Cary Audio Design CD-500 owner manual Welcome, Product Overview

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WELCOME

WELCOME

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Cary Audio Design would like to thank you for purchasing the new CD-500 player. The CD-500

is the latest in a series of optical disc players that use a specially selected

Read Only Memory (ROM) drive for reading the disc. The ROM drive allows multiple

passes to be made, ensuring that the correct data is recovered from the disc and improves the standard Compact Disc's error-correction capabilities by a factor of 100. It also allows complete buffering of the recovered data.

To ensure the lowest possible jitter in the digital circuitry, the CD-500 incorporates three buffers. Two of these buffers are configured as ‘First In First Out’ buffers (FIFO). By the time the data is passed to the Digital to Analog Converters (DACs) or to the digital output, the jitter is incredibly low - in fact the CD-500 has the lowest jitter we have ever measured on a CD player - around 90 picoseconds, with the jitter spectrum held below

0.1 Hz.

The signal path includes proprietary design error correction and concealment, and Cary Audio Design’s acclaimed 'Resolution Enhancement' DSP circuitry, in which the original

44.1 kHz, 16-bit audio is first expanded to 24 bits and then can be upsampled to 96, 192,

384, 512 and 768 kHz in one of three 190 Millions of Instructions Per Second (MIPS) processors operating with 48-bit internal precision. This is 'true' DSP upsampling, unlike anything else available in the marketplace.

The CD-500 incorporates HDCD decoding capabilities. It has 192kHz, 24 bit Burr Brown

1792u DAC chips in the critical digital to analog converter section. The CD-500 contains audio grade Elna capacitors in the audio circuit for incredible bass, extremely musical midrange, and extended highs.

Cary Audio Design firmly believes in high performance products that offer incredible value for the money. With its leading edge technology, exceptional sound performance and ease of use, the CD-500 offers exceptional performance in its class.

Thank you for your continued support.

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Contents Page Service and Care TABLE OF CONTENTSWelcome Controls and DisplaysIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 20.FCC INFORMATION FOR USER IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS17.IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE PRODUCT OVERVIEW WELCOMEPower Requirement UNPACKING AND INSTALLATIONWarranty Card WELCOMEGENERAL SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONSPower Consumption50 Watts Digital Sample Rates FsSignal-to-NoiseRatio122 dB 1 kHz SPECIFICATIONSAUDIO CD Dynamic Range129 dB 1 kHz1.POWER CONTROLS AND DISPLAYSFRONT PANEL 2.ANALOG OUTPUT SAMPLE RATE COVERTER11.ANALOG OUTPUT SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER INDICATOR 9.HDCD INDICATOR12.POWER INDICATOR CONTROLS AND DISPLAYSCONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 9.POWER INPUT AC INREAR PANEL 1.RIGHT CHANNEL ANALOG OUTPUT JACK BALANCEDPIN ASSIGNMENT CONTROLS AND DISPLAYSCONTROLS AND DISPLAYS REMOTE CONTROL14.MUTE Use to mute and resume sound CONTROLS AND DISPLAYSSTOPPING PLAYBACK PLAYBACKSTARTING PLAYBACK Playing a Specific Track PLAYBACKDirect Play Stopping Playback Temporarily1.Press the NEXT button PLAYBACKPlaying the Tracks in the Desired Order PLAYBACKProgrammed Play Repeat PlayCARE AND CLEANING SERVICE AND CAREFACTORY SERVICE NON-WARRANTYREPAIRSWho May Enforce the Warranty? LIMITED WARRANTYWhat is Covered and What is Not Covered How You Can Get Service? LIMITED WARRANTYWhat Will We Pay For? Limitation of Implied WarrantiesInternational Purchasers Export Markets LIMITED WARRANTYHow State Law Relates to the Warranty 1020 Goodworth Drive, Apex, NC CARY AUDIO DESIGNphone
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