Denon AVR-488 manual

A V SURROUND RECEIVER A VR-488 Owner ’ s Manual Manuel de l’Utilisat eur[...]

n SAFETY PRECA UTIONS CA UTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CA UTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMO VE CO VER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the pre[...]

• Av oid high temperatures. Allow for sufficient heat dispersion when installed in a rack. • Eviter des températures élevées. T enir compte d’une dispersion de c haleur suf fisante lors de l’installation sur une étagère. • Handle the power cord carefully . Hold the plug when unplugging the cord. • Manipuler le cordon d’aliment [...]

ENGLISH  Accessor ies ······················································································ 2 Cautions on Handling ································································?[...]

Chec k that the f ollowing parts are supplied with the product. q Owner’ s manual ...................................................................... 1 w Get ting Started ........................................................................ 1 e War ranty (for North America model only) ................................ 1 r Ser vice station li[...]

30° 30° Approx. 23 f eet / 7 m Operating Rang e of the Remote Contr ol Unit P oint the remote control unit at the remote sensor when operating it. NO TE The set may function improperly or the remote control unit ma y not operate if the remote control sensor is exposed to direct sunlight, strong artificial light from an inv erter type fluorescen[...]

F or but tons not e xplained here, see the page indicated in parentheses ( ). q w e r t y u i o Q0 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 W0 W1 Q1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 E0 E1 q y t r w e q Signal channel indicat or Lights when the preset c hannel is display ed at w . w Infor mation display e Input signal indicators r Master v olume indicator This displa ys the [...]

q w e r t y u i o Q0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Rear P anel Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Infor mation T roubleshooting q Digital audio connectors (OPTICAL / COAXIAL) ························ (1 1 ~ 1 3) w Analog audio connectors (A UDIO) ·············(1 1) e EXT . IN connectors ···········[...]

Remote Contr ol Unit Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Infor mation T roubleshooting q y u t i w e r t o Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q0 q Indicator ······················································ (37) w Po wer but t ons ····························?[...]

A udio cables Video cables Coaxial digital connections (Orange) Coaxial digit al (75 Ω/ohms pin-plug) cable Optical digital connections Optical cable Analog connections (ster eo) (White) (Red) R L R L Stereo pin-plug cable Analog connections (monaural, for subwoof er) (Blac k) Pin-plug cable Speak er connections Speaker cables Component video conn[...]

Speak er Connections The illustration belo w sho ws a basic e xample of installation of the amplifi er combined with 6 speak ers and a monitor . Speak er Installation Subwoof er Center speak er Sur round speak ers Fr ont speak ers Place the front speak ers to the sides of the monitor or screen and as flush with the screen surface as possible. The[...]

w q w q w q w q */ w q w q w q (R) (L) (R) (L) (R) (L) Speak er Connections Example: 5.1 -c hannels (FRONT A+B) Fr ont speak ers A Center speak er Subwoof er Subwoof er with built-in amplifi er Sur round speak ers b L : Lef t R : Right Fr ont speak ers B Connecting the Speak er Cables Carefully chec k the lef t (L) and right (R) c hannels and + (r[...]

With HDMI connections, the video and audio signals can be transferred with a single cable. 065 )%.* */ )%.* "6%*0 "6%*0 3 - 065 065 $0"9*"- R L R L Monitor D VD pla yer b The A VR-488 is equipped f or HDMI version 1 .3a. This v ersion is compatible with other v ersions, allowing connection to all components equipped with an HDMI[...]

Connect the cables to be used. Connecting the Monit or 47*%&0 065 "6%*0 7*%&0 $0.10/&/57*%&0 : 1 # 1 3 7*%&0 065 065 "6%*0 3 - 065 065 )%.* 065 $0"9*"- R L R L Carefully chec k the left (L) and right (R) c hannels and the inputs and outputs, and be sure to interconnect correctly . Connecting the Pla yba[...]

"6%*0 "6%*0 015*$"- 065 3 - 065 R L R L CD Play er Connect the cables to be used. CD play er When using an coaxial cable f or the digital audio connection, make the set tings at “System Setup” – “Input Setup” – “Digit al In Assign ” ( v page 22). iP od ® "4%3 R L R L iP od • W ith the default set tings, [...]

47*%&0 065 "6%*0 7*%&0 $0.10/&/57*%&0 : 1 # 1 3 7*%&0 065 065 "6%*0 3 - 065 065 )%.* 065 $0"9*"- R L R L TV/CABLE T uner Connect the cables to be used. TV t uner • When using a optical cable f or the digit al audio connection, make the set tings at “System Setup” – “Input Setup” – “Digit[...]

