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DOLBY DIGIT AL/DTS AV RECEIVER PT -690A POWER ST ANDBY PHONES MUTE WOOFER ON/OFF DIMMER DIGITAL IN SURROUND MODE STEREO PROLOGIC DTS/ DOLBY DIGITAL AV 3 I N OPTICAL S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO INPUT SELECTOR DOLBY DIGIT AL/DTS A V RECEIVER PT-690A MASTER VOLUME LR ON OFF High Perfor mance DSP Digital Processing R STA TION MEMORY - TUNING +[...]
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1 C O N T E N T S Important Safety Instruction…………………………………………………………………………………………2-3 Before Use………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Connection…………………………………………[...]
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2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT . 1. READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS--- All the safety and operation instructions shou ld be read before the product is operated. Follow all operation instructions. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS- --The safety and operation instructions should be retained for future reference. 3.[...]
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3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION 12. CONT ACT THE SERVICE DEP ARTMENT SHOULD THE BELOW CONDITIONS EXIST— a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water . d. If the product does not o perate norm ally after followin g the [...]
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4 B E F O R E U S E READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TION 1. Choose the install ation loca tion of your u nit carefully . A void placing it i n direct sunlight or close to a source of heat. Also avoid locations su bject to vibration and excessive dust, cold or moisture. 2. The ventilatio n holes should not be c overed. Make sure there is enough spac e above [...]
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5 C O N N E C T I O N FM INDOOR ANTENNA If you live reasonably close to a transmitter and want to use the provided lead-type FM antenna, you will have to connect it direct to the “FM 75 Ω ” socket. Fit the metal sleeve of the lead-type antenna over the core (center) pin of the (FM 75 Ω ) socket, extend the lead and attach it to a window frame[...]
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6 C O N N E C T I O N Standard speaker setup for surround sound 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. TV or Screen 2. Front Left Speaker 3. Subwoofer 4. Center Speaker 5. Front Right Speaker 6. Surround Left Speaker 7. Surround Right Speaker 8. Listening Position Standard speaker setup for surround sound ● Fr ont right and left speakers ● Center speaker Produces [...]
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7 C O N N E C T I O N SPEAKER CONNECTION SUB LI NE OU T SPEAK ERS 8 CENTER LE FT RIG HT LS RS SPEAK ERS 8 RS LS L L FRONT R FRONT SUBWOOFER CENTER Power cord (AC) Be sure to connect the power cord to an AC outlet, which supplies the correct voltage. Hold the power plug when plugging or unplugging the power cord. SUBWOOFER LINE OUT Use this jack to [...]
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8 C O N N E C T I O N DVD PLA YER, TELEVISION (MONITOR), ETC . VI DEO OUT DIGIT AL OUT S-V I DE O OUT DVD ,VCD VID EO IN S- VIDEO IN M ONI TO R( TV ) AUDIO OUT R L When connecting video components such as DVD players, cable boxes, sa tellite receivers and television, you can us e dif ferent types of cables de pending on how the video component is e[...]
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9 C O N N E C T I O N Audio connections: Some video com ponents are equi pped with speci al digital audio outputs (i.e. DVD players). If your vid eo component is equipped with a digi tal audio out put, it is recommended that you connect to the your Receiver using a digital cable. Digital audio cables are required to use the DTS and D olby Digital s[...]
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10 R E M O T E C O N T R O L U N I T By using the provided remote control unit, the receiver can be controlled from your listening position. T o use the remote control unit, point it at the REMOTE SENSOR window of the receiver . Notes: Even if the remote control unit is operated within the effective range, rem ote control operation may not work[...]
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11 F R O N T P A N E L I N F O R M A T I O N POWER STAN DBY PHONE S MU TE WOOFER ON/OFF DIMMER DI GIT AL IN SURRO UN D MODE STEREO PROLOG IC DTS / DOLBY DI GITA L AV3 I N OPTI C AL S- VIDE O VIDE O AUDIO INPUT S ELECTOR DOL BY DI GIT AL/ DT S A V RE C E IVER P T-690 A MASTER VOL UME LR ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 9 21 20 19 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 15 ST[...]
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12 R E M O T E C O N T R O L I N F O R M A T I O N P T - 690A BASS SURROUN D MODE TEST TONE LFE T R IM CH SELECT INPUT SELECT BAND ST/ MONO TUNI NG TUNIN G AUTO/ MANUAL MUTE POWER INPUT MODE DYN A M IC DIMMER DOLB Y DIGI T AL SPK SETUP SUBWOOFER ON/ O FF DELA Y TI ME ST AT IO N MEMORY TR EBL E DOLB Y PL II VOLUME 1 3 4 5 8 6 7 9 11 12 13 16 15 17 1[...]
