USER MANUAL EMBLA BASIC SILENT REPLAY SYSTEM
Bladelius Embla Basic Table of Contents User Manual Table of contents Getting started ...................................................................................................... 1 Back panel connections ....................................................................................1 How to use the remote control...........................................................................2 User interface overview ................................................................................
Bladelius Embla Basic Table of Contents User Manual Backup query as CD insertion .....................................................................18 Network settings..............................................................................................19 Link status....................................................................................................19 System settings ...............................................................................................
Bladelius Embla Basic User Manual This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated, dangerous voltage within the unit’s case that may be sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying this unit. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.
Bladelius Embla Basic Introduction User Manual Thank you for purchasing the BLADELIUS EMBLA silent replay system. Your EMBLA is a state-of-the-art unit, and has been assembled by highly skilled BLADELIUS craftsmen to provide you with many years of listening pleasure. Our unit’s esteem arises from the way we handle music-signals. BLADELIUS develop products for people who wish absolutely natural an enjoyable music reproduction.
Bladelius Embla Basic Unpacking User Manual When you have received your EMBLA, you should make sure that the shipping box is in its original state. If however that should not be the case, please contact your dealer. Please unpack your unit carefully; there are several parts that can be damaged. We suggest that you to keep your box and its interior. Save your plastic bag, inserts, and carton. You may need these later for transporting the EMBLA or for shipment in the event it ever requires factory service.
Bladelius Embla Basic Getting started - Back panel connections User Manual Getting started Back panel connections AC INLET Mains power switch IEC Connector Fuse holder Analog Output 2. Left & Right Ch. Low level output 1. Left & Right Ch. Normal level output R, L: Balanced output Digital input 4. TosLink Optical 3. S/PDIF Coaxial 2. AES/EBU 1. USB © 2008 by Bladelius Design Group. All rights reserved Digital Output 3. TosLink Optical 2. S/PDIF Coaxial 1.
Bladelius Embla Basic Getting started - How to use the remote control User Manual How to use the remote control The “CD”-button must have been pressed before any operations can be carried out. Blank description means that the button has no function for Embla.
Bladelius Embla Basic User interface overview - Playback display User Manual User interface overview Playback display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 27 10 26 25 11 24 12 23 13 22 21 19 17 15 20 18 16 14 Browsing tracks 29 28 30 31 32 33 34 © 2008 by Bladelius Design Group.
Bladelius Embla Basic User interface overview - Display element description User Manual Display element description Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Description Setup menu button Settings menu button Information button Backup button CD playback button Internal memory playback button USB playback button Network playback button Audio playback menu button Elapsed playback time Increase master volume Current master volume / mute indicator / m
Bladelius Embla Basic How to navigate on the screen in Embla Basic - Display element description User Manual How to navigate on the screen in Embla Basic Use the arrows up/down/left/right, enter and return on the remote control to navigate between the different buttons. The buttons on the left upper corner are used for setup, information and backup of CD. Some setup attributes are not open for change during audio playback. The buttons on the right upper corner are used for playback operation.
Bladelius Embla Basic Basic operation - Backup a CD to internal memory User Manual Basic operation Backup a CD to internal memory Place a disc in the Embla drive. The system should prompt you that a new disk is available for backup. This prompt is only shown if the setting “Backup query at CD insertion” is set to “On”. If you have this setting set to “Off” the backup prompt is never displayed. Press the “Enter” button on the remote control and backup is started. © 2008 by Bladelius Design Group.
Bladelius Embla Basic Basic operation - Backup a CD to internal memory Progress Corrected errors Uncorrected errors User Manual shows in % Shows how many errors it has corrected. If all are corrected errors you have a bit perfect copy. Shows how many uncorrected errors it has encountered. If any uncorrected errors are detected then it will not be a bit perfect copy. It can take a while to backup a disc depending on its condition.
Bladelius Embla Basic Basic operation - Backup a CD to USB memory device User Manual You can also start a backup of a CD from the menus by selecting the “Backup” button under the setup menu. Backup a CD to USB memory device If you want CD’s to backup to USB memory device you should change the setting “Backup destination” to “USB memory” Change input level Select the input that you want to change.
