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TABLE OF CONTENTS

■ Safety Instructions & Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .opposite page

■ Introduction, Safety, Accessories &

Quick Start

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

■ FRONT Panel Features

Alpha-numeric Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Menu Navigation Buttons

Functions & Operations Buttons

Surround Mode

Digital

HDMI

2 Channel Bypass

Stereo Down-mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Volume Control & Rotary Encoder

Headphone Jack

Main / Zone Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Source Select Buttons

Standby Button

■ REAR Panel Features

Single Ended Analog Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

HDMI Inputs

Zone 2 Outputs

Tape Loops

Single Ended Analog Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SPDIF Inputs

Data plate and Caution labels

Power Inlet

RS232 Serial Data Port

Ethernet Data Port

TOSLINK Optical Inputs & Output

Remote Trigger Input & Outputs

USB 2 .0 Type A port

Auxiliary

Infra-red

Hard Wired Input

AES/EBU Balanced Digital Audio Inputs

Single Ended Analog

7 .1 Surround

Inputs

Balanced Analog Audio Inputs

Balanced Analog Audio

7 .1 + 2 Surround

Outputs

■ FUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

■ Model Part Numbering Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

■ INFRA-RED REMOTE CONTROL & CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

■ MENU TREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

■ Menu Tree Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

■ Specifications & Trademark Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15

■ 5 .1 Surround Speaker Placement Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

■ 7 .1 Surround Speaker Placement Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

■ Exterior Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

■ Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-70

SP3 PREAMP / PROCESSOR

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Page 1: ...SP3 PREAMP SURROUND PROCESSOR ...

Page 2: ...ing defects for twenty 20 years from the original date of manufacture The warranty includes parts and labour Bryston Digital products 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 manufactur...

Page 3: ...nalog Inputs 9 SPDIF Inputs Data plate and Caution labels Power Inlet RS232 Serial Data Port Ethernet Data Port TOSLINK Optical Inputs Output Remote Trigger Input Outputs USB 2 0 Type A port Auxiliary Infra red Hard Wired Input AES EBU Balanced Digital Audio Inputs Single Ended Analog 7 1 Surround Inputs Balanced Analog Audio Inputs Balanced Analog Audio 7 1 2 Surround Outputs FUSES 10 Model Part ...

Page 4: ...t assignments these assignments can be changed at any time in System Menu Digital Sources If you are connecting to an HDMI input use HDMI 1 which is assigned to the DVD buttons on the front panel and the remote control The video signals carried on the HDMI cable are looped through to the HDMI out puts The Status LED located above the Standby button should be lit red a couple of seconds after the u...

Page 5: ...hat more items are listed either above and or below the current screen Use the up and down buttons to go to these items See also MENU MAP on page 8 C FUNCTIONS OPERATIONS BUTTONS DISPLAY Selects display brightness in four steps 25 50 75 100 To set an automatic timeout for the display to extinguish set the options n the SYSTEM SETUP MISC menu Choosing DISP LED TOUT instead of DISP TIMEOUT will appl...

Page 6: ...st the type and ratios allowed for down mixing somewhat to ensure optimum results without compromising the full Multichannel balance This is accomplished by including specific data within the Dolby Digital bitstream which represents different mixing coefficients for the centre and surround channel signals These will be detected by the SP3 and used to produce the down mix if this mode is selected D...

Page 7: ...ove When HDMI is selected LED above HDMI button is ON the first 8 source select buttons DVD CBL SAT TUNER CD DVR TAPE BAL 1 BAL 2 represent HDMI inputs 1 through 8 respectively When MAIN is selected source signal selected will appear at the MAIN outputs When ZONE is selected the source signal selected will appear at the ZONE 2 OUT outputs H STANDBY BUTTON Places the unit in standby mode Status ind...

Page 8: ...ir of outputs A stereo down mix for the selected source or in 2 Channel Bypass mode the Left and Right analog inputs directly appear at the TAPE OUTPUTS unless the selected source is the TAPE INPUT itself in which case the TAPE OUTPUTS are muted The inputs can of course also be used as just another pair of analog inputs but at unity gain only no volume control 5 DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER TAPE LOOP A ...

Page 9: ...n Refer servic ing to qualified personel Note however that the SP3 does contain two 5x20mm glass fuses on the upper deck power supply board Refer to FUSES sections on the next page for more information 10 IEC 320 C14 POWER INLET Mates with C13 power cord connector Determine the correct operating voltage from the DATA PLATE and connect to an appropriate power source using an ap proved power cord SP...

