T+A Elektroakustik 1235 R User manual

V1.0 Order No. 9103-0330
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USER MANUAL
DVD 1235 R

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Welcome.
We are delighted that you have decided to purchase a  product. With your new DVD 1235 R you have acquired a
top-quality piece o equipment which has been designed and developed with the wishes o the audiophile music lover as
absolute top priority.
Our innovative approach to solving problems, solid and care ully thought-out construction, and the highest quality
materials ensure that this unit will satis y your greatest demands and requirements over a period o many years.
Thorough quality checking o all materials, painstaking production by highly quali ied sta , and a ully automatic,
computer-controlled inal quality control process guarantee a product o high quality which meets the speci ication in ull.
In our production system we avoid the use o all environmentally harm ul and potentially injurious substances, such as
chlorine-based solvents and CFCs.
Moreover we avoid the use o plastics (especially PVC) as a constructional element wherever possible. Instead we rely
upon metals and other non-harm ul materials which on the one hand are recyclable and on the other o er very good
electrical shielding characteristics.
Our insistence on solid all-metal cases eliminates the problem o adverse e ects on sound quality caused by external
sources o inter erence. This also ensures that the electro-magnetic radiation (electro-smog) caused by our equipment is
e ectively shielded, reducing it to an absolute minimum.
Your new DVD 1235 R will play back all media that comply with the universal DVD-Video and SACD-Audio standard.
This machine is capable o reproducing ilms in genuine cinema picture quality.
All the unique eatures o DVD video are available, such as selecting the sound channel and sub-title language, and
choosing di erent angles o view (also depending on DVD type). The unit also includes a child security system which
allows you to determine which DVDs your children are permitted to view.
Additional to DVD discs you can also play back Video-CDs (VCD, S-VCD), JPEG picture discs, MP3 music CDs and
audio CDs (CDDA). The media that can be played back are labelled with one or more o the labels below:
The unit eatures digital audio outputs or connection to
1)
,
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) and MPEG multi-channel decoders.
A range o high-quality cables and connectors is available as accessories or this unit, as well as specially designed
urniture matching the player‘s design.
For picture reproduction at the highest possible quality, especially with large- ormat lat-screen displays and projectors,
an optional Progressive Scan output module is available.
Please accept our thanks or your aith in us; we wish you many hours o pleasure with your DVD 1235 R.
 elektroakustik Gmb & Co KG
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All components used in this device satis y the currently valid German and European sa ety norms and
standards. In the interests o your own sa ety please read right through these operating instructions, paying
particular attention to the sa ety notes and the instructions or setting up and operating the equipment.
1) Manu actured under licence to Dolby Laboratories. „Dolby“ and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks
o Dolby Laboratories. Con idential, unpublished documents. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights
reserved.
2) „DTS“ is a registered trademark o Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC), EMV Directives (89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC) and CE
Marking Directive (93/68/EEC).

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IMPORTANT! CAUTION!
This product contains a laser diode o higher class than 1. To ensure continued sa ety, do not remove any covers or
attempt to gain access to the inside o the product.
Re er all servicing to quali ied personnel.
The following caution label appear on your device:
Rear panel
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
On the inner protective housing o the DVD mechanism
CAUTION:
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM
VORSIC T:
SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG,
WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN
ATTENTION:
RAYONNEMENT LASER VISIBLE ET INVISIBLE EN CAS
D'OUVERTURE EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE AU FAISCEAU
DANGER:
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.
AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM

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Contents
Operating the unit
Front panel controls ........................................................................................................................ 6
Remote control o the DVD 1235 R ................................................................................................ 10
Operating the DVD 1235 R ............................................................................................................ 12
Play back o MP3 / JPEG / Kodak Picture CD ............................................................................... 14
Listening to SACD .......................................................................................................................... 15
Hints or using the DVD 1235 R in combination with SR 1535 R and DD 1535 R ............................... 16
On screen menus
Menu Functions o the DVD 1235 R .............................................................................................. 18
Disc menu
DVD / VCD special functions ................................................................................................. 19
• Menu unction ........................................................................................................................ 19
• Calling up and operating the DISC menu .............................................................................. 19
• Manual cursor control ............................................................................................................ 19
Player menu
Menu TOOLBAR - overview ................................................................................................... 21
• Play Option ............................................................................................................................ 22
• Slide Show ............................................................................................................................ 22
• View ....................................................................................................................................... 22
• Search ................................................................................................................................... 23
• Program ................................................................................................................................. 23
Menu Preferences - overview ................................................................................................ 25
• Picture ................................................................................................................................... 26
• Menu Advanced Picture ......................................................................................................... 26
• Sound .................................................................................................................................... 27
• Features ................................................................................................................................ 28
Menu SETUP - overview ........................................................................................................ 29
• Language .............................................................................................................................. 30
• TV .......................................................................................................................................... 31
• Audio-Menu ............................................................................................................................32
• Features ................................................................................................................................ 33
• Access ................................................................................................................................... 33
Installation, using the unit for the first time
Back panel connections ................................................................................................................. 36
Setting up the DVD player ............................................................................................................. 38
Wiring ............................................................................................................................................. 39
Wiring diagrams
• DVD 1235 R and SR 1535 R with S-Video and Vomponent YUV Video ..................................... 40
• DVD 1235 R in combination with DD 1535 R and PA 1535 R (S-Video-mode) .......................... 41
• DVD 1235 R connected to a stereo ampli ier .............................................................................. 42
Sa ety notes ................................................................................................................................... 44
Approved usage ............................................................................................................................. 45
Fitting new batteries ....................................................................................................................... 45
Care o the unit .............................................................................................................................. 45
Device approval and con ormity with EC directives ....................................................................... 45
FCC In ormation to the user ........................................................................................................... 45
Miscellaneous
Explanation o terms, use ul in ormation ........................................................................................ 46
Technical description OVERSAMPLING ........................................................................................ 48
• Standard OVS FIR ilter ............................................................................................................ 48
• OVS 1 (short FIR ilter) ............................................................................................................. 48
• SACD Operation ....................................................................................................................... 49
Trouble-shooting ............................................................................................................................ 50
Speci ication .................................................................................................................................. 53

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Front panel controls


 


On / O switch.
The green LED glows when the unit is switched on and
ready to use.
Note:
I the DVD 1235 R is connected to a pre-ampli ier,
integrated ampli ier or receiver within an 'R' system, it
can be switched o , with the whole system, by pressing
the 

button on the remote control handset.
Note:
The mains button does not disconnect the device rom
the mains completely. Some parts o the circuit are still
live when the unit is switched o .


 CD Drawer
The drawer o the DVD 1235 R consists o a combination
o a special plastic with good damping qualities, and
solid, precision-machined treated aluminium. It’s loating
and lexible suspension system eliminates the trans er o
mechanical vibration to the disc, which can have an
adverse e ect on the sound.


 


Button or opening and closing the drawer.


 

 (CD and SACD only)
With this button the video section o the DVD 1235 R can
be switched o .
When switched o the high requency video signals can
not in luence the susceptible audio signals. Switching o
the video section is recommended or highest possible
audio reproduction quality.


 


This button switches the phase o the signal rom normal
to inverse phase and back.
The human ear is certainly capable o detecting absolute
phase when listening to particular instruments and
voices.
However, absolute phase is not always correct on
commercial recordings, and in this case you can invert it
(i. e. turn it through 180°) by pressing this button.
The correction occurs at the digital level and there ore
has no e ect at all on sound quality.
Note:
The symbol  on the screen glows continuously when
INVERSE mode is switched on.


 


Selection o the oversampling method
Repeatedly pressing this button cyclically steps through
the various oversampling algorithms o ered by the
DVD 1235 R.
For SACD and CD playback each have two di erent sets
o oversampling algorithms. These special algorithms
implemented in the DVD 1235 R are optimised or each
data ormat.
A detailed description o the oversampling algorithms can
be ound in chapter 'Technical Description
Oversampling'.
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
 


Selects the audio playback mode
• SACD
When the disc is stopped this button chooses
between the CD or SACD layer o hybrid SACDs.
• DVD
During DVD playback: Selection o the DVD sound
track (language or audio ormat), i there are di erent
sound tracks on the disc.

