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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated 
“dangerous voltage “ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to 
persons

 

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance 
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.  

1. 

Read these instructions.

2. 

Keep these instructions.

3.    Heed all warnings.
4. 

Follow all instructions.

5. 

Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. 

Clean only with dry cloth.

7. 

 Do not block any ventilation openings.  Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. 

 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. 

 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.  A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.  A 
grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.  The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety.  If the pro-
vided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10.   Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the 

apparatus.

11.  Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12.   Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.  When a cart is 

used use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13.   Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14.   Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.  Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-

supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or 
moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, ARE 
PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT.
TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE AC MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CORD PLUG FROM THE AC 
RECEPTACLE.
THE MAINS PLUG OF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD SHALL REMAIN READILY OPERABLE.

BRYSTON LIMITED WARRANTY

Bryston analog audio circuits are warranted to be free from manufacturing 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-
facture. The warranty includes parts and labour. 
Bryston will remedy the problem by repair or replacement, as we deem necessary, to restore the product to full performance.  Bryston will pay ship-
ping costs one way (usually the return portion) during the first three years of warranty coverage.
In the event of a defect or malfunction, contact Bryston’s repair centers for return authorization. Products must be returned using original packaging 
material only. Packing material may be purchased from Bryston if necessary. This warranty is considered void if the defect, malfunction or failure of the 
product or any component part was caused by damage (not resulting from a defect or malfunction) or abuse while in the possession of the customer. 
Tampering by persons other than factory authorized service personnel or failure to fully comply with Bryston operating instructions voids the warranty. 
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from province to province and country to country.
As of 2006-02-22 Bryston will only warranty Bryston products purchased through authorized Bryston dealers.  Bryston products with a date code 
of 0608 or higher (date code format is “yyww”, where “yy” is the two least significant digits of the year and “ww” is the week of the year) must be 
accompanied by a copy of the bill-of-sale from a Bryston authorized dealer to qualify for warranty service. The warranty is transferable from the original 
owner to a subsequent owner as long as a copy of the bill-of-sale from the original authorized Bryston dealer accompanies the re-sale. The copy of the 
bill of sale to any subsequent owner need ONLY include the Name of the Bryston Authorized Dealer and the Model and Serial number of the Bryston 
product The warranty will only be honored in the country of the original purchase unless otherwise pre-authorized by Bryston.

Postal address:

  P.O. BOX 2170, Stn.  Main

 

PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO

 

CANADA  K9J 7Y4

Courier address: 

677 NEAL DRIVE

 

PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO

 

CANADA  K9J 6X7

PHONE: 

705-742-5325

FAX: 

705-742-0882

E-mail: 

[email protected]

79 COVENTRY ST., Suite 5
NEWPORT, VERMONT
U.S.A.   05855-2100

PHONE:  802-334-1201

FAX:  

802-334-6658

E-mail: 

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BRYSTON SERVICE in CANADA:

BRYSTON SERVICE in the USA:

contact your local distributor or
CHECK OUR WEB SITE: 

  www.bryston.ca 

E-MAIL BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 

  [email protected]

FAX BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 

  01-705-742-0882

PHONE BRYSTON DIRECTLY: 

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Содержание SP2

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 19: ...SP2 PREAMP PROCESSOR 18 ...

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

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