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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
DD 1535 R
V 1.3 Order No. 9103-0321
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Welcome. We are delighted that you have decided to purchase a product. With the addition of the digital surround decoder to your Hi-Fi system you are expanding it to embrace a completely new dimension: Audio-Vision. 1) 2) With the digital surround decoder you can play Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital and dts encoded television programmes, video films and DVDs and experience a genuine “live” atmosphere, complete with exciting sound effects. The digital surround decoder is also capable of
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Contents Operation Front panel controls ........................................................................................................................ 4 Remote control ............................................................................................................................... 8 Menu control system ..................................................................................................................... 10 Main menu .......................................
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Front panel controls PRO LOGIC IIx DIGITAL DTS OK OTHERS DD 1535 R ON DVD STB AV VCR TV SOUNDFIELD PHONES AMP REC CAM MENU Notes: Opening and closing the flap A form of surround sound can also be obtained with analogue audio devices which are connected to the stereo amplifier or receiver. Select the desired device on your stereo amplifier, and switch the system to Surround mode ( -button). The sound signals from the source are now automatically passed from the stereo The flap
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Display of decoder mode Integral screen The display elements of the digital surround decoder are grouped together in a clearly laid out screen: PRO LOGIC IIx The decoder automatically switches to this mode for any analogue stereo source if it detects that the sound material is Dolby Surround encoded. For digital stereo sources or 2.0 programme material the machine automatically selects PRO LOGIC II if the recorded material permits it. The corresponding LED lights up. Note: The
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Adjusting screen brightness DIGITAL OUTPUT Digital recording output (optical), designed for connecting The brightness of the alpha-numeric lines of the screen a digital recorder temporarily (e. g. for transferring can be set to suit your personal preference by repeatedly material to a portable MD recorder). pressing the button. Three brightness levels are available: The signal of the source you last listened to is present at this output as a stereo signal (also where
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(Amplifier Menu) VCR recordings with the DD 1535 R • Opening the 'Main Menu'. The overall design of the SR 1535 R enables you to Pressing this button briefly opens the 'Main Menu'. select an recording source regardless of the viewing / This is where you can change the surround receiver listening source currently selected. settings which are only occasionally required in This facility make it possible to record one AV source normal daily listening: perhaps to allow for temporary dev
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Remote control of the Surround Decoder General information In the drawings some of the buttons are filled in The digital surround decoder can be controlled using the ( ); these are the ones which are required for F6, F12 remote control handset, or the F1 system remote control of the decoder. The other buttons have no remote control unit. If you are using the F1 handset, it effect on this unit. must first be switched to Hi-Fi mode. The decoder receives its remote control commands via the RL
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F1 F12 F6 Switch the handset to Hi-Fi mode. Source select button Switches between CD input (on the stereo amplifier) and DVD input on the DD 1535 R Selects the tuner input (stereo amplifier) Switches between TV and STB input Selects TAPE 1 on the stereo amplifier Switches between TAPE 2 / VCR 2 and VCR 1 inputs Switches between the AUX inputs on the stereo amplifier and
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Menu control system To keep the control panel of the digital surround decoder The following table shows how the menu control system as compact and uncluttered as possible, the panel does is operated using the remote control buttons, or the not include dedicated buttons for controlling the decoder buttons on the decoder’s front panel. functions of tone and level adjustment directly; instead a menu control system ('Main Menu') is used. Open Configuration Menu (hold button pressed in) The 'Main Me
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Main Menu The 'Main Menu' is designed for adjustments to the To open the 'Main Menu' press the remote control button decoder which are only occasionally required for daily or briefly, or the button on the listening; perhaps to allow for temporary changes in the decoder’s front panel. listening room, or to compensate for unique characteristics of a special listening source. Listening mode: Notes: *) If no Centre speaker is present (see 'Loudspeaker At this menu point you c
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Sound fields: 2-Channel Mode / 5.1 PL IIx Mode: Disco This sound field is particularly suitable for This menu point enables you to select the decoder for 2- providing an even spread of sound over a dance area. channel input signals (e. g. from stereo sources). The The sound signal is reproduced with equal power by the Dolby Pro Logic II(x) process is available in three main and surround loudspeakers, without echo or delay. different configurations (see also 'Surround systems - The strongly con
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Balance left/right and front/surround: Dynamic range: These two menu points allow you to set a temporary The dynamic range is the difference in volume between change in the balance between the left/right and the quietest and loudest passages of a recording. The front/rear loudspeakers, in order to compensate for a original sound track of a film usually features a very wide temporary listening position which is less than perfect. dynamic range, and the decoder is capable of You can alter the
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System Configuration This procedure only needs to be carried out when you In the 'Configuration' you can adjust the settings for all the audio and video components of your surround are installing the system, or when you are adding or system so that they match each other perfectly, and at replacing individual components of the system. The following diagram shows the menu structure. the same time set them to suit the acoustic characteristics of your listening room. Overview of 'Configuration Menu'
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Configuration either case hold the button pressed in for about two You can call up the 'Configuration' menu by pressing the remote control button or , or the seconds. button on the front panel of the decoder; in Display brightness: Loudspeaker: The brightness of the screen can be set to suit your The 'Loudspeaker Menu' provides the means to personal preference. Three brightness levels are balance the output signals to the loudspeakers in your available: surround system. At
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Speaker Setup The three last menu points enable you to adjust the In the 'Loudspeaker Menu' you can branch off to the menus for setting the loudspeaker size, loudspeaker loud-speakers accurately to suit the acoustic and position, loudspeaker balance and the individual tone spatial characteristics of your listening room. settings for each separate loudspeaker. Adjustments should only be made to these settings when you are installing the system, if you are adding, replacing or moving individual lo
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Speaker size menu To avoid the loss of any sound information in systems In the 'Speaker size menu' you initially adjust the output signals to suit the existing loudspeaker system. where not all the loudspeakers (centre, rear and sub- woofer) are present, the missing components must be marked as none in the 'Speaker size menu'. The corresponding sound signal is then distributed over the channels which are present (Downmix). Select Change menu point value satellite full range Speaker size non
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Back speaker: 5.1 Surnd LS Setting the size and bass capability of the back As described under 'Surround systems - explanatory loudspeakers. The following settings are possible in each notes', the recommended settings for 5.1 loudspeaker case for one (6.1 mode) or two (7.1 mode) rear sets differ from those for 6.1 / 7.1 speaker sets. To loudspeakers: achieve the correct surround effect the surround loudspeakers are located behind the listener for the 5.1 none if no back speakers are present. Th
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Subwoofer: Satellite high pass: In this menu point you set whether a subwoofer is Here the lower transition frequency for satellite speakers present in your loudspeaker system. Select one of the can be selected. The bass range below the frequency set following settings: here (for all loudspeakers whose size is set as 'Satellite') is mixed by the bass manager onto other suitable Bass-manager recommended setting for sub- loudspeakers and the sub-woofer. woofer / satellite systems. The following v
