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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

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Remote Control Functions

K

Macro Buttons:

Press these buttons 

to store or recall a “Macro”, which is a 
pre-programmed sequence of commands 
stored in the remote. (See page 30 for more
information on storing and recalling macros.)

Transport Buttons:

These buttons do not

have any functions for the AVR, but they may be
programmed for the forward/reverse play opera-
tion of a wide variety of CD or DVD players, and
audio or video- cassette recorders. (See page 29
for more information on programming the
remote.)

M

Skip Up/Down Buttons:

These buttons

do not have a direct function with the AVR, but
when used with a compatibly programmed CD
or DVD changer they will change the tracks on
the disc currently being played in the changer.

N

RDS Select Button:

Press this button to

display the various messages that are part of the
RDS data system of the AVR ’s tuner. (See page
28 for more information on RDS).

O

Preset Up/Down:

When the tuner is in

use, press these buttons to scroll through the
stations programmed into the AVR ’s memory.
When CD or DVD is selected using the 

Input

Selector

button 

4

, these buttons may func-

tion as Slow Fwd/Rev (DVD) or ”+10” (CD).

P

Clear Button:

Press this button to clear

incorrect entries when using the remote to 
directly enter a radio station’s frequency.

Q

Memory Button:

Press this button to enter

a radio station into the AVR ’s preset memory. Two
underline indicators will flash at the right side of
the 

Main Information Display

F

, you then

have five seconds to enter a preset memory
location using the 

Numeric Keys

G

. (See

page 27 for more information.)

Delay/Prev Ch.:

Press this button to begin

the process for setting the delay times used by
the AVR when processing surround sound. After
pressing this button, the delay times are entered
by pressing the 

Set

button 

E

and then using

the 

K

/

buttons 

C

to change the setting.

Press the Set button again to complete the
process. (See page 19 for more information.)

B

Button:

This button does not have a

function with the AVR. When a DVD player or TV
is selected, it may be used to navigate the menus
of those devices.

Speaker Select:

Press this button to

begin the process of configuring the AVR’s Bass
Management System for use with the type of
speakers used in your system. Once the button
has been pressed, use the 

K

/

buttons 

C

to

select the channel you wish to set up. Press the

Set

button 

E

and then select the speaker

type (see page 16 for more information.)

Tone Mode:

Pressing this button enables

or disables the Balance, Bass and Treble tone
controls. When the button is pressed so that the
words 

TONE I N

appear in the 

Main

Information Display

F

, the settings of the

Bass

and 

Treble

controls and of the 

Balance

control will affect the output signals. When the
button is pressed so that the words 

TONE

OUT

appear in the 

Main Information

Display

F

, the output signal will be “flat,”

without any balance, bass or treble alteration.

Volume Up/Down:

Press these buttons to

raise or lower the system volume.

TV/Video Button:

This button does not

have a direct function on the AVR, but when
used with a compatibly programmed VCR, DVD
or satellite receiver that has a “TV/Video” func-
tion, pressing this button will switch between
the output of the player or receiver and the
external video input to that player. Consult the
Owner’s Manual for your specific player or
receiver for the details of how it implements this
function.

Mute:

Press this button to momentarily

silence the AVR or TV set being controlled,
depending on which device has been selected.

When the AVR remote is being programmed to
operate another device, this button is pressed
with the 

Input Selector

button 

4

to begin

the programming process. (See page 29 for more
information on programming the remote.)

NOTE:

As any of the remote buttons pressed is

active with the device selected, the correspon-
ding 

Selector

button 

45

will briefly flash

red to confirm your selection.

 

Dim Button:

Press this button to activate

the Dimmer function, which reduces the bright-
ness of the front panel display, or turn it off
entirely. The first press of the button shows the
default state, which is full brightness by indicat-
ing 

VFD FULL

in the 

Main Information

Display

F

. Press the button again within five

seconds to reduce the brightness by 50%, as
indicated by 

VFD HALF

. Press the button

again within five seconds and the main display
will go completely dark. Note that this setting is
temporary; the display will always return to full
brightness when the AVR is turned on. In addi-
tion,both the 

Power Indicator

2

and the blue

accent lighting inside the volume control will
always remain at full brightness regardless of
the setting. This is to remind you that the AVR is
still turned on.

