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GETTING PROCESSOR STATUS
When you are not in a menu, pressing ENTER will bring up a two or three line status message on Zone 1 (A)
video outputs. A single line status message is also available o n the processor’s f ront panel displa y. This displa y
will also pop up automatically whenever you change sources or whenever the selec ted source information
changes. The video type is very important if you are using mixed composite and S- video sources s ince it will tell
you how you must set your monitor for the best picture. The bitstream and channel inf ormation is particularly
important with DVDs since they may contain multiple soundtrack s . W hen you initially start the DVD you may get a
Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack. To get the best possible sound, you ma y have to use the DVD player’s menu
system to get to a Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 channel soundtrack. If you ever need to call B& K reg arding a pro blem
with your processor be sure to note this status display before calling.
From Remote From Front Panel Action
SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) recall processor status
DVD S u rro u n d 7 E Q Variab le
DVD AC3 5.1 48K Bo th Video
Dialog Normalization = +4
ON SCREEN DISPLAY
FRONT PANEL DISPLAY
Used to indicate current bitstream type is
Dolby Digital and it is not set for use at a
dialog normalization level of -27 dB
The bitstream source
your processor has detected
The current sample rate
of your processor
The video types your
processor has detected
The number of channels
your processor has detected
The audio mode and speaker
selection you have chosen
The audio/video source
you have chosen
The current EQ
Setting
The bitstream type your
processor has detected
The audio mode and speaker
selection you have chosen
The audio/video source
you have chosen