SSP100 Quick Setup Guide Introduction The purpose of this quick setup guide is to enable an individual with minimal experience of the SSP100 to get the SSP operational within a home cinema. The first steps are, · Get a picture on the screen or display ·...
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SSP100 Front and Rear Panels Front Panel IR receiver THX button Standby/On button Menu Standby LED Volume control Display Headphone audio output 1 Mute Button Headphone audio output 2 DIM button Microphone input socket Zone button RS232 control interface Source button USB control interface Mode button Rear panel...
Remote Control The remote control layout is shown below. The home (top) page details the different pieces of equipment in the home theatre system, which can be controlled by the remote. When the SSP is selected the first of three SSP pages is activated. The up/down arrows at the bottom of the display can be used to scroll through them.
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SSP100 Default Settings for Input Sources 1- 10. To simplify the setup of the SSP100 the factory default settings are in place. To get a video and audio signal from HDMI sources without going into the setup menu simply connect the source HDMI output to SSP100 HDMI inputs 1, 2 or 3.
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System Setup (HDMI) Display Setup · Connect the SSP HDMI output to the display (Projector, Plasma, LCD) HDMI input · to match the display s native resolution, 480i/576i, 480p/576p, 720p, 1080i or 1080p.Set the display to operate from the HDMI input (see display system setup menu in its owner s manual) ·...
2. Source setup · Select SSP100 SRC 1 for a HDMI source or SRC 3 for a component video input · Connect the DVD i. HDMI output to the SSP100 HDMI input 1 ii. Component video output to SSP100 Component input 1 ·...
3. Audio Setup To setup the audio system it is necessary to tell the SSP100 what speaker configuration you are using, e.g. 5.1, 6.1, 7.1. The SSP100 also needs to know if the speakers are Large (full bandwidth) or Small. This activates the bass management options and range of audio processing modes available for use.
Trigger Setup · Select Trigger setup menu · Set trigger 1 to Power by using the left right arrows TRIGGER SETUP MAIN MENU > Trigger 1 sense Power Speaker setup Polarity Posit Audio setup Delay Source setup Duration Infin Display setup Trigger 2 sense Power THX Audio setup...
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Balanced Audio Input To assign the balanced audio input to a source, please see the menu selections below. Use the left & right keys on the remote control to scroll through the Balanced source input options. In the SSP100 the balanced input can be used for 2-channel, 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 inputs. Only the Left and right channels can be sent to the audio DSP using the Balanced routing .
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Speaker Calibration Level Autocalibrate · Connect the microphone into its socket in the front panel (15) · Place the microphone in the centre of the listening area with the meshed end pointing to the ceiling. Make sure there are no obstructions between the microphone and the speakers.
Manual Level and Distance Calibration Level Setup Output channel levels are adjusted in Level setup. Speaker levels can be measured using a SPL meter. LEVEL SETUP > Left 0.0dB Center 0.0dB Right 0.0dB Right surround 0.0dB Right back 0.0dB Left back 0.0dB Left surround 0.0dB...