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
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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
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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').

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CenterSpeaker:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto selectsize ofCenter speaker.
'none': NoCenter speaker isavailable.Center channelinformationisredirected to
FrontspeakersL/R.
'small': Bass belowsubwoofer crossover frequency(SubX-Over Freq) isredirected to
FrontL/R orsubwoofer channeldependingonthesettingsforFront speakers.
Select thisoptionforasmall Center speaker thatisnot capableofreproducing
bass belowsubwoofer crossover frequency.
'large': Center speaker reproducesfull frequencyrange.
Note: Center speaker canonly beselected 'large'if FrontandSurroundspeakersare
selected 'large'.
Surround Speaker:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto selectsize ofSurroundspeakers.
'none': NoSurroundspeakersare available.Surroundchannelinformationis
redirected to FrontspeakersL/R.
'small': Bass belowsbwoofer crossover frequency(SubX-Over Freq) isredirected to
FrontL/R orsubwoofer channeldependingonthesettingsforFront speakers.
SelectthisoptionforSurroundspeakersthatare not capableofreproducing
bass belowsubwoofer crossover frequency.
'large': Surroundspeakersreproduce full frequencyrange
Note: Surroundspeakerscanonly beselected 'large'if Frontspeakersare 'large'.
Is Subwooferavailable?:
Ifasubwoofer isavailableinyour speaker configuration,press UP keytoactivateit('Yes').
Ifasubwoofer isnot available,press DOWNkeyto deactivatethesubwoofer channel
('No').
Note: Youcanonly switchoff thesubwoofer,if Front speakersare set to 'large'.Otherwise
thedisplayshows'n/a'if youpress DOWNkey.
Set Sub X-OverFrequency:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto adjustcrossover frequencyforall speakersselected 'small'and
thesubwoofer channel.Thesetup range isfrom60Hz to220Hz instepsof10Hz. Defaultis
80Hz.
Set Location Front:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto enter distance betweenyour preferred listeningpositionand
Frontspeakers.Therange isfrom100cmto 1500cmor40into 590inwithastep size of
5cmor2in.
Set Location Center:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto enter distance betweenyour preferred listeningpositionand
Center speaker.Therange isfrom100cmto 1500cmor40into 590inwithastep size of
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Note: Thedistance to theCenter speaker maybeup to25cm/10ingreater thanthedistance
to theFrontspeakers. Theadjustablerange will belimited automatically.
Set Location SurL/R:
UseUP andDOWNkeysto enter distance betweenyour preferred listeningpositionand
Surroundspeakers.Therange isfrom100cmto 1500cmor40into 590inwithastep size of
5cmor2in. ThedistancesforbothSurround speakersare adjustableseparately.
Note: Thedistance to Surroundspeakersmustnot exceed distance to theFrontspeakers.
Theadjustablerange will belimited automatically.
Set Distance Unit:
Press UP keyto setunitformeasuringdistancesto 'Centimeter'.
Press DOWNkeyto setunitformeasuringdistancesto 'Inches'.
Set CenterEQ:
Toactivatetheequalizer fortheCenter channelpress UP key.UseDOWNkeyto
deactivateit.Ifcenter equalizer isactive,3further optionsare availablebypressingSET.
Useoptions'LowBand','MidBand'and'HighBand'to adjustlevelofcorresponding
frequencybandsusingUP andDOWNkeys. Range is+6...- 6dB instepsof1dB.
Set Dig Rec Out:
UseUP andDOWNkeystoselect whichdigitalinput isoutput at thedigitaloutput jacks 8
('DIGITALOUT') idependently fromcurrentinputchannel.Thedigitalsignalisalways
availableinbothformatscoaxandoptical!Toswitchoff digitaloutputspleaseselect'No
DigitalIn'.
Useoption'Tied to Dig. In' to routethecurrentselected digitalinputto thedigitaloutputs.
Output Phase:
Press UP keyto invertthephaseofall outputchannels.UsethisoptionforCDsthatwere
recorded withinverted phase. Press DOWNkeyto setphase'normal'.
