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OPERATION  33

sense changes to the bitstream and channel
count and reflect them in these indicators.

Important Note: When a digital surround
source (Dolby Digital, DTS) is played, the letters
SBL/SBR for the Surround Back channels will
appear only when a DTS ES DISCRETE 6.1 source
is played. Then this surround mode will be indi-
cated in the front display and on-screen display.
With all other recordings the icons for the sur-
round back speakers may light (when those
speakers have been configured) to indicate that a
signal will be fed to them (Matrix decoded with
NEO:6, LOGIC 7 or 7 CH Stereo), but no letters
inside will light as the unit will not receive an
input signal for the surround back channels.

The letters used by the Speaker/Channel Input
Indicators

$ also flash to indicate when a bit-

stream has been interrupted. This will happen
when a digital input source is selected before the
playback starts, or when a digital source such as
a DVD is put into a Pause mode. The flashing
indicators remind you that the playback has
stopped due to the absence of a digital signal
and not through any fault of the AVR. This is
normal, and the digital playback will resume
once the playback is started again.

Night Mode 
A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night
mode, which enables Dolby Digital input sources
to be played back with full digital intelligibilty
while reducing the maximum peak level and
lifting the low levels by 

1

/

4

to 

1

/

3

. This prevents

abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others
without reducing the impact of the digital source.
The Night mode is available only when the Dolby
Digital mode is selected.

The Night mode may be engaged when a Dolby
Digital DVD is playing by pressing the Night
Button 

B on the remote. Next, press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D to select either the middle range or

full compression versions of the Night mode. To
turn the Night mode off, press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons

D until the message in the lower third of the
video display and the Main Information
Display 

˜ reads 

D-RANGE OFF

.

The Night mode may also be selected to always
be on as soon as the Dolby Digital mode is 
activated at either level of compression using the
options in the 

DOLBY

menu. See page 24 for

information on using the menus to set this
option.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON DIGITAL PLAYBACK:
• When the digital playback source is stopped, or
in a pause, fast forward or chapter search mode,
the digital audio data will momentarily stop, and
the channel position letters inside the Speaker/
Channel Indicators

$ will flash. This is nor-

mal and does not indicate a problem with either
the AVR or the source machine. The AVR will

return to digital playback as soon as the data is
available and when the machine is in a standard
play mode.

• Although the AVR will decode virtually all DVD
movies, CDs and HDTV sources, it is possible that
some future digital sources may not be compatible
with the AVR.

• Note that not all digitally encoded programs
and not all audio tracks on a DVD contain full
5.1 or 6.1 channel audio. Consult the program
guide that accompanies the DVD or laser disc to
determine which type of audio has been record-
ed on the disc. The AVR will automatically sense
the type of digital surround encoding used,
indicate it in the Channel Input Indicators

$

and adjust to accommodate it.

• When a Dolby Digital or DTS source is playing,
you normally may not be able to select some of
the analog surround modes such as Dolby Pro
Logic II, Dolby 3 Stereo, Hall, Theater, 5CH/7CH
Stereo or Logic 7, except with specific Dolby
Digital 2.0 recordings that can be played with
the Pro Logic II modes too (see page 31).

• When a digital source is playing, it is possible
to make an analog recording using the Tape

or Video 1 or Video 2 or 

"& record outputs,

even if the source is connected to any digital
input of the AVR only, as long as "Surround Off"
mode is selected (possible with a PCM source
only). But the analog two channel signal, even of
a Dolby Digital (not DTS) source, the ”Downmix”
to Stereo or Dolby Surround, can be recorded by
connecting its analog audio outputs to the
appropriate analog inputs (e.g. DVD) of the AVR.
Additionally, the digital signals will be passed
through to the Digital Audio Outputs 

.

In normal operation, the audio or video source
selected for listening through the AVR is 
sent to the record outputs. This means that any
program you are watching or listening to may be
recorded simply by placing machines connected
to the outputs for Tape Outputs

 or Video 1

or 2 Outputs

"& in the record mode.

When a digital audio recorder is connected to
any of the Digital Audio Outputs

, you are

able to record the digital signal using a CD-R,
MiniDisc or other digital recording system.
Note that all digital signals will be passed
through to both, coaxial and optical, digital 
outputs simultanously, no matter which kind of
digital input was selected.

NOTES:
• The digital outputs are active only when a digital
signal is present, and they do not convert an ana-
log input to a digital signal, or change the format
of the digital signal (e.g. Dolby Digital to PCM or
vice versa, but coaxial digital signals are converted

to optical signals and vice versa). In additon, the
digital recorder must be compatible with the
output signal. For example, the PCM digital output
from a CD player may be recorded on a CD-R or
MiniDisc, but Dolby Digital or DTS signals may not.

