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Abbingdon Music Research CD-77 Owner's Manual

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Manual is about: Reference Class Compact Disk Processor

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    Cd-77 reference class compact disk processor owner’s manual ver 2.3.7.

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    2 fcc declaration of conformity - united states only this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that ma...

  • Page 3: Warnings

    3 danger - invisible laser radiation when opened and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. Caution - use of all controls, adjustment or performance of procedures other than specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. The exclamation point within an equilateral...

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    4 precautions this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the emc directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres. On power sources the mains power cable should be routed so that it is not likely to be walked on or pinched, especially near the plug or back ...

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    5 contents warnings 3 section 1 - unpacking and setup 1.1 unpacking 7 1.2 setup 8 section 2 - component overview 2.1 cd-77 front panel 9 2.2 cd-77 rear panel 10 2.3 rc-77 remote control 11 section 3 - operation 3.1 power on/off 13 3.2 standby 13 3.3 loading 14 3.4 display 14 3.5 play/pause 14 3.6 st...

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    6 3.8 rev/reverse 15 3.9 numeric pad (rc-77 only) 15 3.10 repeat (rc-77 only) 15 3.11 a-b (rc-77 only) 16 3.12 khz/optisample® (rc-77 only) 17 3.13 brightness (rc-77 only) 18 3.14 time (rc-77 only) 19 3.15 scan (rc-77 only) 19 3.16 program (rc-77 only) 20 3.17 shuffle (rc-77 only) 20 section 4 - tra...

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    7 section 1 - unpacking and setup thank you for purchasing this amr reference class component. We hope you derive as much pleasure from using this component as we have enjoyed making it for you. 1.1 unpacking this section refers to the unpacking of the cd-77 and its subsequent setup. Upon unpacking,...

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    8 1.2 setup cd-77 system setup (cd-77 + am-77 + speaker) the following diagram graphically illustrates the standard connection of the cd-77 in a two-channel system. I. Unpack the cd-77 and remove the protective foam insert from inside the cd well. Ii. Remove the protective sheet from the acrylic fro...

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    9 2.1 cd-77 front panel section 2 - component overview f1. Standby: to place the cd-77 in active or standby mode. F2. Rev/reverse: to select the previous track/fast reverse. F3. Play/pause: to initiate playback/pause once a compact disk has been correctly loaded. F4. Fwd/forward: to select the follo...

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    10 r1. Rca outputs: for the connection of rca interconnects. R2. Xlr outputs: for the connection of xlr interconnects. R3. S/p-dif input & output: for the connection of an external transport (in) or dac (out). R4. Infra-red link: for the connection of a wireline remote control. R5. Usb input: to rec...

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    11 rc1. Numeric pad: to enter track selections. Rc2. Repeat: to select a repeat mode. Rc3. A-b: to select an excerpt from a track to repeat. Rc4. Dac: to alternate between transport, integrated and dac modes. Rc5. Standby: to place the cd-77 in active or standby mode. Rc6. Rev/reverse: to fast rever...

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  • Page 13: Section 3 - Operation

    13 3.1 power on/off use the rocker ‘power’ switch (r6) at the rear of the cd-77 to switch mains power on to the cd-77. To switch the mains power off, press again and release. Always wait at least 30 seconds before switching on again. This is to enable the optimains® circuit to shutdown properly. The...

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    14 3.3 loading to play a compact disc, slide back the top-loading cd door. Remove the cd puck and place the compact disc in the large circular recess in the well, with its transparent playing surface facing down. The label side of the compact disc must face up. Replace the cd puck in the centre and ...

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    15 3.6 stop at any time, pressing the stop button (f5) once on either the front panel or the rc-77 (rc7) will halt playback. 3.7 fwd/forward at any time, pressing fwd once on either the front panel (f4) or the rc-77 (rc9), the next track will be selected. By holding down fwd, playback will fast forw...

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    16 if the repeat button (rc2) is pressed again: repeat all will be displayed: once the last track of the compact disc has been played, instead of stopping, the cd-77 will revert to track 1. 3.11 a-b (rc-77 only) the a-b button (rc3) is for the manual selection of a chosen piece of music within a tra...

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    17 3.12 khz/optisample® (rc-77 only) the cd-77 compact disk processor offers 6 user-selectable methods of sampling that can be cycled through during playback by pressing the khz/optisample® button (rc10) on the rc-77. The sampling options are: a. Digital master i – this mode directly takes the data ...

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    18 e. Upsampling at 96khz – this mode engages the upsampler with a sampling frequency of 96khz, performing quite a large degree of digital manipulation. The original data from the cd is in effect discarded and re-placed with a re-calculated version. This new version of the music is non-linearly scal...

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    19 3.14 time (rc-77 only) normally the display will show the time elapsed since the beginning of the current track but pressing the time button (rc12) on the rc-77, the display will show and cycle through: elapsed track time > track remaining > total remaining 3.15 scan (rc-77 only) press the scan b...

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    20 3.16 program (rc-77 only) press the program button (rc13) and: program no: 01 will be displayed. Thereafter select the track via the numeric keypad (rc1). Program no: 02 will then be displayed and the same routine is repeated. To commence playback, press play/pause (f3/rc8). 3.17 shuffle (rc-77 o...

  • Page 21: Section 4 - Transport/dac

    21 section 4 - transport/dac the cd-77 may also function as a dedicated transport or dac. Rest assured that with amr’s proprietary jitterless technology, either as a transport or a dac, using either usb or s/p-dif connections, the music signal remains jitterless. Before selecting betweem transport/i...

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    22 as a specialised transport, the cd-77 runs jitterless vi. Go to control panel > sounds and audio devices > audio. Make sure usb audio device is selected as the default device under the sound playback box. Vii. Select playback music software on the personal computer (apple itunes®, foobar®, j.R iv...

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    23 appendix a - troubleshooting symptom possible cause solution “disc error” or • dirty or heavily scratched cd disc •clean the cd disc “no disc” is shown • wrong disc type •replace with a proper cd disc disc spinning • dirty or heavily scratched cd disc •clean the cd disc erratically • cd puck impr...