Arcam AVR250 User Manual

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Contents

Safety guidelines...................................... E-2

Important safety instructions ............................ E-2
Safety compliance ........................................... E-2

Before you start! ...................................... E-4

Installation .............................................. E-6

Positioning the unit .......................................... E-6
Notes on installing the AVR250.......................... E-6
Audio connections............................................ E-7
Video connections............................................ E-8
Connecting loudspeakers .................................. E-9
Zone 2 connections.......................................... E-9
Connecting the AM and FM antennas ................ E-10
Control connections ....................................... E-10
Connecting to a power supply ......................... E-10

Configuring the AVR250 ......................... E-11

Set-up mode................................................. E-11
The ‘Basic’ Set-up Menus ................................ E-12
The ‘Advanced’ Set-up Menus.......................... E-16
Saving Settings and Exit Set-up ...................... E-17

Remote control....................................... E-18

Operating your AVR250.......................... E-19

Switching on/off ............................................ E-19
Volume control .............................................. E-19
Front panel display ........................................ E-19
Input selection .............................................. E-20
Stereo Direct ................................................ E-20
Zone 2 ......................................................... E-20
Headphones.................................................. E-20
Effects/FX..................................................... E-21
Mode ........................................................... E-21
Treble/Bass................................................... E-21
Remote control buttons .................................. E-21
Using the tuner ............................................. E-22
Using the Main Menu...................................... E-23
Using Zone 2 ............................................... E-24

Surround modes..................................... E-25

Introduction.................................................. E-25
Digital multi-channel sources .......................... E-25
Two-channel source modes ............................. E-26
Multi-channel source modes............................ E-26
DSP Effects Modes ......................................... E-27

Speaker positioning ............................... E-27

Bi-wiring and bi-amping loudspeakers... E-28

Before you start – important information! ......... E-28
Bi-wiring your loudspeakers ............................ E-28
Bi-amping your system .................................. E-28

Troubleshooting ..................................... E-29

SCART connections................................. E-31

IR Remote Codes.................................... E-32

Technical specifications.......................... E-34

Guarantee .............................................. E-35

Worldwide Guarantee ..................................... E-35
On line registration ........................................ E-35

Appendix: Serial programming interface E-36

Introduction.................................................. E-36
Command Specifications / Spécifications .......... E-37

The small print:

Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

‘Dolby’, ‘Pro Logic’, ‘Surround EX’ and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

U.S. Pat. No’s. 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762;

6,226,616; 6,487,535 and other U.S. and world-wide patents

issued and pending. “DTS”, “DTS-ES”, “Neo:6”, and “DTS 96/24” are

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Reserved.