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Anthem Audio AVM 20-HD User's Manual

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2. 5 KQ Rated Output 100 1 2 0 Vrms Maximum Output CECI 6 3 Vrms KUR TT MES 12 6 Vrms Headphone Output 100 mW into 32 Q at 0 2 THD N Volume Control Range MM ce che EPOR 95 5 to 31 5 dB in 0 5 dB increments Zone2 3 and Headphone 62 5 to 10 0 dB in 1 25 dB increments Crosstalk at 1 2 82 dB between channels 86 dB between inputs XLR Pin Configuration Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Positive Pin 3 Negative DIGITAL AUDIO Crossover High Pass Slope Small Speaker Setting 12 dB octave 2nd order Low Pass Slope 24 dB octave 4th order Frequency Adjustable 25 to 160 Hz in 5 Hz increments Tone Control alita ETE Shelf Top RERO TE 12 dB Bass Turnover 200 Hz Treble Turnover 2 kHz Analog to Digital Conversion S N Ratio at digital Rec output IEC A Filter 100 dB digital inputs and outputs comply with HDMI S PDIF or AES EBU standards ECC ATION continus MAIN Path RCA amp XLR output Freque
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4. 97 dB FM TUNER Sensitivity dB m 13 dBu typ 25 dBu max esos 10 9 typ 20 dBu max S N Ratio MONO in 75 dB typ 65 dB min SUG DM 69 dB typ 60 dB min Distortion MONG Gained acne TD daha 0 2 typ 1 0 max 0 3 typ 1 5 Stereo Separation 2 2 40 dB typ 25 dB min Adjacent Channel Selectivity 400 kHz 70 dB typ 60 dB min Frequency Response 25 Hz to 15 kHz 0 2 dB AM TUNER Sensitivity 20 dB 5 49 dBu typ 56 dBu max S N Ratio ooi dte ee AA 50 dB typ 43 dB min E hod ea cn e ed na de 0 796 typ 2 0 max One Signal Selectivity 10 kHz 24 dB typ 18 dB min 2PECIEICATIONS continus CONTROL Infra Red Carrier 2 2 2 38 kHz Max 12V Supply Current 222 a ect ac dc D eo t Gn an A c 150 mA Emitter Curent a ta a Ra 60 mA per output RS 232 Interface DB 9F straight wired Pinout AVM 50 side Pin 2 Tx Pin 3 Rx
5. Connect if Connect if using using digital REC OUT or Connect if Connect for ZONE2 3 or if source s video using ZONE2 MAIN REC output is DVI AUDIO COAX YPbPr OUT OUT OUT Example 2 Video Recorder to AVM 50 For ZONE2 ZONE3 and REC in most cases you must use the same input type as the output type If MAIN uses a different input connection all you need to do is add these connections for ZONE2 ZONES and REC 9 n VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO OUT OUT IN Example 3 AVM 50 to Amplifiers and Subwoofer Balanced connection shown single ended is similar Y Pb Pr MAN MAIN ur e s HDMI IN main 1 vez gt CAUTION COMPONENT ouT To powered VN Eoo VN a ven rows zoez mam subwoofer m cu 9 9 9 9 COMPOSITE OPTICAL ANALOG AUDIO IN ANALOG AUDIO OUT AUD O OUT BALANCED SS eae ANTHEM MCA 50 SERIAL NO MADE IN CANADA pc B s See INPUTS ae Trigger Setup Suggestion If it is not necessary to have both amplifiers turned on when stereo sources are playing set triggers to turn on only the 2 channel amplifier when a stereo source is selected see section 3 9 CDN 2142644 U S 5636288
6. Y PUTAT Press THX gt THX Cinema to PLIIx Movie Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Dolby PLIIx Matrix 7 1 Output channels All If THX Games Y is selected Dolby Game 7 1 THX Games Mode Mode changes Processing Timbre Matching ASA Game to Game Output channels All Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys THX Options Dolby Pro Logic 4 1 Press THX P THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Adp Decorrelation Output channels LF C RF RS LS Sub Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys DTS Neo 6 Music 6 1 Press Mode Center Image Adjust using or N S keys Increasing the number makes Center more prominent THX Options DTS Neo 6 Cinema 6 1 Press THX THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching All Channel Stereo 7 1 Output channels LF RS Rear LS Sub Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys All Channel Mono 7 1 Mono 1 1 Mono Academy 1 1 Selections are memorized separately for each Source and for Dolby Digital Surround 2 0 flagged vs unflagged material THX Processing for complete descriptions see section 4 8 6 Re Equalization De emphasizes treble Not applicable to THX Games Mode Timbre Matching Matches the sound character or t
7. Audio Input Bit rate sample rate of digital source or Analog Input Format Channels in the source Audio Output Bit rate sample rate mode of the digital to analog converters always 24 192 Output Format Channels producing output Mode Surround mode section 4 8 DD DTS 5 1 Dynamics Normal Reduced or Late Night section 4 8 10 Tone Controls Enabled Bypassed or N A section 4 7 Sleep Mode Enabled or Disabled section 4 12 All Timers Enabled or Disabled sections 3 1 and 4 13 e Serial Number If the number on the rear panel does not match this contact Anthem immediately When in ZONE2 or ZONES information relating only to the selected Path is displayed 2 CONTROL CUSTOMIZATION __________ 51 ENTERING PRESET MEMORY CODES Appendix B at the back of this manual contains setup codes for controlling other components in your system with the AVM 50 Remote Control If a component is not listed see section 5 2 To enter a code 1 Press the control mode key at the top e g DVD em 2 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice 3 Enter the five digit code from Appendix B The LED should blink twice 52 SEARCHING FOR A CODE If the brand name for your component is not found in Appendix B the following may help in finding a code 1 Turn the component on e g the DVD player 2 Press the matching control mode key e g DVD 3 Press and hold LEARN until the LED fl
8. O O O O O O OQ cD 2 Ch BAL 6 Ch S E TAPE O O O O O O DVD TV SAT VCR AUX TE SOURCE 6 Analog Audio Input The 6 Ch audio can be routed to ZONE2 ZONES and RECORD outputs as long as Copy mode which creates the stereo down mix is used see section 4 3 Source Seek Remote Control Only The SOURCE SEEK keys detect the previous next active Source while SOURCE SEEK the gt key advances one Source ata time To increase seeking speed set all unused gt HDMI Component video inputs to None see section 3 5 ALQPERALION 441 FMeAM TUNER The AVM 50 has a built in tuner which is common to all Paths The station that is selected in either MAIN ZONE2 ZONE3 or RECORD is shared with all other Paths Manual Tuning m After selecting the desired band by pressing FM AM use the gt buttons Remote Control or press TUNE and rotate the Master Control Knob Front Panel 4 SEEK gt Automatic Tuning To find the next station press 4 SEEK or SEEK gt To scan and listen to all available M stations for a few seconds press and hold 4 SEEK or SEEK for about a second oy The 4 Sk or Sk indicator on the display will change to lt Prv or Nxt gt To STATUS stop scanning press one of the 4 SEEK gt buttons to return to Seek mode or press lt gt TUN
9. 36 ADJUST INPUT LEVELS For Sources set to Anlg DSP or Anlg Dir in menu 5 you can match input levels in MAIN to each other so there are no large changes in volume as you change Sources This is also where recording level is set when using the AVM 50 as an analog to digital converter see sections 3 5 3 7 and 4 3 6 ADJUST INPUT LEVELS Adjustment only applies when Audio In is set to Analog CD 0 0dB b 2 Ch 40 0 dB 6 Ch 0 0 dB d TAPE 0 0 dB e FM AM 5 0 dB f DVD1 40 0dB g DVD2 40 0dB h DVD3 40 0dB i DVD4 40 0 dB TV1 40 0dB k TV2 40 0 dB l TV3 40 0 dB m TV4 0 0 dB n 0 0 dB 0 SAT2 0 0 dB p VCR 0 0dB q AUX 0 0 dB If a source that is set to Analog DSP is playing while you adjust the Input Level you will notice a vertical bar graph to the left of the dB setting With the On Screen display this Bar Graph changes from green to pink to warn that there is 6 dB of headroom left With pop music material an occasional transition into the pink region does not necessarily mean that the input is overloaded If the bar graph stays pink constantly reduce the level until the bar graph becomes green for the most part Before making changes or adjustments in this menu have all connected source components playing similar music material Then as you switch through each highlighted Source you will hear that component play This lets you know
10. any signs of damage to any part of the exterior The Front Panel power buttons and the Rear Panel AC switch do not disconnect the product from the AC line Ensure that the power cord remains readily accessible at all times To connect power only use the supplied double insulated power cord Allow adequate ventilation to ensure reliable operation and to prevent overheating The amount of space required above the unit for radiation depends on ambient air temperature and circulation Installation inside a cabinet with a front that can be closed is not recommended unless a fan is also installed to adequately draw air away from the top of the unit Failing to comply with any safety instruction precaution or warning in this Operating Manual is in direct violation of the standards of design manufacture and intended use of the product Anthem Sonic Frontiers International our agents and any related party assume no liability whatsoever for the user s failure to comply with any of these requirements 12 POWER REQUIREMENTS In countries where the line voltage is 120V this product low voltage version operates from a single phase AC power source that supplies between 108V and 132V at a frequency of 60 Hz In countries where the line voltage is 220 230 or 240V this product high voltage version operates from a single phase AC power source that supplies between 216V and 264V at a frequency of 50 or 60 Hz 13 IN USE NOTICES Disconnect th
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13. Horizontal Size and Vertical Size adjusments remove the outsides of the image and if they re changed from the factory defaults 100 Horizontal Position and Vertical Position become adjustable Examples of the most common aspect ratios The aspect ratio of a screen or image is the proportion of its width to its height 1 33 1 4 3 SDTV most PC monitors 1 78 1 16 9 2 35 1 HDTV widescreen movies Scope movies movies also 1 66 1 1 85 1 also 2 20 1 2 40 1 2 55 1 classic movies The Output menu is used to select gamma correction and to turn frame lock on off Gamma correction can be used with displays that do not show the correct light level within a certain range Proper setup requires test patterns and test equipment normally used by calibration professionals Gamma correction curves other than exponential default 100 must be made through a computer see section 3 8 The default gamma selection is Gamma Corr Off PICTURE CROP INPUT SCALE OUT OUTPUT PATTERNS INFO Gamma Corr Exponential gt Gamma Corr Custom Singl Gamma Corr Custom RGB Gamma Corr Off Frame Lock Frame Lock Synchronizes the output refresh rate to the input default Off When Auto is selected the refresh rate will synchronize overriding the setting in menu 8 unless the nature of the input prevents this lock Frame Lock can be u
14. PLIIx Movie THX Cinema MODE 7 8 PLIIx Music MODE 7 9 Dolby Digital EX MODE 8 0 Neo 6 Source Selection THX 8 0 CD THX 8 1 2 Ch BAL THX 8 2 6 Ch S E MODE 8 1 Neo 6 THX Cinema THX 8 3 THX 8 4 FMeAM Pro Logic Music adjustment THX 8 5 DVD1 MODE 4 1 Center Width display THX 8 6 DVD2 MODE 4 2 Dimension display THX 8 7 DVD3 MODE 4 3 Panorama Off THX 8 8 DVD4 MODE 4 4 Panorama On THX 8 9 TV1 THX 9 0 TV2 Neo 6 Music adjustment THX 9 1 MODE 4 5 Center Image display THX 9 2 TS THX 9 3 SAT THX 9 4 SAT2 THX Re EQ THX 9 5 VCR THX 3 0 Re EQ Off when THX is on THX 9 6 AUX THX 3 1 Re EQ On when THX is on THX 3 2 Off when THX is off THX 3 3 Re EQ On when THX is off When using Simulcast mode all sources must be selected using macros and within 2 seconds Some tips if you re using a macro capable remote control fyou do not want separate Mode selection according to flagged vs unflagged source material you can program macros as a 6 key sequence for example MODE 0 1 MODE 2 1 and flag will make no difference to selection You can program your source selection keys with the power on command preceding each source select command This way when a Source is selected the AVM 50 will turn on at the same time if it is off similar to Fron
15. then adjust MAIN can be set to mute whenever headphones are plugged in see section 3 9 WY FRONTS SURR REARS SUB LFE Changing Volume via Remote Control Make sure the appropriate control mode is set then use the VOL and VOL keys Mute When MUTE is pressed the audio of the selected Path is silenced or reduced in level see section 3 9 Press MUTE again or rotate the Master Control Knob and sound will return Always make sure you are in the Path that you want to adjust before changing Volume or muting Dialog Normalization Dolby Digital program material contains non audio data which the AVM 50 uses to adjust playback level when necessary so that volume variations between movies and programs are eliminated Without Dialog Normalization movies not encoded at standardized levels for the dialog could lose dynamic range higher levels can result in distorted peaks lower levels can result in quiet sounds disappearing into the noise floor Dialog Normalization also ensures that Dynamics control section 4 8 10 works as intended If the display reads Dial Norm Offset 4 0 dB at the start of a movie it is indicating that the encoded level is higher than standard by 4 0 dB the playback level of all channels is then automatically reduced 4 dB 46 SURROUND MODE LEVELS The AVM 50 memorizes the level of one group of channels relative to another separately for each
16. you can set it to 1 1 pixel or dot for dot mode to bypass its scaling although setting resolution in menu 8 to match your display s native rate normally bypasses the display s scaling 8 VIDEO OUTPUT a S VIDEO OSD NTSC b PREFERRED HDMI RESOLUTION 1280x720p 60 d COLOR SPACE HDTV e DATA FORMAT YCbCr 4 2 2 f LETTERBOX Black g SYNC Normal h COMPONENT 2 OUT Processed S Video On Screen Display Format Select NTSC or PAL whichever matches your display If your display supports both formats try NTSC first Preferred Video Output Select Component or HDMI the video will be optimized for that type The other output may or may not produce a usable picture this depends on the remaining settings HDMI only settings in the rest of this menu will not be shown if Component is selected If your settings apply to both HDMI and Component output both will work simultaneously unless the source material s copy protection prevents this see section 2 1 Output Resolution Input from S Video Component and HDMI is scaled to this resolution for Component and HDMI output If interlaced to progressive scan conversion is in effect it is uncompromisingly pixel adaptive even with 10801 and the same robust film mode detection applies as with any other input Resolution is expressed as follows number of pixels across the screen y refresh rate in Hertz 1920x1080p 60 number of scan lines
17. 0 AnthemLogic Cin p 20 Sur PLIIx Movie 4 00 5 1 PLIIx Movie t DD EX PLIIx Movie DTS 5 1 Neo 6 DTS ES DTS ES Matrix Rename The factory assigned Source names that appear on the Front Panel Display and the On Screen Display can be changed to another name up to six characters long The following characters are available B C Z a b c z blank dash period slash 0 1 2 9 colon After highlighting the RENAME line press SELECT and use the lt buttons to move from character to character then use the buttons or rotate the Master Control Knob to change the character It is also possible to rename ZONE2 ZONES and RECORD see section 3 9 Scaler Input applies to MAIN only Assign which input is used by the video processor when the Source is selected any HDMI Component video S Video input or None Before setting this be sure that you have read section 2 1 Note that if S Video is selected the input connection is the one specified in e S VIDEO IN HDMI Repeater If an HDMI input is assigned correctly yet it doesn t work try changing this setting to No Component S Video Composite Video Inputs Assign which video input or None is used for unprocessed video switching when the Source is selected including in ZONE2 ZONES and REC MENU Audio In applies to MAIN only There are
18. 12 00 AM CURRENT DAY Sunday TIME FORMAT 12Hr ALLTIMERS Disabled SET MAIN TIMERS SET ZONE2 TIMERS SET 20 TIMERS To set Current Time and Day e Enter the Setup Menu Go to 1 SET TIMERS TIME and press SELECT Press the button until you reach TIME FORMAT 12 Hr e Use 4 buttons and choose 12 or 24 Hr e Press the button to go to a CURRENT TIME 12 00 AM Press SELECT 12 will be highlighted in red Use the Master Control Knob or the buttons to set the current hour Press the gt button 00 minutes will be highlighted e Use the Master Control Knob or the gt buttons to set current minutes Press BACK to return to the menu line Press the button to go to CURRENT DAY Sunday e Use the lt gt buttons to set the current day All Timers This allows you to simultaneously Enable or Disable all Timers for MAIN ZONE2 and ZONES Highlighting e SET MAIN TIMERS in menu 1 and then pressing SELECT displays this menu SET MAIN TIMERS TIMER1 Off T1 WEEKDAY ON 8 00 b T1 WEEKDAY OFF 11 00 PM 5 1 10 00 4 1 WEEKEND OFF 11 00 PM e SELECT SOURCE Last Stn f AUTO ON VOLUME 35 0 dB a 2 WEEKDAY ON 8 00 2 WEEKDAY OFF 11 00 C T2 WEEKEND ON 10 00 AM d T2 WEEKEND OFF 11 00 PM e SELECT SOURCE
19. 37 3 11 Displays and 39 3 12 Save and Restore 5 41 3 13 Lockout and Passwords 43 4 OPERATION 41 Power Oniand OM 44 42 Path 44 43 Manually Copying the Path to Zone2 3 and Record 45 44 Source Selection 45 44 1 FMeAM Tuner 46 4 4 2 Simulcast 46 45 Volume Control III 47 46 Surround Mode 47 47 Bass Treble and Balance 48 48 Surround 48 48 1 AnthemLogic 49 4 8 2 Dolby Digital 2 0 49 4 8 3 Surround Modes for 2 0 Channel Source Material 50 4 4 Dolby Digital EX and Pro Logic for 5 1 Channel Source Material 51 4 8 5 DTS ES 51 4 8 6 THX Ultra2 and THX Surround 51 4 8 7 Mode and THX Operation for 2 0 Channel Source Material 55 4 88 Mode and THX Operation for Dolby Digital 5 1 and 6 Ch S E 56 4 8 9 Mode and THX Operation for DTS Source Material 57 4 8 10 D
20. 4 Press the key you want to use to activate your macro e g Power 5 Enter the command sequence that you want the macro to execute 6 To exit press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice or wait 10 seconds To clear the macro 1 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice then release 2 Press 9 7 8 3 Press the control mode key where you programmed the macro 4 Press the key that was programmed to activate the macro 5 To exit press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice or wait 10 seconds 5 6 RESETTING THE REMOTE TO FACTORY DEFAULTS Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice then press 9 8 0 your remote control seems to have stopped working try resetting it before contacting technical support As well make sure the IR sensor wasn t turned off see section 3 10 5 SOFTWARE UPDATING 77777 The operational characteristics of the AVM 50 are controlled by software that can easily be upgraded via the RS 232 port on the Rear Panel New software can be downloaded from our web site and then transferred by connecting the AVM 50 to your computer s serial port and running the Software Installer 61 SOFTWARE VERSION IDENTIFICATION To find out which software version is in your AVM 50 press STATUS and the display will show it The latest software is available from our web site A list of changes comes with the download If operating manual updates aren t also included or if you haven t been keeping up wi
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22. Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC VXP Visual Excellence Processing and the VXP logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gennum Corporation This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited SECTION INTRODUCTION 11 Before Operating Your AVM 50 1 12 Power 1 13 In Use Notices 1 14 Front Panel i 2 2 ccc tai esse rege sedo ete qi Reed 2 15 Front Panel 3 16 RearParel 2e ene ne bg ded e e oe RU d e 4 17 Remote 5 18 Speaker 6 19 Interconnects 1 2 CONNECTIONS 21
23. QTY TYPE to 1 speaker and use the Rear L output If you are using no Rear speakers skip the d REAR QTY TYPE setting It makes no difference what it s set to Center When a center channel speaker sits on top of or below a vertical surface such as a TV screen frequency response can be altered by the reflections making dialog less natural With Anthem s unique CENTER EO set to Yes timbre can be restored using response curves specifically made to cancel effects of TV screens TV Size For EO This is used to determine the frequency ranges of CENTER EQ Since room TV furniture acoustics vary as do characteristics of center channel speakers from model to model you may wish to spend a little time experimenting to determine which setting works best play 3 or 4 different DVDs and listen to center channel dialog to find the setting that sounds the clearest Select from 18 30 30 42 42 54 54 66 66 78 If UNITS OF MEASURE is set to m in menu 3 the selections are 45 75 cm 75 100 cm 100 135 cm 135 165 cm 165 200 cm Use the setting that provides the clearest dialog even if it doesn t match the size of your TV Turning the Center EQ off may sound best let your ears be the judge Highlighting a CINEMA SPKR CONFIGURATION in menu 2 and then pressing SELECT displays this menu 2a CINEMA SPKR CONFIGURATION L R FRONTS Small CENTER Small L R SURROUNDS Small 7 1 L
