Arcam AVR500 / AVR600 / AV888 Operation, Operating your AVR500 /AVR600 / AV888, Switching on

operation

Operating your

AVR500 /AVR600 / AV888

For information display we recommend you use the OSD (On-Screen Display) on your display device whenever possible.

Switching on

Press the front panel power button in. The power LED will glow orange, the front display shows the word ‘ARCAM’, followed by the volume setting and the name of the selected input. After initialization is complete, the power LED changes colour to green.

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

Standby

The unit has a standby mode which can be entered by pressing Standby on the remote control. When in standby mode, the display is blank and the power LED glows red.

While in Standby mode, it may be possible to hear a slight residual hum coming from the mains transformer inside the amplifier. This is perfectly normal. However, if the unit is to be left unused for an extended period, we recommend that you disconnect it from the mains supply to save power.

To switch on from standby

Press the standby button on the remote control or any key on the front panel (other than the power button).

Front panel display

The unit is ready for use after about four seconds.

The display window shows the currently selected source and the last selected information view setting (this information line can be changed using the INFO button).

The active zones (Z1, Z2 or Z3) are highlighted – the example screen above shows that only Z1 (i.e. Zone1) is active. The current volume setting (70.0dB in the above example) is also displayed.

Selecting a source			The MCH input is intended for direct analogue pass-
To select a particular source, press the –inputor			through of DVD Audio or SACD sources. Apart from
			volume control and level trim, no processing modes
input + buttons until that source is shown on the front			are possible on this input, including bass management
panel display, or (if available) press the corresponding			and delays. Please set bass management, speaker size
source button on the remote. The following sources are			and speaker delays in the source player. You can copy
available:			the distances and relative speaker levels from the Setup
CD	Compact Disc player input		menus in the AVR500, AVR600 or AV888.
AV	Audio-Visual input		Tape operation (AVR600/AV888 only)
DVD	DVD player input		Three analogue audio outputs are provided for
SAT	Satellite receiver input		recording, VCR, PVR and Tape out. The selected analogue
			input are routed to each of these outputs.
VCR	Video Cassette Recorder input
			If the VCR input is selected, the VCR Out output
PVR	Personal Video Recorder input		is muted to prevent feedback loops in recording
Phono1	Phono (MM cartridge) input		equipment. Similarly the PVR Out and Tape Out outputs
MCH	Selects MCH (multichannel)		are muted when their respective inputs are selected to
			prevent feedback.
	analogue input		VCR operation (AVR600/AV888 only)
TAPE	Audio only tape deck input
			Two outputs are provided for recording (Composite
AUX	Auxiliary (front panel) input
			and S-Video only), VCR and PVR Out. The selected video
Net2	Internal (Ethernet) and external USB
			input is routed to each of these outputs.
	solid-state device (e.g. pen drive) input.		Stereo Direct
iPod	Requires an iPod® and Arcam rDock
			To listen to a pure analogue stereo input, press the
	or rLead.
The following sources are only available on the AVR500/			Direct button. The Stereo Direct mode automatically
			bypasses all processing and any surround functions. In
AVR600:
			direct mode, digital processing is shut down to improve
AM/FM	Internal tuner input		the sound quality and reduces digital noise with the unit
			to an absolute minimum.
DAB3	Internal tuner input
			Note: when Stereo Direct mode is selected, no
Sirius3	Requires an external receiver – see
			digital output is available and no bass management
	www.sirius.com for more information		is performed, meaning that bass signals will not be
1This source is not available on the AVR500.			redirected to a subwoofer.
2This source is optional on the AVR500. Contact your			Volume control
dealer for upgrade information.
			It is important to realise that the level of the volume
3These sources are market dependent and may not be
			indicator is not an accurate indication of the power
available on your unit.
			delivered to your loudspeakers. The amplifier often
Upon selecting a source, the unit will normally select an			delivers its full output power long before the volume
active digital input in preference to an analogue input.			control reaches its maximum position, particularly when
If you want to override the digital input and select the			listening to heavily recorded music. In comparison,
analogue input, set the Audio Source to Analogue in the			some movie sound tracks can appear very quiet, as
Input Config. menu (see page		AM). Some/FM, inputs (many directors like to keep maximum levels in reserve
Phono, MCH, Sirius, iPod) do not have a digital input.			for special effect sequences.

The processing mode and Stereo Direct functions are remembered and recalled for each individual input.

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