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2. CONNECTIONS

continued …

Example 3: Processor to amplifiers and subwoofer

(Balanced connection shown, single-ended is similar)

WARNING

120V

60Hz

170W MAX 

E X PA N S I O N   P O R T

SHOCK HAZARD

DO NOT OPEN.

RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE

NE PAS OUVRIR

M A I N   A U D I O - O U T   ( B A L A N C E D )  

SUB 2 

M A I N   A U D I O - O U T  

To powered

subwoofer

WARNING

Trigger Setup Suggestion:

If it is not necessary to have both
amplifiers turned on when stereo
sources are playing, set triggers
to turn on only the 2-channel
amplifier when a stereo source is
selected (see section 3.11).

Summary of Contents for AVM 50

Page 1: ...STATEMENT D2 OPERATING MANUAL UPDATES www anthemAV com S O F T W A R E V E R S I O N 1 3 x...

Page 2: ...EDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING 1 Read Instructi...

Page 3: ...ceptacles and the point where they exit from the product 12 Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded...

Page 4: ...an Union member nations to collect and recycle this product at no cost to you To find your local distributor please contact the dealer from whom you purchased this product or go to our website at www...

Page 5: ...11 2 6 IR Infra Red Emitters 11 2 7 Power 11 3 SETUP Entering Navigating Exiting the Setup Menu 15 3 1 Video Output 16 3 2 Set Time and Timers 21 3 3 Speaker Configuration 24 3 4 Listener Position 29...

Page 6: ...57 4 8 7 Mode and THX Operation for 2 0 Channel Source Material 61 4 8 8 Mode and THX Operation for Dolby Digital 5 1 and 6 Ch S E 62 4 8 9 Mode and THX Operation for DTS Source Material 63 4 8 10 Dy...

Page 7: ...re Updating Via Your Dealer 78 6 3 Software Updating Via Your Computer and the Internet 78 Appendix A IR Macros for Surround Modes and FM AM Banks 80 Appendix B Preset Memory Codes 81 Specifications 8...

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Page 9: ...Room Correction Software installation CD Microphone Telescopic stand USB microphone cable Microphone clip Base Safety Instructions Read all precautions and instructions at the beginning of this manual...

Page 10: ...p and headphone access 8 Power on standby 9 Mute 10 Status review setup menu access 11 Balance setting 12 Bass treble settings 13 LED and display brightness setting video adjustment menu access 14 Fro...

Page 11: ...1 Band bank preset The tuner has three FM banks FM1 FM2 and FM3 and one AM bank 2 FM mode Displays St when in stereo HB when in Hi Blend or Mn when in mono 3 Seek and scan indications 4 Frequency FM...

Page 12: ...ea 9 4 HDMI inputs 10 FM and AM antenna connections 11 Expansion port 12 2 IR emitters 13 Main audio output 10 balanced jacks 14 3 IR extension inputs with 12V supply 15 RS 232 interface bidirectiona...

Page 13: ...ss treble timers brightness Setup navigation 25 FM AM seek Balance adjustment Setup navigation 26 Status FM AM direct entry setup selection 27 Fronts headphones selection for level bass treble balance...

Page 14: ...ight 6 Rear Left 7 Surround Left 8 Subwoofer 1 1 7 SPEAKER PLACEMENT These illustrations show typical speaker placement for a 7 1 channel surround system The surround and rear speakers are normally po...

Page 15: ...ts or not play at all If the display is far from the processor a repeater or special connection system may be needed contact your dealer BE CAREFUL WHEN INSERTING HDMI CABLES The connector should slid...

Page 16: ...used in MAIN processed or unprocessed or in ZONE2 S Video analog Maximum resolution is 480i NTSC 576i PAL This connection keeps brightness and color separate for a better picture than Composite S Vide...

Page 17: ...any number of sources that are set to digital To change digital audio connection from the factory default assignments see section 3 6 Digital Rec Out can provide a signal to the digital audio input of...

Page 18: ...ensure noise rejection if the ZONE2 amplifier has balanced input and it s at a distance from the processor see section 3 9 If you re using one rear channel use the Rear L output to connect it see sec...

Page 19: ...s allow the remote control to be used from other locations in your home Once an IR receiver is wired to another room connect it to one of the three IR RECEIVER inputs through the removable terminal bl...

Page 20: ...I N A U D I O O U T 12 Example 1 DVD Player to processor to main display HDTV receivers are connected the same way as DVD players 2 CONNECTIONS continued DVD Connect if using digital REC OUT or if sou...

Page 21: ...M A I N A U D I O O U T 13 2 CONNECTIONS continued Example 2 Video recorder to processor VCR EJECT AUDIO OUT L R AUDIO IN For ZONE2 ZONE3 and REC in most cases you must use the same input type as the...

