Audionet MAP User manual

Audionet
maP
MultiChannelAudio/Video Pre - Amplifier
User's Manual
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Placement and connection
Pleasemake sure thatyour AudionetMAPisinstalled ataplace thatissufficiently
ventilated to allowtheheatto leave.
Themainsinput 23*) islocated attheback paneloftheMAP.Pleaseusetheprovided
power cord to connecttheMAPto mains.Ifyouwantto useadifferentpower cord make
sure thatitmeetsthespecificationsforyour homecountry.
WARNING:
The electricalspecificationsat the backmustmeet the specificationsofyourhome
country.
The mainsswitch at the backpanelhasto be switched off beforeconnecting the MAP
to mains.The MAPisaClass Idevice and mustbe earthed.Pleaseensureastable
earth connection. 'Phase'/'Hot pin' ismarked at the backpanel('Phase') 23.
TheMAPisastandbydevice.Pleaseusethemainsswitch 23 attheback panelto switch
ontheMAP.After ashort timethedisplayreads'Audionet'toshowthat theunit isinstand
bymode.
Only incaseofextended absence (like vacations)orif massivetroubleonmainspower isto
beexpected youshoulddisconnect theunit frommains.Switchoff theMAPwiththemains
switchattheback panel 23. Thedisplaywill goout.
WARNING:
Beforeswitching off the mainsswitch ofthe MAP,pleasemakesurethat all units
connected to the outputsofthe MAPareswitched off, too.
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*) see numbersonpage 'Overview ofconnections'
Additional earth connection
Optionally,there isaspecialcord availableforanadditionalearthconnectionto beused
withearthconnector 21.Usethescrew ofearthconnector 21 to connecttheadditional
groundcord to theMAP.Puttheplug ofthegroundcord into amainssocketnear your
power cord. Thesoundwill beimproved.
We stronglyrecommend using the additionalearth connection!

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Audionet Link
Inconnectionwithother Audionetdeviceslike AMPI,AMPII,AMPII MAX,AMPIII,
AMPIV etcyour MAPisableto switchon/off thecompletesystem.Pleaseconnecta
Toslinkglasfibre cablefromtheAudionet-LinkOutput 20 attheback oftheMAPto the
Audionet-Linkinputsofother Audionetdevices.Forfurther instructionspleaseread the
user'smanualoftheother Audionetdevices.
Polarisation of mains plug
Thecorrectpolarizingofmainsisimportantforreasonsofaudioclarityandstability.
Therefore theAudionetMAPindicatesawrongpolarisationofthemainslead.While
poweringup theMAPchecksthemainspolarisation.Ifyouread 'Attention: Mains
Phase incorrect!'switchoff theMAPandthenfliptheplug inyour wall outlet.
Connecting the external power supplyEPS
Usetheprovided specialcord to connecttheoptionally availableEPS to theEPS-Input 22
attheback paneloftheMAP.Connectboth(!!)units(MAPandEPS) withmains.Switch
on first theEPS thentheMAP. Theunitisnowinstandbymode.
Todisconnectbothunitsfrommainspleaseswitchoff first theMAP,thentheEPS.Before
switchingoff theMAPmake sure itisinstandbymode bypressing thePOWERkeyat the
frontpanelorremotecontrol.

