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Abbingdon Music Research CD-777 Premier Class Owner's Manual

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CD-777 Premier Class
Compact Disk Processor
Owner's Manual
Ver 1.7.4

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  • Page 1 CD-777 Premier Class Compact Disk Processor Owner’s Manual Ver 1.7.4...
  • Page 2 FCC Declaration of Conformity - United States only Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject Class B Equipment to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

  • Page 3: Warnings

    DANGER - invisible laser radiation when opened and interlock failed or All warnings on the component and in its operating instructions should be defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. adhered t o. Retain this Owner’s Manual for future reference. Do not use this unit near water; for example, near a bath tub, washbowl, CAUTION - use of all controls, adjustment or performance of proce- kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.
  • Page 4 Precautions Keep the component and compact discs away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place vessels filled with liquids, metres.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents WARNINGS Section 1 - Unpacking and Setup 1.1 Unpacking 1.2 Setup Section 2 - Component Overview 2.1 CD-777 Front Panel 2.2 CD-777 Rear Panel 2.3 RCD-777 Remote Control Section 3 - Operation/Functions 3.1 Power ON/OFF 3.2 Standby 3.3 Loading 3.4 Display 3.5 Play/Pause 3.6 Stop...
  • Page 6 3.8 REV/Reverse 3.9 Numeric Pad (RCD-777 only) 3.10 Repeat (RCD-777 only) 3.11 A-B (RCD-777 only) 3.12 kHz/OptiSample® (RCD-777 only) 3.13 Brightness (RCD-777 only) 3.14 Time (RCD-777 only) 3.15 Scan (RCD-777 only) 3.16 Program (RCD-777 only) 3.17 Shuffle (RCD-777 only) Section 4 - Transport/DAC 4.1 DAC Input (RCD-777 only) 4.2 Transport Output (RCD-777 only) Appendix A - Troubleshooting...

  • Page 7: Section 1 - Unpacking And Setup

    1.1 Unpacking This section refers to the unpacking of the CD-777 and its subsequent setup. Upon unpacking, please find: Please check that all CD-777 Premier Class Compact Disk Processor. contents are present Aluminium CD puck. iii. RCD-777 Remote Commander. iv. Mains power cable.

  • Page 8: Setup

    1.2 Setup CD-777 System Setup (CD-777 + AM-777 + Speaker) The following diagram graphically illustrates the standard connection of the CD-777 in a two-channel system. i. Unpack the CD-777. Speaker R Speaker L ii. Remove the protective sheet from the acrylic front panel.

  • Page 9: Section 2 - Component Overview

    Section 2 - Component Overview 2.1 CD-777 Front Panel F1. STANDBY: to place the CD-777 in active or standby mode. F2. REV/REVERSE: to select the previous track/fast reverse. F3. PLAY/PAUSE: to initiate playback/pause once a compact disk has been correctly loaded. F4.

  • Page 10: Cd-777 Rear Panel

    2.2 CD-777 Rear Panel R1. XLR outputs: for the connection of XLR interconnects. R2. RCA outputs: for the connection RCA interconnects. R3. USB input: for the connection of a USB input signal. R4/5. S/P-DIF input & output: for the connection of an S/P-DIF source & of an external DAC. R6.

  • Page 11: Rcd-777 Remote Control

    2.3 RCD-777 Remote Control RC1. Numeric Pad: to enter track selections. RC2. REPEAT: to select a repeat mode. RC3. A-B: to select an excerpt from a track to repeat. RC4. DAC: to alternate between transport, integrated and DAC modes. RC5. STANDBY: to place the CD-777 in active or standby mode. RC15 RC6.
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  • Page 13: Section 3 - Operation/Functions

    Section 3 - Operation/Functions 3.1 Power On/Off Use the rocker switch ‘POWER’ (R9) at the rear of the CD-777 to switch mains power ON/OFF to the CD-777. Once powered OFF: always wait 30 Always wait at least 30 seconds before switching on again. This is to enable the circuits in the CD-777 to seconds before shutdown properly.