Page 10: ...put has been selected See also Refer to the Menu Tree on page 14 15 USB 2 0 TYPE A INPUT Used as a digital audio input an as a control input for certain audio control systems 16 AUXILIARY INFRA RED INPUT A 3mm two conductor phone jack which will accept a hardwired DC voltage that is the electrical equivalent of the optical signal generated by an infrared emitter in a remote control This will prima...

Page 11: ... hold the top cover in place Remove the top cover by sliding towards the back of the unit and then lifting up Be sure to replace all screws when replacing the top cover using no more that 16 inch pounds of torque When removing screws from top cover use only the proper driver a Torx 8 and do not use excessive force as it may damage the screw head If the screw does not move tap lightly with a hammer...

Page 12: ...128 192 Source TV SAT 001 Dolby Pro Logic 065 129 193 Source DVD 002 PLII Music 066 130 194 Source CD 003 PLII Movie 067 131 195 Source TUNER 004 Neo 6 Music 068 132 196 Source DVR 005 Neo 6 Movie 069 133 197 Source TAPE 006 Stereo 7 070 134 198 Volume Up 007 Party 071 135 199 Volume Down 008 Hall 072 136 200 Mute Toggle 009 Church 073 137 201 Pink Noise Test 010 Stadium 074 138 202 Digital Toggle...

Page 13: ...Client Server Static IP Client Auto IP IP address read only IP mask 255 0 0 0 255 255 255 192 TESTS PINK NOISE AUTOCYCLE MANUAL SOURCE SETUP SPEAKER SIZE FRONT Large Small CENTER Large Small None SURROUND Large Small None BACK Large Small None 1 Sm 2 Sm 1 Lrg 2 Lrg SPEAKER LEVEL L left 12 dB 12 dB C centre 12 dB 12 dB R right 12 dB 12 dB Rs right surround 12 dB 12 dB Rb right back 12 dB 12 dB Lb l...

Page 14: ...als on any of the three Trigger Output jacks See item 14 on page 9 TRIGGER INPUTS OUTPUTS The tip of the two conductor 3mm phone jack is posi tive and the sleeve is ground 0v TESTS Pink Noise Will put a burst of pink noise sequentially on all speakers while displaying which output the test signal is being sent to This is intended to help you verify that the connections and speaker levels are corre...

Page 15: ...z at maximum output level Signal to Noise Ratio 105dB in DSP Modes 110dB in 2ch Bypass Mode 22 kHz bandwidth Ref 1 kHz at max output Input Level 2 Vrms in DSP modes 4 Vrms in Bypass Mode Input Impedance 50 kOhms for single ended analog audio 1K Ohms for balanced analog inputs Output Level 8 Vrms 16 Vrms Balanced in DSP Modes 10 Vrms 20 Vrms Balanced in Bypass Mode Output Impedance 110 Ohms Bass Ma...

Page 16: ...RTS 1x Infra Red sensor remote control receiver 1x mini 3mm phone jack 2 conductor for auxilliary infra red control data input 1x Ethernet RJ45 connector bilateral data software download etc INFRA RED REMOTE CONTROL Number of buttons 30 Power Source two AAA batteries IR Wavelength 940nm PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions 17 W x 14 25 D not including knobs connectors x 5 75 H not including rubber f...

Page 17: ... be critical due to the inherent lack of directionality of very low frequencies If the AUX output option is set as Center Sub then a 2nd Center output is available allowing for two Center channel speakers to be used Placement will be critical due to the largely voice band signals in this channel 5 1 SURROUND SPEAKER PLACEMENT GUIDE ...

Page 18: ...7 1 SURROUND SPEAKER PLACEMENT GUIDE ...

Page 19: ...SP3 PREAMP PROCESSOR SP3 EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS ...

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Page 21: ...ndshaking 26 29 Appendix E USB Guide 30 32 Appendix F Web Interface Guide 33 39 Appendix G SubWoofer Setup 40 43 Appendix H Local Area Newtork LAN Setup 44 47 Appendix I Dolby Volume DRC Setup 48 50 Appendix J Firmware Update Upload Instructions 51 56 Appendix K SP3 Control via RS232 TCPIP 57 63 Appendix L Pink Noise Test 65 67 Appendix M Idle Screen Explanations 68 70 ...

