Adcom GDV-850 Owner's Manual
Adcom GDV-850 Owner's Manual

Adcom GDV-850 Owner's Manual

Progressive scan dvd-audio/video player

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DVD-Audio/Video Player
ADCOM GDV-850 Owner's Manual |
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  • Page 1 GDV-850 Progressive Scan DVD-Audio/Video Player ADCOM GDV-850 Owner’s Manual |...
  • Page 2: Welcome

    Please visit our web site at www.adcom.com to learn more about our complete line of stereo, home theater, and distributed audio/video products. On behalf of all of us at ADCOM, I want to thank you for selecting our product for your home or business entertainment system.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4.4 Audio Setup ........22...
  • Page 4: Precautions And Warnings

    The unit should be connected to a power supply outlet only of the voltage and frequency marked on its rear panel. The power supply cord should be routed so that it is not likely to be walked on or pinched, especially near the plug, convenience receptacles, or where the cord exits from the unit.
  • Page 5: Unpacking Your Gdv-850

    Follow all operating instructions. Clean material as they are intended to can radiate radio frequency energy the enclosure only with a dry cloth or a reduce the possibility of transportation and, if not installed and used in vacuum cleaner. You must allow 10 cm...
  • Page 6: Description Of Unit

    Audio Features and read the short explanations of each feature below. When • Supports the following digital audio formats: you finish, you will be well on your way to enjoying the GDV- Dolby Digital® 850’s convenience, performance, and quality. DTS® (Digital Theater Systems) DTS®...
  • Page 7: Front Panel Illustration

    Pressing this button open/closes the [ 5 ] Stop Button disc tray. Press the STOP button to stop a disc that [ 9 ] / [ 10 ] Chapter/Track Step is playing. If playback is restarted after Back and Skip...
  • Page 8: Rear Panel Illustration

    Note: The 480P progressive scan output can only be used with will use, where they’ll be placed, a digital television capable of displaying or converting 480P images.
  • Page 9 [ 20 ] 12V DC Trigger Insert the supplied power cord into A trigger, if properly hooked-up, can prove the AC input of the rear panel of the to be very convenient. Use the 12V DC GDV-850. Do not use a power cord...
  • Page 10: Connection Diagram

    Component Video, S-video, Analog and Digital Audio (typical for DVD video) GDV-850 DVD Player GTP-880 Tuner Preamp Note: The GTP-880 uses BNC style jacks for component video inputs. Adap- tors or dedicated cables are available from your authorized ADCOM dealer. | ADCOM GDV-850 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 11: (Multichannel Dvd-Audio)

    Multichannel Direct Analog Output and Component Video (DVD Audio) GDV-850 DVD Player GTP-880 Tuner Preamp Note: The GTP-880 uses BNC style jacks for component video inputs. Adap- tors or dedicated cables are available from your authorized ADCOM dealer. ADCOM GDV-850 Owner’s Manual |...
  • Page 12: Remote Control

    [ 29 ] Direct Access Keypad power eject setup format [ 30 ] Clear Button [ 31 ] PBC (Play Back Control) Button clear [ 32 ] Repeat 1/all Button [ 33 ] Repeat A-B Button + 10 [ 34 ] Go To Button...
  • Page 13: Overview Of The Grc-815

    The main power The PBC button turns playback control particular chapter/track to jump to. switch on the rear panel must be in the off and provides direct access to the The option to navigate to a different on position for this button to function.
  • Page 14 SF: Slow Forward, SR: Slow Reverse The mute button mutes the audio out- Press the PLAY/ENTER button to start SF 2X, SF 4X, SF 8X, SR 2X, SR 4X, SR puts of the DVD player. Pressing this playing the disc from the beginning or...
  • Page 15: Rs232 / Ir Control

