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Page 2: ...dry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like 6 Carts and stands Use only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer 6a An appliance and cart combination should be u...

Page 3: ...ST BE EARTHED Replacing the fuse Should the mains fuse blow replace it only with an equivalent part The fuse holder is located just below the mains inlet socket To replace the fuse disconnect the prod...

Page 4: ...D and High Definition Compatible Digital are registered trademarks of Pacific Microsonics Inc Patent No 5 479168 ST is a registered trademark of AT T TOSLINK is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation The...

Page 5: ...Playing from a specific track 11 Searching for a position on the disc 12 Selecting a precise time position on the disc 13 Playing a disc or selection repeatedly 14 Programming the Sondek CD12 16 Progr...

Page 6: ...were judged The Sondek CD12 Now 25 years after the design of the original Linn Sondek LP12 the same philosophy has been applied to create the ultimate CD player and the result is the Linn Sondek CD12...

Page 7: ...to select tracks individually from a CD or program a specific selection the Linn Hi Fi Personal Handset supplied with the Sondek CD12 provides a flexible range of additional options Once you have prog...

Page 8: ...sonal Handset page 7 Switching on To switch on the CD player Switch on the CD player using the switch on the back panel The display will show It will then inform you that no disc has been inserted Aft...

Page 9: ...HDCD indicator will be lit To stop the disc playing Press once on the drawer The display will change to show the number of tracks on the disc Press again on the drawer to start the disc playing again...

Page 10: ...4 In this case To play the disc and select tracks Press once on the drawer to start playing Press again on the drawer to skip to the next track Press and hold the drawer to stop the disc playing To re...

Page 11: ...quipment refer to the Linn Hi Fi Personal Handset Owners Manual Switching on To switch on the CD player Switch on the CD player using the switch on the back panel The display will show It will then in...

Page 12: ...close and the disc will start playing To close the drawer without playing the disc Press STOP or PAUSE If you pressed STOP the display briefly shows the total playing time of the disc For example fol...

Page 13: ...disc To play the disc Press PLAY The display shows the number of the track and index being played for example If the track is HDCD encoded the HDCD indicator will be lit To pause the disc Press PAUSE...

Page 14: ...ple TRACK Track and index number TRACK TIME Time from the start of the current track REMAIN TRACK Time remaining for the TIME current track TOTAL TIME Time from the start of the disc TOTAL REMAIN Time...

Page 15: ...start playing automatically To select a track number directly Alternatively you can select a track using the number keys on the Hi Fi Personal Handset For example to choose tracks 1 to 9 Press the co...

Page 16: ...peed If the disc is paused the search speed increases to approximately 100 times normal speed or 11 2 minutes of playing time per second When the disc is playing the speed is limited to approximately...

Page 17: ...Select the appropriate display option for example TRACK TIME Press the number key for the first digit of the minutes The display shows dashes for the other digits you need to enter for example Enter...

Page 18: ...you remove the disc To repeat the entire disc If the disc is stopped Press REPEAT The disc will play automatically and the REPEAT indicator will be lit If the disc is playing or paused Press and hold...

Page 19: ...int The A B indicator flashes Then choose the end of the section using the and or and keys Press REPEAT again to select the end point The A B indicator is lit continuously The section you have selecte...

Page 20: ...t it See User options page 24 Once you have created a program for a disc the Sondek CD12 remembers the program and selects it when you next play the same disc It can remember your programmed selection...

Page 21: ...til the display shows Press INDEX or until the display shows Press DISPLAY The display shows the first program step Select the first track to be played using the or keys or enter the track number dire...

Page 22: ...elect the program step you want to delete Briefly press 0 to delete it The display shows To insert a new program step Select the position in the sequence where you want to insert the step Hold down 0...

Page 23: ...Y until the display shows Press INDEX or until the display shows Press DISPLAY This display initially shows Select the first track to be omitted using the or keys or enter the track number directly us...

Page 24: ...random sequence of tracks is created each time the disc is played To select random play Press and hold DISPLAY until the display shows Press INDEX or until the display shows Press DISPLAY to select r...

Page 25: ...created a program for a CD the program is automatically turned on when you insert the CD and the PROG indicator is illuminated To turn a program off Press and hold DISPLAY until the display shows Afte...

