SACD-Player 746 User Manual
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1. Open the battery tray on the rear side Insert the batteries into the tray as indicated Ensure correct polarity of the batteries Close the tray with corresponding screw Dispose the exhausted batteries UU JA page 746 19 Sou lut Lon page Jsl 10 20 nature of sound Trouble shooting Error Action Check the cabling to the mains supply Eventually replace NG degen the fuse of the External Power Supply 740PSU Check gt the cabling to the source components and the amplifier if proper input has been selected if the source component is in MUTE if the amplifier is switched on No music GUL If the power supply to the audio channels is interrupted or an error in the power supply unit has occurred the SACD Player 746 is shut down automatically The display shows POWER FAIL POWER FAIL If the current at the Main Out exceeds 1 ampere the SACD OVERCURRENT Player 746 is shut down automatically The display shows OVERCURRENT Actions after the appearance of an error If you con not identify the error please disconnect the mains supply before you dis connect the SACD Player 746 has to be in operating condition OFF and contact your soulution dealer Service If your soulution SACD Player 746 needs service please contact your soulution dealer For further information see www soulution audio com 11 12 SACD Player User Manual Protection functions Overcurrent For currents gt2. Player 746 between operating mode and pro gramming mode In the programming mode you may adjust the SACD Player to your individual requirements 6 7 Select R The Select knob controls the functions Track select Play Pause Open Close and is used for the Programming 6 7 1 Track select Rotating the Select knob allows selecting a new track Rotating to the right will in crease the track number rotating to the left will decrease the track number After 3 seconds the newly selected track will be played page 14 SACD Player 746 User Manual 6 7 2 Play Pause Pressing the Select knob for less than 0 5 seconds will switch the SACD Player 746 between Play and Pause If the drawer is open while pressing the Select knob for less than 0 5 seconds the drawer will be closed and the SACD Player 746 starts to play track 1 of the inserted CD SACD 6 7 3 Open Close Pressing the Select knob for more than 0 5 seconds will Open or Close the drawer of the SACD Player 746 If a CD SACD is playing while pressing the Select knob the SACD Player 746 is stopped and the drawer will be opened 6 7 4 Programming In programming mode the Select knob is used for the selection of the program functions and the function values 6 8 Display R Receiver S The display shows all relevant information for operating your SACD Player 746 In operating mode the actual track the playing time and the operating condition are shown AA The IR receiver
3. be remote controlled through the RS232 interface Type label K The type label shows the serial number and the nominal power consumption page 746 11 Sou lut Lon page 6 6 1 12 nature of sound Front panel of the SACD Player 746 CT a sil power open M444 gt il gt gt gt prog e soulution S L M NO P Q R Front panel of the SACD Player 746 Power L With the Power button you define the operating condition ON or OFF red LEDs In operating condition OFF the audio circuits are completely disconnected from the output terminal Main Out the CD drive and the digital sections remain deactivat ed The Main Out terminals are only activated if the SACD Player 746 is ready for operation and if no errors are present Mo DISC F is Display in operating condition OFF Display in operating condition Display in operating condition ON PROTECT ON We suggest switching the SACD Player 746 to operating condition OFF power con sumption in lt 0 5W while not listening to music Your SACD Player 746 can easily be activated with the remote control Mo DISO Cie Sequence for switching of your SACD Player 746 Operating conditions ON OFF Standby 6 2 6 3 SACD Player User Manual LINK System If you have connected the LINK System your soulution preamplifier will control switch on of the SACD Player 746 A Unplug the External Power Supply 740PSU from the mains before you ma nipu
4. for the remote control is located in the lower left corner be hind the display glass For best reception do not place any objects in front of the display Never place your SACD Player 746 on the front panel The display glass could get scratched or even burst page 15 Sou lut Lon page 7 1 16 nature of sound Programming Overview The available Program functions allow adjusting the SACD Player 746 to your indi vidual High Fidelity set up Push on the Prog button switches the SACD Player 746 ae between operating mode and programming mode E e Timeout after 10 seconds Rotating of the Select knob allows selecting the desired Program Function Push on the Select knob for approval of the selected function Now the value domain of the selected Program Function is active red LEDs in display Rotating of the Select knob allows for adjusting the de sired value Push on the Select knob for approval of the respective value 7 2 Program Functions Function Values staet mope NORM LINK LIK PROGI Time mope TROK FWD rpck EMp TRCK BWD eer DISC FWD DISC BWD Track Disc Random OFF 0 180 ouTeuit seote a ON OFF CH PROGI ON OFF ON OFF SACD Player 746 User Manual Remarks NORM gt OFF Standby LINK Depending on Link System TRCK FWD Track time forward TRCK BWD Track time backward DISC FWD Disc time forward DISC BWD Disc time backward Define
