T+A DVD 1230 R User manual
V4.0 Bestell Nummer 9103 – 0284
USER MANUAL
DVD 1230 R
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Welcome.
We are delighted that you have decided to purchase a product. With your ew DVD 1230 R you have acquired a
top-quality piece of equipme t which has bee desig ed a d developed with the wishes of the audiophile music lover as
absolute top priority.
Our i ovative approach to solvi g problems, the solid, carefully thought-out co structio a d the high-quality materials
e sure that this u it will satisfy your highest dema ds a d requireme ts over a period of ma y years.
Thorough quality checki g of all materials, pai staki g productio by highly qualified staff, a d a fully automatic,
computer-co trolled fi al quality co trol process guara tee a product of high quality which meets the specificatio i full.
I our productio system we avoid the use of all e viro me tally harmful a d pote tially i jurious substa ces, such as
chlori e-based solve ts a d CFCs.
Moreover we avoid the use of plastics (especially PVC) as a co structio al eleme t wherever possible. I stead we rely
upo metals a d other o -harmful materials which o the o e ha d are recyclable a d o the other offer very good
electrical shieldi g characteristics.
Our i siste ce o solid all-metal cases elimi ates the problem of adverse effects o sou d quality caused by exter al
sources of i terfere ce. This also e sures that the electro-mag etic radiatio (electro-smog) caused by our equipme t
is effectively shielded, reduci g it to a absolute mi imum.
Your DVD video player is a playback device for digital audio a d video media which meet the u iversal DVD video
sta dard. The u it is capable of playi g ci ema films i true ci ema picture quality, a d also provides stereo or multi-
cha el sou d, depe di g o medium a d playback system.
All the u ique features of DVD video are available, such as selecti g the sou d cha el a d sub-title la guage, a d
choosi g differe t a gles of view (also depe di g o DVD type). The u it also i cludes a child security system which
allows you to determi e which DVDs your childre are permitted to view.
You will soo discover that this player is amazi gly easy to operate tha ks to the O-Scree Display fu ctio , which
shows me us o the TV scree , the clear, comprehe sible i tegral scree a d the remote co trol ha dset.
I additio to DVDs the machi e ca also play video CDs (VCD) a d audio CDs. The media which ca be played are
marked with o e or more of the followi g logos o the disc packagi g.
The u it features digital audio outputs for co ectio to
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) a d MPEG multi-cha el decoders.
A ra ge of high-quality cables a d co ectors is available as accessories for this u it, as well as specially desig ed
fur iture matchi g the player‘s desig .
Please accept our tha ks for your faith i us; we wish you ma y hours of pleasure with your DVD 1230 R.
elektroakustik Gm H & Co KG
All compo e ts used i this device satisfy the curre tly valid Germa a d Europea safety orms a d
sta dards. I the i terests of your ow safety please read right through these operati g i structio s, payi g
particular atte tio to the safety otes a d the i structio s for setti g up a d operati g the equipme t.
1) Ma ufactured u der lice ce to Dolby Laboratories. „Dolby“ a d the double-D symbol are registered
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Co fide tial, u published docume ts. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All
rights reserved.
2) „DTS“ is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, I c.
This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC), EMV Directives (89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC) a d CE
Marki g Directive (93/68/EEC).
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IMPORTANT! CAUTION!
This product co tai s a laser diode of higher class tha 1. To e sure co ti ued safety, do ot remove a y covers or
attempt to gai access to the i side of the product.
Refer all servici g to qualified perso el.
The following caution la el appear on your device:
Rear pa el
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
O the i er protective housi g of the DVD mecha ism
CAUTION:
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM
VORSICHT:
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
Fro t pa el co trols .................................................................................................... 6
Operating the DVD 1230 R ........................................................................................ 8
Switchi g o ................................................................................................................ 8
I serti g a CD / DVD / VCD ........................................................................................ 8
Starti g playback ........................................................................................................ 8
Stoppi g playback ....................................................................................................... 8
Resumi g playback ..................................................................................................... 8
Selecti g a Chapter or Title ......................................................................................... 8
Search ......................................................................................................................... 9
Repeat ........................................................................................................................ 9
Shuffle (ra dom playback) .......................................................................................... 9
Sca ............................................................................................................................ 9
F12 remote co trol ha dset ....................................................................................... 10
F1 remote co trol ha dset ......................................................................................... 11
O -scree co trol bar ................................................................................................ 12
Play ack program .................................................................................................... 13
Creati g a DVD playback program ............................................................................ 13
Expa di g a playback program .................................................................................. 13
Erasi g i dividual titles or chapters from a playback program ................................... 13
Disabli g a playback program .....................................................................................13
Erasi g a playback program ...................................................................................... 13
Creati g a CD playback program ............................................................................... 13
DVD / VCD special functions ................................................................................... 14
Me u fu ctio ............................................................................................................. 14
Calli g up a d operati g the DISC me u ................................................................... 14
Ma ual cursor co trol ................................................................................................. 14
Static a d si gle frames ............................................................................................. 15
Slow motio ................................................................................................................ 15
Camera a gle ............................................................................................................ 15
Switchi g audio cha els .......................................................................................... 16
Sub-titles: selecti g the la guage .............................................................................. 16
Playi g MP3 CDs ....................................................................................................... 16
Child security ............................................................................................................. 17
Expla atio of terms, useful i formatio .................................................................... 18
Technical description
Oversampli g ............................................................................................................. 20
• Sta dard FIR filter ................................................................................................ 20
• Filter 1 (short FIR filter) ........................................................................................ 20
• Filter 2 (Bezier i terpolator plus IIR filter) ............................................................. 20
• Filter 3 (Bezier i terpolator plus Noise-Shapi g) .................................................. 21
• Filter 4 (poor Bezier i terpolator) .......................................................................... 21
Installation, using the unit for the first time
Back pa el co ectio s ............................................................................................. 24
Setti g up the DVD player .......................................................................................... 26
Wiri g ......................................................................................................................... 27
Wiri g diagrams
• DVD 1230 R with digital surrou d decoder a d i tegrated amplifier .................... 28
• DVD 1230 R with a alogue surrou d decoder a d i tegrated amplifier .............. 29
• DVD 1230 R i a o - system ...................................................................... 30
Adjustme ts at the TV set .......................................................................................... 31
Basic device setti gs (SETUP menu) ........................................................................ 32
Safety otes ............................................................................................................... 34
Approved usage ......................................................................................................... 35
Care a d mai te a ce ............................................................................................... 35
Device approval a d co formity with EC directives ................................................... 35
Care of the DVD player .............................................................................................. 35
FCC I formatio to the user ....................................................................................... 35
Miscellaneous
Trouble-shooti g ........................................................................................................ 36
Specificatio ............................................................................................................... 39
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Front panel controls
O / Off switch.
