Harman Kardon AVR 135 Manuale del proprietario

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AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER
OWNER'S NANUAL
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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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atwwv_,harmankardon,eom,
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
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SPEAKERS 18@
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atwwwharmankardon,com,
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
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No more
than 24"
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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.
f
*_ 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
f
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
J
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.
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)
f
* 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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