Bryston BCD-1 User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
BCD-1

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-
insulated “dangerous voltage “ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of elec-
tric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and mainte-
nance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce
heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If
the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit
from the apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart
is used use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such
as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES,
ARE PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT.
TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE AC MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CORD PLUG FROM THE AC
RECEPTACLE.
THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY OPERABLE.
BRYSTON LIMITED WARRANTY
Bryston analog audio circuits are warranted to be free from manufacturing defects for twenty (20) years from the original date of manufacture. The
warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston Digital circuits and cables are warranted for five years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston products having motorized moving parts, excluding motorized volume controls, are warranted for three years from the original date of
manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labour.
Bryston will remedy the problem by repair or replacement, as we deem necessary, to restore the product to full performance. Bryston will pay
return shipping costs only for the full length of the specific product’s warranty.
In the event of a defect or malfunction, contact Bryston’s repair centers for return authorization. Products must be returned using original packag-
ing material only. Packing material may be purchased from Bryston if necessary. This warranty is considered void if the defect, malfunction or
failure of the product or any component part was caused by damage (not resulting from a defect or malfunction) or abuse while in the possession
of the customer. Tampering by persons other than factory authorized service personnel or failure to fully comply with Bryston operating instructions
voids the warranty. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from province to province and
country to country.
As of 2006-02-22 Bryston will only warranty Bryston products purchased through authorized Bryston dealers. Bryston products with a date code
of 0608 or higher (date code format is “yyww”, where “yy” is the two least significant digits of the year and “ww” is the week of the year) must be
accompanied by a copy of the bill-of-sale from a Bryston authorized dealer to qualify for warranty service. The warranty is transferable from the
original owner to a subsequent owner as long as a copy of the bill-of-sale from the original authorized Bryston dealer accompanies the re-sale. The
copy of the bill of sale to any subsequent owner need ONLY include the Name of the Bryston Authorized Dealer and the Model and Serial number of
the Bryston product The warranty will only be honored in the country of the original purchase unless otherwise pre-authorized by Bryston.
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contact your local distributor or
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TABLE of CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions, Warranty & Contact Info. ....... Opposite
General Description ................................................................. Pg 1
Power Considerations
Fuses & Electrical Safety
Remote ON/OFF Control
Front Panel Features
Alpha-numeric display
Infra-red Sensor
Standby LED Indicator
Open/Close Button
Main Operating Controls
Power ON/OFF Button
Rear Panel Connections ................................................... Pg 2
Balanced Outputs
Single-ended Outputs
TOSLINK Interface
SPDIF Interface
AES/EBU Interface
Remote Trigger Input
RS232 Serial Port
Firmware Updates
IEC Power Inlet ..................................................................Pg 3
Infra-Red Remote Control
Programming the BCD-1 via the Remote Control
Turning the Display ON or OFF
Enable or disable the External (remote) Trigger:
Setting Output Attenuation (Gain)
Programming the Remote Control
Remote Control Buttons / Funtions ........................ Pg 4
 •POWER •VOLUME
 •MUTE •NUMERICKEYS
 •TIME •SCAN
 •RANDOM •REPEAT
 •BACK •PREVIOUS
 •NEXT •FORWARD
 •EJECT •STOP
 •PAUSE •PLAY
Cautions
ElectricalSpecications
External Dimensions ......................................................... Pg 5

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Bryston’s BCD-1 is a Red Book CD/CD-R player featuring:
 •fullydiscreteclassAoutputampliers
 •24bit/192Kover-samplingDAC
 •Bothbalancedandsingleendedaudiooutputs
 •threeisolateddigitaloutputs:TOSLINK(optical),AES/EBUandSPDIF
 •SoftwareupdatespossibleviaRS232jack
 •Remotehardwiredon/offcontrol(externaltrigger)
 •fullfunctionremotecontrolinamachinedaluminumenclosurewithmachinedaluminumbuttons,canbeusedtocontrol
thevolumeofotherBrystonproductsaswellastheBCD-1(seeProgramming the Remote Controlonpage3formore
information)
POWER CONSIDERATIONS
Ingeneral,ifyourBCD-1discplayerhasathreepronggroundedlinecordyoucanavoidlocalgroundloopswhichcouldcausehumor
noiseinthesystembypluggingitslinecordintothesamewalloutletnexttothediscplayerandpoweramp.
