T+A Elektroakustik 1235 R manual

V1.0 Order No. 9103-0330  USER M A NU AL DVD 1235 R[...]

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3 Welcome. W e are delighted that you have decided to purchas e a  product. With your new DVD 1235 R you have acquired a top-quality piece of equipment which has been designed and developed with the wishes of the audiophile m usic lover as absolute top priority. Our innovative approach to solving problems, solid and carefully thought-out constru[...]

4 IMPORTANT! CAUTION! This p roduct c ontains a laser diode of higher class than 1. To e nsure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the p roduct. Refer all servicing to qualified per sonnel. The following caution label appear on y our device: Rear panel CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT On the inner protective h[...]

5 Content s Operating the unit Front panel contro ls ........................................................................................................................ 6 Remote control of the DVD 1235 R ................................................................................................ 10 Operating the DVD 1235 R ................[...]

6 Front p anel contr ols         On / Off switch. The gre en LED glows when the unit is switched on and ready to use. Note: If the DVD 1235 R is connec ted to a pre-amplifier, integrated amplifier or receiver within an 'R' system, it can be switched off, with the whole system, by pressing the     button[...]

7         (only P-Scan option) A l on g k ey pr es s ( ap pr ox . 3 s ec . ) sw it c he s t he pro gr e ss iv e sc an mo de for th e YU V c om po ne nt v id e o out p ut on and of f . Pr o gr es si v e sca n in cr e as es th e pi ctu r e qua l ity dra ma ti ca l ly bu t it r eq uir e s a pr og re ss iv e sca n cap a bl e pr [...]

8         A short pre ss on th is button switches the unit to Pause / static picture . Press the     -button to resume playback. During DVD playback repeated short pre sses of the     button move on to the next s ingle fra me o f the film. Repeated long presses (around 2 seconds) during DVD playback s[...]

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10 Remote con trol of the DVD 123 5 R General The DVD 123 5 R can be remote operated with the  remote controls F6 and F 12 or with the s ystem control F1 . On the following diagrams all buttons used for the control of the DVD 1235 R are marked '     ' . All other buttons are without function for the DVD 1235 R . The DVD 123[...]

11 F1 F12 F6             Switches DVD player to stand-by     Switch to HiFi control             Switches DVD player on, selects DVD as p rogram source             - Switches DVD 1 235 R ON, i f R LINK 2 nd ADDR = AUX ist selected [...]

12 Operating the DV D 1235 R Switching on Press the     bu tton on the front panel of the unit. The green indicator LED above the button lights up , as does the display screen. The u nit is now ready for use. For Stereo pl ayback (CD /SACD) switch ON your HiFi system and select the audio input the DVD 1235 R is connected to. For playbac[...]

13 Selecting a Chapter or Title 1.) Selecting using a skip button You c an initially select CD t racks, DVD titles or chapters by pressing th e skip forward button     or th e skip ba ck button     repeatedly until you reach the desired point. Note regarding D VD: If the last chap ter of a title is reached, the machine skips[...]

14 Play bac k of MP3 / JPEG / Kodak Picture CD The DVD 1235 R can play back MP3, JPEG, VCD a nd SVCD fi les from recorded available CD-R/RW discs or from comercially available CDs. A MP3-CD may contain up to 32 album fi les (directories) with music titles. To select an album file use     /     buttons on the front panel or t[...]

15 Listening to S A CD It exist three type s of SACD discs: single layer, do uble layer and hybrid discs. The h ybrid discs contain a standard CD and a SACD layer. The SACD layer should a lways c ontain the music in a pure stereo format. Additionally it may co ntain th e music in multi c hannel format. Some rare discs however c ontain only multi ch[...]

16 Hints for usin g the DVD 1235 R i n combina tion with SR 1535 R and DD 1535 R W ir e the s ystem according to the diagrams and e x ecute all steps described in the c hapters ' Setting up the DVD 1235 R, Wiring an d Safety Notes ' . Operation of DD 1 535 R (software v ersion > 1.10) • For DVD (S/VCD) pl ayback choose the DVD input.[...]

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18 Menu Functi ons of the DVD 1235 R General During operation of the DVD 1 235 R two different m enus are available: the disc menu a nd the player menu. • The Disc-M enu is stored on the DVD itself. This menu is intended for selecting and o perating s pecial features of th e disc like so und-track, subtitles, additional information on the film, f[...]

19 DVD / VCD Dis c Menu (menu operation and navigation) A DVD may contain a Disc Menu with selection facilities for individual titles and / or chapters . Depending on the DVD, the disc may also contain games, bonus material or alternatives for came ra angle, synchronous languages or sub-titles, which can be set or called up via t he Disc Menu. Note[...]