Bladelius Embla Basic Basic operation - Display currently played album User Manual Display currently played album Press the “Return” button on the remote control to display the track list of the album being played. Display information about the currently played track Press “Time” button on the remote control, or select the “Information” button in the setup menu on the display, to display information about the track being played.
Bladelius Embla Basic Basic operation - Play music from an external USB mass storage device User Manual Play music from an external USB mass storage device Playing from a USB memory device works the same way as from the internal memory. You access the track list through the “USB memory playback” button on the display. Play music from the internal memory This will only work if you have made any backups of CD albums.
Bladelius Embla Basic Basic operation - Play music from the internal memory User Manual Browse albums Browse tracks Press enter to start the track of your choice. © 2008 by Bladelius Design Group.
Bladelius Embla Basic Basic operation - Remove prompt for backup of inserted CD User Manual Remove prompt for backup of inserted CD Change the setting “Backup query at CD insertion” in the “CD backup settings” menu to “No”. Skip tracks forward and backward Use the skip forward ( ) button on the remote control to skip track and start playback of the next track. Use the skip backward ( ) button on the remote control to start playback from the beginning of the track, or skip to the previous track.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - Use repeated playback mode User Manual Reference Display this settings menu by selecting the “Settings menu” button from the “Setup menu” toolbar. © 2008 by Bladelius Design Group.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - Playback settings User Manual Playback settings Random mode Random mode is available for CD, internal memory and USB. Options Off *) Random mode is disabled All Embla chooses randomly track between all tracks from the selected source. Repeat mode Repeat mode is available for CD, internal memory and USB. Options Off *) Repeat mode is disabled. One Embla repeats playback of one track continuously. © 2008 by Bladelius Design Group.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - Audio Settings User Manual Audio Settings Bypass master volume You can bypass the preamplifier/volume section in Embla by setting this to on (bypass). Caution: if you set it to “On” the level will be very high if connected to an amplifier. Use this setting when Embla is used together with a preamplifier or integrated amplifier. Options Off *) Bypass volume control is disabled. Volume control is enabled. On Bypass volume control is enabled. Volume control is disabled.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - Audio Settings User Manual Resampling mode Options On *) Off Resampling is active. Resampling filter is on. Resampling is disabled, and audio bypasses the resampling filter. Filter Mode Filter B and Filter C is optional, and can be purchased separately at your local dealer. Options Filter A *) Dac and filter based on our reference player Bladelius Gondul M. Filter B Different DAC than A. Filter C Analog like digital filter for more analog like sound.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - Audio Settings User Manual Digital output mode Select what you want going out on digital outputs. Options Normal *) The same sources as you are listening to are sent to the digital outputs. Internal Internal puts out from internal Flash or disc, even if you have selected a digital input as source. Use this if you want to loop something like room correction unit or similar. Off Digital outputs are disabled.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - CD backup settings User Manual CD backup settings Backup query as CD insertion This setting controls if Embla should prompt for every inserted disc that it is available for backup. Options Yes *) Embla will prompt for backup on disc insertion. No Embla will not prompt for backup on disc insertion. Backup has to be started by selecting the “Backup” button from the “Setup menu”. © 2008 by Bladelius Design Group.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - Network settings User Manual Network settings Link status Status of your network connection. Options Down *) No network connection 10Mb 10 Mb connection 100 Mb 100 Mb connection © 2008 by Bladelius Design Group.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - System settings User Manual System settings Display brightness level You can select Options 1 2 3 *) 4 5 Off the brightness level on the display. Lowest intensity. Use in home theater. Normal intensity. Highest intensity. Use in very light room, or in direct sunlight. Display is off. The display is automatically lit up when the remote control is used.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - System settings User Manual Touchscreen calibration You can calibrate the touch control to synchronize the position of the menus and buttons to the touch sensors, by tapping the prompted marks. The touch control is calibrated in the factory and is normally not needed to be recalibrated. Language Select between languages on the display. Options English *) The user interface is in English. English US The user interface is in US English.
Bladelius Embla Basic Reference - System settings User Manual DAC software version This is the version of the secondary software in Bladelius Embla. Serial number This is the unique serial number of this Bladelius Embla. MAC address This is the unique MAC address of this Bladelius Embla’s built in network adapter. Enable software updates This setting must be On to be able to update the primary software in Bladelius Embla.
