AMC CD-60 Owners manual

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AVOIDEXPOSURETOBEAM.

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SERVICESAFETYPRECAUTIONS(UL)

1.Useexactreplacementpartsforcriticallocations,marked"".

2.Returnleaddresstooriginalposition,andreinstallprotective
covers.

3.Beforereturningtocustomer,testforshockhazard;useeither
methodAorB:

A.Leakagetest,"cold":

1.UnplugACcord;turnpowerswitchON.

2.ConnectoneleadofHighVoltageInsulationTestertoboth

prongsofACplug.

3.Touchotherleadtoallexposedmetalparts.

4.Impedancemeasurementmustbe0.3-5.0Megohms.

B.Leakagetest,"live":

1.PlugunitdirectlyintoACoutlet;donotuseisolationtransformer.

2.ConnectoneleadofLeakageCurrentTestertoearthground.

3.Touchotherleadtoallexposedmetalparts.

4.Leakagemeasurementmustbelessthan0.5milliamps.

CAUTION:

FORCONTINUEDPROTECTIONAGAINSTRISKOFFIRE,REPLACEONLYWITHTHESAME
TYPEOFT800mA/250VFUSES.

ATTENTION:

POURMAINTENIRPROTECTIONCONTRERISQUED'INCENDIE,UTILISERLESFUSIBLES

DERECHANGEDEMEMETYPEDET800mA/250V.

THISDIGITALAPPARATUSDOESNOTEXCEEDTHECLASSBLIMITSFORRADIONOISEEMISSIONS
FROMDIGITALAPPARATUSASSETOUTINTHERADIOINTERFERENCEREGULATIONSOFTHE
CANADIANDEPARTMENTOFCOMMUNICATIONS.
LEPRESENTAPPAREILNUMVERIQUEN'EMETPASDEBRUITSRADIOELECTRIQUESDEPASSANT
LESLIMITESAPPLICABLESAUXAPPAREILSNUMERIQUESDELACLASSEBPRESCRITESDANSLE
REGLEMENTSURLEBROUILLAGERADIOELECTRIQUEEDICTEPARLEMINISTEREDES
COMMUNICATIONSDUCANADA.

THISDEVICECOMPLIESWITHPART15OFTHEFCCRULES.OPERATIONISSUBJECTTOTHE
FOLLOWINGTWOCONDITIONS:
(1)THISDEVICEMAYNOTCAUSEHARMFULINTERFERENCE,AND
(2)THISDEVICEMUSTACCEPTANYINTERFERENCERECEIVED,INCLUDINGINTERFERENCETHAT

MAYCAUSEUNDESIREDOPERATION.

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FEATURESOFTHEAMCMODELCD60

TM

*TheAMCmodelCD60wasdesignedtomeetprofessionalqualityperformance
standardsandtoprovidesuperiorvalue.

*Selectgradecomponentsareutilizedthroughoutthecircuitdesignwithspecial
emphasisoncomponentswithintheaudiopathtoassurestable,consistentperformance.

*Premiumtransportandservodrivesystemassuresconstantdatarateretrievaland
unsurpassedtrackingperformance.

*UseBurrBrown96kHz/24bitD/Aconverterforhighresolutionandsuperbaudio
reproduction.

*Unique5-polelinearactiveLPF(lowpassfilter)preventsinterferencefromultrasonic
noisecommonlyfoundinotherCDplaybacksystems.

*Advancedpowersupplydesignincorporatesseparatewindingsforthedigital,analog
andservocircuitstopreventinterferenceandpreservesonicperformance.

*EIAcalibratedaudiooutputsensureapropermatchwithpreamplifiersandreceivers.
*ProvidedigitaloutputallowtheCD60tobeusedasahigh-qualitytransportandprovide

forfutureupgrades.
*Upto21tracksmaybeprogrammedtoplaybackindesiredorder.
*Full-functioninfrared(IR)remotecontrolwithdirecttrackaccess.

