Audionet PLANCK, User Manual

Page 1: ...PLANCK Reference Compact Disc Player User s Manual ...

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Page 3: ...y AMPERE 11 5 Outputs and inputs 12 5 1 Analog audio outputs 12 5 2 Digital audio outputs 13 5 3 Digital audio inputs 15 5 3 1 SPDIF inputs 16 5 3 2 USB audio input 17 5 4 Audionet Link 19 6 Usage 21 6 1 Switching on and off 21 6 2 Inserting and removing discs 23 6 3 Control elements on the front panel 25 7 Audionet Metal Remote Control 26 7 1 Key assignment Metal Remote Control 27 7 2 Changing th...

Page 4: ...epeat track 38 9 3 Random playback 39 9 4 Time search 40 9 5 Program playback 41 9 5 1 Edit a playlist 43 9 5 2 Playing a playlist 45 9 5 3 Delete a playlist 46 10 Global setup menu 47 10 1 Set digital input 49 10 2 Set digital output mode 49 10 3 Set display brightness 50 10 4 Set AutoOff 51 10 5 Set AutoPlay 52 10 6 Overview of factory defaults 53 11 Security advice 54 12 Technical data 55 ...

Page 5: ...an be used via further digital systems especially computers This is possible via optical and electrical digital inputs The PLANCK is geared towards the requirements of classical stereophony Ex pert connoisseurs of high quality musical reproduction will find the product not only delivers the aural satisfaction they dream of but even opens up previously unknown musical realms Combining craft with pr...

Page 6: ...luded package only Never leave a CD or the stabilizer inside the PLANCK during transport The sensitive mechanics of the drive could suffer damage Always use the included bag to prevent scratches on the housing Please allow the PLANCK to adapt to the climatic conditions in your listening room after the transport As known for every optical device low tempera tures and humidity may cause the laser un...

Page 7: ...7 2 Overview front panel PLANCK audionet PLANCK Power Stop Menu Skip Play Back Pause IR remote control receiver Display ...

Page 8: ...output Left RCA Cinch 8 Input for external power supply Audionet AMPERE 9 Digital output 1 RCA Cinch 10 Digital output 2 RCA Cinch 11 Digital output 3 AES EBU 12 Mains input 13 Marking mains phase 14 Digital output 4 optical Toslink 15 Digital input IN 3 SPDIF optical Toslink 16 Digital input IN 2 USB Audio 2 0 17 Digital input IN 1 SPDIF electri cal Cinch 12 3 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 1 14 15 16 17...

Page 9: ...rtant It is recommended to place the PLANCK into a high quality rack or onto a stable table Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight Do not place the PLANCK in close range to heat sources like radiators Do not place the PLANCK on top of other units that produce heat especially not on top of power amplifiers preamplifiers or similar Both units could suf fer damage from thermal overload Do not use ...

Page 10: ...plug while the PLANCK is switched on Always power the unit down to stand by mode first before pulling the mains cord from the mains input on the back panel Wait at least 3 minutes before re plugging the unit to mains The PLANCK should only be disconnected from mains in cases of extended ab sence like vacations or if massive trouble on the mains power is to be expected Pull the mains plug to comple...

Page 11: ...ANCK and AMPERE to mains 4 Switch the AMPERE on at its back panel first 5 Use the key at the front panel or the PLANCK key of the Audionet Metal Remote Control to switch the PLANCK on The PLANCK is now ready for use getting its power from the external power supply AMPERE 6 To switch the PLANCK off into stand by mode use the key on the front panel or the PLANCK key of the Audionet Metal Remote Cont...

Page 12: ...d units Please make sure that all cables are in absolute best condition Broken shields or short cut cables could damage the PLANCK and any other connected de vice 5 1 Analog audio outputs 4 RIGHT Analog audio output of the right channel RCA Cinch 5 XLR RIGHT Analog audio output of the right channel balanced XLR 6 XLR LEFT Analog audio output of the left channel balanced XLR 7 LEFT Analog audio out...

Page 13: ...signal is available at the digital output OUT 2 in the SPDIF format depending on the setting of the option Set Digital Output Mode refer to section Set digital output mode on page 49 11 Digital output OUT 3 AES EBU The digital audio signal is available at the digital output OUT 3 in the AES EBU format depending on the setting of the option Set Digital Output Mode refer to section Set digital outpu...

Page 14: ...e at the digital audio outputs of the PLANCK Digital Output Mode OUT 1 SPDIF OUT 2 SPDIF OUT 3 AES EBU OUT 4 op tical enabled 44 1kHz 16bit Stereo PCM 44 1kHz 16bit Stereo PCM 44 1kHz 16bit Stereo PCM 44 1kHz 16bit Stereo PCM disabled no signal no signal no signal no signal Important Do not use any jumpers to short circuit the digital outputs if none of the digital outputs are used Select the sett...

