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SP1.7
SERIES
INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRYSTON
SP1.7 PRECISION
PREAMPLIFIER/PROCESSOR
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage “ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompan
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1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Front Panel Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 a. Using the Dynamic Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Rear Panel Input and Output Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 12 a. Setting the Optical Input Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 b. Programming the AUX Trigger Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4. SP1.7 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ACCESSORIES In the carton you should have found the following accessories in addition to the SP1.7: 1 Bryston SP1.7 Instruction Manual 1 Bryston Safety Manual 1 IEC standard power cord 1 SP1.7 Infrared Remote Control unit with backlight and battery installed It is VERY IMPORTANT that you read and completely understand the Bryston Safety Manual before installing or connecting the SP1.7 to any electrical power source. SP1.7 FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT Below is a block diagram of the Bryston SP1.7. It shows
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POWER The SP1.7 uses a dual mode electrical power system. In the electrical power input module located on the right hand side of the rear panel, adjacent to the IEC power cord socket is a large computer-style switch that controls the main electrical power to the unit. This is the ONLY switch that actually completely turns off all power to the unit. Please see the illustration adjacent. 120V 60Hz 250VA When the SP1.7 is connected to an appropriate AC power source, and the power switch is switched
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Figure 3: Front Panel When looking at the front panel of the SP1.7 you will see the following controls and displays from left to right: 1. Power [Momentary Switch] Toggling this switch up or down takes the unit in and out of its’ Standby power mode. 2. Standby and (IR) Infrared Activity Indicator If this LED is continuously red, it is an indication that the SP1 is in Standby mode. When the SP1.7 is powered up, the LED is OFF, and flashes (Red) when a valid
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USING THE DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL For the majority of applications this switch should be placed and remain in the middle or NORM position. For late night viewing or at any time you wish to reduce the overall dynamic range of a program the switch may be set to the “LATE” (down) position. If you wish to turn off all of the software’s built-in dynamic range management functions the switch can be set to the “MAX” (up) position. NOTE: Caution should be exercised when choosing this option. Many smal
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6. Menu Control Buttons These three buttons labeled “<”, “>”, and “SEL” (SELECT) are used to control the menu/setup functions displayed on the LCD. To enter a menu mode, you can press any one of these buttons. This will bring up the main menu. SEL Navigating any menu or sub-menu is done using the two arrow (< >) buttons. Once the desired submenu or function is high- lighted, pressing “SELECT” will make it the current menu or function. To exit a menu, or back up a step use the arrow buttons (<
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MODE SELECTION BUTTONS: 8. Digital Mode and Indicator This button operates as a three-way toggle function. The LED immediately above the button has two colors - RED and GREEN, and an OFF mode where it is not illuminated. When Digital Mode is selected, the decoder will automatically default to a digital signal for the selected input if one is present. If a digital signal is present and detected, the SP1.7 will automatically determine the type of bitstream and select the proper decoding mode. T
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10. Stereo and Stereo Downmix Mode If this button is selected and the supplied bitstream is more than 2 channels, the decoder will automatically implement a stereo downmix. Otherwise, analog or digital two channel signals are passed as conventional stereo. STEREO 11. Mono and Mono Downmix Modes If this button is selected and the supplied bitstream is more than 1 channel, the SP1.7 software will create a Mono mix of all signals. If the centre channel is present, the Mono signal will appear in
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12. THX Button Pressing this button will engage the SP1.7’s default THX listening mode. The default mode is selected using the “EX Control” menu (see page 26). NOTE: THX Surround EX™ decoding is only available in the THX listening mode. If the “EX Control” Option is set to OFF, selecting this function (LED green) will automatically incorporate the THX post processing option for all surround modes. Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 and DTS-ES 6.1 bitstreams will be decoded and presented with THX post-
