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A TP 8500 DIGIT AL PREAMPLIFIER -PR OCESSOR OWNER’S GUIDE AT I Amplifier Technologies ...
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Page 2 This product is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “Dolby”, the Double-D symbol, “Dolby Digital” and “Pro Logic” are trademar k s of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. DTS is a trademark of Digital Theatre Systems, Inc. ...
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Page 3 T able of Contents INTRODUCTION Functional Descr iption ........................ P a g e 4 Software V ersion ................................. P a g e 4 U npacking .......................................... P a g e 4 Safe ty Instr uctions .............................. P a g e 5 Rack Mounting ................................... P a g e 5 QUI ...
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Page 4 Intr oduction Functional Description Thank you for selecting A TI’s ATP 8500 Digital Pream plif ier-Pr ocessor for your audio and video home theater . The ATP 8500 is the center of a high-end cinema and audio system. The ATP 8500 decodes Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic. Natur ally , the ATP 8500 can also function as a High-End stere ...
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Page 5 Safe ty Ins tructions NOTE FOR INST ALL ATION: The A TP 8500 gener ates a cert ain amount of heat and requir es ventilation. Do not place it on a soft surface such as a rug into which it could sink . Y ou should also avoid a built-in installation place such as a bookcase or a rack unless you can provide proper ventilation for ATP 8500. Do no ...
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Page 6 Quick Se t-Up Guide PLEASE NOTE: WHEN USING THE REMOTE TO CONTROL THE ATP 8500 PREAMPLIFIER-PR OCESSOR, Y OU MUST FIRST PRESS THE “ A V C” BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE REMOTE CONTROL . If you just can’t wait and w ant to ge t t he ATP 8500 up and r unning as quickly as possible, here’s the quick est w ay: Connections 1 . Co ...
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Page 7 Input Assignment W ant to ge t a little more sophisticated? Then add these steps to assign your V CR to a front panel input button: 1 . Go to Menu, go to Source setup, select input title V CR 1 . 2. Go to video, select composite video 1 . 3. Go to audio, select audio 1 . 4. Back out of the Menu by scrolling to EXIT (do not press the Exit but ...
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R ear Panel Connections Power Connections (1) PO WER INLET Befor e making any connections, check that the mains (AC) voltag e or rang e of v oltages printed on the rear panel is the same as your local mains supply voltage. Plug the female (socke t) end of the pow er cord into the pow er inlet on the rear of the preamplifier . Plug the male (plug) e ...
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Page 9 (4) TAPE INPUT/OUTPUT These connectors are for all types of t ape recorders, including 3-head types, which allow you to monitor the signal from the t ape at the same time it is being recor ded. Connect a stereo cable pair from the TAPE REC output sockets of the preamp to the LINE IN or RECORD IN socke ts of your tape recorder . Connect a sec ...
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Video Connections (9) COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUTS 1 THROUGH 6 These are the default video inputs. Connect the com posite video output cables coming from your video sources to these inputs. No te: T ake care to use inputs with the same name for the composite video, S-Video and analog audio cables from a single source. E.g. cables from a V CR (VideoCasset ...
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Page 1 1 Digital Audio Connections (1 7) CO AXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS 1 THROUGH 4 Connect the coaxial digital output cables from your source devices to these inputs. Y ou can freely associate the digital inputs to any source (see menu option for further ref erence). (1 8) OPTIC AL DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS 1 & 2 These connections requir e optical c ...
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Fr ont P anel Contr ols PO WER (ST ANDB Y) SWITCH ON FRONT P ANEL When you plug the ATP 8500 into a “live” mains pow er wall socke t and turn the rear panel POWER switch ON, it will pow er up in “standby” mode. In this mode the internal circuit of the A TP 8500 is pow ered but inactive. When you press the front panel power button (which ef ...
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Page 13 SOURCE SELECT ▲ AND ▼ (UP AND DO WN) With t hese buttons you can bro wse up or down through the inputs to select the source (audio or audio-video) that is fed to t he main outputs. The signal you have selected will also be fed to the TAPE REC output sock ets for recording. The display shows the in put you hav e selected. The SOURCE ▲ ...
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HEADPHONE VOL UME DO WN/UP AND HEADPHONE INPUT The up and down buttons control the headphone volume independently of the main v olume. When adjusting the headphone volume, the OSD shows the relative dif fer ence (volume of fset) compar ed to the main volume. It does not show the absolute level. All speak ers will be turned off when a set of headpho ...
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R emo te Contr ol Handse t Oper ations The remote control is preprogrammed to operate the ATP 8500 Digital Preamplifier -Processor in the A V C mode. It also has 7 other Device modes (accessed via the top two rows of buttons) including CD (CD player), D VD (D VD Player), A UX (auxillar y), SAT (satellite), T V (television), VCR (videocassette recor ...
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Page 1 7 ▲ , ▼ , ▲ , ▼ (UP , DO WN, LEFT , RIGHT KEYS) Y ou can use these keys to navigate in the menu. The up and down k eys are for selecting the parameter to be adjusted. The lef t and right k eys are for adjusting the parameter you have selected with the up and down k eys. The selected parameter is shown in the OSD with a different colo ...
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NOISE This key switches on the Noise T est signal, after the LEVEL k ey has been pressed or the level setup entered from the setup menu. A broadband noise is sent first to the Lef t Front Channel for a few seconds, the to the Center Channel and so on through the other channels. Y ou can also use the level TRIM keys to adjust the level of any channe ...
