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B&K Reference 70 HT 70 manual

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    QUICK ST ART GUIDE USER MANUAL - R EFERENCE 70 © 2008 B & K Components Lt d. All right s reserved. The information in this manual is copyright protected. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from B & K Components, Lt d . B & K Component s Ltd. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OPERA TIONAL,[...]

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    ACCESSORIES AND LIMITED W ARRANTY ii T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 FRONT AND BACK P ANEL 2 CONNECTION OVERVIEW 4 VIDEO INPUT CONNECTIONS 5 Video Input Connection - HDMI 5 Video Input Connection - Component V ideo 5 Video Input Connection - S-V ideo 5 Video Input Connection - Composite 5 AUDIO INPUT CONNECTIONS 6 Audio Input Connection - HDMI 6 Audio Input C[...]

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    FRONT AND BACK P ANEL 2 22 20 24 21 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 7 9 8 23 2 1 6 3 5 4 1. Lef t Hand Knob - The left and side selector knob is a 5-position rot ating knob which serves multiple functions. Pushing in the direction of up, down, left or right will scroll through the lef t hand side options which include Input, T uning, S tation, A udio[...]

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    FRONT AND BACK P ANEL 3 6. Head phone Jack - Headphones having a st andard 1/4” stereo plug can be connected to the head phone output. 7. Control Output - 1/8” Mono Mini-jack (T ip+ Ring -) source of 12VDC (100mA) Control output for controlling external devices, such as amplifiers and projection screens. A 12V (100 mA) signal is sent or stopped[...]

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    4 CONNECTION OVERVIEW The following is an overview of connections found on the Reference 70. Further information can be found later in the quick guide or in the Reference 70 manual. This guide should only be used for reference only . It is recommended an authorized B&K inst aller or dealer is contacted for integration of the preamplifier in adv[...]

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    VIDEO INPUT CONNECTIONS 5 The HDMI connection carries both audio and video, although it is possible on the B&K product to only output one or the other (please see the menu structure for further information). T o connect an HDMI video source to the B&K, connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI output on the source piece. Then connect the other end[...]

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    6 AUDIO INPUT CONNECTIONS The HDMI connection carries both audio and video, although it is possible on the B&K product to only output one or the other (please see the menu structure for further information). T o connect an HDMI audio source to the B&K, connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI output on the source piece. Then connect the other end[...]

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    AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT 7 The Reference 70 supplies 7.1 RCA surround output s. These surround output s can be used to con- nect to an external amplifier and/or the subwoofer to the preamplifier . T o connect seven amplifier channels, connect seven RCA audio cables between the surround output s and the amplifier inputs. Be sure to match the appropriate p[...]

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    CONFIGURA TION AND CONTROL 8 Ethernet Communication Plug one end of a RJ-45 terminated straight through CA T -5 cable into the serial communications port on the back of the computer using the serial DB-9 to RJ-45 Adapter . Plug the other end of the RJ-45 terminated cable into the RS-232 I/O port on the Preamplifier . Once your COM settings are dete[...]

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    W ARNING: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care should be t aken to prevent object s or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands. • The lightning flash with arrowhead within a triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated "dangerous vol[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS Specification Reference 70 Preamplifier Surround Outputs 7.1 RCA T ype 7.1 Balanced (XLR) Surround Sound Processing Dolby Digital / Dolby Pro Logic IIx / Dolby Digit al Surround-EX DTS / DTS-ES Discrete / NEO:6 Frequency Response 20 - 20kHz Processor T ype Freescale DSP 56371 (upgradable) Input Sensitivity 90 mV Signal to Noise Rati[...]