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MODEL AVP1/APV1P DOLBY DIGITAL ® DTS ® PROCESSOR/PREAMPLIFIER OWNERS MANUAL[...]
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2 AVP1/ AVP1P OWNERS MANUAL INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your PERREAUX Model AVP1 purc hase. T o realise the f ull potential of your Perreaux AVP1 y ou need to appreciate all aspec ts of its operation. Before ins talling the AVP1 into your sy stem , read the entire m anual caref ully. Endeavour to understand every detail by fam iliarising y ours[...]
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3 washbowl, kitchen sink , laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimm ing pool, etc. 5. Rack / Wall / Ceiling M ounting The AVP1 s hould be rack m ounted only in a heavy-duty rack or stand that is recom mended for audio equipm ent use. Mounting to a wall or ceiling should be via a heavy -duty bracket or shelf designed for audio equipment us e. 6.[...]
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4 qualified Perreau x service agent . Failure to recognise this warning will void any warran ty. FRONT PA NEL CONTROLS 1 POWER STANDBY(STBY) /ON BUTT ON Press this button to turn the AVP1 ON or to ST ANDBY. Note: In ST ANDBY mode power is cut to everything except the internal Microproc essor 2 VOLUM E / A T T ENUA T OR INCREA SE / DECREA SE BUTT ON[...]
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5 The adj ustable DELAY TIME range from 0 to 5m s f or centr e channel or 0 to 15ms for rear channel will be shown on the display when it under Digital Dolby Mode. The adj ustable DELAY TIME range fr om 0 to 30ms for f ear channel will be shown on the display w hen it is under Pro logic Mode. After finishing the delay tim e setting, the display wil[...]
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6 This RED LED will light up when the program during playback is PCM digital encoded. 5 MU TE Sound will be muted and the 2 and ½ digits display will blink when the rem ote MUTE button has been pr essed. Pres s the MUTE button again to disable the function. 6 DYNA MIC RA NGE The Dynamic Range LED indicates whether Dy namic Range Compress ion is O [...]
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7 14 VIDEO 1 COM POSIT ED VIDEO INPUT Compos ite video s ignal input c an be connected to A/V sourc e video output such as DVD player. 15 VIDEO 2 COM POSIT ED VIDEO INPUT Compos ite video s ignal input c an be connected to A/V sourc e video output such as DVD player. 16 VIDEO 3 COM POSIT ED VIDEO INPUT Compos ite video s ignal input c an be connect[...]
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8 REMOTE CONTROLS The AVP1 com es s upplied with a PERREAUX 29 button f ull func tion infrar ed remote control. 1 STANDBY The power or s tandby control button is located both on the remote controls and f ront panel. Depres s ing this control alter nately causes the AVP1 to s witch to standby mode or norm al operation m ode. W hen switching f rom st[...]
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9 HA LL LAG HA LL SM L STADIUM c Press the “UP” or DOW N” button on the rem ote to s elect one of the DSP surround m odes. d Press the “ ENTER” button on the rem ote handset to c om plete the DSP surround m ode s election. 11 AM/FM , T UNING +/-, PRESET +/_,A M/FM , PT Y Thes e buttons are not f unctional f or the AVP1 12 UP, DOWN, ENT ER[...]
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10 - Always ensure your AVP1 is disconnec ted from the mains /line supply if changing the m ains /line fus e. - Do not run the outputs into the inputs of the AVP1. - O peration of the AVP1 in the vicinity of a strong radio fr equency (RF) source should be countered by RF filtering on all inputs and outputs inc luding the ma ins/line s upply . Any d[...]
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11 SPECIFICA TIONS 1 A UDIO INPUT LEVEL / IMPEDANCE VCR, AUX T APE and CD 200mV/22K OHM 2 DIGITAL A UDIO INPUT LEVEL/IMPEDANCE VIDE0 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3and MD 0.5Vp-p/75 OHM 3 VIDEO INPUT LEVEL/IM PEDENCE VIDEO1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3 and VCR 1Vp-p/75 OHM 4 VIDEO OUT PUT L EVEL/IM PEDENCE VCR RECORD OUT PUT and MONITO R 1Vp-p/75 OHM 5 A UDIO FREQUENCY R[...]