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AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor User Manual
AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor User Guide
AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor Online Manual

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  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Installation Section 2-8 IR Remote Control Connections Since the Maestro is often hidden away in some dark closet or equipment rack, we have provided connections for external IR remote control receivers and emitters. This allows you to place the infrared receiver where it can “see” the signal from the remote control. The Zone 2 IR input controls the second zone functions of the Maestro and also repeats commands to the source units through the emitter output. The IR receiver input connections are wired with a 3 conductor 3.5mm jack. The signals are compatible with third-party receivers such as a Xantech N

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Surround Modes Section 6-3 and phase relationship between the surround channels. This expands the listening position and creates a more spacious surround sound stage like a larger movie theater. Advanced Speaker Array™ The Advanced Speaker Array (ASA) is a proprietary THX technology that processes the sound going to the side and rear surround speakers. This provides a more optimal surround sound experience. ASA is only available in the THX Ultra2 Cinema and

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Surround Modes Section 6-6 DSP Effects Modes The Maestro has several DSP effects modes to enhance playback of a two channel audio source through the surround speakers. These modes are only available on stereo audio sources. Effects Modes MusicMusic MusicMusic Music – Music surround makes full use of the additional speakers in a theater system. This effect uses ambience extraction for the side and rear speakers and offers the most subtle surround processing with no reverberation or reflection sounds. PP PP P artyarty artyarty a

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Surround Modes Section 6-2 by Lucasfilm Ltd. THX grew from their desire to make your experience of home theater as close as possible to what the movie director in- tended. THX engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate the sound from the movie theater environment into the home, correct the tonal and spatial errors that would otherwise occur. About THX Cinema Processing Lucasfilm defined a series of technical performance standards that equipment must meet or exceed before it is allowed t

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Features Section 1-1 Key Features AudioControl Home Theater System The Maestro is part of the AudioControl Home Theater System. Also in- cluded in this system are the Diva Digital Room Correction Processor, the Avalon and Pantages High Definition Amplifiers and the Factory Certified System Calibration. Together these components ensure superior audio and video performance from your home theater system. Multiple Surround Sound Formats The powerful dual 24 bit DSP processors enable the Maestro to decode all current consumer 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 channel THX, Dol

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Configuration Section 3-1 Configuring the Maestro There are many options to choose from when setting up the Maestro. If you haven’t already done so, we highly recommend using the Configuration QuestionnaireConfiguration Questionnaire Configuration QuestionnaireConfiguration Questionnaire Configuration Questionnaire on page 2-1. It will help you gather together the information that you will need to know to setup the Maestro’s options. Entering the Setup Mode To enter the System Setup menus: Press and Hold the MM MM M ENUENU ENUENU ENU button for five seconds. The main Setup Menu will be displayed on the Maestro and the video display

  • Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Installation Section 2-1 Installing the Maestro System Configuration Questionnaire Before you begin the system installation, there are a few things to think about. Please fill in the blanks and answer some questions to help make this process go easier. The appropriate section of the manual is referred to after each questio

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Appendicies Section 8-10 Appendix D – IR Remote Control Codes The Maestro uses standard RC-5 encoding for the infrared (IR) remote control. Here is a table of the commands available including all discrete function commands. There is a full copy of these IR commands in Pronto CCF format included on the AudioControl Home Theater System Support CD included with the Maestro. Depending if these IR commands are received through the Front Panel receiver of the Maestro or the Zone 2 IR input, they will control Zone 1 or Zone 2. Table of Remote Control Commands Command Code Com

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Integration with Automation Section 5-2 controller system to send very long, complex strings of commands and get an answer back to know that all those commands were executed properly. RS-232 Serial Control You must set the external RS-232 control system serial port to match the data speed and format that the Maestro is expecting. If these settings are not correct, the Maestro will not respond to the commands. Set your communication parameters as follows: Baud Rate:38,400 Data Bits: 8 Parity: None Stops Bits:1 Flow Control: None The cable wiring to connect the Maestro to your control s

