Audionet MAP v2.0 User manual

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audionet
maPv2.0
MultiChannelAudio/Video Pre-Amplifier
User'sManual
V0.7

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Content
Placementand connection3
Audio /Video connections4
Firststeps6
Usagefrontpanel8
Remote control9
Preferences /Setup 15
Menu "ChannelSetup"17
Menu "Decoder Setup"19
Menu "Options Setup"21
Menu "Video Setup"23
Menu "Bass Manager"23
Menu "DelayManager"25
Display 26
OnScreenDisplay (OSD) 29
ProgressiveScanCard30
Security advice 37
Addendum:
Picture ofback panel

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Placement and connection
Warning!PleasereadthismanualpriortooperatingtheMAPinorder toavoid
damageonyourvaluableequipment.
Also, pleasemakesure all unitsofyouraudio/videosystemare switchedoff while
connectingordisconnectinganycablestoavoiddamageoftheinputand/oroutput
sections ofyourunits.
Pleasemakesure thatyourAudionetMAPisinstalledataplace thatissufficiently
ventilated to allowtheheatto leave.
Themains input23*) islocatedatthebackpaneloftheMAP.Pleaseusetheprovided
power cordtoconnecttheMAPtomains. Ifyou wanttouseadifferentpower cord
makesure thatit meets thespecifications foryourhomecountry.
WARNING:
Theelectricalspecificationsatthebackmustmeet thespecificationsofyourhome
country.
Themainsswitchatthebackpanelhas tobeswitchedoff before connectingthe
MAPtomains. TheMAPisaClass Idevice and mustbeearthed.Pleaseensure a
stableearthconnection. 'Phase'/'Hotpin'is markedatthebackpanel(phase)23.
TheMAPisastand bydevice.Pleaseusethemains switch23atthebackpanelto
switchon theMAP.After ashorttimethedisplayreads 'AUDIONET'toshowthatthe
unit is in stand bymode.
Onlyincaseofextendedabsence (likevacations)orifmassivetroubleon mains power
istobeexpectedyou shoulddisconnecttheunit frommains. Switchoff theMAPwith
themains switch attheback panel23. Thedisplaywill go out.
WARNING:
Before switchingoff themainsswitchoftheMAP,pleasemakesure thatall units
connectedto theoutputs oftheMAPare switchedoff, too.
Additional earth connection
Optionally,there isaspecialcordavailableforanadditionalearthconnection tobeused
withearthconnector21.Usethescrewofearthconnector21toconnecttheadditional
ground cordtotheMAP.Puttheplugoftheground cordintoamains socketnear your
power cord. Thesound will beimproved.
Westrongly recommend using theadditionalearthconnection!
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*)see numberson page 'Overviewofconnections'

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AudionetLink
Inconnection withother AudionetdeviceslikeAMPI,AMPII,AMPII MAX,AMP
III,AMPIV,AMPVII etc.yourMAPisabletoswitchon/off thecompletesystem.
PleaseconnectaToslink plasticfibre cablefromtheAudionet-Link Output20atthe
backoftheMAPtotheAudionet-Link inputsofother Audionetdevices. Forfurther
instructions pleaseread theuser's manualoftheother Audionetdevices.
Polarisation of mains plug
Thecorrectpolarizingofmains is importantforreasons ofaudio clarityand stability.
Therefore theAudionetMAPindicatesawrongpolarisation ofthemains lead. While
poweringup, theMAPchecks themains polarisation. Ifyou read'Attention:
Mains Phase incorrect!'switchoff theMAPand then flip theplugin yourwall
outlet.
Connecting the external powersupplyEPS
UsetheprovidedspecialcordtoconnecttheoptionallyavailableEPS totheEPS-Input
22atthebackpaneloftheMAP.Connect both (!!) units(MAPand EPS)withmains.
Switch on first theEPS then theMAP. Theunit is nowin stand bymode.
To disconnectbothunitsfrommains pleaseswitchoff first theMAP,thentheEPS.
Before switchingoff theMAP,makesure it isinstand bymodebypressingthe power
keyatthefrontpanelorthekey on theremotecontrol.
Audio/Video-Connections
Analog Inputs:
Connect2-channelanalogsourcestooneofthe6analoginputs16.Ifyou are usinga
recordingdevice (tapedeck, MDrecorder,VCR etc),connectit to IN 5 15.Thesignal
on thisinputisnotroutedthroughtothe RECOUT output17inorder toprevent
feedbackloops. Analoginput IN 4 is setup forDolby*Pro LogicIIxdecodingbydefault
(theuser canchangethatinthesetup menu!).Sopleaseconnecttheanalog2-channel
outputsofyourDVD-Player,LaserDisc-Player,VCR orother analogsources, that
playback DolbySurround coded material, to input IN 4.
Ifyou havetheoptionalphono cardinstalled, plugintheMM-orMCpickup ofyour
turntableintoinput IN 6 14and connectthechassisoftheturntabletotheground
screw gnd 13.Thephono cardoffersindependentselection ofgain, inputcapacityand

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inputresistance foroptimaladjustmentstoall kinds ofavailablepickup systems. For
further details pleaserefer to theuser's manualofthephono card.
