Sherwood R-977 Operating Instructions Manual Download Page 26

System Connections

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Connecting DC Trigger Out

 

Connect a component to one of the DC TRIGGER 

OUT jacks that allows DC 12V to turn on when a 

specific input source is selected. For details, refer 

to the operating instructions of the components to 

be connected.

 

To link DC TRIGGER OUT with a specific input 

source, see “DC Trigger 1 & DC Trigger 2” of 

“Setting the Input Setup” on page 63.

1

2

DC TR GGER 

OUT

12V d c  100mA

Component to be 

triggered 

by DC when a 

specific input

source is selected

Note

•  This output voltage (12V d.c., 100mA) is for (status) 

control only, it is not sufficient for drive capability.

•  When making DC TRIGGER connection, you should 

use the stereo mini cord, not a mono mini cord.

Connecting to Network

 

To connect this receiver to a broadband home 

network to listen to Internet radio broadcast, 

connect the LAN/ETHERNET cable or supplied 

WiFi antenna to this receiver.

[ Wired LAN ]

LAN port/Ethernet

connector

To LAN port

To LAN port

To WAN side

Router

Modem

Internet

PC

[ Wireless LAN ]

To WAN side

Router with access point

Modem

Internet

PC

Note

•  After making a broadband Internet connection, you 

should set the communication settings. For details, see 

“Network Setup” on page 69.

•  When using a broadband Internet connection, a 

contract with an Internet service provider is required. 

For more information, contact your nearest Internet 

service provider.

•  Since the connected equipment and connection 

method may differ depending on your Internet 

environment, refer to the operating instructions of the 

equipment.

Connecting AC Power

 

Plug the supplied AC input cord into the AC inlet 

and then into the wall AC outlet.

Caution

•  Do not use an AC input cord other than the one 

supplied with this receiver. The AC input cord supplied 

is designed for use with this receiver and should not be 

used with any other device.

Summary of Contents for R-977

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...e unit has been turned off To completely disconnect this product from the mains disconnect the plug from the wall socket outlet When setting up this product make sure that the AC outlet you are using...

Page 3: ...including EU RoHS exemptions Based on the METHODS ON CONTROL OF POLLUTION FROM IT PRODUCTS and REQUIRMENT OF IT PRODUCT POLLUTION LIMITATION which were announced on 28th Feb 2006 the mark will be use...

Page 4: ...ONT AUX jack 27 Connecting FRONT HDMI connector 27 Connecting USB connector 27 Connecting Bluetooth connector OPERATIONS 28 Powering on the System 28 Listening to a Program Source 29 Enjoying Surround...

Page 5: ...tting the Input Setup 60 Re Name 61 HDMI Assign 61 Component Assign 61 Digital Audio Assign 61 Video Mode 62 Audio Mode 62 Video Scaling 63 AV Sync 63 DC Trigger1 DC Trigger2 63 Setting the HDMI Setup...

Page 6: ...sts on page 35 Listening to Internet radio stations music files on page 40 6 Adjusting the functions as desired Adjusting the volume on page 28 Enjoying surround sound on page 29 8 OSD settings if nec...

Page 7: ...MONITOR SELECT button 64 5 Remote control sensor 11 6 BAND button 35 7 TUNING UP DOWN buttons 35 8 Fluorescent display 8 9 PRESET UP DOWN buttons 37 10 STEREO button 32 No Name Go to page s 11 SURROU...

Page 8: ...rk connection indicator 26 5 WiFi indicator 26 6 Tone indicator 66 7 Sleep timer indicator 48 8 Stereo indicator 35 9 Tuned indicator 35 10 Volume level indicator No Indicator Go to page s 11 MUTE ind...

Page 9: ...26 5 LAN ETHERNET connector 26 6 HDMI OUT connectors 17 7 HDMI IN connectors 17 8 RS 232C connector 76 9 VIDEO IN jacks 14 10 VIDEO OUT jacks 14 No Name Go to page s 11 COMPONENT IN jacks 14 12 COMPON...

Page 10: ...G UP DOWN buttons 13 PRESET UP DOWN buttons SKIP AHEAD BACK buttons 14 STOP button 15 PAUSE RESUME button 16 PLAY button 17 TEST TONE button 18 SETUP button 19 CURSOR CONTROL ENTER buttons 20 DISPLAY...

