Madrigal Imaging AVP2 owner manual The Quickest Start CD & DVD

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The Quickest Start: CD & DVD

The AVP2 is an exciting system, and we understand that many owners will be anxious to get it up and running as quickly as possible. What follows is not a replacement for a complete setup of the system. Rather, it is provided so you can get some music and movies playing as quickly as possible. It assumes that your system is already set up in other respects (speakers connected to power amps, etc.). Once done, please read up on how to do a complete setup and cali- bration in order to get the most from your investment (or have your dealer/in- staller do it for you).

We have shipped the AVP2 with two input buttons already pre-programmed for the sources most likely to be found in an AVP2-based system: CD and DVD. Hav- ing done this, all you have to do is hook them up to the right connectors and press the button to get going.

This “quickest start” assumes that your CD transport has a coaxial (RCA) digital output, and that your DVD player has both composite video output and a coaxial (RCA) digital output. If not, proceed to the next sections, A Quick Start For CD and A Quick Start For DVD.

1MAKE THE PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS; TURN EVERYTHING ON

Connect the outputs of the AVP2 to your power amplifier(s), as indicated (front, rear, center, sub); ensure that the main video output of the AVP2 is connected to your television (so you can see the on screen menus). Once this is done, turn on all the components involved (CD transport, AVP2, tele- vision, amplifiers). Turn the amps on last—always a good habit with any audio system.

2CONNECT YOUR CD TRANSPORT TO DIGITAL INPUT #2 ON THE AVP2

Doing so will give you access to your CD transport via the CD button on the AVP2.

3CONNECT AN S/PDIF (RCA/COAXIAL) AUDIO OUTPUT FROM YOUR DVD PLAYER TO DIGITAL INPUT #4, AND CONNECT THE COMPOSITE OUTPUT OF YOUR DVD PLAYER TO THE “COMPOSITE 1” VIDEO INPUT ON THE AVP2

You might also take the time to set the digital output of your DVD player to “AC-3” instead of “PCM/Pro Logic.” It will still output PCM digital audio if you play a CD, but setting it to “AC-3” allows it to give you the discrete mul- tichannel digital AC-3 standard. The AVP2 will automatically sense the na- ture of the signal it receives, and will switch accordingly.

We chose the composite output for the initial default simply because it is the output on DVD players that you can always depend on. (Many DVD players have a switch that chooses between either S-video or component—if the switch happens to be in the wrong position, you would end up with no picture at all.)

4 PRESS EITHER CD OR DISC 1 AND START ENJOYING YOUR AVP2