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- Page 1 B&K Components, Ltd. AVR101 series 100 AVR202 series 200 A/V Receiver Owner’s Manual p/n 12699 Rev. 9812C...
- Page 2 B&K Components, Ltd., 2100 Old Union Road, Buffalo New York 14227-2725 Phone (716)656-0026, Fax (716)656-1291, http://www.bkcomp.com, E-mail: info@bkcomp.com p/n 12699 Rev. 9812C...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ................Safety Precautions . -
Page 4: Acknowledgments
, “Powered by Motorola”™, Motorola name and logo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. The AVR101 series 100 may be used to process Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital The AVR202 series 200 may be used to process Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, and DTS. -
Page 5: Safety Precautions
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 “dangerous voltage”... -
Page 6: 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. Remote Control - easy control of your B&K equipment. -
Page 7: 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. - Page 8 (see “Surround Mode”). NOTE: The AVR101 series 100 processes Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital, it DOES NOT process DTS.
- Page 9 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.
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Page 10: Front Panel
& K Components, Ltd. HEADPHONE 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 S L E E P Puts the receiver in standby (low power) mode. -
Page 11: 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 12 Amp / 250 Volt Slow Blow fuse. 2. -
Page 12: Making The Connection
MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new 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.) -
Page 13: Audio / Video Connections
AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your receiver 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. (Omit the video connections for an audio-only component such as a CD player) Attach one end of the audio interconnect cable to the left audio output on the DVD/VLD player, then attach the other end to the... -
Page 14: Digital Connections
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 outputs connect only one. Coaxial digital inputs... -
Page 15: Speaker Outputs
SPEAKER OUTPUTS Five-way binding posts are provided, one pair for each channel. They are designed to accept a banana-type plug or spade lug connector (shown below) and are color coded for easy identification. The red (+) post should always be connected to the speaker’s red (+) jack. The black (-) post should always be connected to the speaker’s black (-) jack. -
Page 16: Antenna Connections
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 wires and insert one wire end into each hole while holding the tabs down. -
Page 17: Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS My collection of equipment differs from the labels on the back of my receiver, how can I hook them up? Your receiver provides 5 identical sets of inputs - V1, V2, DVD, CD, and SAT. Each of these has analog audio, composite video, S-video, coaxial digital audio, and optical digital audio. - Page 18 My laserdisc player (or other digital source) has only optical output, but my CD recorder (or other digital recorder) has only coaxial input. Do I need some sort of converter to make direct digital recordings? No, your receiver will convert optical to coaxial and coaxial to optical. The currently selected digital input (optical or coaxial) will appear at both of the receiver’s digital outputs (optical and coaxial).
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Page 19: Setup
SETUP For best results, perform the following set up procedure when you initially install your receiver and anytime you change or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your receiver will require you to navigate through the menu system. We recommend that you use a video monitor connected to the zone 1 output along with the remote control provided with your receiver. -
Page 20: User Preference Setup
USER PREFERENCE SETUP You should always perform USER PREFERENCE SETUP after first installing your receiver and after adding/changing sources or video monitors. Be sure your main power is switched on from the front panel. For correct zone 1 video operation it is important that you perform the first step - DISPLAY SETUP - Z1 VIDEO MONITOR. - Page 21 Set your Zone 1 video monitor type - You should do this first so that you will get the best possible display while performing the rest of the setup procedure. From Remote (PAUSE) or (STOP) (REW) or (FF) If you have a composite-only monitor or prefer to use composite video set this to COMPOSITE. If you have an S-video monitor and will be using S-video sources set this to S-VIDEO.
- Page 22 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 incoming audio or video information. Transparent mode allows video to be seen behind the overlay. From Remote ...
- Page 23 Set the Z1 Monitor Aspect Ratio - During normal operation, your receiver will overlay status information on your video monitor. This information is normally displayed at the bottom of the monitor. However, if you are viewing letterbox material on a 16:9 (widescreen) monitor, this information will be cut off. Selecting the 16:9 monitor aspect ratio will position the status display within the letterbox viewing area.
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Page 24: Edit Preset Options
Edit Preset Options This menu allows you to configure your EDIT PRESET menu (see OPERATION - PRESETS) to allow changing only the preset title (as you are used to if you have used older B&K equipment) or a more versatile mode that allows for directly editing common preset information from the EDIT PRESET menu. -
Page 25: Surround Mode Operation
From Remote (PAUSE) or (STOP) SEL or ENTER desired source AUDIO (PAUSE) or (STOP) (REW) or (FF) repeat 5 - 6 repeat 3 - 7 MENU Surround Mode Operation This menu allows you to set the level of automation your receiver will apply in choosing a surround mode and make a special setup for stereo listening. - Page 26 Set Stereo Operation - Most users wll prefer the factory setting - NORMAL. In this mode, the settings you will enter in the following speaker setup apply to the STEREO surround mode as well as all the other modes. Users with large front speakers may wish to use them with a subwoofer for movies to keep the extreme bass contained in some movies out of their front speakers.
