Main
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION
WARNING
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Introduction
DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS
WARNING
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Basic Operation
Setup
Audio Controls
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Getting Started
ABOUT THE SDP-40HD
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Getting Started
HIGHLIGHTS
PRODUCT REGISTRATION
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
D
D DO NOT expose the SDP-40HD to high temperatures, humidity,
DO NOT install the SDP-40HD near unshielded TV or FM antennas,
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Basic Operation
Basic Operation
FRONT-PANEL OVERVIEW
1 STANDBY BUTTON
2 FRONT-PANEL DISPLAY
3 IR RECEIVER
4 VOLUME KNOB
Basic Operation
FRONT-PANEL OVER VIEW
5 MODE AND BUTTONS
6 MAIN ZONE INPUT SELECTION BUTTONS
7 ZONE 2 INPUT SELECTION BUTTONS
REAR-PANEL OVERVIEW
CAUTION!
1 S-VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS
2 COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS
3 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS
4 HDMI INPUT CONNECTORS
CAUTION!
7 ZONE 2 AUDIO OUTPUT CONNECTORS
8 RECORD ZONE VIDEO OUTPUT CONNECTORS
9 IR IN CONNECTOR
10 REMOVABLE ACCESS PANEL
REAR-PANEL OVER VIEW 14 RS-232 CONNECTORS
15 MAIN ZONE AUDIO OUTPUT CONNECTORS
16 MICROPHONE INPUT CONNECTORS
17 TRIGGER OUTPUT CONNECTORS
18 DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT CONNECTORS (AES/EBU & S/PDIF)
REMOTE CONTROL OVERVIEW
OPERATION CONSIDERATIONS
Basic Operation
COMMAND BANK ACTIVATION
2-11
COMMAND MATRIX
1
2
3
4
Basic Operation
2-12
4
4
2-13
5
6
6
7
8
Basic Operation
2-14
11
11
13
16
16
2-15
Basic Operation
MENU NAVIGATION
MAIN MENU
MENU ITEM SELECTION
MENU OPTIONS
MENU PARAMETERS
PARAMETER DROP-DOWN MENUS
HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPHS
ABOUT THE ZONES
Basic Operation
TWO-LINE STATUS
MAIN ZONE TWO-LINE STATUS
ZONE 2 TWO-LINE STATUS
RECORD ZONE TWO-LINE STATUS
STATUS MENUS
STATUS MENU LEVEL METERS
STATUS MENU DESCRIPTIONS
HDMI STATUS
2CH STATUS
D STATUS
INPUT Current input MODE Current listening mode
STATUS
5.1mc STATUS
5.1a BYPASS STATUS
2CH BYPASS STATUS
DIGITAL STATUS
STATUS MENU PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 2.0 ENCODING
AUD IN
AUDIO FMT
BIT RA TE
CENTER MIX LV L
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Setup
INPUTS
SPEAKERS
REAR PANEL CONFIG
DISPLAYS
VOLUME CONTROLS
INPUT SETUP
INPUTSSETUP (INPUT) INPUT SETUP
SETUP INPUTS SPEAKERS REAR PANEL CONFIG DISPLAYS VOLUME CONTROLS TRIGGERS LOCK OPTIONS
CHANGING INPUT NAMES
EDIT INPUT NAME
CHANGING INPUT NAMES
RESTORE DEFAULT NAME
ASSIGNING HDMI, AUDIO AND VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS
HDMI IN
3-7
ASSIGNING HDMI, AUDIO AND VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS (continued)
The following table shows the behavior of the SDP-40HD relating to the HDMI inputs.