5. signal passes the D A converter stag es and its related low pass filter these errors get cancelled out The phase error of the resulting analog music signal remains below 1 20Hz 1OOkHz The Zero Phase Technology brings you even closer to the beauty of the source material Digital Analogue Converter DAC The SACD Player 746 has one DAC board per audio channel left right We use the Burr Brown 1792 DAC which guarantees excellent performance Only the top quali ty converter section which runs up to 384 kHz of the chip Is used The internal up Sampling section is bypassed The DACs are operated in dual mono mode At the output of the converter chip four current signals 11 1 12 12 are available The four current signals are not combined directly after the DAC but are first converted in a voltage signal and fil tered The l V converter runs up to 100 MHz fast The summig of the voltage sig nals is done on the output stage board The digital section of DAC board is supplied by the digital power supply unit the analogue section Is supplied by the analogue power supply unit This allows with holding noise present in the digital ground from the analogue section of the player Clock and PLL Phase Lock Loop Utmost precision of the clock signal is a must have for a top class D A Conversion The clock unit of the SACD Player 746 runs at a precision of lt O Olppm For the synchronisation to external digital data the clock PLL m
6. used in accordance with the instructions may cause harm ful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that inter ference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour aged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures adjust or relocate the receiving antenna increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver connect the equipment into a mains outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Disposal According to the Directive 2002 96 EG of the European Parliament used consumer electro technical appliances have to be disposed separately and have to be indicated with the following symbol In the case of disposal of this component please do so in conformity with legal and environmental regulations SACD Player 746 User Manual Table of Content WOON OO PS OO b i FE Zeie ebe rtl et EE 4 Safety advice A 7 Scope of delivery and packimg 8 Rear panel of the External Power Supply Z 8 Rear panel of the SACD Player Z46p 10 Front panel of the SACD Player A6 12 Progra E 16 Remote CONITOl seunstousscesasctsnaee tame on cars gecentete caters KANAA E ANENA EAKA EKA KR 19 elei E ee EE 20 Se 20 Prot
7. 1 Ampere at the output the 746 SACD Player shuts down automatically Power supply The power supply is monitored for correct operation In case of an error the 746 gets shut down automatically Fuse Model 220 240 V 2A T 250V micro fuse bx20mm Model 100 120 V AA T 250V micro fuse bx20mm Warranty All soulution products are guaranteed against defects in material and workmanship for five years from date of purchase The guarantee is void if the SACD Player 746 has been subject to misuse or negli gence or has been modified repaired or opened by a non authorised person without written authorisation of Spemot AG For the return transport to our premises please use exclusively the original packag ing Transport damages are not subject to this guarantee repairs will be charged We recommend effecting transport insurance If you do not posses the original packaging no more please contact your soulution dealer Basic repairs may be completed by your soulution dealer Please clarify whether he is able to do the work before you send the SACD Player 746 back to us page 746 21 Sou lut Lon e page nature of sound Specifications Specification Nominal voltage Model 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Model 100 120 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption OFF standby ON Main Out Output voltage Peak Output Current Impedance Frequency response Slew rate Distortion THD Signal to Noise Ratio Digital Out Output Vol
8. SACD Player 7 46 User Manual a soulution Gi ee nature of sound SACD Player 746 User Manual Dear client We are proud that you decided yourself for a soulution SACD Player 746 You have acquired a SACD Player with outstanding sonic performance which you will enjoy for many years We understand your eagerness to get started but even though please study this manual step by step before you integrate the SACD Player 746 in your High Fidelity system This user manual contains also useful tips for the optimisation of your over all HiFi System If there are any questions regarding the start up or operation of your SACD Player 746 please do not hesitate to contact your dealer Have fun Your soulution team page l Sou lut Lon page e nature of sound CE Declaration of Conformity Spemot AG declares that this product is in conformance with the following direc tives and standards Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EG EN IEC 60065 2002 Electromagnetic Compatibility 2004 108 EG EN 55013 2001 EN 55020 2002 EN 61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 FCC Notice Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and
