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1. Although it is rare this may occur with pressings of CDs made in different countries from the original CDs used to enter the FreeDB data In such cases you may wish to turn off the EmDB and enter the CD artist and album names manually using the remote control keys Version Information Provides information on the version of the software in the Ti48 Update CDROM Normal The software in the Ti48 can be updated by a CDROM To update the software open the CD tray and load CDROM DO NOT CLOSE CD TRAY Move cursor down to Update CDROM press OK The CD tray will close automatically and update will begin The update process will be completed when the screen returns to the System Setup main menu Forced Update This is an option given to users to enable returning the Ti48 software to an older version Follow the instructions as for Section 13 4 but this time loading the previous update software CDROM you have 14 Software Updates 14 1 14 2 Transport software from time to time Zero One may issue updates to the software either to improve the user interface or to add new features These will be made available on CDROM which will automatically update the Ti48 when loaded EmDB an update containing the latest information from FreeDB will be issued by Zero One on a quarterly basis2. Clear the playlist select Yes and press OK gt No Yes Note Archived CDs tracks and Saved Playlists are not deleted from the hard drive by this function However Current Playlists that have not been saved will be lost Save Playlist press OPTS w gt Save Playlist OK HD Save Playlist gt Art Artist name Alb Album name Ply album The Art and Alb fields will display the artist group and CD album names of the current Playlist If you had created the Playlist by selecting a CD album from the archives and then adding other CD albums and or tracks to the current Playlist these names will be those of the first selected CD album in the Playlist If you wish to save the current Playlist under these names press OK If you would prefer to save the current Playlist under a new set of names you must enter the names manually This would be useful to diiferentiate between the album of an archived CD and a Playlist containing tracks from the same artist album To give the Playlist a new set of names Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 26 To enter new artist group name find the new artist field SR HD Save Playlist gt Art new artist HD Alb Ply Press OK to confirm Add New Artist ART Use alphanumeric keys to enter new artist group name Si Wf Cte HD Save Playlist Art Blues guitarists Press OK to conf
3. Front Panel Screen Key s CD Player CPES gt Grab Album Grab Trk s to HD Grab Trks gt Plylst To access the Options Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move the selection cursor up and down CD Player Output Settings LE Display Settings gt Back 9 2 Grab Album refer to section 6 2 in the Quick Start manual 9 3 Grab Trk s to HD press OPTS e gt Grab trk s to HD OK 9 3 1 Ifthe CD has been recognised by the EmDB database the screen will show Grab Trk s to HD gt T01 Track name 0 Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 21 9 3 2 Use the alphanumeric keys to select the track numbers of the tracks that you DO NOT want to archive Grab Trk s to HD This line shows that Track 6 is the last selected track from the CD and so far two tracks in total have been selected gt T06 Track name 2 9 3 3 When all the tracks that you do not want to be archived have been selected press OK 9 3 4 Ifthe CD has NOT been found in the EmDB database the screen will show Grab Trk s to HD gt Art Artist name Alb Album name T01 unknown title 0 Follow the instructions in Section 6 2 of the Quickstart Manual to enter the name of the Artist Group and the name of CD Album Select the tracks for not archiving in the same way above 9 4 The Grab Tracks to Playlist function allows the archiving of selected tracks from a CD and the creation
4. 18 bit 20 bit 24 bit Note only for DACs capable of receiving data greater than 16 bit 44 1kHz Phase Normal Inverted SigAttn signal attenuation None 3dB Device output connection S PDIF DS For a more detailed explanation of each function and the user selectable options please refer to section 12 CAUTION Not all filter upsampling frequency combinations are suitable for critical or pleasant listening Some combinations will emit a significant amount of inaudible high frequency noise which may affect the equipment used downstream of this device These combinations have been allowed only to ensure continuity of operation when changing output settings on the fly See Section 12 for more information As there are many output settings options available you should be able to tune the Ti48 to suit your musical tastes and audio system It would however be impossible for us to advise you on the exact settings to use without listening to your system in your room ourselves Therefore we would strongly recommend that you test and run in the Ti48 on a single set of output settings and then use the various options to tune the sound quality once you are familiar with the system The settings given in the example in Section 8 3 would be a good starting point Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 8 2 To access the Output Settings 17 Remote Control Key s Front Panel Screen Open mode MENU a
