Proceed PDSD Manuale Utente

PR O C E E DDigital Surround Decoder

10Operating Voltage& FrequencyThe Digital Surround Decoder is set at the factory (internally) for 100V, 120V,220V, 230V, or 240V and either 50 or

11A Word About InstallationEvery effort has been made to make the Proceed PAV/PDSD system simple andstraightforward to install and use. Its flexibilit

12A Quick Start For CDThe PAV/PDSD is an exciting system, and we understand that many owners willbe anxious to get it up and running as quickly as pos

13A Quick Start For LaserdiscOkay, so now you have some music to listen to while reading the manual. Butyou’re in a rush to hear Dolby Digital on your

14Special Design FeaturesCongratulations on your purchase of the Proceed Digital Surround Decoder(PDSD). We have gone to great lengths to ensure that

15also be upgraded to an eight channel processor simply by inserting another card,whether to accommodate larger rooms or more sophisticated audio proc

16PR O C E E DLUCASFILM®digital surround decoderdigital processingpowerTM1 2Front Panel1 DIGITAL PROCESSING LEDThis digital processing LED is normally

172 POWER & POWER LEDAssuming that the Digital Surround Decoder’s power cord is connected toAC power, pressing this latching power button connects

18CS123123SCRL123123LRRL123123LR1789111032546LRRLRLCS12123123center/sub outputsurround outputfront outputdigital inputsdigital inputsdigitaloutremote

19ac power cord polarityTo Digital SurroundDecoderTo AC mains1321231 = Line (hot)2 = Neutral3 = Earth groundThe power consumption of the Digital Surro

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENCAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DONOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SE

203 DIGITAL INPUTS 1-6Please remember to make a note of what sources you connect to whichinputs. You will need to set up the relationships between fro

21By looping the digital sources back through the PAV in this manner, the PAVcan distribute either analog or digital sources to the remote zone or rec

22Connect the left-front and right-front outputs of the Digital Surround De-coder to the corresponding inputs on your power amplifier(s).7 SURROUND OU

23Caution! There are no user-serviceable parts inside the Proceed DigitalSurround Decoder. Please contact your dealer for assistanceif you need to swa

24Each of the two remote on/off triggers can be configured by your installerto provide either 5V or 12V trigger signals, either in response to the PAV

25Using The Menu SystemThe PAV/PDSD combination uses a new, dynamically-updated menu system thatoperates more intelligently than most such systems. Fo

26to exit the menu system From the PAV/PDSD Main Menu, pressing menu again will exit the menu system.Since pressing menu (once within the menu system)

27The Operate MenuOPERATEDISPLAY PREFERENCEDISPLAY POSITIONSTATUS PREFERENCETIMEOUT: 3 SECONDSTEXT: FRINGEBACKGROUND: BLUEVOLUME PREFERENCEDISPLAY: AB

28find that this display is more than you need or want, you can turn off individuallines of the display in this submenu.The information that can be di

29volume speed You may select either slow or fast response for the rate at which the volumechange accelerates when pressing and holding the volume +/–

Important Safety InstructionsPlease read all instructions and precautions carefully and completely before operating your Proceed compo-nent.1. ALWAYS

30more difficult to accidently disturb the carefully calibrated settings in the Setupand Custom Menus. Toggle the lock on and off by moving the “selec

31The Setup MenuSETUPSET SOURCE BUTTONCD 1CD 2TAPE 1TAPE 2BAL/AUXTUNERVCR 1VCR 2LDTV/AUXSET SPEAKERSSET CONFIGURATIONSET DISTANCESET LEVELSBASS LEVEL

32As you might surmise from the menu tree shown above, the Setup Menu iswhere you define what it is you are using with your PAV/PDSD system, and howyo

33DEFINE BUTTON CD 1NAME: CD 1TYPE: AUDIOMODE: STEREO SRNDRECORD DEVICE: NOAUDIO CONNECTORS: 1: DIGITAL, DIG 6AUDIO: DIGITALCONN: DIG 6renaming source

341 MOVE TO THE “TYPE:” ITEM IN THE MENU, PRESS THE ENTER BUTTON,AND USE THE VOLUME +/– BUTTONS TO CHOOSE “AUDIO”; PRESS ENTERAGAIN TO SAVE THE CHANGE

