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Page 1: ...KPS25sc Krell Playback System with Krell CASTTechnology Instructions for Use Owner s Reference ...

Page 2: ...ST inputs or outputs to RCA or XLRconnectors It is electrically impossibleto convertCAST input or output connections for balanced or single endedvoltage oper ation THEREARE NO USERSERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE ANY KRELL PRODUCT Please contact yourauthorizedKrell dealer distributor or Krell if youhaveanyquestionsnot addressed in this referencemanual equipped Thisproduct is manufactured in theUnited State...

Page 3: ...cting the Flex Foil Cable Adjusting the CoverClosing Speed FRONTPANEL DESCRIPTION BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION REMOTECONTROLDESCRIPTION Battery Installation andRemoval Tabletop Remote Control CONNECTING THE KPS 25sc TO YOUR SYSTEM Input and Output Connections Power On FactoryDefault Settings KRELL LINK CONNECTIONS AND OPERATION ConnectingComponents ThroughKrell Link Krell Link Operation TAPE INPUT AND O...

Page 4: ...ess Assign CustomNames to Inputs Change an Input s VolumeTrim Change the Volume Control Sensitivity ReturnAll Settings to FactoryDefaults WARRANTY RETURNAUTHORIZATION PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS Page 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 31 31 32 33 Back Cover Illustrations FIGURE1 FIGURE2 FIGURE3 FIGURE4 FIGURE5 Attaching the KPS25sc Acrylic Cover Connectingthe KPS25sc Flex Foil Cable The KPS25sc F...

Page 5: ...wner s reference manualcontains impor tant informationon placement installation and operation of the KPS25sc Please read this information carefully A thoroughunderstanding of these details will help ensuresatisfactory operation and long life for your KPS25sc and related systemcomponents Followingare the definitions of key termsused in your owner sreference manual CONFIGURATIONS Krell Link A method...

Page 6: ...onal Mode When the power button on the front panel is pressed and the blue powerLEDilluminates the component is in the operational modeand readyto play music Stand by Mode A low powerconsumption status that keepsthe audioandregulatorcircuits at idle Krell recom mendsleaving the componentin the stand by mode when it is not playing music TECHNOLOGY Krell Current Mode A proprietary Krell circuit topo...

Page 7: ...domain from beginningto end an entire CAST systembehaves as if it is onecom ponent WithCAST anomalies of signal transmis sion betweencomponents are eliminated Cable impedances andtheir effects on the transmitted signal are non existent HowCASTand Krell Current ModeInteract WhileCAST is a newmethodof transferring the musical signal betweencomponents its orig n stemsfrom Krell Current Mode the techn...

Page 8: ...our component This will facilitate a clean trouble free installation TheKPS 25sc doesnot require a special rack or cabinet for installation Forthe dimensions of the KPS 25sc seeSpecifications on the backcover TheKPS25sc requires at least two inches 5 cm of clearanceon eachside to providefor ade quateventilation andat least 20 inches 50 cm of clearance abovethe component to allow for the operationo...

Page 9: ... or CAST inputs or outputs to RCA or XLR connectors It is electrically impossibleto con vert CAST input or output connectionsfor bal ancedor single endedvoltage operation Please read the Warranty on page 32 to understand the warranty limitations of the KPS25sc 1 Makesure all power sources and compo nents are off before connectinginputs and outputs 2 Neatly organizew ringbetween the KPS25sc and the...

Page 10: ...nd by mode usethe powerbutton 12 key to switch the component to the opera tional mode Theblue powerLED 13 illumi nates Thecompact disc transport is active 2 Gently raisethe acrylic coveruntil it is upright approx 90 angle 3 Remove the Krell compactdisc clamp and place yourcompact disc on the transport 4 Securethe compactdisc with the compact disc clamp youmustusethis clampsince it is part of the d...

Page 11: ...acrylic coverto operateproperly A Push pullpins B Acrylic cover p ns C Notches D Flexfoil cable E Flexfoil receptacle A 2 Push pullpins fully extended Pinposition is exaggerated forillustration purposes Pinsare fully extended only duringacrylic coverinstallation Donot try to close the acrylic cover with the push pull pins extended Krell KPS 25sc 7 ...

Page 12: ... back of the KPS 25sc before attempting to insert the flexfoil cable D The closed flex foil j receptacle Theflex foil cable shouldbe curved E 2 Alignthetip of theflex foil cable parallelto the open flex foil receptacle andgentlyfeedthe flex foil cableinto the open flex foil receptacle until the cabletouches the rearof the receptacle slightly butnotcrimped Close theflex foil recep tacle byslidingth...

Page 13: ...sepins are shippedin the fully closed position see detail A 1 Pull the pins out until they are fully extended as shown in detail A 2 3 Locatethe pins B at the baseof the acrylic cover and the notches C on top of the KPS25sc abovethe push pull pins A 4 With the acrylic cover perpendicularto the KPS25sc align the acrylic cover pins B with the notches C in the top of the KPS25sc 5 Gently lower the ac...