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Audio/Video-Connections
Analog Inputs:
Connect2-channelanalogsourcesto oneofthe6analoginputs 16.Ifyouare usinga
recordingdevice (tape deck,MDrecorder,VCR etc) connectitto IN5 15.The signalon
thisinputisnot routed throughto the'Rec Out'output 17 inorder to preventfeedback
loops.AnaloginputIN 2 issetup forDolby*ProLogicII decodingbydefault (theuser can
change thatinthesetup menu!).Sopleaseconnecttheanalog2-channeloutputsofyour
DVD-Player,LaserDisc-Player,VCR orother analogsources,thatplayback Dolby
Surroundcoded material, to inputIN 2.
Ifyouhavetheoptionalphonocard installed,plug intheMM- orMCpickup ofyour turn
tableinto input IN 6 14 andconnectthechassisoftheturntableto thegroundscrew 'GND'
13.Thephonocard offersindependentselectionofgain,inputcapacityandinput
resistance foroptimaladjustmentsto all kindsofavailablepickup systems.Forfurther
detailsplease refer to theuser'smanualofthephonocard.
DigitalInputs:
Connect your digitalsourcestodigitalinputs1to5 10.Byfactorydefaultdigitalinputs2,3
and5are setup formultichanneldecoding(DolbyDigitalandDTS).Digitalinputs1and4
are setup for2.channelPCMsignals(all defaultsettingcanbechanged bytheuser inthe
setup menues!).IfyouhavetheoptionalRF-Demodulatorcard installed,connectthe'RF
AC-3'outputofyour LaserDisc-Player to digitalinput4 9.
Note: Donot forgetto to settheoption'SetRF-Demod.'to 'available'inthe'SetOptions'
menu. Youalsohaveto removetheblue jumper ontheinputPCB.
External8-ChannelAnalog Inputs:
Plug inanalogmultichannelsources(externaldecoder,DVD-Player withinternaldecoder,
SACD-Player etc.)into the8-channelanaloginput 11 oftheMAP.Alternatively,youcan
usethisinputforMultiRoommode (see chapter 'MultiRoomfeature').
Analog Outputs:
TheoutputofthefrontchannelsL/R 19 (CinchandXLR) are marked 'MainLine out'or
'MainRight/MainLeft'andare located inthelower leftpartoftheback panel.All other
analogoutputs 12 are located inthesection'AnalogOutputs'intheupper rightpartofthe
back panel.ForCenter andSubwoofer channelare 2outputsavailableeachcarryingthe
samesignal.
DigitalOutputs:
Selectwhichdigitalinput2bis5 10 isrouted to thedigitaloutputs 8 inthesetup menu
'DigitalRec Sel'.Bothformats(opticalandcoaxial)are alwaysavailable.Thedigitalinputs
work independently,therefore youcanusedigitaloutforrecordingwhilelisteningto a
differentsource.
Video Inputs:
Plug inyour cinch/compositevideosourcesinto videoinputs'IN 1'to 'IN 4' 3.S-Video
sourcesare to beconnceted to videoinputs'S-VIDEO 1'to 'S-VIDEO 4' 4.Usethevideo

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inputsinanyorder aseveryoneofthe8videoinputscanbeassigned to everyaudioinput
(see menu'VideoSetup').Evenmultipleassignmentsare allowed,i.e.oneandthesame
videoinputcanbeassigned to more thanoneaudio input.
Video Outputs:
Thevideosignalassigned to thecurrentaudioinputisavailableatthe'VideoOut'jacks;
cinchvideoat'OUT 1'or'OUT 2' 7 andS-Videoat'S-VIDEO 1'or'S-VIDEO 2' 6.Ifthe
internal'CinchVideoto S-Video'-converter isactive,all videosignalsatthecinchvideo
inputsare converted to S-Videoformatandavailableatthe'S-VIDEO 1'output.TheOn
ScreenDisplays(OSD) isonly availableatvideooutputs'OUT 1'and'S-VIDEO 1' 5.In
order to preventunintentionalrecordingoftheOSD picture,pleaseconnectyour video
recordingdevice to videooutputs'OUT 2'or'S-VIDEO 2'astheynever carrytheOSD
signal.
FurtherVideo In-/Outputs:
Avideosignalatvideooutput'VGAOUT' 1 isonly available,if youhaveinstalled the
optionalLineDoubler card. WithoutLine-Doubler card videoinputs'Y/R', 'Cr/G'and'Cb/B'
2are decoupled fromthecorrespondingoutputsby0dB-gainvideoamplifiers.Conncet
your DVD-Player andprojectorto thecorrespondingin-/outputs.
Setup
Setup atfront panel:
There are 4keysatthefrontpanelto controltheMAP. Mostofthesetup canbedoneusing
thosekeys. Formore comfortpleaseusetheprovided remotecontrolCOM.
The'POWER'keyisused to switchon/off theMAP.Tochange volumeoranysettingsin
thesetup menuspleasepress theUP andDOWNkeys.WiththeSET keyyouskipthrough
themenuitemsofthesetup menus.Ifyoupress andholdtheSET keyformore than2
seconds,itwill getyouto thenextsetup menu(only exception:see 'Edit ChannelName').
Pleasehavealookatchapter 'Overview ofsetup menus'.Youwill notice thatthere are 6
menuswithseveralmenuitems.
All menuitemsare described inthefollowing.Foraccess to thesetup menubyremote
controlCOMsee section'Remote Control'.
After atimeoutof12 secondsMAPwill leaveanymenuto returnto normalRunmode.
Anychangesmade duringsetup are saved automatically.

