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Arcam fmj AVR360 User Manual

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  • Page 1 AVR360 AVR surround amplifier H a n d b o o k...

  • Page 2: Safety

    class ii product CAUTION ATTENTION This equipment is a Class II or double RISK OF ELECTRIC RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR insulated electrical appliance. It has been designed in such a way that it does not safety Caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back).
  • Page 3 Modification not expressly approved • Increase the separation between the equipment by ArCAM may void your authority, granted by the and receiver. FCC, to use the product. • Connect the product into an outlet on a circuit 3.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Professional installation? It may be that the AVr360 has been installed and set up as part of your Hi-Fi installation by a qualified Arcam dealer. In this case, you may wish to skip the sections of this handbook dealing with installation and setting up, and move directly to the sections dealing with using the unit.

  • Page 6: Before You Begin

    Control of the AVr360 is either by front panel The aVR360 receiver is designed to produce a level of performance that will truly bring music and movies home-cinema processor and amplifier built to Arcam’s control buttons, Ir remote control or rS232 port. quality design and manufacturing standards. It to life.

  • Page 7: Placing The Unit

    Do not place any other component or item on top of < Push the IEC plug end of the power cable into the If the problem persists, please contact your Arcam the amplifier as this may obstruct airflow around the The AVr360 is an audio device containing socket on the back of the amplifier, making sure that it dealer.
  • Page 8 Trademark acknowledgements Arcam is a registered trademark of A & r Cambridge Ltd. Dolby Volume FLAC FLAC Decoder Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002, HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Josh Coalson Multimedia Interface are trademarks or Manufactured under license from Dolby registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel Connectors

    digital connectors Optical and electrical digital rear panel audio connectors, seepage E-11. connectors HdMi Video connectors For information, see page E-10. Component, S-Video and Composite connectors, see page E-11. Zone 2 connection, see page E-11. aerials, control and communication audio connectors FM/AM/DAB radio, drDock/irDock, rS232, Two-channel and multi- network/USB, Ir and trigger connectors, channel, see page E-12.

  • Page 10: Audio/Video Connections

    Before connecting your AVr360 to your source components and speakers, please read through the next few pages which will explain all the input and output connectivity that is available. The ‘Speakers’ audio/video section explains how to connect up your speakers to avoid damage to the amplifier and how to arrange your HdMi connectors connections...
  • Page 11 SCArT connectors. You will need to use a SCArT to ‘rgB+Sync on phono’ breakout cable, available from your Arcam dealer. NOTE When setting up the AVr360 menus (later in this manual), you will need to select whether the three-wire high quality video input is Component (‘normal’), ‘rgsB’...
  • Page 12 MENU Ð INPUT INFO MODE DIRECT DISPLAY ZONE MUTE Ð VOLUME + McH input analogue audio inputs Front panel auX input This multi-channel analogue The front panel input can be audio input can be connected used as an analogue or optical to a source device which AVR600 digital input.
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  • Page 14: Connection Guide

    Connection guide blu-ray disc (bd) / dVd player The diagram shows how to make audio and video connections from a typical BD/DVD player. The preferred video hook-up, in order of preference is: use the HDMI connector (if HDMI output is < provided by the player), otherwise connect the three Component or four rgB+Sync video connectors.
  • Page 15 The combination of the AVr360 and Arcam’s optional irDock or drDock accessory provides a great platform for your iPod. Connect the irDock as shown, power on the irDock, slot in your iPod and select iPod as the source. note that the default input is VCr but this can be changed in the general Setup menu.

  • Page 16: Radio Connectors

    (do not use the front panel or remote control’s those marked ); these should be connected to the Contact your local Arcam dealer or aerial installation button until the signal quality coaxial connector on the rear of the AVr360. iNFO experts for advice about local reception conditions.

  • Page 17: Other Connectors

    USB mass storage Z2 IR device, typically a pen drive, For use with an Arcam drDock or irDock accessory. See This input is intended for use with an Ir receiver in page E-15 and the accessory documentation for details.

  • Page 18: Speakers

    centre Subwoofer The centre speaker allows for a more realistic A subwoofer will greatly improve the bass performance of reproduction of dialogue. The centre speaker your system. This is useful for reproducing special cinema speakers should have a similar tonal balance to the front effects, especially where a dedicated LFE (Low Frequency left and right speakers and be positioned at a Effects) channel is available, as with many discs encoded...

  • Page 19: Connecting Speakers

    connecting speakers bi-amping the Front left & Right speakers using external power amplifiers Bi-amping is the use of two amplifier channels per speaker. Bi-amping can The internal power amplifier of the AVr360 can To connect each of the speakers, unscrew the provide better sound quality than conventional single wiring.

