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Home Theater Standard 7.1 Surround Preamp/Processor Instructions for Use Owner ’ s Reference THE LEADER IN AUDIO ENGINEERING.
Home Theater Standard 7.1 Surround Preamp/Processor Instructions for Use v 02.3 Krell Industries, Inc. 45 Connair Road Orange, CT 06477-3650 USA TEL 203-799-9954 F AX 203-891-2028 E-MAIL krell@krellonline.com WEBSITE http://www .krellonline.com This product complies with the EMC directive (89/336/EEC) and the low-voltage directive (73/23/EEC).
Contents Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 iii INTRODUCTION 1 DEFINITION OF TERMS 2 UNP ACKING 4 PLACEMENT 5 AC Power Guidelines 5 GETTING ST ARTED 6 An Introduction to System Setup and Operation 6 FRON.
iv Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 FIGURE 1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 Front Panel 7 FIGURE 2 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 Back Panel 13 FIGURE 3 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 Remote Control 17 FIGURE 4 Source Selection Buttons, Factory Default Video Signals, and Video Formats for the Home Theater Standard 7.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 1 Thank you for your purchase of the Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Surround Preamp/Processor . The Home Theater Standard 7.
2 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Following are the definitions of key terms used in your owner ’ s refer- ence manual: Balanced A symmetrical input or output circuit that has equal impedance from both input terminals to a common ground reference point.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 3 Krell Current Mode A proprietary Krell circuit topology in which the audio gain stages of a component operate in the current rather than the voltage domain. This unique technology provides the component with exceptional speed and a wide bandwidth.
Unpacking 4 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Open the box and remove the top layer of foam. Y ou see these items: 1 Home Theater Standard 7.1 1 IEC connector (AC power) cord 1 Home Theater Standard 7.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 5 Before you install the Home Theater Standard 7.1 into your system, review the following guidelines to choose the location for the compo- nent. This will facilitate a clean, trouble-free installation. The Home Theater Standard 7.
Getting Started 6 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 AN INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM SETUP AND OPERA TION The Home Theater Standard 7.1 provides comprehensive connection and operation options for outstanding music and cinema soundtrack reproduction. T o take full advantage of the features the Home Theater Standard 7.
Figure 1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 Front Panel 1 4 17 31 29 24 23 28 26 27 25 30 10 5 2 3 11 6 12 7 13 8 14 15 16 9 22 18 19 20 21 DVD LD SAT CD TUNER AUX1 VCR TV AUX2 TAPE/VCR2 ZONE PRE AMP STERE.
Front Panel Description See Figure 1 on page 7 8 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 front panel provides power on and off; input, zone, and processing mode selection; monitoring and dis- play of processor status; and balance and volume control.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 9 8 VCR Button and LED Use this button to select the VCR device. 9 TV Button and LED Use this button to select the television device. 10 CD Button and LED Use this button to select the compact disc device. 1 1 T uner Button and LED Use this button to select the AM/FM tuner device.
Front Panel Description, continued 10 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 18 Stereo Button and LED Use this button to select stereo decoding, in order to make an A/B comparison or listen to a stereo recording in two channel format (left and right). The red LED illuminates when this feature is engaged.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 11 23 THX Button Use this button to select one of the various THX modes available for the current signal. 24 Front Panel Display The front panel window provides status messages for Home Theater Standard 7.1 operations, including volume and balance level, decod- ing mode and zone information.
Front Panel Description, continued 12 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 29 Save Button Press and hold this button to save system configuration settings. The save button is also used in programming a learning remote.
POWER 50/60 Hz 4 3 2 1 12VDC OUTPUTS RC-5 IN 12VDC IN COMM PORT MADE IN U.S.A. 52 53 56 55 54 OUTPUTS DIGITAL AUDIO 3 2 1 6 5 4 2 1 INPUTS DIGITAL AUDIO 44 45 43 Figure 2 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 Back Panel L R 2 1 L R 3 4 5 L R 6 7 ZONE2 OUT ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS TAPE IN OUT IN VCR OUT C L L SW C R 7.
