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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

Front Panel Controls

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Surround Mode Group Selector:

Press

this button to select the top-level group of
surround modes. Each press of the button will
select a major mode grouping in the following
order:

Dolby Modes 

DTS Digital Modes 

DSP

Modes 

Stereo Modes 

Logic 7 Modes

Once the button is pressed so that the name of
the desired surround mode group appears in the

Lower Display Line

F

, press the 

Surround

Mode Selector

C

to cycle through the indi-

vidual modes available. For example, press this
button to select Dolby modes, and then press
the 

Surround Mode Selector

C

to choose

from the various mode options.

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Tuning Selector:

Press the left side of the

button to tune lower frequency stations and the
right side of the button to tune higher frequency
stations. When a station with a strong signal is
reached,

MANUAL TUNED

or 

AUTO

TUNED

will appear in the 

Main Information

Display 

F

(see page 27 for more information

on tuning stations).

8

Tuner Band Selector:

Pressing this button

will automatically switch the AVR to the Tuner
mode. Pressing it again will switch between the
AM and FM frequency bands, holding it pressed
for some seconds will switch between stereo
and mono receiving and between automatic and
manual tuning mode (See page 27 for more
information on the tuner).

9

Preset Stations Selector:

Press this

button to scroll up or down through the list of
stations that have been entered into the preset
memory. (See page 27 for more information on
tuner programming.)

A

Input Source Selector:

Press this button

to change the input by scrolling through the list
of input 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 Selector:

Press this but-

ton to select from among the available surround
mode options for the mode group selected. The
specific modes will vary based on the number of
speakers available, the mode group and if the
input source is digital or analog. For example,
press the 

Surround Mode Group Selector

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to select a mode grouping such as Dolby or

Logic 7, and then press this button to see the
mode choices available. For more information on
mode selection, see page 21.

D

Surround Mode Indicators:

Indicator will

illuminate in front of the surround mode that is
currently in use.

E

Remote Sensor Window:

The sensor

behind this window receives infrared signals
from the remote control. Aim the remote at this
area and do not block or cover it unless an
external remote sensor is installed.

F

Main Information Display:

This display

delivers messages and status indications to help
you operate the receiver.

G

Digital Coax 3 Input:

This jack is normally

used for connection to the output of portable
digital audio devices, video game consoles or
other products that have a coax digital jack.

H

Video 3 Input Jacks:

These audio/video

jacks may be used for temporary connection to
video games or portable audio/video products
such as camcorders and portable audio players.

I

Volume Control:

Turn this knob clockwise

to increase the volume, counterclockwise to
decrease the volume. If the AVR is muted,
adjusting volume control will automatically
release the unit from the silenced condition.

J

Input indicators:

Indicator will illuminate

in front of the input that is currently being used
as the source for the AVR.

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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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