Denon AVR-X1000 manual

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    Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote AVR-X1000 INTEGRATED NETWORK AV RECEIVER Owner’s Manual You can print more than one page of a PDF onto a single sheet of paper.[...]

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    2 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Contents Accessories ························································································ 6 Inserting the batteries ··················[...]

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    3 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Contents Listening to FM broadcasts ························································ 48 Listening to FM broadcasts ········································?[...]

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    4 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Contents Selecting a sound mode ······························································ 89 Selecting a sound mode ······································?[...]

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    5 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Contents Network ························································································· 138 Information ························[...]

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    6 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Accessories Check that the following parts are supplied with the product. q Getting Started w CD-ROM (Owner’s Manual) e Safety Instructions r Power cord t Remote control unit (RC-1181) y R03/AAA batteries u FM indoor antenna i Setup and measurement [...]

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    7 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Operating range of the remote control unit Point the remote control unit at the remote sensor when operating it. 30° 30° Approx. 7 m Inserting the batteries q Remove the rear lid in the direction of the arrow and remove it. w Load the two batteries [...]

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    8 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote High quality sound • With discrete circuit technology, the power amplifier provides identical quality for all 5-channels (120 Watts x 5-channels) For optimum realism and stunning dynamic range, the power amplifier section features discrete powe[...]

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    9 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote • Direct play for iPod and iPhone via USB ( v page33) Music data from an iPod or iPhone can be played back if you connect the USB cable supplied with the iPod via the USB port of this unit, and also an iPod can be controlled with the remote co[...]

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    10 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Front panel Q1 Q5 Q3 Q2 Q4 y r t e q w i o Q0 u Part names and functions[...]

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    11 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote q Power operation button ( X ) This turns the power on/o (standby) ( v page39). w Power indicator This is lit as follows according to the power status: • Power on : Green • Normal standby : O • When “HDMI Pass Through” ( v[...]

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    12 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Q5 Q1 Q3 Q2 Q4 Q1 Tuner preset channel buttons (TUNER PRESET CH +, –) These select preset FM radio stations ( v page53). Q2 Tuning up / Tuning down buttons These select the receiving frequency for FM radio stations ( v page49). Q3 DIMMER butt[...]

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    13 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Display r e t y u i o Q0 q w q Information display The input source name, sound mode, setting values and other information are displayed here. w Input signal indicators e MUTE indicator This lights when the audio mute mode is selected ( v page40).[...]

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    14 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Rear panel FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND q r w o t i e y u[...]

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    15 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote q Speaker terminals (SPEAKERS) Used to connect speakers ( v page21). w AC inlet (AC IN) Used to connect the power cord ( v page37). e Video connectors (VIDEO) Used to connect devices equipped with video connectors ( v page30, 31). r HDMI con[...]

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    16 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Remote control unit q SLEEP button This sets the sleep timer ( v page99). w Input source select buttons These select the input source ( v page39). e SOUND MODE buttons These select the sound mode ( v page89). • MOVIE button • MUSIC[...]

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    17 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote o Remote control signal transmitter This transmits signals from the remote control unit ( v page7). Q0 POWER button ( X ) This turns the power on/o ( v page39). Q1 Channel buttons (CHANNEL +, –) These select preset radio stations ( v page?[...]

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    18 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connections Speaker connection ( v page19) Connecting a TV ( v page25) Connecting a playback device ( v page29) Connecting an iPod or USB memory device to the USB port ( v page33) Connecting an FM antenna ( v page35) Connecting to a ho[...]

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    19 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Speaker connection Install speakers and connect them to this unit ( v page19, 21). Speaker installation Determine the speaker system depending on the number of speakers you are using and install each speaker and subwoofer in the room. Here, we exp[...]

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    20 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections % • Use the illustration below as a guide for how high each speaker should be installed. The height does not need to be exactly the same. Surround speaker 60 – 90 cm G Viewed from the side H Front speaker 2 When 5.1-channel speakers are instal[...]

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    21 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Speaker connection Here we connect the speakers in the room to this unit. This section explains how to connect them using typical examples. NOTE • Disconnect this unit’s power plug from the power outlet before connecting the speakers. Also, tu[...]

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    22 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections 2 Connecting the subwoofer Use a subwoofer cable to connect the subwoofer. FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND SW[...]

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    23 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections 2 About the speaker cable label (supplied) for channel identification The channel display section for speaker terminals on the rear panel is color-coded for each channel to be identifiable. Speaker terminals Color FRONT L White FRONT R Red CENTER G[...]

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    24 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections 2 Connecting 5.1-channel speakers The illustrations shows a connection example for performing 5.1-channel playback. FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND FL FR C SR SL SW[...]

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    25 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connecting a TV Connect a TV to this unit so that the input video is output to the TV. You can also enjoy audio from the TV on this unit. How to connect a TV depends on the connectors and functions equipped on the TV. ARC function plays TV audio on t[...]

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    26 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connection 1 : TV equipped with an HDMI connector and compatible with the ARC (Audio Return Channel) Use an HDMI cable to connect a TV that is compatible with the ARC function to this unit. Set “HDMI Control” ( v page118) to “On” when usin[...]

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    27 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connection 2 : TV equipped with an HDMI connector Use an HDMI cable to connect the TV to this unit. To listen to audio from TV on this unit, use an optical cable to connect the TV to this unit. FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND OUT OPTICAL OUT IN [...]

