T+A CARUSO BLU, User Manual

Page 1: ...Software Version V 1 1 Order No 9103 0483 UK USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ts Instead we rely upon metals and other non hazardous materials metal components are ideal for recycling and also provide effective electrical screening Our robust all metal cases exclude any possibility of external sources of interference affecting the quality of reproduction From the opposite point of view our products electro magnetic radiation electro smog is reduced to an absolute minimum by...

Page 3: ...74 Specification 75 About these instructions All the controls and functions of the which are frequently used are described in the first section of these operating instructions The second part Basic settings Installation Using the system for the first time covers connections and settings which are very seldom required they are generally required only when the machine is set up and used for the firs...

Page 4: ...u know you will not be using the machine for a long period we recommend that you disconnect it from the mains by withdrawing the mains plug from the wall socket Please see the chapter entitled Notes on Energy Saving for details of power consumption Slumber function The machine has a slumber function that switches it to standby after a selectable time interval between 15 minutes and 2 hours This se...

Page 5: ...Internet Radio USB audio on the rear side access to music server Radio BT Selects the FM Tuner DAB or the Bluetooth function playback from tablets mobile phone etc A1 D1 Selects the analogue A1 or digital D1 input A2 D2 TV Selects the analogue A2 digital D2 or TV input An analogue or optical digital input can be assigned to the TV input depending on your TV set s facilities See chapter System sett...

Page 6: ...t button in menus and lists A brief press selects the highlighted menu point list point Brief press Selects the previous next track or piece during playback Selects the next station in the favourite list Long press Fast forward rewind searches for a particular passage Tuner Search Loudspeaker Volume Increases reduces volume LED between the buttons The LED flashes when the loudspeakers are switched...

Page 7: ...ing light from fluorescent lamps and energy saving bulbs falling directly on the receiver as this may markedly reduce the effective range of the remote control system Display The graphic screen of the displays all information regarding the status of the machine the music track currently being played and the radio station currently tuned The display is context sensitive and varies according to the ...

Page 8: ...ack which can be played or a playlist Indicates a folder which conceals further folders or lists Indicates that a source is being reproduced via a cable connection Indicates that a source is being reproduced via a radio connection Indicates that the is reproducing a station or playing back a music track Pause indicator Indicates that the speakers are switched off Buffer display fullness indicator ...

Page 9: ... Selects the last used source ANALOG A2 Digital D2 or TV Press the button repeatedly until the desired listening source appears on the screen Selects the last used source FM tuner DAB or Bluetooth audio Press the button repeatedly until the desired listening source appears on the screen abc xyz Direct alpha numeric input e g track number quick station select radio station The buttons and are also ...

Page 10: ...us track during playback Selects the previous piece in the playback list Brief press manual fine tuning Long press Search Only FM Radio Rewind fast forward to search for a particular passage Rewind fast forward to search for a particular passage The search speed can be varied by repeatedly pressing these buttons Press the button to end the search Selects the next piece in the playlist Selects the ...

Page 11: ...on display 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 BD DVD only During playback selects the sub title language and or switches sub titles on and off ...

Page 12: ... control handset A brief press on one volume button increases or reduces the volume by one increment Holding one of the volume buttons pressed in causes the volume to change continuously Tone settings Tone menu FM100 The features a range of facilities for adjusting the sound to suit your personal preferences the system s location and your room acoustics All sound settings are grouped together in t...

Page 13: ...akers connected to the system Center This menu point only appears if the menu point Caruso external is selected in the System Con figuration Loudspeaker menu 15 0 15 This menu point allows you to alter the balance between the loudspeakers of the and any external loudspeakers connected to the system Ext Subwoofer This menu point only appears if an external sub woofer is connected and it is switched...

Page 14: ...ons Shelf If the is set up in a confined position close to shelf walls the result may be excessive emphasis on low frequencies this can be corrected by selecting the SHELF set up option Table Setting up the system on a table with a large top can cause particular frequency ranges to be amplified This problem can be corrected by selecting the Table set up option The following set up options are avai...

Page 15: ... the currently set alarm volume The screen displays the following Select points Use the to select a point in the menu If you wish to change a selected menu point first press the button and then use the buttons to alter the value To accept the setting once you have altered the value press the button again If you wish to quit without accepting an alteration you have made press the button at any time...

Page 16: ...e level and the change in volume is audible Menu point Time Mode This menu point is used to determine how the internal clock is set RDS If you select the menu point RDS you can select a radio station from the Favourites list using the buttons If you select the Any setting the time of day is read out automatically from the RDS signal of the current selected station and adopted by the machine This o...