FUSES & ELECTRICAL SAFETY
TheBCD-1containsasinglefuselocatedinsidetheunit.IFitshouldbecomenecessarytoreplacethisfusewerecommendthatyou
seektheassistanceofqualiedservicepersonnel.Ifyoudecidetochangethefuseyourselfweadvisethefollowing:
 1st)TurnofftheBCD-1
 2nd)DisconnectALLcablesfromtherearoftheBCD-1,especiallythepowercord.
 3rd)Removethe10screwssecuringthetopcovertoremovethetopcoverpanel
 4th)Locatethe5x20mmglassfuseontheCD1-PMcircuitboard(neartheIECpowerinlet)oftheBCD-1.Replaceablown
fuseonlywiththesametypeandvalueoffuse.Allfusesarerated250V
  For100voltmodelsfusevalueisT630mAL For120voltmodelsfusevalueisT500mAL
  For230voltmodelsfusevalueisT250mAL  For240voltmodelsfusevalueisT250mAL
 5th)Replacethetoppanelandall10screwsandreconnectallnecessarycables
REMOTE ON/OFF CONTROL (External Trigger)
TheBCD-1canbeturnedONandOFFremotelyusingaDCcontrolvoltage(between3and12VDC)appliedtotheTRIGGERinputslo-
catedontherearpanel.ToenablethisfeaturetheBCD-1mustbeprogrammedviatheinfra-red(IR)remotecontrolusingcode241.
SeePROGRAMINGTHEBCD-1onpage3formoreinformation.
FRONT PANEL FEATURES & CONTROLS:
1: ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLAY(2linesof16characters).Whenthisdisplayislit,theunitisON.
2: INFRA-RED SENSORforremotecontrol.
3: STANDBY LED INDICATOR:Whenlitredtheunitisonstandby.IfneitherthisLEDnorthealpha-numericdisplayisillumi-
nated,thethenthereisnopowerenteringtheunitortheinternalfuseisblown.
4: OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON:Pushoncetoopendiscdrawer,pushagaintoclose.
5: MAIN OPERATING CONTROLS:
 PREVIOUS: Movetotheprevioustrack.
 NEXT: Movetothenexttrack.
 STOP: Stopplayingdisc.Pressing“play”againwillreturntothebeginningofthersttrack.
 PAUSE: Stopplayingdiscwhileretainingthecurrentposition.PressPauseagaintoresumeplay.
 PLAY: Playthedisc.PressingPlaywhenthediscisalreadyplayingwillcausetheBCD-1toreplaythediscfromthe
beginningofthersttrack.
6: POWER ON/OFF BUTTON. Togglesthepoweronandoff.ThisbuttonwillnotfunctioniftheExternalTriggerfunctionhas
beenactivatedusingcode241.See“TRIGGER IN Socket”onpage2and“Programming the BCD-1”
on page3formoreinformation
OPEN/CLOSE
BCD-1CD Player
PREV NEXT PLAYPAUSESTOP POWER
1 2 3
45 6
BCD-1 CD PLAYER

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
7/9: BALANCED OUTPUT CONNECTORS
 TheBCD-1issuppliedwithonepairofgoldplated3pinmaleXLRjacks(pin1isground,pin2ispositive&pin3isnega-
tive)whicharedrivenbyfullydiscreteactiveampliercircuitryprovidingabufferedbalancedoutputsignal.
8/10: SINGLE-ENDED OUTPUT CONNECTORS
 TheBCD-1issuppliedwithonepairofgoldplatedRCA(phono)jacksprovidingabuffered,singleendedoutputsignaldriven
byfullydiscreteamplierstages.
11: TOSLINK opticalconnectorprovidingfullyisolateddigitalbitstreamoutputconformingtoEIAJopticalinterfacestandard.
