SP1.7 S E R I E S INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRYSTON SP1.
BRYSTON 20-YEAR WARRANTY Bryston products are warranted to be free from manufacturing defects for twenty years from the original date of manufacture This includes parts, labour and return shipping to the first owner and all subsequent owners. Warranty coverage Is automatic and commences with the original date of manufacture which is kept on file at Bryston.
1. 2. 3. Table of Contents 4. 5. SP1.7 S E R I E S 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 a. Using the Dynamic Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rear Panel Input and Output Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 12 a. Setting the Optical Input Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 b. Programming the AUX Trigger Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SP1.
ACCESSORIES In the carton you should have found the following accessories in addition to the SP1.7: 1 1 1 1 Bryston SP1.7 Instruction Manual Bryston Safety Manual IEC standard power cord SP1.7 Infrared Remote Control unit with backlight and battery installed It is VERY IMPORTANT that you read and completely understand the Bryston Safety Manual before installing or connecting the SP1.7 to any electrical power source. SP1.7 FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT RECORD OUTPUTS Below is a block diagram of the Bryston SP1.7.
POWER The SP1.7 uses a dual mode electrical power system. In the electrical power input module 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. Please see the illustration adjacent. When the SP1.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Figure 3: Front Panel When looking at the front panel of the SP1.7 you will see the following controls and displays from left to right: 1. Power [Momentary Switch] Toggling this switch up or down takes the unit in and out of its’ Standby power mode. 2. Standby and (IR) Infrared Activity Indicator If this LED is continuously red, it is an indication that the SP1 is in Standby mode. When the SP1.
USING THE DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL For the majority of applications this switch should be placed and remain in the middle or NORM position. For late night viewing or at any time you wish to reduce the overall dynamic range of a program the switch may be set to the “LATE” (down) position. If you wish to turn off all of the software’s built-in dynamic range management functions the switch can be set to the “MAX” (up) position. NOTE: Caution should be exercised when choosing this option.
6. Menu Control Buttons These three buttons labeled “<”, “>”, and “SEL” (SELECT) are used to control the menu/setup functions displayed on the LCD. To enter a menu mode, you can press any one of these buttons. This will bring up the main menu. SEL Navigating any menu or sub-menu is done using the two arrow (< >) buttons. Once the desired submenu or function is highlighted, pressing “SELECT” will make it the current menu or function.
MODE SELECTION BUTTONS: 8. Digital Mode and Indicator This button operates as a three-way toggle function. The LED immediately above the button has two colors - RED and GREEN, and an OFF mode where it is not illuminated. When Digital Mode is selected, the decoder will automatically default to a digital signal for the selected input if one is present. If a digital signal is present and detected, the SP1.7 will automatically determine the type of bitstream and select the proper decoding mode.
. Stereo and Stereo Downmix Mode If this button is selected and the supplied bitstream is more than 2 channels, the decoder will automatically implement a stereo downmix. Otherwise, analog or digital two channel signals are passed as conventional stereo. STEREO 11. Mono and Mono Downmix Modes If this button is selected and the supplied bitstream is more than 1 channel, the SP1.7 software will create a Mono mix of all signals.
12. THX Button Pressing this button will engage the SP1.7’s default THX listening mode. The default mode is selected using the “EX Control” menu (see page 26). NOTE: THX Surround EX™ decoding is only available in the THX listening mode. If the “EX Control” Option is set to OFF, selecting this function (LED green) will automatically incorporate the THX post processing option for all surround modes. Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 and DTS-ES 6.1 bitstreams will be decoded and presented with THX post-processing.
13. Mode Button This button is used to select one of 13 effects for synthesizing surround sound with 2-channel source material.
14. Bypass Button This button operates as a three way toggle function. The LED immediately above the button has two colors - RED and GREEN, and an OFF mode where it is not illuminated. The options are Bypass 2ch, Bypass 5.1ch, and Bypass Off. Press the button once, and the unit goes in the Bypass 2ch mode. In this mode, the LED will be GREEN.
