PHILIPS SBC-HD1500 User Manual

Instructions for use English 5

Mode d'emploi Français 33

Bedienungsanleitung Deutsch 61

Gebruiksaanwijzing Nederlands 89

Instrucciones de manejo Español 117

Manual de utilização Português 145

Instruzioni per l'uso Italiano 173

Bruksanvisning Svenska 201

SBC HD1500U

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Helpline (www.p4c.philips.com)

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UK (United Kingdom)

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‘Dolby’,‘Pro Logic’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

‘DTS’ and ‘DTS Virtual’ are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc .

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Index

Introduction............................................................................................................6-7

General.....................................................................................................................................................6

Dolby Headphone.........................................................................................................................6-7

Dolby Pro Logic II..............................................................................................................................7

Important information .........................................................................................7-8

Recognizable digital audio formats...........................................................................................7

Multiple headphones with one transmitter.........................................................................8

Safety precautions..............................................................................................................................8

Getting Your HD1500U Digital Wireless

Headphone System Ready................................................................................9-10

Power Supply........................................................................................................................................9

Base station power supply............................................................................................................9

Headphone power supply.....................................................................................................9-10

Audio connections ...........................................................................................11-14

Option 1: Analog connection...................................................................................................11

Option 2: Digital connections (S/PDIF)..............................................................................12

Option 3: Optical Digital Connection ................................................................................13

Connecting SACD player to HD1500U.....................................................................13-14

How to read the intelligent user interface of the HD1500U...............................14

Using Your HD1500U Digital Wireless Headphone System..................15-18

Functional Overview........................................................................................19-27

Base station (front panel)....................................................................................................19-24

Base station (back panel).....................................................................................................24-25

Headphone..................................................................................................................................25-26

Remote control.........................................................................................................................26-27

Tr oubleshooting................................................................................................28-29

Glossary....................................................................................................................30

Technical Specifications .........................................................................................31

European Regulations............................................................................................32

Introduction

General

You have just bought one of the most sophisticated digital wireless headphone systems.This system uses state of the art digital wireless technology, offering you the freedom of enjoying your favourite music or movies in the purest digital quality, without the hassle of cables. Even silent passages in classical music and plain silence in between two music tracks are reproduced as pure silence. Never before has a wireless headphone sounded so close to a corded headphone! With Dolby headphone, you can now completely indulge yourself in an overwhelming private home entertainment experience. And all this at the volume level that you personally prefer without running the risk of disturbing the neighbours or the family!

To ensure you get the best performance from your digital wireless headphone system please read this manual carefully.

Dolby Headphone

Dolby Digital and DTS provide discrete left and right surround channels, for more precise localization of sound and a more convincing, realistic ambience. Discrete means that each channel contains its own particular audio information and plays a unique role in creating a realistic surround sound experience.

Up until now all this was reserved to speaker set-ups, but thanks to Dolby Headphone, the ultimate experience in home theatre surround with five (left, right, centre, rear-left and rear-right) discrete channels of digital sound quality is now also available to headphones.

Dolby Headphone is a revolutionary signal processing system that works not only with multi channel audio but also with conventional stereo signals. In case of multi channel audio signals, Dolby Headphone technology will process these signals in such a way that you will experience the sound through your headphone as if it were coming from an actual five-speaker home entertainment set-up. And even when listening to conventional stereo signals, Dolby Headphone will give you a much more natural and less fatiguing listening experience, equivalent to a good two-speaker playback system in a room with good acoustics.

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Dolby Headphone technology can model the sound of a playback system in up to three different listening environments, based on acoustic measurements of real rooms:

• DH1 is a small, well-damped room appropriate for both movies and music-only recordings.

• DH2 is a more acoustically live room particularly suited to music listening, but also great for movies.

• DH3 is a larger room, more like a concert hall or movie theatre.

You can easily switch between these room modes and select whichever one suits the particular program material and your own preferences.