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Page 27: Setup/Configure
SETUP/CONFIGURE You should always perform Setup/Configure after first installing your receiver and after adding/changing speakers or sources or rearranging your listening area. If you have just completed the USER PREFERENCE SETUP above you are already in the MAIN MENU. If not, follow the instructions above to get to the MAIN MENU. Check that the remote is in AUDIO mode. - Page 28 Set The size for your front left/right speakers - OFF is not a choice - you must have front speakers. SETUP MENUS 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Source 4 AM Tuner 5 FM Tuner move to new line select menu page M E N U previous page From Remote...
- Page 29 Set the size for your rear left/right speakers - From Remote (PAUSE) or (STOP) (REW) or (FF) Rear Subwoofer Ultra setting Rear Bass to Sub Rear Hi-Pass to Front Small Rear Bass to Subwoofer Rear Hi-Pass to Rear Large Rear Bass to Sub Rear Full to Rear Setup your subwoofer -...
- Page 30 Setup your LFE channel - Usually this will be set to NORMAL. However, if you prefer less LFE you can reduce the level or completely turn off the LFE channel. Note that this affects only the separate LFE channel available on Dolby Digital and DTS material it has no effect on the reproduction of normal bass from the front, center, or rear channels.
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Page 31: Speaker Calibration
Speaker Calibration Speaker calibration allows you to equalize the volume levels of each speaker to make up for differences in speaker characteristics and distances from the listener to the speakers. For best results it is important that you perform this calibration when you initially install your receiver, whenever you change speakers, and whenever you rearrange your listening area. -
Page 32: Source Levels
Source Levels This setup allows you to match the levels of your sources so that there are no large changes in volume as you change from one source to another. This is for your convenience only and need not be performed unless you wish to. -
Page 33: Fm Tuner Settings
SETUP MENUS 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Source 4 AM Tuner 5 FM Tuner move to new line select menu page M E N U previous page From Remote (PAUSE) or (STOP) SEL or ENTER (PAUSE) or (STOP) Numeric keypad 0-9 or (REW) (FF) -
Page 34: Memory Backup
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 settings in case of inadvertent changes to them. To perform a backup follow the procedure below. -
Page 35: Operation
The following outlines the normal day-to-day operation of your receiver from the supplied universal remote or directly from your receiver’s front panel. The universal remote is also capable of controlling other equipment and storing sequences of commonly used commands. Refer to the separate remote manual for details on these functions. -
Page 36: Choosing A Source
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 input will not appear at TAPE output and V1 input will not appear at V1 output. DVD Source Composite Video DVD PCM 2.0... -
Page 37: Adjusting The Volume
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Master Volume 0 dB From Remote From Front Panel VOLUME KNOB or VOL MUTE can’t do from front panel Note: The front panel VOLUME KNOB is used to control multiple functions and, therefore, cannot always control the volume. MASTER LEVEL will light to let you know when the VOLUME KNOB will control volume. The VOLUME KNOB never controls volume in the menu system. -
Page 38: Surround Modes
SURROUND MODES Your receiver provides a number of listening modes. The following table shows how your receiver responds to the chosen surround mode setting for various types of source material. The table assumes five full range speakers plus a subwoofer. If your speaker configuration is different from this make sure you have performed the set up procedures described previously. - Page 39 Surround Modes (cont.) DVD Source Composite Video DVD PCM 2.0 From Remote From Front Panel MODE Note: your receiver keeps track of a surround mode for each of the sources. It would be possible, for example, to have your DVD player set to SURROUND while your CD player is set to STEREO. All you need to do is change sources and the surround mode you last used for that source will be recalled.
