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The Quickest Start: CD & DVD
The AVP2 is an exciting system, and we understand that many owners will be
anxious to get it up and running as quickly as possible. What follows is not a
replacement for a complete setup of the system. Rather, it is provided so
you can get some music and movies playing as quickly as possible. It assumes
that your system is already set up in other respects (speakers connected to power
amps, etc.). Once done, please read up on how to do a complete setup and cali-
bration in order to get the most from your investment (or have your dealer/in-
staller do it for you).
We have shipped the AVP2 with two input buttons already pre-programmed for
the sources most likely to be found in an AVP2-based system: CD and DVD. Hav-
ing done this, all you have to do is hook them up to the right connectors and
press the button to get going.
This “quickest start” assumes that your CD transport has a coaxial (RCA) digital
output, and that your DVD player has both composite video output and a coaxial
(RCA) digital output. If not, proceed to the next sections, A Quick Start For CD
and A Quick Start For DVD.
1 MAKE THE PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS; TURN EVERYTHING ON
Connect the outputs of the AVP2 to your power amplifier(s), as indicated
(front, rear, center, sub); ensure that the main video output of the AVP2 is
connected to your television (so you can see the on screen menus). Once
this is done, turn on all the components involved (CD transport, AVP2, tele-
vision, amplifiers). Turn the amps on last—always a good habit with any
audio system.
2 CONNECT YOUR CD TRANSPORT TO DIGITAL INPUT #2 ON THE AVP2
Doing so will give you access to your CD transport via the CD button on
the AVP2.
3 CONNECT AN S/PDIF (RCA/COAXIAL) AUDIO OUTPUT FROM YOUR
DVD PLAYER TO DIGITAL INPUT #4, AND CONNECT THE COMPOSITE
OUTPUT OF YOUR DVD PLAYER TO THE “COMPOSITE 1” VIDEO INPUT ON
THE AVP2
You might also take the time to set the digital output of your DVD player to
“AC-3” instead of “PCM/Pro Logic.” It will still output PCM digital audio if
you play a CD, but setting it to “AC-3” allows it to give you the discrete mul-
tichannel digital AC-3 standard. The AVP2 will automatically sense the na-
ture of the signal it receives, and will switch accordingly.
We chose the composite output for the initial default simply because it is
the output on DVD players that you can always depend on. (Many DVD
players have a switch that chooses between either S-video or component—if
the switch happens to be in the wrong position, you would end up with no
picture at all.)
4 PRESS EITHER CD OR DISC 1 AND START ENJOYING YOUR AVP2