Tag mclaren audio AV32R User Manual

4 controls 6 welcome 7 safety ﬁrst / when you need additional assistance 8 preparing your remote control - installing batteries 9 connectivity

analog audio inputs ................................................9

5.1 analog bypass..................................................9

digital audio inputs..................................................9

TAGtronic Sync Link...............................................1 0

AC-3 RF Laserdisc interface ....................................1 0

composite video inputs...........................................1 1

S-video inputs .......................................................1 1

audio outputs main zone........................................1 2

audio outputs zone 2.............................................1 2

speaker positioning ...............................................1 3

analog and digital tape outputs ..............................1 4

TAGtronic Bus routing ............................................1 5

DAB digital radio antenna......................................1 5

action switches......................................................1 6

external infrared receiver connections......................1 7

composite video outputs .........................................1 8

S-video outputs......................................................1 8

1 9 on screen display 1 9 video standard & signal conversion 2 0 basic system set-up: an example 2 1 switching on / standby 2 2 controlling remotely 2 2 front panel display in operation 2 3 status screen: all essential user settings at a glance 2 4 source selection 2 5 volume control - main & zone 2

changing volume...................................................2 5

changing between main and zone 2 .......................2 5

start volume ..........................................................2 5

maximum volume ..................................................2 5

c o n t e n t s

2 6 mute and partial mute (attenuation) 2 7 balance (front/rear, left/right) 2 8 surround modes & initial modes 2 9 THX post processing 3 1 THX Cinema, THX Ultra2 and THX Music 3 2 THX Surround EX 3 3 surround modes

mono, direct, bypass, HDCD ..................................3 3

stereo, Pro Logic, Pro Logic II ..................................3 4

DTS Neo:6, TAG McLaren Surround, party...............3 5

Dolby Digital, MPEG-2, DTS, DTS ES 6.1 .................3 6

DTS 96 / 24, Multi-channel....................................3 7

3 8 height channel 3 9 audio channel indicator: audio status 3 9 tuning the LFE or subwoofer level 4 0 cursor assigmenment

balance ...............................................................4 0

Pro Logic II Music ..................................................4 0

AV32R DAB digital radio tuning..............................4 0

T32R tuning via TAGtronic Bus................................4 0

quick settings .......................................................4 1

4 2 The AV32R set-up menu : introduction 4 4 ﬁrst time set-up wizard 4 5 Change Set-up

night mode...........................................................4 5

front panel conﬁguration ........................................4 6

front panel brightness ............................................4 7

on-screen conﬁguration ..........................................4 8

radiotext display ...................................................4 8

video inputs conﬁguration ......................................4 9

analog audio inputs conﬁguration ...........................5 0

digital audio input conﬁguration .............................5 2

TAGtronic Sync Link conﬁguration ...........................5 3

When to Use Height Speaker..................................5 4

5.1 analog bypass conﬁguration/trim .....................5 5

source input key assignments on remote...................5 6

loudspeaker deﬁnition and calibration .....................5 7

mode dependent speaker trims ...............................5 9

distance between back speakers .............................5 9

subwoofer types....................................................6 0

LFE cut-off frequency ..............................................6 0

THX boundary gain compensation...........................6 0

bass redirection rules.............................................6 1

speaker calibration................................................6 2

alternative listening position....................................6 2

5.1 replay through 7.1 loudspeakers.......................6 3

6 4 TMREQ TAG McLaren Room EQ -

for details see separate TMREQ manual

main zone / zone 2 conﬁguration...........................65

Dolby Headphone .................................................65

Dolby Pro Logic IIx conﬁguration .............................66

NTSC/ PAL latency offset .......................................67

OSD on composite and S-video...............................67

PSM192: connections and settings ..........................68

DAB digital radio ..................................................71

action switches......................................................74

7 5 TAGtronic Bus

in and out of standby.............................................7 5

sending remote commands via AV32R.....................7 6

controlling (multiple) ampliﬁers................................7 7

corresponding with DVD32/DVD192 & T32R............7 8

8 1 hardware and software upgrades

how to enable a new software option ......................8 2

8 3 programming the remote 8 7 upgrading the AV32R’s software 8 9 running in, warming up, cleaning and service 9 0 acknowledgements

c o n t e n t s

c o n t r o l s

1 power / standby indicator 2 input selection buttons 3 mode / standby buttons 4 function buttons 5 display 6 volume knob 7 remote command receiver window

8 power button

9 special status indicators 10 remote command acknowledge indicator 11 fuse carrier

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action switches

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external remote in/out

14 DAB Digital Radio antenna - option

15 composite video in/out sockets

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back channel output sockets 17 digital output socket(s) 18 analog output sockets (5.1) 19 5.1 analog bypass 20 ac supply socket 21 TAGtronic Communications Bus

Sp ecific atio n sho wn ma y va ry f or diff erent cou ntr ies

22 S-Video in/out sockets 23 digital input sockets 24 TAGtronic Synchronisation Link T2L 25 digital output 2 - optional AC-3 RF

input for Laserdiscs 26 tape monitor 27 analog input sockets, incl. tape input

1 . only avai lable if yo ur AV32R ‘Dua l Proce ssor’ is eq uipped

wit h the ‘7.1’ optio n

welcome

welcome to

Dr. Udo Zucker Chief Executive Ofﬁcer TAG McLaren Audio

TAG McLaren Audio exists with one aim in mind: to produce the very best audio and audio-visual equipment in the world.

Like many people, I often have my best ideas when relaxing to a piece of music or watching a movie. For years, knowing the technical capabilities of TAG McLaren, I have nurtured the ambition to push music reproduction to the absolute limit; that’s why we formed TAG McLaren Audio.

At the core of our development team are highly experienced engineers whose heritage of award-winning hi-ﬁ and world-beating electronic control systems is envied by many and equalled by few.

There are many immediate spin-offs into audio from our expertise in automotive electronics, mechanical engineering and the material science of Formula One motor racing: multi-layer printed circuits, fast digital signal processing, electronic noise suppression, radio frequency technology and software expertise to name but a few - all prerequisites of an outstanding audio product.

TAG McLaren Audio’s aim is perfection combined with aesthetic delight and solid build quality – a rare combination in hi-ﬁ.

Enjoy ...

Dr. Udo Zucker

safety first / when you need additional assistance

safety first

before you start

Make sure that all components of your audio-visual system are disconnected from the AC supply whenever you change any connections. The power button is a latching switch. One press will hold it in; the next will release it. Check that the power button is out so that power is off.

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is designed to run warm during normal operation. Please ensure that there is adequate ventilation above and below the unit.

Do not place anything on top of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’!

Do not place your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ on top of any electronic product (or hot surface), it will warm both products because of restricted ventilation.

We recommend that you do not place your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ near any heat sources such as radiators or in direct sunlight.

Do not expose your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to dripping or splashing liquids. Do not place objects ﬁlled with liquid, such as vases, on or near it.

Do not connect the AC cable, supplied, until you have completed all connections.

when you need additional assistance

To maximize the performance from your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, it is essential to conﬁgure it correctly. This will ensure it performs its role at the heart of your home cinema system to its optimum. Without this set-up you will signiﬁcantly reduce your system’s potential.

In case you need any support, remember:

• refer to the on screen help, available from the on screen display

• ask your TAG McLaren Audio retailer for assistance

• contact our Helpdesk@tagmclaren.com by email, using either the English or German language

• refer to the Discussion Forum at www.tagmclaren.com to share your speciﬁc issue with others

For on-line help select the ? using the cursor keys, followed by ok

1. Throughout the manual, bold print indicates the lettering that you will find on the panels of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ or the remote.

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preparing the remote control

installing batteries

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is supplied with a ‘learning’ remote. This is supplied pre-programmed for TAG McLaren Audio home cinema products, but may easily be re-programmed to control other devices using an infra-red remote within your home audio and audio-visual system. The remote uses four AAA 1.5 V batteries. These are supplied with the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

To open the battery compartment, push the latch forward towards the top of the remote, and lift the latch up. Make sure that batteries are inserted in the correct orientation, with the + and – markings on the batteries match those in the battery compartment

To close the battery cover, slide it straight back in (towards the top of the remote) and push down until it clicks into place.

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1. Make sure you do not press any keys on the remote during battery changing, as you will lose any user- programmed functions. For more information about programming the remote, please refer to page 87 ‘programming the remote’.

connectivity: audio sources

Please have a look at the rear panel of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ and you will see many potential connections can be made to your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. Fortunately these connections can be separated in logical groups which are described in the following paragraphs:

audio inputs

You can connect analog (stereo and 5.1) and digital audio signals.

stereo analog inputs

Your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has six, electrically identical analog inputs at the rear, labelled for convenience TV, VCR, SAT, TUNER, AUX, TAPE .

AUX TUNER SAT VCR TV

TAPE

ANALOG INPUT

5.1 bypass The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ offers a 5.1 BYPASS, which is

BYPASS

also conﬁgurable as three stereo inputs. The 5.1 BYPASS is a true 5.1 analog bypass with analog volume control, allowing the direct connection of DVD Audio or multichannel SACD players.

All analog inputs use phono sockets and should be connected using good-quality, screened, analog audio cable, such as our Cable AvantGarde analog interconnect.

SPDIF digital audio inputs

Your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has ﬁve digital audio inputs using the SPDIF interface standard. They are labelled for convenience DVD, CD, LD, MD and DAB.

The inputs labelled DVD, CD, and LD use phono sockets and should be connected using a digital cable. The inputs DAB and MD use optical TOSLINK connectors.

Cable AvantGarde offers good-quality, screened, coaxial digital interconnects with phono and BNC connectors or a combination of both.

SR SL SUB C R L

5.1

Signals connected to the 5.1 Bypass will not be digitised, therefore no processing beside analog volume control will be possible.

DVD CD

DAB MD

SYNC LD

DIGITAL INPUT

connectivity: TAGtronic Sync Link / AC-3 RF Laserdisc

TAGtronic Sync Link

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The stability of the timing of digital data has a dramatic effect on sound quality. When designing digital to analog converters, it is vital to have a stable digital clock as close to the converter electronics as possible. The best place for an ultra-low-jitter clock is within the audio-visual processor itself, but it is conventionally located in the source from which the digital data is sent.

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ incorporates sophisticated electronics which enable it to ‘drive’ the source clock of products equipped with this technology to provide the correct data rate to the converters. By a process called ‘re-clocking’, the jitter in the digital audio data is dramatically reduced.

To enable this feature, the TAGtronic Sync Link SYNC connector must be connected to the appropriate SYNC connector of the digital audio source using a high-quality analog interconnect.

The sync output software must also be enabled using the on-screen set-up menu system, for details see page 53.

AC-3 RF Laserdisc interface

SYNC

If you want to play NTSC Laserdiscs encoded in Dolby Digital, you will need the optional AC-3 RF interface. This interface converts the Radio Frequency (RF)-encoded information stored on the Laserdisc into an SPDIF-compatible Dolby Digital bitstream, allowing the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ then to decode this data in the same way as if the signal had come from a DVD encoded with Dolby Digital.

If the AC-3 RF Laserdic interface option is installed, it uses the phono connector COAXIAL OUTPUT

1. When the interface is not fitted, this socket is available as a second coaxial COAX OUT 2/RF

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as the 2 (AC-3 RF) input.

COAXIAL

OUTPUT

(AC-3 RF)

connectivity: video sources

video inputs

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can process analog Composite video and S-video signals.

Composite video

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has four 75 Ohm Composite video inputs at the rear, labelled for convenience TV-C, VCR-C, LD-C and SAT-C.

VCR-COUT TV-C

All inputs, except SAT-C are electrically identical - SAT-C has been modiﬁed to accept video signals with high DC offset, a signal degradation found in some satellite receivers.

S-video

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has four 75 Ohm Mini-DIN S-video inputs at the rear, labelled for convenience VCR-S, DVD-S, LD-S and SAT-S.

All inputs, except SAT-S are electrically identical - SAT-S has been modiﬁed to accept video signals with high DC offset, a signal degradation found in some satellite receivers.

OUT

OUT +OSD

LD-C+ OSD SAT-C

COMPOSITE

D BOX-S TV-S

S-VIDEO

DVD-SVCR-S

SAT-SLD-S

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audio outputs

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can offer up to 7.1 channels

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main connections

BACK

The RIGHT, CENTRE, LEFT, SURR RIGHT, SURR LEFT, BACK RIGHT, BACK LEFT and SUBwoofer phono outputs are low-

RIGHT

SURR.

BACK

LEFT

impedance line-level outputs, buffered to be able to drive long cables or several inputs in parallel if required. These should be connected to your ampliﬁer(s) using goodquality, screened, analog audio cable such as our Cable AvantGarde F3-10-ANA analog interconnect.

zone 2

You can assign the left/right or surround left/right or surround back left/right outputs to a second zone: zone 2. This is particularly interesting, if your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has

7.1 output channels but you currently only use a 5.1speaker set-up. See page 65 for more details, how to make the assignment.

You can switch between main zone and zone 2 by pressing the shift key followed by VOL+ or VOL- . The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will indicate zone 2 in the front panel display by replacing VOL with ZN2. More details to zone switching can be found on page 25.

SURR. LEFT

ANALOG OUTPUT

LEFTCENTRE

RIGHTSUBSURR. RIGHT

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will allow you to control power ampliﬁers, connected via the TAGtronic Bus, for each zone differently, for more details, see page 77.

Potential applications for zone 2 are:

• connection of headphones to the surround back channels, using a 5.1 home cinema

set-up otherwise

• second listening position, used for listening to two-channel music at the other end

of a 7.1 cinema layout.

1. If your AV32R is equipped with the back channel option - otherwise there will only be 5.1 channels

speaker positioning

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With the exception of the subwoofer and the height channel speaker, all loudspeakers should be arranged around your normal viewing / listening position, forming an approximate circle. Do not worry if you are

unable to position your loudspeakers at equal distances from your preferred listening position, the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can be

set up to take account of different distances. The subwoofer can be placed almost anywhere, but we recommend you experiment to obtain the best results.

1. front left and right loudspeaker

Position your front loudspeakers so as to obtain a good stereo image for normal music reproduction as well as good sound location for multi-channel modes

2. centre loudspeaker

A front centre loudspeaker allows more realistic reproduction of dialogue and central sounds and a wider range of seating positions. The centre loudspeaker should ideally be placed at the same height as the left and right loudspeakers, immediately above or below the television. Do not compromise on the quality of the centre loudspeaker; it is most important to a good home cinema system as it carries all the dialogue.

3. surround loudspeakers

‘5.1’ home cinema uses one or preferably two rear loudspeakers in addition to your existing front left, right and centre loudspeakers to give excellent reproduction of ambient sound and cinema effects.

4. back channel loudspeaker

Your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ allows you to add one or two back channel loudspeakers for added depth, spacious ambience and sound localization. You might need to move your standard left and right surround loudspeakers forward in order to generate the most impressive surround sound. Place the loudspeakers to have the sound perfectly surrounding you without ‘breaking up’ when moving from one surround speaker to the other.

5. subwoofer

Bass performance will be improved by adding a subwoofer. This is useful for reproducing special cinema effects, especially where a dedicated LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) channel is available, such as with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround-encoded discs.

6. height channel loudspeaker

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor 7.1’ is one of the ﬁrst processors offering a height channel, making sure that sound intended to ﬂy over you, will no longer ﬂy through you.

Movies especially mixed with height channel information, and many mixed in THX Surround EX (Dolby EX) or DTS-ES 6.1 will beneﬁt from this enhancement

Information, intended for the height channel, is matrix encoded in the surround back and centre channel. If you activate the height channel, the BACK RIGHT SURR. output will be assigned to the output of the height channel matrix decoder.

If you want to run two back channels in addition to the height channel, then you need to connect both back channel loudspeakers via two power ampliﬁer channels to BACK LEFT SURR.

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1. If your AV32R is equipped with the ‘7.1’ option - otherwise there will only be 5.1 channels

2. THX Surround EX (Dolby EX) and DTS-ES 6.1 recordings provide an additional back channel, which the AV32R ‘Dual Processor 7.1’ can

route to go to a left and right surround back speaker, if the height channel is not activated.

connectivity: analog and digital tape connections

analog tape output

The TAPE OUTput contains a copy of the audio signals routed to the RIGHT and LEFT front channel outputs, without applying volume control

or mute. Connect the recording input of an analog tape recorder to TAPE OUT if you want to record the signal of the RIGHT and LEFT front channels.

caution when pressing the tape key/button during recording

If you listen to an analog stereo input, pressing the tape key/button will route the TAP E input to the ANALOG OUTPUTs without changing the signal going to TAPE out, allowing for example, the recorded signal to be compared with the original whilst recording using a threehead tape recorder (if its output is connected to TAP E).

In this instance the front display will show TAPE (name of analog input routed to TAPE out), e.g. TAPE(SAT). Pressing tape again will return to the analog signal selected before tape was pressed the ﬁrst time.

If however, you record the result of a digital audio input, e.g. CD, or the 5.1 BYPASS then you should not press the tape key/button whilst recording, as this will route the TAP E input to the ANALOG OUTPUTs and TAPE OUT, spoiling your recording. This behaviour will be shown in the front display by the word TAP E. Pressing tape again will return to the digital input/5.1 BYPASS selected before pressing tape the ﬁrst time.

TAPE OUT

digital (tape) output

The signal at COAX OUT 2/RF (if the optional AC-3 RF interface isn’t installed- see page 10) and OPTICAL OUT is an unmodiﬁed copy of the currently selected digital audio source, i.e. it is unaffected by the volume control or processing mode.

The digital coaxial COAX OUT should normally be connected to your digital recording device (such as a DAT or MD recorder).

It is not possible to route an analog source to the digital coaxial outputs.

COAXIAL

OUTPUT

(AC-3 RF)

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TAGtronic Bus routing

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ features the TAGtronic Communications Bus. This allows TAG McLaren Audio units to work together seamlessly to form an effective, fully integrated system. It is highly recommended to connect products, featuring the TAGtronic Bus together, as many additional features will become available.

Details are explained on page 75.

You can connect your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to the TAGtronic Bus using a ‘straight’ CAT5 cable with RJ45 connectors. Straight means pin 1 of the connector on one end, connects to pin 1 of the connector on the other end. CAT5 cable is available from your local computer shop at a reasonable price.

The sequence is in principle of no relevance as long as you connect an output to an input and don’t close the Bus to be a ring. For example:

[AV32R] Out

In [100x5R 1st amplifier ] Out

In [100x5R 2nd amplifier ] Out

In [DVD32] Out

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In [T32R]

Do not close back to AV32R

DAB digital radio

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can be equipped with an optional DAB digital radio.

The DAB digital radio, uses as antenna input a 50 Ohm BNC connector, labelled DAB OPTION 50 OHM. For details about the operation of the DAB digital radio option see page 71.

DAB OPTION

50 OHM

connectivity: action switches

action switches

Action switches are used to activate external events or to react to external events, such as lowering a motorised screen or showing a message on-screen when the door bell rings.

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ includes three

SWITCHES

A.1 6 B. 2 7 C.3 8

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

ACTION SWITCHES, A, B and C, which are located within a 9 pin D-Sub connector, making both contacts of each internal switch available to the user.

Action Switches are controlled (opened/closed) by the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ when selecting an input source or when switching the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ into standby.

A description of the AV32R’s Action Switch conﬁguration menu can be found on page 74.

internal circuitry

Motorised Screen

Relay controlled

by AV32R

external IR receiver connections

The AV32R ‘THX Ultra2 Dual Processor 7.1’ includes two sockets at the rear panel, named REMOTE IN and REMOTE OUT. They can be used to place the AV32R ‘THX Ultra2 Dual Processor 7.1’ out of sight when connected to a wired infra-red remote system.

Example Layout

Attention: Some IR distribution systems can only connect one product per sensor output. In this instance use only the REMOTE IN connector.

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REMOTE

OUT

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power

AV32R

sensor

IR distribution system

e.g. DVD32R

Use this arrangement for IR distribution systems which allow product chaining, for details contact your IR distribution system manufacturer.

e.g. DVD32R

power

IN OUT

AV32R

sensor

connectivity: video outputs

composite video

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can route any of its Composite video inputs to a pair of COMPOSITE video outputs, labelled OUT and +OSD.

S-video

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can route any of its S-video inputs to a pair of S-VIDEO outputs, labelled OUT and +OSD.

The outputs +OSD allows the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to insert text on your TV (On-Screen Text = OSD) when required. This output should be connected to your television. You should use the output OUT where you will never want to see the inserted text, such as on a VCR.

VCR-COUT TV-C

LD-C+ OSD SAT-C

COMPOSITE

VCR-SOUT DVD-S

LD-S+ OSD SAT-S

S – VIDEO

on-screen display

The AV32R’s on-screen display (OSD) superimposes text on the picture for a few seconds whenever a change occurs, such as when you select a new input or change the volume. You can change how long the text remains for, as well as the position of the text on the screen, or turn this function off altogether, pressing menu, then select

Change Set-up, Displays, On- Screen Display.

OSD is available

• for composite video sources on COMPOSITE +OSD

• for S-video sources on S-VIDEO +OSD

When text is not required, the OSD electronics are switched out of circuit to maintain a ‘straight-though’ video path, i.e. the video signal quality is not affected.

For details on how to conﬁgure the OSD, see page 48.

video standard and signal conversion

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The AV32R does not convert between composite and S-video.

If you want to use composite and S-video sources - you must connect all signals to your television.

basic system set-up: an example

The following is a basic conﬁguration, reﬂecting one of many conﬁgurations.

digital audio source

connect the digital audio output of a DVD player (probably labelled ‘coaxial out’ or ‘coaxial digital out’) to the DIGITAL

INPUT DVD using a digital interconnect

analog audio source

connect the analog audio output of a satellite receiver (probably labelled ‘left’ and ‘right’) to the ANALOG INPUT SAT Land

SAT

composite video

connect the composite video output of a satellite receiver (probably labelled ‘video’ or ‘composite’) to the COMPOSITE input SAT-C

S-video connection

connect the S-Video output of a DVD player (probably labelled

‘S-Video’) to the S-VIDEO input DVD-S

DVD

SAT

SAT-C

DVD-S

connection to the power amplifier(s)

this sample conﬁguration is

LEFT

limited to a stereo set-up only: connect the AUDIO OUTPUT LEFT (RIGHT) to the power ampliﬁer used for the left (right) front loudspeaker

RIGHT

Connect the left and right front loudspeaker to your power ampliﬁer(s) as outlined in your power ampliﬁer's user manual

tv connection

connect the composite input

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OUT

of your TV to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ using the

COMPOSITE +OSD

and the TV’s S-

+ OSD

Video input to the SVIDEO +OSD socket

There are many potential system set-ups. Please refer to page 7 if you need any assistance in achieving your dream system.

1. You need to connect both COMPOSITE +OSD and S-VIDEO +OSD to your display device if you connected source components via a

composite and S-Video connection.

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The following assumes that you have connected all your sources, audio and video, your loudspeakers and your display device to your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

power connection

Check that the power button is out so that power is off when you plug in. The power button is a latching switch. One press will hold it in, the next will release it. Using the cable supplied, connect the socket on the back of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to an AC supply outlet.

switching on

Press the power button in. The AV32R’s blue power LED will come on, the display window will light up and a few seconds later will show SELFTEST, above TAG McLaren, then the software version number such as V4.10.00, above AV32R ‘Dual Processor’-GB

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All outputs are muted when the power is switched on to allow all the voltages to stabilize. This protects the internal components of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, ampliﬁer and loudspeakers and prevents unpleasant switching noises. You will hear the mute relays click, which is normal.

standby

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The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has a standby mode, which can be entered using the standby key on the remote or by pressing the mute/standby button on the front panel for more than three seconds. The blue power LED will dim, the front panel display will show ‘going to standby’ then the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will switch off

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All circuitry essential for sound quality remains powered up in standby, meaning the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will still maintain its operating temperature and will still consume electricity. You should power the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ down using the front panel mounted on/off switch if you want to switch the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ off for a prolonged period

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. The video outputs are also kept active in standby mode, allowing you to watch television even when the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is in standby.

Normal operation may be resumed by turning the volume knob (more than about 45 degrees) or pressing any front panel button or remote key (other than light) at any time.

1. AV32R ‘Dual Processor’-GB indicates that the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ uses the English language. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ might also

be available with other languages. The necessary software will be made available from www.tagmclaren.com.

2. This text will be overwritten by your personalized startup message, for details see page 46.

3. If the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is powered down using the front panel mounted on/off switch whilst in standby mode, it will go back into standby when next switched on. In this event press the standby key to power up the unit.

controlling remotely / front panel display

controlling remotely

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is supplied with a ‘learning’ remote. This is supplied preprogrammed for TAG McLaren home cinema products, but may easily be re-programmed to control other devices using an infra-red remote

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Before you can control the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ using the remote, you must ﬁrst select it as the device to control by pressing the av key in the REMOTE SELECTION area at the top of the remote. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will remain selected by the remote

REMOTE SELECTION

cd dvd

sat

tv vcr

amp

until another unit is chosen via the REMOTE SELECTION keys.

Once the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has been selected, it can be controlled in its entirety from the remote. The red ‘remote control active’ LED on the front panel of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will ﬂash when commands from the remote are received, and the av key in the REMOTE SELECTION area will light brieﬂy with each key press. For optimum performance from the remote you should point it towards the remote control window on the front panel of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

front panel display in operation

When the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ leaves the factory, the display will be conﬁgured similar to the one shown below. It can be conﬁgured to your personal preference, for details see page 46.

The programme source format indicator shows the active output channels, i.e. channels receiving information from the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

The sample rate indicator at the top left of the display window shows the sample rate of the digital source. When an analog source is active, it shows the sample rate used for the analog to digital conversion.

The display will show station name and radio text if your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ includes the FM radio or/and DAB digital radio option and radio is selected as the current input.

video standard

sample rate

decoding/processing mode

audio input

volume setting

programme source format

1. Please refer to the ‘programming the remote’ section on page 83 for further details on how to do this.

all essential user settings at a glance

the status screen might differ from the one shown, depending on the operating mode of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’

In the example above, the user has selected the analog audio input TV and the Composite video input TV-C. The stereo signal is processed using Dolby Pro Logic II Movie at a sampling rate of 96kHz, i.e. all frequencies in the incoming analog signal up to about 48kHz are processed to Pro Logic II Movie.

The sound is replayed at a volume level of -4.5dB below reference level (assuming the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ was calibrated using a SPL meter for details see page 62). The sound balance is as calibrated, i.e. no balance shifts were made to the front/rear or left/right.

status screen

Pressing the ok key on the remote will bring up a status screen which shows information about the current operation of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ as shown in the example opposite:

There is no subwoofer in the system and hence sound is only produced using the left/right front, centre, and the left/right surround speaker.

The time delay between picture and sound is as the incoming signals (0 ms), for details see page 50.

The night mode is off, as it doesn’t apply to this input- it can only be applied to DTS and DD, for details see page 45.

selecting a source

preparing the remote control

To control the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ via the remote press the remote selection av key. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will remain selected until another device, e.g. dvd is selected.

source selection

REMOTE SELECTION

cd dvd

sat

tv vcr

amp

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote has 11 source selection keys, labelled tv, vcr, sat, tuner, aux, cd, ld, dvd, md, dab and tape

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which the user can freely assign any audio and video inputs.

Each of these source selection keys can carry two audio inputs as some sources offer different output formats, e.g. a DVD-Audio player offers a digital SPDIF output, when playing CDs and DVD-Video discs, but offers 5.1 analog when playing DVD-Audio discs.

When the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ leaves the factory the source selection keys are programmed to cover many installations, but you can change this , if you need. Please see page 56 how to change the assignment of audio and video inputs to the source selection keys.

Scanning through all inputs, one by one

An alternative, is to scan through the analog, digital audio and video inputs, one by one, using the analog, digital or video button at the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ front fascia.

An analog (digital) input may also be selected by pressing shift followed by, cursor up/down G/H (E/F), pressing once or repeatedly, until the desired input is shown in the display.

A video input may also be selected by pressing once or repeatedly the VIDEO (sometimes labelled CH) key on the remote control until the desired input is shown in the display.