DigitalInputs:
Connectyourdigitalsourcestodigitalinputs1to510.Byfactorydefault digitalinputs
2,3 and 5are setup formulti channeldecoding(DolbyDigitaland DTS**). Digitalinputs
1and 4are setup forstereoPCMsignals(all default settingcanbechangedbytheuser
inthesetup menus!).Ifyou havetheoptionalRF-Demodulatorcardinstalled, connect
the'RFAC-3'outputofyourLaserDisc-Player to digitalinput4 9.
Note: Donotforgettosettheoption 'Set RF-Demod.'to'available'inthe
"GlobalSetup" menu. You also haveto removethebluejumper on theinputPCB.
Inorder tosend DVD-Audiomusicdataacross theHighBit interface fromtheDVD
player AudionetVIP1) totheMAPV2.0, connectdigitaloutput1oftheVIPwithdigital
input DIGITALIN2 oftheMAP.Furthermore,you needasecond connection running
fromdigitaloutput2oftheVIPtodigitalinput DIGITALIN3 oftheMAPV2.0. Only
incaseof both connections are setup and theswitchfortheinterface modeon theback
paneloftheVIPissetto h-bit (refer toowner'smanualofVIP),it ispossibletoreceive
and decodeDVD-Audio datawith theMAP.
Note: Dataon theAudionetHighBit interface will berecognizedand decoded
automaticallybytheMAP.Ifthesecond dataconnection ismissingtheMAPwill issue
theerrormessage:'HighBit Cable 2Out of lock'.Pleasecheckthecorrect
setup and connection ofboth cables fromVIPto MAP.
External8-ChannelAnalog Inputs:
Pluginanalogmulti channelsources(externaldecoder,DVD-Player withinternal
decoder, SACD-Player etc.)into the8-channelanaloginput11oftheMAP.
Note: TheExternal8-ChannelAnalogInputhasno signalprocessingatall,onlypure
analogvolumecontrol!
Analog Outputs:
TheoutputofthefrontchannelsL/R 19(Cinchand XLR)are marked mainlineout or
mainright/mainleft and are locatedinthelower leftpartofthebackpanel.All other
analogoutputs12are locatedin thesection ANALOG OUTPUTS in theupper rightpart
ofthebackpanel.ForCenter and Subwoofer channelare twooutputsavailableeach
carryingthesamesignal.
DigitalOutputs:
Select DigiRec Select inthesetup menu, whichdigitalinput2to510isroutedtothe
digitaloutputs8.Bothformats(opticaland coaxial)are alwaysavailable.Thedigital
recordselectworks independently,therefore you canusedigitaloutforrecordingwhile
listeningto adifferentsource.
1MakesureyourVIPsupportstheHighBit DVD-Audiointerface. Softwareupgrades areavailableforoldermodels.

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Video Inputs:
Pluginyourcinch/compositevideosourcesintovideoinputs IN 1 to IN 4 3.S-Video
sourcesare tobeconnectedtovideoinputs S-VIDEO 1 to S-VIDEO 4 4.Usethevideo
inputsinanyorder aseveryoneofthe8videoinputscanbeassignedtoeveryaudio
input(see menu 'ChannelSetup').Evenmultipleassignmentsare allowed, i.e.oneand
thesamevideo inputcan beassigned to more than oneaudio input.
Video Outputs:
Thevideosignalassignedtothecurrentaudioinputisavailableatthe VIDEO OUT
jacks;cinchvideoat OUT 1 or OUT 2 7and S-Videoat S-VIDEO 1 or S-VIDEO 2 6.
All videosignalsatthecinchvideoinputsare convertedtoS-Videoformatbythe
internal'CinchVideotoS-VideoConverter'and availableattheoutput S-VIDEO 1.
TheOnScreenDisplays(OSD) isonlyavailableatvideooutputs OUT 1 and S-
VIDEO 1 5.Inorder topreventunintentionalrecordingoftheOSDpicture,please
connectyourvideorecordingdevice tovideooutputs OUT 2 or S-VIDEO 2 asthey
never carrytheOSDsignal.
Further Video In-/Outputs:
Avideosignalatvideooutput VGA OUT 1isonlyavailable,ifyou haveinstalledthe
optionalProgressiveScanCard. WithoutProgressiveScanCardvideo inputs Y/R, Cr/G
and Cb/B 2are decoupledfromthecorrespondingoutputsby0dB-gainvideo
amplifiers. ConnectyourDVD-Player and projectorto thecorrespondingin-/outputs.
Note: Pleaserefer tochapter 'Progressive ScanCard' fordetailedinformation about
connection and configuration oftheoptionalProgressiveScan Card.
FirstSteps
Thefollowingprovidesashortoverviewofthefirststeps and theirorder tosetup the
MAP.Foranydetaileddescription pleaserefer tothesections 'Usagefrontpanel' and
'Remotecontrol'.
After connectingyourMAPV2.0 to theother components ofyourHifiorHomeCinema
system(refer tosection 'Audio/Videoconnections'),somesetup options havetobe
configured. YourMAPneeds information aboutthenumber ofspeakers, theirdistances
fromthelisteningposition and sensitivitytoworkwithoptimumperformance.The
setup procedure is quiteeasyifyou stick to thefollowingorder:
1. Number and size ofspeakers:Usekey Bass Manager
(refer to chapters 'Remotecontrol' and 'Preferences /Setup')
Selectwhatkind ofspeakersyou are using.'Large'referstospeakersthatare
capableofreproducingthecompletebass domaindowntothelowestfrequencies.
