B&K AVR305 - Manual

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING W ARNING: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care should be taken toprevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands. The lightning flash with arrowhead, withi...

FEATURES Your new receiver is a versatile audio/video control center. The receiver is designed to sound sensational and be anattractive, easy-to-use addition to your audio/video system. Although you already have a good idea of your receiver’sfeatures, we would like to take a moment to point out cert...

THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of Home Theater equipment. Sources - your receiver can directly provide audio from its built-in AM/FM tuner. It can also provide limited video from its on-screen menu system. Typically you will want to conne...

seven speaker channels, but your receiver can produce mono in one to seven channels (see “AudioModes under Operation”). Since all modern sources are stereo, the mono information is usually replicatedfrom both the left and right channels. Stereo - Stereo contains two discrete, front left and right fu...

you can create your own DTS DATs or CDs but not mini disc or digital compact cassette. As with DolbyDigital, sound will normally come from all seven speakers in your system, but your receiver can producesound in one (mono) to seven channels (see “Audio Modes under Operation”). DVD Audio (also referr...

Bass Management - Dolby Digital and DTS formats contain up to 5 full range channels plus LFE. Only a system with five full-range (large) speakers plus a subwoofer can directly reproduce these formats. However, almost allcommercially available center channel speakers are small and incapable of reprod...

FRONT PANEL 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphones having a standard ¼ inch binaural plug can be connected to theheadphone output. The receiver must be on and in HEADPHONE Mode for proper headphone operation. 2. Front panel buttons S L E E P P R E S E T E N T E R S A V E D O W N U P S O U R C E M O D...

5. Status indicators - Displays current status of the receivers audio processor. Indicators have been supplied toshow when the DSP is decoding Dolby Digital ‘ Digital’, Dolby Pro Logic ‘ Pro Logic’, or DTS audio. There is an indicator to show the input to the S/PDIF digital receiver is 96kHz 24 bit ...

REAR PANEL The receiver’s back panel is organized into groups of inputs and outputs for audio and video as shown below. Seeback of this manual for an enlarged view. 1. AC fuse holder - Holds the AC Line fuse. Replace only with same type and value. 2. AC input receptacle - For attaching the supplied ...

MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new A/V receiver and have great sound pour out. Before you do that, take a fewminutes to plan out how you want the receiver to fit into your audio/video system. Ask yourself the followingquestions: y What source components do I want to connect...

AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your receiver Audio / Video source - connecting a DVD/VLD player to the receiver’s analog inputs. Use the same instructionsfor connecting to other audio / video sources such as a television, satellite receiver, cable box, etc. SeeConnecting...

DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the receiver. You will need either coaxial or optical digital inputs to playDolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS surround soundprocessing. Digital connections are alsorecommended for PCM sources. If your source hasboth optical and coaxial outputs...

SURROUND OUTPUTS Your receiver has multiple surround processor outputs for use with external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. TheAVR 305 receiver allows THX Surround EX compatibility via it’s two Surround Back ‘S BACK’ processor outputs. Here is a typical surround output setup : C o n n e c t t o t...

SPEAKER OUTPUTS Five-way binding posts are provided, one pair for each channel. They are designed to accept a banana-type plugor spade lug connector (shown below) and are color coded for easy identification. The red (+) post should alwaysbe connected to the speaker’s red (+) jack. The black (-) post...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS My collection of equipment differs from the labels on the back of my receiver, how can I hook them up? Your receiver provides 5 identical sets of inputs - V1, V2, DVD, CD, and SAT. Each of these has analog audio, composite video, S-video, coaxial digital audio, and optical...

My laser disc player (or other digital source) has only optical output, but my CD recorder (or other digitalrecorder) has only coaxial input. Do I need some sort of converter to make direct digital recordings? No, your receiver will convert optical to coaxial and coaxial to optical. The currently se...

SETUP For best results, perform the following set up procedure when you initially install your receiver and anytime youchange or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your receiver will require you to navigate through the menu system. W e reco...

SYSTEM SETUP You should always perform System Setup after first installing your receiver and after adding/changing speakers orsources or rearranging your listening area. Check that the remote is in B&K mode. activate SETUP SYSTEM ↵ (ENTER) SEL or ENTER 4 move to System Setup ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) ­...

Set the size for your front left and right, ‘L’ and ’R’ speakers - You must have front speakers. S E T U P S P E A K E R S1 S p e a k e r S i z e2 S p e a k e r L o c a t i o n3 S p e a k e r L e v e l s4 C r o s s o v e r s + L F E next item SEL select MENU setup system 1 S p e a k e r S i z e S E ...

