Philips SACD1000 User manual

Playback System
• SUPER AUDIO CD
• DVD-Video
• Video CD
• Audio CD (CD-R and CD-RW)
• Super VCD
Specifications
Optical Read-out System
Laser type
Numerical Aperture
Wavelength
Semiconductor AlGaAs
0.60 (SACD/DVD)
0.45 (SVCD/VCD/CD)
650 nm (SACD/DVD)
780 nm
(SVCD/VCD/CD)
SACD Disc Format
Medium
Diameter
Optical disc
12cm (8cm)
DVD Disc Format
Medium
Diameter
Playing time (12cm)
One layer
Dual layer
Two side, single layer
Two side, dual layer
Optical disc
12cm (8cm)
2.15h1
4h1
4.30h1
8h1
1) typical playing time for movie with 2 spoken languages
and 3 subtitle languages.
TV Standard
Scan Frequency
Number of lines
Playback
50Hz
625
Multi-standard
PAL NTSC
60Hz
525
Audio Format
Digital DSD
Dolby digital
DTS/MPEG
PCM
Uncompressed
Digital
Compressed
Digital
16, 20, 24 bit
fs 48, 96 kHz
Analog Sound Stereo
Dolby Surround ™downmix from multi-channel sound
3D Sound for virtual 5.1 channel sound on 2 speakers
Cabinet
Dimensions (w x h x d) 435 x 110 x 330 mm
approx. 10Kg
Aluminum
Weight
Front Panel
SACD Audio Performance
Multi-channel output (DSD stereo/multi-channel)
DA Converter
SACD
Max.output voltage (0dB)
Channel unbalance
Cut-off frequency
normal mode
Cut-off frequency
custom mode
Video Format
DVD-VIDEO
Horiz. Resolution
Vertical Resolution
VCD
Horiz. Resolution
Vertical Resolution
50Hz
720 pixels2
576 lines
50Hz
352 pixels
288 lines
60Hz
720 pixels2
480 lines
60Hz
352 pixels
240 lines
2)Equivalent to 500 lines on your TV
Digital Compression MPEG2 for DVD
MPEG1 for VCD
Video Performance
Video Output
S-Video Output
RGB Output
(Europe only)
YPRPBOutput
(USA/Asia only)
Black Level Shift
Video Shift
1 Vpp into 75 ohm
Y: 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm
C: 0.300 Vpp into 75 Ohm
0.7 Vpp into 75 ohm
Y: 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm
PR: 0.7 Vpp into 75 Ohm
PB: 0.7 Vpp into 75 Ohm
On/Off
Left/Right
General Functionality
• Play / Stop / Pause
• Fast Forward/Backward (3-speed)
• Next / Previous Title / Track / Chapter
• Title / Track Select
• Repeat (Track / All) or (Chapter / Title / All)
• Screen Saver (Dim 75% after 15 min.)
• Intro Scan
• Aspect Ratio conversion
(16:9, 4:3 Letterbox, 4:3 Pan Scan)
• Time Display (Total / Track / Remaining
Track Time)
• Full audio functionality with remote control
Rear Connections
Audio Left
Audio right
Audio Left Surround
Audio Right Surround
Audio Center
Audio Subwoofer
Cinch3
Cinch3
Cinch3
Cinch3
Cinch3
Cinch3
High Quality Audio Outputs
SCARTEurope only
Y,U,V outputUSA/Asia only
S-Video Output
Video Output
Audio L/R Output
Digital Audio Output
Mains 3) gold plated
2 Euroconnector
3 x Chinch3
Mini DIN 4-pin
Cinch3
Cinch3
1 coaxial3, 1 optical
IEC958forCDDA/LPCM
IEC1937 for MPEG2,
AC-3
DTS
DVD-Video Functionality
• Step Forward/Backward
• Slow (3 speeds)
• Multi-angle Selection
• Audio Selection (1 out of max. 8 languages)
• Subtitles Selection (1 out of max. 32 languages)
• Parental Control and Disc Lock
• Disc Menu support (Title Menu and Root Menu)
• Resume (5 discs) after stop / standby / power off
• Perfect Still with digital multi-tap filter
• Zoom (x1.33, x2, x4) with picture enhancement
• 3D sound
Video CD Functionality
• Step Forward/Backward
• Slow (3 speeds)
• Playback Control for VCD 2.0 discs
• Disc Lock
• Resume (5 discs) after stop / standby / power off
• Programming
SACD1000
SACD1000
1 bit
fs 2.8 MHz
2 V RMS +/-0.3 V
<0.5 dB
40kHz
+/-5 kHz
50kHz
+/-5 kHz
DC - 100 kHz
+0.1/-0.6
-100 dB
-88 dB
-107 dB
-114 dB
-114 dB
+0.1/-0.4
-102 dB
-95 dB
-112 dB
-111 dB
-111 dB
Normal Custom Typical
<+/-0.1 dB
<+/-0.5 dB
<1 degree
-130 dB
-100 dB
Amplitude linearity
Total harmonic distortion
and noise (1 kHz)
Total harmonic distortion
and noise (20 Hz -kHz)
Inter-modulation
distortion
Dynamic range
Signal-to-noise ratio
(A-weighted)
Low level linearity
(0 •-100 dB)
Low level linearity
(0 •-115 dB)
Inter-channel phase
Crosstalk (1kHz)
Crosstalk
(20 Hz -20 kHz)
Power Supply
100-120V/220-240V,50/60Hz
36 Watt
less than 10 Watt
Power Inlet
Power consumption
Power consumption
standby
Package Contents
SACD Player
Remote Control Handset
with separately-packed batteries
2-core power cord
YP R P B cables
Audio cable
Video cable
Digital cable (coax)
User Manual
Warranty
24 bit
fs 96 kHz
fs 48 kHz
fs 48 kHz
fs 44.1 kHz
4 Hz -44 kHz
4 Hz -22 kHz
4 Hz -22 kHz
4 Hz -20 kHz
<100 dB
<90 dB
<105 dB
<90 dB
DA Converter
DVD
Video CD
CD
Signal-Noise (1kHz)
Dynamic Range (1kHz)
Crosstalk (1kHz)
Distortion Noise (1kHz)
DVD/VCD/CD Performance
©2000 Philips Consumer Electronics,A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corp. ©2000 Royal Philips Electronics,All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Designed by Philips Design. 602419
Specifications subject to change without notice
The best is the enemy
of the merely good.
