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Digital surround sound receiver

FR960

FR970

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Page 1: ...Digital surround sound receiver FR960 FR970 ...

Page 2: ...lets it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place If the mains plug contains a fuse this should have a value of 5 Amp If a plug without a fuse is used the fuse at the distribution board should not be greater than 5 Amp Note The severed plug must be disposed of to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere How to connect a plug The wires i...

Page 3: ...3 English 4 Français 24 Español 44 Deutsch 64 Nederlands 84 English Français Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Italiano 104 ...

Page 4: ...uble D symbol 2 are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved Trademark acknowledgment Environmental information Setup Maintenance Scope of supply English General information Scope of supply 4 Maintenance 4 Setup 4 Environmental information 4 Trademark acknowledgment 4 Controls 5 Remote control Remote control usage 6 Remote con...

Page 5: ...s to the next and previous stored radio station MENU moves upwards and downwards 1 PREV EXIT TUNER searches radio stations MENU switches to the previous menu level SETUP MENU Switches the menu on and off SENS Switches between low and high tuner sensitivity NEWS TA Switches the RDS news and RDS traffic announcement on and off TUNER AM FM Switches the wavebands of the tuner RADIO TEXT Scrolls throug...

Page 6: ...source on the receiver Pressing a source button for less than 2 seconds will only switch the remote control to use the commands for the selected product The remote control remains tuned to the selected source until another source button on the remote control is pressed This enables you to operate additional sources i e winding a tape without changing the source on the receiver Remote control usage...

Page 7: ...back í CHANNEL TRACK Selects the previous preset tuner station VCR Rewinds the tape CD CDR DVD Selects the previous track TV Selects the previous channel ë CHANNEL TRACK Selects the next preset tuner station VCR Fast forwards the tape CD CDR DVD Selects the next track TV Selects the next channel LOUDNESS Switches LOUDNESS on and off SOUND Scrolls through the different smart sounds REC DVD AUDIO CD...

Page 8: ...ch off the programming function without changing the code To program a new appliance simply overwrite the old code by entering a new one Scanning the codetable 1 Switch on the appliance which should be controlled 2 Keep the source button for the appliance which should be controlled and2 pressed for 3 seconds 3 Press and release 2 again yThe remote control sends the codes for channel up or standby ...

Page 9: ...f a satellite system Antenna connectors AM LOOP Frame antenna supplied FM 75 Ω Wire antenna supplied or exterior antenna Preamplified outputs 6 CENTER PRE OUT Input of a TV when it is used as the centre speaker only possible when the CINEMA LINK system bus is connected SUBWOOFER PRE OUT Input of a powered subwoofer System control bus CINEMA LINK System control bus sockets of a Philips TV with CINE...

Page 10: ... analogue and digital connectors available on some appliances If possible use the digital connection usually this will result in better sound quality See Reassigning a source selection on how to use the digital connectors of the receiver Because of a different kind of output signal the use of Dolby Digital Laserdisc requires an optional AC 3 RF demodulator ANTENNA CINEMA LINK VIDEO IN OUT AM LOOP ...

Page 11: ...ean Community CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Licencing Corporation DOLBY AC 3 PRO LOGIC and the Double D Symbol are Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licencing Corporation R L PHONO GND SURROUND SPEAKERS CENTER FRONT SPEAKERS EACH SPEAKER 6 Ω FM 75 Ω TO TV IN TO VCR IN TV AUX EXT 1 EXT 2 EXT ...

Page 12: ...center speaker For TVs with a scart connector an additional audio cinch to scart cable is needed For TV s with cinch connectors additional cinch cables are needed These cables must be connected to the blue CENTER PRE OUT connector on the back Look into the instruction manual of your TV on how to use it as the center speaker AM MW antenna The loop antenna supplied is for indoor use only Position th...

Page 13: ...in the middle of a room since the bass could be severely weakened Do not place any object on the subwoofer The relative volume of the speakers must be adjusted for optimal surround sound You should be at your usual listening position when adjusting the speaker volume See Receiver menus on how to set up the receiver for the used speakers 1 Press POWER STANDBY to switch on the receiver 2 Press TEST ...