TRANSITSCREW

Atransitscrewsecuresthe
transportmechanismforprotection
duringshipment.Beforemaking
anyconnectionsorapplyingpower
totheCD60,removethetransit
screwwhichislocatedonthe
undersideoftheunit.

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REARPANELCONNECTIONS/FRONTPANELCONTROLS

REARPANEL

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2 3

1.AUDIOOUTPUT

2.DIGITALOUTPUT

FRONTPANEL

3.ACLINECORD

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1.POWERSWITCHANDPOWER
INDICATOR

2.OPEN/CLOSE

3.PLAY

4.PAUSE

5.STOP

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

6.PROGRAM

7.REPEAT

8.TIME

9.SEARCH

10.TRACK

11.DISPLAY

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1.AUDIOOUTPUT

Connecttheleftandrightchannel
unbalanced(RCA)audiooutputstoany
inputonyourpreamplifierorreceiver

except

qualityinterconnectioncablesare
recommended.

2.DIGITALOUTPUT

Co-axialcabledigitaloutput.

3.ACLINECORD

PlugtheAClinecordintoaswitchedoutlet
onyouramplifierorintoanyACwall
outletthatprovidesthecorrectlinevoltage.

"Phono"or"Turntable".High-

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FRONTPANELCONTROLS

1.POWERSWITCH

TheCDplayeristurnedonbydepressing
thepowerswitch.TheLEDindicator
abovethepowerswitchwillglowgreen.

Note:Allconnectionsmustbe
completedbeforeturningthepoweron.

2.OPEN/CLOSE

Bypressingtheopen/closebuttonthedisc
drawerwillopen.Pressingitagain
willclosethedrawer.Ifthedraweris
openedwhileadiscisplaying,thediscwill
stopandthedrawerwillopen.Anopen
drawercanalsobeclosedbypressing
PLAYorbygentlypushingthedrawer
inward.IftheOPEN/CLOSEbuttonis
pushedafterprogrammingtheplayer,all
programmingwillbeerased.

3.PLAY

PlaceaCDintotheopendrawerwiththe
labelfacingup.PressthePLAYbuttonto
closethedrawerandbegin playback.
PlaybackwillstopwhentheSTOPbuttonis
pressedorwhenthedischasreachedthe
end.

4.PAUSE

Whilethediscisplaying,pressthePAUSE
buttontosuspendplayback.Press
thePAUSEbuttonagaintoresume
playback.

5.STOP

TostoptheCDwhileplaying,pressthe
STOPbutton.PressingtheSTOPbutton
willcancelanyrepeat-playcyclesandthe
displaywillshowthenumberofthe
tracksandtotaltimeonthedisc.

6.PROGRAMMING

TheCD60canbeprogrammedtoplayup
to21tracksinanydesiredorder.
Toprogramplayback,startbypressingthe
PROGRAMbutton.TheMEMORY
indicatorwillilluminate.Whenthetrack
numberdisplays"00"andthetimedisplay
indicates"P:01"programmingentriesmay
beentered.

a)UsetheTRACKbuttontoselectthefirst
trackinyourplannedsequence.In
thememorymode,theCd60hasa"wrap­around"function.Ifyouback
repeatedlyfromtrack"00",thenumber
countsdownfromthefinaltrackofthedisc.
Thisprovidesaconvenientwaytoselect
high-numberedtracksduring
programming.
b)Presstostoretheselected
trackinmemory.Thetracknumber
willrevertbackto"00"andthetimedisplay
willadvanceto"P:02",showingthe
playerisreadyforasecondentry.
c)Repeatstepsaandb,and

PROGRAM

tracknumbersinmemory,uptoa
maximumof21entries.
d)Atanypointduringtheprogramentry
process,thebuttonontheplayer
canbepressedtodisplaythetotalplaying
timeoftheprogram.
e)Toreviewprogrammedentries,press

PROGRAM

programmedentries.Whenthedisplayed
tracknumberreturnsto"00",
additionaltracksmaybeenteredinthe
memorybyrepeatingstepsaandb.
f)Toplaythestoredprograms,press

