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Krell Industries EVOLUTION 707 Owner's Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 EVOLUTION 707 OWNER’S REFERENCE...
  • Page 2 WEBSITE http://www.krellonline.com Krell® is a registered trademark of Krell Industries LLC., and is restricted for use by Krell Industries LLC., its subsidiaries, and authorized agents. Krell Current Mode™ is a trademark of Krell Industries, LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are registered to their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction (9) Features and Functions (9) Specifi cations (10) Getting Started (13) UNPACKING AND PLACEMENT (13) Accessories included AC Power guidelines (13) Back Panel Description (Diagram) (14) Front Panel and Remote Control Function (Diagram) (15) Initial Setup (16) OSD (On Screen Display) (16) Connection and Operation of the OSD (16) AC Power cord connection (16)
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Cont... 5.1 Surround (19) Subwoofer (20) Speaker Distance (21) Left, Right (21) Center, Center2 (21) L Surr, R Surr (21) L Back, R Back (21) Sub1, Sub2, Sub3, Sub4 (21) Calibrate Room Setup (22) Auto Noise Sequence (22) Manual Noise Sequence (22) Program Material (22) CONFIGURE DEVICES (23)
  • Page 5 Table of Contents Cont... Changing default input presets. (26) Confi gure Video (26) Assigning Video Inputs (26) Setting the Main Video Input (26) Setting the Zone 2 Video input (26) Confi gure Audio (27) Assigning Audio Inputs (27) Analog (28) Digital (28) Lip Sync (28) EQ Memory (28)
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Cont... CONFIGURE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT (33) Overview (33) Device Trim (33) Analog Input Trim (33) Anti-Clip Input Gain Music Mode Sub Trim (33) DTS Control Trim (33) PLII Control Trim (34) Maximum Volume Limit (34) Zone 2 Level (34) OPERATION (35) Overview (35) OSD Operation (35)
  • Page 7 Lshlf (39) Hshlf (39) Pking (39-40) Frequency (40) Shape (40) Level (40) Apply (40) Basic Operation of the Evolution 707 (41) Power On/ Off and Stand-By (41) Volume Control (41) Quick level adjustment buttons (41) Center Surr Back EQ assignment...
  • Page 8 Table of Contents Cont... Evolution 707 Future Upgrades and Firmware (43) ABCD Mode Options (43) Mic Input (43) RS-232 Control (44) RS-232 Code Set Preparing for RS-232 Connectiviity (44) Settings (44) Notes (44) Code (Diagram) (44) RS-232 Feedback (48) RC-5 Control (58)

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Krell CAST, balanced and single-ended cable connections. At the heart of the Evolution 707 digital signal processing is a pair of dual core 32 bit Crystal CS497004 DSP’s performing 1.8 giga operations per second. Video signals are treated with equal care and are afforded isolated circuitry for broadcast quality transmission of signals up to 1080p/60Hz.

  • Page 10: Specifi Cations

    Specifi cations SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO “A” Weighted TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD) Unweighted 20 Hz-20 kHz, +0, -.5 dB INPUTS ANALOG AUDIO (2) Pair CAST via CAST connectors (1) Pair Balanced via XLR connectors (5) Pairs Single-ended via RCA connectors (1) Discrete 7.1 via RCA connectors (1) Tape in via RCA connectors (1) VCR audio in via RCA connectors DIGITAL AUDIO...
  • Page 11 (1) RC-5 via 1/8” stereo “trs” Receptacle (1) 12vdc Remote Trigger Input via 1/8” Mono receptacle (4) 12vdc Remote Trigger Outputs via 1/8 Mono receptacles (2) Proprietary KRELL CAN ports via RJ-45 Connectors DIGITAL DECODING MODES Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Plus...
  • Page 12 Specifi cations Cont... RC-5 pin out Tip = RC-5 data, Ring = +5 V, Sleeve = GND XLR Pin Out Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 (ground) (non-inverting “Hot”) (Inverting) Maximum Input Balanced 8.2 Vrms Single Ended 4.1 Vrms Maximum Output Balanced 17.8 Vrms Single Ended 8.9 Vrms Audio Input Impedance...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    The Evolution 707 is designed to work all over the world. The operating voltage is determined at the factory and is specifi cally set to operate in the country of fi nal destination. The Evolution 707 requires good clean power and doesn’t require additional fi...

