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Acurus Muse Operating Manual And Installer Manual

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Immersive Pre-Amp Processor
Operating Manual and Installer Guide
All models
Version 2.2
(Revision 20190227)

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  • Page 1 MUSE Immersive Pre-Amp Processor Operating Manual and Installer Guide All models Version 2.2 (Revision 20190227)
  • Page 2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Audio, Dolby Digital Plus, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    CAUTION! To reduce the risk of electric shock and fire, do not remove the cover or back plate of the device enclosure. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to an Acurus authorized service center. CAUTION! The international symbol of a lightning bolt inside a triangle is intended to alert the user to uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
  • Page 4 Level Settings Trigger Settings Front Panel Settings RS-232 and Ethernet Control Problem Resolution Product Specifications RS-232 Troubleshooting Table Command Sequencing Obtaining Additional Help RS-232/IP Command Tables Web-based Control Example XML table Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Revision 20190227 Document 1000905...
  • Page 5 Mechanical (MUSE) About Acurus and Indy Audio Labs Warranty Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 6 For future reference, we recommend recording your product information here: The MUSE unit is wrapped in a protective poly bag and sandwiched between 100% recycled foam bumpers. Model No. __________________________________________ Carefully lift the unit out of the box with the foam bumpers Serial No.

  • Page 7: Feature Overview

    MUSE component. Side Panels Front Panel The left and right side panels of the Acurus MUSE include The front-panel of The MUSE was designed with beauty, ventilation slots to help regulate the internal temperature of simplicity and control confidence as the primary goals.
  • Page 8 Rear Panel Coax Digital Audio Inputs (i11– i12): The MUSE includes two The rear panel of the Acurus MUSE is designed for ease of coax digital audio inputs for connecting SPDIF audio sources connection and expandability. A white powder coat finish...
  • Page 9 USB Power Outlets A, B: Two 5Vdc, .5A USB power outlets server in the MUSE. A small window to the lower left of the are placed in the left rear panel to provide a convenient Ethernet port illuminates green when an active network method to power streaming media sources connected to the connection is established.
  • Page 10 AC mains inlet. The master power switch in socket. the off position puts the MUSE in a state of zero current draw, however, in most installations, this power switch will remain in the on position and the power on/standby control on the front panel or through network control should be used.
  • Page 11 IR Remote Control IR Buttons The MUSE includes an IR remote control for everyday The buttons on the MUSE remote are chosen to minimize operation of the unit. In line-of-sight installations (where remote complexity and to bring out the most commonly the MUSE front panel is visible from the user’s seated...
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  • Page 13: Equipment Rack Mounting

    Equipment Rack Mounting Avoid obstructing air flow through the side-facing The MUSE pre-amp processor can easily be configured ventilation slits on the left and right sides of the MUSE for rack mounting by removing the 4 rubber feet and using unit.

  • Page 14: System Connections

    You may connect up to seven HDMI source devices to the MUSE HDMI inputs i1 – i7. All HDMI inputs support 4K HDR Trigger In and Out Control and HDCP2.2 provided that high quality HDMI cables are To enable automatic power on/standby control of the MUSE used.

  • Page 15: Basic Operation

    AC Power on and bootup Ensure the MUSE rear panel power switch is set to on. With AC power applied, the MUSE boots up and initializes. Allow 2 minutes for initial bootup from full power off. Once the MUSE boots up, standby mode can be used to turn the unit on and off instead of booting up from a full power down.

  • Page 16: Main User Interface

    Touch the settings button at the lower and an HDR video signal is present. Types including HDR10, left of the front panel display to access and adjust MUSE HLG and Dolby Vision are supported. settings and preferences. Speaker layout and settings, Dolby, DTS and other global system preferences are setup here.
  • Page 17 Network Quick-connect screen for technologies (also referred to as “post-processing”) can include quickly retrieving the IP address of the MUSE. It also indicates “direct” as well as various other up-mixing technologies from network status by illuminating bright green with an active Dolby and DTS.
  • Page 18 Network Quick-Connect Touching the green network button on input lower right of the main page brings up the current IP address of the MUSE. This address can be used for remote control and setup. (see page Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE...

