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Important Safety Information Important Safety Information GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Explanation of symbols used in this manual and on the product: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages within the enclosure of sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock. English Read instructions. Read the safety and operating instructions before operating the appliance. Retain instructions.
Important Safety Information English UK USERS PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION CE Declaration of Conformity Linn Products Ltd declare that this product is in conformance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC. Fuse replacement This appliance is fitted with a non-rewireable 13 Amp mains plug. The plug contains a 5 Amp fuse.
Copyright and Acknowledgements English Copyright and Acknowledgements Copyright © 2003 Linn Products Ltd. First edition July 2003. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Contents English Contents Introduction Disc types Audio outputs Cleaning Connecting 1 Locating titles/chapters/tracks on a disc 15 1 1 1 Direct title/chapter selection Next and previous chapter/track selection Direct chapter/track selection Direct track selection Replay chapter/track 15 15 15 15 16 2 Unpacking Voltage selection Positioning Back panel Connecting the UNIDISK 2.1 to a Linn System Controller Front Panel and Handset Front panel Handset Handset modes A note for users of Linn 5103...
Introduction Introduction English Novelty discs Do not play irregularly shaped discs (heart-shaped, business card size, etc) in the UNIDISK 2.1 as they may damage the player. The UNIDISK 2.1 player represents a new kind of source product from Linn that embodies our continuing desire to simplify access to high quality home entertainment. This unique “true convergence” product has been designed and engineered to unite all quality disk formats and offer the highest levels of performance.
English Connecting Connecting Positioning This chapter explains how to install your UNIDISK 2.1 and how to connect it to an audio preamplifier, display devices, etc. You can position your UNIDISK 2.1 almost anywhere you find convenient, but please consider the following points: ● Allow at least 10 cm of space to the sides, rear and above the UNIDISK 2.1 for air Note: In this manual, ‘display device’ refers to plasma screens, projection TVs, monitors and televisions. circulation.
Connecting English Back panel 2 3 POWER OFF 4 Pr SCART VIDEO OUT ONLY 5 Y Pb 6 COMPOSITE VOLTAGE RANGE 100-230V ~ 50-60Hz 7 Pr S VIDEO A A B B Y 8 Pb H V DVI/HDCP POWER COMSUMPTION 40W APPROX INTERLACED VIDEO OUTPUTS ON PROGRESSIVE VIDEO OUTPUTS REMOTE SURR CENTRE OUT FRONT L OUT RS232 IN A TOSLINK SPDIF IN WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED SEE UNDERSIDE FOR SAFETY DETAILS 1 14 13 12 SUB BAL RIGHT 11 B R BAL LEFT 10 9 1 Mains input 11 SPDIF For conn
English Connecting Connecting the UNIDISK 2.1 to a Linn System Controller* The connections indicated below should be used to connect the UNIDISK 2.1 to the corresponding connections on a Linn System Controller.
Front Panel and Handset Front Panel and Handset Front panel 3 1 6 SELECT 4 1 Disc drawer 2 Front panel display 5 2 7 8 Opens/closes the disc drawer. 3 4 , Skips/searches backwards, navigates left in a menu. 5 , Skips/searches forwards, navigates right in a menu. 6 , SELECT Starts playback, selects an item in a menu. 7 , Pauses playback, navigates down in a menu. 8 , Stops playback, navigates up in a menu. UNIDISK 2.
Front Panel and Handset Handset 1 PROG (program) Allows access to REPEAT (digit 1), SHUFFLE (digit 2) and INCLUDE (digit 3) functions. 2 AUDIO ADJ (adjust) Cycles through available audio streams on a disc. 2 3 LIP SYNC 3 4 21 1 22 5 SURR 6 VOL - / + 4 23 5 24 7 CD 25 8 AUX 9 HELP 6 7 26 8 9 adjusting settings. 27 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 29 30 31 / PRESET Plays a disc. 13 / SCAN Stops a disc. 14 Pauses a disc. 15 Opens/closes the disc drawer.
Video Output In order to set up your UNIDISK 2.1, you must first ensure that the unit is outputting the correct video type for your display device. To do this: ● Press VIDEO ADJ (adjust) on the handset. The current setting for the output video type is shown on the front panel display. To change the video type, press VIDEO ADJ again. After a few seconds the type shown will disa88(w14.6(y)84.2cf.)]TJ-0.48 Tf18 0 0 18 57.0244 0 70.222 Tm0 g0 TTw(V)TjS.699 0 50D-0.0004 Tc8(againe0.383 09636-0.0001 Tc0.
Setup Menus ● Press ‘enter’ on the front panel or SELECT on the handset. The Preferences Page sub-menu is displayed. SELECT 'enter' ● Use the key to move to the Disc Menu option. The language options are displayed. To access the setup menus: ● Use the Ensure your display device is on and tuned to the UNIDISK 2.1’s video output signal. key to move to the first language option. ● Press SETUP on the handset. Your display device ● Use the key to move to the desired language.
Setup Menus English Prim. (Primary) Display Device General Setup Default setting: Interlaced OSD Language (on-screen display language) The UNIDISK 2.1 is able to account for the video delay inherent in the processing required for progressive video signals, thus ensuring both video and audio signals are output simultaneously. Set this option to suit the main display device in your AV system. Default setting: English Choose the language you want on-screen information and menus displayed in.
Setup Menus English Picture Mode Default setting: Auto Due to the process of converting movies shot on film into the digital format recorded onto DVD-Videos, flickering of images can occur on a display device. The UNIDISK 2.1 offers two methods of eliminating this effect: High resolution and Non-flicker. As the correct method is dependent on each DVD-Video, we suggest you choose the Auto setting which allows the UNIDISK 2.1 to select the best method for each disc.
