Acoustic Energy A Ego 5 owner manual AEGOp5 Operation Saving Presets Sound Field Processing

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AEGOp5 Operation

AEGOp5 Operation

Press the EQ SETUP button to display the current

AEGOp5 Operation - Saving Presets

AEGOp5 Operation

- Sound Field Processing

setting of EQ Band 1.

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AEGOp5 Operation - Resetting

Setting Presets

The AEGOP5 enables you to customise up to 4 settings. This function enables you to save and load your favourite settings at any time.

Saving a Preset:

Press the PRESET 1 button, the display will show the following:

input

 

power

mute

 

test

balance

delay

prologic

field

EQ on/off

EQ setup

preset 1

preset 2

preset 3

save1

preset 4

load

DSP Sound Field

Your AEGOP5 is equipped with a sound field processor that gives you six different field effects; Disable, Hall, Theater, Stadium, Club, and Church. By pressing Field button on the remote, you can select any of these effects. You can also increase or decrease the Reverb value from 0 - 9 by pressing

input

 

power

mute

 

test

balance

delay

prologic

field

EQ on/off

EQ setup

preset 1

preset 2

preset 3

save1

preset 4

load

EQ BAND 1

0DB

Press the EQ SETUP button again to select next EQ Band.

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EQ BAND 2

0DB

Press the Vol+ or Vol- button to increase or decrease the volume for current EQ Band.

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Resetting

save1 preset 4

load

Your AEGOP5 can be reset to its factory

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default settings by pressing RESET button

SL/SR

SW

on the remote.

VOL

D Time

 

 

DRC

 

 

reset

 

Press the RESET button to reset the

AEGOP5 to its factory default settings.

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BassManager Cen

SL/SRSW

VOL + or VOL - on the remote control whilst you are selecting the field effect.

BassManager

Cen

SL/SR

SW

EQ BAND 2 +01DB

Press EQ SETUP button to store the new EQ setting.

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Press the SAVE button to save all the current decoder settings into Preset 1.

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VOL

D Time

DRC

VOL

D Time

Press the Field button and repeat to

change the current setting of Sound Field mode.

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DIABLE REVERB 0

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HALL

REVERB 3

Press EQ ON/OFF button to switch the new EQ settings on or off.

AEGOp5 Operation - DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)

When completed, your AEGOP5 reverts to Auto Decode mode.

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When complete, your AEGOP5 will revert back to Auto Decode mode.

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AEGOp5 Operation

 

 

 

- Loading Preset

 

 

 

Loading a Preset

 

 

 

You can load a previously saved preset

 

 

 

by pressing LOAD button on the

input

 

power

 

 

 

remote.

mute

 

test

 

balance

delay

prologic

Loading a Preset:

field

EQ on/off EQ setup

Press any of the 4 preset buttons,

 

 

 

(PRESET 1, PRESET 2, PRESET 3 or

preset 1

preset 2

preset 3

 

 

 

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CLUB

REVERB 3

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AEGOp5 Operation - Equalization

DRC

Your AEGOP5 features Dynamic Range Compression (DRC), its sophisticated technology creates realistic sound fields with richly detailed sound that is remarkably free from distortion. Repeatedly pressing DRC button will switch between 3 modes:

“NO” No compression is applied to the original audio signal, this provides the greatest dynamic range.

“HALF” Partial compression is applied, this function is useful if AEGOP5 is connected to an external amplifier.

input

 

power

mute

 

test

balance

delay

prologic

field

EQ on/off

EQ setup

preset 1

preset 2

preset 3

save1

preset 4

load

BassManager

Cen

SL/SR

 

SW

DRC

VOL

D Time

 

 

reset

PRESET 4), the display will show

save1

preset 4

load

 

 

 

the following:

 

BassManager

Cen

 

 

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SL/SR

 

SW

PRESET

1

DRC

VOL

D Time

Press LOAD button to load the preset.

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PRESET 1 LOADING

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PRESET 1 LOADED

5-Band Equalization

Your AEGOP5 features a 5-band equalizer which enables you to fine tune the sound of your favourite movie or music. Press EQ SETUP button on the remote to activate it. Repeatedly pressing EQ SETUP button will switch between the 5 bands.

Each band of the equalizer enables you to adjust your desired volume to a maximum of ±10dB. Press VOL + or VOL - on the remote control to adjust the volume.

input

 

power

mute

 

test

balance

delay

prologic

field

EQ on/off

EQ setup

preset 1

preset 2

preset 3

save1

preset 4

load

BassManager

Cen

SL/SR

 

SW

“FULL” Full compression is applied, this function is useful if AEGOP5 is connected to an external amplifier.

Press the DRC button to display the current setting of Dynamic Range Compression mode.

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DYNAMIC NO

Press the DRC button again to switch between the DRC modes.

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DYNAMIC FULL

When preset loading is complete, your AEGOP5 will revert back to Auto Decode mode.

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VOL

D Time

 

DRC

After setting the desired volume for each

reset

EQ band, you

 

press EQ SETUP button again to store the new setting for that band.

Press EQ ON/OFF button to switch the new EQ settings on or off.

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DYNAMIC HALF

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A Ego 5 specifications

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