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Edtoral. Never Stop Begnnng. Contents. Loewe Connect. There has been a lot of talk about new begnnngs at Loewe recently. But n actual fact, the thrll of new begnnngs has been a constant theme for our company startng wth ts creaton n 1923, founded by the brothers Dr. Segmund and Davd Loewe as a rado engneerng busness n Berln, and contnung to drve our development today. The best example of ths s the completely redesgned Loewe Connect, featured n ths magazne. A new ncarnaton but stll dstnctvely Loewe. Dd you know that, back n 1931, Loewe played an nstrumental role n the world s frst publc televson broadcast? Made possble thanks to the research work of Manfred von Ardenne, Loewe s Chef Engneer, who later went on to become a world-famous physcst. After nventng televson, the natural next step s to enhance and mprove your creaton: for example, by ntroducng even more flexble recordng and playback optons (pages 6 13). Not forgettng amazng sound qualty, wth a 5.1 audo decoder fully ntegrated n the TV rather than offered as an optonal extra (page 25). As well as a unque Internet rado search feature to help you track down musc from your favourte sngers and bands from around the world (page 32). And fnally, by remanng true to our roots n Germany: unusual n our sector... but a commtment backed by some strong arguments (pages 34 35). We are therefore embracng ths next new begnnng n perpetuaton of a tradton. I hope you wll contnue to accompany us on our journey! 01. Cover story: Always on. Page 06 02. What we offer: Your best desgn. Page 14 Your best pcture. Page 18 Your best sound. Page 22 Your best operaton. Page 28 03. Who we are: Made n Germany. Page 34 Loewe s hstory. Page 36 04. A closer look: Product detals TV. Page 38 Techncal nformaton TV. Page 40 Product detals and Page 42 techncal nformaton sound systems. Mark Hüsges Managng Drector 2
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In ancent tmes our ancestors gathered together around a fre. More recently, our generaton too regularly gathered around a flckerng focal pont ths tme the televson. Always at specfc tmes, to watch old favourtes lke Star Trek, Columbo or The Avengers But today we are no longer bound by the TV schedule. We can stll enjoy our favourte programmes, but at a tme and place of our choosng. Generally on our comfortable sofa, wth the televson transformed nto a smart entertanment hub. Pck and choose, up to three tmes: That s the beauty of Loewe Mult Recordng. Pause lve televson... and then pck up where you left off n a dfferent room. Ths s just one of the new horzons opened up some tme ago by the smart Loewe DR+ technology. Jon us for a moment, on a journey back n tme: to 1970s Germany. When a typcal Saturday evenng went somethng lke ths: worn down by repeated requests, parents would fnally gve n and let the kds stay up to watch Am Laufenden Band ( All rght, we can have a long le n tomorrow ). Whle the adults made themselves comfortable on the sofa wth a glass of wne, the younger generaton would set up camp on the floor, complete wth pllows and blankets. After patently sttng through the news, the eagerly antcpated moment arrved, as the popular Dutch entertaner Rud Carrell stepped nto our lvng rooms. He sang and joked wth contestants, even allowed them to snp off the odd lock of har from tme to tme. Anythng to make Saturday evenng go wth a swng! Am Laufenden Band was a lve game show for all the famly that attracted record ratngs from 1974 untl 1979. It was frm favourte wth TV crtcs and vewers alke, and a sure-fre wnner at all the TV award ceremones. Rud Carrell s nspraton for the concept was the Dutch show enttled Eén van de Acht, frst ared n 1969. Four couples two generatons of two dfferent famles a grandmother and grandson, or father and son competed to wn an eclectc collecton of przes. From an umbrella stand to a knttng The new Loewe Connect s now usherng n even more flexble recordng optons. Loewe Mult Recordng allows you to record two televson programmes smultaneously on the ntegrated Loewe DR+ 1-TB hard dsk. In many cases, you can even watch a thrd channel n parallel, explans Loewe software developer Stefan Schedel. To acheve ths, we make clever use of our two tuners. These tuners are desgned to work ndependently on fully dgtsed sgnal processng, contnues Schedel. The only possble restrctons are the type of connecton or legal provsons. Say farewell to the days of mpossble choces between your favourte crme seres and a sports broadcast and frustratng schedulng clashes! 1970 7
From campfre to Internet. An nfographc showng our changng meda habts and the hstory of televson. 790,000 BC 1934 It wasn t qute the cnema experence we know today, but t was perhaps a taste of thngs to come. When the world s frst regular hgh-resoluton qualty (180 lnes per pcture) broadcast started n Berln back n 1934, practcally no-one had a televson. So people used to assemble n publc televson rooms. Three tmes a week for two hours each tme that was the extent of the schedulng. In 1929, the BBC began broadcastng a regular low-resoluton test programme (between 30 and 60 lnes per pcture). 1940s France was the only country n Europe to broadcast wthout nterrupton durng the Second World War. In the Unted Kngdom, there was a sevenyear break n transmssons followng the outbreak of the war. Whle n Germany, screens were swtched off for eght years after 1944. 1967 The offcal launch of colour televson n Brtan and Germany. Commercal televson was nvented of course by the Amercans. The frst broadcastng lcences were sold at the start of July 1941, and the frst televson ad was ared the very same day: runnng for one hour. The UK lcensed commercal televson n 1954, wth France and Italy also runnng prvate broadcastng trals by then. It took a lttle longer for the frst commercal TV channels to arrve n Germany, 1984 to be precse. The number of televson broadcasters has ncreased exponentally snce the 1980s, now standng at over 8,000 around the world. 1984 8
