Audio CDT-6 User Manual

CDT Six / Force

CD TRANSPORT

OWNER’S INFORMATION

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! IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION !

HUMIDITY: DO NOT STORE OR OPERATE THIS UNIT IN AREAS OF HIGH HUMIDITY, OR IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO WATER/DAMPINESS. DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO LIQUID.

EARTHING: THIS PRODUCT MUST BE EARTHED – ENSURE THAT THE MAINS SUPPLY CABLE IS
EARTHED.

SHOCK: INTERNAL OPERATING VOLTAGES ARE LETHAL! DO NOT REMOVE THE TOP COVER. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE FUSE WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE UNIT FROM THE MAINS
SUPPLY.

SAFETY COMPONENTS: INTERNAL FUSES AND OTHER SAFETY COMPONENTS ARE LOCATED
INSIDE THIS UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS 60065 REQUIREMENTS.

IN THE EVENT OF SAFETY COMPONENT FAILURE, THEY MUST BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME
PART TYPES ONLY. SUCH REPLACEMENT MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY A QUALIFIED SERVICE
TECHNICIAN.

PRECAUTION

Never touch the power cord with wet hands.
Always pull the power cord out by the plug, not by the cord.
Never expose the system to rain, moisture, excessive heat and magnetism.
Never let an inexperienced person repair or reassemble the unit.
Never put anything, especially metal, into the unit.
Never place excessive weight on the unit.

Always remove compact disc and CD clamp out of the unit before carrying or
transportation.

POWER REQUIREMENTS

Power requirements for electrical equipment differ from area to area. Please ensure
that your unit meets the power requirements in your area. The power requirement for your
transport is marked on the serial number plate on the rear panel.

If you are in doubt, please contact your dealer before plugging the unit into the mains!

CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

We declare under our sole responsibility that this product is in conformity with the following
standards or standardized documents:
BS EN 60065 in accordance with the regulations 73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC (from 1st January 1997).

CE 94

Peter Qvortrup
Director
Audio Note (UK) Limited
25 Montefiore Road,
Hove,
East Sussex
BN3 1RD
United Kingdom
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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WARRANTY AND SERVICING

Audio Note warrants this product free from defects in materials and workmanship for 2 years
from original date of purchase from an appointed Audio Note dealer. The valves are warranted
for 3 months. In the event that your Audio Note product requires servicing, please contact your
Audio Note dealer. If the equipment needs to be shipped, please use the original packaging and
include a copy of the sales purchase, with a note, explaining in as much detail as possible, the
problems that you are experiencing with the unit.

Any modification not authorized by Audio Note will invalidate this warranty.

If you require technical support, new valves or have any questions, please direct them to your
Audio Note dealer first or contact us directly.

Customer Support:

Audio Note (UK) Limited,
25 Montefiore Road
Hove, East Sussex,
BN3 1RD,
United Kingdom
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

This product contains a low power laser device. To ensure continued safety, do not
remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel.

Make Your Contribution to Protect the Environment
Used batteries with the ISO symbol for recycling, as well as small accumulators
(rechargeable batteries), mini-batteries (cells) and starter batteries should not be thrown into
the dustbin. Please leave them at an appropriate depot.
This equipment conforms to No. 62/499/EEC, 87/308/EEC standard.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 PRECAUTIONS
3 UNPACKING & INSTALLATION
4 CONNECTION
5 OPERATIONS
7 PROGRAMMING
8 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

SPECIFICATIONS

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GENERAL

Congratulations

power supply
Audio Note is highly critical of the digital medium as presented by compact disc; we
sincerely hope that you too will find this transport breaks free from the 'digital mould' that we
are all so accustomed to, and so open a new window on your CD collection.
Please read over this manual carefully in order to obtain the best possible performance
and longevity from your transport.

UNPACKING & INSTALLATION

1.) Please take care when unpacking both units of the
heavy, an extra pair of hands would be welcome! We recommend that you store the packing
materials in case the unit requires shipping at a later date.

2.) Next, select a suitable location for units, for example, a dry and dust-free area which
is not exposed to direct sunlight. Place both units on level flat surface free from vibration.

3.) Please remove 2 transit screws and the plastic plate, located on the top of the CD
loading area of the
chassis.

on your purchase of the Audio Note

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and marked with yellow washers, to release the sprung sub-

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CD transport with an external

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Connections:

Digital output connector on the back of
connection to your DAC via your digital interconnect with RCA connectors. Your dealer can
advise on suitable type and quality of cable eg: - Audio Note digital SOOTTO is an excellent
choice.

Power inputs: please use the 3 supplied power cables to connect the CD transport unit
to the power outputs of the

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power supply unit:

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unit provide a digital output for

Mains connector on the back of the
for connection to the mains using the supplied mains cable. For further improvement is sound,
we recommend to use Audio Note SOGON mains cable.

Mains switch is located on the back of the
and turns both units ON / OFF.