9. e interferences between them External Power Supply The power supplies are located in a separate external housing This reduces potential interferences even further SACD CD mechanism The SACD Player 746 has a high quality SACD CD mechanism Esoteric UMK 5 In order to reduce errors from vibrations the drive is mounted on rubber damping ele ments DSP Digital Signal Processor A powerful DSP performs the calculations for the upsampling to 24Bit 384kHz The DSD data of a SACD is converted into PCM format during the upsampling pro cess The converted data is extrapolated by a 3 order polynomial algorithm Addi tionally this DSP performs computations for the volume control and the balance set tings Thanks to the 32Bit floating comma architecture of the DSP these calcula tions go without the usually increase of the quantification noise zeco tech The SACD Player 746 incorporates the unique and innovative DSP based Zero Phase Technology Every digital to analogue converter requires an analogue low pass 4 1 5 1 6 SACD Player User Manual filter in its output in order to suppress high frequency noise and aliasing signals which adds phase shifts for higher frequencies Despite its relatively high cut off frequency of 120kHz the analog 3 order Bessel filter of the 746 shows a phase shift of up to 15 in the audio band A powerful DSP does pre correct these poten tial phase errors in the digital signal Once the
10. echion gr Cie Le EEN 21 EE Ee 21 SCC IC AE eege 22 DIMENSION siansa eleva cette tno ailcle ate reete cveg te EEE 23 Quick start Unpack the 746 SACD Player Store the packing for future transportations A Treat the top class surface with care Unpacking gt Position the 746 SACD Player on a stable base Positioning A Cooling air must be able to escape unrestricted Disconnect all components of your setup from the mains gt Connect the 746 with your pre amplifier gt Connect the 746 with your digital source components Cabling gt Reconnect all components with the mains A While manipulating with cables the 746 SACD Player has to remain disconnected from the mains P gt Default values for all functions are programmed A gt No additional settings are required gt Switch on the 746 SACD Player gt Select moderate volume at the pre amplitier of the 746 Switch on lt gt Switch on the source components and your amplifier A Check the cabling before you switch on page 3 Sou lut Lon 1 3 1 4 page lal 1 2 nature of sound Technical Highlights Layout The SACD Player 746 has two housings the Player itself and the External Power Supply CD Player The analogue circuits are physically separated from digital circuits After the Sample Rate Converter unit the CD Player is realized in pure dual mono layout Shields between the different sections of the CD Player ef fectively reduc
11. he scope of delivery SACD Player 746 External Power Supply 740PSU Remote control incl batteries 2xAAA Mains cable DC Analogue cable DC Digital cable User manual Cotton gloves w td ee oe Please store the packing of the SACD Player 746 and the external power supply 740PSU for future transports Check your SACD Player 746 and the External Power Supply 740OPSU for transport damages In the case of damage please contact your soulution dealer A If the SACD Player 746 and or the External Power Supply 740PSU are still very cold from the transport please let them warm up within the packing in order to omit condensation of water inside the units 4 Rear panel of the External Power Supply 740PSU A B D d C Rear panel of the External Power Supply 740PSU page 8 4 1 4 2 4 3 SACD Player User Manual DC Connectors between External Power Supply and CD Player A B Connect the DC Analogue and the DC Digital of the External Power Supply 740PSU with enclosed high quality cables and the SACD Player 746 Please secure the ca bles for tight fitting A The External Power Supply 740PSU must be switched off while you are con necting the cables The high current connectors could get damaged Mains C Connect the External Power Supply 740PSU with the mains The enclosed power cord is optimised for this application After switch on of the External Power Supply 740PSU the standby power supply gets started The d
