Legacy Luminance Owner's Manual

Digital surround processor & five channel 600 watt amplifier

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Owner's Manual For The
LUMINANCE
Digital Surround Processor &
Five Channel 600 watt Amplifier

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual For The LUMINANCE Digital Surround Processor & Five Channel 600 watt Amplifier...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    _____________________________________ CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………….….3 WARRANTY………………………………….….…4 DESCRIPTION……………………………….…….5 SETUP………………………………………….……6 CONNECTIONS PREVIEW……..………………7 MAKING CONNECTIONS...……...……………..12 CONNECTIONS OVERVIEW.…………………..16 USING LUMINANCE……………………………..17 CARE…………………………………..…………...24 SPECIFICATIONS………………………..….……25...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    ______________________________________ INTRODUCTION Thank you for selecting a Legacy Electronics product. This handcrafted instrument will provide you with many years of listening enjoyment. Please take a few moments to read this brief manual to insure maximum benefit from your electronic system.
  • Page 4: Warranty

    ______________________________________ WARRANTY LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY Legacy Audio extends to the original owner coverage of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of One year from date of purchase. This warranty does not include a) damage in shipment, b) damage caused by accidental or intentional misuse or...
  • Page 5: Description

    LUMINANCE has to offer. LUMINANCE is very easy to use. The scanning AUTO- LINK feature locks onto the most recent source while linking the video input to the audio input. Watching a DVD is as simple as pressing play.
  • Page 6: Setup

    ______________________________________ SETUP BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1. Make sure you have received your remote and power cord for your LUMINANCE Pre-Amp or LUMINANCE Amplifier. 2. Ensure that you have enough speaker wire and A/V cables to connect all of your equipment properly.
  • Page 7: Connections Preview

    ______________________________________ CONNECTIONS PREVEIW REAR PANEL CONNECTION: PREAMP 1. FRONT L and R AUDIO OUTPUT jacks Analog signal pre-output of Front Left and Right channels. It can connect to a power amplifier's L and R input jacks. 2. REAR L and R AUDIO OUTPUT jacks Analog signal pre-output of Rear Left and Right channels.
  • Page 8 ______________________________________ CONNECTIONS PREVEIW REAR PANEL CONNECTION: PREAMP (cont.) 8. TAPE AUDIO L and R INPUT jacks Analog signal left and right channels input. It can connect to TAPE audio outputs. 9. TUNER AUDIO L and R INPUT jacks Analog signal left and right channels input. It can connect to Tuner audio outputs.
  • Page 9 ______________________________________ CONNECTIONS PREVEIW REAR PANEL CONNECTION: PREAMP (cont.) 18. VCR COMPOSITE VIDEO RECORD OUTPUT jack Composite video signal output. It can connect to a VCR’s composite video record input 19. MONITOR COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT jack Composite video output. It can connect to a TV’s composite video input.
  • Page 10 REAR PANEL CONNECTION: PREAMP (cont.) 26. MAINS CONTROL OUTPUT jacks This is a DC voltage output and it is equipped to turn ON/OFF a LUMINANCE power amplifier that is equipped DC voltage control input jack. 27. POWER CORD INPUT and FUSE HOLDER...
  • Page 11 6. FRONT SPEAKER (L & R) OUTPUT Connect each speaker to RED (+) and BLACK (-) terminals. 7.MAINS CONTROL INPUT This input jack provides auto power ON/OFF control from the LUMINANCE digital surround pre-amplifier. 8. POWER CORD INPUT and FUSE HOLDER...
  • Page 12: Making Connections

