Lindemann 825 User manual

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Important Safety Precautions
•Use only an approved power cable and plug or distribution board to connect your
player to a power outlet. Do not use an extension cable.
•Never touch the ains plug if your hands are wet.
•Do not atte pt to open the equip ent. The invisible laser bea in this co pact disc
player is har ful to the eyes. Refer servicing and repair to qualified service
personnel. Touching live co ponents inside the case can result in a fatal electrical
shock!
•Read the Owner's Manual and Safety Precautions before operating the equip ent.
•Keep this Manual in a safe place so that you can refer to it later.
•Please heed all warnings on the equip ent itself and in the Owner's Manual.
•Please follow the instructions contained in your Owner's anual and never use this
equip ent for any purpose other than is explained in this Owner's Manual.
•Only connect this equip ent to a power source of the type described in the Owner's
Manual and specified for this equip ent.
•Make sure that there is adequate ventilation around the equip ent to allow proper
cooling. Keep the equip ent away fro direct sunlight. Avoid installing the unit
close to sources of heat or in spaces such as bookshelves or cupboards where heat
radiation ay be obstructed. Avoid excessive te peratures in the roo , as these
could ulti ately da age sensitive co ponents and reduce the service life of your
player.
•Never use the unit in da p roo s, at te peratures of below 10°C, or in the open air.
When bringing your player in fro the cold, allow it ti e to achieve roo
te perature before plugging it in.
•Always switch the unit off before re oving or inserting interconnects. Doing this
with the player switched on can da age not only the player itself but also
equip ent connected to it.
•If you ever spill water or any other liquid onto the equip ent: Do not touch the case!
Re ove the plug fro the wall outlet and contact your dealer or our service
depart ent.
•Never re ove the earth connection fro the plug. It is there to ensure your safety.
•Arrange the power cable so that no one can accidentally stand on it. Avoid locating it
under objects that ight put pressure on the cable. Pay particular attention to areas
where the cable exits fro plugs, AC outlets and fro the unit itself.
•Never operate the unit without being present. Disconnect the plug fro the wall
outlet and re ove all aerial connections (including cable aerials) when: you clean
the unit, you do not expect to use the unit for long periods of ti e, during an
electrical stor .
•If you have an external antenna or cable antenna connected to your hi-fi syste , we
reco end that you use a signal isolating filter to avoid interference or da age
during thunderstor s.
•Proble s: If you lose the sound while the player is operating, or if you notice s oke
or burning, switch the unit off i ediately and contact your dealer or our service
depart ent.
•Only replace defective fuses after you have traced and re oved the cause of the
fault and then only with a fuse of the sa e rating. Re ove the ains plug before
changing fuses. Use an insulated screwdriver to re ove and replace the fuse.

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Copyright and trade mark acknowledgements
The infor ation in this anual is furnished for infor ation use only, is subject
to change without notice, and should not be construed as a co it ent by
Linde ann audiotechnik G bH. Linde ann audiotechnik G bH assu es no
responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that ay appear in this
anual.
Copyright and Acknowledgements
Copyright © 2011 Linde ann audiotechnik G bH. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication ay be reproduced, stored in a retrieval syste , or
trans itted, in any for or by any eans, electronic, echanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, without the prior written per ission of the publisher.

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Dear Music Lover,
Congratulations on beco ing the owner of this new CD player. The 825 is an
exclusive high-end audio co ponent, built in Ger any in li ited quantities.
Our tea designed this CD player to the highest standards so that you could
enjoy the highest level of audio reproduction. Because we use only the finest
co ponents and the ost odern production technologies, we confidently
guarantee that our products will retain their superb qualities for any years.
Keep the carton and packaging aterials that your 825 ca e in. They will protect
your CD player should you need to transport it in the future. Transporting the
825 in anything other than the original packaging ay result in physical da age
not covered by your warranty.
A final note: Please take the ti e to read this Owner's Manual before using the
equip ent for the first ti e. It contains a nu ber of useful tips gathered fro
our any years of experience, which will help you get the ost fro your hi-fi
syste

