AVR200
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Using the AVR200
Front panel controls
AVR200
PHONES
SAT DVD VCR AUX EXT 5.1
SURROUND
MODE
TAPE
MONITOR
CD FM AM
BASS TREBLE
VOLUME
POWER
DIRECT
A/V SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER
RDS INFO
FM MUTE/
MONO STORE
PRESET/
TUNE DOWN/UP
MHz
VIDEO   1
DOLBY PL II SPEAKERS
TUNED FM STEREO PRESET
MUSIC
FM MUTE
POWER 
Press the POWER button to turn the AVR200 on. The status LED 
changes to green on powering up and the display shows the 
active input. Pressing the POWER button again turns the unit and 
the status LED off.
A red status LED indicates that the AVR200 is in stand by and 
can be switched on by the remote handset.
Input selection
The input selection buttons are labelled to correspond with 
the audio and video inputs on the rear panel of the AVR200. 
To select an input, press the appropriate button on the front 
panel. The audio signal for that source will then be routed to 
the speakers. Any picture signal associated with that input is 
switched to the monitor output. 
The name of the selected input is shown in the display: SAT, 
DVD, VCR or AUX, EXT 5.1, TAPE MONITOR, CD, FM and AM. 
EXT 5.1 
To select the source connected to the 5.1 channel input, press 
EXT 5.1. When this input is selected, none of the alternative 
surround modes are available.
SURROUND MODE
When a selected digital input carries a Dolby Digital or DTS 
signal, the AVR200 automatically detects it and processes the 
signal accordingly.
For an analogue input or when no Dolby Digital or DTS signal is 
detected, pressing the 
SURROUND MODE button cycles through 
the available surround sound modes: STEREO, PRO LOGIC II 
MOVIE, PRO LOGIC II MUSIC, PRO LOGIC II PANORAMA, PRO 
LOGIC II MATRIX, PRO LOGIC and HALL.
The selected mode is displayed in the main section of the 
display for three seconds, before reverting to show the active 
input. The surround mode continues to be shown in the left 
hand side of the display. In the case of Dolby Pro Logic II, only 
‘MUSIC’ and ‘MOVIE’ modes are illuminated.
Dolby Digital, DTS  Both of these formats feature six 
independent audio channels: Left, Centre, 
Right, Surround Left, Surround Right 
and a ‘Low Frequency Effects’ (LFE) or 
subwoofer channel. 
Dolby Pro Logic  This format decodes the centre and 
surround sound signals encoded in 
Dolby Surround or Dolby Stereo movie 
soundtracks.
Dolby Pro Logic II  This format is the next generation 
in Dolby Surround decoding. It was 
designed specifi cally to decode all 
existing Dolby Surround programs with 
improved spatiality and directionality.
  Dolby Pro Logic II Movie is enhanced over 
Dolby Pro Logic by having stereo surround 
channels and no frequency fi lter on the 
speaker signal.
  Dolby Pro Logic II Music is specifi cally for 
listening to music, not to movies.
  Dolby Pro Logic II Panorama mode 
extends the front stereo image to include 
the surround speakers for an exciting 
‘wraparound’ effect with side wall imaging.
  Dolby Pro Logic II Matrix is the same as 
‘Music’ mode, except that mono signals 
are enhanced to make them seem ‘larger’.
Hall effect  This format decodes a normal stereo 
signal to simulate the ambience of a 
concert hall.