Setup Menus Downmix Audio Setup SPDIF Out Default setting: Pure Stereo (Digital outputs only) If you are going to apply Dolby Pro Logic decoding to the audio signal, set to LtRt. If you are not going to apply Dolby Pro Logic decoding to the audio signal, set to Pure Stereo. Default setting: Raw If you are not using the UNIDISK 2.1’s digital audio outputs, set to Off. If any of the UNIDISK 2.
Setup Menus English Preferences Parental Default setting: No Parental Audio* Default setting: English Set to your preferred audio language. For languages other than the ones shown, highlight Others and press ‘enter’. Using the digit keys on the handset, enter the four-digit code for the desired language. Language codes are available at www.linn.co.uk This menu allows you to program the UNIDISK 2.1 with an age restriction level for certain DVD-Videos.
Playing Discs English Playing Discs Displayed disc information This chapter describes how to play discs on the UNIDISK 2.1 and explains various features and user functions. The front panel display and your display device show information relating to the current disc. First of all* Repeated presses of DISPLAY on the handset changes the information shown, in the following sequence: 1. Turn on your display device and tune it to the UNIDISK 2.1’s video output signal.
Playing Discs Basic operation SELECT Ensure the handset is in Disc mode (see First of all at the beginning of this chapter). To play a disc: ● Press . ● Insert a disc with the playback side facing down. ● Press . ● The disc drawer closes and playback begins automatically. Notes: The disc drawer can be closed by nudging it. In this instance DVD-Video discs, VCDs and some DVD-Audio discs will begin playback automatically. Other disc types will not.
Playing Discs Locating titles/chapters/tracks on a disc English Next and previous chapter/track selection digit keys To skip forwards or backwards through the chapters/tracks of a disc: ● To skip forwards, repeatedly press ● To skip backwards, repeatedly press SELECT on the front panel or handset. .
Playing Discs English Replay chapter/track Locating a particular point on a disc digit keys To replay the current chapter/track: ● Press on the front panel or handset. SELECT The chapter/track will play from the beginning. 'enter' / GOTO / / Fast search forwards and backwards To fast search forwards or fast search backwards while a disc is playing: ● To fast search forwards, hold ● To fast search backwards, hold on the front panel or handset. .
Playing Discs English Slow search forwards and backwards Direct time selection To perform forwards or reverse playback one frame at a time while a disc is playing: To directly access a specific point on a DVD-Video or DVD-Audio while a chapter/track is playing: ● Press on the front panel or handset. ● Press GOTO on the handset.
Playing Discs English Using program modes to control playback PROG REPEAT SHUFFLE INCLUDE digit keys Repeat section To repeat a specific section of a disc: ● At the start of the section you wish to repeat, press PROG on the handset, then press REPEAT briefly (‘1’ key) within two seconds. ‘A’ appears on the front panel display. ● Continue playback until you reach the end of the section to repeat. 'enter' ● Press PROG, then REPEAT briefly within two seconds. ‘B’ appears on the front / panel display.
Playing Discs Include program English Using DVD-Video and DVD-Audio menus This program mode allows you to select which chapters/tracks you wish to listen to from those available on a disc. Disc must be stopped before this function can be accessed. To select which tracks are to be played: MENU 1. Press PROG on the handset, then press INCLUDE (‘3’ key) within two seconds. 'enter' The front panel display shows P01:00 and INC (include). 2. Use the digit keys to enter the number of the desired track. 3.
Playing Discs Further playback options for DVD-Videos and DVD-Audios Language or audio stream selection To cycle through the available language or audio stream options: ● Repeatedly press AUDIO ADJ on the handset. Subtitles To access available subtitles on DVD-Videos: ● Repeatedly press and hold TITLE on the handset. Angle selection Certain DVD-Videos allow you to view the same scene from more than one viewpoint. To perform angle selection: ● Press ANGLE on the handset.
Playing Discs English Additional file formats Additional information on Video CDs and Super VCDs PROG REPEAT SHUFFLE INCLUDE digit keys digit keys DVD MENU 'enter' 'enter' / / Video CDs and Super VCDs may feature PBC (Playback Control). PBC allows additional control over playback functionality. PBC can be turned on or off to suit your requirements. If PBC is on you will be able to pause the disc and skip forwards or backwards through tracks.
Playing Discs English ● To fast search forwards/backwards while an MP3 or MPEG 2 file is playing, press and hold / Include program . ● To stop playing/viewing an item, press This mode allows you to select which files you wish to listen to/view from those available in a folder. . To select which files are to be played: Note: If Disc Nav. in the setup menus is set to Menu Off, a data disc inserted into the UNIDISK 2.1 will play from the first item of the first folder when you press ‘enter’.
User Options English Table of user options The following table shows the UNIDISK 2.1’s user options, briefly describes them and lists the available settings for each. Default settings are shown in bold (and are marked with a ‘*’ on the front panel display). Option Description Settings Display brightness Allows adjustment to the brightness of the front panel display.
Technical Specification English Technical Specification Electrical Mains voltage Power consumption 100-230 VAC @ 50-60 Hz 40 W approximately Physical Weight Dimensions 4.
Guarantee and Service Linn Products Limited Floors Road Waterfoot Glasgow G76 0EP Scotland, UK Guarantee and Service This product is guaranteed under the conditions that apply in the country of purchase and your statutory rights are not limited. In addition to any statutory rights you may have, Linn undertake to replace any parts that have failed due to faulty manufacture. To help us, please ask your Linn retailer about the Linn warranty scheme in operation in your country.
