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B&K Components, Ltd.
Reference 20 Plus
A/V System Controller
Owner’s Manual
13258 11/01
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USER INFORMATION SETUP SPEAKER SIZE Model # 1 Front Serial # 2 Center Date purchased 3 Surround Purchased from: 4 Surround Back 5 Subwoofer City State Phone Contact next item adjust MENU setup speakers SPEAKER LOCATION feet SETUP SPEAKER LEVELS 1 Left Front 1 Left Front dB 2 Center 2 Center dB 3 Right Front 3 Right Front dB 4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS User Information.......................................................................................................................................................ii Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................................iii Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................................
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Setup Control Out 3 ..............................................................................................................................70 Setup Control Out 4 ..............................................................................................................................70 Security Options ..........................................................................................................................................71 DSP Usage................................
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ® Motorola , , “ * DigitalDNA™, “Powered by Motorola”™, Motorola name and logo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. “ Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”, “AC-3", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Surround EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used under authorization. ® DTS is a registered t
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SAFETY PRECUATIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING WARNING: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands. The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated “dan
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FEATURES Your new processor is a versatile audio/video control center. The processor is designed to sound sensational and be an attractive, easy-to-use addition to your audio/video system. Although you already have a good idea of your processor’s features, we would like to take a moment to point out certain highlights. Matrix Decoding - incorporates further processing to allow for the precise decoding of Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES soundtracks via matrix decoding. Two-zone
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seven speaker channels, but your processor can produce mono in one to seven channels (see “Audio Modes under Operation”). Since all modern sources are stereo, the mono information is usually replicated from both the left and right channels. Stereo - Stereo contains two discrete, front left and right full range audio channels. This is the most common format for music and is also used on many movies. You may get stereo from any source - digital or analog. Sound will normally come fro
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you can create your own DTS DATs or CDs but not mini disc or digital compact cassette. As with Dolby Digital, sound will normally come from all seven speakers in your system, but your processor can produce sound in one (mono) to seven channels (see “Audio Modes under Operation”). DVD Audio (also referred to as MLP) - Meridian Lossless Packing (MLP) is a lossless coding system for high-quality linear PCM audio. For DVD-Audio MLP performs lossless compression of up to 6 channels of up to 24
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Bass Management - Dolby Digital and DTS formats contain up to 5 full range channels plus LFE. Only a system with five full-range (large) speakers plus a subwoofer can directly reproduce these formats. However, almost all commercially available center channel speakers are small and incapable of reproducing the lowest bass frequencies without distortion or even damage to the speaker. Many people also use small speakers in the rear of their system, while others use small speakers all around. Us
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FRONT PANEL 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphones having a standard ¼ inch binaural plug can be connected to the headphone output. The processor must be on and in HEADPHONE Mode for proper headphone operation. 2. Front panel buttons SLEEP Puts the receiver in standby (low power) m ode. Steps through audio / video presets for instant recall of setups. PRESET Pressing ENTER recalls the preset. ENTER Confirm selection or display current status of the receiver. MENU Enter / exit m enu sy
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5. Status indicators - Displays current status of the processors audio processor. Indicators have been supplied to show when the DSP is decoding Dolby Digital ‘ Digital’, Dolby Pro Logic ‘ Pro Logic’, or DTS audio. There is an indicator to show the input to the S/PDIF digital receiver is 96kHz 24 bit data ‘96/24’ or an analog input that is being sampled using 96kHz/24bits. Finally, there is an indicator to show processed audio is sourced from the selected analog input ‘Analog’. See MOD
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15. Coax Digital inputs - Coax digital inputs are used to connect digital audio signals from your source to the receiver. The incoming signal may be PCM, Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS. (Optional) DVD Audio inputs – Optional connections for a DVD audio or other 5.1 source device. Center (TV-V3) RCA jacks - center front surround audio inputs Sub (SAT) RCA jacks - sub audio inputs Ls ( V2) RCA jacks - left rear surround audio inputs Rs (CD) RCA jacks - right rear surround audio inp
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MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new A/V processor and have great sound pour out. Before you do that, take a few minutes to plan out how you want the processor to fit into your audio/video system. Ask yourself the following questions: What source components do I want to connect to my processor? (CD, VCR, etc.) What equipment will be receiving the audio and video? (TV monitor, Speakers, etc.) The answers to your questions determine how many cables you nee
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AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your processor Audio / Video source - connecting a DVD/VLD player to the processor’s analog inputs. Use the same instructions for connecting to other audio / video sources such as a television, satellite receiver, cable box, etc. See Connecting Video for use with other than composite and S-video (Omit the video connections for an audio- only component such as a CD player) DVD Attach one end of the audio interconnect cable
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DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the processor. You will need either coaxial or optical digital inputs to play Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS surround sound processing. Digital connections are also recommended for PCM sources. If your source has both optical and coaxial COAX DIGITA L INPUTS outputs connect only one. TV-V3 V2 V1 Coaxial digital inputs - standard RCA type connectors. Attach one end of your digital coaxial cable to your source Coax digital input
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SURROUND OUTPUTS Your processor has multiple surround processor outputs for use with external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. The Reference 20 Plus processor allows further processing of the surround channels for the precise decoding of Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES soundtracks via matrix decoding. Here is a typical processor surround output setup: Connect to the Surround Back Right Connect to the Surround Left 'Sbr' power am plifier input 'Sl' power am plifier input Connec
