Halcro SSP180, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...mote Control UTSR1 Remote Control 20 20 20 20 Accessing the SSP180 220 menus 21 SSP page 1 22 SSP Page 2 24 SSP Page 3 24 Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide 26 26...

Page 3: ...leaning 72 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 73 73 73 73 Service and Warranty Information Service and Warranty Information Service and Warranty Information Service and Wa...

Page 4: ...world s finest super high end amplification systems comes home theater at the highest level Halcro Logic provides unprecedented levels of leading technology resulting in reliability and Super Definit...

Page 5: ...omagnetic Compatibility and LVD Low Voltage Directive standards Warning of electrical shock hazard Do not open cover or back There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified ser...

Page 6: ...r than water do not use the device before a qualified service technician has examined it Cleaning may be performed with a slightly damp cloth that has been wrung until nearly dry Refer to the section...

Page 7: ...ilation such as an open back panel allow at least 4 in 10 cm on all sides of the unit except the bottom WARNING Do not obstruct ventilation slots in the chassis Additi Additi Additi Additional importa...

Page 8: ...its for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipme...

Page 9: ...V up conversion to component video and HDMI outputs three HDMI inputs audio and video three component video inputs one balanced stereo input one HDMI output one component video output one balanced and...

Page 10: ...ersion to component video and HDMI outputs four HDMI inputs audio and video four component video inputs one HDMI output one component video output one balanced and unbalanced 7 1 channel output one ba...

Page 11: ...THX technologies to accurately translate the sound from the cinema environment into the home to correct these errors THX cinema processing features include re equalization timbre matching adaptive de...

Page 12: ...THX Surround EX THX Surround EX Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX Ltd In a movie theater film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Sur...

Page 13: ...and subwoofer placing the two surround back speakers close together facing the front of the room will provide the largest sweet spot If for practical reasons you have to place the surround back speak...

Page 14: ...harger EU Owner s Manual CD Warranty Card Storing packaging Storing packaging Storing packaging Storing packaging The packaging is custom designed to prevent damage from occurring during transport Sto...

Page 15: ...S Video Outputs Digital Audio Inputs Control Left Right Right L Surround L Surround R Surround R Surround 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Play In Rec Out 2 2 Out Front Surround Center Rear 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rec Mon OSD Mo...

Page 16: ...the VFD screen brightness from bright to dim Pressing the DIM button again increases the brightness of the VFD screen 7 Zone button Activates Zone B control mode to allow access to the second Zone Ac...

Page 17: ...s of an analog audio source 19 7 1 balanced audio outputs Connect to the balanced LINE inputs of power audio amplifiers These outputs feed the same signal as the 7 1 channel outputs except that bypass...

Page 18: ...ate the digital inputs to any source 29 Optical digital audio inputs 1 to 2 These connections require optical cables Toslink You can freely associate the optical inputs to any source see Source Setup...

Page 19: ...re three high definition multimedia interface HDMI inputs in the SSP180 and four in the SSP220 All HDMI inputs can be associated to any of the sources in the Source Setup 38 USB control interface Conn...

Page 20: ...dio power amplifiers The SUB output is normally fed to the low level LINE input of an active subwoofer or may feed a passive subwoofer and a separate power amplifier 45 Auxiliary channel outputs Conne...

Page 21: ...e remote control A Infra red lens B Green LED indicator C Battery level meter D Current time E Current mode F Touch Screen panel G Short cut keys Menu Home Mute H Hard keys Standby On Channel Volume I...

Page 22: ...SP180 220 menus and make changes using the UTSR1 o Activate the UTSR1 and view the Home page see page 20 by touching the Touch Screen Panel F o Touch the SSP key on the UTSR1 Home page to view the SSP...

Page 23: ...mmands as required If no commands are received within five seconds the zone key will need to be pressed again If Zone B control mode is activated during normal operating mode the OSD will show Zone B...

Page 24: ...lay shows the input you have selected This is effectively the same as the Ch hard keys When a different input is selected the SSP180 220 automatically switches to the last used operating mode of that...

Page 25: ...to small Refer to the mode tables on page 79 SSP Page 2 SSP Page 2 SSP Page 2 SSP Page 2 Source Source Source Source Page 2 of the SSP menu is used for quick access to the different sources To change...

