Primare SPA-21 Owners manual
SPA21 SURROUND PROCESSING AMPLIFIER
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PREFACE
Copyright and acknowledgements
Copyright © 2004 Primare Systems AB. All rights reserved.
Primare Systems AB
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SE-352 45 Växjö
Sweden
Issue: SPA21
The information in this guide is believed to be correct as
of the date of publication. However, our policy is one of
continuous development and so the information is subject
to change without notice, and does not represent a commitment on the part of Primare Systems AB.
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“Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
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Copyright 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights
reserved. LaserDisc is a trademark of Pioneer Electric
Corp. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
FCC Warning: This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used
correctly in accordance with our instructions may cause
interference to radio communications or radio and television reception. It has been type-tested and complies with
the limits set out in Subpart J, Part 15 of FCC rules for
a Class B computing device. These limits are intended to
provide reasonable protection against such interference in
home installations.
EEC: This product has been designed and type-tested
to comply with the limits set out in EN55013 and
EN55020.
This guide was produced by Condesign Ljungby AB.
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CONTENTS
Introduction
Exceptional processing and
amplifying performance ...............................................1
Using the SPA21 with other Primare products .............2
Technical specications ................................................2
How to get started
Connecting the SPA21 Surround Amplier with
standard congurations ................................................3
Quick connection of speakers....................................... 3
Power connection.........................................................4
Switching on and off .................................................... 4
Front panel controls ..................................................... 5
Front panel display....................................................... 6
Selecting a preset source ...............................................6
Advanced connecting
Back panel connections ................................................7
Power connection.........................................................8
Safety instructions........................................................8
Main outputs ...............................................................8
Audio inputs ................................................................8
Video connections........................................................8
Record inputs............................................................... 9
Data and RS232...........................................................9
DC-trigger outputs (12V) ............................................9
Connecting to the Primare DVD26 DVD Player.........9
Operating the SPA21
Changing volume.......................................................11
Changing levels ..........................................................11
Using menus
Using the main menu.................................................13
Using the menus ........................................................13
Choosing the surround mode.....................................14
Locking the front panel..............................................15
Saving the conguration.............................................15
Conguring the on-screen display ..............................17
Conguring the front panel display............................17
Conguring the remote control.................................. 17
Setting up the speakers
Conguring the speakers............................................19
Selection of possible speaker congurations................19
Setting the speaker delays ...........................................20
Setting the speaker levels ............................................21
Setting the analogue input level.................................. 22
Setting up the sources
Standard sources.........................................................23
Removing sources.......................................................23
Editing sources...........................................................24
Examples of sources....................................................25
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Welcome to the Primare SPA21 Surround Amplier! This chapter introduces you to its key features,
and explains how you can take advantage of its
congurability to create a system perfectly suited
to your requirements.
WELCOME TO THE SPA21 SURROUND AMPLIFIER
INTRODUCTION
The SPA21 provides a comprehensive range of features
to make it ideal as the heart of an unparalleled music or
home entertainment system:
Exceptional processing and
amplifying performance
The SPA21 uses proprietary DSP circuitry developed by
Primare, providing better analog performance than the
current off-the-shelf circuits used in many other surround
amplier, resulting in a very high standard of multichannel audio reproduction. The SPA21 provides up to
192kHz/ 24 bit processing to accommodate all the current
multi-channel audio formats and allow for expansion as
new formats are introduced. The SPA21 incorporates a
high quality power amplier providing 100 Watts per
channel.
Flexible range of inputs
The SPA21 provides a range of inputs exible enough to
cater for virtually any combination of sources including:
eight or ve plus one external analog RCA inputs, two
coaxial digital inputs, two TOS-Link optical digital inputs.
a wide range of processing options to allow you to choose
the ideal mode for each type of material, including Dolby
Pro Logic II, an improved version of Dolby Pro Logic,
and several new processing modes designed to provide
superb results with eight-channel systems from Dolby
Digital and DTS encoded materials.
Multi-channel analog input
In addition to decoding encoded multi-channel sources,
the SPA21 provides a discrete eight-channel analog input
for a DVD audio or SACD player that provides a multichannel output.
