•The digital audio input signal may be either optical or coaxial, but the signal must be in the PCM format. Direct con- nection of USB or serial data outputs is not possible, even though the signals are in the MP3 format. If you have any questions about the data output format from your computer or a sound card, check with the device’s owner’s manual or contact the manufacturer’s technical support area.
•Due to the wide variation in MP3 for- mats and encoding speeds, it is possi- ble that the AVR580 may not be com- patible with all MP3 input signals. Some may produce unacceptable results and some may not be decoded. This is not a fault of either the computer or the AVR580, but rather a by-product of the unpredictable nature of MP3 playback.
Tuner Operation
The AVR580’s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and FM Stereo broadcast sta- tions. Stations may be tuned manually, or they may be stored as favorite station presets and recalled from a 30-position memory.
Region Selection
The AVR’s FM tuner must be set for com- patibility with the television format and radio broadcasts in your area. Using the Region Selector ⁄ located on the rear panel of the receiver, select the position corresponding to the country in which you are using the receiver: C, S or K.
Refer to the chart below to determine the proper setting. For other countries, con- sult with your dealer or distributor to determine the correct setting.
Country | Region Selector Switch |
China | C |
Hong Kong† | C |
Indonesia† | S |
Korea (South) | K |
Malaysia† | S |
Singapore† | S |
Thailand† | S |
†Depending on the electrical requirements in your area or the wiring in your home, the power cords included with your AVR may not be the correct ones, and you may need to contact your local JBL distributor to obtain the correct power cord.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Any adjustments made to the Region Selector ⁄ will
not take effect unless the unit is first fully turned off by pressing the Main Power
Switch 1 until it pops out and the word “OFF” appears on the top of the button.
Station Selection
1.Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button gç on the remote to select the tuner as an input. The tuner may be selected from the front panel by pressing either the Input Source Selector % until the tuner is active or the Tuner Band Selector ! at any time.
2.Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button gç or Tuner Band Selector ! again to switch between AM and FM so that the desired fre- quency band is selected.
3.Press the Tuner Mode Button ^ s to select manual or automatic tuning.
When the AUTO Indicator J is lit in the Main Information Display ˜ the tuner will only stop at those stations that have a strong enough signal to be received with acceptable quality.
When the AUTO Indicator J is not lit, the tuner is in a manual mode and will stop at each frequency increment in the selected band.
4.To select stations, press the Tuning Selector Button 9ué. When the AUTO Indicator J is lit, press the button to cause the tuner to search for the next highest- or lowest-fre- quency station that has an acceptable
signal. Hold the Tuning Selector Button 9ué to scan through
the stations with acceptable signals. Press the Tuner Mode Button ^s to switch to the manual tuning mode,
in which each press of the Tuning Selector Button 9ué ad- vances one frequency increment; press and hold the selector button to scan through all frequency increments.
When tuning FM stations in the Auto mode, the tuner will only select stereo stations. To tune to the next station, switch to the manual tuning mode and press the button again. If the STEREO Indicator H is not lit, tap the Tuning Selector Button 9ué to advance one frequency increment at a time, or press and hold it to locate a specific sta- tion. When the TUNED Indicator I lights, the station is properly tuned and should be heard with clarity.
5.Stations may also be tuned directly by pressing the Direct Button t, and then pressing the Numeric Keys r that correspond to the station’s fre- quency. The desired station will auto- matically be tuned. If you press an incorrect button while entering a direct frequency, press the Clear Button 34 to start over.
NOTE: When the FM reception of a station is weak, audio quality will be increased by switching to Mono mode by pressing the Tuner Mode Button ^s until the STEREO Indicator H goes out.
Preset Tuning
Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be stored in the AVR580’s memory for easy recall using the front-panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station into the memory, first tune the station using the steps outlined above. Then:
1.Press the Memory Button 35 on the remote. The MEMORY Indicator G will light and flash in the Main Information Display ˜.
2.Within five seconds, press the Numeric Keys r corresponding to the location where you wish to store this station’s frequency. Once entered, the preset number will appear in the Main Information DIsplay ˜.
3.Repeat the process after tuning any additional stations to be preset.
Recalling Preset Stations
•To manually select a station previously entered in the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys r that corre- spond to the desired station’s memory location.
•To manually tune through the list of stored preset stations one by one, press the Preset Stations Selector Buttons $ 33 © on the front panel or remote.
Tape Recording
In normal operation, the audio or video source selected for listening through the AVR580 is sent to the record outputs. This means that any program you are watching or listening to may be recorded
