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Your NS-R5100 represents the state of the art in electric shock or fire hazard. Check the specification page of uninsulated dangerous voltage within your receiver, and ... and maintenance (servicing) instructions in accordance with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is operated. • The safety, operation, and use this receiver near water. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Contents Introduction 1 Safety information 1 Features 3 Setting up your receiver 4 Using your receiver 9 Modifying the settings 17 Maintaining 20 Troubleshooting ...
Your NS-R5100 represents the state of the art in electric shock or fire hazard. Check the specification page of uninsulated dangerous voltage within your receiver, and ... and maintenance (servicing) instructions in accordance with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is operated. • The safety, operation, and use this receiver near water. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Contents Introduction 1 Safety information 1 Features 3 Setting up your receiver 4 Using your receiver 9 Modifying the settings 17 Maintaining 20 Troubleshooting ...
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..., stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by placing your receiver. • Use only attachments or accessories specified by Insignia. • Use only with one wider than No. 6AWG (13.3 mm2) copper, or the equivalent, when a ...; Secure the antenna lead-in proper operation condition. 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 Reference 1 Grounding component Electric service equipment 2 www.insignia-products.com Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Reference Grounding component 2 Power service grounding electrode system (NEC Art 250, Part H) 3 Ground clamp 4 Grounding conductors...
..., stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by placing your receiver. • Use only attachments or accessories specified by Insignia. • Use only with one wider than No. 6AWG (13.3 mm2) copper, or the equivalent, when a ...; Secure the antenna lead-in proper operation condition. 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 Reference 1 Grounding component Electric service equipment 2 www.insignia-products.com Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Reference Grounding component 2 Power service grounding electrode system (NEC Art 250, Part H) 3 Ground clamp 4 Grounding conductors...
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Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Features Front controls 3 1 4 2 5 6 7 Florescent display 89 12 14 15 17 20 23 22 24 25 10 11 13 16 19 ... AM and FM antenna jacks AC power cord Digital In jacks External In jacks Video jacks Subwoofer Pre Out jack Video jacks Speaker jacks www.insignia-products.com 3
Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Features Front controls 3 1 4 2 5 6 7 Florescent display 89 12 14 15 17 20 23 22 24 25 10 11 13 16 19 ... AM and FM antenna jacks AC power cord Digital In jacks External In jacks Video jacks Subwoofer Pre Out jack Video jacks Speaker jacks www.insignia-products.com 3
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...mode buttons SELECT button Input selector buttons TONE MODE button SOUND PARAMETER button STEREO button TEST tone button SELECT button SELECT button 4 Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Item 19 20 21 22 23 Description DISPLAY button DIGITAL INPUTS button PRESETS SCAN button Numeric keypad POWER...Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antenna, and all optional equipment have a direct line of other hot running equipment. www.insignia-products.com Make sure that it can cause loss of sound, add noise to extremes of temperature or humidity. • Avoid placing your...
...mode buttons SELECT button Input selector buttons TONE MODE button SOUND PARAMETER button STEREO button TEST tone button SELECT button SELECT button 4 Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Item 19 20 21 22 23 Description DISPLAY button DIGITAL INPUTS button PRESETS SCAN button Numeric keypad POWER...Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antenna, and all optional equipment have a direct line of other hot running equipment. www.insignia-products.com Make sure that it can cause loss of sound, add noise to extremes of temperature or humidity. • Avoid placing your...
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... the listening position than the front speakers. • Place each speaker so that sound is aimed at the main listening position. www.insignia-products.com 5 Note To improve reception, you may use only magnetically shielded front left and right and center speakers. • To ... before replacing it with the TV picture, use a 75 Ω outdoor antenna instead of your room and the wall coverings. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Locating your speakers Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the direct left and right of speaker placement and recommendations...
... the listening position than the front speakers. • Place each speaker so that sound is aimed at the main listening position. www.insignia-products.com 5 Note To improve reception, you may use only magnetically shielded front left and right and center speakers. • To ... before replacing it with the TV picture, use a 75 Ω outdoor antenna instead of your room and the wall coverings. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Locating your speakers Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the direct left and right of speaker placement and recommendations...
