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CONTROL AND CONNECTION FUNCTIONS
A - Display Window - The display window gives the operat-
ing status of the Transport 3. When a CD is loaded, the total
number of tracks and total time will be displayed. When the
Transport 3 is put in play mode, the track being read is dis-
played with an arrow indicating play and is followed by the
time of the individual track. Also displayed are: NO DISC,
when power is on and no CD is in the drawer; and OPEN,
PAUSE, and REPEAT, when these functions are selected.
B - Power Button - When depressed, this button will allow
power to the transport for full-function control, or it will turn
off the Transport 3 when the transport is no longer in use.
C - IRIS Loading Hatch - This is the mechanism for load-
ing CDs for play in the Transport 3. The IRIS is opened by
depressing the OPEN/CLOSE (H) button. A CD is placed in
the tray‘s circular depression, label side up and lying flat,
then the CD clamp is placed over the center of the CD, hold-
ing it in place. The IRIS is closed, and the CD is loaded for
play, by depressing the OPEN/CLOSE (H) or PLAY (G or 2
on the remote) buttons.
D- Search/Skip Forward and Reverse Buttons -
When depressed briefly, these buttons will position the laser
to read the start of the track either before (skip reverse) or
after (skip forward) the original position of the laser. The
transport may be in the play, pause, or stop mode. Play will
continue forward from this chosen track.
When depressed and held, these buttons allow a 10 second
audible fast forward or reverse search of a track in play
mode. After the 10 second audible search, the Transport 3
will mute and proceed in a faster search. The time positioning
and the track are shown in the DISPLAY WINDOW (B).
F - Stop Button - When depressed, this button will stop all
functions, taking the CD out of play mode and aligning the
transport to the first track. Depressing the STOP button when
the CD is not in play mode will clear selected functions such
as SHUFFLE and REPEAT.
G - Play/Pause Button - When depressed, this button will
put the transport in play mode. During play mode, the CD is
being read and a digital datastream is being transmitted
from the chosen digital output (K through O).
When depressed again, this button will stop the transmission
of the digital datastream at the precise moment it is engaged,
and will hold that position until play is resumed by pressing
the PLAY/PAUSE (G) button again.
H - Open/Close Button - When depressed, this button will
open and close the IRIS Loading Hatch (C). It will also clear
any set functions, such asrepeat or shuffle, from memory.
I - Detachable Power Cord Socket - Plug the Detachable
Power Cord into this socket (see Figure 1). The Transport 3 is
factory set for the correct operating voltage for the area in
which it is sold (see shipping box for voltage setting). If a dif-
ferent operating voltage is required, please contact an autho-
rized Sonic Frontiers dealer, distributor or the factory directly.
J - I.R. Jack - This jack can be used to plug in an external Infra
Red Repeater.
K - I2S • enhanced Digital Output - The I2S • einterface
is Sonic Frontiers enhanced implementation of the I2S bus.
I2S • eeliminates the necessity of jitter inducing clock
encode and recovery circuitry since independent and direct
connection of audio data and system clock information is
achieved.
Utilizing the mil-spec 13W3 “D-sub” miniature connector
system, separate dedicated clock, audio data and control
signals are conveyed from the Transport 3 to the Digital
Processor via discrete wideband low VSWR multiple coaxial
and balanced interconnections. Ultra high performance
Motorola PECL technology is utilized, providing high speed
for minimum noise induced jitter (1nS speeds). The
enhanced features of this interface standard allow con-
veyance of status bit flag information, automatically deter-
mining Master/Slave clock source relationships and clock
frequency division ratios for optimum system performance.
I2S • eis the highest performance digital audio interface
yet devised, and will provide the best performance possible.
All future Sonic Frontiers Digital sources will incorporate
I2S • ecompatible inputs & outputs.
L - H-P/ST (Glass Fibre) - If chosen for use, this digital out-
put must connect to an ST-Optical input on the DAC.
M - AES/EBU XLR Output - This digital output conforms to
the AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European
Broadcast Union) standard. If this output is chosen for use, a
110 ohm balanced cable terminated with XLR plugs should
be used for a connection to the DAC.
NOTE: The XLR jack pin connectors for the Transport 3 are
configured as follows:
Pin #1 : Ground
Pin#2 : Positive (+) Phase
Pin #3 : Negative (–) Phase
N - COAX-BNC Digital Output - This digital output is a
BNC S/PDIF connector. If chosen for use, this digital output
should be connected to an S/PDIF connector on the DAC.
The BNC Coaxial cable impedance should be 75 ohms.
O - COAX-RCA Digital Output - This digital output is an
RCA S/PDIF connector. If chosen for use, this digital output
should be connected to an S/PDIF connector on the DAC.
The RCA - Coaxial cable impedance should be 75 ohms.
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