Inputs Outputs
3-8
DIGITAL IN
INPUTSSETUP DVD1 DIGITAL IN
ASSIGNING HDMI, AUDIO & VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS ANALOG IN
B
A
ANLG IN LV L
AUTO
ASSIGNING HDMI, AUDIO & VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS MANUAL
AUTO GAIN
LEVEL METERS
VIDEO IN
COMPONENT IN
3-13
SELECTING PREFERRED LISTENING MODES
Dynamic Listening Modes
Modes That Do Not Appear in the Input Setup Menu
Dynamic modes
Modes that do not appear in the Input Setup menu
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SELECTING PREFERRED LISTENING MODES The Use Last Parameter
2-CH
D
SELECTING PREFERRED LISTENING MODES 5.1mc
CONFIGURING ADVANCED INPUT SETTINGS
MAIN ADVANCED
INPUT SELECT
ANALOG BYPASS
S-VIDEO 16:9
INPUT SELECT PARAMETER SETTINGS
S-VIDEO OSD 4:3
COMPONENT OSD
HDMI OSD
FORMA T DETECT
ZONE2 IN & RECORD IN
3-24
ZONE2 & RECORD IN PARAMETER SETTINGS
DIGITAL ANLG (Analog) DMIX (Downmix)
RECORD ADVANCED
ANLG IN LV L
DIGIT AL BYP ASS
DIG OUT RATE
REC O R D
3-27
SPEAKER SETUP
SPEAKERSSETUP
CUSTOM SETUPS
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SYNTHESIS 7CH SPEAKER SETUPS
SPEAKER SETUP PARAMETERS
3-32
FRONT L/R
SPEAKERSSETUP CUSTOM SETUP FRONT L/R
FRONT L/R (continued)
CENTER
SIDE L/R
REAR L/R
SUB L/R
SUB XOVER
LFE
3-36
SPEAKERSSETUP SYNTHESIS 7CH
THX UL TRA2 SUB
BGC (BOUNDARY GAIN COMPENSATION)
ASA (ADVANCED SPEAKER ARRAY)
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CALIBRATING SPEAKER DISTANCES & OUTPUT LEVELS
SPEAKER CALIBRATION PARAMETERS
SPEAKER DISTANCE PARAMETERS
OUTPUT LEVEL PARAMETERS
LEVELS CALIBRATION
CALIBRATION PERFORMING SPEAKER DISTANCE CALIBRATION
3-42
PERFORMING MANUAL OUTPUT LEVEL CALIBRATION
SPEAKERSSETUP LEVELS CALIBRATION
INTERNAL NOISE TEST
DACS CALIBRATION
INPUT SOURCE LISTENING MODE
SETTING BASS PEAK LIMITERS
CAL NOISE
L/R LIMITER
L/R LIMIT ADJ
LFE LIMITER
LFE LIMITER ADJ
REAR-PANEL CONFIGURATION
8 STEREO INPUTS
5 STEREO & 5.1 ANLG
DISPLAY SETUP
A/V SYNC DELA Y
CUSTOM NAME
EDIT CUSTOM NAME
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
ST A TUS
POSITION
FORMA T
BACKGROUND
REMOTE ST A TE
FRONT-PANEL DISPLAY
ST A TUS
BRIGHTNESS
VOLUME CONTROL SETUP
MAIN PWR ON
MUTE LEVEL
ZONE PWR ON
V OLUME CONTROL SETUP REC PWR ON
MAX VOLUME
3-56
TRIGGER SETUP
Parameter Default Setting Possible Settings REMOTE ONLY OFF ON, OFF Program Operation OFF ON, OFF
SETUP TRIGGERS
MAIN MENU MODE ADJUST AUDIO CONTROLS SETUP
SETUP INPUTS SPEAKERS REAR PANEL CONFIG DISPLAYS VOLUME CONTROLS TRIGGERS LOCK OPTIONS
T RIGGER SETUP
REMOTE ONL Y
PROGRAM OPERATION PARAMETERS
LOCK OPTIONS
MODES
AUDIO CNTRL
SETUP
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BASS
TREBLE
TIL T EQ
LOUDNESS
BALANCE
FA DE R
ZONE2 BALANCE
RECORD BALANCE
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Mode Adjust
LISTENING MODE ACTIVATION
PREFERRED LISTENING MODE SELECTION PARAMETERS
MODE BUTTONS
MODE FAMILY SELECTION BUTTONS
Button
LISTENING MODE DESCRIPTIONS
FILM
TV