Usesetting'Small'forbookshelf-typespeakersorsmall sizeddesignspeakersthat
are notcapableto produce arich bass foundation dueto theirconstruction. According

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tothesesettingstheMAPdeterminesautomaticallytheamountofbass information
thatissenttoeachspeaker.Duetothedifferentcalculatingoperations thatare
neededforthisbass management,theperceivedvolumelevelmayvarybetween
differentsettings.
2. Distance ofspeakers to thelistening position:Usekey Delay Manager
(refer to chapters 'Remotecontrol' and 'Preferences /Setup')
Measure thedistance ofeachspeaker toyourlisteningposition and enter thenumber
intotheDelayManager.YourMAPautomaticallycalculatesthenecessarydelayof
eachchannelso thatthemusicsignalsarriveattheexactsametimeatyourlistening
position. Asthedelaysettingsare calculatedand setup inrealtime,themusicsignal
maybeinfluenced fortheshortmomentofsettingthenewvalue.
3. Levelsetup:Usekey TestTone
(refer to chapter 'Remotecontrol', section 'Keys for levelsetup')
Thenoisesignalwill supportyou todeterminethecorrectlevelofeachspeaker,so
all perceivedvolumesare thesame. This setup is necessaryas differentspeakers have
differentsensitivitiescausingdifferentperceivedvolumesthoughtheinputsignalhas
thesamelevel.
Note: After adjustingthevolumelevelsofall speaker channelswerecommend tosave
thesesettingstoall inputchannelsasasimplestartup forfurther channelorsource
dependentlevelsettings. To savethecurrentlevelsettingstoall inputchannel,press the
followingkeys on theremotecontrol: Save Setting àà
Nowall inputchannelshavethesamevolumelevelsettings. Of course,you canchange
thesesettingseasilyforeachinputchannelindependentlyifnecessary.After these3
steps themostimportantglobalsettings are done.
Followingtheglobalsetup there are lotsofoptions thatare validforeachinputchannel
separately.Theselocalsettingsare necessarytomeetall thedemands ofdifferentsource
unitsconnectedtotheMAP'sinputs. Pleaserefer tosection 'Preferences/Setup',
subsection 'ChannelSetup' forfurther details.

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Usage front panel
There are 4keysatthefrontpaneltocontroltheMAP.Althoughmostofthesetup can
bedoneusingthosekeys, theincludedremotecontrolprovidesmuchmore comfort
(refer to sections 'Remote control' and 'Preferences /Setup').
The power keyisusedtoswitchon/off theMAP.To changevolumeoranysettingsin
thesetup menus, pleasepress the up and down keys. Withthe set keyyou skipthrough
themenu itemsofthesetup menus. Ifyou press and holdthe set keyformore than2
seconds, it will getyou to thenextsetup menu.
Overviewofsetup menus:
RUN mode
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LevelSetup
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ChannelSetup
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Decoder Setup
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Options Setup
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VideoSetup
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Bass Manager
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DelayManager
Before describingall menus and theirmenu items, thefunctions oftheremotecontrol
are explainedindetail.Pleaseusetheremotecontroltosetup yourMAPV2.0 according
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Remote control
All functions canbecontrolledbytheincludedremotecontrol.Fordetailedinformation
aboutusageand programmingoftheremotecontrolpleaserefer toitsseparatemanual.
All keyson theremotecontrolrelevantforusingtheMAPare describedinthe
following.
WhileinRUN modepleaseusekey toincreasevolume.Usekey todecrease
volume.WhileinRUN modeuse and keystoskipforwardand backward
through theinputchannels. Fordirectaccess ofinputs see below.
Press keytotogglemuting.Mutingand de-mutingisdonesoftly,i.e.volumewill
decrease/increaseslowly.
Note:Thesekeys are also availablewhilebeingin themain menu oftheremotecontrol!
Press key on theremotecontroltogetintothemainmenu. Onthetouchscreenyou
will find akeynamed MAP.All keysrelevantwhilelistening,you will find on screen
pages1to4. Ifyou wanttochangeanysetup options, usekeyson page5. To change
anysettingofthedigitalequalizer, pleaserefer to page6.
Note: Whilebeinginthedevice menu MAPoftheremotecontrol,usethearrowkeys
and on thebottomofthetouchscreentoskipthroughthescreenpages. The
firstnumber displayedbetweenthearrowkeysisthenumber ofthecurrentscreenpage,
thesecond number shows thetotalnumber ofpages available: .
Navigate throughamenu:
Thedevice menu 'MAP' consistsof6screenpagescontainingmenu and controlkeys.
Pressingoneofthemenu keyswill enter thecorrespondingmenu option. To navigate
throughthemenu items, usekeys and . Key hasthesamefunction asthe
set keyatthefrontpanel. To selectan option, use and keys. works likethe
up keyatthefrontpanel, works likethe down key.There are three waystoleavea
menu:
1. Press thesamemenu keyagain to getback to RUN mode.
2. Press anyoftheother menu keys to enter anewmode.
3. Wait forapprox.12 seconds. After thistimeMAPgetsbacktoRUN mode
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Thekeys indetail:
Screenpage1:
Usekeys An1 to An6 toaccess analoginputs1to616directly.Usekeys D1 to D5
access digitalinputs1to510directly.Press key Ext.8ch todirectlyselecttheexternal
8-channelanaloginput ANALOG 8CHANNELINPUTS 11.See backpanellayoutto
find correspondinginputjacks.
