User manual DENON AVR-987

[. . . ] AV SURROUND RECEIVER AVR-987 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 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. [. . . ] This mode provides a rich sense of presence for video games. This mode recreates music sources recorded in stereo with an enhanced sense of expansion. This mode can be used to enjoy surround sound with only front speakers or when using headphones. NOTE 1: "5CH STEREO" is displayed when "SB CH OUT" is set to "OFF". NOTE 2: When playing sources recorded in monaural, the sound will be one-sided if signals are only input to one channel (left or right), so input signals to both channels. If you have a source component with only one audio output (monophonic camcorder, etc. ) obtain a "Y" adapter cable to split the mono output to two outputs, and connect to the L and R inputs. · Depending on the program source being played, the effect may not be very noticeable. In this case, try other surround modes, without worrying about their names, to create a sound field suited to your tastes. 32 Basic Operation Basic Operation DSP SIMULATION ENTER SURROUND PARAMETER Selecting the DSP surround simulation 1 Press [DSP SIMULATION]. 7CH STEREO VIRTUAL MATRIX VIDEO GAME MONO MOVIE WIDE SCREEN SUPER STADIUM ROCK ARENA JAZZ CLUB CLASSIC CONCERT EFFECT LEVEL: Adjust the strength of the surround effect. DELAY TIME: (MATRIX mode only) Adjust the delay time between "0 ms" and "300 ms". 4 Press ENTER or SURROUND PARAMETER. · Select "Default Yes" and press F to reset all the settings. <7CH STEREO> DHFG The 7CH STEREO mode can be selected directly by pressing <7CH STEREO>. <SURROUND BACK> 2 Press SURROUND PARAMETER. Press 3 set. D H to select the item, then press F G to EFFECT: (WIDE SCREEN mode only) Effect signals with the multi-surround speaker effects are played. When set to "OFF", the SL/ SR channels are played from the SBL/ SBR channels, respectively. DHFG ENTER LEVEL: (WIDE SCREEN mode only) Adjust the strength of effect signals "1" to "15". SB CH OUT · ON: Surround back channel played. · OFF: Surround back channel not played. This operation can also be performed using <SURROUND BACK>. ROOM SIZE: Adjust the imaginary size of the recreated sound field space. (Does not express size of room in which played. ) There are 5 parameters: "small", "med. s", "medium", "med. l" and "large". DHFG DSP SIMULATION SURROUND PARAMETER ENTER About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit [ ] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit 33 Basic Operation Basic Operation <FUNCTION> CH SEL/ ENTER SURROUND PARAMETER Setting the tone control Adjust the bass and treble to suit your tastes. 2 When you do not want to adjust the tone Either press <TONE DEFEAT> or set "Tone Defeat" to "ON" at step 3 in "Adjusting the tone". 2 Adjusting the tone 1 Press SURROUND PARAMETER. 2 Press D H to select "TONE", then press F. <TONE DEFEAT> DHFG In the direct mode, "TONE" cannot be selected. Adjusting the speaker volume 1 Press CH SEL/ENTER. "SB" when surround back speaker set to "1spkr". Not displayed when "None" set. [SHIFT] [CHANNEL] 3 Press G to select "OFF". DH 4 Pressto set to select "Bass" or "Treble", then press FG the level. Can be adjusted within the range of ­6 dB to +6 dB. 5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ENTER or SURROUND PARAMETER. 1 DHFG CH SEL/ENTER 2 Press D H or CH SEL/ENTER to select the speaker. The settable speaker switches each time this button is pressed. 3 Press F G to adjust the volume. Can be adjusted within the range of ­12 dB to +12 dB. 2 [TUNER] 3 [TUNING] [MODE] [BAND] [MEMORY] DHFG SURROUND PARAMETER ENTER About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit [ ] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit 34 Basic Operation Basic Operation Using the fader function With this function, the volume of all the front side speakers or all the rear side speakers can be adjusted (attenuated) at once. Listening to the radio Check that the remote control unit is set to "AMP". Preset memory 1 Press CH SEL/ENTER. 2 Press D H or CH SEL/ENTER to select "Fader". F to attenuate the volume of all front 3 Pressspeakers, G to attenuate the volumetheall the side of rear side speakers. The fader function does not affect the subwoofer. It is possible to adjust so that the volume of the speaker whose volume is the lowest is ­12 dB. Auto tuning 1 Use the "Auto tuning" or "Manual tuning" operation to tune in the station to be preset in the memory. Either turn <FUNCTION> or press [TUNER] to 1 select "TUNER". Press [SHIFT] 2 Press [BAND] to select "AM", "FM" or "XM". to select the desired memory block When listening to the XM Satellite Radio ( page 36, 37). 3 Press [MODE] to set the auto tuning mode. · The "AUTO" indicator lights. Press [CHANNEL] 4 channel (1 to 8). [. . . ] -- -- 23 -- · AVR-987's HDMI output terminals · Check the HDMI connection. and monitor's input terminals are not properly connected. · Properly select HDMI signal input source. · The connected monitor equipment · The AVR-987 will not output video or other equipments do not signal unless the other equipment support HDCP. [. . . ]