Gateway kas303 User Manual

Your Gateway

KAS-303 Home Theater

systemguide

Setting up

Troubleshooting

Contents

1 Checking Out Your Gateway Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Back panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Inserting batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Connecting Components and Speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Understanding video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Understanding audio connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting the AM loop antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting the FM antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting a DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a 6 or 7 channel component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting a tape component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting an AUX component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting a television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Speaker placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Making the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Plugging in your components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

3 Using the Receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Turning the receiver on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting up your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adjusting the speaker settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using the universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Operating components with the universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Programming the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Switching between connected components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Surround modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Selecting the surround mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adjusting the channel levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Storing channel levels in memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Adjusting the LFE level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Adjusting the tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Compressing the dynamic range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Adjusting Dolby Pro Logic II Music parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Selecting the tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Auto tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Memorizing radio stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Tuning to preset stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Analog Audio/Video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Digital Audio recording with an MD recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Adjusting the display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

4 Using the OSD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Displaying the current status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Using the Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

OSD menus and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

5 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Initializing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

A Specifications and Setup Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

LN-520 receiver specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

KAS-303 speakers specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

SW303 subwoofer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Setup Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

TV setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

VCR setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

DVD setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Cable Set-top Box setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Satellite Set-top Box setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Aux-Tape/MiniDisc setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Aux-Laserdisc setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Aux-Tape setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

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Aux-Amplifier setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Aux-Home Automation setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Aux-DBS setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Aux-Accessory setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

CD setup codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

B Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Checking Out

Your Gateway

Receiver

This chapter provides basic information about your
Gateway Receiver.

Read this chapter to le arn about:

■ Warnings and safeguards

■ Controls an d connections

■ Remote control

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Features

A powerful, 1000-watt, 6.1 home theater system featuring TrueDigital™
amplification for premium, multichannel digital sound.

■ 600-watt audio receiver

■ 400-watt Hsu Research

■ 5 satellite and 1 Ventriloquist

■ Analog and digital audio inputs and ou tputs.

■ Composite and S-Video video inputs and output s.

™

-engineered sub-woofer

Important Safeguards

Warning Risk of electric shock - Do not open

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do no remove the
cover. There are no user-serviceable parts inside.
Removing the cover voids the warranty.

Have y our receiv er repaired b y qualified service person nel
only.

™

center channel speakers

Warnings an d precautions

■ Disconnect all cables before moving your receiver. Moving your receiver

with its cables atta ched may damage the cables and cause fire or electric
shock danger.

■ Do not expose your receiver to rain or moisture.

■ Keep your receiver away from excessive dust, high temperatures, moisture,

or direct sunlight.

■ Use your receiver in a well-ventilated area and do not cover the ventilation

openings.

■ Do not modify your receiver or use an unshielded power cord or video

output source cable, or you may experience excessive interference.

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■ Disconnect your receiver and unplug the power cord when not used for

a long period of time.

■ For more safety information, see “Important safety information” on

page 103.

P ackage contents

Along with your receiver, the packaging box contains the following items:

■ Remote control

■ Two AAA batteries

■ RCA audio/video cables

■ AM Loop antenna

■ FM antenna

■ User guide

You can purchase these optional accessories for your receiver:

Package contents

■ S-Video cable

■ AC-3 (Toslink) cable

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Front panel

Adjust/
Tuning/Preset

Decoding/
Tuning Mode

Setup/
Memory

Power

Standby

Display

Digital Input/
AM/FM Mode

Input Selector

Item Description

Display See “Display” on page 5.
Adjust/

Tuning/Preset

Volume Turns the volume up or down.
Power Turns the receiver on and off.
Standby Lights when the receiver is in Standby mode.

When in Setup mode, adjusts submenu items.
When the tuner is selected, tunes the radio manually,
automatically, or to preset radio stations.

Volume

Headphone
jack

Input Selector Switches inputs.
Digital Input/

AM/FM Mode

Setup/
Memory

Decoding/
Tune Mode

Headphone jack Connect your headphones to this jack.

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Digital Input selector when a digital signal (AUX, VIDEO 1-3)
is selected.
When the tuner is selected, selects the band.

Press for more than two seconds to enter Setup mode. While
in Setup mode, switches between main menu items.
When the tu ner is selec ted, memo rizes radio stations.

When in Setup mode, switches submenu items.
When the tu ner is sel ected, switch es between Tuning mode
and Preset mode.

