RX-V2500
Special Instructions for U.K. Model
For U.K. customers
Contents
Other features
Features
Built-in 7-channel power amplifier
Sound field features
Getting Started
Supplied accessories
Installing batteries in the remote controls
Remote control
Front panel
Controls and Functions
Opening and closing the front panel Door
Europe models only
Remote control
Exit
Multi CH
AMP/SOURCE/TV
Mute
Approximately 6 m 20 feet
Using the remote control
Handling the remote control
Front panel display
Presence and surround back speaker indicators
96/24 indicator
LFE indicator
Input channel indicators
AC Outlets
Rear panel
AC Inlet
Speaker placement
Speaker Setup
10 mm 3/8
Speaker connections
Di-pole speaker layout
Speaker terminal wrench Red positive + Black negative
Connecting to PRESENCE/ZONE 2 or Presence speaker terminals
Tighten the knob to secure the wire
Banana plug connections
A. model Right Left Surround speakers Surround back speakers
Front
Subwoofer jack
Front terminals
Center terminals
Surround terminals
Digital jacks
Connections
Cable indications
Analog jacks
Video Monitor
Connecting video components
Connections for DVD playback
DVD player
Multi-format player External decoder
Connecting to the Multi CH Input jacks
For 6-channel input For 8-channel input
Video AUX jacks on the front panel
Connections for other video components
Connections for audio components
Connecting audio components
Connecting a turntable
Connecting to an external amplifier
75-ohm/300-ohm antenna adapter U.K. model only
Connecting the antennas
Connecting the AM loop antenna
Memory back-up
Connecting the power cable
Connecting the AC power cable
Asia and General models only
Press STANDBY/ON to exit the setting
Speaker impedance setting
Turning on the power
Introduction
Auto Setup
Optimizer microphone setup
Subwoofer
Press k / n repeatedly to select Auto Setup, then press h
For Wiring, Distance, Size or Level, select
Top display appears
For Equalizing, press k / n to select
Once you have selected the desired setting
Press l to move back to Setup Menu
Press n to select Setup Type, then select
Confirming the results
If you set Setup Type to Step
If you set Setup Type to Auto
During auto setup
Troubleshooting for the auto setup procedure
Before auto setup
W2Over Distance
After auto setup
W1Out of Phase
W3Level Error
Basic operations
Playback
Rotate Program to select the desired program
Selecting sound field programs
Front panel operation
Select a sound field program if desired
Additional operations
Remote control operation
To adjust the tone
To listen with headphones
Off OFF
Selecting the Multi CH Input
Enjoying multi-channel software 7.1 channel surround
Decoders select with l / h
Enjoying 2-channel software in surround
Press Select on the remote control to select the decoder
When you select the SUR. Standard program
Night listening modes
To cancel, press Pure Direct again
This adjusts the level of compression
Listening to high fidelity stereo sound
Playing video sources Background
Listening to unprocessed input signals
Downmixing to 2 channels
Virtual Cinema DSP
Displaying information about the input Source
Selecting input modes
Manual tuning
Tuning
Automatic and manual tuning
Automatic tuning
Automatic preset tuning options
Presetting stations
Automatically presetting FM stations
Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations
Manually presetting stations
Tune into a station
Press Memory MAN’L/AUTO FM
Press PRESET/TUNING Edit again
Selecting preset stations
Exchanging preset stations
Press and hold PRESET/TUNING Edit for more than 3 seconds
CT Clock Time mode
PS Program Service name mode
PTY Program Type mode
RT Radio Text mode
Selected program type appears on the front panel display
Press PTY Seek Mode to set this unit in the PTY Seek mode
To exit from the PTY Seek mode, press PTY Seek Mode again
PTY Seek function
EON function
To cancel this function
REC OUT
Special considerations when recording DTS software
Recording
For movie/video sources
Sound Field Program Descriptions
Sources
Programs Sound Field
SUR. Standard PRO Logic
Music
For music sources
Advanced Operations
Using the sleep timer
Setting the sleep timer
Canceling the sleep timer
Input Select Input select
Manual Setup Manual setup
System Options
Stereo/Surround Stereo/Surround
Option Option
Auto Setup Auto setup