5. be changed Press OK to confirm selection alphanumeric keys for the first letter of the name E to alphabetically scroll through all the names to jump forwards or backwards by 5 names Rename Album gt Art Various Alb Old1 Enter Album Title Art Various ALB Use alphanumeric keys to enter new album name e g New1 and press OK Move cursor down to Yes Press OK to confirm Change alb name to New1 gt No Yes Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 30 11 5 Rename artist press OPTS y_ gt Rename artist OK Find the name of artist group to be changed Press OK to confirm selection alphanumeric keys for the first letter of the name E to alphabetically scroll through all the names tojump forwards or backwards by 5 names Rename Artist gt Art Various Enter Artist Name ART Use alphanumeric keys to enter new artist group name then press OK Move cursor down to Press OK to confirm etc abc def Qe e Change art name to Compilation gt No Yes NOTE All CDs and or tracks archived under the old artist name will now be linked to the new artist name Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 11 6 Delete artist press OPTS Y gt Delete artist OK Find the name of artist group to be deleted e g Various Press OK to confirm selection
6. current playlist is one that has been selected and is ready for playback A saved playlist is one that was created earlier and has itself been archived Note that a saved playlist can only be created from audio data that has already been archived This function can be useful for creating compilations of tracks from different CD albums under similar musical styles eg genres or for specific playback purposes eg hifi test music or party music Saved playlists can be given their own artist group and album names eg a playlist compilation of heavy metal bands could be given the artist group name Headbangers To create and manage playlists see sections 10 3 to 10 7 in the User Manual Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 16 8 DIGITAL OUTPUT SETTINGS 8 1 The Ti48 has a number of user selectable digital filters upsampling rates upsampling wordlength and dither options In addition you can select the output connection to be used the phase and the signal attenuation level The full set of functions and options are listed below Function Options Upmode digital filter None Purist HQ1 HQ2 HQ3 Uprate upsampling frequency 44100Hz 48000Hz 88200Hz 96000Hz 176kI2S 176 4kHz only via I S output Note only for DACs capable of 192kI2S 192kHz only via TS output receiving data greater than 16 bit 44 1kHz Dither None TPDF Nshape Nyquist Wordlen upsampling wordlength 16 bit
7. of compilation albums from several CDs Because this function works by storing the selected tracks from each loaded CD in the Current Playlist buffer you must first delete the Current Playlist To do this select HD Player Mode see Section 10 1 then select Clear Playlist see Section 10 6 If you wish to keep the Current Playlist you must save it first see Section 10 7 To archive selected tracks from a CD select CD Player mode load the CD Then Grab Track s press OPTS na gt Grab Track s OK Grab Trks to Plylst gt Art Artist name Alb Album name The number here shows the T01 unknown title 0 number of tracks selected 9 4 1 Use the alphanumeric keys to select the track numbers of the tracks that you wish to archive Press OK on completion Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 22 9 4 2 9 4 3 9 4 4 9 5 If the CD has NOT been found in the EmDB database you will have to manually enter the artist group and CD album names see Section 6 2 Track titles will also not be available but once the tracks have been archived you can manually enter track titles and other information see Section 11 1 in User Manual To save the archived tracks Save Playlist press OPTS Y gt Save Playlist OK See 10 7 for more details on Save Playlist Because this Playlist was created from archived tracks and not from a previously archived CD you will need to enter a name for the Playlist in the
