Arcam AVR200 - Manual (Page 12)

AVR200
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Using the AVR200
Front panel controls
AVR200
PHONES SAT DVD VCR AUX EXT 5.1
SURROUND
MODE
TAPE
MONITOR CD FM AM BASS TREBLE
VOLUME
POWER
DIRECT
A/V SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER
RDS INFO
FM MUTE/
MONO STORE
PRESET/
TUNE DOWN/UP
MHz
VIDEO 1
DOLBY PL II SPEAKERS TUNED FM STEREO PRESET
MUSIC
FM MUTE
POWER
Press the
POWER button to turn the AVR200 on. The status LED
changes to green on powering up and the display shows the
active input. Pressing the
POWER button again turns the unit and
the status LED off.
A red status LED indicates that the AVR200 is in stand by and
can be switched on by the remote handset.
Input selection
The input selection buttons are labelled to correspond with
the audio and video inputs on the rear panel of the AVR200.
To select an input, press the appropriate button on the front
panel. The audio signal for that source will then be routed to
the speakers. Any picture signal associated with that input is
switched to the monitor output.
The name of the selected input is shown in the display: SAT,
DVD, VCR or AUX, EXT 5.1, TAPE MONITOR, CD, FM and AM.
EXT 5.1
To select the source connected to the 5.1 channel input, press
EXT 5.1 . When this input is selected, none of the alternative
surround modes are available.
SURROUND MODE
When a selected digital input carries a Dolby Digital or DTS
signal, the AVR200 automatically detects it and processes the
signal accordingly.
For an analogue input or when no Dolby Digital or DTS signal is
detected, pressing the
SURROUND MODE button cycles through
the available surround sound modes: STEREO, PRO LOGIC II
MOVIE, PRO LOGIC II MUSIC, PRO LOGIC II PANORAMA, PRO
LOGIC II MATRIX, PRO LOGIC and HALL.
The selected mode is displayed in the main section of the
display for three seconds, before reverting to show the active
input. The surround mode continues to be shown in the left
hand side of the display. In the case of Dolby Pro Logic II, only
‘MUSIC’ and ‘MOVIE’ modes are illuminated.
Dolby Digital, DTS Both of these formats feature six
independent audio channels: Left, Centre,
Right, Surround Left, Surround Right
and a ‘Low Frequency Effects’ (LFE) or
subwoofer channel.
Dolby Pro Logic This format decodes the centre and
surround sound signals encoded in
Dolby Surround or Dolby Stereo movie
soundtracks.
Dolby Pro Logic II This format is the next generation
in Dolby Surround decoding. It was
designed specifi cally to decode all
existing Dolby Surround programs with
improved spatiality and directionality.
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie is enhanced over
Dolby Pro Logic by having stereo surround
channels and no frequency fi lter on the
speaker signal.
Dolby Pro Logic II Music is specifi cally for
listening to music, not to movies.
Dolby Pro Logic II Panorama mode
extends the front stereo image to include
the surround speakers for an exciting
‘wraparound’ effect with side wall imaging.
Dolby Pro Logic II Matrix is the same as
‘Music’ mode, except that mono signals
are enhanced to make them seem ‘larger’.
Hall effect This format decodes a normal stereo
signal to simulate the ambience of a
concert hall.