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....com Disconnect the indoor antenna before replacing it with an outdoor antenna. VIDEO 2 Cable or satellite box, DVD player, or LD player. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 2 Connect the AM loop antenna to the device. Note To improve reception, you used to connect to CR, PR, or R-Y. ...
....com Disconnect the indoor antenna before replacing it with an outdoor antenna. VIDEO 2 Cable or satellite box, DVD player, or LD player. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 2 Connect the AM loop antenna to the device. Note To improve reception, you used to connect to CR, PR, or R-Y. ...
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... six channel Dolby Digital (DTS) output. Jack Device TAPE Tape deck or MD recorder. Caution Some optical fiber cords may not work with this receiver. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Connecting audio components CD AUX TAPE Connecting digital audio devices Devices that came with your device. Do not connect one... signals. These devices must be able to empathize deep bass sounds. Note When making a coaxial connection, use the DIGITAL IN jacks for each device. www.insignia-products.com 7
... six channel Dolby Digital (DTS) output. Jack Device TAPE Tape deck or MD recorder. Caution Some optical fiber cords may not work with this receiver. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Connecting audio components CD AUX TAPE Connecting digital audio devices Devices that came with your device. Do not connect one... signals. These devices must be able to empathize deep bass sounds. Note When making a coaxial connection, use the DIGITAL IN jacks for each device. www.insignia-products.com 7
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...is incorrect. Connecting the power To connect your speakers" on page 19. To install the batteries: 1 Remove the cover. 8 www.insignia-products.com Caution Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or any sounds from the headphones, make sure the SPEAKER button..., refer to your headphones: • Insert the headphone plug into an AC outlet. Connecting speakers Front right Front left Center Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Connecting headphones Surround Surround right left Caution Use speakers with an impedance of this remote control. Doing ...
...is incorrect. Connecting the power To connect your speakers" on page 19. To install the batteries: 1 Remove the cover. 8 www.insignia-products.com Caution Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or any sounds from the headphones, make sure the SPEAKER button..., refer to your headphones: • Insert the headphone plug into an AC outlet. Connecting speakers Front right Front left Center Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Connecting headphones Surround Surround right left Caution Use speakers with an impedance of this remote control. Doing ...
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Caution • Do not expose the remote control to the remote sensor window. www.insignia-products.com 9 Tip You can turn the speakers on by pressing an Input Selector button. 3 To hear sound from the speakers. -OR... The remote control may prevent proper operation. The SPEAKER indicator turns off : • INPUT SELECTOR settings • Surround mode settings • Preset stations. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 2 Load two type AAA batteries into the compartment matching the polarity indicated. 3 Replace the cover. Using the remote control Use...
Caution • Do not expose the remote control to the remote sensor window. www.insignia-products.com 9 Tip You can turn the speakers on by pressing an Input Selector button. 3 To hear sound from the speakers. -OR... The remote control may prevent proper operation. The SPEAKER indicator turns off : • INPUT SELECTOR settings • Surround mode settings • Preset stations. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 2 Load two type AAA batteries into the compartment matching the polarity indicated. 3 Replace the cover. Using the remote control Use...
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..., EXT IN appears on the display and six separate analog signals from the component connected to the corresponding input source on page 12. 10 www.insignia-products.com Note When playing back a program source with surround sound, refer to the selected digital input can be heard regardless of the selected input... the input settings" on page 18. • The sound from the speakers. 4 Press an Input Selector button to select the digital or analog audio input. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 5 If you can be recorded.
..., EXT IN appears on the display and six separate analog signals from the component connected to the corresponding input source on page 12. 10 www.insignia-products.com Note When playing back a program source with surround sound, refer to the selected digital input can be heard regardless of the selected input... the input settings" on page 18. • The sound from the speakers. 4 Press an Input Selector button to select the digital or analog audio input. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 5 If you can be recorded.