Page 26: ...ailable Option Description On or Off Turns the program on or off Edit Edits the program Clr Clears the program While you are entering or editing a program you can press PLAY PAUSE or STOP to exit with...

Page 27: ...mode on or off Edit insert or delete any program steps you want to change Press INDEX until the display shows Then press DISPLAY to save the program and return to normal operation To clear a program...

Page 28: ...designed to suit most tastes but this section describes how to change them if you prefer To change the user options Turn off the Sondek CD12 using the power switch on the back panel Press and hold the...

Page 29: ...25 To change the setting of the currently displayed user option Press the key To exit from user option mode Press any other CD player key This will retain any changes you have made to the user options...

Page 30: ...o sleep state 1 Display remains on U2 Infra red mode Option IR to processor IR to remote out Remote in to remote out 0 Disabled Off Off 1 Enabled Off Off 2 Disabled On Off 3 Enabled On Off 4 Disabled...

Page 31: ...tate when disc is loaded 1 Go to stop when disc is loaded 2 Go to play when disc is loaded U6 Direct time mode Option Description 0 Numeric keys on handset always select track number 1 Numeric keys en...

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Page 33: ...rge 200V 240V T800mA antisurge Note correct selection of voltage must be made on the back panel Mains supply tolerance Nominal 10 with no performance change Transport Linn CD Engine Conversion technol...

Page 34: ...signal current Opto isolated current loop output to interface with Linn KNEKT system Outputs 2 pairs unbalanced stereo analogue audio outputs Connector High quality RCA phono Output level 2V rms peak...

Page 35: ...Professional grade fibre optic connector TOSLINK digital audio optical output Consumer grade fibre optic connector to EIAJ CP 340 specification Digital Filter and HDCD decoding The Linn Sondek CD12 e...

Page 36: ...output 3 Discs inserting 4 8 pausing 9 playing 4 9 removing 5 6 9 repeating 14 21 repeating a section 14 searching 12 stopping 5 10 Displays 10 DIGITAL 3 HDCD 5 31 REMAIN TRACK TIME 10 REPEAT 14 TOTAL...

Page 37: ...play 14 Repeat cancelling 15 Repeating a disc 14 21 a program 20 a section of a disc 14 Safety information iii Searching a disc 12 Selecting tracks 6 Sondek LP12 2 Stopping a disc 5 10 Switching on 4...

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Page 39: ...H i F i P e r s o n a l H a n d s e t...

Page 40: ...nt of the publisher Printed in the United Kingdom Sondek is a trademark of Linn Products Limited The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without not...

Page 41: ...macro 1 1 Examples of macros 1 1 Controlling the KNEKT system 12 Selecting the KNEKT system 12 Controlling sources 12 Selecting other functions 13 Programming the Hi Fi Personal Handset 14 Programmin...

Page 42: ...ogrammed keys to give you complete control over the other Linn products in your system including CD players tuners and amplifiers In addition for total flexibility the pre programmed commands can be r...

Page 43: ...lume Handset control keys Configures the Hi Fi Personal Handset to operate your system Amplifier control keys Operates the amplifier Numeric control keys Controls the selected source KNEKT Selects the...

Page 44: ...re not on this list you can easily program the Hi Fi Personal Handset with the commands from your other infra red remote control handsets see Programming the Hi Fi Personal Handset page 14 Selecting a...

Page 45: ...t before the MACRO indicator starts to flash For example if you want to control the CD player without selecting the CD input on the amplifier Briefly press the CD source selection key This will allow...

Page 46: ...operate the source you have selected Press the source control key for the function you want to perform For example if CD is the selected source and you want to pause the CD Press the PAUSE source con...

Page 47: ...amplifier Press one of the volume control keys or amplifier control keys to operate the selected amplifier For example to send the listen command Press the LISTEN amplifier control key To switch the...

Page 48: ...olume when that source is selected To change the volume Press the VOLUME and keys To mute the volume Press the MUTE key To change the balance Press the BAL L or BAL R keys To associate the volume cont...

Page 49: ...hat the Hi Fi Personal Handset is ready to learn a macro Press the MACRO handset control key The MACRO indicator will be illuminated to show that the Hi Fi Personal Handset is ready to record a macro...

