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Insignia NS-HTIB51A 5.1 Channel Home Theater System

Category	Problem/Possible Solution	Category	Problem/Possible Solution
There’s no sound	• Check the digital audio output setting on the connected				TUNER Problems
with a certain signal
	device. On some game consoles, such as those that support	Reception is noisy,	•	Relocate your antenna.
format
	DVD, the default setting is off.	FM stereo reception
			• Move the receiver away from your TV or computer.
	• With some DVD-Video discs, you need to select an audio	is noisy, or the FM
			• Listen to the station in mono.
	output format from a menu.	STEREO indicator
			• When listening to an AM station, operating the remote
	• Depending on the input signal, some listening modes	does not light
				control may cause noise.
	cannot be selected.
			• Passing cars and airplanes can cause interference.
No 5.1 playback	• You can not always select all of the listening modes,		• Concrete walls weaken radio signals.
			• If nothing improves the reception, install an outdoor
	depending on the number of the speakers connected.
				antenna.
The volume cannot	• Check to see if a maximum volume has been set.
					REMOTE CONTROL Problems
be set to 79
	• After the volume level of each individual speaker has been
		The remote control	• Before operating this unit, be sure to press RECEIVER.
	adjusted, the maximum volume may be reduced.
		does not work
	• When the levels of each speaker have been adjusted, the		• Make sure that the batteries are installed with the correct
	maximum possible volume may be reduced.			polarity.
Noise can be heard	• Using cable ties to bundle audio cables with power cords,		• Install new batteries. Don’t mix different types of batteries,
				or old and new batteries.
	speaker cables, and so on may degrade the audio		• Make sure that the remote control is not too far away from
	performance, so don’t do it.			the receiver, and that there’s no obstruction between the
	• An audio cable may be picking up interference. Try			remote control and the receiver’s remote control sensor.
	repositioning your cables.		• Make sure that the A receiver is not subjected to direct
				sunshine or inverter-type fluorescent lights. Relocate if
The Late Night	• Make sure that the source material is Dolby Digital, Dolby
function does not				necessary.
work	Digital Plus, and Dolby TrueHD.		• If the receiver is installed in a rack or cabinet with
				colored-glass doors, the remote control may not work
DTS signal problems
	• When DTS program material ends and the DTS bitstream			reliably when the doors are closed.
	stops, the receiver remains in DTS listening mode and the		• Make sure you’ve selected the correct remote control mode.
	DTS indicator remains on. This is to prevent noise when you		• Make sure you’ve entered the correct remote control code.
	use the pause, fast forward, or fast reverse function on your		• Make sure to set the same ID on both the receiver and
	player. If you switch your player from DTS to PCM, because			remote control.
	the receiver does not switch formats immediately, you may	Cannot control	• Make sure that you have selected the correct remote control
	not hear any sound, in which case you should stop your	other components
	player for about three seconds, and then resume playback.			mode.
			• If you cannot operate it, you need to enter the appropriate
	• With some CD and LD players, you won’t be able to playback
	DTS material properly even though your player is connected			remote control code.
	to a digital input on the receiver. This is usually because the				RECORDING Problems
	DTS bitstream has been processed (for example, output	Cannot record	• On your recorder, make sure the correct input is selected.
	level, sampling rate, or frequency response changed) and
	the receiver does not recognize it as a genuine DTS signal. In		• To prevent signal loops and damage to the receiver, input
	such cases, you may hear noise.			signals are not fed through to outputs with the same name
	• When playing DTS program material, using the pause, fast			(for example, VCR/DVR IN to VCR/ DVR OUT).
	forward, or fast reverse function on your player may
					MISCELLANEOUS Problems
	produce a short audible noise. This is not a malfunction.
		The sound changes	• When a pair of headphones is connected, the listening
The beginning of
	• Since it takes longer to identify the format of an HDMI signal	when I connect my
audio received by				mode is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo, Mono,
	than it does for other digital audio signals, audio output	headphones
an HDMI IN can not				or Direct.
	may not start immediately.
be heard		How do I change	• Use the Multiplex setting on the Audio Adjust menu to
	VIDEO Problems	the language of a
				select Main or Sub.
		multiplex source
No picture	• Make sure that all video connecting plugs are pushed in all
		The following	You must use the buttons on the unit to make these settings.
	the way.
		settings can be	1. While holding down the input selector button for the input
	• Make sure that each video component is properly
		made for the	source that you want to set, press SETUP.
	connected.
		composite video
	• If the video source is connected to a component video input,		2. Use		/	to change the setting.
		inputs
	you must assign that input to an input selector, and your TV		3. Press the input selector button for the input source that you
	must be connected to COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT.
			want to set when you have finished.
	• If the video source is connected to a composite video input,
			Video Attenuation
	your TV must be connected to the corresponding composite
			This setting can be made for the BD/DVD, VCR/DVR, CBL/SAT,
	video output.
	• If the video source is connected to an HDMI input, you must		GAME, or AUX input.
	assign that input to an input selector, and your TV must be		If you have a games console connected to the composite video
	connected to the HDMI OUT.		input, and the picture is not very clear, you can attenuate the
	• On your TV, make sure that the video input to which the		gain.
	receiver is connected is selected.		•	Video ATT–0: (default).
There is no picture	• Reliable operation with an HDMI-to-DVI adapter is not		• Video ATT–2: Gain is reduced by 2 dB.
from a source
	guaranteed. In addition, video signals from a PC are not
connected to an
	guaranteed.
HDMI IN
The on-screen	• On your TV, make sure that the video input to which the
menus do not
	receiver is connected is selected.
appear
	• When the receiver doesn’t connect TV with HDMI, onscreen
	menus are not displayed.

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