How can I convert SPDIF to EFM (RF) signal, to use a cd player as a DAC ?

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gaetan8888

Joined Nov 14, 2008
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Hello

A friend of mine do have a kenwood DP-460 cd player with a dead laser, it was a very good sounding cd player, he ask me to modified this kenwood into a DAC.

So, to use a SPDIF signal, the only thing I should need to do should be to use a SPDIF to EFM (RF) signal convertor ?

I presume that the converted signal, after SPDIF to EFM (RF) convertion, should go to pin 29 of the TC9200AF data processor Ic ?

Any simple circuits suggestions for convertion of SPDIF to EFM (RF) signal and how to use it ?

Btw, using google, I can not find anywhere the data sheet for the TC9200AF and the TC9201AF, anyone do have them ?

Here is a part of the schematic of the kenwood DP-460 cd player.

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

 

beenthere

Joined Apr 20, 2004
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It's harder than that. By the way, IC301 is the DAC.

This is a single-purpose CD player. It needs a serial bitstream presenting the left and right channel digital values to the processor. It's not going to be able to decode S/PDIF - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDIF - certainly not in RF form.
 

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gaetan8888

Joined Nov 14, 2008
50
Hello

Yes I know that the TD6709 are a dac. For those who would like to see, I include the data sheet image.

My friend was sure that the laser was burned, but after your reply I decide to test his Kenwood cd player, wen I use commercial music cd it work perfect, but wen I use burned cd-r music, this Kenwood cd player can not play more than 7 track, after 7 track it do jerky sound with the music, it look like it can not follow those track after the first 7.

Any hints of what could be the problems ?

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

 

beenthere

Joined Apr 20, 2004
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It may be a mechanical problem. The music track spirals out from the center. If the mechanism that carries the laser has dirt or some impediment to smooth motion, that might cause the problem.
 

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gaetan8888

Joined Nov 14, 2008
50
Hello

My friend did love a lot the sound of his kenwood DP-460 cd player, so I told him that I could do a DAC with kenwood.

So, I could use a SAA7210 or CS8412 receiver Ic, but I need to know if the input format(s) that the TD6709N accepts are I2S format or Standard Japanese input format.

Thank

Bye

Gaetan
 
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