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Owner’s manual EMP-1 Reference Multi Player Warning: To avoid risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Verify line voltage before use. Do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personal. The warranty is void if non-authorized personnel tamper with the product. Use only authorized Electrocompaniet service center.
Intro 1. The story of Electrocompaniet The next 3 years went to further research and design improvement. During this time we had to develop a new ‘language’ to translate what we were hearing, into practical design parameters (distortion, frequency response etc.) A new mathematical equation was developed to better describe the AC (music) characteristics of the transistor, rather than the normal DC characteristics.
Intro 2. The Design Concept The next stage is to sample rate the information. This process removes possible jitter and also makes sure that all parts of the DAC get the correct information, at correct time. The last step is to convert the digital signal into an analog signal. This is done in two stages. First the PCM signal is up sampled to 192kHz. This signal is then up sampled again to 312 kHz if selected (Factory setting is 192kHz).
Intro 3. General Information 4. Patent Information Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolbv”,“Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Notes About Discs • This player is designed for use with the following discs: Super Audio CD (SA-CD), DVD-Video, Video CD, SuperVideo CD, Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R and DVD-RW. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
Unpacking the unit 5. Unpacking the EMP-1 Immediately upon receipt of the EMP-1, inspect the carton for possible damage during shipment. The carton and packaging have been designed to provide the safest possible protection for transport of this player. Unpack the unit carefully. Save all packaging materials for future shipment. How to avoid noise problems The EMP 1 contains delicate circuits that are made to make a crystal clear, detailed sound.
Connecting the EMP 1 6. Connectors on the rear side Analog Connect the left output to the left input on the preamplifier or the integrated amplifier. Connect the right output to the right input on the preamplifier or the integrated amplifier. Connect the Center, Sub woofer, and Surround left/right if you want to use the EMP 1 in a surround setup. Front panel controls The power on/off button is localized in the center of the front panel.
Functional Overview 7. Remote Control O/l • Turns this player into the standby mode. S. MODE • Selects a sound mode: Stereo, Virtual Surround or Multi-channel.
Getting Started 8. Remote Control, Inserting batteries 9. Turning on the Power 1 Connect the AC power cord to an AC outlet. 2 Turn on your TV and AV receiver. 3 Select the appropriate input source at the AV receiver that was used to connect to chis player. Refer to the owner’s manual for your component for details. 4 Turn on this player. 5 Set the TV to the correct Video IN channel. (e.g. EXT1, EXT2, AV1, AVZ AUDIO/VIDEO, ecc. Refer to the owner’s manual for your TV for details.
Getting Started 4 Press ▲▼ to highlight one of the options below: PAL Select this if the connected TV is a PAL system TV. It will change video signals of NTSC discs and output them in PAL format NTSC Select this if the connected TV is an NTSC system. It will change video sig nals of PAL discs and output them in NTSC format. MULTI Select this if the connected TV is compatible with both NTSC and PAL formats (a multi-system TV). The output format will be in accordance with the video signals of the disc. 11.
Getting Started 12. Setting the menu language PREFERENCE PAGE AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PBC MP3 MPEG NAV PASSWORD DEFAULT ENGLISH CHINESE FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE POLISH ITALIAN TURKISH 1 Press STOP ■ twice, then press SETUP. 2 Press ► repeatedly to select [PREFERENCE PAGE]. 3 Press ▲▼ to highlight the options below one at a time, then press ► • AUDIO (disc’s sound track) • SUBTITLE (disc’s subtitles) • DISC MENU (disc’s menu) 4 Press ▲▼ to select a language, then press ENTER/OK 13.
Getting Started 6 Select the corresponding setup that fit to your installation for the Front, Center and surround speakers. OFF (Only for CENTER and SURROUND speakers) Select when no Center speakers are connected and you want the sound to be routed to the left/right front speakers (Stereo). [SPEAKERS DELAY] Delay time settings in relation to the listening position distance for center and surround speakers (0 MS~1S MS).
Disc Operation - General 14. Basic Playback 15. General Operation 1 Press any button at the front panel to wake up the unit Unless otherwise stated, all operations described here are carried out using the remote control for this player. 2 On the front panel, press and hold ▼ for two second to open the disc loading tray. 3 Place the chosen discs in the tray, printed side up. 4 Press ▲ to close and play. The disc tray closes and playback starts automatically.