    ______________________________________ MAKING CONNECTIONS AMP/Speakers: Connect your LUMINANCE preamp speaker channel outputs to your Amplifiers matching inputs, also connect the mains control out on the preamp to the mains control input on the amplifier. Then connect your Speakers to the coresponding outputs on your amplifier.
  • Page 13 ______________________________________ MAKING CONNECTIONS (cont.) DVD: Connect your DVD player to the DVD input. If your DVD has S-Video or Digital Coaxial you should by all means use them for the best quality sound and picture. VCR: Connect your VCR to the VCR inputs.
  • Page 14 ______________________________________ MAKING CONNECTIONS (cont.) DSS/Cable: Conect your DSS/Cable Box to the Video 1 inputs. CD Player: Conect your CD Player to the CD inputs.
  • Page 15 ______________________________________ MAKING CONNECTIONS (cont.) Tape Deck: Connect your Tape Deck to the Tape inputs. The REC Output is Shared With the VCR you will need a interconnect splitter to connect to both the TAPE and VCR REC Inputs. TUNER: Connect your Tuner to the Tuner input.
  • Page 16: Connections Overview

    CONNECTIONS OVERVIEW...
  • Page 17: Using Luminance

    The STANDBY indicator lights during standby. NOTE: When the LUMINANCE Amp is connected to the preamp via the mains control the indicator in the center of its button will be lit when the unit is on and off when the unit is in standby mode.
  • Page 18 _____________________________________ USING LUMINANCE (cont.) D. TEST TONE This is the TEST TONE button and it enables you to adjust the volume level of each channel to get optimum sound balance. The setup procedure is: 1. Press TEST TONE button to switch ON this function...
  • Page 19 2. Press buttons FRONT, CENT, REAR and SUB.W to set the speaker size that you are going to use it. LUMINANCE will produce suitable signal output to match the size and number of speakers in your system.
  • Page 20 Video 2, and VCR have the match video input in the eight audio input sources. NOTE: LUMINANCE can automatically detect the input source that you are playing. You can press INPUT SOURCE button to select the source you want if the auto detected source is not the source that you want to play.
  • Page 21 _____________________________________ USING LUMINANCE (cont.) DISPLAY AND INDICATORS 1. Two and a half Digits Display a. MASTER VOLUME: The MASTER VOLUME shows the attenuation level of all channels from -80 dB to 0 dB by 1dB/step in this display. b. CHANNEL LEVEL: It shows the adjustable CHANNEL LEVEL range from +10dB to -10dB for the channel that you are adjusting in this display.
  • Page 22 _____________________________________ USING LUMINANCE (cont.) e. Digital Source 2/2: L.F. and R.F. and L.S. and R.S. LEDs will light in YELLOW. CENT and SUB.W LEDs will be OFF. f. Digital Source 2/1: L.F. and R.F. LEDs will light in YELLOW. S. and R.S. LEDs will light in GREEN to indicate the REAR channels are MONO.
  • Page 23 _____________________________________ USING LUMINANCE (cont.) . CHANNELS LEVEL SETTING The channel LED will blink when you are setting the CHANNEL LEVEL. It will back to show how many channels in program 5 seconds after you finish the channels level setting. 5. AUDIO PROGRAM ENCODED INDICATORS a.
  • Page 24: Care

    ______________________________________ CARE If you wish to clean your LUMINANCE, use a diluted ammonia based window cleaner. Do not use any abrasive cleaners or chemical solvents. Take care not to damage the faceplate, since the faceplate is a medium hardness plastic and can be scratched by the careless use of tools during the installation.
  • Page 25: Specifications

    ________________________________________________________________ SPECIFICATIONS LUMINANCE Preamp Analog Audio Input Level/Impedance VCR, TUNER, TAPE and CD……………………….…………………………………………200Mv/22K OHM Digital Audio Input Level/Impedance DVD, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, and Optical……………….……………………………..….…… 0.5Vp-p/75 OHM Video Input Level/Impedance DVD, VIDEO 1, and VIDEO 2…………………………….………………………………………1Vp-p/75OHM Video Output Level/Impedance VCR RECORD OUTPUT and MONITOR OUTPUT……………………………………………1Vp-p/75 OHM Audio Frequency Response @ 20Hz to 20KHz Analog Inputs.

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