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B&K Components, Ltd. AVR305 AVR307 A/V Receiver Owner’s Manual p/n 12858 Rev. 0717A.
USER INFORMATION B&K Components, Ltd., 2100 Old Union Road, Buffalo New York 14227-2725 Phone (716) 656-0026, Fax (716) 656-1291, http://ww w.bkcomp.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 69 Setup Control Out 2 ................................................................ 69 Setup Control Out 1 ............................................................... 68 Control Outputs .......................................
80 The Menu System ............................................................................... 79 Rear Panel Enlarged View ....................................................................... 78 Returning Equipment .............................
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Motorola ® ,, “ * DigitalDNA™, “Powered by Motorola”™, Motorola name and logo are register ed tradem ark s of Motorola, Inc. Manufactur ed under licens e from Dolby Laboratories. “ Dolby ”, ”Pro Logic” , “AC-3", and the double-D s y mbol ar e tradem ark s of Dolby Laboratories.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING W A RNING: to prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or mois ture. Care should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands.
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 sy stem. Although you already have a good idea of your receiver’s features, we would like to take a moment to point out certain highlights.
THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of Home Theater equipment. Sources - your receiver c an direc tly provide audio from its built-in AM/FM tuner. It can also provide limited video from its on- screen m enu system .
seven speak er c hannels, but your receiver c an produce mono in one to seven channels (see “ Audio Modes under Oper ation”). Sinc e all moder n sources are ster eo, the mono inf orm ation is usually replicated from both the left and right channels.
y ou can c reate your own DTS DAT s or CDs but not mini dis c or digital com pact cas sette. As with Dolby Digital, sound will norm ally come fr om all s even speak ers in y our system, but your receiver c an produce sound in one (mono) to seven channels (see “Audio Modes under Operation”).
Bass Management - Dolby Digital and DT S form ats contain up to 5 full range c hannels plus LFE. Only a system with five full-range (large) s peakers plus a subwoofer can dir ectly reproduce these for mats .
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 PRESET ENTER SAVE DOWN U P SOURCE MODE MENU Puts the receiver in standby (low power) mode.
5. Status indicators - Displays current status of the receivers audio pr ocessor . Indicators have been s upplied to show when the DSP is decoding Dolby Digital ‘ Digital ’, Dolby Pro Logic ‘ Pro Logic ’, or DTS audio.
REAR PANEL The rec eiver ’s bac k panel is or ganized into groups of inputs and outputs f or 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.
11. Component Video outputs - Switched output connections for your component video monitor. Red RCA jack - typically connect to the red input on a component video monitor Green RCA jack - typically connect to the green input on a component video monitor Blue RCA jack - typically connect to the blue input on a component video monitor 12.
MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tem pting to jus t plug in y our new A/V receiver and have great sound pour out. Before you do that, take a f ew minutes to plan out how y ou want the rec eiver to f it into y our audio/video system. Ask yourself the following questions: What source components do I want to connect to my receiver? (CD, VCR, etc.
AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your receiver A udio / Video source - connecting a DVD/VLD play er to the receiver’s analog inputs. Use the sam e instructions for c onnecting to other audio / video s ources s uch as a televis ion, satellite rec eiver, cable box, etc .
Component Video - in addition to S-video and com posite video switching, y our receiver provides two sets of com ponent video inputs f or DVD and T V/DBS type inputs, and one set of c omponent video outputs. Your receivers com ponent video connection are passive to m inim ize the possibility of video f orm at com patibility issues .
DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the rec eiver. You will need either coax ial or optical digital inputs to play Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DT S surround s ound process ing. Digital connections are also recom m ended for PCM s ources.
SURROUND OUTPUTS Your receiver has m ultiple sur round pr oc ess or outputs f or use with external am plif ier (s ) or powered speak ers . T he AVR 305 receiver allows THX Surround EX compatibility via it’s two Surround Back ‘S BACK’ processor outputs.
