Krell Industries MD-20 manual

MD-20 OWNER’S REFERENCE[...]

A. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the MD-20 CD turntable and welcome to the KRELL family of audio components. You have joined a select group of listeners who enjoy only the finest in music reproduction. We are dedicated to the~ development of technologically advanced components tor the reproduction o,f diglt~ly recorded music and [...]

B. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 4 6 8 10 11 15 16 18 19 UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY CUSTOM DUST COVER INSTALLATION BASIC INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS OPERATION OF THE CD TRANSPORT REMOTE CONTROL TRACK AND FTS PROGRAMMING MAINTENANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SPECIFICATIONS WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION C. UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY 1. Open the box and remove the top [...]

D. CUSTOM DUST COVER INSTALLATION 1. Standard Version Smoked Top Cover: Remove the top cover, in its protective sleeve, from the s.hipping foam. To prevent s.c.ra.tching, leave tlae protective sl.eeve on tlae top cover until t~lae cover mounting is com- plete. T.here are two pairs ot screws .with w~asher-type receptacles attached to t-he back panel[...]

INSTALLATION OF THE CUSTOM ACRYLIC DUSTCOVER FOR MD-20 REMOVEABLE MOLDED COVER MD-20 MADE IN U.S.A. NO U~ER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE XLR O SPECIAL 1. To remove molded cover, slide the cover assembly upward until the hinges are cleared from both sets of screws and washers. 2. Be sure to save all the screws and washers after disassembly. E PARTS INSI[...]

E. BASIC INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 1. Place the unit on a clean, level surface away from excessive heat, moist,ure or light. Ideally, the MD-20 should be placed on tlae top of an audio component cabi- net or other "open air" rigid platform. 2. The MD-20 may. be. placed in a cabinet. It will require. 17.0 inches of vertical clearance be[...]

CAUTION: The MD-20 is a CD Transport only. It is not designed to connect directly to any preamp or analog signal processor. The MD-20 is equipped with a special termination sys- tem called TimeSync. TimeSync is a system that locks. the clock between the MD-20 and specific Krell digital- to-analog processors. This connection is labeled SIRE, CIAL on[...]

F. OPERATION OF THE CD TRANSPORT 1. Turn the CD transport ON by pressing the Power b.utton. The display will illuminate. Select a disc and. p.lace it o.n the spindl_e, label side up. Put the disc staN- Iizer on the center of the CD so it fits securely on the drive spindle. CAUTIONS: Never operate the CD transport without the disc stabilizer. This c[...]

3. Select a track on the CD to play with the remote con- trol or via the front panel and press the Play button. The music will now begin. 9[...]

G. REMOTE CONTROL 1. The operating functions of the Remote Control are describei:l below: POWER STOP PLAY PAUSE TRACK I< TRACK >1 INDEX I< INDEX >1 Turns unit ON or OFF Stops the disc from playing Starts the disc playing at. track 1; will also restart pIay of the current track Tem.porafily stops play of current track Reverse track selec[...]

H. TRACK PROGRAMMING The remote control or the front panel of the MD-20 can be used to program specific tracks on a disc to be played in the order you choose. The MD-20 can store up to 20 selections per program. 1. Select the track number which will start the sequence into the keypad, then push the PROGRAM or PROGR button. A "P" will appe[...]

FTS PROGRAMMING To program tracks in the FTS memory: NO.TE: Before you begin,place disc to be progra.mmed on tl~e unit and press PLAY. Once tl~e unit reads tl~e table of contents and displays the disc’s playing time,press STOE You can now begin programming fhe FTS memory. 1. Program the selections in the standard form described above. ~ . After y[...]

TO ERASE FTS PROGRAM MEMORY NOT.E: FTS memory can only be .erased via the front panel controls. The remote control cannot erase FTS memory. NOTE: The disc does not have to be on the MD-20 to erase FTS memory. Erasure can be completed with no disc on the drive spindle. ~ . Press the FTS button on the front panel. Hold the . u.tton in while pressingt[...]

I. MAINTENANCE .B. ecause of its superb build quality the MD-20 requires little maintenance. Should the unit become excesslvly dirty, clean the lens assembly with a camera lens brush made of a soft material like camel hair. The acrylic top plate and dust cover should be cleaned with the polistiing kit provided. Read the directions on the containers[...]

J. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. My Digital to Analog processor will accommodate eather fibre optic or coaxial digital inputs. Which output should I use on the MD-20? A. While a high quality coaxial willperform quite well, we re.commend glass fibre optic cable due to its ab.ility to completely isolate the grouni:ling planes between tlae transport and pr[...]

Q. Due to the exposed nature of the laser assembly is there a possibility of damage through laser radiation? A. No. There is an optical sensor under the CD when it is positioned on the transport hub. This allows the MD-20 to prohibit the laser from turning on when it is not cov- ered with a CD. a~I own many CDs that have CD Rings on them. Am I le t[...]

K. SPECIFICATIONS TRANSPORT Modified Philips CDM-1 MK11 with Hall effect motor, swing-arm design in a unicast frame. LASER Single Beam with glass lens OUTPUT Digital only in industry standard SPDIF format. 1 FIBRE OPTIC via standard interface 1 COAXIAL via RCA connector 1 AT&T via ST connector 1 AES/EBU via XLR connector REMOTE CONTROL Wireless[...]

L. WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION There are no user-serviceable parts inside the MD-20. The MD-20 has a limited warranty of three years parts and labor on transport-related parts; five years parts and labor on electronic parts. Return freight is included in the warranty. The warranty period b.egins on t~e date of p_u_rchase and is activated with [...]

0 t 0 I 0 KRELL DIGITAL INC. 35 HIGGINS DRIVE MILFORD, CT 06460 SALES 203-874-3139 FAX 203-878-8373 COPYRIGHT 1992 KRELL DIGITAL INC. (MD209209)[...]