Page 15: ...er of the PLANCK The PLANCK is recognized as USB Audio Device 2 0 by the operating system of your computer e g Windows 7 Use a standard audio player e g Windows Media Player to play back your music through the PLANCK refer to sec tion USB audio input on page 17 17 Digital input IN 1 SPDIF electrical Cinch Digital audio input IN 1 for connecting digital devices CD Players DAT re corders etc via Cin...

Page 16: ...ge 49 3 Switch the source device on and start its playback The music of the source device is now played back by using the sophisticated digital to analog converters of the PLANCK Note The PLANCK supports the formats PCM Stereo sample rate 32 kHz up to 192 kHz up to 24 bit resolution Important In order to listen to music via the SPDIF digital audio inputs of the PLANCK make sure that the playback o...

Page 17: ...er is packed into a zip file To install the driver unpack the zip file into a folder of your choice Then open the chosen folder and start the in stallation process executing the file setup exe All occurring security warnings can be confirmed with OK during the instal lation process The PLANCK has to be connected with your PC via an USB cable during the installation process You can choose your PLAN...

Page 18: ...active When you hear no sound at all or if it has a low volume during the playback of sound and music files with your PLANCK make sure that the operating systems or sound applications volume settings are not muted or set to a low level The PLANCK supports the formats PCM Stereo sample rate 32 kHz up to 192 kHz up to 24 bit resolution Important In order to listen to music via the USB Audio input of...

Page 19: ...nput of the PLANCK by a simple optical Toslink cable to the Audionet Link output of your Audionet preamplifier As soon as the preamplifier is powered on or off at its front panel or by remote control the PLANCK and all other units connected via Audionet Link will be switched on or off automatically as well For controlling further Audionet units automatically in a system by using the Au dionet Link...

Page 20: ... on or off manually at any time by using the key on the front panel or the remote control Important If the option Set AutoOff has the value shut off in 30 min the PLANCK will power down to stand by mode automatically 30 minutes after the disc has stopped or after a key is used on the front panel as well as the remote control This function works independently from a preamplifier that is connected v...

Page 21: ...it with closed cover and no inserted disc the message No Disc will appear in the dis play after a short time Please refer to the sections Inserting and removing discs on page 23 and Playing discs on page 31 to read more on inserting removing and playing discs If you would like to switch the unit off press the key on the front panel The message GOING TO SLEEP will appear on the display while poweri...

Page 22: ...K may be controlled remotely by an Audionet pre or integrated amplifier using the Audionet Link interface Simply connect the Audionet Link input of the PLANCK by a standard optical Toslink cable to the Audionet Link output of your Audionet preamplifier As soon as the preamplifier is powered on or off at its front panel or by remote control the PLANCK and all other units connected via Audionet Link...

Page 23: ...control This function is independent from a preamplifier connected via Au dionet Link i e the PLANCK shuts down automatically even if the preampli fier is still switched on refer to section Set AutoOff on page 51 6 2 Inserting and removing discs Open the cover on top of the PLANCK by pushing backwards using the handle Set a disc onto the spindle with the printed side facing upwards Fix the disc wi...

Page 24: ...c stops spinning before removing it The cover has to be closed completely in order to play back a disc Always use the included stabilizer to fix the disc on the spindle Otherwise the disc and the unit might suffer damage Never load more than one disc at a time and do not use any additional stabilizers Do not use any non standard shaped discs available on the market since they might damage the unit...

Page 25: ...f it is pushed for at least 2 seconds the Global Setup menu is entered and the key is then used to navigate through the menu items Push the key shortly to skip back to the beginning of the cur rently playing track Press the key again to skip to the start of previous tracks Hold it down the for at least 2 seconds to pause the playback To continue playing press the key long again Press this key once...

Page 26: ... of the PLANCK is accessible by the Audionet Metal Remote Con trol Additionally it is able to control power volume muting and the input chan nel selection of an Audionet preamplifier PLANCK WATT 4 ä 9 7 8 CH VOL POWER 10 12 13 11 8 6 4 2 1 3 5 7 14 9 ...

Page 27: ...er 13 VOL Decrease volume of Audionet preamplifier 14 Mute un mute Audionet preamplifier 1 Power key PLANCK for PLANCK Use the power key PLANCK to switch the PLANCK on or off This key has the same function as the key on the front panel If the PLANCK is in stand by mode PLANCK switches the unit on If the PLANCK is already switched on PLANCK powers the unit off into stand by mode 2 Power key WATT fo...

Page 28: ...age 47 and Playback options menu on page 35 This key works similar to the on the front panel 6 Stop key Stops the playback refer to section Basic playback control on page 33 and deletes playlists see section Delete a playlist on page 46 7 Search backwards key 7 Searches the disc backwards refer to section Searching on page 33 This key is also used for editing playlists see section Edit a playlist ...