Page 17: ...station e g Radiotext e Display of Stereo Mono f The field strength and therefore the reception quality to be expected from the set transmitting station can be assessed from the field strength g Bit rate of the broadcasting station when listening to DAB radio The higher the bit rate the better the station s sound quality RDS functions If the station being received is broadcasting relevant RDS data...

Page 18: ... the Favourites menu from which the following points can be selected using the buttons To create a new Favourites list select the Create new Favourites list menu point and press the button to start the station search The screen displays Station scan and the now automatically stores the stations it can receive in the Favourites list If a Favourites list already exists this process overwrites it To ...

Page 19: ...ed above by briefly pressing the buttons in the Favourites list Presets Storing a Preset Select a station either using the buttons or from the Favourites list Call up the Store Preset function by pressing the button An input window now appears in which you can enter a number using the numeric buttons to The Preset is stored when you press a numeric button The front panel screen briefly displays th...

Page 20: ...re your Internet connection call up the Setup menu for the disc mechanism and enter the appropriate settings in the Network category Inserting a CD Open the disc drawer of the 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 Blu ray discs...

Page 21: ...t is also possible to skip directly to a Chapter on a DVD or Blu ray 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 order Search With playback in progress a search can be started with a long press on the buttons on t...

Page 22: ...u please contact 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 Blu ray disc contains a Select menu this will now appear on the TV screen Menu operation In the Select menus the foll...

Page 23: ...re PIP function of the To call up the PIP function when a film is running open Bonus View by briefly pressing the button If supplementary information is present on the disc it will now be displayed in a window superimposed on the film Press the button again to terminate Bonus View Supplementary information is only present on particular Blu ray media DVDs do not provide this function Not all Blu ra...

Page 24: ...nerated processed and burned to CD using a PC or stored on a USB stick The audio video and photo formats supported by the can be found in the Specification in the Appendix We wish to point out expressly that it is impossible to guarantee general compatibility with such files due to the huge number of different encoding and burning programs disc burners and media which are available If you find tha...

Page 25: ...the Main menu displays the type of media files found Select from the list which type of file you wish to play 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 i...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...ure data source In principle the procedure for displaying photos is exactly as described in the previous chapter for playing audio and video material Select the Pictures option in the left hand column of the Main menu Navigate through the folder structure to the folder which contains the desired photos The photos in the folder are now displayed as preview pictures known as thumbnails You can now u...

Page 28: ... 1 GByte 1 The USB stick must be formatted using the FAT32 file system 2 If this is not the case please use a PC to format the stick with the FAT32 file system before use 3 Plug the memory stick into the front panel USB port of the Preparing the for Internet access This is the procedure for preparing the for Internet access 1 In the Setup menu Settings of the select the System menu 2 In the menu s...

Page 29: ... free up the USB stick of data which you no longer use or which can no longer be used The unwanted data can be erased using the sub function Clear BD storage in the System menu The only option is to erase the whole of the USB memory BD LIVE example The 6 th Day BD Live Select the BD Live option from the Special Features menu The BD Live menu is now assembled this may take a few minutes From the Pr...

Page 30: ...ns Menu function up down left right Confirm button ENTER Special DVD Blu ray VCD functions Menu operation and navigation Menu function A DVD Blu ray disc may contain a Disc menu with Select facilities for individual Titles and or Chapters Depending on the individual DVD Blu ray disc it may also contain games bonus material or alternatives for camera angle synchronised speech sub titles etc all of ...

Page 31: ...so play back high resolution audio formats ALAC FLAC and WAV up to 192kHz 32bit High resolution audio files can be played back from a USB hard disc connected to the unit or via a network connection However if you wish to use a network for 192 32 reproduction a cable network must be used since a WLAN network is not generally sufficient for the high data rates see also the note in the chapter entitl...

Page 32: ...a device vary according to the machine and the transferred data Alpha Search Letter Search Function When you are navigating through lists you can call up the letter search function at any time by briefly pressing the button The screen now displays the message Search _ While this is on the screen enter up to five letters or numerals using the remote control handset the letters assigned to the numer...

Page 33: ... you erase or move files Using Presets Preset function You can store Internet radio stations as Presets using the process familiar from FM 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 When you hear the station press the button f...