8. response but also no pre ringing of the impulse Upsampling modes are as per HQ1 HO These filters offer gentle low pass filtering to reduce filter ringing just outside what is considered to be the audio band HQ2 These filters are steeper than HOT but gentler than HQ3 That s it HQ3 These are the steepest filters available approximating what is commonly termed a brick wall 12 2 2 Uprate There are five sampling rates at which upsampling can be performed as well as the no upsampling option of 44100Hz Sample Rate Comments 44100Hz 44 1kHz CD audio Red Book standard ie no upsampling 48000Hz 48kHz 88200Hz 88 2kHz 96000Hz 96kHz 176kI2S 176 4 kHz only available in DS mode see Device 192kI2S 192kHz only available in TS mode see Device Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 34 12 2 3 Dither Dither should be applied when outputting to a D A converter which is capable of accepting more than 16 bit wordlength Do note that many older DACs which use greater than 16 bit chips are limited to 16 bit input by the S PDIF receiver configuration Consult your manual for the DAC to see if it can receive data with wordlength greater than 16 bit There are four dither options available Dither Comments None No dither added TPDF Triangular PDF dither added Nshape This is a special kind of high passed dither which intro
9. the Up and Down arrow keys to move the selection a HD Editor cursor up and down Gei Delete album Rename artist gt Delete artist 11 2 Change track info press OPTS OK Select the info line that you wish to change press OK Type in the new information press OK Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 11 3 Delete track s press 28 OPTS _Y gt Delete track s OK Find the artist group name alphanumeric keys for the first letter of the name to alphabetically scroll through all the names tojump forwards or backwards by 5 names HD Delete Track s gt Art Artist name Alb Album name T01 Track 01 0 Find the CD album name alphanumeric keys for the first letter of the name to alphabetically scroll through all the names to jump forwards or HD Delete Track s Art Artist name gt Alb Album name T01 Track 01 0 backwards by 5 names Select the track s to be deleted using alphanumeric etc HD Delete Track s abe def gt Art Artist name keys Press OK to confirm Alb Album name T01 Track 05 2 NOTE Tracks will be permanently deleted from the hard drive by this function Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 11 4 Rename album press OPTS v 29 gt Delete track s OK Find the artist group name of the CD album to be changed Find the CD album to
10. 01 Transport gt CD Player HD Player HD Editor Move cursor down to Output Settings Confirm selection Ra 01 Transport gt Output Settings System Setup Shutdown The Output Settings screen will look like this Output settings gt Up mode None Up rate 44100Hz Dither None 8 3 Example to select the following output settings Upmode HO Uprate 88200Hz Dither None Wordlen 24 bit Phase Normal SigAttn None Device DS Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 18 Remote Front Panel Screen Control Key s To select upsampling mode move cursor to Up mode a Ce Output settings gt Up mode HQ1 Use arrow keys or OK to Up rate 44100Hz scroll to H B Dither None Up mode HQ1 To select upsampling rate pap Ee move cursor to Up rate Use arrow keys or OK to scroll to Up rate 88200Hz 1 py Output settings Up mode HQ1 gt Up rate 88200Hz Dither None To select dither move cursor to Dither No action required as default is Dither None To select upsampling wordlength move cursor to Wordlen Use arrow keys or OK to scroll to Wordlen 24 bit Output settings A gt Wordlen 24 bit Phase Normal Signal Attn None To select phase move cursor to Phase No action required as default is Phase Normal To select signal atte
11. Change CD Playlist Add to Playlist Add Track s Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move the selection HD Player cursor up and down ES Edit Playlist Ra Clear Playlist gt Save Playlist Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move the selection HD Player cursor up and down ES Save Playlist Ra Output Settings gt Back 10 2 Change CD Playlist refer to section 7 2 in Quick Start manual 10 3 Add to Playlist press OPTS Is gt Add to Playlist OK HD Add to Playlist gt Art Artist name Alb Album name Ply album 10 3 1 To find the artist group name Art for the album or saved playlist to add to the current playlist use a alphanumeric keys for the first letter of the name b H gt to scroll alphabetically through all the names da gt gt Cl en to jump forwards or backwards by 5 names Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 24 10 3 2 10 3 3 10 4 10 4 1 10 4 2 10 4 3 10 4 4 10 5 When the artist group name has been found next find the CD album name Alb for that artist group Use the e key to move the cursor down to the Alb line Follow the instructions above to find the name of the CD album When the Art and Alb information has been found press OK The selected CD album will be added to the end of the current playlist Add Tracks press OPTS 3 gt Add Track s OK HD Add Track s gt Art Arti
