Synaestec Audio Origo User manual
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Dear Music Enthusiast,
ThankyouforpurchasingSynaestecAudioOrigo,astateoftheartCD/SACDplayerutilizing
legendarypureladdertypedigitaltoanalogconverterthathaveproventobethebest
technologyinalltime.TheOrigoisalsoabletoplaydigitalmusicfilesofalmostanysampling
ratethroughitsUSBaudiostreaminginput.Thisistheall‐in‐onedigitalmusicplayersystem
thatwillprovidetheultimatelisteningpleasurethatyouhaveneverexperienced.
Pleasetakesometimetoreadthisowner’smanualbeforeusingtheequipmentforthefirst
time.Youwillfindusefulinformationwhichwillenhanceyourlisteningpleasure.
StefanStotz
ManagingDirector
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Contents
Warning......................................................................................................................................4
Unpacking...................................................................................................................................4
OrigoCD/SACDPlayer.................................................................................................................5
Remotecontrol...........................................................................................................................6
Preparations...............................................................................................................................6
USBaudiosetup......................................................................................................................7
Operation....................................................................................................................................8
SetupMenu............................................................................................................................9
PlayMode.........................................................................................................................10
InputSelect.......................................................................................................................11
TimeIndicator...................................................................................................................11
Brightness.........................................................................................................................11
SafetyandProtection...............................................................................................................12
DCprotection........................................................................................................................12
Shortcircuitprotection.........................................................................................................12
Maintenance.............................................................................................................................12
Cleaning................................................................................................................................12
RemoteControlBatteryreplacement..................................................................................12
Fusereplacement.................................................................................................................12
Specifications............................................................................................................................13
Warranty...................................................................................................................................13
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Warning
Topreventtheriskofelectricalshock,DONOTremovethecoveroftheOrigoCD/SACDplayer.
Thereisnouserserviceablepartinsidetheplayer.
Unpacking
YouwillfindintheOrigopackaging:
‐AnOrigoCD/SACDplayer
‐Aremotecontrolunit
‐AnACpowercord
‐Thisowner’smanual
TheOrigoismachinedfrommultipleblocksofaircraftgradealuminuminsteadofstamped
thinmetalsheets.Itismuchheavierthanotherequipmentofthesamesize.Lifttheplayer
withgreatcare,orsearchforassistancewhentryingtoremoveitfromthepackaging.
ThepackagingmaterialisspeciallydesignedtowellprotecttheOrigo.Werecommendyouto
keeptheoriginalpackagingincaseyouneedtotransporttheplayerinthefuture.
Class 1 laser product
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Origo CD/SACD Player
1.DisplayandIRremotesensor
2.PLAY/PAUSE/rotateclockwisefornexttrackoranti‐clockwiseforprevioustrack
3.STOP/EJECT/rotateclockwiseoranti‐clockwiseforbrowsinginsetupmenu
4.ACmainpowerinlet9.SPDIFdigitaloutput‐RCAunbalanced
5.Analogaudiooutput‐XLRbalanced10.AES/EBUdigitalinput‐XLRbalanced
6.Analogaudiooutput‐RCAunbalanced11.USBaudiostreaminginput‐typeB
7.AES/EBUdigitaloutput‐XLRbalanced12.SPDIFdigitalinput‐RCAunbalanced
8.Reservedforfuturesoftwareupgrade
Frontview
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Rearview
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Remote control
1. Power
2. Repeat
3. Menu
4. Numberkeys
5. +10/Enter
6. Stop/Eject
7. Previoustrack/Backward/browseinMenu
8. Play/Pause
9. Nexttrack/Fastforward/browseinMenu
10. Batteryholder
Preparations
InstallOrigoonarigidandstableplatform.Avibrationfreeplatformwillhelpextractingits
optimalsonicperformance.MakesurethemainpowerswitchisintheOFFposition(O)before
connectingthepowercable.
AlwaysuseanACpowercordwithgroundwire.TheOrigomustbeearthed,bothforsafety
andsonicreason.Togetthebestsoundquality,makesurethatallyourHi‐Fiequipmentsare
connectedintoonemainssocket.
