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To our valued customer and music enthusiast,
With the purchase of your CD-PLAYER I (MK 3) from ACCUSTIC ARTS
which incorporates the most modern technology to achieve excellent sound and quality. To make sure
that you have pleasure for as long as possible with your CD-Player we kindly ask you to thoroughly read
this instruction manual through to the end.
We wish you many enjoyable hours of listening to music with your new unit.
SCHUNK AUDIO ENGINEERING – The home of ACCUSTIC ARTS
1 CD-PLAYER I (MK 3) highlights
24 Bit / 192 kHz Upsampling CD-Player in top-loader design
CD positioning in drive using exceptionally precise puck, whereby the integrated magnet inside the
puck guarantees ideal pressing and smooth running
CDM Pro 2LF drive module with cast metal frame and involved mechanical decoupling
Generously dimensioned magnetically shielded toroidal core 100 VA transformer
5 separate generously dimensioned power supply units for laser control, digital signal processing,
display control, display heating and D/A converter section
Very high capacity (50,000 µF) made of finest Panasonic capacitors
integrated, extremely fine D/A converter section with the following features:
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24 bit / 192 kHz multi-bit D/A converter
Extremely fine analog output stage with solely usage of 12 bB Butterworth-Filter
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generously dimensioned buffer section
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selected filter capacitors and metal film resistors
digital filter of very high quality
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Extremely fine digital output stage with extra large power supply unit and voltage stabilisation; jitter
minimising digital output stage
Balanced analog and unbalanced analog output
Balanced and unbalanced digital outputs with HF-transformers
Resonance minimising aluminium housing
Shielded separate compartment in housing inside area for drive mechanism, mains power
components, digital signal processing, display control and D/A converter section
CD loader cover with indirect blue lighting (switchable)
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system remote control SRC II
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CD-PLAYER I (MK 3) is "Handmade in Germany"
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Summary of Contents for Accustic Arts CD-PLAYER I (MK 3)
- Page 1 To our valued customer and music enthusiast, ® With the purchase of your CD-PLAYER I (MK 3) from ACCUSTIC ARTS you have opted for a product which incorporates the most modern technology to achieve excellent sound and quality. To make sure that you have pleasure for as long as possible with your CD-Player we kindly ask you to thoroughly read this instruction manual through to the end.
- Page 2 WARNING: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE DO NOT OPEN THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
- Page 3 Check that your mains voltage corresponds to that stated on the appliance. Never leave the appliance unsupervised when in use. Always keep electrical equipment out of the reach of children. Never pour or spill liquids directly onto this appliance. ...
- Page 4 1 x AC mains cable (type depends on your country) ® system remote control – SRC II 1 x ACCUSTIC ARTS 2 x batteries for the remote control 1 x replacement fuse (type depends on your mains voltage) 4 Positioning This unit has no special requirements regarding its position, but it should be positioned on stable, even and horizontal surface.
- Page 5 Pin 3: Inverting (cold; 180°) These pin assignments comply with the standard adopted by the Audio Engineering Society. Refer to the operating manual of your other units to verify that the pin assignments of their connectors correspond to ® your ACCUSTIC ARTS unit.
- Page 6 Fig. 2: Front view SKIP : Rotary switch for track selection I : go to the next/later track I : go to the current or previous track STOP : Push-button to stop the running disc REMOTE: IR receiver for remote control LIGHT: Switchable Multifunction component: switch &...
- Page 7 The CD-PLAYER I (MK 3) possesses a balanced (XLR) 3.1 and an unbalanced (RCA) 3.2 output. For ® the connection of an external D/A converter (e.g. DAC I or TUBE-DAC II from ACCUSTIC ARTS ), use a digital output of the unit and connect this to the corresponding digital input of the external D/A converter.
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Page 8: Important Safety Precautions
6 Reproduction of a CD 6.1 Start-up and loading a CD First of all, please switch on the device by pressing the mains power switch 2 and set the rotary switch 12 to the position OPERATE. The laser unit of the CD player now initialises for approx. 2 seconds and disc finds out if a CD is loaded or not. - Page 9 6.3 Multifunction component: switch & LED This multifunction component is a switch with an integrated blue LED LIGHT: 1. Function = switch: please press the switch to turn off/on the drawer lighting. 2. Function = LED: When the LED lights the unit is completely turned-on and the rotary switch 10 is set to position OPERATE.
- Page 10 I M P O R T A N T ! Program mode PROG SHIFT VOLUME Selection of additional functions: Controls the volume of other ACCUSTIC ARTS 1.) Push SHIFT -key; function remains units, e.g. POWER I active for 10 seconds after every...
- Page 11 . 6.5.5 VOLUME Use the VOLUME key to adjust the volume of an ACCUSTIC ARTS® integrated amplifier (e.g. POWER I or preamplifier (e.g. PREAMP I). Please note: The CD-PLAYER I (MK 3) itself is not equipped with a volume control.
- Page 12 6.6.1 REPEAT Press SHIFT once (red LED lights up) Press the REPEAT key to activate the repeat mode and in the display REPEAT appears. You can repeat tracks in every mode, i.e. also in SHUFFLE or PROGRAM mode. ...
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Page 13: Troubleshooting
7 Looking after your equipment ® The CD-PLAYER I (MK 3) from ACCUSTIC ARTS does not require special treatment in excess of the usual care taken with high quality devices. Clean the housing with a dry or slightly moistened cloth. - Page 14 Malfunction Playback of the CD is bad or is continuously interrupted Cause 1 Due to finger prints the CD is badly soiled, therefore the error correction has to interfere all the time or the error on the CD cannot be corrected. Solution Clean the CD carefully with a soft cloth Cause 2...