Full congurability
The SPA21 is fully congurable from either the front
panel or remote control, using a simple set of on-screen
menus, to allow you to set it up with the exact combination of sources and outputs that you want to use for
your own system. The SPA21 is supplied already set up
with a standard set of sources, designed to cater for the
most usual combination of inputs and outputs in a typical system, but you can modify these or dene your own
sources with total exibility.
Video switching
The SPA21 provides two component video inputs, two
S-Video inputs and four composite video inputs,
allowing you to switch up to eight audio-visual sources.
Digital Surround Processing
The SPA21 can decode multi-channel sources encoded
in the Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, or DTS formats
to provide eight discrete output channels for up to eight
loudspeakers in a surround system. The SPA21 provides
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Intuitive user interface
In keeping with the philosophy of the Primare range of
systems, the SPA21 ’s powerful range of features can be
controlled through a very simple and intuitive interface,
designed so that it will not distract you from the pleasure
of listening to music or watching movies on your system.
In fact almost all the features of the SPA21 can be accessed
through just two front panel controls and ve push buttons; alternatively the same degree of control is provided
through the C20 Remote Control supplied with the
SPA21.
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Using the SPA21 with other
Primare products
Although the SPA21 is exible enough to work with virtually any other equipment you have in your system, it is
ideal for use with the other products in the Primare range.
A particular benet of using the SPA21 with the Primare
DVD Player is that you can control both units with the
single remote control, to give you a fully integrated system
with the simplest possible user interface.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
General
Output power 5 × 100W 8 Ω
Analog inputs 8 RCA.
Digital inputs 2 RCA, 2 TOS-Link.
Video inputs 4 composite, 2 S-Video, 2 component.
Analog outputs Front (left and right), center, sub, surround
(left and right), surround back (left and right).
Analog record output 1 RCA (left and right).
Digital outputs 1 RCA.
Video outputs 2 composite, 2 S-Video, 1 component.
Modes Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Digital 5.1
DTS Neo:6
DTS 5.1
DTS ES 6.1
DTS ES 6.1 Discrete
Video NTSC/PAL
Analog data
THD <0.07 %, 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise -100 dB
Frequency response <10 Hz – 100 kHz, -3dB
Digital data
Frequency response <10 Hz – 100 kHz, -3 dB
Dimensions (W´D´H) 430 × 400 × 135mm
Weight 24,5 kg
HOW TO GET STARTED
This chapter explains how to get started quickly
with the SPA21 Surround Amplifier. More
detailed instructions are presented in the following
chapters.
Connecting the SPA21 Surround
Amplier with standard congurations
Source Audio Video Surround Description
mode
CD Analog 1 None Bypass High quality CD
player
DVD Digital 1 S-Video 1 2-CH DVD player
Tuner Analog 2 None Stereo FM radio tuner
TV Analog 3 Video 1 Dolby Pro Television or
Logic II monitor
Sat Analog 5 Video 2 Dolby Pro Satellite receiver
Logic II
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Quick connection of speakers
The SPA21 is preset for you to connect a ve channel surroundsystem with a subwoofer.
A B DC
F E
Standard video connections
1. TV
2. Sat
3. DVD
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A B
FE C
Standard audio connections
4. Sat
5. TV
7. CD
8. DVD
6. Tuner
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Power connection
WARNING: Before connecting power
check that the required supply voltage, indicated on the back panel, corresponds to
your local AC supply. If a different voltage
is stated on the type plate do not connect the SPA21 to
the mains power, and seek advice from your dealer.
Connect the mains power using the enclosed mains cable.
NOTE: Always disconnect the SPA21 and all other units
from the mains power before connecting or disconnecting
any of the cables. Failure to do this might seriously damage the unit.
Safety instructions
To prevent re or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing. No objects lled with
liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the SPA21.
If you want to build in the SPA21 you need to be sure to
allow space of at least 20 cm behind, 10 cm on both sides
and 30 cm above the top panel of the unit. This is to prevent re or damage. Although you have to make sure that
the main switch is accessable.
Switching on and off
To switch on
• Use the main switch under the left-hand edge of the
housing (1).
During normal operation you can leave the SPA21
switched on and in standby mode.
To switch to standby
• Hold down the button on the front panel or the
remote control.
When the SPA21 is in standby mode the red indicator
will be illuminated.
To switch on from standby
• Hold down the button on the front panel or the
remote control.
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