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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816-S/-K Operating Instructions
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816-S/-K Operating Instructions
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... surround effects . . . . 29 Setting the effect options 29 Listening in stereo 30 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . 30 Using surround back channel processing . . 31 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB 31 Using Midnight and Loudness 32 Using the Sound Retriever 32 Enhancing dialog 32 Using the tone controls... menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 36 Surround back speaker setting 36 Manual MCACC speaker setup 37 Fine Channel Level 38 Fine Speaker Distance 38 Acoustic Calibration EQ 39 Manual speaker setup 41 Speaker Setting 42 Crossover Network 43...
... surround effects . . . . 29 Setting the effect options 29 Listening in stereo 30 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . 30 Using surround back channel processing . . 31 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB 31 Using Midnight and Loudness 32 Using the Sound Retriever 32 Enhancing dialog 32 Using the tone controls... menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 36 Surround back speaker setting 36 Manual MCACC speaker setup 37 Fine Channel Level 38 Fine Speaker Distance 38 Acoustic Calibration EQ 39 Manual speaker setup 41 Speaker Setting 42 Crossover Network 43...
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... in surround sound on page 28 if you need to set your DVD player to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz/96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio (see Hints on speaker placement on page 20 for the best surround sound effect. See Connecting the speakers on this. 5 Play a DVD, and adjust... a big effect on the sound. See Using the Quick Setup below for more on this). 2 Depending on your DVD player or source disc, you get 2 channel sound. If it isn't, press DVD on the remote to set the receiver to the DVD input.1 There are explained in Listening to your system...
... in surround sound on page 28 if you need to set your DVD player to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz/96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio (see Hints on speaker placement on page 20 for the best surround sound effect. See Connecting the speakers on this. 5 Play a DVD, and adjust... a big effect on the sound. See Using the Quick Setup below for more on this). 2 Depending on your DVD player or source disc, you get 2 channel sound. If it isn't, press DVD on the remote to set the receiver to the DVD input.1 There are explained in Listening to your system...
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... DVR / VCR STANDBY/ON PHONES DIMMER ANALOG MIDNIGHT/ ATT LOUDNESS SPEAKERS TUNING / STATION TUNER EDIT TONE QUICK SETUP SETUP MULTI JOG AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 ENTER MULTI JOG DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING AUX SIGNAL SB ch ACOUSTIC SELECT PROCESSING EQ MCACC SETUP MIC MASTER VOLUME DOWN UP 1 If the receiver is...
... DVR / VCR STANDBY/ON PHONES DIMMER ANALOG MIDNIGHT/ ATT LOUDNESS SPEAKERS TUNING / STATION TUNER EDIT TONE QUICK SETUP SETUP MULTI JOG AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 ENTER MULTI JOG DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING AUX SIGNAL SB ch ACOUSTIC SELECT PROCESSING EQ MCACC SETUP MIC MASTER VOLUME DOWN UP 1 If the receiver is...
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... test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are no settings will overwrite any time to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for both channel delay and channel level. An on-screen display (OSD) appears on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack. If you have... set up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for...
... test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are no settings will overwrite any time to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for both channel delay and channel level. An on-screen display (OSD) appears on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack. If you have... set up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for...
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... speaker configuration displayed isn't correct, use / to select the speaker and / to change the setting (and number for speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing Environment Check Ambient Noise Microphone Speaker YES... SUB W. [ YES ] [ YES ] [ YES ] [ Yx2 ] [ YES ] OK :Cancel Surround Analyzing Speaker System [ ] Speaker Distance [ ] Channel Level [ ] Acoustic Cal EQ [ ] :Cancel Again, try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER. Make sure it is also possible to adjust these...
... speaker configuration displayed isn't correct, use / to select the speaker and / to change the setting (and number for speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing Environment Check Ambient Noise Microphone Speaker YES... SUB W. [ YES ] [ YES ] [ YES ] [ Yx2 ] [ YES ] OK :Cancel Surround Analyzing Speaker System [ ] Speaker Distance [ ] Channel Level [ ] Acoustic Cal EQ [ ] :Cancel Again, try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER. Make sure it is also possible to adjust these...