It s not qute clear when exactly people frst began to use fre. The oldest fnd to date, n today s Israel, dates back to 790,000 years BC. Dscovered n Span and Indonesa, the oldest cave pantngs were created around 40,000 BC. People used to gather around the fre, enjoy the warmth and tell stores. And wonder at the way the pantngs on the walls seemed to come to lfe n the flckerng lght of the fre. 1930 The physcst Manfred von Ardenne, at the tme Loewe s Chef Engneer, transmtted the frst electronc mages, wth a raster of 100 lnes for 20 pcture changes per second. Usng the nnovatve Braun cathode ray tube. Economes recovered and people became more affluent. Everyone who could afford one, purchased a televson. By 1952, there were 1.45 mllon TV sets n Brtan and around 11,000 n France. Germany lagged a long way behnd, wth 300 sets, but quckly caught up. By 1965, almost half of all German households had a televson. 1952 1953 The frst lve TV broadcast of a major event: On 2 June 1953, 27 mllon people, out of the then total Brtsh populaton of 36 mllon, watched the Coronaton of Queen Elzabeth II. 1997 Loewe ntroduces the frst Internet televson set: Loewe Xelos @ meda to play, surf and work. 2014 Nothng has changed our meda habts qute so dramatcally as the arrval of the Internet. Whle we stll tend to prefer watchng our favourte shows from the comfort of our sofa, the Internet, smartphones and tablet computers have made us moble. We watch what we want, at a tme and place of our choosng. The televson entered the Internet age some tme ago: allowng us to look at dgtal photos, lsten to musc, stream flms and TV seres and even surf for vdeo clps. In ts new ncarnaton as a control centre, t remans a focal pont: lke the campfre n days gone by. 9
machne, or even envelopes of cash all passng before ther eyes along a conveyor belt. Ths bg Saturday evenng show was essental vewng, a weekly rtual n homes all over the country. And not just n Germany. In the UK and France too, famles gathered around the televson, wth vewng fgures of over 60 percent by no means unusual. And back at work on Monday mornng, t was the only topc of conversaton unheard of today, unless of course t s the World Cup fnal. Back then, the televson was not smply a mass medum. It was also a socal focal pont. In ancent tmes our ancestors gathered together around a fre. We used to gather around the flckerng televson screen. 60 per cent What happens today? We stll have these bg ht shows. Take, for nstance, Pop Idol or I m a Celebrty Get Me Out of Here!. Successful concepts exported to numerous countres. However, the sem-relgous Saturday evenng gatherng s becomng a thng of the past replaced by an ncredble varety of ndvdual preferences. How dd ths abundance of choce come to exst? That s easy: commercal televson channels, cable and satellte broadcasters and not least the Internet! Over the last three decades, techncal progress has drven major changes n our vewng habts: each and every one of us can choose what we want to see, and when we want to see t and we are bombarded wth choce. Over the last few decades, the number of televson channels has rsen exponentally. Wth more than 8,000 channels now broadcastng around the world. Not forgettng optons through DVD, BluRay, Web and vdeo streamng. We don t smply watch whatever happens to be on. We pck and choose very carefully, dependng on our ndvdual nterests. Wth more than 8,000 channels Our changng lfestyles have also affected our vewng habts: tradtonal roles and career paths are no longer the norm. Today s workng patterns are far more flexble, and not always compatble wth schedulng constrants. 87 per cent of people n the UK, 84 per cent n Germany and 83 per cent n France have an Internet connecton. Meanng that they are no longer compelled at least n theory to watch programmes at scheduled transmsson tmes. In today s changng world, ntegrated hard dsk recorders and onlne meda lbrares allow you to catch up on mssed programmes the next day, or even the next month, f you happen to mss a favourte show because you re out wth frends. 87 per cent Of course, we stll need compatble devces to record and watch these programmes on. And once agan, we have a multtude of optons. When we re out and about, we use our smartphones, tablet computers and laptops. Back n the comfort of our own home, we stll tend to prefer the bg screen experence, complete wth enhanced pcture and sound qualty. Most of us smply couldn t magne lfe wthout televson! Whch means we stll want a central pont: a hub for all our dverse sources of entertanment and nformaton, and flexble access to ths content. In response, the televson s transformng nto a new ntellgent and mult-connected control centre, coordnatng your personal entertanment network. 1 st Another recent trend s usng our smartphones or tablet computers whle watchng TV, to tweet about news tems or talk about our favourtes on talent shows wth Facebook frends. These hand-held devces may enhance the televson vewng 10
Stuatons where we can use Loewe Moble Recordng. In a restaurant. Stuck n a traffc jam. Playng sport. In a café. Alfred Hassaou, Loewe Audo Development. It mght sound a bt exaggerated... but nevertheless the recordng optons opened up by the new Loewe Connect have mproved our famly lfe. Dnner starts on tme, because the kds are eager to get back to the chldren s news show. We just press Pause, lve TV stops... and they can carry on where they left off once the table has been cleared. At the weekend, there are no excuses for mssng famly outngs: Loewe Moble Recordng means we can even record Dsney classcs we ve forgotten to schedule whle we re out and about. At a concert. On the beach. In a meetng. Before a party. 11
