T+A DVD 1240 R, User Manual

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Listening to SACD
It exist three types of SACD discs: single layer, double
layer and hybrid discs. The hybrid discs contain a
standard CD and a SACD layer.
The SACD layer should always contain the music in a
pure stereo format. Additionally it may contain the music
in multi channel format. Some rare discs however contain
only multi channel signals on the SACD layer. The
DVD 1240 R (HD) can play back all of these discs.
Please follow the instructions below.
Play back of Super Audio CD (SACD)
Stereo SACD
•
The player will automatically select the stereo SACD
layer as the default. After reading the disc, the SACD
indicator will light up.
•
Now the disc may be started by pressing the    
button.
SACDs containing a stereo and multi-channel area
•
After loading and reading such a disc, the player will
automatically select the stereo SACD area as the
default. This is indicated by the SACD indicator.
• Start the disc by pressing the

 

button.
Multi-channel SACDs without stereo track
The DVD 1240 R (HD) can also play pure multi-channel
SACDs, in which case they are reproduced as a two-
channel down-mix. This means that all sound information
(including that for the rear channels) is reproduced via
the stereo loudspeakers, ensuring that no musical
information is lost.
Play back of the CD layer of hybid SACD
discs
The DVD 1240 R (HD) can play back both of the SACD
and the CD layer of these discs. Switching between CD
and SACD layer is accomplished by pressing the
   
button while the disc is stopped. After switching to the CD
layer, the “CD” indicator in the display will be lit.
Note:
During play back it is not possible to switch between CD
and SACD layers. First stop a playing disc before
switching layers.
Compatibility with recordable media
The DVD 1240 R (HD) can play back recordable and
rewritable discs (for details refer to the technical data
section of this manual).
Due to the vast number of different disc types, disc
manufacturers, disc recorders and software programs a
guarantee for compatibility with every software /
hardware / disc combination can not be given.
If compatibility problems occur we recommend to use a
different type of disc, a different recording device and/or
a different software.