio function of the ART G2 otherwise the unit will shut down automatically after 30 minutes refer to section S...

Page 19: ...19 5 4 2 Example overview Device Manager Audionet ART G2 AudionetARTG2 AudionetARTG2 AudionetARTG2 ...

Page 20: ...yed back using the sophis ticated digital to analog converters of the ART G2 Note The ART G2 supports the formats PCM Stereo sample rate 32 kHz up to 96kHz 16 bit and 24 bit resolution Important The USB Audio function of the ART G2 can only be used if the loaded disc is stopped or no disc is loaded at all During playback of any disc with the ART G2 you will hear only the audio from the disc There ...

Page 21: ... be switched on off automatically when you switch on off your pre amplifier at the front panel or by remote control In case you would like to automatically control further Audionet units in your system with the Audionet Link interface please connect the Audionet Link output OUT 1 2 or OUT 2 3 of the ART G2 to the Audionet Link input of the next Audionet unit e g power amplifier using a simple opti...

Page 22: ...disc is stopped or no disc inserted and no key of the front panel or remote control is used for at least 30 minutes This function works independ ently from a pre amplifier that is connected via Audionet Link i e the ART G2 shuts down automatically even if the pre amplifier is still switched on refer to section Set AutoOff on page 56 ...

Page 23: ...how to insert remove and play discs If you would like to switch off the unit press the power key on the front panel The display will show Going to sleep while powering down the unit Now the display is dark and the ART G2 is in stand by mode Note In case option Set AutoPlay is set to power on only or power on disc change refer to section Set AutoPlay on page 57 the ART G2 switches on automatically ...

Page 24: ...rth of your mains socket and mains cord You have to ensure a stable connection to earth for the ART G2 to work correctly 6 1 2 Using Audionet Link For your convenience the ART G2 can be controlled remotely by one of Audionet s multi channel pre amplifiers MAP or MAP 1 as well as one of Audionet s stereo pre amplifiers PRE PRE G2 PRE 1 or PRE 1 G2 using the Audionet Link interface You only need a s...

Page 25: ...refer to section Set AutoOff on page 56 6 2 Inserting and removing discs Open the cover on top of the ART G2 by pushing it to the back using the handle Put a disc onto the spindle with its printed side facing up Fix disc with included stabilizer Puck Please make sure that the stabilizer gives the disc a centred and level position Close the disc drawer The display reads now Close and then Read ing ...

Page 26: ... you inserted a disc and closed the cover refer to section Set AutoPlay on page 57 6 3 Control elements on the front panel The front panel has 4 keys for controlling the ART G2 refer to section Overview on page 7 With these keys you can control all basic play back functions as well as all setup options in the Global Setup menu power Switch on off the unit stop set Push the key shortly to stop play...

Page 27: ...9 for direct access and programming of tracks refer to sections Direct track access on page 42 Time search on page 43 and Compiling a playlist on page 47 2 Program key PROG for compiling a playlist and for switching between program and normal playback mode refer to sections Compiling a playlist on page 47 and Playing a playlist on page 49 3 Time select key TIME select time display refer to section...

Page 28: ... 8 Pause key PAUSE pauses playback at current disc position Press again to continue playback refer to section Basic playback control on page 39 9 Repeat key REP select track or disc repeat function refer to sections Repeat disc on page 44 and Repeat track on page 45 10 AB Repeat key A B set a section from time A to time B and loop it refer to section Repeat a section A B Repeat on page 45 11 Rando...

Page 29: ...ustomizing your Activities For detailed infor mation on how to customize and use Activities on your Harmony 785 please consult the separate user s manual that came with your Har mony 785 1 Power key for use with Activities turns all devices off that are in cluded into the current Activity See separate user s manual of Har mony 785 2 Activities key Press this key to view a list of Activities you ha...

Page 30: ...ce Mode The keys described below to control the ART G2 refer to the fac tory default programming of the Audionet System Remote Con trol Harmony 785 Understandably any changes done to this setup by the user cannot be discussed here Tip In order to switch the ART G2 on off without using an Activity please use the keys Power On Power Off and or Power Toggle on screen page 3 see section Screen page 3 ...

Page 31: ...on page 41 2 Setup key Menu to setup further options see section Set AutoOff on page 56 and Set AutoPlay on page 57 This key has the same function as key Set on screen page 1 see section Screen page 1 on page 41 3 Stop key stops playback see section Basic playback control on page 39 and Delete a playlist on page 52 Time ç 1 OF 3 è Fri 12 45 ART G2 Goto Time Digital Input Set Dim Display 4 3 5 9 11...

Page 32: ... see section Searching on page 39 8 Pause key pauses playback at current disc position Press again to resume play back see section Basic playback control on page 39 9 Digit keys 0 9 for direct access and programming of tracks or time search see sec tions Direct track access on page 42 Time search on page 43 and Compiling a playlist on page 47 10 Search forwards key 8 search disc forwards see secti...