Back Panel Description See Figure 2 on page 13 14 Home Theater Standard 7.1 The back panel of the Home Theater Standard 7.1 provides all audio and video input and output connections, remote control inputs and outputs, power on and off, and power connection.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 15 42 7.1 Audio Inputs The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is equipped with eight single-ended 7.1 inputs for multichannel SACD and DVD audio devices. These inputs currently act as analog pass-through inputs, with no mode pro- cessing capabilities.
Back Panel Description, continued 16 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 51 Component Video Inputs The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is equipped with two sets of compo- nent video inputs. On-screen display (OSD) is not available for progressive component video.
57 81 58 84 77 62 66 72 73 76 61 65 75 71 60 82 80 70 69 59 74 85 67 63 78 83 79 64 68 Power Keys 57 Amp Key 58 Pre Key (Power Pre Key) Zone Selection Keys 59 Main Key 60 Z2 Key Device Selection Keys .
18 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 remote control provides on and of f, input selection, processing mode selection, speaker volume and bal- ance adjust, and mute functions, as well as access to the system configuration menu.
Remote Control Description, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 19 Note Note Zone Selection Keys 59 Main Key Use this key to select the main zone for a device. 60 Z2 Key Use this key to select zone 2 for a device. The main zone is the factory default.
Remote Control Description, continued 20 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Note Note Processing Mode Keys 71 Stereo Key Use this key to select stereo decoding, which allows you to make an A/B comparison or listen to a stereo recording in two channel format (left and right).
Remote Control Description, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 21 Control Function Keys 76 Bal Key (Balance Key) Press and hold this key to convert the volume level controls to bal- ance controls.
Step 2: Connect Analog Sources Step 1: Power Off and Prepare Wiring CONNECTION STEPS Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to Y our System 22 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 This section provides information about connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.
Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to Y our System, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 23 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is equipped with six coaxial digital audio inputs (44) via RCA connectors and two digital EIAJ optical inputs (43) via T osLink connectors.
Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to Y our System, continued 24 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 T o match the video formats and signals in your system, we recom- mend that you follow these steps: 1. Determine your monitor format. The factory default video format in North America is NTSC Interlaced.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 25 Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to Y our System, continued DVD LD SAT CD TUNER AUX1 VCR TV AUX2 TAPE/VCR2 ZONE POWER HTS STAND-BY Composite 3 (T APE) NTSC I.
26 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to Y our System, continued DVD LD SAT CD TUNER AUX1 VCR TV AUX2 TAPE/VCR2 ZONE POWER HTS STAND-BY Composite 3 (T APE) NTSC I.
The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is equipped with component, s-video, and composite connections. We recommend that you use the component connection to the Home Theater Standard 7.1, wher- ever the video source and video monitor both feature component connections.
28 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Follow these steps to connect the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to the video sources and monitor in your system: 1. Connect the video outputs on each video source in your system to video inputs on the Home Theater Standard 7.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 29 Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to Y our System, continued Follow these troubleshooting steps, if the OSD is not visible after you follow the above activation steps 1 through 5: 1. Check the AC connections and the video source and monitor con- nections to the Home Theater Standard 7.
30 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to Y our System, continued EXAMPLE 3: Y ou want to use an s-video connection with a VCR device and you reside in Europe. Connect the VCR device to the Home Theater Standard 7.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 31 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 has balanced outputs with XLR connectors, single-ended outputs with RCA connectors, and is equipped with a DB-25 multichannel output. These output formats are active at all times, allowing simultaneous connection to separate amplifiers.
Overview: System Configuration and Navigation 32 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 This section briefly outlines the configuration menus and introduces the navigational features of the menus. T o expedite setup, connect your entire system before configuring the Home Theater Standard 7.