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

 

 (only P-Scan option)
A long key press (approx. 3 sec.) switches the progressive
scan mode or the YUV component video output on and o .
Progressive scan increases the picture quality dramatically
but it requires a progressive scan capable projector or TV
set.
IMPORTANT Note:
Be ore switching to progressive scan mode, please make
sure that your video monitor or TV set is capable o
displaying progressive video signals! Please consult the
manual o your video monitor or ask the manu acturer.
I the monitor is not capable o displaying progressive video
signals, a distorted or no picture at all will be displayed. In
this case please immediately switch back to normal video
mode.
Note:
The DVD 1235 R can be optionaly equipped with a state-
o -the-art Faroudja ™ video processor with DCDi ®
technology.
To optimize the picture quality some video parameters
can be adjusted in the menu 'Preferences/Adv. Picture'
. Please re er to the chapter OSD MENU
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
 


Adjustment of the display brightness
By repeatedly pressing the 

-button the brightness
o the alpha-numercal display can be adjusted in 3 steps:
1. Normal setting:
good legibility, even in bright conditions and sunlight.
2. Subdued:
Subdued setting, or dark locations.
3. Display off:
the screen is switched o completely. The screen
lights up or a ew seconds whenever a command is
sent to the unit, so that you can see the new setting.
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
 


Selection o the REPEAT-mode.
(see chapter 'Operation of the DVD 1235 R').


 


A short keypress opens the disc menu o a video DVD.
(see chapter 'Menu-Functions').
A long keypress (approx. 3 sec.) opens the SETUP
Menu o the DVD 1235 R.
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
 Cursor block (multi function buttons)





 

 





These multi- unction buttons are used or navigation
within On-Screen-Menus and or play back control (track
jump, cueing etc.)
Menu-
Navigation
Play Back Control
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




selection
buttons
These buttons are used to
jump to the next / previous
track, chapter or title.
For MP3 music discs these
buttons select a title within
the current directory.






adjustment
buttons
Fast Forward / Reverse
The ast mode is ended by
pressing the 

 button.
For MP3 music discs these
buttons select the active
directory on the disc.



con irm button
A short keypress will start
the playback or will resume
playback a ter a pause.
A long keypress will switch
to CURSOR-Mode (NAVI-
GATION Mode) (see
chapter 'Manual Cursor-
control').

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

 


A short press on this button switches the unit to Pause /
static picture. Press the 

-button to resume
playback.
During DVD playback repeated short presses o the


 button move on to the next single rame o the
ilm.
Repeated long presses (around 2 seconds) during DVD
playback switch to di erent slow motion speeds. Press
the 

-button to stop slow motion.


 


The 

 button ends playback.


 


A short press on this button starts playback, or resumes
playback a ter a Pause.
Screen window
All the screen elements o the DVD 1235 R are displayed
in a clearly laid-out window on the integral screen:
1 / 2 / 3
This display area shows the currently active
oversampling algorithm (1...3). I none o the
numbers are lit, the standard algorithm (FIR
Filter) is active.
CD
is lit i a standard audio CD or the CD layer
o a hybrid disc is played
SACD
is lit when a SACD is played
MCH
Glows when a multi-channel SACD is
present

this indicator is leit, i the video output is
switched OFF (pure high quality AUDIO-
Mode).
P
indicates that the P-scan mode (progressive
scan) is active or the YUV component video
output (only P-Scan option)



Glows when the phase o the output signal
is inverted.
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Alpha-numerical display area or indication
o track, time or operation mode.
This area is also used or context depending
messages or example during SETUP
menus.

This indicator is lit, i the WAKE-UP unction
is active. (see chapter 'Preferences /
unctions / Wake Up Timer').
Note:
In case the message ' OVERHEAt
OVERHEAtOVERHEAt
OVERHEAt ' is displayed on the
display, the DVD 1235 R has become too hot.
Please make sure that the device is su iciently supplied
with cooling air and that the air can reely low around the
case o the device. Read and ollow all instructions given
in chapter Setting up the DVD 1235 R. Please do not
place the DVD 1235 R directly on top o other hot devices
like ampli iers etc.

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Remote control of the DVD 1235 R
General
The DVD 1235 R can be remote operated with the 
remote controls F6 and F12 or with the system control
F1.
On the ollowing diagrams all buttons used or the control
o the DVD 1235 R are marked '

'. All other
buttons are without unction or the DVD 1235 R.
The DVD 1235 R receives remote control commands
rom the R LINK –Master device (ampli ier or surround-
receiver). It is switched ON with the 

 button.
Note:
I there is no master unit present, the DVD 1235 R can be
directly remote operated with the remote control set
(FBS12, FBS6) which is available as an optional
accessory.