35situation that can produce unpleasant and even speaker-threatening feedbackloops. For these reasons, we need to let the system know which of our sou

363 MOVE TO “CONN:” WITH THE VOLUME BUTTONS, PRESS ENTER TO WORKWITH IT, AND CYCLE THROUGH THE LIST OF CONNECTORS UNTIL YOUSEE THE ONE YOU USED; PRESS

37defining the video connection The appropriate type: from the define button ld menu this time is a/v. After hav-ing selected it (or in this case when

381 MOVE TO THE “AUDIO CONNECTORS:” ITEM IN THE MENU, PRESS THEENTER BUTTON, AND USE THE VOLUME +/– BUTTONS TO INFORM THESYSTEM HOW MANY CONNECTIONS A

39set speakers Having set up all of your sources, the next step is to tell the PAV/PDSD systemmore about the speakers it has in the system. This allow

4Table of ContentsMaximizing the Value of Your Purchase ... 7send in that warranty card! ...

40• set configuration: informs the system whether or not the speakersneed its internal crossover networks• set distance: to time align the speakers, c

412 REPEAT THIS PROCESS FOR THE CENTER AND REAR SPEAKERSRemember that you have an additional option with the center speaker ofnone (e.g., a phantom ce

423 MAKE A NOTE OF THESE SETTINGS UNDER “YOUR SYSTEM SETTINGS” INTHE BACK OF THIS MANUALHaving these settings handy will prove helpful should anyone e

43set levels menu SET LEVELS➔ TEST SIGNAL:INTERNALLEFT: 84CENTER: 84RIGHT: 84R. REAR: 84L. REAR: 84SUB: 842 RAISE OR LOWER THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER’S

44With the advent of discrete multichannel digital audio, it is possible to have sixchannels (or more) of information that contains deep bass frequenc

45MODE DEFAULTSDEFAULTS: ENABLEDDISCRETEPRO LOGICSTEREO SRNDMONO SRND2-CH/SRND OFFMONObefore you use mode defaultsWe recommend living with the PAV/PD

461 FROM THE SETUP MENU, SELECT “MODE DEFAULTS” AND ENABLE THEFEATUREAfter selecting mode defaults from the setup menu, you will see a screenthat look

474 SELECT “DEFAULT,” “FORCE ON,” OR “FORCE OFF” AS THE SETTING FORYOUR SUBWOOFER IN THIS SURROUND MODEIf you simply leave this setting as default for

48The Custom MenuCUSTOMTEACH REMOTEPANEL BUTTONSREMOTE ONLYDIRECT ACCESSSPECIALCONTROL TRIGGER 1SOURCE: STANDBYTYPE: PULSECONTROL TRIGGER 2SOURCE: STA

49teach IR commands to your remoteIf you inadvertently overwrite one or more PAV/PDSD commands in your remotecontrol, never fear—you don’t have to obt

5renaming source buttons ... 40defining the input type ...

50remote only menuREMOTE ONLY MENUENTERDISPLAYON SCREENTHXSTATUSLATE NIGHTPress the appropriate button on the remote control (while in learningmode),

51• select cd1 on the PAV/PDSD;• select stereo surround;• and change the volume setting to 35 (regardless of where the volumehad been set previously).

52Digital Surround Decoder can provide). If this is the case, you can use controltrigger 1 as a switch by placing it in series with an external power

53Once the rear IR jack is changed to local, the IR receiver in the main display isdeactivated in favor of the rear IR jack. If you do this unintentio

54The About… MenuABOUT…PDSD ID: 08209716PDSD CHECKSUM388D-F6CBDSP ID: 06119711PAV CHECKSUM0091This screen displays checksum information about the vers

55Planning Your InstallationThe information contained within this section is intended to help get someonestarted who wishes to design and install thei

56locating the components well away from the field of vision can be effective (ifmechanical noise from transports, etc. is not a problem).Attention sh

57toe-in of left & right speakerssubL surR surRCLSome toe-in of the Left and Right speakers toward the main listening area (seeabove) will help mi

58dipolar surround placementsubL surR surRCLIf more traditional speakers are used, you may want to consider placing themsuch that their output is scat

59System Planning GuideExperience shows that almost any reasonable amount of time spent in the plan-ning stages will pay for itself two to three times

6Programming the Remote Control ... 71programming other components’ functions ...