24. R REARS Small SUBWOOFER 1 Sub XOVER FREQ 80 THX ADV SETTINGS Off L R FRONTS XOVER Hz CENTER XOVER Hz SURROUNDS XOVER Hz 7 1 REARS XOVER Hz SUB LFE XOVER Hz m SUBWOOFER PHASE Deg SUBW FR POLARITY BYPASS LFE XOVER Small or Large Most speakers should be set to Small and be used with a subwoofer unless they use large drivers that can handle bass and LFE Even then physically large speakers may need a subwoofer for bass frequencies particularly the bass of the 1 LFE channel All THX certified speakers are designed to be set to Small After highlighting a speaker or speaker group use the 6 buttons to select to Large Small or None Subwoofer e 1 Sub The subwoofer plays two things bass from channels set to Small plus the Low Frequency Effects track on 5 1 channel source material This setting is preferred by THX e 1 Super As above except bass from all channels is included not just the ones set to Small This setting is not recommended for the Cinema configuration e 2 Sub or 2 Super Select if you re using both Subwoofer outputs This simply reduces the subwoofer channel s test noise level to compensate for the additional subwoofer None Settings information is lost if less than 7 1 speakers are used and this menu is set correctly If CENTER is set to None
25. THX Surround EX MODE 5 4 PLIIx Movie MODE 5 5 PLIIx Movie THX Cinema MODE 5 6 PLIIx Music MODE 5 7 Neo 6 MODE 5 8 Neo 6 THX Cinema For 6 Ch sources analog HDMI MODE 7 0 None For DTS sources THX 4 0 None THX 4 1 THX Cinema THX 4 2 THX Ultra2 Cinema THX 4 3 THX MusicMode THX 4 4 Neo 6 THX Cinema THX 4 5 THX Games Mode THX 4 6 PLIIx Movie THX 4 7 PLIIx Movie THX Cinema THX 4 8 PLIIx Music THX 4 9 Dolby Digital EX THX 5 0 Neo 6 For DTS ES sources MODE 6 1 None MODE 6 2 DTS ES Matrix MODE 6 3 DTS ES THX Cinema MODE 6 4 PLIIx Movie MODE 6 5 Movie THX Cinema MODE 6 6 PLIIx Music MODE 6 7 Dolby Digital EX The macros below also work in ZONE2 3 REC MODE 2 7 DTS Neo 6 Music Tuner Bank Selection MODE 7 1 THX Cinema MODE 2 8 DTS Neo 6 Cinema d 8 MODE 9 0 AM MODE 7 2 THX Ultra2 Cinema MODE 2 9 All Channel Stereo MODE 9 1 FM1 MODE 7 3 THX MusicMode MODE 3 0 All Channel Mono MODE 7 4 THX Surround EX MODE 9 2 2 MODE 3 1 Mono A MODE 9 3 FM3 MODE 3 2 Mono Academy MODE 3 3 Pro Logic MODE 3 4 Pro Logic THX 0 4 THX Off THX 0 5 THX Cinema x Matrix x Game THX 0 6 THX Games Mode MODE 7 5 THX Games Mode MODE 7 6 PLIIx Movie MODE 7 7
26. available Front Panel Wake Up If Display is set to Medium Low or Off it can be made to change to a brighter level while you make any adjustment to either one level higher or Hi choose None Up 1 or Hi When None is chosen and the Display is Off it will behave as if set to Up 1 to prevent confusion as to whether the power is on or off Display Timeout This is the time that elapses after an adjustment is made in any Path After that On Screen text disappears the Front Panel becomes dim and the regular MAIN display returns Adjustable from 1 to 15 seconds Example Set the position of the MAIN On Screen information to the middle of display Enter the Setup Menu Go to 11 DISPLAY S TIMEOUT and press SELECT e Press the button until you reach MAIN OS POS N Bottom e Use 4 buttons to change to Middle e When finished press to go to another menu item or Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu 2S ELUR MENU 3 12 SAVE RESTORE SETTINGS The AVM 50 enables you to save your entire Setup configuration Two separate save files are provided USER SETTINGS and INSTALLER SETTINGS If your system is set up by your dealer the configuration can be saved in the INSTALLER file by the dealer You can then make further Setup adjustments save those settings separately in your own USER file FM AM presets are also
27. bypassed and the preamp plays the traditional role of switching inputs and adjusting levels There is no subwoofer output in Analog Direct except with 6 Ch input and only if the source material has a subwoofer channel recorded in it Auto Digital applies to MAIN only When set to Yes the AVM 50 switches to Digital when it senses a digital bitstream and to Analog DSP when it doesn t This feature is useful with digital cable boxes that use the digital output for digital channels and analog output for analog channels HDMI 6 Channel Map applies to MAIN only for DVD A format only There is no current standard regarding which channel on a DVD Audio disc comes out of which channel on the preamp when HDMI connection is used between them If you hear channels coming out of the wrong speakers change HDMI 6CH MAP to the setting that makes each channel come from the correct speaker Muting applies to MAIN only This eliminates popping sounds that may occur with some digital source components during a bitstream change If popping is heard when changing chapter on a DVD or channel on a digital satellite receiver or cable box use Max setting However if the beginning of a track is cut off when playing a CD use Min setting EQ applies to MAIN only For Sources set to Digital or Anlg DSP you can preset low and high frequency levels This is useful for source components that have frequency irregularities After highlighting the EQ l
28. connection only then the Copy function is the only way to deliver the sound to another Path Front Panel Press MAIN simultaneously with ZONE2 20 or REC Use MAIN to select the Source Remote Control PP Make sure the appropriate control mode is set or REC Path is selected then press COPY When MAIN is copied the display for the other Paths reads MAIN ZONE2 or ZONE3 or REC along with the information normally displayed Copy can also be set permanently see section 3 5 Down Mixing to 2 Channel Stereo The Center Surround and Rear channels can be mixed into the Left and Right Channels for the ZONE2 ZONES TAPE and VCR outputs This can be done by the DVD player or the AVM 50 e AVM 50 Down mix If the digital audio output from your DVD player is connected to the AVM 50 the AVM 50 down mixes 5 1 channels into 2 0 whenever you copy MAIN to another Path This applies whether the input is Dolby Digital DTS or 6 Ch input DVD Player Down mix If the Left Right analog outputs from your DVD player are connected to the AVM 50 s Analog Audio In the Dolby Digital down mix done by your DVD player can be used for ZONE2 ZONES TAPE and VCR outputs without having to copy MAIN Note that DVD players do not normally provide a down mix for DTS material 44 SOURCE SELECTION After making sure that you are in the appropriate Path Front Panel or appropriate control mode is set Remote Control select a Source
29. energy looking for it your DVD player depending on model may already be fixing it Video ADC S Video and component video signals containing anomalies may need adjustment before being converted to digital Video Input Gain default Auto changes the white level adjust if bright areas are too bright Video Input Offset default 50 changes the black level adjust if dark areas are too dark Sampling Phase adjustment default 15 is useful when video comes from a video DAC e g computer video card and contains ringing edges due to improper filtering adjust for minimal ghost imaging while using a static black and white picture with lots of detail and sharp edges The Crop Input menu is where the frame for the image is controlled If there s anything that you want to get rid of at the outer edges of the picture this is the best place to do it i e before further processing PICTURE CROP INPUT SCALE OUT OUTPUT PATTERNS INFO HDMI Auto Detect 16 9 4 3 Custom Setting 2 Y C Delay Offset HDMI Auto Detect Operates according to a flag in HDMI data Although the AVM 50 recognizes this flag at the input and also sends it to displays via the output your source or display may not set manually if necessary 16 9 and 4 3 Make the selection that displays the picture correctly If the source is s
30. from top to bottom scan type p progressive i interlaced From the list below use the output resolution that gives the best picture quality on your display Note that HD displays often require either 1280x720p or 1920x1080i regardless of their native resolution Standard and Hi Definition TV Computer Monitors Other 720x480i at 60 Hz VGA 640x480p at 60 75 85 Hz 640x350p at 85 Hz 720x480p at 60 Hz SVGA 800x600p at 60 75 85 Hz 640x400p at 85 Hz 720 5761 at 50 Hz XGA 1024x768p at 60 75 85 Hz 1280x768p at 60 Hz 720x576p at 50 Hz SXGA 1280x1024p at 60 75 85 Hz 1360x768p at 60 Hz 1280x720p at 50 60 Hz UXGA 1600x1200p at 60 Hz 1366x768p at 60 Hz 1920x1080i at 50 60 Hz 1152x864p at 75 Hz 1920x1080p at 24 25 30 50 60 Hz 1366x923p at 50 Hz Auto high bandwidth cable is required 1280x960p at 60 85 Hz Color Space Set this to match your display type HDTV high definition TV SDTV standard definition or Auto Data Format Select YCbCr 4 2 2 YCbCr 4 4 4 RGB Extended RGB or Auto whichever looks best Note that when YCbCr is selected the HDMI output uses YCbCr format and Component output uses YPbPr Use dark areas of a scene to determine whether YCbCr 4 2 2 vs 4 4 4 or standard vs extended RGB is the correct setting If colors look totally wrong with all sources try all settings before calling tech support If colors look wrong only when certain sources are selected see section 4 11 S Auto setting Works wit
31. in your home Once an IR receiver is wired to a selected room connect it to one of the three I R RECEIVER inputs through the removable terminal block To use the terminal block remove it from the AVM 50 loosen the proper screw insert the wire in the slot tighten the screw onto the wire and insert the terminal block into the AVM 50 See section 3 10 for Setup information POWERED LR RECEIVER 2 3 12v In addition there is no need for an external 12V supply to power the receivers use the AVM 50 s built in supply instead for up to three IR receivers and connect according to the IR receiver manufacturer s instructions Custom Installers The AVM 50 s IR inputs sense modulated 38 kHz carrier not demodulated data With some control systems an emitter face to face with an IR receiver may be needed 2 6 LR INFRA RED EMITTERS External IR emitters allow control of your source components from any location in LR EMITTERS your home that has an IR receiver wired to the back of the AVM 50 After positioning the IR emitter according to its instructions connect it to EMITTER output Commands that come in through the rear RECEIVER connections are re transmitted through the IR emitters Example 1 DVD Player to AVM 50 to Main Display HDTV receivers are connected the same way as DVD players HDMI IN zone OJO
32. is not transferable unless the product is traded in with an Authorized Anthem Dealer who may resell the product with the remaining warranty if it is cosmetically acceptable in perfect working condition and has not been internally or externally altered Warranty is void if the Anthem product is not purchased from an Authorized Anthem Dealer if the serial number has been removed altered or defaced if the product has been operated or handled other than in accordance with the instructions in its Operating Manual or otherwise abused misused damaged by accident or while in transport tampered with modified or repaired by anyone other than Anthem Electronics or an authorized Anthem Electronics service center If inspection by Anthem Electronics discloses that the repair required is not covered by this warranty regular repair charges shall apply Display products sold by an Authorized Anthem Dealer are covered under the same warranty terms except that the warranty period commences from the date of the dealer invoice not the purchaser s invoice and cosmetic flaws if there are any are excluded If a problem or defect is discovered in your Anthem product please contact your Authorized Anthem Dealer It is the Dealer s responsibility to determine the nature of the problem and arrange for the appropriate replacement parts or the return of the product to Anthem Electronics A Return Authorization RA number must be obtained from Anthem Technical
33. it and another one below it One way to tame room resonances is by using multiple subwoofers playing the same signal from different locations in the room If you are not using the second set of Balanced SUB2 and CENTER2 outputs they can be reassigned as ZONE2 L R outputs to ensure noise rejection if the ZONE2 amplifier has balanced input and it s far away from the AVM 50 see section 3 7 If you re using one Rear channel use the Rear L output to connect it see section 3 2 SUB 1 REAR L SUR L e REAR L SUR L CENTER 1 FRONT L A e eo 2 MAIN AUDIO OUT SUB 2 OR REAR R SUR R CENTER 2 OR FRONT R ZONE2R MAIN AUDIO OUT BALANCED ONE2L Shown below are the analog audio RECORD outputs which connect to the inputs of tape recorders and VCRs together with the outputs that connect to amplifiers for ZONE2 and ZONES ANALOG AUDIO OUT For ZONE2 ZONES and RECORD to have any output the source components being used there must be connected to the AVM 50 with the same type of connection For example if you re using HDMI video output for MAIN to use ZONE2 the source components must be connected to the AVM 50 s inputs in addition to HDMI with analog L R for audio plus Component video S Video or Composite video whichever type the display in ZONE2 uses The only exception is when using Copy mode for audio see section 4 3 2 CONNEC TIONS 23 FMeAM ANTENNAS To co
34. menu section 3 3 and choose the setting that most closely corresponds to the speaker spacing to re optimize the surround soundfield Depending on source material and speaker configuration THX processing is available as follows THX Cinema 5 1 to 7 1 output with 2 0 and 5 1 channel movies see overview that follows Processing Re Equalization Timbre Matching Adaptive Decorrelation if applicable When THX Cinema is selected Dolby Pro Logic Movie is automatically engaged Alternatively Dolby Pro Logic or DTS Neo 6 Cinema may be selected Other Surround Modes are not available and do not appear when pressing MODE THX Ultra2 Cinema 7 1 output with 5 1 channel movies Processing Re Equalization Timbre Matching Adaptive Decorrelation ASA Cinema THX Ultra2 Cinema mode plays 5 1 movies using all 7 1 speakers giving you the best possible THX movie watching experience with 5 1 program material In this mode ASA processing blends the L R Surround speakers and L R Rear speakers providing the optimal mix of ambient and directional surround sounds THX MusicMode 7 1 output with 5 1 channel music including DVD Audio multichannel SACD Processing Timbre Matching Adaptive Decorrelation ASA Music THX MusicMode can be selected when playing multi channel music In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5 1 channel encoded music sources to provide a wide stable rear soundstage THX Games Mode 7 1
35. reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 9 Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company For products intended to operate from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions 10 Grounding and Polarization This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug 11 Power cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where
36. resolution is also 480i 576i though better quality results from its multi conductor connection that keeps color and brightness signals separate S Video input can be converted to Component video and HDMI output MAIN only Component Video analog Component video uses three coaxial cables and has a maximum resolution of 1080p 60 in bypass mode and 10801 60 or 1080p 30 if processed The second Component video output can be assigned in different ways as processed Main output unprocessed Main output or unprocessed ZONE2 output see section 3 8 Component video input can be converted to HDMI output If the source material is copy protected with Macrovision then maximum resolution using Component video output is 480p see section 4 14 2010101010 00000 COMPONENT OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN HDMI digital Audio and video are transmitted from source components to the AVM 50 Maximum video resolution is 1080p 60 Audio is transmitted as Dolby Digital DTS or up to six channels of PCM Connect HDMI output to a display with HDMI or DVI input one with High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP is required to display protected material If the source material is copy protected with HDCP then only HDMI video output is active see section 4 14 DVD players often enable copy protection even when disc is home made Note HDMI HDMI IN DE 4 switching requires at least E L
37. that each component is connected to the AVM 50 and it also allows for easy comparative level adjustments of analog sources Remember adjusting input levels only functions with Sources set to Analog in menu 5 and the bar graph only works with Analog DSP setting Example Adjust TAPE Input Level Make sure a source component is connected to TAPE Analog L R Input and playing Enter the Setup Menu Go to 6 ADJUST INPUT LEVELS and press SELECT Press the button until you reach d TAPE 0 0 dB Press SELECT 0 0 dB will be highlighted in red Use the buttons to change the Level When finished press BACK and then to go to another Source Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu 37 ADC AUDIO OUTPUT In the ADC Audio Output menu you can re configure the Surround and Rear channels set analog to digital conversion parameters for the digital Record output and configure the balanced analog outputs 7 ADC AUDIO OUTPUT See OPERATING MANUAL for detailed instructions 6 Ch REVERSE SUR REAR No COPY SURTO REAR No 6 chAnlg DSP Fs 96 kHz 2 chAnlg DSP Fs 44 1 kHz 0161 when MAIN gt REC 24 Bit DIGITAL2 Digital 1 BALOUT Ctr2 Sub2 Ge Ss 150 27 Reverse Surrounds Rears If you re using 7 1 speaker system and want to use the Rear speakers instead of the Surrounds when the 6 Ch input is selected set REVER
38. the sides of the picture The middle portion stays undistorted Use with 4 3 input if you don t like seeing empty sides on a 16 9 screen Anamorphic Stretch Fills the screen by stretching the whole picture sideways Use this setting for DVDs that are anamorphic or enhanced for widescreen TVs as some DVD cases indicate when the source material has an aspect ratio greater than 4 3 The images on these DVDs are squeezed sideways so that the full vertical resolution can be used on the image instead of being wasted on recording a letterbox The image then has to be stretched back to normal to be displayed properly Letterbox and Pillarbox With this setting original aspect ratio is preserved therefore parts of the screen are left empty The shade of the empty areas can be adjusted see section 3 8 Zoom Intended for temporary close up Zoom Size is adjustable and if it s changed from the factory default 100 Horizontal Position and Vertical Position become adjustable Note that Zoom acts on the output after processing and does not produce an image with as high quality as Custom Setting under Crop Input Zoom enlarges artifacts as well as the image whereas Crop Input discards the unwanted material before processing thus using the processor s power towards the part of the frame that you want to view No Scaling Scaling is bypassed standard def images normally shrink to center of screen Intended for comparisons during test and setup
39. they exit from the product 12 Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to the proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Antenna Lead In Wire 7 Ground Clamp Antenna Discharge Unit NEC Section 810 20 Electrical Service Equiptment esee Grounding Conductors NEC Section 810 21 Ground Clamps Power Service Grounding Electronic System NEC ART 250 Part H e NEC National Electrical Code S2898A 13 Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable systems This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power line surges 14 Power Lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When instal
40. usable with motorized projection equipment There is a quarter of a second delay between each trigger to minimize momentary line voltage drops caused by switching on too many devices at the same time 10 TRIGGERS IR RS 232 8 ALL TRIGGERS Disabled b SET TRIGGER 1 ce SET TRIGGER 2 d SET TRIGGER 3 SET IR INPUTS f BAUD RATE 19200 g FLOW CONTROL None h RS 232 TX STATUS Off All Triggers When on Disabled all triggers remain off When on Enabled the trigger chart below is used to set conditions For custom installations RS 232 Ctrl uses external control over all triggers Set Trigger Highlighting b SET TRIGGER 1 and then pressing SELECT displays this menu in the example shown TRIGGER 1 activates whenever MAIN power is turned on 10b SET TRIG 1 SOURCES 50mA MAIN Z2 73 REC a POWER 5 b CD p 2 Ch d 6 Ch Boc e TAPE 5 1 FM AM g j DVD1 4 5 TV1 4 E o p SAT1 2 q VCR 9 AUX Under each of the four Paths notice that there are dashes After highlighting POWER ON or a Source press SELECT and use the lt buttons to move from one Path to another and then to set the trigger to activate use the gt buttons to change the to a gt don t forget a ALL TRIGGERS Enabled in menu 10 2S ELUR MENU Changes to the trig
41. want to replace the current settings press BACK at this point to abort a restore MENU Example 1 Save User Settings FMeAM Tuner presets will also be saved in USER SETTINGS Enter the Setup Menu Go to 12 SAVE RESTORE SETTINGS and press SELECT Upon entering this menu item a SAVE USER SETTINGS will be highlighted in red Press SELECT You will be asked to confirm that you want to over write current settings Use the 4 buttons and change to Yes If you are using a Password section 3 13 you will be asked for it Use the 0 9 buttons to enter your Password The On Screen display message will then say Saving Successful the Front Panel display will say Done When finished press to go to another menu item or Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu Example 2 Restore Installer Settings FMeAM Tuner presets that were saved in INSTALLER SETTINGS will also be restored Enter the Setup Menu Go to 12 SAVE RESTORE SETTINGS and press SELECT e Press the button until you reach d RESTORE INSTALLER SET NS e Press SELECT You will be asked to confirm that you want to restore installer settings e Usethe 4 gt buttons to change to Yes and press SELECT On Screen display message will then say Installer Settings Restored the Front Panel display will say Donel e When finished press to go to another menu item or Pre