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    28 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connection 3 : TV without an HDMI connector Use a video cable to connect the TV to this unit. To listen to audio from TV on this unit, use an optical cable to connect the TV to this unit. FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND OUT OPTICAL OUT IN IN VID[...]

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    29 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connecting a playback device This unit is equipped with two types of video input connectors (HDMI and composite video) and two types of video output connectors (HDMI and composite video). Select input connectors on this unit according to the connecto[...]

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    30 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connecting a set-top box (Satellite tuner/cable TV) This explanation uses the connection with a satellite tuner/cable TV STB as an example. Select input connectors on this unit according to the connectors equipped on the device you want to connect. F[...]

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    31 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connecting a DVD player This explanation uses the connection with a DVD players as an example. FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND OUT HDMI DVD player[...]

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    32 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connecting a video camcorder or other device This explanation uses the connection with a video camcorders as an example. OUT HDMI Video camcorder[...]

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    33 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connecting an iPod or USB memory device to the USB port To connect an iPod to this unit, use the USB adapter cable that was supplied with the iPod. For operating instructions see “Playing an iPod” ( v page41) or “Playing a USB memory device?[...]

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    34 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections 2 Supported iPod models • iPod classic • iPod nano • iPod touch • iPhone[...]

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    35 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connecting an FM antenna After connecting the antenna and receiving a broadcast signal ( v page 49 “Listening to FM broadcasts”), fix the antenna with tape in a position where the noise level becomes minimal. FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND FM ou[...]

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    36 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections Connecting to a home network (LAN) You can connect this unit to your home network (LAN) to perform various types of playbacks and operations as follows. • Playback of network audio such as Internet Radio and from your media server(s) • Play[...]

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    37 Appendix Tips Settings Playback Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Connections % • When using this unit, we recommend you use a router equipped with the following functions: • Built-in DHCP server This function automatically assigns IP addresses on the LAN. • Built-in 100BASE-TX switch When connecting multiple de[...]

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    38 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playback Turning the power on ( v page39) Selecting the input source ( v page39) Adjusting the master volume ( v page40) Turning o the sound temporarily ( v page40) Playing a DVD player/Blu-ray Disc player ( v page40) Playing an iPo[...]

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    39 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Basic operation ENTER 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO NET WORK CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE STA TI[...]

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    40 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Adjusting the master volume 1 Use VOLUME df to adjust the volume. • The variable range diers according to the input signal and channel level setting. % • You can also adjust the master volume by turning MASTER VOLUME on the main unit. Tu[...]

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    41 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing an iPod 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 ENTER POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE STA TION MUTE M[...]

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    42 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Listening to music on an iPod 1 Connect the iPod to the USB port ( v page33). 2 Press iPod/USB to switch the input source to “iPod/ USB”. “Browse From iPod” is displayed on the display of this unit. • Nothing is displayed on the TV sc[...]

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    43 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Setting operation mode (iPod Browse Mode) In this mode, various lists and screens during playback on the iPod are displayed on the TV screen. This section describes the steps up to playing back tracks on the iPod in “On-Screen”. 1 Press OPTION. T[...]

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    44 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Performing repeat playback (Repeat) 1 Press OPTION with “iPod Browse Mode” set to “On-Screen”. The option menu screen is displayed. 2 Use ui to select “Repeat”, then press ENTER. 3 Use o p to select repeat playback mode. O (Default) : [...]

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    45 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing a USB memory device RC-1181 ENTER 1 1 2 2 3 3 POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK ME D IA PLAY ER NE[...]

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    46 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing files stored on USB memory devices 1 Connect the USB memory device to the USB port ( v page33). 2 Press iPod/USB to switch the input source to “iPod/ USB”. Folder1 Folder2 Folder3 Music1 Music2 Music3 Music4 OPTION USB [1/9] Option 3 [...]

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    47 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 2 Operations available through the OPTION button • Searching content with keywords (Text Search) ( v page86) • Performing repeat playback (Repeat) ( v page84) • Performing random playback (Random) ( v page84) • Playing ba[...]

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    48 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Listening to FM broadcasts 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 ENTER POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE STA [...]

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    49 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Listening to FM broadcasts 1 Press TUNER to switch the input source to “TUNER”. G TV Screen H TUNE+/- OPTION AUTO CH +/- TUNER CH 1 FM 87.50MHz Tune Preset Option G Display of this unit H 01 FM 87.50MHz 2 Press TUNE + or TUNE – to select the st[...]

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    50 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 2 Adding to the FAVORITE STATION button ( v page78) 2 Operations available through the OPTION button • Tuning in by entering the radio frequency (Direct Tune) ( v page50) • RDS search ( v page51) • PTY search ( v page51) ?[...]

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    51 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback RDS search RDS is a broadcasting service which allows a station to send additional information along with the regular radio program signal. Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide the RDS service. Note that the RDS functio[...]

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    52 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 1 Press OPTION. The option menu screen is displayed. 2 Use ui to select “PTY Search”, then press ENTER. 3 Use ui to call out the desired program type. 4 Press ENTER. PTY search begins automatically. % • If you use o p within 5 seconds after [...]

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    53 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Radio Text RT allows RDS stations to send text messages that appear on the display. “Radio Text” appears on the display when radio text data is received. 1 Press OPTION. The option menu screen is displayed. 2 Use ui to select “Radio Text”, th[...]

