Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DD 1535 R T+A Elektroakustik
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V 1.3 Order No. 9103 -0321 OPERATING INST RUCTIONS DD 1535 R.
2 Welcome. W e are d elighted that you have de cided to p urchase a pro duct. W i th th e add ition of th e di gital surround dec oder to your Hi-Fi syste m you are expandi ng it to e mbrace a comp letely new dime nsion: Audio-Vision .
3 Contents Operation Front panel controls ........................................................................................................................ 4 Remote control .......................................................................
4 Front panel controls ON DVD STB AV VCR TV DD 1535 R AMP MENU REC PHONES CAM OK DIGITAL PRO LOGIC II x DTS OTHERS SOUNDFIELD Opening and cl osing the flap The flap is f itted wi th a snap closure. To open the flap press li ghtly at the mark ed point ( ); the flap will then spring open.
5 Display of decoder mode PRO LOGIC IIx The de coder automa tically switches to this mode f or any analogue stereo source if it d etects that the sound material is Do lby Surro und encode d. F or di gital stereo sources or 2.
6 Adjusting screen b rightness The brightness of the alph a-numeri c line s of t he sc reen can be set to suit your per sonal preferen ce b y repeat edly pressin g the butto n. Three brigh tness levels are available : 1.
7 (Amplifier Menu) • Opening the ' Main Menu '. Pressing this butt on briefly opens the ' Main Menu ' .
8 Remote control of the Surround Decoder General information The digit al su rround d ecoder can be c ontrolled us ing the F6 , F12 remote contro l han dset, or the F1 system remote control unit. If you are using the F1 hand set, it must fi rst be s witched to Hi-Fi mode.
9 F1 F12 F6 Switch the han dset to Hi-Fi mode . Source s elect bu tton Switches between CD in put (on the stereo a mplifie r) and DVD in.
10 Menu control sy stem To k eep the co ntrol panel of the digit al surroun d dec oder as com pact and uncluttere d as possibl e, the panel d oes not include dedicate d buttons for control ling the d ecoder functio ns of to ne and level a djustm ent direct ly; instead a menu c ontrol syst em ( ' Main Menu ' ) is use d.
11 Main Menu The ' M ain M enu ' is designed for adjustm ents to the decode r w hich are only occasio nally required for daily listeni ng; perhaps to allow for temporary chan ges in the listeni ng room, or to co mpensa te for un ique charact eristic s of a s pecial listeni ng sourc e.
12 Sound fields: Dis co This sound fiel d is parti cularly s uitable for providing an even spread of sound over a dance area. The sound si gnal is re produced with equal p ower by the main and surround l oudspea kers, without e cho o r dela y.
13 Balance l eft/right and front/surround: These two menu points allow y ou to set a temporary change in the balance betw een the left/right and front/rear loudspeake rs, in o rder to c ompens ate fo r a temporary l istenin g posi tion which is less than perfect.
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15 Sy stem Configuration In the ' Configura tion ' you can adju st the setti ngs f or all the audio and video components of your surround system s o that they mat ch eac h other p erfectly, a nd a t the same ti me set them to suit the acousti c charact eristic s of your li stening room.
16 Configuration You c an call up the 'Confi guration' menu by pre ssing the rem ote co ntrol button or , o r the button on the front p anel of the decoder; in either c ase ho ld th e bu tton pressed i n fo r abo ut two second s.
17 Speaker Setup In the ' Loudspea ker Menu ' you can bran ch off to the menus for setting the loudspea ker size, loudspeaker positio n, loudspeak er balance and the indi vidual tone setting s for eac h separa te louds peaker.
18 Speaker size menu In the 'S peak er size menu ' you i nitially adj ust the ou tput signal s to sui t the existing loudsp eaker syst em. To a void the l oss of any sou nd information in sy.
19 Back speaker: Setting t he size and b ass capability of the bac k loudsp eakers. The following se ttings a re possi ble in e ach case for one (6.1 mode ) or two (7.1 mo de) rear loudspeakers: none if no back sp eakers are pre sent. The back c hannel s are mixed onto the left and right surround loudspeakers.
20 Subw oofer: In t his menu poin t you set whether a subwoofer is present in your lou dspeake r system. Selec t one of the following se ttings: Bas s- m anager recomm ended s etting for s ub- woofer / satel lite syste ms. If a s ub-woofer is presen t.
21 Speaker Position Menu In the ' Sp eaker Positi on Menu ' you can enter the distanc e from the l istenin g posi tion (i n 0.3 m inc rements ) for each loudsp eaker se parately. This en ables t he deco der to co mpensat e for tim ing discrep ancies due to d ifferenc es in s peaker lo cation .
22 Speaker Balance Menu To e nsure th at the d ecoder supplies a balanced sound image, th e system al lows you t o adjust th e volume of the individua l c hannels to provid e a harm onious ly balanc ed arrangement. The purpose of the ' Spea ker Balance Menu ' is to adjust the level o f all the channe ls.
