Cantata Music Center

Getting Started Guide

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Safety Information

Warranty Information

• Checkthattheoperatingvoltageofyourunitisidenticaltothatofyourlocalpowersupply.

• Replacefusesonlywithidenticallyratedfuses.

• Toreduceriskofelectricalshock,keeptheunitdryandgrounded.Donotoperatetheunitnearwater.

• IftheunitcausesRFinterferencewithanotherproduct,moveoneunitorbothuntiltheinterferenceiselimi-nated.Iftheinterferencecannotbesufficientlyreduced,ceaseoperationandconsultResolutionAudio.

• Cleanthechassis,faceplate,andcontrolswithasoftclothlightlymoistenedwithmilddetergentsolution.Donotuseanytypeofabrasivepad,scouringpowder,orsolventsuchasalcoholorbenzine.

• Donotdiscardtheoriginalboxandpackingmaterials.Whenshippingtheunittoanotherlocationorforrepairwork,repackinoriginalmaterial.

• Donotattempttoservicethisproduct.Allservicingshouldbereferredtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

• Donotinstalltheunitinalocationnearheatsourcessuchasradiatorsorheatducts,orinaplacesubjecttomechanicalvibrationorshock.

Thelightningflashwithanarrowheadsymbol,withinanequilat-eraltriangle,isintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofuninsu-lated“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct’senclosurethatmaybeofsufficientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshocktopersons.

Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofimportantoperatingandmainte-nance(servicing)instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingtheproduct.

ResolutionAudiowarrantstheCantataMusicCenteragainstfaultyworkmanshipordefectivematerialsforaperiodofthree(3)yearsfromdateofshipment,withtheexceptionoftransportmechanisms.Transportmechanismsarecoveredforone(1)year.Ifadefectoccurswithinthisperiod,ResolutionAudiowillrepair,replace,orissueacreditfortheproductatourdiscretion.Priortoreturn,authorizationisrequired.Allmer-chandisemustbereturnedintheoriginalpackingmaterialwithallaccessories.Ifaproductisrecalledanditisnotreturnedwithin90days,thewarrantyisvoid.Thiswarrantyisnottransferable.ResolutionAudioassumesnoresponsibilityfordefectsresultingfrommisuse,neglect,improperinstallation,unauthorizedrepair,altera-tion,inadequatepacking,oraccident.NootherobligationsexpressedorimpliedshallbeassumedbyResolu-tionAudio.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK,DO NOT REMOVE COVER.

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK,DO NOT REMOVE COVER.

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK

DO NOT OPENCAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER.NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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Installation

1. TurnoffanyassociatedcomponentspriortoconnectingtheCantataMusicCenter.Thisminimizesthechanceofmomentaryelectricalsurgesdisturbingyoursystem.

2. SetthepowerswitchontherearoftheunittotheOFFposition,attachthepowercordandconnectittoyourelectricaloutlet.(TheOFFpositionisselectedwhenthe“O”symbolontheswitchisdepressed.)

3. ConnecttheanalogoutputsoftheCantataMusicCentertoyourpreamplifieroramplifier.TheCantataMusicCenterisdesignedtoconnecttoanypreamplifieroramplifierdirectlyusingRCAorXLRinterconnects.

4. TurnonthemainpowerswitchontherearpaneloftheCantataMusicCenter.(TheONpositionisselectedwhenthe“I”symbolontheswitchisdepressed.)TheCantatawillbegininlow-powerstandbymode.Pressthestandbybuttononeitherthefrontpanelortheremotecontrol.TheCantataMusicCenterwilltakeafewsecondstoinitializeandreadthediscifpresent.Volumelevelisinitiallysettoalowlevel(30).

5. Turnontherestofyoursystem.Itisagoodhabittoturntheamplifieronlast,andofffirst,topreventsurgesandtransientsfromreachingyourloudspeakers.

6. InsertaCDandpressPlay,orselectanexternalinputviatheremoteorfrontpanel.

7. Adjustthevolume.Ifyouareusingapreamplifier,werecommendsettingtheleveltomaximum(100).ThevolumesettingcanalsobeusedtomatchtheleveloftheCantataMusicCentertoothersourcecomponents,inordertominimizethedifferencewhenswitchingsources.

Unpacking

AfterunpackingyourCantataMusicCenter,inspectitforanyshippingdamageandcontactusimmediatelyifanyisfound.Donotplugtheunitintoanyoutletifyoudiscoveranyshippingdamage.

Pleasekeepallpackingmaterialsforfuturetransportofyourplayer,andpleasedonotdetachthefoamfromtheinsideoftheshippingcrate.Thecrateisdesignedforeasyreuseshoulditbeneededandiswell-testedtoensurethesafetyofyourplayer.Shippingtheunitinanythingotherthanitsoriginalcratemayresultindamagethatisnotcoveredbywarranty.Ifyourequireareplacementcrateorotherpackingmaterials,pleasecontactResolutionAudio.

InadditiontotheMusicCenter,thefollowingitemsarealsoincluded:mainspowercord,remotecontrol,and(2)AAAbatteriesfortheremotecontrol.Toinstallthebatteriesintheremotecontrol,openthecoveronthebackoftheremote,insertthebatteriesintheorientationshowninsidethecompartment,andreplacethecover.

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CD Slot

Standby–Togglestheplayerbetweennormaloperationandstandby.Instandby,theunitentersalow-powermodewhileretainingsettings.

Input Selector–Pressingthisbuttonwillcyclethroughavailablesources.

Volume Up / Down–Pressingthesebuttonsincreasesordecreasesthevolumelevelbyonestep.Holdingthesebuttonswillrapidlyincreaseordecreasethevolumesetting.