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able of Contents
Accessories supplied 6
Front view 8
Rear view 10
Re ote control 13
Setting up 15
Basic CD functions 16
Switching on and off 16
Loading a CD 16
Playing the disc 16
Stopping playback 16
Playing a specific track 17
Skip/Search 17
Repeat 17
Digital inputs 18
USB audio port 18
USB operation on the Mac (OSx 10.6.4 or higher) 18
USB operation on the PC (Windows XP, Vista, 7 - 32-bit syste s only) 18
All operating syste s 19
Configuration enus 20
Sa ple Rate Mode 21
Slope Mode (external processor loop) 21
Digital Input Na es 22
Display Brightness 22
Reset to Default (factory settings) 22
Link Mode 23
Handling co pact discs 24
Troubleshooting 25
Specification 26
CE declaration of confor ity 28
Directive on waste electrical and electronic equip ent 28
Guarantee and Service 29

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Accessories supplied
•825 High Definition Disc Player
•800 Universal Power Supply
•Syste re ote control
•Power cord 2.0
•USB cable
•SYSCOM connector cable, 1.0
•Owner’s Manual
•Warranty Card
We reco end that you keep the packaging for use when transporting
the 822 in the future.

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•Place your CD player on a stable support and use a spirit level to ake sure it
is perfectly level. We reco end the use of a solidly constructed hi-fi rack
with adjustable shelves. In our experience, you will achieve good results with
racks using MDF shelves. Glass, etal or stone is less suitable for use as hi-fi
equip ent supports. Avoid placing the player close to loudspeakers or any
other source of vibration. The 825 will respond to these easures by
perfor ing at its best. Never stack the 825 directly on other ite s of
equip ent. Vibrations fro ains transfor ers and electro agnetic
interference fro other co ponents can have a negative i pact on the
player's sound quality. 800 series products are not suitable for installation in
enclosures such as cabinets.
•Take so e ti e to organize your cabling. Try to keep power cables away
fro interconnect and speaker cables. Shielded power cords can significantly
reduce the transfer of interference to your signal cables.
•Make sure that the polarity of the ains wiring is the sa e for all syste
co ponents. You can achieve this by connecting all syste co ponents
through a single high quality ains distribution board. The lower the
contact resistance between the power outlets of your signal source and your
a plifier, the less the audio signal will be polluted and the better your hi-fi
syste will sound. Connecting your co ponents with the correct ains
polarity is particularly i portant. Use a phase tester to deter ine which pole
is life. Mark the appropriate side. Connect the arked side of the 800
Universal Power Supply to the positive conductor of your power
outlet/distribution board.
•Cleaning and aintenance: To clean your CD player, use a soft cloth. Use a
proprietary glass cleaner to re ove stubborn dirt fro the front panel. Do
not use water! Never use solvents or white spirit. These will cause irreparable
da age to the surface of the unit

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Front view
① Power button
The POWER button switches the player on and off. It operates only when the 825
is connected to the 800 UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY with its power switch turned
on (position I).
② Standby LED
When the 825 is in standby ode, the standby LED will illu inate. When the 825
is operational, the standby LED goes out and only the display illu inates. When
you switch the unit off, the standby LED flashes for around 5 seconds. It is not
possible to switch the player on again during this ti e. If the 825 is not con-
nected to the 800 UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY or if its power switch is turned off,
the standby LED will not illu inate.
③ Source button
The SOURCE button switches between the CD player and the four digital inputs.
④ Play/Pause button
The PLAY/PAUSE button starts playback or pauses playback within a track.
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
⑧
⑨

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⑤ Previous button
The PREVIOUS button allows you to ove to the beginning of the previous track.
⑥ Next button
The NEXT button allows you to ove to the beginning of the next track.
⑦ Stop/Open button
The STOP/OPEN button stops the disc in the player. Pressing the button a second
ti e opens the CD drawer. Pressing the button again closes the drawer.
⑧ Infrared receiver
The infrared receiver picks up the co ands sent fro the re ote control. For
the re ote control syste to operate properly, you should ensure that there is a
clear line of sight between the receiver and the re ote handset.
⑨ CD tray

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Rear view
① Connector for the 800 UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY
The 12V DC connector on the 825 is designed exclusively for use with the 800
UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY. Connect both units together first and only then plug
the power cable into the AC ains supply.
② SYSCOM
This connection lets you network several 800 series products so that you can
control the switching and display operation of several co ponents fro a single
controller (Link Mode). To take advantage of this feature you need an appropri-
ate a plifier. You should switch off all syste co ponents before changing
SYSCOM cables. Use only the SYSCOM cables supplied. Do not use any other
type of cable, as this could da age your equip ent! If you need longer SYSCOM
cables, please contact Linde ann audiotechnik G bH directly (see back page
for contact details) or your dealer. You will find a detailed description of all Link
Mode functions in the Link Mode section
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②
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
⑧
⑨
⑩
⑨
⑩

