Sirius Satellite Radio 6.1ch Sirius-Ready A/V Surround Receiver manual

Please r ead this user’ s guide befor e installing , setting up , or using your new Rec eiver 31-5048 6.1ch Sirius-Ready A/V Surround Rec eiver Thank you for purchasing this A ccurian 6.1 ch Sirius-Ready A/V Surround Receiv er . WHA T’ s INCL UDED AM Loop Antenna User’ s Guide FM T - T ype Antenna Adapter f or FM Ant enna Remote Contr ol Batt[...]

2 This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may be of suffi cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instruc tions in the literature acc [...]

3 IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions — T he safety and operating instructions should be retained for future refer ence. 3. Heed W arnings — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be[...]

4 current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fi t into the power outlet only one way . T his is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fi t, c ontact your electrician to replace your obsolet e outlet. Do not defeat[...]

5 18. Object and Liquid Entr y — Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous v oltage points or short-out par ts that could result in a fi re or electric shock. Never spill liquid of an y kind on the product. 19. Servicing — D o not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removin[...]

6 Contents IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS ................................... 3 Introducing SIRIUS Satellite Radio ....................................... 8 Getting Star ted 9 Before Oper ating Y our Product ............................................. 9 Connecting Speakers ..............................................................10 Connecti[...]

7 SIRIUS Satellite R adio T uner 37 V ideo Op erations 42 VCR Dubbing ..............................................................................42 Deck Dubbing ............................................................................43 OSD F unction .............................................................................. 43 Speak er Co[...]

8 Introducing SIRIUS Sa tellit e R adio With ov er 120 channels of the best entertainment and completely commercial-fr ee music for your car , home or offi ce. Only SIRIUS has more than 65 original music channels , from today’ s hits to R&B oldies to classical masterpieces. F rom authentic countr y and real blueg rass to cool jazz, hot Latin,[...]

9 Getting Star ted Before Operating Y our Produc t • Choose your installation location carefully . Avoid placing it in dir ect sunlight or close to a source of heat. Also a void locations subject to vibrations and excessiv e dust, heat, cold, or moistur e. • Do not cover the v entilation hole. Make sure ther e is enough space above and beside t[...]

10 Connecting Speakers Caution: T o avoid damaging the speak ers with a sudden high-level signal, be sure to switch the po wer off before connecting the speakers. • Check the impedance of your speakers . • Connect speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or more . • The amplifi er’ s red speaker terminals are the positive (+) t erminals and t[...]

11 Connecting Y our Amplifi er/R eceiv er Pre Out and Speakers PRE OUT (SUB WOOFER) Jack Use this jack to connect a power ed sub woof er (power amplifi er built in). If your sub woof er is a passive type (power amplifi er is not built in), connect a monaural power amplifi er to the PRE OUT jack and connect the sub woofer to the amplifi er . (O[...]

12 A C OUTLET This outlet is only active when the receiv er is turned on. Caution: Mak e sure that the total power c onsumption of all equipment connected to the outlets on the receiv er does not exceed 100 w atts. Choosing a Location for Y our Speak ers Placing Y our Speakers The ideal surround speaker syst em for this unit is 6.1 speaker syst em,[...]

13 Bass eff ec ts are an important par t of home theater . F or optimal enjoyment, a subwoof er should be used as it is optimized for lo w frequency reproduction. If you have full range fr ont speakers, how ever , they may be used in place of a subwoof er with proper setting of the switches in the menu system. Front Left and Right Speakers W e rec[...]

14 Height of the Speaker Units Front Left and Right Speakers, and a Center Speaker Align the tweeters and mid-range drivers on the thr ee front speakers at the same height, as best as possible. Surround Left and Right Speakers, and Surround Back Speaker Place the surround left, right and surround back speakers higher than y our ears by about 2.4-3.[...]

15 Audio Components T ape Jacks The audio output signal from the T APE OUT (L/R) jack is the input jack (L/R) signal which is currently selected. Notes: • Inser t all plugs and connectors securely . Incomplete connections may make noise . • Be sure to connect the left and right channels properly . Red connectors are for the R (right) channel, a[...]

16 Connecting Digital Audio C omponents • Ther e are digital input jacks on the r ear panel. Y ou can use these jacks to input PCM, Dolby Digital and D TS bitstream signals from a CD , DVD , or other digital sour ce components. • Ther e is one digital optical output jack on the rear panel . The jack can be connected to a CD recor der , DVD reco[...]

17 V ideo Components VIDEO , S - VIDEO , C OMPONENT Jacks There ar e 3 types of video jacks on the rear panel. VIDEO Jack The video signal f or the VIDEO jacks is the conv entional composite video signal. VIDEO AUDI O IN L OUT IN RL R OUT IN OUT VCR VIDEO MONITOR OR PROJECTOR S- VIDE O AUDI O OUT R L DVD P LAY ER S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT Y[...]

18 S-VIDEO Jack The video signal is separated int o luminance ( Y ) and color (C) signals for the S-VIDEO jack. The S-VIDEO signals enable high-quality color reproduction. If your video component has an S-VIDEO output, w e recommend to use it. C onnect the S-VIDEO output jack on your video component to the S-VIDEO input jack on this unit. COMPONENT[...]

19 Connecting Antennas Assembling the AM Loop An tenna 1. Release the vinyl tie and take out the connection line. 2. Bend the base down in the rev erse direction. l FM antenna FM externa antenna AM external antenna AM loop antenna[...]

20 3. Inser t the hook at the bottom of the loop part into the slot at the base. 4. Place the antenna on stable surface. Connecting the Supplied Antennas Connecting the Supplied FM Antenna The supplied F M antenna is for indoor use only . During use, extend the antenna and move it in various dir ections until you receiv e the clearest signal. F ix [...]

21 Connecting an FM Outdoor A ntenna Notes: • Keep the antenna away fr om noise sources (neon signs , busy roads, etc .). • Do not put the antenna close to power lines. Keep it w ell away from power lines , transformers , etc. • T o avoid the risk of lightning and electrical shock, grounding is necessary . Connecting an AM Outdoor Antenna An [...]

22 Connecting the Sirius Home T uner Using SIRIUS Radio SIRIUS delivers more than 120 channels of the best c ommercial-free music , compelling talk shows , news and information, and the most ex citing sports programming to list eners across the country in digital quality sound. SIRIUS off ers 65 channels of 100% commercial-free music, and f eature[...]

23 T o display the signal strength, press OSD once . Connect the SIRIUS home tuner to your rec eiver using the 8-pin mini DIN cable. Y our receiv er provides the pow er to the SIRIUS home tuner through the 8-pin mini DIN cable. Y ou do not need to connect the AC adapter t o the Sirius home tuner . However , we rec ommend using the AC adapter f or l[...]

24 Front P anel Controls STANDBY/ON Pr ess to switch the unit between standby and on. Power Indicator This LED lights red when the unit is in the standby mode t o signal that the unit is ready to be turned on, when the unit is in operation, the indicat or is off . PHONES Use to connect headphones. MP3 INPUT 2 Use to connect equipment like an MP3 p[...]

25 TUNING/PRESET In tuner mode, use to tune in stations. ANALOG/DIGITAL SELECT Repeatedly press to select one of the digital inputs or the analog input f or any sourc e. TONE Use to adjust the level of bass and tr eble. INPUT SELECT Use to select functions. VOLUME T urn to adjust the volume. ENTER When making a choice during the setup or confi gur[...]

26 SET UP Pr ess to begin the proc ess of confi guring the unit to mat ch the type of speakers used in your listening r oom. SURROUND Use to select from the various surround modes . STEREO Use to select stereo mode or surr ound mode. Display Window Depending on the unit’ s status, a variety of messages will appear here. SATELLITE RADIO (SIRIUS F[...]

