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B&K Components, Ltd.
AVR101 series 100
AVR202 series 200
A/V Receiver
Owner’s Manual
p/n 12699 Rev. 9812C
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B&K Components, Ltd., 2100 Old Union Road, Buffalo New York 14227-2725 Phone (716)656-0026, Fax (716)656-1291, http://www.bkcomp.com, E-mail: info@bkcomp.com p/n 12699 Rev. 9812C
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ............................................................................... 1 Safety Precautions .............................................................................. 2 Features ........................................................................................ 3 The Basics ...................................................................................... 4 Front panel ........................................................................
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”, “AC-3", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. ® DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, LLC. Additionally licensed under the following US Patent 5,451,942 & National Patent applications derived from PCT/US95/00959. Additional U.S. and Foreign Patents pending. “DTS”, “digital
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING WARNING: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Care should be taken to prevent objects or liquid from entering the enclosure. Never handle the power cord with wet hands. The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock to you. The exc
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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 system. Although you already have a good idea of your receiver’s features, we would like to take a moment to point out certain highlights. Remote Control - easy control of your B&K equipment. Front Panel Operation - nearly all functions can be controlled directly from receiver. Two-zone operation - complete digital/ana
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THE BASICS The following is intended to familiarize users with common terms and applications of Home Theater equipment. Sources - your receiver can directly provide audio from its built-in AM/FM tuner. It can also provide limited video from its on-screen menu system. Typically you will want to connect a number of additional sources (VCR, DVD player, etc.) to your receiver. Your receiver is designed to accommodate a wide range of audio and video signals. The following table lists the most popula
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your center channel speaker, but your receiver can produce mono in two or four channels (see “Surround Mode”). Since all modern sources are stereo, the mono information is usually replicated on both the left and right channels. Stereo - Stereo contains two discrete, full range audio channels. This is the most common format for music and is also used on many movies. You may get stereo from any source - digital or analog. Sound will normally come only from your front left and right speakers, but y
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Bass Management - Dolby Digital and DTS formats contain up to 5 full range channels plus LFE. Only a system with five full-range (large) speakers plus a subwoofer can directly reproduce these formats. However, almost all commercially available center channel speakers are small and incapable of reproducing the lowest bass frequencies without distortion or even damage to the speaker. Many people also use small speakers in the rear of their system, while others use small speakers all around. Use of
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FRONT PANEL 6 5 B&K Components, Ltd. 1FB " " 1 F B5359F5B CUbYUc " >2DE6C >2DE6C =6G6= =6G6= 46?E6C 46?E6C =6G6= =6G6= C62C C62C =6G6= =6G6= DF3 DF3 =6G6= =6G6= K@?6 K@?6 # # C<55@ @B5C5D 5>D5B =5>E 4?G> E@ C?EB35 =?45 <5F5< HEADPHONE ↵ @?G5B ?> ?66 1 2 3 4 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 P
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REAR PANEL The receiver’s back panel is organized into groups of inputs and outputs for 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 12 Amp / 250 Volt Slow Blow fuse. 2. AC input receptacle - For attaching the supplied AC power cord to the receiver. 3. RS-232 input (optional) - For future interface applications. 4. Speaker outputs - Connections for your speakers. Red binding posts - spea
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MAKING THE CONNECTION It’s tempting to just plug in your new receiver and have great sound pour out. Before you do that, take a few minutes to plan out how you want the receiver to fit into your audio/video system. Ask yourself the following questions: y What source components do I want to connect to my receiver? (CD, VCR, etc.) y What equipment will be receiving the audio and video? (TV monitor, Speakers, etc.) The answers to your questions determine how many cables you need to connect to the b
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AUDIO / VIDEO CONNECTIONS Connecting your analog sources to your receiver Audio / Video source - connecting a DVD/VLD player to the receiver’s analog inputs. Use the same instructions for connecting to other audio / video sources such as a television, satellite receiver, cable box, etc. (Omit the video connections for an audio-only component such as a CD player) DVD S-Video input Attach one end of the audio interconnect cable to the left audio from DVD output output on the DVD/VLD player, then
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DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Connect digital inputs (DVD, VLD, etc.) to the receiver. You will need either coaxial or optical digital inputs to play Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS surround sound processing. Digital connections are also recommended for PCM sources. If your source has both optical and coaxial outputs connect only one. COAX DIGITAL INPUTS TV-V3 V2 V1 Coaxial digital inputs - standard RCA type connectors. Attach one end of your digital coaxial cable to your source coaxial digital out and the o
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SPEAKER OUTPUTS Five-way binding posts are provided, one pair for each channel. They are designed to accept a banana-type plug or spade lug connector (shown below) and are color coded for easy identification. The red (+) post should always be connected to the speaker’s red (+) jack. The black (-) post should always be connected to the speaker’s black (-) jack. Spade connector Banana jack The amplifier section of the receiver will produce 105 watts / channel into 8 ohms. See SPECIFICATIONS fo
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ANTENNA CONNECTIONS TUNER FM antenna The FM jack is a standard screw on F-type FM Antenna Input connector. The AM is a push type. Strip ¼ inch of from Indoor/Outdoor Antenna, insulation off your AM antenna wires and insert one Cable Box, etc. wire end into each hole while holding the tabs down. Release the tabs to lock in the AM antenna AM Antenna Input wires. from Loop Antenna AM antenna CONTROL OUTPUTS / IR INPUTS CONTROL OUT IR IN Control Outputs - These connections are used for CAUTION! 12 Z
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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, composite video, S-video, coaxial digital audio, and optical digital audio. It is convenient to connect components as labeled on the back of your receiver, but since all the inputs are identical, you can connect any compatible source to any set of inputs. For
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My laserdisc player (or other digital source) has only optical output, but my CD recorder (or other digital recorder) has only coaxial input. Do I need some sort of converter to make direct digital recordings? No, your receiver will convert optical to coaxial and coaxial to optical. The currently selected digital input (optical or coaxial) will appear at both of the receiver’s digital outputs (optical and coaxial). Do I need to connect both analog and digital audio from my receiver to my CD, DAT
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SETUP For best results, perform the following set up procedure when you initially install your receiver and anytime you change or add sources, speakers, etc. or when you rearrange your listening area THE MENU SYSTEM Setup of your receiver will require you to navigate through the menu system. We recommend that you use a video monitor connected to the zone 1 output along with the remote control provided with your receiver. It is also possible to set up your receiver from the front panel. Do not le
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USER PREFERENCE SETUP You should always perform USER PREFERENCE SETUP after first installing your receiver and after adding/changing sources or video monitors. Be sure your main power is switched on from the front panel. For correct zone 1 video operation it is important that you perform the first step - DISPLAY SETUP - Z1 VIDEO MONITOR. Other USER PREFERENCE setups are less important - the factory setting will work fine for most users. Feel free to skip to SETUP/CONFIGURE after setting your Z1
