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A3.2 CD

UPSAMPLING 24 BIT COMPACT DISC PLAYER

WITH CD TEXT DISPLAY

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Thank you for purchasing the Musical Fidelity A3

2 CD 24 bit CD Player.

Used properly and carefully, it should give many years of outstanding

musical reproduction.

This model uses the latest 24 Bit DAC technology and jitter reduction

techniques to achieve both an excellent technical specification and

unparalleled sound quality.

Æsthetically, the A3

2 CD is a perfect match for the A3

2 FM tuner and

Pre or A3.2 Integrated amplifier.

Together these components form one of the finest hi-fi systems available.

Dust regularly with a soft duster or soft brush, but be careful when using

cleaning or polishing agents - they may harm the surface finish.

If you have any questions about your audio system,

please consult your dealer who is there to help and advise.

POWER

MUSICAL FIDELITY A3.2CD UPSAMPLING 24 BIT CD PLAYER

OPEN/CLOSE

PLAY/PAUSE

STOP

PREVIOUS

NEXT

LANGUAGE

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Page 1: ...h an excellent technical specification and unparalleled sound quality Æsthetically the A3 2 CD is a perfect match for the A3 2 FM tuner and A3 2 CR Pre or A3 2 Integrated amplifier Together these components form one of the finest hi fi systems available Dust regularly with a soft duster or soft brush but be careful when using cleaning or polishing agents they may harm the surface finish If you hav...

Page 2: ...es and Illustrations Connections 9 Basic Operation Loading and playing discs Pause function Index points 10 Basic Operation Stop continued Track selection Search Displaying playback time 11 Special Features Repeat playback A B repeat playback Shuffle playback 12 Special Features Introduction search continued Programmed play Random music selection 13 Special Features Autospace continued Switching o...

Page 3: ...ad of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or coloured green or green and yellow or by the earth symbol The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with th...

Page 4: ...AD STRALEN AR FARLIG ADVARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED ABNING NAR SIKKERHEDSAFBRYDERE ER UDE AF FUNKTION UNDGA UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRALING VAROITUS SUOJAKOTELOA EI SAA AVATA LAITE SISÄLTÄÄ LASERDIODIN JOKA LÄHETTÄÄ NÄKYMÄTONTÄ SILMILLE VAARALLISTA LASERSÄTEILYÄ THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH DHHS RULES 21 CFR CHAPTER 1 SUBCHAPTER J PART 1040 AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF TH...

Page 5: ...ed to provide reasonable protection against excessive interference in a residential installation Conversely the product has also been checked to ensure that its own operation is not adversely affected by normal background levels of RFI received externally However if interference is experienced for instance to radio or TV broadcasts the user is rec ommended to try one or more of the following measu...

Page 6: ... try to gain access to the inside There are no internal user adjustments Refer all service work to an authorised Musical Fidelity agent NOTE Unauthorised opening of the equipment will invalidate any warranty claims Dust regularly with a soft duster or soft brush but be careful when using cleaning or polishing agents they may harm the surface finish The electronics in modern hi fi equipment is comp...

Page 7: ...an use the DIGITAL OUTPUTS coaxial or optical for connec tion to an external digital to analog con verter or digital amplifier INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new A3 2 CD upsampling 24 BIT CD player The A3 2 uses the latest technology for the reproduction of your CD collection The digital data stream is first up sampled at 96kHz which moves noise jitter and distortion artefact...

Page 8: ... MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION REMOTE CONTROL CD functions only remaining buttons are for other Musical Fidelity products 10 OPEN CLOSE CD tray 11 Special function buttons see pages 11 to 14 12 Direct track access buttons 13 SEARCH buttons to scan forwards or backwards 14 TRACK back forwards buttons equivalent to PREVIOUS and NEXT b...

Page 9: ...is loaded but not yet playing The calendar grid pattern at the right hand end of the display also confirms tracks available for playing up to the first 20 but remains displayed In the above example there are 4 tracks on the disc DISC PLAY If PLAY PAUSE is pressed the CD player will go into play mode an arrow confirm ing playback will appear on the left and the current track and index point will be...

Page 10: ...sed to fast forward or fast rewind during playback in a similar way to a video or tape cassette player This permits location of particular passages at high speed with the audio play back of the CD still active Pressing the forward search button fast winds forwards whilst the search back wards button fast winds backwards As the unit searches through a track the track time remaining display far righ...

Page 11: ...lluminat ed in the display and the unit continuously plays the selected part of the disc To cancel A B repeat mode press REPEAT on the remote control Graphics REPEAT OFF then briefly replace track index and time information in the display SHUFFLE PLAYBACK The SHUFFLE feature allows tracks on the discs to be played in random sequence rather than the normal consecutive order Tracks are also played i...

Page 12: ...pped first press PROGRAM on the remote control The word PROGRAM briefly replaces track index and time information before a permanent red dis play provides a reminder that the function has been activated Press the numeric button of the track num ber corresponding to the first track you wish to store 14 in our example is 10 then 4 That track number will now appear in the display under TRACK number 1...

Page 13: ...rders feature a track skip or search function which uses the silent gap between tracks to locate each one individually However some CDs do not have long enough gaps between tracks for this func tion to operate properly AUTOSPACE can solve this problem Pressing the AUTOSPACE button once activates the function The legend AUTO SPACE will appear in the display In this mode once the A3 2 CD has reached...

Page 14: ...loaded a red CD TEXT legend appears in the display window Text is shown on the front display as follows When the disc is first loaded Initially 1a Total tracks and total time then after a few seconds 1b Then with each press of the TIME button the display will cycle between the two text states 2 Main artist s name 1 Return to 1a then 1b If a title or name has more than twelve characters the first 1...

Page 15: ...t CD Press the LANGUAGE button on the front panel The current operating language will then appear in the display Press NEXT or PREVIOUS on the front panel or or on the remote control to find the required language Press the LANGUAGE button again to store the setting Notes If a non text disc is loaded pressing the LANGUAGE button has no effect If a text disc which does not have other languages avail...

Page 16: ...st of stereo Check connections level output system is incorrect Sound is severely distorted and CD player audio lead is Re connect lead to auxilliary volume control needs to be connected to phono input sockets or other line level turned down very low sockets of the amplifier amplifier input Mistracking sound jumping Player receiving vibration Change position of player or shock away from loudspeake...

Page 17: ...minal Analog output 1 pair RCA connectors Analog output impedance 50 Ohms Digital outputs 1 optical Toslink 1 S PDIF RCA connector Power requirements 100 115 230V AC 50 60Hz factory preset 15 Watts Dimensions approximate 440mm 17 3 inches wide 102mm 4 inches high including feet 375mm 14 8 inches deep including terminals Weight 6kg 13 2lbs unit only un boxed 8kg 17 6lbs in shipping carton Standard ...

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