Disc Operation - Repeat/Shuffle Repeat Function Shuffle (Except DVD/VCD/SVCD) With the Shuffle function, you can play tracks in random order.
Disc Operation - Video Playback Using the disc menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc. On-Screen Display (OSD) The OSD menu shows disc playback information (e.g., the ride or chapter number, elapsed playing time or audio/ subtitle language). A number of operations are possible without interrupting disc playback. To select a playback feature or item • Use ◄►▲▼ or the numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote control, then press ENTER/OK to start playback.
Disc Operation - Video Playback Title/Group selection and time search (DVD-Audio) Time Search (DVD/VCD) 1 Press ▲▼ to select [TT TIME] or [CHTIME] (DVD) or [TRACKTIME] or [DISCTIME] (VCD). • [TT TIME] refers to the total time of the current title, and the [CH TIME] refers to the total time of the current chapter. 2 Press ENTER/OK. 3 Enter hours, minutes and seconds from left to right using the numeric keypad (0-9) (e.g. 0:34:27).
Disc Operation- Special DVD Features 16. Special DVD Features Playing by title 1 Press MENU • The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use ◄►▲▼ or the numeric keypad (0-9) to select a play option. 3 Press ENTER/OK to confirm. Camera angle Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the desired angle. Audio Changing the audio language and/or format. Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio language. Subtitles Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle language.
Disc Operation - Special VCD and SVCD features 17. Special VCD and SVCD Features DISC INTERVAL This function is used to divide a disc into six parts at regular intervals, and display them on one page to help you preview the entire disc. Playback control (PBC) For VCD with Playback control (PBC) feature (version 2.0 only) • Press MENU to toggle between PBC ON and PBC OFF. • If you select PBC ON, the disc menu (if available) will appear on the TV.
5. Disc Operation - Super Audio Cd (SA-CD) 18. SA-CDs (Super Audio CDs) Playing discs The SA-CD standard is based on Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology. This new direct-stream digital format comprises a 1-bit system that has a digital sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of conventional audio CDs. There are three types of SA-CD discs: singlelayer, dual-layer and hybrid discs.
5. Disc Operation - Audio CD / Picture CD Playing discs 1 Load the disc. • Playback starts automatically. • The TV screen displays the number of tracks for selection and the current playback status. 2 Playback stops at the end of the disc. 3 To stop playback, press STOP/EJECT During playback, you can: • Press 9 : to select another track/file in the current folder. • Press PAUSE II to pause playback.
5. Disc Operation - Audio CD / Picture CD 20. Preview Function (JPEG) This function displays the content of the current folder or the entire disc. Playback with multi-angles During playback, press ◄►▲▼ to rotate the picture on the TV screen. ◄ : rotates the picture anti-clockwise ► : rotates the picture clockwise ▲ : flips the picture vertically ▼ : flips the picture horizontally 1 Press STOP/EJECT during playback. • 12 thumbnail pictures appear on the TV screen.
Setup Menu - General 21. General Setup menu 1 2 Press SETUP Press ◄ ► to select the ‘General Setup’ icon. 3 Press ENTER/OK to confirm Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing Not all discs are rated or coded by the manufacturer of the disc. You can prevent playback of a specific disc by locking the disc. You can lock up to 40 discs on this player. 1 Note! Setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customize this player to suit your own particular requirements.
Setup Menu - General 23. To input your favorite tracks/chapt. To input your favorite discs 1 Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to enter a valid disc number. 2 Use ◄►▲▼ to move the cursor to the next position. 3 Repeat steps 1-2 to input another disc number. 1 Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to enter a valid track/chapter number. 2 Use ◄►▲▼ to move the cursor to the next position.
Setup Menu - General 24. OSD Language 26. DivX®VOD registration code This menu contains various language options for the screen’s display language. Yamaha provides you with the DivX®VOD (Video On Demand) registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX®VOD service. For more information, visit at www.divx.com/vod. Screen Saver This function is used to turn the screen saver on or off. 1 In ‘GENERAL SETUP PAGE”, press ▲▼ to highlight [SCREEN SAVER], then press PLAY►.