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21 Menu TOOLB A R - over vie w[...]

22 Menu Toolbar In this menu the playback options fo r the disc can be selected. Menu Pla y Option Disk-Navigation Submenu for title / chapter selection. Audio / Subtitle Submenus for the s election of audio la nguage and subtitle language. Only languages present on the disc can be selected. The default language selection can be se t in the menu &a[...]

23 Menu Search Time This s ubmenu lets you enter a time position on the disc where playback shall be started. Use the numerical buttons of t he remote control to enter hour, minutes and seconds. Then press     to confirm your selection. Playback will now sta rt at the selected position. Note: This function is not available for VCD / SVC[...]

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26 Menu Preference s Menu Picture The menu Picture lets you adjust the pictu re parameters to your personal preferences. Color Settings (w ill not inf luenc e th e Y UV Comp onen t v ideo out put) In this me nu you have the choice between different pre- defined color s ettings or one adjustable s etting (personal). Brightness / Contrast / Sharpness[...]

27 Menu Sound In this menu th e basic settings for the sound reproduction are adjusted. Night mode Off The s ound is reproduced w ith full dymanics. The di fference between loud and s oft passages may be very high. On Sound repro duction with decreased d ynamics. Loud pa ssages will be played at a l ower volume, during soft passages the volume i s [...]

28 Menu Features Wake up time r The DVD 1235 R will be switched on at the selected period of time. If th e wake u p timer i s ac tive the timer- LED in the display window will light up. Status win dow If the status window is switched on, the current o peration mode and time information is displayed on the screen of the video monitor.[...]

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30 Menu Setup If the SETUP menu is opened during pl ayback, the disc i s stopped. The playback will continue a fter closing the SETUP on screen menu. Menu Language In this menu you can select the default values for the languages for sound track, sub titles and On-Screen- Menus. Men u language In th is submenu you can select the language for the On-[...]

31 Menu TV TV-System The DVD 1235 R is compatible with both NTSC and with PAL video monitors. PAL Use this setting, if the picture shall be displayed on a PAL TV. DVDs i n NTSC forma t are converte d to PAL by the DVD 1235 R and output in standard PAL video mode. NTSC Use this setting, if the picture s hall b e displayed on a NTSC TV. DVDs i n PAL [...]

32 A udio Menu In this me nu the basic configuration for the audio output is done. Note: Digital output signals are not available when playing a SACD. Digital outpu t Here th e format for the digital audio output of the DVD 1235 R can b e chosen. Please select the f ormat that complies with your surround decode r / receiver Off The digital audio ou[...]

33 Menu Features PBC The play back con trol function can be set to 'On' or 'OFF' . If 'On' is selected, the disc menu (i f available on the disc) c an be accessed and will displayed on the TV. Note: This functi on is available for vide o CDs (VCD) version 2.0 only Sleeptimer The Sleeptimer, if switched on, will switch [...]

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35 Installation Using the unit for t he first time Safety notes This chapte r d escribes all the matters o f fundamental importance for se tting up and operating your DVD player. This information is not relevant to your daily handling of the system, b ut should still b e read and n oted carefully before using the machine for the first time.[...]

36 Back panel c onnections     MAIN ANALOG OUT The a nalogue ou tput of the DVD video player supplies a fixed-level output signal. I t is designed for connection to a pre-amplifier, i ntegrated amplifier or receiver with its own volume control. The output sockets sh ould be connected to the corres- ponding (L/R) AUX input sockets ( INPU[...]

37     R LINK 2 nd ADDR . Toggle s witch fo r the selection of the remo te control address of this device within a  - R LINK system. Note: If no CD player is o perated within the  'R' s ystem, the 'R LINK 2 nd ADDR.' switch of the DVD 1235 R should be configured to the additonal CD address (position switch posi[...]

38 Setting Up t he DVD 1235 R Carefully unpack the DVD 1235 R and store the original packing materials c arefully. The ca rton and packing a re specially designed for this unit and will be nee ded again if you wish to move the equipment at any time. Please be sure to read the safety notes in these inst ructions. If t he unit gets very cold (e . g. [...]

39 Wiring Notes on wiring • You will find wiring diagrams on the follow ing p ages. • Make all connec tions as shown in the wiring diagrams. • Push a ll c onnectors firmly into their sockets. Loose connections can cause humming and other unwanted noises. • Please also make all necessary adjus tments like input assignments etc. on your surro[...]