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    54 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Presetting the current broadcast station (Preset Memory) Your favorite broadcast stations can be preset so that you can tune them in easily. Up to 56 stations can be preset. 1 Tune in the broadcast station you want to preset ( v page49 “Listenin[...]

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    55 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Tuning in to radio stations and presetting them automatically (Auto Preset) Up to 56 stations can be preset. If “Auto Preset” is performed after performing “Preset Memory”, the “Preset Memory” settings will be overwritten. 1 Press OPTION.[...]

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    56 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Skipping preset broadcast stations (Preset Skip) You can set in advance, the stations you do not want to be displayed when tuning in, by groups or by stations. The preset skip setting is useful when tuning in, because only your favorite stations are [...]

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    57 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Listening to Internet Radio 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 ENTER POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE STA[...]

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    58 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Listening to Internet Radio 1 Prepare for playback. • Check the network environment, then turn on this unit’s power ( v page36 “Connecting to a home network (LAN)”). 2 Press NETWORK. • You can also press INTERNET RADIO to select th[...]

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    59 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback radiodenon.com : • Displays Internet Radio stations added to favorites in vTuner. For instructions on how to add to favorites in vTuner, see “Using vTuner to add Internet Radio stations to favorites” ( v page60). Recently Played : • [...]

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    60 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Using vTuner to add Internet Radio stations to favorites There are many Internet Radio stations in the world, and this unit can tune into these stations. But finding the radio station you want to hear may be dicult, because there are too many sta[...]

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    61 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing back files stored on a PC and NAS 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 ENTER POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUN[...]

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    62 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Applying media sharing settings Here, we apply the settings to share music files stored on a PC and NAS on the network. If you are using a Media Server, be sure to apply this setting first. 2 When using Windows Media Player 12 (Windows 7 / Windows [...]

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    63 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing back files stored on a PC and NAS Use this procedure to play music files, image files or playlists. 1 Prepare for playback. q Check the network environment, then turn on this unit’s power ( v page36 “Connecting to a home network (LA[...]

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    64 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback % • The display switches between track title, artist name, and album title each time the STATUS button is pressed. • When a WMA (Windows Media Audio), MP3 or MPEG-4 AAC file includes album art data, the album art can be displayed while the[...]

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    65 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Listening to Last.fm 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 ENTER POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE STA TION M[...]

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    66 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Listening to Last.fm 1 Prepare for playback. • Check the network environment, then turn on this unit’s power ( v page36 “Connecting to a home network (LAN)”). 2 Press NETWORK. 3 Use uio p to select “Last.fm”, then press ENTER. Favor[...]

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    67 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 5 Use ui p to enter your username and password. BACK This service is currently available in limited countries. Last.fm Account Username Password OK Enter Username Exit • For character input, see page108. • The password should be no longe[...]

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    68 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 9 Press p while a track is playing. The Last.fm menu screen is displayed. Menu [1/3] Love this track Ban this track Scrobbling (On) Love this track : • Loving tracks improves your Last.fm recommendations, and you can optionally share them on pop[...]

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    69 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Log Out Disassociate this unit from your Last.fm account. 1 Use ui to select “Log Out”, then press ENTER. BACK Last.fm [10/10] Option Popular tag Popular Artists Your Recent Stations Your Friends’ Radio Your Recommended Radio Your Library Are y[...]

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    70 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Viewing photographs on the Flickr site 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 ENTER POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO NET WORK CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BAC[...]

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    71 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Viewing photographs shared by particular users 1 Prepare for playback. • Check the network environment, then turn on this unit’s power ( v page36 “Connecting to a home network (LAN)”). 2 Press NETWORK. 3 Use uio p to select “Flickr”[...]

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    72 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 7 Use ui to select the folder, and then press ENTER. Favorites : • Displays the favorite photographs of the specified user. Photostream : • Displays a list of shared photographs. PhotoSets : • Displays the folder (photograph album) li[...]

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    73 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback NOTE • Depending on the file format, some photographs may not be viewable. 2 Operations available through the OPTION button • Playing back still images in sequential order (Slideshow Time) ( v page88) • Displaying your desired vide[...]

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    74 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Listening to Spotify 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 ENTER POWER SLEEP Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE STA TION MUTE ME D IA P[...]

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    75 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 4 If you have a Spotify account, then press ENTER. BACK Spotify Get Started Introduce your Denon to a whole new world of music. With Spotify, you can enjoy instant access to millions of songs. A Spotify Premium subscription is required. Just subscrib[...]

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    76 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 7 Use ui to select menu and then press ENTER. OPTION [1/5] Search What’s New Starred Playlists Accounts Spotify Option Search : • Searches for tracks, artists and albums by entering keywords. What’s New : • Displays the list of the late[...]

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    77 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 9 Press p while a track is playing. The Spotify menu screen is displayed. [1/3] Star this track Browse “Artist name” Browse “Album name” Track-Artist Back Star this track : • Adds a star to the selected track. Browse “Artist name” : [...]

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    78 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Adding to the FAVORITE STATION button With a single press of these, you can call up registered radio stations and contents You can add up to three types of content. 1 Press and hold one of the FAVORITE STATION 1 – 3 buttons for 3 seconds or longer [...]

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    79 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing back content added to the FAVORITE STATION button You can easily call up content by pressing the FAVORITE STATION button. 1 Press one of the FAVORITE STATION 1 – 3 buttons that you added content to. Playback starts. % • Internet Radio [...]

