Denon avca10se schematic

A/V Amplifier

The First Name in Digital Audio

Denon’s tradition of excellence and inno vation in audio and home theater
continues with the introduction of the AVC-A10SE, the world’s first A/V
Amplifier that combines Dolby Digital, DTS, Lucasfilm’s THX Ultra 5.1
post-processing and also the newest surround technology, Lucasfilm’s
THX Surround EX decoding. Denon’s history of world’s firsts in digital
A/V technology began in 1995 with the introduction of the AVP-A1, the
first component to provide Dolby Digital decoding with Lucasfilm THX 5.1
post-processing, followed by the AVC-A1, the world’ s first A/V Amplifier with
Dolby Digital and THX.The introduction in 1999 of the AVC-A1D brought
together for the first time the combined technologies of Dolby Digital, DTS,
and THX 5.1 in an A/V Amplifier.

Denon’s newest A/V Amplifier, the AVC-A10SE, continues the AVC-A1D’s
heritage of excellence and innovation by incorporating the newest surround
technology – Lucasfilm’s THX Surround EX decoding, and is another world’s
first for Denon. Optimized for the latest in DVD soundtracks and for future
audio formats, the AVC-A10SE brings a new level of sonic performance in
home theater A/V Amplifiers.

Providing 125 watts of power into each of the 5 amplifier channels, the
AVC-A10SE’s all-discrete power amplifier section features separates­quality design, providing power and detail with both music and movie
soundtracks. From a whisper-quiet foundation to a thundering climax, the
AVC-A10SE’s power amp section delivers the full fidelity and authority of
even the most demanding soundtracks and music performances.

Denon’s Design Integrity philosophy is to develop components that
faithfully reproduce the musician’s artistry and the movie director’s vision
with total fidelity. The AVC-A10SE is the latest in Denon’s distinguished
line-up of award-winning home theater components.

A/V Amplifier

The World's First A/V Amplifier
with THX Surround EX

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Discrete Power Amplifier Section with
Equal Power and Equal Response In All Channels,
Features THX Ultra Certification

The AVC-A10SE’s all discrete power amp stage features high current,
low distortion power output devices, able to drive virtually any modern
loudspeaker system configuration, regardless of impedance or efficiency.
Lucasfilm’s most stringent THX Ultra certification provides your assurance
that the AVC-A10SE can deliver the full authority and dynamic impact of
modern motion picture soundtracks in standard and large size home theater
environments. The AVC-A10SE is equipped with Denon’s smart cooling
system featuring a volume and temperature sensing fan, which provides
necessary cooling during extended periods of high power operation, yet is
completely inaudible and unobtrusive during quiet passages.

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Robust Power Supply

The THX Ultra-certified
power amp section is
supplied with abundant
reserves of energy due to
the power supply’s high
current power transformer,
and large capacity high
current storage capacitors.
Individual separate power
supplies are also provided for the low level analog and digital circuit
blocks, to eliminate mutual interference. THX Ultra certification assures
highest quality sound at virtually any volume level, from whisper quiet to
thundering crescendo.

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New D.D.S.C. (Dynamic Discrete Surround Circuit) - Digital

Denon’s unique approach to surround decoder design, DDSC-Digital,
employs optimized circuit blocks and elements for each individual surround
decoder function, including highest performance analog-to-digital conversion
stage featuring 20 bit precision, dedicated DSP processors featuring
all-digital domain decoding.For the most accurate analog reproduction, the
AVC-A10SE features a stereo analog bypass mode, which preserves stereo
analog purity and transparency, while providing digital bass management
accuracy for optimum subwoofer response.

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Dual Analog Devices SHARC 32 Bit

Floating Point DSP

The heart of the AVC-A10SE’s surround decoder section features two
high speed 32 bit floating point DSP processors, same as used in the
AVC-A1D, bringing separates-quality surround decoding performance to
the amplifier category. The first DSP performs the Dolby Digital and DTS
surround decoding, while the second DSP provides the THX post­processing, Surround EX decoding, other DSP environment simulations
and bass management functions, all in digital domain with the highest
accuracy possible.

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24 Bit, 96 kHz D/A Converters For All Channels

Unlike conventional A/V components that use integrated low-bit
codecs, the AVC-A10SE features highest quality multiple D/A converter
chips. Featuring Analog Devices real 24 bit, 96 kHz D/A conversion on all
audio channels, the AVC-A10SE provides separates-quality D/A conversion
performance.

