Speaker Settings; Speaker Configuration - VINCENT SAV-C2 Manuel D'utilisation

SPEAKER SETTINGS

Home cinema systems are designed for a variety of
combinations with other consumer electronics and
many different environments. That is why it is
necessary to configure the system before first use
and every time the speaker system is changed.
Usually, a quick setup procedure must be absol-
ved, where audio/video settings have to be made.
This setup has been reduced to the minimum requi-
Function
Speaker configuration (and on-off-switch for
1
Button(s)
the HDCD playback mode, see chapter
„Operating the device")
SPEAKER
(10)(29)
Stereo balance and volume level difference of
2 CHANNEL
(8)(32) center, surround and subwoofer signals in
relation to front channel volume level
TEST (26)
The speaker channel test sound is used to
check the channel volume differences (set
using „CHANNEL" (8)(32)) at the listening
position in the room, also while making these
settings
3 DELAY (28) Delay times of the center and surround signals
in relation to front channel signal (effective
only in audio playback modes „Dolby Digital"
and „Dolby Prologic II")
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red steps at this preamplifier, to keep it user friend-
ly. No video settings have to be taken on for this
preamplifier. So only the speaker configuration,
the required channel volume differences and delay
times have to be defined. Note that some settings
can only be made using the remote control.
It is best to follow the sequence displayed in the fol-
lowing table:
at front panel / Available
with remote control Parameters
both
S: SMALL
L: LARGE
N: NONE
Y: YES
N: NO
50/100/150/200:
crossover frequency
for the subwoofer
both Speaker channel
volume differences
in dB
remote control only
remote control only Delay time in ms
(milliseconds)
SPEAKER CONFIGURATION AND HDCD-MODE
("SPEAKER" KEY)
Two different functions of the preamplifier can be
affected in this menu. Firstly, automatic signal detecti-
on for HDCD, effective with digital playback, can be
switched on and off again. Second, some information
about the connected speakers can be stored. These
settings influence the distribution of the source signals
to the different speaker channels. Since every sur-
round sound system needs „bass management" to
bring bass frequencies from specific or all channels to
those speakers that are best adapted for the reproduc-
These settings are impossible if one of the "6.1CHANNEL" or "LINE/AV4" inputs was selected.
If one of the "CD/AV1" or "DVD/AV2" inputs was selected, these settings are only possible if the
digital sound connection ("IN MODE" key (6)(21)) is selected. These settings also cannot be
completed in the "STEREO" audio playback mode.
After the SPEAKER key (10)(29) of the preamplifier
has been pressed again from normal mode, auto-
matic HDCD-decoding on detection of an HDCD-
signal can be switched on or off using the rotating
PARAMETER knob (1) or using the "SET" keys (30).
The SAV-C2 preamplifier is equipped with an
HDCD-decoder, which allows it to play discs of this
format from a standard non-HDCD capable CD or
DVD-player, if it is connected via a digital sound
connection. Therefore the HDCD setting in the
SPEAKER menu only affects the four inputs that
The HDCD option is global, which means the setting is retained if another input channel is selec-
ted or the audio playback mode is changed. The setting also does not change if the analogue
sound connection ("IN MODE" (6)(21)) of one of the inputs "CD", "DVD", "SAT" or "D-TV" was
temporarily selected.
tion of those, it is necessary to give the preamplifier
information about the kind of speakers used. The type
of subwoofer signal, for example, depends of what
size settings have been selected for the speakers con-
nected. Because very small speakers are not capable
of reproducing bass sounds, therefore the subwoofer
has to take care of this. Furthermore, in the case of
multi-channel sound, for example, the Centre channel
signal is admixed with the front-channel signals in
case the centre-channel speaker is not used.
have a digital connection (CD, DVD, SAT, D-TV). In
the display, "HDCDON" is now shown constantly
instead of the audio playback mode. Despite this,
the audio playback mode can be changed by
using "MODE" (7)(25). If the setting is active and
an HDCD signal is received, this is shown in the
display by the symbol "HDCD IN". Because the
unit automatically distinguishes between the stan-
dard CD signal and the HDCD signal, the HDCD
option can remain switched on even when playing
conventional CD's.
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