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Selecting the Bypass Input

The Bypass Input can be selected by two different methods.

Manual: When the Model 2100 is turned on you can select the Bypass Input with the remote control or front panel Input selector knob.

Auto: The Bypass Input is automatically selected whenever the Model 2100 is turned off. This makes it easy to use your surround sound equipment even without turning the Model 2100 on.

Note: When the Bypass Input is selected the Model 2100 volume control, tone controls, internal crossovers and mute circuits are disabled. Volume and other functions are entirely controlled by your surround sound receiver.

Note: Important details about the Bypass Input

The Model 2100’s Bypass function is a direct connection from its Bypass Input jacks to its Hi Pass, Main and Sub output jacks. None of the Model 2100’s internal crossovers are active:

The Hi Pass Out jacks are full range; the 80Hz crossover is inactive. The Sub Out jacks are full range; the Low Pass crossover is inactive.

This is done intentionally so the bass management built into your surround sound receiver functions normally when you are listening to surround sound. Please see the owner’s manual for your surround sound system to setup the proper speaker levels, distance and bass management. If you have already calibrated your surround sound system, there is no need to recalibrate your system after adding the Model 2100. Don’t forget that the volume control on the Model 2100 does not work when the Bypass Input is selected. Use the volume control on your surround sound equipment.

NOTE: DO NOT CONNECT A SOURCE COMPONENT SUCH AS A CD, DVD, TAPE DECK OR TUNER DIRECTLY TO THE MODEL 2100’s BYPASS INPUT. SINCE THERE IS NO VOLUME CONTROL WITH THIS INPUT THE SOUND LEVEL COULD BE EXTREMELY HIGH AND COULD DAMAGE YOUR SPEAKERS—

EVEN WHEN THE MODEL 2100 IS TURNED OFF.

How to improve stereo sound in a surround sound system

Your 2-channel analog sources will give you clearer sound if you disconnect them from your surround sound receiver’s analog input jacks and reconnect them to any pair of the Model 2100’s Input 1-6 jacks. You can now select these analog sources and control their volume, balance and tone with the Model 2100.

For better stereo reproduction with your DVD player, connect its L & R analog output jacks to one pair of the Model 2100’s Input 1-6 jacks. You’ll now select the DVD player’s stereo analog output and control its volume, balance and tone with the Model 2100.

This recommended analog connection between your DVD player and the Model 2100 is in addition to any existing digital connection between your DVD player’s digital output and your surround sound receiver’s digital input. Your surround sound receiver will continue to select the DVD player when you want to hear surround sound, exactly the same as it did before you brought the Model 2100 into your home theater.