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ST A TEMENT D2 OPERA TING MANUAL U P D AT E S : w w w . a n t h e m A V. c o m SOFTW ARE VERSION 1.3x ™.
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SECTION P AGE 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Before Making Connections ............................................................. 1 1.2 In-Use Notices ........................................................................ 1 1.3 Front Panel .................
4. OPERA TION 4.1 Power On and Off ..................................................................... 5 0 4.2 Path Selection ........................................................................ 5 0 4.3 Manually Copying the Main Path to Zone2/3 and Record .
6. SOFTWARE UPDA TING 6.1 Software Version Identification ........................................................ 7 8 6.2 Software Updating Via Y our Dealer ......................................................7 8 6.3 Software Updating Via Y our Computer and the Internet .
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1 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Anthem Statement D2 processor . The Statement D2 is a cutting-edge home theater audio processor with HDMI switching and video upconversion, multizone cap.
2 1.3 FRONT P ANEL 1 – Path selection 2 – Mode and decoder indicators 3 – Display 4 –F M • AM preset selection 5 –F M • AM tuning / setup menu navigation 6 – Master Control Knob: • V.
3 1.4 FRONT P ANEL DISPLA Y MAIN Display Example: 1 – Source selection. 2 – Audio input format or sleep timer if engaged. 3 – Video input resolution. 4 – V olume. 5 – Number of input channels + surround mode. FM • AM Display Example: 1 – Band+bank+preset.
120 V 60 Hz 170 W MAX EXPANSION PORT SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPE N. RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR MAIN AUDIO-OUT (BALANCED) SUB 2 MAIN AUDIO-OUT 24 25 26 23 21 20 22 15 16 17 14 18 19 8 9 5 6 7.
5 1.6 REMOTE CONTROL 1 – IR transmitter (front face) 2 – LED 3 – Power on for MAIN, ZONE2, and ZONE3 Power on/off for other control modes This key does not turn off the processor (see #31) 4 –.
6 2 3 4 7 8 1 5 6 7 8 0 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 110˚ from center 7 8 0 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 *Dipole speakers shown with “null” facing listening area. Direct radiating speakers are shown below . 5 and 6 are not used in a 5.1 system 1. Front-Left 2. Center 3. Front-Right 4.
7 1.8 INTERCONNECTS These illustrations show audio, video, IR, and trigger connectors used between source components, the processor , displays, and power amplifiers. Note that when RCA cables have coaxial construction and their impedance is 75 ohms, they are equally suitable for analog video and digital audio.
8 2.1 VIDEO CONNECTIONS T o configure inputs, see section 3.6 and to configure video outputs see section 3.1. HDMI: Video is sent with audio from source components to the processor .
9 2.2 AUDIO CONNECTIONS There are two methods of transmitting audio signals: Analog and digital. Analog is an electrical waveform representation of sound and requires one cable for each channel. Digital represents sound using a sequence of numbers and requires only one cable for all channels.
10 2. CONNECTIONS continued … Analog Audio Outputs: Balanced connection offers the highest transmission quality over long cable lengths, because it rejects noise pickup.
11 2. CONNECTIONS continued … 2.3 FM • AM ANTENNAS T o connect the AM loop antenna, press the spring-loaded tabs of the AM ANTENNA connector and insert the bare ends of the two wires.
120 V 60 Hz 170 W MAX EX PANSION PORT SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPE N. RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR MAIN AUDIO-OUT (BALANCED) SUB 2 MAIN AUDIO-OUT 12 Example 1: DVD Player to processor to main display HDTV receivers are connected the same way as DVD players.
120 V 60 Hz 170 W MAX EXPANSION PORT SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN. RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR MAIN AUDIO-OUT (BALANCED) SUB 2 MAIN AUDIO-OUT 13 2. CONNECTIONS continued … Example 2: Video recorder to processor VCR EJECT AUDIO OUT L R AUDIO IN For ZONE2, ZONE3, and REC, in most cases you must use the same input type as the output type.
