Super DVD Audio Player Users Manual It’s a complete player, processor and preamp that plays everything! Rev 1 Draft (5/03) 1
Contents Simple Setup and Quick Start................ 5 Unique Features and Unprecedented Performance .......................................... 6 The Preamp Upgrade ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Burn-In ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Features ........................
Opening the Player ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Center Channel Downmixing ....................................................................................................................... 20 Master Slave MODE ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Player Settings using the On Screen Menus ..
MPEG Out (Default setting: MPEG>PCM) .................................................................................................... 31 Video Output settings ........................... 31 TV screen (Default setting: 16.9 (Wide)) ..................................................................................................... 31 Component Out (Default setting: Interlace) ..............................................................................................
Simple Setup and Quick Start Location - This unit produces a lot of heat. DO NOT STACK, Do not place anything on top of this unit or put in closed cabinet! Power - The SDVDA Player comes standard with an inboard power supply. A fuse block inside the unit allows the unit to be switched between 240V and 120V. Please check the back of the unit before plugging the unit in. Unit is configured for 120V unless otherwise marked. Leave the SDVDA powered on all the time.
Super DVD Audio Player Users Manual Rev 1 (5/03) Unique Features and Unprecedented Performance MSB has been making high-end audio players for over 15 years. The latest is a new audio player that plays SACD and DVD Audio discs, DTS CDs, CDs, MP3s and just about any disc sized music source.
Features IEEE 1394 and MSB Network digital interface The IEEE 1394 and MSB Network interface makes it possible to connect this player to another product with a single cable and enjoy high sampling rate (up to 192 kHz) PCM multichannel digital audio from DVD-Audio and SACD (IEEE only) discs , as well as digital audio (upsampled to 192k on MSB Network only) from DVD-Video, CD, Video CD and MP3 discs.
1. Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control. 2. Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications (+, -) inside the compartment of the larger remote. Install two AAA batteries in the smaller remote. 3. Close the cover. Note, incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Please observe the following: · Don’t mix new and old batteries together.
· This player is compatible with multi-session discs, but only plays sessions that are closed. · Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your MP3 files. · This player can recognize a combined total of up to 250 tracks and folders. If a disc containing over 250 tracks/folders is loaded, only the first 250 tracks/folders recorded on the disc will be playable. · Folder and track names (excluding the “.mp3” extension) are displayed.
System Design and Connections This DVD player has many interesting features that allow it to be used effectively in a whole range of audio and home theater systems. Following the system design section the individual features of the front and rear panel will be described. This player can be distinguished from most others in three ways. First it includes an eight channel volume control. This allows it to be used independently with nothing but amplifiers, speakers and a display.
Add to a complex home theater The player provides a simple way to add into most home theater systems, even if quite complex. Identify the cables running to the amplifiers. Unplug them and plug them into the 8 channel input on the player. Now run new cables from the player outputs to the amplifiers taking care that each channel is looped through the player in the same order. Now find the video going to the monitor or projector. Also loop it through the player.
Rear Panel Details The most important feature of the rear panel is a small toggle switch near the power connection labelled ON AUTO and OFF. It controls the audio pass-through. toggle switch on position - In this position, the 8 VOLUME CONTROLLED ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS always output the sound made by the player. Even when the player is off, the pass-through feature is disabled. This position should be selected only when the pass-through feature is not used or during troubleshooting operations as directed.
In this case, you must hook up the player with a composite or S output and program the component output to interlace using the remote. COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT (C) - Standard video output that you can connect to your TV or Projector. S-VIDEO OUT (S) - S-Video output that you should use instead of the VIDEO OUT jack if possible.. Analog Audio Outputs 8 VOLUME CONTROLLED ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS – They are designed to drive any high-end Amplifier directly.
The IEEE1394 Network IEEE 1394 - Two 4-pin, S400 connectors are provided for connection to a firewire DAC or to IEEE1394-equipped receivers and other components. Each IEEE connector acts simultaneously as both input and output. All data formats are output. If you have a receiver with an IEEE1394 connector, you can connect it to this player using the supplied IEEE1394 cable.
Front Panel Controls OPEN/CLOSE - Press to open or close the disc tray (when in standby, this button will also switch the power on). STOP - Press to stop the disc (you can resume playback by pressing (>) (play). PLAY / PAUSE - Press to start or resume playback. If playing, press to pause playback. Press again to restart. (when in standby, this button will also switch the power on). FORWARD SCAN - Press and hold for fast forward scanning. REVERSE SCAN - Press and hold for fast reverse scanning.
