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Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver

User Functionality Manual

For those who consider

perfection possible

22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA

Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166

www.audiocontrol.com

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Page 1: ...User Functionality Manual For those who consider perfection possible 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 USA Phone 425 775 8461 Fax 425 778 3166 www audiocontrol com 2009 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 12 s y s t e m Home Theater ...

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Page 5: ...Placement 15 Power Wiring 16 Audio Connections 16 Video Connections 17 Navigating The Set Up Menus Initial Display Configurations 19 Input Configuration 21 General Setup 24 Auto Setup 25 Speaker Types 27 Speaker Distance 27 Speaker Levels 28 Video Inputs 28 Video Outputs 28 Surround Modes 30 Zone Settings 31 Network 32 Playing Audio Files Via Network Audio USB Sources 33 Automation Integration 35 ...

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Page 7: ... contribute to a truly awesome home theater experience AudioControl s passion for high quality meticulous attention to detail and professional sound heritage shows itself in the dozens of awards we have won for our designs products and service This manual is designed to help you get the most from your Concert AVR 1 home theater receiver Even though you re dying to plug it in and start pushing butt...

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Page 9: ...cts equipment This format can be used for sending audio video and control signals over short distances For longer runs you can use the AudioControl BVHD 10 which can extend HDMI signals up to 150 feet via simple CAT 5 6 cabling The dual HDMI outputs are assignable to allow for priority switching via the display device Component composite and S Video signals can also be automatically upconverted sc...

Page 10: ...code all current discrete surround digital formats available for 5 1 6 1 and 7 1 In addition your Concert AVR 1 has the ca pabilities to process two channel signals using Dolby Pro Logic II Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo to provide multi channel output Multi Zone Operations For 2nd and 3rd Zones Since we know your audio and experiences may extend beyond one room the Concert AVR 1 is equipped with outpu...

Page 11: ...ioControl web site at www audiocontrolregistration com and register your new Concert AVR 1 It allows us to keep a record of your purchase of the Concert AVR 1 Needless to say when you are in the pleasure business like we are we love to hear from our customers so feel free to include some comments You will also want to keep you own record of the serial number and put your sales receipt or invoice i...

Page 12: ... Used in conjunction with the Set up Menu function this button allows you to enter selections you have made MUTE Need to answer the phone but still keep an eye on the TV Just press the Mute but ton to turn off the sound Press it again and the audio gracefully ramps back up to where you were so rudely interrupted ZONE Allows user to select between the Main Zone Zone 2 and Zone 3 DISPLAY This cool b...

Page 13: ... stereo outputs and inputs from your source units here Rear Panel Features Guided Tour of the Concert AVR 1 MULTI CHANNEL DVD A SACD INPUTS Newer multi channel Blu Ray and DVD players can give you superb music audio quality in full surround These players feature a surround decoder built into them and output analog multichannels The Multi channel inputs on the Concert AVR 1 bypass all digital circu...

Page 14: ...als to active powered subwoofers HDMI INPUTS OUTPUTS These inputs allow the Concert AVR 1 to accept digital audio and video signals from source units equipped with HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface outputs Make sure your HDMI cables are properly inserted into these connectors and that there no sharp pulls on the cable that may prevent your connectors from making a complete connection COMPO...

Page 15: ...ntal level for best imaging Side Surround Speakers The surround speakers provide the reverberant or ambient sound effects in a multi channel theater audio system These speakers should be placed on the sidewalls approximately 36 above the seated ear height of the lis teners If you are using surround speakers which have a dipole sound pat tern they should be mounted in line with the main seating pos...

Page 16: ...ket of water when working with electricity Power Wiring Like many of today s intelligent home electronics the Concert AVR 1 should be plugged into an unswitched AC outlet so that it always has power This allows the RS 232 and remote control features to work even when the Concert AVR 1 is in standby We always recommend the use a high quality surge protection device to keep all of your electronics s...

Page 17: ...ert AVR 1 will identify the best format and route that to your main HDMI component or composite video outputs Because of the higher bandwidths involved with video signals the quality of the interconnect cables you choose is important especially with HDMI Video connections should always be made with cables specifically designed for video Don t be tempted to grab some extra audio RCA cables lying ar...

Page 18: ...t may be hidden The IR connections are designed for modulated signals and wired for stereo or mono 3 5mm jacks with Tip being the modulated signal and Sleeve being ground The signals are compatible with third party receivers such as a Xantech No 291 10 Zone 1 IR This is ideal for when the front panel of the Concert AVR 1 is hidden away in some dark closet or equipment rack To prevent the possibil ...