60the same distance from the main listening area as the Left andRight speakers. If THX-certified LCR speakers are used and must be either aboveor bel

61Using PAV/PDSDsetting the volume Normally, when you wish to change the volume, you want all the speakers tomove up or down together, maintaining the

62When in doubt as to whether THX cinema processing should be included, listenfor a natural presentation of the treble. Films mixed for theatrical rel

63automatic migration If you have multiple connections defined for a particular source, the PAV/PDSDwill automatically use the highest-priority connec

64Programming the RemoteControlprogramming othercomponents’ functionsThe remote control provided with the PAV is capable of learning the commandsof al

65teaching the PAV remotecontrol new commandsPR O C E E DRpavuse / learn clear / resetready to learnlearned / sendingerror / low battery2a b c d vcr 1

66Planning Your Remote ControlFor your convenience, we have included the following form on which you mayplan which additional functions you will assig

67bank 2: lefta _______________________ b _______________________c _______________________ d _______________________stop/_______________________ play/

68Your System SettingsThe settings in your Proceed PAV/PDSD system are saved in non-volatile memoryand should normally survive power outages. Still, i

69tape 1 button defaults • Name ______• Type Audio, A/V or Unused• Video Type Composite, S Video (circle one if A/V)• Video Connector vcr1, vcr2, la

7Maximizing the Valueof Your PurchaseCongratulations on choosing a superb product. Your Proceed Digital SurroundDecoder (PDSD) is designed to give you

70vcr 1 button defaults • Name ______• Type Audio, A/V or Unused• Video Type Composite, S Video (circle one if A/V)• Video Connector vcr1, vcr2, las

71low freq cutoff settings • Front L&R Full Range or 80 Hz (circle one)• Center Full Range, 80 Hz or None (circle one)• Side L&R Full Ran

72mode defaults:surround off• Sub ______• Sub Mode No Change, Force on, Force Off (circle one)mode defaults:mono• Sub ______• Sub Mode No Change, Fo

73Room AcousticsThe following information on room acoustics does not need to be considered inevery installation. Rather, it is provided for those who

74The Boundary Effect is particularly important when it comes time to position thefront speakers. If they are not placed consistently with regard to a

75TroubleshootingYour Proceed Digital Surround Decoder has been designed to deliver many yearsof satisfaction. It has also been designed to allow an u

76MY ON SCREEN DISPLAY HAS INDICATED THAT IT HAS DETECTEDPOTENTIAL AC PROBLEMS AND REFERRED ME TO THIS SECTION OF THEMANUAL.✓ If this is the first tim

77Care and MaintenanceTo remove dust from the cabinet of the Digital Surround Decoder, use a featherduster. To remove dirt and fingerprints, we recomm

78U.S. and Canadian Warranty90-day limited warranty This Proceed® product is warranted to be free from defects in material and work-manship under norm

79Obtaining ServiceWe take great pride in our dealers. Experience, dedication, and integrity makethese professionals ideally suited to assist with our

8Unpacking and Placementunpacking thedigital surround decoderUnpack your Digital Surround Decoder and remove all accessories from the car-ton.Importan

80Specifications Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz, +0dB, –0.2dB Total harmonic distortion: 0.005% @ 1 kHz, A-weighted Maximum output (XLR): 10 V r

81Dimensions17.25"43.8 cm4.45"11.3 cm1.00"2.54 cm14.25"36.2 cm2.00"5.08 cm13.27"33.7 cm0.98"2.49 cm4.33"11.0 c

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9coder must be kept free from any obstruction which would reduce the flow ofair through the unit. Avoid placement on soft surfaces that would restrict

Proceed PAV/PDSD System Quick Start…The PAV/PDSD is an exciting system, and we understand that many owners will be anxious to get it up and running as

PR O C E E DRi n p u t so u t p u t scd1 bal/auxProceed PAV/DSD System Hookup Recordsingle-ended inputs: balanced inputs: record outputs: video input:

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