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    80 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback AirPlay function Enjoy music from your iTunes library with high quality sound anywhere in your home. PC Router This unit Streaming music stored in iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad directly to the unit If you update your “iPhone/iPod touch/iPad” to iOS[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing iTunes music with this unit 1 Install iTunes 10, or later, on a Mac or Windows PC that is connected to the same network as this unit. 2 Turn this unit ON. Set “IP Control” ( v page138) to “Always On” for this unit. NOTE • When[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Perform iTunes playback operations with the remote control unit of this unit With this unit’s remote control unit, you can perform iTunes song play, pause, and auto search (cue) operations. 1 Select “Edit” – “Preferences...” on the menu. [...]

  • Page 83

    83 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Convenience functions 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 ENTER POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO NET WORK CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE [...]

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    84 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Performing repeat playback (Repeat) n Supported input sources : USB / Media Server / Spotify 1 While content is playing, press OPTION. The option menu screen is displayed. 2 Use ui to select “Repeat”, then press ENTER. 3 Use o p to select repeat [...]

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    85 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Add to favorites from the Option menu (Save to Favorites) You can add up to 100 items as favorites for Internet Radio and Media Server. n Supported input sources : Internet Radio / Media Server 1 While content is playing, press OPTION. The option men[...]

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    86 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Deleting content added to favorites (Remove from Favorites) 1 Press NETWORK. 2 Use uio p to select “Favorites”, then press ENTER. 3 Use ui to select the content you want to delete from favorites, then press OPTION. The option menu screen is displ[...]

  • Page 87

    87 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing back music and a favorite picture at the same time (Slideshow) n Supported input sources : USB 1 Play back a still picture. • Playing back still pictures stored on USB memory devices ( v page46). 2 Play back a music file ( v page4[...]

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    88 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Playing back still pictures in sequential order (Slideshow Time) You can play back still picture (JPEG) files stored on a USB memory device or Media Server and pictures on Flickr website as a slide show. The display time can also be set. n Supported[...]

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    89 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Selecting a sound mode ENTER 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO NET WORK CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE[...]

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    90 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Selecting a sound mode 1 Press MOVIE, MUSIC or GAME to select a sound mode. MOVIE : Switches to the sound mode suitable for enjoying movies and TV programs. MUSIC : Switches to the sound mode suitable for enjoying music. GAME : Switches to the sound [...]

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    91 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Direct playback Sound recorded in source is played as is. 1 Press PURE to select “DIRECT”. Direct playback begins. % • In DIRECT sound modes, the following items cannot be adjusted. • Tone ( v page113) • Restorer ( v page113)[...]

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    92 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 2 Description of sound mode types Dolby sound mode Sound mode type Description DOLBY PL g This mode can be selected when the Dolby Pro Logic g decoder is used to play back 2-channel sources in 5.1-channel surround sound with an enveloping surround so[...]

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    93 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback PCM multi-channel sound mode Sound mode type Description MULTI CH IN This mode can be selected when playing multi-channel PCM sources from a disc player or external decoder that features analog multi-channel outputs. Original sound mode Sound mode ty[...]

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    94 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Stereo sound mode Sound mode type Description STEREO This mode plays 2-channel stereo audio with no additional surround sound processing. • Sound is output from the front left and right speakers, and subwoofer if connected. • When multi-ich[...]

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    95 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 2 Sound mode • The following sound modes can be selected using the MOVIE, MUSIC, GAME, and PURE buttons. • Adjust the sound field eect with the menu “Surr.Parameter” ( v page110) to enjoy surround sound the way you like it. Input[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Input signal Sound mode NOTE Sound mode MOVIE MUSIC GAME Multi-channel z 3 STEREO S S S Dolby Digital DOLBY DIGITAL S S S Dolby TrueHD DOLBY TrueHD S S S Dolby Digital Plus DOLBY DIGITAL Plus S S S DTS DTS SURROUND S S S DTS 96/24 S S S DTS-HD / DTS [...]

  • Page 97

    97 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback 2 Views on the display + DVD q w q Shows a decoder to be used. • A DOLBY DIGITAL Plus decoder is displayed as “ ”. w Shows the name of the input source being played back.[...]

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    98 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback HDMI control function A recent addition to the HDMI standard is CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), which allows control signals from one device to communicate with another device via the HDMI cable connection. Not all HDMI-equipped devices have this[...]

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    99 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback ENTER 1 1 2 2 3 3 RC-1181 POWER SLEEP CHANNEL PAGE Blu-ray INTER NET R ADIO MEDIA SERVER TUNER DVD AUX T V AUDIO NET WORK CB L /SA T GAME iPo d/ USB SOUND MODE PURE MOVIE GAME MUSIC SET UP VOLUME OPTION INFO BACK TUNE FA VORITE STA TION MUTE ME D IA [...]

  • Page 100

    100 Appendix Tips Settings Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Playback Quick select function You can save settings such as the input source selection, volume level, and sound mode at the QUICK SELECT 1 – 4 buttons. You can simply press one of the set QUICK SELECT buttons for subsequent playback to switch to various s[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Settings Menu map For menu operation, connect a TV to this unit and display the menu on the TV screen. For menu operations, see the following page. By default, this unit has recommended settings defined. You can customize this unit based on your ex[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Setting items Description Page Tone Adjusts the tonal quality of the sound. 113 Tone Control Set the tone control function to “On” and “O”. 113 Bass Adjust bass. 113 Treble Adjust treble. 113 Restorer Expands the low and high frequency co[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Video Setting items Description Page HDMI Setup Makes settings for HDMI video/audio output. 118 Auto Lip Sync Make automatic compensation for timing shift in audio and video output. 118 HDMI Audio Out Select HDMI audio output device. 118 HDMI Pass[...]

