Manual

Operation
IMPORTANTNOTESON Whena PCMsourceisplaying,the PCM
DIGITALPLAYBACK: Indicator[] will light. DuringPCMplayback,
1.Whenthe digital playbacksourceisstopped, youmayselectanysurrouncmodeexcept
or ina _ause,:ast:orward or ChapterSearch DolbyDigitalor DTS.
mode,the digital audiodata will momentarily
stop,and the channelpositionletters insidethe ............... sourcesma'yalso benefit
Speaker/ChannelInput Indicators [] will fromthe Logic7 Mode.Whenplayingbacka
flash.Thisisnormaland doesnot indicatea surround-encodedPCMsource,suchas an LD
problemwith eithertheAVR220 or the source or surround-encodedCD,usethe Logic7 Cor
nalsin the MP3(MPEGl/Layer31format.It
isnot compatiblewith other computeraudio
codecs,
• Thedigitalaudio input signalmaybeeither
optical or coaxial,3ut the signalmust bein
the S/P-DIFformat. Directconnectionof USB
........................ possible,even
though the signalsare in the MP3format, f
you haveany questionsaboutthe data out-
machine.TheAVR220 will returnto digital Cinemamode.When playingtruestereo putformat from your computeror a sound
playbackas soonasthe data is availableanc recordings,usethe Logic7 M or Musicmode care, checkwith the device'sowner'smanua
whenthe machineisin a standardplaymode. for a wider soundstageand increasedrear- or contactthe manufacturer'stechnicalsup-
channelambience, portarea.
2. AlthoughtheAVR220will decodevirtuallyall
DVDmovies,CDsand HDTVsources,it ispossible NOTE:If youhaveselectedLogic7 C or M as Tuner Operation
that somefuturedigitalsourcesmaynot becom- yoursurroundmodefor the currentlistening TheAVR220'stuner is capableof tuning AM,
patiblewith theAVR220. session,andyou are usinga digital input,and
youhavenotchangedthe default surround
3. Notethat not all digitallyencodedprograms modefor that input sourceto the same_oglc7
containfull 5.1-channelaudio.Consultthe pro- mode,then youwill noticethat if the digital
gramguide that accompaniesthe DVDor laser signalis interruptedfor any reason,suchas
discto determinewhich typeof audio hasbeen stoppingthe sourcedevice,uponresumptionof
recordedonthe disc.TheAVR220will auto- the signal,the AVR220 will usea different sur-
maticallysensethe typeof digital surround roundmode.Infact, theAVR220will use
:M and FMStereobroadcaststations.Stations
maybetuned manually,or theymaybestored
asfavoritestation presetsand recalledfrom a
30-positionmemory.
Station Selection
1. Pressthe AM/FM TunerSelect Button
encodingusedand adjustto accommodateit whichevermodewas setas the defaultfor that .O on the remoteto selectthe tuneras an
_n3ut.Thetuner maybeselectedfrom thefront
source.Thefactorydefaultfor all sourcesis
4. Whena digital sourceis playing,you maynot StereoMode,unlessthe receiverdetectsa panelby eitherpressingthe Input Source
be ableto selectsomeofthe analogsurround DolbyDigita or DTSbitstream Selector [] untilthe tuner is activeor by
modessuchas 3olbyProLogicII, Dolby3 pressingthe TunerBand Selector [] at any
time.
Stereo,Hall,Theateror Logic7. MP3 Audio Playback
TheAVR220 isone of thefew A/V receiversto
5.Whena DolbyDigita or DTSsourceis play- provideon-boarddecodingfor the MP3audio
ing, it isnot possibleto makeananalogrecord- format used3ycomputersand portableaudio
ing usingthe TapeO andVideo 1 orVideo devices.In addition,somenew CDplayersare
2 Outputs O_. However,the digital signals
will bepassedthroughto the Digital Audio
Outputs i_).
PCMAudio Playback
PCM(PulseCodeModulation)isthe non-
compresseddigitalaudiosystemusedfor
compactdiscsandlaserdiscs.Thediaitalcircuits
in the AVR220 arecapableof high-quality
digital-to-analogdecoding,andthey maybe
connecteddirectlyto the digitalaudiooutput
of your CDor LDplayer.
Connectionsmaybe madeto eitherthe rear
panelOptical or Coaxial Inputs _ orthe
front panelDigital Inputsi"l_i'_lJ.
capableof playingbackoptical discsthat are
recordedwith MP3,"atherthan standardCD
audioinformation.ByofferingMP3decoding,
theAVR220 isable to delivermoreprecise
conversionof the digital signalsto ananalog
output,along with the benefitsof listeningto
the MP3audiothroucnthe AVR220'shigh-
currentamplifierandthe speakersfrom your
surroundsystem,ratherthan the smaller
speakersand low-poweredamplifierstypically
usedwith computers.
2. Pressthe AM/FM TunerSelect Button
or Tuner Band Selector[] againto
switch betweenAM and FMsothat the desired
frequencybandisselected.
3. PresstheFM Mode Button [] (_) to
selectmanualor automatictuning.
Whenthe AUTOIndicator[] is illuminated n
the Main Information Display[] thetuner
will stoponlyat thosestationsthat havea
strongenoughsignalto be receivedwith
acceptablequality.
Totake advantageof theAVR220's MP3capa-
bilities,sirealyconnectthe PCMoutput of a
computer'ssoundcardor the PCMoutput of a
portabledigitalaudio deviceto eitherthe rear
panelDigital Inputs _ or thefront panel 4. Toselectstations,pressthe Tuning
Whenthe AUTOIndicator[] is not illumi-
nated,the tuner isin a manualmodeand
will stopat eachfrequencyincrementin the
selectedband.
Tolistento a PCMdigitalsource,first selectthe Digital Inputs i"l_"ti'_lJ.As soonasthe digital Selector Button []_). Whenthe AUTO
inputfor thedesiredsource(e.g.,CD).Next, signalisavailable,the MP3 Bitstream Indicator[] isilluminated,pressthe button
for two secondsandthen releaseto causethe
pressthe Digital Input Selector_]_ and Indicator [] will light,and the audiowill
tuner to searchfor the nexthighest-or lowest-
then usetheA/T Buttons_q_l_ onthe beginplaying.
remote,or the SelectorButtons[] on the frequencystation that hasan acceptablesignal.
front panel,untilthe desiredchoiceappearsn NOTES: Whentuning FMstationsintheAuto mode,the
the Main Information Display[_4J. • TheAVR220 isonlycapableof playings@ tuner will selectonlystereostations.Totune to
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