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Anthem Audio AVM 20-HD Manual
92 pages 3.15 Mb
2 CAUTION:WARNING: Read Instructions Retain Instructions Heed Warnings Follow Instructions Cleaning Water and Moisture 3 VentilationPower-cord Protection Lightning Overloading 4 ServicingDamage Requiring Service Replacement Parts Safety Check Heat 5 1. INTRODUCTION2. CONNECTIONS 3. SETUP MENU 6 4. OPERATION5. REMOTE CONTROL CUSTOMIZATION 7 6. SOFTWARE UPDATINGAppendix A – IR Macros for Surround Modes and FM•AM Banks Appendix B – Preset Memory Codes Specifications Warranty Big Pictures of Front and Rear Panels 9 Thank you for purchasing the Anthem AVM1.1BEFORE OPERATING YOUR AVM Packing List: Safety Instructions: 1.2POWER REQUIREMENTS 1.3IN-USENOTICES 10 1.4FRONT PANELFor a larger diagram, see inside back cover 12 1.6REAR PANEL13 1.7REMOTE CONTROLThis key does not turn the AVM 50 off (see #31) 14 1.8SPEAKER PLACEMENTPlacement with dipole surrounds 15 1.9INTERCONNECTSThis cable is more reliable than using a DVI to HDMI adapter Important notes regarding HDMI cables: especially when using a long cable 16 2.1VIDEO CONNECTIONSsee section Composite Video (analog): S-Video (analog): Component Video (analog): HDMI 17 2.2AUDIO CONNECTIONSDigital Signal Processing Direct Auto-Dig Digital Audio Inputs and Outputs: Analog Audio Inputs: 6-ChAnalog Input: 18 Analog Audio Outputs:19 2.3FM•AM ANTENNAS2.412 VOLT TRIGGERS 2.5POWERED I.R. (INFRA RED) RECEIVERS Custom Installers: 2.6I.R. (INFRA RED) EMITTERS 20 Example 1: DVD Player to AVM 50 to Main Display21 Example 2: Video Recorder to AVM22 Example 3: AVM 50 to Amplifiers and Subwoofer23 HOW TO ENTER THE SETUP MENURemote Control Front Panel STATUS (Setup) HOW TO NAVIGATE INSIDE THE SETUP MENU HOW TO EXIT FROM THE SETUP MENU 24 SETTING UP THE AVMANTHEM AVM 50 SETUP MENU 3.1SET TIME / TIMERS 1.SET TIME / TIMERS To set Current Time and Day: All Timers: 25 1e. SET MAIN TIMERSTimer Options: Off Week Wkend Wk+Wkend On and Off Times: Select Source: Auto-OnVolume: 26 Example 1:Example 2: 27 3.2SPEAKER CONFIGURATION2.SPEAKER CONFIGURATION Cinema and Music Configurations: Music Cinema Surround and Rear Speaker Quantity and Type: If you are using one Rear speaker Center EQ: TV Size For EQ : 28 2a. CINEMA SPKR CONFIGURATIONSmall or Large: Subwoofer: ‘1 Super’ ‘None’ Settings: If CENTER is set to ‘None’ If SURROUNDS are set to ‘None’ If REARS are set to ‘None’ If SUBWOOFER is set to ‘None’ If you are using 5.1 speakers, use the SURROUND outputsand set REARS to ‘None’ 29 Crossover Frequency:Advanced Settings – Crossover Frequency: Advanced Settings – Subwoofer Phase and Polarity: Advanced Settings – Bypass LFE Crossover: 30 2g. ROOM RESONANCE FILTERTest Tone and Test Tone Level: Filter Center Frequency: Filter Depth: Filter Width: THX Boundary Gain Compensation: 31 Procedure for adjusting Room Resonance Filter:2h. BASS PEAK LEVEL Procedure for setting Bass Peak Level: 32 3.3LISTENER POSITION3.LISTENER POSITION Units of Measure and Distance Adjustment: L-Rearto R-Rear: Example: 33 3.4SPEAKER LEVEL CALIBRATION4. SPEAKER LVL CALIBRATION Test Sequence: Noise Reference Level: Level Calibration of individual channels: If Subwoofer is set to ‘Super’ 34 Procedure for Manual Test Sequence:Procedure for Auto Test Sequence: 35 3.5SOURCE SETUP / PRESETS5.SOURCE SETUP / PRESETS Copy MAIN to ZONE or REC: Source Setup: 36 5f. DVD1 SETUP / PRESETSRename: Scaler Input HDMI Repeater: Component, S-Video,Composite Video Inputs: 37 Audio InAnlg-Dir Auto Digital 6-Channel Map: Muting Speaker Configuration (MAIN only): 38 Lip-SyncDelay (MAIN only):Mode Presets (MAIN only): Program Preset Selections The following presets apply to Digital inputs only: DD-5.1 39 Example 3:Example 4: 40 3.6ADJUST INPUT LEVELS6.ADJUST INPUT LEVELS 41 3.7ADC / AUDIO OUTPUT7. ADC / AUDIO OUTPUT Reverse Surrounds/Rears: re-connect the AVM 50 as follows Copy Surrounds to Rears: Sampling Frequency (Fs): Bit Rate of DIGITAL1 Output of DIGITAL2: Balanced Output: 42 3.8VIDEO OUTPUTusing 480i/576i component video output may be best 8.VIDEO OUTPUT S-Video On-ScreenDisplay Format: Preferred Video Output: 43 Output Resolution:1920x1080p/60 Computer Monitors: Other: Color Space: Data Format: §‘Auto’ setting: Letterbox: Synchronization: Component 2 Out: 44 3.9VOLUMES / RENAME PATHS9.VOLUMES / RENAME PATHS Mute Level: Power-OnVolume: Maximum Volume: To set a fixed output for ZONE2 or ZONE3 Headphone Mutes Speakers: ‘Yes’ ‘No’ Rename Path: 45 3.10TRIGGERS / IR / RS-232Trigger1 Trigger2: 50 mA Trigger3: 200 mA 10. TRIGGERS / IR / RS-232 All Triggers: Set Trigger: 10b. SET TRIG-1SOURCES - 50mA 46 Set IR Inputs:10e. SET IR-INPUTS Baud Rate and Flow Control: RS-232TX Status: 47 3.11DISPLAYS / TIMEOUT11.DISPLAYS / TIMEOUT Main / Z2 On-Screen: Main / Z2 OS Info: Main / Z2 OS Position: Main / Z2 OS Color: Front Panel Wake-Up: Display Timeout: 49 3.12SAVE / RESTORE SETTINGS12. SAVE / RESTORE SETTINGS Save Settings: Restore or Reload Settings: 50 0 –51 3.13LOCKOUT / PASSWORDS13. LOCKOUT / PASSWORDS Set Setup Menu Lockout: Set User or Installer Password: Clearing the User Password: •Press SELECT or BACK 52 4.1POWER ON/OFFFront Panel – Power ON Main SOURCE TUNE Front Panel – Power ON a Zone ZONE3 Front Panel – Power OFF Main or a Zone Remote Control – Power ON POWER Remote Control – Power OFF 4.2PATH SELECTION MAIN: 53 4.3MANUALLY COPYING THE MAIN PATH TO ZONE2, ZONE3, OR RECORDDown-Mixingto 2-ChannelStereo: AVM Down-mix: DVD Player 4.4SOURCE SELECTION 6-ChannelAnalog Audio Input: Source Seek 54 4.4.1 FM•AM TUNERManual Tuning: Automatic Tuning: Direct Tuning Presets: CH+ ST / HiB / M 4.4.2 SIMULCAST Audio from an HDMI input cannot be used with a different video Source 55 4.5 VOLUME CONTROLChanging Volume via Front Panel: MAIN – ZONE3 – Changing Volume via Remote Control: Mute: Dialog Normalization: 4.6SURROUND MODE LEVELS Fronts: Center: • Surrounds: Rears: 56 4.7BASS / TREBLE / BALANCEMAIN – All Speakers Simultaneously: MAIN – Fronts Only: MAIN – Center Only: MAIN – Surrounds Only: MAIN – Rears Only: ZONE3: HEADPHONE: 4.8SURROUND MODES Stereo Source Material: 5.1- and 6.1-ChannelSource Material: Why isn’t my AVM 50 detecting Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 57 4.8.1AnthemLogic™AnthemLogic-Music™ AnthemLogic-Cinema™ 4.8.2 DOLBY DIGITAL 58 6.1 –The Center channel is not used Dimension Center Image 4.8.3 SURROUND MODES FOR 2.0-CHANNELSOURCE MATERIAL THX must be Off for all Modes to be available (see section 4.8.6) Stereo: Dolby Pro Logic: Neo:6 Music: Neo:6 Cinema: All Channel Stereo: All Channel Mono: Mono: Mono-Academy: 59 4.8.4 DOLBY DIGITAL EX / PRO LOGIC IIx FOR 5.1 