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Denon AVR-5800 User's Manual

1. Precautions when connecting speakers If a speaker is placed near a TV or video monitor the colors on the screen may be disturbed by the speaker s magnetism If this should happen move the speaker away to a position where it does not have this effect r FRONT AS Y C 0 E 0 corona gt size ovo vop TV DES VAX vcRi vore vors VORA vore VoRa NONTOR o ii 1 2 00000000 ONO O Y oewer d surra f B surr f B EFFECT A EA SPEAKER IMPEDANCE FRONT CENTER SUAR MULTI h ZONE DA SURROUND AORB 6 A B SPEAKER SYSTEMS w SW BENI ENZ iv A ASAE oouToroon poner lt 7 SS SEI o SWITCHED TOTAL 120W 1A MAX me do 8y OAL AF EV BE As 1 28 2 3 4 5 o ES q coal OPTICAL Dema FT F T FT F T L R L R SURROUND BACK SURROUND SPEAKER SPEAKER SYSTEMS SYSTEMS B NOTE When using only one surround back speaker connect it to left channel
2. 1 Display the surround parameter SUPER STADIUM screen on the monitor X The screen for the selected FROOM SIZE surround mode appears um 4med ium TONE cannot be selected in SE EFFECT 15 gt Remote control unit the Direct or Home THX Cinema q one u b mode 008 SB CH OUT ssa EM plo Default Yes Press the CURSOR PAGE button to 2 pp t highlight the display then use the SYRER STADIUM jog stick to set the parameters ROOM SIZE Select TONE _ TJ 4med i um gt Lee EFFECT 15 gt Q D COMP MDI res as i TONE 4 2 Remote control unit a B SB CH OUT 53 A N 4 plo Mama DIRET Default Yes 3 PUSH ENTER Switch to the Tone Control screen DTS STEREO EM seuze SIMU STEREO mMc Front Bass 4 1008 gt a N Total Control Treble 108 sm J E str Center Bass 1008 FTone Defeat on 4 E Treble 1008 Remote control unit Surround Bass 1008 Bass 4 6dB gt Treble 1008 SurroundBack Bass 1008 Treble 4 10dB gt Treble 1008 Subwoofer Bass 1048 Windividual Control 4 To select Bass or Treble To set the level X If you do not want the tone to be adjusted set Tone Defeat to ON riir t ONA See page 35 q Remote control unit e Remote control unit Enter the setting russos The surround menu screen re appea
3. Beet BE E E E F type converter plug attached L FEEDER When using the FM antenna E CABLE attach to this apparatus E 75 Q ohms COAXIAL CABLE E E annnnnaoa E EBB EB BBB eee eee eB E E FM INDOOR 300 Q ohms ANTENNA Supplied FM ANTENNA 300 Q ohms ADAPTER OO TERMINALS pee arial Supplied e An F type FM antenna cable plug can be connected directly E i GROUND e f the FM antenna cable s plug is not of the F type connect using the included antenna adapter AM loop antenna assembly FM antenna adapter assembly Connect to the AM antenna terminals Open the cover Remove the vinyl tie and take out the Bend in the reverse connection line direction PULL ANTENNA ADAPTER a With the antenna on top any stable surface 75 Q ohms COAXIAL CABLE b With the antenna X no toa gt h gt H wall N h A Installation hole Connection of AM antennas Mount on wall etc 1 Loosen by turning 2 Insert the 3 Tighten by turning counterclockwise cord clockwise E gt Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the p
4. Screen while icons are displayed e System setup i AVAMP DENON gt UNCTION 1 5 FUNCTION 1 5 AVAMP DENON gt lt SURROUND 2 5 AVAMP DENON Da SETTING 3 5 AVAMP DENON 5CH 7CH Ce STEREO lt M ZONE1 4 5 AVAMP DENON gt M ZONE2 5 5 AVAMP DENON gt VOLUME VOLUME DOWN UP TUNER VOLUME VOLUME DOWN UP TUNER ems and default values set upon shipment from the factory Transmission codes of independent buttons CHANNEL vot o CHANNELA Tuner preset CHANNELY Tuner preset VOLA VOLY MUTE Main volume of AV amplifier Main volume of AV amplifier Muting of AV amplifier System setup Default settings Input the combination of speakers in your system and their Speaker corresponding sizes SMALL for regular speakers LARGE for full Front Sp Center Sp Surround Sp Surround Back Sp Sub Woofer Configuration size full range to automatically set the composition of the signals output from the speakers and the frequency response Small Small Smal Small 2spkrs Yes Use this function when using multiple surround speaker Surround DOLBY THX
