User manual INTEGRA RESEARCH RDC-7

[. . . ] Contents AV Controller Before using RDC-7 Instruction Manual Facilities and connections Master Volume Standby/On On Standby Power On Off Display Zone 2 (GRN ) Rec ( RED ) DVD Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Tape 1 Tape 2 AM FM Phono CD Open/Close Setting OSD menu AV Controller RDC-7 Thank you for purchasing the Integra RESERCH AV Controller. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Controller. Please retain this manual for future reference. Enjoying music or videos Remote controller Appendix WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). [. . . ] The setting of 20 and 40 degrees are only for nominal purposes, so select the setting that is closest to your actual listening angle. Front left speaker Front right speaker Listening angle 20° - 40° 46 Listening Mode Setup Center For systems that have a center speaker, the center channel signal can be output from the center speaker. For instance, in systems where the front left and right speakers are small, use of the center speaker may provide a better sound space. (If your system uses a center speaker, be sure to perform the level calibration with the left and right speakers in the Speaker Setup menu beforehand. ) On: The center channel signal is output to the center speaker. Off: The center channel signal is output from the front left and right speakers (Phantom Center). Front Expander The front expander function spreads out the sound from the front speakers for the feeling of a wide sound space. On: Select to turn on the front expander function to simulate a wider sound space. Off: Select to turn off the front expander function for a normal sound space. Dialog Enhance This parameter allows you to adjust the dialog sound level from the center speaker if it is difficult to hear. Off: Outputs the center channel signal at the regular level and frequency characteristics. Relationship between listening mode and parameter Listening mode Parameter Subwoofer Re-EQ (/Academy) Input Channel Output Channel Surround Speakers Digital Upsampling Front Effect Reflect Level Reverb Level Room Size Listening Angle Center Front Expander Virtual Surr Level Dialog Enhance Direct Mono (Analog/PCM) Mono (Digital) Stereo (Analog/PCM) Stereo (Digital) Surround* (Analog/PCM) Surround* (Digital) THX Cinema q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q Listening mode DTS Film MPEG Film +Action**/ +Musical Theater Dimensional (T-D) Enhance7 Parameter Subwoofer Re-EQ (/Academy) Input Channel Output Channel Surround Speakers Digital Upsampling Front Effect Reflect Level Reverb Level Room Size Listening Angle Center Front Expander Virtual Surr Level Dialog Enhance Orchestra/ Unplugged/ Studio-Mix/ TV Logic/ Mono Movie All Ch Stereo q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q The parameters that can be set are different for each listening mode. * The surround given here refers to basic surround modes and consists of Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, etc. ** +Action and +Musical refers to Dolby Digital Action, Dolby Digital Musical, DTS Action, DTS Musical, MPEG Action, MPEG Musical, Dolby Pro Logic Action, and Dolby Pro Logic Musical. 47 Preference 4. Preference menu This menu provides settings for you to customize certain functions of the RDC-7 as you wish. Menu 123456789012345678901234 11. Speaker Setup 4. Preference 22. Input Setup 3. Listening Mode Setup 34. Preference 1. Volume Setup 45. Zone2 OSD Setup 56. About 6 2. OSD Setup 7 8 3. OSD TweakExit:|EXIT| Select: 9 Enter:|ENTER| Quit:|OSD| 0 1 Quit:|OSD| 2 Menu 123456789012345678901234 11. Speaker Setup 4. Preference 2. Input Setup 23. Listening Mode Setup 34. Preference 123456789012345678901234 1. Volume Setup 414-1. Volume Setup 5. Zone2 OSD Setup 52 6. AboutSetup a. Volume Display 63 2. OSD :Absolute 74 b. Muting Level 85 3. OSD TweakExit:|EXIT| Select: :-50dB 96 Enter:|ENTER| Quit:|OSD| 07 c. Maximum Volume :Off 18 Quit:|OSD| 29 d. Power On Volume :Last 0 1 Quit:|OSD| 2 4-1. Volume Setup sub-menu This sub-menu allows you to make various settings concerning the volume control of the RDC-7. a. Volume Display You can choose from two ways of displaying the volume setting on screen. Absolute: This displays the volume with a minimum of min (0) for no sound and a maximum of max (100). As a reference, the volume setting of Ref (82) is used as the 0 -decibel for the relative display method. Relative: This displays the volume as a decibel value on a scale with a designated reference point that is displayed as 0, which equals the volume setting of 82 for the absolute display method. With this display method, the minimum value is -, the next highest is -81, and the maximum value is +18. Muting Level This sets the attenuation level during playback when the Muting button is pressed on the remote controller. This can be set between -, -50 and -10 decibels in 10decibel increments. Maximum Volume This sets a maximum limit for the master volume to reduce the chance of any components becoming damaged from accidental increases to the volume. For the absolute volume display method, this can be set between 50 and 90. [. . . ] Off: The center channel signal is output from the front left and right speakers (Phantom Center). Front Expander The front expander function spreads out the sound from the front speakers for the feeling of a wide sound space. On: Select to turn on the front expander function to simulate a wider sound space. Off: Select to turn off the front expander function for a normal sound space. [. . . ]