The gree LED glows whe the u it is switched o a d
ready to use.
Note:
If the DVD 1230 R is co ected to a pre-amplifier,
i tegrated amplifier or receiver withi a 'R' system, it
ca be switched off, with the whole system, by pressi g
the
butto o the remote co trol ha dset.
Note:
The mai s butto is ot a isolatio switch. Some parts
of the circuit are still live whe the u it is switched off.
CD drawer
The drawer of the DVD 1230 R co sists of a combi atio
of a special plastic with good dampi g qualities, a d
solid, precisio -machi ed treated alumi ium. Its floati g,
flexible suspe sio system elimi ates the tra sfer of
mecha ical vibratio to the disc, which ca have a
adverse effect o the sou d.
Butto for ope i g a d closi g the drawer.
A short press o this butto starts playback, or resumes
playback after a Pause.
A lo g press switches to cursor co trol (see 'Manual
cursor control').
It is also used as the select / co firm butto withi the
me u co trol system.
A short press o this butto switches the u it to Pause /
static picture. Press the
-butto to resume
playback.
Duri g DVD playback repeated short presses of the
butto move o to the ext si gle frame of the
film.
Repeated long presses (arou d 2 seco ds) duri g DVD
playback switch to differe t slow motio speeds. Press
the
-butto to stop slow motio .
The
butto e ds playback.
Repeated brief presses o the
butto before or
duri g playback causes the sectio , item, title or whole
CD or DVD to be repeated, depe di g o the medium i
use.
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These butto s are used to select the previous / ext title,
sectio or music track duri g playback, or select a MP3
track withi a album directory. *)
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Fast-forward a d rewi d to search for a particular
passage, or to select a album directory o a MP3-CD.
To e d the fast-forward or rewi d process press the
- butto to resume ormal playback. *)
*) Note:
I the Select me u the butto s are used to move
arou d the me u, as show below:
dow left right up
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A short press ope s the Disc me u (see 'Menu
functions').
A long press switches o the o -scree co trol bar.
A short press o this butto switches o the 'Shuffle'
fu ctio (= playback i ra dom order).
A long press (arou d 2 seco ds) switches the 'Scan'
fu ctio o . This mea s that every track o the disc is
played (sampled) for about te seco ds.
To co ti ue playback of the curre t track either press the
-butto agai , or press the
-butto .
DVD mode: sound track and camera angle
A short press o the
butto switches to differe t
sound tracks, if prese t o the DVD.
A lo g press (arou d 2 seco ds) o the
butto
duri g DVD playback ca be used to select differe t
camera angles, assumi g that the curre tly playi g DVD
co tai s alter ative camera perspectives.
CD mode: A / B sequence repeat
A brief press o this butto duri g CD playback switches
to A / B sequence repeat.
Whe you reach the start of the seque ce to be
repeated, press the
butto to set the A marker.
The e d marker B is also set by pressi g the
butto .
O ce you have set the E d marker, the machi e repeats
the marked seque ce u til you press the
butto
agai to termi ate the repeat process.
Pressi g this butto repeatedly switches to each of the
DVD 1230 R’s five digital filters i tur .
For more i formatio o filters please refer to the Sectio
'Technical description of digital filters'.
This butto toggles betwee ormal a d i verse absolute
phase of the sig al.
Adjusting screen rightness
The bright ess of the DVD 1230 R’s i tegral scree ca
be set to a y of three stages to suit your perso al
prefere ce. This is do e by pressi g the
butto .
The followi g bright ess levels are available:
1. Normal setting:
good legibility, eve i bright co ditio s a d su light.
2. Su dued:
Subdued setti g, for dark locatio s.
3. Display off:
the scree is switched off completely. The scree
lights up for a few seco ds whe ever a comma d is
se t to the u it, so that you ca see the ew setti g.
Note:
Whe you switch the u it o , the scree lights up brightly
for a short period so that you ca see the curre t mode
of operatio . It the reverts to the state (bright / subdued
/ off) which you selected before you last switched off.
