Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CD Player Krell Industries
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SACD Standard Super Audio Compact Disc Player Instructions for Use Owner ’ s Reference THE LEADER IN AUDIO ENGINEERING.
Krell Industries, Inc. 45 Connair Road Orange, CT 06477-3650 USA TEL 203-799-9954 F AX 203-891-2028 E-MAIL krell@krellonline.com WEB SITE http://www .krellonline.com This product complies with the EMC directive (89/336/EEC) and the low-voltage directive (73/23/EEC).
Contents Krell SACD Standard iii Page INTRODUCTION 1 DEFINITION OF TERMS 2 UNP ACKING 4 PLACEMENT 5 AC Power Guidelines 5 FRONT P ANEL DESCRIPTION 7 BACK P ANEL DESCRIPTION 12 REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTI.
T able Page T ABLE 1 Analog and Digital Connections 14 for the SACD Standard Illustrations Page FIGURE 1 The SACD Standard Front Panel 6 FIGURE 2 The SACD Standard Remote Control 6 FIGURE 3 The SACD S.
Introduction Krell SACD Standard 1 Thank you for your purchase of the Krell SACD Standard. The SACD Standard is a music-only platform which plays single layer , dual layer , and hybrid super audio compact discs as well as conventional audio compact discs.
Off When the AC power cord is unplugged from the AC power source, or when the back panel power switch (30) is down, or in the “0” position, the component is off. Stand-by Mode When the SACD Standard is connected to AC power , and the back panel power switch (30) is up, or in the “1” position, the red stand-by LED illuminates.
Definition of T erms, continued Krell SACD Standard 3 SACD stands for Super Audio Compact Disc, an audio disc that pro- vides exceptional high quality sound.
Unpacking 4 Krell SACD Standard Follow these steps to safely unpack the SACD Standard: 1. Open the shipping box and remove the top layer of foam. Y ou see these items: 1 SACD Standard 1 IEC connector .
Krell SACD Standard 5 Before you install the SACD Standard into your system, review the following guidelines to choose the location for the SACD Standard. This will facilitate a clean, trouble-free installation. The SACD Standard does not require any type of special rack or cabinet for installation.
Figure 1 The SACD Standard Front Panel 5 0 4 9 8 2 7 REPEAT REPEAT A-B SCAN SHUFFLE 1 6 DIM DISPLA Y OPEN/CLOSE 3 SEARCH FIL TER 4 PLA Y 3 STOP 12 PAU SE SACD/CD POWER ST AND-BY TRACK SACD Standard 1 .
POWER 1 Power Switches the SACD Standard between stand- by and operational modes. 2 Power LED The blue power LED illu- minates when the SACD Standard is in the opera- tional mode.
Front Panel and Remote Control Description, continued Use the SACD/CD button or key to select one of the three disc for- mats that the SACD Standard plays: CD (conventional CD), SACD (two- channel SACD) and MUL TI (multi-channel SACD). The currently selected format is preceded by a red LED in the front panel display (18).
Filter 1 and 2 are designed to eliminate aliasing artifacts that are the result of the D/A re-construction process. FIL TER 1 This filter operates flat from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with a very steep roll characteristic above 20 kHz (21.
CONVENTIONAL CD REPEA T Press this button or key once to repeat the current track. The front panel display (18) reads REPEA T TRACK. Press the repeat button or key twice to repeat the whole disc. The front panel display reads REPEA T DSC . SACD REPEA T Press this button or key once to repeat the current track.
ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS 22 L and R Balanced Analog Audio Outputs One pair of balanced out- puts with XLR connec- tors. 23 Multi-channel Single- ended Analog Audio Outputs For connection to a multi- channel receiver , with RCA connectors: L, R = left and right chan- nel connections.
Back Panel Description See Figure 3 on page 1 1 12 Krell SACD Standard This feature allows you to turn other components on or off, or to and from stand-by , from the SACD Standard.
Remote Control Description See Figure 2 on page 6 Krell SACD Standard 13 The SACD Standard remote control uses one CR2025 lithium bat- tery , which is included with the shipment. T o open the battery compartment on the back of the remote control: 1. Place the remote face down on the table.
14 Krell SACD Standard Krell recommends using balanced interconnect cables. Balanced interconnect cables not only can minimize sonic loss but are also immune to induced noise, especially with installations using long cables. Balanced connections have 6 dB more gain than single- ended connections.
Krell SACD Standard 15 Connecting the SACD Standard to Y our System, continued 6. For conventional compact disc playback only , connect the SACD Standard digital coaxial output or digital optics output to the corre- sponding preamp/processor digital input.
16 Krell SACD Standard This section provides information about operating the SACD Standard. See Front Panel /Remote Control Description, on pages 6-9, for more SACD Standard playback features.
Krell SACD Standard 17 If you are playing a multi-channel track on a hybrid SACD, and want to access the tracks on the conventional CD layer: 1. Press the stop button or the stop key . The front panel display reads STOP . 2. Press the SACD/CD button or key three times.
18 Krell SACD Standard This Krell product has a limited warranty of five years for parts and labor on circuitry and three years for parts and labor on all mechanical components. Should this product fail to perform at any time during the warranty , Krell will repair it at no cost to the owner , except as set forth in this warranty .
Return Authorization Procedure Krell SACD Standard 19 If you believe there is a problem with your component, please con- tact your dealer , distributor , or the Krell factory to discuss the problem before you return the component for repair .
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20 Hz–20 kHz SACD, CD: +0.0,-0.5 dB SIGNAL-T O-NOISE RA TIO “A” weighted SACD: 105 dB CD: 108 dB TOT AL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD) 20 Hz–20 kHz SACD: -75 dB CD: -82 dB POWER .
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