TAG DVD32FIR manual

contents | 01 02 controls 04 welcome 07 key features 10 regional coding 11 connecting 14 controlling the DVD32FLR 18 the first time setup 20 main functions 21 playing a DVD (CD) 28 T AGtronic Communications Bus 30 test patterns 37 future expansion 42 running in and warming up 43 care and maintenance 44 programming the system-remote 50 technical dat[...]

controls | 03 02 | controls standby display skip search + + – – dvd player DVD32FLR video PAL kHz 1. 2. 3. 4. OUT IN BUS REMOTE IN OUT serial number this product complies with 21 CFR § 1010 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT DVI OUTPUT OPTION COMPONENT VIDEO PROGRESSIVE SCAN OPTION CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN DO NOT OP[...]

welcome | 05 04 | welcome Pushing technological boundaries; T AG McLaren’s F1 electronics Dr . Udo Zucker Chief Executive Officer T AG McLaren Audio T AG McLaren Audio exists with one aim in mind: to produce the ver y best audio and audio-visual equipment. Like many people, I often have my best ideas when relaxing to a piece of music or watching[...]

heading | 07 key f eatures | 07 06 | welcome The DVD32FLR is a high performance video source that suppor ts a wide range of video outputs, making it the perfect choice for home cinema installations. It is par ticularly well suited to situations which cannot accommodate our top-loading DVD32R. The DVD32FLR is an ideal complement to the T AG McLaren [...]

heading | 09 08 | heading key f eatures | 09 08 | key f eatures • Dual laser DVD mechanism for optimum performance when playing DVDs and CDs • Mediamatics/National Semiconductor’ s 32 bit RISC processor for best audio and video quality • Powerful 16-bit microcontroller • Stable multi-frequency internal clocks • Round-core transformer ?[...]

heading | 11 10 | heading connecting | 11 10 | regional coding Regional coding has been defined by the developers of the DVD standard (the licensors) to protect the sequential patterns of distribution for the motion picture producers’ copyrighted works. In line with these copy protection laws, your DVD32FLR has been configured for one of six re[...]

connecting | 13 12 | connecting Using the cable supplied, connect the socket on the back of your DVD32FLR to an AC supply outlet. The player will automatically enter standby when the power is applied, press any button on the front panel or the system remote (see ‘remote control’ on page 14) to bring it out of standby . The blue power LED will c[...]

heading | 15 controlling the DVD32FLR | 15 14 | controlling the DVD32FLR Y our DVD32FLR is supplied with a backlit system-remote (2) , suitable for controlling all the main functions of your complete home cinema, for day to day operation. For more details see the following pages. The backlit system-remote is designed to control your complete home c[...]

controlling the DVD32FLR | 17 16 | controlling the DVD32FLR Overview of the context sensitive keys: The system-remote, once switched to operate the DVD32FLR, is a Context - Sensitive Remote, meaning keys operate differently , depending on the content on your television. What might sound initially confusing is ver y intuitive. Just do what you insti[...]

A TTENTION : The DVD32FLR setup menus can only be accessed when the DVD32FLR ’ s tray is closed and no disc is playing. the first time setup | 19 18 | the first time setup If a disc is playing (and not in the DVD disc menu), stop will stop the disc, allowing you to resume from exactly the same position when you press play . Pressing stop a second[...]

playing a DVD (CD) | 21 20 | main functions After the setup is completed ...let ’ s go through the player ’ s controls Press the open/close (1) button or eject on the remote control and the tray will open. Put a disc in the tray with its label facing up. Press play (2) to close the tray and start the disc playing. After a few seconds the disc w[...]

playing a DVD (CD) | 23 22 | playing a DVD (CD) Pressing pause while a disc is playing (and is not in the DVD ’ s menu (1) ) will pause it and ‘ pause ’ will appear on the display . Press pause again or play to resume playing from the place at which it paused. pause 1. In the DVD disc menu pause will be interpreted as cursor up 2. In the DVD [...]

