Micromega CD User manual

CD – CD-SE – CD132-SE
USER’S MANUAL

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Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing one of the 3 Micromega CD players: CD, CD-SE, CD132-SE. These players are mainly different by their audio characteristics. This manual is then
common for the 3 models.
This unit provides ease of use and sonics of the highest quality. Please pay close attention to this instruction manual, and read it fully before attempting to operate. It is designed
to ensure you maximise your pleasure of CD player and familiarise you with its many unique functions.
CHECKING
Check that the carton has no damage. Should you have any doubt about its condition,
please do not hesitate to contact your dealer.
UNPACKING
Very carefully remove the unit from the box, taking care to preserve all the packing
material. It is good practice to put the carton and its contents into an outer plastic bag
and deposit it somewhere safe and dry. In the unlikely event that your unit needs to be
sent back to either your dealer or distributor, it must be sent in the original packing
material. Failure to observe this will invalidate your warranty.
ACCESSORIES
Upon opening the carton you should find the following:
•Mains Lead.
•Stereo Cinch cable
MAINS VOLTAGE
Check that the mains voltage indicated on both the carton and the bottom of the unit
correspond to the local power supply.
If you are in any doubt, consult your dealer.
INSTALLATION
In order to obtain the maximum performance of CD player, it is important to follow the
installation instructions.
Wherever possible, we recommend that the CD player is installed in an audio rack or
other suitable furniture that provides sufficient ventilation.
CONNECTIONS
Having verified that the ON/OFF switch is on OFF position, connect the mains leads
provided to the rear of the unit and to the wall socket.
Connect the interconnect cable from the rear of your player to your amplifier input.
Connect the Digital out if required.
POWER UP
You may now turn on your CD player by switching the ON/OFF switch located at the
back of the unit. A message “CD” is written for a second.
At first start-up, or when both keys NEXT and PREV are pressed simultaneously and
when power is switched on, you can choose the displaying language of your player:
Press PLAY to select French or DOBM to select English. There is 5 seconds to do so, if
not English language is selected by default. Then a welcoming message appears.
The standby LED lightens up indicating that the unitis in standby mode.
Press once the CD key of the remote control or the STANDBY key of the unit.
If there is a disc, reading starts and its content is displayed.
Otherwise it indicates:
FRONT PANEL
STANDBY: To switch the unit in and out of Standby mode. A red LED located in the
middle of the panel illuminates when in Standby mode.
DOBM: Digital output on/off.
NEXT: Selection of the next track and forward search during play.
PREV: Selection of the previous track and reverse search during play .To replay the
current track during play.
PLAY/PAUSE: To start play and to pause during play, absolute phase inversion (long
pressure).
STOP/OPEN: To stop play, to clear a program in stop. Display on/off (long pressure).
DISPLAY
The display indicates:
•On the left side track indication.
•In the middle the status of the unit
•On the right side the time in minutes and seconds.
PLAY
Open the tray and place a disc. Be careful to place correctly the puck at the centre.
When the cover is closed, the player reads the disc:
And it displays its contents:
If no disc is detected, the display indicates "NO DISC".
Press PLAY to begin reading the disc. The display indicates:
:
The display indicates on the left hand the current track, play mode and elapsed time on
the right hand.
If you wish to stop playing a disc, press STOP on the unit or with the remote or open the
cover.
STANDBY MODE
To put the player in standby mode again, press STANDBY on the unit or the remote.
If the tray is open, it s closed then the LED illuminates showing the device is in standby
mode.

