THE KEY TO HIGH END AUDIO-VIDEO
™
™
AVM
2
PREAMPLIFIER • PROCESSOR • TUNER
THE NEXT RE VOLUTION
IN HIGH-END SOUND
For more than a decade, Sonic Frontiers International (SFI) has
manufactured award winning, high-end Preamplifiers, Power
Amplifiers, CD players, CD transports and Digital-to-Analog
Converters of the finest quality under both the Sonic Frontiers
™
and
Anthem
™
brandnames.
Throughout this time we have built an enviable reputation for
products that truly recreate the passion you experience with a live
musical performance; or the emotion, thrills and chills of a great
movie. Our products allow you to virtually ‘be there’ every time you
listen to music or theater surround-sound in the comfort of your
home. This success comes from a steely determination to deliver the
best performance and value you can find in high-end product,
anywhere in the world! Sonic Frontiers
™
and Anthem™offer, by far,
the highest level of craftsmanship, design sophistication, quality of
material, sleek industrial design and contemporary intuitive
ergonomics — all of which make our products easy to operate
and enjoy, and a pleasure to own.
Our reputation in both analog and digital design is legendary and
respected globally — establishing new high-end reference
standards of performance, regardless of price. From Europe to Asia
to North America, our products have received many international
awards and been acclaimed in the best known magazines. In the
USA, Stereophile has praised us with numerous “CLASS A”
recommendations and even honored us with their coveted, ‘Digital
Component of the Year’ award!
Our products are used internationally at all levels of music
reproduction, not only in homes but also recording studios and even
in broadcasting! Europe 1, France’s national radio station, uses
three SFD-2 MKII D/A converters atop the Eiffel Tower for all their
broadcast transmissions. NASA uses a Power 2 power amplifier for
the Space Shuttle program in its testing laboratory in Key Largo,
Florida. (These are just a couple of our more notable professionaluse owners).
Anthem
™
is “The Key T o High End Audio-V ideo™” and the AVM 2 is the
key component that gives you easy, intuitive control of recorded
music, movies, satellite, radio and ultimately over the multitude
of expensive components in your system; and it can do it all with
multi-room control. When you think about it, your home theater
preamplifier/processor is actually the ‘control center’ through which
you and your family listen, watch, choose and control the various
audio/video entertainment options in your home. As such it is the
most important component choice you will make.
The mark of a true master is one filled with power and knowledge,
yet who shows their skill with grace and ease. The Anthem
™
AVM 2,
Audio/Video Master, is true to this ideal with its stunningly clear
and musical sound, vast control capabilities, elegant and easy-touse front panel, intuitive remote control, software upgradeability,
password protection and restorable settings. The AVM 2 gives you
and your whole family the power and grace to enjoy high-end home
entertainment as never before.
The Anthem™AVM 2 is a truly spectacular design through and
through, that combines seven high-end ‘components’ in one:
•
Preamplifier:
Provides incredible musical performance.
•
Digital to Analog Converter:
Fully capable of handling 24 bit / 96 kHz stereo signals.
•
Home Theater Surround Sound Processor:
Using the very latest in DSP technology for home theater
sound that can only be described as astonishing!
•
HDTV Video Switcher:
With such high quality parts and extended bandwidth there is
no degradation to the high definition video signal.
•
Multi-Room/Whole House Entertainment Control Center:
Intuitive and very easy to use.
•
FM/AM Tuner:
With fabulous sound quality and 24 presets.
•
Headphone Preamplifier:
Flexible, very useful and with vastly superior sound.
The AVM 2 delivers everything from the excitement of home
theater entertainment to the smooth relaxation of music that you
demand from a true high-end audio/video music and home theater
system, yet at prices that clearly make Anthem
™
the most remarkable
value in the market!
Anthem’s Five Keys to Better High-End Products:
•
Superior circuit designs.
•
Use of top quality parts and materials.
•
Optimal implementation to minimize unwanted noise and jitter.
