Thank you for purchasing this Denon product.
This Getting Started guide will let you quickly and easily setup this unit and connect it to your other devices.
Contents
Read before use ····································································1
Accessories ···················································································· 1
About this manual ········································································1
Cautions on handling ···································································· 1
Connecting the speakers ···················································2
Before setting up the speakers·······································5
Set up speakers ·····································································6
Playing a Blu-ray Disc player ·········································10
Accessories
Check that the following parts are supplied with the product.
q Getting Started ........................................................................ 1
w CD-ROM (Owner’s manual) .................................................... 1
e Safety Instructions .................................................................. 1
r Warranty (for North America model only) ................................ 1
t Remote control unit (RC-1180) ................................................ 1
y R03/AAA batteries ................................................................... 2
u AM loop antenna ..................................................................... 1
i FM indoor antenna .................................................................. 1
o Speaker cable label .................................................................. 1
t
tui
About this manual
n Operation buttons
The operations described in this manual are based mainly on
remote control operation.
n Symbols
v
NOTE
n Illustrations
Note that the illustrations in this manual are for explanation
purposes and may differ from the actual unit.
n About the CD-ROM
(Getting Started / Owner’s manual)
You need to have Adobe Reader® installed on your computer to
view the owner’s manuals on the CD-ROM.
Click the Adobe Reader® banner in the CD-ROM menu to install
the Adobe Reader® (for Windows).
If you click the mark on the front cover of the supplied
owner’s manuals on the CD-ROM, the mark operation explanation
screen list is displayed. Check this list before viewing the owner’s
manuals on the CD-ROM.
This symbol indicates a reference page on which
related information is described.
This symbol indicates the page of the owner’s manual
m
on the CD-ROM provided.
This symbol indicates a supplementary information
and tips for operations.
This symbol indicates points to remember operations
or function limitations.
Cautions on handling
•Before turning the power switch on
Check once again that all connections are correct and that there are
no problems with the connection cables.
•Power is supplied to some of the circuitry even when the unit is
set to the standby mode. When going on vacation or leaving home
for long periods of time, be sure to unplug the power cord from the
power outlet.
•About Condensation
If there is a major difference in temperature between the inside of
the unit and the surroundings, condensation (dew) may form on
the operating parts inside the unit, causing the unit not to operate
properly.
If this happens, let the unit sit for an hour or two with the power
turned off and wait until there is little difference in temperature
before using the unit.
•Cautions on using mobile phones
Using a mobile phone near this unit may result in noise. If that
occurs, move the mobile phone away from this unit when it is in use.
•Moving the unit
Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the power
outlet. Next, disconnect the connection cables to other system units
before moving the unit.
•About Care
•Wipe the cabinet and control panel clean with a soft cloth.
•Follow the instructions when using a chemical cleaner.
•Benzene, paint thinner or other organic solvents as well as
insecticide may cause material changes and discoloration if brought
into contact with the unit, and should therefore not be used.
This unit can perform 2.0-channel (two speaker stereo), 2.1-channel (two speakers and a subwoofer) and 5.1-channel (five speakers and a subwoofer) playback.
Here, we explain the installation and connection procedure when using 5.1-channel speakers.
For the installation procedure when using other than 5.1-channel, see vm page 23 “Installation/connection/setup of speakers (Advanced)”.
n Do not plug the power plug of the main unit into the wall socket until these preparations are complete. n For operation of the connected devices, refer to the user manuals for each device.
Speaker
(sold separately)
FLFR
C
SLSR
Speaker cable
(sold separately)
•Prepare enough for the
number of speakers you will
use.
Speaker cable label
(supplied)
What you need for this step
Subwoofer
(with built-in amplifier)
(sold separately)
Subwoofer cable
(sold separately)
Remote control unit
(supplied)
TV
(with HDMI input)
(sold separately)
HDMI cable
(sold separately)
R03/AAA batteries
(supplied)
Install
n Typical 5.1-channel surround sound speakers layout
FLFR
SW
C
z1
z2
SL
Listening position
z1 22˚ – 30˚ z2 120˚
FLFront speaker (L)•Use the illustration below as a guide for how
FRFront speaker (R)
CCenter speaker
SWSubwoofer
SLSurround speaker (L)
SRSurround speaker (R)
high each speaker should be installed. The
height does not need to be exactly the same.