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51. 25 Ground terminal 13 Main audio output 10 balanced jacks 26 Power cord connection For a larger diagram see inside back cover JLAINIBODUCLIION 1 7 REMOTE CONTROL 1 Transmitter front face 2 LED 2 3 Power ON for MAIN ZONE2 and ZONE3 control modes 36 3 Power ON OFF for other control modes see 4 M This key does not turn the AVM 50 off see 31 4 Control mode to control other components SSP PATH 3 These are not the source selection keys see 19 4 5 FMeAM Preset setting and selection 6 Tone Bypass 7 Surround Mode 5 8 Dynamics setting FM AM PRE SETS 9 FMeAM Preset Up 85 6 10 Preset Down 34 Wu 11 Sleep Timer selection Timers setting 33 4 12 Center Channel selection for Level Bass Treble 32 13 Back for Setup 31 T 8 14 Subwoofer LFE selection for Level 8 15 Setup Press amp Hold for 3 seconds 16 Source Seek 29 AWERS m 17 Balance 28 18 RECORD Path selection Must be in MAIN see 4 a 11 19 Source selection 20 Copy MAIN when ZONE2 ZONES or RECORD is selected 26 4 12 21 Bass selection BAL 13 22 Treble selection 2 de 23 Surrounds Rears selection for Level Bass Treble Balance 24 24 Tune for FMeAM 14 Adjustment for Surround Mode Dynamics THX 2 SOURCE SEEK 15 Levels Bass Treble Timers
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59. AKER LVL CALIBRATION and press SELECT e Use the lt buttons to set TEST SEQUENCE to Manual Press the gt buttons to go from speaker to speaker As each speaker plays use the 4 buttons to adjust its loudness relative to other speakers Press BACK to stop the test tone Procedure for Auto Test Sequence Enter the Setup Menu Go to 4 SPEAKER LVL CALIBRATION and press SELECT Use the 4 gt buttons to set TEST SEQUENCE to Auto Press SELECT to start the automatic sequence As each speaker plays use the 4 buttons to adjust its loudness relative to other speakers Once set the sequence will automatically advance to the next speaker for adjustment It will then continue to cycle speaker by speaker to allow you to fine tune all levels Press BACK to stop the test tone 35 SOURCE SETUP PRESETS This is where you set up each Source and Path according to how you want them to be used SOURCE SETUP PRESETS k TV4 n 0 2 VCR 4 AUX COPY MAIN gt ZONE2 Manual s COPY MAIN gt ZONE3 Manual t COPY gt Manual Copy MAIN to ZONE or REC If you want MAIN to always be copied to another Path see section 4 3 change Manual to Always This is recommended if you want a Source that only has digital audio output to be used in ZONE2 ZONES or REC or if you want MAIN and another Path to always play the same Source Always
60. ALQPERALION criti 48 3 SURROUND MODES FOR 2 0 CHANNEL SOURCE MATERIAL Number of output channels for each Mode is indicated below in bold type 1 refers to a subwoofer signal derived through bass management not a separate channel see section 3 2 Press MODE then rotate the Master Control Knob or use gt up down on the remote control to cycle through the following THX must be Off for all Modes to be available see section 4 8 6 Stereo No surround mode is applied AnthemLogic Music 6 1 One of Anthem s proprietary surround modes designed to expand the soundstage of stereo music in a very natural way without losing soundstage integrity or image focus The Center channel is not used AnthemLogic Cinema 7 1 Another proprietary mode from Anthem designed to provide the impact of a large theater experience from 2 channel movies and TV programs Pro Logic Music 7 1 Created for use with stereo music material The following three parameters can be adjusted by pressing the MODE button one two or three times while in Pro Logic Music and rotating the Master Control Knob or using v Center Width is adjustable from 0 to 7 0 places all Center sound in the Center speaker while 7 places it equally in the Left and Right channels Dimension helps achieve the desired front to back balance by providing seven steps of adjustment between the Surround and Center channels Panorama is effective for recordings w
61. Display Brightness c cD Navigation for Setup 22 16 25 Seek for 21 Adjustment for Balance 20 17 Navigation for Setup 26 Status FMeAM Direct Entry Setup selection 19 18 27 Fronts Headphones selection for Level Bass Treble Balance 28 Volume Down 29 THX selection 30 Volume Up 31 Power OFF when in MAIN ZONE2 or ZONES control mode 32 Mute 33 Front Panel LED Display Brightness setting Lip Sync Delay 34 On Screen display of current front panel display 35 Scaler menu Press amp Hold for 3 seconds 36 Learn for customization of remote Rear Battery cover when batteries are running low and a key is pressed the backlight stops working and the LED blinks twice 18 SPEAKER PLACEMENT These illustrations show the typical speaker placement for a 7 1 channel surround system the 1 speaker is the subwoofer Ideally the Surround and Rear speakers should be positioned 2 3 feet above ear level The subwoofer can be placed in any location where severe resonances are prevented see section 3 2 ARA o 000 2 BS e 5 and 6 are not used 5 1 system 1 Front Left 3 Front Right 5 Rear Right 7 Surround Left 2 Center 4 Surround Right 6 Rear Left 8 Subwoofer Dipole speakers shown with null facing listening area Direct radiating sp
62. E to tune manually Front Panel only Press TUNE a second time to restore the regular functions and display the TUNE function does not time out ED Direct Tuning Remote Control Only A station s frequency be entered as a four digit number For example to tune into 98 3 FM press and hold SELECT until the display shows lt blank gt 0 0 in the lower left corner then press 0 9 8 3 Presets 18 FM and 6 AM stations can be stored The presets are divided into four banks of six By repeatedly pressing FMeAM the display will show that you are cycling through FM1 FM2 FM3 AM Once you have selected the desired bank you can store the currently tuned radio station by pressing and holding one of the six preset keys 1 through 6 for about a second You can even do this while scanning for stations The lower line of the display briefly flashes once the station is stored To skip a preset set it to 87 5 FM or 530 AM re 4 gt recall a preset select the bank that it is in then press the respective preset key From the Remote Control you can also use the CH and keys to run through all FM or AM presets ST HiB M Front Panel Only If FM reception is weak switching a station out of stereo can reduce or eliminate unwanted noise Press ST HiB M repeatedly to cycle through Stereo Hi Blend or Q Mono Hi Blend offers an alternative to Mono offer
63. INEMA SPKR CONFIGURATION MUSIC SPKR CONFIGURATION SURROUND TYPE Dipole REAR QTY TYPE 2 Dipole CENTER EQ No TV SIZE FOR EQ 30 42 in ROOM RESONANCE FILTER SET BASS PEAK LEVEL N Cinema and Music Configurations The AVM 50 allows you to set two separate bass management configurations Music can be tailored for music and movies that do not contain a Low Frequency Effects 1 track and Cinema for source material that contains LFE including all 5 1 6 1 channel movie and music sources These configurations can be assigned to each Source Use of the Music configuration is optional Once you enter menu 2b MUSIC SPKR CONFIGURATION it asks whether not you want to use the same settings as the Cinema configuration Yes is the factory default Setting up a configuration is described later in this section Assigning a configuration to a Source or enabling automatic activation according to presence absence of LFE is explained in section 3 5 Surround and Rear Speaker Quantity and Type Surround speakers fall under two radiation pattern categories Direct and Dipole No delay is necessary in channels using dipole speakers the sound is already delayed through room reflections When dipoles are selected as the SURROUND TYPE and or REAR TYPE their distance will automatically equal the greatest distance in menu 3 LISTENER POSITION see section 3 3 If you are using one Rear speaker set d REAR
64. Last Stn f AUTO ON VOLUME 35 0 dB Timer Options There are two Timers for Main and each Zone to allow greater flexibility You can set individual week and weekend auto on off times twice once for the morning and again for the evening for example Using the 4 gt buttons TIMER 1 and TIMER 2 choices e Off Timer is disabled and will not come on at any time or day e Week Timer will operate for Monday to Friday only Wkend Timer will operate for Saturday and Sunday only e Wk Wkend Timer will operate for every day of the week On and Off Times Individual auto on off times are entered for T1 or T2 WEEKDAY ON Sets the Monday to Friday turn on time T1 or T2 WEEKDAY OFF Sets the Monday to Friday turn off time T1 or T2 WEEKEND ON Sets the Saturday and Sunday turn on time T1 or T2 WEEKEND OFF Sets the Saturday and Sunday turn off time Timers may also be set to only turn on or only turn off see Example 2 this way the 50 can be set to turn on automatically and it won t turn off until you turn it off manually when you re done for the day If the AVM 50 is already on Timer On settings are ignored to ensure that Source and Volume are not changed when you are already listening to a program Select Source Select what you want playing when a Timer turns the power on any Source any preset FMeAM station or Last Stn the tuner setting when AVM 50 was last tu
65. N E E tod eueunds 2 2 AUDIO CONNECTIONS There are two methods of transmitting audio signals Analog and Digital Analog is an electrical waveform representation of sound and requires one cable for each channel Digital represents sound using a sequence of numbers and requires only one cable for all channels Any input can be changed from the factory setting to either Digital or Analog audio connection Furthermore any one set to analog can be used with Digital Signal Processing for bass management bass treble control time alignment surround modes and THX post processing or be set to Direct and bypass all digital stages As well Auto Dig uses the digital connection when there s a digital signal at the input and when there isn t it switches to analog connection with DSP For more information see sections 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 7 and 4 8 Digital Audio Inputs and Outputs Digital audio source components can be connected with a coaxial optical balanced or HDMI cable These carry 2 channel PCM Dolby Digital and DTS The HDMI inputs also accept up to six channels of PCM Should need MAIN HDMI audio from the HDMI our 1 2 3 4 output to your ey CD C NC Use the HDMI inputs if your display has HDCP compliant HDMI or DVI input otherwise use the coaxial or optical inputs The AVM 50 also provides one balanced AES EBU connection which is used on professional equipment Any digital input ca
66. N Path the following 3 key sequences can be programmed into macro capable aftermarket remotes to create a separate button for each Mode source and tuner bank For Stereo sources MODE 0 1 Stereo MODE 0 2 AnthemLogic Music MODE 0 3 AnthemLogic Cinema MODE 0 4 Pro Logic MODE 0 5 Pro Logic x Music x Movie MODE 0 6 Dolby Pro Logic MODE 0 7 DTS Neo 6 MODE 0 8 DTS Neo 6 MODE 0 9 All Channel MODE 1 0 All Channe MODE 1 1 Mono Music Cinema Stereo Mono MODE 1 2 Mono Academy MODE 1 3 Pro Logic MODE 1 4 Pro Logic I THX 0 1 THX Off THX 0 2 THX Cinema x Matrix x Game THX 0 3 THX Games Mode For Surround flagged Dolby Digital 2 0 sources MODE 2 1 Stereo MODE 2 2 AnthemLogic Music MODE 2 3 AnthemLogic Cinema MODE 2 4 Pro Logic I MODE 2 5 Pro Logic I x Music x Movie MODE 2 6 Dolby Pro Logic For Dolby Digital 5 1 sources THX 1 0 None THX 1 1 THX Cinema THX 1 2 THX Ultra2 Cinema THX 1 3 THX MusicMode THX 1 4 THX Surround EX THX 1 5 THX Games Mode THX 1 6 Movie THX 1 7 Movie THX Cinema THX 1 8 PLIIx Music THX 1 9 Dolby Digital EX THX 2 0 Neo 6 THX 2 1 Neo 6 THX Cinema For Dolby Digital Surround EX flagged sources MODE 5 1 None MODE 5 2 Dolby Digital EX MODE 5 3
67. O0 5 _ Navigate Es gt Back Select A HOW TO NAVIGATE INSIDE THE SETUP MENU e Use the buttons to scroll through menus Press SELECT to choose a menu item Usethe gt and 4 buttons to change settings Press BACK to return to previous item or menu HOW TO EXIT FROM THE SETUP MENU Press BACK as many times as necessary Each time BACK is pressed the previous item or menu returns The Setup will exit automatically if not used for 5 minutes to prevent the potential of a burned in On Screen image with some types of display MENU SETTING UP THE AVM 50 When you enter the Setup Menu your On Screen display will show the menu below Only 8 menu items can be displayed at one time To go to a submenu highlight a menu item in red and then press SELECT ANTHEM AVM 50 SETUP MENU SET TIME TIMERS SPEAKER CONFIGURATION LISTENER POSITION SPEAKER LVL CALIBRATION SOURCE SETUP PRESETS ADJUST INPUT LEVELS ADC AUDIO OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT 9 VOLUMES RENAME PATHS 10 TRIGGERS IR RS 232 11 DISPLAYS TIMEOUT 12 SAVE RESTORE SETTINGS 13 LOCKOUT PASSWORDS Cale aS 31 SET TIME TIMERS The time and day plus 6 different timers are set in this menu The timers in the AVM 50 are like an alarm clock but allow two different timer settings for each of MAIN ZONE2 and ZONES SET TIME TIMERS CURRENT TIME
68. OPERATING MANUAL AVM 50 AVM 20 HD AVM 30 HD _ 7 00066 f Ea 2 7 1 NN EE M M 6 san LI EL ETT oe eee hit E UPDATES www anthemAV com SOFTWARE VERSION 1 1x PROTE BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowpoint within an equilateral triangle warns of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons of the presence of important operating and maintenance 1 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle warns users servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT CAUTION FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLACE THE FUSE ONLY WITH THE SAME AMPERAGE AND VOLTAGE TYPE REFER REPLACEMENT TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WARNING UNIT MAY BECOME HOT AL
69. OnVol and then set the desired fixed output level in ON VOL When the Path is on Lock is displayed beside the volume readout to indicate that its volume cannot be changed with the volume control Headphone Mutes Speakers Determines whether or not the MAIN speakers turn off when headphones are plugged into the Front Panel Yes MAIN speakers mute HPHONE is displayed instead of MAIN to indicate that adjusting Volume Bass Treble and Balance affect HEADPHONE only e No MAIN speakers continue to play when headphones are plugged in To make headphone adjustments see sections 4 2 to 4 7 Rename Path The factory assigned Path names that appear on the Front Panel and On Screen displays can be changed to another name up to six characters long procedure is the same as Rename Source section 3 5 2S ELUP MENU 3 10 TRIGGERS IR RS 232 When a trigger output on the AVM 50 is connected to the trigger input of another component such as a power amplifier or video projector the AVM 50 can turn the component on or off according to the trigger s Setup For components that do not use triggers a triggerable power bar may work see your dealer Trigger and Trigger2 Provide standard trigger output of 12 volts with up to 50 mA of current suitable for most amplifiers Trigger3 Provides an output of 12 volts with up to 200 mA of current suitable for most amplifiers and depending on requirements
70. Pin 5 Ground Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Configuration 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity bits flow control RTS CTS None Trigger Outputs UELUT tip positive sleeve ground Max Current at 12 300 mA between all three triggers Sequential Delay Yat ta VA a ac CR Aoi EE 250 ms POWER REQUIREMENT Power Consumption Maximum 150 W DIMENSIONS Height 5 s inches 14 9 cm including feet rackmounting 3 rack units without feet 17 inches 43 8 cm Inn 14 inches 36 2 cm Weight 30 7 Ib 14 kg Audio measurements were performed with an Audio Precision System Two Specifications and features are subject to change without notice as design improvements are incorporated TY CANADA amp USA Anthem Electronics warrants to the original purchaser that each Anthem AVM 50 is free from defects in workmanship and materials during normal use for a period starting from the date of sale of three 3 years except for video circuitry which is covered for two 2 years and remote controls which are covered for one 1 year During the warranty period Anthem Electronics will repair or replace any defective components free of charge This warranty
71. S TREBLE or BALANCE then adjust e ZONE2 or ZONE3 Press ZONE2 or ZONES press BASS TREBLE or BALANCE then adjust HEADPHONE Press FRONTS twice press BASS TREBLE or BALANCE then adjust Pressing BYPASS disables Bass Treble in the selected Path To enable Bass Treble be certain you are in the Path that you want to adjust and press either BASS or TREBLE To reset all the above adjustments to 0 dB see section 3 12 Bass Treble is not available for Anlg Dir sources see section 3 5 48 SURROUND MODES A surround mode is signal processing that enhances original source material Surround modes fall into two main categories those that apply to stereo MODE DYNAMICS THX source material and those that apply to multichannel source material 7 Factory defaults for Surround Modes are set so that all of your surround speakers are used with any type of source material except 1 0 channel input To change these defaults see Mode Presets in section 3 5 Stereo Source Material This includes analog stereo digital PCM stereo and Dolby Digital 2 0 source material Surround modes can be applied to provide up to 7 1 channels of output They are described later in this section Each Source memorizes its own Mode setting so you can for example set VCR to AnthemLogic Cinema and then set CD to AnthemLogic Music when you change Source the respective Modes are reme
72. SE SUR REAR to Yes and re connect the AVM 50 as follows Surround outputs on the AVM 50 to the Rear inputs on your amplifier and the Rear AVM 50 outputs to the Surround amplifier inputs The 6 Ch Surround inputs will now play through your Rear speakers The AVM 50 flips the SUR REAR channels back to normal whenever a mode with 6 1 or 7 1 output is turned on for the 6 Ch input or when any other input is selected Copy Surrounds to Rears When playing material or using a Mode that has Surround channel information but no Rear information setting this to Yes plays the Surround channel out of both sets of speakers Sampling Frequency Fs When a Source that is set to Anlg DSP is copied from MAIN to RECORD the analog signal is converted to digital using the AVM 50 s high end A D converters and sent to DIGITALI This is useful for recording analog music on a CD burner or computer with S PDIF input on the sound card You can select from 44 1 48 88 2 or 96 kHz sampling rates Recording level is set by the input level in menu 6 see sections 3 6 and 4 3 This is also the signal processing rate for MAIN Neo 6 does not function when 2 Ch Anlg DSP Fs is set to 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz therefore leave this set to 44 1 or 48 kHz unless a recording is being made and then use 48 88 2 or 96 kHz only if the equipment connected to DIGITAL1 and DIGITAL2 is capable of accepting those sampling rates audio CD burners can not For the 6 Ch in
73. Support before any product can be returned to Anthem Electronics for any reason The RA Number must be clearly visible on the outside of the shipping carton for Anthem Electronics to accept the return Product shipped to Anthem Electronics without a Number will be refused and returned to the sender freight collect Product shipped to Anthem Electronics for repair must have shipping and insurance prepaid by the sender be packaged in the original carton and packing material and should be accompanied by a written description of the defect Anthem Electronics will accept no responsibility for any damage occurring to a product that is shipped in any type of carton and packing material other than the original carton and packing material To receive service under warranty an accompanying copy of the original sales receipt is required Product repaired under warranty will be returned with shipping and insurance prepaid by Anthem Electronics within Canada and USA only All other repairs are subject to charges for labor parts return shipping and insurance Disclaimer of Liability Under no circumstances does Anthem Electronics assume liability or responsibility for injury or damages sustained in the use or operation of Anthem products or for damages to any other connected products In no event shall Anthem Electronics its agents representatives or employees be responsible for any incidental or consequential damages Some jurisdictions do not all
74. TION Speaker Level Calibration uses internal test noises to match the relative level of each speaker atthe listening position Use of noises from home theater setup discs is not recommended some use incorrect methods The FRONTS CENTER SURROUNDS REARS SUB and BALANCE buttons on the Front Panel and Remote Control do not affect settings in this menu they allow on the fly adjustment for individual program material and Modes according to personal preference sections 4 6 and 4 7 4 SPEAKER LVL CALIBRATION a TEST SEQUENCE Off b NOISE REF LEVEL 0 0 dB C LEFT FRONT 40 0 dB d CENTER 40 0 dB e RIGHT FRONT 0 0 dB f RIGHT SURROUND 0 0 dB g RIGHT REAR 40 0 dB h LEFT REAR 40 0 dB i LEFT SURROUND 0 0 dB CINEMA CONFG SUB 0 0 dB k MUSIC CONFG SUB 40 0 dB tem k is displayed only when a SAME AS CINEMA CONFIG is set to No in menu 2b Test Sequence Test noise can be set to travel from speaker to speaker manually using the gt buttons or automatically in two second intervals by setting TEST SEQUENCE to Auto using the buttons and then pressing SELECT If the previously selected Source is Anlg Dir the AVM 50 switches to FM AM which is always Anlg DSP for the duration of the test noise Anlg Dir bypasses the test noise generator Use of a Sound Pressure Level meter is strongly recommended especially for setting the subwoofer level Set the meter to C weighted if C wei
75. UTE LEVEL Silent MAIN ON VOLUME 35 0 dB MAIN MAX VOLUME 10 0 dB ZONE2 ON VOL 35 0 dB ZONE2 VOL 0 0 dB ZONE3 ON VOL 35 0 dB ZONE3 VOL 0 0dB HPHONE ON VOL 20 0 dB MAX VOL 40 0 dB HPHONE MUTE SPK No RENAME ZONE2 ZONE2 RENAME ZONE3 20 RENAME RECORD RECORD TAT Tere 3 Mute Level When MUTE is pressed sound can cut out completely or decrease in volume by the amount that you set to keep some of it in the background select from Silent or 5 to 30 dB in 5 dB steps Power On Volume When you turn MAIN ZONE2 or ZONES on or plug in your headphones the volume for each will come on atthe known levels you have set in this menu This avoids any potential surprises of not knowing the volume someone had set when turning the AVM 50 off and then having the power on volume be either too loud or quiet You can set independent volumes for MAIN ZONE2 ZONE3 and HEADPHONE Maximum Volume These settings allow you to individually limit the volume of MAIN ZONE2 ZONES HEADPHONE to avoid damaging your equipment and or your ears This can also serve as a parental volume control feature The range of settings available for MAIN is from 95 5 dB to 431 5 dB in steps of 5 dB and for ZONE2 ZONES and HEADPHONE the range is from 70 0 dB to 10 0 dB in 1 25 dB steps To set a fixed output for ZONE2 or ZONES scroll MAX VOL past 10 0 dB to set Lock
76. Video Connections 8 22 Audio 9 23 FM AM Antennas 11 24 12Volt Iriggers ck ER ave 11 25 Powered I R Infra Red Receivers 11 26 I R Infra Red 11 3 SETUP MENU Entering Navigating Evriting 15 31 Set Time and 16 3 2 Speaker Configuration 19 33 Listener Position ere cue ehe denne dda ede e dde ie 24 3 4 Speaker Level Calibration 25 35 Source Setup and Presets 27 36 AdjustInputLevels 32 37 ADC and Audio Output 33 38 00 IIIA e e eene 34 39 Volumes and Rename Paths 36 3 10 Triggers IR and 5 232
77. WAYS PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO ALLOW FOR COOLING DO NOT PLACE NEAR A HEAT SOURCE OR IN SPACES THAT CAN RESTRICT VENTILATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed F NM Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning 6 Water and Moisture Do not use this product near water for example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like 7 Accessories Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer 8 Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure
78. Z2 On Screen Lets you select the outputs that receive the On Screen display or Bypassed which turns the On Screen display off If you choose Bypassed you will have to rely on the Front Panel display If you are using S Video inputs and prefer the appearance of the HD characters select HD Only the HD characters will be used if a video signal is present On Screen display is not available for Composite video or ZONE2 Component video Main Z2 OS Info From here select the Path adjustments that are shown by the MAIN or ZONE2 On Screen displays For example if ZONE2 is set up with an IR repeater for the Remote Control and you are using the AVM 50 in the MAIN room you may not want to be disturbed by information about adjustments made in ZONE2 by someone else In a different situation you may want to see the ZONE2 information for example while adjusting ZONE2 yourself from the MAIN room Main Z2 0S Position Allows you to position the On Screen display to reduce the chance of it interfering with the on screen display positions of other video components e g satellite receiver s status info Choose from Bottom Mid or Top Main Z2 OS Color If the On Screen display of the Setup Menu appears unstable it could be that your display is not synchronizing to the blue factory default background color You can change the background color to one that your display can synchronize to black and magenta are also
79. abbit 00081 XR 1000 20035 20000 20072 Howard Computers 01272 Roku 01486 Yamaha 20041 20038 HP 01272 Samsung 01190 01490 Zenith 20039 20033 20000 20209 iBUYPOWER 01272 Sensory Science 01126 20034 20479 21479 21139 InterVideo 01393 Sharp 01010 20637 Jensen 01165 SMC 01456 ZT Group 21972 JVC 01384 Sony 01272 01324 01364 Keyspan 01344 Streamzap 01309 KWorld 01403 Systemax 01272 LG 01415 Tagar Systems 01272 Linksys 01365 TeleCaption 00171 Tech 01383 Toshiba 01272 Media Center PC 01272 Touch 01272 Microsoft 01272 Viewsonic 01272 01329 Mind 01272 ZT Group 01272 Motorola 01363 0 88 BRBRRAAAA ANALOG VIDEO SWITCHING Bandwidth from input jack to output jack bypass mode for component video Composite amp 5 n 70 MHz Mone m 110 MHz e a 90 MHz d prp 80 MHz All analog video inputs and outputs are 75 O 1 5 Vp p ANALOG AUDIO Input Impedance de ce eim RU RR AIRE 20 Output Impedance 222 4 4 4 300 RCA 600 XLR Zone2 3 amp 510 2 0 Vrms Maximum Input 5 3 Vrms 3 0 Vrms for 6 Ch input Minimum
80. al Surround EX technology may exhibit wording to that effect on the packaging when released on DVD A list of movies created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at www dolby com A list of DVD titles encoded with this technology can be found on the THX web site at www thx com Bearing the THX Surround EX logo the AVM 50 will faithfully reproduce this technology in the home when in THX Surround EX mode The AVM 50 also allows you to engage THX Surround EX during playback of 5 1 channel material that is not encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX The information delivered to the Rear channel will be program dependent and may or may not be pleasing depending on the soundtrack and your listening tastes In compliance with THX requirements Bass Treble Surround Mode Level and Balance adjustments are reset to 0 dB whenever a THX mode is selected after which you can make adjustments with THX engaged if you wish to do so When THX is turned Off previous settings are restored except for Balance see sections 4 6 and 4 7 Also note that due to the nature of digital bitstreams adjustments made while THX is engaged will be reset to 0 dB if the program is paused for longer than 3 seconds Outputs indicated are the number of output channels as follows 6 1 L Front Center R Front R Surround Rear L Surround LFE Subwoofer 7 1 L Front Center R Front R Surround R Rear L Rear L Surround LFE Subwoofer f two re
81. ames Mode 7 1 Timbre ASA Gam DTS PLIIx Movie THX Cinema 11 Re EO Timbre DTS ES Matrix DTS Neo 6 Off 6 1 Off DTS Neo 6 THX Cinema 6 1 Re EO Timbre DTS PLIIx Movie THX Cinema 7 1 Re EO Timbre DTS ES Discrete DTS ES Discrete Off 6 1 Off DTS ES Discrete THX Cinema 6 1 Re EO Timbre t DVDs with Dolby Digital 2 0 Surround may be flagged for auto detection DVDs with Dolby Digital Surround EX may be flagged for auto detection 8 DVDs with DTS ES Matrix and DTS ES Discrete are flagged for auto detection ALQPERALION 487 Mode and THX Operation for 2 0 Channel Source Material make all Modes available turn THX Off Cycle through Modes and THX using Master Control Knob or keys on remote control Press MODE Stereo 2 Ch preset info in section 3 5 AnthemLogic Music 6 1 vsic gt See section 4 8 1 AnthemLogic Cinema 7 1 Dolby PLIIx Music 7 1 Press Mode Once gt Center Width Adjust using N S keys Y Increasing decreases Center level and places it into L R Press Mode Twice gt Dimension Adjust using N S keys Front to back balance Center C S Surrounds Y Press Mode 3 Times gt Panorama On using N S keys Extends the front stereo image to include Surrounds If THX Cinema is selected THX Options Mode changes gt
82. ar speakers are used the same Rear channel information goes to both ALQPERALION criti THX Ultra2 Overview Key 0 De emphasizes treble May be turned on or off at any time after pressing THX twice Timbre Matches the sound character or timbre of the surround channels to the front channels Adp Decor When content of L R Surrounds is mono adjusts time and phase to restore spaciousness ASA Surround and Rear channels are processed to provide a wide rear soundstage Program Decoding Processin THX Available Outputs THX Processing Stereo Selected Mode Off upto7 1 Off PLIIx THX Cinema 11 Re E0 Timbre PLIIx Games THX Games Mode 7 1 Timbre ASA Gam Dolby Pro Logic THX Cinema 5 1 Re EO Timbre Adp Decor Neo 6 Cinema THX Cinema 6 1 Re EO Timbre Dolby Digital 5 1 Dolby Digital Off 5 1 Off Dolby Digital THX Cinema 5 1 Re E0 Timbre Adp Decor Dolby D 5 1 PLIIx Movie THX Cinema 11 Re E0 Timbre Dolby Digital THX Ultra2 Cinema 7 1 Timbre Adp Decor ASA Dolby Digital THX MusicMode 11 Timbre Adp Decor ASA Mus Dolby Digital THX Games Mode 7 1 Timbre ASA Gam Dolby Digital THX Surround EX 6 1 Re EO Timbre Dolby D 5 14 Neo 6 THX Cinema 6 1 Re EO Timbre DTS 5 1 DTS Off 5 1 Off DTS THX Cinema 5 1 Re EO Timbre Adp Decor DTS Neo 6 THX Cinema 6 1 Re E0 Timbre DTS THX Ultra2 Cinema ZA Re EO Timbre Adp Decor ASA Cin DTS THX MusicMode 11 Timbre Adp Decor ASA Mus DTS THX G
83. ashes twice then press 9 9 1 4 Press 0 for cable converters satellite receivers or video accessories 1 for TVs 2 for DVD players or VCRs or 3 for CD players or audio amps tuners 5 Aim the remote towards the player and select a test function such as POWER or Play 6 If the player responds press and release LEARN to lock the code If the player does not respond press to try the next code goes back to the previous code The codes are sent in order of popularity If no code is found see section 5 4 For future reference record the code as follows Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice then press 9 9 0 1 Wait 3 seconds and count the number times that the LED flashes This represents the first digit e g 3 flashes 3 no flash 0 write this down Next press 2 for the second digit 3 for the third digit 4 for the fourth digit 5 for the fifth digit and write down the number of flashes each time 53 VOLUME LOCK After entering a code for your TV or satellite receiver you may find it inconvenient to change the control mode back and forth every time you alternate between for example changing channels on your TV and adjusting the volume of MAIN on the AVM 50 With Volume Lock engaged the volume keys adjust MAIN volume regardless of which control mode is selected making operation much more convenient To engage Volume Lock for MAIN 1 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice 2 Pres
84. be used as a Lockout to prevent settings from being changed by anyone without one of the passwords 13 LOCKOUT PASSWORDS SET SETUP MENU LOCKOUT b SET USER PASSWORD SET INSTALLER PASSWORD Set Setup Menu Lockout When set to Yes this prevents anyone without a password from entering the Setup When you attempt to enter the Setup you will be asked for your Password either the USER or INSTALLER Password must then be entered from the Remote Control before you will be allowed to continue Set User or Installer Password When setting the USER or INSTALLER Password you will be asked to enter a four digit number Pick one that you will remember easily To enter that number use the 0 9 keys on the Remote Control password cannot be entered from the Front Panel To change an existing password enter the old one first then enter and confirm the new one Write it down in case it s forgotten in the future Example 1 Set User Password Remote Control only Enter the Setup Menu You must enter the USER or INSTALLER Password if there is one Go to 13 LOCKOUT PASSWORDS and press SELECT Press the key to go to b SET USER PASSWORD Press SELECT You will be asked to enter a four digit number Use the 0 9 keys to do so If you are changing your Password you will be asked to enter your old Password first You will also be asked to confirm your new Password re enter your new Password When finis
85. cture menu provides video adjustments for the source material and each source component PICTURE CROP INPUT SCALE OUT OUTPUT PATTERNS INFO Input Color Space Bright Contrast Color gt Film Mode Detail Enhancement Noise Reduction Motion Threshold Chroma Bug Filter Video ADC Input Color Space Enter the color space of the source here HDTV YCbCr SDTV YCbCr Auto YCbCr switches color space according to whether input is HD or SD Studio RGB or Extended RGB If you do not know the color space of the source use the setting that produces the best picture especially with dark scenes Brightness Contrast Color Tint If a source needs Brightness black level Contrast white level Color saturation or Tint hue or phase adjustment you can do it here The factory default for each of these is 50 If input is RGB and output is RGB Color and Tint are not adjustable so that color space conversion is avoided If you need to adjust the image when output is set to RGB or Extended in menu 8 set the source to YCbCr output Film Mode Did the source originate from film or from video If from a video camera which type If it s a film source on TV was a regular pattern of fields deleted to change the playing speed Is it animation and if so according to which animation spec Is it a mix of sources edited toge
86. e SAT Digital Input from coaxial to optical Make sure satellite receiver is connected to OPT1 and playing Enter the Setup Menu Go to 5 SOURCE SETUP PRESETS and press SELECT Press the button until you reach SAT1 and press SELECT e Press the button until you reach g AUDIO IN Dig Coax SAT and press SELECT e Coax SAT will be highlighted Use the buttons to change to OPT1 sound will now be heard Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu Example 3 Adjust TAPE Source Equalization Make sure TAPE source component is connected to Analog Inputs and playing Enter the Setup Menu Go to 5 SOURCE SETUP PRESETS and press SELECT Press the button until you reach d TAPE and press SELECT e Press the button until you reach EQ and press SELECT e Use the lt buttons to move to LF or HF Use the gt buttons to adjust Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu Example 4 Set DVD1 Lip Sync Delay to 24 milliseconds Enter the Setup Menu Go to 5 SOURCE SETUP PRESETS and press SELECT Press the button until you reach f DVD1 and press SELECT Press the button until you reach m LIP SYNC DELAY and press SELECT e Use 4 buttons to move from digit to digit and the buttons to adjust to 24 ms Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu MENU
87. e Updating Your Computer and the Internet 68 Appendix A IR Macros for Surround Modes and Banks 70 Appendix B Preset Memory Codes 71 Specifications 77 Warranty 81 Big Pictures of Front and Rear Panels Inside Back Cover Thank you for purchasing the Anthem AVM 50 The AVM 50 is a cutting edge home theater audio and video processor with independent multizone capabilities and FM AM tuner Anthem products are engineered to recreate the passion of a live musical performance and thrill of the very best movie theaters by using the highest level of circuit design proprietary software superior build quality innovative features and intuitive ergonomics with tremendous flexibility 11 BEFORE OPERATING YOUR AVM 50 Check that you have received everything in the Packing List below and report any discrepancies to your dealer as soon as possible Retain all packing materials and use them for any future shipment Packing List AVM 50 FM Antenna R Terminal Block on rear panel Remote Control FM Antenna Adapter Power Cord 2 AN Batteries AM Loop Antenna Operating Manual Keep the invoice that you received from your authorized Anthem dealer at time of purchase without it service will not be provided under warranty Safety Instructions Read all safety precautions and instructions at the beginning of this manual Do not connect power if there
88. e can not be taught to one key Teaching the Record key is not recommended since it almost always requires a double key press Rec Pause or Rec Play which will be lost in most learning operations The source remote and the AVM 50 remote should be approximately 2 inches apart during teaching mode and the IR transmitters of the two remotes should be aligned with each other The placement of the IR transmitter in the source remote may make it difficult to correctly align the two remotes Source remotes that contain a beam focusing lens may require more than one attempt at successful alignment The learning process should be conducted in an area where there is a low level of IR emission High levels of natural or fluorescent lighting monitors and exposed fans could interfere with learning The maximum carrier frequency is 135 kHz Teaching a key 1 Point the source remote and AVM 50 remote at each other to be ready for step 5 2 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice One long blink indicates low battery or faulty memory The remote will not go into learn mode if either of these conditions exist 3 Press 9 7 5 then the desired control mode key 4 To program the command into Layer1 press the key to be taught To program the command into Layer2 press LEARN don t hold then press the key to be taught 5 The LED flashes rapidly Within 4 seconds press and hold the teaching key on the source remote until the LED flas
89. e power cord before connecting or disconnecting any components Do not remove the top cover Do not modify the product 14 FRONT PANEL 1 Path selection 8 Subwoofer LFE Level settings 2 Mode Surround Decoder indicators 9 Power Stand By MAIN ZONE2 ZONE3 3 Display 10 Mute 4 FM AM Preset selection 11 Status review Enter Setup Menu 5 FMeAM Tuning Setup navigation 12 Balance setting 6 Master Control Knob 13 Bass Treble settings e Volume 14 LED and Display Brightness setting see section 3 11 e Tune for Enter Video Adjustment Menu see section 4 11 Setting Adjustment for Mode DD Dynamics THX 15 Front Panel Remote Control IR Sensor Options Surround Mode Level Bass Treble 16 Surround Mode Dynamics THX Options shortcuts Balance Path Bass Treble Balance Display to most common video adjustments see section 4 11 Brightness 17 Headphone Jack e Setup Adjustment for Letters Numbers and Times 18 Source selection 7 Surround Mode Headphone settings for Level Bass Treble Balance For a larger diagram see inside back cover JLAINIBODUCLION 1 5 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY MAIN Display Example Source selection Audio Input Format or Sleep indication if engaged Path that the information on the display refers to 1 Video input resolution ii Volume
90. e the phase alignment of the subwoofer to your front speakers Again adjust Phase for the least amount of cancellation by listening for loudest and most solid bass Alternatively listen to the shhhh noise created between FM radio stations and adjust Phase until you find the most natural sounding transition between your main speakers and subwoofer Advanced Settings Bypass LFE Crossover If you have set SUB LFE XOVER to much lower than 80 Hz the upper portion of the LFE signal will be lost With BYPASS LFE XOVER set to Yes LFE goes to the subwoofer without going through the crossover preventing loss of LFE information This also applies to the 6 Ch input s SUB input effectively an LFE input MENU RESONANCE FILTER 2 RESULT Center Frequency Filter Depth Filter Width Highlighting g ROOM RESONANCE FILTER in menu 2 and then pressing SELECT displays this menu 2g ROOM RESONANCE FILTER a TEST TONE Off b TEST TONE LEVEL 0 0 dB C TEST FREQ 21 Hz d APPLY FILTER No CENTER FREQ 60 Hz f FILTER 1dB g FILTER WIDTH 20 Hz h THX ULTRA2 SUB i THXBG COMPENSATION NA Rooms often have a single prominent resonance peak which can make bass sound boomy even with the finest subwoofer The AVM 50 has a proprietary set of low frequency test tones that allow you to find and easily remove that resonance peak The Ro
91. eakers are shown below 0 53 65404 0 Placement with dipole surrounds Placement with direct radiating surrounds JLAINIBODUCLIION 19 INTERCONNECTS These illustrations show various audio video and 12V trigger connectors that are used between source components the AVM 50 displays and power amplifiers Note that when RCA cables have coaxial construction and their impedance is 75 ohms they are equally suitable for analog video and digital audio RCA Black or MN White RCA Red RCA Yellow HDMI Mini DIN Analog Left Analog Right Digital Audio or Channel Channel Composite Video RCA Green RCA Blue RCA Red Digital Video S Video Component Y Component Pb Component Pr and Audio gt 3 5mm Female XLR Male 1 4 Stereo Mini Mono Optical connects to output connects to input 12V Trigger Headphone IR Emitter Digital Audio Analog Balanced or AES EBU For digital video a cable with DVI connection on one end and HDMI connection on the other can be used to connect equipment that has DVI jacks This cable is more reliable than using a DVI to HDMI adapter on one end of a cable that has the same connector type on both ends Important notes regarding HDMI cables 1080p uses twice the bandwidth that 720p and 10801 do make sure that the cable is suitable for your application especially when using a long cable otherwise the picture may con
