Bryston BCD-3 Owner's Manual

BCD-3 CD Player

Owner’s Manual

Important Safety Instructions

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage “ within
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (ser vicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the product.

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades
and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replace­ment of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used use caution when moving the
cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid
has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, ARE PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT.
TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE AC MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CORD PLUG FROM THE AC RECEPTACLE.
THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY OPERABLE.

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BRYSTON LIMITED WARRANTY

Bryston analog audio products are warranted to be free from manufacturing defects for twenty (20) years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston digital products and cables are warranted for five years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston products having motorized moving parts, excluding motorized volume controls, are warranted for three years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts
and labour.
Bryston will remedy the problem by repair or replacement, as we deem necessary, to restore the product to full performance. Br yston will pay return shipping only for the full length of
the specific product's warranty.
In the event of a defect or malfunction, contact Bryston’s repair centers for return authorization. Products must be returned using original packaging material only. Packing material may
be purchased from Bryston if necessary. This warranty is considered void if the defect, malfunction or failure of the product or any component part was caused by damage (not resulting
from a defect or malfunction) or abuse while in the possession of the customer. Tampering by persons other than factory authorized service personnel or failure to fully comply with Bryston
operating instructions voids the warranty. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from province to province and country to country.
As of 2006-02-22 Bryston will only warranty Bryston products purchased through authorized Bryston dealers. Br yston products with a date code of 0608 or higher (date code format is
“yyww”, where “yy” is the two least significant digits of the year and “ww” is the week of the year) must be accompanied by a copy of the bill-of-sale from a Bryston authorized dealer to
qualify for warranty service. The warranty is transferable from the original owner to a subsequent owner as long as a copy of the bill-of-sale from the original authorized Bryston dealer
accompanies the re-sale. The copy of the bill of sale to any subsequent owner need ONLY include the Name of the Bryston Authorized Dealer and the Model and Serial number of the
Bryston product The warranty will only be honored in the country of the original purchase unless otherwise pre-authorized by Bryston.

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Postal address: P.O. BOX 2170, Stn. Main
PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
CANADA K9J 7Y4

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E-mail: usaser@br yston.com

BRYSTON SERVICE outside Canada and the USA:

contact your local distributor or

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Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions .................................... 2

General.........................................................................4

Welcome ................................................................4

Description ............................................................4

Features .................................................................4

Shipping Box and Packing Material ......................4

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

Ventilation .............................................................4

Connecting to A/C Power ......................................4

Connecting to a Preamplier ................................4

Network Connection ...................................................5

Firmware Update.........................................................5

Remote Control ...........................................................6

Serial Protocol .......................................................6

IR Control ..............................................................7

Specications and Dimensions ..................................7

Front Panel ..................................................................8

Rear Panel ....................................................................9

General

Welcome

Thank you for your purchase of a Bryston
BCD-3 redbook CD Player! Our most advanced
DAC technology combined with our legendary fully
discrete analog circuitry and a professional grade
optical pickup mechanism constitute state of the
art CD playback that is accurate, refreshing, and
a testament to the resilience of the medium. We
welcome your feedback and hope you enjoy your
new BCD-3 for many years to come.

Shipping Box and Packing Material

Please keep the original shipping box and all
packing material. This will ensure the BCD-3 is
protected in future transport. In the unlikely event
you have a problem and must return it for service,
you must use the proper packing material. Ship
the BCD-3 only in the original packing material
as the unit is not insurable by carriers otherwise.
Replacement packing materials consisting of a
shipping carton with plastic foam inserts is available
from Bryston for a small fee.

Description

The BCD-3 is a state of the art CD player capable
of playing commercially produced audio CDs and
burned CD-R and CD-RW discs. Discs are loaded
through the motorized drawer type transport
mechanism. Both digital and analog audio outputs
are provided facilitating connection to analog

preampliers and digital-to-analog converters.

Internal digital to analog conversion is with a
balanced pair of high quality ICs. The optical pickup
and DAC are clocked by a single high precision
quartz oscillator operating at a natural multiple of

the 44.1kHz sampling frequency specied by the CD

format.

Features

Bryston BCD-3 includes the following features:

• DACs and transport slave to single master clock
for jitter free performance

• Dual balanced AKM digital to analog converters
based on BDA-3 design.

• Fully discrete class-A operational ampliers
form the analog output section

• Balanced XLR and single-ended RCA audio
output

• AES/EBU XLR and BNC S/PDIF digital audio
output

• Remote control via ethernet, USB, RS232, or IR

• Available in either 17 inch or 19 inch wide
C-Series dress panel in silver-toned (clear
anodized) or black anodized aluminum.

Installation

Ventilation

The BCD-3 is a cool-running line level component.

It generates far less heat than ampliers and many

other components. It can be safely placed inside
furniture or an equipment rack. However, it should

not be tightly enclosed. Some airow is desired.

Connecting to A/C Power

Please check the Data Plate on the right rear of
the CD player to verify power requirements agree
with your location. Plug the IEC-320 C14 end of the
power cord into the BCD-3, then plug the other end
into an approved and grounded A/C receptacle.

Connecting to a Preamplier

Fixed level analog output is provided via le &
right stereo pairs of XLR fully dierential balanced

outputs and RCA single-ended outputs. Balanced
output is usually preferred when available on the

partnering preamplier especially when long runs

(greater than 3 meters) of interconnect cable are

required. Connect the Le and Right outputs to the
respective inputs on the preamplier. Note that the

BCD-3 has no volume control therefore should not be

connected directly to an amplier!

You may also connect the BCD-3 to an external
digital to analog converter using either the AES/EBU
(XLR) or S/PDIF (RCA) output.

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