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OPERATION
Basic Operation
Once you have completed the initial setup
and configuration of the AVR580, it is sim-
ple to operate and enjoy. The following
instructions will help you maximize the
enjoyment of your new receiver:
Turning the AVR580 On or Off
• When using the AVR580 for the first
time, you must press the Main Power
Switch 1on the front panel to turn the
unit on. This places the unit in a Standby
mode, as indicated by the red color of
the Power Indicator 3. Once the unit
is in Standby, you may begin a listening
session by pressing the System Power
Control 2on the front panel, or the
Power On Button dor AVR
Selector fon the remote. The
Power Indicator 3will turn orange.
This will turn the unit on and return it to
the input source that was last used. The
unit may also be turned on from Standby
by pressing any of the Input Selector
Buttons eg
ç∂
on the
remote or the Input Source Selector
Button %on the front panel.
NOTE: After pressing one of the Input
Selector Buttons eg to turn the
unit on, press the AVR Selector fto
set the remote control to the AVR580
functions.
To turn the unit off at the end of a listen-
ing session, simply press the System
Power Control 2on the front panel or
the Power Off Button a
å
on the
remote. The Power Indicator 3will
turn red.
When the remote is used to turn the unit
“off” it is actually placing the system in a
Standby mode, as indicated by the red
color of the Power Indicator 3.
•To program the AVR580 for automatic
turn-off, press the Sleep Button j
on the remote. Each press of the button
will decrease the time before shut-down
in the following sequence:
The sleep time will be displayed in the
Lower Display Line Band it will count
down until the time has elapsed.
When the programmed sleep time has
elapsed, the unit will automatically turn
off. The front-panel display will dim to
one-half brightness when the Sleep func-
tion is programmed. To cancel the Sleep
function, press and hold the Sleep
Buttonjuntil the information display
returns to normal brightness; the Sleep
indicator numbers will disappear and the
words SLEEP OFF will appear in the
Lower Display Line B.
When you will be away from home for an
extended period of time it is always a
good idea to completely turn the unit off
with the front-panel Main Power
Switch 1.
NOTE: All preset memories are lost if the
unit is left turned off by using the Main
Power Switch 1for more than two
weeks.
Source Selection
•To select a source, press any of the
Input Selector Buttons eg
ç
∂
on the remote.
• The input source may also be changed
by pressing the front-panel Input
Source Selector Button %. Each
press of the button will move the input
selection through the list of available
inputs.
• As the input is changed, the AVR580
will automatically switch to the digital
input (if selected), surround mode,
speaker configuration, output levels,
crossover frequency and night mode
status that were entered during the
configuration process for that source.
• The front-panel Video 4 Inputs (Ó,
Optical 3 Digital Input &or the
Coaxial 3 Digital Input *may be
used to connect a device such as a video
game or camcorder to your home enter-
tainment system on a temporary basis.
• As the input source is changed, the
new input name will appear momentar-
ily as an on-screen display in the lower
third of the video display. The input
name will also appear in the Main
Information Display ˜and the
selected input’s name will light in
orange in the front-panel Input
Indicators ˆ.
• When an audio source is selected, the
last video input used remains routed to
the Video 1/Video 2 Outputs fi‡
and Video Monitor Outputs ¤.This
permits simultaneous viewing and lis-
tening to different sources.
• When a composite or S-Video source is
selected, the video signal for that input
will be routed to the Video Monitor
Output ¤and may be viewed on a TV
monitor connected to the AVR580.
6-Channel/8-Channel Direct Input
• There are two input choices available
for use with sources such as a DVD-
Audio or SACD player that are connected
to the 8-Channel Direct Inputs .
Select the appropriate input according
to the way your system and source
equipment is configured:
■6CHDIRECT should be used
when the SBR and SBL inputs are
NOT in use. It is assumed that the
input source device has its own inter-
nal bass management system. This
input passes the input from the
source directly through to the volume
control without any analog to digital
conversion and it mutes the unused
input jacks to prevent unwanted
noise from interfering with system
performance.
■8CHDIRECT should be used
when an input is connected to all
eight 8-Channel Direct Inputs .
It is assumed that the input source
device has its own internal bass man-
agement system. This input passes
the input from the source directly
through to the volume control without
any analog-to-digital conversion and
it mutes the unused input jacks to
prevent unwanted noise from inter-
fering with system performance.
Volume Control
• Adjust the volume to a comfortable
level using the front-panel Volume
Control ıor remote Volume
Up/Down Buttons .
• To temporarily silence all speaker
outputs, press the Mute Button
K. This will interrupt the output to all
speakers and the headphone jack, but it
will not affect any recording or dubbing
that may be in progress. When the sys-
tem is muted, the word MUTE will
flash in the Main Information
Display ˜. Press the Mute Buttons
Kagain to return to normal
operation.
• You may adjust the bass and treble
tone controls at any point during a lis-
tening session by simply turning the
