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- Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS DD 1535 R V 1.3 Order No. 9103-0321...
- Page 2 We are grateful to you for placing your faith in us, and hope that you will enjoy many hours of pleasure with your digital surround decoder. Note: The DD 1535 R is designed specifically for use with a R-series stereo pre-amplifier, amplifier or receiver with an socket! LINK ...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
2. Video monitor with additional Component input ............... 41 3. Connecting a DVD/CD player (digital picture source) .............. 42 4. Connecting a DVD player with YUV Component Video output to the DD 1535 R ....45 5. Connecting a set-top box (digital sound and picture source) ........... 46 6. -
Page 4: Front Panel Controls
The flap is fitted with a snap closure. amplifier to the DD 1535 R via the TASI interface, and To open the flap press lightly at the marked point can be reproduced using ProLogic, NEO:6 or a );... - Page 5 SOUND FIELD (simulated sound fields) (LOUDNESS) of the DD 1535 R on and off. The display area of the decoder always shows the current status You can switch on this mode manually whenever you briefly in text form; the ...
- Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DIGITAL OUTPUT Adjusting screen brightness Digital recording output (optical), designed for connecting The brightness of the alpha-numeric lines of the screen a digital recorder temporarily (e.
- Page 7 button briefly; it then reverts to Socket for stereo headphones with a 3.5 mm Ø barrel stereo mode. plug and an impedance of at least 50 Ω. The DD 1535 R features a separate high-quality headphone amplifier, independent of the loudspeaker output stages.
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Page 8: Remote Control
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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. - Page 9 Switches between the AUX inputs on the stereo amplifier and the AUX/AV inputs on the DD 1535 R ...
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Page 10: Menu Control System
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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. -
Page 11: Main Menu
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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 ... - Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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.
- Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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.
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Page 15: System Configuration
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Configuration This procedure only needs to be carried out when you In the 'Configuration' you can adjust the settings for all are installing the system, or when you are adding or the audio and video components of your surround replacing individual components of the system. -
Page 16: Configuration Menu
YUV input of the and off: DD 1535 R in the 'YUV Inputs menu'. If you just wish to make a temporary change to the balance or tone, it is not absolutely necessary to call up... -
Page 17: Loudspeaker Menu
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Speaker Setup The three last menu points enable you to adjust the In the 'Loudspeaker Menu' you can branch off to the loud-speakers accurately to suit the acoustic and menus for setting the loudspeaker size, loudspeaker spatial characteristics of your listening room. -
Page 18: Loudspeaker Size Menu
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Speaker size menu To avoid the loss of any sound information in systems In the 'Speaker size menu' you initially adjust the output where not all the loudspeakers (centre, rear and sub- signals to suit the existing loudspeaker system. woofer) are present, the missing components must be marked as none in the 'Speaker size menu'. - Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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.
- Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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...
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Page 21: Loudspeaker Position Menu
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Speaker Position Menu This enables the decoder to compensate for timing In the 'Speaker Position Menu' you can enter the discrepancies due to differences in speaker location. distance from the listening position (in 0.3 m increments) for each loudspeaker separately. -
Page 22: Loudspeaker Balance Menu
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Speaker Balance Menu To ensure that the decoder supplies a balanced sound The purpose of the 'Speaker Balance Menu' is to adjust image, the system allows you to adjust the volume of the the level of all the channels. -
Page 23: Tone Adjust Menu
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Tone adjust Menu The decoder features an active tone control system (+/- The treble / bass balance can be adjusted separately for 6dB) whose purpose is to compensate for the unwanted all the output channels, and can therefore compensate influence on playback quality of your listening room, or of for problems caused by the location of individual imperfect loudspeaker positions. -
Page 24: Auto-Setup
The 'Auto Setup' screen display on your TV set provides properly, the volume must first be set correctly. To this constant information about the settings the system has end the DD 1535 R generates a hiss signal on the front determined. left channel. The screen displays the currently set... -
Page 25: Video Inputs Menu
Every AV source device is connected to one of the AV Notes: inputs of the DD 1535 R by means of a Video or S-Video If your device features S-Video outputs, we recommend cable, in order to supply picture data to the DD 1535 R. -
Page 26: Yuv Inputs Menu
In the YUV Inputs menu you determine which source is OSD Video standard connected to which YUV input. The DD 1535 R is capable of generating its user menus For example, if the DVD player is connected to YUV (OSD = On-Screen Display) and displaying them on the... -
Page 27: Sound Inputs Menu
Alternative input sockets of the DD 1535 R can be The analogue stereo signals of the external source assigned to these source devices; these inputs are devices are passed to the DD 1535 R via the co-axial suitable for digital signals (co-axial or optical) and multi- Cinch sockets. -
Page 28: Special Functions Menu
For this reason the DD 1535 R can be set to a alter-natively the light could be dimmed automatically different sound delay for each source. - Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Installation Using the system for the first time Safety notes This section describes all those matters which are of fundamental importance when setting up and first using the equipment. This information is not relevant in daily use, but you should nevertheless read and note it before using the equipment for the first time.
