Sound Performance Lab Surround Monitor Controller 2489 manual

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    Model 2489 Manual S urround M onitor C ontroller One-point stereo and 5.1 v olume contr ol, source and speaker management[...]

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    2 V ersion 1.0 – 6 / 20 04 R &D : Wo lf gang Neumann The infor mation in this document ha s be en caref ully compi le d and verif ied and is assumed to b e cor rec t. However , Sound P erf ormance L ab (SPL) reser ves the rig ht to m odif y the produc t descr ibed in this manual at any time w ithout prior notice. T his document is the proper [...]

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    3 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 Intr oduc ti on ............................................................................................... 4 Before you begin ........................................................................................ 5 Power Supply ............................................................................[...]

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    4 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 The SPL Sur round M onitor Controller (SMC) is a one- point analog volume control and sw itching matr ix for sys tem-in dependent 5. 1 sur round and stere o moni - toring. Desig ned to provide only the necess ar y f unctions wit h e xcellent audio quality, the SMC of f ers a uniquely cost-ef fec ti ve stereo a[...]

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    5 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 IM PORT ANT : Before connect ing the SMC or any other equipment tur n of f all power at all unit s. It mak es good sense to think about where you place your SMC before connec- ting it. It should be p ositioned so that you can easily reach it , but there are other considerations. T r y not to place it near heat[...]

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    6 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 R ear panel/connections CD/D AT player DA W/ DA conv er ter Multitrack recorder Stereo speakers Surround speakers SACD/D VD player RCA 1/4" TRS 1/4" TRS Sub-D-25 Sub-D-25 RCA Balanced Input See Manual for Pin Configuration Sound Performance Lab Surround Monitor Controller Model 2489 Made in Germany S[...]

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    7 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 The SMC enclosure is EMC-safe and ef fe cti vely shielded against HF inter fer - ence. Nonetheless , you should caref ully consider where you place th e unit to avoid elec tr ical disturbances . T he SMC and all devices to be connec ted should be turned o f f before con ne ctions are made or change t o avoid d[...]

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    8 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 V olu me Cont rol The volume is centrally controlled for all channel s via a discrete si x -l evel potentiometer with an ex tremely linear cur ve. The potentiomete r controls the audio sig nals direc tly w ithout any signal- degenerating circuitr y such a s VC A s or DAC s, w hich tend to create tolerances bet[...]

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    9 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 Spe ak er B ut to ns The speaker but tons enable each surround speaker output (L , C , R , L S, R S, LF E) and the s tereo pair output to be switche d on ( presse d) and of f indepen - dently . Tip: If you are not using a surround speaker s et, you can connec t t wo stereo speaker p airs to the SMC. Sim ply co[...]

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    10 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 All SPL produc ts c ome with a t wo-year manufac turer ’ s g uarantee against defec ts in material o r assembly f rom th e date of purchase. End u sers are suppor ted in the t wo-year g uarantee through th eir distributor or dealer . In such ca ses, please contact your dealer for f ull guarantee condi- tion[...]

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    11 S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 Notes ..................................................................... ..................................................................... ..................................................................... ..................................................................... ........................[...]

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    S urround M onitor C ontr oller 2489 < Manual SMC, Model 2489[...]