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AudioControl Concert AVR-4 User Functionality Manual

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Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver
User Functionality Manual
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AudioControl
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22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle, WA 98043 USA
Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166
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  • Page 1 Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver User Functionality Manual For those who consider perfection possible ® AudioControl ® 22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2012. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 3 Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver User Functionality Manual For those who consider perfection possible ® ® 22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2012. All Rights Reserved...
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 7: I Ntroduction

    This manual is designed to help you get the most from your Concert AVR-4 home theater receiver. Even though you’re dying to plug it in and start pushing buttons, please take a little time to glance over this users guide and learn about the Concert AVR-4.
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  • Page 9 Video Bypass Out of the box, the Concert AVR-4 is configured with the video bypass on. This enables high definition and 3D HDMI video signals to pass through directly to the display device, leaving the Concert AVR-4 to make good sound better.

  • Page 10: K Ey F Eatures And H Ighlights

    5.0 and DTS High Resolution. A powerful 32 bit DSP processor enables the Concert AVR-4 to decode all current discrete surround digital formats available for 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1. In addition your Concert AVR-4 has the ca- pabilities to process two channel signals using Dolby Pro Logic II, Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo to provide multi-channel output.
  • Page 11 AudioControl web site at www.audiocontrolregistration.com and register your new Concert AVR- 4. It allows us to keep a record of your purchase of the Concert AVR-4. Needless to say when you are in the pleasure business like we are, we love to hear from our customers so feel free to include some comments.

  • Page 12: A G Uided T Our Of The C Oncert Avr-4

    INFO - User can select the information that connectors for complete viewing of all menus appears on the display of the Concert AVR-4 and during set-up. also is used in navigating the OSD (On-Screen Display).

  • Page 13: Rear Panel Features

    Nor- mally this button is left On and the Concert AVR-4 | MULTI-CHANNEL DVD-A/SACD INPUTS - is “woken up” via the “Standby” switch on the front...
  • Page 14 NETWORKED AND USB AUDIO INPUTS - COMPOSITE AND S-VIDEO INPUTS & Your Concert AVR-4 has the ability to accept audio OUTPUTS - These are for the video inputs and files via an Ethernet connection or from a USB mass outputs from your source units.

  • Page 15: S Et -U P & C Onfiguration

    Set-up and Configuration Unit Placement The Concert AVR-4 can be placed almost anywhere in your audio equip- ment stack. It is good practice to ensure that the equipment location is properly ventilated and to make certain not to block the ventilation slots on any other component.

  • Page 16: Power Wiring

    AC outlet so that it always has power. This allows the RS-232 and remote control features to work even when the Concert AVR-4 is in standby. We always recommend the use a high quality surge protection device to keep all of your electronics safe from the evils of spikes on power systems.

  • Page 17: Video Connections

    To simplify your installations, the Concert AVR-4 provides video transcod- ing which routes the S-video, Composite signals, and Component video signals to the HDMI outputs of your Concert AVR-4 regardless of video bypass selection. As we mentioned before it is best to connect all analogue...
  • Page 18 “Sleeve” being ground. The signals are compatible with third-party receivers such as a Xantech No. 291-10. Zone 1 IR - This is ideal for when the front panel of the Concert AVR-4 is hidden away in some dark closet or equipment rack. To prevent the possibil- ity of receiving multiple commands, when you connect an IR receiver to this input, it will disable the front panel IR receiver.

  • Page 19: N Avigating The S Et -U P M Enus

    To get started and view these set-up menus it is very important that you have one of the video outputs (Component, HDMI, composite, or S-Video) of your Concert AVR-4 connected to your video display device (i.e. projec- tor, flat panel, TV). This is absolutely necessary to see the set-up menus.

  • Page 20: Initial Display Configurations

    Navigating Navigating the Set-Up Menus is a very simple process that can be done us- ing the appropriate front panel controls on your Concert AVR-4 or by using an IR remote control (sold separately) that incorporates the appropriate IR codes.

