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13259 0303 B&K Components, Ltd. AVR202 Plus A/V Receiver Owner’s Manual.
13259 0303 ii USER INFORMATION B&K Components, Ltd., 2100 Old Union Road, Buffalo New York 14227-2725 Phone (716) 656-0026, Fax (716) 656-1 291, http://www.
13259 0303 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS User Info rmation ............................................................................................................... ........................................ii Table of Contents ...........................
13259 0303 iv Setup Contro l Out 3 ............................................................................................................ ................. 70 Setup Contro l Out 4 .................................................................
13259 0303 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Motorola ® , , “ * DigitalDNA™, “Powered by Motorola”™, M oto rola name and logo are registered trad emarks of Motorola, Inc. Manufactured under licen se from Dolby Laborato ries. “ Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”, “AC-3", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Lab oratories.
13259 0303 3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING WARNING: to prevent fire or shock ha zard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Ca re should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosu re. Never handl e the power cord with wet hands.
13259 0303 4 FEATURES Your new receiver is a versatile aud io/vi deo control center. The receiver is desig ned to sou nd sensational and be an attractive , easy-to-use additio n to your audio/video system. Although you alre ady have a good idea of your receiver’s features, we w ould like to take a moment to point out certain highlights.
13259 0303 5 THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common term s and applications of Home Theater equipment. Sources - your receiver can directly provide audio from its built-in AM/FM tuner. It can al so provide limited video from its on-screen menu system.
13259 0303 6 Stereo - Stereo contains two di screte, front left and right full range au dio channels. Thi s is the most common format for music and i s also used on many movies.
13259 0303 7 Home THX Cinema Processing - THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies establi shed by the world-renowned film produ ction company, Lucasfilm Ltd.
13259 0303 8 Bass Ma nagement - Dolby Digital and DTS formats contain up to 5 fu ll range channels plus LFE. Only a system with five full-range (large) speakers plu s a subwoofer can di rectly reproduce these form ats.
13259 0303 9 FRONT PANEL 1. Headphone Jack - Stereo headphone s having a standa rd ¼ inch binaural pl ug can be connected to the headphone output. The receiver m ust be on and in HEADPHONE Mode for pro per headphone operation. 2. Front panel buttons 3.
13259 0303 10 5. Status indicators - Displays current status of th e receivers audio processor. I ndicato rs have been supp lied to show when the DSP is decodi ng Dolby Digital ‘ 2 Digital ’, Dolby Pro Logic ‘ 2 Pro Logic ’, or DTS audio .
13259 0303 11 REAR PANEL The receiver’s back panel is organized i nto groups of inputs and o utputs for audi o and video as sho wn below. See back of this manual for an enlarged vie w. 1. AC fuse holder - Holds the AC Line fuse. Repla ce only with same type and value.
13259 0303 12 11. Control outs - Outputs that allow you to remotely control external devices. (See “Makin g The Connection“). 12. Optical and Coax Digital output - Zone 1 (A) optical an d 1/8” m.
13259 0303 13 MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new A/V receiver an d have gre at sound pour out. Before you do that, take a few minutes to plan out how you wa nt the receiver to fit in to your audio/video system.
13259 0303 14 AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to y our processor Audio / Video source - conne cting a DVD/VLD play er to the receiver’s analo g inputs. Use the same instructions for connecting to other audio / video sources such as a television, satellite receiver, cabl e box, etc.
13259 0303 15 DVD Audio using the Coax digi tal inputs (optio nal) – your receiver allows for an option to co nnect a 5.1 DV D Audio or other 5.1 surround format device, to the receiv er’s DVD Audio input when NO coax digital inputs are to be used.
13259 0303 16 DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the re ceiver. You will need either coa xial or optical digital inputs to play Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS surround sou nd processing. Digital connection s are also recommended for P CM sources.
13259 0303 17 SURROUND OUTPUTS Your receiver has multiple surround processor outputs for use with external amplifier(s) or po wered speakers. The AVR 202+ receiver allows further proc essing of the surround cha nnels for the pre cise decoding of Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES soundtracks via matrix decoding.
13259 0303 18 SPEAKER OUTPUTS C FRO NT RI G HT REA R RI GHT REA R LE FT FRO NT LE FT CE NTER FRO N T R I G HT FRONT LEFT CENTER (-) (+ ) SURRO UND BACK L EFT (-) (+ ) Sbl SURRO UND BACK RI G HT (-) (+.
