Arcam CD93, CD93-92 User Manual

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Arcam CD93 Compact Disc player Lecteur de Disque Compact Arcam CD93 Arcam CD93 Compact Disc-Spieler

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CD93/92

Safety guidelines

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualied service personnel.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

The lightning ash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ‘dangerous voltage’ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance

(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

CAUTION: In Canada and the USA, to prevent electric shock, match the wide blade of the plug to the wide slot in the socket and insert the plug fully into the socket.

Important safety instructions

This product is designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. However, you should be aware of the following installation and operation precautions:

1. Take heed of warnings and instructions

You should read all the safety and operating instructions before operating this appliance. Retain this handbook for future reference and adhere to all warnings in the handbook or on the appliance.

2. Water and moisture

The presence of electricity near water can be dangerous. Do not use the appliance near water – for example next to a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool, etc.

3. Object or liquid entry

Take care that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through any openings. Liquid lled objects such as vases should not be placed on the equipment.

4. Ventilation

Do not place the equipment on a bed, sofa, rug or similar soft surface, or in an enclosed bookcase or cabinet, since ventilation may be impeded. We recommend a minimum distance of 50mm (2 inches) around the sides and top of the appliance to provide adequate ventilation.

5. Heat

Locate the appliance away from naked ames or heat producing equipment such as radiators, stoves or other appliances (including other ampliers) that produce heat.

6. Climate

The appliance has been designed for use in moderate climates.

7. Racks and stands

Only use a rack or stand that is recommended for use with audio equipment. If the equipment is on a portable rack it should be moved with great care, to avoid overturning the combination.

8. Cleaning

Unplug the unit from the mains supply before cleaning. The case should normally only require a wipe with a soft, damp,

lint-free cloth. Do not use paint thinners or other chemical solvents for cleaning.

We do not advise the use of furniture cleaning sprays or polishes as they can cause indelible white marks if the unit is subsequently wiped with a damp cloth.

9. Power sources

Only connect the appliance to a power supply of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance.

10. Power-cord protection

Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords and plugs, and the point where they exit from the appliance.

11. Grounding

Ensure that the grounding means of the appliance is not defeated.

12. Power lines

Locate any outdoor antenna/aerial away from power lines.

13. Non-use periods

If the unit has a standby function, a small amount of current will continue to ow into the equipment in this mode. Unplug the power cord of the appliance from the outlet if left unused for a long period of time.

14. Abnormal smell

If an abnormal smell or smoke is detected from the appliance, turn the power off immediately and unplug the unit from the wall outlet. Contact your dealer immediately.

15. Servicing

You should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in this handbook. All other servicing should be referred to qualied service personnel.

16. Damage requiring service

The appliance should be serviced by qualied service personnel when:

A. the power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged, or B. objects have fallen, or liquid has spilled into the

appliance, or C. the appliance has been exposed to rain, or D. the appliance does not appear to operate normally or

exhibits a marked change in performance, or E. the appliance has been dropped or the enclosure

damaged.

Safety compliance

This product has been designed to meet the IEC 60065 international electrical safety standard.

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

NE PAS OUVRIR

ATTENTION

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

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Using this handbook

This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you need to install, connect, set up and use the Arcam CD93 compact disc player. The CR-314 remote control handset supplied with this equipment is also described.

Safety

Safety guidelines are set out on the inside front cover of this handbook.

Many of these items are common sense precautions, but for your own safety, and to ensure that you do not damage the unit, we strongly recommend that you read them.

Digital to Analogue conversion

The CD93 incorporates the latest audio up-sampling technology to convert the 44.1kHz data from the CD up to 192kHz in 24-bit precision using the Analog Devices AD1896 sample rate converter.

The 192kHz audio data is converted into the analogue domain using four Wolfson Micro WM8740 24-bit stereo DACs. Left and right output channels are made using two stereo DAC chips per channel, both operating in dual mono conguration. The resulting four mono signals (two for each channel) are summed together to help improve dynamic range, linearity and therefore distortion.

Due to the higher sample rates, the digital lters roll off less aggressively than for standard DACs, and the analogue lters have a wider bandwidth resulting in less phase distortion, particularly for the higher frequencies.