experence, but by no means do they replace t. To quote the German meda scentst Prof. Dr. Beate Schneder: Just a few years ago, everyone was predctng a fall n TV vewng because the younger generaton was turnng away from both prnted meda and televson. However, vewng tmes are actually ncreasng. Ths s thanks n no small part to the opportuntes for communcatng on socal networks opened up by the televson. Experts such as Professor Schneder are now talkng about a second screen phenomenon. By mplcaton: the frst screen stll plays an mportant role. The man campfre s stll burnng and warmng our hearts. Loewe employees tell us whch programmes they record usng Loewe Moble Recordng. Heko Erhard, Product Management My favourte sports show. That s all I need. Melane Hartmann, Producton It s got to be a crme thrller. My absolute favourte. And what happens now on Saturday evenngs? They stll have specal sgnfcance, but we do thngs very dfferently these days. We mght watch the epsode of Downton Abbey we mssed last Sunday, tucked up comfortably n bed. Or we mght end up watchng a documentary we stumbled on by chance whle channel hoppng. Or even st through dozens of tralers wth our 13-year old daughter, dscussng whether a flm wth a 15 ratng s ok. Or then agan, we mght just st on the pato remnscng... and searchng the Web for an old epsode of Columbo. Phlpp Schumann, Product Desgn Blockbusters and nterestng sports shows. Jan Bollow, Product Marketng Football. I would hate to mss any of Bayern Munch s matches. Horst Bel, Producton Manager The Terra X channel, I enjoy ts nterestng documentares. 12
Any tme, any place: That s the beauty of Loewe Moble Recordng. You re stuck n traffc or can t get away from a meetng... you won t make t home n tme for your favourte programme. You re out wth frends... and you suddenly realse the football match s about to start. Thanks to Loewe Moble Recordng, t s easy to record programmes on the ntegrated Loewe DR+ hard dsk wth ts 1 TB of storage space, even f you don t happen to be at home. Leavng you free to enjoy your favourte programmes at a more convenent tme! Stefan Schedel, a Loewe software developer, explans: All you need s a smartphone and an Internet connecton. Smply open the new free Loewe Smart Assst app, select the name of the programme on the overvew page... What happens then? Your Loewe Connect wll take care of the rest, says Stefan Schedel wth a smle. That s what I ve taught t to do. You can even use t f you re on holday n New York! When you get back home, you can choose to watch your recorded programmes on your pato, or tucked up n bed usng a tablet computer thanks to the Loewe Smart tv2move app. The app accesses your Loewe Connect, explans Stefan Schedel. And retreves a lve TV programme or a recordng from your DR+ archve. 13
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Colour transformatons...... to ntegrate seamlessly n your lvng space: 4x Colour Kts can create talored effects. 4Hghlght colours Mx and match...... to meet precsely one need: yours! Of course, we have no dea of what our customers homes actually look lke, says Edmund Englch, Loewe desgner, wth a smle: And I can categorcally state that we have no ntenton of nstallng hdden cameras n our TVs! In fact, there s a central gudng prncple that has been nsprng Loewe s desgners for decades. We delberately set out to create home entertanment systems whch are less techncal n appearance compared to many other manufacturers, explans Mr Englch. Loewe s products are ntended to ntegrate seamlessly nto customers lvng envronments, to play a central role n ther lves. Loewe s desgners regularly vst nteror desgn fars, explorng the latest trends and new materals whch leads to the development of concepts such as the Colour Kts for the new Loewe Connect. Avalable n Black, Slver, Cappuccno, as well as Petrol Blue for those seekng to make a real statement. Just a few smple steps s all t takes to transform the appearance of the premum acoustc fabrc speaker cover and surroundng sde trm. You can mx and match these detals wth the housng colour to create dfferent looks: talored to the decor. I must admt, contnues Edmund Englch: I ve had more fun expermentng wth the Colour Kts than actually watchng what s on TV. 360º desgn...... for perfect aesthetcs from every angle. It mght come as a surprse to hear that Loewe consders the desgn of the back of a televson set just as mportant as the front. But not f you stop to thnk about the reasons why; t opens up a multtude of optons for postonng the new Loewe Connect n your room and also ensures that the cable routng and management do not detract from the overall aesthetc effect. Edmund Englch explans: Loewe places great mportance on the desgn of both the sdes and the rear of ts sets. The Loewe Connect s by no means one sze fts all. It comes n a wde range of varatons: two szes, four colour schemes and numerous stand optons. Together wth the Colour Kts, the Loewe Connect makes a statement even when swtched off. A true orgnal! Edmund Englch, Loewe Desgn. 17
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I can t resst a lttle smle when I hear proud boasts about TV sets and ther Hertz fgures. It remnds me of one of those kds card games where the person who collects the hghest numbers wns. That s not how you acheve the best pcture qualty. Jan Bollow, Loewe Product Marketng. 20
Ultra Hgh Defnton... for the best pcture. On Ultra HD TV s you can dsplay photos and vdeos va HDMI, a USB stck or from your home network n the crystal clear qualty they deserve. However, most current TV broadcast sgnals do not meet the new Ultra HD standard, an up-scalng process s needed to enjoy the benefts of 4K Ultra HD. An algorthm s requred for ths. And Loewe s s partcularly sophstcated. you swtch the televson set on, Loewe Image+ Actve pcture control guarantees natural sharp outlnes, balanced contrast, ntensve renderng of black and attractve colour values. More than smply numbers. Jan Bollow, Loewe Product Marketng. There are many competng clams and dfferent measures used as ndcators of pcture qualty. But t s not the numbers that count, t s the pctures you see and ths s where Loewe really shnes. We don t develop our nnovatons to look good n a data table n a magazne or buyers gude, explans Loewe product manager Jan Bollow. Our screen technology focuses on delverng the most realstc