User manual TAG MCLAREN AUDIO AV32R DUAL PROCESSOR

[. . . ] contents | 1 4 6 7 8 9 controls welcome safety first / when you need additional assistance preparing your remote control - installing batteries connectivity analog audio inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5. 1 analog bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 digital audio inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 TAGtronic Sync Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AC-3 RF Laserdisc interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 composite video inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 S-video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 audio outputs main zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 audio outputs zone 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 speaker positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 analog and digital tape outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 TAGtronic Bus routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DAB digital radio antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 action switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 external infrared receiver connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 composite video outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 S-video outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 on screen display video standard & signal conversion basic system set-up: an example switching on / standby controlling remotely front panel display in operation status screen: all essential user settings at a glance source selection volume control - main & zone 2 changing volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 changing between main and zone 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 start volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 maximum volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2 | contents 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 mute and partial mute (attenuation) balance (front/rear, left/right) surround modes & initial modes THX post processing THX Cinema, THX Ultra2 and THX Music THX Surround EX surround modes mono, direct, bypass, HDCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 stereo, Pro Logic, Pro Logic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 DTS Neo:6, TAG McLaren Surround, party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Dolby Digital, MPEG-2, DTS, DTS ES 6. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 DTS 96 / 24, Multi-channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 38 39 39 40 height channel audio channel indicator: audio status tuning the LFE or subwoofer level cursor assigmenment balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Pro Logic II Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 AV32R DAB digital radio tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 T32R tuning via TAGtronic Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 quick settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 42 The AV32R set-up menu : introduction 44 first time set-up wizard 45 Change Set-up night mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 front panel configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 front panel brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 on-screen configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 radiotext display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 video inputs configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 analog audio inputs configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 digital audio input configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 TAGtronic Sync Link configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 When to Use Height Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 5. 1 analog bypass configuration/trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 source input key assignments on remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 loudspeaker definition and calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 mode dependent speaker trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 distance between back speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 contents | 3 subwoofer types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 LFE cut-off frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 THX boundary gain compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 bass redirection rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 speaker calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 alternative listening position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 5. 1 replay through 7. 1 loudspeakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 64 TMREQ TAG McLaren Room EQ for details see separate TMREQ manual main zone / zone 2 configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Dolby Headphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Dolby Pro Logic IIx configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 NTSC/ PAL latency offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 OSD on composite and S-video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 PSM192: connections and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 DAB digital radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 action switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 75 TAGtronic Bus in and out of standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 sending remote commands via AV32R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 controlling (multiple) amplifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 corresponding with DVD32/DVD192 & T32R . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 81 hardware and software upgrades how to enable a new software option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 83 87 89 90 programming the remote upgrading the AV32R's software running in, warming up, cleaning and service acknowledgements 4 | controls controls | 5 Sp ecif ica ti on sh own ma y v ar y fo r diffe rent count ries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 power / standby indicator input selection buttons mode / standby buttons function buttons display volume knob remote command receiver window 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 power button special status indicators remote command acknowledge indicator fuse carrier (1) action switches (1) external remote in/out DAB Digital Radio antenna - option 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (1) composite video in/out sockets back channel output sockets digital output socket(s) analog output sockets (5. 1) 5. 1 analog bypass ac supply socket TAGtronic Communications Bus 22 23 24 25 S-Video in/out sockets digital input sockets TAGtronic Synchronisation Link T 2L digital output 2 - optional AC-3 RF input for Laserdiscs 26 tape monitor 27 analog input sockets, incl. tape input only available if your AV32R `Dual Processor' is equipped with the `7. 1' option 1. 6 | welcome welcome to Dr. Udo Zucker Chief Executive Officer TAG McLaren Audio TAG McLaren Audio exists with one aim in mind: to produce the very best audio and audio-visual equipment in the world. Like many people, I often have my best ideas when relaxing to a piece of music or watching a movie. [. . . ] For further details see page 24. 50 | Input Options > analog audio inputs analog audio inputs Selecting Analog Audio Inputs will bring up the list of all available analog stereo inputs. Select the input you would like to configure using the G or H keys, followed by ok, and the following screen comes up, allowing you to modify these parameters: name change The analog inputs can be renamed to a name of your choice - just follow the instructions described under video inputs on page 49. peak input You can calibrate the input sensitivity by entering a voltage here. The higher the value the lower the sensitivity. A value should be selected that results in an equal volume level for all your analog inputs without overloading the input. You can let the AV32R `Dual Processor' let the input calibrate for you, as described on the next page. anti clipping This feature enables/disables the input Anti-Clipping operation of the AV32R `Dual Processor'. When this feature is On, the AV32R `Dual Processor' will automatically increase the peak input level of any analog input which clips, i. e. is too large and will cause distortion. lip sync delay A film's audio track may not be perfectly synchronised with the picture , i. e. the dialogue consistently fails to match the movement of the speaker's lips. poor recording- which might often even be varying during a movie(1) 2. . . video processing takes longer than audio processing, caused by de-interlacing and scaling technology Use the Lip Sync Delay, as described in this menu, for correction of permanent delay, as required for a video processor. Use the temporary Lip Sync Trim, as described on page 41 under quick settings for any additional correction required for a specific programme/DVD. 1. Occasionally you will find there are lip-sync problems, even with `correctly' synchronised soundtracks. This may be because of poor dubbing (matching the dialogue when the audio track is re-recorded) if the film has been dubbed from another language. It is not possible to correct bad dubbing as the delay is constantly changing Input Options > analog audio inputs initial modes | 51 The AV32R `Dual Processor' offers a huge number of different processing modes, described in chapter `surround modes' on page 28. This feature allows you to specify which surround mode you like the AV32R `Dual Processor' to engage when you select an input source associated with the analog audio input, in our example TV. default cursor key mode The functionality assigned to the cursor keys F, E , G and H and the skip + and skip - keys can be user configured, for details see page 40. You can set a cursor assignment to be automatically recalled when you select an analog audio input. calibrate input sensitivity You can calibrate the analog input sensitivity by entering a voltage, as shown on page 51. to let the AV32R `Dual Processor' automatically detect the appropriate sensitivity for you. Select an analog input to set-up by using the analog input selection button on the front fascia or use the shift + G or shift + H keys of the remote. You can also use the source selection key, assigned to the analog input you like to change. The selected input is shown in the top left of the screen, next to the word `Source =' - in the example above SAT. Play some programme material on that input that contains a loud passage, then select Auto Set and press ok. The AV32R `Dual Processor' does everything for you- the process will take 20 seconds to complete. Alternatively set the sensitivity manually: Play some programme material on that input that contains a loud passage, then select Manual Set and press ok. [. . . ] If this happens, you should have your AV32R `Dual Processor' serviced. Ser vice There is a fuse in the power socket on the back of your AV32R `Dual Processor'. To change the fuse, unplug the power cable and pull out the fuse carrier drawer(1). The fuse carrier contains a spare fuse; this is the first one that you see when you open the carrier. There are no other user-serviceable parts inside the AV32R `Dual Processor'. [. . . ]