Bryston SP2 owner manual Setting the BPLM with Pink Noise, Setting the BPLM without Pink Noise

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Setting the BPLM with Pink Noise

. 2: Next. .move .the .cursor .to .“LVL”. .Hit .‘SELECT’ .- . You .are .now .in .the .Level .Trim .Menu. .

. 3: Move. .the .cursor .to .the .speaker(s) .you .want . to .change .the .level .for .using .the .arrow .keys . (L, .C, .R, .RS, .LS, .RB, .LB, .SUB). .Hit .‘SELECT’. .

Now .you .can .adjust .the .Level .for .the .selected . speaker .using .the .arrow .buttons. .

. 4: Hit. .‘SELECT’ .when .finished, .and .repeat .Step .3 . to .change .the .Level .Trim .for .any .of .the .other . speakers. .

Setting the THX Subwoofer Limiter or “Bass Peak Level Manager”

To .diminish .the .chance .that .your .subwoofer .will . overload .from .the .large .amount .of .bass, .often . present .in .the .LFE .channel .the .system .uses .a .Peak . Management .circuit .which .works .with .the .data . you .supplied .during .speaker .setup .to .help .match . the .subwoofer .output .to .your .specific .subwoofer’s . capabilities. .Please .note .that .the .factory .default . for .the .BLPM .is .-10 .dB .since .the .capabilities .of . your .specific .subwoofer .are .unknown. .In .the .SP2 . setup .and .calibration .section .above, .the .final .step . you .should .have .performed .was .to .set .the .BLPM . for .your .sub-woofer’s .specific .capabilities. .

Setting the BPLM with Pink Noise

. 1: Enter. .the .main .menu .by .pressing .on .one .of . the .menu .buttons. . Move .the .cursor .to .“OS”. . Hit .‘Select’ .- .You .are .now .in .the .Other .Settings . (Optical/THX) .Menu.

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. 2: Move. .the .cursor .to .‘BPLM’. .Hit .Select. .

[BPLM=Bass .Peak .level .Manager] .You .will .see . the .following .screen.

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. 3: Hit. .‘SELECT’ .and .you .will .see .the .adjustment . screen .picture .below .appear, .and .you .will .hear .

a.low .level .Pink .Noise .signal .coming .from .your . subwoofer .and/or .large .speakers.

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Now .you .can .adjust .the .value .of .the .subwoofer . limiter .(-24 .to .0 .dB). .Slowly .increase .the .level .by . pressing .the .“>” .button .(display .counting .up .from . -24) .until .you .hear .overload/ .distortion/bottoming/ popping .from .your .sub-woofer(s). .When .you .do, . reduce .the .value .shown .by .1dB .and .Hit .‘SELECT’ . to .save .the .setting. .You .can .always .return .to .this .

menu .to .make .further .adjustments .if .needed. .

Setting the BPLM without Pink Noise

To .adjust .the .BPLM .setting .without .running .the . Noise .routine, .Enter .the .BPLM .as .above, .but .when . the .SP2 .prompts .“Do .BPLM .Routine?”, .use .the . arrow .keys .to .select .‘NO’ .and .hit .‘SELECT’. .This . will .bring .up .the .numeric .value .of .the .BPLM .setting . without .the .noise .signal. .You .can .now .adjust .the . value .using .the .arrow .keys, .and .hit .‘SELECT’ .when . finished. .

Caution: .If the BPLM is set to “OFF” or “0”, the Bass Limiting function is disabled. In this case, you may run the risk of speaker damage due to bass overload. Please be sure that your speaker system can handle high bass levels before disabling the BPLM. .

Enabling DTS-ES 6.1 Decoding

DTS-ES .Discrete .6.1 .will .only .operate .on .DTS . source .bitstreams .that .have .a .discrete .sixth .chan- nel .encoded. .If .the .Back .Speakers .are .turned .on . via .the .speaker .config .menu .(See .Speaker .con- fig .on .page .19.) .and .the .input .bitstream .permits, . DTS-ES .Discrete .6.1 .will .be .detected .and .enabled . automatically. .

. DTS-ES .Matrix .6.1 .processing .creates .back . channel .material .from .material .contained .in .the . surround .channels .of .DTS .5.1 .bitstreams. .Some . DTS .material .has .been .formatted .so .that .when .

DTS-ES .Matrix .6.1 .processing .is .applied, .specific . material .will .be .placed .on .the .back .channels, .while . other .specific .material .remains .on .the .surround . channels. .To .control .when .DTS-ES .Matrix .6.1 .pro- cessing .will .be .applied, .change .the .ES .Control .set- ting .as .follows: .

. 1: First. .enter .the .main .menu .by .pressing .on .any . one .of .the .menu .buttons .(< .- .> .or .SELECT) .

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. 2: Next. .move .the .cursor .to .“OS”. .Hit .‘SELECT’; . You .are .now .in .the .‘Other .Settings’ .menu.

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. 3: Move. .the .cursor .to .“ES”. .Hit .‘SELECT’; .you .can . now .change .the .ES .Control .setting.

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The .options .available .in .this .menu .are:

. ● . DISABLE: . DTS-ES .will .not .be .decoded

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Contents Page BRYSTON LIMITED WARRANTY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSTABLE OF CONTENTS new features ACCESSORIESSAFETY POWER INLET & SWITCHSP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR SP2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & INDICATORSFRONT PANEL CONTROLS & INDICATORS pages 3 through9:SURROUND MODE BUTTON & INDICATOR 7 SOURCE SELECT BUTTONS & INDICATORS8 DIGITAL MODE SELECT BUTTON & INDICATOR 6 MENU CONTROL BUTTONSSP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR REAR PANEL INPUT & OUTPUT16 MASTER VOLUME CONTROL 12 “THX” BUTTON1 BALANCED OUTPUTS 2 UNBALANCED OUTPUTS CONNECTIONSSetting the Optical Audio Input Assignment 3 Analog InputsSP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR THE SP2 REMOTE CONTROLREAR PANEL INPUT & OUTPUT CONNECTIONS 11 Setup Buttons 5 Volume/Trim Buttons7 Power Button 1 SOURCE SELECT BUTTONSSP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR SETUP & CALIBRATION OF THE SP2Setting the Speaker Configuration Explanation of ‘Xtra Bass’ Mode Setting the Speaker Crossover FrequencyLARGE vs SMALL SPEAKER SETTINGS SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR Setting the Channel DelaysSetting Channel Levels without Pink Noise menu .to .make .further .adjustments .if .needed Setting the BPLM with Pink NoiseSetting the BPLM without Pink Noise DISABLE . DTS-ES .will .not .be .decodedenabled Changing Dolby PLII Music SettingsDISABLE: THX. .Surround .EX .will .not .be SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSORSP2 Surround MODES APPENDIX AChanging DTS NEO 6 Settings Natural .This .mode .enhances .the .basic .ste SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSORers Surround .Modes was .being .performedInfra-redremote codes SP2 SPECIFICATIONSAPPENDIX B SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR SUGGESTED SURROUND SPEAKER PLACEMENT SP2 MANUAL 20060324 . . .STP