Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CD 1 Parasound
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CD 1 CD Player OWNER’S GUIDE.
2 Important Safet y Instructions The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of “dangerous voltage” inside the product that may constitute a risk of electric shock.
3 Table of Con tents Introduction .................................................. 4 Placement and Ventilation Guidelines .............................. 5 Rack Mounting ................................................ 5 AC Mains Voltage ............
4 INTRODUCT ION Thank You for Cho osin g Parasound Your new Parasound Halo CD 1 CD pl ayer is designe d with advanced new techn ology and built to the extremel y strict qualit y and perform ance standards for which Parasound is renowned.
5 Unpacking Your CD 1 & Placement G uidelines Unpacking Your CD 1 Carefully remove your CD 1 from its shipping carton a nd locate the encl osed access ories: • AC power cord • Remote Control a.
6 Before Conn ecting T he CD 1 Power C ord AC Voltage Sele ction: Please do not assume the A C Voltage Select switch has been set corr ectly. Please do not assume the 115V or 230V mark ing on its carton is cor rect. The CD 1 wil l be seriously da maged if its AC V oltage Select switch is set incorrec tly.
7 Audio Conn ections Always turn off y our CD 1 before making or chan ging any connec tions. Ins erting or rem oving an interconnect whi le the CD 1 and ac com panying equipment is turned o n can result in a n imm ediate blast of sound that can dam age your loudspe akers .
8 Playing a CD On -Off Button Push the On-Of f button once to t urn on the CD 1. W hen the CD 1 is turn ed on the blue g low aroun d the buttons will becom e brighter, the re d P badge will glow brighter and the f ront panel d isplay will illuminate after 3- 4 seconds.
9 Loading a CD Push the CD gentl y but firmly into the CD 1’s loading slot. You need to push it in further th an you would a car stereo slot-load pla yer. Push the CD until its front edge st icks out only about 1” (25m m) in front of the CD 1 ’s front panel.
10 Remote Control The CD 1 remote cont rol h as a maximum range o f appr oximately 20 - 25 feet (6 - 7.5 m). U se only AAA al kaline bat teries and in sert the m accordi ng to the + and – polarity m arkings in the bat tery compartment. Please recy cle y our used b atterie s.
11 Setup Menu Options The CD 1 includes a set up m enu for several operational preferences. To enter th e setup m enu first eject and remove a CD t hat might be in t he player. Next press the “ > ” button o n the front pane l and the first setup option will app ear on the front pane l display.
12 Problems an d Remedies Unit will not turn on • Check that the Master AC power sw itch on the rear panel is set to ON • Check that the AC power ou tlet is liv e. No sound from speakers • Check that input cables and spea ker wires a re secure at both end s.
13 Are You Having Difficulty ? Repair or Service Call your Parasound dealer f irst. If the dealer can’t help you with your problem we encourage you to call Parasound’s T echnical Service Departm ent at 415 397 -7100 , Mo nday - Frida y, 8am - 4pm Pacif ic Time.
14 Specifications Frequency Respon se: 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-.05 dB THD Distortion : < 0.06% at 1 kHz S/N Ratio: > 108 dB, IHF A-weighted Crosstalk: > 77 dB at 20 kHz Maximum Output Level Unbalance d: 2.0 Volts Maximum Output Level Balanced: 4.
15 Installation Notes: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________.
16 Parasound Products, In c. 2250 McKinn on Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124 Customer Service: 415- 397- 7100 www.parasound.com.
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If you already are a holder of Parasound CD 1, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Parasound CD 1.
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