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Mark Levinson 512 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’ s Manual CD/SACD™ Disc Player...

  • Page 2: Fcc Notice

    This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Mark Levinson and the Mark Levinson logo are trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, in the United States and/or other countries.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean with a dry cloth only. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 4 Mark Levinson Safety Terms & Symbols These terms may appear in this manual: Terms in This Manual Warning! Calls attention to a procedure, practice, condition or the like that, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in personal injury or death.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Table of Contents Introduction ................2 Product Description ..............2 What’s in the Box ............... 3 Available Options ............... 3 Product Registration ..............3 Installation Considerations ............3 Unpacking ................. 3 Placement and Ventilation ............4 Power Requirements ............... 5 Operating States ................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Additional features, such as track programming and shuffle, are available via the remote control. For external controls, the No512 supports triggers, serial port control, and the ML Net protocol, which controls and synchronizes other Mark Levinson products through the use of an Ethernet port.

  • Page 7: What's In The Box

    Make sure it contains all of the items listed in the “What’s in the Box” table on this page. If not, contact your authorized Mark Levinson dealer.

  • Page 8: Placement And Ventilation

    Mark Levinson Placement and install the Nº512 CD/SACD player on its own shelf for proper Ventilation ventilation. install the Nº512 chassis on a solid, flat, level surface. install the Nº512 CD/SACD player close to associated components to keep interconnecting cables as short as possible.

  • Page 9: Power Requirements

    Levinson dealer if the operating voltage is incorrect or must be changed for relocation purposes. Different operating voltages may require the use of different power cords and/or attachment plugs. Contact a Mark Levinson dealer for additional assistance. The Nº512 CD/SACD player is designed for continuous operation...

  • Page 10: Unpacking

    Mark Levinson Unpacking Perform the following steps to unpack the new Nº512 CD/SACD player. 1. Position the box so that the top side is facing up. 2. Use a utility knife to slice open the box and lift the box sides apart to reveal the inner box.

  • Page 11: Disc Compatibility

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Disc Compatibility The Nº512 CD/SACD player can play back discs bearing any of the following logos: Super Audio CD: • Single layer, dual layer or hybrid layer • 5” or 3” discs • Digital audio (DSD) Audio CD: 5”...
  • Page 12 Mark Levinson return discs to their cases when not in use. Discs should be stored in an upright position out of direct sunlight and excessive heat, humidity or cold. Long exposure to high temperatures may warp the disc. clean a dirty disc by carefully wiping the recorded surface of the disc from the hole in the center straight outward towards the outer edge with a soft, dry cloth.

  • Page 13: Front Panel Overview

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Front Panel Overview The numbers in the Nº512 front panel illustration correspond with the summary list of items below. 1. Time button 8. Pause button 2. Repeat button 9. Standby button 3. Display button 10. Next button 4.
  • Page 14 Mark Levinson REPEAT DSC. The Track Repeat or Disc Repeat LEDs on the front panel light if the respective Track Repeat or Disc Repeat options are selected. Repeat modes continue repeating the track or disc until the Repeat mode is deactivated via the Repeat button, the disc is ejected or the Stop button is pressed.
  • Page 15 Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Starts playback of a loaded CD or SACD disc. From a newly loaded 7. Play button disc, pressing the Play button begins playback from the first track on the disc. If the disc is in Pause mode, then pressing the Play button resumes playback from the same point at which it was paused.
  • Page 16 Mark Levinson Allows you to restart the current track or to fast rewind ( ) through 11. Previous button the disc. To restart the current track – press the button once to return to the beginning of the currently playing track. If the playback is within the first second of the track, then pressing the Previous button returns the playback to the beginning of the previous track.
  • Page 17 Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player The SACD LED under the front panel display lights when a SACD disc is loaded into the player. If the CD layer is selected on the disc, then the SACD LED is not lit. Once playback of the SACD disc has started, the CD/SACD button becomes inactive.

