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Reference 21 A/V System Controller Owner's Manual P/N13468 0303 B&K USER INFORMATION Model # Serial # Date purchased Purchased from: City State Phone Contact 1 2 3 4 5 6 SETUP SPEAKER SIZE Front Center Surround Surround Back Subwoofer THX Ultra 2 Sub SPEAKER LOCATION feet Left Center Right Front Surround Back Back Width Subwoofer SETUP SPEAKER LEVELS Left Center Right Front Surround Back Subwoofer 1 2 3 4 SETUP CROSSOVERS + LFE Crossover High Pass Low Pass LFE Level SETUP ROOM EQUALIZATION THX Boundary Gain Comp NO Test Tone 20. 0 Hz Off Notch Hz dB Notch Width Hz Bass Hz dB Treble kHz dB Subwoofer Phase Invert B&K Components, Ltd. , 2100 Old Union Road, Buffalo New York 14227-2725 Phone 1-800-543-5252 or (716) 656-0026, Fax (716) 656-1291 E-mail: info@bkcomp. com Web: www. bkcomp. com ii TABLE OF CONTENTS User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If all or most of your video equipment is composite then it is simplest to just connect the composite and omit S-video. Can I connect mixed composite and S-video sources? Yes, but your processor will not convert S-video to composite or composite to S-video. If your monitors and VCRs accept only composite video then there is no point in connecting S-video from other sources. If you use mixed S-video and composite sources you must connect both S-video and composite to your monitors and VCRs. You will need to change your monitor or VCR S-video / composite inputs manually when you change sources. This can normally be done via the monitor's or VCR's remote control (or the supplied universal remote). Some monitors or VCRs may require you to physically disconnect S-video before they will accept composite video. Some monitors are capable of automatic switching between S-video and composite. Your processor must be setup properly in order to work with auto switching monitors - refer Setup Displays. To assist you, the processor's on-screen display will tell you what video is currently selected whenever you change sources or hit the SEL (remote) or ENTER (remote or front panel) key, but it cannot switch your monitor or VCR input for you. If you are watching S-video, but the source is composite video only, you will see "Switch Monitor to Composite" on your Monitor. If you are watching Composite video but your source is S-video only, you will see "Switch Monitor to S-video" on your monitor. These displays appear only if your processor is setup for manual monitors. Can I connect mixed composite and S-video monitors and VCRs? Yes, but you must connect both S-video and composite from all of your sources - your processor will not convert between S-video and composite. Refer to the previous question if not all of your sources have both Svideo and composite outputs. For example, it is common to have an S-video monitor and a composite VCR. Connect the monitor to the Zone 1 S-video and composite outputs and the VCR to the V1 or TAPE composite output. The composite inputs will appear at the composite outputs for TAPE and V1. (The S-video inputs also appear at the TAPE and V1 Svideo outputs, but, in this example, they are not connected. ) To prevent feedback, TAPE IN will not appear on TAPE OUT and V1 IN will not appear on V1 OUT - this also applies to the audio outputs. Zone 2 works the same for Zone 2 OUT and V2 OUT with feedback prevention on V2. Things get a bit more complicated for the Zone 1 output because it contains your processor's internal onscreen display system. You must be sure that you tell your processor if you have a monitor which can automatically switch between S-video and composite outputs, or one which must be manually switched (see Setup Displays). 20 SETUP For best results, perform the following set up procedure when you initially install your processor and anytime you change or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your processor will require you to navigate through the menu system. We recommend that you use a video monitor connected to the Zone 1 output along with the remote control provided with your processor. [. . . ] Buying from an authorized B & K Components, Ltd. dealer insures that you have a FACTORY WARRANTY on your B & K Components, Ltd. If you have any questions concerning your Factory Warranty call B & K Components, Ltd. Upgradability: B & K is one the first manufacturers in the audio/video industry to consistently offer software and hardware upgrades to its processing of audio signals. [. . . ]