Page 33: ...page 57 This key has the same function as key Menu on the Harmony 785 see section Key assignment ART G2 on page 31 5 Time mode selection key Time select time display see section Selection of time display on page 41 This key has the same function as key Info on the Harmony 785 see section Key assignment ART G2 on page 31 6 Number of current screen page and total number of pages example 1 OF 3 scree...

Page 34: ...age 45 4 Edit key Edit to edit a playlist see section Edit on page 50 5 Programming key Program for compiling a playlist and for switching between program and normal playback mode see sections Compiling a playlist on page 47 and Playing a playlist on page 49 6 Random playback key Random plays back the tracks of a disc or a playlist in random order see sec tion Random playback on page 44 7 Number o...

Page 35: ...nit If the ART G2 is already switched on Power Toggle switches off the unit to stand by mode 3 If the ART G2 is switched on use key Power Off to power down the unit to stand by mode 4 Number of current screen page and total number of pages example 3 OF 3 screen page 3 of 3 5 Skips back to previous screen page see user s manual Harmony 785 6 Advances to the next screen page see user s manual Harmon...

Page 36: ...ME Time or Info select time display REP Repeat repeat disc track A B Repeat A B repeat section between A and B SHUF Random random playback PROG Program program playback Erase or clear erase programmed tracks Edit edit programmed tracks stop set 1x long Dim Display adjust display brightness stop set 2x long Digital Output select output format of digital outputs stop set 3x long Set or Menu setup fu...

Page 37: ...trol Harmony 785 to start playback 10 1Playable disc types The following disc types are suitable for playback Audio CD CD R Discs of types CD R can be played back if they were recorded in the Audio CD format Due to characteristics of the disc or recording condi tions in some cases playback might not be possible Important Possibly some Audio CDs not compliant to the Red Book standard will not play ...

Page 38: ... HighBit Interface using digital output DATA LINK or OUT 1 OUT 2 Make a second connection from digital output OUT 4 of the ART G2 to the optical digital input of the Audionet pre amplifier The advantage of this setup is that you can leave the digital output format of the ART G2 set to HighBit mode Listen to normal audio CDs in HighBit mode with all your preferred settings for 2 channel playback In...

Page 39: ...ion PLAY or 4 Start playback PAUSE or Pause and resume playback STOP or Stop playback 7 Search backwards Press PLAY or 4 to return to normal playback 8 Search forward Press PLAY or 4 to return to normal playback 9 Skips to beginning of current track Press again to skip to start of previ ous track Skip to beginning of next track 10 3 Searching You can search discs forward and backwards with several...

Page 40: ...e mode Search mode is suspended as soon as any other playback or menu function is selected While searching in one direction the search speed is reduced one step each time the search key for the opposite direction is selected until the normal playback speed is reached ...

Page 41: ...l or Time or Info of the Audio net System Remote Control Harmony 785 to cycle through all 4 time display modes Track Time shows the time the current track is playing Track Remain is the remaining playback time of the current track Total Remain shows the total remaining playback time of the current disc Note During playback of a playlist the total remaining time of the playlist Prog Remain is shown...

Page 42: ...ntrol or the key enter Audionet Harmony 785 only The display shows the selected track number and the start time of the track in minutes and seconds Example You would like to listen to track No 12 First press key 1 then 2 to select the track The time display shows 47 53 i e Track 12 starts at 47 minutes and 53 seconds Now press PLAY 4 or enter to start playback of track 12 Note If you enter a track...

Page 43: ... Press enter to start or continue playback at the entered time The display shows the entered time and the track number corresponding to that time Example You would like to playback at time 47 minutes and 53 seconds First press Goto Time and then the digit keys 4 7 5 and 3 Ac knowledge your entry by pressing key enter Playback starts continues at 47 minutes and 53 seconds Note If you enter a time t...

Page 44: ...u compiled a playlist only the tracks of the playlist will be play ed back in a random order If you defined times A and B of the A B Repeat function the tracks between both times A and B will be played back in random order Nevertheless if time B is reached playback resumes at time A 11 5 Repeat disc If you would like to repeat the currently inserted disc press key REP of the remote control or key ...

Page 45: ...eat mode is indicated by the symbol one in the display The current track will be looped until you switch off the track repeat function or stop playback To deactivate the track repeat function press key REP or key Repeat once The track repeat symbol one is now removed from the dis play Note You may switch on off the repeat function before and during play back In case you activated the track repeat ...

Page 46: ...ow removed from the display Note After defining time A you can use all search function of the front panel back pause and play the remote control 9 7 and 8 the Audionet Harmony 785 9 7 and 8 to find time B quickly Start time A may be defined after time B in respect to the absolute disc playing time In this case the loop starts at time A and play until the end of the disc Playback will continue from...