96kHz / 24-bit

DAC
DAC

Analog Input

20-bit

Digital

Input

96kHz / 24-bit

L
R

Front

L
R

Surround

L
R

Surround Back

Center

DF 1

96 kHz/

24-bit

Digital
Interface
Receiver

DF 2

96 kHz/

24-bit

DF 3

96 kHz/

24-bit

32-bit

floating

point

32-bit

floating

point

A/D Converter

Dolby Digital RF Input

Demodulator

Master
Volume
Control

DAC

DSP 1 DSP 2

DAC

96kHz / 24-bit

DAC
DAC

DF 4

96 kHz/

24-bit

96kHz / 24-bit

DAC
DAC

Dolby

Digital

Pro-Logic

Decoder

DTS

Decoder

THX

Processor

I

2

S

Interface

Surround

Simulator

Subwoofer

Dynamic Discrete Surround Circuit-Digital Block Diagram

MAIN

TRANSFORMER

SUB

TRANSFORMER

POWER BLOCK

PRE-AMP BLOCK

VIDEO BLOCK

DIGITAL BLOCK

CONTROL BLOCK

Independent Power Transformers Block Diagram

the most accurate 5.1 channel music surround reproduction. Only Denon
let’s you choose the correct surround speaker type and placement, for movie
and music surround without compromise.

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6-/8-channel External Inputs For
Future Sound Format Upgrade Capability

A full set of 7.1 channel inputs is provided, for future multi-channel
audio formats. The AVC-A10SE is fully prepared for the future of multi­channel sound.

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Wide-Range Play Capability For

Next-Generation Audio

The power amp circuits of the AVC-A10SE have been meticulously
designed to reproduce the exceptionally high sound quality with wide
frequency response from 10 Hz to 100 kHz in advanced,next-generation
audio formats such as DVD-Audio and SACD.

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Component Video Switching Capability

In addition to the multiple composite and “S” video connections, the
AVC-A10SE provides progressive compatible component video inputs for
the DVD and TV/DBS inputs, and a set of wideband component video
outputs.The component video switching path is completely transparent, to
ensure perfect video quality from even wideband high resolution video
sources and high resolution video displays.

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On Screen Display

Complicated operations are greatly simplified with the AVC-A10SE’s on
screen display, which lets you easily and quickly set the optimum system
parameters for your home theater configuration.

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Programmable Learning Remote with

Installed IR Codes

The easy-to-use remote features important keys that are shaped and
color-coded according to their function, and the remote provides learning
capability to accept IR codes from other component’s remotes. A built-in
code library provides hundreds of codes for popular brands and models of
equipment, and the important function keys are self-illuminating in the dark.

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Other Features

Thoroughly Vibration-resistant Structure
Tone Control Circuit (Front L/R, Center, Subwoofer)
Record Output Selector

System Setup Menu

Music Movie Surround back

Easy setting of speaker
configuration

User-friendly guide for
making settings

*1.The AVC-A10SE is equipped with a 5-channel amplifier .To hear the 6th and

7th channels used by Surround Back, you need to connect an external
amplifier such as the DENON POA-3200.
The signals for the additional channels are output through the Pre Out jacks.

*2.When the Surround Back channel is turned off, the AVC-A10SE processes the

signals in the same manner and gives you the same effects as conventional

5.1-channel signals.

*3.The THX Surround EX Auto Mode supports both Dolby Digital and DTS

signal sources,and support for DVD and other program sources is planned.

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THX Ultra & THX Surround EX,
For Accurate Movie Soundtrack Reproduction

The AVC-A10SE is the world’s first A/V Amplifier to feature Lucasfilm’s
THX Ultra 5.1 post-processing along with the latest Lucasfilm THX Surround
EX decoding function, providing the most accurate reproduction of the
newest multi-channel motion picture soundtracks.

THX Surround EX, developed jointly by Lucasfilm and Dolby, made its
debut in movie theaters with the release of the movie “Star Wars – Episode
1: The Phantom Menace”. Featuring a specially-encoded 5.1 discrete
soundtrack, the THX Surround EX function includes a center back surround
channel in addition to the left surround and right surround channels, providing
heightened spatial realism and more convincing surround imaging.

Now that Surround EX-encoded movies are available for home theater
playback, the AVC-A10SE’s THX Surround EX function provides thrilling
home theater surround sound reproduction. Compared to simpler and less
accurate “6.1” unlicensed simulations, the AVC-A10SE’s accurate THX
Surround EX decoding function provides the full suite of required decoding
parameters, and can be automatically or manually selected, according to
the program material characteristics.

In addition, the AVC-A10SE surround decoder is DTS ES-compatible,
along with accurate decoding of Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 channel
soundtracks, with or without THX 5.1 post-processing.

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THX Surround EX Auto Mode

Surround EX-encoded movies may have a special data flag which will
activate the AVC-A10SE and set it automatically to THX Home Cinema
mode with THX Surround EX decoding. Or, you can activate the THX
Surround EX function manually, for program sources which do not have the
special data flag.

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Assignable Power Amplifier Configuration

The AVC-A10SE provides 7.1 channel pre-amp outputs, to allow
connection of external power amplifier(s), powered loudspeakers , and amplified
subwoofer. To take full advantage of THX Surround EX, connect a mono or
stereo amplifier to the surround back pre-amp outputs to drive the surround
back loudspeaker(s). Or, use the AVC-A10SE assignable power amp
configuration to utilize the internal front left/right power amplifiers to drive the
surround back speakers, and then connect an external stereo power
amplifier, such as the Denon POA-3200, to the main left and right speakers.
The AVC-A10SE provides great system configuration flexibility.

