Harman Kardon AVR 135 Manuale del proprietario

Marca: Harman Kardon

Modello: AVR 135

Tipo: Manuale del proprietario

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AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

OWNER'S NANUAL

hatman!kardon

AVR 135 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

3 Introduchon

4 ImportantSatetyInformation

4 Unpacking

5 Front-PanelControls

7 ReapPanelConr/ections

9 RemoteControlFunctions

12 InstallationandConnections

14 SystemConfiguration

14 SpeakerSelectionandPlacement

14 SyslemSetup

16 InputSetup

16 SurroundSetup

17 SpeakerSetup

19 DelaySettings

20 OutputLevelAdjushT_ent

22 Operation

22 BasicOperation

22 SourceSelection

22 6 Chanr/el/8ChannelDirectInput

22 VolumeControl

22 SurroundModeSelection

23 DigitalAudioPlayback

24 SurroundModeChart

26 TunerOperation

27 Reco/ding

27 OutputLevel7dinAdjustment

28 AdvancedFeatures

28 Front-Par/elDisplayFade

28 E)isplayBrightness

28 7urnOnVolumeLevel

29 SemiOSDSettings

29 FullOSDTimeOutAdjustment

30 ProgrammingtheRemote

30 ProgrammingDeviceCodes

30 DirectCodeEntry

30 AutoSearchMethod

30 CodeReadout

30 MacroProgramming

31 ProgrammedDeviceFunctior/s

32 VolumePunchThrough

32 ChannelControlPunehThrough

32 7_ansportControlPunchThrough

32 ReseatingtheRemoteMemory

33 FunetionList

35 SetupCodeTables

45 Troubleshool_ngGuide

45 ProcessorReset

46 TechnicalSpecifications

46 TrademarkAcknowledgements

47 index

TypographicalOonventions

Inordertohelpyouusethismanualwiththeremotecontrol,frontpanelc,ontrolsandreappanelconnechons,

cedainconventionshavebeenused

EXAMPLE (boldtype)indicatesaspecificrernotec,ontrolor front-panelbutton,or reappanel

connectionjack

EXAMPL E (OCRtype)indicatesa messagethatisvisibleonscreenoronthefront-panel

informationdisplay

(numberinasquare)indicatesaspecificfront-panelcontrol

(numberinacim,le)indicatesa reappanelconnection

_]_ (numberinanoval)indk',atesa [suttonor indicaturontheremote

INTRODUCTION

Thankyoufor choosingHarmonKardon'_[With

thepurchaseofaHam_anKardonA!v_Rt35, youa_e

abouttebeginmanyyearsoflintel/in9en;oyn-_ent.

Desertedteprey)dea)ltheexcitementanddetailof

moviesoundtrachsandeverynuanceofmusicalsebe-

tions,theAVR135accomplishesits;missionbyhar-

r,essiagsdvat_cedtechnologiesusuallyfoundonlyin

higher-pr}eedreceivers.

TheAVR135h£sbeenengineeredso lhatit}seasy

totakea@antageofdl thepowerof}Is50italted>

nology.However,toobhinthema£rnun_enioyment

fro_T'you/newrecek,er,weurgeyoutoroadIbis

manualAfewminutesspent/earnirlgtheflJr_ctionsof

thevariouscontrolswillenableyoutotakeadvanlage

atallthepowertheA",/R135 isableh c/duel

Ifyouhaveanyqueseonsaboutthisp{oduet,itsinstal-

lationor itsoperation,pleasecontactyourretuileror

ousteminstrdb_Theyareysurbest(oea(sourcesof

information.

DescriptionandFeatures

TheA\/R135 isversatilean_mult_feafured,incnrpo-

ratingawiderangeof listenxgoptionsInad@onto

Dolby*DigitalandDTS_'decodingtotdir/itelsou/sea,

abroadchoiceofMatrixsurroundencodedorStereo

surroundmodesan-avafiabhforusewithsources

suchasCD,VCR,TVbroadcastsandtheAYR135's

ownFM/AMtortenAlongwith[}olbyDigitalEX,Do/by

ProLogic*h,DTSNeo:6t Ddby3 el÷see,andH_II

andTheatermodes,the,<',/fi135 offersHarman

international'sexclusiveLogic7®processinginbeth

51and7 1versionstoqs_aleawider,moreerwe}op}ng

fieldenvironmentandmeredefinedflyoveueat_dpans

,anotherexclusiveisVMAx_,whichusesproprietary

processingtoemoteanopen,spacioussaoodfield

evenwhenonlybJvufrontspeakersareavailable

Inadditionto providingawideranged listening

options,theAgo135 iseasytocmfflgu_esolid (t

providesthebestresultswithyourspeakersandspe

ciSclister_ing4nomerwimnment.Onscreenmenus

makeifsimpbtoentersettingsforspeakerconfigura-

tionsandbassmanagement

Forhe ultimateinflexib@,the£/@13{sfeatures

conneceonsforloutv)deodevices,allwithbothcom-

positeandS-videoinputs.Twoadditionalaudioinputs

area,,ailable,ands)xd)g)ta)inputsmakefie AVR135

capableofhandlingallthe latestdigitalsLIdiosources.

Forcompat}b)i)tywiththelatestH[}TVWdeosources

andprogressivescanDVDplayers,the£/B 135 abe

foal:urnsh,vodaputwidebandwidth,lowcmsshfk

compone_stvideoswitching

ThefTontpahd011erscoaxandopt}coldio}tal}nputs

fordirectconnectiontodigital_ecorders.A video

recordh_goutput,preempoutandacoloFcoded

eight-channeJinput,withcompldedigitalbassman-

agement,makethe£v'R135 vi/tuallyfutureproof,with

e\,erytbingneededteaccommodatetomonow'sne_,_

furmanfightonboard.

TheAVR135%pewertqamp/it}erusestrad}tional

Harman_<a/donhighcurrentdesigntechnolog(es

teresethe widedynamic',rangeofanyprogram

s_bct_on

HarmonKardoninventedtl,ehL./h*fidelil,/recek,er

morethanfiftyyearsago.W[] state-chineartcircuib'

andtimehonoredcircuitdesigns,theAVRt85 ishe

pergctcombina_onofthelatest)nd)git.a)audiolecb

Itology,a quietyetpowerfulstalesamplifierinanele

pantsawto-usepackage

ForCan@ianmode_

ThisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCat,adios

ICES0075

Formedalshavingapower001t'Twinapolarizedplug:

CAU-FfON:]b preventelectricshock,elatchwidebhde

ofplugtowide5of,tullyinsdt

Modelspour leaCanadien

Cot@pardinum@quedelaclasseB e4cenbrme

lahorm_NMB-OO3duCanada

Ourlesmeddlesdentlaficheeatpolarisee:

ATTENTION:Pour6vbrloschecs@lect_iquesli_t_eduirs

lalame/apluslargede/afichedanslaborne

eorrespendanted9laprisestpousserjusqu'aufe:_d.

[] Awiderangeofdigitalandmatrixsurround

modes,inebdingDoby_ Digital,DobyDigitaiEX,

DolbyProLogic_II,BTS'_,DTS-ES_Discreteand

Matrix,and DTS_,_eo:6_'

[] Sixchannebofhigh-currentamptification

[] FlarmanKardon%exclusiveLogic7_'processing,

availabiefor the first time with both7.1 and

5.1 processingin a varietyof modes,andtwo

modesof VMAx_

@High-bandwidth,HgTV-compatiblocomponent

video switching

[] Discretefront-panel coaxialandopticaldigital

inputsfor easyconnedion to portabb digilal

devicesandvideogameconsoles

[] Fxtensivebassmanagementoptions,includ-

ingthree separatecrossovergroupings

[] On-screenmenuanddisplaysystem

CAUTION

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock,

do not use this (polarized)

plug with an extension cord,

receptacle or ether outlet

unless the blades can

be fully inserted to

prevent blade exposure,

,_ The lighinin9 flash with arrowhead symbol,

withn _n equilateral ttiaegle, is i_tende_Jto

_1_1 the _er to the pros-once _f _ilir,s_la_t_

"d_ngero_$ voltage" within _heprod<tore

enclosure that m_y be of sufficie_t magn rude to co_.q@le a

I_skof electric 5hock to persons.

SAFETY I NFORPIATION

Important Safety Information

VerifyLineVoltageBeforeUse

YourAVR135hasbeendesignedbr usewith

120voltACcurrent.Connectiontoalinevoltage

otherthanteatforwhichit isintendedcancreatea

safetyandfirehazedandmaydamagethe unit.

Ifyouhalveanyquestionsaboutthevoltagerequirements

1oryourspecificmodel,orabout_l_eJJ//evoJ_ageJnyour

area,contactyoursellingdealerbeforepluggingfl_eunit

Jnbawalloutlet

Do Not UseExtensionCords

Toavoidsafetyhazalds,useonlythepowercord

attachedtoyeurunit Wedenot_ecorrtrneedthat

extensioncordsbeusedwiththisproduct.Aswithaft

eleetr,caldevices,donotrunpowerco_dsunderrugs

or carpetsor placeheavyobjectsonthem.Damaged

powercordsshouldbereplacedimmediatelybyan

authorizedservicecenterwitha cordmeetinghctory

spedfic_oes

HandletheACPowerCordgently

WhendisconnecllngthepowercordfloraanACout-

let,alwayspulltheplug;neverpulltheoo_dIfyoudo

notintendto usetheunitforanyconsiderablelength

of time,disconnedtheplugfromtheACoutlet.

DoNotOpenthe Cabinet

ThereareriousesservJceabJecompo/_en_sinsidethis

product.Openingthecabinetmaypresentashock

hazard,andanymodificationtotheproductwillvoid

yourguaranteeIfwateroranymetalobjectsuchasa

paperclip,wireorastapleaccidenta@tailsirsidethe

unit,disconnectitfromtheACpowersourceimmedi

at@tandcorsultanauthorizedservicecentec

CAWorAntennaGrounding

Ifanoubideantennaor cablesyslemisconnectedb

thisproduct,bece_tait_1butit isgrout_dedsoastop,s-

videBorneprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandstatic

chargee.Section810 oftheNationalElectricalCode.

ANSI/NFPANo.70-1984,providesinformationwith

respecttopropergroundingofthemastandsapportng

structure,groundingofhe leadinwiretoanantenna

dischargeat/it,sizeofgroundkgconductors,Ioogior_

ofanlennadischargeunit,connectiontogmundJr_g

electrodesandrequiremerltsoftie grounding

electrode

NOTETOCATVSYSTEMINSTALLER:Thisremirder

isptovidedto calltheCA-R/(CaNeTV)system

installer'sa_entlontoarticle8P0-40oftheh£CIbat

providesguidelines1orpropergroundingand,inpar

ticular,specifieshat _becablegroundstdl becon

nectedtothegroundingsystemofthebuilding,as

doseIothepointofcableentryaspossible

InstalIationLocation

[] _oensureproperoperationandto avoidthepoten

tialforsafetyhazards,placelheunitonafirmand

levelsudace.Whenplacingtheunitonashel_be

certainthat1/eshelfandanymoungnghardware

cansupportlheweightoftheproduct,

[] Makecertainthatproperspaceisprovidedboth

aboveandbeirawtile ut/itfor_,et/Natlot/ifthis

productwillbeinstalledina cabinetorother

enclosedarea,makecertainthatthemissufficient

airmovementwithinthecabinet,Undersome

circ,umstancesafanmayberequired,

[] Donotplacelheunitdirectlyona carpeted

surface.

[] Avoidinstallationinextremelyhotor<',oldlocations,

or inanareathatisexposedtodirectsunlightor

heati%equipment,

[] Avoidmoistorhumidlocations.

[] Donotobstructtheventilationslotsonthetopof

theunit,or placeobjectsdirectlyor!orthem,

[] DuetotheweightoftheAVe135arid theheat

generatedbytheamplifiers,thereistheremote

possibilityfiat therubberpaddingon thebo:lom

ofthe unit'sfeetmayleavemarksoncertain

woodor veneermaterialsUsecautionwhen

placingthe unitonsoftwoodsorothermaterials

thatmaybedamagedby heator heavyobjects

Cleaning

Whorltheunitgetsdirty,wipeitwithadean,soft,dry

cloth.Ifneces_ry,andonlya_terunplugc/ietltheAC

powerco_d,wipeitwi?asoftclothdampenedwHh

mildsoap},water,#_ena feshclothwithcleanwatec

WipedryimmediatelywithadryclothNB!ERuse

benzene,aerosolcleaners,tr_fnner;alcoholorarNother

volgilecleaningagentDonotuseabrasivecleaners,

astheymaydamagetr_efinishofmealpartsAvoid

sprayinginsectddeneartheunit.

Movingthe Unit

Beforemovingtheunit,becertak_todisconnectany

interconnectioncordswilhothercomponents,and

makeoerlaiethatyoudisconnecttheunitfromthe

ACoutlet

ImportantInformationfor the User

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply

withthelinfihfora Olass-Bdigitaldevice,pursuantto,

Part15 oftheFCCRules.Thelimitsaredesignedto

provide_eaaonablepmiectionagainstharmlulinterior-

onceir]aresiderlhalinsta/laton.Thisequipmentgeezer-

ares,usesandcanradiateradiot_equeecy'energyand,

if notinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe

instructions,maycausehamffulinterlerenoetoradio

communicatonHowever.thereisnoguaranteeteat

harm¢ulinteCerencewillnotoccurin aparticularinsta[

latiorl, If this equipmentdoescause banrlful inferrer

encetoradioortelevisionreception,wh£hcanbe

determinedbyturningtheequipmentoftandon,the

userisencourugedIc,t,ytocorrecttheirge4ereeceby

oneor moreofthebllowingrneasums:

[] Reorie_t orrelocatethereceivingantenna,

@Increasethesepaahonbe4_eentheequipmer_t

andmceiven

[] Connecttheequipmentinb anoutletonacircuit

diMentfromtreattowhichthereceiverisconnected

[] ©onsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/Z/

technicia'_for help

ThisdevicecornplieswithPart15 oftheFCCRules

Operationissubjecttothefollowingb/voconditions:

(1)thisdevicernaynotcauseharmfulinterference,

and(2)thisdevicemustacceptinterferencereceived,

it/oludit/gir¢_rtemenethatreaycauseundesired

operation

NOTE:Changesor modJficalJonsmaycausethis

unittofailto complywi_ Pa_15oftheFCCBales

andmayvoidtheuser'saulhorityb operatethe

equipment

Unpacking

Thecarbnandshippingmaterialsusedle prefectyour

newreceNerduringshiprnentwerespectallydesigned

tocushionit t;ernshockand@terrorWesuggest

thatyousavethecartonandpackingmaterialsfor

useins/iF_pfngif youmere.or shouldtheunitever

needrepel

Tominimizethesizeofthecartonin storage,youmay

wishtoflattenit,Thisisdonebycard@ stirringthe

tapeseamsonthebottomandcollapsingthecartorl.

