User manual SHERWOOD RD-6108

[. . . ] OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER RD-6108 MASTER VOLUME MAIN POWER REMOTE SENSOR ST TUNED TAPE M PRESET MEM TONE DIRECT dB kHz MHz DTS ON/ OFF DIGITAL Pro Logic THEATER HALL ms SLEEP STANDBY INPUT SELECTOR AUDIO VIDEO TAPE MON. 6CH DIRECT AUTO SURROUND MODE DSP MODE STEREO DIGITAL INPUTS TONE DIRECT ON/STANDBY PHONES SPEAKER VIDEO 3 CHANNEL SELECTOR ADJUST TONE MODE SPEAKER MODE DYNAMIC RANGE CINEMA EQ MEMO/ENTER TUNING/PRESET T/P MODE FM MODE BAND ON/OFF VIDEO L - AUDIO - R RD-6108 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER Introduction UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION ENGLISH Congratulations on Your Purchase! Your new high fidelity receiver is designed to deliver maximum enjoyment and years of trouble free service. It will explain the features and operation of your unit and help ensure a trouble free installation. They will be helpful if you ever need to move your unit and may be required if you ever need to return it for service. [. . . ] to surround processing to offer improvements over conventional Dolby Pro Logic circuits. Dolby Pro Logic ll surround includes 4 modes as follows: · Dolby Pro Logic ll MOVIE When enjoying movies, this mode allows you to further enhance the cinematic quality by adding processing that emphasizes the sounds of the action special effects. · Dolby Pro Logic ll MUSIC When listening to music, this mode allows you to further enhance the sound quality by adding processing that emphasizes the musical effects. · Dolby Pro Logic ll MATRIX When listening to poor FM broadcasts, this mode allows you to further enhance the sound quality by the ultimate cure for poor FM stereo signals. · Dolby Pro Logic ll CUSTOM This mode reproduces a delayed signals from the surround channels to emphasize the sense of expansion. · When the 6 CH DIRECT INPUTs are connected to the 6 CH decoder for a surround sound such as Dolby Digital or DTS, etc. , you can enjoy the corresponding surround sound, too. (For details, see the operator's manual of the component to be connected. ) 13 Delay time ENGLISH When the center speaker or the rear speakers is(are) closer to the listener than the front speakers, the sound from the center speaker or the rear speakers can arrive at the listener's ears earlier than the sound from the front speakers. For audible improvement, the sound from center speaker can be delayed with the center delay time setting so that the sound from the front and the center speakers will be heard at the same time and the sound from the rear speakers can be also delayed with the rear delay time setting so that the sound from the front and the rear speakers will be heard at the same time. The optimum delay time will be different according to the room size and the acoustic properties. It is recommended that you try several times to obtain the best effect. It is adjustable in Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Virtual modes. (For details, refer to "In Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Virtual mode, adjusting delay times of the speakers" on page 18) Speaker placement To obtain the best surround sound effect in your home, place the speakers as follows; Front speakers: Place each front speaker about 1m (40 ) from the TV set. Center speaker: Place the center speaker either above or below the TV set to assure good visualization of center channel program. Rear speakers: Place the rear speakers approximately 1m above the ear level of a seated listener on the direct left and right of them or slightly behind. To obtain the best surround effects, the speakers except the subwoofer should be full range speakers. Note: To avoid interference with the TV picture, use only magnetically shielded center and front speakers. For your reference, the sound from each channel can be reproduced according to the surround modes as follows: Channels Front L/R Center Rear L/R Subwoofer Modes DTS Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Virtual FRONT LEFT SUB WOOFER TV set CENTER SPEAKER FRONT RIGHT REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT Other Surround Stereo 6 CH DIRECT · Depending on the speaker settings, the sound from the corresponding channels cannot be reproduced. (For details, refer to "Adjusting the speaker settings" on page 16. ) 14 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND ENGLISH Surround sound effect will not work properly if the signal passes through a graphic equalizer. Please refer to your equalizer operating instructions for guidance on switching off (or defeating) the equalizer. Depending on the input digital signal format, select the desired decoding mode. POWER DISPLAY SLEEP VIDEO1 1 When canceling the surround mode for stereo operation. 1 2 3 VIDEO2 AUTO STEREO 4 5 6 VIDEO3 7 8 9 CD T. TONE 0 P. SCAN TUNER AUTO DSP MODE D. TIME ADJUST AUX AUTO CH. LEVEL MASTER VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RM-105 · Each time the AUTO button is pressed, the decoding mode changes as follows: IN-AUTO : The input digital signal format(DTS, Dolby Digital or PCM(2 channel stereo), etc. ) used by the selected digital input source is detected automatically to perform the necessary decoding process for optimum surround modes. IN-DTS : The DTS signal processing is performed only when DTS signals are input. IN-PCM : The PCM signal processing is performed only when PCM signals are input. Notes: · Only when the digital input is selected as signal input for the input sources except TUNER, AUX and TAPE MONITOR, the decoding mode can be selected. [. . . ] 10 dB Surround mode, only channel driven Front power output, 6 , 1 kHz, THD 0. 7 % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 W+125 W Center power output, 6 , 1 kHz, THD 0. 7 % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 W Rear power output, 6 , 1 kHz, THD 0. 7 % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 W+125 W ENGLISH DIGITAL AUDIO SECTION Sampling frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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