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Page 1 9 R emo te Contr ol Learning Oper ations The remote allows you to transfer a command from a button on your source remote control (or iginal equipment remo te control) to a button on the remo te control. New commands can be taught to any button in the CD, DVD, A UX, SAT , T V ,V CR and CBL device modes, ex cept on the LIGHT button. The remote ...
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Step 2. On the remote control, press the button that is to be erased. The orang e Status LED will f lash continuously and the Device button will turn of f. Step 3. Press the LIGHT button. The green status LED will f lash twice, then turn to a steady orang e. The Device button will turn on. Repeat from Step 2 for any other buttons to be erased in th ...
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Page 2 1 Progr amming the Macro Buttons Macro buttons (M1 , M2, M3, M4 and Po wer) can send out a sequence of up to 1 0 commands with one button press. Macros can be programmed in both the A V C and SAT modes but can also be accessed in other modes. If a macro is programmed in the A V C mode, that macro can also be accessed in the CD, DVD, and A UX ...
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Page 2 2 On Scr een Display and Fr ont P anel Display Se tup Menus Accessing The Se tup Menus When you press the MENU key on the remote controller , it will access the Setup Menus. The UP ( ▲ ), DOWN ( ▼ ), LEFT ( ▲ ) and RIGHT ( ▼ ) arrow k eys are for navigating in the menus. The Menus are shown below as they appear on the On Screen Displ ...
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T one Controls Menu • Y ou can adjust bass between 1 2 dB cut (–1 2 dB) and 12 dB boost (+1 2 dB) in 1 dB steps. • Y ou can adjust treble between 1 2 dB cut and 1 2 dB boost in 1 dB steps. • 5 preset EQs are av ailable. Y ou can set a particular EQ setting for your D VD playback (i.e., preset 1) and assign a dif fer ent EQ setting (prese t ...
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Delay Setup Menu • Y ou can adjust the Center , Right Surround and Lef t Surround speak er delays by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT k eys. The rang e of adjustment is from 0 to 5 ms (milliseconds) for the Center channel and from 0 to 1 5 ms for the Right Surround and Lef t Surround channels • Y ou should nor mally position the Left and Right Front ...
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Page 2 5 Speaker Setup Main Speakers Large Center Speaker Large Surr. Speakers Large Subwoofer Yes Sub Freq. 60 Hz Bass Mix On Exit AN EXAMPLE OF THE SPEAKER SETUP MENU Speaker Se tup Menu • The speak er setup defines which speak ers can handle full-scale low frequency signals as in the case of “Larg e” speakers. It also def ines whether the ...
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Source Se tup Menu • Sour ce Setup specif ies the parameters for each a nalog source. This includes which digital in put is assigned to each source. It also indicates the analog input sensitivity . In addition you can chang e the name of a source as it appears in the On Screen and Fr ont Panel displays. • When you select a source you may also u ...
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Display Setup Menu • The Display Setup specif ies the parameters for the On Screen Display . In each case y ou may use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to alter the parameter you hav e selected. • Select T V System to switch betw een NTSC and P AL to suit your T V system. • Superim pose allows the OSD either to replace the T V picture (Of f) or be sup ...
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Cus tomer Suppor t Frequentl y Asked Ques tions Ho w do I switch the on screen display (OSD) of f? Go to Menu, go to Display Setup, go to OSD Output, select Of f. Remember to exit by using the menu select buttons to exit, other wise your changes will not register . Or use a dif fer ent video output on the rear panel (not mark ed “OSD”) either S ...
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Ho w do I hook up a DVD play er? F or component video, use the 3 wire video cables to connect the component video outputs of the DVD play er to the #1 component video input of the ATP 8500. Important: to view the component video input D VD signal from the ATP 8500, you must use the component video output of the ATP 8500 to t he component video inpu ...
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Trouble Shoo ting Guide CAUTION: If y ou detect a fault, switch the preamplifier OFF immediately bef ore you check the device or change cables or connections. The remote control doesn’t wor k. • Check batteries • Mak e certain the rear panel pow er switch on the ATP 8500 is turned on. • Y ou must push the “ A V C” button on the top ro w ...
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Page 3 1 A TP 8500 Specifications All specif ications ref er to 1 Vrms and 0 dBf digital or 2 Vrms analog input, ex cept when stated. Ster eo Analog Inputs Input level 2 Vrms Input Impedance/Capacitance 1 7 kΩ/1 00 pF Maximum input lev el (input sensitivity –6dB) 4 Vrms Ster eo Analog Outputs (T ape REC and Record Outputs) Output Level 2 Vrms ( ...
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General Maintenance And Ser vice Great care has been taken to ensure that your preamplifier is as f lawless in appearance as it is in performance. The front panel is f inished with a high-grade anodizing process for durability as well as beauty . It is best cleaned with a sof t cloth dampened with a mild solution of liquid deter g ent and water . C ...
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Warranty (USA Only) LIMITED SEVEN-YEAR W ARRANT Y This ATI product is warrantied against defects in materials and wor kmanship for seven years from the date of purchase by the original o wner . The date of purchase shall be established by the or iginal owner presenting to the ATI Customer Ser vice Facility the original owner’s purchase receipt or ...
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