    PC or ‘dumb ter- [48] Menu Button available angles. If none are available minal’ via a straight-through standard The menu button will always display a white hand will be displayed.
  • Page 16 R 65 (i.e. 0x52, 0x36, 0x35) = POWER Returns: “R”,<CR>,<LF>,”>” (i.e. 0x52, mode, 0 = Unit is out of Standby ON/OFF TOGGLE 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x3E) char3 VIDEO OFF: 1 = Video is OFF, 0 = R 68 (i.e. 0x52, 0x36, 0x38) = NAVIGATE RIGHT Where: <char1> &...
  • Page 17 Function and Data List for GDV-850 (Discrete) Remote Control via IR Custom Code: 1Ah E5h Code Type: NEC Carrier Frequency: 38kHz Command GDV-850 Function IR: D7~D0 Deci eject_key opens/closes disc tray 0000 0100 setup_key enters GDV-850 setup mode 1000 0100...
  • Page 18: Front Panel Display Illustration

    Chapter/Track Time Audio Channel Remain Function for the type of repeat in the fourth Language selection, Time Display, 3.2 Display Overview segment, and an L in the fifth segment Repeat Mode, etc.), indicators appear A lighted display on the front panel...
  • Page 19: Setup Overview

    However, mate- GDV-850 Setup Menu player video output to be configured rial originally shot on film presents a to match the size of your TV and your more difficult challenge since it was 4.1 Setup Overview viewing preferences. First, you need...
  • Page 20: Speaker Setup

    Grayscale in video is measured and for a scene on a DVD Video disc. this feature. tracked on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white) IRE units. In NTSC video is tradi- Captions tionally assigned the 7.5 IRE value as being the black cutoff in a picture.
  • Page 21: Speaker Setup

    1 foot per msec, so if your rear Output Mode Subwoofer speakers are three feet closer to the listening spot than your fronts, add 3 msec. of delay. Delays set in the DVD player will not be duplicated by your preamp when the signal goes out from your DVD player’s...
  • Page 22: Audio Setup

    4.5 Preferences Compressing the signal is most com- monly used in night mode listening, when a lot of bass is not desirable. The options are full to 1/8 and off in 1/8 Many DVDs provide additional tracks steps. Compression only works with the with translations of the movie on player’s analog outputs.
  • Page 23 • Press PLAY/ENTER to restore the without having to make this selection factory default settings. each time you watch or listen to a new Note: the default TV type setting is disc. The options are English, French, NTSC.
  • Page 24: Mp3 And Jpeg Files

    Folder Rep: Repeat all of the tracks or images in the selected folder When displaying JPEG photo images, On the left side of the menu is a list of continuously until playback is stopped the following additional features are folders on the disc. When a folder is by pressing the STOP button.
  • Page 25: Equalizer Settings

    Many options are not available when playing sound files. • Press PAUSE when in slideshow mode to hold on an image then press the PREV or NEXT buttons to advance image-by-image. • Press the RESUME button to change the transi-...
  • Page 26: Technology Overview

    This displays all the line of a picture at player with a digital audio output. 5.1 Technology Overview the same time, in one very fast burst, DVD Audio : DVD-Audio is an exten- which is in contrast to an aging process...
  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    “hum” audible through- RCA cables. Connect one RCA cable at out your speakers, even with the main a time to see if one specific cable is If you are experiencing difficulties, volume turned all the way down, you responsible.
  • Page 28: Caring For Your Gdv-850

    If you will not be using your home theater system for an handling. Improper shipment of the product will void your extended period of time, it is always a good idea to turn the warranty coverage. unit off using the power switch on the rear panel of the GDV- 850.
  • Page 29: Your Responsibilites

    (6) This warranty extends only to defects in material or workmanship as limited above and does not extend to any product or part which has been lost or discarded by you or to damage to products or parts caused by misuse, accident,...
  • Page 30: Specifications

    DVD (192/176.4 kHz) : 2 Hz to 88 kHz Dynamic range: 16 bit: more than 100 dB A disc can only be played if its region code 20 bit: more than 110 dB 24 bit: more than 110 dB matches the code printed on the back-panel of the GDV-850.
  • Page 31 Installer’s notes ADCOM GDV-850 Owner’s Manual |...
  • Page 32 ADCOM A division of Klein Technology Group, LLC 8541 East Anderson Drive Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 Voice: (480) 607-2277 Fax: (480) 348-9876 http://www.adcom.com GDV850_manual_v1.7 | ADCOM GDV-850 Owner’s Manual...

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