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Owner’s Manual
SSP-300
Surround Processor
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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN C A UTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of s
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Important Safety Instructions Caution: Please read and observe all warnings and instructions in this owner’s manual and all those marked on the unit. Retain this owner’s manual for future reference. 1. Do not attempt to service this product yourself. Do not open the cover for any reason. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. An open unit, particularly if it is still connected to an AC source, presents a potentially lethal shock hazard. Refer all questions to authorized service person
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Contents Welcome to the Classé family ..........................................................................6 Unpacking and Placement ...............................................................................7 unpacking your surround processor .......................................................................7 placement ..............................................................................................................7 ventilation ........................................
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The Menu System ..........................................................................................42 system setup ........................................................................................................42 rotary ............................................................................................... 43 input setup ....................................................................................... 45 speaker setup ................................................
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Welcome to the Classé family Congratulations on your purchase of a Classé product. It is the result of many years of continuous refinement, and we are sure that you will enjoy it for many years to come. We value our relationship with our customers. Please allow us to stay in touch with you by returning your warranty card now, before you pack up the shipping carton of your new product and forget all about it. Doing so will enable us to let you know about any possible future upgrades or update
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Unpacking and Placement unpacking your Carefully unpack your surround processor according to the supplied surround processor instructions, and remove all accessories from the carton. Important! Keep all packing materials for future transport of your Classé product. Shipping your new component in anything other than its purpose-designed packing material may result in damage that is not covered by the warranty. placement As with any surround processor, it is best to place the SSP-300 centra
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register your purchase! Having found the serial number, now would be a good time to fill out the registration card. Please register your purchase so we can advise you of updates and other items of interest. It will take only a minute or so. Please complete the card now, before you forget. warm up/break-in period Your new Classé surround processor will deliver outstanding performance immediately. However, you should expect to hear it improve somewhat as it reaches its normal operating temperat
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Operating Voltage The SSP-300 surround processor is set at the factory (internally) for 100V, 120V, 230V, or 240V AC mains operation, as appropriate for the country in which it is to be sold. (230V only in European Union countries, in compliance with CE regulations.) The voltage setting may not be changed by the user. Make sure that the label on the rear panel of your surround processor indicates the correct AC operating voltage for your location. Attempting to operate your surround process
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A Word About Installation Every effort has been made to make the Classé SSP-300 simple and straightforward to install and use. Still, we have no way to evaluate other variables such as the size and shape of your room, its acoustics, and the associated equipment you have chosen to use with your surround processor. All of these factors influence the ultimate performance of your system. For this reason, we strongly encourage you to have your system installed and calibrated by your dealer, who
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Special Design Features high-bandwidth Modern high definition video sources provide truly stunning picture quality. video circuitry However, the technical requirements of passing these remarkable signals along to the display are quite challenging. In recognition of the degradations that normally occur when passing these pristine signals through circuitry that is often not up to task, many videophiles connect all their video sources directly to their video displays. Unfortunately, doing so
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THX engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate the sound from the movie theatre environment into the home, correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur. With your SSP-300, when the THX indicator is on, the following THX features are automatically added: Re-Equalization™ The tonal balance of a standard film soundtrack will be excessively bright and harsh when played back over high quality audio equipment in the home because film soundtracks were designed to be play
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Advanced Surround Array™ The people at THX have also found a solution to a problem that dogged high performance multichannel systems for years: the apparent conflict between optimal music and movie setups. You see, movies are mixed in highly standardized environments,with even spaced surround speakers in an array designed to provide a diffuse, enveloping soundfield. Their goal is to draw you into the movie on the screen. If the surround sound tempts you to look over your shoulder, the system
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THX Movie Mode As you might expect, the THX Movie mode does a similarly terrific job of optimizing the system for accurate reproduction of movie soundtracks. When in THX Movie mode, ASA creates a diffuse soundfield that emulates the much larger array of surround speakers found in a state of the art commercial theater. Of course, Re-EQ, Adaptive Decorrelation, and Timbre-Matching are all employed to compensate for the differences between an excellent commercial theater and your room at home. O
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The volume control system on your SSP-300 solves this problem by responding differently based on the specific circumstances (e.g. how quickly you are turning the knob and where in the volume range you are). After extensive testing, we feel we have created factory default settings that most people will find intuitive and a real pleasure to use. However, if you feel you would like to fine-tune its performance further in order to suit your particular preference, you may easily do so. highly refin
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extraordinary longevity Another benefit of having worked with highly refined circuit designs so extensively over many years is that we have vast experience in what works well over the long term. By using only the highest quality parts to begin with, and then using them in an informed way as a result of both accelerated aging experiments and actual long- term experience, we are able to design and manufacture products which we are confident will stand the test of time. We are confident that your
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Initial Setup We understand that you may be anxious to begin enjoying your new surround processor. Our best advice: take advantage of the considerable experience your Classé dealer offers to make sure you get all the performance you deserve. However, if you want to set up your new system yourself, this section is designed to get the system up and running quickly. Following the steps outlined below will not fully optimize your system, since doing so involves optimizing everything in the sys
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5 Now you are ready to power up your new SSP-300 and its associated amplifiers. Note that the initial power up takes approximately 90 seconds, during which time the blue LED on the standby button will flash. After approximately 45 seconds the LCD screen will display “initializing, please wait….” Once this period is complete the LED light will remain on while the LCD screen goes into standby mode. A simple touch of the LCD screen will wake up the SSP-300 from its standby mode. The LCD touchs
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7 Sit back and enjoy some music or a movie while reading the rest of this manual. It is important that you become familiar with the full capabilities of your new surround processor if you are to get maximum value from your purchase. (Alternatively, you may prefer to have your dealer perform a comprehensive installation of the system, leaving the technical details to the professionals.) For example: the default settings of the bass management system in the SSP-300 are to divert any bass bel
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�� ����� ���� ���� ������� Front Panel 1 Standby button & LED indicator The front panel Standby button will toggle the surround processor between its fully operational status and a standby mode that leaves the surround processor off, yet ready to respond to system commands via any of the supported control options (e.g. IR input, DC trigger, CAN Bus, or RS-232). The current state of the surround processor is indicated by the LED on the standby button on the front panel. When the unit is pow
