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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual CDP-300 DVD Player...
- Page 2 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifi... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Welcome to the Classé family ................6 a word about installation ................6 Unpacking and Placement ................7 unpacking your unit ................... 7 placement ....................7 ventilation ....................7 custom installations ..................7 serial number ..................... 7 register your purchase! ................8 operating voltage .................. - Page 5 hardware setup .................. 30 using CAN-Bus................... 31 CAN-Bus shared features ................32 configuration..................32 operate ....................32 AC status .................... 32 status ....................32 name ....................32 global brightness ................32 global standby ................... 32 CAN-Bus model specific features ............. 33 PlayLink .....................
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Page 6: Welcome To The Classé Family
Welcome to the Classé family Congratulations on your purchase of a Classé product. It is the result of many years of continuous refi nement, and we are sure that you will enjoy it for many years to come. We value our relationship with our customers. Please allow us to stay in touch with you by returning your warranty card now, before you pack up the shipping carton of your new product and forget all about it. -
Page 7: Unpacking And Placement
Unpacking and Placement unpacking your player Carefully unpack your DVD player according to the supplied instructions, and remove all accessories from the carton. Important! Keep all packing materials for future transport of your Classé product. Shipping your new component in anything other than its purpose-designed packing material may result in damage that is not covered by the warranty. -
Page 8: Register Your Purchase
register your purchase! Having found the serial number, now would be a good time to fi ll out the registration card. Please register your purchase so we can advise you of updates and other items of interest. It will take only a minute or so. Please complete the card now, before you forget. operating voltage Th e CDP-300 DVD player is set at the factory (internally) for 100V, 120V, 220V, 230V, or 240V AC mains operation, as appropriate for the country in which it is to be sold. -
Page 9: Warm Up/Break-In Period
warm up/break-in period Your new Classé DVD player will deliver outstanding performance immediately. However, you should expect to hear it improve somewhat as it reaches its normal operating temperatures and its various components “break-in.” It has been our experience that the greatest changes occur within the fi rst 300 hours, as the player reaches thermal equilibrium and the capacitors fully form. -
Page 10: Special Design Features
Special Design Features flexible GUI Th e LCD touchscreen on the front panel of your new component supports an extremely fl exible and versatile graphical user interface (GUI) while maintaining a clean, uncluttered appearance. Th e CDP-300 provides a range of controls that might otherwise require dozens of buttons and knobs on the front panel. -
Page 11: Front Panel
LOAD MENU CDP-300 Front Panel Standby button & LED indicator Th e front panel Standby button will toggle the player between its fully operational status and a standby mode that leaves the player off , yet ready to respond to system commands via any of the supported control options (e.g. - Page 12 Menu button Pressing the front panel Menu button will call up the menu system, replacing the normal status display in the LCD touchscreen of the CDP-300. LCD touchscreen Most of your interaction with the CDP-300 will be with the front panel LCD touchscreen (and with the CDP-300’s supplied remote control).
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Page 13: Rear Panel
Rear Panel Analog Outputs In most installations, you will want to use both the analog and the digital outputs of the CDP-300. Doing so will allow you to take full advantage of high resolution multichannel formats such as DVD-Audio, while also passing the multichannel digital output to your A/V preamplifi... -
Page 14: Using The Single-Ended (Rca) Analog Outputs
For this reason, we strongly recommend using the balanced analog interconnections between your Classé components wherever possible. Th e pin assignments of these XLR-type female output connectors are: Pin 1: Signal ground Pin 2: Signal + (non-inverting) Pin 3: Signal – (inverting) Connector ground lug: chassis ground Th ese pin assignments are consistent with the standards adopted by the Audio Engineering Society. -
Page 15: Coaxial Digital Output
Th is advice holds especially true for the CDP-300, since it incorporates sophisticated video processing circuitry that can convert the standard defi nition DVDs you play to high defi nition rates that are most compatible with today’s best video displays. Th e Component video output of the CDP-300 can be set to 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, or 1080i (based on the best match to your display). -
Page 16: Aes/Ebu Digital Output
AES/EBU digital output Th e AES/EBU output provides a digital audio signal via a 110Ω balanced cable equipped with XLR-type connectors. Connect this output to a corresponding AES/EBU digital input on your preamplifi er/processor. optical digital output Th e optical digital output provides a digital audio signal via a standard EIAJ (“Toslink™”) optical cable. - Page 17 Th e player is designed to respond to IR commands of 5VDC, with the tip of the mono mini-jacks defi ned to be “positive” relative to the shank of the plug. DC Trigger Input and Output Many audio/video components can supply a DC control voltage to associated equipment in order to induce desired behavior.