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③④ Digital inputs
③ Coaxial S/PDIF inputs (RCA)
④ Optical S/PDIF input ( OSLINK)
The digital inputs accept standard S/PDIF signals with sa ple rates of
44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4 and 192 kHz with 16/24-bit resolution. Only audio data is
recognized. It is not possible to play encoded for ats such as Dolby Digital and
dts. The digital inputs are for connecting external digital sources (CD
decks/TV/SAT/DAT/DVB/MD/PC, etc.).
⑤ USB audio port
You can connect a PC or Mac directly to the 825 via the USB Audio port. It can
handle usic files with sa ple rates of 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz and
16/24-bit resolution. When using the USB port, the co puter will recognize the
825 as a sound card. For installation infor ation, please visit our website:
www.linde ann-audio.de
⑥⑦ Digital outputs
⑥ Coaxial S/PDIF output (RCA)
⑦ Optical S/PDIF output ( OSLINK)
The digital outputs supply standard S/PDIF signals for an external DAC or digital
signal processor. To ensure correct operation, use only a high quality digital ca-
ble of the correct i pedance (RCA = 75 oh ). You can set the sa ple and bit
rate in the enu of the 825. You will find a detailed description of how to do this
in the section Configuration enu/DAC sa ple rate.

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⑧ Slope Input (external processor loop)
The 825 offers you the option of connecting a digital roo correction syste or
equalizer. To do this, connect the processor/DSP between the digital output and
the SLOPE input.
You can enable or disable the external processor loop function in the SLOPE
MODE section of the configuration enu. When the function is enabled, you will
see the >< sy bol in the display.
Important! If there is no processor connected, you will not hear any sound.
⑨⑩ Analog-output
The 825 has both balanced (XLR)⑨ and unbalanced (RCA⑩) analog outputs.
Connect these to the appropriate inputs on your a plifier. You cannot use
balanced and unbalanced outputs at the sa e ti e.
When inserting the cables, check that the plugs fit tightly in their sockets! Poorly
fitting phono plugs can detract considerably fro the sound quality of your
syste . Use gold-plated plugs whenever possible, as these have the lowest
contact resistance.
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Equalizer
Inputs 1
-
4
Outputs
Input
Slope
CD

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Remote control
① ON
Switches the unit on and off fro standby
② rack Select
Direct track selection. To play track 12, for exa ple, press
keys 1 and 2 in quick succession.
③ Cursor
Normal operation:
UP/DOWN: Not used
LEFT/RIGHT: Input select
OK: Not used
Configuration menu:
UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT: To select the enu ite s
OK: To confir your selection
④ Configuration menu
SET D:
Selects the DAC function configuration enu
⑤ ransport function
Please refer to 'Basic CD functions'
⑥ Additional functions
INFO
When you press the INFO button, the display will show all
i portant basic settings
REPEA
Repeating a track or an entire CD.
IN D
Switches between the CD drive and the four digital
inputs in Link ode.
All keys shown as have no function: they work with other co ponents in
the 800 Series.
①
②
⑤
③
④
⑥

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When using the re ote control, always point it directly at the player. Please
re e ber that direct sunlight or artificial light (particularly fluorescent lighting)
can affect the signal.
Weak batteries will considerably reduce the range of the re ote control. Always
replace batteries with new ones of the sa e type.
To change the battery, open the battery co part ent cover on the rear of the
re ote handset. Take out the discharged battery and replace the with new one
of the sa e type (CR 2032).
Please dispose of your used batteries carefully. Stores that sell batteries often
provide containers for recycling used batteries. You can also dispose of the at
your nearest recycling centre.

