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Concert avr-
7
Concert avr-
9
Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver
User Experience Manual
AudioControl
®
Making Good Sound Great™
22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle, WA 98043 USA
Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166
www.audiocontrol.com
©2015. All Rights Reserved

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  • Page 1 Home Theater s y s t e m Concert avr- Concert avr- Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver User Experience Manual AudioControl ® Making Good Sound Great™ 22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2015.
  • Page 2 mportant afety nStructIonS Important Safety CAUTION AVIS Instructions RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE Read these instructions. NE PAS OUVRIR Keep these instructions. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within Heed all warnings. an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the Follow all instructions.
  • Page 3 cknowledgementS Acknowledgements AudioControl is a registered vTuner ® This product is protected by certain intellectual trademark of AudioControl Inc. property rights of NEMS and BridgeCo. Use or dis- Dolby Volume tribution of such technology outside of this product Manufactured under license from Dolby Labo- is prohibited without a license from NEMS and ratories.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 5: I Ntroduction

    This manual is designed to help you get the most from your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 home theater receiver. Even though you’re dying to plug it in and start pushing buttons, please read through this user guide and learn about the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9.

  • Page 6: H A G T C Avr-7 / Avr-9

    180 Watts per channel into 4 Ohms. Dolby™ Atmos The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is equipped with Height 1 and Height 2 outputs for use with ceiling-mounted or ceiling reflection speakers, offering a complete “dome of sound” around the listener.
  • Page 7 Multiple Surround Sound Formats The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 supports the latest surround codecs of Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos, and DTS-HD Master, along with traditional formats of Dolby Digital 5.0 and DTS High Resolution. A powerful 32-bit DSP processor enables the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 to decode all current discrete surround digital formats available for 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1.
  • Page 8 IgHlIgHtS Inputs For Networked Audio and USB Sources The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is designed to operate with most of today’s traditional source units, like CD and DVD players. Additionally it can re- ceive audio signals over a computer network via its Ethernet input or from a USB source.

  • Page 9: Front Panel Features

    Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 uIded our of tHe { | } Front Panel Features MUTE - Need to answer the phone, but still MENU - Press this button to access the keep an eye on the TV? Just press the Mute Set-Up Menu functions on the on-screen button to turn off the sound.

  • Page 10: Rear Panel Features

    Rear Panel Features MAIN POWER SWITCH - The only time ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS - There are to turn OFF the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 6 analog stereo input RCA pairs, each labeled with this switch is when the system will not with the name of a typical source unit.
  • Page 11 The sub 10. RS232 CONTROL PORT - Use this connec- 1 and sub 2 outputs connect to the line-level tion to control your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 inputs of powered subwoofers. with an automation system.

  • Page 12: Remote Control

    Being that the remote can control your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 as well as many other AV sources and displays, many of the buttons have more than one function, depending on which device/source or mode you are using the remote in.
  • Page 13 – after pressing the AV button, the remote buttons will automatically configure to the Apple remote key-map as programmed. The volume con- trol remains locked to the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 “AMP” mode however. This is so that anytime you press these keys, you are controlling the Volume or Mute state of the AVR-7 /AVR-9 regardless of the device you are con- troller (BluRay or your Cable box for instance).
  • Page 14 Buttons/Functions in the Amp Device Mode: Pressing the AMP button puts the remote into the correct mode for con- trolling the functions of the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9. This allows you to access the menus, adjust bass/treble, turn Room EQ on or off, cycle through decode modes etc...
  • Page 15 Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 ontrol of Increase volume Decrease volume These affect the unit volume only, no matter which mode the remote is in Red and Green are used with NET radio to add or delete a favorite station. These buttons...

  • Page 16: Set-Up And Configuration

    Set-up and Configuration Unit Placement The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 can be placed almost anywhere in your audio equipment stack. It is good practice to ensure that the equipment location is properly ventilated and to make certain not to block the ventilation slots on this or any other component.

  • Page 17: Dolby Atmos

    Dolby Atmos The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 allows up to four extra speakers to be used for the Dolby Atmos system. One or two pairs of speakers (known as Height 1 and Height 2) can be used to create a soundfield above the listening position, allowing you to be surrounded in an amazing “dome...

  • Page 18: Power Wiring

    This allows the RS-232 and remote control features to work even when the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is in standby. We always recom- mend the use of a high quality surge protection device to keep all of your electronics safe from the evils of spikes on power systems.
  • Page 19 Connect the main HDMI output to an HDMI 1.4 display device ARC- enabled input to receive the audio signals from the sources connected directly to the display. The ARC source selection on your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is labeled Display. From the Display Input Menu in the AVR, set CEC Control to On for your chosen ouput and enable the ARC Control to receive the audio from the display.

  • Page 20: Setup Menus

    To get started and view these set-up menus it is very important that you connect one of the HDMI outputs of your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 to your video display device (i.e. projector, flat panel, TV). This is absolutely necessary to see the set-up menus.
  • Page 21 1. Press the Menu button once to enter the Setup Menus. The word “Menu” will appear on the display of your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 and the actual menu will appear on your display device.

