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B&K Components, Ltd.
AVR515 SERIES 2
AVR517 SERIES 2
User Manual
Five or Seven Channel
Surround A/V Processor Receiver
13927 1105
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ii ACCESSORIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY USER MANUAL - AVR515 Series2, AVR517 Series2 © 2005 B&K Components Ltd. All rights reserved. The information in this manual is copyright protected. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from B&K Components, Ltd. B&K Components Ltd. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OPERATIONAL, TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS/OMISSIONS MADE IN THIS MANUAL. The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice. Acce
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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACCESSORIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3 UPGRADE FEATURES 4 AUDIO / VIDEO OVERVIEW 5 AUDIO AND SURROUND FORMATS 6 QUICK START CONSIDERATIONS 12 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS 12 SOURCE CONNECTIONS 13 Source Connection Diagram 13 SACD or DVD-Audio Connection 13 VIDEO MONITOR CONNECTION 14 Component Video Monitor Connection 14 S-Video Monitor Connection 14 Composite Video Monitor Connection 14 SURROUND SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 15 7.1 Speaker Connection 15 6
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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Plug and Play Timing Setup 37 Zone 2 ‘B’ Second Zone 38 FACTORY RESET 38 SR10.1 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION 39 UNIT OPERATION 40 Master Power On/Off 40 On / Standby 40 Adjusting Volume 40 Center, Rear and Subwoofer Volume 40 Source Selection 40 Z1 Operation - Theater 41 Sleep Timer 41 Z2 Operation - Second Zone 41 Zone Operation Button 41 Tuner Operation 42 Headphone Operation 42 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY OPERATION 43 Processor Status 43 AUDIO MODES & SPEAKER SELECTIONS 45 Audio Mode
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3 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 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 a triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock to you. • The
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4 UPGRADE FEATURES Both the AVR515 Series2 and AVR517 Series2 receivers are versatile Audio/Video control centers. Dolby Pro Logic IIx - Movie, Music & Game modes, Expands choice in playback system configuration allowing 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 playback channels. Video Transcoding - Allows composite and S-Video inputs to source the composite, S-Video and component video outputs. Composite video will transcode to S-Video and S-Video will transcode to composite. Video transcoding allows a single set
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5 AUDIO / VIDEO OVERVIEW Definitions Sources - A source is considered any device that can be connected to the audio/video receiver or processor and transmit a signal that can be seen or heard. Typical sources include DVD players, satellite boxes, CD players, etc. Your receiver can provide audio from its built-in AM/FM tuner. Your receiver is designed to accommodate a wide range of audio and video signals. Zone - A zone is usually a room or section of the house that has speakers and/or video i
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6 Analog vs. Digital Audio - This refers to the method used to place audio information on the source material and how they are delivered to your receiver from the source. Analog signals exactly represent the sound you will hear through a continuously varying voltage. Audio cassettes are analog recordings and are normally delivered to your receiver over a pair of coaxial audio cables. Digital signals closely approximate the original audio signals with a set of numbers referred to as a bitstream.
