Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR-5805CI AV Surround Receiver. This remarkable component has been engineered to provide superb surround sound listening with home theater sources such as DVD, as well as providing outstanding high fidelity reproduction of your favorite music sources.

As this product is provided with an immense array of features, we recommend that before you begin hookup and operation that you review the contents of this manual before proceeding.

Contents
Getting Started

 

Accessories ...................................................................................

7

Before using..................................................................................

7

Cautions on installation............................................................

7

Cautions on handling.................................................................

8

Preparing the remote control unit.........................................

8

Inserting the batteries ...............................................................

8

Operating range of the remote control unit.......................

9

Part names and functions

 

Front panel .............................................................................

10, 11

Display..........................................................................................

12

Remote control unit .....................................................................

13

Easy Setup and Operation

 

Easy to setup flow....................................................................

14

Speaker system layout............................................................

15

Speaker connections .........................................................

16, 17

Connecting a DVD player and TV (Monitor)...............

18, 19

Auto Setup / Room EQ ...........................................................

20

Connecting a microphone ............................................................

21

Turning on the power ...................................................................

22

Starting Auto Setup......................................................................

22

Extra Setup...................................................................................

23

Preliminary measurements ....................................................

23, 24

Speaker system measurement ....................................................

24

Check of the measurement result ...............................................

25

About the error message .............................................................

26

Connecting Other Sources

 

Cable indications ..........................................................................

27

The video conversion function....................................................

28

On screen display for component video outputs and

 

HDMI output..................................................................................

28

Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals

 

[To convert analog video signals to HDMI signals]...................

29

Connecting a TV tuner .................................................................

30

Connecting a DBS tuner ..............................................................

30

Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals .................

31

Connecting a video camera or video game ...............................

31

Connecting a DVD recorder.........................................................

32

Connecting a VCR.........................................................................

33

Connecting a CD player ...............................................................

33

Connecting a turntable ................................................................

34

Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder ................................

34

Connecting a tape deck ...............................................................

35

DENON LINK connection .............................................................

35

Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals............................

36

Connecting equipment with DVI-D terminals ...........................

37

Connecting IEEE1394 devices......................................................

38

Connecting the antenna terminals .............................................

39

Connecting the XM terminal .......................................................

40

Connecting the CONTROL terminal............................................

40

Connecting the TRIGGER OUT terminals...................................

41

Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals

 

ZONE2 connections .....................................................................

41

Connecting the pre-out terminals...............................................

42

Connecting the power supply cord ............................................

42

Basic OperationPlayback

Operating the remote control unit ...............................................

43

Playing the input source...............................................................

44

Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING)...............................

45

Listening over headphones ..........................................................

45

Switching the surround speakers ................................................

45

Switching between HDMI and DVI-D monitor output .................

45

Selection of resolution setting (SCALE) .......................................

45

Combining the currently playing sound with the desired

 

image (VIDEO SELECT)................................................................

45

Video on/off ..................................................................................

45

Checking the currently playing program source, etc. ..................

46

Input mode ..........................................................................

46 ~ 48

Room EQ function........................................................................

48

Surround

 

Playing modes for different sources ............................................

49

Playing audio sources (CDs and DVDs)

 

2 channel playback modes...........................................................

50

THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema mode

 

Playing sources recorded in Dolby Surround in

 

 

the Home THX Cinema Surround mode ..................................

51

• To play in the THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema

 

 

Surround mode for sources recorded in Dolby Digital

 

 

or DTS .......................................................................................

51 ~ 53

Dolby Digital mode and DTS Surround

 

(only with digital input) ...........................................................

54, 55

Night mode ..................................................................................

55

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (Pro Logic II) mode.................................

56, 57

DTS NEO:6 mode.........................................................................

58

The Dolby Headphone..................................................................

59

USER MODE function..................................................................

59

DENON original surround modes

 

Surround modes and their features .............................................

60

DSP surround simulation .......................................................

61, 62

Tone control setting

 

Adjusting the tone from the remote control unit ...............

62, 63

Adjusting the tone from the main unit .....................................

63

• Tone defeat mode ....................................................................

63

Channel Level...............................................................................

64

Fader function ..............................................................................

65

Listening to the radio

 

Auto tuning...................................................................................

65

Manual tuning ..............................................................................

66

Preset memory ............................................................................

66

Checking the preset stations .......................................................

67

Recalling preset stations ..............................................................

67

RDS (Radio Data System) ............................................................

67

RDS search ..................................................................................

68

PTY search ...................................................................................

69

TP search ...............................................................................

69, 70

RT (Radio Text) .............................................................................

70

XM Satellite Radio

 

Checking the XM signal strength and Radio ID ...........................

71

Channel selection.........................................................................

72

Category search ...........................................................................

72

Direct access of channels ............................................................

73

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