  • Page 21: Input Configuration

    Very useful when you have a source unit that has reduced frequency response due to the format (i.e. older VCR’s) ROOM EQ - The Auto Speaker Set-Up in the Concert AVR-4 utilizes a special algorithm that calculates many the major frequency resonance’s that occur due to room acoustics and speaker locations and creates specific equalization filters to offset this.
  • Page 22 DV CALIB OFFSET - Dolby Volume provides a Calibration Offset param- eter that compensates for speaker efficiencies and listening positions. If you set the Speaker Levels on the Concert AVR-4 properly using an SPL meter (like the AudioControl SA-3052) then you can leave this setting at 0.
  • Page 23 COLOR - This video setting adjusts the color saturation for this input. PICTURE MODE - The setting options are Video, Film, or Auto with the default being Auto. The video processor in the Concert AVR-4 normally automatically detects the original source type and properly sets the Video mode or Film mode processing.

  • Page 24: General Setup

    (i.e. HDMI) whenever possible. AUDIO SOURCE - Allows you to select how the Concert AVR-4 receives audio signals for this source. Settings options are “Remote”, “HDMI”, “Digi- tal”, or “Analogue”.

  • Page 25: Auto Setup

    This is useful if you have speakers or amplifiers with limited power handling abilities. Max On Volume - This is the highest volume that the Concert AVR-4 will play when it is first switched on first turned. This prevents the Concert AVR-4 from being turned on at shock volume levels from the last time you were watching a good movie.
  • Page 26 Microphone Positioning The calibration microphone that comes with Concert AVR-4 is a designed to be placed in the center of your theater in the main listening position preferably at the same height as your head. Connect the microphone jack to the “Aux”...

  • Page 27: Speaker Types

    This series of menus allows you to select the types of speakers that you will be connecting to your Concert AVR-4. Please note that if you set all speak- ers to small then you must indicate in the menus below that a subwoofer is present in the system.

  • Page 28: Speaker Levels

    Though not as accurate as using the Iasys HT, you can use a sound level meter for this adjustment. With the internal test noise generator of the Concert AVR-4, adjust each speaker for a sound pressure level (SPL) of 75 dB using a “slow” response time on the SPL meter placed at the main listening position at ear height.
  • Page 29 Output Switching: The HDMI outputs of the Concert AVR-4 are completely assignable to match up with switching applications of the theater system. Auto-Priority Out 1/Out 2: This input senses which display device is operating and gives priority to the selected HDMI out- put.

  • Page 30: Surround Modes

    DTS Neo: 6 - This DTS based format outputs six channels of audio can visit www.dolby.com based when using two-channel stereo material. This format also of- or www.dts.com. fers two different modes, Cinema and Music which provide various enhancements depending upon the source materials. ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...

  • Page 31: Zone Settings

    Zone 2 Max On Volume - Selects the maximum volume level for Zone 2 when the Concert AVR-4 is powered on or comes out of stand-by mode. Zone 3 Status - Displays current status at Zone 3 with options being “Standby”...

  • Page 32: Network

    Network Settings Your Concert AVR-4 has the ability of playing Internet radio stations as well as music stored on a network storage device like a PC or USB flash drive. Typically the computer network may use DHCP to automatically make the necessary networks settings although the Concert AVR-4 can also be configured manually when using a static IP address.
  • Page 33 While each device may operate differently, here are some basic com- mands to follow: 1) With the Concert AVR-4 in “Standby”, make all of the Ethernet net- work and/or USB connections and then take the unit out of “Standby”.

