AVP2 Audio Video Preamplifier
NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL
Important Safety Instructions
Table of Contents
volume display
stereo surround
them
Maximizing the Value of Your Purchase
remote control
Unpacking and Placement
placement ventilation custom installations
unpacking the audio video preamplifier
serial number register your purchase
Operating Voltage & Frequency
A Word About Installation
The Quickest Start CD & DVD
A Quick Start For CD
1MAKE THE PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS
A Quick Start For DVD
2PRESS AND HOLD THE DISC 1 BUTTON ON THE AVP2
PLAYER IN STEP
ment in a digital volume control?
Special Design Features
L A S E R
Front Panel
3AUDIO SOURCES
5PATH BUTTON AND INDICATORS
4“MORE” SOURCES
6SURROUND MODE
8RECALL
7DISPLAY INTENSITY
9MAIN DISPLAY
11INPUT LEVEL
10DELAY
12MUTE
13POWER BUTTON AND INDICATOR
14MASTER
15BALANCE
16CENTER
19VOLUME KNOB
17SURROUND
18SUB
1 BALANCED ANALOG INPUT
Rear Panel
Male RCA
22-gauge 3 bus wire
Male XLR
connect to source
4S/PDIF ON RCA DIGITAL INPUTS
S-videoconnector
5S/PDIF ON BNC DIGITAL INPUT
6EIAJ OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUT
8BALANCED MAIN OUTPUTS L, C, R
Installation Note
9SINGLE-ENDEDMAIN OUTPUTS ALL CHANNELS
10REMOTE ZONE OUTPUTS
11RECORD OUTPUTS
12DIGITAL OUTPUT
13REAR PANEL ACCESS DOOR
14PHASTLink CONTROL PORTS
15 RS-232PORT
RS-232pin configuration
= Rx from PC
= Tx to PC
17DC TRIGGERS
16IR INPUT
video tape recorders
main home theater system
Installation Note
S-videoconnector
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The Remote Control
move the cursor up or down
buttons will change the
Using The Menu System
to change a menu item
to exit the menu system to select a menu item
to save changes
front panel equivalents
menu
The Operate Menu
migrating to analog forced/manual migration
Important Note
TIMEOUT 3 SECONDS CHARACTERS NORMAL
setup locked/unlocked
display preferences
display position on screen status
The information that can be displayed includes
volume speed volume mute level
volume preferences volume display
VOLUME PREFERENCES →DISPLAY ABSOLUTE SPEED FAST
MUTE LEVEL MAX VOLUME LATE NIGHT HIGH
maximum volume late night
The Setup Menu
We’ll take each of the submenus in turn
AUDIO CONNECTORS
AUDIO DELAY O MS 2-CH 2-CH/SURROUNDOFF
CD AUDIO CONNECTORS
AUDIO CONNECTORS 1 1 DIGITAL
setting audio delay choosing a 2-channelmode
multichannel THX is it a recording device?
how many input connectors?
CD-AUDIOINPUT AUDIO DIGITAL CONN DIGITAL
↓RECORD DEVICE NO AUDIO CONNECTORS
VIDEO COMPOSITE AUDIO DELAY 0 MS
VCR2/DISC2 AUDIO CONNECTORS AUDIO CONNECTORS
SET DIRECT BUTTONS VCR DISC VCR 2/DISC TV/AUX
Let’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
RESET CONFIG FOR THX
SET CONFIGURATION FRONT L&R 70Hz HPF
CENTER 80Hz HPF REAR L&R 80Hz HPF
SUBS LOW PASS AUX1 RIGHT BACK AUX2 LEFT BACK
YOUR FRONT L&R SPEAKERS TREATED
special tip
1ENTER 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
2SELECT “CUSTOM,” AND THEN “TEACH REMOTE”
1ENTER THE SETUP MENU
displays the status screen
select cd on the AVP2
Important Note
CONTROL TRIGGER 1 OFF CONTROL TRIGGER 2 ON
SPECIAL CONTROL TRIGGER 1 ON
CONTROL TRIGGER 2 OFF SUB ON/OFF TOGGLE
PRESS MUTE TO TEACH
2SELECT REAR IR INPUT
1ENTER THE CUSTOM MENU
1TOGGLE THE MP-8/9LINK TO “ON”
3TOGGLE THE MENU ITEM FROM REMOTE TO LOCAL
MP-8/9Link Link Master
ABOUT BOOT CHECKSUM XXXX PROC1 CODE
The About… Menu
PROC1 VERSION PROC2 VERSION PROC3 VERSION
Using the Special Menu
RATE 384k SUB ON VOLUME MIGRATION AUTO
SOURCE DVD SIGNAL 3+2+1 MODE DOLBY DIGITAL
RECORD INFO NOT LOCKED
setting the volume surround off
Using the AVP2
overload
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
mono surround
dolby pro logic dolby pro logic stereo surround
automatic migration
mono on fronts mono center only
forced/manual migration watching a simulcast
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video placement
System Planning Guide
electronics placement speaker placement
the same distance from the main listening area as the Left and Right speakers
Your System Settings
Name
cd button defaults
tv/aux button defaults satellite button defaults
tuner button defaults
tape button defaults aux button defaults
more 3 button defaults
more 1 button defaults more 2 button defaults
more 6 button defaults
more 4 button defaults more 5 button defaults
Name
Left
Center
THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH BASS
Troubleshooting
THE AURAL IMAGE SEEMS INCONSISTENT OR VAGUE
THERE IS A PERSISTENT HUM IN THE SPEAKERS
I 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
Madrigal, Inc., P.O. Box
Specifications
Telephone 860
FAX
Dimensions
Rack Mount Kit
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Middletown, Connecticut 06457 USA Telephone
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