Linn Majik CD, Owner'S Manual

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Page 3: ...so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation For example the apparatus should not be situated on a bed sofa rug or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings or placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings 8 Do not instal ll near any heat sources such as radiators hea...

Page 4: ...nd dispose of the blown fuse c Fit a new 5 amp BS1362 approved fuse into the carrier and push the carrier back into the plug Always ensure the fuse cover is fitted If the fuse cover is missing do not use the plug Contact your Linn retailer to obtain a replacement fuse cover Fuses are for fire protection and do not protect against electric shock Mains plug replacement Should your mains plug need re...

Page 5: ...uipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equ...

Page 6: ...ponsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft corporation Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary Microsoft HDCD and the HDCD logo are trademarks or registered trademarks o...

Page 7: ...set 6 Standby 9 Basic controls 10 Open close 10 Loading and playing 10 Pause 10 Stop 10 Disc navigation controls 11 Skip track 11 Search 11 Fast scan 12 Direct track access 13 Additional controls 14 Repeat 14 Repeat disc 14 Repeat track 14 Repeat A B 15 Shuffle 16 Disc programming Include and Exclude functions 17 Include function 17 Exclude function 17 Display 18 Playing MP3 discs 19 Setup user op...

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Page 9: ... been made to ensure universal compatibility with all the above listed disc types it is impossible to guarantee full operation of every function of the MAJIK CD player with every disc that is on sale now or in the future We have tested many of the discs that are currently available but many discs that are on sale at this time do not conform to the published and accepted formal specifications For t...

Page 10: ...e infra red IR radiation in sunlight will be picked up by the unit s IR remote sensor and this can adversely affect its operation Similarly some artificial lights such as fluorescent strips and energy saving lamps can emit IR which can likewise affect the operation The player should not be situated above or otherwise directly adjacent to sources of heat such as radiators power amplifiers etc Nor s...

Page 11: ...electrical and OPTICAL connections are provided REMOTE IN OUT For connection of the Linn Line Remote leads in a Linn KNEKT system or can be used to relay remote commands to from another Linn product RS232 IN OUT For RS232 inter connection An RS232 control product can be connected to the IN socket and used to control the MAJIK CD player The OUT socket can be used to relay RS232 commands to other RS...

Page 12: ...nnected to any worldwide mains voltage with no adjustment Automatic Voltage Selection AVS is an integral part of the design allowing the power supply to automatically adjust for the incoming mains supply The MAJIK CD uses a switch mode power supply SMPS in place of the bulky heavy noisy and inefficient transformer rectifier and reservoir capacitor circuitry found in conventional designs This Linn ...

Page 13: ...K C D 1 4 2 3 5 6 Open close To open and close the disc drawer Skip backwards To skip to the previous track Skip forwards To skip to the next track Standby To bring the unit into and out of standby Stop To stop CD playback Play To start CD playback ENGLISH ...

Page 14: ...crease increase volume PRESET Tuner function To access Tuner presets then use keys to scroll through presets SCAN Tuner function To access Scan function then use keys to scan To navigate menus and adjust settings AUDIO ADJUST To play a disc to change audio settings WHERE To pause a disc to select a room or zone on a Linn KNEKT RCU WHAT To stop a disc to select a source on a Linn KNEKT RCU To fast ...

Page 15: ...tings DO To select previous track chapter on a disc to select a function in a Linn KNEKT system CLOCK To select next track chapter on a disc to select the clock function in a Linn KNEKT system LIPSYNC To fast scan backwards on a disc to adjust lip sync on an AV source MONO To fast scan forwards to toggle between mono and stereo modes on a pre amplifier SET TUP To enter or exit setup mode HELP To a...

Page 16: ...themselves will then be the primary handset keys and both LEDs will operate when one of the AMP keys is pressed SHIFT functions Pressing SHIFT followed within 2 seconds by one of the keys with red type above it will access the function as indicated by the red type Note unlike the mode functions above the handset is not reassigned and SHIFT must be pressed before each shift function is accessed Not...

Page 17: ...nt panel Note Any of the front panel keys or the CD function keys on the handset will also bring the unit out of standby Using certain keys to bring the unit out of standby will cause the unit to perform the key s designated action after it has come out of standby For example if the key is pressed while the unit is in standby it will open the drawer immediately after it has come out of standby MAJ...

Page 18: ...anel thereafter to start the disc playing or Open the drawer and insert the disc as above Press on the handset or front panel This will load and play the disc Pause To pause CD playback Press on the handset To resume playback Press on the handset or front panel Stop To stop CD playback Press on the handset or front panel ENGLISH 10 MAJIK CD M A J I K C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 STORE SHIFT AMP DVD SURR ...

Page 19: ... of the track disc The time display will also appear in order to provide another useful indicator of the disc s playback position To search backward Press and hold on the handset Releasing the key will resume normal playback To search forward Press and hold on the handset Releasing the key will resume normal playback Note Search will only operate while a disc is playing MAJIK CD 11 M A J I K C D 1...