Setup Menu - Audio 27. Audio Setup Menu 1 2 3 29. Setting the digital output The options included in Digital Audio are: ‘Digital Output’ and ‘LPCM Output’. Press SETUP Press ◄► to select the ‘Audio Setup’ icon. Press ENTER/OK to confirm 1 2 3 4 AUDIO SETUP PAGE ANALOG OUTPUT DIGITAL AUDIO HDMI AUDIO SPEAKER SETUP CD UPSAMPLING NIGTH MODE DIGITAL OUTPUT Set the digital output according to your optional audio component connections. OFF Select to turn off the digital output. 28.
Setup Menu - Audio 30. Setting the HDMI audio If you are not using the HDMI audio output, you should set this to [Off]. If the monitor/receiver connected to this player using HDMI does not support HDMI audio signal input, set this to [Off]. CD Upsampling 1 In AUDIO SETUPPAGE press ▲▼ to highlight [CD UPSAMPLING], then press OK OFF Select this to disable CD-upsampling. In’AUDIO SETUP PAGE”, press▲▼ to highlight [HDMI AUDIO], then press OK. 88.
Setup Menu - Video 31. Video Setup Menu 1 2 3 4:3 LETTER BOX Select this if you have a normal TV. In this case, a wide picture with black binds on the upper and lower portions of the TV screen will be displayed.
Setup Menu - Video 34. Closed Caption SOFT Select this to make the TV picture softer. Closed captions are data hidden in the video signals of specific discs, and are invisible without the use of a special decoder. The difference between subtitles and captions is that subtitles are intended for hearing persons and captions are for the hearing impaired. Subtitles rarely show all of the audio. For example, captions show sound effects (e.g., “phone ringing” and “footsteps”), while subtitles do not.
Setup Menu - Video COLOR Increase the value to enhance the color in your picture or vice versa. Zero (0) is the average color setting value. 5 Press ◄► to adjust the setting that best suits your personal preference. 6 Repeat steps 4-5 to adjust other color features. 7 Press OK to confirm. GAMMA Enables you to adjust the intensity of the picture non-linearly. A positive value enables you to bring out low level detail in dark scenes, while a negative value emphasizes contrast.
Setup Menu - Video 37. HDMI VIDEO Setting Examples Enables you to adjust the resolution depending on the monitor you are using. You can use this function only when the HDMI output terminal is connected to a HDMI-compatible component. Notes: • While HDMI video signals are being output, component video is muted. • For settings other than [AUTO], HDMI video output may not display properly if a resolution output setting not supported by the HDMI-compatible monitor you are using is set.
Setup Menu - Preference 38. Preference Setup Menu 1 2 3 Press STOP to stop playback then press SETUP. Press ◄► to select the Preference Setup icon. Press OK to confirm.
Setup Menu - Preference 2 40. MP3/JPEG menu MP3/JPEG Navigator can be set only if the disc has recorded with a menu. It allows you to select different display menus for easy navigation. 1 OLD PASSWORD NEW PASSWORD CONFIRM PWD In ‘PREFERENCE PAGE’, press ▲▼ to highlight [MP3/JPEG NAV], then press OK OK 3 Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to enter your old six-digit password. • When doing this for the first time, enter ‘000 000’. • If you forget your old six-digit password, enter ‘000 000”.
Technical data Output impedance 100 ohm Output level Balanced, 0dBFs 4.5Vrms Noise floor 20 - 20 kHz < - 130 dB Frequency deviation 20 - 20 kHz < 0.05 dB Channel separation THD + N > 110 dB 20 - 20 kHz < 0.002% IMD TBD Digital/Analog Conversion 24 bit, 192 kHz Compatible formats CD, HDCD, SACD, DVD, MP3, SVCD, VCD, WMA,DIVX, Picture CD, JPEG Dynamic Range Dimensions WxDxH 483 x 410 x 75 mm 19 x 16.
44. Glossary Analog: Sound that has not been turned Into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels,the left and right. Multichannel: DVD is specified to have each sound track constitute one sound field. Multichannel refers to a structure of sound tracks having three or more channels Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed mage.The hortzontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs.
Contents 1. The story of Electrocompaniet 3 2. The Design Concept 4 3. General Information 5 5. Unpacking the EMP 1 6 6. Connectors on the rear side 7 7. Remote Control 8 8. Remote Control, Inserting batteries 9. Turning on the Power 9 10. Selecting a color system for your TV 11. Setting Language Preference 10 12. Setting the menu language 11 13. Setting Speaker Channels 11 14. Basic Playback 13 15. General Operation 13 16. Special DVD Features17 17. Special VCD and SVCD Features 18.
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