Dantax LR-7500 manual

LR-7500 7.1 CHANNEL A V RECEIVER OWNER'S MANUAL[...]

- 2 - Important Safety Instructions Y This symbol means that the product is double insulated and you do not need an earth con- nection This symbol means that this product keeps to the European safety and electrical interfer- ence directives IMPORT ANT(for U.K.Customers) DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not su[...]

- 3 - T able of Contents Before Use ......................................................................4 Description......................................................................5 Connections ....................................................................6 - Speakers, PRE OUT, AC OUTLET, RS-232C .............8 - Audio Components ...[...]

- 4 - Before Use Before Connection CAUTION Turn off the power of all the equipment before mak- ing connections. Read instructions of each component you intend to use with this unit. < Be sure to insert each plug securely. To prevent hum and noise, do not bundle the connection cords with the power cord or speaker cord. Back-up Memory Function Thi[...]

- 5 - Description DTS was introduced in 1994 to provide 5.1 channels of dis- crete digital audio into home theater systems. DTS brings you premium quality discrete multi-channel digi- tal sound to both movies and music. DTS is a multi-channel sound system designed to create full range digital sound reproduction. The no compromise DTS digital proces[...]

- 6 - SPEAKER PLACEMENT The ideal surround speaker system for this unit is 7-speak- er systems, using front left and right speakers, a center speaker, surround left and right speakers, surround back left and right speakers, and a subwoofer. For best results we recommend that all front speakers be of the same type, with identical or similar driver u[...]

- 7 - Surround back speakers Surround back speakers are required when a full 7.1-chan- nel system is installed. Speakers should be placed on a rear wall, behind the lis- tening position. The center of the speaker should face into the room. Subwoofer We recommend using a subwoofer to have maximum bass effect. Subwoofer bears only low frequency range[...]

- 8 - Connections PRE OUT ( SUB WOOFER ) jack Use this jack to connect a powered sub-woofer or passive sub-woofer with a power amplifier (OPTIONAL) . Power cord (AC INPUT) 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. AC OUTLET (SWITCHED) This ou[...]

- 9 - Connections AUDIO COMPONENTS RR D VD RECORDER DIGIT AL OUT DIGIT AL IN T APE DECK AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT DIGIT AL OUT CD PLA YER L R L L The output audio signal from the TAPE OUT jack is the same signal which is currently selected. Caution: • Do not connect this unit and other components to mains power until all connections between co[...]

- 10 - Connections VIDEO COMPONENTS VIDEO, S-VIDEO , COMPONENT JACKS There are 3 types of video jacks on the rear panel. VIDEO jack The video signal for the VIDEO jacks is the conventional com- posite video signal. S-VIDEO jack The video signal is separated into luminance (Y) and color (C) signals for the S-VIDEO jack. The S-VIDEO signals enables h[...]

- 11 - REMOTE IR IN/OUT PUT SA TELLITE TUNER DIGIT AL OUT AUDIO OUT L R VIDEO OUT POWER AMPLIFIER FRONT L R SURR. SURR. BACK D VD A UDIO PLA YER or SACD MUL TI CHANNEL PLA YER FRONT L R SURR. SUB WOOFER SURR. BACK SUB WOOFER CENTER CENTER VIDEO COMPONENTS AND ADV ANCED CONNECTING CONNECTING MUL TI CHANNEL AUDIO SOURCE The 7.1 CH DIRECT INPUT jacks [...]

- 12 - 1. Release the vinyl tie and take out the connection line. 2. Bend the base part in the reverse direction. 3. Insert the hook at the bottom of the loop part into the slot at the base part. 4. Place the antenna on stable surface. ASSEMBLING THE AM LOOP ANTENNA FM antenna FM external antenna AM external antenna AM loop antenna CONNECTING THE A[...]

- 13 - Control Functions Main Power Switch Press this button to turn the unit standby or off. Power Indicator This LED Lights amber when the unit is in the standby mode to signal that the unit is ready to be turn on, when the unit is in operation, the indicator is blue. PHONES This jack may be used to listen to the LR-7500's output through a p[...]

- 14 - Control Functions Illuminates when a station is tuned. STEREO indicates in the tuner mode. RDS MODE indicator SLEEP indicator Lights up when the sleep timer is active. 4 3 2 1 POWER System power on and off. FUNCTION buttons Use these buttons to select function modes. Numeric buttons These buttons serve as a 10 button numeric keypad to enter [...]

