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Unable to select Dolby Digital or DTS decoding modes:
The AV8 can only apply Dolby Digital and DTS decoding to sources
which have been encoded in the same format.
Check that:
a digital source is selected and connected.
the source is playing appropriately encoded material.
the DVD disc is encoded in the appropriate format, and that the
correct format has been selected in the Disc start menu of the
DVD player (if applicable).
the DVD player has been set to output ‘Bitstream’ audio on the
digital output.
When playing a Dolby Digital DVD, the AV8 selects Dolby
Pro Logic:
Check that:
you have a digital connection from your DVD player.
sometimes Dolby Digital DVD discs contain material at either
the beginning or the end of the main movie that is not in full 5.1
format, but in two-channel or Pro Logic encoding.
Hum on an analogue input:
Check that:
all cables are making a good connection. If necessary withdraw
the cable from the connector and plug it fully in again. (Turn the
power off before doing this)
the connections inside the source cable connector are not
broken or badly soldered.
if the hum originates only when one particular source
component is connected, that an aerial, cable or dish connection
to this source is ground isolated. Contact your installation
contractor.
try switching the ground lift switch on the back panel.
There is radio or television reception interference:
Check:
where the interference is coming from. Switch off each source
component in turn, then any other equipment. Most electronic
equipment does generate low levels of interference.
try re-arranging cabling from the nuisance source away from
other cabling
ensure that the cabling used is high quality, specified for its
purpose, and is properly screened.
if the problem persists contact your installer.
The source switching changes randomly or freezes on one
source:
Check that:
there are no static or impulse interference problems caused
by nearby power equipment switching, e.g., heating or air
conditioning control. Switch the AV8 off, wait ten seconds, then
switch it on again to clear an operating problem. Contact your
installer if the problem returns or persists.
Zone 2 is changing the source inputs in the main zone:
Check that:
on the ‘Zone 2 Settings’ page of the Setup Menu, you have set
the ‘Zone 1 Control’ line to No.
Volume is always too loud when I turn the system on for the
main zone or zone 2:
Check:
the ‘Max On Volume’ line of ‘General Settings’ or ‘Zone 2
Settings’ pages in the Setup Menu. They will need adjusting to a
lower level.
You can’t select a particular input in zone 2:
Check that:
you have not blocked that particular input using the ‘Access’ line
of ‘Zone 2 Settings’ in the Setup Menu.
When zone 2 is put into standby, the main zone is also
turned off:
Check that:
the ‘Zone 2 Standby’ line of ‘Zone 2 Settings’ in the Setup Menu
is set to Local Only.
Component Video connection to AV8 only:
It is possible to configure the AV8 by using the front panel as the
selected line of the menu is displayed on the front panel, however it is
easier using the OSD on your display device.
If you are using only a component connection to your display device
it is possible to turn the HQ video output on and therefore view the
OSD information with just a few buttons of the remote control as
listed below.
Turn the AV8 on and wait for it to initialise
Press and hold the MENU button on the remote control for two
seconds. The front panel display will indicate ‘Setup Menu Index’.
Press
4554
in sequence.
The OSD information is now displayed on your display device.
Unable to alter settings in Setup Menus:
To prevent tampering with the AV8 setup configuration you can ‘lock’
the menus by pressing the OK, TUNER and DVD-A buttons simultaneously
on the front panel. To unlock the AV8 press the same buttons again.
Unstable OSD on screen display:
The AV8 defaults to the NTSC video standard: most display devices
can sync to this automatically.
For PAL-only display devices, press and hold the OK button for two
seconds: this will switch the video standard to PAL. Repeating this
returns the AV8 to the NTSC video standard.
Feedback when making digital recording:
As the AV8 has only one analogue-to-digital converter (ADC), it is not
possible to use a tape monitor loop when making a digital recording. If
you try to do this, the tape analogue input is directed to the ADC (so
that the tape input can have DSP processing), converting it to digital
and feeding it to the digital output. This creates a loop through the
digital recorder.
Digital recorders should not be used with the analogue tape monitor if
you are using digital output from the AV8.
No zone 2 audio when playing DTS film:
The DV27 (and most other two-channel DVD players) cannot output
a stereo decoded version of the DTS signal – its analogue outputs are
muted when playing back DTS films. If you want to watch a DVD in
both the Main zone and zone 2, please use the Dolby Digital sound
track.
Strange aspect ratio of video in zone 2:
The DV27 (and other DVD players) can only decode video to one
aspect ratio at a time. If you are using wide screen in the Main zone,
then wide screen information will also be fed to zone 2.
To overcome this, either set the film to 4:3 for the main zone when
you want to use zone 2 as well, or change the zone 2 display to a wide
screen capable type.