Thule Audio SPHERE AV100 Owner'S Manual Download Page 1

 

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ”Dolby”, ”ProLogic II” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. 
Confidential unpublished works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc. All rights reserved. 

 

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, 6,487,535 and other 
U.S. and world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS", "DTS-ES Extended Surround" and "Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital Theater 
Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2003 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.  

 

Thule Audio ApS has the right to make changes without prior notice

 

Owner’s Manual  

SPHERE AV100, AV120, AV100S and AV120S  

 
 

Summary of Contents for SPHERE AV100

Page 1: ...r license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 487 535 and other U S and world wide patents issued and pending DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 ar...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...ENU 19 6 1 SPEAKERS 20 6 2 INPUTS 21 6 3 NOISE 21 6 4 CROSSOVER FREQUENCY 21 6 5 EXTENDED SURROUND 21 6 6 DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION 21 6 7 VOLUME SCALE 22 6 8 SAVING SET UP PARAMETERS IN THE MEMORY BA...

Page 4: ...OL change light return to master volume decrease volume left center right surround left subwoofer surround right DVD player sattelite receiver TV set laser disc audio video tape1 audio video tape2 pur...

Page 5: ...956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and pending DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2000 Digital Theater Sy...

Page 6: ...ories Inc All rights reserved MODEL SPHERE AV120 Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and p...

Page 7: ...ration Dolby AC 3 and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Copyright 1992 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved MODEL SPHERE AV100 S Manufactured under l...

Page 8: ...ories Inc All rights reserved MODEL SPHERE AV120 S Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and...

Page 9: ...2 sec push enter config mode exit config menu short push center channel balance 2 sec push center channel delay up right channel balance right short push surround right channel balance 2 sec push sur...

Page 10: ...nversion in all channels Direct key access AV120 only to channel trim adjustments with 0 5dB adjustment step Precision volume control for all 10 channels with 0 5dB adjustment steps and 100dB range De...

Page 11: ...und speakers C centre speaker placed in front of the listening position SL surround left speaker placed rear left of the listening position SR surround right speaker placed rear right of the listening...

Page 12: ...el only AV120 or on the remote control Each input can be configured in different ways shown below with an X The factory settings are marked with brackets Changes to this setting can be made in the con...

Page 13: ...owever each surround mode may lead to a different setting of volume trims based on individual requirements In Thule Audio s experience Dolby Digital and ProLogic II mode gain can be increased 3 6 dB m...

Page 14: ...t that the sound signal from all the speakers arrives at the same time at the listening position If the listening position is placed closer to the rear surround speakers the sound from these speakers...

Page 15: ...t Listening position Left surround speaker 2 1 m 6 3 ft Listening position Right surr speaker 2 1 m 6 3 ft Listening position Centre surr speaker 1 8 m 6 3 ft The delays when measuring the distance in...

Page 16: ...will light up By pushing the SURROUND MODE key on the front panel or mode on the remote control information about which outputs can be expected to be active are indicated thus L left speaker R right s...

Page 17: ...S encoding resolution is indicated during the DTS lock on second line E g 768k 24 means a 768kHz transmission bit rate with 24 bit encoding resolution AV100 120 offers extended precision decoding of D...

Page 18: ...is format The DTS 24 96 format is compatible in performance with DVD Audio but can be played on normal DVD video or CD players 5 3 Dolby ProLogic II The AV100 120 supports the new ProLogic II format w...

Page 19: ...els called SSL and SSR it is possible to create a more continuous sound sweep for sound effects moving from one end of the room to the other The side speakers are simply activated in the config extend...

Page 20: ...subwoofer management For Dolby Digital 3 2 and DTS input signals a special low frequency channel LFE is normally included in the bitstream which is indicated with a 1 after the input stream indication...

Page 21: ...ut can be selected in this menu as previously described in section 1 6 3 Noise If different speakers are used or the distance from the listening position to each speaker is different the perceived sou...

Page 22: ...vels or alternatively a fixed more precise but slower to use 0 5dB step size The default selected progressive step size is more convenient for most users and is therefore called normal while the fixed...

Page 23: ...de the OSD is mixed with the selected video signal The following settings are possible OSD is disabled OSD is enabled only by commands from the remote control factory setting OSD is enabled both by co...

Page 24: ...6 15 Video miscellaneous only active in AV100S AV120S To activate the RGB input in Scart connectors some TV sets require a separate activate signal Tape 1 composite input can be reassigned to perform...

Page 25: ...puts 1 Phono RGB Component out 1x 3Phono Power section AV100 S Max power output 20 20kHz 8 ohms 6x 100W Max power output 20 20kHz 4 ohms 6x 150W AV120 S Max power output 20 20kHz 8 ohms 6x 120W Max po...

Page 26: ...Stereo Speaker size Delay ms Volume Trim dB L left main R Right main ProLogic II Speaker size Delay ms Volume Trim dB L left main R Right main C Centre SL Surround left SR Surround right Dolby Digital...

Page 27: ...digital and video signals it is easy to create disturbances and ground problems in any system To create a worthy alternative the optical transmitters and receivers in the AV100 120 are a new type fea...

Page 28: ...license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 487 535 and other U S and world wide patents issued and pending DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 are...

Page 29: ...VER FREKVENS 47 6 5 EXTENDED SURROUND 47 6 6 KOMPRESSION AF DYNAMISK BREDDE 47 6 7 VOLUMESKALAEN 48 6 8 AT GEMME NYE INDSTILLINGER I HUKOMMELSESBANKERNE 48 6 9 GENDAN FABRIKSINDSTILLINGER 48 6 10 OSD...

