Madrigal Imaging AVP2 Installation Note, 8BALANCED MAIN OUTPUTS L, C, R, 10REMOTE ZONE OUTPUTS

Installation Note:

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S-video (Y/C) signals are more susceptible to degradation over long wire runs. The quality of wire used makes a significant difference, but regardless, it is generally inadvisable to run S-video cables more than twenty feet (6 meters). Composite video signals tend to hold up better over longer runs, especially when high quality 75Ω cable such as Madrigal MDC-2 is used.

8BALANCED MAIN OUTPUTS (L, C, R)

The pin assignments of these XLR-type male outputs conform to the inter- national AES standard, and are as follows:

	Pin 1: Signal ground
1 2	Pin 2: Signal + (non-inverting)

3Pin 3: Signal – (inverting)

Connector ground lug: chassis ground

Refer to your power amplifier’s operating manual to verify that the pin as- signments of its input connectors correspond to the Audio Video Preampli- fier. If not, wire the cable so that the appropriate output pin connects to the equivalent input pin, or reverse the leads of both your speaker cables to “re- verse the reversal” and restore correct polarity.

High quality single-ended outputs are also provided for compatibility with power amplifiers lacking balanced inputs.

Connect the left-front, center and right-front outputs of the Audio Video Preamplifier to the corresponding inputs on your power amplifier(s).

9SINGLE-ENDED MAIN OUTPUTS (ALL CHANNELS)

The first six of these eight RCA connectors provide the main 5.1 channels normally associated with a high quality multichannel system: the left-front, center and right-frontoutputs of the AVP2 are duplicated here in single- ended form (for compatibility with power amplifiers lacking any balanced input capabilities), along with the left-surround, right-surroundand subwoofer channels. Connect these outputs to the corresponding power amplifier channels.

In addition, two “auxiliary” output channels are provided, labelled aux 1 and aux 2. These channels are used for any of several applications such as support for 7.1 channel systems (using either separate side and rear chan- nels Dual Drive™ surrounds), or as additional subwoofer channels. Select the best use for your particular system in the Setup Menu, according to your speaker configuration.

10REMOTE ZONE OUTPUTS

The AVP2 includes a second signal path (beyond the primary one used in the main listening room) that can feed a remote zone, or a record path for making recordings, or both. There is one limitation: the remote and record outputs always contain the same signal.