Proceed PAV User Manual

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ENTER THE INPUT DEFAULTS MENU, SELECT AUDIO INPUTS, THEN CD 1,
THEN ALIAS
This can be accomplished by moving the cursor to

input defaults

and then

pressing either of the

volume +/–

keys four times in succession. (For our

example, we will concern ourselves with the

cd 1

input. The other inputs

operate in the same fashion.) You should then see a screen which looks
something like this:

cd 1 menu

INPUT DEFAULTS

ALIAS CD1

OFFSET 0

MODE NONE

CD1

ALIAS CD1

OFFSET 0

MODE

NONE/THX/

etc.

SUB

NONE/ON/OFF

GIVE THE INPUT A MORE SPECIFIC ON SCREEN ALIAS
When you use the

volume +/–

keys to select

alias

, the first character will

automatically be selected (indicated by an arrow). Use the

volume +/–

keys

again to scroll through the available list of characters until you see what you
need. Then use the

master

button to move on to the next character. Con-

tinue until you are finished with this alias. For example, setting the cd 1
alias to “CDP” and then moving the cursor on with the

master

button

would result in a screen which looked like this:

alias menu

ALIAS

CDP

↑

PRESS ENTER TO SAVE THE NEW ALIAS
From now on, the on screen display will refer to this input as your “CDP”
(or whatever else you spelled out).

Repeat these programming steps in turn for any inputs which will be used in
your system’s configuration.

Programming Input Offsets

Having created a new alias for an input, pressing

enter

returns you to the

inputs defaults menu for that input. Pressing

master

moves the cursor on to the

input offset default for that source. The PAV will automatically load this number as
the

input level

whenever this particular input is selected.

The primary purpose for this feature is to eliminate the level differences between
various source components, in order to give the Dolby Pro Logic circuitry a more
consistent signal strength with which to work. For example, you may discover that
your CD player’s output is stronger than your laserdisc player’s output. The best
course is to set the input level adjustment for the laserdisc, since it will often play
surround-encoded material; then adjust the relative volume of the CD player to
match that of the laserdisc (in order to avoid abrupt changes in volume when
switching between inputs). While not especially critical to the operation of the
PAV, fine-tuning the input levels of the source components will yield some im-
provements in both dynamic range and signal to noise performance of surround-
encoded material.

To adjust your default input offsets, access the input default menu for the selected
input by pressing and holding its button for about five seconds, then: