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THX UL TRA2 SURROUND PREAMPLIFIER ST AGE ONE[...]

ST AGE ONE THX SURROUND PREAMPLIFIER IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! DO NOT OPEN! CAUTION! T o reduce the risk of electric shock and fire, do not remove the cover or back plate of the device enclosure. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to an Aragon authorized service center . CAUTION! The i[...]

W elcome to the Ar agon Stage One. We designed the Stage One as a high-performance multi-channel preamp/processor that would eliminate the need for separate home theater and two-channel music systems. It integrates an audiophile-quality analog stereo preamplifier (based on the design of the Aragon Aurum), an eight-channel analog preamplifier for co[...]

ST AGE ONE THX SURROUND PREAMPLIFIER TABLE OF CONTENTS Stage One Features Latest Digital Decoding and Post -processing T wo-channel Analog Preamplifier Full Auto Format Selection Analog V olume Control In-system Software Upgradable Design 24-Bit A/D and D/A Converters Eight-channel Analog Preamplifier Combination Digital and Analog Bass Management [...]

P ower and Input Selection Modes Page Analog Digital Stereo Direct Pro Logic II DT S Neo:6 Club Mono 5-Channel Stereo P arty Adjustments Pro Logic II Dolby Digital THX DTS Display On-the-Fly Video T uner Pro Logic II Modes Pro Logic II Setup Dolby Digital DTS THX THX ASA/EX T uner Separate Video Setup On-the-Fly Display Input Connections AC Input D[...]

UNPACKING WE W ANT YOUR NEW PREAMPLIFIER T O LOOK AS GOOD AS IT DID LEA VING THE F ACTORY . PLEASE CHECK PROMPTL Y FOR TRANSIT DAMAGE. Carefully unpack your new preamplifier . In extreme circumstances, items may have become damaged in transit. If any damage is discovered, notify the delivery service and/or dealer where the system was purchased. Mak[...]

1 8 2 3 4 7 6 5 FRONT -P ANEL CONTROLS 7 Adjustable Crossover Point The Stage One enables you to designate each set of speakers in your system (Front, Center , Surround, and Surround Back) as either Large or Small and to adjust the crossover frequency below which bass is redirected away from the channels feeding the Small speakers. There are twenty[...]

FRONT-PANEL CONTROL OPERATIONS Stage Manager Control and Enter Button The Stage Manager control knob is turned clockwise and counter-clockwise to make adjustments, and it also functions as a pushbutton in certain operations. In combination with the Enter button, it controls many of the Stage One’s functions. Normal Mode In the Normal mode, the St[...]

3.0 This indicates a three-channel signal, which normally will be reproduced through the left front, center , and right front output channels. If the system contains no center speaker , the center channel signal will be split equally between the left and right front output channels. 4.0 This indicates a four-channel signal, reproduced through the l[...]

REAR-PANEL INPUTS Be certain that the Stage One preamp/processor, your amplifiers, and all other associated components are powered OFF before making or break- ing any connections to the preamplifier. Failure to do so may result in damage to your speakers or other equipment. 1 ANALOG INPUTS Seven stereo analog inputs are provided on the rear panel. [...]

REAR-PANEL OUTPUTS 1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT One component video output is provided to connect to a monitor with a component video input. This output is active only for routing the three Component Video inputs (TV , DVD and Video) connected to component video sources. 2 S-VIDEO MONITOR/RECORD OUTPUT T wo outputs are provided for S-video signals to r[...]

REMOTE CONTROL The supplied Philips ProntoNEO ® touchscreen remote control is pre-config- ured for the Stage One. This programmable learning remote is enormously flexible and can be customized to operate your entire audio/video system. The remote has its own manual, which explains its operation in full detail. Be sure to read the ProntoNEO manual [...]

POWER AND INPUT SELECTION There are separate power On and Off buttons for the Stage One. Direct access buttons are available for each of the eight source inputs, including the tuner . The 8 Ch In button selects the 8-channel analog input. MODES PAGE The Modes page provides Stage One post-processing adjustments and indi- vidual buttons for selection[...]

ADJUSTMENTS Pro Logic Pressing the Pro Logic button switches the remote to the Pro Logic II Modes page, where you can adjust the currently selected Dolby Pro Logic II mode. Dolby Digital Pressing the Dolby Digital button switches the remote to the Dolby Digital page, where you can adjust the Dolby Digital Night Mode compression level. THX Pressing [...]

