Philips SACD-1000 manual

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    SACD 1000 SACD 1000 Hookup Pages 00_SACD_USA_COV_23801_D1 11-12-2000 15:52 Pagina 1[...]

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    Functional overview Front of player English FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 13 SACD SVCD CHAPTER TRACK TITLE SCAN CHAPTER TRACK TITLE VIDEO DTS MCH 3 D SUR ALL A-B REPEAT MCH CD STEREO SHUFFLE TOTAL REM TRACK TIME F S T ON/OFF SOUND MODE STOP PLA Y P AUSE REPEA T PREV NEXT OPEN/CLOSE DIGITAL OUT TruSurround with SRS D I G I T A L V I D E O SUPER AUDIO CD SACD [...]

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    Rear of player Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the rear panel connectors. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit. English 14 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW MAINS VOLTAGE SELECTOR 100-120V 220-240V 123 SUBW RIGHT GND RIGHT SURR. LEFT SURR. CENTER LEFT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT DIG OUT OPT OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Dolby Digital/ DTS/MP[...]

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    English 18 PREPARATION Pr eparation General notes - Depending on your amplifier/receiver/Stereo System, there are various ways to connect the player. These are explained in the section below. - For some connections, settings for digital and/or analogue output are required. These settings have to be made in the ‘Personal Preferences’ menu which [...]

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    English PREPARATION 19 Connecting to an amplifier/receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic For an amplifier/receiver with Dolby Surround, you can connect your SACD player in the same way as described for Dolby Pro Logic. Dolby Pro Logic sound 1 Connect the audio Left and Right outputs for Front speaker connection (1) to the corresponding inputs on th[...]

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    English 20 PREPARATION Connecting to a TV Notes - Depending on your TV, there are various ways to connect the player. These are shown in the illustration below. - Please refer to your TV, VCR, and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to make the optimal connections. - Do not connect your SACD-player via your VCR because the video quality could be [...]

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    English PREPARATION 21 Delay times - DVD only Your SACD player is set to correctly reproduce synchronized Digital Surround Sound in a listening area where the surround speakers are about 150cm nearer to the listening position than the front speakers and the center speaker is in line with the front speakers. To adjust for other listening-area arrang[...]

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    English 36 OPERATION Enhanced use Filter switch Not all amplifiers/receivers and speakers can handle the extended frequency response of SACD. Your SACD is equipped with a switchable filter on the rear. The factory setting for this filter is 40 KHz, which is safe for all systems. If your system can handle the full frequency range of SACD (check the [...]