Klipsch THX ULTRA2 Front-Panelcontrol Operations, Front Panel Display, Normal Mode, Tuning Mode

THX SURROUND PREAMPLIFIER

STAGE ONE

FRONT-PANEL CONTROL

OPERATIONS

Stage Manager Control and Enter Button

The Stage Manager control knob is turned clockwise and counter-clockwise to make adjustments, and it also functions as a pushbutton in certain operations. In combination with the Enter button, it controls many of the Stage One’s functions.

Normal Mode

In the Normal mode, the Stage Manager functions as a volume control. Turning it to the right will increase the volume, and turning it to the left will decrease the volume. The Stage One’s volume-control range is from –62dB to +12dB, with 1dB steps from –62dB to –36dB and 0.5dB steps from –35.5dB to +12dB. Below –62dB, the system is muted.

Speaker Distance

Turn the Stage Manager knob to increase or decrease the speaker distance setting for an output channel. Press it to advance to the next channel. Press the Enter button to exit the Speaker Distance Menu.

THX Setup Menu

Turn the Stage Manager to change the selected THX Setup menu. Press the knob to select the currently displayed menu item for adjustment. Turn the knob to the left or right to adjust the value of that item. Press the Stage Manager or the Enter button to exit the selected menu.

Crossover Setup

Turn the Stage Manager to increase or decrease the crossover frequen- cy for the speakers selected as Small and for the Subwoofer high-pass filter. Press the Enter button to exit the Crossover Setup Menu.

Post-Processing Mode

In the Normal mode, holding the input selection button for the current source and rotating the Stage Manager will change the post-processing mode. The following selections are available: Stereo, Stereo Direct, Pro Logic II, DTS Neo:6, Club, 5-Channel Stereo, Party, and Mono.

Tuning Mode

When the Tuner is selected, use the Stage Manager to change stations. Press the Stage Manager to enter the tuning mode. The currently selected band will flash. Turn the knob clockwise to tune to FM, and counter clockwise to select AM. Press the knob a second time to allow the tuning frequency to be changed. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the frequenc and turn it counter-clockwise to decrease the frequency. Press the knob a third time, and the current preset will flash. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the selected preset and counter clockwise to decrease. Press the knob a fourth time to exit the Tuning mode. The Stage Manager will auto- matically revert to Normal mode after 5 seconds of inactivity.

Menu Mode

Press the Enter button once to load the Setup Menu or twice to load the Advanced Menu. Scroll through the menu items by turning the Stage Manager knob and press it when you reach the one you want to adjust. Again, you adjust that item by turning the Stage Manager knob. When a menu item offers a Yes/No choice, turn the knob to the right to select Yes and to the left to select No. Press the Enter button to exit the menu. Menu- specific controls are listed below.

Speaker Configuration

Turn the Stage Manager to adjust the speaker setting. Press the knob to advance to the next available speaker. Press the Enter button to exit the Speaker Configuration Menu.

Level Settings

Turn the Stage Manager to increase or decrease the level of a selected output channel. Press it to advance to the next channel. Press the Enter button to exit the Level Settings Menu.

Input Selection Buttons

Along the bottom of the front panel are eight buttons for source selection. Once you have chosen an input, you can change the post-processing mode by holding its selection button down and turning the Stage Manager knob.

Mute Button and Mute LED

The Mute button toggles the Stage One’s outputs off and on. The Mute LED will illuminate red when Mute is engaged. Turning the volume down past –62dB will also mute the Stage One.

FRONT PANEL DISPLAY

Current Mode

The top left-hand corner of the display indicates the Stage One’s current decoding mode or the post-processing being applied to a two-channel input signal. The following decoding and post-processing modes are available in the Stage One: Dolby Digital, DTS, Stereo, Pro Logic II, 5-Channel Stereo, DTS Neo:6, Club, Party, and Mono.

Dolby Digital and DTS bitstreams can contain anywhere from 1.0 to 6.1 chan- nels of information. (The ".1" indicates the presence or absence of a low-fre- quency effects, or LFE, channel.) If the bitstream contains between 1.0 and

5.1channels of information, the number will display to the right of the decod- ing mode.

1.0

This indicates a mono signal. This signal is reproduced through the center channel if a center speaker is present. Otherwise, it will be reproduced equally through the left and right front output channels. If a center speaker is present, you can force the signal to be routed to the left and right front channels by pressing the Stereo button on the remote control.

2.0

This indicates that a two-channel signal is present. It will be reproduced through the left and right front output channels. Two-channel signals can also be modified by any of the Stage One’s post-processing modes. The post-processing function will be indicated in the bottom left-hand portion of the front-panel display.

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