Connecttheplayer'saudiooutputtoyouramplifier'sinput,usinghighqualityaudiocables.
TheOrigo'saudiocircuitisfullybalancedrightfromtheDACcore,thereforebalancedXLR
cableispreferredforthebestsoundquality.Thebalancedaudiooutputsarewiredaspin1
Ground,pin2hotandpin3cold(ComplytotheAES48‐2005standard).TheBalancedoutput
andsingleendedoutputaredrivenbyindependentamplifiercircuitsandtheycanbeused
simultaneously.
Bottomview
(Coverremoved)
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Topview
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1, 2, 3
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USB audio setup
TheOrigoisequippedwithhighspeedasynchronizedUSBaudiostreaminginterface,whichis
capabletoacceptupto24bit‐192KHzaudiodatawithextremelylowjitter.
Windows environment
AproprietarydriverisrequiredtobeinstalledtoenablethehighspeedasynchronizedUSB
interface.Thedrivercanbedownloadedfromthefollowingwebsite:http://synaestec‐
audio.de/en_Origo.html.
FollowthedriverinstallationinstructiontoinstalltheSynaestecUSBaudio2.0driverpriorto
connectingtheOrigotoyourWindowscomputer.Afterfinishingthedriverinstallation,
connecttheOrigotoyourcomputer.SelectSynaestecUSBaudio2.0asthedefaultplayback
devicethroughyourmusicplayersoftware.
Mac OS environment
Thereisnoneedtoinstallanydrivers.TheOrigo'sUSBstreaminginterfaceisplugandplay
underMacOSenvironment.SimplyconnecttheUSBinterfaceandthenselectSynaestecUSB
Audio2.0intheSoundmenu.
Therearemanydifferentmusicplayersoftwareavailable.Werecommenddisablingallsound
effectsinthemusicplayersoftware,suchassamplerateconversion(up‐sampling),equalizer,
volumecontrol,virtualsurroundsound,channelmixing,echoes,etc.Itisthebesttooutput
rawPCMaudiototheOrigowithoutanyalteration,whichisalsocalledbitperfect.
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Operation
TurnonthemainpowerswitchontherearpaneloftheOrigo.
Afterturningonthemainpowerswitch,theplayLEDontheplayer'sfrontpanelwillglowdim
red,indicatingitisinreadymode.NowyoucanpressthePowerbuttonontheremotecontrol
unitorpressandholdthePLAY/PAUSEknobonthefrontpaneltoturntheplayeron
completely.
Afterturningontheplayer,youcanopenthedisctrayandinsertyourCDorSACDusingthe
STOP/EJECTbutton.Whenyouhavefinishedlistening,pressthePowerbuttonontheremote
controlorpressandholdthePLAY/PAUSEknobonthefrontpaneltoturntheOrigobackinto
readymode.IfyouplantoleavetheOrigounusedforalongperiodoftime,usethemain
powerswitchontherearpaneltoswitchitoffcompletely.
ThereisanOven‐Controlled‐Crystal‐Oscillator(OCXO)insidetheOrigotogeneratethe
perfectlyaccurateaudioreferenceclock.ThisOCXOneeds5minutestowarmupintheinitial
powerup.Thereisawarmupsignonthedisplayscreen,anditwilldisappearwhentheOCXO
warmupiscompleted.Theplayershallfunctionnormallywithinthis5minutestime,andwill
reachitsoptimalperformancelevelaftercompletingthewarmupperiod.
*Only appears when activated.
**Only in the first 5 minutes
after turn on.
Type of disc
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Setup Menu
EntertheSetupMenubypressingtheManualbuttonontheremotecontrol,orbypressing
theSTOP/EJECTknobontheplayer’sfrontpanelcontinuouslyformorethan3seconds.
ToenterSetupMenu
SetupMenuscreen
BrowsetheSetupMenuusingthePrevious/Nexttrackbuttonontheremote,orbyrotating
theSTOP/EJECTknobonthefrontpanel.
NavigateinSetupMenu
Remote control
Press to enter Menu
Front panel
Press and hold
or
or
Remote control
Browse to the rightBrowse to the left
Press to enter
Front panel
Press to enter
Rotate knob to browse
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Play Mode
YoucanchoosehowthediscisbeingplayedinthePlayModemenu.
