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How do I hook up a DVD player?
For component video, use the 3 wire video cables to connect the component video outputs of the DVD player to the #1
component video input of the ATP 8500. Important: to view the component video input DVD signal from the ATP 8500,
you must use the component video output of the ATP 8500 to the component video input of the TV or monitor. If your
TV or monitor doesn’t have a component video input, then you must connect the DVD player to the S-Video or
composite video inputs of the ATP 8500, not the component video outputs. Then use the composite video or S-Video
outputs from the ATP 8500 to the same inputs on your TV or monitor. For digital audio, you need to connect the
Toslink plastic optical cable from the DVD player to the ATP 8500 Toslink input #1. Otherwise, you won’t get Dolby
Digital or DTS. If your DVD player has a BNC connector for the digital output or RCA-SP/DIF, then connect those to the
same connector(s) on the rear of the ATP 8500. The Dolby Digital or DTS indicator LEDs will light automatically if they
see the correct signal.
I can’t see the video output of the ATP 8500 on my TV or monitor; what’s wrong?
You need to make certain the video input used for the ATP 8500 is also the same video output, and it needs to be
connected to the same input on your TV. For example, if you use the component video outputs of your DVD player to
the ATP 8500, you must use the component video output of the ATP 8500 to the component video input of your TV, and
you must use your TV remote (or master remote) to switch to the component video input.
How do I change the title of a source?
With the remote control, go to Menu, go to Source. When you select a source you may use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to
select which one of the sources is to be set up. When you select a Title, you may edit the source Title, if you so desire.
Press SEL and use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to choose the character you want to change, and the jog wheel (volume
control knob) to change the character. When the editing is complete, press SEL to store the new name. FYI, the source
number refers to the input the source is plugged into on the rear panel of the ATP 8500. But any source can be
assigned an input name that shows up on the OSD. For example, input source 4 can be set with a title of “My VCR.”
What’s the difference between Status screen and Preview mode?
Status shows the input source, the volume level, and other info. Menu is used to change settings.
Does the Status display always have to be visible?
No way. You have two choices: no status display, or temporary display (displays status screen for about 10 seconds,
then turns off). Go to Menu, Go to Display, select the mode you want. You can also set the Status to show only the input
selected and the volume level.
Is the OSD output available at the Component video outputs?
No, just the S-Video and composite video outs. The character generator for the Menu and Status displays would reduce
the resolution of the component video signal.
How do I use the remote trigger from another room?
You can get a repeater from a number of different manufacturers.
How do I set up Zone 2?
Press Zone 2 on the front panel. Quickly, while the Zone 2 LED is on, press a source button (VCR for example), then
adjust the volume level. Now don’t touch anything until the Zone 2 LED goes off. You’ve now set a different source
(or the same source if you prefer) AND volume level for a second zone. FYI, the record outputs to your VCR or tape deck
only provide the source from Zone 1 or the primary source.
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