5. occ os ao oS HOME THX CINAMA DOLBY SURR CURSOR CH PARA J PAGE SELECT AVAMP DENON lt surRounD 25 gt PURE DIRECT DIRECT STEREO 5CH 7CH STEREO 39 Multi source and multi zone playback MULTI ROOM MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM e When the outputs of the MULTI SOURCE AUDIO OUT terminals are wired and connected to integrated amplifiers installed in other rooms different sources can be played in rooms other than the main room in which this unit and the playback devices are installed Refer to ANOTHER ROOM on the diagram below e When a sold separately room to room remote control unit DENON RC 616 617 or 618 is wired and connected between the main room and another room the remote controllable devices in the main room can be controlled from another room using the remote control unit X To control playback devices other than the ones above either use that device s remote control unit or preset a separately sold programmable remote control unit NOTES e For the AUDIO output use high quality pin plug cords and wire in such a way that there is no humming or noise e For instructions on installation and operation of separately sold devices refer to the devices operating instructions MULTI ROOM MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM 1 Multi zone playback using the MULTI ZONE 1 terminals The AVR 5800 is equipped with audio pr
6. Integrated pre main amplifier RED sensor OUTPUT INPUT RC 616 INFRARED RETRANSMITTER MULTIZONE MULT aee 0 err Tre FRONT CENTER SURROUND BACK ren isa SURROUND AORB 616i A 8 janta SPEAR S I oS fol jo REMOTE CONTROL o fo o o o ROOMTOROOM POWER DOLBY DIGITAL RF mom ow AS 2320 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 S500 COAXIAL OPTICAL o DIGITAL Extension jacks for future use X For instructions on operations using the MULTI SOURCE jacks see page 37 SWITCHED TOTAL 120W 1A MAX AC 120V 60Hz COETS AUX OUT 11 Speaker system connections Connect the speaker terminals with the speakers making sure that like polarities are matched with O with Mismatching of polarities will result in weak central sound unclear orientation of the various instruments and the sense of direction of the stereo being impaired When making connections take care that none of the individual conductors of the speaker cord come in contact with adjacent terminals with other speaker cord conductors or with the rea
7. this unit s CD jacks using pin plug 7 sia cords O Jem ANTENNA TERMINAIS TV DES X VCRA Vi vers vor1 WA VCRS MONITOR Connect the CD player s analog poa output jacks ANALOG OUTPUT to OwO P oO E P N EFFECT y 3 SURR A a m Q AM Loop BS a ANT FMCOAX CDR MD 7 La NAPE TAPE 2 mun Ola lO RI os om E MULTI EAKEI EDAN O zone CDR7 MD MULTIZONE ES E R PHONO TAPE TAPES 1 2 ELIAS 9 u K Turntable MM cartridge a ao AB E sw sw SW N AANA SAAHA PREOUT our or lala OUT E a 1 Pri ae fo fey ey el ye el SWITCHED TOTAL 120W 14 MAX AMP DOLBY DIGITAL RF AC 120V 60Hz a x four EE a A ACOUIET O ECA COAXIAL OPTICA E DIGHAL E Ground wire a 7 om a MD recorder DAT deck or other component equipped with digital input output jacks Extension jacks for future use Connecting a turntable oJ o t o0000 Connect the turntable s output cord to the AVR 5800 s PHONO jacks the L left plug to the L jack the R right plug to the right jack NOTE This unit cannot be used with MC cartridges directly Us
8. 13 6 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Front Panel e For details on the functions of these parts refer to the pages given in parentheses INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME HOME CINEMA PURE DIRECT PHONES 1 Power INdIGALor saeia e tainai dad EEEE in 2 Power switch Headphones jack PHONES ED DIRECT button O INPUT MODE selector button O ANALOG button O EXT indutor O CINEMA MUSIC button O 6 1 7 1 SURROUND button QD VIDEO ON OFF button QD TONE DEFEAT button 12 ZONET DUTON sreg aeee aE re regata dd B REC M ZONE 2 button AD STEREO button DB DOLBY SURROUND button QD DTS SURROUND button WIDE SCREEN button 5CH 7CH STEREO button 14 DSP SIMULATION button 49 20 ULTI FUNCTION STATUS button 35 21 ULTI FUNCTION MODE SELECT button 42 ULTI FUNCTION REC SELECTOR M ZONE selector dial FUNCTION ssa umas umas Riis pnunae eine 36 23 ULTI FUNCTION control dial CONTROL 43 MASTER VOLUME control 34 25 nput source Indicators petaca aa saga 33 26 aster volume indicator VOLUME LEVEL 34 Display 28 nput mode indicators INPUT MODE 34 OB AL24 indicator 34 30 Digital signal indicators SIGNAL 34 D Surround speaker system indicators SURROUND SPEAKER A B ceecee 35 ED PURE DIRECT
9. gt OFF 4 puma Enter the setting The System Setup Menu reappears Auto tuner presets Use this to automatically search for FM broadcasts and store up to 40 stations at preset channels A1 to 8 B1 to 8 C1 to 8 D1 to 8 and E1 to 8 NOTES e f an FM station cannot be preset automatically due to poor reception use the Manual tuning operation to tune in the station then preset it using the manual Preset memory operation 1 t At the System Setup Menu select Auto Tuner Presets System Setup Menu Speaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets 29 Switch to the Auto Preset Memory screen PUSH ENTER Auto Preset Tuner Auto Turning amp Preset Station Memory Storing Preset Memory Start Yes 4 Select Yes for Start Search flashes on the screen and searching begins Completed appears once searching is completed The display automatically switches to screen 3 PUSH ENTER lt X This completes system setup Once these settings are made there is no need to change them unless different AV components are connected or the speakers are repositioned After completing system setup This button can be pressed at any time during the system setup process to complete the
10. 2 Multi zone playback using the MULTI ZONE 2 terminals The AVR 5800 is equipped with audio pre output terminals with a fixed output level M ZONE 2 as the MULTI ZONE 2 output terminals These are not video outputs Settings can be made at the system setup menu so that the same source as the M ZONE 2 pre out terminals can be played from the speakers connected to the M ZONE 2 speaker terminals E When using the PRE OUT terminals MAIN ROOM AVAMP DENON ANOTHER ROOM lt m zone2 55 gt VOLUME DOWN 0E 0 S RC 8001ST AVR 5800 EH When using the M ZONE 2 MULTI speaker terminals ANOTHER ROOM bs MAIN ROOM AVR 5800 J RC 8001ST NOTE When the main unit is set to the recording output mode the M ZONE 2 remote control unit key cannot be operated See page 36 3 When using a separately sold room to room remote control unit RC 616 617 or 618 When the main room and another separately sold room to room remo For details refer to the operating in room are far apart and operation is not possible with RF transmission operation is possible using a e control unit RC 616 617 or 618 structions of the RC 616 617 or 618 ANOTHER ROOM INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER e REMOTE CONTROL UNIT MAIN ROOM ROOM TO ROOM REMOTE CONTROL
11. I TS qe DIGITAL LD player or other component equipped with a Dolby Digital RF output jacks LD player or other component equipped with digital output jacks not output from this jack See page 30 OF nee ERRAR TITE E MONITOR RP Na eee eee E gt Kc NOTES Video output connections for LD players equipped with Dolby Digital RF AC 3 RF output jacks e To connect an Dolby Digital AC 3 compatible LD player to the Dolby Digital RF AC 3 RF jacks connect the player s video outputs to this unit s VDP input jacks e When the Dolby Digital RF AC 3 RF input selector button on the AVR 5800 is pressed the picture switches to the signals input to the VDP input jacks ea s BERR RRR REPRE RR RRR REE REE REESE REESE EERE se oa m r gt E 5 L Connecting a video decks e There are three sets of video deck VCR jacks so three video decks can be connec Video input output connections e Connect the video deck s video output jack VIDEO OUT to the VIDEO yellow VCR 1 OUT jack using 75 Q ohms video coaxial pin plug cords Connecting the audio output jacks e Connect the video deck s audio output jacks AUDIO OUT to the OUT jacks using pin plug cords X Connect the another video deck to the VCR 2 or VCR 3 jacks in AUDIO he same way ed for
12. SB CH OUT SB CH OUT 4 OFF gt 4 OFF b Default Yesd Default Yes ane Press the CURSOR PAGE button to highlight the POMENE t display then use the jog stick to set the parameters AVANP DENON m lt suRrRounD 2 5 gt URE DIRECT HOME THX 4 q gt OME Th Remote control unit DOLBY DIRECT STEREO then press the SURR PARA button to complete the setting 5CH 7CH DSP SIMU STEREO SURR CURSOR CH PARA IPAGE SELECT O elle BOGE 6 Ea Press the CURSOR PAGE button so that the display is no longer highlighted SURR PARA g E Remote control unit NOTE e When Default is selected and the jog stick is moved to the left CINEMA EQ and D COMP are automatically turned off SB CH OUT is reset CHANNEL LEVEL and the tone is set to the default value 46 Surround parameters CINEMA EO Cinema Equalizer The Cinema EQ function gently decreases the level of the extreme high frequencies compensating for overly bright sounding motion picture soundtracks Select this function if the sound from the front speakers is too bright This function only works in the Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Digital DTS Surround and Wide Screen modes D COMP Dynamic Range Compression Motion picture soundtracks have tremendous dynamic range the contrast between very soft and very loud sounds For listening late at night or whenever the maximum sound le
13. outlet 2 Press and hold the DIRECT buttons and STEREO buttons and at the same time plug in the AC cord 3 Check that the entire display is flashing with an interval of O O about 1 second and release your fingers from the 2 buttons 900000000 and the microprocessor will be initialized NOTES e f step 3 does not work start over from step 1 e f the microprocessor has been reset all the button settings are reset to the default values the values set upon shipment from the factory 54 15 TROUBLESHOOTING If a problem should arise first check the following 1 Are the connections correct 2 Have you operated the receiver according to the Operating Instructions 3 Are the speakers turntable and other components operating property If this unit is not operating properly check the items listed in the table below Should the problem persist there may be a malfunction Disconnect the power immediately and contact your store of purchase e Band O ends of battery inserted in reverse Symptom Cause Measures Page DISPLAY not lit and sound not produced Power cord not plugged in securely e Check the insertion of the power cord plug 6 when power switch set to on e Speaker cords not securely connected e Connect securely 12 13 e Input source selector button position is not e Switch to t
14. AVAMP DENON lt seTTING 35 gt INPUT M ZONE 1 MODE ON OFF ANALOG SPEAKER ON EXT IN SCREEN VIDEO Re omer system cursor TEST SETUP PAGE TONE shown below each time the SPEAKER button is pressed 1 The surround speakers switch as SPEAKER SURROUND A B Remote control unit SURROUND A SURROUND B X This operation is possible when the setting for using both surround speakers A and B is made at Speaker Configuration in the System Setup Menu 35 Multi source recording playback With the exception of the case in 2 below only the signal connected to the analog input jacks are output from the REC OUT and multi room output jacks 1 Playing one source while recording another REC OUT mode REC M ZONE 2 Press the REC M ZONE 2 button until 1 REC OUT SOURCE appears on the set s display Main unit Sooooloo oo aoa oa foo amp cS co 2 Select the source you want to record FUNCTION appears on the set s display e The indicator for the selected program source lights Main unit Display 2 PHONO CD TUNER AUX DVD VDP TV DBS VCR V AUX MD TAPE Set the recording mode e For operating instructions refer to the manual of the component on which you want to record To cancel press the REC M ZONE 2 4 button ies i M ZONE 2 NOTES e Recording sources o
15. interference may result in a decrease of the actual volume of the low frequency range e Selection of the LFE THX play mode will play the low frequency signal range of the channel selected with LARGE from that channel only Therefore the low frequency signal range that are played from the subwoofer channel are only the low frequency signal range of LFE only during Dolby Digital or DTS signal playback and the channel specified as SMALL in the setup menu THX is recommended in this play mode so that bass interference is less likely to occur in the room e Select the play mode that provides bass reproduction with body Setting the Surround Back channel Set the operation for the digital signals when playing in the 6 1 SURROUND DTS ES and THX SURROUND EX surround modes iets At the System Setup Menu select SB CH Auto Flag Detect and press the ENTER button System Setup Menu e Unon Speaker Configuration FSB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets J 2 pio Seleotthedesired setting THXSurounEX DTS ES THXSurroinlEX DTS ES Auto Flag Detect Mode Auto Flag Detect Mode X We recommend setting this to OFF ON 4 boi E lt OFF When set to ON the operation for software for which Non Flag Source EN SBch Output
16. PURE DIRECT Main unit Remote control unit 2 DIRECT mode Use this mode to achieve good quality 2 channel sound while watching images In this mode the audio signals bypass such circuits as the tone circuit and are transmitted directly resulting in good quality sound DIRECT DIRECT A Main unit Remote control unit 3 STEREO mode Use this mode to adjust the tone and achieve the desired sound while watching images STEREO STEREO A Main unit Remote control unit When no video signals of a DVD etc are connected to the 4 VIDEO ON OFF button AVR 5800 and the DVD etc are connected directly to a TV etc the unneeded video circuitry can be turned off by selecting the VIDEO OFF setting VIDEO ON OFF Main unit NOTES The system setup function cannot be used when the PURE DIRECT mode is set or the VIDEO OFF setting is selected To use the system setup function cancel the PURE DIRECT mode or selec the VIDEO ON setting The multi room video output is not output in the PURE DIRECT and VIDEO OFF modes The channel level and surround parameters in the PURE DIRECT mode are the same as in the DIRECT mode When the PURE DIRECT button is pressed while in the PURE DIRECT mode the PURE DIRECT mode is canceled and the DIRECT mode is set The PURE DIRECT mode can also be canceled by turning the INPUT SELECTOR knob or pressing another surround mode button
17. e Set to Dolby Surround No test tones are produced Dolby Surround No sound is produced from surround Surround mode is set to STEREO e Set to a mode other than STEREO speakers na P e Not connected to Dolby Digital jacks e Connect the LD player s Dolby Digital RF output to 7 Dolby Digitaliis notipossible with LDs the AVR 5800 s Dolby Digital RF input jacks e Batteries dead naa with new batteries 31 e Remote control unit too far from this unit eR OVOG ae 31 This unit does not operate properly when Obstacle between this unit and remote control emos DUSTER 31 remote control unit is used unit ep th butt e Different button is being pressed 19337 18 DORE Pawan e Insert batteries properly 31 55 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Optimum surround sound for different sources There are currently various types of multi channel signals signals or formats with more than two channels E Types of multi channel signals Dolby Digital EX Dolby Pro Logic DTS ES high definition 3 1 signals Japan MUSE Hi Vision audio DVD Audio SACD Super Audio CD MPEG multi channel audio etc Source here does not refer to the type of signal format but the recorded content Sources can be divided into two major categories 2 Types of sources e Movie audio Signals created to be played in movie theaters In general sound is recorded to be played in movie theaters equipped with multiple surround speakers regard
18. the settings are automatically reset to the default values PUSH ENTER PUSH ENTER rus even Enter the setting The System Setup Menu reappears NOTES The OPTICAL 5 and 6 jacks on the AVR 5800 s rear panel are equipped with an optical digital output jack for recording digital signals on a DAT deck MD recorder or other digital recorder Use this for digital recording between a digital audio source stereo 2 channel and a digital audio recorder Do not connect the output of the component connected to the OPTICAL 5 OUT jack on the AVR 5800 s rear panel to any jack other than the OPTICAL 5 IN jack Do not connect the output of the component connected to the OPTICAL 6 OUT jack on the AVR 5800 s rear panel to any jack other than the OPTICAL 6 IN jack PHONO and TUNER cannot be selected on the Digital In Assignment screen 28 Setting the on screen display OSD e Use this to turn the on screen display messages other than the menu screens on or off At the System Setup Menu select On Screen Display 1 PUSH ENTER t System Setup Menu Speaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets 2 ANa Switch to the On Screen Display screen 3 rune Select ON or OFF On Screen Display EM
19. 6 5 2spkrs X When the surround back speaker setting is set to 1spkr for Example When the volume is set to 12 dB Speaker Configuration this is set to SB while the test tone is being produced from the subwoofer Use the CURSOR buttons to adjust all the speakers to the same volume The volume can be adjusted between 12 dB and 12 dB in units of 1 dB ao b When the Manual mode is selected Test Tone Mami Move jog stick ENTER left and right to select the speaker for which SW ch 1248 O you want to output test tones then move jog stick ENTER back and FL C FR SR SBL SAR SL DH q forth to adjust so that the volume of the test tones from the various NS Gy tir nee speakers is the same a 6 O Flashing 45 PUSH ENTER we Op Op Op Om Om op Og C Al Example When the volume is set to 12 dB while the subwoofer is selected risen After the above settings are completed press the ENTER button again The Channel Level screen reappears X To cancel the settings select Level Clear and Yes on the Channel Level screen then make the settings again The level of each channel should be adjusted to 75 dB C weighted slow meter mode on a sound level meter at the listening position If a sound level meter is not a
20. B jacks Set the surround speaker selection on the e To activate the appropriate speakers for movies and music we suggest that during setup choose Dolby Digital DTS with THX and Surround Speakers A the bipolar or dipolar speakers mounted at the sides of the listening position 59 The AVR 5800 is equipped with a digital signal processing circuit that lets you play program sources in the surround mode to achieve the same sense of presence as in a movie theater Dolby Surround 1 Dolby Digital Dolby Surround AC 3 Dolby Digital is the multi channel digital signal format developed by Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital consists of up to 5 1 channels front left front right center surround left surround right and an additional channel exclusively reserved for additional deep bass sound effects the Low Frequency Effects LFE channel also called the 1 channel containing bass frequencies of up to 120 Hz Unlike the analog Dolby Pro Logic format Dolby Digital s main channels can all contain full range sound information from the lowest bass up to the highest frequencies 22 kHz The signals within each channel are distinct from the others allowing pinpoint sound imaging and Dolby Digital offers tremendous dynamic range from the most powerful sound effects to the quietest softest sounds free from noise and distortion EH Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic Comparison of home surround systems
