Lyngdorf Audio CD-1 manual

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    - 1 - CD- 1 Compact Dis c Player Owners Manual[...]

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    - 2 - Table of Cont ent s WARNINGS . .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 3 Explanation of graphical symbols .. ... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ... [...]

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    - 3 - WARNINGS TO REDUCE RISK O F FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO N OT EXPO SE THIS A PPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. Explanation of graphical sy mbols Exclamation symbol The exclamation poi nt within an equilateral triangl e is intended to alert the us er to the presence of im portant operating and maint enance (servicing) instructions in the literature[...]

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    - 4 - Important safety instructions 1: Read these instructions. 2: Keep these instructions. 3: Heed all warnings. 4: Follow all instructions. 5: Do not use this apparatus near w ater. 6: Clean only with a dry cloth. 7: Do not block any ventilation op enings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8: Do not install near any he[...]

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    - 5 - Accessories You should find the follo wing in the accessory kit: 1. One mains cord 2. This manual 3. Customer registration f orm 4. Remote control 5. RS232 Cable for f irmware upgrade from a PC Operating voltage The CD-1 is selectable to one of the following po wer ratings: 100V-120V~ at 50-60Hz wit h a power rating of 20 W 220V-240V~ at 50-6[...]

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    - 6 - Introduction Lyngdorf CD-1 is an audio optim ized upsampling Com pact Disc Player with low jitte r clock and a High Performance DAC section. Features: • Audio optimized CD trans port mechanism with low ji tter clock • Linear Low Noise pow er supply based on Holmgren Tra nsformer technology. • 3 digital outputs: AES, SPDIF, Toslink - sel[...]

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    - 7 - Front panel Fig 1: CD-1 fr ont panel Front panel controls and functio ns The buttons/controls on t he front panel of the CD-1 can all be used either by directly pressing them on the front pa nel or by operating the similar ke ys on the include d remote control. All keys on the front panel except the Mains s witch (1) can be found on the remot[...]

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    - 8 - itself at the start of the selected track b ut it remains in pause m ode until the play/pause button is pressed again. (7) Stop Pressing stop during play or pause mode will stop the CD. (8 & 9) Skip / Scan Pressing briefl y on the Left |<< Skip/Scan button or turning the skip wheel left will restart the current track or, if currentl[...]

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    - 9 - A-B Repeat mode is in dicated in the lower left-h and corner of the display. W hen [A] time has been set and CD-1 is waiting for [B] t ime, the symbol “ A ” will be displayed. O nce [B] time has been selected and th e CD-1 is playing in A-B Repeat mode, the symb ol will be changed to “ AB ”. Random Play mode W hen the ‘Rando m’ bu[...]

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    - 10 - Rear panel Fig 2: CD-1 rear panel. (1 & 2) A n alog output rig ht and left RCA Connectors (3 & 4) A n alog balanced output right and left XLR Connectors for balanced o utput (5) Optical output Toslink Connector for digital output (6) AES Output XLR Connector f or AES output (7) SPDIF SPDIF output (8) RS232 INPUT/ AUX AUX and INPUT RJ[...]

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    - 11 - Remote Control The remote control is used to access t he menu s ystem and replicate the buttons directly accessible on the front panel. The four buttons used f or selecting which device to contr ol are described below. To control the CD player the CD key shoul d be pressed, please note the volume and mute buttons will still work with a Lyngd[...]

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    - 12 - • Standby – The standby button toggles t he CD-1 between activ e “On” and standb y mode. • Numbered buttons 0-9 – T he numeric keys allo w direct selection and input of tracks on CD. • Left/Right < > – Allows you to Skip tracks and scroll throug h the menu functions. • Enter – Allows you to conf irm actions in menu [...]

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    - 13 - Main Display The Main Display on the f ront panel of the CD-1 is the us ers feedback of all functionality and current status of t he CD-1. W hen the Player is power ed up the Main displa y screen shows the current f irmware version: LYNGDORF CD-1 Version: 1.0 If no disc has been inserted, th e following text will app ear: LYNGDORF CD-1 No Di[...]

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    - 14 - W hen skipp ing between tracks th e time will disappear and be disp layed again once the requested track has been f ound. Playing 6 of 11 If you press pause the C D-1 will display the tim e at which the track has be en paused. Pause 6 of 11 0:09 Pressing A/B on the re mote control will show ‘A’ in the bottom left hand corner of the displ[...]

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    - 15 - Menu System Display The Menu system sho wn in the display of CD-1 is the us er’s feedback of all functionality in the menu and sub menu s ystem. When entering menu m ode, the first item is shown as: Main Menu CD-1 <Dig.out Sampler ate> The user can browse through the me nu items using the right a nd left arrows or the ski p wheel. Th[...]

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    - 16 - Selects the address used f or the CD-1 when comm unicating with PC’s or other devic es via the RS-232 port. Comm Current: 3 Address New: 11 < Comm Speed > Selects the speed used when communicating with PC’ s or other devices via t he RS-232 port. Comm Current: 9600 Speed New: 5 7600 < Remote Control > Disables or enables the [...]

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    - 17 - Firmware Lyngdorf Audio supplies a f ree PC tool for upgrading the f irmware of the CD-1. The lat est revision of the tool as well as t he firmware can be d ownloaded from www.Lyngdorf. com . Connecto rs Mains Connector Mains voltage to the CD-1 is applied via an IEC320 t ype connector. The supplied c able with safety ground sho uld be used [...]

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    - 18 - Digital outputs RCA output (SPDIF): Shell: Chassis and Groun d Pin: Hot (+) XLR output (AES): Pin 1: Chassis and Grou nd Pin 2: Hot (+) Pin 3: Cold (-) Shell: Chassis and Groun d Toslink Cleaning and maintenance Always unplug the uni t from the electrical outlet before cleani ng. This unit does not require any regul ar maintenance exce pt to[...]

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    - 19 - Technical specifications All audio measurements, except frequency response, are measured with a 20KHz low- pass filter in accordance with AES-17. Measured on Unbalanced outputs - RCA ( phono). Audio Parameter Value Note F re qu en cy res po ns e L/R + /- 0.02 dB 20 – 20000 Hz Signal-to-noise ratio -115 dBA (“infinity zero” track) A-wgt[...]

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    - 20 - Mechanical Parameter Value Note W idth 450mm (17.72") Depth 352 mm(13,86 ") including skip wheel, excludin g connectors Depth 357 mm(14,06 ") including skip wheel, including connectors Height 89 mm(3,5039 ") Excluding feet. Height 100 mm(3,9370 ") Including feet. Net weight 7.1 Kg (1.65 lbs) Shipping weight 9.1 Kg (6[...]

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    - 21 - Technical assistan ce If you have any problem s with or questions regardi ng your Lyngdorf A udio product, please contact Lyngdorf Audio or your nearest representative. Support Please check the Lyngdorf Audio Denmark website under “Sup port” for latest version of control software, newe st version of this docum ent and “Questions and An[...]