Mark Levinson 5206 Owner's Manual page 21

Offset: The output level of audio devices can vary from brand-
to-brand and model-to-model, making some devices play
louder or quieter than others. The Offset adjustment allows
you precisely compensate for source volume differences so
that all connected devices play at a similar volume level. The
setting offers a range of –12.0dB to +12.0dB, in 0.5 dB steps.
The following settings are available only for digital and
Bluetooth inputs:
PCM Filter: This setting lets you set the filter characteristic
for PCM digital content such as the digital output from a CD
player. We recommend trying several of these filters with the
types of music you typically listen to and choose the one you
prefer. There are no right or wrong choices.
The available filters are:
• Apodiz Fast
• Hybrid fast
• Brickwall
• Fast linear
• Slow linear
• Slow minimum
• Fast minimum
"Fast" filters provide steeper roll-off at high frequencies
and therefore do a better job of attenuating unwanted high
frequency "aliased" signals. However, they exhibit more
ringing on signal transients.
"Slow" filters exhibit less ringing on transients, but they do a
poorer job of attenuating unwanted high frequency signals.
"Linear Phase" filters exhibit symmetric pre- and post-
ringing, i.e., they ring before and after the transient signal.
"Minimum Phase" filters exhibit only post-ringing, which
some listeners feel sounds more natural, but they typically
ring for longer than linear phase filters.
The "Hybrid" filter blends some linear phase and some
minimum phase characteristics to achieve good high
frequency attenuation with reduced pre-ringing.
The "Apodizing" filter blends linear phase characteristics
with techniques to reduce pre and post-ringing.
The "Brick Wall" filter is optimized purely for attenuating
unwanted high frequency aliased signals.
The following setting is available only for analog inputs
B1, B2, S1, S2:
SSP: This setting configures the selected analog input for
integration with a multichannel surround sound processor.
The Default setting is "Off". Selecting "On" will pass the
signal though the outputs at unity gain and disable volume
control. (See SSP Setup on page 27 for more information.)
PLL Lock:
Normal – This is the default setting and is appropriate for
almost all sources.
Wide – Choose this setting if you experience noise or
signal dropouts (most likely from high jitter sources such
as cable TV set-top boxes).
Upsample On/Off:
"Up-sampling" is the process of increasing the effective
sampling rate of a digital audio signal. When the user
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or 176.4kHz are up-sampled to 352.8kHz, and signals at
48, 96, and 192kHz are up-sampled to 384kHz. Because
these lower resolution signals inherently have fewer
samples per second, it is in theory not possible to
perfectly re-create the additional samples that would
have been present in a higher resolution signal. However,
the advanced up-sampling algorithm in the N
able to approximate these additional data points very well,
and with most program material it offers a noticeable
subjective improvement. Just like the user's choice of
digital filter, it is neither "right" nor "wrong" to enable or
disable up-sampling; it is entirely a matter of preference.
Selecting "Off" will maintain the original sample rate.
BT Pairing:
Set to Enable and press Enter to start Bluetooth pairing.
Start the pairing procedure on your Bluetooth device. The
name ML5206 followed by a 4-digit identifier unique to
each unit should appear on your device. Select this to
complete pairing.
Set to Forget to unpair and forget your device.
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