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Welcome.

We are delighted that you have decided to purchase a product. W ith your new SADV 1245 R you have acquired a
top-quality piece of equipment which has been designed and developed with the wishes of the audiophile music lover as
absolute top priority.
Our innovative approach to solving problems, solid and carefully thought-out construction, and the highest quality
materials ensure that this unit will satisfy your greatest demands and requirements over a period of many years.
Thorough quality checking of all m aterials, painstaking production by highly qualified staff, and a fully automatic,
computer-controlled final quality control process guarantee a product of high quality which meets the specification in full.
In our production system we avoid the use of all en vironmentally harmful and potentially injurious substances, such as
chlorine-based solvents and CFCs.
Moreover we avoid the use of plastics (especially PVC) as a constructional element wherever possible. Instead we re ly
upon metals and other non-harmful materials which on the o ne hand are recyclable and on the other offer very good
electrical shielding characteristics.
Our insistence on solid all-metal cases eliminates the problem of adverse effects on sound quality caused b y external
sources of interference. This also ensures that the electro-magnetic radiation (electro-smog) caused by our equipment is
effectively shielded, reducing it to an absolute minimum.
Your new SADV 1245 R will play back all media that comply with the universal DVD-Video and SACD-Audio standard.
This player offers the reproduction with cinema like picture with stereo or multi channel sound at the highest quality level.
All the unique features of DVD video are available, such as selecting the sound channel and sub-title language, and
choosing different angles of view (als o depending on DVD type). The unit also includes a child security system which
allows you to determine which DVDs your children are permitted to view.
Additional to DVD discs you can also play back Video-CDs (VCD, S-VCD), JPEG picture discs, MP3 music CDs an d
audio CDs (CDDA). The media that can be played back are labelled with one or more of the labels below:
The unit features digital audio outputs for connection to
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) and MPEG multi-channel decoders.
A range o f high-quality c ables and connectors is available as accessories for this unit, as well as specially designed
furniture matching the player‘s design.
Please accept our thanks for your faith in us; we wish you many hours of pleasure with your SADV 1245 R.

elektroakustik GmbH & Co KG

All components used in this device satisfy the currently valid German and European safety norms and
standards. In the interests of your own safety please read right through these operating instructions, paying
particular attention to the safety notes and the instructions for setting up and operating the equipment.
1) Manufactured under licence to Dolby Laboratories. „Dolby“ and the double-D symb ol are registered trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential, unpublished documents. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights
reserved.
2) „DTS“ is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC), EMV Directives (89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC) and CE
Marking Directive (93/68/EEC).