3 - 3 - */ 065 "6%*0 "6%*0 R L R L R L R L CD Recorder / MD Recor der / T ape Deck Connect the cables to be used. CD recor der / MD recor der / T ape deck Video Camera / Game Console 065 "6%*0 7*%&0 7*%&0 "6%*0 3 - 065 R L R L Video camera / Game console Carefully chec k the left (L) and right (R) c hannels and the input[...]

Component with Multi-channel Output connect ors 46# 800'&3 $&/5&3 463306/% 3 - '30/5 3 - "6%*0 R L R L R L R L D VD pla yer / Exter nal decoder • T o play the analog input signals input to the EXT . IN connectors, press the EXT . IN but ton on the main unit or the INPUT but ton on the remote control unit and select ?[...]

Antenna t erminals An F -type FM antenna cable plug can be connected directly . Direction of broadcasting station AM loop antenna (supplied) FM antenna 75 Ω/ohms Coaxial cable FM indoor antenna (supplied) Ground AM outdoor antenna Note t o CA TV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CA TV system installer ’ s attention to Artic[...]

NO TE • Insert the A C plugs securely . Incomplete connections could cause noise. • Only use the A C outlets to plug in audio devices. Do not use them as power supplies for hairdr yers or anything other than audio equipment. W ait until all connections hav e been completed before connecting the po w er cord. T o household pow er outlet (A C 1 2[...]

Operations ENGLISH Menu Map Syst em Set up ( v page 1 9 ~ 24) n Speaker Setup ( v page 20, 21) • Speaker Confi guration • Subwoof er Mode Setup • Distance • Crossov er Fr equency • T est T one n Input Set up ( v page 22, 23) • HDMI In Assign • Digital In Assign • iPod Assign • EXT . IN Subwoof er Lev el • Aut o Pr eset Memory ?[...]

• Make detail settings f or v arious parameters. • W ith the A VR-488, set tings and operations f or most functions can be perf ormed b y operating while looking at the items displa y ed on the main unit. uiop ENTER ENTER, op ui SYSTEM SETUP uiop ENTER SYSTEM SETUP [F ront] [Rear] About the butt on names in these explanations < > : But to[...]

Setup Speak er Setup P erf orm this set ting if you wish to make the set tings for your speaker sy stems manually . a ~ f Speak er Configuration g Subwoof er Mode Setup h ~ A1 Distance A2 Crosso ver F r equency A3 T est T one Center Speak er Select center speaker use and siz e. [Selectable items] Large Small None • This can be set when “Sy ste[...]

Setup A2 Crosso v er F r equency Select crossov er frequency from whic h subwoof er handles low range signal. [Display] 1 .Sp 2.In 3.Op Q Speaker Setup Q 12Cr.Over 80Hz [Selectable items] 40Hz 60Hz 80Hz 90Hz 100Hz 110Hz 120Hz 150Hz 200Hz 250Hz : Only the portion of the bass sound of the various speakers output from the subwoof er that has a frequen[...]

 Input Setup Use this procedure to select the input source and mak e the set tings related to playing input sources. a , s HDMI In Assign d ~ h Digital In Assign j iP od Assign k EXT . IN Subwoof er Level l A ut o Preset Memory A0 Antenna Aiming a , s HDMI In Assign Select HDMI connector to assign to this source. [Display] 1.Sp 2 .In 3.Op W I[...]

A0 Antenna Aiming Adjust the XM radio reception sensitivity . [Display] 1.Sp 2 .In 3.Op W Input Setup W 10 Ant Aiming< W SAT:4 > W < TER:3 Satellit e Indicate satellite signal strength. T er r estr ial Indicate terrestrial signal strength. Display Condition Signal strength is strong Signal strength is good Signal strength is marginal Signa[...]

Setup f A ut o Sur round Mode Make set ting f or memorizing surround mode setting for each input signal type. [Display] 1.Sp 2.In 3 .Op E Option Setup E 4 AutoSurr. ON [Selectable items] ON : Memorize set tings. Most recently stored surround mode is automatically selected. OFF : Do not memoriz e set tings. Surround mode does not change according to[...]

Setup DTS NEO:6 : The signals are decoded in DTS NEO:6 for playbac k. Cinema : This mode is suited f or movie sources. Music : This mode is suited f or music sources. neural : It is possible to play analog input signals and PCM (2-c hannel, 48 kHz or less) in the surround mode. This is the optimum mode for playing sources recorded in XM HD Surround[...]

Setup Input signal Display Analog signal / PCM (2c h) / Dolby Digital source / DTS source / Other 2-c hannel digital signals DIRECT • F or details, see page 45. • T o select these surround modes using the SELECT/ENTER knob on the main unit, press the D/ST but ton on the remote control unit. The mode switc hes eac h time the button is pressed. D[...]