vewng experence possble. Seeng s belevng? Precsely. For example, the new Loewe Connect s 4K Ultra Hgh Defnton dsplay offers a resoluton four tmes hgher than a Full HD televson. But nnovatons are only truly meanngful f you can actually use them! PAL 720 Full HD Ultra HD Four tmes the resoluton n comparson to Full HD, multplyng the level of detal wthn the same area: that s the promse of Ultra HD, wth 3,840 x 2,160 pxels! The Loewe Connect fully explores these new horzons. Loewe s propretary 4K Ultra HD scalng algorthm delvers beautfully up-scaled Full HD content from 1,920 x 1,080 pxels to 3,840 x 2,160 pxels, for vsbly enhanced detals and clarty. At Loewe, t s not just the numbers that count, Loewe s pcture engneers always say, t s what ths actually means for the vewer. Loewe Image+ Actve... for a perfect fnsh. A smartphone allows you to edt photos wth a touch of your fnger. Creatng strkng exaggerated effects, oversaturated colours and extreme contrasts. That s what you re tryng to acheve n ths case... but what about a TV pcture? You can use specal eye-catchng effects to make your product stand out on a wall of TV sets n an electrcal store. Loewe avods these knds of gmmcks. Each and every Loewe Connect leaves the factory perfectly calbrated. And each tme Dsplay adapts...... to provde perfect brghtness at all tmes. Includng one feature most of us are famlar wth from laptops: the dsplay automatcally adjusts to changes n the surroundng lght condtons. The am s to avod stran on the user s eyes and preserve battery lfe. Whle t may not run on batteres, ths automatc adjustment of the dsplay brghtness makes the Loewe Connect more energy effcent. And your eyes wll be happy about t too! Another automatc feature further enhances vewng pleasure: VBD+ (Vdeo-Compensated Backlght Dmmng) ensures perfect llumnaton for every scene. For example, for a nght-tme scene n a crme thrller: the LED backlght dms to create a realstc black effect. 21
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The thnner the screen the flatter the sound? We ddn t agree wth ths unwrtten rule of televson. So we smply gnored t. Alfred Hassaou, Loewe Audo Development. 24
From hgh-clarty dalogue through to mmersve cnema sound...... thanks up to 80 watts of stereo sound, bass reflex and a 5.1 audo decoder: all fully ntegrated. Loewe has always regarded great sound as an essental complement to great pcture qualty. Back n 1933, Loewe s very frst mass producton televson featured a dynamc speaker. Fast forward to the present day and the Loewe Connect has a sound qualty to rval many home cnema systems. Its speakers delver 80 watts of musc output, generatng a sound pressure of up to 90dB and specally desgned bass reflex ports delver a genune percepton of deep but clean bass. We are the frst manufacturer n the world to have ntegrated a 5.1 audo decoder wth Dolby Dgtal and DTS, elmnatng the need for an external A/V recever n the lvng room explans Loewe audo engneer Alfred Hassaou. smplcty You are free to add combnatons of speakers wthout the complexty and clutter you mght thnk. Not only s there no addtonal A/V recever requred, but wth Loewe Dgtal Audo Lnk, just one cable s all you need to connect the sound system to the TV. The ntegrated TV soundbar can also be used as the centre speaker n a home cnema system for even closer synchronsaton of dalogue and mages. A perfectly coordnated ensemble, says Alfred Hassaou. Comng together to create a genune cnema experence! Perfect sound, fewer cables, maxmum effcency: the Loewe Connect has t all bult n. Operaton too s made more smple through ths Integraton, all you need s the Loewe TV remote control. Swtch on the TV and both sound system and TV power on together the entre system workng n perfect harmony. Front-frng speakers...... to project hgh-clarty, dstorton-free dalogue. Loewe TVs. Other TVs. You can poston your Loewe Connect n your room wherever you lke explans Alfred Hassaou, and you ll enjoy breathtakng depth of sound and dstorton-free dalogue. Other TV sets emt the sound from the rear and underneath, whch explans the resultng rather dffuse percepton of sound. The Loewe Connect s ntegrated loudspeakers fre the sound n a sngle drecton, clarfes Hassaou. The front. It mght sound smple. It s actually unque. A complete dgtal chan...... more dynamcs, greater precson, less sgnal nose. From the broadcaster over cable networks and satellte systems to your TV set: today s sgnal path s dgtal at every stage. However, after reachng your TV, the chan s often altered by conversons occurrng before amplfcaton n some cases, for cost reasons. Loewe bucks ths trend. From the front end the televson recever to the back end the loudspeaker: end-to-end dgtal sound processng and reproducton. Is ths really necessary, Alfred Hassaou? No sgnal nose. You can hear the dfference. In the Loewe Connect, there are no losses n dynamcs and precson and no nterference from sgnal nose. Analogue converson takes place at the very last possble pont, explans Hassaou. When the sound s projected from the loudspeaker. And wth no dstorton whatsoever, thanks to the specal acoustc fabrc cover: a treat for both your ears and your eyes! Alfred Hassaou, Loewe Audo Development. 25
