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Wadia 3 301 Compact Disc Player Owner’s Manual W A D I A 3 0 1 C O M P A C T D I S C P L A Y E R.
2 Safety Precautions _______________ To get the best perfor mance from your Wadia 3 01 CD Player , and for your own safety, please read and follow these impor tant safety instructions: • Never place the Wadia 3 01 CD Player near heat sources su ch as radiators, firepl aces, stoves, or othe r appliances that produ ce heat.
3 Contents ______________________ Safety Precautions 2 Introduction 4 A Brief History of Wadia 4 Wadia 3 01 CD Design Philosophy 5 Installation 7 Unpacking 7 The Accessory Kit 7 Installing Batteries I.
4 Introduction ____________________ All of us at Wadia would li ke to offer thanks and congratulations to you for purchasing the Wadia 3 01 Compact Disc Player. We sincerely believe that your Wadia 3 01 CD is an intelligent purchase decision that will bring you many years of musica l pleasu re and satisfaction.
5 Wadia’s digital expertise and recor d of accomplishment exceed those of any audio compan y, but technology alone does not g uarantee musical performance.
6 Swift Current I-V Converter The Wadia 3 01 CD is the first Compact Disc player in this price range to use Wadia’s patented Swift Current technolo gy. This proprietary, custom-fabricated integrated circui t performs the sonically critical current-to-voltage conversion with no negative feedback, resulting in demonstrably superior sound quality.
7 Installation ____________________ This section includes information on how to unpack an d position your Wadia 3 01 CD. Unpacking After carefully unpacking your Wadia 3 01 CD, inspect for any shipping damage and call your dealer immediately i f any is found.
8 Installing Cone Feet The Wadia 3 01 CD is equipped with three cone feet that screw into inserts in the bottom panel. These feet will im prove performance by reducing vibration . If the Wadia 3 01 CD is sitting on a shelf that can be damaged by the sharp feet, place th e steel discs under each foot to protect the shelf surface.
9 Connections ____________________ This section provides instructions to connect the Wadia 3 01 CD to the rest of your music system. Below is an illustration of the Wadia 3 01 CD rear panel, sho wing all inputs an d outputs. Avoid allowing static shocks to be applied to the inputs or outputs.
10 Using AC Line Conditioners Of the wide range of power line con ditioners curre ntly available, some can provide substantial improvement in sound while others actually degrade sonic performance. Use caution in selecting a power line conditioner for your system.
11 Direct-Connect™ or Pre-Amplifier? The Wadia 3 01 CD is designed to produce excellent performance in systems with or without preamplifie rs. Howeve r, in many systems a preamplifier is unnecessary when using your Wadia 3 01 CD.
12 Bypassing the Wadia Di gital Volume Control Strictly speaking, the Wadia Digital Volume Control cannot be bypassed, because it i s not in the analog sig nal path to begin with.
13 Adjus ting the Maximum Output Voltage The Maximum Output Voltage is the output voltage when the volume control is set to maximum setting ( 99). The Maximum Output Voltage is factory set to 4.0 V on the balanced output and 2.0 V on th e unbalanced output.
14 Infrared I nput and Pass-through The Wadia 3 01 CD is equipped with a pair of 1/8" mini-plug infrared (IR) pass-through jacks. The IR pass-thr oug h jacks can be used with an IR receiver/transmitter system to send remote control commands directly to the Wadia 3 01 CD.
15 Choosing a Digital Cable For maximum performance we recomme nd using an ST glass-optical cable, which can be pur chased from your Wadi a dealer, for any digital audio connections.
16 Operation ______________________ This section describes how to operate the Wadia 3 01 CD. Note: When loading a disc, place it on the load ing tray with the printed label facing down. Front Panel Dis play and Controls Below is an illustration of the Wadia 3 01 CD front panel disp lay and controls.
17 Remote Control Below is an illustration of the Wadia 3 01 CD remote control. Refer to the table on the following page for information about each command.
18 Operation Commands Shown below is a table of a ll the controls on the front panel and the remote to operate your Wadia 3 01 CD. Refer to the page nu mber noted for more information about each command.
19 SKIP FORWARD/SKIP BACK Pressing these keys skips to the next or previous track. SKIP FORWARD always moves to the next track. Howe ver, the function of the SKIP BACK key is different. If a CD is playi ng, pressing SKIP BACK once will return to the beginning of the current track.
20 INPUT The Wadia 3 01 CD can be configured with four optional digital inputs (See section on Optional Inputs). Each time the INPUT key is presse d, the next input is selected. For exam ple, if you are listening to the internal CD drive, and you press th e INPUT, Input 1 will be selected.
21 Appendices _____________________ Trouble Shooting If the Wadia 3 01 CD experiences a powerful static shock or sudden AC surge, it is possible to “lock-up” the computer circuitry. A locked-up computer may result in erratic displa y, no output, and no response to remote comman ds.
22 Warranty _____________________ This Warranty covers the Wadia 3 01 CD Player. Wadia, w arrants that this product shall be fr ee from defects in materials an d workmanship for: one year for the player mechan ism’s mechanical str ucture and associated electronics, and fiv e years for all oth er parts of the produ ct (excluding batter ies).
23 Specifications ___________________ Pickup Mechanism:.................................................... Pioneer Stable Platter Decoding Software: ................................................... DigiMaster upsampling algorithm Digital Processing Capability .
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If you have not bought Wadia Digital 301 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Wadia Digital 301 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Wadia Digital 301 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Wadia Digital 301 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Wadia Digital 301, 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 Wadia Digital 301.
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