Bk AVR507 User Manual

P/N13435 1102 B&KSB!IMPLY ETTER B&K Components, Ltd. AVR505 & AVR507 A/V Receiver Owner’s Manual

6 DTS NEO:6 – DTS Neo:6 is an advanced matrix decoder. It will take any two-channel source and expand it into five or six channels, depending on the

7 THX Surround EX ™ - Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd. In a movie theat

8 Bass Management - Dolby Digital and DTS-ES formats may contain up to 6 full range channels plus LFE. Only a system with six full-range (large) spea

9 FRONT PANEL POWERON/OFFA/V ReceiverSOURCEB&K Components, Ltd.SLEEP PRESET DOWNUPMODEMENUENTERAVR 507HEADPHONEDVD THX SUR EXMULCA S F I LSURRO

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11 11. Component Video outputs - Switched output connections for your component video monitor. Red RCA jack - typically connect to the red input

12 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 few minutes to

13 AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your receiver Audio / Video source - connecting a DVD/VLD player to the receiver’s a

14 Component Video - in addition to S-video and composite video switching, your receiver provides three sets of component video inputs for DVD and TV

15 DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the receiver. You will need either coaxial or optical digital inputs to play Dolby

ii USER INFORMATION SETUP CROSSOVERS + LFE1 Crossover2 High Pass3 Low Pass4 LFE Level SETUP SPEAKER LEVELS Left

16 SURROUND OUTPUTS Your receiver has multiple surround processor outputs for use with external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. The AVR 505 receiv

17 SPEAKER OUTPUTS CFRONTLEFTLSURROUND LEFT SURROUND RIGHTFRONTRIGHTCENTERPLUSMINUSPLUSMINUSPLUSMINUSFRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT(-) (+)RCENTER(-) (+)(-) (

18 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS The FM jack is a standard screw on F-type connector. The AM is a push type. Strip ¼ inch of insulation off your AM antenna wi

19 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS My collection of equipment differs from the labels on the back of my receiver, how can I hook them up? Your receive

20 My laser disc player (or other digital source) has only optical output, but my CD recorder (or other digital recorder) has only coaxial input. Do

21 SETUP For best results, perform the following set up procedure when you initially install your receiver and anytime you change or add sources, spe

22 SYSTEM SETUP You should always perform System Setup after first installing your receiver and after adding/changing speakers or sources or rearran

23 Set the size for your front left and right, ‘L’ and ’R’ speakers - You must have front speakers. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) o

24 Set the size for your surround left and right, ‘Sl’ and ‘Sr’ speakers - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOW

25 Surround Back setting Subwoofer Ultra Subwoofer Yes THX Subwoofer None Front Large Subwoofer None Front Small None Sb Bass to SW Sb Hi-Pass to

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS User Information...

26 Subwoofer Setting Front Large Center Large Surround Large Surround Back Large None LFE + Bass to Front LFE + Bass to Center LFE + Bass to Surroun

27 Speaker Location Ideally your speakers will be the same distance away from your listening area. However, physical limitations usually require pla

28 Speaker Levels Speaker level calibration allows you to equalize the volume levels of each speaker to make up for differences in speaker character

29 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Crossovers + LFE 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate SETUP CROSS

30 Set the low pass filters slope - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Low Pass 2 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT

31 Room Equalization Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults. However, theses settings allow for the correction of various to

32 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Test Tone frequency 2 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB set to d

33 Setup variable ‘EQ 1’ - allows you to set default bass and treble settings for use with all input sources in all audio modes excluding DVD Audio.

34 Display This menu allows you to set various aspects of your video and front panel displays. Make sure you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote

35 Set the intensity of on-screen video overlays - Overlays will appear when you change a receiver setting or your receiver detects a change in the i

iv Zone ‘Z’ ...

36 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Zone 1 Video Monitor 2 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB adjust

37 Inputs Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults. However, your receiver allows ‘fine tuning’ of how the surround processor

38 Favorite audio listening mode continued Setting a favorite listening mode here will not prevent the system from automatically adjusting the listen

39 From Remote From Front Panel Action 4 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Favorite Speakers 5 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB select fav

40 From Remote From Front Panel Action 4 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Multi-chan type 5 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB select type

41 Set component video - Allows you to associate one of three component video inputs with each of your input sources. When you choose that source for

42 Presets Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults. However, your receiver allows ‘fine tuning’ of how presets operate. Make

43 Generating a name when saving a preset - When you save a preset, your system automatically generates a simple name for the preset, which you can t

44 MEMORY BACKUP Your receiver continually saves any settings you have made even if power is lost. However, you may wish to save a backup of your se

45 OPERATION The following outlines the normal day-to-day operation of your receiver from the supplied universal remote or directly from your receive