Page 22: ...HAZARD DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR M A I N A U D I O O U T B A L A N C E D SUB 2 M A I N A U D I O O U T To powered subwoofer WARNING Trigger Setup Suggestion If it is not neces...

Page 23: ...up Editor This can also save your configuration as a backup file Setup Editor cannot play test signals calibration still has to be done through the setup menu HOW TO ENTER THE SETUP MENU The setup men...

Page 24: ...tputs MAIN HDMI Component processed and S Video ZONE2 S Video To go to a submenu highlight a menu item and press SELECT Each on screen menu also has a scrolling help line at the bottom as shown above...

Page 25: ...or separate RGB curves and custom output resolution and timing Once entering Configurations 2 through 4 the menu asks whether or not you want to use the same settings as Configuration 1 the factory de...

Page 26: ...0i 60 if your player has a passthrough mode where output resolution and refresh rate follow that of the source material you can use it with Configuration 1 resolution set to for example 1920x1080p 60...

Page 27: ...50 Hz or 60 Hz Custom Auto high bandwidth cable is required Color Space Set this to match your display type HDTV high definition TV SDTV standard definition or Auto Data Format Select YCbCr 4 2 2 YCbC...

Page 28: ...n your screen see section 4 11 Synchronization Try Inverted setting if the image via HDMI is not centered or does not show Component 2 Out The second Component video output can be configured in one of...

Page 29: ...he Master Control Knob or the buttons to set current minutes Press BACK to return to the menu line Press the button to go to DAY then use the buttons to set the current day All Timers This allows you...

Page 30: ...F Sets the Saturday and Sunday turn off time Timers may also be set to only turn on or only turn off see Example 2 this way the processor can be set to turn on automatically and it won t turn off unti...

Page 31: ...procedure is the same for MAIN ZONE2 and ZONE3 Example 2 Change ZONE2 TIMER2 to come on Weekdays at 7 30 AM Enter the setup menu Go to SET TIME TIMERS and press SELECT Press the button until you reach...

Page 32: ...ls using dipole speakers since most of the sound is delayed through room reflections When Dipole is selected distance is matched internally with the greatest one in the LISTENER POSITION menu If you a...

Page 33: ...oom Correction 1 Super As above except bass from all channels is included not just the ones set to Small This setting is not recommended for the Movie configuration 2 Subs or 2 Supers Select if using...

Page 34: ...Crossover can be used to roll off the excess bass If room acoustics cause response to drop in the crossover region the subwoofer channel can be set to overlap other channels to compensate for instance...

Page 35: ...when the built in test tones are played If you re using a sound pressure level meter set it to C weighting or Flat Filter Depth This is the amount of center frequency cut or reduction in volume in th...

Page 36: ...her levels In addition it can be quite difficult to hear these frequencies If playing them causes unusual sounds indicating the subwoofer is being stressed do not continue to play them TEST FREQ chang...

Page 37: ...each speaker Range is 0 99 ft in 0 5 ft increments or 0 99 m in 0 2 m increments Example Set center speaker distance to 11 feet Enter the setup menu Go to LISTENER POSITION and press SELECT Press the...

Page 38: ...r Noise Level This is the master volume for this menu s test noises changing it changes the levels of all channels equally including normal playback of sources The noise comes out of the left front ch...

Page 39: ...udness relative to other speakers Press BACK to stop the test noise Procedure for Auto Test Sequence Enter the setup menu Go to LEVEL CALIBRATION and press SELECT Use the buttons to set NOISE SEQUENCE...

Page 40: ...ayers with different sources when you have more than nine source components To enable DVD2 DVD3 DVD4 TV2 TV3 TV4 or SAT2 at the top of its submenu change SAME AS to Custom to create its own Source Set...

Page 41: ...GAME Enter the setup menu Go to SOURCE SETUP and press SELECT Press the button until you reach AUX and press SELECT RENAME AUX will be highlighted in red Press SELECT The first character A will be hi...

Page 42: ...tal Signal Processing If you want your subwoofer to play from an analog L R input use this setting Analog input is converted to digital using the processor s high end A D converters this enables bass...

Page 43: ...Movie configuration is used if there is LFE in the source material and changes to the Music configuration at all other times Auto LFE is recommended when using two bass management configurations and...

Page 44: ...stereo input select any mode in section 4 8 3 THX Games Mode or Last Used Dolby Pro Logic Pro Logic IIx Movie and Neo 6 Cinema can be set with or without THX Cinema The following apply to Digital inpu...

Page 45: ...connected source components playing similar music material Then as you switch through each highlighted source you will hear that component play This lets you know that each component is connected to t...

Page 46: ...recording analog music on a CD burner or computer with S PDIF input on the sound card You can select from 44 1 48 88 2 or 96 kHz sampling rates Recording level is set by the input level in the Analog...

