Audionet Cat User manual

audionet
cat
ConfigurableAudioTuner
User'sManual
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User's Manual
TheAudionetTeamcongratulatesyou toyourpurchaseofthisexcellent
audiotuner.TheCATbridgesthegapbetweentheclassicand theavant-
garde.Asananalogaudiotuner,it receivesthewell-knownbroadcast
programsinbestquality.Additionally,it canbeconfiguredasadigital
DABtuner ('DigitalAudio Broadcasting').
Westronglyrecommend toreadthemanualand precautions carefully
firstto beaware ofall features yournewAudionetCAT offers.
Included you will find thefollowing:
§ theAudionetTuner CAT
§ theowner's manual(which you are readingnow)
§ astandard mains cord
Pleasetransportyour'CAT'onlyinsidetheprovidedpackage.Usethe
plasticbagto preventscratches on thehousing.
Included
Transportation

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Overviewof connections
phase
spdif
mains
This device must be earthed
220/240V
50/60Hz
5VA standby
30VA typ
optical
DIGITAL I/O
FM/AM-ANTENNA
FM
AM
Made by : Idektron GmbH & Co. KG Bochum Germany : CAT
ext. power
ANALOG OUTPUT
audionet
link
DAB
balanced
line
right left left
right
balanced
line
spdif
in inout
75 ohms 50 ohms
audionet eps only
.
FM antenna input, 75 Ohms
AM antenna input, 2-pole
DAB antenna
input, BNC, 50
Ohms
Audionet-Link input
Audio outputs, balanced (sym- metrical), XLR
Audio outputs, Cinch
Digital output, Cinch
Digital input, Cinch
Digital input, optical
Connection for external power supply EPS
Mains jack for power cord and mains switch
'Phase' is
marked
1
12
11
10
9
8
6
5
7
4
3
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Installation and powersupply
Place thetuner CATontoahigh-qualityrackorstabledesk. Pleasemake
sure thatyourAudionetCATisinstalledataplace thatissufficiently
ventilatedtoallowtheheattodissipate.Thecoolingslotsmustnotbe
covered.
Themains jack11islocatedattherear paneloftheCAT. Usethepro-
videdpower cordtoconnectthetuner tothemains power supply.Incase
you wouldliketouseadifferentpower cordpleasemakesure it meets
thespecifications ofyourcountry.
Warning:
TheelectricalspecificationsprintedonthebackpaneloftheCAT
mustmeet themains specifications ofyourcountry!
Whenconnectingthepower cordtotheCATmakesure thatthemains
switch11isinoff position. TheCATisaClass Iunit and mustbe
earthed. Pleaseensure asolidearthconnection. Mains phase('hot'pin)is
marked attheback panel('Phase')12.
TheCATisastand byunit.Usethemains switch11atthebackpanelto
switchon theCAT. After ashorttime,thedisplayreads 'Audionet'
indicatingthattheunit is in stand bymodenow.
Onlyincaseofextendedabsence (likevacations)orifmassivetroubleon
themains power istobeexpectedyou shoulddisconnecttheunit from
mains. Switchoff theCATwiththemains switchatthebackpanel11.
Thedisplayturns off.
Note:
Before switchingoff theCATmakesure thatthe(pre-) amplifier the
CATis connectedto is switchedoff, too.
Placement
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Thecorrectpolarizingofthemains isimportantforreasons ofaudioclar-
ityand stability.Thepinmarkedwith'Phase'12ofthemains jack11has
tobeconnectedtothe'hot'pinofthewall outlet.Therefore,theAudionet
CATindicatesawrongpolarisation ofthemains lead. Whilepowering
up theCATchecks themains polarisation. Ifyou read 'Attention:
Mains Phase incorrect!'switchoff theCATand thenflipthe
plugin yourwall outlet.
Switchoff theCATand disconnecttheunit frommains bypullingthe
power cordoff themains jackatthebackpanel.Usetheprovidedcable
toconnecttheoptionalexternalpower supplyEPS totheinputjack10at
thebackpaneloftheCAT. Usethepower cordprovidedwith theCAT to
connecttheEPS tomains power.Forfurther detailspleaserefer tothe
user's manualofEPS.
Inconnection withanAudionetpre amplifier likePRE1 G2, PREG2or
MAPyourCATcanbeswitchedon oroff bythisunit.Pleaseconnecta
Toslink glasfibre cablefromtheAudionet-Link outputatyourpre ampli-
fier to theAudionet-Link input20attheback oftheCAT.
Mainsphase
recognition
External power
supplyEPS
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Connections
Atthebackpanelare 3antennainputs. ConnectyourFMantennaorca-
bleto inputjack FM1.
To receiveAMstations connectbothends ofyourAMantennatothe
jacks oftheAM input2.
IfyourCAThasinstalledtheDABModuleconnectyourDABantennato
inputjack3.
Audiooutputsare locatedattherear.Themusicsignalisavailableatthe
balancedoutputs(NeutrikXLR)6and lineoutputs(WBTCinch)5.
Connecttheaudiooutputstothecorrespondingaudioinputsofyour(pre)
amplifier.
IfyourCATisequippedwiththeDABModuleyou canusetheunit asa
high-qualityDA-converter.You canconnectup totwodigitalsourcesto
theCAT. There isoneoptical9and onecoax(cinch)input8.Connect
thedigitalinputsofyourCATtothecorrespondingoutputsofyourdigi-
talsources.
