Arcam manual Operation, Operating your AVR600 or AV888, Switching on, Selecting a source

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Operating your AVR600 or 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

To select a particular source, press the –inputor buttons until that source is shown on the front

panel display, or (if available) press the corresponding source button on the remote. The following sources are available on both the AVR600 and AV888:

CD	Compact Disc player input
AV	Audio-Visual input
DVD	DVD player input
SAT	Satellite receiver input
VCR	Video Cassette Recorder input
PVR	Personal Video Recorder input
Phono	Phono (MM cartridge) input
MCH	Selects MCH (multichannel)
	analogue input
TAPE	Audio only tape deck input
AUX	Auxiliary (front panel) input
Net	Internal (Ethernet) and external USB
	solid-state device (e.g. pen drive) input.
iPod	Requires an iPod® and Arcam rDock
	or rLead.

The following sources are only available on the AVR600:

AM/FM	Internal tuner input
DAB*	Internal tuner input
Sirius*	Requires an external receiver – see
	www.sirius.com for more information

*These sources are market dependent and may not be available on your unit.

Upon selecting a source, the unit will normally select an active digital input in preference to an analogue input. If you want to override the digital input and select the analogue input, press and hold the source button for at least two seconds. Some inputs (AM/FM, Phono, MCH, Sirius, iPod) do not have a digital input.

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

The MCH input is intended for direct analogue pass- through of DVD Audio or SACD sources. Apart from volume control and level trim, no processing modes are possible on this input, including bass management and delays. Please set bass management, speaker size and speaker delays in the source player. You can copy

the distances and relative speaker levels from the Setup menus in the AVR600 or AV888.

Tape operation

Three analogue audio outputs are provided for recording, VCR, PVR and Tape out. The selected analogue input are routed to each of these outputs.

If the VCR input is selected, the VCR Out output is muted to prevent feedback loops in recording equipment. Similarly the PVR Out and Tape Out outputs are muted when their respective inputs are selected to prevent feedback.

VCR operation

Two outputs are provided for recording (Composite and S-Video only), VCR and PVR Out. The selected video input is routed to each of these outputs.

Stereo Direct

To listen to a pure analogue stereo input, press the Direct button. The Stereo Direct mode automatically bypasses all processing and any surround functions. In direct mode, digital processing is shut down to improve the sound quality and reduces digital noise with the unit to an absolute minimum.

Note: when Stereo Direct mode is selected, no digital output is available and no bass management is performed, meaning that bass signals will not be redirected to a subwoofer.

Volume control

It is important to realise that the level of the volume indicator is not an accurate indication of the power delivered to your loudspeakers. The amplifier often delivers its full output power long before the volume control reaches its maximum position, particularly when listening to heavily recorded music. In comparison, some movie sound tracks can appear very quiet, as many directors like to keep maximum levels in reserve for special effect sequences.

Headphones

To use headphones with the unit, plug the headphones into the Phones socket in the centre of the front panel.

When headphones are plugged into the front panel phones socket, the outputs for Zone 1 are muted and the audio will be down-mixed to two channels (2.0). The two-channel down-mix is required so that the centre channel and surround information can be heard via the headphones.

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