Arcam surround sound receiver AVR100 - Manual (Page 7)

AVR100
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English
Setting up
Using the On Screen Display (OSD)
The easiest way to set up the AVR100’s multi-channel audio and
video options is through its On Screen Display (OSD).
To enter the OSD, ensure that you have a TV connected and
press any of the arrows on the remote control’s cursor pad.
To navigate from the fi rst (i.e. Setup) page, use the
•
and •
arrows to highlight a line. To enter a highlighted page, press OK .
To leave the OSD, highlight ‘EXIT’ and press OK .
Once on a page, use the
•
and • arrows to move to a line
and the • and
•
arrows to change an option. Once you are
happy with the settings, highlight ‘SAVE AND EXIT’ and press OK
to keep them in memory. If you are unsure about the changes,
or you have entered the page accidentally, highlight ‘DO NOT
SAVE AND EXIT’ and press
OK and any changes on that page
are ignored.
Setup page
The Setup page forms the index to the OSD. To navigate from
here, use the cursor pad on your remote control.
Input settings page
AUDIO Identifi es the active audio source (i.e. CD,
Tuner, SAT, VCR, etc.)
VIDEO Identifi es the active video source (SAT, DVD,
VCR or AUX)
MODE Identifi es the surround mode associated with
the current input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby
Pro Logic, Hall effect or Stereo)
DYNAMIC RANGE A compressed dynamic range is useful for
low level (night time) listening. For Dolby
Digital sources, the dynamic range has
options of 100%, 75%, 50% or 25%).
Channel balance page
From the Channel balance page, you can trim the level of
each individual loudspeaker connected to the AVR100. Due to
the different performance characteristics or positioning of each
loudspeaker they may need to be set to different levels to
provide a balanced sound from the listening position. To help set
this balance the AVR100 can generate a test tone that plays an
identical signal through each channel in turn.
Once the channel balance page is shown in the OSD, press
the
TEST button on the remote control to start the test tone.
Make sure that the volume on the AVR100 is set suffi ciently
high for this to be heard. The test tone automatically cycles
through each speaker channel until the
TEST button is pressed
a second time.
Each loudspeaker can be trimmed between +10dB and –10dB.
You can return to the Channel balance page at any time (without
fi rst entering the OSD) by pressing the
TEST button on the
remote control. Press TEST again to exit this page.
1 INPUT SETTINGS
2 CHANNEL BALANCE
3 CHANNEL DELAYS
4 SPEAKER SETTINGS
5 EXIT
SETUP
1 INPUT SETTINGS
2 CHANNEL BALANCE
3 CHANNEL DELAYS
4 SPEAKER SETTINGS
5 EXIT
SETUP
AUDIO = DVD
VIDEO = DVD
MODE = DOLBY DIGITAL
DYNAMIC RANGE = 100%
DO NOT SAVE AND EXIT
SAVE AND EXIT
INPUT SETTINGS
1 INPUT SETTINGS
2 CHANNEL BALANCE
3 CHANNEL DELAYS
4 SPEAKER SETTINGS
5 EXIT
SETUP
LEFT : 0dB
CENTER : 0dB
RIGHT : 0dB
REAR L : 0dB
REAR R : 0dB
SUB : 0dB
DO NOT SAVE AND EXIT
SAVE AND EXIT
CHANNEL BALANCE
NOTE: In some cases you may fi nd that the OSD is not still
or that it ‘rolls over’ your screen. (You may also notice this
effect when the volume bar is shown on screen.) If this is
the case, you will need to switch the video system being
used by the AVR100.
To do this, fi rst exit the OSD by highlighting EXIT and press
OK . Press and hold the STORE button on the front panel of
the AVR100 then toggle between the systems shown in the
display area by pressing the
SAT button – NTSC (used in
North America) or PAL (used in most of Europe) – until the
correct system is selected.
NOTE: The test tone generates a noise which may not be
heard through a subwoofer. To set your sub to a suitable
level, turn off the test tone and experiment with the trim
while playing a piece of music you are familiar with. There is
no right or wrong level for the sub: simply fi nd the balance
that is best for you.