Page 34: ... s screen switches to connected to YOUR DEVICE If your device requests a PIN code this is always 0000 The procedure for establishing a connection can only be made if the Bluetooth source is activated see chapter System settings source name Due to the large number of different equipment on the market we are only able to provide a general description for setting up the radio connection For detailed ...

Page 35: ... Bluetooth audio transfer is normally about 3 to 5 metres but the effective range may be affected by a number of factors To achieve good range and interference free reception there should be no obstacles or persons between the and the mobile device Bluetooth audio transfers take place in what is known as the everyman frequency band in which many different radio transmitters operate including WLAN ...

Page 36: ...36 ...

Page 37: ...s section describes all those matters which are of fundamental importance when setting up and first using the equipment This information is not relevant in daily use but you should nevertheless read and note it before using the equipment for the first time ...

Page 38: ...t Automatic activation of the WLAN module Every time you switch the on the machine checks whether it is connected to a wired Ethernet or Powerline network via its LAN socket see below If it finds no connection to a wired network the activates its WLAN module and attempts to connect to a radio network Caution The LAN socket must be left vacant if you are using a WLAN connection LAN SCL Socket for a...

Page 39: ...aker menu see Chapter System Settings Loudspeaker Other types of loudspeaker connected to these sockets should be fitted with an automatic power on circuit If not you will have to switch them on and off manually SUBW Output socket for an active sub woofer The sub woofer is optional If your system includes a sub woofer it must be switched on in the loudspeaker menu see chapter System settings Louds...

Page 40: ...e life of the unit and could be a source of danger Be sure to leave at least 10 cm free space above the unit for ventilation If the system components are to be stacked then the amplifier must be the top unit Do not place any object on the top cover Mains and loudspeaker cables and also remote control leads must be kept as far away as possible from signal leads and antenna cables Never run them ove...

Page 41: ...ften be further improved by using these items If you have any questions regarding cabling please refer to your specialist dealer who will gladly give you comprehensive expert advice without obligation We would also be happy to send you our comprehensive information pack on this subject Changing the batteries The battery compartment can be opened by pressing in the locking surface and sliding the c...

Page 42: ...igital input D3 to the TV source of the instead of the analogue sound input A2 In this case the accepts and processes the digital stereo signal PCM signal from the source device instead of the analogue signal Set the input matching your TV set at this point If a digital input e g D3 is assigned to the TV source then that input is no longer available as a separate source Sub point Auto power on Thi...

Page 43: ...e any sources not in use Sub point Input level The input sensitivity of the analogue inputs can be adjusted to the output level of the source devices connected to the system This facility ensures that the volume level is the same for all sources The default setting for input sensitivity is 2 0 V high level If the connected source is being played too quiet adjust the input sensitivity to a lower va...

Page 44: ...htness Screen Brightness At this point you can adjust the brightness of the s integral screen to suit your personal preference in normal use Seven levels are available Menu point Language In this menu point it is possible to determine the language which is to be used for the displays on the integral screen on the front panel of the The language used for any transferred data e g from an Internet ra...

Page 45: ...of routers NAS devices and USB hard discs made by a very wide range of manufacturers equipment is generally compatible with other makes of machine which bear the UPnP label A list of devices which has checked for compatibility can be found on the Internet at http www taelektroakustik de hardware comp_lan_hw pdf Network Configuration Menu All network settings are entered in the Network Configuratio...

Page 46: ...g SMS news The assignment of letters to the buttons is printed below the buttons Special characters can be accessed using the and buttons 0 1 _ Use the blue button for toggling between numbers capitals and lower case letters The bottom line of the screen shows which input mode is currently selected At certain points e g DNS server name it is possible to enter both an alpha numeric string and an IP...

Page 47: ... is connected to a wired LAN If you see WLAN at this point instead please check your network connection and ensure that the network is switched on and operational You can now select the individual menu points and adjust them to match your network conditions The illustration below shows the possible button inputs after each menu point Possible entries Switching ON OFF 0 9 Numeric input separating d...

Page 48: ... your network administrator for the addresses to be entered for your network Device IP IP address of the IP mask Network mask Gateway IP IP address of the router DNS 1 Name IP of the name server optional DNS 2 Alternative name server optional Proxy state ON if a proxy server is present otherwise OFF Proxy IP Address of the proxy server Proxy port Port number of the proxy server Dev Name User selec...

Page 49: ... points Rescan initiates new search for accessible radio networks Set manually adding a WLAN manually After a brief delay the networks present in the vicinity are listed on the screen You can use the Rescan function to start a new search for networks present in the vicinity Please select one of the networks located and activate it by pressing the button Entering the Password for encoded networks I...

