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Table of contents

Chapter

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Präamble

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Table of contents

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1. Basic informations

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1.1 Mechanical construction

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1.2 Power supply

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1.3 The drive

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1.4 Digital- / analogue conversion

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1.4.1 Quantization noise

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1.4.2 Reduction of jitter

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1.4.3 Filtering

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1.4.4 Digital- / analogue conversion

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2. Control elements and connectors

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2.1 EVOLUTION CD3NG overview

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2.2 Connectors

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2.3 Installation and cooling

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2.4 Connection to mains

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2.5 Connection to an amplifier

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2.6 Connection to digital recorders / external DACs

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2.7 External remote control

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3. Basic operation

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3.1 Switching on / standby

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3.2 playable disc formats

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3.3 insert / eject disc

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3.4 Playing CDs

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3.5 Repeat

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3.6 Random play

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3.7 Programming a playlist

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3.8 Select filter

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3.9 Display off

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4. Remote control (option)

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5. Cleaning

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6. If something doesn’t work

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7. Conditions of warranty (EC only)

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8. Technical data EVOLUTION CD3NG

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Summary of Contents for Evolution CD3NG

Page 1: ...operating instructions CD player EVOLUTION CD3NG N E X T G E N E R A T I O N EVOLUTION CD3 IR Power Filter Rep Prog Dis off I I Stop Play Open ...

Page 2: ... Wavelength 755 815 nm 25 C Output power 0 7 mW max NOTE Use only high quality cables for connection between the unit and the other components of Your hifi set We recommend cable lengths under 50 cm to avoid interferences which can affect the reception of radio and TV tuners Declaration of conformity for EC only We herewith confirm that the unit to which this manual belongs fullfills the EC rules ...

Page 3: ...verview 6 2 2 Connectors 6 2 3 Installation and cooling 7 2 4 Connection to mains 7 2 5 Connection to an amplifier 7 2 6 Connection to digital recorders external DACs 7 2 7 External remote control 7 3 Basic operation 8 3 1 Switching on standby 8 3 2 playable disc formats 8 3 3 insert eject disc 8 3 4 Playing CDs 8 3 5 Repeat 8 3 6 Random play 8 3 7 Programming a playlist 9 3 8 Select filter 9 3 9 ...

Page 4: ...n a CD is defined by the audio format of 44 1 kHz sampling rate and 16 bits of resolution Additional informations i e higher resolution or bandwith cannot be created by any electronic circuitry playing back such a CD It is a fact that conventional d a converter systems do not fully reproduce the given information This has several reasons Converting a digital signal to an analogue signal produces a...

Page 5: ...sampling circuitry and an additional stable oscillator circuit 1 4 3 Filtering If a digital signal is converted to analogue the analogue signal contains not only the original signal but as well it s mirror image which lies in the frequency domain beyond one half of the sampling frequency This mirror image aliasing can cause unwanted interferences with the original signal and thus must be filtered ...

Page 6: ...r programming playlist 5 Button PROG Programming playlist random 6 Button FILT select filter 7 Button REP repeat 8 Loader 9 Display 10 Button OPEN 11 Button STOP 12 Button PLAY 13 Button I skip search down 14 Button I skip search up 15 Button DISPLAY OFF while playing 16 IR Receiver Rear panel 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 Analogue outputs RCA Cinch XLR 18 Dig out optical 19 Dig out coax 20 Dig out A...

Page 7: ...t them to the high level inputs of a a preamp or integrated amp The RCA cinch outputs and the balanced XLR outputs are fully decoupled from each other and can be used independently 2 6 Connection to digital recorders external DACs Connect the digital outputs 14 to the inputs of your digital recorder or external D A converter CAUTION Never connect the digital outputs to an analogue amplifier The hi...

Page 8: ... begin to play the disc after having read the directory Before that it is possible to select a certain title using the skip buttons 13 14 or the remote control NOTE If the tray is blocked while moving in or out the display 9 will show loader error press open Remove the cause for blocking and press the open button 10 again When the CD3NG is being transported be sure that the loader is fully in Othe...

Page 9: ...ting is according to your personal taste The tonal results can vary depending on the recording mode of the CD 3 9 Display off Press the dis off button 15 to switch the display off while the CD3NG is playing Display will automatically light up in PAUSE and STOP mode Press the button again to switch the display permanently on 4 Remote control option As accessories we offer different infrared remote ...

Page 10: ...n cases of doubt we reserve the right to request a copy of the bill of sale We also reserve the right to levy a handling charge for items returned without good or valid reason or if the unit proves to be not defective NOTE If you are returning the unit from a country other than Germany you should ensure that correct export documents are obtained We cannot accept any charges for costs arising from ...

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