Listening Over Headphones; Combining The Currently Playing Sound With The Desired Image (Video Select); Selecting The Front Speakers; Checking The Currently Playing Program Source - Denon AVR-486 Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic Operation

INPUT MODE

ANALOG DIMMER
DIRECT/STEREO
PHONES SPEAKER VIDEO SELECT

Listening over headphones

Connect the headphones to the
• The speaker output is automatically turned off when headphones
are connected.
NOTE:
• To prevent hearing loss, do not raise the volume level
excessively when using headphones.
Combining the currently playing sound with
the desired image (VIDEO SELECT)
VIDEO SELECT
Press the button repeatedly until the
desired source appears on the display.
Use this switch to monitor a video source other than the
audio source.
• Canceling simulcast playback:
q Select "SOURCE" by pressing the VIDEO SELECT button.
w Switch the program source to the component connected to
the video input terminals.
STATUS
VIDEO SELECT
INPUT MODE
MASTER VOLUME

Selecting the front speakers

PHONES
jack. Press the
corresponding speaker pair on.
The front speaker A, B setting can be also be changed with
the SPEAKER button on the remote control unit.
Checking the currently playing program
source
2 Front panel display
STATUS
Press the
Descriptions of the unit's operations are also displayed on
the front panel display. In addition, the display can be
switched to check the unit's operating status while playing
a source.
2 Using the dimmer function
DIMMER
Press the
The display brightness changes in four steps (bright, medium,
dim and off).
DIRECT STEREO
STATUS DIMMER
SPEAKER
ANALOG
SPEAKER A B
or button to turn the
button.
button.
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Input mode
The AVR-486 has an AUTO signal detection mode that
automatically identifies the type of incoming audio signals, but is
also equipped with a manual mode that can be switched
according to the type of input audio signals.
2 Selecting the AUTO, PCM and DTS modes
INPUT MODE
Press the button.
The mode switches as shown below each time the INPUT
MODE button is pressed:
AUTO PCM
AUTO (auto mode):
In this mode, the types of signals being input to the digital and
analog input terminals for the selected input source are
detected and the program in the AVR-486's surround decoder
is selected automatically upon playback. This mode can be
selected for all input sources other than TUNER.
The presence or absence of digital signals is detected, the
signals input to the digital input terminals are identified and
decoding and playback are performed automatically with the
DTS, Dolby Digital or PCM (2 channel stereo) format. If no
digital signal is being input, the analog input terminals are
selected.
Use this mode to play Dolby Digital signals.
PCM (exclusive PCM signal playback mode):
Decoding and playback are only performed when PCM signals
are being input.
Note that noise may be generated when using this mode to
play signals other than PCM signals.
DTS (exclusive DTS signal playback mode):
Decoding and playback are only performed when DTS signals
are being input.
Basic Operation
DTS