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Issue 1:  January 2002

A3 CD 

Instructions for Use.  Page 6 of 15

GENERAL  ADVICE

INSTALLATION  PRECAUTIONS  AND  USER  INFORMATION

Your CD Pre is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance, but as with all
electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions:

* Note all warnings shown on the back of the unit.

* Only connect the CD Pre to a mains outlet having the same voltage as marked on the back of

the unit.

* Always switch off the mains supply before before connecting or disconnecting your audio

equipment.

* Position the mains lead and signal interconnects where they are not likely to be walked on or

trapped by items placed on them.

* Do not use near water, or place water-filled containers on the pre-amplifier, for example

flower vases or potted plants.  

If water does spill into the equipment, immediately pull out

the mains plug from the wall socket and inform your dealer, who should then check the
unit before further use.  Entry of liquid into the pre-amplifier is dangerous, and may cause
electric shock or fire hazard.

* Do not place the unit near heat sources such as radiators, direct sunlight or above other

equipment which becomes warm with use.  Do not obstruct ventilation slots.

* Do not remove any covers or try to gain access - refer all service work to an authorised

Musical Fidelity agent.  There are no internal user adjustments.

NOTE: Unauthorised opening of the equipment will invalidate any warranty claims.

* There are fuses inside this product.  In the unlikely event that one blows, refer the unit to

your audio dealer.
Do 

NOT

try to replace the fuse yourself as this will invalidate the warranty.

* Dust regularly with a soft duster or soft brush.  For more thorough cleaning of the cabinet and

remote control, use a moist cloth.  We do not recommend the use of solvents such as white
spirit or thinners, as they could damage the surface finish.

* The electronics in modern hi-fi equipment is complex and may, therefore, be adversely

affected or damaged by lightning.  For protection of of your audio system during electrical
storms, remove the mains plugs and disconnect any aerial lead.

* If after-sales service is required, to help your dealer identify the CD Pre, please quote the

serial number located on the rear panel of the unit.

Summary of Contents for CD Pre

Page 1: ...l reproduction The CD Pre uses the latest 24 Bit DAC technology and jitter reduction techniques to achieve both an excellent technical specification and unparalleled sound quality Æsthetically the CD Pre is a perfect match for the A3 FM tuner and A3 amplifier or A300 integrated amplifier Together these components form one of the finest hi fi systems available Dust regularly with a soft duster or s...

Page 2: ...g on Input source selection 10 Pre amplifier Mute function Operation Line input monitoring Tape recording 11 CD Player Loading and playing discs Basic Operation Pause Index points 12 CD Player Track selection Basic Operation Search Displaying playback time 13 CD Player Repeat playback Special Features A B repeat playback Shuffle playback 14 CD Player Introduction search Special Features Programmed...

Page 3: ...ad of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or coloured green or green and yellow or by the earth symbol The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with th...

Page 4: ...E UNDESIRED OPERATION CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG TRITT AUS WENN DECKEL GEÖFFNET UND WENN SICHERHEITSVERRIEGELUNG ÜBERBRÜCKT IST NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN VARNING SYNLIG LASERSTRALNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPÄRR AR URKOPPLAD STRALENARFARLIG ADVARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED ABNING NAR SIKKER...

Page 5: ...ence in a residential installation Conversely the product has also been checked to ensure that its own operation is not adversely affected by normal background levels of RFI received externally However if interference is experienced for instance to radio or TV broadcasts the user is rec ommended to try one or more of the following measures Identify the source of interference by turning off power t...

Page 6: ...ck or fire hazard Do not place the unit near heat sources such as radiators direct sunlight or above other equipment which becomes warm with use Do not obstruct ventilation slots Do not remove any covers or try to gain access refer all service work to an authorised Musical Fidelity agent There are no internal user adjustments NOTE Unauthorised opening of the equipment will invalidate any warranty ...

Page 7: ...smitter must be pointed directly towards the receiver window on the front of the pre amplifier without visual obstruc tion between them If the range of the remote control greatly decreases replace the batteries with new ones Do not mix old and new batteries four are required type SUM 4 AAA or LR03 OPEN CLOSE CD tray PLAY PAUSE to start pause or resume CD playback CD direct track access buttons CD ...

