Krell 7.1 - Manuals

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 1 Thank you for your purchase of the Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1Surround Preamp/Processor. The Home Theater Standard 7.1 surround preamp/processor servesas the centerpiece in a Krell HEAT™—High End Audio Theater—system, which applies the fundamental principles of ...

2 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Following are the definitions of key terms used in your owner’s refer-ence manual: BalancedA symmetrical input or output circuit that has equal impedance fromboth input terminals to a common ground reference point. The indus-try standard for professional and sound r...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 3 Krell Current ModeA proprietary Krell circuit topology in which the audio gain stages of acomponent operate in the current rather than the voltage domain.This unique technology provides the component with exceptionalspeed and a wide bandwidth. Krell HEATThe Krell te...

Unpacking 4 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Open the box and remove the top layer of foam. You see theseitems: 1 Home Theater Standard 7.1 1 IEC connector (AC power) cord 1 Home Theater Standard 7.1 handheld remote control 1 CR2025 lithium battery 1 T-15 Torx wrench (small L type) 1 T-10 Torx wrench...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 5 Before you install the Home Theater Standard 7.1 into your system,review the following guidelines to choose the location for the compo-nent. This will facilitate a clean, trouble-free installation. The Home Theater Standard 7.1 does not require any type of specialra...

Getting Started 6 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 AN INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM SETUPAND OPERATION The Home Theater Standard 7.1 provides comprehensive connectionand operation options for outstanding music and cinema soundtrackreproduction. To take full advantage of the features the HomeTheater Standard...

Figure 1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 Front Panel 1 4 17 31 29 24 23 28 26 27 25 30 10 5 23 11 6 12 7 13 8 14 15 16 9 22 18 19 20 21 DVD LD SAT CD TUNER AUX1 VCR TV AUX2 TAPE/VCR2 ZONE PRE AMP STEREO MODE 1 MODE 2 PRO LOGIC SUB CENTER BALANCE LEVEL SURR/BACK THX SAVE RECALL POWER HTS Home Theater S...

Front Panel Description See Figure 1 on page 7 8 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 front panel provides power on andoff; input, zone, and processing mode selection; monitoring and dis-play of processor status; and balance and volume control. The frontpanel features are de...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 9 8 VCR Button and LED Use this button to select the VCR device. 9 TV Button and LED Use this button to select the television device. 10 CD Button and LEDUse this button to select the compact disc device. 11 Tuner Button and LEDUse this button to select the AM/FM tune...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 11 23 THX ButtonUse this button to select one of the various THX modes available forthe current signal. 24 Front Panel DisplayThe front panel window provides status messages for Home TheaterStandard 7.1 operations, including volume and balance level, decod-ing mode an...

POWER 50/60 Hz 4 3 2 1 12VDC OUTPUTS RC-5 IN 12VDC IN COMM PORT MADE IN U.S.A. 52 53 56 55 54 OUTPUTS DIGITAL AUDIO 3 2 1 6 5 4 2 1 INPUTS DIGITAL AUDIO 44 45 43 Figure 2 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 Back Panel 39 38 40 36 37 41 35 L R 2 1 L R 3 4 5 L R 6 7 ZONE2 OUT ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS TAPE IN OUT...

Back Panel Description See Figure 2 on page 13 14 Home Theater Standard 7.1 The back panel of the Home Theater Standard 7.1 provides all audioand video input and output connections, remote control inputs andoutputs, power on and off, and power connection. The back panelfunctions are described below....

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 15 42 7.1 Audio InputsThe Home Theater Standard 7.1 is equipped with eight single-ended7.1 inputs for multichannel SACD and DVD audio devices. Theseinputs currently act as analog pass-through inputs, with no mode pro-cessing capabilities. 43 Optical Digital Audio Inpu...

Back Panel Description, continued 16 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 51 Component Video Inputs The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is equipped with two sets of compo-nent video inputs. On-screen display (OSD) is not available for progressive component video.OSD is available for interlaced component video....

57 81 58 84 77 62 66 72 73 76 61 65 75 71 60 82 80 70 69 59 74 85 67 63 78 83 79 64 68 Power Keys57 Amp Key58 Pre Key (Power Pre Key) Zone Selection Keys59 Main Key60 Z2 Key Device Selection Keys61 DVD Key62 LD Key63 SAT Key64 TV Key65 CD Key66 Tuner Key67 Aux1 Key68 Aux2 Key69 VCR Key70 Tape Key Pr...