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    104 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Speakers Setting items Description Page Audyssey ® Setup The acoustic characteristics of the connected speakers and listening room are measured and the optimum settings are made automatically. 125 Manual Setup Perform when setting the speakers ma[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 General Setting items Description Page Language Sets the language for display the menu on the TV screen. 141 Quick Sel.Names Change the “Quick Select” display title to one you prefer. 141 Auto Standby When you do not perform any operation on t[...]

  • Page 106

    106 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Setup Assistant Setting items Description Page Begin Setup Perform basic installation/connections/settings from the beginning according to the guidance indicated on the TV screen. C 7 Language Select Perform settings item by item according to the [...]

  • Page 107

    107 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Menu operation 1 Press SETUP. The menu is displayed on the TV screen. 2 Use uio p to select the menu to be set or operated, then press ENTER. 3 Use o p to change to desired setting. 4 Press ENTER to enter the setting. • To return to the previou[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Inputting characters On this unit, you can change the name displayed on the following screens to the names that you prefer. • Text Search ( v page86) • Preset Name ( v page55) • Source Rename ( v page123) • Friendly Name[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Audio Make audio-related settings. Dialog Level Sets the output level to clarify the dialogue output from the center channel. 2 Level –12.0dB – +12.0dB (Default : 0.0dB) Subwoofer Level This setting adjusts the volume level for the subwoofer. 2 [...]

  • Page 110

    110 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Surr.Parameter You can adjust the surround audio sound field eects to match your preferences. The items (parameters) that can be adjusted depend on the signal being input and the currently set sound mode. For details on the adjustable parameters[...]

  • Page 111

    111 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Low Frequency Adjust the low-frequency eects level (LFE). –10dB – 0dB (Default) % • For proper playback of the dierent sources, we recommend setting to the values below. • Dolby Digital sources : 0dB • DTS movie sources : [...]

  • Page 112

    112 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Center Width Distributes the dialogue output from the center channel to left and right channels and widens the sound image in the front. 0 – 7 (Default : 3) % • You can set this when the sound mode is Dolby PL g in the “Music” mode. •[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Tone Adjust the tonal quality of the sound. 2 Tone Control Set the tone control function to “On” and “O”. On : Allow tone adjustment (bass, treble). O : Playback without tone adjustment. 2 Bass Adjust bass. –6dB – +6dB 2 Treble Adj[...]

  • Page 114

    114 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Audio Delay While viewing video, manually adjust the time to delay audio output so that the video and audio are synchronized. 0ms (Default) – 200ms % • This item can be set within the range of 0 to 100 ms when “Auto Lip Sync” ( v page [...]

  • Page 115

    115 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Audyssey Set Audyssey MultEQ® XT, Audyssey Dynamic EQ® and Audyssey Dynamic Volume®. These can be selected after Audyssey® Setup has been performed. For additional information on Audyssey technology, please see page175. % • “MultEQ® X[...]

  • Page 116

    116 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Ref.Lev.Oset Audyssey Dynamic EQ® is referenced to the standard film mix level. It makes adjustments to maintain the reference response and surround envelopment when the volume is turned down from 0 dB. However, film reference level is not a[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Manual EQ Use the 9 band graphic equalizer to adjust the tone of each speaker. % • “Manual EQ” can be set when “MultEQ® XT” ( v page 115 ) setting is “Manual EQ”. • Speakers for which “Manual EQ” can be set dier acco[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Video Make video-related settings. HDMI Setup Make settings for HDMI video/audio output. NOTE • When “HDMI Pass Through” and “HDMI Control” is set to “On”, it consumes more standby power. If you are not using this unit for an extend[...]

  • Page 119

    119 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Pass Source The AV receiver will “pass through” the sources HDMI signal when in standby. Last (Default) : Choose this option to “pass through” the last used HDMI input video source. CBL/SAT / DVD / Blu-ray / GAME / AUX / MEDIA PLAYER z : C[...]

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    120 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings TV Format Set the video signal format to be output for the TV you are using. 2 Format PAL (Default) : Select PAL output. NTSC : Select NTSC output. % • “Format” can also be set by the following procedure. However, the menu screen is not dis[...]

  • Page 121

    121 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Inputs Perform settings related to input source playback. You do not have to change the settings to use the unit. Make settings when needed. Input Assign By making connections as indicated by the input sources printed on the audio/video input connec[...]

  • Page 122

    122 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 HDMI Set this to change the HDMI input connectors assigned to the input sources. 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Front : Assign an HDMI input connector to the selected input source. – : Do not assign an HDMI input connector to the selected input source. % •?[...]

  • Page 123

    123 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Source Rename Change the display name of the selected input source. This is convenient when the input source name of your device and the input source name of this unit are dierent. You can change the name to suit your needs. When the renaming is [...]

  • Page 124

    124 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Input Select Set the audio input mode and decode mode of each input source. The input modes available for selection may vary depending on the input source. 2 Input Mode Set the audio input modes for the dierent input sources. It is normally recom[...]

  • Page 125

    125 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Speakers The acoustic characteristics of the connected speakers and listening room are measured and the optimum settings are made automatically. This is called “Audyssey® Setup”. You do not have to perform Audyssey® Setup when you have already[...]

