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OPERATION

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remove the tone controls from the circuit so that the
output is “flat” at any time by pressing the

Tone Mode

Button

and then pressing the

‹

›

Buttons

so that

TONE OFF

appears in the on-

screen display and the

Lower Display Line

• For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo phone
plug from a pair of stereo headphones into the front-
panel

Headphone Jack

. 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.

Surround Mode Selection

One of the most important features of the AVR 525
is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround
sound field from digital sources, analog matrix
surround-encoded programs and standard stereo
programs.

Selection of a surround mode is based on personal
taste, as well as the type of program source material
being used. For example, motion pictures or TV pro-
grams bearing the logo of one of the major surround-
encoding processes, such as Dolby Surround, DTS
Stereo or UltraStereo

may be played in either the

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema, DTS Neo:6
Cinema, or Logic 7 Cinema surround modes depending
on the source material.

NOTE:

Once a program has been encoded with matrix

surround information, it retains the surround information
as long as the program is broadcast in stereo. Thus,
movies with surround sound may be decoded via any of
the analog surround modes such as Pro Logic II
Cinema, Logic 7 Cinema or DTS Neo:6 Cinema, when
they are broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable,
pay-TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a growing
number of made-for-television programs, sports broad-
casts, radio dramas and music CDs are also recorded in
surround sound. You may view a list of these programs
at the Dolby Laboratories Web site at www.dolby.com.

Even when a program is not listed as carrying intentional
surround information, you may find that the Pro Logic II,
Logic 7 Enhanced or DTS Neo:6, VMAx and the Hall or
Theater modes often deliver enveloping surround pre-
sentations through the use of the natural information
present in all stereo recordings.

Surround modes may be changed at any time by
using either the front panel or remote control. To
select a new surround mode from the front panel, first
press the

Surround Mode Group Selector Button

until the desired major surround mode group such

as Dolby, DTS or Logic 7 is selected. Next, press the

Surround Mode Selector Button

to choose the

specific individual surround mode.

To select a surround mode using the remote, press
the button for the major surround mode group that
includes the mode you wish to choose from:

Dolby

DTS Surround

DTS Neo:6

Logic 7

Stereo

DSP Surround

The first press of the button will show the current
mode from that group if it is already in use, or the first
available mode if you are currently using another
mode. To cycle through the available modes in that
group press the button again until the desired mode
appears in the

Lower Display Line

and the on-

screen display.

As the surround modes change, a green LED will light
next to the current mode in the

Surround Mode

Indicators

list on the front panel.

The Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Ex and DTS 5.1, DTS-
ES Matrix and DTS-ES Discrete modes may only be
selected when a digital input is in use. In addition,
when a digital source is present, the AVR 525 will
automatically select and switch to the correct mode,
regardless of the mode that has been previously
selected. For more information on selecting digital
sources, see the Digital Audio Playback section below.

When the 6-Channel/8-Channel direct inputs are in
use there is no surround processing, as these inputs
take the analog output signals from an optional, exter-
nal DVD-Audio or SACD player, or another source
device and carry them straight through to the volume
control without any further digital processing.

To listen to a program in traditional two-channel stereo,
using the front left and front right speakers only (plus
the subwoofer, if installed and configured), press the

Stereo Button

until

SURR OFF

appears in the

Main Information Display

. Press the

Surround

Mode Group Selector

until the Stereo modes

appear in the on-screen display and

Lower Display

Line

. Next, press the

Surround Mode Select

Button

until

SURROUND OFF

appears in

the on-screen display and

Lower Display Line

Digital Audio Playback

Digital audio is a major advancement over older analog
surround processing systems such as Dolby Pro Logic. It
delivers five discrete channels: left front, center, right
front, left surround and right surround. Each channel
reproduces full frequency range (20Hz to 20kHz) and
offers dramatically improved dynamic range and signifi-
cant improvements to signal-to-noise ratios. In addition,
digital systems have the capability to deliver an additional

channel that is specifically devoted to low-frequency
information. This is the “.1” channel referred to when you
see these systems described as “5.1,” “6.1” or “7.1”.
The bass channel is separate from the other channels,
but since it is intentionally bandwidth-limited, sound
designers have given it that unique designation.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is a standard part of DVD, and is available
on specially encoded LD discs and satellite broadcasts
and it is a part of the high-definition television (HDTV)
system.

An optional, external RF demodulator is required to
use the AVR 525 to listen to the Dolby Digital sound-
tracks available on laser discs. Connect the RF output
of the LD player to the demodulator and then connect
the digital output of the demodulator to the

Optical

Coaxial Inputs

of the AVR 525. No

demodulator is required for use with DVD players or
DTS-encoded laser discs.

DTS

DTS is another digital audio system that is capable of
delivering 5.1 or 6.1 discrete or matrix sound field
reproduction. Although both DTS and Dolby Digital are
digital, they use different methods of encoding the sig-
nals, and thus they require different decoding circuits
to convert the digital signals back to analog.

DTS-encoded soundtracks are available on select DVD
and LD discs, as well as on special audio-only DTS
discs. You may use any LD or CD player equipped
with a digital output to play DTS-encoded discs with
the AVR 525. All that is required is to connect the
player’s output to either an

Optical

Coaxial Input

on the rear panel

or front panel

In order to listen to DVDs encoded with DTS sound-
tracks, the DVD player must be compatible with the
DTS signal as indicated by a DTS logo on the player’s
front panel. Early DVD players may not be able to play
DTS-encoded DVDs. This does not indicate a problem
with the AVR 525, as some players cannot pass the
DTS signal through to the digital outputs. If you are in
doubt as to the capability of your DVD player to handle
DTS discs, consult the player’s owner’s manual.

NOTE:

Some DVD players have a default setting that

does not pass through the DTS signal. Before playing
DVDs with a DTS soundtrack, make certain that the
settings in your DVD player have been properly adjusted
so that DTS audio is passed through. Consult the
Owner’s Manual for your DVD player for more infor-
mation on making these settings.