Page 19: ...ese in the set up menus if necessary If your display device uses a different resolution it should synchronize automatically However should you encounter an un stable OSD on screen display you may need to make a resolution change If at any point you need to reset the video output resolution and frame rate to the default setting push and hold the Select button for 3 seconds Input Config General Setu...

Page 20: ...d to your video display device i e projec tor flat panel TV This is absolutely necessary to see the set up menus In the event you need to reset the output resolution and frame rate to the factory settings it is simply a matter of pressing and holding the SELECT button for three seconds Navigating Navigating the Set Up Menus is a very simple process that can be done using the appropriate front pane...

Page 21: ...o signals such as MPEG encoded satellite receivers and some DVD s also suffer from this problem The Lip Sync setting delays the audio a small amount to allow the video image to catch up MODE Sets the initial audio decode mode for stereo sources on this input EXT MODE Sets the initial audio decode mode for multi channel digital sources on this input TREBLE and BASS Changes the bass and treble respo...

Page 22: ...ting at 0 SURROUND EX When playing Dolby Digital EX encoded material the Concert AVR 1 gives you the option of selecting the Surround settings provided you have Surround Back loudspeakers connected Setting options are Auto DD EX Auto PLIIx and Manual Auto DD EX The Concert AVR 1 will automatically switch to Dol by Digital EX mode when a Dolby Digital EX bit stream is detected Auto PLIIx Movie The ...

Page 23: ...n for this input PICTURE MODE The setting options are Video Film or Auto with the default being Auto The video processor in the Concert AVR 1 normally automatically detects the original source type and properly sets the Video mode or Film mode processing Occasionally some source material is unable to be interpreted properly by the processor which may require a manual adjustment EDGE ENHANCEMENT Th...

Page 24: ...Normalization setting requested Video Input The audio and video inputs on the Concert AVR 1 generally follow the source selected This setting allows you to temporar ily override and change the video settings so you can utilize a different video source Setting resets itself when source is change Audio Compression Compressing the dynamic bandwidth of the audio can be a good thing especially for thos...

Page 25: ...fault is 96 kHz Volume Adjustment Allows you to set the step size for the volume con trol Options are Normal 1 dB steps or Fine 5 dB steps Maximum Volume Limits the highest volume that the Concert AVR 1 will play This is useful if you have speakers or amplifiers with limited power handling abilities Max On Volume This is the highest volume that the Concert AVR 1 will play when it is first switched...

Page 26: ...m and what the recommend system adjustments are based on the measurements Accept Setup Once the Auto Setup has completed it s testing you can select to accept the settings or reject them Options are No or Yes Auto Setup Progress Displays a status summary of the Auto Setup function and identifies any measurement errors during the testing process Options are Calculating EQ or Completed Error After r...

Page 27: ...150 Hz MCH Sub Levels This adjusts the level of the subwoofer channels when using an externally decoded multi channel source DVD A SACD HDMI etc Most DVD players require a 10db compensation on the subwoofer channel to maintain the correct balance levels with the main channels Setting options are 10dB comp or No comp USING CHANNELS 6 7 FOR If your main speaker system consists of only 5 main speaker...

Page 28: ...lt for each of these settings is None This is great way to listen to ball game over the FM AM or Sirius tuner but watch it over your normal video display device Video Outputs The Concert AVR 1 is not only a great sounding home theater receiver but it is also a very powerful video processor To that extent it has a number of video settings that needed to be selected carefully so as to optimize your ...

Page 29: ...ferred resolution of the display device This setting is only effec tive if Output 1 is the only active HDMI output Output 1 Frame Rate This setting controls the frame rate output of HDMI Output 1 with this setting only being active if OUT 1 is the only selected HDMI output Lipsync 1 Information Only When this feature is supported by the display device this setting displays how much lip sync is app...

Page 30: ...ontains either digital or analog stereo signals Dolby 2 0 digital PCM stereo DTS 2 0 etc Dolby Pro Logic Original Dolby surround format that produces five channels of output from two channel stereo material Best used when material is encoded in Dolby Pro Logic otherwise it is recom mended that you use Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II Advanced Dolby decoding process that produc es five channel...

Page 31: ...e Allows the Zone 2 volume to be fixed at the current volume level Zone 2 Max On Volume Selects the maximum volume level for Zone 2 when the Concert AVR 1 is powered on or comes out of stand by mode Zone 3 Status Displays current status at Zone 3 with options being Standby or On Zone 3 Volume Displays current volume level in Zone 3 Zone 3 Maximum Volume Selects the maximum volume setting for Zone ...