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Overviewsetup menus:
RUN mode ®SelectInput ®Listening Mode
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Sub Offset ®Center Offset ®Left Surround Offset ®RightSurround Offset ®Left Aux Offset ®RightAux Offset ®LFE MixOffset®Bal. Front
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('Setup' key on remotecontrol)
Internal Decoder ®Dolby PL Mode ®Dolby PL II Mode ®Center ®Dimension ®Panorama ®SetDual Mono ®OffsetAdjust ®EditChannelName
Width Control Mode
¯ |ßkey 'PL II Mode' on remote control ®|
('Videosetup' key on remotecontrol)
Assign Video In ®SetTV System®Cinch toS-Video
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('Speakers Setup' key on remotecontrol)
FrontSpeakers ®Center Speaker ®Sur Speaker ®IsSubwoofer ®SetSub ®SetLocation ®SetLocation ®SetLocation ®SetDist.
available? X-Over Freq. Front Center Sur L/R Unit
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('SetOptions' key on remotecontrol)
Center EQ ®Low Band ®Mid Band ®High Band ®SetDigtial Monitor®OutputPhase ®Ex.8ch. InputIs ®SetRF-Demod. ®SetAutoStart ®SetOFF-Text
|ßkey 'Center EQ'on remote control ®| key 'Digital Rec Sel'
on remote control
Navigation:
®press SET key shortly
¯press SET key longer than2seconds

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Description of all menu items
RUN mode:
Thisisthenormaloperationmode if nomenuisselected.UseUP andDOWNkeysto
adjustthemaster volume.Thedisplayshowsnameandnumber ofselected inputchannel in
thefirstline. Thesecondlineshowsthecurrentvolume(see section'Display').
Select Input:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto selectdesired inputchannel.Theinputchannelsare aligned in
thefollowingorder: AnalogIn1to 6 16,DigitalIn1to 5 10,External8chIn 11,
MultiRoomAto D 11.
Listening Mode:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto selecttheListeningMode forDolbyDigital,DolbyPro
Logic II oder DTS** decoding.
'Mono': all programmaterialisdownmixed to mono
'Stereo': reproduces2-channelsource materialas2-chStereo,turnsoff ProLogic II
decoding,anyother multichannelmaterialisdownmixed to 2/0 Lo/RoStereo
output
'Phantom': informationontheCenter channelisrerouted to FrontL/R channels
'3Stereo': reproducesaudioprogramsusingonly thethree frontchannels(L,C,R)
'Surround': reproducesall availablechannelsoftheprogrammaterial(defaultListening
Mode, forProLogicII decodingsee 'DolbyPLMode')
'Lt/Rtout': all programmaterialisdownmixed to2-chLt/Rt Stereooutputforlater Dolby
ProLogic/ProLogicII decoding(recommended forrecordingDolbyDigital
programson2-channelrecordingdeviceslike VCRs)
Note: Thismenuisonly available, if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'.
Sub Offset:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto trim levelofSubwoofer channel(+10...-20dB).
Note: Thismenuisonly available, if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'or'External8chIn' is
selected.
CenterOffset:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto trim leveloftheCenter channel(+10...-10dB).
Note: Thismenuis only available, if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'or'External8chIn' is
selected.
Left/Right Surround Offset:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto trim theleveloftheSurroundchannels(+10...-10dB).
Note: Thesemenusare only available,if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'or'External8ch
In' isselected.