Page 11: ...ble batteries Ni Cd type If the batteries ran out remove the old batteries and replace them with new ones within several minutes If the batteries are removed or have been exhausted for a longer period...

Page 12: ...battery tray 2 Insert the CR2025 battery matching the polarity Caution Remove the battery when it is not used for a long time Operating range of Room 2 remote control Point the ROOM 2 remote control a...

Page 13: ...te FM stations Outdoor Antenna 1 Remove the indoor antenna if it is connected 2 Connect the FM outdoor antenna to the FM ANTENNA terminal Warning The CATV connecting to this apparatus shall separate f...

Page 14: ...ng you should assign the COMPONENT VIDEO INs you used with the Setting the Input Setup on page 60 There are two types of video jacks COMPONENT composite VIDEO for analog video connections and the HDMI...

Page 15: ...analog video connections and the HDMI connectors for digital video and audio connections Connect them to the corresponding video jacks according to their capability For details on HDMI connection see...

Page 16: ...erence the excellence in video quality is HDMI composite VIDEO For details on HDMI connection see page 17 Connecting a game console OUT HDMI Game console OUT COMPOSITE VIDEO R L AUDIO OUT Select eithe...

Page 17: ...signals you should make audio connections to play the audio signals on the component equipped with DVI D connector For details refer to the operating instructions of the component X If you connect the...

Page 18: ...HDMI Setup on page 63 About video conversion y The receiver is equipped with a function that up converts the video signals to the higher quality video signals and outputs them from the MONITOR OUTs y...

Page 19: ...receiver can be connected to the DIGITAL INs X A digital input should be connected to the components such as a BD player DVD player etc capable of outputting DTS Digital Surround Dolby Digital or PCM...

Page 20: ...the powered speakers or the power amplifiers connected to speakers respectively When using only one surround back speaker connect the SURROUND BACK LEFT jack to the power amplifier To emphasize the de...

Page 21: ...fully check the left L and right R channels and the polarities on the speakers being connected to this receiver FRONT right FRONT left CENTER SURROUND right SURROUND BACK right SURROUND left SURROUND...

Page 22: ...speaker settings according to your environment and speaker layout For details see Setting the Speaker Room EQ Setup on page 57 Depending on how to use the speakers you should assign the power amplifie...

Page 23: ...reflecting off the TV or screen at the front center resulting in interference and making the sense of movement from the front to the back less sharp Subwoofer The subwoofer reproduces powerful deep b...

Page 24: ...ting ROOM 2 speaker terminals to the speakers Main room Room 2 Speaker left right Note In case of connecting the ROOM 2 speakers directly to this receiver you should assign their power amplifier corre...

Page 25: ...niversal remote control connect the IR OUT jack to the IR emitter IR IN OUT COMPOSITE VIDEO IN ROOM2 OUT Main room Room 2 This receiver DVD Player output IR emitter Multi room system kit Connecting bl...

Page 26: ...ast connect the LAN ETHERNET cable or supplied WiFi antenna to this receiver Wired LAN LAN port Ethernet connector To LAN port To LAN port To WAN side Router Modem Internet PC Wireless LAN To WAN side...

Page 27: ...peration of USB device see Listening to Internet Radio Stations Music Files on page 40 iPod USB 5V 2 1A Note After USB playback remove the USB device in the stop mode or the standby mode The USB conne...

Page 28: ...ration readiness 2 Check that the SPEAKER indicator lights up Listening to a Program Source 1 Turn the INPUT SELECTOR knob on the front panel or press the desired input source button on the remote con...

Page 29: ...ffered by the new Blu ray and HD DVD disc formats this new DTS format offers up to 7 1 discrete channels of uncompressed digital audio with 96 kHz 24 bit sampling rate and signal resolution Manufactur...

Page 30: ...is suitable for video games Stadium This mode provides the expansive sound field to achieve the true stadium effect when watching baseball or soccer games Multi Channel Stereo This mode is designed f...