Stop / Eject CD–Pressingthisbuttononceinplaymodewillstopplayback.WhentheCDisstopped,thebuttonwillejecttheCD.

Play / Pause–Pressingthisbuttoninitiatesplaybackand,duringplayback,togglesbetweenplayandpause.

Track Backward / Forward–Pressingthesebuttonswillgobackorforwardonetrackwitheachpress.Holdingthesebuttonswillrapidlyscanforwardorbackwardthroughtracks.

Multi-purpose Display–DisplaysvariousinformationabouttracknumberandplaytimeonaCD,currentdigitalinputsource,volumelevel,etc.

Compact Disc Slot–PlacingaCDpartwayintotheslotwillcausetheplayertoautomaticallyloadtheCDintotheplayer.PressingtheStop/EjectCDbuttononthefrontpanel,ortheEjectbuttonontheremote,willejecttheCD.

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Remote Control

InadditiontothecontrolsfoundonthefrontoftheCantataMusicCenter,theremotecontrolalsocontainsthefollowingfunctions:

Display Brightness–Cyclesbetweenbright,normal,dim,andoff.Inthe“off ”mode,anyotherkeypresswillsetthebrightnesstonormalforseveralseconds,thenreturntooffautomatically.

Eject–EjectsaCDfromthetransport.

Numbers 0-9–Accessestracksbynumber.(CDplaybackonly)

Scan Forward / Back–Movesplaybackforwardorbackward.(CDOnly)

Stop–Stopsplayback.(CDOnly)

Pause–Pausesplayback.PressingPauseorPlaywillresumeplayback.(CDOnly)

Play-Beginsorresumesplayback.(CDOnly)

Repeat-CyclesbetweenOff4RepeatDisc4RepeatTrack.(CDOnly)

Mute–Mutesallsound.Pressingagainwillrestorelisteninglevel.

SwitchestheunittoUSBplaybackmode.

SwitchestheunittoUPnP(networkstorage)playbackmode.

SwitchestoplaybackviatheResolutionAudio“PontNeuf ”.

SwitchestheunittoCDplayback.

SwitchesfromanyotherplaybackmodetoS/PDIFinputs.PressingrepeatedlywillcyclebetweenAES,Toslink,andCoaxinputs.

Analog–Cyclesbetweenthe4differentinputchannels(A,B,C,D)ForselectionofanaloginputsonCantataSeriesamplifiersonly.

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Power Switch–Whenoff,poweriscompletelydisconnectedfromtheplayer.

Fuse: Replaceonlywithtime-lagfuse,IEC60127Type3Rating:100-120VACuse1.6A,for200-240VACuse800mA

Mains power–ConnecttomainsusingIECpowercord.

Voltage Indication–BecertaintheCantataMusicCenterhasbeenconfiguredforyourlocalmainsvoltage.

Cantata Link–TheseconnectionslinktheCantataMusicCentertootherCantataseriesproducts,suchasanamplifier,allowingcommandstobesentbetweentheunits.UseonlythecablessuppliedwithCantataseriesproducts.

Ethernet–IfyouwillbeutilizingthenetworkplaybackfunctionalityoftheCantata,connectthemusiccentertoyourhomenetworkviaethernetcable.Seepage7 formoreinformation.

USB–Allowsplaybackfromacomputer-basedmusiclibraryviaUSBcable.Seepage7 formoreinformation.

Toslink/AES/Coaxial –AllowsplaybackfromotherdigitalsourcessuchasDVDordigitaltuner.NotethatthesourcemustbesetforPCM-formataudioonlyastheCantatawillnotdecodesurroundsoundaudio.

Balanced Analog Output,variable–XLRconnector,5.5Vrmsmaximum,100OhmimpedanceConnecttopreamplifierordirectlytoamplifier.

Single-ended Analog Output,variable–RCAconnector,2.5Vrmsmaximum,100OhmimpedanceConnecttopreamplifierordirectlytoamplifier.

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Power Connections and Controls

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USB and Network Playback

Whetheryou’reusingaMacintoshoraWindowscomputer,configuringplaybackthroughtheCantataMusicCenterisfairlysimple.However,thereareseveralstepswhichdifferbetweentheplatformsandmanyvariableswhichcanaffectthequalityoftheaudioyouhearsuchassettingswithintheoperatingsystem,theapplicationbeingusedtoplaymusic,andtheaudiofilesthemselves.

Duetotheconstantly-changingnatureofoperatingsystemsandcomputerhardware,wearemaintainingthemostup-to-dateinformationaboutconnectingyourCantataMusicCentertoyourcomputeraswellaslinkstothird-partysoftwareoptionsonaspecialsectionofourwebsite:

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Specifications

Dimensions: 43x22x5cm(net)/54x33x22cm(shipping) Weight: 5kg(net)/11.5kg(shipping) Power Requirements: Preconfiguredatfactory 100-120/200-240VAC,50-60Hz Power Consumption: 35Wattsmaximumactivemode,<1Wattstandbymode

Inputs: S/PDIF: CoaxRCA,Toslink,AES/EBU,192kHz/24-bitmaximum USB 1.1: Asynchronousmode,24-bit,44.1/48/88.2/96kHz Ethernet: 100-BaseTX,10/100Mbit/s,full-duplex

Outputs: Balanced: 1pair,XLR Single-Ended: 1pair,RCA

Output Voltage: variable,5.5Vrmsmaximumbalanced,2.5Vrmsmaximumsingle-ended Output Impedance: 100Ohms Analog Attenuation: 0.5dBstepsfrom-30dBtomaximum 1.0dBstepsfrom-70dBto-31dB

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