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AUDIO or VIDEO playback 

 

Selecting a source (disc or USB) for playing back audio or video files 

 

 

 

Audio and video files can be played back from a disc or a USB memory stick. 
When you insert the disc or plug the USB memory stick into the USB socket on 
the front panel, the left-hand category list in the on-screen menu will include the 
entries ‘Videos’, ‘Audio’ etc., according to the content of the memory medium. 
 
Select one of these entries, and press 

 
In this way you can find your way to a file which can be played. 

 

 

 

 

 

The  files  which  can  be  played  in  this  mode  (e.g.  music  tracks)  are  only  dis-
played  in  the  sub-menus  if  the  appropriate  playback  mode  (e.g.  Audio)  has 
already been selected. 

 

 

 

 

 

Example: 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for K8

Page 1: ...Software Version V 2 6 Bestell Nummer Order No 9103 0433 UK USER MANUAL K8 ...

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Page 3: ...out these instructions These Operating Instructions describe all the controls and functions of the K8 which are used frequently The section entitled Installation describes all those controls and settings which are not often required and are generally only needed when you are setting up and using the system for the first time This section also contains the network settings for the K8 which are requ...

Page 4: ...re designed to be extremely efficient A European EUP directive will come into force in future relating to energy efficiency and the avoidance of greenhouse gases which are harmful to the climate the directive s requirements will be very stringent but our equipment satisfies them in full even today Our range of accessories includes high quality cables and connectors We would like to take this oppor...

Page 5: ... meet the European safety norms and standards which are currently valid The operation instructions the connection guidance and the safety notes are for your own good please read them carefully and observe them at all times This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EMV Directives 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC and CE Marking Directive 93 68 EEC About these instructions The K8 amplifier w...

Page 6: ... switched off parts of the machine are connected to mains voltage If you know the machine will not be used for a protracted period disconnect it from the mains supply by withdrawing the mains plug from the socket For information on energy consumption please refer to the Chapter entitled Notes on Energy Saving Status LED The LED above the button indicates the operational state of the K8 LED State o...

Page 7: ... loudspeakers connected to the K8 in the main room are automatically switched off When headphones are in use the button menu loudspeaker and headphone modes can be pressed to switch on the Dolby headphone function which provides spatial surround reproduction via headphones The use of headphones Continuous listening to programme material via earphones or head phones at very high volume can result i...

Page 8: ...yback Previous track Station Menu functions Source menu brief press opens the menu for the selected source Disk track menu Tuner menu etc Long press opens the Setup menu for the source device just selected Source Setup menu Streaming Client Network setup see Chapter Network configuration System menu Brief press opens the System configuration menu for details see Chapter System settings Timer menu ...

Page 9: ...ce or medium currently selected The essential information is highlighted on the screen in context sensitive form Additional information is shown above and below the main data in the form of symbols The table below lists and explains the symbols employed The screen s brightness can be reduced to suit your personal preference and requirements see the Chapter entitled System settings System con figur...

Page 10: ...ator in Select lists the first number states the current position in the list the second number the total number of list entries length of list Indicates that the selected menu point or list point can be activated by pressing the button ABC or 123 or abc Character input mode indicator Lights up when Zone 2 is active not possible with 7 1 system in the main room Lights up when Zone 3 is active not ...

Page 11: ...ween the video inputs AV inputs of the K8 Brief press radio function of the K8 abc xyz Direct alpha numeric input e g track number quick station select radio station Special characters are also assigned to the and buttons During the text input process it is possible to switch between numerical and alpha numeric input and between capital and lower case letters using the button green Switches betwee...

Page 12: ... press manual fine tuning Long press Search Rewind fast forward to search for a particular passage Rewind fast forward to search for a particular passage Repeatedly pressing this button varies the search speed The search is terminated by pressing the button Rewind fast forward to search for a particular passage Selects the next piece in the playlist Selects the next track during playback Selects t...

Page 13: ...puts Yellow button in menus blue During character input Repeated presses switch between numerical and alpha numeric input and between capital and lower case letters In lists Search function alpha search Blue button in menus Displays the Favourites list Displays the Favourites list created on the K8 BD DVD only During playback selects the sub title language and or switches sub titles on and off Mem...

Page 14: ...ain text name can be assigned to the external source devices TV AUDIO 1 IN 1 AUDIO 2 IN 2 AUDIO 3 IN 3 AV_IN1 AV_IN4 HDMI1 HDMI3 in the System configuration menu Source names menu Internal sources iPods connected to the K8 and source devices connected via the E LINK system can be controlled using the FM100 remote control handset or the front panel buttons provided that they are selected as the cur...