Page 31: ...sources Corresponding DTS ES mode DTS PLIIx MUSIC DTS PLIIx MOVIE DTS DTS PLIIz DSP Surround modes DTS sources DTS 96 24 sources Corresponding DTS mode DTS NEO 6 DTS PLIIx MUSIC DTS PLIIx MOVIE DTS D...

Page 32: ...the TEST button on the remote control The test tone will be heard from the speaker of each channel for 2 seconds as follows FRNT L F H L CENTER F H R FRNT R SURR R BACK R BACK L SURR L SUB W Possible...

Page 33: ...lby TrueHD or DTS HD program sources that include LFE signal are input Front Left Front Height Left Front Height Right Front Right Subwoofer Surround Left Surround Right Surr Back Right Surr Back Left...

Page 34: ...e now been memorized into the selected memory REF1 or REF2 SURROUND TEST DISPLAY SETUP DIMMER ENTER HOME MENU DISC MENU RETURN DISPLAY PURE AUDIO MONITOR SELECT AUDIO SUBTITLE STEREO Recalling the mem...

Page 35: ...tuning 1 Press the BAND button on the front panel or TUNER button on the remote control to select the desired band 2 Press the TUNING UP DOWN buttons for more than 0 5 second The tuner will now search...

Page 36: ...FM stations of weak strength cannot be memorized To memorize AM stations or weak stations perform Manual presetting procedure with using Manual tuning operation Manual presetting 1 Tune in the desire...

Page 37: ...countries in Europe etc LISTENING TO RDS BROADCASTS FM ONLY RDS Radio Data System is a method for sending information signals together with the transmitter signals Your tuner is capable of translating...

Page 38: ...NTER HOME MENU DISC MENU RETURN DISPLAY PURE AUDIO MONITOR SELECT AUDIO SUBTITLE STEREO 2 While displaying TP SRCH The tuner automatically searches stations broadcasting the traffic program NO TRAFFIC...

Page 39: ...y searches a station offering PTY services If no station is found NO PROGRAMME is displayed TUNE TUNE MUTE T V PRESET PRESET CH CH VOLUME CH LEVEL TEST SETUP HOME MENU DISC MENU Displaying RDS informa...

Page 40: ...server traffic the music or audio signals being streamed may be interrupted Inversely lower bit rates mean a lower sound quality but less tendency for the sound to be interrupted USB memory devices X...

Page 41: ...ac AAC Note Variable bit rate files are supported MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson NET USB menu NET USB Now Playing Favorites Internet Radio South Korea La...

Page 42: ...STEREO 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 DVD DVR 10 NET USB Left Right 3 Select the desired item by pressing the CURSOR UP DOWN buttons For details on the NET USB menu see page 41 SURROUND TEST DISPLAY SETUP DIMME...

Page 43: ...ton GAME AUX CD PHONO TUNER BD BDR STB CBL F AUX FR BT TV REPEAT SHUFFLE FAVORITE DELETE SURROUND DISPLAY DIMMER PURE AUDIO MONITOR SELECT AUDIO SUBTITLE STEREO 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 DVD DVR 10 NET USB...

Page 44: ...BTITLE STEREO DVD DVR SURROUND TEST DISPLAY SETUP DIMMER ENTER HOME MENU DISC MENU RETURN DISPLAY PURE AUDIO MONITOR SELECT AUDIO SUBTITLE STEREO Note When the USB memory device is disconnected or you...

Page 45: ...Player ver 11 library through this receiver Note The Windows Media Player ver 11 can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft web site If the firewall restricts access the Windows Media Player ver 11...

Page 46: ...optical digital input or HDMI IN can be heard but cannot be recorded Dubbing from video components onto VIDEO 1 BD BDR 1 Select the desired recording source except VIDEO 1 BD BDR GAME AUX CD PHONO TUN...

Page 47: ...tal recording without converting the original signals For details on connection see Connecting Video Components Connecting Audio Components and About Digital INs and OUT on pages 14 19 and the operati...

Page 48: ...RO SLEEP CH CH VOLUME CH LEVEL INPUT VOLUME ROOM2 Setting the SLEEP timer 1 Press the SLEEP button SLEEP timer indicator lights up Each time the button is pressed the sleep time changes as follows OFF...