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Left/Right AuxOffset:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto trim leveloftheAuxchannels(+10...-10dB).
Note: Thesemenusare only available,if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'or'External8ch
In' isselected.
LFEMixOffset:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto trim levelofLFE channel(0...-10dB).
Note: Thismenuisonly available, if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'.
Balance Front:
Trim thebalance betweenFrontLandRchannels(+0...-9dB). UseDOWNkey to attenuate
therightchannelR.Thebalance movestowardsleft.UseUP keyto attenuatetheleft
channelL. Thebalance movestowardsright.
InternalDecoder:
Inorder to switchoff theinternaldecoder press DOWNkey(thedisplayshows'disabled').
All programmaterialisdownmixed to 2-chStereoindependently fromtheoriginalprogram
format.Bass manager,ProLogicII decodinganddelaysettingsare off inthismode.Itis
strongly recommended to usethismode for2-chPCMor2-chanalogsourcesonly.
Press UP to activatetheinternaldecoder ('active').All incommingprogramformats(PCM
orbitstream)are detected anddecoded automatically (see alsosection'PCMdirect').
Dolby PLMode:
Theselectionwithinthismenudecideswhich2-chaudioprogramsare decoded
automatically usingDolbyProLogic II. UseUP andDOWNkeysto selectpreferred mode.
'Auto 1': DolbyProLogicII decodingisautomatically activated only for2/0 Dolby
DigitalprogramswiththeProLogicflag set.Forall other 2-channel programs
DolbyProLogicII decodingisdeactivated
'Auto 2': DolbyProLogicII decodingisautomatically turned onforall PCM(except:
96kHzPCM)andall 2/0 DolbyDigitalprogramswiththeProLogicflag set.
Itwill beturned off for2/0 DolbyDigitalprogramswiththeProLogicflag
NOT set
'All': All 2-chprograms(PCMor2/0 DolbyDigital)are used forDolbyPro
Logic II decoding(except: 96kHzPCM)
Note: Thismenuisonly available, if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'.
Dolby PLII Mode:
DolbyProLogicII offers3differentmodesfordecoding.Selectyour preferred mode with
theUP andDOWNkeys.
'Movie': TheMoviemode isforusewithstereoTVshowsandall DolbySurround
encoded programs.Theresultisenhanced soundfielddirectionalitythat
approachesthequalityofdiscrete5.1-channelsound.
'Music': TheMusicmode isforusewithanystereomusicrecordings,andprovidesa
wide anddeep soundspace.TheMusicmode includescontrols(CenterWidth,

