Table of Contents

 

 

Features

6 Displays and Controls

30

 

Front Panel

30

Before You Start

7

Checking the Supplied Accessories

7

Preparing the Remote Control

7

Loading the batteries

7

Remote Control Battery Indicator

7

Operating range of remote control unit

8

Opening the Front Panel

8

Switching video system between PAL and NTSC

8

Easy Setup Guide Part 1

9

Home Theater: The Basics

9

1) Your Home System

9

2) The Source Material

9

3) The Listening Modes

9

Conclusion

9

1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player and TV

10

Digital Connections

10

2 Speaker Connections

11

3 Setting up the Main Unit

12

4 Assigning the Digital Inputs

12

Easy Setup Guide Part 2

13

1 Auto Surround Sound Setup

13

2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound

15

Connecting Your Equipment

16

Connecting your TV

16

Component Video Input Default Settings

16

Connecting Video Components

17

Connecting a DVD player

17

Connecting VCRs or DVRs

18

Connecting a Video Component

 

to the Front Panel

18

Connecting Satellite TV (SAT) Components

19

Connecting Analog Audio Components

20

Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs

 

(DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD

 

(SACD) compatible player)

21

Connecting Digital Audio Components

22

Digital Input Default Settings

23

Connecting the Radio Antennas

24

Using outdoor antennas

24

Connecting Speakers

25

Speaker impedance

26

Placing Your Speakers

27

Speaker placement

27

Power Connections (AC IN)

27

Power Connections (AC OUTLETS)

 

(European model only)

27

Using i.LINK Interface

28

What is i.LINK?

28

Connecting i.LINK-equipped Components

28

Creating an i.LINK Network

29

Remote Control

32

Display

35

Back Panel

36

Setting Up for Surround Sound

38

Surround Back System

39

NORMAL Setup

40

Speaker Setting

41

Channel Level

43

Speaker Distance

44

Basic Operation

45

Stereo and Multichannel Playback

45

Selecting the Input Signal

46

Listening Modes

47

Stereo modes

47

MOVIE modes (SURROUND mode)

48

MUSIC modes (SURROUND mode)

49

Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Mode

50

Adding/Adjusting the Effect in

 

Dolby Pro Logic II Music Mode

50

Listening with ACOUSTIC CAL EQ

51

Digital Noise Reduction (DIGITAL NR Function)

51

Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode

52

Listening in LOUDNESS Mode

52

Adjusting Bass and Treble

53

Listening with Sound Delay

53

Listening in Audio Scaler mode

54

Multi Channel In Playback

54

Surround Back Channel Modes

55

Surround Back Channel Mode

55

Virtual Surround Back Mode

55

Dual Mono setting and playback

56

Using Headphones

56

Video Select

57

Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (DIMMER)

57

Using the Tuner

58

Automatic and Manual Tuning

58

MPX Mode

58

RF ATT Mode (European model only)

58

Channel Step Setting (multi-voltage model only)

59

To Change Channel Steps

59

Direct Access Tuning

59

Memorizing Frequently Used Stations

60

Naming Memorized Stations

61

Recalling Memorized Stations

62

An introduction to RDS (European model only)

63

Using the RDS display

63

Searching for RDS programs

 

(European model only)

64

Basics of EON (Enhanced Other Network information)

(European model only)

65

Using EON (European model only)

65

Clearing all stations from the RDS or EON search

 

(European model only)

66

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