REAR PANEL INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS 6 2 3 INPUTS UNBALANCEDOUTPUTS RIGHT CENTER LEFT L RIGHT LEFT TAPE 12 9 OUT L L VCR TAPE IN RS-232 EXP. L VCR AUX CD DVD TV/SAT RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK-DONOTOPEN R SUB R R R R CENTER RISQUEDECHOCELECTRIQUE NEPASOUVRIR COAX COAX COAX COAX SUB CENTER RIGHT LEFT SERIALNUMBER SP1.7- L 12VTRIG.OUT RSURR LSURR R BACK L RSURR LSURR OPT1 RSURR SUB LSURR BALANCEDOUTPUTS BRYSTON LTD/LTEE PETERBOROUGH, ONT.
5. TOSLINK Digital Audio Optical Inputs The SP1.7 offers two assignable TOSLINK optical inputs. These can be designated to any input using the OS menu (“Other Settings”)on the LCD screen. Please note that if you choose to assign an optical input to an input with a coaxial input, the coaxial will be over-ridden and the optical input signal will be used by the SP1.7. The pro model replaces the two TOSLINK connectors with a single AES/EBU Digital connector.
7. Remote 12V Trigger Outputs Two trigger outputs are provided. The output labeled “ON/OFF” provides a 12V voltage level whenever the unit is fully powered up. When the unit goes into standby, the level is 0 Volts. The output labeled “AUX” is programmable from the LCD menu as described below. This means that the terminal supplies the 12-Volt signal only when you switch to certain, specified inputs.
10. IEC Power Connector 11. Fuses Please note that the Analog and Digital power supplies are fused separately. Replace fuses ONLY with an exact equivalent to avoid damage to the SP1.7. 12. Master Power Switch THE SP1.7 REMOTE CONTROL CODE POWER THX DTS SURR DIG MODE TEST STEREO VOL SAVE MUTE TV/SAT DVD CD 2CH VCR TAPE AUX BYPASS SOURCE SUB REAR 6CH CENTER OSD BACK SELECT MENU SETUP SP1.7 REMOTE CONTROL The SP1.
3. Mode Select Buttons These buttons (THX, SURR, DIG, STEREO, MODE) are used to change the SP1.7 decoding mode, and function exactly like their equivalent buttons on the front panel. 4. Mute Button Pressing this button will fully mute the output of the SP1.7. 5. Volume/Trim Buttons These buttons increase and decrease the master volume. When the SP1.7 is in its Test/Noise mode, these buttons are used to adjust the level trim for each individual speaker. 6.
Pressing the OSD (On-Screen Display) Button will toggle the OSD function on and off, on your video monitor, if you are using the Bryston SPV-1 video switcher. Pressing the SUB button will engage the menu for the volume trim level of the subwoofer channel. Use the MENU/UP/DOWN button to change the subwoofer channel level up or down. Press SELECT when finished. Pressing the CENTER button will engage the menu for the volume trim level of the center channel.
SET UP and CALIBRATION OF THE SP1.7 NOTE: In most operating menu modes the last segment of line 2 of the display will either show an “X” for EXIT, or an “>” (arrow) to indicate more menu items. (sample screens are shown below - fig 11,12). Choosing (highlighting) the “X” position in the display and pressing the Select button (see below) will “EXIT” back to the previous menu, or exit the menu mode entirely. If an “>” appears, continue pressing the menu navigation arrow buttons to reveal more menu options.
Explanation of ‘Saved Settings per Source’ Feature The SP1.7 will remember different mode settings for each source. Every time a source is engaged it will recall the following settings: Digital Status Listening Mode (Surround, THX, Stereo, Mono) Surround Mode Bypass Status Subwoofer Level Rear Channel Levels Back Channel Levels Speaker Configuration EX Control ES Control To save these settings, make the preferable mode changes and adjustments per source, then press the SAVE button on the SP1.