TheCAThasonedigitaloutput7.Ifthedigitaloutputisactive,thecur-
rentsignalfromselecteddigitalinput(DACmode) orthecurrentdigital
radioprogram(DABmode) isroutedtodigitalout.Forfurther details,
pleasesee section 'SET DIGITALOUT'.Connectdigitalout7tothe
digitalinputofyourexternalDA-Converter ordigitalrecorder (e.g.CD-,
DAT, orMD-Recorder).
AntennaInputs
AudioOutputs
Digital Inputs
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Operating
Usethefourkeysatthefrontpaneltocontrolall functions ofyourCAT.
To controltheCATmore comfortablypleaseusetheoptionalremote
control(see section 'RemoteControl').
Iftheunit isinstand bymode(mains switch11ison),you canswitchon
theCATbypressingthePOWERkey.UsingthePOWERkeyagainthe
CAT returns to stand bymode.
Note:All user and setup options, presets, currentreceiver modeand fre-
quencyare savedand are availableafter switchingon again. Thelast
modebefore switchingoff tostand bymodewill berestored. All saved
information are non-volatileevenafter disconnectingtheCATfromthe
mains power.
UsetheSET keytoselectanoption fromthemenu. Thismenu consists
ofuser options dependingon thecurrentreceiver mode(FM orDAB)and
setup options fortheCAT. You navigatethroughtheoptions pressingthe
SET keyforashortoralongtime(> 2 sec).Detailedinformation about
all user and setup options canbefound inthefollowingchapters. Please
refer to chapter 'OverviewofSetup/User Options'foraquick overview.
To switchtothenextreceiver modepress SET keylonger than 2 sec. The
newmodewill bedisplayed. You canskipthroughall possible4receiver
modes cyclically:
Note: ModeDABand DAC isonlyavailable,ifDABModuleisin-
stalled!
POWERkey
SETkey
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UseUPand DOWNkeystochangetheoption selectedbySET key.For
further details pleasesee chapter ofcorrespondingoption.
Press SET keylonger than2sec tostartsearchingintothecorresponding
direction. Automaticsearch stops when nextstation is found.
Whilein'Scan'mode(SetModeOption =Scan)useUP/DOWNkeysfor
manualfrequencyselection inFMorAMmode.WheninDABmode
UP/DOWNkeys selectnextorprevious Service.
Whilein'Preset'mode(SetModeOption =Preset)press UPorDOWN
keyshortlytoselectnextorprevious preset.Forfurther detailsrefer to
chapters 'FM mode'and 'DABmode'.
WhileinDACmodeuseUP/DOWNkeystotogglebetweenopticaland
coaxialdigitalinput(see 'DACmode').
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OverviewSetup/UserOptions
Load Preset ®1
st digit ®2 nd digit ®presetloaded
¯
SavePreset ®1
st digit ®2 nd digit ®savepreset? ®presetsaved
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SetDABInfo
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SetRDSOption
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SetFM-Receiver
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SetFM-Input
¯
Search LevelFM
¯
SetDim Value
¯
SetDigitalOut
¯
SetMode
¯
SetLanguageforPTY
¯
SetAutostart
¯
SetOff-Text
Navigation:
¯=press SET key shortly
®=press SET key longer than2 sec
DAB modeonly
FM mode only!
Setup Options
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Setup options
Displaybrightness can beadjusted in 4 steps usingUP/DOWNkeys.
Note: Whileadjustingbrightness staysat100%.Ifbrightness isselected
to 'Off', thedisplayshuts down severalseconds after lastuser input.
WARNING:
Longtermusageofthedisplaysettomaximumbrightness (setting
100%) maycauseextendedsigns ofwear resultinginadecayofcontrast
orbrightness ofindividualdotsinthedisplay.Donotusethedisplay
withabrightness sethigher thanthefactorydefault settingof50%over a
longer period oftime.
Default:50%
Note: This option is onlyavailableifoptionalDABModuleis installed!
ActivatethedigitaloutputoftheCAT, ifyou liketodo digitalrecordings
ofoneofthedigitalsourcesconnectedtotheCAT(DACmode) orofthe
currentstation ofdigitalbroadcasting(DABmode).
Note: Withdigitaloutputactivated, samplerateofselecteddigitalsource
and digitaloutput(DACmode) are thesame.InDABmodesamplerate
ofoutputisalways48kHz. Ifthedigitaloutputisactivatedthereis no
signalattheanalog outputs!
Press UPkeytoactivatedigitaloutput.Iftheunit isinDABmodethe
displayindicatesactivateddigitaloutbythesymbol'DO'(= DigitalOut)
intheupper leftcorner.InDACmodethesecond lineofdisplayreads
'DAC Digit.Out On', ifdigitaloutis active.
Press DOWNkeytodeactivatethedigitaloutput.Thedisplayswitches
backtonormalmode.Amusicsignalisonlyavailableattheanalogout-
puts. All digitalinputsignalsare processedbyAudionet's Intelligent
Sampling – Technologybefore beingconverted fromdigitalto analog.
NOTE: OnlyinDABorDACmodeanoutputsignalwill beavailableat
thedigitaloutput!
SetDimValue
SetDigital Out