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AV9 Pre-amp. processor
Préamplificateur-processeur AV9
Vorverstärker/Prozessor AV9
AV9 Voorversterker Processor
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Safety guidelines CAUTION ATTENTION RISK OF ELECTRIC RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence
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Contents Safety guidelines ........................................ E-2 Important safety instructions ......................E-2 Safety compliance .....................................E-2 Before you start!......................................... E-4 Introduction..............................................E-4 Using this handbook ..................................E-4 What’s in the box?.....................................E-4 Before making connections .........................E-5 Inserting batter
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Before you start! Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Arcam AV9 Preamp processor. The AV9 is a high-quality and high-performance home-cinema processor and audio pre-amplifi er built to Arcam’s quality design and manufacturing standards. It combines digital processing with high performance audio and video components to bring you an unrivalled home-entertainment centre. The AV9 allows switching and volume control of eight analogue and seven digital sources making it an ideal companion for
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Before making connections Before connecting your equipment it is important to think about the following points, as these will affect your choice of connections and subsequent use of the system. Audio Wherever possible, connect both analogue and digital outputs of digital sources. This enables use of a digital input for the main zone with the corresponding analogue input used for recording onto an analogue tape deck or VCR, or for the Zone 2 output. Analogue video The AV9 does not provide conv
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Installation Serial Control Digital audio Component video Composite & S-video control connections inputs connections connections Digital output REMOTE DIGITAL INPUTS HIGH QUALITY VIDEO 1 2 IN VIDEO Y/G U/B V/R Y/G U/B V/R OUT LOCAL DVD AV TAPE ZONE 2 1 2 VCR VCR MONITOR OUT TAPE AV SAT DVD RS232 OUT IN GND CONTROL VIDEO TRIGGERS MM 12V IN 50/60Hz OUT TUNER CD VCR SAT Y/G U/B V/R Y/G U/B V/R TRIGGER ZONE 2 1/RGB 2/S-VIDEO PROG 100–240VAC~ OUT 3 MC MAX 40VA TAPE VCR LEFT CENTRE SUB 2 L SURR LS BAC
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Audio connections Wherever possible, connect both the analogue and digital outputs of digital sources. This enables < use of a digital input for the main zone and the corresponding analogue input for recording onto an analogue tape deck or VCR, and for the Zone 2 output if used. Take care to place the audio cables as far from any power supply cabling as is practically possible < to reduce hum and other noise problems. Analogue audio inputs TUNER, CD, TAPE IN, VCR IN, AV, S SA AT T, D
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Analogue pre-amplifi er outputs dn All these analogue outputs are buffered, have a low output impedance and are at line level. dl dp dr dt They are able to drive long cables or several inputs in parallel if required. LEFT CENTRE SUB/2 L/SURR LS/BACK LEFT, RIGHT, CENTRE. d l d m d n Connect these to the equivalent front channel inputs of your power amplifi er. SUB 1. d o RIGHT SUB/1 SUB/3 R/SURR RS/BACK Main subwoofer output. Connect this to the input of your active subwoofer, if you have on
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Video connections Important notes As described on page 5, the AV9 performs no video format conversion between component, RGB, S-video or composite. Therefore, wherever possible, connect multiple video outputs from your video sources. This enables use of the higher quality video connection for the main system and the corresponding S-video or composite connection for the record and Zone 2 outputs. For any video source to be viewed in Zone 2 you must have a composite video connection between the
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Confi guring the AV9 The AV9 ‘Setup Menu’ has six ‘Basic’ and six ‘Advanced’ menu screens which take you through the confi guration process. The ‘Basic’ menus enable you to match your AV9 to your speakers. The ‘Advanced’ menus allow you to optimise the operation of your system. Screen shots of these menus are shown in shaded boxes on the following pages. The best way to set the AV9 up is using the on-screen display (OSD). To view the OSD for the initial set up, use the composite video output
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HQ Video: Allows selection of the high quality video output to match your display device. Choose between RGB or Component. This setting has no effect on the HDMI output. The AV9 allows progressive scan and high defi nition TV (HDTV) signals to be passed through the high quality component inputs to the high quality output. Note, however, that the OSD cannot overlay text at any rate other than standard NTSC or PAL. Sync On Green: This applies only if RGB video is used. On makes the AV9 feed th
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Front right 3 – Speaker delay settings Note: Only enter these delay settings once you have specifi ed what delay units (i.e., 3 - Delay Settings Time, Imperial or Metric) you will be using, or the information will be lost when changing units. The measurement units can be specifi ed on page 1 of this menu Front Left: 3Ft (described on page 12). Centre: 3Ft Front Right: 3Ft The speaker distance control automatically sets Surr. Right: 3Ft Sub the appropriate time delays requir
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5 – Subwoofer Settings 5 - Subwoofer Settings If no subwoofer was selected in the previous speaker menus you cannot adjust the stereo sub level or the number of subwoofers. Crossover Freq.: 80Hz THX Crossover Frequency: This setting defi nes the frequency at which bass redirection Stereo Mode: Sat+Sub begins. Frequencies below this level are redirected from ‘small’ speakers to the Fronts LFE Level: ---I--- -0dB or to the subwoofer; frequencies above this level are not redirected. Th
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6 – THX Settings THX Surr. EX: This can either be set to Auto or Manual and is only applicable when 6 - THX Settings playing either THX ‘Surround EX’-encoded material. Auto The AV9 switches THX to THX Surr. EX when suitably encoded material THX Surr. EX: Auto < is detected (this can be temporarily overridden by pressing the THX button on Boundary Gain Compensation the AV9). THX Ultra 2 Sub: No Manual The AV9 will not select THX Surr. EX automatically. It can however be < selected manually b
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Audio and Video: Applies to the audio and video assignments set up in the ‘Main Menu Screen 1’. If set to Separate, then audio and video signals for video sources can be separately assigned < (e.g., DVD sound with video from a satellite receiver). Once assigned to be separate, audio and video remain separate. If set to Tracked, audio and video signals are linked together (e.g., DVD audio and video). < This setting is recommended for simplicity. In this mode, audio and video sources can stil
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ADV 5 – Input trims Input trims: Allows the adjustment of the input sensitivity of the analogue inputs (in Adv 5 - Input Trims Volts RMS) so that each one achieves the optimum dynamic range and sounds similar in loudness to the others. Aux: Reference 2V Available level settings are: Low 1V, Reference 2V, Medium 4V, High 8V. The DVD: Reference 2V reference level of 2V should be appropriate for most inputs. Sat: Reference 2V AV: Reference 2V To ensure the correct level is set up, f
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Saving Settings, User Presets and Exiting the Setup Menu To save the AV9 set-up: Save Settings 1. Press MENU to go to the Setup Menu Index at the Save Setup point. 2. Press OK to go to the Save Settings menu. No Save - Return to index User Presets Save as:Preset 1* All the settings you have made on the previous screens can be saved as a user profi le Preset 2 and stored as one of fi ve ‘Presets’. A choice of setup presets caters for different events Preset 3 such as movies or s
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