10 CHP - Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number 11 REMAIN - Lights when the character display is showing the time or number of tracks/titles/ chapters remaining 12 Character display 13 II - Lights when a disc is paused 14 (arrow right) - Lights when a disc is playing 15 DD - Lights when a Dolby Digital soundtrack is playing 16 DTS - Lights when a DTS soundtrack is playing Remote controls Simple Volume Remote The Simple MSB remote contains two functions.
25 CLEAR - Press to clear a numeric entry 26 ENTER - Press to select an option or execute a command TV Control - These buttons control the volume control part of the Player. Press FUNC to select the TV for remote control operation VOLUME UP AND DOWN – These buttons adjust the main volume control, changing all the channels at the same time. Can be activated on the front panel or remote. They are also used to adjust the trim levels while in the setup mode. Each button click is 1db change.
Player Setup Eight Channel Audio Configuration Setup Operations Setup involves two parts. First, the overall configuration is chosen and any internal switches can be set as shown. Then the final levels are set during playback later. These setup features are for the more advanced user. Most setup parameters can be done using the menus. Configuration Options The Player can be configured for audio and home theater applications.
Stereo - Bi Amp Configuration L Main Trim 1 2 3 4 A2 A1 S C LR RR LF RF In In In In In In In In A2 A1 S C LR RR LF RF Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Stereo - Tri Amp Configuration 1 2 3 4 on A2 A1 S C LR RR LF RF Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out R Main Trim 1 2 3 4 6 dB cut Low Pass Filter on 1 2 3 4 on 1 R Main 2 R Rear 3 Aux C 4 Aux S 1 2 3 4 AUX. 2 AUX. 1 AUX.
Home Theater - with Blended Mono and Stereo Subs Mono Stereo Sub Sub L Main Trim 1 2 3 4 A2 A1 S C LR RR LF RF In In In In In In In In A2 A1 S 1 2 3 4 C LR RR LF RF Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out 6 dB cut Low Pass Filter on R Main Trim 1 2 3 4 6 dB cut Low Pass Filter on 6 dB cut Low Pass Filter 6 dB cut Low Pass Filter 1 2 3 4 on L Main L Rear Aux C Aux S 1 R Main 2 R Rear 3 Aux C 4 Aux S 1 2 3 4 AUX. 2 AUX. 1 AUX.
level in the blend can be adjusted using the R and L trim pots to set the relitive level of the center in the mix. The disadvantage is that when stereo material is played, the volume will be slightly lower sounding as the center portion is missing. When downmixed digitally in the player, the levels are adjusted automatically.
Player Settings using the On Screen Menus When you switch on the player for the first time, you may either use the Setup Navigator to make more settings, or jump right in and start playing some discs. Before continuing, make sure that you’ve loaded the batteries in the remote control. Switching on After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press STANDBY/ON on the remote control to switch the player on.
10 Do you have surround speakers connected to your AV receiver? Select Connected or Not Connected. 11 Do you have a sub-woofer connected to your AV receiver? Select Connected or Not Connected. If you selected Not Connected in step 8, that completes the setup. Press ENTER to leave the Setup Navigator. Questions 12 through 15 are concerned with the digital decoding capabilities of your AV receiver. 12 Is your AV receiver Dolby Digital compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don’t Know.
(Joystick) Moves the cursor around the screen. ENTER Selects the current menu option. (RETURN) Returns to the previously displayed menu screen. On some DVD-Audio discs featuring browsable pictures, press to display the browser screen. Numbers Highlights a numbered menu option (some discs only). Press ENTER to select (or wait a few seconds.) FAQ · After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a few seconds! Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your player.
Playing Discs Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD and SACD discs, CDs and MP3 discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. Some DVD discs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example). This is not a malfunction. If you want to use them, start the disc playing using a number button to select a track.
3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed. The slow motion speed is displayed on-screen. 4 To resume normal playback, press (play). You can’t use slow motion playback with some titles on some DVDs. The picture quality during slow motion playback is not as good as during normal playback. Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached. For DVDAudio discs featuring browsable pictures, press (|<< and>>|) to view the previous/next picture.
(|<<) returns to the beginning of the current track/chapter. You can’t go back further than this. (>>|) selects another track/chapter at random from those remaining. You can’t use random play together with program or repeat play. Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles/groups/chapters/folders/tracks on a disc. Program play is not available with DVDRWs playing in PBC mode, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.