14 2. CONNECTIONS continued … Example 3: Processor to amplifiers and subwoofer (Balanced connection shown, single-ended is similar) W ARNING 120 V 60 Hz 170 W MAX EXPANSION PORT SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN.
15 3. SETUP For optimum performance and enjoyment, your processor should be properly set up. This may appear like a lot of work but keep in mind that most settings do not need to be changed from the factory ones.
16 3. SETUP continued … SETTING UP THE PROCESSOR Upon entering the setup menu your display will show the menu below . Only 8 menu items can be displayed at once – for clarity this manual shows each menu with all its items. On-screen display is recommended although the front panel shows similar information, one item at a time.
17 Video Output Configurations: The Statement D2 allows you to set four video output configurations – only Configuration 1 is needed in most cases. The rest can be used to match the output refresh rate to source material refresh rates, i.
18 3. SETUP continued … Where possible disable video processing in your source components so that the Statement D2’ s advanced processing can be used to its potential.
19 3. SETUP continued … Output Resolution: Input from S-Video, Component, and HDMI is scaled to this resolution for Component and HDMI output. If interlaced to progressive scan conversion is in effe.
20 Letterbox: When the source material’ s aspect ratio (the proportion of image width to height) does not match the display’ s aspect ratio and you want to preserve the original image’ s proportions, the unused areas of the screen will be blank.
21 3.2 SET TIME / TIMERS The time and day , plus 6 different timers are set in this menu. The timers in the processor are like an alarm clock, but allow two different timer settings for each of MAIN, ZONE2, and ZONE3. T o set T ime and Day: • Enter the setup menu.
22 3. SETUP continued … T imer Options: There are two T imers for Main and each Zone to allow greater flexibility. Y ou can set week and weekend on/off times twice – once for the morning and again for the evening, for example. Using the buttons, TIMER 1 and TIMER 2 choices are: • Off – T imer is disabled.
23 Example 1: Select a source for the ZONE2 T imer: • Enter the setup menu. Go to SET TIME / TIMERS and press SELECT . • Press the button until you reach SET ZONE2 TIMERS. • Press SELECT . The SET ZONE2 TIMERS submenu will appear . • Press the button until you reach SOURCE.
24 3. SETUP continued … 3.3 SPEAKER CONFIGURA TION The Speaker Configuration Setup allows you to enter information about your speakers so that sounds from source materials are not lost or distorted. Skip items f. to h. if using Anthem Room Correction on all sources.
25 3. SETUP continued … Highlighting BASS MANAGEMENT -MOVIE then pressing SELECT displays this menu: Skip items a. to l. if using Anthem Room Correction on all sources. Advanced Settings: The default is Off. Use of advanced settings is described later in this section.
26 Bass response highly depends on room acoustics and experimentation with subwoofer placement is recommended. Start by temporarily placing the subwoofer in the listening area, play some music with a range of bass and walk around the room.
27 3. SETUP continued … Highlighting ROOM RESONANCE FIL TER then pressing SELECT displays this menu: Skip this menu if using Anthem Room Correction on all sources. Rooms often have a single prominent resonance peak which can make bass sound boomy , even with the finest subwoofer .
28 3. SETUP continued … Procedure for adjusting Room Resonance Filter: • Enter the setup menu. Go to SPEAKER CONFIGURA TION and press SELECT . • Press the button until you reach ROOM RESONANCE FIL TER and press SELECT . • Use the buttons to set TEST TONE to Auto.
29 3.4 LISTENER POSITION The Listener Position menu lets you enter the distance between each speaker and the listening area. Ideally , speakers should be placed at an equal distance so that their soun.
30 3. SETUP continued … 3.5 LEVEL CALIBRA TION Level Calibration uses internal test noises to match the relative level of each speaker at the listening position. Use of noises from home theater setup discs is not recommended – some use incorrect methods.