Othercardboadinsertsmaybestoredinthesame

mar/neePackingmaterialsthatcannotbecollapsed

shouldbesavedalongwiththecartoninaplasticbag

Ifyoudonotwishb savethepackagingmaterials,

pleasenotethatthecartonandotherseciJonsof1he

sbippiogprotediot_arerec,ydabte.Rease_espeetthe

environmentanddiscardthosematerialsata local

_ecydi%center.

it isimportantthatyouremove1heprotectiveplastic

I@ tramtheget-pane/leesbeavir_gtte filmin place

willailedthe performanceofyourremotecontrol,

FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS

AVn[]

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MainPowerSwitch

SurroundModeSelector

_[__ Buttons

_] TunerBardSelector

MainPowerSwitch: Pressthisbuttonb apply

powertotheAVR135.Whentheswitchis[xessed

in,theuuitis ina Standbymode,asindicstedbythe

amberLED_ abovetheStandby/OnSwitch

ThisbuttonMUSTbepressedintooperatetheunit

Toturnthe unitoffandpreventthe useoftheremote

control,thisswitchshouldbepresseduntilit pops

outtom thetent p_,nelandthewo_d"OFY'isseen

atthetopoftheswitch

NOTE:Thisswitchisnormallyleftinthe"ON"position,

PowerDdicator:ThisLEDlightsamberwhenthe

unitisintheStandbymodetosignalthattheAVRis

/eadytobeturnedon Whentheunitisinopelation,

theindicatorisblue.

SetButton

DigitalInputSelector

_]_ PresetStationSebct_r

Delay/adjustSelector

InputSourceSelector

_]_ TunerModeSelecbr

Optical3 DigitalAudioInput

Coaxiat3 DigitalAudioInput

Volume(}entre1

InputIndicators

Speaker/ChannelinputIndicators

LowerDiselayLine

_] SurroundModeIndicators

Berr/oteSensorWindow

Standby/OnSwitch:WhentheMainPower

Switch_ is"ON,"pressthJsbultonb turnoil the

/_YB135:pressitagak/toturntheuniteft.ThePower

Indicator[] turnsbhe whentheunitison

_[_HeadphoneJack:Thisjackmaybeusedb listen

tothe/4VR135'soutputthrougha pairofheadphones.

Thespeakerswiltautomatk;allybeturnedoffwhenthe

headphor/ejackisinuse.

ToneMode:Pressingthisbuttonenablesordis

ablestheBassandT/ebletonecent/elmWhenthebut-

tonispressedso thatT0 NE Z N @peasinthe

LowerDisplayLine_], theBass_ andTreble

controlsmaybeusedtoadjusttheoutputsignals

Whenthebuhbnispressedonceor b_v£esothatthe

wordsT ONE 0 UT appealit/theLowerDisplay

Line_, he outputsignalwillbe"flat:'nomatterhow

theactualBassandTrebleOontro_s_b'5_] are

adjusted,

[] SpeakerSelector:Pressthisbuttonto begin

theprocessofconfidudngtheunitlo n,atehthetype

ofspeakersusedinyourlisteningroom Geepat;es

17 19for moreintormationonspeakersetupand

configuration,)

SurroundMode6roupSelector:Pressthishut

tonb selectthetopdevelgroupof surroundmodes,

EachpressofthebuKenwillselectthecurrentor last

usedmodeineachofthesurroundmodegroups

(e.g,Dolby,DTS,DTSNee:&Logic7, DSRStereo).

Whenthebullonispressedsothatthenameofthe

surroundmodegroupappearsin theon screendisplay

andintheLowerDisplayLine_[_,pressthe

SurroundModeSelector[] tecyclethraut/hthe

individualmodesavailableForexample,pressthisbut-

tonto selectDolbymodes,andthenpressthe

SurroundModeSebctor[] to choosefremthe

variousmodeoptions

FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS

SurroundModeSelector:Pressthisbufton

toselectfromamongtheavailablesurroundmode

optionsforthemodegroupselectedThespecific

modeswillvarybasedonlhenumberofspeakers

available,themodegroupandiftheinputsourceis

digitaloranalogForexample,presstheSurround

ModeGroupSetector_ toselectamainmode

groupingsuchasDolbyor Logic7,andthenpress

thisbuttontoseethespecificmodechoicesavailable

Formoreinforma17ononmodeselection,seepagePP

1_1TuningSeIector:Pressfile leftsideofthebutton

totuneIowepfrequenoyslatior/sandtherightsideof

thebutbnb 1shehighepfrequencyst_dionaWhenthe

tunerisir_theManualmode,eachtapwillincreaseor

decreasethefrequer/cybyoneincsmentWhenthe

tunerreceivesastronger/oughsignalforadequate

reception.MA NUAL 1"UNE D willappearinthe

on-screendisplayandtheLowerDisplayLineF_

WhenthetuneristheAutomode.pressthebutton

once,andtheluneri,_,illscanforasta_onwithaccept-

ablesignalstrengthWhenthenextstationwitha

strongsignalistunedthescanwillstopandthe

onscreendisplayandLowerDisplayLine

willindicateAU1,0 1"UNED.WhenanFM

Stereostationishned.thedisplaywillread

AU1,0 $1,TUNED,

1oswitchbackandforthbelvveentheAutoand

Manualtuningmodes,presstheTunerMode

Selector[_'_.

E]_ 4/_ Buttons:WhenconfiguringtheAVA135's

seftlngs,usethesebuttonstosoledhumtheaw_ilable

choices

[] TunerBandSelector:Pressthisbuttontoturn

theAVRonandto selecttheTunerastheinput.Press

itagainIo switchbetweentheAMandFMfrequency

bands([Seepage261ormoreintom_atlononthetuneh)

SetButton:Whenmakingchoicesduringthe

selspandconfigurationprocess,pressthisbutton

toenterthede,redse_lm_gintotheAVA135'srnemory.

[b7 DigitalInputSelector:PressthisbuttonIo

seledoneofthedigitalinputsor theanaloginputbr

anysource.(Seepages23 26tot moreinformation

on digitalaudio.)

PresetStationsSelector:PressthisbuttonIo

scrollupordownthroughthelistofstationsthathave

beenenleredintothepresetrnemory(Seepage27

formoreinformationontunerpresets)

DelayAdiustSelector:Pressthfsbuttonb

beginthestepsrequiredtoenterdelaysettings.(See

pages19 20tot moreinformationondelaytimes)

_]_ InputSourceSelector:Pressthisbuttonto

changetheinputbyscrollir/gupordownthroughthe

listofInputIndicators_.

[] TunerModeSelector:Pressthisbutlontoselect

AutoorManuallsning.Whenthebuttonispressedso

thatthe AU1,0 appearsintheLowerDisplayLine

_, thetunerwillsearchtotthenextstationwithan

acceptablesignalwhentheTuningSelector1_"1_

isp_essed.When1bebutlonisp_essedsothat

MANUAL appearsintheLowerDisplayLine_,

eachpressoftheTuningSelector_ will

increasethehequerlcyThisbutlnnmayalsobeusedto

switchbefl/veenStereoandMonomodesforFMradio

_ecepbon.WhenweakrecepSonJsencountered,press

thebuttonsothatMANUA L appearsintheLower

DisplayLine _] andontheonscreendisplaytn

switchtoMonorecephon.Pressitagaintoswitchback

toStereomode.(Seepage26 totmoreinlormatlonon

usingthehne_)

_]_ Optical3 DigitalAudioInput:Connectfl_eopllod

digitalaudiooutputofanaudioorvideoproducttothis

jack.Whentheinputisnotinuse,becertaintokeep

1beplasticcapinstalledtoavoiddustcontarninationthat

mightdegradefulsreperformance

Coaxial3 DigitalAudioInput:Thisjackisused

Iurconnectiontotheoutputof portableaudiodevices.

videogameconsolesorotherproductsthathavea

coaxdigitalaudiojack.

Video3 VideoInputJacks:Thesejacksmay

beusedtottemporaryconnectiontothecompositeor

Svideooutputofvideogames,camcordersor other

porlaNevideop_oducts.Youmaymakea connecbon

toeitherjackatanylime,butnottobothsimult_neously.

[] Video3 Audio InputJacks:Theseaudiojacks

maybeusedfortemporaryconnectiontovideo

gamesor portableaudio/videoproductssuchas

camco_dersandportableaudioplayers

BassControl:Tuntthiscontroltomodifyt_elow

frequencyoutputoftheleft/rightchannelsbyasmuch

as+lOdB

BalanceControl:Turnthiscontroltechangethe

relalwevolumeforthefrontleft/rightchannels.

NOTE:Forproperoperationofthesurroundmodes

thiscontrolshouldbeatthemidpointor "12o'clock"

position

TrebleControl:Mumthisoont/oltomodifythehigh

frequencyoutputoftile left/rightchannelsbyasmuch

as+lOdB

ChannelAdjustSelector:Pressthisbuttonto

begintheprocessoftrimmingthechanneloutputlev

elsusinganexternalaudiosource.(Formoreinlorma

tiononoutputlevelthmadiustment,seepage27,)

VolumeControl:Turnthisknobclockwiseto

increasethevolume,counterclockwisetodecreasethe

volumeiftheAVR135ismuted,adjusllngthe

VolumeControl_@ willautomallcallyrelease

theunitfsm thesilencedcondition.

[] InputIndicators:Thecurrentselectedsourcewill

appearasoneoftheseindicators.Notethatwhenthe

unitisturnedon,theentirelistofavailablemodeswill

lightbriefly,andther/reverttonormalopelaUonwith

onlytheactivemodeindicatorilluminated.

Speaker/ChannelInputIndicators:Theseindi

catorsaremultipurpose,indicaangboththespeaker

typeselectedforeachchannelandtheincomingdata

signalconfiguration,h_eleft,center,right,rightsurrc_und

andleftsurroundspeakerindicatorsarecomposedof

threeboxes,whilethesubwooterisasingleboxThe

centerboxlightswhena "small"speakerisselected,

andthetwoouterboxeslightwhen'large"speakersare

selectedWhennoneoftheboxesarelitterthecente/,

surroundorsubwootarchannels,nospeakerhasbeen

assignedthatposition.(Seepage17formoreintorma

hononconfiguringspeakers.)Thelettersinsideeach

boxdisplaystheactweinputchannelsForstanda/d

analoginputs,onlytheLandRwilllight,indicatinga

s_ereoinput,ForadigihJsou/co,tileindicafo/ewilllight

todisplaythechannelsbeingreceivedatthedigital

input,Whenthelettemflash,thedigitalinputhasbeen

interrupted.(Seepage25formorninformationonthe

ChannelIndicators.)

UpperDisplayLine:D@endingoil theunit'seta

tus,avariefyofmessageswillappearhere,Innormal

operation,thislinewillshowcurrentinputsourseand

whichanalogordigitalinputisJr/use.Whenthetuneris

1beinput,thislinewillidentifythestaaonasAMor FM

andshowthefrequencyandpresetnumbehifany.

_[_ LowerDisplayLine:E)ependingontheunit'ssta

tus,avarieb!ofmessageswillappearhere.Innormal

operation,thecurrentsurroundmodewillshowhere

_] SurroundModeIndicators:Thecurrentselected

surroundmodewillappearasoneoftheseindicabrs,

Notethatwhentheunitisturnedon,theentirelistof

availablemodeswilllightbriefly,andthenrevertto

normalopelutionwithonly1beactivemodeindicator

illuminated,

RemoteSensorWindow:Thesensorbehind

thiswindowreceivesinfraredsignalsfromtheremote

controlAimtheremoteatthisareaanddonotbloc,k

orcoverit,

REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS

SPEAKERS 18@

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O FMAntennaJack

ODAudioInputs

0 TapeOutputs

_} TapeInputs

(_ SubwooterOutput

@ FrontSpeakerOutpuls

SurroundBackSpeakerOutputs

(_ SurroundSpeakerOutputs

_} CenterSpeakerOutputs

@ ComponentVideoMonitorOutputs

VideoP ComponentVideoInputs

SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet

@ UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet

@ OpticalDigitalAudioOutput

CoaxialDigitc<lAudioOutput

@ SVideolViorliterOutput

@ CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs

Video1 SWideoInput

OpticalDigitalAudioInputs

Video1 S VideoOutput

Videoo S VideoInput

6/5 ChannelDirectInputs

@ VideoMonitorOutput

DVDAudio/VideoInputs

@ Video1 Audio/Videohputs

@ Video1 Audio/VideoOutputs

@.)Video2Audio/VideoInputs

_I) AMAntennaTerminals

NOTE:Toassistinmakingthecorrectconnections

tormultichannelinput,outputandspeakerconnec

tions,allconnectionjacksandterminalsareC010F

codedinconlormancewiththeCEAsta_ndardsas

tollows:

FrontLeft: White

FrontRight: Red

Center: Green

SurroundLeft: Blue

SurroundRight: Gray

SurroundBackLeft: Brown

SurroundBackRight: Tan

Subwooter: Purple

CoaxialDigitalAudio: Orange

CompositeVideo: Yellow

ComponentVideo"Y": Green

ComponentVideo"Pr": Red

ComponentVideo"Pb":Blue

0 FMAntennaJack:Connecttr/esuppliedindoor

(oranoptionalexternal)FManlennatethisterminal

6DAudioInputs:Connectthesejackstothe

analogaudiooutputofacompactdiscplayerorCD

change_

_, TapeOutputs:Connectthesejackstothe

RECORD/INPUTjacksofanaudiorecorder.

TapeInputs:Connedthesejackstothe

PLAY/OUTjacksofanaudiomcorden

{_ SubwooferOutput:Connectthisjacktotheline

levelinputofa poweredsubwoote_Ifanexternalsub

WOoTerarnpliierisused.conr/ecthis jacktothesub

wooteramplifierinput,

FrontSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseoutputs

tothematching+ or terminalsonyourleftandright

speakers.Whenmakingspeakerconnectionsalways

makecedaintomainhincorrectpolarHybyconneclqng

thecoloFcoded(whitebr frontleftandredforfront

righO(+)terminalsontheAVR135 tothered(+)

terminalsonthespeakersand1heblack(-)terrninals

ontheAVR135totheblack(-) terminalsonthe

speakers.Seepage1Ptormoreinfom_ationon

speakerpolarity

@ SurroundBackSpeakerOutputs:These

speakerterminalsarenormallyusedtopowerthesur

roundbackspeakerina6./ channelsysternConnect

theseoutputstothemarching+ and- terminalson

yoursurroundbackchannelspeaker.Incontormance

withtheCEAcoloFc.odespecification,thebrownter

REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS

minalisthepositive,or "+/' terrni/_althatshouldbe

conI/ectedtothered(+)terminalontheSurround

Backspeakerwitholdercoloueoding.Connectthe

black{-) terminalonthe£VBtothematchingblack

negative'-) termJ_alonthesurroundbackspeake_

Geepage121ormoreinformationonspeaker

polanly)

O SurroundSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseout-

putstothematching+ and terminalsonyoursur

rourldchannelspeakers.Inconlem_ancewithhe CEA

cofopcodespecification,theblueterminalistheposi-

tive,or" _i'terminalthatshouldbeconnectedtothe

red(+)terminalontheSurround/eftspeakerwith

oldereolor,eodi%,whilethegrayterminalshouldbe

connectedtothemd(+)terminalontheSurround

Rightspeakerwiththeoldercolor-codingConnectthe

black(-) terminalonthe74%tothematchingblack

negatNe(-) terrninalsforeachsurroundspeaken(See

paget 2 totmoreinformationonspeakerpolarity.)