Page 50: ...lifier Record a delay if the equipment you are controlling needs a delay before receiving the next command For example after sending a command to bring a VCR out of standby you may need a short delay...

Page 51: ...uipment Note that the precise sequences of key presses you need for your own equipment may be different To interrupt a CD for the news To interrupt the CD and select TV channel 1 Press CD PAUSE TV hel...

Page 52: ...NEKT key The group of seven KNEKT control keys will now be selected To restore normal operation of the numeric control keys Select a source using one of the source selection keys or press one of the s...

Page 53: ...u selected To perform the selected DO function Press the yellow key to operate the left function Press the blue key to operate the right function The function of each key will be shown by the two righ...

Page 54: ...control keys numeric control keys and STANDBY key TV Source control keys numeric control keys volume control keys and STANDBY key CD PH 1 PH 2 TAPE 1 Source control keys numeric control keys TAPE 2 an...

Page 55: ...ristics of the other handset Once you have learnt at least one key the Hi Fi Personal Handset remembers the other handset s characteristics and subsequent keys are learnt immediately even if you are a...

Page 56: ...set an appropriate choice would be the TAPE 1 source To clear previously programmed commands Press the LEARN key The LEARN indicator will turn on to show that the Hi Fi Personal Handset is ready to be...

Page 57: ...tter LED on your other handset If you can see the infra red transmitter LED on your other handset you will be able to see when the handsets are correctly positioned after you complete the vertical and...

Page 58: ...handset until the infra red transmitter is aligned with infra red receiver To align the handsets horizontally Press the LEARN key to turn on the LEARN indicator Do not press any other keys on the Hi F...

Page 59: ...e on from positioning the handsets to show that the Hi Fi Personal Handset is ready to learn Press the source selection key for the source you want to use For example if you want to use the TAPE 1 sou...

Page 60: ...he other handset press and hold down the key you want to learn For example to learn the play function Press and hold down the play key The LEARN indicator will flash rapidly to show that the Hi Fi Per...

Page 61: ...on Cannot learn the first The source you selected may Restart the learning process key in the selected contain previously learnt ensuring you clear the source source commands that are not to learn new...

Page 62: ...first The timing information may Restart the learning process have been incorrectly detected ensuring you clear the source if the position of the handsets to learn new commands The changed during lea...

Page 63: ...n each command test the response of the receiving equipment before learning the next command The last command learnt when the equipment stopped responding will be the command at fault Now restart the...

Page 64: ...i Personal Handset To clean the Hi Fi Personal Handset Use a length of sellotape or masking tape to remove dust hairs etc The particles will stick to the tape leaving the handset clean Replacing the b...

Page 65: ...E M U T E B A L R L IN N H I F I P E R S O N A L H A N D S E T P H 1 P H 2 T U N T A P E 1 T A P E 2 D IS P L A Y R E P E A T S E A R C H IN D E X S T O P P A U S E P L A Y 25 Do not overtighten the s...

Page 66: ...LY SEARCH SEARCH BACKWARD SEARCH BACKWARD SEARCH SEARCH FORWARD SEARCH FORWARD OPEN OPEN CLOSE DRAWER OPEN CLOSE DRAWER OPEN CLOSE DRAWER SKIP SKIP PREVIOUS SKIP PREVIOUS PREVIOUS SKIP SKIP NEXT SKIP...

Page 67: ...STANDBY DISPLAY SCROLL LOCAL DISPLAY INDEX INDEX PREVIOUS INDEX INDEX NEXT STOP STOP PAUSE PAUSE PLAY PLAY REPEAT REPEAT CONTINUOUSLY SEARCH SEARCH SCAN FORWARD OPEN OPEN CLOSE SKIP PREVIOUS OPTION S...

Page 68: ...ment 26 Copyright 2 Handset control keys 3 AMP 7 LEARN 9 16 18 20 MACRO 9 Handsets positioning for programming 17 Help in a KNEKT system 13 Key layout 3 KNEKT control keys 12 KNEKT key 3 12 KNEKT syst...

Page 69: ...election keys 3 4 Sources controlling in a KNEKT system 13 operating 6 selecting 5 selecting in a KNEKT system 12 Sources continued switching to standby 6 Standby switching a source to 6 switching an...

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