DELA Y TIME Adjust dela y time to control sound stage size. [V ariable r ange] 0 ms ~ 30 ms ~ 300 ms CENTER WIDTH Assign center c hannel signal to front lef t and right c hannels for wider sound. [V ariable r ange] 0 ~ 3 ~ 7 EFFECT LEVEL Adjust the strength of the surround ef fect. [V ariable r ange] 1 ~ 10 ~ 15 Set to a lower level if the position[...]

Night Mode Optimized set ting for late-night listening. Operating fr om the r emot e contr ol unit Press the NIGHT but ton. OFF LO W MID HIGH [Selectable items] OFF : T urn night mode of f . LOW : Low set ting . MID : Middle setting. HIGH : High setting. REST ORER This function restores compressed audio signals to how they were before compression a[...]

Pla ybac k About the butt on names in these explanations < > : But tons on the main unit [ ] : But tons on the remote control unit Button name only: But tons on the main unit and remote control unit Pr epar ations 1  Press <POWER> . The pow er indicator lights red and the pow er is set to the standby mode. 2  Press <ON/ST ANDBY[...]

Plug the headphones into <PHONES> . The sound from the speakers and pre-out connectors is automatically cut. NO TE Be careful not to set the v olume too high when using headphones. Listening with Headphones Press <SPEAKER> . Switc hing the fr ont speak ers Video Select Function Switc h video input source while listening to audio signal.[...]

Pr eset ting Radio Stations (Pr eset Memory) Y our f av orite broadcast stations can be preset so that you can t une them in easily . Up to 56 st ations can be preset. 1  T une in the broadcast station y ou want to preset. 2  Press [MEMOR Y] . 3  Press SHIFT to select the block (A to G) in which the station is to be preset. 4  Press <[...]

Note : The XM Radio ID does not use the let ters “I” , “ O ” , “S” or “F” . Activate your XM Satellite Radio ser vice in the U.S . online at ht tp://activ ate.xmradio.com or call 1 -80 0-XM-RADIO (1 -800-967- 2346). Activate your XM Satellite Radio ser vice in Canada online at ht tps://activ ate.xmradio.ca or call 1 -877-GE T -XMSR [...]

iP od ® Playbac k The music on an iP od can be pla yed by using the Control Dock for iP od (A SD-1R, sold separately). The operation can also be performed using the but tons on the remote control unit. iP od is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. b The iP od may only be used to cop y or pla y contents that are no[...]

• The title name, artist name and album name can be chec ked by pressing ST ATUS during pla ybac k. • On the A VR-488, f older and file names can be displa yed as titles. Any c haracters that cannot be displa yed are replaced with “ . (period)” . Viewing Still Pictur es or Videos on the iP od Photo and video data on the iP od can be view e[...]

Recording on an Ext ernal Device (REC OUT mode) Y ou can listen to one program source while recording a dif f erent program source. 1  Press <REC SELECT> until “RECOUT” appears on the display . 2  T urn <SOURCE SELECT> to choose the input source to be recorded. The “REC” indicator and the indicator for the selected source [...]

Quick Select F unction With this function, the currently pla ying input source, input mode, surround mode and volume can be stored in the memory . 1  Set the input sour ce, input mode, surr ound mode and volume to the conditions y ou want to stor e. 2  Press and hold < QUICK SELECT> until “Memory” appears on the display . T o call o[...]

R e mo t e C o n t r o l U ni t O p er a t i o n s Depending on the model and year of manuf acture of y our equipment, some but tons ma y not operate. [MODE SELECTOR 1] [MODE SELECTOR 2] • The signals for the pressed but tons are emit ted while set ting the preset memor y . T o av oid accident al operation, cover the remote control unit’ s tran[...]

Functions of But t ons b y Component Device operated CD Player iPod CD Recorder MD Recorder T ape Deck DVD Player Video disc player Video Deck Satellite Receiver Cable TV TV (Monitor) MODE SELECTOR 1 AUDIO VIDEO MODE SELECTOR 2 CD iPod/ NETWORK T APE / CD-R / MD DVD / VDP VCR SA T / CABLE TV OFF – – – – – Power off – – – – – ON/[...]

Device operated CD Player iPod CD Recorder MD Recorder T ape Deck DVD Player Video disc player Video Deck Satellite Receiver Cable TV TV (Monitor) MODE SELECTOR 1 AUDIO VIDEO MODE SELECTOR 2 CD iPod/ NETWORK T APE / CD-R / MD DVD / VDP VCR SA T / CABLE TV POWER – – – – – Power on/off Power on/off Power on/off Power on/off Power on/off Pow[...]