Page 32: ...S IP address of your Internet service provider Alternate DNS When not using DHCP use this setting to enter the Secondary DNS IP address of your Internet service provider Use Proxy Use this setting to select if you are connecting to the Internet via a proxy server Options are Yes or No Proxy Address When using a Proxy Server use this setting to enter its IP address Proxy Port When using a Proxy Ser...

Page 33: ...pable of supporting the following file formats MP3 WMA Windows Media Audio WAV FLAC Free Lossless Audio CODEC MPEG 4 AAC iTunes with DRM10 support Ogg Vorbis Network devices must also be running a universal plug and play uPnP service such as Windows Media Player This feature is standard with Windows Vista or it can be downloaded free of charge from www microsoft com While each device may operate d...

Page 34: ... to go to www audiocontrolradio com to set up this service for use in your system Review the Network set up menu of your Concert AVR 1 and locate the unique MAC Media Access Controller address of your unit as it will be required to setup up your service Once activated you can visit various sta tions and podcasts and then set up groups of favorite stations These will show up as favorites on your di...

Page 35: ...motely controlling the Concert AVR 1 With In frared IR Remote control and with the RS 232 Serial Port The Concert AVR 1 RS 232 command set also takes advantage of the extensive discrete IR command library with the IR simulation command This adds a great deal of flexibility to system design general functionality and personal cus tomization It is possible to use both hand held remotes and control pa...

Page 36: ...odem arrangement using the appropriate serial cable Command Structure Issuing The RS 232 serial control structure of the Concert AVR 1 is a string of hexadecimal values with a minimum of six bytes When issuing a com mand the structure of the string is as follows Start Transmission Zone Number Command Code Data Length Data and End Transmission We will use an abbreviated form for easy reference in t...

Page 37: ...the following format ST ZN CC AC DL Data ETR Parameter Command Description Start 0x21 Begins transmission to Concert AVR 1 Zone Number 0x01 Zone 1 0x02 Zone 2 0x03 Zone 3 Command Code See code list The code of the command Answer Code 0x00 No problems status updated 0x82 Incorrect Zone 0x83 Incorrect Command 0x84 Incorrect Parameter 0x85 Invalid Command in current state 0x86 Data length is incorrec...

Page 38: ...ontrolled by a serial command its state may be changed by other inputs such as the front panel or through IR Such changes in state will yield a response with an answer code from the Con cert AVR 1 In order to determine the command code you may use the response to get the code for the desired function if you can t find the listing for it in the table below Serial and IR Code Tables The following pa...

Page 39: ... display brightness state Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone number ZN Zone number CC 0x01 CC 0x01 DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 DL 0x01 ETR 0x0D DATA 0x03 Display brightness set to High 0x02 Display brightness set to Medium 0x01 Display brightness set to Low 0x00 Display is off ETR 0x0D Headphone connection status Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone number ZN Zone number CC 0x02 CC ...

Page 40: ...T 0x21 ZN Zone number ZN Zone number CC 0x0A CC 0x0A DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0x00 DVD DL 0x01 0x01 SAT DATA Current video source is returned 0x02 AV ETR 0x0D 0x03 DVR 0x04 VCR 0xF0 Request current input ETR 0x0D Select current source audio input Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone number ZN Zone number CC 0x0B CC 0x0B DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0x00 use analog DL 0x02 0x01 use digital au...

Page 41: ... ETR 0x0D Volume status Returns volume even if Zone is in Mute Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone Number ZN Zone number CC 0x0D CC 0x0D DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 DL 0x02 ETR 0x0D DATA1 0x00 0 0x63 99 DATA2 0x00 0 0x05 5 Zone 1 only ETR 0x0D Mute status Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone Number ZN Zone number CC 0x0E CC 0x0E DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 DL 0x01 ETR 0x0D DATA1...

Page 42: ...C Answer code DATA 0xF0 DL 0x01 ETR 0x0D DATA 0x00 Mono 0x01 Stereo 0x02 ProLogic II x Movie 0x03 ProLogic II x Music 0x04 ProLogic II Matrix 0x05 ProLogic II Game 0x06 Dolby ProLogic Emulation 0x07 Neo 6 Cinema 0x08 Neo 6 Music ETR 0x0D Decode mode status Multi channel content Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone Number ZN Zone number CC 0x11 CC 0x11 DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 DL 0x01 E...

Page 43: ...68p 50fps 0x07 768p 60fps 0x08 1080i 50fps 0x09 1080i 60fps 0x0A 1080p 24fps 0x0D 1080p 50fps 0x0E 1080p 60fps ETR 0x0D Menu status Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone Number ZN Zone number CC 0x14 CC 0x14 DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 DL 0x01 ETR 0x0D DATA 0x00 No menus open at this time 0x01 Menu open 0x02 Set up menu open 0x03 Trim menu open 0x04 Bass menu open 0x05 Treble menu open 0x0...