Page 49: ...TE SURROUND DISPLAY DIMMER PURE AUDIO MONITOR SELECT AUDIO SUBTITLE STEREO 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 DVD DVR 10 NET USB Displaying the operation status 1 Press the DISPLAY button during playback Each time t...

Page 50: ...to enter the standby mode Confirm that all the components are tuned off 3 With all the components off start playback on a player connected with HDMI cable 4 Confirm that all the components are turned...

Page 51: ...u settings For details see Room3 of Setting the Multi Room on page 68 1 Turn the ROOM 3 function on using the OSD menu settings If the ROOM 3 function is on the ROOM 3 indicator is displayed on the fl...

Page 52: ...the screen To turn the setup menu off press the button again SURROUND TEST DISPLAY SETUP DIMMER ENTER HOME MENU DISC MENU RETURN DISPLAY PURE AUDIO MONITOR SELECT AUDIO SUBTITLE STEREO 2 Select the de...

Page 53: ...il Enhancement Edge Enhancement Mosquito NR Test Patterns OSD Transparency Multi Room Room2 68 Room3 Note The OSD menu and the momentary OSD can be displayed via the HDMI MONITOR OUT only However when...

Page 54: ...OOFER 0 0 9 0 1 5 0 5 30 0 5 0 CH LEVEL MODE CAL SAVE1 SAVE2 REF1 REF2 FRONT LEFT 15dB 15dB 0dB F HEIG LEFT 15dB 15dB 0dB CENTER 15dB 15dB 0dB F HEIG RIGHT 15dB 15dB 0dB FRONT RIGHT 15dB 15dB 0dB SURR...

Page 55: ...p 1080i 1080p AV SYNC 0ms 20ms DC TRIGGER 1 ON OFF DC TRIGGER 2 ON OFF PHONO CFG NAME EDIT DC TRIGGER 1 ON OFF DC TRIGGER 2 ON OFF F AUX CFG NAME EDIT DC TRIGGER 1 ON OFF DC TRIGGER 2 ON OFF BT CFG NA...

Page 56: ...ve the surround back speakers when connecting the SURROUND BACK channels to them Front Height To drive the front height speakers for Dolby Pro Logic IIz playback Room2 To drive the ROOM 2 speakers for...

Page 57: ...ls as desired or to memorize them into the preset memory Auto Setup Auto Setup lets you avoid troublesome listening based speaker setup and achieve good surround sound Auto Setup has the feature that...

Page 58: ...om EQ Setup menu is displayed When the CURSOR LEFT button is pressed to select CANCEL the results are not memorized Check the results on each setup menu Speaker Config Speaker Crossover Speaker Distan...

Page 59: ...or slightly higher For details refer to the operating instructions of the speakers to be connected The low frequencies below the crossover frequency are to output from subwoofer or the speakers which...

Page 60: ...ource Note Depending on the input source some items except Re Name and DC Trigger1 2 cannot be selected Re Name You can give names to the input sources and up to 8 characters can be entered for each n...

Page 61: ...4 17 Note In such a case that a COMPONENT VIDEO IN is assigned to two input sources or more and when these input sources are selected the component video signals can be viewed from the same COMPONENT...

Page 62: ...on the resolution compatible with your TV refer to the operating instructions of your TV X X When the HDMI MONITOR OUT is connected to an HDMI compatible TV the TV reports to this receiver what resol...

Page 63: ...the HDMI MONITOR OUT connector X X CEC Control Link operations with components connected to HDMI connectors and compatible with HDMI control X X TV Power Sync Link the power ON OFF status of this rec...

Page 64: ...his receiver to be interlocked with the power ON OFF of the connected TV Menu item Description On Use the TV Power Sync Off Disuse the TV Power Sync Note The TV Power Sync can be set only when the CEC...

Page 65: ...ight channel sound with standard sound volume level Hi Increase the front height channel level Dolby Pro Logic II Music You can adjust the various surround parameters for optimum surround effect Menu...

Page 66: ...Off Listen to a program source without the tone effect Adjusting the tone Bass and Treble You can adjust the tone if the Tone is set to ON 1 Select the desired tone by pressing the CURSOR UP DOWN butt...