Contents

Safety guidelines................................................... 2

Important safety instructions...................................2

Safety compliance .................................................2

Using this handbook .............................................. 3

Safety...................................................................3

Digital to Analogue conversion ................................3

Installation ............................................................ 4

Positioning the unit.................................................4

Connecting to other equipment ...............................4

CD93 back panel (part) ..........................................4

Connecting to a power supply.................................4

Using your CD player............................................. 5

CDs with text.........................................................5

Using the remote control ....................................... 6

CR-314 Remote Control..........................................6

Technical specication .......................................... 7

Guarantee............................................................. 8

On-line registration................................................ 8

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Installation

Positioning the unit

Always place the CD player on a level, rm surface. Placing your player on a set of dedicated sorbothane isolation feet will isolate the unit from its surroundings as well as absorbing the vibrations created within the player itself. You will generally hear some sonic improvements, which makes this an extremely cost-effective upgrade.

Connecting to other equipment

Interconnect cables

Interconnecting cables are not supplied with this CD player. We recommend high quality cables as inferior quality cables will degrade the sound quality of your system. Please contact your Arcam dealer for details of suitable cables.

Audio outputs

Connect these to your amplier’s CD or any other line-level input using suitable high quality interconnect cables. Ensure that the left and right audio outputs from the CD player are connected to the same left and right inputs on your amplier.

The second set of sockets can be used to connect to a second amplier set up for multi-room use.

Coaxial digital output

Use this socket if you are using a separate digital to analogue converter (DAC) or digital recorder. Connect to the DAC or recorder’s digital input using a suitable 75Ω screened cable.

CAUTION: Never connect the digital output socket to a conventional audio input.

Optical digital output

Use this socket if you are using a separate DAC or digital recorder with an optical connection. Connect using a suitable optical cable.

Remote input connection

It is not necessary to make any connection to this socket in normal use. This connection is for ease of installation to multiroom remote control systems and is suitable for modulated IR commands. Contact your multi-room installer for more information.

Connecting to a power supply

Wrong plug?

Check that the plug supplied with the unit ts your supply and that your mains supply voltage agrees with the voltage setting (230V) indicated on the rear panel of the unit.

If your mains supply voltage or mains plug is different, consult your Arcam dealer or Arcam Customer Support on +44 (0)1223 203203.

Mains lead

The appliance is normally supplied with a moulded mains plug already tted to the lead. If for any reason the plug needs to be removed, it must be disposed of immediately and securely, as it is a potential shock hazard when inserted into the mains socket. Should you require a new mains lead, contact your Arcam dealer.

Plugging in

Push the plug (IEC line socket) of the power cable supplied with the unit into the socket 1 (marked POWER INLET) in the back of the unit. Make sure it is pushed in rmly.

Put the plug on the other end of the cable into your power supply socket and switch the socket on.

POWER INLET

230V

21 3

REMOTE

CO-AXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

AUDIO OUTPUTS

1 2

CD93 back panel (part)

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Using your CD player

POWER

Press this button to switch the CD player on and off. When rst powered up with no CD installed the display shows:

--NO DISC--

LOAD

To install a CD, press LOAD (or OPEN on the remote control). The CD tray opens – it accepts 12cm and 8cm discs. Place the CD in the tray with the label facing uppermost. Press LOAD again (or press PLAY, or gently push the tray in 5mm) to close the tray. You will see the total number of tracks and total disc time, for example…

8 52.19

TRACK INDEX MIN SEC

1 2 345 6 7 8

The display returns to ‘0’ after a few seconds. The disc is now ready to play.

PLAY

Press to play the CD. To restart from track 1, press STOP and then PLAY.

Make sure your amplier’s input source selector is set to the correct input.

STOP

Press to stop the CD playing. The display shows ‘0’ and the number of tracks.

PAUSE

Press to pause the disc (interrupt play). Press PLAY to resume play from the same point.

Press to search backwards, or to search forwards for a particular passage within the currently playing track. If the player is in ‘PAUSE’ mode the search is made at high speed with the sound muted.

