Arcam ALPHA AV50 - Trouble Shooting; Initial Checks and Reset Procedure; Sound Output Issues; Rear Speaker and Video Monitoring

INITIAL ADVICE
Please ensure that you have read the instructions and are the following method:
operating the equipment accordingly.
1. Press the RESTORE button on the handset.
Check all cables to your speakers and other components for 2. Press the front panel MODE button within 3 seconds and
any loose or incorrect connections. the CALIBRATION legend on the display will begin to
| flash.
Ensure that the rest of the components making up your 3. Press the front panel EXT DECODER button within 3
system are operating correctly. A fault can occur in another seconds.
component or connecting lead that might appeartobean
amplifier problem. All the segments on the display will flash to indicate a
complete reset.
The information on the display will tell you what modes the
amplifier is set to. If any problems still persist you may find the following
suggestions useful.
It is possible to reset the AV50 to the factory set defaults by
THINGS TO
CHECK:
= Are the speakers connected correctly?
a |sthe source you wish to listen to connected and operating correctly?
a |s the correct input selected?
= Is the unit switched on and the POWER LED green?
= |s the volume turned up?
„= |s the mute switched off?
Is the tape monitor EÐ selected?
THINGS TO
CHECK:
= See points listed above.
Is the balance control set to centre position? |
For the centre or rear channel: ensure these are not switched off via the remote. Also try adjusting the channel
volume.
To check a source component, swap the phono leads over (L with R) at the source equipment only. If the fault
r channel, then the fault is in the source component or the cable.
ADVICE:
THINGS TO
CHECK:
Is Dolby Pro Logic selected? The relevant legend on the display should illuminate.
s Are the rear speakers connected properly?
» Have rear speakers been switched on (via the remote)?
» Are you replaying Dolby Surround encoded materials?
a Has the rear volume been turned up?
Is your source operating in stereo mode?
ADVICE: Even on Dolby Surround encoded material, sound does not come out of the rear speakers all of the time; the
amount of rear level also varies from film to film.
ADVICE:
There
is
nothing
to
check
here.
Sometimes
on
normal
broadcasts
phase
differences
in
the
two
channel
recording
can confuse the surround steering circuitry, allowing certain signals to be heard from the rear speakers. You can of
course switch off the rear speakers.
Oy GSF
THINGS TO
CHECK:
is your TV switched to the correct AV input?
Have you connected the TV correctly to the video monitor socket on the amplifier?
Have you selected the right video input via the source selector?
Is the amplifier properly switched on?