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13 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTION NO. & NAME DESCRIPTION NO. & NAME DESCRIPTION 1. POWER Push this button to turn the unit into standby mode, push it again to turn off the unit. 16. ST/MONO Press this button to alternate between Stereo and Mono mode when listen to FM broadcast. 2. MUTE Press this button to mute the sound, push again to cancel the [...]
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14 R E A R P A N E L I N F O R M A T I O N DVD VIDEO 1 VI DEO 2 AUX P HONO A M LOO P FM 75 VID EO 1 COAXIAL IN VID EO 2 OPTICAL IN L R SUB LINE OUT RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T OPE N MANUFACT URED UNDER LICENSE FROM DO LBY LABORA TORIES LICE NSING CORPORATIO N. "DOLBY", " PRO LOGIC" AND THE DOUBLE-D SYMBO L ARE TRADEMARK S OF[...]
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15 B A S I C O P E R A T I O N BASIC OPERA TION 1 PO WER STAN DB Y PHON ES MUTE WOOF E R ON/OF F DI MMER DIGI TAL IN SUR ROUND MODE STEREO PROLOGIC DTS / DOLB Y D IGI TAL AV3 IN OPTI C AL S- VID E O VI DEO AUDI O INPUT S ELECT OR DOLBY DIGITAL /DTS AV RECEIVER PT-690A MAS T ER VOL UME LR ON OFF MA STER VOL UME POW ER ST A NDB Y 1. Press the POWER b[...]
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16 B A S I C O P E R A T I O N THE RADIO OPERA TIONS POWER STA N DB Y PHON ES MUTE WO OF ER ON/OFF DI MM ER DIGITAL IN SURR O UND MODE STEREO PR OLOGIC DTS/ DOLBY DIGITAL AV3 IN OPTICAL S -V IDEO VIDEO A UDIO INPUT SELECTOR DOLBY DI GITAL/DTS AV RECEIV ER PT-690A MASTER VOLUME LR ON OFF AUTOMA T IC TUNING 1. Press the POWER butt on first, then pres[...]
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17 RADIO DA T A SYSTEM (OPTIONAL) RADIO DA T A SYSTEM (RDS) RDS is a method for the transm ission of additional information fr om local Radio Sta tions. It can o nly operated in FM mode. For example, name of t he station broadcasting, name of the progr am or the type of program will be shown on the multi-function display . It functions only w hen t[...]
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18 V I D E O O P E R A T I O N S Playing V ideo sources PO WER STAN DB Y PHON ES MUTE WOOF E R ON/OF F DI MMER DI GI TAL IN SUR ROUND MODE STEREO PROLOGIC DTS / DOLB Y D IGI TAL AV3 IN OPTI C AL S- VID E O VI DEO AUDI O INPUT S ELECT OR DOLBY DIGITAL /DTS AV RECEIVER PT-690A MAS T ER VOL UME LR ON OFF 1. Select the DVD, VIDEO 1 , VIDEO 2 or VIDEO 3[...]
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19 DELA Y TIME & DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL DELA Y TIME The delay tim e can be individually set for t he Dolby Digital/Dolby Pro Logic II modes usin g the DELA Y (CENTER/REAR) buttons. When you adjust the delay tim e in the Dolby Digital mode, an ad ditional 1 5 ms is a utomatically added to the surround channels in the Dolby Pro Logic m ode. The cu[...]
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20 TEST TONE, LFE TRIMMER AND CHANNEL SELECT . TEST TONE Speaker Level balance Adjustment The test tone functio n is useful to adjust t he relative volume between s peakers in DOLBY DIGI T AL or DOLBY PRO LOGIC II mode. Once the bal ance is set, you don’t have to chan ge the balance as long as the speakers aren’t m oved. 1. Adjust the MASTER VO[...]
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21 TROUBLESHOOTING T o determine any problem with your receiver , always check the most obvious possible causes first. If any problem still remains after your having checked the item s below , consult your nearest dealer . Problem Pr obable Cause Suggestion A m p l i f i e r When listening to the music in stereo. Left/right speakers reversed. Speak[...]
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22 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S AUDIO SECTION Audio Power Output FRONT (L/R) 100W RMS x 2 (8 ohm, 1% THD) CENTER 100W RMS (8 ohm, 1% THD) SURR. (L/R) 100W RMS x 2 (8 ohm, 1% THD) Output Impedance FRONT (L/R) 8 ohm CENTER 8 ohm SURR. (L/R) 8 ohm T otal Harmonic Distortion Less than 0.05% LINE INPUT Input Sensitivity/Impedance 300mV/47k Ω Frequency R[...]