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II is a signal processing technology which processes any stereo audio signal (Left/ Right) into 5.1 playback channels (Front Left, Front Right, Center, Rear Left, Rear Right, Low Frequency Effects).The highly sophisticated processing uses a matrix surround decoding technology to detect the directional cues in the stereo signal and creates a 5.1 surround sound experience.

Important Information

Please read the following instructions carefully, and retain this booklet for future reference. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before using the digital wireless headphone system.

Recognizable Digital audio formats

The device will recognize the following digital input signals: – Stereo LPCM with sample frequencies 44.1 kHz and 48kHz – Dolby® Digital, up to 5.1 channels – DTS®, with 5.1 channels

In case no signal is detected, or an invalid digital signal is detected - for example a digital MP3 data stream - the ‘DIGITAL’ indication LED will be illuminated in red.

In case a valid digital signal is detected - for example a digital DTS data stream - the ‘DIGITAL’ indication LED will be illuminated in green.

Multiple headphones with one transmitter

It is technically possible to use an additional number of digital wireless headphones with a single transmitter if they all*: – operate in the 864 MHz band –work according to the same modulation scheme –work according to the same coding/decoding scheme

Please consult the appliances’ electrical specification sheets for confirmation on compatibility.

* This statement is to be interpreted from a technical point of view only

and does therefore not constitute any guarantee nor obligation whatsoever regarding the commercial availability of single digital wireless headphone compatible with SBC HD1500U.

Safety precautions

• Prevent fire or shock hazard: do not expose this equipment to humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.

• Radio equipment for wireless audio applications is not protected against disturbance from other radio services.

• Do not use this product in damp places or close to water.

• Do not expose this product to extreme heat or direct sunlight.

• Do not disassemble this product. In the event of technical difficulties take it to your Philips retailer.

• Do not cover this product.

• Inadequately protected or sensitive electronic equipment may be affected by the use of this product. This interference may lead to damage to either equipment. Please check whether or not this product may affect surrounding equipment before you start using it.

• Do not use cleansing agents containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives as they may harm the housing. Use a slightly dampened chamois cloth to clean the housing

• If fluid spills into the headphone system, remove the batteries immediately and consult an authorized dealer.

• Hearing Safety! Continuous use at high volume may permanently damage your hearing.

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Getting Your HD1500U Digital Wireless Headphone System Ready

Power supply

Base station power supply

1 Check if the voltage indicated on the type plate (located at the bottom of

the set) corresponds to the local mains voltage before connecting to the mains power supply.

2 Connect the AC mains cable to the AC mains socket at the rear of the base

station.

3 In order to disconnect the basestation from the AC mains power, the AC

mains cable needs to be unplugged from the AC mains power wall socket. The AC mains power wall socket should be easily accessible in normal operating conditions.

Headphone power supply

A) Before using the Digital headphone for the first time, please ensure that the

batteries are fully charged.This will guarantee a longer operating lifetime of the batteries.

1 To charge/ recharge the headphone’s rechargeable battery pack, put it into

the battery recharging compartment, which is on top of the base station.

2 The charging indicator on the panel of base station will be illuminated in

RED, indicating that batteries are in the progress of charging.

3 When batteries are fully charged, the dual color charging indicator will

switch from red to GREEN, indicating that the battery pack is ready for use.

B) Inserting batteries into the headphone

1 Make sure that the power button of the headphone is in position ‘off’.

2 Open the headphone’s battery compar tment door located on the RIGHT

earshell.

3 Insert battery pack, and make sure it is correctly positioned as indicated by

the engraved symbols.

4 Close the battery compartment door.

IMPORTANT!

• Use only the original rechargeable battery pack (SBC EH2412/00) that came with the HD1500U set. It contains 2 pieces of Philips R06/AA NiMH batteries (1200 mAh).

• Do not use other NiMH batteries, NiCd batteries or alkaline batteries as these may damage your Digital wireless system!

• Completely flat batteries need approximately 16 hours to recharge.

• The charging process is of the so-called ‘low-rate’ class, resulting in increased life span of batteries.

• The battery pack cannot be overcharged, as soon as the batteries are fully charged, the charging circuitry switches to ‘trickle charge’ in order to keep the batteries in excellent condition.