Screen window
All the scree eleme ts of the DVD 1230 R are displayed
i a clearly laid-out wi dow o the i tegral scree :
a) At this positio the active digital filter is i dicated by a
glowi g code umber (1 … 4). If o umber is lit, the
sta dard FIR filter is curre tly active.
b) FTS active (playback program)
c) SHUFFLE active (ra dom seque ce)
d) PAUSE active
e) SCAN active
f) REPEAT / CHAPTER / TITLE / TRACK mode active
g) TOTAL, total playi g time / TRACK TIME,
track duratio i hours, mi utes a d seco ds
h) (V)CD i serted
i) DVD i serted
k) CHAPTER umber (sectio - DVD o ly)
l) TRACK / TITLE umber
m) The symbol glows if the i verse output sig al has
bee selected.
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Operating the DVD 1230 R
Switching on
Press the
butto o the fro t pa el of the u it.
The gree i dicator LED above the butto lights up, as
does the i tegral scree . The u it is ow ready for use.
Switch o the Hi-Fi system for stereo sou d, a d select
the i put for the CD/DVD player.
To play DVD video with multi-cha el (surrou d) sou d,
switch o the home ci ema system a d select the digital
source i put for the DVD video player. Switch o the TV
set a d select the video i put for the DVD player.
Inserting a CD / DVD / VCD
1. Press the
butto o the fro t pa el to ope
the drawer.
2. Place the disc i the centre of the circular recess i
the drawer, with the side to e played facing down.
3. Press the
butto o the fro t pa el to close
the drawer.
Starting play ack
The machi e features a AUTOPLAY fu ctio : playback
starts automatically whe you close the drawer.
Note:
Some DVDs disable automatic start. I stead they
prese t a o -scree select me u, or force a STOP.
I such cases please follow the i structio s i the
me u, or start playback ma ually by pressi g the
-butto o the fro t pa el, or the
butto o
the remote co trol ha dset.
Stopping play ack
You ca stop playback at a y time by pressi g the
butto .
Resuming play ack
You ca resume playback of a stopped CD / DVD / VCD
by pressi g the
- butto o the fro t pa el, or the
or
butto o the remote co trol ha dset.
RESUME fu ctio (DVD / VCD playback o ly)
To resume playback of a DVD / VCD at the exact poi t at
which you i terrupted the film, press the
or
butto a seco d time, provided that the
RESUME butto
is superimposed o the scree .
Note:
The RESUME fu ctio ot o ly works with the DVD
curre tly i the player, but also with the four DVDs which
you last played. Simply i sert the DVD agai , a d press
the
or
butto as soo as the RESUME
symbol appears o the scree .
Selecting a Chapter or Title
1.) Selecting using a skip utton
You ca i itially select CD tracks, DVD titles or chapters
by pressi g the skip forward butto
or the skip back
butto
repeatedly u til you reach the desired poi t.
Note regarding DVD:
If the last chapter of a title is reached, the machi e
skips automatically to the previous or followi g track.
2.) Selecting using the DVD disc menu
Most DVDs feature a Select me u for titles a d sce es i
a film. O ce you i sert a DVD this me u usually appears
automatically. Duri g playback the me u ca be called
up at a y time by pressi g the blue
butto (F1:
blue
rocker). Select the desired sce e from the
me u, a d co firm your selectio by pressi g the
butto . Playback ow jumps straight to the
selected sce e.
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3.) Selecting chapter and track - direct numeric input
It is also possible to select a DVD chapter or CD track by
e teri g the umber of the sectio usi g the umeric
butto s (
. . .
) o the remote co trol
ha dset.
Note:
If the umber has more tha o e digit, press the digits
quickly i seque ce.
4.) Selecting chapter and track using the control ar
A other alter ative for selecti g the CD track or chapter
is the co trol bar (see 'On-screen control ar').
I the co trol bar you ca select from the poi ts
= DVD title / CD track
or
= DVD chapter
the title or chapter you wish to play.
SEARCH
The sta dard search takes place at quadruple speed,
a d is started by pressi g the fro t pa el butto s
/
or the remote co trol butto s
/
. Press the search butto agai to i crease the
search speed. The search ca be stopped at a y time by
pressi g the
butto .
The sou d is muted duri g the search process.
Search using the control ar (DVD / VCD only):
I DVD mode a search ca also be i itiated u der the
poi t usi g the co trol bar. I this case the speeds 4x, 8x
a d 32x are available.
REPEAT
The machi e features three REPEAT modes, for
repeati g chapters, titles or the e tire disc.
REPEAT mode Screen display OSD
Sym ol
Chapter
(DVD o ly)
REPEAT CHAPTER
Title REPEAT TITLE
Complete disc REPEAT
To switch o a d select a REPEAT mode press the
butto o the fro t pa el repeatedly u til the
desired mode is displayed.
REPEAT using the F1 remote control handset
• The REPEAT modes ca also be selected usi g the
butto o the F1 ha dset.
SHUFFLE
(random play ack)
This fu ctio provides a mea s of playi g back chapters
or tracks i a ra dom seque ce.
Switching SHUFFLE mode on and off
-
Briefly press the
-butto o the fro t pa el
duri g playback. Shuffle mode is displayed o the
scree .
-
Press the
- butto agai to e d Shuffle mode.
SHUFFLE using the F1 remote control handset
• Shuffle mode ca also be i itiated by pressi g the
butto o the F1 ha dset.
SCAN
This is the procedure for playi g the first 10 seco ds of
each track o a CD or chapter o a DVD:
• Hold the
-butto o the fro t pa el pressed i
for about 2 seco ds.
• To co ti ue playback of the selected track hold the
- butto pressed i agai , or press the
butto briefly.
SCAN using the F1 remote control handset
• Hold the
butto pressed i for about
2 seconds.