Page 26: ...DOWN LEFT RIGHT keys to navigate the menu and enter ENT to select To exit the Menu setup without saving changes select escape ESC Escape ESC Escape ESC Escape ESC Escape ESC When the SETUP mode is act...

Page 27: ...setup information refer to the various setup chapters in this manual Below are some basic notes to help you during the installation and set up procedure read the Important Safety Information on page...

Page 28: ...etup and installation of the SSP180 220 Refer to the connection diagrams on pages 32 to 37 for connection setup and correct wiring Note For detailed information on setup refer to the relevant chapter...

Page 29: ...SSP180 220 Home Theater System Connect Microphone Speaker Setup Level Autocalibrate Audio Setup Speaker Setup Distance Autocalibrate YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO THX Setup Speaker Setup Aux Channel Set...

Page 30: ...29 Source setup flow chart Source setup flow chart Source setup flow chart Source setup flow chart All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 31: ...34 S Video input 4 23 Composite Video input 4 20 Analog Audio input 4 39 Digital Audio Coaxial coax 1 28 Source 5 Source 5 Source 5 Source 5 VCR Component Video input 2 34 S Video input 5 23 Composit...

Page 32: ...alanced 18 most desirable for CD SACD or DVDA analog balanced audio outputs Balanced audio will minimize earth loop generated mains hum and ripple or high frequency interference unbalanced 43 suitable...

Page 33: ...BALANCED BALANCED LOUDSPEAKER UNBALANCED BALANCED LOUDSPEAKER UNBALANCED BALANCED 11 5 4 6 7 12 14 13 9 10 8 Balanced Analog Audio Inputs Balanced Analog Audio Outputs Composite Video Inputs Outputs A...

Page 34: ...round 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Play In Rec Out 2 2 Out Front Surround Center Rear 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rec Mon OSD Mon RS232 IR Inputs Triggers 3 5 Rec Zone Coax 1 Coax 3 AESEBU Center Center Subw oofer Subwoofer L Re...

Page 35: ...l Audio Inputs Control Left Right Right L Surround L Surround R Surround R Surround 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Play In Rec Out 2 2 Out Front Surround Center Rear 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rec Mon OSD Mon RS232 IR Inputs Trig...

Page 36: ...dio Out Optical Optical HDMI Out DVD PLAYER VIDEO AUDIO OR OR OR OR Analog Video Out Component Video Composite Video Out S video Out Balanced Analog Audio Inputs Balanced Analog Audio Outputs Composit...

Page 37: ...Audio Outputs Composite Video Inputs Outputs Analog Audio Inputs Tape Rec Out Zone External 7 1 Inputs 7 1 Outputs Special Outputs Component Video Inputs Outputs HDMI HDCP Inputs Outputs S Video Inpu...

Page 38: ...t Video Inputs Outputs HDMI HDCP Inputs Outputs S Video Inputs S Video Outputs Digital Audio Inputs Control Left Right Right L Surround L Surround R Surround R Surround 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Play In Rec Ou...

Page 39: ...is is equivalent to pressing the MENU key on the UTSR1 SSP page 3 DOWN scroll through menu options by repeatedly pressing the menu button 11 Enter ENT to access a highlighted menu setting turn the vol...

Page 40: ...ront panel of the SSP180 220 or UTSR1 to turn the unit on A start up message will appear on the OSD 4 Before you are able to watch a DVD or listen to any music you will need to access the SSP180 220 M...

Page 41: ...ialog normalization Dialog normalization Dial Norm is a feature of Dolby Digital which is used to keep the programs at the same average listening level so the user does not have to change the volume c...

Page 42: ...g a video Watching a video To watch a video o Press the Source button 8 on the front panel of the SSP180 220 and rotate the volume control 12 to select the source with the VCR connected to it source 1...

Page 43: ...SETUP Level setup Distance setup Size setup Aux channel setup Level Autocalibrate Dist Autocalibrate EXIT Page Page Page Page 52 52 52 52 DISPLAY SETUP Scaler setup TV system NTSC Superimpose Off Temp...

Page 44: ...o the listening position This setup can also be done manually You can engage the noise calibration signal by pressing the TEST key on the UTSR1 This will start a test signal cycling through the channe...