, to

tvcdvcrldsat

dig ---dig +

shift

tunermdaux

dvd

dab

tape

subtitle

analog

digital

video

tape

analog +

pause

play

stop

analog ---

VIDEO

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1. caution when pressing the tape key/button during tape recording

If you listen to an analog stereo input, pressing the tape key/button will route the TAP E input to the ANALOG OUTPUTs without changing the signal going to TAPE OUT, allowing for example, the recorded signal to be compared with the original whilst recording using a threehead tape recorder (if its output is connected to TAP E). In this instance the front display will show TAP E (name of analog input routed to TAPE out), e.g. TAPE(SAT). Pressing tape again will return to the analog signal selected before tape was pressed the first time.

tape the first time.

volume adjustment and display

volume control - main & zone 2

Volume (in the main or in zone 2) can be adjusted from 0 (very quiet) to 99 (very loud) if the volume is conﬁgured to operate in Pre-Amp you have conﬁgured the volume control for Cinema mode (factory setting)

In the Cinema mode the volume level of 0dB is the so-called ‘Dolby reference level’ – i.e. the level at which a movie director intended a ﬁlm to be listened

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mode or -90dB (very quiet) to +15dB (very loud) if

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. The ‘Dolby reference level’ in

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Pre-amp mode is indicated by ref being shown on the OSD at a volume level of 84.

changing volume

Turn the volume knob clockwise to increase the volume or anti-clockwise to decrease the volume in 0.5dB steps. Alternatively, you may use the VOL + and VOL – keys on the remote to increase or decrease the volume in 0.5 dB steps per key press. If you keep the VOL + / VOL – key pressed, the volume change per second will increase the longer you keep the key pressed.

changing zones

You can assign two analog audio outputs to zone 2, for details see page 65. If you have assigned zone 2, then you can switch between the main zone and zone 2 by pressing shift, followed by VOL+ or VOL-. If zone 2 is selected, the front display’s volume will show ZN2 followed by the volume of zone 2.

main zone

Turn the volume knob or press VOL+ and VOL- to alter the signal level of all connected loudspeakers of the main zone.

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zone 2

If the AV32R is set to the main zone, press shift followed by VOL+ or VOL- to switch to zone 2 then adjust the volume, for zone 2

as normal.

start volume

Normally the AV32R remembers the last volume setting for the main zone and zone 2 from when it was turned off or put into standby, so that it will re-use exactly this volume when you switch it on. start volume allows to set a volume level that the AV32R will use when powered on regardless of any previous setting. You can set a different start volume (or none at all) for the main zone and zone 2.

start volume is set within the Change Set-up -> Output/Speaker Options -> Main Zone or Zone 2 menu.

max volume

This feature allows to set a maximum volume level that the AV32R will be allowed to be set to. You can set a different max volume (or none at all) for the main zone and zone 2. Max volume is set within the Change Set-up -> Output/Speaker Options -> Main Zone or Zone 2 menu.

1. the mode is change in Change Set-up -> Displays -> Front Panel Text Config. as described on page 46

2. They do not affect the signal level of the analog TAPE OUT or COAX OUTputs

3. This setting will only be accurate if you have calibrated the volume settings using a sound level meter.

4. The AV32R ‘ Dual Processor’ must be set to main zone.

muting / attenuating - main & zone 2

volume attenuation & muting

To attenuate all speakers by a user conﬁgurable amount in the main zone

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press the mute button on the front panel of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ or the mute key on the remote. A second press of the mute key/button will completely mute the output to all speakers in the main zone.

Adjusting the volume will restore full output to the speakers. If fully muted, adjusting the volume or pressing the mute button/key again will restore the speaker outputs.

If the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is set to zone 2 control, indicated by ZN2 in the volume information on the AV32R’s front display (e.g. ZN2 -10.0), the mute key will attenuate/mute zone 2, as described above for the main zone.

The amount of attenuation applied when pressing the mute key ﬁrst, can be selected as 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50dB. Select Audio mutes completely if you do not want any attenuation - in this instance repeatedly pressing mute will switch the outputs in and out of mute without going through an attenuation level ﬁrst.

This is done through Change Set-Up, Output/Speaker Options -> Mute Conﬁguration -> When Mute First Pressed.

surround

THX Cinema

mute/standby

display

the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ offers two ways of muting

Muting a loudspeaker can be carried out in different ways. Most products employ semi- conductor based switches which are fast, silent and cheap but unfortunately affect the sound quality in the ‘mute off’ state as they can never be completely removed from the signal path. The ‘sonically transparent’ alternative is to use electronically controlled mechanical relays, a method chosen for the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. There are eight relays in an AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. They all switch together, leading to a distinct switching noise which cannot be prevented without affecting the quality of the contact.

mute

Mechanical relays have been acknowledged to be the best sounding solution, but their switching noise has with the introduction of DVD become a disadvantage. Every time a DVD changes its sound format, which can happen several times during a DVD, the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ might potentially receive - for a short time - invalid data. If this invalid data reaches the loudspeakers you hear a short ‘digital hiss’. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ tries to predict these transitions, but sometimes it might take just a fraction of a second before this invalid data is detected, a period long enough for the wrong data to reach the Digital to Analog converters and from there (via the power ampliﬁers) the loudspeakers. Only switches, downstream of the DACs’ outputs, can prevent this invalid data from reaching your speakers. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ uses mechanical relays to swiftly disconnect the outputs in these cases.

You can set the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to Mute Using Relays or alternatively use them only in ‘serious’ cases, but with the result that you might infrequently hear some ‘digital hiss' coming from your speakers. When the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ leaves the factory it is set to Mute using relays: No, meaning it will use its relays as little as possible. However, to prevent any ‘digital hiss' switch the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ into the Mute using relays: Ye s mode, which is done through Change Set-Up, Output/Speaker Options -> Mute Conﬁguration.

1. The AV32R ‘ Dual Processor’ must be set to main zone

left/right balance

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Press the F (E) button on the front panel or the F, (E) key on the remote to move the sound balance to the left (right) speakers. Keeping either the button or the key held down will move the sound progressively further to the side. The applied balance setting is brieﬂy shown in the display window.

front/rear balance

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Press the G (H) button on the front panel or the G (H) key on the remote to move the sound balance to the front (rear) speakers. Keeping the either button or the key held down will move the sound progressively further forwards (backwards).

off balance

Any off balance will be shown in the status screen, as explained on page 23 and shown in the example screen.

balance

analog +

pause

dig ---dig +

e w

analog ---

analog +

pause

dig ---dig +

e w

analog ---

play

stop

play

stop

The balance moved to the right by 2dB and to the rear by 1dB in our example.

restoring normal balance

A central sound balance (i.e. the removal of any temporary corrections, including lip sync delay and entre gain applied under quick settings, see page 41 and LFE settings, see page 39) will be restored by pressing the normal ok/normal button on the front panel or the normal key on the remote.

1. this function requires the cursor keys to be assigned to BALANCE, for details see page 40

2. front/rear balance can only be made if the selected surround mode supports these channels

normal

time

normalok

surround modes

definitions

Sound is recorded in a variety of encoded formats and on many different source materials, with the recording in either analog or digital form. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can decode many different recording formats:

analog recordings

Analog recordings do not contain information about their encoding formats called embedded control ﬂags), so the desired decoding mode, such as Dolby Pro Logic II Music, will need to be selected by the user manually, using the surround key/button.

surround

THX Cinema

mute/standby

display

1 2 3 normal

defabcspace

456display

ghi jkl mno +/

789tape

pqrs tuv wxyz

surround

10 0 THX

audiotitle angle

shift

digital recordings

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ automatically determines the appropriate decoding mode for digital multi- channel sources including embedded control ﬂags, such as Dolby Digital 5.1. However, many DVDs recorded in Dolby EX and some in DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix do not include the necessary ﬂags to automatically detect the additional surround back channel information. In this instance you will need to manually select this additional processing using the

surround key/button.

post processing modes

Any optional post processing, such as THX or DTS Music has to be selected manually using the surround or THX key/button.

surround & initial modes

You can assign an Initial Mode to each analog and digital audio input. This mode will be applied to the source the ﬁrst time the source is selected after the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is switched on. The initial mode applied to any given input will be ignored by the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ if a digital data stream with embedded control ﬂags is detected.

time

–

subtitle

Additional decoding/post processing modes currently available for a source can

surround

THX Cinema

surround

10 0 THX

audiotitle angleshift

be cycled through by repeatedly pressing the THX button/key.

Initial modes, selected by the user for each input, using the change set-up menu (see page 51 for details) are dynamically changed whenever the user changes the mode manually using the surround key/button, until the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is switched off.

THX: transforming for use at home

Movie soundtracks are created to sound right in a cinema. The soundtrack is mixed and tailored to allow for the speciﬁc characteristics of cinemas and the equipment used in them. The differences between the cinema and Home Cinema environments mean that exact reproduction of the cinema soundtrack in a Home Cinema provides a very different experience, typically with a very ‘bright’ sound. To correct for this and other differences, THX speciﬁes processes that are carried out on the soundtrack: Reequalization™, Timbre matching™ and Adaptive decorrelation™. These processes are combined under the name THX Cinema.

THX Ultra2

Re-equalization™ is applied to all the

speaker signals, principally to

A lot has changed in Home Cinema since the THX standards were initially laid down. VHS tapes were joined by laserdiscs and more recently by DVD, soundtrack encoding has progressed from analog Dolby Pro Logic through the now ubiquitous Dolby Digital 5.1 to discrete 6.1, and music has gone from being a solely 2-channel stereo format to fully embrace multi-channel.

The advances in the THX speciﬁcation embodied in the new THX Ultra2, available in the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, accommodate the changes that have occurred and specify systems that can perform superbly with both movies and music, with a single speaker layout that will suit all programme material.

counteract the high frequency boost that is applied to the movie soundtrack to account for the high frequency losses of the cinema environment.

Adaptive decorrelation™ acts on mono surround signals to provide a more spacious effect and allow the surround effect to be properly heard over a larger listening area. It is not applied if the surround signals are stereo (i.e. if left and right surround signals are different).

Timbre matching™ is applied to the surround speaker signals to match them tonally to the front left/right and centre speakers, preventing a change in the tone of sounds as they pan around the speakers.

THX post-processing

introduction of back channels

A signiﬁcant recent development has been the addition of the surround back channel, which ﬁrst appeared in cinema soundtracks in 1999. THX have been at the forefront of this development, working closely with Dolby Laboratories to produce THX Surround EX. THX Surround EX encodes an additional channel within the left and right surround channel signals, which is extracted by a Dolby 3 decoder. DTS-ES discrete takes this process a step further, with a discretely encoded 6th channel.

THX recommend that the surround back loudspeakers are placed quite close together, facing towards the listener, although during the setup of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ you will be asked whether the surround back speakers are close together or apart (for details see page 60), and signal levels sent to the back speakers will be adjusted accordingly to achieve consistent results.

replay of 5.1 through 7.1 speakers

The addition of the surround back channel has prompted a rethink on the processing front, with a view to making best use of the extra loudspeakers with 5.1 material. THX Surround EX processing can be applied to any 5.1 source material to generate a signal for the back channel. This works well for much 5.1 material, but gives poor results if the surround content of the

5.1 material is mono as this results in all of the surround information being directed to the back speakers and none to the surrounds. To prevent this, and improve results with all 5.1 source material, THX Cinema is replaced by THX Ultra2, which employs THX Advanced Speaker Array processing to optimise the surround experience.

THX boundary gain compensation

There have also been enhancements to bass management, with a new optional ‘Boundary Compensation’ mode added to achieve better bass integration when the listening positions are close to the back wall. Such positioning results in low frequencies being boosted (by a process called ‘Boundary Gain’, in which the reﬂected sound from the wall adds to the direct sound from the speaker increasing its level). Boundary Compensation provides additional low frequency ﬁltering on all channels to achieve a more natural low frequency balance, for details see page 61.

THX Cinema, THX Ultra2, THX Music

THX Cinema

This processing mode includes processing includes the re-equalization, timbre matching and adaptive decorrelation of THX Cinema, as described on page

29. To apply THX Cinema post-processing, press the THX key on the remote or the THX button on the front panel, once or repeatedly until you selected your desired mode.

THX Ultra2

This processing mode includes the re-equalization, timbre matching and adaptive decorrelation of THX Cinema, but also detects and compensates for monaural surround information, feeding it directly to the back speakers but also feeding a decorrelated form to the left and right surround channels. In the case of 5.1 material with stereo surround information, the surrounds are processed to pass the ambient information to the left and right surrounds and the directional cues to the surround backs. The overall result is to achieve an enhanced surround experience over a wider listening area.

To apply THX Ultra2 post-processing, press the THX key on the remote or the THX button on the front panel, once or repeatedly until you selected your desired mode.

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surround

THX Cinema

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10 0 THX

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THX Music

This processing mode beneﬁts 5.1 music recordings, as it employs a modiﬁed form of the THX Advanced Speaker Array processing. THX Ultra2 Music takes account of the fact that music material is mixed and monitored in a very different environment than ﬁlm soundtracks. In this mode the front left, right and centre signals are passed directly to the loudspeaker outputs without any re-equalization. The surround content is timbre matched (again without re-equalization) and (where required - i.e. mono surrounds) decorrelated before being fed to the left and right surround channels, whilst a processed version of the surround information is sent to the surround backs to enhance spaciousness and widen the listening area.

To apply THX Music post-processing, press the THX key on the remote or the THX button on the front panel, once or repeatedly until you selected your desired mode.

1. THX ULTRA2 and THX Music are only available if your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is equipped with 7.1 channels and system setup includes back speaker(s).

Despite the name, THX Ultra 2 Music is also beneﬁcial for ﬁlm soundtracks that have been speciﬁcally mixed for the home environment, as is the case for many of the newer DVD releases. Such soundtracks do not require the re-equalisation that is part of THX Ultra2 Cinema processing.

THX Surround EX

This mode can be used to process Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded discs. THX Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasﬁlm Ltd. Movie soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program. This channel, called Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the front left, front centre, front right, surround right, surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound localisation than ever before.

When released to the home consumer market, movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX technology, may (but some don’t!) have a note to that effect on the packaging. A list of movies created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at www.dolby.com.

You can also activate the THX SURROUND EX mode during the playback of standard 5.1 channel material (i.e. movies not including a Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded back channel). In such a case the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not be pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener.

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If your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ does not include all 7.1 channels then you will not be able to extract the back channel information. You will not miss any sound but the spatial distribution of the surround sound will not provide the same depth and spacious ambience (as the sound, intended for the back channel is equally replayed through the left and right surround loudspeakers).

To apply THX SURROUND EX, press the THX key on the remote or the THX Cinema button on the front panel, once or repeatedly until you selected your desired mode. If the current surround mode for the selected input does not support THX, the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will select the appropriate surround mode. Press either the THX key or button again to turn off THX Cinema post-processing.

