of Switzerland of Switzerland The Philosophy of Excellence M 51 Modular Audio & Video System of Switzerland : Dd l M 51 Introduction Contents Welcome Safety Installation and operation Safety measures M51- The concept Getting started The modular manual Switch on Operating elements Display menu Style Brightness Contrast Acoustic signal Auto dimmer Remote function Calling Remote Button selection Source selection Button disable Reset remote menu Quit Remote Software version Headphone operation Overheat protection Technical data Guarantee Accessories supplied Notes 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 1 M 51 Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing to buy this high quality product from us. We are proud to have you as a customer. Before you start to set-up your M 5 1 up, we would recommend that you take some time to study this manual so that you can get the most from the audio-visual qualities and features which the product offers. Starting from today, you will be able to enjoy concert hall and cinema sounds and pictures in the quality which you would expect from REVOX products. Enjoy! 2 M 51 Introduction Safety For your own safety, please take note of the labels on the rear of the unit: This symbol indicates the presence of potentially dangerously high voltages within the unit. An electric shock can result if such components are touched. In order to avoid the risk of an electric shock, no parts of the housing should be removed. Maintenance and repairs should only be carried out by qualified personnel. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This symbol is used to highlight important passages in the documentation concerning the operation and maintenance of the unit. WARNING If the housing is opened, dangerous laser and electromagnetic radiation could be present. 3 M 51 Introduction Installation and operation After unpacking the unit, please check it for any damage which may have been caused in transit. Before setting the unit up, please read the manual through carefully. It should be kept somewhere handy for future reference. The unit should not be powered up if it shows evidence of any mechanical damage or if liquid may have got inside the unit. Only use the power cable supplied. Check the power supply and the unit's electrical connection values in terms of voltage and frequency, before connecting to the power. The fuses used in the unit must conform to the factory settings detailed in the "Technical Data". Safety measures Unusual occurrences If you notice any unusual noises or smells coming from the unit, remove the power cable immediately. Take the unit to your nearest REVOX dealer to be checked as soon as possible. Don't open the unit The unit should not be opened to avoid the risk of electrocution. Periods of non-use If the unit is not going to be used for a while, we recommend that the unit be unplugged for safety reasons. Foreign objects Liquids, inflammables or other objects should not be inserted in any of the unit's openings, as this could lead to unit failure, fire or an electric shock. Power cable When plugging the unit in or out, never pull on the cable but always hold the plug body. 4 M 51 Introduction Guarantee conditions Within countries of the European Union, REVOX offers a guarantee in addition to the legal guarantee rights which you have from your vendor, for units bought within EU countries. The terms of the guarantee cover material and working time during the period of the guarantee, which is determined by the Sales Partners in the individual EU countries. In all countries, the guarantee from the REVOX dealer is offered in addition to the legal regulations in force in the country. It is only valid in the country of purchase. If you wish to make a claim on the guarantee, you must be able to show that the product was bought from an authorised REVOX partner. In the event of any unauthorised work on the unit or any incorrectly carried out repairs, the guarantee is rendered invalid. Location of the unit When choosing where to install your unit, you should avoid a location which: - has direct sunlight - is next to any source of heat - has poor ventilation - has a dusty atmosphere - is unstable - has high humidity You must ensure that the ventilation slots in your M 5 1 are not covered, in order to ensure sufficient ventilation. 5 M 51 Introduction M 51 - The concept · Scalability The M 5 1 will grow as your demands and requirements grow. Using this modular concept, you can build your own personal M 5 1 . Simply insert the required modules into the corresponding slots at the rear of the unit and switch on. Future-secure What type of signal information will there be in the future? It doesn't matter because you'll always be up to date. REVOX will always offer you new modules based on cutting-edge development technologies. Economics We haven't forgotten the economic and financial aspects of the product either. You just buy the modules you need. There's no component redundancy and you don't have to pay for anything you don't need. · Communication What do I need to connect Unit A to Unit B and are they going to understand each other? No worries for an M 5 1 owner. All connections are integrated and each module "speaks the same language". · · The aesthetics of operation Many tasks, just one component. Just let your imagination run free. The M 5 1 will follow all your commands to the letter. · · Philosophy of Excellence It's not only the accuracy of our clocks which links the Black Forest to Switzerland, but also the development and production of the M 5 1 . You can count on REVOX Quality and Service today, tomorrow and for the rest of your M 5 1 's working life. 6 M 51 Introduction Getting started Before you can enjoy your M 5 1 for the first time, you'll need to make a few connections. You must be careful to keep the correct polarity in order to ensure perfect sound reproduction. Crossed polarity doesn't cause any damage to the speaker or the M 5 1 , but it leads to an imprecise bass and a somewhat diffused sound picture. If you are not intending to attach all 5 speakers, the other terminal connections simply remain unused. Power cable You should only use the REVOX supplied power cable and you must ensure that the voltage printed next to the power connection i.e. (115V/230v) is actually what the power supply is delivering. If necessary, the M 5 1 can be retrofitted for a different voltage, which should only be carried out by an authorized dealer. Head phones You will find the headphone connection on the left at the front of the unit. It can be used with all normally available headphones with a 6.3 mm stereo jack plug and an impedance of 16 or more. Connections Speaker Amplifier The cable which you use to connect your speakers with the M 5 1 should be of a suitable diameter. REVOX recommends: 0 ­ 5 m length: min. 2.5 mm2 ( 13 AWG ) ( 11 AWG ) 5 ­10 m length: min. 4.0 mm 2 Each speaker must have an impedance of 4 or more. You must ensure that all the strands of the cable are held within the speaker connector and that none of them touch any neighbouring connectors or the housing of the M 5 1 . A good solution for speaker connections is the use of fully insulated banana plugs. These are inserted into the 4 mm terminal block opening having been firmly attached beforehand. 