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Slm desgn and sound that flls the room combned n a scalable sound concept: Whchever Loewe speakers you choose, your home cnema system wll provde crystal clear and powerful sound. Confgure your system accordng to your spatal requrements and your ndvdual taste. Dfferent setup solutons for the floor, the wall or the rack allow the speakers to be postoned anywhere n the room. And the subwoofers lay the necessary foundaton for your sound experence. Or 3.1: Now you can experence the precson and senstvty wth whch Loewe speakers work as an ensemble when two Stand Speakers are combned wth the Subwoofer 200, for example. Thanks to Loewe s unque ntegrated audo decoder, n ths setup, the TV s soundbar s programmed to act as the Center Speaker. For a lveler more powerful base sound, the Loewe Subwoofer 200 untes modest dmensons wth mpressve performance. Or 5.1: Experence sound from all sdes or a hgh speed chase that goes straght through the room. And there are countless varants when t comes to puttng together your 5.1 system. A truly mmersve sound experence lke no other televson. Example 2.0: The ntegrated soundbar on the Loewe Connect TVs s desgned n such a way that t produces an outstandng and authentc performance on ts own. good feelng For a genunely mmersve experence, we recommend two Stand Speakers n combnaton wth two Satellte Speakers and the Loewe Subwoofer 525. The Loewe Stand Speakers combne mpressve power output wth a beautful, mnmalst desgn. The speakers 4 mm thck alumnum housng s mlled from a sngle sold profle wthout any vsble screw fxngs to ensure the purest lnes are retaned. Wth the hgh-qualty fabrc tweeter and the four speaker D Appolto confguraton, the Stand Speakers produce very pure, precse and transparent sound across all frequency ranges. Perfect for playback of moves and TV sound as well as musc. 27
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If what you re actually watchng on TV ever gets borng...... at least Loewe s operatng system s always a pleasure to use! Stefan Schedel, Loewe Software Development. 30
Loewe Assst Meda 2015 1 a new knd of user frendlness. Clear, uncluttered and nformatve features the new Loewe Assst Meda operatng system offers all ths and more: 1 All vdeo content at a glance. 2 Rapd overvew of channels. 3 Vsblty of recorded programmes stored n the DR+ archve. 4 The new Loewe Internet Rado Artst Search: searches all Web rado statons for Coldplay or other favourtes. 5 Lst of Internet rado statons. 2 3 4 5 Loewe s uncompromsng approach encompasses both perfect aesthetcs and ultmate functonalty. Ths nvolves settng standards n user-frendly operaton, as well as n the desgn of the TV housng and loudspeakers. Stefan Schedel, a Loewe software developer, explans: To brng lastng satsfacton, an electronc devce must be as easy as possble and fun to use. In other words, you should be able to swtch on, get started and understand how t works wthout havng to decpher small prnt n nstructon manuals. And enjoy the thrll of dscovery agan and agan as you explore all the optons at your fngertps! Our Loewe Assst Meda 2015 operatng system n the new Loewe Connect paves the way for even more ntutve navgaton, helpng you to easly fnd your way around the dfferent features, contnues Stefan Schedel. For example, a redesgned user nterface, meanngful cons and more elegant detals. ntutve You can stll store all your favourtes on the home screen at the touch of a button selected channels, specfc programmes, archve recordngs, photos and more. A useful new flter has now also been added to help you navgate to the content you want much more quckly for example, all your favourte vdeos. Stefan Schedel smles: I just wsh there was a feature lke ths for my desk n the offce too! Stefan Schedel, Loewe Software Development. Loewe Instant Channel Zappng a new knd of speed. It s a fact: the arrval of the remote control has made channel zappng part and parcel of our televson experence. Some people swtch channels durng ad breaks, whle others flck through programmes n search of surprses or to fnd out more about our complex, fragmented world. Every press of the button mmerses you n a completely dfferent experence! However, on most televson sets, changng channel seems to take an unbearably long tme. Our soluton: Loewe Instant Channel Zappng 1 for a genune flm edtng lke effect. Loewe software developer Stefan Schedel explans: We use our Dual Tuner technology to acheve ths. Whle you are watchng one channel, the second channel s already automatcally beng loaded. You then smply swtch to ths mage when you change channels. D ITV loadng 1 sek Channel 4 Channel 5 loadng P 1 Compatble wth free-to-vew channels. 31
Loewe Artst Search a new knd of dscovery. From Karajan to Abba or the Beaste Boys: somewhere on the World Wde Web, somewhere between Bangladesh and Idaho... someone s playng the artst you want to hear rght now. But how can you track the staton down? Ask your Loewe Connect! At the touch of a button, the Loewe Artst Search fnds all the Internet rado statons currently playng your chosen artst. Ths clever feature also tells you whch of the 30,000 statons feature ths artst most frequently on ther playlsts, adds Loewe software developer Stefan Schedel. Loewe Smart tv2move app a new knd of comfort zone. From your ktchen to your terrace: The Loewe Smart tv2move app 1 turns your tablet computer nto a second televson. In Loewe qualty naturally! Watch a programme from your archved recordngs, or use the electronc programme gude to schedule a new recordng... all wthout leavng your deckchar on the terrace. Loewe Smart Assst app a new knd of freedom. Smartphones have become our fathful companons n everyday lfe. They make sure we don t forget mportant dates (brthday remnders), help us stay on track (or not) wth det resolutons (calore counter) and even gude us to dfferent destnatons. The free Loewe Smart Assst app s now makng your hard-workng smartphone even smarter, comments Loewe software developer Stefan Schedel: It transforms t nto an ntutve remote control for the Loewe Connect brngng you lots of useful features, ncludng a user-frendly and contnuously updated 7-day deluxe programme gude. But that s not all: You can also use the app to manage your Loewe DR+ recordng archve for nstance, to play a stored recordng or schedule a new one. Thanks to Loewe Moble Recordng, you can even manage your recordngs on holday, for example, on a beach n Crete. Just tell your Loewe Connect back home that you d lke t to record Avatar and then relax n your lounger and get back to the serous busness of sunbathng. How does the techncal sde of t work? It doesn t really matter, grns Stefan Schedel. What s mportant to the user s the fact that t s chld s play to operate. Loewe IR Lnk a new knd of connectvty. Expandng your horzons can never be a bad thng. And expandng the Loewe Smart Entertanment System s a sheer pleasure when t comes to operaton! Thanks to the nconspcuous Loewe IR Lnk add-on module, you can even use your Loewe remote control to operate devces by other manufacturers (wth RC5 code) n locatons concealed from vew wth the assstance of a clever extra nfrared transmtter. 1 Compatble wth free-to-vew channels. 32
