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AVR 156 Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 3
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 3
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 3
PLACE THE AVR 3
FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS 4
REAR-PANEL CONNECTORS 6
SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 8
INTRODUCTION TO HOME THEATRE 10
TYPICAL HOME THEATRE SYSTEM 10
MULTICHANNEL AUDIO 10
SURROUND MODES 10
PLACE YOUR SPEAKERS 10
PLACING THE LEFT, CENTRE AND RIGHT SPEAKERS 10
PLACING THE SURROUND SPEAKERS 10
PLACING THE SUBWOOFER 10
TYPES OF HOME THEATRE SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 11
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 11
SUBWOOFER CONNECTIONS 11
SOURCE DEVICE CONNECTIONS 11
VIDEO CONNECTIONS 12
RADIO CONNECTIONS 12
USB PORT 12
MAKING CONNECTIONS 13
CONNECT YOUR SPEAKERS 13
CONNECT YOUR SUBWOOFER 13
CONNECT YOUR TV OR VIDEO DISPLAY 13
CONNECT YOUR SOURCE DEVICES 13
CONNECT THE RADIO AERIALS 15
CONNECT THE 12V TRIGGER OUTPUT 15
CONNECT TO AC POWER 15
SET UP THE REMOTE CONTROL 15
INSTALL THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL 15
PROGRAM THE REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR SOURCE
DEVICES AND TV 16
SET UP THE AVR 16
TURN ON THE AVR 16
USING THE ON-SCREEN MENU SYSTEM 16
CONFIGURE THE AVR FOR YOUR SPEAKERS 17
ASSIGN THE DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTORS 18
ADDITIONAL INPUT SETUP MENU ITEMS 19
OPERATING YOUR AVR 19
CONTROLLING THE VOLUME 19
MUTING THE SOUND 19
LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES 19
SELECTING A SOURCE 19
VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS 19
LISTENING TO FM AND AM RADIO 20
SELECTING A SURROUND MODE 20
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 20
AUDIO PROCESSING AND SURROUND SOUND 20
SYSTEM SETUP 22
ADVANCED REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMING 22
RECORDING 22
SLEEP TIMER 23
RESETTING THE REMOTE 23
PROCESSOR RESET 23
MEMORY 23
TROUBLESHOOTING 24
SPECIFICATIONS 25
APPENDIX 26