92. eater environment THX engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate the sound from the movie theater environment into the home restoring proper tonal and spatial balance Each THX mode includes a specific combination of the following e Re Equalization Restores the correct tonal balance for home playback A film soundtrack may sound too bright when played in the home because film soundtracks are designed for large movie theaters where acoustical properties are different To enable or disable Re EQ press THX twice to display THX RE EQUALIZATION then select On or Off with the Master Control Knob or up down on the remote control You can even apply Re EQ when THX is Off this can be useful if the high pitched noise produced by standard CRT monitors accidentally leaked into the audio while it was being recorded and you would like to filter it out Timbre Matching The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the direction from which the sound is coming In a movie theatre there is an array of surround speakers so that the surround information is all around you In a home theatre you use only two speakers located to the side of your head Timbre Matching which includes Re EQ filters the information going to the surround speakers so that they more closely match the tonal characteristics of the sound coming from the front speakers This ensures seamless panning between the front and surround s
93. encies they just won t have to play them as loudly This also lightens the load on the amplifier leaving extra power for mid and high frequencies Bass response is most dependent on room acoustics and some experimentation with subwoofer placement is highly recommended start by placing the subwoofer in the listening area play some music with a range of bass notes and walk around the room Locations where bass sounds even without certain notes being much louder than others are usually good spots for placing the subwoofer and getting response that s even LFE is redirected only when Subwoofer is set to No If set to Yes or Super Cinema Configuration XOVER FREQ should not be set much lower than 80 Hz otherwise some LFE information will be lost Advanced Settings Crossover Frequency When ADV SETTINGS is set to On each speaker type can be set to a Crossover Frequency that best suits its low frequency characteristics and interaction with the room For example if placing a speaker against a wall reinforces the bass making it excessive the Advanced Crossover can be used to roll off the excess A very low setting such as 25 Hz can be used to protect full range speakers from frequencies that are too low for them Scrolling below 25 Hz or above 160 Hz brings the Off setting which bypasses the crossover If room acoustics cause response to drop in the crossover region the Subwoofer setting can be set to ov
94. erlap the settings of other speakers to compensate for instance setting SUB LFE XOVER to 90 Hz and L R FRONTS XOVER to 70 Hz If there is a bass peak in the crossover region you can spread the settings apart to flatten response for example SUB LFE XOVER to 80 Hz and L R FRONTS XOVER to 100 Hz Advanced Settings Subwoofer Phase and Polarity Room acoustics vary If you have the flexibility experiment with subwoofer placement to determine where it sounds best in your system providing deep tight and well defined bass Certain subwoofer positions however may cause bass frequency cancellation meaning that when your front speakers and subwoofer are out of phase they work against each other resulting in weak and sometimes dislocated sounding bass This can be corrected by adjusting the Subwoofer Phase and Polarity settings in this submenu If your subwoofer has phase and or polarity controls set them to zero normal before making any adjustments to the AVM 50 s Subwoofer Phase and Polarity settings As a general guide set Polarity to Normal if the subwoofer is placed close to the front speakers and to Inverted if the subwoofer is located behind the listening area or toward the back of the room With bass material playing switch Polarity from Normal to Inverted as a quick check leave it in the position where bass is louder and more solid sounding Subwoofer Phase allows you to take things a step further and fine tun
95. etc are automatically written to memory if the line voltage is disconnected or during a power failure 8 Using the serial cable connect your computer to the AVM 50 via the RS 232 port on the rear panel Updating does not require moving the AVM 50 or disconnecting it from your system as long as you can connect your computer to the RS 232 port 9 Plug the AVM 50 s power cord back in and turn the rear panel switch on 10 Double click on AVM 50 Installer exe then click on Install Upgrade Now In a few minutes the installation and verification will be completed Restore Settings You do not need to Restore or Recall any settings after installing new software The AVM 50 will retain the settings that were in use before the update except that the day and time will be set according to your computer s day and time settings if re adjustment is required see section 3 1 Troubleshooting If the Installer keeps returning a message that says AVM 50 Not Found after several attempts restore Factory Defaults in the Setup Menu try installing again and reload User Settings once the new software is installed If that doesn t work make sure that the serial port on your computer isn t already being used by another application such a docking station for a personal organizer you must go into the application that is using it to turn off the serial port APPENDIX Using the factory remote control s IR codes for MAI
96. fied technician to restore the product to its normal operation e f the product has been dropped or damaged in any way e f the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service 19 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 20 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition 21 Heat The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other products including amplifiers that produce heat RECYCLING AND REUSE GUIDELINES Europe In accordance with the European Union WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive effective August 13 2005 we would like to notify you that this product may contain regulated materials which upon disposal require special reuse and recycling processing For this reason Paradigm Electronics Inc the manufacturer of Paradigm speakers and Anthem electronic products has arranged with its distributors in European Union member nations to collect and recycle this product at no cost to you To find your local distributor please contact the dealer fro
97. flagged and DOLBY D EX AUTO if it is flagged 485 DTS ES There are two ways that Rear channel information is encoded in DTS ES Matrix and Discrete e Matrix DTS ES Matrix movies contain a matrixed Rear channel The AVM 50 automatically engages Neo 6 to decode DTS ES Matrix Neo 6 can also be turned on manually and applied to any other 5 1 channel material when a movie starts playing press MODE and use the Master Control Knob to select A mono Rear channel is derived from the Left and Right Surround channels This Rear channel may or may not be pleasing depending the soundtrack Discrete DTS ES Discrete soundtracks contain 6 1 channels with an independent Rear channel The AVM 50 automatically engages DTS ES Discrete decoding LUCASFILM 4 86 THX ULTRA2 THX SURROUND EX THX THX SURROUND EX THX is exclusive set of standards and technologies established by the world renowned film production company Lucasfilm Ltd THX grew from George Lucas personal desire to make your experience of the film soundtrack both in movie theaters and in your home theater as faithful as possible to what the director intended Movie soundtracks are mixed in special movie theaters called dubbing stages and are designed to be played back in movie theaters with similar equipment and conditions This same soundtrack is very often transferred to DVD Laserdisc VHS tape etc without any adjustments for playback in the smaller home th
98. ger setup do not take effect until the Setup Menu is exited completely to avoid unnecessary rapid turning off and on of triggers while changes are being made Set IR Inputs This allows you to enable or disable the AVM 50 s infra red inputs Being able to do so can be useful when an IR receiver connected to the AVM 50 is located in the same room as the AVM 50 In such a case the AVM 50 can receive two IR signals for the same command one through the front and one through the back The potential result is that whatever you re trying to command may not respond Disabling the Front IR solves this problem In rare situations the IR signal may find its way to the internally mounted IR receiver through the vents in the top cover This could also cause IR commands to be intermittent or ineffective If the Rear IR inputs are not in use simply disable them to prevent any potential problems 10e SET IR INPUTS MAIN 22 73 a FRONTIR gt b REARIR1 REARIR2 2 MEE d REARIR3 i DS After highlighting an IR input press SELECT and use the lt gt buttons to move from one Path to another To turn the input off use the buttons to change the to a Do this through the Front Panel since Remote Control commands are ineffective once an IR sensor is turned off If the AVM 50 does not respond to Remote Control commands enter the Setup using the Front Panel buttons go to menu 10 TRIGGERS IR RS 232 fol
99. ghting is unavailable set to and Slow or RMS if available At the listening position point the meter upwards holding it away from your body to prevent reflections Noise Reference Level This is the master volume control for this menu s test noises changing this level changes the levels of all channels together The noise comes out of the Left Front channel Using the 4 buttons adjust NOISE REF LEVEL so the SPL meter reads 75 dB If you do not have an SPL meter skip this adjustment Level Calibration of individual channels Balances each speaker level to one another If you re calibrating by ear use the Remote Control and sit in the primary listening area when adjusting If using a meter adjust the level so the SPL meter reads 75 dB for each channel If you do not listen to music or movies at loud levels you may prefer an increased subwoofer level set by ear Speakers set to None in the Speaker Configuration menu are skipped see section 3 2 If Subwoofer is set to Super in menu 2a not recommended or 2b do not rely on an SPL meter to set subwoofer level set it by ear while playing various types of source material Speaker Level Calibration cannot take into account the bass that s added to the subwoofer from speakers set to Large which results in more bass during playback than the calibrated level Procedure for Manual Test Sequence Enter the Setup Menu Go to 4 SPE
100. h most displays but you may get a better result selecting the format manually Letterbox When the source material s aspect ratio the proportion of image width to height does not match the display s aspect ratio and you want to preserve the original image s proportions the unused areas of the screen will be blank You can select the shade of these areas from ten levels between light gray and black If you do not want letterbox bars on top bottom or pillarbox sidebars on your screen see section 4 11 Synchronization Try Inverted setting if the image via HDMI is either not centered on the screen or does not show at all Component 2 Out The second Component video output can be configured in one of the following three different ways or Off MAIN output processed same signal as Component 1 MAIN output unprocessed Use this if you have for example a front projector to watch movies connected to Component 1 or HDMI output and a flat panel to watch the news connected to Component 2 output and the flat panel cannot accept the format being sent to the projector Note that On Screen display is not available ZONE2 output i e when Source is selected ZONE2 unprocessed 39 VOLUMES RENAME PATHS This menu allows you to define the power on volume settings set whether or not MAIN outputs shut off when headphones are used and to rename ZONE2 ZONE3 and RECORD VOLUMES RENAME PATHS M
101. hannels to the front channels Adaptive Decorrelation When content of L R Surrounds is mono adjusts time and phase to restore spaciousness Surround and Rear channels are processed to provide a wide rear soundstage ALQPERALION 4 8 10 DYNAMICS This allows you to control the difference between the softest and loudest passages on 5 1 6 1 channel soundtracks as long as the soundtrack contains dynamic scaling information and at least 5 1 speakers are used Press DYNAMICS and then use the Master Control Knob or gt keys on the remote control to select Reduced Allows the quieter parts to be heard more easily and works by raising the level of quieter sounds and or reducing the level of louder ones according to cues encoded on the DVD Late Night Reduces the softest to loudest difference even further Reduced and Late Night get reset back to Normal when Main power is turned off 49 DELAY Remote Control Only To adjust Lip Sync Delay while viewing the picture and listening to the soundtrack simultaneously 7 press and hold the DISPLAY key until the display shows LIP SYNC DELAY then use the 4 keys to move from digit to digit and the keys to adjust see section 3 5 410 DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS Front Panel Only The brightness of the Front Panel display and LED indicators can be changed Press DISPLAY and then use the Master Control Knob to select Maximum High Medium Low Q
102. he filter For example if Filter Width is set to 3 Hz the Room Resonance Filter cuts a very narrow range at the filter center frequency If Filter Width is changed to 18 Hz a broader range is reduced Adjust so that resulting frequency response is as flat as it can be made Changing Center Frequency and Depth settings affects the available range of Width and causes it to automatically decrease if required THX Boundary Gain Compensation If your listening room layout results in the subwoofer and or listeners being too close to a wall an excessive bass effect can result With a subwoofer that extends to 20 Hz including all THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers Boundary Gain Compensation can improve bass balance To enable set THX ULTRA 2 SUB to Yes and then THX BG COMPENSATION to On Procedure for adjusting Room Resonance Filter Enter the Setup Menu Go to 2 SPEAKER CONFIGURATION and press SELECT Press the button until you reach 2g ROOM RESONANCE FILTER and press SELECT Use the 4 gt buttons to set TEST TONE to Auto Press SELECT to start automatic sweeping of the test tones Alternatively you can set TEST TONE to Manual to vary the frequency press the gt buttons to reach TEST TONE FREQ then use the lt gt buttons to change frequency Some subwoofers are not able to accurately reproduce frequencies below 30 Hz or so especially at higher levels In addition it can be quite d
103. hed press gt to go to another menu item Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu Clearing the User Password When asked for your new Password press the key four times You will also be asked to confirm your new Password press the key four times again Message will then say User Password Removed Example 2 Set Setup Menu Lockout Enter the Setup Menu Go to 13 LOCKOUT PASSWORDS and press SELECT Upon entering this menu item a SET SETUP MENU LOCKOUT will be highlighted in red Press SELECT You will be asked to enter your Password Either the USER or INSTALLER Password will work Use the 0 9 keys to do so Use the 6 buttons to change to Yes or No Press SELECT or BACK When finished press gt to go to another menu item or Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu 41 POWER ON OFF When turned on the AVM 50 comes on at the pre programmed volume setting see section 3 9 Always turn the power amplifier on last to prevent turn on pops when other components are turned on Front Panel Power ON Main Choose one of the following e Press MAIN in the POWER group e Press MAIN in the PATH group MAIN ZONE2 ZONES power e f ZONE2 and ZONES are off press any SOURCE button FM AM preset 1 through 6 or TUNE Front Panel Powe
104. hes twice The LED goes out while it receives a signal from the source remote One long blink means bad capture try again memory full delete another command or unlearnable code 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 as often as desired up to maximum capacity of memory 7 To exit press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice or wait 10 seconds Deleting learned commands 1 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice then press 9 7 6 2 To delete a learned command from one key press the control mode key then the key to be deleted twice To delete all learned commands in the control mode press the control mode key twice A BEMOTE CONTROL CUSTOMIZATION S 55 PROGRAMMING MACROS Macros are used to execute multiple functions with a single key press such as powering the AVM 50 cable box and display On at the same time Up to 32 commands total can be programmed Programming a Macro that works regardless of control mode setting 1 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice 2 Press 9 9 5 3 Press the key you want to use to activate your macro e g Power 4 Enter the command sequence that you want the macro to execute 5 To exit press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice or wait 10 seconds To clear the macro repeat the steps above but skip step 4 Programming a Macro that works in only one control mode 1 Press the control mode key 2 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice 3 Press 9 7 8
105. ifficult to hear these frequencies If playing them doesn t sound right do not continue to play them Line c TEST TONE FREQ changes to show the frequency being played during automatic sweep Listen for or measure the frequency that sounds too loud compared to the other frequencies Press the button until you reach e FLTR CENTER FREQ and select the frequency that is closest to the test tone frequency that was found to be the loudest Press the button until you reach d APPLY FILTER and set to Yes Press the buttons to go to f FILTER DEPTH FILTER WIDTH Adjust both to achieve the flattest response across the range of test tones Press BACK to stop the test tones and leave this submenu Moving to the next menu highlight h BASS PEAK LEVEL in menu 2 and press SELECT to display 2h BASS PEAK LEVEL See OPERATING MANUAL for detailed instructions CURRENT LEVEL 0 0 dB b ADJUST LEVEL 50 0 dB SET NEW PEAK LEVEL No The loudest part of movie soundtracks is usually the bass that comes from the LFE track The Bass Peak Level Manager looks ahead at the bass signal and reduces the chance that your speakers will overload by tailoring bass output to match their capabilities Better subwoofers generally have their own protection and do not need BPLM to limit bass output BPLM is disabled if THX Ultra2 Subwoofer is set to Yes in menu 2g Procedu
106. imbre of the surround channels to the front channels Adaptive Decorrelation When content of L R Surrounds is mono adjusts time and phase to restore spaciousness ASA Surround and Rear channels are processed to provide a wide rear soundstage ALQPERALION conus 48 8 Mode and THX Operation for Dolby Digital 5 1 and 6 Ch S E To make all Modes available turn THX Off Cycle through Modes and THX using Master Control Knob or keys on remote control Press MODE preset info in section 3 5 If THX Sur EX is selected Mode changes to Dolby D EX THX Options None 5 1 Press THX gt THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Adp Decorrelation Output channels 5 1 LF C RF RS LS Sub Y THX Ultra2 Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Adp Decor ASA Cinema Output channels All Y THX MusicMode Processing Timbre Matching Adp Decor ASA Music Output channels All Y THX Games Mode Processing Timbre Matching ASA Game Output channels All Y THX Surround EX Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Output channels 6 1 LF C RF RS Rear LS Sub Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys THX Options Dolby PLIIx Movie 7 1 Press THX THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Adp Decorrelation Output chan
107. immediately press SELECT then confirm If current settings do not work with your display use the Front Panel display to view the Setup until making appropriate selections Video settings can also be made through a program named Live Video Settings Editor downloadable from our web site In addition to allowing setup via computer and file creation for video adjustments described in section 4 11 LVSE provides advanced settings gamma correction single or separate RGB curves and custom output resolution and timing Advanced settings are meant for use by calibration professionals therefore instructions for setting them are not included here Where possible disable all video processing in your source components so that the AVM 50 s advanced processing can be used to its potential For standard def DVD set the player s output to 4801 5761 because if its output is progressive scan you will be looking at the player s deinterlacing not the AVM 50 s If the player does not allow 480i 576i HDMI output using 480i 576i component video output may be best If the player can be set to put out both 480i NTSC and 576i PAL according to source material you can use this setting since the AVM 50 accepts both formats If your HD cable satellite receiver has native mode where output resolution follows each station s resolution use it If not set the receiver s output according to the HD channels that you watch the most If your display allows
