Manual

Operation
Basic Operation
the unit will automaticallyturn off. Notethat
Onceyou havecompletedthe setupand the front paneldisplaywill dim to onehalf
configurationof theAVR220, it issimpleto .............................. is
operateandenjoy.Thefollowing instructions programmed.Tocancelthe Sleepfunction,
will helpyou maximizethe enjoymentof your pressand holdthe SleepButtonli_ until
new receiver: the informationdisplayreturnsto normal
brightness,the Sleepindicatornumbers
Turning the AVR220 On or Off disappearand the words SLEEP OFF
• WhenusingtheAVR220for thefirsttime,you appearinthe Main Information Display[l_J.
mustpressthe Main Power Switch[] onthe
front panelto turnthe uniton.Thisplacesthe Whenyouwill beawayfrom homefor an
unit ina Standbymode,as indicatedbythe extended3eriodof time it isalwaysa good
Whenthe programmedsleeptime haselapsed, • WhenaVideosourceis selected,thevideoslg-
nal for that inputwill beroutedto theVideo
Monitor Output Jack _ andwill beviewable
on aTVmonitorconnectedto theAVR220
Volume Control
• Adjust thevolumeto a comfortablelevel
usingthe front-panelVolume Control [] or
remoteVolume UplDown _ buttons.
• When listening in the Stereo mode with the
surround circuits off, the Balance Control []
ma'y 3e usedto adjust the relative sound output
ambercolorofthe Power Indicator ll_. Once
the unitis in Standby,youmaybegina listening front panelMain Power Switch [].
sessionbypressingthe SystemPowerControl
[] onthefront panelortheAVRSelector NOTE:All presetmemoriesare lost if the unit is
I[_]I. Notethat the PowerIndicator [] will left turned off by usingthe Main Power
turngreen.Thiswill turn the uniton andreturnit Switch [] for morethan two weeks.
to theinputsourcethat waslastused.Theunit
mayalsobeturnedonfromStandbyby pressing Source Selection
anyof theInput Selector ButtonsII_IO
O onthe remoteorthe Input Source • Toselecta source,pressanyof the Source
Selector [] onthe frontpanel. Selector Buttons II_10 on the remote.
NOTE:After pressingoneof the Input Selector
Buttons _ to turnthe unit on,pressthe
AVRSelector _ to setthe remotecontrolto
theAVR220'sfunctions.
Toturn the unit off at the endof a listening
session,simplypressthe SystemPower
Control [] on the front panelorthe Power
Off Button_11 onthe remote.Powerwill be
shutoff to anyequipmentpluggedintothe rear
panel SwitchedACOutlet _ and the
Power Indicator [] will turn amber
ideato completelyturn the unit off with the betweenthe front leftand right speakers.
• Totemporarilysilenceall speakeroutputs
pressthe Mute Button I_). Thiswill inter-
rupt the outputto all speakersand the head-
phonejack, but it wi not affect anyrecordinc
or dubbingthat maybein progress.Pressthe
Mute Button I_ againto returnto normal
operation.
• Duringa listeningsessionyou maywishto
adjustthe BassControl [] and Treble
• Theinput sourcemayalso bechangedby Control [] to suit yourlisteningtastesor
pressingthe front-panelInput Source room acoustics.
Selector []. Eachpressof the button will
movethe input selectionthroughthe list of
availableinputs.
• Asthe input ischanged,theAVR220 wil
automaticallyswitchto the digital input (if
selected_,surroundmode,speakerconfigura-
tion, output levels,crossoverfrequencyanc
• To setthe output of theAVR220 so that
the output is "flat," with thetone controlsde-
activated,pressthe Tone Mode Button []
until the words Tone Out appearmomen-
tarily in the Main Information Display l_J.
To returnthe tone controlsto anactivecondi-
tion, pressthe Tone Mode Button [] untl
night modestatusthat were enteredduringthe the words T o n e T n momentarilyappearin
configurationprocessfor that source, the Main Information Display [_I].
Whenthe remoteis usedto turn the unit "off"
it is actuallyplacingthe systemina Standby beusedto connecta devicesuchasa video
mode,as indicatedby the ambercolor of the gameor camcorderto your homeentertain-
Power Indicator [I_I. mentsystemon a temporarybasis.
• ToprogramtheAVR220 for automaticturn-
off,presstheSleep Button _ onthe remote.
• As the input sourceischanged,the newinput
namewill appearmomentarilyas anon-screen
............... Video 4 Inputs i'l_J[] may • Forprivatelistening,plugthe I/4" stereo
phoneplug froma 3airof stereo qeadphones
into the front panelHeadphone Jack L_I].
%te that whenthe headphone'splug is con-
nected,the word HEADPHONE will scroll
onceacrossthe Main Information Display
[] and all speakerswill besilenced.Whenthe
Eachpressof thebutton will decreasethe time displayin the lowerthird of the videodisplay, headphoneplugis removed,the audiofeed to
beforeshutdownin thefollowingsequence: Theinput namewill alsoappearin the Main the speakerswill berestored
Information Display [] anda greenLEDwill
90_ 80_ 70_ 60_ 50 , . .
[_rnin min min rain rnin--I Ight nextto the selectedi_puts namein the
[ 1__40___30___ 20._, 10._, OFF-- front panelInput Indicators F,_J.
[_min min min min 3
Thesleeptime will be displayedn the Preset • Whenan audiosourceisselectedthe last
NumberlSleep Timer Indicator [] and it videoinput usedremainsrouted to the Video
will countdown until the time haselapsed. Outputs i_)l_) andVideo Monitor Output
i_l. Thispermitssimultaneousviewingand lis-
teningto differentsources.
24 OPERATION