Front Panel Display Operation; Processor Status - B&K Series 2 User Manual

Seven channel surround a/v preamplifier processor

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The front panel display is capable of displaying 16 characters. The first five characters identify the current

source input. The remaining 10 characters identify the the audio mode and the number of active speakers.

All changes to volume, input, audio mode, etc. will be displayed for a few seconds on the front panel. When

no changes are in progress, the front panel will display the input and surround mode. Some abbreviations are

necessary. The various abbreviations are as follows:

= 4 Surround

= 4 Back

= 5 Surround

= 5 Back

SUR

= Surround

Processor Status

Processor status will display after an input

selection or any time by pressing the INFO or

ENTER button on the remote control. INFO

will display the status on both the OSD and

front panel, while ENTER will display status

on the front panel only. The info status will display status for the source input selection, bitstream type,

sampling rate, video type, audio mode, speaker selections, EQ setting, and surround processing types. The

video source type is very important if you are mixing component, composite and S-video types. It will

describe the video type the processor is using. The bitstream and speaker channel information is particularly

important with DVDs since they may or may not contain certain soundtracks. When you initially start the DVD

you may get a Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 soundtrack. To get the best possible sound, you may have to use the

DVD player's menu system to activate the Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS-ES multi-channel soundtracks. The last

line will provide additional information about the surround or cinema mode processing currently in use. If

you need to call B & K regarding a problem with your preamplifier be sure to note the status display before

calling.

Current audio mode

and speaker selection

Note: Status display will scroll through each line of the display message on the front panel of the preamplifier.

The ENTER button will not trigger the OSD.