The options available in this menu are: For LEFT/RIGHT (LR) you can select SMALL OR LARGE For CENTRE (C) you can select SMALL, LARGE or NONE FOR SURROUNDS (SUR) you can select SMALL, LARGE or NONE FOR BACK (BK) you can select NONE, ONE or TWO FOR SUBWOOFER (SUB) you can select YES or NO The SP1’s default factory settings as shipped are: Left/Right = LARGE Centre = NONE Surrounds = SMALL Back = NONE Subwoofer = YES. If only one back speaker is chosen, the signal will be present on the BACK LEFT OUTPUT only.
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.
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 60 Hz to 220 Hz in 10 Hz increments. The SP1.7’s default factory setting as shipped is the THX standard 80 Hz crossover frequency. Figure 17: Change the Crossover Frequency 4. Once you have selected the desired crossover frequency, press SELECT to exit this menu and return to the Speaker Config menu. The selected frequency is common to all speakers defined as ‘SMALL’.
3. Move the cursor to the speaker you want to set the distance/delay for (L C R RS LS RB LB SB). Hit Select. Now you can adjust the Delay value which is equivalent to the distance you measured for the selected speaker using the arrow buttons. Set the delay for each speaker in your system to the nearest foot/meter. Rounding up is OK. Remember that if one back speaker is selected, the Left Back output is used to set the delay. 4. Hit SELECT or [X] Exit when finished. The SP1.
1.`First enter the main menu by pressing on any one of the menu buttons on the SP1.7 front panel (< - > or SELECT). 2. Next move the cursor to “LVL”. Hit ‘SELECT’ - You are now in the Level Trim Menu. 3. Move the cursor to the speaker(s) you want to change the level for using the arrow keys (L, C, R, RS, LS, RB, LB, SUB). Hit ‘SELECT’. Now you can adjust the Level for the selected speaker using the arrow buttons. 4.
3. Hit ‘SELECT’ and you will see the adjustment screen picture below appear, and you will hear a low level Pink Noise signal coming from your subwoofer and/or large speakers. Figure 21: BPLM Routine for level setting Now you can adjust the value of the subwoofer limiter (-24 to 0 dB). Slowly increase the level by pressing the “>” button (display counting up from -24) until you hear overload/ distortion/bottoming/popping from your subwoofer(s).
2. Next move the cursor to “OS”. Hit ‘SELECT’ – you are now in the ‘Other Settings’ menu. Figure 23: Hightlight “ES” in Other Settings Menu 3. Move the cursor to “ES”. Hit ‘SELECT’ – you can now change the ES Control setting. Figure 24: Change the “ES” Control setting The options available in this menu are: DISABLE – DTS-ES will not be decoded ON – DTS-ES Matrix will be forced on for all DTS 5.1 channel input bitstreams, if the back channels are enabled.
3. Move the cursor to “EX”. Hit ‘SELECT’ – you can now change the EX Control setting. Figure 27: Change “EX” Control Setting The options available in this menu are: DISABLE – THX Surround EX™ will not be decoded ON – THX Surround EX™ will be forced on for all Dolby Digital 5.1 channel input bitstreams, if the back channels are enabled. AUTO – THX Surround EX™ will be decoded if the incoming Dolby Digital bitstream is flagged as having THX Surround EX™ encoded content, and if the back channels are enabled.
PLII Film This is the preferred decoding method for watching movies with matrix surround encoding. The centre width and dimension variables are set and optimized for this application, and cannot be adjusted. No filters are present on the surround channels, and autobalance is operational. PLII Music This mode can enhance normal stereo music recordings, offering a wider soundstage and enhanced spatial effects. This offers user control over the 1. Center Width, 2. Dimension and 3. Panorama.
