Manual

Operation
Basic Operation
Onceyou havecompletedthe setupand
configurationof theAVR120,it issimpleto
operateand enjoy.Thefollowing instructions
will helpyou maximizethe enjoymentof your
new receiver:
Whenthe arogrammedsleeptime haselapsed, • Whena Videosourceisselected,thevideoslg-
the unit will automaticallyturn off.Note that
the front panel displaywill dimto onehalf
brightnesswhenthe Sleepfunctionis
programmed.To cancelthe Sleepfunction,
pressand hold the SleepButtonO until
the informationdisplayreturnsto normal
brightness,the Sleepindicatornumbers
nal for that input will be routed to the Video
Monitor Output Jack _ and will be viewable
on a TV monitor connected to the AVR 120,
Turningthe AVR120 On or Off disappearand the words SLEEP OFF
• WhenusingtheAVR120for the firsttime,you appearin the Main Information Displayr_l.
mustpressthe Main Power Switch[] onthe
front panelto turnthe uniton.Thisplacesthe Whenyouwill beawayfrom homefor an
unit in a Standbymode,asindicatedbythe extendedaeriodof time it is alwaysa good
ambercolorof the Power Indicator [Ic1.Once ideato completelyturnthe unitoff with the
the unit is in Standby,youmaybegina listening front panel Main Power Switch[].
sessionby pressingthe SystemPower Control
[] onthe frontpanelortheAVR Selector
ql_). Notethat the Power Indicator [] wil
turngreen.Thiswill turn the unitonanc returnit
to the input sourcethat waslastused.Theunit
mayalsobe turnedonfromStandbyby pressing Source Selection
anyof the Input Selector Buttonsql_l_
Volume Control
• Adjust thevolumeto a comfortablelevel
usingthe front-panelVolume Control [] or
remoteVolume UplDown _ buttons.
• When listeningin the Stereomodewith the
surroundcircuitsoff,the BalanceControl []
may 3eusedto adjustthe relativesoundoutput
betweenthe front left andright speakers.
• Totemporarilysilenceall speakeroutputs
NOTE:All presetmemoriesare lost if the unit is pressthe Mute Button I_,._.Thiswill inter-
left turned off by usingthe Main Power ............................. the head-
Switch [] for morethan two weeks, phonejack,but it will not affect anyrecording
or dubbingthat maybe in progress.Pressthe
Mute Button _ again or adjustthe volume
to returnto normaloperation.
O on the remote or the Input Source • ]-o select a source, press any of the Source
Selector [] on the front panel. Selector Buttons _4i_ on the remote. • During a listeningsession you may wish to
adjust the Bass Control [] and Treble
NOTE: After 3ressing one of the Input Selector • The input source may also be changed by Control [] to suit your listeningtastes or
Buttons _ to turn the unit on, pressthe pressing the front-panel Input Source room acoustics.
AVR Selector ql_ to set the remote control to Selector []. Each press of the burro q will
the AVR 120's functions, move the input selection through the list of • To set the output of the AVR 120 so that
available inputs, the output is "flat," with the tone controls de-
To turn the unit off at the end of a listening activated, press the Tone Mode Button []
session, simply press the System Power • As the input is changed, the AVR 120 wil until the words Tone Out appear momen-
Control [] on the front panel or the Power automatically switch to the digital input (if tarily in the Main Information Display r=l.
off Button _]D on the remote. Power will be selected_, surround mode, speaker configura- To return the tone controls to an active condi-
shut off to any equipment plugged into the rear tion, output levels and night mode status that tion, press the Tone Mode Button [] until
panel Switched AC Outlet _) and the were entered during the configuration process the words T o n e I n momentarily appear in
Power Indicator [] will turn amber, for that source, the Main Information Display r=l.
Whenthe remoteisusedto turn the unit "off"
it isactuallyplacingthe systemin a Standby beusedto connecta devicesuchasa video
mode,as indicatedby the ambercolorof the gameor camcorderto your homeentertain-
Power Indicator []. mentsystemona temporarybasis.
• ToprogramtheAVR120for automaticturn- • As the input sourceis chanced,the new input
off,pressthe Sleep Button _ on the remote, namewill momentarilyappearinthe Main
Eachpressofthe buttonwill decreasethe time Information Display [] and a greenLEDwill
beforeshutdowninthe followingsequence: lightnextto the selectedin3ut'snamein the
front panelInput Indicators F,FJ.
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11_,40._, 3o._, 20.__ 10.__ OFF • Whenan audiosourceisselected,the last
[_min rain rain min ] videoinput usedremainsroutedto theVideo
Thesleeptime will bedisplayedin the Preset I Output _) and Video Monitor Output
NumberlSleep Timer Indicator [] and it i_l. Thisallowsyouto listento anaudio input
will count downuntil the time haselapsed, suchas the tunerwhile watchingone of the
videoinputs.
• Thefront-panelVideo 4 Inputs i'l_]i'_ may • Forprivatelistening,plugthe I/4" stereo
phoneplugfrom a pair of stereoheadphones
into the front panel Headphone Jack L_I].
Notethat whenthe headphone'splug is con-
nected,the word HEADPHONE will scroll
onceacrossthe Main Information Display
[] andall speakerswill besilenced.Whenthe
headphoneplug isremoved,the audiofeed to
the speakerswill be restored
21 OPERATION