Classe Audio Omega Super Audio - Manual (Page 3)

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: failure to comply with these safety
instructions can cause serious injury or death, or
cause your Classé Omega SACD Player to be
severely damaged or destroyed.
Do not operate the Classé Omega SACD Player
with any portion of the chassis removed or open.
Dangerous voltages and laser radiation may be
encountered.
Connecting this unit to AC voltages other than
that specified on the rear of the unit may cause
extensive damage and increase risk of shock.
Check to make sure your local AC voltage matches
the voltage specified on the rear of your Classé
Omega SACD Player power supply unit.
Do not operate this product near sources of
heat such as radiators, fireplaces, or heat registers.
Extreme heat may damage this unit.
To reduce the risk of electric shock or fire do
not expose this unit to water or moisture.
Use only the correct size fuse:
— 100-110 Volts
1.25 Amp, 3AG Slo-Blo
— 220-240 Volts
0.5 Amp, 5 mm x 20 mm Slo-Blo
Do not open this unit. There are no user-serviceable
parts inside. Please refer service to an authorised
service technician.
Unplug this unit when unused for long periods
or during lightning storms.
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations
Congratulations on your new purchase. From all
of us at Classé, we hope you enjoy many years of
musical satisfaction from your new Classé Omega
SACD Player.
How to use this manual
The symbol to the right of the page indicates a
section of the manual that is of particular
importance for safety or to prevent damage to
your Omega SACD Player.
Please make note of all safety precautions described
in the previous section of this manual.
It is highly recommended that you familiarize
yourself with all aspects of the operation of your
Omega SACD Player. However, if you want to begin
listening to your Omega SACD Player immediately,
skip to the section titled Controls and Operation.
Classé Omega SACD Player: Design Overview
The Classé Omega SACD is the result of many
years of digital-audio design expertise. It is an
exciting development, the first high-end audio
implementation of Sony’s new digital audio format.
Transport
The transport mechanism in the Omega SACD
Player is Sony’s new reference-level SCD-1 Super
Audio CD mechanism. This mechanism uses
Sony’s now familiar method of holding the laser
optics stationary while moving the spinning disc
as the data is retrieved. The stationary laser
assembly provides reduced error and jitter, and
greater stability while reading the disc.
In addition, this advanced mechanism uses
two laser assemblies, a long wavelength (780
nanometers) laser for CD playback, and a short
wavelength laser (680 nanometers) for Super
Audio playback.
Digital Filtering Section
The digital filter is a flexible and elegant design
that provides the optimum filter for all of the digital
audio formats the Omega SACD can process. The
Omega SACD automatically selects the optimum
filter for standard CD, HDCD and SACD. In
addition, the user can select a 96 kHz sample-rate
converter filter when processing PCM data.
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