12: SPDIF (Sony/PhilipsDigitalInterFace)digitalbitstreamoutputconnector(goldplatedRCAorphonojack)
13: AES/EBU digitalbitstreamoutputconnector(goldplated3pinmaleXLRjack)conformingtoAES3standard.
14: TRIGGER IN socket.ThistwopinsocketmateswiththeCO110A-11102bare-wireterminalblockconnectorsupplied
withyourBCD-1.SupplyingaDCcontrolvoltagebetween3and12volts(atgreaterthanorequaltoapproximately3mA)
willallowyoutoremotelypoweryourBCD-1onoroff.WhentheExternal Triggeroperationisenabledthepresenceofan
appropriatecontrolvoltagewillcausetheBCD-1tobepoweredup.WithdrawingthecontrolvoltagewillturntheBCD-1off
(i.e.itwillreturntostandbymode).
 ToenabletheExternal Trigger operation:
 1st: PlacetheBCD-1instandby.ThePOWERbuttononeitherthefrontpaneloftheBCD-1orontheremotecontrolcan
beusedtodothis.TheLEDonthefrontpanel,abovethePOWERbutton,willlightredwhentheunitisinstandby
mode
 2nd: Ontheremotecontrol,pressCODEmomentarily.TheredLEDonthe
remotecontrolwilllight.
 3rd: WhiletheredLEDisstilllit,press2 4 1ontheremotecontrol.When
enteredcorrectlytheredLEDwillashtwiceandthenextinguish.The
alpha-numericdisplayonthefrontoftheBCD-1willdisplayoneoftwo
messages.IFtheExternal Triggeroperationhasbeeninvokedthedisplay
willread“ExtTriggerEntered”.IftheunitwasalreadyinExternal Trig-
germode,thedisplaywillread“ExtTriggerDisabled”indicatingthat
theBCD-1isnolongerinExternalTriggermodeandthatthefrontpanel
andremotecontrolPOWERbuttonswillnowoperateagainandthatthe
TriggerInconnectorhasbeendeactivated.Besuretopointtheremote
controlattheBCD-1whiledoingthisandensurethatthereislineof
sight.
 4th: TotoggletheExternal Triggermodeonoroffjustrepeatsteps1through3above.IftheunitisinExternalTrigger
mode,removetheDCcontrolvoltagetoplacetheunitinstandbymodebeforebeginning.
15: RS232 port. ForuploadingnewsoftwareintotheBCD-1.ConnectstoanRS232serialportonacomputercapableofrun-
ningaWindowsexecutableprogram.
BRYSTON BCD-1 CD PLAYER FIRMWARE UPDATES
 BCD-1rmwareupdateswillperiodicallybeavailablefromBrystondealersorfromBrystonLtd.directly.Thesermware
updateswillbesuppliedasanexecutablele(program)which,whenexecutedonyourPC,willsearchforavailableserial
portsonyourcomputerandthensearchfortheBCD-1CDplayerbeforeuploadingandautomaticallyinstallingthenew
rmwareinyourBCD-1.
 1) IftheBCD-1isON,placeitinstandbybypressingthePOWERbuttoneitheronthefrontpanelorontheremotecon-
trol.WhentheLEDabovethePOWERbuttonlightsred,theBCD-1isinstandby.
2) ConnectasuitableRS232cablebetweenyourPC(sorry,butMAC’sarenotsupportedatthistime)andtheBCD-1.In
mostcases(dependingonyourcomputer)thiscablewillbeaDB9-maletoDB9-femalestraightthroughcable.
3) IFyourcomputerdoesnotcontainanRS232serialport,butdoescontainaUSBport,therearemodestlypricedUSBto
RS232serialportadaptorsavailable.
BCD-1 CD PLAYER

4) Uponexecutionthe1stdialogboxattherightwillbedisplayed.ClickonOKandtheprogramwillsearchfortheBCD-
1’sserialportviaanyavailableserialportonyourcomputer.
