Lexicon Lexicon MC-12 ANALOG IN

SETUP

MC-12

3-7

When no digital audio input connector is assigned, the MC-12

automatically sets the:

• MAIN ADV menu INPUT SELECT parameter to ANALOG

• INPUT SETUP menu ZONE2 IN parameter to ANLG

• INPUT SETUP menu RECORD IN parameter to ANLG

ANALOG IN ANALOG-1 to 8, 5.1 ANLG (6-8), NONE

Opens the ANALOG IN menu shown below, which can be used to

assign an analog audio input connector for the selected input. An

analog audio input connector must be assigned if no digital audio

input connector is assigned.

ANALOG INDVD1INPUTSSETUP

The configuration of the analog audio input connectors determines

available ANALOG IN parameter settings. The settings shown on

menu A (below) are available when the analog audio input

connectors are configured as eight stereo connectors. The settings

shown on menu B (below) are available when the analog audio

input connectors are configured as five stereo and one 5.1-channel

connectors.

When no analog audio input connector is assigned, the MC-12

automatically sets the:

• MAIN ADV menu INPUT SELECT parameter to DIGITAL

• INPUT SETUP menu ZONE2 IN parameter to DIGITAL

• INPUT SETUP menu RECORD IN parameter to DIGITAL

. . . Assigning Audio & Video Input Connectors continues on page 3-8

The DVD1 INPUT SETUP menu is shown here as an example, and will continue to be shown as an example throughout this section. Whenever it appears, any other INPUT SETUP menu

may be substituted. Likewise, whenever the DVD1 input appears as a step in a menu path, any other input may be substituted.