•Always remove the battery pack from the headphone if the headphone is not to be used for a long period of time.

• The battery pack slowly loses its charge when not used for a longer period of time, even when left outside the battery compartment.This is normal for rechargeable batteries.

• Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed properly.

•To prevent battery leakage which may result in bodily injury, proper ty damage or damage to the unit, install ALL batteries correctly, + and - as marked on the unit.

• Do not mix batteries: (OLD and NEW or CARBON and ALKALINE etc.).

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Audio connections

Option 1:Analog connection

Connecting the digital wireless base station to: – Stereo TV – Stereo VCR – (S) VCD player – CD/DVD player –Tape recorder – Etc.

Note: Dolby® Digital and DTS® are not available via analog connections,

please refer to Option 2/ Option 3: Digital connections

1 Connect one side of the RCA stereo audio cable (included) to the line

output of the audio source and the other side to one of the analog inputs (ANALOG 1 IN/ ANALOG 2 IN) of the base station.

2 (Optional) Take the RCA stereo cable that most likely came with your audio

source. Connect one side of this second RCA stereo audio cable (not included) to the line input of your amplifier or home cinema receiver and the other side to the analog output of the HD1500U base station. When connecting your audio equipment in this way, you will be able to benefit from the Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature. For graphical illustration, please refer to the Quick Startup / Reference Guide. For benefits of AASR, please refer to glossary.

IMPORTANT!

Make sure the red RCA plug (right channel) is connected to the red connector (right channel) of the audio source.The white RCA plug (left channel) must be connected to the white connector (left channel) of the audio source.

Option 2: Coaxial Digital connections (also referred to as S/PDIF)

Connecting the digital wireless base station to: – CD/ DVD player – Stereo amplifier

Note: Some amplifiers do not have Dolby® Digital and DTS® capability on their

Digital or S/PDIF output

1 Connect one side of the S/PDIF digital audio cable (included) to the

S/PDIF output of the audio source and the other side to the S/PDIF input (Digital 1 -IN) of the base station.

2 (Optional) Take the S/PDIF cable that most likely came with your audio

source. Connect one side of this 2nd S/PDIF digital audio cable (not included) to the S/PDIF input of your amplifier or home cinema receiver and the other side to the S/PDIF output (Digital 1 - OUT) of the base station.When connecting your audio equipment in this way, you will be able to benefit from the Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature. For graphical illustration, please refer to the Quick Startup / Reference Guide. For benefits of AASR, please refer to glossary.

IMPORTANT!

• In case of connecting an audio CD player to the HD1500U base station making use of the CD player’s digital outputs, do not up sample the Audio CD digital output signal higher than 44.1 kHz.

• When connecting a DVD player to the HD1500U base station making use of the DVD player’s digital output, do not up sample the DVD digital output signal higher than 48 kHz.

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Option 3: Optical Digital Connection (also referred to as TOS link)

Connecting the digital wireless base station to: – CD/ DVD player with Optical digital output available

1 Connect one side of the optical digital audio cable (included) to the output

of the audio source and the other side to the optical digital input (Digital 2 - IN) of the base station.

2 (Optional) Take the optical digital cable that most likely came with your

audio source. Connect one side of this 2nd optical digital audio cable (not included) to the optical input of your amplifier or home cinema receiver and the other side to the optical output (Digital 2 – OUTPUT) of the base station.When connecting your audio equipment in this way, you will be able to benefit from the Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature. For graphical illustration, please refer to the Quick Startup / Reference Guide. For benefits of AASR, please refer to glossary.

IMPORTANT!

• In case of connecting an audio CD player to the HD1500U base station making use of the CD player’s digital outputs, do not up sample the Audio CD digital output signal higher than 44.1 kHz.

• When connecting a DVD player to the HD1500U base station making use of the DVD player’s digital output, do not upsample the DVD digital output signal higher than 48 kHz.