1. THX SURROUND EX is only available if your AV32R ‘ Dual Processor’ is equipped with 7.1 channels and system setup includes back speaker(s).

surround modes: mono, direct, bypass, HDCD

The following decoding and surround modes are available

MONO

In this mode the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ combines the left and right channels of a stereo signal to produce a mono signal. If the centre speaker is set to bass-limited, for details see page 57, or the centre speaker isn’t connected, the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will send sound to the left and right front speaker (or the subwoofer if they are also set to bass-limited)

DIRECT

In this mode the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ works like a normal stereo audio pre-ampliﬁer. It is only valid for conventional stereo sources (e.g. analog inputs or a CD). No processing is applied to the signal, which is sent only to the left and right front speakers. The programme source format display will show L and R.

DIRECT + SUB

Works as DIRECT, but the left and right low-frequency signals will be directed to your subwoofer. The signal, sent to the subwoofer will be ‘time aligned’, correcting for a potential distance difference of the subwoofer from your listening position compared to the left and right loudspeakers. If you do not have a subwoofer you cannot select this mode.

BYPASS

This is not strictly speaking a mode, but is listed here for completeness. BYPASS indicates the use of the 5.1 BYPASS input, for details see page 9. The signal is bypassing the Digital Signal Processors, hence are never converted to digital and is therefore the only available mode for the 5.1 BYPASS input.

HDCD

All CD and DVD players with a digital output

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can reproduce HDCD. The increased

resolution is generated inside the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ using additional data on an HDCD encoded CD. HDCD cannot be selected as an Initial Mode, it automatically replaces DIRECT if you have selected DIRECT and play an HDCD-encoded CD.

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HDCD + SUB

Works as HDCD, but the left and right low-frequency signals will be directed to your subwoofer. The signal, sent to the subwoofer will be ‘time aligned', correcting for a potential distance difference of the subwoofer from your listening position compared to the left and right loudspeakers. If you do not have a subwoofer you cannot select this mode.

, HDCD®, High Deﬁnition Compatible Digital®and Paciﬁc Microsonics™ are either registered

trademarks or trademarks of Paciﬁc Microsonics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

1. not all input signals will support all modes.

2. this assumes the player does not alter the digital data, stored on the CD.

surround modes: stereo, Pro Logic. Pro Logic II

STEREO Downmix

Down-mixes a digital multi-channel signal, e.g. Dolby Digital or DTS, to a two channel stereo signal (front left and right) only.

PRO LOGIC

Applies Dolby Pro Logic decoding. This may be applied to any stereo source to give multi-channel surround sound surround information through the ‘normal' surround loudspeakers, the back channels or both. For more details see page 63.

PRO LOGIC can be set to work with or without a subwoofer. This is done in the Bass Redirection Rules found in the subwoofer conﬁguration screen, see page 61.

PRO LOGIC IIx

Pro Logic IIx is a combination of Dolby’s acclaimed Pro Logic II processing and Dolby Digital Surround EX, with a few extra wrinkles thrown in for best sound quality - be it 5.1, 6.1 or even 7.1. Pro Logic II reduced the performance gap between Pro Logic and discrete Dolby Digital 5.1 by creating ﬁve full-bandwidth output channels from 2-channel sources. Pro Logic IIx extends the already highly sophisticated Pro Logic II algorithms to process native stereo and 5.1-channel content to produce 6.1 or 7.1 output channels.

Pro Logic IIx modes are only available if your system setup includes back speaker(s), otherwise the modes revert to Pro Logic II.

Pro Logic IIx processing can be applied to all two channel sources, plus Dolby Digital 5.1 and even material encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX.

Three modes are available: PRO LOGIC IIx MOVIE, PRO LOGIC IIx MUSIC and PRO LOGIC IIx GAME.

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. If you have a ‘7.1’ system set-up, then you can optionally reproduce PRO LOGIC’s

PRO LOGIC IIx MUSIC

This mode gives music a more three dimensional representation, providing more spaciousness and transparency and generating 6.1 or 7.1 output from stereo or multi-channel material.

When processing stereo material the mode appears as PLIIx MUSIC, with multi-channel material the mode will be shown as, for example, DD5.1+PLIIx MUSIC. PL IIx MUSIC can be user conﬁgured to suit your taste and listening environment, for details see page 66.

PRO LOGIC IIx MOVIE

This mode improves the sound quality, channel separation and steering of Stereo, Dolby Surround and Dolby Pro Logic (or similar) matrix encoded movie soundtracks, and generates Surround Back channel information from multi-channel Dolby Digital soundtracks.

When processing stereo material the mode appears as PLIIx MOVIE, with multi-channel material the mode will be shown as, for example, DD5.1+PLIIx MOVIE. PLIIx MOVIE is optimised for movie and television soundtracks and does not allow any user conﬁguration.

PRO LOGIC IIx GAME

This is a special mode to allow those who use their Home Cinema systems to enjoy video games to get an even better gaming experience. The Game mode is specially tuned to ensure that the full bass impact from surround effects in a game are delivered to the subwoofer - explosions shake the room like never before!

1. Some Dolby Digital-encoded discs contain control information to allow the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to detect PRO LOGIC automatically. For more details, see page 53.

surround modes: Dolby Digital, MPEG-2, DTS

DOLBY DIGITAL

This mode is automatically selected when a Dolby Digital-encoded disc is played.

MPEG-2

This mode is available as an option, please refer to ‘installing a software option’ on page 82. This mode is automatically selected when an MPEG-2- encoded disc is played.

DOLBY DIGITAL EX

DOLBY DIGITAL EX is only available if your system setup includes back speaker(s)

Home cinema uses many different surround decoding formats. THX SURROUND EX activates, see above, both the matrix decoder for the back channels (‘EX’) and THX post processing. However, some Dolby EX encoded DVDs are already optimized for the use at home, meaning they do not need THX post processing again. In this instance you should use DOLBY DIGITAL EX.

DTS

This mode is automatically selected when a DTS-encoded disc is played.

DTS MUSIC

Modern movies recorded in DTS require the DTS mode, described in the paragraph above, for accurate replay. DTS MUSIC is required for backwards compatibility for some older DTS discs and most DTS music CDs, where a 10dB reduction in the LFE channel is required.

DTS-ES 6.1 MATRIX

DTS-ES 6.1 MATRIX is only available if your system setup includes back speaker(s)

DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix includes a back surround signal, matrix encoded into the left and right surround channels, on specially encoded DVD movie releases.

If your setup does not include all ‘7.1’ channels then you will not be able to extract the back channel information. You will not miss anything except the spatial distribution of the surround sound will not provide the same depth and spacious ambience.

DTS-ES 6.1 DISCRETE

DTS-ES 6.1 DISCRETE is only available if your system setup includes back speaker(s)

DTS-ES 6.1 DISCRETE provides the back channel information as a discrete, i.e. independently stored signal. The advantages are increased headroom and clarity of the back channel.

programme source format display / tuning the LFE or subwoofer level

programme source format display and audio status

The programme source format display area of the front panel display indicates which output channels are available at any time.

You can also press shift + surround and the audio status screen comes up- in the example receiving two channel Dolby Digital data stream processed into 5 channels, using Pro Logic II Movie.

tuning the LFE or subwoofer level

The LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) channel

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level

, such as Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1, can be reduced by up to 10dB if you feel that the bass is too loud for your listening/viewing room.

In contrast, if you use a surround mode which supports a subwoofer (but does offer a dedicated LFE channel) such as Direct + Sub, then you can both increase and decrease the subwoofer level by up to 10dB.

To adjust the level press the LFE – or LFE + keys on the remote. The applied setting will be shown in the status screen, as explained on page 23 and shown in the example screen, above.

restoring the base setting

The LFE/subwoofer adjustment (including all temporary corrections, including lip sync delay and entre gain applied under quick settings, see page 41 and balance settings, see page 27) will be restored by pressing the normal ok / normal button on the front panel or the normal key on the remote.

1. The LFE channel is the 0.1 channel in a 7.1 / 5.1 recording, including very low frequency (bass) sound effects.

analog +

station +

return skip

dig ---dig +

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skip cancel

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functions

record

LFE

pause

store

play

erase

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stop

LFE

eject

image

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cursor key assignment

selecting a cursor assignment

analog +

dig

station +

return

skip

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skip

cancel

station

pause

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play

stop

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The cursor keys G, H, E and F plus the skip + and skip - keys have different features assigned to them, depending on the mode your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is currently in.

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will automatically switch between these assignments, anticipating what your most likely expectation will be at any moment.

You can also switch manually between these assignment at any time. Just keep the ok key pressed for more than three seconds and a screen similar to the one shown on the left comes up.

The position of the cursor E indicates the currently selected cursor key assignment, Balance in the example screen above. If you want to select another assignment, simply select it cursor key, followed by ok. The screen will disappear

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pressing the G or H

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with the cursor key assigned to

your choice:

balance

functions

record

LFE

store

dig +

erase

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LFE

eject

image

This feature is described on page 27.

Pro Logic II parameters

This feature is described on page 66.

internal radio tuning

This feature will work if your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ includes the optional DAB digital radio. It allows you to switch between stations or stations stored in memory.

T32R radio tuning

Similar to Internal Radio Tuning but applied to the T32R radio, if connected to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ via TAGtronic Bus.

1. the cursor assignment will only control its associated function if it is available at that time.

2. the display will also switch off after approximately 10 seconds if no selection is made.

cursor key assignment

quick settings

Quick Settings modify the lip sync delay (for an explanation see page 51), the centre speaker gain (a temporary increase/decrease of the volume of the centre channel) or switch the night mode on/off (see page 45).

Changes made under this cursor assignment are temporarily applied for the current input only, i.e. they will be deactivated when you change the input or put the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ into standby.

cursor movement inside the set-up menu

If the AV32R’s set-up menu (or any on screen text expecting cursor key operation) is activated, the cursor keys will work as up, down, left and right.

changing a cursor assignment using the front display only

The cursor assignments can also be changed using the AV32R’s front display only. Press ok for more than three seconds and the front display (if switched on) will show one of the following possible assignments: BALANCE, PL II, AV RADIO, T32R or QUICKSET. You can switch between different assignments using the cursor G or H keys. Press ok to conﬁrm your change.

the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ set-up menu: introduction

Previous chapters described the connection of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ with other components of your system and explained how to operate your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, once being set-up. The following chapters will explain how you conﬁgure the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ for best performance - without this, your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will not operate to its full potential

the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ set-up menu

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ uses a series of on-screen menus to enable you to set-up and customize the settings to suit your home cinema system . You must have your display connected to an output providing OSD, for details see page 19.

Please press the menu key and the following screen will come up

Choose a desired option using the G or H keys and press ok to select.

Online help is given by moving the cursor to the ?, using E, followed by ok.

You may exit the AV32R’s setup menu at any time by pressing the menu key again this will save all changes you have made up to this point

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You may alter parameters at any time. Changes will be retained when the unit is switched off or even if the mains power lead is removed.

The following options are found on the Welcome screen

video Background

You may choose to overlay any menu text on the picture you are watching (if you are watching one), or to temporarily disable the picture so that any on-screen menu shows on a plain dark grey background.

First-Time Set-up Wizard

Run the Wizard if you are new to the AV32R. This will ensure you enter all the essential parameters required for optimal performance. Details are given on page 44.

1. The AV32R ‘ Dual Processor’ operating software is upgradable, so future versions may look and operate slightly differently to the way described in this manual.

the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ set-up menu: introduction

Change Set-up

This menu allows you to select each parameter from a list and to tune/modify it individually. We will explain all options in detail, please refer to page 45 onwards.

Select Help - Remote Control Keys

A short summary of features assigned to speciﬁc keys or key combinations.

AV Options + Status

Select this menu if you want to know everything about the conﬁguration of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, i.e. its hardware and software conﬁguration and the processing status. This menu allows you also to activate a Software Option using an Option Code, for details how to enable a software option, refer to page 81.

First-Time Set-up Wizard

The First Time Set-up Wizard takes you through the set-up process step-by-step in the correct sequence.

You will see a series of text screens offering help in how to use the Wizard. Press ok after each one. This will lead to the screen shown.

You will need a tape measure and,

ideally, a sound level meter for

best results

Essential

If you have not set up the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to match your loudspeakers, you should choose Part 1: Essential.

It is important that you perform this set-up operation in order to optimize the performance of your entire home cinema system.

Convenience

Selecting - Part 2: Convenience - will help you customize your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to your speciﬁc needs.

You can return to either part of the set-up at any time.

Change Set-up

There are special functions and features, required for advanced conﬁgurations. These are covered in the Change Set-Up menu, described next.

Change Set-up: DD / DTS Night Mode

Change Set-up menu

The Change Set-up menu splits in many powerful sub menus, which will be described in detail below.

The screens available to you might differ from those shown in this manual, if your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has not all hardware and software options installed. It might also differ if the the software version, loaded into the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is different to the version used when writing this manual.

DD/DTS night mode

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ incorporates a Night Mode, which reduces the dynamic range for quieter listening, so that you can comfortably hear quieter passages at lower volume levels. The loud elements (such as violent explosions) become slightly quieter and the quiet elements (such as soft speech) become slightly louder.

Night Mode only works with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround sources including Night Mode control parameters.

To select Night Mode within the Change Set-up sub-menu use the G or H keys to toggle from Off to On. Night Mode will remain selected until it is speciﬁcally switched off.

When the Night Mode is active, i.e. a DD or DTS DVD with the necessary night mode parameters is replayed, the volume display will change from VOL on the front panel display to NIGHT. The volume display on the on screen display will also change to night when Night Mode is active.

You can also switch Night Mode On or Off using the skip + or skip - keys if the cursor keys have been assigned to quick settings, as described on page 41.

Night Mode can only work in the main zone. zone 2, if enabled, is either Stereo Downmix or Dolby Headphone (if enabled).

Displays > front panel configuration

front panel configuration

The Displays menu allow you to conﬁgure the front panel and the on screen display.

This submenu deﬁnes the layout of the front panel display to your preferences.

front panel text layout

This menu allow you to deﬁne the exact information you would like to see on the front panel display under normal operation and when in standby.

child lock

Set Child Lock to On if you want to deactivate all control buttons (including the volume knob), located at the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’s’ front panel. Please don’t lose the remote control, as it offers the only way to de-activate this feature, once engaged. The power on/off button will still work, even if Child Lock is engaged, as this button is not under software control.

volume display

The volume level can be shown in reference to the Dolby Reference Level or from 0 to 99 like a pre-ampliﬁer- for more details see page 25.

startup message

Here you can enter a personalised message, which will appear on the front panel display for a few seconds each time you turn on your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. If you do not wish to set a personal message, delete any entry, should one already exist.

