Simaudio MOON 260D Manuel utilisateur

CD Transport and optional 32-bit D/A Converter

Owner’s Manual

MOON 260D

260D- Owner’s Manual

ATTENTION

Do not ingest the battery, Chemical Burn Hazard

The remote control supplied with this product contains a

coin/button cell battery.

If the coin/button cell battery is swallowed, it can cause

severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to

death.

Keep new and used batteries away from children.

If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop

using the remote control and keep it away from children.

If you think batteries might have been swallowed or

placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate

medical attention.

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not block ventilation openings. Install in

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves or another

apparatus that produces heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

polarized or grounding type plug. A polarized

plug has two blades with one wider than the

other. A grounding-type plug has two blades

and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or

the third prong is provided for safety. If the

provided plug does not fit into the outlet,

consult an electrician for replacement of the

obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from

the apparatus. Unplug mains cord during

transportation.

11. Only use attachments and accessories specified

by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or

table specified by the

manufacturer or sold with the

apparatus. When a cart is used,

use caution when moving the cart/apparatus

combination to avoid injury from tip over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or

when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has

been damaged in any way, such as when the

power cord or plug has been damaged; liquid

has been spilled or objects have fallen into the

apparatus; or the apparatus has been exposed to

rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or

has been dropped.

15. No naked flame sources, such as candles, should

be placed on the apparatus.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO

NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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Important Safety Instructions (cont’d)

The lightning flash with the 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 sufficient 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 of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

Marking by the “CE” symbol (shown left) indicates compliance of this device with the EMC

(Electromagnetic Compatibility) and LVD (Low Voltage Directive) standards of the European

Community

Please read all instructions and precautions carefully and completely

before operating your MOON 260D CD Transport/DAC.

1. ALWAYS disconnect your entire system from

the AC mains before connecting or

disconnecting any cables, or when cleaning

any component. To completely disconnect

this apparatus from the AC mains, disconnect

the power supply cord plug from the AC

receptacle.

2. The MOON 260D must be terminated with a

three-conductor AC mains power cord which

includes an earth ground connection. To

prevent shock hazard, all three connections

must ALWAYS be used. Connect the MOON

260D only to an AC source of the proper

voltage; Both the shipping box and rear

panel serial number label will indicate the

correct voltage. Use of any other voltage will

likely damage the unit and void the warranty

3. AC extension cords are NOT recommended

for use with this product. The mains plug of

the power supply cord shall remain readily

accessible.

4. NEVER use flammable or combustible

chemicals for cleaning audio components.

5. NEVER operate the MOON 260D with any

covers removed. There are no user-

serviceable parts inside. An open unit,

especially if it is still connected to an AC

source, presents a potentially lethal shock

hazard. Refer all questions to authorized

service personnel only.

6. NEVER wet the inside of the MOON 260D

with any liquid. If a liquid substance does

enter your MOON 260D, immediately

disconnect it from the AC mains and take it

to your MOON dealer for a complete check-

up.

7. NEVER spill or pour liquids directly onto the

MOON 260D.

8. NEVER block air flow through ventilation

slots or heatsinks.

9. NEVER bypass any fuse.

10. NEVER replace any fuse with a value or type

other than those specified

11. NEVER attempt to repair the MOON 260D.

If a problem occurs contact your MOON

dealer.

12. NEVER expose the MOON 260D to

extremely high or low temperatures.

13. NEVER operate the MOON 260D in an

explosive atmosphere.

14. ALWAYS keep electrical equipment out of

reach of children.

15. ALWAYS unplug sensitive electronic

equipment during lightning storms.

16. WARNING: Do not expose batteries or

battery pack to excessive heat such as

sunshine, or fire or the like

Table of Contents

Introduction

Unpacking

Installation & Placement

Front Panel Controls

Rear Panel Connections

SimLink™

Balanced Operation

Operating the 260D

Remote Control Operation

Specifications

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Date Code: 20240202

260D- Owner’s Manual

Introduction

Thank you for selecting the MOON MOON 260D CD

Transport as a part of your music/cinema system.

This component has been designed to offer state-of-

the-art high-end performance in an elegant package,

while retaining all the sonic hallmarks on which

Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared

no effort to ensure that it is amongst the finest CD

Transports available in its class. We have been

building high-performance audio equipment for

over 30 years, and the know-how gained through

our cumulative experience is an important reason

why MOON digital audio products are so musically

satisfying.

The performance of your MOON 260D will continue

to improve during the first 400 hours of listening.