  • Page 18: Front Panel Display

    Mark Levinson Front Panel Display The front panel display of the Nº512 CD/SACD player contains 16 characters, which display control, track, and status information. The placement of the information within the display identifies the type of information displayed, as shown in the figure below.
  • Page 19 Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player The four time modes available are: • Time Elapsed in Track – indicates how much time has elapsed in the track currently being played. The Time on Disc and Time Remaining LEDs are NOT lit. This is the default value for all discs initially.

  • Page 20: Rear Panel Overview

    Audio Engineering Society. Refer to the operating manual of your preamplifier to ensure that the pin assignments of its balanced output connectors correspond to the Mark Levinson Nº512 CD/ SACD player. If not, wire the cables so that the appropriate input Pin Assignments: pin connects to the equivalent output pin.
  • Page 21 Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Provides serial control through a standard RS-232 connection. Refer 4. RS-232 Control port to the separate document, Nº512 Serial Protocol Definitions, for further details. Used to support external or ML Net control over a standard 5. Ethernet port Ethernet network.

  • Page 22: Remote Control Overview

    Mark Levinson Remote Control Overview The numbers in the Nº512 remote control illustration correspond with the summary list of items below. Drawer button Display Intensity button Fast Rewind and Fast Forward 10. Light button buttons 11. Standby button Transport buttons (Pause, Play, 12.
  • Page 23 Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Controls the disc drawer. Pressing the button opens, or closes, the 1. Drawer button drawer. The drawer can also be closed by gently nudging the front edge inward. The Nº512 interprets the gentle pressure as a request to close the door.
  • Page 24 Mark Levinson Pressing Play also takes the Nº512 out of Standby mode. If the player had a disc loaded when put into Standby mode, the disc starts playing when the Nº512 is taken out of Standby mode. Stop ( ) – stops the playback of a loaded CD/SACD disc. Pressing the Stop button also deactivates Shuffle mode.
  • Page 25 Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Includes the buttons 0 through 9 and the +10 button. The number 8. Number Keypad keypad is used to enter specific track numbers. If the disc is loaded, pressing a number automatically starts the playback of that track number selected.
  • Page 26 Mark Levinson Randomly sorts the tracks on the loaded disc, creating a new 13. Shuffle Button playlist. To shuffle the playback order of the tracks, press the Shuffle button. The front panel displays “SHUFFLING” and playback starts automatically. To cancel Shuffle mode, press the Stop button.
  • Page 27 Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player button. When a program is canceled, the player returns to normal operation and the program is deleted from memory. Program mode can also be accessed while a disc is currently playing. Pressing the Program button saves the currently playing track as the first track in the program.

  • Page 28: Initial Setup

    Mark Levinson Initial Setup The player can be connected using either analog or digital outputs. Use the appropriate setup procedure below. To set up the Nº512 using the analog audio outputs into a Set Up Using Analog preamplifier, perform the following steps. Refer to the cabling to a Preamplifier diagram on the left, as needed.

  • Page 29: Set Up Using Analog To An Amplifier

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player To set up the Nº512 using the analog audio outputs directly into an Set Up Using Analog amplifier, perform the following steps. Refer to the cabling diagram to an Amplifier on the left, as needed. SINGLE-ENDED ANALOG 1.

  • Page 30: Set Up Using Digital Outputs

    Mark Levinson To set up the Nº512 using the digital audio outputs, perform the Set Up Using Digital following steps. Refer to the cabling diagram on the left, as needed. Outputs Note When playing a SACD disc, the SACD layer is only available on the analog audio outputs.

  • Page 31: Internal Web Page

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Internal Web Page When connected to a computer, the Nº512 has an internal Web page that provides access to: • Network Setup – allows the user to modify the network setup parameters. Accessing the internal Web page is the ONLY way to modify the network setup parameters of the Nº512 player.

  • Page 32: Material Requirements

    Mark Levinson Note The Nº512 does not support wireless connection. However, a cable attached from the player to a wireless adapter can be used to interface with a wireless network. The following materials are required to connect the Nº512 to the...

  • Page 33: Connecting The Cables

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player The Nº512 can be connected to the computer in two ways – through Connecting the Cables a router or directly to the computer. Before connecting the cables, ensure that both the computer and the Nº512 are powered down. To Connect Using a Router: Router Computer...