  • Page 14: Back Panel Description (Diagram)

    Getting Started Back Panel Description...

  • Page 15: Front Panel And Remote Control Function (Diagram)

    Getting Started Front Panel and Remote Control Function Display window Navigate right adjustment Volume Up/ Down adjustment Enter button Quick center channel adjust Previous screen adjustment Quick Surround channel adjust Activate OSD Menu button Quick Preamp Mode Button Mute audio select Quick Stereo Mode Button Setup memory recall Quick Mode 1 Button...

  • Page 16: Initial Setup

    Input of the video display Evolution 707 is in operation mode If a problem still persists, turn the Evolution 707 off via the rear panel switch and turn it back Press the Menu Button Now that a video connection has been established, press the Menu button, the set-up menu will appear on the video display.

  • Page 17: Main Menu, Navigation And Setup

    (Outside the USA) Setting Zone 2 video output resolution The Evolution 707 has a separate set of video outputs available specifi cally to operate a second video system or zone. These signals can be routed to an entirely different system and operated separately from the main zone system.

  • Page 18: Listening Room Setup

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... These are the available analog scaler output formats for Zone 2 576p - 720 x 576 50Hz 1080i - 1920 x 1080 50Hz 480i - 720 x 480 60Hz (Outside the USA) (Outside the USA) 720p - 1280 x 720 50Hz 480p - 720 x 480 60Hz 1080i - 1920 x 1080 60Hz...

  • Page 19: Front

    Quantity - NO, 1 and 2 Crossover - Full, LIM (?) Hz NOTE: The Evolution 707 allows the use of an additional center channel speaker. The settings for the center channels are exactly the same and they are confi gured as if there were one.

  • Page 20: Subwoofer

    Quantity – NO, 1, 2, 3, and 4 NOTE: The Evolution 707 allows the use of up to three additional subwoofers. The settings for each of the SW channels originate from the original LFE channel but are confi...

  • Page 21: Speaker Distance

    SUB1, SUB2, SUB3, SUB4 - Speaker channel (s) specifi cally utilized for LFE (Low Frequency Effects) information. The Evolution 707 can accommodate up to 4 separate subwoofers. This can be very effective in the creation of life like surround presentation.

  • Page 22: Calibrate Room Setup

    The Evolution 707 outputs a constant pink noise tone for each of the channels so the calibration can take place. Set the level meter for a slow response time and C- weighting.

  • Page 23: Configure Devices

    There are (3) Component video inputs (1) output and (1) zone 2 output. The Evolution 707 uses RCA connections for component video.

  • Page 24: Audio Input And Output Connections

    HDMI version 1.3 or better to accommodate the full spectrum of uncompressed audio. The Evolution 707 is one of the fi rst HDMI 1.3 compliant products introduced to the marketplace. The Evolution 707 can decode...
  • Page 25 +6dB over standard single-ended formats. Balanced is the preferred connection standard for the Evolution 707 when CAST is not available. There is (1) balanced inputs and (12) outputs. The Evolution 707 uses XLR connections for balanced audio.

  • Page 26: Changing Default Input Presets

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... Changing default input presets. There are (10) preset buttons on the Evolution 707 labeled: DVD, DVDR, SAT, VCR, TV, CD, TUNER, DVR, GAME and TAPE. All the assigned inputs can be tailored to accommodate audio and video combinations from multiple sources.

  • Page 27: Confi Gure Audio

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... Zone 2 Video Input device options are: COMPONENT 1- COMPONENT 3 SVIDEO 1- SVIDEO 4 COMPOSITE 1- COMPOSITE 3 DISABLED PREVIOUS SAME AS MAIN - Mimics your Main video input setting. NOTE: This is only for analog video sources and will not function with HDMI input selected.

