Arcam AVR500 - Manual

E-4 The installation of the AVR500, AVR600 or AV888 in a listening room is an important process which requires care at every stage. For this reason, the installation information is very comprehensive and should be followed carefully to achieve an unrivalled level of performance. The AVR500/AVR600 su...

E-5 English Placing the unit < Place the unit on a level, firm surface, avoiding direct sunlight and sources of heat or damp. < Do not place the unit on top of a power amplifier or other source of heat. < Do not place the unit in an enclosed space such as a bookcase or closed cabinet unless...

E-6 Dolby Volume Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Dolby True HD, Digital, Digital Plus, PL IIx Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby ...

E-7 English audio/video connections Before connecting your AVR500/AVR600 or AV888 and power amplifier (e.g. the Arcam P777) to your source components and speakers, please read through the next few pages which will explain all the input and output connectivity that is available. The ‘Speakers’ sectio...

E-8 NOTE Please read the ‘Placing the unit’, ‘Power’ and ‘Interconnect cables’ sections on page 5 before connecting up your AVR600 or AV888! Voltage select Ensure the voltage selected matches your local power supply AVR600 AV888 rear panel connectors SWITCH POSITIONS 115 = 110Ð115V 230 = 220Ð240V  ...

E-11 English Trigger connectors The trigger connectors ( TRig Z1 , TRig Z2 and TRig Z3 ) provide an electrical signal whenever the amplifier is switched on and the relevant zone enabled. The trigger signal can be used to switch on and off compatible pieces of home entertainment equipment, for exampl...

E-12 115/230/240V SWITCH POSITIONS 115 = 85Ð132V 230 = 195Ð265V CLASS II WIRING                        Connection guide - AVR600/AV888 dVd player The diagram shows how to make audio and video connections from a typical DVD player.The preferred video hook-up, in order of preference is: &...

E-13 English     Connecting an iPod using the arcam rdock The combination of the AVR600/AV888 and Arcam’s optional rDock or rLead accessory provides a great platform for your iPod.Connect the rDock as shown, power on the rDock , slot in your iPod and select ipoD as the source. Set the Audio In i...

E-15 English HdMI connectors AV, SAT, DVD, VCR, PVR Connect the HDMI video outputs of your source equipment to these corresponding HDMI inputs. OUT 1 Connect this output to the HDMI video input of your main zone display device. OUT 2 Connect this output to the HDMI video input of your second display...

E-18 AV SA T D VD VIDEO OUT VCR Connection guide – AVR500 dVd player The diagram shows how to make audio and video connections from a typical DVD player.The preferred video hook-up, in order of preference is: < use the HDMI connector (if HDMI output is provided by the player), otherwise connect t...

E-20 radio connectors SIRIU S AM DAB FM ETHERNET Z2 IR IR OUT TRIG Z1 Z1 IR Z3 IR TRIG Z2 TRIG Z3 rL ead/rDock RS232 US B aerial connectors – aVR500/aVR600 only The AVR500/AVR600 is fitted with an AM/FM receiver module and Sirius connector or a DAB/FM receiver, depending on the region where it was s...

E-21 English FM Connecting an aerial A suitable FM aerial must be connected to the AVR500/ AVR600 before FM radio can be received. In strong signal areas , the FM ribbon aerial supplied can be used with reasonable results. Mount this as high up as possible on a wall with the top of the ‘T’-elements ...

E-22 other connectors data connectors rLead/rdock For use with an Arcam rLead or rDock accessory. See page 13 and the accessory documentation for details. RS232 serial connector Use with control devices having an RS232 serial port (for example, Crestron and AMX touch screen controllers). This connec...

E-23 English speakers Connecting speakers – aVR500 & aVR600 The AVR500/AVR600 allows you to connect up to seven speakers and three active subwoofers in the main system. The output channels correspond to speakers installed in the front left, centre, front right, surround left, surround right, sur...

E-25 English operating your aVR500 /aVR600 / aV888 For information display we recommend you use the OSD (On-Screen Display) on your display device whenever possible. Switching on Press the front panel power button in. The power LED will glow orange, the front display shows the word ‘ ARCAM ’, follow...