31 Procedure for Manual T est Sequence: • Enter the setup menu. Go to LEVEL CALIBRA TION and press SELECT . • Use the buttons to set NOISE SEQUENCE to Manual. • Press the buttons to go from speaker to speaker . • As each speaker plays, use the buttons to adjust its loudness relative to other speakers.
32 3.6 SOURCE SETUP This is where you set up each source and path according to how you want them to be used. Copy MAIN to ZONE or REC: If you want MAIN to always be copied to another path (see section 4.
33 3. SETUP continued … Highlighting DVD1 then pressing SELECT displays this menu – the other submenus are similar: Rename: The factory assigned source names that appear on the front panel display and the on-screen display can be changed to another name, up to six characters long.
34 3. SETUP continued … Scaler Input (MAIN only) : Assign which input is used by the video processor when the source is selected – any HDMI, Component video, S-Video input, or “None”. Before setting this, be sure that you have read section 2.1.
35 3. SETUP continued … Muting (MAIN only) : This eliminates popping sounds that may occur with some digital source components during a bitstream change. If popping is heard when changing chapter on a DVD or channel on a digital satellite receiver or cable box, use Max setting.
36 3. SETUP continued … 3.7 MODE PRESETS When you or another member of your family uses the processor , the mode and THX presets that are set here are recalled, ensuring trouble-free operation. The presets are applied when a source is selected or MAIN power is turned on.
37 3. SETUP continued … 3.8 ANALOG INPUT LEVELS For sources set to Anlg-DSP or Anlg-Dir in under Source Setup, you can match input levels in MAIN to each other so there are no large changes in volume as you change sources. This is also where recording level is set when using the processor as an analog-to-digital converter (see sections 3.
38 3. SETUP continued … 3.9 ADC / AUDIO OUTPUT In the ADC / Audio Output menu you can configure the surround and rear channels, set analog to digital conversion parameters for the digital Record output, and configure the balanced analog outputs. Reverse Surrounds/Rears: If you are using a 7.
39 3. SETUP continued … 3.10 VOLUMES / P A TH NAMES This menu allows you to define the power -on volume settings, set whether or not MAIN outputs shut off when headphones are used, and to rename ZONE2, ZONE3, and RECORD.
40 3. SETUP continued … 3.11 TRIGGERS / IR / RS232 When a trigger output on the processor is connected to the trigger input of another component, such as an amplifier or projector , the processor can turn it on or off according to the trigger’ s Setup.
41 3. SETUP continued … After highlighting Power or a source, press SELECT and use the buttons to move from one path to another . T o set the condition, use the buttons to change the “ – ”t oa“ * ”. Don’t forget: In the root menu you have to set ALL TRIGGERS to Enabled for the triggers to work.
42 3.12 DISPLA YS / TIMEOUT This menu allows you to configure on-screen display , front panel display, and selection time. Main / Z2 On-Screen Output: Lets you select the outputs that display on-screen information, or Bypassed, which turns the on-screen display off.
43 Front Panel Wake-Up: If Display is set to Medium, Low , or Off, it can be made to change to a brighter level while you make any adjustment – choose None, Up 1 brightness level, or Hi. When None is chosen and the Display is Off, it will behave as if set to Up 1 to prevent confusion as to whether the power is on or off.
44 3.13 SA VE / LOAD SETTINGS T wo memories are provided: User and Installer . If your system is set up by your dealer , the settings can be saved in the Installer file by the dealer and you can then make further adjustments – save those settings in your User file.
45 3.14 LOCKOUT / P ASSWORDS Passwords are used to protect the saved User and Installer settings. Once you have set a password, it can also be used as a Lockout to prevent settings from being changed by anyone without one of the passwords. Lock Settings: When set to Y es, entry to the setup menu is prevented unless the password is entered first.