3. Move the cursor to the setting you want to change. The options are: CEN – center width (0 to 7; default 3) DIM – dimension (-3 to +3; default 0) PAN – panorama (YES or NO; default NO) Hit ‘SELECT’ – you can now change the chosen PLII setting. Figure 30: Change the PLII Centre Width Setting Changing DTS NEO:6 Settings Neo 6 provides up to six full-band channels of matrix decoding from stereo matrix material. Users with 6.1 and 5.
To change the Center Image: 1. First enter the main menu by pressing on any one of the menu buttons (< - > or SELECT) Figure 31: Highlight “DTS” in Setup Menu 2. Next move the cursor to “DTS”. Hit ‘SELECT’ – you are now in the ‘DTS Settings’ menu. Figure 32: Highlight “CEN” in DTS Settings Menu 3. Move the cursor to ‘CEN’ Hit ‘SELECT’ – you can now change the NEO:6 center imgage setting. (0 – 0.
APPENDIX A - SP1.7 Surround MODES Pressing the MODE button will illuminate the LED and let you sequentially select one of the many available decoding modes for 2 channel signals. These special modes are designed to expand your enjoyment of almost any 2 channel music source and many other 2 channel signals. You are encouraged to experiment with the options on various sources.
Party. The Party (Five-Channel Mono) Mode converts stereo input to a mono signal which is then distributed to the five satellite channels. Stereo5. The Stereo5 (Five-Channel Stereo) Mode converts stereo input to surround sound. The stereo signal is distributed to the five satellite channels, creating a giant stereo image in your listening space.
Table of all available surround modes. Signal Listening Surround EX ES Line1 LCD Line2 LCD Mode Effect control control DD 5.1 Surround N/A OFF any DIGITAL D 3/2.1 DD 5.1 THX N/A OFF any DIGITAL +THX D 3/2.1 DD 5.1 THX N/A ON, Auto any THX Surround EX D 3/2.1 DD 5.1 Stereo N/A any any STEREO D 3/2.1 DD 5.1 Mono N/A any any MONO D 3/2.1 DTS 5.1 Surround N/A any OFF DTS DTS 3/2.1 DTS 5.1 THX N/A any OFF DTS +THX DTS 3/2.1 DTS 5.
APPENDIX B - THX INFORMATION Below is a summary of issues and information related to the proprietary and patented THX processing incorporated used in the SP1. The available space cannot include all the available information on this topic. Therefore, if you want more information or wish to research the topic in more detail please use the THX website at WWW.THX.COM. When you choose the THX option for surround decoding modes within the SP1.
EXAMPLE HOOK-UP DIAGRAMS Manufactured under license from LUCASFILM Ltd. “THX THX” is a trademark of LUCASFILM. PUSH For HOME THEATRE: BALANCED: 2V SINGLE ENDED: 1V (See manual) SINGLE ENDED INPUT OUTPUT 120W/8S 120W/8 WARNING! RISK OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY. MAKE PROPER SPEAKER CONNECTIONS. SEE OPERATING MANUAL BEFORE USING WARNING! RISK OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY. MAKE PROPER SPEAKER CONNECTIONS. SEE OPERATING MANUAL BEFORE USING 180 POLARITY 0 XLR/PHONE INPUT Manufactured under license from LUCASFILM Ltd.
SP1.7 SPECIFICATIONS Inputs Analog Audio: Digital: Infrared: RS-232: Outputs Analog Outputs: Trigger: Six stereo (RCA) pairs, One 5.1 channel (RCA) input 4 coaxial (RCA) 75 Ohms, 2 Optical (TOSLINK?), conforms to S/PDIF standard. Pro version 1 AES/EBU input (XLR) 110 Ohms 1 mini phone jack D9 connector (bidirectional) Left, Centre, Right, Right Surround, Left Surround, and Subwoofer on 6 unbalanced (RCA) and 6 balanced (XLR). 2 stereo (RCA) pairs of Record Outputs.
SUGGESTED SURROUND SPEAKER PLACEMENT Figure 35 – Suggested Surround Speaker Placement 37
