Denon AVR-688 manual

A V SURROUND RECEIVER A VR-688 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 [...]

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 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Chec k that the f ollowing parts are supplied with the product. q Owner’ s manual ...................................................................... 1 w Get ting Started .............................................................[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH In addition to the A VR-688, the included remote control unit (R C-1 075) can also be used to operate the equipment listed below . q DENON system components w Non-DENON system components • By set ting the preset memor y ( v page 43 ~ 4[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH F or but tons not e xplained here, see the page indicated in parentheses ( ). w e r y o t Q4 W3 W2 W4 W1 W0 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q5 q Q0 Q1 Q2 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 E2 E3 E4 E0 E1 u i Q3 q P ow er operation but t on (ON/ST ANDBY) ···········?[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH i Q0 Q2 o Q1 Q3 Q4 Q5 u q r t y w e Rear P anel  Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting q Digital audio connectors (OPTICAL / COAXIAL) ··················?[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Remote Contr ol Unit  Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting q y u t i w e r t o Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q0 q Indicator ······························?[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 connec[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH • This function automatically conv erts various f ormats of video signals input to the A VR-688 into the format used to output the video signals from the A VR-688 to a monitor . • The A VR-688’ s video input/output circuitr y is co[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH w q w q w q w q w q w q */ w q w q w q (R) (L) (R) (L) (R) (L) (R) (L) Speak er Connections Example: 5.1 -c hannels (FRONT A+B) and ZONE2 use Fr ont speak ers A Center speak er Subwoof er Subwoof er with built-in amplifi er Sur round sp[...]

0 Getting Star ted Setup Playback Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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-688 is equipped f or HDMI version 1 .3a. This v [...]

 Getting Star ted Setup Playback Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Connect the cables to be used ( v page 8 “Video Con version F unction ”). Connecting the Monit or 47*%&0 */ 7*%&0 $0.10/&/57*%&0 : 1 # 1 3 7*%&0 */ )%.* */ */ 47*%&0 065 "6%*0 7*%&0 $0.10/&/57*[...]

 Getting Star ted Setup Playback Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH "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[...]

 Getting Star ted Setup Playback Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 di[...]

 Getting Star ted Setup Playback Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 Camer a / Game Console 065 "6%*0 7*%&0 7*%&0 "6%*0 3 - 06[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH  Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting Component with Multi-channel Output connect ors 46# 800'&3 $&/5&3 463306/% #"$, 3 - 463306/% 3 - &apo[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH  Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting Antenna t erminals An F -type FM antenna cable plug can be connected directly . Direction of broadcasting station AM loop ante[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Multi-zone ZONE2 Out Connections If another pre-main (integrated) amplifier or pow er amplifier is connected, the ZONE2 out connectors can be used to play a dif ferent program source in ZONE2 the same time ( v page 47 ~ 49). R L R L[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Operations ENGLISH Menu Map A uto Setup ( v page 1 9 ~ 21) n Star t Menu • Step 1: Speak er Det ection • Step 2: Measur ement • Step 3: Calculation • Step 4: Chec k • Step 5: St or e Syst em Set up ( v page 22 ~ 29) n Speaker Setu[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting • Audysse y MultEQ ® automatically measures the acoustical problems in the listening environment to create the best audio experien[...]

0 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH A ut o Setup Optimize set tings for speakers in use. Step 2 : Measur ement q Press i to select “2nd St art” , then press o . • Measures the 2nd measurement position. w Mov e the microphone to the 3rd point and press o . • Measur[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH s Er ror Messag es If the auto setup procedure could not be completed due to speaker installation, the measuring environment, etc. an error message is display ed. Chec k the relev ant items and be sure to t ake the necessar y measures[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH • Make detail settings f or v arious parameters. • W ith the A VR-688, 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 [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Example of Displa y of Def ault V alues [Selectable items] Large Small In lists of select able items or adjust able ranges, the item surrounded by a border is the def ault v alue. Speak er Setup Use this procedure to set the speakers manual[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH  Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting  Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting k ~ A5 Distance Se[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH  Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting Input Setup Use this procedure to select the input source and mak e the set tings related to playing input sources. a , s HDMI[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH [Input source] DVD/HDP TV/CBL VCR V .AUX [Selectable items] ON : Enable conversion. OFF : Disable conversion. A1 ~ A4 Video Conver t Automatically conv ert video input signal to monitor output format. [Display] 1.Sp 2 .In 3.Op W Input Setup[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Option Setup Make v arious other set tings. a Amp Assign s ~ f V olume Control g ~ A1 2ch Dir ect/Ster eo Cust om A2 A ut o Sur round Mode A3 Room EQ Setup A4 Direct Mode Set up A5 Remote ID Set up a Amp Assign Define how the amplifi er f[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Crosso v er Select crossover frequency from whic h subwoof er handles low range signal. [Selectable items] 40Hz 60Hz 80Hz 90Hz 100Hz 110Hz 120Hz 150Hz 200Hz 250Hz : Select crosso ver frequency . Distance FL Set distance from listening posit[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH  Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting  DTS NEO:6 : The signals are decoded in DTS NEO:6 for playbac k. Cinema : This mode is suited f or movie sources. Music [...]

