B&K AVR505 manual

P/N13435 1102 B&K SB ! IMPL Y ETTER B&K Components, Ltd. AVR505 & AVR507 A/V Receiver Owner’s Manual[...]

ii USER INFORMATION SE TUP CROSSOVE RS + LF E 1 Crosso v er 2 Hig h Pass 3 Lo w Pass 4 LFE Lev el SETU P SPEA KER L EVEL S Left Cent er Right Front Sur r ound Back Subwoofer SETU P SPEA KER SIZ E 1 Fro nt 2 Cent er 3 S ur round 4 S urr ound Bac k 5 S ubwoofer 6 THX Ultra 2 Sub SPEA KER LO CA T IO N fee t Left Cent er Right Front Sur r ound Back Bac[...]

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS User Info rmation ............................................................................................................... ........................................ii Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. ..........................[...]

iv Zone ‘Z’ ....................................................................................................................... ......................................................... 55 Presets ........................................................................................................................ ........................[...]

1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Motorola ® , , “ * DigitalDNA™, “Powered by Motorola”™, Moto rola name and l ogo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratorie s. “ Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”, “Surroun d EX", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labora tories “DTS”, “DTS-ES Extend[...]

2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING WARNING: to prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care sho uld be taken to prev ent objects or liquid from entering th e enclos ure. Never handle the po w er cord with wet hands. • The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral tr iangle, is intend[...]

3 FEATURES Your new receiver is a versatile audio/ video co ntrol center. The receiver is designed to sou nd sensational and be an attractive, easy-to-use addition to y our audio/vid eo system. Although yo u already have a good idea of your receiver’s features, we would like to take a moment to point out ce rtain highlights. THX Ultra Certified -[...]

4 THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of Home Theate r equipment. Sources - your receiver can p rovide audio from its built-in AM/FM tuner. It ca n also provide limited video from its on-screen menu system. Y ou will want to connect a number of additional sources (V CR, DVD player, etc.) t o [...]

5 Stereo - Stereo contains two di screte, front left and right full range audio channels. This is the most co mmon format for music and i s also used on many movies. You ma y get stereo from an y source - digital or analog. Sound will normally come from t he seven speaker chann els, but your receiver can produce stereo in one (mono ) to seven chann[...]

6 DTS NEO:6 – DTS Neo:6 is an advanced matrix decoder. It will ta ke any two-channel source and expand it into five or six channels, depending on the user’s speaker lay out. Two-channel sources include VHS tapes, broadcast television, stereo CDs and DVDs. DTS Neo:6 provides sepa rate, optimized modes for stere o music materials and matrix surro[...]

7 THX Surround EX ™ - Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd. In a movie theater, film soundtra cks that have been encode d with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel, which has been ad ded during the mixing of the prog ram. This channel, c[...]

8 Bass Management - Dolby Digital and DTS-ES formats may cont ain up to 6 full ran ge channels plu s LFE. Only a system with six full-range (large) s peakers plus a subwo ofer can directly reprodu ce these formats. However, almost all commercially available center channel speakers are small and incapable of reproducing th e lowest bass frequencies [...]

9 FRONT PANEL POWER ON/OFF A/V Receiver SOURCE B&K Components, Ltd. SLEEP PRESET DOWN UP MODE MENU ENTER A VR 507 HEADPHONE D V D T H X S U R E X M U L CA S F I L SURROUND EXTENDED 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 BK COMPONENTS 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphones havin g a standard ¼ inch binaural plug can be connecte d to the headphone output. The receiver m [...]

10 REAR PANEL V1 V2 DVD CD SAT OPTICAL DIGITAL 12VDC 50mA + V1 DVD TAPE ZB/V2 V2 CD TAPE ZB TV SAT V1 ZA Audio/Video Systems Made in the U.S.A. LINE INPUTS OUT V1 ZA OUT V2 TV COAX DIGITAL DVD ZB OUT CD SAT CONTROL OUT IR IN ZA ZB IN 1 COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 OUT ANTENNA AM FM LINE OUTPUTS S BACK FRONT SURR FRONT SURR 12 34 DVD-AUDIO IN SUB CENTER ZA [...]

11 11. Component Video outputs - Switched output conne ctions for your component video monitor. Red RCA jack - typically connect to the red input on a component video monitor Green RCA jack - typically connect to the green input on a component video monitor Blue RCA jack - typically connect to the blue input on a compone nt video monitor 12. Compon[...]

