Gamut CD 3 User manual
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Contents
Contents
Contents of the CD 3 box 3
Safety instructions 4
Warning: 4
Never: 4
Always: 4
About the GamuT CD 3 5
Design considerations 5
Electrical circuitry considerations 5
Unpacking 5
Placement 6
Connecting to the mains 6
Connecting to other equipment 7
Outputs 7
XLR pin connection of the balanced in- and outputs 7
How to operate 8
The remote control 9
Overview 9
Functions 10
Repeat functions 11
Burn-in and warm up 12
Burn-in 12
Warm up 12
Maintenance 12
Service 12
Every musical note… 15
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Contents of the CD 3 box
One GamuT CD 3 CD player
One mains cord with plug for either 115VAC or 230VAC
One GamuT RC1 Amp/CD-player remote control unit
Two AAA batteries
Siggaardsvej 2
DK-6818 Årre
Denmark
Tel: +45 70 20 22 68
www.gamutaudio.com
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Safety instructions
Warning:
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to a qualified technician. Never remove the
cover unless qualified to do so. This unit contains dangerous voltages.
Never:
Let children (or grownups) push anything into holes or slots in the case - this could result in
harmful electrical shock and could cause damage of the equipment.
Guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind - it is always better to be safe than
sorry.
Obstruct the necessary all-around ventilation: especially DO NOT place the set close to curtains
or on soft furnishing such as carpets. Overheating can cause unnecessary damage and shorten
the lifespan of the equipment.
Always:
Read the user manual and familiarise yourself with the functions before you attempt to use this
equipment.
Ensure that all electrical connections (including the mains plug, extension leads and intercon-
nections between pieces of equipment) are properly inserted and set in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Check that the GamuT CD 3 mains fuse rating is set correctly for your local mains voltage.
Please see the label at the rear next to the mains inlet.
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About the GamuT CD 3
Design considerations
The cabinet is a rigid construction with use of massive and genuine high grade materials, such as Alu-
minum and stainless steel. This does not only contribute to the touch and feel factor, but is essential
for a long lasting life even in a tough environment.
A GamuT product is build to be used daily and we expect our product to be in the “field” for many
years to come.
Under normal circumstances the CD 3 should not need inspection or service for quite a while.
Should you experience break down or worn parts, these are easily replaceable or repairable and our
service partners around the world would be happy to help.
Electrical circuitry considerations
All components used in the CD 3 are of the highest quality and have been selected through intensive
listing sessions from the PCB itself over the non-magnetic chassis to the legendary Neutrik XLR con-
nectors.
The CD 3 is based on following Gamut specialties:
Double suspended mehcanism
Soft coupled feet suspend the complete chassis
Internally shielding devides the chassis internally into three seperate cabinets
Sound and vibration damped mechanism
Separate power supply for control circuit and audio circuits
Internal cabling by “Van den hul” high quality cable
Digital output with 75 ohm termination option
Very powerful power supply with high bandwith and low impedance
Unpacking
Carefully cut open the box with a knife. Remove the cables from the carton and lift up the CD 3 from
inside the box. Remove the protective plastic enclosing the amplifier. Please be careful not to place
the CD 3 on the front panel or bend the various terminals on the backside when doing so.
Remove the protective tape assuring placement of the tray during transport. The tray is not locked
when inside the player and the player is not connected to mains, by turning the player up side down
the tray will open. It is therefore crutial that you ensure remounting of the piece of adhesive tape
again if transport is needed later on!
Please keep the packaging material in a safe place as it might come in handy later.
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Placement
The CD 3 will get hot during use. It is important that it has free space all around the player, especial-
ly sides and the top.
Please make sure that there is at least 10 cm (4 inches) of free space all around the CD player.
Connecting to the mains
Your CD 3 has been especially made for the country to which it has been shipped. Any attempt to
change the voltage or other types of modifications should be considered unsafe and may cause dam-
age to both the CD player and any connected equipment. Warranty is annulled by any form of modifi-
cation performed by any person not authorised by GamuT.
Connect the CD 3 to the mains supply with the supplied IEC mains cable.
For further improvements to the level of sound quality, various types of mains cable type may be
tested. Like the importance of any other cable in the system, the quality and refinement of the
mains cable has an influence on the total balance of the sound. Please feel free to experiment with
the various brands available in your country. Please note that GamuT cannot accept responsibility
for damage incurred due to improper usage, connection, or manufacture of other cables than the
enclosed.
