Onkyo DX-3500

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lvongratulations
on
your purchase
of the ONKYO
DX-3500
CD
Player.
o
Please read this
manual
thoroughly before
making connections and turning
power
on.
o
Following the in-
structions in this
manual will
enable
you
to obtain
optimum
performance
and
listening
en-
joyment
from
your
new
DX-3500.
o
Please retain
this
manual for
future reference.
Features
o
8-Tim€8 Overaampling
Digitgl Filter
The DX-3500 raises the normal sampling Írequency
oÍ
44.1 kHz
to 352.8
kHz
-
eight
times the convêntional rate. This has the efÍect
oí raising the
point
at which
quantization
noise begins well into ihe upper reaches oÍ the ultrasonic range, laÍ beyond the highest audible
Ír€quencies. An
analog
low-pass íilter
with a
gentlê
cutoÍí slop6 can thon be used to clêar up the rsmnants, svoiding
phaso
dêviations
in the upper treble íange. The resulting
aound
is
crystal clêaí.
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Discr.to LoÍt and Right Channol D/A Convortors with
Opto-Drive.
Onkyo's Opto-Díive
is a revolutionary new
type oÍ steady stat€ curÍent supply which ensures that thg output Írom the D/A convono|s
is
completêly Íreê oÍ electromagnetic intelÍerencê. Instêád
oÍ
using
a
conventional Zener
diode as the curent source, Opto-Drive usg6
a
phototransistoÍ
to conven light snergy into electricity. Tho outpur is then ampliÍied and used as thê steady state currênt supply.The
DX-3500 Íeatuíe6 two
such Opto-Drivo
D/A
convoneÍ6. one 6ach íor the lêÍt and right channêl signals. This eliminatos
phaso
difterènces
between the stereo channêls which
can cause
muddv,
unÍocused sound.
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Optical and Êl6ctrical Digital
Outputs
Owners oÍ ampliÍiers equippêd with digital input Íacilitiês
(such
as the
Onkyo
A-8800) or outboard D/A converters can choose betweên
two types oÍ digilal output. Digiral
dala tÍansíer betwsen CD
player
and ampliíi6r
pÍovidês
unmatchêd signal integíity. OpticaltransÍêr
boasts th€ additional advantag6 of 6liminating any
possibility
oÍ elêctrical interÍeíènce
-looping-
from
the
CD
playeÍ
to the ampliÍioÍ
viá the AC
poweí
Êupply.
a
20"Track Random Music Calendar
o
Thr€o-Beam
Laser Pickup
Shuffle
(Random)
Play
(20
Tracks
Maximum)
and
A-B
Block Repeat Function
Included Infrared
Remote Control also
Covers
Functions
of
Ílll
-Compatible
Onkyo Cassette Decks.
O
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Important
safeguards
"WARNING"
"TO
REDUCE THE RISK
OF
FIRE
OR
ELECTRIC
SHOCK.
DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN
OR
MOISTURE."
CAUTION
"TO
REDUCE THE RISK
OF
ELECTRIC
SHOCK.
DO NOT REMOVE
covER
(oR
BACK).
NO USER-SERVTCEABLE PARTS
lNStDE.
REFER
SERVICING
TO
OUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL."
CAUTION
The lightning flash
with
arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral
triangle,
is intended
to alert the user
to
the
presence
of uninsulated
"dangerous
voltage"
within
the
product's
enclosure that may
be of suffi-
cient magnitude
to constitute a risk
of electric shock
to
persons.
The
exclamation
point
within
an equilateral triangle
is intended
to alert the user to the
presence
oÍ
im-
portant
operating and
maintenance
(servicing)
in-
structions
in
the literatuÍe accompanying
the appli-
ance.
FOR
POWER
CORDS
WITHOUT
PLUGS
a
Replacement
and
mounting
of an
AC
plug
on the
power
cord
of
this
unit should be
performed
only by
qualified
service
per-
sonnel.
o
IMPORTANT:
The wires in
this
mains
lead
are coloured
in
ac-
cordance with
the
following
code:
Blue: Neutral
Brown: Live
As
the colours
of the
wires in
the
mains lead
of this apparatus may
not
correspond
with
the coloured markings identifying
the terminals
in
your plug,
proceed
as
follows:
The wire which is
coloured
blue
must
be connected
to the terminal
which is marked
with the letter N
or coloured
black.
The
wire which is
coloured brown must
be connected to
the terminal
which is marked with
the
letter L
or
coloured red.
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