12. isplay of the SACD Player 746 shows WAIT As soon as con stant conditions are reached the SACD Player 746 changes to operating condition OFF red LEDs in display Display after switch on of the mains Display in operating condition OFF A Only switch off the mains connection if your SACD Player 746 is in operating condition OFF Link D With the LINK connection the preamplifier soulution 720 721 can control the switch on of the SACD Player 746 Connect the Master out 1 or Master out 2 of the preamplifier 720 721 with the Slave In of the External Power Supply 740PSU The Slave out of the External Power Supply 740PSU allows connecting further soulution components page 746 9 Sou lut Lon page 5 5 1 Duc 10 nature of sound Rear panel of the SACD Player 746 A BJ K E E F GH I Rear panel of the SACD Player 746 Main Out E The SACD Player 746 has symmetrical and asymmetrical connectors for the main output signal Connect the output terminals with your pre amplifier Due to the ex traordinary load stability of the output stage there are no restrictions regarding the selection of the connecting cables We recommend using symmetrical cables For short cable lengths also asymmetrical cables represent a high quality connection top quality cable and optimal layout pre requisite AA Wrong cabling could damage your SACD Player 746 your preamplifier your amplifier or your loudspeakers Excessive
13. late with cables before you clean your SACD Player 746 during thunder storms or before you leave for longer periods Before you switch off the mains bring your SACD Player 746 in operating condition OFF Open M The Open button opens or closes the drawer of the SACD Player 746 If a CD SACD is playing the first push on the Open button will stop the mechanism the second push will open the drawer SE er ba ORPEMITMIS C OCI Di D ic ic ig Display while opening the mecha Display while closing the mechanism Display while playing a CD SACD nism If the drawer and flap are hindered from closing by an object the mechanism will open again A Never close the drawer by hand Do not try to block the flap from closing and do not try to open it by hand Previous N By tipping on the Previous button you can skip backwards through the tracks of the CD SACD While pressing the Previous button permanently the SACD Player 746 performs the fast backward function page 746 13 Sou lut Lon nature of sound 6 4 Play Pause 0 The Play Pause button switches the SACD Player 746 between play and pause mode Display while playing a CD SACD Display while the mechanism is in pause 6 5 Next P By tipping on the Next button you can skip forward through the tracks of the CD While pressing the Next button permanently the SACD Player 746 performs the fast forward function 6 6 Prog Q The Prog button switches the SACD
14. ng thunder storms before you leave for longer periods Uy While manipulating with cables the 746 has to remain discon nected from the mains Wrong cabling may cause damages to your 746 pre amplifier and loudspeakers Excessive volumes due to inappropriate handling may cause hearing damages Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving cart apparatus combination to avoid injury or tip over In order to omit condensation of water inside your 746 SACD Player let it warm up within the packing Please keep the original packing for future transports Never run your 746 SACD Player with opened housing with closed cooling slots with high ambient temperatures gt 40 C close to heat sources like radiators etc with extremely high humidity for example in humid cellars close to water Sink bathtub or similar equipment d JL JE Jk A Use a soft and dry towel We suggest using a nonabrasive microfi ber towel Please do not use any solvents or liquidities Service by a qualified person required if the mains cable or the mains connectors are damaged foreign substances or liquidity have entered the 746 the 746 has seen rain the 746 seems to malfunction the 746 has fallen to the floor or the housing is damaged GUO page Sou lut Lon nature of sound 3 Scope of delivery and packing Please check t
15. onally the three units are separated by the AC Filter unit Interferences between the different sections are minimized The supply voltages for the audio section are multi stabilised We use an amplifier like circuit working into a capacitor The ultra stable supply voltage has a load dependant deviation of 500 microvolt and a residual ripple lt 0 01 microvolt Solid copper bars distribute the supply voltages across the D A Converter board and the output stage The digital sections of the player require stable supply voltages alike The supply voltages for the digital Inputs Outputs the DSP Clock board the PLL as well as for the digital section of the D A Converter are generated in a dedicated supply unit op timised for this function The voltages are stabilised locally on the boards where they are needed The drive of the SACD Player 746 has its own dedicated power supply unit This guarantees that the drive can dispose over sufficient current when needed at the same time there is no interference between the drive and the rest of the SACD Player SACD Player 746 User Manual Safety advice A User manual Mains supply Cabling Transport Packing Operation Cleaning Service gt Follow the safety advices gt Keep this user manual Exclusively use 3 phase power cords with ground conductor Unplug the 746 from the mains in the following cases gt before you manipulate with cables before cleaning duri