108. ine press SELECT and use the 4 gt buttons to select LF low frequency or HF high frequency then use the gt buttons to adjust In the FM AM Setup Presets menu FM and AM can be adjusted separately The EQ settings in this menu and the on the fly BASS TREBLE adjustments do not affect each other see section 4 7 Speaker Configuration MAIN only Choose between Cinema or Music configuration section 3 2 or Auto LFE When this is selected the AVM 50 uses the Cinema configuration if there is LFE in the source material and changes to the Music configuration at all other times Auto LFE is recommended when using the same player for DVDs and CDs and separate Cinema and Music configurations 2S ELUR MENU Lip Sync Delay MAIN only Video can fall out of synchronization with audio for a variety of reasons The AVM 50 s video processing causes video to be delayed by 24 milliseconds which is less than the duration of one frame thus considered synchronized If for whatever reason audio is heard before the corresponding image is seen you can set up to 85 milliseconds of audio delay You can also set delay while watching video see section 4 9 Mode Presets MAIN only When you or another member of your family uses the AVM 50 the Mode and THX presets that are set here are recalled ensuring trouble free operation The presets are applied whenever a Source is selected or MAIN power is turned on Each type of program materia
109. ing decreased noise without the ST HiB M complete loss of stereo it decreases hiss and noise by reducing some stereo separation only at higher frequencies The setting is memorized individually for each preset 44 2 SIMULCAST Simulcast allows you to select one video Source and a different audio Source For example you could view a sports event on TV while listening to your favorite station Simulcast is available for all Paths Press and hold the desired video Source button for 2 seconds The display shows SIMULCAST and the video Source in the top line and the audio Source in the bottom line while this is on the display press another Source button to select an audio Source Audio from an HDMI input cannot be used with a different video Source When the regular display returns the Source LED indicates the video Source and the display shows the audio Source next to a To exit from Simulcast mode press any Source button both the audio and video will switch to this selection ALQPERALION criti 45 VOLUME CONTROL Changing Volume via Front Panel MAIN Adjust using the Master Control Knob If levels have been calibrated according to section 3 set Volume to 0 dB for the playback MASTER level which the film was originally presented in theaters CONTROL KNOB ZONE2 or ZONE3 Press ZONE2 or ZONES then adjust HEADPHONE Check that the display reads MAIN press FRONTS twice
110. ith strong left or right channel elements When On it extends the front stereo image to include the Surround channels Pro Logic Movie 7 1 Dolby Surround decoder for 2 channel movies and TV programs Pro Logic Matrix 7 1 A matrix decoder that does not steer the image from one speaker to another Pro Logic Game 7 1 Bass from surround effects in video games is optimized for visceral impact Dolby Pro Logic 4 1 In case there s a desire to hear it as it used to be Surrounds are mono Neo 6 Music 6 1 Can be used with stereo music material to create 6 1 output channels The center image can be adjusted by pressing MODE while in Neo 6 Music and rotating the Master Control Knob or using gt up down on the remote Center Image is adjustable from 0 to 5 increasing the number gives more center channel prominence Neo 6 Cinema 6 1 A matrix decoder that can be used with any matrix encoded movie Separation is created by allowing various sounds to be placed at different points in the sound field simultaneously All Channel Stereo 7 1 The Left and Right channels are also sent to the Surround and Rear channels while the Center channel and Subwoofer receive a combination of both Some processing is used to retain image clarity Useful for playing music at parties so that it can be heard with equal loudness in all parts of the room All Channel Mono 7 1 Combines the Left and Right channels and se
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112. l has a separate setting Presets do not apply to Sources that are set to Anlg Dir If you do not want to have presets set this to Last Used Use the buttons to highlight one of the lines in the menu then use the 6 buttons to scroll through the selections For complete descriptions of surround modes and when to use them refer to section 4 8 Program Preset Selections e 6 0 Select your playback preference for multichannel PCM via HDMI and 6 Ch analog input PLIIx Movie either with or without THX Cinema PLIIx Music Dolby D EX THX Surround EX THX Cinema THX Ultra2 Cinema THX MusicMode THX Games Mode Neo 6 either with or without THX Cinema Last Used or None see sections 4 8 4 and 4 8 6 2 0 For stereo input select any Mode in section 4 8 3 THX Games Mode or Last Used Dolby Pro Logic Pro Logic Movie and Neo 6 Cinema can be set with or without THX Cinema The following presets apply to Digital inputs only 20 Sur Separate setting especially for surround flagged Dolby Digital 2 0 material section 4 8 2 normally PLIIx Movie but any setting that applies to regular stereo input can also be used DD 5 1 Select your playback preference for Dolby Digital 5 1 material PLIIx Movie either with or without THX Cinema Music Dolby D EX THX Surround EX THX Cinema THX Ultra2 Cinema THX MusicMode THX Games Mode Neo 6 either with or without THX Cinema Last Used or None see sections 4 8 4 a
113. lby PLIIx Music 7 1 Dolby Digital EX 6 1 DTS Neo 6 6 1 THX Options Press THX gt THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Adp Decorrelation Output channels 5 1 LF C RF RS LS Sub Y THX Ultra2 Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Adp Decor ASA Cinema Output channels All Y THX MusicMode Processing Timbre Matching Adp Decor ASA Music Output channels All Y THX Games Mode Processing Timbre Matching ASA Game Output channels All Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys THX Options Press THX THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Adp Decorrelation Output channels All Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys THX Options Press THX THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Output channels 6 1 LF C RF RS Rear LS Sub Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys Selections are memorized separately for each Source and for DTS vs DTS ES DTS ES Discrete The only applicable selection is THX Cinema 6 1 Re EQ Timbre Matching Re Equalization Timbre Matching ASA THX Processing for complete descriptions see section 4 8 6 De emphasizes treble Not applicable to THX MusicMode or THX Games Mode Matches the sound character or timbre of the surround c
114. ling an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal 15 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 16 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on this product This product shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing No objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on this product 17 Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 18 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified personnel under the following conditions When power supply cord or plug is damaged e f liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product e f the product has been exposed to rain or water f the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will require extensive work by a quali
115. list design that avoids the use of echo effects which could otherwise negatively affect the purity of the sound AnthemLogic Cinema uses the rear speakers to provide up to 7 1 channels of output depending on your speaker configuration AnthemLogic Cinema provides the missing link that lets you experience 7 1 channels of output for full impact home theater sound from any 2 channel stereo analog source such as VCR or TV or any Dolby Digital 2 channel source such as DVD or satellite This is the factory default 2 channel Mode for all Sources except CD TAPE and DOLEY 4 8 2 DOLBY DIGITAL 2 0 oS PRO LOGIC Ix Dolby Digital 2 0 soundtracks with surround encoding contain a flag that can be used to automatically activate Pro Logic Movie mode The AVM 50 can be set to either use this flag or to override it To find out if the Dolby Digital 2 0 material being played has the surround flag press MODE If flagged the first line of the display says DOLBY D 2 0 SUR AUTO and if not flagged it says MODE FOR 2 CH INPUT The Modes in the next section may be selected separately for flagged and unflagged stereo source material Single channel soundtracks can be encoded in one of two ways either using the Center channel with the same signal into the Left Right channels The Mode changes to Mono if the soundtrack uses only the Center channel you can switch it to Mono Academy or All Channel Mono afterwards
116. lowed by e SET IR INPUTS and make sure the FRONT IR settings are set to Try this before contacting technical support see also section 5 6 Baud Rate and Flow Control The Baud Rate adjustable from 1200 to 115200 bps and Flow Control RTS CTS or None allow configuration of the serial port communication parameters normally for use only by custom installers RS 232 TX Status When On all commands status changes and control information are echoed through the RS 232 port normally for use only by custom installers Example Activate Trigger1 when DVD1 is selected in MAIN Enter the Setup Menu Go to 10 TRIGGERS IR RS 232 and press SELECT Upon entering this menu item a ALL TRIGGERS Disabled will be highlighted in red Usethe 4 buttons to change to Enabled e Press the button to go to b SET TRIGGER 1 Press SELECT e Use buttons to go to Press SELECT e Use the gt buttons to change the to Press BACK twice to leave this submenu MENU 311 DISPLAYS TIMEOUT This menu allows you to configure On Screen display Front Panel display and Selection Time 11 DISPLAYS TIMEOUT a MAIN ON SCREEN S V HD b MAIN OS INFO All Zones MAIN OS POS N Bottom d MAIN 0 COLOR Blue e Z2 ON SCREEN S V Only f Z2 OS INFO Z2 Only g Z2 0S POS N Bottom h Z2 0S COLOR Blue i FP WAKE UP Up 1 j DISPLAY TIMEOUT 5s Main
117. ls have been found to cause operation to freeze Reviving a AVM 50 that was made inoperable by an inadequate USB to serial adapter is not covered by the warranty Before running the Installer check your computer s power management settings particularly if using a laptop to ensure that the Software Update does not get interrupted while running UPDATING Software installation procedure 1 Find out which Software version you currently have by pressing STATUS 2 Go to the ANTHEM web site www anthemAV com and locate the latest AVM 50 Software version Proceed only if your version is a lower number indicating that it is older 3 Click on the download icon You will be asked where to save a file called avm50v1 zip save it to your computer s desktop 4 Double click on avm50v1 zip If you computer tells you that the file cannot be opened you can download a program that can open the file through one of the links on the ANTHEM web site 5 Drag or extract AVM 50 Installer exe and Read Me First txt to desktop Read Me First txt lists the latest software changes You can now delete avm50v1 zip 6 Ensure that your current AVM 50 Setup configuration is saved see section 3 12 7 Turn off all HDMI connected equipment and disconnect the AVM 50 s power cord to prevent the possibility of a static discharge when the serial port is connected Tuner presets speaker level settings bass treble
118. m whom you purchased this product or go to our website at www paradigm com Please note that only the product falls under the WEEE directive When disposing of packaging and other shipping material we encourage you to recycle through the normal channels Copyright Sonic Frontiers International All rights reserved The information contained herein may not be reproduced in whole or in part without our express written permission Anthem AnthemLogic and the Anthem logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Frontiers International Paradigm is a registered trademark of Paradigm Electronics Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Sonic Frontiers International reserves the right to change specifications and or features without notice as design improvements are incorporated Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic Surround EX and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Manufactured under license from THX Ltd U S patent numbers 5 043 970 5 189 703 and or 5 222 059 European patent number 0323830 Other U S and foreign patents pending Ultra2 and THX are trademarks or registered trademarks of THX Ltd Lucasfilm is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd Surround EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Used under authorization HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition
119. mbered Surround modes are not available for inputs set to Anlg Dir see section 3 5 Regarding analog VCR input With analog there is no way for a processor to detect Dolby Surround encoded material Dolby Pro Logic must be turned on manually by selecting it in the Mode options 5 1 and 6 1 Channel Source Material The AVM 50 detects the digital format that you select on each DVD and automatically engages decoding for the selected format As soon as the AVM 50 s display shows the format you can select additional processing described throughout this section Your selections are memorized by format and by Source as well Why isn t my AVM 50 detecting Dolby Digital 5 1 or DTS The connection can carry only one bit stream at a time and the processor plays exactly what it gets Make sure your DVD player s setup menu is set to leave Dolby Digital and DTS unchanged Bitstream otherwise output will always be 2 0 channel PCM You must also select the soundtrack that you want to hear from each disc s menu or after the movie starts by pressing AUDIO on the player s remote control ALQPEBALION conus Various surround modes produce 6 1 or 7 1 channels of output If you are using a 5 1 system and have Rears set to None in the Speaker Configuration section 3 2 no information is lost it comes out of the L R Surround channels ANT HEM LOGIC 4 8 1 AnthemLogic These are proprietary surround modes de
120. n be assigned to any number of Sources that are set to Digital To change digital audio connection from the factory default assignments see section 3 5 Digital Rec Out can provide a signal to the digital audio input of a Mini Disc recorder CD recorder etc from any Source set to Digital except HDMI or Anlg DSP see sections 3 5 to 3 7 Analog Audio Inputs Analog audio connections are made with RCA or XLR cables 0 0 0 000 ooo 0000000 __ 000 R L SUR R FRONT R ANALOG AUDIO IN 2 CHANNEL IN BALANCED 6 CHANNEL IN If you are going to use ZONE2 ZONES or RECORD connect both the digital and analog outputs from the source components ZONE2 ZONES and RECORD require analog connection unless they re set to copy MAIN see sections 3 5 and 4 3 6 Ch Analog Input The 6 Ch input is for connecting DVD Audio and multichannel SACD players When 6 Ch is selected the video signal from DVD input is routed to the video outputs by factory default to change this see section 3 5 Analog Audio Outputs Balanced connection offers the highest transmission quality over long cable lengths because it rejects noise and hum pickup In the AVM 50 XLR output voltage is twice that of RCA 6 dB higher The RCA outputs and the XLR outputs are active at the same time Parallel outputs are provided for a second center channel speaker and or subwoofer If your screen is large you might want to use one speaker above
121. ncy Response and Bandwidth Analog Direct Inputs 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 2 dB 1 Hz to 120 kHz 0 3 dB Analog DSP Inputs at 24 96 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 3 dB 2 Hz to 37 kHz 0 3 dB Digital Inputs at 24 96 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 2 dB 1 Hz to 39 kHz 0 3 dB THD N at Rated Input amp Output Analog Direct 0 006 80 kHz BW Analog DSP Inputs 124 48 0 006 AES17 Filter Digital Inputs at 24 48 0 004 AES17 Filter IMD CCIF at 15 kHz amp 16 kHz Analog Direct ui a daw E 0 001 Analog DSP Inputs 24 48 222 2 2 0 003 Digital Inputs at 24 48 0 001 S N Ratio ref 2 0 Vrms IEC A Filter Analog Direct erm set d de oe d 106 dB Analog DSP Inputs at 2448 100 dB Digital Inputs at 24 9D 2 104 dB ZONE2 and ZONE3 Paths Frequency Response and Bandwidth 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 1 dB 3 Hz to 140 kHz 0 3 dB THD N at Rated Input 0 06 80 kHz BW IMD CCIF at 15 kHz amp 16 KAZ decd RR ARA comes 0 0696 S N Ratio ref 2 0 Vrms IEC A
122. nd 4 8 6 DD EX For material encoded in Dolby Digital Surround EX PLIIx Movie either with or without THX Cinema Music Dolby D EX THX Surround EX Neo 6 either with or without THX Cinema Same as DD 5 1 Last Used or None see sections 4 8 4 and 4 8 6 e DTS 5 1 For DTS material Neo 6 with or without THX Cinema PLIIx Movie either with or without THX Cinema PLIIx Music Dolby D EX THX Cinema THX Ultra2 Cinema THX MusicMode THX Games Mode Last Used or None sections 4 8 5 and 4 8 6 e DTS ES For DTS ES DTS ES Matrix with or without THX Cinema PLIIx Movie with or without THX Cinema PLIIx Music Dolby D EX Same as DTS Last Used or None see sections 4 8 5 and 4 8 6 Note that for ES Discrete this setting is overridden and playback is in 6 1 MENU Example 1 Rename AUX to GAME Enter the Setup Menu Go to 5 SOURCE SETUP PRESETS and press SELECT e Press the button until you reach q AUX and press SELECT RENAME AUX will be highlighted in red Press SELECT The first character A will be highlighted in red Use the Master Control Knob or the gt buttons to change characters Change the first one to G Press the gt button to move to the next character Change it to A e Use the lt buttons to move to each remaining character Change M and E Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu Example 2 Chang
123. nd press SELECT Press the button until you reach f SET ZONE2 TIMERS Press SELECT The 1f SET ZONE2 TIMERS submenu will appear e Press the button to reach TIMER 2 Off e Use lt buttons to change to Week Press the button until you reach a 2 WEEKDAY ON 8 00 AM Press SELECT The hour is now in red use the Master Control Knob or the gt buttons to set the hour to 7 AM Continuing through 12 will advance the AM PM settings e Press the gt button 00 minutes will be highlighted Use the Master Control Knob or the buttons to set the minutes to 35 Press BACK to leave this submenu and return to SET TIME TIMERS menu When scrolling between 11 PM 12 settings the display shows Timers set in the position will be skipped Thus to set the Timer to only turn on set the Off time to To set the Timer to only turn off set the On time to 3 2 SPEAKER CONFIGURATION The Speaker Configuration Setup allows you to enter information about how many speakers you have in your system and their relative size and type Here you will also set up the bass management Entering information about the size of your speakers will enable the AVM 50 to control bass information so it is not lost or distorted by smaller speakers that are unable to reproduce large amounts of bass SPEAKER CONFIGURATION C
124. nds the signal to all speakers Mono 1 1 Combines the Left and Right channels and sends them to the Center speaker Mono Academy 1 1 Gives a presentation closer to the original on movies made from the 1930s to the 1960s which relied on high frequency rolloff for sound balance and to mask inherent hiss Use with old mono movies that sound overly noisy Can also be useful with DVDs of some TV shows if high pitched noise leakage from a CRT cathode ray tube monitor is audible in the recording ALQPERALION criti 4 8 4 DOLBY DIGITAL EX PRO LOGIC IIx FOR 5 1 SOURCES DA AA Dolby Digital EK and Pro Logic can be used to decode DVDs encoded in Dolby Digital Surround EK extracting Rear channel information from the two Surround channels Dolby Digital EX creates a mono Rear signal whereas with Pro Logic IIx the two Rear channels play a stereo signal Either one of these Modes can be applied to any other 5 1 channel material The Rear channels may or may not be pleasing depending on the soundtrack A list of movies encoded in Dolby Digital Surround EX can be found on the Dolby web site at www dolby com and on the THX web site at www thx com Newer titles contain a flag that can automatically engage Dolby Digital EX Pro Logic IIx whereas older titles do not Press MODE when a movie starts playing and use the Master Control Knob to select the Mode that sounds best the display says DOLBY D 5 1 INPUT if the soundtrack is un
125. nels All Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys Dolby PLIIx Music 7 1 THX Options Dolby Digital EX 6 1 Press THX gt THX Surround EX Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Output channels All Press THX Twice gt On Off using or N S keys THX Options DTS Neo 6 6 1 Press THX gt THX Cinema Processing Re EQ Timbre Matching Output channels 6 1 LF C RF RS Rear LS Sub Press THX Twice RE EQ On Off using or N S keys Selections are memorized separately for each Source and for Dolby Digital Surround EX flagged vs unflagged material ASA Re Equalization Timbre Matching Adaptive Decorrelation When content of L R Surrounds is mono adjusts time and phase to restore spaciousness THX Processing for complete descriptions see section 4 8 6 De emphasizes treble Not applicable to THX MusicMode and THX Games Mode Matches the sound character or timbre of the surround channels to the front channels Surround and Rear channels are processed to provide a wide rear soundstage 4 8 9 and THX Operation for DTS Source Material To make all Modes available turn THX Off Cycle through Modes and THX using Master Control Knob or gt keys on remote control Press MODE preset info in section 3 5 None 5 1 Dolby PLIIx Movie 7 1 Do
