Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System

information on accessing and using the menus.

Operating your receiver

See “Using on-screen setup menus” on page 22 for

 

 

 

 

Option

Configuration

Turning your receiver on and off

 

Feet (default)–Distances can be set from 1 to 30

 

To turn your receiver on and off:

Unit

feet, in one foot increments.

Meters–Distances can be set from 0.3 to 9.0 meters,

1 Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel.

 

 

in 0.3 meter increments.

- OR -

Left, Center, Right,

Specify the distance from each speaker to your

Press RECEIVER, then ON/STANDBY on the

Surround Right, Surround

listening position.

Left, Subwoofer

 

remote control.

 

The receiver turns on, the display lights, and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY indicator turns off.

Notes

•The speaker distance setting is disabled while headphones are connected, or when Audio TV OUT is set to On.

•Speakers that you set to No or None in the speaker configuration (Sp Config menu) cannot be selected.

•The Center, Right, and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Left distance. For example, if the Left distance is set to 20 ft. (6 m), the Center, Right, and Subwoofer distances can be set between 15 and 25 ft. (4.5 and 7.5 m).

•The Surround distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or 15 ft. (4.5 m) less than the Left distance. For example, if the Left distance is set to 20 ft. (6 m), the SurrRight and SurrLeft distances can be set between 5 and 25 ft. (1.5 and 7.5 m).

Setting the level calibration (Level Cal menu)

Lets you adjust the level of each speaker with the built-in test tone so that the volume of each speaker is the same at the listening position.

See “Using on-screen setup menus” on page 22 for information on accessing and using the menus.

Option

Configuration

Left, Center, Right,

-12 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB, in 1 dB steps.

Surround Right,

 

Surround Left

 

 

 

Subwoofer

-15 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB, in 1 dB steps.

 

 

Notes

•The speaker level setting is disabled while headphones are connected, or the receiver is muted, or the Audio TV OUT setting is set to ON.

•Speakers that you set to No or None in the speaker configuration (Sp Config menu) cannot be selected.

•The center speaker and subwoofer level settings made by using AUDIO are saved here as the default settings.

2Press ON/STANDBY on the remote control again. The receiver enters standby mode.

To prevent any loud surprises when you turn on the receiver, always turn down the volume before you turn it off.

Understanding basic operations

Notes

•The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT jack. If your TV is connected to the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, use the receiver’s display when changing settings.

•This manual describes the procedure using the remote control unless otherwise specified.

Playing a connected component

To play a connected component:

1Press RECEIVER, then press INPUT SELECTOR buttons to select the input source.

2Start playback on the source component.

3To adjust the volume, use the MASTER VOLUME control.

4Select a listening mode and enjoy!

See also “Using the listening modes” on page 19.

Displaying source information

To display source information:

•Press RECEIVER, then press DISPLAY repeatedly to cycle through the available information.

The following information can typically be displayed:

Input source and volume

Tip

If you’re using a handheld sound level meter, adjust the level of each speaker so that it reads 75 dB SPL at the listening position, measured with C-weighting and slow reading.

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