SPEAKER OUTPUTS Five-way binding posts ar e provided, one pair f or each channel. They are designed to accept a banana-t y pe plug or spade lug connector (s how n below) and are color coded for easy identification. The red (+) post should always be connected to the speak er’s red (+) jack .
ANTENNA CONNECTIONS The FM j ack is a standar d screw on F-type connector. T he AM is a push ty pe. Strip ¼ inch of insulation off y our AM antenna wires and ins ert one wire end into each hole while holding the tabs down. Release the tabs to loc k in the AM antenna wires.
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, com posite video, S-video, c oaxial digital audio, and optic al digital audio.
M y laser disc player (or other digital source) has only optical output, but my CD recorder (o r other digital recorder) has only coaxial input. Do I need some sort of converter to make direct digital recordings? No, y our receiver will convert optical to coaxial and coax ial to optical.
SETUP For bes t results, perfor m the following set up pr ocedure when you initially install your receiver and any time you change or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of y our receiver will require you to navigate through the menu sy stem .
SYSTEM SETUP You should alway s per for m System Setup af ter f irst ins talling your receiver and af ter adding/changing s peaker s or sources or rearranging your listening area.
Set the size for your front left and right, ‘L’ and ’R’ speakers - You must have front speakers. SETUP SPEAKERS 1 S p eaker Size 2 S p eaker Location 3 S p eaker Levels 4 Crossovers + LFE next.
Set the size for your surround left and right, ‘Sl’ and ‘Sr’ speakers - SETUP SPEAKER SIZE 1 Front Small THX 2 Center Small THX 3 Surround Small THX 4 Surround Back 2 Small THX 5 Subwoofer Yes.
Sb Full to Sbl and Sbr Sb Full to Sbl and Sbr Sb Full to Sbl and Sbr Sb Bass to S W Sb Full to Sbl and Sbr 2 Large Sb Bass is * Sb Hi-Pass to Sbl and Sbr Sb Bass is * Sb Hi-Pass to Sbl and Sbr Sb Bass.
LFE + Bass to SW Surround Back Bass is Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Surround Bass is Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Center Bass is Duplicated LFE + Bass to SW Front Bass is Duplicated Ultra LFE + Bass to .
Speaker Levels Speaker level calibr ation allows you to equalize the volume levels of each s peaker to m ake up for diffe rences in speak er charac teristics and distanc es from the lis tener to the speakers .
Crossovers + LFE Usually these settings m ay be left s et to the factor y defaults. However, your receiver allows ‘f ine tuning’ of the system parameters most useful in setting up a high end audio system.
Set the low pass filters slope - SETUP CROSSOVERS + LFE 1 Crossover 80.0 Hz THX 2 Hi g h Pass 12.0 dB THX 3 Low Pass 24.0 dB THX 4 Peak Limiter 0.0 dB 5 LFE Level 0.0 dB 6 DTS LFE Mode Movie 7 Subwoofer Phase Normal next item ad j ust MENU setu p s p eakers 3 Low Pass 24.
Set your LFE (.1) channel level - Usually this will be set to 0.0 dB (default) . However, if you have no subwoofer y ou may wish to reduc e the low frequenc y eff ects (LFE) channel to les sen its c ontribution to the bass going to your rem aining lar ge speak ers .
Set subwoofer phase - In addition to the subwoofer location adj ustm ent (see Speak er Loc ation above), your receiver has an option to ‘invert the phas e’ of the infor m ation sent to the s ubwoofer .
Room Equalization Usually these settings m ay be left set to the f actory defaults. However, theses s ettings allow y ou to correc t or reduce the various tonal errors that occur during reproduction of audio in a home theater. The room equalization menu allows for two types of adjustments.
return to SETUP SYSTEM ∠ MENU MENU 6 repeat until desired result is achieved repeat 1 - 4 repeat 1 - 4 5 set to desired values VOLUME KNOB (REW) or (FF) 4 move to Notch, Bass or Treble ad.
