B&K AVR101 Series, AVR202 Series - Manuals

FEATURES Your new receiver is a versatile audio/video control center. The receiver is designed to sound sensational and bean attractive, easy-to-use addition to your audio/video system. Although you already have a good idea of yourreceiver’s features, 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...

Mode”). Since all modern sources are stereo, the mono information is usually replicated on both the leftand right channels. Stereo - Stereo contains two discrete, full range audio channels. This is the most common format for music and is also used on many movies. You may get stereo from any source -...

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...

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REAR PANEL The receiver’s back panel is organized into groups of inputs and outputs for audio and video as shown below. See back of this manual for an enlarged view. 1. AC fuse holder - Holds the AC Line fuse. Replace only with 12 Amp / 250 Volt Slow Blow fuse. 2. AC input receptacle - For attaching...

MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new 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 to ...

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. (Omit the vid...

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 sound processing. Digital connections are also recommended for PCMsources. If your source has both optical and coaxial outpu...

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...

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...

USER PREFERENCE SETUP You should always perform USER PREFERENCE SETUP after first installing your receiver and afteradding/changing sources or video monitors. Be sure your main power is switched on from the front panel. Forcorrect zone 1 video operation it is important that you perform the first ste...

Edit Source Name From the factory, your receiver will display source names that match those printed on the rear of the receiver andon the supplied remote. However, this menu allows you to change the displayed names to match the actualsources used. If you do not want to change the names then skip thi...

SETUP/CONFIGURE You should always perform Setup/Configure after first installing your receiver and after adding/changing speakersor sources or rearranging your listening area. If you have just completed the USER PREFERENCE SETUP aboveyou are already in the MAIN MENU. If not, follow the instructions ...

Set The size for your front left/right speakers - OFF is not a choice - you must have front speakers. S P E A K E R S I Z E S E T U P 1 F r o n t L / R )URQW /5 60$// S E T U P M E N U S 1 S p e a k e r S i z e a n d D e l a y 2 S p e a k e r C a l i b r a t i o n 3 S o u r c e L e v e l s 4 A M T u...

Set the size for your rear left/right speakers - S P E A K E R S I Z E S E T U P 1 F r o n t L / R 5($5 /5 60$// 2 C e n t e r 3 R e a r L / R 4 S u b w o o f e r 5 L F E 6 C e n t e r D e l a y 7 R e a r D e l a y a d j u s t p a r a m e t e r p r e v i o u s p a g e ←→ M E N U ↑ ↓ m o v e t o n e ...

Speaker Calibration Speaker 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 rec...

Source Levels This setup allows you to match the levels of your sources so that there are no large changes in volume as youchange from one source to another. This is for your convenience only and need not be performed unless you wishto. You may use a SPL meter or your ear to adjust the levels. Note ...

A M T U N E R S E T T I N G S $0 &K c h a n g e f r e q u e n c y p r e v i o u s p a g e ←→ M E N U A M 5 5 0 C h a n n e l 0 ↑ ↓ c h a n g e c h a n n e l S E T U P M E N U S 1 S p e a k e r S i z e a n d D e l a y 2 S p e a k e r C a l i b r a t i o n 3 S o u r c e L e v e l s 4 A M T u n e r...

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 output, the TAPE output, and the V1 output. To preventfeedback, TAPE input will not appear at TAPE output and V1 input will not appear at V1 output. '9' 352 /2*,& D V D S o u r c e C o m p o s i t e V i d e o D V D P C M...

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME 92/80( '% M a s t e r V o l u m e 0 d B M A S T E R L E V E L M A S T E R L E V E L instant volume all the way downpress MUTE again to restore can’t do from front panel MUTE adjust volume VOLUME KNOB VOL ∧ or VOL ∨ Action From Front Panel From Remote Note: The front panel VOLUME...

SURROUND MODES Your receiver provides a number of listening modes. The following table shows how your receiver responds to thechosen surround mode setting for various types of source material. The table assumes five full range speakersplus a subwoofer. If your speaker configuration is different from...

Surround Modes (cont.) '9' 352 /2*,& D V D S o u r c e C o m p o s i t e V i d e o D V D P C M 2 . 0 P r o L og i c step to desired mode € (MODE) MODE Action From Front Panel From Remote Note: your receiver keeps track of a surround mode for each of the sources. It would be possible, for example...

OVERRIDES Some laserdiscs contain the normal movie soundtrack on the PCM, AC-3 RF or DTS digital soundtrack along withsupplemental information on the laserdisc’s analog track. Your receiver will automatically select the digital track ifone is available. In order to reach the analog track we have pro...

GETTING RECEIVER STATUS If you are not in a menu, pressing ENTER will bring up a two-line status message. This display will also pop upautomatically whenever you change sources or whenever the source information changes. The video type is veryimportant if you are using mixed composite and S-video so...

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 ...

ZONE CONFIGURATION Zone Configuration will allow you to set maximum volume levels for each zone, change remote control ID codesfor each zone and turn off the on-screen display overlays in zone 1. Make sure you are in the ADVANCEDSYSTEM SETUP menu and the remote is in AUDIO mode. Z1 Max Level - Z1 ma...

Z2 Level Control - You may wish to install an in-wall volume control in your second zone. This can causeconfusion between your receiver’s internal zone 2 volume controls and your in-wall controls. You can set yourreceiver to provide a fixed level to zone 2 instead of the variable level. The fixed le...

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 AUDIO mode. A D V A N C E D P O W E R O N T I T L E S 1 P o w e r O n L i n e 1 ' B K C o m p o n...

CONTROL OUT SETUP Your receiver’s control outputs allow you to control up to 4 external devices such as power amplifiers, projectionscreens, etc. The control outputs can be programmed on/off depending on which source is selected. They mayalso have global control for all sources for headphone listeni...

Control Out 2, 3, and 4 - Control out 2, 3, and 4 can be used in either zone. For each source they can beprogrammed to be on when that source is selected in zone 1, zone 2, or both zones. If the source is selected inneither zone the control out will be off. Control outs 2, 3, and 4 can also be set t...

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. Z1 video monitor is selected to the wrong signal type. Video is in Bl...

RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS 5 years receiver 1 year remote Warranty: See Warranty page forcomplete explanation 55 pounds Weight: 95 dB S / N (A-weighted): 17"(w)x17"(d)x6.25"(h) Dimensions: 1.4 dB Dynamic headroom: Rails - 4 Amp/250 Volt (slow blow type) 14 V/ µ sec Slew rate: Line -12 Amp/2...