(Main unit)

Adjust as desired with the CONTROL

3 knob.

• To increase the bass or treble:

Turn the control clockwise. (The bass or treble sound can be increased to up to +12 dB in steps of 2 dB.)

To decrease the bass or treble:

Turn the control counter clockwise. (The bass or treble sound can be decreased to up to –12 dB in steps of 2 dB.)

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If you do not want the bass and treble to be

TONE

adjusted, turn on the tone defeat mode.

DEFEAT

 

 

The signals do not pass through the bass

 

[5] Checking the currently playing program source, etc.

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and treble adjustment circuits, providing higher quality sound.

(Main unit)

[2] Listening over headphones

Plug the headphones’ plug into the jack.

Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack.

The pre-out output (including the speaker output) is automatically turned off when headphones are connected.

NOTE:

To prevent hearing loss, do not raise the volume level excessively when using headphones.

[3] Turning the sound off temporarily (muting)

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On screen display

Each time an operation is performed, a

 

description of that operation appears

on the display connected to the unit’s VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack. Also, the unit’s operating status can be checked during playback by pressing the remote control unit’s ON SCREEN button.

Such information as the position of the input selector and the surround parameter settings is output in sequence.

Front panel display

Descriptions of the unit’s operations are also displayed on the front panel display. In addition, the display can be switched to check the unit’s operating status while playing a source by pressing the STATUS button.

Using the dimmer function

Use this to change the brightness of the display.

The display brightness changes in four steps (bright, medium, dim and off) by pressing the remote control unit’s DIMMER button repeatedly.

The brightness changes in 3 steps each time the button is pressed, and finally the display turns off.

(Remote control unit)

STATUS

(Main unit)

(Remote control unit)

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Use this to turn off the audio output

 

temporarily.

 

Press the MUTE button.

 

 

Cancelling MUTING mode.

 

 

Press the MUTE button again.

(Remote control unit)

[4] Combining the currently playing sound with the desired image

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[6] Switching the surround speakers

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The surround speakers switch as

1 shown below each time the SPEAKER button is pressed.

SURROUND A SURROUND B

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Simulcast playback

Use this switch to monitor a video

 

source other than the audio source.

SURROUND A+B

(Remote control unit)

Press the remote control unit’s VIDEO

 

SELECT button until the desired image

 

appears.

(Remote control unit)

Cancelling simulcast playback.

 

Select “SOURCE” using the video select button.

Switch the program source to the component connected to the video input.

This operation is possible when the setting for using both surround speakers A and B is made at “Speaker Configuration” in the System Setup Menu.

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Denon AVR-5800 operating instructions Checking the currently playing program source, etc, Listening over headphones