OWNER’S MANUAL
RX-V4600
AV Receiver
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Explanation of Graphical Symbols
1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT
Note to CATV system installer
FCC INFORMATION for US customers
We Want You Listening For A Lifetime
CAUTION READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT
FOR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM
CONTENTS
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES
EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS
Sound field features
FEATURES
Built-in 7-channel power amplifier
Other features
Supplied accessories
GETTING STARTED
Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control
Installing batteries in the remote controls
Remote control
1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cover off
A TUNING MODE AUTO/MAN’L
6 PRESET/TUNING l / h
8 PRESET/TUNING EDIT
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
Opening and closing the front panel door
C Remote control sensor
N VOLUME
B STRAIGHT/EFFECT
Remote control
C STANDBY
D SYSTEM POWER
B MACRO
E AUDIO SELECT
Handling the remote controls
Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control
Using the remote controls
2 POWER
2 HDMI indicator
1 i.LINK indicator
8 YPAO indicator
3 NIGHT indicator
N HiFi DSP indicator
K SP A B indicators
L SILENT CINEMA indicator
O MEMORY indicator
Rear panel
2 i.LINK connectors
C HDMI IN/OUT connectors
B C D E F G H
Surround speakers SR and SL
SPEAKER SETUP
Speaker placement
Front speakers FR and FL
Di-pole speaker Direction of di-pole speaker
Di-pole speaker layout
SPEAKER SETUP
1 Open the tab 2 Insert one bare wire into the hole of each terminal
Connecting to PRESENCE/ZONE 2 or PRESENCE speaker terminals
5 Tighten the knob to secure the wire
3 Return the tab to secure the wire
Presence speakers
CENTER terminals
Bi-wired connection
FRONT terminals
SURROUND terminals
Cable indications
Before connecting components
CONNECTIONS
Analog jacks
CONNECTIONS
Connecting video components
Connections for DVD playback
Connecting to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks
game console or video camera, to this unit
Connections for other video components
VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel
CONNECTIONS
Connections for audio components
Connecting audio components
Connecting a turntable
Connecting HDMI components
Connecting to an external amplifier
Connecting i.LINK components
1 FRONT PRE OUT jacks
1 Set up the AM loop antenna
Connecting the antennas
Connecting the AM loop antenna
3 Cut the lead wire and
AC OUTLETS SWITCHED
Connecting the power cable
Connecting the AC power cable
VOLTAGE SELECTOR
3 Press STANDBY/ON to exit the setting
Speaker impedance setting
Turning on the power
SP IMP.-8 MIN
Wiring
AUTO SETUP
Optimizer microphone setup
Introduction
during the auto setup procedure YPAO. If there is too
Starting the setup
4 Press k / n repeatedly to select Setup Menu
5 Press k / n repeatedly to select Wiring
9 Press n to select Start, then press ENTER
8 Press n to select Setup Type, then select
For Equalizing, press k / n to select
auto setup procedure
Confirming the results
If you set Setup Type to “Auto”
If you set Setup Type to “Step”
During auto setup
Troubleshooting for the auto setup procedure
Before auto setup
Error message
W3Level Error
After auto setup
W1Out of Phase
Warning message
Basic operations
6 Adjust the volume to the desired output level
PLAYBACK
4 Select the input source
DialNorm+4dB
Selecting sound field programs
Hall in Munich L R
Front panel operation
Additional operations
Remote control operation
To adjust the tone
To mute the sound
Enjoying multi-channel software in 6.1/7.1 channel surround
To listen with headphones “SILENT CINEMA”
Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT
Auto AUTO
When you select the SUR. ENHANCED, MOVIE THEATER or THX programs
Press SELECT on the remote control to select the decoder
When you select the SUR. STANDARD program
Enjoying 2-channel software in surround
Effect.LvlMID
To cancel, press PURE DIRECT again
Press l / h to adjust the effect level while
Listening to high fidelity stereo sound PURE DIRECT
