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Video Detect
This option line permits you to select whether the 2.0
will continually search for incoming video, or if the
circuits for automatic detection will be turned off.
In normal operation, the factory default setting of AUTO
should be left in place. When AUTO is in use, the unit’s
video board will periodically examine the signal at the
selected video input to see if there are any video sync
pulses, indicating the presence of an incoming signal. If a
signal is detected, it will be displayed on the screen, with
the on-screen menus superimposed over the video image.
When no video signal is present, the on-screen menus
and messages will be displayed over a blue screen.
The AUTO setting will work for most sources. However,
in some cases, the incoming signal may occasionally be
weak due to poor-quality video playback, tapes with bad
tracking, or other factors. If those conditions are present
on a particular source, such as a VCR, selecting the OFF
option will stop the auto search for video sync, permit-
ting the menus to be displayed regardless of the incoming
sync quality. As always, the blue screen will appear when
no video is present.
NOTE: As with all source-related settings, the Video
Detect
setting is for the input being adjusted only. To
permanently disable the option of showing video under
the menus, change the Menu Bkgrnd setting to Blue
in the Display Options menu of Advanced
Settings
(see page 36).
To make a change in this option, press the ‹ or ›
Menu Control
buttons i until the desired setting
is displayed. When you have completed the necessary
change, press the
¤
Menu Control
button i to
enter the setting to the 2.0’s memory and move to the
next step.
Input Level Adjust
When an analog input is selected, the next step is to
set the input level. Correct input level adjustment is
needed so that the surround sound processing circuitry
has both enough information to decode, and to make
certain that the information in both input channels is at
the same level. This level setting does not involve the
actual output volume that you hear, but rather the small
voltages that embody the signals sent from the output
of a source unit and the input of the 2.0. Different
products may have widely varying output levels so it is
important that you set the input level to assure proper
surround processing.
Since digital audio signals do not vary in level with
changes in program material intensity, they are trans-
mitted at a constant bit rate. For that reason, it is not
necessary to set the input level for digital audio sources.
Accordingly, this step does not appear on the Source
Menu
when a digital input is selected as shown below
(Figure OSD-6).
Figure OSD-6
Before setting the input levels, make certain that the
source machine you are adjusting is in the play mode,
using program material that is representative of your
favorite listening choices. Remember; the actual volume
setting is not important here, rather, you are concerned
with the electrical interface between the two units.
S o u r c e M e n u
S o u r c e : V i d 2
N a m e : V i d e o 2
V i d e o : C o m p 2
A u d i o : D i g i t a l 1
M o d e : D o l b y D i g i t a l
V i d e o D e t e c t : A u t o
E f f e c t s >
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With the source unit in play, make certain that you are
at the Source Menu (Figure OSD-5) and that the
Input Level >
line is highlighted. Press the
›
Menu Control
button i to move to the Set
Input Levels
menu (Figure OSD-7).
Figure OSD-7
This menu has two groups of lines for the left and right
inputs. The top group is where adjustments are made to
each of the channels, and the figure shown at the right
side of the screen is the offset from the 2.0’s internal
reference. The group of readouts in the lower portion of
the screen displays an actual indication of the incoming
audio signal’s level.
When the lower display lines display a constant reading
of Ref, the level settings are correct and no further
adjustment is required. When either of the lower lines
flashes between Ref and Low or Refand High the
input levels require adjustment. A level that is too high
will cause distortion and incorrect processing, while too
low a level will prevent the surround processor from
creating the proper soundfields.
To adjust the input levels, make certain that the Set
Input Levels
menu (Figure OSD-7) is on the
screen. To select the channel being adjusted, use the
⁄
or
¤
Menu Control
buttons i until the desired
channel is highlighted. Use the ‹ or ›
Menu Control
buttons i until the Signal Level line for
the channel being adjusted shows a constant Ref
display. When one channel has been adjusted, repeat
the procedure for the other, if necessary.
S e t I n p u t L e v e l s
L I n p u t L e v e l : + 0 0
R I n p u t L e v e l : + 0 0
L S i g n a l L e v e l : R e f
R S i g n a l L e v e l : R e f
A d j u s t e a c h i n p u t f o r
r e f e r e n c e l e v e l
NOTE: When adjusting the input level using the front
panel display, note that only the indication of Ref,
High
, or Low, will appear on the bottom line. The
reference offset numbers appear only in the on-screen
display (Figure FPD-5).
Figure FPD-5
Once the levels have been set as needed for both the left
and right channels, press the
Menu
button j to return
to the Source Menu.
Effects Setup
The final adjustment group to be set when establishing
an input source profile is the Effects menu. These
settings adjust parameters that will be initiated when
the source is selected in the future, but they may always
be modified during a listening session through the use of
the various remote control functions.
To enter the Effects menu, the Source Menu
(Figure OSD-5) should be on the screen with the
Effects >
line highlighted. Press the
›
Menu Control
button i and note that the
Effects Menu
(Figure OSD-8) will appear on
the screen.
