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