Bryston SP2 PREAMP owner manual THX Button, Bypass Button, Analog Balance Control, Mode Button

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR

resents .different .mixing .coefficients .for .the .centre . and .surround .channel .signals. .

These .will .be .detected .by .the .SP2 .and .used .to .pro- duce .the .downmix .if .this .mode .is .selected.

12: “THX” BUTTON

	This .button .allows .selection .of .THX .post .pro-
	cessing .modes. .The .default .mode, .which .is .
	normally .Surround-EX, .can .be .selected .using .
	the .“EX .Control” .menu. .See .Appendix .B .for .
THX	more .Information .about .THX .post .processing
	THX listening modes:
Cinema:		re. -equalization, .timbre .matching .& .
		adaptive .decorrelation. .(only available
		with speaker systems of 6.1 of less)

Surround EX: re-equalization, .timbre .matching .& . surround .EX .(Only available with 6.1 or

7.1speaker systems, automatically engaged if input bitstream is a Surround-EXencoded bitstream)

Advanced Cinema: .re-equalization, .timbre .match .

.	ing. .& .adaptive .decorrelation, .
	Advanced .Speaker .Array .(Only avail-
	able with 7.1 speaker systems)
Music:	timbre.	.matching .& .adaptive .decor-
	relation .(for use with Music source material
	with speaker systems of 6.1 or less)

Advanced Music: . timbre .matching, .adaptive . .

.	decorrelation.		.& .Advanced .Speaker .
	Array .(For use with Music source material
	with 7.1 speaker systems)
Games	Timbre.	.matching .& .advanced .

Speaker .Array .(for use with 2.0 and 5.1 Video Game material. Only available with 7,1 speaker systems)

NOTES:

1). Timbre matching .is .used .across .all .THX .listen- ing .modes.

2). Re. -equalization .is .applied .for .both .THX Cinema . & .THX Advanced Cinema .listening .modes

3). Advanced. Speaker Array .is .applied .for .both . THX .advanced .Cinema .& .THX .Advanced .Music . listening .modes .

.Stereo5 .	.Natural .
.Church .	.

You .can .select .a .Surround .Mode .for .the .Surround . or .THX .listening .modes .at .any .time, .even .if .the . effect .is .not .immediately .active .(such .as .the .case . when .a .5.1 .channel .bitstream .is .present). .Two . Surround .Mode .settings .are .memorized .for .each . input .– .one .associated .with .the .Surround .listening . mode, .and .one .associated .with .the .THX .listening . mode. .

14: BYPASS BUTTON

		This .button .operates .as .a .three .way .toggle .
		function. .The .LED .immediately .above .the .
		button .has .two .colors .- .RED .and .GREEN, .
		and .an .OFF .mode .where .it .is .not .illuminat-
BYPASS		ed. .The .options .are .Bypass .2ch, .Bypass .
		5.1ch, .and .Bypass .Off. .
Press.	.the .button .once, .and .the .unit .goes .in .the .

Bypass .2ch .mode. .In .this .mode, .the .LED .will .be . GREEN. .In .Bypass .2ch .mode .all .of .the .DSP .cir- cuitry, .DA .and .AD .converters .are .bypassed, .allow- ing .a .completely .analog .circuit .path, .identical .to . the .reference .standard .Bryston .BP26 .pre-amplifier. . Only .standard .format .Stereo .operation .is .permitted . in .this .mode .- .all .other .functions .are .disabled. .The . Front .Panel .Stereo .Balance .control .now .becomes . active. .

Press .the .button .again, .and .the .unit .goes .into . Bypass .5.1ch .mode. .In .this .mode, .the .LED .will .be . ORANGE. .In .Bypass .5.1ch .mode, .the .signal .from . the .5.1 .channel .analog .inputs .(RCA) .will .be .routed . through .the .volume .controls .and .to .their .respective . outputs, .balanced .and .unbalanced. .No .bass .man- agement .is .available .with .the .5.1ch .bypass .mode. .

. To .defeat .the .Bypass .mode, .press .the .Bypass . button .again, .and .the .LED .will .go .OFF.

15: ANALOG BALANCE CONTROL

This .control .governs .the .balance .of .the .analog . bypass .circuit. .It .will .only .function .if .the .SP2 .is .in . Bypass .2ch .mode. .

13: MODE BUTTON:

	This .button .is .used .to .select .one .of .13 .
	effects .for .synthesizing .surround .sound .
	with .2 .channel .source .material. .Pressing .
	the .button .repeatedly .will .scroll .through .
	the .modes: .
MODE
Available .with .Surround .Listening .Mode: .

.PLII .Film .	.Hall .
.PLII .Music .	.Stadium .
.Pro .Logic .	.Club

.NEO:6 .Cinema . .Party .

.NEO:6 .Music . .Theatre .

16: MASTER VOLUME CONTROL

This .is .the .Large .Knob .located .on .the .far .right .side . of .the .front .panel. .It .controls .the .Master .Volume . in .all .modes. .It .is .fully .motorized .and .can .be . operated .from .the .remote .control .or .by .hand. .It . is .the .final .level .setting .control .on .the .SP2, .and . determines .what .output .level .will .be .supplied .to . the .connected .power .amplifiers, .but .not .the .tape/ recording .outputs. .It .takes .into .account .any .speak- er .level .trim .adjustments .made .during .the .SP2’s . setup.

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