• To co ti ue playback of the selected track hold the
butto pressed i agai for 2 seconds, or
press the
or
butto briefly.
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Remote control of the DVD 1230 R
Introduction
The machi e is supplied complete with the F12 remote
co trol ha dset, which provides remote co trol of all the
player’s most importa t fu ctio s.
I the illustratio s those butto s which are required to
operate the DVD player are marked "
". No e of
the other butto s has a y effect o the DVD player.
Switches DVD player to sta d-by
or
Switches DVD player o ,
selects DVD as program source
I STOP mode: Starts play ack (PLAY)
Duri g playback: Selects ext title
MP3-CD: Select the ext track withi a album
directory
Selects previous title
MP3-CD: Select the previous track withi a album
directory
Fast rewi d / forward
MP3-CD: Select the album
rief press: E ds followi g modes:
PAUSE / SEARCH / SCAN
long press: Switches to cursor co trol
(see 'Manual cursor control')
MP3-CD: Start playback
rief press: I terrupt playback
Next i dividual DVD frame
long press: Slow motio :
1
/
2
,
1
/
4
,
1
/
8
speed
rief press: E d playback
long press: Ope drawer
..
Num er uttons: direct track / chapter select
(correspo ds to
butto
o fro t pa el)
rief press
with DVD: Switch sy chro ous la guage
with CD: Repeat A / B seque ce
long press: Camera view a gle
rief press: Ope Disc me u
(see 'Menu function')
long press: Switch o o -scree co trol bar
Menu
control
I Select me us the followi g butto s are used for avigatio
withi the me u:
up
left right
dow
Select / confirm utton [ENTER]
..
Menu points which are marked with a umber ca be selected
directly usi g the umeric butto s.
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The F1 system remote control handset
The DVD 1230 R ca also be operated usi g the F1 remote
co trol ha dset. Co trolli g the DVD 1230 R with the F1 system remote
co trol basically i volves exactly the same procedure as with the F12.
Butto s of the same ame have the same fu ctio as o the F12.
The F1 features additio al butto s, a d therefore provides a mea s of
operati g some other fu ctio s directly. The additio al butto s are
described i the followi g sectio .
Start playback / e d PAUSE
Show / hide o -scree co trol bar
Repeat sequence (A-B repeat)
Call up Chapter / title input of co trol bar
(DVD mode o ly)
(same fu ctio as the
butto o
the F12 remote)
short press: sy chro ous la guage
long press: camera view a gle
Switch sub-title la guage or switch sub-titles off
Toggle REPEAT modes
(same fu ctio as the
butto o the
fro t pa el)
short press:
SHUFFLE = ra dom titles playback
long press:
SCAN = brief play of all titles
Note:
The F1 must be switched to Hi-Fi co trol i order to co trol the DVD
player.
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On-screen control ar
Almost all the fu ctio s of the
DVD 1230 R ca be co trolled very
co -ve ie tly usi g the clearly laid-
out „O -scree co trol bar“.
The table alo gside shows the
mea i g of the pictograms used i
the co trol bar, a d the media
(DVD, CD or VCD) to which they
apply (G).
Calling up the control ar
During play ack the co trol bar is
ope ed with a lo g press (about
2 seco ds) o the
-butto
o the fro t pa el, or the
-
butto o the remote co trol
ha dset. It is displayed o the
scree of the TV set co ected to
the system.
Selecting functions
The fu ctio to be cha ged is
selected usi g the
/
butto s.
O ce you have reached the
desired fu ctio , press the
butto to activate it.
The
/
butto s ca ow be
used to move to a y sub-poi ts
which may be prese t, or to retur
to the top li e i the co trol bar.
Changing / adjusting
The
/
butto s o the
remote co trol ha dset are used to
cha ge or adjust a fu ctio o ce
activated.
Closing the control ar
Whe you have fi ished usi g the
co trol bar, it ca be closed with a
short press o the
butto .
Sym ol DVD CD VCD
SVCD
PCD
Meaning
GGG
SETUP me u
(see 'Basic player settings')
GGG
Title select
G— —
Chapter select
G— —
Sy chro ous la guage / sou d track
— — G
Audio cha el select (L / R, L mo o,
R mo o)
G—G
Sub-title select
G— —
Camera a gle
G—G
Zoom (picture e largeme t)
G— —
Playback program
G— —
AUDIO mode: stereo / surrou d
Note:
Setti g applies to the a alogue output
o ly. The digital output is ot affected by
this setti g.
G—G
I dividual picture playback
G—G
Slow motio
G—G
Search
G— —
Direct time marker i put
(skip to pre-set time marker)
Note:
The fu ctio s which ca be adjusted or cha ged at a y time vary accordi g to the medium i the disc drawer (CD, DVD,
VCD, photo CD). Note also that ot all discs support the possible fu ctio s for that medium. For example, ot all discs
co tai sub-titles or multiple la guages. You will fi d full i formatio o the disc packagi g.
Fu ctio s which ca be altered are displayed i black i the co trol bar.
Poi ts shaded i light grey („greyed out“) ca ot be altered, or are ot prese t o the medium.
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Play ack program
For each CD or DVD you ca create a play ack
program, which is used to play o ly particular, selected
titles or chapters o the disc.
Playback programs ca also be assembled for CDs with
the help of the TV scree . The TV set must therefore be
switched o for all programmi g procedures!
Creating a CD play ack program
1. I sert a CD a d close the disc drawer.
2. Allow the machi e to read the disc, the stop the CD
by pressi g the
butto .
