Arcam AVR250 manual Effects/FX, Mode, Treble/Bass, Remote control buttons

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Effects/FX

The EFFECT button (FX on the remote) cycles through the available effect modes. The effects are only available when the AVR250 is in stereo mode.

For more information on the effects, see the section ‘DSP Effects Modes’, page 25.

Mode

When a selected digital input carries a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the AVR250 detects it automatically and processes the signal accordingly.

Effect

Description

 

 

None

No effects active, stereo signal

 

 

Music

Extracted ambience and centre information

 

 

Party

All speakers on

 

 

Club

Small room

 

 

Hall

Medium reverberant room

 

 

Sport

Very reverberant with extracted ambience

 

and dry centre dialogue

 

 

Church

Long reverberant room

 

 

English

For an analogue input or when no Dolby Digital or DTS signal is detected, pressing the MODE button cycles through the available

surround sound modes; for Dolby Digital or DTS signals, the mode button cycles through the processing modes available for these types of signal. All of the available modes are detailed later in this handbook, starting on page 26.

The selected mode is displayed in the main section of the display for three seconds, before reverting to show the current volume. The surround mode continues to be shown on the display.

Treble/Bass

These allow you to alter temporarily the bass and treble controls for all currently active speakers. In the case of Stereo, this would only apply to the front left and right speakers. In Effects, Pro Logic IIx Music, Dolby Digital and DTS modes (for example), this would apply to all present speakers.

You can adjust the bass and treble by up to ±6dB. These adjustments are in addition to those made in ‘Speaker Eq’ in the Set-up Menu. However, the maximum overall tone control range for each speaker using this screen plus the settings in ‘Speaker Eq’ is still ±6dB (not ±12dB).

To select the speaker to be adjusted, press the Treble/Bass button repeatedly until the desired speaker is shown on the front-panel display. Then use the volume control knob to adjust the setting up or down.

Note that bass and treble alterations are not available in Stereo mode when AUTO STEREO TONE BYPASS is set to YES, or in Stereo Direct mode.

Remote control buttons

In addition to the buttons detailed above, the following remote control buttons are also relevant.

SUB

This button on the remote allows adjustment of the Subwoofer volume. Press SUB, then adjust using the34buttons on the navigation pad.

INFO

This button has the same effect as the RDS button on the front panel. See below for details of its operation.

SYN

Delays may be introduced into the video signal by external video processing equipment which causes a mismatch between the audio and video timing. You will notice this by speech sound being out of synchronisation with the lip movements in the video.

To compensate for this you can adjust the lip sync audio delay. Press SYN and use the34navigation buttons to change the delay.

See page 22 for a full explanation of this feature.

TRM

This allows temporary adjustment of the speaker levels. Press TRM to access the OSD ‘Speaker Trims’ menu, using the navigation buttons to adjust the levels required. Press again to exit the trim function.

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Contents AVR250 Safety guidelines Important safety instructionsSafety compliance Contents Safety Using this handbookBefore you start IntroductionBefore making connections Inserting the batteries into the remote controlPositioning the unit InstallationAVR250 rear panel CablesAnalogue audio connections Audio connectionsSubwoofer output Connection of record decksVideo connections Scart RGB 4-WIRE ConnectionComposite/S-video video connections High quality Component video connectionsUsing bare wire ended leads Connecting loudspeakersUsing spade terminals Zone 2 connectionsConnecting to a power supply Connecting the AM and FM antennasSet-up mode Configuring the AVR250Set-up Menu Index Navigating the Set-up menu2/S-VIDEOtrigger is not active in this mode General Settings‘Basic’ Set-up Menus Select Cvbs statusSubwoofer Settings Speaker SizesSurr L/R Small Large Distance measurements for 5.1 Speaker delay settings Speaker Delay SettingsEX 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 Save Set-upRemote control Volume control Switching on/offOperating your AVR250 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 Decoder splits the centre signal equally to Using ZoneIntroduction EffectDigital multi-channel sources Surround modesMulti-channel source modes Two-channel source modesDSP Effects Modes Speaker positioningBi-wiring your loudspeakers Bi-wiring and bi-amping loudspeakersBefore you start important information Bi-amping your systemTroubleshooting 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 inputScart connections Scart RGB cable with audio back to processorScart S-video cable with audio back to processor IR Remote Codes Command Command codePreset System code Command Command codePower toggle Mute Preset/Tune down Preset/Tune up Preset/Tune mode toggleTechnical specifications Continual improvement policyRadio interference Guarantee Worldwide GuaranteeOn line registration Appendix Serial programming interface Command and response formatsPower / Alimentation / Betriebsbereitschaft / Stroom Example / Exemple / Beispiel / Voorbeeld Mute / Coupure du son / Stumm / DempenChange l’entrée audio et vidéo d’une zone Changes the audio and video input to a zoneÄnderung des Audio- oder Videoeingangs einer Zone De audio- en video-ingang naar een zone wijzigenChange l’entrée vidéo de la zone principale Changes the video input for the main zoneÄnderung der Videoquelle der Hauptzone De video-ingang voor de hoofdzone wijzigenDirect mode / Mode Direct / Direktmodus / Modus Direct Navigation / Navigation / Navigation / Navigatie Effect / Effet / Effekt / EffectStore / Mémorisation / Speichern / Opslaan Preset / Présélection / Voreinstellung / VoorinstellingRDS / Système RDS / RDS / RDS Tune / Réglage / Senderabstimmung / Afstemmen
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