Bosch PLN-DVDT

Plena BGM Source

The Plena BGM source unit is the ideal high-quality source for background music (BGM) in public address systems. The unit consists of a DVD/CD-player and a digitally controlled FM/AM tuner in a compact 2U-high, 19" housing. It is typically used in shops, supermarkets, restaurants, bars, canteens, gyms, showrooms, and other places where BGM creates the right atmosphere. It connects to almost any public address amplifier.

- Source unit for background music
- DVD/CD-player for video and audio
- Supports MP3, JPEG, and multi-format video outputs
- AM/FM tuner with 10 presets and digital control
- Simultaneous operation of-player and tuner
- Separate outputs and level controls for player and tuner
- Combined DVD/CD-player/tuner output with player priority

Player:
The DVD/CD player provides up to a whole workweek of high quality, uninterrupted music playback from a single MP3 DVD. It supports music organized on a disk in multiple folders. The player will automatically search and play all playable formats on a disk, and has repeat mode. Navigation is done on the multi lingual on screen display.
Formats:
The unit plays normal audio and video DVD/CDs, as well as long-play MPEG2, MP3 encoded CDs. It can also play MP3s and display JPEGs on CD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-R. MP3-files with bit-rates from 32 kbps to 320 kbps, mono/ stereo/ joint-stereo, and both continuous bit-rates (CBR) and variable bit-rate (VBR) are supported. Component, composite, and S-Video connectors are available for video output. The unit plays PAL and NTSC content in progressive scan, as well as interleaved. It is also possible to view JPEG images from disk.
Output:
Next to the stereo analog outputs, the disc part of the unit also has a TOSlink optical output that supports S/PDIF as well as DST and Dolby Digital. It is possible to output S/PDIF, regardless of the source, and to choose left/right, surround channels of low frequency effects on this output.
Tuner:
The digitally controlled AM/FM tuner uses a frequency synthesizer for accurate capture of radio stations and has ten presets for FM and ten presets for AM to store favorite radio stations.

Both the player and the tuner can operate simultaneously on different outputs to facilitate two-channel BGM distribution. The output level of both outputs can be adjusted via rear panel presets. Combined output is also possible, to connect to systems without input selection. In the combined output mode the system defaults to the tuner signal as long as the DVD/CD-player is not playing. When the player is active, its signal overrides that of the tuner.

$559 (RRP)