Connecting SACD player to HD1500U

Analog connection

1 Philips SACD players come with six analog audio output connectors

(5.1 output). Only connect the Front Left and Front Right outputs. (Audio cable most likely supplied with your SACD player)

2 Select the Stereo mode or the Dolby Pro Logic mode through the

SACD player menu. Follow the instruction manual of your SACD player to get access to the TV on screen menu.

S/PDIF Digital connection (Digital 1)/ Optical Digital connection (Digital 2)

Follow the installation procedures described in Option 2 and Option 3 respectively.This allows you to enjoy stereo audio through your SACD player. Or, with HD1500U Dolby Pro Logic II option can convert this stereo signal in to virtual 5.1 channels.

IMPORTANT!

• Some SACD players allow for audio CDs to be upsampled from

44.1kHz/ 16bit to various higher sampling rates. When connecting SACD player to HD1500U, make sure you do not up sample the Super Audio CD digital output signal to higher than 44.1 kHz.

How to Read the Intelligent User Interface of HD1500U

1 Function of each individual menu bar button is illuminated in yellow, above

each corresponding button.

2 If no yellow indication light is on above a particular menu bar button, it

means this particular processing function is not relevant to the current choice of source application.

3 Provided a processing function is an applicable option, pressing the menu

bar button continuously allows user to toggle between available choices. And your choice will be indicated in green on the display.

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Using Your HD1500U Digital Wireless Headphone System

To begin using your HD1500U digital wireless headphone system, start from the left side of the base station. Follow instructions below and gradually read from left to right of the user interface.

1 Power on your audio source.

2 (For analog connection) In case the RCA output level of your audio source

is adjustable, adjust the output to the highest acceptable undistorted level.

Note: Also, make sure the GAIN button, located at the back of the panel, under

each Analog input jack, is set to the appropriate level. For details, please refer to the ‘Functional Overview’ section.

3 Power on the HD1500U base station.The power indication of the base

station will change from red to green.

4 The source menu light is illuminated in yellow, meaning that you could

choose the input source you would like to play.

5 Select the input source you wish to listen to by pressing the ‘source’ button.

You have a choice between: – Analog source (ANALOG 1, ANALOG 2) – Digital source (S/PDIF – DIGITAL1, Optical digital – DIGITAL 2)

6 Once a valid audio signal is detected, the green ‘Transmit On’ indicator lights

up. Pressing the ‘transmit’ button can disable the transmitter function.

Note: The ‘Transmit’ menu is always illuminated in yellow, indicating that the

function is always available.

7 The signal format (stereo/ multichannel) will be analyzed automatically and

indicated on the display panel:

Stereo

– when you select the Analog signal source – when you select the digital signal source which is stereo, for example

playing a CD/ VCD.

Multichannel

– most common digital source, for example playing DVD

8 Depending on the signal format HD1500U is playing, different processing/

sound enhancement features will be activated.With intelligent user interface, the menu light will be illuminated in yellow if that particular feature is available for use.

9a In case you are listening to Stereo signal, the ‘Dolby Headphone’ indicator

and the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ indicator will both be on.This indicates that both processing features are available.

You are now offered with the following 3 choices of audio performance experience:

Basic Stereo

is illuminated, indicating you are now listening to normal stereo signal,

which is the basic setting.

(Optional) If you would like to enhance the stereo sound experience, you could select Dolby Headphone.

Dolby headphone ( )

Press the ‘Dolby headphone’ button to enjoy Dolby Headphone stereo sound reproduction.The indicator will be illuminated. Now, the audio experience is equivalent to a good 2-speaker playback system in a room with good acoustics.

(Optional) If you would like to further enhance the experience by processing the stereo signal into virtual 5.1-channel surround experience, then you could select Dolby Pro Logic II:

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Dolby Pro Logic II ( )

i Press the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II button’ to activate processing.

ii Press the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ button repeatedly will allow you to toggle

between ‘MUSIC’,‘MOVIE’ and bypass modes, with the corresponding green indicator lights on.

iii ‘Dolby Headphone’ will also be activated automatically, illustrated by the

indicator.

iv Press the ‘Dolby Headphone’ button repeatedly will allow you to toggle

between different DH rooms and the bypass mode.You have the following choices:

– DH1 – small room mode – DH2 – large room mode – DH3 – cinema mode – Bypass – DH1, DH2, and DH3 green indicators are all off

Note: Deactivating ‘Dolby Headphone’ will automatically disable

‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ processing.

