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OPERATION

lower frequency station with acceptable signal
strength. An

AUTO ST TUNED

indication

will momentarily appear when the station stops
at a stereo FM station, and an

AUTO TUNED

indication will momentarily appear when an AM
or monaural FM station is tuned. Press the Tuning
buttons again to scan to the next receivable station.

When the button is pressed so that

MANUAL

appears in the

Lower Display Line

each tap

of the Selector will increase or decrease the fre-
quency by one increment. When the tuner receives
a strong enough signal for adequate reception,

MANUAL TUNED

will appear in the

Lower

Display Line

4. Stations may also be tuned directly in either the

automatic or manual mode. To enter a station’s fre-
quency directly, first select the AM or FM band as
desired be pressing the

AM/FM Tuner Select

Button

. Next, press the

Direct Button

. Within five seconds of when

DIRECT

scrolls in the

Upper Display Line

, enter

the station frequency by pressing the

Numeric

Keys

. If you press an incorrect button while

entering a direct frequency, press the

Clear Button

to start over.

NOTE:

When the FM reception of a station is weak,

audio quality will be increased by switching to Mono
mode by pressing the

Tuner Mode Button

so that

MANUAL

appears momentarily in the

Lower Display Line

and then goes out. This

will also activate manual tuning mode.

Preset Tuning

Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be stored in
the AVR 235’s memory for easy recall using the front-
panel controls or the remote.

To enter a station into the memory, first tune the sta-
tion using the steps outlined above. Then:

1. Press the

Memory Button

on the remote.

The two underscore lines will appear at the far right
side of the

Upper Display Line

2. Within five seconds, press the

Numeric Keys

corresponding to the location where you wish to
store this station’s frequency. Once entered, the
preset number will appear in the

Upper Display

Line

3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional sta-

tions to be preset.

Recalling Preset Stations

• To manually select a station previously entered in

the preset memory, press the

Numeric Keys

that correspond to the desired station’s memory
location.

• To manually tune through the list of stored preset

stations one by one, press the

Preset Stations

Selector Buttons

on the front panel or

remote.

Recording

In normal operation, the audio or video source
selected for listening through the AVR 235 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

Tape Outputs

™

Video 1/Video 2 Audio

and

Video Outputs

in the Record mode.

When a digital audio recorder is connected to the

Digital Audio Outputs

‡°

, you are able to record

the digital signal using a CD-R, MiniDisc or other digital
recording system.

NOTES:

• The digital outputs are active only when a digital sig-

nal is present, and they do not convert an analog
input to a digital signal, or change the format of the
digital signal. In addition, the digital recorder must
be compatible with the output signal. For example,
the PCM digital input from a CD player may be
recorded on a CD-R or MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital
or DTS signals may not.

• Please make certain that you are aware of any

copyright restrictions on any material you copy.
Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials
is prohibited by federal law.

Output Level Trim Adjustment

Normal output level adjustment for the AVR 235 is
established using the test tone, as outlined on pages
23–24. 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 can only be adjusted
using this procedure.

To adjust the output levels using program material, first
set the reference volume for the front left and front right
channels using the

Volume Control

If you are using a disc with test signals or an external
signal generator as the source from which to trim the
output levels, you may use the EzSet feature of the
remote to guide you to the correct SPL level. To use
the remote for this purpose, press and quickly release
the

SPL Selector Button

to activate the sensor.

While the test tone is circulating, the

Program/SPL

Indicator

will change color to indicate the level.

Adjust the level using the

⁄

Buttons

until

the LED lights green for all channels. When it is red,
the level is too high; when it is amber, the level is too
low. Press the

SPL Selector Button

to turn the

sensor and indicator off.

If you prefer, you may use a handheld SPL meter to
guide you to the correct SPL levels. Set the meter to
the C-Weighting Slow scale, and adjust the volume
until the meter reads 75dB.

Once the reference level has been set, press the

Channel Select Button

and

FRONT L

LEV

will appear in the

Lower Display Line

To change the level, first press the

Set Button

and then use 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

⁄

Buttons

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

⁄

Buttons

until

WOOFER LEV

appears in the

Lower Display Line

Repeat the procedure as needed until all channels
requiring adjustment have been set. When all adjust-
ments have been made and no further adjustments
are made for five seconds, the AVR 235 will return
to normal operation.

The channel output for any input 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

until the on-

screen

›

cursor is next to the