Madrigal Imaging AVP2 manuale d’uso

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C A U TION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comp[...]

I m por t an t Saf e ty I nst ru c ti ons P l ease r ea d all inst ruct i ons a n d pr ec a ut io ns ca refu ll y a nd c om pl et el y be f o re o per at ing y our P roc eed comp onen t. 1. AL W A Y S disco nnect y ou r ent ire sy ste m f ro m th e A C ma ins bef o re co nnect ing o r disc onn ect in g a ny c a b le s , o r w he n cl ea nin g a n y[...]

4 T able of C ont ents Maxi mizi ng the V alue of Y our P ur ch ase ..................................................... 7 sen d in tha t wa rr an ty car d! ............................................................................... 7 U np acking and Pla cement ........................................................................ 8 un packi[...]

5 v olu me display ................................................................................................. 42 v olu me speed .................................................................................................. 4 2 v olu me mut e le vel ..........................................................................................[...]

6 s t er eo surr oun d ................................................................................................. 7 7 mon o surr oun d ................................................................................................. 7 7 mon o on fr on ts ........................................................................................[...]

7 Ma ximi zing the V a lue of Y ou r P ur ch ase C on gra tu la ti ons o n c hoo sin g a su per b p rod uct . Y our P r oceed A u di o V id eo P re am- p lif ier (A VP2) is des ig ned t o g iv e y ou ma n y y ea rs of o uts tan din g perf orma nc e , a nd w e a re c onf id ent y ou w ill be ha pp y wit h it . W e value ou r relation sh ip wi th o u[...]

8 U npac k i n g an d P lac em en t unpac kin g the audio v ideo pr eamplifier Unpa ck y o ur Audio Vi de o Preamplifier and remo v e all ac cessories fr om the car t on. I mport ant! K eep all pac kin g mat erials f or futur e transport of y our A udi o V ideo Pr eamplifier . Shippi ng y our ne w com ponen t in an ythi ng ot her th an it s pu rpos[...]

9 a v a il ab le f or t his p r oduct , dra w in gs of w hi ch a r e also in clu ded a t th e en d of th is ma nua l (see R a ck M ou nt K it ). serial n umber The s eria l numbe r f or y our A u di o V id eo P rea m pl ifi er is f ou n d on t he bott om o f th e u nit . P l ease n ot e a nd re co rd t his numbe r f o r y ou r futur e re f er en ce[...]

10 O pe r ati n g V olt ag e & F r equ en c y The Au dio V ide o P rea mp lif ie r is set a t th e f a ct ory (inte rnall y) f o r 1 00V , 1 20V , 22 0V , 2 30V , or 2 40V a nd e ith er 50 o r 60 Hz A C ma ins op era t io n , a s a p pr o pria te f or t he co un t r y i n wh ic h i t i s to b e s old. ( 23 0V/5 0Hz o nl y in Eu ropean Un io n c[...]

11 A W or d About I nst al lat ion E v er y ef f ort ha s been ma de t o ma k e th e Pr oc eed A VP2 simp le a n d str a i g htf or - w ar d t o insta ll a nd u se . St ill , w e ha v e no w a y to e v a lu a te ma n y oth er v a ria b le s su c h as t he s iz e a nd s h a pe of y ou r roo m , its a co ust ic s , a nd t he a ss oci at ed equ ip men[...]

12 The Qu ic k e st St ar t: CD & D V D The A VP2 is a n e x c itin g sy st em , a nd w e u nderst and that m an y owners wi ll b e anx io us t o g et it u p a nd ru nnin g as q ui ckl y as pos sib le . What f ol low s is not a re plac ement f or a comp lete s etu p of t he s y s tem . Rat h er , it is p r o vi ded so y ou ca n g et so me mu si[...]

13 A Qu ic k St ar t For CD T her e i s a r eas on able chance t hat ei the r your C D tran sp or t or you r D V D pla yer ma y ha v e a dif f er ent s et of o ut put c o nnect or s th an w ha t w e ha v e ass umed it mi g ht h a v e in th e “ quick e st st ar t ” sect i on . In t ha t c ase , sett ing u p t he A VP2 t o tak e a dv anta ge o f [...]

14 A Qu ic k St ar t F or D V D W e u nderst and: you ’ re in a rus h to h ea r Do lb y D i gita l on y our n e w sy st em . R e- member : What f ol low s is not a re plac ement f or a comple te s etu p of t he s y st em . W e w ill as sum e he re th a t y ou h a v e a lre ad y do ne th e CD setu p on t he pre vious pag e . T o get a D V D pla y [...]

15 Spec i al D e sig n Feat u r es C on gra tu la ti ons o n y ou r pur c ha se of t h e Pr oc eed A u dio V id eo P rea mp l i f ier (A VP2). W e ha v e go ne t o gr ea t le n gth s t o ensu re t h at t he A VP2 re ma ins “ futu re-p r oof ” ev en in th ese t ime s of ch an g e . As a r es u lt , y ou w ill be a bl e to e n- jo y th e ou tsta [...]

16 LASER 29.0 vcr 1 disc 1 vcr 2/disc 2 tv/aux sat ellite cd tape aux tun er more surround m ode path main remote bot h display intensity recall delay input le vel mute pow er master center balance surround sub PR O C E E D standby audio video preamplifi er THX SURROUND EX PRO LOGIC II TM EXTENDED SURROUND 1 3 2 5 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 18 9 14 15 16 [...]

