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CONTENTS
Important Information....................................................................................................................................5
System Requirements..................................................................................................................................5
Disclaimer/Warning ....................................................................................................................................6
Warranty Terms..........................................................................................................................................6
FCC Class B Statement.................................................................................................................................6
CE Mark Statement.....................................................................................................................................7
What's included..........................................................................................................................................7
A Note on this Manual.................................................................................................................................7
1 Product Overview.....................................................................................................................................9
1.1 Typical usage –nanoAVR HD ............................................................................................................9
1.2 Typical usage –nanoAVR HDA ........................................................................................................10
2 Installation and setup .............................................................................................................................11
2.1 Hardware connectivity...................................................................................................................11
2.1.1 HDMI input and output...........................................................................................................11
2.1.2 Analog outputs (nanoAVR HDA only) .......................................................................................12
2.1.3 DC Power...............................................................................................................................13
2.1.4 USB........................................................................................................................................13
2.1.5 Ethernet.................................................................................................................................14
2.2 Software installation......................................................................................................................15
2.2.1 Windows................................................................................................................................15
2.2.2 Mac OS X................................................................................................................................16
3 Configuring the nanoAVR........................................................................................................................17
3.1 Connecting to the nanoAVR............................................................................................................18
3.1.1 USB........................................................................................................................................18
3.1.2 Ethernet.................................................................................................................................18
3.1.3 Options..................................................................................................................................18
3.2 Global settings...............................................................................................................................19
3.3 Configure signal routing .................................................................................................................20
3.4 Output channel setup ....................................................................................................................21
3.4.1 Channel label .........................................................................................................................21
3.4.2 Gain control and level monitoring............................................................................................21
3.4.3 Parametric EQ ........................................................................................................................22
3.4.4 Crossover settings ..................................................................................................................24
3.4.5 Compressor............................................................................................................................26
3.4.6 Time delay .............................................................................................................................26
3.4.7 Invert and mute......................................................................................................................27
3.5 Bass management..........................................................................................................................27
3.6 Channel mode ...............................................................................................................................29
3.7 Working with configurations...........................................................................................................30
3.7.1 Selecting a configuration.........................................................................................................30
3.7.2 Saving and loading configurations............................................................................................31