Imagination Technologies DVD Player User manual

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Establishing a new benchmark for PC video performance,
the DVD Player add-in card combines stunning high-definition,
full-screen, full-frame-rate digital DVD (MPEG2) video with
Dolby® Digital audio for the complete home-cinema
experience.And, as you'd expect, DVD Player is compatible
with other popular CD formats, providing hardware-
accelerated playback of your DVD-ROMs,Video CDs, and
MPEG1 video titles.
In addition to high-definition video, DVD Player also supports
all popular DVD features such as multiple video formats
(4:3, letterbox, pan & scan and widescreen), foreign-language
soundtracks, subtitles, navigable menus, multiple camera
angles andparentalcontrol.And,unlikeconventionalstand-
aloneplayers,youcanconnectDVDPlayertoyourPCmonitor
andyourTV.
DVD Player supports all DVD audio formats – Dolby Digital,
Dolby Pro Logic and stereo.Use it with your PC sound system,
with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder/amplifier system,or with a
Dolby Digital decoder/amplifier to drive a complete 6-speaker
(5.1 channel) surround system for the ultimate in home
cinema entertainment.
With its quality, durability and universal industry support, DVD
is rapidly becoming the standard for home cinema.A second-
generation playback solution, DVD Player is easy to install,
reliable, compatible with all DVD-ROM drives, and backed-up
by the very best in technical support. DVD player is the
solution for the user who wants to put together a DVD
playback system of uncompromising quality.
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Stunning, high-definition DVD video
Using the EM8300 integrated MPEG2 decoder chip
from Sigma Designs®, the DVD Player PCI add-in card
works with your existing graphics card/subsystem to
produce full-screen, full-frame-rate MPEG2 (DVD) video.
Dolby Digital sound
Plays clear, crisp Dolby Digital audio. Connect
DVD Player's S/P-DIF output to a Dolby Digital
decoder/amplifier for six channels of Dolby Digital
(5.1) surround sound. DVD Player also supports
Dolby Pro Logic and stereo audio output.
Multiple video picture formats
Supports full screen and video in a window in all
four DVD video formats: full frame (4:3 video for
a 4:3 display), letterbox (16:9 video for a 4:3 display),
pan & scan (16:9 video for a 4:3 display) and
widescreen (16:9 video for a 16:9 display).
NTSC/PAL TV out
High-quality, S-video/composite output for connection
to a large-screen TV.
Major film studios moving to DVD
Published by MGM,Time-Warner, and other major
studios, DVD video titles are widely available and
provide much higher quality and greater durability
than standard VHS tapes.
DVD Playback application
Player application gives easy access to enhanced
DVD features, including fast-forward, pause, slow
motion, switching picture formats, switching languages,
multiple camera angles and parental control.
Compatible with MPEG1 and VideoCD material
Playback existing video material, including: MPEG2
video and audio, MPEG1 video and audio (layers I
and II),Video CD 1.0 and 2.0 and Karaoke CD.
Outstanding customer support
Backed up by the very best in support, including
technical support hotlines, Internet web site and
ftp services.

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TECHNICAL SPECS
Minimum system requirements: Pentium P133 PC
or equivalent, with 16 MB RAM,DVD-ROM drive and
Windows™ 95 or Windows 98.
Audio-video processor: Sigma Designs EM8300
integrated DVD audio and video decoder.
Video features: MPEG1 and MPEG2 main
profile/main level decode and Video CD 2.0.Video
resolution to 1600x1200 pixels (dependent on
monitor and graphics card),windowed or full
screen, in 8-, 16- or 24-bit colour display mode.
Adjustable colour, contrast, and brightness. NTSC
and PAL TV output. Multiple camera angle and
video format support including: full frame (4:3
video for a 4:3 display), letterbox (16:9 video for
4:3 a display), pan and scan (16:9 video for a 4:3
display) and widescreen (16:9 video for a 16:9
display). Multi-language soundtrack support.
Parental control feature.
Audio features: Support for AC-3 5.1 channel
and MPEG2 Layer I and II (backward compatible
to MPEG1). 18-bit stereo PCM supporting sample
rates up to 96KHz. 5.1 channel downmixed to
stereo or full six channel compressed digital output
via S/P-DIF.
External connectors: Stereo audio line out jack.
S/P-DIF AC-3 audio out jack.7-pin mini-DIN for
output to S-Video or Composite TV via supplied
adapter. Standard 15-pin D-shell monitor
connector.VGA input for analog loop-through
from graphics card (cable supplied).
Internal connectors: Line out connector for
connection to CDAUDIO IN connector on sound
card (cable supplied). CD IN for connection to
the DVD-ROM drive using CD audio cable.
Bus architecture: 32-bit PCI 2.1 local bus.Plug
and Play compliant.
Approvals: FCC Class B certified for home or office
use. Compliant with EMC directive (CE).Dolby
certified.
Technical support: Technical hotline, Internet web
site and ftp services.
Warranty: Five years.
Windows drivers: MCI drivers for Microsoft®
Windows 95/98.
Applications: DVD Player application provides easy
to use DVD video control interface.
Playback application
for complete control
of all popular DVD
features. Display video
in full screen 4:3 or in
stunning 16:9
widescreen format
USA, Canada and Latin America
VideoLogic Service Center,6980 Corte Santa Fe
San Diego, CA 92121, USA
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
German-speaking countries
VideoLogic GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 25
D-63303 Dreieich, Germany
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
UK and all other countries
VideoLogic Systems, Home Park Estate, Kings Langley
Herts WD4 8LZ, UK
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
VideoLogic, theVideoLogic logo,Imagination Technologies and the Imagination
Technologies logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Imagination
Technologies Limited. Sigma Designs is a registered trademark of Sigma Designs, Inc.
All other logos,products, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of
their respective manufacturers.This publication is for information only.
Any contract between Imagination Technologies and its customers will be subject
to the terms and conditions of the relevant agreement. Specifications are subject
to change without notice.
Copyright © 1999 ImaginationTechnologies Limited, an ImaginationTechnologies
plc Company.
Computer Buyer, Oct ‘99 5/6
“This is an excellent card, offering faultless sound and picture quality.”
PC Mart, 25 Jul ‘99 8/10
“… you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.”
PC Review, Feb ‘99 Recommended
“Get the very best quality from your digital video disks withVideoLogic’s DVD Player.”
“...with the DVD being decoded in hardware, movies look absolutely stunning.”
What's Online, Issue 11,‘99
“… wonderfully sharp and smooth with no interference or distortion.”
Micro Computer Mart, 26 Nov ‘98
PURE Digital is a division of Imagination Technologies Ltd.
PURE and VideoLogic are brands of PURE Digital.