Displays > front panel brightness

This submenu speciﬁes the brightness

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of the display and the LEDs on the AV19R’s front fascia

brightness levels

The brightness associated with High Level, Medium Level and Low Level can be user conﬁgured, selectable from 1 (dark) to 10 (very bright).

startup brightness

This is the brightness the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ front panel display will switch to after the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is powering up.

reducing display brightness after a while

The display can be conﬁgured to switch to the After Hold Brightness level after a Hold Time of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 seconds. The display will switch automatically switch back to the brightness level it came from, if the display content changes. Set Hold Time to Keep On if you want the display remain on all the time during operation. Set the After Hold Brightness to

Off, if you want the display to switch off.

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switching the blue power/standby LED off

If the front display is switched off, the blue power/standby LED can also be switched off by setting the Blue LED State when display Off to Off. This prevents any unwanted light from interfering with your display device.

If you have other TAG McLaren products connected to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ via the TAGtronic Bus and you have conﬁgured the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to transmit its brightness level via the TAGtronic Bus to other units -for details see page 77 - then they will synchronise their display brightness including the blue power LED brightness to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

1. The front display of the AV32R ‘ Dual Processor’ is a so-called ‘Vacuum Fluorescent Display’ (VFD), a technology known for excellent readability and brightness. The average life of a VFD is well over 10 years, requiring no maintenance. However, a VFD will slowly reduce its maximum brightness over time, but only those segments which are illuminated will become darker over time. So if you show the same information at high brightness for any prolonged period, e.g. VOL -30.0, then only those segments making up this information will darken, whilst all others will remain unchanged. As a result if you show any other information, consisting of dark (=aged) and bright (=unaged) segments, an uneven brightness will be visible. Aging can be reduced by configuring the display to switch off after a few seconds, as described above.

Displays > on-screen display & radio text

on screen display configuration

This sub menu conﬁgures the On Screen Display, including its default video format, required for generating OSD when no video source is selected/connected

radiotext display

1. Radiotext can only be superimposed if your setup allows for on screen display, for more details see page 18 / 19.

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This is one of two very similar screens, available for the T32R (if connected via the TAGtronic Bus) and the AV32R’s internal DAB digital radio, if available.

It allows the scrolling radiotext, if one is received, to be displayed on the front panel and/or superimposed to the video signal. The latter can be restricted to the instance when listening to the

radio only or when on any input.

video inputs

changing a name of a video input

Select the name you wish to alter, and the ﬁrst character will ﬂash, indicating the cursor position. The cursor position may be changed using the F or E keys. The character may be changed using the G or H keys or entered directly using the alphanumeric keypad. These are multifunction keys and may require up to ﬁve presses to enter the correct character. For example, pressing the 2 key once will change the character under the cursor to an ‘a’. Further key presses will cause the character to cycle through the sequence

‘b’, ‘c’, ‘2’, and return to ‘a’. Pressing the shift key toggles between lower and upper

case.

Input Options > video inputs

This submenu allows the conﬁguration of all video inputs

The video inputs can be renamed to a name of your choice- the screen for the Composite inputs is shown below, as an example.

Video outputs are explained on page 18.

The edited name may saved by pressing the ok key.

suppressing video inputs

If you erase a name of a currently unused video (analog /digital) input, i.e. by over- writing all characters using the space key, then this input will be skipped when scrolling through inputs using the analog, digital or video keys. As soon as an input is renamed it will reappear in the appropriate list. For further details see page 24.

Input Options > analog audio inputs

analog audio inputs

Selecting Analog Audio Inputs will bring up the list of all available analog stereo inputs.

Select the input you would like to conﬁgure using the G or H keys, followed by ok, and the following screen comes up, allowing you to modify these parameters:

name change

The analog inputs can be renamed to a name of your choice - just follow the instructions described under video inputs on page 49.

peak input

You can calibrate the input sensitivity by entering a voltage here. The higher the value the lower the sensitivity. A value should be selected that results in an equal volume level for all your analog inputs without overloading the input. You can let the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ let the input calibrate for you, as described on the next page.

anti clipping

This feature enables/disables the input Anti-Clipping operation of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. When this feature is On, the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will automatically increase the peak input level of any analog input which clips, i.e. is too large and will cause distortion.

lip sync delay

A ﬁlm’s audio track may not be perfectly synchronised with the picture , i.e. the dialogue consistently fails to match the movement of the speaker’s lips. This can have two major causes:

1... poor recording- which might often even be varying during a movie

2... video processing takes longer than audio processing, caused by de-interlacing and scaling technology

Use the Lip Sync Delay, as described in this menu, for correction of permanent delay, as required for a video processor. Use the temporary Lip Sync Trim, as described on page 41

quick settings for any additional correction required for a speciﬁc programme/DVD.

under

1. Occasionally you will find there are lip-sync problems, even with ‘correctly’ synchronised soundtracks. This may be because of poor dubbing (matching the dialogue when the audio track is re-recorded) if the film has been dubbed from another language. It is not possible to correct bad dubbing as the delay is constantly changing

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Input Options > analog audio inputs

initial modes

default cursor key mode

The functionality assigned to the cursor keys F, E ,G and H and the skip + and skip - keys can be user conﬁgured, for details see page 40. You can set a cursor assignment to be automatically recalled when you select an analog audio input.

calibrate input sensitivity

You can calibrate the analog input sensitivity by entering a voltage, as shown on page 51.

Select Calibrate Sensitivity ...? to let the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ automatically detect the appropriate sensitivity for you.

Select an analog input to set-up by using the analog input selection button on the front fascia or use the shift + G or shift + H keys of the remote. You can also use the source selection key, assigned to the analog input you like to change. The selected input is shown in the top left of the screen, next to the word ‘Source =’ - in the example above SAT.

Play some programme material on that input that contains a loud passage, then select Auto Set and press ok. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ does everything for you- the process will take 20 seconds to complete.

Alternatively set the sensitivity manually: Play some programme material on that input that contains a loud passage, then select Manual Set and press ok. The current sensitivity level starts ﬂashing. Set the sensitivity using the on-screen level meter decrease the sensitivity and the E key to increase it meter within the marked area (double arrows on the on-screen display or chequered area on the front panel display). Press the ok key when you happy with the setting. If the word ‘OVER’ (which indicates an overload) appears between the double arrows (and on the front panel display), make the input less sensitive (a higher number) using the F key.

1. The on-screen level meter is represented by the bars which flash on the ‘L’ and ‘R’ lines. They indicate the peak sound level of the source.

2. You may enter a figure directly by using the keypad. This figure refers to the peak input level and is measured in volts.

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Input Options > digital audio inputs

digital audio inputs

Select the input you would like to conﬁgure using the G or H keys, followed by ok, and the following screen comes up, allowing you to modify these parameters:

name change

The analog inputs can be renamed to a name of your choice - just follow the instructions described under video inputs on page 49.

initial modes

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ offers a huge number of different processing modes, described in chapter ‘surround modes’ on page 28. This feature allows you to specify which surround mode you like the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to engage when you select an input source associated with the digital audio input, in our example DVD. You can select a different Initial Surround Mode depending on the sampling frequency of the digital recording. CD’s use 44kHz, DVDs typically 48kHz and some high resolution 2 channel DVD/PCM recordings use 96kHz.

DTS mode

DTS exist in two versions: DTS and DTS Music. Recent movies recorded in DTS require the DTS mode for accurate replay. DTS Music is required for backwards compatibility for some older DTS discs and most DTS music CD’s, where a 10dB reduction in the LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel is required connected to your CD player, assuming you have Music CDs recorded in DTS.

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. We recommend to set all inputs to DTS, except the input

DTS delay

DTS-encoded CDs (not DVD!) may be played on normal CD players with digital audio outputs. On conventional systems, this would be heard as a loud, continuous noise, since DTS-encoded discs require special decoding. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will automatically detect this and will decode the CD in DTS mode. You can set the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to mute while auto sensing in order to prevent the very short burst of white noise on your front loudspeakers. You may ﬁnd that with DTS Delay: On you miss a very short section (fractions of a second) of normal music CD's. We recommend that you only enable DTS Delay for sources that will have DTS Digital Surround- encoded discs played on them.

1. this will mean that very low bass, if recorded in the LFE (0.1) channel will be replayed at about half the volume than using DTS.

Input Options > digital audio inputs

lip sync delay

Use this Lip Sync Delay, as described in more details on page 50, for correction of permanent delay, as required for a video processor. Use the quick settings, as described on page 41 for any additional correction required for a speciﬁc programme/DVD.

Sync ‘T2L’ Link

The TAGtronic Sync Link improves sound quality of products featuring this advanced technology. Connect the TAGtronic Sync Link, as described on page 10 - then activate the Link by setting Sync ‘T2L’ Link: On.

how to confirm that the TAGtronic Sync Link T2L is working

The name of a digital input with enabled Sync ‘T2L’ Link will be shown with the extension e.g. DVD-T2L, indicating that the TAG Sync Link has been successfully established and is working. Should the Sync ‘T2L’ Link fail, an error message ‘no TAG Sync Link’ will be displayed.

Selecting Additional Settings... will bring up three additional features:

T2L,

default cursor key mode

use PL/PL II with DD2

Dolby Digital exists also as two-channel recordings, called Dolby Digital 2.0. These DD2 recordings can include a left/right front channel or left/right front plus surround information matrix encoded using Dolby Surround. Dolby Digital DD2 includes the ability to set an indicator (a ﬂag), allowing the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to automatically detect if surround information is present or not, but unfortunately it has been found that many DVD authors and digital satellite broadcasters ﬂag their programmes incorrectly.

The feature use Pro Logic/Pro Logic II with Dolby Digital 2.0 recordings has been introduced to overcome this by overwriting the ‘transmitted’ ﬂag with your choice. Select If Pro Logic Encoded if you want to follow the ﬂag included in the programme material, select Always if you want Pro Logic processing always engaged and Never if you always want Pro Logic processing disabled.

Input Options > digital audio inputs

height channel configuration

Movies mixed with height channel information, such as the re-release of ‘We Were Soldiers’ as well as many movies mixed in THX Surround EX (Dolby EX) or DTS-ES 6.1 will beneﬁt from the height channel processing, which will ensure that sound intended to ﬂy over you, will no longer ﬂy through you.

Movies recorded with height channel sound, cannot be automatically detected as they do not contain a control ﬂag which could allow an av processor automatic engagement of the height channel decoder.

Set When To Use Height Spkr to if EX/ES ﬂagged, if you want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to engage the height channel decoder whenever you play a DVD recorded in Dolby EX or DTS-ES 6.1, assuming the recordings include the appropriate control ﬂags - which is unfortunately rarely the case for Dolby EX recordings.

Set When To Use Height Spkr to if Matrix/THX Surr. EX Is Active, if you want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to engage the height channel decoder whenever you engage + Matrix or THX Surround EX post processing.

Set When To Use Height Spkr to Manual Selection, if you want the height channel processing to toggle between on and off, when pressing the

shift key, followed by 0. Height channel processing will be off, when

you change inputs or start-up the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

Processing EX flagged material

Discs which are ﬂagged as being EX encoded may have their surround back channel information extracted using THX SURROUND EX or DOLBY DIGITAL EX. This setting speciﬁes which method to use by default, the surround and thx keys may be used to modify the choice when playing a disc. The setting also allows selection of Override EX Mode, this is offered because some discs are incorrectly ﬂagged as being EX encoded when they are not. If this option is selected it will be necessary to manually select DOLBY DIGITAL EX or THX SURROUND EX decoding when a suitable disc is played.

Input Options > 5.1 bypass

5.1 bypass

You can conﬁgure the 5.1 Bypass as 5.1 Bypass or as 3X Stereo.

Conﬁgured as 3X

Stereo the LEFT/RIGHT, CENTRE/SUB and the S

/S Lwill form three

new stereo pairs.

You can enter the name of your choice for the

5.1 Bypass or the three 3X Stereo pairs.

Signals connected to the 5.1 BYPASS will never be digitised- the only processing done to them is analog volume control. Level calibration of your loudspeakers, for details see page 62 will be applied, catering for different loudspeaker and ampliﬁer sensitivity

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5.1 Bypass Output Trims...

If your DVD Audio or SACD player does not output equal volume levels for each channel, then you can adjust that difference using the 5.1 Bypass Output Trims. These trims are superimposed to the loudspeaker/ampliﬁer calibration and your overall volume setting.

The 5.1 Bypass Output Trims can also be used to calibrate the three 3X Stereo inputs.

1. Signals connected to the 5.1 BYPASS are not digitised, i.e. no processing, including the necessary time delay for different speaker

distances can be applied. Time delay must be defined within your source, i.e. the DVD Audio or SACD player.

Input Options > key assignments on remote

Each of these source selection keys can carry two audio inputs, audio1 and audio2, as some sources offer different output formats, e.g. a DVD-Audio player offers a digital SPDIF output, when playing CDs and DVD-Video discs, but offers 5.1 analog when playing DVD-Audio discs.

Key Assignment On Remote

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote has eleven source selection keys, labelled tv, vcr, sat,

tuner, aux, cd, ld, dvd, md, dab and tape, to

which you can in this submenu freely assign the associated audio and video inputs.

Selecting Key Assignment On Remote brings up a selection list of all source selection key. Select the one you want to edit and a screen, like to next one, come up:

audio1 and audio2 are the physical audio inputs that will be selected when the corresponding source selection key is pressed. If both audio inputs are assigned the source selection key will toggle between them when pressed. Select Not Assigned for audio2 if you only want to assign a single input to an input selection key.

video is the physical video input that will be selected when the corresponding source selection key is pressed. Select Don’t Change if you want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ not to change the currently selected video input, e.g when switching to tuner.

Output / Speaker > loudspeaker definition / calibration

The OUTPUT/SPEAKER OPTIONS menu includes everything to do with outputs, be it audio or video.

loudspeakers

The ﬁrst menu deﬁnes what loudspeaker type you are using at all possible 8 positions; the second part will calibrate them for best performance. Let’s start with the Left/Right front loudspeakers.

loudspeaker type

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ need to know which loudspeakers are present in your system and whether they can reproduce deep bass frequencies. In general, large loudspeakers will be able to handle low frequencies and small ones may not be able to. Select Full Range for speakers which can also handle deep bass, select Bass Limited if they cannot. If no speaker is connected select None.

Bass Cutoff

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will re-direct low frequency signals Bass Limited loudspeakers cannot handle to full range / subwoofer loudspeakers. You need to set the Bass Cutoff ﬁlter frequency between 40Hz and 150Hz at which this happens according to the bass handling capabilities of your Bass Limited loudspeakers. Refer to your loudspeaker manual for this information - THX certiﬁed speakers are Bass Limited, requiring a Bass Cutoff frequency of 80Hz THX.

