Krell KAV-300-CD Owners manual

Instructions for Use, v 99.0

KAV-300cd

Front Loading

Compact Disc Player

Owner’s Reference

KAV-300cd

Front Loading
Compact Disc Player

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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Krell Industries, Inc.
45 Connair Road
Orange, CT 06477-3650 USA

TEL [phone]

FAX [phone]

E-MAIL krell @ krellonline.com
WEB SITE www.krellonline.com

UNPACKING
PLACEMENT

AC Power Guidelines

CONNECTING THE KAV-300cd
TO YOUR SYSTEM

Digital Outputs

Additional Connections

FRONT PANEL AND
REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

Track Programming

How to Write a Program
How to Program Using

Track Forward and Back

Battery Installation and Removal

WARRANTY

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© 1999 by KRELL Industries, Inc. All rights reserved

RETURN AUTHORIZATION
PROCEDURE

SPECIFICATIONS

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1 FRONT PANEL
Figure 2 BACK PANEL

Figure 3 REMOTE CONTROL

P/N 1960101700090

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Back Cover

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CE Marking

Unpacking

This product complies with the EMC direc­tive (89/336/EEC) and the low-voltage
directive (73/23/EEC).

Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of the Krell

KAV-300cd Front Loading Compact Disc
Player. The KAV-300d’s transport design

eliminates error-producing wobble and deliv­ers exceptional tracking & focus accuracy,

regardless of environment or disc characteris-

tics. Digital circuitry provides ultra-high signal
resolution and directly coupled analog circuit-

ry assures superior low-frequency perfor­mance, with low distortion, wide bandwidth,

and minimal negative feedbacks. The
KAV-300cd can be seemlessly into a home
theater or whole-house audio system, and

the hand-held remote control provides con­venient operation of the KAV-300cd as well

as other Krell components. This owner’s

reference manual contains important infor-

mation on placement, installation, and oper­ation of your KAV-300cd. Please read this

information carefully. A thorough under­standing of these details will help ensure

satisfactory operation and long life for your

KAV-300cd and related system compo-

nents.

1. Open the box and remove the top layer of
foam. You will see these items:

1 KAV-300cd
1 AC power cord
1 12 VDC remote cable link

1 3 AG 3 AMP 250V fast acting fuse
1 KAV-300c remote control

2 AAA batteries

1 packet containing an introductory

letter from C.E.O. Dan D’Agostino,
the Owner’s Reference, and the

Warranty Registration Card

2. Carefully remove the unit and acces­sories from the box. Remove the pro-

tective plastic wrap from the unit.

Notes

ff any of these items are not included,

please contact your authorized Krell dealer

or distributor immediately for assistance.
Save all packing materials. If you must ship

your KAV-3OOcd in the future, repack the

un# in its original packaging to prevent tran-

sit damage.

THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS INSIDE ANY KRELL PRODUCT.

Please contact your authorized dealer,
distributor, or Krell, if you have any
questions not addressed in this refer­ence manual.

1 Krell is the registered trademark of Krell Industries, Inc.

KRELL KAV-300cd Page 3 of 16

Placement

WARNING

The compact disc player must not be locat-

ed where it could be exposed to dripping or
splashing fluids.

The ventilation grids on the top of the

KAV-300cd need to be unobstructed at all

times during operation. Do not place flam-

able material on top of or beneath the
KAV-300cd. For installations inside cabi-

netry, make sure the KAV-300cd has ade­quate air circulation. Contact your autho-

rized dealer, distributor, or Krell for more
information.

Before you install the KAV-300cd into your
system, review the following guidelines to

choose the location for the KAV-300cd.

This will facilitate a clean, trouble-free instal-

lation. The KAV-300cd does not require any
type of special rack or cabinet for installation.

For the dimensions of the KA V-3OOcd, see
Specifications on the back cover.

1. Place the KAV-300cd on a firm level sur­face, away from excessive heat, humi-

dity or.moisture.

2. Although well shielded, the KAV-300cd
should not be placed near hum sensi-

tive components such as preamplifier
phono stages or turntables. The power

supply may create interference and
induce hum.

3. The KAV-300cd incorporates an ad­vanced suspension system and does

not require additional mass coupling or
isolation. You may experiment with feet
or cones as long as they are not perma-

nently affixed to the chassis. Any unau­thorized modifications to the electronics
or chassis will void the warranty.

IMPORTANT

The use of CD rings, mats, or other devices

attached to individual CDs is not recom­mended. These devices may cause prob­lems with the transport mechanism, result-

ing in erratic playback and~or poor sound.

AC POWER GUIDELINES

WARNING

Do not remove or bypass the ground pin on
the end of the AC cord. This may cause

radio frequency interference (RFI) to
induced into your playback system.

The KAV-300cd has superb regulation and
does not require a dedicated AC circuit.

Avoid connections through extension cords
or multiple AC adapters. High quality 15 amp

grounded AC strips are acceptable. High
quality AC line conditioners or filters can be

used if they are grounded and meet or
exceed the unit’s power supply rating of 100
VA.

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