Output Phase:
UseUP- and DOWNkeyto specify, if signalsinputto the8-ch. analoginputare buffered or
fed indirectly to thevolumecontrolcircuit.Press keyUP fordirectinput.Thedisplaywill
show'direct'. Press keydownforbuffered input. Thedisplaywill show'buffered'.
Usebuffered input if theoutputimpedance ofsourcesconnected to the8-ch. analoginputis
greater than100 Ohms.
Note: IfyouconnectAudionetdevicesto the8-ch.analoginput,theinputsignalsdonot
need to bebuffered. Inthiscaseuseoption'direct'.

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Set RF-Demodulator:
IftheoptionalRF-Demodulator-Card isinstalled,make sure thisoptionisactivated by
pressingtheUP key('available').Otherwisepress DOWNkeyto havethisoptiondisabled
('missing').
Note:TheRF-Demodulator-Card is optionalandused to receiveanAC-3signalfroma
LaserDisc-Player (connecttheRF-outputofyour LaserDisc-Playersto DigitalIn 4 9).
Set AutoStart:
ToenabletheAutoStartoptionpress UP key('On'), to disablepress DOWNkey('Off').
IfAutoStartoptionisactive,MAPwill startup automatically whenconnected to mains.
Usethisoptionif youwantto startup theMAPbytimer.
Set OFF-Text:
Press UP keyto haveshown'¤¤'inthedisplaywhentheMAPisinstandbymode.Press
DOWNkeyand'AUDIONET' isdisplayed instandbymode.
Remote control
All functionsdescribed abovecanalsobecontrolled bytheremotecontrolCOM.For
detailed informationaboutusage andprogrammingofremotecontrolCOMpleaserefer to
theseparatemanualforCOM.All keysonCOMrelevantforusingtheMAPare described
inthefollowing.
WhileinRUN mode pleaseusekey'Vol+'to increasevolume.Usekey'Vol-'to decrease
volume.WhileinRUN mode use'Ch+'and'Ch-'keysto skipforward andbackward
throughtheinputchannels. Fordirectaccess ofinputssee below.
Press 'mute/ENTER'keytotogglemuting. Mutingandde-mutingisdonesoftly, i.e. volume
will decrease/increaseslowly.
Note:Tousethesekeysyou must haveentered sub-menu'MAP'or'MAPSetup'onremote
controlCOM!
Press 'menu'keyonremotecontrolto getinto themainmenu.There youwill find2keys
named 'MAP'and'MAPSetup'.Ifyouwant to change anysetup optionsoftheMAP,press
key'MAPSetup'.Yougetinto the'MAPSetup'sub-menu.All keysrelevant whilelistening
youwill findinthesub-menu'MAP'. Justpress 'MAP'buttonto enter.
Sub-menu 'MAPSetup':
Sub-menu'MAPSetup'consistsof6menukeyson2screens.Pleaserefer to section
'Overview setup menus'.Pressingoneofthosekeyswill enter thecorrespondingmenu
option.Tonavigatethroughthemenuitemsusekeys'CH+'and'CH-'.Toselectanoption
use'Vol+'and'Vol-'keys.'Vol+'workslike theUP keyat thefront panel,'Vol-'workslike
theDOWNkey. There are three waysto leave amenu:
1. Press thesamemenukeyagainto getback to RUN mode
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3. Waitforapprox.12 seconds.After thistimeoutMAPgetsback to RUN mode
automatically
The keysin detail:
'Setup'enters'Setup Menu'(see 'Overview setup menus').Incontrastto frontpanelusage
(with'SET'key)themenudoesnot offer theitemsforcontrollingDolbyProLogicII mode.
These functionsareavailablethroughaseparatekey('PLII Mode') inmenu'MAP', screen2.
'VideoSetup'entersthe'VideoMenu'(see 'Overview setup menus').
'SpeakersSetup'entersthe'SpeakersMenu'(see 'Overview setup menus').