  • Page 20: Operation

    Compact Disc player input LED will glow green, the front display shows the word the sound quality and reduces digital noise with the ‘ARCAM’ . When initialisation is complete, the display Blu-ray Disc player input AVr360 to an absolute minimum.
  • Page 21 using Zone 2 extended front panel menu updating firmware via uSb Zone 2 provides the option for the occupants of the Pressing the key and holding it for longer than The firmware in your AVr360 can be updated using a MENU master bedroom, conservatory, kitchen, etc. to view or four seconds will bring up the Extended Menu, allowing USB flash drive containing a firmware update file.

  • Page 22: Front Panel Operation

    direct Stereo Direct on/off. Provides a direct analogue path from Mode the analogue inputs to the left and right front outputs. front panel Switches off any surround processing modes and shuts Selects between Stereo and the available down the DSP circuits for best stereo sound quality. surround modes for the current source.

  • Page 23: Remote Control

    It is pre- programmed for use with the AVr360 and many other control Arcam products (FM/DAB tuners, CD players and DVD players). With its extensive built-in library of codes, it can also be used with thousands of third party audio-visual components –...
  • Page 24 Auxiliary input, or an iPod® via an key presses for a particular Device Mode and does not technician for help. individually for any Device Mode if desired. Arcam irDock or drDock transmit Ir. Personal Video recorder (or Digital low voltage indicator...
  • Page 25 4. For the first digit of your four-digit code, press 1 respond or is not functioning properly with one of tables. Some of the modes are locked to Arcam operation but < the codes, try another code listed under your brand.
  • Page 26 (optional network audio), selection (without changing the Cr102 input source is selected in Zone1 (for use with the optional Arcam drDock or Device Mode). Alternatively the Device iPOD Calls up a pop-up (and front screen) to TREBLE irDock).
  • Page 27 The T Device Mode button configures the Cr102 to The d Device Mode button configures the Cr102 control the tuner functions of the AVr360. Pressing this to control the functions of Arcam Blu-ray Disc and When using the network client, the keys below are used button also selects as the source.
  • Page 28 SaT device Mode aV device Mode The z Device Mode button configures the Cr102 The a Device Mode button configures the Cr102 to to control the functions of a satellite receiver. You will control the functions of a television or other display need to configure this Device Mode to work with your device.
  • Page 29 PVR device Mode VcR device Mode The v Device Mode button configures the Cr102 The w Device Mode button configures the Cr102 to control the functions of a video recorder or similar to control the functions of a video recorder or similar device.
  • Page 30 Mode The c Device Mode button configures the Cr102 to control the CD functions of Arcam CD players, although this can be changed (see page E-25). Pressing this button also selects as the AVr360 source. Toggles power between standby and on.
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  • Page 32: Essential Setup

    The distance can be entered in centimetres or inches. the physical size of your speakers. As a rule of thumb, automatically using the Arcam Auto Speaker Setup if a speaker cannot reproduce a flat frequency response function. However it is important to understand why...

  • Page 33: Auto Speaker Setup

    There is a proprietary automatic loudspeaker setup speaker configuration there will be periods of silence using a subwoofer function built into your AVr360. The Arcam Auto between some speaker channels. Follow the ‘progress’ If your system includes an active subwoofer you may Speaker Setup function attempts to set all the essential information on-screen.

  • Page 34: Setup Menus

    The Setup menus allow you to configure all aspects of your AVr360. The next few pages will go through menu panel adjustment panel the menu items and explain their function. The Setup The left-hand panel lists the setup The upper right-hand panel lists the menus will probably look quite daunting if you are new to setting up home cinema, but the majority of them screens available for adjustment.
  • Page 35 input. For example, if your PVr source sounds a little function of Dolby Volume to ‘Off ’ , as volume related listening is best done with a slightly different sub/ input config. bass light, you can always correct for this by selecting frequency response processing is still active.

  • Page 36: General Setup

    Audio In iPod – If you have an iPod connected to the Component Mode – Configures the current three-wire general information and system controls. AVr360 using an Arcam irDock or drDock, this control PLII Dimension – high quality analogue video input for component (YUV) Source Input –...
  • Page 37 microphone at the listening position before running Front Left – Units – Select whether you wish to measure distances in Subwoofer: Set whether a subwoofer is present or not. < Auto Setup. Centre – imperial or metric units. Front Right – (or O on the remote) to NOTE Run Auto Setup –...

  • Page 38: Video Inputs

    Display Type – Set the aspect ratio of your display Video inputs Video outputs Mode device; 4:3 standard or 16:9 widescreen. Settings to optionally assign a video source to each of The settings in this menu control the output resolution HDMI Output Resolution –...