  • Page 34: A Utomation I Ntegration

    Review the “Network” set-up menu of your Concert AVR-4 and locate the unique MAC (Media Access Controller) address of your unit, as it will be required to setup up your service.
  • Page 35 You must set the external RS-232 control system serial port of your control system to match the data communication speed and format of the Concert AVR-4. If these settings are incorrect, the Concert AVR-4 will not respond to the commands.
  • Page 36 RS-232 output connection on the controller. Make cer- tain that you wire the Transmit Data output on the serial controller to the Receive Data on the Concert AVR-4 and vice versa on the Receive Data line on the controller system. Connect the signal grounds on the control system and the Concert AVR-4 together.
  • Page 37 3 seconds. More commands, however, may be sent before the Concert AVR-4 responds to the first command. When a command is received, the Concert AVR-4 echoes the command back in the following format: <ST><ZN><CC><AC><DL><Data><ETR>...
  • Page 38 Simulating the RC-5 IR command via RS-232 A key feature in the Concert AVR-4 is the ability to simulate RC5 format IR commands via serial commands. The IR simulation command will con- tain 7 bytes as there will be 2 <Data> bytes for the RC-5 command. The actual command <CC>...
  • Page 39 0x0D <DATA> Current source in the specified zone 0x00 Follow Zone 1 0x01 0x02 0x03 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x07 TAPE 0x08 0x09 PHONO (Maestro M3) 0x0A 0x0B 0x0C Sirius 0x0D Multi-Channel (MCH) 0x0E <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 40 Zone number <ZN> Zone number <CC> 0x08 <CC> 0x08 <DL> 0x02 <AC> Answer code <DATA1> RC5 System code <DL> 0x02 <DATA2> RC5 Command code <DATA1> RC5 System code <ETR> 0x0D <DATA2> RC5 Command code <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 41 0x00 - Auto 0x02 - Component 0x01 - HDMI 0x03 - S-video 0x02 - Component 0x04 - Composite 0x03 - S-video 0xF0 - Request the video type of current source 0x04 - Composite <ETR> 0x0D <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 42 Zone Number <ZN> Zone number <CC> 0x0F <CC> 0x0F <DL> 0x01 <AC> Answer code <DATA> 0xF0 <DL> 0x01 <ETR> 0x0D <DATA> 0x00 - Direct mode is off 0x01 - Direct mode is on <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 43 <ETR> 0x0D <DATA> 0x00 - Mono down mix 0x01 - Stereo Down mix 0x02 - Multi-channel mode 0x03 - Dolby EX / DTS-ES 0x04 - ProLogic Iix movie 0x05 - ProLogic Iix music <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 44 0x03 - Trim menu open 0x04 - Bass menu open 0x05 - Treble menu open 0x06 - sync menu open 0x07 - Sub menu open 0x08 - Tuner menu open 0x09 - Network menu open <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 45 <DATA1> FM: Frequency - MHz 0xF0 - Current frequency status AM: Frequency - 1000’s & 100’s - kHz <ETR> 0x0D <DATA2> FM: Frequency - 10’s kHz AM: Frequency - 10’s & 1’s kHz <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 46 Zone number <ZN> Zone number <CC> 0x1A <CC> 0x1A <DL> 0x01 <AC> Answer code <DATA> 0xF0 - Sirius DLS request <DL> (v) variable <ETR> 0x0D <DATA> Label of Sirius program in ASCII characters <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 47 0x0D Restore factory default settings 0x05 Command Response <ST> 0x21 <ST> 0x21 <ZN> 0x01 <ZN> 0x01 <CC> 0x05 <CC> 0x05 <DL> 0x01 <AC> Answer code <DATA1> 0xAA <DL> 0x00 <DATA2> 0xAA <ETR> 0x0D <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 48 <ZN> 0x01 <ZN> 0x01 <CC> 0x1F <CC> 0x05 <DL> 0x01 <AC> Answer code <DATA> 0x01 - Activate mute relay <DL> 0x00 0x00 - Deactivate mute relays <DATA> State of mute relay <ETR> 0x0D <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 49 DTS ES Matrix 96/24 0x0C DTS ES Discrete 96/24 0x0D DTS HD Master Audio 0x0E DTS HD High Res Audio 0x0F DTS Low Bit Rate 0x10 DTS Core 0x11 0x12 MPEG 0x13 Unsupported 0x14 Undetected ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 50 Stereo + Center + Surround L&R + LFE, containing matrix information for surround back L&R 6.1 0x1E Stereo Downmix (Lt & Rt) + LFE 0x1F Stereo Only (Lo&Ro) + LFE 0x20 Unknown 0x21 Undetected <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 51 0x01 0xF1 - Room EQ on <DATA> 0x00 - Room EQ is off 0xF2 - Room EQ off 0x01 - Room EQ on <ETR> 0x0D 0x02 - Room EQ has not been calculated <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 52 0x00 - 0x0F - Calibration offset is 0 - 15db 0xF0 - Request current calibration offset 0x80 - 0x8F - Calibration offset is –1 - –15db 0xF1 - increment calibration offset by 1db <ETR> 0x0D 0xF2 - Decrement calibration offset by 1db <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 53 <DATA> 0x00 - 0x07 - Pro Logic II Center Width parameter is 0 - 7 0xF1 - increment the Pro Logic II Center Width setting <ETR> 0x0D 0xF2 - Decrement the Pro Logic II Center Width setting <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 54 0x01 0xF0 Request current lipsync delay setting <DATA> 0x00 - 0xC8 - lipsync delay in 5ms steps 0xF1 Increment lipsync delay setting by 5ms <ETR> 0x0D 0xF2 Decrement lipsync delay setting by 5ms <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 55 <DATA5> Refresh rate for full image update (half the field rate for interlaced signals) (e.g. for 60Hz interlaced: 0x1E) <DATA6> 0x00 - progressive 0x01 - interlaced <DATA7> Aspect: 0x00 - undefined 0x01 - 4:3 0x02 - 16:9 <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 56 0x80 - 0xA8 - Sub Stereo Trim value in -0.25db steps 0xF1 - Increment Sub Stereo Trim value by 0.25db steps <ETR> 0x0D 0xF2 - Decrement Sub Stereo Trim value by 0.25db steps <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 57 0x00 - 0x0A - Color value 0 - 10 0xF0 - Request Color value 0x81 - 0x8A - Color value –1 - –10 0xF1 - Increment Color value by 1 <ETR> 0x0D 0xF2 - Decrement Color value by 1 <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 58 0x02 - Edge Enhancement is set to Medium 0xF0 - Request current Edge Enhancement value 0x03 - Edge Enhancement is set to High 0xF1 - Increment Edge Enhancement value <ETR> 0x0D 0xF2 - Decrement Edge Enhenacement value <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 59 0x02 - Noise Reduction is set to Medium 0xF0 - Request current Noise Reduction value 0x03 - Noise Reduction is set to High 0xF1 - Increment Noise Reduction value <ETR> 0x0D 0xF2 - Decrement Noise Reduction value <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 60 0xF1 - Set Zone 1 OSD to On <DATA> 0x00 - Zone 1 OSD is On 0xF2 - Set Zone 1 OSD to Off 0x01 - Zone 1 OSD is Off <ETR> 0x0D <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 61 0x03 - Set the Frame Rate to 60Hz 0x02 - Frame Rate is set to 60Hz 0xF0 - Request the current Frame Rate <ETR> 0x0D 0xF1 - Increment setting 0xF2 - Decrement setting <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...