18 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 remote control provides on and off,input selection, processing mode selection, speaker volume and bal-ance adjust, and mute functions, as well as access to the systemconfiguration menu. To send operational instructions directly to the ...

Remote Control Description, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 19 Note Note Zone Selection Keys 59 Main KeyUse this key to select the main zone for a device. 60 Z2 Key Use this key to select zone 2 for a device. The main zone is the factory default. To activate a device in zone 2, pressthe re...

Remote Control Description, continued 20 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Note Note Processing Mode Keys 71 Stereo KeyUse this key to select stereo decoding, which allows you to make anA/B comparison or listen to a stereo recording in two channel format(left and right). The red LED illuminates when t...

Remote Control Description, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 21 Control Function Keys 76 Bal Key (Balance Key)Press and hold this key to convert the volume level controls to bal-ance controls. See Balance Button (28), on page 11. Use the center, surr/back, and sub keys to change taste trims...

Step 2: Connect Analog Sources Step 1: Power Off and Prepare Wiring CONNECTION STEPS Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1to Your System 22 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 This section provides information about connecting the HomeTheater Standard 7.1 to your system. To expedite setup, pleaserevi...

Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1to Your System, continued 24 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 To match the video formats and signals in your system, we recom-mend that you follow these steps: 1. Determine your monitor format. The factory default video format in North America is NTSC Interlace...

The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is equipped with component, s-video, and composite connections. We recommend that you usethe component connection to the Home Theater Standard 7.1, wher-ever the video source and video monitor both feature componentconnections. See the user manuals included with these s...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 29 Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1to Your System, continued Follow these troubleshooting steps, if the OSD is not visible after youfollow the above activation steps 1 through 5: 1. Check the AC connections and the video source and monitor con- nections to the...

30 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1to Your System, continued EXAMPLE 3: You want to use an s-video connection with aVCR device and you reside in Europe.Connect the VCR device to the Home Theater Standard 7.1 and con-nect the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to the PA...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 31 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 has balanced outputs with XLRconnectors, single-ended outputs with RCA connectors, and isequipped with a DB-25 multichannel output. These output formatsare active at all times, allowing simultaneous connection to separateamplifiers. Us...

Overview: System Configuration and Navigation 32 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 This section briefly outlines the configuration menus and introducesthe navigational features of the menus. To expedite setup, connectyour entire system before configuring the Home Theater Standard 7.1.Match video signa...

NAVIGATIONCONVENTIONS Overview: System Configuration and Navigation, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 33 When a menu screen first appears, and there is a cursor blinking atone menu item, press the enter key (84) to select the menu item. Ifthe item is configurable, the entire selected menu i...

34 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is shipped with factory default selec-tions in the configuration menus. For maximum performance, theHome Theater Standard needs to be configured for each systemdevice, its capabilities, and loudspeaker positions in the listening room. ...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 35 System Configuration, continued STEP 1CONFIGURE LOUDSPEAKERS The first option on the main menu screen, CONFIGURE SPEAKERS, lets you tell the Home Theater Standard 7.1 how many and what type ofloudspeakers are in your system and select the bass range for eachloudspe...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 37 System Configuration, continued The second option on the main menu screen, ROOM SETUP , allows you to tell the Home Theater Standard 7.1 the exact location of eachloudspeaker in your system. Select LISTENING ROOM SETUP on the MAIN MENU . The ROOM SETUP screen appea...

38 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The third option on the main menu screen, CALIBRATE VOLUME, allows you to calibrate each channel using the internal noise generator ofthe Home Theater Standard 7.1, either automatically, manually, or bylistening to external program material. A sound pressure level ...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 39 Set the SPL meter to C weighting and slow response. After initializ-ing, the LEFT channel dB setting on the screen blinks, and you hear band limited white noise through the left loudspeaker. This noise con-tinues for two seconds and then moves clockwise to the next...

To help you understand the numerous configuration options availablethrough the Home Theater Standard 7.1, Step 4 illustrates configur-ing a specific source device: a DVD player. To configure other source devices, Krell recommends that you config-ure one device at a time, using the menu’s step-by-ste...

42 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued The ASSIGN VIDEO INPUT screen lets you select the device to configure and assign an input to the device. Assigned inputs correspond to theinputs on the back panel. For devices that do not use a video input,for example, a CD player, t...

System Configuration, continued Please read beforeconfiguring audio and digital inputs The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is shipped with factory defaults foranalog and digital inputs. These defaults are the same for domesticand international operation, and are listed in Table 4 below: Table 4, on the ne...