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Installation Section 2-9 Second Zone Connections The Zone 2 outputs on the Maestro enable sending an independent audio and video signal to a second room, such as a bedroom. There is a 2 channel stereo analog audio output and a composite video output. There is also an IR sensor input for the second zone. This enables you to remotely control the Maestro and also repeats the IR to your source units through the IR Output jack on the Maestro. Any IR signal received through the Maestro’s front panel IR sensor or through an IR sensor connected to the IR inputs is repeated to the IR

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Installation Section 8-1 Appendix A – Menu Tree Operation Menus Setup Menus (* indicates factory defaults) Main Menu 1 – Input and Volume AA AA A udioudio udioudio udio VV VV V ideoideo ideoideo ideo StereoStereo StereoStereo Stereo VV VV V olumeolume olumeolume olume PP PP P resetreset resetreset reset InputInput InputInput Input InputInput InputInput Input DirectDirect DirectDirect Direct BassBass BassBass Bass TT TT T reblereble reblereble reble BalanceBalance BalanceBalance Balance Preset 1 Select Select Off Preset 2 Source Source On Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 General Settings VV V

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Installation Section 2-2 + How Many Subwoofers? (Circle one) 1 2 3 + Are the Subwoofers THX Certified? No / Yes / THX Ultra 2 Refer to Page 3-6 For Subwoofer Settings Refer to Page 3-7 For THX Subwoofer Settings + Do you need remote 12 volt triggers for the Amplifiers or Video Projector? No / Yes Refer to Page 2-8 For using the remote trigger outputs + Will you be controlling the Maestro with IR remote control? No / Yes Refer to the

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Using the Maestro Section 4-4 Main Menu 3 – Zone 2 VV VV V olol olol ol: Controls the current volume on the Zone 2 audio outputs. Headphone OutHeadphone Out Headphone OutHeadphone Out Headphone Out: Not used on the Maestro. Zone 2 AZone 2 A Zone 2 AZone 2 A Zone 2 A udioudio udioudio udio: Normally the Audio and Video sources track for zone 2. These options allow listening to a different source on zone 2 than the zone 2 video output. Zone 2 VZone 2 V Zone 2 VZone 2 V Zone 2 V ideoideo ideoideo ideo: Selects the video sou

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, For those who consider perfection possible SM 22410 70th Avenue West  Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461  Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2003. All Rights Reserved Maestrotm ® 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor Home Theater SYSTEM

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Troubleshooting Section 7-1 Troubleshooting Common Problems General There are no lights on the Maestro ü Pressing any Source selection button on the front panel should wake the Maestro from Standby. ü Verify that the power cord is plugged into a live AC outlet. ü Verify that the Power switch on the Maestro is pressed in (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. Unable to alter settings in menus ü The Maestro features

  • Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Configuration Section 3-9 two separate sources (i.e. Watch the TV and listen to the Radio Tuner). Refer to page 4-2 for more information. Assigning Component VAssigning Component V Assigning Component VAssigning Component V Assigning Component V ideo Inputsideo Inputs ideo Inputsideo Inputs ideo Inputs –

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Appendicies Section 8-11 Important note: Important note: Important note: Important note: Important note: The POWER AMPSPOWER AMPS POWER AMPSPOWER AMPS POWER AMPS connected to the Maestro MUST BEMUST BE MUST BEMUST BE MUST BE SWITCHED OFF SWITCHED OFF SWITCHED OFF SWITCHED OFF SWITCHED OFF when reprogramming. This is because when you put the Maestro into programming mode the microprocessor cannot control the mute circuits and the Maestro may make very loud thumps. Appendix E - Factory Theater Calibration Service An integral part of the AudioControl Home Theater system is the acoustical calibra

