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Arcam ALPHA AV50 - Switching On & Setup; Initial Power-Up and Source Selection; System Balancing and Delay Time; Mode Selection

Arcam ALPHA AV50
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So
once
you've
wired
everything
up,
what's
next?
First
check
all
connections
again
to
make
sure
there
are
no
loose
wires
or
plugs
in
wrong
sockets,
check
your
speakers
for
any
shorts
between
terminals
and
turn
the
volume
control
down.
Switch
your
TV
on
and
select
the
A/V
input
on
the
TV
which
is
connected
to
the
composite
video
MONITOR
OUTPUT
@
of
the
Alpha
AV50.
Ensure
that
the
source
you
wish
to
listen
to
is
playing.
Once
satisfied,
switch
the
Alpha
AV50
power
on
via
the
front
panel
POWER
switch
and
select
the
correct
input
that
you
want
to
listen
to
by
pressing
the
appropriate
SOURCE
switch
on
the
Alpha
AV50
or
on
the
remote
handset.
Increase
the
volume
control
of
the
Alpha
AV50
and
you
should
hear
sound
from
the
selected
source
coming
from
your
loudspeakers.
If
this
is
not
the
case,
try
other
inputs
on
the
Alpha
AV50
and/or
recheck
your
system
connections.
The
fault
finding
guide
at
the
end
of
these
instructions
will
also
help
you.
Once
your
system
is
working
it
is
important
to
balance
it
for
your
components
and
room
environment.
SET
UP
MODE
:
SYSTEM
BALANCING
Set
up
mode
allows
you
to
customise
default
settings
which
are
recalled
when
the
Restore
button
is
pressed
and
to
adjust
the
rear
channel
time
delay
and
centre
speaker
mode.
The
stored
settings
can
be
recalled
by
pressing
the
green
Restore
button
on
the
remote
control.
If
your
dealer
has
not
installed
the
unit
or
you
wish
to
modify
the
stored
settings
then
select
the
set
up
mode
by
pressing
Restore
followed
quickly
by
+
in
the
mode
section
of
the
remote
(the
+
key
also
has
a
small
green
square
printed
above
it
to
help
you
remember
the
key).
The
RESTORE
legend
on
the
display
will
flash
to
indicate
you
are
in
set
up
mode.
REMOTE
CONTROL
DELAY
TIME:
Use
the
+
and
-
keys
to
adjust
the
DELAY
TIME
-
Surround
information
is
delayed
to
the
rear
channels
for
psychoacoustic
reasons.
The
range
is
adjustable
and
indicated
on
the
display
in
1ms
intervals.
In
Dolby
Pro
Logic
mode
only
the
range
is
adjustable
between
15
and
30
milliseconds
(ms),
and
is
commonly
set
at
20ms
for
most
installations.
In
HALL
and
SIMULATED
modes
the
range
is
adjustable
from
1ms
to
32ms.
The
optimum
delay
time
does
depend
on
the
listening
position.
Use
the
chart
below
to
determine
the
delay
time
for
the
size
of
your
room
and
seating
position.
For
example,
when
the
distance
from
the
front
speakers
to
the
listening
position
is
3
metres
and
the
distance
from
the
rear
speakers
to
the
listening
position
is
1
metre,
the
optimum
delay
time
will
be
20
ms.
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Distance
from
the
front
speakers
to
the
listening
position.
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Front
Left
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Rear
Left
Rear
Right
MODE:
-
Use
the
UP
or
DOWN
keys
to
select
the
mode
in
which
you
normally
wish
the
selected
input
to
operate.
Choose
between
the
following
options:
Dolby
Pro
Logic
-
For
full
surround
sound
decoding
including
rear
channel
loudspeakers.
Dolby
3
Stereo
-
AV
mode
for
three
front
speakers
and
no
rear
loudspeakers.
Stereo
-
For
stereo
hi-fi
use.

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