44 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued Table 4 Home Theater Standard 7.1 Factory Default Audio Operating Modes 1 The DOLBY DIGITAL EX and DOLBY D 5.1 + THX SURR EX operating modes are available only when your system has 6 or 7 channels. 2 DTS 5.1 ONLY sets an input to rec...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 45 Select ANALOG. The ASSIGN ANALOG AUDIO INPUT screen appears, with the cursor blinking at DVD. Use the direction and enter keys to scroll through and select thedevice you want to configure, select the analog input, and choose theanalog mode. After the selections for...

46 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Select DIGITAL from the ASSIGN AUDIO INPUTS screen. The ASSIGN DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS screen appears, with the cursor blinking at DVD. Use the direction and enter keys to scroll through and select the digi-tal device you want to configure, select the analog input, an...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 47 The final option on the CONFIGURE DEVICES menu is CONFIGURE TRIGGER. This option allows you to customize the operation of the four remoteoutput 12 VDC (12 Volt trigger) connectors (54) on the back panel. Select CONFIGURE TRIGGER from the CONFIGURE DEVICES menu. The...

48 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 For any of the other devices available (LD, SAT, VCR1, TV, CD, TUNER, AUX1, AUX2, TAPE), use the same process outlined above. Krell recommends that you use the step-by-step menu to configure each device com-pletely, then configure the next device. When you have con...

Note Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 49 Use the fifth option on the main menu, CONFIGURE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT to set trims, adjust modes, set the main volume limit, and set up zone 2volume control. Trims add a fixed positive or negative volume offset for devices withdifferent volume levels. After adjust...

50 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The DEVICE TRIM is a master volume trim that is activated when an input device is selected; it has a range of + 15 dB to - 15 dB. Select DEVICE TRIM from the CONFIGURE LEVELS menu. The DEVICE TRIM screen appears, with the cursor blinking at DVD. Use the direction a...

52 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Use the direction keys (81) to select the anti-clip option you want ( ON or OFF ) and the input gain decibel level. ON The anti-clip function measures the signal level and prevents the inputsignal from overloading (clipping) the analog-to-digital converters. OFF Di...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 53 System Configuration, continued KRELL HTS -MUSIC MODE SUB TRIM- SUB TRIM 0 DB After setting the selection, press the previous key once to return to the CONFIGURE LEVELS menu screen. Music Mode Sub Trim Screen Music Mode Sub Trim Use the MUSIC MODE SUB TRIM menu to ...

54 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Use the DTS NEO: 6 CONTROL menu to adjust the signal for the DTS Neo:6 music mode, which derives a 6.0 signal from two-channelmaterial. The center gain adjusts the amount of center channel infor-mation present in the left and right loudspeakers. The adjustmentrange...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 55 System Configuration, continued PLII Control Screen KRELL HTS -PLII CONTROL- CENTER WIDTH 0 DIMENSION 3 DIMENSION You can adjust the sound field toward the front or rear loudspeakers,to achieve a more suitable balance from all loudspeakers with certainrecordings. T...

56 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued After setting your selection, press the previous key (80) once to returnto the CONFIGURE LEVELS screen. KRELL HTS -MAXIMUM VOLUME LIMIT- VOLUME LIMIT 060 Maximum Volume Limit Screen Use the MAXIMUM VOLUME LIMIT menu to adjust the max...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 57 System Configuration, continued Use the ZONE 2 LEVEL menu to select a FIXED or VARIABLE output from zone 2. Select ZONE 2 LEVEL from the CONFIGURE LEVELS menu. The ZONE 2 LEVEL screen appears, with the cursor blinking at VARIABLE. KRELL HTS ZONE 2 LEVEL VARIABLE Af...

58 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The final option on the main menu screen, OPERATION , lets you select screen background color, position and display time for on-screen display (OSD), set audio operation, program a learning remote control, and adjust frequency response using the Krell Digital RoomE...

Audio Operation Screen 60 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The next item in the OPERATION menu, AUDIO OPERATION, allows you to customize audio operation such as mute, mode holds, auto-switch-ing, and dynamic range. Select AUDIO OPERATION from the OPERATION menu. The AUDIO OPERATION screen appears: Us...

62 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued Bass Peak Limiter Setup Screen When you select ON, the BASS PEAK LEVEL reverts to 0. Use the up direction key to increase the output of the noise generator. Select thevolume level limit (0-90) by increasing the noise generator until ...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 63 System Configuration, continued 7.1 Input Setup Screen KRELL HTS -7.1 INPUT SETUP- ACTIVE INPUTS L C R Sl Sr Sbl Sbr ACTIVE SW YES SELECT THE 7.1 INPUTS THAT ARE CONNECTED ACTIVE INPUTS Use the direction keys to find the input combination that matchesyour connectio...