21. Part Names and Functions Setting up NSS VSCOM 35 A eszcerseeaces E Seena ET Op E r deaguiadiiosracofissa pads isada Remote Control Unit of oof Poff oft Operation E ACCESSORIES SUMMOUNG ssccyevetincsscrisrenteensececineuadscnekcaonessntaacsaendianttedsashantaectaneas Ei DENON Original Surround Modes a Listening to lho Radi Oreeion senontwogaceiaressecniacdnieorsgaerzanyenandd Last Function Memorny ssz zs22izmz racapalitogo queen stasadesquanyis denagas agate E Initialization of the MicroproCeSSOM 6ccccceeeeeeeeeeeee eee eeeeeaeeeeenees 54 MOUDIESHOOUN Gs xz whence ight ge ctents cd piadas ack aaa oa a aba a animada 55 EB Additional Information 56 65 SPECIICALIONS aaasatasuanasas nagar uian p Ten dS ioi SESTE 66 Check that the following parts are included in addition to the main unit Operating instructions O Warranty for North America model only 1 O Service station list 1 QACCod 1 AVR 5800 1 O Remote control unit O LRG AA alkaline batteries 4 OQ AM loop antenna 1 O FM indoor antenna 1 RG BOOD norrois 1 RC 8000 00 ccccese esses 1 FM antenna adaptor 1 O RC 8001ST 1set 0 7 0 O SS a le Nie 1 BEFORE USING Pay attention to the following before using this unit e Moving the set To prevent short circuits or damaged wires in the connection cords always
22. SYSTEM separately sold control line MULTI SOURCE AUDIO signal cable SPEAKER cable REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 41 SURROUND Before playing with the surround function e Before playing with the surround function be sure to use the test tones to adjust the playback level from the different speakers This adjustment can be performed with the system setup see page 25 or from the remote control unit as described below e Adjusting with the remote control unit using the test tones is only possible in the Auto mode and only effective in the DOLBY SURROUND and HOME THX CINEMA modes The adjusted levels for the different modes are automatically stored in the memory YAM CENON Test tones are output from the different speakers Press the 4 Seite do CURSOR PAGE button to highlight the display then use the INPUT M ZONE 1 jog stick to adjust the channel level PUSH ENTER t ON OFF ANALOG SPEAKER CURSOR PAGE ON EXT IN SCREEN o m VIDEO SELECT era ah t 3 2 3 3 After completing the adjustment press the CURSOR PAGE button again so that the display is no longer highlighted then press the TEST TONE button to complete the operation DIMMER 1 CURSOR v gt O m e After adjusting using the test tones make the desired settings for each surround mode to be played then use the procedure described below to adjust the l
23. are also music CDs recorded in DTS These CDs include 5 1 channel surround signals compared to two channels on current CDs They do not include picture data but they offer surround playback on CD players that are equipped with digital outputs PCM type digital output required DTS surround track playback offers the same intricate grand sound as in a movie theater right in your own listening room EH DTS compatible media and playback methods DIGITAL Marks indicating DTS compatibility Prey and ES RROUND The following are general examples Also refer to the player s operating instructions Media Dolby Digital output jacks Playback method reference page cD Optical or coaxial digital outpu Set the input mode to AUTO or DTS page 33 same as for PCM X 2 Never set the mode to ANALOG or PCM X1 LD VDP Optical or coaxial digital outpu Set the input mode to AUTO or DTS page 33 same as for PCM x 2 Never set the mode to ANALOG or PCM X1 DVD Optical or coaxial digital outpu Set the input mode to AUTO or DTS 33 same as for PCM 3 et the input mode to or page 33 X 1 DTS signals are recorded in the same way on CDs and LDs as PCM signals Because of this the un decoded DTS signals are output as random hissy noise from the CD or LD player s analog outputs If this noise is played with the amplifier set at a very high v
