Lexicon RV-8 DOLBY PLIIx + THX & DOLBY PLII + THX

Mode Adjust Lexicon

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DOLBY PLIIx + THX & DOLBY PLII + THX

Dolby Pro Logic IIx technology is an ex tension to D olby Pro Logic II

that enables the listener to exp erience natural and seamless 6.1- or

7.1-channel (six or seven sp eakers and a subwoofer) surround sound

from any native two-channel (stereo) or 5.1-channel source.

The modes are recommended for home theaters with THX-certified

speakers. Dolby PLII(x) + THX encoding:

• Applies THX re-equalization to simulate high-frequency rolloffs

that occur in movie theaters. Most films are mixed for movie

theaters, and might sound too bright when played back in

home theaters without re-equalization.

• Applies THX timbre matching to minimize timbre differences

between the front and surround channels, which results in

smoother sound movements between them.

The PLIIx listening mode is only available when the front, side and rear

speakers are present. The PLII listening mode is available when the

front and side speakers are present.

Activating the DOLBY PLIIx + THX listening mode

The DOLBY PLIIx + THX listening mode is a dynamic listening mode

and cannot be assigned as a preferred listening mode for 2-channel

Dolby Surround-encoded sour ces. To activate this listening mode, play

the 2-channel Dolby Surround-encoded source, then select DOLBY

PLIIx + THX using the front-panel or remote control Mode buttons.

When the 2-CH parameter is set to USE LAST, the RV -8 will automat-

ically activate the DOLBY PLIIx + THX listening mode if this listening

mode was activated the last time a 2-channel Dolby Surround-

encoded source was present.

Note:

The PLIIx mode does not appear in the list of available listening modes if

either the side or rear speakers are missing from the configuration.

See “Listening Mode Menu Option and Parameter Descriptions” on page 6-39 for

detailed descriptions.