  • Page 34: Connecting With Dhcp (Recommended)

    Mark Levinson to eight characters that can be modified via the internal Web page. The second part contains the last six characters of the MAC address for each Nº512. This MAC address is unique for every player. The Host Name default is “NO512_xxxxxx” where “xxxxxx”...

  • Page 35: Setting Up The Computer

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player To change the host name of the Nº512: A. Type the new name into the white box to the right of the parameter. The new name must be made from the capital letters, A to Z, and the numbers, 0 to 9. Underscores may also be used.
  • Page 36 Mark Levinson 7. Select the “Use the Following IP Address” option. The IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway boxes are no longer grayed out and can now be modified. 8. Enter the following values: • IP address: 192.168.50.x where x stands for a number other than 8 •...

  • Page 37: Connecting With Static Ip Addressing

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player 7. Select the “Use the Following IP Address” option. The IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway boxes are no longer grayed out and can now be modified. 8. Enter the following values: • IP address: 192.168.50.x where x stands for a number other than 8 •...
  • Page 38 Mark Levinson Note 192.168.50.8 is the default static IP address for the Nº512. The router must be on the same subnet as the player and computer, but also must have its own unique address. 3. Press the Power button on the Nº512.

  • Page 39: Direct Connection

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player If you are not using a router, use this procedure to connect directly Direct Connection to a computer. For the computer to find the Nº512, the TCP/IP and LAN settings of the computer must be set up. Refer to the previous “Setting up the Computer”...

  • Page 40: Ml Net

    ML Net uses a single “Master” device to control specific functions of Masters and Slaves other ML Net-capable Mark Levinson products. An ML Net system can only have one master device; all other devices in the system become “Slaves”. Slave devices receive and respond to the commands of the master device.

  • Page 41: Discovering Slaves

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player The figure below illustrates a typical ML Net setup: If more devices are desired than the router can handle, connect the additional devices first to a switch, then connect the uplink of the switch to a normal port on the router. Before the master device can control any slave device, the slave Discovering Slaves devices must be “discovered”...

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    Incorrect operation is sometimes mistaken for malfunction. If problems occur, see this section for troubleshooting information. If problems persist, contact your authorized Mark Levinson dealer. 1. Examine the power cord to ensure that it is connected to both No Power the rear panel connector of the Nº512 and an electrical outlet.
  • Page 43 5. If you have multiple Mark Levinson products, verify that you are using the proper remote control for the product in question. 1. Verify that the Nº512 is not positioned too close to RF-emitting RF Interference devices.
  • Page 44 Refer to the ML Net section of the Nº502 Owner’s Manual for further details. 1. Power cycle the Nº512, waiting at least 10 seconds between If All Else Fails... powering the Nº512 off and on. 2. Contact an authorized Mark Levinson dealer.

  • Page 45: Care & Maintenance

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Care & Maintenance The Nº512 requires routine care and maintenance to ensure optimal performance. The bulleted items indicate maintenance procedures that should be performed on a regular basis. Note Failure to perform the maintenance procedures included in this section may void the manufacturer’s warranty and/or standard repair policies.

  • Page 46: Restoring Factory Defaults

    Mark Levinson Restoring Factory Defaults Pressing the Factory Default button on the internal Web page of the Nº512 player resets all settings to their factory default values. If the internal Web page is not available, there is also a key press sequence available.

  • Page 47: Specifications

    Nº512 CD/SACD™ Player Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Output Connectors • two balanced XLR analog outputs • two single-ended RCA analog outputs • two digital outputs – one AES (XLR) and one S/PDIF (RCA) Control Connectors •...

  • Page 48: Declaration Of Conformity

    Bedford, MA 01730-1413 The equipment identified here conforms to the Directive(s) and Standard(s) specified above. Type of Equipment: CD/SACD player Models: Mark Levinson No. 512 Date: August 2008 Harman Specialty Group Vice President of Engineering 3 Oak Park Drive Bedford, MA 01730-1413 USA...

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