Page 50: ...or In such cases the network cannot be found and displayed automatically i e it must be set up manually This is the purpose of the menu point Set Manually If you select this menu point you will see the input window reproduced below you can enter the parameters for your network at this point After successfully entering all the data please select the point Save WLAN Settings and confirm by pressing ...

Page 51: ...e the buttons to select the Settings entry in the main menu You will now see the various sub categories of the Settings menu The selected category is highlighted and the current settings in this category are displayed In this example the Language category is selected with the current settings dis played on the right You can select a different category e g Language System by pressing ...

Page 52: ...h German selected as a possible setting If you wish to change the set value for the selected option please press the button The available options are displayed in the Settings window You can now select a different setting e g English by pressing the button followed by to accept and store the value The Setup menu contains the following categories Display Language System Network Info BD Live These c...

Page 53: ...try out one of the other settings to see if it suits your television but only if the AUTO setting causes picture problems with your TV 1080p Your display device is capable of full HDTV resolution full HD 1080i The display device connected to the system is a high definition device HDTV which can only be used at 1080i resolution 720p The display device connected to the system is a high definition de...

Page 54: ...filling the screen The picture is unchanged and is displayed centrally leaving vertical black stripes on both sides of the picture No effect the picture is unchanged and is displayed filling the screen No effect the picture is unchanged and is displayed filling the screen Film mode This setting allows you to define whether your display device is capable of pro cessing film material directly at 24 ...

Page 55: ...lay device cannot process Deep Colour CEC support The CEC function enables your TV set s remote control handset to operate the basic functions of the s disc mechanism If you wish to make use of this function please ensure that the TV set connected to the system supports the CEC function It is not possible to guarantee that the system works perfectly with all TV sets since manufacturers implementat...

Page 56: ...ts the primary and secondary audio channels are mixed and a signal encoded as stereo PCM Bitstream Legacy This setting only permits the reproduction of Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus and DTS The Secondary Audio function is not supported in this configuration Dynamic Range Control Setting for dynamic limiting when playing Dolby Digital encoded discs If you prefer sound reproduction with reduced d...

Page 57: ...or the particular Blu ray DVD disc is used Please note that not all languages are present on every disc Some discs do not allow the language to be selected using the Setup menu of the In this case the language can only be changed using the main menu present on the disc itself Sub titles Setting for the language used for sub titles If you set OFF no sub titles are shown Please note that not all lan...

Page 58: ... to the system The screen saver is activated after a user selectable time when playing music or if the main menu of a DVD Blu ray disc is displayed constantly it simply switches the screen dark Please use this option to define the time after which the screen saver is triggered Possible settings are 5 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes off Automatic power down Please use this option to define...

Page 59: ... the Blu ray disc in the K2 Blu to access only those Inter net sites which have a valid on line certificate Prohibit access This setting forbids the Blu ray disc in the K2 Blu to access any Internet sites BD Live storage USB Erase BD Live storage The can store Internet content requested by the Blu ray disc to use this facility an external storage medium is required in the form of a USB memory stic...

Page 60: ...od of identifying your machine and is required for Internet communication IP mode IP address Sub net mask Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS At this point please state whether the is to obtain the data required for Internet communication IP address sub net mask Gateway DNS automatically or whether you wish to configure these data manually Dynamic The obtains its IP address sub net mask Gateway and ...

Page 61: ...ou do not need to enter the separating colons when you enter this data MAC addresses are in hexadecimal format i e the address consists only of the letters a to f and the numbers 0 to 9 Confirm your entry You must register with vTuner in order to be able to use the service you can register via your e Mail address and a password Please follow the instructions stated by the service provider Now you ...

Page 62: ...dress of any radio station you wish to set up on the vTuner service You will generally find the URL on the station s website Another method of finding the URL is to search for it using an Internet searching service such as Shoutcast www shoutcast com Once you have found your station click on the Tune In switch this will normally open your media player and the station should play In most cases you ...

Page 63: ...Network device which obtains data from the network decodes it and converts it into for example analogue music signals which can then be reproduced via an amplifier and loudspeakers Streaming Clients also contain functions for displaying media content and for navigating on the Internet or servers DHCP DHCP is an abbreviation of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol The primary purpose of DHCP is to e...

Page 64: ...oftware compatible with the Windows Twonky Media Server http www twonky com Windows Media Player 11 http www microsoft com windows windowsmedia de default aspx Mac OS EyeConnect http elgato com Twonky Media Server http www twonky com Linux Mediatomb http mediatomb cc GmediaServer http www gnu org software gmediaserver UPnP Control Point The software permits music video and pictures on mobile devic...