Carefully check the left (L) and right (R) channels and + (red) and – (black) polarities on
the speakers being connected to the this unit, and be sure to connect the channels
and polarities correctly.
n Connecting the speaker cable
Peel off about 3/8 inch/10 mm of sheathing from the tip of the
1
speaker cable, then either twist the core wire tightly or terminate
it.
Press the lever on the speaker terminal.
2
Holding the lever on the speaker terminal, insert the core wire of
3
the speaker cable all the way into the speaker terminal.
Release your nger from the lever on the speaker terminal.
4
NOTE
•Disconnect this unit’s power plug from the power outlet before connecting the speakers. Also,
turn off the subwoofer.
•Connect so that the speaker cable core wires do not protrude from the speaker terminal. The
protection circuit may be activated if the core wires touch the rear panel or if the + and – sides
touch each other (vm page 54 “Protection circuit”).
•Never touch the speaker terminals while the power supply is connected. Doing so could result in
electric shock.
•Use speakers with the speaker impedances shown below.
Speaker terminals
FRONT
SURROUND
Speaker
impedance
6 – 16 Ω/ohmsCENTER
n About the speaker cable label (supplied) for channel identification
The channel display section for speaker terminals on the rear panel is color-coded for each channel to
be identifiable.
Speaker terminalsColor
FRONT LWhite
FRONT RRed
CENTERGreen
SURROUND LLight blue
SURROUND RBlue
Attach the speaker cable label for each channel to its speaker cable as shown in the diagram.
Then, make the connection so that the color of the speaker terminal matches that of the speaker cable
label.
Connect this unit to the television using an HDMI cable
1
(sold separately)
When a device supporting Deep Color signal transfer is connected, use a cable compatible
“High Speed HDMI cable” or “High Speed HDMI cable with Ethernet”.
HDMI IN
Insert the main unit power plug into the wall socket
3
To household power outlet
(AC 120 V, 60 Hz)
Insert the provided batteries into the remote control unit
4
q Remove the rear lid in the direction of the
arrow and remove it.
w Load the two batteries properly as indicated by
the marks in the battery compartment.
Power cord
R03/AAA
Turn the television and subwoofer power on, and
2
switch the video input to this unit (HDMI input)
For details on how to operate the television and subwoofer , see the television and subwoofer
instruction manual.
q Power on
w Power on
e Switch the input to this unit (HDMI input)
5
e Put the rear cover back on.
Turn on power to the unit
5
The power indicator flashes green and the power turns on.
Press POWER X
POWER
QUICK SELECT
2134
You can also switch the power from standby to on
by pressing X on the main unit.
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CH LEVELSLEEPDIMMERSEARCH
MODESHIFT
BANDMEMORYCBL/SAT
Blu-ray
DVD
GAME
AUX
TV AUDIO
CHANNEL
TUNE
TUNER
POWER
QUICK SELECT
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Set up speakers
For optimum surround playback, adjustment of the distance of speakers and
sound level of each channel, using the test tone, are required, depending on the
environment for speakers to be used.
The settings for the following 5 items should be made:
Indicate speaker presence and select speaker size
Speaker Config.
Distances
Levels
Crossovers
Bass
categories based on bass reproduction capability.
Set distance from listening position to speakers.
Measure beforehand the distance from the listening
position to each speaker.
Set the volume of the test tone to be the same when
it is output from each speaker.
Set the maximum frequency of the bass signal
output from each channel to the subwoofer.
Set the Crossover Frequency to suit the bass
reproduction capability of the speaker being used.
Set subwoofer and LFE signal range playback.
Menu operation
Press SETUP.
1
The menu is displayed on the TV screen of
this unit.
Setup Menu
Inputs
Speakers
General
Use ui to select
2
“Speakers”,
and then press
ENTER.
Use ui to select the menu to be set
3
or operated, and then press ENTER.
