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SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR

resents .different .mixing .coefficients .for .the .centre .

and .surround .channel .signals  .

These .will .be .detected .by .the .SP2 .and .used .to .pro-

duce .the .downmix .if .this .mode .is .selected 

 12: “THX” BUTTON

THX

This .button .allows .selection .of .THX .post .pro-

cessing .modes  .The .default .mode, .which .is .

normally .

Surround-EX

, .can .be .selected .using .

the .“EX .Control” .menu  .See .Appendix .B .for .

more .Information .about .THX .post .processing

THX listening modes:

Cinema

: .

 .re-equalization, .timbre .matching .& .

adaptive .decorrelation  .(

only available 

with speaker systems of 6.1 of less

)

Surround EX:   

re-equalization, .timbre .matching .& .

surround .EX .(

Only available with 6.1 or 

7.1 speaker systems, automatically engaged 
if input bitstream is a Surround-EX encoded 
bitstream

)

THX Ultra2 Cinema:

 .

re-equalization, .timbre . .

 .  .  .

 .matched .matched .Speaker .Array .

(

Only available with 7.1 speaker systems

)

Music:

 .

 .timbre .matching .& .adaptive .decor-

relation .(

for use with Music source material 

with speaker systems of 6.1 or less

)

THX Music Mode:

 . timbre .matching, .adaptive . .  .

 .  .  .

 .decorrelation .& .Advanced .Speaker .

Array .(

For use with Music source material 

with 7.1 speaker systems

)

Games

 .

 .Timbre .matching .& .advanced .

Speaker .Array .(

for use with 2.0 and 5.1 

Video Game material. Only available with 7,1 
speaker systems

)

NOTES: 

1) . .

 

Timbre matching

 .is .used .across .all .THX .listen-

ing .modes 

2) . .  .

Re-equalization

 .is .applied .for .both .

THX Cinema

 .

& .

THX Ultra2 Cinema

 .listening .modes

3) . .  .

Advanced Speaker Array

 .is .applied .for .both .

THX Ultra2 Cinema

 .& .

THX Music Mode

 .listening .

modes .

13: MODE BUTTON:

MODE

This .button .is .used .to .select .one .of .13 .

effects .for .synthesizing .surround .sound .

with .2 .channel .source .material  .Pressing .

the .button .repeatedly .will .scroll .through .

the .modes: .

Available .with .

Surround

 .Listening .Mode: .

    

 .PLII .Film . .

 .Hall .

    

 .PLII .Music . .

 .Stadium .

    

 .Pro .Logic . .

 .Club

    

 .NEO:6 .Cinema . .

 .Party . .

    

 .NEO:6 .Music . .

 .Theatre .

    

 .Stereo5 . .

 .Natural .

    

 .Church .  .

 .

You .can .select .a .Surround .Mode .for .the .Surround .

or .THX .listening .modes .at .any .time, .even .if .the .

effect .is .not .immediately .active .(such .as .the .case .

when .a .5 1 .channel .bitstream .is .present)  .Two .

Surround .Mode .settings .are .memorized .for .each .

input .– .one .associated .with .the .Surround .listening .

mode, .and .one .associated .with .the .THX .listening .

mode  .

14: BYPASS BUTTON

BYPASS

This .button .operates .as .a .three .way .toggle .

function  .The .LED .immediately .above .the .

button .has .two .colors .- .RED .and .GREEN, .

and .an .OFF .mode .where .it .is .not .illuminat-

ed  .The .options .are .Bypass .2ch, .Bypass .

5 1ch, .and .Bypass .Off  .

 .Press .the .button .once, .and .the .unit .goes .in .the .

Bypass .2ch .mode  .In .this .mode, .the .LED .will .be .

GREEN  .In .Bypass .2ch .mode .all .of .the .DSP .cir-

cuitry, .DA .and .AD .converters .are .bypassed, .allow-

ing .a .completely .analog .circuit .path, .identical .to .

the .reference .standard .Bryston .BP26 .pre-amplifier  . .

Only .standard .format .Stereo .operation .is .permitted .

in .this .mode .- .all .other .functions .are .disabled  .The .

Front .Panel .Stereo .Balance .control .now .becomes .

active  .