12 MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new A/V receiver an d have gre at sound pour out. Before you do that, take a few minutes to plan out how you wa nt the receiver to fit in to your audio/video system. Ask yourself the followin g questions:  What source components do I want to conne ct to my receiver? (CD, VCR, etc.) ?[...]

13 AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to y our receiver Audio / Video source - conne cting a DVD/VLD player to the receiver’s analog input s. Use the same instruction s for connecting to other audio / video sources such as a satellite receiver, cable box, etc. See Connecting Video for use with other than composite and S-vide[...]

14 Component Video - in addition to S-video and composite video swit ch ing, your receiver provides three sets of component video inputs for DV D and TV/DBS type inputs, and one set of compo nent video outputs. Your receiver’s component video conn ections are passi ve to minimize the possibility of video format compatibility issues. Use the same [...]

15 DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the re ceiver. You will need either coax ial or optical digital inputs to play Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS surround sound processing. Digital connections are also recommen ded for PCM sources. If your source has both optical and coaxial outputs connect only one. Coaxial digital input[...]

16 SURROUND OUTPUTS Your receiver has multiple surround processor outputs for use with external amplifier(s) or po wered speakers. The AVR 505 receiver allows THX Surround EX compatibil it y via two Surround Back ‘S BACK’ processor outputs. Here is a typical surround output setup : Subwoofe r Output - Connect an RCA cable from the receiver’s [...]

17 SPEAKER OUTPUTS C FRONT LEFT L SURROUND LEFT SURROUND RIGHT FRONT RIGHT CENTER PLUS MINUS PLUS MINUS PLUS MINUS FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT (-) (+) R CENTER (-) (+) (-) (+) SURROUND LEFT (-) (+) Sl SURROUND BACK LEFT (-) (+) Sbl SURROUND BACK RIGHT (-) (+) Sbr SURROUND RIGHT (-) (+) Sr PLUS MINUS PLUS MINUS PLUS MINUS PLUS MINUS SURROUND BACK LEFT SU[...]

18 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS The FM jack is a stan dard screw on F-type connector. The AM is a push type. Strip ¼ inch of insulation off your AM antenna wires and insert one wire end into each hole whil e holding the tabs down. Release the tabs to lock in the AM antenna wires. CONTROL OUTPUTS / IR INPUTS Control Outputs - Thes e connections are used f o[...]

19 FREQUENTLY AS KED QUESTIONS My collection of equipment differs fr om the labels on the back of my receiver, how can I hook them up? Your receiver provides 5 identical sets of inputs - V1, V2, DVD, CD, and SAT. Each of these has analo g audio, composite video, S-video, coaxial digital audio, and optical digital a udio. It is convenient to conne c[...]

20 My laser disc player (or other digital source) has only op tical output, but my CD recorder (or other digital recorder) has only coaxial input. Do I need some sort o f converter to make direct digital recordings? No, your receiver will conv ert optical to coaxial and coaxial to opti c al. The currently sele cted digital input (optical or coaxial[...]

21 SETUP For best results, perform t he following set up procedure when you initially install your recei ver and anytime you change or add sources, sp eakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listenin g area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your receiver will require you to navigate through the me nu system . We recommend that you use a video monitor connec[...]

22 SYSTEM SETUP You should always perform System Setup after first inst alling your receive r and after adding/changin g speakers or sources or rearranging your listening area. Check that the remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 B&K or POWER SLEEP turn on receiver 2 MENU MENU activate menu system 3 À (UP) or § (DOW[...]

23 Set the size for your front left and righ t, ‘L’ and ’R’ speakers - You must have front speakers. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Speaker Size 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate SETUP SPEAKER SIZE 3 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Front 4 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB choo[...]

24 Set the size for your surround left an d right, ‘Sl’ and ‘Sr’ speakers - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Surround 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB choose speaker size Surround setting Subwoofer Ultra Subwoofer Yes THX Subwoofer None Front Large Subwoofer None Front Small None Surrou[...]

25 Surround Back setting Subwoofer Ultra Subwoofer Y es THX Subwoofer None Front Large Subwoofer None Front Small None Sb Bass to SW Sb Hi-Pass to Front Sb Bass to SW Sb Hi-Pass to Front Sb Full to Front Sb Bass lost * S b Hi-Pass to Front 1 Small Sb Bass to SW Sb Hi-Pass to Surround Back Left Sb Bass to SW Sb Hi-Pass to Surround Back Left Sb Bass [...]

