Creek Audio Destiny 2 User Manual

Destiny 2 CD Player

Operating

Instructions

Congratulations on your purchase of Creek’s Destiny 2 CD Player. Please read this manually thoroughly. It will explain in detail the features and operation of your Destiny 2 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 2 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:

Relocate or re-orient the receiving antenna

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

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 41°F/5°C or above 95°F/35°C.

Always handle discs with clean hands.

Avoid using scratched discs.

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.

HANDLING DISCS

The Destiny 2 CD player has been designed to play compact discs bearing the illustrated logo. DVD discs cannot be played. Always place the CD in the disc tray with the label facing up. CD’s can only be played on one side. To remove a CD from its storage case, press down on the centre of the case and lift the disc out, holding it carefully by the edges. Fingerprints and dust should be carefully wiped off the CD’s signal surface (glossy side)

with a soft, dry cloth. Wipe the disc in a straight motion from the inside out. Small dust particles and stains will have absolutely no effect on reproduction quality. Never use chemicals such as record sprays, antistatic sprays or fluids, benzine or thinners to clean a compact disc as such chemicals would irreparably damage the surface.

Store the discs in their cases when not in use to avoid serious scratches which could cause the laser pickup to skip. Do not expose the discs to direct sunlight, high humidity, or high temperatures for extended periods. Long exposure to high temperatures can warp the discs. Do not stick paper or write anything with a ballpoint pen on the disc surface.

CAUTION

Do not put anything except a compact disc into the tray. Foreign objects can damage the mechanism.

DVD’s will not play.

Do not force the tray by hand during the opening and closing operations.

To avoid dirt and dust entering the mechanism, keep the disc tray closed when the CD player is not in use.

Never load two discs into the tray.

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Destiny 2 CD PLAYER

EXPLANATION OF CONTROLS

Skip

Skip

Play

Stop

Back

Forward

Disc

Open/

Pause

Display Window

Repeat

Display

Standby

Tray

Close

AC Mains Input	Power On/Off	R Audio L	Digital Outputs
& Mains Fuse	Switch	Outputs	Optical Coaxial

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 digital output can be accessed via the co-axial SPDIF or optical Toslink socket on the rear panel.

REMOTE CONTROL

The SRC3 is a System Remote Control Handset designed to operate the new and old Creek Destiny and Evolution products. The SRC3 has several buttons that control future Creek products that will be redundant for the Destiny 2 amp. It can also operate older types of Creek products. It allows the user to operate the volume control, input and speaker selection, active or passive pre-amp selection, mute and display brightness. Some functions on the SRC3 are reserved for other Creek models and are not enabled on the Destiny 2, such as balance and tone controls.

The coloured buttons allow the user to find the features dedicated to the device more easily. Press any of the amplifier specific black buttons to operate the amplifier, blue buttons for the CD and green buttons for the tuner.

Several buttons have multiple functions to reduce the total number of buttons. This can be achieved by first pressing the product button just below the circle of buttons in the middle, CD, Amp and Tuner. The remote will then be programmed to make the dark grey buttons work for that device only, until another product button is pressed. So, if for example you want to select a specific track on the CD player, press the Blue CD button, then the numeric button at the top. It is not necessary to press CD again if you want to select another track.

If you want to select a specific amplifier input, press the black amp button and then the numeric button at the top which is marked with the required input label above - i.e. Aux1, CD, Tuner, AV, Aux2 and Tape. The remote will continue to operate amp functions until either CD or Tuner is pressed.

If you require the Tuner to go to a specific pre-set station, press the green Tuner button and then the desired pre-set number button. All tuner function buttons are coloured green. The remote will continue to operate tuner functions until either Amp or CD is pressed.

Up and Down refers to CD track, amplifier input and tuner pre-set. Disp on the top right refers to Display and LED brightness for each product. It is necessary to press one of the product buttons first before the Disp will work. Scan forward and back also refers to CD and Tuner plus any future Creek amplifiers that might have a remote balance control.

Standby shuts down every device in the range that can go into Standby. N.B. Some Creek products so not have this feature. Please check the appropriate manual. Waking up from Standby requires a button to be pressed for each product - i.e. wake up CD - press any CD button with the exception of the CD product button as that only programmes the remote internally. Pressing the remote Standby button does not wake up the product.

CONTROL AND OPERATION

POWER

The mains On/Off switch is located on the rear panel next to the power cord. 1 is on and 0 is off. Switching on the power from the rear panel automatically places the CD player in Standby mode and a blue LED will light over the Standby button. To wake up the player press any button on the front panel or press the CD button on the remote followed by any CD function button. The LED indicator will go out.

DISPLAY

Display brightness can be adjusted from the front panel by pressing the DISPLAY button or the Blue CD button followed by the DISP button the SRC3 remote handset. There are four levels of brightness, accessed sequentially.

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