Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto AVM 30 del fabbricante Anthem Audio
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A VM 30 OPERA TING MANUAL UPDA TES: www .anthemA V . com SOFTW ARE VERSION 1.1x ™.
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SECTION P AGE 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1 Receiving and Unpacking the A VM 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. FRONT P ANEL OPERA TION 20 5.1 Power On / Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5.2 Path Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.8 Controlling Other Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 6.8.1 Entering Manufacturer’ s Codes 37 6.
1 Thank you for purchasing the Anthem A VM 30 Preamplifier • Processor • T uner . Anthem Electronics has been manufacturing high-quality , high-end audio equipment for over a decade.
2 1.2.2 SUPPL Y POWER REQUIREMENTS The A VM 30 operates from a single phase AC power source that supplies between 105V and 130V at a frequency of 60 Hz.
2. QUICK ST ART The A VM 30 is a very sophisticated component, providing a multitude of features and connection options, while providing easy intuitive setup and operation. With your A VM 30 in front of you, browse through the illustrations in this section to see several quick system hookup options.
4 To W atch a DVD: •P ress DVD Source on the front panel of the A VM 30. • Select the TV input that corresponds to the one that the A VM 30’ s Composite Video-Out/MAIN is plugged into. • Place a DVD into the DVD player and press play . Y ou should see the picture on your TV and hear sound from your speakers.
5 2. QUICK ST ART continued … 2.2.1 CD Player to A VM 30 CD Player EJECT Track 1 CD Player Audio Out RL © © © ©.
© © © © 6 2.2.2 DVD Player and TV to A VM 30 2. QUICK ST ART continued … DVD DVD Player Composite Video Out S-Video Out Audio Out RL Digital Out RCA T oslink Component Video Out Pb Y Pr Audio Ou.
© © © © 7 2.2.3 VCR and TV to A VM 30 2. QUICK ST ART continued … VCR EJECT VCR Audio R L OUT IN OUT S-Video Composite IN Video Audio Out Composite Vi deo In Component Vi deo In S-Video In Va ri.
© © © © 8 P O W E R 2.2.4 A VM 30 to Amplifier and Powered Subwoofer (RCA) 2. QUICK ST ART continued … REAR LEFT INPUTS FRONT LEFT REAR OUTPUT + - LEFT SURROUND OUTPUT + - RIGHT REAR OUTPUT + - .
© © © © 9 2. QUICK ST ART continued … 2.2.5 A VM 30 to Amplifiers and Powered Subwoofer (XLR) T rigger Setup Suggestion: If it is not necessary to have both amplifiers turned on when stereo sources are playing, set triggers to turn on only the 2-channel amplifier when a stereo source is selected (see section 7.
10 2 3 4 7 8 1 5 6 L A S T S L E E P I N P U T F R T C T R T H X T I M E R S S T A T U S P I P S W A P M O V E A V M S O U R C E C O P Y A U X T A P E D V D T V S A T V C R C D D V D T V S A T V C R B.
11 3.1 FRONT P ANEL LA YOUT The front panel of the A VM 30 has the Master Control Knob, selection/navigation buttons, a display , status indicator LEDs, and the Headphone jack .
12 3.2 FRONT P ANEL DISPLA Y MAIN Display Example: 1 – Source selection (see section 5.4). 2 – Audio Input Format (see section 7.4.5) or Sleep Indicator if engaged (see section 6.5). 3 – Path that the information on the display refers to (see section 5.
13 3.3 REAR P ANEL LA YOUT The rear panel of the A VM 30 contains all connections, such as power connection, audio and video inputs and outputs, antenna connections, and the RS-232 port which allows software upgrades and external control of the A VM 30.
14 3.4 REMOTE CONTROL LA YOUT 1 – IR T ransmitter (front face) 2 –T ransmission Indicator LED (red) 3 – Power ON when in MAIN, ZONE2, or ZONE3 personality Power ON/OFF for other components (see .
