Appendix A

Lexicon

SPECIFICATIONS

Audio Input & Output Connectors

Analog Audio Inputs

Eight stereo (RCA) or five stereo and one 5.1-channel or 2

 

stereo and two 5.1-channel connectors

 

 

 

Digital Audio Inputs

•

Four S/PDIF coaxial (RCA) and four S/PDIF optical

 

 

connectors

 

•

Coaxial and optical input connectors conform to IEC-

 

 

958, S/PDIF standards

 

•

Accepts 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96kHz sample rates

 

•

Accepts 16-24-bit PCM audio, Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS-

 

 

ES discrete and DTS-96K data formats

 

 

Main Zone Audio

Eight unbalanced (RCA) connectors for Front L/R, Center,

Outputs

Sub, Side L/R and Rear L/R

 

 

Zone 2 Audio Outputs

• One unbalanced (RCA, variable output level) stereo con-

 

 

nector

 

• One unbalanced (RCA, fixed output level) stereo connector

 

• One S/PDIF coaxial (RCA) connector and one optical con-

 

 

nector

 

 

Zone 3 Audio Outputs

One stereo (RCA, variable output level) connector

 

 

Headphone

One stereo (1/4-inch phone) connector

 

 

Amplifier

Seven channels, two channels can be assigned to Zone 2 or

 

Zone 3

 

 

 

Main Zone Audio Performance

A/D Conversion

24-Bit, 96kHz, dual-bit ΔΣ architecture

 

 

D/A Conversion

24-Bit, 44.1 to 192kHz, multibit ΔΣ architecture

 

 

*Frequency Response

20Hz to 20kHz, +0.1dB/–0.1dB, –0.25dB at 40kHz,

 

–0.5dB at 40kHz, reference 1kHz

 

 

*THD + Noise

Below 0.02%, 20Hz to 20kHz, 140W Rms all channels driven

 

 

*Dynamic Range

• 105dB minimum, 22kHz bandwidth, “A” weighted

 

• 102dB minimum, 22kHz bandwidth, unweighted

 

 

*Signal-to-Noise Ratio

• 105dB minimum, 22kHz bandwidth, “A” weighted

 

• 102dB minimum, 22kHz bandwidth, unweighted

 

 

Main Zone Audio Performance

Input Sensitivity

200mV Rms (2V Rms for maximum output level) at 0dB

 

input gain

 

 

Input Impedance

100kΩ in parallel with 150pF

 

 

Preamp Output Level

• 150mV Rms typical, 6V Rms maximum (RCA connectors)

 

• Maximum value with full-scale input signal and volume

 

at +12dB

 

 

Preamp Output

500Ω in parallel with 150pF (RCA connectors)

Impedance

 

 

 

Zone 2 and Zone 3 Audio Performance

A/D Conversion

24-Bit, 44.1 to 96kHz, multibit ΔΣ architecture (Zone 2 only)

 

 

D/A Conversion

24-Bit, 44.1 to 192kHz, multibit ΔΣ architecture

 

 

Frequency Response

10Hz to 20kHz, +0.1dB/–0.25dB, –0.75dB at 40kHz,

 

reference 1kHz

 

 

THD + Noise

Below 0.005% at 1kHz, (1V Rms output level)

 

 

Dynamic Range

101dB minimum, 22kHz bandwidth

 

 

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

101dB minimum, 22kHz bandwidth

 

 

Input Sensitivity

200mV Rms (4V Rms for maximum output level)

 

 

Input Impedance

100kΩ in parallel with 150pF

 

 

Preamp Output Level

• 200mV Rms typical, 4V Rms maximum

 

• Maximum value with full-scale input signal and volume

 

at 0dB

 

 

Preamp Output

300Ω in parallel with 150pF

Impedance

 

 

 

Video Input & Output Connectors

Video Inputs

Five composite (RCA), five S-Video and three component

 

video (RCA)

 

 

Video Outputs

Two composite (RCA, one monitor and one Zone 2), two

 

S-Video (one monitor and one Zone 2) and one component

 

(RCA)

 

 

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RV-8 specifications

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