  • Page 28: Analog

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... Main Audio input device options are: Analog CAST – C1, C2 Balanced – B1 Single-ended – S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 Tape – Tape Fixed Single-ended Input VCR – Dedicated VCR Single-ended input 5.1 PRE – Dedicated direct 5.1 channel analog input Digital HDMI A –...

  • Page 29: Auto Migration

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... KRELL MUSIC MODES The Krell Music Surround Modes simulate different sound fi eld experiences while listening to music. The table below lists the modes and the speakers that operate within each mode: Party L/R/C/S/SB...
  • Page 30 Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... DTS 5.1 DTS 5.1 Movie DTS 5.1 Music Dolby 2.0 Dolby D / PLIIx Movie Dolby D / PLIIx Music Dolby D 2.0 Dolby PLIIx Movie (44.1, 48, 96, 192 kHz) Dolby PLIIx Music (44.1, 48, 96, 192 kHz) DTS NEO: 6 Cinema™...

  • Page 31: Assign Lip Sync Delay

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... Assign Lip Sync Delay To adjust the Lip Sync options, Use the arrow keys to navigate to the text to the right of the “device” label. Press the enter button to make the text fl ash, while fl ashing and using the up and down arrows, select the device input to be changed by pressing the enter button.

  • Page 32: Rc-5

    ON state and 0 volts for the power OFF state. Connect a 12v trigger cable to one of the 4 trigger outputs on the Evolution 707. Connect the other end of the trigger cable to the Trigger input of a multi-channel amplifi er for example. Triggers can also be utilized to turn on certain components associated with specifi...

  • Page 33: Configure Level

    An adjustment of analog input signals utilizing a clip indicator to display and adjust the incoming signal level for fi ne tuning. Often there are analog signals that have exceptionally high output that may overload or clip the Evolution 707’s input stage. This would require the input trim or even the Anti-clip circuit.

  • Page 34: Maximum Volume

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... PLII Control Trim Dolby Pro Logic surround modes take a 2 channel audio input and create 5.1 surround channels. PLII control trim allows a permanent fi ne adjustment of center channel spread to the left and right speakers and also the amount of fade from front speaker to surround speakers.

  • Page 35: B. Dolby Hold

    0 to 30 seconds in 1 second intervals. DTS Mode Hold - Adjusts the amount of time the Evolution 707 hangs onto a DTS Digital signal when the bitstream is interrupted. This would be commonly used in respect to older style DVD players to eliminate excessive noise while advancing tracks.

  • Page 36: E. Dynamic

    Program Remote - A function designed to help set up a learning universal remote. It is of particular use in adding a function that is not on the Evolution 707’s remote control. Follow the instructions below to begin and end the program remote function.

  • Page 37: Room Eq Setup

    There are 24 of these fi lters that make up the Room EQ. Each channel in the Evolution 707 has 3 of these fi lters, cascaded and labeled I, II or III. Memory – There are (4) memory locations for advanced EQ fi lters. The options for Memory are 1, 2, 3, 4 and Off.

  • Page 38: Lpf

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... LPF – Low Pass Filter Below is a graph of the LPF. The graph also shows what happens when you change the FREQ parameter of the LPF fi lter. Notice how the -3 dB point changes frequency. The FREQ parameter is the only parameter you can change on the HPF.

  • Page 39: Lshlf

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... Lshlf – Low Shelf Filter The Low Shelf fi lter is the same as the High Shelf Filter except the LEVEL parameter changes the level of the frequencies below, instead of above, the crossover point specifi...

  • Page 40: Frequency

    Main Menu, Navigation and Setup Cont... The next graph of the Peaking fi lter shows what happens when you change the LEVEL parameter, the SHAPE is fi xed at .4 for this graph. Notice how the LEVEL can be changed to add boost or cut. Frequency - The Center/Cutoff Frequency can be specifi...

  • Page 41: Basic Operation Of The Evolution 707

    Volume control The volume knob on the Evolution 707 has numerous functions. It is fi rst and foremost a volume control, turning the knob clockwise will raise the listening level. At the 90 mark there is an “R” located to the right of the digits, this signifi...

