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-1- O W N E R ' S M A N U A L C / D P - 2 0 0 0 Ultra B e l t D r i v e C D P l a y e r C/DP-2000 Ultra Compact Disc Player C/DP-2000 Ultra Compact Disc Player P o w e r Power S e a r c h Search T r a c k S k ip Track Skip S t o p Stop P la y /P a u s e Play/Pause TRACK TRACK MIN MIN SEC SEC[...]
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-2- Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions ......................................................................................... 3 C/DP-2000 Ultra Front and Rear Panel Drawings .......................................................... 4 Introduction ......................................................................................[...]
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-3- IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of “dangerous voltage” inside the product that may constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of[...]
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-4- C/DP-2000 Front and Rear Panel Drawings Analog Outputs 75 Ohm Digital Output External Remote Input Balanced Left Channel Right Channel Unbalanced Unbalanced Balanced CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR C/DP-2000 Ultra Compact Disc Player Parasound Products, Inc San Francisco, CA USA AC 120V 5[...]
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-5- Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this precision audio component and thank you for your selection of Parasound. The C/DP-2000 Ultra's unique patented CD Belt Drive design delivers analog-like musicality unavailable in other compact disc players. Your C/DP-2000 Ultra features custom 20 bit digital to analog circuitry manufact[...]
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-6- Making Connections to your C/DP-2000 Ultra Before making any connections, turn off the power to your preamplifier and power amplifier. Once the inputs have been connected, plug the AC cord into any convenient outlet. Analog Output Connections There are two analog output connections on the rear panel of your C/DP-2000 Ultra: RCA connectors for u[...]
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-7- Operating Your C/DP-2000 Ultra Loading Discs To load a disc, gently slide the plexiglas door open. Remove the disc clamp and place it on the convenient clamp pad on the top of the chassis. Next, load the disc onto the spindle, label side up, and gently place the disc clamp on top of the disc. You'll need to slide the door to its fully clos[...]
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-8- Remote Control Handset The Remote Control Handset duplicates all front panel functions except power on/off. It also contains several additional functions. The remote uses 2 AA batteries; be sure to observe correct polarity. Number Keys You can select the specific track you want to listen to by selecting the corresponding number on the remote co[...]
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-9- HDCD Indicator If the loaded disc is encoded in High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) the green LED on the front panel will illuminate once the C/DP-2000 recognizes the HDCD bitstream. The HDCD LED remains off while listening to normal CDs. Maintaining Your C/DP-2000 Ultra Your C/DP-2000 Ultra requires no periodic maintenance and has no use[...]
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-10- C/DP-2000 Ultra Specifications Frequency Response 3 Hz-20 kHz, ± 0.2 dB Signal to Noise Ratio > 110 dB, IHF A Dynamic Range > 102 dB Channel Separation > 115 dB, 1 kHz Low Level Linearity ± 1.5 dB down to -96 dB Analog Line Output Level 2 V RMS, ± 0.1 V Suitable load ⊕ 10 k Ω Coaxial Digital Output 75 Ω RCA, 0.5 V peak-to-pea[...]
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-11- © 1999 Parasound Products, Inc. Parasound Products, Inc. 950 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 415-397-7100 / FAX 415-397-0144 www.parasound.com[...]