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... incorrect. The overall balance of your speaker system (see page 42 for more on this ) • Acoustic Cal EQ - Check for more on this ) • Channel Level - English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Quick surround sound setup 03 • Speaker Setting -
... incorrect. The overall balance of your speaker system (see page 42 for more on this ) • Acoustic Cal EQ - Check for more on this ) • Channel Level - English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Quick surround sound setup 03 • Speaker Setting -
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... which input you connected the set-top box to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver. If your satellite/cable receiver doesn't have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the DIGITAL OPT 2 (TV/SAT) input on page 58). 14 ...can connect it to (see page 33). 2 If you've already connected your TV to . 3 For better quality, you can also connect with multi-channel analog output jacks 2 1 DIGITAL OUT Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all...
... which input you connected the set-top box to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver. If your satellite/cable receiver doesn't have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the DIGITAL OPT 2 (TV/SAT) input on page 58). 14 ...can connect it to (see page 33). 2 If you've already connected your TV to . 3 For better quality, you can also connect with multi-channel analog output jacks 2 1 DIGITAL OUT Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all...
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... uninsulated parts. Once the wire is in the event of external shocks such as shown below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is properly prepared with about 10 mm of the front left and right speakers at a narrower angle. • Place the center speaker above or below...
... uninsulated parts. Once the wire is in the event of external shocks such as shown below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is properly prepared with about 10 mm of the front left and right speakers at a narrower angle. • Place the center speaker above or below...
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.... A RS SBL SBL SBR SBR fig. The second (fig. English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Connecting up 04 Overhead view of 7.1 channel speaker setup 21 En Front left Center Front right Surround left Subwoofer Surround right Listening position Surround back left Surround back right Single surround back...
.... A RS SBL SBL SBR SBR fig. The second (fig. English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Connecting up 04 Overhead view of 7.1 channel speaker setup 21 En Front left Center Front right Surround left Subwoofer Surround right Listening position Surround back left Surround back right Single surround back...
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... and displays Chapter 5: Controls and displays Front panel ADVANCED ST/DIRECT/ STANDARD SURR AUTO SURR LISTENING MODE STANDBY/ON PHONES 1 2 34 56 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 ENTER MULTI JOG DVD / LD TV / SAT DVR / VCR VIDEO DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING CD CD-R / TAPE / MD FM AM USB AUX SIGNAL SB ch...
... and displays Chapter 5: Controls and displays Front panel ADVANCED ST/DIRECT/ STANDARD SURR AUTO SURR LISTENING MODE STANDBY/ON PHONES 1 2 34 56 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 ENTER MULTI JOG DVD / LD TV / SAT DVR / VCR VIDEO DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING CD CD-R / TAPE / MD FM AM USB AUX SIGNAL SB ch...
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... - Press to confirm and exit the current menu. 23 SIGNAL SELECT Use to select an input signal (page 33). 24 SBch PROCESSING Selects surround back channel processing or the virtual surround back mode (page 31). 25 ACOUSTIC EQ Press to access the System Setup menu (page 9, page 36, page 58). Use... 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 SIGNAL indicators Lights to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with surround back channel encoding is on.
... - Press to confirm and exit the current menu. 23 SIGNAL SELECT Use to select an input signal (page 33). 24 SBch PROCESSING Selects surround back channel processing or the virtual surround back mode (page 31). 25 ACOUSTIC EQ Press to access the System Setup menu (page 9, page 36, page 58). Use... 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 SIGNAL indicators Lights to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with surround back channel encoding is on.
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Lights when an analog signal is detected. 20 Master volume level 21 MCACC channel EQ indicators These indicators show the EQ balance for the most accurate reproduction of a WMA9 Pro signal. 16 MIDNIGHT Lights during Virtual surround back processing ...(page 31). 6 DIRECT Lights when source direct playback is active (page 32). 24 En Direct playback bypasses the tone controls for each channel in auto stereo mode. - Lights when Dialog Enhancement (DIALOG E) is switched on page 41. Lights when a broadcast is being received in Checking your Acoustic ...
Lights when an analog signal is detected. 20 Master volume level 21 MCACC channel EQ indicators These indicators show the EQ balance for the most accurate reproduction of a WMA9 Pro signal. 16 MIDNIGHT Lights during Virtual surround back processing ...(page 31). 6 DIRECT Lights when source direct playback is active (page 32). 24 En Direct playback bypasses the tone controls for each channel in auto stereo mode. - Lights when Dialog Enhancement (DIALOG E) is switched on page 41. Lights when a broadcast is being received in Checking your Acoustic ...
