User manual ACOUSTIC ENERGY AEGO 5

[. . . ] The CAUTION marks shown on this page are located on the back of your system. The lightning flash, with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the system enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle as marked on the system is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner's guide. The Acoustic Energy AEGO5 is a powered 5. 1 surround sound speaker system designed to give maximum acoustic performance with minimal visual impact. It will enable you to fill your room with sound rather than speakers and get the best from your AV surround system. [. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Shielded cables and I/O cords must be used for this equipment to comply with the relevant FCC regulations. 1. After properly connecting AEGOP5 to your audio sources and amplifier, plug in AEGOP5 's AC adapter to an AC outlet. Turn on the power of AEGOP5 by pushing the POWER button on the front panel. Turn on the power of all audio sources, amplifier, or powered subwoofer. Installation is now complete, get ready to experience true Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound. Note: To prevent damage to speakers, when playing music or a movie, ensure the volume is set low initially. Gradually turn the volume up to an appropriate level after the playback has started. Volume knob This is the main volume control for all channels. LS/RS Button simultaneously activates/deactivates the left and right rear speakers. SW Button activates/deactivates the subwoofer. MULTIPIN Developed And Manufactured By Videologic Systems. AEGOp5 Rear Panel 1. MULTIPIN Audio Output: This output feeds 6 channels audio signals to the matching input on a control centre or power amplifier via a multipin (DIN) cable. Main Outputs (Front Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, Centre and Sub): The Six outputs feed audio signals to the matching inputs on a control centre or power amplifier. AUX1 AUX2 and LINE Inputs: These inputs accept signals from stereo analog signal sources. OPTICAL and DIGITAL inputs: Your AEGOP5 has two types of digital inputs. Please refer to page 6 to determine the correct voltage in your area. 15 BASS MANAGER Button Switches between three bass configurations (bass config. 1, bass config. 2 and bass config. 3) 16 VOL + and VOL Increase/decrease the volume. 17 D TIME Button Increase/decrease the delay time. 18 DRC Button Select among 3 different dynamic range compression ratios. 19 RESET Button Resets the system to its factory default settings. 8 9 AEGOp5 Operation The following pages provide information on the operation of AEGOP5. The AEGOP5 was purposely designed to be simple to operate with all functions available from the remote control. AEGOp5 Operation AEGOP5 Operation - Test Mode Test Mode After connecting up to your source and speakers, you can press the TEST button on the remote to test the system. When the TEST button is pressed, white noise is generated through all satellite speakers in an order of Front Left, Centre, Front Right, Rear Left, and Rear Right channels for 2 seconds each. When completed, the AEGOP5 returns to Auto Decode mode. AEGOp5 Operation - Input Selection Input Selection The AEGOP5 can be connected to up to 5 audio sources. Select the input source you want by repeatedly pressing the INPUT Button on the remote control until the desired source is selected. AEGOp5 Operation - Master Volume Control Volume Setting To increase or decrease the master volume of your AEGOP5, simply press VOL + or VOL - on the remote control. preset 1 preset 2 preset 3 AEGOp5 Operation - LCD and LEDs 1. Press the power button to turn the AEGOP5 on, press it again to turn it off. Once the power is turned on again, AEGOP5 will resume to its previous decoder status and user configurations. AEGOP5 will reset to factory defaults if the adaptor is reconnected to the mains. input power input power save1 preset 4 load mute balance delay test prologic mute balance delay test prologic BassManager Cen SL/SR field EQ on/off EQ setup DRC preset 1 preset 2 preset 3 reset save1 preset 4 load VOL SW D Time field EQ on/off EQ setup preset 1 preset 2 preset 3 save1 preset 4 load BassManager Cen BassManager Cen Example: Volume being decreased by 3 decibels. SL/SR VOL DRC SW D Time SL/SR VOL DRC SW D Time DOLBY DIGITAL CO VOLUME -03DB In the Digital Mode (Dolby Digital / DTS), you can manually select the audio input source either in coaxial or optical form depending on the input type. If "COAXIAL" is selected, the display shows the following information: When test mode is running, the display shows information in a sequence as below: DOLBY DIGITAL CO TEST L DOLBY DIGITAL CO TEST C DOLBY DIGITAL CO TEST R DOLBY DIGITAL CO TEST SL DOLBY DIGITAL CO TEST SR AEGOp5 Operation - Balance Setting Balance Button You can set the volume setting of each individual channel. [. . . ] You can also increase or decrease the Reverb value from 0 - 9 by pressing VOL + or VOL - on the remote control whilst you are selecting the field effect. Press the Field button and repeat to change the current setting of Sound Field mode. input power DOLBY DIGITAL CO EQ BAND 1 0DB Press the EQ SETUP button again to select next EQ Band. test AEGOp5 Operation - Resetting Resetting Your AEGOP5 can be reset to its factory default settings by pressing RESET button on the remote. save1 preset 4 load BassManager Cen input power mute balance delay test prologic mute balance delay prologic DOLBY DIGITAL CO EQ BAND 2 0DB Press the Vol+ or Vol- button to increase or decrease the volume for current EQ Band. SL/SR VOL DRC SW D Time field EQ on/off EQ setup field EQ on/off EQ setup reset preset 1 preset 2 preset 3 preset 1 preset 2 preset 3 save1 preset 4 load save1 preset 4 load DOLBY DIGITAL CO PRESET 1 Press the SAVE button to save all the current decoder settings into Preset 1. BassManager Cen BassManager Cen DOLBY DIGITAL CO EQ BAND 2 +01DB Press EQ SETUP button to store the new EQ setting. Press EQ ON/OFF button to switch the new EQ settings on or off. Press the RESET button to reset the AEGOP5 to its factory default settings. SL/SR VOL DRC SW D Time SL/SR VOL SW D Time DOLBY DIGITAL CO RESET TO FACTORY When completed, your AEGOP5 reverts to Auto Decode mode. DOLBY DIGITAL CO PRESET 1 SAVING DOLBY DIGITAL CO PRESET 1 SAVED When complete, your AEGOP5 will revert back to Auto Decode mode. DOLBY DIGITAL CO DIABLE REVERB 0 DOLBY DIGITAL CO HALL REVERB 3 DOLBY DIGITAL CO THEATRE REVERB 3 DOLBY DIGITAL CO STADIUM REVERB 3 DOLBY DIGITAL CO SURROUND AEGOp5 Operation - DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) DRC Your AEGOP5 features Dynamic Range Compression (DRC), its sophisticated technology creates realistic sound fields with richly detailed sound that is remarkably free from distortion. Repeatedly pressing DRC button will switch between 3 modes: "NO" No compression is applied to the original audio signal, this provides the greatest dynamic range. [. . . ]