- 15 - Control Functions SURR (v/^) Press this button to select from among the available surround mode options for the mode group selected. CH. - Press to select CHANNEL LEVEL. (AMP only) TOP MENU - Press to call up the top menu. (DVD only) DIRECTION - Use to more through the options on menu screens. SPEAKER - Press this button to begin to process [...]

- 16 - Press the STANDBY/ON button. Select a source by pressing the SOURCE ( 5 / b ) button repeatedly. DVD CD TUNER TAPE 7.1 CH DIRECT IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 AUX 1 AUX 2 Press DIGITAL button and press the 5 or b button repeatedly to select one of the digital inputs or the ana- log input for any source. or 1. Press the MENU button on the front panel. 2[...]

- 17 - Sleep Timer Function This function allows you to preprogram the receiver to switch its own power off automatically. You can then enjoy the audio/video system for a specified amount of time with- out having to worry about turning the unit off later. Each press of the SLEEP button changes the time indica- tion by 10 minutes. To let the remaini[...]

- 18 - Surround Mode One of the most important features of the LR-7500 is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround sound field from digital sources, analog matrix surround- encoded programs and standard stereo programs. Surround modes may be changed at any time by using either the front panel or remote controller. Press the SURR.M butt[...]

- 19 - Speaker Configuration SPEAKER SIZE SPEAKER DELA Y FRONT SPEAKER SMALL LARGE FRONT L 9.0 M : Press the 5 or b button. : Press the t button. CENTER 9.0 M FRONT R 9.0 M SURR R 9.0 M CENTER SPEAKER SMALL LARGE NONE FRONT L DIST ANCE CHANNEL LEVEL (CH LEVEL) FRONT L LEVEL FL 0dB FL -10dB FL +10dB CEN 0dB CEN -10dB CEN +10dB FR 0dB FR -10dB FR +10[...]

- 20 - Output Level Adjustment (Balancing rela- tive volume between speakers) Press the CH. button. "FRONT L LEVEL" (Level of Front Left) appears on the dis- play. Press the ENTER button. "FL LEVEL 0 dB" appears on the display. Press the 5 / b buttons to change the setting. The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -10 dB to [...]

- 21 - T uner Operation AM/FM SELECT SOURCE TUN/PRE T .MODE AM/FM NUMERIC TUNING MEMO DIRECT TUN-M PRESET The LR-7500's tuner is capable of tuning AM,FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may be tuned manually, or they may be stored as favorite station presets and recalled from a 50-position memory. Station Selection Press the AM/FM bu[...]

- 22 - RDS (Radio Data System) (Remote Controller Only) RDS (PTY) PTY RDS is a broadcasting service which allows stations to send additional information along with the regular radio program signal. RDS can be received only in FM band. Every time the RDS button is pressed, the mode is changed as follows: PS (Program Service Name) When you select PS,[...]

- 23 - Select the DVD, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, AUX 1, AUX 2 mode by pressing the SOURCE ( 6 / n ) button Play the component corresponding to the FUNCTION selected. The picture from the video source can be seen on the TV and the sound from the video source will be heard from the speakers. 3 2 1 Note: When playing videos that feature surround sound, refer [...]

- 24 - System Configuration FUNCTION SETUP You can select associate one of the digital inputs with the selected input source. Some digital video input sources, such as a cable box or HDTV set-top, may change between analog and digital outputs, depending on which channel is in use. The LR-7500's Auto Polling feature allows you to avoid losing t[...]

- 25 - DOLBY SURROUND When DOLBY SURROUND mode is selected, a menu will be shown. The choices on this menu include the selection of the actu- al surround mode, the selection of rear channel post-pro- cessing when the system is configured for 7.1 operation, adjustments to the Night Mode when available with a Dolby Digital soundtrack, the adjustment [...]

- 26 - SURROUND LARGE: Select this when an external power amplifier and large surround speakers are connected. Surround chan- nels are output to the surround speakers at full range. SMALL: Select this when the surround speakers are rather small. Bass frequencies are output from your pow- ered subwoofer. NONE: Select this when no surround speakers a[...]