3. Activate the programmi g by holdi g the
butto pressed i u til the message PROG appears
o the i tegral scree .
4. I the programmi g wi dow which appears o the TV
scree move to the „Program“ li e usi g the
or
butto .
5. Highlight the desired title with the
/
butto s,
a d press the
butto to add it to the playback
program.
6. Whe the program is complete, hold the
butto pressed i u til the message '
PROG
PROGPROG
PROG
'
disappears from the scree .
Creating a DVD play ack program
1. I sert a DVD a d close the disc drawer.
2. Allow the machi e to read the disc, the hold the
butto o the remote co trol ha dset
pressed i to call up the o -scree co trol bar.
3. Press the
butto repeatedly u til you reach the
poi t .
4. Press the
butto to activate programmi g mode.
The programmi g wi dow illustrated here ow
appears o the scree .
5. Now move to the „Title“ li e by pressi g the
butto . I this li e you ca ow highlight a title usi g
the
/
butto s.
The „Chapter“ li e ow shows the chapters of the title
curre tly highlighted.
6. To add the DVD title marked i the Title li e to the
program, simply press the
butto . The title
ow appears i the „Program“ li e.
DVD: chapter programming:
If you wish to i clude o ly i dividual chapters i the
program, rather tha a complete DVD title, the first
step is to move to the desired title i the Title li e.
Whe you reach the desired title a d highlight it, the
chapters of this title are displayed i the „Chapter“
li e. Now move to the „Chapter“ li e by pressi g the
butto briefly. I the „Chapter“ li e you ca ow
select the desired chapters usi g the
/
butto s, a d add them to your program usi g the
butto .
7. Proceed as u der Poi t 6 i order to i clude
additio al titles or chapters i the program.
8. Whe the program has bee created, press the
butto repeatedly to take you back to the o -scree
co trol bar. The programmi g wi dow closes, a d the
playback program is ow stored.
Expanding a play ack program
Start by movi g to the programmi g wi dow, as
described above.
You ca ow attach additio al titles or chapters to the
existi g program usi g the procedure already described.
Whe the program is complete, store it as described i
Poi t 8.
Erasing individual titles or chapters
from a play ack program
As already described, first move to the programmi g
wi dow.
Use the
/
butto s to move to the „Program“ li e.
I this li e select the titles to be erased usi g the
/
butto s.
Press the
butto briefly to erase the marked title.
Whe programmi g is completed, store the program as
already described.
Disa ling a play ack program
You ca temporarily disable a playback program by
switchi g off the FTS fu ctio ; this is do e by pressi g
the
butto i the first li e of the programmi g
wi dow.
Now the complete disc is played back. Next time you
i sert the same disc, the playback program is active
agai .
Erasing a play ack program
To erase a playback program completely, move to the
bottom li e of the programmi g wi dow (Erase All), a d
press the
butto briefly. This erases the
program.
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DVD / VCD special functions
(menu operation and navigation)
Menu function
A DVD may co tai a Disc Me u with selectio facilities
for i dividual titles a d / or chapters. Depe di g o the
DVD, the disc may also co tai games, bo us material
or alter atives for camera a gle, sy chro ous la guages
or sub-titles, which ca be set or called up via the Disc
Me u.
Note:
The co te ts, appeara ce a d behaviour of the Disc
Me u are dictated a d co trolled by the disc itself. If you
e cou ter problems i co ectio with the Disc Me u,
please co tact the ma ufacturer or retailer of the disc.
Calling up and operating the DISC Menu
The Disc Menu ca be called up at a y time duri g
playback, i order to make adjustme ts.
• To call up the me u press the
butto briefly.
If the DVD co tai s a Select me u, this ow appears
o the TV scree . The i tegral scree displays the
message '
INFO
INFOINFO
INFO
'.
• Usi g the umeric butto s or the cursor butto s (
,
,
,
) highlight the desired selectio i the
me u. Press the
butto [ENTER] to activate or
carry out the selected me u poi t.
• Press the
butto agai briefly to leave the
Select me u.
Opening and closing the menu
using the F1 remote control handset
Press the blue
- rocker to call up the Disc Me u.
Press the blue
- rocker agai to leave the me u.
Manual CURSOR control
The CURSOR butto s o the remote co trol ha dset
are used with the DVD 1230 R both to co trol the
fu ctio s of the mecha ism (skip back, skip forward,
search) a d also to avigate withi me us. The
DVD 1230 R detects automatically whether you are
operati g the disc mecha ism or fi di g your way
through a me u.
A few DVDs, mostly older a d quite rare, give the
machi e o clues whether a me u is curre tly ope , i.e.
they do ot pass releva t i formatio to the player. With
these discs the scree display '
INFO
INFOINFO
INFO
' does ot appear
whe a me u is ope , a d it is ot possible to avigate
withi the me u. I such cases the DVD 1230 R ca be
switched to 'Cursor Navigation' mode.
Switching to CURSOR control
Hold the
butto o the remote co trol ha dset
pressed i u til the message '
CURSOR
CURSORCURSOR
CURSOR
' appears o the
i tegral scree . Now eve problematic me us ca be
operated.
Switching off CURSOR control
To revert to ormal operatio hold the
butto
pressed i agai u til the '
CURSOR
CURSORCURSOR
CURSOR
' message o the
scree disappears.
Note:
I Cursor mode the butto s of the co trol butto block
carry out me u co trol fu ctio s exclusively.
For ormal co trol of the disc mecha ism you must
therefore first leave Cursor mode.
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Static and single frames
• For static pictures press the
butto briefly
duri g playback.