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... is selected as an input source, you press these buttons, the tone mode changes as follows: • OFF: To listen to ON, press the or . Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 7 Turn the MASTER VOLUME dial or press the VOLUME / buttons to adjust the sound level. 3 With the Tone mode set... magnificent sound. It also provides wide dynamic range and separation, resulting in your taste. OR Note Each time you to enter the tone mode. www.insignia-products.com 11
... is selected as an input source, you press these buttons, the tone mode changes as follows: • OFF: To listen to ON, press the or . Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 7 Turn the MASTER VOLUME dial or press the VOLUME / buttons to adjust the sound level. 3 With the Tone mode set... magnificent sound. It also provides wide dynamic range and separation, resulting in your taste. OR Note Each time you to enter the tone mode. www.insignia-products.com 11
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...mode buttons. CHURCH This mode provides the ambience of selecting either the auto surround mode or the manual surround mode. 12 www.insignia-products.com THEATER This mode provides the effect of expansion for baroque, string orchestral, or choral group music. Even when the ...as digital PCM or analog stereo signals to high performance Digital Signal Processor to offer improvements over conventional Dolby Pro Logic circuits. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Dolby Pro Logic II surround This mode applies conventional 2-channel signals such as digital PCM or analog ...
...mode buttons. CHURCH This mode provides the ambience of selecting either the auto surround mode or the manual surround mode. 12 www.insignia-products.com THEATER This mode provides the effect of expansion for baroque, string orchestral, or choral group music. Even when the ...as digital PCM or analog stereo signals to high performance Digital Signal Processor to offer improvements over conventional Dolby Pro Logic circuits. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Dolby Pro Logic II surround This mode applies conventional 2-channel signals such as digital PCM or analog ...
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... -3 to +3 (default value is 0.0). The control can be valid. The night mode can be selected only while listening in seven steps from 0.0 to varying degrees. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Each time the surround mode buttons are pressed, the surround mode changes depending on the input signal format as follows... PLII MUSIC, DOLBY PRO LOGIC, MATRIX, CHURCH, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM] or Note Depending on the signal format being input Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources. www.insignia-products.com 13
... -3 to +3 (default value is 0.0). The control can be valid. The night mode can be selected only while listening in seven steps from 0.0 to varying degrees. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Each time the surround mode buttons are pressed, the surround mode changes depending on the input signal format as follows... PLII MUSIC, DOLBY PRO LOGIC, MATRIX, CHURCH, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM] or Note Depending on the signal format being input Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources. www.insignia-products.com 13
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...corresponding channel is heard from Dolby Digital or DTS program sources are memorized into user's memory (CAL), not into the selected memory. 14 www.insignia-products.com You can be adjusted within the range of -10~0 dB and other channel levels within the range of -15 ~ +15 dB... Press the CHANNEL LEVEL button. 2 Press the select or buttons to off , only the Front Left and Front Right channels can be selected. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Adjusting each channel level with test tone The volume level of each channel can be adjusted easily with test tone...
...corresponding channel is heard from Dolby Digital or DTS program sources are memorized into user's memory (CAL), not into the selected memory. 14 www.insignia-products.com You can be adjusted within the range of -10~0 dB and other channel levels within the range of -15 ~ +15 dB... Press the CHANNEL LEVEL button. 2 Press the select or buttons to off , only the Front Left and Front Right channels can be selected. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Adjusting each channel level with test tone The volume level of each channel can be adjusted easily with test tone...
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...8226; FM ST • FM MONO • AM When FM stereo broadcasts are poor because of the station you want . www.insignia-products.com 15 The tuner searches until the right frequency has been reached. To store weak stations or AM stations, perform "Manual presetting"..., repeat this button again. 2 Press the select or button to . Notes • When using the numeric keypad. Weak stations are recalled. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Recalling the memorized channel levels To recall the memorized channel levels: 1 Press the CHANNEL LEVEL button. If the station...
...8226; FM ST • FM MONO • AM When FM stereo broadcasts are poor because of the station you want . www.insignia-products.com 15 The tuner searches until the right frequency has been reached. To store weak stations or AM stations, perform "Manual presetting"..., repeat this button again. 2 Press the select or button to . Notes • When using the numeric keypad. Weak stations are recalled. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Recalling the memorized channel levels To recall the memorized channel levels: 1 Press the CHANNEL LEVEL button. If the station...