12. HUT DOWN 3 1 To start up the Ti48 press once firmly on the button labelled ON back panel The Ti48 s LCD screen will light up and the unit will take about 30 seconds to start up It will be ready to accept remote control commands when the screen reads CD Player stop Track 0 0 00 00 CAUTION When the Ti48 is running do not press the ON button again Doing so may damage the hard disk drives and will result in a longer delay on start up the next time 3 2 To shut down the Ti48 press the MENU key on the remote control handset to access the mode menu use the arrow keys to move the cursor down the menu shown on the screen When the cursor is at Shutdown press the OK key 01 Transport 01 Transport gt CD Player Lv gt Output Settings HD Player System Setup HD Editor gt Shutdown Shutting down Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 7 4 GUIDE TO THE LCD SCREEN amp REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET LCD SCREEN When the MENU or OPTS keys are pressed the LCD screen will look like this 01 Transport gt CD Player HD Player HD Editor Menu options The top line will show either the mode which the Ti48 is in eg CD Player or HD player or it will show the function eg change playlist The cursor shows which menu option will be selected if the OK button is pressed The cursor can be moved using the UP DOWN arrow keys Note The LCD backlight comes on when a key on the rem
13. Move cursor down to Yes Press OK to confirm selection alphanumeric keys for the first letter of the name DE to alphabetically scroll through all the names da gt gt tojump forwards or backwards by 5 names Ly Delete Artist gt Art Various Delete Artist Various gt No Yes NOTE All CDs and or tracks archived under this artist name will be deleted permanently from the hard drive by this function Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 32 12 Output Settings 12 1 To change any of the output settings To change to Output Settings mode from another mode eg CD Player press MENU L x3 OK In Output Settings mode you can select the following Options Option Function Upmode Upsampling modes These are the 5 digital filter options available from no filter to the conventional brickwall Uprate Upsampling rate This is frequency at which upsampling will be performed from no upsampling at 44100Hz to 196 4kHz Dither Low level digital noise added to help linearise the signal and increase resolution Wordlen Wordlength of the upsampled digital data can be increased from 16 bits to 24 bits Phase Absolute phase of the signal Sig Attn Signal attenuation Can be 3dB or none Device The digital output connection to be used either DS or S PDIF Remote Control Front Panel Screen Key s With the cursor against the Output settin
14. PLY field eg Jazz1 This references the archived tracks to this Playlist To add more tracks from another CD to the same Playlist eg Jazz1 ensure that Jazz1 is the Current Playlist loaded in HD Player Return to CD Player mode load the new CD and follow Sections 9 4 to 9 4 3 You will not have to re enter the Playlist name see Section 9 4 3 if you wish to keep it as Jazz1 Output Settings See Section 12 in User Manual 10 HD Player Mode 10 1 To change to HD Player mode from another mode eg CD Player press MENU e OK In HD Player mode you can select the following Options Option Function Change Select the archived CD Album or saved Playlist to be played CD Playlist Add to Playlist Add another archived CD Album or saved Playlist to the current selected Playlist which will be played back sequentially after the current Playlist Add Track s Add tracks from other archived CD Album to the current Playlist which will be played back sequentially after the current Playlist Edit Playlist De select tracks from the current Playlist Clear Playlist De select the current Playlist does NOT delete tracks or albums Save Playlist Save the current Playlist for future playback Output Settings Change output settings Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 23 Remote Control Front Panel Screen Key s To access the Options S E HD Player gt
15. Player Mode Options Menu Grab Album how to archive a CD see 6 2 for details Grab Album Subset how to archive part of a CD Grab Tracks how to create a compilation album of tracks from more than one CD HD Player Mode Options menu Change Playlist how to select albums playlists from archived music see 7 2 for details Add Playlist how to add albums playlists to a current playlist Add Tracks how to add tracks to a current playlist Edit Playlist how to de select tracks from a current playlist Clear Playlist how to de select a current playlist Save Playlist how to save a current playlist to the hard drive HD Editor Mode Options Menu Change Track Info how to edit the name and details of archived tracks Delete Track s how to delete track s from the hard drive Rename Album how to change the name of an archived CD album Rename Artist how to change the artist group name of an archived CD Album or Saved Playlist Delete Artist how to delete an artist group and all the associated archived CDs or tracks of that artist group Output Settings Options Menu Details of the Digital Processing Options Upmode Uprate Dither Wordlength Phase Digital Attenuation Device Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 PAGE 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 36 13 13 1 13 2 13 3 13 4 13 5 13 6 14 14 1 14 2 DESCRIPTION System Setup e Options Menu e Autoplay enables CD playback w