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Care in manufacturing and quality control.
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Passion, so that all aspects of design and manufacturing are
taken to their highest level — maintaining the integrity of the original signal, never losing focus on high-end performance.
The AVM 2 uses the most advanced circuitry possible, including
carefully hand-crafted circuit board layouts (not done by autorouters)
with extensive use of ground planes to achieve exceptionally
low noise, low crosstalk and protection against ESD (electro-static
discharge). All critical signal paths are surrounded by ground
planes — a painstaking, dedicated process that alone took two
months! The AVM 2 is, by far, one of the quietest Preamp/
Processor/Tuners you can buy! The large, conservatively rated
toroidal-transformer-based linear power supply substantially minimizes radiated interference, another key ingredient to the AVM 2’s
effortless performance.
Audio and video inputs are
all fully buffered for minimum
crosstalk. All digital inputs feature
individual low-jitter multiplexers — just
another extreme that we go to, to ensure the
best in high-end sound.
Our parts complement includes: The most powerful Digital Signal
Processing (DSP) engine in the industry; the 24 bit / 96 kHz
Motorola
®
Digital DNA™56362 DSP chip operating at a phenomenal
108 million instructions per second; top-rated Burr-Brown
®
PCM1728, 24 bit / 96 kHz digital-to-analog converters; ultra lownoise, low-distortion Cirrus Logic/Crystal
®
24 bit / 96 kHz analog-todigital converters; Analog Devices AD812, 50 MHz (-3 dB) video
buffers (allowing 37 MHz High Definition video signals to be
switched with no video degradation); and a high-current/highvoltage headphone amplifier with a dedicated fully discrete output
stage. Component parts are carefully chosen for optimal audio use
to maintain the lowest possible total harmonic distortion plus noise
(THD+N), which would otherwise interfere with the spaciousness
and clarity of sound.
For best possible video performance the On-Screen Display can be
disabled, completely removing its character generator from the
video signal path. Our 6-Channel Direct analog input is not only
meant for DVD-Audio, you can also use the Front L/R of this input
with your high-end 2-Channel analog source for 2-Channel bypass
operation — only the volume, balance, subwoofer controls and
minimal operational circuitry remain in the signal path. The AVM 2
is truly a high-end audiophile’s and videophile’s dream!
Zone / Path
Have you ever wanted your audio/video
system to do three things at once? For
instance; watch a DVD in one room while
someone in another room listens to a CD
and then record a Satellite broadcast, all
at the same time? Now you can, and it’s
easy with our Zone/Path feature. Just
press the Zone/Path button to choose
‘where’, then press the Source button to
select ‘what’ you want to see or hear in
that Zone/Path. And Zone 2 even has it’s
own bass, treble and balance controls to
let you make changes independent of your
MAIN room settings.
All Digital is Not Created Equal
The AVM 2 is extraordinary for both music
and home theater! It reproduces music
that is completely true to the original. It
recreates film the way the director and
recording engineer wanted you to see and
hear it. The AVM 2’s state-of-the-art digital
design decodes Dolby Digital
®
, DTS®,
MPEG2
®
, Dolby ProLogic®and CD (PCM)
with unprecedented accuracy and delivers
sound that is nothing short of spectacular
in its clarity, purity and dimensional
precision. But don’tjust take our word for
it, listen for yourself – you will be amazed!
Auto-Mode Detection and Effects
Dolby Digital®, DTS®, CD? The AVM 2
makes it easy. For all digital inputs it
selects the right mode, automatically! In
stereo it also offers five ‘Effects’ options
which can be used to create a variety
of acoustic environments, including:
Hall, Theater, Stadium, Club, Church
and ProLogic®. Having a party? Select
‘5-Channel Stereo’ and music will fill
your room from every speaker!
For even easier operation, the AVM 2
remembers the effect chosen by source
component until you decide to change it
for that source.
