MC-12Digital Controller
 Containing liquid, such as vases, on this apparatus
Important Safety Instructions
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 Documentation Conventions
Following symbols are used in the document
 Table of Contents
 Audio Controls Troubleshooting & Maintenance
 English Important Safety Instructions
 Español Instrucciones DE Seguridad Importantes
 Italiano Importanti Norme DI Sicurezza
 Dansk Vigtig Information OM Sikkerhed
 Norsk Viktig Informasjon OM Sikkerhet
 Auspacken und Überprüfung
Unpacking and Inspection
Desembalaje e Inspección
Contenu de L’emballage et Inspection
 Getting Started
 About the MC-12
 Getting Started
 Highlights
 Product Registration Installation Considerations
 To replace the remote control batteries
Remote Control Battery Installation
 Basic Operation
 FRONT-PANEL Overview
 Standby Button
Volume Knob
FRONT-PANEL Display
IR Receiver
 Mute Button
FRONT-PANEL Overview
 Main Zone Input Selection Buttons
Mode and Buttons
Main Zone OFF Button
Zone 2 Input Selection Buttons
 MC-12
REAR-PANEL Overview
 AC Input Connector
Power Switch
Digital Audio Input Connectors S/PDIF & AES/EBU
Analog Audio Input Connectors
 REAR-PANEL Overview
 Balanced Audio Output Connectors MC-12 Balanced
Record Zone Audio Output Connectors
Video Input Connectors
Main Video Output Connectors
 Remote Control Overview
 Menu Navigation
Main Menu
Button Navigation Functions
Menu Item Selection
 Horizontal BAR Graphs
Menu Options
Menu Parameters
Parameter DROP-DOWN Menus
 To activate a command bank
Command Bank Activation
 Button Main Zone Record Zone Shift
Command Matrix
 Parameter in 0.5dB
 EQ Balance
 LIVE! voids the Live
 ES Decoding
 TWO-LINE Status
About the Zones
Main Zone TWO-LINE Status
Zone 2 TWO-LINE Status
 Record Zone TWO-LINE Status
Status Menus
 ParameterPossible Settings
Parameter Possible Settings
Status Menu Descriptions
2CH Status
 Input
Analog Status
Mode
ES Encoding DISCRETE, MATRIX, OFF Word Length
 Input Type Bypass
Mode 2CH Bypass Input Type
2CH Bypass Status
 LIVE! Status
Digital Status
Input Type Sample Rate
Input Type MIC Sample Rate
 BIT Rate
Encoding
Center MIX LVL
Channels
 Status Menu Level Meters
 Setup
 Setup
 LIVE! Calibration
Lock Options
 Input Setup
 To customize the name of the selected input
Changing Input Names
Edit Input Name
 To restore the factory-default name of the selected input
Restore Default Name
 Assigning Audio & Video Input Connectors
 Analog in ANALOG-1 to 8, 5.1 Anlg 6-8, LIVE!, None
Assigning Audio & Video Input Connectors
 Auto
Anlg in LVL
Auto ON, OFF Manual
Auto Gain
 Auto Gain Level Meters
Manual
 Component
Video
 Selecting Preferred Listening Modes
Preferred Listening Mode Selection Parameters
 When the D parameter is set to USE Last
When the 2-CH parameter is set to USE Last
 When the 5.1a parameter is set to USE Last
When the DTS-ES parameter is set to USE Last
When the MIC parameter is set to USE Last
MIC
 Main Advanced
Configuring Advanced Input Settings
 Analog Bypass
Configuring Advanced Zone Settings
 Input Select Parameter Settings
Setup
 Component OSD
Video OSD
 Digital
ZONE2 & Record in Parameter Settings
 Digital Bypass ON, OFF DIG OUT Rate
Record BLOCKED, Enabled
Record Advanced
 Record
 Setting Crossover Points
Speaker Setup
 To configure a custom speaker setup
Custom Speaker Setups
 High-pass Filter
Setting Crossover Points
 When the THX Speaker Setup screen opens
THX Speaker Setups