17 3 A UDIO S OUR CE S The se f our b utt ons a re g ene ra ll y u sed t o se le ct a ud io s i gna ls f ro m a mo n g th e de f ined a u di o-o nl y inp uts . (See defi ne source butto ns in T h e Set up Me nu se c tion o f t hi s m an ual. ) T o us e the se s ele ctio n bu t tons, c ho os e the a pp r op riat e path (s ee path , bel o w), a nd t [...]

18 in or der t o pr ot ect t he s y stem fr om possible damage) , sim ply selec t a non-r ecor ding sou rc e on th e rec or d path . 6 S UR R O UND M OD E P res sin g this bu tto n cy cl es a m on g the v ari ou s su rrou nd m odes o f th e A VP2 . N ote t ha t th e list of a v ail ab l e su rro u nd m ode s is so me w ha t c ont e xt-sensi- t iv e[...]

19 • mon o on fr ont — t he sa me a s m on o on c ent er , a bo v e , but t he so u nd is r ep r oduc ed thr ou g h all t hre e f ro nt s pea k ers . • 2-ch/su rr ound off — limit s th e sy st em t o t w o-ch ann el s te reo u s- in g o nl y th e Le ft an d Ri g ht sp ea k er s (an d s ub w oof er , i f y ou h a v e o ne). W he n de cod ing[...]

20 The ma in dis p l a y indi cat es th e sel ect ed sour ce and master volume by de - f a u lt , a nd c a n als o dis p l a y the f o ll o win g of f set s w he n ch osen: bal anc e , cent er , r ear , sub . In a dd it io n , it ca n a lso d isp la y th e input le v el (u sed in c al i- b ra tin g the in put l e v el t o th e a nal o g t o di gita[...]

21 tip: sa vin g input le v el se ttings As a s ho r t cut , y ou ma y sa v e th e cu rre nt input le v el sett in g f o r th e cu rrent l y- se le ct ed inp ut b y pr ess i n g an d h old in g the in put le v el button f or a f ew s ec- o nds . Th is serv es as a s ho r t cu t to t he m enu it em f or t he c urr ent in put . 12 M U T E Pr essi n g[...]

22 16 C E N T E R P res sin g this b utt on f o ll o w ed by a djust in g th e v olume k nob (o r vo l u m e ± o n th e rem ot e co nt ro l) w ill a lte r th e v ol um e of th e C ent er s pea k er re l at i v e t o its n orma l , ca lib ra ted sett in g . Th e re su ltin g o ff set w ill be ind ic a ted in t he main displ ay , as w el l as by t h[...]

23 L R R A1 A2 LR RR C S L R R PR O C E E D audio v ideo prea mplifier made in u.s.a. by b R L L 1 2345678 1 23 45 67 C L R L digital output control contr ol ports PHASTLink ™ compatible RS- 232 ir input 1 2 triggers outputs 12 3 12 3 21 3 21 3 21 3 PUSH 21 3 21 3 12 3 R L 1 6 2 7 3 5 8 4 L R ~AC m ains video inputs main video outputs remote /rec[...]

24 ou tp ut c onn ect or s co rres po n d to t he A VP2 . If n ot, w ire th e c ab l es s o th a t th e a pp r op ria te ou tp ut p in c onn ect s to t he e qui v a l ent in put p in . C onn ect t he ri g ht-c ha nn el a n d le ft-ch ann el b al anc ed out put s of y ou r sou r ce c omp on ent s to t he c o rres pon din g ba l an ced in p uts o n t[...]

25 4 S/PD I F (O N RC A) DI GI T AL IN PUTS 2-5 Di gital I nputs 2-5 a c cep t di gita l a ud io c o nf o rmin g to t he 7 5 Ω S / PDI F di gita l i nte r f ace s t anda rd ( via 75 Ω ca b le s equ ip ped wit h RCA -typ e co nn ect or s) f ro m a di gita l sa t ell ite r ec ei v er , c o mpa ct disc , l ase rdis c , D VD o r oth er di gita l so[...]

26 I nst allati on No t e: S-video (Y/C) sig nals ar e mor e susce ptibl e to deg radat ion o v er long w ir e runs . The qu ality of w ir e used mak es a sign ifican t diffe r enc e , but reg ar dless, it is ge ner all y inadv isable t o run S-v ideo cabl es m ore t han tw enty f eet (6 me t ers) . Composit e v ideo sign als t end t o hold up be t[...]

27 Thu s y ou ca n w at ch o ne p ro gra m w hil e r eco rdin g an othe r; o r w a tc h o ne pro gram whi l e sendi ng a di ff er ent on e to another par t of the ho use; or y ou ca n w at ch w h a t is bein g re co rd ed f ro m eit h er a not he r pa r t of t he h ou se o r f ro m with in th e ma in roo m . But t he re is a l imit: y ou c ann ot h[...]

28 If you wi sh to mak e re cordings to a re cordi n g device such as a cass et te deck o r VC R, co nn ect th e r ecor d outputs to the record i nputs of that device . Be s ure t o t el l the A VP2 th at t h e de vi ce is c a pa bl e of re co r din g in t he defin e butt ons menu , w ithin t he se tup m enu , durin g initi al se tu p of th e sy st[...]

