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PRECAUTIONS & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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PRECAUTIONS
We Want You Listening For A
Lifetime
English
CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED
Unpacking
Installing the Remote Control Unit Batteries
Notes about the Remote Control Unit
FEATURES
Digital Sound Field Processing
Dolby Pro Logic Surround
Dolby Surround AC-3
Dolby Surround + DSP (CINEMA DSP)
Dolby Pro Logic + 2 Digital Sound Fields
Dolby Surround AC-3+ 3 Digital Sound Fields
Video superimpose
SPEAKER SETUP
Setting Up Your Speaker System
Use of the Center Dialog Speaker Is Recommended
Use of a Subwoofer Expands Your Sound Field
Four Possible Types of Speaker System Configurations Recommended
4 Speaker System
5 Speaker System
6 Speaker System
7 Speaker System
Speakers and Speaker Placement
CONTROLS & THEIR FUNCTIONS
FRONT PANEL
(Europe Model)
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REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
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CONNECTIONS
REAR PANEL PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
(General Model)
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NOTE
REAR PANEL SWITCH AND CONTROL SETTINGS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING AUDIO/VIDEO SOURCE EQUIPMENT TO THIS UNIT
BASIC CONNECTIONS
CONNECTING TO DIGITAL (OPTICAL AND COAXIAL) JACKS
CONNECTING TO AC-3RF OUTPUT OF THE LD PLAYER
CONNECTING TO S VIDEO JACKS
CONNECTING SPEAKER SYSTEMS
CONNECTING THE MAIN SPEAKERS TO THIS UNIT
CONNECTING THE EFFECT SPEAKERS AND THE CENTER SPEAKER(S) TO THIS UNIT
ADDING A SUBWOOFER
SELECTING THE OUTPUT MODES SUITABLE FOR YOUR SPEAKER SYSTEM
1C. MAIN SPEAKERS
Preset position: LARGE
1D. LFE/BASS OUT
Choices: MAIN/SW/BOTH
Preset position: SW
METHOD OF CHANGING SELECTIONS
ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE OPERATION
MAIN/CENTER/EFFECT SPEAKER LEVEL BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
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INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE “SET MENU” MODE
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FUNCTIONS
1.SPEAKER SET (Selecting the output modes suitable for your speaker system)
2.LOW FREQ. TEST (Adjusting subwoofer level by using the test-tone)
Operating procedure
Adjust subwoofer level with the control on the subwoofer
Control range: MUTE, –20dB to 0 dB (in 1 dB step)
Preset value: 0 dB
4.CENTER DELAY (Adjusting the delay of center sounds (dialog etc.))
Control range: 0 ms to 5 ms (in 1 ms step)
Preset value: 0 ms
6. CINEMA EQ (Adjusting the tonal balance of speakers)
L, C, R
FRONT EFCT
REAR EFCT
6A. L,C,R EQ
mPreset value of the CINEMA Equalizer
L, C, R EQ
FRONT, REAR EFCT EQ
mFrequency characteristics
Choices: MAX/STD/MIN
Preset position: MAX
STD (Standard):
nH-LEVELCUT (High Level Cut Scale)
Control range: 0.0 to 1.0 (in 0.2 step)
Preset value:
nL-LEVELBST (Low Level Boost Scale)
9.MEMORY GUARD (Locking DSP parameters and other adjustments)
11. INPUT TRIM (Input level adjustment)
AUTO:
LAST:
Operating method
13. DIMMER (Changing brightness of the display panel)
GENERAL OPERATION
PLAYING A SOURCE
Switching the input mode
For CD, TAPE 1, TV/DBS and VCR3/DVD sources:
AC-3
PCM
ANALOG
Notes on input mode selection for LD sources
RECORDING A SOURCE TO AUDIO/VIDEO TAPE (OR DUBBING FROM A TAPE TO ANOTHER)
SELECTING SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS
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MUTING THE EFFECT SOUND
SUPERIMPOSED VIDEO PROGRAM/PARAMETER DISPLAY
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS
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CREATING YOUR OWN SOUND FIELDS
SELECTING AND EDITING PROGRAM PARAMETERS
WHAT IS A SOUND FIELD
THE ELEMENTS OF A SOUND FIELD
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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS
●LIVENESS
● REV. TIME (Reverberation Time)
●REV. DELAY (Reverberation Delay)
●REV. LEVEL (Reverberation Level)
●EFCT TRIM (Effect Trim)
●P. INIT. DLY (Presence Initial Delay)
●P. ROOM SIZE (Presence Room Size)
●S. INIT. DLY (Surround Initial Delay)
● S. DELAY (Surround Delay)
●S. ROOM SIZE (Surround Room Size)
REMOTE CONTROL LEARNING FUNCTION
Erasing a Learned Function
Erasing All Learned Functions
TROUBLESHOOTING
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SPECIFICATIONS
TAPE 2