  • For those who consider perfection possible SM 22410 70th Avenue West  Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461  Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2003. All Rights Reserved Maestrotm ® 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Configuration Section 3-5 3. Delay Settings The Speaker Delay settings help ensure that the sound from each speaker arrives at the listening seat at the same time. This provides a much more believable immersive sound environment. Proper delay settings should be done by a trained professional with audio test equipment such as the AudioControl Iasys HT to measure the actual sound delay timings. You can get a rough delay setting using an assistant and a tape measure. Measure the distance from the center of a speaker to the seated ear position of the main

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Troubleshooting Section 7-3 Cannot select Dolby Digital or DTS decoding mode ü The Maestro can only decode formats encoded onto the source. Normally these are marked on the packaging or liner notes of the material. ü Verify that the correct format is selected in the Start menu of the DVD. ü Verify that the digital input from the source is properly connected to the Maestro. 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. Hum on analog inputs ü Verify tha

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Integration with Automation Section 5-3 Protocol Structure The RS-232 serial control protocol structure of the Maestro is a string of ASCII characters terminated with an ASCII Line Feed (0x0A hexadecimal). Multiple commands can be linked together on one line separated by a semicolon, but the total command string cannot contain more than 64 characters (including spaces and the Line Feed terminator). In the following examples <lf><lf&

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Index Section 11-1 12 Volt Trigger 1-3 12V Trigger 2-8 480i 2-7 480p 2-7 7.1 2-4 75 ohm 2-7 AA AA A Access 3-10 Active-Balanced Series 2-9 Adaptive Decorrelation™ 6-2 Advanced Setup 3-8 Advanced Speaker Array 2-4, 3-8 Advanced Speaker Array™ 6-3 analog audio input 4-4 analyzer 3-6 arrow buttons 3-1 ASA 3-8, 6-3 ASCII 5-3 Audio Input 4-2 Auto Setup 3-4 Automation 5-1 BB BB B Balance 4-2 Bass 3-8, 4-2 Baud Rate 5-2, 8-5 Boundary Gain Compensation 3-7 Bright 4-6 bypass 4-4 CC CC

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Appendicies Section 8-2 Delay Settings FF FF F rontront rontront ront FF FF F rontront rontront ront SurSur SurSur Sur roundround roundround round SurSur SurSur Sur roundround roundround round SurSur SurSur Sur roundround roundround round LL LL L efteft efteft eft CenterCenter CenterCenter Center RightRight RightRight Right LL LL L efteft efteft eft Back L+RBack L+R Back L+RBack L+R Back L+R RightRight RightRight Right 0 to 0 to 0 to 0 to 0 to 0 to 105 mS 105 mS 105 mS 105 mS 105 mS 105 mS THX Set

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Configuration Section 3-3 Basic Setup Menus 1. General Settings VV VV V olume Displayolume Display olume Displayolume Display olume Display – This controls how the system volume is displayed on the front panel and On-Screen Display (OSD). There are three options: NorNor NorNor Nor malmal malmal mal 0 to 72 (in 1 dB steps), FF FF F ineine ineine ine –72 to 0 (0.5 dB steps) and THX RefTHX Ref THX RefTHX Ref THX Ref –53 to +18 (in 1 dB steps). We recommend the THX Reference mode. This displays a level relative to the THX nominal level of 0 dB. This 0 dB reference level is the same as a commercial movie theater in

  • Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Using the Maestro Section 4-7 Second Zone The Zone 2 outputs provide a means for listening and viewing your home theater components in another room. The source selections and volume control for this second zone is independent of the main theater zone outputs. There are several options for controlling the second zone: The Mai

  • AudioControl 7.1 Channel THX Ultra 2 Theater Processor, Maestro tm Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 ® Surround Modes Section 6-4 the standard surround channels. This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth, spaciousness and sound localization than with standard 5.1 surround encoding. THX Music For playback of multi-channel music, the THX Music Mode can be used. In this mode, the THX ASA processing is applied to the surround chan- nels to provide a wide, stable, rear soundstage. Video Source Surround Modes The following modes are available fo

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