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Page 30: Back Panel Connections
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Connections DIGITAL INPUT TASI OPTICAL Two inputs for digital source devices with optical digital Interface for connecting the decoder to a 'R'-series outputs can be assigned to the AV inputs (VCR, SET- pre-amplifier, integrated amplifier or receiver. - Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SURR (R) and SURR (L) Digital OUTPUT Digital audio signals are present at these sockets for Terminals for surround loudspeakers digital recorders or external processors. In a 5.1 system the right and left rear surround loudspeakers are connected here;...
- Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TV IN (for heat dispersion) Sound input for TV set The fan must never be covered or obstructed by cables. Monitor OUT Picture outputs for video monitor (TV set, projector etc.) with Video or S-Video input.
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Page 33: Safety Notes
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SAFETY NOTES All the components we use meet the currently valid This device should never be used without proper German and European safety norms and standards. supervision. The surround receiver should be set up well out of the reach of small children. -
Page 34: Fcc Information To The User
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Approved usage Device approval and conformity with EC directives This device is designed exclusively for reproducing In its original condition the unit meets all currently valid sound and/or pictures in the domestic environment. It is German and European regulations. -
Page 35: Installation, Using The Surround Receiver For The First Time
Installation, using the unit for the first time General notes on setting up the unit: Note: • The DD 1535 R is designed exclusively for use in Carefully unpack the digital surround decoder and store conjunction with a R-series stereo pre-amplifier, the original packing materials carefully. - Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Notes on connections: Be sure to push all plugs firmly into their sockets. • Loose connections can cause hum and other unwanted noises. Deploy all mains leads, loudspeaker cables and • remote control leads as far as possible from low-level leads (inter-connects) and aerial cables.
- Page 37 • Connect the aerial input FM ANT to a FM aerial socket. To check the connection between your TV set and the DD 1535 R switch your television to the external AV input and temporarily call up the 'Configuration menu'. This is done by holding the ...
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Page 38: Connecting The Decoder To A Pre-Amplifier
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Connecting the decoder to a integrated amplifier with TASI and R socket: LINK To keep the wiring diagram as clear as possible, only the • Please be sure to connect the pre-amplifier output integrated amplifier is shown, i. - Page 39 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wiring diagram 1: Connecting the loudspeakers and the TV set to the DD 1535 R Use of banana plugs: see the section entitled 'Back panel connections'. 5.1 Loudspeakerset 6.1 Loudspeakerset 7.1 Loudspeakerset...
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Page 41: Video Monitor With Additional Component Input
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wiring Diagram 2: video monitor with additional Component input additional Component cable for high-quality picture reproduction - select the YUV input on your projector when using DVD (this may have to be done manually if your projector does not feature automatic input signal detection). S-Video connection necessary for playing normal Video and S-Video sources, and video recorder recordings. -
Page 42: Connecting A Dvd/Cd Player (Digital Picture Source)
CD player, connect its analogue output to the YUV inputs of the DD 1535 R in addition to the S-Video pre-amplifier input CD. connection (see Wiring Diagram 4). -
Page 43: Wiring Diagrams
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wiring diagram 3 Sound cable between DVD player and stereo amplifier only necessary if the DVD is also to be used for pure two- channel stereo reproduction via the stereo amplifier, or if you wish to use an audio recorder (TAPE) to make sound recordings from the DVD player. - Page 44 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com...
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Page 45: Connecting A Dvd Player With Yuv Component Video Output To The Dd 1535 R
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wiring Diagram 4: a DVD player with YUV Component Video output connected to the DD 1535 R... -
Page 46: Connecting A Set-Top Box (Digital Sound And Picture Source)
STB as a suffix to DIG-1. (DIGITAL INPUT 1 or 2) of the DD 1535 R using an optical cable. In the 'Video Input menu' select the type of video • signal (in this case S-Video) for the appropriate input. - Page 47 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wiring Diagram 5...