PROGRAMPLAY
PROGRAM

cornerofthedisplayindicatingthatastored
programisbeingplayed.
Duringprogramplaybackthe
buttonswillaccessonlythetracksinthe
programlist.Ifyouwanttoskipovera
portionofastoredprogram,initiateplay
andpresstojumpoverthe
programmedtracksyoudon'twanttohear.
g)Toterminatetheprogrammedplay,
press.Theand
buttonswillnowaccessanytrackonthe
disc.Thestoredtracklist,however,still
remainsinthememory.Ifyouwanttoplay
theprogramagain,simplypress

PROGRAMPLAY

toaddnewtrackstotheprogram,press

PROGRAM

untilthetracknumbershows"00".

PROGRAM

,toselectandstoreother

TIME

repeatedlytoshow

followedby.Theword

willappearintheupper-right

TRACK

STOPTRACKSEARCH

followedby.Ifyouwant

repeatedlytoreviewthelist

TRACK

TRACK

TRACK

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h)Tocleartheprogrammemory,press

OPEN/CLOSE

toopenthedraweror

simplyswitchoffthepower.

10.TRACK

Press(<or>)tofindadesired

TRACK

track.Tracknumberisdisplayed.

7.REPEAT

Thisbuttonwillallowtwodifferenttypesof
endlessplaymodes.
Pressthebuttononce,theword

REPEAT1

REPEAT

willappearonthedisplay
andtheselectedtrackwillberepeated
endlesslyuntilthebuttonis

STOP

pressed.
Pressthebuttonasecondtime,
thewordwillappearandthe
entirediscwillrepeatuntilthebutton

REPEAT

REPEATALL

STOP

inpressed.
Pressthebuttonathirdtimeor
pressthebuttontocancel

REPEAT

STOP

REPEATmode.Thedisplayandoperation
willreturntonormal.

8.TIME

TheTIMEbuttonwillcyclethetimedisplay
throughthreedifferentmodes.
a.TIME:theelapsedtimesincethe
beginningofthecurrenttrack,inminutes
andseconds.(Thisisthe"default"setting,
selectedautomaticallywhentheplayeris
turnedon).
b.REMAIN:(tracknumberdisplayed):
showsthetotalplayingtimethatremainstill
theendofthecurrenttrack.
c.REMAIN:(tracknumberblank):Thetotal
playingtimethatremainstilltheendofthe
disc.Duringprogramplay,theremaining
timeoftheprogramisshown.During
programentry,theTIMEbuttondisplays
thetotalplayingtimeofthetracksinthe
program.

9.SEARCH

Pressandhold(<<or>>)tofind

SEARCH

adesiredstartingpointoracertain
partofatrack.Whenthebutton

SEARCH

ispressedandheldduringplayback
theoutputlevelwillbeautomatically
attenuatedby12dB.

11.DISPLAY

Whenloadingadiscandusingthe
OPEN/CLOSEbuttontoclosethedisc
drawer,theTOC(TableofContents)ofthe
discwillbereadandthedisplaywillshow
thenumberoftracksandthetotalplaying
timeofallofhetracksonthedisc.During
play,thefollowinginformationisdisplayed:

TrackNumber

Thesetracknumbersareidentifiedonthe
CDpackageandareencodedinthe
discbythemanufacturer.

Time

Showsinminutesandsecondsthetime
elapsedinthemusicsincethe
beginningofthecurrenttrack.Pressing
theTIMEbuttonwilldisplaythetime
remaininguntiltheendofthecurrenttrack
ortheplayingtimeremaininguntilthe
endofthedisc.

StatusExplanation

>glowstoindicatediscis

playing.

IIglowstoindicatethatadisc

cannotberead.

REPEAT1glowsduringrepeatplayofa

singletrack.

REPEATALLglowsduringrepeatplayof

theentiredisc.

REPEATABglowsduringrepeatplay

frompointAtopointB.

REMAINglowstoindicatenumberof

tracksondiscbeingloaded
orthetracksthathavebeen
programmedintomemory.
Thenumberofthetrackthat
isplayingwillflash.

OVERglowswhenthedisc

containsmorethan16
tracks.

