Mode; Input - Classe Audio SSP-25 Owner's Manual

Video" (or to a distant remote location) you are required to attach both types between the Audio/Video
source and the SSP-25, in order to have both available at the outputs.
One of the powerful features of the SSP-25 is its ability to determine the character of the input audio signal, and its
ability to automatically choose between up to four different sources on an input. Because AV1 through AUD3 have at
least one digital input as well as one analog, you are able to make an input do double duty. For example; you can
attach an analog and a digital source to AUD1 and when AUD1 is selected it will choose the "live" input, or, if both
sources happen to be playing at the same time, it can be instructed to select one source over the other.
AV4 has the most flexibility, and is designed to be used with a High-End laser disc player; one which has two or more
digital audio outputs. AV4 has three digital inputs (a Toslink and two RCA co-axial), plus an analog input. You can only
add the (optional) internal RF Demodulator to this input. (Required for AC3 when it is played from a laser disc). By
utilizing AV4 with a High End laser player it is possible to have the SSP-25 automatically sense and play the correct
mode whether you are playing a CD, a laser disc encoded in Dolby Pro Logic, a disc encoded with AC3 or one
encoded in DTS. (Of course AV4 may be used with any audio/video device of your choice, or an audio-only input if you
wish). We will discuss the actual setup in the following sections.
5.4.2 SOURCE SETUP
Press the "MENU" key to bring up the first display. The Display shows "Main MENU" and "Mode Setup." Press the ">"
or the "<" button until "Main MENU" is revealed in the first line and "Source setup" in the second. Press the ENTER
key to select "Source setup." The display will change to read "Source setup" in the top line and "AV1 setup" in the
second line. To begin the setup of AV1 press the ENTER key again. (If AV1 is not the input you wish to configure,
press the ">" or "<" key to cycle through the inputs until you reach the input you want, then press ENTER. "AV1 setup"
(or whichever input you have selected), will move to the top line and "Mode: Auto" will appear in the second line. . (If
"Mode" has previously been configured then the selected choice will appear). Setup for each input will only require the
use of the "/\", "\/", ">" and "<" keys on the remote wand. Please refer to the Setup MENU Tree for guidance on
choices.
5.4.3

MODE

"Mode" has two choices: "auto", and "man"(ual). Setting "Mode" tells the SSP-25 whether it should or should not
determine the type of encoding which has been applied to the digital or analog audio signal it is receiving. Selecting
"auto" tells the SSP-25 to determine the type of decoding required to properly play the input signal. Selecting "man"
instructs the SSP-25 to allow you to tell it which type of decoding to use. "Auto" is the default setting, and we
recommend using it. Even when the SSP-25 selects the decoding you still have the option of using the "< MODE >"
keys on the wand to over-ride the selection and choose the correct playback mode. If you are watching a movie in
DTS Cinema and wish to hear it stereo instead of surround, you merely use the "< MODE >" keys to cycle to "Stereo"
playback, and sit back and listen.
To change the "Mode" press the "/\" key or the "\/" key. Either key will work, but the "/\" key will cause the mode to cycle
from "auto" to "man" and back again. When your choice is displayed press the ">" key to set the mode into memory
and move to the next option: "Input:."
5.4.4

INPUT

"Input" has three choices: "auto", "analog", and "digital." "Auto" instructs the SSP-25 to test the analog and digital
inputs to determine which input has signal and to then play the live input. (If it is set to "auto" and it detects program on
the analog and the digital inputs it will always select digital over analog). A selection of "Analog" tells the SSP-25 to
only play the analog input and to ignore any digital signal that might be present. So, naturally, selecting "digital" will tell
the SSP-25 to always play the material present at the digital input, even if there is no signal at the digital input and
there is signal present at the analog input.
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