Sherwood R-525 User Manual

POWER

SLEEP

PHONES

SPEAKERS

BASS TREBLE BALANCE

INPUT SELECTOR/

INDEX

MASTER VOLUME

LEFT RIGHT+10-10+10-10

AB

OFF THEATER HALL STADIUM

VCR 2 /

CAMCORDER

INPUT

VIDEO L__RAUDIO

STANDBY

REMOTE SENSOR

- CENTER LEVEL +- REAR LEVEL +

CENTER

MODE

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

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DOLBY

3 STEREO

AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER R-525

POWER

SLEPP

PHONES

SPEAKERS

BASS TREBLE BALANCE

INPUT SELECTOR/

INDEX

MASTER VOLUME

LEFT RIGHT+10-10+10-10

AB

OFF THEATER HALL

STADIUM

VCR 2 /

CAMCORDER INPUT

VIDEO L__RAUDIO

STANDBY

MULTI ROOM

MULTI ROOM

REMOTE SENSOR

- CENTER LEVEL +

BAND

BAND

FM MODE

FM MODE

1

1

223

3

4

4

55667788990

0

TUNING

TUNING

CINEMA BASS

CINEMA BASS

MEMORY / ENTER

MEMORY / ENTER

DIRECT

DIRECT

VID.LABELS

VID.LABELS

VCR 1 REC

VCR 1 REC

T.2 MONITOR

T.2 MONITOR

- REAR LEVEL +

CENTER

MODE

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

DOLBY

PRO-LOGIC

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AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER R-525

STATION NAME

STATION NAME

VCR1

LDP

VCR 2

SOURCE

REC CINEMA BASS TAPE 2M TUNED AUTO MEMOTY PRESET

SLEEPSTADIUMHALLTHEATERDSP3 StereoPro Logic

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OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

R-525

INTRODUCTION

AC 110 V
/120 V

AC 220 V

UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION

Congratulations on Your Purchase!

Your new high fidelity Receiver is designed to deliver maximum
enjoyment and years of trouble free service.
Please take a few moments to read this manual thoroughly. It will
explain the features and operation of your unit and help ensure a trouble
free installation.

ENGLISH

Please unpack your unit carefully. We recommend that you save the
carton and packing material. They will be helpful if you ever need to
move your unit and may be required if you ever need to return it for
service. Your unit is designed to be placed in a horizontal position and it
is important to allow at least two inches of space behind your unit for
adequate ventilation and cabling convenience.
To avoid early damage, never place the unit near radiators, in front of
heating vents, in direct sunlight, or in excessively humid or dusty
locations. Connect your complementary components as illustrated in the
following section.

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance
to rain or moisture.

Caution : Do not block ventilation openings or stack other

FOR U.S.A.

󳥎Note to CATV System Installer: This reminder is provided to call the
CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that
provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that
the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the
building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

󳥎FCC INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

󳢯Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
󳢯Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
󳢯Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

󳢯Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

CAUTION: Any changes or modifications in construction of this device
which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within
the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.

WARNING

equipment on the top.

which the receiver is connected.

READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT

FOR U.S.A. AND CANADA

..........................................

120 V

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Units shipped to the U.S.A. and Canada are designed for
operation on 120 V AC only.

Safety precaution with use of a polarized AC plug.
However, some products may be supplied with a nonpolarized
plug.

CAUTION : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug
to wide slot, fully insert.

ATTENTION : Pour eviter les choc electriques, introduire la lame
la plug large de la borne correspondante de la prise et poussre
jusqu'au fond.

FOR AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE ......... 220 V/230 V/240 V

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Units shipped to Australia are designed for operation on 240 V
AC only.
To ensure safe operation the three-pin plug supplied must be
inserted only into a standard three-pin power point which is
effectively earthed through the normal household wiring.
Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-core
and be correctly wired to provide connection to earth.
Improper extension cords are a major cause of fatalities. The
fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply
that the power point is earthed and that the installation is
completely safe. For your safety, if in any doubt about the
effective earthing of the power point, consult a qualified
electrician.
PAN-EUROPEAN UNIFIED VOLTAGE
All units are suitable for use on supplies 220-240 V AC.

FOR OTHER COUNTRIES ................................ 20 V/220 V

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Units shipped to countries other than the above countries are
equipped with an AC voltage selector switch on the rear panel.
Refer to the following paragraph for the proper setting of this
switch.

AC VOLTAGE SELECTION

This unit operates on 110-220 V AC. The AC voltage selector
switches on the rear panel are set to the voltage that
prevails in the area to which the unit is shipped. Before
connecting the power cord to your AC outlet, make sure that
the setting position of these switches match your line voltage. If
not, they must be set to your voltage in accordance with the
following direction.