The Bass Cutoff frequency can be set differently for Left/Right, Centre, Surround and Surround Back loudspeakers, allowing you to unwrap the full potential of each loudspeaker.

Even if your left / right front loudspeakers are set to Full Range, you should set a Bass Cutoff frequency, as this will deﬁne how surround modes, such as Direct+Sub split the frequency band between main speakers and subwoofer.

Output/Speaker > loudspeaker definition / calibration

loudspeaker distance

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ needs to know the distance of your loudspeakers from your ideal seating position. These measurements are used to correct for the time delays (of the sound reaching your ears) caused by the difference in the distance between each loudspeaker and your listening position.

Enter the relevant ﬁgures by using the numeric key pad (e.g. press 3 then 0 for 3.0m) or use the G or H keys.

loudspeaker level

The loudspeaker calibration level is very important to achieving a correctly centred sound image, it should be carried out carefully. Use the speaker Calibration menu, described on page 62 for your initial set-up.

Perform above for all loudspeakers in your system.

The following descriptions cover items which are different to those shown for the LEFT/RIGHT LOUDSPEAKER screen above

mode dependent speaker trims / back speakers distance

mode dependent speaker trims

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ allows you to modify the volume level for the Centre, surround and Surround back speakers surround processing selected.

The setting for TMS (Pro Logic) will also be used for TMS + Sub (Pro Logic + Sub)

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, dependent on the

distance between back speakers

There can be none, one or two back speakers, being either Full Range or Bass Limited.

If two back speakers are used, then the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ need to know the space they are apart. This will allow the THX Advanced Speaker Array technology to optimise the algorithm when using THX Ultra2 post processing.

You can only use one back speaker output (BACK RIGHT SURR.) if you want to engage the height channel. You can still use 2 back speakers but they both need to connect, via suitable power ampliﬁers, to BACK RIGHT SURR. For more details see page 38.

1. including the height channel, if activated

loudspeakers > subwoofer type / THX boundary control

Subwoofer type

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ need to know the type of subwoofer you are using in order to apply the correct processing.

Select THX Ultra2, if you have a THX Ultra2 certiﬁed subwoofer or one which can produce low frequencies down to 20 Hz. Select Normal if you use any other subwoofer, None if you have no subwoofer in your system.

LFE Cut-Off frequency

This parameter should not be confused with Bass Cut-off frequency applied to all speakers. It describes the ﬁlter applied to the LFE (0.1) channel. The LFE Cut-Off frequency need also to be set if you don’t have a subwoofer as it deﬁnes how the LFE (0.1) signal is mixed into your full range speakers. If you use a THX certiﬁed subwoofer you should set the ﬁlter to 80 Hz THX otherwise set it to 125 Hz.

Only if your subwoofer manufacturer requests no ﬁlter in the incoming signal, should you select None.

Use 80Hz THX if you don’t know details about your subwoofer.

THX Boundary Gain Compensation

+20

If your subwoofer is THX Ultra2 certiﬁed or goes down to 20Hz, then you can enable THX Boundary Gain Compensation, which results in better bass integration when the listening positions are close to the back wall. Such positioning results in low frequencies being boosted by a process called Boundary Gain, in which the reﬂected sound from the wall adds to the direct sound from the speaker increasing its level. THX Boundary Gain Compensation provides additional low frequency ﬁltering on all channels to achieve a more natural low frequency balance.

+15

+10

-5

-10

THX Boundary Gain

-15

-20

-25

-30

-35

-40

-45

-50 20

Compensation

THX Ultra2

subwoofer boundary control

with

50 100 200 500

loudspeakers > subwoofer > bass redirection rules

subwoofer

There is an important additional set-up menu within the

SUBWOOFER menu, the BASS REDIRECTION RULES, which deﬁne

the use of the subwoofer with those processing modes which do not have a LFE (0.1) effect channel.

If LR=Bass Ltd

If your left and right front speakers are bass- limited and you would like your subwoofer, if available, to take the bass frequencies your left/right speakers, cannot reproduce, set the processing mode you like to conﬁgure to If LR=Bass Ltd. The Bass Cutoff frequency is the frequen-cy deﬁned in LOUDSPEAKERS>

Left/Right menu.

Always

If you want, for a given processing mode, to combine your full range left/right front speakers, then set the rule to Always. This will treat the full range speaker like a bass limited speaker, transferring bass energy below the Bass

Cutoff frequency, deﬁned in LOUDSPEAKERS> Left/Right,

to the subwoofer.

Never

If you want for a given processing mode to ignore your subwoofer, although your left/right front speakers, are set to be bass limited, then select Never.

loudspeakers > speaker calibration / alternative listening position

speaker calibration

The loudspeaker calibration procedure is very important to achieving a correctly centred sound image, it should be carried out carefully.

We recommend that you use a sound level meter (SPL) when performing this part of the set-up as it is difﬁcult to judge the levels accurately by ear. Set the SPL meter to ‘C’ weighting with ‘slow’ response and to read 75 dB SPL at the centre of its scale. During the calibration you should place the SPL meter at ear level (with the microphone pointing towards the ceiling) at your preferred listening.

During the calibration the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will send the THX-speciﬁed pink noise test signal to the selected loudspeaker so that the output level from each channel may be adjusted to achieve a 75dB SPL sound level. Press ok to start the calibration. Adjust the channel output level using the VOL + and VOL - keys until your SPL meter reads 75 dB. Use the G or H keys to move between loudspeakers. Select -Calibration Complete- when ready.

alternative listening position

This feature allows you to calibrate a second listening position, just as described above for the ‘normal’ listening position.

This is a welcome feature for those of you who for example listen to music from a different position than watching a movie.

You can switch between both listening positions by pressing shift followed by THX.

The selected listening position is displayed for a few seconds, both at the front panel as well as on screen (OSD) - see highlighted example.

Output Options > 5.1 surround assignment

5.1 replay through 7.1 loudspeakers

The following feature is important if your system uses two back surround channels with or without an additional subwoofer.

It allows enhancing surround formats which otherwise provide only 5.1 channels, e.g. Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1.

You can direct the surround information to the Surround Left/Right channels - the default- or to the Surround Back channels instead. In both instances the signal remains 5.1, it just swaps between ‘sides’ and ‘rears’.

More interesting is the setting Surr. L/R+Back, here the information from the left (right) surround channel is, time aligned, copied to the left (right) back channel. The result is a more enveloping, but also more diffuse sound impression.

You can also derive artiﬁcial back information by applying TAG McLaren Surround TMS 7 to just the surround channels, this is called SL+SR + TMS- Back. This gives a more enveloping impression, allowing for some steering between ‘sides' and ‘rears’ - but with a result depending on the content of the surround channels.

You can also apply, THX Ultra2 to the replay of 5.1 recordings through

7.1 speakers - for details see pages 29 - 32.

Output Options > room equalisation TMREQ

Almost no listening room is perfectthere will alway be certain frequencies which are enhanced or attenuated.

The AV32R’s Room Equalisation program TAG McLaren Room EQualisation will assist you in correcting those anomalies in your listening room by compensating the output signal accordingly.

TMREQ is very powerful but needs great care in applying - don’t use it if you don’t have the patience to analyse your room anomalies properly. And you can do this even without professional equipment - all you will need is a SPL meter.

For detail see our separate TMREQ manual and the series of articles written on this subject, which can be found on www.tagmclaren.com (see Club March/April 2003 edition).

subwoofer - an example

the red trace shows the low frequency response of a subwoofer in a listening room. The trace output. There are clearly large room resonances ( signiﬁcantly reduce - see the trace - - - -.

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left speaker + subwoofer uncorrected

output corrected

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the trace output of the left front speaker, bass-limited to 80Hz, and the subwoofer, corrected as shown above. The trace ideal, ﬂat output. We can see room resonances, level matching and high frequency absorption problems. The trace - - - - shows the result after applying TMREQ: what an improvement.

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Frequency Response

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Output Options > main zone / zone 2 / Dolby Headphone

main zone & zone 2 configuration

These two menus conﬁgure the main zone

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and their interaction.

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to crank up your home cinema system without bothering your neighbours? Well, all you need is headphones and the Dolby Headphone option.

Dolby Headphone

Your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has either 5.1 or 7.1 analog audio outputs. You can assign two of these outputs to

Dolby Headphone is a revolutionary signal-processing system that can take up to ﬁve channels of audio from any source and make it almost sound like it's coming from that many speakers in a real listening room. Start Volume, Maximum Volume and mute conﬁguration are explained on pages 25 and 26 respectively.

Because of the way Dolby Headphone Technology works and the power of its signal processing, Dolby Headphone technology can model the sound of a playback system in up to three different listening environments, based on acoustic measurements of real rooms:

DH1 is a small, well-damped room appropriate for both movies and music-only recordings. It is the Dolby Headphone Reference Room DH2 is a more acoustically live (or “wet”) room particularly suited to music listening, but also great for movies. DH3 is a larger room, more like a concert hall or movie theatre.

For Zone 2, you can also Force a Surround Mode, e.g. Stereo Downmix (explained on page 34) or, if available Dolby Headphone (option). Select one of the 3 versions of it, called Room 1, Room 2 and Room 3.

Two typical applications are: an AV32R ‘Dual Processor 7.1’ used in a 5.1 home cinema layout. In this instance the two surround back channels can conveniently used for connection of a headphones. Switching zones, switches between 5.1 and headphones.

Alternatively, use a Y splitter to connect (via a suitable power ampliﬁer) two surround back channel loudspeakers and in parallel headphones. Selecting main will activate the full 7.1 home cinema system (switch your headphones off or disconnect them), whilst selecting zone 2 allows use of the headphone. You need in this case to switch off your power ampliﬁers, connected to the speakers, or let the TAGtronic Bus do this for you, see page 77 for more details.

1. connected to ANALOG OUTPUTs

2. connected to either left/right or surround left/right or surround back left/right, for more details see page 12

Zone 2, usually two you don't use otherwise. Select Zone 2 Output to assign either front left/right, surround left/right or surround back (the option recommended, if you have otherwise a 5.1 set-up, but own an AV32R ‘Dual Processor 7.1’).

Selecting Zone 2 will mean that the volume control is applied to Zone 2 only, whilst those speakers assigned for the main zone (if not identical to Zone 2) are muted.

Output Options > Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

Dolby Pro Logic IIx is a very advanced sound format, producing 6.1 or 7.1 output channels from stereo or multi-channel sources, for further details also see page

34.

Three different modes are available: Pro

Logic IIx Movie, Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic IIx Game.

Pro Logic IIx Music gives music a more three dimensional representation, providing more spaciousness and transparency. Pro Logic IIx Music allows three parameters to be tuned to optimize its performance:

Dimension Control

Allows to move the sound ﬁeld towards the front or the rear, depending on how much spatial effect a stereo recording includes

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Centre Width

Allows the sound of the centre-channel to be apportioned between the centre channel loudspeaker and the left/right front loudspeakers. From no sound in the centre to full centre performance

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Panorama

Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a ‘wrap- around’ effect with side wall imaging. This is particularly effective for recordings which have strong left or right-channel elements in the mix.

Cursor Assignment

Set Map Cursor Keys to PL II When On This Mode: Yes if you want to be able to modify these parameters when listening to Pro Logic IIx Music. The cursor keys F and E adjust the Centre Width, the keys G and H adjust Dimension Control and skip + and skip - adjust Panorama.

Alternatively you can temporarily map the cursor keys to Pro Logic IIx Music, using the Cursor Key Assignment feature, described on page 39.

1. The ‘clicks’ heard in the speakers, when switching between different PL II Music settings are entirely normal

Output Options > video outputs

OSD on composite and S-video

NTSC/ PAL latency

Use NTSC (PAL) Latency to compensate for the typical video delay caused by video deinterlacing1. The parameter is added to the Lip Sync Delay, conﬁgured in the Input Options menu, described on page 49.

If your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ includes the Progressive Scan Option PSM192 (or if it is connected to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ via the TAGtronic Bus), then the appropriate values 50ms (60ms) for NTSC and PAL are automatically selected.

On-screen information on Composite and S-Video

All AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ include an independent video switcher for Composite and S-Video sources, without crossconversion between these video formats, i.e. there is only a video signal at the SVideo (Composite) switcher output if you select a S-Video (Composite) video source. However, if you like to see the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ on-screen text on the Composite and S-Video +OSD outputs, independently of the video source selected, set Turn Off Unused Outputs to No.

1. This delay is caused by the need of a De-interlacer (Progressive Scan device) to compare several frames before being able to know which one belong to each other

PSM192-Progressive Scan Module

The PSM192 is a high performance Progressive Scan device which can be installed in the DVD players DVD32R or DVD32FLR as an option. It can be used by the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to enhance its Composite and S-Video output.

Enhancing the AV32R’s Composite & S-Video outputs with the PSM192

The AV32R can take advantage of the advanced video processing technology offered by the PSM192 for all its Composite and S-Video inputs. This is achieved by routing the AV32R’s Composite and S-Video outputs through the PSM192, while the AV32R controls the PSM192’s input switching and functionality via the TAGtronic Bus.

connections - also see your DVD32 user manual

• Connect the AV32R and the DVD32 via the TAGtronic Bus, as described on page 15.

• Connect the AV32R’s COMPOSITE OUT+OSD video output (if you have video sources

connected to your AV32R using composite video) to the DVD32’s input PROGRESSIVE SCAN OPTION IN-C.

• Connect the AV32R’s S-VIDEO OUT+OSD video output (if you have video sources connected to your AV32R using S-Video) to the DVD32’s input PROGRESSIVE SCAN OPTION IN-S.

• Connect your display device to the DVD32’s Progressive Scan Output, which is the output COMPONENT VIDEO, featuring 75 Ohm BNC connectors - for details see the DVD32’s user manual.

PSM192-Progressive Scan Module

Now all Composite and S-Video inputs of the AV32R are routed through the PSM192 installed in the DVD32, from which they are output (using either RGBs or component YPrPb) to your display device using latest Progressive Scan technology.

PSM output format

This allows you to set the video format of the PSM192 within the DVD32 to RGB or YPbPr Component.

Reduce Text Artifacts

This feature tells the PSM192, if set to On, to improve the display quality of text (if you see, for example, artifacts when subtitles or credits are shown) but this improvement comes at a price: The picture quality is reduced by a small fraction - an acceptable compromise for those who are more interested in subtitles than a movie!

Configure Video Inputs...

Selecting this menu brings up the list of all video inputs as the PSM192 allows you to optimize the picture quality of all your composite or S-Video - our example shows the Composite video inputs!

