Bryston SPV 1 Owner's Manual
SPV1
VIDEO SWITCHER
OWNER’S MANUAL
Thank you for choosing a Bryston
product. We would welcome any comments or suggestions you may have
regarding the operation of your video
switcher. We consider our customer to
be Bryston’s most important resource
and your opinion is very much appreciated. In the unlikely event you have
a problem with your unit and must
Make sure the power switch on the
rear panel of the video switcher is in
the off position until all connections
are made. Plug the power cord into the
IEC power inlet on the rear panel of
the SPV-1, and plug the male end of
the power cord into a wall outlet.
If using the SPV-1 with the Bryston
SP1.7 connect the RS-232 cable
(straight through with DB9 male connectors at one end and a 1/8” 3-conductor phone plug at the other). If
using it with other control systems
(AMX, Crestron etc.) then a straight
through DB9-male to DB9-female
cable may be required as well.
We recommend placing the SPV-1
beneath the SP1.7 Surround Processor
for ease of connection and performance optimization. The RS-232 cable
should be no longer than 10 feet (3
meters) to minimize communication
errors.
GENERAL INFORMATION
SETUP RECOMMENDATIONS
The Bryston SPV-1 Video Switcher
offers six composite video inputs, six
S-video and two component video
inputs. Each set constitutes an isolated
switching path. This feature allows for
the parallel connection of the compos-
ite video and S-video with both outputs active. This is helpful for connecting to composite video recording
devices such as (older) VCRs.
Outputs include main (monitor)
for composite, S-video and component
as well as record outputs for compos-
ite and S-video. The main outputs
have on-screen display (OSD) capabil-
ity when used in combination with the
Bryston SP1.7 surround processor or
any other RS-232 control system.
On-screen display (OSD) allows
setup and start up information from
the SP1.7 to be displayed on your
video monitor. OSD is only available
when using the RS-232 control method
(see On-Screen Display notes in the
Front Panel Control and Indicators section).
Infra-red (IR) control is also
offered. The functions are accessed by
the SP1.7 remote control or by Pronto
codes available from Bryston.
DESCRIPTION
return it for service please keep the
original box and all packaging material.
The Bryston SPV-1 is a high quality,
multi-path, video switcher intended to
be used in combination with the
Bryston SP1.7 surround processor or
as a stand alone video switcher.
POWER BUTTON:
Pressing the front panel power button
takes the unit out of stand-by mode
and powers up the SPV-1. If the unit is
already powered-up, then pressing the
power button will power the unit down.
If the power LED does not illuminate,
check that the rear panel power switch
(on the power inlet module) is in the
“ON” (“1”) position.
SOURCE BUTTONS:
Pressing one of the source buttons will
switch the appropriate composite and
S-video inputs to the Main Outputs.
The LED will be green to indicate the
selected video path for the main outputs. Component input selection is
accomplished using the C1 and C2
selector buttons for component inputs
1 and 2 respectively.
OSD (On-Screen-Display):
Pressing the OSD button will change
the OSD assignment between compos-
ite, S-video and component, sequence.
The LED will change colour as follows:
LED Output
off inactive
green composite
red S-video
amber component
To save OSD settings for each type of
input, press the SAVE button on the
remove control.
RECORD/ZONE BUTTON:
Pressing this button will indicate the
selected record source being routed to
the record outputs. The record LED
and Source LED will turn red. When
the Record/Zone LED is red, any
source (TV, DVD, VCR, etc.) can be
selected for recording using the source
buttons.
N.B. the record path of the SPV-1 is
separate from the monitor path allowing you to record one source while
monitoring a different source.
FRONT PANEL CONTROL & INDICATORS
USING THE BRYSTON SPV-1 WITH THE BRYSTON SP1.7
The combination of the Bryston SP1.7
Surround Processor and the SPV-1
Video Switcher provides for totally
seamless integration of all audio and
video functions.
The Bryston SP1.7 (units manufac-
tured after October 2002) contains all the
RS-232 codes to simultaneously control the switching functions of the SPV-
1. When the SP1.7 is powered up an
RS-232 command will also power up
the SPV-1. When an input is selected
on the SP1.7 (manually or remotely) it
sends a message to the SPV-1 to
switch the corresponding inputs to the
main and record outputs simultaneously. The audio path on the SP1.7
does not allow a separate record path.
It is not possible to listen to one source
while recording another.
If On-Screen Display (OSD) is
desired, this can be toggled on or off
by pressing the OSD button on the
SP1.7 remote control. The OSD messages will be sent from the SP1.7 to
the SPV-1 and displayed on the video
monitor. OSD messages are displayed
when changing inputs, changing
mode, changing volume, or while
using the setup menus.
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