 Speaker Setup Parameters
 Front L/R FULL, Full + SUB, 30Hz to 120Hz, THX 80Hz
 Setting Crossover Points
 Rear L/R FULL, Full + SUB, 30Hz to 120Hz, THX 80Hz, None
 SUB L/R
When a custom speaker setup is selected
SUB Xover
LFE
 THX ULTRA2 SUB
 ASA Advanced Speaker Array
BGC Boundary Gain Compensation
 Speaker Calibration Parameters
Calibrating Speaker Distances & Output Levels
Output Level Parameters
Before calibrating speaker distances and output levels
 Default Setting Possible Setting
Speaker Distance Settings Output Level Settings Parameter
 Automatic Options Details
Automatic Calibration
 Connecting the Microphones
 During the microphone check, position the microphones
Positioning the Microphones for the Microphone Check
 During the microphone check, do not
 Checking for Silence
Checking the Microphones
 Check Microphones Results
Checking the Microphones
 Positioning the Microphones for Automatic Calibration
Message Description Troubleshooting
 Position the primary listening position
 Rear Side Left
 Setup
 During the automatic calibration, do not
Improper microphone positioning for automatic calibration
 Positioning the Microphones for Automatic Calibration
 Performing Automatic Calibration
SET Crossovers Before Calibrating Auto Speaker Setup
 Performing Automatic Calibration
 Step Distances
 Levels
Distances
 Speaker
 Manual Options DetailsB
For simultaneous output level adjustment
Manual Calibration
 To manually calibrate speaker distances
Performing Manual Speaker Distance Calibration
 Performing Manual Output Level Calibration
 Internal Noise Test
When the Internal Noise message opens
 External Noise Test
Input Source Listening Mode
Plii Movie
Digital DTS-ES
 Parameter Default Setting Possible Setting
Setting Bass Peak Limiters
CAL Noise ON, OFF Limiter Limit ADJ
LFE Limiter ON, OFF LFE Limit ADJ
 LFE Limiter
CAL Noise
Limit ADJ
 When 8 Stereo Inputs is selected
REAR-PANEL Configuration
LFE Limiter ADJ
Stereo Inputs
 Stereo & 5.1 Anlg
When 5 Stereo & 5.1 Anlg is selected
Input Connectors Output Connectors
 Sync Delay OFF
Display Setup
Custom Name
ON-SCREEN Display
 To create a custom unit name
Edit Custom Name
 ON-SCREEN Display
Parameter Default Setting Possible Settings
 Format
Letter Indicator Command Bank
Background
Remote State
 Status Always on Always ON, 2 Seconds Always OFF Brightness
Status
 Mute Level
VOLUME-CONTROL Setup
Zone PWR on
REC PWR on
 MAX Volume
 OFF ON, OFF
Trigger Setup
Remote only ON, OFF
 Program Operation Parameters ON, OFF
Remote only
 Modes Unlocked LOCKED, Unlocked Audio Cntrl Setup
Setup
Lock Options
Audio Cntrl
 LIVE! Calibration
 Position the microphones
Positioning the Microphones for Live
 Improper microphone positioning for Live
When positioning the microphones, do not
 Signal TOO LOW
Select Setup LIVE! Calibration as shown above
Performing LIVE! Calibration
Calibration Done
 Audio Controls
 Audio Controls
 Bass
To control the bass from the remote control
 Treble
To control the treble from the remote control
 Tilt EQ
To control the tilt EQ from the remote control
 Loudness
To control the loudness from the remote control
 ZONE2 Balance
Balance
Fader
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 Mode Adjust
 Listening modes activation occurs through
Mode Adjust
Listening Mode Activation
 Preferred Listening Mode Selection Parameters
Mode Adjust
 Mode Family Selection Buttons
Mode Buttons
Input Source Button
Channel Dolby Digital
 Film
