Arcam AV8 manual Installation, Positioning the Unit, Video, Audio, Zone

Installation

Serial	Control			Digital audio
control	connections				inputs
		Digital
		output
	REMOTE		DIGITAL INPUTS
	OUT	IN	DVD	AV	TAPE
		LOCAL
RS232
CONTROL
50/60Hz	12V	IN	OUT	TUNER	CD	VCR	SAT
100–240VAC~	TRIGGER	ZONE 2
MAX 40VA
		LEFT		CENTRE	SUB 2	L SURR	LS BACK
	GROUND
	LIFT (IN)
		RIGHT		SUB 1	SUB 3	R SURR	RS BACK

OUTPUTS

Component video	Composite & S-video
connections	connections

HIGH QUALITY VIDEO

1

2

VIDEO

Y/G

U/B

V/R

Y/G

U/B

V/R

ZONE 2

1

2

TAPE

VCR

VCR

MONITOR OUT

OUT

IN

AV

SAT

DVD

GND

VIDEO

TRIGGERS

MM

Y/G

U/B

V/R

Y/G

U/B

V/R

1/RGB

2/S-VIDEO

PROG

OUT

3

MC

LEFT

CENTRE

L SURR

LS BACK

TUNER

CD

OUT TAPE

IN

OUT

VCR IN

AV

SAT

DVD AUDIO

L

L

R

R

RIGHT

SUB

R SURR

RS BACK

ZONE 2 OUT

AUX/

DVD-A/SACD IN

PHONO

Ground lift

Power supply	Multichannel	Multichannel	Zone 2	Analogue audio
connector	outputs	DVD-A/SACD	output	inputs and record
		inputs		outputs

POSITIONING THE UNIT

Place the processor on a level, firm surface.

Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight or near sources of heat or damp.

Do not place the unit on top of a power amplifier or other source of heat.

Ensure adequate ventilation. Do not place the unit in an enclosed space such as a bookcase or closed cabinet unless there is good provision for ventilation.The processor is designed to run warm during normal operation.

Make sure the IR receiver on the front panel is unobstructed, otherwise this will impair the use of the remote control. If line- of-sight is impractical, an infrared remote repeater can be used with the rear panel IR connector.

Do not place your record deck on top of this unit or any other unit which is mains supplied. Record decks are very sensitive to the noise generated by mains power supplies which will be heard as ‘hum’ if the record deck is too close.

VIDEO

The AV8 does not provide conversion between different video formats as this would result in degradation of the video signal. This means simply that the AV8 does not convert between composite, S-video or component.

For example, if you are watching a composite input from a VCR you must view it from the composite output of the AV8, as there will be no picture on the other outputs. Connect as follows:

VCR (composite) input and Monitor out (composite)

or, for a device with an S-video output, such as a DVD player, connect:

DVD (S-video) input and Monitor out (S-video) The video quality hierarchy is as follows:

Component/RGB – highest

S-video – middle

Composite – lowest

If all the video inputs are simultaneously connected from one device, e.g., a DVD player, the AV8 will select automatically the best format possible.

NOTES ABOUT CONNECTIONS

Before connecting your equipment it is important to think about the following points as these will affect your choice of connections and subsequent use of the system.

AUDIO

Wherever possible, connect both analogue and digital outputs of digital sources. This enables use of a digital input for the main zone and the corresponding analogue input for recording onto an analogue tape deck or VCR, and for the zone 2 output if used.

ZONE 2

Zone 2 outputs only a line level signal from the stereo analogue audio and composite video inputs.The analogue inputs are required because there is no analogue-to-digital, DSP processing or digital-to-analogue converstion available for zone 2 signals.

As the AV8 does not convert video formats, a composite video signal must also be connected from the source.

For this reason, we recommend that source devices that have a digital connection are also connected to the analogue inputs. High quality YUV/RGB and S-video sources should also have their composite outputs connected to the AV8 for use in zone 2.

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