owner’s manual
Audio/Video Receiver
Страница 1: ...owner s manual Audio Video Receiver ...
Страница 2: ... makes the STAV 3860 fully compatible with Dolby Digital decoders and DVD players with 5 1 channel outputs The Energy saving Design this unit is designed to use minimal electricity when power is switched OFF in Standby mode Regarding the value of the power consumption in standby mode refer to Specifications on pages 31 1999 Tandy Corporation All Rights Reserved Note to the Cable TV System Installe...
Страница 3: ...oute power supply cords so they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed on or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and ...
Страница 4: ...vice this device Cautions The use of controls or adjustments or the per formance of procedures other than specified herein can result in hazardous exposure to laser light To prevent electric shock do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure ...
Страница 5: ... Setting Up for Surround Sound 13 Displays and Controls 17 Front Panel 17 Display 18 Remote Control 19 Listening in Surround Sound 20 Listening in Dolby Pro Logic Mode 20 Listening in DVD 5 1 Channel Input Mode 21 Listening in DSP Mode 22 Using the Tuner 23 Finding a Station 23 Tuning Directly to a Station 24 Memorizing Stations 24 Recalling Memorized Stations 25 Making a Recording 26 Making an Au...
Страница 6: ...ibes how to set up a multi channel speaker system to take full advantage of the great surround sound features of your receiver Operation This section shows you how to use every feature of the receiver and its remote control unit It also covers using the supplied remote control to operate your other home theater components To find out more about a specific button control or indicator see Displays a...
Страница 7: ...ng to the marks in the battery case Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages Do not use different batteries together memo There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver s remote sensor Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor The receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays The receiver is operated simultaneously w...
Страница 8: ...SAT DVD LD FRONT P L A Y CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS AC OUTLET L R SUB WOOFER L R O U T R E C DVD 5 1 CH INPUT OUT FM ANTENNA Antenna Snap Connectors Twist the exposed wire strands together and insert into the hole then snap the connector shut CONNECTING ANTENNAS Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below To improve reception and sound quality connect ex...
Страница 9: ...always make sure the power is switched off and the power cord is disconnected from the wall outlet Cassette Deck Placement Depending on where the cassette deck is placed noise caused by leakage flux from the transformer in the receiver may occur during playback If you experience noise move the cassette deck farther away from the receiver Audio Video Cords Use good quality audio video cords with RC...
Страница 10: ...tion on how to switch between the two input methods You can connect a DVD player or multi channel decoder equipped with 5 1 analog outputs to the 5 1 analog inputs on the receiver Always make sure that the receiver is switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet before making or changing any connections TV MONITOR VCR DVR ETC DVD LD PLAYER CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS Connect your video componen...
Страница 11: ...AKERS FRONT SPEAKERS L R SUB WOOFER L R O U T R E C DVD 5 1 CH INPUT OUT AC OUTLET FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP ANTENNA FM ANTENNA INPUT FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT CENTER POWERED SUB WOOFER SURROUND LEFT SURROUND RIGHT CONNECTING SPEAKERS Connect your speakers as shown below Be sure to connect each speaker to the appropriate speaker terminals and also to connect the positive and negative terminals correctly p...
Страница 12: ... resulting from the speaker falling from the TV in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes If possible install the surround speakers slightly above ear level Try not to install the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect 3 D View of Speaker Set Up AC OUTLET SWITCHED 100 W 0 8 A MAX Power su...
Страница 13: ...SOURCE SOURCE SELECT TAPE CD TUNER CH SELECT FUNCTION FL DIMMER RECEIVER EFFECT ASMS SEARCH T TONE FM AM MUTING VOLUME DSP MODE SORROUND 2 CHANNEL LEVEL DISC STATION DECK 1 DECK 2 TUNING TUNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 7 8 POWER POWER STAV 3860 AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEM REMOTE OSR 2 3 4 4 1 1 Switch on the receiver 2 Press the SURROUND button 3 Press the 3 button to select the surround sound setup mode Repeatedly...
Страница 14: ...ion and set the distance accordingly You can set the distance in a range from 1 30 feet 9 Press the 3 button to select the distance mode for the SURR surround speakers 10 Press the 5 buttons to increase decrease the distance of the SURR speakers Again determine how far the speakers are from your normal listening position and set the distance accordingly As above you can set the distance in a range...
Страница 15: ...om that speaker Adjust the volumes of the speakers so that the volume of all speakers appears equal from your normal listening position 5 Press T TONE again When you are satisfied that the set up is complete press the T TONE button to return to normal operation No TEST TONE sounds for the subwoofer These speaker level settings are applicable to PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC with THEATER 1 PRO LOGIC with THE...
Страница 16: ... the front left FL speaker level with the CHANNEL LEVEL buttons Adjust the volumes of the speakers to a standard level of your choice when seated in your normal listening position 5 Press CH SELECT again to move to the next speaker The second speaker CT center and it s relative volume level dB appears in the display 6 Adjust the center CT speaker level with the CHANNEL LEVEL buttons Adjust the vol...
Страница 17: ...e remote control 9 DSP MODE button Use to switch between the various DSP modes available HALL JAZZ DANCE THEATER 1 THEATER 2 and DSP off Use to create different surround sound effects from any stereo source see page 22 0 DOLBY PRO LOGIC button Use to switch between the various Pro Logic modes PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC with THEATER 1 PRO LOGIC with THEATER 2 and Pro Logic off see page 20 VOLUME Use to se...