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Setting up
•Connect the 825 to its power supply. Connect the power supply to ains -
preferably using a high quality power cable. The cable supplied with your
player is just to get you started. We strongly reco end that you use a high
quality power cable. Make sure that the voltage shown on the odel
identification plate atches the voltage of your ains supply. If you intend
to swap interconnects at any ti e in the future, always re e ber to switch
the player off first. If you have other 800-Series co ponents in your syste ,
connect these with the SYSCOM cables supplied.
•We have provided controls on the front panel to allow you to access the
i portant control functions of the 825. The re ote control allows you to
access these and all the other functions of the unit.
•Switch the CD player on via the on/off switch on the 800 UNIVERSAL POWER
SUPPLY. Your CD player is now in standby ode and ready for use. This is
indicated by the blue Standby LED.

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Basic CD functions
Switching on and off
To switch the unit on, press the POWER button on the front panel or on the
re ote control.
To switch the player off, press the POWER button again. This will switch the CD
player into standby ode. You will see this essage in the display: Power Down...
This will disappear after a short interval. The blue standby LED will flash for about
5 seconds. It is not possible to switch the player on again during this ti e.
Use the POWER button to switch the unit on and off in everyday use.
Loading a CD
Press the STOP/OPEN button to open the CD drawer. Wait until you see Open
showing on the display. Now place a CD in the drawer. The printed label side
ust be at the top.
To close the drawer, press the STOP/OPEN button again. The drawer will retract.
As the player reads the contents of the disc, the display window reads: TOC
Reading
Once the player has scanned the CD, it displays the nu ber of tracks and the
total playing ti e.
Playing the disc
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to play the CD. The track nu ber and the playback
ti e will be shown in the display
Stopping playback
Use the PLAY/PAUSE button to pause playback. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button
once again to resu e. Press the STOP/OPEN button to stop playback. If there is
no CD in the player, or if playback has finished, press the STOP/OPEN button to
open the drawer.

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Playing a specific track
You can play a specific track by entering its nu ber on the nu eric keypad (1-9).
For nu bers greater than 9, enter individual digits in quick succession. For ex-
a ple, if you wish to listen to track 21, press the 2 key followed by the 1 key.
Skip/Search
The SKIP button lets you go skip one or ore tracks. Press the button on the
re ote control, or the NEXT button on the front panel, to play the next track.
Press the button on the re ote control, or the PREVIOUS button on the
front panel, to go back to the beginning of the track you are currently playing.
Press this key several ti es to skip backwards through several tracks.
The SEARCH buttons on the re ote control allow you to locate a specific
place within a track.
Repeat
The REPEAT button lets you repeat individual tracks or the entire CD. Press once
to repeat the track you have just been listening to. The display shows: Repeat
Track
Press again to repeat the entire CD. The display shows: Repeat Disc
To cancel the REPEAT function, press the REPEAT button again. The display
shows: Repeat Off

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Digital inputs
The 825 is equipped with 3 S/PDIF digital inputs to enables you to play digital
audio signals fro external sources via the DAC in the 825. The inputs recognize
signals up to 24-bit/192kHz. To select the digital input, press the LEFT or RIGHT
cursor button on the re ote control or the SOURCE button on the front panel.
The na e and sa ple rate of the input signal will appear in the display.
If 825 is connected to other co ponents in the 800 Series with a SYSCOM cable
(in LINK ode), the LEFT and RIGHT buttons will be disabled. To switch the digi-
tal inputs in this event, use the CD/SACD button on the re ote.
If there is no source co ponent connected to the input you have selected, or if
the source is not supplying a signal, - - is displayed instead of a sa ple rate
(unlock state).
To return to the CD drive, skip through the digital inputs. The drive is located be-
tween Input 4 and Input 1.
USB audio port
The USB Audio port lets you connect a PC or Mac directly to the 825. The 825
works in asynchronous USB ode and supports sa ple rates of
44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192kHz and 16/24-bit resolution. When using the USB
port, the co puter recognizes the 825 as a sound card.
USB operation on the Mac (OSx 10.6.4 or higher)
Using the USB cable supplied, connect your 825 to a free USB port on your Mac.
Do not use a USB hub. Do not run any other USB applications if you intend to lis-
ten to usic on your Mac. Once installed, the 825 will replace your Mac's internal
soundcard.
Open the Audio-MIDI-Setup utility of the Mac. Select the DAC listed as “Linde-
ann HD-Audio 24/192”. Configure the device as output device checking “Use
this device for sound output”. You can now select the sa ple rate and bit rate
under “For at”. You will find detailed advice on configuring your device and set-
ting the sa ple rates in the folder “Manuals” on the CD supplied.
USB operation on the PC (Windows XP, Vista, 7)
Windows co puters need a driver installed in order to play back usic using an
asynchronous USB-Audio device. This driver is supplied on CD and is located in
the folder “Driver”.

