B&K Reference 20 Plus A/V System Controller Owner's - Manuals

13258 11/01 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Motorola ® , , “ * DigitalDNA™, “Powered by Motorola”™, Motorola name and logo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”, “AC-3", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories....

13258 11/01 3 SAFETY PRECUATIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING WARNING: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands. The lightning flash with ar...

13258 11/01 4 FEATURES Your new processor is a versatile audio/video control center. The processor is designed to sound sensational and be an attractive, easy-to-use addition to your audio/video system. Although you already have a good idea of your processor’s features, we would like to take a momen...

13258 11/01 5 THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of Home Theater equipment. Sources - your processor can directly provide audio from its built-in AM/FM tuner. It can also provide limited video from its on-screen menu system. Typically you wil...

13258 11/01 9 FRONT PANEL 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphones having a standard ¼ inch binaural plug can be connected to the headphone output. The processor must be on and in HEADPHONE Mode for proper headphone operation. 2. Front panel buttons 3. Main power switch - Removes all power to the proce...

13258 11/01 11 REAR PANEL The processor’s back panel is organized into groups of inputs and outputs for audio and video as shown below. See back of this manual for an enlarged view. 1. AC fuse holder - Holds the AC Line fuse. Replace only with same type and value. 2. AC input receptacle - For attach...

13258 11/01 13 MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new A/V processor and have great sound pour out. Before you do that, take a few minutes to plan out how you want the processor to fit into your audio/video system. Ask yourself the following questions: O What source components d...

13258 11/01 14 AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your processor Audio / Video source - connecting a DVD/VLD player to the processor’s analog inputs. Use the same instructions for connecting to other audio / video sources such as a television, satellite receiver, cable box, ...

13258 11/01 16 DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the processor. You will need either coaxial or optical digital inputs to play Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS surround sound processing. Digital connections are also recommended for PCM sources. If your source has both optical...

13258 11/01 17 SURROUND OUTPUTS Your processor has multiple surround processor outputs for use with external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. The Reference 20 Plus processor allows further processing of the surround channels for the precise decoding of Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES soundtrac...

13258 11/01 18 SURROUND SPEAKER OUTPUT CONNECTIONS Connect the A/V System Controller’s surround outputs to your external amplifier(s) or powered speakers as described previously. Connect your speakers to your external amplifier(s) as shown below. C F R O N T L E F T L S U R R O U N D L E F T S U R R...

13258 11/01 20 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS My collection of equipment differs from the labels on the back of my processor, how can I hook them up? Your processor provides 5 identical sets of inputs - V1, V2, DVD, CD, and SAT. Each of these has analog audio, composite video, S-video, coaxial digital a...

13258 11/01 22 SETUP For best results, perform the following set up procedure when you initially install your processor and anytime you change or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your processor will require you to navigate through the men...

13258 11/01 23 SYSTEM SETUP You should always perform System Setup after first installing your processor and after adding/changing speakers or sources or rearranging your listening area. Check that the remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 B&K or POW ER A SLEEP turn on...

13258 11/01 27 Subwoofer Setting Front Large Center Large Surround Large Surround Back Large None LFE + Bass to Front LFE + Bass to Center LFE + Bass to Surround LFE + Bass to Surround Back Yes THX LFE + Bass to SW Front Bass not Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Center Bass not Duplicated LFE + Bass to S...

13258 11/01 28 Speaker Levels Speaker level calibration allows you to equalize the volume levels of each speaker to make up for differences in speaker characteristics and distances from the listener to the speakers. For best results it is important that you perform this calibration when you initiall...

13258 11/01 33 Room Equalization Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults. However, theses settings allow you to correct or reduce the various tonal errors that occur during reproduction of audio in a home theater. The room equalization menu allows for two types of adjustments....

13258 11/01 36 Display This menu allows you to set various aspects of your video and front panel displays. Make sure you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Displays 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) act...

13258 11/01 39 Inputs Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults. However, your processor allows ‘fine tuning’ how your processor operates after the selection of an input source. Make sure you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel...

13258 11/01 43 Set DVD audio input - Allows you to select which ONE input source to dedicate for use with the DVD Audio inputs. This setting is not necessary if there is no need for a DVD audio or other 5.1 input source When you select Yes for a particular input, any previously selected DVD Audio in...

