Creek Destiny CD Owners manual

Destiny CD Player

Operating

Instructions

Congratulations on your purchase of Creek’s Destiny CD Player.

Please read this manually thoroughly. It will explain in detail the features and operation of your Destiny CD Player and help to
ensure a trouble free installation. Unpack the player carefully. It is recommended that you save the carton and packing
material for future use, should you need to move your player or return it for service.

Your Destiny CD Player is designed to work in a horizontal position. It is important to allow at least 5 cm of space behind the unit
for adequate ventilation. To avoid damage, never place it near radiators, in front of heating vents, in direct sunlight or in an
excessively humid or dusty location.

SAFETY INFORMATION

This CD player is designed to operate on 220-240 Volts 50 Hz AC or 110-120 Volts 60 Hz AC. Normally the equipment is
supplied with a mains lead with a fitted 3 pin plug suitable for the country in which it is to be used. If the plug needs to be
changed, please note that the wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Blue - Neutral Brown - Live Green/Yellow - Earth

The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations.

This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions may cause interference to radio communications. However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in some instances. If this product causes interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, try to correct this by one or more of the following measures:

uRelocate or re-orient the receiving antenna

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Increase the separation between the equipment and the radio or TV receiver

Connect the equipment into a mains outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected

Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE FROM YOUR CD PLAYER

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Install the equipment in a location which is relatively free of moisture and dust, and is well ventilated.

The equipment may not be able to perform at its best in an extremely cold or hot environment. Do not
attempt to use below 41oF/5oC or above 95oF/35oC.

Always handle discs with clean hands.

Avoid using scratched discs.

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Do not attempt to clean the CD player or discs with chemical solvents, as this may cause irreparable
damage. Use a clean, dry cloth, or specially designed cleaning materials for discs.

If the CD player malfunctions, do not open the unit and attempt to repair it yourself. This is a highly technical
product and requires specialist service - return it to your dealer.

Use batteries (2 x AAA) of the same type in the remote control handset. The use of odd or different type cells
will affect its performance. Batteries are supplied.

Keep this manual in a safe place for reference.

Destiny CD PLAYER

SPECIFICATION

Power requirements Supplied 220/240-50 Hz or 100/120-60Hz
(Selectable by switch on underside of player)

Power consumption 20 W max 6 W in standby mode

Mains filtering Multi-pole bi-directional

Power supply 3 fully encapsulated PCB toroidal transformers

Frequency response 1 Hz - 20 kHz ±0.25 dB

Output level 2.0 V RMS at 1 kHz, 0 dB

for transport, logic and analogue circuitry

Output impedance 50W recommended min load 1 K

D to A type 24 bit - 192 kHz (> 120 dB) Crystal CS4396

Total harmonic distortion < 0.0008% at 1 kHz, 0 dB

THD + Noise > -97dB

Dynamic range > 117dB

Clock type Temperature compensated ultra low jitter and

phase noise module with re-clocking

Number of channels 2 via high quality solid RCA gold plated sockets

Digital output Re-clocked optical via TORX and transformer

coupled co-axial gold plated RCA socket.

Laser type Semiconductor ALGaAs

Wavelength 790 nm ± 25 nm

Light output (cw) 0.18 mW typical

Transport DVD loader with ATAPI interface. Firmware

upgradeable

Software Custom Creek software, running loader, display,

remote control and DAC.
Upgradeable via plug-in EPROM

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Case Built with custom Creek extruded panels

throughout

Weight 6 Kg (13.2 lbs)

Dimensions (W x H x D) mm 430 x 70 x 310 (16.9 x 2.7 x 12.2 inches)

Remote control Custom Creek SRC2 system remote handset

Uses RC5 codes

MAINS VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY IS INTERNALLY SET FOR THE COUNTRY OF USE

Creek Audio Ltd reserves the right to change or modify the specification of its products without prior warning

WARRANTY

If within two years of purchase date your Destiny product proves to be defective for any reason other than accident,
misuse, neglect, unauthorized modification, or fair wear and tear, Creek Audio Ltd. will, at its discretion, replace the faulty
parts without charge for labour or return carriage within the U.K.

This warranty is valid only in the U.K. and given in addition to statutory rights.

Service enquiries outside the U.K. should be addressed first to the supplying dealer and/or the Creek distributor/importer.

Warranties granted in these countries are entirely at the discretion of the distributor.

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EXPLANATION OF CONTROLS

FRONT PANEL

Disc Open/ Display

Tray Close Pause Window Repeat Display Standby

REAR PANEL

Destiny CD Player

Skip Skip

Play Stop Back Forward

AC Mains Input Power On/Off R Audio L Digital Creek
& Mains Fuse Switch Outputs Outputs Link

AUDIO OUTPUT

Connect one end of the interconnect cable to the CD Player’s audio output sockets and the other end to the sockets labelled CD or AUX or
to other line inputs on the amplifier. Do NOT connect it to the amplifier’s PHONO input if a phono circuit is installed.

DIGITAL OUTPUT

This output enables you to connect the CD player to a stand-alone D to A converter in order to change the signal into stereo analogue. The
digitial output can be accessed via the co-axial SPDIF or optical Toslink socket on the rear panel

CREEK LINK

When development of Creek’s separate interface is completed, it will enable you to connect to a custom room controller and operate your
system from another part of the house.

DISPLAY WINDOW

A B C D E

F G H J K L M

A. TRACK NUMBER display

G. SCAN indicator

B. PLAY indicator

C. TOTAL TIME indicator

D. REMaining time indicator

E. PLAYING TIME display

F. PROGRAM indicator

H. SHUFFLE PLAY indicator

J. A « B PLAY indicator

K. REPEAT indicator

L. REPEAT 1 indicator

M. PAUSE indicator

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