- Page 18 AC Mains Power Switch Th e main power switch for the CDP-300 is located at the right side of the rear panel. Th e player should be in standby mode before being switched off . Switching the unit on puts it in standby mode. Danger! Potentially dangerous voltages and current capabilities exist within your DVD player, even when disconnected from AC...
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Page 19: The Remote Control
The Remote Control Your new DVD player comes with a versatile remote control which can control both the CDP-300 itself and several aspects of the rest of a Classé-based system. Th e keys are arranged in logical groups according to their functions. Basic Functions Th is section along the top of the remote control includes two groups of four functions that control your basic interactions with the CDP-300. - Page 20 • Time cycles through the four time display modes: time elapsed on track time elapsed on disc time remaining on track time remaining on disc • Prog (for Program) allows you to quickly and easily create a programmed sequence of tracks (or chapters) to be played on the current disc.
- Page 21 • Disc Menu presents the menu of available chapters, within whatever title you are watching at the moment. (See explanation of DVD menus in this section.) • Title gives you a list of available “titles” on the disc you are watching.
- Page 22 System Controls Th e CDP-300 remote control also can control user-defi ned functions as well as the volume and mute functions on a Classé system. • F1/F2/F3/F4 keys are available for controlling aspects of the CDP-300 not covered by the other buttons on the remote control.
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Page 23: Using The Cdp-300
Using the CDP-300 Your CDP-300 includes a versatile touchscreen LCD display which supports both an attractive information display and a fl exible menu system. Because of this fl exibility, the CDP-300 can present diff erent controls and capabilities when playing a CD, and when playing a DVD. We will present these separately. CD operational menu Th e operational menu consists of several screens that can be accessed directly from the normal display one sees when playing a CD. -
Page 24: Controls Menu
controls menu Th e controls button on the operational display brings up a menu of controls, including repeat mode, shuffl e, time display, and program. repeat mode Pressing the repeat mode button on the controls menu displays a screen on which you may select any of the three repeat modes available: no repeat, repeat track, and repeat disc. -
Page 25: Dvd Operational Menu
DVD operational menu When a DVD is inserted in the CDP-300, a diff erent set of controls is displayed. the home screen Th e home screen for DVDs is presented at left in the graphic above, and contains basic information about where you are within the disc, as well as basic navigation buttons similar to those on your remote control. -
Page 26: The Menu System
The Menu System Th e CDP-300 uses its versatile touchscreen display to make a wide variety of setup choices and system defaults readily available. Using these menus, you can easily customize the behavior of your DVD player to suit your particular system’s confi... -
Page 27: Teach Ir
teach IR Th e CDP-300 provides discrete infrared (IR) command codes for all its functions, a list that extends far beyond what is required by normal remote controls. However, many of these functions are critical if you plan to create a customized remote control with macros that take command of your entire system. -
Page 28: Remote Fkeys
remote Fkeys Th is button brings up the remote Fkeys menu. Th e remote control supplied with your Classé product includes four user- programmable function keys, or “Fkeys.” Th ey are labeled F1, F2, F3, and F4, and are located near the bottom of the remote control. Th e “remote Fkeys” menu allows you to defi... -
Page 29: Status
status Th e status screen provides several items of information on the currently playing disc, as well as access to information on the software used in and the internal sensors of the CDP-300. version info Th e version info button on the status screen takes you to the version information screen. -
Page 30: Hardware Setup 1
hardware setup 1 Classé Delta Series Products Two or more Classé Delta series products are required, at least one of which must have a touchscreen display. Category 5 Network Cables Th ese are ordinary network cables, commonly used for broadband Internet connections. -
Page 31: Using Can-Bus
Any combination of models in any order with SSP-300 or SSP-600. CAN-BUS CAN-BUS CAN-BUS CAN-BUS NOTE: Daisy chain may need to be terminated with CAN-Bus Terminator. using CAN-Bus CAN-Bus is controlled via the touchscreen of any Delta series component. Th ere is no master component, so Delta series systems where two or more units have a touchscreen can be controlled through any of the touchscreens. -
Page 32: Can-Bus Shared Features
Once you have chosen the target unit press select. Th e target unit’s LEDs will stop fl ashing and the touch screen will list the CAN-Bus features available to it. Some CAN-Bus features are shared by all models, some are specifi c to individual models. -
Page 33: Can-Bus Model Specific Features
CAN-Bus model Th e following CAN-Bus features are model specifi c. specific features PlayLink Th is feature is exclusive to Delta series disc players and will only function if the disc player is connected to a CAN-Bus enabled preamp or surround sound processor. -