AC voltage selector switches

Move switch levers to match your line voltage with a small
screwdriver or other pointed tool.

INSTALLATION

RL

R

DIGI
LINK

DIGI
LINK

L

MODEL NO. R-525

AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

GND

PHONO

AUX/TV

AUX/TV

FRONT SPEAKERS A (8~16)

FRONT SPEAKERS A (8~16)

FRONT SPEAKERS B (8~16)

FRONT SPEAKERS B (8~16)

CENTER

SPEAKER(8)

CENTER

SPEAKER(8)

R

R

L

L

R

R

L

L

R

R

L

L

SUB
WOOFER
PRE-OUT

(MONO)

SUB
WOOFER
PRE-OUT
(MONO)

REAR

PRE-OUT

REAR

PRE-OUT

MAIN

IN

MAIN

IN

FRONT

PRE-OUT

FRONT

PRE-OUT

CENTER
PRE-OUT

(MONO)

CENTER
PRE-OUT

(MONO)

MODEL NO. R-525

AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

AC INPUT

~120V /60Hz

3A

AC INPUT

~120V /60Hz

3A

GND

PHONO

MULTI
ROOM

MULTI
ROOM

PLAY

PLAY

VCR1

VCR1

REC

REC

PLAY

PLAY

REC

REC

PLAY

PLAY

PLAY

PLAY

PLAY

PLAY

OUT

OUT

TAPE-1

TAPE-1

TAPE-2/MON

TAPE-2/MON

LDP

LDP

CD

CD

MONITOR

MONITOR

REC

REC

+

-

+

-

+

+

+

+

---

-

RL

R

R

R

L

L

L

+

+

+

+

---

-

FM

FM

AM

(INDOOR ANTENNA)

(OUTDOOR ANTENNA)

VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO

AC OUTLET

SWITCHED
TOTAL 1A MAX
OR 100W MAX

AC OUTLET

SWITCHED
TOTAL 1A MAX
OR 100W MAX

1

7

6

8

910 13

2

14 5121143

SUPPLIED ADAPTOR

300 ohm

feeder

ANTENNAANTENNA

ANTENNA

AM

LOOP

AM

LOOP

FM

75

FM

75

R

L

R

L

REAR SPEAKERS (4)

REAR SPEAKERS (4)

+

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

Please make the following connections (where applicable).

Notes!

– SWITCH OFF THE RECEIVER BEFORE MAKING ANY

CONNECTIONS.

– Do not connect the receiver to the wall socket when

making connections.

– Be sure to connect the white plugs to the L (left) and the

red plugs to the R (right) jacks when making connections.

Important note for connecting equipment that does
not have IN/OUT markings on the input and output
jacks:

R-525 Device to be connected, e.g. cassette deck.

PLAY → PLAY or OUT
REC → REC or IN

ENGLISH

CONNECTIONS

1.

FM INDOOR ANTENNA

Connect the supplied antenna to the FM antenna
terminals, as shown.
Change the position of the antenna until you get the best
reception of your favorite FM stations.

FM OUTDOOR ANTENNA

A 75Ω outdoor FM antenna may be used to further
improve the reception.
Disconnect the indoor antenna before replacing it with the
outdoor one.

2.

AM LOOP ANTENNA

Tune in your favorite AM station and position the loop
antenna for best reception. Try other stations and find the
position that gives best overall reception. When this unit
is mounted in a rack or placed on a shelf with insufficient
space behind, hang the antenna on a wall in the direction
which gives best reception.

3.

SYSTEM GROUND TERMINAL

When using a PHONOGRAPH, connect the ground lead
from your PHONOGRAPH to this terminal.

4.

AUDIO IN/OUT

– PHONO IN – input jacks for connecting a phonograph.

󳢯Connect these jacks to the output jacks of a

– CD IN – input jacks for connecting a Compact Disc

player.

󳢯 Connect these jacks to the OUTPUT jacks of the CD

phonograph with MM (Moving Magnet) type cartridge.

player.

– AUX/TV IN – input jacks for connecting the fixed audio

output jacks of a TV set or any other source you want to
hear; an additional CD player or a cassette deck, etc.

CONNECTIONS

– TAPE 1 PLAY/REC AND TAPE MON 2 PLAY/REC –

PLAY and REC jacks for connecting a cassette deck, a
Digital Compact Cassette deck or another digital
recording device.
󳢯Connect the PLAY jacks to the PLAY or LINE OUTPUT

jacks of the deck.

󳢯Connect the REC jacks to the REC or LINE INPUT

jacks of the deck.
These TAPE 2 MONITOR PLAY/REC jacks may also
be connected to the LINE OUTPUT/INPUT jacks of an
audio processor such as an optional graphic equalizer
or a Digital Signal Processor.

