User manual DENON AVR-486S

[. . . ] AV SURROUND RECEIVER AVR-486 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MODE D'EMPLOI FRANCAIS 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ENGLISH SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions ­ All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Retain Instructions ­ The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings ­ All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. [. . . ] The settings are automatically finalized and the normal display reappears after several seconds. · Cinema EQ setting: For operating instructions, refer to the manuals of the respective components. CINEMA EQ OFF ON OFF Press the SURROUND PARAMETER button to select the surround parameter mode. 21 ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation · PANORAMA setting Basic Operation 7 ON OFF Press the ENTER button to finish the surround parameter mode. PANORAMA OFF · DIMENSION setting · When making parameter settings, the display will return to the regular condition several seconds after the last button was pressed and the setting will be completed. DIMENSION 3 0 3 6 2 Surround parameters q Pro Logic IIx and Pro Logic II Mode: The Cinema mode is for use with stereo television shows and all programs encoded in Dolby Surround. The Music mode is recommended for stereo music and surround-encoded stereo music sources. The Pro Logic mode offers the same robust surround processing as original Pro Logic in case the source content is not of optimum quality. The game mode can only be used with 2-channel audio sources. Select one of the modes ("Cinema", "Music", "Pro Logic" or "Game"). · Panorama Control: This mode extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting "wraparound" effect with side wall imaging. Select "OFF" or "ON". · Dimension Control: This control gradually adjusts the soundfield either towards the front or towards the rear. The control can be set in 7 steps from 0 to 6. · Center Width Control: This control adjusts the center image so it may be heard only from the center speaker; only from the left/right speakers as a phantom image; or from all three front speakers to varying degrees. The control can be set in 8 steps from 0 to 7. · CENTER WIDTH setting CENTER WIDTH 3 0 4 7 · TONE DEFEAT setting TONE DEF. ON ON OFF · SURROUND BACK SPEAKER setting SB : ON ON OFF · D. OFF OFF LOW MID HIGH This parameter is displayed during DOLBY DIGITAL playback. · DEFAULT setting DEFAULT YES Y/N Y/N NO Select "YES" to reset to the factory defaults. 22 ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation STANDARD INPUT MODE SELECT · CINEMA EQ setting: INPUT SELECTOR CINEMA EQ OFF ON OFF · CENTER IMAGE setting ENTER STANDARD SURROUND PARAMETER INPUT SELECTOR CURSOR F SURROUND PARAMETER CURSOR G SURROUND BACK C. IMAGE 0. 0 0. 3 0. 3 1. 0 · TONE DEFEAT setting INPUT MODE TONE DEF. ON DTS NEO:6 mode 1 2 3 4 Press the STANDARD button to select the DTS NEO:6 mode. 5 Press the SURROUND PARAMETER button to select the various parameters. ON OFF · SURROUND BACK SPEAKER setting The mode switches as shown below each time the button is pressed. · When the Cinema mode: MODE CINEMA DEFAULT CINEMA EQ TONE DEFEAT SB : ON ON OFF The mode switches as shown below each time the button is pressed. DOLBY PLIIx DTS NEO:6 · D. setting Play a program source. SURROUND BACK · When the Music mode: MODE MUSIC CENTER IMAGE TONE DEFEAT D. COMP. OFF OFF LOW MID HIGH Press the SURROUND PARAMETER button to select the surround parameter mode. MODE cinema DEFAULT SURROUND BACK This parameter is displayed during DOLBY DIGITAL playback. · DEFAULT setting If you do want the bass and treble to be adjusted, turn off the tone defeat mode. Turn the SELECT knob, and press the CURSOR F or G button to select the optimum mode for the source. MODE cinema MODE music 6 Turn the SELECT knob, and press the CURSOR F or G button to set the various surround parameters. DEFAULT YES Y/N Y/N NO Select "YES" to reset to the factory defaults. When the surround parameters are set using the buttons on the main unit, stop operating the buttons after completing the settings. The settings are automatically finalized and the normal display reappears after several seconds. 7 Press the ENTER button to finish the surround parameter mode. 23 ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation · When making parameter settings, the display will return to the regular condition several seconds after the last button was pressed and the setting will be completed. 2 Surround parameters w DTS NEO:6 Mode: · Cinema: This mode is optimum for playing movies. [. . . ] What's more, DTS 96/24 is fully compatible with the conventional DTS surround format, so DTS 96/24 signal sources can be played with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz or 44. 1 kHz on conventional DTS or DTS-ES surround decoders ( 2). 1 A DVD player with DTS digital output capabilities (for CD/LD players, a player with digital outputs for conventional DTS CDs/LDs) and a disc recorded in DTS 96/24 are required. 2 The resolution is 24 or 20 bits, depending on the decoder. 2 DTS Neo:6TM surround This mode applies conventional 2-channel signals to the high precision digital matrix decoder used for DTS-ES Matrix 6. 1 to achieve 6. 1-channel surround playback. High precision input signal detection and matrix processing enable full band reproduction (frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 kHz or greater) for all 6. 1 channels, and separation between the different channels is improved to the same level as that of a digital discrete system. [. . . ]