Specifications

Planning Your Installation

The information contained within this section is intended to help get someone

started who wishes to design and install their own sophisticated A/V system built

around the Proceed AVP combination. However, it cannot be considered a substi-

tute for the experience, expertise and specialized training of an audio/video in-

stallation professional. (See A Word About Installation, page 12.)

choosing the equipment The list of equipment needed for a full home theater system based on the AVP is

fairly straightforward:

• The Proceed Audio Video Preamplifier

• At least six channels of amplification (Left, Center, Right, two Sur-

rounds, and one or more Subwoofers)

• Additional amplification and loudspeakers if a remote zone is to be

used. (Alternatively, the remote outputs may be used in conjunction

with a third-party multi-room system.)

• Left, Center and Right (LCR) front speakers with appropriate stands

or mounting brackets

• One or more subwoofers (required with THX speaker systems;

otherwise optional, but recommended)

• A pair of Surround speakers with appropriate stands or mounting

brackets

• Assorted appropriate interconnecting cables, speaker wires, etc.

Of course, you will also need at least one source and a display system. Examples

of sources include:

• DVD

• Laserdisc

• Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS, DSS)

• a good cable-TV or antenna signal

• Super-VHS tape

• Hi-8 mm videotape

• regular VHS videotape

planning your

equipment placement

The “light pollution” created by some components can be significant and distract-

ing. Ideally, all equipment should be conveniently located for operation, but any

lights and other indicators should be out of your direct field of vision when

viewing the television picture. The various indicator lights, though essential for

proper operation, can be distracting when listening to music or watching a movie.

While the AVP’s displays may be turned off (with the display button on the re-

mote control) to eliminate this problem, other components are unlikely to have

this feature.

Care should also be taken that any mechanical noise created by VCRs, laserdisc

players, etc. does not intrude on the viewing experience. Placing the equipment

behind opaque doors, inside a cabinet addresses both light and noise concerns.

Should this option be chosen, a hard-wired remote IR input is provided on the

Audio Video Preamplifier’s rear panel to replace the IR input which would nor-

mally be received through the receiver in the AVP’s main display. Alternatively,