Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GTP-870HD Adcom
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Congratula tions on your purchase of the Adcom GTP-8 7 0 HD Y ou ha ve made a w ise choi ce that will r eward you with exc eption all y accura te musica l sound reproduction f or yea rs to come .
3 GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual w w w .a dcom. com T ab le o f C on te nts Ch a pt e r 1 - W el co m e Int roduction ………………………………………………… 5 Key F ea tures ……….
4 GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Impo r tan t Saf ety In stru ction s • Read all th e safety an d op erating inst ruct ions b efore con- nec ting or usin g this unit. • Retain this notice and the ow ner’ s manual for future refer - ence. • All warning s on the u nit an d in its op erating instr uctio ns shou ld be adhered to.
5 C hap te r 1 - W e lc om e w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual In tr oducti on Int roducing Adcom ’ s new take on the Pre amp/ Pro- cessor: t he no -nonsense GTP -870HD .
6 C hap te r 1 - W e lc om e GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual P la cing th e GTP -8 7 0HD Plac e the GTP-8 70HD on a stabl e , v ibra tion- fr ee sur - fa ce awa y from moist ure and out of direct sunl ight . Y our Adc om de ale r wil l be pl eased t o sho w y ou ma ny di ffer ent types of audio / v ideo equipment racks and cab inets.
7 C hap te r 1 - W e lc om e w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual F ron t P ane l Ov er view The fol lowing is a n overv iew of the G TP-87 0 HD f ront pane l. 1 Standby button P ow e rs th e G TP -8 7 0HD o n / of f (S t an db y mode). • The rea r panel power s witc h must be on ( 1 ) f or thi s button to f unction.
8 C hap te r 1 - W e lc om e GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Re mot e Con tr ol Ov erv ie w The fol lowing is an overv iew of the GTP-87 0H D re- mote c ontr ol buttons and the ir operations . Note: Th e GTP -870HD has a programma ble remot e tha t can be “taugh t” to c ontrol v irtual l y any c ompo - nent in your h ome theat er sy st em.
9 C hap te r 1 - W e lc om e w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual 1 1 Ba ss button When T one Cont rol is on (by pressing the By- pass button ), displa ys a Bass ad justmen t dis- pla y .
10 C hap te r 1 - W e lc om e GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Re ar P ane l Ov er view The fol lowing is a n overv iew of the G TP-87 0 HD re ar panel . .
1 1 C hap te r 1 - W e lc om e w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual 6 Analog audio inputs /outputs • Audio 1 ~4 inputs (R /L ) - Connect s to the l ine outputs o f up t o f our anal og audi o sourc e components. • Audio 3~ 4 outputs ( R / L ) - Connect s to the l ine inputs of up to two analog audio re- cor ding c omponents.
12 C hap te r 1 - W e lc om e GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Disp la y Ov er vie w The fol lowing is a n overv iew of the G TP-87 0 HD on-sc reen and f ront panel d ispla ys. 1 Video source Displa ys the selected video so ur ce . 2 Audio sourc e Displa ys the selected audio sour ce .
13 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual C onnecti ons Ov er vie w The GTP-87 0HD is the heart and soul of your en- tertai nment system. All roads lead to it (f rom your input dev ic es) , and al l roads lead f rom it (to your output devices ).
14 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual A M /F M Ant enn a Con necti ons F ollo w thes e steps to connect the suppl ied A M/FM ant ennas to the GTP -870HD . Connecting the A M Lo op Antenna 1 Ass embl e the ant enna. • Rota te the base unt il it sn aps into p lace .
15 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Notes: • If you pl an to use a V CR as an input devic e , i t MUST have an int egr al Time Base Cor rec tor ! • T o sel ect t he so ur ce c om po - nent you connec ted , pr ess the cor responding Vi deo 1 ~4 but - ton on t he remo te c ontr ol or f ront panel .
16 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual .
17 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Compo nent/ P rogr essiv e Scan C onnection s The GTP-8 70HD fea tur es four Component v ideo in- puts for connection to DVD play ers, di gital Cable T V box es, di gital sa tel l ite r eceiv ers, HDTV receiv ers/ tuners , and more .
18 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Digita l A udi o Co nnecti ons The GTP -870HD fea tures six d igita l audi o inputs— three coax ia l and three op tical —t o rec eive multi - channe l bi tstreams from your DVD pla yer or other digi tal audi o source c omponent.
19 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual HDMI C on nection s About H DMI HDMI (High D efin ition M ul timedi a Int er f ace ) is an ad- vanced audio/ video connection method that transf ers ful l -bandwidth , uncompr essed digi tal aud io and v ideo signa ls ove r a singl e cable .
20 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Ex te rna l Dec oder C onnecti ons If you’ re a true audioph ile , you’ re probabl y fam il - iar w ith DVD - Audio and SACD , mul ti-cha nnel audio f ormats tha t requir e their own decoding and unique connection methods.
21 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual CD/T ape P la y er Co nnecti ons F ollo w these steps to connect a CD or tape pla yer to the GTP -870HD . Connecting a CD Pla yer 1 Using RCA c ables , c onnec t the a udio outputs on your CD player to the CD inputs on the GTP- 870HD .
22 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual T V /Mon ito r Con nectio ns There are f our ways to connect the GTP-87 0 HD to a T V , monitor , or other dis play devic e: • Composi te.
23 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Spea k er P la ce men t Placing y our Sp eak ers T o en joy the ful l eff ect of your home t heat er system , it is recommended tha t you connect a compl ete set of 7 .
24 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Amp li fier C onnecti ons (XL R) F ollo w these steps to connect the GTP-87 0 HD to a power ampl ifier using the balanced audio outputs.
25 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Ampl ifie r/S ub woof er C onnecti ons (RCA ) F ollo w these steps to connect the GTP-87 0 HD to a power ampl ifier using the 7 . 1 pream p (unbalanc ed) outputs. Y ou can also f oll ow these steps to connect a power ed subwoof er .
26 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Vi deo Rec or der C onn ections It ’ s not al ways about playback . Sometimes you want to recor d, and these da ys th at means DVD r ecorders , HDD recor ders, and PV Rs (such as TiV o®) , in addi tion to the ol d standby , the VCR.
27 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual T ape Out/ Au x Con nectio ns The GTP -870HD inc ludes two additi onal set s of RC A outputs for c onnec tion to a t ape rec order and/ or au- dio system . F ol low these s teps to connect y our aud io output device t o the GTP-8 70HD .
28 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Room 2 C onn ections Wa nt to l isten to a CD in the den whi le the kids are wat chi ng a m o v ie in the fam il y room ? Fol low these steps to connect the GTP- 870HD to a s ound system in a second room .
29 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual C ont ro l C onnecti ons Sensors, tr ig gers, and PCs, oh my . If you’ ve gott en thi s fa r , you ’ re rea ll y fine- tuni ng your home thea ter .
30 C hap te r 2 - C onn ecti ons GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual P ow er C onn ection s When al l connections are compl ete , you’ re rea dy to check the vol tage sw it ch, plug in the power cable , and power on the G TP-87 0 HD .
31 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Ch a pt e r 3 - S e tu p Set up Ov er view The f ollo w ing is an over view of the GTP -870HD Setup menu, i nclud ing: • Setup na vigat ion .................................. 32 • Input c onfigurat ion .
32 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Set up Na viga tio n Use the f ol lowing remot e c ontr ol but tons to naviga te the Setup menu . • Main - Pr ess the M a in button to select the GTP- 870HD . Y ou mu st first sel ect the GTP -870HD be- f ore you can ac cess the Set up menu.
33 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Inp ut Co nfigur at ion What opt ions are a vai lable when you select an input sourc e ? T he f oll owing is an ov er view of the configu- rat ion settings a vai lable f or ea ch input .
34 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual HD Sca l er C onfigu ra tion Now i t’ s time to enable the HD Scaler and config ure it f or your di splay and sour ce devices . T o ac cess the HD Scal er menu: 1 Pr ess the M a in button on the r emote c ontrol .
35 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Pict ur e C ont r ols The HD Scal er includes basic and advanced con trols to help you ac hiev e opti mal pi cture q ua li ty for each input sourc e . T o ac cess the Pictur e Contr ols menu : 1 Pr ess the M a in button on the r emote c ontrol .
