Perreaux Silhouette SXCD owner manual Special Design Features

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Special Design Features

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Special Design Features

Construction

The SXCD is stylish and unobtrusive. The front panel is made from high quality solid 6.0mm (0.2”) thick aluminium extrusion featuring our trademark machined Perreaux logo and intuitive user-interface. The front-panels are finished in durable and stylish satin chrome finish electroplate. The chassis and cover are both manufactured from heavy gauge steel. No cover fixing screws are visible. These minimalist styling cues combine seamlessly to allow form and function to blend in harmony and are typical hallmarks of the Perreaux brand.

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Diagram

Optical Drive

RAM

 

I2S

 

Generator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Micro Data

Controller Clocks

SPDIF

DAC

Analog

Filter

Digital

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Analog

Out

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Compact

Two-Box

Solution

Signal

Ground

Simple User Interface

Computer

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User

 

Master

 

Interface

 

Clock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 216mm (8.5”) wide x 58mm (2.3”) high x 172mm (6.8”) deep, each module of the SXCD is extremely compact – the two- box solution providing the flexibility and versatility to meet a wide range of placement options.

Special attention has been paid to sensitive analog and digital ground planes to maintain sonic purity. All signal grounding is optimised to provide a platform for a black background and increased dynamic range.

The five buttons on the front panel provide a simple and intuitive user interface – allowing easy access to all the standard functions of a CD player.

Using a computer optical drive to access audio data via the IDE interface, and ATAPI protocol, provides an architecture which keeps the number of jitter contributors to an absolute minimum. Extracting the data in a parallel fashion, rather than serial, via the IDE interface the transport operates independently of the master clock therefore completely eliminating jitter and data timing errors between the controller and the optical mechanism.

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Contents Compact Disc Player Silhouette SXCDPage This page has intentionally been left blank Perreaux Silhouette Series Introducing theiiImportant Safety Instructions Table of Contents 1Unpacking and Placement Instant Install Turn on your preamplifier Electronics Module Pressing and holding this button will scan backwards through the currently playing disc. Upon releasing the button, the disc will play. If the start of the disc is reached the disc will stop The 50-wayheader allows connection to the SXCD transport unit using the ribbon cable supplied The RJ45 pins are configured for RS232 as follows The SXCD compact disc player facilitates this functionality by allowing the internal master clock to be disabled and sourced from an external device, such as an external digital to analog converter DAC Page Underside Functions Transport ModuleElectronics Interface Use only the supplied 50-wayribbon cableThe disc drawer glides out to accept a compact disc and retracts to play it. Place the disc in the drawer label-sideup and make sure the disc is properly centred in the tray Placement Options 6Special Design Philosophies John Pawson writes Special Design Features The increased 4x-8xread speed of the optical drive, compared with 1x-2xspeeds of standard mechanisms, gives the drive more opportunity for error correction - ensuring the audio data stream is a true reflection of what is presented on the compact disc Conducted and radiated digital noise can wreak havoc on power supplies and sensitive circuits. Filtering is heavily employed throughout to stop conducted digital noise infecting power supplies and sensitive circuits, and greatly reduce radiated noise Care and Maintenance Warranty Information 3 Year Extended Warranty Form Extended WarrantyRegistration Form S I L H O U E T T E S X C DTroubleshooting Guide Check that a disc is inserted for the SXCD to play 12Specifications Transport Component Crosstalk is caused by stray inductances and capacitances between components and lines, which results in unintentional mixing of stereo signals. Meticulous wire routing ensures excellent high-frequencyseparation Physical Dimensions Page Contact Details Installation Notes
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