NA VIGA TION CONVENTIONS Overview: System Configuration and Navigation, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 33 When a menu screen first appears, and there is a cursor blinking at one menu item, press the enter key (84) to select the menu item. If the item is configurable, the entire selected menu item blinks along with the cursor .
34 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is shipped with factory default selec- tions in the configuration menus. For maximum performance, the Home Theater Standard needs to be configured for each system device, its capabilities, and loudspeaker positions in the listening room.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 35 System Configuration, continued STEP 1 CONFIGURE LOUDSPEAKERS The first option on the main menu screen, CONFIGURE SPEAKERS, lets you tell the Home Theater Standard 7.1 how many and what type of loudspeakers are in your system and select the bass range for each loudspeaker .
36 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued Using this screen, you can enable loudspeakers that are in your sys- tem in the left column and select loudspeaker characteristics in the far right column. FULL RANGE FULL RANGE sends 20Hz to 20KHz signals to the loudspeaker .
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 37 System Configuration, continued The second option on the main menu screen, ROOM SETUP , allows you to tell the Home Theater Standard 7.1 the exact location of each loudspeaker in your system. Select LISTENING ROOM SETUP on the MAIN MENU .
38 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The third option on the main menu screen, CALIBRA TE VOLUME, allows you to calibrate each channel using the internal noise generator of the Home Theater Standard 7.1, either automatically , manually , or by listening to external program material.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 39 Set the SPL meter to C weighting and slow response. After initializ- ing, the LEFT channel dB setting on the screen blinks, and you hear band limited white noise through the left loudspeaker . This noise con- tinues for two seconds and then moves clockwise to the next loud- speaker in the system.
T o help you understand the numerous configuration options available through the Home Theater Standard 7.1, Step 4 illustrates configur- ing a specific source device: a DVD player . T o configure other source devices, Krell recommends that you config- ure one device at a time, using the menu ’ s step-by-step format.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 41 System Configuration, continued The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is shipped with separate factory default video inputs and standards for North American and interna- tional operation. See T able 1 and T able 2 below . T able 1 Factory Default Video Inputs and Standards for the Home Theater Standard 7.
42 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued The ASSIGN VIDEO INPUT screen lets you select the device to configure and assign an input to the device. Assigned inputs correspond to the inputs on the back panel. For devices that do not use a video input, for example, a CD player , there are two options: PREVIOUS or DISABLED .
System Configuration, continued Please read before configuring audio and digital inputs The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is shipped with factory defaults for analog and digital inputs.
44 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued T able 4 Home Theater Standard 7.1 Factory Default Audio Operating Modes 1 The DOLBY DIGIT AL EX and DOLBY D 5.1 + THX SURR EX operating modes are available only when your system has 6 or 7 channels.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 45 Select ANALOG. The ASSIGN ANALOG AUDIO INPUT screen appears, with the cursor blinking at DVD. Use the direction and enter keys to scroll through and select the device you want to configure, select the analog input, and choose the analog mode.
46 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Select DIGIT AL from the ASSIGN AUDIO INPUTS screen. The ASSIGN DIGIT AL AUDIO INPUTS screen appears, with the cursor blinking at DVD.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 47 The final option on the CONFIGURE DEVICES menu is CONFIGURE TRIGGER. This option allows you to customize the operation of the four remote output 12 VDC (12 V olt trigger) connectors (54) on the back panel. Select CONFIGURE TRIGGER from the CONFIGURE DEVICES menu.
48 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 For any of the other devices available (LD, SA T , VCR1, TV , CD, TUNER, AUX1, AUX2, T APE), use the same process outlined above. Krell recommends that you use the step-by-step menu to configure each device com- pletely , then configure the next device.
Note Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 49 Use the fifth option on the main menu, CONFIGURE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT to set trims, adjust modes, set the main volume limit, and set up zone 2 volume control. T rims add a fixed positive or negative volume offset for devices with different volume levels.