Page 30: ...OL change light return to master volume decrease volume left center right surround left subwoofer surround right DVD player sattelite receiver TV set laser disc audio video tape1 audio video tape2 pur...

Page 31: ...956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and pending DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2000 Digital Theater Sy...

Page 32: ...ories Inc All rights reserved MODEL SPHERE AV120 Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and p...

Page 33: ...ration Dolby AC 3 and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Copyright 1992 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved MODEL SPHERE AV100 S Manufactured under l...

Page 34: ...ories Inc All rights reserved MODEL SPHERE AV120 S Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and...

Page 35: ...2 sec push enter config mode exit config menu short push center channel balance 2 sec push center channel delay up right channel balance right short push surround right channel balance 2 sec push sur...

Page 36: ...lighed for at indstille forsinkelse for center og surround kanalerne F lles forsinkelse lip sync p alle kanaler s der er mulighed for at kompensere for eventuelle forsinkelser i videosignalet Mulighed...

Page 37: ...tre bagved lyttepositionen SR den h jre surroundh jtaler som er placeret til h jre bagved lyttepositionen Udvidede surroundh jtalere SC surround centerh jtaler som er placeret bagved lyttepositionen S...

Page 38: ...mens fabriksindstillingerne er markeret med klammer Indstillingerne kan ndres i config menuen Input DVD SAT LD TV Tape1 Tape2 Pure Audio Analog x x x x x Coax digital x x x x Optisk x x Komposite x x...

Page 39: ...h jere end st jtesten indikerer N r man afspiller DTS kilder kan man sagtens ge lydstyrken i surroundh jtalerne med 2 4 dB Disse mere specielle indstillinger kan gemmes i de forskellige lydtypers huk...

Page 40: ...ule Det vigtige her er forskellen i afstand fra lyttepositionen til front og bagh jtalerne Det samme problem opst r hvis centerh jtaleren er placeret t ttere p lyttepositionen end fronth jtalerne P no...

Page 41: ...pel skal forsinkelsen alts s ttes til SL 5 0ms C 3 0ms SR 5 0ms SC 6 0ms Ovenst ende udregning for forsinkelse er baseret p anl ggets fysiske ops tning og b r gemmes i de grundl ggende indstillinger i...

Page 42: ...kund s vises information om inputsignalets beskaffenhed Aktive audiokanaler i inputsignalet 2 0 L og R er tilstede 2 1 L R og Sub er tilstede 2 2 L R SL og SR er tilstede 3 0 L R og C er tilstede 3 1...

Page 43: ...isplayet vise ES 3 3 1 n r AV100 120 fanger signalet Det betyder at de tre frontkanaler L C og R og de tre surroundkanaler SL SC og SR alle findes i DTS signalet Hvis 6 1 discrete er aktiveret Hvis 6...

Page 44: ...Brugeren kan for hver enkel type input bestemme om der skal v lges den ene eller den anden type ProLogic det g res i config ProLogic II menuen I config extended surround menuen kan man ogs v lge om P...

Page 45: ...s muligt at omdirigere lyden fra SSL og SSR kanalerne til L og R effektkanalerne og s bruge en stor ekstern forst rker som eksempelvis Thules PA350B til at give R og L kanalerne et boost 6 Config menu...

Page 46: ...r sat som LARGE s vil der ikke v re et signal til subwooferen Hvis man alligevel nsker et signal til subwooferen s kan man s tte indstillingen til subwoofer max bas ON i menuen config cross freq S vil...

Page 47: ...er VOL knappen 6 4 Crossover frekvens Denne indstilling er meget praktisk Hvis man s tter en h jtaler som SMALL s sendes de lave toner i signalet til subwooferen eller L R h jtalerne Den tilsvarende c...

Page 48: ...e og crossover frekvens Subwoofer max bas samlet monosignal sendes til subwoofer N r du er f rdig med at indstille en af ovenst ende parametre s kan du gemme det ved f rst at benytte til at v lge den...

Page 49: ...rst rker fra RJ45 stikket bag p apparatet Hvis man benytter en IA350 IA252B IA255B PA350 eller PA250 MKII til R L effektforst rkning i et 8 1 system se sektionen Sidekanaler i afsnittet Typer af Surro...

Page 50: ...video input output menuen Thule Audio kan levere et 5 benet RCA Phono til Scart kabel af h j kvalitet Normalt vil RGB signalet v re uden sync s det kan man tage fra Tape1 out Nogle projektorer kan go...

Page 51: ...A D inputs 0 dB 0 005 2 Opto THD digital inputs 0 dB 44kHz PCM 0 003 Pure Audio inputs 1x 5 1 Pho S Video inputs 5 S VHS Dynamic range DTS 20bit 115dBA Video composite inputs 4 Phono Frequency respon...

Page 52: ...ler st rrelse Forsinkelse ms Volumen just dB L Venstre hovedh jtaler R H jre hovedh jtaler C Centerh jtaler SL Surround venstre SR Surround h jre Dolby Digital H jtaler st rrelse Forsinkelse ms Volume...

Page 53: ...kabe et v rdigt alternativ til coaxforbindelsen s har AV100 120 en helt ny type optiske sendere og receivere der har en noget st rre b ndbredde p 13MHz i stedet for de normale 7MHz Dette eliminerer de...

Reviews: