User manual DENON AVR-1400

[. . . ] Cleaning ­ Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Attachments ­ Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards. Water and Moisture ­ Do not use this product near water ­ for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like. Accessories ­ Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. [. . . ] This mode recreates the atmosphere of an expansive sound field for movie sources recorded in monaural. This mode recreates music sources recorded in stereo with an enhanced sense of expansion. This mode can be used to enjoy surround sound with only front speakers or when using headphones. NOTE 1: "5CH STEREO" is displayed when "SB CH OUT" is set to "OFF". NOTE 2: When playing sources recorded in monaural, the sound will be one-sided if signals are only input to one channel (left or right), so input signals to both channels. If you have a source component with only one audio output (monophonic camcorder, etc. ) obtain a "Y" adapter cable to split the mono output to two outputs, and connect to the L and R inputs. · Depending on the program source being played, the effect may not be very noticeable. In this case, try other surround modes, without worrying about their names, to create a sound field suited to your tastes. 34 ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation Selecting the DSP surround simulation F G SELECT/ENTER G, · Select "Default Yes" and press F to reset all the settings. ¢ To operate the surround mode and the surround parameters from the remote control unit 1 <SURROUND MODE>, SURROUND PARAMETER DH Press [DSP SIMULATION]. 5CH/7CH STEREO VIRTUAL MATRIX VIDEO GAME MONO MOVIE ROCK ARENA JAZZ CLUB ¢ Operating the surround mode and the surround parameters from the main unit's panel 1 Use <SELECT/ENTER> to select the surround mode. DIRECT STEREO DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIx DTS NEO:6 5CH/7CH STEREO ROCK ARENA NEURAL SURROUND JAZZ CLUB MATRIX MONO MOVIE VIDEO GAME VIRTUAL SURROUND [CH SELECT], ENTER DHFG 2 3 Press D H to select the item, then press F G to set. Press SURROUND PARAMETER. SB CH OUT · ON: Surround back channel played. ROOM SIZE: Adjust the imaginary size of the recreated sound field space. (Does not express size of room in which played. ) There are five parameters: "small", "med. s", "medium", "med. l" and "large". DELAY TIME: (MATRIX mode only) Adjust the delay time between "0 ms" and "110 ms". To select the surround mode while adjusting the surround parameters, tone defeat or tone control, press <SURROUND MODE>, then operate the selector. 2 Perform steps 2 to 4 under "Selecting the DSP surround simulation". [DSP SIMULATION] DHFG ENTER SURROUND PARAMETER About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit [ ] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit 4 Press ENTER or SURROUND PARAMETER. 2 35 ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation Setting the tone control Adjust the bass and treble to suit your tastes. ¢ When you do not want to adjust the tone Set "Tone Defeat" to "ON" at step 3 in "Adjusting the tone". Using the fader function With this function, the volume of all the front side speakers or all the rear side speakers can be adjusted (attenuated) at once. ¢ Adjusting the tone 1 Press SURROUND PARAMETER. 2 Press D H to select "TONE", then press F. In the direct mode, "TONE" cannot be selected. Adjusting the speaker volume 3 FG D H select 4 Pressset thetolevel. "Bass" or "Treble", then press F 3 Press [F ] to adjust the volume. All rights reserved. Checking the preset stations Press [ON SCREEN] repeatedly until the "Tuner Preset Stations" screen appears on the on screen display. 38 ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation Checking the XM signal strength and Radio ID TUNING FUNCTION BAND STATUS Channel selection 1 Use <FUNCTION> to select "TUNER" or press 1 Use <FUNCTION> to select "TUNER" or press [TUNER]. 2 Press BAND to select "XM". 3 Channel number · The display changes as shown below according to the receiving condition. Condition Signal strength is good Signal strength is marginal Signal strength is poor Loss of the signal XM040 DeepTrks ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Channel name Song title / Artist name <USER MODE> VIDEO SELECT Display GOOD MARGINAL WEAK NO 3 Press TUNING to reach the desired channel. The channel changes continuously when you press and hold TUNING. When the artist name and song title are received, they are displayed. FUNCTION [XM RADIO] Category search 4 5 Adjust the antenna location until "SIGNAL:GOOD" is displayed. Press STATUS until the XM channel (ex. XM001) is displayed. F 1 Press [F G] in the XM mode. XM006 60's CATEGORY SEARCH · The current category name is displayed. VIDEO SELECT [NIGHT] [D H F G] STATUS 6 Press TUNING to select channel 0 (XM000). XM000 RADIO ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ XM006 CAT: Radio ID 60's Rock Channel category [TUNER] FUNCTION D Press F press [D 2 select [F G] to select the category, andcategory. H] to the channel within the selected TUNING BAND [D H F G] · "LOADING" is displayed while receiving the channel or information. · "UPDATING" is displayed while updating encryption code. · When the selected channel is not available, "XM ­ ­ ­" is displayed. · Information on the artist name, song title, category and signal level can be checked using STATUS. · The XM Satellite Radio channels can be preset in the same way as AM/FM band ( page 38). · "XM" can be selected directly by pressing [XM RADIO]. About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit [ ] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit 39 ENGLISH ENGLISH Advanced Operation Night mode The night mode can be set when playing Dolby Digital sources. [. . . ] · AVR-1400's input setting is set to · Set to "AUTO" or "DTS". · Copying between a source such as · Copying is not possible. DVD and a VCR is not usually possible, as DVDs are often encoded with copy-protection signals that prevent VCR recording. -- -- 25 -- Copying from DVD to VCR is not possible. · "HDMI", " " and "High-Definition Multimedia Interface" are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. 72 ENGLISH ENGLISH Troubleshooting Symptom No sound is produced from subwoofer. Troubleshooting Cause · Subwoofer's power is not on. [. . . ]