• To make an analog recording from a digital
source is possible, but only from a PCM source
(not Dolby Digital or DTS) and correctly only with
"Surround Off" mode (with any Surround mode
only the L/R front signals will be fed to the record
outputs).

Normal output level adjustment for the 
AVR is established using the test tone, as out-
lined on page 24. In some cases, however, it may
be desirable to adjust the output levels using
program material such as a test disc, or a selec-
tion you are familiar with. Additionally, the out-
put level for the subwoofer and those for the
Stereo and VMAx modes can only be adjusted
using this procedure. Note that all adjustments
made with any input will be effective with all
inputs selected, just as it is the case with the
adjustment using the test tone.

To adjust the output levels using program materi-
al, first select the surround mode for which you
want to trim the speakers (see NOTE below), start
your program material source and set the 
reference volume for the front left and front right
channels using the Volume Control

)î.

Once the reference level has been set, press the
Channel Select button 

CÙ and note that

FRONT L LEVEL

will appear in the Main

˜. To change the level,

first press the Set button 

F @, and then use

the Selector buttons 

7 or the 

⁄

¤

buttons

D to raise or lower the level. DO NOT use the
volume control, as this will alter the reference
setting.

Once the change has been made, press the Set
button 

F @ and then press the Selector but-

tons 

7 or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D to select the

next output channel location that you wish to
adjust. To adjust the subwoofer level, press the
Selector buttons 

7 or the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D

until 

WOOFER LEVEL

appears in the Main

˜ or on-screen display

(only available if the subwoofer is turned on).

Press the Set button 

F @ when the name of

the desired channel appears in the Main
Information Display 

˜ and on-screen 

display, and follow the instructions shown above
to adjust the level.

34 OPERATION

Repeat the procedure as needed until all chan-
nels requiring adjustment have been set. When
all adjustments have been made and no further
adjustments are made for five seconds, the 
AVR will return to normal operation.

If you are using a disc with noise test signals or
an external signal generator as the source from
which to trim the output levels, you may use the
EzSet feature of the remote to guide you to the
correct SPL level. To use the remote for this pur-
pose, start the test tone from the source and
press and quickly release the SPL Indicator
Select

* to activate the sensor.

While the test tone is played, the Program/SPL
Indicator

2 will change color to indicate the

level. When it is red, the level is too high; when it
is orange, the level is too low. To set the refer-
ence level, open the Volume Control 

) until

the SPL Indicator´s LED lights green when the
test signal is fed to the left front speaker. Then
adjust the level of all other speakers, while they
are receiving the test signal, until the LED lights
green for all channels. After the output levels 
for all channels are aligned, press the SPL
Indicator Select

* to turn the sensor and

indicator off.

The channel output may also be adjusted using
the full-OSD on-screen menu system. First, set
the volume to a comfortable listening level using
the Volume Control

ı

)î. Then, press

the OSD button 

L to bring up the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1). Press the 

¤

Button 

D four times until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

CHANNEL ADJUST

line. Press the Set Button 

F to activate the

CHANNEL ADJUST

menu (Figure 10).

When the menu appears, the internal test tone
will be turned off. This will allow you to use your
external test disc or other source material as the
test signal. Then, use the 

⁄

/

¤

D to

select the channels to be adjusted. At each 
channel position use the 

‹

/

›

E&

to change the output level.
Remember, when you are using a disc with test
signal (e.g. pink noise) or an external signal
generator as the source, the goal is to have the
output level at each channel be equal when
heard at the listening position, with any surround
mode selected. When your test source is a nor-
mal disc with music signals, you may adjust the

level for each channel and surround mode as you
prefer, e.g. you may lower the center channel
level when you find it to be too high or increase
the level of the rears when you find it to be too
low with specific surround modes.

If you wish to reset all the levels to their original
factory default of 0dB offset, press the 

⁄

/

¤

D so that the on-screen cursor is

next to the 

CHANNEL RESET

line and press

the 

‹

/

›

E& so that the word ON

is highlighted. After the levels are reset, resume
the procedure outlined above to reset the levels
to the desired settings. When all adjustments are
done, press the 

⁄

/

¤

D to move the

on-screen 

›

cursor so that it is next to 

BACK

T O MASTER MENU

and then press the Set

F if you wish to go back to the main

menu to make other adjustments. If you have no
other adjustments to make, press the OSD
Button

L to exit the menu system.

NOTE: The output levels may be separately
trimmed for each digital and analog surround
mode. If you wish to have different trim levels for a
specific mode, select that mode and then follow the
instructions in the steps shown above.

With Stereo and Vmax modes the adjustment
procedure described above is the only way to
trim the output level, e.g. to match the Stereo or
Vmax level with other modes.