• To call up the ext si gle frame press the
butto agai briefly.
• To resume ormal playback press the
butto .
Note:
Si gle frame via co trol bar:
U der the poi t
si gle frames ca also be displayed usi g the co trol
bar.
Slow motion
The speed of slow motio playback ca be set to a y of
three stages:
1
/
2
,
1
/
4
a d
1
/
8
speed.
• To play back at
1
/
2
speed hold the
butto
pressed i for about 2 seco ds; ote that the sou d will
be muted.
• To switch to the other speeds hold the
butto
pressed i agai for about 2 seco ds.
• The playback speed is displayed o the scree all the
time that slow motio is active:
or or
• To leave slow motio playback press o e of the
butto s
,
,
,
,
or
as desired.
Note:
Slow motio via co trol bar
U der the poi t
the slow motio fu ctio ca also be obtai ed usi g the
co trol bar.
Camera angle
If a DVD or VCD i cludes sce es which were recorded
usi g differe t camera viewi g a gles, the scree
displays the followi g symbol:
3/7
This symbol shows the umber of available a gles of
view (e.g. 7) a d the curre t a gle of view (e.g. 3)
displayed o the TV scree .
• Provided that the a gle symbol showing alternative
camera angles is displayed o the scree , the ext
a gle of view ca be selected either by a long press
o the
butto , or by direct i put usi g the
umeric butto s (
. . .
). The symbol
always shows the ext a gle of view.
• If the DVD does ot co tai alter ative camera a gles,
the followi g symbol appears o the scree after a
long press of the
butto :
X
Selecting camera angle usi g the F1 remote co trol
Hold the
butto pressed i u til the a gle of view
symbol appears o the TV scree for about five seco ds.
Duri g this period you ca switch to alter ative camera
a gles by pressi g the
butto .
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Switching audio channels
Usually you select the audio cha el (e.g. Dolby Digital,
DTS, MPEG, Stereo etc.) i the Disc Me u whe you
start the DVD. Please follow the i structio s i cluded i
the me u.
However, the audio cha el a d the sy chro ous
la guage ca also be cha ged duri g playback, if there
are alter atives o the DVD.
• Briefly press the
butto o the fro t pa el or
the remote co trol butto
. The o -scree
co trol bar ow appears o the TV scree for a few
seco ds.
• Repeatedly press the
butto briefly o the fro t
pa el, or the
butto o the remote co trol
ha dset. This cha ges the audio cha el duri g this
period.
Switching audio channels
usi g the F1 remote co trol ha dset
• Press the red
butto briefly.
• You ca ow switch to the audio cha els prese t o the
disc by repeatedly pressi g the red
butto .
Note:
Some DVDs preve t you switchi g audio cha els
duri g playback. I this case select a alter ative audio
cha el usi g the Menu function.
Su -titles: selecting the language
Usually you select the sub-title la guage i the Disc
Me u whe you start the DVD. Please follow the
i structio s i cluded i the me u.
However, you ca also cha ge the sub-title la guage
duri g playback, if alter atives are prese t o the DVD.
To do this call up the o -scree co trol bar (see 'On-
screen control ar').
Selecting the su -title language
usi g the F1 remote co trol ha dset
• The sub-title la guage ca also be called up directly
usi g the F1 ha dset by pressi g the
butto .
Press the butto repeatedly to leaf through the sub-title
la guages prese t, as lo g as the o -scree co trol
bar is displayed.
Note:
Some DVDs preve t you switchi g the sub-title la guage
duri g playback. I this case use the Menu function to
select a alter ative sub-title la guage.
Playing MP3 CDs
A MP3 CD ca hold up to 32 album directories.
To select a album directory press the
/
butto s o the fro t pa el (
/
butto s o the
remote co trol ha dset).
To select a title / track i a album directory, press the
/
butto s o the fro t pa el (
/
butto s o the remote co trol ha dset).
The desired album / track umber ca also be e tered
directly usi g the umeric butto s o the remote co trol
ha dset.
• I Stop mode the umbers are used to select a
album.
• I Play mode the umbers are used to select music
tracks.
You ca i terrupt playback of a MP3 track by pressi g
the
butto , a d resume playback with the
/
butto . Press the
butto to select the
repeat mode: REPEAT TRACK / ALBUM / DISC.
Note:
It may take more tha 10 seco ds for the machi e to
read the co te ts of a MP3 CD si ce o e disc ca
co tai a large umber of collectio s of music tracks.
O ly the first „sessio “ of a multi-sessio disc is
supported.
The followi g formats are supported:
• CDs to ISO 9660 format
• max. 30 characters
• max. file cascadi g: 8 levels
• max. ALB umber 32
• supports VBR bit rate
• supported sampli g freque cies for MP3 CD: 32 kHz,
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
• supported bit rates for MP3 CD: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192,
256, 320 (kbps)
The followi g formats are not supported:
• Files such as *.WMA, *.AAC, *.DLF, *.M3U, *.PLS
• File ames i cludi g Chi ese characters
• Discs o which the recordi g sessio was ot closed
(No Sessio Closed)
• Discs which were recorded usi g the UDF format
• Files which co tai ID3V2 tags
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Child security
To preve t certai DVDs a d VCDs bei g played without
approval, the DVD player features a child-lock. If you
switch o the child-lock as described below, the machi e
will o ly play the DVDs a d VCDs you authorise
(approve) without restrictio .
To play a other DVD / VCD the user is required to e ter
the code umber (PIN code) to u lock the child-lock.
