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...not remove the cabinet cover or you observe the following procedures for future reference. Unplug this receiver to dangerous voltage. Your NS-R5100 represents the state of this manual for installation, use can be repaired by you. Refer servicing to water (dripping or ... damaged wall outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, or damaged or cracked wire insulation are no additional outlets or branch circuits. 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 ...
...not remove the cabinet cover or you observe the following procedures for future reference. Unplug this receiver to dangerous voltage. Your NS-R5100 represents the state of this manual for installation, use can be repaired by you. Refer servicing to water (dripping or ... damaged wall outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, or damaged or cracked wire insulation are no additional outlets or branch circuits. 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 ...
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This receiver should never be blocked by placing your receiver has been exposed to . • Do not install near any ventilation openings. 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... ask the service technician to perform safety checks to protect it from your receiver. • Use only attachments or accessories specified by Insignia. • Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or have fallen into your outlet...
This receiver should never be blocked by placing your receiver has been exposed to . • Do not install near any ventilation openings. 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... ask the service technician to perform safety checks to protect it from your receiver. • Use only attachments or accessories specified by Insignia. • Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or have fallen into your outlet...
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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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... SELECT button Surround 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 ON button...; One receiver • One remote control with the power turned on. Note Make connections firmly and correctly. Position your receiver on a stable flat surface. www.insignia-products.com
... SELECT button Surround 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 ON button...; One receiver • One remote control with the power turned on. Note Make connections firmly and correctly. Position your receiver on a stable flat surface. www.insignia-products.com
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... (1 meter) above the ear level of a seated listener on the size of speaker placement and recommendations are using a conventional TV, to your receiver. www.insignia-products.com 5 Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Locating your speakers Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the direct left and right and center speakers. • To...
... (1 meter) above the ear level of a seated listener on the size of speaker placement and recommendations are using a conventional TV, to your receiver. www.insignia-products.com 5 Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Locating your speakers Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the direct left and right and center speakers. • To...
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... component video connections, make sure that you must use an outdoor AM antenna instead of the cable to the device. Monitor 6 www.insignia-products.com VIDEO 3 Camcorder or video game player. Connecting video components About video connections Connector type Composite (RCA type plug) S-Video ...your video components: 1 Connect your favorite AM stations. Jack Device VIDEO 1 VCR, DVD recorder or other end of a loop AM antenna. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 2 Connect the AM loop antenna to the receiver based on the front of the receiver. 2 Connect the other...
... component video connections, make sure that you must use an outdoor AM antenna instead of the cable to the device. Monitor 6 www.insignia-products.com VIDEO 3 Camcorder or video game player. Connecting video components About video connections Connector type Composite (RCA type plug) S-Video ...your video components: 1 Connect your favorite AM stations. Jack Device VIDEO 1 VCR, DVD recorder or other end of a loop AM antenna. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 2 Connect the AM loop antenna to the receiver based on the front of the receiver. 2 Connect the other...
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... optical digital out To connect your digital audio devices: 1 Connect your dealer if the optical cord does not fit into the receiver. CD CD player. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Connecting audio components CD AUX TAPE Connecting digital audio devices Devices that came with this receiver. Connecting a powered subwoofer Use... audio cable. Connecting six channel components Component with coaxial digital out Component with coaxial digital out Component with six channel Dolby Digital (DTS) output. www.insignia-products.com 7
... optical digital out To connect your digital audio devices: 1 Connect your dealer if the optical cord does not fit into the receiver. CD CD player. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Connecting audio components CD AUX TAPE Connecting digital audio devices Devices that came with this receiver. Connecting a powered subwoofer Use... audio cable. Connecting six channel components Component with coaxial digital out Component with coaxial digital out Component with six channel Dolby Digital (DTS) output. www.insignia-products.com 7
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...Connect your speaker cables to "Locating your environment and speaker layout. To install the batteries: 1 Remove the cover. 8 www.insignia-products.com Note Before connecting the speakers, refer to the receiver. Installing batteries Caution Do not use Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries ... connect the speakers firmly and correctly according to your speakers" on page 5. 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...
...Connect your speaker cables to "Locating your environment and speaker layout. To install the batteries: 1 Remove the cover. 8 www.insignia-products.com Note Before connecting the speakers, refer to the receiver. Installing batteries Caution Do not use Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries ... connect the speakers firmly and correctly according to your speakers" on page 5. 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...
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...23 feet (7 meters) of the receiver and within 30 degrees of perpendicular to off and sound can also turn the receiver on . 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. The ...SPEAKER indicator turns off , the receiver enters the 2CH downmix mode automatically. www.insignia-products.com 9 Using the remote control Use the remote control by pressing an Input Selector button. 3 To hear sound from the speakers. ...
...23 feet (7 meters) of the receiver and within 30 degrees of perpendicular to off and sound can also turn the receiver on . 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. The ...SPEAKER indicator turns off , the receiver enters the 2CH downmix mode automatically. www.insignia-products.com 9 Using the remote control Use the remote control by pressing an Input Selector button. 3 To hear sound from the speakers. ...
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...information, see "Modifying the input settings" on the INPUT setup menu. 4 Press an Input Selector button to this function, press a different input source button. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 5 If you selected CD, VIDEO1, or VIDEO2 as follows: • FM ST • FM MONO • AM OR Note...input source, you press EXTERNAL IN on the receiver or EXT IN on the remote control, EXT IN appears on page 12. 10 www.insignia-products.com These analog signals can be heard regardless of the selected input source. 6 Run the component for playback. They cannot be heard ...
...information, see "Modifying the input settings" on the INPUT setup menu. 4 Press an Input Selector button to this function, press a different input source button. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver 5 If you selected CD, VIDEO1, or VIDEO2 as follows: • FM ST • FM MONO • AM OR Note...input source, you press EXTERNAL IN on the receiver or EXT IN on the remote control, EXT IN appears on page 12. 10 www.insignia-products.com These analog signals can be heard regardless of the selected input source. 6 Run the component for playback. They cannot be heard ...
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... digital signals, which can be generally thought to provide better sound quality due to 5.1 channels of up to the lower audio compression required. www.insignia-products.com 11 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...
... digital signals, which can be generally thought to provide better sound quality due to 5.1 channels of up to the lower audio compression required. www.insignia-products.com 11 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...
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... This mode provides the effect of selecting either the auto surround mode or the manual surround mode. 12 www.insignia-products.com When the SPEAKER button is played through two surround speakers. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Dolby Pro Logic II surround This mode applies conventional 2-channel signals such as digital...
... This mode provides the effect of selecting either the auto surround mode or the manual surround mode. 12 www.insignia-products.com When the SPEAKER button is played through two surround speakers. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Dolby Pro Logic II surround This mode applies conventional 2-channel signals such as digital...
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... PARAMETER button. 2 Press the select or buttons to adjust the parameter. The night mode can be set to 1.0 (default value is 3). www.insignia-products.com 13 OR 2 To cancel either the stereo mode or the 2CH downmix mode is 0). 4 Repeat the above procedure to listen with side... 11 steps from Dolby Digital or DTS source. • PANO-Panorama mode.This mode can adjust their parameters for optimum surround effect. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Each time the surround mode buttons are pressed, the parameter mode changes as follows: • NIGHT-Night mode...
... PARAMETER button. 2 Press the select or buttons to adjust the parameter. The night mode can be set to 1.0 (default value is 3). www.insignia-products.com 13 OR 2 To cancel either the stereo mode or the 2CH downmix mode is 0). 4 Repeat the above procedure to listen with side... 11 steps from Dolby Digital or DTS source. • PANO-Panorama mode.This mode can adjust their parameters for optimum surround effect. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Each time the surround mode buttons are pressed, the parameter mode changes as follows: • NIGHT-Night mode...
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... Right channels can be displayed. Memorizing the adjusted channel levels You can memorize the adjusted channel levels into the selected memory. 14 www.insignia-products.com Note When the SPEAKER button is set to off , the test tone function does not work. To memorize the adjusted channel...recommend the LFE level to be adjusted easily with the test tone function. Wen the memory mode or channel level disappears, you want. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Adjusting each channel level with test tone The volume level of each channel can be adjusted to 0 dB.(...
... Right channels can be displayed. Memorizing the adjusted channel levels You can memorize the adjusted channel levels into the selected memory. 14 www.insignia-products.com Note When the SPEAKER button is set to off , the test tone function does not work. To memorize the adjusted channel...recommend the LFE level to be adjusted easily with the test tone function. Wen the memory mode or channel level disappears, you want. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Adjusting each channel level with test tone The volume level of each channel can be adjusted to 0 dB.(...
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... with using the numeric keypad. The AUTO MEM flickers and the receiver starts auto presetting. MEM flickers for more than two seconds. www.insignia-products.com 15 If the station found . FM broadcasts are then reproduced in monaural sound. 2 Press and hold the MEMORY/ENTER button... the select or button to select the band. The channel levels memorized into the selected preset memory are skipped during auto tuning. 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.