Audio Info. Audio signal information
System Memory System memory
Press Exit
Changing parameter settings
Use the remote control to access and adjust each parameter
Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP
Volume Trim Volume trim
Input Select
Assignment Input / output assignment
Input Channels
Press l / h to select OK and press Enter when complete
Rename Rename
Multi CH Assign Multi channel assignment
Speaker Speaker
Manual setup Sound
LFE Level Low-frequency effect level
Dynamic Range Dynamic range
Tone Control Tone control
Press h to access the settings window
Select Exit and press Enter to exit the settings window
Parametric EQ Parametric equalizer
Treble Treble control
Audio Delay Audio delay
Audio Option Audio option
Bass Bass control
Front Front speakers
Manual setup Basic
Speaker Set Speaker set
Test Tone Test tone
Choices Large x1, Small x1, Small Large x2, None
Surround Surround left/right speakers
Surround Back Surround back left/right speakers
Bass Out Bass out
Swfr Phase Subwoofer Phase
Presence Presence speakers
Choices None, Yes
Speaker Distances
Speaker Distance Speaker distance
Speaker Level Speaker level
Unit Unit
Enter
Manual setup Option
Display Display
Surr.Initialize Surround initialize
Multi Zone Multi zone
System Memory
Input Mode Input mode
To save settings
Press Enter to save the settings
Load Enter appears in the bottom right corner of the window
To recall settings
Press Enter to recall the settings
Controlling other components
Remote Control Features
Control area
Controlling this unit
Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to Source
Setting remote control codes
Remote Control Code Default Settings
Controlling optional components Optn area
Control ID
Setting
Control See Setting
Press Enter
Press an input selector button to select a source component
OK appears in the display window if setting was successful
Press Learn again to exit from the setup mode
Press Enter to set the number
Learn appears in the display window
Press Learn using a ballpoint pen or similar object
Press Learn again to exit the learning mode
Display window
Changing source names
Macro buttons First Second Third
Using the Macro feature
Press a macro button
Set Macro ON/OFF to on Press a macro button
Press Macro using a ballpoint pen or similar object
Macro operations
Programming macro operations
Clear appears in the display window
Press Clear by using a ballpoint pen or similar object
Press k / n to select the clear mode
Clearing function sets
Clearing a learned function
Press Clear to exit from the clear mode
Clearing individual functions
Press Macro again to exit
Press Clear to exit the clearing mode
Clearing a macro function
Press Learn again to exit
VCR
Controlling each component
Zone 2/Zone 3 connections
System configuration and connections example
Using external amplifiers
Zone 2/ZONE
SOURCE/REMOTE
To enable Zone mode on the remote Control
To control Zone 2/Zone
For DVDs encoded with DTS
Press Select k / n to exit from the Zone Zone 3 mode
Turning this unit to either on or standby
Special considerations for DTS software
Front Panel Display Menus
Advanced setup menu
Front panel display system options menu
Auto Setup
Basic Menu
Manual Setup
Input Menu
Sound Menu
CSURR.INI
Option Menu
Elements of a sound field
What is a sound field?
Resetting parameters to the factory values
Editing Sound Field Parameters
Room Size Room size
Init. Delay Initial delay
Sound Field Parameter Descriptions
DSP Level DSP level
Sur.Room Size Surround room size
Sur.Init.Delay Surround initial delay
SB Init.Delay Surround back initial delay
Liveness Liveness
Rev.Level Reverberation level
Rev.Delay Reverberation delay
Rev.Time Reverberation time
Center Width
Dimension
Dialogue Lift Dialog lift
For 7ch Stereo
For Surround Enhanced
Decode Type Decoder type For Movie Theater
For THX Cinema
For Surround Standard
General
Troubleshooting
One side can be
Sound suddenly
Goes off
Only the speaker on
Dolby Digital or DTS
Or DTS indicator on
Volume level is
Record Volume level
Tuner
Does not learn new
Remote control
Does not work nor
Function properly
Audio formats
Glossary
PCM Linear PCM
Sound field programs
THX Cinema processing
Audio information
LFE 0.1 channel
Sampling frequency and number Quantized bits
Video signal information
Gain
Parametric Equalizer Information
Frequency
Factor
Specifications