27 Function Buttons (TUNER, TAPE, VCR, DVD, AUX, MP3-1, MP3-2, SIRIUS) Use these to select function modes. Numeric Buttons (0-9) Use to enter tuner pr eset positions. STEREO Use to select stereo mode or surr ound mode. SET UP Pr ess to begin the proc ess of confi guring the unit to mat ch the type of speakers used in your listening r oom. CLEAR Us[...]

28 TUNING MODE Pr ess to select manual or preset tuning. TEST TONE Use to output the test tones f or setting speaker levels . NIGHT When very dynamic movie soundtracks are played at lo w volume, such as late at night, you can use night mode to apply appr opriate compression so that low-level pr ogram content is not lost and high level eff ects are[...]

29 SURROUND Use to select from the various surround modes . VOLUME (+/-) Pr ess to adjust volume . MUTE Pr ess to activate the mute function. DIMMER Pr ess to adjust the brightness of the front display . SLEEP Pr ess to set the sleep timer . Send Indicator Lights red when sending a signal . Remot e Sensor By using the provided r emote control , you[...]

30 Battery Installation 1. Remove the battery compartment cover . 2. Inser t the supplied two “ AAA ” batteries. Make sure that the batteries are inserted with their positive “+” and negative “-” poles positioned correctly . 3. Close the cover until it clicks . If the distance requir ed between the remote contr ol and main unit decrease[...]

31 Adv anced Operation 1. Pr ess ST ANDB Y/ON . 2. Select the desired source with INPUT SELECT . TUNER (F M, AM) SIRIUS ( OPTICAL, ANAL OG) A UX (COA XIAL, ANAL OG) DVD ( OPTICAL, ANAL OG) VCR T APE MP3 (1, 2) CH ST ANDBY/ON ANALOG/ DIGIT AL SELECT VOLUME INPUT SELECT TONE ST ANDBY NIGHT SLEEP DIMMER MUTE ANALOG/ DIGIT AL SELECT VOLUME[...]

32 3. When DVD is selected, press ANAL OG/DIGIT AL SELECT to select OPTICAL or ANAL OG in accor dance with your c onnections. 4. When A UX is selected, press ANAL OG/DIGIT AL SELECT to select CO AXIAL or ANAL OG in accordance with y our connections. Rec ording a Source Y ou can record a source such as a C ompact Disc onto a cassette tape connected [...]

33 Sleep T imer Function This function allows you to pr eprogram the r eceiver to swit ch its own power off automatically . Y ou can then enjoy the audio/video system f or a specifi ed amount of time without having to w orry about turning the unit off later . Each press of SLEEP changes the time indication by 10 minut es. T o let the remaining t[...]

34 R adio R eception 1. Select the TUNER mode b y turning INPUT SELECT or press TUNER on the remote contr ol. 2. Select AM or FM by pressing FM/AM or turning INPUT SELECT . 3. Pr ess TUNING MODE to change to TUNING mode. This button is used to select MANU AL or PRESET scan mode. 4. Hold down TUNING/PRESET or for 0.5 to 2 seconds . The tuner automat[...]

35 Or repeat edly press TUNING/PRESET or to manually select a station. The frequenc y changes by a fi xed step (F M: 100 kHz, AM: 10 kHz steps). Note: During AM reception, PURE STEREO or DSP STEREO appears on the receiver’ s display if the stereo mode is selected using STEREO . However , the tuner receives mono and the sound does not change fr o[...]

36 Presetting This featur e is used to store F M, AM broadcasting from Channel 1 to 30 respectively . Automatic Memory Presetting 1. Select the tuner mode by turning INPUT SELECT or pressing TUNER on the remote contr ol. 2. Select the AM or FM by pressing FM/AM or turning INPUT SELECT . 3. Pr ess MEMORY f or more than 2 seconds . Up to 30 of the be[...]

37 Manual Memory Presetting 1. Select the tuner mode by turning INPUT SELECT or pressing TUNER on the remote contr ol. 2. Select the AM or FM by pressing FM/AM or turning INPUT SELECT . 3. Pr ess TUNING MODE to change the tuning mode from preset t o manual. 4. Select the frequenc y you want t o preset by pr essing TUNING/ PRESET or . 5. Pr ess MEMO[...]