Program
Createcustomplaylistbypickingtracksfromthelist,selectedtrackswillbeplayedinthe
assignedsequence.Itispossibletoselectupto30tracksintheprogram.Toexitprogram,
presstheStopbuttontwice.
Disc Repeat
Theplayerwillloopbacktoplaytracknumberoneun‐interruptedlyafterfinishedplayingthe
lasttrackonthedisc.
Track Repeat
Thesingleassignedtrackwillbeplayedrepeatedly.
Normal
Resumetothedefaultplaymode.Everytrackonthediscwillbeplayedsequentiallyaccording
tothetracknumberandthentheplayerwillstopafterfinishedplayingthelasttrack.
Total time of selected tracks.
List of all tracks on the disc
Selected tracks in the program
Erase program Confirm program
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Input Select
TheOrigoacceptsdifferenttypesofexternaldigitalaudioinputsupto24bit‐192KHzbesides
playingCDorSACD.
USB
ActivatestheUSBaudiostreaminginput.
Coaxial
ActivatestheSPDIFcoaxialdigitalaudioinput.
AES/EBU
ActivatestheAES/EBUbalanceddigitalaudioinput.
DISC
DisablesallexternaldigitalaudioinputsandswitchtoplayCDorSACD.
Time Indicator
Youcanselectthewayhowtheplaytimeisdisplayedonthescreen.
Time elapsed in track (Default)
Remaining time on track
Remaining time on disc
Brightness
Thereare5differentlevelsofdisplaybrightnessavailable,level5beingthebrightest.Oryou
canchooseAuto,whichwillbrightenupthedisplayuponanycontrolcommand,andthen
dimmedbyitselfafterabout10minutes.
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Safety and Protection
DC protection
TheOrigoprotectstheloudspeakerfromDCleakage.IncaseofthepresentofDCleakage,the
audiooutputwillbecutoffautomatically.
Short circuit protection
TheOrigoisdesignedtowithstandmomentaryshortcircuit.However,donotshortcircuitthe
audiooutputintentionally.
Maintenance
Cleaning
Cleanthesurfacewithsoftdryclothonly.Donotuseanysolventorcleaningagent.
Remote Control Battery replacement
Unscrewthebottomplateoftheremotecontrolunit.ReplaceoldbatterieswithAAAsizedry
cellalkalinebatteries(LR03).Reclosethebottomcoverafterbatteryreplacement.Always
replacebothbatteriesatthesametime.Mixingnewandoldbatterieswillreducebatterylife.
Fuse replacement
OnlyreplaceFusewiththesameratingasthesuppliedone.
For220VACelectricitysupply,useT3Adelayedfuse.
For110VACelectricitysupply,useT6Adelayedfuse.
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Specifications
Digitalinputs:1symmetrical Inputimpedance:110Ohm
1asymmetricalInputimpedance:75Ohm
Minimuminputlevel:0.2Vpk‐pk
1USB2.0highspeedcompliant
Digitaloutputs:1symmetricalOutputimpedance:110Ohm
Outputlevel:1.6Vpk‐pk
1asymmetricalOutputimpedance:75Ohm
Outputlevel:1.2Vpk‐pk
Inputresolution:Upto24bit‐192KHz
Coresamplingrate:768KHzinternal
Frequencyresponse: 20Hzto40kHz(+0/‐1.0dB)
THD+N: <0.001%
Noisefloor:<‐160dBr
Channelseparation: >130dB
Analogoutputs:1symmetricalOutputimpedance:150ohm
1asymmetricalOutputimpedance:75Ohm
Fullscaleoutputvoltage:3.9Vrms
Powerconsumption:50Watt
Weight: 38kgnet
Dimension: 485mmx485mmx185mm
(WxDxH)
Warranty
Fiveyearslaborandparts.
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OrigoSACDPlayerOwner’sManual(English,Rev.1.0)
SynästecAudiosystemeGmbH,Veilchenweg1,72479Straßberg,Deutschland
Website:www.synaestec‐audio.de,E‐mail:info@synaestec‐audio.de
Tel:+49(0)7434532496,Fax:+497434532626
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