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FEATURES............................................................. 2
GETTING STARTED............................................ 3
Supplied accessories .................................................. 3
Installing batteries in the remote controls.................. 4
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ......................... 5
Front panel ................................................................. 5
Remote control........................................................... 7
GUI remote control.................................................... 8
Using the remote controls.......................................... 9
Front panel display .................................................. 10
Rear panel ................................................................ 12
SPEAKER SETUP ............................................... 13
Speaker placement ................................................... 13
Speaker connections ................................................ 14
CONNECTIONS .................................................. 17
Connecting components........................................... 17
Connecting video components................................. 18
Connecting audio components................................. 25
Connecting the antennas .......................................... 28
Connecting the power supply cord .......................... 29
Speaker impedance setting ...................................... 30
Turning on the power............................................... 30
USING THE GUI REMOTE CONTROL ......... 31
GUI remote control operations ................................ 31
AUTO SETUP....................................................... 33
Introduction.............................................................. 33
Optimizer microphone setup.................................... 33
Starting the setup ..................................................... 34
Confirming the results ............................................. 36
PLAYBACK.......................................................... 39
Basic operations....................................................... 39
Selecting sound field programs ............................... 41
Listening to uncompromising pure audio ................ 45
Selecting input modes.............................................. 46
TUNING ................................................................ 48
Automatic and manual tuning.................................. 48
Presetting stations .................................................... 49
Selecting preset stations........................................... 51
Exchanging preset stations ...................................... 52
RECORDING ....................................................... 53
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM
DESCRIPTIONS...............................................55
For movie/video sources.......................................... 55
For music sources .................................................... 58
ADVANCED OPERATIONS ..............................60
Selecting the OSD mode.......................................... 60
Using the sleep timer ............................................... 60
Using the test tone ................................................... 61
SYSTEM OPTIONS .............................................62
Changing parameter settings ................................... 64
Input Select .............................................................. 65
Manual setup: Sound ............................................... 68
Manual setup: Basic................................................. 71
Manual setup: Video................................................ 78
Manual setup: Option .............................................. 82
Memory Guard ........................................................ 85
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES ...................87
Control area ............................................................. 87
Setting manufacturer codes...................................... 88
Programming codes from other remote controls ..... 89
Changing source names in the display window....... 90
Using the macro feature........................................... 91
Clearing function sets .............................................. 93
Clearing individual functions .................................. 94
Controlling components .......................................... 95
ZONE 2 ................................................................100
Zone 2 connections ................................................ 100
Remote controlling Zone 2 .................................... 101
USING i.LINK.....................................................103
What is i.LINK? .................................................... 103
Connecting i.LINK components............................ 103
Assigning i.LINK components .............................. 104
Listening to playback from an i.LINK component 104
Changing i.LINK Select parameters...................... 105
i.LINK display messages ....................................... 107
SOUND FIELD OPTIONS.................................108
What is a sound field ............................................. 108
Stereo/Surround menu ........................................... 110
TROUBLESHOOTING .....................................115
PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER
INFORMATION .............................................120
GLOSSARY.........................................................121
BLOCK DIAGRAMS .........................................125
SPECIFICATIONS.............................................127
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PREPARATION
BASIC OPERATION
SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS
ADVANCED OPERATION
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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