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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
BASIC CONNECTIONS
BASIC OPERA
TION
ADV
ANCED CONNECTIONS
APPLICA
TION OPERA
TION
TROUBLESHOOTING
OTHERS
ENGLISH
FEATURES
APPLICABLE DISCS TO THE UNIT
1. Super Audio CD
The Super Audio standard is based on Direct Stream Digital
(DSD) technology. This new direct-stream digital format
comprises a 1-bit system that has a digital sampling frequency
that is 64 times higher than that of conventional audio CD. The
results are spectacular: a frequency response of over 100kHz
and a 120 dB dynamic range over the entire audible spectrum.
Mixed with as many of the original frequencies as possible,
the audio information audible for human ears sounds much
more natural.
All audible frequencies are, after all, embedded in the frequency
range as emitted by the sound source. A better reproduction
does not exist! For the first time your ears will relive reality.
There are three types of Super Audio CDs.
• Single-layer Disc
• Dual-layer Disc
• Hybrid-layer Disc
Disc Types
Single-layer Disc
Dual-layer Disc
Hybrid-layer Disc
HD layer
HD layer
CD layer
HD layer
And each type may contain two areas of recorded information.
• High quality stereo area
• High quality multi-channel area**
• Single Layer Disc
It can contain both high quality stereo area and high quality
multi-channel area** information.
• Dual Layer Disc
It can contain both high quality stereo area and high quality multi-
channel area** information. And a double amount of information
can be stored on the disc thanks to the second layer.
• Hybrid Layer Disc
Not only does this disc contain both high sound quality stereo
area and high sound quality multi-channel area** information,
it also has a CD layer in the second layer, so it can be played
on a CD player.
Hybrid Super Audio CD Disc
1
CD layer that plays on any of your
existing CD players
High-Density layer containing:
2
- High sound quality stereo
3
- High sound quality multi-channel**
The number of tracks recorded may vary per layer.
**This unit is a stereo-only player, and so it cannot play
high-quality multi-channel audio areas. (It does not
recognize multi-channel areas.)
2. Audio CD (CDDA)
Audio CDs contain music tracks only.
3. CD-R / CD-RW
This unit can play back the CD-RW (ReWritable) discs as well
as ordinary Audio CD and CD-R (Recordable) discs.
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The CD-R and CD-RW discs should contain properly-recorded
TOC* information so that they can be played back. In CD
recorders, the task of writing TOC information is referred to as
finalizing the disc. Discs that are not finalized cannot be properly
recognized as an Audio CD and played back by regular CD
players and Super Audio CD players. For details, please read
the instruction manual provided with a CD recorder.
* TOC stands for Table Of Contents and contains information
such as the total number of tracks and total playing time
of the disc.
•
As the playback of a CD-RW disc necessitates partial change
of the player setup, it may take longer time for reading the TOC
information than when an Audio CD or CD-R disc is played.
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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
BASIC CONNECTIONS
BASIC OPERA
TION
ADV
ANCED CONNECTIONS
APPLICA
TION OPERA
TION
TROUBLESHOOTING
OTHERS
ENGLISH
FEATURES
APPLICABLE DISCS TO THE UNIT
1. Super Audio CD
The Super Audio standard is based on Direct Stream Digital
(DSD) technology. This new direct-stream digital format
comprises a 1-bit system that has a digital sampling frequency
that is 64 times higher than that of conventional audio CD. The
results are spectacular: a frequency response of over 100kHz
and a 120 dB dynamic range over the entire audible spectrum.
Mixed with as many of the original frequencies as possible,
the audio information audible for human ears sounds much
more natural.
All audible frequencies are, after all, embedded in the frequency
range as emitted by the sound source. A better reproduction
does not exist! For the first time your ears will relive reality.
There are three types of Super Audio CDs.
• Single-layer Disc
• Dual-layer Disc
• Hybrid-layer Disc
Disc Types
Single-layer Disc
Dual-layer Disc
Hybrid-layer Disc
HD layer
HD layer
CD layer
HD layer
And each type may contain two areas of recorded information.
• High quality stereo area
• High quality multi-channel area**
• Single Layer Disc
It can contain both high quality stereo area and high quality
multi-channel area** information.
• Dual Layer Disc
It can contain both high quality stereo area and high quality multi-
channel area** information. And a double amount of information
can be stored on the disc thanks to the second layer.
• Hybrid Layer Disc
Not only does this disc contain both high sound quality stereo
area and high sound quality multi-channel area** information,
it also has a CD layer in the second layer, so it can be played
on a CD player.
Hybrid Super Audio CD Disc
1
CD layer that plays on any of your
existing CD players
High-Density layer containing:
2
- High sound quality stereo
3
- High sound quality multi-channel**
The number of tracks recorded may vary per layer.
**This unit is a stereo-only player, and so it cannot play
high-quality multi-channel audio areas. (It does not
recognize multi-channel areas.)
2. Audio CD (CDDA)
Audio CDs contain music tracks only.
3. CD-R / CD-RW
This unit can play back the CD-RW (ReWritable) discs as well
as ordinary Audio CD and CD-R (Recordable) discs.
•
The CD-R and CD-RW discs should contain properly-recorded
TOC* information so that they can be played back. In CD
recorders, the task of writing TOC information is referred to as
finalizing the disc. Discs that are not finalized cannot be properly
recognized as an Audio CD and played back by regular CD
players and Super Audio CD players. For details, please read
the instruction manual provided with a CD recorder.
* TOC stands for Table Of Contents and contains information
such as the total number of tracks and total playing time
of the disc.
•
As the playback of a CD-RW disc necessitates partial change
of the player setup, it may take longer time for reading the TOC
information than when an Audio CD or CD-R disc is played.
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