13259 0303 19 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS The FM jack is a stan dard 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 whil e holding the tabs down. Release the tabs to lock in the AM antenna wires.
13259 0303 20 FREQUENTLY AS KED QUESTIONS My collection of equipment differs fr om the labels on the back of my recei ver, how can I hook them up? Your receiver provides 5 identical sets of inputs - V1, V2, DVD, CD, and SAT. Each of these has analo g audio, composite video, S-video, coaxial digital audio, and optical digital a udio.
13259 0303 21 My laser disc player (or other digital source) has only op tical output, but my CD recorder (or other digital recorder) has only coaxial input. Do I need some sort o f converter to make direct digital recordings? No, your receiver will conv ert optical to coaxial and coaxial to opti c al.
13259 0303 22 SETUP For best results, perform t he following set up procedure when you initially install your recei ver and anytime you change or add sources, sp eakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your receiver will require you to navigate through the me nu system .
13259 0303 23 SYSTEM SETUP You should always perform System Setup after first inst alling you r receiver and after adding/changin g speakers or sources or rearranging your listening area.
13259 0303 24 Set the size for your front left and righ t, ‘L’ and ’R’ speakers - You must have front speakers. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Speaker Size 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate SETUP SPEAKER SIZE 3 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 25 Set the size for your surround left an d right, ‘Sl’ and ‘Sr’ speakers - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 26 Surround Back setting Subwoofer Ultra Subwo ofer Yes THX Subwoofer None Front Large Subwoofer None Front Small None Surround Bass to SW Surround Hi-Pass to Front Surround Bass to SW Surr.
13259 0303 27 Subwoofer Setting Front Large Center Large Surround Large Surround Back Large None LFE + Bass to Front LFE + Bass to Center LFE + Bass to Surround LFE + Bass to Surround Back Yes THX LFE.
13259 0303 28 Speaker Levels Speaker level calibration al lows you to equalize the volume levels of each speaker to make up for differences in speaker characteristics and distan ces from the li stener to the speak ers.
13259 0303 29 Crossovers + LFE Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults . However, your receiver allows ‘fine tuning’ of the system parameters most useful in setting up a hig h end audio system.
13259 0303 30 Set the low pass filters slope - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Low Pass 2 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB adjust filter slope to desired value Set the peak limiter - The peak limiter is designed to limit the maximum level of bass information.
13259 0303 31 Set your LFE (.1) channel lev el - Usually this will be set to 0.0 dB (def ault). However, if you have no subwoofer you may wish to reduce the low frequ ency effects (LFE) c hannel to lessen i ts contribution to the ba ss going to your remaining large sp eakers.
13259 0303 32 Set subwoofer phase - In addition to the subwoofer location a djust ment (see Speaker Location abo ve), your receiver has an option to ‘invert the phase ’ of the information sent t o the subw oofer.
13259 0303 33 Room Equalization Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaul ts. However, theses settings allow you to correct or reduce the various tonal errors that oc cur during reproduction of audio in a home theater. The room equalization menu allows for two types of adjustments.
13259 0303 34 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Test Tone frequency 2 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB set to desired frequency 3 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 35 Setup variable ‘EQ 1’ - allows you to set default bass a nd treble settings for use with all input so urces. Many systems allow only adjustment of bass and treble levels at fixed frequency p oints. Your receiver allows you to adjust level and frequency to aid in adjusting your room for a flat frequency respo nse.
13259 0303 36 Display This menu allows you to set various aspects of your vi deo a nd front panel di splays. Make su re you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode.
13259 0303 37 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Overlay 2 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB change overlay type Set the background color for y our on-screen display menus - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 38 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Zone 1 (A) Video Monitor 2 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB adjust for desired operation Set the Zone 1 (A ) Monitor Aspect Ratio - During normal operati on, your receiver will over lay status information on your video monitor.
13259 0303 39 Inputs Usually these settings may be left set to the factory defaults . However, your receiver a llows ‘fine tuning’ how your receiver operates after the selection of an input s ource. Make sure you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode.
13259 0303 40 favorite audio listening mode continued Setting a favorite listening mode here will not preve nt t he system from automatically adjusting the listeni ng mode in response to bitstre am information, nor will it preven t the user form ch anging modes du ring normal operation.
