Operation
Once the Obelisk DT is connected to the mains supply, as well as to your Obelisk amplifier
equipped with a Dactil DAC card or, alternatively, to an external D-to-A converter of a
competitor brand via the digital cable included, remove the protective films
—
the small
fixing strip holding the tray firmly during the transport, and the large film covering the
whole surface
—
from the front panel. You can detach them by peeling off and grabbing
the films at any of the corners.
Note:
This step concerns only the appearence of the amplifier, it has no electrical or mechanical influence on the functioning
of the unit.
When all steps of installation are correctly completed, your Obelisk is ready for action!
After switching on, the unit carries out an automatic self-diagnostics. During this procedure,
the display shows: (-- ----). As long as this sign is displayed, do not push any button and do
not switch off the unit!
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If there is no disc in the tray,
is shown on the display. It also signalizes that the unit is ready to be used.
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If the tray already contains a disc, the unit automatically reads in this after having carried out the automatic self-diag-
nostic process. During the read-in process the display shows: (-- ----). Following that, the display shows the number
of tracks / files and their total length (minutes : seconds) recorded on the disc. The unit is ready for immediate play.
Note:
In case of an MP3 or an HDCD disc the read-in time can be longer depending on the library structure of the disc
and the number of tracks recorded on it. After having read in the disc, the display shows the number of tracks / files,
while the rest of the display shows: 00.00. It is possible that the number of files recorded on the disc is higher than
99, or the length of the disc is longer than 99 minutes. In this case, the display's right field shows the number 99.
Regardless of that, also the files beyond 99 can be played.
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Push the
p
(3) button. The display shows:
OPEO
. As soon as the tray has moved forward completely, place a
disc on it.
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Close the tray by pushing the
p
(3) button again. The
LOAD
sign appears on the display. The unit begins automatically
to read in the disc and when ready displays the relevant details of the disc, such as number of tracks and total
length. If a disc other than an audio CD or MP3 is inserted, or if the audio CD disc is damaged, the unit automatically
opens the tray again. If this happens, replace the disc with an undamaged audio CD or MP3 disc.
The initial reading of the disc - the
LOAD
sign is shown on the display
—
takes 15 seconds.
This time cannot be shortened and therefore there is no point pushing various buttons,
such as
4;
or
9 :
during this process. Wait until the
LOAD
sign changes to the track
number / disc length sign on the display and then start playing the disc. The longish time is
down to the generously sized 32 MB buffer which guarantees almost jitter-free data transfer
and entirely shock-free operation of the unit. A small price for superior performance!
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The tray can also be closed by pushing the
4;
(8) button. If operated in this way, the disc begins to play from the
first track automatically after the initial reading in.
Always operate the tray with the
p
(3) or
4;
(8) buttons! Do not place anything other than
an audio CD or MP3 disc on it when it is open
—
it cannot hold anything which is substantially
heavier than a disc. Avoid bending it in any way and do not push it in by hand because
that can cause severe damages to the unit!
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powering up the DT
inserting a disc in the tray
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