  • Page 22: Input Configuration

    Very useful when you have a source unit that has reduced frequency response due to the format (i.e. older VCR’s) ROOM EQ - The Dirac system in the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 mea- sures the major frequency resonances that occur due to room acoustics and speaker locations and creates specific equalization filters to offset this.
  • Page 23 DV CALIB OFFSET - Dolby Volume provides a Calibration Offset pa- rameter that compensates for speaker efficiencies and listening positions. If you set the Speaker Levels on the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 properly using an SPL meter (like the AudioControl SA-3052) then you can leave this setting at 0.

  • Page 24: General Setup

    Dialnorm: When a Dolby Digital audio stream is connected to this input this is the Dialogue Normalization setting requested. Video Input: The audio and video inputs on the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 generally follow the source selected. This setting allows you to temporarily override and change the video settings so you can utilize a different video source.
  • Page 25 aVIgatIng tHe etup enuS Maximum Volume - Limits the highest volume that will play in the main zone. This is useful if you have speakers, amplifiers, or neighbors, with lim- ited power handling abilities. Max On Volume - This is the highest volume that the unit will play when it is first switched on.

  • Page 26: Speaker Types

    This series of menus allows you to select the types of speakers that you will be connecting to your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9. Please note that if you set all speakers to small then you must indicate in the menus below that a subwoofer is present in the system.

  • Page 27: Speaker Levels

    HDMI Settings The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is not only a great sounding home theater processor but it is also a very powerful video processor. To that extent it has a number of video settings that need to be selected carefully to optimize your video performance.

  • Page 28: Surround Modes

    Then the volume can be controlled with an external amplifier. Zone 2 Max On Volume - Selects the maximum volume level for Zone 2 when the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is powered on or comes out of stand-by mode. ®...

  • Page 29: Auto Setup

    Network Settings Your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 has the ability of playing Internet radio sta- tions as well as music stored on a network storage device like a PC or USB flash drive. The Dirac room correction system requires the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 to be connected to your network, as does the ability to use an iPad for remote control of the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9.

  • Page 30: P Laying A Udio F Iles V Ia N Etwork A Udio And Usb S Ources

    While each device may operate differently, here are some basic commands to follow: 1) With the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 in “Standby”, make all of the Ether- net network and/or USB connections and then take the unit out of “Stand- by”.
  • Page 31 You will want to go to www.audiocontrolradio.com to set up this service for use in your system. Review the “Network” set-up menu of your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 and locate the unique MAC (Media Access Controller) address of your unit, as it will be required to setup up your service.

  • Page 32: A Utomation I Ntegration

    RS-232 or IP control via the General Settings menu. Both methods use the same command structure format as defined in the automation documenta- tion found on our website. The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 command set also takes advantage of the extensive discrete IR command library with the IR simulation command.
  • Page 33 Make certain that you wire the Transmit Data output on the serial control- ler to the Receive Data on the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 and vice versa on the Receive Data line on the controller system. Connect the signal grounds on the control system and the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 together.
  • Page 34 Command Structure - Issuing The RS-232 serial control structure of the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is a string of hexadecimal values with a minimum of six bytes. When issuing a command, the structure of the string is as follows: Start Transmission, Zone Number, Command Code, Data Length, Data and End Transmission.
  • Page 35 Command Structure - Receiving Command processing begins when the first 0x0D (carriage return) is received. The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 will respond, either by making the change specified with a status update answer code or by replying with an error answer code, within 3 seconds. More commands, however, may be sent before the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 responds to the first command.
  • Page 36 Simulating the RC-5 IR command via RS-232 A key feature in the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is the ability to simulate RC5 format IR commands via serial commands. The IR simulation command will contain 7 bytes as there will be 2 <Data> bytes for the RC-5 com- mand.

  • Page 37: Irac

    (PC or Mac) that you will be using for this system. 2. Make sure that your Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is correctly connected to a network. 3. Locate the computer in your main home theater room, and connect it to the same network as the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9.

  • Page 38: T Roubleshooting

    Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9. ü Verify that the power cord is plugged into a live AC outlet. ü Verify that the rear panel Power switch on the Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 is “On”. The main front panel display is blank ü...
  • Page 39 Advanced Configurations is not set too low. Cannot select Dolby Digital or DTS decoding mode ü The Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 can only decode formats encoded onto the source. Normally these are marked on the packaging or liner notes of the material.
  • Page 40 roubleSHootIng Hum on analog inputs ü Verify that all the two channel analog audio cables are connected properly. ü If the hum only occurs on one source, try a different set of connect- ing cables. ü If the hum occurs on a source with an external connection such as an antenna or cable TV, try disconnecting that input.

  • Page 41: W Arranty

    “good with electronics”, try to repair your AudioControl product. So go ahead, read this warranty, then take a few days to enjoy your new Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 home theater system before logging onto the our web site at www.audiocontrol.com to register your purchases.
  • Page 42 arranty LEGALESE SECTION This is the only warranty given by AudioControl. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have rights that vary from state to state. Promises of how well the unit will work are not implied by this war- ranty.

  • Page 43: S Pecifications

    Concert AVR-7 / AVR-9 Home Theater Receiver Specifications Inputs ........
  • Page 44 AudioControl ® Making Good Sound Great™ 22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com P/N 913-136-0...

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