'SetOptions'entersthe'OptionsMenu'(see 'Overview setup menus').Incontrastto front
panelusage (with'SET'key)themenudoesnot offer theitemsto controlCenter Equalizer
andDigitalRecord Out.Bothfunctionsare availablethroughseparatekeysinmenu'MAP
Setup', screen2.
Usekey'Center EQ'to setup theCenter Equalizer.Operationbyremotecontrolworks
analogousto frontpanelusage.Selectfrequencybandwithkeys'CH+'and'CH-',adjust
levelwith'Vol+'and'Vol-'(range: +6...- 6dB).
Press key'DigitalRec Sel'to selectwhichsignalisrouted to digitalout(see 'SetDigRec
Out').
Sub-menu 'MAP':
Sub-menu'MAP'comprises4screens. Inthefollwoingall keysare explained.Usearrow
keysat thebottomofthetouchscreentoflipthroughscreens. Thecurrentscreennumber is
displayed betweenthearrowkeys.
Screen 1:
Usekeys'An1'to 'An 6'to directly access analoginputs1to 6 16.Usekeys'D1'to 'D5'
directly access digitalinputs1to 5 10.See back panellayoutto findcorrespondinginput
jacks.
Screen 2:
Usekeys'A' to 'D'todirectly access MultiRoominputsAtoD 11.See section'MultiRoom
mode'forfurther details.
Press key'Ex' to directly select8-channelanaloginput'External8chInput' 11.See back
panellayoutto findcorrespondinginputjacks.
Press key'Mon' to togglemonitor/effectsloop 18.ThisloopworksforFrontchannels L/R
only.Itenablesyouto listento arecorder withoutinterruptingthesignalsource being
recorded orinsertingeffectsprocessorslike equalizersetc.Connect'MonitorOut'to
processorinputsand'MonitorIn' to processoroutputs.
Usekey'PLII Mode'to selectdesired DolbyProLogicII mode (see above).In'Music
Mode'theadditionaloptionsCenter Width,DimensionControlandPanoramaare available
throughkeys'CH+'and'CH-'.

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Press key'DynRng'to enter DynamicRange menu.Usekeys'Vol+'and'Vol-'to select
desired dynamicrange.
'Max': full dynamicrange, nocompressionatall
'Std': mediumdynamicrange, moderatecompression
'Min': minimaldynamicrange, full compression
Note: Thismenuisonly available, if 'InternalDecoder'issetto 'active'.
Press key'ListeningMode'to selectdesired ListeningMode.See section'Descriptionofall
menuitems', 'ListeningMode'forfurther details.
Screen 3:
Press key'Cntr'to adjustCenter channeltrim levelusingkeys'VOL+'and'VOL-'(+10...-10dB).
Press key'Sub' to adjustsubwoofer channeltrim levelusingkeys'VOL+'and'VOL-'
(+10...-20dB).
Press key'Sur'to adjustSurroundchanneltrim levelsusingkeys'VOL+'and'VOL-'
(+...-10dB).Whileinthismode adjustmentsare made to bothSurroundchannels
simultanously.Press key'CH+'to adjusttrim levelofleftSurroundchannelLSseparately.
Press 'CH+'againto adjusttrim levelofrightSurroundchannelRS separately.
Press 'CH+'againto getback to adjustingtrim levelofbothSurroundchannelsLS/RS
simultanously.
Press key'Aux' toadjustAuxchanneltrim levelsusingkeys'VOL+'and'VOL-'(+...-10dB).
Whileinthismode adjustmentsare made to bothAuxchannelssimultanously.Press key
'CH+'to adjusttrim levelofleftAuxchannelLAseparately.Press 'CH+'againto adjust
trim levelofrightAuxchannelRAseparately.
Press 'CH+'againto getback to adjustingtrim levelofbothAuxchannelsLA/RA
simultanously.
Press key'LFE'to adjustlevelofLFE channelusingkeys'VOL+' and'VOL-'(+0...-10dB).
Press key'Bal'to adjustbalance betweenFrontchannelsL/R.See 'Descriptionofall menu
items', 'Balance Front'fordetails.