4.1 CONNECTING POWER TO THE A VM 30 Connect the power cord to the back of the A VM 30 and then to a 105 to 130 V olt, 60 Hz AC outlet. 4.2 AUDIO CONNECTIONS There are two methods of transmitting audio signals: Analog and Digital. Analog is an electrical waveform representation of sound and requires one cable for each channel.
16 4.2.3 2-Ch BALANCED AND 6-Ch SINGLE-ENDED (S/E) ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS The 6-Ch S/E input is intended primarily for DVD-Audio and multichannel SACD players. If unused for this purpose, the Front-Left and Front-Right connections can be used as an additional 2-channel input.
17 4. CONNECTIONS continued … 4.3 VIDEO CONNECTIONS The A VM 30 provides video switching for three formats: Composite video, S-Video, and Component video.
© © © © 18 4. CONNECTIONS continued … DVD Player , Satellite Receiver , and TV Connections with AVM 30 as V ideo Input Selector Audio Out Composite Vi deo In Component Vi deo In S-Video In Va ri.
4. CONNECTIONS continued … 19 4.4 POWERED I.R. (INFRA RED) RECEIVERS External IR repeaters allow the Remote Control to be used from other locations in your home. Once a repeater is wired to a selected room, connect it to one of the three I.R. RECEIVER inputs through the removable terminal block.
20 The A VM 30 is best understood as a piece of equipment that contains three control components in one chassis. Path best describes how this tremendous flexibility of the A VM 30 is arranged: • It .
5.2.1 COPYING THE MAIN P A TH TO ZONE2, ZONE3, OR RECORD This unique copy feature allows the Source selected in MAIN to also be directed to ZONE2, ZONE3, or RECORD from either analog or digital inputs.
5.4.2 FM • AM TUNER The A VM 30 has a built-in FM • AM tuner , which is common to all Paths. The station that is selected in either MAIN, ZONE2, ZONE3, or RECORD is automatically shared with all other Paths. Manual T uning: Select the desired band by pressing FM • AM , then press TUNE and rotate the Master Control Knob.
23 5. FRONT P ANEL OPERA TION continued … 5.5 VOLUME CONTROL The volume of each Path is controlled separately . • MAIN: Adjust using the Master Control Knob.
5.7 BASS / TREBLE / BALANCE MAIN, ZONE2, ZONE3, and HEADPHONE all have independent Bass/T reble and Balance adjustments. To change the Bass, T reble, or Balance of: • MAIN – All Speakers Simultaneously: Press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust.
V arious surround modes produce 6.1 or 7.1 channels of output. If you are using a 5.1 system and have Rears set to ‘None’ (Speaker Configuration menu – section 7.4.2), Rear channel information is not lost, but remains in the L/R Surround speakers.
26 5. FRONT P ANEL OPERA TION continued … 5.8.3 SURROUND MODES FOR 2.0-CHANNEL SOURCE MA TERIAL Number of output channels for each Mode is indicated below in bold type – ‘.1’ refers to a subwoofer signal derived through bass management, not a separate channel (see section 7.
5. FRONT P ANEL OPERA TION continued … 5.8.4 DOLBY DIGIT AL EX / PRO LOGIC IIx FOR 5.1 SOURCES Dolby Digital EX and Pro Logic IIx can be used to decode DVDs encoded in Dolby Digital Surround EX by extracting Rear channel information from the two Surround channels.
28 • Adaptive Decorrelation – In a movie theatre, a large number of surround speakers help create an enveloping surround sound experience, but in a home theatre there are usually only two speakers.
THX Surround EX: 6.1 output with Dolby Digital Surround EX Processing: Re-Equalization,T imbre Matching THX Surround EX – Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd.
30 5. FRONT P ANEL OPERA TION continued … Pr ogram Decoding / Pr ocessing THX A vailable Outputs THX Processing Stereo Selected Mode Off up to 7.1 Off PLIIx Movie † THX Cinema 7.1 Re-EQ, T imbre PLIIx Games THX Games Mode 7.1 T imbre, ASA (Gam) Dolby Pro Logic THX Cinema 5.
