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