126. nnect the AM loop antenna press the spring loaded tabs of the AM ANTENNA connector and insert the bare ends of the two wires Move the antenna until best reception is found To connect the FM antenna connect the two wires to the screw terminals of the 75 ohm to 300 ohm adapter then connect the adapter to the FM ANTENNA connector Move the antenna until best reception is found this is usually a formation If your cable company provides FM service you can connect the cable directly to the AVM 50 75 ohm to 300 ohm adapter 24 12VOLT TRIGGERS 12V TRIGGERS 1 2 3 50mA 50mA 200mA If your other components have provisions for a trigger you can automatically turn them on and off together with the AVM 50 or when a specified Source is selected Connect a trigger output from the AVM 50 to the trigger input of your power amplifier display etc using a cable with 3 5mm mono mini plugs Trigger3 is designed to provide the extra current up to 200 mA required by relays in larger projectors and motorized screens Depending on the equipment a thicker wire gauge may be required consult your dealer The AVM 50 provides flexible trigger options From the factory all the triggers are disabled Through the Setup Menu you can specify the conditions for enabling triggers see section 3 10 25 POWERED INFRA RED RECEIVERS External IR receivers allow the Remote Control to be used from other locations
127. nvert an analog Source to digital must be set to Anlg DSP in the Setup DIGITAL2 can be set to put out the same signal as DIGITALT or any of the Sources set to Digital Refer to sections 3 5 and 3 7 for an explanation on how to set input and output formats As with Zones 2 and 3 RECORD has output only if L R Analog Audio In is connected or when MAIN is copied see section 4 3 SEM Remote control the REC PATH key is near the bottom of the remote control The displayed Path returns to MAIN a few seconds after an adjustment is made in ZONE2 ZONE3 RECORD or HEADPHONE This is designed to prevent accidents For example if someone in the MAIN room wants toturn up the volume there and the Path is in ZONE2 the volume would increase in ZONE2 not MAIN Since the person adjusting the volume doesn t hear the change chances are that he or she would keep turning up the volume in ZONE2 unaware of what s happening there like Peter Sellers in The Party except maybe not quite as hilarious The timeout setting can be changed in the Setup see section 3 11 Except when MAIN is off or HEADPHONE is set to Mute the MAIN speakers see section 3 9 ALQPERALION 43 MANUALLY COPYING THE MAIN PATH TO ZONE2 ZONE3 OR RECORD When Main is copied to another Path the Source selected in MAIN is directed to ZONE2 ZONES or RECORD from either analog or digital inputs If a source component s audio is connected to the AVM 50 using digital
128. oksonic Caihong Cailing Candle Carnivale Carver Celebrity Celera Changcheng Changfei Changfeng Changhai Changhong Chengdu Ching Tai Chun Yun Chunfeng Chung Hsin Chunsun Cinema Citizen Clairtone Clarion Colt Concerto Conrowa Contec Craig Crosley Crown 10264 10003 10032 11150 10653 10092 10093 10463 10761 10817 10815 11933 10783 10842 10046 10092 11914 11910 10812 10702 10030 10672 11903 10264 10179 10843 10700 10177 10180 10751 10250 10180 10003 10700 10161 10628 10250 10161 10055 10650 10051 10451 10093 10180 10060 10030 10178 10019 10185 11150 10018 10052 10474 10003 10092 10179 10264 10748 10765 10767 11943 10879 10003 10451 10180 10875 11952 10802 11951 10092 10623 11937 10003 11937 10264 10001 10391 10264 10817 10812 10391 10264 10817 10001 10019 10154 10016 11032 10180 10019 10236 10463 11911 11938 10003 11905 11935 11929 10817 10748 10030 10046 10186 10056 10030 10054 10170 10000 10765 10051 10817 10001 10391 10264 10817 10817 10264 10817 10156 10765 10817 10264 10783 10767 11910 10817 10003 10474 10179 10092 10000 10180 10161 10474 11150 10092 10843 10003 10179 10700 10264 10180 10053 11150 10036 10474 10817 10672 10060 10030 10039 10280 10056 10186 10046 10092 11928 10185 10180 11906 10056 10156
129. om Resonance Filter is a notch filter it is not designed to boost weaker bass frequencies While running the test tones if you discover that instead of a prominent peak there is a prominent dip in response the best way to fill it is through a subtle repositioning of the subwoofer and or listening position Using electronics alone to accomplish this is often met with frustration for example a 10 dB boost would require the amplifier to work ten times harder as well as speakers that can handle that much more power Test Tone and Test Tone Level Test tones sweep from 18 Hz up to the XOVER FREQ or the SUB LFE XOVER frequency that you have set in menu 2a or 2b whichever is higher You can vary the level to obtain a comfortable playback volume Filter Center Frequency The frequency that is reduced the most when the filter is applied is called the Center Frequency Set this to the frequency that sounds the loudest or most boomy when the built in test tones are played If you re using a sound pressure level meter set it to Flat or C weighting Filter Depth This is the amount of center frequency cut or reduction in volume in the subwoofer channel Frequencies just above and just below the center frequency are also reduced but not as much Range is from 1 to 20 dB Adjust to bring the level of the resonant peak down to the same level as the other frequencies Filter Width This adjustment varies the range and sharpness of t
130. op Input Frame Lock and Gamma Correction To access Brightness Contrast Color and Tint press and hold DYNAMICS until the Brightness slider appears then use the keys to change slider and the 4 keys to adjust ALQPERALION 4 12 SLEEP TIMER Remote Control Only If you would like to go sleep while listening to a program or music the Sleep Timer will automatically turn the AVM 50 power off after the selected amount of time So when you find yourself falling asleep at the TV take the Remote Control and Select the desired Path MAIN ZONE2 or ZONES then press SLEEP the Sleep timer will operate for that Path only The first SLEEP keystroke always resets the timer to 30 minutes Additional keystrokes then cycle as follows Second 60 third 90 fourth Disabled e Once set the time remaining appears as the number following Zzz in the display 413 ENABLE DISABLE TIMERS Remote Control Only To enable or disable all timers without entering the Setup press and hold the SLEEP key until the display shows ALL TIMERS then use the keys to enable disable see section 3 1 4 14 STATUS DISPLAY Press Release Press to cycle through display screens that show the following Software version day and time Setup Video Input Resolution and refresh rate of video source and Q copy protection status CP means copy protected NP means not protected See section 2 1 STATUS
131. or Off The Front Panel Wake Up can be modified as can the time to rest when the DISPLAY display will dim see section 3 11 RA TH E IT 411 VIDEO SOURCE ADJUSTMENT roncs an a 9 Anthem s video processor allows separate adjustment for each Source Adjust after setting up the Video Output menu section 3 8 Upon entering the Video Processing Menu the On Screen display appears together with the video source so that you can see changes to the picture as you make them in the menu The outcome of the settings in the Video Processing Menu depends on settings in your source components so set them up first for example setting your DVD player s output to 16 9 Entering the video processing menu For three seconds press and hold DISPLAY on the Front Panel or ON SCREEN on the Remote Navigating through menus and items mM Use the gt and 4 gt keys FS FS FS vA Selecting an item Press SELECT Menu items with a right arrow gt beside them lead to further selections or adjustments once SELECT is pressed again Making adjustments when a slider is displayed Use the 4 keys Use gt to go to the next slider if the menu has more than one Returning after making an adjustment Press SELECT to return to the item or BACK to return to the item s menu Exiting from the menu Press BACK as many times as necessary AQ PERAI The Pi
132. output with 2 0 and 5 1 channel games Processing Timbre Matching ASA Games Game audio is mixed and monitored in a different environment than that of music and movies The interactive nature of the audio requires a playback system which can provide 360 degree panning while preserving the ambient nature of background sound elements When playing back 5 1 games THX Games Mode may be engaged Suitable sources are Dolby Digital 5 1 and DTS 5 1 game sources If THX Games Mode is engaged with 2 0 input the source is first converted to 5 1 via Pro Logic Game mode ALQPERALION conus THX Surround EX 6 1 output with Dolby Digital Surround EX Processing Re Equalization Timbre Matching THX Surround EX Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd In a movie theater film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program This channel called Surround Back but named Rear in the AVM 50 places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available L Front Center R Front R Surround L Surround and Subwoofer channels This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth spacious ambience and sound localization than ever before Movies that were created using the Dolby Digit
133. ow limitations of incidental or consequential damages so this exclusion may not apply to you Anthem Electronics reserves the right to make design changes or improvements to products without any obligation to revise prior versions All specifications are subject to change without notice On the expiration of the warranty period all liability of Anthem Electronics in connection with the product shall terminate This warranty constitutes the only warranty applicable to products sold by Anthem Electronics No other warranty or condition statutory or otherwise expressed or implied shall be imposed upon Anthem Electronics nor shall any representation made by any person including a representation by a representative or agent of Anthem Electronics be effective to extend the warranty coverage provided herein INTERNATIONAL Outside of Canada and USA warranty coverage terms are set and maintained by the Authorized Anthem Distributor not Anthem Electronics Terms and conditions may vary pel m awnousns ___ 3NOZ 23402 NIVW 31nw snivis SSvdAg 27888 5578 Avidsia XHL SOINVNAG IQON O xnv HOA ys Ai dmog 4 O lt 9 a INAL 4 5355 15 9 NIDA gum odd do oO ao O Q s s MS Ae eS
134. peakers ALQPERALION criti e Adaptive Decorrelation In a movie theatre a large number of surround speakers help create an enveloping surround sound experience but in a home theatre there are usually only two speakers Unless you are using properly positioned dipoles surround speakers can sound like headphones that lack spaciousness and envelopment they will also collapse into the closest speaker as you move away from the middle seating position Adaptive Decorrelation senses the presence of identical surround channels mono and slightly changes one surround channel s time and phase relationship with respect to the other This expands the listening position and creates with only two speakers the same spacious surround experience found in a movie theatre Adaptive Decorrelation does not operate when the surround channels are different as is often the case in discrete multichannel source material ASA Advanced Speaker Array ASA is a proprietary THX technology that processes the sound fed to the two surround and two rear speakers to provide an optimal surround sound experience When you set up your home theater system using all 7 1 speaker outputs L Front Center R Front R Surround R Rear L Rear L Surround Subwoofer placing the two Rear speakers close together will provide the largest sweet spot If for practical reasons you have to place the Rear speakers further apart you will have to go to the Listener Position
135. put a separate setting is used so that bass management time alignment Mode Bass Treble Lip Sync Delay and THX can be performed at the same high resolution that DVD Audio and SACD provide When 6 Ch is copied from MAIN to RECORD the DIGITAL1 output is a 2 channel downmix Bit Rate of DIGITAL1 when MAIN is copied to REC Choose from 16 or 24 bit output to match the recorder At 16 bits dither is added to improve low level signals Output of DIGITAL2 have the same output as DIGITALI or a fixed output from any Source set to Digital DVD1 SAT1 DIGITALI and DIGITAL2 transmit data from digital sources in the same format it comes in if it s Dolby Digital or DTS encoded it stays that way and can be linked to other digital equipment Balanced Output If the Balanced CENTER2 and SUB2 outputs are not in use for a second Center channel or Subwoofer in MAIN they can be used as Balanced ZONE2 L R outputs see section 3 2 5 2S ELUR MENU 3 8 VIDEO OUTPUT In this menu enter the characteristics of your display s video input Items a through g pertain to MAIN output Using item h you can also configure the second Component video output for ZONE2 video switching Changes do not take place immediately to prevent loss of On Screen display as you scroll through settings Once you leave this menu it asks for confirmation use the 4 buttons to change to Yes then press SELECT To put a change into effect
136. r ON a Zone Press ZONE2 or ZONE3 in the POWER or PATH group MAIN ZONE2 zones RECORD SS oe Front Panel Power OFF Main or a Zone Press MAIN or ZONE2 or ZONE3 in the POWER group Remote Control Power ON gt SSP PATH 3 QOWEp Make sure the appropriate control mode is set MAIN Z2 23 in the SSP PATH group then press POWER Remote Control Power OFF 5 T Make sure the appropriate control mode is set then press SSP OFF 42 PATH SELECTION Path routes Sources to the MAIN ZONE2 ZONES or RECORD outputs MAIN Asthe name suggests MAIN routes the audio video sources to your main listening viewing room with outputs for your MAIN display and 7 1 channel audio 70 2 and ZONE3 Routes any audio video source to other listening viewing rooms in your home The chosen Source can be either the same or different from the Source selected in other paths ZONE2 and ZONES each have outputs for a TV and 2 channel audio To listen to a Source that doesn t have L R Analog Audio In connected you must copy it from MAIN see section 4 3 RECORD Allows you to record audio video sources independently of what is selected in other paths Composite and S Video and fixed level analog audio outputs are available for your tape recorder and VCR In addition there are two configurable coaxial digital outputs DIGITAL1 can be set to put out the audio of any digital Source or co
137. re for setting Bass Peak Level Enter the Setup Menu Go to 2 SPEAKER CONFIGURATION and press SELECT Press the button until you reach 2h BASS PEAK LEVEL and press SELECT Press the button until you reach b ADJUST LEVEL 50 0 dB A test signal should be audible Use the 4 gt buttons to turn up the level Stop when distortion from the subwoofer or Large L R Fronts if Subwoofer is set to No begins to appear then lower the level ofthe test signal until the distortion just disappears The test signal will become very loud but do not stop at a setting that s too low or bass will be too low when you play a movie or music Press the button to go to c SET NEW PEAK LEVEL Use the 4 gt buttons to change to Yes Press SELECT and a CURRENT LEVEL will change to the new setting The AVM 50 will not allow bass output to exceed this new setting Press BACK to leave the submenu 2S ELUR MENU 3 3 LISTENER POSITION The Listener Position menu lets you enter the distance between each speaker and the listening area Ideally speakers should be placed at an equal distance so that their sound arrives at the listening area at the same time but since this is rarely practical the AVM 50 can delay the sound coming from speakers that are closer to the listener This way sound reaches the listening area at the same time from all speakers and proper imaging can be achieved The speaker with the greatest distance set
138. rned off Be sure that the source component and the power amplifier are turned on or will be on atthe Timer turn on time If your components have trigger inputs you can set a AVM 50 trigger to turn them on automatically see section 3 10 Auto On Volume Sets the Volume that will play when a Timer turns the power on The volume increases slowly until the setting is reached MENU Example 1 Select a Source for the ZONE2 Timer Enter the Setup Menu Go to 1 SET TIME TIMERS and press SELECT e Press the button until you reach SET ZONE2 TIMERS Press SELECT The 1f SET ZONE2 TIMERS submenu will appear Press the button until you reach e SELECT SOURCE Usethe 4 buttons to change to desired Source Press BACK to leave this submenu and return to the SET TIME TIMERS menu To have the Timer turn on to a Preset Station do the following from the e SELECT SOURCE menu line e Use the gt buttons to change to Last Stn Press SELECT to highlight Last Stn e Use the buttons to change to the desired Preset These will scroll from AM 1 1 to AM 1 6 then from 1 1 to FM3 6 and back to Last Stn Press BACK once you have selected a preset The Timer submenu setup procedure is the same for MAIN ZONE2 and ZONES Example 2 Change ZONE2 TIMER2 to come on Weekdays at 7 35 AM Enter the Setup Menu Go to 1 SET TIME TIMERS a
139. s 9 9 3 3 Press MAIN At this point the Volume and Mute keys control MAIN only regardless of control mode setting To disengage Volume Lock for ZONE2 or ZONES and re engage the ZONE2 or ZONE3 Volume Control 1 Press ZONE2 or ZONES 2 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice 3 Press 9 9 3 4 Press VOL The Volume and Mute keys now control MAIN for every control mode selection except ZONE2 You may continue to disengage other control modes one at a time To disengage all press VOL in step 4 2 BEMOTE CONTROL CUSTOMIZATION S 5 4 LEARNING A COMMAND The AVM 50 Remote Control has the ability to learn the command of an individual key from almost any other remote control When a new command is programmed onto a key the pre programmed command is still available by pressing LEARN before pressing the key Layer1 If the pre programmed command is used more than the learned command the learned command can be programmed in Layer2 instead When a taught key is pressed the pre programmed command functions as always and the learned command is sent by pressing LEARN before pressing the key Limitations on learning Multi frequency codes some high frequency codes and other unusual formats are not learnable Control mode keys and LEARN can not be taught These keys do not send IR commands Depending on the source the memory typically allows a total of 12 to 26 keys to be taught A multiple keystroke sequenc
140. saved separately in USER SETTINGS and INSTALLER SETTINGS If someone makes unwanted changes to the Setup Menu of your AVM 50 you can quickly and easily restore either the dealer s INSTALLER settings or your USER settings thereby preventing the need to run through the Setup procedure all over again FMeAM presets saved in USER SETTINGS or INSTALLER SETTINGS will also be restored The original FACTORY DEFAULTS can also be reloaded at any time to reset the AVM 50 to the factory settings As well surround mode level balance and bass treble adjustments described in sections 4 6 and 4 7 will be reset to 0 dB and Mode settings described in section 4 8 will be reset to None for all Sources 12 SAVE RESTORE SETTINGS a SAVE USER SETTINGS b RESTORE USER SETTINGS SAVE INSTALLER SETTINGS d RESTORE INSTALLER SET NS e RELOAD FACTORY DEFAULTS Save Settings You can save settings with or without the use of a Password Passwords are very easy to set up see section 3 13 and will protect both USER and INSTALLER files from being changed by anyone who doesn t have the Password New saves will overwrite the previously saved file The AVM 50 will prompt you to confirm that you want to over write currently saved settings press BACK at this point to abort a save Restore or Reload Settings You may RESTORE USER SETTINGS INSTALLER SETTINGS or RELOAD FACTORY DEFAULTS at will The AVM 50 will prompt you to confirm that you
141. seful when the display accepts video based refresh rates 50 Hz in PAL regions or 60 Hz in NTSC regions and film based rates 24 48 or 72 Hz thus making motion smoother when watching both types To use Frame Lock set the output in menu 8 to 720p 24 or 1080p 24 or use the Live Video Settings Editor to load 720p 48 720p 72 or 1080p 48 Set Frame Lock to Auto for all sources that you want to come out at the same frame rate as the input or better yet program source layers for example DVD1 and DVD2 such that Frame Lock is active in one layer and off in another see section 3 5 When playing a 50 or 60 Hz source that originated from 24 frame per second film turn Frame Lock off or change source layer the output refresh rate will change back to 24 48 72 Hz Test patterns from the following menu can be used to adjust the brightness contrast and color on your display by eye Since they are digitally generated these patterns can be more accurate than those played from a disc some of which contain errors Adjustments in previous menus are bypassed PICTURE CROP INPUT SCALE OUT OUTPUT PATTERNS INFO Gray Bars Red Bars Green Bars Blue Bars Gray Red Green Blue Bars Color Bars ALQPERALION criti Gray Red Green Blue bars Display each test pattern and adjust your display s controls so that you can see 20 evenly spaced vertical bars wi
