Audiolab 8000AP, User Instructions

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5.1
8b: Operation - 2
Digital Modes
Selecting an Analogue Input
The 8000AP will detect and display the format of the source
material received. Press the MODE key on the handset or
front panel to cycle through the options relevant to that
format. For example, when receiving Dolby Digital 3/2.1
(5.1) you have the option to apply “EX” processing to create a
back channel or “Stereo Downmix” if you just want to listen to
2 channels.
If, for any given input source, a mode option is changed the
8000AP will remember this change and use the last option
applied whenever the same encoded material is detected.
There are four Analogue inputs:
Additionally there is a
input and a input.
may be selected by pressing the
appropriate input keys on the remote handset or by pressing
the
button on the front panel until the desired
source is shown in the display window.
allows a tape monitor function (if you have a
three head recorder).This enables you to compare the quality
of a tape recording to the original at the time of recording.
The selected analogue input, the left and right channel of the
5.1 input or the left and right channel of a processed digital
signal are connected to the
output when you
select the relevant input.
You may listen to the analogue tape input by pressing the tape
key on the remote control, or the tape button on the front
panel of the 8000AP.
routes the 5.1 analogue inputs on the rear
panel directly to the volume control on the 8000AP. When you
select this input you will hear a relay operate as the input is
selected and all processing functions are disabled.
When this input is selected you can only alter the volume and
balance. You can also trim the channel parameters via the
OSD menu.
VCR, SAT, TV, AUX.
TAPE 5.1 bypass
An analogue source
analogue
The TAPE input
TAPE OUT
The 5.1 input
Note: The titles of the analogue inputs are descriptors: all the
analogue inputs are identical as are the digital optical inputs
and the two HDMI inputs.
Analogue Screen Displays and Modes
Active Channels
The four regular analogue inputs and the Tape input all
operate in the same way.
Pressing the MODE button will invoke several matrixed post
processing modes. With the exception of
PLII Movie
DTS Neo 6 Cinema, parameter adjustments for the other
modes can be accessed in the Setup menu. (
The options available will reflect only your chosen
loudspeaker configuration. For example, if you only have
Stereo loudspeakers or have enabled only the Front
loudspeakers the available options will default to Stereo only.
All processing modes are disabled when this input is selected
The Active channel lights tell you which outputs, at any given
moment, have audio present.
The basic operating mode is 2 Channel Stereo.
5.1 bypass input
Dolby
and
See Page11).
NOTE:
c e n t r e
s u b w o o f e r / L F E
f r o n t r i g h t f r o n t l e f t
s u r r o u n d r i g h t s u r r o u n d l e f t
b a c k r i g h t b a c k l e f t
AUX
TV VCR SAT
analogue
tape
TAPE
5.1 bypass
AUX VOL -30dB
ANALOG Stereo
AUX VOL -30dB
ANALOG PLII Movie
AUX VOL -30dB
ANALOG PLII Music
AUX VOL -30dB
ANALOG NEO:6 Cinema
AUX VOL -30dB
ANALOG NEO:6 Music
5.1 Bypass VOL -30dB
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