Listening Mode Descriptions
 Music Surr
Music
Front Steering Music
Front Steering Msurr
 RE-EQUALIZER ON, OFF Output Levels
PLIIx + & Plii +
PLIIx MOV & Plii Movie
 PLIIx MUS & Plii Music
Dimension Neutral FRONT, NEUTRAL, Rear Surround DLY
PL +
Panorama OFF ON, OFF CTR Width
 PRO Logic
 Nightclub
CIN & Music
 Concert Hall
PRE-DELAY OFF
Church
MID RT
 Cathedral
Bass Content Stereo BINAURL, MONO, Stereo LOW Freq Width
Panorama
Input Balance
 Listener POS
Panorama Calibration
Source Left & Right
 To calibrate the Panorama listening mode
 Channel
CH Surround
Mono Logic
SUB Level
 Mono
Mono Surround
Film
Compression OFF AUTO, ON, OFF LFE MIX
 Music
 When THX Ultra2 decoding is active
Input Source Parameter Setting
UL2Cin & SurEX
THX SurEX
 When THX Surround EX decoding is active
 EX Decoding Auto AUTO, ON, OFF Compression LFE MIX
PLIIx MOV
PLIIx MUS
 Flagged Non-Flagged
Digital & Digital EX
 2-CHANNEL
Digital & Digital EX
 Mono
Mono Surr
 Channel
Decoding
 Music & Music
Option/Parameter Default Setting Possible Settings
Film & Film
 DTS-ES THX listening mode
DTS THX UL2Cin listening mode
UL2Cin
Decoding
 Input Source
 1a Film
Chan & 2-CHAN
ES Decoding Auto AUTO, ON, OFF SUB Level
RE-EQUALIZER OFF ON, OFF Sound Stage Rear
 1a UL2Cin, 5.1a SurEX, & 5.1a
1a Music
 5.1a THX SurEX listening mode
1a THX ULTRA2 5.1a THX UL2Cin listening mode
5.1a THX listening mode
Channel Analog
 1a Standard
 1a Bypass
1a 2-CHANNEL
SUB L/R LVL
Option/Parameter
 LIVE! SMALL, LIVE! MED & LIVE! Large
2CH Bypass
Treb CUT RT
Advanced Custom
 Reverb LVL
LIVE! SMALL, LIVE! MED & LIVE! Large
Early Rflx LVL
Bass Xover
 Custom
Custom VS Preset
Output Levels
 Reset Mode
 Listening Mode Menu Option & Parameter Descriptions
 Center
Dimension
Center Depth
Center MIX
 EX Decoding
Effect LVL
ES Decoding
 Input Balance
Front Steering
LFE MIX
Listener POS
 Liveness
PRE-DELAY
LOW Freq Width
Master Level
 Rear DLY Offset
RE-EQUALIZER
Rear L/R
Reverb LVL
 Source
Sound Stage
Speaker Angle
Speech Detect
 Surround MIX
Surround DLY
Surround EX
 Treb CUT RT
Mode Parameter Relationships
Vocal Enhance
Parameter Is used in these modes
 Dimension
Custom VS Preset
Diffusion
ES Decoding
 Parameter Is used in these modes
 SUB L/R & SUB L/R LVL
Source Panorama Calibration Speaker Angle Speech Detect
 Troubleshooting & Maintenance
 Troubleshooting
 MC-12 is powered on, but there is no video
Routine Maintenance
RF interference is present in the audio or video
MC-12 is exhibiting erratic behavior
 To restore factory-default settings
Restoring FACTORY-DEFAULT Settings
 Appendix
 Audio Input & Output Connectors
Specifications
Main Zone Audio Performance
Zone 2 & Record Zone Audio Performance
 Microphone Input Connectors
Video Input & Output Connectors
Composite & S-video Performance
Component Video Performance
 Declaration of Conformity
 Menu Tree
 Menu Tree
 Appendix
 Anlg in LVL
 Front L/R Speakers Full
 Check Microphones
 Then, press
 Setting Levels Front Left
 Main Menu Setup Speaker Setup Manual Speaker Setup
 LIVE! Calibration High Audio Levels
 Output Levels
 Menu Tree
 Panorama Effect LVL
 2CH Status Input Mode
 Input Balance LFE MIX
 Video 43 OSD Component OSD
Installation Worksheet
Input Select Analog Bypass
 CAL Noise Limiter Limit ADJ LFE Limiter
Appendix
 Installation Worksheet
 Index
 Index
 Index
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 Index
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 Part No -14773 Rev 4 05/05