31 5. FRONT P ANEL OPERA TION continued … Dimension: Adjust using MCK (or N/S keys) Front-to-back balance – Center (C----+----S) Surrounds Dolby PLIIx Music (7.
32 5. FRONT P ANEL OPERA TION continued … THX Options Press THX Press THX T wice THX Surround EX Processing – Re-EQ, T imbre Matching Output channels – All RE-EQ: On/Off using MCK (or N/S keys) THX Options Press THX Press THX T wice THX Cinema Processing – Re-EQ, T imbre Matching, Adp.
33 5. FRONT P ANEL OPERA TION continued … 5.8.9 Mode and THX Operation for DTS Program Material – T o make all Modes available, turn THX Of f. THX Cinema Processing – Re-EQ, T imbre Matching, Adp.Decorrelation Output channels – 5.1 (LF , C, RF , RS, LS, Sub) THX Ultra2 Cinema Processing – Re-EQ, T imbre, Adp.
34 5.8.10 DYNAMICS This allows you to control the difference between the softest and loudest passages on 5.1/6.1-channel soundtracks, as long as the soundtrack contains dynamic scaling information and at least 5.
35 6. REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION Dr . Jekyll and Mr . Hyde, as you may know , were two very different personalities, even though they were the same person. W ell, the AVM 30 Remote Control is the host to NINE different personalities! (All of them ‘good’, of course.
36 6. REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION continued … 6.2 RECORD P A TH SELECTION • Make sure ‘personality’ is set to MAIN, press REC , then select Source within timeout period. 6.2.1 COPYING THE MAIN P A TH TO ZONE2, ZONE3, OR RECORD Select a MAIN Source first and for .
37 6. REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION continued … 6.7 LIP-SYNC DELA Y (Remote Control Only) To adjust Lip-Sync Delay without entering the Setup, press and hold the DISPLA Y key until the display shows “LIP-SYNC DELA Y”, then use the keys to move from digit to digit and the keys to adjust.
38 6. REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION continued … In the following example, MAIN volume is locked onto every Path/Component selection except ZONE2: To engage V olume Lock for MAIN: 1. Press and hold LEARN until the LED flashes twice. 2. Press 9 , 9 , 3 . 3.
39 6. REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION continued … • The placement of the IR transmitter in the Source Remote may make it difficult to correctly align the two Remotes. • Source Remotes that contain a beam-focusing lens may require more than one attempt at successful alignment.
40 7. SETUP MENU The Setup is where all the user definable operating characteristics, calibrations, and configurations are entered. For optimum performance and enjoyment, it is crucial that your A VM 30 be properly set up. It is strongly recommended that the menus are set up in the order that they appear .
41 7. SETUP MENU continued … 7.4 SETTING UP THE A VM 30 After entering the Setup Menu as described in section 7.1, your On-Screen display will show the menu below . Only 8 menu items can be displayed at one time – use the buttons to scroll up or down and view the remaining ones.
42 7. SETUP MENU continued … Highlighting ‘e. SET MAIN TIMERS’ in menu 1 and then pressing SELECT displays this menu: T imer Options: There are two T imers for Main and each Zone to allow greater flexibility . Y ou can set individual week and weekend auto-on/off times twice – once for the morning and again for the evening, for example.
43 Example 1: Select a Source for the ZONE2 T imer: • Enter the Setup (section 7.1). Go to ‘1. SET TIME/TIMERS’ and press SELECT . •P ress the button until you reach ‘f. SET ZONE2 TIMERS’. •P ress SELECT . The ‘1f. SET ZONE2 TIMERS’ submenu will appear .
44 7. SETUP MENU continued … 7.4.2 SPEAKER CONFIGURA TION The Speaker Configuration Setup allows you to enter information about how many speakers you have in your system, and their relative size and type. Here you will also set up the bass management.
45 7. SETUP MENU continued … Highlighting ‘a. CINEMA SPKR CONFIGURA TION’ in menu 2 and then pressing SELECT displays this menu: Small or Large: Most speakers should be set to ‘Small’ and be used with a subwoofer , unless they use large drivers that can handle bass and LFE.