Setup variable ‘EQ 1’ - allows y ou to set default bass and treble s ettings f or use with all input s ources. Many systems allow only adjustm ent of bas s and treble levels at fixed frequenc y points. Your receiver allows y ou to adjust level and frequenc y to aid in adjusting y our r oom for a flat frequency response.
Display This m enu allows you to set various aspects of your video and front panel display s . Make sure you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode.
SETUP DISPLAYS 1 Front Panel Bright 2 Overlay Opaque Bright 3 Backround Color Blue 4 Z1 Monitor Video Manual 5 Z1 Monitor Aspect 4 : 3 next item adjust MENU setup system 2 Overlay Opaque Bright change.
SETUP DISPLAYS 1 Front Panel Bright 2 Overlay Opaque Bright 3 Backround Color Blue 4 Z1 Monitor Video Manual 5 Z1 Monitor Aspect 4 : 3 next item adjust MENU setup system 4 Z1 Monitor Video Manual adju.
Inputs Usually these settings m ay be lef t set to the fac tory def aults. However, y our receiver allows ‘fine tuning’ how y our receiver oper ates af ter the selection of an input source. Mak e sure you are in the SETUP MENUS and your remote is in B&K mode.
favorite audio listening mode continued Setting a f avorite listening m ode here will not prevent the s y stem f rom automatically adjusting the listening m ode in response to bitstream information, nor will it prevent the user form changing modes during normal operation.
SETUP DVD INPUT 1 Favorite Mode Surround 2 Favorite Speakers 7 3 Level 0.0 dB 4 Name DVD 5 Component Video 2 6 DVD Audio Input No next item adjust MENU setup system 2 Favorite Speakers 7 select favori.
SETUP DVD INPUT 1 Favorite Mode Surround 2 Favorite Speakers 7 3 Level 0.0 dB 4 Name DVD 5 Component Video 2 6 DVD Audio Input No next item adjust MENU setup system 4 Name DVD SETUP DVD INPUT 1 Favorite Mode Surround 2 Favorite Speakers 7 3 Level 0.
Set DVD audio input - Allows you to select which ONE input source to dedic ate f or use with the DVD Audio inputs. T his s etting is not nec ess ar y if there is no need f or a DVD audio or other 5.1 input s ourc e W hen you select Yes for a partic ular input, any pr eviously selected DVD Audio input will be automatically reset to No.
Use volume w it h presets - Recalling a pres et nor m ally recalls the entire system s ettings that were pres ent when the preset was saved. However, you may wish to recall presets with the current volume s etting, rather than the volume setting when the preset was saved.
MEMORY BACKUP Your receiver c ontinually saves any settings you have made even if power is los t. However, you may wish to save a back up of y our settings in case of inadver tent changes to them. T o perform a back up follow the procedure below. To restore back up settings perform the sam e procedure but selec t restore instead of backup.
OPERATION The f ollowing outlines the normal day-to-day operation of y our receiver f rom the supplied universal r em ote or directly from your receiver’s f ront panel. T he univers al rem ote is also c apable of controlling other equipm ent and storing sequenc es of com m only used comm ands.
CHOOSING A SOURCE In general, the selected sourc e will appear at the Zone 1 (A) 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 Surround 7 EQ Variable DVD 5.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Z1 Master Volume 0.0 dB instant volume all the way down press MUTE again to restore can’t do from front panel MUTE adjust volume VOLUME KNOB VOLUME ∧ or VOLUME ∨ Action From Front Panel From Remote Note: The f ront panel VOLUME KNOB is used to c ontrol m ultiple functions and, therefore, cannot always control the volume.
AUDIO MODES Your receiver is designed to work with 5 audio listening modes. Under nor mal operation you may simply select Mono, Stereo, Surround, TH X or DVD Audio via the rem ote contr ol. In addition, you may choose an audio listening mode im m ediately followed by a speak er select ion.