Set the size for your surround left and right, ‘Sl’ and ‘Sr’ speakers - S E T U P S P E A K E R S I Z E1 Front Small THX2 Center Small THX3 Surround Small THX4 S u r r o u n d B a c k 2 S m a l l T H X5 Subwoofer Yes THX next item adjust M E N U s e t up s p e a k e r s 3 Surround Small THX 6855281'...

LFE + Bass to SW Surround Back Bass is Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Surround Bass is Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Center Bass is Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Front Bass is Duplicated Ultra LFE + Bass to SW Sb Bass not Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Surround Bass not Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Center Bass...

Speaker Levels Speaker level calibration allows you to equalize the volume levels of each speaker to make up for differences inspeaker characteristics and distances from the listener to the speakers. For best results it is important that youperform this calibration when you initially install your re...

Set the low pass filters slope - S E T U P C R O S S O V E R S + L F E1 Crossover 80.0 Hz THX2 High Pass 12.0 dB THX3 Low Pass 24.0 dB THX4 Peak Limiter 0.0 dB5 LFE Level 0.0 dB6 D T S L F E M o d e M o v i e7 S u b w o o f e r P h a s e N o r m a l next item adjust M E N U s e t up s p e a k e r s ...

Room Equalization Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults. However, theses settings allow you to correct orreduce the various tonal errors that occur during reproduction of audio in a home theater. The room equalization menu allows for two types of adjustments. 1) A notch filt...

Display This menu allows you to set various aspects of your video and front panel displays. Make sure you are in theSETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode. M A I N M E N U1 Z o n e 1 O p e r a t i o n2 Z o n e 2 O p e r a t i o n3 Z o n e 1 F a v o r i t e P r e s e t s4 Z o n e 2 F a v o r ...

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Inputs Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults. However, your receiver allows ‘fine tuning’ how yourreceiver operates after the selection of an input source. Make sure you are in the SETUP MENUS and yourremote is in B&K mode. M A I N M E N U1 Z o n e 1 O p e r a t i o n2 Z...

Set DVD audio input - Allows you to select which ONE input source to dedicate for use with the DVD Audioinputs. This setting is not necessary if there is no need for a DVD audio or other 5.1 input source W hen you selectYes for a particular input, any previously selected DVD Audio input will be auto...

MEMORY BACKUP Your receiver continually saves any settings you have made even if power is lost. However, you may wish to savea backup of your settings in case of inadvertent changes to them. To perform a backup follow the procedurebelow. To restore backup settings perform the same procedure but sele...

OPERATION The following outlines the normal day-to-day operation of your receiver from the supplied universal remote ordirectly from your receiver’s front panel. The universal remote is also capable of controlling other equipment andstoring sequences of commonly used commands. Refer to the separate ...

CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected source will appear at the Zone 1 (A) output, the TAPE output, and the V1 output. Toprevent feedback, TAPE input will not appear at TAPE output and V1 input will not appear at V1 output. '9' 6855281' D V D S u r r o u n d 7 E Q V a r i a b l e D V D 5 . 1 4 ...

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME = 92/80( Z 1 M a s t e r V o l u m e 0 . 0 d B instant volume all the way downpress MUTE again to restore can’t do from front panel MUTE adjust volume VOLUME KNOB VOLUME ∧ or VOLUME ∨ Action From Front Panel From Remote Note: The front panel VOLUME KNOB is used to control multip...

AUDIO MODES Your receiver is designed to work with 5 audio listening modes. Under normal operation you may simply selectMono, Stereo, Surround, THX or DVD Audio via the remote control. In addition, you may choose an audio listeningmode immediately followed by a speaker selection. The table below sho...

Speaker selection 8 ‘DIRECT’ - allows selection of the ‘analog’ signals connected to the currently selected inputsources L & R RCA audio inputs overriding the use of optical or coax S/PDIF. No processing is applied to theaudio signals other than level control. Use ‘DIRECT’ when NO audio processi...

EQUALIZATION ‘EQ’ Selecting an EQ function via the remote control - allows you to override how the audio is currently beingprocessed. This is where you may set the Dynamic Range to either Normal (default) or Limited for late nightlistening while using Dolby Digital bit streams. Settings made here ar...

Select loudness ‘EQ 2’ - sets the equalizer to use preset filter curves designed for use when using low listeninglevels. The human ear’s frequency response varies with volume level. At high levels it has relatively flat response,while at low levels its sensitivity to high and low frequencies is redu...