Page 29: ...2 Changing the batteries In order to change the batteries of your Audionet Metal Remote Control re move the 6 Allen key head screws on the bottom side first The battery compartment is located on the left side of the circuit board 2 bat teries type AAA or Micro with a voltage of 1 5 V are needed Important Please mind the batteries orientation while inserting a new pair The correct orientation is pr...

Page 30: ...set the system address refer to previous section Changing the batteries The DIP switch for selecting the system address is located here Set the DIP switch labelled SYS ADDRESS to position 19 or 16 according to the following table Audionet preamplifier Adress STERN PRE G2 PRE 1 G3 WATT SAM G2 DNA DNP DNA 1 19 MAP 1 16 Note If not ordered explicitly otherwise the Audionet Metal Remote Controls DIP s...

Page 31: ...ensure that the stabilizer locates the disc in a centred and leveled position Important Never load more than one disc at a time and do not use any additional stabilizers Press the key on the front panel or the key of the Audionet Metal Remote Control to start the playback 8 1 Playable disc types The following disc types are suitable for playback Audio CD CD R CD R discs may be played if they are r...

Page 32: ...NCK all analog outputs will always send a high level noise that might damage your speak ers Make absolutely sure that you playback DTS Music CDs via a DTS compatible AV pre amplifier only The AV pre amplifier has to be connected to one of the digital outputs OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 3 or OUT 4 of the PLANCK DTS Music CDs are usually marked Note The PLANCK is able to playback audio recorded on CD G CD EXTRA...

Page 33: ...s Press or shortly to return to normal playback 8 Search forward Press or shortly to re turn to normal playback short or 9 Skips to the beginning of the current track Press again to to get to the start of previous track or Skip to the beginning of the next track 8 3 Searching Searching is possible forward and backwards in several speeds 1 Press 7 or 8 during playback to start the search mode 2 Pre...

Page 34: ...um speed tttt backwards high speed Note In order to start searching the disc has to be in playback or pause mode The search mode is suspended as soon as any other playback or menu func tion is selected While searching in a specific direction the search speed is reduced one step each time the search key for the opposite direction is pressed until reaching the normal playback speed Track Time Track ...

Page 35: ... 2 seconds to leave the menu The PLANCK will leave the menu automatically after 12 seconds and return to the main display mask The display brightness is set to 100 for better readability during adjustments The user selected brightness level will be restored after leaving the menu ä Set Time Display ä Set Repeat Playback ä Set Random Playback ä Time Search ä Edit Program Refer to section Program pl...

Page 36: ... key of the Audionet Metal Remote Control once to get to the Playback Options menu The first item is Set Time Display Use the 9 and keys to select desired display mode Four time display modes are available Track Time shows the time of the current track that is playing Track Remain shows the remaining playback time of the current track Playback Options Set Time Display Track Time Track Time Track m...

Page 37: ...current disc Note The display shows the total playback time of the playlist Prog Time during the playback of a playlist instead of the total playback time Total Time 9 2 Repeat playback If you would like to repeat the currently inserted disc or just a single track press the setup key ä on the Audionet Metal Remote Control twice to get to the Playback Option Set Repeat Playback Total Remain Track m...

Page 38: ...lect the option Repeat disabled The repeat symbol all is now removed from the display Note Only the tracks of the playlist are repeated instead of the whole disc if a playlist is compiled The repeat function may be switched on or off before or during a playback In case the disc repeat and random play functions are activated both all tracks are played back in random order until every track was play...

Page 39: ...ess 9 3 Random playback Use this function to play the tracks of a disc or playlist in a randomly order Press the setup key ä on the Audionet Metal Remote Control three times to get to the Playback Option Set Random Playback Use the 9 and keys to enabled or disable the Random Playback function If Random Playback is enabled the display indicates an active random play back mode by the symbol Random T...

Page 40: ... playback at 47 minutes and 53 seconds First press setup key ä 4 times to enter the Time Search dialog Now use the button to enter a 4 as the right most digit Press the 7 key to shift the digits one step to the left Push the 9 key repeatedly until the right most digit is 7 and shift again with the 7 button Press the 9 key repeatedly until the right most digit is a 5 and shift 7 again For the final...

Page 41: ...t While in program mode the display shows the following information The first line of the display indicates that the PLANCK is now in the editing pro grams playlists mode The second line shows the number of the current program step as well as the total number of program steps which are so far on the playlist Additionally the number of the track which is currently occupying the chosen program step ...

Page 42: ...you compiled a playlist and the program playback mode is active while the disc is stopped the total program playlist playing time Prog Time is in dicated in the display instead of the total disc playing time Total Time Of course you may program a track multiple times into different program steps The playlist is limited to a maximum of 99 program steps or a maximum playing time of 99 minutes and 59...