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DimensionControlandPanorama) thatallowthesoundto betailored to your
listeningtastes.All three ofthesecontrolsmaybeused aloneorinany
combination.After youexperimentwiththemonafew programs,youwill
easily understandtheireffectandwhichsettingyoumayprefer.
'ProLogic': OriginalDolbyProLogicmode.
Note: Thismenuisonly available, if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'.
CenterWidth:
Thiscontrolallowscenter channelsoundsto bepositioned betweentheCenter speaker and
theLeft/Right speakersover arange of 8steps. Setp'3'usesacombinationofall three front
speakersto givethebestvocalimagingandmostseamless soundstage presentation,andis
recommended formostrecordings.Step '0'placesall center soundintheCenter speaker.
Step '7'placesall center soundequally intheLeft/Rightspeakers,justasinconventional
stereo. TheCenter Widthcontrolisautomatically presetto '0'intheMoviemode.
Note: Thismenuisonly available,if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'andPLII Mode
'Music'isselected.
Dimension Control:
Thiscontrolallowstheuser to gradually adjustthesoundfieldeither towardsthefrontor
towardstherear.Thiscanbeusefulto helpachievethedesired balance fromall the
speakerswithcertainrecordingsthat maycontaineither too muchortoo littlespatialeffect.
Step '0'istherecommended setting,whichhasnoeffectonthesound.Steps1,2and3
gradually movethesoundforward,andsteps 1, -2, -3movethesoundtowardsthe
surrounds. TheDimensioncontrolis automatically presetto '0'intheMoviemode.
Note: Thismenuisonly available,if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'andPLII Mode
'Music'isselected.
Panorama:
Thiscontrolextendsthefrontstereoimage toinclude thesurroundspeakersforan exciting
'wraparound'effectwithside wall imaging.Itisparticually effectiveforrecordingswhich
havestrongleftorrigthchannelelementsinthemix,astheseare detected andaccentuated
bythePanoramaprocess. ThePanoramacontrolisautomatically turned off inMoviemode.
Note: Thismenuisonly available,if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'andPLII Mode
'Music'isselected.
Set DualMono:
Selectthepreferred mode withtheUP andDOWNkeys.
'CH1+CH2': BothDualMonochannelsare reproduced
'CH1 only': Only DualMonochannel1isreproduced
'CH2 only': Only DualMonochannel2isreproduced
Note: Thismenuisonly available, if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'.

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Offset Adjust:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto adjusttheinputchannel offset.Youcanadd gainorattenuate
eachinputchannelindenpentely withinarange of+9...-9dB inorder to compensate
differentoutputlevelsofsourcesconnected to theMAP.
Edit ChannelName:
Foreachinputchannelyoucanchooseanameup to14 charactersinlength(exception:the
namefortheMonitor/Effectsloopisup to12 charactersinlength).Acursor('^')marksthe
currentcharacter to bechanged bypressingUP andDOWNkeys.Press andholdtheSET
keyforlonger than2secondsto movethe cursorto therightonto thenextcharacter
position.Attheendofthecharacter stringthecursorjumpsback to thefirstpositionafter
pressingtheSET key.
Note: Ifusingtheremotecontrolto editthechannelname,usethe'mute/ENTER'keyon
theremotecontrolto movethecursor.
Assign Video In:
Youcanassignoneof8videoinputs(4 cinchvideoinputs 3,4S-Videoinputs 4)to each
inputchannelindependently.Evenmultipleassingementsare allowed (e.g.aDVD player
hasmore thanoneaudiooutput).Ifnovideoinputisneeded foranaudioinput,please
select'NoVideoInput'.
Set TV System:
Forcorrectconversionfromcinchvideoto S-VideopleaseselectthecorrespondingTV
System. Press DOWNkeyforNTSC. Press UP forPAL.
Cinch to S-Video:
Inorder to activatetheintegrated 'Cinch-Videoto S-Video'converter,press UP key.To
deactivateitpress DOWNkey.Iftheconverter isactive,everyvideosignalfeeded to the
cinchvideoinputs(VideoIN 1 toIN 4 3) isconverted andoutput at videoout S-VIDEO 1
(itis not outputatS-VIDEO 2!).
Front Speakers:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto selectsize ofFrontspeakers.
'small': Bass belowsubwoofer crossover frequency(SubX-Over Freq) isredirected to
subwoofer channel.Pleaseusethisoptionforsmall Frontspeakersthatare not
capableofreproducingfrequenciesbelowsubwoofer crossover frequency.If
Frontspeakersare selected as'small',thesubwoofer isautomatically activated
('IsSubwoofer available?' ='Yes')andall other speakersare also setto 'small'.
'large': Frontspeakersreproduce thefull frequencyrange.
Note: Only if Frontspeakersare 'large',thesubwoofer channelcanbeswitched off ('Is
Subwoofer available?' ='No').