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B&K Components, Ltd.

AVR505 & AVR507

A/V Receiver

Owner’s Manual

P/N13435 1102

USER INFORMATION

Model #

SETUP SPEAKER SIZE

1

Front

Serial #

2

Center

Date purchased

3

Surround

Purchased from:

4

Surround Back

5

Subwoofer

City

6

THX Ultra 2 Sub

State

Phone

Contact

SPEAKER LOCATION

feet

SETUP SPEAKER LEVELS

Front

Left Center

Right

Front

Left Center Right

Surround

Surround

Back

Back

Back Width

Subwoofer

Subwoofer

SETUP CROSSOVERS + LFE

SETUP ROOM EQUALIZATION

1

Crossover

THX Boundary Gain Comp

NO

2

High Pass

Test Tone

20.0 Hz

Off

3

Low Pass

Notch

Hz

dB

4

LFE Level

Notch Width

Hz

Bass

Hz

dB

Treble

kHz

dB

Subwoofer Phase

Invert

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
User Information.......................................................................................................................................................	ii
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................................	iii
Acknowledgments...................................................................................................................................................	1
Safety Precautions ..................................................................................................................................................	2
Features....................................................................................................................................................................	3
The Basics................................................................................................................................................................	4
Front panel ...............................................................................................................................................................	9
Rear Panel ..............................................................................................................................................................	10
Making the connection..........................................................................................................................................	12
Audio / Video connections....................................................................................................................................................	13
Digital Connections ..............................................................................................................................................................	15
Surround Outputs ..................................................................................................................................................................	16
Speaker Outputs ....................................................................................................................................................................	17
Antenna Connections ............................................................................................................................................................	18
Control Outputs / IR Inputs...................................................................................................................................................	18
Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................................................................................................	19
Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................	21
The Menu System .................................................................................................................................................................	21
System Setup.........................................................................................................................................................................	22
Speakers ...........................................................................................................................................................	22
Speaker Size ..............................................................................................................................................	22
Speaker Location........................................................................................................................................	27
Speaker Levels...........................................................................................................................................	28
Crossovers + LFE.......................................................................................................................................	28
Room Equalization .....................................................................................................................................	31
Display...............................................................................................................................................................	34
Inputs.................................................................................................................................................................	37
Presets ..............................................................................................................................................................	42
Music Mode.......................................................................................................................................................	43
Memory Backup....................................................................................................................................................................	44
Operation................................................................................................................................................................	45
Power On/Off........................................................................................................................................................................	45
Sleep......................................................................................................................................................................................	45
Choosing a source .................................................................................................................................................................	46
AM/FM Tuner.......................................................................................................................................................................	46
Adjusting the Volume ...........................................................................................................................................................	47
Temporary Level Adjustments..............................................................................................................................................	47
Audio Modes.........................................................................................................................................................................	48
MONO ...............................................................................................................................................................	49
STEREO............................................................................................................................................................	49
SURROUND .....................................................................................................................................................	49
Surround Decoder Type .............................................................................................................................	49
Pro Logic Movie (Cinema) ...................................................................................................................	49
Pro Logic Music....................................................................................................................................	49
Pro Logic II Movie (Cinema) ................................................................................................................	49
Pro Logic II Music.................................................................................................................................	49
Neo:6 Movie (Cinema) .........................................................................................................................	50
Neo:6 Music .........................................................................................................................................	50
THX ...................................................................................................................................................................	50
DVD Audio.........................................................................................................................................................	50
Special Considerations .....................................................................................................................................	51
Equalization ‘EQ’ .................................................................................................................................................................	53
Select off ‘EQ 0’ ................................................................................................................................................	53
Select variable ‘EQ 1’........................................................................................................................................	53
Adjust LFE Level.........................................................................................................................................	53
Select Dynamic Range Limited ..................................................................................................................	54
Select loudness ‘EQ 2’ ......................................................................................................................................	54
Select theater EQ ‘EQ 3’...................................................................................................................................	54
Zone ID .................................................................................................................................................................................	54

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Zone ‘Z’ ................................................................................................................................................................................	55
Presets ...................................................................................................................................................................................	55
Zone 1 ...................................................................................................................................................................................	56
Zone 2 ...................................................................................................................................................................................	57
Zone 1 Favorite Presets.........................................................................................................................................................	59
Zone 2 Favorite Presets.........................................................................................................................................................	60
Getting Receiver Status ........................................................................................................................................	61
Advanced Features................................................................................................................................................	62
Advanced ..............................................................................................................................................................................	62
Zone 1 (A) Setup...............................................................................................................................................	62
Zone 2 (B) Setup...............................................................................................................................................	65
Power On Titles.................................................................................................................................................	69
Control Outputs .................................................................................................................................................	69
Setup Control Out 1....................................................................................................................................	70
Setup Control Out 2....................................................................................................................................	70
Setup Control Out 3....................................................................................................................................	71
Setup Control Out 4....................................................................................................................................	71
Security Options................................................................................................................................................	72
DSP Usage .......................................................................................................................................................	74
RS-232 Control Port..........................................................................................................................................	74
Factory Reset ........................................................................................................................................................................	76
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................................	77
Receiver Specifications ........................................................................................................................................	78
Limited Warranty..................................................................................................................................................................	79
Returning Equipment ............................................................................................................................................................	79
Notes.......................................................................................................................................................................	80
Rear Panel Enlarged View ....................................................................................................................................	81
The OSD Menu System A................................................................................................................................	82
The OSD Menu System B......................................................................................................................................	83
WWW.BKCOMP.COM ............................................................................................................................................	84

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Motorola® ,, “* DigitalDNA™, “Powered by Motorola”™, Motorola name and logo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, ”Pro Logic”, “Surround EX", and thedouble-Dsymbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

“DTS”, “DTS-ESExtended Surround” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762 and other world-widepatents issued and pending. "DTS", "DTS Digital Surround","DTS-ESExtended Surround" and "Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

THX, Home THX Cinema, Lucasfilm THX, Re-Equalization,Timbre Matching, Adaptive Decorrelation, THX Ultra, Boundary Gain Compensation, Advanced Speaker Array, THX Ultra2 and THX MusicMode are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd.

Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S. patent numbers 5,043,970; 5,189,703; and/or 5,222,059. European patent number 0 323 830. Other U.S. and foreign patents pending. Lucasfilm and THX are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. Surround EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used under authorization.

Accessories included:

Owner’s manual, Remote control, Remote control Installation CD, 4-AAAbatteries, Power cord

B&K Components, Ltd., 2100 Old Union Road, Buffalo New York 14227-2725 Phone [phone] or [phone], Fax [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail] Web: www.bkcomp.com

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