For details in using Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Headphone, please refer to ‘Functional Overview’ section.

IMPORTANT!

In case of multilingual NICAM transmissions, you should select the appropriate language in your TV’s menu. In that case the audio signal will no longer be stereo but only mono and the effect of Dolby Pro Logic II or Dolby Headphone will be very limited.

9b In case you are listening to Multichannel signal:

i The base station automatically detects the encoded format of the signal.

One of the following indication will light up in green:

– DTS – Dolby Digital

ii Press ‘Dolby Headphone’ to activate the different DH rooms.

iii Pressing the ‘Dolby Headphone’ button repeatedly will allow you to toggle

between different DH rooms, and the bypass mode.You have the following choices:

– DH1 – small room mode – DH2 – large room mode – DH3 – cinema mode – Bypass – stereo downmixing

For details in using Dolby Headphone, please refer to ‘Functional Overview’ section.

iv The ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ indication will not be illuminated, since this is not a

valid option.There is no need to further process a multichannel signal.

10a Listening to wireless headphone (included):

• Switch on the wireless headphone. The system status light will be illuminated in green.

• The headphone will tune automatically to the most recently used transmission channel.

• In case the headphone does not tune properly to the transmitter, then press the tuning button.

• Adjust the volume to the desired level with the headphone volume control.

• For Bass and Treble enhancement, press the buttons on the right earshell of the wireless headphones. Pressing repeatedly will activate/deactivate the Bass and Treble enhancement.

Important!

Adjusting the volume control and DBE button on the base station has no impact on the HD1500U wireless headphones.These functions only work with corded headphones. (not included)

10b Listening to corded headphone (not included):

•You can connect up to 2 corded headphones to the base station.

• Adjust the volume on the base station (this has no effect on wireless headphones)

• Enjoy bass enhancement by pressing the DBE button on the base station (this has no effect on wireless headphones)

11 Most of the actions described above could be executed using the remote

control which is provided. For details, please refer to Functional Overview section that follows.

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Functional Overview

Base station (front panel)

1 STANDBY – ON

By holding the STANDBY-ON button for 1.5 seconds or longer, the demo mode can be activated.

• Pink noise is used to simulate the position of the 5 virtual speakers in the headphone

• The corresponding speaker indicator on the display panel will go on indicating which speaker is being simulated.

• The demo mode can be deactivated by pressing any control button on the base station.

Mode indication

– Red = Base station in standby mode – Green = Base station in active mode

2 SOURCE

•Yellow indication

• Push the SOURCE button to select signal source: ANALOG 1, ANALOG 2, DIGITAL 1 (P/SDIF), DIGITAL 2 (Optical Digital)

ANALOG 1 / ANALOG 2

• When analog sources being selected, the green indicator light is on.

DIGITAL 1/ DIGITAL 2

– Red = no signal received, or invalid signal detected (for recognizable

digital format, please refer to Important Information section)

– Green = valid signal detected

CHARGE indicator

– Red = low-rate charging+in progress – Green = trickle charging++in progress – Off = battery compar tment empty

This charging process will result in an increased lifespan of the batteries.

When the batteries are fully charged, the charging circuitry switches to

‘trickle charging’ in order to keep the batteries in fully charged condition, but without overcharging it.

STEREO indicator

– an analog source is selected, OR –a digital stereo signal source is detected

MULTICHANNEL indicator

•a digital multi channel audio signal source is detected

DTS indicator

• the encoded format of the signal detected is DTS

DOLBY DIGITAL indicator

• the encoded format of the signal detected is Dolby Digital

3 Dolby Pro Logic II

When listening to Stereo signals

• ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ indicator light will be illuminated in yellow, indicating that Dolby Pro Logic II processing is available for use.