  • Page 42: Tape/ Vcr Inputs And Outputs

    Recall button press the Power button on the front panel and then release. The front panel display on the Evolution 707 will go black, the unit will turn off, and about 2 seconds later the unit will re-initialize displaying current fi rmware version number. All of the settings are now...

  • Page 43: Evolution 707 Future Upgrades And Firmware

    Mic Input (Not available at this time) There is a mic input on the Evolution 707 front panel used to connect the supplied instrumentation microphone. When enabled this will allow an auto setup option and basic room EQ. This update will...

  • Page 44: Rs-232 Control

    RS-232 Code Set Preparing for RS-232 Connectivity The Evolution 707 can be controlled remotely via an RS-232 connection. All of the features and functions of the unit can be accessed via RS-232 command strings. NOTE: The Evolution 707 can only recognize the “1pwrz” command while in stand-by mode. This insures that the unit is energized and ready to accept command strings.
  • Page 45 RS-232 Control Cont... RS-232 Back speaker trim (000 - 020, sets -10 to +10 dB) XXXBVLZ COMMAND COMMAND Subwoofer #1 trim (000 - 020, sets -10 to +10 dB) XXXSVLZ Menu Commands Subwoofer #2 trim (000 - 020, sets -10 to +10 dB) XXXS2LZ Subwoofer #3 trim (000 - 020, sets -10 to +10 dB) XXXS3LZ...
  • Page 46 RS-232 Control Cont... Video Direct Select Commands (works on selected zone) Main TV Device Select TVMZ Select Main Zone for Video Direct Select DIMZ Main VCR Device Select VCRMZ Select Zone 2 for Video Direct Select DI2Z Remote Zone Direct S+A72elect Commands (use only when HDMI video-1 HM1Z both zones are on)
  • Page 47 RS-232 Control Cont... Trigger-1 (OFF) 0TR1Z Front Row Mode Trigger-1 (ON) 1TRIZ On Stage Mode Trigger-2 (OFF) 0TR2Z Enhanced Stereo Mode Trigger-2 (ON) 1TR2Z Orchestra Mode Trigger-3 (OFF) 0TR3Z Mezzanine Mode Trigger-3 (ON) 1TR3Z Full Range + Sub Mode Trigger-4 (OFF) 0TR4Z Monophonic Mode Trigger-4 (ON)