16. ZERO ONE o ASA A 0 Zero one O A Ti 48 ARCHIVAL CD HD TRANSPORT INSTRUCTION MANUAL Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 QUICKSTART PAGE 5 1 5 2 5 2 1 5 2 2 6 2 3 6 3 6 3 1 6 3 2 7 8 4 8 5 8 5 1 9 5 2 9 5 3 10 5 4 10 6 10 6 1 10 13 6 2 13 l 13 7 1 13 15 7 2 15 7 3 15 7 3 1 15 Peed 15 SSC 16 8 16 8 1 17 8 2 17 18 8 3 Contents DESCRIPTION Mains Power Audio Connections e Digital out e 12S cable connection e S PDIF digital coaxial cable connection Start up Shut down e How to start up e How to shut down Guide to the LCD screen and remote control handset CD Playback e CD playback vs HD playback e How to play a CD Other playback functions What is EmDB Archiving Music e Hard disk capacity general info e How to archive a CD Archived Music Playback e HD Player mode e How to play back music in HD Player mode e What is a playlist Playlists in HD player mode Types of playlists Current vs saved playlists Digital Output Settings e What are the output settings options e How to access the output settings menu e Output settings example Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 USER MANUAL PAGE 20 9 20 9 1 20 9 2 20 9 3 21 9 4 22 10 22 10 1 23 10 2 23 10 3 24 10 4 24 10 5 25 10 6 25 26 10 7 21 11 27 11 1 27 11 2 28 11 3 29 11 4 30 11 5 31 11 6 32 12 32 12 1 33 12 2 33 12 2 1 33 12 2 2 34 12 2 3 34 12 2 4 34 12 2 5 34 12 2 6 34 12 2 7 DESCRIPTION CD
17. bum Grab Album Name Art Test gt Alb new album Add New Artist ALB Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 13 Use alphanumeric keys to enter CD album name e g to enter name Rock R x3 pqrs A Pa Ga o x3 x3 p x2 P V Grab Album Name Art Test gt Alb Rock Confirm names to proceed with archiving The archiving will begin immediately Ql en 000 7 ARCHIVED MUSIC PLAYBACK 7 1 To playback music that has been archived in the T148 the unit must be in HD Player mode 7 2 To play music in HD Player mode Remote Control Key s Front Panel Screen Open mode MENU Gi 01 Transport gt CD Player HD Player HD Editor Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 14 Move cursor down to HD Player line Confirm selection The current Playlist will be displayed on the screen If there is no Album loaded go to Change CD Playlist HD Player stop Track 0 12 00 00 Album name Artist name To playback this CD album or Playlist press PLAY All other playback functions work in the same way as in CD Player mode see 5 2 and 5 3 To play another CD album or playlist saved in the T148 go to Change CD Playlist Open mode OPTIONS Confirm selection HD Player gt Change CD Playlist Add to Playlist Add Track s With the cursor at t
18. bum name Artist name Open mode OPTIONS OPTS CO CD Player gt Grab Album Grab Trk s to HD Grab Trks gt Plylst_ Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 11 Confirm If the CD is recognised by the EmDB database the archiving will begin immediately The Grab process will be completed when the screen returns to the main CD playback screen Grab copy Track 1 12 00 31 Album name If the CD is NOT recognised by the EmDB database the system will prompt you to enter the artist group name and CD album name NOTE You do not have to enter the full names or even the actual names but you must enter some information for the system to file and retrieve the CD album in future for playback Grab Album Name gt Art Alb Use left right arrow key to move the cursor to the new artist field Confirm that you wish to enter the name of the artist group Grab Album Name gt Art new artist Alb Add New Artist ART Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 12 Use alphanumeric keys to enter artist group name e g to enter the name Test Add New Artist ART Test Confirm artist group name Move cursor to Alb line Grab Album Name Art Test gt Alb Use the right arrow key to move the cursor to the new album field Confirm that you wish to enter the name of the CD al
19. connectors It can transmit up to 24 bit 96kHz upsampled data to any outboard DAC capable of receiving and processing 24 bit 96kHz data 13 System Setup 13 1 To change to System Setup mode from another mode eg CD Player press MENU x4 OK In System Setup mode you can select the following Options Option Function Autoplay Enables the CD Player mode to automatically play a CD that has been loaded in the tray when the tray is manually closed EmDB off Turns off the FreeDB compressed CD recognition Version Information about the version of the software currently in the Information system Update CDROM Updates software via CDROM Forced Update Enables return to a previous version of the software via CDROM Back Returns to previous screen 13 2 Autoplay press H gt to toggle between Yes and No When Yes is selected the Ti48 will automatically play a CD in CD Player mode when the CD tray is manually closed To close the CD tray manually push horizontally on the front metal plate of the CD tray Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 36 13 3 13 4 13 5 13 6 EmDB off press H gt to toggle between Yes and No When Yes is selected the EmDB CD recognition system will not function This can be useful should you have a CD that you wish to archive but is being incorrectly recognised by the FreeDB database EmDB is a compressed version of FreeDB