46 Crossover Frequency: The crossover (Xover) divides the audio signal into two frequency bands, thereby restricting the amount of bass sent to any speaker set to ‘Small’, and preventing midrange and treble from going to the subwoofer .
47 7. SETUP MENU continued … Highlighting ‘g. ROOM RESONANCE FIL TER’ in menu 2 and then pressing SELECT displays this menu: Rooms often have a single prominent resonance peak which can make bass sound boomy , even with the finest subwoofer .
48 7. SETUP MENU continued … Procedure for adjusting Room Resonance Filter: • Enter the Setup (section 7.1). Go to ‘2. SPEAKER CONFIGURA TION’ and press SELECT . •P ress the button until you reach ‘2g. ROOM RESONANCE FIL TER’ and press SELECT .
49 7.4.3 LISTENER POSITION The Listener Position menu lets you enter the distance between each speaker and the listening area. Ideally , speakers should be placed at an equal distance so that their so.
50 7. SETUP MENU continued … 7.4.4 SPEAKER LEVEL CALIBRA TION Speaker Level Calibration allows you to match the relative output level of each speaker at the listening position, using internal test noises.
51 Procedure for Manual T est Sequence: • Enter the Setup (section 7.1). Go to ‘4. SPEAKER LVL CALIBRA TION’ and press SELECT . •P ress the buttons to go from speaker to speaker . • As each speaker plays, use the buttons to adjust its loudness relative to other speakers.
52 7.4.5 SOURCE SETUP / PRESETS For each Source, you can change the name and, where applicable, assign digital audio and component video input, assign speaker configuration, adjust equalization, and set lip-sync delay . Y ou can also pre-select surround modes that take effect for each Source when the A VM 30 is turned on, or a Source is selected.
53 7. SETUP MENU continued … Rename Source: The factory assigned Source names that appear on the Front Panel Display and the On-Screen Display can be changed to another name, up to six characters long. The following characters are available: A , B , C .
54 7. SETUP MENU continued … Speaker Configuration (applies to MAIN only) : Choose between Cinema (menu 2a.) or Music (menu 2b.) configuration – see section 7.
55 7. SETUP MENU continued … SOURCE SETUP/PRESET EXAMPLES Example 1: Rename AUX to ‘GAME’. • Enter the Setup (section 7.1). Go to ‘5. SOURCE SETUP / PRESETS’ and press SELECT . •P ress the button until you reach ‘j. AUX’ and press SELECT .
56 7. SETUP MENU continued … 7.4.6 ADJUST INPUT LEVELS For Sources set to Anlg-DSP or Anlg-Dir in menu 5, you can match input levels in MAIN to each other so there are no large changes in volume as you change Sources.
57 7. SETUP MENU continued … 7.4.7 A-D/AUDIO-OUT FORMA T In the A-D/Audio-Out Format menu you can re-configure the Surround and Rear channels, set analog to digital conversion parameters for the digital Record output, and configure the balanced analog outputs.
58 7. SETUP MENU continued … 7.4.8 VOLUMES / RENAME P A THS This menu allows you to define the power -on volume settings, set whether or not MAIN outputs shut off when headphones are used, and to rename ZONE2, ZONE3, and RECORD.
59 7. SETUP MENU continued … 7.4.9 TRIGGERS / IR / RS-232 When a trigger output on the A VM 30 is connected to the trigger input of another component, such as a power amplifier or video projector , the A VM 30 can turn the component on or off according to the trigger’ s Setup.
60 7. SETUP MENU continued … Note: Changes to the trigger setup do not take effect until the Setup Menu is exited completely , to avoid unnecessary rapid turning off and on of triggers while changes are being made. Set IR Inputs: This allows you to enable or disable the A VM 30’ s Front IR Receiver and Rear IR Inputs.