38 3. Repeatedly press OSD . The display toggles: CHANNEL INFORMA TION -> SIRIUS SE TUP -> Off Channel Up/Down 1. Pr essing CH S will increment or move up t o the next channel. 2. Pr essing CH T will decrement or move do wn to the next channel. Direct T uning 1. Channels can also be directly accessed by pr essing 0 - 9 to numerically enter t[...]

39 Display Setting Pr essing DISPLA Y from the default display toggles: CA TEGORY name -> ARTIST/COMPOSER name -> SONG TITLE name Category Up/Down 1. If you want to listen to a diff erent entertainment category, press CA T e or f to activate the categor y . - F irst channel display in the next category . 2. Repeatedly press DISPLA Y to switc[...]

40 Setting Skip Channel 1. Pr ess MODE . 2. Pr ess ENTER to set the channel skip mode. • T o cancel, press ENTER . • If you do not operate the function within 10 seconds, the display automatically returns t o the normal display . Setting Channel Presets Y ou can store up to 30 of your fav orite channels as preset f or quick access . Pr esets ar[...]

41 Example: T o memor y 010 CH to BAND C5 Searching Channel Presets 1. Pr ess MODE twice. 2. Pr ess CH S or T to the choose desired channel within 30 of the preset channels. 3. T o return to the normal display , press MODE . Sirius Set Up 1. Pr ess OSD twice. The SIRIUS ID is displayed. 2. If you want to choose SIRIUS RESET , clear all the BAND PRE[...]

42 Error Messages When problems occur with y our SIRIUS tuner , a message appears on the display . State FL Display Home Tuner is not c onnected CHECK SIRIUS TUNER Antenna is not connected CHECK SIRIUS NO ANTENNA. Sirius satellite no signal SIRIUS RADIO AC QUIRING SIGNAL V ideo Op erations V CR Dubbing (F rom A UX or DVD to VCR) 1. T urn INPUT SELE[...]

43 Deck Dubbing (F rom A UX or DVD or VCR to T ape) 1. T urn FUNCTION (source) to select the audio source (A UX, DVD, or VCR) to be recor ded. If necessary, pr ess ANAL OG/DIGIT AL SELECT to select ANAL OG. 2. Play back the source ( A UX, DVD , or VCR). 3. Operate the deck for r ecording . Audio signals fr om the selected audio source can be dubbed[...]

44 Speak er Confi guration SPEAKER SIZE SPEAKER DIST ANCE FRONT SPEAKER SMALL LARGE FRONT L DIST 30 CENTER DIST 30 FRONT R DIST 30 CENTER SPEAKER LARGE SMALL NONE LARGE SMALL NONE LARGE SMALL NONE FRONT L DIST ANCE SPEAKER LEVEL FRONT L LEVEL FRONT L LEVEL 0 FRONT L LEVEL -10 FRONT L LEVEL +10 CENTER LEVEL 0 CENTER LEVEL -10 CENTER LEVEL +10 FRONT[...]

45 It is impor tant to perform speaker confi guration prior to using the surround sound decoder . It is possible to receive multi-channel surround sound without a center speaker , but for best results with Dolb y Pr o Logic IIx and Dolby Digital decoding , at least 5 speakers (F ront L eft, Center , F ront Right, Surround Left, and Surround Right)[...]

46 lower than appr ox. 120 Hz will be output from the subw oofer . If the subwoof er is set to NONE and the front speakers ar e set to LARGE, then the sound may be output from both the left and right speakers. Note: F or the center , surround, and surround back speakers , select NONE if no speaker is connected . If you select NONE for the SURR B sp[...]

47 Balancing Speaker R elative V olume (Output Le v el) 1. Pr ess SET UP . SPEAKER SIZE appears on the display . 2. Pr ess T . SPEAKER LEVEL appears. 3. Pr ess ENTER . FRONT L LEVEL (Level of F ront L eft) appears on the display . 4. Pr ess ENTER. FRONT L LEVEL 0 appears on the display . 5. Pr ess S or T to change the setting. The level can be adju[...]