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Display

Front panel

Stereo indicator

Main display

DTS ES DIGITAL-EX PROLOGIC II CM DSP AUTO DIGITAL SLEEP

Surround mode indicators

Tuned indicator

ST TUNED TIMER R2 DIRECT TAPE 2M PRESET

Auto mode indicator

Digital input signal indicator

Direct indicator

Memory indicator

dB
kHz
MHz

MEM 1

ft

Preset/Sleep/Distance
indicators

Item Description

Main display Displays items such as, Input source, frequency,

volume level, and operating information.
STEREO indicator Displays stereo radio signal status.
TUNED indicator Displays tuned radio station status.
DIRECT indicator Displays direct mode status.
MEMory indicator Displays the selected memory channel.
Surround mode indicators Displays the currently selected surround sound

mode.
AUTO indicator Displays automatic mode status.
DIGITAL input signal indicator Displays presence of a digital audio signal.
PRESET number, SLEEP ti me,

Speaker distance display

Displays presets, sleep timer, and speaker

distance infor mation.

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Back panel connections

Antenna

Video

6 or 7 channel direct

Digital Audio Subwoofer Speakers

Connector Array Description

Antenna Connect AM and FM antennas.

■

Video (and audio)
components

6 or 7 channel direct input
components

Digital INs and OUT

Connect the VIDEO 1-3 jacks to components, such
as a VCR or DVD player.

■

Connect the Monitor jacks to your primary and
secondary displays, such as a television or projector.

Connect the analog a udi o ou tpu ts of a 6 or 7 channel
component such as a D VD pla y er or e xternal decoder .
When connecting a 6 channel component leave the
SURR BACK jack empty.

■

Connect the Digital INs to the coaxial and optical
Digital OUTs of the components connected to AUX
and VIDEO 1-3.

■

Connect the Digita l OU T to the D ig ita l I N of a dig ita l
recorder such as an MD re corder or CD recorder that
has a digital input.

■

Audio (only) components

Connect the TAPE IN/OUT jacks to an audio
only-type component, such as a tape deck.

■

Connect the AUX jacks to an additional component

such as a C D player.
Subwoofer Connect a powered subwoo fer.
Speakers Connect speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or

above.

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Universal remote co ntrol

Universal remote contr ol

This universal remote control can operate not only this receiver, but also most
popular brands of audio and video com ponents such as CD players, cassette
decks, TVs, cable boxes, VCRs, DVD players, and satellite receivers.

To operate up to 7 components, other than this receiver, enter the setup code
for each component. For information, see “Programming the remote control”
on page 43.

LED

POWER

MACRO

SPEAKER SETUP

PL II MUSIC PARAMETER

ADJUST

AUDIO SELECT

SUBTITLE

AUTO

OSD/SETUP

SLEEP/DISPLAY

REVERSE PLAY/PAUSE

RECORD

TUNE/SEARCH

STANDBY

DEVICE

CHANNEL/LEVEL

CHANNEL SELECT/T/V

MUTE

VOLUME

ZOOM

STEREO

DSP MODE

TEST TONE/MENU

Navigation/ENTER

DIMMER/RETURN

PLAY

P.SCAN

PRESET/SKIP

7 CH DIRECT

Numeric keypad (0-9 , 10+)/
Direct INPUT sel ector

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L

E

Button Description

POWER

STANDBY

CH/LEVE

CH/LEVE

CH SEL

T/V

MUTE

VOLUME
VOLUME

Power On. Turns the receiver off or puts the receiv er in Standb y mode. F or more
information, see “Turning the receiver on and off” on page 38.

LED. Provides visual feedback when perfor ming functions or programming
operations.

Standby. T urns the receiv er on or puts the receiver in Standby mode. Fo r more
information, see “Turning the receiver on and off” on page 38.

Device. Press to put the remote into a specific device mode for operating
connected component s. F or more inf ormation, see “O perating co mponents with
the universal remote control” on page 42.

Channel level. Adjust s a prog r am (television) channel or the test tone channel
levels up or down. For more infor mation, see “Adjusting the channel levels” on
page 52.

Channel select. Selects a specific channel to adjus t individual test tone ch annel
levels up or down. For more infor mation, see “Adjusting the channel levels” on
page 52.

T/V. Changes inputs for connected components such as a TV or VCR.
Mute. Mutes the sound.

Volume. Adjusts the overall volume.

ZOOM

STEREO

Zoom. Enlarges a part of the DVD screen.

Stereo. Turns off surround mode and puts the receiver into stereo mode. For

more information, see “Selecting the surround mode” on page 50.

DSP

T. T ON

MENU

DSP Mode. Cycles through the available surround modes. For more
information, see “Selecting the surround mode” on page 50.

Test tone. Enters the test tone mode. For more information, see “Adjusting the
channel levels” on page52.

Menu. Opens the menu for connected components such as a DVD player.

, , , . Navigates the on-screen display (OSD) menus. For more

information, see “Using the OSD” on page 63.

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Button Description

.