24. are input to the AVR 5800 from a video source VDP etc connected to both the S Video and video input jacks the on screen display signals are output with priority to the S Video monitor output If you wish to output the signals to the video monitor output jack do not connect a cord to the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack For details see page 30 e The AVR 5800 s on screen display function is designed for use with high resolution monitor TVs so it may be difficult to read small characters on TVs with small screens or low resolutions e The setup menu is not displayed when headphones are being used e Speaker system layout Basic system layout For a THX Surround EX system e The following is an example of the basic layout for a system consisting of eight speaker systems and a television monitor Subwoofer Center speaker system Surround back speaker systems Front speaker systems Set these at the sides of the TV or screen with their front surfaces as flush with the front of the screen as possible Surround speaker systems With the AVR 5800 it is also possible to use the surround speaker selector function to choose the best layout for a variety of sources and surround modes e Surround speaker selector function This function makes it possible to achieve the optimum sound fields for different sources by switching between two systems of surround speakers A and B The settings of the different speakers A only B only or A B
25. are stored in the memory for the different surround modes so they are set automatically when the surround mode is selected e It is also possible to select surround speakers A B but we recommend using the more effective multi surround speaker system with the surround back speakers Using A only Using B only Multi surround speaker system Single surround speaker system 17 Before setting up the system 1 Check that all the connections are correct then turn on the main unit s power ON STANDBY Main unit Either lightly press on the remote control unit s touch panel or press the LIGHT button to turn on the liquid crystal display The back light does not turn on when the touch panel is pressed CHANNEL you MUTE ucHT D By default the liquid crystal display is set to display for 10 seconds but this can be changed to approximately 120 seconds using the procedure described below so that operations during system up can be performed securely Aene Lightly press the remote control unit s jog stick PUSH ENTER to display the icon display section Press the w button in the icon display section to display the SETUP icon a AVAMP DENON UNCTION 1 5 SEIO LT AVAMP TUNER rom Press the SETUP icon for at least 3 seconds to display the setup screen PUSHENTER Push the remote control unit s jog stick to the right to
26. button 44 33 nput source selector dial INPUT SELECTOR 33 D HOME THX CINEMA button ssa sussa guess neo desde sasac as aa 45 35 Remote control sensor REMOTE SENSOR 31 Remote control unit e For details refer to the separate supplied RC 8000 operating instructions AVAMP DENON UNCTION 1 5 gt 1 AMAM OFF TUNER TUNER DBS TV SAT DvD VCR 2 VCR 3 TAPE 1 TAPE 2 a o lt o o lt 5 0 o O CHANNEL PUSH ENTER LIGHT Y MUTE Y DENON 1 Transmitter Q VOL volume up down buttons 2 Touch panel O LIGHT back light button O CHANNEL up down buttons O Battery charging contacts O MUTE button 10 RF frequency selector switch O USB terminal Reset button Jog stick PUSH ENTER Battery cover X The USB terminal is a terminal that will be used in the future to update the microprocessor program etc 15 SETTING UP THE SYSTEM e Once all connections with other AV components have been completed as described in CONNECTIONS see pages 6 to 13 make the various settings described below on the monitor screen using the AVR 5800 s on screen display function These settings are required to set up the listening room s AV system centered around the AVR 5800 e Use the following buttons to set up the system
27. display the SETUP 4 4 page 1 Press the LCD 10s button on this page so that this part is displayed in half tone dot mesh SETUP lt setup 4 4 D gt Battery Sound Calibration Now press the A button to set the time display to 120 c eC Light 5s RF IR Select RF Secret Do0o000000q0 ossos oc co co 2 5 6 7 8 Press the button in the icon display section to display the AVAMP icon Press the AVAMP icon to display the page section SETUP lt Setup 4 4 D gt Rattery Sound ON rust enti Push the remote control unit s jog stick o the right to display the SETUP 3 5 page gt Press SYSTEM SETUP at the bottom left to display the System Setup Menu on the TV screen AVAMP DENON lt SETTING 345 gt INPUT M ZONE 1 MODE ON OFF ANALOG SPEAKER System Setup Menu ESpeaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets 18 Setting the type of speakers e The composition of the signals output from the different channels and the frequency response are adjusted automatically according to the combin