We even have a 96 kHz Stereo setting that
recalibrates bass, treble and subwoofer
controls for accurate operation with a
24 bit / 96 kHz source.
Audiophiles Rejoice!
If you are a music lover, then this is the
preamplifier for you! From the introduction
of our famous SFL-1 and SFL-2 in 1991/93
to the Line Series of today, our award
winning preamps are well known for
their fabulous dynamics, stunning transparency, tonal neutrality and Direct
bypass mode. The AVM 2 remains true to
this tradition and has also taken it much
farther. Like its predecessors, the AVM 2
even has a 6-channel analog Direct
bypass input for DVD Audio, that can
alternatively be used for your best
2-channel analog source component.
A balanced XLR digital input (AES/EBU)
and balanced XLR outputs provide the
best noise rejection possible. Upgrade
the performance of your CD player by
connecting its digital output to the
AVM 2, thereby using the AVM 2’s
superior Burr-Brown®PCM 1728, 24 bit /
96 kHz digital-to-analog converters.
Center Channel Equalization
When you place a center channel
speaker on top of your TV , the front of the
TV screen becomes an extension of
the speaker baffle, essentially ‘changing’
its exterior shape, which can reduce
dialogue intelligibility. The AVM 2 addresses this problem with its Center
Channel Equalization feature. Just select
your TV’s screen size and the AVM 2’s
proprietary algorithm adjusts the shape
of the frequency response curve going
to the center channel to provide the
clearest sound possible.
Universal Learning Remote Control
The AVM 2 Remote Control operates
the MAIN, ZONE 2 and REC Paths. It can
be programmed to operate six other
components, such as: Televisions, DVD
players, CD Players, Satellite receivers,
VCR’s and more – an extensive universal
library of codes is included. It can also
learn almost any other command to a
button location. It is even smart enough
to let you know when its batteries are
running low – the back light and the red
LED will flash as it turns off. Intuitive,
logically laid out and easy to use, our
remote control lets you spend less time
on ‘fiddling’ and more on taking command over all of your components.
HDTV Ready
High Definition Video (720p, 1080i or 1080p)
requires two things: First, video buffers
with a minimum bandwidth of 50 MHz
at -3 dB; and second, Component Video
connections (RGB). Both S-Video and
Composite-Video allow for no better
than 480i. In fact they cannot even
handle the higher definition – but still
not HD – signal of 480p, now available
with line-doubled DVD’s.
Be wary of products claiming HD Video
‘capability,’ if they do not have both the
required band-width and Component
Video. The AVM 2 is true HDTV ready,
using the highest quality video devices
(rather than poorer ones that might just
get by), so there is no degradation of the
video signal whatsoever!
FM / AM Tuner
Our tuner provides superb high-end sound
and features 18 FM and 6 AM station
presets, selectable Stereo, High Blend
and Mono modes to capture even hard to
reach stations. As with other sources, the
tuner can be directed to all three Paths so
you can listen to your favorite radio station
anywhere in your home.
Matching Volume Differences
Ever notice how some analog components
(FM/AM, VCR, Tape, etc.) play louder
than others with the volume control at
the same setting? The AVM 2 lets you
adjust for those differences easily. Builtin VU metersprovide a visual indicator of
the level right up to overload. Now all of
your components can play at a similar
level whenever you switch between
sources, thereby minimizing volume
control adjustments.
Setup that’s Intuitive,
Easy and also Remembers
The setup menu is intuitive and easy to
use. Once completed, settings can be
saved and even password-protected. Two
save files are included: one for User and
one for Installer. Now, if you ever need to
revert to your own or your installer’s setup
settings, simply restore the saved file.
Let’s say someone changed a setup
menu setting, it’s Saturday night and now
you can’t watch a movie. What do you
do? No need to wait (and pay!) for a
service technician, just restore the saved
settings file … ‘and press play’.
