AV Amplifier
OWNER’S MANUAL
■For U.K. customers
■Special Instructions for U.K. Model
CAUTION
Contents
CHECKING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS
Introduction
■Built-in 8-channelpower amplifier
■Digital Sound Fields (DSP)
■CINEMA-DSP:Dolby Digital + DSP and DTS + DSP
■Virtual CINEMA DSP and SILENT CINEMA DSP
■Various decoders to support the newest sound effect technology
■Various input and output jacks
■Multi-functionremote control
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
Front panel
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■Opening and closing the front panel door
Remote control
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■Installing batteries in the remote control
■About changing batteries
■Using the remote control
Front panel display
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Rear panel
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Preparations
■8-speakerconfiguration –full CINEMA-DSP–
■6-speakerconfiguration –Hi-FiDSP–
■5-speakerconfiguration –standard5.1 channel–
■ 4-speakerconfiguration –minimumrequirement–
■Speaker configurations and speaker mode
■Placing the main speakers
■Placing the center speaker
■Placing the front effect, rear and rear center speakers
■When you use a projection screen
■Placing the subwoofers
CONNECTIONS
Before connecting components
■ Connecting an FM/AM tuner
■ Connecting a CD recorder
■Connecting a CD player
■Connecting an MD recorder/tape deck
■Connecting a turntable
■About the video jacks
■Connecting a DVD player
■Connecting a digital TV/TV
■Connecting a cable TV tuner
■Connecting a satellite tuner
■Connecting a VCR
■Connecting an LD player
■Connecting a video monitor
■Connecting the SPEAKERS terminals
■Connecting a front subwoofer
■Connecting a rear subwoofer
■Impedance selector switch
■Connecting external amplifiers
■Connecting an external decoder
■Connecting a game console
Connecting the power supply cords
■Connecting the AC power cord
AC OUTLET(S)
■VOLTAGE SELECTOR (General and China models)
ON-SCREENDISPLAYS (OSD)
OSD modes
Selecting the OSD mode
■Summary of SPEAKER SET items 1A through 1G
■Mode setting
■1A CENTER SP (center speaker mode)
■1B MAIN SP (main speaker mode)
■1C REAR L/R SP (rear speaker mode)
■1D REAR CT SP (rear center speaker mode)
■1E LFE/BASS OUT (bass output mode)
■1F FRONT EFCT SP (front effect speaker mode)
■1G MAIN LEVEL
■Button/switch to be used for adjustment
■Before you begin
TEST DOLBY SUR
TEST DSP
Basic operations
BASIC PLAYBACK
■BGV (Back Ground Video) function
■To mute the sound
■When you have finished using this unit
■Notes on the digital signal
■Notes on playing DTS-CD/LDs
■Notes on playing an LD source
Selecting a sound field program
■Normal stereo reproduction
■Displaying the information about the input
source
■Playing the Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES
software
■ Selecting PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC or Neo:
■Virtual CINEMA DSP
■SILENT CINEMA DSP
■DTS 96/24
■Special considerations when recording DTS
Advanced operation
SET MENU ITEMS
Operating the SET MENU
■About the test tone
3 HP TONE CTRL (headphone tone control)
4 CENTER GEQ (center graphic equalizer)
5 REAR CT GEQ (rear center graphic equalizer)
■6A L, C, R EQ (main L/center/main R equalizer)
■6B FRNT EFCT EQ (front effect equalizer)
■6C REAR L/R EQ (rear L/R equalizer)
■6D REAR CT EQ (rear center equalizer)
■8A <1> to <4> COAXIAL INPUT jacks
■8B <5> and <6> OPTICAL OUTPUT jacks
■8C <7> to <12> OPTICAL INPUT jacks
■8D [A] to [C] COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT jacks
9 INPUT MODE (initial input mode)
10 PARAMETER INI (parameter initialization)
11 LFE LEVEL
12 DYNAMIC RANGE
13 SP DELAY
■Setting by “msec”
■Setting by “meters”
■Setting by “feet”
■ DIMMER
■OSD SHIFT (OSD off-setposition)
■BLUE BACK
■18A CENTER to (direction of the center channel signals)
■18B SWFR to (direction of the signals input into the subwoofer)
■ Main unit control area
■ Component control area
■Source select
■About Zone2
■About OPTN
■Light up function
Setting the manufacturer code
■Changing the component category (Library)
■Amplifier Library (L:AMP)
■Factory setting for Library and manufacturer
Programming a new remote control function (Learn feature)
■Programmable buttons
■Operating a tuner (TUNER area)
■Operating a CD player/CD recorder (CD and CD-Rareas)
■Operating an MD recorder (MD/TAPE area)
■Operating a DVD player (DVD area)
■Operating an LD player (D-TV/LDarea)
■ Operating a VCR (VCR 1, VCR 2 and VCR3/DVR areas)
■Operating a TV/digital TV (D-TV/LDarea)
■ Operating a cable or satellite TV tuner (CABLE and SAT areas)
Using the Macro feature
■Operating the macro
■Programming a macro
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Changing the source name in the display window
Clearing a learned function or macro
■To clear a learned function
■To clear the macro function
Clearing learned functions, macros, renamed source names, and setup
manufacturer codes
ADJUSTING THE LEVELS OF THE EFFECT SPEAKERS
■Canceling the sleep timer
■Setting the sleep timer
■A sample of system configuration and connections
■Special considerations when using DTS software
Remote control in ZONE
Sound field programs
■Early reflections
■Reverberations
Recreating a sound field
■Virtual sound sources
■Echo patterns
HI-FI DSP-SOUNDFIELD PROGRAM
■Tokyo
■Freiburg
■Royaumont
■Village Gate
■Village Vanguard
CINEMA-DSPSOUND FIELD PROGRAM
The sound design of CINEMA-DSPsound field programs
Sound field images of the CINEMA-DSPprograms
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■Table of program names for each input format
■DOLBY PRO LOGIC + DSP sound field effect
■Dolby Digital/DTS + DSP sound field effect
■Dolby Digital EX/DTS ES + DSP sound field effect
■Mono Movie
■Variety/Sports
■Normal/EX/DTS-ES/ESMatrix 6.1/ES Dis
crete
■Enhanced/EX/ES
■To reset some of the parameters to the
factory-setvalues
■To reset all of the parameters to the factory
set values
■EFCT TRIM (Effect Trim)
■INIT. DLY (Initial Delay)
■ROOM SIZE/P. ROOM SIZE for the presence sound field
■LIVENESS
■P. INIT. DLY (Presence Initial Delay)
■S. INIT. DLY (Surround Initial Delay)
■S. DELAY (Surround Delay)
■S. ROOM SIZE (Surround Room Size)
■S. LIVENESS (Surround Liveness)
■RC INI. DLY (Rear Center Initial Delay)
■RC ROOM SIZE (Rear Center Room Size)
■REV. TIME (Reverberation Time)
■REV. DELAY (Reverberation Delay)
■REV. LEVEL (Reverberation Level)
For 8ch Stereo
■CT LEVEL (Center Level)
■RL LEVEL (Rear Left Level)
■RC LEVEL (Rear Center Level)
■RR LEVEL (Rear Right Level)
Appendix
■ General
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■ Remote control
■L, C, R preset value
■FRONT and REAR preset value
■ HIGH frequency
■ PEQ frequency
REFERENCE CHART FOR THE INPUT AND OUTPUT JACKS
■ Audio Section
■ Video Section
