Abbingdon Music Research CD-777 Premier Class - Manual (Page 13)

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3.1 Power On/Off
Use the rocker switch ‘POWER’ (R9) at the rear of the CD-777 to switch mains power ON/OFF to the CD-777.
Always wait at least 30 seconds before switching on again. This is to enable the circuits in the CD-777 to
shutdown properly.
The display will light up to indicate the unit is switched on and ready for use. This should take just under 1 minute
as the CD processor is warming up.
3.2 Standby
After start-up, pressing the STANDBY button on either the front panel (F1) or the RCD-777 (RC5), the CD-777
will switch to STANDBY mode:
Standby
By pressing either of these buttons button again, the CD-777 will commence warm-up to prepare for operation.
Under STANDBY mode, power to CD-777’s digital circuit is kept active in order to provide the optimum perform-
ance for the next listening session. However, power to the valves will be switched off to preserve valve life.
Standby will
maintain power to
the non-valve
circuitry
Once powered OFF:
always wait 30
seconds before
switching on again
Section 3 - Operation/Functions