a-them AVM 60, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...OPERATING MANUAL MRX 1120 720 A V RECEIVERS AVM 60 A V PROCESSOR...

Page 2: ...us including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug...

Page 3: ...the prescribed AC outlet i e 120V 60Hz or 220 240V 50Hz CAUTION These servicing instructions are for use by qualified service personnel only To reduce the risk of electric shock do not perform any ser...

Page 4: ...eets the FCC radio frequency RF Exposure Guidelines in Supplement C to OET65 and RSS 102 of the IC radio frequency RF Exposure rules This equipment has very low levels of RF energy that are deemed to...

Page 5: ...and dispose of the PLUG immediately to avoid possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply If this product is not provided with a mains plug or one has to be fitted then follow...

Page 6: ...te batteries please contact your local municipality your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items By ensuring compliance and conformance to proper disposal of waste ba...

Page 7: ...se also understand that we do not offer support for the contents of the source code This offer is valid for a period of three 3 years following the date of distribution of this product by Paradigm Ele...

Page 8: ...26 3 6 Preferences Line Output 28 3 7 Network Remote Control 31 3 8 General Configuration 33 3 9 Save Load Settings 34 3 10 System Information ANTHEM ROOM CORRECTION 36 4 1 Before Starting 36 4 2 ARC...

Page 9: ...nnas 2 2 AAA batteries IEC power cord US UK EU CN types are supplied by factory other types are normally provided by the local distributor Additional items in Anthem Room Correction kit ARC USB Microp...

Page 10: ...and character selection 4 Power standby 5 Input selection 6 Zone 2 selection 7 Level selection 8 Remote control sensor location 9 Mode selection 10 Display brightness 11 Setup menu selection 12 Behin...

Page 11: ...on 6 USB jack for factory service 7 Wireless setup button 8 AC input 9 RS 232 interface bidirectional for serial control 10 IR input and trigger output 11 Coaxial digital audio inputs 12 Optical digit...

Page 12: ...ork connection for IP control and Anthem Room Correction 6 USB jack for factory service 7 Wireless setup button 8 AC input 9 RS 232 interface bidirectional for serial control 10 IR input and trigger o...

Page 13: ...ork connection for IP control and Anthem Room Correction 6 USB jack for factory service 7 Wireless setup button 8 AC input 9 RS 232 interface bidirectional for serial control 10 IR input and trigger o...

Page 14: ...y Volume and Dolby Digital Dynamics 11 Listening mode 12 Volume 13 Last menu entry and Home Button for MHL Sources 14 Mute 15 Next previous tuner preset setup menu page up down 16 Lip sync 17 Backligh...

Page 15: ...speaker placements 5 1 2 Configuration with one pair in ceiling height speakers 5 1 4 Configuration with two pair in ceiling height speakers 5 1 2 Configuration with Dolby enabled front speakers 5 1...

Page 16: ...n with one pair in ceiling height speakers 7 1 4 Configuration with two pair in ceiling height speakers 7 1 2 Configuration with Dolby enabled front speakers 7 1 4 Configuration with Dolby enabled fro...

Page 17: ...9 One pair in ceiling height speakers side view Two pair in ceiling height speakers side view...

Page 18: ...ts MHL for example smaller media players that receive power through this interface Insert HDMI cables gently because the connector is more delicate than traditional ones Damaged cables can damage jack...

Page 19: ...en it accesses streaming media sources it can send the audio to the MRX through HDMI output 1 eliminating the need for a separate audio connection CEC control described in a later section must be enab...

Page 20: ...channel PCM This connection can be used in conjunction with HDMI connection for the main zone For similar operation as Line Output but with volume control set Follow Main to Always in the setup menu s...

Page 21: ...ng cable that is insulated to handle the maximum output of the amplifier Carefully remove insulation using a wire stripper Do not connect more than one speaker to each amplifier output Be sure that po...

Page 22: ...ireless connection add the two network antennas to the rear panel If a firewall is used for security ensure that the AVM MRX is permitted to join the network 2 5 12 VOLT TRIGGER If another system comp...

Page 23: ...15 EXAMPLE 1 AVM 60US 2015 10 26 PRINTING WHITE FILM NO 150913 3 WAN 1 2 3 4 LAN HDMI OUT HDMI IN HDMI OUT WAN 1 2 3 4 LAN HDMI IN...

Page 24: ...etup to enter or exit Use the up down left right buttons to move through menus and selections Press PG PR up down to skip page Press Select to make a selection or to start finish editing the item Pres...

Page 25: ...1120 5 1 4 main speakers and two Zone 2 speakers 7 1 2 main speakers and two Zone 2 speakers MRX 720 5 1 2 main speakers 5 1 main speakers and two Zone 2 speakers HEIGHT SPEAKER TYPE AND POSITION Two...

Page 26: ...re using these speakers Off if you are not This is an important step so no sounds go missing because by setting unavailable channels to Off the sound that would have come from those speakers is rerout...

Page 27: ...peakers and no midrange treble going to the subwoofer Highlighting Bass Management then pressing Select displays this menu Four configurations may be set up Each contains the following CROSSOVER FREQU...

