Bryston SP2 - Manual (Page 7)

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR
resents .different .mixing .coefficients .for .the .centre .
and .surround .channel .signals .
These .will .be .detected .by .the .SP2 .and .used .to .pro-
duce .the .downmix .if .this .mode .is .selected
12: “THX” BUTTON
THX
This .button .allows .selection .of .THX .post .pro-
cessing .modes .The .default .mode, .which .is .
normally .Surround-EX, .can .be .selected .using .
the .“EX .Control” .menu .See .Appendix .B .for .
more .Information .about .THX .post .processing
THX listening modes:
Cinema: . .re-equalization, .timbre .matching .& .
adaptive .decorrelation .(only available
with speaker systems of 6.1 of less)
Surround EX: re-equalization, .timbre .matching .& .
surround .EX .(Only available with 6.1 or
7.1 speaker systems, automatically engaged
if input bitstream is a Surround-EX encoded
bitstream)
THX Ultra2 Cinema: . re-equalization, .timbre . .
. . . .matched .matched .Speaker .Array .
(Only available with 7.1 speaker systems)
Music: . .timbre .matching .& .adaptive .decor-
relation .(for use with Music source material
with speaker systems of 6.1 or less)
THX Music Mode: . timbre .matching, .adaptive . . .
. . . .decorrelation .& .Advanced .Speaker .
Array .(For use with Music source material
with 7.1 speaker systems)
Games . .Timbre .matching .& .advanced .
Speaker .Array .(for use with 2.0 and 5.1
Video Game material. Only available with 7,1
speaker systems)
NOTES:
1) . . Timbre matching .is .used .across .all .THX .listen-
ing .modes
2) . . .Re-equalization .is .applied .for .both .THX Cinema .
& .THX Ultra2 Cinema .listening .modes
3) . . .Advanced Speaker Array .is .applied .for .both .
THX Ultra2 Cinema .& .THX Music Mode .listening .
modes .
13: MODE BUTTON:
MODE
This .button .is .used .to .select .one .of .13 .
effects .for .synthesizing .surround .sound .
with .2 .channel .source .material .Pressing .
the .button .repeatedly .will .scroll .through .
the .modes: .
Available .with .Surround .Listening .Mode: .
 .PLII .Film . .  .Hall .
 .PLII .Music . .  .Stadium .
 .Pro .Logic . .  .Club
 .NEO:6 .Cinema . .  .Party . .
 .NEO:6 .Music . .  .Theatre .
 .Stereo5 . .  .Natural .
 .Church . . .
You .can .select .a .Surround .Mode .for .the .Surround .
or .THX .listening .modes .at .any .time, .even .if .the .
effect .is .not .immediately .active .(such .as .the .case .
when .a .5 1 .channel .bitstream .is .present) .Two .
Surround .Mode .settings .are .memorized .for .each .
input .– .one .associated .with .the .Surround .listening .
mode, .and .one .associated .with .the .THX .listening .
mode .
14: BYPASS BUTTON
BYPASS
This .button .operates .as .a .three .way .toggle .
function .The .LED .immediately .above .the .
button .has .two .colors .- .RED .and .GREEN, .
and .an .OFF .mode .where .it .is .not .illuminat-
ed .The .options .are .Bypass .2ch, .Bypass .
5 1ch, .and .Bypass .Off .
.Press .the .button .once, .and .the .unit .goes .in .the .
Bypass .2ch .mode .In .this .mode, .the .LED .will .be .
GREEN .In .Bypass .2ch .mode .all .of .the .DSP .cir-
cuitry, .DA .and .AD .converters .are .bypassed, .allow-
ing .a .completely .analog .circuit .path, .identical .to .
the .reference .standard .Bryston .BP26 .pre-amplifier . .
Only .standard .format .Stereo .operation .is .permitted .
in .this .mode .- .all .other .functions .are .disabled .The .
Front .Panel .Stereo .Balance .control .now .becomes .
active .
Press .the .button .again, .and .the .unit .goes .into .
Bypass .5 1ch .mode .In .this .mode, .the .LED .will .be .
ORANGE .In .Bypass .5 1ch .mode, .the .signal .from .
the .5 1 .channel .analog .inputs .(RCA) .will .be .routed .
through .the .volume .controls .and .to .their .respective .
outputs, .balanced .and .unbalanced .No .bass .man-
agement .is .available .with .the .5 1ch .bypass .mode . .
. . To .defeat .the .Bypass .mode, .press .the .Bypass .
button .again, .and .the .LED .will .go .OFF
15: ANALOG BALANCE CONTROL
This .control .governs .the .balance .of .the .analog .
bypass .circuit .It .will .only .function .if .the .SP2 .is .in .
Bypass .2ch .mode .
16: MASTER VOLUME CONTROL
This .is .the .Large .Knob .located .on .the .far .right .side .
of .the .front .panel . .It .controls .the .Master .Volume .
in .all .modes . .It .is .fully .motorized .and .can .be .
operated .from .the .remote .control .or .by .hand .It .
is .the .final .level .setting .control .on .the .SP2, .and .
determines .what .output .level .will .be .supplied .to .
the .connected .power .amplifiers, .but .not .the .tape/
recording .outputs .It .takes .into .account .any .speak-
er .level .trim .adjustments .made .during .the .SP2’s .
setup
REAR PANEL INPUT & OUTPUT
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