26 Subwoofer Setting Front Large Center Large Surround Large Surround Back Large None LFE + Bass to Front LFE + Bass to Center LFE + Bass to Surround LFE + Bass to Surround Back Yes THX LFE + Bass to SW Front Bass not Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Center Bass not Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Surround Bass not Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Sb Bass not Du[...]

27 Speaker Location Ideally your speakers will be the same dista nce away from your listening area. However, physical limitations usually require placing the spe aker in other than optim um locations. Your receiver contains a me ans to electronically move each speaker’s lo cation. This allows for superi or reproduction of the directional cue s av[...]

28 Speaker Levels Speaker level calibration al lows you to equalize the volume levels of each speaker to make up for differe nces in speaker characteristics and distan ces from the liste ner to the speaker s. For best result s it is important that you perform this calibration when you initiall y install your receiver, whenever you change speakers, [...]

29 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Cross overs + LFE 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate SETUP CROSSOVERS + LFE 3 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) mo ve to Crossover 4 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB adjust frequency to desired value Set the high pass filters slope - A crossover doesn’t simply[...]

30 Set the low pass filters slope - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Low Pass 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB adjust filter slope to desired value Set your LFE (.1) channel lev el - Usually this will be set to 0.0 dB (def ault). However, if you have no subwoofer you may wish to reduce the low [...]

31 Room Equalization Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults . However, theses settings allow for the correction of various tonal errors that occur during re production of audio in a home theater. The room equalization menu allows for two types of adjustments. 1) A notch filter that allows you to ‘Not ch’ or reduce the ac[...]

32 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Test Tone frequency 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB set to desired frequency 3 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Notch, Bass or Treble adjustments 4 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB set to desired values 5 repeat 1 – 4 repeat 1 – 4 repeat u[...]

33 Setup variable ‘EQ 1’ - allows you to se t default bass and treble settings for u se with all input sources in all audio modes excluding DV D Audio. Many system s allow only adj ustm ent of bass and treble lev els at fixed freque ncy points. Your receiver allows you to adj ust level and frequ ency to aid in adjusting your room for a flat fre[...]

34 Display This menu allows you to set various aspec ts of your vi deo and front pan el displays. Make su re you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) mo ve to Displays 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate SETUP DISPLAYS Set the intensity of the front panel di[...]

35 Set the intensity of on-screen v ideo overlays - Overlays will appe ar when you change a receiver setting or your receiver detects a change in the i ncoming audio or vi de o information. Transpare nt mode allows video to be seen behind the overlay. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Overlay 2 ¶ (LE[...]

36 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Zone 1 Video Monitor 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB adjust for desired operation Set the Zone 1 Monitor Aspect Ratio - During normal oper ation, your receiv er will overlay status information on your video monitor. This information is normally display ed at[...]

37 Inputs Usually these settings may be left set to the factory d efaults . However, your receiver allows ‘fine tuning’ of how the surround proce ssor operates after the selection of an input source. Make sure yo u are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN[...]

38 Favorite audio listening mode continued Setting a favorite listening mode here will not preve nt t he system from automatically adjusting the listening mod e in response to bitstream in formation, nor will it prevent the user from changing mode s during normal oper ation. It is merely the mode that i s chosen when that in put is initially select[...]

39 From Remote From Front Panel Action 4 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Favorite Speakers 5 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB selec t favorite speakers for use with source Set the 2-channel surrou nd decoder ty pe - select a default surround decoder type, the options are Dol by Pro Logic Movie, Dolby Pro Logic Musi c, Dolby Pro Logi[...]

40 From Remote From Front Panel Action 4 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Multi-chan type 5 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB select type for use with source Set input source level - Allows you to match the levels of you r input sources so that there are no large changes in volume as you change from one source to another . This is for[...]

41 Set component video - Allows you t o associate one of three compone nt video inputs with each of your input sources. When you choo se that source for viewing, the associated component video inpu t will be routed to the component video output. From Remote From Front Panel Action 15 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Component Video 16 ¶[...]

42 Presets Usually these settings may be left set to the factory d efaults . However, your receiver allows ‘fine tuning’ of how presets operate. Make sure you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Presets 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate SETUP [...]

43 Generating a name when saving a preset - When you save a preset, your system automatically ge nerates a simple name for the pre set, which you can then change befo re confirming the preset save. You may wish to defeat this automatic naming so that any custom names that y ou have entered will not get erased each time you save a minor change to a [...]

44 MEMORY BACKUP Your receiver continually saves any se ttings you have made even if po wer is lost. However, you may wish to save a backup of your settings in case of inadvertent chang es to them. To perfo rm a backup, follow the procedure below. To restore backup settings perform the same proced ure bu t select restore in st ead of backup. If you[...]

45 OPERATION The following outlines the normal d ay-to-day operation of your receiver from the supplied universal remote or directly from your receiver’s front panel. The universal remote is also capable of controlling other equipment and storing sequences of commonly used commands. Refer to th e separate remote manual for details on these functi[...]

46 CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected source will ap pear at the Zone 1 output, the TAPE ou tput, and the V1 output. To prevent feedback, TAPE input will not appear at TAPE output and V1 input will not appear at V1 output. From Remote From Front Panel Action MAIN return control to receiver desired Source (SOURCE) step to source select desir[...]

47 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME From Remote From Front Panel Action VOLUME + or VOLUME − VOLUME KNOB adjust volume MUTE can’t do from front panel instant volume all the way down press MUTE again to resto re Note: The front panel VOLUME KNOB is used to control mult iple functions and, theref ore, cannot always control the volume. The VOLUME KNOB may con[...]

48 AUDIO MODES Your receiver is de signed to work with 5 audio listen ing modes. Under norm al operation you may sim ply select Mono, Stereo, Surround, THX or DVD Audio via the remo te control. In addition, you may choose an audi o listening mode immediately followed by a spe aker selectio n. The table below shows ho w your receiver will route audi[...]

49 Audio Mode description MONO Sums the incoming audio information to a single channel a nd rout es it to the desired speaker. Use thi s mode for listening to the FM tuner with weak RF signal stre ngths. It is also useful in the case of a larg e listening group and it is difficult to put everyone near the optimum listening position. STEREO Sums the[...]

50 Neo:6 Movie (Cinema) When listening to movies u sing the DTS Neo:6 m ovie de coder with ste reo TV shows or other surround-encoded programs, there is furthe r enhancement to soundfield di rect ionality, which is close to th e quality of discrete 6.1- channel sound. Conve ntional narrow band m onaural surro und channel is play ed as stereo with a[...]

51 Special Considerations For use with multi-channel encoded bitstreams p ressing of SURROUND or THX toggles between th e Movie and Music playback options. For use with 2-channel analog or dig ital audio , pressing of SURROUND o r THX allows sequenci ng through the six surround decoder types, Pro Logic Movie, Pro Logi c Mu sic, Pro Logic II Movie, [...]

52 Why do I need all these audio modes? With the wide variety of audio source material ava ilable today, i.e. single channel mono, 2 cha nnel mono, 2 channel stereo, 2 chann el surround and multi-chan nel encode d audio, we belie ve that the reproduction of this material is best handled in audio categories. We have decided to define five “audio m[...]

53 EQUALIZATION ‘EQ’ Selecting an EQ functio n via the remote control - allows yo u to override how the au dio is currently being processed. This is where you may se t the Dynamic Range to eit her Normal (default) or Limited for late night listening while processi ng Dolby Digital or DTS bit streams. Settings made here are intended for o ccasio[...]

54 Select Dynamic Range Limited For late night listening while proce ssing Dolby Digital or DTS bit streams and a redu ced dynamic ra nge is desired. When the dynamic range is set to limited, compre ssion is used to raise the average loud ness of the dialog, and the program peaks will be restricted much in the style of conventional television audio[...]

55 ZONE ‘Z’ Use the Z (z one) function v ia the remote con trol - For use i n a second audio zone, your receiver come s equipped with a fully independent 2-ch annel analog pre-amp. The easiest way to control this second zone is with a dedicated Zone 2 (the factory default zone ID setting of Zone B is 2) remote available from B&K and other u[...]

56 Saving a Preset From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 make all settings you wish to save make all settings you wish to save prepare for saving preset 2 SAVE not available activate preset save enter desired preset # not avail able select a destination preset 3 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) save preset and allow renaming 4 À (UP) or § (DOWN) ¶ (LEFT) or[...]

