Arcam AVR350 - Manual

AVR350 5 E n g li s h Before making connections Before connecting your equipment it is important to think about the following points, as these will affect your choice of connections and subsequent use of the system. Audio Wherever possible, connect both analogue and digital outputs of digital source...

AVR350 6 Installation Positioning the unit < Place the receiver on a level, firm surface. < Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight or near sources of heat or damp. < Do not place the unit on top of a power amplifier or other source of heat. < Ensure adequate ventilation. Do not place ...

AVR350 7 E n g li s h Audio connections < Wherever possible, connect both the analogue and digital outputs of digital sources. This enables use of a digital input for the main zone and the corresponding analogue input for recording onto an analogue tape deck or VCR, and for the Zone 2 output if u...

AVR350 8 Video connections The AVR350 allows for conversion between different video formats. This means that the AVR350 can convert between composite, S-video and component, if required.For example, if you are watching a composite input from a VCR, you may view it from the S-video or Component/RGB v...

AVR350 9 E n g li s h HDMI An HDMI connection between a source and your display device offers the best possible picture quality. This connection type is, however, the most limiting in terms of routing, advised cable length and conversion.The AVR350 provides two HDMI inputs; these are labelled ‘DVD’ ...

AVR350 10 Zone connections The AVR350 allows independent routing and control of analogue audio and composite video to a second room such as a kitchen, bedroom or lounge. This second room is known as ‘Zone 2’.For Zone 2, the AVR350 outputs a line-level audio signal taken from the stereo analogue audi...

AVR350 11 E n g li s h Control connections es (REMOTE) OUT . This outputs any remote control signal that is received by one of the two remote control inputs described below (but not signals received from the front-panel). It allows remote control of source components; control is possible by either c...

AVR350 1 Configuring the AVR350 The AVR350 ‘Set-up Menu’ has six ‘Basic’ and five ‘Advanced’ menu screens that take you through the configuration process. The ‘Basic’ menus enable you to match your AVR350 to your speakers; the ‘Advanced’ menus allow you to optimise the operation of your system. Scre...

AVR350 13 E n g li s h The ‘Basic’ Set-up Menus 1 – General Settings: Max Volume: This limits the maximum volume setting the system can be turned up to. This is a useful feature to prevent accidental overdriving of low power-handling speakers, for example. Max On Volume: Limits the maximum volume th...

AVR350 14 HQ Video: Choose between RGB or YUV ; if you have a YUV display, set this item to YUV , otherwise set it to RGB . Note that this setting has no effect on the HDMI output. This setting controls the routing of the HQ-video within the AVR350, either as 3-wire YUV or 4-wire RGB signals (with t...

AVR350 15 E n g li s h Sub Stereo: This setting allows the volume level of the subwoofer to be adjusted for when the subwoofer is being used with 2-channel (stereo) sources. The subwoofer level for stereo music often needs to be set at a lower level than that for cinema use; use this trim setting, w...

AVR350 17 E n g li s h The ‘Advanced’ Set-up Menus ADV 1 – Speaker Eq. This allows fine adjustment of bass and treble in 1dB steps (up to ±6dB) for each of the speakers in the system. Use these adjustments sparingly to compensate for speaker response problems caused by positioning, adjacent surface ...

AVR350 18 ADV 4 – Zone Settings ZONE VOL : Sets the volume for Zone 2. Max Vol 0–83: Limits the maximum volume setting for Zone 2. This is a useful feature to prevent accidental overdriving of low power-handling speakers, for example.Fix Vol : This selects between fixed and variable audio output to ...

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AVR350 1 E n g li s h Operating your AVR350 For information display we recommend you use the OSD on your TV/screen whenever possible. However, all key information is also duplicated one line at a time on the front panel display of the AVR350. Switching on/off Press the POWER button in. After approxi...

AVR350 Input selection To select a particular source, press the corresponding button on the front panel or on the remote control. There are eight inputs available: DVD, Sat, AV, PVR, VCR, Tape, CD and MCH (DVD-A multi-channel). In addition, AM and FM radio reception can be selected from the built-in...

