Front Panel Controls And Indicators; Using .The .Dynamic .Range .Control - Bryston SP2 Owner's Manual

SP2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & INDICATORS
1: POWER SWITCH (momentary)
2: STANDBY & INFRA-RED ACTIVITY INDICATOR
3: INFRA-RED RECIEVER (sensor)
4: DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL
5: ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLAY
6: MENU CONTROL Buttons
7: SOURCE SELECT Buttons & Indicators
8: DIGITAL MODE Switch & Indicator
9: SURROUND MODE Switch & Indicator
1 0: S TEREO & STEREO DOWNMIX MODE Switch & Indicator
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS &
INDICATORS
1: POwER BUTTON
P ressing .this .push .button .switch .takes .the .unit .
in .and .out .of .its .Standby .power .mode .See .also . .
"POWER .INLET .& .SWITCH" .elsewhere .on .this .page
2: STANDBY & INFRA-RED ACTIVITY INDICATOR
If .this .LED .is .continuously .red, .it .is .an .indication .
that .the .SP2 .is .in .Standby .mode .When .the .SP2 .
is .powered .up, .the .LED .is .OFF, .and .flashes .(Red) .
when .a .valid .IR .code .is .detected
3: INFRA-RED SENSOR
Receives .infra-red .remote .control .signals
4: DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL
This .push .button .switch .permits .the .
selection .of .three .dymanic .range .(or .
compression) .levels .of .signal .sources .
producing .a .Dolby .Digital .or .DTS .
encoded .bitstream .The .Dynamic .
Range .Control .has .no .effect .with .PCM .
and .Analog .input .signals
For .the .majority .of .applications .the .MEDIUM .set-
ting .should .be .used .If .you .wish .to .turn .off .all .of .
the .software's .built-in .dynamic .range .management .
functions .(no .compression .and .thus .maximum .
1 1: M ONO & MONO DOWNMIX MODE Switch & Indicator
1 2: THX Button & Indicator
1 3: MODE Button & Indicator
1 4: BYPASS Button & Indicator
1 5: ANALOG BALANCE Control
1 6: MASTER VOLUME Control
See detailed descriptions of these switches, controls and indicators on
pages 3 through 7)
dynamic .range) .the .switch .can .be .set .to ."FULL"
:
NOTE .Caution should be exercised when choos-
ing this option. Many smaller loudspeaker systems
cannot handle the extremely wide range signals
produced in this mode. Overall system volume
should be initially set quite low until you or your
dealer are able to determine the maximum safe
setting to avoid damage to your loudspeaker sys-
tems or power amplifiers.
5: ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLAY
Contains .the .two .line, .black .on .green .16 .character .
per .line .alphanumeric .display .which .indicates .the .
status .and .functional .mode .of .the .SP2 .This .screen .
is .also .used .during .the .menu-setup .function .for .
calibration .of .the .SP2 .to .your .system .If .connected .
to .the .Bryston .Video .Switcher, .the .menu-setup .and .
status .display .will .also .be .available .on .your .video .
monitor .with .On-Screen .Display .(OSD) .
. . On .the .first .line, .the .decoding .type .[Dolby .
Digital, .DTS, .Pro-Logic, .Music, .etc ] .is .displayed .
On .the .second .line .the .type .of .signal .being .detect-
ed .from .the .currently .selected .input .is .displayed .A .
sample .screen .is .shown .below:
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