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Page 48: Connecting An Analogue Recorder
OUTPUT sockets of the recorder to the IN sockets *1 If you also wish to use VCR 2 as a Hi-Fi audio (e. g. VCR 1) of the DD 1535 R. Take care to maintain recorder, please connect its sound outputs to the the correct channel assignment (L to L, R to R). -
Page 49: Optimising The System
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Optimising the system Loudspeaker and signal leads Physical insulation The loudspeaker and signal leads used affect the Tone quality is influenced to a considerable extent by the playback quality of the entire system to an extent which type of surface and underlying support on which should underestimated. -
Page 50: Surround Systems - Explanatory Notes
Surround sound - explanatory notes General information: Types of reproduction The following section is not concerned directly with the The DD 1535 R makes available a range of different operation of your DD 1535 R decoder, but is rather types reproduction:... - Page 51 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The surround system Multi-channel reproduction based surround This interface is the key to integrating the decoder technology does indeed open up new worlds of elegantly into the overall system. At the same time the experience, but the technical implementation of a multi- decoder has absolutely no effect on normal stereo channel surround system does involve a number of...
- Page 52 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Dolby Pro Logic IIx Surround Dolby Digital is a digital multi-channel surround system In this process several independent signal channels (left, which was developed specifically for spatial sound centre, right and surround (rear)) are recorded using two reproduction in connection with cinema films.
- Page 53 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STEREO / MONO mode: dts Digital Surround Stereo mode for stereo reproduction The “dts” multi-channel film sound system was originally Note: developed to replace analogue film soundtracks, using digital recordings consisting of six discrete channels. A multi-channel signal is converted into a stereo signal This system has now been further developed to provide (downmix), and reproduced via the main left and right...
- Page 54 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Your DD 1535 R can generate the following sound fields: Sound field simulation The surround processes already described require programme material which is encoded using the Disco appropriate system, but the DD 1535 R also offers a...
- Page 55 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Dolby Headphone Dolby Headphone is a system which provides a form of spatial sound image even with conventional stereo headphones. Method of working: Dolby Headphone is a process by which the music signal is processed to simulate the characteristics of music reproduction in a normal room;...
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Page 56: Loudspeaker Configuration For The Dd 1535 R
Component Video. However, Component Video is not To ensure that the DD 1535 R is able to manage the supported by video recorders, and only a few TV sets various picture signals correctly, it is essential to enter feature the appropriate inputs. -
Page 57: Additional Yuv Connection
(HDTV). When installing a device, a YUV input of the DD 1535 R must be assigned to each YUV source device connected to the system (see 'Wiring Diagram 4' and the chapter 'Configuration / YUV Inputs'). -
Page 58: Trouble-Shooting
Set the correct remote control address on the handset (see chapter 'Switching Switching the remote control address the remote control address'). DD 1535 R: No visual contact between remote Cause 3: Proceed as described above (see chapter 'Service- control transmitter and remote control Menu' until the software version is desplayed. - Page 59 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Problem: Loud humming noise from Problem: No bass, or inadequate bass. loudspeakers. Cause 1: No subwoofer connected, but activated Poor contact between the Cinch plugs Cause: in 'Speaker Setup'. and sockets, or a faulty Cinch cable. Connect subwoofer, disable...
- Page 60 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Problem: Neither on-screen menu nor other Problem: When playing an NTSC-DVD the on- external programmes appear on the screen menu is distorted. TV screen. TV only shows those The TV set does not feature automatic Cause: stations which are received via its format detection for NTSC, and has...
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Page 61: Glossary
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Glossary AV source device STANDBY A source device which supplies sound and picture The digital surround decoder can be switched on from signals. The sound signals may be generated in stand-by mode at any time by pressing a button on the analogue or digital form. - Page 62 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com...
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Page 63: Specifications
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Specification 5-channel amplifier Type 7.1 digital decoder AV inputs Of which recorder Audio inputs max. 8 (TASI) Digital decoder Formats Dolby Digital / EX / dts / ES / ES Discrete ProLogic II / ProLogic IIx / dts NEO:6 Dolby headphone Sound field programs Two-channel sound / mono... - Page 64 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com elektroakustik GmbH & Co. KG Herford Deutschland Germany...