16. s repeat mode O no Inversion 180 left amp right inverted De activates the SPDIF 1 output De activates the SPDIF 2 output De activates the AES EBU output page 17 Sou lut Lon nature of sound page 18 ww naa Function Value ON OFF THELIT CD RCA BNC ep AES EBU Goes Toslink RECORD IMPUT CD SPDIF 1 ep SPDIF 2 Doc AES EBU Toslink OFF eLock ouTeuT ON OFF OH NO CLOCK IMPUT ON 300 ON 75 ou 20p OFF PRIS g 1 low 2 medium heey ey Tp 3 h i gh Remarks De activates the Optical output Defines the input Defines which data shall be available at the digital outputs Defines the Surround IN Volume and balance settings get ig nored for this input ON 300 300 ohm ON 75 5o0hm Sets the brightness of the display Loads the default values bold for all functions 8 SACD Player User Manual Remote control Taste Pre DAC Mode CD Mode 1 IR transmitter Operation until 5m distance and angel of 45 2 3 A V Volume 5 6 lt gt Select Next Previous track 7 Enter Function for Program Mode 8 P De activates Program Mode 10 ON OFF 11 amp Open Close 12 PRE Activates PRE Mode 13 CD Activates CD Mode Change of Remote Ctrl ID Press the respective buttons for approx 5 seconds gt IDI lt 6 gt 5 10 gt ID2 lt 6 P 5 amp 9 Exchange of batteries 2 x AAA
17. tage Output Impedance Digital In Sensitivity Input Impedance Clock Out Output Voltage Output Impedance Clock Out Sensitivity Input Impedance LINK System symmetrical asymmetrical Main Out symmetrical Main Out asymmetrical depending on data format S PDIF AES EBU S PDIF AES EBU S PDIF AES EBU Data 220 240 V 100 120 V 2 Q DC 100 kHz 200 Ns lt 0 0002 140 dB 500 mV p p 5 V p p 75Q 0 3 5 Vp p 75 or 300 Q 12 V SACD Player 746 User Manual 14 Dimension 167 mm E i5 mm 360 mm 450 mm ji 467 mm W gt i power open Mad gt I HN Peco soulution 83 mm e 397 mm 4 gt 480 mm 4 gt i e o 2 E E E S S a E a E A E soulction 740 Serial No 740 C017 Spemot AG CH 46 57 Du liker CE 597 mm 480 mm page 23 Sou lut Lon nature of sound 115 mm 115 mm 80 mm 360 mm 450 mm 467 mm soulution 5 2 S S 83 mm 597 mm 480 mm soulution 740 Serial N gt 740 PSU 0017 397 mm 480 mm page 24 Spemot AG Industriestrasse 70 CH 4657 Dulliken www soulution audio com info soulution audio com soulution natuce of sound part no 92134
18. ust adapt itself very fast to eventual changes of the external data This is done by a special digital clock circuit that allows synchronising its clock signal very fast and at the same time ex tremely precise to the Incoming signal page 746 5 Sou lut Lon page nature of sound 1 7 Output stage 1 8 6 The output stage is optimised for velocity precision and impulse current rating Thanks to its low output impedance of 2Q and Class A operation 40mA idle cur rent the output stage is stable on every load also long cables are driven without problems The theoretical maximal current rating of 3 amperes is limited to 1 am pere This is realised with a protection circuit outside the signal path The output stage is a completely symmetrical design For optimal performance of the unbalanced connection the CD Player has an additional unbalanced output sec tion This ensures the same sonic quality for both connection types Due to the output stages bandwidth of up to 40 MHz 3 dB all details of the mu sic are reproduced naturally The spatial reproduction gets really three dimensional and holographic optimal recording prerequisite The power of the output stage en sures that all these details are truly transmitted to your pre amplifier Cable losses are minimised External Power Supply The External Power Supply consists of three different power supply units which are physically and electrically separated Additi
19. volumes due to Inappropriate han dling may cause hearing damages Digital Output F The SACD Player 746 has 4 digital output connectors SPDIF 1 RCA SPDIF 2 BNC AES EBU Toslink Connect your favourite digital output with the digital in put of your external D A Converter AA Wrong cabling could damage your 746 pre amplifier or loudspeakers Ex cessive volumes due to Inappropriate handling may cause hearing damages 5 3 5 4 wI 5 6 Das SACD Player User Manual Digital Input G The SACD Player 746 has four digital input connectors SPDIF 1 RCA SPDIF 2 BNC AES EBU Toslink If you activate one of the digital inputs the display will show the sampling frequency and the word length of the digital data SPDIFL UNLOCKED Ch Display for digital input signal at Display if the external DataStream is SPDIF1 with 44 1 kHz interrupted Clock Output H The high precision clock signal is available for the synchronisation of external digital appliances at the clock out terminal Connect the clock out BNC with the clock input terminals of your external component The clock output of the SACD Player 746 provides a word clock signal Clock Input 1 The SACD Player 746 is able to receive Wordclock and Masterclock signals For op timal adaptation to your clock generator the SACD Player 746 s clock input can be terminated with two different impedances RS232 Interface J The SACD Player 746 can
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