Press key'Loudness'to enter Loudness menu.'Vol+'activatesLoudness,'Vol-'deactivates
it.If Loudness isactive,selectfrequencybandyouwantto add gainwithkeys'CH+'and
'CH-'('Bass'or'Treble').Youcanadjusteachbandseparately withinarange of0dB to
12dB (step size 6dB).

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Press key'TestTone'to startinternaltesttonegenerator. Thegeneratorisnowin'Auto
Mode'.Thenoisesignalmovesfromchannelto channelautomatically.Inthismode only
keysforadjustingtrim levelsare available.Usekeys'VOL+'and'VOL-'to adjustmaster
volume.Toadjusttrim levelforchannelsseparately usecorrespondingtrim levelkeys
('Cntr','Sur'und'Bal')asdescribed above. Note: in'Auto Mode'trim leveladjustmentfor
FrontorSurroundchannelsworksonbothchannelssimultanously.Use'Bal'keyto adjust
balance betweenFrontL/R.
Press key 'CH-'to enter 'ManualMode'.In'ManualMode'thenoisesignalstaysatthe
current channeluntil youpress key'CH+'toskiptonextchannel. Toadjustthetrim levelof
currentchanneluse'VOL+'and'VOL-'keys.
WhiletesttoneisatFrontchannelsL orR'VOL'keyscontrolmaster volume.Toadjust
balance betweenFrontLandRusekey'Bal'.
Usekey'CH-'to togglebetween'Auto Mode'and'ManualMode'.Press key'TestTone'
againto quittesttonemode andgetback to normaloperatingmode.
Screen 4:
Press key'Dim'to adjustbrightness ofdisplay.Whileadjustingthedisplaystaysat100%
brightness.Thenew brightness will besetafter returningto RUN mode bypressing'Dim'
againorwaitingapprox.12 seconds.Ifdisplaybrightness issetto 'off' thedisplayisonly
activated whilemakingadjustments.Itwill beswitched off automatically someseconds
after lastchange ofsettings.
Press key'Show'to displayinformationaboutcurrentprogramformat,outputandspeaker
configuration.Forfurther informationsee sections'Display'and'OnScreenDisplay'.IfOn
ScreenDisplayisswitched off,itwill beswitched onwhiledisplayingtheinformationafter
pressing'Show'.
Usekey'OSD'to switchon/off theOnScreenDisplay(OSD). Note: OSD isonly available
atvideooutput'VideoOut1'(ascinchvideoandS-Videosignal).
Press key'DigiFilt'toselect thedigitalfilter. Usekeys'Vol+'and'Vol-'to choosebetween4
differentdigitaloversamplingfiltersforFrontchannelsL/R.
'Audionet': Specialdigitaloversamplingfilter withshortpre-ringing
'Lagrange': shortLagrange filter
'Blackman': digitalfilter byBlackman
'Kaiser': digitalfilter byKaiser.
Note: Thisoptionisonly availableif theinternaldecoder isswitched off ('InternalDecoder'
='disabled')or, if theinternaldecoder isactive, mode 'PCMdirect'isselected.
Press key'Load'to re-load previously saved user settings.Selecttheuser settingyouwant
to load byusingkeys'VOL+'and'VOL-'.Press 'mute/ENTER'to load user setting.All
currentsettingsare overwrittenduringload.
Youcanchooseanameup to 14 charactersinlengthforeachofthe16 user settings.To
change anamepress key'CH+'.Acursormarksthecharacter to bechanged bypressing
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pressing'mute/ENTER'key.Whilecursorisactivegetto thenamesoftheother user
settingwithkeys'CH+'and'CH-'. Toleaveeditmode press 'Load'again.
Tosavethecurrentsettingas user settingpress key'Save'andchooseoneofthe16
memoryspaceswith'VOL+'and'VOL-'keys.All dataatthecorrespondingmemory
locationisoverwrittenbythecurrentsettingsafter pressing'mute/ENTER'key.
Youcansimply assignthecurrentsettingto only oneinputchannelorto everyinput
channel.Press 'CH+'andselecttheinputchannelwith'VOL+'or'VOL-'.Thenpress
'mute/ENTER'to transfer thecurrentsettingsto thatinputchannel.