Screenpage2:
Press key PCM direct toenter PCMDirectMode.Inthedisplaytheinputchannelname
is replaced by'-PCM direct-'.
Note: You canonlyactivatePCMDirectMode,ifastereoPCMsignalisavailableat
thecurrentinput(and ifyou are notusingtheHighBit interface).WhileinPCMDirect
Mode,theinternaldecoder (and therefore Bass Manager,anymatrixdecodingetc.)is
deactivatedtemporarilyinorder toplaybackstereoPCMmaterialpurelyand without
anychanges. To leavePCMDirectMode,press PCM direct again. Ifasignalother than
stereoPCMisdetectedatthecurrentinput,PCMDirectModeisswitchedoff
automatically.Thedisplaywill informtheuser withthemessage 'PCM direct
off'.
Press key Dyn.Range toenter 'DynamicRange'menu. Usekeys and toselect
desired dynamicrange.
Maximum: full dynamicrange, no compression atall
Standard: mediumdynamicrange, moderatecompression
Minimum: minimaldynamicrange, full compression
Note: This menu is onlyavailable, if 'Internal Decoder' is setto 'active'.
Press key Monitor totogglemonitor/effectsloop MONITOR IN/OUT 18.Thisloop
works forFrontchannelsL/R only.Itenablesyou tolistentoarecorder without
interruptingthesignalsource beingrecordedorinsertingeffectsprocessorslike
equalizersetc.Connect MONITOR OUT toprocessorinputsand MONITOR IN to
processoroutputs.
Press key DolbyPLIIx/DTSNeo:6 toenter 'Decoder Setup' menu. Here you selectthe
desiredmodeforDolbyProLogicIIxand DTSNeo:6decoding.Additionally,you
choosebetweenDolbyProLogicIIxorDTSNeo:6processingon StereoPCMsignals
inListeningModes'Audionet D8','3Stereo'or'Phantom'.Foramore detailed
description refer to chapter 'Preferences /Setup', section 'Decoder Setup'.

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Note: Navigatethroughthemenu usingkeys and . Changeoption withkeys
and .
Press key Listening Mode toselectdesiredListeningMode.See chapter 'Preferences/
Setup', section 'Listening Mode' forfurther details.
Screenpage3:
Keys forleveladjustment:
Press key Front toenter theleveladjustmentmenu 'LevelSetup'.Thelevelofchannel
FrontLeftisthepointofreference forthelevelofall other channels. Usekeys'VOL+/-'
toadjustthemaster volumeofthesystem(not justthelevelforFrontLeftalone) while
channel'Front Left'isselected. Inorder toadjustall levelscorrectlyyou should
therefore alwaysstartwithchannelFrontLefttosetthereference levelforthewhole
system,especiallyifyou are usinganSPLmeter toadjustvolumelevels. Ifthis
reference levelissetcorrectly,you are abletoadjustthelevelofall other channels
easily.Usekey toskiptothelevelsettingofthenextchannel.Or use toselect
theprevious channel. To changethevolumeusekeys and .
You canalsousethefollowingkeystoadjustthevolumelevelofselectedchannels.These
keys access thesetup ofthecorrespondingchanneldirectly.
Note: Byselectingkeys Surround or Back thelevelis adjustedfor both channels ofthe
correspondingchannelgroup. Sothesekeysare mainlyusedforchanginglevels during
listening.You canincreaseordecreasethevolumeofthesurround and backchannelgroups
withoutchangingstereobalance ofthesechannels.Inanycaseyou canalwaysgettothe
next/previous channelbyusingkeys / .
Press key Center to adjustCenter channeltrim levelusingkeys and (+12...-18dB).
Press key Surround toadjustSurround channeltrim levels usingkeys and
(+12...-18dB).
Press key Back toadjustBackchanneltrim levelsusingkeys and
(+12...-18dB).
Press key Subwoofer toadjustsubwoofer channeltrim levelusingkeys and
(+12...-24dB).
Press key LFE toadjustlevelofLFEchannelusingkeys and (+0...-10dB). This
function affects onlytheLFE channel before it is processed bytheBass Manager.
Press key TestTone tostartinternaltesttonegenerator.Thegeneratordeliversanoise
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withkeys / asdescribedabove.Press key toproduce thenoisesignalin
thenextchannel.Or usekey toskiptotheprevious channel. movesthenoise
signalclockwise(accordingtoyourspeaker positions inyourlisteningroom)fromone
channeltotheother, selectsthechannelsanticlockwise.Adjustthelevelofeach
selectedchannelso thatall channelsreproduce thenoisesignalofthetesttonegenerator
with thesamevolume. Thelevelsetup is nowfinished.
Note: No testtoneis availablefortheSubwoofer output!
To switchoff thetesttonegenerator,press key TestTone again. TheMAPwill returnto
normaloperatingmode.
