Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CD 306 SACD Cary Audio Design
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TABLE OF CONTENT S Important Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................ 2 Welcome Product Overview ..................................................................
IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRU CTIONS WAR NING: To reduce the risk of fi re or e le c tr ic s ho c k, d o not ex po se this a pp lian ce to ra i n or mois tur e.
IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRU CTIONS 14. LIG H TN ING: For added protect io n for t he un it du r ing a lightni ng storm, or when it i s le ft un attended and unused for lo ng periods of time, un plug it from the wa ll ou tl et an d di sc onne ct the antenna or cable system.
IMPORTANT S AFETY INSTRU CTIONS 26. FCC INFORMATI ON FOR USER: CAUTION: ANY changes or modificat ions not expressly approved by t he party re sponsi ble for comp lia nce could vo id the use r's autho rity to op erate the eq uipment.
WELCOME PRODUCT OVERVIEW Following the treme ndous success of the 306 line of CD players, C ary A udio Design’s new CD 306 SACD Professional V ersi on includes the late st in SACD, HDCD and CD playba ck technolog y. The new CD 306 SACD Pr ofessional Vers i on features a ne w ser vo board design with internal components tested to 10 5° C.
WELCOME UNPACKI NG AND IN STAL LATION This section describes the unpacking and insta ll ation procedures fo r your new com ponent. Unpacki ng All Cary Audio Design s hipping cartons have be en specially designed to protect the ir contents and special care has been ta ke n to pre vent damage under normal shipping co nditions.
SPECIFICATI ONS Operating the CD 30 6 SACD Pro T ransport/Processor is a simple procedure, sin ce each unit i s designed for long term sta bility in virtually a ny home o perating sit uat ion. However, if the unit is operated ou ts ide the para meters outlin ed in th is owner’s ma n ual, damage may result.
SPECIFICATI ONS ........ ...................................... .................................................... ................................... ...................................... Channel Separatio n 109dB (1 kHz) ..................... ...
CONTROLS AND D ISPLAYS FRONT PANEL 1. POWER • Press once to turn the p ow er ON. • Press again to set to the “OFF” posit i on and turn the power off. 2. DIGITAL OUTPUT SA MPLE- RA TE CONVERTER button: (CD only) • Use this button to switch the digital output sample -rate conver ter mode.
CONTROLS AND D ISPLAYS 10. A UTOMATIC SEAR CH FORWAR D button • Press this button to mo ve the pickup forw ard to the beginning of the next t r ac k.
CONTROLS AND D ISPLAYS REAR PANEL 1. RI GHT CHANNEL A NA LOG OUTPUT JACK (AE S/EBU BAL ANCED) • Use this jack for connecti on to the amplifier/prea mpli fier’s balan ced input ja ck. 2. RIGHT CHANNEL ANALO G OUTPUT JACK ( RCA UN BAL ANCED) • Use this jack for connecti on to the amplifier/prea mpli fier’s RCA u nbala nced input jack.
CONTROLS AND D ISPLAYS 12. DIG ITAL OUTPUT JA CK (COAXIA L) • 44.1 kHz - 192 kHz digita l data output from this jack. • With Super Audio CD dis ks, no digital signals o utput. 13. DIG ITAL OUTPUT JA CK (AES/EBU) • 44.1 kHz-192 kHz digita l data output from this jac k.
CONTROLS AND D ISPLAYS REMOTE CONTROL This section explains how be st to use the remote c ontrol to set up and operate the CD 3 06 SACD Pro. 1. POWER: Use to t urn the power on a nd off. 2. PROGRAM: Use to pres et tracks to be played by keying in track numbers .
CONTROLS AND D ISPLAYS 18. MUTE: Use to m ute sound. Press to resume sound. 19. RANDO M: Use to play all the tra cks on the disc once in ra ndom order. 20. REPEAT: Use to re peat play. Press once for single track, press 2 nd ti me to repeat ALL, press 3 rd time to clear.
PLAYBACK NORMAL PLAYBACK Setting the Top Priority Pla yback layer for Super Audio CD • The SACD disk layer for top priority pla yback after the disc is l oa ded can be set. • The SACD disk layer set for top priorit y playback upon shipment from the factory (default setting) is the Supe r Audio CD (stereo) layer.
PLAYBACK STARTIN G PLAYBA CK 1. Press the PO WER button to tur n on the powe r. 2. Press the OPE N/CLOSE b u tto n. • The disc h ol der opens. 3. Load the disc yo u want to play. 4. For Super A udio CD, use the 2CH/MULTI CHAN NEL button to set t he layer to b e played, as necessary.
PLAYBACK VARIOUS PLAYBA CK FUN CTIONS 1. Playing a specific t rack (Remote control unit only) [Direct Play] Use the number butto ns and + 10 button t o selec t the desired t rack.
PLAYBACK 4. Finding the desir ed spot while listening to the sound (Remote Control unit o nly) Use this function to skip forward or backward w hile listening to t h e sound. Thi s function comes in handy for finding the de sired spot in the middle of long tracks.
PLAYBACK 7. Repeat play (Remote control unit only) Playing all the tracks repea tedly. 1. In the PLAY mode, pr es s the RE PEAT button twic e. The "RepAll" indicator light s. To cancel the all-track repea t mo de, press the RE PE AT button th ree times.
PLAYBACK USING THE CD 306 SA CD PRO A S A DIGITAL TO ANAL OG (D/A) CO NVERTE R Select "AES/EBU", "COA XIAL" or "TOSLINK" b utton.
SERVICE AND CARE CARE AND CLEANING The cabinet housing and front pa nel of the CD 30 6 SACD Pro may be clea ned with a soft cloth and Windex or a window c leaner. The frequency of cleaning will be go verned by how ma ny ho urs the CD 306 SACD Pro is o perated and by operating e nvironment cleanliness.
LIMITED WARR ANTY Cary Audio Warran ts to the original Uni ted States purchaser for use in the United S tates the Following Cary Au dio Produc ts for the Perio ds Indicated: 1.
LIMITED WARR ANTY What Will We Pay For? We will pay for all labor a nd materia l expenses for items covered b y the warrant y. Payment of shipping charges is disc ussed in the next section of t his warranty.
LIMITED WARR ANTY How State Law Relat es to the Warranty Some states do not allow limitations on how lo ng an implied warra nty lasts and/or do not allow t he exclusion or limitation o f incidental or consequential d amages, so the a bove limitations or ex clusions may not apply to you.
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