0 CenterSpeakerOutputs:Connecttheseoutputs

tothematc,hing+ and- terminabonyourcenter

char/eelspeake£Jnconformancewithfl_eCFA

colopcodespecification,thegreenterminalisthe

positue,or "+/'ter/nlrlalthatshouldbeeonrleetedto

themd(+) terminalonspeakerswiththeoldercolor,

codingConnecttheblack() terlniealonlheAVRto

thebtack<) termihalonyourspeakerGeep%e12

formoreinformalJononspeakerpoladly.)

@ CompormntVideoMonitorOutputs:Connect

theseoutputstothecomponentvideoinputsofa

videoprojectoror monitonWhenasourceconnected

tooneoftheComponentVideoinputs @@ is

selected,thesignalwillbesentIothesejacks

Video2 ComponentVideoInputs:Connedthe

Y/Pr/Pbcomponentvideooutp£sofanNOWset-l@

convedeLsatellitereceiverorothervideosource

devicewithcomponentvideooutputstethese)aeks.

0 DVDComponentVideoBputs:Connectthe

Y/Pr/PbcomponentvideooutputsofaDVDplayerte

thesejacks

0 ACPowerCord:()onnecttheACpowercordb a

non-swRchedACwaftoutleh

SwitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Theseou%ts

maybeusedto poweranydeviceyouwishte have

turnedonwhentheAVR135 isturnedon

@ UnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet:Thisgullet

maybeusedtopoweranyACdeviceThepowerwill

remainonatthisoutletregardlessofwhetherthe

AVB135 isonoroff

NOTE:Thetotalpowerconsur_pflonofalldevices

connectedtotheaecessoryoutletsshouldnotexceed

1O0watts

@ OpticalDigitalAudioOutput:Concertthisjack

te theopticaldigitalinputconnectoronaCDR/RW,

MhiDiseorotherdigitalrecorde_,

CoaxialDigitalAudioOutput:Cunnectthisjack

tethecoaxialdigitalinputofaCD R/RVV.MiniDiscor

otherdigitallaconian.

@ S-VideoMonitorOutput:if anyoftheinput

source',usedn yoursystemhave,!_videoconner

lionstotheAVR,connectthisjacktotheSddeo input

onyourtelevision,projecterorothervideodisplay.

@ CoaxialDigitalAudioInputs:Connectthecoax

digitaloutputfruma DVDplayer,HDTVreceiver,LD

playerorCDpeer tetheseiacks.Tie signalmaybea

DolbyDigitalsignal,DTSsignalorastandardPCMdigih]

sourceDonoteoenecttheRFdidtaloutputofatiLD

playertothesejacks.

@ DVDS-VideoInput:GooeecttheS _/[deooutputof

aDVDplayerorothervideosourcetethisjaok

VideoI S-VideoInput:Iftheproductconnectedto

theVideoI AudioInputs@ hasSvideocapability,

connectthisjacktothePLAY/OUTS videojackon

fiat unitandthenmakeco%inthattheS-_ideo

MonitorOutput@ isconnectedasdescribed

above.

_, Optica_DigitalAudio Inputs: Connect{tieoptical

digitaloutputfroma DVDplayer,HDTVreceiver,LD

playerorCDplayertothese)seksThesignalmaybea

DolbyDigitalsignalaDTSsignalora standardPCM

digitalsource

Video1S-VideoOutput:Iftheproductconnected

b theVideoI Audio/VideoOutputs@ hasS video

capability,connectthisjacktetheREC4NS videojack

onthatunit.

Video2 S-VideoInput:Iftheproductconnected

totheVideo2 Audio/VideoInputs@ hasSvideo

cupabi(ity,connect_l_isjacktothePLAY/OUTS '4dec

jackonthatunitandthenmakecertainthatthe

S-videoMonitorOutput@ isconnectedas

descnbedabove.

@ 6/8-ChanneIDirectInputs:Thesejacksare

usedlotconne@ontosourcedevicessuchasDYD-

AudioorSACDplayerswithdiscreteanalogoutputs.

Dependingor/thesourcedeviceinuse,alleightjacl<s

maybeused,thoughinmanyc,asesonlyconnections

tethetrentleith@t,center,surroundlefl/nghtand

LFE(subwooterinput;jackswillbeusedforstandard

5 1audiosignala

@ VideoMonitorOutput:Contractthisjaektothe

compositevideoinputofa_ monitororvideoprqec

tartoviewtheonscreenmenusandtheoutputofa

standardvideosource.

._ DVDAudioNideoInputs:Connectthecomposite

videoand[JRanalogaudiooutputsofa DVDplayeror

ot_ervideosoumetethesejacks.

0 Video1AudioMdeo Inputs:Connectthe corm

posireorVideoand[jR analogaudioPLAY/OUTjacks

ofaVCRorothervideosouraetotheselacks.

Video1Audio/VideoOutputs:Connectthe

compositeorVideoandL/BanalogaudioBEe/IN

jacksofaVCRorothervideorecordingdevicesuch

asa DVDrecorderor PVRtothesejacks.

Video2 Audio/VideoBputs: Connectthecorm

positeorVideoand[JRanalogaudioPLAY/OUTjacks

ofa cabletebvfsionboxorothervideosourceto

thesejacks

AMAntennaTarminab:ConnedtheAMloop

antennasuppliedwiththereoeue;totheseterrninals,

ItaoexternalAMantennaisused,make<_sr_nedions

totheAMandGNOterrninalsioaccordancewith

theinstructionssuppliedwiththeantenna.

Noteonvideoconnections:Whenconnectirga

videosourceproductsuchasaVCR,DVDplayer,

satellitereceNeT,cableset-topbox,personalvideo

recorderorvideogametothe£/R 135,youmay

useeithera compositeor Svideoconnection.

butnotboth

REHOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

0 PowerOffBut,on

O PowerOr/B_tton

InputSelectors

0 AM/FMTunerSelect

@ SleepButton

@ DSPSurroundModeSelector

ChannelSelectButton

A/_ ButTons

@ _/_ Buttons

Di@talSelect

@/)irect Button

TuningUp/Dovvn

0 DTSDigitalModeSelector

@ SkipUp/DownButtons

@ DTSNeo:6ModeSelect

@ MacroButtons

0 DiscSkipBuKon

@ PresetUp/Down

@ Delay/Prey,Oh.

SpareButton

VolumeUp/Down

7V/VideoSelector

6oChannel/SOhanr_elDirectInput

Mute

NOTE:

, Tilefundior_namesshowl_hereareeaehbulton'stesture

wherlusedwiththeAVR135 Mostbuttonshaveadditional

functionswhenusedwithotherdevicesSeepages33 34

1ora11stofthese_unctions

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AVE]35

CONTROL FUNCTIONS

IMPOBTANTNOTE:TheAVB135'sremotemay_se

programmedtocontroluptose_,endevices,irdudi%

theAVR135 Beforeusingtheremote,it isimportantt

rememberto presshe InputSelectorButton@

thatcorrespondstotheunityouwishtooperate

Inadditbn,theAVR/35'sremoteisshippedflora

thetotteryteoperatetheAVR135andmost

NaamanKadonCOorOVOplayersandcassette

decks.Theremoteisalsocapableof ope_atntla

widevarietyofotherproductsusiegtqecontrolcodes

lbatarepadofteeremoteBeforeusirlgtheremote

vnaotherproducts,tellowthe>st¢cgoosonpage30

toprogramthepropercodesforthepmduds)n}@ur

system

Itisal_ impo,tantto _emembertat manyofthebut-

tensonthe_emotetakeondifferentfunctions,depend-

(%onteeproductsdectedusingtheOev{ceControl

SeledorsThedescdptronsshowr_herepbmarily@taft

thetu;_ctronsofteeremotewhenitisusedteoperate

lbeAVR135.{Seepages31-34 forintrrnalionabout

alternatefunctionsbr lbereraole'sbuttona)

Power01IButton:Pressthisbu%ob pbcethe

AV_1$5 oraseletteddeviceintheStardbymode

Nobthatthiswillturnoffthemait_teemtuncflons,but

iftheMultiroemsystemisactivated,itwillcontinue

totuner(on,

O IBTransmitterWindow:Pointteiswirdow

twnrdstheAVR135whenpreyingbuttonsonthe

rernoteb makecertainthatinfraredcomma%sde

properlyreceNed.

ProgramIndicator:Thisthreecolorindicabris

usedb guideyouteroughlt/eprocessof program

mirtrltheremotu(Seepage30 let inPm?at_onon

prog_an_mingtheremote.)

O PowerOnSutton: Res<_thisbu%nt turnon

teepowerb ade,iceself,tedW pressingoneofthe

InputSelectors_,

@ Input Selectors:PrasNngoneofteesebutlons

willpertormthreeacl_onsatteesametime.First,ifthe

AVR135 isnotturnedon,thiswillpoweruptheunit.

Next,it willselectthesourceshownonthebuibnas

theinputtotheAVR135.Finally,itwillchangethe

remotecontrolsothatit controlsthedevicesdeoted.

Alterpressingoneofthesebulionsyoumustpress

theAVBSebcitorSutton Q a%intooperatethe

AVR1S5'stundionswiththeremote

AVRSelector:Pressirgthisbutbnwillswitchthe

_emo_sothatitwilloperateteeAVR135'slunctlonsIf

theAVR135 isinteeStandbymode,itwillalsoturntee

AVR135on.

AM/FMTunerSelect:Pressthisbuffontoselect

the,sbdR135'stunerasthe/isleniogthrice.Pressing

thisbutton:_,henthetunerisalreadyinusewillselect

belweentheAMandFMbands

0 DimSutton:Pressthisbuttonb aatNateHie

Dimmerfunction,whichreducesthebrightnes,softee

trontpaneldisplay,orturnsitoffentirely.Thefirstpress

ofthebuttonshowsthedefaultstate,whichisfurlb%ht-

nessby indcatrlgDZMItE R FULL intheLower

DisplayLine_ Pressteebuttonagaiowiteinfive

secondstereduceOk÷brightnessW50%,asindicated

by1>I MIIE R HA LF showingioteeLower

DisplayLine_} Pre_teebu%rsagainwithinfive

secondsandteemaindispBywillgocompletelydark,

Notethatthis_tt % istemporary,inteatregardlessof

aWchar_%s,thedispkywillalwaysreturntofullbright-

nesswhentheAVRishmedon Inaddition,thePower

Indicator_ willalwaysremainatfullbrightness

_e%rdlessofthesetting.Thisistoremindyouteat

theAVRisstillturnedon

TestSutton: Pressteisbuttonb b@inthe

sequenceusedb calibratetoeA_?R135'soubutlevels,

(Seepage20 formo_eintormationoncaliblatmg

theAVP_1f¢5,}

SleepButton:PressthisbuttontopBcetheunit

inteeSleepmodeAtterteetimeshowninthedisplay,

teeAVR135willautomaticallygointotheStandby

mode.Eachpressoflbebuttonchangeslhetimeuntil

turnoffinthefollowinc/order:

min rnlrl mln men min "l

40i_ 3(],_,_ 2_] ,_.,_ 10,___

|rain m_n rmn rmn OFF -1

Thisbuttor_isalsousedb chan,qe@annelsonyour

TVwhenteeW isselected

WhentheAVR135_emoteisbeingpreg_ammedwith

teecodestooperateaeoteerdevbe,1hisbuttonisa/so

used)nthe"AuloSearch"process.(Seep%eSOfor

mole)nbrmatlor_onprogmmmin9theremote}

DSPSurroundModeSelector:Pressthisbut-

bn to cyclethroughtheDSRVM¢_andStereosur

roundmodessuchas Haft,Theater,VViAxNearand

FailandSurlwndO'tThisbuttonisalsousedto/Yi-le

cfannelswhet theTVissebctedushgtoedevice

Input Selector @ Wheethe>,YR135 remoteis

beingprogrammedwithlbecodesofanotoerdevice,

thisbutton)sabo used)nthe'?_utoSearch"proce_.

(Seepage30 formoreinformationonprogrammi%

fneremote)

NightMode:Pressthisbuttontoactivatetee

Nightmode,Thismodeisavailableinspedally

encodeddigitalsources,andit preservesdialogue

(centerchannd)intelligibilityatlowvolumebvels

@ ChannelSelectButton:Tbbbuttonisusedto

stadteeprocessofsettingteeAVRt 35'soutputbvelsto

anexternalsource.@cothisbuttonispressed,usethe

,_/'_ Buttons_ b selectteechannelbeingadjusted,

peer/presstheSetButton@, blbwedbythe,_/_

Buttons@ again,tochangethelevelsetting.(See

pages20and27formoreinbrmahon,)

,_,/'_ Buttons:ThesemultSurposebuttonsare

usedtodra%eorscrollthrough@orsin theon

screenmenus,makecoeflgurat_oeseReqssuchas

digitalinputsordelayt_mieg,or teselectsurreund

modesWhenchartrliegasetlng,firstprerasthebu_an

torthefundJonor sell,nOto bechanged(e.g,press

teeDSPSurroundModeSelector@ toselecta

soundfieldmodeortheDigitalSelectButton

tochangeadigitalinpu9andthenpassoneofteese

buttonstoscrollthroughthelistofoptionsorto

increaseor decreasea sett% Thesermonsinthis

manualdescribingteeindividualleaturesandfunctions

containspecificinbrma%nonushgthesebuttons

toreachapplic@orl.

_ Buttons:Thesebutbnsae usedt chanrle

teemenuaeleclJonor seff_ngduringsomeoflhesetup

proceduresbr teeAVR135

@ SetSutton:Thisbuttonisusedtoentersettings

intoteeAVf4/ 35'smemo'?.Itisalsousedinthe

setupproceduresfcxdeIw%,e,speake_eonf(gu{a,loo

andchanneloutputleveladiustn/e/It

OigitalSelect:Rossthisbuttontoassignorle

ofteedigitalinputs[]J_@¢_ to a source(See

pages16 and23 formoreinformatorlon usingdigital

irputs)

@ NumericKeys:Thesebuttonsserveasa 10

butbnnumerickeypadb enbrtunerplusetposJIJons

Theyamalsousedto soledchannelcumberswhen

TYCableor SAThasbeenselectedonteeremote,or

toselecttracknumbersona CD,DVDor LDplaye_,

dependingonhowtheremotehasbeenprogrammed

TunerMode:Pleasthisbuttoi_whenthetuner

isin usetoselectbeS*eenautomatictuei%and

manualtunirgWher_thebuttonispressedsothat

I1A NUAL appealsinteeLowerOisp_ayLil'te_,

pressingtheTuningButtons@_ willmovefile

fre%er:cyupor downin single-stepincrement,'<

WhentheFMbandisin use,pressingteisbuttonwhen

asbtion'ssignalisweakwillchangetomonaural

leception,(Seepages26 27for moreintormation)

RENOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

0 Direct Sutton:Pressthisbuttonwhenthetuner

isin usetostartthesequencefordirectentryofasta

tion'sfrequencyAtterpressingthebutton,simply

presstheproper_,,lumericKeys@ to selectasta-

tion.(SeepageP6formoreinfornrationonthetune8

0 TuningUp/Down:Whenthetunerisinuse,these

buttonswilltuneupordownthroughtheselectedfro

quenoyband.iftheTunerModeSuttontiiD_ has

beenpressedsothatAU'1"0 appearsintheon

screendisplayandLowerDisplayLine_, pressing

andholdingeiherofthebutlons1orthreesecondswill

causethetunertoseekthenextstationwih acceptable

signalstrength1orqualityreceptionWhenMABIUAL

appearsinXe LowerDbpJayLine_1, pressingthese

buttonswilltune88ions;ns;%le8@ incremenS,{See

page26tor moreinlormallon)

00SD Button:Presshis buttontoactivatethe

On-SemenDisplay(OSD)systemusedtosetupor

adjusttheAVR135'spararnelers

DolbyModeSelector:Thisbutlonisusedto

selectfromamongtheavailableDolbySurroundpro

oessingmodesEachpressofthisbuttonwillselect

oneoftheDolbyProLogicIImodesorDolby3

Sterne,Whena DolbyDigital-encodedsourceisinuse,

theDolbyDigitalmodemayalsobeselected.(See

pageP41ortheavailableDolbysurroundmode

options.)

0 DTSDigitalModeSelector:WhenaDTS

encodeddigitalsourceisselected,eachpressofthis

buttonwillscrollthroughtheavailableDTSmodes.The

specificchoiceofmodeswillvaryaccordingtowhether

ornotthesourcematerialcontainsDTSES6 1

DiscreteencodingWhenaDTSsourceisnotin use,

thisbutlonhasnofunction(Seepage24fortheavail

ableDTSDigitaloptions)

Logic7 ModeSelectButton:Pressthisbutton

toselectfromamongtheavailableLogic7 surround

modes.(Seepage24 fortheavailableLogic7

options.)

Q SkipUp/DownButtons:Thesebuttonsdonot

haveadirectfunctionwithtte AVR135,butwhen

usedwithaoompallblyprogrammedCDor DVD

changertheywillchangetothepreviousdiscinthe

oharlgerorcarousel.

TransportControls:Thesebuttonsdonothave

anyfunctionstortheAVR185,buttheymaybe

pragrammedfortheterwaM/reverseplayoperation

ofawidevarietyofCDor DVDplayers,andaudioor

videocassetterecorders.(Seepage3Pformore

information)

@ StereoModeSelectButton:Whenthebutbn

ispressedsoth8 I)SP SURR OFF @peasin

theLower DisplayLine_, theAMPwilloperatein

abypassmodewitht/ue.fullyanalog,1wechannel

lef%ghtslereomodewithnosurraundprocessingor

bassmanagement,asopposedtoothermodeswhere

digitalprocessingisused,Whenthebuttonispressed

sothatI_URR0 UND 0 iFF at}pearsit/the Lower

DisplayLine_], youmayenjoya k_vechannelpro

sentationofthesoundalongwiththebenefitsofbass

management,Dependingonwhetheryoursyslemis

configuredfor 51 or61/71 channels,thenextpress

ofthebuttonwillcauseeither5 CH STE RE 0 or

"7 CH ST ERE0 te appear,andtheslereosignal

willberoutedtoallfive(orseven)speakerchannels,

(Seepage24 termoreintormationonstereoplay

backmodes.)

@ DTSNee:6ModeSelect:Pressthisbuttonto

soleda DTSNeo:6mode.Thec_modestakeat_'_o

channelstereo ormatixsurroundencodedsource

andcreatea fullfive, six-or seven-channelsound

field (Seepage24 fortheDTSNee:6options)

@ MacroButtons:Pressthesebutlonstostemor

recalla"Macro':whichisaprepregrarnmedsequence

ofcommandssloredintheremote.(Seepage321or

moreintormationonstoringandrecallingmacros)

@ DiscSkipButton:Thisbuttonhasnodirect

functiontorthe/4VR155butismostoltenusedto

changetothenextdiscinaCDorDVDplayerwhen

theremoteisprogran_medforthattypeofdevice

(Seepage51tor moreinbrmaliononusingthe

remotewithproductsotherthantheAVR135)

@ PresetUp/Down:Whenthetunerisinuse,

pressthesebuttonsto scrollthroughthestations

programmedinlotheAVR135'smemoryWhen

somesourcedevices,suchasCDplayers,VCRsand

cassettedecks,areselectedusingthedeviceInput

Selectors@, thesebullonsmayfunctionas

ChapterStepor7rackAdvance

GearButton:Pressthisbh£ontodearinconect

entieswhenusingtheremotetodirectlyentera radio

station'strequency

MemoryButton:Pressthisbuttontoentera

radiostahonintotheAVR135'spresetmemoryFirst,

tunethedesireds_tlon,andthenpressthisbutton.

Twounderlineindicatorswillflashattherightsideof

theUpperDisplayLine_, andwithinfiveseconds

presstheNumericKeys@ br thepresetnumber

between0/ andSOthatyouwishtoansi%tethe

station(Seepage261ormoreintormation)

@ Dehy/PrevOh,:Pressthisbuttontobegin

theprocesstersettingthedelaylimesusedbythe

AVR/35 whenprocessingsurroundsound.Atter

pressingthisbutton,thedelaytimesareenteredby

pressingtheSetButton @ andthenusingthe

,A/'_ Buttons@ tochangethesettingPressthe

SetButton @ againtoeornpletetheprocess.

(Seepage19br moreir_tormation)

@ SpeakerSelect:Pressthisbuttonto begin

theprocessofconfiguringthe£,,/R135'sbassman

agementsysternforusewiththetypeof speakers

usedin yoursystem,Oncethe buttonhasbeen

pressed,usethe,A/'_ Buttons@ toselectthe

channelyouwishto setup,PresstheSet Button

@ andthenselectanotherchanneltoeonfigum

Whenalladjustmentshavebeencompleted,press

theSet Button@ twicetoexitthesettingsand

returnto normaloperation,(Seepage17formore

information.)

SpareButton:ThisbuKonhasnodirectfunction

fortheAVR135,

@ VolumeUp/Down:Pressthesebuttonstoraise

or lowerthesyslemvolume.

@ TVNideoSelector:Thisbuttondoesnothavea

directfunctiononthe£,,/R185,butwhenusedwitha

oornpallbleVCR,DVDorsatellitereceiver,pressingthis

butTonwillswitchbetweentheoutputofthedevice

andtheexlernalvideoinput

O 6-Channet/8-OhannelDirectInput:Press

thisbuttontoselectthedeviceconnectedtothe

6/8-6hannelDirectInputs@ (SeepagePPtor

moreintormation)

Mute:Pressthisbuttento momentarilysilence

theAVR135 orR/set beingcontrolled,dependingon

whichdevicehasbeenselectedWhentheAVR135

remoteisbeingprogrammedtooperateanotherdevice,

thisbutlonispressedwiththeInputSelectorButton

tobegintheprogrammingprocess(Seepage

30 tormoreinlormationonprogrammingtheremote)

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

System Installation

AfterunpackingtheunitIoc/tJngitina plaeewithade

quateventilationandplacingitonasolidsurfacecapable

ofsupportingitsweight,youwillneedtomakethe{}on

nechonstoyouraudioandvideoequipment

IMPORTANTNOTE:Foryourpesonals@tyandto

avoidpos_sibledamagetoyourequil}mentandspeakers.

itisalwaysagoodpra{_ceb turnoftaridunplugthe

AVRandALLsourceequipmentl_orntheACoutput

beforemakinganyaudioorvideosysterncomectior/s

AudioEquipmentConnections

Werecomnmndthatyouusehighqualityintercor/nect

cableswhenmakingeonnectionstosourceequipment

andreco/dersto preservetheintegrityofthesignals.

1.ConnecttheanalogoutputofaCDplayertethe

CDAudioInputs_,

NOTE:WhentheCDplayerhasbothfixedandvari

ableaudiooutputs,it isbesttoElsethefixedoutput

unlessyoufindthattheinputtethereceiverissolow

thatthesoundisnoisy,or sohighthatit isdisterted,

,oConnecttheanalogPlay/Outjacksof acassette

deck,MD,CD-Ror otheraudioreco/dertotheTaps

InputJacks_[} ConnecttheanalogRecorWInjac?s

ontherecordertotheTapeOutputJacksO on

theAVR135,

S Connecttheoutputofanydigitalsourcessuchas

aCDor DVDchangeror player,a@ancedvideo

game,a digitalsatellitereceiver,HDTVtunerordigifa_l

{}ableset-topboxortheoutputofa compatible

computersoundcardto theOpticalandCoaxial

Digital Audio Inputs0_]_ Werecommend

connectingthecoaxialdigitalaudiooutputofyour

DVDplayertotheCoax1 Digital AudioInput@,

sincethatdigitalinputisassignedtetheDVDsource

bydefault

4 ConnedtheCoaxialorOpticalDigitalAudio

Outputs@_ ontherearpaneloftheAVR135tothe

matchingdigitalinputconnedionsonaCDRorMiniDisc

reco/de_

5.AssembletheAMLoopAnter/nasuppliedwiththe

unitsothatthe_bsatthebotlomoftheantennaloop

snapintotheholesinthebaseConnectitto1heAM

AntennaTerminals_},

6.ConnectthesuppliedFMantennatotheFM(75

ohm)ConnectionO TheFMantennamaybean

externalroofantenna,aninsidepoweredor wirelead

antennaoracor/necllonfroma cableTVsysternIf

1heantennaor eonnectionuses300 ohmlwir_lead

cable,youmustusethe300 ohmto 75 ohmadapter

suppliedwiththeunitto maketheconnection,

7 Connectthefront,cenleT,surroundandsurround

backspeakeroutputs_@QO tetherespecllve

speakers.

Toensureth_clalltheaudiosignalsarecarriedteyour

speakerwithoutlossofclarityor resolution,wesug-

gestthatyouusehigh-qualityspeakercable.Many

b_andsof cableareavailableandthechoiceofcable

maybeinfluencedbythedistancebetweenyour

speakersandthereceiver,thetypeofspeakersyou

use,personalpreferencesandotherfactorsYourdealer

or inslallerisa valuableresourcetoconsultinselect-

ingtheproper{}able

RegaTdlessofthebrandofcableselected,werecom

mendthatyouuseacableconstructedofmultistrand

copperwithagaugeof14orsmalle[Rememberthat

inspecifying{',able.thelowerthenumber,thethicker

the{}aisle

Cablewithagaugeof16 maybeusedforshortruns

ofle£sthan10laebWedo notr<:omu-_endthatyou

usecableswithanAWGequivalentof1Borhighe/,

duetothepowerlossanddegradaaoninperformance

thatwilloccur,

Cablesthatareruninsidewallsshouldhavetheappro

priatemarkingstoindicatelistingwithUL,CSAorother

appropriatetestingagencyslandalds.Questionsabout

runningcablesinsidewallsshouldberderledtoyour

installeroralicensedelecticianwhoisfamiliarwith

theNECand/ortheapplicable1oralbuilding{}odesin

your area

Whenconr/ectingwiresto thespeaks/s,becdtainte

observeproperpolarityNotethatthepositive(+)ter

minalofeachspeakerconnectionmaycarrya specific

colorcode,asnotedonpage7.HoweveT,many

speakersstillusea redterminalforthepositive(+)

connection.Connectthe"negatS'or "black"wire

tethesarneterminalonboththe receiverand

thespeakeT,

NOTE:Whilemostspeakermanuk_etureTsadhereto

anindustryconventionofusingblackterminalsfor

negativeandredonesbr positive,somemayvary

1tomthisconfiguration.70ensureproperphaseand

optimalperldrnance,consultt% identificationplateon

yourspeakeror thespeaker'srnanualtoveritypolarity

IfyoudonotknowthepolarHyofyourspeaker,ask

yourdealerforadvicebeforeproceeding,or consult

thespeaker'smanufacturer,

Wealsorecommendthatthelengthof {',ableused

to connectspeakerpairsbeidenticalForexample,

usethesamelengthpieceofcabletoconnectthe

frontqeftandfrontrightor surroundlettand sur

roundrightspeakers,evenif thespeakersarea

differentdistancefromtheAVR135

Notethatit is notpossibleto usetheAVR135 ina

7,1 chant/elconfiguration,Anysourceinformation

thattheAVRreceivesor derivesfor thesurround

backleftand rightchannels,eg. throughthe6/8-

6hanns_Direct Wputs_ or durin_7 channel

Stereoprocessing,iscombinedandoutputted

tothe singled/anne1SurroundBackSpeaker

Outputs @.

B Oonnecflonstoa subwooterarenorrnallymadevia

alinedevelaudioconnectionfrom1heSubwoofer

Output_ tothelinelevelinputofa subwooTerwith

abuilbinamplifie/.Whenapassivesubwooferisused.

theconnectionfirstgoestoapoweramplifier,which

willbeconnectedtooneor moresubwooterspeakeTs.

Ifyouareusinga poweredsubwooter1hatdoesnot

havelinelevelinputconnections,followtheinst/uc

tionsfurnishedwilhthespeakerforconnection

inlermatior/

9 Ifanexternalmultichannelaudiosourcewilh5 1,

61,71 outputssuchasanexternaldigitalproces-

so_r'decode_;DVDAudioo_SACDplayerisused,con

necttheoutputsofthat@vicetothe6/8-Channel

Directinputs_Y-_.

VideoEquipmentConnections

Videoequipmentisconnectedinthesamemanneras

audiocomponents.Again,theuseofhigh-qualityinler

connedcablesisrecommendedtopreservesignal

quality.

1 Connecta VCR's,DVDrecorder's,personalvideo

recorder'sorothervideosource'saudioandvideo

Play/OutjackstotheVideo1Audio/Videoand/or

S-VideoInputJacks_ ontherearpanelThe

AudioandVideoRecord/Injacksontherecorder

shouldbeconnectedtotheVideo1AudidVideo

and/orS-VideoOutputJacks_._.._¢_Z_)ontheAVR135

Althoughanyvideodevicemaybeconnectedtothese

jacks,werecommendconnectingyourvideolecorder

sothatyoumayhke advantageofthetactthatthe

remotecontrolispreprogrammedwithvideorecorder

productcodesfortheVideo1device

2 Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsofa

satellitereceiveT,cableTVconverte_,televisionsetor

anyothervideosourcetotheVideo2 Audio/Video

andS-VideoInputJacks¢_d_@.)Althoughanyvideo

devk}emaybeconnectedtothesejacks,werecorn

mendconnectingyourcableTVconverteror satellite

receiversothatyoumaytakeadvank<geofthehot

thattheremotecontrolispreprogrammedwiththe

productcodesofthesedevicefypesfortheVideo2

@vice.Ifyour@viceiscapableofswitchingcornpo

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

nentvideo,we parhcularlyrecommendconnectingit to

theVideo2AudioInputJacks_, astheVideo2

ComponentVideoinputs_ areassignedtn the

VideoP device.

S.Connecttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsof

atelevisionorothervideodevicetothefront-panel

Video3 Audio andVideoInputJacks_Jb":_J.

Althoughanyvideooraudiodevicemaybeconnected

tothesejacks,werecommendconnectingyourtelevi

sionsothatyoumaytakeadvantageofthetactthat

theremoteconholispreprogrammedwithtelevision

productcodestot theVideo3 device.Important:If

youa_eonlyusingthetelevisionasadisplaydevice

(ie.,if youreceiveyourtelevisionpsgramsthrough

acableboxor satellite_eceiveo,do notconnect

theR/'soutputstotheVideo3Audio andVideo

InputJacksF][i]J_l,or toanyotherinputsonthe

AVR135

4 Oor_necttheanalogaudioandvideooutputsofa

DVC_or laserdiscplayertotheDVDAudidVideo

andS-VideoInputs_.

5.Connectthedigitalaudiooutputsofa DVDplayer,

satellitereceiver,cableboxor HDTVconvertertothe

appropriateOpticalorCoaxialDigitalInputs

@@el@

6.ConnecttheVideoand/orS-VideoMonitor

Output@@ jaeksonthereceivertothecomposite

or Svideoinputofyourtelevisionmonitoror video

projector,

7, IfyourDVDplayerandrnor/itorbothhavecompo

nentvideoconnections,connectthecomponentout

putsoftheDVDplayertetheDVDComponent

VideoInputs@ Evenwhencornponentvideocon

r_ectionsareused,theaudioconnectionsshouldstill

bemadetoeithertheanalogDVDAudio Inputs

oranyoftheOpticalorCoaxialDigitalInput

Jacks@@_][_

S.Ifanotherdevicewithcomponentvideooutputs

isavailable,connectittotheVideo2Component

VideoInputs@ Theaudioconnectionsforthis

deviceshouldbemadeteeithertheVideo2 Audio

Inputs@ oranyoftheOpticaJorCoaxialDigital

InputJacks@_._

9,If 1hecomponentvideoinputsareused,conr/ect

theComponentVideoMonitorOutputs@ to

thecornponentvideoinputsofyour_. projector

or displaydevice.

10.If youhaveacamcordeLvideogameorother

audio/videodevicethatisconnectedtotheAVRona

temporaryratherthanpermanentbasis,connectthe

audio,videoanddigitalaudiooutputsofthatdevice

totheFront-PanelInputs_]_]_]_]l£[_:_'jAdevice

connectedhereisselectedastheVideo3input,and

thedigKalinputsmustbeassignedtetheVideo3

input.(Seepage16formoreirflormationoninput

configuration,)

VideoConnectionNotes:

_,Whenthecornponentvideojacksareused,theon

screenmenusalenotvisibleandyournustswitch

tothestandardcompositeorSvideoinputonyour

TVtoviewtr_em

,, TheAVR135willaccepteitherstandardcornposite.

S-videoorY/P//Pbcornponentvideosignals.

Howevel,itwillnotconvedcompositeorSsignals

to componentvideo.

WhenconnectingavideosourcetotheAVR135,

youmayuseeithercornposite,cornponentor

S video,butonlyonetypeofvideomaybe

connectedforeachdevice

,, Whenmorethanonevideotormatisused,itis

necessarytomakea separateconnectiontrorn

theAVRtoyourvideodisplaytoreachlormat.For

example,ifbothcompositeandcomponentsources

areconnectedtotheAVR135,boththecomposite

andc,ornponentvideomonitoroutputs@_'_ must

beconnectedtntheappropriateinputsonyour

videodisplay

ACPower Connections

ThisunitisequippedwithtwoaccessoryACoutlels.

Theymaybeusedtopoweraccessorydevices,but

t_leyshouldnotbeusedwfff_higheunent-drawequip

mentsuchaspoweramplifiers.Thetotalpowerdraw

toeaehoutletmaynotexceed1O0watts

TheSwitchedACAccessoryOutlet@ willreceive

poweronlywhentheunitison Thisisrecommended

terdevicest/at havenopowerswi_c,hora nlechanical

powerswitchthatmaybeleftinthe"ON"posillon

NOTE:Manyaudioandvideoproductsgointoa

Standbymodewhentheyareusedwithswitchedout-

lets,andc,annotbefullyturnedonusingtheoutlet

alonewithoutarefnotecorltrelcornrrand.

TheUnswitchedACAccessoryOutlet@ will

receivepoweraslongastheunitispluggedintea

poweredACoutlet.

OncetheACPowerCord@ isconnected,youare

almostreadytoenjoytheAVR135'sincrediUepower

andfidelity!

SYSTEH CONFIGURATION

Whenallaudio,videoandsystemconneclqonshave

beenmade,thereareafewconfigurationadjustments

thatmustbemade.Afewminutesspenttocorrectly

configureandcalib_s_tetheunitwillgreatlyaddb your

listeningexperience

Speaker Selection and Placement

Theplacementofspeakelsina multiohannelhome

teeatersystemcanhaveanotk;eableimpactonthe

qualityofsoundreprodueed.

Nomatterwhichtypeor b_a_dof speakersisused,

thesamemodelor brandofspeakershouldbeused

fortheleftfront,cenlerandrightfrontspeakersThis

createsaseamlesstent soundstageandeliminates

thepossibilityofdist£ctingsonicdisturbancesthat

occurwhenasoundmovesacrossmismatched

front<bannelspeakers

SpeakerPlacement

DependJn{)onteetypeofcenterchannelspeakerin

useandyourviewingdevice,placethecenterspeaker

eitherdirectlyaboveor belowyourTV,orinthecenter

behindapederatedfrontprobct_onscreen.

Oncethecenterchannelspeakerisinstalled,position

teebentleltandfrontrightspeakerssohat teeyam

asfarawayfromoneanoteerasteecenterchannel

speakerisfromthepreterredlisteningposidonIdeally,

thel_ontchannelspeakersshouldbeplacedsothat

teeirtweetersarenomoretean24"aboveorbelow

thelweeterinteecenterchannelspeaker

Dependingonthespecificsofyourroomacoustics

andthetypeofspeakersinuse,youmayfindteat

imagingisimprovedbymovingtheleftfrontandright

frontspeakersslightlyb/wardofthe(',enterdlannel

speaker.Ifpossible,adjustallloudspeakerssothat

theyareaimedatearheightwhenyouareseatediri

thelisleningposition,

Usingtheseguidelines,you'llqndteatittakessome

experimentationtefindteecorrectlocationterthefront

speake(sin},ourparticularinstalla_on.Don'tbeatraidto

moveteingsarounduntilteesystemsoundscorrect

Optimizeyourspeakerssoteataudiotransitionsacross

thefrontofhe roomsoundsmooth,andsoundstree

allspeakersappeartoarriveatthelisteningpositionat

themarnel_meNvithoutdelayfromthecenterspeaker

comparedtoteeleftandrightspeakers}.

WhentheAVR135isusedin5,1 channelope/ation,

teepreterredbcaliontersurroundspeakersisonthe

sidewallsofteereorn,nomerretean10degreesoft

axisfromteelisteningposition.Ina 61 channelsys

tern,bothsidesurroundspeakersandabacksur

roundspeakerarerequired,Tie centerofthespeaker

shouldtare intotheroom

No more

than 24"

Center Front Speaker

LeftFront RightFront

Speaker Speaker

A}£onhchannel@ef_ker/rls/r@//on144tPc//rechl4,ew

TV or Pfolecfion Screen

Left FrontD Center F_ontB Ri lit FrontB

Speaker Speaker _eaker

B)£t3/f/-i,v<i'D_573eiT£m_modol,,ruUSlOfitiTeIJOSl_ldirs

I7£_lheU"5 7"/5 fTr7f'71terrTiTteIoc_J/_ntel 5 7 sj/D_ems

/I//lena 6 7speakerconf/o'u/_tlOn/5oseU,D@/Pod

tlOl;,f£SlRe_/"&' 7"d_osU be uso(L

Therearwalllocationmayalsobeusedinplaceof

sidewallmountingin 5.1 systemswhenit Jsnotplac

l_calto placethemainsurroundspeakersatthesides

ofteeroomTherearsuneundspeakershouldbe

mountedascloseaspossibletothe(;enterofteerear

AswithIhesidespeakers,therearsurroundspeaker

sbouklbelocatedsoteattheIsottomof thecabinet

isatleasttwofeethigherteanthelisteners'ears

Thespeakershouldbenomorethansixteetbehind

Ifdipoletypespeakersareusedoneitherthesideor

rearwallsoftheroom,pleasenotethatifthereare

arrowsonthespeakerstheyshouldtucethefrontof

tee reornforthesidespeakers,ortowardthecenter

ofthewallbr therearspeakers

ImportantNots:Itisnotpossibleb configurethe

AVR135for 7 1channelopelation.Denotconnect

mo_ethanonespeakerto theSurroundBack

SpeakerOutputs@, asdohgsomaydamageyour

speakers,theAVR135 orbothWher_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

placementshouldbebasedonroomsizeandshape

andthetypeofsubwooferused.Onemethodof find

ir_gteeoptimallocationtorasubwooteristobeginby

plaeirgit inthefrontoftheroom,aboutsixinches

fromawall,or nearthefrontcorneroftheroom

Anothermethodisto temporarilyplacethessbwooter

atyournormallistenirgposition,andthenwalk

aroundtheroornuntilyoufindaspotwherethesub

wootersoundsbest.Placeteesubwooterinteatspot.

Youshouldalsofollowtheinstruotior_softeesub

wootsr'smanutacturer,or youmaywishtoexperi

meritwiththebestlocationforasubwooferJnyour

listeningroorn.

System Setup

Onceteespeakelshavebeenplacedintheroornand

conneeted,theremainingstepsinteesetupprocess

aretoprogramtheA",/B135'sbassmanagementsys

ternforthetypeofspeakersusedinyoursystem,

calibratetheoutputlevels,andsetthedelaytimes

usedbytie surroundsoundprocessor.

YouarenowreadytopoweruphieAVR135tobegin

thesefinaladjustments

1 MakecertainthattheAOpowercold@ isfirmly

insertedintoanLlnswitchedAOoutlet,_omaintain

teesifts sateiyraFng,DONOTreplacethe

powercordwithonethathasalowercurrent

capacity.

2 PresstheMainPowerSwitchEl inuntilit

latchesandtheword"OFF"onthetopofthe

swit@disappearsinside_behoptpanel.Notethat

thePowerIndicator_ willturnamber,

indicatingteattheunitisinteeShndbymode

3 Removetheprotectiveplasticfilmtwrn teefront

panellensIfleftinplace,thefilmwillattectthe

performanceofyourremotecontrol

InslallteethreesuppliedAAAbatteriesinthe

remoteasshownBecedaintofollowthe(+)

and(-) polarityindicatorsthatareonthetopof

the batteryeompartment.

SYSTEH CONFIGURATION

5 TurntheAVR155oneitherbypressing1he

Standby/OnSwitch_ onthefrontpanel,or

datheremotebypressingthePowerOnButton

0, teeAVRSelector_ oranyoftheInput

Selectors_0 ontheremoteWhentheunit

isturnedon,theentirelistofoptionswillbriefly

lightforbothhe InputIndicators_ andthe

SurroundModeIndicators_ Aftera tow

seconds,_hema)onlyofthoseindicaterswillgo

dark,bayingonlytheindicationsfortheactive

surroundmodeandinputilluminated,The

DisplayLines_ willdisplaytheunit'ssta

tun,thePowerIndicator_ willturnblue,and

theaccentlightinsidetheVolumeControl

willalsolightuptoremindyouthattheunitis

turnedon,

Usingthe On-ScreenDisplay

Whenmakingthe%owingadjustments,youmayfind

iteasiertousethe/4VR135'son-screendisplaysys-

temTheseeasyte readdisplaysgiveyouaclearpic

tureofthecurrentstalusoftre uuitandmakeiteasy

toseewhichspeaker,delay,inputor digitalselecton

youammakhg.

_oviewtheon-screenmenus,makecertainthatyou

t_:_vemadea connectlor_t:o/ntheVideoorS-Video

MonitorOutJack@_.,_ontherearpaneltothe

compositeorS videoinputofyourTVor projecton

thordertoviewthe£/R t SS'sdisplays,thecorrect

videosourcemustbeselectedonthevideodisplay

Theonscreenmenusamnotavailablewhenacorn-

ponentvideodisplayisin use.

IMPORTANTNOTE:Whenviewinglheon-screen

menususinga CR_basedprojeetor,plasmadisplayor

anydirect-viewCR7morliterortelevision,itisimportant

thatheynotbeleftonhe screenforanextendedperiod

oflime,Theconstantdisplayofa stahcimagesuchas

(hosemenusor_/rdeogarneimagesmaycausethe

imagetobepermanently"burnedinto"thep_ojectlon

tubes,plasmasTeenorCP,TThistypeofdamageisnet

coveredbytheAVR135 warrantyandmaynotbecov-

eredbytheprojedeFTVset'swananty.

TheAVR135hastwoonsemendisplaymodes,

"Semi°OSD"and"Full0%/When makingeonI_%ra-

tionadjustments,itisrecommendedthattheFullOSD

modebeused.Thiswillplaceanoptionlistingonthe

screen,makingiteasiertoviewtheavaihbleopI_ons,

MakingConfigurationAdiustments

Thefull-OSDsystemisavailablebypressingthe

OSDButton@, Whenthisbd_lonispressed,the

MASTER MENU (Figure1)willappear,and

adjustmentsammadefromtheindividualmenus.

*_ MASTER MENU **

INPUT SETUP

SURROUND SELECT

SPEAKER SETUP

DELAY ADJUST

CNANNEL ADJUST

ADVANdED

Thesemi-OSDsystemisalsoavailable,allowingyou

tomakea@shnenlsdirectly,bypressingthe@pro

priatebu%nson_hefrontpanelor remotecontrolfor

thespecificpasmeterb beadjusbd Forexample,to

changethedigitalinputtoranyoftile sources,press

theDigitalSelectButton_ aridthenpressthe

A/V Buttons@ toscrollthroughthelistof

optionsastheyappearintheon screendisplayorthe

UpperDisplayLine_,

TousethefullOSDmenusystem,presstheOSD

Button_. Whenthemenuisonthescreen,press

the,_/'v Buttons0 unllltheonscreen_ cursor

isnextto theitemyouwishtoadjust,andthenpress

theSet Button0 toadjustthatitem Themenus

willremainonthescreentot 20 seconds,andthen

lheywill"limeout"anddisappearfrerrlhesoreerThe

timeoutmaybeincreasedtoasmuchas50 seconds

bygoingto theADVANCED menu,andchanging

theitenl_tledF UL L 0S D T ]:11E 0U T (See

page,%,)

WhenthefullOSDmenusystemisused,0 S D 0N

willappearintheUpperDisplay,Line_ toremind

youhat a'videodisplajmustbe usedVVhenhe

semiOSDsystemisusedinconjunctionwiththedis-

creteconfigumtJor_butbns,theon-screendisplaywill

shovvthecurrentmenusebction,Thatselectionvdll

alsobeshownintheUpperDisplayLine _ or

theLowerDisplayLine_, dependingonwhich

parameterisbeingadjusted,

Settingthe SystemConfigurationMemory

TheAVR135featuresanadvancedrnemorysyslem

thatenablesyoutoest_blishdifferentcor#igurations

forthedigitalinput,surroundmode,delaytimesand

outputlevelsforeachinputsource,Thisflexibility

enablesyoutucustomizetheway[nwhichyoulisten

toeachsourceandhavetheAVR155memorize

thosesetS_%s,Thismeans,for example,thatyou

mayusedifferentoutputlevelsortrimsfordifferent

sources.Oncethesesetlhgsaremade,theywillauto

maticallybe_ecalledwheneveryouselectthatinputIn

addition1othesettingsHstedabove,whichalwaysvary

withtheinput,youmayalsochoosetosetdifferent

speakerconfigurationsforsizeandcrossoverfrequency

foreachinputInmostc,ases,thisisnotrequired,so

thetactorydefaultistohavethesesettingsremainthe

samefor a}}inputs,Howeve/,sheu)dyouwishtohave

thesesettingschangefor anyone,orall,inputs,follow

theinstructionsshownonpage19to selectthe

Independer_tmodet(xspeakerconfiguration.

Theta_ctorydetaultsettngstottheAVR135haveall

inputsconfiguredfor ananalogaudioinputexceptfor

theDVDinput,wheretheCoaxialDigitalAudio

_nput1@ isteedelaultThedefaultspeakersettings

arelet"Large"speakersat1hefrontleft/right,"Small"

atallotherpositions,andthesubwooferon However,

oncetheDSPprocesshgsystemisusedthefirsttime

foranyinput,thespeakeraeltingswillautomatk>slly

detaulttn'Small"atallposit_onsw)tbthesubwooter

setto"LFE."Thedefaultsettingtorallsourcesusing

ananaloginputistheLogic7 Musicmode,although

DdbyDigitalor DTSwillaulomaticallybeselectedas

appropriatewhenasourcewithdigitalencodi%is

in useWhenaDoJby[lg]ta120 souseJsdebcted,

the£!R 155willautomaticallyaddDolbyProLogicII

processing

Bdoreushgteeunit,youwillprobablywantto

changethesettingstotmostinputssothattheyare

properlyconfiquredtoreflecttheuseofdigitalorana

loginputsandthesurroundmodespecificsofyour

hometheatersystemRememberthatsincethe

AVR135 memorizesthesesettingsfor eachinput

independently,youwillneedto maketheseadjust-

men%toreachinputused However,oncetheyare

made,furtheradjustmentisonlyrequiredwhensystem

cornponePtsa_echanged,

Tomakethisprocessas quickarideasyaspossble,

wesuggestthatyouusethefullOSDsystemwiththe

on screenmenus,andstepthrougheac,hinputOnce

youhavecompletedthesettings9r thefirsti@ut,

manysettingsmaybeduplicatedbr theremaining

inputs.Itisalsoagoodideare settheconfiguration

dataintheordertheseitemsarelistedinthe MAS o

1"ER MENU, assomesettingsrequireaspecific

entryinapriormenuitem Rememberthatoncethe

settingsaremadeletoneinput,theymustbemade

forallotherinputsourcesinyoursystem

SYSTEPI CONFIGURATION

Input Setup

ThefirststepinconfiguringtheAVR1,35istoconfigure

eachinput,Onceaninputisconfiguredallsettingstur

theDigKalInput,SurroundModeandBelayTimingwill

"allach"themselvestothatinputandbestoredina

r_onvolatilememory.Thelaterselectionofthatinput

willautomaticallyrecallthosesettingsForthatreasor/,

theproceduresdescribedbelowmustberepeated

tot@ohJr/putsourcesothatyeuhatetheoppo@nity

toc,ustornizeeachsourceto yourspecificlistening

requirementsHowever,oncemade,theyneednotbe

changedagainunlessyouneedtoalterasetting

Whenusingthef_ll-OSDsystemtomakethesetup

aqustments,psss theOSDButton0 oncesothat

the MA ST ER ME NU (Figure1)appears,The

cursorwillbenexttothe]] NP UT S ET UP line

PresstheSet Button@ to enterthernenuandthe

ZNPUT SE TUP menu(Figure2)willappearon

thescreen.Pressthe_/_ Buttons@ untilthe

desiredinputnarneappearsinthehighlightedvideo.

aswellasbeingindic,atedinthefront-panelInput

Indicators[], Iftheinputwillusethestanda/dleft/

rightanaloginputs,nofurtheraqustmentisneeded

INPUT SETUP

INPUT :VIDEO 1

DIGITAL IN:ANALOG

AUTO POLL :OFF

BACK TO MASTER MENU

Ft_um2

Ifyouwishtoassociateoneofthedigitalinputswith

theselectedinputsource,presstheV Button0

ontheremotewhilethe :[NPUT SE TUP menu

(Figure2) isonthescreen,andtheonscreencursor

willdropdowntothe DIGTTAL IN line,Press

the_/_ Buttons@ untilthenameofthedesired

digitalinputappears.Toreturntotheanaloginput,

pressthebuttonsuntilthewold ANAL 0 G appears

Whenthecorrectinputsourceappears,pressthev

Button @ oncesothatthe_ cursorappearsnext

to BACK TO MASTER MENU,and pressthe

Set Button@,

Tochangethedigitalinputatanytimeusingthedis

cretelur/ctionbuttonsandthesemi-OSDsystem,

presstheDigitalSelectButton _ onhe remote

Withinfiveseconds,makeyourinputselectionusing

the,_/v Buttons@ Llntilthedesireddigitalor

analoginputisshownintheUpperDisplayLine

andin thelowerlineoftheonscreendisplay.Press

theSetButton@ toenterthenewdigitalinput

assignment,

Bornedigitalvideoinputsources,suchsisacablebox

or HD_ set-top,maychangebek_veenanalogand

digitaloutputs,dependingonwhichchannelisin use.

TheAVR135'sAutoPollingfeatureallowsyouto

avoidlosingtheaudiofeedwhenthishappensby

permittingbothanaloganddigitalconnectionsto

1hesamesourceontheAVR.Digitulaudioisthe

detault,andtheunitwillautomatk',aflyswtchtothe

analogaudioif thedigitalaudiostreamsteps

Incaseswhereonlyadigitalsourceisused,youmay

wishtudisablethe/autoPollingteaturetepreventthe

AVRfromtryingto"find"ananalogsourcewhenthe

digitulsourceispaused-PcturnAutoPollingofffor

anyinput,firstmakecertainthatthe_ cusorispoint-

ingtotheAUTO POLL lineonthemenuscreen

Next,pressthe_/_ NavigationButtons@ sothat

0 FF appeamRepeattheprocedureatanytimeso

that0 N appearstorestoretheAutoPollingfeature.

Whenallneededadjustmentshavebeenmade,press

the'_ Button _ untilthe_ cursorisnextto

BACK TO MASTER MENU to continuewith

thesysternconfiguratior/,

Surround Setup

Thenextstepistosetthesurroundmodeyouwish

le usewiththeinputthatwaspreviouslyselectedin

tue I NPUT S ET UP menuSincesurround

modesarea mallerofpersonalt£_ste,lee1freeto

selectarT},,modeyouwish youmaychangeit laten

However,tomakeit easiertoestablishtheinitial

parameterstur theAVR135,itisbesttoselectDolby

ProLogicfi orLogic7tot mostanaloginputsand

bolbyDigitalfor inpuSconnectedtodigitalsources.

InthecaseofinputssuchasaCDPlayeT,7apeDeck

orTuner,youmaywishtosetthemodetoStereo

("Surroundoft")astheyarenottypicallyusedwith

multichannelprogrammaterial,anditisunlikelythat

surroundencodedmaterialwillbeusedAlternatively,

theLogic:7 Musicmodeisa goodchoiceturstereo

onlysourcematerialSeepage24 totmoreinturma

fiononavailablesurroundmodes

Whenselectingsurroundmodesfordigitalprogram

material,theAVR135willalwaysexaminethedata

sheamandautornatic.allyselectDolbyE)igitulor DT8

asapplicable.

Itiseasiesttocompletethesurroundsetupusingthe

tullOSDonscreenmenus,Fromthe MAS TER

MENU (Figure1),pressthe,A/V Buttons

untilthe_ cursorisnexttotheS URR0 UND

SEL E CT linePresstheSet Button(_, untilthe

SURROUND SELECT menu([Figure3)is on

thescreen

** SURROUND SELECT _* _

DOLBY SURROUND

DTS

LOGIC 7

DSP (SURR)

VM_×

STEREO

BACK TO MASTER MENU

k..

@um3

E_lchoftheoptionlinesonthismenu(Figure3)

selectsthesur/oundmodecategory,andwithineach

ofthosecategoriestherewillbeachoiceofthe

specificmodeoptions,Thechoiceof modeswill

varyacco/dingtothespeakerconfigurationinyour

system.Whenthe SURR BA CK lineofthe

SPEA KE R SET UP menu(Figure5onpage

1B)issetto N0 NE, theAVR135willbeconfigured

tor5.1 channelope/ahon,andonlythemodesappro

priateto afivespeakersystemwillappear.Whenthe

SURR BACK lineoftheSPEAKER

SET UP menu(Figure5) issetto SMAL L er

L ARGE theAVR135willbeconfiguredtur

6 1/7 1channeloperation,andadditionalmodes

suchsisDolbyDk.jitcdEXandDTSESwillappealas

theyareonlyavailablewhensixmainspeakersare

present.Inaddition,someofthemodesavailablein

theAVR135willnotappearunlessadigitalsourceis

selectedandisplayingthecorrectbilstrearn.

Rememberthatwhenyouuseonlya single,surround

backspeakeLyouwillgetthebenefitsofa 6.1/7,1

system,butwithonlyonespeakerinstalledattheback

oftheroom.Themodeindicationswillshow7.1 in

sornecases,butnoadditionaladjustmentisneeded

tor6.1 operationRememberthattheAVR135will

combinethelettandrightsurroundbackchannel

inturmutionpresentin 71 modessuchasLogic7/71

and7channelstereo,outputtingtheintormatior_asa

singlesurroundbackchannel

Toselectthemodethatwillbeusedastheinitial

detaultforaninput,firstpresstheA/!_' Buttons

untiltheonscreencursorisnexttothedesired

node'smastercategoryname,suchas D0L BY,

DTS, DSP (SURR) or VMAX Next,press

theSet Button@ to viewthesubmenuPressthe

_:/_ Buttons@ toscrollthroughtheavailable

choices,andthenpressthe_' Button@ sothat

thecursorisnextto BACK T0 MAS TE R

ME NU tocontinuethesetupprocess.

SYSTEH CONFIGURATION

Thebllowieglawparagraphsdetailthe}r_structsns_or

surroundmodecalegodeswithseversmodeoplions

orwithotheravailabbsettings

OntheD0LBY mer_u(Figure4),modechoices

)ncludeDo/byDigital,DobyProLo@c)}¢/)usic,Dolby

PreLo@c)l-Movie,DolbyProLo@candbe)by3

Stereo.TheDobyDigih}EXmodeisonlysv@able

whel/thesystemissetfor 6 1/7 1operal_qsbycon

flood%theSurroundBackspeakersto"Small"or

'L,:/rge"as@scdbedonpage1S Who s discis

p)aylngteatcontainsaspecie"flag"signal)nthedi@bl

auditdabstream,theEXmodewillbeselededauto

ma_ca)iyIfmayalsobeselectedusingthismenuor

threughthel_ontpanelor remotecontrolasshownon

page23 Acompleteexp(anatbnofthesereedesis

bondonpage24.

When/1_eD@b,_Di@almodeisselected,therese

addil_onalset%onavailabbfor theNightmode.

F * DOLB_ SURROUND

MOD£_ DOLBY

DIGZtAL

NIGHT: OffF

_AC_ TO SU_R SELECT

F_F_m4

TheNightmodeisafeatureofOeByDigitalthatuses

seeslSprocessingtepreservethedynamisrangeand

fullintel)i@b}})Vofa moviesoun@ackwhilereducing

tfe peak16v@.Thispre_entsabruptlyloudtransitions

fromdistu@ingothem,v4houtreducthgthesonic

impactofadigit:_lsourceTheNightmodeisonly

availablewhenspeck:@erteodedBdby D)@talsignals

areplayed

lb aqusttheMghtmodesetting,makecerUnthatthe

cursorisonhe NI 6 HT lineof he DOLB Y

menuNext,press_t/_ Navi@tionButtons@ to

choosebetweentheto/Icy4%s@lthgs,asthey8,ppear

intheonsemendi%lay:

0F F:WhenOF F af}peam,theNightmodewillnot

kLrdion.