24 | heading heading | 25 playing a DVD (CD) | 25 24 | playing a DVD (CD) Pressing skip + / - causes the DVD to skip for wards, or backwards, by one frame (if activated from pause). Repeated presses of skip + / - continue the skip, frame by frame. Pressing play deactivates slow motion mode. single frame display in slow motion mode 1. If no disc is [...]

playing a DVD (CD) | 27 26 | playing a DVD (CD) special function repeat... repeat selection... This function allows repeating an inter val ( repeat selection ), a title ( repeat title ) or the whole disc ( repeat all ). Move the cursor to repeat.. using the the  ,  keys, then branch to the following sub-menus, pressing  : >repeat select[...]

T A Gtronic Communications Bus | 29 28 | T A Gtronic Communications Bus The DVD32FLR features the Enhanced T AGtronic Communications Bus. This allows T AG McLaren Audio products to exchange information and work seamlessly together to form an effective, fully integrated system. The DVD32FLR (1) offers at present four con fi gurable features: • re[...]

test patterns | 31 30 | test patterns test patterns The DVD32FLR has a in-built test pattern generator to assist you in adjusting your picture, P AL or NTSC, for best performance. Many display devices are wrongly adjusted when leaving the factor y because they need to overcome the bright lighting in the show rooms from which they are usually select[...]

test patterns | 33 32 | test patterns The PLUGE 1 signal will look like this with black level (brightness) set too high. T urn the brightness (1) up until you can clearly see the PLUGE bar . Then tur n the brightness down slowly until the PLUGE bar just disappears in the dark background (2) . Don't turn the brightness down too much, you should[...]

test patterns | 35 34 | test patterns pluge 2 The cross hatch included in the DVD32FLR is a multi-purpose test-pattern which will allow adjustment of contrast and sharpness. Cross-check your setting by turning back to the PLUGE 2 test-pattern and check that the bright white fi eld (PLUGE 2) isn't blurred into the black background. Some displa[...]

future expansion | 37 36 | test patterns aspect ratio These test patterns output a cross hatch of white lines on a black background, including several perfect circles. If the geometr y of your display device or the output format of the DVD32FLR aren ’ t correctly set these circles will look distorted. Make sure your display device is switched to [...]

future expansion | 39 38 | future expansion PSM192 outputs The PSM192 has a DVI 1.0 digital video output and a set of component analog outputs. The DVI output has its own connector on the rear panel of your player . The analog outputs are available on the player ’ s BNC component connections. The normal interlaced component video signals remain a[...]

future expansion | 41 40 | future expansion advanced control with A V32R (1) The PSM192 has many advanced options which can be controlled via a T AGtronic connection between DVD32FLR and A V32R. These include individual black level (brightness), white level (contrast), colour and hue (NTSC only) picture settings for each video source. The picture s[...]

care and maintenance | 43 42 | running in and warming up fuses There is a fuse in the power socket on the back of your DVD32FLR. T o change the fuse, unplug the power cable and pull out the fuse carrier drawer . The fuse carrier contains a spare fuse. This is the fi rst one you see when you open the carrier . It is essential that you use a fuse of[...]

programming the system remote | 45 44 | programming the system remote learning new commands To ‘ learn ’ new commands: 1. Select the device you wish to program by pressing the appropriate REMOTE SELECTION key on the system-remote. 2. Place the system-remote and the remote of the unit you want to control on a fl at surface. Line up the remote c[...]

programming the system remote | 47 46 | programming the system remote Macros can only be programmed with either av or sat selected! Macros programmed under av will be recalled, pressing m1 , m2 , ... m4 or standby , when you use av , cd , dvd , or amp . Macros programmed under sat will be recalled when using sat , tv , vcr and ld . When using the m[...]

programming the system remote | 49 T o erase all learnt commands for one device: 1. Press the REMOTE SELECTION key for the appropriate device and the ok key simultaneously until the status LED turns yellow and chosen REMOTE SELECTION key is lit. 2. Press and hold the light key . The status LED will fl ash red fi ve times and the selected devices [...]

technical data | 51 video outputs s-video and composite video outputs supported output P AL-B/D/G/H/I television standards P AL M NTSC-M output levels composite 1 V p-p (75 ohm load, negative sync.) Y -signal: 1 Vp-p (75 ohm load, negative sync.) S-video C-signal: P AL: 300 mVp-p (75 ohm load) NTSC:286 mVp-p (75 ohm load) component video Y -signal:[...]

acknowledgements | 53 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual proper ty rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for ho[...]