Teufel Concept E 300 Digital manual

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PC/ mult ime dia/home c inema spe aker s yst ems w ith inte grate d 5.1 amplif ier T e c h n i c a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a n d o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c ti o n s C o n c e p t E 1 0 0 / 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 / 4 0 0[...]

2 · C oncept E T able of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P age 2 Safet y information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P age 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . [...]

3 Concept E · S a fe ty i n fo r m a ti o n Impor t ant: please read through these operating instructions very carefully . It is ess ential that you take not e of all of the sa- fety info rmation and op erating instructions before switching on the appliance. Ple ase keep these operating instructions in a safe place for future refe rence. Essential[...]

4 · C oncept E I n t ro d u c t i o n t o t h e C o n c e p t E 1 0 0 · 2 0 0 · 3 0 0 · 4 0 0 De ar Customer , Thank you for pur chasing the Concept E System. With this sp eaker set from T eufel, you have cho - sen an e legant and p ower ful multimedia home enter t ainment system that , despit e it s compact dimensions, delive rs excelle nt sou[...]

3 IEC ca bles 3 Sat ellite spe ak er CE 10 FCR 5 Su b w o o fe r CE 4 00 SW/C E 30 0 S W/CE 2 00 SW/C E 10 0 S W 3 Sat ellite spe ak er CE 20 FCR 5 Concept E · U n p a c k i n g • C o n t e n t s • A s s e m b l y First please check that all system components are included. Please note Please keep the boxes for the eight-week return period at l[...]

6 · C oncept E O p t i o n a l a c c e s s o r i e s ( s e l e c t i o n ) * Y ou can order the accessories shown online under: www.teufelaudio.com T euf el sp eaker cable 2 x 2.5 mm 2 The highly exible, unila t - era lly marked OFC cable has sufcient diameter to ensure unhindered br idg- ing up to 15 met ers. The white casing is inconspic- [...]

Rear r ight 7 Concept E · Front lef t Front r ight Subwoofer Rear lef t Centre S e t- u p : P C s y s t e m Ge ne r al i nf orm at io n on a rr an gi ng t he s peak er s Because of it s comp act size and e legant design, the C oncept E 100/ 200/ 300/ 400 will be autifully inte grate into your home. For a surround set , however , there are some set[...]

8 · C oncept E A C B A C B Front lef t Front r ight Subwoofer Rear lef t Rear r ight Centre S e t- u p : H o m e c i n e m a s y s t e m Setting up a home cinema system When using the T eufel set as a home cinema sys- tem we recommended focussing on the section of the room where the T V and seat s are po sitioned. It is useful to po sition the mon[...]

SPE AKE R O UT FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT + – FRONT SPEAKER LEFT + – REAR SPEAKER RIGHT + – REAR SPEAKER LEFT + – CENTRE + – FRO NT LEF T + FRO NT RIG HT REA R RIG HT CEN TRE REA R LEF T + + + + – – – – – CO NNE CT ION FI ELD SUB WO OFE R REA R 9 Concept E · Conne cting the satellites T o do this, cut the cable to the required lengths[...]

Note If you are using a 7.1 sound card, the outputs for the centre rear channels are not used. Example connection of a 5.1 sound card L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R 10 · C oncept E LINE OUT SUBWOOFER CENTRE IN L FRONT REAR CENTRE R SUB LINE OUT REAR L /R IN L FRONT REAR CENTRE R SUB LINE OUT FRONT L /R IN L FRONT REAR CENTRE R SUB Conne cting[...]

L R L R L R L R L R L R 11 Concept E · C o n n e c t i o n : D V D p l a y e r / re c o rd e r · D e c o d e r s t a ti o n Conne ction to a DVD play er / recorder As well as b eing conne cted dir ectly to your PC, the Concept E 100/ 200/ 300/ 400 can also b e connect ed straight to a DVD player /r ecorder . It allows you t o creat e a complete h[...]

