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PANASONIC 70229 JBL 80110 REALISTIC 81609, 80158,
PIONEER 70027, 70099 JVC 81058, 80074, 80121, 80186
CD RECORDER
RCA 70027 80262, 80464, SANSUI 81189, 80148,
CLASSIC 71297
SHARP 70205, 70371, 81374, 81495, 81764
DENON 70626
70412 81665 SANYO 80219
FISHER 71325
SONY 70243, 70170, KAWASAKI 81390 SHARP 80186, 80262
GPX 71296
70291 KENWOOD 80027, 80186, SONIC 80281
HARMAN/KARDON
TEAC 70308, 70309, 80262 SONY 81058, 81441,
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Important safety instructions 10 Ventilation – Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided CAUTION for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings DO NOT OPEN should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as
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Important safety instructions d) If the product does not operate normally by following 24 Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna or the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna that are covered by the operating instructions as an or cable system is grounded so as to provide some improper adjustment of other controls may result in protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. damage and will of
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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. Caution: Read this before operating your unit. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual 15 When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. (i.e. vacation), disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, 16 Install this unit near th
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BASIC ADDITIONAL ADVANCED English OPERATION INFORMATION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREPARATION OPERATION Contents INTRODUCTION ADVANCED OPERATION Notice ....................................................................... 2 Advanced sound configurations...........................61 Features ................................................................... 3 Changing sound field parameter settings................. 61 Selecting decoders ................................................... 66 Supp
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NOTICE Notice About this manual y indicates a tip for your operation. Some operations can be performed by using either the Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. buttons on the front panel or the ones on the remote “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks control. In case the button names differ between the front of Dolby Laboratories. panel and the remote control, the button name on the remote control is given in parentheses. This manual is printed pri
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English INTRODUCTION Features Features Built-in 7-channel power amplifier HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) ◆ Minimum RMS output power ◆ HDMI interface for standard, enhanced or high-definition (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 8 Ω) video (includes 1080p video signal transmission) as well as Front: 105 W + 105 W multi-channel digital audio based on HDMI version 1.2a Center: 105 W ◆ Analog video to HDMI digital video up-conversion Surround: 105 W + 105 W (composite video ↔ S-video ↔ compo
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GETTING STARTED Getting started ■ Installing batteries in the remote control ■ VOLTAGE SELECTOR (Asia and General models only) 1 3 Caution The VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel of this unit must be set for your local voltage BEFORE plugging the power cable into the AC wall outlet. Improper setting of the VOLTAGE SELECTOR may cause damage to this unit and create a potential fire 2 hazard. Rotate the VOLTAGE SELECTOR clockwise or counterclockwise to the correct position using a straight s
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide Quick start guide The following steps describe the easiest way to enjoy DVD movie playback in your home theater. Front right speaker Preparation: Check the items Video monitor Subwoofer Front left In these steps, you need the following supplied Surround right speaker speaker accessories. ❏ AM loop antenna ❏ Indoor FM antenna Center The following items are not included in the package of this speaker unit. Surround back right speaker DVD player ❏ Speak
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Quick start guide Step 1: Set up your speakers Place your speakers in the room and connect them to this Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel unit. (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. Front speakers and center speaker AUDIO MULTI CH INPUT ZONE 2 PRE OUT FRONT(6CH) CENTER OUT SINGLE CENTER GND L L R R DOCK XM PHONO CD IN MD/ OUT DVD DTV/CBL IN DVR OUT IN VCR OUT SB(8CH) SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER (PLAY) CD-R (REC) DVD DTV/CBL A B DIGITAL OUTPUT VI