Select the input of your choice to conﬁgure its video performance, in our example TV-C:

PSM192-Progressive Scan Module

Convert 4:3 to 16:9

Film Detection Mode

This parameter assists the PSM192 in deciding whether the incoming video signal has been recorded using a video or a ﬁlm camera - essential to achieve highest vertical picture resolution. Video will be most appropriate for most television broadcasts, whilst High Film Bias is best for most DVDs. High Video Bias, assumes a mixture of recordings on video and ﬁlm - it can lead to ﬂicker if the source material includes predominately video based material.

The PSM192 can reformat recordings in 4:3 aspect ratio for display on a 16:9 screen by adding black bars either side incoming video signal except that coming from our DVD player DVD32. The advantage of the feature is that the video output becomes always 16:9, requiring no scaling within the display device.

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. However, the PSM192 cannot detect the aspect ratio of an

Black Level Adjust

The ideal black level setting is when you can still see image details in dark areas, whilst black areas are true black. For best results use a PLUGE test pattern or a test pattern showing different shades of grey.

White Level Adjust

The ideal white level setting is when white areas are true white without blurring at their edges, whilst still allowing different grades of grey to be seen. For best results, use a suitable test pattern, e.g. a needle pulse or different shades of grey.

Colour Adjust

The ideal colour setting displays colours without over-saturating them. Check the colour of skin displayed, or better still use a suitable test pattern and colour ﬁlters.

NTSC tint Adjust

This control applies only to NTSC sources: the value is set correctly when there is no green or yellow cast in the picture. For best results use a suitable test pattern and colour ﬁlters. It is not necessary to set this parameter when the DVD32 picture is selected.

1. the horiziontal resolution is increased from 720 to 960

DAB digital radio

Your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can optionally be equipped with a high performance DAB digital radio. The DAB digital radio option is identical to the one used in our award winning tuner T32R.

The DAB digital radio Upgrade does not take any of the AV32R’s existing digital inputs, it uses its own, internal input: dab- int.

Press the source input key dab key will toggle between dab-int and the rear panel digital input DAB.

connecting an antenna

Using high-quality, 50 Ohm antenna cable terminated with a 50 Ohm BNC connector, connect your DAB antenna to the socket marked DAB OPTION on the rear of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. Even if you do not have a high- performance outdoor antenna, you can still use, although at reduced performance, the AV32R’s small stab-antenna, which directly be attached to DAB OPTION connector. The antenna should be vertically polarised, as shown in the diagram.

DAB digital radio

scanning for new stations

Unlike a conventional FM radio, DAB digital radio scans for all available stations at start- up. Stations found are stored for later, easy access. The ﬁrst time the dab-int input is selected (after powering-up the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’), the Digital Radio will scan both DAB bands for all available stations. This process is indicated on the front display by DAB SCAN, combined with a progress indicator.

You can also initiate a DAB SCAN by keeping the dab key pressed when selecting dab- int.

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front panel display

Assuming the Digital Radio has found any station, the front display of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will look similar to this:

Any change, such as turning VOLUME knob, pressing the VOL +, VOL - or surround keys will temporarily replace the DAB digital radio

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station tuning

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To tune to the next (previous) station, simply press the E (F) cursor keys. The radio will automatically stop at the next (previous station).

To change between stations, stored in memory use the G (H) cursor keys.

storing and recalling a station memory (preset)

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ has 29 station memories (presets).

storing a preset

Pressing any of the keys 1 to 9 for more than three seconds will store the station you are listening to in one of the ﬁrst nine presets for fast, direct access. The volume will drop for a short moment, conﬁrming the successful storage.

Alternatively, pressing the record key for more than 3 seconds followed by any number in the range from 1 to 29 stores the station your are listening to in the corresponding preset.

If a preset is already used, you will be warned. Press ok to replace, cancel to leave without change.

erasing a preset

Pressing eject for more than three seconds, followed by the number of the preset you want to erase, followed by ok to conﬁrm, cancel to leave without change. You can use the CLEAR ALL DAB MEMORIES, available from the DIGITAL RADIO OPTIONS screen, if you want to erase all 29 stations at once.

recalling a preset

Press the appropriate number keys, one or two digits (which must follow the ﬁrst within about 1 second), and the FM radio will select the requested preset, if it exists.

1. This function requires the cursor keys to be assigned to AV Radio, for details see page 40

DAB digital radio

limit dynamic range

When set to On, the volume of very loud passages will be reduced and the volume of very quiet passages will be increased. You should select Off, unless you listen in a room with high background noise.

program type scan

This feature allows you to search for a speciﬁc programme type, say Jazz Music or Light Classic. Assuming a station broadcasts the appropriate indicator ﬂags (unfortunately not all stations do), the DAB digital radio Upgrade will tune to exactly a station of that type.

radiotext display

The menu Radiotext Conﬁguration... leads to a menu, allowing you to conﬁgure the radiotext display on the front display and on-screen:

Whilst listening to the AV32R’s digital radio you can display scrolling Radiotext on the front panel display.

You can also display scrolling Radiotext on your display device, using the AV32R’s on-screen text capability. You can restrict the display to the time you listen to the DAB digital radio (when on radio only), always (when on any input) or not at all (off). With some of the advanced services, such as BBC5LIVE, it can be quite exciting to superimpose the latest news whilst watching tv.

DAB radio status screen

Press ok and the ‘normal’ status screen, explained on page 23 will be replaced by a screen giving you all information about the currently selected station, with this meanings:

station: name of the station as transmitted

ensemble: the name of the provider of the currently selected station

reception: an indication of the reception quality (bit/error rate):n/a

data rate: data rate of the transmitted data stream, including all

prog.type: an indication of the type of programme, as transmitted by

(no reception), 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5 and 5/5 (best)

information: 4kb/s (low quality) to 256kb/s (high quality)

the selected station

action switches

SWITCHES

A.1 6 B. 2 7 C.3 8

1 2 3 4 5

defining actions

From the ACTION SWITCH screen you come to two CONFIGURE ACTION SWITCHES screens, allowing you to deﬁne what each switch should do, when you press any of the input source selection keys: tv, vcr, sat, tuner, aux, cd, ld, dvd, md, dab or tape. Page 2 also includes the action when the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is going into standby.

Select for each switch want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to carry out, when the corresponding input source selection key is pressed:

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the required action, you

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ includes three ACTION SWITCHES, which are located within a 9 pin D-Sub connector, making both contacts of the internal switches available to the user, for further details see page16.

Action switches can be used to activate events, such as lowering a motorised screen when you select your DVD player. The switches A, B and C are activated by the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ when you press

6 7 8 9

an input source selection key or you switch the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ into standby.

On contact closure

Off contact opening

- - keep switch as it is at present

4:3 close if the DVD player DVD32 detects a

DVD recorded in 4:32

169 close if the DVD player DVD32 detects a

DVD recorded in 16:9

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TAGtronic Bus > synchronised standby

in and out of standby

There are two ways to look at the power up/down sequence of your system.

1 You switch your AV32R

‘Dual Processor’ out of standby and expect certain or all of your other TAG McLaren products, connected to each other via TAGtronic Bus, to do the same

2 You expect you AV32R

‘Dual Processor’ to power up/down when you activate a source component, say the DVD player DVD32 or the tuner T32R. In this case you would expect the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to select the correct input for you.

synchronised standby

This menu allows you to deﬁne those products, which you like to switch in/out of standby with the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. Ampliﬁers covers all TAG McLaren ampliﬁers featuring a TAGtronic Link.

You usually have the option Ye s (‘do what the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ does’) and No (‘ignore the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’’).

Ampliﬁers offer Ye s-all, No and Individual. Pick Individual and the entry point to the submenu Individual Amp Conﬁg... comes up, allowing the individual and independent conﬁguration of all TAGtronic Bus connected ampliﬁer in your system.

For an explanation of the Individual Amp Conﬁg... sub menu, see pages 77/78.

TAGtronic Bus > synchronised standby

go to standby options

This menu allows you to conﬁgure the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to go into standby, if the

DVD32 (or the forthcoming DVD192) or the T32R go into standby. You can set No, always (Yes- when on any input) or restrict it to those cases, the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is switched to process the audio signal of the DVD32/192 or T32R (Yes- when on input only).

The input the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ uses to connect to the digital audio output of the DVD32/192 is speciﬁed in the TAGtronic BUS -> DVD32/192 menu, as shown on page 80.

The inputs the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ uses to connect to the analog and digital audio output of the T32R are speciﬁed in the TAGtronic BUS -> T32R menu, as shown on page 80.

out of standby options

This menu allows you to conﬁgure the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to switch out of standby (if in standby) and to automatically select the audio input assigned to the DVD32/192 or T32R.

The audio inputs are assigned in the

TAGtronic Bus > DVD32/192 or TAGtronic Bus > T32R menu, described on page 80.

TAGtronic Bus > Amplifiers

If your system includes ampliﬁers, featuring the TAGtronic Bus (and you have connected them to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ using the Bus), then the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can control their status.

TAGtronic Bus > AV32R

Set Remote Commands to Ye s to allow remote commands, received by the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, to be sent to other products attached to the TAGtronic Bus. This feature allows you to place products out of sight

Set Synchronise display Brightness to Yes to allow all units, connected to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ via the TAGtronic Bus, to match the intensity of their displays with that of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. For more details about this feature see page 47.

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Amplifier Detection

Select the TAGtronic BUS > Ampliﬁers menu and the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will scan the TAGtronic Bus for all TAG McLaren ampliﬁers connected to the Bus. All ampliﬁers detected, will be listed on the Select Amp to Conﬁgure screen, including a short form of their current conﬁguration

1. You can also configure the T32R, DVD32, 100x5R, 250MR, 250x3R to relay remote commands - for details see the corresponding user manual

2. in the example module 1 (2) [3] being left (right) and [centre].

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TAGtronic Bus > amplifier(s)

Multiple Amplifiers - needs software version v3.79 or later!

If your system includes more than one ampliﬁer connected to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ via the TAGtronic Bus (and they are all switched on) but the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ wasn’t able to detect all of them, then you might need to conﬁgure them for multiple ampliﬁer support ﬁrst.

assigning a unique ID to your amplifier

Two or more ampliﬁers, connected to the TAGtronic Bus, can only be detected, if each ampliﬁer carries a unique TAGtronic address - the Amp ID. All ampliﬁers, when leaving the factory, are assigned as Amp ID 1.

Amplifier with Amp ID 6

how to change the amplifier ID

Please follow these steps to assign a new ID to your ampliﬁer:

• Decide which ID you would like to assign - you can use 1 to 9 and the 10

key to assign the address 1 to 10 respectively

• Power down your ampliﬁer, using the power button

• Disconnect any connections to the TAGtronic Bus

• Switch the ampliﬁer on, using the power button

• Wait until the ampliﬁer has completely switched on - all LEDs must illuminate

• Use either the remote, shipped with your ampliﬁer or switch the AV32R’s

remote ampliﬁer by pressing the REMOTE SELECTION amp key

• Type these numbers: 1 3 3 1, followed by the ID you like to enter.

Make sure that you do not leave more than one second between each key press - don't let your self be detracted by the relays' switching noise or the red LEDs ﬂashing.

• If the keys are pressed correctly, the red and blue LEDs will switch off and about 5 seconds later your ampliﬁer will have a new ID, which you can check with the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

TAGtronic Bus > amplifier(s)

Mute, Standby and Module control

Set Mute to On, if you want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to mute the ampliﬁer when the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is muted - this will protect your loudspeakers better

Set Standby to On, if you want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to switch your ampliﬁer in and out of standby, if the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is switched in and out of standby. This is recommended for convenience and energy saving during standby.

Set Module control to On, if you want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to only activate those ampliﬁers modules which are actively in use, for example left/right when using Direct etc. This function will only work correctly, if you assign the modules in your ampliﬁer to the correct channels.

Assigning Amplifier Modules...

Selecting Assign Amp Modules... will bring up a screen, similar to the one shown:

To change an assignment, select the Module you like to change and press ok. The current entry will ﬂash. Use the cursor H or G keys to select the speaker connected to the Module. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will emit a test tone on the declared channel, e.g. Right, to give you an acoustical feedback which speaker is connected. Select Not Switched if you want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to ignore a Module - this is usually done if you want to keep a Module powered up all time. Use Not Used, if you want a module to stay always off - this is usually appropriate if you have a multi channel ampliﬁer with more Modules installed than currently required.

This is a 100x5R, equipped with only 3 modules. Module 2 and 4 are not installed. Module 1 is assigned to the left front channel, module 3 to the right front channel. Module 3 is currently not used, and should not be switched by the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’

TAGtronic Bus > DVD32 / DVD192 | T32R

TAGtronic Bus > DVD32/192

TAGtronic Bus > T32R

The T32R TUNER CONTROL allows you to declare the analog and digital audio input you have connected to your T32R. This will allow the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to automatically select this input when the T32R is powered up

- assuming you have conﬁgured this feature, for details see page 76.

The DVD32/192 CONTROL allows you to declare the digital audio input you have connected to DVD32 /DVD192 to. This will allow the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to automatically select this input when the DVD32 / DVD192 is powered up assuming you have conﬁgured this feature, for details see page 76.

Set Pause DVD When AV32R is muted to Ye s, if you want the AV32R to pause the DVD32 / DVD192 when you mute the AV32R assuming they are connected to each other via the TAGtronic Bus.

This feature should not be activated if your display device is unsuitable to display a static picture without damage!

Whilst listening to the T32R you can display the T32R’s scrolling Radiotext, transmitted via the TAGtronic Bus to the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, on the front panel display of the AV32R.

You can also display the T32R’s scrolling Radiotext on your display device, using the AV32R’s on-screen text capability. You can restrict the display to the time you listen to the T32R (when on radio only), always (when

on any input) or not at all (off).

Control of the T32R by the AV32R

You can even control the main functionality of your T32R from the AV32R’s remote control, for details see page 40.

installed hardware upgrades available hardware upgrades

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is highly conﬁgurable with many hardware options available. Select the menu Installed Hardware Options if you want to know what is installed in your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, and the menu Available Hardware Upgrades if you want to know what buying next.

hardware and software upgrades

AV options + status

Press menu and the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ MAIN MENU comes up. Select AV Options + Status and a screen comes up as shown:

The AV OPTIONS and S TATUS screen shows the currently installed software version, in our example version V4.02.08, with English language support.

Below, it should a 18 digit unique Product ID, which will be required when enabling an option, see below.