20. duces ultrasonic noise right at the Nyquist limit of the sampling rate in use This can help to linearise some D A converters Nyquist Second order noise shaping is employed to allow more resolution at the low frequencies as the expense of more noise at the higher ones A useful choice for the sampling rates of 88 2K onwards 12 2 4 12 2 5 12 2 6 Wordlength The wordlength of the upsampled data can be increased to improve the accuracy of the data processing This protects against data being lost during the mathematical operations required for the interpolation and sample rate conversion The wordlength options available are 16 bit 18 bits 20 bits 24 bits Phase Normal Inverted Sig Attn Attenuation None This passes the signal through from the input without applying any attenuation Attenuation 3dB This attenuates the incoming signal by 3dB at the processing stage to allow headroom for upsampling It can also improve the linearity of D As when playing very compressed loud recordings which regularly come close to or hit OdBFS Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 35 12 2 7 Device DS custom I2S digital audio connection to be used between Zero One transports and DACs only This is the minimal jitter connection It is capable of transmitting up to 24 bit 192kHz upsampled data from the Ti48 to a matching Zero One DAC S PDIF standard digital audio interface utilising either RCA or TOSLink
21. er DAC to convert the digital audio into an analogue signal The analogue outputs of the DAC should then be connected to the inputs of a pre amplifier or integrated amplifier If you are using a Zero One DAC eg Ar38 connect the Ti48 to the DAC using the supplied I S cable The 25 pin large end of the TS cable is connected to the Ti48 at the 25 pin connector marked TS OUT and the 15 pin small end to the Zero One DAC at the connector marked DIGITAL IN Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 6 2 3 2 4 and I S The output device is set to S PDIF by default See Sections 12 2 1 and 12 2 7 Device in the User Manual for details on how to set up the Ti48 to output via the I S connection Follow the instructions for the DAC to select the I S input If you are using another manufacturer s DAC connect the Ti48 to the DAC using a digital cable with a coaxial RCA connector not included The cable should be connected to the Ti48 at the connector marked SPDIF OUT The output device is set to S PDIF by default If this has been changed see Sections 12 2 1 and 12 2 7 Device for details on how to set up the Ti48 to output via the S PDIF connection Refer to the DAC s instruction manual for how to connect the digital cable to the digital input of the DAC The remaining connectors on the back panel of the Ti48 marked SPDIF IN and LINE MIC IN OUT are currently not operational 3 START UP S
22. gs output setting you wish to H gt gt Up mode None change scroll through the Up rate 44100Hz options available Dither None Do NO T presk rs th Output settings confirm The option shown on the screen is the selected Up mode Purist one e g the digital filter is Up rate 44100Hz now set to the Purist filter Dither None Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 33 12 2 Details of the Digital Processing Options 12 2 1 Upmode There are five digital filters available in the Ti48 They are listed in order of increasing steepness of the filter and complexity Filter Comments None This setting offers the best transient performance but the highest level of out of band noise some equipment does not handle this well resulting in lowered performance For oversampling modes 88 2 176 4K this setting does not employ a filter but repeats the samples instead to make up the appropriate number So 88 2 the processor outputs each CD sample twice while at 176 4K every four times For upsampling modes 48 96 192K it is not feasible to output without any filtering so weighted line interpolation is used This should not be considered a filter suitable for critical listening and is included to keep the audio going whilst navigating through the different options Purist This is a special setting for oversampling modes which uses half length versions of the HQ filters giving a non linear phase
