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W ARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. D1-4-2-1_En IMPORT ANT NOTICE – THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCA TED IN THE REAR. PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCL OSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY . D1-4-2-6-1_En NOTE: This equipment has [...]

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Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . .[...]

English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 09 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1 : Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone • Remote control unit • AA size IEC R6 dry cell batteries (to confirm system operation) x2 • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • These operating instructions Loadin[...]

5 minute guide 02 7 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 2 : 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, ma k i n g y o u f e e l l i k e y o u ’ r e i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e action or concert. The surround sound you get [...]

5 minute guide 02 8 En Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient no ise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone pro[...]

5 minute guide 02 9 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 6 Follow the instructions on-screen. • Make sure the microphone is connected. • If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up. • See below for notes regarding backgroun[...]

5 minute guide 02 10 En • Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see page 40 for more on this) • Speaker Distance – The distance of your speakers from the listening position (see page 42 for more on this) • Channel Level – The overall balance of your speaker system (see page 41 for more on this) • Acoust[...]

Connecting up 03 11 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 3 : Connecting up Making cable connections Important • Before making or changing connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. • Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit. If this happens, the magnetic fie[...]

Connecting up 03 12 En Connecting a DVD player and TV This page shows you ho w to connect your DVD player and TV to the receiver. 1 Connect a coaxial digital audio output on your DVD player to the DIGITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input on this receiver. Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the connection. 1 2 Connect the composit e video output and the ste[...]

Connecting up 03 13 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting the multichannel analog outputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs. In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the mu ltichannel inputs of this receiver as shown below. 1 Connecting a satel[...]

Connecting up 03 14 En Connecting other audio components The number and kind of connections depends on the kind of component you’re connecting. 1 Follow the steps below to connect a CD-R, MD, DAT, tape recorder or other audio component. 1 If your component has a digital output, connect this to a digital input on the receiver as shown. The example[...]

Connecting up 03 15 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español However, the connected DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output. Microsoft, Windows Media ® , and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in t[...]

Connecting up 03 16 En Using the component video jacks Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to composite video. A further advantage (if your source and TV are both compatible) is progressive-scan video, which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to[...]

Connecting up 03 17 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, conne ct external antennas (see Using external antennas below). 1 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires. 2 Push open the tabs[...]

Connecting up 03 18 En Connecting the speakers A complete setup of eight speakers (including th e subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply conne ct the speakers you have in the manner shown below. 1 The receiver will work with just two stereo spea kers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speake[...]

Connecting up 03 19 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Make sure that the speaker cable you’re using is properly prepared with about 10 mm ( 3 / 8 in.) of insulator stripped from each wire, with the exposed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). Unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the e[...]

Connecting up 03 20 En Overhead view of speaker setup You can also refer to the 3-D speaker setup illustration on page 7. The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram ( fig. A ) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) connected. The second ( fig. B ) shows orientation with tw[...]

Controls and displays 04 21 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 4 : Controls and displays Front panel 1 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 2 Digital Precision Processing indicator Lights to indicate digital processing. 3 Character display See Display on page 22. 4 MCACC indicator Lights when Acoustic[...]

Controls and displays 04 22 En 11 VIDEO INPUT See Connecting to the front panel video terminal or Connecting to the front panel audio mini jack on page 16 12 MCACC/AUDIO IN jack Use to connect a microp hone when performing Auto MCACC setup, or connect an auxiliary component using a stereo mini-jack cable (page 16). 13 MASTER VOLUME dial 14 SOUND RE[...]

Controls and displays 04 23 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español SB – Depending on the source, this lights when a signal with surround back channel encoding is detected. DIGITAL – Lights when a digital audio signal is detected. 2 DIGITAL – Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected. ANALOG – Lights when an a[...]

Controls and displays 04 24 En Remote control 1 INPUT SELECT Use to select the input source (use SHIFT for INPUT SELECT ). 2R E C E I V E R  This switches between standby and on for this receiver. 3 MULTI CONTROL buttons Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 46). 4 RECEIVER CONTROL buttons A[...]

Controls and displays 04 25 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español LEVEL +/– Use to adjust the Advanced Surround effect and channel levels, as well as to change Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music and Neo:6 Music parameter settings. MASTER VOLUME +/– Use to set the listening volume. 5 SYSTEM SETUP and Component control buttons The foll[...]

Controls and displays 04 26 En MPX* Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 43). D. ACCESS* After pressing, you can access a radio station directly usin g the number buttons (page 43). MIDNIGHT Switches to Midnight or Loudness listening (page 31).[...]

Listening to your system 05 27 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro sources). Auto playback The simplest, most direct list[...]

Listening to your system 05 28 En With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB ON , you can select (according to format): • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above • Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides [...]

Listening to your system 05 29 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Listening in stereo When you select STEREO , you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. • While [...]

Listening to your system 05 30 En Using Stream Direct Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed. • While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR to select Stream Direct mode. • AUTOSURR. – See Auto playback on page 27. • DIRECT – Sources are[...]

Listening to your system 05 31 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB) When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel informatio[...]

Listening to your system 05 32 En Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged ar[...]

Listening to your system 05 33 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español When set to DIGITAL or AUTO , 2 DIGITAL lights when a Dolby Digital signal is input, and DTS lights when a DTS signal is input. Selecting the multichannel analog inputs If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs to this rec[...]

The System Setup menu 06 34 En Chapter 6 : The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speake[...]

The System Setup menu 06 35 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen. 2 Select the surround back speaker setting. • Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use wit[...]

The System Setup menu 06 36 En • EQ CUSTOM1/2 Adjust – Make detailed manual adjustments to your custom Acoustic Calibration EQ settings (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually on page 38). • EQ Data Check – Check the ALL CH ADJUST , FRONT ALIGN and custom settings using the on-screen display (see Checking your Acoustic Calibration[...]

