AVR80 manual 11/01/98 13:01 Side 19
Basic Operation
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Once the input, speaker and antenna connections have been made, and the system has been configured, the receiver is ready for operation. Note that some controls are duplicated on both the front panel and the remote control, while others appear on one or the other, but not both.
To turn the unit on, press either the Power button on the front panel (or Main Power ON bon the remote. When power is turned on, the receiver will return to the input source in use when the unit was last turned on. The front panel display will also illuminate to provide status indicators of the unit’s operation.
Source Selection
To select or change the input source, press one of the Source buttons on the front panel 345678or one of the Source buttons on the remote c.
To listen to one source while you watch another, first select the video source (LD, TV, VCR1, VCR2 or Aux), and then select the desired audio source (AM/FM CD, Tape 1, Tape 2).
The audio source will be displayed on the Information Display, while the video source will be displayed in the upper left corner of the Fluorescent Display next to the word VISUAL Á.
For change between analog and digital LD input press the source button LD on the front 7or con the remote for 3 seconds.
Volume Control
The AVR80’s volume is controlled using either the front panel knob *or the Main Volume buttons fon the remote.
NOTE: Unlike conventional mechanically driven volume controls, this receiver’s volume is set using digital devices. This means that the volume knob has no firm stopping point at either end of its rotation. Depending on the speed with which the knob is turned, it is normal for as many as three complete rotations to be required for full travel from the loudest setting to the softest.
When the volume is adjusted, the word Masterwill appear in the main portion of the Information Display, followed by a two digit number. The number indicates the variation from the reference point established when the output levels are set.
Surround Mode Selection
One of the most important features of the AVR80 is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround soundfield from surround encoded programs and standard stereo programs. In addition, this is one of the few receivers available that is equipped for Home THX, the ultimate in home theater. In all a total of eight listening modes are available on the AVR80.
Selection of a surround mode is based on personal taste, as well as the type of program source material being used. For example, motion pictures bearing the logo of one of the major surround encoding processes, such as Dolby Surround, DTS Stereo or UltraStereo may be played in either the THX Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic or Movie Surround
Modes. TV or radio broadcasts of programs in surround, but not originally produced as theatrical motion pictures should be played back in the Dolby Pro Logic or Movie Surround modes. Other mode selections are described elsewhere in this manual.
NOTE: Once a program has been encoded with surround information, it retains the surround matrix as long as the program is broadcast in stereo. Thus, movies with surround sound will carry surround information when they are broadcast via conventional TV stations, cable, pay TV and satellite transmission. In addition, a growing number of made for television programs, sports broadcasts, radio dramas and music CDs are also recorded in surround sound. You may obtain a list of these programs and discs from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp., Woothon Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4 8QJ, England.
Surround modes may be selected in one of three ways.
From the front panel, use the ModeÚ or ModeÛ buttons #to scroll through the list of modes. The selected mode will appear in large letters in the front panel display, and in a two line reminder on the video screen. Once the selection is made, the mode will continue to appear in a smaller indictor at the bottom of the front panel display.
From the remote, modes may be selected by simply pressing the button that corresponds to the desired mode. e
