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Question posted by markbworth on September 28th, 2011

I Have The Denon Avr-1603. Dolby & Dts Stopped Working.

A dvd will now only play in PCM. I'm using an opticle cable. It was all working fine for several years, then suddenly stopped working. When I switch audio to dts, there is no sound. Hope you can help?  

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Literature/Product Sheet - Page 1

... 3D soundfield envelopment using two speakers with Dolby Digital 5.1 encoded sources. ■ DENON DSP Surround Modes Add Listening Excitement Put yourself in convincing 5.1-channel likeness. Matrix 7. NEW MODEL I N F O R M A T I O N Dolby Digital and DTS A/V Receiver AVR-1603 With Dolby Pro Logic II for a New Way To Enjoy Home Theater The AVR-1603 A/V receiver with Dolby Pro Logic II...
Literature/Product Sheet - Page 2

... laid out separately for TV, VCR and DVD, for maximum ease-of-use of a second pair of stereo speakers in another room in the home. ■ High-grade Speaker Terminals (for speakers A): Large binding post speaker terminals has been provided for all of DENON's high-grade A/V receiver, the AVR-1603 lets you adjust delay times and other...
Owners Manual - Page 3

... seconds after the muting circuit stops functioning. Remote control unit with pre-memory function This unit comes with a remote control unit equipped with home theater sources such as DVD, as well as providing outstanding high fidelity reproduction of other components. 10 cm or more 10 cm or more richly expressive sound. 3. Using the Remote Control Unit...
Owners Manual - Page 4

...) y i !0 !3 q w e r t u o !1 !2 !4 !5 !6 Input source selector buttons 13 ~16, 18, 19, 24 ~ 26) q Power operation switch 10, 15, 23) w Headphones jack (PHONES 17) e INPUT MODE button 16, 17, 19) r SPEAKER A/B buttons 15, 26) t TONE DEFEAT button 17) y ANALOG button 16, 17) u DOLBY/DTS SURROUND button 18. 19) i 5CH STEREO button 20) o DIRECT/STEREO button 20) !0 TUNING...
Owners Manual - Page 5

... Receiver must be generated if a connected audio equipment is switched ...audio equipment. If this happens, turn on the power of the player to the AVR-1603's analog input terminals. • The AVR-1603's OPTICAL OUT terminal is turned on the main unit, and when the power is used independently without turning the power of this unit's power is an example of the basic layout for a system...
Owners Manual - Page 6

... RL OUTPUT) to the VIDEO (yellow) DVD/VDP IN jack using a 75 Ω/ohms video coaxial pin plug cord. • Connect the DVD player's (video disc player's) analog audio output jacks (ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT) to the AUDIO DVD/VDP IN jacks using pin plug cords. • For better sound quality, we recommend using a 75 Ω/ohms video coaxial pin plug...
Owners Manual - Page 7

... on wall, etc. Bend in sound quality. Installation hole Mount on top any stable surface. Return the lever. When connecting this cap in order to use the terminal. (See page 3 for instructions on the S input jacks The input selectors for the S inputs and pin jack inputs work in mind and make connections according...
Owners Manual - Page 8

... around the unit, switch off the set's power, wait for the set is played for long periods of the speaker cables or input cables, and wait for long periods of time at high output over a long period which results in an extreme temperature rise. Speaker Impedance • When speaker systems A and B are use separately, speakers with...
Owners Manual - Page 11

...range sound. FL Center FR Preparations: Measure the distances from the listening position to the speakers (L1 to "LARGE" are LFE signals (during playback of Dolby Digital or DTS signals...meter. 2 Use the (left ) and (right) buttons to set the surround delay time. NOTE: For ordinary speaker systems, we recommend setting the crossover frequency to enter the setting and switch the DIGITAL input...
Owners Manual - Page 13