29 R J-4 5 ca bl es an d co nnect or s ar e used t hr ou g ho ut t he w o rl d f or bot h te l e- comm u n ica tions and comp u t e rs , and are widel y a va i la ble at lo w co st. T he c onn ect o rs a re c rimped o n t o th e end s of t he c a bl e su c h tha t pin 1 a t on e en d is co nnect ed t o p in 1 at t he ot he r en d . S uc h a “ str[...]

30 1 6 I R INP UT A 1 ⁄ 8 " “ mini ” ja ck l abe l ed ir in put nea r th e l o w er ri ght c orn er of t he r ea r pa ne l p ro vi des d ire ct a c ces s to t h e infr ar ed co ntro l c ir cu itr y o f th e A VP2 . I t ma y be co nf i gured d urin g setu p (in an o n sc ree n menu) t o int erp re t in- c omin g si gna ls in eit he r of t[...]

31 1 8 VI DE O OUT PU TS The A VP2 inc lu d es a t otal o f f our c om pos ite v i deo o utp ut s an d t w o S-vi deo ou tp uts . O ne o f ea c h is used f o r th e ma in out pu ts t o y our dis pl a y d ev ice; th e re st a re a v a il a bl e f or e ith er r em ote z on e o r rec or d ing a p p li cat io ns . An y c omb inat io n of th e a v a ila[...]

32 The P r oceed A VP2 has been saf ety-t est ed and is desi gned f or oper ation wit h a thr ee-c ondu ct or po w er cor d. Do no t def eat the “ third pin ” or ear th gr ound of th e A C po w er cor d.[...]

33 Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Inc. special surrou nd sta ndby video audio volume menu ent er mute ++ –– R PR O C E E D The R em o t e Con tr ol The A VP2 it self is c a pab le of t ea ch in g so ph ist ic at ed l ea rnin g re mot e co ntr ols a w id e ran ge o f hi g hl y sp ec ia liz ed fun cti ons , if y ou f eel y ou n eed su c h ca pa bil[...]

34 video: c y cles amon g the defi ned audio/video sources from the firs t to the last, retu rnin g to t he f irst . I f y ou h a v e A/V butt ons t h at a re d ef in ed as “ unused ” in th eir D ef in e Butt on me nus , th ey w ill be o mitt ed fr om t he list o f A/V s ou r ces a c- c essed b y this b utt o n . Sin ce t his b utto n a cts as [...]

35 U sin g The M en u Sy st em The A VP2 use s a dy nami ca ll y-upd at ed m enu sy st em th at o pera t es m or e int ell i- g entl y th a n mos t su ch s y st ems . F or e x am p le , w h en c onf i gurin g inp uts , t he m enu o pt io ns ch an g e a cc o rd in g to t he s el ect i ons y ou h a v e a lr ea dy ma de . In e f f ect , th e A VP2 o n[...]

36 so ft w a re bein g used b y th e A VP2, an d is u sed o nl y as a r ef ere nc e s ho ul d y ou e v er ne ed t o ca ll f or t ec hnic al s u p po r t . Y o u mi g ht w a nt t o co p y th ese (s om ew h at a r ca ne) nu mbers d o wn in t he Y o ur Se t- tings sect i on o f th is manu al f or fu tur e re f e ren ce . t o e xit t he menu s yst em F[...]

37 O nc e in th e me nu sy st em , t he f r ont p an el eq ui va l ents a r e: • me nu = r ecall ( t o ca nc el a n ac ti on , o r move up a level ) • enter = mute ( t o save a c h an g e and/o r move up a level ) • v olume ± = v olum e kn ob ( t o move up or d own i n a men u , or i n- c rea se/dec re ase a va lue ) As wi th the menu bu tto[...]

38 MAIN MENU OPERATE SETUP CUSTOM ABOUT... OPERATE DISPLAY PREFERENCES VOLUME PREFERENCES AUTO MIGRATION: VISIBLE SIMULCAST: OFF SETUP: UNLOCKED DISPLAY PREFERENCES DISPLAY POSITION ON SCREEN STATUS: YES STATUS PREFERENCES TIMEOUT: 3 SECONDS CHARACTERS: NORMAL BACKGROUND COLOR: BLUE SET DISPLAY POSITION → DISPLAY ← STATUS PREFERENCES SOURCE INF[...]

39 If y ou c hoos e to turn o f f au t oma t ic mi gr at i on in t his sect i on o f th e op era t e menu , y ou w ill ha v e t o cy cl e am o ng mu lt ip le in p uts ma nua ll y b y pr es sin g t he f r ont pa ne l in pu t butt on r ep eat edl y . As s hip ped f ro m th e f a cto r y , th e A VP2 a ut oma t ic all y tri es t o g iv e y ou y ou r ?[...]

40 An oth er e x am pl e mi g ht be cre at in g “ video w allpa per ” durin g a party , w he rein y ou displ a y a slide sho w o r mo vie i n the b a ckground , a ccompanied by m usic of y o ur choice . If t he a b ility t o c rea t e su ch s imu l ca sts w hen e v er y o u mig ht w ant th em a p pea ls t o yo u, c h a ng e t h e simu lcast se [...]