Page 14: ...is reproduced L R front left and right speaker C center speaker SL SR surround speakers SW subwoofer Menu indication These signs show you if the menu is on or off and indicate in which direction you may move M ME EN NU U menu is on 1 You may move backwards to the previous menu topic using 1 PREV EXIT left key on the remote control 3 You may move up in an option list using X MENU NAVIGATOR up key o...

Page 15: ...resent yes no REAR SPEAKER Rear speakers present yes no SPEAKR SIZES Chooses the speaker sizes of the used speakers for optimal sound reproduction LARGE indicates a speaker which can reproduce frequencies lower than 50 Hz If SUBW PRESENT is set to NO FRONT SIZE can only be set to LARGE If FRONT SIZE is set to SMALL CENTER SIZE can only be set to SMALL and consequently a subwoofer must be connected...

Page 16: ...n booklet of your TV on how to use the TV menu The options offered may vary by TV model Switching the connection Press CINEMA LINK to switch the connection between the receiver and the TV either on or off yIf the connection is switched on CINEMA LINK ON is displayed Note We recommend switching CINEMA LINK off during recording This avoids unwanted interruptions due to switching TV functions If CINE...

Page 17: ...he name of the source is displayed and the light of the source flashes 3 Turn X MENU NAVIGATOR to select the input connectors which should be used e g CD COAX2 4 Press ENTER OK to confirm your selection ySTORED is displayed briefly 5 This source selection is now using the chosen audio input e g CD uses the COAX 2 IN input connectors COAX 2 lights when switching to CD You may assign more than one s...

Page 18: ...affect the recording 1 Turn SOURCE SELECTOR or press FRONT AV FR 970 only to select the source you want to record from yThe name of the source is displayed 2 Prepare the desired recording appliance It must be connected to one of the outputs of the receiver 3 Start recording on the recording appliance 4 Start the playback of the source as usual Notes The audio and video signal of VCR IN is not repr...

Page 19: ...und ySURROUND OFF is scrolled HALL The sound reproduction is enhanced and a slight echo is added This gives the impression of being in a large room Can only be used in stereo mode SURROUND The surround mode enables normal surround sound reproduction with 4 or 5 speakers Depending on the source material Dolby Surround Pro Logic Dolby Digital or MPEG is reproduced PRO LOGIC DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG In add...

Page 20: ... searching for radio stations the actual sensitivity is displayed In this case SENS LO means the tuner is only looking for radio stations with a strong signal You may store up to 30 radio stations in the memory The receiver can select and program radio stations by itself or you can choose them yourself Automatic programming 1 Choose TUNER from the menu and press NEXT 2 2 Choose AUTO INSTALL and pr...

Page 21: ...tten 1 Choose TUNER from the menu and press NEXT 2 2 Choose GIVE NAME and press NEXT 2 yA preset radio station is displayed 3 Turn TUNER PRESET X to select the preset to be renamed 4 Press ENTER OK to confirm your selection yThe existing name or ________ is displayed 5 Turn TUNER PRESET X to select a letter and NEXT 2 or 1 PREV to move to the next or previous position 6 After you have entered the ...

Page 22: ...ncement to switch off the function s Note Be sure to switch the news and traffic announcement off during recording otherwise these announcements also will be recorded Subject to modification without notice General Power consumption FR 960 170 W Power consumption FR 970 195 W Standby power consumption 2 W Dimensions w h d 435 135 350 mm Weight FR 960 8 6 kg Weight FR 970 9 4 kg Amplifier part 0 7 T...

Page 23: ...unmarked wires to the black terminals Bad sound Badly matching setting for the given type of Correct the sound settings on the receiver music or sound Surround sound level is The level of the surround sound is not Adjust the level of the surround sound on too low or too high properly adjusted the receiver Center sound level is too The sound level of the center channel is not Adjust the level of th...

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