Page 45: ...0 5 dB steps per issue 15 You can engage the noise calibration signal by pressing the TEST key on the UTSR1 This starts a test signal cycling through the channels The test signal stays on the channel...

Page 46: ...1 ms and 3ft 1m is used Refer to Display setup Distance units to change setup from feet to meters Distance values that are Too distant are highlighted in a different color usually red The highlighted...

Page 47: ...nced Bass duplicates the subwoofer information to both large speakers and subwoofer You may desire this in some cases to get more bass from the system By selecting Off the low frequencies will play th...

Page 48: ...arameters for user adjustable presets filter type sets the type of the filter used none lowpass or highpass filter frequency sets the crossover frequency used Highpass allows filter values between 20...

Page 49: ...on setup menu use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight Mix levels and press ENT o Use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight the channels you want to select for mixing o Use the LEFT or RIGHT keys to adjust the...

Page 50: ...ront panel o Place the microphone in the listening position with the mesh pointing to the ceiling o Switch the microphone ON by moving the switch towards the dot o From the Speaker Setup menu use the...

Page 51: ...stance not physical distance Acoustic distance is usually greater than actual measurements If the measurement is too great i e the distance is displayed in the error color in the Distance Setup reduce...

Page 52: ...h Min 1 to 6 Max Controls the width of the front sound field in PLII Music mode Sound from the Center channel is distributed to the front Left and Right channel speakers to create a smooth blend of so...

Page 53: ...pensation for possible variations in the audio outputs from different sources The Treble and Bass settings replace the Treble and Bass in the Tone setup for any source that has a preset selected Cente...

Page 54: ...ight the setting you want to adjust o Once the setting is highlighted use the LEFT or RIGHT keys to adjust the values o When satisfied with the values use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight EXIT and pre...

Page 55: ...nced source Balanced source Balanced source Balanced source assigns the balanced audio input to any of the ten input sources When the balanced source is selected SRC7 it replaces the unbalanced analog...

Page 56: ...ost processing or bass management is available If using the SSP220 only the Left and Right channels are routed to the DSP To change the balanced routing setting o From the Audio Setup menu use the UP...

Page 57: ...to select Source numbers correspond with the source input numbers on the rear panel of the SSP180 220 39 Sources 1 to 6 are linked with Analog Audio Inputs 1 to 6 Composite Video inputs 1 to 6 and S...

Page 58: ...e or title of the source To change the title o From the Source Setup menu use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight Title o Once the setting is highlighted press ENT to select o Use the LEFT or RIGHT keys...

Page 59: ...t There are seven Preset options that can be associated to the selected source These options are No Change Flat Trims and 1 to 5 No change the values in the Tone controls or Trims are not changed Flat...

Page 60: ...ut signal level does not distort Note Always use the Analog Monitor mode when setting up the analog sensitivity values To adjust the Analog monitor To adjust the Analog monitor To adjust the Analog mo...

Page 61: ...not have a Component video or HDMI output and the display is capable of accepting Component video or HDMI inputs Up conversion from Component video to HDMI is automatic For optimum video performance T...

Page 62: ...ined by the OSD style parameter Superimpose is not available for component video and HDMI inputs To change the Superimpose setting o From the Display Setup menu use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight Su...

Page 63: ...some OSD information is written to the screen off there is no OSD To change the Temporary disp setting o From the Display Setup menu use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight Temporary disp o Use the LEFT...

Page 64: ...setting o Once the setting is correct use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight the next setting to be adjusted or highlight EXIT to save and return to the Main Menu Distance units Distance units Distance...

Page 65: ...r highlight EXIT to save and return to the Main Menu OSD style OSD style OSD style OSD style OSD style allows you to adjust the colors used for screen text background and error messages To change the...

Page 66: ...ss limiter setup and press ENT o Use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight Limiter noise o Then use the LEFT or RIGHT keys to select On Silent low frequency noise should be heard from the subwoofer o Once...

Page 67: ...o Setup menu Note If you have a very large subwoofer you can set Bass limiter to Off Boundary gain compensation Boundary gain compensation Boundary gain compensation Boundary gain compensation Boundar...