Page 67: ...s more uniformly through the room but depending on the size and shape of the room interference may result in a decrease of the actual volume of the low frequency range Setting the Video Adjust Main Me...

Page 68: ...NEXT Input Volume Room3 Input Volume X X Room2 Turn on or off the ROOM 2 function X X Room3 Turn on or off the ROOM 3 function X X Input Select the desired ROOM 2 or ROOM 3 source X X Volume To adjust...

Page 69: ...Other Network Standby On Off Name R 977 Default Factory Reset Ok Cancel Network Information Name DHCP IP Address MAC Address Host Version Using the Network Setup menu 1 Select the NET USB as an input...

Page 70: ...ough wired connection X X Wireless Use the network function through wireless connection Wired connection Before you setup the connection check that the LAN cable is connected to the LAN ETHERNET conne...

Page 71: ...ancel Cancel JB Connect Exit Exit JB Connect Menu Setting up a wireless network via AP 1 On the Network setup menu select Network Connect and Wireless in order 2 Select AP List Network Setup Wireless...

Page 72: ...e factory default Note If you set the Network Standby to ON it consumes more standby power Network Information You can check your network information Menu item Description Name You can check receiver...

Page 73: ...AUDIO SUBTITLE STEREO 4 Enter a 3 digit code aiming the remote control at the remote control sensor on the component If entering is performed successfully the LED will flicker twice If the LED did not...

Page 74: ...ceiver POWER ON POWER ON POWER ON POWER ON STANDBY STANDBY POWER OFF STANDBY POWER OFF STANDBY POWER OFF MUTE MUTE MUTE CH CH CHANNEL UP DOWN CHANNEL UP DOWN VOLUME VOLUME UP DOWN VOLUME UP DOWN CH LE...

Page 75: ...BD player 8 Press button to start playback POWER ON POWER ON AVR AVR 2 BD BD BD Note You should press the corresponding DEVICE buttons before pressing each operation button 3 Press the ENTER button If...

Page 76: ...oving the AUDIO volume punch through press and hold the AVR button and VOLUME DOWN button simultaneously for more than 1 second If removing is performed successfully the LED will flicker twice When yo...

Page 77: ...the setting menu flow below move down the menu and make a note of the unit s IP address Net Setup Network Connect Wired DHCP On Off IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS Proxy On Of...

Page 78: ...Appendix 78 4 Click Firmware Update 5 Select Firmware Update from Network 6 Click Browse and then select the desired firmware fw 7 Click Upload 8 Click OK 9 Update Complete Automatically Power Off On...

Page 79: ...ly For details see Setting the Input Setup on page 60 No sound from the surround speakers Surround mode is switched off stereo mode Select a surround mode Master volume and surround level are too low...

Page 80: ...correct station frequency The memorized stations are cleared Memorize the stations again Poor FM reception No antenna is connected Connect an antenna The antenna is not positioned for the best recept...

Page 81: ...75 Video Composite normal 1 Vp p Component video R Y signal 0 53 Vp p B Y signal 0 53 Vp p Y signal 1 0 Vp p HDMI connector 19 pin FM TUNER SECTION Tuning frequency range 87 5 108 MHz Usable sensitivi...

Page 82: ...t 002 003 Dwin 044 036 Electroband 050 Emerson 019 028 031 027 029 025 003 026 006 024 034 035 Envision 005 Fisher 019 Fujitsu 026 Funai 027 026 023 Futuretech 027 GE 007 008 030 041 029 025 004 015 0...

Page 83: ...Sampo 005 006 Samsung 012 005 025 003 011 045 Samsux 006 Sansei 030 Sansui 031 Sanyo 019 Scimitsu 003 Scotch 025 Scott 028 027 025 003 026 Sears 007 010 019 020 025 026 011 023 Semivox 027 Semp 020 S...

Page 84: ...1 022 Sony 004 Technics 013 Theta Digital 014 Toshiba 024 Yamaha 013 007 Zenith 024 010 SAT AlphaStar 008 Chaparral 001 Echostar 009 Expreevu 009 General Instrument 016 015 018 Hitachi 011 HTS 009 Hug...

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