Страница 18: ... when the mono mode is set using the MPX MODE button see page 23 TUNED Lights when a broadcast is being received STEREO Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode 6 MASTER VOLUME LEVEL Shows the overall volume level Volume level is maintained even when the power is off dB indicates the minimum level and 0dB indicates the maximum level Depending on the level settings fo...
Страница 19: ...he Rest of Your System starting on page 27 DISC STATION buttons Use to select the station of memorized frequencies see pages 25 27 CLASS button Use to switch between the three banks classes of station memories see page 25 2 3 5 TUNING and 7 ENTER buttons Use these arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system see pages 13 16 These buttons are also used to control for deck 1 of a double ...
Страница 20: ...ps in Setting Up for Surround Sound on pages 13 15 memo LISTENING IN SURROUND SOUND 1 Press the2 button DOLBY PRO LOGIC on the receiver Pressing repeatedly changes the Pro Logic mode in the following sequence 2 Press the SURROUND button This starts the process of setting the effect level 3 Use the EFFECT to adjust the DSP effect level PRO LOGIC with THEATER 1 and PRO LOGIC with THEATER 2 You can a...
Страница 21: ...below to use the 5 1 channel mode CLASS MPX D ACCESS SOURCE SOURCE SELECT TAPE CD TUNER CH SELECT FUNCTION FL DIMMER RECEIVER EFFECT ASMS SEARCH T TONE FM AM MUTING VOLUME DSP MODE 2 CHANNEL LEVEL DISC STATION DECK 1 DECK 2 TUNING TUNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 7 8 POWER POWER STAV 3860 AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEM REMOTE OSR SORROUND 1 1 1 Use the FUNCTION button to select DVD 5 1 CH On the receiver press the DVD ...
Страница 22: ...he effect level within an range of 10 90 the default settinig is 50 The settings for effect level in DSP mode are independent of the effect level in PRO LOGIC with THEATER 1 and PRO LOGIC with THEATER 2 modes You can input level settings spefically for the DSP mode and this will enhance your surround sound experience see page 16 If you turn on DSP when the speakes are off SP OFF flashes indicating...
Страница 23: ...ct the tuner mode 2 Press the TUNER button on the remote control to put it in tuner mode 3 Use the FM AM button to change the band FM or AM if necessary Each press switches the band between FM and AM on the front panel use the FM AM button 4 Tune to a station Automatic Tuning To search for stations in the currently selected band press and hold either the TUNING or TUNING button for about a second ...
Страница 24: ... TUNED CLASS MPX D ACCESS SOURCE SOURCE SELECT TAPE CD TUNER CH SELECT FUNCTION FL DIMMER RECEIVER EFFECT ASMS SEARCH T TONE FM AM MUTING VOLUME DSP MODE 2 CHANNEL LEVEL DISC STATION DECK 1 DECK 2 TUNING TUNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 7 8 POWER POWER STAV 3860 AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEM REMOTE OSR SORROUND 5 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 Use the FUNCTION button to put the receiver in tuner mode On the receiver press the FM AM bu...
Страница 25: ...t the tuner mode 2 Press the TUNER button on the remote control to put it in tuner mode 3 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored Repeatedly pressing this button cycles through the three available classes A B and C 4 Use the STATION 2 3 buttons to select the station memory in which the station is stored Alternatively recall the station memory using the number buttons on the ...
Страница 26: ...RROUND 1 MONITOR 1 memo 1 Press the FUNCTION button to select a source to record All functions except MONITOR are accessible from the remote control On the receiver select the source directly using the front panel buttons 2 Prepare the program source Tune to the radio station load the CD or other media 3 Insert a blank tape or other media into the recording device connected to either CD R TAPE MD ...
Страница 27: ...ELECT button memo 1 Use SOURCE SELECT buttons to put the remote control in the CD mode 2 SOURCE POWER Press to switch the CD player between STANDBY and ON 3 4 Press to return to the start of the current track Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks 4 Press to advance to the start of the next track Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks 5 2 This button has no functio...
Страница 28: ...ol in the tape mode 2 SOURCE POWER Press to switch the cassette deck between STANDBY and ON not possible on all models 3 4 This button has no function in cassette deck mode 4 This button has no function in cassette deck mode 5 2 Press to start playback of reverse side of tape auto reverse models only 6 8 Press to pause playback or recording 7 Press to fast forward the tape Pressing during playback...
Страница 29: ...lug from the outlet and insert again Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again Make sure the component is connected correctly see pages 8 through 11 Press MUTING on the remote control Adjust VOLUME Press SPEAKERS to switch on the speakers Press the MONITOR button Make sure the component is connected correctly see Connecting Your System on pages 8 through 11 Press the correct funct...
Страница 30: ...or bad angle of operation There is an obstacle between the receiver and the remote control Strong light such as fluorescent light is shining onto the unit s remote control signal light receiving window Remedy Replace the batteries see Preparing the Remote Control on page 7 Operate within 7 m 30 of the remote sensor on the front panel see Preparing the Remote Control on page 7 Remove the obstacle o...
Страница 31: ...VD LD TV SAT 1 Vp p 75 Ω Output Level Impedance VCR DVR 1 Vp p 75 Ω Frequency Response VCR DVR DVD LD TV SAT MONITOR 5 Hz to 7 MHz dB Signal to Noise Ratio 55 dB Cross Talk 55 dB FM Tuner Section Frequency Range 87 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity Mono 13 2 dBf IHF 1 3 µV 75 Ω 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Mono 20 2 dB Stereo 38 6 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio Mono 76 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 72 dB at 85 d...
Страница 32: ...oof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replaced parts and products and products on which a refund is made become the property of RadioShack New or reconditioned ...