... system buttons 6 : Rewind 7 : Fast-forward 2 : Stop 1 : Forward play 0 : Reverse play A/B : Switch between auto and mono : Preset memory NOTE: • TUNER can be operated by registering the manufacturer of the component as follows upon shipment from the factory and after resetting: TV, VCR HITACHI CD, TAPE DENON CDR/MD DENON (CDR) DVD/VDP DENON (DVD) DBS/CABLE ABC (CABLE...
Owners Manual - Page 16

... of channel level)".) Input mode when playing DTS sources • Noise will be generated when you preform the operation to stop playback of digital signals is detected, the signals input to switch the external input. (Main unit) (Remote control unit) • Selecting the AUTO, PCM and DTS modes The mode switches as follows each time the INPUT...
Owners Manual - Page 17

...the INPUT MODE (AUTO, PCM, DTS) or ANALOG button to switch to the desired input mode...using headphones. 1 2 Using the dimmer function • Use this to which the video signal is set to the input jacks. • The external input mode can be increased to up to +12 dB in steps of 2 dB.) be switched to -12 button. Press the MUTING button. IN), the play mode (DIRECT,STEREO, DOLBY/DTS...
Owners Manual - Page 18

... output to the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack. 13 SURROUND Before playing with the surround function • Before playing with the function selector button are output from each surround modes. 1 Set the DOLBY/DTS SURROUND (Dolby Pro Logic II or Dolby Digital or DTS) modes. • After adjusting using the test tones, adjust the channel levels either according to...
Owners Manual - Page 19

... the standard mode for autosound music systems (no video), and is optional for use with side wall imaging. or from all programs encoded in 7 steps from 0 to "AUTO" or "DTS". 2 (Main unit) (Remote control unit) 2 Select the Dolby/DTS Surround mode. 1 (Main unit) (Remote control unit) • The mode switches as a phontom image; The control can...
Owners Manual - Page 20

... DTS playback. This function only works in Dolby Digital.) Select one of the slide switch on the remote control unit. Use the (left ) and (right) buttons to set the LFE level. Set to the desired level according to the speaker systems being used and the source to 0 dB 2. For listening late at night, or whenever the maximum sound...
Owners Manual - Page 21

...used when playing PCM signals with reflected sounds coming from all directions. 4 JAZZ CLUB This mode creates the sound... The surround mode switches in the following order...sound, but without worrying about their features 1 5CH STEREO In this mode to achieve the feeling of a live house with only one audio output (monophonic camcorder, etc.) obtain a "Y" adaptor cable..., and works with any...
Owners Manual - Page 22

... playing PCM digital signals or analog signals in 15 steps from the main unit's panel. 1 Turn the SELECT knob to set the D. EFFECT LEVEL: This sets the strength of the sound field. COMP. (Initial) D.COMP. ENGLISH (3) DELAY TIME (Remote control unit) (4) D. To reset the settings to the factory defaults, use the buttons to 15. Use...
Owners Manual - Page 23

... STEREO EXTERNAL INPUT DOLBY PRO LOGIC II DOLBY DIGITAL DTS SURROUND 5CH STEREO ROCK ARENA JAZZ CLUB VIDEO GAME MONO MOVIE MATRIX VIRTUAL Parameter (default values are automatically stored in the preset memory. 1 1 When the main unit's power operation switch turn on or off by speaker configuration setting C : Able E : Unable When playing PCM signals (96k) When...
Owners Manual - Page 26

... decoding (see page 18). Dolby Surround is used for the sound tracks of movies recorded on DVDs, LDs and video cassettes to be played on the AVR-1603, switch the DVD player's output mode to the highest frequencies - 22 kHz. Path of the surround sound from noise and distortion. 2 Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic Comparison of switching the Dolby Digital signal output method...
Owners Manual - Page 27

... on the AVR-1603 (see page 19) lights before playing CDs or LDs recorded in DTS. Have you operated the receiver according to cool it operates with digital outputs (PCM type digital output required). Should the problem persist, there may possibly cause damage to "ANALOG" or "PCM". 1 DVD Optical or coaxial digital output (same as in a movie theater, right...

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