This AV32R ‘THX Ultra2 Dual Processor 7.1’ includes all available upgrades - bar one, the upgrade to AV32R. For more information visit

www.tagmclaren.com

enabled software options

This screen shows software options enabled- some of which might have been delivered within your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ as standard.

enable software options

installing a software option

Press menu, select AV OPTIONS + STATUS, from there ENABLE SOFTWARE OPTION: a list of all software option available, but not enabled yet, will come up.

Should the option you are interested not be on the list, then you will need to upgrade the operating system of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ to the latest software version ﬁrst. You will be able to download the latest software version directly from our website www.tagmclaren.com.

The AV32R in the example screen, includes all options except MPEG-2 and Dolby Headphone. To ENABLE a SOFTWARE OPTION select the option and press ok.

the option code

To enable an option you need an Option Code, which is available from your TAG McLaren Audio retailer or directly from TAG McLaren Audio. You need to quote the serial number of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, attached to the rear panel of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ as well as the AV32R’s unique 18 digit Product ID, see page 81 for details.

After you have received the appropriate Option Code, a 10 digit number, select the Software Option, you like to enable as described above, and the corresponding data entry screen comes up, as shown in our example for Dolby Headphone.

Enter the number, using the numeric key pad of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote, moving the cursor forward or backwards as required using the F or E cursor keys.

Please contact us immediately if you have difﬁculties to enter the code. Your Option Code expires after 10 incorrect attempts and neither we nor your retailer will be able to re-activate it. It will be lost and you will be required to purchase a replacement.

The Option Code is product and option speciﬁc, i.e. each AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ needs a different Option Code for each feature you want to enable. Option Codes can directly be ordered from our website www.tagmclaren.com. Alternatively you can call or fax or e-mail us on helpdesk@tagmclaren.com. Option Codes are also available from all authorised TAG McLaren retailers.

programming the remote

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REMOTE SELECTION

sat

tv vcr ld

pause

play

skip

record

skip

eject

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stop

return

cancel

LFE

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r e

f f

station +

image

analog ------

d i g ------ dig +

store

erase

station ------

analog +

functions

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REMOTE SELECTION

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learning remote

The remote comes pre-programmed and ready to use for the following TAG McLaren Audio products:

• audio-visual processor AV32R ‘Dual Processor’

• our range of home cinema ampliﬁers

• DVD player DVD32R / DVD32FLR

Other devices which are not pre-programmed to work with the remote will need to be ‘learnt’. To program the remote for other devices, you will need the original remote for the unit you wish to operate.

Some devices (other than those listed above) may partially work with the remote as it is supplied. To check this, select the desired unit using one of the REMOTE SELECTION keys and try pressing a few of the keys. If the device responds as expected, you may only need to edit the set-up for that unit by programming one or two keys, as explained on the following pages, otherwise you will need to program the remote for all commands.

To ‘learn’ new commands

1. Select the device you wish to program by pressing the

appropriate REMOTE SELECTION key on the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote.

REMOTE SELECTION

sat

cd dvd amp

tv vcr ld

2. Place the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote and the remote of the unit you want to control on a ﬂat surface. Line up the remotes head to head, about 5 to 10 cm (2 to 3in) apart.

3. Simultaneously press and hold the REMOTE SELECTION key selected in step 1 and the ok key for about four seconds. The learning status LED will turn yellow to indicate that the remote is now in learning mode

4. Press and release the key on the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote which you want to program

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. The status LED will ﬂash yellow.

5. Press and hold for approximately three seconds the key on the original remote which corresponds to the function you want the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote to learn. The status LED will

1. The remote will stay in learning mode for 20 seconds, after which it will return to normal operation mode if there have been no

2. The macro keys m1 to m4 can be programmed with new commands, but if they are used for the macro feature (see ‘programming

ﬂash shortly in green if the code is correctly understood. If it ﬂashes red then you need to restart with step 4 as the code was

not understood by the remote.

further key presses

macro features’) the new command will be overridden

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programming the remote

6. Release the key on the original remote and re-press and hold it for approximately a further three seconds. If the learning process has been successful, the status LED will ﬂash green twice, then return to yellow. If the LED ﬂashes red you need to restart with step 4 as the code could not correctly be interpreted by the remote.

Repeat steps 4 through 6 to program further keys.

7. Once you have ﬁnished teaching the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote all the desired commands from the original remote, you must store them by simultaneously pressing the appropriate REMOTE SELECTION key and the ok key for about four seconds.

Once you have stored the ‘learnt’ functions, test the keys you have taught to make sure that they are programmed correctly.

If the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote has problems learning from the original remote should:

• check that the original remote has fresh batteries

• avoid ﬂuorescent lights and strong sunlight, which may interfere with the learning

process

• increase or decrease the distance between the two remotes (within a range of 2 to 15 cm / 1 to 6in)

programming macro features

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, you

The keys m1 to m4 and standby can act as macro keys. These can be programmed to store up to 10 commands to send together with one key press. Any key press function (except mute, VIDEO + and VIDEO –) can be programmed into the macro keys. There are 2 groups of macros, one used if the av, cd, dvd or amp remote

vcrtv

sat

tunermdaux

dvd

m1 m2 m3 m4

light

selection keys have been pressed, the other for the sat, tv, vcr or ld keys; i.e. there are a total of 10 macros available.

standby

Macros can only be programmed with either av or sat selected! Macros programmed under av will be recalled, pressing m1, m2, ... m4 or standby, when you use av, cd, dvd, or amp. Macros programmed under sat will be recalled when using sat, tv, vcr and ld.

When using the macro functions, it can take up to 10 seconds to transmit a 10-key sequence. You should keep the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote pointing towards the appropriate unit while the commands are being transmitted to ensure they are received correctly.

1. Some remotes operate at non-standard infra-red, UHF or ultrasonic frequencies, and cannot be learnt; this is sometimes also caused by unusual or complex functions which are not universally recognised. If you continue to experience problems programming the remote, please consult your retailer for advice

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programming the remote

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To program in a macro function

1. Simultaneously press the REMOTE SELECTION key for the set of macros you wish to program (av or sat) and the mute key. The learning status LED and the REMOTE SELECTION key will both turn red to indicate that the remote is in macro learning mode

2. Press one of the macro keys m1 to m4 or standby to which you wish to allocate the functions.

3. Press the keys for the commands (up to 10) you want stored in the macro key

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REMOTE SELECTION

cd dvd amp

sat

tv vcr ld

mute

m1 m2 m3 m4

standby

4. Press the VIDEO + (or VIDEO -) key to store your selections. The learning status LED and the REMOTE SELECTION key will both ﬂash red twice, then go out.

5. To use the macro, simply press the macro button.

To erase a macro function

1. Simultaneously press the appropriate REMOTE SELECTION key (av or sat) and the mute key until the learning status LED turns red.

2. Press the macro key (m1 to m4 or standby) you wish to erase.

3. Press the VIDEO + (or VIDEO -) key. The learning status LED will ﬂash red twice then go off.

remote control warning

You will, from time to time, have to replace the batteries in your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ remote. During the battery changing operation but you should avoid pressing any key on the remote during battery changing as you may lose all your stored settings.

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the remote will remember your programmed commands,

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1. The remote will stay in macro learning mode for 20 seconds, after which it will return to normal operation mode if there have been no further key presses

2. You can select functions to control another unit as par t of a macro by first pressing the appropriate REMOTE SELECTION key before pressing the keys for the desired functions. This REMOTE SELECTION key press counts as one of the 10 presses you may store in the macro key. To use the standby function in a macro press the mute key

3. An explanation of how to do this appears in the set-up manual.

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REMOTE SELECTION

sat

tv vcr ld

pause

play

skip

record

skip

eject

---

stop

return

cancel

LFE

---

r e

f f

station +

image

analog ------

dig ------ dig +

store

erase

station ------

analog +

functions

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light

programming the remote

erasing single commands

To erase a learnt command from a key:

1. Simultaneously press the REMOTE SELECTION key for the appropriate device and the ok key until the status LED turns yellow and the chosen REMOTE SELECTION key is lit.

2. Press the key for the function which you wish to erase. The REMOTE SELECTION LED will turn off and the status LED will ﬂash continuously yellow.

3. Press the light key. The status LED will ﬂash green twice then turn a constant yellow colour. The chosen REMOTE SELECTION key LED will turn back on.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase any other learnt commands for the selected device.

4. To ﬁnish, simultaneously press and hold the REMOTE SELECTION and ok keys. The REMOTE SELECTION key LED will go out and the status LED will ﬂash yellow twice then go out.

erasing all commands for one device

To erase all learnt commands for one device:

1. Press the REMOTE SELECTION key for the appropriate device and the ok key simultaneously until the status LED turns yellow and chosen REMOTE SELECTION key is lit.

2. Press and hold the light key. The status LED will ﬂash red ﬁve times and the selected devices LED will turn off. Release the light key; the status LED will ﬂash green twice then turn a steady yellow and the selected device key LED will turn on again.

3. To ﬁnish, press and hold the REMOTE SELECTION and ok keys simultaneously. The REMOTE SELECTION key LED will go out and the status LED will ﬂash yellow twice then go out.

erasing all commands for all devices: To erase all learnt commands for ALL devices:

1. Press and hold the tv REMOTE SELECTION and light keys simultaneously. The status LED will ﬂash red 10 times, then green once, yellow once and turn off

1. Caution – this will erase every learnt command that you have programmed into the remote.

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upgrading the AV32R’s software

One of the most ﬂexible aspects of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is that its complete software is stored in re-programmable memory. Details of future upgrades are published on www.tagmclaren.com.

The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ can be re-programmed by connecting a suitably equipped and conﬁgured PC using the TAGtronic Programming Cable (option).

• The PC is connected to the TAGtronic Bus connectors,

located at the rear panel, using the universal TAGtronic Programming Cable, an optional item not included with the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’

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BUS

Preparation work, necessary before you can start

In order to upgrade your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ with the latest software you need to have the following items available:

1. A suitably equipped PC to interface with the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ - A full (not so

called legacy) RS232 interface is required

2. The universal TAGtronic Programming Cable, available from the on-line shopping section

of www.tagmclaren.com

3. The TAGtronic Upgrade Wizard Version v2.15 or later, available free of charge from

www.tagmclaren.com. The Wizard must be installed before you can download successfully any software upgrades! For full details see www.tagmclaren.com

4. The AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ software you

would like to download to your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. This can also be downloaded free of charge from www.tagmclaren.com.

You need to double click the software, which comes as an .exe ﬁle, to unpack it and register it with the Upgrade Wizard.

upgrading the AV32R’s software

the upgrade process: step-by-step

1. Disconnect the mains leads from all units in your system.

Do not forget your power ampliﬁers

2. Connect the universal TAGtronic Programming Cable into the TAGtronic Bus sockets, located at the rea panel of the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ (red > in, black > out)

3. Connect the D-sub connector of the programming cable to the COM1 serial interface of your PC

4. Run the TAGtronic Upgrade Wizard from Microsoft Windows by selecting Start > Programs > TAGMcLaren Audio > Upgrade Wizard

Follow exactly the instructions shown on screen. The Upgrade Wizard will describe how to connect the universal programming cable to the rear panel connector. Under no circumstances should you power up your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ before being asked by the Upgrade Wizard or the upgrade will fail!

5. When asked by the Upgrade Wizard, power up your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ - the

AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will not respond as usual; the front display and all LEDs will stay off - the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will look like broken. This is as expected, the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ waits for a new program to be loaded.

6. Continue to follow exactly the instructions of the Upgrade Wizard!

After 3 minutes the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will switch on its blue LED and its display on - a few seconds later the display will show DOWNLOAD Update DSPs.

Under no circumstances should you interrupt the

upgrade process here -

your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is not upgraded yet!!!

Wait another 6 minutes until the upgrade is really ﬁnished: clearly visible by the Upgrade Wizard declaring ‘victory’ and the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ switching on, showing for a few seconds the version number of the software loaded.

7. Remove the programming cable from the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, power it down using the front panel power button, wait about 10 seconds and the switch it on again. This will reset the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

8. Leaving the power ampliﬁers until last, reconnect and switch on all components.

Problems?

In case you experience a problem, just try the above sequence again. Should the problem persist, please send an e-mail to helpdesk@tagmclaren.com for further assistance.

running in, warming up, maintenance and service

TAG McLaren Audio equipment is designed to give optimum performance for many years.

running in warming up

The performance of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ will improve during the ﬁrst few hours of operation. The electronic components will then have reached and settled down to near-perfect speciﬁcation.

Every time you switch on your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, the performance will improve until the components reach their optimum operating temperature.

cleaning

In order to maintain the appearance of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’, you can clean it as follows:

• before cleaning, always disconnect your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ from the AC supply

• any grease or dirt on the case may be removed with a soft, lint-free cloth moistened

slightly with a mild solution of warm water and detergent or washing-up liquid. Do not use any other solutions. Do not use any solvents or abrasives

Take great care not to get any liquid inside the case. If this happens, you should have your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ serviced.

Service

There is a fuse in the power socket on the back of your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’. To change the fuse, unplug the power cable and pull out the fuse carrier drawer is the ﬁrst one that you see when you open the carrier. There are no other user-serviceable parts inside the AV32R ‘Dual Processor’.

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. The fuse carrier contains a spare fuse; this

All service should be carried out only by one of our authorised service agents. If servicing work is required, please contact your authorised TAG McLaren Audio retailer. Please keep the original packaging and use it whenever your AV32R ‘Dual Processor’ is transported.

1. You cannot open the fuse carrier drawer while the plug is in the socket

acknowledgments

trademark acknowledgements

Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. ‘Dolby’, ‘Pro Logic’, ‘AC-3’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. ‘DTS’, ‘DTS-ES Extended Surround’ and ‘Neo:6’ are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Manufactured under licence from Lucasﬁlm Ltd. U.S. patent numbers 5,043,970; 5,189,703; and/or 5,222,059. European patent number 0 323

830.Other U.S. and foreign patents pending. Lucasﬁlm and THX are trademarks of Lucasﬁlm Ltd. Surround EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used under authorisation.

The ‘MPEG’ logo is a registered trademark of Royal Philips Electronics.

‘SHARC’ is a registered trademark of Analog Devices, Inc.

HDCD system manufactured under licence from Paciﬁc Microsonics, Inc. This product is covered by one or more of the following patents: USA 5,479,168; 5,638,074; 5,640,161; 5,808,574; 5,838,274; 5,854,600; 5,872,531; Australia 669114. Other patents pending.

We reserve the right to alter design and speciﬁcation without notice. Speciﬁcation may vary for different countries.

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