13259 0303 41 From Remote From Front Panel Action 4 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Favorite Speakers 5 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB se lect favorite speakers for use with sourc.
13259 0303 42 Set input source name - From the factory, your receiver will displa y source names that m atch those printed on the rear of the receiver and on the supplied remote. Howe ver, your receive r allows you to change the displayed names to match the actual sources use d.
13259 0303 43 Set DVD audio input - Allows you to select whi ch ONE input sour ce to dedicate for use with the DVD Audio inputs. This setting is not necessary if there is no need for a DVD a udio or other 5.1 input sou rce When you select Yes for a particular input, any p reviously selected DV D Audi o input will be aut omatically reset to No.
13259 0303 44 Use volume with presets - Recalling a preset normally recalls the entire system settings that were present when the preset was saved. Howeve r, you may wish to recall presets with the current volum e setting, rather than the volume setting when the preset was saved.
13259 0303 45 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 ca se of inadvertent changes to them. To pe rform a backup follow the procedure below.
13259 0303 46 OPERATION The following outlines the norm al day-to-day operation of your proce ssor from the supplied universal remote or directly from your processo r’s front panel. The universal re mote is also capable of controlling other equipment and storing sequences of commonly used commands.
13259 0303 47 CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected source will appear at the Zone 1 (A) output, t he 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.
13259 0303 48 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME From Remote From Front Panel A ction VOLUME ∧ or VOLUME ∨ VOLUME KNOB adjust volume MUTE can’t do from front panel instant volume all the way down press MUTE again to resto re Note: The front panel VOLUME KNOB is used to control mult iple functions and, theref ore, cannot always control the volume.
13259 0303 49 AUDIO MODES Your receiver is de signed to wo rk with 4 audio li sten ing modes. Under normal operation you may simply select Mono, Stereo, Surround or DVD Audi o via the remote cont rol. In addition, you may choose an audio listening mode immediately followed by a speaker sele ction.
13259 0303 50 Audio Mode description MONO Sums the incoming audio information to a single channel and rout es it to the desired speaker. Useful during FM tuner operation having weak RF signal stren gths. It may al so be useful when you have a large group where it is difficult to put everyone near the optimum listening position.
13259 0303 51 Speaker selection 8 ‘DIRECT’ - allows selection of the ‘analog’ signal s connected to the currently selecte d input sources L & R RCA audio inputs ove rriding the use of optical o r coax S/PDIF. No processing is applied to the audio signals other than lev el control.
13259 0303 52 EQUALIZATION ‘EQ’ Selecting an EQ functio n via the remote control - all ows you to override how th e audio is cu rrently being processed. This is where you may se t the Dynamic Range to eit her Normal (default) or Limited for late night listening while using Dolby Digital bit streams.
13259 0303 53 Select variable ‘EQ 1’ - to allow separate bass and treble settings for u se with all input sources. Many systems allow only a djustment of bass and treble leve ls at fixed frequency points.
13259 0303 54 Select loudness ‘EQ 2’ - sets the eq ualizer to use preset filter curv es designed for use when using low list ening levels. The human ear’s frequency re sponse varies with volume level. At high levels it has relatively flat response, while at low levels its sensitivity to high and lo w frequen cies is redu ced.
13259 0303 55 PRESETS Presets allow you to save your favorite settings and recall them instantly. Your receiver can store two banks of 40 presets (0..39) in each of 2 Z ones.
13259 0303 56 ZONE 1 (A) Recalling/Saving Presets vi a the Menu System You can also recall, save presets and operate your receiver via the menu s ystem from the remote o r from the front panel. If using the remote be sure it is in B&K mode and you are in the MAIN MENUS.
13259 0303 57 Save preset using Zone 1 Operation From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Zone 1 Operation 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate ZONE 1 OPERATION 3 source then B&K VOLUME ∧ or VOLUME ∨ CENTER À or CENTER § REAR À or REAR § SUB À or SUB § EQ (SOURCE) ❍ (MODE) and or .
13259 0303 58 Recall preset using Zone 2 Operation From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 MENU ∠ MENU return to main menu 2 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Zone 2 Operation 3 SEL o.
13259 0303 59 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Zone 1 Favorite 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate ZONE 1 FAVORITE 3 number or +10 + number ◊ .