Audio Mode description MONO Sums the incoming audio infor mation to a single channel and routes it to the desired speaker. Us eful during FM tuner operation having weak RF signal strengths . It may also be useful when y ou have a large group where it is difficult to put everyone near the optimum listening position.
Speaker selection 8 ‘DIRECT’ - allows selection of the ‘analog’ signals connected to the currently selected input sources L & R RCA audio inputs overriding the use of optical or coax S/PDIF. No process ing is applied to the audio signals other than level c ontrol.
EQUALIZATION ‘EQ’ Selecting an EQ function via the remote control - allows you to override how the audio is currently being process ed. This is where you may set the Dy nam ic Range to either Norm al (def ault) or Lim ited f or late night listening while using Dolby Digital bit streams.
Select variable ‘EQ 1’ - to allow separate bass and treble settings for use with all input sources. Many systems allow only adjustment of bass and treble levels at fixed frequenc y points.
Select loudness ‘EQ 2’ - sets the equaliz er to use preset filter c urves designed for us e when using low listening levels. T he human ear’s f requency response varies with volume level. At high levels it has relatively flat response, while at low levels its sens itivity to high and low fr equencies is r educed.
PRESETS Presets allow you to save y our f avorite settings and rec all them ins tantly . Your rec eiver can store two banks of 40 presets ( 0..39) in each of 2 Zones.
ZONE 1 (A) Recalling/Saving Presets via the Menu System You can also rec all, save presets and operate your receiver via the m enu s y stem from the r emote or from the f ront panel. If using the remote be sure it is in B&K mode and you are in the MAIN MENUS.
Save preset using Zone 1 Operation exit menu system ∠ MENU MENU 8 return to main menu ∠ MENU MENU 7 save preset ↵ (ENTER) ENTER 6 rename preset if desired ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) VOLUME KNOB (PAUSE) or (STOP) (REW) or (FF) 5 start the preset save process.
Recall preset using Zone 2 Operation recall preset ↵ (ENTER) ENTER 5 select a preset for recall (PRESET) step to desired preset number or +10 + number 4 activate ZONE 2 OPERATION ↵ (ENTER) SEL or .
exit menu system ∠ MENU MENU 9 return to main menu ∠ MENU MENU 8 modify additional favorite presets repeat 3-6 repeat 3-6 7 save preset name ↵ (ENTER) ENTER 6 rename preset if desired ∧ (UP) o.
GETTING RECEIVER STATUS W hen y ou are not in a menu, pres sing ENTER will bring up a two or three line status m essage on Zone 1 (A) video outputs. A s ingle line status m essage is also available on the re ceiver’s front panel dis play .
ADVANCED FEATURES WA RNING - T he following descr ibes the advanc ed features of the r eceiver. Since c hanging som e of these functions m ay cause severe eff ects such as no sound or no rem ote control operation, we suggest you leave this m enu disabled (hidden) for norm al operation.
activate ADVANCED ZONE A SETTINGS ↵ (ENTER) SEL or ENTER 2 move to Zone 1 Setup (A) ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) (PAUSE) or (STOP) 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote Set the maximum level of Zone 1 (A ) - Max level allows y ou to set a max im um volum e level for Zone 1 (A).
adjust Zone 1 (A) ID to desired value VOLUME KNOB (REW) or (FF) 2 move to Zone ID ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) (PAUSE) or (STOP) 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote Set Zone 1 (A ) On S creen d.
Set surround mode operation - Most users will prefer the fac tory setting - AUT O. In this m ode the receiver automatic ally sets the surround m ode to full 7.1 channel operation (or as m any as permitted by y our speak er setup) whenever a Dolby Digital or DTS bits tream is detected regar dless of what surround m ode you have sele cted .
activate ADVANCED ZONE B SETTINGS ↵ (ENTER) SEL or ENTER 2 move to Zone 2 Setup (B) ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) (PAUSE) or (STOP) 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote Zone 2 (B) Level Control - You m ay wish to install an in- wall volum e c ontr ol in your second zone.
