Front Panel Controls - Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 2 User Manual

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With this connection scheme the majority of audio

programme formats can be reproduced through

selection of the appropriate Panorama 2 input.

Note: For further information on connecting

Panorama 2 to a wide variety of audio sources

a Panorama 2 Connection Guide is available

for download from the B&W web site at

www.bowers-wilkins.com

In addition to the mains, HDMI and subwoofer

sockets, a service socket is also present on the

Panorama 2 connection panel. The service socket is

not intended for consumer use. Figures 5 illustrates

and identifies all the Panorama 2 connection

sockets.

2.3 Panorama 2 Subwoofer Connection

An active subwoofer can be connected to Panorama

2. A subwoofer can enhance the Panorama 2

experience by providing extra impact on movie

soundtracks and extending bass response on stereo

music programmes.

The subwoofer is connected via the Panorama 2

subwoofer output socket. Connect one end of an

RCA phono cable to the socket and the other end of

the cable to the subwoofer's input socket.

Ensure that the subwoofer is switched on. As

Panorama 2 handles the appropriate low-pass

filtering on its subwoofer output, the subwoofer's

internal low pass filter should be set to its maximum

or switched off. Initially set the subwoofer's volume

level control to between half and three-quarters

maximum then fine control its volume via the

Panorama 2 subwoofer level setup menu (See

Paragraph 4.1).

3. Using Panorama 2

Panorama 2 is simple to operate with commonly

used functions available on both its front panel

and remote control handset. It has two operational

modes: Normal Mode and Setup Mode. When

Panorama 2 is switched on from standby it will start

up in normal mode.

Setup Mode, which requires the Panorama 2 to be

connected using HDMI to a television input for on

screen display, is selected via the remote handset

OSD button. Panorama 2 front panel controls are

described in Section 3.1, the remote handset is

described in Section 3.2, and Panorama 2 setup is

described in Section 4.

3.1 Panorama 2 Front Panel Controls

The Panorama 2 front panel display incorporates

a standby button and indicator with a proximity

and touch sensitive screen. When Panorama 2

is switched on, the display screen is operational

only when it senses an operator's hand nearby.

Furthermore, the display only makes available

the options inherent to the specific Panorama 2

installation. For example, if only two out of the four

Panorama 2 inputs are connected, the display will

make only those two inputs available for selection.

Figure 6 illustrates the Panorama 2 front panel

controls.

HDMI out

Figure 5

Panorama 2 connection sockets

Figure 6