Thule Audio PR-250-B Owners manual

Owners Manual

SPACE PR250 B

OVERWIEV OF REMOTE CONTROL………………………………………………………………………..2

OVERWIEV OF REAR AND FRONT PANEL………………………………………………………………..3

OVERWIEV OF CONTROL PANEL AND DISPLAY………………………………………………………..4

CONGRATULATIONS WITH YOUR NEW PREAMPLIFIER/PROCESSOR SPACE PR250 B.............5

0. INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................6

1. INPUT SELECTION ...........................................................................................................................6

2. VOLUME CONTROLS .......................................................................................................................7

3. DELAY................................................................................................................................................7

4. SURROUND MODES.........................................................................................................................9

OLBY DIGITAL OR

4.1 D

4.2 PCM

5. CONFIG MENU ................................................................................................................................10

5.1 S

5.2 I

5.3 N

5.4 OSD............................................................................................................................................13

5.5 A/D

5.6 D

5.7 V

5.8 S

5.9 R

5.10 P

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................15

6.0 YOUR NOTES ................................................................................................................................16

AND ANALOGUE INPUTS

PEAKERS

NPUTS

OISE

YNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION (ONLY DOLBY DIGITAL OLUME SCALE AVING SET-UP PARAMETERS IN MEMORY ETURN TO FACTORY SETTING

OWER AMPLIFIER CONTROL

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LEVEL

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DTS..................................................................................................................9

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OMMUNICATION BETWEEN

A.1 C

PR250 B

AND

IA/PA250 B.................................................................17

Manufactored under license from Dolby Labotatories. ”Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”

And the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential

”DTS” and ”DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital Theatre Systems, Inc.

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

REMOTE CONTROL

channel balance

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

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,

Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents

issued and pending. "DTS","DTS Digital Surround", are

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright

SERIAL NO.:

SPACE PR250 B

MODEL:

power

connector

display: see next page

SPACE

balanced outputs

CAUTION - RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK - DO NOT OPEN!

inputs bypassing

DSP circuits

digital

optical inputs

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing

BALANCED OUTPUT

PURE AUDIO INPUT

Corporation. "Dolby", "AC-3" and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

VIDEO

SAT

DVD

LFE1

DATA I/O

LFE2

50-60 Hz

220-230 V

connector to

control other

Thule Audio

equipment or

other equipment

FRONT PANEL AND REAR PANEL

TAPE2

DVD

AUDIO

OUTPUT

TAPE 1

SAT

MAIN OUT

OUT

TAPE2

SURROUND OUTPUTS

DIGITAL I/O

surround outputs

electrical digital

connectors

volume control | control panel: see next page

PR250 B

S-VIDEOCOMPOSITE

inputs

S-video inputs

composite video

OUT

TAPE1

PREAMPLIFIER/PROCESSOR

SAT

DVD

MADE IN DENMARK BY THULE AUDIO

to DSP

output to TV-set or projector

analog audio inputs

pure audio input

short push: mute -20dB

2 sec push: standby

multi functional display

standby indicator

surround mode

MPEG

STEREO

DIGITAL

PR250B

LOGIC

PRO

remote sensor

2 channel stereo

DISPLAY

MPEG Audio (for future upgrades)

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

MPEG

STEREO

Dolby Digital surround

Dolby Pro Logic surround

LOGIC

PRO

DIGITAL

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 PR250 B.

The SPACE PR250 B contains advanced technology for an outstanding range of features and sound performance. We are sure that the PR250 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 PR250 B contains following features:

- Precision volume control with 0.5dB adjustment step and 100dB range

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

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

- Direct key access to input selection

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

- Sensitivity for analogue inputs to DSP can be adjusted for improved dynamic

range

- 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 e.g. for improved performance in noisy

environments

- New 56362 Motorola DSP with 100 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second)

- Upgradable design for coming sound formats

- 8 pcs. Burr Brown 24bit/96kHz D/A converters

- True differential D/A conversion in Left and Right channels for optimal

performance with 24bit/96kHz stereo sound from DVD audio disc’s.

- Pure analogue input with true balanced pure analogue signal path

- 32 – 96 kHz PCM stereo

- Dolby Pro Logic decoding

- Dolby Digital decoding with auto detection

- DTS decoding with auto detection

Each feature is described further in the next pages.

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

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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

Analogue

Coax digital [X]

Optical

Com.video X

S-video

DVD

SAT

[X]

Tape 1 Tape 2 Pure A.

[X]

[X]*

*The Pure Audio input can be either an XLR or Phono input

For the audio signals, one of three 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 made at the TV-set (or projector).

The Pure Audio input can 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, 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 PR250B and use the balanced 24bit D/A conversion for L and R channels, built into the PR250B. The Space PR250 B is also optimised for D/A conversion of the new 96KHz/24bit stereo DVD disc’s with music.

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