Page 68: ...a THX processing method that increases the sweet spot area depending on the spacing of the rear speakers Select the following Rear speaker separation together closer than 4 feet 1 2 m close 4 feet 1...

Page 69: ...til Trigger Setup is highlighted o Press ENT to select Trigger 1 2 3 Trigger 1 2 3 Trigger 1 2 3 Trigger 1 2 3 The setup procedure is the same for each trigger setting and the settings for Trig 2 are...

Page 70: ...or S video is received VidSrc activates trigger when video source is selected AudSrc activates trigger when audio source is selected To adjust the Trigger sense setting o From the Trigger Setup menu...

Page 71: ...ght Delay o Use the LEFT or RIGHT keys to change the setting o Once the setting is correct use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight the next setting to be adjusted or highlight EXIT to save and return to...

Page 72: ...e the setting o Once the setting is correct use the UP or DOWN keys to highlight the next setting to be adjusted or highlight EXIT to save and return to the Main Menu Note 10 ms and 100 ms pulses are...

Page 73: ...only extremely soft cloths o Use a soft dry cloth to remove any dust o Add 0 5 fl oz 15 ml of very mild household dishwashing detergent to a 1 gallon 4 liter bucket of tepid water o Immerse the soft c...

Page 74: ...eck the output connections If the source is digital but the display indicates Analog check the digital input connections and digital Input setting in Source Setup Faulty connections Try connecting the...

Page 75: ...o commands Video source has a bad video signal No picture Power cord is disconnected or power is OFF Check if the Standby On LED 3 is illuminated Faulty connections Try connecting the source to other...

Page 76: ...t warranty Product warranty Halcro warrants the SSP180 surround sound processor preamplifier to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the original date of...

Page 77: ...opy from your Halcro dealer If service is required If service is required If service is required If service is required We suggest that you work with your authorized Halcro dealer when the need for te...

Page 78: ...Halcro representative Freight damage claims Freight damage claims Freight damage claims Freight damage claims If a unit being returned to Halcro is damaged in shipment Halcro will contact the carrier...

Page 79: ...7 1 Unbalanced Audio 8 Vrms 8 Vrms 5 Hz 200 kHz 3 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 05 dB 0 002 100 dB 17 kOhms 120 ohms 7 1 Balanced Audio SSP220 16 Vrms 16 Vrms 5 Hz 200 kHz 3 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 05 dB 0 002 100 dB...

Page 80: ...e for analog signal Tone controls bass management not available Dolby Pro Logic Processing to create surround sound field from stereo material Surround channel is mono left and right surround channels...

Page 81: ...rocessing THX Games Source dependant Timbre Match ASA Adaptive Speaker Array processing THX Surround EX Source dependant Re equalization for Front speakers Re equalization for Surround Back speakers T...

Page 82: ...Front Right Front Center Left Surround Right Surround Neo 6 Cinema Movie DTS Neo 6 DTS ES Matrix Dolby Digital EX Pro Logic IIx THX Ultra 2 Left Front Right Front Center Left Surround Right Surround L...

Page 83: ...ry gain compensation CD Compact disc DSP Digital signal processing DTS Digital theatre systems DVD Digital video disc EMC Electromagnetic compatibility FCC Federal communications commission HDMI High...

Page 84: ...tions of units appear in this Operator s Manual Unit Unit Unit Unit Meaning Meaning Meaning Meaning A Amps cm Centimeters fl oz Fluid ounces ft Feet in Inches kohm 103 ohm m Meter ml Milliliters V Vol...

Page 85: ...up 61 Distance set up 44 Dolby 51 79 Dolby late night function 23 Down key 24 DTS 79 DVD watching 40 Dyn key 23 Electrical safety 5 EMC 4 Enhanced bass 46 Enter key 25 Escape key 25 Factory defaults 3...

Page 86: ...stance 44 set up 43 size setup 45 Src keys 23 SSP100 9 10 SSP80 8 Status key 22 Subwoofer adjusting 23 crossover filter 46 small 65 stereo 46 Super definition 3 Surround adjusting 23 S video 31 Symbol...

Page 87: ...digital and Pro Logic are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation DTS is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems Inc or DTS BVI Limited THX and Ultra2 are trademarks of THX Ltd THX may b...