64 Krell Home Theater Standard System Configuration, continued Program Remote Screen A Program Remote KRELL HTS -PROGRAM REMOTE- USE FRONT PANEL UP TO SELECT A COMMANDSAVE SENDS COMMAND AND RECALL EXITS MODE REMOTE INPUT IS INACTIVE START The final item on the OPERATION menu, PROGRAM REMOTE, allows ...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 65 System Configuration, continued Program Remote, continued Follow these steps to program your learning remote: 1. Press the front panel level buttons (30) to select a command. The command appears on the front panel display window (24). 2. Place the programmable remo...

Please readbefore configuringRoom EQ Setup System Configuration, continued ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS The Room EQ Setup accesses the Digital Room Equalizer, a featuredesigned by Krell to provide every adjustment from simple bass andtreble to comprehensive room correction. The Digital Room Equalizerenable...

CHANNEL SELECTION System Configuration, continued SAVING ROOM EQ SETUPMEMORY ACCESSING ROOM EQSETUP MEMORY When the channel field is set to ALL, the ROOM EQ SETUP menu displays the filter settings which apply to all channels and all of the channelsare filtered in the same manner. When the channel pa...

68 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued Room EQ Setup Screen Room EQ Setup KRELL HTS -ROOM EQ SETUP- MEMORYCHANNEL OFF N/A FILTTYPEFREQSHAPELEVEL I N/AN/AN/AN/A II N/AN/AN/AN/A III N/AN/AN/AN/A APPLY The final item on the OPERATION menu, ROOM EQ SETUP , allows you to adjus...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 69 System Configuration, continued Room EQ Setup continued Note TYPE Navigate to TYPE, and configure one, two, or all of the three bands (I, II, III) for FREQ, SHAPE, and LEVEL. It is not necessary to configure all three filters, you may configure only oneor two filte...

Saving and Recalling Customized Settings andRestoring the Factory Default System Settings 70 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 To save the customized settings that you have entered, press andhold the save button (29) for approximately four seconds. The frontpanel displays SAVING SETUP while the settin...

Operating the Home Theater Standard 7.1 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 71 After the Home Theater Standard 7.1 is connected to sources andamplifiers, and the system is configured, the Home Theater Standard7.1 is ready for operation. 1. Insert the AC power cord into the IEC connector (56) on the Home...

72 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 has two audio zones, main andzone 2. The main zone consists of the main viewing or listening area,and zone 2 consists of another listening area. You can select a digitalor analog audio, or a video device for the main zone. Zone 2 canon...

Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 73 Operating the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued Play Both Zones With the Home Theater Standard 7.1 in the stand-by mode: 1. Press and release the power pre key (58) until the blue power LED illuminates. 2. Press the input device selection button or key for the s...

74 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Operating the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued Play in the Main Zoneand Record in Zone 2 SIMULCAST 1. Press the power pre key (58), then select the input device that you want to play through the main zone. The main zone LED illu-minates. Begin playing the devic...

Warranty 78 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 This Krell product has a limited warranty of five years for parts and labor on circuitry. Shouldthis product fail to perform at any time during the warranty, Krell will repair it at no cost to theowner, except as set forth in this warranty. The warranty do...

Return Authorization Procedure Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 79 If you believe there is a problem with your component, please con-tact your dealer, distributor, or the Krell factory to discuss the problembefore you return the component for repair. To expedite service, youmay wish to complete and e...

Specifications 80 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 OUTPUTS ZONE 2 AND REMOTE DECODING MODES INPUTS SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD) "A" WEIGHTED 94 dB UNWEIGHTED 20 Hz-20 kHz, -88 dB ANALOG AUDIO 1 pair balanced via XLR connectors 7 pairs single-ended via RCA connectors o...

Specifications, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 81 WEIGHT SURROUND ENHANCEMENT MODES DIMENSIONS KRELL MUSIC SURROUND General Admission Front Row On Stage Enhanced Stereo Orchestra Mezzanine Full Range + Sub Monophonic Party INCHES 17.3w x 5.7h x 16.3d CENTIMETERS 43.9w x 14.5h x 41.4d SHIP...

Krell Industries, Inc. 45 Connair Road Orange, CT 06477-3650 USA TEL 203-799-9954 FAX 203-891-2028 E-MAIL [email protected] WEBSITE http://www.krellonline.com Home Theater Standard 7.1 Surround Preamp/Processor v 02.3