Figure OSD-8
E f f e c t s M e n u
T r e b l e C u t : - 0 d B
B a s s B o o s t : + 0 d B
S u b w f r T r i m : + 0 d B
C e n t e r : N o r m a l
S u r r o u n d : N o r m a l
B a l a n c e >
Set Input Levels
L Input Level: Ref
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The first adjustment is Treble Cut, which rolls off
the high-frequency level of the output signal at specific
frequencies in accordance with the chart shown in
Appendix C. To reduce the amount of high-frequency
information, make certain that the Treble Cut
line is highlighted, and use the ‹ and ›
Menu Control
buttons i to create the desired level. Note that since
this is a subtractive filter, the on-screen indications are
shown as negatives, such as -2 dB. When the desired
Treble Cut has been selected, press the
¤
Menu
Control
button to move to the next line.
The Bass Boost adjustment enables you to boost the level
of low-frequency content in accordance with the chart
shown in Appendix C. To increase the amount of low-
frequency information, make certain that Bass
Boost
is highlighted and use the ‹ and ›
Menu
Control
buttons i to create the desired level. Note
that since this is an additive function, the on-screen
indications are shown as positives, such as +2 dB.
When the desired Bass Boost has been selected, press the
¤
Menu Control
button to move to the next line.
The Subwoofer Trim option gives you the opportunity
to change the actual volume level of the subwoofer out-
put above or below that of the other channels. This is
different from the adjustments made at the Input Level
menu, where you are adjusting the electrical balance
between the 2.0 and your amplifiers. Here, the adjust-
ment is a true volume level change. To change the
subwoofer trim, make certain that Subwfr Trim
is highlighted and use the ‹ and ›
Menu Control
buttons i to adjust the level. When the desired level
is established press the
¤
Menu Control
button to
move to the next line.
The Center control allows you to select the Center
Channel option for this input. This is an override to the
normal settings for the selected mode. Make certain that
the Effects Menu is on the screen and that the
Center
line is highlighted.
Use the ‹ and ›
Menu Control
buttons i to select
from among the following options:
Normal
leaves the center setting as it would be
for the mode selected.
Wide
creates a slightly diffused center sound stage
by feeding a small amount of the center channel
signal into the front left and right speakers.
Boost
provides a 2dB boost above the calibrated
level for the center channel to create the effect of a
narrowly focused center soundstage.
OFF
turns off the center channel speaker position
for this input. That creates a very “wide” or
phantom center channel soundfield.
When the desired center mode is on the screen, press the
¤
Menu Control
button i to enter the setting and
move to the next adjustment on this menu.
The Surround option enables you to turn off the
surround speakers for this input. Use the ‹ or ›
Menu
Control
buttons i to leave the surround speakers on,
or to turn them off.
To move to the final default adjustment on the Effects
Menu, press the
¤
Menu Control
button i until
Balance >
is highlighted. Press the
›
Menu Control
button i to move to the Balance
Adjust screen.
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The adjustment screen for Balance is an X/Y graph
(Figure OSD-9) with the center of the graph indicating
the place in the room where you were sitting when the
Speaker Level Adjustments were made as shown on page
25. Keep in mind that this may, or may not, be the actual
center of the room, although it appears at the center on
the graph.
Figure OSD-9
When adjustments are made at this screen, you are
making adjustments to the relative position of the
room center, or to compensate differences that occur
when listening to actual program material as opposed to
setup using the test noise signal provided for Speaker
Level adjustments. Moving the on-screen “o” cursor
point on this menu is similar to using the left/right
“balance” and front/back “fade” controls on conventional
audio products.
To assure proper settings, it is recommended that
program material representative of the type of movie
or music that will be used most often with this source
be played while the adjustments are made.
If you feel that the sound does not appear to be
“centered” in the room correctly, use any of the ‹ ›
⁄¤
Menu Control
buttons i to move the sonic
center of the room. As you listen to the sound change
in the room, you will see the visual indication of the
current center position by the location of the “o” cursor
on the screen. The readout at the bottom of the on-
screen display provides a relative indication by noting
F
L o R
R / L 0 B F / B 0
the offset from center to the left or right by the number
after the “R/L” indication, with “LF” indicating a left
offset and “RT” indicating a right offset. When the “o” is
on the center vertical line, a “0” appears after the R/L
indicating no balance offset.
Similarly, the right side of the displays shows the
front/back fade next to the “F/B” indication. A number
followed by “FT” indicates you have moved more
volume level to the front, while a “BK” indicates an
offset to the back of the room. When a “0” appears after
the F/B, and the cursor is on the horizontal center line,
there is no fade offset.
If this adjustment must be made when the on-screen
display is not available, you may judge the relative
balance position using the numeric scales explained
above as they appear in the front panel
Information
Display
(Figure FPD-6).
Figure FPD-6
When the desired balance adjustments have been made
for this input, press the
Menu
button j to return to
the Effects Menu.
When all options on the Effects Menu have been set,
press the
Menu
button j to return to the Source
Menu
where any other parameters may be adjusted for
this input. Once the first input has been configured, use
the
⁄
Menu Control
button i to move to the high-
lighted area back up to the Source line, where the
‹ and ›
Menu Control
buttons i should be used to
select another input. Repeat all of the steps outlined
above to name and configure each of the eight available
source profile buttons.
When all inputs have been configured to your satisfac-
tion, press the
Menu
button j to return to the
Setup Menu
for further adjustments, or press it twice
to enter all settings and return to normal operation.
Balance
R/L 0 LF F/B 6 BAK
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