13259 0303 60 GETTING RECEIVER STATUS When you are not in a menu, pressing ENTER will bring up a two or three line status messag e on Zone 1 (A) video outputs.
13259 0303 61 ADVANCED FEATURES WARNING - The following describes the advanced features of the receive r. Since changing some of these functio ns may cau se severe eff ects su ch as no sou nd or no remote control operation, we suggest you leave this menu disabled (hidde n) for normal operati on.
13259 0303 62 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Zone 1 Setup (A) 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate ADVANCED ZONE A SETTINGS Set the maximum level of Zone 1 (A) - Max level allows you to set a maximum volume level for Zone 1 (A).
13259 0303 63 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Zone ID 2 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB adjust Zone 1 (A) ID to desired value Set Zone 1 (A) O.
13259 0303 64 Set surround mode operation - Most users will prefer the facto ry setti ng - AUTO. In this mode the receiver automatically sets the surround mode to full 7.1 channel operation (or as many as pe rmitted by your speaker setup) whenever a Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream is detected regardless of what surround mode you have selected .
13259 0303 65 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Zone 2 Setup (B) 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate ADVANCED ZONE B SETTINGS Zone 2 (B) Level Contr ol - You may wish to install an in -wall volume control in yo ur second zon e.
13259 0303 66 Set Zone 2 (B) product ID - Ea ch message transm itted from your remo te includes a Prod uct Code, identifying the manufacturer, and Zone produ ct ID code from 1 to 16. The product ID code allows multip le B&K products to be controlled from the same re mote.
13259 0303 67 Link Zone 2 (B) input to Zone 1 (A) input sele ction - Zon e 2 (B) input source selection may be linked wi th Zone 1 (A) source selection s. In operation, whenever a source selection is dete cted (remote, front panel or RS-232) on Zone 1 (A), source lin kage will cause the sou rce to be selected on both zones.
13259 0303 68 Power On Titles When you turn your receiver on it displays two line s of text. You can change this text to a person alized message. Make sure you are in the ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP menu and the remote is in B&K mode. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 69 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Control Out 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate CONTROL OUT SETTINGS Setup Control Out 1 Control out 1 is dedicated to Zone 1 (A) it can be p rogrammed to be on or off for each source.
13259 0303 70 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Control Out 2 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate CONTROL OUT 2 SETUP 3 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 71 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Control Out 4 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate CONTROL OUT 4 SETUP 3 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 72 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Memory Lock 2 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB No - can change memory Yes - memory is locked Front Panel Locked - Locking the front panel will onl y allow operation of your receiver with a B&K remote or RS- 232 computer interface.
13259 0303 73 DSP Usage Allows displaying the current DSP usag e in MIPS. From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to DSP Usage 2 SEL or ENTER ↵ (ENTER) activate DSP USAGE 3 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 74 RS-232 baud rate - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Baud Rate 2 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB select de sired baud rate RS-232 echo - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 75 From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) . (UP) or - (DOWN) move to Update 2 ¶ (REW) or • (FF) VOLUME KNOB select Enable or Disabled RS-232 receive ID - From Remote From Front Panel Action 1 À (PAUSE) or § (STOP) .
13259 0303 76 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION No sound, display will not light 1. Power cord not plugged in. 2. Power off at AC source. 3. Power switch off. 4. AC power inlet fuse blown or faulty. * 1. Reconnect power cord. 2.
13259 0303 77 RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS Audio Specifications Video Specifications Frequency Response: 5 Hz - 20 kHz, + 0/ − 0.5dB Frequen cy Response: 20 Hz - 10 MHz ± 3dB Input Sensitivity: 2 V in, 1.
13259 0303 78 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 warra nty applies only to the original purchaser and only to equipment in normal residential use and se rvice.
13259 0303 79 REAR PANEL ENLARGED VIEW.
13259 0303 80 THE MENU SYSTEM ADVANCE D ZONE A SETTINGS 1 Max Level +15 dB 2 Product ID 1 3 On Screen Display En abled 4 V1 Out put T ape 5 Surround Modes Aut o WARNING Conn ecting a tape recorder to .
13259 0303 81 B&K Components, Ltd. 2100 Old Union Road Buffalo, New York 14227 Phone: 716 – 656 - 0023 www.bkcomp.com.
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