Perreaux Silhouette SXCD owner manual Introducing the, Perreaux Silhouette Series

Page 4

Introducing the

i	Introducing the
	Perreaux Silhouette Series

Key Features

Designed as a range of high quality, yet affordable modules; the Silhouette series will compliment and enhance your existing system.

Drawing on our extensive knowledge gained from more than a quarter of a century of developing highest quality audio products, the Silhouette series concentrates our legendary design and build- quality into a compact package without sacrificing performance.

The Perreaux Silhouette series provides performance levels never before seen in its class.

Computer optical drive transport

Flexible two-box solution

Low-jitter, precision master clock

Burr-Brown (Texas Instruments) DAC and SPDIF transmitter

Option to use external master clock via pLINK

Optimal PCB and ground plane layout

Ultra-short signal paths

High-quality fibreglass PCB with minimal internal wiring

Digital output

Scientific Conversion digital output transformer

RS232 communication via pLINK

RC-5 remote input

Compact and stylish

The Perreaux Silhouette series takes you even closer to the elusive goal of “The Perfect Re-Creation of a Musical Event”.

From all of us at Perreaux Industries Limited, thank you for choosing the Perreaux Silhouette Series SXCD Compact Disc Player.

3

Image 4

Contents Silhouette SXCD Compact Disc PlayerPage This page has intentionally been left blank Introducing the Perreaux Silhouette SeriesiiImportant 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 Transport Module Underside FunctionsElectronics 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 Extended Warranty 3 Year Extended Warranty FormRegistration 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