Press 'CH+'to enter themode to assigncurrentsettings to all inputchannels.Press
'mute/ENTER'to startthedatatransfer.
Auser settingcomprises:Trim andbalance levelsofall channels,'PCMdirect'mode,
dynamicrange,PLMode,PLII Mode,ListeningMode andDigitalFilter.16 memory
locationsforstoringauser settingare availableto theuser.Theuser canassignanameof
up to14 charactersinlengthtoeachuser setting. Additionally eachofthe16 inputchannels
savesautomatically all current settingsindependently.The16 memorylocationscan only be
accessed bytheuser whenusingthe'Save'function.Sotheyare independentfromthe
channelsettings.
Note:Currentmaster volume,speaker settings,stateofinternaldecoder,videooptionsetc
are saved automatically andindependently.
Press key'PCMdirect'to enter PCMDirectMode.Inthedisplaytheinput channelnameis
replaced by'-PCMdirect-'. Note: Youcanonly activatePCMDirectMode if a2-channel
PCMsiganlisavailableatthecurrentinput.WhileinPCMDirectMode theinternal
decoder (andtherefore Bass Manager,ProLogicII decodingetc.)isdeactivated
temporarily inorder to playback 2-channelPCMmaterialpurely andwithoutanychanges.
ToleavePCMDirect Mode press 'PCMdirect'again. Ifasignaldifferentto 2-channelPCM
isdetected at thecurrent input PCMDirect Mode isswitched off automatically. Thedisplay
informed theuser aboutthat('PCMdirectoff').
Display
WhileinRUN mode thefirstlineofthedisplayprovidesthenumber oftheinputchannel('1'
to '6'forAnalogIn1bis6,'1'to'5'forDigitalIn1to 5, 'E'for8chExternalInput, 'A' to 'D'
forMultiRoomIn'A' to 'D')followed bythe(user definable) channelname(14 characters
long).Ifthemonitor/effectsloopisactiveitsnameisonly 12 characterslong. Toinformthe
user oftheactivated monitor/effectsloopan'M'isprinted intheupper rightcorner ofthe
display.
IfFront L/R balance isset off center position, inthelower leftcorner ofthedisplay'>'or'<'
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Ifinternaldecoder isinactive('InternalDecoder'='disabled'),thevolumeisdisplayed inthe
secondlineas'LEVEL xx+ydB'withxx =currentvolumeandy=offsetadjustforcurrent
inputchannel.Ifinternaldecoder isactive,thesecondlinechangesto 'MASTER xx dB'
withxx =currentmaster volumeofall channels.Sotheuser caneasily see,if theinternal
decoder isactiveordisabled.
Ifusingadigitalinput,thesecondlineofthedisplaywill show'Outoflock'whilethere is
novalid digitalsignalat thecurrent input.Ifavalidsignalisdetected bythedigitalreceiver,
thesecondlinechangesto 'Receiver locked'foramoment.Istheinternaljitterkiller active,
thedisplayshows'Jitterkiller engaged'. After thatinformationaboutprogramformat, output
andspeaker configurationfollows.Press 'Show'keyatanytimeto force thedisplayto show
thisinformation. After somesecondsthedisplayreturnsto showingvolumeinformation.
All inputprogrammaterialisdetected anddecoded automatically.
Thefirstlineshowsinformationaboutthecurrentdecodingmode:
'PCMxx kHz': forall 2-chPCMprogrammaterial(xx =detected samplerate)
'DolbyD': forDolbyDigitalbitstreams
'DolbyD+PLII': for2/0 DolbyDigitalbitstreamswithDolbyProLogicII decoding
'DolbyProLogicII': for2-chPCMprogrammaterialwithDolbyProLogicII decoding
'DTS'xx k: forDTSbitstreams(xx =detected samplerate)
'TestToneon': fortesttonegeneratorisactive
Forall multichannelprogrammaterial(DolbyDigitalorDTS) theprogramformatis
displayed by'm/n.x' withm=number offrontchannels,n=number ofsurroundchannels
andx=1,if LFEchannel(LowEffectsFrequnecychannel)availableorx=0,if LFEisnot
available.