MUSIC SURR
PLIIx + & PLII +
PLIIx MOV & PLII MOVIE
PLIIx MUS & PLII MUSIC
PL +
PRO LOGIC
+
CIN & MUSIC
NIGHTCLUB
CONCERT HALL
CHURCH
CATHEDRAL
PANORAMA
PANORAMA CALIBRATION
PANORAMA
Left RightCenter
PARTY
2-CHANNEL
MONO LOGIC
MONO SURROUND
MONO
5.1 FILM
5.1 TV
5.1 MUSIC
, UL2Cin & SurEX
Parameter Setting
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5.1 PLIIx MOV
5.1 PLIIx MUS
DIGITAL & DIGITAL EX
Parameter Setting
DIGIT AL & DIGIT AL EX
5.1 2-CHANNEL
5.1 MONO LOGIC
5.1 MONO SURR
5.1 MONO
DECODING
Parameter Setting
FILM & FILM
MUSIC & MUSIC
& UL2Cin
, , DISCR, & MATRIX
Parameter Setting
2-CHAN & 2-CHAN
5.1mc FILM
5.1mc MUSIC
5.1mc , 5.1mc UL2Cin, & 5.1mc SurEX
Parameter Setting
5.1mc , 5.1mc UL2Cin, & 5.1mc SurEX (continued)
5.1mc MUSIC
5.1mc STANDARD
5.1mc 2-CHAN
5.1a BYPASS
2CH BYPASS
OUTPUT LEVELS
CUSTOM
CUSTOM VS PRESET
RESET MODE
LISTENING MODE MENU OPTION & PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS
5 SPKR ENHANCE
ACADEMY FIL TER
AUTO AZIMUTH
BASS CONTENT
CENTER
CENTER DEPTH
CENTER MIX
CNTR DL Y SAMPLES
COMPRESSION
EFFECT LVL
ES DECODING
EX DECODING
FRONT STEERING
INPUT BALANCE
LFE
LFE MIX
LISTENER POS
LIVENESS
LOW FREQ WIDTH
MASTER LEVEL
MID RT
OUTPUT LEVELS
RE-EQUALIZER
REAR DL Y OFFSET
REAR L/R
RESET MODE
ROLLOFF
SOURCE
SPEAKER ANGLE
SPEECH DETECT
SUB L/R & SUB L/R LVL
SURR ROLLOFF
SURROUND EX
SURROUND MIX
VOCAL ENHANCE
MODE PARAMETER RELATIONSHIPS
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Troubleshooting & Maintenance
TROUBLESHOOTING
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Troubleshooting & Maintenance
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
RESTORING FACTORY-DEFAULT SETTINGS
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A-2
SPECIFICATIONS
HDMI Input & Output Connectors
HDMI Performance mmmmm
Audio Input & Output Connectors
Main Zone Audio Performance
A-3
Component Video Performance
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Video Input & Output Connectors
Composite & S-video Performance
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
A-5
MENU TREE
A-6
A-7
A-8
A-9
The MAIN ADV menus indicate factory-default
INPUT SETUP
PVR GAME TAPE TUNER AUX
DVD1 DVD2 LD TV SAT VCR CD
A-10
The RECORD ADV menus indicate factory-default
INPUT SETUP
PVR GAME TAPE TUNER AUX
DVD1 DVD2 LD TV SAT VCR CD
A-11
SIDE L/R SPEAKERS
A-12
A-13
A-14
PANORAMA OFF CTR WIDTH 3 DIMENSION NEUTRAL SURROUND DLY 10ms
A-15
A-16
A-17
A-18
Refer to the Status Menus section that begins on page 1-21 for more information.
INSTALLATION WORKSHEET
INPUT SETUP DVD1 DVD2 LD TV SAT VCR CD PVR GAME TAPE TUNER AUX
A-20
INSTALLATION WORKSHEET SPEAKER SETUP
REAR PANEL CONFIG
VOLUME CONTROL SETUP
LOCK OPTIONS
A-21
DISPLAY SETUP TRIGGER 1 SETUP TRIGGER 2 SETUP
AUDIO CONTROLS
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Index
Symbols
Numerics
A
B
Index
I-2
D
E
F
M
N
O
P
R
Index
I-4
S
T
V
W
Z
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