- 27 - NOTE You can adjust channel level by pressing the TEST TONE button on the remote control. PREFERENCE SETUP • DISPLAY TIME OUT Select amount of time(3s~10s) that the display to fade out of front panel. Select OFF if you do not wish to the front panel displays fade out. • DISPLAY MODE FULL: Normal brightness. HALF: Half the normal brightne[...]

- 28 - Learning a Pre-programming Code By following one of the methods below, you may program the remote to operate a wide range of devices from other manufacturers. Direct Code Entry Method Find the 3-digit number for the brand name of the com- ponent that you want to operate in the code list follow- ing pages. (See 29 page.) Turn on the component[...]

- 29 - Programming the Remote VCR Brand List Brand CODE No. AKAI 033 042 022 052 032 ALBA 008 020 AMSTRAD 011 ANITSCH 009 ARC EN CIEL 042 056 052 ARISTONA 045 031 ASA 018 AWIA 011 042 BAIRD 042 033 BAUER. BOSCH 014 043 BLAUPUNKT 014 043 055 031 054 040 BRANDT ELECTRONIQUE 042 056 052 BRIONVEGA 041 BUSH 008 020 C.EDISON 041 CANON 014 CAPEHART 020 CG[...]

- 30 - Brand CODE No. ALBA 030 AMSTRAD 008 019 027 ARCON 021 ARISTONA 016 ASTRA 028 BLAUPUNKT 033 BUSH 016 CH.MASTER 030 CITY COM 005 DDC 030 DYNASAT 005 ECHOSTAR 002 009 032 020 EMME ESSE 005 FAIT 005 FERGUSON 014 016 017 018 FINLUX 006 007 013 FRACARRO 005 FTE 022 GOLDSTAR 004 021 GRAETZ 026 037 GROTHUSEN 004 GRUNDIG 033 016 018 036 HINARI 030 HI[...]

- 31 - Brand CODE No. PHILIPS 003 011 012 029 PHONOLA 016 PROSAT 030 PYE 016 QUADRAL 030 QUELLE 036 RADIOLA 016 REDIFFUSION 015 SABA 035 SALORA 026 SAMSUNG 003 022 SAT PARTNER 004 SATPORTNER 021 SCHAUB LORENZ 026 037 SCHNEIDER 005 016 SIEMENS 033 036 SIERA 016 SILVA 004 021 SKY STARCOM STARSAT 022 TECHNISAT 003 TELEFUNKEN 025 TELESYSTEM 005 THORN- [...]

- 32 - Brand CODE No. ERRES 049 142 EUROPHON 098 046 097 099 051 115 132 FERGUSON 146 040 041 150 057 061 116 149 FIDELITY 099 149 FINLUX 034 046 053 055 057 109 113 073 074 079 FISHER 015 048 050 052 109 136 FORGESTONE 149 FORMENTI 099 053 109 111 125 FORTRESS 137 FRABA 075 FRONTECH 054 FUJITSU 025 FUNAI 054 059 GBC 109 132 GEC 099 060 109 115 134[...]

- 33 - Brand CODE No. 109 121 126 PATHE CINEMA 099 111 116 132 PERDIO 060 PHILCO 016 030 101 050 109 124 079 132 136 PHILIPS 009 010 013 018 024 099 049 050 019 142 148 149 078 088 PHOENIX 099 053 109 111 125 PHONOLA 099 049 050 019 142 149 078 PIONEER 020 049 145 091 PRANDONI- PRINCE 098 097 053 115 134 PREMIER 124 PRINCE 098 097 053 134 PROTECH 0[...]

- 34 - Unit does not function when Main Power Switch is pushed Display lights, but no sound or picture Unit turns on, but front-panel display does not light up No sound from any speaker; light around power switch is red No sound from surround or center speakers Unit does not respond to remote commands Intermittent buzzing in tuner Letters flash in [...]

- 35 - Specifications Amplifier Section Output Power Power Output (20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD<0.07%, 8 ohms) Front L&R 95 W / Ch Center 95 W / Ch Surround L & R 95 W / Ch Surround Back 95 W / Ch Power Output (EIAJ, 1 kHz, 8 ohms) Front L&R 120 W / Ch Center 120 W / Ch Surround L & R 120 W / Ch Surround Back 120 W / Ch Input Sensitivity/[...]

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