Myryad mxd 6000 owners manual

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3 SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM AUX 2 AUX 1 VCRSATTV DVDRECZONE M-HQ M-OSD C V OUTPUTS COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUTSAUX 2AUX 1SATVCRTVDVDMON-HQ MON-OSDREC S-VIDEO INPUTS S-VIDEO OUTPUTS AUX 2AUX 1SATVCRTVDVDCDTUNER PLAYREC12 REC OUT TAPE ZONE OUT L L R R STEREO ANALOGUE INPUTS OUTPUTDIGITALDIGITAL INPUTS COAX 2COAX 1 COAX 3 COAX 4 OPT 1OPT 2MY-LINK OUTIN LFLF LSLS CTRCTR LBLB RFRF RSRS SUB SUB RBRB 7.1 CHANNEL INPUTS7.1 CHANNEL OUTPUTS RS232 CONTROL INPUT 123 5 8 18 9 10 16 17 14 7 6 3 4 13 15 11 12 POWER OFF ON 2 1 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS CAUTION: BEFORE MAKING ANY CONNECTIONS TO YOUR MXD6000 MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SWITCHED OFF AT THE REAR AND THAT ITS POWER CORD IS DISCONNECTED (EITHER AT THE WALL SOCKET OR AT THE REAR OF THE MXD6000). ALL EQUIPMENT BEING CONNECTED TO THE MXD6000, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, MUST ALSO BE SWITCHED OFF BEFORE ANY CONNECTIONS ARE MADE. Failure to follow these precautions may result in excessive ground currents flowing briefly into the MXD6000 which can permanently damage internal connections and will invalidate your Warranty. 1. Power inlet Before making any connection, check that the mains voltage or range of voltages printed on the rear panel includes your local mains supply voltage. Plug the female (socket) end of the power cord into the power inlet on the rear of the preamplifier. Plug the male (plug) end of the cord into a "live" wall socket or a suitable heavy duty extension cable. Connect the MXD6000 only to a grounded wall socket. UK version only: The mains plug is supplied fitted with a fuse. It should only be replaced with a fuse of the same rating which complies with BS1362. 2. Power switch Press one side of this rocker switch (the side nearer the edge of the rear panel) to switch the preamplifier ON and the other (towards the audio connectors) to switch it OFF. When the POWER switch is in the OFF position all power is disconnected from the preamplifier. In this condition the MXD6000 cannot be powered up from the front panel or the remote control. When the POWER switch is in the ON position (and the power cord correctly inserted and plugged into a live wall socket) the MXD6000 will power up in standby mode (see FRONT PANEL CONTROLS, STANDBY on page 5). It is recommended that the POWER switch is turned OFF if the MXD6000 is not going to be used for an extended period of time. CAUTION: ALWAYS SWITCH THE MXD6000 TO STANDBY BEFORE SWITCHING THE POWER OFF, TO AVOID LOUD NOISES THROUGH THE LOUDSPEAKERS. 3. Analogue stereo inputs Connect the analogue audio output cables of the appropriate devices to these sockets. Always connect these inputs, even though you may intend to listen only via the digital inputs (for example in the case of a CD or DVD player). This ensures that a signal will always be present at the record outputs. The signal from ANALOGUE stereo inputs is fed to an A-D converter that converts the signal to digital format. The signal can then be processed using Dolby Pro Logic, Pro Logic II, DTS Neo:6 or other modes. The signal is then fed to D-A converters and thence to the 7.1 channel line outputs. The selected signal is also fed to the three ANALOGUE record outputs. [A-D = Analogue to Digital; D-A = Digital to Analogue] 4. Tape input/output These connectors are suited to any type of tape recorder, including high-quality "3- head" types which allow you to monitor the signal off the tape whilst it is being recorded. Connect a stereo cable from the TAPE REC output sockets of the preamp to the LINE IN or RECORD IN sockets on your tape deck. Connect a second stereo cable from the TAPE PLAY input sockets of the preamp to the LINE OUT or PLAY OUT sockets on your tape deck. The TAPE loop allows you to monitor the quality of an Analogue recording whilst the recording is taking place. It can also be used for connecting devices such as equalizers into the analogue signal path. Note: if an equalizer is used it must be bypassed when listening to Pro Logic sources to ensure correct decoding. Any ANALOGUE stereo source selected for listening on the MXD6000 will automatically be fed to the TAPE REC output sockets for recording. Recordings cannot be made from a source connected to the digital inputs or the 7.1-channel input 5. Composite video inputs Connect the composite video output cables from your video sources to these inputs. Be careful to use inputs with the same name for the composite video, S-Video and analogue audio cables from a single source (e.g. cables from a VCR should go to the VCR S-VIDEO, VCR COMPOSITE VIDEO and VCR ANALOGUE inputs). The composite video signal is selected from these sources, and the signal is fed out from the COMPOSITE VIDEO record (REC) and monitor (MON) outputs. On Screen Display information is added to the monitor (MON) output. 6. Composite video record and monitor outputs Connect the composite video input of your VCR to the COMPOSITE VIDEO REC output. Connect the composite video input of your display device (TV) to the COMPOSITE VIDEO M-OSD monitor output. The On Screen Display (OSD) information is present on this output only. You can also use the M-OSD output even if no composite video source is connected. The selected S-Video signal is down-mixed to this output and so can be used for monitoring. The OSD can be switched off on the M-OSD output using the Display setup menu. Alternatively you can connect your display device to the M-HQ high-quality output. This by-passes the OSD circuitry so you cannot view the OSD – and it will not give any down-mixed output from S-Video sources – but it will deliver slightly better video quality.