Consonance Reference CD-2.2 Linear User Manual

Reference CD-2.2 Linear

USER GUIDE

Congratulations on your new Consonance!
Every Consonance product is based on a simple philosophy:
The audio reproduction instrument shall reproduce the original musical sound, purely and naturally.
It shall use Opera audio design reflecting natural music reproduction and styling to fit in with any interior.
The products shall be easy to operate and shall be manufactured according to the best quality principles.
All Consonance products are created with acoustical instruments in a concert situation as point of

reference. The music is reproduced exactly like the original and is limited only by the quality of the
recording.

Our aim is to give you the best possible music experience!

CONTENTS

Sound Advice page 2
General use page 2
Remote Control page 6
Use & Placement page 6
Cleaning page 6
Technical specifications page 7
Note & Warning page 7
Guarantee page 7

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SOUND ADVICE

The Consonance Reference CD-2.2 linear High End CD-player is easy to connect and operate and
requires no prior technical knowledge. However, to get the most out of the player's superior sound and
music quality, we have provided a brief description of the connections and use of the player in order to
provide a total music experience.

We recommend keeping this user guide for future reference.

GENERAL USE

The player has only two knobs. The knob on the left hand side of the front panel has 2 function, the right
one has 4 function.

Power on / off

The player is switched on by lifting the bottom of the knob on the left hand side of the front panel using a
finger. By lifting the same position of this knob one more time the power is switched off.

When power is switched on. After about 40 seconds, the RCA output active.

Note: It takes about 1 minute for the 6H30 tube to reach its normal operating point, and only slight
sonic improvement will be noticed after 5 minutes.

Open / Close

Pushing down the top of the knob on the left hand side of the front panel using a finger will open the CD
tray loader, and the CD disc can be placed in the tray.
To close the CD tray loader, push down the same position of the knob one more time.
The CD tray loader can also be closed by pushing the tray loader gently in hand.

Play /

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Pause

Lifting up the bottom of the knob on the right hand side of the front panel using a finger makes the player
start playing. If the bottom of the knob is lifted up when a track is playing the player will go into pause
mode. One more lift up at the same position of the knob and the player will start playing again from the
same position on the CD. The pause function is indicated by the display flashing the track and time when
the pause was selected.

Stop

Pushing down the top of the knob on the right hand side of the front panel using a finger makes the
player stop playing the CD.

Next track

Pushing rightward the middle left knob on the right hand side of the front panel makes the player jump to
the next track on the CD. For every time this action is done the player will move one track forward.
The player will automatically start playing from the beginning of the selected track each time this action is
done.

Previous track

Pushing leftward the middle right knob on the right hand side of the front panel using a finger makes the
player jump to the beginning of the track that is playing. For every time this action is done the track
playing will move one track backwards. The player will automatically start playing from the beginning of
the selected track each time this action is done.

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