41 If y ou f ind t he se o n scr een m ess a ge s dist ra ctin g or int rus iv e , y ou ma y turn th em of f sim p l y b y m o vin g to th e on sc re en sta tus l ine o f th e dis p l a y pr ef ere nc es me nu , p re ss ing ent er to toggle to the “ change i t ” cursor ( → ), a nd tu rnin g it of f . Y ou ma y , of c ou rse , turn it b a ck o[...]

42 Some p eopl e m a y pref er a g reen screen to di ff eren tiate the s creen generated b y th e A VP2 f ro m oth er c om pon ents in t he ir sy st em . St ill oth ers ma y pr ef er t o l ea v e th eir p roje cti on t el e vis i ons o n in o rd er t o k eep t hem w arm ed up a nd re a dy t o us e , in w hic h ca se a da r k gre y sc ree n mi g ht [...]

43 ma ximum volume Y ou ma y set a maxi mum volume a ll ow ed f or y ou r sy st em t o minimiz e the o ppo r- tu nity f or d ama ge , eith er t o y our s y ste m or t o bette r re la ti ons w ith y ou r ne i g h- bo rs . S imp l y ch oose t he ma ximum v o lu me sett in g y ou w ou ld l ik e to be a b l e to us e an d sa v e t he c ha n g e (b y pr[...]

44 VCR2/DISC2 AUDIO CONNECTORS AUDIO CONNECTORS: 3 1: DIGITAL 3 RF 2: DIGITAL 2 3: ANALOG 2 DEFINE BUTTON VCR2/DISC2 NAME: LD TYPE: A/V VIDEO: COMPOSITE 4 AUDIO DELAY: 0 MS 2-CH: PRO LOGIC II + THX MULTI-CH THX: FORCE ON ↓ RECORD DEVICE: NO SETUP SET DIRECT BUTTONS SET MORE BUTTONS SET SPEAKERS SURROUND DEFAULTS DEFINE BUTTON CD NAME: CD TYPE: AU[...]

45 T o tak e a co mm on b ut s urp risin g l y co mp l e x ex amp le , ima gin e: • th a t y ou h a v e a la ser disc p la y er t ha t has a n RF Do lb y D i g ital (A C-3) out p ut , a di gita l ou tp ut , a nd a na lo g out pu ts; • th a t y ou us ua ll y list en t o it in THX c in ema m ode , w het he r us in g dis cr ete d i gita l sou n dt[...]

46 DEFINE BUTTON CD NAME: CD TYPE: AUDIO AUDIO DELAY: O MS 2-CH: 2-CH/SURROUND OFF MULTI-CH THX: FORCE OFF RECORD DEVICE: NO AUDIO CONNECTORS CD AUDIO CONNECTORS AUDIO CONNECTORS: 1 1: DIGITAL 1 SET DIRECT BUTTONS VCR 1 DISC 1 VCR 2/DISC 2 TV/AUX SATELLITE CD ↓ TAPE AUX TUNER re nam ing sou rc e butt ons Y our f irst d ec isi o n: w ou ld y ou li[...]

47 1 MO V E T O TH E “ TY P E: ” I TE M I N T H E ME N U , PR ESS TH E E NT E R BU T T O N , A N D US E TH E V OL U M E ± BU T T O N S T O CH OO SE “ AU D I O ” ; P RE SS EN T E R A G A I N T O SA V E T H E CH A NG E In r ea lity , th is is ho w t he u nit is s hi pp ed fr om t he f a ct ory an y w a y , but w hile y ou a re he re y ou ma [...]

48 multichannel THX The A VP2 a lso a ll o ws y ou t o s pec ify , on a s ou rc e-b y- source basis, whether y ou w ou ld l ik e to a pp l y THX U ltr a II po st pr oc ess in g to a n y mu lt ic h ann els s i gna ls (lik e Do lb y D i gita l o r D T S) th at a re r ece i v ed f r om t his so ur ce c o mpo n ent . Y ou ca n al w a y s to gg le T HX [...]

49 ( S / PDI F ) di gita l , a nd a pa ir of a nal og o ut put s f or t he oc ca si ona l o l d disc t ha t h as on ly an alog so und tracks . ( T h is wou ld be a pr etty o ld dis c , but t h ey do e xist . … ) In th is ext rem e cas e , y ou w ou l d need th re e se ts o f conn ec ti ons. W e ’ ll c om e ba c k to l ase rd isc l at er — f o[...]

50 VCR2/DISC2 AUDIO CONNECTORS AUDIO CONNECTORS: 3 1: DIGITAL 3 RF 2: DIGITAL 2 3: ANALOG 2 DEFINE BUTTON VCR2/DISC2 NAME: LD TYPE: A/V VIDEO: COMPOSITE 4 AUDIO DELAY: 0 MS 2-CH: PRO LOGIC II + THX MULTI-CH THX: FORCE ON ↓ RECORD DEVICE: NO SET DIRECT BUTTONS VCR 1 DISC 1 VCR 2/DISC 2 TV/AUX SATELLITE CD ↓ TAPE AUX TUNER AUDIO CONNECTORS (As a [...]

51 The A VP2 ca n p ro vi de t his au t oma t ic se ar ch in g f o r an d se l ect io n o f th e best a v a il- a bl e sou ndt ra c k f or y ou , a c co r din g t o pri o riti es y ou e sta bl ish d urin g se tup . In e s- sen ce , y ou a re a bout t o des cri be the o rd er in w hi ch y ou w a nt th e A VP2 to l ook f or s ig nals , esta blis hin [...]