  • Page 62: General Functions

    Navigate down 16 - 85 Lipsync control menu 16 - 50 Navigate right 16 - 80 Lipsync increment by 1ms 16 - 100 Navigate left 16 - 81 Lipsync decrement by 1ms 16 - 101 ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...

  • Page 63: Tuner Functions

    23 - 23 17 - 33 Zone 3 Mute Off 23 - 24 Page down - preset list 17 - 37 Page up - preset list 17 - 38 Delete selected preset 17 - 41 ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...

  • Page 64: T Roubleshooting

    Concert AVR-4. ü Verify that the power cord is plugged into a live AC outlet. ü Verify that the rear panel Power switch on the Concert AVR-4 is “On”. The main front panel display is blank ü Press the Display button. This button controls the display brightness and also allows you to turn the display off entirely.
  • Page 65 ü Verify the composite video input from source is connected. There is no On-Screen Display (OSD) ü Verify the OSD is turned on in the Concert AVR-4 configuration settings. ü Verify that the correct input is selected on the video display or pro- jector.
  • Page 66 DTS encoded disk. If you want to watch the movie in the second zone, select the Dolby Digital soundtrack on the disk. Unable to adjust the Bass and Treble controls ü The Bass and Treble tone controls are defeated. ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...

  • Page 67: W Arranty

    Concert AVR-4 for five (5) years from the date you bought it, and we will fix or replace it, at our option, during that time. Here are the conditional conditions: 1.
  • Page 68 This is the only warranty given by AudioControl. This warranty gives you specific legal rights that vary from state to state. Promises of how well the Concert AVR-4 will perform are not implied by this warranty. Other than what we have covered in this warranty, we have no obligation, express or implied.
  • Page 69 Normally service will be handled by your AudioControl system professional who installed the system. If you’re the take charge kind of person who wants to do this yourself, contact AudioControl, either by phone 425/775- 8461 or email to sound.better@audiocontrol.com. We’ll verify if there is anything wrong that you can fix yourself, or assist you in arranging to have it sent back to our factory for repair.

  • Page 70: S Pecifications

    Specifications Concert AVR-4 Home Theater Receiver Specifications Inputs Analog Audio Inputs ........7 Stereo Pairs Nominal Audio Input Sensitivity .
  • Page 72 ® For Those Who Consider Perfection Possible ® 22410 70th Avenue West Seattle, WA 98043 USA 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.AudioControl.com P/N 913-113-0...

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