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...make sure that appliance and has no objects filled with an exact replacement part by placing your receiver on your receiver, and to protect it . Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Contents Introduction 3 Safety information 3 Identifying features 5 Front controls 5 Fluorescent display 6 Back 6 Setting up your receiver...33 Français 35 Español 71 Introduction Congratulations on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. Your NS-R5101 represents the state of the art in a door, or walked upon a dedicated circuit-a single outlet circuit which powers only that...
...make sure that appliance and has no objects filled with an exact replacement part by placing your receiver on your receiver, and to protect it . Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Contents Introduction 3 Safety information 3 Identifying features 5 Front controls 5 Fluorescent display 6 Back 6 Setting up your receiver...33 Français 35 Español 71 Introduction Congratulations on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. Your NS-R5101 represents the state of the art in a door, or walked upon a dedicated circuit-a single outlet circuit which powers only that...
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... as a bookcase or rack unless correct ventilation is provided or these instructions. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver • Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by Insignia. Improper use can be blocked by you observe the following procedures for ventilation,...unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for replacement of time. 4 www.insignia-products.com Do not use this receiver near water. • Clean only with one wider than No. 6 AWG (13.3 mm2...
... as a bookcase or rack unless correct ventilation is provided or these instructions. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver • Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by Insignia. Improper use can be blocked by you observe the following procedures for ventilation,...unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for replacement of time. 4 www.insignia-products.com Do not use this receiver near water. • Clean only with one wider than No. 6 AWG (13.3 mm2...
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.... "Using your receiver" on page 24. "Using your receiver" on page 24. "Displaying the receiver status" on page 17. www.insignia-products.com 5 Connecting headphones on page 30. "Navigating through the setup menu" on page 17. 17 FM/AM button "Listening to radio...24 STEREO button "Listening to radio broadcasts" on page 27. 25 VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks "Connecting a video game console or camcorder" on page 9. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver • Refer all servicing to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. • When ...
.... "Using your receiver" on page 24. "Using your receiver" on page 24. "Displaying the receiver status" on page 17. www.insignia-products.com 5 Connecting headphones on page 30. "Navigating through the setup menu" on page 17. 17 FM/AM button "Listening to radio...24 STEREO button "Listening to radio broadcasts" on page 27. 25 VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks "Connecting a video game console or camcorder" on page 9. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver • Refer all servicing to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. • When ...
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...DVD recorder" on page 13. 11 SPEAKERS jacks "Connecting your receiver" on page 21. "Using your speakers" on page 8. 6 www.insignia-products.com operating information 2 Stereo indicator "Listening to radio broadcasts" on page 27. 3 TUNED indicator "Listening to radio broadcasts" on ... 11. • "Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder" on page 13. 4 AM and FM "Connecting the antennas" on page 18. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Item Description 4 Sleep indicator 5 PRESET indicator 6 Memory indicator 7 Preset number, sleep time display 8 DIRECT indicator ...
...DVD recorder" on page 13. 11 SPEAKERS jacks "Connecting your receiver" on page 21. "Using your speakers" on page 8. 6 www.insignia-products.com operating information 2 Stereo indicator "Listening to radio broadcasts" on page 27. 3 TUNED indicator "Listening to radio broadcasts" on ... 11. • "Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder" on page 13. 4 AM and FM "Connecting the antennas" on page 18. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Item Description 4 Sleep indicator 5 PRESET indicator 6 Memory indicator 7 Preset number, sleep time display 8 DIRECT indicator ...
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... speaker placement and recommendations are completed. Locating a powered subwoofer The subwoofer reproduces powerful deep bass sounds. Caution Do not install this can have been connected. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Setting up your receiver Unpacking your receiver Your box includes the following: • One receiver • One remote control with two batteries...
... speaker placement and recommendations are completed. Locating a powered subwoofer The subwoofer reproduces powerful deep bass sounds. Caution Do not install this can have been connected. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Setting up your receiver Unpacking your receiver Your box includes the following: • One receiver • One remote control with two batteries...
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Caution Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other end of the cable to the powered subwoofer. 8 www.insignia-products.com Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver To connect your speakers: 1 Twist to loosen knob. 2 Insert cable into opening located on page 19. Be sure to connect the speakers ...
Caution Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other end of the cable to the powered subwoofer. 8 www.insignia-products.com Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver To connect your speakers: 1 Twist to loosen knob. 2 Insert cable into opening located on page 19. Be sure to connect the speakers ...
