Krell Industries CD-1 manual

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    A. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Krell family of audio components. You have joined a select group of discriminating listeners who enjoy the finest in music reproduction. Krell Digital is dedicated to the development of techno- logically advanced components for the reproduction of digitally recorded music. These designs continue the Krell tradition of[...]

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    B. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 4 5 6 7 9 12 14 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY BASIC INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OPERATION OF THE CD TRANSPORT REMOTE CONTROL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SPECIFICATIONS WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION 2[...]

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    C. FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compli- ance could void the user’s authority to operate the equip- ment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to com- ply with the fimlts for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These[...]

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    D. UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY 1. Open the box and remove the top layer of protective foam. The following items will now be visibIe: 1 1 1 3 1 CD-1 integrated CD player AC power cord ’ CD- 1RC RemOte Control AAA batteries for CD-1RC packet containing the Owners Reference and warranty card NOTE: If any of these items are not included please contact you[...]

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    E. BASIC INSTALLATION AND AND CONNECTIONS 1. Place the unit on a clean level surface away from excessive heat, moist.ure or light. Ideally, the CD-1 should be placed on the top of an audio component stacl~, on top of a cabinet, or any rigid open-air platform. 2. Connect the AC power cord to the back of the unit. Once the power cord is secured plug [...]

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    Care should be taken in selecting the type of cable used to link the CD- 1 to your processor. If coaxial cable is to be used it should be 75o1~m, non-capacitive, with a band- width in excess of 10MHz to prevent dropout errors. CAUTION: The CD-1 digital output is not designed to connect directly to any preamp or analog signal proces- sor. F. OPERATI[...]

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    G. REMOTE CONTROL 1. Operating functions of the Remote Control are de- scribed below: The PLAY button will start playing the disc from track 1. The STOP/CM button will stop the disc from playing and clear all program memory. The NEXT button will move forward one track. The PREV button will move backward one track. The PAUSE button will temporarily [...]

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    c. Once you have finished your programming, push the PROGR button again. The mactiine will review the tracks you have selected. - d. Press the PLAY button and the program will begin. Press STOP to defeat the Program function. e. Press the REPEAT button and the machine will pla.y your selected tracks continuously in the same order they were programm[...]

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    H. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. I have installed the CD-1 but the "Error" signal flashes when I press PLAY. What should I do? A. 1. Check to see if you removed the transport screws from the bottom of the unit as stated in the UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY section of this manual. 2. Make sure the CD is centered in the drawer, free to move and not wed[...]

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    Q. How do I gain access to a specific index with in a track? A. Start the disc playing and press the Scan Forward button until the next sequential index number appears in the display under the index column. Q. I own many CD’s which have CD Rings on them. Am I able to use these dises with the CD-1 ? A. Yes, the CD-1 will accept discs with "CD[...]

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    I. SPECIFICATIONS TRANSPORT Philips CDM-1 MK II with Hall effect motor; swing-arm design in a unicast frame. LASER Single beam with glas~: lens. DAC Single Bit with 20 Bit resolution DIGITAL OUTPUTS 1 Fibre Optic via standard interface 1 Coaxial via RCA connector. 1 AT&T Fibre Optic via ST connector (optional) ANALOG OUTPUTS 1 Single-ended outp[...]

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    ¯ l. WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION There are no user-serviceable parts inside the CD-1. The CD-1 has a limited w, arra.nty of t~h.ree years parts and " labor on transport-relatecl parts, five years parts and labor on electronic parts, in~!udIng return freight. The wanl.anty per!od, begins on_the d~ite of purchase and is activated with the [...]

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    0 / 0 / 0 I 0 I 0 / DIGITAL INC. KRELL DIGITAL INC. 35 HIGGINS DRIVE MILFORD CT 06460 SALES 203-874-3139 FAX 203-878-8373 COPYRIGHT 1991 KRELL DIGITAL INC. (CD19110)[...]