46 3. SETUP continued … 3.15 ARC-1 ANTHEM ROOM CORRECTION ARC-1 corrects the effects of reflective surfaces on sound quality by measuring the response of each speaker relative to the listening area and equalizing it. ARC equalizes response without stressing the amplifier or speakers and does not downsample the source material to process it.
47 3. SETUP continued … Before starting: • Ensure that the processor software and ARC software that you will be using are compatible with one another – check www .anthemAV .com for latest versions. Processor software installation instructions are in section 6.
48 3. SETUP continued … Microphone stand assembly: Screw the telescoping tube into the round base and the microphone clip onto the tube. Position the clip vertically . Connect the USB microphone cable to the microphone and slide the microphone into the clip.
49 3. SETUP continued … Updating ARC: Check www .anthemAV .com periodically for ARC software updates. The download contains revision history , which may also indicate that the processor requires an update for the ARC version to work correctly .
50 4.1 POWER ON/OFF The processor comes on at the volume setting in the V olumes setup menu. The power amplifier should be turned on last and off first to prevent “popping” when upstream components are turned on and off. Front Panel – Main on • Press MAIN in the POWER or the P A TH group.
51 4.3 MANUALL Y COPYING THE MAIN P A TH TO ZONE2, ZONE3, OR RECORD When Main is copied to another path, the source selected in MAIN is directed to the other path. If a source component’ s audio is connected to the processor using digital connection only , the Copy function is the only way to deliver the sound to another path.
52 4.4.1 FM • AM TUNER The processor has an FM • AM tuner . The selected station is common to all paths. Manual T uning: After selecting the desired band by pressing FM•AM , use the buttons (remote control) or press TUNE and rotate the Master Control Knob (front panel).
53 4. OPERA TION continued … 4.5 VOLUME CONTROL Front Panel: MAIN – Adjust using the Master Control Knob. If levels have been calibrated according to setup instructions, set volume to 0 dB for the playback level at which the film was presented in theaters.
54 4.7 BASS / TREBLE / BALANCE T o change the Bass, T reble, or Balance of: • MAIN – All Speakers Simultaneously: Press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust. • MAIN – Fronts Only: Press FRONTS, press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust. • MAIN – Center Only: Press CENTER, press BASS or TREBLE, then adjust.
55 4.8.1 AnthemLogic ™ These are proprietary surround modes developed by Anthem that offer outstanding surround performance and can be applied to any 2-channel source material: AnthemLogic-Music ™ AnthemLogic-Music ™ enhances the stereo listening experience without detracting from the stereo soundstage.
56 4. OPERA TION continued … 4.8.3 SURROUND MODES FOR 2.0-CHANNEL SOURCE MA TERIAL Number of output channels for each mode is indicated below in bold type.
57 4. OPERA TION continued … Why can’t I select a surround mode when playing a 5.1-channel source? If you are using 5.1 speakers, with rears correctly set to None in the speaker configuration, modes that require 6.1 or 7.1 speakers cannot be selected.
58 • T imbre Matching – The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the direction from which the sound is coming. In a movie theatre, there is an array of surround speakers so that the surround information is all around you. In a home theatre, you use only two speakers located to the side of your head.
59 THX Surround EX: 6.1 output with Dolby Digital Surround EX Processing: Re-Equalization,T imbre Matching THX Surround EX – Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd.
60 Program Decoding / Processing THX A vailable Outputs THX Processing Stereo Selected Mode Off up to 7.1 Off PLIIx Movie † THX Cinema 7.1 Re-EQ, T imbre PLIIx Games THX Games Mode 7.1 T imbre, ASA (Gam) Dolby Pro Logic THX Cinema 5.1 Re-EQ, T imbre, Adp- Dec or Neo:6 Cinema THX Cinema 6.