0 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 0 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 56. • T o select these surround modes using the SELECT/ENTER knob on the main unit[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH P ANORAMA Assign front L/R signal also to surround c hannels, for wider sound. If the surround ef f ect seems weak, set “P ANORAMA ” to “ ON” . [Selectable items] ON OFF DIMENSION Shif t sound image center to front or rear , to adju[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH T one Control Adjust the tonal quality of the sound. T one Def eat T urn tone adjustments off . [Selectable items] ON : Playbac k without tone adjustment. OFF : Allow tone adjustment (treble, bass). The tone cannot be adjusted when in the D[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playbac k Remote Control Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 : [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Dialogue nor malization function This is automatically activ ated when playing Dolb y Digital sources. This function automatically corrects the standard signal level for individual program sources. The correction v alue can be c heck ed using the ST[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 &l[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 [MEMO[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 you[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting 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[...]

0 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 0 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting • The title name, artist name and album name can be chec ked by pressing ST ATUS during pla ybac k. • On the A VR-688, f older[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 <ZONE2 / REC SELECT> until “RECOUT” appears on the display . ZONE2 RECOUT 2  T urn <[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Remote Contr ol Multi-Zone Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Quick Select F unction With this function, the currently pla ying input source, input mode, surround mode, room EQ set tings and volume can be stored in the memor y . 1  Set the input source, input mode, surround mode, room EQ settings and [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Multi-Zone Information T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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] 1  Set [MODE SELECTOR 1] to “A UDIO”. 2  Set [MODE SEL[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Multi-Zone Information T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Multi-Zone Information T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 / CABL[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Multi-Zone Information T roubleshooting ENGLISH [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[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Amp Assign / Multi-zone Connections and Operations The A VR-688 is compatible with the following types of playbac k: • Multi-zone playbac k (ZONE2) • Bi-amp playback (fr ont speak ers) NO TE • For bi-amp pla ybac k, use speak ers compatible[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Infor mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Set ting 3 : F Making bi-amp connections for the FL and FR c hannels in the main z one and conducting 5.1 -channel playbac k (switc hing with other modes not possible) Speaker terminal Amp A ssign mode FRONT -A FR ONT -B CENTER SURROUND SURR OUND[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Multi-z one Oper ations T ur ning the P ow er On and Of f G Operation on the main unit H Press <ZONE2 ON/OFF> f or the zone to be operated. G Operation on the r emot e contr ol unit H Set [MODE SELECTOR 1] to “ AUDIO ” and [[...]

0 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Sur round bac k speak ers Sound positioning directly to the rear can be ac hieved easily b y adding a surround bac k speaker to a 5.1 -channel sy stem. In addition, the acoustic image extending bet ween the sides and the rear is narro w[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH G 2 H When not using surr ound bac k speak ers Subwoof er Surround speakers Monitor Center speaker F ront speakers 60° 1 20° 2 to 3 f eet / 60 to 90 cm F ront speaker Surround speaker G As seen from abo ve H G As seen fr om the side[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 fo[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Surround mode Signals and adjustabilit y in the dif f erent modes Channel output Parameter (default v alues are shown in parentheses) F ront L/R Center Surround L/R Surround Bac k L/R Subwoof er D . COMP z 1 LFE z 2 SB CH OU T CINEMA [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 / g x MUSIC mode only NEO:6 MUSIC mode only EXT . IN only T one Control Night Mode Room EQ REST ORER [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH But ton Note Input signals ANALOG LINEAR PCM DTS DOLB Y DIGIT AL D VD-A UDIO Surround mode DTS ES DSCRT (With Flag) DTS ES MTRX (With Flag) DTS (5.1c h) DTS 96/24 DOLB Y DIGIT AL EX (With Flag) DOLB Y DIGIT AL EX (With no Flag) DOLB Y[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH But ton Note Input signals ANALOG LINEAR PCM DTS DOLB Y DIGIT AL DVD-A UDIO Surround mode DTS ES DSCRT (With Flag) DTS ES MTRX (With Flag) DTS (5.1c h) DTS 96/24 DOLB Y DIGIT AL EX (With Flag) DOLB Y DIGIT AL EX (With no Flag) DOLB Y [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 [...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 somethin[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Sympt om Cause Counter measure P age iP od cannot be play ed. • The input source assigned to Control Doc k for iPod is not selected. • Cable is not properly connected. • Control Doc k for iPod’ s AC adapter is not connected to[...]

0 Getting Star ted Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH 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 ~ 2[...]

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