57 Recall preset using Zone 1 Operation From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 MENU MENU return to main menu 2 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Zone 1 Operation 3 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate ZONE 1 OPERATION 4 number or +10+ number (PRESET) step to des ired preset select a preset for recall 5 ENTER (ENTER) recall preset Save preset usin[...]

58 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Zone 2 Operation 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate ZONE 2 OPERATION 3 source then B&K VOLUME + or VOLUME − (SOURCE) and or (UP) or (DOWN) (select function) VOLUME KNOB (adjust parameter) adjust and or edit Zone 2 parameters as desired 4 MENU MENU return to main[...]

59 ZONE 1 FAVORITE PRESETS Favorite presets need only be setup after adding/ch anging pr esets or sour ces. This feature allows for skippi ng selected presets when p ressing the remote CHANNEL + & CHANNEL − buttons or front panel PRESET button. When you save a preset it will be automat ically added to the favorite preset list. If using the re[...]

60 ZONE 2 FAVORITE PRESETS Favorite presets need only be setup after adding/ch anging pr esets or sour ces. This feature allows for skippi ng selected presets when p ressing the remote CHANNE L + & CHANNEL − buttons or front panel preset (+) button. When you save a preset it will be automat ically added to the favorite preset list. If using t[...]

61 GETTING RECEIVER STATUS When you are not in a menu, pressing ENTER at any time will bring up a two or three line status m essage on Zone 1 video outputs. A single line status me ssage is also available on the receiver’s front panel di splay. This display will also pop up automatically wh enever you change sources or wheneve r the selected sou [...]

62 ADVANCED FEATURES WARNING - The following describes the advanced features of the receiver. Sin ce changing some of these functio ns may caus e severe effe cts such a s no sou nd or no remote control operation, we suggest y ou leave this menu disabled (hidde n) for normal operati on. If you are unsure of what you are ch anging DO NOT perform any [...]

63 Set the maximum level of Zone 1 (A) - Max level allows you to set a maximum volume level for Zone 1 (A). This is very useful if you are using speake rs that can’t handle the maxi mum power output from your receiver or if you simply wish to limit the volume that can be achi eved using normal front panel or remote operation. WARNING - If you set[...]

64 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to On Screen Dis play 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB set to All, User or Off Set V1 line output usage - V1 output is normally set up as a tape l oop. The V1 and Zone 1 (A) outputs ar e the current source (V2, TV, CD, DVD, etc. ) exce pt when the current select[...]

65 Set surround mode operation - Most users will prefer the facto ry setti ng - AUTO. In this mode the receiver automatically sets the surround mode to full 7.1 channel operation (or as many as permitted by yo ur speaker setup) whenever a Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream is detected regardless of what surround mode you have selected . For example, lo[...]

66 Zone 2 (B) Level Contr ol - You may wish to install an in-wall volume control in your second zone. This can cause confusion between y our receiver’s internal Zone 2 (B) volume controls and your in-wall controls. WARNING - Setting Zone 2 (B) LEVEL CONTROL to FIXED w ill cause y our receiver to immediately send its maximum Zone 2 (B) volume to y[...]

67 Set the Zone ID for Zone B - Each me ssage transmitted from your remo te includes a Product ID Code Set (See Zone ID), which allows in dependent co mmand and control of the receiver’s Zones A a nd B. Set the desired zone ID number for use with Zo ne B (default 2). You may not set the Z one B zone ID to the sam e setting as Zone A (default 1) o[...]

68 Link Zone 2 (B) input to Zone 1 (A) input sele ction - Zone 2 (B ) input source sele ction may be linked with Zone 1 (A) source selection s. In operation, whenever a source selection is detected (remote, front panel or RS-232) on Zone 1 (A), source lin kage will cause the source to be selected on both zones. Independent source selection i s stil[...]

69 Power On Titles When you turn your receiver on it displays two line s of text. You can change this text to a person alized message. Make sure you are in the ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP menu and the remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Power On Titles 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activat[...]

70 Setup Control Out 1 Control out 1 is dedicated to Zone 1 (A) it can be p rogra mmed to be on or off for e ach source. For example you may wish to use the control out to pull down a p rojection screen for your V1 a nd DVD sources but roll it up for Tuner and CD. Control out 1 can also be set to H EADPHONE or RS-232. HEADPHONE mode is intended to [...]

