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Troubleshooting

There are no lights on the unit:

Check that:

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  the power cord is plugged into the AVR350 and the 

mains socket outlet it is plugged into is switched on.

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  the power button is pressed in.

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  the mains fuse in the plug (if applicable) has not 

blown. The AVR350 requires a 6-amp fuse, or greater.

If a red LED is present, the AVR350 is in stand-by mode. 
Press any source button on the front panel or on the remote 
control.

The unit responds erratically or not at all to the 
remote control:

Check that:

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  there are fresh batteries in the remote control.

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  the Remote IR receiver is visible (this is located in the 

middle of the front-panel display) and that you are 
pointing the remote control towards it.

The front panel display is blank:

Check that:

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  the display hasn’t been turned off. Press the 

DIS 

button on the remote control.

No picture is produced:

Check that:

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  your viewing device is turned on and switched to 

display your AVR350. Test by pressing the 

MENU 

button on the AVR350 or AVR350 remote and look for 
the AVR350 ‘Main Menu Screen 1’ displayed on your 
device.

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  the correct video input is selected on the AVR350

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  the video source is on, is operating normally, and is in 

‘play’ mode if appropriate.

The video source is different from the audio:

Check that:

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  the video and audio inputs are correctly selected in 

‘Main Menu Screen 1’. Press 

MENU

, then change either 

the video or audio source by first using the navigation 

D

 and 

E

 buttons, then use the source buttons to 

select the correct input.

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  the digital audio inputs and HQ video inputs are 

correctly assigned to their sources on the ‘Digital 
Settings’ page in the Set-up Menu.

There are bright edges or ‘ghosts’ on the picture:

Check that:

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  the cables used for video connections (not HDMI) are 

designed for that purpose (i.e., they are 75Ω coaxial 

cables).

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  the ‘Sharpness’ control on your video display device is 

switched off or set near minimum.

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  If this problem occurs when using an HDMI connection, 

try using a shorter cable. In general, HDMI signals 
cannot be run over such long cables as analogue 
signals.

There is no on screen display (OSD):

Check that:

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  your video display device is connected to your AVR350 

correctly.

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  the on-screen display has not been turned off on the 

‘Video Settings’ page in the Set-up Menu.

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  if you are using a component display, check that the 

AVR350 is set for component video. See the ‘Basic 
Set-up’ section.

OSD Display is pink/red:

If a component video signal is fed into the AVR350 when 
the ‘HQ Video’ setting is set to 

RGB

 you will have a pink/red 

OSD.
To correct this you must set the ‘HQ Video’ line on the 
General Settings menu to ‘Component’.

No On-Screen Display (OSD) overlaid on video:

The AVR350 cannot overlay video onto progressive scan or 
HDTV signals. In this case, the AVR350 creates a full screen 
display with a black background for the menus and turns off 
the pop up messages.

No sound is produced:

Check that:

the correct input has been selected.

the source equipment is on, is operating normally, and 
is in ‘play’ mode if appropriate.

the volume is turned up to a reasonable level and 
‘MUTE’ is not displayed on the front panel display.

your power amplifier(s) (if any) are turned on and 

working correctly.

you have assigned the digital input to the correct 
source button.

the AVR350 is not in Stereo Direct mode with with only 
a digital signal supplied.

The sound is poor or distorted:

Check that:

the cables to that source and to the power amplifier 

are making a good connection. If necessary withdraw 
the cable from the connector and plug it back in again. 
(Turn the power off before doing this)

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  you have not excessively reduced the input sensitivity 

on the ‘Input Trims’ page in the Set-up Menu if an 
analogue input has been selected. Check that the input 
is not clipping by using the ‘Analogue Settings’ page.

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  you have selected the correct size of speakers to suit your 

system on the ‘Speaker Sizes’ page in the Set-up Menu.

Sound only comes from some of the speakers:

Check that:

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  you have an appropriate surround-sound source 

selected and playing.

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  the DVD disc is encoded in the appropriate format, and 

that the correct format has been selected in the disc  
menu of the DVD player (if applicable).

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  the DVD player has been set to output ‘Bitstream’ 

audio on the digital output.

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  the display window indicates that the disc you are 

playing is a multi-channel recording.

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  all the speakers are correctly connected, and are 

secure.

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  you have not selected ‘Stereo’ in the mode selection.

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  your speaker balance is correct.

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  all amplifiers are turned on and all channels are 

working correctly.

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  you have configured your AVR350 to include all the 

speakers in your system.

Unable to select Dolby Digital or DTS decoding modes:

The AVR350 can only apply Dolby Digital and DTS decoding 
to sources which have been encoded in the same format.
Check that:

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  a digital source is selected and connected.

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  the source is playing appropriately encoded material.