AVR350 3 E n g li s h Effects/Fx The EFFECT button ( Fx on the remote) cycles through the available effect modes. The effects are only available when the AVR350 is in stereo mode.For more information on the effects, see the section ‘DSP Effects Modes’, page 25. Mode When a selected digital input car...

AVR350 4 Using the tuner The AVR350’s radio tuner can be controlled from the upper row of front panel buttons (see diagram, below) or from the remote control handset. Note that the tuner behaviour can be seen only via the front-panel display, as there is no on-screen display for the tuner. Tuning to...

AVR350 5 E n g li s h FM Mute/Mono The AVR350’s tuner has an auto-muting circuit that, when engaged, mutes any signal that is of insufficient strength for listening. To engage this circuit press the FM MUTE/MONO button on the front panel: ‘FM MUTE’ is shown in the display. If a signal is muted you w...

AVR350 6 Main Menu Screen Compression: Allows selection of three different compression ratios ( OFF , MEDIUM and HIGH ), where the higher compression is intended for ‘late night’ listening. The compression effect increases the volume of the quiet passages and decreases the volume of the louder passa...

AVR350 7 E n g li s h Surround modes Introduction Your AVR350 processor provides all the key decoding and processing modes for analogue and digital signals. Modes for Digital sources Digital recordings are usually encoded to include information about their format type. The AVR350 detects automatical...

AVR350 8 Two-channel source modes The following decoding and surround modes are available: < Mono < Pro Logic Emulation < Stereo < Neo:6 Cinema < Pro Logic II/IIx Movie < Neo:6 Music < Pro Logic II/IIx Music These modes are available with two-channel analogue and two-channel PCM...

AVR350 9 E n g li s h DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete: This is a true discrete 6.1 channel sound format (unlike DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix where the sixth (surround centre) channel information is extracted from the two surround channels). DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete mode operates only on sources with DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete audio e...

AVR350 30 Bi-wiring and bi-amping loudspeakers Bi-wiring improves the sound of your system as it divides the high and low frequency signal currents into separate speaker cables. The performance of your system can be further enhanced over that achieved with bi-wiring by extending the principle one st...

AVR350 31 E n g li s h Bi-amping using an external power-amplifier To bi-amplify your speakers using one or more external power amplifiers, you will need as many channels of amplification as there are channels you wish to bi-amplify. For example, to bi-amplify just the front left and right channels,...

AVR350 3 Troubleshooting There are no lights on the unit:Check that: < the power cord is plugged into the AVR350 and the mains socket outlet it is plugged into is switched on. < the power button is pressed in. < the mains fuse in the plug (if applicable) has not blown. The AVR350 requires a...

AVR350 34 IR Remote Codes The following information is supplied for owners of advanced programmable remote controls, such as the Philips ‘Pronto’ and similar devices, where it is possible to program remote codes directly into the device.The coding system for the AVR350 is based on the Philips RC-5 s...

AVR350 36 SCART connections These pinouts describe the signal connections between the AVR350 and your display device input. SCART RGB cable with audio back to processorPin Signal Connector type Connector Pin Cable Type Label 1 Audio output B (right) from TV Tuner RCA Phono (1) Centre Coaxial cable (...

AVR350 37 E n g li s h Technical specifications Analogue audio inputsLine input sensitivity 0.5/1/2/4V rms (2V rms normal) Overload margin +2dB Input impedance >22kΩ Analogue audio outputsLevel (at 0dB gain) 2V rms Maximum level 3.5V rms Impedance 600Ω Signal/Noise ratio (analogue input) 100dB un...

AVR350 38 Guarantee Worldwide Guarantee This entitles you to have the unit repaired free of charge, during the first two years after purchase, at any authorised Arcam distributor provided that it was originally purchased from an authorised Arcam dealer or distributor. The manufacturer can take no re...