Krell Industries MD-10 Owner's Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 MD-10 OWNER’S REFERENCE...
  • Page 2 A. INTRODUCTION TCrOngratulations on your purchase of the MD-10 CD anscription turntable and welcome to the KRELL family oF audio components. You ha.vejoined a select group of listeners who enjoy only tlae tlnest in music reproduction. We are dedicated to the~ development of technologically advanced components tor the reproduction o.f digat~ly...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    B. TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY DUST COVER INSTALLATION BASIC INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS OPERATION OF THE CD TRANSPORT REMOTE CONTROL TRACK AND FTS PROGRAMMING MAINTENANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SPECIFICATIONS WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION C. UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY 1. Open the box and remove the top layer of protective foam.
  • Page 4: Dust Cover Installation

    D. DUST COVER INSTALLATION 1. Looking at the front of the MD-10, locate the two black hinge block assemblies on the rear left and right corners. (Refer to location diagram) 2. Locate the hinge pin on the back of each hinge block assembly and pull them out gently until they are fully extended.
  • Page 5 1 Dust cover 2 Hinge block 3 Adjustable suspension tower 4 Transport 5 Hinge pin 6 Cover pin 7 Bubble level MD-10 LOCATION DIAGRAM...
  • Page 6: Basic Installation And Connections

    E. BASIC INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 1. Place the unit on a clean, level surface away from excessive heat, moist.ure or light. Ideally, the MD-10 should be placed on tlae top of an audio component cat)i- net or other "open air" rigid platform. 2.
  • Page 7 8. Connect the Digital Output from the MD-10 to a Krell Digital Processor or other compatible digital-to-analog audio processor. The MD-10 is compatible with industry standard Fibre ~O_[?tic, Coaxial RCA, AT&T wide bandwidth Fibre Optic ~1 type and AES/EBU XLR output connectors. NOTE: Care should be taken in selecting the type of cable used to lin.k the MD,10 to your processor.
  • Page 8 3. Connect your digital interlink between the transport , and digital-to-analog converter, if not already connectecl. 4. Select a digital source and press the TimeSync button on the front of your digital-to- corresponding led will-illuminate indicating the TimeS-ync is locked. Should the TimeSync-LED flash, tlais means the TimeSync clock has not locked and.
  • Page 9: Operation Of The Cd Transport

    F. OPERATION OF THE CD TRANSPORT 1. Turn the CD transport ON by pressing the Power b.utton., The display will illuminate. Select a disc an.d place it on the spindl~e, label side up. Put the disc st.alfi- fizer on the center ot the CD so it fits securely on tide drive spindle.
  • Page 10 3. Select a track on the CD to play with the remote con- trol or via the front panel and press the Play button. The music will now began.
  • Page 11: Remote Control

    G. REMOTE CONTROL 1. The operating functions of the Remote Control are describei] below: Turns unit ON or OFF POWER Stops the disc from playing STOP PLAY Starts the disc playing at. track 1; will also restart pray of the current track PAUSE Tem.porarily stops play of current...
  • Page 12 TRACK PROGRAMMING The remote control or the front panel of the MD-10 can be used to program specific tracks on a disc to be played in the order you choose. The MD-10 can store up to 20 selections per program. 1.
  • Page 13 FTS PROGRAMMING To program tracks in the FTS memory: NOTE: Before you begin,place disc to be progra.mmed on the unit and press PLAY. Once the unit reacls the table of contents and displays the disc’s playing_ time,press STOE You can now begin programming the FTS memory.
  • Page 14 TO ERASE FTS PROGRAM MEMORY NOTE: FTS memory can only be erased via the front panel controls. The remote control cannot erase FTS memory. NOTE: The disc does not have to be on the MD-10 to rase FTS memory. Erasure can be completed with no isc on the drive spindle.
  • Page 15: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE .B.e.cause of its superb build quality the MD-10 requires little maintenance. Should tlie unit become excesslvly dirty, clean the lens assembly with a camera lens brush made of a soft material like camel hair. The acrylic top p!ate and dust cover should be cleaned with the poli~stiing .kit provided.
  • Page 16: Questions And Answers

    OUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. My Digital to Analog ~processor will accommodate either fibre optic or coaxial digital inputs. Which output should I use on the MD-10? A. While a high quality coaxial willperform quite well, we re.commend glass fibre optic cabre due to its ab.ility to completely isolate the grounding planes between the.
  • Page 17 t~. Due to the exposed nature of the laser assembly is ere a possibility of damage through laser radiation? A. No. There is. an optical sensor under the CD when it is positione~l on tlae transport hub. This allows the MD-10 to p.rohibit the laser from turning on wlaen it is not cov- erecl with a CD.
  • Page 18: Specifications

    K. SPECIFICATIONS TRANSPORT Modified Philips CDM-4 PRO with Hall effect motor, swing-arm design LASER Single Beam with glass lens OUTPUT Digital only in industry standard SP_DIF format. 1 FIBRE OPTIC via standard intertace 1 COAXIAL via RCA connector 1 AT&T via ST connector 1 AES/EBU via XLR connector 1 SPECIAL Optional TimeSync via ST connector...
  • Page 19: Warranty And Service Information

    [~zed volta.ge co.nversio~n will void the warranty. Should e operating voltage ot your MD- 10 require changing, contact KRELL Industries. Plea_s.e do not returl? any unit to KRELL for repair with- out first calling to discuss the problem and to obtain a Return Authorization number.-Freight to the factory or...
  • Page 20 ’ DIGITAL INC. KRELL DIGITAL INC. 35 HIGGINS DRIVE MILFORD CT 06460 SALES 203-874-3139 FAX 203-878-8373 COPYRIGHT 1992 KRELL DIGITAL INC. (MD109209)

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