MAIN MENU

MODE ADJUST

AUDIO CONTROLS

SETUP

SETUP

SETUP

INPUTS

SPEAKERS

REAR PANEL CONFIG

DISPLAYS

VOLUME CONTROLS

TRIGGERS

LOCK OPTIONS

INPUT SETUP

DVD1

DVD2

LD

TV

SAT

VCR

CD

PVR

GAME

TAPE

TUNER

AUX

INPUTS DVD1

DVD1 INPUT SETUP

NAME DVD1

DIGITAL IN COAX-1

ANALOG IN NONE

ANLG IN LVL AUTO

VIDEO IN S-VIDEO-1

COMPONENT IN 1

2-CH FILM

D 5.1 FILM

FILM

5.1a 5.1a FILM

MAIN ADVANCED

ZONE2 IN DIGITAL

RECORD IN DIGITAL

RECORD ADVANCED

OR

ANALOG IN NONE

DVD1 ANALOG IN

ANALOG-1

ANALOG-2

ANALOG-3

ANALOG-4

ANALOG-5

ANALOG-6

ANALOG-7

ANALOG-8

NONE

DVD1 ANALOG IN

ANALOG-1

ANALOG-2

ANALOG-3

ANALOG-4

ANALOG-5

5.1 ANLG (6-8)

NONE

AB

Contents

Main IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING CAUTION Page DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS Note: WARNING Section 1: Getting Started Section 2: Basic Operation Section 3: SETUP Section 4: AUDIO CONTROLS Section 5: MODE ADJUST Section 5: MODE ADJUST Section 6: Troubleshooting & Maintenance DE ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS US vi ESPAOL INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD IMPORTANTES ES FRANAIS INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANTES RELATIVES LA SCURIT FR vii ITALIANO IMPORTANTI NORME DI SICUREZZA IT PORTUGUESE INSTRUES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANA PT viii DANSK VIGTIG INFORMATION OM SIKKERHED DK SUOMI TRKEIT TURVALLISUUSOHJEITA FI ix NORSK VIKTIG INFORMASJON OM SIKKERHET NO SVENSKA VIKTIGA SKERHETSFRESKRIFTER SE Unpacking and Inspection Auspacken und berprfung PT IT DE Page Getting Started ABOUT THE MC-12 Getting Started HIGHLIGHTS Getting Started PRODUCT REGISTRATION INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS DO DO NOT Getting Started REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION Basic Operation Page 4. Mode & Buttons 2. Front Panel Display 3. IR Receiver 5. Mute Button 6. Volume Knob Page 7. Main Zone Input Selection Buttons 8. Main Zone Off Button 9. Zone 2 Input Selection Buttons 10.Zone 2 Off Button 11.Record Zone Input Selection Buttons REAR PANEL OVERVIEW ZONE 2 MAIN AUDIO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO MAIN OUTPUTS 1. Power Switch 2. AC Input Connector 3. Digital Audio Input Connectors (S/PDIF & AES/EBU) 4. Analog Audio Input Connectors 5. Main Zone Audio Output Connectors Rear Panel Overview ZONE 2 MAIN AUDIO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO MAIN OUTPUTS 7. Record Zone Audio Output Connectors 8. Balanced Audio Output Connectors (MC-12 Balanced) 9. Video Input Connectors 10.Main Zone Video Output Connectors 11.Record Zone Video Output Connectors Rear Panel Overview 13.Trigger Output Connectors 14.IR IN Connector 15.Microphone Input Connectors 16.Removable Access Panel Button Navigation Command(s) MAIN MENU MENU NAVIGATION MENU ITEM SELECTION Options Parameters COMMAND BANK ACTIVATION COMMAND MATRIX ShiftRecord ZoneMain ZoneButton Zone 2 2-14 12 3 4 1 Note: 2-15 4 Button Zone 2 Record Zone ShiftMain Zone 2-16 5 7 10 6 98 10 2-17 11 12 1313 14 15 2-18 16 TWO-LINE STATUS Main Zone Two-Line Status Zone 2 Two-Line Status UNDERSTANDING THE ZONES T wo-Line Status Record Zone Two-Line Status STATUS MENUS 2-21 2CH STATUS Refer to page 2-24 for status menu parameter descriptions. D STATUS STATUS 5.1 ANALOG STATUS 5.1a BYPASS STATUS 2CH BYPASS STATUS DIGITAL STATUS STATUS MENU PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 2.0 ENCODING BIT RA TE CENTER MIX L VL CHANNELS DIALOG OFFSET INPUT INPUT TYPE MIX ROOM MODE SAMPLE RA TE SETUP SETUP INPUTS SPEAKERS REAR PANEL CONFIG DISPLAYS LOCK OPTIONS INPUT SETUP CHANGING INPUT NAMES EDIT INPUT NAME RESTORE DEFAULT NAME ASSIGNING AUDIO & VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS DIGIT AL IN ANALOG IN ANLG IN L VL Assigning Audio & Video Input Connectors AUTO MANUAL AUTO GAIN LEVEL METERS VIDEO IN COMPONENT IN Assigning Audio & Video Input Connectors SELECTING PREFERRED LISTENING MODES 3-12 Selecting Preferr ed Listening Modes 2-CHDVD1INPUTSSETUP 2-CH D 5.1a CONFIGURING ADVANCED INPUT SETTINGS MAIN ADVANCED INPUT SELECT ANALOG BYP ASS S-VIDEO 16:9 DIGITAL ANALOG AUTO 3-16 Configuring Advanced Input Settings INPUT SELECT Parameter Settings S-VIDEO OSD 4:3 COMPONENT OSD ZONE2 & RECORD IN DMIX (Downmix)DIGITAL 3-18 Configuring Advanced Input Settings ANLG (Analog) ZONE2 & RECORD IN Parameter Settings RECORD ADVANCED Configuring Advanced Input Settings ANLG IN L VL DIGIT AL BYP ASS DIG OUT RA TE RECORD SPEAKER SETUP SETTING CROSSOVER POINTS Custom Speaker Setups Setting Crossover Points Page THX Speaker Setups Setting Crossover Points THX SETUP Menu CUSTOM SETUP Menu Speaker Setup Parameters 3-26 Setting Crossover Points FRONT L/RCUSTOM SETUPSET CROSSOVERSSPEAKERSSETUP FRONT L/R CENTER REAR L/R Setting Crossover Points SUB L/R SUB XOVER LFE Setting Crossover Points UL TRA2 SUB BGC (Boundary Gain