4
Getting Started
Thank you for choosing the DENON A
provide superb surround sound listening with home theater sources such as DVD, as well as providing outstanding high fidelity
reproduction of your favorite music sources.
As this product is provided with an immense array of features, we recommend that before you begin hookup and operation that
you review the contents of this manual before proceeding.
(to be continued on page 6.)
Cable indications ..........................................................................27
The video conversion function....................................................28
On screen display for component video outputs and
HDMI output..................................................................................28
Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals
[T...................29
Connecting a TV tuner .................................................................30
Connecting a DBS tuner ..............................................................30
Connecting the external inputs (EXT .................31
Connecting a video camera or video game ...............................31
Connecting a DVD recorder.........................................................32
Connecting a VCR.........................................................................33
Connecting a CD player ...............................................................33
Connecting a turntable ................................................................34
Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder ................................34
Connecting a tape deck ...............................................................35
DENON LINK connection .............................................................35
Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals............................36
Connecting equipment with DVI-D terminals ...........................37
Connecting IEEE1394 devices......................................................38
Connecting the antenna terminals .............................................39
Connecting the XM terminal .......................................................40
Connecting the CONTROL terminal............................................40
Connecting the TRIGGER OUT terminals...................................41
Connecting the MUL
ZONE2 connections .....................................................................41
Connecting the pre-out terminals...............................................42
Connecting the power supply cord ............................................42
Contents
Getting Started
Accessories ...................................................................................7
Before using..................................................................................7
Cautions on installation............................................................7
Cautions on handling.................................................................8
Preparing the remote control unit.........................................8
Inserting the batteries...............................................................8
Operating range of the remote control unit.......................9
Part names and functions
Front panel .............................................................................10, 11
Display
Remote control unit .....................................................................13
Easy Setup and Operation
Easy to setup flow....................................................................14
Speaker system layout............................................................15
Speaker connections .........................................................16, 17
Connecting a DVD player and TV (Monitor)...............18, 19
Auto Setup / Room EQ ...........................................................20
Connecting a microphone ............................................................21
Turning on the power ...................................................................22
Starting Auto Setup
Extra Setup
Preliminary measurements ....................................................23, 24
Speaker system measurement ....................................................24
Check of the measurement result ...............................................25
About the error message .............................................................26
Connecting Other Sources
Basic Operation
Playback
Operating the remote control unit ...............................................43
Playing the input source
Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING)...............................45
Listening over headphones ..........................................................45
Switching the surround speakers ................................................45
Switching between HDMI and DVI-D monitor output .................45
Selection of resolution setting (SCALE) .......................................45
Combining the currently playing sound with the desired
image (VIDEO SELECT)................................................................45
Video on/off
Checking the currently playing program source, etc. ..................46
Input mode ..........................................................................46 ~ 48
Room EQ function........................................................................48
Surround
Playing modes for different sources ............................................49
Playing audio sources (CDs and DVDs)
2 channel playback modes
THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema mode
•Playing sources recorded in Dolby Surround in
the Home THX Cinema Surround mode ..................................51
•To play in the THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema
Surround mode for sources recorded in Dolby Digital
or DTS .......................................................................................51 ~ 53
Dolby Digital mode and DTS Surround
(only with digital input) ...........................................................54, 55
Night mode ..................................................................................55
Dolby Pro Logic II x (Pro Logic II ) mode
DTS NEO:6 mode.........................................................................58
The Dolby Headphone..................................................................59
USER MODE function
DENON original surround modes
Surround modes and their features .............................................60
DSP surround simulation .......................................................61, 62
Tone control setting
•Adjusting the tone from the remote control unit ...............62, 63
•Adjusting the tone from the main unit .....................................63
•Tone defeat mode ....................................................................63
Channel Level
Fader function ..............................................................................65
Listening to the radio
Auto tuning
Manual tuning ..............................................................................66
Preset memory ............................................................................66
Checking the preset stations .......................................................67
Recalling preset stations ..............................................................67
RDS (Radio Data System) ............................................................67
RDS search ..................................................................................68
PTY search ...................................................................................69
TP search ...............................................................................69, 70
RT (Radio T .............................................................................70
XM Satellite Radio
Checking the XM signal strength and Radio ID ...........................71
Channel selection
Category search ...........................................................................72
Direct access of channels ............................................................73
