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Acoustic Energy A Ego 5 owner manual AEGOp5 Operation Balance Setting LCD Display

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AEGOp5 Operation

AEGOp5 Operation

The following pages provide information on the operation of AEGOP5. The AEGOP5 was purposely designed to be simple to operate with all functions available from the remote control.

AEGOp5 Operation - Input Selection

AEGOP5 Operation - Test Mode

AEGOp5 Operation

- Master Volume Control

AEGOp5 Operation - LCD and LEDs

1. Press the power button to turn the AEGOP5 on,

press it again to turn it off.

Input Selection

The AEGOP5 can be connected to up to 5 audio sources. Select the input source you want by repeatedly pressing the INPUT Button on the remote control until the desired source is selected.

inputpower

mutetest

balance delay prologic

field EQ on/off EQ setup

Test Mode

After connecting up to your source and speakers, you can press the TEST button on the remote to test the system. You can also use the test mode to test the location of the speakers. When the TEST button is pressed, white noise is generated

input

 

power

mute

 

test

balance

delay

prologic

field

EQ on/off

EQ setup

Volume Setting

To increase or decrease the master volume of your AEGOP5, simply press VOL + or VOL - on the remote control.

preset 1

preset 2

preset 3

save1

preset 4

load

BassManager

Cen

SL/SR

 

SW

DRC

VOL

D Time

 

 

2. When power is turned off but still connected to the mains:

a. LCD display and Speaker Configuration LEDs are off.

b. Decoder status and user configurations are stored.

preset 1

preset 2

preset 3

save1

preset 4

load

BassManager

Cen

through all satellite speakers in an order of Front Left, Centre, Front Right, Rear Left, and Rear Right

preset 1

preset 2

preset 3

save1

preset 4

load

BassManager

Cen

Example:

Volume being decreased by 3 decibels.

reset

c. Once the power is turned on again, AEGOP5 will resume

to its previous decoder status and user configurations.

3. When power is turned off and the unit unplugged from the mains:

a. LCD display and Speaker Configuration LEDs are off.

SL/SR

SW

VOL

D Time

DRC

 

channels for 2 seconds each. When completed, the AEGOP5 returns to Auto Decode mode.

SL/SR

SW

VOL

D Time

DRC

 

DOLBY DIGITAL CO VOLUME -03DB

b. Decoder status and user configurations are not stored.

c. AEGOP5 will reset to factory defaults if the adaptor

is reconnected to the mains.

In the Digital Mode (Dolby Digital / DTS), you can manually select the audio input source either in coaxial or optical form depending on the input type.

When test mode is running, the display shows information in a sequence as below:

DOLBY DIGITAL CO

TEST L

AEGOp5 Operation - Balance Setting

AEGOp5 Operation

- LCD Display

Auto Decode Mode (Auto detection of input type)

When AEGOP5 is turned on, it automatically detects and identifies the audio signal coming from source unit.

Playing a DVD title with Dolby Digital (AC3) format, the display shows the following information.

DOLBY DIGITAL CO

If “COAXIAL” is selected, the display shows the following information:

DOLBY DIGITAL CO

SURROUND

If “Optical” is selected, display of AEGOP5 shows the following information:

DOLBY DIGITAL OP

SURROUND

In the PCM mode, you can switch between 3 audio input sources such as CD Player, VCR, game consoles etc. (See page 8 or page 9

DOLBY DIGITAL CO TEST C

DOLBY DIGITAL CO TEST R

DOLBY DIGITAL CO TEST SL

DOLBY DIGITAL CO

Balance Button

You can set the volume setting of each individual channel.

To select a channel, press BALANCE button on the remote control repeatedly until the desired channel is reached.

Adjust volume on selected channel by pressing VOL + or VOL - on the remote control.

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

SURROUND

Playing a DVD title with DTS format, the display shows the following information.

DTS COAXIAL

SURROUND

Playing DVD, CD, LD, VCR and games consoles connected to the

for reference). The display shows the following information:

PCM LINEIN

STEREO

PCM AUX1

STEREO

TEST SR

AEGOp5 Operation - Mute Mode

Example:

Press the BALANCE button once to display the current balance volume for

channel L (Left).

DOLBY DIGITAL CO BALANCE L 0DB

VOL

D Time

DRC

reset

analog inputs (LINE, AUX1 and AUX2), the display shows

the following information.

PCM LINEIN

STEREO

AEGOp5 Operation - Mode Selection

Surround Processing Modes:

The versatile AEGOP5 surround sound processor is capable of processing both the digital or analog audio signals from many

PCM AUX2 STEREO

Mute Mode

Pressing MUTE Button on the remote control will mute all signal outputs (including the multipin and 6 RCA connectors.)

To disable the mute function, press MUTE Button again.

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

 

 

Press the BALANCE button again to select the next channel.

DOLBY DIGITAL CO

BALANCE R 0DB

Press VOL + or VOL - will increase or

decrease the balance volume for selected channel.

DOLBY DIGITAL CO

BALANCE R +0DB

different types of audio source. With the equipment connected correctly, AEGOP5 automatically detects the type of digital signal present at the digital input.

When MUTE Button is pressed,

the display shows the following information:

DOLBY DIGITAL CO

SURROUND MUTE

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