61 Dimension: Adjust using MCK (or N/S keys) Front-to-back balance – Center (C----+----S) Surrounds Dolby PLIIx Music (7.1) AnthemLogic-Music (6.1) Stereo (2-Ch) Press MODE presets are in setup menu Cycle through modes and THX using Master Control Knob or keys on remote control.
62 THX Options Press THX Press THX T wice THX Surround EX Processing – Re-EQ, T imbre Matching Output channels – All RE-EQ: On/Off using MCK (or N/S keys) THX Options Press THX Press THX T wice THX Cinema Processing – Re-EQ, T imbre Matching, Adp.
63 4.8.9 Mode and THX Operation for DTS Source Material – T o make all modes available, turn THX Off. 4. OPERA TION continued … THX Cinema Processing – Re-EQ, T imbre Matching, Adp.Decorrelation Output channels – 5.1 (LF , C, RF , RS, LS, Sub) THX Ultra2 Cinema Processing – Re-EQ, T imbre, Adp.
64 4.8.10 DYNAMICS This allows you to control the difference between the softest and loudest passages on 5.1/6.1-channel soundtracks, as long as the soundtrack contains dynamic scaling information and at least 5.
65 4. OPERA TION continued … Entering the video processing menu: For three seconds, press and hold DISPLA Y on the front panel or ON SCREEN on the Remote. Navigating through menus and items: Use the and keys. Selecting an item: Press SELECT .
66 4. OPERA TION continued … Input Color Space For YCbCr input, the default is Auto, which switches between HD and SD color space according to whether input has HD or SD resolution.
67 4. OPERA TION continued … CROP INPUT The Crop Input menu is where the image’ s frame is set. If there’ s anything outside of the image that you want to remove, this is the best place to do it, i.e. before the image is scaled, preventing unnecessary artifacts.
68 4. OPERA TION continued … SCALE OUTPUT The Scale Output menu provides options for making non-16:9 inputs fit on a 16:9 screen. Panoramic Stretch Fills the screen by stretching only the sides of the picture while the middle portion stays undistorted.
69 4. OPERA TION continued … Anamorphic SD-DVD, 2.4:1 source Display as original CROP INPUT : Auto Detect SCALE OUTPUT : Anamorphic Stretch Anamorphic SD-DVD, 16:9 source Display as original CROP IN.
70 4. OPERA TION continued … Hi-definition 2.4:1 source Display as original using anamorphic lens CROP INPUT : Custom, V ertical Size 810 SCALE OUTPUT : Anamorphic Stretch Anamorphic SD-DVD, 2.4:1 source Display as original using anamorphic lens CROP INPUT : Custom, V ertical Size 810 SCALE OUTPUT : Anamorphic Stretch Anamorphic SD-DVD, 2.
71 4. OPERA TION continued … OUTPUT The Output menu is used to select gamma correction and to turn frame lock on/off. Gamma Correction (normally for use only by calibration specialists) The default is Off. Curves other than exponential (default 100) are created with a computer – see section 3.
72 4. OPERA TION continued … TEST P A TTERNS This section is a primer on display calibration and although the procedure is no match for a professional setup, the result will almost always be better than using the display with its factory settings.
73 Color Bars is the SMPTE test pattern, with bars at 75% saturation: Setting your display’ s brightness and contrast Increase brightness (black level) so that areas A can be seen as two areas with .
74 4.12 SLEEP TIMER (remote control only) If you would like to go sleep while listening to a program or music, the Sleep T imer will turn the processor power off after the selected amount of time: • Select the desired path (MAIN, ZONE2, or ZONE3), then press SLEEP (the Sleep timer will operate for that path only).
75 5. REMOTE CONTROL CUSTOMIZA TION 5.1 CODES FOR OTHER BRANDS The p roc ess or re mot e can c ont rol o ther com ponent s – brands and set up in str uct ion s are i n App end ix B. If the brand for your component is not listed, try searching for a code as follows: 1.