• Press the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II button’ to activate processing. (This feature processes stereo signal to virtual multi channel surround signals)

• Pressing this button repeatedly will allow you to toggle between ‘MUSIC’, ‘MOVIE’ and bypass modes, with the corresponding green indicator lights up.

• The previously selected mode will always be activated as default.

• Choosing ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ also automatically activates ‘Dolby Headphone’.

• Similarly, deactivating ‘Dolby Headphone’ will automatically disable ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ processing.

When listening to Multichannel signals

• The ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ indication will not be illuminated, since this is not a valid option.

For all possible Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Headphone combinations/ indications, please refer to the summary table on page 22.

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4 Dolby Headphone

•To activate Dolby Headphone processing, press the ‘Dolby Headphone’ button and the green indicator will be illuminated, indicating which room mode you are in.

• Press the ‘Dolby Headphone’ button repeatedly will allow you to toggle between different DH rooms and the bypass mode.You have the following choices:

– DH1 – small room mode – DH2 – large room mode – DH3 – cinema mode – Bypass – DH1, DH2, and DH3 green indicators are all off

In case of Stereo input signal

If Dolby Headphone is on, and: – Dolby Pro Logic II off – the indicator will be illuminated

– Dolby Pro Logic II on – Dolby Headphone activated automatically, with

the indicator illuminated.

If Dolby Headphone is deactivated,‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ processing will be automatically deactivated.This is indicated by , meaning that you are listening to normal stereo signal.

In case of Multichannel signal

– Dolby Headphone is activated automatically, with the indicator

illuminated.

– Dolby Headphone off is not an option.

For all possible Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Headphone combinations/ indications, please refer to the summary table which follows.

Summary of all possible combinations of Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Headphone:

DIGITAL MULTICHANNEL AUDIO INPUT

Dolby Headphone offDolby Headphone on

Impossible

Dolby Digital on

DTS on

DIGITAL STEREO AUDIO INPUT

Dolby Headphone offDolby Headphone on

Dolby Pro Logic II

will automatically be

switched off

Dolby Pro Logic II on

Dolby Pro Logic II off

ANALOG STEREO AUDIO INPUT

Dolby Headphone offDolby Headphone on

Dolby Pro Logic II

will automatically

be switched off

Dolby Pro Logic II on

Dolby Pro Logic II off

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5 NIGHT mode

The audio signals on a DVD movie disc have large dynamics, i.e. the difference in loudness between the loudest and most silent signal can be very large. In order to hear both the loudest and most silent signal you normally would have to turn up the volume of the headphone.

In case however you would prefer to listen at lower volume levels, it could result in the most silent signals, becoming difficult to hear. By making use of the night mode this can be resolved.

Night mode will reduce the dynamics of the audio signal.This will result in both the loudest and the most silent audio signals becoming clearly audible, even at lower volume levels.

• NIGHT mode menu indicator lights up in yellow whenever this option is available.

• when Night mode is activated, the green indicator will be displayed.

IMPORTANT!

NIGHT mode is only available when you are listening to digital multichannel sources. (S/PDIF or Optical digital)

6 Dynamic Bass Enhancement (DBE)

Dynamic Bass Enhancement uses an advanced electronic circuit that boosts lower-end bass frequencies to achieve consistent sound reproduction, even when the speaker volume is set at a lower level.This ensures that you enjoy excellent bass boost across the range of volume settings.

• push the DBE button to activate and deactivate the function

• the green indicator will be displayed when DBE is activated

IMPORTANT!

DBE is only applicable to corded headphones. Activating DBE has no effect on HD1500U wireless headphone.To enjoy treble/ bass enhancement with HD1500U wireless headphone, press the TREBLE, or BASS button on the right ear shell.

7 TRANSMIT

• The TRANSMIT indicator is illuminated in green when digital wireless transmission is activated

•To deactivate the function, press the TRANSMIT button

• The default setting is ON

8 PHONES

2 x 6.3mm headphone output sockets allowing you to connect up to 2 corded headphones

9 VOLUME

Volume dial allows you to adjust volume level when you are using corded headphones.

