Bryston owner manual SP2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & INDICATORS, Front Panel Controls & Indicators

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR

SP2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & INDICATORS

1:	POWER SWITCH (momentary)	11: MONO & MONO DOWNMIX MODE Switch & Indicator
2:	STANDBY & INFRA-RED ACTIVITY INDICATOR	12: THX Button & Indicator
3:	INFRA-RED RECIEVER (sensor)	13: MODE Button & Indicator
4:	DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL	14: BYPASS Button & Indicator
5:	ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLAY	15: ANALOG BALANCE Control
6:	MENU CONTROL Buttons	16: MASTER VOLUME Control
7:	SOURCE SELECT Buttons & Indicators	See detailed descriptions of these switches, controls and indicators on
8:	DIGITAL MODE Switch & Indicator
9:	SURROUND MODE Switch & Indicator	pages 3 through 7)
10:	STEREO & STEREO DOWNMIX MODE Switch & Indicator

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & INDICATORS

1: POWER BUTTON

Pressing .this .push .button .switch .takes .the .unit . in .and .out .of .its .Standby .power .mode. .See .also . ”POWER .INLET .& .SWITCH” .elsewhere .on .this .page.

2:STANDBY & INFRA-RED ACTIVITY INDICATOR

If .this .LED .is .continuously .red, .it .is .an .indication . that .the .SP2 .is .in .Standby .mode. .When .the .SP2 . is .powered .up, .the .LED .is .OFF, .and .flashes .(Red) . when .a .valid .IR .code .is .detected.

3:INFRA-RED SENSOR

Receives .infra-red .remote .control .signals

4: DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL

This .push .button .switch .permits .the . selection .of .three .dymanic .range .(or . compression) .levels .of .signal .sources . producing .a .Dolby .Digital .or .DTS . encoded .bitstream. .The .Dynamic .

Range .Control .has .no .effect .with .PCM .

and .Analog .input .signals.

For .the .majority .of .applications .the .MEDIUM .set- ting .should .be .used. .If .you .wish .to .turn .off .all .of . the .software’s .built-in .dynamic .range .management . functions .(no .compression .and .thus .maximum .

dynamic .range) .the .switch .can .be .set .to .“FULL”.

NOTE: .Caution should be exercised when choos- ing this option. Many smaller loudspeaker systems cannot handle the extremely wide range signals produced in this mode. Overall system volume should be initially set quite low until you or your dealer are able to determine the maximum safe setting to avoid damage to your loudspeaker sys- tems or power amplifiers.

5: ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLAY

Contains .the .two .line, .black .on .green .16 .character . per .line .alphanumeric .display .which .indicates .the . status .and .functional .mode .of .the .SP2. .This .screen . is .also .used .during .the .menu-setup .function .for . calibration .of .the .SP2 .to .your .system. .If .connected . to .the .Bryston .Video .Switcher, .the .menu-setup .and . status .display .will .also .be .available .on .your .video . monitor .with .On-Screen .Display .(OSD). .

. On .the .first .line, .the .decoding .type .[Dolby . Digital, .DTS, .Pro-Logic, .Music, .etc.] .is .displayed. .

On .the .second .line .the .type .of .signal .being .detect- ed .from .the .currently .selected .input .is .displayed. .A . sample .screen .is .shown .below:

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