Press .the .button .again, .and .the .unit .goes .into .

Bypass .5 1ch .mode  .In .this .mode, .the .LED .will .be .

ORANGE  .In .Bypass .5 1ch .mode, .the .signal .from .

the .5 1 .channel .analog .inputs .(RCA) .will .be .routed .

through .the .volume .controls .and .to .their .respective .

outputs, .balanced .and .unbalanced  .No .bass .man-

agement .is .available .with .the .5 1ch .bypass .mode  . .

 .  . To .defeat .the .Bypass .mode, .press .the .Bypass .

button .again, .and .the .LED .will .go .OFF 

15: ANALOG BALANCE CONTROL

This .control .governs .the .balance .of .the .analog .

bypass .circuit  .It .will .only .function .if .the .SP2 .is .in .

Bypass .2ch .mode  .

 16: MASTER VOLUME CONTROL 

This .is .the .Large .Knob .located .on .the .far .right .side .

of .the .front .panel  . .It .controls .the .Master .Volume .

in .all .modes  . .It .is .fully .motorized .and .can .be .

operated .from .the .remote .control .or .by .hand  .It .

is .the .final .level .setting .control .on .the .SP2, .and .

determines .what .output .level .will .be .supplied .to .

the .connected .power .amplifiers, .but .not .the .tape/

recording .outputs  .It .takes .into .account .any .speak-

er .level .trim .adjustments .made .during .the .SP2’s .

setup 

REAR PANEL INPUT & OUTPUT 

6

Summary of Contents for SP2

Page 1: ...SP2 PREAMP PROCESSOR OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ring defects for twenty 20 years from the original date of manufacture The warranty includes parts and labour Bryston Digital circuits and cables are warranted for five years from the original date of manufacture The warranty includes parts and labour Bryston products having motorized moving parts excluding motorized volume controls are warranted for three years from the original date of manu fact...

Page 3: ...tting the Speaker Configuration 10 c Explanation of Xtra Bass Mode 11 d Enabling the Subwoofer output in the Bypass mode 10 e Setting the Speaker Crossover Frequency 10 f Setting the Channel Delays 12 g Calibrating and Setting Levels Channel to Channel Balance 12 h Setting the THX Subwoofer Limiter or Bass Peak Level Manager 13 i Enabling DTS ES 6 1 Decoding 13 j Enabling THX Surround EX Decoding ...

Page 4: ...Ix Music and Film modes 7 1 decoding from 2 channel source in DTS Neo 6 Music Cinema modes 7 1 surround effects decoding from 2 channel digital sources 7 1 Surround effects decoding from 2 channel analog sources 96 24 Stereo decoding 96 24 DTS 5 1 decoding 96 24 Matrix surround modes in 5 1 9Dynamic range adjustment per individual input New faster micro controller New THX modes Cinema THX Music Mo...

Page 5: ...or compression levels of signal sources producing a Dolby Digital or DTS encoded bitstream The Dynamic Range Control has no effect with PCM and Analog input signals For the majority of applications the MEDIUM set ting should be used If you wish to turn off all of the software s built in dynamic range management functions no compression and thus maximum dynamic range the switch can be set to FULL N...

Page 6: ...ource To defeat this auto digital detect mode you must press the button again If you do the LED will go OFF When this mode of operation is selected the SP2 will look at ONLY its analog inputs If a digital signal does appear the SP2 will NOT recognize it and will remain in its analog only mode until you press the Digital button again to either select the digital source or place the SP2 into its aut...

Page 7: ... Mode for the Surround or THX listening modes at any time even if the effect is not immediately active such as the case when a 5 1 channel bitstream is present Two Surround Mode settings are memorized for each input one associated with the Surround listening mode and one associated with the THX listening mode 14 BYPASS BUTTON BYPASS This button operates as a three way toggle function The LED immed...

Page 8: ... for each of the 6 input sources CONNECTIONS 1 BALANCED OUTPUTS 2 UNBALANCED OUTPUTS The SP2 offers both balanced 5 1 and unbalanced 7 1 outputs for power amplifiers or powered loudspeaker systems The type you select to use will be determined by the input configuration of your amplifiers or self powered loudspeakers NOTE XLR and RCA connectors can be simultane ously utilized Example Surround fill ...