The System Setup menu 06 37 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary. Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0.5 to 45.0 feet (0.1 m to 13 m). Listen to the [...]

The System Setup menu 06 38 En • ALL CH ADJUST – A ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel. • FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels). You return to the Acousti[...]

The System Setup menu 06 39 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 3 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking. Use / to select the channel. Use / to select the frequency and / to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of the screen and use / to select the next chann[...]

The System Setup menu 06 40 En 1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER. 2 Select the setting you want to adjust. If you are doing this fo r the first time, you may want to adjust thes e settings in order: • Speaker Setting – Specify the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (page 40). • Crossover Network – Specify which fre[...]

The System Setup menu 06 41 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • SB – Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connec[...]

The System Setup menu 06 42 En 1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2 Select a setup option. • Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels. • Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically. 3 Confirm your selected setup op[...]

Using the tuner 07 43 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 7 : Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly t[...]

Using the tuner 07 44 En memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see previous page) is also stored. 1 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize. See Listening to the radio on the previous page for more on this. 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The disp[...]

Making recordings 08 45 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 8 : Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV). Keep in mind you can’t make a digital recor[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 46 En Chapter 9: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most components can be assigned to one of the MULTI CONTROL buttons using the component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. However, please note that there are cases where only certain functions m[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 47 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Direct function • Default setting: ON You can use the direct function feature to control one component using the remote control while at the same time, using your receiver to playback a different component. This could let you, for example, use the [...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 48 En Controls for TVs This remote control can control components afte r entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 46 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the component •T h e TV CONTROL buttons on the remote co ntro[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 49 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Controls for other components This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 46 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons [...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 50 En Number buttons Directly access tracks on a program source. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD player Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display . DVD/DVR player +10 button Selects tracks higher than 10. (F or example, press +10 then 3 to select track 13.) CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD player ENTER / DISC Chooses the di[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 51 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Preset Code List You should have no problem controlling a componen t if you find the manufacturer in this list, but please note that there are cases where codes for the manufacturer in the list will not work for the model that you are using. There ar[...]

Other connections 10 52 En Chapter 10 : Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections , switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system. • Do not allow any contact between speaker wires from different terminals. • Y[...]

Other connections 10 53 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • If after pressing XM RADIO the display shows Check Tuner , try disconnecting the receiver and tuner connections and then plugging them back in. If the display shows Check Antenna , try disconnecting the tuner and antenna connections and then plugging them back in.[...]

Other connections 10 54 En 1 Select the channel you want to memorize. See Selecting channels and browsing by genre above. 2 Press T.EDIT. The display shows a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS (SHIFT+ 2) to select one of the three classes then press     / / / /     to select the channel preset you want. You can also use th[...]

Other connections 10 55 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 1 Connect a SIRIUS Connect tuner to the SIRIUS Radio jack on the rear of this receiver. You will also need to connect the antenna and AC adapter to the Sirius Connect tuner. 2 Press SIRIUS (SHIFT+AM) to switch to the SIRIUS input. For best reception, you may need to m[...]

Other connections 10 56 En Tip • You can select channels directly by pressing D.ACCESS (SHIFT+ENTER) then the three-digit channel number. • You can press TUNER DISP (SHIFT+ 1) to change SIRIUS Radio information in the front panel display. • The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER ) after 10 seconds. Savi[...]

Other connections 10 57 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Second Zone speaker B setup After selecting Second Zone in Surround back speaker setting on page 34, you can use the speakers connected to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See Switching the speaker[...]

Other connections 10 58 En Since both front and surround back speaker terminals output the same audio, it doesn’t matter which set (front or surround back) is powering which part ( Hi or Low ) of the speaker. • Make sure that the + / – connections are properly inserted. 2 Select the ’Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘ Surr Back System’ [...]

Other Settings 11 59 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 11: Other Settings The Input Assign menu You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cabl[...]

Other Settings 11 60 En 2 Select the number of the component video input to which you’ve connected your video component. The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver. 3 Select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input. Select between DVD , TV , DVR or OFF . •U s e / an[...]

Other Settings 11 61 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Dual Mono Setup • Default setting: CH1 You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels. 1 Select ‘Dual Mono Se t[...]

Additional information 12 62 En Chapter 12: Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check th e points below. Take a look at the other components and electrical appliances being used , because sometimes the problem may[...]

Additional information 12 63 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español The PHASE CONTROL feature doesn’t seem to have an audible effect. • If applicable, check that the lowpass filter switch on your subwoofer is off , or the lowpass cutoff is set to the highest frequency setting. If there is a PHASE setting on your subwoofer , s[...]

Additional information 12 64 En XM radio messages SIRIUS radio messages Symptom Cause Action Check Antenna The XM antenna is not connected. Check th at the XM antenna cable is attached securely. XM ANT ERR A short-circuit occurrin g in the antenna or surrounding antenna cable. Make sure that there is nothing unusual with the antenna or antenna cabl[...]

Additional information 12 65 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. 1 Switch the receiv er into standby. 2 While holding down the TONE button, press and hold the  STANDBY/ON button [...]

Additional information 12 66 En Specifications Amplifier section • Continuous power output (stereo) Front . . 110 W (20 Hz to 20 kHz, THD 0.2 %, 8 Ω ) 1 • Rated power output (surround / 20 Hz to 20 kHz, THD 0.07 %, 8 Ω ) Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 W per channel Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Additional information 12 67 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español AM Tuner Section Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . 530 kHz to 1700 kHz Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna) . . . . . . . . 350 µV/m Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 dB Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loop antenna M[...]

Additional information 12 68 En S001_En Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want yo[...]

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