MI D:WhenblI Dappezm,amlIdcompressionwill

beapplied

MAX:WhenMAXappeam,ar'mmseverecom-

pmsstnakqorithrnwil)beai)p))ed

WerecommendthatyouselectteeM ZDselthoas

astartthgpontandchangetothe MAX settinglatel.

ifdesired

TheNi@_tmodemaya)sobeadlusteddirectlyany

timeabolbyD)@talsourceisp%,in9bypressingthe

NightModeButton _[_ Whentheb@leeis

pressed,D- RANGE w(((appea_(nthelowerthird

ofthevideoscreeeandintr_eLowerBisplayLine

_. PresstheA/V NavigationButtons@ with

inthreesecondsteseledthedesiresettindl

Whenpu h_wecompletedyourselectionsonthe

DOL BY menu,pressthe A/'_ Navigatioa

B_ttons_ u@lthe_ cursorisnexttothe

BACK TO SURR SELECT (ine,Pressthe

SetButton0 tarelunltothe SURR

S EL EC T menu(Figule3),

OntheD T S menu,theshe)cosmadewin the_1/_

Buttons@ onhe remoteoredeterminedbya

combinetionofthet?peof programmaterialin use

andwheter the51 or G.1/7.1channeleo@igura-

tionisinuse

When_ OTSsourceisplaying,thechoiceof modes

tnr71 systemswillvs/yaccordingtethebjlJeofpm

gramsource(DTS5.1, DTSESMathxor DTS-ES

Dbcrete)Pros the_/'_ Buttons@ toscrol)

hroughtheshoicesthata_eor@abletar yoursystem

andtheprograminuse.Tl_eBTSNee:6Musicmode

isavailablewithanalogstere sourcesand_heBTS

Nag:6Cinemamodeisava)}ab)ew)thanalogp@tix

surroundencodedsourcestode))veranenhanced

5.t -channelsoundfield

Whenthe51 configurationish use,theA/h v@l)

automaticallys@ectthe51 versio_efC)TSprooessthg

v,_hena @_SdatastreamJsselectedWhenthe

6.1/7.1mode(ssdected,theDTS-&?Discretemode

vd)laubma!icallybesalivatedwhena[}',Tt_sourcewith

tb. E,>Discrete"fag"isit/use Whenanon-ESDTS

disc)sinuse,youmayselecttheDTBBSMatffx

modethrou%thismenutocreateagulleight-d_am@

surreuldmode.Seep8ee24tara completeex@ana-

floeoftheDT5modes.

OntheLOGIC 7 menuthechoicesmadewith

the_/_ Buttons@ ontheremoteamdetermined

bywhethertheD1- or 6.1/7.1-channeloonfgdration

isinuse.in eifuercase,theselectionofaLogL7

modeenab(esHarmonKa@on'sexclusiveLugie7

proces@ngtocreatetullyenveloping,m@t_char_r_el

surnx£.'._soundfromeithertwo-channel,gtereoor

MatrixencodedpregramrnhgsuchasVHScassettes,

laserdiscsortelevisionbroadcastsproduc,edwith

Dolbysurround

Inthe5.1 configuration,youmayselecttheLogic7/

5.1 Music,Cinemsor EnhancemodeTheywelt best

witht'wo-shanr_e/music,surroundencodedprograms

orstandardbvo-cbanr_elprogrummingofany_/pe,

respectue)_For6 1/7 1confl%mtions,theMusicsod

CthemamodesmaybesebetedTheLogic7 modes

amgota,a))ab)ewheneifl_erDolbytigitq orDTS

dig)tOsoundtracksare)nuse.Seepaoe24 let a

completeexplanationoftheLogic7modes.

OntheDSP ( SURR ) menu,thechoicesmade

w)ththe_/l_ Buttons@ ontheremoteselectlrem

oneoftheDSPsurroundmodesthataredesignedfor

usewithtwod/artnelstereopro@aresto createa

vane,t_ofsoundfieldpresentatieesThechoicesavail

ablea_eHal(1,F@(2,Theater,VMAxNearandVMAx

Fa TheHallaridThestermodes8redes@edtot

mu)tJchanne))asta))ations,wh)le_hetwoVMAxmodes

ateoptimkedfor useh deliveringafullsurreundfled

wh@]onlythe%nOlollandtrentrightspeak@sare

ktsta@dSeep%e24%racompeteexplanat_@_of

theDSPsurroundmodes,

OntheS T ER E0 mertu,thechoicesmadewithtee

4/_ %ttons @ ontheremotemayeithe_turnthe

surroundprates@nOofffor a8a51_oealtwo-chsnnel

stereopmsent_t_ar],or select5 STEREO or 7

STEREO dependingonwhethera5.1 or 6,1/7,1

eonfigul@on)sinuseThelattermodesleadaIvm-

channelpresentatonto@speakers,rega@essof

thenumberof speakersin useSeepage24 bra

oomlsleteex@an@onofthebStereoand7Sgmo

modes.

AttartheselectionsammadeontheDolby,DTS,

Logic7,DS?(Surround}orStereomenus,pressthe

_/'_ Buttons_ sothathe cursormovestothe

BACK TO MASTER MENU linearidpress

theSetButton @,

Speaker Setup

ThismenutellstheAYR135v,41chtypeofspeakers

arei_]use,Thisisimport_tntasitadiuststhesettings

the decidewhe)heryoursyslemwillusethe"5od@n-

neFor% channeWchannel"modes,aswe)las

determiningwhLhspeakersrec@velowfre@encF

(bass)information.

Fereachofthesese_ngs,usetheL ARGE setting

it _hespeakemtra particu)arposit_onaretra@tional

fSlrangeloudspeakersUsetee_ MAL L settingfor

sma)le_,frequencNimitedsat@litespeakersthatdonot

reproducesoundsbelow200Hz.Notethstwhen

"small"speakersateused,asubwoaterisrequiredto

reproducelow-frequencysounds.Rememberthatthe

"large"and"small"descnpt_orsdonotratertol_e

actualphysk'.alsizeofthespeakers,buttotheirability

toreproduceIow4equencysounds/fyouarein

doubtastowhichcategocyc_ese@?esyourspeakers,

consultlhespeeificatlonsiethespeakem'ownegs

manual,oraskyourdeSer.

SYSTEN CONFIGURATION

Thismenuscreenalsoallowsyoutoentertheseltings

fortheAVR135'sTripleCrossoverteature,which

allowsadifterentcrossoverpointtobeusedterfie

frontlefUright,centerandsurroundspeakers,Insys-

temswherefullrangeortowerspeakersamused1or

thefiontsoundstageorwheredifterentbrandsor

modelsarein useatthevariousspeakerpositions,this

featureallowsyoutocustomizethebassrnar_agement

andredirectioncircuitswithaprecisionnotpreviously

possible

Itiseasiesttoenterthepropersellhgsforspeaker

setupthsughthe SPEA KE R SE TUP menu

(Figure5).Ifthatmenuisnotalreadyonyourscreen

frorntheprioradjusfinents,presstheOSDButton

0 to bringuptheMASTER MENU (Figure1),

andthenpressthe'_" Button@ untilthecursoris

onthe SPEAKER SETUP line.Afthispoint.

presstheSet Button0 to bringupthe

SP EAK E R SE TU P menu"Rgu_s5)

* SPEAKER SETUP *

,#ODE :SIZE

LEFT/BIGHT :LARGE

CENTER :SMALL

SURROUND :SMALL

SUBB BACK :SMALL

SUB WBORBB :SUBILFE)

BASS MGR :GLOBAL

BACK TO MASTER MENU

Fsum5

ThefirstlineoftheS PEAK ER S ET UP menu

(Figure5)abws yuub swfk:hthemenub change

eitherthespeakersizesellingor theexactcrossover

pointusedbr thatspeakergroupForthefirstpass

through1bemenu,leavethesettingatJbddault

optionof SI Z E,andthenproceedasoutlined

below.Oncethespeakerchoiceshavebeenset,you

maywishtoreturnto thislinetochangetheoptior_so

thatthecrossoversettingsmaybeadjusted

Beginthespeakersetupprocessbymakingcertainthat

thecur?orJspointingtowa/d1beLE FT/R IGHT

line,wNchsetstheconfigurafion1orthefrontleftand

rightspeakersIfyouwishto makeachangetothe

frontspeakers'configuration,pressthe_/_ Buttons

@ sothateitherL ARGE or SMA LL appears,

matchingtheappropriatedescriptionfromthe@finitions

shownabove

WhenSMA L L isselected,lowfrequencysoundswill

besentonlytothesubwooteroutput,Ifyouchoosethis

optionandthereisnosubwooterconnected,youwill

nothearanylowfrequencysoundsfiemthel_ont

channels.

WhenLARGE Jsselected,a tullrangeoubutwillbe

senttothefiontleftandfiontrightoubutaDepending

onthechoicemadeintheSUBW0 0 F ER linein

thismenu,ba_sinlermafionmayalsobedirectedtothe

fiontleft/rightspeakers,asubwooteror both

NOTE:WhenthetrentspeakersaresettoL ARGE,

theSU BWOOFER issetto NONE, andthesur

roundmodeissetto"SurroundOft,"orpuretwo-chart

nelstereoifananalogaudiosourneisselecfed,itwillbe

muteddirectlyfiorntheinputtothevolumecontrol

withoutbeir/gdigitizedorprocessedIfyouhavefun

rangeflontspeakersandwfshteremoveaffdfgftafpro

cessingfromthecircuitpath,selectthisconfigurafion

Ifyouwishtousethisoptionwithonlyoneinput,such

asa CDpJayeroranopIional,e,xterr_alphonopreamp,

choosethe ZNDEPE NDE NT settingonthe

BASS MGR lineatthebottomofthismenusothat

onlythoseinpuhwheretheanalogbypassisdesired

willberoutedinthist_lshion.

WhenyouhavecornpletedyourselectionforXe tront

channel,pressthev Button@ ontheremoteto

movethecursorto CENTER,

Pressthe_,/_Buttons@ ontheremoteb select

theoptionthatbestdescribesyoursystembasedonthe

speakerdefinitionsshownbelow

WhenSMALL isselected,lowfrequencycenbr

d/anne1soundswillbesentonlytothesubwooterout-

put.Ifyouchoosethisophonandthereisnosubwooter

connected,youwillnothearlowtrequencysoundsfiem

thec,enter@annel.

4#tenLARGE isseleebd,afullrangeoutputwillbe

senttothecenterspeakeroutput,andNOcenter

channelsignalwillbesenttothesubwooteroutput

NOTE:If youchooseLogic7asthesurroundmode

the"large"optionwillnotbeavailabletorthecenter

speaker.ThisisduetotherequirernentsofLogic7

processing,anddoesnotindicateaproblemwith

yourreceive/,

WhenN0NE isselected,nosignalswillbesentto

thecenterc,hanneloutput,Thereceiverwilloperatein

a"phanton?centerchannelmodeandcentershanr_el

intermatior_willbesentto theleftandrightfrontshah

neloutputsWhenonlyfrontleftandrightspeake/sare

used,withnocenteror surroundspeakers,VMAxisa

goodalternativemode.

Whenyouhavecornpletedyourselectionforthecen

terchannel,pressthev Button _ ontheremote

tc,movethecursorto SURROUND

Pressthe_l/_ Buttons@ ontheremotetoselect

theoptionthatbestdescribesthesidesurround

speakersinyoursystembasedonthespeaker

defir/itionsshownonthispage

WhenSNALL isselected,lowfrequencysurround

@annelsoundswillbesenttothesubwooteroutput

only.ffyouchoosethisoptionandthereisnosub

woderconnected,youwinnothearanylowfiequency

soundsfromthesurroundchannel

WhenLARGE isselected,a full rangeoutputwill

besentle thesurroundchanneloutputs,andNOsur

round@anne1signalswillbesenttothesubwooter

output.

WhenNONE isselected,surroundsoundinforma

tlonwillbesplitbetweenthetrontleftandflentnght

outputs,Foroptimalpertormancewhennosurround

speakersarein use,theDolbySStereomodeshould

beused

Whenyouhavec,ornpletedyourselectionsforthe

mainsurroundchanr_els,pressthe'_' Button@ on

theremotetomovethecursortoSURR BACK,

Thislineservestwofunctior_sinthuditnotonlyconflg

uresthesettingforthesurroundbackchannelswhen

theysirepresent;italsotellstheAVR135'sprncessJng

systemtoconfiguretheunittereither51 or61/71

operation

NOTE:Ineldert ad/ustthespeakersettingstorthe

surroundbackchannels,eitheraLogic',7or DTS

Neo:6modemustfirstbeselectedor amultk',hanr_el,

DolbyDigitalorDTSsourcemustbepJayJng.This

enablesthesystemtoactivatethesurroundback

processingmode.

Pressthe_Jb Buttons@ ontheremot_b select

theoptionthatbestdescribesthespeakerinuseat

thebacksurroundpositionbasedonthe@fir_itions

shownbelow:

WhenN0 NE isselected,thesystemwillaqustso

thatonly5.1 channelsurroundprocessing/decoding

r_odesareavailable

WhenSMAL L isselected,thesyslemwilladjustso

thatthefullcomplementof61/71 surroundprocessing/

decodingmodesareavailable,andlowfrequency

irflormafioribelowthecrossoverpointwillbesentto

thesubwooferoutput,Ifyouchoosethisoptionand

thereisriosubwooterconnected,youwillnothear

anylowfrequencysoundsfromthesurroundback

channel,

WhenLA RGE isselected,thesyslemwilladjustso

thatthefullc,ornplementof61/71 surroundprocess

ing/decodingmodesareavailable,andafullrange

signalwillbesentb thesurroundbackchanr_els,with

nolowfrequencyinformationsenttethesubwooter

output.

NOTE:it isnotpossibleb configuretheAVR135br

71 channeloperation.Donotconnectmorethanone

speakertotheSurroundBackSpeakerOutputs

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

@, asdoingsomaydarnageyourspeakers,the

AVR135 or bothWhen71 channelinformationis

received,torexamplethroughthe6/8-ChanneI

DirectInputs@, orwhenderiving7 ChannelStereo

orLogic7/71 surroundinlormafion,theAVR135

combinestheleflandrightsurroundbackchannel

inlormafionandoutputsitasasinglesurroundback

channel.

