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SACD-Player 746 User Manual soulution nature of sound...
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SACD-Player User Manual Dear client We are proud that you decided yourself for a soulution SACD-Player 746. You have acquired a SACD-Player with outstanding sonic performance which you will enjoy for many years. We understand your eagerness to get started but even though please study this manual step by step before you integrate the SACD-Player 746 in your High Fidelity system.
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soulution nature of sound CE-Declaration of Conformity Spemot AG declares that this product is in conformance with the following direc- tives and standards: Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EG (EN/IEC 60065:2002) Electromagnetic Compatibility 2004/108/EG (EN 55013:2001, EN 55020:2002, EN 61000-3-2:2006, EN61000-3-3:1995) FCC-Notice Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
................... 7 Scope of delivery and packing ................ 8 Rear panel of the External Power Supply 740PSU ........... 8 Rear panel of the SACD-Player 746 .............. 10 Front panel of the SACD-Player 746 ............. 12 Programming ....................16 Remote control ................... 19 Trouble shooting ..................
Technical Highlights Layout The SACD-Player 746 has two housings, the Player itself and the External Power Supply. CD-Player: The analogue circuits are physically separated from digital circuits. After the Sample-Rate-Converter unit the CD-Player is realized in pure dual mono layout.
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Phase-Technology brings you even closer to the beauty of the source material! Digital/Analogue-Converter (DAC) The SACD-Player 746 has one DAC board per audio channel (left/right). We use the Burr-Brown 1792 DAC which guarantees excellent performance. Only the top quali- ty converter section which runs up to 384 kHz of the chip is used. The internal up sampling section is bypassed! The DACs are operated in dual mono mode.
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The voltages are stabilised locally on the boards where they are needed. The drive of the SACD-Player 746 has its own dedicated power supply unit. This guarantees that the drive can dispose over sufficient current when needed, at the same time there is no interference between the drive and the rest of the SACD- Player.
SACD-Player User Manual Safety advice: User manual Follow the safety advices ð Keep this user manual. ð Mains supply Exclusively use 3 phase power cords with ground conductor. Unplug the 746 from the mains in the following cases: before you manipulate with cables ð...
Cotton gloves ð Please store the packing of the SACD-Player 746 and the external power supply 740PSU for future transports. Check your SACD-Player 746 and the External Power Supply 740PSU for transport damages. In the case of damage, please contact your soulution dealer.
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Link (D) With the LINK-connection the preamplifier soulution 720/721 can control the switch-on of the SACD-Player 746. Connect the Master out 1 or Master out 2 of the preamplifier 720/721 with the Slave-In of the External Power Supply 740PSU. The Slave-out of the External Power Supply 740PSU allows connecting further soulution components.
Excessive volumes due to inappropriate han- dling may cause hearing damages. Digital-Output (F) The SACD-Player 746 has 4 digital output connectors. (SPDIF 1 (RCA), SPDIF 2 (BNC), AES/EBU, Toslink). Connect your favourite digital output with the digital in- put of your external D/A-Converter.
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User Manual Digital-Input (G) The SACD-Player 746 has four digital input connectors (SPDIF 1 (RCA), SPDIF 2 (BNC), AES/EBU, Toslink).If you activate one of the digital inputs the display will show the sampling frequency and the word length of the digital data.
OFF the audio circuits are completely disconnected from the output terminal (Main-Out), the CD-drive and the digital sections remain deactivat- ed. The Main-Out terminals are only activated if the SACD-Player 746 is ready for operation and if no errors are present.
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SACD-Player 746 in operating condition OFF. Open (M) The Open button opens or closes the drawer of the SACD-Player 746. If a CD/SACD is playing the first push on the Open button will stop the mechanism, the second push will open the drawer.
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Next (P) By tipping on the Next button you can skip forward through the tracks of the CD. While pressing the Next button permanently the SACD-Player 746 performs the fast forward function. Prog (Q) The Prog button switches the SACD-Player 746 between operating-mode and pro- gramming-mode.
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Pressing the Select knob for less than 0.5 seconds will switch the SACD-Player 746 between Play and Pause. If the drawer is open while pressing the Select knob for less than 0.5 seconds the drawer will be closed and the SACD-Player 746 starts to play track 1 of the inserted CD/SACD.
Programming Overview The available Program-functions allow adjusting the SACD-Player 746 to your indi- vidual High-Fidelity set-up. Push on the Prog button switches the SACD-Player 746 between operating-mode and programming-mode. Timeout after 10 seconds. Rotating of the Select knob allows selecting the desired...
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SACD-Player User Manual Program-Functions Function Values Remarks NORM, LINK NORM ð OFF (Standby) LINK ð Depending on Link System TRCK-FWD, TRCK-FWD = Track time forward TRCK-BWD, TRCK-BWD = Track time backward DISC-FWD DISC-FWD = Disc time forward DISC-BWD DISC-BWD = Disc time backward Track, Disc, Defines repeat mode.
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soulution nature of sound Function Value Remarks ON, OFF (De)activates the Optical output CD, RCA, BNC, Defines the input AES/EBU, Toslink CD, SPDIF 1, Defines which data shall be available at SPDIF 2, the digital outputs AES/EBU, Toslink, OFF ON, OFF Defines the Surround-IN.
SACD-Player User Manual Remote control Taste Pre/DAC-Mode CD-Mode IR-transmitter Operation until 5m distance and angel of ±45°. (2,3) p q Volume +/- DIM /4; Volume-Dim Play/Pause (5/6) t u Select +/- Next / Previous track Enter Function for Program-Mode (De)activates Program-Mode Mute (10) ON / OFF...
OVERCURRENT. Actions after the appearance of an error If you con not identify the error please disconnect the mains supply (before you dis- connect the SACD-Player 746 has to be in operating condition OFF) and contact your soulution dealer. Service If your soulution SACD-Player 746 needs service please contact your soulution dealer.
All soulution products are guaranteed against defects in material and workmanship for five years from date of purchase. The guarantee is void if the SACD-Player 746 has been subject to misuse or negli- gence or has been modified, repaired or opened by a non authorised person without written authorisation of Spemot AG.
soulution nature of sound Specifications Specification Data Nominal voltage Model 220 – 240 V / 50 – 60 Hz 220 – 240 V Model 100 – 120 V / 50 - 60 Hz 100 – 120 V Power consumption OFF (standby) <...
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