NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page ii Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Contents Introduction ........... . .1 Safety information .
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page iii Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Contents Controlling other components ....... . . 28 Preprogrammed remote control codes .
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Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Introduction Safety information Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-R5101AHD-A represents the state of the art in AV Home Theater Receiver design and is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance. WARNING:...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 2 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver 12 Use only with the cart, Precautions PORTABLE CART WARNING stand, tripod, bracket, or 1 Recording copyrighted material—Unless it’s for table specified by the personal use only, recording copyrighted...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 4 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Display Description Function Composite Video and Plug the composite video and audio L/R output Audio L/R jacks cables from the indicated devices into these jacks.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 5 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Back panel - NS-RB1 Item Description Function CH +/– buttons In tuner mode, press to go to the next or previous preset channel. ALBUM RETURN button In menu mode, press to return to the main menu or previous menu.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 6 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Placing your speakers • If the subwoofer is placed near a turntable, CD player, or Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, howling or slipping of the sound may occur. To prevent this,...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 7 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver • Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In To connect the subwoofer: other words, connect positive (+) terminals only 1 Using a subwoofer RCA cable, connect the AV to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–)
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 8 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver To connect the antennas: Other cables 1 Connect the FM antenna to your receiver. Video Audio Note If you are using an indoor FM antenna, change the...
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 9 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Notes Audio Signal Flow Chart • The AV receiver does not support SCART plugs. Blu-ray Disc, DVD player, etc. • The AV receiver’s optical digital jacks have shutter-type covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and close when it’s removed.
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 10 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Using the audio return channel (ARC) function No. Jack Signal Components Assign. The audio return channel (ARC) function lets an MONITOR OUT Composite TV or projector...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 11 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Notes To record the audio from one source input and the video from another source input • The AV receiver must be turned on for recording.
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NS-RB1 subwoofer in jack. If you are not using Rocketboost™ with a How can I use Rocketboost™ with the NS-R5101AHD-A? subwoofer then this connection should not be made. This product includes the NS-RB1 Rocketboost™...
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 13 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Listening to music from other Rocketboost™ products Sender Signal Status To listen to music: ZONE2 STEREO ON ZONE2 STEREO is ON 1 Press the Power button on the NS-RB1...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 14 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver To install the batteries: Using the Audyssey 2EQ® room correction 1 Remove the cover. and speaker setup With the supplied calibration microphone, Audyssey 2EQ® automatically determines the...
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 15 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver • Cancel–To cancel the room correction and Notes speaker setup. • Make the room as quiet as possible. Background noise and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Note can disrupt the room measurements.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 16 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver If Subwoofer appears on the Review Speaker The following information can typically be Configuration screen as No, increase the displayed: subwoofer’s volume to the half-way point, set it to...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 17 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver The output is muted and the MUTING indicator • To automatically tune to a station: flashes on the display. • Press TUNING MODE until the AUTO indicator appears on the display.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 18 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to preset your favorite • MONO–This is mono (monophonic) sound. All the radio stations. audio signals are mixed and reproduced through a single speaker.
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 19 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Input Listening Mode Description Speaker Layout Source Dolby Digital In this mode, audio from the input source is output without surround-sound processing. 5.1ch 3.1, 5.1...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 20 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Listening Mode Description Input Source Speaker Layout Ideal for background music, this mode fills the entire listening area with stereo sound from the front, surround, and MONO 3.1, 5.1...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 21 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Each HDMI input can only be assigned to a single COAX, OPT1, OPT2–Select the digital audio input input selector. When HDMI1 - HDMI3 have already...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 22 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Use the diameter of the smallest speaker in your Notes system when choosing the crossover frequency. • The speaker distance setting is disabled while headphones are connected, or when Audio TV...
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 23 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver The mono setting specifies the channel to be used Adjusting the Audyssey settings (Audyssey 2EQ®, for playing any 2-channel digital source, such as Dynamic EQ®, Dynamic Volume® and Reference Level...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 24 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Adjusting the Theater-Dimensional setting (Listening Submenu Configuration Angle submenu) 0 dB (default)–Use when listening to movies. This setting lets you optimize the 5 dB–Select this setting for content that has a very Theater-Dimensional listening mode by specifying wide dynamic range, such as classical music.
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 25 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver CEC Function (HDMI Control submenu) Submenu Configuration This function lets CEC-compatible components Off–Power Control disabled. Power Control connected via HDMI to be controlled by the On (default)–Power Control enabled.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 26 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver TV Control (TV Control submenu) • Center–12 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB, in 1 dB steps. Set to On when you want to control the receiver...
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 27 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver • DTS Notes • DTS Neo:6 Cinema • If the beginnings of tracks from a PCM source • DTS 96/24 are cut off, try setting the format to PCM.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 28 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Controlling other Using the remote control to control other components components Press the REMOTE MODE button for the component you want to control first. You can use your receiver’s remote control to control your other AV components.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 29 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Remote control codes Cable/PVR Combination Tivo 02576 Insignia Receiver WideOpenWest 01877 Default 62472 Zone 2 62545 Tuner 52472 Denon 72222 70000 Cable Set Top Box...
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 30 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Satellite Set Top Box Television Tivo 01142, 01442 Sharp 10818 Toshiba 00749, 01749 Sony 10810 Voom 00869 11963 Sylvania 11394, 11864, 11963 Syntax 11610 SAT/PVR Combination...
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 31 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver DVD-R Proscan 30522 Zenith 33003 30522 Samsung 30490, 30573, 33001, 32329, 32489, TV/DVD Combination 32556 Akai 11675 Sharp 33002 Dynex 12049, 12184 Sony 30864, 31033, 31633, 33004...
If the receiver Troubleshooting turns off when you set the volume to maximum, disconnect the power cord, and contact your Insignia dealer. No sound • Make sure that the digital input source is selected properly.
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 33 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Category Problem/Possible Solution Category Problem/Possible Solution There’s no sound TUNER Problems • Check the digital audio output setting on the connected with a certain signal Reception is noisy, device.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 34 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Tuner section Category Problem/Possible Solution How do I change • Use the Multiplex setting on the Audio Adjust menu to Element Specification the language of a select Main or Sub.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 35 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Legal notices FCC Part 15 This system contains a NS-RB1 wireless audio sender/receiver, and has been certified under FCC ID: ATMUPT1W and IC: 6547A-UPT1WL. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of...
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