13258 11/01 45 MEMORY BACKUP Your processor continually saves any settings you have made even if power is lost. However, you may wish to save a backup of your settings in case of inadvertent changes to them. To perform a backup follow the procedure below. To restore backup settings perform the same ...

13258 11/01 46 OPERATION The following outlines the normal day-to-day operation of your processor from the supplied universal remote or directly from your processor’s front panel. The universal remote is also capable of controlling other equipment and storing sequences of commonly used commands. All...

13258 11/01 47 CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected source will appear at the Zone 1 (A) output, the TAPE output, and the V1 output. To prevent feedback, TAPE input will not appear at TAPE output and V1 input will not appear at V1 output. From Remote From Front Panel Action desired source (pre...

13258 11/01 49 AUDIO MODES Your processor is designed to work with 4 audio listening modes. Under normal operation you may simply select Mono, Stereo, Surround or DVD Audio via the remote control. In addition, you may choose an audio listening mode immediately followed by a speaker selection. The ta...

13258 11/01 52 EQUALIZATION ‘EQ’ Selecting an EQ function via the remote control - allows you to override how the audio is currently being processed. This is where you may set the Dynamic Range to either Normal (default) or Limited for late night listening while using Dolby Digital bit streams. Sett...

13258 11/01 54 Select loudness ‘EQ 2’ - sets the equalizer to use preset filter curves designed for use when using low listening levels. The human ear’s frequency response varies with volume level. At high levels it has relatively flat response, while at low levels its sensitivity to high and low fr...

13258 11/01 55 PRESETS Presets allow you to save your favorite settings and recall them instantly. Your processor can store two banks of 40 presets (0..39) in each of 2 Zones. The saved information includes the selected audio source, selected video source, volume, the audio mode and number of speake...

13258 11/01 58 Recall preset using Zone 2 Operation From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 MENU Ø MENU return to main menu 2 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Zone 2 Operation 3 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate ZONE 2 OPERATION 4 number or +10 + number ¸ 35(6(7 VWHS WR GHVLUHG SUHVHW select...

13258 11/01 59 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Zone 1 Favorite 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate ZONE 1 FAVORITE 3 number or +10 + number ¸ 35(6(7 VWHS WR GHVLUHG SUHVHW select a preset for no-skip/skip 4 X (REW) or W (FF) VOLUME KNOB select yes/no ...

13258 11/01 60 GETTING PROCESSOR STATUS When you are not in a menu, pressing ENTER will bring up a two or three line status message on Zone 1 (A) video outputs. A single line status message is also available on the processor’s front panel display. This display will also pop up automatically whenever...

13258 11/01 61 ADVANCED FEATURES WARNING - The following describes the advanced features of the processor. Since changing some of these functions may cause severe effects such as no sound or no remote control operation, we suggest you leave this menu disabled (hidden) for normal operation. If you ar...

13258 11/01 71 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Control Out 4 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate CONTROL OUT 4 SETUP 3 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to desired source 4 X (REW) or W (FF) VOLUME KNOB select desired control operation 5 repea...

13258 11/01 73 DSP Usage Allows displaying the current DSP usage in MIPS. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to DSP Usage 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate DSP USAGE 3 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) display currently used DSP MIPS RS-232 Control Por...

13258 11/01 75 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Update 2 X (REW) or W (FF) VOLUME KNOB select Enable or Disabled RS-232 receive ID - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 ­ (PAUSE) or V (STOP) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Receive ID 2 X (REW) or W (FF) VOL...

13258 11/01 76 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION No sound, display will not light 1. Power cord not plugged in. 2. Power off at AC source. 3. Power switch off. 4. AC power inlet fuse blown or faulty. * 1. Reconnect power cord. 2. Check power at plug. 3. Turn power switch on. 4...

13258 11/01 77 A/V SYSTEM CONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS Audio Specifications Video Specifications Frequency Response: 5 Hz - 20 kHz, + 0/ − 0.5dB Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 10 MHz ± 3dB Input Sensitivity: 2 V in, 1.5 V reference out Maximum Input Level: 2 V P-P Maximum Output Level: 3 V rms Maximum Out...

13258 11/01 78 Limited Warranty B&K Components Ltd., referred to herein as B&K, warrants your B&K equipment against all defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser and only to equipment in ...

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