Use op to select a detailed setting,
4
and then press ENTER.
•To return to the previous item, press BACK.
•Exiting the Menu, press SETUP while the menu
is displayed.
The menu display disappears.
EnterReturnENTER
Input Assign
Source Level
Input Select
Video Source
Input Assign
Source Level
Input Select
Video Source
Front
Center
Surround
Subwoofer
Small
Small
Small
Yes
ConnectPlaybackSetupPreparation
NOTE
Do not use the outward shape or size of the
speaker to determine selection of a “Large” or
“Small” speaker. Instead, use the frequencies set
in “Crossovers” (vpage 8) as the standard
for determining bass reproduction capability.
playback capacity for very low bass frequencies.
Note that for most multi-channel speakers, this
is the best choice.
•When “Subwoofer” is set to “No”, “Front” is
automatically set to “Large”.
•When “Front” is set to “Small”, “Center” and
“Surround“ can not be set to “Large”.
Center
•Large : Use a large speaker that can adequately
play back very low bass frequencies.
•Small : Use a small speaker that has inadequate
playback capacity for very low bass frequencies.
Note that for most multi-channel speakers, this
is the best choice.
•None : Select when a center speaker is not
connected.
“Large” is not displayed when “Front” is set
to “Small”.
Surround
•Large : Use a large speaker that can adequately
play back very low bass frequencies.
•Small : Use a small speaker that has inadequate
playback capacity for very low bass frequencies.
Note that this is almost always the best choice.
•None : Select when the surround speakers are
not connected.
Set the front speaker size.
Set the presence and size of the
center speaker.
Set the presence and size of the
surround speakers.
Subwoofer
•Yes : Use a subwoofer.
•No : Select when a subwoofer is not connected.
When “Front” is set to “Small”, “Subwoofer”
is automatically set to “Yes”.
Press ENTER to enter the setting.
5
Set the presence of a subwoofer.
Speakers
Speaker Config.
Distances
Levels
Crossovers
Bass
Front
Center
Surround
Subwoofer
Use ui to select “Distances”, and
1
then press ENTER.
Speaker Config.
Distances
Levels
Crossovers
Bass
Step
Front L
Front R
Center
Subwoofer
Surround L
Surround R
Use o p to change the step (minimum
2
variable distance).
1ft : For changing in 1-foot steps.
0.1ft : For changing in 0.1-foot steps.
Speakers
1
Distances
EnterReturnENTER
Step
Front L/R
Center
Subwoofer
Surround L/R
BACK
1ft
12.0ft
12.0ft
12.0ft
12.0ft
10.0ft
10.0ft
Default settings are underlined.Default settings are underlined.
Use ui to select a speaker, and use
3
o p to select distance.
Front L / Front R / Center / Subwoofer /
Surround L / Surround R
Select speaker for distance setting.
•0.0ft – 60.0ft : Set the distance.
•The speakers that can be selected differ
depending on the “Speaker Config.”
(vpage6) settings.
•Default settings :
Front L / Front R / Center / Subwoofer : 12.0 ft
Surround L / Surround R : 10.0 ft
•Set the difference in the distance between the
speakers to less than 20 ft.
NOTE
Speakers set to “None” in “Speaker Config.”
(vpage6) are not displayed.
Front L / Center / Front R / Surround R /
Surround L / Subwoofer
A test tone is output from the selected
speaker. While listening to the test tone,
adjust the output from the selected speaker
so that it matches the sound output from the
other speakers. Ideally, all speakers should
provide the same sound output.
•–12.0dB – +12.0dB (0.0dB) : Adjust the volume.
•When o is pressed while the subwoofer volume
is set to “–12 dB”, the “Subwoofer” setting
switches to “Off”.
•When “Levels” is adjusted, the adjusted values
are set for all the surround modes. To adjust
the channel level separately for the different
surround modes, use the operation see vm
page 27 “Adjusting the volume of the speakers”.
NOTE
•Speakers set to “None” in the “Speaker Config.”
(vpage6) settings are not displayed.
•When a headphones plug is inserted in the
PHONES jack of this unit, the “Levels” is not
displayed.