Universal remote co ntrol

ENTER

DIMMER

RETURN

P.SCAN

- PRESET +

7CH DIR

Enter. Confirms a selection in a menu. For more information, see “Using the
OSD” on page 63.

Dimmer. Adjusts the display brightness. For more information, see “Adjusting
the display brightness” on page62.

Return. Returns from an OSD settings screen to the Setup Menu. For more
information, see “Using the OSD” on page 63.

Play ( ). Plays the DVD, CD, or MP3.

P.Scan. Scans the preset radio stations pausing at each one for 5 seconds.

For more inform ation, se e “Liste ning to th e radio” on page 57.

Stop ( ).

Stops playing the disc.

Preset/Skip back ( ). Changes the radio station to the ne xt memo rized stati on
or performs bac kward skip functions such as skipping bac k one CD trac k or D VD
chapter. For more infor mation, see “Listening to the radio” on page 57.

Preset/Skip ahead ( ). Changes the radio station to the previous memorized
station or perf orms f o rw ard s kip func tions suc h as skip ping a head one CD tr ac k
or DVD chapter. For more infor m ation , s ee “ Li ste ning to the radi o” o n pa ge 57.

7 Channel Direct. Selects audio signal from a connected 6 or 7 channel direct
input component. For more information, see “Switching between connected
components” on page46.

Numeric keyp ad (0-9 , 10+). Enters numbers when selecting or programming.
Direct INPUT selector . Selects co rresponding connected component as source

for audio/vi de o in put. For more information, see “Switchi ng bet w e en c on nec ted
components” on page46.

- TUNE +

Tune/Search back ( ). Tunes in a radio station or performs backward search
functions, such as playing a CD backward quickly or playing a DVD backward
in slow motion. For more information, see “Listening to the radio” on page 57.

Tune/Search ahead( ). Tunes in a radio station or performs forward search
functions, such as playing a CD forward quickly or playing a DVD forward in
slow motion. For more information, see “Listening to the radio” on page 57.

Record. Starts recording on components, such as a VCR.

Reverse play. Reverses play for connected components, such as AUX.
Paus e ( ). Pauses play.

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O

L

T

O

Button Description

SLEEP

DISPLAY

OSD

SETUP

AUT

SUBTITLE

AUDIO SE

II PARA

PL

SPK SE

-ADJUST-

Sleep. Sets the receiver to automatically turn off after a set period of time.
Shows the on-scre en dis pla y. For more information, see “Using t he sleep ti mer”
on page 62.

Display. T urns on th e disp lay for connected components , s uch a s a DVD player.
OSD. Opens the on-sc reen displ ay (OSD) menus. For more i nformation, see

“Using the OSD” on page 63.
Setup. Opens the setup menu for connected components, such as a DVD

player.
Auto. Automactially selects surround mode based on the type of digital input

signal detected. For more information, see “Surround sound” on page47.

Subtitle. Opens the Subtitle menu.

Audi o selec t . Changes audio track selection for connected components, such

as a DVD player.
PL II Music Parame ter . Ad justs Dolb y Pro Logic II music par ameters . F or more

information, see “Adjusting Dolby Pro Logic II Music parameters” on page56.
Speaker setup. Adjusts speaker setti ngs. For more infor mation, see “Setti ng

up your speakers” on page 39.
Adjust. Use to adjust above two settings.

AUT

Macro. Program macros to send many button press es with th e touch of j ust
one button. Fo r more information, see “Programming the remote control” on
page 43.

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Inserting batteries

To install the batteries:

■ Insert two AAA batteries into the remote control. Ma ke sure that you match

the + and – on the batteries with the + and – symbols inside the battery
compartment.

Universal remote co ntrol

Warning Do not use rechargeable Ni-Cd batteries in this remote

control.

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Connecting

Components and

Speakers

Read this chapter to learn how to connect your receiver to
audio/video (A/V) component s and speakers.

Important Do not plug the pow er cord in to a w all outlet

or turn the receiver on until all connections
have been made.

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Chapter 2: Connecting Com ponents and Speakers

Understanding video connections

Your receiver has two types of standard video connections. You should use the
best connection available to get the best display. For example, if your VCR
supports an S-video connection, connect the VCR to your receiver using S-v ideo
instead of composite video.

Connection
Quality

Good Composite. The video signal is carried

Better S-Video. The video signal is split into two

Cable and Connector Description

through a single “pin.” This connection
method is the one that is most c om m onl y
found on devices.

signals, black-and-white and color. Text
displayed on-scr een throug h this
connection will be noticeably sharper then
composite.

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Understanding audio c onnections

Understanding audio connections

Your receiver has three types of standard audio connections. Yo u should use
the best connection available to get the best sound. Fo r exam ple, if your DVD
player supports a digital audio connection, connect the DVD player to your
receiver using digital audio instead of analog stereo a udio.