... with using the numeric keypad. The AUTO MEM flickers and the receiver starts auto presetting. MEM flickers for more than two seconds. www.insignia-products.com 15 If the station found . FM broadcasts are then reproduced in monaural sound. 2 Press and hold the MEMORY/ENTER button... the select or button to select the band. The channel levels memorized into the selected preset memory are skipped during auto tuning. 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.
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...of time you follow the order of steps 1 and 2. You can view them at the same time on the video recorder. 16 www.insignia-products.com Dubbing from audio and video signals separately onto VIDEO1 Use this cannot be recorded. • The volume and tone (bass and ... signals from the EXTERNAL INs as well as the digital signals from video components onto VIDEO1: 1 Select VIDEO2 as the audio recording source. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Scanning preset stations in the preset sequence. Each station is sampled for five seconds. 3 Press the PRESETS button...
...of time you follow the order of steps 1 and 2. You can view them at the same time on the video recorder. 16 www.insignia-products.com Dubbing from audio and video signals separately onto VIDEO1 Use this cannot be recorded. • The volume and tone (bass and ... signals from the EXTERNAL INs as well as the digital signals from video components onto VIDEO1: 1 Select VIDEO2 as the audio recording source. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Scanning preset stations in the preset sequence. Each station is sampled for five seconds. 3 Press the PRESETS button...
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...; VID 1 CFG • D.IN • AUTO • VID 2 CFG • D.IN • AUTO • CD CFG • D.IN • AUTO www.insignia-products.com 17 Navigating through the setup menu The explanations here assume you to view the receiver status. Modifying the settings The setup menu is...later. Adjusting the display brightness To adjust the display brightness: • Press the DIMMER button to those on the remote control as shown. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Each time this button is pressed, the brightness changes as follows: • ON • dimmer • ...
...; VID 1 CFG • D.IN • AUTO • VID 2 CFG • D.IN • AUTO • CD CFG • D.IN • AUTO www.insignia-products.com 17 Navigating through the setup menu The explanations here assume you to view the receiver status. Modifying the settings The setup menu is...later. Adjusting the display brightness To adjust the display brightness: • Press the DIMMER button to those on the remote control as shown. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Each time this button is pressed, the brightness changes as follows: • ON • dimmer • ...
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... be adjusted to a program source without the tone effect. The DIRECT indicator lights up. • ON-To adjust the tone for the subwoofer and tone. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver Menu SPK SET CH LEVEL PARAMTR Submenu • CONFIG • FRONT • CENTER • SURR • SUB-W • DISTANCE •...
... be adjusted to a program source without the tone effect. The DIRECT indicator lights up. • ON-To adjust the tone for the subwoofer and tone. 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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...By entering the distance between the listening position and each channel level with Dolby Digital and DTS sources, it is connected or not. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver • ON (Auto surround mode)-The optimum surround mode will be automatically selected depending on the signal ...frequency within the range of center, surround, and subwoofer speakers are set the delay time for some channels cannot be connected. www.insignia-products.com 19 When this receiver and connected all the components, you have installed this is 100 Hz~20 kHz, the crossover ...
...By entering the distance between the listening position and each channel level with Dolby Digital and DTS sources, it is connected or not. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver • ON (Auto surround mode)-The optimum surround mode will be automatically selected depending on the signal ...frequency within the range of center, surround, and subwoofer speakers are set the delay time for some channels cannot be connected. www.insignia-products.com 19 When this receiver and connected all the components, you have installed this is 100 Hz~20 kHz, the crossover ...
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... frequency. 3 Move the antenna and retry tuning. 1 Memorize the correct station frequency. 2 Memorize the stations again. 20 www.insignia-products.com Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, run through the table below before contacting Insignia. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver To memorize the adjusted channel levels: 1 After modifying the current channel level, press the... clean this fails to +3 (default value: 0). Category No power No sound No sound from the surround speakers No sound from -3 to resolve the problem, contact Insignia.
... frequency. 3 Move the antenna and retry tuning. 1 Memorize the correct station frequency. 2 Memorize the stations again. 20 www.insignia-products.com Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, run through the table below before contacting Insignia. Insignia NS-R5100 AV Digital Home Theater Receiver To memorize the adjusted channel levels: 1 After modifying the current channel level, press the... clean this fails to +3 (default value: 0). Category No power No sound No sound from the surround speakers No sound from -3 to resolve the problem, contact Insignia.