This is the result of a “break-in” period required for

the numerous high quality electronic parts used

throughout this CD Transport.

Before setting up your new 260D, we encourage you

to please read this manual thoroughly to properly

acquaint yourself with its features. We hope you

enjoy listening to the MOON 260D CD Transport as

much as the pride we have taken in creating this fine

audio product. We understand the power and

emotion of music and build our products with the

goal of faithfully capturing these elusive qualities.

The information contained in this manual is subject

to change without notice. The most current version

of this manual is available on our official website at

http://www.simaudio.com

Your MOON 260D CD Transport incorporates many

significant design features to achieve its “world

class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated

list of the more important features:

Proprietary CD drive system with in-house developed

hardware & software.

CD drive system mounted on our M-Quattro gel-based 4-

point floating suspension for vibration damping, allowing

ambient and spatial cues in your recordings to come to life

like never before.

Two (2) digital outputs – S/PDIF and AES/EBU.

Oversized power supply with up to 13 stages of voltage

regulation (5 for Transport and 8 for the DAC).

RS-232 port for (i) full unsolicited bidirectional feedback

and (ii) firmware updates; IR input for external control

with aftermarket infrared remote control receivers and

SimLinkTM controller ports that allow for 2-way

communications between other MOON components.

Rigid chassis construction to minimize the effects of

external vibrations.

With Optional Digital-to-Analog Converter:

32-bit asynchronous DAC.

Three (3) digital inputs (S/PDIF x 2 & TosLink x 1)

allowing for a connection to virtually any digital source.

Advanced analog signal path using a DC servo circuit and

proprietary analog filter..

Unpacking

The MOON 260D CD Transport should be removed from its box with care.

The following accessories should be included inside the box with your CD Transport:

AC power cable

‘‘CRM-3’ remote control with two ‘CR-2032’ batteries

‘SimLink™’ cable with 1/8” mini plug terminations on each end

This owner’s manual

Warranty and product registration information (USA and Canada only)

Once the MOON 260D is unpacked, inspect it thoroughly and report any damage to your dealer

immediately. We suggest that you keep all of the original packaging, storing it in a safe, dry place in case

you’re required to transport this product. The customized packaging is specially designed to protect the

260D from any potential damage during transit.

Please write the serial number of your new MOON 260D in the space provided below for future reference.

Serial Number

Installation & Placement

The MOON 260D requires only minimal ventilation

to maintain an optimum and consistent operating

temperature. However, you should avoid placing it

near a heat source as this could compromise the CD

Transport’s performance and reliability. As well, it

should be placed on a solid level surface. The 260D

uses a toroidal transformer; even though it is well

shielded, you should not place the CD Transport too

close to source components sensitive to EMI, such as

a turntables.

Compact discs are easily damaged, and must be kept

very clean. Always store them in their cases. Dirty or

finger-marked discs will reproduce music poorly.

Moreover, the transport may even mute parts of a

track, or be unable to find some tracks. If you need

to clean a CD remember to use a soft lint-free cloth,

using a radial action (i.e. starting from the center and

aiming towards the edges). Do not attempt to clean

a compact disc using a rotating motion.

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Front Panel Controls

Figure 1: MOON 260D Front panel

The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The large digital display window indicates the track

number of the compact disc currently playing (or the total number of tracks in stop mode) and

corresponding time information. For units equipped with the optional 32-bit DAC, the display will indicate

the selected digital input (“D1” thru “D4”) and the corresponding sampling frequency in kHz (“44.1” thru

“192.0”) of the source material currently being played.

The “Standby” button disengages all internal circuitry

from the power supply, except for the controller

circuit and the IR receiver. The blue indicator LED

turns off when the MOON 260D is in “Standby”

mode. The 260D will automatically go into standby

mode after approximately 20 minutes of inactivity.

However, you can disable this automatic standby

feature by pressing and holding the “Program”

button for two seconds until “0 EuP” appears in the

display window. To revert back to the default mode,

simply repeat this operation; press and hold the

“Program” button for two seconds until appears

“1 EuP” in the display window.

The “Program” button allows you to program a

selection of tracks to play in any desired order. After

loading a compact disc into the MOON 260D, select

the first track you wish to listen to, using the 9 or :

buttons and then press “Program”. To program a

second track, select it the same way you did for the

first one and press “Program” again. Repeat this

operation as many times as you want to program

tracks to a maximum of 30 tracks. Once you’ve

completed programming your track selection(s), the

digital display window will show the number of

tracks that have been programmed and their total

time. To begin playing your programmed selections,

simply press the u button. Pressing ¢ will only

suspend the playing of the programmed selection.

