Basic Operation
Once you have completed the initial setup and configu
-
ration of the it is simple to operate and
enjoy The following instructions will help you maximize
the enjoyment of your new receiver:
T 135 On or Off
• you must
first press the
Main Power Switch
1
on the front
panel to turn the unit on. This places the unit in a
Standby mode as indicated by the amber color of the
Power Indicator
2
. Once the unit is in Standby you
may begin a listening session by pressing the
Standby/On Switch
3
on the front panel, or the
P
ower On Button
d or A
VR Selector
f on the
remote The
Power Indicator
2
will turn blue This
will turn the unit on and return it to the input source that
was last used.
The unit may also be turned on from
Standby by pressing any of the
Input Selector
Buttons
eg on the remote or the Input Source
Selector Button
^
on the front panel
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input Selector
Buttons
eg to turn the unit on, press the AVR
Selector
f to set the remote control to the A
functions
T
simply press the
Standby/On Switch 3 on the front
panel or the
Power Off Button a on the remote.
Power will be shut off to any equipment plugged into
the rear
Switched AC Accessory ‡
and the Power Indicator 2 will turn amber
When the remote is used to turn the unit “off” it is
actually placing the system in a Standby mode as indi-
cated by the amber color of the
Power Indicator 2.
• T
press the
Slej on the remote Each
press of the button will decrease the time before
shut-down in the following sequence:
The sleep time will be displayed in the
Lo
wer
Display Line
¯ and it will count down until the
time has elapsed.
When the programmed sleep time has elapsed, the
unit will automatically turn off The front-panel display
will dim to one-half brightness when the Sleep function
is programmed. T
press
and hold the
Slej until the information
display returns to normal brightness; the Sleep
indicator numbers will disappear and the words
SLEEP
OFF
will appear in the Lo
wer Display
Line
¯
.
When you will be away from home for an extended
period of time it is always a good idea to completely
turn the unit off with the front-panel
Main Power
Switch
1
.
NOTE: All preset memories are lost if the unit is left
turned off by using the
Main Power Switch
1
for
more than four weeks
Source Selection
•
T press any of the
Input
Selector Buttons
eg on the remote
•
The input source may also be changed by pressing
the front-panel
Input Source Selector Button ^.
Each press of the button will move the input
selection through the list of available inputs
• the
cally switch to the digital input (if selected), surround
mode output levels and night mode status as well
as any speaker configuration settings established by
using the
INDEPENDENT Bass Manage-
ment setting that were entered during the configu-
ration process for that source
• The
Video 3 Inputs ÓÔ, Optical 3
Digital Input
*
or the Coaxial 3 Digital Input
(
may be used to connect a device such as a video
game or camcorder to your home entertainment
system on a temporary basis
• the new input name
will appear momentarily as an on-screen display in
the lower third of the video display The input name
will also appear in the
Upper Display Line ˜ in
the on-screen display and in the front-panel
Input
Indicators
ı.
• the last video input
used remains routed to the
Video 1 Video and S-
Video
Outputs
dj
and Video and S-Video
Monitor Outputs
°g.
This per
mits simultaneous
viewing and listening to different sources
6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input
•
There are two input choices available for use with
sources such as a DVD-Audio or SACD player that
are connected to the
6/8-Channel Direct Inputs
f. Select the appropriate input according to
the way your system and source equipment are
configured:
■ 6
CH
DIRECT
should be used when the
SBR and SBL inputs are NOT in use The
assumes that the input source device has its own
internal bass management system. This input
passes the input from the source directly through
to the volume control without any analog to digital
conversion and it mutes the unused input jacks to
prevent unwanted noise from interfering with sys-
tem performance
■ 8 CH DIRECT should be used when an
input is connected to all eight
8-Channel Direct
Inputs
f. The A assumes that the input
source device has its own inter
nal bass manage-
ment system. This input passes the input from the
source directly through to the volume control
without any analog-to-digital conversion and it
mutes the unused input jacks to prevent unwanted
noise from interfering with system perfor
mance
Volume Control
•
front-panel
Volume Control Ù or remote Volume
Up/Down Buttons
.
• press the
Mute Button . This will interrupt the output to
all speakers and the headphone jack, but it will not
affect any recording or dubbing that may be in
progress When the system is muted, the word
MUTE will flash in the Upper Display Line ˜ .
Press the
Mute Button again to return to
normal operation.
•
at any point during a listening session by simply
turning the
Bass Control or T
Ú until the desired setting is achieved. Y
also totally remove the tone controls from the circuit
so that the output is at any time by pressing
the
T5 and then pressing the
‹/ › Button ) so that TONE OFF appears
in the on-screen display and the
Lower Display
Line
¯ .
• For private listening plug the 1/4" stereo phone
plug from a pair of stereo headphones into the
front-panel
Headphone
Jack
4
.
When the
headphone’s plug is connected, the phrase
HEADPHONES
IN
will scroll once across
the
Lower Display Line ¯ and all speakers will
be silenced. When the headphone plug is removed,
the audio feed to the speakers will be restored.
Surround Mode Selection
One of the most important features of the
is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround
sound field from digital sources analog matrix
surround-encoded programs and standard stereo
programs
Selection of a surround mode is based on personal
taste as well as the type of program source material
being used. For example
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