Page 2 - CONTENTS; PAGE
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 2 of 19 CONTENTS PAGE 3 Safety Information: - Mains plug (U.K. only) - Modification warning 4 Safety Information: - Warnings (continued) 5 User Information: - Radio-frequency interference 6 General Advice: - Installation precautions - User information 7 Remote Co...
Page 3 - SAFETY INFORMATION; It must not be plugged into a mains outlet.; WARNING - This appliance must be earthed; If connecting to a BS1363 plug, a 13 amp fuse must be used.
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 3 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT! (U.K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with a mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, you need to cut off the plug, please remove the fuse holder and dispose ofthe plug safel...
Page 4 - WARNINGS; CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 4 of 19 WARNINGS Issue 4: May 2002 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This CD player has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21,CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of1968", and is classi...
Page 5 - USER INFORMATION
CD Pre 2 4 Instructions for Use. Page 5 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 USER INFORMATION RADIO - FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and operated inaccordance with the instructions, may cause interference to radio communications and o...
Page 6 - GENERAL ADVICE; INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS AND USER INFORMATION; If water does spill into the equipment, immediately pull out; NOT
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 6 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 GENERAL ADVICE INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS AND USER INFORMATION Your CD Pre 24 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 s...
Page 7 - REMOTE CONTROL
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 7 of 19 REMOTE CONTROL Issue 4: May 2002 REMOTE CONTROL The remote control enables most functions of the CD pre-amplifier to be operated from a con-venient distance. Equivalent buttons on the remote handset have the same functions as the those on the frontpanel o...
Page 8 - FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 8 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS LIN E 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 A N A LO G U E INPUTS TAPE M O N ITO R TAPE O U T PRE O U T D IG ITAL INPUTS C O A XIAL 1 2 D IG ITAL INPUTS O PTIC A L D IG ITA L M O N ITO R D IG ITA L OUTPUTS C O A XIAL O PTIC A L M U ...
Page 10 - PRE-AMPLIFIER OPERATION; MUTE
PRE-AMPLIFIER OPERATION MUTE (Remote Control Only) Pressing the MUTE button once on the remote control will interrupt analogue out-put to the amplifier. Pressing MUTE again will restore audio output. The LED in thevolume control knob then goes off to indi-cate that the outputs are muted. This functi...
Page 11 - CD - BASIC OPERATION; DISC PLAY; ll; INDEX POINTS
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 11 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 CD - BASIC OPERATION LOADING AND PLAYINGCOMPACT DISCS If mains power to the CD Pre 24 is switched on with a disc already loaded, it will auto-matically search for the disc and beginplaying from the first track. However,playback will not...
Page 12 - STOP
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 12 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 CD - BASIC OPERATION STOP Playback can be stopped at any time bypressing the STOP button once. TRACK SELECTION To change track, the track skip buttons NEXT and PREVIOUS can be pressed to jump forwards or backwards one trackin either dir...
Page 13 - CD - SPECIAL FEATURES; REPEAT PLAYBACK; A-B REPEAT PLAYBACK; SHUFFLE PLAYBACK
CD - SPECIAL FEATURES REPEAT PLAYBACK The REPEAT button on the remote control allows the repeated playback of either onetrack or all tracks on the disc.By pressing the REPEAT button once, you can repeat the entire disc (or the pro-grammed selections - see page 14) over andover again. Large letters R...
Page 14 - INTRODUCTION SEARCH; INTRO; plus one second per track
CD - SPECIAL FEATURES INTRODUCTION SEARCH The introduction-search function allowsplay back of just the start of each track onthe disc, for instance to locate a preferredtrack by ear. Press INTRO on the remote control, and the display will briefly show: The first ten seconds (approximately) ofeach ti...
Page 15 - DISPLAY
CD - SPECIAL FEATURES If at any time you make a mistake or wishto delete a track from the list, press the CLEAR button to erase the last step. Repeated pressing of CLEAR will then erase each step in reverse order. If you wish to check the selection beforeplaying back your program, the CHECK button c...
Page 16 - CD TEXT DISCS; When the disc is first loaded:; TIME
CD TEXT CD TEXT DISCS A small number of CDs released for salemore recently have additional text informa-tion contained in the recorded digital data. The CD Pre 24 can individually display either the disc title, artist’s name or tracktitle with appropriate control commands. Only CDs which are identif...
Page 17 - OTHER LANGUAGES; is loaded but not play-
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 17 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 CD TEXT - OTHER LANGUAGES Other Languages: A limited number of CD text discs alsohave an “other-language” option. In this case, after loading the disc, the dis-play shows the current or default languageafter MULTI has been appeared unde...
Page 18 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Problem
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 18 of 19 Issue 4: May 2002 TROUBLESHOOTING Basic problem-solving with the CD Pre 24 is similar to troubleshooting other electrical or elec- tronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possible causes first, such as the followingexamples: Problem Possible Caus...
Page 19 - SPECIFICATIONS; Combination CD player / digital & analogue pre-amplifier
CD Pre 24 Instructions for Use. Page 19 of 19 SPECIFICATIONS : Issue 4: May 2002 CD Pre 24 Combination CD player / digital & analogue pre-amplifier CD SECTION: DAC architecture 24 bit Delta-Sigma (Bitstream)Dual differential8 times oversampling(CD or DVD-audio conversion only) Frequency response...