Page 15: ...alance F B This menu point is used to alter the balance in level between the front and rear loudspeakers The balance can be adjusted in increments of 1 dB the screen always displays the current value The primary purpose of the Balance setting in the Tone menu is to compensate for inadequacies in the audio mix of the recording currently being played For the basic calibration of your loudspeakers yo...

Page 16: ...itable for listening at low volume e g when neighbours must not be disturbed Normal Medium Quiet passages are amplified slightly whereas extreme volume peaks are reduced This setting is ideal for normal listening at room volume Full Full dynamic range without compression Since quiet pas sages are not lifted at this setting it is important not to select too low a listening volume otherwise very qui...

Page 17: ...ched between the following modes of operation Stereo Stereo sound via the two main loudspeakers only left right Ideal for playing stereophonic music recordings without a screen display Disco This sound field is particularly suitable for providing an even spread of sound over a dance area The sound signal is reproduced with equal power by the main and surround loudspeakers without echo or delay Sur...

Page 18: ...pter System configuration menu Loudspeakerconfiguration Loudspeaker At this menu point you can set a fixed difference in volume between the speakers in the main room and those in zone 3 When you adjust the volume the speakers in zone 3 follow the volume in the main room but with the dif ference offset you have selected Volume Offs Zone 4 This menu point only appears if listening zone 4 is switched...

Page 19: ... is an exact match to the resolution of your video monitor Achieving best possible picture quality from Blu ray and DVD discs To achieve absolutely exact pixel perfect picture quality from Blu ray and DVD content generated by the internal disc player the K8 s internal HDMI video processor is automatically by passed when a disc is played The video settings menu is therefore not available when the d...

Page 20: ...aterial In the Auto setting the K8 attempts to select the optimum frame rate setting to match the capabilities of the TV set connected to the system taking into account the source being reproduced In Auto mode it takes a few seconds longer to switch between video sources since the K8 first has to match the signal characteristics of the source with the capabilities of your TV set Aspect AUTO 1 1 Or...

Page 21: ...n hour If you wish to switch the machine off you must do so manually Switching the Timer off The alarm timer menu can be called up with a brief press on the button you can disable the alarm timer in that menu The alarm timer menu can also be called up with a brief press on the button when the machine is switched off you can then carry out changes without having to switch on beforehand Alarm timer ...

Page 22: ...e how the internal clock is to be set RDS If you select the menu point RDS you can select a radio station from the Favourites list using the buttons If you choose the Any setting the time of day will be read automatically from the RDS signal provided by the currently set station and will be adopted by the machine this occurs at night and about three minutes after switching on If a station is selec...

Page 23: ...ons pressed in initiates a station search in the upward or downward direction The station search stops automatically at the next station Mono Stereo You can toggle the radio of the K8 between stereo and mono reception by briefly pressing the button The reception mode is shown on the screen by the following symbols Mono or Stereo If the station you wish to listen to is very weak or very distant and...

Page 24: ...cted in the menu point Sort Favourites by button Frequency Stations are sorted by frequency in ascending order RDS stations only Station name Stations are sorted alphabetically by station name Program ID Stations are sorted by station group RDS stations only Now use the buttons to select the desired sort criterion and confirm your choice by pressing the button Selecting radio stations from the Fav...

Page 25: ...r the settings in the Network category Inserting a disc Open the disc drawer of the K8 by pressing the button on the player s front panel and lay the disc in the depression in the drawer the side to be played must face down Close the disc drawer by pressing the button again Starting playback Some BluRay discs and DVDs feature an Autostart function these discs automatically start playing the main f...

Page 26: ...layback of the scene by pressing the button 3 Using the numeric buttons to select a Chapter Title It is also possible to skip directly to a Chapter on a DVD or BluRay disc or a Track on a CD by entering the Chapter number or Track number using the numeric buttons on the remote control handset If the Chapter or Track number has more than one digit press the numeric buttons briskly in the correct or...

Page 27: ...act the disc manufacturer or retailer Calling up the Disc menu The Disc menu can be called up at any time during playback allowing you to carry out adjustments as required To call up the menu press the button on the front panel remote control handset briefly If the DVD BluRay disc contains a Select menu this will now appear on the TV screen Menu operation In the Select menus the following buttons ...

Page 28: ...gle frame display If you wish to display a scene in single frame mode first halt playback using the Pause button With playback paused a brief push on the arrow buttons on the front panel or the FM100 causes the film to be displayed in single frame mode Single frame playback is halted with a brief press on the button on the front panel FM100 Displaying supplementary information using FM100 only A b...

Page 29: ...essing the button on the FM100 again Select the desired sub title language in the menu which now appears The menu can be closed by briefly pressing the button again Alternatively you can close the menu by pressing the button Switching the soundtrack using FM100 only Many DVD and BluRay discs allow you to change the soundtrack during play back as well as via the Disc menu This is accomplished by ca...

