Thule SPACE PR350 B User Manual

Owners manual SPACE PR350 B

OVERVIEW OF REMOTE CONTROL........................................................................................................... 2

OVERVIEW OF REAR AND FRONT PANEL ............................................................................................... 3

OVERVIEW OF CONTROL PANEL AND DISPLAY................................................................................... 4

CONGRATULATIONS WITH YOUR NEW PREAMPLIFIER/PROCESSOR SPACE PR350 B............. 5

0. INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................................. 7

1. INPUT SELECTION....................................................................................................................................... 7

2. VOLUME CONTROLS ..................................................................................................................................8

3. ZONE 2............................................................................................................................................................. 9

4. DELAY ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

5. SURROUND MODES ................................................................................................................................... 11

5.1 D

OLBY DIGITAL

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5.2 DTS........................................................................................................................................................... 12

5.3 D

OLBY PROLOGIC

5.4 PCM

AND ANALOGUE INPUTS

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6. CONFIG MENU ............................................................................................................................................ 14

6.1 S

PEAKERS

NPUTS

6.2 I

OISE

6.3 N

6.4 C

ROSSOVER FREQUENCY

XTENDED SURROUND

6.5 E

6.6 D

YNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION OLUME SCALE

6.7 V

6.8 S

AVING SET-UP PARAMETERS IN MEMORY

ETURN TO FACTORY SETTING

6.9 R

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6.10 OSD......................................................................................................................................................... 18

6.11 SPDIF OUT............................................................................................................................................. 18

6.12 P

ROLOGIC

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................... 19

7.0 YOUR NOTES.............................................................................................................................................20

APPENDIX A: SPECIAL FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................... 21

A.1 C

OMMUNICATION BETWEEN

VERVIEW: COMMUNICATION BETWEEN

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A.2 A/D A.3 E A.4 A

LEVEL

LECTRICAL (COAXIAL) VERSUS OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUT

UTOMATIC FAILURE CORRECTION SYSTEM

PR350 B

IA/PA350 B/PA250 B .......................................................... 21

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PA350 B................................................................... 22

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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ”Dolby”, ”ProLogic II ” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc. All rights reserved.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, I nc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762 and other worldwide 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.

Thule Audio ApS has the right to make changes without prior notice

REMOTE CONTROL

channel balance

double push: delay

input selection

received input status

change surround mode

STBY

[STATUS]

[MODE]

MUTE

DIM

SL SUB SR

DVD

TAPE 1

LD TAPE 2

ENTER

VOL

SAT

VOL

PURE A.

[CONFIG]

standby | mute -20dB | increase volume

change light | return to master volume | decrease volume

left | center | right

surround left | subwoofer | surround right

DVD player | sattelite receiver | TV-set

laser disc | audio/video tape1 | audio/video tape2

pure audio input

enter config mode

navigate in config menu

display: see next page

FRONT PANEL AND REAR PANEL

volume control | control panel: see next page

S-video inputs

inputs

composite video

to DSP

analog audio inputs

pure audio input

short push: mute -20dB

2 sec push: standby

multi functional display

standby indicator

surround mode

ZONE 2

STEREO

remote sensor

2 channel stereo

Adjustments Zone 2

DISPLAY

DVD player

DVD

TV-set

audio/video tape1

TAPE 1

DVD

PURE MUTE/

AUDIO STBY

TAPE 2

SAT

PURE

AUDIO

sattelite receiver

laser disc player or

SAT

STBY

MUTE/

audio/video tape2

CD player

TAPE 2

CONTROL PANEL

volume level

100: max

0: min

ZONE 2

STEREO

Dolby Digital surround

Dolby ProLogic II surround

DTS digital surround

left channel balance

/ left

short push: center channel balance

2 sec. push: center channel delay

/up

right channel balance

/ right

SURROUND

SUB

VOL

MODE

short push: surround left channel balance

2 sec. push: surround left channel delay

/ enter

short push: change surround mode

2 sec. push: input format information

MODE

SURROUND

short push: subwoofer balance

2 sec push: LFE balance

/ down

SUB

short push: back to master volume

2 sec. push: enter config mode

/ exit config menu

VOL

short push: surround right channel balance

2 sec. push: surround right channel delay

main function

/ function in config mode

Congratulations with your new Preamplifier/Processor SPACE PR350 B.