– LDP IN – input jacks for connecting the audio output jacks

of a Laser Disc Player.
󳢯Connect these jacks to the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks of

LDP.

– VCR 1 PLAY/REC – PLAY(input) and REC(output) jacks

for connecting the audio OUTPUT and INPUT jacks of a
Hi-Fi stereo VCR.
󳢯Connect the PLAY jacks to the AUDIO PLAY or

OUTPUT jacks of the VCR.

󳢯Connect the REC jacks to the AUDIO REC or INPUT

jacks of the VCR.
Note : The audio and video inputs and outputs of the VCR
must be connected to allow the VCR 2/CAMCORDER inputs
on the front of the receiver to be used for recording input.

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INSTALLATION

LEFT

TV

RIGHT

CENTER
SPEAKER

SURROUND
LEFT

SURROUND

RIGHT

SPEAKER POSITIONING

5. VIDEO IN/OUT

– MONITOR OUT – output jack for connecting to the video input

of a TV set. The TV set must then be switched to that input.

– VCR 1 PLAY/REC – PLAY(input) and REC(output) jacks for

connecting the video output and input of a VCR

ENGLISH

– LDP PLAY – input jack for connecting the video output of a

LDP.

6. LOW LEVEL PRE-OUT

– SUBWOOFER PRE–OUT – output jacks for driving

SUBWOOFER.
󳢯Connect these jacks to SUBWOOFER input jacks of
separate amplifier or a powered SUBWOOFER.

– CENTER PRE–OUT – output jacks for connecting a separate

amplifier to drive the center speaker. Connect these jacks to

input jacks of a separate amplifier for center channel speaker

only.

– REAR PRE–OUT – output jacks for connecting a separate

amplifier to drive the rear speakers. Connect these jacks to

input jacks of a separate amplifier for rear channel speakers

only.

7. FRONT PRE–OUT/MAIN–IN
– FRONT PRE–OUT – When a separate power amplifier is

used to drive the front speakers, connect these jacks to the

power amplifier.

– FRONT MAIN–IN –When a separate pre-amplifier is used for

front channel, connect these jacks to the pre-amplifier.
Note : When you do not use the PRE–OUT or MAIN–IN,
always connect the PRE–OUT and MAIN–IN jacks with
jumper plugs.

POWER

. AC POWER CORD

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Connecting the receiver to the wall socket.

OUTLETS

14.

– Switched output for connecting AC power plugs from various

units such as cassette deck, CD player, etc.
(Maximum total capacity is 1 A or 100 W).

Standby mode - Switched AC outlet off
Power on mode - Switched AC outlet on

CONNECTING HEADPHONES

󳢯Connect a headphone with a 1/4"

plug to the PHONES jack.

– Inserting the plug will not

disconnect the speakers.

PHONES

PHONES

– Turn the speakers off by

pressing the SPEAKER switches
once, press again to turn
speakers on. Also ensure receiver is
not in surround modes

– Only in Surround off mode

you can enjoy private listening with a headphone.

SPEAKER POSITIONING

To obtain the best surround sound effect in your home, place the
speakers as shown below.
The left and right speakers should be placed about 1 m (40")
from the TV set.
The center speaker should be above or below the TV set.
The rear speakers should be placed 2~3 feet above the ear level
of a seated listener on the direct left and right of them.
Refer to the fold-out for additional information.

8. REAR SPEAKERS

Terminals for connecting a pair of rear speakers, impedance
of 4 Ω each, to obtain a surround sound effect.

Note : Always connect two speakers to these terminals.

9. CENTER SPEAKER

Terminals for connecting a center speaker, impedance of 8Ω.

. FRONT SPEAKERS

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Terminals for connecting two pairs of speakers, impedance of
8 – 16Ω (L = left, R = right).

󳢯One of the wires of a speaker cable is marked with a color

or rib. Connect the marked wire to the red terminal, the non­marked wire to the black one.

DIGI LINK

11.

III

SYSTEM CONTROL

(colored green) – remote control jacks for connection to the

II

corresponding DIGI LINK

III

or

jacks of a Sherwood CD

(Compact Disc) or tape player. Connect this jack to the DIGI

III

LINK
the DIGI LINK

jack of the external Sherwood equipment that uses

II

III

or

remote control system.

These jacks have been added to maintain compatibility with
other Sherwood products.

MULTI-ROOM IN

12.

Jack for connecting the multi room adaptor. Connect this jack
to the output of the adaptor.
For information on the multi-room adaptor, contact the Xantec
Corporation at 1-800-843-5465.

Note : to avoid interference with the TV picture, use only
magnetically shielded front speaker systems.

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After making all necessary connections (some may not apply to
your system set-up), your system is ready for use. In the next
chapter, we will describe how to operate your
R-525 receiver.