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Linn MAJIK CD Owner's Manual

Linn MAJIK CD Owner's Manual

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OWNER
S MANUAL
ENGLISH

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  • Page 1 MAJIK CD PLAYER OWNER S MANUAL ENGLISH...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long Replacement mains leads can be obtained from your Linn retailer. Should you periods of time. need to change the plug please dispose of it carefully. A plug with bared 14.
  • Page 4 Mains plug replacement Should your mains plug need replacing and you are competent to do this proceed as follows. If you are in doubt contact your Linn retailer or a competent electrician. a) Disconnect the plug from the mains supply.

  • Page 5: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Linn Products Ltd declare that this product is in conformance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 93/68/EEC.
  • Page 6 Trade marks used in this publication: Linn and the Linn logo are registered trade marks of Linn Products Limited. MAJIK and KNEKT are trade marks of Linn Products Limited.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Additional controls Introduction Repeat The MAJIK CD player Repeat disc Disc types Repeat track Installation Repeat A-B Unpacking Shuffle Positioning Disc programming (‘Include’ and ‘Exclude’ functions) Connecting Include function Back panel Exclude function Connecting to a pre-amplifier or AV system...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Enjoy! responsibility for the player being unable to playback any particular disc. If you have discs that do not play on the MAJIK CD player, which are subsequently found to play on other brands of player, then this does not imply that the unit is in any way at fault. There...

  • Page 10: Installation

    Installation Positioning You can position your MAJIK CD player almost anywhere you find Unpacking convenient, but please consider the following points: The MAJIK CD player is supplied with the following accessories: ● The unit should be placed on a flat, stable and rigid surface.

  • Page 11: Connecting

    RS232 IN/OUT For RS232 inter-connection. An RS232 control product can be connected to the ‘IN’ socket and used to control the MAJIK CD player. The ‘OUT’ socket can be used to relay RS232 commands to other RS232 controllable products downstream.

  • Page 12: Connecting To A Pre-Amplifier Or Av System Controller

    The MAJIK CD uses a switch mode power supply (SMPS) in place of the bulky, heavy, noisy and inefficient transformer, rectifier and reservoir capacitor circuitry found in conventional designs. This...

  • Page 13: Operation

    To open and close the disc drawer To bring the unit into and out of standby Skip backwards Stop To skip to the previous track To stop CD playback Skip forwards Play To skip to the next track To start CD playback MAJIK CD...

  • Page 14: Handset

    / AUDIO ADJUST To play a disc / to change audio settings. AUDIO VIDEO ADJUST ADJUST WHERE To pause a disc / to select a room or zone on a Linn KNEKT RCU. WHERE WHAT CLOCK WHAT To stop a disc / to select a source on a Linn KNEKT RCU.
  • Page 15 Linn KNEKT system. CLOCK To select next track/chapter on a disc / to select the clock function in a Linn KNEKT system. LIPSYNC To fast scan backwards on a disc / to adjust lip sync on an AV source.
  • Page 16 DVD mode – press the DVD key. The DVD functions will then be assigned as the primary handset keys and the ‘DVD’ LED will operate when one of the keys is pressed. (The MAJIK CD player will also respond to DVD commands – however, see notes below).

  • Page 17: Standby

    ● Press on the handset or front panel. When first powered up, your MAJIK CD player will be in standby and the display will show the standby symbol Notes: Standby mode reduces the power used by the unit and is useful for...

  • Page 18: Basic Controls

    Loading and playing To load / play a disc: ● Press on the handset or front panel to open the disc drawer. ● Place the disc (label side upwards) in the drawer, ensuring it is centrally positioned in the cutout. MAJIK CD...

  • Page 19: Disc Navigation Controls

    Note: ‘Search’ will only operate while a disc is playing. To skip to the next track on the disc: ● Press on the handset or front panel. Note: ‘Skip track’ will only operate while a disc is playing. MAJIK CD...