52 na l go ing int o th e ADC). Y ou s ho u ld a ls o pr ob a bl y sa v e this n e w sett in g as t he de f a u lt sett in g f or t ha t in put , w hi ch w ill s a v e y ou f r om ru nnin g into t his p ro bl em aga i n — u nl es s y ou l a ter p la y so met hin g th a t is ev en l ou der . (In w hi ch c ase , y ou sim p l y rep ea t th e pr oc e[...]

53 The p roc es s of de f ining a more “ vi r t ual ” butt on is t h e sa me as t ha t f or a n o rmal bu tto n , w ith tw o e x c ept io ns: • sin c e it is onl y a virtua l bu tto n , y ou ca nn ot a c ces s th e defin e bu tton me nu b y th e p res s-an d-h ol d sh o r tc ut; • simil ar l y , sin ce t he re is n o sim p le w a y t o f or[...]

54 SET SPEAKERS SET CONFIGURATION SET DISTANCE SET LEVELS BASS LEVEL MANAGER SET CONFIGURATION FRONT L&R: 70Hz HPF CENTER: 80Hz HPF REAR L&R: 80Hz HPF SUBS: LOW PASS AUX1: RIGHT BACK AUX2: LEFT BACK RESET CONFIG FOR THX SET DISTANCE LEFT: 10.0 ft CENTER: 10.0 ft RIGHT: 10.0 ft RIGHT BACK: 10.0 ft R SURROUND: 10.0 ft L SURROUND: 10.0 ft LEFT[...]

55 set c onfigu r ation This is w her e y ou te ll t he s y ste m abo ut t he b ass c a pa bilit i es of y our s pea k ers , as w ell a s ho w man y y ou a re u sin g in th e sy st em . SET CONFIGURATION FRONT L&R: 70Hz HPF CENTER: 80Hz HPF REAR L&R: 80Hz HPF SUBS: LOW PASS AUX1: RIGHT BACK AUX2: LEFT BACK RESET CONFIG FOR THX The ma in s p[...]

56 spec ial tip: I f y ou hav e THX-c ertified speak ers all ar ound, a shortc ut f or setting the configuration to the THX s tandard is pr ov ided . Sim ply m o v e y our c ursor t o the bott om l ine an d pre ss ent er . This w ill se t the m enu s for al l the appr opriat e cr osso v er sett ings at on e t ouc h . Y ou may sti ll sel ect y our o[...]

57 l eas t so me o f y our s pea k ers a s so met hin g oth er t ha n full range , o r b y us in g th e e xtra bass f eatu re o f th e A VP2 ’ s speci al menu . Th is f ea tur e p la ce s “ redundant ” ba ss in t he s ub w oof er , du p lic at ing l o w bas s inf orma tio n fr o m oth er c ha nne ls . set dist ance In o rd er t o p ro vi de o[...]

58 4 SA VE AL L Y OUR CHANG ES AND RE T URN TO THE SE T SPEAKER S MENU O nc e y ou ha v e ea ch c ha nne l adju st ed pr o per l y , pr es s me n u to r etu rn to t he set speak ers me nu so y ou ca n c ont inu e th e init ia l setu p of y ou r sy st em . set l e v els The A VP2 in co rpo ra t es l e v e l co ntr ols f or e ac h c ha nn el . The se[...]

59 3 REPE A T THIS PROCES S FOR EA CH SPEAK ER I N TU RN Press i ng vo l u m e ± w ill m o v e th e curs o r (an d t he t est n o ise) o n t o the n e xt s pea k er . W hen a djust in g th e su b w oof er l e v el , be sur e t o ge t u p an d w alk a ll a ro u nd t he l iste nin g a rea , w a tc hing f or t he ma gnitu de of t he v ari at io ns in[...]

60 Wi t h th e ba ss le ve l man ager , y ou a re g iv en a n o p portu nity t o esta blis h a maxi- mum v ol ume be yo n d w hi ch y ou d o n ot w a nt y ou r su b w oof ers t o go . If y ou a re rea so nab l y judi ci ou s wit h y our ma in v o lum e c ont ro l du rin g list enin g , y ou d o n ot h a v e t o perf orm t his a djustm ent a t a ll [...]

61 peop le fi nd t h emselve s g ra dual ly t u r n i n g it d own u nt il it is ad- just ed t o a m ore a c c u rat e level t h at blends ap propriat ely wi th t h e re st of t he s ystem . Si m ila rly , t h ere is a t enden c y to ex ag g era te t he bas s an d su r rou nd ch an ne ls i n su r rou nd syst ems bef ore o ne a d- just s to a h ig h[...]

62 Y ou mu st fir st en ga ge t his f eatu re b y pr es sin g ente r , th en v o lume ± to toggle DISAB L ED to E N AB LED . Th is ena b le s a menu t h at in tu rn h as se v er al su bmenu s , e x am pl es of w hi ch a re s h o wn be l o w: SURROUND MODE DEFAULTS DEFAULTS: ENABLED DOLBY DIGITAL DTS MPEG 2-CH/SURROUND OFF DOLBY PRO LOGIC ↓ PRO L[...]

