NuPrime CDT-8 User manual

Single-speed Red Book error-correcting CD Player,
& Ultra-High sampling rate converter CDT-8

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CC Notice - Declaration of Conformity Information
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his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
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ursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
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gainst harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment uses and can radiate radio
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requency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
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armful interference to radio communications.
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owever, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
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quipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
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etermined by turning the equipment offand on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
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nterference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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ARNING: Only peripherals complying with the FCC class B limits may be attached to this
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quipment.
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hanges or modifications made to this equipment, not expressly approved by us or parties
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uthorized by us could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with
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art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
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ause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
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nterference that may cause undesired operation.

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U Declaration of Conformity
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ereby, NuPrime Audio, Inc. declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements
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nd other relevant provisions of Directive 2004/108/EC.
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he manufacturer of this product is NuPrime Audio, Inc., 1712 Pioneer Ave. Ste 1817, Cheyenne,
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yoming 82001, USA.
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he Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is NuPrime Audio, Inc., 1712 Pioneer Ave.
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te 1817, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001, USA.
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or any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or
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uarantee documents.
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or customers in Europe
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isposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and othe
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uropean countries with separate collection systems)
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his symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as
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ousehold waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the
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ecycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly,
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ou will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health,
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hich could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling
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f materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about
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ecycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Oce, your household waste disposal
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ervice or the shop where you purchased the product.

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AFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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here are two categories of Safety Instructions included in this manual:
•Product Warnings, (i.e., what must never be done to assure avoiding those hazards that
could cause bodily injury or property damage); and
•User Directions (i.e., what must always be done to assure the safe use of your device).
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he Safety Instructions contained in this manual have been categorized in accordance with the
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eriousness of the potential hazards through the use of Signal Words. Those Signal Words, and their
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ntended meanings, are as follows:
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ANGER: Indicates that a failure to observe the Safety Instructions could result in death or
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atastrophic bodily injury.
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ARNING: Indicates that a failure to observe the Safety Instructions could result in serious bodily
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njury.
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AUTION: Indicates that a failure to observe the Safety Instructions could result in minor bodily
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njury or property damage.
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OTE: Designates important information that relates to activities and/or conditions that might
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esult in loss of data and/or damage to your device.
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afe Use and Operation of Your Device
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his equipment emits stray RF energy and will interfere with the reception of signals by airborne
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lectronic navigational devices or medical devices. Do not operate this equipment near any sensitive
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edical devices.
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ARNING: Use only grounded AC power cords.
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lways immediately disconnect the power to the equipment in the event the device emits an unusual
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dor or sound or generates smoke.

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ARNING: Never attempt to disassemble, repair or make any modification to your device.
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isassembly, modification or any attempt at repair could cause bodily injury or property damage, as
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ell as damage to the device itself.
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ARNING: Your device is not a toy. Never allow children to play with your device. Misuse, rough or
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mproper handling of your device by children could result in serious bodily injury for any of the
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numerated safety warnings in this manual. In addition, always keep all accessories and components
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ut of the reach of small children as small parts might present a choking hazard. Seek immediate
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edical attention if choking occurs or if any small part has been swallowed.
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AUTION: Never raise the sound volume level too high when using your device with earphones. An
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xcessive sound volume level could cause damage to your hearing.
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ARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to moisture or water.
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o not allow foreign objects to get into the enclosure. If the unit is exposed to moisture, or a foreign
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bject gets into the enclosure, immediately disconnect the power cord from the wall. Take the unit
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o a qualified service person for inspection and necessary repairs.
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ead all the instructions before connecting or operating the component.
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eep this manual so you can refer to these safety instructions.
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eed all warnings and safety information in these instructions and on the product itself. Follow all
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perating instructions.
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o not use this unit near water.
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ou must allow a minimum 10 cm or 4 inches of unobstructed clearance around the unit. Do not
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lace the unit on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that could block the ventilation openings. If the
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nit is placed in a bookcase or cabinet, there must be ventilation of the cabinet to allow proper
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ooling. Keep the component away from radiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other appliance that
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roduces heat.