Pressing ¢ a second time will clear your program

selection from the 260D’s memory. As well, opening

the top drawer at any time will also clear your

program.

After you begin creating your program list, the LED

immediately to the left of the “Program” button will

illuminate and remain on until you clear your

program from memory.

The “Display” button allows you to turn the digital

display on and off.

Pressing the “Repeat” button once results in the

entire disc being played again once it has reached

the end of the final track. Pressing “Repeat” a

second time will result in the track currently playing

being repeated again once it has ended. To cancel

this mode, simply press the “Repeat” button a third

time or open the CD drawer. There are two (2) LED’s

located to the left of the “Repeat” button; The top

one will illuminate when the current track is being

repeated and both will illuminate when the entire

disc is being repeated. If you have created a

program of selected tracks, pressing “Repeat” once

will result in your entire program repeating itself

once it has completed its cycle; Pressing “Repeat” a

second time will result in the current track from your

program being played again once it has ended;

Pressing “Repeat” a third time will terminate the

“Repeat” mode.

For units equipped with the optional 32-bit DAC, the

“Input” button is used to select an external digital

source by sequentially scrolling through three (3)

digital inputs: D1 and D2 use an RCA connector for a

S/PDIF digital signal, and D3 uses a TosLink

connector for an optical digital signal. When you

change inputs, the display window will show the new

digital input and briefly, four (4) dashes “----”. These

dashes indicate that the MOON 260D is in the

process of locking onto a digital signal – this may

take several seconds.

Once the MOON 260D successfully locks onto the

digital signal, the four dashes will be replaced by the

sampling rate frequency of this digital signal. When

the DAC cannot lock onto the selected digital input

signal, “----” remains in the display window. The

260D’s DAC is capable of processing a digital signal

at one of the following six (6) different sampling

rates: “44.1”, “48.0”, “88.2”, “96.0” , “176.4” and

“192.0” (all in kHz). To return to the disc input,

continue pressing the “Input” button; the disc input

follows the “D3” input.

The “Random” button, when pressed, will play each

of the tracks on a compact disc in a completely

random order, as opposed to the sequential order as

they appear on the disc. If you have already created

a program of selected tracks, it will play these

programmed tracks in a random order. The LED

located immediately to the left of the “Random”

button will illuminate when you’ve engaged the

random mode.

The “Time” button allows you to scroll through the

four (4) different display modes for time related

information. Each time you press the “Time” button,

the system scrolls to the next time information

mode. By default, the MOON 260D will display the

elapsed time of the track currently playing. The

scrolling order is as follows:

1. Elapsed time of the current track

2. Remaining time of the current track

3. Elapsed time of the entire disc (or program)

4. Remaining time of the entire disc (or program)

If you want to turn the display off, press and hold

the “Display” button for 3 seconds. When the

display is turned off, it will still come back on for a

short period of time whenever you press any of the

buttons located on the front panel or the remote

control; the display will automatically turn off again

once you are done.

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To turn the display back on, simply press and hold

the “Display” button for 3 seconds. Finally, the

display mode that you select will continue to be

used until you either select another mode or power

down the MOON 260D using the main power switch

located on the rear panel.

To load a compact disc into the MOON 260D, press

p to open the drawer. While the drawer is opened,

four (4) dashes “----” will appear in the display. Place

the CD in the drawer with the label side facing up. To

close the drawer, press p again; Once the CD is

successfully read, the total number of tracks and

total playing time will appear in the display window.

As a result of various copy protection schemes, some

CDs will take longer to read than others.

When you load a CD that contains no musical tracks

(i.e. data only), the word ‘DATA’ will appear in the

display window. As well, if you load a disc that is not

compatible with the 260D (i.e. SACD, DVD-A, DVD-

Video etc), the phrase ‘NO DISC’ will appear in the

display window.

Finally, when you inadvertently leave the

drawer open, it will automatically close

after approximately three (3) minutes.

Press u to begin playing a compact disc. Pressing u

while a track is already playing will result in the

current track immediately playing again, starting

from the beginning. Press 9 to search backward or

: to search forward through the compact disc’s

tracks. When you’ve located the track number, press

u to begin playing that track. When you initiate a

forward or backward track change while a disc is

already playing, it will automatically start playing the

track you select; you need not press u.

Press; to pause the compact disc currently playing.

The disc will continue spinning and the laser will be

suspended in its current position. Press; a second

time or u to resume playing the disc. Press ¢ to

stop the compact disc from playing. The laser will

return to the start position of the disc.

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