Press , or PLAY to stop the search action and resume playing.

SKIP TRACK

To start a CD with a track other than the rst, press or to locate the desired track.

To select another track during play, press or . The track is played automatically after selection.

CDs with text

Load

You will see the total number of tracks and the total disc time with ‘CD TEXT’ illuminated in the display. The artist and album title scrolls across the display before returning to show the artist and total number of tracks.

ANASTACIA

TRACK INDEX MIN SEC

CD TEXT

1 2 3

6 7 8

1112

Play

The track number is briey displayed, followed by the track title scrolling across the display. The display returns to showing the track number and time.

Track selection

When a new track is selected, the track number is briey displayed, followed by the track title scrolling across the display. The display returns to showing the track number and time.

POWER

COM PACT DI SC PL AYER

TRACK

PAUSESTOPPLAYLOAD

6532 4

CD93

24 B IT / 192 kH z UPS AMPLI NG TE CHNOL OGY

NOTE: The track title is always displayed when a track is selected, either for playing or programming.

The artist is always displayed when the disc is stopped. The TITLE button turns the text display off. The text display supports English only.

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Using the remote control

CR-314

RPT CLEAR

PROG

A-B

DISP

5 6

DVD

OPEN

MUTE

MODE

CD/DVD REMOTE

CD DVD

SUBT

ZOOM AUDIO MEM RTN

ANGLE SETUP STATUS SRCH

TITLE

CR-314 Remote Control

Note that greyed-out buttons on the remote control are DVDspecic and are not used with the CD player.

CD/DVD

Ensure that CD mode is selected using the CD/DVD

toggle button. The ‘CD’ LED above the CD/DVD

button is lit briey when CD mode is selected.

DISP (display)

Turns the display on or off. Turning the display off generally

produces a slight improvement in sound quality.

A–B

This button enables you to repeat any section of music within

a track. Whilst the disc is playing, press the A–B button at the

start of the section you wish to repeat. ‘REPEAT’ is shown on

the display and the letter ‘A–’ ashes. Press the button a second

time when you reach the end of the section you wish to repeat.

The ‘A–B’ letters stop ashing and remain lit. This section will

repeat until you press or or . The forward search button

( ) moves forward within the selected loop.

RPT (repeat)

To repeat the entire CD or a pre-programmed selection of tracks

press RPT once: ‘REPEAT’ lights on the display. To repeat a

particular track, select that track and then press RPT twice so

that ‘REPEAT 1’ is shown on the display. If you now select a

different track, that track is repeated instead.

To cancel the repeat function press RPT a third time.

CLEAR

If you make a mistake whilst programming you can delete the last entered track by pressing CLEAR. To delete all the programmed tracks, press CLEAR repeatedly until ‘0’ is displayed.

To exit the program facility, press PROG.

TITLE

Press TITLE once to display the remaining time of the currently

playing track. Press again to display the time remaining of

the disc. Press a third time to turn the text display on.

Press TITLE again and the display reverts to its original setting,

showing the time elapsed for the current track.

For CDs with text, pressing TITLE once while the disc

is loaded but not playing displays the artist’s name.

Pressing TITLE a second time displays the total number of

tracks and the total playing time.

0–9 keypad

This allows direct access to individual tracks on the disc. To select a track, press the corresponding keypad button. For tracks greater than 9, enter the digits in sequence. For example, to play track 15, press and hold 1 until the number on the display moves to the left, then press 5.

PROG (Program)

You can program a selection of up to 24 tracks from a disc to play in any order. Select a track by using the and buttons, then press PROG to program the track into memory (‘PROGRAM’ appears on the display to indicate that you have started programming a sequence). Repeat these steps to program the remaining tracks in your selection. Alternatively, press PROG once and enter your track selection using the 0–9 keypad.

The display shows the track numbers programmed, the total length of the programmed sequence and the number of tracks programmed (shown by a number below the word ‘STEP’).

Each time you enter a track the number below ‘STEP’ increments by one and ashes until you press PROG to conrm. If you fail to press PROG within about ve seconds the display stops ashing and you will have to reselect the track.

