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INTRODUCTION

To  the  best  of  our  understanding,  there  have  only  ever  been  five  large  multinational
companies  with  the  technology  and  knowledge  base  to  develop  the  remarkably  complex
operating software for CD players. Development of this software and chip-sets to operate
CD transports was generally curtailed in the 1990’s.  After this time, all development effort
was directed towards the design of DVD players and other advanced formats.  

Rega and other specialist hi-fi manufacturers were totally reliant on companies like Sony
and Philips to supply transports and their operating chip-sets.  In 2003 Sony stopped supply
and  sent  the  specialist  hi-fi  industry  into  a  flurry  of  activity  in  search  of  feasible
alternatives.    Many  manufacturers  were  able  to  resource  their  supply  from  Far  Eastern
companies.

Rega worked hard to locate a British software company who were developing a totally new
disc operating system.  A system, which was highly advanced, even in the early development
stages.

Rega was the only manufacturer to develop the unique new disc operating system.  Due to
ever increasing computer processing power and memory capacity, it was possible to build
in an enormous increase in memory capability. This allowed the data retrieval to meet the
original CD 'Red Book' specifications without compromise to the musical performance.  All
previous  chip-sets  were  unable  to  achieve  this  due  to  their  limited  memory  and  signal
processing capacity.

Rega's  new  British  designed  chip  set  contains  over  20MB  of  memory  with  32  bit  digital
signal processing capacity and Rega has used this computing power to give a far greater
musical performance.

We hope you enjoy this very special CD player. We have spent a very long time creating it,
drawing on all of our nearly 40 years of experience in specialist hi-fi manufacturing.

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Summary of Contents for Venus-R

Page 1: ...4 INTERCONNECTS 5 OUTPUT CONNECTIONS 5 IN USE 6 9 ADDITIONAL CD FUNCTIONS 10 16 HANDLING OF CD S CARE OF GLOSS CD LID 17 CARE OF THE PLAYER 18 TROUBLESHOOTING 19 21 SPECIFICATIONS 22 OWNERS LOG 23 Ve...

Page 2: ...ORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG TRITT AUS WENN DECKEL GE FFNET UND WENN SICHERHEITSVERRIEGELUNG BERBRUCKT IST NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN VARNING OSYNLIG LASERSTR LNING N R DENNA DEL R URKOPPLAD STR...

Page 3: ...ware company who were developing a totally new disc operating system A system which was highly advanced even in the early development stages Rega was the only manufacturer to develop the unique new di...

Page 4: ...has a unique sound that harmonises with the rest of our products and we feel offers greater musical performance than the usual hi fi approach Our proven top loading design remains for several reasons...

Page 5: ...ced to allow adequate access to the lid and aperture If access is limited there is a danger of scratching the CD when placing it on the ball chuck system INTERCONNECTS A standard interconnect provides...

Page 6: ...Always the upper row and marked in WHITE CAUTION SOME AMPLIFIERS AND INTERCONNECTS HAVE BLACK COLOUR CODING FOR THE LEFT CHANNEL Digital Out For output to digital components such as D A converter digi...

Page 7: ...tch will illuminate and the display shows venus R If there is a disc in the player it will initialise it and the display will now show initialising If there is no disc in the player NODISC is displaye...

Page 8: ...ons whilst initialising the disc until track 1 total time is displayed The display will then show the contents of the disc CDA s will show Total number of tracks total time and the CD symbol MP3 s wil...

Page 9: ...SING THE DISC After the disc has been initialised select the play function on either the remote or front panel The disc will start playing from track 1 of the first album on the disc regardless of dis...

Page 10: ...e player back to track 1 album 1 Whilst in stopping mode the player locks out all other functions TRACK PREVIOUS Pressing once while the disc is playing the current track will start again from the beg...

Page 11: ...d by the Remote Clear 10 Input selection Mute Track next Search forwards Shuffle Time Volume up Volume down Track previous Album down Album up Program Repeat Search backwards Amplifier Functions Venus...

Page 12: ...CK PREVIOUS and TRACK NEXT work in the same way as on the front panel of the player See pages 8 9 SEARCH BACK SEARCH FORWARD Pressing the SEARCH BACK SEARCH FORWARD buttons in play mode searches the d...

Page 13: ...d has finished REPEAT To repeat disc press REPEAT REP ALL will momentarily appear and REPEAT will be displayed To repeat a track press REPEAT twice REP track will momentarily appear and REPEAT 1 will...

Page 14: ...played The TEXT button on the remote can be pressed to show information on WMA and MP3 files MUSIC CALENDAR This will show the track being played i e if its playing track 01 the calendar will only sh...

Page 15: ...ime of the track is done by pressing the TIME button on the remote whilst the CD is playing This button can be used to alternate between the track playing time and the time remaining on the track NB T...

Page 16: ...umber Continue this until your programme is complete up to a maximum of 99 locations 3 Use the TRACK NEXT and TRACK PREVIOUS buttons to enter the track numbers Press the OK button twice after each tra...

Page 17: ...you can enter further tracks from the last location in your programme This can be done either when the Venus R is playing your programme or when stopped 8 To clear your programme make sure the Venus R...

Page 18: ...disc as they could damage the disc or the player Store the disc in its case when not in use to prevent it from becoming scratched CARE OF THE HIGH GLOSS CD LID The high gloss lid on this CD player ha...

Page 19: ...y servicing Do not leave the lid open as dust will get into the player and onto the lens Do not drop objects into the player If any objects fall into the player switch off disconnect from the mains su...

Page 20: ...lt or contact your Rega dealer if it appears faulty No Yes Yes No Contact your Rega dealer Replace fuse in plug 19 Is the mains supply connected to the socket and switched on No Yes Correct the fault...

Page 21: ...in No Yes Yes No Contact your Rega dealer Swap components to determine the fault 20 Are the output connections connected correctly No Yes Correct the fault If you are using the digital output is the D...

Page 22: ...oad a disc Is the CD clean Is the player in pause mode Turn the disc over Let the disc initialise then press play Press play Press play Has the disc been allowed to initialise first Yes Yes Yes No Cle...

Page 23: ...0V minimum 190V maximum 253V 50 60Hz 13 5Watts at 115V minimum 95V maximum 126 5V 50 60Hz Dimensions 220Wx90Hx315D Required Space for operation 220Wx180Hx350D Mains fuses 230V 20mm T250mA L 115V 20mm...

Page 24: ...ere Purchased 2 Owner Date Where Purchased 3 Owner Date Where Purchased 4 Owner Date Where Purchased 5 Owner Date Where Purchased OWNERS LOG 23 Venus English manual_Apollo English manual qxd 02 04 201...

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