23. he Art line find the CD album or playlist name Use the arrow keys to scroll alphabetically through the artist group names OR Use the REW or FWD keys to jump 5 names backwards or forwards OR Use the alphanumeric keys to find an artist group name by the first letter HD Change Playlist gt Art __ Alb Ply Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 15 When the artist group has been selected scroll down to v HD Change Playlist the Alb line to find the Art Artist name name of the CD album or gt Alb playlist Ply Use arrow keys or REW FWD or alphanumeric keys to find the CD album or playlist name 7 3 7 3 1 ee T 3 3 7 3 4 What is a Playlist A playlist is basically a file containing audio data that has been archived that is ready for playback in HD Player mode It does not apply in CD Player mode Playlists are useful for creating compilations of archived CDs and or tracks for specific purposes A playlist can be A selected album ie an archived CD that is ready for playback A number of selected albums that will be played back sequentially One or more selected tracks from different albums that will be played back sequentially A combination of selected album s and track s that will be played back sequentially A previously saved file containing any of the above see saved playlists below Current vs Saved Playlists A
24. irm gt Alb To enter new album name find new album field HD Save Playlist K gt Art Blues guitarists gt Alb new album Ply Press OK to confirm Add New Alb ALB Use alphanumeric keys to enter new album name etc Press OK to confirm abc def HD Save Playlist Art Blues guitarists Alb Late nighters gt Ply 10 7 4 Repeat above process for Ply 10 8 Output Settings See Section 12 in User Manual Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 2T 11 HD Editor Mode 11 1 To change to HD Editor mode from another mode eg CD Player press MENU Y x2 OK In HD Editor mode you can select the following Options Option Function Change track Allows the information stored inside a track file to be changed info including artist group album and track names Delete track s Permanently delete one or more tracks from an archived CD album Rename album Rename an archived CD album Delete album Permanently delete an archived CD album Rename artist Change the name ofan artist group in the archived files Delete Artist Permanently delete an artist group name from the archived files Note all audio tracks CDs albums Playlists stored under this artist group name will also be deleted permanently Remote Control Front Panel Screen Key s To access the Options OPTS HD Editor gt Change track info Delete track s Rename album Use
25. ithout pressing PLAY on the remote control e EmDB off how to turn CD recognition system off e Version Information software version currently loaded e Update CDROM Normal how to load new software e Forced Update how to re load an older software version Software Updates e Transport software e EmDB Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 5 QUICK START BACK PANEL OF TI48 ON DO NOT OBSTRUCT FAN Ti48 ARCHIVAL CD TRANSPOR AC INLET CAUTION CE eee DO NOT OPEN LASER PRODUCT S RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TMAGT LTO Made in Singapore 1 MAINS POWER 1 1 1 2 1 3 Connect the supplied mains power cable to the IEC socket on the back panel of the Ti48 labelled AC INLET Connect the wall plug of the mains cable to the wall mains socket Turn on the wall mains socket SAFETY NOTE the mains power to the Ti48 is always on when the wall socket is on even when the Ti48 is in a non operational state eg when the display screen is off In order to remove mains power from the Ti48 you must turn off the mains power at the wall socket 2 AUDIO CONNECTIONS 2 1 2 2 The Ti48 is a digital audio storage system and CD transport the output from its external connectors US or SPDIF are purely digital signals It does not output an analogue music signal In order to output a music signal you must connect the T148 to an external digital to analogue convert
26. nuation move cursor to SigAttn Use arrow keys or OK to scroll to SigAttn None a Ce LEk Output settings Wordlen 24 bit Phase Normal gt Signal Attn None To select output connection move cursor to Device Use arrow keys or OK to scroll to Device DS a WI LOk Output settings Phase Normal Signal Attn None gt Device DS Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 19 USER MANUAL NOTE Please read the QUICKSTART section first as this will help you to familiarise yourself with the menu structure and how to move around and select the various options The following instructions are by necessity much more brief though where required screen shots of the LCD are shown Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 20 9 CD Player Mode 9 1 On start up the Ti48 enters the CD Player mode by default To change to CD Player mode from another mode eg from HD Player press MENU OK In CD Player mode you can select the following Options Option Function Grab Album Archive a CD Grab Trk s to HD Archive selected tracks from a CD Grab Trks gt Plylst Store selected tracks in the buffer to make a compilation album tracks are not permanently archived until the playlist is saved Output Settings Change the upsampling rate digital filter dither wordlength phase signal attenuation and digital output type Remote Control