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DISPLAY OFF
You can choose to minimize the display by pressing the key Display ▼of the remote
or by a long pressure on the STOP key of the unit.
In that case CD PLAYER only displays one point on the screen:
When accessing another function, the display becomes full again for 5 seconds to show
the state of the unit.
If you open the cover, the display indicates “open” and stays lighten. However the
function remains active once the cover is down again.
To come back to normal displaying mode, press Display ▲on the remote or do a long
pressure of the STOP key.
TRACK SELECTION
Selecting a track can be done by pressing directly numeric key of the remote. You may
also access any track using of the NEXT or PREV keys of the device or remote control.
PROGRAM
Programming tracks can only be done from the remote control handset.
You may program a maximum of 40 tracks of the same disc.Select the number of the
track that you desire to store by using direct access or the PREV or NEXT keys.
Store your choice by pressing the PROG key. The display indicates for instance:
The first two digits indicate that one track has been programmed and the last4 ones are
the duration of the program.
Each time you select a track and store it (PROG key), the display will show the number
of stored tracks and the total time of this selection. Select all the tracks you wish to
program.
If the program is full (40 tracks already programmed), the display indicates:
Press the PLAY key to start playing your selection.
When the selection has finished, press theSTOP key again to clear the selection until P
disappear from the display.
REPEAT
Press the REPEAT key before or during Play.
The display indicates that you are repeating the current track:
Press the REPEAT key again and the display indicates that you will be repeating the
whole disc:
Press the REPEAT key to cancel the repeat mode.
SEARCH
A long pressure on the PREV key will allow you to search for a passage in reverse
direction whereas a long pressure on the NEXT key will allow you to search for a
passage in the forward direction.
The time that you continue to press the key determines the speed of the search.
For the first 5 seconds the output volume is reduced then the search speed isincreased
and the sound is muted because jumps are too big to deliver an accurate audio signal.
ABSOLUTE PHASE
Absolute phase allows you to listen to a disc keeping the original phase.
If you want to reverse the absolute phase to listen to your disc, do a long pressure on
PLAY during play or press PROG of the remote in stop or play mode.
The display indicates that phase is reversed:
- in stop mode:
- in play mode:
To come back to normal mode, just do the same operation.
As this setting is particular for each disc, and even for each track, absolute phase is not
inverted at reset or when the cover has been opened.
DIGITAL OUPUT
You can activate the Digital output by pressing on the DOBM key at any moment. This
is necessary if you wish to use a separate Digital to Analog converter or if you wish to
make a Digital recording. When activated, the display indicates:
If you want to disable the digital output, you can switch back to normal mode using the
same procedure:
Please keep in mind that switching digital output needs the cover to be opened.
The use or not of this output is stored in memory so you don’t need to set it up at each
start.
TIME INFORMATION (TIME)
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Press the TIME key if you wish to know the remaining time of the playing track (REM
TIME). The display indicates:
Press the TIME key again during Play if you wish to know the elapsed time since the
beginning of the disc. (TOTAL TIME):
Press the TIME key again if you wish to know the remaining time on the disc. (TOTAL
REM TIME):
Press the TIME key again if you wish to return to default (TRACK TIME).
SCAN MODE (SCAN)
Press the SCAN key in either Stop or Play mode to start playing each track for 10
seconds.
The display indicates:
If you find a track thatyou wish to play completely, press the PLAY key.
RANDOM MODE (RANDOM)
Press the RANDOM key before Play. The display indicates:
Press the STOP key twice to exit random mode: once to stop, once to exit random
mode.
A/B REPEAT
Press the A-B key while in play at the starting point of the passage that you wish to
repeat. The display indicates:
Press again the A-B key at the final point of the passage that you wish to repeat. The
display will then indicate:
You will play in loop the part from 2 seconds to 1 minute and 22 seconds.
Press the A-B key to cancel the A/B mode.
RS-232 CONTRÔL INTERFACE (OPTIONAL)
An optional DB9 female connector located on the rear panel of CD player allows
controlling it via RS232 interface.
It accepts the following format:
Baud Rate : 19200 Bauds
Data bits : 8
Parity bit : None
Stop bits : 1
Flow control : None
You will find complete instructions concerning this interface in the separate RS232 CD
manual.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Audio Characteristics
Bandwidth (- 0.5dB)…………………………………………………………………………………………........... DC – 20Khz
Linearity at –90dB…………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..<0.5dB
Signal/noise ratio + THD ……………………………………………………………………………………... <-96dB at 1 kHz
Crosstalk……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. >100dB at 1 kHz
Digital to Analog conversion…………………………………………………………………………………………1 bit / 256 fs
Impedance …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...600 Ω
Output level …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2Vrms / 0dB
Power Supply
Power consumption …………………………………………………………………………………………………….....…30 W
Fuse type T 160mA / 250V (Slow Blow)
T 315mA / 130V (Slow Blow)
Dimensions: (W x D x H mm)… ………………………………………………………………………….…. 430 x 300 x 70
Weight ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4.0 Kg
WARRANTY
The CD player is guaranteed 2 years from the date of purchase.
If your device necessitated an intervention, you should bring it back to the dealer from which you purchase it, in his
original packaging and with proof of purchase.
The guarantee covers the manufacture vices except all other damage such as:
- An accident
- A negligence
- A bad manipulation
- An installation not in accordance with the present manual
- A carried out intervention by non competent people.
- Transportation damages (damages will only be taken into account by the carrier if you warned it of the usual
reserves during delivery.)
ATTENTION: The guarantee automatically cancels itself if your device is not dispatched in his original
packing or if the number of series was obliterated or changed.
Warranty Certificate Dealer's Stamp
Purchase Date