Denon AVR-884 User Manual

NEW MODEL INFORMAT I O N

DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX A/V Receiver

AVR-884

DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and Dolby Digital EX with Power Amps for 6 Channels

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DENON's Basic Design for High-Quality Sound Reproduction
Power Transformer for High Power Driven

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The chassis that supports the large transformer has been
designed to absorb vibration, and the transformer is housed
inside a highly rigid frame to secure it more solidly to the chassis.
In addition, a cushioning material has been placed around the
core of the transformer to minimize interference on the signal
and enable more faithful reproduction of the original sound.
The AVR-884 inherits these low-noise design from higher-end mod­els not to mention the use of short ring.

Twin Drive Rectifier

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DENON's Twin Drive Rectifier design uses two rectifying diodes in
parallel to bring out the maximum potential of the large transformer.
Since the rectifiers recharge the large block capacitors at low
impedance, they are able to supply ample current to reproduce
deep basses as well as sudden bursts of sound from percussion
or other musical instruments.

Large Aluminum Extruded Heatsink

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DENON uses a large heatsink made of extruded aluminum. It is
placed in a design that ensures mostly uniform temperatures
throughout the heatsink. This will ensures that all channels
respond with equal performance to the demands of the audio
signals.

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Fully Discrete, Equal Power Six Amplifier Channels, 125 Watts Each

Front 125 W + 125 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)
Center 125 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)
Surround 125 W + 125 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)
Surround Back 125 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)

For optimum Dolby Digital and dts reproduction, the AVR-884 features high quality, wide­band audio amplification, providing 125 watts power output for each of the six main
channels. A large capacity power supply includes a high current power transformer
along with discrete power output devices on all six amplifier channels for highest dynamic
range and superb reproduction clarity.

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Single-Channel Surround Back Power Amp for 6.1 Surround and
2 Speaker Terminals for 7.1 Surround

The AVR-884 is equipped with a total of 6 power amps including one for the Surround
Back channel speaker to give you more clearly defined sound localization at the rear for

6.1-channel surround sources such as DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, Dolby
Digital EX, and DTS-ES NEO:6. The AVR-884 also provides you with 2 speaker terminals
for the Surround Back channels, allowing for the ultimate home theater experience in
amazing 7.1-channel Surround.

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32 bit High Quality DSP

The Analog Devices “Melody 32”, a high-quality 32-bit DSP, is implemented in the DSP
processor, placing the AVR-884 at a higher performance rank than other models of this
class, in its ability to accurately decode and reproduce the superior quality of surround
sources.

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24 bit, 96 kHz High Resolution D/A Conversion

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Wide-Range Play Capability for DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD

The power amp circuits of the AVR-884 have been meticulously designed to reproduce the
exceptionally high sound quality with wide frequency response from 10 Hz to 100 kHz.

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Cinema Equalizer

The sound from movie sources recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS or other
formats emphasizes high-frequency range due to a theater’s front speakers being
placed behind the movie screen. If this sound is reproduced in the home theater
without correction, the high-frequency range is too strong. The AVR-884 features a
Cinema Equalizer to correct these high-frequency components so that the sound is
clearer and easier to listen to. (For Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II,
Dolby Digital EX and DTS surround modes)

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Personal Memory Plus, for Easy Operation

The AVR-884 includes the Personal Memory Plus function that automatically
remembers the surround mode you last used for each program source, so that you do not
need to select the mode again for that program.

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On Screen Display

The AVR-884 lets you make system settings via diaplays on your TV screen from the
comfort of your chair.

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Acclaimed Customization Feature

As with all of DENON’s high-grade A/V receiver, the AVR-884 lets you adjust delay
times and other parameters so that you can customize the performance of the AVR-884
to suit your own home theater and enhance operating ease. These customized features
are then stored, for each source input and surround mode, in Personal Memory Plus so
constant readjustments are not required.

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Multi-Function Preset Memory Remote Controller with Glo-keys

The supplied system remote controller features a large selection of remote control
codes to operate other components in your home theater system, including codes for
selected DENON models, along with remote control codes from other manufacturers.
The most frequently used buttons are laid out separately for TV, VCR and DVD, for
maximum ease-of-use.

* Remote control codes may not be available for some products of other manufacturers

NEW MODEL INFORMATION

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DTS-ES (Discrete 6.1 / Matrix 6.1) and DTS NEO:6 Decoder

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Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Digital EX Decoder

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6 Channel Stereo Mode

DENON's popular 6 Channel Stereo mode transforms your favorite 2-channel
sources such as CD, tape, stereo radio and stereo video sources into exciting surround
sound, free of delay effects and unnatural artifacts, from all six speakers. This 6
Channel Stereo mode was originally developed by DENON to enhance music lovers'
enjoyment with home theater ambience.

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Virtual Surround Mode

Surround yourself with sensational 3D soundfield envelopment using just one pair of
speakers. The AVR-884's Virtual Surround mode provides a dramatic psychoacoustic
surround sound effect, using two speakers with all sources.