Press to play the program. Press again to replay the entire sequence from the start. Press and hold CLEAR to erase the programmed sequence. Press PROG again to exit the program facility.

MUTE

Stops sound to the speaker outputs of certain Arcam ampliers.

Volume +/–

Adjusts the volume on Arcam remote-controllable ampliers. Note that the volume (+/–) controls and MUTE button have

no effect on the audio output level of the CD players.

NOTE: Remember to install the two AAA batteries supplied before trying to use your remote control.

Do not place anything in front of the display area on the CD player (where the IR receiver is located), or the remote control may not work.

OPEN

Opens and closes the CD tray

Search and Skip Track

Search backwards and forwards;

Skip track backwards and forwards (see page 5)

Playback control

Pause, Play and Stop (see page 5)

P MODE

Press once to shufe play CD tracks (i.e. play them in

a random order). Press again to cancel shufe play.

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Technical specication

Continual improvement policy

Arcam has a policy of continual improvement for its products. This means that designs and specications are subject to change without notice.

Radio interference

The CD93 player is a digital audio device which has been designed to very high standards of electromagnetic compatibility.

Both CD players and DACs generate, and can radiate RF (radio frequency) energy. In some cases this can cause interference with FM and AM radio reception. If this is the case, keep the CD player and its connecting cables as far from the tuner and its aerials as possible. Connecting the CD player and the tuner to different mains sockets can also help to reduce interference.

EC COUNTRIES -– These products have been designed to comply with directive 89/336/EEC.

USA – These products comply with FCC requirements.

Laser radiation

If an Arcam CD player is operated whilst the outer casing is removed, invisible laser radiation could cause eye damage.

NOTE: All specication values are typical unless otherwise stated.

Digital to Analogue conversion

High performance 192kHz 24-bit sample rate converter and multiple 24-bit digital to analogue conversion

Laser pick-up 3 beam Laser wavelength 780nm Numerical aperture 0.45 Signal to noise ratio 114dB Harmonic distortion, 24-bit (1kHz) <0.0008%* Frequency response (±0.2dB) 0.15Hz–20kHz Output level (0dB) 2.2Vrms Output impedance 47Ω Minimum recommended load 5kΩ * Using 16-bit, triangular p.d.f. dithered data

Physical

Dimensions W430 x D290 x H85mm Weight 6.5kg nett/8.4kg packed Power consumption 32VA maximum Digital output connection 75Ω co-axial

optical TOSLINK

Supplied accessories

Mains lead CR-314 remote control 2 x AAA batteries

E&OE

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Worldwide Guarantee

This entitles you to have the unit repaired free of charge, during the rst two years after purchase, at any authorised Arcam distributor provided that it was originally purchased from an authorised Arcam dealer or distributor. The manufacturer can take no responsibility for defects arising from accident, misuse, abuse, wear and tear, neglect or through unauthorised adjustment and/or repair, neither can they accept responsibility for damage or loss occurring during transit to or from the person claiming under the guarantee.

The warranty covers:

Parts and labour costs for two years from the purchase date. After two years you must pay for both parts and labour costs.

The warranty does not cover transportation costs at any time.

Claims under guarantee

This equipment should be packed in the original packing and returned to the dealer from whom it was purchased, or failing this, directly to the Arcam distributor in the country of residence.

It should be sent carriage prepaid by a reputable carrier -– NOT by post. No responsibility can be accepted for the unit whilst in transit to the dealer or distributor and customers are therefore advised to insure the unit against loss or damage whilst in transit.

For further details contact Arcam at:

Arcam Customer Support Department, Pembroke Avenue, Waterbeach, CAMBRIDGE CB5 9QR, England.

Telephone: +44 (0)1223 203203 Fax: +44 (0)1223 863384 Email: support@arcam.co.uk

Problems?

Always contact your dealer in the rst instance. If your dealer is unable to answer any query regarding this

or any other Arcam product please contact Arcam Customer Support on +44 (0) 1223 203203 or write to us at the above address and we will do our best to help you.

Guarantee

On-line registration

You can register your Arcam product on line at:

www.arcam.co.uk