  • Page 39: Zone Settings

    Zone Settings network Lists the volume and control settings for Zone 2 . These The AVr360 is fitted with an network audio client which settings are applied to all audio inputs and are stored in is capable of playing internet radio stations as well as memory and recalled each time the unit is powered up.

  • Page 40: Decoding Modes

    introduction Two-channel source modes As the optimum decoding method varies according to the recording, Music mode allows the user Your AVr360 receiver provides all the key decoding The following decoding and surround modes are adjustment of the processing characteristics. and processing modes for analogue and digital signals, available for standard and high definition Dolby Digital Game mode: Video games today are extremely <...
  • Page 41 Multi-channel source modes High resolution audio sources Digital multi-channel source material is normally Dolby TrueHD Provides up to 7.1 full channel at 96kHz, 24bit resolution, with potentially no provided as ‘5.1 audio’ . The ‘5.1 channels’ comprise losses in the compression process. Data rates can be up to 18Mbps. of: left, centre and right front speakers, two surround Dolby Digital Plus Provides up to 7.1 discrete channels of audio with less compression than...

  • Page 42: Dolby Volume

    Dolby volume between sources and frequency response regardless of the volume setting. Most of the controlling parameters of Dolby Volume are automatic as they are dependent on analysis of the audio signal and the volume setting Dolby Volume is a sophisticated new of the AVr360.
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  • Page 44: Tuner Operation

    deleting Presets The AVr360 is fitted with an internal AM/FM tuner the next strong signal. You can stop a scan at any time by and a DAB (digital radio) tuner. DAB broadcasts are not pressing one of the tuning buttons again. and , to When in tuner browse mode (using available in all locations.

  • Page 45: Network/Usb Operation

    It is possible to connect an iPod to your AVr360 using the FAV+ key adds the track to the ‘favourites’ folder. in the current folder. Pressing it again cancels the repeat either the Arcam drDock or irDock accessories (please Pressing FAV- removes the station from the ‘favourites’ function.

  • Page 46: Multi-Room Set Up

    ANAlOGUE AUDiO iN to the inputs of an additional stereo power amplifier in and viewing in a separate zone. Zone 2 (for example, the Arcam P38). Speaker outputs If the main zone has a 5.1-channel surround sound speaker system (not a 7.1-channel system), the spare...

  • Page 47: Multi-Room Connection Guide

    Multi-room connection guide Zone 1 Zone 2 e-47...

  • Page 48: Customising The Cr102

    code learning 9. To use the learned function on the Cr102, press the To delete a Shifted learned function: Device Mode key, followed by the function key. To delete a Shifted Learned function, press S before The Cr102 comes with a complete library of In this example, you’...
  • Page 49 creating Macros Volume punch-through key Mover example: To deassign the Macro associated with the You can program your Cr102 to issue a sequence of Volume punch-through means that, no matter which Sometimes you might find that a key you use a lot for 1.
  • Page 50 3. Press the Device Mode key you want to restore you wish to control, as well as the Cr102. twice. NOTE Device Mode can only be used to control Arcam amplifiers like the AVr360, either on its default or alternative Ir system codes. e-50...

  • Page 51: Command Summary

    Device codes Mode key iR punch-through Command summary The Mode key Ir punch-through default is ‘on’ . The tables that begin on page 56 (in the final section of example: To set the Mode key iR punch- direct code setup key mover this Handbook) list the four-figure codes for different through to aMP (e.g.

  • Page 52: Trouble S Hooting

    Problem check that... There are no lights on the unit the power cord is plugged into the AVr360 and the mains socket it is < plugged into is switched on. trouble- the power button is pressed in. < If a red LED is present, the AVr360 is in standby mode. Press any button on the shooting front panel or remote control.
  • Page 53 Problem check that... Problem check that... Sound only comes from some The source switching changes you have an appropriate surround source selected and playing. there are no static or impulse interference problems caused by nearby power < < of the speakers randomly or freezes on one equipment switching, e.g., heating or air conditioning control.

  • Page 54: Specifications

    AM loop aerial Calibration microphone E&OE note: All specification values are typical unless otherwise stated. continual improvement policy Arcam has a policy of continual improvement for its products. This means that designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. e-54...

  • Page 55: Product Guarantee

    Pembroke Avenue, Waterbeach, CAMBrIDgE, CB25 9Qr, England or via www.arcam.co.uk. Problems? If your Arcam dealer is unable to answer any query regarding this or any other Arcam product please contact Arcam Customer Support at the above address and we will do our best to help you.

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