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Page 40: Overrides
OVERRIDES Some laserdiscs contain the normal movie soundtrack on the PCM, AC-3 RF or DTS digital soundtrack along with supplemental information on the laserdisc’s analog track. Your receiver will automatically select the digital track if one is available. In order to reach the analog track we have provided an analog override to force the receiver to ignore the digital soundtrack. -
Page 41: Presets
PRESETS Presets allow you to save your favorite settings and recall them instantly. Your receiver can store two banks of 10 presets (0..9 & A0..A9) in each of 2 Zones. The saved information includes the selected source, the volume, the surround mode, the tuner station and band, and all of the temporary settings and overrides described above. -
Page 42: Getting Receiver Status
From Remote MENU (PAUSE) or (STOP) SEL or ENTER number or A + number (PAUSE) or (STOP) (REW) or (FF) source then AUDIO MODE or VOL CENTER or CENTER REAR or REAR or SUB DELAY or DELAY SEL or ENTER repeat 4 - 7 MENU MENU... -
Page 43: Zone 2 Operation
ZONE 2 OPERATION Via the Front Panel You can control zone 2 from your receiver’s front panel by using the LEVEL button to step to ZONE 2. The front panel will now control zone 2. After a few seconds of inactivity, control will return to zone 1. The SLEEP, PRESET, ENTER, UP/DOWN ARROWS, SOURCE and VOLUME KNOBS will function exactly as for zone 1. -
Page 44: Advanced Features
WARNING - The following describes the advanced features of the receiver. Since changing some of these functions may cause severe effects such as no sound or no remote control operation, we suggest you leave this menu disabled (hidden) for normal operation. If you are unsure of what you are changing any advanced operations. -
Page 45: Zone Configuration
ZONE CONFIGURATION Zone Configuration will allow you to set maximum volume levels for each zone, change remote control ID codes for each zone and turn off the on-screen display overlays in zone 1. Make sure you are in the ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP menu and the remote is in AUDIO mode. - Page 46 From Remote (PAUSE) or (STOP) SEL or ENTER (PAUSE) or (STOP) (REW) or (FF) MENU Z1 On Screen - During normal operation, when you make a change to a system setting or your receiver detects a change to the incoming audio or video a message is overlaid along the bottom of your video screen. You can turn off the overlay display from this menu.
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Page 47: Z2 Setup
Z2 Setup Z2 Level Control - You may wish to install an in-wall volume control in your second zone. This can cause confusion between your receiver’s internal zone 2 volume controls and your in-wall controls. WARNING - Setting Z2 LEVEL CONTROL to FIXED will cause your receiver to immediately send its maximum zone 2 volume to your second zone (if zone 2 is on). - Page 48 Z2 Product ID - Each message transmitted from your remote includes a Product Code, identifying the manufacturer, and a product ID code from 1 to 16. The product ID code allows multiple B&K products to be controlled from the same remote. Your receiver actually uses two product ID codes - one for zone 1 (normally set to ID code 1) and the other for zone 2 (normally set to ID code 2).
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Page 49: Power On Titles
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 are in the ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP menu and the remote is in AUDIO mode. ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP 1 Zone Configuration 2 Power On Titles... - Page 50 ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP 1 Zone 1 Setup 2 Zone 2 Setup 3 Power On Titles 4 Control Out 5 Security Options move to new line select menu page M E N U previous page From Remote (PAUSE) or (STOP) SEL or ENTER ...
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Page 51: Factory Reset
After completing all of your advanced settings you may wish to backup the settings. Refer to Memory Backup in the Setup section of this manual. FACTORY RESET Should you ever need to completely reset the receiver to the original factory settings from the front panel press the SLEEP, DOWN, and LEVEL buttons simultaneously. -
Page 52: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE No sound, display 1. Power cord not plugged in. will not light 2. Power off at 3. Power switch off. power inlet fuse blown or faulty. No sound, display 1. Receiver in mute 2. Volume control to minimum. 3. -
Page 53: Receiver Specifications
RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS Audio Specifications Frequency Response: 5 Hz - 20 kHz, 0/ 0.5dB Input Sensitivity: 63 mV Maximum Output Level: 9 V rms Signal to Noise Ratio: 89 dB CCIR 2 k Weighted max level Input Impedance: 50 k Ohms Output Impedance: 221 Ohms Noise Test Reference Level:... -
Page 54: The Menu System
THE MENU SYSTEM p/n 12699 Rev. 9812C... -
Page 55: Rear Panel Enlarged View
REAR PANEL ENLARGED VIEW p/n 12699 Rev. 9812C... -
Page 56: Notes
NOTES SPEAKER SIZE SETUP 1 Front L/R 2 Center 3 Rear L/R 4 Subwoofer 5 LFE 6 Center Delay 7 Rear Delay SPEAKER CALIBRATION 1 Left 2 Center 3 Right 4 Right Rear 5 Left Rear 6 Subwoofer SOURCE LEVEL DEFAULT USER TAPE... - Page 57 FM TUNER SETTING Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 Channel 9 NOTES Channel 10 Channel 11 Channel 12 Channel 13 Channel 14 Channel 15 Channel 16 Channel 17 Channel 18 Channel 19 AM TUNER SETTING...
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Page 58: Limited Warranty
B&K Components Ltd., referred to herein as B&K, warrants your B&K equipment against all defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser and only to equipment in normal residential use and service. Defective equipment must be returned to B&K, prepaid, accompanied by sufficient payment to cover the cost of return shipping and handling, and will be repaired or replaced at the discretion of B&K whose decision as to the method of reparation will be final. - Page 59 NOTES p/n 12699 Rev. 9812C...
- Page 60 B&K Components, Ltd. 2100 Old Union Road Buffalo, New York 14227 716-656-0023 www.bkcomp.com p/n 12699 Rev. 9812C...
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