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Calypso
DVD-Video, Video CD, CD, MP3-CD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/+RW
Transport & Player
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Owner’s Manual
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Table of Contents Congratulations ..................................................... 3 Introduction .......................................................... 4 Unpacking and Warnings ......................................... 5 Installation Tips ..................................................... 6 Rear Panel Connections .......................................... 7 Standard Video Connections .................................... 8 Progressive S
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Congratulations! Thank you for selecting the MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player as a part of your home-theater system. This DVD Transport / Player has been designed to offer state-of-the-art high-end performance in an elegant package, while retaining all the sonic hallmarks on which Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared no effort to ensure that it is among the finest DVD players available. We have been building high performance audio e
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Introduction Your MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features: Dual toroidal transformer power supply dedicated to digital (SDI, DVI, DAC) and analog (audio & video) circuitry. Ultra-fast switch-mode power supply for controller circuitry and drive mechanism, housed in an integral shield to prevent
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Unpacking and Warning! The MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player should be removed from its box with care. The following accessories should be included inside the box with your DVD Transport / Player: ü AC power cable ü 2 removeable vertically mounted silver aluminum removeable cheeks that cover the faceplate rack-mount holes ü Remote control with two ‘AAA’ batteries ü This owner’s manual ü Warranty card (USA and Can
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Installation Tips The MOON Calypso DVD Transport/ Player should be placed on a rigid surface to prevent any accidents such as falling over. It is highly recommended that it sit on its own dedicated shelf. You should never place another component on top of this DVD Transport / Player. As well, you should avoid placing it near a heat source or inside a closed cabinet that is not well ventilated. This could compromise the Calypso’s performance and
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Rear Panel Connections I G H D C B A F E Figure 1: Rear panel of the MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player (full equipped version shown) There are a variety of ways to connect your MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player to other audio and video components. Your choices will depend on both your needs, and the connections available on other equipmen
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Standard Video Connections There are three ways to connect the MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player to your video equipment using standard video connections. They are presented here in order of increasing quality. Remember that whatever connection type you decide to use, don’t hesitate to use high quality video cables. Lesser quality cables can degrade the video quality. For better image quality, we suggest that you connect your Calypso direct
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Progressive / Digital Video Connections There are three ways to connect the MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player to your video equipment using progressive or digital connections. For better image quality, we suggest that you connect your Calypso directly to your TV or video projection unit. Certain home theater installations use a video switcher that often leads to some degradation of video signal quality. In these situations, we recommend that
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Audio Connections You can use either the analog audio outputs (if equipped), the digital audio outputs, or both depending on your system requirements. If you are using a digital surround processor, such as the MOON Stargate, it is recommended that you to use a digital audio connection. If you want to use your MOON Calypso-A DVD Player with an analog stereo preamplifier or integrated amplifier, you must use an analog audio output connection. If you
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Front Panel Controls Figure 2: Front panel of MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Once you have completed all the necessary audio and video connections, and connected your MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player to an AC wall outlet, you can power up the unit by pressing the rocker switch, located on the back panel directly above the AC cable receptacle, to the ‘1’ position. We recommend that you leave the rocker switch in this position at al
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Remote Control Operation 1. Generic buttons POWER ............................................ Standby / On ANGLE ............................... Select DVD camera angle SUBTITLE ............. Subtitle on / off and language select 1 AUDIO ............... Select the language of the audio tracks SETUP ....... Select player setting menu (In stop mode only) MENU ................................ Sel
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player DVD Player Operation The On-Screen Status Window The on-screen “Status Window” (figure 4) reports the current operating condition of the MOON Calypso and appears in the upper left portion of your TV/video projection screen. When a disc is playing, the function, title, chapter or track, as well as the elapsed time are displayed in the icon. For further information on the on-screen status window, please refer to pages 19 and 25. Figure 4:
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player DVD Player Operation (Cont’d) DVD-Video and Video CD Functions “REPEAT” Button (front panel and remote control) is used for repeating a title or chapter, or the entire disc: REPEAT CHAPTER Press once to repeat the chapter currently playing REPEAT TITLE Press twice to repeat all chapters in current title REPEAT DISC Press three times to repeat the entire disc REPEAT OFF Press four times to terminate the repeat function The REPEA
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player DVD Player Operation (Cont’d) Playing an Audio CD Press the power button on the front panel or remote control. The blue LED on the front panel will illuminate. Press the “OPEN/CLOSE” button on the front panel or the p button on the remote control to open the disc drawer. Place the disc on the drawer. Close the disc drawer using the same button used to open it. The front panel display will show the “READING”, the audio disc menu (figure 5) w
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player DVD Player Operation (Cont’d) “NEXT” and “PREV” buttons (front panel and remote control) are used to jump to another track or go back to the start of the current track. To jump to the next track, quickly press the “NEXT” button on the front panel or : on the remote control while the disc is playing. To go back to the beginning of the track currently playing, quickly press either the “PREV” button on the front panel or 9 on the remote control whi
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player DVD Player Operation (Cont’d) The MOON Calypso will not support: WMA, AAC, DLF, M3U and PLS file formats Open-session discs Discs recorded using UDF format IMPORTANT: Due to compression, you may experience an occasional skip when playing MP3 encoded discs. As a result of SDMI compliance, the digital output is disabled during MP3 disc playback. If there are a large number of songs on one disc, initial reading time may exceed ten sec
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player DVD Player Operation (Cont’d) MP3 Disc Functions “PLAY” (u), “STOP” (¢) and “PAUSE” (;) operate in exactly the same way for MP3-audio discs as they do for both DVD Video discs and audio discs. “REPEAT” Button (front panel and remote control) is used for repeating a track, album or the entire MP3-audio disc: REPEAT TRACK Press once to repeat the track currently playing REPEAT ALBUM Press a second time to repeat the current album REPEA
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player DVD Player Operation (Cont’d) Temporary Feedback Symbols Temporary Feedback Symbols will appear in the on-screen status window located in upper left portion of the television screen. They display important information concerning the status of the disc currently loaded in the MOON Calypso. When the setup menu’s multiple-toolbar is displayed (please refer to “STATUS WINDOW” on page 25) the symbol will be included in the toolbar. This is a lis
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MOON Calypso DVD Transport / Player Setup Menu Overview The MOON Calypso Setup Menu is made up of the following four (4) components: The multiple-toolbar at the top of the screen A series of toolbar symbols, each having a unique set of functions Sub-menus for each function The help text bar at the bottom of the screen The setup menu features are optional and can be implemented at your own convenience. However, to fully maximize the performance of your MOON Calypso, we str
