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DK Digital AVR-600 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2 . . . for choosing one of our AV receivers. For your own safety and in order to learn all about the functions available, please read this manual and keep it for future reference. And if you once sell the unit please include the manual. www.dk-digital.com © 2005 Copyright, Manufacturer: DK digital AG, Germany...

  • Page 3: Important Notes, Please Observe

    • Never attempt to open the housing of your receiver or to service the product beyond that described in this manual. All servicing or repair must be referred to qualified service personnel authorised by us.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Content Important notes, please observe! About these instructions Preparation for turning on. Place of erection Before using the remote control . Overview of the control elements Inputs / Outputs on the rear panel The remote control (R/C) . Connecting the antenna . Connecting speakers .

  • Page 5: About These Instructions

    Don’t expose the unit to direct sunlight or other heat sources. Ø Do not pile up other units on top of your receiver. That would block the vent holes and cause the device to overheat. Before using the remote control 1.

  • Page 6: Overview Of The Control Elements

    Overview of the control elements 1. POWER 2. Indicator for standby 3. STANDBY 4. Display 5. VOLUME 6. STATION 7. MEMORY 8. TUNING — 9. TUNING + 10. PHONES 11. SURROUND BACK 12. WOOFER ON / OFF 13. DIRECT IN 14.

  • Page 7: Inputs / Outputs On The Rear Panel

    Inputs / Outputs on the rear panel 1. DVD IN, VIDEO 1 IN, VIDEO 2 IN 2. DVD, VIDEO 1, Video 2 3. VIDEO OUT 4. TAPE OUT 5. DVD-S IN, VIDEO 1-S IN - 2 x S-VIDEO inputs 6. VIDEO-S OUT 7.

  • Page 8: The Remote Control (R/C)

    The remote control (R/C)
  • Page 9 1. POWER 2. MUTE 3. TEST TONE 4. INPUT MODE 5. DISPLAY 6. Input selection keys 7. MEMORY 8. PTY SEARCH 9. STATION +/— 10. Radio operation: TUNING +/— BAND AUTO/MANUAL 11. CH SELECT 12. DIRECT IN 13. LFE TRIM 14.

  • Page 10: Connecting The Antenna

    Connect the two connection wires of the medium wave antenna with the “AM LOOP” terminals on the rear side of the receiver. Determine the optimal recepti- on position of the antenna.

  • Page 11: Connecting Speakers

    Connecting speakers Important information Ø All shown or mentioned connection cables or not included in the delivery, they are availa- ble in specialised trade. Ø Please switch off all involved devices before establishing the connections. Ø In order to prevent the development of humming and ambient noises, never pass the connection cables together with speaker or power cords.

  • Page 12: Connecting Audio Und Video Devices

    AV-receiver. Otherwise, you have to connect the TV via a video, S-Video and Component video cable. You also had to switch the input at the TV if you switch to another video device at the receiver.
  • Page 13 In brief: Ø Signals reaching the receiver via a video input can only reach the TV via the output “Vi- deo-Monitor-Out”. Ø Signals reaching the receiver via a S-Video input can only reach the TV via the output “S-Video-Monitor-Out”. Ø...

  • Page 14: Positioning The Boxes

    Positioning the boxes For really enjoying the sound experience “Surround-Sound”, you should position the spea- kers approximately like this: 1. TV monitor 2. Left front speaker 3. Subwoofer 4. Center speaker 5. Right front speaker 6. Left surround speaker 7. Right surround speaker 8.

  • Page 15: On The Operation

    If you want to switch off the device completely, press the POWER switch at the device. In standby operation, the receiver consumes some energy. Thus, you should switch it off if you don’t use if for some period of time.
  • Page 17 Wenn Sie eine digitale Programmquelle korrekt angeschlossen und angewählt haben, er- scheint das - Symbol im Display. Wenn Sie stattdessen „ mit der Verbindung nicht, oder Sie haben den falschen Eingang angewählt. If you have activated one of the digital inputs, you can, depending on the incoming sound material, select between multi-channel operation and 2-channel operation (=stereo with subwoofer).

  • Page 18: Direct In

    Direct In Pressing this button activates the analogue 6.1 DIRECT IN input. Here you can connect the discrete audio output of a DVD player to playback high-quality DTS / AC3 sources. The LB/BS socket is designed to receive a single-channel back surround signal.

  • Page 19: The Speaker Configuration

    The speaker configuration Entering the speaker’s size Your receiver needs to know whether the speaker boxes connected are big or small ones. Subject to the size the speakers will receive also the low energy-ric hfrequencies. Small bo- xes are mostly not able to reproduce these frequencies. They even may be overloaded and thereby damaged by low frequencies.
  • Page 20 Test tone Using the test tone, you can determine the volume proportion of the single speakers to each other in DTS, Dolby Digital, or Dolby Pro Logic II operation. Once the found balance is set, you don’t have to change it again unless you change the position of the speaker boxes. 1.

  • Page 21: Available Surround Modes

    DOLBY DIGITAL, Dolby Pro Logic II surround functions. We recommend using the center speaker for the DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, Dolby Pro Logic II surround operation. Press the DOLBY DIGITAL key if the programme reaches the receiver via the digital inputs. Only the digital connection transmits the encoded digital data.
  • Page 22 Dolby Digital EX When using surround back speakers, the Dolby Digital source is played back using the ma- trix 6.1-channel decoder. DTS-ES Discrete 7.1 With the additional of the surround back channel, this new format has all 6.1 channels re- corded independently for a completely discrete digital format.

  • Page 23: Radio Operation

    Radio operation Your AV-receiver is equipped with a high-quality FM / medium wave (AM) receiver with RDS-function. RDS (Radio Data System) is a system for the additional information transmittal with the FM-radio programme. RDS ra- dio tuners are able to filter this information out of the transmitted signal and make it useful for different functions, e.g.

  • Page 24: Calling Presets

    Calling presets During radio operation, press the STATION +/- keys in order to call saved stations. RDS function Your AV-receiver is equipped with the following functions: — PS (Programme Service): If you receive a RDS-channel, after some time, the name of the station is shown in the display.

  • Page 25: Memory Backup In Case Of A Power Failure

    Memory backup in case of a power failure We have designed your AV-receiver in such a way that it keeps the stations in the presets for ca. 7 days if it is separated from the supply voltage. If the separation lasts for more than 1 week, all saved stations and made settings are, however, deleted.

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Before requesting service for this AV receiver, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or an adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation. Problem •...

  • Page 27: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications AUDIO SECTION Power Output: Front Center Surround Impedance Front Center Surround Total Harmonic Distortion - LINE INPUT Input Sensitivity/Impedance - Frequency Response Tone Control Range Signal-Noise Ratio WOOFER LINE OUTPUT Rated Output/Impedance Frequency Response FM TUNER SECTION Frequency Range Sensitivity Antenna Terminal AM TUNER SECTION...
  • Page 28 We reserve the right to correct errors and make technical alterations. This manual is copyrighted. All rights reserved. Neither the manual as a whole nor excerpts may be reproduced without our prior written permission. DK digital AG 40878 Ratingen Germany...

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