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Owner’s Manual M ode l 9 7 0 7 . 1 Ch a nn e l Pre a m p l i fi e r P rocesso r V ersion 1 .0[...]

2 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Please R ead First CA UT I ON : T o re duce the ri sk of ele ctr ic shock, do not r emove the cover. No u ser ser v icea ble part s i nside. Re fer to qua li fied p er son nel. WARN I NG : T o re duce t he r isk of fi r e or elect ric sho ck, do not e xp os e th is a pplianc e to ra in or moist ur e. The lightning [...]

3 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Precautions Veri f y T he Li ne Volt age Y our new Model 970 has been factory configu red for 120 (+/- 3%) volt AC lines. Connecting the unit to a line voltage other than that for which it is intended can create a safety and fire hazard, and may damage the Model 970. If you have a[...]

4 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual T a bl e of Co ntents 2 Ple ase Re ad Fi rs t 4 Ser i al Nu mb e r 5 A Br ie f N ote O n T hi s M anua l 5 A Quic k G uid e to t he M ode l 970’ s F ea tu re s 6 Unp ac ki n g 6 Acc ess or ie s 6 Mod el 970 Fron t Pane l 8 Mod el 970 Rear Pan e l 1 0 Re mot e C ont r o l 1 2 Fr ont Pan el an d On -s cr ee n Di spl [...]

5 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Out l aw Aud io M odel 9 7 0 7 . 1 Cha n nel Prea mp l i fier Processor W el come to the hideou t –yo u ' re now an Outla w ! A lthou g h yo u 've selected one of the most advanced A / V componen t s availab le t oday , being an Outlaw isn 't always ea sy . O w nin[...]

6 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual  Do lb y He ad ph on e ® Thi s creates a sur round-so u nd effect with ordinar y hea dph ones.  Do lb y Virtu al Sp eak er ® Creates a sur round-so u nd effect when only two speaker s are connec ted.  Li p Syn c De la y Thi s impo r ta nt feature allo ws y ou to compensate for the video d el ay t hat is of[...]

7 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual FP 1 3 Headphon e level knob (see pa ge 3 9) Adj ust s the vol ume level of the h eadphon e s. FP 1 4 T uner b utt on (see p age 38) Selects bet we en A M or FM. FP 1 5 T une Mode button (see pag e 38) Selects bet we en FM mono and FM stereo. FP 1 6 Prese t button (see pa ge 3 9) A [...]

8 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Model 97 0 Rear P anel The Mod el 97 0 rear panel pro v ides a w ide range of digi tal and analog inpu t s and ou t pu ts. Many cur rent componen ts provide mul tiple t y pes of audi o a nd video conne ctors. W hen in doubt a bou t whic h to u se, choose the best availabl e connection base d on t he fo l lo wi ng: Fo[...]

9 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual RP2 1 DVI inputs (see pag e s 1 5-23 ) Thes e digital v ideo connect ions provide t he best p ossib le picture when using a DV I- or H DM I-equipped video sources. (Us e a DVI-to-H DMI adapter or du al-p ur pose DV I to H DMI cabl e s such a s t hose availab le from Outlaw A udio .)[...]

10 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Rem ote Cont rol The Model 97 0’ s hand held remo t e controll er is a pre-programmed u niversal unit that contains an ex tensive librar y of IR co des and can contro l u p to seven other system compon ents in addition to dup licating every one of the Model 97 0’ s front p a nel functions. All of thes e cho ices[...]

11 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual RC 1 0 Info/ 7 . 1 d ual fun c t ion b utt on M ode l 9 7 0 : 7 . 1 selects t he 7 . 1 mul t i-channel au dio inpu t. Other co mpo nen ts : In fo ca l ls up what e ver menu or in format ion is av ailable . RC 1 1 Pr eset Down/ dual func tion button (see page 39) M ode l 9 7 0 : Pre[...]

12 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Front P anel and On-screen Displa y ( OS D ) The front- panel displ ay and on-screen di spl ay (OSD) pro vide v isual feedback of the curr ent s ettings, sur round modes, and configuration men us of t he un it. In fo r mation is constantly dis pl ayed a t t he front panel whenever the Model 97 0 is tur ned on. T o [...]

13 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Surround Formats D A Display T ext Name Description/Suggested Use DD DOLBY DIG Dolby Digital Decodes Dolby Digital data for discrete (2.0 to 5.1 depending on the playback source) multi-channel playback DD DOLBY DIG EX Dolby Digital EX Decodes Dolby Digital soundtracks to a 7 .1 sou[...]

