Manual

Operation
Whenplayinga digital sourcesuchas DVD,first [] indicatorswill light inaccordancewith the listing or icononthe backof the discjacket.
selectthe inputusingthe remoteor front panel requirementsof Dolby Laboratories. Whena discdoesoffermulti31esoundtrack
controlsas outlinedin this manual.Next,select
the digital sourceby pressingthe Digital ])TS: Whenthe DTSindicatorlights,a DTS
Input Selector Button l[l_] and then 3itstreamis beingreceived.Whenthe unit
usingthe A/v Buttons _(_it onthe sensesthis typeof data onlythe DTSmode
remoteor the Selector Buttons[] onthe _naybe used.
front panelto chooseanyof the 0 PTTCAL
or C 0 AX TAL inputs,asthey appearin the PCI'1:Whenthe PCM indicatorlights,a stan-
Main Information Display [], the Digital dard PulseCodeModulation,or PCM,signalis
choicesyou mayqaveto makesomeadjust-
mentsto your DVDplayer(usuallywith the
"Audio Select"button or in a menuscreen
onthe disc)to senda full 5.1feed to the
AVR220. It is alsopossiblefor the typeof sig-
nal feed to changeduring thecourseof a DVD
playback.In somecasesthe previewsof special
materialwill onlyberecordedin 2.0 audio,
Input Indicators[][] or the on-screendis-
play.Whenthe digital sourceis playing,the usecby conventionacompactdiscandlaser
AVR220 will automaticallydetect whetherit is discrecordings.Whena PCMbitstreamis pres-
a multichannelDolbyDigitalor DTSsource,an
MP3 signalor a conventionalPCMsignal,
which isthe standardoutput from CDplayers.A
Bitstream Indicator [] will light in the
Main Infor-mation Display I_J[l_Jto confirm
that the digitalsignalisDolbyDigital,DTS,_CM
or MP3
Digital Status Indicators
Whena digital sourceis playing,theAVR220
sensesthetype of bitstreamdatathat ispres-
ent. Usingthis information,the correctsur-
round modewill automaticallybeselected.:or
example,DTSbitstreamswill causethe unit to
switchto DTSdecoding,and DolbyDigital bit-
streamswill enableDolbyDigitaldecoding.
Whenthe unitsensesPCMdata from CDsor
ent, all modes except Dolby Digital and DTSare
available,
3eingreceived.Thisisthe type of digitalaudio while the mainfeatureisavailablein 5.1 audio.
As longas your DVDplayeris setfor 6-channel
output, theAVR220will automaticallysense
changesto the bitstreamand channelcount
and reflectthem in these indicators.
MP3: Whenthe MP3indicatorlights,a com-
3atibleMPEGl/Layer 3 digital signalis being
"eceived.Thisis the popularaudio formatused
Dymanycomputerprogramsfor recordinccom-
aressedaudio files.Whenan MP3bitstreamis
_resent,the soundwill automaticallybeplayed
in the stereo(surroundoff) mode.Thesurrounc
modesare not availableduring MP3playback.
n additionto the bitstreamindicators,the
AVR220 featuresa setof uniquechannel-input
ndicatorsthat te youhow manychannelsof
digital informationare beingreceivedand/or
whetherthe digital signalis interrupted.
LDs,you mayselectanyof the standardsur-
Theletters usedby the Speaker/Channel
Input Indicators [] alsoflashto indicate
whena bitstreamhasbeeninterrupted.This
will happenwhen a d cital input sourceis
selectedbeforethe playbackstarts,or whena
digital sourcesuchas a DVDispaused.The
flashingindicatorsremindyouthat the play-
backhasstoppeddueto the absenceof a
digital signaland not throughany fault of the
AVR220.Thisisnormal,and the digital play-
backwill resumeoncethe playbackis started
again.
Night Mode
A specialfeatureof DolbyDigitalisthe Night
round modes,suchas DolbyProLogicIIor Theseindicatorsarethe LIC/RILSIRS/LFEletters mode,which enablesAC-3input sourcesto be
Logic7. Sincethe rangeof availablesurround that areinsidethe centerboxesof the playedbackwith full dialogueintelligibility
modesisdepen-denton thetype of digital data Speaker/ChannelInput Indicators [] n while reducingthe minimumpeaklevelby 1/4
that ispresent,theAVR220 usesa varietyof thefront panel Main Information Display to 1/3.Thispreventsabruptlyloudtransitions
indicatorsto let you know what typeof signal _J. When a standardanalogsignalisin use, from disturbingothers,without reducingthe
is present.Thiswill helpyou to understandthe only the "L" anc" R" indicatorswill light, as .................. source.The Night modeis
choiceof modes, analogsignalshaveonly left and right chan- availableonly when 3olby Digitalsignalswith
qels,respectively, specialdata arebeingplayed.
Whena digital sourceis playing,a Bitstream
Indicator [] will light to show whichtype of Digitalsignals,however,mayhavetwo, five or TheNight modemaybeengagedwhena Dolby
signalisplaying: sixseparatechannels,dependingon the pro.............................. the Night
DD :Whenthe DOLBYDindicatorlichts,a
DolbyDigital bitstreamisbeing received.
Dependingonthe settingsonthe sourceplayer
and specificsurroundinformation andnumber
of channelsonthe disc,a numberof surround
modesare possible.Fordiscswith full 5.1
audio,only the DolbyDigitalandVMAx modes
are available.Whenthe DolbyDigitalsignalis
only two-channel,you mayalsoselectfromthe
Logic7 Cinema/Music,Hall 112,Theater,Dolby
Pro LogicII Movie,Musicor Emulation,or
Dolby3 StereoModes.Whenthe AVR220 NOTE:ManyDVDdiscsare recordedwith both
sensesa 2.0-channelDolbyDigitalsignal,the "5.1" and "2.0" versionsof the samesound-
unit will automaticallyselectDolbyProLogicII track.Whenplayinga DVD,alwaysbecertainto
asthe surroundprocessingmode,and boththe checkthe typeof materialonthe disc.Most
Dolby Digital [] and Dolby Pro LogicII
grammaterial the methodof transmissionand Mode Button _ on the remote.Next,press
theway in which it wasencoded.Whena digi- the A/v Buttons li_tqi_lt to selecteitherthe
tal signal is playing,the lettersin theseindica- middle rangeor full-compressionversionsof
tors will light in responseto the specificsignal the Night mode.Toturnthe Night modeoff,
3eingreceived,t isimportantto notethat pressthe Atv Buttons _ until the mes-
althoughDolbyDigital,for example,is referred sagein the lowerthird of thevideo displayand
to as a "5.1" system,notall 3olbyDigital DVDs the Main Information Display [] reads
or programsare encodedwith 5.1 channels. ]) - Ra n g e Of f. Whenthe Night modeis
Thus,it is sometimesnormalfor a DVDwith a active,the Night Mode Indicator [] will
DolbyDigitalsoundtrackto trigger onlythe "L" alsolight.
and "R" indicators.
TheNight modemayalsobeselectedto always
beon at eitherlevelof cornaressionusingthe
optionsin the ._URROUN]) SETUP Menu.
See_age19 for informationon usingthe
menusto set this option.
discsshowthis informationin the form of a
27 OPERATION