Page 8: ...n see page 17 14 PREVIOUS CD track button 15 CD drawer 16 CD drawer OPEN CLOSE button 17 CD STOP button 18 Volume control knob with LED 19 LINE INPUT 1 analogue left and right 20 LINE INPUT 2 analogue left and right 21 LINE INPUT 3 analogue left and right 22 TAPE MONITOR analogue left and right REAR PANEL 23 TAPE OUTPUT analogue left and right see page 10 24 LINE OUTPUT analogue left and right to ...

Page 9: ... connect both co axial and optical leads to the same input Connect digital or optical input leads from the other audio sources in your system as required The internal D to A convertor will also han dle digital data from an external CD or DVD audio source MAINS POWER CONNECTION Insert the accessory IEC mains lead plug into the rear panel socket and then the other end into a convenient wall outlet S...

Page 10: ...al CD or DVD audio formats only a converted ana logue signal will also be available at the tape output sockets Note that with this arrangement the CD Pre s volume control has no effect TAPE MONITOR Remote Control Only The CD Pre can be used in analogue mode for off tape monitoring from 3 head tape decks This allows the user to compare the original sound with the recorded version while the recordin...

Page 11: ... replaces the temporary track and time information indicating that a disc is loaded but not yet playing The calendar grid pattern at the right hand end of the display also confirms tracks available for playing up to the first 20 but remains displayed In the above example there are 4 tracks on the disc DISC PLAY If PLAY PAUSE is pressed the CD player will go into play mode an arrow confirm ing play...

Page 12: ...ed to fast forward or fast rewind during playback in a similar way to a video or tape cassette player This permits location of particular passages at high speed with the audio play back of the CD still active Pressing the forward search button fast winds forwards whilst the search back wards button fast winds backwards As the unit searches through a track the track time remaining display far right...

Page 13: ...elected part of the disc To cancel A B repeat mode press REPEAT on the remote control Graphics REPEAT OFF then briefly replace track index and time information in the display SHUFFLE PLAYBACK The SHUFFLE feature allows tracks on the discs to be played in random sequence rather than the normal consecutive order Tracks are also be played in a different order each time the disc is restarted or anothe...

Page 14: ...RAM briefly replaces track index and time information before a permanent red display provides a reminder that the function has been activated Press the numeric button of the track num ber corresponding to the first track you wish to store 14 in our example is 10 then 4 That track number will now appear in the display under TRACK number 1 being the first entry will appear under STEP and track playi...

Page 15: ...ilent gap between tracks to locate each one individually However some CDs do not have long enough gaps between tracks for this function to operate properly AUTOSPACE can solve this problem Pressing the AUTOSPACE button once activates the function The legend AUTOSPACE will appear in the display In this mode once the CD Pre has reached the end of a track the AUTO SPACE graphic will begin to flash an...

Page 16: ...n on the front display as follows When the disc is first loaded Initially 1a Total tracks and total time then after a few seconds 1b Then with each press of the TIME button the display will cycle between the two text states 2 Main artist s name 1 Return to 1a then 1b If a title or name has more than twelve char acters the first 12 only will be diplayed after the title or name has finished scrollin...

Page 17: ...language with a suitable text disc before playing the text CD Press the LANGUAGE button on the front panel The current operating language will then appear in the display Press NEXT or PREVIOUS on the front panel or or on the remote con trol to find the required language Press the LANGUAGE button again to store the setting Notes If a non text disc is loaded pressing the LANGUAGE button has no effec...

Page 18: ...l turned down very low of the amplifier amplifier input No playback when CD is load Disc has been loaded with Re load with label side up ed and NO DISC displayed the label side down Mistracking sound jumping Player receiving vibration Change position of player or shock away from speakers Disc is dirty Clean disc surface Remote control does not work POWER switch is off Set switch to on One or more ...

Page 19: ...04 Frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 0 02dB 0 0 37dB Crosstalk typical 85dB 90dB Channel balance 20Hz to 20kHz 0 01dB 0 02dB Signal noise ratio unweighted 20Hz to 20kHz 106dB 101dB A weighted 20Hz to 20kHz 109dB 104dB These measurements made by linking the co axial digital output back to the digital monitor and using DIGITAL MONITOR function This is converting an analogue signal to digital and th...

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