14 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Dolby Vir tual Speaker Stri ctly speaking , this isn ’ t a surroun d fo r mat at all. Usin g advanced al go rithms (mathem atical manipul ations) , it dupli cates t he sound field gen erated by a full 5. 1-ch an nel speaker array w ith j ust t wo speakers pl a ce d a s you w ould fo r co n ve nti onal ste reo lis[...]

15 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Conn ec tion Recor d Cha r t Connecting Y our Model 97 0[...]

16 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Connect ing Audio Com ponents (see page 1 9) CD P l a y er or Mu si c Se r ve r An al og Connect the L and R channel outpu t s on the CD pla yer or music ser ver to the CD input j ack s ( RP 1 5 ). Di gita l If yo ur C D p lay er or music s er ver has a di gital outpu t , c onnect i t to one of t he c oax ial or op [...]

17 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Connecting Y our Model 97 0 Co mpo nent If yo ur DVD pl ayer ha s componen t video ou t puts, connect them to t he componen t DV D IN j ack s ( RP 1 ). B ecause co mponent v ideo connec tions require t hre e video-gra de cabl es, remember to fo llo w the alphabet (“ Y” t o “Y[...]

18 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Au dio C on necti ons An al og If your displa y dev ice has a n inter nal tu ner with an analog audio ou t pu t, connect the L a nd R chan nel outpu t s to the Video 1 -3 analog audio inpu t s ( RP 1 6 or RP 1 7 ). Di gita l If yo ur display device ha s a digi ta l audio outpu t, connect it to one of t he coax ial o[...]

19 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Connecting Y our Model 97 0 Conn ec ting Audio Eq uipmen t to t he Model 9 70 Opti cal Out Co axia l Out Digita l Ou tput s Anal og O utpu ts L R Digita l Anal og PLA Y REC IN PLA Y REC IN L R CD Player Audio Recording Device Opti cal Coax ial NO TE: W hen making digital co nnec ti[...]

20 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Connecting Y our Model 97 0 Conn ec ting a DVD P lay er to the M ode l 9 7 0 Opti cal Coax ial DIGI T AL A UDIO Comp osit e S-Vid eo Com ponent DV I Y P B P R DVD-Audio/SACD/DVD Player L R C SUB SL SR SBL SBR 7.1 AUDIO VIDE O DVD CON N ECTION NO TE: Y our con nectio n re quirem ents will vary accor ding to yo ur v i[...]

21 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Connecting Y our Model 97 0 Conn ec ting O ther Video Compo nents to the Model 97 0 Opti cal Coax ial Digi tal Anal og L R Digi tal Opti cal Coax ial Anal og AUDI O VIDE O PLA Y OUT PLA Y OUT REC IN REC IN L R Comp osit e S-Vid eo Comp osit e S-Vid eo Comp onen t DVI Out IN OUT Vid[...]

22 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Connecting Y our Model 97 0 Conn ec ting a Video Displ ay to the Model 97 0 Opti cal Coax ial Digi tal Anal og L R AUDI O IN Comp osit e S-Vid eo Comp onen t DVI TV/Monitor VIDE O IN Y P B P R NO TE: Y our con nectio n re quirem ents will vary accor ding to yo ur v ideo d ispl ay’ s capa biliti es. In mos t ca ses[...]

23 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Connecting Y our Model 97 0 Conn ec ting an External Amplifi er to t he Mod el 9 70 Left T rigger Righ t Left Sur Righ t Sur Left S ur Back R ight Sur Back Cent er External Amplifier P owered Subwoofer NO TE: Wh en u sing a p assiv e (non -pow ered ) su bwoof er, conn ect the Sub [...]

24 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Sys tem Set up At th is point all of the neces sar y phys ical connections betwe en the Model 97 0 and yo ur source device s, display and speakers shoul d be compl et ed. A ll that remain s is to p roperly configure the syst em to reflect yo u r specific equipmen t and room charact eristics. Be fore sta r t ing t[...]

25 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual 3. W it h t he c ur s or point i ng t o I N PU T C ON F IG , pre s s S E T on the fron t pan el or t he r emo te . The Inpu t Configuration su b -men u appear s : I NPUT CON F I G > D VD CON FI G V I DEO 1 CONF I G V I DEO 2 CONF I G V I DEO 3 CONF I G V I DEO 4 CONF I G TUNER [...]

