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Lucas Film THX Ultra2 Certified
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THX Surround EX 7.1 Channels
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Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS, DTS NEO, DTS 6.1
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DVD-A / SACD multi - channel 8 way input
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Zone 2 Audio and Video, with independent On-Screen Display
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3 Component inputs with On-Screen Display (HDTV compatible without OSD)
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Lip Sync delay up to 200ms for de-interlacer / frame scaler
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Software upgradeable via RS232 interface
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Acousteel damping, constrained layer case construction
The AV8 Preamp Processor is designed to be the center of a high quality home entertainment system. It offers excellent levels of Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS decoding with THX post processing from twin Crystal Semiconductor DSP chips.
Installation convenience is built in: full zone 2 support including on-screen display to give feedback to the user; a back lit learning remote control; independent tone, level and delay controls for each channel to help with troublesome speaker placement; RS232 or RC5 remote control; lip sync delay of up to 200ms for realigning sound when using a video de-interlacer or frame scaler.
The user interface of the AV8 is straightforward and logical. It incorporates two levels of operation. The first and simplest modes are for everyday use while the second level is aimed at providing extra features for the installation engineers or expert users. There are a total of five preset modes available for most commonly used settings. This allows the system to be optimised for sports, movies, night time, music videos and computer gaming.
The product software is upgradeable via an RS 232 connector to ensure the AV8's software can be easily upgraded in the future. The unit comes with a learning remote control that can control hundreds of models of TVs, tuners, plasmas, etc. from a built in library of consumer electronics' remote control codes and which also includes the advanced facility to learn commands for devices that are not in the standard library.
The AV8 was designed and manufactured in the UK and available in black or silver finish.