Headphones
Terrific for late night movies (when you
don’t want to disturb the family), or for
those hard of hearing. High quality headphones can also be used for serious
listening. The AVM 2’s built-in highend headphone amplifier has discrete
components for superb, life-like private
listening. Headphones also have their own
bass, treble and balance controls to let
you make changes independent of your
MAIN room settings.
Advanced Bass Management
with Memory
In the setup menu you can set the lowfrequency crossover point for your
speakers/subwoofer, which speakers
will be included in this crossover, and
the conditions by which your subwoofer
will operate.
Want deep, visceral bass? The AVM 2
is one of the few processors that has a
‘Super’ subwoofer setting. This allows
your subwoofer to receive bass at all
times – not just from the Low Frequency
Effects (LFE) channel plus speakers set
to ‘small’, but even from speakers set to
‘large’, thereby improving overall bass
reproduction. This setting is equally
important for 2-channel music with ‘large’
fronts – activating your subwoofer to
reproduce all of the glorious deep bass
in your music recordings.
Concerned about the bass from the LFE
channel overdriving your subwoofer, or
neighbors? The AVM 2 lets you reduce the
LFE level independent of the subwoofer
level, to achieve the balance you want.
More bass for movies, less for music,
more bass for the next movie – it seems
the subwoofer is always being adjusted.
Our unique memory feature solves this by
automatically memorizing both subwoofer
and LFE levels for each mode – Dolby
Digital
®
, DTS®, MPEG2®, Stereo, Dolby
ProLogic®and also for the Direct Input.
This eliminates the need to constantly
change subwoofer and LFE levels for
differe nt movie formats or music.
Triggers
Triggers can turn components that have
a trigger input, on or off. Three triggers
provide tremendous flexibility. Set T rigger 1
to MAIN power-on, connect it to the
trigger input of your amplifier, press the
MAIN power button – your amplifier will
turn on and off in tandem.
Use triggers to automate as much as you
like, turn your entire system on or off with
one button. And when used with Timers
you have even more versatility. For
example, set timers and triggers so that
at 7:00 am MAIN turns-on to DVD, triggerson your TV , Amplifier and DVD Player , even
turn lights on or off, and your five-year-old
can watch a Disney®movie on Saturday
morning, and leave you time to sleep in.
Two triggers operate at 50 mA and the
third at 200 mA. Unique to the AVM 2,
this third higher current trigger saves
hundreds of dollars on a separate
outboard high current trigger, which
would otherwise be required to operate
motorized products such as video
projection screens.
Redefining Easy to Use
Our intuitive setup menu, written in
plain English and easy to navigate, and
WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-youget) front panel buttons and display
readouts, make the AVM 2 a snap to
operate. You can even rename source
inputs to make them easier for your
whole family to use. For example,
change the ‘AUX’ input to read ‘Game’
so your kids can easily locate the
source input for their video games.
Communication
The AVM 2 makes communicating over
home local area networks (LAN) easy.
It is compatible with Crestron®(via RS
232 interface), PhastLink®(with optional
module), and also has provisions to add an
optional IEEE 1394 Firewire®connection
in the future.
Timers
Main and Zone 2 have sleep timers and
two programmable on/off timers. The
sleep timer for ZONE 2 can be set to
turn-off after a selected time, while
MAIN remains on – or is set to turn-off at
its own sleep time. The programmable
timers can be set to operate for
weekdays, weekends, or both. You can
also pre-select the source for any timer
when it turns on. For example, you can
set ZONE 2 to turn-on at 7:15 am to an FM
Preset and wake up to that station. Set
MAIN to turn-on at 7:45 am to TV and
watch the morning news while you have
breakfast. Then set MAIN and ZONE 2 to
turn-off at 9:00 am, after you leave for
work. And then turn-on again at 6:00 pm
to a CD so your favorite music can be
playing when you get home. And finally,
set it to turn-off again at midnight.
Protect Your System and Yourself!
