Operating The Appliance - VINCENT SAV-C2 Manuel D'utilisation

OPERATING THE APPLIANCE

O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n B B u u t t t t o o n n D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n
When switched off the device is internally separated from the AC power.
P P O O W W E E R R
Switch on and off It has no standby circuit, it is switched on and off at the front panel and
( ( 5 5 ) )
not from the remote controller.
At the front panel: Turn the knob „MASTER VOLUME" clockwise to increase
M M A A S S T T E E R R
the volume, and counter clockwise to decrease it.
V V O O L L U U M M E E ( ( 4 4 ) )
Using remote control: Keep the button „VOL+" pressed to increase the
Change the volume
volume. Use the button „VOL-" to decrease it.
value V V O O L L + + ( ( 3 3 4 4 ) )
In the process of changing volume the display changes to indicating the
V V O O L L - - ( ( 3 3 4 4 ) )
momentary numerical value of the setting. The volume minimum appears
at -80dB, the maximum volume setting is 00dB.
At the front panel: Turn the button „INPUT"
I I N N P P U U T T ( ( 1 1 ) )
Using remote control: Shortly press the corresponding touch button to
change to the desired input channel (for example „CD" or „VCR").
Select the input source I I n n p p u u t t s s e e l l e e c c t t o o r r
The display now shows the name of the selected input channel.
k k e e y y s s
As a precaution, prior to changing the input channel the value of the
( ( 2 2 4 4 ) )
volume setting should be reduced!
The mute function can be activated only from the remote control.
M M U U T T E E ( ( 3 3 5 5 ) ) It cuts off the preamplifier's output signals and thereby silences the
Mute the volume
loudspeakers. The next push on the button will recover the original volume.
While the system is muted, the display (2) shows "MUTE".
Here, if required, you can increase or decrease the Treble and Bass.
Maximum increased intensity is achieved at +10 and maximum
decreased intensity at –10.
T T O O N N E E
After pressing "TONE" for the first time, the proportion of the higher
( ( 9 9 ) ) ( ( 3 3 3 3 ) )
frequencies of the acoustic pattern (Treble) can be changed using the
rotary "PARAMETER" control or the "SET" keys. If the "TONE" key is
S S E E T T ( ( 3 3 0 0 ) )
pressed a second time, the proportion of the lower frequencies of the
Change Bass and acoustic pattern (Bass) can be changed.
P P A A R R A A M M E E T T E E R R
Treble settings If the tone is not to be changed, it is recommended that the tone control
( ( 1 1 ) )
("TONE" function) be switched off and not only set to 00. To do this, the
"TONE" key is pressed three times until "TONE ON" appears in the
T T / / B B ( ( 3 3 1 1 ) )
display and then either one of the "SET" keys is pressed or the rotary
"PARAMETER" knob is used. Bypassing the tone control can be achieved
more quickly by using the remote-control button "T/B". "BYPASS" appears
in the display. The set values are being stored. To switch Tone Control back
on again, repeat one of the steps just described.
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GENERAL
O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n B B u u t t t t o o n n D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n
After the "SPEAKER" key of the preamplifier has been pressed again from
Automatic detection S S P P E E A A K K E E R R
normal mode, automatic HDCD-decoding on detection of an HDCD-signal
and decoding of ( ( 1 1 0 0 ) ) ( ( 2 2 9 9 ) )
can be switched on or off using the rotating "PARAMETER" knob or the
HDCD signals with
"SET" keys. The SAV-C2 preamplifier is equipped with an HDCD-decoder,
digital sound P P A A R R A A M M E E T T E E R R
which allows it to play discs of this format from a standard non-HDCD
connection. ( ( 1 1 ) ) capable CD or DVD-player, if it is connected via a digital sound connection.
Therefore the HDCD setting in the "SPEAKER" menu only has an effect on the
four inputs that have a digital sound connection (CD, DVD, SAT, D-TV). In the
S S E E T T
display, "HDCDON" is now shown constantly instead of the audio playback
( ( 3 3 0 0 ) )
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 also received,
this is shown in the display by the symbol "HDCD IN". Because the unit auto-
matically distinguishes between the standard CD signal and the HDCD signal,
the HDCD option can remain switched on even when playing conventional
CD's. The setting is retained if another input channel is selected or the audio
playback mode is changed. The setting also does not change if one of the
preamplifier inputs "CD", "DVD", "SAT" or "D-TV" has been set to analogue
input connection and back to digital signal input connection using "IN
MODE" (6)(21).
One analogue stereo sound connector (with RCA socket) and one of the four
Switch between use of I I N N M M O O D D E E
digital sound connectors (OPTICAL, COAXIAL1, COAXIAL2, COAXIAL3) is
the analogue and digital ( ( 6 6 ) ) ( ( 2 2 1 1 ) )
provided for each of the preamplifier inputs "CD/AV1", "DVD/AV2",
sound connection for the
"SAT/AUX1" and "D-TV/AUX2". For each of these inputs therefore you have
four preamplifier inputs
the choice of using the analogue or the currently allocated digital sound
CD/AV1, DVD/AV2,
connector. Which of the four digital sound connectors is allocated to which
SAT/AUX1 and
preamplifier input can be changed using the "DIN.SET" (22) function.
D-TV/AUX2
The "IN MODE" key is used to switch between analogue and digital sound.
It must be remembered that the current setting (AIN = analogue input,
DIN = digital input) is not stored separately for each of the four preamplifier
inputs, but that they are switched over globally. Therefore this switchover
may have to be reset after an input is changed.
One analogue stereo sound connection (with RCA socket) and one of the four
Change the allocation D D I I N N . . S S E E T T ( ( 2 2 2 2 ) )
digital sound connectors (OPT, CO1, CO2, CO3) is provided for each of the
of the four digital sound
preamplifier inputs "CD/AV1", "DVD/AV2", "SAT/AUX1" and "D-TV/AUX2".
connections OPT, CO1,
For each of these inputs therefore you can choose to use an analogue or a
CO2 and CO3 to the
digital sound connector. Which of the four digital sound connectors is alloca-
four preamplifier inputs
ted to which preamplifier input can be changed using the "DIN.SET" function.
"CD/AV1",
After pressing once on this button, the unit expects the four input selector keys
"DVD/AV2",
"CD/AV1", "DVD/AV2", "SAT/AUX1", and "D-TV/AUX2" to be pressed in
"SAT/AUX1" and
sequence. And indeed in the sequence, in which you wish to allocate these
"D-TV/AUX2"
inputs to the digital sound connections at the back of the unit shown respec-
tively in the display. This operation cannot be cancelled; if a wrong button
was pressed, the setting process must be repeated.
Movie sound has such an impressive effect particularly because of its dynamics,
Compress the sound's N N I I G G H H T T ( ( 2 2 3 3 ) )
that is the occasionally large and fast changes in volume. So as other people
dynamics in "Dolby
are less disturbed by having to listen involuntarily, many home-cinema systems
Digital" mode
provide a switch for reducing the dynamics of the sound (loud passages are
quieter and quiet ones louder), so that quiet film passages can still be under-
stood at low volumes and the noise nuisance is reduced during loud sound
sequences Activate this option, which is also known by the terms "Midnight"
and "Late Night" by briefly pressing the "NIGHT" key; pressing it again
switches this type of sound-processing off again. This function can only be
operated with the remote control and is only possible for Dolby Digital
("DIG5.1" or "DIG.EX")!
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