  • Page 19: Sound Mode

    Stereo: This mode is available for any input signal source. Sound Mode Stereo allows the MUSE to play audio or video media in a Touching the Sound Mode Selector brings up the input basic left-right (2-channel stereo) format. Multi-channel audio selection page.
  • Page 20 2.1 mode can be useful for stereo source media playback or for playing back TV audio without surround channels. Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 21 Note that this is not the same as the center loudspeaker level as this is an audio object level control rather than a channel level control. Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...

  • Page 22: Settings Overview

    Settings for delay on trigger outputs and IR Internal Temperature Monitor: Displays the internal internal/external toggle temperature of the MUSE to ensure optimal operating conditions. Recommended range is 25 to 45 degrees C. Screen Preferences: Settings related to screen brightness and sleep timeout.

  • Page 23: Speaker Layout

    Subwoofer Selector: These buttons enable or disable the subwoofers. Overhead Loudspeaker Layout Selector: These buttons enable or disable the overhead loudspeaker configuration. Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...

  • Page 24: Initial Setup

    MUSE, use the forward arrow from the speaker layout screen to bring up the speaker parameter screen. This section describes the initial setup of The MUSE pre- amp processor via the front panel screen. Loudspeaker Settings The MUSE supports a wide variety of loudspeaker layouts and configuration options.
  • Page 25 Noise Generator: The MUSE features tone (sinusoidal), white and pink noise generators for aiding in system tuning and calibration. Enable the noise generators here. Acurus MUSE pre-amp processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 26 HDMI Settings In the HDMI settings page, HDMI audio into the MUSE and the HDMI display itself can be fine-tuned. PEQ Reset: If desired, the EQ of loudspeaker being adjusted can be reset entirely by the push of a single button.
  • Page 27 Dynamic Range Control (DRC) metadata with the signal. This metadata can then be applied to the signal by the decoder (MUSE) to reduce the signal’s dynamic range more intelligently. Dolby Dynamic Range Control can by applied by setting this switch to “ON”.
  • Page 28 In certain installations, the front panel of the The level settings in the MUSE allow fine-tuning of system MUSE can not be located in line-of-sight with the IR remote behavior such as maximum volume, analog input volume control.
  • Page 29 The brightness on the MUSE front panel screen may adjusted according to the particular lighting in the environment the MUSE is installed in. The standard levels are “Low”, “Med”, and “High”. In addition, “Auto” mode is provided which utilizes ambient light sensing to automatically adjust the brightness according to changing light levels in the environment the MUSE is installed in.
  • Page 30 DHCP button on the MUSE can be touched. Touching the DHCP button with cause the MUSE to request a new IP address from the DHCP server. Once received, the new address is displayed.
  • Page 31 MUSE home screen) shows whether or restore the MUSE to its factory default settings. To prevent not the MUSE Ethernet link is active. The button is dimmed unwanted noises or pops, be sure any downstream (inactive) when the network is not detected and glows connected power amplifiers or other outputs are turned off (active) when the network is detected.
  • Page 32 Your MUSE processor is flexible enough to drive literally The tables that follow illustrate which signals appear on each hundreds of unique combinations of loudspeaker layouts. of the MUSE output connectors for any possible loudspeaker While many layouts follow the rear panel connector labelling layout.
  • Page 33 4.2.4 FH/RH LFH RFH LRH RRH SB2 SB3 4.3.4 FH/RH LTF RTF LTR RTR 4.0.4 TF/TR LTF RTF LTR RTR 4.1.4 TF/TR LTF RTF LTR RTR 4.2.4 TF/TR LTF RTF LTR RTR SB2 SB3 4.3.4 TF/TR Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 34 LTM RTM 5.3.2 TM 5.0.4 FH/RH LRH RRH LRH RRH 5.1.4 FH/RH LRH RRH 5.2.4 FH/RH LRH RRH 5.3.4 FH/RH 5.0.4 TF/TR 5.1.4 TF/TR 5.2.4 TF/TR 5.3.4 TF/TR LTM RTM 5.0.6 TF/TM/TR LTM RTM 5.1.6 TF/TM/TR LTM RTM 5.2.6 TF/TM/TR LTM RTM 5.3.6 TF/TM/TR Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 35 LTM RTM 7.3.2 TM LRH RRH 7.0.4 FH/RH LRH RRH 7.1.4 FH/RH LRH RRH 7.2.4 FH/RH LRH RRH 7.3.4 FH/RH 7.0.4 TF/TR 7.1.4 TF/TR 7.2.4 TF/TR 7.3.4 TF/TR LTM RTM 7.0.6 TF/TM/TR LTM RTM 7.1.6 TF/TM/TR LTM RTM 7.2.6 TF/TM/TR LTM RTM 7.3.6 TF/TM/TR Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 36 9.0.2 TF 9.1.2 TF 9.2.2 TF 9.3.2 TF 9.0.2 TM LTM RTM 9.1.2 TM LTM RTM 9.2.2 TM LTM RTM 9.3.2 TM LTM RTM 9.0.4 FH/RH 9.1.4 FH/RH 9.2.4 FH/RH 9.3.4 FH/RH 9.0.4 TF/TR 9.1.4 TF/TR 9.2.4 TF/TR 9.3.4 TF/TR 9.0.6 TF/TM/TR LTM RTM 9.1.6 TF/TM/TR LTM RTM Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 37 Command Sequencing Preload and Go! - RS-232 / UDP Command Application GND (Ground) A unique feature of MUSE control via RS-232 and UDP/IP commands is the ability to send and read operating Serial communications format is as follows: parameters while the ACT4 is still in the standby state.
  • Page 38 Sound Mode - Auto SDMAUT Sound Mode - Direct SDMDIR Sound Mode - Stereo SDMSTR Sound Mode - Analog SDMANA Sound Mode - Party SDMPAR Sound Mode - Night SDMNGT Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 39 Bass Level = +5dB BASP05 Bass Level = +6dB BASP06 Bass Level = +7dB BASP07 Bass Level = +8dB BASP08 Bass Level = +9dB BASP09 Bass Level = +10dB BASP10 Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 40 DTS Dynamic Range Control OFF (DRC OFF) DTSDRF DTS Dynamic Range Control ON (DRC ON) DTSDRN Not available on all DTS:X DTS Dialog ControlX = 0 to 6 dB DTSDGX recordings Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 41 Dolby DRC – On / Off STSDLD OK DOLBY DRC ON OK DOLBY CENTER SPD OFF DOLBY Dolby Center Spread – On / Off STSDLC OK DOLBY CENTER SPD ON Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 42 OK TREBLE +04 OK TREBLE +05 OK TREBLE +06 OK TREBLE +07 OK TREBLE +08 OK TREBLE +09 TREBLE Treble Level Value – 10db to +10dB STSTRB OK TREBLE +10 Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 43 192.168.1.245 however, use of DHCP will likely override Where: this address. 06 F9 19 FF = UDP command prefix (for MUSE 6- character command code) S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 = the serial command code in HEX Ethernet Control...
  • Page 44 The following is a complete XML file example for the issued to the MUSE, quite often, real-time status MUSE which enables all the above data to be read and feedback is needed by the control system. Real-time parsed as often as needed by the control system.

