CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

 

FEATURES ..........................................................................

2

CHECKING THE ACCESSORIES ...................................

3

INSTALLING BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE

 

CONTROL ...........................................................................

3

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS .......................................

4

Front panel .........................................................................

4

Remote control (AMP mode) ............................................

6

Front panel display (left) ...................................................

8

Front panel display (right) .................................................

9

PREPARATION

 

PREPARATION STEPS ...................................................

10

SPEAKER SETUP .............................................................

11

Speaker placement ...........................................................

11

Installing the speakers .....................................................

12

CONNECTIONS ................................................................

14

Connecting TV and audio/video components .................

14

Connecting the antennas ..................................................

16

Connecting the speakers ..................................................

17

Connecting to an external amplifier ................................

19

Connecting the AC power cord ........................................

19

Turning on the power .......................................................

19

ADJUSTING SPEAKER OUTPUT LEVELS ................

20

Using the test tone ...........................................................

20

USING BASIC FUNCTIONS

 

BASIC PLAYBACK ..........................................................

21

Basic operations ...............................................................

21

Selecting a sound field program ......................................

23

RECORDING ....................................................................

28

PLAYING A DISC

 

DISC INFORMATION .....................................................

29

Types of disc that this unit can play ................................

29

Region management information ....................................

29

Notes about handling discs ..............................................

29

MP3 playback ..................................................................

30

REMOTE CONTROL (DVD MODE) .............................

31

PLAYING A DISC .............................................................

32

Basic operation ................................................................

32

ON-SCREEN MENU .........................................................

34

Operating menu bar .........................................................

34

Icons for disc menu .........................................................

35

Icons for player menu ......................................................

36

USING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS ..................................

38

Using a disc’s menu .........................................................

38

Enhancing video quality

 

[U.S.A. and Canada models only] ...................................

38

DVD-Audio features ........................................................

39

Enhancing audio quality (DISC DIRECT) ......................

40

Switching audio tracks, subtitles and angles ...................

41

All group play ..................................................................

42

Programmed play .............................................................

42

Random play ....................................................................

43

Bookmarks .......................................................................

44

Repeat play ......................................................................

45

Repeat A-B ......................................................................

46

SETUP MENU ...................................................................

47

Operating the setup menu ................................................

47

Summary of settings ........................................................

48

Ratings .............................................................................

51

PCM down conversion .....................................................

51

Speaker settings ...............................................................

52

TUNING

 

TUNING .............................................................................

54

Automatic and manual tuning .........................................

54

Presetting stations ............................................................

55

Tuning in to a preset station .............................................

56

Exchanging preset stations ..............................................

56

REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES

 

OPERATING OTHER COMPONENTS USING THE

 

REMOTE CONTROL .......................................................

57

Setting the manufacturer code .........................................

57

ADJUSTMENTS

 

SET MENU .........................................................................

59

List of SET MENU items ................................................

59

Adjusting the items on the SET MENU ..........................

59

1 SPEAKER SET (speaker mode settings) ....................

60

2 LFE LEVEL ................................................................

61

3 SP DLY TIME (speaker delay time) ...........................

62

4 D. RANGE (dynamic range) .......................................

62

5 L/R BALANCE (balance of the front left and right

 

speakers) ......................................................................

62

6 HP TONE CTRL (headphone tone control) ................

62

7 I/O ASSIGN (input assignment) .................................

63

8 INPUT MODE (initial input mode) ............................

63

9 SP/PRE OUT (output source settings) .........................

63

ADJUSTING THE LEVEL OF THE EFFECT

 

SPEAKERS ........................................................................

64

CHANGING THE PARAMETER SETTINGS FOR DSP

PROGRAMS ......................................................................

65

Adjusting the delay time ..................................................

65

Adjusting the parameter settings for PRO LOGIC II

 

Music ...............................................................................

66

APPENDIX

 

TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................

67

GLOSSARY .......................................................................

72

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................

75

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