Downmixing to 2 channels
Listening to unprocessed input signals
2ch Stereo
Playing video sources in the background
Selecting audio input modes
1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press TOP on the remote control
Automatically selects input signals in
Displaying information about the input source
Automatic tuning
TUNING
Automatic and manual tuning
Manual tuning
Automatic preset tuning options
Presetting stations
Automatically presetting FM stations
A1FM 87.5 MHz L R
C3AM
C3AM
2 Press and hold PRESET/TUNING EDIT for more than 3 seconds
Selecting preset stations
Exchanging preset stations
4 Press PRESET/TUNING EDIT again
HD Radio automatic tuning
Using HD Radio
HD Radio tuning
HD Radio manual tuning
A FM 87.5 MHz L R
Displaying HD Radio information
Selecting HD Radio audio programs
WXYZ-FM HD1
RECORDING
Special considerations when recording DTS software
1 Turn on the power of this unit and all connected components
4 Start recording on the recording component
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
For movie/video sources
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
PROGRAMS
SOUND FIELD
For music sources
MULTI
Canceling the sleep timer
Using the sleep timer
Setting the sleep timer
ADVANCED OPERATIONS
HDMI HDMI menu
Manual Setup Manual setup menu
SYSTEM OPTIONS
i.LINK Select i.LINK select menu
System Memory System memory menu
Auto Setup Auto setup menu
Audio Info. Audio signal information menu
Option Options menu
3 Press k / n repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust
Changing parameter settings
Manual Setup Basic Speaker Set
5 Press EXIT
I/O Assignment Input/output assignment
Input Select
Information Information
2 Select Input Select, then press h
Audio Select Audio selection
Volume Trim Volume trimming
Manual Setup Input Select input source DVD, etc. Volume Trim
Decoder Mode Decoder mode
Multi CH Assign Multi channel assignment
5 Press l / h to select OK and press ENTER when complete
Rename Rename
Input Select input source DVD, etc. Rename
Manual Setup Sound Dynamic Range Choices MAX maximum, STD standard
Manual Setup Sound
2 Select Manual Setup, then press h 3 Select Sound, then press h
4 Select the desired parameters, then press h to access and adjust
2 Press h to access the settings window
Manual Setup Sound Parametric EQ
1 Press k / n to select Test Tone or the speaker you want to adjust
4 Press n to select EDIT and press ENTER to access the edit window
Tone Control Tone control
Manual Setup Sound Tone Control
Audio Delay Audio delay
Audio Option Audio options
PR/SB Select Presence/surround back speaker selection
Manual Setup Basic
2 Select Manual Setup, then press h 3 Select Basic, then press h
1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press TOP on the remote control
Front Front speakers
Test Tone Test tone
Speaker Set Speaker set
Center Center speaker
Bass Out Bass out
Surround Back Surround back left/right speakers
Presence Presence speakers
Bass Cross Over Bass cross over
Speaker Distance Speaker distance
SWFR Phase Subwoofer Phase
Manual Setup Basic Speaker Distance
Unit Unit
Manual Setup Basic THX Set
THX Set THX settings
Manual Setup Basic Speaker Level
Speaker Level Speaker level
5 When finished adjusting parameters, press ENTER
Manual Setup Option
2 Select Manual Setup, then press h 3 Select Option then press h
Display Display
Zone3 Volume Zone 3 volume
Manual Setup Option Multi Zone
Zone2 Volume Zone 2 volume
Manual Setup Option Sur.Initialize
Audio Select Audio selection
Manual Setup Option Audio Select
Memory Guard Memory Guard
Decoder Mode Decoder mode
5 Press ENTER to save the settings
To save settings
To recall settings
5 Press ENTER to recall the settings
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
1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE
4 Press ENTER
Setting remote control AMP codes
Setting remote control tuner codes
6 Press ENTER to set the number
2 Press an input selector button to select a source component
Programming codes from other remote controls Learn
7 Press LEARN again to exit from the setup mode
1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to SOURCE
