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Basic Operation

NOTE:

Once a program has been encoded

with surround information, it retains the

surround matrix as long as the program

is broadcast in stereo. Thus, movies with

surround sound will carry surround

information when they are broadcast via

conventional TV stations, cable, pay TV

and satellite transmission. In addition, a

growing number of made-for-television

programs, sports broadcasts, radio dramas

and music CDs are also recorded in

surround sound. You may obtain a list of

these programs and discs from the Dolby

Laboratories web site at www.dolby.com

Surround modes may be selected in one

of three ways.

From the front panel, use the

Mode

∕

or

Mode

¤

buttons

@

to scroll

through the list of modes. The selected

mode will appear in large letters in the

front panel display, and in a two-line

reminder on the video screen. Once the

selection is made, the mode will continue

to appear in a smaller indicator

B

at

the bottom of the front panel display

(see figure 9).

From the remote, modes may be selected

by simply pressing the button

y

that

corresponds to the desired mode.

Modes may also be selected using the

on-screen display. Press

Select

j

on

the remote to display the

MAIN MENU

.

Then press

¤

i

so that the on-screen

cursor is next to

SURROUND MODE

.

Press

Select

j

again to move to the

next menu.

At the Surround Mode Menu, press the

‹

or

›

buttons

i

until the desired

mode name appears on the screen. Press

¤

until the on-screen cursor

>

is next

to

RETURN TO MAIN MENU

and

press

Select

j

. At the main menu

select

MENU OFF

and press

Select

j

to exit the menus.

A different mode may be selected for

audio and video sources. Once a mode

has been selected, it will be attached to

those sources in memory. Thus, you

may select

PRO LOGIC

as the mode for

one video source and

HALL

for another.

After the initial selections are made, the

unit will automatically return to your

preferred mode for each type of input

whenever it is chosen.

Digital Audio Sources

When the source is connected to the

AVR75 and playing digital audio infor-

mation, first select it using the front

panel or remote input selectors, and then

press the appropriate digital input using

the

Digital Input Selectors

g9

on

the remote or front panel. Depending on

the type of digital source in use, the

AC-3

indicator

A

will light when a

Dolby Digital signal is present, or the

PCM

indicator

Q

will light when a

standard two-channel S/P-DIF-type

digital signal is present.

Once a Dolby Digital signal is detected

the unit will automatically switch to the

Dolby Digital mode. When a PCM digital

source is detected you may select any of

the surround modes except Dolby Digital.

NOTE:

The Dolby Digital mode should

not be selected when PCM digital or

analog signals are present. If the Dolby

Digital mode is selected when an AC-3

signal is not detected, the AVR75 will

default to the

STEREO

mode.

For information on using Digital Audio

Sources, see the Advanced Features

section of this manual.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Many people

incorrectly presume that sound should

always be heard from the surround

channels. In reality, it is normal for

the surround channels to operate occa-

sionally, and often to be silent. Movie

directors and sound mixers typically

use these channels only when needed to

create an effect or establish ambience.

Artificially increasing the volume level

to the surround channels may destroy

the illusion of surround audio and add

unwanted noise to your system.

Tuner Operation

The AM/FM tuner is extremely flexible,

and offers a number of options. The

following instructions will enable you

to take advantage of the tuner’s many

features.

To select tuner operation, press the

AM/FM

button

2

on the front panel,

or the remote

h

. Press the button again

to select the desired frequency band if

required.

Up/down tuning is accessible by pressing

the

Tune

button

Ò

on the front panel

either up

∕

or down

¤

or the

‚

TUNE/SEARCH

—

buttons

s

on the remote. Pressing

these buttons once increases or decreases

the station frequency by one step.

Holding the buttons down quickly scans

for the next station. Holding the tune

buttons for a few seconds and then re-

leasing them will change the tuner to the

next station with an acceptable signal.

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