•While speaker level settings can be
accomplished by listening to the test tones and
switching between the speakers and making
adjustments, a sound pressure level meter can
aid in the process. You might also be able to
use your smartphone as a sound pressure level
meter by downloading a sound pressure level
app from your smartphone app source.
Default settings are underlined.
Press ENTER to enter the setting.
4
1
Levels
Test Tone Start
Set Defaults
Set Defaults
•Yes : Reset to the defaults.
•No : Do not reset to the defaults.
Press BACK.
5
The “Levels” settings are returned
to the default settings.
– “SW Mode” (vpage 9) setting is
“LFE+Main”, or when you have a speaker that
is set to “Small”.
•The default crossover frequency is “80Hz”,
which will work best with the widest variety
of speakers. When using very small speakers,
however, you can choose a higher setting
based on the specified frequency response of
the speakers. If the speaker has a specified
frequency response of 120 Hz – 20 kHz (as an
example), then choose the 120 Hz crossover
frequency.
•For speakers set to “Small”, low frequency
content below the crossover frequency is
attenuated to the speakers and the low bass
content is then re-delivered to the subwoofer(s),
or the front (L/R) speakers if they have been set
to Large.
•The “SW Mode” setting (vpage 9)
determines which speakers can be set.
• When “LPF for LFE” is selected, speakers set
to “Small” at “Speaker Config.” can be set. If
the speakers are set to “Large”, “Full Band”
is displayed and the setting cannot be made.
Set LFE signal playback range. Set
this when you want to change the
playback frequency (low pass filter
point) of the subwoofer.
Default settings are underlined.Default settings are underlined.
Use ui to select “SW Mode”, and
3
use op to select a detailed setting.
1
Bass
LPF for LFE
SW Mode
SW Mode
•LFE : The low range signal of the channel set to
“Small” speaker size is added to the LFE signal
output from the subwoofer.
•LFE+Main : The low range signal of all channels
is added to the LFE signal output from the
subwoofer. This is usually the best setting for
most systems.
•“SW Mode” can be set when “Speaker Config.”
– “Subwoofer” (vpage 6) is set to other
than “No”.
•Play music or a movie source and select the
mode offering the strongest bass.
•Select “LFE+Main” if you want the bass signals
to always be produced from the subwoofer.
Select low range signals to be
reproduced by subwoofer.
100Hz
LFE+Main
NOTE
If “Front” and “Center” for “Speaker Config.”
are set to “Large”, and “SW Mode” is set to
“LPF for LFE”, no sound may be output from
the subwoofers, depending on the input signal or
selected surround mode.
Press ENTER to enter the setting.
4
Speakers
Speaker Config.
Distances
Levels
Crossovers
Bass
LPF for LFE
SW Mode
9
9
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Playing a Blu-ray Disc player
MODESHIFT
BANDMEMORYCBL/SAT
Blu-ray
DVD
GAME
AUX
POWER
QUICK SELECT
2134
VOLUME
INFO
AUDIO
BACKSETUP
MUTETONERESTORERNIGHT
SURROUNDAUDIO DELAY
ENTER
This section explains the basic operations for surround playback using a Blu-ray
Disc player connected to this unit.
For details, see the included CD-ROM (Owner’s manual).
Press Blu-ray to switch an input source for a player used for
1
playback.
Play the component connected to this unit.
Make the necessary settings on the player (language setting, subtitles
2
setting, etc.) beforehand.
Adjust the sound volume.
3
VOLUMEd/f ···················· Volume up /down
MUTE ················································ Muting
Press SURROUND 0 or SURROUND 1 to select a listening
4
mode.
The listening mode is displayed on the display or TV screen.
•Each time
switched. Select the desired listening mode.
SURROUND 0 or SURROUND 1 is pressed, the listening mode is
Other operations
See the following items on the included CD-ROM (Owner’s manual).
n Playing a Blu-ray Disc player/DVD playern Playing a portable playern Tuning in radio stations
n Selecting a listening mode
(Surround mode)
n Playback (Advanced operation)n How to make detailed settings