Page 34: Amp Info
amp info Available for amplifi ers only, this screen displays the data provided by the heatsink and AC Module temperature sensors. NOTE: Th is feature is only accessible when the target amplifi er is on. event log Reserved for amplifi ers, this feature is a protection circuitry event log which can only be accessed when the target amplifi... -
Page 35: Display Setup Menu
display setup menu Th e display setup menu allows you to defi ne your preferences for three aspects of the CDP-300’s LCD display: the brightness of the backlighting, the timeout of the backlighting, and the language used. brightness Th e brightness setting of the CDP-300 has three possible values: low, medium, and high. -
Page 36: Language
language Th e language menu off ers you any of fi ve diff erent languages supported by the CDP-300. Classé have provided our international distributors with a software tool that makes it possible for them to customize the translations to suit their local customs and terminology, in an eff... -
Page 37: System Setup
System Setup Pressing the menu button to the left of the LCD touchscreen, followed by pressing the on screen system setup button, will bring you to a menu system that gives you a wide range of control over how the CDP-300 works both on its own and as a part of your overall system. -
Page 38: Speaker Setup
speaker setup If you select the stereo button, the remaining buttons will be grayed out and made inactive. In this mode, the CDP-300 acts as a versatile two channel disc player that can handle many diff ering disc formats. In a stereo confi guration, many of the decisions you need to make in a multichannel system no longer apply. -
Page 39: Digital Output
digital output Th e digital outputs of the CDP-300 can be confi gured in any of three ways, based on how you plan to use the player: • off — for example, if you plan to use only the multichannel analog outputs, and not send a digital signal along to a separate processor. -
Page 40: Level Trims
level trims Th e level trims adjustments adjust the speakers’ levels manually as you might have done with other surround processors. A noise sequencer is available to provide a reference signal for adjustment purposes. Holding a dB SPL meter at the listening position, at arm’s length, and pointing straight up at the ceiling, adjust the level of each speaker in turn until it reads 75 dB SPL when the meter is set to “C”... -
Page 41: Video Standard
video standard Th ese settings are usually preset for the geographic market in which you purchase the CDP-300. However, should you need to change the output of the CDP-300 to conform with a diff erent standard, your choices are: • NTSC/PAL/native — either choose the broadcast standard for your area, or set the CDP-300 to play the disc in its native format. -
Page 42: Edge Enhancement
• hdtv 720 progressive — at 720 by 1280 pixels, this is the most common rate for plasma displays and many LCD displays, and the second-most common HD broadcast standard. It is shown at 50 Hz in PAL countries, and at 60 Hz in NTSC countries. •... -
Page 43: Subtitle Language
subtitle language Similarly, you can establish a preference for the language used in the subtitles. Your choices are English, French, German, Spanish, or Italian. CD autoplay When this button is highlighted, the player will automatically start playback when a CD is inserted. navigation Historically, navigating within a CD and a DVD has worked diff... -
Page 44: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting In general, refer any service problems to your Classé dealer. Before contacting your dealer, however, check to see if the problem is listed here. If it is, try the suggested solutions. If none of these solves the problem, contact your Classé dealer. - Page 45 The disc is spinning but there is no sound in one or both channels. Check that both interconnect cables are properly connected between the outputs of the CDP-300 and the inputs of your preamplifi er. Ensure that the preamplifi er/amplifi er units being used are properly confi...
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Page 46: Care & Maintenance
Care & Maintenance To remove dust from the cabinet of your DVD player, use a feather duster or a lint-free soft cloth. To remove dirt and fi ngerprints, we recommend isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth. Dampen the cloth with alcohol fi rst and then lightly clean the surface of the player with the cloth. -
Page 47: Specifications
Specifications All specifi cations are accurate at the time of printing. Classé reserves the right to adjust specifi cations without notice. Frequency response (single-ended) 8 Hz – 20 kHz +0/-0.7dB (balanced) 8 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.1dB Distortion (THD+noise) 0.0012% Output voltage (single-ended) 2Vrms Output voltage (balanced) -
Page 48: Dimensions
Dimensions... - Page 50 Classé Audio 5070 François Cusson Lachine, Quebec Canada H8T 1B3 +1 (514) 636-6384 +1 (514) 636-1428 (fax) http://www.classeaudio.com email: cservice@classeaudio.com North America: 1 800 370 3740 email: classe@bwgroupusa.com Europe: 44 (0) 1903 221 700 email: classe@bwgroup.com Asia: (852) 2790 8903 email: classe@bwgroup.hk All Others: +1 514 636 6394 email: cservice@classeaudio.com...
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