  • Page 126

    126 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 About Setup and measurement microphone placement • Measurements are performed by placing the Setup and measurement microphone successively at multiple positions throughout the entire listening area, as shown in G Example q H . • Even if [...]

  • Page 127

    127 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Procedure for speaker settings (Audyssey ® Setup) Preparation Measurement Calculation Check Store Finish 1 Mount the Setup and measurement microphone on a tripod or stand and place it in the main listening position. When you set the setup microphon[...]

  • Page 128

    128 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 3 Connect the Setup and measurement microphone to the SETUP MIC jack of this unit. When the Setup and measurement microphone is connected, the following screen is displayed. Audyssey Setup Your AVR can automatically measure the acoustics of your roo[...]

  • Page 129

    129 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 7 The detected speakers are displayed. Audyssey Setup Repeat Last Test Next Front Speaker Detection Center Subwoofer Surround Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 Select “Next” and then press ENTER. 9 Move the Setup and measurement microphone to position 2, select[...]

  • Page 130

    130 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 10 Repeat step 9, measuring positions 3 to 8. 11 Select “Calculation” and then press ENTER. Audyssey Setup Calibration complete! Now Calculating... Please wait... 75% • Analysis takes several minutes to complete. The more speakers and measu[...]

  • Page 131

    131 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 13 Select “Store” and then press ENTER. Save the measurement results. Audyssey Setup Check processing result. To proceed, select “Store”. Speaker Config. Distances Levels Crossovers Store • Saving the results requires about 20 seconds. [...]

  • Page 132

    132 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Error messages An error message is displayed if Audyssey® Setup could not be completed due to speaker placement, the measurement environment, etc. If an error message is displayed, check the relevant items and perform the necessary measures. Be sur[...]

  • Page 133

    133 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Retrieving Audyssey ® Setup settings If you set “Restore...” to “Restore”, you can return to Audyssey® Setup measurement result (value calculated at the start by MultEQ® XT) even when you have changed each setting manually. Audyssey Setup[...]

  • Page 134

    134 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Manual Setup Perform when setting the speakers manually or when changing settings made in Audyssey® Setup. • If you change the speaker settings after performing Audyssey® Setup, it will not be possible to select Audyssey MultEQ® XT, Audyssey[...]

  • Page 135

    135 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Distances Set distance from listening position to speakers. Measure beforehand the distance from the listening position to each speaker. 2 Unit Set the unit of distance. Meters (Default) Feet 2 Step Set the minimum variable width of the distance. 0.[...]

  • Page 136

    136 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Set the crossover frequency 40Hz / 60Hz / 80Hz (Default) / 90Hz / 100Hz / 110Hz / 120Hz / 150Hz / 200Hz / 250Hz % • “Crossovers” can be set when the “Subwoofer Mode” ( v page137) setting is “LFE+Main”, or when you have a speake[...]

  • Page 137

    137 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Bass Set subwoofer and LFE signal range playback. 2 Subwoofer Mode Select low range signals to be reproduced by subwoofer. LFE (Default) : The low range signal of the channel set to “Small” speaker size is added to the LFE signal output from the[...]

  • Page 138

    138 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Network To use this unit by connecting it to a home network (LAN), you must configure network settings. If you set up your home network (LAN) via DHCP, set “DHCP” to “On” (use the default setting). This allows this unit to use your home net[...]

  • Page 139

    139 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Settings Make settings for wired LAN. • If you are using a broadband router (DHCP function), there is no need to make the settings at “IP Address” and “Proxy”, since the DHCP function is set to “On” in this unit’s default settings[...]

  • Page 140

    140 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Proxy Make this setting when connecting to the Internet via a proxy server. Make the proxy settings only when you connect to the Internet via a proxy server that is on your internal network or provided by your provider, etc. On(Address) : Select w[...]

  • Page 141

    141 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Language Set the language for display on the menu screen. English (Default) / Deutsch / Français / Italiano / Español / Nederlands / Svenska / / Polski % • “Language” can also be set by the following procedure. However, the menu screen is[...]

  • Page 142

    142 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Front Display Makes settings related to the display on this unit. 2 Dimmer Adjust the display brightness of this unit. Bright (Default) : Normal display brightness. Dim : Reduced display brightness. Dark : Very low display brightness. O : Turns t[...]

  • Page 143

    143 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Video Show the HDMI input/output signals and HDMI monitor information. HDMI Signal Resolution / Color Space / Pixel Depth HDMI Monitor Interface / Resolutions 2 Status Show information about current settings. The information displayed diers acc[...]

  • Page 144

    144 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Usage Data To help us improve our products and customer service, Denon collects anonymous information about how you use your AV receiver (such as frequently used input sources and sound modes and speaker settings). Denon will never provide any infor[...]

  • Page 145

    145 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings 2 Notifications When the latest firmware is available, a notification message is displayed on the TV screen at power on. Update On (Default) : Display update message. O : Do not display update message. Upgrade The notification message is disp[...]

  • Page 146

    146 Appendix Tips Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Settings Notes concerning use of “Update” and “Add New Feature” • In order to use these functions, you must have the correct system requirements and settings for a broadband Internet connection ( v page36). • Do not turn o the power u[...]

  • Page 147

    147 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips Tips Contents 2 Tips .................................................................. (148) I want the volume not to become too loud by mistake .................. (148) I want to keep the volume at the same level when I turn the power on .........[...]