IMPORTANT!

Adjusting the volume level at the base station has no effect to the HD1500U wireless headphone.To alter the volume level of HD1500U wireless headphone, adjust the dial on the right ear shell.

Base station (Back Panel)

0 DIGITAL 1 / DIGITAL 2

DIGITAL 1 – S/PDIF input/ output DIGITAL 2 – Optical digital input/ output

* Output connectors providing AASR function

! ANALOG 1/ ANALOG 2

•RCA stereo input (L/R)

•RCA stereo output (L/R) providing AASR function

@ GAIN

2- position slide switch to select the analog input gain (+ 6dB/ 0dB)

If your audio source’s output signal is relatively weak, the sensitivity switch provides the necessary additional amplification to the audio input signal prior to processing.

• Set to +6dB in case of weak audio input signals

• Set to 0 dB in case of distorted audio input signals

Note: Both Analog 1 and Analog 2 have their own Gain switch.

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# CHANNEL

Select one of the 4 available transmission channels for optimal reception quality.

$ ~ MAINS

AC power connector for AC mains cable

Headphone

% POWER

–Power on the headphone by pushing the Power button. –Power status is indicated by SYSTEM STATUS light

^ TUNE

Automatic transmission channel search by pushing the button

& SYSTEM STATUS indicator

The SYSTEM STATUS indicator on the control panel will indicate the status of the headphone by means of different colors and different blinking modes. Some of these modes also have an audible alarm.

RED on – Power on but no radio signal Suggested action: Press tuning button on headphone or change transmission channel on base station or switch on transmission function on base station

GREEN on – Power on and tuned

GREEN blinking – tuning / searching

RED blinking + series of (5 x 50ms) beeps – Battery running low

•You have a limited time to replace batteries before the headphone will go in power save mode

RED blinking (2 secs) + short GREEN burst + all other indicators on the headphone are off - Power save mode

The power save mode is initiated when there is no valid radio signal available or after digital silence for 1 minute. In the ‘power save mode’, the headphone is in fact still operational but not continuously. It will restart every 2 seconds to look if in the meantime it can receive a valid radio signal. During the power save mode, the system status LED will turn green when the headphone starts searching for a valid radio signal and will be off for the rest of the power save mode. As soon as a useful radio signal is detected, the other functions, peripherals and indicators are re-enabled again. Only from that moment onwards, the system status indicator will return to green.

Series of (5 x 200ms) beeps – Out of range

•Move closer to the base station

* TREBLE

Treble enhancement (on/off) for high tones boost.When activated, the indicator will be illuminated in yellow.

( VOLUME

Volume up/down tumble push-button

) BASS

Dynamic Bass Enhancement (on/off) for deep bass boost.When activated, the indicator will be illuminated in yellow

Remote Control

¡ STANDBY-ON

• Red = base station in standby mode

• Green = base station in active mode

™ MOVIE

Press to select the MOVIE mode of Dolby Pro Logic II

£ ROOM1

Press to select ROOM 1 mode (small room) of Dolby Headphone.

≤ ROOM2

Press to select ROOM 2 mode (large room) of Dolby Headphone.

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∞ DIGITAL1

Press to select DIGITAL1 as the audio source.

§ ANALOG1

Press to select ANALOG1 as the audio source.

≥ MUSIC

Press to select the MUSIC mode of Dolby Pro Logic II

• PLII ON. OFF

Activates/ Deactivates Dolby Pro Logic II.Your HD1500U base station analyzes the input audio source automatically, and selects the suitable Dolby Pro Logic II mode, either the MOVIE or the MUSIC mode.

Press to deactivate Dolby Headphone Room Modes

º ROOM3

Press to select ROOM 3 mode (cinema) of Dolby Headphone.

⁄ DIGITAL2

Press to select DIGITAL2 as the audio source.

¤ NIGHT MODE

Press to select NIGHT MODE.

‹ DBB

Press to activate Dynamic Bass Boost.