  • Page 45: Problem Resolution

    192.168… Networks out of this range may MUSE does not recognize the Network IP range not work with MUSE unless Static IP is selected. Reset the network incompatible IP of the router to 192.168.x.y if possible or select Static IP in range.

  • Page 46: Obtaining Additional Help

    HDMI cables for runs longer than 3 meters. • Check to ensure the external amplifier(s) are powered on Amplifiers not and signal cables between MUSE and the external amplifier active MUSE switches on (display shows are connected. home screen) but does not produce audio •...

  • Page 47: Product Specifications

    7 in x 2 out 4K video mode support up to 4:4:4 (50/60Hz) (enhanced mode) 12 bit deep color 3D support HDCP V 2.2 (7 in, 1 out) HDR formats HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
  • Page 48 3.5” (8.9cm) H x 17” (43.2cm) W x 14.3” (36.3cm) D Product dimensions Product weight 18 lbs. (8.2kg) Finish Black satin anodized, laser-etched logo, white rear panel 10” (25.4cm) H x 22” (55.9cm) L x 24” (61.0cm) W Carton dimensions Acurus MUSE Immersive Processor USER GUIDE Document 1000905 Revision 20190227...
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  • Page 51: About Acurus And Indy Audio Labs

    (subject to the terms set forth below) for a period of five (5) years from the date of purchase. During the Acurus and Aragon and wholly owned brands of Indy Audio Warranty period, the manufacturer will repair or replace (at the Labs, LLC.

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