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32 OPERATION
Basic Operation
Once you have completed the setup and configu-
ration of the AVR 8500, it is simple to operate
and enjoy.The following instructions should be
followed for you to maximize your enjoyment of
your new receiver:
Turning the AVR On or Off
• When using the AVR 8500 for the first time,you
must press the Main Power Switch
1
on the
front panel to turn the unit on.This places the unit
in a Standby mode, as indicated by the amber color
of the Power Indicator
3
.Once the unit is in
Standby, you may begin a listening session by
pressing the System Power Control
2
or the
Source button
%
on the front panel or theAVR
Selector
5
∫
. Note that the Power
Indicator
3
will turn green.This will turn the
unit on and return it to the input source that was
last used.The unit may also be turned on from
Standby by pressing any of the Source Selector
buttons on the remote
4567
∫
ç∂
or the Source button
%
on the front
panel.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
buttons
67
(except VID5) to turn the unit on,
press the AVR Selector
5
∫
to have the
remote control the AVR functions.
To turn the unit off at the end of a listening ses-
sion, simply press the System Power Control
2
on the front panel or the Power Off Button
0
å
on the remote. Power will be shut off to
any equipment plugged into the rear panel
Switched AC Outlets
G
and the Power
Indicator
3
will turn orange.
When the remote is used to turn the unit “off” it
is actually placing the system in a Standby mode,
as indicated by the orange color of the Power
Indicator
3
.
When you will be away from home for an
extended period of time it is always a good idea
to completely turn the unit off with the front
panel Main Power Switch
1
.
NOTE: All preset memories may be lost if the
unit is left turned off with the Main Power
Switch
1
for more than two weeks.
Using the Sleep Timer
• To program the AVR for automatic turn-off,press
the Sleep Button
9
on the remote. Each press
of the button will increase the time before shut
down in the following sequence:
The sleep time will be displayed in the Lower
Display Line
B
and it will count down until
the time has elapsed.
When the programmed sleep time has elapsed,
the unit will automatically turn off (to Standby
mode). Note that the front panel display will dim
to one half brightness when the Sleep function is
programmed.To cancel the Sleep function,press
and hold the Sleep Button
9
until the infor-
mation display returns to normal brightness and
the Sleep indicator numbers disappear and the
words SLEEPOFFappear in the Lower
Display Line
B
.
Source Selection
• To select a source, press any of the Source
Selector buttons on the remote
467
ç∂
.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
buttons
4
∂
to turn the unit on,press the AVR
Selector
5
∫
to have the remote control the
AVR functions.
• The input source may also be changed by
pressing the front-panel Input Source Selector
button
%
. Each press of the button will move
the input selection through the list of available
inputs.
• As the input is changed, the AVR will automati-
cally switch to the digital input (if selected), sur-
round mode and speaker configuration that were
entered during the configuration process for that
source.
• The front-panel Video 5 Inputs
Ò
, Optical
Digital 4 Input
*
or the Coaxial Digital 4
Input
Ó
may be used to connect a device such
as a video game or camcorder to your home
entertainment system on a temporary basis.
When the Video 5 Inputs
Ò
are configured as
outputs (see page 37) you can also connect an
audio or video recorder (composite or S-Video)
for recording the source selected.
• As the input source is changed, the new input
name will appear momentarily as an on-screen
display in the lower third of the video display.The
input name will also appear in the Main
Information Display
ˆ
and a green LED will
light next to the selected input’s name in the
front-panel Input Indicators
ı
.
• When a pure audio input (CD,Tuner,Tape,6/8
Channel Input) is selected,the last video input
used remains routed to the Video 1/Video 2
X
(except from its own Video 1/2 source) and
Video Monitor Output
B
.This permits simul-
taneous viewing and listening to different
sources.
• When a composite or S-Video source is selected,
its audio signal will be fed to the speakers and
the video signal for that input will be routed to the
appropriate Monitor Output Jack
B
and will be
viewable on a TV monitor connected to the AVR.
If a component video source is connected to the
DVD
L
or Video 2
J
Component Inputs,it
will be routed to the Component Video
Outputs
K
.Make certain that your TV is set to
the proper input to view the appropriate video sig-
nal (composite, S-Video or component video, see
Notes for S-Video on page 16).
Controls and Use of Headphones
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using
the front panel Volume Control
Ù
or remote
Volume Up/Down
d
î
buttons.
• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs press
the Mute button
g
˚
.This will interrupt the
output to all speakers and the headphone jack,
but it will not affect any recording or dubbing
that may be in progress.When the system is
muted, the word MUTEwill appear in the Main
Information Display
ˆ
. Press the Mute but-
ton
g
˚
again to return to normal opera-
tion.
• During a listening session you may turn the
tone controls for the left front/right speakers off
or adjust the bass and treble settings using
remote control, rather than the front panel knobs
used on many audio products.To adjust the tone
settings, first press the Tone Mode Button
i
.The first press of this button shows if the
tone controls are active or not.When the default
setting of TONE IN appears, all tone controls will
be active.When you want to bypass any tone
controls, press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons
D
so that
TONEOUTappears on the Lower Display
Line
B
and in the semi-OSD display.To adjust
the Bass or Treble settings, press the Tone Mode
Button
i
until the current Bass or Treble sta-
tus appears in the Lower Display Line
B
and
then press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons
D
to raise or
lower the settings.When all tone mode adjust-
ments are complete, simply wait a few seconds
until the display returns to normal operation as
your indication that the settings have been
accepted by the AVR's memory. Note that the
tone controls only change the output for the
front left/right speakers.
• For private listening, plug the 6.3 mm stereo
phone plug from a pair of stereo headphones
into the front panel Headphone Jack
4
. Note
that when the headphone’s plug is connected,
the word HEADPHONEwill scroll once
across the Lower Display Line
B
and all
speakers will be silenced.When the headphone
plug is removed, the audio feed to the speakers
will be restored.
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