AVP2 Audio Video Preamplifier
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE
NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL
Important Safety Instructions
Table of Contents
volume display
stereo surround
Maximizing the Value of Your Purchase
them
placement ventilation custom installations
Unpacking and Placement
remote control
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
2PRESS AND HOLD THE DISC 1 BUTTON ON THE AVP2
A Quick Start For DVD
1MAKE THE PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS
PLAYER IN STEP
Special Design Features
ment in a digital volume control?
Front Panel
L A S E R
3AUDIO SOURCES
5PATH BUTTON AND INDICATORS
4“MORE” SOURCES
6SURROUND MODE
8RECALL
7DISPLAY INTENSITY
9MAIN DISPLAY
10DELAY
11INPUT LEVEL
14MASTER
13POWER BUTTON AND INDICATOR
12MUTE
15BALANCE
17SURROUND
19VOLUME KNOB
16CENTER
18SUB
Rear Panel
1 BALANCED ANALOG INPUT
Male XLR
22-gauge 3 bus wire
Male RCA
connect to source
5S/PDIF ON BNC DIGITAL INPUT
S-videoconnector
4S/PDIF ON RCA DIGITAL INPUTS
6EIAJ OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUT
9SINGLE-ENDEDMAIN OUTPUTS ALL CHANNELS
Installation Note
8BALANCED MAIN OUTPUTS L, C, R
10REMOTE ZONE OUTPUTS
11RECORD OUTPUTS
12DIGITAL OUTPUT
13REAR PANEL ACCESS DOOR
14PHASTLink CONTROL PORTS
= Rx from PC
RS-232pin configuration
15 RS-232PORT
= Tx to PC
16IR INPUT
17DC TRIGGERS
Installation Note
main home theater system
video tape recorders
S-videoconnector
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The Remote Control
buttons will change the
move the cursor up or down
Using The Menu System
to save changes
to exit the menu system to select a menu item
to change a menu item
front panel equivalents
menu
The Operate Menu
Important Note
migrating to analog forced/manual migration
display preferences
setup locked/unlocked
TIMEOUT 3 SECONDS CHARACTERS NORMAL
display position on screen status
The information that can be displayed includes
VOLUME PREFERENCES →DISPLAY ABSOLUTE SPEED FAST
volume preferences volume display
volume speed volume mute level
MUTE LEVEL MAX VOLUME LATE NIGHT HIGH
maximum volume late night
The Setup Menu
We’ll take each of the submenus in turn
CD AUDIO CONNECTORS
AUDIO DELAY O MS 2-CH 2-CH/SURROUNDOFF
AUDIO CONNECTORS
AUDIO CONNECTORS 1 1 DIGITAL
setting audio delay choosing a 2-channelmode
how many input connectors?
multichannel THX is it a recording device?
CD-AUDIOINPUT AUDIO DIGITAL CONN DIGITAL
VCR2/DISC2 AUDIO CONNECTORS AUDIO CONNECTORS
VIDEO COMPOSITE AUDIO DELAY 0 MS
↓RECORD DEVICE NO 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
CENTER 80Hz HPF REAR L&R 80Hz HPF
SET CONFIGURATION FRONT L&R 70Hz HPF
RESET CONFIG FOR THX
SUBS LOW PASS AUX1 RIGHT BACK AUX2 LEFT BACK
special tip
YOUR FRONT L&R SPEAKERS TREATED
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
1ENTER THE SETUP MENU
2SELECT “CUSTOM,” AND THEN “TEACH REMOTE”
displays the status screen
Important Note
select cd on the AVP2
CONTROL TRIGGER 2 OFF SUB ON/OFF TOGGLE
SPECIAL CONTROL TRIGGER 1 ON
CONTROL TRIGGER 1 OFF CONTROL TRIGGER 2 ON
PRESS MUTE TO TEACH
1ENTER THE CUSTOM MENU
2SELECT REAR IR INPUT
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
Using the AVP2
setting the volume surround off
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
dolby pro logic dolby pro logic stereo surround
mono 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
tv/aux button defaults satellite button defaults
cd button defaults
tape button defaults aux button defaults
tuner button defaults
more 1 button defaults more 2 button defaults
more 3 button defaults
more 4 button defaults more 5 button defaults
more 6 button defaults
Name
Left
Center
THE AURAL IMAGE SEEMS INCONSISTENT OR VAGUE
Troubleshooting
THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH BASS
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
Telephone 860
Specifications
Madrigal, Inc., P.O. Box
FAX
Dimensions
Rack Mount Kit
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Middletown, Connecticut 06457 USA Telephone
Madrigal, Inc 2081 South Main Street, P.O. Box
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