MODE ADJUST PLIIX + MODE ADJUST PLII +

OR

Parameter Default Setting Possible Settings

RE-EQUALIZER ON ON, OFF

OUTPUT LEVELS Refer to page 6-37

CUSTOM Refer to page 6-3 7

Contents

Main IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Page Introduction DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS WARNING Table of Contents Getting Started Basic Operation Setup Introduction Page ABOUT THE RV-8 Page HIGHLIGHTS PRODUCT REGISTRATION INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS D D DO NOT expose the RV-8 to high temperatures, humidity, steam, DO NOT install the RV-8 near unshielded TV or FM antennas, cable REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION Basic Operation FRONT-PANEL OVERVIEW 1 FRONT-PANEL DISPLAY 2 IR RECEIVER 3 VOLUME KNOB FRONT-PANEL OVER VIEW 4 MAIN ZONE INPUT SELECTION BUTTONS 5 ZONE 2 INPUT SELECTION BUTTONS 6 ZONE 3 INPUT SELECTION BUTTONS 7 TUNER SELECTION BUTTONS Page REAR-PANEL OVERVIEW 1 AMPLIFIER OUTPUTS 2 VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS 3 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT CONNECTORS 4 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS 5 MAIN ZONE VIDEO OUTPUT CONNECTORS REAR-PANEL OVER VIEW 6 ZONE 2 VIDEO OUTPUT CONNECTORS 7 ZONE 2 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT CONNECTORS 8 TUNER ANTENNA CONNECTORS 9 DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT CONNECTORS (S/PDIF) Page TUNER OVERVIEW SELECTING A STATION DIRECT STATION ACCESS TUNE/SEEK ACCESS SCAN MODE LOADING PRESETS SAVING PRESETS NAMING PRESETS EDITING PRESETS AUTOLOAD AMPLIFIER OVERVIEW AMPLIFIER CHANNEL STATUS MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH THE AMPLIFIER OUTPUT CAUTION! HEADPHONE OVERVIEW REMOTE CONTROL OVERVIEW OPERATION CONSIDERATIONS MAIN MENU MENU NAVIGATION MENU OPTIONS PARAMETER DROP-DOWN MENUS HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPHS REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS 2-18 COMMAND MATRIX 8 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 9 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 21 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Page 25 26 27 28 29 Page 2-27 33 34 34 35 36 UNDERSTANDING THE ZONES TWO-LINE STATUS MAIN ZONE TWO-LINE STATUS ZONE 2 TWO-LINE STATUS ZONE 3 TWO-LINE STATUS STATUS MENUS 2CH STATUS D STATUS INPUT The current input MODE The current listening mode STATUS 5.1a BYPASS STATUS 2CH BYPASS STATUS DIGITAL STATUS 5.1 ANALOG STATUS LIVE! STATUS STATUS MENU PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 2.0 ENCODING BIT RA TE CENTER MIX LV L CHANNELS DIALOG OFFSET STATUS MENU LEVEL METERS Page Setup INPUTS SPEAKERS I/O CONFIG DISPLAYS VOLUME CONTROLS TUNER SETUP LOCK OPTIONS LIVE! CALIBRATION POWER MANAGEMENT 3-4 INPUT SETUP INPUTSSETUP (INPUT) INPUT SETUP CHANGING INPUT NAMES EDIT INPUT NAME RESTORE DEFAULT NAME ASSIGNING AUDIO and VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS DIGITAL IN ASSIGNING AUDIO and VI DEO INPUT CONNECTORS (continued) ANALOG IN ANLG IN LV L ASSIGNING AUDIO and VI DEO INPUT CONNECTORS (continued) AUTO MANUAL AUTO GAIN LEVEL METERS VIDEO IN COMPONENT IN 3-12 SELECTING PREFERRED LISTENING MODES Dynamic Listening Modes Modes that Do Not Appear in the Input Setup Menu Dynamic modes Modes that do not appear in the Input Setup menu SELECTING PREFERRED LISTENING MODES The Use Last Parameter 2-CH DOLBY D SELECTING PREFERRED LISTENING MODES MIC 5.1a CONFIGURING ADVANCED INPUT SETTINGS MAIN ADVANCED INPUT SELECT CONFIGURING ADVANCE INPUT SETTINGS (continued) ANALOG BYP ASS S-VI DEO 16:9 INPUT SELECT PARAMETER SETTINGS CONFIGURING ADVANCE INPUT SETTINGS (continued) S-VIDEO OSD 4:3 COMPONENT OSD LEGACY VIDEO FORMA T DETECT ZONE2 IN Note ZONE2 IN PARAMETER SETTINGS ZONE2 ADVANCED ANLG IN LV L DIGIT AL BYP ASS DIG