IsaCD recorded withEmphasis'Emph' isdisplayed after 'PCM44kHz'.
Thesecondlineofthedisplayprovidesinformationenabouttheoutputandspeaker
configuration.Ifaspeaker isavailableinthecurrentspeaker configurationandisit
supported bythecurrentListeningMode, thecorrespondingletter isprinted inthedisplay:
'L'=LeftFront
'C'=Center
'R'=RightFront
'LS'=LeftSurround
'RS'=RightSurround
'S'=Surround,if there isonly monoinformationonthesurroundchannels(DolbyPro
Logicorm/1.x material)
Ifaspeaker isused bytheprogrammaterial,thecorrespondingletter isprinted inversly in
thedisplay.
Ifthesubwoofer isactive,itisdisplayed byaninverse'SUB'.Otherwisethissymbolisnot
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On Screen Display(OSD)
ActivatetheOnScreenDisplaybypressingthekey'OSD'ontheremotecontrolCOM. The
signaloftheOSD isavailableatthevideooutputs'VideoOut1'inmcinchvideoandS-
Videoformatandreplacesthecurrentvideoimage.Press 'OSD'againto switchthe On
ScreenDisplayoff. Nowthecurrentvideoimage isoutputat'VideoOut1'.
InRUN mode OSD showsthefollowinginformation:
Thefirstlinedisplaysthecurrentdecodingmode:
'DolbyDigital' forDolbyDigitalbitstreams
DolbyProLogicII forDolbyProLogicII decodingof2-chPCMmaterial
DolbyDigital+ProLogicII for2/0 DolbyDigitalbitstreamswithProLogicII
Decoding
DTSDigitalSurround forDTSbitstreams
PCM2-ChannelStereo for2-chPCMprogrammaterial
2-ChannelAnalogInput for2-chanalogmaterial
Thesecondline(xxkHz m/n.x<ListenungMode>) providesinformationaboutdetected
samplerate,programformatasm/n.x(see section'Display'forfurther explanation)and
listeningmode.Foranaloginputssamplerateandprogramformat are not displayed.Ifthe
internaldecoder isactiveforanaloginputs,thesecondlineshows'A/D converted'.IfaCD
isrecorded withEmphasis, theprogramformatinformation(2/0.0) isexchanged by'Emph'.
Inthemiddleofthescreenoutputandspeaker configurationispresented followingtherules
forthefrontpaneldisplay(see section'Display').
Belowthattwolinestell youthecurrentinputchannelforaudiowithitsuser definable
nameandtheassigned videoinput.
Thelastlineoffersinformationaboutthecurrentvolumelevel(see section'Display').
Helppages
All setup menusandmostofthefunctionmenusprovide helppagesfortheuser.Isahelp
page availablethelast lineoftheOSD reads: 'Mute' = Help. Press key'mute/Enter'on
the remotecontrolto displaythehelppage.
Whileshowingahelppage thelastlinereads: 'Mute' =Exit. Press 'mute/Enter'key
againto getback to thecurrentmenu.Isnokeypressed theunitjumpsback automatically
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MultiRoomfeature
Alternatively,youcanusethe8-channelanaloginput'External8chInput' 11 to connect4
separate2-channelanalogsourcessimultaneously to theMAP.Themultichanneloutputs
are thento beconnected (followingtheassignmentlisted beneath)to 4separatestereo
amplifiersdrivingspeakersin4differentrooms.Volumecanbeadjusted independently for
eachroom. Selectoneoftheinputs'MultiRoomAto D'to change volumeforthisroom.
Assignment/Routing:
Input 11 Output 12 & 19
Analog 8channel Inputs Analog Outputs
MultiRoomA MainLeft/MainRight MainLeft/MainRight
MultiRoomB Center (left)/Sub(right) Center (left)/Sub(right)
MultiRoomC LSur /RSur LSur /RSur
MultiRoomD LEffect/REffect LAux/RAux