7 Press LEARN again to exit the learning mode
4 Press LEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object
5 Press the button for which you want to program the new function
“LEARN” appears in the display window
1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP or SOURCE
3 Press RE-NAME using a ballpoint pen or
Changing source names in the display window
5 Press l / h to move the cursor to the next position
CD area *4
Using the Macro feature
CD area
MD/TAPE area *4
Programming macro operations
2 Press MACRO using a ballpoint pen or similar object
Macro operations
1 Set MACRO ON/OFF to ON 2 Press a macro button
3 Press k / n to select the clear mode
2 Press CLEAR by using a ballpoint pen or similar object
Clearing function sets
4 Press and hold CLEAR again for about 3 seconds
Clearing a learned function
3 Press LEARN using a ballpoint pen or similar object
Clearing individual functions
5 Press CLEAR to exit from the clear mode
6 Press LEARN again to exit
Clearing a macro function
5 Press CLEAR to exit the clearing mode
4 Press CLEAR to exit the clearing mode
Controlling each component
9 ll
ZONE 2/ZONE
System configuration and connections example
Using external amplifiers
Zone 2/Zone 3 connections
1 Set REC OUT/ZONE 2 on the front panel to SOURCE/REMOTE
Using this unit’s internal amplifier
Controlling Zone 2/Zone 3 from the front panel
7 Press LEARN to complete the Zone setup
Controlling Zone 2/Zone 3 using the remote control
To enable Zone mode on the remote control
2 Press SYSTEM POWER to turn Zone 2 or Zone 3 power on
5 Press SELECT k / n to exit from the Zone 2/Zone 3 mode
Turning on this unit or setting it to the standby mode
Special considerations for DTS software
For DVDs encoded with DTS
REMOTE AMP Remote control AMP ID
Advanced setup menu
PRESET User preset
REMOTE TUN Remote control tuner ID
4 Press k / n repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust
AUTO SETUP
2 Press DISPLAY on the remote control to enter the menu
Front panel display system options menu
MANUAL SETUP
1 BASIC MENU
OPERATION
2 SOUND MENU
3 INPUT MENU
ADVANCED
6 OPTION MENU
4 HDMI MENU
5 i.LINK MENU
Connecting i.LINK components
USING i.LINK
What is i.LINK?
i.LINK compatibility with this unit
Changing i.LINK Select parameters
Turn on the power of this unit and the connected i.LINK component
Basic i.LINK operations
A.SELAUTO
Auto Play Auto Play
Select Input select
Input Assign Input assign
i.LINK Select Input Assign
i.LINK display messages
Error messages
i.LINK indicator
Status display messages
HDMI compatibility with this unit
USING HDMI
What is HDMI?
Connecting HDMI video components
Connecting HDMI components
HDMI video and audio signal flow
HDMI indicator
A.SELHDMI
Basic HDMI operations
Changing HDMI parameters
Assigning HDMI components
Support Audio Support audio
Displaying information about HDMI video signal input
Displaying information about HDMI video signal output
HDMI Support Audio
To reset all parameters
What is a sound field?
Resetting parameters to the factory values
EDITING SOUND FIELD PARAMETERS
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. Level Reverberation level
Rev. Delay Reverberation delay
Rev. Time Reverberation time
Large value = 5.0 s
For 7ch Stereo
Dimension Dimension
Dialogue Lift Dialog lift
For PLx Music and PL Music
For SURROUND Standard
Decode Type Decoder type For MOVIE THEATER
For THX Cinema
For SURROUND Enhanced
Problem
TROUBLESHOOTING
General
Cause
Cause
Problem
TROUBLESHOOTING
Remedy
ADDITIONAL
Problem
INFORMATION
Cause
Cause
Tuner
Problem
Remedy
Cause
Remote control
Problem
Remedy
Dolby Digital
GLOSSARY
Audio formats
Dolby Digital EX
Neo6
Sound field programs
Audio information
PCM Linear PCM
THX Music Mode
THX Cinema processing
THX Games Mode
THX Select2
Composite video signal
Video signal information
Component video signal
S-video signal
Gain
PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER INFORMATION
Frequency
Q factor
VIDEO SECTION
SPECIFICATIONS
AUDIO SECTION
FM SECTION
SPECIFICATIONS
AM SECTION
GENERAL
CD RECORDER
LIST OF REMOTE CONTROL CODES
CABLE
DVD PLAYER
TAPE DECK
SATELLITE TUNER
CONTEC
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