Page 9: ...see pages 3 4 to take the unit in and out of standby See also POWER INLET SWITCH and 1 POWER on page 3 13 VIDEO SWITCHER DATA PORT A 1 8 phone jack serial data port for connecting to Bryston s SPV 1 video switcher THE SP2 REMOTE CONTROL The SP2 Remote Control can operate all front panel opera tions with the addition of sev eral functions By pressing the CODE button the remote is also capable of se...

Page 10: ...imized to provide proper playback of DTS encoded musical material from DVD LD or CD sources DTS Movie is available for playback of DTS encoded motion picture soundtracks from DVD or LD sources Each mode has an optimized bass management setting in accordance with the DTS program material 10 Dolby Button Pressing this button will engage the Dolby PLII Film mode for any 2 channel sources PCM Dolby Di...

Page 11: ...r loudspeaker configuration To do this 1 First enter the main menu by pressing on any one of the menu buttons or SELECT Works in conjunction with the backlight and tilt switch to determine if backlighting is needed To enable or disable the backlight in the remote control follow this procedure 1 Press CODE button for 5 seconds 2 LED will flash red then release button 3 Type in 3 digit code 792 MODE...

Page 12: ...You are now in the Crossover Menu The options available in this menu are either NONE or 40 to 200 Hz in 10 Hz increments The SP2 s default factory setting as shipped is the THX standard 80 Hz crossover frequency 2 Next move the cursor to SP Hit SELECT You are now in the Speaker Menu 3 Move the cursor to the speaker s you want to change the configuration for using the arrow keys LR C SUR BK SUB Hit...

Page 13: ...sing the remote control to enter these selections press the SAVE button before exiting or settings will be lost Calibrating and Setting Levels Channel to Channel Balance 1 Position the Sound Level Meter at the Centre point of your listening area at average ear height approximately 40 46 inches 102 117 cm with its microphone positioned verti cally pointing at the ceiling DO NOT aim the sensing micr...

Page 14: ...ur sub woofer s When you do reduce the value shown by 1dB and Hit SELECT to save the setting You can always return to this menu to make further adjustments if needed Setting the BPLM without Pink Noise To adjust the BPLM setting without running the Noise routine Enter the BPLM as above but when the SP2 prompts Do BPLM Routine use the arrow keys to select NO and hit SELECT This will bring up the nu...

Page 15: ...n Pro Logic and discrete Dolby Digital 5 1 soundtracks Pro Logic II is also designed for use with unencod ed stereo music recordings The listener is drawn into a three dimensional space rather than hearing a flat two dimensional presentation This not only helps develop a more involving soundfield but also solves the narrow sweet spot problem of conven tional stereo reproduction All of these benefi...

Page 16: ... mix Therefore the derived center is never fully subtracted from the left and right channels Center Image is the factor controlling the amount of subtraction It varies between 0 and 0 5 in steps of 0 1 and the default value is 0 2 When Center Image 0 the factor is zero and nothing is subtracted from the left and right chan nels When Center Image 0 5 the center chan nel is subtracted from the left ...

Page 17: ...us for material it is suited to Natural This mode enhances the basic ste reo reproduction by using the inherent acoustics recorded within the source material If the source material was surround encoded or recorded in an acoustically oriented manner such as a lot of classical music and many live recordings this mode can provide truly spectacular effects and an enhanced sense of the space in which t...

Page 18: ...l DAE 5 Digital Audio Engine or DSP module settings will be reset to the factory defaults SP2 SPECIFICATIONS INPUTS Analog AudIo Six stereo RCA pairs One 5 1 channel RCA input Digital 4 coaxial RCA 75 Ohms 2 Optical TOSLINK conforms to SPDIF standard Pro version 1 AES EBU input XLR 110 Ohms Infrared 1 mini 1 8 phone jack RS 232 D9 connector bidirectional OUTPUTS Analog Outputs Left Centre Right Ri...

Page 19: ...SP2 PREAMP PROCESSOR 18 ...

Page 20: ...SP2_MANUAL_20060324 STP 19 SUGGESTED SURROUND SPEAKER PLACEMENT ...

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