Loewe DR+ a new knd of locaton-tme dmenson. What s the easest way to explan the possbltes opened up by Loewe DR+ wth ts ntegrated 1-TB hard drve? Loewe software developer Stefan Schedel doesn t need to thnk for long: I would say, t s a whole new freedom! Loewe DR+ frees you from the constrants of tme and locaton. After all, your entertanment schedule should adapt to your needs. Not the other way round. It s actually surprsng to fnd that hardly any other televson manufacturer has ntegrated ths level of recordng convenence n a TV set. Pause. You re engrossed n a nal-btng scene n a crme thrller and suddenly your chld starts to cry or your neghbour knocks on the door. What do you do? Just press the red Pause button. The lve programme wll then stop allowng you to pck where you left off as soon as your chld has settled or your neghbour has left. All you need to do s press Play. Record. Scroll through the electronc programme gude on the TV screen, your smartphone or a tablet computer and get an dea of what you mght lke to watch. Select the programmes you want the Loewe Connect to record for you. Save your recordngs n your own customsed folder structure and then dp n and out of your personal flm and TV archve as often as you please! Access. The Loewe DR+ archve on the Loewe Connect s always at your fngertps! You can play your stored content on any other current Loewe televson n your home network or even on a tablet computer, thanks to the Loewe Smart tv2move app... Stream. What happens f you re enjoyng a poltcal talk show, but you re fndng t hard to stay awake? Thanks to the Loewe DR+ Follow-me feature, there s now a comfortable soluton to ths dlemma. Pause your Loewe Connect n the lvng room, go and brush your teeth and get tucked up n bed. Then press Play on your second current Loewe televson set n the bedroom. Wthout mssng any of the acton. The televson n your lvng room automatcally swtches to standby mode. After that, when you actually stop fghtng those heavy eyelds s of course up to you, smles Stefan Schedel, a Loewe software developer. 33
Made n Germany. Because dentfcaton promotes qualty. For more than 90 years, Loewe has remaned true to ts promse of Made n Germany. The company s development, producton and servce departments are based n Kronach, n Upper Francona. Who better to explan the benefts of these strong roots than Thomas Günther? He has spent three decades wth the company and has 25 years of experence at the helm of ts qualty assurance. What does qualty mean for you? A Loewe set needs to have that wow factor. Meetng expectatons s not enough, we need to exceed them we am to be the best. As demonstrated by our zero defects polcy: we don t wat untl a set arrves n a customer s lvng room to check the qualty, we pull out all the stops to delver a perfect product. How does Loewe do ths? There s no secret to t: t s all about qualty. Many manufacturers source ther components based on cost consderatons. Loewe seeks out the supplers offerng the best materals. We buld long-term partnershps wth our supplers and we check processes and nspect components ourselves. Loewe TV s are engneered and desgned n Germany and manufactured at the company s state of the art, purpose bult televson producton faclty n Kronach. So from ncepton rght through to fnal product testng, we are proud that all Loewe TV s conform to the very hgh qualty standards of a product that s Made n Germany. over 90years Does locaton actually affect qualty? Absolutely! Every employee has the potental to affect qualty. Identfyng wth a company and a sense of prde n your work are mportant factors. If our people, wth all ther experence, are fully commtted to the product they are developng and buldng, ths shnes through n the fnshed televson. Thomas Günther, Loewe Qualty, Customer Servce & Producton Department, wth the company for 30 years. 1 34
1 Thomas Günther has been developng the techncal qualty of Loewe televsons for a quarter of a century. 2 Prototypes for new desgns are bult n the company s n-house workshop. 3 All Loewe televsons are produced by hand n the company s factory n Kronach. 4 As a general rule, the hgher the qualty of the components, the smoother the assembly process. 5 Testng and assembly take place on two producton lnes and follow a twelve-step process. 6 As soon as a televson passes the fnal nspecton, a qualty label s appled. 7 Perfecton s possble: Made n Kronach televsons boast a qualty rate of around 99.4 per cent. 2 3 4 5 6 7 MADE IN GERMANY 35
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Perfect Home Entertanment. Snce 1923. Loewe nvented televson as we know t. Ths nnovaton has contnued unabated over the years culmnatng n today s versatle, fully ntegrated smart entertanment systems. At the 8 th Berln Rado Exhbton n 1931, Rado AG D. S. Loewe presented the world s frst electronc flm transmsson. Manfred von Ardenne, Loewe s frst Chef Engneer, had found the perfect replacement for neffcent mechancal pcture transmsson methods the Braun cathode ray tube. Just eght years after ts creaton, n 1923, the Loewe brothers company embarked upon a path that was to set the course for the brand s future. Over the years, Loewe has produced truly meanngful Made n Germany nnovatons, focusng exclusvely on technologes brngng genune user benefts. Ths helps to explan the endurng appeal of Loewe s classcally mnmalst desgns, standng the test of tme and mantanng ther premum value. Updates keep the software contnuously at the cuttng edge too. All comng together to create the smartest possble entertanment systems: desgned to ntegrate seamlessly n your lfe. 1931 Loewe plays an nstrumental role n the world s frst electronc flm transmsson at the Berln Rado Exhbton. 1933 Loewe equps ts frst producton televson wth a dynamc speaker. 1951 Loewe bulds ts frst hgh volume mass produced televson just n tme to screen Germany s World Cup vctory n 1954. 1963 Loewe gves a whole new meanng to the dea of movng pctures wth the frst portable televson. 1967 Loewe lvens thngs up. wth the frst colour televson. 1981 Loewe ntroduces Europe s frst televson wth stereo sound. 1985 The Loewe Art 1 takes ts place as a desgn con n the museum of Modern Art n New York. 1998 Loewe unvels ts frst flat-screen televson: desgned to ntegrate perfectly n customers lvng envronments. 1923 2005 Loewe nvents customsed televson desgn: wth the Loewe Indvdual. 2014 The new Loewe Connect much more than just a televson: once agan, Loewe sets new standards wth a complete home entertanment soluton. 37