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REMOTECONTROL

Aninfrared(IR)remotecontrolisprovidedforconvenientoperationoftheCD60.The
handsetprovidesthesamecontrolfunctionsasthefrontpanelPLUStwoadditional
controlfunctions.

NUMERICKEYPAD(1-10,+10)

Allowsdirectselectionofdesiredtrack.Uponentryofthedesiredtracknumber,the
playershiftstothebeginningofthetrackandbeginstoplay.
Toselecttrack8,simplypressthe"8"button.Toselecttrack24,pressthe"+10"button
twiceandthenpressthe"4"button(+10,+10,4).

RANDOM

PressingtheRANDOMbuttonbeforeorduringplaywillcausetheCD60toplayalltracks
onthediscinarandomorderuntilalltrackshavebeenplayed.Tocancelrandomplay,
simplypresstheRANDOMbuttonagain.

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SPECIFICATIONS

AUDIOOUTPUT(Ref.1KHz/0dB,unlessotherwisestated):

Disccapacity.............................................................................Singledisc,120or80mm

Programmingcapability.....................................................................................21Tracks

Digitaltoanalogueconvertion..............................EnhancedmultilevelDelta-SigmaDAC

Digitalfilter.....................................................8Xover-samplingata96Khzsamplingrate

(Stopbandattenuation:82dB,passbandripple:+/-0.002dB)

Analoguefilter..............................................................................................5-Poleactive

Frequencyresponse5Hz-20KHz.....................................................................<+/-0.3dB

De-Emphasiserror...........................................................................................<+/-0.3dB

Linearity...........................................................................................+/-0.5dB:0to-90dB

Channelseparation(20Hzto20KHz)..................................................................>90dB

Channelimbalance..........................................................................................<+/-0.2dB

S/Nratio(Aweighted,measuredwithallzerostestdisc).........................................105dB

Dynamicrange....................................................................................................>100dB

THD(at0dB,1KHz,Aweighted)........................................................0.0018%(-94.9dB)

Intermodulationdistortion(19&20KHz).............................................................<100dB

Outputimpedance..............................................................................................120ohm

Outputlevelat0dB............................................................................................2.2Vrms

Digitalerrorcorrection..........................................................................CIRCwithdouble

errorcorrectioninC1andC2

Wowandflutter.......................................................................................Unmeasureable

(Quartzcrystalaccuracy)

Remotecontrolunit..................................................Fullfunctionalwithnumerickeypad

S/PDIFDIGITALOUTPUT:

DigitalOutputlevel.......................................................................................0.5Vpp

Loadimpedance...................................................................................................75ohm

Peakemissionwavelength...................................................................................660nm

PHYSICAL:

Dimensions(WxHxD).........................................................................430x82x300mm

Netweight............................................................................................................6.5Kgs

Shippingweight(4pieces)..................................................................................28.5Kgs

Powerconsumption..................................................................................................30W

Finish...........................................................................................................goldorsilver

WeltronicsCorp.reservedtherighttoimproveitsproductsatanytime.Specificationsare
subjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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SAFETYINSTRUCTION

1.READINSTRUCTIONS

Allthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberead
beforetheapplianceisoperated.

2.RETAININSTRUCTIONS

Thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedfor
futurereference.

3.HEEDWARNINGS

Allwarningsontheapplianceandintheoperatinginstructions
shouldbeadheredto.

4.FOLLOWINSTRUCTIONS

Alloperatinganduseinstructionsshouldbefollowed.

5.WATERANDMOISTURE

Theapplianceshouldnotbeusednearwater-forexample,
nearabathtub,washbowl,kitchensink,laundrytub,inawet
basement,ornearaswimmingpool,etc.

6.CARTSANDSTANDS

Theapplianceshouldbeusedonlywithacartorstandthatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer.

Anapplianceandcartcombinationshouldbe

6A.

PORTABLECARTWARNING

movedwithcare.Quickstops,excessiveforce,
andunevensurfacesmaycausetheappliance
andcartcombinationtooverturn.