Dolby Mode Selector:

This button is used

to select one of the available Dolby Surround 
processing modes. Each press of this button will
select one of the Dolby Pro Logic II modes, Dolby
3 Stereo or Dolby Digital. Note that the Dolby
Digital mode is only available with a digital input

selected and the other modes only as long as a
Dolby Digital source is not playing. See page 22
for the available Dolby surround mode options.

DTS Digital Mode Selector:

When a DTS

source is in use the AVR will select the appropri-
ate mode automatically and no other mode will
be available. Pressing this button will display the
mode currently selected by the AVR´s decoder,
depending on the surround material played and
the speaker setting.

Logic 7 Selector:

Press this button to

select one of the available Logic 7 surround
modes. (See page 22 for the available Logic 7
options).

Stereo Mode Selector: Press this button to

select a stereo playback mode. When the button
is pressed so that 

DSP SURR OFF

appears

in the 

Main Information Display

F

, the AVR

will operate in a bypass mode with true fully
analog, two-channel left/right stereo mode with
no surround processing or bass management as
opposed to other modes where digital process-
ing is used. When the button is pressed so that

SURROUND OFF

appears in the 

Main

Information Display

F

, you may enjoy a

two-channel presentation of the sound along
with the benefits of bass management. When
the button is pressed so that 

5 C H STEREO

appears, the stereo signal is routed to all five
speakers, if installed.(See page 18 for more
information on stereo playback modes).

DTS Neo:6 Mode Selector:

Pressing this

selector button cycles the AVR through the 
various DTS Neo:6 modes, which extract a five-
channel surround field from two-channel pro-
gram material (from PCM source or analog input
signal). The first press selects the last DTS Neo:6
surround mode that was in use, and each
subsequent press selects the next mode in the
following order:

6-Channel Direct Input:

Press this button

to select the component connected to the 

6-Channel Direct Input

N

as the audio.

Note that when you wish to use the Six Channel
Direct Input in conjunction with a video source,
you must first select the video source by pressing
one of the Input Selectors 

4

. Then press this

button to choose the 

6-Channel Direct Input

N

as the audio source.

DTS Neo:6 MUSIC

DTS Neo:6 
CINEMA

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Summary of Contents for AVR 132

Page 1: ...ENGLISH AVR 132 Audio VideoReceiver OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...te 29 Programming the Remote with Codes 29 Code Readout 30 Programmed Device Functions 30 Macro Programming 31 Volume Punch Through 31 Channel Control Punch Through 31 Transport Control Punch Through...

Page 3: ...nd specific listening room environment A Stereo Direct mode bypasses the digital processor to preserve all of the subtleties of older analog two channel materials while bass management available in th...

Page 4: ...components inside this product Opening the cabinet may present a shock hazard and any modification to the prod uct will void your guarantee If water or any metal object such as a paper clip wire or a...

Page 5: ...5 Speaker Channel Input Indicators These indicators are multipurpose indicating either the speaker type selected for each channel or the incoming data signal configuration The left cen ter right right...

Page 6: ...nput sources B RDS Select Button Press this button to display the various messages that are part of the RDS data system of the AVR s tuner See page 28 for more information on RDS C Surround Mode Selec...

Page 7: ...make connections to the AM and GND terminals in accordance with the instructions supplied with the antenna 4 Video 1 Audio Outputs Connect these jacks to the RECORD INPUT audio jacks on a VCR or any...

Page 8: ...ct the Y Pr Pb component video outputs of a DVD player to these jacks Note All component inputs outputs can be used for RGB signals too in the same way as described for the Y Pr Pb signals then connec...

Page 9: ...ttons Transport Controls Skip Up Down Buttons RDS Select Button Preset Up Down Clear Button Memory Button Delay Prev Ch B Button Speaker Select Tone Mode Button Volume Up Down TV Video Selector Mute D...

Page 10: ...hat this button is also used to tune channels when the TV VCR and SAT receiver is selected using the Input Selector 4 A Night Mode Press this button to activate the Night mode This mode is available o...

Page 11: ...lence the AVR or TV set being controlled depending on which device has been selected When the AVR remote is being programmed to operate another device this button is pressed with the Input Selector bu...

Page 12: ...distance between your speakers and the receiver the type of speakers you use personal preferences and other factors Your dealer or installer is a valuable resource to consult in selecting the proper...