Set Zone 2 (B) product ID - Each mess age transm itted from your remote includes a Produc t Code, identify ing the manuf acturer, and Zone product ID code from 1 to 16. The product ID code allows multiple B&K products to be controlled from the sam e rem ote.
Link Zone 2 (B) input to Zone 1 (A) input selection - Zone 2 (B) input s ourc e s elect ion m ay be linked with Zone 1 (A) s ource select ions. In operation, whenever a source s election is detected (rem ote, f ront panel or RS-232) on Zone 1 (A), sourc e linkage will cause the s ource to be selected on both zones.
Power On Titles W hen you turn y our rec eiver on it display s two lines of text. You can change this text to a personalized m essage. Make sure you are in the ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP menu and the remote is in B&K mode.
activate CONTROL OUT SETTINGS ↵ (ENTER) SEL or ENTER 2 move to Control Out ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) (PAUSE) or (STOP) 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote Setup Control Out 1 Control out 1 is dedicated to Zone 1 (A) it c an be program med to be on or off f or each source.
return to CONTROL OUT SETTINGS ∠ MENU MENU 6 set control out 2 for other sources repeat 3 - 4 repeat 3 - 4 5 select desired control operation VOLUME KNOB (REW) or (FF) 4 move to desired s.
return to ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP ∠ MENU MENU 7 return to CONTROL OUT SETTINGS ∠ MENU MENU 6 set control out 4 for other sources repeat 3 - 4 repeat 3 - 4 5 select desired control operation VOLUME K.
No - can change memory Yes - memory is locked VOLUME KNOB (REW) or (FF) 2 move to Memory Lock ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) (PAUSE) or (STOP) 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote Front Panel Locked - Locking the f ront panel will only allow operation of your receiver with a B&K remo te or RS-232 com puter interfac e.
DSP Usage Allows displaying the current DSP usage in MIPS. ADVANCED SYSTEM SETUP 1 Zone 1 Setu p 'A' 2 Zone 2 Setu p 'B' 3 Power On Titles 4 Control Out 5 Securit y O p tions 6 DSP.
RS-232 baud rate - RS-232 PORT SETUP 1 Port Enable 2 Baud Rate 9600 3 Echo Enable 4 U p date Enable 5 Receive ID 0 6 Transmit ID 0 next item SEL select MENU advanced setu p 2 Baud Rate 9600 select des.
select Enable or Disabled VOLUME KNOB (REW) or (FF) 2 move to Update ∧ (UP) or ∨ (DOWN) (PAUSE) or (STOP) 1 Action From Front Panel From Remote RS-232 receive ID - RS-232 PORT SETUP 1 P.
TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Please contact B&K customer service. 1. Internal fuses may have blown. * There are two internal fuses per channel One or more channels sound bad 1. Select the proper video si g nal type (composite or S-video). 1. Zone 1 (A) video monitor is selected to the wron g si g nal type.
RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS 5 years receiver 1 year remote Warranty: See Limited Warranty 65 pounds Weight: 95 dB S / N (A-weighted): 17"(w)x17"(d)x7.
Limited Warranty B&K Components Ltd., refer red to herein as B&K, warrants your B&K equipment agains t all defects in m aterial and workm anship f or a per iod of five years from the date of purchase. T his warranty applies only to the original purchaser and only to equipm ent in normal residential use and ser vice.
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THE MENU SYSTEM 80 p/n 12858 Rev. 0717A ADVANCED ZONE A SETTINGS 1 Max Level +15 dB 2 Product ID 1 3 On Screen Display Enabled 4 V1 Output Tape 5 Surround Modes Auto WARNING Connecting a tape recorder.
B&K Components, Ltd. 2100 Old Union Road Buffalo, New York 14227 716-656-0023 www.bkcomp.com 81 p/n 12858 Rev. 0717A.
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