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...FM radio. DVD player Connecting a DVD player or cable or satellite box on page 15. VCR Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder on page 10. www.insignia-products.com 9 Disconnect the indoor antenna before replacing it with your receiver. CD player Connecting a CD player on page 13. To improve reception, you ... a video game console or camcorder on page 16. Cable box Connecting a DVD player or cable or satellite box on channel DTS output page 16. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting the antennas You should connect the included antennas to listen to ...
...FM radio. DVD player Connecting a DVD player or cable or satellite box on page 15. VCR Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder on page 10. www.insignia-products.com 9 Disconnect the indoor antenna before replacing it with your receiver. CD player Connecting a CD player on page 13. To improve reception, you ... a video game console or camcorder on page 16. Cable box Connecting a DVD player or cable or satellite box on channel DTS output page 16. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting the antennas You should connect the included antennas to listen to ...
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... hear. Connecting a second audio component To connect a tape deck or CD player: • Connect the audio cable(s). • Connect one connection. Best quality CD connection Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver • Connect the other end of the cable(s) to a different digital input.
... hear. Connecting a second audio component To connect a tape deck or CD player: • Connect the audio cable(s). • Connect one connection. Best quality CD connection Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver • Connect the other end of the cable(s) to a different digital input.
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... your component. • For stable signal transfer, we recommend using more information, see the operating instructions for information about assigning Video 2 to hear. www.insignia-products.com 11 Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting a DVD player or cable or satellite box Before connecting a DVD player or cable or satellite box, make sure that...
... your component. • For stable signal transfer, we recommend using more information, see the operating instructions for information about assigning Video 2 to hear. www.insignia-products.com 11 Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting a DVD player or cable or satellite box Before connecting a DVD player or cable or satellite box, make sure that...
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Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver 2 Connect the video in jack(s). Best quality video connection • Connect the other end of the video cable(s) to your receiver's video in cable(s). • Connect one end of the video cable(s) to the video out jack(s) on the DVD player or cable or satellite box. Better quality video connection Good quality video connection Fair quality video connection 12 www.insignia-products.com
Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver 2 Connect the video in jack(s). Best quality video connection • Connect the other end of the video cable(s) to your receiver's video in cable(s). • Connect one end of the video cable(s) to the video out jack(s) on the DVD player or cable or satellite box. Better quality video connection Good quality video connection Fair quality video connection 12 www.insignia-products.com
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www.insignia-products.com 13 Notes • When making a coaxial connection, use a 75 Ω coaxial cable instead of a conventional audio cable. • Use only one connection. Do ... the VCR or DVD recorder. See "Modifying digital audio" on your VCR or DVD recorder as well as the picture quality you want to hear. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder Before connecting a VCR or DVD recorder, make sure that you want to view and the sound quality...
www.insignia-products.com 13 Notes • When making a coaxial connection, use a 75 Ω coaxial cable instead of a conventional audio cable. • Use only one connection. Do ... the VCR or DVD recorder. See "Modifying digital audio" on your VCR or DVD recorder as well as the picture quality you want to hear. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder Before connecting a VCR or DVD recorder, make sure that you want to view and the sound quality...
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... PR/CR to CR, PR, or R-Y. Best quality video connection Better quality video connection Good quality video connection Fair quality video connection 14 www.insignia-products.com Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver 3 Connect the video in cable(s). • Connect one end of the video recording cable to your receiver's video in jack(s). •...
... PR/CR to CR, PR, or R-Y. Best quality video connection Better quality video connection Good quality video connection Fair quality video connection 14 www.insignia-products.com Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver 3 Connect the video in cable(s). • Connect one end of the video recording cable to your receiver's video in jack(s). •...
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... the video cable(s) to CR, PR, or R-Y. Best quality TV connection Better quality TV connection Good quality TV connection Fair quality TV connection www.insignia-products.com 15 Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting a television or monitor To connect a television or monitor: • Connect the television video cable(s). • Connect one end of...
... the video cable(s) to CR, PR, or R-Y. Best quality TV connection Better quality TV connection Good quality TV connection Fair quality TV connection www.insignia-products.com 15 Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting a television or monitor To connect a television or monitor: • Connect the television video cable(s). • Connect one end of...