Loewe Connect. Product detals. Wall Mount Slm/ Vesa Sze 400/300/200 Chrome Slver Flat mountng 55: W 122.9 / H 75.1 / PD 5.5 / TD 6.8 48: W 107.8 / H 66.8 / PD 5.5 / TD 7.7 40: W 90.9 / H 57.4 / PD 5.5 / TD 7.2 Wall Mount 67 Suppled on delvery for Connect 55 Black Easy nstallaton 55: W 122.9 / H 75.1 / PD 5.5 / TD 10.6 48: W 107.8 / H 66.8 / PD 5.5 / TD 10.2 40: W 90.9 / H 57.4 / PD 5.5 / TD 9.6 Wall Mount Isoflex 32 55 1 Alumnum Flexble soluton, folds flat, can be pulled out, rotated and pvoted, ntellgent cable management 55: W 122.9 / H 75.1 / PD 5.5 / TD 10.6 48: W 107.8 / H 66.8 / PD 5.5 / TD 11.5 40: W 90.9 / H 57.4 / PD 5.5 / TD 11.0 Floor Stand Connect 40 55 Alumnum Manually rotatable (+ / 45 ), concealed cable routng 55: W 122.9 / H 118.5 / PD 5.5 / BP 53.0 48: W 107.8 / H 110.3 / PD 5.5 / BP 53.0 40: W 90.9 / H 100.8 / PD 5.5 / BP 53.0 Floor Stand Connect wth Equpment Board Alumnum, Glass Can accommodate two equpment products, concealed cable routng 55: W 122.9 / H 118.5 / PD 5.5 / BP 53.0 48: W 107.8 / H 110.3 / PD 5.5 / BP 53.0 40: W 90.9 / H 100.8 / PD 5.5 / BP 53.0 Floor Stand Unversal 32 55 2 Alumnum Slver Manually rotatable (+ / 45 ), concealed cable routng 55: W 122.9 / H 118.9 / PD 5.5 / BP 50.2 48: W 107.8 / H 103.7 / PD 5.5 / BP 50.2 40: W 90.9 / H 101.1 / PD 5.5 / BP 50.2 Screen Lft Plus 1 Brushed Alumnum Manually rotatable (+ / 90 ), concealed cable routng 55: W 122.9 / H 300.0 / PD 5.5 / TD 19.5 48: W 107.8 / H 300.0 / PD 5.5 / TD 20.4 40: W 90.9 / H 300.0 / PD 5.5 / TD 19.9 Wall Stand Flex 32 46 3 Brushed Alumnum Heght adjustable, ntellgent cable management 40: W 90.9 / H 180.4 / PD 5.5 / TD 30.0 Loewe Rack TS Dfferent versons, szes and two colours avalable to match Loewe TV, sound system and equpment: Rack 110.30 TS: W 109 x H 36 x D 43 Rack 165.30 TS: W 162 x H 36 x D 43 Dmensons n cm: W = wdth, H = heght, PD = product depth, TD = total depth, D = depth, BP = dameter/dmensons of base plate Contents: Assst 1 system remote control, alumnum, ncl. batteres. Some products are depcted wth optonal accessores. 1 Only n conjuncton wth VESA Sze 200, 300 or 400 adapter (depends on the model n queston). 2 Only n conjuncton wth a correspondng adapter, to be o rdered separately. 3 Only n conjuncton wth VESA Sze 200 adapter. 38
TV housng Screen dagonals 140 cm Connect 55 (55 nch) 122 cm Connect 48 (48 nch) 102 cm Connect 40 (40 nch) TV housng Colours Table Stand Connect 55; Table Stand Connect 40/48 Table Stand Art 55; Table Stand Art 40/48 Suppled on delvery for Connect 40, 48 Chrome Manually rotatable (+ / 20 ) 55: W 122.9 / H 78.9 / PD 5.5 / TD 33.8 48: W 107.8 / H 69.9 / PD 5.5 / TD 25.7 40: W 90.9 / H 60.4 / PD 5.5 / TD 25.7 Alumnum Manually rotatable (+ / 20 ) 55: W 122.9 / H 78.1 / PD 5.5 / TD 32.0 48: W 107.8 / H 69.8 / PD 5.5 / TD 25.0 40: W 90.9 / H 60.4 / PD 5.5 / TD 25.0 Black / Black Black / Slver Black / Cappuccno Colour Kts Black Slver Cappuccno Petrol Blue Awards Techncal features 4 Front Frng Speaker Loewe Rack TS. Fully ntegrated: Dscreet ntegraton or a strkng accent no other manufacturer offers more varaton n ts setup optons. Wth a range of Racks Loewe also offers the possblty of housng your complete home entertanment system. Organse the nteror accordng to your needs: Blu-ray player, subwoofer, set top box everythng fts perfectly n place. Techncal features for Connect 55. For other models see pages 40 and 41. 4 39
Loewe Connect. Techncal nformaton. 55 Image+ (Image) Resoluton (n pxels) Dsplay technology Screen dagonal (n cm/nch) / Response tme (n ms) / Frame Rate (n Hz) Brghtness (n cd/m²) / Vewng angle (horzontal/vertcal) Contrast flter glass Ultra HD Super Resoluton Scalng / Image+ Actve / 24 p moton pcture dsplay 3D technology / Actve Glasses 3D Vdeo auto-dmmng (VBD+) / Interor auto-dmmng (OPC) / Home Mode Dgtal+ (Televson Standards) DVB-T2 / DVB-C2 / DVB-C / DVB-S2 / Multstandard (analogue) / Dual Channel MPEG / MPEG2 / MPEG4 (H.264) / HEVC (H.265) / ntegrated HDTV recepton 1 DVB rado / Uncable (acc. EN 50494) Sound+ (Audo) Output n W (sne / musc) Acoustc speaker concept Integrated 5.1 AV-Recever / Dgtal Audo Lnk Dolby Dgtal / DTS Indvdual bass and treble control / Loudness Automatc Volume Control (AVC) Audo out avalable: varable / fxed / Subwoofer Assst+ (Operaton) Assst Meda user Interface / Home Screen (ncl. favortes) Smart Assst app (Androd/OS) / Smart tv2move app (Androd/OS) Electronc Program Gude (SI-data) MedaText (HbbTV) / Vdeo text (Level 2.5) Menu languages 2 / Context Related Help Parental Lock / Automatc turn-off / Tmer Instant Channel Zappng / Quck Start Mode Programme postons ncludng AV and rado Dgtal Lnk HD (CEC) PIP (AV) 3 / Full PIP / Splt screen TV : Vdeo text MedaUpdate (va USB / Internet) Meda+ (Multmeda functons) DR+ / storage capacty n GB / USB recordng (wth DR+: USB-Archve) DR+ Streamng server / clent / Follow-Me Mult Recordng / Moble Recordng Foto player / Musc player / Vdeo player (va Home network and USB ncl. Ultra HD) Dgtal Meda Renderer (ncl. Ultra HD) / Bluetooth Musc Player Internet apps (MedaNet) / Internet Browser / Internet Rado (ncl. search functon) Connectvty+ (Connectors) HDMI wth HDCP LAN network