Page 22: ...ume of the centre surrounds and back channel s using the appropri ate menus SP3 SURROUND MODES Pressing the SURROUND left and right arrow but tons button will allow you to sequentially select one of the many available decoding modes for expand almost any 2 channel music source signals The custom SP3 Surround Modes use a set of DSP algorithms to create a set of simu lated surround sound signals fro...

Page 23: ...ry Status MVOL Set Main Volume MVOLxxxx UP Up 1 step 0 5dB DN Down 1 step 0 5dB xxxx 0200 1120 in 0 1dB units plus 1000 80 0 12 0dB resolution 0 5dB QS Query Status MMUT Set Main Mute MMUTxx 00 Mute Off 01 Mute On 02 Mute toggle QS Query Status ZSRC Set Zone Source ZSRCxx 00 DVD 01 SAT 02 TUNER 03 CD 04 DVR 05 TAPE 08 Digital Downmix QS Query Status ZVOL Set Zone Volume ZVOLxxxx UP Up 1 step 0 5dB...

Page 24: ... MST mono 7 1 spk 08 Room Reverb Hall 09 Room Reverb Church 10 Room Reverb Stadium 11 Room Reverb Club 12 Room Reverb Theatre 13 Natural 14 Stereo7x MTX 7 1 spk MultiCh 5 1 7 1 21 Dolby Digital 5 1 no back 22 Dolby Digital EX 6 1 Movie 23 Dolby Pro Logic EX 6 1 Music 24 Dolby Pro Logic IIx ex 7 1 Movie 25 Dolby Pro Logic IIx ex 7 1 Music 26 Dolby Pro Logic IIx ex AUTO 1 or 2 CH ST STEREO 2 1 speak...

Page 25: ...wn OUTP Query Output Format OUTPxxxxxxx Listening Format QS query returns listening format as 3 chars n w or as 7 char string f s b w INFO Query system info INFOxxx xx QS Query returns system data in as a long string typ 300 chars broken into 22 LF delimited lines code 10 or n as follows 10INFO LF 01 8s LF PRODUCT NAME 02 8d LF SERNUM 03 8d LF MANUFDATE 04 12s LF SOFTWARE REV 05 8s LF BOOTLOADER R...

Page 26: ... hercules index_en html Other free untested http download cnet com Ckubed Advanced Terminal Program 3640 2085_4 10234733 html note I used and tested an old version 2 of CKubed on WinXP however seem to be problems with uninstalling of the current version 4 4 http realterm sourceforge net index html downloads_Download Sources for MS VB net and C http www lvr com files com_port_terminal_vb zip http w...

Page 27: ...ongly player dependent and copy protection dependent on the media being played Some DVD or BD players maintain the last signal sample rate and format that was played previously to an interruption or disconnect 1 some other players tend to immediately downgrade the output stream from multichannel audio to stereo or from encoded streams such as DTS or Dolby Digital to PCM Some players may also downg...

Page 28: ...ormat during menus and then switch to multichannel when playing a selected contents Some media contents may be originally recorded as 2 audio channels in this case one can use the surround synthesis7 feature in the SP3 to re create 5 1 or 7 1 for example select Dolby Prologic IIx Movie etc A player the HDMI source will communicate handshake with the SP3 the repeater and the TV screen the HDMI sink...

Page 29: ...plugged to SP3 Without HDMI the downmixing to stereo takes place in the SP3 rather than in the player PCM versus bitstream Most DVD and Blue ray players can be configured to output audio contents either as PCM or Linear PCM or as bitstream The former option makes the player decode and covert the media format to an uncompressed PCM format which is the most compatible The latter option causes the pl...

Page 30: ...Ray players tend to block Bitstream selection performing automatic conversion to PCM when Secondary Audio Output option is enabled References http en wikipedia org wiki HDMI http www hdmi org learningcenter kb aspx APPENDIX D HDMI NOTES continued ...

Page 31: ...nection with a PC Windows 7 Make sure SP3 is connected to a power source but in Standby When the USB cable connecting SP3 is plugged to a USB port in a PC and SP3 is taken out of Standby a message Driver Software Installation is produced in the system tray area Clicking on it opens up the following message window Message screen on USB connection event Device Manager window Control Panel See BRYSTO...

Page 32: ... E USB GUIDE continued SP3 USB User Guide Page 2 of 3 Selecting BRYSTON SP3 as the default Audio Device Sound Manager window from the System Tray Click on the Speakers BRYSTON SP3 line to make this the default ...