61 7.4.10 DISPLA YS / TIMEOUT This menu allows you to configure both the On-Screen display , Front Panel display and Selection T ime. Main / Z2 On-Screen: Lets you select the outputs that receive the On-Screen display – ‘Composite’, ‘S-Video’, or both.
62 Function T imeout: This is the time that elapses after any adjustment is made. Once the Function T ime elapses, the On-Screen text disappears and the Front Panel display becomes dim. This also applies to how long ZONE2, ZONE3, RECORD, and HEADPHONE information is displayed before MAIN display information returns.
63 7.4.11 SA VE / RESTORE SETTINGS The A VM 30 enables you to save your entire Setup configuration. T wo separate save files are provided: USER SETTINGS and INST ALLER SETTINGS. If your system is set up by your dealer , the configuration can be saved in the INST ALLER file by the dealer .
64 Example 2: Restore Installer Settings. Note: FM • AM T uner presets that were saved in INST ALLER SETTINGS will also be restored. • Enter the Setup (section 7.1). Go to ‘11. SA VE / RESTORE SETTINGS’ and press SELECT . •P ress the button until you reach ‘d.
7.4.12 LOCKOUT / P ASSWORDS Passwords are used to protect the saved User and Installer settings. Once you have set a password, it can also be used as a Lockout to prevent settings from being changed by anyone without one of the passwords.
66 8. SOFTW ARE UPDA TING The operational characteristics of the A VM 30 are controlled by software that can be easily upgraded via the RS-232 port on the Rear Panel. New software can be downloaded from our web site, and then transferred by connecting the A VM 30 to your computer’ s serial port and running the Software Installer .
67 Software installation procedure: 1. Find out which Software version you currently have by pressing ST A TUS . 2. Go to the ANTHEM web site ( www.anthemA V .com ) and locate the latest AVM 30 Software version. Proceed only if your version is a lower number , indicating that it is older .
68 APPENDIX A - IR MACROS For Ster eo sources: MODE, 0, 1 – Stereo MODE, 0, 2 – AnthemLogic-Music MODE, 0, 3 – AnthemLogic-Cinema MODE, 0, 4 – Pro Logic IIx Music MODE, 0, 5 – Pro Logic IIx .
69 APPENDIX B – PRESET MEMOR Y CODES The following codes are for operating other components with the remote control. Codes can only be used with their respective Path/Component key (e.g. a VCR code can not be programmed in the DVD Path/Component key).
70 APPENDIX B – PRESET MEMOR Y CODES continued … Fisher 0047, 0104 Fuji 0035, 0033 Funai 0000 GE 0060, 0035, 0048, 0240 Garrard 0000 Go Video 0526 GoldStar 0037, 0038 Gradiente 0000 HI-Q 0047 Harley Davidson 0000 Harman/Kardon 0081, 0038 Harwood 0072 Headquarter 0046 Hitachi 0000, 0042, 0041 Hughes Net.
71 CD Players: Aiwa 0157, 0124 Burmester 0420 California Audio Lab 0029 Carver 0157, 0179, 0437 DKK 0000 Denon 0003, 0873 Emerson 0305 Fisher 0179, 0174 Garrard 0420, 0393 Genexxa 0032, 0305 Harman/Ka.
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73 ANALOG AUDIO SECTION Input Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 k Ω Output Impedance Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74 MAIN Path (RCA & XLR output) Frequency Response and Bandwidth 6-Ch and 2-Ch BAL Direct Inputs . . . . 10 Hz to 20 kHz (+0, -0.2 dB), 1 Hz to 130 kHz (+0, -3 dB) 2-Ch S/E Direct Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hz to 20 kHz (+0, -0.2 dB), 1 Hz to 120 kHz (+0, -3 dB) Analog-DSP Inputs at 24/96 .
75 AM TUNER Sensitivity (20 dB S/N) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 dBµ typ., 56 dBµ max. S/N Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76 CANADA & USA Anthem Electronics warrants to the original purchaser that each Anthem A VM 30 is free from defects in workmanship and materials, during normal use and service, for a period of five (5) years from the date of sale (one year for the remote control).
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