User manual ARCAM AVR300

[. . . ] CAUTION: In Canada and the USA, to prevent electric shock, match the wide blade of the plug to the wide slot in the socket and insert the plug fully into the socket. Important safety instructions This product is designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. However, you should be aware of the following installation and operation precautions: 1. Take heed of warnings and instructions You should read all the safety and operating instructions before operating this appliance. Retain this handbook for future reference and adhere to all warnings in the handbook or on the appliance. [. . . ] Work with one speaker on at a time and, as an example, use the bass control to reduce boom problems for speakers placed in corners, and the treble control for speakers placed near reflective surfaces. We recommend trying to obtain a good speaker response by speaker placement first, then apply speaker equalisation last. The tone control nominal corner frequencies are at 100Hz and 8kHz, shelf type. Auto Stereo Tone Bypass: Set this item to YES if, when a stereo input signal is detected (analogue or digital), the tone adjustments set on this page are to be bypassed. (Note that this does not switch the AVR300 into `Direct' mode, it simply sets the tone controls to zero. ) ADV ­ Video Settings This menu allows advanced adjustment of the video settings for your AVR300. Zone 1 OSD: Selects whether the main zone OSD is on or off. < < When set to ON, all user adjustments that are made during the general use of the AVR300 are displayed on the screen. This includes the adjustment of the volume control, the inputs selected and the set-up menus. When set to OFF, there will be no display of the general user adjustments ­ only the set-up menus and the main menus are displayed. It is recommended you keep the OSD turned ON, since if you cannot see the front panel of the AVR300 you will have no idea if any adjustments you have made to the processor are correct or to your liking. Video Inputs: Composite and S-video inputs for DVD, Sat, AV, VCR and PVR have their audio and video assigned to track each other by default. The five `Video Input' lines for Tape, CD, FM, AM and DVD-A allow assignment of a video source to these normally audio-only sources. If desired, it is possible to allocate the same video source to more than one audio input. Press MENU to go to the `Set-up Menu Index' at the `Save Set-up' point. Press OK to select `Exit Set-up' and exit system configuration. Exit without saving If you choose to `Exit Set-up' without first saving the changes, then the new settings will be lost. Press MENU to go to the `Set-up Menu Index' at the `Save Set-up' point. Press E to select `Exit Set-up'. Press OK when `Exit Set-up' is selected to exit system configuration. AVR300 18 CR100 Universal remote control English The CR100 is a `universal' remote that controls the AVR300 and up to seven other devices. The instructions on this page only refer to the control of the Arcam AVR300. For information on using the remote control for other devices, and a full list of its features, see the Handbook supplied with the CR100. Device selection IMPORTANT: Press the `AMP' button first to operate the AVR300. On/Stand-by This allows the AVR300 to be put into and taken out of stand-by remotely. If you do not wish to put Zone 2 into stand-by at the same time as the main zone, press and hold the stand-by button on the remote control for more than 3 seconds. Source selection only 1 3 4 5 6 7 DVD input CD player input Television (sound) input Auxiliary (line) input Video Cassette Recorder input Satellite decoder input DAB/FM/AM tuner input Press the relevant button once to select input. TAPE Selects Tape input for the amplifier Source selection and handset configuration DVD SAT AV TUN DVD input/DVD commands Satellite decoder input/SAT commands Television (sound) input/AV commands Radio tuner input/TUN commands Amplifier. Press first to operate the AVR300 Auxiliary (line) input/AUX commands Video Cassette Recorder input/VCR commands CD player input/CD commands Navigation buttons Arrow buttons allow navigation around the Basic and Advanced Set-up menus on the AVR300. Confirm a selection by pressing OK. AMP AUx VCR CD B to Power on SHIFT C to Power off SHIFT E to switch Zone 2 on SHIFT D to switch Zone 2 off. SHIFT Press the relevant button once to select input and reconfigure the handset. Press and hold to select the input without reconfiguring the remote. MODE Cycles through available audio surround modes. MENU Press to select the OSD Main menu. [. . . ] No Zone 2 audio when playing DTS film: Most two-channel DVD players cannot output a stereo decoded version of the DTS signal ­ the analogue outputs are muted when playing back DTS films. If you want to watch a DVD in both the Main zone and Zone 2, please use the Dolby Digital sound track. AVR300 33 English IR Remote Codes The following information is supplied for owners of advanced programmable remote controls, such as the Philips `Pronto' and similar devices, where it is possible to program remote codes directly into the device. The coding system for the AVR300 is based on the Philips RC-5 standard. The main system control uses RC-5 system codes `16', with the tuner section using system code `17' (this is to provide compatability with existing ARCAM tuners). [. . . ]