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46 CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected source will appear at the Zone 1 output, the TAPE output, and the V1 output. To prevent feedback, TAPE

47 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME From Remote From Front Panel Action VOLUME + or VOLUME − VOLUME KNOB adjust volume MUTE can’t do from front panel insta

48 AUDIO MODES Your receiver is designed to work with 5 audio listening modes. Under normal operation you may simply select Mono, Stereo, Surround,

49 Audio Mode description MONO Sums the incoming audio information to a single channel and routes it to the desired speaker. Use this mode for liste

50 Neo:6 Movie (Cinema) When listening to movies using the DTS Neo:6 movie decoder with stereo TV shows or other surround-encoded programs, there is

51 Special Considerations For use with multi-channel encoded bitstreams pressing of SURROUND or THX toggles between the Movie and Music playback opt

52 Why do I need all these audio modes? With the wide variety of audio source material available today, i.e. single channel mono, 2 channel mono, 2

53 EQUALIZATION ‘EQ’ Selecting an EQ function via the remote control - allows you to override how the audio is currently being processed. This is wh

54 Select Dynamic Range Limited For late night listening while processing Dolby Digital or DTS bit streams and a reduced dynamic range is desired. W

55 ZONE ‘Z’ Use the Z (zone) function via the remote control - For use in a second audio zone, your receiver comes equipped with a fully independent

2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLIN

56 Saving a Preset From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 make all settings you wish to save make all settings you wish to save prepare for saving

57 Recall preset using Zone 1 Operation From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 MENU MENU return to main menu 2 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN)

58 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Zone 2 Operation 2 SEL or ENTER (ENTER) activate ZONE 2 OPERA

59 ZONE 1 FAVORITE PRESETS Favorite presets need only be setup after adding/changing presets or sources. This feature allows for skipping selected p

60 ZONE 2 FAVORITE PRESETS Favorite presets need only be setup after adding/changing presets or sources. This feature allows for skipping selected p

61 GETTING RECEIVER STATUS When you are not in a menu, pressing ENTER at any time will bring up a two or three line status message on Zone 1 video ou

62 ADVANCED FEATURES WARNING - The following describes the advanced features of the receiver. Since changing some of these functions may cause severe

63 Set the maximum level of Zone 1 (A) - Max level allows you to set a maximum volume level for Zone 1 (A). This is very useful if you are using spea

64 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to On Screen Display 2 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB set to All

65 Set surround mode operation - Most users will prefer the factory setting - AUTO. In this mode the receiver automatically sets the surround mode to

3 FEATURES Your new receiver is a versatile audio/video control center. The receiver is designed to sound sensational and be an attractive, easy-to-u

66 Zone 2 (B) Level Control - You may wish to install an in-wall volume control in your second zone. This can cause confusion between your receiver’s

67 Set the Zone ID for Zone B - Each message transmitted from your remote includes a Product ID Code Set (See Zone ID), which allows independent comm

68 Link Zone 2 (B) input to Zone 1 (A) input selection - Zone 2 (B) input source selection may be linked with Zone 1 (A) source selections. In operat

69 Power On Titles When you turn your receiver on it displays two lines of text. You can change this text to a personalized message. Make sure you a

70 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 you may wish to us

71 Setup Control Out 3 CONTROL OUT SETUP1 Control Out 12 Control Out 23 Control Out 34 Control Out 4 next item SEL select

72 Security Options Advanced Security options allow you to hide the ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP menu to prevent inadvertent changes to advanced system sett

73 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Front Locked 2 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB No - allow fron

74 DSP Usage Allows displaying the current DSP usage in MIPS. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to DSP

75 RS-232 baud rate - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Baud Rate 2 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT) VOLUME KNOB

4 THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of Home Theater equipment. Sources - your receiver ca

76 RS-232 receive ID - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À(UP) or §(DOWN) (UP) or (DOWN) move to Receive ID 2 ¶(LEFT) or •(RIGHT) VOLUME KNO

77 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION No sound, display will not light 1. Power cord not plugged in. 2. Power off at AC source.

78 RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS Audio Specifications Video Specifications Frequency Response: 5 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/−0.5dB Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 1

79 LIMITED WARRANTY B & K Components Ltd., referred to herein as B & K, warrants your B & K equipment against all defects in material an

80 NOTES

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82 THE OSD MENU SYSTEM A SETUP SPEAKERS1 Speaker Size2 Speaker Location3 Speaker Levels4 Crossovers + LFE5 Room Equalization n

83 THE OSD MENU SYSTEM B SETUP CROSSOVERS + LFE1 Crossover 80.0 Hz THX2 High Pass +12.0 dB THX3 Low Pass

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5 Stereo - Stereo contains two discrete, front left and right full range audio channels. This is the most common format for music and is also used on