23 Tone adjust Menu The de coder features an active tone cont rol system (+/- 6dB) whose p urpose is to compensat e for the unwanted influen ce o n pla yback quality of your liste ning room, or of imperfec t louds peaker p osition s.
24 A uto Setup provide s the Auto Set up system as an aid to s etting up a su rround system correctly. If you follow the steps describ ed b elow, the DD 1535 R will carry out an automat ic calibratio n of your loud speakers with the help of th e calib ration m icrophon e suppl ied with the s et.
25 Video Inputs menu Every AV source de vice i s conn ected t o one o f the AV inputs o f the DD 1535 R by mea ns of a Video or S-Vi deo cable, in order to su pply picture dat a to the DD 1535 R .
26 YUV Inputs menu Some source devices provide picture signals using the high-qua lity Compo nent Vide o norm (YUV, YPbPr or YCbCr). If your video monito r features a cor respondi ng Com- ponent inp ut, we recommend that you conne ct all YUV- capabl e s ources us ing YUV cable s in addition *) to the standard Video or S-Video co nnection s.
27 A udio inputs Menu Up to eight AV sourc e devices (with picture and sound signal ) can be connect ed to your s urround rec eiver. The analogu e stereo signals of the e xternal sou rce devices are pas sed to the DD 1535 R via the c o-axial Cinch so ckets.
28 Special Functions menu In the Spec ial Func tions me nu you ca n set the following points: TRIGG ER 2 / TRIGGER 3 The back panel of the DD 1535 R features control outputs for auto mation fun ctions.
29 Installati on U s in g t he s y s te m fo r t he f irs t t i me Safety notes This section des cribes all those m atters which are of f undamental importanc e when setting up and first using the equipment.
30 Connections DIGITA L INPUT ( OPTICAL ) Two inputs for dig ital source devices with optica l digi tal outputs can be assigned to the AV inputs (VCR, SET- TOP BOX , DVD, T V AUX AV, CAM) or to the Audio inputs (CD, TAPE, AUX/P) (see ' Inputs Menu ' ).
31 SURR (R) and SURR (L) Terminals f or surround louds peakers 1) In a 5.1 system the rig ht and left rear surroun d loudsp eakers are co nnected here ; in a 7.1 system, the side s peakers . / Back Rear louds peaker terminal s for 7.
32 TV IN Sound in put for TV set Monitor OUT Picture outputs fo r vid eo monitor (TV s et, projecto r etc.) with Video or S-Vi deo inpu t. Picture output (Component Vid eo) Addition al pic ture outp ut for vide o moni tor with YUV input.
33 SA FETY NOTES All the comp onents we u se meet the currentl y val id German and European safety norms and standards. Our produc tion are as are su pervised by highly quali fied expert sta ff, an d al l fi nal production units are ch ecked compreh ensively by a fully automated , computer- controll ed system to ens ure uniforml y high quali ty.
34 A pproved usage This d evice is desi gned exclusively for reprod ucing sound and/or picture s in the domesti c environmen t. It is to be used in a dry indoor room which meets all the recomm endation s state d in thes e instru ctions .
35 Installation, using the unit fo r the first time General notes on setting up the unit: Carefully unpac k the digita l surround de coder and store the orig inal pa cking materials care fully. T he c arton and packin g are sp ecially designe d for th is unit and will be needed again i f you wish to move th e equipment at any time.
36 Notes on connections : • Be sure to push all plugs firmly into their sockets. Loose connections c an cause hum and other unwanted noises. • Deploy all mai ns leads, l oudspe aker cable s and remote contro l leads as far as pos sible from low-level leads (inter-conne cts) and ae rial cables.
37 Connecting the TV se t and surround spea kers to the dec oder: For impo rtant infor mation re garding l oudspea ker configu rations and m odes of operation pleas e refer to the chap ter ' Loudspe aker con figurations for the DD 1535 R ' .
38 Connecting the decoder to a integrated ampl ifier with TAS I and R LINK socket: To keep the wiring d iagram as clear as possi ble, onl y the integrate d ampl ifier is sho wn, i. e. not the anal ogue source devices. The sourc e devic es s hould be connec ted as shown in following wiring di agrams .
39 Wiring diagra m 1: Connecting the loudspeak ers and the T V set to the DD 1 535 R Use of ba nana plu gs: see the sec tion ent itled ' Back panel co nnections ' .
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41 Wiring Diagram 2: video monitor w ith additi onal Componen t input * 1) additio nal Compone nt c able for high-q uality pictur e rep roductio n - select the YUV inp ut on your projector when using DVD (t his may ha ve to be don e manua lly if your pro jector do es not f eature au tomatic input s ignal de tection ).
