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OPERATION

Operation

be used in a similar manner to the corresponding
controls on the iPod. Complete details on operat-
ing an iPod using

and an AVR remote

are furnished with

The front-panel controls may be used to access a
limited number of iPod functions. Press the

RDS

select button

to play or pause the current

track. The

Tuning Selector

)

may be used to

search reverse (left side of button) or forward
(right side of button) through the tracks. Press
the

Tuner Band Selector

to call up the

iPod’s menu. Press the

Preset Stations

Selector

to scroll, and the

Set Button

to select.

Output Level Adjustment
With Source Signals

Normal output level adjustment for the AVR is
established using the test tone, as outlined on
page 26. In some cases, however, it may be
desirable to adjust the output levels using
program material such as a test disc, or a
selection you are familiar with. Additionally, the
output level for the subwoofer and those for the
Stereo modes can only be adjusted using this
procedure.

To adjust the output levels using program
material, 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 dis-

play, 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

(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 12

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 nor-
mal disc with music signals, you may adjust the
level for each channel and surround mode as you
prefer, 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

O N

is 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
instructions in the steps shown above.

With Stereo modes the adjustment procedure
described above is the only way to trim the out-
put level, e.g. to match the Stereo level with
other modes.

Dim Function

Since the AVR will often be used when movies or
other video programming is viewed under low-
light conditions, you may wish to lower the
brightness of the front-panel displays and indica-
tors so that they do not distract from the video
presentation. You may dim the displays using the
menu system, as shown on page 37, or you may
control the brightness directly from the remote.

Simply press the

Dim Button

once to dim

the front panel to half the normal brightness
level; press it again to turn the displays off. Note
that when the displays are dimmed or turned off,
the blue lighting around the

Standby/On

Switch

will continue to stay lit as a reminder

that the AVR is still turned on.

Note that all changes to the front-panel bright-
ness level are temporary; the displays will return
to full brightness after the AVR is turned off and
then on again. To return the displays to full
brightness without turning the unit off, press the

Dim Button

as needed until the displays

are on.

In addition to lowering the brightness of the dis-
plays or turning them off completely, you may
wish to have them appear whenever a button on
the remote or front panel is pushed, and then
gradually fade out after a set time period. You
may do this by making the appropriate settings in
the

VFD FADE TIME OUT

line of the

SYSTEM SETUP

menu, as shown on page

37.

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.

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