Abbingdon Music Research CD-77 owner manual OptiSample RC-77 only, Brightness RC-77 only

v.Go to ‘Control Panel’ > ‘System’ > ‘Hardware’ > ‘Device Manager’. In ‘Device Manager’ wait until the personal computer in ‘Hardware’ has recognised the CD-77 as a ‘USB Audio Device’. This is found under the ‘Sound, video and game controllers’ category.

vi.Go to ‘Control Panel’ > ‘Sounds and Audio Devices’ > ‘Audio’. Make sure ‘USB Audio Device’ is selected as the default device under the ‘Sound playback’ box.

vii.Select and playback music on the personal computer using suitable software (Apple ® iTunes®, Foobar®, Winamp®, Windows® Media Player, Windows® Media Center et al).

13. OptiSample® (RC-77 only)

With or without a compact disc playing, if the OPTISAMPLE button (RC10) is pressed, the current sampling method (the default is Digital Master II) will be displayed for 3 seconds.

Within this timeframe, press again to cycle through each of the 6 different sampling methods: from Digital Master I through to Upsampling at 192kHz.

See Section 3 - Advanced Features for a detailed explanation.

14. Brightness (RC-77 only)

The BRIGHTNESS button (RC11) allows for the adjustment of the display on the front fascia of the CD-77. There are 4 different brightness settings including display off. With a separate power supply, the display has no impact upon the sonic performance.

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