50 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The DEVICE TRIM is a master volume trim that is activated when an input device is selected; it has a range of + 15 dB to - 15 dB. Select DEVICE TRIM from the CONFIGURE LEVELS menu. The DEVICE TRIM screen appears, with the cursor blinking at DVD.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 51 System Configuration, continued An analog device must be selected before the analog input trim option functions. The following screen appears if an analog device is .
52 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Use the direction keys (81) to select the anti-clip option you want ( ON or OFF ) and the input gain decibel level. ON The anti-clip function measures the signal level and prevents the input signal from overloading (clipping) the analog-to-digital converters.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 53 System Configuration, continued KRELL HTS -MUSIC MODE SUB TRIM- SUB TRIM 0 DB After setting the selection, press the previous key once to return to the CONFIGURE LEVELS menu screen.
54 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Use the DTS NEO: 6 CONTROL menu to adjust the signal for the DTS Neo:6 music mode, which derives a 6.0 signal from two-channel material. The center gain adjusts the amount of center channel infor- mation present in the left and right loudspeakers.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 55 System Configuration, continued PLII Control Screen KRELL HTS -PLII CONTROL- CENTER WIDTH 0 DIMENSION 3 DIMENSION Y ou can adjust the sound field toward the front or rear loudspeakers, to achieve a more suitable balance from all loudspeakers with certain recordings.
56 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued After setting your selection, press the previous key (80) once to return to the CONFIGURE LEVELS screen.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 57 System Configuration, continued Use the ZONE 2 LEVEL menu to select a FIXED or V ARIABLE output from zone 2. Select ZONE 2 LEVEL from the CONFIGURE LEVELS menu. The ZONE 2 LEVEL screen appears, with the cursor blinking at V ARIABLE.
58 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The final option on the main menu screen, OPERA TION , lets you select screen background color , position and display time for on-screen display (OSD), set audio operation, program a learning remote control, and adjust frequency response using the Krell Digital Room Equalizer .
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 59 The on-screen display feature allows you to customize on-screen dis- play options. BACKGROUND COLOR Choose the background color of the video display screen. This color choice is only applicable to composite and S-video inputs.
Audio Operation Screen 60 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The next item in the OPERA TION menu, AUDIO OPERA TION, allows you to customize audio operation such as mute, mode holds, auto-switch- ing, and dynamic range. Select AUDIO OPERA TION from the OPERA TION menu.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 61 System Configuration, continued Audio Operation, continued EX AUTO SWITCHING When ENABLED, the Home Theater Standard 7.1 will automatically engage THX Surround EX decoding if it receives a bitstream that is encoded in this format.
62 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued Bass Peak Limiter Setup Screen When you select ON, the BASS PEAK LEVEL reverts to 0. Use the up direction key to increase the output of the noise generator . Select the volume level limit (0-90) by increasing the noise generator until the bass sounds distorted.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 63 System Configuration, continued 7.1 Input Setup Screen KRELL HTS -7.1 INPUT SETUP- ACTIVE INPUTS L C R Sl Sr Sbl Sbr ACTIVE SW YES SELECT THE 7.1 INPUTS THA T ARE CONNECTED ACTIVE INPUTS Use the direction keys to find the input combination that matches your connections.
64 Krell Home Theater Standard System Configuration, continued Program Remote Screen A Program Remote KRELL HTS -PROGRAM REMOTE- USE FRONT P ANEL UP TO SELECT A COMMAND SA VE SENDS COMMAND AND RECALL .
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 65 System Configuration, continued Program Remote, continued Follow these steps to program your learning remote: 1. Press the front panel level buttons (30) to select a command. The command appears on the front panel display window (24).
Please read before configuring Room EQ Setup System Configuration, continued ADJUST ABLE P ARAMETERS The Room EQ Setup accesses the Digital Room Equalizer , a feature designed by Krell to provide every adjustment from simple bass and treble to comprehensive room correction.