  • Page 148

    148 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips Tips I want the volume not to become too loud by mistake. • Set the volume upper limit for “Volume Limit” in the menu beforehand. This prevents children or others from increasing the volume too much by mistake ( v page114). I want to kee[...]

  • Page 149

    149 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips I want to combine a desired video with the current music. • Set “Video Select” in the option menu to “On”. You can combine the current music with your desired video source from Set-top Box or DVD, etc. while listening to music from Tune[...]

  • Page 150

    150 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips Troubleshooting If a problem should arise, first check the following: 1. Are the connections correct? 2. Is the set being operated as described in the owner’s manual? 3. Are the other devices operating properly? If this unit does not operate prop[...]

  • Page 151

    151 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 Operations cannot be performed through the remote control unit Symptom Cause/Solution Page Operations cannot be performed through the remote control unit. • Batteries are worn out. Replace with new batteries. • Operate the remote control[...]

  • Page 152

    152 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 No sound comes out Symptom Cause/Solution Page No sound comes out of speakers. • Check the connections for all devices. • Insert connection cables all the way in. • Check that input connectors and output connectors are not reversely[...]

  • Page 153

    153 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 Desired sound does not come out Symptom Cause/Solution Page The volume does not increase. • The maximum volume is set too low. Set the maximum volume using “Limit”on the menu. • Appropriate volume correction processing is performed a[...]

  • Page 154

    154 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips Symptom Cause/Solution Page DTS sound is not output. • Check that the digital audio output setting on the connected device is set to “DTS”. • Set “Decode Mode” on the menu to “Auto” or “DTS”. – 124 Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, D[...]

  • Page 155

    155 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 Sound is interrupted or noise occurs Symptom Cause/Solution Page During playback from the Internet radio or USB memory device, sound is occasionally interrupted. • When the transfer speed of the USB memory device is slow, sound may occasional[...]

  • Page 156

    156 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips Symptom Cause/Solution Page No video is shown on the TV with the DVI-D connection. • With the DVI-D connection, on some device combinations, devices may not function properly due to the copy guard copyright protection (HDCP). 165 No video from [...]

  • Page 157

    157 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 iPod cannot be played back Symptom Cause/Solution Page iPod cannot be connected. • When using iPod by connecting it to the USB port, some iPod variations are not supported. • When iPod is connected by using a USB cable other than the gen[...]

  • Page 158

    158 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 USB memory devices cannot be played back Symptom Cause/Solution Page “No Connection” is displayed. • The set cannot recognize a USB memory device. Disconnect and reconnect the USB memory device. • USB memory devices of a mass storage[...]

  • Page 159

    159 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 File names on the iPod/USB memory device are not displayed properly Symptom Cause/Solution Page The file names are not displayed properly (“...”, etc.). • Characters that cannot be displayed are used. This is not a malfunction. On this u[...]

  • Page 160

    160 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 Music files on PC or NAS cannot be played back Symptom Cause/Solution Page Files stored on a computer cannot be played. • Files are stored in a non-compatible format. Record in a compatible format. • You are attempting to play a file t[...]

  • Page 161

    161 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips 2 The HDMI control function does not work Symptom Cause/Solution Page The HDMI control function does not work. • Check that “HDMI Control” in the menu is set to “On”. • You cannot operate devices that are not compatible with the HD[...]

  • Page 162

    162 Appendix Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Tips Resetting factory settings Perform this procedure if the display is abnormal or if operations cannot be performed. Note that when the microprocessor is reset, all the settings are reset to their default values and setup will need to be performed aga[...]

  • Page 163

    163 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Appendix About HDMI HDMI is an abbreviation of High-Definition Multimedia Interface, which is an AV digital interface that can be connected to a TV or amplifier. With the HDMI connection, high definition video and high quality audio formats adopt[...]

  • Page 164

    164 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix • HDMI control If you connect the unit and an HDMI control function compatible TV or player with an HDMI cable and then enable the HDMI control function setting on each device, the devices will be able to control each other. • Power o l[...]

  • Page 165

    165 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix 2 Supported audio formats 2-channel Linear PCM 2-channel, 32 kHz – 192 kHz, 16/20/24 bit Multi-channel Linear PCM 7.1-channel, 32 kHz – 192kHz, 16/20/24 bit Bitstream Dolby Digital / DTS / Dolby TrueHD / Dolby Digital Plus / DTS-HD Master Audio [...]

  • Page 166

    166 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Playing back USB memory devices • This unit is compatible with MP3 ID3-Tag (Ver.2) standard. • This unit can show the artwork that was embedded by using MP3 ID3- Tag Ver.2.3 or 2.4. • This unit is compatible with WMA META tags. [...]

  • Page 167

    167 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Playing back files stored on PC or NAS • This unit is compatible with MP3 ID3-Tag (Ver.2) standard. • This unit can show the artwork that was embedded by using MP3 ID3- Tag Ver.2.3 or 2.4. • This unit is compatible with WMA MET[...]

  • Page 168

    168 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Playing back Internet Radio 2 Playable broadcast station specifications Sampling frequency Bit rate Extension WMA (Windows Media Audio) 32/44.1/48 kHz 48 – 192 kbps .wma MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) 32/44.1/48 kHz 32 – 320 kbps .mp3 MPEG-4 AAC 32[...]

  • Page 169

    169 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Sound modes and channel output S This indicates the audio output channels or surround parameters that can be set. D This indicates the audio output channels. The output channels depend on the settings of “Speaker Config.” ( v page134). Sound[...]