7.WALLORCEILINGMOUNTING

S3125A

Thisequipmentisnotdesignedforusemountedonawallora
ceiling.

8.VENTILATION

Theapplianceshouldbesituatedsothatitslocationorposition
doesnotinterferewithitsproperventilation.Forexample,the
applianceshouldnotbesituatedonabed,sofa,rug,orsimilar
surfacethatmayblocktheventilationopenings,orplacedina
built-ininstallation,suchasbookcase orcabinetthatmay
impedetheflowofairthroughtheventilationopenings.

9.HEAT

Theapplianceshouldbesituatedawayfromheatsources
suchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherappliances
(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

10.POWERSOURCES

Theapplianceshouldbeconnectedtoapowersupplyonlyof
thetypedescribedintheoperatinginstructionsorasmarked
ontheappliance.

11.POWER-CORDPROTECTION

Power-supplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikely
tobewalkedonorpinchedbyitemsplaceduponoragainst
them,payingparticularattentiontocordsatplugs,
conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfrom
theappliance

12.CLEANING

Theapplianceshouldbecleanedonlyasrecommendedby
themanufacturer.

13.NONUSEPERIODS

Thepowercordoftheapplianceshouldbeunpluggedfromthe
outletwhenleftunusedforalongperiodoftime.

14.OBJECTANDLIQUIDENTRY

Careshouldbetakensothatobjectsdonotfallandliquidsare
notspilledintotheenclosurethroughopenings.

15.SERVICING

Theusershouldnotattempttoservicetheappliancebeyond
thatdescribedintheoperatinginstructions.Allotherservicing
shouldbereferredtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

16.DAMAGEREQUIRINGSERVICE

Theapplianceshouldbeservicedbyqualifiedservice
personnelwhen:
a)Thepower-supplycordortheplughasbeendamaged;or
b)Objectshavefallen,orliquidhasbeenspilledintothe

appliance;or
c)Theappliancehasbeenexposedtorain;or
d)Theappliancedoesnotappeartooperatenormallyor

exhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance;or
e)Theappliancehasbeendropped,ortheenclosureis

damaged.

17.POWERLINES

(APPLIESTOTUNERANDRECEIVERSONLY)
Anoutdoorantennashouldbelocatedawayfrompowerlines.

18.OUTDOORANTENNAGROUNDING

(APPLIESTOTUNERANDRECEIVERSONLY)
Ifanoutsideantennaisconnectedtothereceiver,besurethe

antennasystemisgroundedsoastoprovidesomeprotection
againstvoltagesurgesandbuiltupstaticcharges.
Section810oftheNationalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPANo.
70-1984,providesinformationwithrespecttoproper
groundingofthemastandsupportingstructure,groundingof
thelead-inwiretoanantennadischargeunit,sizeofgrounding
conductors,locationofantenna-dischargeunit,connectionto
groundingelectrodes,andrequirementsforthegrounding
electrode.SeeFigure.
a)UseNo.10AWG(5.3mm)copper,No.8AWG(8.4mm)

aluminum,No.17AWG(1.0mm)copper-cladsteelor

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bronzewire,orlarger,asagroundwire.
b)Secureantennalead-inandgroundwirestohousewith

stand-offinsulatorsspacedfrom4-6feet(1.22-1.83m)

apart.
c)Mountantennadischargeunitascloseaspossibletowhere

lead-inentershouse.
d)UsejumperwirenotsmallerthanNo.6AWG(13.3mm)

copper,ortheequivalent,whenaseparateantenna-

groundingelectrodeisused.SeeNECSection810-21(j).

AntennaGroundingAccordingto

theNationalElectricalCode

AntennaLead

InWire

Ground
Clamp

Electric
Service
Equipment

NationalElectricalCode
AvailablefromLibrary,book
stores,orNationalFireProtection
Association(BatterymarchPark,
Quincy.MA02269).

GroundClamps

PowerServiceGrounding

ElectrodeSystem
(NECArt250PartH)

Antenna
Discharge
Unit(NEC
Section810.20)

GroundingConductors
(NECSection810.21)

AMC21-3004

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