48 Balancing Speaker R elative V olume The test tone function is useful to adjust the relativ e volume between speakers. Once the balance is set, y ou don ’t ha ve to change the balance as long as the speakers aren ’t moved. 1. Pr ess TEST T ONE on the remote contr ol. The test tone is emitted from each speaker in the follo wing order at 3-seco[...]

49 Dolby Digital audio coding includes such c onsumer formats as DVD and DTV . As with fi lm sound, Dolby Digital can pro vide up to fi ve full-range channels for left, center , and right channels, independent left and right surround channels, and a sixth (“ .1”) channel for low-frequency eff ec ts. Dolby Surround P ro L ogic II is an improv[...]

50 DT S was introduced in 1994 to pr ovide 5.1 channels of discret e digital audio into home theater systems . D TS brings you pr emium quality and discrete multi-channel digital sound to both movies and music . DT S is a multi-channel sound system designed to create full-range dig ital sound reproduction. The no -compromise D TS digital pr ocess s[...]

51 • Neo:6 off ers a music mode to expand stereo nonmatrix r ecordings into the fi ve-or six- channel layout, in a wa y which does not diminish the subtlety and integrity of the original stereo rec ording . D TS-ES Extended Surround is a new multi-channel digital signal format developed by D TS, I nc. While off ering high compatibility with th[...]

52 DT S 96/24 off ers the following: 1. Sound quality transparent to the original 96/24 master . 2. F ull backward compatibility with all existing decoders. (Existing decoders will output a 48 kHz signal) 3. No new player r equired: D TS 96/24 can be carried on DVD-video, or in the video zone of DVD-audio, acc essible to all DVD play ers. 4. 96/24[...]

53 Note: A program enc oded with matrix surround information retains the surround information as long as the the broadc ast is in stereo. Thus, movies broadc ast by c onventional T V stations, c able, pay- T V and satellite transmission with surround sound c an be decoded by an y analog surround modes such as Dolby Pro L ogic ll Movie or DTS Neo:6 [...]

54 Speaker Set Input Signal Source Surround Mode (SURROUND Key) Stereo Mode (STEREO Key) 6.1 ch ANALOG DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC DOLBY PLIIx GAME DTS NEO:6 CINEMA DTS NEO:6 MUSIC HALL THEATER STADIUM 6 STEREO X DSP STEREO PURE STEREO DIGITAL (DVD , AUX, SIRIUS FUNCTION ONL Y ) PCM* DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC DOLBY PLIIx GAME DTS [...]

55 Stereo Mode Repeatedly , press STEREO . The receiver’ s display shows the f ollowing three settings (ref er to the table on page 54): PURE STEREO - This setting allows you to bypass DSP processors to enjo y pure high fi delity sound from 2-channel analog sources. In this setting, the front speaker size setting is alway s LARGE. DSP STEREO/DOL[...]

56 T roubleshooting T o determine any problem with your rec eiver , always check the most obvious possible causes fi rst. I f any pr oblem still remains after you hav e checked the items below , consult your local RadioShack St ore. Problem Probable Cause Remedy Amplifi er When listening to the music, the left and right speakers sound reversed . [...]

57 Problem Probable Cause Remedy T uner A hissing noise occurs when listening in stereo mode, but not in mono . The method used to modulate FM st ereo broadcasts is diff erent from mono broadcasts . • Reduce the treble . • Change the location, height, or direction of the antenna. • Set the FM mode to mono by pressing FM MODE . (Note that you[...]

58 Problem Probable Cause Remedy Remote Control Remote control not working. The batteries are exhausted. Replace with new batteries. The remote c ontrol is too far from the receiv er or out of range. Operate the remote control within the eff ec tive range. Specifi cations Amplifi er Sec tion Output Po wer (6 ohms) ...............................[...]

59 T otal Harmonic Distortion (1 kH z) Mono ......................................................................................................................... ..................0.5% Stereo ....................................................................................................................... ................... 0.8% Fr equenc[...]

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