Page 14: ...tly feedthe flex foil cable D into the flex foil receptacleuntil the cable touches the rear of the receptacle see detail E 2 3 Closethe flex foil receptacleby sliding the sleeve toward the front of tl e KPS25sc see detail E 3 Therewill be an audible click when the flex foil cable locks into the closedposition seedetail E 4 4 Recheck that the flex foil cable s curvedbut not crimped Theacrylic cover...

Page 15: ...k BackButton 10 Track ForwardButton 11Drive Off Button 12 PowerButton and Stand by LED 13 Power LED Digital Inputs and LEDs 14 CDButton 15 AESButton 16 Optics1 Button 17 Optics2 Button 18 Coax1Button 19 Coax2Button Analog Inputs and LEDs 20 B 1 Button 21 S 1 Button 22 S 2 Button 23 S 3 Button 24 TapeButton VolumeAdjustment and MenuFunctions 25 Level Knob 26 MenuDisplay 27 Fixed Output Mute Button ...

Page 16: ...DCD LED The HDCD LED illuminates when a High Definition Compatible Digital disc is playing indicating that HDCD decodingis functioning 6 SYNC LED The SYNC LEDilluminates whenthe KPS25sc digital input selection haslockedon to a valid signal fromthe internal transportor an external source component 7 Search Back Button Pressand hold this button to scroll backward throughthe current track 8 Search Fo...

Page 17: ... a single endedanalog source 24 Tape Button Usethis button to select the corresponding rear panelinput that is connected to a tape source Forinstructions on using this function seeTape Input andOutput on page25 VolumeAdjustment and MenuFunctions 25 Level Knob Usethis knob to increase or decreasesystem volume level Volumelevel is shownin the menu display 26 The level control knob also used along wi...

Page 18: ...ixed and Variable BalancedOutputs 38 Fixed Left andRight 39 Variable Left andRight Fixed and Variable Single EndedOutputs 40 Fixed Left andRight 41 Variable Left andRight Krell CASTOutputs 42 Krell CAST Outputs Left and Right Digital Inputs andOutputs 43 Optics1 and Optics2 Outputs 44 Coax1and Coax2Outputs 45 AESOutput and Input 46 Optics1 andOptics2 Inputs 47 Coax1and Coax2Inputs Power 48 Back Pa...

Page 19: ...ght TheKPS 25scis equippedwith onepair of fixed level balancedoutputs with XLRconnectors 39 Variable Left andRight TheKPS 25scis equipped with one pair of vari able level balancedoutputs with XLRconnec tors IMPORTANT When the KPS25sc is connecteddirectly to a Krell stereo powerampfifier or a pair of Krell monaural power amplifiers that do not have galh control usethe variable output terminals to e...

Page 20: ... usewith the provided IEC standard 15 ampACpower cord Back Panel RemoteConnections 51 Krell Link Out 52 Krell Link In The KPS25sc is equipped with a Krell Link communicationsoutput and input data port Krell Link allows synchronized remote power on andoff of other components with Krell Link such as Full Power Balanced amplifiers or MasterReference Amplifiers 53 RC 5 The KPS25sc is equipped with an ...

Page 21: ...NDHELD REMOTE CONTR LS DirectTrack SpecialPlay AccessKeypad Functions Digital Inputs Track Functions I Power DisplayMode andAmplifierFunctions Tabletop RemoteControl Analog Inputs Volume Adjustment and Menu Functions Handheld RemoteControl ...

Page 22: ...amage the remotecontrol TABLETOP REMOTE CONTROL The KPS25sc tabletop remote control with direct accesscapability providesfull function remotecontrol operation Tabletopremotecon trol keys are labeled by section rather than numbered individually Crossreferencesto front panel buttons are in parentheses Direct Track AccessKeypad Usethe direct track accesskeypadto select a compactdisc track With the di...

Page 23: ...s2 Keys Usethese keysto select the corresponding rear panel input that is connectedto an EIAJ fiber optic digital source Coax1 and Coax2 Keys Usethese keysto select the corresponding rear panelinput that is connected to a S PDIFcoax ial source Track Functions Pause Key Usethis key to temporarily suspend playbackof the current compact disc track Toresume play ing the track at the point pausewasenga...

Page 24: ... of the main output is reversed Variable Mute Key Usethis key to mutethe variable output The LEDabovethe variable output mutebutton 28 illuminates when the variable output is muted AnalogInputs B 1 Key Usethis key to select the correspondingrear panel input that is connected to a balanced ana log source S l S 2 and S 3 Keys Usethese keysto select the corresponding rear panel input that is connecte...

Page 25: ...rn the compactdisc display 1 on andoff Amplifier PowerKey Usethis keyto switch a Krell remote controlled amplifier between the stand by andoperational modes Amplifier Display Key Usethis key to operate the display of a Krell remote controlled amplifier Note Theampfifier powerand amplifier display keys operate a Krell amplifier connectedto your system they do not activate the KPS25sc Krell KPS 25sc...

Page 26: ... SeparateAC wires from audio cables to prevent humand other unwanted noises from being introduced into the system Connect the Krell CAST cablesfrom the left and right Krell CAST 4 pin outputs 42 the KPS25sc back panel to your CAST enabled preamplifier or amplifier For balanced or single ended operation connectthe interconnect cablesfrom either the left andright fixed balanced 38 vari able balanced...

