Muse electronic Model Eleven - Manual (Page 14)

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compression (MLP) and the total data rate that
can be applied to the audio portion of the
stream. DVDs, regardless of their type, have a
maximum data rate of about 9.8 Mega bits per
second. DVD Video discs have an upper data
rate limit for the audio portion of about 6.144
Mega bits per second, DVD Audio discs do not
have this same restriction and can use nearly
the entire 9.8 Mb limit. In practical terms, with
discs that have stereo material, both Audio &
Video versions can support sampling rates of up
to 96 kS/s (kilo Sample per second). Where
DVD Audio discs show their advantages is in
their ability to support high sample rate (176.4 &
192 kS/s) stereo PCM content (either
uncompressed or loss less compressed) and
when playing surround material as it can be
PCM with up to six channels and up to 96 kS/s
rates.
DVD Audio discs may contain some video
content in the form of still images (one or more
per track). DVD Audio discs can also contain
supplemental information such as lyrics and
links to motion video content (within the DVD
Video portion of the disc). Well-authored DVD
Audio discs behave in a manner very similar to
that, which has become to be expected of CDs.
With these discs, simply open the drawer and
press play, the disc will play for the first to the
last track. The organization of the tracks on a
DVD Audio disc can be organized into sections,
named groups. These groups can contain
different material types, some might have stereo
content, and others might have surround
content. The disc itself predominantly
determines the actual behavior of a DVD Audio
disc. With this comment in mind, we will
describe some of the behavior that the Model
Eleven will have when playing DVD Audio discs.
The basic track navigation controls, “Skip-/skip-“,
“Skip+/skip+”, “Search-“ and “Search+” are
similar to CD disc play. “Play/play”, “Stop/stop”
and “Pause/pause” behave as most have come
to expect.
It is the presence of an OSD or On Screen
Display that is the major departure for DVD
Audio discs. This menu of options is displayed
on the video device by the Model Eleven.
Reviewing the disc packaging will provide much
of the information necessary to determine the
available contents. Keep in mind that if you
have a video device attached, much information
on the track in play can be obtained by pressing
the “Display” button on the remote. Data rates,
word depths, type of coding, disc and track
playing time are but some of the available
information.
Even if you do not intend to use a video device
with your Model Eleven, it is recommended that
you temporarily attach one while you are
becoming familiar with its operation. After a
short period of time, you will find that the on
screen information is no longer necessary as
you will have fully master all the capabilities of
the Model Eleven.
When playing a DVD Audio disc, much
information on the disc contents is available by
using the “Display” button on the remote.
The front panel of the Model Eleven will show
the group and track number currently being
played along with the time in the current track.
A first press of “Display” will cause the front
panel to display the time remaining in the current
track.
The OSD includes information on the current
and total number of tracks in the current group.
The elapsed time in the current track as well as
the remaining and total time for the current track.
The type of video coding, either PCM or PPCM
is indicated for the current group. Audio
sampling rates and word depth along with the
number and types of channels is also shown.
A second press of “Display” will cause the front
panel to display the time remaining in the current
group.
The OSD includes information on the current
and total number of groups contained on the
disc as well as the total playing time for the