Press key EQ to switch on/off thedoubleprecision digitalparametricequalizer.
Screenpage4:
Press key DimDisplay to adjustbrightness ofdisplay.
Note: Whileadjustingthedisplaystaysat100%brightness. Thenewbrightness will be
setafter returningtoRUN modebypressing DimDisplay againorwaitingapprox.12
seconds.
Ifdisplaybrightness issetto'Off'thedisplayisonlyactivatedwhilemaking
adjustments. Itwill beswitchedoff automaticallysomeseconds after thelastchangeof
settings.
Press key DigiRec Select todecidewhichsignalisroutedtodigitalout.Use and
keystoselectwhichdigitalinputisoutputatthedigitaloutputjacks DIGITAL
OUT 8 independently fromcurrentinputchannel.Thedigitalsignalisalways available
inbothformatscoaxand optical.To switchoff digitaloutputspleaseselect'No
Digital In'.Useoption 'Tied to Dig. In'toroutethecurrentlyselected
digitalinputto thedigitaloutputs.
Press key Show todisplayinformation aboutcurrentprogramformat,outputand
speaker configuration. Forfurther information see sections 'Display' and 'OnScreen
Display'.IftheOnScreenDisplayisswitchedoff,it will beswitchedon while
displayingtheinformation after pressing Show.
Usekey OnScreenDisplay to switch on/off theOn Screen Display(OSD).
Note: OSDisonlyavailableatvideooutput VIDEO OUT 1 (incinchvideoand S-
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Press key DigitalFilter toselectthedigitalfilter.Usekeys and tochoose
between 4 differentdigitaloversamplingfilters forFrontchannels L/R:
Audionet: specialdigitaloversamplingfilter with shortpre-ringing
Lagrange: shortLagrangefilter
Blackman: digitalfilter byBlackman
Kaiser: digitalfilter byKaiser.
Note: Thisoption isonlyavailableforsampleratesup to48kHzand notforDVD-
Audio.
Press key LoadSetting tore-loadpreviouslysaveduser settings. Selecttheuser setting
you wanttoloadbyusingkeys and . Press toloadselecteduser setting.All
currentsettings are overwritten duringload.
You canchooseanameup to14 charactersinlengthforeachofthe30 user settings. To
changeanamepress key .Acursormarks thecharacter tobechangedbypressing
or (see also 'Edit Channel Name').Movecursoroneposition totheright
bypressing key.Whilecursorisactive,you gettothenamesoftheother user setting
with keys and . To leaveedit modepress LoadSetting again.
To savethecurrentsettingasuser settingpress key Save Setting,and chooseoneofthe
30 memoryspaceswith and keys. All dataatthecorrespondingmemory
location is overwritten bythecurrentsettings after pressingkey .
You cansimplyassignthecurrentsettingtoonlyoneinputchanneloreventoevery
inputchannelatonce.Press and selecttheinputchannelwith or .Then
press to transfer thecurrentsettings to thatinputchannel.
Press againtoenter themodetoassigncurrentsettingsto all inputchannels. Press
to startthedatatransfer.
Auser settingcomprises:Trim and balance levelsofall channels, 'PCMdirect'mode,
dynamicrange,DolbyProLogicIIxand DTSNeo:6Mode,ListeningModeand Digital
Filter.30 memorylocations forstoringuser settingsare availabletotheuser.Theuser
canassignanameofup to14 charactersinlengthtoeachuser setting.Additionally,
eachofthe16 inputchannelssavesautomaticallyall currentsettingsindependently.The
30 memorylocations canonlybeaccessedbytheuser whenusingthe'Save
Setting'function. So theyare independentfromthechannelsettings.
Note:Currentmaster volume,speaker settings, stateofinternaldecoder,videooptions
etc.are savedautomaticallyand independentlychangingasettingand/orswitchingoff
theMAP.
Note: After adjustingthevolumelevelsofall speaker channelswerecommend tosave
thesesettingstoall inputchannelsasasimplestartup forfurther channelorsource
dependentlevelsettings. To savethecurrentlevelsettingstoall inputchannelpress the
followingkeys on theremotecontrol: SaveSetting àà
Nowall inputchannelshavethesamevolumelevelsettings. Of course,you canchange
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Screenpage5:
Channel Setup enters themenu "ChannelSetup".
Global Setup enters themenu "Options Setup".
VideoSetup enters themenu "Video Setup".
Bass Manager enters themenu "Bass Manager".
Delay Manager enters themenu "Delay Manager".
Pleaserefer to chapter 'Preferences /Setup' forfurther details.
Screen6:
All 8keysare usedtoconfigure thedigitalequalizer.IftheMAPisinanyother mode
thanthesetup modefortheequalizer,pressingoneofthe8 keys invokes thesetup mode
fortheequalizer. Then thekeys havethefollowingfunction:
MPE- selects theprevious MPE*) filter ofcurrentchannel.
MPE+ selects nextMPE filter ofcurrentchannel.
Freq- decreases frequencyofcurrentselected MPE filter.
Freq+ increases frequencyofcurrentselected MPE filter.
Q- decreases Q-factorofcurrentselected MPE filter.
Q+ increases Q-factorofcurrentselected MPE filter.
Gain- decreases gain ofcurrentselected MPE filter.