42 DVD player as digital sound and pi cture source Th e co mpon ent s of y our sy stem sho uld be con nec ted as show n in w iri ng d iag ram 3 . T his is the pro ced ure : • Con nect the digital SURROUND sound output of the DVD pl ayer to th e digital input ( DIGITAL INPUT 3 ) of the DD 1535 R using a co-axial digi tal lead .
43 Wiring diagra m 3 * Sound ca ble between DVD pl ayer and st ereo amp lifier o nly neces sary if the DVD i s also to be us ed for pu re two- channe l stereo reproduct ion via the stereo am plifie r, or if you wish t o use an audio re corder (TAPE) to m ake so und recordin gs from the DVD player.
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45 Wiring Diagram 4: a DVD play e r with YUV Component Vide o output con nected to th e DD 1535 R.
46 Digital SAT receiver (set-top box) The c ompone nts of your syste m sho uld be conn ected as shown in W iring Dia gram 5. This is the procedur e: • If the set-top box features an optical digital so und output, conne ct it to the digi tal input ( DIGITAL INPUT 1 or 2 ) of t he DD 1535 R using an optical cable.
47 Wiring Diagram 5.
48 Recorders (audio dev ices with record and playback facilities) A na logue recorde rs The c ompone nts of your syste m sho uld be conn ected as shown in W iring Dia gram 6. This is the procedur e: • Conn ect the INPUT soc kets of th e reco rder to the OUT socke ts (e .
49 Optimising the sy stem Loudspeaker and signal le ads The lou dspeak er an d s ignal lead s u sed affect the playback qu ality of the entire system to an extent w hich should not be underestimated. therefo re recomm ends the use of high - qual ity leads and connecting plugs.
50 Surround sound - explanatory notes General i nformation: The following s ection is not concerned directly w ith t he operatio n of your DD 153 5 R decod er, but is ra ther intende d to explain some of the terms which arise in connec tion with sur round systems.
51 The surround sy stem Multi- channel reproduction based on surround technology does indeed open up new w orlds of experience, b ut the techni cal im plemen tation o f a mu lti- channe l surroun d system does i nvolve a number of potentia l pitfal ls.
52 D ol by P ro L og ic II x S ur ro un d In th is proces s several in depende nt signal channel s (left, centre, right an d surround (rear)) are recorded usin g t wo channe ls a nd a special encodin g process.
53 dts Digital Surround The “ dts ” m ulti-cha nnel film sound s ystem was origin ally developed to replace an alogue film sound tracks, using digital rec ordings co nsistin g o f s ix discr ete channe ls. This system has now been further develope d to provide spatial sound reproducti on in th e home s ituatio n.
54 Sound field si mulation The surround p rocess es alread y described requi re programm e materia l whic h i s enc oded u sing the appropria te system, bu t the DD 1535 R also offers a facilit y to enha nce the sp atial effect avail able with conventio nal unencode d stereo re cordings (CD, MC, FM radio etc .
55 Dolby Headphone Dolby Headpho ne is a system which provides a form of s patial sound im age even with c onventiona l stereo headpho nes. Method of working: W h en a s tereo si gnal is rep roduced v.
56 Loudspeaker configurations for the DD 1535 R Th e D D 1535 R fe atu res a d igi tal dec oder w hich is ca pabl e of deco ding all sound for mats curre ntly in use . The outpu t can be v ia a ster eo s peak er p air , a th ree -ch anne l (st er eo + cent re) set or a 5, 6 or 7 -cha nne l surro und loud spea ker set.
57 A uxiliary YUV sockets If your v ideo monitor features a YUV in put, y ou should connec t the moni tor and all YUV-capab le so urce d evices using YUV cables in addition to the Video or S-Video wiring.
58 Trouble-shooting Many prob lems have a simpl e cause and a correspo ndingly simple solution. The fo llowing section describ es a few d ifficul ties you may e ncounte r, an d th e measure s you need to take to cure t hem.
59 Problem: Loud humming noise from the loudspeak ers. Cause: Poor contact between the C inch plugs and soc kets, o r a faulty Cin ch cabl e. Remedy : Please c heck al l conne ctions and cab les thoroughly. Problem: No sound, or d istorted soun d. Cause: Inco rrect audio co nnectio n to ampli fier or TV set.
60 Problem: Neither on-screen me nu nor othe r external programmes appear on the TV screen. TV only s how s those stations w hich are received via its own aerial. Cause 1: Video le ad not co nnected properly. Remedy : Push in a ll conn ectors fi rmly.
61 Glossary A V source device A sourc e device which supplies so und and p icture signal s. The s ound sig nals ma y be generate d in analogu e or digi tal form. Center Front louds peaker bet ween the two ma in spe akers, located below or direc tly adjac ent to the TV set.
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63 Specification Type 5-channel amplifier 7.1 digital decoder A V inputs Of which recorder 7 2 A udio inputs max . 8 (TASI) Digital decoder Formats 7.1 Dolby D igital / E X / dts / ES / ES Discrete Pr.
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