L R L R L R L R L R 12 · C oncept E C o n n e c t i o n : S t e r e o s o u r c e s Conne ction to stereo sou rces Stereo sound card, notebo ok , MP3 playe r , sat ellite receive r , T V set , games console, CD player , DJ mixer , Discman, W alkman, et c … Y ou can s ee just how versatile the Concept E ser ies spe akers are. The sp eaker system [...]

Q 13 Concept E · Q Speaker Out Clamp the spe ake r cab le from the ve s atellites here. W Line In Conne ct the cinch cab le from the pla yback device (sound card/DVD playe r /receive r) or control de - vice (De coderst ation) . E Power – po wer supply When set t o “OFF” , the sub woofer is switche d off, and on when it is set to “ON” [...]

On O f f Po we r E Star t-up Swit ch the rear mains swit ch E t o » On« t o acti- vate the 5.1 amplier . The r ing encircling the round »Standby« but ton on the front of the woofer lights up »red«. Press the »Standby« but ton to sw itch on the de- vice fully – the r ings encircling each of the three control elements turn »blue« indic[...]

15 Concept E · The subwoo fer is buzzing, what can I do? These buzz ing noise s may b e produced by con- nect ed dev ices or inter fere nce in the p ower supply . Please per form the following tes t to help de- termine the cause of the buzzing. 1. D isconnect all cinch ca bles from the sub- woofer ’s input jacks. If this eliminates the buzzing n[...]

Please cont act our ser v ice depar tment if you have any questions, suggest ions or if there is anything you think we could do bet t er . All information is provided without guarantee of cor rectness. Subject to technical changes , typing er rors and mist akes. Laut sprecher T euf el GmbH Gewerb ehof Buelowbogen · Buelowstraße 66 10 783 Berlin ?[...]

D e co ders t ation 5 T echnical spe cif ications and operating instructions[...]

2  · D eco derst ation 5 For your information The information in this do cument may be changed without advance notification and does not repre- sent any obligation on the par t of Lautsprecher T eufel GmbH. No par t of these operating instructions may be copied in any way , whether electronically , me cha- nically , using photo copies or record[...]

3 Deco derst ation 5 · T echnische Be schreibung und Be dienungsanleitung Imp aq 400 T able of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Instructions for safet y and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4  · D eco derst ation 5 Impor tant : Please r ead through these operating instruc - tions ver y carefully! It is essential that you take note of all of the safety information and op erating instructions b efore switching on the appliance. Please keep these operating in- structions in a safe place for future reference. Essential: Please read th[...]

5 Deco derst ation 5 · Dear Cust omer , many thanks for buying the Deco derstation 5. Y ou have bought a very high quality decoder , be - cause T eufel appliances are fit ted with high quali- ty components and have been c arefully made. Please read thes e instructions c arefully before operating the unit and store the manual in a s afe place for f[...]

6  · D eco derst ation 5 Unpacking Fold the flaps on the top of the box outward, re- move the r igid foam or p olystyrene and c arefully lif t the appliance out of the box. For your own b enefit, we recommend that you do not dispos e of the box as it can be used to guaran- tee safe transpor t if the device requires servicing later on. Contents [...]

7 Deco derst ation 5 · About the De code rstation 5 Deco derst ation 5 is a st and-alone deco der that can b e use d to process audio s ignals from analo - gue and digital sources . The appliance not only mak es it p ossible to sw itch betwe en var ious signals, it can also enhance ste- reo signal sources, for examp le, for a surround sound exper [...]

8  · D eco derst ation 5 Swit ching on the Deco derst ation 5 Switch on the D eco derstation 5 by pressing the dial control. The appliance will be ready for use af- ter a few seconds . A progress b ar w ill be shown in the display during this time. Swit ching off the Decoders tation 5 Switch of f the D eco derstation 5 by pr essing the dial con[...]

9 Deco derst ation 5 · 5.1 Channel Output (Pre Out) A deco ded analogue multi- channel sound s ignal is emit t ed v ia an analogue 5.1 output . Alt ernatively you can also use the outputs for the lef t and r ight front channels for reproduction in st ereo. One cinch cable is required per channel t o connect to an external appliance (e.g. a subwoof[...]