Gain+ increases gain ofcurrentselected MPE filter.
*) MPE =MinimumPhase Equalizer
Key selectsthenext,key selectstheprevious channel.Usethekeys and
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Preferences / Setup
Descriptionofall menu items
RUN mode:
Thisisthenormaloperation mode,ifno menu isselected. Use and keysto
adjustthemaster volume.Thedisplayshowsnameand number ofselectedinput
channelinthefirstline.Thesecond lineshowsthecurrentvolume(see chapter
'Display').
Select Input:
Use up and down keystoselectdesiredinputchannel.Theinputchannelsare alignedin
thefollowingorder: Analog In1 to 616, DigitalIn1 to 510, External8chIn 11.
Listening Mode:
Use and keystoselecttheListeningModeforDolbyDigital,DolbyPro
LogicIIx, DTSdecodingorDVD Audio (viaAudionetHighBit Interface).
Mono: all programmaterialis downmixed to mono
Stereo: reproduces2-channelsource materialas2-chStereo, turns off Dolby
ProLogicIIxorDTSNeo:6decoding,anyother multichannelmaterial
isdownmixedtoStereooutput(2/0Lo/Ro).Mono signalsare re-routed
fromtheCenter channelto both FrontLeftand Rightchannels.
Phantom: information on theCenter channelis re-routed to FrontLeftand Rightchannels
3Stereo: reproduces audio programs usingonlythethree frontchannels (L,C,R)
Surround: reproducesall channels originallyavailableintheprogrammaterial,2-channel
Stereo is reproduced as Stereo (see table 'OverviewListening Modes').
Audionet D8: reproducesall availablechannels oftheprogrammaterial.Additionally,
materialwithstereoencodedsurround channels is alwaysextendedto7.1
channels.2-channelStereois expandedbyDolbyProLogicIIxorDTS
Neo:6 to 6.1 or7.1 channels (see table 'OverviewListening Modes').
Party Mode: all inputmaterialisdownmixedto2-channelStereoand distributedto
all availablespeakers as follows:
FrontLeft=Surround Left=Back Left
FrontRight=Surround Right=Back Right
Center =½ FrontLeft+½ FrontRight
Note: WiththisListeningModemono signalscanbereproducedin
everyspeaker.
Lt/Rt out: all programmaterialisdownmixedtoStereooutput(2-chLt/Rt)for
later DolbyProLogicIIxorDTSNeo:6decoding(recommendedfor
recordingDolbyDigital/DTSprogramson 2-channelrecording
devices likeVCRs)
Note: Thismenu isonlyavailable,if'Internal Decoder'issetto'active'or
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OverviewListening Modes:
Program AudionetD8 Surround
2-Channelformats
PCM DolbyPro LogicIIx 2) or
DTSNeo:6 4) 1)
Stereo PCM
DolbyDigital2/0
(notSurround encoded)
DolbyDigital+Pro LogicIIx 2) DolbyDigital2/0
DolbyDigital2/0
(Surround encoded)
DolbyDigital+Pro LogicIIx 2) DolbyDigital+Pro LogicIIx 2)
DTS2/0
(notSurround encoded)
DTSNeo:6 3) DTS2/0
DTS2/0
(Surround encoded)
DTSNeo:6 3) DTSNeo:6 3)
Multichannelformats
DolbyDigital DolbyDigital+Pro LogicIIx 2) DolbyDigital 5)
DTS DTS+Neo:6 4) DTS 5)
DolbyDigital
(DolbySurround EXencoded)
DolbyDigital+Pro LogicIIx 2) DolbyDigitalEX 6)
DTS-ESMatrix DTS-ESMatrix 4) DTS-ESMatrix 4)
DTS-ESDiscrete DTS-ESDiscrete 4) DTS-ESDiscrete 4)
DTS96/24 DTS96/24 +D8 7) DTS96/24 5)
1)TheDecoder modeisdefinedbythefunction '2-ch PCM Input uses'inmenu
'Decoder Setup' (see chapter 'Preferences /Setup', section 'Decoder Setup').
Additionaloptions are availablebyfunction 'Dolby Pro Logic IIx Mode
for 2-Ch'or'Set DTS Neo:6 Mode'(see chapter 'Preferences/Setup',
section 'Decoder Setup').
2)TheDecoder deliversa7-channeloutput.TheBackSurround speakersplaybacka
stereo signal.
3)TheDecoder deliversa6-channeloutput.TheBackSurround speakersplaybacka
mono signaleach.
4)sameas3).Additionaloptions byfunction 'Set DTS Neo:6 Mode'(see chapter
'Preferences /Setup', section 'Decoder Setup').
5)Thedecoder delivers a5-channeloutput. TheBack Surround speakers playback no signals.
6)sameas3).Additionaloptions byfunction 'Dolby DEX Mode' (see chapter
'Preferences /Setup', section 'Decoder Setup').
7)Thedecoder deliversa5-channelsoutput.Additionally,theBackSurround speakers
playback thesignals oftheSurround speakers.

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Menu "Channel Setup":
Thismenu comprisesall settings, thatare validonlyforthecurrentselectedinput
channel.Ifyou changetheinputchannel,all settingsare savedautomaticallyand the
channelsettingsforthenewchannelare loaded. Therefore,you canadjusttheMAPto
eachconnectedsource independently,and don'thavetoworryaboutsavingand re-
loadingthesettings you made. TheMAPwill do thework automatically.