E-26 Headphones To use headphones with the unit, plug the headphones into the phonES socket in the centre of the front panel. When headphones are plugged into the front panel phonES socket, the outputs for Zone 1 are muted and the audio will be down-mixed to two channels (2.0). The two-channel down-...

E-27 English Remote control receiver . This is positioned behind the display window, above the MEnu button on the front panel. Ensure the receiver is in a clear line of sight from the remote control for operation. If this is not possible, use a separate sensor connected to the Z1 iR input on the rea...

E-28 Inserting batteries into the remote control 1. Open the battery compartment by pressing the button on the back of the handset. 2. Insert four ‘AAA’ batteries into the battery compartment – two facing the top of the unit, and two facing the end, as in the diagram. 3. Lower the end cap onto the p...

E-30 Controlling other devices Method 1 (direct code setup) This section describes the simplest (preferred) way to program the CR102’s Device Mode keys to control the non-Arcam devices in your system. < Some of the modes are locked to Arcam operation but can be unlocked if required (see page 52)....

E-31 English aMP device Mode The A Device Mode button configures the CR102 to control the AVR500/AVR600/AV888. Pressing this button does not affect the currently selected input on the AVR500/AVR600/AV888. IMPORTANT : The CR102 must also be in AMp Device Mode to control the following sources: phono ,...

E-32 dVd device Mode The d Device Mode button configures the CR102 to control the DVD functions of Arcam DVD players, although this can be changed (see page 30). Pressing this button also selects DVD as the AVR500/AVR600/AV888 source. P Toggles power between standby and on 0 … 9 Searches for and pla...

E-33 English SaT device Mode The z Device Mode button configures the CR102 to control the functions of a satellite receiver. You will need to configure this Device Mode to work with your equipment. Pressing this button also selects SAT as the AVR500/AVR600/AV888 source. P Toggles power between stand...

E-36 It is essential that you enter some information into the Setup menus about your speaker configuration. This allows the unit to process any surround sound digital source to exactly match your system and give you the ultimate surround sound experience.There are three pieces of vital information w...

E-37 English auto speaker setup auto speaker setup There is a proprietary automatic loudspeaker setup function built into your AVR500, AVR600 or AV888. The Arcam Auto Speaker Setup function attempts to set all the essential speaker settings for all the speakers in your system. It also calculates roo...

E-38 setup menus The Setup menus allow you to configure all aspects of your AVR500, AVR600 or AV888. The next few pages will go through the menu items and explain their function. The Setup menus will probably look quite daunting if you are new to setting up home cinema, but the majority of them need...

E-39 English video & audio connection settings Each input on the AVR500/AVR600/AV888 has multiple connection possibilities for both audio and video, including HDMI, Component Video, digital audio and analogue audio. When an input is selected, by default the AVR500/AVR600/AV888 will select HDMI f...

E-41 English Sub Stereo – If Left/Right+Sub or Sat+Sub is selected in Stereo Mode above, this setting adjusts the level of the subwoofer when the source is two channel stereo. Brightness – Sets the video brightness for this input. This setting can be used to compensate for an overly dark or bright s...

E-42 auto Setup Auto Speaker Setup of your loudspeakers and subwoofer (if present) is controlled by this menu. A full description of how Auto Speaker Setup works is given on page 37. Remember to insert the calibration microphone into the AuX input on the front panel and position the microphone at th...

E-43 English Video Inputs Settings to optionally assign a video source to each of the normally audio-only inputs. These settings are stored in memory and recalled each time the unit is powered up. Video Input Tape – Video Input CD – Video Input Aux – Video Input AM / FM – Video Input Phono – Video I...

E-44 Out 1 & 2 Resolution – This setting controls the output resolution when both HDMI outputs are used simultaneously. This setting is only valid if Output Switching is set to Output 1 & 2. < The dropdown list shows all the resolutions that the video processor can output. Resolutions tha...

E-46 Introduction Your AVR500/AVR600 receiver or AV888 pre-amp provides all the key decoding and processing modes for analogue and digital signals, including the latest high definition audio formats over HDMI. Modes for digital sources Digital recordings are usually encoded to include information ab...