Note: This feature works only with corded headphone(s) (not provided) with

HD1500U base station.To activate the bass boost feature of the wireless headphone, press the BASS button on the right ear shell of the headphone.

› ANALOG2

Press to select ANALOG2 as the audio source.

Tr oubleshooting

If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, contact the helpline or consult your dealer. Never try to open the set yourself as this will void the guarantee.

First, check all cables to ensure that they are connected correctly.

In case of no sound:

• Check if the audio source is switched on and tuned to a channel with audio.

• In case of an audio source with adjustable output level: adjust the output level of the audio source to a higher and non-distorted level.

•Volume on base station or headphone is set too low.

• Adjust the volume on the base station/headphone to a higher level.

• Adjust the headphone’s tuning frequency. Press and hold the tuning control button for about 1 second.

• Make use of the HD1500U transmitter. Some transmitters already built into other equipment may not be compatible with the HD1500U headphone because of the advanced technologies used in the HD1500U headphone.

• The audio signal from your SACD player is upsampled. Lower the sampling rate through the SACD player’s menu to 44.1 kHz

• The audio signal from your DVD player is upsampled: lower the PCM sampling rate through the DVD player’s menu to 48 kHz.

•Invalid digital audio signal: the ‘DIGITAL’ indication LED in the HD1500U display window will be illuminated in red. Change the digital audio signal (for exampling: by changing from MP3 to audio CD) or switch to the analog input signal of the HD1500U base station.

• Check whether the audio output connector of your audio source is connected to the correct audio input connector of the HD1500U base station.

In case of distorted sound:

• In case of an audio source with adjustable output level: adjust the output level of the audio source to a higher and non-distorted level.

•Volume on base station or headphone is set too high. Adjust the volume on the base station/headphone to a lower level.

• Adjust the headphone’s tuning frequency. Press and hold the tuning control button for about 1 second. Repeat if necessary until the system status LED turns green.

• Adjust the transmitter’s frequency. Select any of the 4 channels of the transmitter. Next adjust the headphone’s frequency by pressing the tuning button.

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• Headphone batteries empty. Recharge the headphone’s batteries (SBC EH2412/00).

• Distance from the transmitter is too large. Move closer to the transmitter.

• Interference from fluorescent lamps/ other radio sources. Move transmitter or headphone elsewhere/ change the transmitter’s channel.

• Make use of the HD1500U transmitter. Some transmitters already built into other equipment may not be compatible with the 1500 because of the advanced technologies used in the HD1500U headphone.

• Check whether the audio output connector of your audio source is connected to the correct audio input connector of the HD1500U base station.

• Check whether the output connector of your audio source is connected to the correct audio input connector of the HD1500U base station.

Glossary

Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR)

The Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature of the HD1500U base station allows for audio sources to be connected to its audio inputs and at the same time it can pass those same audio signals on to – for example – your Home Cinema receiver.This allows for permanent audio connections to be made without the need for swapping cables.Whether you want to listen to your wireless headphone or your existing speaker set-up, it no longer involves tiresome swapping of cables: the choice is yours at the flick of a switch. For graphical illustration of AASR, please refer to the Quick Startup / Reference Guide.

Digital Wireless Transmission

Digital wireless transmission provides a wireless audio connection with digital quality specification.The digital audio link has an improved robustness compared to analog wireless systems. It will offer the highest possible level of wireless audio quality.

High frequency radio system

The digital wireless headphone system makes use of ultra high radio frequency (UHF) as signal carrier, ensuring a very clear, sharp reception. Even silent passages in classical music and plain silence in between two music tracks are reproduced as pure silence. Never before has a wireless headphone sounded so close to a corded headphone!

Double Phase Locked Loop (PLL) system

Not only the transmitter but also the digital wireless headphone is equipped with a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) system providing the ultimate in transmission and reception frequency stability.

Antenna diversity

The digital RF headphone is provided with a patent pending antenna diversity system that can cope with changing receiving conditions when walking around.This automatic system extends the operating range and minimizes the dropouts experienced with analog wireless headphones.

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