36 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual V ol ume/ T one C onfigur a tion Wa nt to ad just the bass, trebl e , and rela tive vol ume f or eac h input source? Loo k no further than the V ol - ume/T one Configurat ion menu. T o ac cess the V olume /T one Configura tion menu: 1 Pr ess the M a in button on the r emote c ontrol .
37 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Spea k er C onfigu ra tion What spe aker types and siz es are you usi ng? T he f ol - lo w ing is an over view of the Sp ea ker Configura tion menu. T o ac cess the Speak er Configura tion menu: 1 Pr ess the M a in button on the r emote c ontrol .
38 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual De la y C onfigur a tion How fa r is each sp ea ker f rom your primar y l isten ing are a? The GTP-8 70HD us es this inf ormati on to cal - cula t.
39 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Ch ann el Ba la nc e How can you ach ieve opt imal bal ance in vol ume lev - els from al l speak ers ? The GTP-8 70HD suppl ies indi - vidual sl iders and a “pi nk noise ” test tone t o ai d you in bala ncing your speaker l evels .
40 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual P ro L og i c IIx /Neo:6 C onfigu ra tion The GTP-87 0H D makes the most of your incom ing ster eo signa ls.
41 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Roo m 2 Basic C on figur ati on What input source do you want to play in Room 2? Once that is sp ecified , you have the option of fine tun ing audio leve ls depending on the requi rements of your R oom 2 audio system.
42 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Roo m 2 Adv anc ed C onfigu ra tion The Room 2 Advanced Configura tion menu conta ins powerful tools t o cust omize and optim ize the output of the GTP -870HD to your second ar y audio system . T o ac cess the Room 2 Advanc ed Config menu: 1 Pr ess the M a in button on the r emote c ontrol .
43 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual S ys tem C onfig ura tio n The S ystem C onfigurat ion menu pr ovides ini tia l pow- er , on-scr een displa y time outs, and system tools to put the fini shing touches on your syst em setup .
44 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Inp ut Labe li ng Ti red of tr ying to remember whic h s ourc e device goes w i th wh ich Video input ? The Label Source menu al lows you to la bel your inputs w i th names tha t uniquel y iden tify your sourc e devices.
45 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Ana log I nput Le v e l The GTP-8 70HD all ows you to ad just the vol tage re f - erenc e leve ls independentl y for eac h of the unit ’ s seven ana log audio inputs.
46 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Re mot e Con tr ol S etup The GTP-87 0H D is a learni ng remote con trol tha t is capabl e of storing and execut ing comma nds for all remo te c ontrols in y our home the ater system. In t his way , you can eli mina te the confus ion of using mul - tipl e remot es.
47 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Main Commands But ton F un ctio n Code main Selec ts GTP-870 HD codes - vid 1 S elect s VIDEO 1 code s 1 3 1 vid 2 S elect s VID.
48 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Us ing P r epr ogra mmed C om man ds The fol lowing c ommands are pr eprogrammed f or the Video 4 and CD inputs: Video 4 (G D V-8 50) Commands But .
49 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual T uner Commands But ton F un ctio n Code main Selec ts GTP-870 HD codes - vid 1 S elect s VIDEO 1 code s 1 3 1 vid 2 S elect s V.
50 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual P rogr amm in g Remo te C omm ands Once you’ re fami l iar w ith the prepr ogrammed com- mands , you ma y wish to prog ram spec ific buttons on the GTP -870HD remot e to con trol your source com- ponents.
51 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual De le ting R emo te Co mma nds Deleting a Command 1 On the GTP-8 70HD remote , press the appl icabl e Source a nd Select buttons si multa neo usl y . • The orange status L ED and the Sourc e butt on gl ow and rema in l it .
52 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual P rogr amm in g Macr o Bu ttons If you find yoursel f repeat edly press ing the s ame se- quence of but tons wh ile using y our GTP -870HD , t hen consi der taking advan tage of the b ui l t -in Macro f ea- tur e .
53 C hap te r 3 - Set up w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual F unc tion D escr ipti on Dat a A SCI I Main Volume UP 0x 2B + Main Volume DOW N 0x 2D - Main Mute 0x5 B [ Main Un-mute 0 x5D ] .