10  · D eco derst ation 5 With the included remote control you can fully control all of the De coderst ation 5 settings f rom the comfor t of your sofa. Standby Activate the D eco derst ation 5 using the s tandby but t on of the remote control. Switches the de- vice t o active operation (press once) or back into st andby mo de (by pressing agai[...]

11 Deco derst ation 5 · Note Y ou can reproduce all of the functions of the dial control using the OK button and both arrow buttons, left and right. Mode Y ou c an select the var ious sur round conf igu - rations of the Decoderst ation 5 by repeat edly pressing this but t on. Sp e a ke r Y ou c an select the var ious spe aker conf igura - tions of[...]

12  · D eco derst ation 5 Example allocation of inputs and outputs of the Decoderstation 5 Conne ction Note Y ou can vary the allocation of inputs. For example, the audio output of a TV set can also be operated from Aux (here: MP3 player). 6 x Cinch cable 6 x Cinch cable 5.1 amplif ier system, e.g. mu lti- channel subwoofer with 5.1 input Analo[...]

13 Deco derst ation 5 · The Decoderst ation 5 is p er fect for combining digital and analogue s ignal sources. With four di- gital and three analogue inputs and an analogue 5.1 signal input it of fers connections fo r numer ous signal sources. Connec ting digital signal sources The D eco derst ation 5 automatic ally reco gnises the signal format t[...]

14  · D eco derst ation 5 Menu structure Y ou can access the default display settings in the main menu b y pr essing the push but ton of the dial control once. Y ou c an f ind more specific information on naviga- tion within the menu structure on p age 8. *** The delay function is only available for 3.1 stereo and 5.1 stereo speaker congurat[...]

15 Deco derst ation 5 · * Y ou only need to equalise the speakers when using a 5.1 surround set. In pure stereo mode, set the volumes for the left and right front speakers to 0dB each. By lowering r raising one channel you can optimise the sound experience for an asymmetrical listening situation, similar to a balance controller . Note Make sure th[...]

16  · D eco derst ation 5 1. »INPUT « – selec ting the input signal Y ou can choose the desired input signal source using the »INPUT « option in the menu. The following are av ailable: »5.1« Analogue 5.1 input »OP T 1« · » OPT 2« Optic al digital input s »COA X 1« · » COAX 2« Coaxial digit al inputs » T V« · » CD« · »AU[...]

17 Deco derst ation 5 · 5. »DELAY « – Delay * In order for the appliance’s digit al s ignal pro- cessor (DSP) to be able to conver t Dolby and DTS multi-channel s ignals p er fectly , it must be aware of the spatial po sitioning of the individual boxes to each othe r . Dist ance dif ferences b etween the speakers can be e qualised by using a[...]

18  · D eco derst ation 5 6. »SPEAKER SIZE« Y ou can tell the D ecoderst ation 5 the size of your speakers using the »SPEAKER SIZE« menu option. The 5.1 speaker set -up only consist s of fi ve iden- tical spe akers, e ach able to reproduce the full frequency range under per fe ct conditions. This includes a separate subwoofer that only r ep[...]

19 Deco derst ation 5 · »The rear satellites and/or centre will not play with stereo sources such as music CDs (e.g. via PC or DVD player).« Use the remote control to switch the decoder into Pro Lo gic mode or into one of the DSP mode s ( 3.1 stereo, 5.1 stereo) . »The decoder reacts to the remote control of another appliance / another applianc[...]

T echnical descr iption and ope rat ing instructions for the Deco derst ation 5 Pleas e cont ac t our ser vice depa r tment if you have any ques tions , sugg esti ons or if there is anything you think we could do bet ter . Laut sprecher T eufel GmbH Bülowstraße 66 10783 Berlin · Germany T el.: +49( 30) 30 09 30 0 Fax: +49(30) 30 09 30 30 www.teu[...]