Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CD-500 Cary Audio Design
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TABLE OF CONTENT S Important Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................. 2 Welcome Product Overview ................................ ................................
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRU CTIONS WAR NING: The triangle with the light ning flash symbol display ed on the unit adv ises the user of da ngerous un- insulate d vol tage inside the p ro duct’s encl os ure . CA U TI O N: To reduce the risk of electric shoc k, do not re m ov e the cover.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRU CTIONS 15. REPLACEMENT PA RT S: Wh en replacem en t parts are required, be sure the service te c hnic i an has used replaceme nt parts sp ecified by the manufactu rer or those having the same characteristics as the origi nal parts.
WELCOME PRODUCT OVE RVIEW Cary Audio Design would like to thank y ou for purchasi ng the new C D-500 player. The CD -500 is the latest in a series of optical disc players that use a specially selected Read Only Memory (ROM) drive f or rea ding the disc.
WELCOME UNPACKIN G AND I NSTAL LA TION Unpacking Your Cary Audio Design product w as shipp ed in a carton particularly de signed to protect its contents, and special care has been taken to prevent da mage during shipping. Carefully remove y our new co mponent from its packing c arton and examine it closely f or signs of shipping da mage.
SPECIFICATI ONS Operating the CD -500 is a si mple procedure since each unit is designed f or long-term stability in virtually any home operating situation. How ever, if the unit is operated outside the parameters outlin ed in th is owner’s manual, da mage m ay occur.
SPECIFICATI ONS AUDIO (CD ) ............................................................... ..................................................... ......... . .................. Frequency Range 2 Hz - 22 kHz (44.1 k Hz) ................................
CONTROLS AND DIS PLAYS FRONT P ANEL 1. POWER Press once to turn the power on. Press again to tu rn power off. 2. ANALOG OUTPUT SAMPLE RATE COVERTER This switches the analog output sa mple-rate converter m ode. 44.1 kHz --- > 96 kHz --- > 192 kHz ---> 384 kHz --- > 512 kHz---> 768 kH z --- > 3.
CONTROLS AND DIS PLAYS 9. HDCD INDICATO R This in dicator lights when the HDCD decoding function is ON. This function de codes HDCD disks at the 44.1kHz setting ONLY. This is a part of the HDCD algorithm. 10. ALPHANUMERI C DI SPLAY This m ulti-charac ter display pro v id es a wide ra n ge of in formation co n ce rning t he operation of the CD -500.
CONTROLS AND DIS PLAYS REAR PA NEL 1. RIGHT CH ANNEL AN ALOG OUTPUT JACK (BALANCED) Use this jack f or conne ction to the amplifier/preamplifie r bala nced input jack. 2. RIGHT CH ANNEL AN ALOG OUTPUT JA CK (RCA UNBAL ANCED) Use this jack f or connection to the am plifier/prea mplifier RCA unbalanced inp ut jack.
CONTROLS AND DIS PLAYS PIN ASSI GNMENT The pin assignments o f all of the X LR -type male analog outputs, the XL R-type male digital output, and XLR-type female digital inputs are as follows: Pin 1: S.
CONTROLS AND DIS PLAYS REMOTE CONTROL 1. POWER: Use to turn the power on and off. 2. PROGRAM: Pre set tracks to be played by keying in track nu mbers. Wh en using PROGRAM function, the player must be in STOP mode. 3. NUMBER: Use the number button s to select a track.
CONTROLS AND DIS PLAYS 14. MUTE: Use to mute and resume sound. 15. REPEAT: Use to re p eat play. Press o nce for single track, press a seco nd ti me to repe at all tracks, and press a third ti me to clear. 16. OPEN/CLOSE : Use to open and close the disc holder.
PLAYBACK STARTIN G PLAYBACK 1. Press the POWER button to turn the power on. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button . The disc holder opens. 3. Load the disc you want to play. 4. Press the PL AY button. Playback starts th en stops automatica lly after the last tr a ck on the di sc has been played.
PLAYBACK VARIOUS PLAYBA CK FUNCT IO NS ( REMOTE CONTR OL UNIT O NLY) Playing a Specific Track [Direct Play] 1. Use the nu mber butto ns and “+ 10” button to sel ect the de sired track. Pl ay ba ck starts fr om the selected track. Stopping Play back T emporarily [Pause] 1.
PLAYBACK Automatic Search 1. Press the N EXT button. • Press the button m ore than once to move ahead to the beginning of subsequent tracks. • When the NEXT button is pressed during random pla yback, the next track is selec ted at random and played.
PLAYBACK Playing t he Tracks i n the Desired Order [Programmed Play ] Use this function to select the desired tracks on the disc and play them in the desired order. U p to thirty- five tracks c an be programmed. 1. In the stop mode, press the PROGRAM button.
SERVICE AND CARE CARE AND CLEANI NG Unplug the unit from the wall outlet. Clean the cabinet housing and front panel of the CD- 500 with a soft cloth and a glass clean er (such as Windex).
LIMITED WAR RANTY 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 WAR RANTY 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 this w arranty.
LIMITED WAR RANTY How State Law Relat es to the Warranty Some states do not allow li mitations on how long an i mplied warranty lasts a nd/or do not allow t he exclusion or limitation o f incidental or c onsequential d amages, so the above limit ations or exclusions may not apply to you.
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An important point after buying a device Cary Audio Design CD-500 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Cary Audio Design CD-500 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 Cary Audio Design CD-500 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Cary Audio Design CD-500 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Cary Audio Design CD-500 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Cary Audio Design CD-500. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Cary Audio Design CD-500 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