The SPACE PR350 B contains advanced technology for an outstanding range of features and sound performance. We are sure that the PR350 B will give you long lasting pleasure. To give you full benefit from this advanced product, please read this manual carefully before you proceed.

The SPACE PR350 B contains following features:

- Pure analogue input with 6 channels and true balanced signal path in the L and R channels

- 32 – 96 kHz PCM stereo

- 96kHz Dolby ProLogic II decoding

- Dolby Digital decoding with auto detection

- DTS 5.1, DTS 6.1 discrete, DTS 6.1 matrix and DTS 24bit/96kHz decoding with

auto detection

- Extended precision decoder improves dynamic range for 24bit DTS up to 117dBA

- New 56367 Motorola DSP with 160 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second)

- Upgradable design for coming sound formats

- 5 pcs. Burr Brown 24bit/192kHz D/A converters

- True differential D/A conversion in all channels,

- Direct key access to channel trim adjustments with 0.5dB adjustment step

Precision volume control for all 10 channels with 0.5dB adjustment step and 100dB range

- Delay adjustment for center, surround left, surround right and surround center channels

- Common delay (Lip sync) for all channels up to 5ms.

- Direct key access to input selection

- Most inputs can be assigned as analogue, electrical digital or optical digital

- Sensitivity for analogue inputs to DSP is adjusted automatically for improved

dynamic range

- Test Noise signal in all channels including subwoofer, to set up volume trim.

- S-video and composite video switching with 70MHz bandwidth

- Video encoder with On Screen Display (OSD), which is automatically bypassed

when not used

- Flexible speaker settings with extensive bass management

- Adjustable crossover frequency (60 – 120Hz) for bass management

- Dynamic range compression for both DTS and Dolby Digital, e.g. for improved

performance in noisy environments

Each feature is described further in the next pages.

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Following formats are used: Cursive text indicates display readout, e.g.: CONFIG Key type is indicated with “”, e.g.: “ENTER” key.

Stereo speakers: “L” : left speaker “R” : right speaker

Surround speakers: “C” : center speaker placed in front of the listening position “SL” : surround left speaker placed rear left of the listening position “SR” : surround right speaker placed rear right of the listening position

Extended surround speakers: “SC” : surround center speaker placed back of the listening position. “SSL” : reserved for future upgrade. Output L channel. “SSR” : reserved for future upgrade. Output R channel.

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0. Installation

Place the amplifier on a hard and flat surface. The ventilation holes should not be covered. There has to be at least 5 cm (2 inches) free air on top of the amplifier. To ensure long and trouble free operation we recommend:

- Do not expose the amplifier to direct sunlight.

- Do not place the amplifier in warm or dusty environments.

Caution: Because of risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the amplifier to rain or moisture.

Caution: Because of risk of electric shock, do not open the amplifier.

1. Input selection

The input selection is very flexible, so it can suit many different home theatre and stereo installations. It is possible to switch between seven different inputs, which are directly accessed by keys on the front panel or on the remote control. Each input can be configured in different ways, shown below with an “X”. The factory settings are marked with [ ] brackets. Changes to this setting can be made under the config.input menu.

INPUTS DVD SAT LD TV Tape 1 Tape 2 Pure A. Analogue X X [X] [X] [X] [X]* Coax digital [X] [X] [X] X Dig. Direct X

Optical X X Com.video X X X X X X

S-video X X X X X X

*The Pure Audio input can be either XLR or 6 channel RCA phono input

For the audio signals, one of four options in the upper three rows must be selected under the config.input menu. The S-video and Composite video switching works in parallel and the final selection between S-video and Composite video must be issued at the TV-set (or projector). The Pure Audio input can be selected as both XLR balanced or unbalanced phono input. A short push on the “PURE AUDIO” key selects the XLR input. By holding down this button down for more than one second or double push on the remote control, you select the Pure Audio phono input. The Pure Audio input will bypass the DSP circuits and is recommended for high quality music listening in stereo e.g. from CD player or other analogue source. Alternatively, for high quality music listening in stereo, connect the digital output from a CD player or DVD player to one of the available digital inputs in the PR350 B and use the balanced 24bit D/A conversion for L and R channels, built into the PR350 B. The Space PR350 B is also optimised for D/A conversion of the 24bit/96kHz stereo DVD disc’s with music.

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