[MODE SELECTOR 1] [MODE SELECTOR 2] [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 0 ], [ 6 ], [ 7 ], [ 8 ], [ 9 ] 1  Set [MODE SELECTOR 1] to “VIDEO”. 2  Set [MODE SELECTOR 2] to the component to be register ed (SA T/CABLE or TV). 3  Press [MEMOR Y] and [RETURN] at the same time. The indicator starts flashing. 4  Input the number of the component you wan[...]

Infor mation Examples of speak er la y outs Belo w we introduce e xamples of speaker la youts. R ef er to these to arrange your speak ers according to their t ype and how you want to use them. Other Inf ormation About Speak er Installation Subwoof er Surround speakers Monitor Center speaker F ront speakers 60° 1 20° 2 to 3 f eet / 60 to 90 cm F r[...]

Neural Surround™, a breakthrough in audio tec hnology , will bring the ex citement of surround music to more of America’ s listening audience. It pro vides the ric h env elopment and discrete image detail of surround sound in a format 1 0 0 % compatible with stereo. With superior spectral resolution and c hannel separation, Neural Surround™ d[...]

Surround mode Signals and adjustabilit y in the dif f erent modes Channel output Parameter (def ault values are sho wn in parentheses) F ront L/R Center Surround L/R Subwoof er D . COMP z 1 LFE z 2 CINEMA EQ. MODE ROOM SIZE EFFECT LEVEL DELA Y TIME Subwoofer DIRECT S A A D S (OFF) S (0 dB) AAAAA S STEREO S A A D S (OFF) S (0 dB) AAAAAA EXT . IN S D[...]

Surround mode Signals and adjustabilit y in the dif f erent modes Parameter (def ault values are sho wn in parentheses) PRO LO GIC g MUSIC mode only NEO:6 MUSIC mode only EXT . IN only T one Control Night Mode REST ORER P ANORAMA DIMENSION CENTER WIDTH CENTER IMA GE SUB W O OFER A TT . DIRECT A A A A A A S (OFF) S STEREO A A A A A S (0 dB) S (OFF) [...]

But ton Input signals ANALOG LINEAR PCM DTS DOLB Y DIGIT AL D VD-A UDIO Surround mode DTS (5.1c h) DTS 96/24 DOLB Y DIGIT AL (5.1/5/4c h) DOLB Y DIGIT AL (4/3c h) DOLB Y DIGIT AL (2c h) D VD-Audio (multi c h) DVD-A udio (2c h) ST AND ARD DTS SURRO UND DTS SURRO UND A A F A A A A A A DTS 96/24 A A A F A A A A A DTS NEO:6 CINEMA S S A A A A S A S DTS[...]

If a problem should ar ise, first chec k the follo wing: 1 . Are the connections cor rect? 2. Is the set being operated as descr ibed in the o wner’ s manual? 3. Are the other components operating pr oper ly? If this unit does not operate properly , c hec k the items listed in the t able belo w . Should the problem persist, there may be a malfun[...]

Sympt om Cause Counter measure P age No sound is produced from center speaker . • Y ou are playing a monaural source (TV , AM radio broadcast, etc.) in the “ST AND ARD” (Dolby/ DTS Surround) mode. • The mode is set to something other than “ST AND ARD” (Dolby/ DTS Surround). 25 No sound is produced from surround speakers. • The surroun[...]

Specifications n A udio section • Po wer amplifi er Rated output: F ront (A, B): 75 W + 75 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.08 % T .H.D.) 1 1 0 W + 1 1 0 W (6 Ω/ohms, 1 kHz with 0.7 % T .H.D.) Center: 75 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.08 % T .H.D.) 1 1 0 W (6 Ω/ohms, 1 kHz with 0.7 % T .H.D .) Surround: 75 W + 75 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz ~[...]

PRESET CODE  DVD Player A Aiwa 009 D Denon 014, [111] z H Hitachi 010 J JVC 006, 011 K Konka 012, 013 M Magnavox 005 Mitsubishi 004 P Panasonic 014 Philips 005, 015, 016, 017 Pioneer 003, 008 S Sanyo 018 Sony 002, 019, 020 T T oshiba 001, 021, 022 Z Zenith 023 VDP D Denon 028, 029, 112 M Magnavox 026 Mitsubishi 028 P Panasonic 029, 030 Philips 0[...]

PRESET CODE  MGA 001, 039, 048, 056, 057, 058, 065, 081, 083 Midland 125 Minutz 066 Mitsubishi 001, 016, 039, 048, 056, 057, 058, 065, 081, 082, 083, 105 Montgomery Ward 011, 020, 144, 145, 146 Motorola 121, 147 MTC 031, 034, 039, 048, 095 N NAD 008, 075, 076, 128 National 002, 036, 061, 147 National Quenties 002 NEC 031, 038, 039, 048, 057, 084[...]

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