Page 33: ... the operation press USB button on the SP3 front panel and start Windows Media Player then select and click one of the sample music files Configuring MAC OS for USB streaming to SP3 The idea is the same as in Windows that is Bryston SP3 has to be selected as the output audio device The following screenshots illustrate the necessary steps Step 1 In Utilities select Applications then Audio MIDI Setu...

Page 34: ... 3 basic configuration schemes differing in the way the IP addresses are leased out or assigned by an external or internal DHCP server This is described in more details in the following document on line ftp ftp bryston com pub firmware sp3 doc SP3_setup_using_LAN2 doc Main SP3 web interface screen 2 Main screen Communication interface with the SP3 takes place over TCP IP stack using HTTP version 2...

Page 35: ... Upload screen All SP3 screens except Main and Help require a password The first time File is clicked on the Main screen an intermediate password entry screen will show up Firmware Upload screen Insert the user name admin and password bryston as shown above and click OK button1 Once this is done it is valid for as long as the browser is not exited and the user will not have to re enter it again 1 ...

Page 36: ...compressed firmware file of type bin and then starting upload and programming This is described in more details in the following on line document ftp bryston com pub firmware sp3 doc SP3_Firmware_Upload_Instructions doc Note selecting of Restricted Default Flash Partition allows overwriting of backup files in the SP3 flash This option is normally not enabled and a special password would be require...

Page 37: ...llows modification of DHCP mode selection IP address Gateway IP address Subnet Mask Primary DNS and Secondary DNS MAC Address and Host Name3 are hardcoded and cannot be changed and saved 2 This page is currently obsolete and will be expanded in the future software revisions to allow complete system configuration 3 This is the same as Net Bios Name referred elsewhere in the documentation ...

Page 38: ...ed by other secondary messages such as Volume Control Fault DSP Fault after Reset Invalid Alpha Reply DSP Fault etc It is most likely caused by a blown fuse To replace the fuse locate it in the far left corner inside the unit after opening up the top cover 4 This screen will be modified in the future to display information available currently on the SP3 Vacuum Fluorescent display in menus SYSTEM S...

Page 39: ...Web Interface Guide Page 6 of 7 5 Help screen Help screen as of release 2012 04 top part The top part of the Help screen contains 3 important links to documents User Manual an on line version of the user manual this link requires an active Internet connection to work ...

Page 40: ...mote controller by pressing Code button once which lights the red LED and then pressing three numeric buttons6 in the short succession while the red LED is lit Note some of the help hyperlinks point to embedded files in the SP3 while some other such as the user manual point on line thus require active internet connection Help screen bottom part 6 Numeric buttons 0 9 in the BR3 are assigned to the ...

Page 41: ...he speakers are declared as Large is not re routed through the Subwoofer Instead it is output through those speakers directly If Subwoofer is declared as not present then the bass contents from all the channels will be re routed through the large speakers only if there are any otherwise it will be cut off SP3 provides a single subwoofer channel through back panel RCA socket paralleled with an XLR ...

Page 42: ...d only through analog preamps and analog volume control circuit In this mode DSP can be completely disabled when the in2BYPASS option is OFF or it can be used to extract the bass contents of the analog L and R input channels and output it through the Subwoofer sockets When in2BYPASS option is ON then the cross over frequency used for bass extraction is the one set up in SOURCE SETUP CROSSOVER Fc F...

Page 43: ... to Subwoofer in Xtra Bass on top of the normal Subwoofer Level correction from SOURCE SETUP SPEAKR LEVEL It is disabled and not applied if Extra Bass is not ON 5 Interpretation of the x 1 and x 0 symbols on the SP3 idle screen IN line Symbol 1 or 0 as in 5 1 in the IN DdDigital 48k 5 1 above indicates a presence or an absence of the LFE channel in the input stream This is independent on the SUB s...

Page 44: ...ass contents is being reproduced through the front large speakers If you select Subwoofer ON XTRA BASS OFF and if the input stream does contain LFE channel IN 1 then you will see OUT 1 indicating that the subwoofer is used all bass contents is being reproduced through the front large speakers but LFE goes through the Subwoofer If you select Subwoofer ON XTRA BASS ON then you will see OUT 1 indicat...

Page 45: ...this is the default settings It would also work under the DHCP SERVER selection NOTE plugging the SP3 set up as DHCP SERVER or SERVER CLIENT into another server based LAN for example a typical corporate LAN may cause some other DHCP servers to shut down1 Therefore this scheme is recommended only for direct peer to peer connections not for server based LANs NetBios Name addressing cannot be used in...

