Arcam AVR250 Home Theater System User Manual


 
AVR250
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AVR250
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English
Contents
Safety guidelines......................................E-2
Important safety instructions ............................E-2
Safety compliance ...........................................E-2
Before you start! ......................................E-4
Installation ..............................................E-6
Positioning the unit..........................................E-6
Notes on installing the AVR250..........................E-6
Audio connections............................................E-7
Video connections............................................E-8
Connecting loudspeakers..................................E-9
Zone 2 connections..........................................E-9
Connecting the AM and FM antennas................ E-10
Control connections ....................................... E-10
Connecting to a power supply ......................... E-10
Conguring the AVR250.........................E-11
Set-up mode................................................. E-11
The ‘Basic’ Set-up Menus................................ E-12
The ‘Advanced’ Set-up Menus.......................... E-16
Saving Settings and Exit Set-up ...................... E-17
Remote control.......................................E-18
Operating your AVR250..........................E-19
Switching on/off............................................ E-19
Volume control.............................................. E-19
Front panel display ........................................ E-19
Input selection .............................................. E-20
Stereo Direct ................................................ E-20
Zone 2 ......................................................... E-20
Headphones.................................................. E-20
Effects/FX..................................................... E-21
Mode ........................................................... E-21
Treble/Bass................................................... E-21
Remote control buttons .................................. E-21
Using the tuner ............................................. E-22
Using the Main Menu...................................... E-23
Using Zone 2 ............................................... E-24
Surround modes.....................................E-25
Introduction.................................................. E-25
Digital multi-channel sources .......................... E-25
Two-channel source modes ............................. E-26
Multi-channel source modes............................ E-26
DSP Effects Modes......................................... E-27
Speaker positioning ...............................E-27
Bi-wiring and bi-amping loudspeakers...E-28
Before you start – important information! ......... E-28
Bi-wiring your loudspeakers ............................ E-28
Bi-amping your system .................................. E-28
Troubleshooting.....................................E-29
SCART connections.................................E-31
IR Remote Codes....................................E-32
Technical specications..........................E-34
Guarantee ..............................................E-35
Worldwide Guarantee..................................... E-35
On line registration ........................................ E-35
Appendix: Serial programming interface E-36
Introduction.................................................. E-36
Command Specications / Spécications .......... E-37
The small print:
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Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
‘Dolby’, ‘Pro Logic’, ‘Surround EX’ and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Confidential unpublished works. Copyright © 1992–1999 Dolby
Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
U.S. Pat. No’s. 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762;
6,226,616; 6,487,535 and other U.S. and world-wide patents
issued and pending. “DTS”, “DTS-ES”, “Neo:6”, and “DTS 96/24” are
trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
Copyright © 1996, 2003 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.