Page 28: ...For measurement units select feet or metres These settings are displayed for each configuration Enter the distance between your primary listening area and each speaker Range is 0 30 ft in 1 ft increm...

Page 29: ...n while pointing the meter up Hold it away from your body to prevent reflections These settings are displayed for each configuration TEST NOISE To play the test noise select On Use the up down buttons...

Page 30: ...turned off the subwoofer level should be reduced by the same amount as room gain or the subwoofer level will be elevated when ARC is off MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS If using multiple subwoofers they should b...

Page 31: ...to Yes any input can go to Zone 2 without separate cabling from the source but the Zone 2 will always play whichever input is selected in the main zone Multichannel sources get downmixed to 2 channel...

Page 32: ...ilable SPEAKER PROFILE Select the profile to use with this input ANTHEM ROOM CORRECTION The ARC measurement process described later will turn this on To disable room equalization afterward change this...

Page 33: ...upmixes stereo 5 1 and 7 1 channel content to take full advantage of all speakers in a Dolby Atmos system Unlike previous wideband upmixing technologies Dolby Surround can steer frequency bands indiv...

Page 34: ...the amount that you set to keep some of it in the background Select from Silent or 5 to 30 dB in 5 dB steps MAXIMUM VOLUME These settings allow you to limit the volume setting to avoid damaging equip...

Page 35: ...akers continue to playing while headphones are plugged into the front panel MUTE LINE OUT OR DIGITAL OUT If using a recording device select the input that the recorder s output is connected to This pr...

Page 36: ...arily disconnect your mobile device from the wireless network while connecting it directly to the unit and it will ask you to enter your wireless network password Once you enter it the app will send i...

Page 37: ...button for 10 seconds tap to cancel IP CONFIGURATION Settings in this submenu should only be changed if your network administrator gives the direction or if using Direct Connect to run ARC MODE Stati...

Page 38: ...you disable the front IR input you will not be able to control the AVM MRX the traditional way from the remote control re enable the IR input using the front panel buttons If your remote control appea...

Page 39: ...mediately after power on enable this setting This can also be used with RS 232 control to avoid sending a wake up command STANDBY HDMI BYPASS This option allows use of an HDMI source without turning o...

Page 40: ...the system same with turning one component off You may or may not want this which is why separate options are provided for Power Off and Power On control When either is disabled the corresponding powe...

Page 41: ...l menu settings will be reset SYSTEM RESET This is not a menu setting To reset the unit to factory condition connect power and press the front panel Select and main power buttons at the same time The...

Page 42: ...ile is in the root directory Connect the USB flash drive to the back of the AVM MRX directly or through the supplied USB extension cable Select Update Via USB Alternatively the front panel Select butt...

Page 43: ...response which normally includes to varying degree this room gain ARC senses where each speaker s low frequency response declines and sets high pass filters accordingly Calibration is set such that a...

Page 44: ...g measurement Depending on how your network is set up you may need to enable sharing to allow the AVM MRX to be seen by your computer If you are using more than one AVM MRX on the network note that ea...

Page 45: ...hould be symmetric to the left and the right of the center line and the same applies to the remaining positions If your room has less than five seating positions measurements must still be taken from...

Page 46: ...mode instead of Automatic when starting ARC Click on the Quick Measure button and enable the sweep tone for the speaker that you are positioning After a few sweeps the graph will show a live update of...

Page 47: ...Detect then Calculate For advice in getting the most out of your system based on your measurements we welcome you to send your arc2 file not screenshots to Anthem Technical Support WHAT NOT TO DO Upon...

Page 48: ...Speaker from the pull down menu You may be tempted to remove the center and surround channels to create a profile for playing 2 channel sources only from the front left and right speakers but this is...

Page 49: ...ve is available through this manual selection SUBWOOFER HIGH PASS FREQUENCY Use this with High Pass Order when manually creating a curve on the lower end of the subwoofer s response The left side of t...

Page 50: ...mute or un mute the audio press MUTE 5 2 ZONE 2 OPERATION To operate Zone 2 from the front panel after it is powered on press the ZONE button and change volume or press INPUT within 5 seconds To opera...

Page 51: ...button if using the front panel The next input will be selected 5 4 TUNER After selecting FM input change station and set presets as follows If Main and Zone 2 are using the tuner at the same time ch...

Page 52: ...network accessible storage NAS it must be NTFS or FAT32 formatted and with DLNA enabled Once installed and set up select Play Fi on the AVM MRX as you would any other input such as the FM tuner and o...

Page 53: ...will apply If you wish you can make a different selection after pressing the MODE button At times it might appear that the AVM MRX is detecting a sound format different from the one that you would li...

Page 54: ...ues in the soundtrack LATE NIGHT Further reduces the softest to loudest difference Many sources also have dynamic range controls Be sure to disable them to get the most from the AVM MRX s controls and...

Page 55: ...he appropriate action Alternatively follow the procedure below for factory service A Return Authorization RA number must be obtained from Anthem Technical Support before a product can be shipped to An...

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Page 66: ...DESIGNED IN NORTH AMERICA 1 905 564 1994 8 30 am 5 00 pm M F ET www anthemAV com 2080000327 2015 11 30...