63 4 S ELECT “ NO CH AN GE , ” “ FORC E O N , ” “ FO RCE O FF ” OR “ EXTRA B ASS ” AS TH E SET T I NG F OR Y OU R SU B W OO FE R I N TH IS SU R ROU N D MO D E If y ou se l ect no change as t he su b m ode f o r al l y ou r surr ou nd m ode s , th e A VP2 w ill l ea v e the A VP2 ’ s bas s ma na ge ment se ttin gs as t he y h a d b[...]

64 MAIN MENU OPERATE SETUP CUSTOM ABOUT... CUSTOM TEACH REMOTE TRIG 1 SOURCE: STANDBY TRIG 1 TYPE: PULSE TRIG 2 SOURCE: STANDBY TRIG 2 TYPE: LEVEL REAR IR IN: REMOTE MP-8/9 LINK: ON LINK MASTER: ON TEACH REMOTE PANEL BUTTONS REMOTE ONLY DIRECT ACCESS SPECIAL PANEL BUTTONS PRESS FRONT PANEL KEY DIRECT ACCESS SURROUND MODES PATH MORE INPUTS MISC CONT[...]

65 If y ou a re t he o wn er of t he A VP2 (r at h er th a n a pr o f es si ona l insta ll er), this s ec- t io n is lik el y to be o f litt l e inte re st . It ’ s th e o ne se cti o n y ou s hou ld f ee l f ree t o sk i p en ti re ly . I n i t, we wi l l c over : • t ea chin g n ew I R co mma nds f ro m th e A VP2 to a l earnin g rem ote con [...]

66 4 TO R ELE A R N BU T T O NS WH IC H EXI ST ON L Y O N TH E RE MO TE CO NT ROL , SE LEC T “ REMO TE ON L Y ” Fr o m t h e teac h rem ot e me nu , se le ct remo te o nly . Th e on sc re en d isp la y wil l n o w l ook s om eth ing l ik e this: r emo t e only menu REMOTE ONLY SPECIAL NEXT VIDEO PREV VIDEO NEXT AUDIO PREV AUDIO VOLUME UP ↓ VO[...]

67 I mport ant N ot e: All t oggl ed con tr ols (suc h as “ on/off ” ) on the A VP2 hav e positiv e c ontr ol altern ativ es (e .g. , “ on ” and “ off ” a s tw o separ at e com man ds) . This pr ac tic e supports pr oper desi gn and ope rat ion of mac r os. The se com man d s ar e av ailable i n bot h I R and RS-2 3 2 forms . The Surrou[...]

68 F iv e dif f er ent v ol um e sett in gs ma y be st o red a nd r ec al led d ire ctl y , wit ho ut h a vin g t o ra mp t hrou g h th e int er v e nin g v ol ume s ett ing s . Th ese f a v orit e v ol- ume s ma y be ch an g ed an d sa v ed in th e u su al w a y; wh en enter is pr es sed , it w ill both s a v e th e ch an g e an d fir e th e co mm[...]

69 A tr igger sour ce re fe rs t o w ha t th e tri gg er ta k es it c ue f ro m: eith er t he s y st em changing back and for th from stan db y to operat e , or an indep endent I R c omman d (le arn ed in th e teac h rem ot e me nu). E a ch o f th e t w o ha rd w a re triggers m a y be se t i ndependent l y of the other . The type re f e rs to w he[...]

70 3 TOG GLE TH E M E NU I TEM F R O M REMO TE T O L OC AL P res s eit h er of t he vo lu m e ± k e y s to c h an g e th e de f a u lt se ttin g of re mo te to local . Pr e s s enter to sa ve the change . M P-8/9 Link The A VP2 h as t he a b ility t o co nt ro l th e o per at i ona l sta tus o f th e M a dri ga l I ma g in g MP-8 a nd MP-9 v ideo [...]

71 The About … Menu ABOUT... BOOT CHECKSUM XXXX PROC1 CODE: XXXXXXXX PROC1 VERSION: XXX PROC2 VERSION: XXXX PROC3 VERSION: XXXX This sc re en dis pl a y s ch eck su m inf orma t io n a bou t th e v ersi on of t he s oftw ar e y our sy st em is us in g , a nd w ill be t rem en dou s l y he l pfu l if y ou e v er h a v e a p ro b- l em a nd n eed t[...]

72 U sin g th e Spec ial M en u The A VP2 r em ot e co ntr o l inc lu d es a bu tto n l a bell ed special w hi ch c an se r v e a v ari ety o f fu nct io ns , de pen din g on y ou r pers ona l pr ef ere nc es . T o a c ce ss th e full list o f f ea tu res c o ntr ol led b y this s in g le b utt o n , pre ss a nd h old the special button o n th e re[...]

73 samp le st atus d isplay scr een SOURCE: DVD SIGNAL: 3+2+1 MODE: DOLBY DIGITAL RATE: 384k SUB: ON VOLUME: 65.0 MIGRATION: AUTO RECORD INFO: NOT LOCKED This sc re en is pa r t ic ul ar l y he lpfu l i f y ou ne ed t o do a ny t r oub l es hoot ing in t he sy ste m, as it w ill t el l y ou e x a ctl y wh at s ort of s i gna l is bein g r ece i v e[...]

74 U sin g th e A VP2 setti ng t he v olu me No rma ll y , w he n y ou w is h t o ch an ge t he v ol ume , y ou w ant a ll t he s pea k ers t o m o v e up o r do wn t og et he r , ma inta inin g th eir re l at i v e b al a nc e . Th us t he v ol ume c ont ro l (eit h er f ro nt pa ne l kn ob o r re m ote c o ntr ol b utt on) w ill o pe ra te a s a [...]

