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Speaker Selector:

Press this button to begin

the process of configuring the unit to match the type
of speakers used in your listening room. (See pages
28–30 for more information on speaker setup and
configuration.)

Surround Mode Group Selector:

Press this but-

ton to select the top-level group of surround modes.
Each press of the button will select the current or last
used mode in each of the surround mode groups
(e.g., Dolby, DTS, DTS Neo:6, Logic 7, DSP, Stereo).
When the button is pressed so that the name of the
surround mode group appears in the on-screen dis-
play and in the

Lower Display Line

, press the

Surround Mode Selector

to cycle through the

individual modes available. For example, press this
button to select Dolby modes, and then press the

Surround Mode Selector

to choose from the

various Dolby mode options.

Surround Mode Selector:

Press this button

to select from among the available surround mode
options for the mode group selected. The specific
modes will vary based on the number of speakers
available, the mode group and if the input source is
digital or analog. For example, press the

Surround

Mode Group Selector

to select a main mode

grouping such as Dolby or Logic 7, and then press
this button to see the specific mode choices available.
Note that the digital surround modes, such as Dolby
Digital and DTS, may not be accessed unless that type
of source signal is present, such as when a DVD movie
or television signal programmed in Dolby Digital or DTS
surround sound is playing. For more information on sur-
round mode selection, see pages 25 and 35–41.

Tuning Selector:

Press the left side of the button

to tune lower-frequency stations and the right side of
the button to tune higher-frequency stations. When the
tuner is in the Manual mode, each tap will increase or
decrease the frequency by one increment. When the
tuner receives a strong enough signal for adequate
reception,

MANUAL TUNED

will appear in the

on-screen display and the

Lower Display Line

When the tuner is the Auto mode, press the button
once, and the tuner will scan for a station with accept-
able signal strength. When the next station with a
strong signal is tuned the scan will stop and the
on-screen display and

Lower Display Line

will indicate

AUTO TUNED

. When an FM

Stereo station is tuned, the display will read

UTO ST TUNED

To switch back and forth between the Auto and
Manual tuning modes, press the

Tuner Mode

Selector

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Buttons:

When configuring the AVR 340’s

settings, use these buttons to select from all of the
available choices.

Tuner Band Selector:

Press this button to turn

the AVR on and to select the Tuner as the input. Press
it again to switch between the AM and FM frequency
bands. (See page 41 for more information on the tuner.)

Set Button:

When making choices during the

setup and configuration process, press this button
to enter the desired setting into the AVR 340’s memory.

Digital Input Selector:

Press this button to

select one of the digital audio inputs or the analog
audio input for any source. (See pages 38–41 for
more information on digital audio.)

Preset Stations Selector:

Press this button to

scroll up or down through the list of stations that have
been entered into the preset memory. (See page 41
for more information on tuner presets.)

Delay Adjust Selector:

Press this button to

begin the steps required to enter delay settings. (See
pages 30–31 for more information on delay times.)

Input Source Selector:

Press this button to

change the input by scrolling up or down through the
list of

Input Indicators

Tuner Mode Selector:

Press this button to select

Auto or Manual tuning. When the button is pressed so
that the

AUTO

appears in the

Lower Display Line

, the tuner will search for the next station with an

acceptable signal when the

Tuning Selector

is pressed. When the button is pressed so that

MANUAL

appears in the

Lower Display Line

each press of the

Tuning Selector

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will

increase the frequency. This button may also be used to
switch between Stereo and Mono modes for FM radio
reception. When weak reception is encountered, press
the button so that

MANUAL

appears in the

Lower

Display Line

and on the on-screen display to

switch to Mono reception. Press it again to switch back
to Stereo mode. (See page 41 for more information on
using the tuner.)

Optical 4 Digital Audio Input:

Connect the optical

digital audio output of an audio or video product to this
jack. When the input is not in use, the built-in shutter will
close to avoid dust contamination that might degrade
future performance.

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Coaxial 4 Digital Audio Input:

This jack is used

for connection to the output of portable audio devices,
video game consoles or other products that have a
coax digital audio jack.

Video 4 Video Input Jacks:

These jacks may

be used for temporary connection to the composite or
S-video output of video games, camcorders or other
portable video products. You may make a connection
to either jack at any time, but not to both simultaneously.

Video 4 Audio Input Jacks:

These audio jacks

may be used for temporary connection to video
games or portable audio/video products such as
camcorders and portable audio players.

NOTE:

The AVR 340 is shipped with two covers that

may be installed over the front-panel input jacks when
they are not in use.

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Channel Adjust Selector:

Press this button to

begin the process of trimming the channel output lev-
els using an external audio source. (For more informa-
tion on output level trim adjustment, see page 31.)

Volume Control:

Turn this knob clockwise to

increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease
the volume. If the AVR 340 is muted, adjusting the

Volume Control

will automatically

release the unit from the silenced condition.

Input Indicators:

The current selected source

will appear as one of these indicators. When the unit
is turned on, the entire list of available modes will
light briefly, and then revert to normal operation with
only the active mode indicator illuminated.

NOTE

: When

/DMP has been selected as

the input source, no

Input Indicator

will light.

DMP/THE BRIDGE IS CONNECTED

will scroll across the

Upper Display Line

, unless

you have retitled the source name, in which case that
name will appear. See page 22 for more information
on input titling.

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators:

These indi-

cators are multipurpose, indicating both the speaker
type selected for each channel and the incoming data-
signal configuration. The left, center, right, side surround
and back surround speaker indicators are composed of
three boxes, while the subwoofer is a single box. The
center box lights when a “small” speaker is selected,
and the two outer boxes light when “large” speakers are
selected. When none of the boxes are lit for the center,
surround or subwoofer channels, no speaker has been
assigned that position. (See pages 28–29 for more
information on configuring speakers.)

NOTE

: When you have reassigned the surround back

speakers to the remote zone using the

MULTI

ROOM SETUP

menu, the boxes that indicate the

presence of the surround back speakers will automati-
cally disappear, reflecting the fact that the main listen-
ing area is now configured for 5.1-channel operation.

The

Bridge

FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS

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FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS

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