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one surround back speaker to it. It will automatically

combine the left and right surround back channel

information, and output it through the single surround

back speaker

, if you have configured that speaker

using the

SPEAKER

SETUP

menu (Figure 6

on page 18).

When a standard analog signal is in use

, only the “L”

and “R” indicators will light, as

analog signals have

only left and right channels.

Digital signals

, however, may have two, five, six or

seven channels

, depending on the program material,

the method of transmission and the way in which it

was encoded. When a digital signal is playing, the let-

ters in these indicators will light in response to the

specific signal being received. It is important to note

that although Dolby Digital, for example, is referred to

as a “5.1” system, not all Dolby Digital DVDs or pro-

grams are encoded for 5.1. Thus, it is sometimes nor-

mal for a DVD with a Dolby Digital soundtrack to trig-

ger only the “L” and “R” indicators.

NOTE: Many DVD discs are recorded with both “5.1”

and “2.0” versions of the same soundtrack. When

playing a DVD, always be certain to check the type of

material on the disc. Most discs show this information

in the form of a listing or icon on the back of the disc

jacket. When a disc does offer multiple soundtrack

choices, you may have to make some adjustments to

your DVD player (usually with the “Audio Select” button

or in a menu screen on the disc) to send a full 5.1

feed to the AVR 135. It is also possible for the type of

signal feed to change during the course of a DVD

playback. In some cases, the previews of special

material will only be recorded in 2.0 audio, while the

main feature is available in 5.1 audio

The

VR 135

will automatically sense changes to the bitstream and

channel count and reflect them in these indicators.

The letters used by the

Speaker/Channel Input

Indica

tors

ˆ also flash to indicate when a bitstream

has been interrupted. This will happen when a digital

input source is selected before the playback starts, or

when a digital source such as a DVD is paused.

The

flashing indicators remind you that the playback has

stopped due to the absence of a digital signal and not

through any fault of the AVR 135. This is normal, and

the digital playback will resume once the playback is

started again.

Night Mode

A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night mode,

which enables specially encoded Dolby Digital input

sources to be played back with full digital intelligibility

while reducing the minimum peak level by 1/4 to 1/3.

This prevents abruptly loud transitions 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.

The Night mode may be engaged when a Dolby

Digital DVD is playing by pressing the

Night Mode

Button

l on the remote. Next, press the

⁄

Buttons n to select either the middle range or

full compression versions of the Night mode

. To turn

the Night mode off, press the

⁄

Buttons n

until the message in the lower third of the video dis-

play and in the

Lower Display Line ¯ reads

D-RANGE

OFF

The Night mode may also be selected to always be on

at either level of compression using the options in the

DOLBY menu.

See page 17 for information on

using the menus to set this option.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:

• When the digital playback source is stopped, or

in a pause, fast-forward or chapter-search mode,

the digital audio data will momentarily stop, the

channel position letters inside the

Speaker/

Channel Input Indicators

ˆ will flash, and the

UNLOCK message will appear in the Lower

Display Line

¯. This is normal and does not indi-

cate a problem with either the AVR 135 or the

source machine. The AVR 135 will return to digital

playback as soon as the data is available and when

the machine is in a standard play mode.

• Although the AVR 135 will decode virtually all current

DVD movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible

that some future digital sources may not be compati-

ble with the AVR 135.

• Not all digitally encoded programs contain full 5.1-

or 6.1-channel audio. Consult the program guide

that accompanies the DVD or laser disc to deter-

mine which type of audio has been recorded on the

disc

The

VR 135 will automatically sense the type

of digital surround encoding used and adjust to

accommodate it.

• When some digital sources are playing, you may not

be able to select some of the analog surround

modes such as Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3, Stereo,

Hall,

Theater or Logic 7.

• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,

it is not possible to make an analog recording using

the

Tape Outputs £ and Video 1 Audio Outputs

j. However, the digital signals will be passed

through to the

Digital Audio Outputs ﬂ‡.

PCM Audio Playback

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the noncompressed

digital audio system used for compact discs and laser

discs. The digital circuits in the AVR 135 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 rear-panel

Optical or Coaxial Inputs ·c or the front-panel

Digital Inputs *(.

To listen to a PCM digital source, first select the input for

the desired source (e.g., CD). Next press the

Digital

Select Button

#q and then use the

⁄

Buttons n on the remote, or the

‹

›

Selector

Buttons

) on the front panel,

until the desired choice

appears in the

Upper Display Line ˜.

During PCM playback, you may select any Surround

mode except Dolby Digital or DTS

Tuner Operation

The

AVR 135’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 pre-

sets and recalled from a 30-position memor

Station Selection

1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select Button g on

the remote to select the tuner as an input. The

tuner may be selected from the front panel by

either pressing the

Input Source Selector ^

until the tuner is active or by pressing the Tuner

Band Selector

2. Press the

AM/FM Tuner Select Button g or

Tuner Band Selector ! again to switch between

AM and FM so that the desired frequency band is

selected.

3. Press the

Tuner Mode Button

s to select

manual or automatic tuning.

When the button is pressed so that

AUTO

appears in the Lower Display Line ¯ each

press of the

Tuning Selectors 9u will put the

tuner in a scan mode that seeks the next higher or

lower frequency station with acceptable signal

strength.

AUTO

TUNED

indication will

momentarily appear when the station stops at a

stereo FM station, and an

AUTO TUNED indi-

cation will momentarily appear when an AM or

monaural FM station is tuned. Press the Tuning but-

tons again to scan to the next receivable station.

When the button is pressed so that MANUAL

appears in the Lower Display Line ¯ each tap

of the Selector will increased or decrease the fre-

quency by one increment. When the tuner receives

a strong enough signal for adequate reception,

MANUAL TUNED will appear in the Lower

Display Line

¯.

4. Stations may also be tuned directly in either the

automatic or manual mode

o enter a station’

s fre

quency directly, first select the AM or FM band as

desired be pressing the

AM/FM Tuner Select

Button

g. Next, press the Direct Button t.

OPERATION

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