Troubleshooting

Sound / Video

With a Dolby Digital program or DTS program, the loud sounds aren’t very loud and the quiet sounds aren’t very quiet

Check that volume extremes are not automatically being balanced. See “Midnight Theater Function” on pageÊ 16 of this manual.

All I hear is loud static when I play DTS discs

Check that Digital has been set as the input mode. DTS discs do not output analog sound. See “Switching Input Modes” on pageÊ 23.

DTS discs can only be played in Zone A

I hear a hum when I select the PHONO input

Check that:

The audio cables are connected securely to the Phono jack set. See Chapter One of the Connections and Setup Guide.

The turntable is grounded on the receiver. See Chapter One of the Connections and Setup Guide.

Sound is intermittent

Attach the provided protective cap to the unused OPTICAL inputs. If the

light from a fluorescent lamp or direct sunlight enters through this con- nector, the played audio will be intermittent.

I can’t hear any sound in Zone B

Check that:

Multiple Zones is activated.

The volume in Zone B is turned up. See “Operating Devices in Zone B?” on pageÊ 55 of this manual.

The Zone B speakers are turned on if using Speaker B outputs for Zone B (as opposed to Second Zone Pre Outs). See “Turning the Speak- ers On” on pageÊ 9 of this manual.

The source is connected via an analog jack set (digital inputs are not sent to Zone B). See Chapter One of the Connections and Setup Guide.

Video

I can’t see the program I’m playing on the TV. There wasn’t any video output to my VCR when I recorded

Check that the video source and TV are connected via the same type of connectors (For VR-5080).

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KRF-X7775D specifications

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