26 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Se tting t he L ev el T rim: T o c on figu re t he L evel Tr i m of a v ide o in put : 1 . Mov e the cur s or to LE V EL T RI M by us ing th e and but ton s on the f r ont p ane l or r emo te . 2. Pre s s th e a nd but ton s on t he f ro nt pa ne l or re mo te to s c rol l thr oug h th e pre fe r re d lev el t r im[...]

27 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual L eft F ro nt, C en ter , an d Ri gh t F ro nt S pe ak er s P lace t hem at t he same r ela tive hei ght a nd, if at a ll pos sib le, a bi t away from any walls. Som e acousti cian s recommend placement far away from any walls bu t t hat may n ot be practical in your si tuation. Mo[...]

28 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual S ub wo of ers The fact is, proper sub woof er p lacement is more di fficult than placin g any other spea ker . Som e s ay that you shoul d p lace the sub aw ay from a w a ll, o t her exper ts a dvis e putting the sub near a wall, still others (probab ly not ex pert s) j ust tell you t o pu t the sub in a corner . [...]

29 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual System Setup 6. Pro c ee d to e nte r a s pea ker “si ze ” fo r eac h of t he f our p os i ti on s 7 . Us e t he and b ut ton s o n t he f r ont pane l o r r emo te to mo ve the c ur s or t o the S U RR B AC K OU T li ne . Y ou may skip this step if yo u ha ve ente red NONE f o[...]

30 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual No te s on S etti ng C ro ss o v er F re qu en cie s Y ou may find the fo llo wing su ggestio ns help f ul in sett ing good crossover poin ts fo r your speakers.  I f y o u he ar di st o rti o n fr om a p art ic ul ar spe ak e r d uri n g p ass ag es w h er e th e b ass is l ou d, th at sp e ake r’ s cr os so [...]

31 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Di me ns io n Thi s sett ing a dj u sts t he depth of t he surr ound soundfield. De pending on t he leve l yo u ch o se, i t has the affect of pu t ting y our listening positio n cl oser to the fron t of the room, or f urt her back into the ro om ’ s a coustic a l en v ironmen t[...]

32 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual 3. W it h the cu r so r poi nt in g t o C H A N N EL C A L I BR ATI ON , pre s s SE T on the f r ont p ane l or t he r emo te . The Chan nel Calib ration s ub-men u appear s : CHANNE L CAL I BR A TI ON > TE ST TONE : OFF AUTO S EQ : O N FRONT LE F T : 0dB C ENTE R : 0d B FRONT RI G HT : 0 dB SURR RI G HT : 0dB SU[...]

33 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual 2. Pre s s the bu t t on on t he fro nt pane l or r em ote to rais e the level in t he ch ann el , or to lo we r it Y ou can adjus t the channel ’ s relativ e level from - 10dB to + 10dB. Whe n the level from one sp ea ker sou nd s or m ea su re s cl o s e to t he previo us chan [...]

34 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual System Configur ation Se t tings This fi nal sub-m en u lets yo u adj ust some con venien ce and com fo r t paramete rs that en a bl e yo u to enj oy t he M odel 9 70 even more by custom ta ilorin g key set- tings. Note that some of these settings may r equire a bi t of exp erience w ith t he Model 9 70 in i t s f[...]

35 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual S l ee p The Model 970 ’ s sl eep ti mer automa tically shu t s the unit of f af ter a prede- term ined a moun t of ti me, f rom 5 t o 90 m inu t es. T he sleep t ime can a lso be activated di rectly f rom the SL EEP b utton on the remote control , using the Model 97 0’ s front[...]

36 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual T o s ele c t a so ur ce /in put f ro m th e fr ont p ane l : 1 . Pre s s th e IN P U T bu t t on on t he f ro nt p ane l . 2. P r e s s t h e o r b u t t o n s o n t h e f r o n t p a n e l t o s e l e c t t h e so urc e . The fron t-panel dis pl ay will sh ow t he se lected source (or t he name y ou ha ve chosen f[...]

37 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Ch an n el T ri m Channel T r im a llows yo u t o fine-tu ne the channel leve l s to compensate for v a rio us soun dtrac k anom alies. F or examp le, y ou may pl ay a movi e and find tha t the c enter (dialo gue) chan nel sounds weak , mak ing the movie hard to fo llow . Simp ly[...]

