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B&K Components, Ltd.
AVR202 Plus
A/V Receiver
Owner’s Manual
13259 0303
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USER INFORMATION SETUP SPEAKER SIZE Model # 1 Front Serial # 2 Center Date purchased 3 Surround Purchased from: 4 Surround Back 5 Subwoofer City State Phone Contact next item adjust MENU setup speakers SPEAKER LOCATION feet SETUP SPEAKER LEVELS 1 Left Front 1 Left Front dB 2 Center 2 Center dB 3 Right Front 3 Right Front dB 4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS User Information.......................................................................................................................................................ii Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................................iii Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................................
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Setup Control Out 3 ............................................................................................................................. 70 Setup Control Out 4 ............................................................................................................................. 70 Security Options ......................................................................................................................................... 71 DSP Usage................................
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ® Motorola , , “ * DigitalDNA™, “Powered by Motorola”™, Motorola name and logo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”, “AC-3", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Surround EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used under authorization. ® DTS is a registered tra
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING WARNING: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands. The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated “d
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FEATURES Your new receiver is a versatile audio/video control center. The receiver is designed to sound sensational and be an attractive, easy-to-use addition to your audio/video system. Although you already have a good idea of your receiver’s features, we would like to take a moment to point out certain highlights. Matrix Decoding - incorporates further processing to allow for the precise decoding of Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES soundtracks via matrix decoding. Two-zone opera
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THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of Home Theater equipment. Sources - your receiver can directly provide audio from its built-in AM/FM tuner. It can also provide limited video from its on-screen menu system. Typically you will want to connect a number of additional sources (VCR, DVD player, etc.) to your receiver. Your receiver is designed to accommodate a wide range of audio and video signals. The following table lists the
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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 many movies. You may get stereo from any source - digital or analog. Sound will normally come from the seven speaker channels, but your receiver can produce stereo in one (mono) to seven channels (see “Audio Modes under Operation”). Dolby Pro Logic - Dolby Pro Logic is a refinement of Dolby Surround which was the earliest form of true surround
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Home THX Cinema Processing - THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by the world-renowned film production company, Lucasfilm Ltd. THX grew from George Lucas’ personal desire to make your experience of the film soundtrack, in both movie and in your home theater, as faithful as possible to whatever the director intended. Currently, the AVR202 Plus does not support Home THX Cinema Processing. 13259 0303 7
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Bass Management - Dolby Digital and DTS formats contain up to 5 full range channels plus LFE. Only a system with five full-range (large) speakers plus a subwoofer can directly reproduce these formats. However, almost all commercially available center channel speakers are small and incapable of reproducing the lowest bass frequencies without distortion or even damage to the speaker. Many people also use small speakers in the rear of their system, while others use small speakers all around. Us
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FRONT PANEL 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphones having a standard ¼ inch binaural plug can be connected to the headphone output. The receiver must be on and in HEADPHONE Mode for proper headphone operation. 2. Front panel buttons SLEEP Puts the receiver in standby (low power) mode. Steps through audio / video presets for instant recall of setups. PRESET Pressing ENTER recalls the preset. ENTER Confirm selection or display current status of the receiver. MENU Enter / exit menu syste
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5. Status indicators - Displays current status of the receivers audio processor. Indicators have been supplied to show when the DSP is decoding Dolby Digital ‘2 Digital’, Dolby Pro Logic ‘2 Pro Logic’, or DTS audio. There is an indicator to show the input to the S/PDIF digital receiver is 96kHz 24 bit data ‘96/24’ or an analog input that is being sampled using 96kHz/24bits. Finally, there is an indicator to show processed audio is sourced from the selected analog input ‘Analog’. See MODE OPE
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REAR PANEL The receiver’s back panel is organized into groups of inputs and outputs for audio and video as shown below. See back of this manual for an enlarged view. 1. AC fuse holder - Holds the AC Line fuse. Replace only with same type and value. 2. AC input receptacle - For attaching the supplied AC power cord to the receiver. 3. RS-232 input - Computer interface applications. 4. Speaker outputs - Connections for your speakers. Red binding posts - speakers (+) Black bind
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11. Control outs - Outputs that allow you to remotely control external devices. (See “Making The Connection“). 12. Optical and Coax Digital output - Zone 1 (A) optical and 1/8” mini-plug coax output to carry digital information from the selected digital input of the receiver out to digital recorders, personal computers, etc. 13. Surround outputs - Variable level outputs for driving external power amplifiers or powered speakers. 14. Optical Digital inputs - Optical digital inputs are us
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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 plan out how you want the receiver to fit into your audio/video system. Ask yourself the following questions: What source components do I want to connect to my receiver? (CD, VCR, etc.) What equipment will be receiving the audio and video? (TV monitor, Speakers, etc.) The answers to your questions determine how many cables you need to
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AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your processor Audio / Video source - connecting a DVD/VLD player to the receiver’s analog inputs. Use the same instructions for connecting to other audio / video sources such as a television, satellite receiver, cable box, etc. See Connecting Video for use with other than composite and S-video (Omit the video connections for an audio-only component such as a CD player) DVD Attach one end of the audio interconnect cable
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DVD Audio using the Coax digital inputs (optional) – your receiver allows for an option to connect a 5.1 DVD Audio or other 5.1 surround format device, to the receiver’s DVD Audio input when NO coax digital inputs are to be used. This option calls for the setting of a push button switch internal to the unit. Please contact B&K customer service for further details if this option is desired. Attach one end of an audio interconnect cable to the center output on the DVD Audio source device,
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DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the receiver. You will need either coaxial or optical digital inputs to play Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS surround sound processing. Digital connections are also recommended for PCM sources. If your source has both optical and coaxial COAX DIGITAL INPUTS outputs connect only one. TV-V3 V2 V1 Coaxial digital inputs - standard RCA type connectors. Attach one end of your digital coaxial cable to your source Coax digital input
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SURROUND OUTPUTS Your receiver has multiple surround processor outputs for use with external amplifier(s) or powered speakers. The AVR 202+ receiver allows further processing of the surround channels for the precise decoding of Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES soundtracks via matrix decoding. Here is a typical surround output setup: Connect to the Surround Back Right Connect to the Surround Left 'Sbr' power amplifier input 'Sl' power amplifier input Connect to the Center power Con