  • Page 14: Loading

    3.3 Loading To play a compact disc, slide back the top-loading CD door. Remove the CD puck and place the compact disc in the Always use the CD large circular recess in the well, with its transparent playing surface facing down. The label side of the compact disc puck MUST face UP.

  • Page 15: Fwd/Forward

    3.7 FWD/Forward At any time, pressing FWD/Forward once on either the front panel (F4) or the RCD-777 (RC9), the next track will be selected. By holding down FWD/Forward playback will fast forward until the button is released. 3.8 REV/Reverse At any time, pressing REV/Reverse once on either the front panel (F2) or the RCD-777 (RC6), the previous track will be selected.

  • Page 16: Repeat (Rcd-777 Only)

    3.10 Repeat (RCD-777 only) If the REPEAT button (RC2) is pressed once: Repeat One will be displayed and the current track will be repeated. If the REPEAT button (RC2) is pressed AGAIN: Repeat All will be displayed: once the last track of the compact disc has been played, instead of stopping, the CD-777 will revert to Track 1.

  • Page 17: Khz/Optisample® (Rcd-777 Only)

    will be displayed with the letter ‘B’ flashing. This means that it has commenced the selection of that passage of music. By pressing the A-B button (RC3) again: Repeat All will be displayed with the letter ‘B’ no longer flashing. This is to confirm the particular passage of music has been identified and repeat will commence.
  • Page 18 discarded and re-placed with a re-computed version. This new version of the music is mainly linearly scaled up using a whole number as scaling factor and resolution/edge enhanced. The sonic result of oversampling mirrors those of resolution enhancement in digital photographs: more apparent detail is noticeable.

  • Page 19: Brightness (Rcd-777 Only)

    3.13 Brightness (RCD-777 only) The BRIGHTNESS button (RC11) allows for the adjustment of the display on the front panel of the CD-777. There are 4 different brightness settings including display off. Unlike other CD machines, with a separate power supply, the CD-777’s display has no impact upon the sonic performance. 3.14 Time (RCD-777 only) Normally the display will show the time elapsed since the beginning of the current track but pressing the TIME button (RC12), the display will show and cycle through:...

  • Page 20: Program (Rcd-777 Only)

    By pressing the SCAN button again: Intro Scan 30s will be displayed and the first 30 seconds of every track will be played until all tracks have been played. 3.16 Program (RCD-777 only) Press the PROGRAM button (RC13) and: Program No: 01 will be displayed.

  • Page 21: Shuffle (Rcd-777 Only)

    3.17 Shuffle (RCD-777 only) Press the SHUFFLE button (RC15) and the playback of music tracks will be randomly selected.
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  • Page 23: Section 4 - Transport/Dac

    Section 4 - Transport/DAC The CD-777 may also function as a dedicated transport or DAC. Rest assured that with AMR’s proprietary jitterless technology, either as a transport or a DAC, using either USB or AMR jitterless technology S/P-DIF connections, the music signal remains jitterless. 4.1 DAC Input (RCD-777 only) The DAC button (RC4) is for the replay of music on the CD-777 from music stored on a computer hard-drive via an S/P-DIF or USB cable connection.

  • Page 24: Transport Output (Rcd-777 Only)

    4.2 Transport Output (RCD-777 only) The CD-777 with its S/P-DIF connections may be used as a transport (via the output) or as a standalone DAC (via As transport, the CD-777 runs the input). jitterless With the CD-777 in Standby mode, connect the desired interconnect cable from the S/P-DIF output of the CD-777 to the desired external DAC.

  • Page 25: Appendix A - Troubleshooting

    AMR distributor/dealer Abbingdon Music Research is a subsidiary of the Abbingdon Global Group 22 Notting Hill Gate; London; W11 3JE; United Kingdom; Tel: +44 (0) 870 420 5505; Fax: +44 (0) 700 596 1065...

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