Compensation) ASA (Advanced Speaker Array) ASA (Advanced Speaker Array) CALIBRATING SPEAKER DISTANCES & OUTPUT LEVELS Speaker Calibration Parameters Speaker Distance Parameters Output Level Parameters Output Level Settings Speaker Distance Settings UNITS AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION MAIN AUDIO OU Step A: Connecting the Microphones Step B: Positioning the Microphones for the Microphone Check RECOMMENDED During the microphone check, position the microphones: RECOMMENDED During the microphone check, do not: Step C: Checking the Microphones Page 3-40 Step D: Repositioning the Microphones for Automatic Calibration Step C: Checking the Microphones TroubleshootingDescriptionMessage RECOMMENDED When calibrating for a single listening position, place the microphones: Page RECOMMENDED When calibrating for a multiple listening positions in multiple rows, place the microphones: Step D: Repositioning the Microphones for Automatic Calibration RECOMMENDED During automatic calibration, do not: RECOMMENDED During automatic calibration, do not: 3-46 Step E: Performing Automatic Calibration E-2 E-1 3-47 E-3 E-4 E-5 3-48 Step E: Performing Automatic Calibration 3-49 E-6 3-50 Step E: Performing Automatic Calibration Message TroubleshootingDescription MANUAL CALIBRATION Performing Manual Speaker Distance Calibration Page Performing Manual Output Level Calibration INTERNAL NOISE TEST EXTERNAL NOISE TEST SETTING BASS PEAK LIMITERS CAL NOISE L/R LIMITER L/R LIMIT ADJ LFE LIMITER LFE LIMIT ADJ REAR PANEL CONFIG 8 STEREO INPUTS 5 STEREO & 5.1 ANLG DISPLAY SETUP A/V SYNC DELA Y CUSTOM NAME EDIT CUSTOM NAME Display Setup ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ST A TUS On-Screen Display 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 REC PWR ON TRIGGER SETUP T rigger Setup REMOTE ONL Y Program Operation Parameters LOCK OPTIONS MODES AUDIO CNTRL SETUP Page AUDIO CONTROLS BASS TREBLE TIL T EQ LOUDNESS BALANCE FADER ZONE2 BALANCE RECORD BALANCE MODE ADJUST MODE ADJUST LISTENING MODE ACTIVATION PREFERRED LISTENING MODE SELECTION PARAMETERS Page LISTENING MODE DESCRIPTIONS FILM TV MUSIC MUSIC SURR PLII + PLII MOVIE PLII MUSIC PRO LOGIC FILM & MUSIC NIGHTCLUB CONCERT HALL CHURCH CATHEDRAL PANORAMA CALIBRATION 5-A 5-B 5-C 2-CH SURROUND 2-CHANNEL MONO LOGIC MONO SURROUND MONO 5.1 FILM 5.1 TV 5.1 MUSIC Page 5.1 ULTRA2, 5.1 SurEX, & 5.1 5.1 MUSIC DIGITAL EX & DIGITAL Page 5.1 2-CHANNEL 5.1 MONO LOGIC 5.1 MONO SURR 5.1 MONO DECODING & FILM 5.1-Channel dts 5.1-Channel Matrix-Encoded dts-ES 6.1-Channel Discrete-Encoded dts-ES DECODING: AUTO DECODING: ON DECODING: OFF & MUSIC ULTRA2 & Page MUSIC & & 2-CHAN 5.1a FILM 5.1a MUSIC 5.1a ULTRA2, 5.1a SurEX, & 5.1a Page 5.1a MUSIC 5.1a STANDARD 5.1a 2-CHANNEL 5.1a BYPASS 2CH BYPASS OUTPUT LEVELS CUSTOM CUSTOM VS PRESET RESET MODE RESET MODE LISTENING MODE MENU PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 5 SPKR ENHANCE ACADEMY FIL TER AUTO AZIMUTH BASS ENHANCE BASS RT CENTER CENTER DEPTH CENTER MIX Listening Mode Menu Parameter Descriptions CTR WIDTH CUSTOM CUSTOM VS PRESET DIMENSION EX DECODING FRONT STEERING INPUT BALANCE Page OUTPUT LEVELS P ANORAMA PRE-DELA Y RE-EQUALIZER REAR DL Y OFFSET Listening Mode Menu Parameter Descriptions SIZE SPEAKER ANGLE SPEECH DETECT SUB L/R & SUB L/R L VL SURR ROLLOFF SURROUND DL Y SURROUND EX Page Page T roubleshooting & Maintenance TROUBLESHOOTING The MC-12 does not power on. The remote control does not work. The MC-12 is powered on, but there is no audio. Dialog sounds muffled. Troubleshooting & Maintenance A humming sound is present in the audio. The MC-12 is powered on, but there is no video. RF interference is present in the audio or video signal. The MC-12 is exhibiting erratic behavior. T roubleshooting & Maintenance ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RESTORING FACTORY-DEFAULT SETTINGS Troubleshooting & Maintenance Page Main Zone Audio Performance A-2 SPECIFICATIONS Audio Input & Output Connectors Main Zone Audio Performance Zone 2 & Record Zone Audio Performance Microphone Input Connectors Composite & S-video Performance A-3 Video Input & Output Connectors Composite & S-video Performance Specifications DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY A-5 MENU TREES A-6 Menu T r ees A-7 A-8 Menu T rees A-9 A-10 Menu T r ees A-11 or A-12 Menu T rees A-13 Menu T r ees A-14 A-15 Menu T rees A-16 A-17 A-18 Menu T rees Refer to the Status Menus section that begins on page 2-20 for more information. AUXTUNERTAPEGAMEPVRCDVCRSATTVLDDVD2DVD1INPUT SETUP A-19 INSTALLATION WORKSHEET LOCK OPTIONS SPEAKER SETUP CUSTOM SETUP THX SETUP SPEAKER DISTANCES LEVELS CALIBRATION VOLUME CONTROL SETUPREAR PANEL CONFIG A-20 Installation W orksheet TRIGGER 2 SETUPTRIGGER 1 SETUPDISPLAY SETUP AUDIO CONTROLS A-21 I SYMBOLS & LOGOS NUMBERS NUMBERS A A B C C D E F I I L L M M N O P R R S T U V W Z Page Page LIMITED WARRANTY BUSINESS REPLY MAIL