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  the DVD disc is encoded in the appropriate format, and 

that the correct format has been selected in the disc 
menu of the DVD player (if applicable).

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  the DVD player has been set to output ‘Bitstream’ 

audio on the digital output.

Summary of Contents for AVR350

Page 1: ...AVR350 HANDBOOK Arcam AVR350 surround sound receiver English...

Page 2: ...stand that is recommended for use with audio equipment If the equipment is on a portable rack it should be moved with great care to avoid overturning the combination 8 Cleaning Unplug the unit from th...

Page 3: ...o channel source modes E 27 Multi channel source modes E 27 DSP Effects Modes E 28 Speaker positioning E 28 Bi wiring and bi amping loudspeakers E 29 Before you start important information E 29 Bi wir...

Page 4: ...in a listening room is an important process which requires care at every stage For this reason the installation information is very comprehensive and should be followed carefully Using this handbook T...

Page 5: ...conversion for Zone 2 For these reasons we recommend that source devices that have a digital connection are also connected to the analogue inputs High quality YUV RGB and S video sources should also...

Page 6: ...or VCR but all inputs have the same circuitry This means that there is no reason why you should not connect a different device from that labelled to any of the inputs For example if you had two DVD pl...

Page 7: ...ital inputs can be allocated to a different audio input from that indicated by the input label through the Digital Settings page of the Set up menu This means that for example if you wish to use an op...

Page 8: ...urces to these inputs en HIGH QUALITY VIDEO OUT Connect these sockets to the component video inputs of your display device Important notes about HQ video inputs and outputs In the Video Settings set u...

Page 9: ...n of the instruments and the sense of direction of the stereo being impaired There are two options for connecting the speaker cable to the amplifier Using bare wire ended leads 1 Strip back the insula...

Page 10: ...not use those marked TV which should be connected to the FM in socket fr of the AVR350 If you wish to use the supplied FM ribbon cable mount this as high up as possible on a wall with the T elements p...

Page 11: ...GGER 2 These trigger outputs have different functions depending on how the Video Status has been set in the General Settings menu See page 10 for full details Connecting to a power supply fo Power inl...

Page 12: ...Pressing the menu button for just a short time will take you to Main Menu Screen 1 If this happens the Main Menu can be closed by pressing menu for a second time 2 When the menu heading is highlighted...

Page 13: ...e the video triggers or a SCART connection then it does not matter which value this item has This item has four settings Composite S video RGB and Scrn Ctrl Composite This mode is used to indicate to...

Page 14: ...frequency at which bass redirection begins Frequencies below this level are redirected from small speakers to the Fronts or to the subwoofer frequencies above this level are not redirected The value f...

Page 15: ...ti channel analogue outputs of an Arcam DVD A player then this item should be set to 10dB 4 Speaker Delay Settings The relative positioning of speakers within a room may mean that sound from some spea...

Page 16: ...peaker that is not selected in the previous Speaker Sizes menu Note that inserting headphones into the front panel of the AVR350 will cause all test tones to be muted including the headphone output No...

Page 17: ...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 assignme...

Page 18: ...ogue inputs in Volts rms so that each one achieves the optimum dynamic range and sounds similar in loudness to the others Available level settings are Low 0 5V Medium 1V Reference 2V High 4V The refer...

Page 19: ...the AVR350 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 f...

Page 20: ...on on the remote control Volume control To adjust the volume level of the loudspeakers pre amp outputs and headphones use the volume control knob The volume level is shown on the display Note that dif...

Page 21: ...rent source from CD will cause the recording to change to this new source VCR PVR Operation The AVR350 has VCR and PVR record loops for audio and video Composite and S video only These carry the audio...

Page 22: ...s in Speaker Eq is still 6dB not 12dB To select the speaker to be adjusted press the Treble Bass button repeatedly until the desired speaker is shown on the front panel display Then use the volume con...

Page 23: ...ion you wish to store Press the STORE button or DYN on the remote control the station frequency is shown on the display followed by a preset number Select the preset number you wish to assign to the s...

Page 24: ...ct buttons on the front panel or the remote Note that changing the audio input also changes the video input to the same setting Video Input This shows the current video input source selected The curre...

Page 25: ...ing immersive result We recommend Dimension is set to 3 for normal use Centre Width With Pro Logic decoding dominant centre signals come only from the centre speaker If no centre speaker is present th...

Page 26: ...ember this for all bitstream sources e g DTS ES Matrix Dolby Digital 3 0 etc and use the maximum number of speakers the signal is encoded for As a result when a 2 0 or 2 1 bitstream is played the Surr...

Page 27: ...ight stereo sources can sound muffled and compressed DTS NEO 6 DTS Neo 6 provides up to six full band channels of decoding from stereo material The AVR350 will derive separate channels corresponding t...

