Audionet ART V2 User manual

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Owner smanual
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AlignedResonance TransportVersion 2

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Owner’s manual
TheAudionet-Teamwould liketo congratulateyou forpurchasingthe‘ART V2’.
Werecommend toreadtheownersmanualverycarefullyso you are abletouseall
thefeatures ofthe‘ART V2’and nothingcould detractfromthemusicexperience.
Included
Thedeliverypackagecontains:
· onetransport/player Audionet‘ART V2’
· oneremotecontrol‘ART V2’
· alowresonance stabilizer madeofblack POM
· onestandard power cord
Attention
Pleasetransportthe‘ARTV2’ only withintheincludedpackage.Never leaveaCD
orthestabilizer inthe’ART’whiletransporting.Thesensitivemechanicsofthe
transportcould bedamaged.

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TheART
‘ART V2’stands for Aligned Resonance TransportVersion 2.
Construction and designofthe‘ARTV2’are characterizedbytheprinciplesof
analoguetransports.
‘ARTV2’isadirectdrivenmass transportand usesamagneticstabilizer forsmooth
rotation ofthecompactdisc.
Thebaseofthe‘ARTV2’consistsofaheavygranitestoneplateweightingten
kilogramson whichtheelectroniccomponentsand theclockcircuit are mounted
floatingaswell.Thehousingismadeofawoodentop coatedwithgreyvarnish
(NEXTEL)and a2mm steelchassisthatbenefitsoftheresonance defeatingmass of
thegraniteplateforstabilityand smooth performance.
‘ARTV2’weighs approx.eighteenkilograms. Theclockgeneratorismounted
floatingforprotection fromresonancestoprovideamaximumofindependence of
theinternalclockfromouter noisesources. Asaresult ‘clockjitter’ isavoidedatthe
root.
Thepickup unit ismountedwithina5mm thickmill-cutaluminiumplateand fixed
byhigh tension polyester straps within thewooden top.
Display
Thedisplayofthe‘ARTV2’isavacuumfluorescentdisplaythatisemittingaredor
bluelight,dependingon thefitting.Inroomswithlowambientlightbestresultswill
beachieved.
Thedisplaywill informyou aboutthecurrentstateofthe‘ARTV2’,i.e.thetrack
number and thetimeposition ofthecurrenttrack in minutes and seconds etc.

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Care
Pleaseallowthe‘ARTV2’toadapttotheclimaticconditions inyourroomafter
transport.Asknownforeveryopticaldevice lowtemperature and humiditymay
causeit tobecoveredwithcondensation. Leavethetop ofthe‘ARTV2’openfor
severalhours before switchingon thefirsttimeafter transport.
Pleasealways useasoft, lint-free cloth forcleaningthe‘ART V2’.

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Installation and connection
Placing the‘ARTV2’
The‘ARTV2’shouldbeplacedontoahighqualityrackorstabletable.Avoid
exposure todirectsunlight.Donotplace the‘ARTV2’closetoloudspeakersorina
corner oftheroombecausein this places themaximumsound energyis to befound.
Audionet‘ARTV2’hastobeplacedhorizontalforachievingtheoptimalsound
results. Pleasecheck this usingaspirit-level.
Mainsconnection
Usetheincludedpower cordtoconnectthepower plugtoyourwall socket.Asbeing
aCLASS Idevice the‘ART V2’needs to beearthed.
Internallythe‘ART V2’hasseparatepower suppliesforthedigitaland theanalog
section eachusingtwo50VA toroidtransformerswithseveralvoltagestabilizersand
fastdiscretevoltageregulatorsforacleanpower supplyofthetransportunit and the
D/Aconversion unit.

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Analog outputs
Theanalogoutputslocatedatthebackpanelofthe‘ARTV2’.Theyprovidethe
musicin analogformat.
Connectyour‘ARTV2’toapre ormainamplifier usinghighqualitycinch
connections.
Thedigitaltoanalogconversion unit isequippedwithadigitalsignalprocessor
(DSP)whichisusedforoversamplingfilter calculations. You havethechoice
betweentwodistinguisheddigitalfilters. Usetheswitchcalled‘digitalfilter’ atthe
back panel.
Withtheswitchbeinginposition ‘Audionet’adigitalfilter will becalculatedwith
shortrush intimeand longdecaying.Thishastheeffectofashorttransienttime
though achievingan excellentamplitudeand phaselinearityup to 20kHz.
Whileinposition ‘Lagrange’ theimpulseresponseofthedigitalfilter is
symmetrically.Transientand decaytimeare bothveryshortleadingtoafrequency
responsewith aslightamplitudedegradingabove16kHz.
Werecommend to chosetheappropriatefilter dueto individuallistingpreferences.