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Widescreen 7.1 Channel Playback of

Conventional Sources –

A Denon Original Technology

Denon’s new Widescreen 7.1 function provides thrilling 7 speakers (plus
subwoofer) reproduction of conventional stereo, matrix encoded, and
discrete 5.1 program sources.This proprietary Denon DSP function provides
full panoramic surround presentation, utilizing the three front loudspeakers,
the two surround loudspeakers, and if configured, the center back loudspeakers.
Enjoy total 360 degree surround immersion, with movie soundtracks and your
favorite musical performances also.

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Dual Surround Mode Speaker Selection

Denon’s exclusive Dual Surround Mode Speaker Selector provides two
sets of surround speaker connections, for two different types of surround
speakers and different placements in the home theater.Choose side-mounted
diffuse surround speakers for the most realistic and enveloping movie
soundtrack reproduction. Choose rear-mounted directional loudspeakers for

FL
C
F

R

LFE

S

L

SR
SB

(SBL/SBR)

32-bit

floating

point

32-bit

floating

point

DSP 1 DSP 2

Dolby
Digital

Pro-Logic

Decoder

DTS

Decoder

Crossover

Filter

Timber

Matching

Dynamic

Decorrelation

Filter

Re-

Equalization

Matrix

Circuit

Re-EQ

THX Surround EX Processor Block Diagram

Input/Output Terminals For Every A/V System

Audio Inputs

11 Sets Analog Input

. . . . . . . . .

PHONO, CD, TUNER, DVD, VDP,

TV/DBS, V-AUX, VCR-1, VCR-2,

MD/T APE-1, TAPE-2

8-ch Analog EXT. Input . . . . . . . FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURROUND L/R,

EFFECT L/R, SUBWOOFER

6-ch Analog EXT. Input . . . . . . . FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURROUND L/R,

SUBWOOFER

5 Sets Digital (Optical) Input

. . . .

OPTICAL X 5

3 Sets Digital (Coaxial) Input

. . .

COAXIAL X 3

1 Set Dolby Digital RF Input

. . . .

RF x 1

Audio Outputs

8-ch Analog PRE Output

. . . . . .

FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURROUND L/R,
EFFECT(SURROUND BACK) L/R,
SUBWOOFER

4 Sets Analog REC Output

. . . . .

VCR-1, VCR-2, MD/TAPE-1,TAPE-2

1 Set Analog Multi Source

Output. L/R

1 Set Digital (Optical)

Output

. . .

OPTICAL

Video Inputs

2 Sets Component Video Input . . DVD, TV/DBS
6 Sets Composite Input

. . . . . . .

DVD, VDP, TV/DBS, V-AUX, VCR-1, VCR-2

6 Sets S-Video Input

. . . . . . . . .

DVD, VDP, TV/DBS, V-AUX, VCR-1, VCR-2

Video Outputs

1 Set Component Video Output . MONITOR
4 Sets Composite Output

. . . . . .

VCR-1, VCR-2, MONITOR-1, MONITOR-2

4 Sets S-Video Output

. . . . . . . .

VCR-1, VCR-2, MONITOR-1, MONITOR-2

Specifications

Power Amplifier Section

Rated output . . . . . . . . . . . . *THD figures are power amp stage values.

Front / Center / Surround . . 125 W x 2 / 125 W / 125 W x 2

(8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.05% THD)

Preamplifier Section

Input sensitivity/Impedance

PHONO(MM) . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 mV/47 kohms

TUNER, CD, DVD, VDP, TV/DBS, V-AUX,
VCR-1 VCR-2, MD/TAPE-1, TAPE-2,
FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURROUND L/R,
EFFECT L/R, SUBWOOFER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 mV/47 kohms

Output level/Load Impedance
FRONT L/R, CENTER,
SURROUND L/R,
EFFECT (SURROUND BACK) L/R,
SUBWOOFER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 V/10 kohms

V-A UX, VCR-1 VCR-2,
MD/TAPE-1,TAPE-2, MONITOR

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 mV/47 kohms

Frequency Responce . . . . . 10 Hz - 100 kHz; +0, -3 dB (DIRECT MODE)

RIAA deviation . . . . . . . . . . ±1 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz)

Tone control . . . . . . . . . . . .Treble:±10 dB at 10 kHz Bass: ±10 dB at 100 Hz

General

Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . AC 230 V, 50 Hz

Power consumption . . . . . . . 690 W

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 (W) x 181 (H) x 494 (D) mm

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.5 kg

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*Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
*THX is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd.
*© Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. Surround EX is a jointly
developed technology of THX and Dolby Labs, Inc., and is a trade­mark of Dolby. Used under authorization.
*”Dolby”, “Dolby Digital”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D device are
registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
*DTS is registered trademarks of DTS Technology.