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he unit must be connected to a power supply only of the type and voltage specified on the rear
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anel. Connect the component to the power outlet only with the supplied power supply cable or an
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xact equivalent. Do not modify the supplied cable.
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o not route the power cord where it will be crushed, pinched, bent, exposed to heat, or damaged in
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ny way. Pay particular attention to the power cord at the plug and where the cord exits the back of
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he unit.
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he power cord should be unplugged from the wall outlet during a lightning storm or if the unit is to
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e left unused for a long period of time.
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mmediately stop using the component and have it inspected and/or serviced by a qualified service
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gency if:
•The power supply cord or plug has been damaged.
•Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit.
•The unit has been exposed to rain.
•The unit shows signs of improper operation.
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he unit has been dropped or damaged in any way

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Introduction
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uPrime CDT-8 Pro is a highly accurate professional CD player with powerful DSP-based decoder
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hat provides all Red Book error-correction capabilities with master-clock control of the entire
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ecoding system, thus lowering jitter significantly. The transport’s single speed minimizes vibration
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nd unbalanced discs. A selectable sampling rate converter (SRC) up samples the CD format to
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igher sampling rate with ultra-low jitter and distortion.
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eatures
Highly Accurate CD Playback And Digital Outputs
•A powerful ARM chip LPC2103F CD reads, writes and controls error correction
•Philips SAA7824HL high-end laser reads/writes head control and decodes chips
•Supports CD-DA CD-R, CD-RW
•Algorithm reduces digital interference resulting in extremely low jitter
•Coaxial output with a dedicated isolation transformer
•Low jitter I2S output for professional use
Sampling Rate Converter
•The sampling rate of CD playback can be up sampled to PCM and DSD, from 44.1kHz to
768kHz or DoP256
•The conversion is achieved by up-sampling to mega hertz before down converting to
the targeted sampling rate with ultra-low jitter and distortion
Power and Mechanical
•Custom R-type professional transformer with shielding
•Low power consumption in Standby Mode
•NuPrime vibration-free isolation feet
•High quality aluminium remote control
•Available in black or silver anodized aluminium finish

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pecifications
•Optical Sampling Rates Converter (SRC): 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz, 176.4KHz,
192KHz, DoP64
•Coaxial Sampling Rates Converter (SRC): 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz, 176.4KHz,
192KHz, 352.8KHZ, 384KHz, 705KHZ, 768KHZ, DoP64, DoP128, DoP256
•HDMI I2S Sampling Rates Converter (SRC): 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz, 176.4KHz,
192KHz, 352.8KHZ, 384KHz, 705KHZ, 768KHZ, DoP64, DoP128, DoP256
•AES / EBU Sampling Rates Converter (SRC): 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz, 176.4KHz,
192KHz, 352.8KHZ, 384KHz, 705KHZ, 768KHZ, DoP64, DoP128, DoP256
•Bit Resolution: 24-bits
•Dimensions: 235 mm W x 281 mm D x 55 mm H (including feet)
•Weight: 2.1Kg
•Worldwide AC voltage: 100VAC~240VAC Adapter

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CD TRAY
DISPLAY
OPEN / CLOSE button
STOP button
PLAY / PAUSE button
STANDBY button
TRACK Selection buttons
Front Panel View:
Quick Start Guide

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PIN 1: I2S_DATA-
PIN 2: GND
PIN 3: I2S_DATA+
PIN 4: I2S_BCK+
PIN 5: GND
PIN 6: I2S_BCK-
PIN 7: I2S_LRCK-
PIN 8: GND
PIN 9: I2S_LRCK+
I2S PIN Define:
PIN 10: I2S_MCK+
PIN 11: GND
PIN 12: I2S_MCK-
PIN 13: NC
PIN 14: DSD ON
PIN 15: NC
PIN 16: NC
PIN 17: GND
PIN 18: NC
PIN 19: NC
Outputs:
Digital Preamp
Rear Panel View:
1. Coaxial Output
2. Optical Output
3. AES / EBU Balance Output
4. HDMI I2S Output
AC Inlet Voltage Selector:
Make sure that the AC Voltage selector switch at the bottom of the unit is switched to the appropriate voltage for your country.
All CDT-8 are shipped with the switch set to 230V AC in order to prevent accidental damage.