Page 28: ...round left surround right left surround back right surround back and an active subwoofer see diagram All speakers with the exception of the subwoofer should be arranged around your normal viewing list...

Page 29: ...speaker terminals the speakers will still be single wired 2 Connect the cables as shown in the diagram ensuring correct polarity at all times Bi amping your system Notes In order to bi amplify your sp...

Page 30: ...mplifiers are in use it is recommended to route pairs of channels through the same amplifier e g the front left and right channels should be amplified by the same amplifier Connect the HF terminal of...

Page 31: ...n the HQ Video setting is set to RGB you will have a pink red OSD To correct this you must set the HQ Video line on the General Settings menu to Component No On Screen Display OSD overlaid on video Th...

Page 32: ...2 Settings in the Set up Menu When Zone 2 is put into stand by the main zone is also turned off Check that the Zone 2 Stand by line of Zone 2 Settings in the Set up Menu is set to Local Only Unstable...

Page 33: ...mand Command code Command Command code Stand by 124 Mode 32 On 123 Mono mode 106 Zone 1 stand by 125 Stereo mode 107 Power toggle 12 Dolby PLII Movie 108 Display DIS 59 Dolby PLII Music 109 Menu Menu...

Page 34: ...ressed for 1 second 5 Command Command code Preset 6 preset 14 if pressed for 1 second 6 Preset 7 preset 15 if pressed for 1 second 7 Preset 8 preset 16 if pressed for 1 second 8 Preset 9 9 Preset 10 1...

Page 35: ...and 7 Sleeve Coaxial cable 6 and 7 18 Ground RGB switching control Stereo Mini Jack 3 5mm Sleeve Screened cable 19 Video output composite RCA Phono 6 Centre Coaxial cable 6 Comp out 20 Video input co...

Page 36: ...and 96kHz Digital output level impedance 0 5V 75 Trigger outputs Output D C voltage level excl RGB status 12V 1V Allowable load 30mA max min 400 Remote inputs and output Signal modulated 36kHz carrie...

Page 37: ...ransportation costs at any time Claims under guarantee This equipment should be packed in the original packing and returned to the dealer from whom it was purchased or failing this directly to the Arc...

Page 38: ...e the parameters for the reponse ETR End transmission 0xd The AVR350 responds to each command from the RC within three seconds The RC may send further commands before a previous command response has b...

Page 39: ...me AVR350 Si le menu Set up est ferm en raison de l ouverture d un autre menu toute modification apport e au menu Set up est perdue d Aufrufen eines der Men s des AVR350 Falls das Set up Men aufgrund...

Page 40: ...f S quence commande r ponse pour fermer le menu Main d Befehls R ckmeldesequenz zum Schlie en des Hauptmen s n Opdracht en responsreeks om het hoofdmenu te sluiten Command 0x50 0x43 0x5f 0x2d 0x31 0x3...

Page 41: ...Beispiel Voorbeeld g Example command response sequence to decrment the volume by 1dB in Zone 2 where the resulting volume is 56dB f S quence commande r ponse pour baisser le volume de la zone 2 de 1...

Page 42: ...iste waarde verkrijgen dan moet u 0x30 van de gerapporteerde waarde aftrekken Formule feitelijk volume gerapporteerd volume 0x30 De opdracht kan hierdoor waarden vereisen retourneren die niet in ASCII...

Page 43: ...the decode mode to Pro Logic IIx Movie Mode f S quence commande r ponse pour remplacer le mode de d codage par le mode Pro Logic IIx Movie d Befehls R ckmeldesequenz zur nderung des Dekodiermodus in...

Page 44: ...mix 0x30 DD 5 1 0x31 DD EX 0x32 DD 5 1 PLIIx Movie 0x33 DD 5 1 PLIIx Music 0x34 DTS Mono down mix 0x35 DTS Stereo down mix 0x36 DTS 5 1 0x37 DTS ES 6 1 Matrix 0x38 DTS ES 6 1 Discrete 0x39 DTS 96 24...

Page 45: ...s lection re ue 0x30 d Aktuelle Frequenz in einer Voreinstellung abspeichern Der bertragene ausgegebene Wert der Voreinstellung ist um 0x30 versetzt Formel aktuelle Voreinstellung empfangene Voreinst...

Page 46: ...ported freq MHz FM freq kHz reported freq kHz 0x30 x 10 For these reasons this command may return values that cannot be translated into ASCII characters f Augmentation diminution de la fr quence du tu...

Page 47: ...0x30 de la valeur rapport e Formule pr s lection r elle pr s lection rapport e 0x30 d Ausw hlen einen spezifischen Tuner voreinstellen Der ausgegebene Wert f r die neue Voreinstellung ist um 0x30 vers...

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