7 M 51 Introduction The modular manual The original concept of modularity with the M 5 1 has been carried on in the design of the manual. This means that there isn't one big manual but rather a set of basic instructions for the main M 5 1 unit and then an individual chapter for each module. If you expand your M 5 1 through the addition of an extra module, you will just insert the new chapter into your manual file, thereby bringing your documentation up to date. Switch on There are two ways to turn your M 5 1 on and off. There is one switch (AC-Power) on the rear of the unit and another (Power) on the front. The switch on the rear of the unit switches the M 5 1 off completely. In this case, you cannot turn the unit on using the switch on the front or the remote control. In this condition, the M 5 1 is not consuming any energy. If you use the switch at the front to turn your M 5 1 off, it goes into Standby mode. Thanks to the highly developed switching technology used by REVOX, the M 5 1 only uses a minimum of 2 watts in this state. You can use the remote to activate your M 5 1 in Standby mode. If you are using your M 5 1 in Multiroom operation, the unit must always be left in Standby mode when not in full use. Otherwise it can't be activated from any of the neighbouring rooms in the system. Warning Power continue to be applied to the unit when it is in Standby mode. 8 M 51 Introduction Operating elements The complete operation of the M 5 1 is carried out using a very few operating elements on the front of the unit. The last two fold-out pages from this chapter give you an overview. The following section gives you a short description of what the individual elements do. Power Switches into and out of Standby mode. Disc Drives the disc drawer in and out. Setup For setting up the basic functions of the M 5 1 and its modules. Source Calls up the option to select your audio sources. If you press the button twice, it takes you direct to the menu for the current source. Amplifier Calls up the Amplifier menu to make all the sound-related settings. Softkeys Keys which have different functions depending on which menu you are currently in. Rotary knob In normal operation, this is the volume control. When you are in the set-up menu, it is used as an input medium for certain functions, as indicated by the lighting of the Jog indicator. Jog Indicator Displays when the Rotary knob can be used for editing a particular menu setting. 9 M 51 Introduction Display menu There are many ways of customizing the M 5 1 's Display through Setup Menu/ Display. Press and hold the Setup key for approx. 2 seconds to call the Display menu. The following menu then appears: Style Using the Style softkey, you can select any one of the four different Style options. Each time you press the Style key, the display changes to show you the next alternative. Press the Display softkey and you are taken directly to the Display menu. The Style currently being shown is identified by the numbers 1 ­ 4. 10 M 51 Introduction Brightness Using the Brightness softkeys, you can alter the brightness of the display in three steps. The lowest setting has the value 1; the highest is 3. The current Brightness setting is shown in the inner display field, shown here with a dark background. Contrast Using the Contrast keys, you can alter the contrast of the display in nine steps. The lowest setting has the value 1; the highest is 9. The current Contrast setting is shown in the inner display field, shown here with a dark background. Depending on the temperature of the unit, you may find it necessary to reset the contrast. 11 M 51 Introduction Acoustic signal Using the Beeper softkey, you can define the setting of the acoustic signal which confirms the inputs you make on your M 5 1 . There are three options: 1. Beeper Off No confirming beep 2. Beeper Low Low tone confirming beep 3. Beeper High High tone confirming beep The current setting is shown in the inner display field, shown here with a dark background: Auto dimmer Using the Auto dim softkey, you can set-up an automatic dimming of the display brightness if no input has been made for a length of time. You can toggle between Auto dim On and Auto dim Off by repeated pressing of the Auto dim softkey. The current setting is shown in the inner display field, shown here with a dark background: 12 M 51 Introduction Remote function The modularity of the M 5 1 means that its remote control unit is just as flexible. The Remote function gives you the option to modify the assignment of module source selection, to buttons on your remote control. This also guarantees that you can always address external devices with the available button configuration. The Remote function has no influence on the direct source selection on the M 5 1 . In this case, the source shown on the M 5 1 display is still selected. Calling Remote Press and hold the Setup key to call the Remote function. The following menu appears: Press the Remote softkey and you are taken directly to the Remote menu. 13 M 51 Introduction Button selection Using the Button softkeys, first select the source keys on your remote control which you want to assign to a particular M51 audio source. You can scroll forwards and backwards through the source keys using Button+ and Buttonrespectively. The TV-Hold button has a special function. This key will only activate the assigned source if it is pressed for a while. A short press has no effect. This can effectively avoid conflicts between the M51 and some other manufacturers' TV remote contro ...