Page 46: ... on like above screen4 After making a new DHCP selection press left arrow key to escape back to the main screen then press STANDBY button and then again to power up to reset the SP3 unit 3 Host PC setup for static IP address Ideally a second network interface card LAN2 would connect only to SP3 while the main network card LAN would maintain the normal network and internet connectivity An example o...

Page 47: ...local side subnet the main LAN card may require specifying a proxy server and at the same time the static SP3 address must be excluded from the proxy as showed in the following screen dump Configuration example of the main network card LAN for normal LAN connectivity allowing for the SP3 static IP scheme APPENDIX G SETUP USING LAN continued ...

Page 48: ...tup Guide Pg 4 of 4 Running ipconfig all from the Windows 7 or XP command line allows us to verify the connections A typical display should look as below ipconfig all screen dump APPENDIX G SETUP USING LAN continued ...

Page 49: ...RC selection will persist for as long as the source is not switched over for example from DVD to CBL SAT etc and as long as the unit is not powered off or standby ed 1 2 Available selections Turning a volume control knob or pressing the SURROUND MODE left and right arrow keys causes the following selections to scroll in line 2 DYN RANGE FULL OFF2 all dynamic range compression is off power up defau...

Page 50: ...me algorithm applies only audio compression but not spectral equalization DYN RANGE MEDIUM 1 3 Dolby Volume is OFF but older DRC algorithm Dynamic Range Compression is ON resulting in medium dynamic range moderate compression DYN RANGE LOW 2 4 Dolby Volume is OFF DRC is ON producing low dynamic range high compression DRC AUTO THD DTSHD Dolby Volume is OFF DRC is ON high compression conditional upo...

Page 51: ...back this is an optional once off per movie adjustment Line 4 Dd VOL MID SIDE OFF use volume knob or SURROUND left right arrow to toggle this parameter ON or OFF MID SIDE is relevant only in STEREO mode and causes Dolby Volume algorithm to automatically re balance the left and right channels Default is OFF Note Dolby Volume algorithm is operating only at lower sample rates 48kHz It is automaticall...

Page 52: ...3 Type http sp3 serialnumber upload or http xx xx xx xx upload where xx xx xx xx is the actual IP address of the SP3 4 Optional if the sp3 serialnumber method does not work then use the actual IP address as above for example http 169 254 1 1 The serial number of the SP3 as well as the actually used IP address for example 169 254 1 1 are available to view by pushing the left hand navigation button ...

Page 53: ...n to select the file and type the path and name of the firmware file case sensitive For example ftp bryston com pub firmware sp3 current SP3 bin or pick the same file from a local directory in your PC providing that it has already been copied there for example c tmp SP3 bin The file name should appear in the File name line as below then click Open or press Enter to accept selection Choose File to ...

Page 54: ...ress count however the Standby LED in SP3 will be blinking and the display on the SP3 will indicate the upload count status Wait2 until the file gets uploaded to SP3 and until the self programming process is completed 3 SP3 will automatically load self program and re power up after the programming is finished Software update process consists consists of 3 cycles 1 Chrome browser does indicate the ...

Page 55: ...rspaced by long few sec gaps in the second stage self erase it goes yellow or magenta for a couple of seconds in the third stage self program it stays green or blue for about 10 seconds If the original firmware is older than 2012 05e and SP3 unit is unpowered during the internal self programming cycle while the LED is yellow pink or green blue then it may be rendered in operable requiring a factor...

Page 56: ...then the new firmware revision number and then the normal idle screen will show up However the standby LED will remain lit yellow or magenta for another 10 seconds while executing an automatic self check During that time it may optionally automatically reprogram the keypad processor do not power off at this stage If the new software crashes during the time when the standby LED was lit or if the pr...

Page 57: ...SETUP TESTS SYSTEM STATUS screen which should clear after executing DEFAULT EEPROM and re powering re plugging 7 the unit It is recommended not to use revision 2012 11 Firmware revisions 2012 12 and later have restored the automatic EEPROM redefault following an upgrade due to frequently encountered problems involving uninitialized or mis initialized parameters It is strongly recommended to use th...

Page 58: ...the front panel menu C1 C4 command name 4 chars typically uppercase ASCII letters P1 P2 parameters are two or more arbitrary ASCII characters CR Special end char ASCII code 13 RS232 only in TCP IP use dot instead RESPONSE FORMAT The Response format is the same as commands repeating the D1 D2 C and P bytes P bytes may carry either an actual status value or in case of errors Example TCP IP 2310MPWR0...

