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AudioControl Concert AVR-1 User Functionality Manual

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Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver
User Functionality Manual
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22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA
Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166
www.audiocontrol.com
©2009. All Rights Reserved
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  • Page 1 Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver User Functionality Manual For those who consider perfection possible ® ® 22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2009. All Rights Reserved Rev 1.12...
  • Page 3 Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver User Functionality Manual For those who consider perfection possible ® ® 22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2009. All Rights Reserved Rev 1.12...
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    able of onTenTs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 nTroduCTIon .
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  • Page 7: I Ntroduction

    This manual is designed to help you get the most from your Concert AVR-1 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-1.
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  • Page 9 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) inputs and outputs. The new generation HDMI inputs will allow the Concert AVR-1 to interface with Blu-Ray players, sat- ellite and cable decoding boxes plus traditional DVD players that also have HDMI connectors.

  • 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-1 to decode all current discrete surround digital formats available for 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1. In addition your Concert AVR-1 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-1. It allows us to keep a record of your purchase of the Concert AVR-1. 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-1

    INFO - User can select the information that connectors for complete viewing of all menus appears on the display of the Concert AVR-1 and during set-up. also is used in navigating the OSD (On-Screen Display).

  • Page 13: Rear Panel Features

    Normally this but- you superb music audio quality in full surround. These ton is left On and the Concert AVR-1 is “woken up” via players feature a surround decoder built into them and the “Standby”...
  • Page 14 HDMI NETWORKED AND USB AUDIO INPUTS - Your Concert AVR-1 has the ability to accept audio (High Definition Multimedia Interface) outputs. Make sure your HDMI cables are properly inserted files via an Ethernet connection or from a USB mass into these connectors and that there no sharp “pulls”...

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

    Set-up and Configuration Unit Placement The Concert AVR-1 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-1 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

    HDMI outputs of your Concert AVR-1. As we mentioned before it is best to connect all analogue and digital audio/video signals form INSTALL TIP * your source units to your Concert AVR-1 to allow proper use of the Main, Secondary, and third zones. ®...
  • 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-1 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 T He S Et -U P M Enus

    Setup Menus This section of the manual discusses how to navigate the set-up menus of your Concert AVR-1 home theater receiver. As you have probably deter- mined by now, if you have the read the rest of this manual, the Concert AVR-1 is an incredibly flexible and sophisticated processor that you can literally “personalize”...
  • Page 20 In the Video Output section of the Setup menus, set the Output Resolution of your Concert AVR-1 to 1080p (not Preferred) and make sure that the Frame Rate is set to Auto. Failure to do any of the above could result in no image.

  • 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-1 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-1 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-1 normally automatically detects the original source type and properly sets the Video mode or Film mode processing.

  • Page 24: General Setup

    HDMI AUDIO - Allows you to enable or disable audio input over HDMI for this source. Settings options are “Yes” or “No” with default being “Yes”. Selecting “No” forces the Concert AVR-1 to look for audio via the SPDIF digital or analog audio inputs.

  • 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-1 will play when it is first switched on first turned. This prevents the Concert AVR-1 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-1 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-1. 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

    Video Outputs The Concert AVR-1 is not only a great sounding home theater receiver but it is also a very powerful video processor. To that extent it has a number of video settings that needed to be selected carefully so as to optimize your video performance.
  • Page 29 THe enus Output Switching: The HDMI outputs of the Concert AVR-1 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 surround formats you based when using two-channel stereo material. This format also of- can visit www.dolby.com fers two different modes, Cinema and Music which provide various or www.dts.com. 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-1 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

    THe enus Network Your Concert AVR-1 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-1 can also be configure manually when using a static IP address.

  • Page 33: Laying Udio Iles Ia Etwork Udio & Usb S Ources

    Storing and Selecting Presets - When a particular radio station is being display, the Concert AVR-1 gives the user the ability to store this station into one of 99 presets, typically by pressing the “OK” or “Select” button on most IR remotes.
  • Page 34 You will want to go to www.audiocontrolradio.com to set up this service for use in your system. Review the “Network” set-up menu of your Concert AVR-1 and locate the unique MAC (Media Access Controller) address of your unit, as it will be required to setup up your service.

  • Page 35: A Utomation I Ntegration

    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 Con- cert AVR-1. If these settings are not correct, the Concert AVR-1 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-1 and vice versa on the Receive Data line on the controller system. Connect the signal grounds on the control system and the Concert AVR-1 together.
  • Page 37 3 seconds. More commands, however, may be sent before the Concert AVR-1 responds to the first command. When a command is received, the Concert AVR-1 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 new feature in the Concert AVR-1 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 0x21 <ST> 0x21 <ZN> Zone number <ZN> Zone number <CC> 0x02 <CC> 0x02 <DL> 0x01 <AC> Answer code <DATA> 0xF0 <DL> 0x01 <ETR> 0x0D <DATA> 0x01 Headphones are connected 0x00 Headphones aren’t connected <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 40 0x01 - use digital audio <DATA> 0x00 - analog audio is in use 0x02 - Use HDMI 0x01 - digital audio is in use 0xF0 - Request current source audio type <ETR> 0x0D <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 41 <ZN> Zone Number <ZN> Zone number <CC> 0x0E <CC> 0x0E <DL> 0x01 <AC> Answer code <DATA> 0xF0 <DL> 0x01 <ETR> 0x0D <DATA1> 0x00 - Zone is muted 0x01 - Zone is not muted <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 42 <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 43 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 44 0x00 - Decrement frequency by 1 <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 45 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 46 0x00 - Navigating 0x01 - Playing 0x02 - Paused 0xFF - Busy/Not Playing <DATA2> Name of folder if navigating - ASCII characters <DATA(v)> Name of file if playing or paused - ASCII characters <ETR> 0x0D ® Phone 425-775-8461 • www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 47 0x01 - Set display to Radio text 0x02 - Set display to Program type 0x03 - Set display to Signal strength If current source is AM 0x01 - Set display to Signal strength <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: T Roubleshooting

    Concert Concert AVR-1. 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-1 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 50 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-1 configuration settings. ü Verify that the correct input is selected on the video display or pro- jector.
  • Page 51 ü Verify that the digital input from the source is properly connected to the Concert AVR-1. ü Verify that the digital output of the source is enabled. Some DVD players have a setup menu that can only be accessed if there is no disk in the player.

  • Page 52: W Arranty

    Concert AVR-1 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 53 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-1 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 54 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 55: S Pecifications

    Specifications Concert AVR-1 Home Theater Receiver Specifications Inputs Analog Audio Inputs ........7 Stereo Pairs Nominal Audio Input Sensitivity .
  • Page 56 ® For Those Who Consider Perfection Possible ® 22410 70th Avenue West Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.AudioControl.com P/N 913-090-0...

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