Bryston SP2 PREAMP Setting the Bplm with Pink Noise, Setting the Bplm without Pink Noise

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. 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 SP2 Bryston Limited Warranty Important Safety InstructionsTable of Contents Power Inlet & Switch AccessoriesSafety IntroductionSP2 Front Panel Controls & Indicators Front Panel Controls & IndicatorsSurround Mode Button & Indicator Source Select Buttons & IndicatorsDigital Mode Select Button & Indicator Stereo & Stereo Downmix ModeTHX Button Mode ButtonMaster Volume Control Bypass ButtonRear Panel Input & Output Connections Balanced Outputs Unbalanced OutputsSP2 Remote Control Video Switcher Data PortSource Select Buttons Setting the Speaker Configuration Setup & Calibration of the SP2 Explanation of ‘Saved Settings per Source’ Feature Large vs Small Speaker Settings Explanation of ‘Xtra Bass’ ModeSetting the Speaker Crossover Frequency None. .no .subwoofer .attached .to .the .systemSetting Channel Levels without Pink Noise Setting the Channel DelaysCalibrating and Setting Levels/Channel to Channel Balance Feet .to .every .speaker, .resulting .in .zeroMenu .to .make .further .adjustments .if .needed Setting the Bplm with Pink NoiseSetting the Bplm without Pink Noise Enabling DTS-ES 6.1 DecodingEnabling THX Surround EX Decoding Changing Dolby Plii Music SettingsEnabled Appendix a Changing DTS NEO6 SettingsCenter Image is a variable in Neo6 music mode only SP2 Surround ModesWas .being .performed Ers Surround .ModesNatural .This .mode .enhances .the .basic .ste Infra-red remote codes SP2 SpecificationsAppendix B SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR Suggested Surround Speaker Placement
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