Classe Audio CDP-100 CD Player User Manual


 
15
4 IR Input and Output
Your Classé player includes two
1
/8
th
-inch mono mini-jacks in order
to support the infrared (IR) remote controls that are ubiquitous today.
Infrared commands exist (for example) for toggling the player between
operate
and standby, in addition to discrete command codes for either
operate
or standby. These codes may be used in “macros” for sophisticated
remote control systems, facilitating the control of the player in the larger
context of a complete system.
The list of commands available is quite extensive, enabling even complex
macros (chains of commands strung together) to operate flawlessly. If this
capability is of interest to you, we strongly recommend discussing it with
your authorized Classé dealer.
Note that IR Input and Output
is a bit of a misnomer: the input and
output of these plugs is electrical in nature, not infrared. They are used
with standard IR receivers, distribution amplifiers, and emitters (available
from your dealer) to translate the remote’s IR signal to an electrical signal
and vice versa. The big advantages here include being able to easily route
the signals anywhere they might need to go and the reliability of a solid
electrical connection.
Since an IR distribution system such as your dealer may design for you
usually must control many products, your player includes both an IR input
(for the control of this product) and an IR output (so as to pass along the
same signal to the next product). This allows you to “daisy chain” your
control wires from one product to the next.
The player is designed to respond to IR commands of 5 Volts DC, with
the tip of the mini-plug defined to be “positive” relative to the shank of the
plug.
5 DC Trigger Input and Output
Many audio/video components can supply a DC control voltage to
associated equipment in order to induce desired behavior. Your Classé
player can take advantage of these capabilities in order to be switched
between operate
and standby automatically, usually in concert with the A/V
preamp itself.
The 1/8th-inch mini-jack Trigger In is for remote-controlled turn-on (that
is, toggling between operate
and standby) of the player.
Two 1/8th-inch mini-jacks provide individually controllable DC trigger
outputs which can be used for any of a number of purposes, as described in
The Menu System. For example, your dealer can program Trigger Out1
to
toggle your Classé power amplifier between operate
and standby with your
CDP-100.