Searching a disc Using the search mode function from the Play Mode menu you can quickly jump to a particular part of the disc that you’re watching or listening to. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Search Mode’ from the list of functions on the left. The search options that appear depend on the kind of disc loaded. The screen below shows the DVD-Video search options. 2 Select a search mode. 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title, group, chapter, page, folder or track number, or a time.
The Audio Settings Menu This player comes equipped with a number of specialized audio settings. These are generally considered by most audio enthusiasts to be inferior to pure sound. As a result, these settings can only be accessed using either the line level outputs (not recommended) or the SPDIFF digital audio outputs. They do not effect the MSB Network, IEEE 1384 or volume controlled analog audio outputs. To access these settings press SETUP and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display.
· Memory 1-3 – Use for saving your own presets (see below) 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Video Adjust Screen. Depending on the disc and the TV/monitor, you may not see the effect clearly. Creating your own presets You can create up to three presets of your own. 1 Select one of the Memory presets (see above). 2 Move the joystick down to select ‘Detailed Settings’ then press ENTER. 3 Adjust the picture quality settings. · Use the joystick (up/down) to select a setting.
This setting must be left ON at all times. There is no digital output when playing SACDs and some DVD-Audio discs regardless of this setting. This setting is important for future compatibility with 44.1 kHz DVD-Audio discs which may be released with the digital output enabled. In such a rare case, the digital output should be manually turned off to assure proper sound.
Audio Language (Default setting: English) This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD-Video discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the system automatically plays the disc in that language. The DVD-video format recognizes 136 different languages. Select Other Language if you want to specify a language other than those listed. See also Selecting languages, using the language code list on page # 37.
Some DVD Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play. This gives you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player. Some discs also support the Country Code feature. The player does not play certain scenes on these discs, depending on the country code you set. Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country Code you must register a password.
SACD Playback (Default setting: 2ch Area) SACD discs can be divided up into several different areas—stereo audio (2ch Area), multi-channel audio (Multi-ch Area) and, for hybrid SACDs, standard CD audio (CD Area). Select which you want to listen to. For multi-channel audio from the IEEE1394 and all analog outputs, SACD playback must be set to Multi-ch Area. If you select an area that isn’t on the disc loaded, a different area of the disc will play.
You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel line level analog outputs. This is not recommended. These settings do not affect any digital audio output. When set to Fix, the level of each of the 5.1 channel analog outputs is fixed. Choose Variable if you want to adjust the relative levels to balance the surround sound better for your listening room. You can set the individual channel levels between –6dB and +6dB in 0.
Discs spin at high speed inside the player. If you can see that a disc is cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged, don’t risk using it in your player—you could end up damaging the unit. This unit is designed for use with conventional, fully circular discs only. Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product. We disclaim all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs.
Language code list Language code list Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en) 0514 French (fr), 0618 Germany (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 Portuguese (pt), 1620 Swedish (sv), 1922 Russian (ru), 1821 K orean (ko), 1115 Greek (el), 0512 Afar (aa), 0101 Abkhazian (ab), 0102 Afrikaans (af), 0106 Amharic (am), 0113 Arabic (ar), 0118 Assamese (as), 0119 Aymara (ay), 0125 Azerbaijani (az), 0126 Bashkir (ba) 0201 Bylorussian (be) 0205 Bulgarian
compatible region codes. You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or all regions). S1 S-video output - This S-video signal format includes aspect ratio information (4:3 or 16:9) within the video signal. TVs which are compatible with S1 S-video automatically switch aspect ratio according to the signal. See also S-Video Out.
composite or S video connection and go to the video setup menu and change the output to Interlaced. Screen is stretched or aspect does not change. · The TV Screen setting in the Initial Settings menu is incorrect. Set it correctly for your TV/monitor. · If your TV/monitor is connected using an S-video cable, try changing the S-Video Out setting. Picture disturbance during playback or the picture is dark. · This player is compatible with Macro-Vision System copy guard.
and that the cable is properly connected. Audio mix does not sound right or sounds incomplete (for example, inaudible dialog). · Make sure that Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel if you’ve connected to the stereo inputs on your amplifier or TV. If you are using the downmixing in the volume control part of the player to downmix the center channel make sure you have connected your front channels to A1 and A2 outputs. Disc containing the MP3 tracks won’t play.
interrupted momentarily when this happens. LOOP CONNECT - The IEEE1394 network cannot function because it is connected in a loop. BUS FULL - The IEEE1394 bus has reached its capacity and cannot transmit any more data. Limited Warranty All MSB products carry a one year warranty from the original retail purchase date, or a two year warranty from the original date sold to a dealer, which ever is first..
