Bryston SP2 PREAMP - Manual (Page 5)

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR
SP2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & INDICATORS
1: POWER SWITCH (momentary)
2: STANDBY & INFRA-RED ACTIVITY INDICATOR
3: INFRA-RED RECIEVER (sensor)
4: DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL
5: ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLAY
6: MENU CONTROL Buttons
7: SOURCE SELECT Buttons & Indicators
8: DIGITAL MODE Switch & Indicator
9: SURROUND MODE Switch & Indicator
10: STEREO & STEREO DOWNMIX MODE Switch & Indicator
11: MONO & MONO DOWNMIX MODE Switch & Indicator
12: THX Button & Indicator
13: MODE Button & Indicator
14: BYPASS Button & Indicator
15: ANALOG BALANCE Control
16: MASTER VOLUME Control
See detailed descriptions of these switches, controls and indicators on
pages 3 through 7)
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS &
INDICATORS
1: POWER BUTTON
Pressing .this .push .button .switch .takes .the .unit .
in .and .out .of .its .Standby .power .mode .See .also . .
”POWER .INLET .& .SWITCH” .elsewhere .on .this .page
2: STANDBY & INFRA-RED ACTIVITY INDICATOR
If .this .LED .is .continuously .red, .it .is .an .indication .
that .the .SP2 .is .in .Standby .mode .When .the .SP2 .
is .powered .up, .the .LED .is .OFF, .and .flashes .(Red) .
when .a .valid .IR .code .is .detected
3: INFRA-RED SENSOR
Receives .infra-red .remote .control .signals
4: DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL
This .push .button .switch .permits .the .
selection .of .three .dymanic .range .(or .
compression) .levels .of .signal .sources .
producing .a .Dolby .Digital .or .DTS .
encoded .bitstream .The .Dynamic .
Range .Control .has .no .effect .with .PCM .
and .Analog .input .signals
For .the .majority .of .applications .the .NORMAL .set-
ting .should .be .used .If .you .wish .to .turn .off .all .of .
the .software’s .built-in .dynamic .range .management .
functions .(no .compression .and .thus .maximum .
dynamic .range) .the .switch .can .be .set .to .the .“MAX”
NOTE
: .Caution should be exercised when choos-
ing this option. Many smaller loudspeaker systems
cannot handle the extremely wide range signals
produced in this mode. Overall system volume
should be initially set quite low until you or your
dealer are able to determine the maximum safe
setting to avoid damage to your loudspeaker sys-
tems or power amplifiers.
5: ALPHA-NUMERIC DISPLAY
Contains .the .two .line, .black .on .green .16 .character .
per .line .alphanumeric .display .which .indicates .the .
status .and .functional .mode .of .the .SP2 .This .screen .
is .also .used .during .the .menu-setup .function .for .
calibration .of .the .SP2 .to .your .system .If .connected .
to .the .Bryston .Video .Switcher, .the .menu-setup .and .
status .display .will .also .be .available .on .your .video .
monitor .with .On-Screen .Display .(OSD) .
. . On .the .first .line, .the .decoding .type .[Dolby .
Digital, .DTS, .Pro-Logic, .Music, .etc ] .is .displayed .
On .the .second .line .the .type .of .signal .being .detect-
ed .from .the .currently .selected .input .is .displayed .A .
sample .screen .is .shown .below: