Krell Industries MD-20, Owner'S Reference Manual

Page 1: ...MD 20 OWNER S REFERENCE ...

Page 2: ... several sections each designedto performa different function Basic installation operation anda Questionand Answer section are included whereanswers to common questions are provided Shouldyouhave any questions or suggestipns i lease feel free to contactyourauthorizeddealeror tlae KRELL staff for assistance In the unlikely event that your MD 20 shouldrequire service youwill be pleased to now that i...

Page 3: ...re not included please contact your authorized dealer immediately f6r assis tance 2 Remove the layer of foamcontaining these items and set it aside for later use Carefully remove the MD 20 fromits boxandremove the protective plastic wrap NOTE Saveall packingmate rials If youmustship your MD 20 in the future repacktlae unit in its original pa ck agingto preventtransit damage If the unit is returnec...

Page 4: ...tive sleeve 2 CustomVersion Clear Lucite TopCover Remove the top cover from the protective foam and its protectivesleeve Th ere are twopairs of screwswithwasher typelainge receptacl es onthe ba ckof tlae unit Remove the four screwsfromtlae unit and take off the black hin ge receptacles Carefullyplace the lucite top coversucla tlaat the circular milled out portion is centeredover the trans port Ali...

Page 5: ...hers 2 Besureto saveall the screwsandwashersafter disassembly E PARTSINSIDE SPECIAL CUSTOM ACRYLIC COVER 1 Remove the four original hingeretaining screwsfromthe backof the unit 2 Remove the three washersfromeach screw 3 Gentlyplace acrylic coveron the chassis top centerthe hingesto matchthe holes in the chassis 4 Insert the four screwswithoutwashers into the hingeandfasten loosely 5 Centerthe cove...

Page 6: ... ACpowercord to the backof the unit Oncethe powercord is secured plug the cord into an AC outlet 6 Press the POWER button on the front panel Thedis play will illuminate and the transport willnowbe active NOTE While the MD 20 has superb regulation and does not require a dedicated AC circuit westrongly advise against any connectionsthroughextension cords or mul tiple ACai laptors Highquality 15 ampg...

Page 7: ...d as an addi tional digital output TIMESYNC CONNECTION The TimeSyncsystem is terminated via an AT T ST fibre optic cable 1 Connectthe AT T fibre optic cable to the termination labeled SPECIAL on the MD 20 Makesure the small keyat the top of the fibre optic cableis uprightandfits smoothlyinto the AT T receptacle twist the collar clockwiseto lock the cable in place 2 Connect the free endof the fibre...

Page 8: ...bilizer This device has been specially machined to precisely matchthe CDtransport Failure to heed this warning maycause damageto the laser transport 2 Thefunctions of the front panel buttons that control the transport are described below POWER STOP PLAY PAUSE TRACK I TRACK l INDEX I INDEX 1 SEARCHI SEARCH l FTS PROGRAM REPEAT Turns unit ONor OFF Stops the disc from playing Starts the disc playing ...

Page 9: ...3 Select a track on the CD to play with the remotecon trol or via the front panelandpress the Play button The music will nowbegin 9 ...

Page 10: ... track select Reverse index select Forward index select SEARCHI SEARCH 1 FTS PROGRAM RPT Fast reverse search Fast forward search Programs FTS memory will also play FTS encoded discs Stores selected tracks in memory Starts play from the beginning once disc has finished 2 The MD 20 remote control has a 10 dj git keypad The keypadallows for direct access to specific trac ks Pu nch in the t rack numbe...

Page 11: ... 4 Press the PLAY button and the programwill begin Whilethe programis running youcan Pause Searchand select trac s withinthe program You can start a track playing fromthe beginningby pressing the Play button P ress STOP only to defeat or erase ttie program func tion 5 Press the REPEAT button and the machinewill play your selected tracks over again in the sameorder they were programmed 6 Tocancel y...

Page 12: ... M utton Themachinewill then display a numberon tl e screen briefly This is the FTSdesignation number When this number appears the FTSprogrammingis complete NOTE You may want to label the disc you programmed with the FTSdesignation numberso it can easiIy be erased or changed in the future 4 Youcan nowstart playing your FTSprogrammeddisc TO PLAY AN FTS DISC 1 Press the FTSbutton on the remote or fr...

Page 13: ... 20to erase FTSmemory Erasure can be completed with no disc on the drive spindle Press the FTSbutton on the front panel Hold the u tton in while pressingthe forward or backwardtrack select Youwill notice the machineis scrolling through FTSdes gnation numbers Once you have found the FTS bdesignatlo n numberyou want to erase press the STOP utton and the programwill be erased 13 ...

Page 14: ...wingwhileinserting the batteries Replacethe back plate andinsert the four socketcapscrews FUSE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL the MD 20 does not seemto power up unplug the unit omthe AC wall socket andcl eck tlae tuse 1 Locatethe fuse holder on the backof the unit labled FUSE Turn the fuse holder counterclockwiseand gently pull the fuse free fromthe chassis 2 Check to make sure the foil in the center of...

Page 15: ...edto be replaced If the unit mistracksonseveral discs contact your Krell dealer or distributor Q I can not seemto get the FTSprogramming feature to programmydiscs is there somethingwrong A Make sure the disc youwishto programis indexed or read by the machinebefore youstart your program Referto the FTSprogramming instructions in this refer e nce Make sure whenyou are playing FTSencoded cliscs tlaat...

Page 16: ...the use of any type of additional disc stabilizer Theseitems addtoo muchmassto the laser servo system and mayburn out the drive Q Doyou recommend the use of Conesor other damp ing feet with the MD 20 A Dueto the extraordinary rigidit y of our machining and internal damping wedo not fgel that the MD 20 requires additionalrn ass co uplingor isolation If youwisht o use an atter market isolation devic...

Page 17: ... glass lens OUTPUT Digital only in industry standard SPDIFformat 1 FIBREOPTICvia standard interface 1 COAXIAL via RCAconnector 1 AT T via ST connector 1 AES EBUvia XLRconnector REMOTE CONTROL Wireless infrared DIMENSIONS 19 0 wide 12 5 deep 6 0 high cover closed 15 0 high with cover open WEIGHT 20 pound_sunit only 33 pounds in box 18 ...

Page 18: ...ly shippeda nd at tlae ta ctory If youthink there are prgblems w tla yourunit please contactyourdealer distributor or the tactory immediately a heoperating voltageof this unitis determ inedbythe cto_ry_andc a n onlybe changed by_anautl orized KRELL distributer or the KR ELL factory Anyunautlao ihzed voltage cooversio n will void the warranty Should e operating voltage ot your MD 20 require changin...

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