Manual

SYSTEH CONFIGURATION
Whenallaudio,videoandsystemconneclqonshave
beenmade,thereareafewconfigurationadjustments
thatmustbemade.Afewminutesspenttocorrectly
configureandcalib_s_tetheunitwillgreatlyaddb your
listeningexperience
Speaker Selection and Placement
Theplacementof speakelsina multiohannelhome
teeatersystemcanhavea notk;eableimpacton the
qualityof soundreprodueed.
Nomatterwhichtypeor b_a_dof speakersis used,
thesamemodelor brandof speakershouldbeused
fortheleft front,cenlerandrightfrontspeakersThis
createsa seamlesstent soundstageandeliminates
thepossibilityof dist£ctingsonicdisturbancesthat
occurwhena soundmovesacrossmismatched
front<bannelspeakers
SpeakerPlacement
DependJn{)onteetypeofcenterchannelspeakerin
useandyourviewingdevice,placethecenterspeaker
eitherdirectlyaboveor belowyourTV,or inthecenter
behinda pederatedfrontprobct_onscreen.
Oncethecenterchannelspeakeris installed,position
teebentleltandfrontrightspeakerssohat teeyam
asfarawayfromoneanoteerasteecenterchannel
speakeris fromthepreterredlisteningposidonIdeally,
thel_ontchannelspeakersshouldbeplacedso that
teeirtweetersarenomoretean24"aboveorbelow
thelweeterinteecenterchannelspeaker
Dependingonthespecificsof yourroomacoustics
andthetypeof speakersinuse,youmayfindteat
imagingis improvedbymovingtheleftfrontandright
frontspeakersslightlyb/wardof the(',enterdlannel
speaker.If possible,adjustallloudspeakerssothat
theyareaimedat earheightwhenyouareseatediri
thelisleningposition,
Usingtheseguidelines,you'llqndteatittakessome
experimentationte findteecorrectlocationterthefront
speake(sin},ourparticularinstalla_on.Don'tbeatraidto
moveteingsarounduntilteesystemsoundscorrect
Optimizeyourspeakerssoteataudiotransitionsacross
thefrontofhe roomsoundsmooth,andsoundstree
allspeakersappearto arriveatthelisteningpositionat
themarnel_meNvithoutdelayfromthecenterspeaker
comparedtoteeleftandrightspeakers}.
WhentheAVR135isusedin 5,1 channelope/ation,
teepreterredbcaliontersurroundspeakersis on the
sidewallsof teereorn,nomerretean10degreesoft
axisfromteelisteningposition.Ina 61 channelsys
tern,bothsidesurroundspeakersanda backsur
roundspeakerarerequired,Tie centerof thespeaker
shouldtare intotheroom
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Therearwalllocationmayalsobeusedinplaceof
sidewallmountingin 5.1 systemswhenit Jsnotplac
l_calto placethemainsurroundspeakersat thesides
of teeroomTherearsuneundspeakershouldbe
mountedas closeas possibleto the(;enterofteerear
AswithIhesidespeakers,therearsurroundspeaker
sbouklbelocatedsoteattheIsottomof thecabinet
isat leasttwofeethigherteanthelisteners'ears
Thespeakershouldbenomorethansixteetbehind
Ifdipoletypespeakersareusedoneitherthesideor
rearwallsof theroom,pleasenotethatifthereare
arrowsonthespeakerstheyshouldtucethefrontof
tee reornforthesidespeakers,ortowardthecenter
of thewallbr therearspeakers
ImportantNots: Itis notpossibleb configurethe
AVR135for 7 1 channelopelation.Denotconnect
mo_ethanonespeakerto theSurroundBack
SpeakerOutputs@, asdohg somaydamageyour
speakers,theAVR135 orboth Wher_7,1 chanr_el
kfformatior/isreceived,forexarr/plethroughthe
6/8-ChannelDirectInputs_, orwhendenying7
OhannelStereoor Logic7/7 1 surroundinlennatior_.
theAVR135 combinesthelettandrightsurround
backd/ant/elintormatiorlandoubuSitas a sirlgle
surroundbaekchannel
Subwoofersproducenor_dheetior/alsound,soteey
maybeplacedalmostanywhereina roomActual
placementshouldbe basedonroomsizeandshape
andthetypeof subwooferused.Onemethodof find
ir_gteeoptimallocationtor a subwooteris tobeginby
plaeirgit inthefrontoftheroom,aboutsix inches
fromawall,or nearthefrontcornerof theroom
Anothermethodis to temporarilyplacethessbwooter
at yournormallistenirgposition,andthenwalk
aroundtheroornuntilyoufinda spotwherethesub
wootersoundsbest.Placeteesubwooterinteatspot.
Youshouldalsofollowtheinstruotior_sof teesub
wootsr'smanutacturer,or youmaywishto experi
meritwiththebestlocationfora subwooferJnyour
listeningroorn.
System Setup
Onceteespeakelshavebeenplacedintheroornand
conneeted,theremainingstepsinteesetupprocess
areto programtheA",/B135'sbassmanagementsys
ternforthetypeofspeakersusedinyoursystem,
calibratetheoutputlevels,andsetthedelaytimes
usedbytie surroundsoundprocessor.
Youarenowreadytopowerup hieAVR135 to begin
thesefinaladjustments
1 MakecertainthattheAOpowercold @ isfirmly
insertedintoanLlnswitchedAOoutlet,_omaintain
teesifts sateiyraFng,DONOTreplacethe
powercordwithonethathasa lowercurrent
capacity.
2 PresstheMain PowerSwitch El in untilit
latchesandtheword"OFF"onthetopof the
swit@disappearsinside_behoptpanel.Notethat
thePowerIndicator _ willturnamber,
indicatingteattheunitisinteeShndbymode
3 Removetheprotectiveplasticfilmtwrn teefront
panellensIf leftinplace,thefilmwillattectthe
performanceofyourremotecontrol
InslallteethreesuppliedAAAbatteriesinthe
remoteasshownBecedainto followthe(+)
and (-) polarityindicatorsthatareonthetopof
the batteryeompartment.