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13. Mode Button This button is used to select one of 13 effects for synthesizing surround sound with 2-channel source material. Pressing the button repeatedly will scroll through the modes: Available with THX Listening Mode… ■ PLII Film ■ Pro Logic ■ NEO:6 Cinema Available with Surround Listening Mode… ■ PLII Film ■ PLII Music ■ Pro Logic ■ NEO:6 Cinema ■ NEO:6 Music ■ Stereo5 ■ Party ■ Hall ■ Stadium MODE ■ Club ■ Theatre ■ Church ■ Natural You can select a Surround Mode for the Surround
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14. Bypass Button This button operates as a three way toggle function. The LED immediately above the button has two colors - RED and GREEN, and an OFF mode where it is not illuminated. The options are Bypass 2ch, Bypass 5.1ch, and Bypass Off. Press the button once, and the unit goes in the Bypass 2ch mode. In this mode, the LED will be GREEN. In Bypass 2ch mode all of the DSP circuitry, DA and AD converters are bypassed, allowing a completely analog circuit path, identical to the reference stan
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REAR PANEL INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS 6 2 3 9 12 INPUTS UNBALANCED OUTPUTS RIGHT CENTER LEFT RS-232 L EXP. L L L RIGHT LEFT TAPE OUT VCR TAPE IN VCR AUX CD DVD TV/SAT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK - DO NOT OPEN R R R R R RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR SUB CENTER SERIAL NUMBER COAX COAX COAX COAX SP1.7- L 12V TRIG. OUT RSURR LSURR R BACK L RSURR LSURR SUB CENTER RIGHT LEFT 1.6A 250V 0.5A 250V OPT1 OPT2 LEFT FUSE RIGHT FUSE AUX.IR BRYSTON LTD / LTEE DATE RSURR SUB LSURR 120 V PETERBOROUGH, ON
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5. TOSLINK Digital Audio Optical Inputs PUSH The SP1.7 offers two assignable TOSLINK optical inputs. These can be designated to any input using the OS menu (“Other Settings”)on the LCD screen. Please note that if you choose to assign an optical input to an input with a coaxial input, the coaxial will be over-ridden and the optical input signal will be used by the SP1.7. The pro model AES/EBU replaces the two TOSLINK connectors with a single AES/EBU Digital connector. Figure 7: the AES/EBU Pro Di
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7. Remote 12V Trigger Outputs Two trigger outputs are provided. The output labeled “ON/OFF” provides a 12V voltage level whenever the unit is fully powered up. When the unit goes into standby, the level is 0 Volts. The output labeled “AUX” is programmable from the LCD menu as described below. This means that the termi- nal supplies the 12-Volt signal only when you switch to certain, specified inputs. The Centre (Common or Ground) terminal is always used with the “ON/OFF” or “AUX” terminals t
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10. IEC Power Connector 11. Fuses Please note that the Analog and Digital power supplies are fused separately. Replace fuses ONLY with an exact equivalent to avoid damage to the SP1.7. 12. Master Power Switch THE SP1.7 REMOTE CONTROL The SP1.7 from the Remote Control can operate all front C CODE ODE P POWER OWER panel operations, with the addition of several functions. By pressing the CODE button, the remote is also capable THX THX D DTS TS of sending up to 255 discrete or hidden codes, fo
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3. Mode Select Buttons These buttons (THX, SURR, DIG, STEREO, MODE) are used to change the SP1.7 decoding mode, and function exactly like their equivalent buttons on the front panel. 4. Mute Button Pressing this button will fully mute the output of the SP1.7. 5. Volume/Trim Buttons These buttons increase and decrease the master volume. When the SP1.7 is in its Test/Noise mode, these buttons are used to adjust the level trim for each individual speaker. 6. Test Button If pressed for mor
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Pressing the OSD (On-Screen Display) Button will toggle the OSD function on and off, on your video monitor, if you are using the Bryston SPV-1 video switcher. Pressing the SUB button will engage the menu for the volume trim level of the subwoofer channel. Use the MENU/UP/DOWN button to change the subwoofer channel level up or down. Press SELECT when finished. Pressing the CENTER button will engage the menu for the volume trim level of the center channel. Use the MENU/UP/DOWN button to change the
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SET UP and CALIBRATION OF THE SP1.7 NOTE: In most operating menu modes the last segment of line 2 of the display will either show an “X” for EXIT, or an “>” (arrow) to indicate more menu items. (sample screens are shown below - fig 11,12). Choosing (highlighting) the “X” position in the display and pressing the Select button (see below) will “EXIT” back to the previous menu, or exit the menu mode entirely. If an “>” appears, continue pressing the menu navigation arrow buttons to reveal more men