SOURCES4.8.5 DTS-ES Discrete 4.8.6 THX ULTRA2 / THX SURROUND EX 60 THX Cinema:THX Ultra2 Cinema: THX MusicMode: THX Games Mode: 61 THX Surround EX:6.1 output with Dolby Digital Surround EX Outputs indicated are the number of output channels as follows: 6.1 = L-Front,Center, R-Front, R-Surround,Rear*, L-Surround,LFE/Subwoofer 62 THX Ultra2 OverviewKey: Re-EQ THX Timbre ASA Program Decoding / Processing THX Available THX Processing Stereo Selected Mode PLIIx Movie† Re-EQ,Timbre PLIIx Games Timbre, ASA (Gam) Dolby Pro Logic Re-EQ,Timbre, Adp-Decor Neo:6 Cinema THX MusicMode Timbre, Adp-Decor,ASA (Mus) Dolby Digital EX Dolby D 5.1+Neo:6 DTS DTS+Neo:6 DTS+PLIIx Movie DTS-ESMatrix § DTS-ESDiscrete 63 Mode and THX Operation for2.0-Channel Stereo (2-Ch) AnthemLogic-Music(6.1) AnthemLogic-Cinema(7.1) THX Options Dolby PLIIx Matrix (7.1) Dolby PLIIx Game (7.1) See section Center Width: Dimension: Panorama: On Dolby Pro Logic (4.1) DTS Neo:6 Music (6.1) DTS Neo:6 Cinema (6.1) All Channel Stereo (7.1) All Channel Mono (7.1) RE-EQ: On/Off Center Image: Mono (1.1) Mono Academy (1.1) Re-Equalization Timbre Matching Adaptive Decorrelation • ASA 64 Mode and THX Operation forDolby Digital and 6-Ch 65 DTSDolby PLIIx Movie (7.1) Selections are memorized separately for each Source and for DTS vs. DTS-ES DTS-ES Discrete: 66 4.8.10 DYNAMICSLate Night: LIP-SYNC DELAY 4.10DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS (Front Panel Only) DISPLAY 4.11 VIDEO SOURCE ADJUSTMENT so set them up first Entering the video processing menu: Navigating through menus and items: Selecting an item: Making adjustments when a slider is displayed: Returning after making an adjustment: Exiting from the menu: 67 PICTUREOUTPUT PATTERNS Input Color Space Brightness / Contrast / Color / Tint Film Mode Detail Enhancement Noise Reduction Motion Threshold 68 Chroma Bug FilterVideo ADC HDMI Auto Detect 16:9 and 4:3 Custom Setting Edges Y/C Delay and Horizontal Offset 69 Panoramic StretchAnamorphic Stretch Letterbox and Pillarbox Zoom No Scaling Examples of the most common aspect ratios: 1.33:1 1.78:1 2.35:1 70 Frame Lock71 BCCB72 SLEEP TIMERSLEEP 4.13ENABLE / DISABLE TIMERS (Remote Control Only) 4.14STATUS DISPLAY • Software version, day, and time • Video Input: Audio Input: Input Format: Audio Output: Output Format: Mode: DD/DTS 5.1 Dynamics: Tone Controls: Sleep Mode: Serial Number: 73 5.1ENTERING PRESET MEMORY CODESDVD five-digit code 5.2SEARCHING FOR A CODE If no code is found, see section 5.3VOLUME LOCK To engageVolume Lock for MAIN: disengage Volume Lock for ZONE2 VOL 74 5.4LEARNING A COMMANDLimitations on learning: Teaching a key: key to be taught Deleting learned commands: 76 6.1SOFTWARE VERSION IDENTIFICATION6.2SOFTWARE UPDATING VIA YOUR DEALER 6.3SOFTWARE UPDATING VIA YOUR COMPUTER 77 Software installation procedure:www.anthemAV.com disconnect the AVM 50’s power cord Restore Settings Troubleshooting: 86 ANALOG VIDEO SWITCHINGBandwidth ANALOG AUDIO Output Impedance Maximum Output Volume Control Range DIGITAL AUDIO Crossover Tone Control Analog to Digital Conversion S/N Ratio 87 Frequency Response and BandwidthTHD+N IMD ZONE2 and ZONE3 Paths FM TUNER Sensitivity Distortion AM TUNER 88 CONTROLInfra Red RS-232Interface Trigger Outputs POWER REQUIREMENT DIMENSIONS
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