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7 Dolby Digital Surround EX - Dolby® Digital Surround EX™ provides a third surround channel on Dolby Digital movie soundtracks. The third surround channel can be decoded at the cinema's or home viewer's option for playback over surround speakers located behind the seating area. The left and right surround channels are reproduced by surround speakers to the sides. To maintain compatibility, the back surround channel is matrix-encoded onto the left and right surround channels of an otherwise conv
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8 DTS 5.1 (Digital Theater Systems) - DTS is a multi-channel digital audio compression format transmitted over optical digital or coaxial digital connections. DTS is dedicated to delivering the “Ultimate Entertainment Experience.” DTS has created a media-delivery format that makes audio tracks sound more dynamic, more realistic and more closely matching the original than other digitally encoded soundtracks and consumer media. Coupled with the multi-dimensional playback benefit of surround sound
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9 waves is a desirable effect to a point. Different locations in the room will have waves that collide with one another. This collision can cause a superposition (addition or subtraction) of the audible wavelength. In either case, these locations are referred to as nodes. If a positive node occurs in the primary listening position, that frequency drowns out all other frequencies at that location, resulting in limited frequency response for that location in the room. A node can occur at any f
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10 AVR517 S2 Reciever 1. Headphone Jack - Headphones having a standard ¼” (6.3mm) stereo plug can be connected to the headphone output. 2. Source Selector - Turning the selector clockwise or counterclockwise will cycle through the available inputs. Available inputs are V1, V2, TV, DVD, CD, SAT, TAPE, FM and AM. 3. Front panel buttons - SLEEP Toggles the receiver in and out of standby mode, (ON or OFF). Cycles through audio presets for instant preset recall. PRESET Confirm Selection. Presets,
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11 16 15 14 13 12 11 COAX S/PDIF DIGITAL OPTICAL S/PDIF DIGITAL OUTPUTS A/V SOURCE OUTPUTS A/V SOURCE INPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO ZONE A ZONE B ZB/V2 V1 TAPE TAPE SAT CD DVD TV V2 V1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUTPUT ZA OUT TV V2 V1 BK & OUT SAT CD DVD V2 V1 SB IMPLY ETTER! CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN SUB CENTER SUB CENTER Audio/Video Systems Hand-Made in the U.S.A. ZB OUT SAT CD DVD SERIAL # CONTROL OUT IR INPUT 1 12VDC 2 ZONE A RS-232 50 mA PORT IEEE 1394 EXPANSION AM FM 34 IR INPUT SURRND FRONT
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12 QUICK START CONSIDERATIONS Your B&K receiver is pre-programmed for ease of operation right out of the box. In general, there is minimal setup required to start listening to your new receiver. To quickly setup and begin operating your receiver, follow these quick steps: 1 1 Start with all AC power cords unplugged from their designated AC outlet. 2 From each source device, connect the A/V cables to the appropriate A/V SOURCE INPUTS on the receiver’s back panel. 3 Connect the appropriate spe
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13 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS SOURCE CONNECTIONS Your receiver supports several A/V input and output formats. In most cases only one audio and one video connection is needed for each source device. Shown below are the available options: Analog audio (Stereo): left and right. Composite video: coaxial (Yellow RCA). Digital audio: either coaxial or optical. Super-Video: S-Video. DVD-Audio & Super Audio CD (SACD): Analog 5.1 Component video: Red, Green & Blue. Connect an audio / video source to the surro
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14 VIDEO MONITOR CONNECTION There are many types of video monitors that can be used with your B&K system. Some popular video monitors are televisions, plasma screens, LCD screens and projectors. The B&K A/V receiver has video and audio switching capability. The system source devices should be connected to the B&K receiver for both audio and video. One set of video cables may be connected from the B&K receiver's component video OUT to the video monitor. The B&K video processor features video tr
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15 SURROUND SPEAKER CONNECTIONS Your B&K receiver has two types of surround outputs: speaker outputs and preamplifier RCA outputs. Speaker outputs connect from the receiver directly to the speakers in the system using a five-way binding post. The RCA outputs are used to connect external amplifiers and/or the subwoofer to the system. RCA connections are described on page 17. Five-way binding posts are provided for direct speaker connection, one pair for each channel. Up to 4 gauge speaker wire
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B P 16 6.1 / 5.1 Speaker Output Connections For use in a 6.1 or 6.0 audio setup, refer to the diagram below. We recommend the 6th speaker be connected to the surround back left channel of the surround receiver. However, either the back left or back right output will operate correctly when the system is configured for use with one back speaker. The point one (.1) indicates whether or not the system will use a subwoofer. If a subwoofer is used, connect an RCA cable from the receiver’s Zone A SUB
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E E E E S S S S U U U U F F F F E E E E B P S S S S 17 RCA Surround Output / Subwoofer Connection Both the AVR515 Series2 and AVR517 Series2 supply 7.1 RCA surround processor outputs. These surround outputs can be used to connect external amplifiers or the subwoofer. The subwoofer for the system will be connected to the SUB OUT. If the subwoofer does not contain its own amplifier (powered subwoofer) an external power amplifier will be needed for the subwoofer. Once the subwoofer has been conn
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18 PASS THROUGH / RECORD LOOP CONNECTIONS The B&K receiver has a few options for record/pass through outputs. There is a Zone A optical digital output, a Zone A coaxial digital output and a Zone B coaxial digital output. The B&K receiver provides three analog audio, composite & S-video outputs. These outputs are labeled TAPE, V1 and Z2/V2 in the Line Outputs section of the back panel. Optical Digital Output - The optical digital output will output the digital signal of the source selected in the
