Bryston SP2 PREAMP - Manual (Page 12)

any .system .which .you .expect .to .effectively .handle .
the .low .frequency .dynamics .of .modern .motion .
picture .soundtrack .sources .such .as .DVD .or .HDTV .
feeds, .and .many .other .discrete .multi-channel .pro-
gramming .sources .If .in .any .doubt .choose .small, .
especially .if .you .are .using .a .subwoofer, .since .this .
will .insure .that .all .the .appropriate .low .frequency .
information .is .directed .to .the .subwoofer .where .it .
can .be .most .effectively .handled .
EXPLANATION OF ‘XTRA BASS’ MODE
With .any .2-channel .material, .there .is .no .LFE .(Low .
Frequency .Effects, . 1 .channel) .track . .So, .if .your .
front .speakers .are .defined .as .‘Large’, .the .subwoof-
er .will .be .inactive .because .no .bass .is .being .direct-
ed .there . .The .Xbass .mode .allows .the .subwoofer .to .
be .active, .even .if .the .front .speakers .are .full-range .
You .may .find .this .is .particularly .useful .for .Pro .Logic .
movie .soundtracks .
In .the .Speaker .Setup .Menu, .under .the .SUB .head-
ing, .there .are .3 .choices: .
. 1: . .None: .no .subwoofer .attached .to .the .system
. 2: . .Yes .- .Xbass .Off: .subwoofer .is .active, .but .only .
active .with .LFE .tracks .if .the .front .speakers .are .
full-range .
. 3: . .Yes .- .Xbass .On: .subwoofer .is .active .in .system, .
in .addition .to .full-range .speakers .
NOTE 1: . .the Xbass settings only show up in the
menu if the front speakers are defined
as ‘Large’. Otherwise, there are only two
options, Yes and None.
NOTE 2: . .Xtra Bass operation is only available with
Stereo, Stereo5, Party, Pro Logic, PLII
Music, and PLII Movie modes.
SETTING THE SPEAKER CROSSOVER FREqUENCY
1: . .First .enter .the .main .menu .by .pressing .on .any .
one .of .the .menu .buttons .(< ., .> .or .SELECT)
2: . .Next .move .the .cursor .to .‘SP’ .Hit .‘SELECT’ . .
You .are .now .in .the .Speaker .Menu
3: . . .Next .move .the .cursor .to .‘XO’ .Hit .‘SELECT’ .
- .You .are .now .in .the .Crossover .Menu .The .
options .available .in .this .menu .are .either .NONE .
or .40 .to .200 .Hz .in .10 .Hz .increments .The .
SP2’s .default .factory .setting .as .shipped .is .the .
THX .standard .80 .Hz .crossover .frequency .
. .
. 2: . .Next .move .the .cursor .to .“SP” .Hit .‘SELECT’ .- .
You .are .now .in .the .Speaker .Menu
. .
. 3: . .Move .the .cursor .to .the .speaker(s) .you .want .to .
change .the .configuration .for .using .the .arrow .
keys .(LR, .C,SUR, .BK, .SUB) .Hit .‘SELECT’ .
The .options .available .in .this .menu .are: .
. ● . For .LEFT/RIGHT .(LR): .SMALL .or .LARGE
. ● For .CENTRE .(C): .SMALL, .LARGE .or .NONE .
. ● For .SURROUNDS .(SUR): .SMALL, .LARGE .or .
NONE .
. ● For .BACK .(BK): .NONE, .Small-1, .Small-2, .
Large-1, .Large-2, . .
. ● For .SUBWOOFER .(SUB): .None, .Yes, .Yes-Ultra2 .
The .SP2’s .default .factory .settings .as .shipped .are: .
. ● Left/Right .= .SMALL .
. ● Centre .= .SMALL .
. ● Surrounds .= .SMALL .
. ● Back .= .NONE .
. ● Subwoofer .= .YES .
If .only .one .back .speaker .is .chosen, .the .signal .will .
be .present .on .the .BACK .LEFT .(RCA .jack) .OUTPUT .
only .
4: . .Once .you .have .completed .selecting .the .set-
tings .that .match .your .particular .speaker .sys-
tems .please .move .the .cursor .to .the .(X) .and .
press .SELECT .to .exit .this .menu .When .using .
the .remote .control .to .enter .these .selections, .
press .the .“SAVE” .button .before .exiting .or .set-
tings .will .be .lost
LARGE VS SMALL SPEAKER SETTINGS:
It .is .very .important .that .you .understand .what .is .
meant .by .the .LARGE .and .SMALL .settings .in .this .
menu .They .do .not .refer .to .SIZE, .but .to .the .ability .
of .the .particular .loudspeaker .system .to .handle .low .
bass/low .frequency .information .It .is .very .impor-
tant .that .you .consult .your .loudspeaker .providers .
instruction .manual .or .the .company .regarding .the .
capabilities .of .your .particular .system .with .regard .
to .low .bass/low .frequency .reproduction .Please .
note .that .all .THX .certified .loudspeaker .systems .
are .SMALL .since .a .subwoofer .is .a .part .of .any .THX .
certified .loudspeaker .system .It .is .strongly .recom-
mended .that .you .consider .using .a .subwoofer .for .
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