OUT RA TE RECORD SPEAKER SETUP SETTING CROSSOVER POINTS CUSTOM SPEAKER SETUPS Page THX SPEAKER SETUPS SPEAKER SETUP PARAMETERS 3-30 FRONT L/R CENTER SIDE L/R REAR L/R 3-33 SUBWOOFER SPEAKERSSETUP THX SETUP SUBWOOFERSET CROSSOVERS 3-34 THX UL TRA2 SUB SPEAKERSSETUP CUSTOM SETUP or ULTRA2 SUB SPEAKERSSETUP THX SETUP ULTRA2 SUB BGC (BOUNDARY GAIN COMPENSATION) ASA (ADVANCED SPEAKER ARRAY) AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION CONNECTING THE MICROPHONES POSITIONING THE MICROPHONES FOR THE MICROPHONE CHECK PROPER During the microphone check, position the microphones: During the microphone check, DO NOT: IMPROPER CHECKING THE MICROPHONES Page CHECKING THE MICROPHONES (continued) POSITIONING THE MICROPHONES FOR AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION When calibrating for a single listening position, place the micropho nes: PROPER PROPER When calibrating for multiple listening positions in multiple rows, position the microphones: PROPER POSITIONING THE MICROPHONES FOR AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION During the automatic calibration, do not: IMPROPER During the automatic calibration, do not: IMPROPER 3-48 PERFORMING AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION Follow the procedures in the appropriate table column for the desired type of automatic calibration. 1 2 3-49 3-50 PERFORMING AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION (continued) 5 3-51 PERFORMING AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION (continued) Message Description Troubleshooting MANUAL CALIBRATION PERFORMING MANUAL SPEAKER DISTANCE CALIBRATION PERFORMING MANUAL OUTPUT LEVEL CALIBRATION INTERNAL NOISE TEST EXTERNAL NOISE TEST INPUT SOURCE LISTENING MODE SETTING BASS PEAK LIMITERS CAL NOISE LIMITER LIMIT ADJ I/O CONFIG 8 STEREO INPUTS 5 ST. & (1) 5.1 ANLG 2 ST. & (2) 5.1 ANLG I/O CONFIG MAIN 7.1 MAIN 5.1 & ZONE2 2.0 MAIN 5.1 & ZONE3 2.0 DISPLAY SETUP ON-SCREEN DISPLAY SETUP STATUS POSITION FORMAT BACKGROUND FRONT-PANEL DISPLAY SETUP STATUS BRIGHTNESS A/V SYNC DELAY CUSTOM NAME EDIT CUSTOM NAME VOLUME CONTROL SETUP MAIN PWR ON MUTE LEVEL Z2 PWR ON Z3 PWR ON HEADPHONE MAX VOLUME 3-70 TRIGGER SETUP TRIGGERSETUP REMOTE ONLY TRIGGERSETUP REMOTE ONLY Parameter Default Setting Possible Settings REMOTE ONLY ON ON, OFF Program Operation OFF ON, OFF PROGRAM OPERA TION P ARAMETERS TUNER SETUP REGION SCAN SENS TUNER REGION BAND LIMIT AND INCREMENTS AUTOLOAD 3-75 CLEAR ALL SETUP TUNER SETUP CLEAR ALL TUNER PRESETS SETUP TUNER SETUP TUNER PRESETS DISPLA Y RADIO T EXT SCROLL RATE AUTO FREQUENCY LOCK OPTIONS MODES AUDIO CNTRL SETUP LIVE! CALIBRATION CONNECTING THE MICROPHONES POSITIONING THE MICROPHONES FOR LIVE! PROPER Position the microphones: IMPROPER When positioning the microphones, DO NOT: PERFORMING LIVE! CALIBRATION Page Page AUDIO CONTROLS BASS TREBLE Page AUDIO CONTROLS TIL T EQ LOUDNESS Page AUDIO CONTROLS BALANCE F ADER ZONE2 BALANCE ZONE3 BALANCE Page Tuner Presets TUNER PRESETS LISTEN TO PRESET NAME CLEAR PRESET Page Page LISTENING MODE ACTIVATION PREFERRED LISTENING MODE SELECTION MODE AND BUTTONS LISTENING MODE SELECTION BUTTONS LISTENING MODE DESCRIPTIONS L7 FILM L7 TV L7 MUSIC L7 MUSIC SURR DOLBY PLIIx + THX & DOLBY PLII + THX DOLBY PLIIx MOV & DOLBY PLII MOVIE DOLBY PLIIx MUS & DOLBY PLII MUSIC DOLBY PL + THX DOLBY PRO LOGIC DTS NEO:6 + THX DTS NEO:6 CIN & DTS NEO:6 MUSIC NIGHTCLUB CONCERT HALL CHURCH CATHEDRAL PANORAMA PANORAMA CALIBRATION LEFT RIGHTCENTER 2-CH SURROUND 2-CHANNEL MONO LOGIC MONO SURROUND MONO 5.1 L7 FILM 5.1 L7 TV 5.1 L7 MUSIC THX, THX UL2Cin & THX SurEX Parameter Setting THX MUSIC 5.1 PLIIx MOV 5.1 PLIIx MUS DOLBY DIGITAL & DOLBY DIGITAL EX Parameter Setting 5.1 2-CHANNEL 5.1 MONO LOGIC 5.1 MONO SURR 5.1 MONO DTS-ES DECODING DTS-ES L7 FILM & DTS L7 FILM DTS-ES L7 MUSIC & DTS L7 MUSIC DTS-ES THX & DTS THX UL2Cin DTS-ES THX & DTS THX UL2CIN (continued) DTS THX MUSIC DTS, DTS-ES & DTS(-ES) Discr Parameter Setting DTS 2-CHAN & DTS-ES 2-CHAN 5.1a L7 FILM 5.1a L7 MUSIC 5.1a THX UL2Cin, 5.1a THX SurEX & 5.1a THX Page 5.1a THX MUSIC 5.1a STANDARD 5.1a 2-CHANNEL 5.1a BYPASS 2CH BYPASS HEADPHONE L7 HEADPHONE 5.1 HEADPHONE DTS HEADPHONE 5.1a LIVE! SMALL, LIVE! MED & LIVE! LARGE Page OUTPUT LEVELS CUSTOM CUSTOM VS PRESET RESET MODE LISTENING MODE MENU OPTION and PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS 5 SPKR ENHANCE ACADEMY FIL TER AUTO AZIMUTH BASS CONTENT CENTER CENTER DEPTH CENTER MIX CNTR DL Y SAMPLES COMPRESSION EARL Y RFLX L VL EFFECT LVL ES DECODING EX DECODING FRONT STEERING INPUT BALANCE LFE MIX LISTENER POS LIVENESS MASTER LEVEL MID RT OUTPUT LEVELS PA N O R A M A PRE-DELA Y Page SOURCE SPEAKER ANGLE SPEECH DETECT SPREAD SUB & SUB LVL SURROUND MIX TREB CUT RT VOCAL ENHANCE MODE PARAMETER RELATIONSHIPS MODE-PARAMETER RELATIONSHIPS Page Page Page Troubleshooting and Maintenance TROUBLESHOOTING Page Troubleshooting and Maintenance ROUTINE MAINTEN ANCE RESTORING FACTORY-DEFAULT SETTINGS Page Appendix A A-2 SPECIFICATIONS Main Zone Audio Performance Audio Input & Output Connectors Page Appendix A Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page B-2 MENU TREE INPUT SETUP DVD1 DVD2 SAT VCR TV CD TUNER PHONO B-3 SETUP MENU: INPUTS SETUP MENU: INPUTS B-4 2-CHAN B-5 SETUP MENU: SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKERS B-6 SETUP MENU: SPEAKERS (continued) B-7 SETUP MENU: SPEAKERS B-8 B-9 B-10 SETUP MENU: I/O CONFIG SETUP MENU: DISPLAYS SETUP MENU: LIVE! CALIBRATION B-11 OR SETUP MENU: TUNER SETUP B-12 MAIN MENU: TUNER PRESETS MAIN MENU: AUDIO CONTROLS B-13 MAIN MENU: MODE ADJUST B-14 MAIN MENU: MODE ADJUST B-15 B-16 MAIN MENU: MODE ADJUST B-17 MAIN MENU: RESTORE DEFAULTS STATUS MENUS Refer to the Status Menus section that begins on page 2-29 for more information. Page Page REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMING DEVICE ACTIVATION MACRO OPERATIONS REMOTE PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW USING PREPROGRAMMED CODES AUTO SCAN WITH THREE-DIGIT NUMBER USING LEARNING METHOD CAUTION! IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER PROGRAMMING THE FUNCTION BUTTONS PROGRAMMING THE TEN DEVICE BUTTONS PROGRAMMING FAVORITE CHANNELS PROGRAMMING MACRO BUTTONS PROGRAMMING MACRO FUNCTIONS TO M1, M2, M3, POWER AND SYSTEM OFF BUTTONS PROGRAMMING MACRO FUNCTIONS TO THE TEN DEVICE BUTTONS SAMPLE MACRO SEQUENCE PROGRAMMING PUNCH THROUGH FUNCTIONS ERASING MACRO FUNCTIONS ERASING FAVORITE CHANNEL BUTTONS ERASE MACRO FUNCTIONS FROM DEVICE BUTTONS ERASING PUNCH THROUGH FUNCTIONS EDIT TEXT ON FUNCTION/DEVICE BUTTONS EDIT TEXT FOR FAVORITE CHANNEL BUTTONS RECALLING THE PREPR OGRAMMED THR EE-DIGIT NUMBER ERASING LEARNED BUTTONS PROGRAMMING THE BACKLIGHT TO TURN OFF CLONING THE RV-8 REMOTE CONTRO L ADJUSTING THE LCD CONTRAST BATTERY LIFE RECALLING THE ZONE AUDIO CODES FOR THE RV-8 REPROGRAMMING THE ZONE AUDIO CODES TO DEFAULT CODES C-18 THREE-DIGIT PREPROGRAMMED CODES C-19 DVD C-20 SAT C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 LD Note: The LD codes are stored in DVD. PHONO C-27 CABLE C-28 TAPE Page INSTALLATION WORKSHEET INPUT SETUP DVD1 DVD2 SAT VCR TV CD TUNER PHONO SPEAKER SETUP CUSTOM SETUP THX SETUP SPEAKER DISTANCES LEVELS CALIBRATION D-4 INSTALLATION WORKSHEET (continued) DISPLAY SETUP TRIGGER SETUP TUNER SETUP VOLUME CONTROL SE TUP Page D-6 PREPROGRAMMED LCD TEXT FOR OTHER DEVICES DVD1 DVD2 SAT VCR RV-8 Appendix D D-7 TV CD Page Index Numerics A B C Index I-2 D E F RV-8 Index I-3 I L M Index I-4 P R S RV-8 Index I-5 T U V Page LIMITED WARRANTY Who is Covered? What is Covered? What Expenses will Harman Specialty Group Assume? How is Service Obtained?