75 over lo ad. • Lou dspeaker P o s it ion T im e Synchroni zati o n ™ : ensu r es a coherent, ti me- aligned soundfi eld. When in doub t as to w he ther THX p roc es sin g sh ou l d be inc lu ded , list en f or a na tura l p re senta t io n of t he t re b l e . F ilms mix ed f o r th ea tri ca l re l eas e exhi b it an e l- evated t reble regi[...]

76 The s o ph ist ic at ed ba ss ma na ge ment p ro visi o ns in y ou r A VP2 tak es th ese f i v e full ra n g e si gna ls p lu s th e de ep ba ss inf orma t io n in t he L FE ch a nne l , an d red irect s a ll this inf orma t io n to w h at e v er sp ea k ers c an a ctua ll y rep r odu ce it . Ba ss ma na ge ment both e nsu res t h at y ou c an a[...]

77 dolb y pr o logi c So me t w o-ch a nne l pr o gra m ma te ria l does n ot conf o rm to f ilm ind ust r y sta nd ar ds , a lth ou g h it ma y s till be D ol b y S urr ou nd e nc oded s o it ca n d ecod e to f our c h an- ne ls . M usi c vi deos o n MT V , f o r insta nc e , ar e oft en D ol b y S urro u nd e nc oded , bu t h a v e so un dtra ck [...]

78 vi e w in g mo n o pr o gr am ma t eria l o n a bi g scr een , w her e a tin y mo n o ima g e w ou ld s imp l y sou nd w ro n g in c ont rast t o t he b i g p ictu re . mon o on fr onts The A VP2 a lso in cl u des t h e opt i on o f p la y in g m on o si gna ls thr ou g h all t hre e fr o nt s pea k ers . The m ono on fr onts s ou nd is so me w [...]

79 sin gl e to uc h of e ith er s id e of t he v ideo ± bu tto n w ill re turn y ou t o th e ori gina l A/V so ur c e ’ s audio as well as i t ’ s video .[...]

80 Sy st em P lan ni n g Gu ide Ex pe rie nc e sh ow s th at a lm os t an y re as ona bl e a mo u nt of t ime s pent in th e p la n- nin g sta ges w ill p a y f or it self tw o t o thr ee t imes o v er d urin g th e insta ll at i on — m or e if th e insta lla ti on c re w inc lu de s t w o or t hree p eo pl e . W ith th e ba ckgr o un d pro vided[...]

81 th e sa me d ista nc e f ro m th e ma in l iste nin g a rea a s th e Le ft an d Ri g ht sp ea k er s . ■ If THX-ce r tif ied L C R s peak ers a re u sed a nd mu st be e ith er a bo v e o r bel o w ea r l e v el w hen se a ted , a im t he m do w n (or u p) into t he list enin g a rea . The y ar e intent i ona ll y quit e d irect io nal in t he [...]

82 Y ou r Sy st em Se tti n gs The s ett ing s in y our P r oceed A VP2 a re s a v ed in n o n v ol a t ile m em ory an d s ho u ld n orma ll y survi v e po w er ou ta ges . St ill , it is a good i de a to w rit e y ou r pr e f err ed sett in gs d o wn a ga inst th e ch a nc e of a n inqu isit i v e ne i g hbo r or f amil y membe r chan ging them w[...]

83 vcr 1 button def aults • N am e ______ • T y pe A u di o , A/V o r U nused • V ideo ____________________________ • 2-ch P ro L o gi c II Mu si c , Pr o Lo gi c II + THX , P ro L o gi c II Mo vi e , No Ch a n ge , P ro L o gi c + THX, P ro L o gi c , 2-ch/S urr ou nd O ff , No Ch a n ge , M on o F ro nts , Mono Cen te r On ly , Mono Sur r[...]

84 tv/aux button def aults • Na me ______ • T y pe A u di o , A/V o r U nused • V ideo ____________________________ • 2-ch P ro L o gi c II Mu si c , Pr o Lo gi c II + THX, P ro L o gi c II Mo vi e , No Ch a ng e , Pr o L og i c + THX, P ro L o gi c , 2-ch/S urr ou nd O ff , No Ch a n ge , M on o F ro nts , Mono Cen te r Only , Mono S ur ro[...]

85 tape butt on defaults • Na me ______ • T y pe A u di o , A/V o r U nused • V ideo ____________________________ • 2-ch P ro L o gi c II Mu si c , Pr o Lo gi c II + THX , P ro L o gi c II Mo vi e , No Ch a n ge , P ro L o gi c + THX, P ro L o gi c , 2-ch/S urr ou nd O ff , No Ch a n ge , M on o F ro nts , Mono Cen te r On ly , Mono Sur r o[...]

86 mor e 1 butt on default s • Na me ______ • T y pe A u di o , A/V o r U nused • V ideo ____________________________ • 2-ch P ro L o gi c II Mu si c , Pr o Lo gi c II + THX, P ro L o gi c II Mo vi e , No Ch a ng e , Pr o L og i c + THX, P ro L o gi c , 2-ch/S urr ou nd O ff , No Ch a n ge , M on o F ro nts , Mono Cen te r Only , Mono S ur [...]