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DENON DSP Surround Modes Add Listening Excitement

Put yourself in the middle of your favorite concert hall and music environments with
DENON's DSP acoustic environment simulation modes. These DSP modes add
spacious surround sound enhancements to your favorite music and video sources.

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Adjustable Cross-Over Switching

The AVR-884 supports subwoofer cross-over switching with a choice of 4 cross-over
frequencies: 80, 100, 120 and 150. This lets you more accurately match the performance
characteristics of the subwoofer to the main speaker system.

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Support for Multi-Zone Configurations

The AVR-884 provides a Multi Zone Output function and a Select function that let you
output different surces to multiple zones. Sources can be selected for output to an
additional zone, in addition to the main room.

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Multi Zone Power Amplifier Assign

The AVR-884’s Power Amplifier Assign function lets you assign the Surround Back
(SB) amplifier channel when the system is not configured for 6.1 to instead drive the
Multi-room Zone 2 speaker (mono), with 125 Watts per channel output power, while
still providing 5 discrete amplifier channels to drive all speakers in a 5.1 configured
home theater room.

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REC OUT Selector

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High-quality Component Video In/Out Terminals

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Video - Composite Video Conversion

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Optical Digital Output

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Front Panel Inputs (with S-Video, Digital Optical Input)

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Front A/B Speaker Terminals

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High-grade 6 Channel Speaker Terminals (except speakers B)

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Frequency Synthesis Tuning

• 40-Station AM/FM Random Preset Memory Tuning

• Auto Preset Memory

AVR-884

Specifications

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Input/Output Terminals For Every A/V System

Audio Inputs

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9 Analog Inputs....................................

6 Analog EXT. Input ............................ FRONT L/R, CENTER,

4 Digital (Optical) Input ........................ OPTICAL X 4

1 Digital (Coaxial) Input ....................... COAXIAL X 1

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Audio Outputs

1 Analog PRE OUT Terminals............. SUBWOOFER

3 Analog REC OUT Terminals

1 Analog Multi Zone 2 Output.............. L/R

1 Digital (Optical) Output ..................... OPTICAL x 1

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Video Inputs

2 Component Video Input.................... VIDEO1, VIDEO2

5 Composite Inputs..............................

5 S-Video Inputs ......................................

Video Outputs

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1 Component Video Output ................. MONITOR

3 Composite Outputs........................... VCR-1, VCR-2, MONITOR

3 S-Video Outputs ............................... VCR-1, VCR-2, MONITOR

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Power Amplifier Section

Rated output *THD figures are power amp stage values.

Front.......................................... 90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.08 % THD)

Center ....................................... 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.08 % THD)

Surround................................... 90 W + 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.08 % THD)

Surround Back ........................ 90 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.08 % THD)

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Preamplifier Section

Input sensitivity/Impedance

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

CD, DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR-1, VCR-2, CDR/TAPE,

V.AUX(FRONT)................. 200 mV/47 kohms

Output level/Load impedance

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

CDR/TAPE, VCR-1, VCR-2, ZONE2

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

Frequency response.............. 10 Hz - 100 kHz (+1, -3 dB) (Tone Defeat On)

Signal-to-noise ratio............... 100 dB (IHF-A weighted) (Tone Defeat On)

Tone control........................... Treble: ±12 dB at 10 kHz

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FM Section

Tuning frequency range......... 87.5 - 107.9 MHz

Usable sensitivity................... 1.0 µV (11.2 dBf)

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AM Section

Tuning frequency range......... 520 - 1710 kHz

Usable sensitivity................... 18 µV

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General

Power supply ......................... AC 120 V, 60 Hz

Power consumption ............... 4.5 A

Dimensions............................ 434 (W) x 171 (H) x 416 (D) mm

Weight.................................... 11.9 kg, 26.2 lbs

PHONO, CD, TUNER, DVD/VDP, TV/DBS,
VCR-1, VCR-2, CDR/TAPE, V.AUX(FRONT)

SURROUND L/R, SUBWOOFER

.............. VCR-1, VCR-2, CDR/TAPE

DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR-1, VCR-2,
V.AUX(FRONT)
DVD/VDP, TV/DBS, VCR-1, VCR-2,
V.AUX(FRONT)

125 W + 125 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)

125 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)

125 W + 125 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)

125 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)

Bass: ±12 dB at 100 Hz

17.1” (W) x 6.7” (H) x 16.4” (D)

DENON ELECTORONICS (USA), LLC.

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TEL : [phone] www.usa.denon.com

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505 APPLE CREEK BLVD. UNIT 5 MARKHAM, ONTARIO L3R5B1, CANADA
TEL : [phone] www.denon.ca

*Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
*”Dolby”, “Dolby Digital”, “Pro Logic II”, “Dolby Digital EX” and

the double-D device are registered trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

*DTS is registered trademarks of DTS Technology.

DENON, LTD.

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