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Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR-587 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······················································································2

Before using ····················································································2

Cautions on installation ·································································3

About the remote control unit ······················································3

Inserting the batteries····································································3

Operating range of the remote control unit ································3

Part names and functions

Front panel ·····················································································4

Display····························································································4 Rear panel ······················································································5

Remote control unit ···································································5, 6

Easy Operation

Speaker layout [Basic layout]························································6

Speaker connections ······································································7

Connecting a DVD player and monitor ········································8

Before operating ·············································································9

Playing the input source ································································9

Connecting Other Sources

Cable indications ··········································································10

Connecting a TV/DBS tuner ························································11

Connecting a video camera or video game ··································11

Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals ·················11

Connecting a CD player ·······························································12

Connecting a tape deck, CD recorder or MD recorder··············12

Connecting a VCR·········································································12

Connecting the antenna terminals ·············································13

Connecting the XM terminal ·······················································13

Connecting the iPod® ··································································14

Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals

ZONE2 speaker out connections ·················································14

Connecting the power supply cord ············································15

System Setup

System setup items and default values·······························16, 17 Navigating through the System Setup items ···························18

About the front display································································18

Speaker Setup

Setting the Speaker Configuration ···············································19

Setting the Subwoofer Mode Setup ············································19

Setting the Distance·····································································20 Setting the Crossover Frequency ················································20

Setting the Test Tone ···································································21

Input Setup

Setting the Digital In Assignment ················································21

Setting the iPod Assignment ······················································22

Setting the EXT. IN Subwoofer Level ·········································22

Setting the Auto Preset Memory·················································22

Option Setup

Setting the Power Amplifier Assignment ····································23

Setting the Volume Control··························································23 Setting the Auto Surround Mode·················································24

Basic Operation

Playing the input source ······························································25

Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING)·······························26 Listening over headphones··························································26 Switching the front speakers ······················································26

Checking the currently playing program source, etc. ··················26

Switching the brightness of the display·······································26

Using the surround modes

Types of surround modes and their features·························26, 27 Selecting the play mode (DIRECT/STEREO) ································27

Selecting the Dolby Digital and DTS Surround mode

(only with digital input) ·································································28

Selecting the Dolby Pro Logic IIx (Pro Logic II) mode·················29 Selecting the DTS NEO:6 mode ··················································30

Selecting the NEURAL SURROUND mode ·································30

Surround modes and parameters········································31 ~ 33

Using the DENON original surround modes

Types of surround modes and their features·······························34 Selecting the DSP surround simulation ·······································35

Setting the tone control ·······························································36

Adjusting the speaker volume ·····················································36

Listening to the radio

Auto preset memory ····································································36

Auto tuning···················································································37 Manual tuning ··············································································37

Preset memory ············································································37

Recalling preset stations ······························································37

XM Satellite Radio········································································38

Checking the XM signal strength and Radio ID ···························38

Channel selection·········································································38 Category search ···········································································38

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