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OPERATION

Basic Operation

Once you have completed the initial setup and configu-
ration of the AVR 7200, it is simple to operate and
enjoy. The following instructions will help you maximize
the enjoyment of your new receiver:

Turning the AVR 7200 On or Off

• When using the AVR 7200 for the first time, you must

press the

Main Power Switch

on the front panel

to turn the unit on. This places the unit in a Standby
mode, as indicated by the amber color of the

Power

Indicator

. Once the unit is in Standby, you may

begin a listening session by pressing the

System

Power Control

on the front panel, or the

Power

On Button

AVR Selector

on the

remote. The

Power Indicator

will turn green.

This will turn the unit on and return it to the input
source that was last used. The unit may also be turned
on from Standby by pressing any of the

Input

Selector Buttons

∫ç∂

on the remote or the

Input Source Selector Button

on the front panel.

NOTE:

After pressing one of the

Input Selector

Buttons

to turn the unit on, press the

AVR

Selector

to set the remote control to the

AVR 7200 functions.

To turn the unit off at the end of a listening session,
simply press the

System Power Control

on the

front panel or the

Power Off Button

aå

on the

remote. Power will be shut off to any equipment
plugged into the rear-panel

Switched AC Accessory

Outlet

and the

Power Indicator

will turn

amber.

When the remote is used to turn the unit “off” it is
actually placing the system in a Standby mode, as indi-
cated by the amber color of the

Power Indicator

• To program the AVR 7200 for automatic turn-off,

press the

Sleep Button

on the remote. Each

press of the button will decrease the time before
shutdown in the following sequence:

•

The sleep time will be displayed in the

Lower

Display Line

and it will count down until the

time has elapsed.

•

When the programmed sleep time has elapsed, the

unit will automatically turn off. The front-panel display
will dim to one half brightness when the Sleep func-
tion is programmed. To cancel the Sleep function,
press and hold the

Sleep Button

until the

information display returns to normal brightness; the
Sleep indicator numbers will disappear and the

words

SLEEP OFF

will appear in the

Lower

Display Line

•

When you will be away from home for an extended

period of time it is always a good idea to completely
turn the unit off with the front-panel

Main Power

Switch

NOTE:

All preset memories are lost if the unit is left

turned off by using the

Main Power Switch

for

more than two weeks.

Remote Control Operation

The AVR 7200’s advanced remote includes a two-line
LCD display that makes it easy to operate both the
AVR and any other product that the remote has been
programmed for. Complete information on program-
ming the remote for operation with other devices and
configuring its options are found on pages 38 – 47.

The following items provide some additional details on
using the remote with the AVR 7200:

• The name of the command code transmitted when

a button is pressed printed on the button key or just
to the top of the button on the remote itself. In addi-
tion, when a button is pressed, the function being
transmitted will also appear in the bottom line of the
remote’s LCD display.

• In order to send a command to the AVR 7200, the

AVR Selector

must be pressed. To send a

command to another device, first press the

Input

Selector

for that device.

• The remote will automatically return to the controls

for the AVR 7200 within five seconds after the but-
ton for another device is pressed.

• The factory default setting for the remote is to have

the

Volume Up/Down

and

Mute

buttons

operate the AVR 7200, regardless of which device
(such as a DVD or another video source) is in use.

• The factory setting for the remote is to have the

Transport Forward/Reverse Play Buttons

Transport Fast Play/Scan Forward/Reverse
Buttons

Main Transport Controls

and

Track Skip Up/Down Buttons

operate the

DVD player, regardless of which device (including
the AVR) is in use. This simplifies operation, as in
normal use you will use the AVR controls, and this
means that you do not have to press the DVD
button to control a player.

You may change the “punch-through” setting which
allows the buttons for Volume, Transport Control or
Channel Up/Down to be assigned into another device
by following the instructions on pages 42 – 43.

• The remote has a built-in backlight that may be

activated by pressing the

Light Button

. This

button is made from a special “glow” material so
that it is easier to find in dark rooms. This glow

feature does not use any electricity, but the glow will
fade when the remote is kept in a dark location for an
extended period of time. Restore the “glow” feature by
placing the remote in normal room light for a few hours.

• The remote’s backlight will remain lit for approxi-

mately five seconds after the

Light Button

pressed, and it will stay lit for another five seconds
if any key is pressed while the backlight is on. You
may keep the backlight lit by holding the Light but-
ton, but note that extensive use of the backlight will
reduce battery life.

• The LCD display will remain on for 10 seconds

after a key is pressed and then turn off to conserve
battery life.

• When any button is held for more than 30 seconds

the LCD will turn off and the remote will stop trans-
mitting the codes to conserve battery life.

• Some of the buttons on the remote do not have a

function on certain devices. For example, the Channel
Up/Down buttons do not operate in the normal AVR
mode unless they have been assigned for this
purpose using the “punch-through” process as
explained on pages 42 – 43. This is normal and does
not indicate any problem with the remote. When it is
normal for a button not to have a function, you will see
the device name in the top left side of the remote’s
LCD display, but you will not see the transmit icon on
the upper right side of the display or any button
function name on the bottom line of the display.

Source Selection

• To select a source, press any of the remote

Input

Selector Buttons

ç∂

• The input source may also be changed by pressing

the front panel

Input Source Selector Button

Each press of the button will move the input selec-
tion through the list of available inputs.

• As the input is changed, the AVR 7200 will auto-

matically switch to the digital input (if selected), sur-
round mode, speaker configuration, output levels,
crossover frequency and night mode status that
were entered during the configuration process for
that source.

• The front-panel

Video 4 Inputs

Optical Digital

3 Input

or the

Coaxial Digital 3 Input

(

may

be used to connect a device such as a video game
or camcorder to your home entertainment system on
a temporary basis.

• As the input source is changed, the new input name

will appear momentarily as an on-screen display in
the lower third of the video display. The input name
will also appear in the

Main Information Display