Page 27: ...the stand by mode The red stand byLED 12 illuminates FACTORYDEFAULTSETTINGS Krell ships the KPS 25scwith the following out putsoperational Variable outputs RCA single ended and XLRbalanced Fixed outputs RCA single ended and XLRbalanced Variable outputs Krell CAST 4 pin bayonet IMPORTANT When the KPS25sc is connecteddirectly to a stereo poweramplifier or a pair of monaural poweramplifiers usethe va...

Page 28: ...f the MIDI cable to the Krell Link in connector on the back panel of the next component 5 To link another component connectanoth er MIDIcableto the Krell Link out connector on the back panel of the second compo nent Connect the remaining end of the MIDIcable to the Krell Link in connectoron the backpanel of a third component 6 Link additional components if desired The componentsare now ready for o...

Page 29: ...Tabletop RemoteControl to switch betweenthe tape recorder output red LED illuminated andthe input source red LED not illuminated 2 Usethe tape output to create a processor loop whenthe KPS25sc is connectedto a graphic equalizer or other ancillary equip ment Toactivate this function connectthe equipment to the KPS25sc tape outputs 33 as described in the equipmentmanu facturer s manual Press the tap...

Page 30: ...d tabletop remote control Playback beginsfromthe first track Note If you begin playing a compactdisc using the direct track accesskeypad the acrylic cover does not becomeopaque You must use the play button 4 or keyto make the coveropaque Usethe level knob 25 or keysto adjust the volume to the desiredlevel Pressthe stop button 3 or key to endcom pact disc playback HOWTO WRITE A PROGRAM This short t...

Page 31: ...ructions for customiz ing options including cover andshutter opera tion TheaterThroughput mode setting amplifi er control options adjusting menu brightness assigning customnames to inputs changingan input s volumetrim changingvolumecontrol sensitivity or returningall settingsto the factory defaults CHANGETHE COVER OPERATION MODE Thecover operation modelets you choosehow cover position affects comp...

Page 32: ...key again The current shutter operation mode earsin the menu display 26 4 Rotatethe level knob 25 or pressthe level key to select the desired shutter operation mode 5 Pressthe menu control button 29 or key lock in the setting 6 Press the menu control button 29 or key again to exit the menu mode CONFIGURINGFOR THEATER THROUGHPUT Youcansimplify the integration of an audio video surround soundprocess...

Page 33: ...dTHEATER appears 3 Press the menu control button 29 or key again Thewordc appears 4 Rotatethe level knob 25 or presslevel key to select the input for TheaterThroughput 5 Press the menucontrol button 29 or key again to display the current theater mode setting Thedisplay readsYESwhen Theater Throughput is active and NOwhenTheater Throughput is inactive 6 Rotate the level knob 25 or presslevel key NO...

Page 34: ...r key again Thecurrent brightness level appears in the menu display 26 4 Rotatethe level knob 25 or pressthe level key to viewbrightnesslevels 5 Whenthe brightness level is set to the desired level press the menu control button 29 or keyto lock in the setting 6 Press the menu control button 29 or key again to exit the menu mode ASSIGN CUSTOMNAMES TO INPUTS This function lets youassigncustom rather...

Page 35: ...29 or key again to exit the menu mode CHANGETHE VOLUMECONTROL SENSITIVITY Volume control sensitivity lets you customize the speedat which the volumelevel control knobandkeys adjust volumelevels 1 Press menucontrol button 29 or menu key The word MENU appears in the menu display 26 2 Rotatethe level knob 25 or presslevel key until the wordsVOL SPEED appear 3 Press the menu control button 29 or key a...

Page 36: ...ghtfor warder of yourchoice Freightandothercharges to shipthe unit fromthefreight forwarder to youarealsoyourrespon sibility Krell is notresponsible for anydamage incurred in transit Krell will file claims for damages asnecessary for unitsdam aged in transit to thefactory You areresponsible for filing claimsfor shipping damages duringthe returnshipment Krell doesnotsupplyreplacement partsand orpro...

Page 37: ...artment 2 Insure andacceptall liability for loss or damage to the product during shipmentto the Krell factory andensure all freight ship ping chargesare prepaid The product mayalso be hand delivered if arrangements with the Service Department have beenmadein advance Proof of purchasewill berequiredfor warrantyvalidation at the time of handdelivery IMPORTANT Usethe original packagingto ensurethe sa...

Page 38: ... Toploading mechanism featuring cog free motorassembly andbelt driven laser assembly DISC CLAMP Machined electrolyzed aluminum with neodymium magnet DIGITAL INPUTSANDOUTPUTS 1AES110 Ohms 3 5 Vvia XLR connectors 2 S PDIF75 Ohms 0 5 V via RCA connectors 2 EIAJoptical via TosLink connectors ANALOG INPUTS 1 pair balanced via XLR connectors 4 pair single ended via RCA connectors ANALOGOUTPUTS 1 pair fi...

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