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OPERATION

ENGLISH

Operation

Tape Recording

In normal operation, the audio or video source
selected for listening through the AVR is sent to
the record outputs. This means that any program
you are watching or listening to may be recorded
simply by placing machines connected to the
outputs for

Tape Outputs

Video 1

Outputs

in the record mode.

When a digital audio recorder is connected to
any of the

Digital Audio Outputs

, you are

able to record the digital signal using a CD-R,
MiniDisc or other digital recording system.
Note that all digital signals will be passed
through to both, coaxial and optical, digital
outputs simultanously, no matter which kind of
digital input was selected.

NOTES:

• The digital outputs are active only when a digital
signal is present, and they do not convert an analog
input to a digital signal, or change the format of the
digital signal (e.g. Dolby Digital to PCM or vice
versa, but coaxial digital signals are converted to
optical signals and vice versa). In additon, the digi-
tal recorder must be compatible with the output
signal. For example, the PCM digital output from a
CD player may be recorded on a CD-R or MiniDisc,
but Dolby Digital or DTS signals may not.

• To make an analog recording from a digital source
is possible, but only from a PCM source (not Dolby
Digital or DTS) and correctly only with "Surround
Off" mode (with any Surround mode only the L/R
front signals will be fed to the record outputs).

Output Level Adjustment
With Source Signals

Normal output level adjustment for the AVR is
established using the test tone, as outlined on
page 27-28. 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

button

, and then use the

Selector

buttons

or the

⁄

buttons

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

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

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

Button

to activate the

MANUAL ADJUST

and

use the

⁄

to scroll to the

CHANNEL

ADJUST

line. Press the

Button

to dis-

play the

CHANNEL ADJUST

submenu.

Figure 11

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

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

TO MASTER MENU

and then press the

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