Arcam manual Operating your AVP700, Switching on/off, Volume control, Front panel display

Operating your AVP700

A/V SURROUND SOUND PROCESSOR				AVP700
	FM MUTE/		PRESET/
RDS INFO	MONO	STORE	TUNE	DOWN/UP
				ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE 7.1 PROCESSOR
TREBLE EFFECT	M O D E

AUX PHONES BASS MENU OK DVD SAT AV AUX VCR TAPE CD FM AM DVD-A ZONE 2 DIRECT DISPLAY MUTE

For information display we recommend you use the OSD on your TV/screen whenever possible. However, all key information is also duplicated one line at a time on the front panel display of the AVP700.

Switching on/off

Press the power button in. After approximately two seconds, the power LED will turn green and the current input and volume level will be shown; after a further 10 seconds, the AVP700 is ready for use.

Please wait until the unit has finished initialising before attempting to operate the AVP700. It is recommended that if the unit is switched off, you should wait at least 10 seconds before switching the unit back on.

Stand-by

The AVP700 has a stand-by mode which can be entered by pressing the green stand-by button on the remote control. When in stand-by mode the display is blank and the power LED glows red. If you do not wish to put Zone 2 into stand-by at the same time as the main zone, press and hold the stand-by button on the remote control for about 3 seconds. After this time, the front-panel of the AVP700 will display the text “Main Off”, before going into stand-by; the LED for Zone 2 will be illuminated to show that Zone 2 is still operating.

When not being used, the AVP700 may be left in stand-by mode, as power consumption is low. If you are not using your AVP700 for several days, however, we recommend you switch the unit off completely using the front panel power button.

To switch on from stand-by, press one of the source buttons on the front panel or on the remote control, or use the stand-by button on the remote control.

Volume control

To adjust the volume level of the loudspeakers, pre-amp outputs and headphones use the volume control knob. The volume level is shown on the display. Note that different sources may require different settings of the volume control to achieve the same perceived volume level.

It is important to realise that the value indicated for the volume level is not an accurate indication of the power delivered to your loudspeakers. The AVP700 may deliver its full output power long before the volume control reaches its maximum position, particularly when listening to heavily recorded music.

In comparison, some movie sountracks can appear to be very quiet, as many directors like to keep the maximum levels in reserve for special effect sequences.

The volume can be controlled over a range of 100dB in 1dB steps.

Muting the volume

Pressing the MUTE button will mute the output of the AVP700 to the speakers and from the ‘pre-amp out’ connectors (the output to the record loops remains unaffected). ‘MUTE’ will be shown on the display while in this state.

Press MUTE for a second time (or adjust the volume) to exit the mute state.

Front panel display

In normal operation, the display shows the current volume setting; smaller illuminated areas indicate the audio input type (digital or analogue) and the digital stream type (if applicable). If the processing mode changes (for example, from Dolby Pro Logic decoding to Dolby Digital 5.1), then this will be displayed “in large letters” for about 2 seconds.

Changing the display brightness (the DISPLAY button)

It is possible to select the illumination level of the front panel display. Press DISPLAY on the front panel or DIS on the remote to cycle through the three illumination levels (Off/Dim/Bright).

VOLUME

POWER

AVP700

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