A Quick Start For Laserdisc - PROCEED Digital Surround Decoder User Manual

A Quick Start For Laserdisc

Okay, so now you have some music to listen to while reading the manual. But
you' r e in a rush to hear Dolby Digital on your new system. Remember: What fol-
lows is not a replacement for a complete setup of the system. We will as-
sume here that you have already done the CD setup on the previous page. To get
a laserdisc player playing:
1 MAKE THE PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS
If you have a
Dolby Digital (AC-3)
RF Demodulator card in the PDSD, connect the AC-3 output to
on the PDSD. Also connect the (normal) digital output of your LD
input 1 1
to any matching digital input on the PDSD, noting which one you use. Con-
nect the analog outputs of the LD to the laserdisc inputs of the PAV. Finally ,
don't forget to connect the video output of your laserdisc player to the cor-
responding input on the PAV . Turn everything on.
2 PRESS AND HOLD THE LASERDISC BUTTON ON THE PAV
This shortcut of pressing and holding an input button will take you directly
to the Define Button menu for that button.
3 TELL THE SYSTEM WHICH CONNECTORS YOU USED FOR YOUR
LASERDISC PLAYER IN STEP 1
Using the
volume +/–
defines your video connection and press
connected to the laserdisc connector, and whether you used composite or
S-video connections. Press
make, and then press
Similarly, set up all three audio connections: move the arrow cursor down
( ) to the line that defines your first choice, and press
volume +/–
again. With the cursor changed to an
buttons will allow you to select
done, press again to save your change, and move on to your second
enter
choice (a digital input); then your third choice (the analog connection), sav-
ing changes as you go.
This hierarchy allows the system to automatically select the best available
signal, by associating up to three different connections with a single button
on the front panel of the PAV.
4 PRESS MENU TO EXIT THE MENU SYSTEM, AND ENJOY
Make sure the volume is on at a low level before you fire up your laserdisc
player; press the laserdisc button once, and raise the volume to a moderate/
comfortable level. Important: you should properly calibrate the system so
all speakers are playing at the proper volumes before you listen critically to
multichannel audio. Performing this calibration only takes only a few more
minutes, but you should read up on it first. Please review the chapter on
The Setup Menu for more information, pp. 39-55.
output on your laserdisc player and the
buttons, move the arrow cursor down to the line that
enter . Confirm that the video is
to save any changes you might need to
enter
to return to the previous menu.
menu
instead of an arrow, the
x
digital input 1 1 RF
digital
enter
volume +/–
(for example). When
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