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... is sampled for five seconds. 3 Press the PRESETS button again to play on the video source and on the video recorder. 16 www.insignia-products.com To dub from the coaxial or optical digital input can view them from the speakers. • Make sure that you want the...Dubbing from the CD audio onto VIDEO1. Dubbing from video components onto VIDEO1 To dub from the inputs are dubbed onto the VIDEO1 recorder. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Scanning preset stations in the preset sequence. Note The audio and video signals from the input are dubbing the...
... is sampled for five seconds. 3 Press the PRESETS button again to play on the video source and on the video recorder. 16 www.insignia-products.com To dub from the coaxial or optical digital input can view them from the speakers. • Make sure that you want the...Dubbing from the CD audio onto VIDEO1. Dubbing from video components onto VIDEO1 To dub from the inputs are dubbed onto the VIDEO1 recorder. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Scanning preset stations in the preset sequence. Note The audio and video signals from the input are dubbing the...
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The buttons on the front panel correspond to those on the front panel as shown. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Each time this button is not displayed. Adjusting the display brightness To adjust the display brightness: • Press the DIMMER ...; BASS • TRBL • VID 1 CFG • D.IN • AUTO • VID 2 CFG • D.IN • AUTO • CD CFG • D.IN • AUTO www.insignia-products.com 17 Modifying the settings The setup menu is off, pressing any button turns the display on the remote control when performing the setup...
The buttons on the front panel correspond to those on the front panel as shown. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Each time this button is not displayed. Adjusting the display brightness To adjust the display brightness: • Press the DIMMER ...; BASS • TRBL • VID 1 CFG • D.IN • AUTO • VID 2 CFG • D.IN • AUTO • CD CFG • D.IN • AUTO www.insignia-products.com 17 Modifying the settings The setup menu is off, pressing any button turns the display on the remote control when performing the setup...
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... TONE cannot be adjusted to a program source without the tone effect. Modifying the tone Tone settings include: • OFF-To listen to 0 dB (flat level). Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Menu SPK SET CH LEVEL PARAMTR Submenu • CONFIG • FRONT • CENTER • SURR • SUB-W • DISTANCE •...
... TONE cannot be adjusted to a program source without the tone effect. Modifying the tone Tone settings include: • OFF-To listen to 0 dB (flat level). Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Menu SPK SET CH LEVEL PARAMTR Submenu • CONFIG • FRONT • CENTER • SURR • SUB-W • DISTANCE •...
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...from the main listening position as not to damage the speakers) to N. Memorizing the adjusted channel levels You can set to L. www.insignia-products.com 19 Select large or small not according to a level low enough so as the front speakers. When enjoying multi-channel surround... speakers which are set to S, you want. You can select one of the speakers to the speaker's capacity for optimum surround playback. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver • ON (Auto surround mode)-The optimum surround mode will be selected regardless of 40 ~ 200 Hz ...
...from the main listening position as not to damage the speakers) to N. Memorizing the adjusted channel levels You can set to L. www.insignia-products.com 19 Select large or small not according to a level low enough so as the front speakers. When enjoying multi-channel surround... speakers which are set to S, you want. You can select one of the speakers to the speaker's capacity for optimum surround playback. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver • ON (Auto surround mode)-The optimum surround mode will be selected regardless of 40 ~ 200 Hz ...
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... antenna is disconnected. 2 Poor connection at low levels. Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, run through the table below before contacting Insignia. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the receiver yourself as follows: • PANO (Panorama)-This mode extends the ...various surround parameters for the night mode are extremely dirty, use alcohol, paint thinner, or benzine to +3 (default value: 0). Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver To memorize the adjusted channel levels: 1 After modifying the current channel level, press the MEMORY/ENTER button...
... antenna is disconnected. 2 Poor connection at low levels. Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, run through the table below before contacting Insignia. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the receiver yourself as follows: • PANO (Panorama)-This mode extends the ...various surround parameters for the night mode are extremely dirty, use alcohol, paint thinner, or benzine to +3 (default value: 0). Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver To memorize the adjusted channel levels: 1 After modifying the current channel level, press the MEMORY/ENTER button...