ENGLISH NOTE ON USE / 使用注意事項 / 使用注意事項 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER- SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
INTRODUCTION Check once again that all connections are proper Thank you for choosing the DENON A/V Surround receiver. This remarkable component has been engineered to and that there are not problems with the connection provide superb surround sound listening with home theater sources such as DVD, as well as providing cords.
ENGLISH FEATURES PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 1. Dolby Digital EX decoder system 5. DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Front Panel Dolby Digital EX is a 6.1-channel surround format DTS provides up to 5.1 channels of wide-range, proposed by Dolby Laboratories that allows users to high fidelity surround sound, from sources such as •...
ENGLISH READ THIS FIRST Remote control unit • For details on the functions of these parts, refer to the pages given in parentheses ( ). This AV Surround Receiver must be setup before use. Following these steps. Remote control signal Step 1 (page 5 to 9) LED (indicator) .......(15, 17)
ENGLISH CONNECTIONS • Analog recording of signals input to the AVR-1604/684 in digital format is not possible. To record in analog, also • Do not plug in the power supply cord until all • Note that binding pin plug cords together with connect the analog signals of the player to the AVR-1604/684’s analog input terminals.
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ENGLISH Connecting the video equipments To connect the video signal, connect using a 75 Ω/ohms video signal cable cord. Using an improper cable can Connecting a Video game equipment Video game result in a drop in sound quality. • Connect the Video game equipment’s output jacks OUTPUT to this unit’s V.
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Improve the ventilation condition around the unit and switch the power back on. If the protection circuit is activated again even though there are no problems with the wiring or the ventilation around the unit, switch off the power and contact a DENON service center. Note on speaker impedance •...
ENGLISH CENTER SPEAKER FRONT SPEAKER FRONT SPEAKER USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT SYSTEM SYSTEMS SYSTEMS System A System B Following the procedure outlined below, insert the batteries before using the remote control unit. Range of operation of the remote control unit ( L ) ( R ) ( L )
ENGLISH SETTING UP THE SYSTEM Before setting up the system • Once all connections with other AV components have been completed as described in “CONNECTIONS” (see Check that all the components are correct, then press the POWER operation pages 6 to 9), make the various settings described below on the display. switch on the main unit to turn on the power.
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ENGLISH Setting the Subwoofer mode and Crossover Frequency Use the (left) and (right) buttons to select your surround speaker type. (Initial) Use the (left) and (right) buttons to select the Subwoofer mode. LARGE SMALL NONE 3 SURR. SMALL (Initial) NORM +MAIN (left) button (right) button 6 SW MODE NORM...
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ENGLISH Setting the delay time Use the (left) and (right) buttons to set the distance from the surround L • Input the distance between the listening position and the different speakers to set the delay time for the speakers to the listening position. surround mode.
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ENGLISH Setting the Test Tone Use the (left) and (right) buttons to set the front R channel level. • Use this setting to adjust to that the playback level between the different channel is equal. (Initial) • From the listening position, listen to the test tones produced from the speakers to adjust the level. •...
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ENGLISH Setting the Auto Surround Mode Press the (down) button to switch the DIGITAL input (COAX) setting. For the three kinds of input signals as shown below, the surround mode played the last is stored in the memory. At next time it the same signal inputs, the memorized surround mode is automatically selected and the signal is played.
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Preset memory DENON and other makes of components can be operated by setting the preset memory. Operating DENON audio components This remote control unit can be used to operate components of other manufacturers without using the learning function by registering the manufacturer of the component as shown on the List of Preset Codes (pages 108~110).
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D, H, F, G : Cursor up, down, left and right ENTER : Enter setting NOTES: • For this CD, CDR, MD and TAPE components, buttons can be operated in the same way as for Denon audio NOTE: components (page 15). • Some manufacturers use different names for •...
ENGLISH OPERATION Punch Through • “Punch Through” is a function allowing you to operate the PLAY, STOP, MANUAL SEARCH and AUTO SEARCH Before operating buttons on the CD, TAPE, CDR/MD, DVD/VDP or VCR components when in the DBS/CABLE or TV mode. By default, nothing is set.
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ENGLISH Input mode when playing DTS sources NOTE: Playing the input source • Noise will be output if DTS-compatible CDs or LDs • Note that noise will be output when CDs or LDs are played in the “ANALOG” or “PCM” mode. recorded in DTS format are played in the “PCM”...
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ENGLISH [4] Combining the currently playing sound with the desired image After starting playback [1] Adjusting the sound quality (tone) Simulcast playback Use this switch to monitor a video source other than the audio source. The tone switches as follows each time the Press the VIDEO SELECT button repeatedly TONE CONTROL button is pressed.
ENGLISH SURROUND Playback using the external input (EXT. IN) jacks Set the external input (EXT. IN) mode. Before playing with the surround function Press the EXT. IN to switch the external input. • Before playing with the surround function, be sure to use the test tones to adjust the playback level from each speakers.
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ENGLISH • After adjusting using the test tones, adjust the channel levels either according to the playback sources or to Dolby Surround Pro Logic mode suit your tastes, as (described) below. Select the function to which the component you Select the speaker whose level you want to want to play is connected.
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ENGLISH • TONE DEFEAT setting DTS NEO:6 mode Set the surround parameters according to the mode. TONE DEF. Select the function to which the component you want to play is connected. Example: DVD • SURROUND BACK SPEAKER setting (Main unit) (Remote control unit) SB:ON •...
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ENGLISH • TONE DEFEAT setting Surround parameters q Set the surround parameters according to the Pro Logic Mode: mode. TONE DEF. • The Cinema mode is for use with stereo television shows and all programs encoded Dolby Surround. • The Music mode is recommended as the standard mode for autosound music systems (no video), and is optional for A/V systems.
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ENGLISH Dolby Digital mode (only with digital input) and DTS Surround (only with digital input) Use the (left) and (right) buttons to set the CINEMA EQ. Select the input source. (Initial) Playback with a digital input CINEMA EQ OFF (Remote control unit) q Select an input source set to digital (COAXIAL/OPTICAL) (see page 14).
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ENGLISH Surround parameters w Use the (left) and (right) buttons to set the SURROUND BACK SPEAKER. CINEMA EQ. (Cinema Equalizer): The Cinema EQ function gently decreases the level of the extreme high frequencies, compensating for (Initial) overly-bright sounding motion picture soundtracks. Select this function if the sound from the front speakers is too bright.
ENGLISH DSP SURROUND SIMULATION DSP surround simulation • To operate the surround mode and surround parameters from the remote control unit. • This unit is equipped with a high performance DSP (Digital Signal Processor) which uses digital signal processing to synthetically recreate the sound field. One of 7 preset surround modes can be selected according Select the surround mode for the input channel.
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ENGLISH (2) EFFECT LEVEL Press the ENTER button to finish surround parameter mode. Use the (left) and (right) buttons to set the effect level. (Initial) (Remote control unit) EFFECT LEVEL 10 (Remote control unit) (left) button (right) button • Operating the surround mode and surround parameters from the main unit‘s panel. (3) DELAY TIME Use the (left) and...
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ENGLISH Surround parameters e ROOM SIZE: This sets the size of the sound field. There are five settings: “small”, “med.s” (medium-small), “medium”, “med.l” (medium-large) and “large”. “small” recreates a small sound field, “large” a large sound field. EFFECT LEVEL: This sets the strength of the surround effect. The level can be set in 15 steps from 1 to 15.
ENGLISH LISTENING TO THE RADIO Auto tuning Press the MODE button to set the auto tuning Auto preset memory mode. This unit is equipped with a function for automatically searching for FM broadcast stations and storing them in the preset memory. When the main unit’s power operation switch turn on while pressing the set’s PRESET D D (Remote control unit)
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ENGLISH Preset stations Recalling preset stations Preparations: Watching the display, press the SHIFT button to Use the “Auto tuning” or “Manual tuning” operation select the preset memory block. to tune in the station to be preset in the memory. Press the MEMORY button. (Main unit) (Remote control unit) NOTE:...
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ENGLISH RDS search PTY search Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide RDS service. Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting a designated program type (PTY). For a description of each program type, refer to “Program Type (PTY)”. Set the input source to “TUNER”.
ENGLISH TP search RT (Radio Text) Use this function to find RDS stations broadcasting traffic program (TP stations). “RT” appears on the display when radio text data is “RT” received. When the RT button is pressed while receiving an RDS Set the input source to “TUNER”.
6.1 channels but also with bipolar or dipolar properties are used. with conventional 2- to 5.1-channel sources. All the Denon original surround modes (see page 32) are compatible with 6.1-channel playback, so you can enjoy 6.1-channel sound with any signal source.
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ENGLISH 2. When not using surround back speakers Speaker setting examples Front speakers • Set the front speakers with their front surfaces as Surround speaker Here we describe a number of speaker settings for different purposes. Use these examples as guides to set up Center speaker flush with the TV or monitor screen as possible.
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A DVD player with DTS-compatible digital output is required to play DTS DVDs. A DTS Digital Output logo There are two types of DVD Dolby surround recording signals. is featured on the front panel of compatible DVD players. Recent DENON DVD player models feature DTS- q 2-channel PCM stereo signals compatible digital output –...
ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING DTS-ES Extended Surround™ DTS-ES Extended Surround is a new multi-channel digital signal format developed by Digital Theater Systems If a problem should arise,first check the following. Inc. While offering high compatibility with the conventional DTS Digital Surround format, DTS-ES Extended 1.