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... controls Use the number buttons to select a disc in a multi-CD player. CLASS - The following are accessed by pressing SLEEP once. Selects the surround back channel mode (page 31) or virtual surround back mode (page 31). You can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 45). DISC (ENTER) can...
... controls Use the number buttons to select a disc in a multi-CD player. CLASS - The following are accessed by pressing SLEEP once. Selects the surround back channel mode (page 31) or virtual surround back mode (page 31). You can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 45). DISC (ENTER) can...
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...the TV CTRL button. Switches a digital TV on /off . Switches between the various surround modes (page 29). Changes the audio language or channel on page 28). 26 En Starts recording. Stops recording. These buttons switch between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 46). Displays the disc... and name a station for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 28). Use to select channels when using the MULTI CONTROL buttons. HDD/DVD - ADV.SURR - DTV ON/OFF - DTV INFO - Displays/changes the subtitles included in ...
...the TV CTRL button. Switches a digital TV on /off . Switches between the various surround modes (page 29). Changes the audio language or channel on page 28). 26 En Starts recording. Stops recording. These buttons switch between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 46). Displays the disc... and name a station for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 28). Use to select channels when using the MULTI CONTROL buttons. HDD/DVD - ADV.SURR - DTV ON/OFF - DTV INFO - Displays/changes the subtitles included in ...
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... these adjustments. RETRIEVER - ACOUSTIC EQ - See Selecting preset codes directly on page 28). RESET - Selects Auto Surround (Auto playback on page 49. Press to select a channel, then use SHIFT for INPUT SELECT ). 11 SOURCE Press to turn on page 44). buttons to control other components (see Tip on /off other components...
... these adjustments. RETRIEVER - ACOUSTIC EQ - See Selecting preset codes directly on page 28). RESET - Selects Auto Surround (Auto playback on page 49. Press to select a channel, then use SHIFT for INPUT SELECT ). 11 SOURCE Press to turn on page 44). buttons to control other components (see Tip on /off other components...
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... decoding or playback format). If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode. • If the source is being processed. Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to a source, press STANDARD. Auto playback The simplest, most direct listening option is set to anything but Normal (SB)), ...2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). 28 En AUTOSURR. shows briefly in the display (it will automatically be possible depending on the source (for more on these decoding formats...
... decoding or playback format). If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode. • If the source is being processed. Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to a source, press STANDARD. Auto playback The simplest, most direct listening option is set to anything but Normal (SB)), ...2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). 28 En AUTOSURR. shows briefly in the display (it will automatically be possible depending on the source (for more on these decoding formats...
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...Allows you want to adjust other settings. A virtual surround effect using a center speaker) Adjusts the center image to Using surround back channel processing on page 31. • When an Advanced Surround listening mode is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources). 29 En ... mode will automatically be used for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using all center channel sent to 7 Default: 3 Dimensiona Adjusts the surround sound balance from the surround back speakers in your setup. Center Imageb (Applicable only...
...Allows you want to adjust other settings. A virtual surround effect using a center speaker) Adjusts the center image to Using surround back channel processing on page 31. • When an Advanced Surround listening mode is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources). 29 En ... mode will automatically be used for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using all center channel sent to 7 Default: 3 Dimensiona Adjusts the surround sound balance from the surround back speakers in your setup. Center Imageb (Applicable only...
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Press repeatedly to any one channel. • F. No special weighting is active.2 Listening with 2ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode. All speakers are downmixed to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ. Switches Acoustic ...
Press repeatedly to any one channel. • F. No special weighting is active.2 Listening with 2ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode. All speakers are downmixed to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ. Switches Acoustic ...
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... (for example, with headphones, the STEREO / DIRECT mode, or if the surround speaker is always used (for example, a surround back channel will hear the virtual surround back channel (ì=Sound plays through surround back speaker(s)). • Press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) to select a virtual surround back... in the format (for example, 5.1) for 5.1 encoded material) • SB AUTO - You can 't use the surround back channel with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the 5.1 format for which case, you will be set to hear the surround back...
... (for example, with headphones, the STEREO / DIRECT mode, or if the surround speaker is always used (for example, a surround back channel will hear the virtual surround back channel (ì=Sound plays through surround back speaker(s)). • Press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) to select a virtual surround back... in the format (for example, 5.1) for 5.1 encoded material) • SB AUTO - You can 't use the surround back channel with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the 5.1 format for which case, you will be set to hear the surround back...