Connection

Cable and Connector Description

Quality

Good RCA Analog Stereo

The audio signal is carried through two
cables, one for th e right speak er and one for
the left. This connection method is the one
that is most commonly found on devices.

Best Use digital audio for the best sound quality.

Your receiver supports the following digital
audio connections.

Coaxial Digital

Coaxial cables are common ly used wit h
digital audio signals.

AC-3 (Toslink) Digital

-OR-

Toslink is a connector format for fiber optic
digital audio cables. A fiber optic digital
audio cable carries audio data in the f orm of
light impulses instead of electrical signals.
The Toslink connector is a square plug.

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Connecting the AM loop antenna

Place the AM loop antenna as far as possible from the receiver, TV, speaker
cables, and the power cord for best reception. The antenna is directional so set
it to a direction for the best reception.

To connect the AM loop antenna:

1 Unfold the AM loop antenna and snap the loop into the base.

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2 Connect the antenna leads to the GND and AM clips on your receiver.

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Connecting the FM ante nna

Connecting the FM antenna

Change the position of the FM antenna until you get the best reception of your
favorite FM stations.

To connect the FM antenna:

1 Connect the FM antenna to the FM antenna connector on your receiver.

You may improve FM reception by using an outdoor antenna.

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Connecting a D VD player

oror

To connect a DVD player to your receiver:

1 Connect the S-Video jack on the back of your DVD player to the S-Video

jack on your receiver.

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2 Connect the AC-3 toslink digital audio jack on the back of your DVD player

to the AC-3 toslink digital audio in jack on your receiver.

-OR­Connect the coaxial out jack on the back of your DVD player to the coaxial

in jack on your receiver.

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Connecting a 6 or 7 chan nel component

Connecting a 6 or 7 channel
component

Use the 7CH DIRECT INPUT connectors on the receive r to connect the
corresponding a nalog outp uts of a DVD player o r external decoder th at has 6
or 7 channel outputs.

If you are connecting a 6 channel output component, leave the surround back
(SURR BACK) connecto r on the receiver unused.

To connect a 6 or 7 channel component:

1 Connect the analog outputs of your 6 or 7 channel component to the

corresponding 7 ch annel direct input jack s on your receiver.

2 Connect the S-video jack of your 6 or 7 channel compo nent to the S-video

jack on your receiver.

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Connecting a VCR

This receiver supports S-Video and composite video ja cks.

To connect a VCR using S-Video:

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1 Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio out jacks on the back of your VCR

to the R and L audio in jacks on your receiver.

2 Connect the red (R) and white (L) au dio in jacks on the back of your VCR

to the R and L audio out jacks on your receiver.

3 Connect the S-video out jack on the back of your VCR to the S-video in

jack on your receiver.

4 Connect the S-video in jack on the back of your VCR to the S-vide o out

jack on your receiver.

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To connect a VCR using composite video:

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1 Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio out jacks on the back of your VCR

to the R and L audio in jacks on your receiver.

Connecting a VC R

2 Connect the red (R) and white (L) au dio in jacks on the back of your VCR

to the R and L audio out jacks on your receiver.

3 Connect the composite video out jack on the back of your VCR to the

composite video in jack on your receiver.

4 Connect the composite video in jack on the back of your VCR to the

composite video out jack on your rec eiver.

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Connecting a tape component

To connect a tape c omponent:

1 Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio out jacks on the back of your tape

component to the R and L audio in jacks on your receiver.

2 Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio in jacks on the back of your tape

component to the R and L audio out jacks on your receiver.

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Connecting an AUX co mponent

Connecting an A UX component

The AUX jacks may be connected to an additional audio component such as
a CD player, tape deck, or game conso le.

To connect an AUX component:

1 Connect the red (R) and white (L) audio out jacks on the back of your AUX

component to the R and L audio in jacks on your receiver.

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Connecting a television

This receiver supports S-Video and composit e video jacks. As you are making
your television (monitor) connections an d using your receiver, keep in mind
that a signal input into the c omposite VIDEO IN jack is output to the compo site
VIDEO OUT jacks and a signal input into the S-VIDEO IN jack is output to the
S-VIDEO OUT jacks and the composite MONITOR 1 and MONITOR 2 VIDEO
OUT jacks. For this reason, we recommend connecting your receiver to your
TV using both S-Video and composite video. (S-Video cable not supplied)

To connect your receiver to a television:

1 Connect the Monitor S-Video out jack on the back of your receiver to the

S-Video in jack on your television.

2 Connect the Monitor 1 or Monitor 2 composite video out jac k on the back

of your receiver to the composite video in jac k on your television.

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