INTRODUCTION E60 CD PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Thank you for purchasing the Musical Fidelity Elektra E60 CD Player. Used properly and carefully, it should give you many years of outstanding musical reproduction. The E60 is the result of many years painstaking research and development. It is designed for ultra-high definition performance. Aesthetically, the E60 is a perfect match for the Elektra E10 or E101 amplifiers and the E50 tuner.
SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT! This unit is supplied in the UK with a mains lead fitted with a moulded 13 amp plug. If, for any reason, you need to cut off this plug, please observe the following safety precautions. Please dispose of the cut-off plug safely. It must not be plugged into a mains power supply. 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 To comply with North American regulations 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
SAFETY INFORMATION CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCTS This CD player has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter 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. However you must comply with the following important cautions.
FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS 1 2 4 Front 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rear 13 14 15 5 6 Panel/Remote Control CD transport drawer CD player display 1-10, +10 for direct track selection POWER mains switch to switch the CD player ON/OFF OPEN/CLOSE to open and close the CD transport drawer SEARCH fast reverse SEARCH forward search SKIP reverse track selector SKIP forward track selector STOP to stop CD playback PLAY /PAUSE to start CD playback/to stop and restart CD playback EDIT selects the recording time o
GENERAL ADVICE INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS Your new E60 is designed and built to provide trouble-free performance but it is sensible to observe a few precautions. Please ensure that you have complied with them before you connect any AC power to your system. Retain this guide for future reference. þ Heed all warnings on the back of the unit. ý Do not use near water. ý Do not place the CD Player near direct heat sources such as radiators or other equipment that produces heat.
INSTALLATION BEFORE YOU SWITCH ON Follow this routine before you listen for the first time, and each time you change any connections. 1 Check all the connections to the E60 and your audio system. 2 Then check again. 3 Turn the volume control of your amplifier to zero ( Fully anticlockwise). 4 Select “CD/AUX” input via your amplifier. 5 Now you can switch on the power, insert your CD, and carefully advance the volume control of your amplifier to the level you desire. 6 Enjoy the music.
BASIC OPERATION in direct sunlight, since the temperature inside the car can become extremely high. Clean discs with a cloth before playing them. Do not use any solvents such as benzene, thinners, commercially available cleaners or antistatic spray intended for analogue discs to clean your compact discs. After playing, store a disc in its case again. MOISTURE If the unit is exposed to extreme temperature fluctuations, moisture will form inside it.
BASIC OPERATION disc slot has been retracted. PLAYBACK OF A SELECTED INDEX POINT If the various tracks of the CD have a call up index, you can select a particular index during playback. Press the appropriate INDEX key until the desired index appears on the display, e.g.: CONTINUOUS PLAY Continuous play provides you with the option of playing a certain part of the disc over and over again. Example: You want to listen to a certain section of a track several times in a row.
BASIC OPERATION high speed. The playback mode is not switched off. When you release the button again, the unit will return to the normal playback mode. TITLE SEARCH Press INTRO to play back the first ten seconds of each title on the inserted CD disc and/or of the programmed titles for about 10 seconds. Press INTRO lightly again and the CD player will playback the desired title. REPEAT By pressing the ONE/ALL button once, you can play the track you have just heard over and over again.
BASIC OPERATION Example: You wish to listen to tracks 14, 2, 9, 9,12 and 22 in that order on a disc with 24 tracks. When the scanner has read the disc, 24 and the total playing time will appear in the display unit. cleared as soon as you open the disc compartment. STOP/CLEAR You can stop play by pressing the STOP button once. A track is cleared in the opposite direction each time you press the CLEAR push-button. Press the PROGRAM push-button to switch over to programming mode .
TROUBLESHOOTING Basic troubleshooting of a CD player is similar to troubleshooting of any other electrical or electronic equipment. Always check the most obvious possible causes first.
SPECIFICATIONS E60 CD Player AUDIO Frequency response S/N ratio Dynamic range Harmonic distortion Wow and flutter Channel separation Output: analog digital D/A converter Digital filter Analog filter 20 - 20,000Hz +/-1dB 105dB Better than 95dB (1 kHz) 0.009% (1 kHz) Not measurable (Quartz accuracy) Better than 92dB (1 kHz) 2.0V rms 0.
