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Welcome to the AV8 Preamp Processor

USING THIS HANDBOOK

Thank you for purchasing the Arcam FMJ AV8 Preamp Processor.

This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you

need to install, connect, set up and use the Arcam FMJ AV8 Preamp

Processor. The remote control handset supplied with the equipment

is also described.

It may be that the AV8 has been installed and set up as part of your

Hi-Fi installation by a qualified Arcam dealer. In this case, you may wish

to skip the sections of this handbook dealing with installation and

setting up the unit. Use the Contents list to guide you to the relevant

sections.

SAFETY

Safety guidelines are set out on page two of this handbook.

Many of these items are common sense precautions, but for your own

safety, and to ensure that you do not damage the unit, we strongly

recommend that you read them. This is a class 1 product and requires

an earth connection.

INTRODUCTION

The AV8 is a high quality and high performance home cinema

processor and audio pre-amplifier built to Arcam’s traditional high

quality design and manufacturing standards. It combines high resolution

digital processing with high performance audio and video components

to bring you an unrivalled home entertainment centre.

The AV8 allows quality switching and volume control of eight analogue

and seven digital sources making it an ideal companion for both home

cinema and two-channel stereo systems. Since many of these source

components are also capable of outputting high quality video signals,

the AV8 includes broadcast quality video switching for composite, S-

video, component and RGB video signals. There are inputs and outputs

for both tape and VCR, as well as a digital output. DVD-Audio and

SACD can be connected via the multichannel input. Control of the AV8

is either by front panel control buttons, IR remote control or an RS232

port (which can be used to upload future software enhancements).

On the back panel there are trigger outputs for easy connection to

associated equipment. The AV8 can easily be integrated with various

types of power amplifiers and loudspeakers, including those that are

THX certified. The AV8 is itself THX certified, meaning it has passed

the rigorous THX Ultra2 specification enabling it to reproduce THX

Surround EX signals from Dolby Digital soundtracks.

The customised installation of the AV8 in a listening room is an

important process which requires care at every stage. For this reason,

the installation information is very comprehensive and should be

followed carefully.

The AV8 has a universal input power supply that is compatible with

mains voltages between 85V AC and 265V AC, 50Hz to 60Hz.

Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

‘Dolby’, ‘Pro Logic’, ‘Surround EX’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

Laboratories.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942,

5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762 and other world-wide patents issued and pending.

“DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater

Systems, Inc.

Lucasfilm and THX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lucasfilm, Ltd.

Surround EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and is a

CONTENTS

Safety guidelines..........................................................................E-2

Safety instructions ..............................................................................E-2

Safety compliance...............................................................................E-2

Welcome to the AV8 Preamp Processor ..............................E-3

Installation ....................................................................................E-4

Positioning the unit ............................................................................E-4

Notes about connections..............................................................E-4

Cables........................................................................................................E-5

Speaker Installation............................................................................E-5

Audio connections.............................................................................E-6

Zone 2 connections..........................................................................E-7

Video connections.............................................................................E-7

Control connections.........................................................................E-8

Trigger outputs.....................................................................................E-8

Connecting to a power supply...................................................E-9

Conguring the AV8 ............................................................... E-10

Basic Setup ..........................................................................................E-11

Advanced Setup...............................................................................E-14

Front panel controls ............................................................... E-17

Remote control........................................................................ E-18

Operating your AV8................................................................ E-19

Using the controls...........................................................................E-19

Using the main menu screen....................................................E-21

Using zone 2.......................................................................................E-23

Surround modes ...................................................................... E-24

Introduction........................................................................................E-24

Two-channel source modes ......................................................E-24

Multichannel sources.....................................................................E-25

Multichannel source modes.......................................................E-25

THX® Modes...................................................................................E-25

DSP Effects Modes .........................................................................E-26

About THX® cinema processing...........................................E-26

Troubleshooting.......................................................................E-27

Technical specications........................................................... E-30

Additional technical information.......................................... E-31

SCART connections ......................................................................E-32

IR remote codes...............................................................................E-33

AV8 serial programming interface.........................................E-34

Utility software..................................................................................E-41

Guarantee.................................................................................. E-42

On line registration.........................................................................E-42

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