Page 47: ...to 31 5 dB in steps of 5 dB and for ZONE2 ZONE3 and HEADPHONE the range is from 70 0 dB to 10 0 dB in 1 25 dB steps To set a fixed output for ZONE2 or ZONE3 scroll MAX VOL past 10 0 dB to select Lock...

Page 48: ...sed by switching on too many devices at once All Triggers When Disabled all triggers remain off When Enabled the trigger chart below is used to set conditions For custom installation the RS 232 Ctrl s...

Page 49: ...nt and one through the back The potential result is that whatever you re trying to command may not respond Disabling the front IR solves this problem The IR signal may also leak into the unit through...

Page 50: ...for example while adjusting ZONE2 yourself from the MAIN room Main Z2 On Screen Position Allows you to position the on screen display to reduce the chance of it interfering with the on screen display...

Page 51: ...Disable the front panel wakeup Enter the setup menu Go to DISPLAYS TIMEOUT and press SELECT Press the button until you reach FP WAKE UP Use the buttons to change to None When finished press to go to...

Page 52: ...setup menu Go to SAVE LOAD SETTINGS and press SELECT Upon entering this menu item SAVE USER SET NS will be highlighted in red Press SELECT You will be asked to confirm that you want to over write cur...

Page 53: ...d remote control only Enter the setup menu You must enter the USER or INSTALLER password if there is one Go to LOCKOUT PASSWORDS and press SELECT Press the key to go to SET USER PASSWORD Press SELECT...

Page 54: ...for each speaker ARC does not remove it because if a room s gain is flattened bass sounds thin ideal speaker response measured anechoically which is a straight line sloping down is not the same as ide...

Page 55: ...cessor use your adapter s port manager to check the setting If you are using a laptop computer check its power settings and battery meter to ensure that procedures will not be interrupted If the room...

Page 56: ...microphone in the first position Don t stand near the microphone while sweep tones are playing otherwise reflections from your body may cause bad measurements Run Anthem Room Correction by selecting i...

Page 57: ...r for the first time copy your two serialized files from your software CD to the extracted folder on Desktop before double clicking on setup This way they will be added to Program Files automatically...

Page 58: ...via L R analog audio you must copy it from MAIN see section 4 3 RECORD Except when prevented by copy protection allows you to record sources independently of what is selected in other paths Composite...

Page 59: ...digital audio output from your DVD player is connected to the processor the processor down mixes 5 1 channels into 2 0 when you copy MAIN to another path This applies whether the input is Dolby Digita...

Page 60: ...stored To skip a preset set it to 87 5 FM or 530 AM To recall a preset select the bank that it is in then press the respective preset key From the remote control you can also use the CH and CH keys to...

Page 61: ...r Dialog Normalization also ensures that Dynamics control section 4 8 10 works as intended If the display reads Dial Norm Offset 4 0 dB at the start of a movie it is indicating that the encoded level...

Page 62: ...rce material was encoded Stereo Source Material This includes analog stereo digital PCM stereo and Dolby Digital 2 0 source material Surround modes can be applied to provide up to 7 1 channels of outp...

Page 63: ...sive listening tests a very effective design was developed This is also a minimalist design that avoids the use of echo effects which could otherwise negatively affect the purity of the sound Up to 7...

Page 64: ...gic IIx Matrix 7 1 A matrix decoder that does not steer the image from one speaker to another Pro Logic IIx Game 7 1 Bass from surround effects in video games is optimized for visceral impact Dolby Pr...

Page 65: ...d right surround channels This rear channel may or may not be pleasing depending the soundtrack Discrete DTS ES Discrete soundtracks contain 6 1 channels with an independent rear channel The processor...

Page 66: ...available as follows THX Cinema 5 1 to 7 1 output with 2 0 and 5 1 channel movies see overview that follows Processing Re Equalization Timbre Matching Adaptive Decorrelation if applicable When THX Cin...

Page 67: ...e at www dolby com A list of DVD titles encoded with this technology can be found on the THX web site at www thx com Bearing the THX Surround EX logo the processor will faithfully reproduce this techn...

Page 68: ...TS THX Ultra2 Cinema 7 1 Re EQ Timbre Adp Decor ASA Cin DTS THX MusicMode 7 1 Timbre Adp Decor ASA Mus DTS THX Games Mode 7 1 Timbre ASA Gam DTS PLIIx Movie THX Cinema 7 1 Re EQ Timbre DTS ES Matrix D...

Page 69: ...re Matching Adp Decorrelation Output channels LF C RF RS LS Sub THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Output channels All THX Games Mode Processing Timbre Matching ASA Game Output channels All D...

Page 70: ...cessing Timbre Matching Adp Decor ASA Music Output channels All THX Games Mode Processing Timbre Matching ASA Game Output channels All THX Surround EX Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Output channels...