Page 65: ...de Screen brightness Standby current drain Standby Mode Off The Can be switched on using the FM100 remote control or by pressing the button on the Front Off 0 4 Watt Standby Mode Comfort Clock display alarm timer automatic auto power on function is possible and automatic clock setting by RDS signal Off 2 Watt On 1 4 2 5 6 5 Watt Standby Mode App In addition to the facilities of Comfort stand by mo...

Page 66: ...date is being loaded perhaps due to a poor WLAN connection and the update is interrupted the should be connected to a wired network LAN and the update restarted Depending on the point at which the error in the update process occurred you may find that the starts with the previous version of the software or switches on immediately with the message that the update must be loaded again from a USB sti...

Page 67: ...h Never exert undue force on mains connectors Protect the unit from drips and splashes of water never place flower vases or fluid containers on the unit Supervision of device operation Like any other electrical appliance this device should never be used without proper supervision Take care to keep the unit out of the reach of small children Service Damage The case should only be opened by a qualif...

Page 68: ...nd approval and the unit may not be operated within the EC Improper use of the equipment makes the user liable to penalty under current EC and national laws Any modifications or repairs to the unit or any other intervention by a workshop or other third party not authorised by invalidates the approval and operational permit for the equipment Only genuine accessories may be connected to the unit or ...

Page 69: ...any controls Cause Powerful interference or electro static discharge has disrupted the device s processor Remedy Disconnect the unit from the mains for at least one minute Remote control Machine responds correctly to manual operation of the buttons but cannot be controlled by IR remote control Cause 1 Incorrectly inserted batteries or flat batteries in the remote control handset Remedy Re install ...

Page 70: ...ption quality Set the transmission power output of your WLAN router to maximum Try to establish a network connection first in a location close to the WLAN router If this succeeded try to connect to WLAN from a more remote location Experiment with antenna position and try to find a location with better reception quality Cause 4 wireless LAN WLAN reception quality bad low field strength Possibly too...

Page 71: ...stations cannot be received Cause The internet radio station has been switched off it transmits only at certain hours of the day or it has changed its internet address Remedy Try to get information from the website of the station regarding transmission hours an internet address URL Try to establish a connection to the station at a later time Bad sound quality at certain internet radio stations Cau...

Page 72: ...bends kinks If necessary fit a new cable As a test try using the system with the trailing antenna supplied with the receiver If you can now receive stations reasonably well we recommend that you call out an expert antenna technician to check your antenna system The RDS station name does not appear in the display Cause 1 The station is not broadcasting RDS information Cause 2 The tuner is not tuned...

Page 73: ...igger signal via the Cinch cable This eliminates the need for any additional control lead See the chapter System settings System Configuration menu Loudspeakers active speaker auto on on page 43 If you connect different active loudspeakers or power amplifiers to the unit the trigger voltage should be set to Off active speaker with trigger function CM Active CM Active Mini KS Active Automatic power...

Page 74: ... the use of internet radio a DSL access to the internet is needed For questions regarding setting up your network and internet connection please ask your system administrator or any network specialist 1 Music Server with UPnP AV server software installed 2 Connection either via Cable LAN or Wireless LAN 3 Required for BluRay special functions e g BD Live ...

Page 75: ...des mit externen LS with external LS Stereo 2 0 2 1 3 Kanal 3 0 3 1 Stereo 2 0 2 1 3 Channel 3 0 3 1 Bassmanagement Übergangsfrequenzen Bass managenment x over frequencies Vollbereich Erweitert 40 60 100 150 Hz Full range Extended 40 60 100 150 Hz FM Tuner Empfangsstandard Reception standard FM FM HD Frequenzbereich Frequency response 87 5 108 MHz Europa US Version 76 90 MHz Japan 87 5 108 MHz Eur...

Page 76: ...from an USB Stick connected to the front usb socket and Disc Due to the large number of possible video and audio streams which may be integrated into container formats such as MKV and MP4 we cannot guarantee that all files will be playable Container other Formats Streaming Client Formate Formats AAC AIFF ALAC FLAC LPCM MP3 OGG Vorbis WAV WMA Medienserver Media server UPnP AV Media Player 10 WMDRM ...

Page 77: ...76 ...

Page 78: ...76 elektroakustik GmbH Co KG Herford Deutschland Germany ...