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Owner’s Manual
CDP-100
CD Player
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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN C A UTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of s
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Important Safety Instructions Caution: Please read and observe all warnings and instructions in this owner’s manual and all those marked on the unit. Retain this owner’s manual for future reference. 1. Do not attempt to service this product yourself. Do not open the cover for any reason. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. An open unit, particularly if it is still connected to an AC source, presents a potentially lethal shock hazard. Refer all questions to authorized service person
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Contents Welcome to the Classé family ..........................................................................5 a word about installation .......................................................................... 5 Unpacking and Placement ...............................................................................6 unpacking your CD player ........................................................................ 6 placement ....................................................................
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Welcome to the Classé family Congratulations on your purchase of a Classé product. It is the result of many years of continuous refinement, and we are sure that you will enjoy it for many years to come. We value our relationship with our customers. Please allow us to stay in touch with you by returning your warranty card now, before you pack up the shipping carton of your new product and forget all about it. Doing so will enable us to let you know about any possible future upgrades or update
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Unpacking and Placement unpacking your CD player Carefully unpack your CD player according to the supplied instructions, and remove all accessories from the carton. Important! Keep all packing materials for future transport of your Classé product. Shipping your new component in anything other than its purpose-designed packing material may result in damage that is not covered by the warranty. placement As with any digital component, it is best to place the CDP-100 somewhat apart from your
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register your purchase! Having found the serial number, now would be a good time to fill out the registration card. Please register your purchase so we can advise you of updates and other items of interest. It will take only a minute or so. Please complete the card now, before you forget. operating voltage The CDP-100 CD player is set at the factory (internally) for 100V, 120V, 230V, or 240V AC mains operation, as appropriate for the country in which it is to be sold. (230V only in European U
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warm up/break-in period Your new Classé CD player will deliver outstanding performance immediately. However, you should expect to hear it improve somewhat as it reaches its normal operating temperatures and its various components “break-in.” It has been our experience that the greatest changes occur within the first 300 hours, as the CD player reaches thermal equilibrium and the capacitors fully form. After this initial break-in period, the performance of your new product should remain quit
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Special Design Features flexible graphical The LCD touchscreen on the front panel of your new component supports an user interface extremely flexible and versatile graphical user interface (GUI) while maintaining a clean, uncluttered appearance. The CDP-100 provides a range of controls that might otherwise require dozens of buttons and knobs on the front panel. Despite this power and flexibility, it remains simple to operate in day-to-day use. highly refined All Classé analog amplification sta
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extraordinary longevity Another benefit of having worked with highly refined circuit designs so extensively over many years is that we have vast experience in what works well over the long term. By using only the highest quality parts to begin with, and then using them in an informed way as a result of both accelerated aging experiments and actual long- term experience, we are able to design and manufacture products which we are confident will stand the test of time. We are confident that your
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Front Panel 1 Standby button & LED indicator The front panel Standby button will toggle the player between its fully operational status and a standby mode that leaves the player off, yet ready to respond to system commands via any of the supported control options (e.g. IR input, DC trigger, CAN Bus, or RS-232). The current state of the player is indicated by the LED on the Standby button on the front panel. When the unit is powered and switched on, this LED indicates the following: • on =
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2 Menu button Pressing the front panel Menu button will call up the menu system, replacing the normal status display in the LCD touchscreen of the CDP-100. 3 LCD touchscreen Most of your interaction with the CDP-100 will be with the front panel LCD touchscreen (and with the CDP-100’s supplied remote control). It will usually display the information you are accustomed to seeing on the front of most CD players (track number, time, etc.), as well as the basic transport controls. By pressing t
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Rear Panel 1 Coaxial digital output This output provides a S/PDIF digital audio signal for use with a processor or external digital-to-analog (D/A) converter. Connect this output to a corresponding coaxial digital input on your preamplifier/processor. Doing so allows you to feed the signal in its digital form directly to your A/V preamplifier for further digital processing. 2 Balanced (XLR) analog outputs These XLR outputs provide a high quality, balanced stereo analog signal to your processo
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For this reason, we strongly recommend using the balanced analog interconnections between your Classé components wherever possible. The pin assignments of these XLR output connectors are: Pin 1: Signal ground Pin 2: Signal + (non-inverting) Pin 3: Signal – (inverting) Connector ground lug: chassis ground These pin assignments are consistent with the standard adopted by the Audio Engineering Society (AES14-1992). If you are using your Classé CD player with a Classé preamplifier, you’re all
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4 IR Input and Output 1 th Your Classé player includes two /8 -inch mono mini-jacks in order to support the infrared (IR) remote controls that are ubiquitous today. Infrared commands exist (for example) for toggling the player between operate and standby, in addition to discrete command codes for either operate or standby. These codes may be used in “macros” for sophisticated remote control systems, facilitating the control of the player in the larger context of a complete system. The lis
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The remote Trigger In will respond to the presence of 5–12VDC, with tip polarity as shown below: Similarly, Trigger Out will create a 12VDC signal that can source up to 100mA of current. 6 Classé CAN Bus Control Ports These RJ-45 connectors are reserved for future control and communication applications using Classé Audio’s implementation of the Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus specification. 7 RS-232 Control Port This DB-9 connector has two purposes: • downloading new operating software into
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The Remote Control Your new CD player comes with a versatile remote control which can control both the CDP-100 itself and several aspects of the rest of a Classé-based system. ST ANDBY The keys are arranged in logical groups according to their functions. LIGHT INFO DISP 1 Basic Functions This section along the top of the remote control groups four functions that control your basic interactions with the CDP-100. TIME PROG 1 2 • Light switches the backlighting of the remote control on, for 3 4
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3 Navigation Keys The central section of the remote control contains the navigation keys. This array of keys is similar to what you may have seen on remote controls for DVD players, and is used for navigation of the menu system of the CDP-100. • Home returns you to the normal display of track, time, and transport controls shown on the LCD screen on the front panel of the CDP-100. This provides a quick way to get back to normal operation, regardless of how deep you might be in the menu sys
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• (previous) will move backward through the tracks (or the playlist, if you have created one), one track at a time. As with most CD players, the single exception to this is the first time you press the key, which will take to the beginning of the track currently playing. Pressing the key again within approximately one second will then take you to the previous track. • (next) will move forward through the tracks (or the playlist, if you have created one), one track at a time. 5 System C
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The Menu System Your CDP-100 includes a versatile touchscreen LCD display which supports both an attractive information display and a flexible menu system. While its use is quite intuitive, it is also quite extensive. This section of the owner’s manual outlines the many capabilities found in the menu system. operational menu Time allows you to quickly go to a particular time on the disc, in minutes and seconds. This control is context-sensitive in the sense that it references your preferred