27. ote control is pressed and will stay on for 10s To see the screen without sending a command to the software press DISPLAY on the remote control REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET To open and close the CD tray Alphanumeric keys Play function keys REWIND FORWARD PREVIOUS NEXT STOP PLAY PAUSE RESUME To access top level MENU and mode OPTIONS Arrow and OK keys MODE MUTE VOL VOL OK IN1 IN2 BALI INPUT IN3 IN4 BAL2 INPUT zero one Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 Remote Control Keys Functions EJECT Ejects the CD tray CLOSE Closes the CD tray This will only work when the Ti48 is in CD Player mode MENU Accesses the main MODE menu ie CD Player HD Player HD Editor etc OPTS Accesses the OPTIONS menu s for each MODE PLAY STOP NEXT PREV FFW REW These operate in the same way as most CD player control keys Refer to Section 5 3 for a full description of the key functions Note 0 is 10 The function of these keys changes depending on operating MODE OPTIONS In CD Player or HD Player MODE these keys allow selection of track numbers When Grabbing CDs these keys are alphanumeric and can be used to enter the artists names album and track titles Aal In text entry mode this key changes the alphanumeric keys from capital le
28. st name Alb Album name T01 Track 01 0 To find the artist group name Art for the album or saved playlist to add to the current playlist use a alphanumeric keys for the first letter of the name b K gt to scroll alphabetically through all the names c oa Io jump forwards or backwards by 5 names When the artist group name has been found next find the CD album name Alb for that artist group Use the e key to move the cursor down to the Alb line Follow the instructions above to find the name of the CD album When the CD album name has been found next select the track numbers T01 to be added to the current Playlist Use the alphanumeric keys to enter the track numbers Once the Art Alb and T01 information has been found press OK The selected tracks will be added to the end of the current playlist Edit Playlist press OPTS L7 gt Edit Playlist OK Use to scroll through gt track 1 name wa track 2 name the list of tracks track 3 name unknown title Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 25 10 5 1 10 5 2 10 6 10 7 10 7 1 10 7 2 10 7 3 To de select a track with the cursor against that track title press NOTE tracks are not deleted from the hard drive by this function To return to playback mode press OK Clear Playlist press OPTS Ce gt Clear Playlist OK Use the Y key to
29. track or L KI next track To select tracks by number track 3 track 12 Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 10 5 4 What is EmDB The Ti48 hard disk drives contains a CD recognition software known as EmDB This is a compressed version of the FreeDB database which is available on the internet www freedb org EmDB will recognise millions of CDs providing information on the artist group name the album title and in most cases track titles as well All this information has been and continues to be entered into the FreeDB database by the general public As FreeDB is a continually updated database your EmDB can be out of date with regards to the latest CD releases EmDB can be updated by a CDROM available periodically from Zero One Audio 6 ARCHIVING MUSIC 6 1 The Ti48 has 250Gb of hard disk drive capacity which will allow about 380 hours of uncompressed CD audio to be archived A whole CD can be archived or part of a CD album subset or just a few tracks from a CD Once archived the audio albums and individual tracks can be organised into playlists The file data associated with the albums and tracks can be edited and organised see User Manual for full details on audio file management 6 2 To archive a CD album Remote Front Panel Screen Control Key s Make sure T148 is in See Section 5 2 CD Player mode Load the CD Player stop CD into CD tray and close the Track 0 12 00 00 tray Al
30. tters to small letters to numbers Allows selection of numbers greater than 9 ARROW KEYS Allows user to move up UP or down UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT DOWN menus and to select options in those menus RIGHT or return to the menu lists LEFT OK To confirm selection of specific menu items DISPLAY Turns LCD backlight on off LCD backlight will stay on for 30s 5 CD PLAYBACK 5 1 The Ti48 can either play CDs CD Player mode or play music archived in the hard disk drives HD Player mode No music is archived in the Ti48 hard disk drives when the unit is new See Section 6 for details on how to archive CDs and playback music On start up the Ti48 goes into CD Player mode 5 2 To play a CD Ti48 Instruction Manual v1 2 Remote Front Panel Screen Control Key s Open the CD tray and load Gn j Eee CD Player stop O Track 0 0 00 00 Close CD tray If the CD is recognised by EmDB the screen will show the names of the artist group and CD If the CD is not recognised by EmDB the screen will read Unknown Artist Unknown Album CD Player Track 0 12 Album name Artist name stop 00 00 To play CD D CD Player play Track 1 12 00 31 Track name Artist name 5 3 Other Playback Functions To stop playback To pause playback and resume playback To rewind or fast forward lt lt gt gt To select previous
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