The mains switch is located underneath the amplifier’s front right corner. When the CD player is
switched on, the display will illuminate and you will hear two small clicks from inside the CD player.
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Connecting to other equipment
The GamuT CD 3 features three types of outputs:
Outputs
Balanced Left and right analog output
Unbalanced Left and right anlog output
Coaxial S-PDIF output
XLR pin connection of the balanced in- and outputs
Ground
Positive
Negative
Some other brands have Pin # 2 and 3 reversed.
They will work together with your CD 3, but the absolute phase will be reversed. You can solve this by
reversing the wires in the male plug of your balanced interconnects.
The coaxial digital output has a little switch attached to it, which makes it possible to terminate
the output with a load 75 ohm when not in use. Simply push the lever up when it is not connected
and down towards “open” when you wish to connect the CD 3 to a separate D/A converter or digital
recorder.
The 75 ohm termination will ensure optimal load of the digital output circuit when not in use. It will
improve the quality of the internal digital signal that gets converted in the internal D/A converter.
Please refeer to the section “technical quality” for output level and impedances.
If you like all the outputs has its own circuitry and buffers, which enables the possibility of using all
the outputs at the same time. So If you need to connect the CD player with f.ex. two amplifiers in
two different room or setups, you can use the balanced for one and the unbalanced the second.
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How to operate
Turning on the power is done using the main switch; at right hand lower corner just behind the front
panel.
The player will always start up by searching
for and reading the TOC (table of contents) of
the disc, display will show “-- ----“ while doing
this. Please allow a few second to complete the
search.
If you put in a regular readable audio disc the
display will show number af tracks, minuts and
seconds like ill. #2
If no disc or an empty disc is loaded the display
will show “no disc”, like ill. #3. Replace the disc
with a genuine audio disc
If the disc is not readable or in correct format,
the display will show “Err”. Replace the disc
with a genuine audio disc.
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The remote control
Overview
Open/close
A-B repeat
Repeat one/all
Program (CD 1 only)
Display dim
Remain (CD 1 only)
Direct track selection 1-10 / 10+
Play
Pause
Stop
Next track
Previous track
Fast forward
Fast backwards
Volume up
Volume Down
Next source toggle
Previous source toggle
Mute
Standby
Phase
CD player functions:
Amplifier functions:
Buttons present, but not in use:
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Functions
Loading a disc
Pres Open button or the of the remote. The drawer will momentarily open and enable you to
load a CD.
Push the open button or of the remote, to close the drawer. Please allow the CD player to read
the Table of content before pushing any buttons on the face plate or on the remote control.
Playing an audio CD
After loading and TOC reading procedure is done, you can press the play button either on the cd
player itself or the on the remote control.
The player will now start by playing track #1 and continue all through the record until it is at the
end.
Selecting a track
Selecting a track can be performed by two ways:
1. After the TOC readout, you may press the next (either on the player or by the remote) button
a number of times until the track you prefer is displayed. If track #3 is preferred you have to pres
the next button three times. Otherwise you can use the direct controls on the remote control, by
pressing the . In any case the track # 3 is now displayed and you need to press the “Play” but-
ton, again you can chose to do this by the button on the front panel or by the remote.
2. After the TOC readout, you may press the “Play” button and the player now starts playing
track #1. Hit the next button once and it immidiatly jumbs to track #2. You can also use the di-
rect keys on the remote and command f.x. track # 5 directly while playing.
Replay present track
While playing f.x. track # 5 you can always replay or restart the track you are listening by press-
ing the “Play” button – or the on the remote control and it will begin playing current track
from beginning.
Playing the previus track
If you like to play the previus track just pres the “Prev” button or the on the remote control.
Ex. You are playing track # 3 and you press the “Prev” button once, track # 2 is now displayed
and playing of the track will start momentarily. Press the button once again and track #1 will
start.
Playing the next track
If you prefer to jump the track you presently are listening, you may press the “Next” button or
the on the remote control. The next # of track will now appear in the display and playing will
begin momentarily.
Pause
If you wish to pause the music for a moment and then start from the exact spot in the record.
Press the “Pause” button or the of the remote.
During pause the CD will continue rotating and the laser will be right where it was when pause
was enabled until pause or is pushed once again.
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Stopping the track
Just press the “stop” button or the on the remote. The track will stop and the display will go
show the TOC like when the record was loaded.