87 mor e 4 butt on default s • Na me ______ • T y pe A u di o , A/V o r U nused • V ideo ____________________________ • 2-ch P ro L o gi c II Mu si c , Pr o Lo gi c II + THX , P ro L o gi c II Mo vi e , No Ch a n ge , P ro L o gi c + THX, P ro L o gi c , 2-ch/S urr ou nd O ff , No Ch a n ge , M on o F ro nts , Mono Cen te r On ly , Mono Sur[...]

88 mor e 7 button def aults • Na me ______ • T y pe A u di o , A/V o r U nused • V ideo ____________________________ • 2-ch P ro L o gi c II Mu si c , Pr o Lo gi c II + THX, P ro L o gi c II Mo vi e , No Ch a ng e , Pr o L og i c + THX, P ro L o gi c , 2-ch/S urr ou nd O ff , No Ch a n ge , M on o F ro nts , Mono Cen te r Only , Mono S ur r[...]

89 set l e v els • Le ft ______ • C ent er ______ • Ri g ht ______ • R . Su rr ou nd ______ • R . Ba ck ______ • L. Ba c k ______ • L. Surr ou nd ______ • Su b ______ bass le v el manag er • Sa v ed le v el ______ surr ound mode def aults: dolb y digit al • C ent er ______ • Su rr ou nd ______ • Su b ______ • Su b M ode No[...]

90 surr ound mode def aults: st ereo su rr ound • C ent er ______ • Su rro u nd ______ • Su b ______ • Su b M ode No Ch a n ge , F or ce o n , F o rc e O ff , Extr a Ba ss (c irc l e on e) • THX O n , O ff (c ir cl e o ne) • Dual D r iv e B ipole , Dipole ( ci rcle one ) surr ound mode def aults: mon o surr ound • C ent er ______ • [...]

91 T r o ub les hooting Y our P roc eed Au di o V id eo P rea mp lifi er h as bee n des i gn ed to d el i v er ma n y y ear s of s at isf a cti on . It h as a lso bee n des i gn ed to a llo w a n unu su al a mo u nt of “ custo m izat ion ” so as t o ma k e it s uita b le in a w i de v ari ety of (p oss ib l y ch a ng in g) c irc um stan ce s . [...]

92 I LE FT TH E S Y STE M ON , BU T JU ST RET U RN ED AN D FO U N D I T I N ST AN D B Y . WH A T IS H AP PE N I N G? ✓ The re w as p ro ba b l y a po w er ou ta g e w hil e y o u w er e a w a y f ro m th e sy ste m . Du rin g a po w er f a ilu re , the A VP2 s a v es a ll of its c rit ic al se t- t ing s to n on v ol a til e m em or y . Wh en po [...]

93 Car e an d Mai n t en an c e T o rem o v e du st fr o m th e ca b ine t of t he A u di o V id eo P rea mp lifi er , use a f ea th er du ste r . T o rem o v e dirt an d fin g erp rints , w e rec omm en d iso p ro p yl a l co h ol a nd a so ft cl oth . Caution! Alw a y s appl y the isopr op yl alc ohol t o the soft c loth an d then wi pe the A udi[...]

94 U .S . an d Can adi an W arr an ty 90-day lim it ed w arran ty This P r oceed ® p rodu ct is w arr ant ed t o be f ree f ro m de f ect s in ma teri al a n d w o rk- man ship under no r mal use f or a perio d of ni nety (9 0 ) d a ys from the d at e of pur- chas e . T o ex tend the warranty of this Proceed pr oduct , retu rn th e w arr anty r e [...]

95 Ob t a ining S er v ic e W e tak e grea t p rid e in ou r dea l er s . Ex peri en ce , ded i cat io n , a nd int e grity mak e th es e pr of ess io nals i de all y su ited t o as sist w ith ou r cu sto mers ’ ser v ic e ne eds . If y our P roc eed co mp on ent mu st be se r vi ced , pl ea se co nta ct y ou r dea l er . Y o ur dealer will then [...]

96 Spec ifi c at ions ■ Frequency response : 20 Hz – 20 kHz, +0dB, – 0.2dB ■ Total harmonic distortion : 0.005% @ 1 kHz, A-weighted ■ Maximum output (XLR) : 10 V rms ■ Maximum output (RCA) : 5 V rms ■ Dynamic range : 100 dB (or better) ■ Signal to noise ratio (balanced outputs) : 105 dB (ref: 0 dB output) ■ Channel separation: bet[...]

97 D i m e nsions (note that additional space must be allo wed f or connections behind the unit) 17 .26" 43.84 cm 4.55" 11.6 cm .420" 1.07 cm 1.03" 2.62 cm 15.56" 39.52 cm 1.03" 2.62 cm 13.28" 33.73 cm 14.46" 36.73 cm 1.175" 2.98 cm 14.46" 36.73 cm 4.55" 11.6 cm 1.175" 2.98 cm 13.28" [...]

98 R ac k M oun t K it If y ou n eed or p ref er t o ra ck m ou nt y our A VP2 , c onta ct y ou r P roc eed d eal er a bou t th e op ti ona l ra ck m ou nt kit . Th is pu rpose-d esi gn ed ass emb l y r ep la ce s th e sta nda rd t op c o v er of t he u nit wit h o ne d esi gned t o su pp ort this r el at i v e l y hea v y c omp on ent s ol el y f [...]

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