Page 47: ...playing time is 47 minutes and 13 seconds The fourth line shows the number of the track currently selected to be added to the next program step of the playlist In this example it is track no 7 Now there are two different ways to add a track to the playlist Use the keys 9 and of the remote control or the keys 9 and of the Audionet System Remote Control Harmony 785 to select the de sired track Check...

Page 48: ...you cannot add the currently selected track Please refer to section Edit a playlist on page 50 for how to erase single tracks from the playlist Tip In case you would like to playback a whole disc besides only some very few tracks you dislike press key Erase or clear of the Audionet System Remote Control Harmony 785 Now all tracks of the disc are added automatically to the playlist Contrary to the ...

Page 49: ...ectly below you will find the number of the current program step and the total number of program steps of the playlist In the example above track no 19 is playing This is step 2 of 17 in the playlist Note If the random play function is active symbol Prog is replaced by symbol Random in the display Nevertheless the number of the cur rent program step playing and the total number of program steps in...

Page 50: ... of the Audionet System Remote Control Harmony 785 or using the digit keys The cur rently selected track is indicated in display line 3 In the example above it is track 7 To add the selected track to the playlist press key Program or key enter of the Audionet System Remote Control Harmony 785 The selected track will be added to the playlist after the currently displayed program step All further pr...

Page 51: ...pressing key Program The play back order is now Program step 1 2 3 4 5 Track no 07 12 09 18 03 Now you would like to erase track no 18 from the playlist Repeat pressing Edit until line 2 of the display reads Track 18 ž 04 of 05 Erase track no 18 respectively program step 4 from the playlist by pressing Erase or clear The new playback order is Program step 1 2 3 4 Track no 07 12 09 03 Note If you p...

Page 52: ...lowing dialog will be displayed Press key stop set or STOP or again to delete the playlist If you decide not to erase the playlist press any other key or simply wait approx 12 seconds for the ART G2 returning to normal display mode Tip While playback is stopped you can also delete a playlist if you press key ERASE or clear of the Audionet System Remote Control Harmony 785 The same dialog as descri...

Page 53: ...Harmony 785 refer to section Audionet System Remote Control Harmony 785 on page 29 Note You can enter the Global Setup menu at any time by holding key stop set for longer than 2 seconds even during playback If you adjust an option of the Global Setup menu during playback pressing key stop set shortly less than 2 seconds will still stop playback refer to section Playing discs on page 37 If you make...

Page 54: ...e display is only on during setup ad justments and will switch off several seconds after the last entry The same applies for direct track access time search and skip ping searching If the disc is stopped the cover opened or no disc inserted while the cover is closed the ART G2 automatically activates the display saver after 10 minutes without user entry During active display saver all messages wil...

Page 55: ...Instead select disabled for op tion Set Digital Output Mode to switch off all digital outputs Please refer to the following tables to determine which digital output format at which sample rate and resolution is available at the digital audio outputs The decision whether to use the HighBit or the LowBit mode depends on the kind of digital receiver unit your ART G2 is connected to refer to section D...

Page 56: ...ed The ART G2 stays switched on until it is switched off by the power key on the front panel the remote control or the Audionet Link auto shut off in 30 min The automatic shut off feature is active In case the ART G2 is stopped or the cover is left open for longer than 30 minutes without receiving any com mand from the keys on the front panel the remote control or the Audionet Link the unit will s...

Page 57: ...l the ART G2 by a timer disc change only As soon as a disc is inserted and the cover closed playback starts automati cally after reading the table of contents of the disc power on disc change Combination of settings power on only and Disc change only Tip If you own the Audionet System Remote Control Harmony 785 press key Set on screen page 3 twice to branch directly to the option Set AutoPlay Use ...

Page 58: ... unit Do not open the unit Unauthorised opening will void warranty Do not short circuit the outputs During connecting or removing the ART G2 to from a pre amplifier both units and the corresponding power amplifiers have to be switched off to prevent damage of the ART G2 or any of the other connected units Use dry cloth for cleaning We would like to wish you many exciting listening experiences you ...

Page 59: ...s 1 pair of cinch analog gold plated 1 pair of XLR analog gold plated 2 cinch digital gold plated 600 mVss in 75 Ohm 1 AES EBU digital 110 Ohm gold plated 1 optical digital 1 Audionet HighBit DataLink digital 2 Audionet Link optical All digital outputs can be de activated Inputs 1 USB Audio SPDIF 32 kHz 96 kHz 24 Bit 1 Audionet Link optical Output impedance analog 33 Ohm real Output level analog 3...

Page 60: ...f POM separate power supplies for digital and analog sec tions Audionet Intelligent Sampling technology discrete extremely fast and stable filter and output stages fully DC coupled no capacitors in the signal path Audionet HighBit interface disengageable digital outputs capable of de emphasis processing optional external power supply Audionet EPS for the analog section Options Audionet System Remo...