InternalDecoder:
Inorder toswitchoff theinternaldecoder,press key (thedisplayshows
'disabled',OSDshows'pure 2-chan.').All programmaterialisdownmixedto2-
chStereoindependentlyfromtheoriginalprogramformat.DolbyProLogicIIxorDTS
Neo:6decoding,Bass and DelayManagementare off inthismode.Itisstrongly
recommended to usethis modeforStereo PCM or2-ch analogsources only.
Press key toactivatetheinternaldecoder (thedisplayshows'active',OSDshows
'Multi-Channel').All incomingprogramformats(PCMorbitstream)are detected
and decoded automatically(see also section 'PCM direct').
Note: Theinternaldecoder canbeactivatedforall audioinputsexcepttheexternal8-
channelanaloginput('External 8ch').
Note: Iftheinternaldecoder isactivefora2-channelanalogaudioinput,theinput
signalsare internallyconvertedfromanalogtodigital.Nowall functions likeDolbyPro
LogicIIxorDTSNeo:6decoding,bass and delaymanagement,digitalequalizer etcare
availableas foranydigitalaudio input.
Note: Theinternalanalogtodigitalconverter hasaninputsensitivityof2VRMS.Ifinput
signalsexceedthislevel,theconverter will overloadcausingaudibledistortions. The
frontdisplayand theOnScreenDisplay(OSD) will issueawarning('ADC
Overload!',OSD:'A/D Converter Overload').Inthiscase,reduce theoutput
leveloftheunit connected to theMAPuntil no overload is detected.
Set Video Input:
You canassignoneof8videoinputs(4cinchvideoinputs3,4S-Videoinputs4)to
eachinputchannelindependently.Evenmultipleassignmentsare allowed(e.g.aDVD
player hasmore thanoneaudiooutput).Ifno videoinputisneededforanaudioinput,
pleaseselect'No Video Input'.
Ifyou assignanyoftheCinch(orComposite) videoinputs3toanaudioinput,you will
haveavideosignalattheCinchvideooutputs7aswell asattheS-Videooutputs s-
video1 6 (automaticallyconverted bytheinternal'Cinch-to-S-Video Converter').
Note: S-Videooutput s-video2 hasonlyasignal,ifanyoftheS-Videoinputs s-video1
to s-video4 4isselectedforthecurrentaudioinput.Cinchvideosignalsconvertedby
theinternal'Cinch-To-S-VideoConverter'are availableonlyatS-Videooutput s-video
1 6.
IftheoptionalProgressiveScanCardisinserted, somemore videoinputsare available.
Inthiscase,pleaserefer tochapter 'Progressive ScanCard'formore detailed
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Note: Thismenu itemislocatedinthemenu 'ChannelSetup',asit isasetting,thatcan
beselectedforeachinputchannelindependently.Althoughthemenu 'VideoSetup'
dealswithglobalvideosettings, thesamefunction 'Set VideoInput',asdescribed
above, is also integrated into the'Video Setup'menu, simplyforan easier access.
Note: You canassignavideoinputtoeachaudioinputindependently.To simplifythis
procedure,selectthedesiredvideoinputforeachaudioinputduringthesetup (of
channellevels, names, decoder settings etc) forthis audio input.
Offset Adjust:
Use and keystoadjusttheinputchanneloffset.You canadd gainorattenuate
eachinputchannelindependentlywithinarangeof+9...-9dBinorder tocompensate
differentoutputlevels ofsources connected to theMAP.
Set Listening Mode:
Thismenu itemhasthesamefunction asthekey Listening Mode on theremotecontrol
described above.
DigitalFilter:
Thismenu itemhasthesamefunction asthekey DigitalFilter on theremotecontrol
described above.
DynamicRange:
Thismenu itemhasthesamefunction asthekey Dyn.Range oftheremotecontrol
described above.
Set DualMono:
SelectthepreferredplaybackmodeforDVD soundtracks inDualMono modewiththe
and keys.
CH1+CH2:Both DualMono channels are reproduced
CH1 only::OnlyDualMono channel1 is reproduced
CH2 only:OnlyDualMono channel2 is reproduced
Note: This menu is onlyavailable, if'Internal Decoder'is setto 'active'.
EditChannelName:
Whileinmenu 'ChannelSetup'proceedtothismenu itembypressingkey ifmenu
item'Dolby PLIIx Mode'isselected, orbypressing whilemenu item'Set
Decoder'is selected.
Foreachinputchannelyou canchooseanameup to14 charactersinlength(exception:
thenamefortheMonitor/Effectsloop isup to12 charactersinlength).Acursor('^')
marks thecurrentcharacter tobechangedbypressing and keys. Press key
tomovethecursortotherightontothenextcharacter position. Attheend ofthe
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Menu "DecoderSetup"
Usethefunction ofthismenu toselectthedesiredoperatingmodesand options for
DolbyPro LogicIIxand DTSNeo:6 decoding.
Note: Thismenu isonlyavailable,iftheinternalDecoder isactive(option 'Internal
Decoder'is setto 'active').