5) WhentheBCD-1’sserialporthasbeenfound,thedialogboxwillindicatethisbydisplayingthemessage“BDC1found
onComX”.ClickonUPDATEtoinitiatetheupdateprocedure.
6) Whencompletedandthenaldialogboxisdisplayed,clickonEXITtonish.
N.B.InsomecasesitmaybenecessarytoobtainanewerversionoftheVisualBasiccontrolMSCOMM32.OCX.Contact
Microsoftifyouseewarningsorcautionsconcerningthiscontrol.
16: IEC Power Inlet. UseonlyapprovedIEC-320powercordswithC13typeconnectorstomatewiththeBCD-1’sIEC-320-C14
powerinlet.
IR REMOTE CONTROL
CODE button:
Programming the BCD-1:
Turning the Display ON or OFF:ToallowtogglingthedisplayON/OFFusingthe“0”(zero)button
 1st) PresstheCODEbuttonmomentarilyuntiltheredLEDiscontinuouslylit.
 2nd) Enterthecode242.Thewords“DISPLAYOFF”willbeshownonthebottomlineofthedisplay.
 3rd) Thezerobuttoncannowbeusedtotogglethedisplayonoroff.Reversethisproceduretodeacti-
vatethisdisplayon/offfunction
Enable or disable the External (remote) Trigger:
 1st) PlacetheBCD-1instandbymodebypressingthePOWERbuttononeithertheBCD-1itselforonthe
remotecontroluntiltheredstandbyLEDonthefrontpaneloftheBCD-1(immediatelyabovethe
frontpanelPOWERbutton)lights.
 2nd) PresstheCODEbuttonmomentarilyuntiltheredLEDiscontinuouslylit.
 3rd) Enterthecode241.EverytimethecodeissuccessfullyenteredthestateoftheExternalTriggerwill
togglebetweenenabledanddisabledandthestatusoftheExternalTriggerwillbedisplayedonthe
alpha-numericdisplayfor2to3seconds.
 TheExternalTriggerutilizesacontrolvoltage(3to12volts,eitherACorDC)connectedtothe
TRIGGERINportontherearoftheBCD-1.Awire-clampconnectorthatmateswiththeTRIGGERIN
portisprovidedwitheveryBCD-1(Seepage2forwiringdetails).OnceenabledtheBCD-1willonly
bepoweredonwhenacontrolvoltageof3-12VAC/DCat≥3mAispresent.Assoonasthecontrol
voltageiswithdrawntheBCD-1willpowerdownandgointostandbymode.
Setting Output Attenuation (Gain):
 ThegainoftheBCD-1canbeadjustedfromit’sdefaultconditionof0dB(code250)to-1dB(code251),-2dB(code252)or-3dB
(code253)
 1st) PresstheCODEbuttonmomentarilyuntiltheredLEDiscontinuouslylit.
 2nd) Enterthethedesiredattenuationcode:250for0dB,251for-1dB,252for-2dBor253for-3dB
Programming the remote control:
 Theinfra-redremotecontrolsuppliedwiththeBCD-1canalsobeusedtocontrolthevolumeandmutefunctionsseveralother
BrystonproductsincludingtheBP26&BP6preamps,B60RandB100integratedampliersandtheSP2SurroundSoundProces-
sor/Preamp.ToprogramtheBR2remotecontroltooperateotherBrystonmodelsfollowthesesteps:
 1st) PressandholdtheCODEbuttonontheBR2remoteuntiltheredLEDbeginstoash(usuallytakesabout5seconds).
 2nd) Enterathreedigitcodeasfollows:
  711:SP2PreAmp/Processor
BCD-1 CD PLAYER

  712:B100integratedamplier
  715:BCD-1(sincethereisnovolume/mutecontrolintheBCD-1code715merelydisablesthosebuttonsontheremote)
  721:BP26preamp
  722:B60Rintegratedamplier&BP6preamp
  TheredLEDwillashtwiceafteracodehasbeenenteredsuccessfully.