40 W ir ing diagram 1: DVD 1235 R an d SR 1535 R w ith S-Video and Component YUV Video *1 used for Dolby/dts playback through SR 1535 R *2 for high-quality Stereo CD/SACD playback *3 S-Video+2channel audio is needed fo r VCR recordings and Zone 2 *4 additional YUV-ComponentVideo-cable for Video monitors/projectors with component video input Note: P[...]

41 Wiring diagram 2: DVD 1235 R i n combination with DD 1535 R und PA 1530 R (S-Video-mode) *1 for Dolby/dts playback through DD 1535 R *2 for high quality Stereo CD/SACD pla yback Note: Please make the following assignments in the confi guration menus of the DD 1535 R : Audio Inputs: DIG-3 (coax)  DVD Video-Inputs: DVDin  S-Video The DD 1535[...]

42 If the DVD 1235 R is to be ope rated in a non-  system, the E 2000 remote control receiver must be con- nected to the RC-IN sock et if you wish to remote-control the player. In this con figuration the DVD 1235 R is switched ON with the s ource button     . The switch R LINK 2 nd ADDR. must be set to position ' CD ' . Wir[...]

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44 Safety notes All com ponents us ed in this device m eet the current German and European safety norms and stan dards. For your ow n safety please be s ure to read right thr ough these operating instructions. It is especially im portant to observe the safety no tes and the instructions regarding setting up and operating the e quipment. W e are abl[...]

45 A ppro ved usage This device is designed exclusively for re producing sound and/or pictures i n the domestic environment. It must be op erated in a dry indoor room which meets all the recommendations stated in these ins tructions. W he re the equipment is to be used for other purposes, especially in the medical field or for an y purpose where sa[...]

46 Explanation of terms , useful information DVD s can be recognised by the logo show n here. DVDs have a very high storage capacity, and offer top-quality picture and sound reproduction. Video CD s (VCD) can be recognised by the logo shown here. T hey also provide digita l picture and sound information, but their lower storage capacity means that [...]

47 CD A Compac t Disc (CD) is a digi tal data m edium that requires a little care in handling: • The surface of a CD may only be cleaned using a soft, d ry cloth. W ipe in straight lines from the centre towards the edge. • Never use pe trol, paint thinners, disc cleaning fluids or similar agents. • CDs must be handl ed with care to avoid majo[...]

48 Technical descr iption OVERSA MPLING The audio data on CDs and DVDs is s tored at a sampling rate of 44.1 or 48 k Hz - i. e. f or each second of music 44.100 or 48.000 sampled values are a vailable for each channel. In the DVD 1235 R the audio da ta read from the DVD o r CD is „multiplied“ to a higher sampling rate (384 kHz) before it is con[...]

49 SA CD O per ation CD /DVD and SA CD d iscs ha ve a to tally diff eren t data str uctur e. For a C D o r D VD r ecor ding the anal ogu e sign al i s sam pled at a high rate (44.10 0 or 48. 00 0 samp les / secon d). The audi o sign als hav e to be band wid th limit ed before the samp lin g pr oces s to get ri d of sign al c ompon ent s abov e 20 k[...]

50 Trouble-shooti ng Many p roblems have a simple cause a nd a corres- pondingly simpl e solution. The following section des- cribes a few difficulties you may e ncounter, and the measures you need to take to c ure them. If you fi nd it impossible to solve a problem with the help of th ese notes, please disconnect the unit from the mai ns and ask y[...]

51 Problem: Surround decoder / receiver fails to recognise digital surround programs (Dolby Digital or dts). Cause: The digital output of t he DVD 1235 R is wrongly configured ( PCM instead of ALL ). Remedy: Set the d igital output to the correct ALL setting (see 'Basic device settings' ). Problem: No sound from the digital output with SA[...]

52 Problem: If the DVD 1235 R is connected to a TV set direc tly using a SCA RT lead, this can result in a scrolling DVD picture appearing on all programme memories. This problem may occur w ith man y types of TV. Cause: The TV s et is analysing the A/V s witching signal from the DVD player incorrectly, or not at all. Remedy 1: If p ossible, call u[...]

53 Specification Mechan ism: high precision linear tracking drive GaAlAs semiconductor laser: 7 85 nm / 10 m W (VCD / CD) 650 nm / 7 mW (DVD / SACD) Formats Video DVD, DVD+R / +RW, DVD-R / -RW , VCD, SVCD Audio CD, CD-R / RW, MP3-CD, SACD Stereo, SACD Multi channel as 2 -channel down-mix Picture Picture CD (JPEG) Audio section Analogue audio output[...]

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