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Madrigal Imaging AVP2 owner manual Madrigal, Inc 2081 South Main Street, P.O. Box

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Madrigal, Inc.

Madrigal, Inc.

2081 South Main Street, P.O. Box 781

Middletown, Connecticut 06457 USA

Telephone: (860) 346-0896

Fax: (860) 346-1540

http://www.madrigal.com

is a registered trademark of Madrigal, Inc. a Harman International company

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

The THX logo, THX, Home THX, Home THX Cinema, Re-Equalization, Decorrelation, and Timbre Matching are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd.

“DTS” is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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© 3/2002 Madrigal, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Contents

AVP2 Audio Video Preamplifier NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURERISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNELImportant Safety Instructions Table of Contents volume display stereo surround Maximizing the Value of Your Purchase themUnpacking and Placement remote controlplacement ventilation custom installations unpacking the audio video preamplifierserial number register your purchase Operating Voltage & Frequency A Word About Installation The Quickest Start CD & DVD A Quick Start For CD A Quick Start For DVD 1MAKE THE PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS2PRESS AND HOLD THE DISC 1 BUTTON ON THE AVP2 PLAYER IN STEPSpecial Design Features ment in a digital volume control?Front Panel L A S E R3AUDIO SOURCES 5PATH BUTTON AND INDICATORS4“MORE” SOURCES 6SURROUND MODE 8RECALL 7DISPLAY INTENSITY9MAIN DISPLAY 10DELAY 11INPUT LEVEL13POWER BUTTON AND INDICATOR 12MUTE14MASTER 15BALANCE19VOLUME KNOB 16CENTER17SURROUND 18SUBRear Panel 1 BALANCED ANALOG INPUT22-gauge 3 bus wire Male RCAMale XLR connect to sourceS-videoconnector 4S/PDIF ON RCA DIGITAL INPUTS5S/PDIF ON BNC DIGITAL INPUT 6EIAJ OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUTInstallation Note 8BALANCED MAIN OUTPUTS L, C, R9SINGLE-ENDEDMAIN OUTPUTS ALL CHANNELS 10REMOTE ZONE OUTPUTS11RECORD OUTPUTS 12DIGITAL OUTPUT 13REAR PANEL ACCESS DOOR14PHASTLink CONTROL PORTS RS-232pin configuration 15 RS-232PORT= Rx from PC = Tx to PC16IR INPUT 17DC TRIGGERSmain home theater system video tape recordersInstallation Note S-videoconnectorPage The Remote Control buttons will change the move the cursor up or downUsing The Menu System to exit the menu system to select a menu item to change a menu itemto save changes front panel equivalentsmenu The Operate Menu Important Note migrating to analog forced/manual migrationsetup locked/unlocked TIMEOUT 3 SECONDS CHARACTERS NORMALdisplay preferences display position on screen statusThe information that can be displayed includes volume preferences volume display volume speed volume mute levelVOLUME PREFERENCES →DISPLAY ABSOLUTE SPEED FAST MUTE LEVEL MAX VOLUME LATE NIGHT HIGHmaximum volume late night The Setup Menu We’ll take each of the submenus in turn AUDIO DELAY O MS 2-CH 2-CH/SURROUNDOFF AUDIO CONNECTORSCD AUDIO CONNECTORS AUDIO CONNECTORS 1 1 DIGITALsetting audio delay choosing a 2-channelmode how many input connectors? multichannel THX is it a recording device?CD-AUDIOINPUT AUDIO DIGITAL CONN DIGITAL VIDEO COMPOSITE AUDIO DELAY 0 MS ↓RECORD DEVICE NO AUDIO CONNECTORSVCR2/DISC2 AUDIO CONNECTORS AUDIO CONNECTORS SET DIRECT BUTTONS VCR DISC VCR 2/DISC TV/AUXLet’s get started 1TURN THE MASTER VOLUME CONTROL ON THE AVP2 DOWN The process of defining a more “virtual” button is the same as that for a normal button, with two exceptions SET SPEAKERS SET CONFIGURATION FRONT L&R 70Hz HPF RESET CONFIG FOR THXCENTER 80Hz HPF REAR L&R 80Hz HPF SUBS LOW PASS AUX1 RIGHT BACK AUX2 LEFT BACKspecial tip YOUR FRONT L&R SPEAKERS TREATED1ENTER THE SET DISTANCE MENU 1ENTER THE SET LEVELS MENU 3REPEAT THIS PROCESS FOR EACH SPEAKER IN TURN surround mode defaults SURROUND MODE DEFAULTS DEFAULTS DISABLED SURROUND MODE DEFAULTS 4SELECT “NO CHANGE,” “FORCE ON,” “FORCE OFF” OR “EXTRA BASS” The Custom Menu 1ENTER THE SETUP MENU 2SELECT “CUSTOM,” AND THEN “TEACH REMOTE”displays the status screen Important Note select cd on the AVP2SPECIAL CONTROL TRIGGER 1 ON CONTROL TRIGGER 1 OFF CONTROL TRIGGER 2 ONCONTROL TRIGGER 2 OFF SUB ON/OFF TOGGLE PRESS MUTE TO TEACH1ENTER THE CUSTOM MENU 2SELECT REAR IR INPUT1TOGGLE THE MP-8/9LINK TO “ON” 3TOGGLE THE MENU ITEM FROM REMOTE TO LOCALMP-8/9Link Link Master ABOUT BOOT CHECKSUM XXXX PROC1 CODE The About… MenuPROC1 VERSION PROC2 VERSION PROC3 VERSION Using the Special Menu RATE 384k SUB ON VOLUME MIGRATION AUTO SOURCE DVD SIGNAL 3+2+1 MODE DOLBY DIGITALRECORD INFO NOT LOCKED Using the AVP2 setting the volume surround offoverload The sophisticated bass management provisions in your AVP2 takes these five full range signals plus the deep bass information in the LFE channel, and redirects all this information to whatever speakers can actually reproduce it. Bass management both ensures that you can actually hear what you were intended to hear, and sig- nificantly reduces distortion that likely would result otherwise from bass-limitedspeakers being overloaded by deep bass they were never intended to reproduce. The result is cleaner, more full-bodiedsound than would otherwise be available from most systems dolby pro logic dolby pro logic stereo surround mono surroundautomatic migration mono on fronts mono center onlyforced/manual migration watching a simulcast Page video placement System Planning Guideelectronics placement speaker placement the same distance from the main listening area as the Left and Right speakers Your System Settings Name tv/aux button defaults satellite button defaults cd button defaultstape button defaults aux button defaults tuner button defaultsmore 1 button defaults more 2 button defaults more 3 button defaultsmore 4 button defaults more 5 button defaults more 6 button defaultsName Left Center Troubleshooting THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH BASSTHE AURAL IMAGE SEEMS INCONSISTENT OR VAGUE THERE IS A PERSISTENT HUM IN THE SPEAKERSI LEFT THE SYSTEM ON, BUT JUST RETURNED AND FOUND IT IN STANDBY. WHAT IS HAPPENING? Care and Maintenance U.S. and Canadian Warranty Obtaining Service Specifications Madrigal, Inc., P.O. BoxTelephone 860 FAXDimensions Rack Mount Kit Page Middletown, Connecticut 06457 USA Telephone Madrigal, Inc 2081 South Main Street, P.O. Box3/2002 Madrigal, Inc. All rights reserved