  • Page 48: Rs-232 Feedback

    RS-232 Feedback OVERVIEW The Evolution 707 is equipped with a system that can report back its operational status via the RS- 232 port. The system reports it’s operational status by transmitting a block of status data. The block is confi gured as 18, 8 bit words. The fi rst and last word always contains hexadecimal code 55 to facilitate message framing and synchronization.
  • Page 49 RS-232 Feedback Cont... WORD 3: General Status II Menu Auto Status Trigger 4 Trigger 3 Trigger 2 Trigger 1 PLL Locked Mode Enabled Running Bit 7: Menu mode 1 = Menu mode is active Bit 6: Auto Status 1 = Auto Status Enabled Bit 5: PLL Locked 1 = PLL is locked (Valid Digital input signal detected)
  • Page 50 RS-232 Feedback Cont... WORD 7: Video Input VID IN 7 VID IN 6 VID IN 5 VID IN 4 VID IN 3 VID IN 2 VID IN 1 VID IN 0 Bit 7 - 0: Current Video Input Video Inputs S-Video 1 S-Video 2 S-Video 3...
  • Page 51 RS-232 Feedback Cont... Analog: S2 Analog: S3 Analog: S4 Analog: S5 Analog: Tape Analog: VCR Analog: Cast 1 Analog: Cast 2 5.1 Input Digital 5.1 Input Analog Preamp WORD 9: Zone 2 Audio Input Z2 AUD Z2 AUD Z2 AUD Z2 AUD Z2 AUD Z2 AUD...
  • Page 52 RS-232 Feedback Cont... Input Stream Modes Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 24 Bit, 96KHz PCM PCM Digital Input PCM Analog Input Dolby Digital X/Y 5.1 (6 Channel Discrete) DTS 6.1 ES Matrix™ DTS 6.1 ES Discrete™ DTS 6.1 ES Matrix & Discrete™ DTS 2496 AAC 2.0 AAC 5.1...
  • Page 53 RS-232 Feedback Cont... General Admission Mode PCM Digital CONT... Front Row Mode On Stage Mode Enhanced Stereo Mode Orchestra Mode Mezzanine Mode Full Range + Sub Mode Monophonic Mode Analog only preamp mode IF Stream ID = ANALOG Stereo Mode (Pass Mode) Pro Logic IIx Movie Mode Pro Logic IIx Music Mode Multi-Channel Input Mode...
  • Page 54 RS-232 Feedback Cont... Dolby Digital 1+1 Dolby Digital CONT... Dolby Digital 1/0 Dolby Digital 3/0 Dolby Digital 2/1 Dolby Digital 3/1 Dolby Digital 2/2 IF Stream is DTS, Stream ID = DTS 5.1 Music™ DTS 5.1 Movie™ DTS 5.1 MATRIX™ DTS 5.1 DISCRETE™...
  • Page 55 RS-232 Feedback Cont... DTS LBR™ IF Stream ID = HDMI SPDIF Stereo Mode (Pass Mode) Pro Logic IIx Movie Mode Pro Logic IIx Music Mode Multi-Channel Input Mode DTS Neo:6 Cinema 6 Mode™ 2496 decode mode DTS Neo:6 Music Mode™ DTS Neo:6 Cinema 6 + THX Mode™...
  • Page 56 RS-232 Feedback Cont... WORD 13: Room EQ/Zone 2 Balance Room EQ 2 Room EQ 1 Room EQ 0 BAL 4 BAL 3 BAL 2 BAL 1 BAL 0 Bit 7 - 5: Room EQ Setting Room EQ Setting Room EQ OFF Room EQ Memory 1 Room EQ Memory 2 Room EQ Memory 3...
  • Page 57 RS-232 Feedback Cont... WORD 15: Surround Trim Reserved Reserved Reserved RT 4 RT 3 RT 2 RT 1 RT 0 Bits 4 - 0: Surround Trim Trim Settings -10 dB -4 dB +2 dB +8 dB -9 dB -3 dB +3 dB +9 dB -8 dB...

  • Page 58: Rc-5 Control

    RC-5 Code Set Preparing for RC-5 Connectivity The Evolution 707 can be controlled using RC-5 remote control communication protocol. All of the remote control functions as well as the majority of internal functions can be accessed via RC-5 communication. The Evolution 707 is designed to receive un-modulated data only. The input does supply power(+5v) to be used with several IR receiving devices.

  • Page 59: Code (Diagram)

    RC-5 Control Cont... System Command System Command RC5 Word COMMAND CCF Codes (Hex) (Hex) (Dec) (Dec) (Hex) 3701 5000 0000 0000 0001 001C 0001 Rear 3702 5000 0000 0000 0001 001C 0002 Back 3703 5000 0000 0000 0001 001C 0003 Center 3706 5000 0000 0000 0001 001C 0006...
  • Page 60 RC-5 Control Cont... 3643 5000 0000 0000 0001 0019 0003 3644 5000 0000 0000 0001 0019 0004 3645 5000 0000 0000 0001 0019 0005 3646 5000 0000 0000 0001 0019 0006 Tuner 3647 5000 0000 0000 0001 0019 0007 3648 5000 0000 0000 0001 0019 0008 GAME 3649...

  • Page 61: Questions And Answers

    A: This is caused by the cable box changing audio and video data for each channel. The Evolution 707 has to re-sync each time causing a delay. The best course of action for this is to set the cable box up for a fi...

  • Page 62: Warranty

    Warranty This Krell product has a limited warranty of fi ve years for parts and labor on circuitry from date of purchase or six years from date of original shipment from the Krell factory. Should this product fail to perform at any time during the warranty, Krell will repair it at no cost to the owner, except as set forth in this warranty.

  • Page 63: Service

    Return Authorization Procedure If you believe there is a problem with your component, please contact your dealer, distributor, or the Krell factory to discuss the problem before you return the component for repair. To expedite service, you may wish to complete and e-mail the Service Request Form in the Service section of our website at: www.krellonline.com...

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