E-47 English High resolution audio sources Dolby True-HD Provides up to 7.1 full channel at 96kHz, 24bit resolution, with potentially no losses in the compression process. Data rates can be up to 18Mbps. Dolby Digital Plus Provides up to 7.1 discrete channels of audio with less compression than trad...

E-48 Dolby volume Dolby Volume is a sophisticated new technology that resolves the problem of different volume levels between programme content (e.g. a TV show and advert breaks) and between sources (e.g. a rock radio station and DVD, or between two TV stations). It lets the listener enjoy everythin...

E-50 tuner operation Tuner – aVR500/aVR600 only The AVR500/AVR600 is fitted with an internal AM/FM tuner. Depending on your location and installed options, it may also be fitted with a DAB tuner (Europe) or Sirius satellite radio connection (Americas; AVR600 only). Sirius requires the purchase of th...

E-51 English Sirius satellite radio (aVR600, US & Canada only) In this section it is assumed that you already have a ‘SiriusConnect™ Home Tuner’ kit and a Sirius subscription, and that the antenna is already correctly placed to receive Sirius broadcasts. Please visit www.sirius.com for more info...

E-52 network/usb operation The AVR600 and AV888 are fitted with a network audio client which is capable of playing internet radio stations as well as stored music on a network storage device such as a PC, or from a USB flash drive. The network audio client is an optional extra for the AVR500, please...

E-53 English XLR balanced line outputs – aV888 only The AV888 processor provides XLR connectors for each of seven channels, to an XLR-equipped amplifier (e.g. the Arcam P777). Three XLR subwoofer outputs are provided in addition. RIGHT, LEFT, CENTRE Connect these to the equivalent (Right, Left and C...

E-54 Zone 2 and 3 control outputs The AVR500, AVR600 and AV888 also allow remote control from remote zones. Z2 IR and Z3 IR This allows the AVR500/AVR600/AV888 to be controlled remotely from Zone 2 (or Zone 3) via Infra- red remote control. Connect a remote IR receiver in Zone 2 (or Zone 3) to allow...

E-55 English W W 115/230/240V   SWITCH POSITIONS 115 = 85Ð132V 230 = 195Ð265V CLASS II WIRING   ­€  ‚ƒ„…†…   …‡ƒ„ˆ ‚ƒ„…†… Zone 1 Multi-room connection guide Zone 3 Zone 2

E-56 Code Learning The CR102 comes with a complete library of preprogrammed codes. After you have set up the CR102 for your device, you may find that there are one or more functions on your original remote which do not have a place on the CR102 keypad. For convenience, the CR102 offers a Code Learni...

E-57 English Example: To deassign the Macro associated with the h key 1. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice: * * . 2. Press 9 9 5 . 3. Press h . 4. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice: * * . Volume punch-through Volume punch-through means that, no matter which Device Mod...

E-58 Mode Mover If your home entertainment setup contains devices of the same type (e.g. two TVs, perhaps from different manufacturers) you can still control both those devices with the CR102. You simply need to reassign an unused Device Mode key. NOTE Before using Mode Mover, make sure both the sou...

E-59 English Device codes The tables that begin on page 64 (in the final section of this Handbook) list the four-figure codes for different manufacturers’ devices.Use these when setting your CR102 up to control your devices, as described in Method 1 (see page 30). If more than one code number is lis...

E-60 trouble- shooting Problem Check that... There are no lights on the unit < the power cord is plugged into the unit and the mains socket it is plugged into is switched on. < the power button is pressed in. If a red LED is present, the unit is in standby mode. Press any button on the front p...

E-62 Continuous power output (20Hz—20kHz at 0.05% THD), per channel (AVR600)2 channels driven 150W All channels driven 120W THD at full rated power <0.2% Residual noise & hum <0.25mV unweighted 20Hz – 22kHz Continuous power output (20Hz—20kHz at 0.05% THD), per channel (AVR500)2 channels d...

E-63 English product guarantee Worldwide Guarantee This entitles you to have the unit repaired free of charge, during the first three years after purchase, at any authorised Arcam distributor provided that it was originally purchased from an authorised Arcam dealer or distributor. The manufacturer c...

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