User manual ARCAM AVR300

[. . . ] The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. CAUTION: In Canada and the USA, to prevent electric shock, match the wide blade of the plug to the wide slot in the socket and insert the plug fully into the socket. Important safety instructions This product is designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. However, you should be aware of the following installation and operation precautions: 1. Take heed of warnings and instructions You should read all the safety and operating instructions before operating this appliance. [. . . ] If the delay units are set to Time, then enter the delay in milliseconds for each channel. AVR300 15 English 5 ­ Level settings The relative sensitivity of different speakers can lead to some speakers sounding disproportionately loud or quiet, relative to others in the system. The level settings of your AVR300 can help to address this inbalance. It is important to calibrate the speakers correctly to achieve an accurately centred sound stage. If possible, we recommend you use a sound pressure level meter (SPL meter) to perform this part of the set-up as it is difficult to judge the levels accurately by ear alone. Test Tone Cycle < MANUAL is best for setting up with a SPL meter as the test tone will not change to the next speaker until instructed by you. Pink noise is emitted by the highlighted speaker; when you wish to measure a different speaker, move the highlight to the new speaker. In this state, the test tone changes automatically between speakers after a two second burst of sound. < On first installation, watch the OSD display as you cycle through the available speakers with the test tone. Check that the speaker generating the sound corresponds to that indicated on the OSD. If there is a discrepancy then check and correct the system cabling before proceeding further. To calibrate the speakers with a SPL meter, place the meter at ear level with the microphone pointing towards the ceiling, when seated in the usual listening position. (You will need to set the meter to `C', setting with a `slow', response and to read 75dB SPL at the centre of the scale. ) If you do not have a SPL meter, simply set the front left speaker to 0dB on the menu and then match all the other speakers to this level. When set to OFF, there will be no display of the general user adjustments ­ only the set-up menus and the main menus are displayed. It is recommended you keep the OSD turned ON, since if you cannot see the front panel of the AVR300 you will have no idea if any adjustments you have made to the processor are correct or to your liking. Video Inputs: Composite and S-video inputs for DVD, Sat, AV, VCR and PVR have their audio and video assigned to track each other by default. The five `Video Input' lines for Tape, CD, FM, AM and DVD-A allow assignment of a video source to these normally audio-only sources. If desired, it is possible to allocate the same video source to more than one audio input. This facility allows you to listen to an audio source and view a separate video source at the same time ­ for example, you can listen to radio while watching TV for a sports simulcast. HQ Video DVD, AV and SAT: Allocate the high quality component or RGB video inputs to any source buttons. For example, to assign the Component/RGB video from the `HQ Video DVD' input to the DVD button, set the `HQ Video DVD' item in this menu to `DVD'. If HQ-VIDEO is set to RGB (as described on page 13) and an HQ-video input is assigned to a button, the AVR300 assumes that RGB signals are present for that input if a composite signal is found on the corresponding composite input. If this assignment is made but no RGB signals are supplied, the display will be blank for the assigned source. ADV 3 ­ Digital Settings Coaxial inputs and Optical inputs. Each of the digital inputs can be assigned to any of the seven stereo source buttons (CD, TAPE, DVD, SAT, AV, VCR and PVR), or can be assigned No button. This menu page lists the physical inputs, as per the back panel, on the left hand side of the screen, with the buttons used to select the inputs listed on the right hand side. [. . . ] The main system control uses RC-5 system codes `16', with the tuner section using system code `17' (this is to provide compatability with existing ARCAM tuners). So, for example, to program in a `Stand-by' command, use the command `16-124'. Zone 2 also uses RC-5 system code 16 as standard, as Zone 2 is normally operated in a separate room using a standard (system code 16) remote control. Main system control code, system code 16. [. . . ]