54 C hap te r 3 - Set up GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual F unc tion D escr ipti on Dat a A SCI I Subwoofer Chann el T r im - 0x4C L Lip Sync Adjust Down ( Decreas e delay) 0x 0D CR Lip Sync Adjust Up (Inc.
55 C hap te r 4 - Oper a tio ns w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Ch a pt e r 4 - O p e ra ti o n s Oper ati ons Ov er vie w Now that you’ ve connected and config ured your GTP- 870HD , it ’ s time for the fun part —enj oying the full power and p erformanc e of your Adcom system.
56 C hap te r 4 - Oper a tio ns GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Basi c Au dio/ Vi deo P la yba ck F ollo w these steps t o pla y an audi o/ vide o source component c onne cted to the Video 1 , Vi de o 2 , V ideo 3 , Video 4, or C D inputs. Pla ying an A V Source Component 1 Befor e you begin: • Pow er on the GTP-8 70HD .
57 C hap te r 4 - Oper a tio ns w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Se lecti ng Sur ro und Modes If s our ce components are the main course in your home entertain ment cent er , then Surround modes pro v ide the spe cia l sauce .
58 C hap te r 4 - Oper a tio ns GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Othe r Surr ou nd Modes 7 . 1 m 2 Uses an Adcom- proprietar y digita l pro- cessi ng technology to expand i ncomi ng ster eo signals to 7 . 1 -cha nnel surround sound. Use if : • Y our source c omponent is c onne cted t o the ana- log or di gital a udio inputs.
59 C hap te r 4 - Oper a tio ns w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Basi c Rec or di ng F ollo w thes e steps make a recor ding using the pla y- back and recor ding components connected to the GTP -870HD . Y ou w il l first ne ed to identi fy y our Source a nd T arget c omponents.
60 C hap te r 4 - Oper a tio ns GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual T uner Ope ra tion s F ollo w these steps to use the GTP-87 0H D ’ s buil t - in A M/F M tuner . Bef ore you be gin , make sur e the A M/ FM an tennas ar e properly c onnected; se e page 1 4.
61 C hap te r 4 - Oper a tio ns w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual S ys tem Oper at ion s The GTP -870HD inc ludes add itiona l f ea tures that en- hanc e the user experience , inc luding a buil t - in sleep timer and f ron t panel displ ay di mmer .
62 C hap te r 4 - Oper a tio ns GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Roo m 2 Opera tio ns The Room 2 fe atur e makes the GTP-8 70HD a true mul ti- tasking device . For exampl e , you can wat ch a movie in o ne room and play a CD in another at the touch of a but ton.
63 C hap te r 5 - He lp w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual C usto mer Su ppor t Use the T roubleshooting cha r t on page 64 to resol ve common situa tions that do n ’ t require prof essiona l at - ten tion.
64 C hap te r 5 - He lp GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual T ro ubl eshoo ti ng The table bel ow shows possible ca use s and solu tions to common GTP -870HD issues. If you do not see the an- swers you need here , pl ease conta ct your Adcom dea ler or cust omer ser v ic e department; see page 6 3.
65 C hap te r 5 - He lp w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual PRE A MPLIFIER ANALOG SECTION Input Impe dance ........................................ 47k Output Imp edance (Main-RCA) ................< 60 0 Ohm Rated Input .................
66 C hap te r 5 - He lp GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Inde x A Analog Input Level 45 Audio Cables 13 C Channel Balance 39 Connections Amplifier 24, 25 Antenna 14 Audio/Video 15 CableTV box 15 CD Player.
67 w w w .a dcom. com GTP-870HD Owner ’s Manual Adcom shall not be liable f or any erro rs contained herein or for any damages ar ising out of or related to this doc ument or the informa- tion contained herein, even if Adcom has bee n advis ed of the possibility of su ch damages.
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An important point after buying a device Adcom GTP-870HD (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Adcom GTP-870HD yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Adcom GTP-870HD - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Adcom GTP-870HD you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Adcom GTP-870HD will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Adcom GTP-870HD, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Adcom GTP-870HD.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Adcom GTP-870HD. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Adcom GTP-870HD along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
