Arcam surround sound receiver AVR100 - Manual (Page 3)

AVR100
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English
Using this handbook
Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
‘Dolby’, ‘AC3’, ‘Pro Logic’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
Copyright © 1992 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
Manufactured under licence from Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
US Patent Number 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issued and
pending. ‘DTS’ and ‘DTS Digital Surround’, are trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.
Copyright © 1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents
Safety guidelines 2
Safety instructions 2
Safety compliance 2
Using this handbook 3
Safety 3
Installation 4
Positioning the unit 4
Setting up the aerials 4
Connecting inputs 5
AVR100 back panel connections 5
Interconnect cables 5
Connecting outputs 6
Connecting to other equipment 6
Connecting to a power supply 6
Setting up 7
Using the On Screen Display (OSD) 7
Setup page 7
Input settings page 7
Channel balance page 7
Channel delays page 8
Speaker settings page 9
Using the AVR100 10
Front panel controls 10
Input selection 10
Using the tuner 11
Tuning to a station 11
Storing a preset 11
Deleting an unused preset 11
RDS: Radio Data System 12
FM Mute/Mono 12
Using the remote control 13
CR-340 remote control 13
Reference 14
Bi-wiring and bi-amping loudspeakers 14
Before you start 14
Bi-wiring your loudspeakers 14
Bi-amping your system 14
Troubleshooting 15
Technical specifi cations 16
Guarantee 17
On line registration 17
This handbook has been designed to give you all the information
you need to install, connect, set up and use the Arcam AVR100
surround sound receiver. The remote control handset supplied
with the equipment is also described.
It may be that the AVR100 has been installed and set up as
part of your system installation by a qualifi ed Arcam dealer. In
this case, you may wish to skip the sections of this handbook
dealing with installation and setting up the unit. Use the Contents
list (on this page) to guide you to the relevant sections.
Safety
Safety guidelines are set out on the inside front cover of this
handbook.
Many of these items are common sense precautions, but for
your own safety, and to ensure that you do not damage the unit,
we strongly recommend that you read them.