Arcam AVR350 manual Connecting loudspeakers, Using spade terminals, Speaker impedance

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HDMI

An HDMI connection between a source and your display device offers the best possible picture quality. This connection type is, however, the most limiting in terms of routing, advised cable length and conversion.

The AVR350 provides two HDMI inputs; these are labelled ‘DVD’ and ‘SAT’ in anticipation of the most common use for these connectors, but they may be used for any HDMI source. These inputs may be configured to be associated with any of the other sources, so that selecting that source (‘AUX’, for example), selects one of the HDMI inputs instead of the usual input associated with that source.

It is important to realise that analogue video sources cannot be routed by the AVR350 to the HDMI output, nor can either of the HDMI inputs be converted to analogue video (of any sort). The AVR350 acts simply as a switching device, selecting one of the inputs and routing it to the output.

Keeping the above in mind, it will be necessary (as with the high-quality analogue video connections), to provide a composite video feed, in addition to the HDMI connection, if the video is to be routed to Zone 2.

DVD SAT

HDMI IN

HDMI OUT

English

Connecting loudspeakers

The red and black terminals on the back of the AVR350 are used to make the connections to the

 

The speaker connectors

loudspeakers. The speakers should be connected to the loudspeaker terminals, refering to the

on the rear-panel are

labels on the rear-panel.

labelled as follows:

When connecting the speaker terminals of the amplifier with the terminals on the speakers

 

FL - Front Left

make sure that like polarities are matched (i.e., match ‘+’ with ‘+’ (usually red) and ‘–’ with ‘–’

 

FR - Front Right

(usually black)). Mismatching of polarities will result in a weak central sound, unclear orientation

CEN - Centre

of the instruments and the sense of direction of the stereo being impaired.

RS - Right Surround

There are two options for connecting the speaker cable to the amplifier:

LS - Left Surround

Using bare wire ended leads:

RSB - Right Surr. Back

LSB - Left Surr. Back

1. Strip back the insulation on the wire to reveal about 2cm of conductor (the metal inside

 

 

the cable).

 

2.If the conductor is stranded, twist the strands together tightly to avoid loose strands making contact with the adjacent terminals or the back panel.

3.Loosen the terminal by turning it anti-clockwise

4.Insert the twisted wire through the hole in the terminal.

5.Tighten by turning clockwise.

When making connections with stranded bare ended wires, take great care that no individual strands of wire come into contact with the adjacent terminals or with the back panel. If this should happen, it will cause a short circuit on the output of the amplifier and could damage the amplifier.

Using spade terminals:

1.Loosen the terminal by turning it anti-clockwise

2.Insert the spade connector under the terminal.

3.Tighten by turning clockwise.

Speaker impedance

Before connecting loudspeakers to your AVR350 you must set the impedance switch on the rear to the correct position (never adjust this switch with the power on or you may damage your speakers). If your loudspeakers are rated at 6Ω or lower set the switch to the 4Ω position; if your loudspeakers are rated higher than 6Ω, set the switch to the 8Ω position. This unit should only be used with loudspeakers with an impedance rating above 4Ω.

Note that failure to set this switch correctly for your speakers may cause the amplifier to shut down due to overheating.

SPEAKER

IMPEDANCE

AVR350

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Contents Arcam AVR350 surround sound receiver Safety guidelines Important safety instructionsSafety compliance Contents Safety Using this handbookBefore you start IntroductionBefore making connections Using the remote controlPositioning the unit InstallationAVR350 rear panel CablesAnalogue audio connections Audio connectionsAnalogue pre-amplifier outputs Connection of record decksVideo connections Scart RGB 4-wire connectionConnecting loudspeakers Using spade terminalsSpeaker impedance Zone 2 connections Connecting the AM and FM antennasFM antenna AM antennaControl connections Connecting to a power supplyTrigger outputs Mains leadSet-up mode Configuring the AVR350Set-up Menu Index Navigating the Set-up menu‘Basic’ Set-up Menus General SettingsSubwoofer Settings Speaker SizesBypass the DSP processing Speaker Delay Settings Speaker delay settingsDistance measurements for 5.1 EX Settings Level settingsTest Tone Cycle Use Channels 6+7 forADV 3 Digital Settings ADV 2 Video Settings‘Advanced’ Set-up Menus ADV 1 Speaker EqADV 4 Zone 2 Settings Saving Settings and Exit Set-upADV 5 Analogue Settings ADV 6 Hdmi SettingsCR100 Universal remote control AVR specific keys CR100 Volume control Switching on/offOperating your AVR350 Front panel displayInput selection HeadphonesStereo Direct ZoneEffects/FX Remote control buttonsMode Treble/BassTuning to a station Using the tunerStoring a preset Deleting a presetUsing the Main Menu ‘Dimension’ is set to 3 for normal use Using ZoneDisplay Centre spreading Effect No centre spreading 20.8 69.8 Phantom centreDigital multi-channel sources Surround modesTwo-channel source modes Multi-channel source modesFollowing decoding and surround modes are available Mono DSP Effects Modes Speaker positioningBi-wiring your loudspeakers Bi-wiring and bi-amping loudspeakersBefore you start important information Bi-amping your systemFront Right Front Left Speaker Bi-amping using an external power-amplifierTroubleshooting No Zone 2 audio when playing DTS film Source switching changes randomly or freezes on one sourceUnable to adjust bass and treble controls Hum on an analogue inputIR Remote Codes Command Command codeSystem code Command Command code Scart connections Scart RGB cable with audio back to processorScart S-video cable with audio back to processor Technical specifications Continual improvement policyRadio interference Guarantee Worldwide GuaranteeOn line registration
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