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OPERATION

Advanced Features

Operation

To adjust the output levels using program materi-
al, first select the surround mode for which you
want to trim the speakers (see NOTE below), start
your program material source and set the
reference volume for the front left and front right
channels using the

Volume Control

)

Once the reference level has been set, press the

Channel Select

button

and note that

FRONT L LEVEL

will appear in the

Main

Information Display

. To change the level,

first press the

Set

button

, and then use

the

Selector

buttons

or the

⁄

buttons

to raise or lower the level. DO NOT use the

volume control, as this will alter the reference
setting.

Once the change has been made, press the

Set

button

and then press the

Selector

but-

tons

or the

⁄

buttons

to select the

next output channel location that you wish to
adjust. To adjust the subwoofer level, press the

Selector

buttons

or the

⁄

buttons

until

WOOFER LEVEL

appears in the

Main

Information Display

or on-screen display

(only available if the subwoofer is turned on).

Press the

Set

button

when the name of

the desired channel appears in the

Main

Information Display

and on-screen display,

and follow the instructions shown above to
adjust the level.

Repeat the procedure as needed until all chan-
nels requiring adjustment have been set. When
all adjustments have been made and no further
adjustments are made for five seconds, the AVR
will return to normal operation.

The channel output may also be adjusted using
the full-OSD on-screen menu system. First, set the
volume to a comfortable listening level using the

Volume Control

)

. Then, press the

OSD

button

to bring up the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1). Press the

Button

three times

until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

MANUAL ADJUST

line. Press the

Set

Button

to activate the

MANUAL ADJUST

and

use the

⁄

to scroll to the

CHANNEL

ADJUST

line. Press the

Set

Button

to dis-

play the

CHANNEL ADJUST

submenu.

Figure 10

When the menu appears, the internal test tone
will be turned off. This will allow you to use your
external test disc or other source material as the
test signal. Then, use the

⁄

Buttons

select the channels to be adjusted. At each
channel position use the

‹

›

Buttons

to change the output level.
Remember, when you are using a disc with test
signal (e.g. pink noise) or an external signal
generator as the source, the goal is to have the
output level at each channel be equal when
heard at the listening position, with any surround
mode selected. When your test source is a normal
disc with music signals, you may adjust the level
for each channel and surround mode as you pre-
fer, e.g. you may lower the center channel level
when you find it to be too high or increase the
level of the rears when you find it to be too low
with specific surround modes.

If you wish to reset all the levels to their original
factory default of 0dB offset, press the

⁄

Buttons

so that the on-screen cursor is next

to the

CHANNEL RESET

line and press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that the word

highlighted. After the levels are reset, resume the
procedure outlined above to reset the levels to
the desired settings. When all adjustments are
done, press the

⁄

Buttons

to move the

on-screen

➞

cursor so that it is next to

BACK

T O MASTER MENU

and then press the

Set

Button

if you wish to go back to the main

menu to make other adjustments. If you have no
other adjustments to make, press the

OSD

Button

to exit the menu system.

NOTE:

The output levels may be separately

trimmed for each digital and analog surround mode.
If you wish to have different trim levels for a specific
mode, select that mode and then follow the instruc-
tions in the steps shown above.

With Stereo and Vmax modes the adjustment
procedure described above is the only way to trim
the output level, e.g. to match the Stereo or Vmax
level with other modes.

Memory Backup

This product is equipped with a memory backup
system that preserves tuner presets and system
configuration information if the unit is turned off
completely, accidentally unplugged or subjected
to a power outage. This memory will last for
approximately two weeks, after which time all
information must be reentered.

* C H A N N E L A D J U S T *

F L : 0 d B S B R : 0 d B

C E N : 0 d B S B L : 0 d B

F R : 0 d B S L : 0 d B

S R : 0 d B S U B : 0 d B

C H A N N E L R E S E T : O F F

T E S T T O N E S E Q : A U T O

T E S Y T O N E : O F F

B A C K T O M A N U A L S E T U P

The AVR 140 is equipped with a number of ad-
vanced features that add extra flexibility to the
unit’s operation. While it is not necessary to use
these features to operate the unit, they provide
additional options that you may wish to use.

Front-Panel-Display Fade

In normal operation, the front-panel displays and
indicators remain on at full brightness, although
you may also dim them or turn them off as
shown on page 34. As an additional option, you
may also set the AVR so that the displays are on
whenever a button is pressed on the front panel
or remote, but then fade out after a set period of
time.

To set the front-panel displays to the Fade mode,
press the

OSD Button

to bring the Master

Menu to the screen. Press the

⁄

Navigation

Button

so that the

➞

cursor is pointed to

the

ADVANCED

line, and press the

Set

Button

to enter the

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

Figure 11

With the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu on

your video display, press the

⁄

Navigation

Button

so that the

➞

cursor is pointed to

the

VFD FADE TIME OUT

line. Next, press

the

‹

›

Navigation Button

so that

the amount of time that you wish the displays to
fade out after a button is pressed is shown.

Once this time is set and the unit returned to nor-
mal operation, the displays will remain on for the
time period selected whenever a button is
pressed on the front panel or remote. After that
time they will gradually fade out, with the excep-
tion of the lighting surrounding the

Standby/On

Switch

, which remains on to remind you that

the AVR is turned on. Note that if the displays
have been turned completely off using the Dim
Button, as shown on page 34, the Fade function
will not operate.

If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu, press

the

⁄

Navigation Button

to place the

➞

cursor next to the desired item, or place the

➞

cursor next to the

BACK T O MASTER