This is do e usi g the OSD access co trol me u.
Whe the code has bee e tered correctly, playback
starts automatically.
See the sectio 'Switching on child-lock' for details of
activati g the child-lock a d marki g authorised DVDs /
VCDs.
Note:
If you forget your code umber, you ca erase it usi g
the followi g procedure: place the o -authorised disc i
the machi e. I terrupt the OSD access co trol me u by
pressi g the
butto . As described i 'Switching
on child-lock', switch to Code I put a d press the
butto four times. The child-lock is ow switched
off.
See 'Switching on child-lock' for switchi g the child
lock o agai .
Switching on
(the child-lock)
1. This is o ly possible whe playback is stopped. If a
disc is playi g, you must first stop it.
2. Hold the
butto pressed i to call up the
control ar.
3. Select the me u poi t 'OSD' usi g the /
butto s.
4. Select the 'Features Me u' fu ctio ( symbol)
usi g the
/
butto s.
5. Select the „Access co trol“ fu ctio by pressi g the
butto .
6. You are requested to e ter a four-digit code umber,
or PIN umber, usi g the umeric butto s
(
. . . .
), which you ca choose yourself.
You must the co firm it by e teri g the code um-
ber agai . This code umber must be e tered every
time you wish to play a DVD video disc or video CD.
7. Select the fu ctio 'Child-lock' usi g the
/
butto s.
8. Select the 'Lock / U lock' fu ctio usi g the
butto .
9. Activate the child-lock by pressi g the
butto , or
press the
butto to disable the child-lock.
10. Press the
butto or the
butto to leave
the access co trol me u.
11. From ow o this PIN code must be e tered every
time you wish to see a DVD video or video CD,
u less you have authorised (approved) the DVD or
VCD for viewi g by all age groups.
12. To switch off the child-lock, repeat the procedure
described above, a d disable the child-lock u der
Poi t 9 by pressi g the
butto .
Authorising
(approving
DVDs / VCDs)
1. Place the DVD or VCD which you wish to authorise i
the machi e, a d close the disc drawer.
2. The OSD access co trol me u appears o your TV
scree .
3. Use the
/
butto s to select whether the DVD
is to be played always or o ly o ce. If you select
„Play always“, the DVD i the machi e will be
playable i future without a y access co trol.
4. E ter your four-digit code umber.
Note:
You ca authorise a total of 120 DVDs or VCDs.
VCDs with several titles, a d multi-page DVDs, may
have differe t IDs, i which case each title has to be
authorised separately.
I the case of DVDs co tai i g sce es which are rated
higher tha the set rati g, this level of security makes it
possible for such sce es either ot to be show or for
alter atives sce es to be show . This feature must be
supported by the DVD; the rati gs vary from cou try to
cou try.
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Explanation of terms, useful information
DVDs ca be recog ised by the
logo show here.
DVDs have a very high storage
capacity, a d offer top-quality
picture a d sou d reproductio .
Video CDs (VCD) ca be
recog ised by the logo show
here. They also provide digital
picture a d sou d i formatio ,
but their lower storage capacity
mea s that they do ot quite
attai the quality of DVDs.
Depe di g o the type of material stored o the DVD or
VCD (ci ema film, video clips, film trailers, i formatio ,
bo us material etc.) the disc may co tai o e or several
titles. Each title may be sub-divided i to several
Chapters. These chapters allow direct access to
i dividual film sce es.
For historical reaso s titles o a VCD are also k ow as
tracks, a d chapters as a index.
This DVD player provides simple, co ve ie t access to
a y title or chapter by mea s of the o -scree co trol
bar.
Important notes
The actual ehaviour of any particular
DVD is determined y the disc
manufacturer. Different DVDs may vary
considera ly in their menu operation and
running characteristics (e.g. resume, skip
ack to menu, end of play ack at end of
title etc.).
These operating instructions can only
descri e the asic „normal ehaviour“.
If a DVD does not conform to this, please
follow the DVD manufacturer’s instruc-
tions, as displayed on the TV screen.
Some DVDs feature a regio al code impla ted by the
ma ufacturer, desig ed to limit the use of these discs to
particular regio s of the world. The DVD 1230 R plays all
DVDs i te ded for Regio 2 (Europe), a d all DVDs
which feature o regio al restrictio .
If you i sert a DVD i the disc drawer, a d see a ote o
the scree i formi g you of a i correct regio al code,
please co tact your DVD supplier a d excha ge the
DVD for a versio approved for Europe.
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CD
A Compact Disc (CD) is a digital data medium which
requires a little care i ha dli g:
• The surface of a CD may o ly be
clea ed usi g a soft, dry cloth. Wipe
i straight li es from the ce tre
towards the edge.
• Never use petrol, pai t thi ers, disc
clea i g fluids or similar age ts.
• CDs must be ha dled with care to avoid major
damage to the surface. Severely scratched surfaces,
writi g o the discs, or sticki g labels o the discs
may result i a CD which ca o lo ger be read.
• CDs should ot be heated or be t. Choose a storage
site which fulfils these requireme ts.
DSP (Digital Sig al Processor)
The DVD 1230 R features a freely programmable sig al
processor. A DSP ca process digital sig als i a y way,
a d that is why they allow better oversampli g rates tha
sta dard modules.
DVD
DVD video exploits the latest state of
MPEG 2 data compressio tech ol-
ogy, which makes it possible to store
a e tire ci ema film o a si gle
12 cm CD.