142. setting is not recommended if you want Source selection to be independent in this case see the highlighted part of section 2 2 Source Setup Besides setup of each source DVD TV and SAT have expanded memory allowing you to set multiple configurations which are useful for two reasons Use multiple layers for same source with different video adjustments on each layer such as aspect ratio control see section 4 11 Use multiple layers with different sources when you have more than nine source components To enable DVD2 DVD3 DVD4 TV2 TV3 TV4 or SAT2 at the top of its submenu change SAME AS Disabled to either Custom to create its own Source Setup profile or to any of the other inputs to use the same Source Setup that they use but so that each layer can have different video adjustments Once set up select a layer either by pressing the Source button one two three or four times or through the direct access macros in Appendix A MENU Highlighting f DVD1 in menu 5 then pressing SELECT displays this menu the other submenus are similar 5f DVD1 SETUP PRESETS RENAME DVD1 SCALER INPUT HDMI1 HDMI REPEATER Yes COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 S VIDEO IN DVD COMPOSITE VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN Dig HDMI AUTO DIG No HDMI 6CH MAP NA MUTING Med EQ LF 0 0dB 40 0dB l SPEAKER CONFIG Cinema m LIP SYNC DELAY 0 0 ms MODE PRESETS n 6 0 PLIIx Movie 0 2
143. ss BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu Example 3 Reload Factory Defaults The current time and Tuner presets will be retained Surround mode level balance bass treble adjustments sections 4 6 and 4 7 will be reset to 0 dB Enter the Setup Menu Go to 12 SAVE RESTORE SETTINGS and press SELECT Press the button until you reach e RELOAD FACTORY DEFAULTS Press SELECT You will be asked to confirm that you want to reload factory settings e Usethe 4 gt buttons to change to Yes and press SELECT On Screen display message will then say Factory Defaults Reloaded the Front Panel display will say Donel e When finished press to go to another menu item or Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu To clear all adjustments described in sections 4 6 and 4 7 save User Settings then reload Factory Defaults then restore User Settings The Setup Menu will remain as it was certain channels don t sound as loud as they should under certain conditions and you have already calibrated levels according to section 3 try this before contacting technical support The cause may just be a forgotten adjustment or an adjustment that someone else made and didn t tell you Happens sometimes 2S ELUR MENU 313 LOCKOUT PASSWORDS Passwords are used to protect the saved User and Installer settings Once you have set a password it can also
144. surround mode section 4 8 and for the 6 Ch input To make a change for the surround mode that is currently playing adjust using the Master Control knob or on the remote as follows Wibe Fronts Press FRONTS then adjust this changes Left Center and Right levels together Center Press CENTER then adjust e Surrounds Press SURReREARS then adjust e Rears Press SURReREARS twice then adjust Subwoofer Only Press SUB LFE then adjust Pressing SUB LFE twice allows you to reduce the level of the 1 LFE channel while leaving the bass derived from the other channels unchanged Certain movies exhibit prodigious levels of bass and may need LFE adjustment To reset the above adjustments to 0 dB all at once see section 3 12 When listening in Stereo with Front speakers set to Large the Subwoofer must be set to Super if you want it to play see section 3 2 ALQPERALION 47 BASS TREBLE BALANCE change the Bass Treble or Balance of e MAIN All Speakers Simultaneously Press BASS TREBLE or BALANCE then adjust T e MAIN Fronts Only Press FRONTS press BASS TREBLE or Sj wr quA ME BALANCE then adjust O e MAIN Center Only Press CENTER press BASS TREBLE then adjust e MAIN Surrounds Only Press SURR REARS press BASS TREBLE or BALANCE then adjust MAIN Rears Only Press SURReREARS twice press BAS
145. t Panel operation f your source components also have discrete commands for power on and power off you can take the above idea even further for example program the TV button with the following sequence Power on the AVM 50 select TV Source in the AVM 50 power on the satellite receiver cable box power on the TV This way when the entire system is off and you or a family member wants to watch TV just push TV APPENDIX PRESET MEMORY CODES The following codes are for operating other components with the remote control codes for one of your components are not in this library see sections 5 2 and 5 4 To enter 5 digit code 1 Press the control mode key near the top of the remote e g DVD 2 Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice 3 Enter the 5 digit code Two LED blinks indicate that the code is accepted Anthem Preamplifiers 01 2 AVM 20 30 40 50 MAIN 31185 01 2 AVM 20 30 40 50 ZONE2 31186 01 2 AVM 20 30 40 50 ZONE3 31187 AVM 2 MAIN 31096 AVM 2 ZONE2 31097 Audio Amplifiers Accuphase 30382 Acurus 30765 Adcom 31100 30577 Aiwa 30406 AudioSource 30011 Bel Canto Design 31583 Bose 30674 Carver 30269 Classe 31461 31462 Curtis Mathes 30300 Denon 30160 Durabrand 31561 GE 30078 Harman Kardon 30892 JVC 30331 Kenwood 30356 Korsun 31483 Left Coast 30892 Lenoxx 31561 Linn 30269 Logitech 31408 Luxman 30165 Magnavox 30269 Marantz 30892 30321 3026
146. tain pixel dropouts or not play at all For runs longer than approximately 20 feet you may need a repeater or an HDMI optical connection contact your dealer BE CAREFUL WHEN INSERTING HDMI CABLES The connector should slide into the jack easily do not insert it on an angle and do not force it in Each connector contains 19 delicate pins and cables with damaged pins can damage the jack Jacks damaged through misuse are not covered under warranty If your HDMI cables have been connected so many times that they are about to wear out we strongly recommend that you replace them to prevent damage to any HDMI jacks in your system 2 CONNECTIONS m 2 1 VIDEO CONNECTIONS The best choice for video connection depends on your display s and source components Any video input can be assigned to any number of Sources To configure inputs see section 3 5 and to configure video outputs see section 3 8 Composite Video analog This traditional format combines the black white and color information for transmission on a single coaxial cable To be displayed it has to be comb filtered apart a process that degrades video quality substantially Maximum resolution is 480i NTSC 576i PAL If you use a VCR one with S Video output is recommended since Composite video can not be fed to the AVM 50 s video processing section TAPE VCR ZONE3 ZONE 2 MAIN COMPOSITE VIDEO IN COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT S Video analog With S Video maximum
147. tandard definition DVD normally you would set cropping to 4 3 when the DVD is anamorphic and 16 9 when letterboxed or when an anamorphic projection lens is used for viewing Scope movies more info on aspect ratios on next page Custom Setting If the above aren t suitable adjust Horizontal Size Vertical Size Horizontal Position and Vertical Position Since position can be adjusted this can be the right option for sources with substantially off center images Edges This selection is independent of the preceding ones When On is selected the outer edges of the input are removed Use if you see any non picture garbage along the outer edges Number of pixels removed from each edge is adjustable from 0 to 20 Y C Delay and Horizontal Offset Adjust if image is not centered or if YCbCr source needs Y C delay adjustment See also Sync in section 3 8 ALQPERALION criti The Scale Output menu provides several options for making non 16 9 inputs and 16 9 inputs that have shrunk due to being matted letterboxed then pillarboxed fit on a 16 9 screen To quickly check what the source component is putting out select No Scaling then make the appropriate selection PICTURE CROP INPUT SCALE OUT OUTPUT PATTERNS INFO Panoramic Stretch Anamorphic Stretch Letter Pillar Box Zoom No Scaling gt Panoramic Stretch Fills the screen by stretching only
148. tening area menu 3 balancing speaker output levels to one another menu 4 and entering information about your display menu 8 The rest are largely for fine tuning and personal preference the surround mode presets in menu 5 for example should be set up after you have played a variety of source material and have decided which surround modes you like best Menus that involve audio test signals should be set up in the order that they appear Illustrations throughout this section show the On Screen display menus in that order For ease of viewing use of the On Screen display is recommended although the Front Panel display shows similar information Alternatively most of the setup can be done on your personal computer through RS 232 connection and a program called Setup Editor available from our web site Setup Editor can also save your configuration as a backup file Setup Editor cannot play test tones calibration still has to be done with the Setup Menu HOW TO ENTER THE SETUP MENU The Setup Menu can be accessed from either MAIN or 20 2 The On Screen display shows only in that Path MAIN any output except Composite ZONE2 S Video only Audio test signals only play from MAIN To enter the Setup Menu Remote Control Front Panel Make sure the appropriate control mode is set Make sure the appropriate Path is selected then press then press SUB LFE SETUP for 3 seconds and hold STATUS Setup for 3 seconds OQOQO0
149. th each test pattern all having the same width Full black level is one step below the darkest bar in the test pattern and full color level is one step beyond the brightest bar As always trust your senses In brightly lit rooms the image s brightness may need to be increased to the point that the brightest bars in the test pattern do not appear as separate bars but as one wider bar Color bars This is the SMPTE test pattern Increase brightness black level on your display so that areas appear as two areas with different brightness then reduce the level until these areas match each other To adjust color saturation and tint phase or hue a primary blue filter such as those included with test DVDs is required Looking through the filter adjust color so that areas B match as closely as possible then adjust tint so that areas C match as closely as possible Note that this method is not as precise as professional calibration once again trust your senses if the blue filter does not provide satisfactory results The Info panel shows Input Status Video Source Signal Type Audio Source and Film Mode and Output Status Signal Type Frame Rate Line Rate and Frame Lock Shortcuts Common settings can be accessed without entering the menu Press and hold MODE until SCALE OUTPUT is displayed then select using the Master Control Knob or the keys on the remote control Repeatedly pressing MODE before timeout cycles through Cr
150. th the upgrades it s a major upgrade so download and use the latest operating manual as well 62 SOFTWARE UPDATING VIA YOUR DEALER If you do not have a computer or wish to do software updates yourself but still want to have them done please make arrangements with your dealer Whether your dealer comes to your theater to do the update or you bring your AVM 50 to the dealer the dealer may charge for this service 63 SOFTWARE UPDATING VIA YOUR COMPUTER To update the Software through your computer you will need the following Access to the Internet Serial cable the common kind which is straight wired one end DB9 male and the other end DB9 female A null modem cable which looks identical does not work since pins 2 and 3 are switched Typically a serial cable up to 100 feet 33 metres long will work You may also install the cable permanently to enable easy future updates When it s not in use disconnecting it either behind the computer or the AVM 50 is recommended to prevent the possibility of a ground loop Computer System Requirements Win9x ME 2000 or XP 1 MB free space on the hard drive e Serial port The Software Installer automatically detects the port being used COM1 to COME If your computer does not have a serial port but has a USB port you will need a USB to serial adapter its driver program must also be installed on your computer Make sure it s one that s Windows certified Some no name mode
151. the Center channel plays from the L R Front speakers e If SURROUNDS are set to None the L Surround channel plays from the L Front channel and the R Surround channel plays from the R Front channel except Dolby Pro Logic mode If REARS are set to None the Rear channel on Surround EX and DTS ES DVDs plays from the Surround channels f SUBWOOFER is set to None the Subwoofer channel bass from Small channels plus the LFE track plays from Large L R Front and Surround speakers If you are using 5 1 speakers use the SURROUND outputs and set REARS to None 2S ELUR MENU Crossover Frequency The crossover Xover divides the audio signal into two frequency bands thereby restricting the amount of bass sent to any speaker set to Small and preventing midrange and treble from going to the subwoofer Using the 6 buttons choose a frequency between 25 Hz 160 Hz suitable for the low frequency capability of the speakers in your system If you are using THX certified speakers the crossover should be set to 80 Hz The subwoofer s built in crossover should be bypassed be sure to set it the highest frequency Note that a crossover does not cut frequencies off but rolls them off Setting XOVER FREQ to the very limit of your speakers low frequency capability may not give the best results If XOVER FREQ is set to 80 Hz for example your main speakers will still be playing lower frequ
152. ther Are video characters being scrolled across a film source In order for a video processor to provide best image quality it must detect the source s cadence or pattern of field sequence and deconstruct it accordingly The Gennum VXP processor can not only do that it can do so even when the input is high definition Film Mode can be overridden by changing the setting from Auto to Off but don t do it unless you need to Detail Enhancement Digital processing is used to do what the name implies experiment with the level adjustment and leave it where the picture looks best The factory default is 0 Noise Reduction This can be used to reduce or remove snow in the picture often seen in broadcasts experiment with the level adjustment and leave it where the picture looks best The factory default is 0 Motion Threshold A high quality deinterlacer has to treat the areas of the picture that contain motion differently from the areas that have very little or no motion The motion threshold is the point where one type of deinterlacing changes to another The factory default 4 should work best but adjustment is provided in case it s needed E ALQPERALION criti Chroma Bug Filter An encode decode error inherent with DVD appears as horizontal streaks over areas that are rich in color especially red areas in cartoons and computer animation Turn correction On if you see such an artifact but don t spend any
153. three input types to choose from Digital Analog DSP and Analog Direct After highlighting AUDIO IN use lt gt buttons to select an input format Dig Digital Choose from HDMI possible only if Scaler In is set to HDMI the same input is used any coaxial any optical or the AES EBU connection Any digital input can be assigned to multiple Sources This allows for example two unique Setup Preset settings for the same DVD player one for DVDs using the DVD1 Source and the other for CD music using the CD Source Note that Dolby Digital and DTS are transmitted only through a digital connection Anlg DSP Analog with Digital Signal Processing If you want your subwoofer to play from an analog L R input use this setting Analog input is converted to digital through the AVM 50 s high end A D converters to enable bass management time alignment Mode Bass Treble Lip Sync Delay and THX These are also available for the 6 Ch input since it can also be set to Anlg DSP With the bass management and time alignment that this provides the resulting sound quality from DVD Audio or multichannel SACD is far better than setting the 6 Ch input to Anlg Dir If your player has bass management and time alignment defeat it by setting all channels large and to the same distance This is necessary when using Anlg DSP otherwise the processing occurs twice Anlg Dir Analog Direct A D conversion and Digital Signal Processing are
154. ting will have no delay speakers with shorter distance settings will be delayed according to their setting 3 LISTENER POSITION a UNITS OF MEASURE ft b LEFT FRONT 12 0 ft ce CENTER 12 0 ft d RIGHT FRONT 12 0 ft RIGHT SURROUND 8 0 ft ti 7 1 RIGHT REAR 6 0 ft g 7 1 LEFT REAR 6 0 ft h LEFT SURROUND 8 0ft i SUBWOOFER 12 0 ft j L REARTO R REAR 4 ft Units of Measure and Distance Adjustment Choose the units you want to use feet metres then enter the distance between your primary listening area and each speaker Range is 0 99 ft in 0 5 ft increments or 0 99 m in 0 2 m increments Speakers set to Dipole in menu 2 SPEAKER CONFIGURATION will automatically have their distance set to equal the greatest distance of any other speaker see section 3 2 L Rear to R Rear ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed to the two surround and two rear speakers to provide an optimal surround sound experience Choose the setting that corresponds to the spacing between your Rear speakers Example Set Right Front speaker distance to 9 5 feet Enter the Setup Menu Go to 3 LISTENER POSITION and press SELECT Press the button until you reach d RIGHT FRONT 12 0 ft Use the 4 buttons to change to 9 5 ft e When finished press to go to another menu item or Press BACK to leave the submenu and return to the main menu 34 SPEAKER LEVEL CALIBRA
155. veloped by Anthem that offer outstanding surround performance and can be applied to any 2 channel source material AnthemLogic Music AnthemLogic Music enhances the stereo listening experience without detracting from the stereo soundstage Through extensive listening tests a very effective design was developed 6 1 This is a minimalist design that uses no echo or reverberation effects which could negatively OUTPUT affect the purity of the sound Depending on your speaker configuration up to 6 1 channels of output are provided L R Fronts L R Surrounds L R Rears and Subwoofer AnthemLogic Music does not utilize the Center Channel to ensure that the purity of the stereo music soundstage will in no way be compromised when you re sitting in the sweet spot and listening to your favorite stereo recordings AnthemLogic Music is very effective in creating an expansive musical soundstage that psychoacoustically helps to remove the barrier of the listening room itself and it does so in a completely non intrusive natural and very compelling way This is the factory default 2 channel Mode for CD TAPE and FMeAM AnthemLogic Cinema AnthemLogic Cinema provides a large enveloping and dynamic movie listening experience that makes 2 channel movies sound more like what is experienced in a state of the art movie 7 1 theater Again through extensive listening tests very effective design was developed This OUTPUT is also a minima
156. while it s adjusted iii Muting indication a Aa N Surround Mode FMeAM Display Example Band Bank Preset The tuner has three FM banks FM1 FM2 and FM3 and one AM bank FM mode Displays St when in stereo HB when in Hi Blend or Mn when in mono Seek and scan indications Frequency FM is tuned to the nearest 0 1 MHz AM is tuned to nearest 10 kHz 120V model or 9 kHz 230V model oc If changes take place simultaneously in different Paths the hierarchy of the display info is i Volume changes ii Front Panel activity iii MAIN iv ZONE2 v ZONES vi RECORD vii HEADPHONE ROD UC 1 6 REAR PANEL 13 1 7 composite video inputs 14 3 Infra Red IR extension inputs with 12V supply 2 7 S Video inputs 15 RS 232interface bidirectional 3 5S Video outputs 16 Main audio output 10 jacks 4 5composite video outputs 17 6 channel analog audio input 5 HDMI output 18 AES EBU digital audio input 6 2component video outputs 3 jacks ea 19 Analog audio balanced L R input 7 312Volttrigger outputs 20 ZONE2 ZONES and REC analog audio outputs 8 4component video inputs 3 jacks ea 21 3optical digital audio inputs 9 4HDMlinputs 22 2 digital audio REC outputs 10 FM and AM antenna connections 23 7 analog audio L R inputs 11 Expansion port 24 7 digital audio coaxial inputs 12 21 emitters
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158. ynamics 58 58 4 10 Display Brightness 58 4 11 Video Source 58 Picture 59 Crop Input 60 Scale Output 61 Output 62 Test Patterns 62 Info Panel 63 412 Sleep 64 4 13 Enable and Disable 64 4 14 Status 64 5 REMOTE CONTROL CUSTOMIZATION 5 1 Entering Preset Memory 65 52 SearchingforaCode 65 5 3 Volume Lock cero cannes ced ede cea dase nm AD QU Re ee 65 5 4 Learning Command 66 5 5 Programming 67 5 6 Resetting the Remote to Factory Defaults 67 6 SOFTWARE UPDATING 6 1 Software Version Identification 68 6 2 Software Updating Via Your Dealer 68 6 3 Softwar

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