  • Page 20: Fast Scan

    To fast scan forward: ● Press on the handset. This will start the unit scanning forward at 2x normal speed. Further presses of will increase the scan speed to 4x, 8x and 16x normal speed. Another press will resume normal playback. MAJIK CD...

  • Page 21: Direct Track Access

    Note: If you wish to access a single-digit track number without waiting for 2 seconds, press ‘enter’ after you have pressed the number key MAJIK CD...

  • Page 22: Additional Controls

    ‘ALL’ will appear on the unit’s display to indicate that the ‘Repeat disc’ function is in operation. The disc will play repeatedly until the operation is cancelled. To cancel the ‘Repeat disc’ function: ● Press DISC on the handset again (SHIFT + 1). ● Eject the disc. MAJIK CD...

  • Page 23: Repeat A-B

    ‘A’. Once point ‘B’ is reached, the unit will return to point ‘A’ and continually repeat the section until ‘Repeat A-B’ is cancelled. To cancel the ‘Repeat A-B’ function: ● Press ‘A-B’ on the handset again (SHIFT + 3). ● Eject the disc. MAJIK CD...

  • Page 24: Shuffle

    Press SHUFFLE on the handset (SHIFT + 4). ‘SHF’ will appear on the display to indicate that the ‘Shuffle’ function is in operation. ● Press on the handset or front panel. The tracks on the disc will play in a random order. MAJIK CD...

  • Page 25: Disc Programming ('Include' And 'Exclude' Functions)

    Enter the number of the first track that you wish to exclude access above), enter the number of the first track that you from your play-list, using the numeric keys on the handset wish to include in your play-list. (see Direct track access above). MAJIK CD...

  • Page 26: Display

    DISC ELAPSED – shows how much time has elapsed on the disc. DISC REMAINING – shows how much time is left to play on the disc. Note: For MP3 discs, the options are Disc Type, Track Elapsed, and Folder / File Name. MAJIK CD...

  • Page 27: Playing Mp3 Discs

    Setup (user options) To play MP3 tracks: The user options can be used to configure the MAJIK CD player to operate in a particular type of installation, to customise certain aspects of its operation to your requirements or to view important ●...

  • Page 28: Setup Language

    If set to ‘Off’, the unit’s display will not go to sleep (while the unit is out of standby). Delay Delay in 10s If set to ‘Delay…’, you select a time setting. This determines how long after the last command has been multiples (up received that the display goes to sleep. to 5 minutes) MAJIK CD...

  • Page 29: Audio Configuration

    Settings Description Default setting If you are using your MAJIK CD player as a stand-alone device, set to ‘Off’ (there will be no output from LtRt PCM SPDIF Output the DIGITAL OUT output). If you are using an external DAC (digital to analogue converter) - set to ‘Raw’ (data from the DIGITAL OUT LtRt PCM output is identical to the source data).
  • Page 30 If set to ‘Yes’, a message will be sent via the RS232 OUT socket whenever a change in the unit’s status occurs (e.g. if the track is changed). This allows an RS232 control device to synchronise with the MAJIK CD player. If set to ‘No’, the above messages will not be sent.
  • Page 31 Allows the following details about the unit’s functional specifications to be viewed. This category is Information ESS S/W Version mainly intended for Linn personnel and Linn-appointed service agents. Selecting each heading will display the relevant data. Base Code S/W Version FPGA S/W Version Please note –...

  • Page 32: Technical Specifications

    • Front Panel remote control IR receiver (handset supplied) • RS232 IN / OUT for control via RS232 compatible device (RJ11 connector) • REMOTE IN / OUT for control via Linn KNEKT or relay of commands to/from other Linn devices (RCA Phono connector) MAJIK CD...

  • Page 33: Guarantee And Service

    Technical support and information Website: www.linninc.com For technical support, product queries and information, please contact either your local retailer or one of the Linn offices opposite. Linn Deutschland GmbH Hühnerposten 1d Full details of your local retailer/distributor can be found on the Linn D-20097 Hamburg web site: www.linn.co.uk...

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