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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 0 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM
User Guide
Home Theater System
NS-HT511
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page ii Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page iii Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Contents Controlling other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Preprogrammed remote control codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using the remote control to control other components . . . . . . . . . . 27 Remote control codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Maintaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page iv Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Contents iv www.insigniaproducts.com
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 1 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Introduction Safety information Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-HT511 represents the state of the art in home theater system design and is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance. WARNING AVIS WARNING: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 2 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System PORTABLE CART WARNING 12 Use only with the cart, The temperature protection operates if the stand, tripod, bracket, or apparatus attains an abnormally high temperature. table specified by the The apparatus cannot operate until it has cooled manufacturer, or sold with down. the apparatus. When a cart Precautions is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus 1 Recording copyri
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 3 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System • Color labels for speaker cables Components • Speaker cables: •11 ft. (3) Features •26 ft. (2) • 90 Watts per Channel @ 8 ohms •RCA cable 10 ft. • Rocketboost™ Expandable Wireless Audio • Rubber spacers for speakers (30) Technology: sends wireless audio for surround •Quick Setup Guide sound, subwoofer, and left/right channels; •User Guide receives wireless audio from Rocketboost devic
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 4 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Display Subwoofer Front # Indicator 1 Audio input indicator 2 Listening mode indicator 3 Tuning indicators 4 SLEEP indicator 5 MUTING indicator 6 DIGITAL display Back Back # Description Function 1 Standby/On indicator Red: Subwoofer in standby mode Blue: Subwoofer on # Description Function With the auto standby function, the subwoofer automatically turns on when an input signal is 1 DI
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 5 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Front, center, and surround speakers Remote control Front speakers Rear speakers Center speaker SC-51A # Description Function 1 Keyhole slots Used to wall-mount the speakers. 2 Speaker terminals These push terminals are for connecting the speaker to the receiver with the supplied speaker cables. 3 Threaded Inserts These threaded inserts are for Init®-Home Theater Speaker Mounts
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 6 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Placing your speakers Item Description Function 6 D.TUN In tuner mode, press D.TUN, then the number buttons to tune directly to a frequency. DIMMER Press DIMMER to adjust the brightness of the display. 7 DISPLAY button Press repeatedly to cycle through the available input source information. 8 RECEIVER button Press to control the receiver. 9 MUTING button Press to mute the sound outp
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 7 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System • Make sure the metal core of the wire does not Connecting your speakers to the receiver contact the receiver’s rear panel. Doing so may Speaker configuration damage the receiver. The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have. For 5.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need five speakers and a powered subwoofer. Number
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 8 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System To connect the subwoofer: FM Antenna connection 1 Using the subwoofer RCA cable, connect the AV FM 75 Ohm receiver's SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack to the input on your powered subwoofer, as shown. Front right speaker Front left speaker Insert the plug Center speaker fully into the jack Thumbtacks Indoor FM antenna (supplied) To connect the antennas: 1 Connect the FM antenna to your receiver.
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 9 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Other cables Notes Video • Before making any AV connections, read the Audio manuals supplied with your AV components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all AV connections. Receiver • Push plugs in all the way to make good connections (loose connections can cause noise or malfunctions). • To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables awa
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 10 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Audio connection formats Tip Audio components can be connected by using any To listen to audio received by the HDMI IN jacks through your TV’s speakers: of the following audio connection formats (shown • Set the TV Control setting to On for a best first): CEC-compatible TV. •HDMI • Set the Audio TV OUT setting to On when the TV •Optical is not compatible with CEC or the TV Control
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 11 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Notes No. Jack Signal Components Assign. • The AV receiver must be turned on for COAXIAL Blu-ray disc/DVD X recording. Recording is not possible while it’s in IN 1 (BD/DVD) player Standby mode. 3 COMPONENT IN 1 (BD/DVD) Component Blu-ray disc/DVD X • If you want to record directly from your TV or VIDEO video player playback VCR to the recording VCR without going through the AV recei
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 12 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System To mount the center speaker horizontally, use the To record the audio from one source input and the two keyhole slots shown to hang each speaker on video from another source input two screws that are securely screwed into the wall. Camcorder Cautions • A mounting screw’s ability to support a speaker depends on how well it’s anchored to the wall. If you have hollow walls, screw each
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 13 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System How can I use Rocketboost™ with my Surround Sound Initial Rocketboost setup Receiver? Insert the RF-RBCARD into the Rocketboost Module A Rocketboost Wireless Card (RF-RBCARD - sold Slot on the top of NS-AV511 receiver. separately) can be used to receive any Rocketboost audio stream from your other Rocketboost products. For example, you can play music from audio sources that are in o
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 14 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System 3 Press or to select Send Wireless Audio, 3 Press or to select 11. Rocketboost, then then press ENTER. The Send Audio menu opens. press ENTER. The Rocketboost menu opens. Send Audio Rocketboost Front < Enabled > Send Wireless Audio Surround Enabled Listen to Wireless Audio Subwoofer Enabled Connect to Wireless Network ( ) Hub Manager Enable [< >] to Enable/Disable 4 Press or to
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 15 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System • When successfully joined, the power indicator Rocketboost Network Capabilities LED on your other Rocketboost device will The maximum number of Rocketboost devices in a stop blinking and stay on. Rocketboost Network is nine. If you already have • If joining fails after 30 seconds, the display on nine and attempt to join an additional device, your surround sound receiver shows joi
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NS-HT511_11-0310_MAN_.book Page 16 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:12 PM Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Use the remote control within about 16 feet See “Using on-screen setup menus” on page 22 for (5 meters) of the receiver and within 30 degrees of information on accessing and using the menus. perpendicular to the front of the receiver. Recommended Speaker cone diameter Cautions Crossover Frequency • Do not expose the remote control to shock. In Over 8 in. (20 cm) 40/50/60 Hz addition
