Mark Levinson 31 Manual page 11

PRECAUTION
Disc Damper
Installing the Disc Damper
Removing the
Disc Damper
4 Laser assembly
This assembly contains the Nº31's laser pickup, the device that
reads the underside of the CD.
Never touch or attempt to clean the laser assembly.
To clamp a CD onto its spindle, the Nº31 uses a Disc Damper held in
place by a strong magnet.
Always make sure that the Disc Damper is in place before closing the
LID. If you close the LID without the Damper in place, the display will
show NO DAMPER and you'll be unable to play the CD.
When loading a CD for play, install the CD on the spindle, then place
the Disc Damper on top of the CD.
The CD and the Damper must be centered on the spindle. You'll feel
the Damper's magnet "catch" when they're centered.
When removing a CD from the spindle, first remove the Disc Damper.
To prevent damage to the CD, gently hold it down by the edge while
pulling straight up on the Damper's knob.
damper's knob...
To overcome the magnet, you'll need to give it a firm pull.
Note: When the Disc Damper clamps the CD onto the spindle,
its strong magnet forces the air from between the Damper and
the CD. If you don't follow the removal procedure outlined
above, the CD may stick briefly to the Damper's energy-
absorbing surface after the magnet is released.
If the CD is stuck to the Damper when you remove them from
the spindle, take care not to let it fall.
Pull
straight up
on the
Disc damper
Compact disc
Spindle
...while gently
holding down
the edge of
the CD
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