Page 20: ... playback position of the track disc Also the time display appears in order to provide another useful indicator of the disc s playback position To fast scan backward Press on the handset This will start the unit scanning backward at 2x normal speed Further presses of will increase the scan speed to 4x 8x and 16x normal speed Another press will resume normal playback To fast scan forward Press on t...

Page 21: ...nds press enter after you have pressed the number key To enter a double digit number Press the first number key on the handset and then press the second number key within 2 seconds E g If you wish to enter number 15 press 1 quickly followed by 5 Notes Direct track access can be used whether a disc is playing stopped or ejected with a disc in the drawer If you enter a track number that does not exi...

Page 22: ...r using the numeric keys see Direct track access above Press TRACK on the handset SHIFT 2 ONE will appear on the unit s display to indicate that the Repeat track function is in operation The track will play repeatedly until the operation is cancelled Note The Repeat track function remains in operation even if a different track is selected on the disc i e the new track will repeat in place of the o...

Page 23: ...to be entered Continue to play the disc until you reach the point that you wish to mark the end of the repeated section point B Press A B on the handset again SHIFT 3 A B will appear on the unit s display and it will begin playing from point A Once point B is reached the unit will return to point A and continually repeat the section until Repeat A B is cancelled To cancel the Repeat A B function P...

Page 24: ...on Press on the handset or front panel The tracks on the disc will play in a random order To cancel the Shuffle function Stop the disc Press SHUFFLE on the handset again SHIFT 4 or Eject the disc Note SKIP BACK is not operational in shuffle mode ENGLISH 16 MAJIK CD NUMERIC KEY 4 SHIFT STORE SHIFT AMP DVD SURR DO CLOCK WHERE WHAT OFF CD DVD CD AMP AUDIO ADJUST VIDEO ADJUST PRESET SRC SRC BAND SCAN ...

Page 25: ...racks as required pressing STORE after each selection Once you are happy with your play list press on the handset or front panel to play the programmed selection INC will appear on the display to indicate that an include program is in operation Note It is possible to include a track on an include program more than once To cancel the include function Press INCLUDE on the handset again SHIFT 5 or Ej...

Page 26: ...e a disc is playing All time displays are shown in the following format MM SS i e minutes seconds To access the display options Repeatedly press DISP on the handset to scroll through the following display options DISC TYPE shows which of the compatible disc types is currently playing e g CD HDCD etc See page 1 for a list of compatible disc types TRACK TOTAL shows the number of the track that is cu...

Page 27: ...e MAJIK CD player to operate in a particular type of installation to customise certain aspects of its operation to your requirements or to view important functional data To enter and navigate the Setup menus Using the handset Press SETUP Navigate up or down the options within a menu using Press or enter to select an option Press to go back to previous option or menu Press SETUP to exit setup The o...

Page 28: ...er surroundings brighter display If set to Percentage you select a setting between 2 and 100 The display brightness will while out of standby remain set to the specified brightness setting If you have selected a percentage and then later wish to reselect AUTO scroll down the percentage settings and the AUTO option will appear where 0 would be If set to Off the unit s display will not go to sleep w...

Page 29: ...nt panel keys see To enter and navigate the Setup menus above If set to Yes DVD commands such as Play Pause Stop Skip etc that are relevant to the MAJIK CD player will be accepted from the handset whether the handset is in DVD or CD mode If set to No these commands will only be accepted if the handset is in CD mode Note see Operation Handset for further details of handset modes If set to Yes remot...

Page 30: ...age will not be sent If set to Yes a message will be sent via the RS232 OUT socket whenever a change in the unit s status occurs e g if the track is changed This allows an RS232 control device to synchronise with the MAJIK CD player If set to No the above messages will not be sent Reset Display Defaults Resets all options within the Display Configuration menu to their factory default settings Rese...

Page 31: ...rmation category H8 S W Version shows the revision of the H8 software ESS S W Version shows the revision of the ESS software Base Code S W Version shows the revision of the Base Code software FPGA S W Version shows the revision of the FPGA software MECH S W Version shows the revision of the laser mechanism software Engine Board ID shows the ID and revision number of the CD engine audio board Front...

Page 32: ...DTS AUDIO MP3 HDCD RCA Phono 300 5 Unbalanced RCA Phono TOSLINK 75 5 0 05 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz 90 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz 97 dB 22 kHz BW 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 3 dB 44 1 kHz 100 dB 22 kHz BW 0 004 20 Hz 20 kHz 2 0 V 0 1 V RMS 5 k 4 W 17 W 90 135 Vac 180 265 Vac 50 60 Hz 10 T800mA L 381 mm w x 80 mm h x 355 mm d 15 1 16 w x 3 1 8 h x 14 d 520 mm w x 220 mm h x 490 mm d 20 1 4 w x 8 3 4 h x 19 1 4 d 4 90 kg 10 78 lb 7 ...

Page 33: ... all enquiries relating to product servicing should be referred to authorised retailers only Technical support and information For technical support product queries and information please contact either your local retailer or one of the Linn offices opposite Full details of your local retailer distributor can be found on the Linn web site www linn co uk Important Please keep a copy of the sales re...

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