THX ASA/EX The THX ASA and EX setup page allows the THX Advanced Speaker Array and THX Surround EX modes to be adjusted. Available options for the Advanced Speaker Array (ASA) mode are Ultra2 Cinema, THX MusicMode, and Off. Ultra2 Cinema mode will be most appropriate for movie soundtracks that are not Surround EX-encoded, while MusicMode will work [...]

ST AGE ONE THX SURROUND PREAMPLIFIER 16 INPUT CONNECTIONS The Stage One allows for analog, digital, and video outputs for seven sources to be connected to the rear panel inputs. Y ou also have the ability to switch the Audio and Video signals independently of each other . For easiest opera- tion, the digital, analog, and video outputs from each sou[...]

SPEAKER PLACEMENT AND CONFIGURATION The number and placement of speakers is a very critical part of the function of the Stage One. While you can certainly use the Stage One in systems with as few as two main left and right speakers, you will not be able to realize the full surround sound potential of the processor without proper set-up of a complet[...]

SYSTEM SETUP The Stage One Setup Menu is a quick and easy step-by-step guide to configur- ing your system. Y ou can access and navigate the Setup Menu from the remote control or by using the Stage Manager and Enter button on the front panel. When you complete a setup item, the system will automatically advance to the next selection until setup is c[...]

19 LEVEL SETTINGS The most accurate method for setting the relative levels of the speakers is to use the Stage One’s calibration signal in conjunction with a sound-pressure level (SPL) meter . The Level Settings menu will begin with the test signal set at a predetermined output level. THX suggests that the output of each chan- nel be set to 75dB,[...]

20 SPEAKER DISTANCES In the Speaker Distances menu, you will enter the distance from each speaker to the listening position. This enables the Stage One’ s DSP engine to set internal delays for time alignment of the speakers in the system to within 1/12th of a millisecond. Only speakers listed as present in the Speaker Configuration menu will appe[...]

21 THX SETUP There are a number of options that you can set that will be default options when THX mode is selected. Press the OK button on the remote or the front- panel Stage Manager knob to enter the THX Setup menu. Boundary-Gain Compensation If the Subwoofer is set to Ultra2 in the Speaker Configuration menu, indicating that your subwoofer is TH[...]

THX On/Off This menu allows you to turn off all of the THX functions on the Stage One. This would prevent any THX post-processing from taking place on any sig- nals. The default setting for the THX circuit is ON. If THX is turned to OFF , the next time the unit is powered on, it will return to the default ON setting. Press OK on the remote control [...]

present, is active in Stereo Direct mode; you can turn it off by lowering its channel volume to below –10dB. 8-CHANNEL ANALOG INPUT The Stage One provides an 8-channel analog input for use with a DVD player that has a built-in surround decoder or with a DVD-Audio or SACD player . It also allows easy adaptation to any new surround formats that mig[...]

Dolby Digital A Dolby Digital signal can contain anywhere from one to 5.1 channels of per- ceptually coded audio. (The “.1” indicates a limited-bandwidth, bass-only channel called the low-frequency effects, or LFE, channel.) A single DVD can contain multiple soundtracks having varying numbers of channels. The Stage One can apply numerous forms [...]

25 Mono Any DTS signal can be downmixed and reproduced by the center channel of the system by pressing the Mono button. If the center channel is not present, the mono signal will be reproduced by the left and right front speakers. Y ou can make the Stage One downmix any DTS soundtrack to stereo or mono by pressing the corresponding button on the re[...]

ASA (Advanced Speaker Array) ASA is a proprietary THX technology , which processes the sound fed to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal surround sound experi- ence. When you set up your home theater system using all eight speaker out- puts (Left, Center , Right, Surround Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surroun[...]

Separate Bass Management Settings for Stereo Y ou can set up a separate bass-management scheme for Stereo mode, including a different crossover frequency . While the Stage One is in Stereo mode, enter the Advanced Menu and select the SpkrConfig STEREO menu. Configure the speakers for Stereo mode as Large or Small. Now you can go to the Crossover Se[...]

AutoMute On Input The default setting is Y es. The Stage One’s Auto Format Detection requires that it read a flag from the incoming digital bitstream. This can cause a slight delay in the detection of a standard PCM signal from a CD player . T o elimi- nate the delay , change this setting to No. This may sometimes result in a short burst of noise[...]

WARRANTY U.S. and Canada The W arranty below is valid only for sales to consumers in the United States or Canada. The manufacturer warrants this ARAGON product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship (subject to the terms set forth below) for a peri- od of two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the W arranty period, the manufa[...]

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