Page 13: ...ce may be assigned to any digital audio input on the receiver 5 Connect the Composite and S Video if S Video device is in use Monitor Output B jacks on the receiver to the composite and S Video input...

Page 14: ...a VCR connect the Out plugs to the Out jacks on the AVR Note that with some adapter types it may be just turned around If no signal is audible visible when the VCR is playing connect the Out plugs to...

Page 15: ...ear height when you are seated in the listening position Using these guidelines you ll find that it takes some experimentation to find the correct loca tion for the front speakers in your particular...

Page 16: ...elected by pressing the appropriate Input Selector on the remote control 46 The second step is to associate one of the digital inputs with the selected input source if this is needed otherwise the sel...

Page 17: ...front left right main speakers If a subwoofer is connected to the AVR you have the option to have the front left right main speakers reproduce bass frequencies at all times and have the subwoofer ope...

Page 18: ...nt speakers are band width limited satellite speakers we recom mend that you do NOT use the Bypass mode but rather use the DSP SURROUND OFF mode for stereo listening To listen to programs in the two c...

Page 19: ...et it is normal for surround speakers to operate only occasionally Artificially increasing the vol ume to the rear speakers may destroy the illu sion of an enveloping sound field that dupli cates the...

Page 20: ...evel adjust ment made will be effective for the surround mode currently selected also when other inputs are selected using the same surround mode To adjust the output level with all other surround mod...

Page 21: ...and Video Monitor Output B This permits simultaneous viewing and listening to different sources When a Video source is selected its audio signal will be fed to the speakers and the video signal for t...

Page 22: ...1 7 1 option is chosen The Logic 7 C or Cinema mode should be used with any source that contains Dolby Surround or similar matrix encoding Logic 7 C delivers increased center channel intelligibility...

Page 23: ...ts entire path of travel through the receiver to the speaker and subwoofer outputs bypassing all digital processing Digital bass management is not available in Surround Off mode The DSP Surround Off m...

Page 24: ...TS regardless of the mode that has been previously selected For more information on selecting digital sources see the following section of this manual To listen to a program in traditional two channel...

Page 25: ...ata An example of this type of display is 3 2 1 The first number indicates how many discrete front channel signals are present A 3 tells you that separate front left center and front right signals are...

Page 26: ...l mode is turned on using the options in the Night Mode settings See page 19 for infor mation on using this option IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK 1 When the digital playback source is stopped or...

Page 27: ...tion presets and recalled from a 30 position memory Station Selection 1 Press the AM FM Tuner Select button 6 on the remote to select the tuner as an input The tuner may be selected from the front pan...

Page 28: ...uires a strong enough signal for proper operation Program Search PTY An important feature of RDS is its capability of encoding broadcasts with Program Type PTY codes that indicate the type of material...

Page 29: ...se a number of different combinations of codes so it is a good idea to make certain that not only does the Power control work but that the volume channel and transport controls work as they should If...

Page 30: ...erate check to see if another code set will work with more buttons Depending on the brand and product type used the functions listed in the Function List tables may not correspond with the function th...

Page 31: ...press the VID 1 VCR Input Selector button 4 and the Mute button at the same time Next release them and press the Volume Down button followed by the VID 2 TV Input Selector button 4 NOTE To remove the...

Page 32: ...peaker Adjust Menu Intro 25 A Left 26 Set Set Enter 27 B Right 28 Digital Exit Digital Input Select Open Close 29 L Move Adjust Down Down 30 Delay Prev Ch Delay Adjust Return Open Close 31 1 1 1 1 32...

Page 33: ...A Left Left Left Left 26 Set Enter Enter Enter Enter 27 B Right Right Right Right 28 Digital Exit Exit Exit Exit Exit 29 L Down Down Down Down 30 Delay Prev Ch Prev Channel Prev Channel Prev Channel...

Page 34: ...in Power Switch is pushed into a live outlet Check to see if outlet is switch controlled Display lights but no sound Intermittent input connections Make certain that all input and speaker or picture c...

Page 35: ...istortion Mono Stereo 0 15 0 3 Stereo Separation 35dB 1kHz Selectivity 400kHz 70dB Image Rejection 80dB IF Rejection 90dB AM Tuner Section Frequency Range 522 1620kHz Signal to Noise Ratio 45dB Usable...

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