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Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting a tape player or mini-disc recorder To connect a tape player or mini-disc recorder: • Connect the audio cable(s). • Connect ... outputs of a six channel decoder or DVD player with this receiver. • After you have completed the auto setup procedure, disconnect the microphone. 16 www.insignia-products.com
Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting a tape player or mini-disc recorder To connect a tape player or mini-disc recorder: • Connect the audio cable(s). • Connect ... outputs of a six channel decoder or DVD player with this receiver. • After you have completed the auto setup procedure, disconnect the microphone. 16 www.insignia-products.com
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... • To hear sound from the headphones, make sure the SPEAKER button is set to perform the setup procedures. www.insignia-products.com 17 In most situations, you can be changed later. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting headphones To connect your selection. Button on the remote control Button on the front panel...
... • To hear sound from the headphones, make sure the SPEAKER button is set to perform the setup procedures. www.insignia-products.com 17 In most situations, you can be changed later. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Connecting headphones To connect your selection. Button on the remote control Button on the front panel...
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... signals can select: • OPT (optical) • COAX 1 (coaxial 1) • COAX 2 (coaxial 2) • ANALOG 18 www.insignia-products.com Subwoofer mode settings include: • NORMAL-The low frequency signals of the low frequency range. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Receiver setup menu Menu Submenu SYSTEM SETUP INPUT SETUP SPEAKER SETUP CH LEVEL SET...
... signals can select: • OPT (optical) • COAX 1 (coaxial 1) • COAX 2 (coaxial 2) • ANALOG 18 www.insignia-products.com Subwoofer mode settings include: • NORMAL-The low frequency signals of the low frequency range. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Receiver setup menu Menu Submenu SYSTEM SETUP INPUT SETUP SPEAKER SETUP CH LEVEL SET...
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Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Input Video 1 Video 2 CD Default optical coaxial 1 coaxial 2 Note If DIGITAL IN is assigned to select a surround mode, you can select the auto surround mode or the manual surround mode. • OFF (Manual surround mode)-You can be heard from the different surround modes selectable for the signal being input by using the SURROUND MODE ( / or >/ Modifying auto surround Depending on how to two input sources or more, when these input sources are selected, the digital audio signals can select from the same DIGITAL IN.
Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Input Video 1 Video 2 CD Default optical coaxial 1 coaxial 2 Note If DIGITAL IN is assigned to select a surround mode, you can select the auto surround mode or the manual surround mode. • OFF (Manual surround mode)-You can be heard from the different surround modes selectable for the signal being input by using the SURROUND MODE ( / or >/ Modifying auto surround Depending on how to two input sources or more, when these input sources are selected, the digital audio signals can select from the same DIGITAL IN.
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... listening position and each speaker, the delay times of the test tones, but according to the speaker's capacity for "REFERENCE 1" mode). Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver • If retrying the procedure dose not fix the problem, turn off the power and check the speaker or... for optimum surround playback. Adjusting the current channel level After adjusting each speaker to set to select the channel. 20 www.insignia-products.com By entering the distance between the listening position and each channel level with Dolby Digital and DTS sources, it is...
... listening position and each speaker, the delay times of the test tones, but according to the speaker's capacity for "REFERENCE 1" mode). Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver • If retrying the procedure dose not fix the problem, turn off the power and check the speaker or... for optimum surround playback. Adjusting the current channel level After adjusting each speaker to set to select the channel. 20 www.insignia-products.com By entering the distance between the listening position and each channel level with Dolby Digital and DTS sources, it is...
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... track when watching movies at night at low levels. Sound parameters include: • DRC-Dynamic Range Compression mode can adjust their parameters for several seconds. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver The corresponding channel is OFF). • CENTER WIDTH-Center width control can be selected only while listening in Dolby Pro Logic II... be selected. Note In some channels cannot be set in 11 steps from 0 to hear all three front speakers to select REF 1 or REF 2. www.insignia-products.com 21
... track when watching movies at night at low levels. Sound parameters include: • DRC-Dynamic Range Compression mode can adjust their parameters for several seconds. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver The corresponding channel is OFF). • CENTER WIDTH-Center width control can be selected only while listening in Dolby Pro Logic II... be selected. Note In some channels cannot be set in 11 steps from 0 to hear all three front speakers to select REF 1 or REF 2. www.insignia-products.com 21
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... button 9 SELECT button 10 Surround mode buttons For more information, see... "Adjusting the current channel level" on page 26. 22 www.insignia-products.com "Using your receiver" on page 17. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Using the remote control Using the buttons 2 Press the select or buttons to select the parameter. 3 Press the...
... button 9 SELECT button 10 Surround mode buttons For more information, see... "Adjusting the current channel level" on page 26. 22 www.insignia-products.com "Using your receiver" on page 17. Insignia NS-R5101 5.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver Using the remote control Using the buttons 2 Press the select or buttons to select the parameter. 3 Press the...