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: Power ON / OFF
: Display information
: Repeat & shuffle CD playlist
: Opening / Closing CD tray
: Stop CD playback
: Play / Pause CD playback
: Previous track / Search backward
: Next track / Search forward
: SRC Menu / Setting
: SRC selection Previous
: SRC selection Next
Battery Replacement:
To change the battery, please remove the 4 screws and the bottom cover to reveal the battery casing.
Remote Control:

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Press power button on the front panel or power button on remote control to turn on CDT-8 Pro.
Start Up
Note: During DISC loading, all function is disabled until DISC status is ready.
CD PLAYER:
The full album information is displayed once the DISC is successfully loaded.
1. Playback Mode 2.Total tracks of the album 3.Total time of the album
1. Playback Mode: Display current playback mode. Repeat One, Repeat All, Shuffle All, Shuffle Repeat, & no repeat or shuffle.
2. Total tracks of the album: Display how many tracks are content in the album. Up to 99 tracks can be displayed.
3. Total time of the album: Display the combine play time of all tracks in the album. Up to 99 hours and 99 minutes can
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If no DISC is placed or incorrect format is being loaded, No DISC is displayed.
CD Function: Eject
CD Function: Play / Pause
To load DISC, please press OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel or on remote control to Eject the CD tray.
Once the tray is out, place CD DISC onto the tray and press again for closing.
After closing, DISC is loaded and status is displayed.
Once the DISC status is successfully loaded, press PLAY/PAUSE button on the front panel or remote control to
begin playback.
If no Playback Mode is selected, playback begins from track 1 of the album.

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During playback, press PLAY/PAUSE button again to pause playback. In pause mode, a flashing PAUSE is displayed.
To resume, press PLAY/PAUSE button again.
Briefly press Previous & Next buttons & to skip to previous track or next track during playback.
If playback is still in the first 3 sec, pressing Previous button will skip to previous track. If playback is more than 3 sec in,
Pressing Previous button will repeat current track from the beginning.
While in CD status menu, briefly press Previous & Next buttons to select desire track. Once the desire track is selected,
press PLAY button to begin playback.
Press and hold & during playback to fast rewind backward or forward the current playing track.
Release to resume playback.
CD Function: Stop
You can stop playback any time by pressing the STOP button on the front panel or remote control to stop playback.
Once playback is stop, CD status menu is displayed.
CD Function: Previous/Search Backward & Next track/Search Forward

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CD Function: Playback Mode
You can press RPT button on the remote control to toggle between the playback modes, REPEAT ONE, REPEAT ALL,
SHUFFLE ALL, SHUFFLE REP, and REF SHU OFF.
When REPEAT ONE is selected, only the current track will be played repeatedly. During REPEAT ONE mode, both
Previous / Next will repeat the current playing track from beginning.
Playback mode display changes to RT (Repeat Track).
When REPEAT ALL is selected, all tracks in the album will be repeated in numerical order.
Playback mode display changes to RA (Repeat All).
When SHUFFLE ALL is selected, all tracks in the album will be play once in random order. When SHUFFLE ALL is selected,
a random track is immediately selected and played.

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Playback mode display changes to SA (Shuffle All).
When SHUFFLE REPEAT is selected, all tracks in the album will be repeated in random order.
Playback mode display changes to SR (Shuffle Repeat).
Function: Display
You can at any time press DIS on the remote control to display information regarding the current status.
DIS function will display the following information.
CD status > Current Volume Level > SRC setting sample rate.

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Function: SRC
SRC allows you to up-sampling or down-sampling your sampling rate to your desire value.
To set SRC, press SRC on the remote control to bring up the SRC menu, and using & on the remote control
to toggle through all the values. Once a desired value is selected, press SRC button again to set.
Please note that once SRC menu is active, all other function is disable until SRC is set.

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nder normal use and conditions, will substantially comply with NuPrime’ applicable written technical documentation for the
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unctionally equivalent to the original product, or (3) refund the purchase price of the product. NuPrime may request that you
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