connecton / ntegrated WLAN Common Interface / CI Plus 1.3 certfed 4 Home Control Interface (RS232) / IR Lnk 5 / Motor control Dgtal Audo Lnk (DAL) 6 / Dgtal Audo-Out (cnch) Analogue Audo-Out (L/R) / Headphone (jack 3.5 mm) / Center-In 5 (3.5 mm) Mcro-AV 5 (Component / Scart / VGA) USB Envronment EU energy effcency class / Annual energy consumpton (kwh) 7 Power consumpton n stand-by mode / off (n W) Power consumpton ON 8 (n W) / Peak lumnance rato n % Mercury content n mg / contans lead 9 Mscellaneous Weght n kg Power swtch / Mans voltages VDE-safety standard (nspecton seal) Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) LCD wth E-LED-Backlght 140 / 55 / 6 / 200 450 / 178 h / /y / // // 2 x 20 / 2 x 40 Speaker Box / / / 6,000 / / 1,000 / / / / 6 / 4 (1x UHD, 1x ARC) 2 / / 6 / h / 6 / 3 (1x 3.0) B / 234 0.5 / 0 169 / 65 0,0 / traces 27.8 / 220 240 V, 50 / 60 Hz = ncluded/nstalled y = upgradeable/optonal 1 Recepton of dgtal channels may be lmted by ndvdual regulatons from the respectve broadcaster/provder. UK models are Freevew HD complant. 2 D-GB-F-I-E-NL-CZ-GR-PL-H-FIN-SLO-SK-TR-S-DK-P-RUS-N 3 AV-PIP s only avalable n combnaton wth DVB-T/C/S. 4 CI Plus s backwards compatble wth CI. Functonalty s dependent on module avalablty from the suppler. 5 Only n conjuncton wth a correspondng adapter, to be ordered separately. 6 Loewe System 5.1 Out, Stereo Out, Subwoofer Out, Center In. 40
48 40 Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) LCD wth E-LED-Backlght 122 / 48 / 8 / 100 385 / 178 h / h / h / Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) LCD wth E-LED-Backlght 102 / 40 / 8 / 100 350 / 178 h / h / h / // // // // 2 x 20 / 2 x 40 Speaker Box / 2 x 20 / 2 x 40 Speaker Box / / / 6,000 / / / 6,000 / / 1,000 / / / / 6 / / 1,000 / / / / 6 / 4 (1x UHD, 1x ARC) 2 / / 6 / h / 6 / 3 (1x 3.0) 4 (1x UHD, 1x ARC) 2 / / 6 / h / 6 / 3 (1x 3.0) B / 147 0.5 / 0 106 / 65 0,0 / traces B / 112 0.5 / 0 81 / 65 0,0 / traces 19.5 / 220 240 V, 50 / 60 Hz 17.9 / 220 240 V, 50 / 60 Hz 7 On the bass of four hours of operaton per day, 365 days a year. Actual energy consumpton depends on the purpose for whch the TV s used. 8 To EN 62087 : 2009. 9 Traces may occasonally be found n electronc components (n complance wth the recast European RoHS drectve). 41
Loewe sound systems. Techncal nformaton. Housng Colours Alu Black Alu Slver Stand Speaker Satellte Speaker Stand Speaker Satellte Speaker on S-Stand W 9.0 / H 112.5 / PD 9.0 / BP 26.0 W 6.2 / H 101,5 / PD 6,2 / BP 20,1 Black Chrome Slver Subwoofer 200 h Subwoofer 525 Satellte Speaker as shelf or rack soluton W 6.2 / H 15.0 / PD 6.2 Delvery Content Satellte Speaker wth Wall Mount W 6.2 / H 15.0 / PD 7.2 Techncal features Satellte Speaker wth Celng Mount W 9.0 / H 20.4 / PD 9.0 Subwoofer 200 W 24.0 / H 24.5 / PD 26.1 Subwoofer 525 W 43.0 / H 24.4 / PD 34.0 Loewe Satellte Speaker. A compact heght of just 15 cm makes the Satellte Speakers partcularly versatle. Whether wall or celng mounted, floor standng or postoned unobtrusvely on a shelf, the Satellte Speakers provde a surprsngly powerful sound n any locaton. Dmensons n cm: W = wdth, H = heght, PD = product depth, TD = total depth, BP = dameter/dmensons of base plate 42
Loewe sound systems. Techncal nformaton. Speaker Stand Speaker Satellte Speaker General Prncple Nomnal/musc power handlng (sne/max.) Recommended amplfer power Frequency range Acoustc pressure at 1 W Impedance Volume Features Speaker complement Speaker connectons Accessores Wall Mount Speaker cable Loudspeaker grlle 3-way bass reflex (D Appolto confguraton) 75 W / 120 W 10 150 W 65 Hz 22 khz (- 6 db) 85 db (at a dstance of 1 metre) 4 8 ohms 5 ltres 2 woofers 2 full-range speakers 1 tweeter Gold-plated termnal screws Mscellaneous Weght (approx.) n kg 11.5 0.7 h 1-way closed 50 W / 50 W 10 75 W 160 Hz 20 khz (- 6 db) 85 db (at a dstance of 1 metre) 8 ohms 0.3 ltres 2 full-range speakers Speaker termnals 6 Subwoofer Subwoofer 525 Subwoofer 200 General Prncple Nomnal/musc power (sne/max.) Frequency range Features Power amps Bass control Low pass flter Bass equalser Power swtch Stand-by swtch Sgnal recognton Audo Lnk Speaker complement Connectons Cnch-Connectons Accessores Dgtal Audo Lnk cable Dgtal Audolnk / Audolnk converter Cable management cover 1-way bass reflex, actve 150 W / 270 W (subwoofer channel) 34 Hz 250 Hz ( 6 db) Total output: 525 W 5 dgtal amplfers (Class D) for connecton wth front and surround speakers: 75 W, 4 ohms each; 1 dgtal amplfer (Class D) for subwoofer channel: 150 W (snus) 12 db / + 12 db 50 Hz 250 Hz 1 woofer, 8" gold-plated termnal screws gold-plated Mscellaneous Weght (approx.) n kg 12.6 5.2 1-way bass reflex, actve 100 W / 200 W (subwoofer channel) 39 Hz 300 Hz ( 6 db) Total output: 200 W 2 dgtal amplfers (Class D) for connecton wth front speakers: 50 W, 4 ohms each; 1 dgtal amplfer (Class D) for subwoofer channel: 100 W (snus) 12 db / + 12 db 50 Hz 250 Hz 1 woofer, 6" gold-plated termnal screws gold-plated h = ncluded/nstalled y = upgradeable/optonal 43
Loewe Technologes GmbH Industrestrasse 11 96317 Kronach Germany www.loewe.tv Loewe UK Ltd PO Box 220 Eastbourne BN24 9GQ Unted Kngdom www.loewe.tv Fnd out more: Item no. 99 005 916 Prnted n Germany Edtoral deadlne 21 May 2015 Due to dfferent prntng processes, the colours depcted n devce llustratons may be subject to varaton. All Loewe products featured n the catalogue are ntended for prvate use. Loewe makes no guarantee for the extent and content of the Internet servces that can be receved. Ths also apples to the Loewe MedaNet portal. By supplyng ts applances, Loewe provdes the techncal platform that creates a basc capablty to receve these offers. Loewe cannot therefore provde any guarantee n relaton to changes n scope and content, n partcular wth respect to the future and after prntng. The avalablty of Internet servces s not ncluded n the scope of delvery and may vary dependng on the applcable product and country. Pad, Phone, Pod are trademarks of Apple Inc., regstered n the U.S. and other countres.