JBL Synthesis Sdp3 Manual

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20 100 1k 10k(Hz) (dB)
9.0000
7.0000
5.0000
3.0000
1.0000
-1.000
-3.000
-5.000
-7.000
-9.000
20k
Tilt
The Tilt parameter can be thought of as a straight line that pivots on a
fulcrum at 1kHz to correct the overall tonal balance of source material.
The range is -3.0dB to +3.0dB, referenced to the Treble level. This
control, adjustable in 0.2dB increments, is useful on many older
recordings, or when the desired tonal balance cannot be achieved at the
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DISPLAY ADJUST MENU
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
FRONT PANEL DISPLAY
To adjust brightness, use SELECT to highlight BRIGHTNESS, and ▲
or ▼  to set display tbrightness for the room's lighting conditions. Press
DONE twice to return to the main menu.
Display Adjustment
Depending on the location of the SPD-3 in your room, you may need to
adjust the front panel display for optimum viewing. To adjust this display,
press the ▲, ▼ or SELECT buttons on...

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This menu allows you to choose the position and duration of items
displayed on-screen during normal operation, as well as the options of
color or black and white display and conformance to local video format.
Adjusting the position allows you to move the SDP-3 display items to a
location where they will not interfere with any other video overlays or
signals your system may generate.
The STATUS option allows you to choose to have the on-screen display
always off,...

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Input Configuration
The SDP-3 has eight inputs, each of which can be associated with any
of the eight video and eight digital audio inputs. Selecting Input Configu-
ration from the Setup menu displays a sub-menu which lists these inputs
and allows you to select them individually for adjustment. Each input has
an identical parameter sub-menu. V-DISC is shown below as an
example.
SPEAKER CONFIG
OUTPUT LEVELS
LISTENER POSITION
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The input level meters are displayed when you
select the GAIN parameter for an 
active input
which has been selected in the Setup menu.
Input Level Meters
When GAIN is selected, two on-screen horizontal bar meters display
peak  incoming signal level. The highest peak level is shown in dB  in
a separate text line, and as an arrow in the the meter display. White,
yellow and red sections of the bar meter show increasing levels. The
white portion is shown in 3dB...

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The SDP-3 can also be set up to automatically switch to an  appropriate
effect whenever PCM, AC-3 or DTS encoded material is detected at the
input. This allows one input to be used for different formats. For
example, in the factory default state, the V-DISC input will automatically
load the appropriate version of Logic 7 when an AC-3, DTS, or PCM
signal is present. The default selections for input effect assignment are
shown below. More...

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18* As the SDP-3 is in AUTOMATIC mode, there may be a brief burst of noise before normal
playback begins.
The SDP-3 V-DISC input is selected. A movie encoded in Dolby
Surround is put in the laser disc player and starts to play. The SDP-RFD
recognizes that the movie is not AC-3 encoded, and automatically
routes the laser disc player's PCM (2-channel digital) signal to the SDP-
3. The SDP-3 identifies the signal as PCM and automatically loads the
LOGIC 7 effect (as...

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PCM Only
If PCM ONLY is selected as the FX FORMAT for a given input, only PCM
effects in the SDP-3 can be used. When the SDP-3 receives a signal
which is not PCM encoded, it will mute and display "NO PCM AUDIO."
In the previous example, if PCM ONLY had been selected, rather than
AUTOMATIC, the SDP-3 would have muted and displayed "NO PCM
AUDIO" when the AC-3 movie and the DTS music disc were being
played.
AC-3 Only
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NOTE: S-Video input signals will be
output on both the composite and S-
Video jacks. However, if you are only
connecting to the monitor via the S-
Video output, composite video input
sources will not be displayed.
Audio In
This option in the INPUT CONFIG menu determines which audio input
connector on the SDP-3 rear panel will be used for the MAIN zone. Using
the digital inputs will usually yield better performance, and these should
be used whenever a source component...

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Record/Zone 2
The SDP-3 is designed to be the control center of any system. As such,
there are separate outputs for easy integration of external recording
devices as well as an additional “zone” in multi-room installations.
The Record and Zone 2 outputs on the SDP-3 are wired in parallel so that
the input selection will always be the same for both. For example, if the
CD input is selected for Record, the CD input is also output to Zone...