38 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual L ip - Syn ch D el a y Bec au se vide o is mo re da ta -i n tens iv e th an au di o , p rocess in g vid eo takes lo n ge r . A s a resul t, some times the vide o w ill lag be hind the aud io , caus in g a l ip sync erro r . The p rob le m ma y v ar y wi th each sour ce de v ic e. I n p articul ar , di git al TV tune[...]

39 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Cr eat i ng an A M or F M st at io n- mem or y pre se t manu all y : 1 . T u ne t he st a ti on you wa nt to e nte r i nt o m emo r y fo llo w in g t he dir ec ti on s sho w n ab ove . 2. Pre s s th e ME M OR Y bu t t on on t he re mo te . Y ou will see “Memory” i mmed iately a[...]

40 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Rem ote Cont rol Setup and Operat ion The Model 97 0 remo t e con trol is preprogram med with r emote c ode s f or 1 ,00 0 audi o and video compo nen t s. Programmi n g is a ccomp lished by simp ly p unch - ing in a f our-d i g it code n umber that matches yo u r equipm ent. In additio n to the Mod el 970 itself, th[...]

41 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Remote Control Setup and Operation Pr ogr a m m in g T V / VCR C on tr ol The Mode l 97 0 can co ntr ol T V / VCR comb o units, bu t the proced ure is som ewha t di fferent than en t ering code s to contro l othe r components. A s with other com- ponen t s, y ou m ust en t er a f o[...]

42 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Operation A f ter yo u ha ve program med the remote control fo r your equipmen t, use the fo llowing p r ocedure s to operate the componen t s of your h ome entertai nment system : T o o pe rat e a sys te m co mpo nen t t hat you have p rog ram med : 1 . On the Mo de l 970 r em ote , pre s s t he bu t t on near th e[...]

43 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Setup Codes TroubIes hooting Y our new Model 97 0 is designed to p r ovide years of troub le-free operatio n. Howev er , the co mpl ex ity of today’ s sophistic ated hom e theater sy stems means that you migh t encounter an occa sio na l probl em with yo ur s ystem invo lvi ng th[...]

44 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual Setup Codes MT C 0420 Magnavox 0 15 7 , 0305 Marantz 0 15 7 , 0626, 0029 Mission 0 15 7 NSM 01 5 7 Onkyo 0 10 1, 0868 Optimus 003 2, 0468, 0420, 0 1 79, 03 05, 1 063, 0000, 0037 , 01 45 Panasonic 002 9 Parasound 042 0 Philips 0 15 7 , 0626 Pioneer 0032, 0468, 03 05, 1062, 1 063 Polk Audio 01 5 7 Proton 0 15 7 QED 0 [...]

45 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Setup Codes Gradiente 0056, 005 3 Grunpy 0 17 9, 01 80 Hallmark 0 17 8 Harley Davidson 0 17 9 Harman/Kardon 0054 Harvard 0 180 Hitachi 0 145, 005 6, 00 16 Infinity 0054 Inteq 00 17 JBL 0054 JCB 0000 KEC 0 1 80 KTV 0 180, 003 0 Kenwood 0030, 00 1 9 Konka 0 70 7 , 0632, 062 8, 0638,[...]

46 Outlaw Audio Owner’s Manual VCRs Manufacturer/Brand Setup Code Number Admiral 0048, 02 09 Adventure 0000 Aiko 027 8 Aiwa 0000, 0037 Asha 0240 Audiovox 0037 Beaumark 0240 Bell & Howell 01 04 Broksonic 0 12 1, 0 184, 0002, 02 09, 04 79 CCE 00 72, 02 7 8 Calix 0037 Canon 0035 Carver 008 1 Citizen 027 8, 0037 Colt 00 72 Craig 0037 , 00 72, 004[...]

4 7 Model 9 70 7 .1 Channel Preamplifier Processor Owner’s Manual Model 9 70 Specifications Model 97 0 Spec ificat ions Audio S ec t io n Input Impedance 26k Ω Output Impedance (Main-RCA) <600 Ω Pre Out 1V Maximum Output 6V V olume Range (Main) -70dB to +1 0dB (0.5dB resolution) Bass Management High-Pass Slope Crossover Frequency (Small[...]

O u t l a w A u d i o Outlaw Au dio Limited W ar rant y Thi s warra nty protect s the owner of the Outlaw Mod el 9 70 Pr eamplifier Proce ssor (the PR ODUCT) f or t wo (2) years from the date of purchase. Thi s warra nty covers al l defect s in material a nd workmanship w ith the fo llowing specific exceptions. These a re :  Da m ag e ca us ed[...]