XX UPSAMPLING 24 BIT COMPACT DISC PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for purchasing the Musical Fidelity A5 24 bit CD Player. Used properly and carefully, it should give many years of outstanding musical reproduction. This model uses the latest 24 Bit DAC technology and jitter reduction techniques to achieve both an excellent technical specification and unparalleled sound quality. Aesthetically, the A5 CD is a perfect match for the A5 Integrated Amplifier.
CONTENTS PAGE 3 Safety Information : - Mains plug (U.K.
SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT! (U.K. only) This unit is supplied in the U.K. with a mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, you need to cut off the plug, please remove the fuse holder and dispose of the plug safely, out of reach of children. It must not be plugged into a mains outlet. The wires in the mains lead supplied with this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code: Green and yellow..............Earth Blue................................Neutral Brown.......
SAFETY INFORMATION CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This CD player has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, sub-chapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a Class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous radiation during normal use because invisible radiation emitted inside this product is completely confined within the protective housing.
USER INFORMATION LASER INFORMATION: Optical pick-up : Manufacturer : Sharp Pick-up type : GH6C005B Wavelength : 780nm RADIO - FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and operated in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference to radio communications.
GENERAL ADVICE INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS and USER INFORMATION Your new A5 CD is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance, but as with all electronic devices it is necessary to observe a few precautions: • Heed all warnings shown on the back of the product. • Only connect the A5 CD to a mains outlet having the same voltage as marked at the back of the unit. • Always ensure that when disconnecting and reconnecting your audio equipment the mains supply is switched off.
INSTALLATION / GENERAL ADVICE After playing, always return the disc to its case for storage. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new A5 CD upsampling 24 BIT CD player. CLEANING The A5 CD is released in a worldwide limited edition of 1500 pieces. Technically it is one of the best CD players ever made, and, in our opinion, eclipses even its mighty grandfather, the Nu-Vista 3D. The A5 CD player has extremely low jitter, vanishingly low distortion, exemplary linearity and ultra low noise.
FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS 2 1 6 3 4 5 7 8 FRONT PANEL 1. 2. 3. 4. POWER mains on/off switch CD transport loading drawer OPEN/CLOSE to open and close the CD drawer PLAY/PAUSE to start CD playback, pause, or resume playback 5. STOP to end CD playback 6. CD player display (incorporates infra-red remote control receiver) 7. PREVIOUS track selector 8.
REMOTE CONTROL Remote control buttons shown below enable CD player functions to be operated from a convenient distance. Remaining buttons on this universal handset are for use with other Musical Fidelity products, and have no effect on the A5 CD player. Except for separate PAUSE and PLAY (see page 10), equivalent buttons on the remote control have the same functions as those on the front panel of the unit. Many other functions are only available by remote control.
BASIC OPERATION LOADING AND PLAYING COMPACT DISCS PAUSE To load a disc, press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the transport drawer. When the drawer is fully extended, insert the disc with the label facing upwards and then press either the OPEN/CLOSE or PLAY/PAUSE button to close the transport drawer again. If OPEN/CLOSE has been pressed, the disc drawer closes and the CD player scans the contents of the disc.
BASIC OPERATION TRACK SELECTION To change track, the track skip buttons PREVIOUS and NEXT on the front panel can be pressed to jump forwards or backwards one track in either direction. Corresponding TRACK buttons on the remote control are marked |<< and >>| . If the unit has stopped playing, a specific track can be accessed directly by pressing either PREVIOUS or NEXT to obtain the required track number, then pressing PLAY/PAUSE.
SPECIAL FEATURES REPEAT PLAYBACK SHUFFLE PLAYBACK The REPEAT button on the remote control allows the repeated playback of either one track or all tracks on the disc. The SHUFFLE feature allows tracks on the discs to be played in random sequence rather than the normal consecutive order. Tracks are also played in a different order each time the disc is restarted, or another disc loaded. By pressing the REPEAT button once, only the current track is repeated, and the display shows “repeat track”.
SPECIAL FEATURES That track number will now appear in the display : SCAN INTRODUCTION The scan-introduction function allows play back of just the start of each track on the disc, for instance to locate a preferred track by ear. Press INTRO on the remote control, and if the player has stopped, the display will show : The first ten seconds (approximately) of each track on the CD can then be played in sequence by pressing either PLAY/PAUSE on the front panel, or PLAY on the remote control.
SPECIAL FEATURES If you wish to check the selection before playing back your program, the CHECK button can be pressed to step through each program entry in turn. DISPLAY A5 CD display brightness can be controlled in three levels by pressing the DISPLAY button on the remote control. If during this check sequence the PLAY button is pressed, the remaining part of your programmed selection will play to the end of the sequence.
PROBLEMS? Basic problem-solving with a CD player is similar to troubleshooting other electrical or electronic equipment.
A5 CD Upsampling 24 Bit Compact Disc Player SPECIFICATIONS DAC architecture 24 bit Delta-Sigma (Bitstream) Dual differential 8x oversampling Valve (tube) output stages Disc mechanism Philips Upsampling 192kHz Frequency response 10Hz to 20kHz +0 / -0.2dB Signal / noise ratio > 113dB “A” weighted Total harmonic distortion < 0.003% 10Hz to 20kHz Total correlated jitter < 135 pS Channel separation > 105dB 20Hz to 20kHz Linearity < 0.1dB down to -96dB Audio output at digital 0dB level 2.