CHANNEL SELECTION System Configuration, continued SA VING ROOM EQ SETUP MEMOR Y ACCESSING ROOM EQ SETUP MEMOR Y When the channel field is set to ALL, the ROOM EQ SETUP menu displays the filter settings which apply to all channels and all of the channels are filtered in the same manner .
68 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 System Configuration, continued Room EQ Setup Screen Room EQ Setup KRELL HTS -ROOM EQ SETUP- MEMORY CHANNEL OFF N/A FIL T TYPE FREQ SHAPE LEVEL I N/A N.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 69 System Configuration, continued Room EQ Setup continued Note TYPE Navigate to TYPE, and configure one, two, or all of the three bands (I, II, III) for FREQ, SHAPE, and LEVEL. It is not necessary to configure all three filters, you may configure only one or two filters.
Saving and Recalling Customized Settings and Restoring the Factory Default System Settings 70 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 T o save the customized settings that you have entered, press and hold the save button (29) for approximately four seconds.
Operating the Home Theater Standard 7.1 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 71 After the Home Theater Standard 7.1 is connected to sources and amplifiers, and the system is configured, the Home Theater Standard 7.1 is ready for operation. 1. Insert the AC power cord into the IEC connector (56) on the Home Theater Standard 7.
72 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 has two audio zones, main and zone 2. The main zone consists of the main viewing or listening area, and zone 2 consists of another listening area. Y ou can select a digital or analog audio, or a video device for the main zone.
Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 73 Operating the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued Play Both Zones With the Home Theater Standard 7.1 in the stand-by mode: 1. Press and release the power pre key (58) until the blue power LED illuminates. 2. Press the input device selection button or key for the source you wish to play .
74 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Operating the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued Play in the Main Zone and Record in Zone 2 SIMULCAST 1. Press the power pre key (58), then select the input device that you want to play through the main zone. The main zone LED illu- minates.
Appendix: Operating Modes for the Home Theater Standard 7.1 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 75 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 automatically detects the following signals and automatically engages the appropriate operating mode for the following signals.
Appendix: Additional Operating Modes for the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued 76 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 User selectable modes available on the Home Theater Standard 7.1 are listed below: DOLBY PRO LOGIC II Dolby Pro Logic II is the next generation in Dolby Surround decoding.
Appendix: Additional Operating Modes for the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 77 subwoofer system, improving frequency response, lowering dis- tortion and increasing dynamic range. — Bass Peak Level Manager protects the subwoofer from overload- ing due to the great amount of bass a 5.
W arranty 78 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 This Krell product has a limited warranty of five years for parts and labor on circuitry . Should this product fail to perform at any time during the warranty , Krell will repair it at no cost to the owner , except as set forth in this warranty .
Return Authorization Procedure Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 79 If you believe there is a problem with your component, please con- tact your dealer , distributor , or the Krell factory to discuss the problem before you return the component for repair .
Specifications 80 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 OUTPUTS ZONE 2 AND REMOTE DECODING MODES INPUTS SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RA TIO TOT AL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD ) "A" WEIGHTED 94 dB UNWEIGHTED 20 Hz-20 kHz, -88 dB ANALOG AUDIO 1 pair balanced via XLR connectors 7 pairs single-ended via RCA connectors one 7.
Specifications, continued Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 81 WEIGHT SURROUND ENHANCEMENT MODES DIMENSIONS KRELL MUSIC SURROUND General Admission Front Row On Stage Enhanced Stereo Orchestra Mezzanine Full Range + Sub Monophonic Party INCHES 17.3w x 5.
Krell Industries, Inc. 45 Connair Road Orange, CT 06477-3650 USA TEL 203-799-9954 F AX 203-891-2028 E-MAIL krell@krellonline.com WEBSITE http://www .krellonline.
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