The transport's sonic performance will start to improve as the internal parts 'bed' in.
The transport requires about 400-600 hours of operation before the bedding in process is
complete.

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: An IEC power connector is available

just above the mains socket

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LOADING THE DISC

Please open the sliding disc cover on the top of the
and secure it with the supplied disc clamp. Close the disc cover.

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. Put the disc on the spindle

OPERATIONS

VIA BUTTONS LOCATED ON THE FRONT PANEL

PLAY/PAUSE Press this button to play a disc.
Pressing this button again will pause playback.
Press the button again to resume playback.

STOP Press this button to stop playback.

SKIP (   ) Press these buttons to go to the previous or the next track.

DISPLAY Press this button to change the intensity of display or to turn it on/off.

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VIA REMOTE CONTROL

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Compact disc transports have built-in error compensation circuits to correct minor
manufacturing defects on a disc. In some cases, defects on the disc, which are too large
for the error compensation circuits to handle, may cause the CD player to skip some
tracks during playback. If this problem occurs, play a new disc, normal playback of the
new disc indicates that the previous disc is damaged in some way. However, if the
problem continues, it is best to have the unit serviced.

The batteries for the remote control handset for the
included. Please purchase them (high quality AA bateries is
recommended) and fit into the handset before operating the remote
control. Please ensure that the batteries are inserted correctly.

PLAY/PAUSE ( ►▐▐ ) - Press this button to play a disc. Pressing this
button again will pause playback. Press the button again to resume
playback.

STOP ( ■ ) - Press this button to stop playback.

SKIP (   ) - Press these buttons to go to the previous or the next
track.

SEARCH (   ) - Press these buttons to cue or review a track.

To reverse (review) a track, hold down the SEARCH  button. To
cue (fast forward) a track, hold down the SEARCH  button.

MEMORY - Use the Memory button for programming and reviewing
programs.

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PROGRAMMING
You may select a number of tracks and store them in the memory in the desired
sequence. The transport will then play back only your selection of tracks in the selected
order.

1 Press the MEMORY button. 'MEMORY' will appear on the display.
2 Press the CD SKIP or numbered buttons - To select the desired track to be stored.
3 Press the MEMORY button - The track is now stored in the memory.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to complete programming.
4 Press PLAY to listen to the programmed tracks.
5 Press STOP once to stop playback.
6 Press STOP second time to clear programming.

A maximum of 32 tracks may be stored.
A particular track in your selection may be replaced with a new one if the original
selection was made in error. Simply store the new track in the program number to be
replaced.

NOTE: Programming may not be made during playback.

TIME button. Press this button to see the elapsing or remaining time of the CD
(Play mode only). Press the TIME button and select the desired TIME DISPLAY for CD
playback.
Each time this button is pressed, selection is as follows:

"EACH REMAIN" the elapsed playing time for the current track
"TOTAL" the total elapsed playing time
"TOTAL REMAIN" the remaining playing time for the current track

REPEAT button. Press this button to listen to the music repeatedly. Press once to
repeat the entire disc. Press twice to repeat the track being played.

RANDOM button. Press this button for random order (shuffle) playback.

NUMBERED buttons. A particular track may be selected for playback by using these
buttons. Example:

To play track No. 3, press the button “3” once.
To play track No. 14, press the buttons “1” and “4”.
To play track No. 20, press the buttons “2” and “0”.

DISPLAY button. Press this button to change the intensity of display or to turn it
on/off.
Press the DISPLAY button once to reduce the intensity of the display. Press the
DISPLAY button twice to turn the display off. To turn the display on again, please press
DISPLAY button once again.

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Refer to the relevant sections in the manual for remedy suggestions.

SYMPTOM CHECK POINT
No sound from the CD player. CD input is not selected on the amplifier.

Playback does not start. The disc cover is not fully closed.
The disc is dirty or scratched.
The disc is upside down.
The player is in the PAUSE mode.

Moisture condensation has caused the unit to
operate incorrectly.

" NO DISC" appears. There is no disc loaded or the disc is loaded

incorrectly.

The disc clamp is not in place.

Playback does not start from The player is in the PROGRAM or RANDOM mode.
the first track. Press the STOP (■) button to cancel the program

mode or RANDOM button to cancel random mode.

SPECIFICATIONS

Optical pick-up: 3 beam laser
Semi-conductor laser: 780 nm

Power source: AC 100-120V/220-240V 50/60 Hz
Fuse: 220/240V 4 x 800 mA Slow blow (T type)

100/120V 4 x 1.6 A Slow blow (T type)

Dimensions
(incl. connectors)

Dimensions
(incl. connectors)

Weight
Weight

Max. power consumption: 60W

CDT Six

: 445 (W) x 160 (H) x 428 (D) mm

CDT Six Force

CDT Six

: 36 kg

CDT Six Force

: 445 (W) x 160 (H) x 428 (D) mm

: 23 kg