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Time to ‘Unlearn’ Stereo?
SACD cuts through limitations of traditional two-channel sound to
reveal astonishing soundstages in ordinary stereo. Because phase is
controlled with uncanny accuracy, stereo finally lives up to its promise of
three-dimensional sound.
Not just in terms of resolution – but in numbers of hi-fi channels
supported too.
Consider that the word “stereo” derives from the Greek word for
“solid” – what stereo was always meant to deliver: A solid wall of sound,
from side to side and floor to ceiling. In fact, early stereo formats called
for three speakers,not two,but the public was reluctant to make the leap
from mono to trio.
With two channels the norm, audiophiles developed an ear for its sound
and rejected various ‘quadraphonic’ formats over the years. With good
reason – too much gimmickry and too little realism.
But it’s finally time to ‘unlearn’ listening skills developed for the limits
of two-channel music. With SACD, for the first time, each and every
surround-sound channel comes through in full resolution and tremendous
detail. As that happens, seasoned audiophiles may find themselves listening
less and hearing more – as artifacts of learning to listen through faults
fall away. And music finally becomes physically thrilling – even spiritually
renewing – once again.
An engineer’s dream; a bean-counter’s nightmare. Philips engineers
chosen for the SACD project found themselves in a technical paradise,
where they were instructed that cost was no object for the all-precious
signal path. Witness the SACD1000’s analogue multi-layer PCB DAC
boards, the linear power supply, the absence of op-amps throughout the
signal path, the discrete outputs for all three stereo DACs, the massively
stable and linear torodial power supply, the Class-A mode in all twelve
discrete amplification channels.
SACD1000
SACD1000
center
subwoofer
left
right
left surround
right surround
Philips Super Audio CD
No more. Super Audio Compact Disk preserves the exquisite difference
in character between the Stradivarius and the mere fiddle.
Finally, the rosin and wood of analogue expression meet the dynamics and
detail of digital precision.
While computers and other digital devices have raced ahead with technology
since 1983, not much has dramatically changed with traditional audio CD
standards of performance. No wonder music purists have busied them-
selves with refining the warmth of analogue realm with vinyl disks and
tube amplifiers – waiting for something better.
The wait is over. Super Audio Compact Disc technology from Philips
redefines high resolution.
Finally, digital ‘bits’ are no longer perceived. Instead, an astonishing
unfurling of the fabric of music, revealing it’s original subtle textures.
SACDs,with dramatically higher sampling rates and bit resolution, paint the
musical stage with fluid – yes, analogue – nuances, where textures meld
together. Which is how music is – and audio should be.
For those who cherish the soul of music, the difference between a Stradivarius and a nice
fiddle is incalculably huge. And excruciatingly small.
The tiniest vibrations in the harmonic tapestry make the difference in music. Detail excites
the human ear and mind – the tantalizing nuance, the thumbprint resonance, the delicate
grace note within the complex structure of music.
Yet these differences can vanish in the journey to your ear – escaping during capture on disk.
Meet the new standard.
Objectivists & subjectivists unite! The SACD1000 is a product not
simply of schematics and calculations – it was subject to fifteen months
of scrupulous listening tests from critical industry ears as well. Plus the
engineers chosen for the project were selected for their audio-enthusi-
ast proclivities too.
Timing is everything. The SACD1000’s master audio clock produces
less jitter than jitter-measuring devices can detect,and housed directly next
to the DACs it controls the rest of the system.
Audio comes first. We admit it: although the SACD1000 delivers an
exceptional video signal, its main purpose is music. Third-order Bessel
filters, constant group delay – such things mean little to the latest
Hollywood blockbuster, but mean everything to delicate harmonics in
the musical spectrum.
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