POWERbutton: TogglespowertotheBCD-1onandoff.NotethatthePOWERbutton(bothontheremoteandontheBCD-
1’sfrontpanel)willnotworkwhenthe External (Remote) Triggerhasbeenenabled.
VOLUME / :IncreasesordecreasesthevolumeonremotecapapleBrystonpreamps&processoresliketheBP6,BP16,
BP26&SP2andintegratedamplierslikethetheB60,B100
MUTE button: MutestheaudiooutputsofremotecapableBrystonamps,pre-
ampsandintegratedamps
NUMERICbuttons: Advancetoandbeginplayingspecictracksbyenteringa
oneortwodigitnumber.Thereisashortdelayofapprox- i-
mately2secondsbeforetheBCD1willadvancetothetrack
numberentered.Donotprefacesingledigittracknumbers
withazero.AlsousedinconjunctionwiththeCODEbuttontoprogramboththeIRremoteandtheBDC-1
itself(Seepreviouspageformoredetails).
TIMEbutton:  PressingtheTIMEbuttoninitiallycausesthedisplaytoshowtheelapsedtimeofthe
trackthatisplaying.PressingtheTIMEbuttonagainchangesthedisplaytoshowthe
remainingtracktime.Pressingita3rdtimeshowstheelapsedtimefortheentiredisc,andpressingita
4thtimeshowstheremainingtimefortheentiredisc.Thetimedisplaywillcontinue
tocyclethroughthesevariousmodeswitheverysubsequentpressoftheTIMEbut-
ton.
SCANbutton:  Automaticallyplaystherst10secondsofeachtrack.Tostop
scanningthediscandplaythetrackcurrentlybeingpre-
viewed,pressSCANagain.PressingthePLAYbuttonwhileinthemiddleofscanningatrackwillrestart
the10secondscanofthecurrenttrack.BoththeNEXTandPREVIOUStrackbuttonscanbeusedwhile
scanning
RANDOMbutton: Playsalltracksonthediscinarandomorder.Displaywillshow“RANDOM”whenengaged.PressingRAN-
DOMasecondtimewillcausenormalplaytoresume.
REPEATbutton: Pressoncetorepeatthecurrenttrack;displaywillshow“RPTTRACK”.Pressagaintorepeattheentire
disc;displaywillshow“RPTDISC”.PressREPEATagaintocancelrepeatmodes.
BACKbutton:  Backorreviewplaysinreverseatseveraltimesthenormalspeeduntilthebuttonisreleased.
PREVIOUSbutton: Advancesimmediatelytothebeginningoftheprevioustrack.
NEXTbutton:  Advancesimmediatelytothebeginningofthenexttrack.
FORWARDbutton: Fastforwardorpreviewplaysatseveraltimesthenormalspeeduntilthebuttonisreleased.
EJECTbutton: Stopsplayimmediatelyandopensthediscdrawer.
STOPbutton:  Stopsplayimmediately.SubsequentlypressingPLAYwillbeginplayfrombeginningofdisc.
PAUSEbutton: Stopsplayimmediately.SubsequentlypressingPAUSEwillresumeplayfromthepausedposition.Pressing
PLAYafterthedischasbeenPAUSEDwillcauseplaytoresumefromthebeginningofthecurrenttrack.
PLAYbutton:  Playsdisc.Enteringa1or2digitnumberandthenpressingPLAYwillplaythattracknumber.
TRACK TIME ELAPSED
TRACK TIME REMAINING
DISC TIME ELAPSED
DISC TIME REMAINING
SPECIFICATIONS
Electrical: Power Consumption: Standby: 0.84W Idle: 7.2W Play: 9W.
Weight: with packing materials: 15 Lbs (6.8Kg) without packaging: 11 Lbs (5 Kg)
CAUTION
e BCD-1 contains a class 1 laser and although this is considered inherently safe do not operate the BCD-1 without the top panel on.
BCD-1 CD PLAYER

300014-5 BRYSTON LTD., 677 NEAL DRIVE, P.O.BOX 2170, PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO, CANADA K9J 7Y4 2011-05-25
BCD-1 EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS
BCD-1 CD PLAYER