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OPERATION

Basic Operation

Once you have completed the setup and configu-
ration of the AVR 8500, it is simple to operate
and enjoy. The following instructions should be
followed for you to maximize your enjoyment of
your new receiver:

Turning the AVR On or Off

• When using the AVR 8500 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

or the

Source

button

on the front panel or the

AVR

Selector

∫

. Note that 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

Source Selector

buttons on the remote

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∫

ç∂

or the

Source

button

on the front

panel.

NOTE:

After pressing one of the

Input Selector

buttons

(except VID5) to turn the unit on,

press the

AVR Selector

∫

to have the

remote control the AVR functions.

To turn the unit off at the end of a listening ses-
sion, simply press the

System Power Control

on the front panel or the

Power Off Button

on the remote. Power will be shut off to

any equipment plugged into the rear panel

Switched AC Outlets

and the

Power

Indicator

will turn orange.

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

Power

Indicator

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 may be lost if the

unit is left turned off with the

Main Power

Switch

for more than two weeks.

Using the Sleep Timer

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

Sleep Button

on the remote. Each press

of the button will increase the time before shut
down 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 (to Standby
mode). Note that the front panel display will dim
to one half brightness when the Sleep function is
programmed. To cancel the Sleep function, press
and hold the

Sleep Button

until the infor-

mation display returns to normal brightness and
the Sleep indicator numbers disappear and the
words

S L E E P O F F

appear in the

Lower

Display Line

Source Selection

• To select a source, press any of the

Source

Selector

buttons on the remote

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ç∂

NOTE:

After pressing one of the

Input Selector

buttons

∂

to turn the unit on, press the

AVR

Selector

∫

to have the remote control the

AVR functions.

• 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 selection through the list of available
inputs.

• As the input is changed, the AVR will automati-
cally switch to the digital input (if selected), sur-
round mode and speaker configuration that were
entered during the configuration process for that
source.

• The front-panel

Video 5 Inputs

Optical

Digital 4 Input

or the

Coaxial Digital 4

Input

may be used to connect a device such

as a video game or camcorder to your home
entertainment system on a temporary basis.
When the

Video 5 Inputs

are configured as

outputs (see page 37) you can also connect an
audio or video recorder (composite or S-Video)
for recording the source selected.

• 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

and a green LED will

light next to the selected input’s name in the
front-panel

Input Indicators

• When a pure audio input (CD, Tuner, Tape, 6/8
Channel Input) is selected, the last video input
used remains routed to the

Video 1/Video 2

(except from its own Video 1/2 source) and

Video Monitor Output

. This permits simul-

taneous viewing and listening to different
sources.

• When a composite or S-Video source is selected,
its audio signal will be fed to the speakers and
the video signal for that input will be routed to the
appropriate

Monitor Output Jack

and will be

viewable on a TV monitor connected to the AVR.
If a component video source is connected to the

DVD

Video 2

Component Inputs

, it

will be routed to the

Component Video

Outputs

. Make certain that your TV is set to

the proper input to view the appropriate video sig-
nal (composite, S-Video or component video, see
Notes for S-Video on page 16).

Controls and Use of Headphones

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using
the front panel

Volume Control

or remote

Volume Up/Down

buttons.

• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs press
the

Mute

button

. This will interrupt the

output to all speakers and the headphone jack,
but it will not affect any recording or dubbing
that may be in progress. When the system is
muted, the word

MUTE

will appear in the

Main

Information Display

. Press the

Mute

but-

ton

again to return to normal opera-

tion.

• During a listening session you may turn the
tone controls for the left front/right speakers off
or adjust the bass and treble settings using
remote control, rather than the front panel knobs
used on many audio products. To adjust the tone
settings, first press the

Tone Mode Button

. The first press of this button shows if the

tone controls are active or not. When the default
setting of TONE IN appears, all tone controls will
be active. When you want to bypass any tone
controls, press the

⁄

Buttons

so that

TONE OUT

appears on the

Lower Display

Line

and in the semi-OSD display. To adjust

the Bass or Treble settings, press the

Tone Mode

Button

until the current Bass or Treble sta-

tus appears in the

Lower Display Line

and

then press the

⁄

Buttons

to raise or

lower the settings. When all tone mode adjust-
ments are complete, simply wait a few seconds
until the display returns to normal operation as
your indication that the settings have been
accepted by the AVR's memory. Note that the
tone controls only change the output for the
front left/right speakers.

• For private listening, plug the 6.3 mm stereo
phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones
into the front panel

Headphone Jack

. Note

that when the headphone’s plug is connected,
the word

HEADPHONE

will scroll once

across the

Lower Display Line

and all

speakers will be silenced. When the headphone
plug is removed, the audio feed to the speakers
will be restored.

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