Bryston SP2 PREAMP - Manual (Page 4)

INTRODUCTION
Congratulations .on .your .purchase .of .the .Bryston .
SP2 .pre-amplifier/processor .This .product .will .pro-
vide .you .with .the .finest .available .signal .control .and .
DSP .audio .processing .available .Like .all .Bryston .
products .the .SP2 .has .been .carefully .designed .and .
engineered .to .deliver .a .lifetime .of .enjoyment .
. The .SP2 .offers .both .pre-amplifier .and .digi-
tal .decoding .functions, .and .it .is .very .important .
that .you .thoroughly .read .this .manual .BEFORE .you .
install .and .use .the .SP2
UNPACKING
Your .SP2 .was .carefully .packed .at .the .factory .to .
protect .against .any .damage .in .shipping .and .han-
dling .Carefully .examine .the .packing .and .the .unit .
for .any .signs .of .external .damage .or .impact .and .
report .those .to .your .dealer .or .Bryston .prior .to .
using .the .unit .
. Bryston .advises .that .you .keep .all .packaging .
in .the .event .that .the .unit .may .have .to .be .returned .
for .service
ACCESSORIES
In .the .carton .you .should .have .found .the .following .
accessories .in .addition .to .the .SP2:
. 1 .Bryston .SP2 .Instruction .Manual
. 1 .IEC .standard .power .cord
. .1 .SP2 .Infrared .Remote .Control .unit .with .
backlight .and .battery .installed
SAFETY
It .is .VERY .IMPORTANT .that .you .read .and .complete-
ly .understand .the .safety .instructions .and .warning .
on .page .one .of .this .manual .before .installing .or .con-
necting .the .SP2 .to .any .electrical .power .source
NEW FEATURES
. • . New .“C” .series .cosmetics
. • . RS-232 .software .updates
. • . DSP .firmware .updates .via .SPDIF
. • . New .Texas .Instruments .Aureus .Audio .DSP .chip
. • . Seven .times .greater .processing .power
. • . DTS .96/24 .5 1 .surround .decoding
. • . .Dolby .96/24 .two .channel .surround .PLIIx .
decoding
. • . .Four .independent .hi-pass .subwoofer .crossover .
points:
◊ Front Left/Right
◊ Centre
◊ Left/Right surrounds
◊ Back Left/Right
. • . .7 1 .decoding .from .2 .channel .source .in .Dolby .
PLIIx .Music .and .Film .modes
. • . .7 1 .decoding .from .2 .channel .source .in .DTS .
Neo-6 .Music .& .Cinema .modes
. • . .7 1 .surround .effects .decoding .from .2 .channel .
digital .sources
. • . .7 1 .Surround .effects .decoding .from .2 .channel .
analog .sources
. • . .96/24 .Stereo .decoding
. • . .96/24 .DTS .5 1 .decoding
. • . .96/24 .Matrix .surround .modes .in .5 1
. • . .9Dynamic .range .adjustment .per .individual .
input
. • . .New, .faster .micro-controller
. • . .New .THX .modes: .Cinema, .Advanced .Music, .
Advanced .Games
. • . .new .THX .ULTRA .sub-woofer .setting
POWER INLET & SWITCH
Located .on .the .right .hand .side .of .the .
rear .panel, .adjacent .to .the .IEC .power .
cord .socket .is .a .large .computer-style .
switch .that .controls .the .main .electrical .
power .to .the .unit .This .is .the .ONLY .
switch .that .actually .completely .turns .
off .all .power .to .the .unit .When .the .SP2 .
is .connected .to .an .appropriate .AC .
power .source, .and .the .power .switch .is .switched .to .
the .‘I’ .position, .the .unit .automatically .sets .itself .
into .a .STANDBY .power .mode, .where-in .only .the .
minimum .necessary .circuitry .to .respond .to .the .
remote .control’s .power-on .command .or .the .
momentary .push-button .power .switch .on .the .front .
panel .are .active .The .RED .standby .LED .on .the .
front .panel .illuminates
. Pressing .the .momentary .POWER .bush-button .
switch .on .the .front .panel .or .the .POWER .button .on .
the .remote .immediately .takes .the .unit .out .of .its .
STANDBY .mode .into .its .normal .operating .mode .
This .is .indicated .by .the .illumination .of .the .front .
panel .LCD .display, .the .illumination .of .the .LED .cor-
responding .to .the .source .you .last .selected, .and .the .
units .LED .operating .mode .indicators
NOTE:
If your unit’s LCD backlight does not illuminate
when the SP2 is plugged into an operating out-
let, and switched out of STANDBY mode, please
check to see that the rear panel main power switch
{mains switch} is in the ON position.
. If .the .SP2 .is .to .be .unused .for .an .extended .
period .of .time .(i e .a .vacation) .it .is .strongly .recom-
mended .that .it .be .turned .off .using .the .main .power .
switch .on .the .back .panel .
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