Page 30: ... due to the huge number of different encoding and burning programs disc burners and media which are available If you find that such files cannot be played by the K8 we recommend the following measures when creating your CD or USB media Try using a different copy or encoding program Try using a different audio video or photo format Try using a different make of blank disc Try using a different disc...

Page 31: ...the back of the player For safety reasons we recommend that you switch off the K8 before inserting and removing a USB stick In rare cases you may cause damage to the data on the memory stick if you plug it in or remove it when the machine is operating When you place the data CD in the drawer or plug in the USB stick the left hand column of the Main menu displays the type of media files found Selec...

Page 32: ...socket on the front panel the left hand category list in the on screen menu will include the entries Videos Audio etc according to the content of the memory medium Select one of these entries and press In this way you can find your way to a file which can be played The files which can be played in this mode e g music tracks are only dis played in the sub menus if the appropriate playback mode e g ...

Page 33: ...epeat function FM100 only As soon as the files are playing you can select any of the following Repeat functions by repeatedly pressing the button on the remote control handset Repeat File Repeat the current memory piece Repeat All Repeat all the selected files Repeat Off Repeat function off Playing back individual files If you wish to play an individual file use the arrow buttons to navigate throu...

Page 34: ... When audio files are played back information relating to the current piece of music is displayed on screen The following information can be displayed if present in the file being played Filename Title Artiste Album Album art cover artwork ...

Page 35: ...he desired photos The photos in the folder are now displayed as preview pictures known as thumbnails You can now use the menu options on the left hand side of the screen to select the whole folder as a slide show or select a single picture to be displayed by selecting with the navigation buttons and confirming your choice with the button menu point Settings Using the Settings menu option in the Pi...

Page 36: ...ted 4 Insert the prepared USB memory stick 5 If there is less than 100 MByte of free space on the memory stick select the option Clear BD Storage This action erases any data present on the memory stick and ensures that there is adequate free memory 6 Call up the Network menu in the Main menu of the K8 7 Enter the correct network settings i e those matching the settings of your home network your ne...

Page 37: ...led this may take a few minutes From the Previews sub menu you can now select the content which you wish to download from the Internet The downloading process may take a few minutes depending on the speed of your network The downloaded content is saved under My Downloads The downloaded content is now ready for use and playback ...

Page 38: ... is possible to operate this menu using the navigation buttons listed below but in any case you should always follow the operating notes which are displayed on the screen The Disc menu is opened with a brief press on the button on the front panel remote control The Setup menu is used for altering settings which apply to the player itself this menu is described in detail in the following chapters T...

Page 39: ... relation to the Disc menu please contact the manufacturer or distributor of the disc Calling up and operating the Disc menu The Disc Menu can be called up at any time during playback so that you can make adjustments as required The menu is called up by pressing the button on the front panel remote control handset If the DVD BluRay disc contains a Select menu this will now be displayed on the TV s...

Page 40: ... of CD The quality level may even exceed that of SACD and DVD Audio Audio data can be played back digitally from an iPod connected to the USB A1 USB A2 iPod socket i e the high quality D A converters of the K8 are used for the digital analogue conversion of the music signals This guarantees highest possible reproduction quality of the audio files stored on the iPod If you wish to play video files ...

Page 41: ...h playback in progress a search can be started with a long press on the buttons on the front panel or the buttons on the remote control The speed of the search can be increased by holding the button pressed in Select Repeat functions Repeated brief presses cycle through the repeat functions Rpt Trk 1 Rpr All Normal Rpt Trk The current piece is repeated Rpt All All pieces in the current folder the ...

Page 42: ...creen displays the contents of the folder you can now navigate further within the new folder If the entry is followed by a note symbol this indicates that the content is playable pieces of music playlists radio station etc If you open an entry of this type its content will be played The lists and music tracks you can see when you select a device vary according to the machine and the transferred da...

Page 43: ...he Favourites list using the button before you erase or move files Using Presets Preset function You can store Internet radio stations as Presets using the process familiar from VHF radio These stations can subsequently be called up directly using the numeric buttons on the FM100 remote control handset Storing a Preset First select an Internet radio station e g using the Home menu Internet radio W...

Page 44: ...ttons of the K8 or the FM100 remote control handset are as follows Start and pause playback The buttons on the remote control handset or the front panel are used to start and pause playback on the iPod PLAY PAUSE function Stopping playback Pressing the button halts iPod playback and unloads the playlist Switch track A brief press on the buttons during playback causes the iPod to jump to the next o...

Page 45: ... an iPhone The K8 can also be used with an iPhone as source device Many models generate a warning regarding telephone use but this is not relevant to the K8 and can be ignored Special features when operating an iPhone The first step is to select the iPhone as source with a long press on the button the iPhone must then be unlocked For safety reasons this cannot be carried out using the remote contr...

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