Whenyouhavecornpletedyoursebcfionfortheback

surroundchannels,pressthev Button0 onthe

remotetomovethecursortoSUBW0 0F ER

Pressthe_/_ Buttons@ ontheremotetoselect

theoptionthatbestdescribesyoursystem,

Thechoicesavailablebr thesubwooterpositionwill

dependonthesettingsfortheotherspeake/s,particu

larlythefrontleff/rightpositiona

Ifthefrontleft/rightspeakersaresetto SMAL L,

thesubwooterwillautomaticallybesetto S UB,

whichisthe"on"position,

Ifthefrontleft/rightspeakersaresetlo L A RGE,

threeoptionsareavailable:

IfnosubwoderisconnectedtotheAVR135,

presslhe_/_ Buttons@ ontheremoteso

thatN0 NE appearsintheon screenmenu,

Whenthisopfionisselected,allbassinformafion

willberoutedto thefrontlefl/right"main"speakers

Ifa subwooferisconnectedandyouwishto have

thefrontleft/right"main"speakersreproducebass

frequenciesatallfines,andhavethesubwooter

operateonlywhentheAVR135isbeingused

withadigitalsourcethatcontainsadedicated

LowFrequencyEffects,or LEE,soundtrack.Press

the_/_ Buttons@ ontherernotesothat

LF E appearsintheonscreenmenu

Ifa subwooferisconnectedandyouwishto useit

forbassreproductioninconjunctionwiththemain

frontleff/rightspeake/s,regardlessofthetypeof

prograrnsourceorSurroundmode,pressthe_/_

Buttons0 ontheremotesothat SUB

LF E+ L/ R appearsintheonscreenmenu

Whenthisoptionisselected,afull-rangesignal

winbesentto thefrontleft/right"main"speakers,

andthesubwooterwillreceivethebassfrequen

ciesunderfrequencyselected,asdescribed

below,aswellsistheLFEinfom_afion.

Whenallinitialspeaker"size"settingshavebeen

made,younowhavetheoptiontot_Aeadvantageof

theAVR135'sTripleCrossoversystem,whichallows

individualcrossoversettingstobemadeforeach

speakergrouping,Thelowtequencycrossoverpoint

issetbythedesignofyourspeake/sDependingon

thedesignanddrivercomplementofyourspeakers,

it isusuallydefinedsisthelowestpossiblefrequer/cy

thespeakeriscapableofreproduc,ingBetoremaking

anychangestothesettingstorthecrossoverpoint,

wesuggestthatyoufindthecrossoverpointforthe

speakersin eachofthethreegroupings,front

lefCright,c,enterandsurrounds,bylookingsitthe

specificationspageofeachspeakers'owner'smanual,

orby cor/tactlngyourdealeror themanufacturer's

custornerservicedepartrner/torWebsite.Youwill

needthisfigureteaccuratelyconfigurethenextgroup

ofsetlings

Thefactorydefaultsettingfor allspeakerpositionsis

100HzIfthatsettirgisacceptableforallc,hannels,

thennoadjustmentsareneededandyoumayskip

thissection.However,shouldyouwishtochangeone

ofthesettings,pleaseproceedby pressingtheA

Button0 sothatthec,ursormovesbackuptothe

topofthelistofsettingoptionsPressthe,_/v

Buttons0 so thatX - 0V ER ishighlighledand

themenudatawillc,hangetothescreenshownin

Figure6,

* SPEAKER SETUP *

MODE :X-OVER

LEFT/RIGNT:100NZ

CENTER :100NZ

SURROUND :100NZ

SURR BACK : .....

SUBWODPER ! .....

BASS MGR :GLOBAL

BACK TO MASTER MENU

F_Ture6

Tochangethesettingfor anyofthethreespeaker

groups,pressthe,A/'_ Buttons0 untilthecursor

isnexttothelinewhereyouwishto makeachange

andthenpressthe_/_ Buttons0 unfilthe

desiredsettingappearsTheavailablechoicesatwhich

pointlowfrequencyinformationwillbesentlo the

subwoote/,ratherthanto themainspeakerchannel,

are40Hz,60Hz,80Hz,100Hz,120Hzand200Hz

Pickthechoicethatisidenticaltotheinlormationfor

thespeakers,orif anexactmatchisnotpossible,pick

theclosestchoicethatisABOVEthespeaker'slow

frequencylimitorcrossoverpointIoavoidthecreation

ofa lowfrequency"hole"whereyoursyslemwillhave

nobassinlormafion

IncaseswhereL ARGE hasbeenselectedasthe

frontchar_nelspeakeroptionandL FE+L / R has

beenselectedasthesubwooteroption,thefront-

char_nelsoundintormatior_belowthesetlingshown

willbesenttoBOTHthefront-channelspeake/sand

thesubwoote_Note,also,thatwhenthe LARGE-

LF E+ L / R settinghasbeenselected,the

crossoverpointissetbymakingadjustmentsatthe

SUBW0 0 FE R lira buttheseKingfor thefront

left/rightspeakerswillaulomaticallychangeintandem

sothatthesamesettingappears1orbothspeaker

positionsThisensuresthatthereisno"hole"inthe

soundfieldduetodifferentcrossoverpointsatthe

frontandsubwooterspeakers

Whenallcrossoversettingshavebeenmade,or in

thosecaseswherenoneareneeded,pressthev

Button0 sothatthecursorisnexttotheBASS

MGR linetomakethefinalsettingonthismenu.

ThisseKingallowsyoutousethesamespeakersize

conflgu/afionforallinputs,ortohavedifferentsettings

foreachinputInmostc,asesthefactoryddaultset

tingof GL0 BA L winbeappropriate,asmostlis

tenetsdonotneedtohaveindividualizedsettings.

However,somelistenels,particularlythosewithfun

rangefrontspeakersthatareusedtotbothmovies

andmusic,maypreferthatdifferentbassmanagement

beusedwhenlisteningtomusicthrougha CDplayer

asopposedtoamoviefromaDVDplayer,VCRor

cable/satellitesettop

ifyouwishto cuslomJzethespeakersettingsfor

eachinput,makecertainthattheM0DE lineof

the SPEAKER SETUP menuissetto

SI Z E,andthatthecursorisonthe BA SS

MGR lira andpressthe_1/_Buttons@ sothat

I NDEP ENDE NT appearsWhorlthisseKirlgis

enteredbyexitingthemenu,youmayneedtogo

backtotheI NP UT menuto selectanotherinput,

andthenreturntothismenupageagaintochange

thesettingstotthatinput Repeattheprocedurefor

anyinputwhereyouwishto haveadifferentsetof

speakerconfigurations.

NOTE:Whenthe][ NDEP ENDENT settingis

activated,youmayassigndifferentspeakersizeset-

tingsto eachinputteaccommodatedifferentbass

managementsetfingsthatmatchyourpreferences

withthetypeofprogrammaterialnormallyusedwitha

particularsource{forexample,whenmoviesareplayed

fromDVDandmusic',frornaCDplaye/bHowever,the

ac,tualspeakercrossoversettingsaresetonlyonceand

do notd/angewiththeinputselecfionThereasonis

that,whilebassmanagementpreferencesmayw,ry,

theactualspeakersremainthesame,rega/dlessofthe

bassmanagementaridredirectionseltings

Whenallspeakerselectionshavebeenmade,press

the"_ Button0 andthentheSetButton@ to

returntethe MASTER MENU

Delay Settings

Duetothedifferentdistancesbefi/veenthelister/ing

positiontot thefrontchannelspeakersandthesur

roundspeakers,thea-nountoftimeittakeslorsound

to reachyourearsfrornthefrontversussurround

speakersdiffers.Youmaycompensatefor thisdiffer

SYSTEH CONFIGURATION

enceteroughtheuseofteedelaysehngsi_ ar_ust

thelimingIor teespeakerplaeementandacoustic

condillonsinyourlisteningroomorhometheater

TheAVR135'sadvancedsoftwareenablesyouto

quicklyandeasilysetdelaytimeswiteouttheneedto

calculatethemusingacomplexformulaInstead,all

youneedtodoismeasuretheapproximatedistance

betweenyourlisteningpositionandeachoftee

speakeTsinyoursyslemWhenyouenterteose

distancesintoteeAVR'smemoryasshownbelow,

teeAVR'smicroprocessordoestherestofteework,

calculatingtheproperdelaytimeThemeasurements

neednotbeaccuratetotheinch,asthesystemis

designedtoaccommodateatypicallistenir/garea

ratherthanrequiretheprecisemeasurementtoone

"sweetspot"position,

Duetoteeditterencesinteewayeachsurround

modeoperates,somemodesallowfora greaterrange

ofdelaytimesthanotee_slo avoidproblems,we

recommendthatdelaylimesbeadjustedusingthe

DolbyDigitalmode.Ifadifferentmodeisselectedat

alaterlime,theAVR155 willautornaticallyrestrict

thedelaysettingstoteoserequiredbythesurround

modeJnuse

DelaytimesareonlyadjustableforteeDolbymodes,

soyouwillnotksethattheDEL AY menumaynot

beaccessedwhenanyothermode,suchasaDTS

or Logic7 option,hasbeenselected.Inaddition,

whenar/onDolbyDigitalmodesuchasDolby3

StereoorProLogicIIisselected,adjustrnentsmay

bemadetotheSurroundspeakersonly

Tosetthedelaytimefora specificinput,tee

DEL AY A D J USI"menu(Figure7)shouldbe

visibleonyouronscreendisplay.Ifitisnot,press

theOSDButton_ tebringuptheMAS 1"ER

MENU, andpressthe'v Button__ untiltee

on-screen_ cursorispointingattheDELAY

ADJ US 1"linePresstheSetButton@ to

callupthernenu

NOTE:Ino_dertoadjusttheDelaysettingsbr the

surroundback@annels,a DolbyDigitalorDTSsource

mustbeplayingThisenablesteesyslemtoactivate

thesurroundbaekprocessingmode.

* DELAY ADJUST *

FRONT lOFT

CENTER lOFT

SURROUND lOFT

SURR BACK lOFT

UNIT FEET

BACK TO MASTER MENU

FtTure7

OnceteeDEL AY A DJ US T menuisonyour

screen,notethattheddaultsettingtoenterthedis

tancesfromthespeake/stothelistenirgpositionisin

toot,Ifyourmeasuremenlsareinfeet,proceedtothe

nextstep;ifyourmeasurementsaremadein meters.

presstee'_ Button0 untiltheon screen_ cursor

isattheUN1 1,lineonthe menu.Then,presstee

4/_ Buttons@ soteatME1"ER ishighlighted

Whenthechangeinrneasurementunitsismade,

presstheA/'_ Buttons0 toreturnthe_ cursor

teteeCEN1"E R position,

Witetheonscreen_ cursorpointingto CEN1"ER,

presstee4/_ Buttons@ untilthedislancefrom

thecenterspeakertothepreferredlisteningpositionis

enteredNext,pressthe'_" Button 0 tomovethe

cursortothe SURR0 UND lineandusethe4/_

Buttons@ againtoenterthedistanceIron the

videodisplayatthefrontoftheroomtothesurround

speakers.Finally,ifthesystemisconfiguredfor 71

ope/allonbyenteringLARGE or SMA L L on

tee SURR BACK lineoftee SPEAKER

SE1"UP menu,pressthev Button@ again

rindusethe4/_ Buttons@ toenterteedistance

tromthelisteningposillontoteesurroundspeakers',

Rememberteatteislastadjustelentwinonlybeneeded

whenyouhavesurroundbackspeakersinstalledand

DolbyDigitalc,hosenasthesurroundmode

Whenteespeakeptolistening-posillondistancehas

beenenteredtotallactivespeakerpositions,presstee

A/'_ Buttons@ un11theonscreencursorisnext

to BACK 1,0 MAS1,ER MENU andpresstee

SetButton

Thedelaysettingsmaybechangedatanytime

directlyfromtheremotecontrolbypressingthe

BelayButton _..1, CENTER DELAY will

appearinteeLowerDisplayLine _, butyou

maypressteeA/,v Buttons0 to selectany

ofteespeakergroups

Press_heSetButton @ whenthedesiredspeaker

groupappears,andthenpresstheA/'_ Buttons

_} againtoenterthedistancefromthespeakerto

teelisteningpositionPresstheSet Button@

againtoenterthedata.Y{_umaythenpressthe,A/,v

Buttons0 toselectanotherspeakergroupto

repeatteeprocedureasneeded,orwaitfiveseconds

forthesystemto returnto normaloperatior/

Outputlevelaqustmentisa keypartoftheconflgufa

t/onofanysurroundsoundproduct,Itisparticularly

imporlantfora digitalreceiversuchsistheAVR135,

ascorrectoutputsensurethatyouhearsoun@acks

withteeproperdirectionalityandintensity

fWIPOBTANTNOTES:

Listenersareottenconfusedabouttheoperationof

thesurroundchannelsWhilesomeassumethat

soundshouldalwaysbecomingfrorneachspeaker,

mostofthetimetherewillbelittleorriosoundin

thesurroundchannelsThisisbecausetheyare

onlyusedwhenarnoviedirectororsoundmixer

specificallyplacessoundtheretocreateambience

or aspecialeffect,ortocontinueactionfromthe

frontoftheroomtotherear.Oncetheoutput

levelsareproperlyset,it isnorrnalfor surround

speakerstooperateonlyoccasionally.Artificially

increasirgthevolumeto therearspeakersmay

destroytheillusionofan envelopingsoundfield

thatduplicatesthewayyouhearsoundinamovie

theaterorconcerthall

®WhentheAVRt 35isconf%redtor61 channel

operationusingasinglesurroundbackspeaker,the

outputleveladjustmentswillstillprovideanadjustment

forseparatesurroundbackleftandsurroundbackright

positionseventeoughyoursystenhasonlyone

surroundbackspeakerThismeansthattheSurround

Backchannelwillseemtoappeart_vice,andin61

operationteisisnormalTheseparateSBL/SBBadjust

mentsfor61 operatfonareneededtooptimizetee

balancebetweenthetwodiscretechannelswithinthe

AVBastheyaremixedforoutputtoasinglespeaker

Betorebeginnirgtheoutputleveladjustmentprocess,

makecertainthatallspeakereonnectior_shavebeen

properlymadeThesystemvolumeshouldbesetto

thelevelthatyouwinuseduringatypicallistening

session,

Usingthe FuIPOSDSystem

Followthesestepswhileseatedinthelisteningposi

tionteatwillbeusedrnostotten:

1,Makecertainthatallspeakerposillonshavebeen

properlyconfiguredfortheir"large"or"small"set-

tings{asoutlinedabove)andturndt theOSD

systemif itisinuse

P,Adjustthevolumesoteatit isat - 1 5 d B,as

shownintheonscreendisplayorLower

DisplayLine

3,Outputleveladjustmentisrnosteasilydone

teroughthe CHANNEL ADJUST menu

(Figure8), Ifyouarealreadyatthe MA S1,E R

MENU, presstee_" Button@ untilthe

on screen_ cursorisnexttothe CHANNE L

ADJ USI" lineIfyouarenotsitthe

MA SI" ER MENU, pressteeOSDButton

tobringupthe MASTER MENU

(Figuret), andthenpressthev Button

urSltheonscreen_ cursorisnexttothe

CHANNEL ADJUST line PressteeSet

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