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    170 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Sound modes and surround parameters Sound mode ( v page89) Surr.Parameter ( v page110) Dialog Level ( v page109) Subwoofer Level ( v page109) Cinema EQ ( v page110) Loudness Mngmt z 4 ( v page110) Dynamic Comp. z 5 ( v page110) [...]

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    171 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Sound mode ( v page89) Surr.Parameter ( v page110) Tone z 7 ( v page113) Audyssey ( v page115) Restorer z 10 ( v page113) PRO LOGIC g Music mode only NEO:6 Music mode only Panorama ( v page111) Dimension ( v page111) Center Widt[...]

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    172 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix z 1 Audio is output when “Subwoofer Mode” ( v page137) in the menu is set to “LFE+Main”. z 2 This setting is unavailable when the set sound mode name contains “+PL g Music”. z 3 This setting is possible when the sound mode is “Cinem[...]

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    173 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Types of input signals, and corresponding sound modes F This indicates the default sound mode. S This indicates the selectable sound mode. Sound mode ( v page89) NOTE 2-channel signal Multi-channel signal Analog / PCM Dolby Digital (+/ HD) / DTS [...]

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    174 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Sound mode ( v page89) NOTE 2-channel signal Multi-channel signal Analog / PCM Dolby Digital (+/ HD) / DTS (-HD) PCM Multi DTS-HD DTS Express DTS ES DSCRT 6.1 DTS ES MTRIX 6.1 DTS DOLBY TrueHD DOLBY DIGITAL Plus DOLBY DIGITAL EX DOLBY DIGITAL DSP[...]

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    175 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Explanation of terms A AirPlay AirPlay sends (plays) contents recorded in iTunes or on an iPhone/iPod touch/iPad to a compatible device via the network. ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) This is a codec for lossless audio compression method develope[...]

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    176 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital Plus is an improved Dolby Digital signal format that is compatible with up to 7.1-channels of discrete digital sound and also improves sound quality thanks to extra data bit rate performance. It is upwardly compatibl[...]

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    177 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD Master Audio is a lossless audio format created by Digital Theater System (DTS). This format provides the facility to support up to 8 audio channels with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz/ 24 bit resolution and up to 6 audio [...]

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    178 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix I iTunes iTunes is the name of the multimedia player provided by Apple Inc. It enables management and playback of multimedia contents including music and movies. iTunes supports many main file formats including AAC, WAV, and MP3. L LFE This is an a[...]

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    179 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix V vTuner This is a free online content server for Internet Radio. Note that usage fees are included in upgrade costs. For inquiries about this service, visit the vTuner site below. vTuner website: http://www.radiodenon.com This product is protected [...]

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    180 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Trademark information Manufactured under license from Audyssey Laboratories™. U.S. and foreign patents pending. Audyssey MultEQ® XT, Audyssey Dynamic EQ® and Audyssey Dynamic Volume® are registered trademarks of Audyssey Laboratories. Manufactu[...]

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    181 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorpo[...]

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    182 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix 2 Audio section • Power amplifier Rated output: Front: 80 W + 80 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz with 0.08 % T.H.D.) 120 W + 120 W (6 Ω/ohms, 1 kHz with 0.7 % T.H.D.) Center: 80 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz with 0.08 % T.H.D.) 120 W (6 Ω/oh[...]

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    183 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix 2 Tuner section [FM] (Note: μV at 75 Ω/ohms, 0 dBf = 1 x 10 –15 W) Receiving Range: 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity: 1.2 μV (12.8 dBf) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: MONO 2.8 μV (20.2 dBf) S/N : MONO 70 dB (IHF–A weighted, DIRECT mode[...]

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    184 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix v Numerics 3D ········································································ 163 5.1-channel ·····································[...]

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    185 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix v M Menu map ···························································· 101 Audio ····················································?[...]

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    186 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix License This section describes software license used for this unit. To maintain the correct content, the original (English) is used. n Boost http://www.boost.org/ Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003 Permission is hereby granted,[...]

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    187 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix g. “Standard V ersion ” refers to such a W ork if it has not been modified, or has been modified in accordance with the consent of the Author , such consent being in the full discretion of the Author . h. “W ork” refers to the collection o[...]

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    188 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix 6. Representations, Warranties and Disclaimer. THIS WORK IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, “WHERE IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OR GUARANTEES. YOU, THE USER, ASSUME ALL RISK IN ITS USE, INCLUDING COPY[...]

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    189 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix • Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. • Neither the name of the Xiph.org[...]

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    190 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix n Tremor http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/Tremor Copyright (c) 2002, Xiph.org Foundation Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: • Redistribut[...]

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    191 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix n zlib http://www.zlib.net/ zlib.h -- interface of the ‘zlib’ general purpose compression library version 1.2.3, July 18th, 2005 Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler This software is provided ‘as-is’, without any express o[...]

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    192 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix 2 License Information for the Software Used in the Unit About GPL (GNU-General Public License), LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License) License This product uses GPL/LGPL software and software made by other companies. After you purchase this produc[...]

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    193 Tips Settings Playback Connections Contents Front panel Display Rear panel Index Remote Appendix 2 Dimensions Unit : mm 288.5 330.0 198.0 43.5 47.0 15.0 136.0 151.0 434.0 344.0 60.0 45.0 45.0 18.5 23.0 2 Weight : 8.2 kg[...]

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