Anthem AVM 2, Operating Manual

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Channels are downmixed to L/R 2-channel stereo by the DVD Player.
N o t e : If you are doing this, the digital output from your DVD Player must still remain connected to
the AVM 2, otherwise MAIN will not receive the digital signal to provide 6-channel (5.1) output.
• AVM 2 Down-mix: If you are not using the Left/Right (L/R) analog outputs from your DVD Player (or
if they are not available), the AVM 2 will do the 2-channel down-mix whenever you copy MAIN
Source to the ZONE2 Path or REC Path (see section 5.5.1). The Center and Surround Channels are
downmixed to L/R 2-channel stereo by the AVM 2.
5.5.3 DIRECT INPUT
DISC1 has an additional input for 6-channel DIRECT Analog Audio. When the DIRECT input is used all digital
signal processing stages such as Bass, Treble, Effects and Dolby Digital Dynamics are bypassed. Only the
Volume, individual speaker level (Main, Fronts, Surrounds, Sub), Balance and Mute can still be controlled.
For the most part, the DIRECT input is intended for DVD Audio Players. If unused for 6-channel audio, the
Front-Left and Front-Right inputs can be used as a ‘purist’ 2-channel Analog input for MAIN.
To access the DIRECT Analog Audio input, press DISC1 / DIRECT twice. The video signal from DISC1 will still
be routed to the M A I N Composite, S-Video, and Component outputs. The DIRECT input cannot be selected for
ZONE2, REC, or HE A D P H O N E o u t p u t s .
5.5.4 FM/AM TUNER
The AVM 2 has a built-in FM/AM tuner, which is common to all Paths. The station that
is selected in either MAIN, ZONE2, or REC is automatically shared with all other Paths.
Finding a Station
The band is selected by pressing FM/AM . To manually tune a radio station, press TUNE and rotate the Master
Control Knob. To automatically seek the next station, press
3
SEEK or SEEK
4
.
To scan and listen to all available radio stations for a few seconds, press and hold
3
SEEK or SEEK
4
for about
a second. The ‘
3
Sk ’ or ‘ Sk
4
’ indicator on the display will change to ‘
3
P rv ’ or ‘ N x t
4
’. To stop scanning,
p ress one of the
3
SEEK
4
buttons to re t u rn to Seek mode, or press TUNE to re t u rn to manual tuning mode.
P ress T U N E a second time to re s t o re the regular functions and display (the TUNE function does not time out).
Presets
18 FM and 6 AM stations can be stored in the AVM 2. The
p resets are divided into four banks of six. These are
accessed by repeatedly pressing
F M / A M . The display will
show that you are cycling through ‘FM1’, ‘FM2’, ‘FM3’, ‘AM’. When you are in a bank you can store the curre n t l y
tuned radio station to a preset by simply pressing and holding one of the six preset keys (
1 t h rough 6 ) for about
a second. You can even do this while scanning for stations. The lower line of the LCD display briefly flashes
once the station is stored. To recall a preset, select the bank and then press the respective preset key.
ST / HiB / M
If FM reception is weak, switching a station out of the stereo mode can reduce
or eliminate unwanted hiss and noise. Press
ST / HiB / M to change the mode
from Stereo (St) to Hi-Blend (HB) or Mono (Mn). Hi-Blend offers an alternative
to Mono, offering decreased noise without the complete loss of stereo – it decreases hiss and noise by
reducing some stereo separation only at higher frequencies. Press repeatedly to cycle th rough ‘St’, ‘HB’, ‘Mn’.
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