22 OPERATION
Operation
Night Mode
A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night
mode, which enables specially encoded input
sources to be played back with full digital intel-
ligibility while reducing the minimum peak level
by
1
/4 to
1
/3. This prevents abruptly loud transi-
tions from disturbing others without reducing
the impact of the digital source. The Night
mode is available only when Dolby Digital
signals with special data are being played.
To engage the Night mode, press the Night
buttone on the remote and note that the
NIGHT mode indicator Q will illuminate in
the Information Display.
IMPORTANT NOTES ON
DIGITAL PLAYBACK:
1. When the digital playback source is stopped,
or in a pause, fast forward or chapter search
mode, the digital audio data will momentarily
stop, causing a NO DATA message to be dis-
played in the Main Information Display N.
This is normal and does not indicate a problem
with either the AVR 100 or the source machine.
The AVR 100 will return to digital playback as
soon as the data is available and when the
machine is in a standard play mode.
2.Although the AVR 100 will decode virtually all
DVD movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible
that some future digital sources may not be
compatible with the AVR 100.
3. Note that not all digitally encoded programs
contain full 5.1 channel audio. Consult the pro-
gram guide that accompanies the DVD or laser
disc to determine which type of audio has been
recorded on the disc. The AVR 100 will auto-
matically sense the type of digital surround
encoding used and adjust to accommodate it.
4. When a digital source is playing, you may not
select any of the analog surround modes such
as Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby 3 Stereo, Hall or
Theater.
5. When a Dolby Digital source is playing, it is
not possible to make an analog recording using
the Tape ª and Video 1 ° record outputs.
PCM Audio Playback
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the non-
compressed digital audio system used for
compact discs and Dolby Digital. The digital cir-
cuits in the AVR 100 are capable of high-quality
digital-to-analog decoding, and they may be
connected directly to the digital audio output of
your CD or LD player.
Connections may be made to either the Optical
or Coaxial inputs fi› on the rear panel.
To listen to a PCM digital source, first select the
input for the desired source (e.g., CD). Next,
press the Digital Select button ¯uand
then use the
‹
/
›
buttons r on the remote or
the Selector buttons
34
on the front panel
until the desired choice of either OPTICAL or
COAX appears in the Main Information
Display N. Press the Set button t
31
to
enter the desired choice.
During PCM playback you may select any
surround mode except Dolby Digital.
Tuner Operation
The AVR 100’s tuner is capable of tuning AM,
FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations
may be tuned manually, or they may be stored
as favorite station presets and recalled from a
30-position memory.
Station Selection
1. Press the AM/FM button
%
b to select
the tuner as an input.
2. Press the AM/FM button
%
b again to
switch between AM and FM so that the desired
frequency band is selected.
3. To select a station by tuning manually, press
and release the Tuning buttons ^
lr
to
move up or down through the frequency bands
one increment at a time. Continue to press the
buttons until the TUNED indicator M is illumi-
nated for the desired station’s frequency.
4. To automatically tune to the next station
with a signal that provides for acceptable
reception, press and hold the tuning buttons
^
lr
for two seconds and then release.
The tuner will automatically search for the next
station that is a strong enough signal for good
reception and then stop. Press and hold the
buttons again to repeat the process and find
another station.
5. Stations may also be tuned directly by press-
ing the Direct button x on the remote, and
then pressing the Numeric Keys o that cor-
respond to the station’s frequency.The desired
station will automatically be tuned.
NOTE: When the FM reception of a station is
weak, audio quality will be increased by
switching to Mono mode by pressing the
Tuner Mode button
(
f until the
STEREO indicator K goes out.
Preset Tuning
Up to 30 stations may be stored in the
AVR 100’s memory for easy recall using the
front-panel controls or the remote.
To enter a station to the memory, first tune the
station using the steps outlined above, then:
1. Press the Memory button w on the
remote. Note that MEMORY J and PRESET
I indicators will illuminate and flash in the
Information Display.
2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric
Keys o corresponding to the location where
you wish to store this station’s frequency.
3. The preset number you have entered and the
MEMORY J and PRESET I indicators will
all flash briefly. When the MEMORY J goes
out and the other indicators stop flashing,
the station has been entered into the tuner’s
memory.
4. Repeat the process for any additional
stations to be preset.
Recalling Preset Stations
• To manually select a station previously
entered in the preset memory, press the
Numeric Keys o that correspond to the
desired station’s memory location.
• To manually tune through the list of stored
preset stations one by one, press the Preset
buttons *n`on the front panel or
remote.
• To automatically scan through the stations
entered in the preset memory, press the
Preset Scan button
&
on the front panel.
The tuner will run through the list of preset
stations, stopping for five seconds at each one.
Press the button again to stop the scan at your
desired station.
Clearing Preset Stations
To clear a preset station from the tuner’s
memory, follow these steps:
• Tune to the preset station being removed
from the memory, using one of the methods
described on this page.