This product is equipped with a memory backup
system that preserves tuner presets and system
configuration information if the unit is turned off
completely, accidentally unplugged or subjected
to a power outage. This memory will last for
approximately two weeks, after which time all
information must be reentered.

*   C H A N N E L   A D J U S T   *

F L     :   0 d B     S B R   :   0 d B      

C E N   :   0 d B     S B L   :   0 d B

F R     :   0 d B     S L     :   0 d B

S R     :   0 d B     S U B   :   0 d B

C H A N N E L   R E S E T     :   O F F

T E S T   T O N E             :   O F F

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U

ADVANCED FEATURES 35

The AVR 330 is equipped with a number of
advanced features that add extra flexibility to
the unit’s operation. While it is not necessary to
use these features to operate the unit, they pro-
vide additional options that you may wish to
use.

Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment
The AVR is equipped with seven full-power
amplifier channels to allow for complete 
7.1-channel operation without the need for
additional external amplifiers. However, in some
installations you may wish to use the traditional
5.1-channel configuration for the main listening
room, which allows the surround back left/right
amplifier channels to be used to power speakers
placed in a remote zone location.

If you wish to use the Surround Back channel
amplifiers to power the remote zone, you must
change a setting in the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu. To make that change, first call

up the menu system by pressing the OSD
Button

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Next, press the 

¤

Button 

D until the 

›

cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button

F

to enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu

(Figure 11).

To change the setting so that the Surround Back
amplifiers are fed by the source selected through
the Multiroom system, press the 

‹

/

›

E& so that 

M R S P

appears, then press the

F.

Remember that once this setting is made you
will not be able to take advantage of any of the
6.1/7.1- channel decoding or processing modes,
and no Surround Back speakers must be
selected in the speaker setup procedure outlined
earlier. In addition the speakers used for the
remote zone must be connected to the
Surround Back/Multiroom Speaker
Outputs

(. The volume for these speakers is

set by the multiroom system, as explained on
page 36 of this manual.

Once this setting is made, you may press the 

¤

Button 

D to make any of the other

adjustments available on this menu. If no other
adjustments are needed, press the OSD Button
L to exit the menu system.

The AVR’s front panel Main Information
Display

˜ is set at a default brightness level

that is sufficient for viewing in a normally lit
room. However, in some home theater installa-
tions, you may wish to occasionally lower the
brightness of the display, or turn it off completely.

To change the display brightness setting for a
specific listening session, you will need to make
an adjustment in the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
button 

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

to

the screen. Press the 

⁄

Button 

D, until the

on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button 

F to enter the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

To change the brightness setting, at the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu, make 

certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

VFD

line, and press the 

›

Button 

& until the

desired brightness level is highlighted in the
video display. When 

FULL

is shown, the dis-

play is at its normal brightness. When 

HALF

is

shown, the display is at half the normal bright-
ness level. When 

OFF

is shown, all of the in-

dicators in the Main Information Display

˜

will go dark.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

The display brightness may also be changed by
pressing and holding the Set button 

@ on the

front for three seconds until the message in the
Main Information Display

˜ reads 

VFD

FULL

. Within five seconds, press the front

panel Selector buttons 

7 until the desired

brightness display level is shown. At that point,
press the Set button 

@ again to enter the 

setting.

You can also adjust the Display Brightness by
pressing the Dim Button

- on the remote

control. Note that the blue lighting inside the
volume control and the Power Indicator

will remain lit at normal brightness to remind
you that the unit is still turned on.

Once the desired brightness level is selected, it
will remain in effect until it is changed again or
until the unit is turned off.

As is the case with most audio/video receivers,
when the AVR is turned on, it will always return
to the volume setting in effect when the unit
was turned off. However, you may prefer to
always have the AVR turn on at a specific set-
ting, regardless of what was last in use when
the unit was turned off. To change the default
condition so that the same volume level is
always used at turn-on, you will need to make
an adjustment in the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
button 

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the 

⁄

button

D, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set button 

F to

enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu

(Figure 11).

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

VOLUME DEFAULT

line by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D as needed. Next, press the 

›

button 

& so that the word O N is shown in

the video display. Next, press the 

¤

button 

D

once so that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to

the 

DEFAULT VOL SET

line. To set the

desired turn-on volume, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

E& or hold them pressed until the desired
volume level is shown on the 

DEFAULT

VOL SET

line. Note that this setting may NOT

be made with the regular volume controls.

NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volume
cannot be heard while the setting is being made,
you may wish to determine the setting before
making the adjustment. To do this, listen to any
source and adjust the volume to the desired
level using the regular volume controls 

)î.

When the desired volume level to be used at
turn-on is reached, make a note of the setting as
it appears in the lower third of the video screen
or in the Main Information Display

˜.

A typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as -25dB. When making the 
adjustment, use the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E& to

enter this setting.

Unlike some of the other adjustments in this
menu, the turn-on volume default will remain in
effect even when the unit is turned off
completely, unless it is changed or turned off in
this menu.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

  *   A D V A N C E D   S E L E C T   *

S B   A M P S     : S B   S P

V F D             : F U L L

V O L U M E   D E F A U L T : O F F

D E F A U L T   V O L   S E T : # 2 5 d B

S E M I   O S D   : O N

S E M I   O S D   T I M E   O U T :   2

F U L L   O S D   T I M E   O U T : 2 0  

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U

36 ADVANCED FEATURES / MULTIROOM

The semi-OSD system places one line messages
at the lower third of the video display screen
whenever the Volume, Input Source, Surround
mode or tuner frequency of any of the configura-
tion settings are changed. The semi-OSD system
is helpful in that enables you to have feedback
on any control changes or remote commands
using the video display when it is difficult to
view the front-panel displays. However, you may
occasionally prefer to turn these displays off for a
particular listening session. You may also want to
adjust the length of time the displays remain on
the screen. Both of those options are possible
with the AVR.

To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need
to make an adjustment in the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11). To start the

adjustment, press the OSD button 

L to bring

the 

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Press the

⁄

Button 

D, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is

next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set
Button 

F to enter the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu.

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

S E M I O S D line by pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

but-

tons 

D as needed. Next, press the 

›

button

& so that the word OFF is shown in the
video display.

Note that this setting is temporary and will
remain active only until it is changed or until the
AVR is turned off. Once the unit is turned off, the
semi-OSD displays will remain activated, even if
they were switched off for the previous listening
session.

To change the length of time that the semi-OSD
displays remain on the screen, go to the

ADVANCED SELECT

Menu as outlined

earlier, and press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D as need-

ed, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

SEMI-OSD TIME OUT

line. Next, press

the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 

E& until the desired time

in seconds is displayed. Note that unlike most of
the other options in this menu, this is a perma-
nent setting change, and the time-out entry will
remain in effect until it is changed, even when
the unit is turned off.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

The 

FULL OSD

menu system is used to

simplify the setup and adjustment of the 
AVR using a series of on-screen menus. The fac-
tory default setting for these menus leaves them
on the screen for 20 seconds after a period of
inactivity before they disappear from the screen
or Time Out. This Time Out is a safety measure to
prevent the menu text from burning into the
CRTs in your monitor or projector, which might
happen if they were left on indefinitely. However,
some viewers may prefer a slightly longer or
shorter period before the Time Out display.

To change the Full-OSD Time Out, you will need
to make an adjustment in the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11). To start the

adjustment, press the OSD button 

L to bring

the 

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Press the

⁄

button 

D, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is

next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set
Button 

F to enter the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

FULL OSD TIME OUT

line by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D as needed. Next, press the

‹

/

›

buttons 

E& until the desired time is

displayed in seconds. Note that unlike most of
the other options in this menu, this is a perma-
nent setting change, and the time-out entry will
remain in effect until it is changed, even when
the unit is turned off.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D until the 

on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting

or the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

The AVR is fully equipped to operate as the con-
trol center for a complete multiroom system that
is capable of sending one source to a second
zone in the house while separate source is lis-
tened to in the main room. In addition to provid-
ing for control over the selection of the remote
source and its volume, the AVR offers a compre-
hensive range of options for powering the
speakers in the second zone.

• Using the line-level Multiroom Audio
Outputs

, the selected source may be fed to

optional, external power amplifiers that may be
matched to the specifics of the installation.

• When the main room system is configured for
5.1 operation, the Surround Back Left/Right
amplifier channels may be used to power the
remote zone so that no additional amplifiers are
required.

In addition, the AVR includes a remote IR sensor
input so that remote control commands from the
Zone II remote included with the unit may be
transmitted to the unit, while standard IR
input/output jacks allow the remote zone’s com-
mands to be sent to compatible IR-controlled
source devices.

Installation
Although simple remote room systems may be
installed by the average do-it-yourself hobbyist,
the complexity of your multizone/multiroom sys-
tem involves running wires inside of walls where
the services of a specially trained installer may
be required. Regardless of who does the work,
please remember that local building codes may
govern in-wall electrical work, including proper
specification of any wiring used and the way in
which it is connected. You are responsible for
making certain that all Multiroom installation
work is done properly and in compliance with all
applicable codes and regulations.

For standard installations, follow the instructions
shown on page 16 for the connection of speaker
wire and IR remote wiring to the AVR.

For installations where the Surround Back
Left/Right amplifier channels are used to power
the remote zone, make certain that the system is
configured for that type of operation, as shown
on page 35.