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Faroudja Native Rate Series Installation And Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 Native Rate Series Digital Cinema Source Digital Video Processor Installation and Operations Manual ™...
  • Page 2 QUICK START OPERATION MENU SETUP MINIMUM TO-DO LIST: TO PLAY A DVD • When unit is first plugged in to Power it will go • Press Open/Close on the front panel or on through an initialization process. Do not send the larger remote and load the DVD any commands to the unit during this time.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    No part of this document may be copied, photocopied, translated, or reproduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent, in writing, from Faroudja Laboratories, Inc. The Faroudja name, logo and Picture Plus are registered trademarks of Faroudja, Inc. Specifications subject to change without notice. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...

  • Page 5: Installation

    INSTALLATION VENTILLATION UNPACKING The unit uses convection to cool. A fan is not Remove the NRS-DCS unit from the shipping container and examine it for any signs of shipping needed. As hot air raises out of the top vent, cool air is drawn in from the bottom.

  • Page 6: Connections

    CONNECTIONS 5. D15F connector output for use with computer CONNECTIONS monitors or to a second display device. Use only short cable runs. Because of the high performance of the NRS-DCS unit it is very important to use the highest quality 6.

  • Page 7: Front Panel Control

    Up/Down buttons will select the permanent image burn-in. Image burn-in is User Menu Functions ( Contrast, Brightness, not covered by Faroudja’s warranty. etc), pressing the Left/Right buttons will change the Values of the Functions. When in 6. Menu: Accesses DVD Menu when the internal the different Setup menus (System Setup, DVD drive is selected and a DVD disc is playing.

  • Page 8: System Firmware Setup

    SYSTEM FIRMWARE SETUP SYSTEM FIRMWARE SETUP lations where two different display types are used. Now that all the sources and cables are Step one is to set the main screen shape: connected, the processor’s firmware needs to be • Select an Input (not Pass-Through) fine-tuned for the installation.
  • Page 9 SYSTEM FIRMWARE SETUP Should always be On Blanking Gray Level This adjusts the blanking from black to white. This LCD Display Backlight Timer can be used to create a gray side bar for use with 5-255 seconds (Default 10) 4:3 aspect ratio sources on wideangle screens to Sets how long the front panel LCD stays on.

  • Page 10: Operating The Processor

    Factory preset button is pressed, the system is back to the original optimum settings. For some very high quality DVDs the Faroudja patented chroma edge processing circuits can be Note: When the HD/PC or YPrPb pass through is turned off (DVD Animation).
  • Page 11 IR REMOTE AND OSD OPERATION The OSD consists of four index tabs: This section describes the operation of the NRS- DCS processor and remote. See the DVD section Input – Picture – Display – Patterns starting on page 11 for details on the operation of the DVD transport and remote.
  • Page 12 IR REMOTE AND OSD OPERATION These patterns are used to setup and align the image. This should be done by a qualified Picture OSD technician only. Available Patterns: PLUGE: Set Brightness and Contrast 100IRE Window: Check displays power supply Active Borders: Use for H&V positioning 10-step Gray Scale: Check gray scale...

  • Page 13: Dvd Transport Instructions

    The disc format logos shown above are found on disc Features of This Player labels or on disc jackets. • To prevent malfunction, do not use an 8 cm (3 in.) Compatible with DVD, Super VCD/ adaptor (for CDs). • Discs other than the ones indicated above cannot be Video CD and CD formats played on this unit.
  • Page 14 What is Super VCD? Answer a few questions and have all Audio1 Video1 V2 Language General the necessary audio, video, and on- Setup Navigator (DV-533 and DV-533K only) screen language adjustments set Setup Navigator Start automatically by the player using the Auto Start Off Setup Navigator ( pages 17, 18 ).
  • Page 15 How to Proceed in This Differences in Disc Manual Composition DVD is an incredible format that presents the highest quality digital audio and video available today. Because using the DVD player and DVDs may be All discs are divided up into smaller, more manageable confusing at first, following the order below should sections so that you can find specific content more help you get through the important stages of getting...

  • Page 16: Dvd Ir Remote Operation

    (Buttons indicated with * are used for menu operation.) Remote Control LAST MEMORY button You can resume DVD or Super VCD/Video CD playback from the point you last watched even if the disc is removed from the player. Press LAST MEMORY during playback to set a Last Memory point.
  • Page 17 STOP button NEXT l button Press to stop playback. Pressing once enables During playback, press NEXT to advance to the playback to resume from a point shortly before the next chapter/track. location where it was stopped. Pressing twice PLAY button causes the disc to return to the beginning of the disc Press to start or resume playback (pages 20, 23).