PRESETS Presets allow you to save your favorite settings and recall them instantly. Your receiver can store two banks of 40presets (0..39) in each of 2 Zones. The saved information includes the selected audio source, selected videosource, volume, the audio mode and number of speakers, the tuner stat...

Recall preset using Zone 2 Operation recall preset ↵ (ENTER) ENTER 5 select a preset for recall — (PRESET) step to desired preset number or +10 + number 4 activate ZONE 2 OPERATION ↵ (ENTER) SEL or ENTER 3 move to Zone 2 Operation ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) ­ (PAUSE) or † (STOP) 2 return to main menu ∠ MENU...

exit menu system ∠ MENU MENU 9 return to main menu ∠ MENU MENU 8 modify additional favorite presets repeat 3-6 repeat 3-6 7 save preset name ↵ (ENTER) ENTER 6 rename preset if desired ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) ­ (PAUSE) or † (STOP) 5 select yes/no (no-skip/skip) VOLUME KNOB ˆ (REW) or ‡ (FF) 4 select a pre...

GETTING RECEIVER STATUS W hen you are not in a menu, pressing ENTER will bring up a two or three line status message on Zone 1 (A)video outputs. A single line status message is also available on the receiver’s front panel display. This display willalso pop up automatically whenever you change source...

ADVANCED FEATURES WARNING - The following describes the advanced features of the receiver. Since changing some of these functions may cause severe effects such as no sound or no remote control operation, we suggest you leavethis menu disabled (hidden) for normal operation. If you are unsure of what ...

Power On Titles W hen you turn your receiver on it displays two lines of text. You can change this text to a personalized message.Make sure you are in the ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP menu and the remote is in B&K mode. A D V A N C E D S Y S T E M S E T U P1 Zone 1 Setup 'A'2 Zone 2 Setup 'B'3 P o w e ...

activate CONTROL OUT SETTINGS ↵ (ENTER) SEL or ENTER 2 move to Control Out ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) ­ (PAUSE) or † (STOP) 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote Setup Control Out 1 Control out 1 is dedicated to Zone 1 (A) it can be programmed to be on or off for each source. For example youmay wish to use ...

return to CONTROL OUT SETTINGS ∠ MENU MENU 6 set control out 2 for other sources repeat 3 - 4 repeat 3 - 4 5 select desired control operation VOLUME KNOB ˆ (REW) or ‡ (FF) 4 move to desired source ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) ­ (PAUSE) or † (STOP) 3 activate CONTROL OUT 2 SETUP ↵ (ENTER) SEL or ENTER 2 move t...

return to ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP ∠ MENU MENU 7 return to CONTROL OUT SETTINGS ∠ MENU MENU 6 set control out 4 for other sources repeat 3 - 4 repeat 3 - 4 5 select desired control operation VOLUME KNOB ˆ (REW) or ‡ (FF) 4 move to desired source ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) ­ (PAUSE) or † (STOP) 3 activate CONTR...

DSP Usage Allows displaying the current DSP usage in MIPS. A D V A N C E D S Y S T E M S E T U P1 Zone 1 Setup 'A'2 Zone 2 Setup 'B'3 P o w e r O n T i t l e s4 C o n t r o l O u t5 S e c u r i ty O p t i o n s6 D S P U s a g e7 R S - 2 3 2 C o n t r o l P o r t next item SEL select MENU setup syste...

select Enable or Disabled VOLUME KNOB ˆ (REW) or ‡ (FF) 2 move to Update ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) ­ (PAUSE) or † (STOP) 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote RS-232 receive ID - R S - 2 3 2 P O R T S E T U P1 Port Enable2 Baud Rate 96003 Echo Enable4 Update Enable5 Receive ID 06 Transmit ID 0 next item SE...

TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Please contact B&K customer service. 1. Internal fuses may have blown. * There are two internal fuses perchannel One or morechannels soundbad 1. Select the proper video signal type (composite or S-video). 1. Zone 1 (A) video monitor is selected to the wrong signal type. Video ...

RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS 5 years receiver 1 year remote Warranty: See Limited Warranty 65 pounds Weight: 95 dB S / N (A-weighted): 17"(w)x17"(d)x7.50"(h) Dimensions: 1.4 dB Dynamic headroom: Rails - 6 Amp/250 Volt (slow blow type) 14 V/ µ sec Slew rate: Line -12 Amp/250 Volt Replacement f...

Limited Warranty B&K Components Ltd., referred to herein as B&K, warrants your B&K equipment against all defects in materialand workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase. This warranty applies only to the originalpurchaser and only to equipment in normal residentia...