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Place the installation CD in your CD/DVD-ROM drive. Setup will begin auto ati-
cally.
If this does not happen, open the Explorer and double-click the folder “Driver” on
the CD followed by “Setup”. Follow the on-screen instructions. Wait until the
driver installation has finished.
Do not use a USB hub. Do not run any other USB applications if you intend to lis-
ten to usic on your PC.
Once installed, the USB-DAC 24/192 will replace your PC's internal soundcard.
Fro Control Panel on your PC, open Sounds and Audio Devices. Click the Audio
tab and select the USB-DAC (Linde ann HD-Audio 24/192) as the default device.
You can now specify the desired sa ple rate under Sound Playback/ Advanced/
Perfor ance. To play back high resolution usic files you will need a usic play-
er which is supporting this feature. You will find detailed advice on configuring
your device and setting the sa ple rates in the folder “Manuals” on the CD sup-
plied.
All operating systems
To play your usic files, you will need suitable software. We have had good ex-
perience with iTunes (Apple and Windows) and J. River Media Center (Windows)
but any other edia players are also suitable. Please note:
To ensure opti u sound quality, only ever use your a plifier to adjust volu e
levels. The volu e setting in your PC or Mac should always be on axi u .
Should the 825 beco e disconnected fro your PC while it is playing, close your
playback software and start it again when you have re-established the connec-
tion to the 825.

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Configuration menus
The 825 provides any adjust ent options in addition to the basic controls.
You will find these functions in DAC Setup. To access the setup enu, press the
DAC button on the re ote control. Use the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to navigate
within the enu. Press the OK button to alter a setting. In the enu, you can use
the Setup button to navigate back, i.e. to ove back one level without changing
any settings. To quit Setup, press the Setup button repeatedly until the standard
display re-appears.
The available settings are shown as follows:
DAC Setup
Sa ple Rate Mode
Slope Mode
Input Na es
Brightness
Reset to Default

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Sample Rate Mode
The 825 e ploys two-stage digital signal processing. First, the quality of the digi-
tal signals at the input is opti ized and then converted to a co on sa ple
rate. Signals processed in this way are ade available at the 825's digital output
before being passed to the converter for further processing. The DAC itself oper-
ates at a fixed 24-bit/384kHz.
Important: changes in the Sample Rate Mode always affect both the conver-
ter and the digital output.
The 825 is set at the factory to Auto Mode. In this ode, digital signals lower
than 24-bit/96kHz are converted to 24-bit/96kHz with the aid of a sa ple rate
converter (SRC). Signals with a sa ple rate of 24-bit/96kHz are passed natively,
that is, without odification. Signals higher than 24-bit/96kHz are output as 24-
bit/192kHz. This process considerably i proves the sound quality of CDs etc. As
a result, the digital output in this ode supplies a signal of either 24-bit/96kHz or
24-bit/192kHz that is very stable (period jitter <50ps) in co parison with the
original signal at the input.
In addition to the Auto Mode, the Fixed Modes allow you to specify the particu-
lar sa ple rate you wish to use. The setting Fixed 48kHz, for exa ple, always
supplies a 48kHz signal to the output irrespective of the sa ple rate at the input.
This can also ean, however, that higher sa ple rates will be downsa pled. This
feature can be useful when, for exa ple, you wish to use an external DSP that is
unable to process signals higher than 48kHz. We do not reco end that you
use these setting in nor al operation.
In Native Mode the signal passes directly to the digital output and to the DAC
without any change to the sa ple rate.
The sa ple rate converter is not operational in this ode.
Slope Mode (external processor loop)
The 825 lets you directly connect external digital signal processors, or DSPs.
These devices can be used for purposes such as correcting the acoustics of the
listening roo . The DSP is inserted between the digital output and the Slope in-
put of the 825. Please be aware of the specification of the external processer you
are using. Not all processers can work with 24/96 data, not to ention 24/192!
When enabled, the loop operation is shown in the botto right of the display as
><. Please note: if you activate the loop and do not connect an external proces-
sor, the 825 will re ain silent.