Password-protectable maximum volume
settings let you protect your amplifier and
speakers from damage that could result
from overdriving. Independent settings
are provided for each Path. You can even
protect against hearing injury from headphones by setting its maximum volume!
Since all audio signals pass through
the volume control, its quality is of
tantamount importance. Digital volume
controls add noise and distortion, there
by diminishing the purity of sound. The
AVM 2 uses the best; a wide-range
analog Cirrus Logic/Crystal®volume
control with extremely low noise and
distortion – even at the lowest listening
levels – for smooth, natural sound.
Group Audio Delay
Thinking of adding a video line doubler/
quadrupler or scaler to improve video
quality? These can provide terrific
improvement, but the time it takes to
process the video signal also results in a
slight, but noticeable delay – the video
will no longer be in-sync with the audio
signal. The AVM 2’s Group Audio Delay
corrects for this. In one millisecond
increments from 0 to 84, the complete
audio signal can be delayed and
re-synchronized with the video signal to
again ensure a perfect match.
Software Updates
What if the operation of the AVM 2 is
upgraded in the future? No problem.
Updating your AVM 2 is as easy as 1-2-3.
First, connect your computer (PC or MAC)
to the Internet. Second, go to our website
at www.sonicfrontiers.com and download
the latest version of the AVM 2 Software.
Third, connect your computer to the
AVM 2 and upload the new Software. It’s
easy and takes only a few minutes to
fully update your AVM 2 with the latest
version of the operating system.
Late Night Operation
A number of late night features keep your
sleeping family members (and your
neighbors) in mind. Dynamics can be
reduced on Dolby Digital®movies to limit
the impact of louder sounds like symbol
crashes and explosions, while still
hearing the faintest whisper of dialog.
An independent Low Frequency Effects
(LFE) control lets you reduce the level of
the ‘.1’ LFE channel, which often contains
substantial bass. The front panel display
can even be dimmed to be less obtrusive,
and it will still brighten momentarily
whenever you make any adjustments.
SPECIFICATIONS
Our cutting edge digital design, superior quality parts selection, massive and
conservatively rated power supplies, ultra low-noise balanced XLR digital
input (best choice for low jitter and maximum performance), balanced XLR
outputs, advanced grounding techniques and superior analog design, make
the AVM 2 a stunning high-end product. It can belt out a visceral rock
performance with remarkable clarity and power and yet finesse through the
most subtle nuances of a classical orchestra. And with 16 video inputs –
including 7 Composite, 7 S-Video and 2 Component Video – and 18 audio
inputs, the AVM 2 lets you to connect all your source components with ease.
The AVM 2 is a world class high-end Preamplifier • Processor • Tuner in every
respect. When coupled with any number of Anthem™ amplifiers, in
combination, these highly sophisticated products provide the absolute finest
in high-end performance and value!
PREAMPLIFIER SECTION
Input Impedance
Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 kΩ
All Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 kΩ
Output Impedance
Main-RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Ω
Other-RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ω
XLR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 Ω
Rated Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 Vrms
Maximum Input
Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 Vrms
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 Vrms
Rated Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 Vrms
Maximum Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 Vrms
Headphone Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mW into 32 Ω @ 0.2% THD+N
Volume Range
Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -95.5 dB to +31.5 dB
Zone2 & Headphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -70.0 dB to +10.0 dB
Volume Resolution
Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 dB
Zone2 & Headphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25 dB
Crossover
High-Pass Slope (Small Speaker Setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 dB/octave (2nd order)
Low-Pass Slope (Subwoofer). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 dB/octave (4th order)
Crossover Frequency (Adjustable in 10 Hz Steps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-160 Hz
Controls
Bass Center Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Hz
Treble Center Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 kHz
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +/- 12 dB
Channel Separation (at 20 kHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 dB
Crosstalk Between Inputs (at 20 kHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 dB
MAIN (RCA & XLR)
Frequency Response
Direct Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hz to 20 kHz +0, -0.2 dB
All Other Analog Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hz to 20 kHz +0, -0.4 dB
Digital Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hz to 20 kHz +0, -0.3 dB
THD+N @ Rated Input & Output
Direct Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01%
All Other Analog Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02%
Digital Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02%
IMD (CCIF) @ 15 kHz & 16 kHz
Direct Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001%
All Other Analog Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002%
Digital Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001%
S/N ref. 2.0 Vrms A-weighted
Direct Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 dB
All Other Analog Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 dB
Digital Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 dB
ZONE2
Frequency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hz to 20 kHz +0, -0.2 dB
THD+N (at Rated Input & Output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.08%
IMD (CCIF at 15 kHz & 16 kHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.08%
S/N Ratio (ref. 2.0 Vrms A-weighted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 dB
FM TUNER SECTION
Sensitivity
50 dB S/N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 dBµ typ., 25 dBµ max.
IHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 dBµ typ., 20 dBµ max.
Signal to Noise Ratio
Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 dB typ., 65 dB max.
Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 dB typ., 60 dB max.
Distortion
Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2% typ., 1.0% max.
Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3% typ., 1.5% max.
Stereo Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 dB typ., 25 dB min.
Adjacent Channel Selectivity (+/- 400 kHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 dB typ., 60 dB min.
Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hz to 15 kHz +/- 1 dB
AM TUNER SECTION
Sensitivity (20 dB S/N). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 dBµ typ., 56 dBµ max.
Signal to Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 dB typ., 43 dB min.
Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7% typ., 2.0% max.
One Signal Selectivity (+/- 10 kHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 dB typ., 18 dB min.
Frequency Response (0 dB ref. 600 Hz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Hz to 4 kHz +0, -13 dB
VIDEO SECTION
Bandwidth
Composite & S-Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MHz +/- 0.3 dB
Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 MHz +/- 0.4 dB, 50 MHz -3 dB
All video inputs and outputs are 75 Ω, 1.5 Vp-p, and work with either NTSC or PAL /
SECAM signals according to factory setting. Component inputs and outputs work with
any standard requiring bandwidth up to 30 MHz, including Component-RGB, HDTV, line
doublers, and line quadruplers.
DIGITAL AUDIO
All digital audio inputs and outputs are to S/PDIF electrical (75 Ω, 0.5 Vp-p), S/PDIF
optical (Toslink), or AES / EBU (110 Ω, 5 Vp-p) standards as appropriate.
Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motorola
®
Digital DNA™ 56362 @ 108MHz
Audio Converters
Analog to Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal
®
CS5396
Digital to Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burr-Brown
®
PCM1728
CONTROL
RS-232 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One DB-9F connector (straight-wired)
RS-232 Port Configuration Baud rate (1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200),
8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity bits, flow control (RTS, CTS, NONE).
Trigger Outputs
Trigger 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 mA @ 12 VDC
Trigger 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 mA @ 12 VDC
Sequential Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 ms
DIMENSIONS
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1
/4inches (43.8 cm)
Height (including feet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7
/8inches (14.8 cm)
Depth (not including volume knob and rear panel jacks) . . . . . . . . 11
1
/2inches (29.2 cm)
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.7 lbs. (10.8 kg)
MISCELLANEOUS
Supply Voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-130 V, 60 Hz only
Power Consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 VA or less
Fuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 Amp 5 mm slow blow
Designed and manufactured in North America by Sonic Frontiers International.
2790 Brighton Road, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6H 5T4 Tel: (905) 829-3838 Fax: (905) 829-3033
Sonic Frontiers can be reached from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm (E.S.T.), or 24 hours a day by Fax.
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™
and SONIC FRONTIERS™are trademarks of Sonic Frontiers International.
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®
, Digital DNA™ and their respective logos are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
Phastlink
®
is a trademark of PHAST Corporation. Crestron®is a trademark of Crestron Electronics,
Inc. Firewire
®
is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby
®
, Pro Logic®, and the Double-D symbol
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®
and DTS Digital Surround
®
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