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Digital outputs
Theoutputpanelofthe‘ARTV2’offersyou all importantdigitaloutputstandards
fortonalrelevance.
You havethefollowingpossibilitiestoconnecttheunit toadigitaltoanalog
converter:
· RCA:Cinch connection coaxialcord 75 ohms
· AES/EBU:Balanced connection 110 ohms
· BNC: BNCconnection with coaxialcord 75 ohms
Theoutputsare electricallyindependenttowards eachother providingthe
opportunityto compare differentcords easily.
Incaseofconnectinganexternaldigitaltoanalogconverter pleaseask yourdealer
forahigh qualitydigitalcord.
Usingthiscordyou connectthe‘ARTV2’(digitaloutputs)withyourD/Aconverter
(digitalinputs).Theposition oftheswitchsigned‘digitalfilter’ atthebackpanel
does notinterfere with thedigitaldatastreamatthedigitaloutputs.
Ifyou are usingthe‘ART V2’asCDplayer,i.e.usingonlytheanalogoutputs, you
cancompletelyswitchoff thedigitaloutputsbysettingtheswitch‘Outputs’to
position ‘off’.Thisavoids sendingouthighfrequencyinterferencesleadingtoa
better sound.

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Operating
Pleaseswitchon the‘ARTV2’bypushingthe‘Power’- button on thefrontpanel.
Thedisplayatthefrontlightens up and shows ‘disc’.
Push thetop tothebackand putaCDontothespinningaxisofthe‘ART V2’.Fixit
withtheprovidedstabilizer.Thenclosethetop and the‘ART V2’automatically
reads theinformation trackoftheCDand displaysnumber oftracks and totalplaying
time.
You cannowstartplaybackwiththeremotecontrolorthe‘Play’button atthefront
panel.
Remotecontrol
You cancomfortablycontroltheAudionet‘ARTV2’fromyourlisteningposition
usingtheprovidedIRremotecontrol.Thebatteriesare locatedbeneatharemovable
plateattheback side. Two batteries ofthetype‘MIGNON’are used.

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Thefollowingfunctions are accessiblewiththecorrespondingbuttons oftheremote
control:
0...9 Usebuttons to selectand playback atitledirectly.
ñStartsplaybackimmediately.Pushingthisbutton duringplayback
restarts theactualtrack atits beginning.
|<< , >>| Skiptothenextorprevious title.Canalso beusedtoselectthetitle
to startplayback from.
<< , >> Press this buttons to fast-reverse/fast-forward theplayposition.
nn Pause. Press again to resumeplayback atcurrentposition.
nPress to stop playback orfordeletingprograms.
time Toggledisplaybetweenremainingand elapsedtimeofcurrent
track/entire CD
edit Selects tracks accordingto selected length oftape(see appendix).
Repeats track /program/CD.
clear Used to deleteselected titles fromaprogram.
recall Displaythetracks in theirprogrammed order.
mem Togglebetween programand continues playback.
rand Toggleshuffleand continues playback.
ams Automaticallyplays thefirstpartofeach track forten seconds.
a-b Usedtosetstartingand stoppingpointofapassageforrepeated
playback.

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Remote controlledfunction EDIT:
Simpleedit
Thisoperation fitstracks intoaspecifiedlengthwhilekeepingthetracks intheir
originalorder.
1. Press the‘edit’button instop modetolightup ‘edit’indicator.Thetape
recordingtimedisplay(90 min.)appears.
2. Specifytherecordingtimeoftheusedtapeusingthenumericbuttons (0..9).
Thetitlesforeachtapesideare recalculated. Thedisplayshowsthetotal
lengthofthetape(e.g.‘C90’) and the last titelforeachtapeside,e.g.
A12 B20. Thismeans, thattrack12 isthelasttrackon tapesideA.Track20
isthelastforsideB.Anarrowbehind thelasttracknumber forsideB
indicates, thatnotall track will fit on thetape.
3. Press the‘edit’button. Thefound settingsare storedinthedevice.Press the
‘play’button tostarttheplaybackoftheCD.Theplaybackstartswithsilence
for4seconds toensure thattheblank space atthebeginningofeachtapeis
skipped. WhentheplaybackforsideAisfinished, the‘ARTV2’returns to
pausestate.
4. To startplayback forsideBpress the‘play’button again.
Programedit
Thisprocedure allowsyou torecordtracks inanydesiredorder whilefittingtracks
intoaspecifiedtapelength. Programtracks intheorder you like.Therestofthe
programedit procedure is thesameas steps 1 to 5

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Tuning
Nowadaysinterestedlistenersexperience tonaldifferencesinusingdifferentanalog,
digitaland power cords. Inorder toincreasethevalueofyour‘ART V2’you have
theopportunitytousehighperformance signalcords. Westronglyrecommend using
them.Also themusicalexperience isinfluencedbytheuseofhighqualitypower
cords and power supplyfilters. Thepossibilities are notlimited.
Audionetoffersyou therightpower cordtoincreasethesound ofyour‘ART V2’.
Thispower cordhasawidediameter,isshieldedagainsthighfrequencyinfluences
and has ahigh immunityto microphonicinfluence. You can purchasethis power cord
called ‘audionet apc’(AudionetPower Cord)atyourlocalAudionetdealer.
TheAudionet-Teamwishes you and yourfriends unforgettablehearinghours.

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Precaution
· Prevent childrenplaying with plasticbags!
· Pleasestore and operatethis unit in adryroomatreasonableroom
temperature
· Avoid moisture oranyliquid to getinto this unit
· Setup this unit in afree position. Donot cover thetop.
· Donot openthecase! Nouser serviceableparts inside.Unauthorised
opening voids warranty!
· Donot short-circuit theoutput terminals!
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