76 5. REMOTE CONTROL CUSTOMIZA TION continued … 5.3 COPYING COMMANDS The command from one key can be copied to another key (not applicable to Power , Record, and Learn keys). T o copy a command to another key in the same control mode: 1. Press the control mode key .
77 5. REMOTE CONTROL CUSTOMIZA TION continued … 5.5 PROGRAMMING MACROS Macros are used to execute multiple functions with one key press, such as powering the processor , cable box, and display On at the same time. Up to 32 commands can be programmed.
78 6. SOFTW ARE UPDA TING The operational characteristics of the processor are controlled by software that can easily be upgraded via the RS-232 port on the rear panel. New software can be downloaded from our web site and transferred by connecting the processor to your computer afterwards.
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80 APPENDIX A – IR MACROS For Stereo sources: MODE, 0, 1 – Stereo MODE, 0, 2 – AnthemLogic-Music MODE, 0, 3 – AnthemLogic-Cinema MODE, 0, 4 – Pro Logic IIx Music MODE, 0, 5 – Pro Logic IIx.
81 APPENDIX B – PRESET MEMOR Y CODES The following codes are for setting operation of other components with the processor’ s remote control. If codes for your components are not in this library , see sections 5.1 and 5.2. T o enter a 5-digit code: 1.
82 Cable Converters: ABC 00003, 00008, 00014, 00001, 00007, 00013, 00011, 00017 Allegro 00315, 00153 Americast 00899 Antronix 00207, 00022 Archer 00797, 00207, 00153, 00022 Belcor 00056 Bell & How.
83 DVD Players: Adcom 21094 Advent 21016 Aiwa 20641, 21912 Akai 20899, 20770, 21975, 21089 Allegro 20869 Amphion Media Works 22016, 22001 AMW 20872, 22016, 22001, 21176 Anam 21913 Apex Digital 20672, .
84 TVs: 888 10264 A-Mark 10003 Abex 10032 Addison 11150, 10653, 10092 Admiral 10093, 10463 Advent 10761, 10817, 10815, 11933, 10783, 10842 Adventura 10046 Aiko 10092 Aiwa 11914, 11910 Akai 10812, 1070.
85 TVs continued: Minutz 10021 Mitsubishi 10154, 10250, 10093, 10236, 10180, 11250, 10150, 10030, 10178, 10381, 10836, 10036, 10179, 10817, 11150, 10474, 10019, 10868, 10056, 11917 Monivision 10843, 1.
86 VCRs: ABS 21972 Admiral 20048, 20209 Adventura 20000 Aiko 20278 Aiwa 20037, 20000, 20307, 20468, 20124, 20406, 20348, 20479 Akai 20041, 20061, 20175, 20106 Alienware 21972 America Action 20278 Amer.
87 VCRs continued: Villain 20000 Wards 20060, 20035, 20048, 20047, 20081, 20240, 20000, 20042, 20072, 20062, 20212, 20760 White Westinghouse 20209, 20072, 20637 XR-1000 20035, 20000, 20072 Y amaha 200.
88 ANALOG VIDEO SWITCHING Bandwidth from input jack to output jack (bypass mode for component video) C o m p o s i t e& S - V i d e o .........................................................7 0 M H z C o m p o n e n t : Y ........................
89 MAIN Path (RCA & XLR output) Frequency Response and Bandwidth Analog-Direct Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hz to 20 kHz (+0, -0.2 dB), 1 Hz to 130 kHz (+0, -3 dB) Analog-DSP Inputs at 24/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hz to 20 kHz (+0, -0.
90 CONTROL Infra Red C a r r i e rF r e q u e n c y .............................................................3 8 k H z M a x . 1 2 VS u p p l yC u r r e n t......................................................1 5 0 m A M a x . E m i t t e rC u r r e n t .
91 CANADA & USA Anthem Electronics warrants to the original purchaser that each Anthem Statement D2 processor is free from defects in workmanship and materials, during normal use, for a period sta.
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