  • Page 18: Using Dvd Player

    Notes • Noise is output if you make digital audio connections to a receiver or amplifier that does not have a built-in decoder. Check that the digital audio output format selected in the Audio 1 menu corresponds to the audio components you have made connections to ( •...
  • Page 19 mD or Super VCD/Video CD Menu Screen Advancing to the next chapter (track) Although this differs depending on the disc, pressing MENU, TOP MENU, or RETURN during DVD playback or RETURN during Super VCD/Video CD playback Press NEXT on the front panel). displays the menu screen.

  • Page 20: Adjusting Audio And Video

    Adjusting Audio Resuming playback from where you stopped and Video – DVD/Super VCD/Video CD Settings Use the resume feature to restart playback from the point that the disc was stopped last time. This features cannot be used with MP3s and CDs. í...
  • Page 21 Use the cursor buttons ( / ) to select the Press RETURN or the cursor button ( ) to menu you want. go back to the main menu bar to select another menu. As each menu is selected with the cursor, the settings appear below the menu heading.
  • Page 22 96kHz PCM Out — 96kHz 48kHz THE DIGITAL AUDIO SETTINGS MPEG Out — MPEG HAVE BEEN OPTIMIZED BY Change Dolby Digital output mode FAROUDJA FOR THE NRS-DCS. Move SETUP Exit DO NOT CHANGE Settings: Dolby Digital* Dolby Digital THESE SETTINGS. *Factory setting...
  • Page 23 NOTICE: THE DIGITAL AUDIO SETTINGS HAVE BEEN OPTIMIZED BY FAROUDJA FOR THE NRS-DCS. DO NOT CHANGE THESE SETTINGS.
  • Page 24 NOTICE: THE S-VIDEO OUTPUT IS NOT AVAILABLE WITH THE NRS-DCS.

  • Page 26: Language Options

    Setting the Changing the Audio Language (Multi-Language Function) – DVD Language Dolby Digital, PCM, and other audio data can be recorded on DVDs in a number of languages or audio Options tracks, letting you choose the desired language or audio. DVDs have the capacity to contain a great deal of audio information, which includes the ability to hold up to 8 AUDIO...

  • Page 31: Dvd On-Screen-Display

    The display changes for each type of disc as follows Viewing Disc Information each time the button is pressed. – DVD/Super VCD/Video CD/CD/MP3 Use DISPLAY to get current information about the disc current title/chapter number elapsed time of current title currently loaded.
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  • Page 36: Dvd Troubleshooting

    Using the wrong remote...
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  • Page 40: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Inputs (Interlaced) Format NTSC/PAL Auto Detect Composite(BNC) 1v pp S-Video(4-pin DIN) Y – 1v pp C –286mv pp Component (BNC) Interlaced Y--1v pp(SMPTE) Auto-detect - if signal is above 15.75KHz Cr--700mv pp it will be sent to the pass-through. Cb –...

  • Page 41: Rs232 Programming Instructions And Commands

    RS232 INSTRUCTION RS232 INSTRUCTIONS All commands are sent using ASCII text strings. Connector: DB-9 Female Note: A command must start with the string Baud rate: 9600 default, 8 bit, header "NRS" 1 stop bit and No Parity Following the header, a comma is used to delimit Pin Configuration: the header from the command.
  • Page 42 RS232 INSTRUCTION PATT Display Test Pattern Help PAUSE Pause – for DVD transport Program – for DVD transport PLAY Play – for DVD transport (0-1) [0=Factory 1=DVD Animation] Advanced Color System Pass-through input Previous Release Reverse – rewind DVD transport Random –...
  • Page 43 RS232 INSTRUCTION INSTALLATION COMMANDS (Normally not controlled by RS232) COMMAND OPTIONS OR RANGE DESCRIPTION (0-200) Bottom Blanking (0-240) Blanking Level – black to white BLT# (0-255) LCD Backlite Timer on front panel 1=On 0=OFF Composite Sync – for RGB output 1=On 0=OFF RS-232 ECHO (0-2) [0=OFF 1=Bi-Level 2=Tri-Level]...

  • Page 44: Infrared Programming And Learning Commands

    INFRARED TEACHING COMMANDS • To learn the NRS-DCS codes, position the To control all the functions in the NRS-DCS learning remote in front of the IR receiver lens. processor commands from both remotes will need to be learned. • Press the Setup key on the front panel. •...
  • Page 45 All warranty claims should be made at the place of purchase. No products may be returned to Faroudja without its consent. If requested by Faroudja, purchaser agrees to provide proof of purchase and to return defective products to Faroudja, transportation charges prepaid.

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