Page 43: ...cted for adding them to the playlist by using the 9 and keys of the Audionet Metal Remote Control The currently selected track is indicated in line 3 of the display This is track number 7 in the above example To add the selected track to the playlist press the 8 key on the Audionet Metal Remote Control The selected track will be added to the playlist after the cur rently displayed program step All...

Page 44: ...uld like to insert track 9 between the tracks 12 and 18 respectively pro gram steps 2 and 3 Repeat pressing 7 until line 2 of the display reads Press repeatedly until the displays line 4 reads Insert track number 9 into the playlist by pressing the 8 key The playback order will now change to 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 Re...

Page 45: ...s a playlist playback by the symbol Prog in the upper left corner The number of the current program step is indicated directly below as well as the total number of program steps The discs track number 19 is playing in the above example This is step 2 of 17 in the playlist Note If the random play function is active the symbol Prog is replaced by Ran dom in the display Nevertheless the number of the...

Page 46: ...tup key ä for five times to get to the Program Play Options again Reactivate the program playback by pressing the 8 key The program playback will start right after the or key is used 9 5 3 Delete a playlist In order to delete a playlist from the memory press the key on the front panel or the key on the Audionet Metal Remote Control while the playback has already stopped The following dialog will b...

Page 47: ...ion Order of items in the Global Setup menu hold for at least 2 seconds Tip All options of the Global Setup menu can be adjusted using the keys of the front panel Using the Audionet Metal Remote Control might be much comfortable Press and hold the setup key ä for more than 2 seconds to enter the Global Setup menu directly Navigate to the next menu item by short keystrokes on ä Set Digital Input Se...

Page 48: ...use of the Global Setup menu refer to Playing discs on page 31 The PLANCK will automatically leave the Global Setup menu if no ad justments are made within the last 12 seconds The display brightness is set to 100 during adjustments in the Global Setup menu for a better readability The user selected brightness level will be restored after leaving the menu If you power the unit off to stand by mode ...

Page 49: ... IN 3 Tip Use the setup key ä of the Audionet Metal Remote Control to get to the menu item Set Digital Input Use the 9 and keys to select the preferred digital input 10 2 Set digital output mode Press the key long twice to adjust the output format of the digital outputs of the PLANCK Use the and keys to select the output format active All digital outputs are active Use this setting for sending dig...

Page 50: ...cause extended signs of wear resulting in a decay of contrast or brightness of individual pixels in the display Do not use the display with a brightness set higher than the factory default setting of 75 over a longer period of time Note If set to Off the display is only illuminated during setup adjustments and will be deactivated several seconds after the last entry This does also apply for direct...

Page 51: ... off The automatic shut off feature is deacti vated The PLANCK stays powered on until it is switched off by the key on the front panel the remote control or by Audionet Link auto shut off in 30 min The automatic shut off feature is active In case the PLANCK has stopped playback or the cover is left open for longer than 30 minutes without receiving any command from the keys on the front panel the r...

Page 52: ...ed to mains while a disc is in serted and the cover closed Use this function to control the PLANCK by a timer disc change only The playback starts automatically as soon as a disc is inserted the cover is closed and the table of contents of the disc is read power on disc change Combination of the settings power on only and Disc change only Tip Use the setup key ä of the Audionet Metal Remote Contro...

Page 53: ...defaults The following settings are the factory default settings of the PLANCK Option Setting Set Digital Input none Set Digital Output Mode disabled Set Display Brightness 75 Set AutoOff auto shut off in 30 min Set AutoPlay never ...

Page 54: ...ot open the unit Unauthorised opening will void warranty Do not short circuit the outputs The PLANCK the preamplifier and the corresponding power amplifiers have to be switched off while connecting or removing the PLANCK in order to prevent any damage to these units or other connected devices Use a dry cloth for cleaning We would like to wish you many exciting listening experiences with your new A...

Page 55: ...LR analog gold plated 2 RCA digital SPDIF gold plated 600 mVss in 75 Ω 1 AES EBU digital 110 Ω gold plated 1 SPDIF optical digital All digital outputs can be de activated 2 Audionet Link optical Toslink Inputs 1 USB Type B socket USB Audio 2 0 1 Cinch electrical digital SPDIF 1 TosLink optical digital SPDIF all digital audio inputs up to 192 kHz 24 bit 1 Audionet Link optical Toslink Output impeda...

Page 56: ...ital input elec optical Top loader aluminium and slate casing Massive disc drawer cover made of 10 mm alumi nium Teflon bedded Decoupling of the transport unit by Audionet Aligned Resonance technology Special stabilizer made of POM Separate power supplies for digital and analog sec tions Audionet Intelligent Sampling technology Discrete extremely fast and stable filter and out put stages Fully DC ...

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