AV Receiver
RX-V457
Explanation of Graphical Symbols
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Note to CATV system installer
FCC INFORMATION for US customers
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CAUTION READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT
CONTENTS
Built-in 6-channelpower amplifier
FEATURES
Sound field features
Other features
Installing batteries in the remote control
Supplied accessories
GETTING STARTED
Notes on batteries
B C D E F G H I J
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
Front panel
0VIDEO AUX jacks
Remote control
Handling the remote control
Using the remote control
J K L M
Front panel display
E F G
MInput channel indicators/speaker indicators
K96/24 indicator
LLFE indicator
Asia and General models only
Rear panel
Speaker placement
SPEAKER SETUP
Surround speakers SR and SL
Surround back speaker SB
Banana plug connections
Speaker connections
CENTER terminals
FRONT terminals
SURROUND terminals
SUBWOOFER jack
Before connecting components
CONNECTIONS
Cable indications
Analog jacks
Connections for DVD playback
Connecting video components
Connecting to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks
VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel
Connections for other video components
U.S.A. model
or VCR
Connections for audio components
Connecting audio components
Audio out
CONNECTIONS
Connecting the AM loop antenna
Connecting the FM and AM antennas
AC OUTLETS SWITCHED
Connecting the AC power cord
VOLTAGE SELECTOR Asia and General models only
Memory back-up
Turning on the power
Speaker impedance setting
1 Turn off the power to this unit, and while
4Press STANDBY/ON to turn off the power
Using the BASIC SETUP menu
BASIC SETUP
SUBWOOFER..YES
ROOM S M L
SPEAKERS..6spk
SET CANCEL
CHECK TestTone CHECK OK? YES
CHECK OK? YES
C
FR
SL
SB
Basic operations
PLAYBACK
To mute the sound
To listen with headphones “SILENT CINEMA”
To adjust the tone
Selecting sound field programs
TV Sports
MULTI CH INPUT
Selecting MULTI CH INPUT
Enjoying multi-channelsoftware
Remote control operation
TV Sports
To select a decoder, press j / i repeatedly while
Enjoying 2-channelsoftware in surround
Effect.Lvl MID
DIRECT STEREO
Listening to high fidelity stereo sound
Direct Stereo
Selecting input modes
Listening to unprocessed input signals
2ch Stereo
STRAIGHT
information about the input signal
Displaying information about the input source
STRAIGHT
3 Press u / d to display the following
Automatic tuning
FM/AM TUNING
Automatic and manual tuning
Automatically presetting FM stations
Presetting stations
Manual tuning
3 4 2,5
Manually presetting stations
Automatic preset tuning options
panel display with the preset
Selecting preset stations
The station band and
frequency appear in the front
2,4 1,3 1,3
Exchanging preset stations
4Press PRESET/TUNING EDIT again
What is XM Satellite Radio?
XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING
Connecting the XM Connect and Play
digital antenna accessory
XMRADIO
Remote control functions
Activating XM Satellite Radio
Selecting the XM Satellite Radio mode
Basic XM Satellite Radio operations
001Preview
040DeepTra
Switching XM information
CAT Rock
Coldplay/Clo
Category Search mode
CATSEARCH
Preset Search mode
PRESETSEARCH
Direct Number Access mode
ALLCHSEARCH
<XM>
Setting XM Satellite Radio preset channels
XM
XM
C5040Deep
C040Deep
C5 040Deep
The group letter appears
NO SIGNAL
Status and error messages
CHECK ANTENNA
UPDATING
DTS software
Special considerations when recording
RECORDING
For movie/video sources
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
MOVIE THEATER
For music sources
Setting the sleep timer
Using the sleep timer
Canceling the sleep timer
ADVANCED OPERATIONS
1Press AMP
Manually adjusting speaker levels
3Press j / i to adjust the speaker output level
SET MENU
BASIC SETUP
MANUAL SETUP
MANUAL SETUP
Using SET MENU
1 SOUND MENU
1 SOUND MENU 2 INPUT MENU 3 OPTION MENU
1 SOUND MENU
Speaker settings ASPEAKER SET
Speaker distance CSP DISTANCE
Speaker level BSP LEVEL
Center graphic equalizer DCENTER GEQ
Low-frequencyeffect level ELFE LEVEL
Input/output assignment AI/O ASSIGN
Audio settings GAUDIO SET
2 INPUT MENU
Parameter initialization CPARAM. INI
Display settings ADISPLAY SET
3 OPTION MENU
XM Radio antenna XM ANT
Speaker B setting SP B
XM Radio setting EXM RADIO SET
1,4 1,3
ADVANCED SETUP MENU
Factory presets PRESET
ADVANCED SETUP menu items
Speaker impedance SP IMP
Remote REMOTE
Control area
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES
Controlling this unit
Controlling other components
Setting remote control codes
Controlling other components
Clearing set up remote control codes
Switching library codes
Changing parameter settings
What is a sound field
EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS
Elements of a sound field
Memory back-up
Resetting parameters to the factory presets
SOUND FIELD PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS
INIT.DLY Initial delay
DSP LEVEL DSP level
For 2ch Stereo DIRECT Direct
For 6ch Stereo
DIMENSION Dimension
CT LEVEL Center level
SL LEVEL Surround left level
General
TROUBLESHOOTING
Page
14-18
Tuner
Remote control
1,4 1,3
RESETTING THE FACTORY PRESETS
4 Press STANDBY/ON to confirm your
selection
Audio formats
GLOSSARY
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital EX
Audio information
Sound field programs
CINEMA DSP
SILENT CINEMA
Component video signal
Video signal information
Composite video signal
S-videosignal
AUDIO SECTION
SPECIFICATIONS
VIDEO SECTION
FM SECTION
APPENDIX-i
LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODES
SATELLITE TUNER
APPENDIX-ii
CABLE TV
CD PLAYER
APPENDIX-iii
DVD PLAYER
DVD RECORDER
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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