Page 71: ...S Neo 6 can not be applied THX Processing Re Equalization De emphasizes treble Not applicable to THX MusicMode or THX Games Mode Timbre Matching Matches the sound character or timbre of the surround c...

Page 72: ...e keys to move from digit to digit and the keys to adjust 4 10 DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS front panel only To change the brightness of the front panel display and LED indicators press DISPLAY and use the Mast...

Page 73: ...ing an adjustment Press SELECT to return to the item or BACK to return to the item s menu Exiting from the menu Press BACK as many times as necessary PICTURE The Picture menu provides video adjustment...

Page 74: ...from Auto to Off but don t do it unless you need to Detail Enhancement Digital processing is used to do what the name implies experiment with the level adjustment and leave it where the picture looks...

Page 75: ...hoice for off center sources but in this case be sure to adjust size proportionally you can use a geometry test pattern for a visual adjustment or calculate the numbers by maintaining the 16 9 ratio b...

Page 76: ...on become adjustable Note that Zoom acts on the output after processing and does not produce an image with as high quality as Custom Setting under Crop Input Zoom enlarges artifacts as well as the ima...

Page 77: ...CROP INPUT 16 9 SCALE OUTPUT Anamorphic Stretch Standard definition 4 3 source Stretch sides more than center CROP INPUT Auto Detect SCALE OUTPUT Panoramic Stretch Standard definition 4 3 source Stre...

Page 78: ...Anamorphic SD DVD 2 4 1 source Crop and or stretch to fill screen CROP INPUT Custom adjust to taste SCALE OUTPUT Anamorphic Stretch Hi definition 2 4 1 source Crop and or stretch to fill screen CROP I...

Page 79: ...he source If your display accepts various refresh rates and your disc player has passthrough mode you can also use Frame Lock to match refresh rate to the source material 24 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz overriding...

Page 80: ...display has DVI input ensure that the correct output between Studio and Extended RGB is selected in menu 1 The best setting for the display s sharpness control is usually at its lowest even when the d...

Page 81: ...senses Setting your display s color and tint Looking through the blue filter or glasses adjust color saturation so that areas C match as closely as possible then adjust tint hue so that areas D match...

Page 82: ...s that show the following Software version day and time Video Input Resolution and refresh rate of video source and copy protection status if available CP means copy protected NP means not protected A...

Page 83: ...before pressing the taught key If the factory command is used more than the learned command the learned command can be programmed in Layer2 instead In this case the learned command is sent by pressin...

Page 84: ...key that will have the command The LED flashes twice To set the original functions 1 Press the control mode key 2 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice 3 Press 9 9 4 4 Press the control mo...

Page 85: ...mode 1 Press the control mode key 2 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice 3 Press 9 7 8 4 Press the key you want to use to activate your macro e g Power 5 Enter the command sequence that yo...

Page 86: ...adapter manufacturer s website for the latest driver If a message warns that the driver is not Windows certified as it s about to be installed do not use the adapter Some budget adapters load bad dat...

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Page 88: ...Games Mode MODE 7 6 PLIIx Movie MODE 7 7 PLIIx Movie THX Cinema MODE 7 8 PLIIx Music MODE 7 9 Dolby Digital EX MODE 8 0 Neo 6 MODE 8 1 Neo 6 THX Cinema For DTS sources THX 4 0 None THX 4 1 THX Cinema...

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Page 95: ...72 HP 01272 iBUYPOWER 01272 InterVideo 01393 Jensen 01165 JVC 01384 Keyspan 01344 KWorld 01403 LG 01415 Linksys 01365 Macro Image Tech 01383 Media Center PC 01272 Microsoft 01272 Mind 01272 Motorola 0...

Page 96: ...5 dB increments Zone2 3 and Headphone 62 5 to 10 0 dB in 1 25 dB increments Crosstalk at 1 kHz 82 dB between channels 86 dB between inputs XLR Pin Configuration Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Positive Pin 3 Negat...

Page 97: ...uts 107 dB Analog DSP Inputs at 24 48 or 24 96 101 dB Digital Inputs at 24 48 or 24 96 104 dB ZONE2 and ZONE3 Paths Frequency Response and Bandwidth 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 1 dB 3 Hz to 140 kHz 0 3 dB THD...

Page 98: ...ption Maximum 170 W Low voltage version In countries where the line voltage is 120V this product operates from a single phase AC power source that supplies between 108V and 132V at a frequency of 60 H...

Page 99: ...ing carton for Anthem Electronics to accept the return Product shipped to Anthem Electronics without a RA Number will be refused and returned to the sender freight collect Product shipped to Anthem El...

Page 100: ...THE BIG PICTURE FRONT PANEL...

Page 101: ...BIG PICTURE REAR PANEL 120 V 60 Hz 170 W MAX E X PA N S I O N P O R T SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR M A I N A U D I O O U T B A L A N C E D SUB 2 M A I N A U D I O O...

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