Front Panel Control Operations; Stage Manager Control And Enter Button; Normal Mode; Post-Processing Mode - Klipsch THX ULTRA2 User Manual

FRONT-PANEL CONTROL
OPERATIONS

Stage Manager Control and Enter Button

The Stage Manager control knob is turned clockwise and counter-clockwise to
make adjustments, and it also functions as a pushbutton in certain operations.
In combination with the Enter button, it controls many of the Stage One's
functions.

Normal Mode

In the Normal mode, the Stage Manager functions as a volume control.
Turning it to the right will increase the volume, and turning it to the left will
decrease the volume. The Stage One's volume-control range is from –62dB
to +12dB, with 1dB steps from –62dB to –36dB and 0.5dB steps from
–35.5dB to +12dB. Below –62dB, the system is muted.

Post-Processing Mode

In the Normal mode, holding the input selection button for the current
source and rotating the Stage Manager will change the post-processing
mode. The following selections are available: Stereo, Stereo Direct, Pro
Logic II, DTS Neo:6, Club, 5-Channel Stereo, Party, and Mono.

Tuning Mode

When the Tuner is selected, use the Stage Manager to change stations.
Press the Stage Manager to enter the tuning mode. The currently selected
band will flash. Turn the knob clockwise to tune to FM, and counter
clockwise to select AM. Press the knob a second time to allow the tuning
frequency to be changed. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the frequenc
and turn it counter-clockwise to decrease the frequency. Press the knob a
third time, and the current preset will flash. Turn the knob clockwise to
increase the selected preset and counter clockwise to decrease. Press the
knob a fourth time to exit the Tuning mode. The Stage Manager will auto-
matically revert to Normal mode after 5 seconds of inactivity.

Menu Mode

Press the Enter button once to load the Setup Menu or twice to load the
Advanced Menu. Scroll through the menu items by turning the Stage
Manager knob and press it when you reach the one you want to adjust.
Again, you adjust that item by turning the Stage Manager knob. When a
menu item offers a Yes/No choice, turn the knob to the right to select Yes
and to the left to select No. Press the Enter button to exit the menu. Menu-
specific controls are listed below.

Speaker Configuration

Turn the Stage Manager to adjust the speaker setting. Press the knob to
advance to the next available speaker. Press the Enter button to exit the
Speaker Configuration Menu.

Level Settings

Turn the Stage Manager to increase or decrease the level of a selected
output channel. Press it to advance to the next channel. Press the Enter
button to exit the Level Settings Menu.
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Speaker Distance

Turn the Stage Manager knob to increase or decrease the speaker
distance setting for an output channel. Press it to advance to the next
channel. Press the Enter button to exit the Speaker Distance Menu.

THX Setup Menu

Turn the Stage Manager to change the selected THX Setup menu. Press
the knob to select the currently displayed menu item for adjustment. Turn
the knob to the left or right to adjust the value of that item. Press the
Stage Manager or the Enter button to exit the selected menu.
Crossover Setup
Turn the Stage Manager to increase or decrease the crossover frequen-
cy for the speakers selected as Small and for the Subwoofer high-pass
filter. Press the Enter button to exit the Crossover Setup Menu.

Input Selection Buttons

Along the bottom of the front panel are eight buttons for source selection.
Once you have chosen an input, you can change the post-processing
mode by holding its selection button down and turning the Stage Manager
knob.

Mute Button and Mute LED

The Mute button toggles the Stage One's outputs off and on. The Mute
LED will illuminate red when Mute is engaged. Turning the volume down
past –62dB will also mute the Stage One.

FRONT PANEL DISPLAY

Current Mode

The top left-hand corner of the display indicates the Stage One's current
decoding mode or the post-processing being applied to a two-channel input
signal. The following decoding and post-processing modes are available in the
Stage One: Dolby Digital, DTS, Stereo, Pro Logic II, 5-Channel Stereo, DTS
Neo:6, Club, Party, and Mono.
Dolby Digital and DTS bitstreams can contain anywhere from 1.0 to 6.1 chan-
nels of information. (The ".1" indicates the presence or absence of a low-fre-
quency effects, or LFE, channel.) If the bitstream contains between 1.0 and
5.1 channels of information, the number will display to the right of the decod-
ing mode.
1.0
This indicates a mono signal. This signal is reproduced through the center
channel if a center speaker is present. Otherwise, it will be reproduced
equally through the left and right front output channels. If a center speaker
is present, you can force the signal to be routed to the left and right front
channels by pressing the Stereo button on the remote control.
2.0
This indicates that a two-channel signal is present. It will be reproduced
through the left and right front output channels. Two-channel signals can
also be modified by any of the Stage One's post-processing modes. The
post-processing function will be indicated in the bottom left-hand portion of
the front-panel display.