Dolby Pro LogicIIx Mode:
DolbyProLogicIIxexpands original2-or5.1-channelmaterialto6.1-or7.1-channel
outputusingamatrixtechnology.Dependingon theoriginalformatthefollowing
options are available:
Menu item'for Multi Ch.':
Selectthepreferredmodeforexpanding5.1-channelprogrammaterialto6.1-or7.1-
channels usingDolbyPro LogicIIxbyusingthe and keys:
Movie: The'Movie'modeisoptimalfor5.1-channelmoviesoundtracks or
stereo soundtracks thatare DolbySurround encoded.
Music: Notall 5.1 materialmaysound idealwhendecodedwithDolbyPro
LogicIIxinthe'Movie'mode.Usemode'Music'ifthesoundfieldis
focused too much on theBack Surround speakers.
Dolby D EX: DolbyDigitalEXcreatessixfull-bandwidthoutputchannelsfrom5.1-
channelsources. Thisisdoneusingamatrixdecoder thatderivesthree
surround channels fromthetwo in theoriginalrecording.
Menu item'for 2-Channel':
DolbyProLogicIIxoffers4differentmodesfordecodingof2-channelsources. Select
yourpreferred modewith the and keys:
Movie: The'Movie'modeisforusewithstereoTVshowsand all Dolby
Surround encodedprograms. Theresult isanenhancedsoundfield
directionalitythatapproaches thequalityofdiscrete5.1-channelsound.
Music: The'Music'modeisforusewithanystereomusicrecordings, and
providesawideand deepsound space.The'Music'modeincludes
controls(CenterWidth, DimensionControland Panorama),thatallowthe
sound tobetailoredtoyourlisteningtastes. All three ofthesecontrolsmay
beusedaloneorinanycombination. After you experimentedwiththemon
afew programs, you will easilyunderstand theireffectand consider which
settingyou mayprefer.
Pro Logic: OriginalDolbyPro Logicmode.
Matrix: The'Matrix'modeisthesameasthe'Music'modeexcept,thatthe
directionalenhancementlogicisturnedoff.Itmaybeusedtoenhance
mono signalsbymakingthemseem"larger".TheMatrixmodemayalso
find use,iffluctuations frompoorstereoreception (ofFMradio, TVor
satellitereceivers)causedisturbingsurround signals fromalogicdecoder.
Becausemusicrecordingtechniquesand listeningpreferencesvaryso widely,no single
decodingsettingislikelytobeadequateforall content.Therefore,DolbyProLogicIIx
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surround ambience fromconventionalstereosources. The'Music'modegenerally
includesthree controlsforfine-tuningthesoundfieldtogetthemostpleasingornatural
effect.
Note: Theseoptions are onlyavailable,ifthe'Internal Decoder'issetto
'active'and theDolbyProLogicIIxmode'Music'isselected. Usekey while
menu item'Dolby Pro Logic IIx Mode for 2-Channel'is selected:
Center Width(OSD: Cntr Width):
Thiscontrolallowscenter channelsounds tobepositionedbetweentheCenter speaker
and theLeft/Rightspeakersover arangeof8steps. Step3usesacombination ofall
three frontspeakerstogivethebestvocalimagingand mostseamless soundstage
presentation, and isrecommendedformostrecordings. Step0placesall center sound in
theCenter speaker.Step7placesall center sound equallyintheLeft/Rightspeakers,
justasinconventionalstereo. TheCenter Widthcontrolisautomaticallypresetto0in
the'Movie'mode.
Note: Thismenu itemisonlyavailable,ifthe'Internal Decoder'issetto
'active'and theDolbyPro LogicIIxMode'Music'is selected.
DimensionControl(OSD: Dimension):
Thiscontrolallowstheuser tograduallyadjustthesoundfield either towards thefrontor
towards therear.Thiscanbeusefultohelpachievethedesiredbalance fromall the
speakerswithcertainrecordingsthat,maycontaineither too muchortoo littlespatial
effect.Step0istherecommendedsetting,whichhasno effecton thesound. Steps 1, 2
and 3graduallymovethesound forward, and steps –1, -2, -3movethesound towards
thesurrounds. TheDimension controlis automaticallypresetto 0 in the'Movie'mode.
Note: Thismenu itemisonlyavailable,ifthe'Internal Decoder'issetto
'active'and theDolbyPro LogicIIxMode'Music'is selected.
Panorama:
Thiscontrolextends thefrontstereoimagetoincludethesurround speakersforan
exciting'wraparound'effectwithsidewall imaging.Itisparticularlyeffectivefor
recordingswhichhavestrongleftorrightchannelelementsinthemix,astheseare
detectedand accentuatedbythePanoramaprocess. ThePanoramacontrolis
automaticallyturned off in 'Movie'mode.
Note: Thismenu itemisonlyavailable,ifthe'Internal Decoder'issetto
'active'and theDolbyPro LogicIIxMode'Music'is selected.
Set Neo:6 Mode(OSD: DTS Neo:6 Mode):
DTSNeo:6generatesa6-channelsoundfieldfromanoriginal2-channelsource usinga
matrixtechnology. Two user selectablemodes are available:
Cinema: TheCinemamodeissuitableformatrixencodedstereosource material
(likemovieorTVsoundtracks).