Musical Fidelity A3.5 manual

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 1 of 16 XX UPSAMPLING 24 BIT COMPACT DISC PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for purchasi ng the Musical Fidelity A3 . 5 24 bit CD Player . Used properly and car efully, it should giv e many years of outst anding musical reproduction. This model uses the lat est 24 Bit DAC tec hnology an[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 2 of 16 CONTENTS PAGE 3 Safety Inform ation : - Mains plug (U.K. only) - Modification warning 4 Safety Inform ation : - Laser product labelling 5 User In formation : - Laser type - Radio-frequ ency interf erence 6 General Advice : - Installation precautions - User in formation 7 Introdu cti[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 3 of 16 SAFETY INFORMA TION IM PORTAN T ! ( U .K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with a mains lead fitted with a moulde d 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, you need to cut off the plu g, please remove the fuse holder and dis pose of the plug safely, out of reach of children. It must[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 4 of 16 SAFETY INFORMA TION CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This CD player has been designed and manufactur ed ac cording to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, sub-chapter J , based on the Radiation Cont rol for Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a Class 1 laser pr[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 5 of 16 USER INFO RMATIO N LASER INFORMATIO N: Optical pick-up : Manufacturer : Sharp Pick-up type : GH6C005B Wavelength : 780nm RADIO - FREQU ENCY INTERFER ENCE (RFI) This equipment uses and can radi ate r adio frequen cy energy, and if not installed and operated in accordance wi th the in[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 6 of 16 GENERAL ADVI CE INSTALLATION PRECAUTIO NS and USER INFORMATION Your new A3.5 CD is designed and built to pr ovide trouble-free p erformance, but as with all electronic d evices it is necessar y to observe a few precautions: • Heed all warnings shown on the back of the p roduct. ?[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 7 of 16 INTRODUCTION / INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new A3 . 5 CD upsampling 24 BIT CD player. The A3 . 5 CD uses the latest technolog y for the reproduction of your CD collection. The digita l data stream is first up-sample d at 96kHz, which moves noise[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 8 of 16 FACILITIES AND CONNECTIO NS 2 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 FRO NT PA N E L 1. POWER mains on/off switch 2. CD transpo r t lo ading drawer 3. OPEN/CLO SE to open an d close the CD dra w er 4. PLAY/PAUSE to start CD playback , pause, or resum e pl ayback 5. STOP to end CD play back 6. CD play er dis[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 9 of 16 REMOTE CONTROL Remote control buttons shown below enable CD pl a y er functions to be operated from a convenient distance. Remaining buttons on this universal hands et are for use with ot her, specific, Music al Fidelity products, and have no effect on the A3 . 5 CD player. Except f[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 10 of 16 BASIC OPERATIO N LOADING AND PLAY ING COMPACT DISCS To load a disc, press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the transport drawer. When the drawer is full y extended, insert the disc with the label f aci ng upwards and then press either the OP EN/CLOSE or P LAY/PA USE button to close th[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 11 of 16 BASIC OPERATIO N TRACK SELECTION To change track, the track skip buttons PRE VIO US and NE XT on the front panel can be pressed to jump forwards or back wards one track in either direction. Corresponding TRACK buttons on the remote control are m arked |<< and >>| . If t[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 12 of 16 SPECIAL FE ATURES REPEAT PLAYBACK The REPEAT button on the remote control allows the repeated pla y back of either one track or all tracks on the disc. By pressing the REPEAT button once, only the current t rack is repeated, and t he display shows “ repeat tra ck ”. If t he REP[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 13 of 16 SPECIAL FE ATURES That track number will now appear in the display : Press PRO GRA M again on the remote control - the next program step is selected, (prog 2) and the track numb er reverts to z ero ready for a new entry : SCAN INTRODUC TION The scan-introduction fu nction allows pl[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 14 of 16 SPECIAL FE ATURES If you wish to check the selection before playing back your program, the CHECK button can be pressed to st ep through each program entry in turn. If during this check s equence the PLA Y button is pressed, the remaining part of y our programmed se lection will pla[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 15 of 16 PROBLEMS ? Basic problem-solving with a CD player is simila r to troubleshooting other electrical or electronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possibl e causes first, such as t he following examples: Problem Pr obable Cause Remedy No power when POWER button is pressed Pow[...]

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    Is sue 1: Marc h 200 5 A3.5 CD Instructio n s for use Page 16 of 16 A3.5 CD Upsampling 24 Bit SPECIFICATIONS Compact Disc Player DAC architecture 24 b it Delta-Sigma (Bitstrea m) Dual differential 8x oversam pling Disc mecha nism Philips Upsampling 96kHz Freq ue ncy re sponse 10H z to 20 kH z +0 / -0 . 2dB Signal / noise ratio > 115dB “A ” w[...]