Page 59: ...al command sent with the parameter bytes P1 P2 QS All commands except MPWR and INFO are ignored and not responded to when SP3 is in Power Standby state SP3 Bryston Serial Protocol commands can be found in an embedded help files http sp3 ser num helpcmd txt 3 or http sp3 ser num helpcmd htm or in an on line Bryston application notes folder ftp bryston com pub firmware sp3 doc The current list of co...

Page 60: ...mand or any other SP3 command5 can also be issued by typing the character in the command window on the main SP3 web page and pressing Enter or clicking the Cmd button to execute This will make a scrollable text window expand displaying the embedded help page APPENDIX K SP3 CONTROL VIA RS232 TCPIP continued ...

Page 61: ...nd by a dot character is not necessary when typing it in the SP3 web interface window but mandatory when issuing the GET command programmatically or from a browser s URL window Pressing a carriage return key while the SP3 web page is in focus is equivalent of clicking on Cmd button icon APPENDIX K SP3 CONTROL VIA RS232 TCPIP continued ...

Page 62: ... 23 The dot character at the end of the lines above is significant and acts as the end of command terminator replacing the CR Above sequences passes commands from the host to SP3 In order to pass data in the reverse direction from the SP3 to host type the following text into the URL window and press Enter8 http 169 254 1 1 status xml This will cause the SP3 system status data to be read from the S...

Page 63: ...e 6 of 7 SP3 system status and command MSRCQS response polled and passed through status xml data block Note SP3 response to a Bryston serial Protocol command is contained within the tags tw0 tw0 to tw7 tw7 APPENDIX K SP3 CONTROL VIA RS232 TCPIP continued ...

Page 64: ...ike application program using Telnet GET command protocol to port 80 Above sequence passes a command in this case selection of input source MSRC from a host to SP3 In order to pass data i e command response in the reverse direction from the SP3 to the host type the following into the Telnet terminal window and press enter GET status xml HTTP 1 0 This will cause the incoming data read from the SP3 ...

Page 65: ... the global volume level 80dB to 12dB with the volume knob that is the case only when the Left Front speaker channel is playing Adjusting volume level while other than the L channels is playing only changes the specific Speaker Level offset within 12dB to 12dB range as in SOURCE SETUP SPEAKR LEVEL screen rather than the global volume This situation is shown on the screen below where the bottom lin...

Page 66: ...nel through TEST submenu except that it will exit automatically after the last speaker channel in the sequence typically subwoofer finished playing If one presses TEST button again while any of the channel is playing noise in AUTOCYCLE mode the AUTOCYCLE mode changes to MANUAL mode see below Once in the MANUAL mode pressing TEST button each time increments the speaker channel through the entire se...

Page 67: ...SP3 PREAMP PROCESSOR Pink Noise Test 2012 03 05 Page 3 of 4 4 Pink Noise spectrum Fig 4 1 Pink Noise spectrum 5 Band limited noise spectrum APPENDIX L SP3 PINK NOISE TEST continued ...

Page 68: ...Pink Noise Test 2012 03 05 Page 4 of 4 APPENDIX L SP3 PINK NOISE TEST continued ...

Page 69: ...er is not being used in spite being declared as present since the bass is reproduced through the large front speakers If all speakers including center were present then the short 7 0 would have been displayed instead of the full 3 2 2 0 in such a case If the front speakers were declared as SMALL then the bass would have been reproduced through the subwoofer and 2 2 2 1 would have been shown instea...

Page 70: ...nnel re creation is being forced upon any 5 1 channel source even in the absence of the Dolby back channel enabling flag YBSE Yes Back Surr Encoded This forcing feature is governed by SOURCE SETUP DOLBY EX APPLY FORCE Note EX APPLY AUTO would reproduce back speakers only when YBSE flag is present in the source stream in such a cese lower case ex would show Source Input type HDMI input socket 1 Pro...

Page 71: ...ce even in the absence of the DTS back channel enabling This forcing feature is governmed by SOURCE SETUP DTS ES APPLY FORCE Note ES APPLY AUTO would reproduce back speakers only when a DTS back speaker enabling flag is present in the source stream in such a case lower case es would be displayed Source Input type Optical Toslink socket 2 Program encoding Digital Theatre System Sample rate kHz Prog...

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