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide Step 2: Connect your DVD player 2 Connect the video cable to the composite video output jack of your DVD player and and other components DVD VIDEO jack of this unit. AUDIO MULTI CH INPUT ZONE 2 PRE OUT FRONT(6CH) CENTER SINGLE CENTER OUT L L GND AV receiver R R DOCK XM PHONO CD IN MD/ OUT DVD DTV/CBL IN DVR OUT IN VCR OUT SB(8CH) SURROUND SUBWOOFER FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER (PLAY) CD-R (REC) DVD DTV/CBL A B DIGITAL OUTPUT VIDEO OPTICAL DVD IN1 M
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Quick start guide 4 Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and 5 Connect the power plug of this unit and other indoor FM antenna to this unit. components into the AC wall outlet. See page 24 for the connection information. y This unit is equipped with AC OUTLET(S) for the power AM loop antenna supply of the other components (except Korea model). See page 24 for details. ■ For further connections Using the other kind of speaker combinations ☞ P. 12 Indoor FM antenna Connecting a video mon
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide Step 3: Turn on the power and 4 Start playback of the desired DVD on your player. press SCENE 1 button y If the connected DVD player is a Yamaha product and has Check the type of the connected speakers. capability of the SCENE control signals with the REMOTE If the speakers are 6 ohm speakers, set “SP IMP.” to OUT jack of this unit (see page 23), this unit can “6Ω MIN” before using this unit (see page 25). 4 ohm automatically activate the DVD player
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Quick start guide Case C: “I want to listen to a music program of the FM/AM radio station...” What do you want to do with this unit? F Press SCENE4 (or F SCENE4) to select “Radio Listening”. ■ Customizing the SCENE templates Using various SCENE templates Notes ☞ P. 33 To use the “Radio Listening” template (Case C), you have Creating your original SCENE templates to tune into the desired radio station. See pages 50 to 52 for the tuning information. ☞ P. 36 To achieve the best p
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English PREPARATION CONNECTIONS Connections Rear panel XM jack AUDIO jacks ZONE 2 OUT jacks VOLTAGE SELECTOR (U.S.A. and Canada (Asia and General Connect the analog audio Connect the amplifier in Zone 2. models only) models only) cable plugs. ☞ P. 90 Connect the XM Mini- ☞ P. 4 ☞ P. 18-21 Tuner Dock (sold separately). ☞ P. 53 MULTI CH INPUT jacks PRE OUT jacks DOCK terminal Connect the input source Connect external amplifiers component equipped with the and an active subwoofer. Co
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Connections Placing speakers The speaker layout below shows the speaker setting we recommend. You can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP and multi- channel audio sources. PL PR C FL FR PR FR PL SW 30˚ SR FL SBR C SBL SL SR SL 60˚ 80˚ SR SL SBL SBR 1.8 m (6 ft) 30 cm (12 in) or more Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Place these speakers at an equal distance from the ideal listening position. The distance of each speaker
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English PREPARATION Connections Connecting speakers Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. If the connections are faulty, this unit cannot reproduce the input sources accurately. Caution Before connecting the speakers, make sure that this unit is turned off (see page 25). Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or let them touch any metal part of this unit. This could damage this unit and/or the speakers. If the speaker wi
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Connections ■ Connecting the speaker cable ■ Connecting the banana plug (except Europe, Asia and Korea models) 1 Remove approximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker Tighten the knob and then insert the banana plug cable and then twist the exposed wires of the connector into the end of the corresponding cable together to prevent short circuits. terminal. 10 mm (0.4 in) 2 Loosen the knob. Red: positive (+) Black: negative (–) ■ Using bi-amplification connections Ca
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English PREPARATION Connections Information on jacks and cable plugs Audio jacks and cable plugs Video jacks and cable plugs COMPONENT VIDEO AUDIO DIGITAL DIGITAL VIDEO S VIDEO Y PB PR L R COAXIAL OPTICAL (Yellow) (Green) (Blue) (Red) (White) (Red) (Orange) S O V PB PR Y L R C Left and right Coaxial Optical Composite S-video Component analog audio digital audio digital video cable cable plug video cable cable plugs cable plug audio cable plug plugs plug ■ Audio jacks ■ Video jacks This un
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Connections Information on HDMI™ ■ HDMI compatibility with this unit ■ HDMI jack and cable plug Compatible Audio signal Audio signal HDMI HDMI types formats components HDMI cable plug 2ch Linear PCM 2ch, 32-192 kHz, CD, DVD-Video, 16/20/24 bit DVD-Audio, etc. Multi-ch Linear 8ch, 32-192 kHz, DVD-Audio, etc. y PCM 16/20/24 bit We recommend that you use an HDMI cable shorter than 5 meters (16 feet) with the HDMI logo printed on it. DSD 2/5.1ch, SACD, etc. Use a conversion cable (HDMI jack