71 Setup Control Out 3 CONTROL OUT SETUP 1 Control Out 1 2 Control Out 2 3 Control Out 3 4 Control Out 4 next item SEL select MENU advanced setup 3 Control Out 3 CONTROL OUT 3 CONTROL OUT 3 SETUP 1 TUNER Zone A+B 2 V1 Zone A+B 3 V2 Zone A+B 4 TV Zone A+B 5 DVD Zone A+B 6 CD Zone A+B 7 SAT Zone A+B 8 Tape Zone A+B next item adjust MENU control out s[...]

72 Security Options Advanced Security options allow you to hide the ADVANCED SY STEM SETUP menu to prevent inadvertent changes to advanced system settings. This men u also allows you to lock your preset and system setup settings to prevent inadvertent reprogramming. Advanced Menu Visibility - If you select Advanced Menu Visible then yo u can return[...]

73 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) mo ve to Front Locked 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB No - allow front panel operation Yes - DO NOT ALLOW FRONT PANEL OPERATION IR Locked - Locking the IR remote control will only allow operation of your receiver from the front panel or RS- 232 computer interface. N[...]

74 DSP Usage Allows displaying the current DSP usag e in MIPS. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) mo ve to DSP Usage 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate DSP USAGE 3 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) display currently used DSP MIPS RS-232 Control Port Configure the advanced computer interface control p ort on you[...]

75 RS-232 baud rate - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Baud Rate 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB select desired baud rate RS-232 echo - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Echo 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB select Enable or Disabled RS-232[...]

76 RS-232 receive ID - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) mo ve to Receive ID 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB select desired receive ID RS-232 transmit ID - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (UP) or § (DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Trans mit ID 2 ¶ (LEFT) or • (RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB select desire[...]

77 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION No sound, display will not light 1. Power cord not plugged in. 2. Power off at AC source. 3. Power switch off. 4. AC power inlet fuse blown or faulty. * 1. Reconnect power cord. 2. Check power at plug. 3. Turn power switch on. 4. Check for shorts or overloading. Repl ace fuse. No sound, di[...]

78 RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS Audio Specifications Video Specifications Frequency Response: 5 Hz - 20 kHz, + 0/ − 0.5dB Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 10 MHz ± 3dB Input Sensitivity: 2 V in, 1.5 V out (0dB) Maximum Input Level: 2 V P-P Maximum Output Level: 3 V Maximum Output Level: 2 V P-P Signal to Noise Ratio: 98 dB CCIR 2 k Weighted Input Impedanc[...]

79 LIMITED WARRANTY B & K Components Ltd., referred to herein as B & K, warrants your B & K equipment against all d efects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase. This warranty applies o nly to the original purchaser and only to equip ment in normal residential use and service. Defective equipme[...]

80 NOTES[...]

81 REAR PANEL ENLARGED VIEW V1 V2 DVD CD SAT OPTICAL DIGITAL 12VDC 50mA + V1 DVD TAPE ZB/V2 V2 CD TAPE ZB TV SAT V1 ZA Audio/Video Systems Made in the U.S.A. LINE INPUTS OUT V1 ZA OUT V2 TV COAX DIGITAL DVD ZB OUT CD SAT CONTROL OUT IR IN ZA ZB IN 1 COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 OUT ANTENNA AM FM LINE OUTPUTS SB A C K FRONT SURR FRONT SURR 1 2 3 4 DVD-AUDIO[...]

82 THE OSD MENU SYSTEM A SETU P SPEA KERS 1 Speaker Size 2 Speaker Locat ion 3 Speaker Levels 4 Crossovers + LFE 5 Room Equalization next it em SEL select MENU syst em setup SETU P DI SPLA YS 1 Front Panel Bright 2 Overlay O paque Brigh t 3 Backgrou nd Colo r Grey 4 Z 1 Monito r Video A ut o 5 Z 1 Monito r A spect 4: 3 next item adju st MENU setup [...]

83 THE OSD MENU SYSTEM B SETU P CR OSSO VERS + LF E 1 Crossover 80.0 Hz THX 2 High Pass +12.0 d B THX 3 Low Pass +24.0 dB THX 4 LFE Level -20.0 dB next it em adju st MENU speaker setu p SET UP SPEA KER LEVEL S Left Cent er Right Front +12.0 -11.5 +9.5 Sur round +12. 0 +12. 0 Back +12.0 +12.0 Subwo ofer +12.0 next it em adju st MENU setup speakers S[...]

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