Repeat functions
The CD 3 offers three kinds of repeat functions;
A-B repeat
Repeat
Repeat 1
1. A-B repeat
2. Repeat
3. Repeat 1
If you only want to hear a single track over and over again, press the button twice, ”repeat 1” will
now appear in the display. You can either choose repeat track before or after choosing the track and
pressing play. If you during repeat track want to hear another track simply choose so by the buttons,
if you no longer wants to hear a track over and over again simply press “stop” or once again. The
player will now operate normal again.
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Repeat the whole record by pushing the Re-
peat button of the remote control once. A
small “repeat” will now appear in the display:
You can press the repeat button before or
after pressing the play button, the player
will now play the entire record over and
over again until you press the stop button or
repeat twice.
A-B repeat enable you to repeat a certain
area of the record, during replay of a track
you simply press the key on the remote.
A small “a-“ will appear in the display tell-
ing you that the first point has been set.
Now let the track continue until the last
point is chosen, then press the button
once again.
The player will now display “a-b” and it will
find its way back to the “a” point and start
playing the selected area of the record over
and over until you press the play, stop, next
of previous buttons.
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Burn-in and warm up
Burn-in
All new electronic equipment must be burned in to achieve optimum performance. Please allow the
new CD player to burn in by playing music with the loudspeakers connected for one hundred hours
before critical listening is performed.
Warm up
Please allow the CD player and other audio equipment to warm up prior to serious listening. Expect
at least one hour of warming before optimum performance can be achieved.
Maintenance
To ensure long-lasting durability and to prevent magnetic influence on the electronics, the cabinet is
made from stainless steel and aluminum.
For cleaning the cabinet, use a dry cloth and wipe dust away. If needed, moisturise the cloth with a
small amount of window cleaning dissolvent.
Be very careful not the scratch the mirror display at the front.
Do not use any other type of cleaning material or polish, as you may destroy the cabinet’s protective
coating.
Service
The simplicity of the GamuT CD 3 means that very few parts can break down.
Should you ever require service, you can either contact your dealer or national distributor, who can
solve any problems locally.
You are also very welcome to contact GamuT International A/S directly if you need any information or
help.
Our contact information is listed on the last page of this user guide.
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Technical information
4,35Vrms Balanced
2,15Vrms Unbalanced
124dB Balanced
112dB Unbalanced
<5uV Balanced
<10uV Unbalanced
<0.0009%
24-Bit, 192kHz upsampling
Balanced output 150ohm
Unbalanced output 75ohm
Digital output 75 ohm
1.Ground
2.Positive
3.Negative
115VAC / 230VAC
20W
60W
111 x 430 x 420 mm (H x W x D)
15 Kg
Output Level:
Signal to noise ratio:
Noise level:
THD+N:
D/A converter:
Output impedances:
XLR pin information:
Mains:
Idle power consumption:
Maximum power consumption:
Dimensions:
Shipping weight:
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Every musical note…
Congratulations! You have just invested in one of the finest CD player available!
Many years ago, we chose the word “GamuT” to be our company name. This single phrase in Latin
means ‘a complete array’ or ‘an all-encompassing spectrum’. In our case, it refers to the entire
range of musical notes.
The GamuT name therefore fits our philosophy perfectly: Our goal is not missing out on one single
element among the myriads of tiny bits of information that create a realistic sound experience.
There are many more things to reproducing music than just reproducing the individual musical tones.
But it is the complex spectrum of multiple individual tones created by the musicians’ instruments and
voices, and not least the reflected signals thereof that create the sounds we detect with our ears and
send to our brain to give us the wonderful sensations only music is capable of. It is Gamut´s mission
to give to you these unique musical feelings.
As with every GamuT product, our amplifiers are designed with the capability of giving you the best
possible musical experience, which is synonymous with reproducing all of the essential information in
the recording to create the illusion of “being there”.
To ensure this, we use only the best “raw materials” trimmed and crafted to perfection by the best
engineers and sound enthusiasts in the industry.
Following the guidance lines in this manual will assure you of an exquisite sound experience, so be
ready for “the entire range of musical notes”
We wish you years of proud ownership and happy listening. We feel confident that you will cherish
this amplifier for both its amazingly clear reproduction as well as for its splendid craftsmanship and
beautiful appearance.
Should you have any questions or other matters that you would like to share with us, then please do
not hesitate to get in touch with us. We will look very much forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
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