Bryston SP2 manual

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1 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t the user to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage “ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . The exclamation point within an eq[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Safety Instructions & Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Introduction, Accessories and Power . . . . . . . . . 3 4. Front Panel Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . 4~6 a. Using the Dynamic R ange Control . . . . . . . . . 4 5. Rear Panel Input and Output Co[...]

INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Bryston SP2 pre-amplifier/processor . This product will pro- vide you with the finest av ailable signal control and DSP audio processing available. Like all Bryston products the SP2 has been carefully designed and engineered to deliver a lifetime of enjoyment. The SP2 offers both pre-amplifier an[...]

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR SP2 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS & INDICA T ORS 1: POWER SWIT CH (momentary) 2: ST ANDBY & INFRA-RED ACTIVITY INDICAT OR 3: INFRA-RED RECIEVER (sensor) 4: D YNAMIC RANGE CONTROL 5: ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLA Y 6: MENU CONTROL Buttons 7: SOURCE SELECT Buttons & Indicators 8: DIGIT AL MODE Switch & Indicator 9: SURROUND MODE S[...]

6: MENU CONTROL BUTTONS SEL These three buttons labeled “  ” , “  ” , and “SEL ” (SELECT) are used to con- trol the menu and setup functions dis- played on the LCD . T o enter a menu mode, you can press any one of these buttons. This will bring up the main menu. Navigating any menu or sub- menu is done using the two arrow (  an[...]

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR resents different mixing coefficients for the centre and surround channel signals. These will be detected by the SP2 and used to pro- duce the downmix if this mode is selected. 12: “THX” BUTTON THX This button allows selection of THX post pro- cessing modes. The default mode, which is normally Surround-EX , can be selected [...]

2 . Move the cursor to the Optical Input (OPT1 or OPT2) you want to change the input assign- ment for . Hit ‘Select’ . (see figure below) 3 . Now you can assign the optical input to any one of the 6 inputs selectors. Doing this will override the digital coax connector on that input. Hit ‘Select ’ when finished. NOTE : On the pro model, ‘A[...]

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR 3 . T o change the source, use the “<” button. T o toggle the trigger setting On or Off , use the “>” button. Hit ‘Select’ to exit when finished. 8: AUX IR RECEIVER The Aux IR Input is a miniature mono phone jack connector . This is used to connect externally mounted IR LED receivers, or other extenders that p[...]

SP2 Remote Control continued... 1: SOURCE SELECT BUTTONS These buttons are used to select the desired source. TV/SA T , DVD, CD, AUX, VCR, and T APE function exactly like their corresponding buttons on the SP2 front panel. 2: BYP ASS BUTTONS T o use the 5.1 channel analog input, press the 6CH BYPA SS button. T o go back to the previous select- ed s[...]

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR may have one.) IMPORTANT : When using the Pink Noise genera- tor within the SP2 for speaker level calibration, the salient point is that all channels measure equal dB. After pushing the test button, the pink noise will start in the front left speaker . Record the dB level from this speaker (with the level trim value at 0 dB on [...]

any system which you expect to effectively handle the low frequency dynamics of modern motion picture soundtrack sources such as DVD or HDTV feeds, and many other discrete multi-channel pro- gramming sources. If in any doubt choose small, especially if you are using a subwoofer , since this will insure that all the appropriate low frequency informa[...]

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR 4 : Once you have selected the desired crossover frequency , press SELECT to exit this menu and return to the Speaker Config menu. The select- ed frequencies are common to all speakers defined as ‘SMALL ’ . Crossover frequency can be set independently for Front, Centre, Surround and Back speakers. NOTE 1 : The crossover act[...]

2 : Next move the cursor to “L VL ” . Hit ‘SELECT’ - Y ou are now in the Level T rim Menu. 3 : Move the cursor to the speaker(s) you want to change the level for using the arrow keys (L, C, R, RS, LS, RB, LB, SUB). Hit ‘SELECT’ . Now you can adjust the Level for the selected speaker using the arrow buttons. 4 : Hit ‘SELECT’ when fin[...]

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR  ● ON : DTS-ES Matrix will be forced on for all DTS 5.1 channel input bit- streams, if the back channels are enabled. ● AUTO : DT S-ES Matrix will be decode if the incoming DTS bitstream is flagged as having DTS-ES encoded con- tent, and if the back channels are enabled. ENABLING THX SURROUND EX™ DECODING THX Surround [...]

3 : Panorama Mode extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting “wrap around” effect with side wall imaging. PLII Music also applies a mild high-frequency shelf filter to the surround channels for a more natural soundfield. Auto-balance is disabled. T o change the PLII Music settings: 1 : First enter the main m[...]

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR ers. Surround Modes: HALL : This Sound Field Mode emulates a medium or large concert hall. It provides a longer reverber- ation time than other modes and gives the effect that music is heard at a greater distance from the performers. It is ideal for orchestral classical music and light orchestral music, such as that found on ma[...]

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