The variable bit rate compressio of the DVD, with a
read speed of up to 9.8 Mbit per seco d, is capable of
recordi g eve the most complex images i their origi al
quality. The crystal-clear digital pictures have a
horizo tal resolutio of 720 pixels (poi ts) over more
tha 500 li es. This resolutio is twice as high as that of
the VHS system, is better tha that of LaserDisc, a d is
directly comparable to the resolutio of digital master
recordi gs made i recordi g studios.
DVDs are produced to meet either the PAL or NTSC
video orm. This multi- orm playback device is suitable
for reproduci g both types, a d plays them i the best
possible quality o your multi- orm TV set. Speech
barriers are a thi g of the past, tha ks to sou d tracks i
up to eight la guages, a d sub-titles - if prese t o the
disc - i up to 32 la guages. A d whether you watch
DVDs o a wide-scree or co ve tio al televisio , the
quality will always be the same as whe you origi ally
viewed the film at the ci ema.
FTS
The FTS title select program gives the user the
opportu ity to cha ge the seque ce of playback of the
tracks o a audio CD. The selectio is made a d
played usi g the „OSD“ me u.
Camera angle
Ma y DVDs a d VCDs co tai sce es
which were recorded usi g differe t camera
view a gles. Whe such a disc is played
back, the scree displays a symbol which
i dicates the umber of available a gles
(e.g. 7) a d the curre tly selected a gle (e.g. 3). The
DVD 1230 R ca easily be switched to a y of the
differe t camera viewi g a gles.
Menu function
A DVD may co tai a Disc Me u with selectio facilities
for i dividual titles a d / or chapters. Depe di g o the
DVD, the disc may also co tai alter atives for camera
a gle, sy chro ous la guages, sub-titles etc. The me u
fu ctio of the DVD player e ables you to select these
optio s from the Disc Me u.
SHUFFLE
I Shuffle mode the tracks of a CD or the titles of a FTS
program ca be played back i a ra domly selected
order.
CD SINGLES
CD si gles are discs of smaller diameter a d
correspo di gly shorter playi g time. The DVD 1230 R is
capable of playi g CD si gles. To load a CD si gle place
the disc i the circular depressio i the ce tre of the
drawer.
TOC
I ter al i dex (TABLE OF CONTENT) of a CD.
If the TOC area of a CD is u readable due to damage,
scratches etc., the e tire CD is re dered u usable.
TRACK
Track is a other termed used for a title o a CD. The
tracks a d their duratio are stated o the CD sleeve.
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Technical description
Oversampling
The audio data o CDs a d DVDs is stored at a
sampli g rate of 44.1 or 48 kHz - i.e. for each seco d of
music 44.100 or 48.000 sampled values are available for
each cha el. I the DVD 1230 R the audio data read
from the DVD or CD is „multiplied“ to a higher sampli g
rate (384 kHz) before it is co verted back i to a alogue
music sig als. This process delivers a very much better,
more fi ely graduated sig al to the co verter, which ca
the be co verted with correspo di gly higher precisio .
The raised sampli g rate is a calculati g process for
which there are ma y differe t mathematical methods. I
almost all digital audio devices which exploit the
adva tages of i creased digital sampli g rate a process
k ow as a FIR filter is employed for this purpose. At
we have bee carryi g out research for more tha
te years, aimed at improvi g the oversampli g process,
because the sta dard FIR method has o e drawback to
set agai st its i disputable adva tages: it adds small
pre- a d post-echoes to the music sig als. At we
have developed mathematical processes (k ow as
Bezier poly omial i terpolators) which do ot share this
disadva tage. For this reaso they should sou d better
a d more atural tha the usual sta dard process. Si ce
the calculati g procedure employed by us is co -
siderably more complex tha the sta dard method, the
DVD 1230 R features a high-performa ce digital sig al
processor (DSP) which carries out the over-sampli g
process with imme se precisio (56 bit) usi g special
algorithms developed by .
The freely programmable DSP which we use is capable
of carryi g out the oversampli g process usi g a y
method of calculatio . For this reaso we have im-
pleme ted two slightly modified Bezier processes
(filters 2 a d 4) i the DVD 1230 R i additio to the pure
Bezier process (filter 3), together with two varia ts of the
sta dard process („sta dard“ filter a d filter 1). For more
i formatio o the five differe t processes please refer to
the ext sectio . You ca switch betwee the differe t
algorithms usi g the FILTER butto , a d decide for your-
self which of the filters you prefer.
Standard FIR filter
The lo g FIR filter is the sta dard oversampli g process
i digital tech ology, offeri g extremely li ear freque cy
respo se, very high dampi g, li ear phase charac-
teristics a d co sta t group delays. The disadva tage is
the pre- a d post-echoes which are added to the sig al.
These „time ra ge errors“ te d to affect the music
sig al’s dy amics, precisio a d atural ess, a d
reduce spatial orie tatio .
Frequency response and transient characteristics of
the long FIR filter
Filter 1 (short FIR filter)
Shorte i g the filter (lower coefficie t) reduces the time
ra ge errors, albeit combi ed with a slight loss of
li earity i the freque cy ra ge a d dampi g per-
forma ce.
Frequency response and transient characteristics of
the short FIR filter
Filter 2 (Bezier i terpolator plus IIR filter)
I this process a ideal Bezier i terpolator is combi ed
with what is k ow as a IIR filter. This elimi ates the
problematic pre-echo of the FIR method. This process
produces highly „a alogue“ system characteristics, with
a sou d quality a d measured performa ce similar to
those of good a alogue disc players.
Frequency response and transient characteristics of
the Bezier interpolator plus IIR filter
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