Page 44: ...L 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 current tuner preset DL 0x01 0x01 0x32 1 50 preset DATA 0xFF Currently no preset selecte number to be recalled 0x01 0x32 1 50 current preset number ETR 0x0D ETR 0x0D Tune Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone number ZN Zone number CC 0x16 CC 0x16 DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0x01 Increment frequency by 1 DL 0x02 0x00 Decrement frequency by 1 DATA1 FM Frequency MHz...

Page 45: ...program type Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone number ZN Zone number CC 0x19 CC 0x19 DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 DL v variable ETR 0x0D DATA Program type of Sirius station in ASCII characters ETR 0x0D Request DLS information from current station Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone number ZN Zone number CC 0x1A CC 0x1A DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 Sirius DLS request DL v variab...

Page 46: ... DATA3 FM Frequency MHz AM Frequency 1000 s 100 s kHz DATA4 FM Frequency 10 s kHz AM Frequency 10 s 1 s kHz DATA v The Sirius name in ASCII characters ETR 0x0D Network playback status Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN Zone number ZN Zone number CC 0x1C CC 0x1C DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0xF0 DL v variable ETR 0x0D DATA1 0x00 Navigating 0x01 Playing 0x02 Paused 0xFF Busy Not Playing DATA2 Name o...

Page 47: ...he dispplay to ETR 0x0D Time and Date 0xE0 Cycle through all displayable information 0xF0 Current diplay type If current source is set to NET 0x01 Set the display to Track 0x02 Set display to Artist 0x03 Set display to Album 0x04 Set display to audio type 0x05 Set display to rate If current source is Sirius 0x01 Set display to Artist 0x02 Set display to Composer 0x03 Set display to Category Name 0...

Page 48: ...es Zone 1 mute relays when headphones are connected Command Response ST 0x21 ST 0x21 ZN 0x01 ZN 0x01 CC 0x1F CC 0x05 DL 0x01 AC Answer code DATA 0x01 Activate mute relay DL 0x00 0x00 Deactivate mute relays DATA State of mute relay ETR 0x0D ETR 0x0D Automation Integration ...

Page 49: ...isplay is selected for the output of the source i e Component Video if the output of the DVD player is Compo nent ü Verify the Video Input assignment configurations Make certain that the correct video input is assigned to the source you are playing ü If at any point you need to reset the video output resolution and frame rate to the default setting push and hold the Select button for 3 seconds ü I...

Page 50: ...hey are set the same ü Verify the correct Video Input and Digital Audio input assignments are configured for the Source input button The sound is poor or distorted ü Verify the speaker settings configuration matches your speakers If a speaker is set to Large and it cannot reproduce full range bass you will hear distortion ü If the trouble is only on some channels Verify the audio RCA cables to the...

Page 51: ...t ing cables ü If the hum occurs on a source with an external connection such as an antenna or cable TV try disconnecting that input If the hum disappears put a ground isolator on that connection No Zone 2 audio when playing a DTS encoded video ü Most DVD players cannot output a stereo analog version of the soundtrack while playing a DTS encoded disk If you want to watch the movie in the second zo...

Page 52: ... bought it and we will fix or replace it at our option during that time Here are the conditional conditions 1 You need to register your purchases of the Concert AVR 1 with us by going to the AudioControl web site www audiocontrol com click on the Home Theater tab and then go to the warranty registration department and follow the directions 2 You must keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase s...

Page 53: ...e get the option of fixing your original unit or replacing it with a new one LEGALESE SECTION This is the only warranty given by AudioControl This warranty gives you specific legal rights that vary from state to state Promises of how well the Concert AVR 1 will perform are not implied by this warranty Other than what we have covered in this warranty we have no obligation express or implied Also we...

Page 54: ...e include the following items with the returning unit 1 A copy of your proof of purchase that sales receipt we ve been harping about No originals please We cannot guarantee returning them to you 2 A brief explanation of the trouble you are having with the Concert AVR 1 3 A return street address No P O Boxes please 4 A daytime phone number in case our technician has a question about the problem you...

Page 55: ...nels Driven into 8 ohms Minimum Speaker Load 4 ohms Total Harmonic Distortion less than 0 2 Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz HDMI Outputs 2 assignable Main Audio Outputs 7 main channels 3 subwoofers Digital Audio Output 1 Coax 1 Optical Main Video Outputs 1 Component 3 Composite 3 S Video Second Zone Output Stereo Audio plus Composite S Video Third Zone Output Stereo Audio Control Audio 12 Volt Tr...

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