28. five settings small med s medium small medium med I 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 Lower the level if the sound seems distorted DELAY TIME In the matrix mode only the delay time can be set within the range of O to 300 ms TONE CONTROL This can be set individually for the separate surround modes other than Direct and Home THX Cinema EH Surround modes and parameters Signals and adjustability in the different modes Channel output Parameter default values are shown in parentheses SURROUND When playing Dolby Digital BACK and DTS signals Mode didi SURROUND n ca woorer CONTRDL CREMA EFFECT LeveL OOM o DELAY DCOMP AFDM sCHOUT PURE DIRECT DIRECT O x x x x x x x x x x O OFF x x STEREO O x x x O 0dB x x x x x x O OFF x x EXTERNAL INPUT O O 0dB x x x x x x x x x WIDE SCREEN O O 0dB O OFF O ON O 10 x x x O OFF x O HOME THX CINEMA O x x x x x x x O OFF o o DOLBY PRO LOGIC O O 0dB O OFF x x x x O OFF O O DOLBY DIGITAL O O 0dB O OFF x x x x x O OFF O O DTS SURROUND O O 0
29. front at a narrower distance than the front left and right speakers When using one surround back speaker place it at the rear center facing the front at a slightly higher position 0 to 20 cm than the surround speakers We recommend installing the surround back speaker s at a slightly downward facing angle This effectively prevents he surround back channel signals from reflecting off the monitor or screen at the front center resulting in interference and making the sense of movement from the front to the back less sharp Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker A jacks on the AVR 5800 and set all settings on the setup menu o A This is the factory default setting For details see page 16 2 Setting for primarily watching movies using diffusion type speakers for the surround speakers For the greatest sense of surround sound envelopment diffuse radiation speakers such as bipolar types or dipolar THX types provide a wider dispersion than is possible to obtain from a direct radiating speaker monopolar Place these speakers at either side of the prime listening position mounted above ear level Path of the surround sound from the speakers to the listening position Surround speakers Surround back speakers As seen from above e Set the front speakers center speaker and subwoofer in the same Surround back speaker positions as in example 1 tis best to place the surround speakers directly at the
30. left and right jacks SELECT Tone A 5 SETUP IPAGE TONE 2 Cancelling the external input mode To cancel the external input EXT IN setting press the INPUT MODE or ANALOG button to switch to the desired input mode FY Main unit Remote control unit INPUT MODE ANALOG e When the input mode is set to the external input EXT IN the play mode PURE DIRECT DIRECT STEREO DOLBY DTS SURROUND HOME THX CINEMA WIDE SCREEN 5CH 7CH STEREO or DSP SIMULATION cannot be set NOTES e In play modes other than the external input mode the signals connected to these jacks cannot be played In addition signals cannot be output from channels not connected to the input jacks e The external input mode can be set for any input source To watch video while listening to sound select the input source to which the video signal is connected then set this mode 38 Playing audio sources CDs and DVDs The AVR 5800 is equipped with three 2 channel playback modes exclusively for music Select the mode to suit your tastes 1 PURE DIRECT mode In this mode the music is played with an extremely high level of sound quality When this mode is set all the video related circuits are turned off so that music signals can be reproduced with high quality When an analog input phono etc is selected the digital processing circuitry is also turned off to achieve analog sound with even higher purity
31. moving from the front to the center rear with the multi surround speaker systems used in movie theaters thereby enabling various types of surround sound The surround back channel signal is a matrix encoded signal inserted into both the Dolby Digital SL surround left and SR surround right channels Upon playback the signals are decoded by a high precision digital matrix decoder within the Dolby Digital decoder into the SL SR and SB channels and output as 6 1 channels of signals With the AVR 5800 the signals further undergo Home THX Cinema processing to achieve a THX Surround EX system Even without the proper environment for playing the SB channel Dolby Digital Surround EX signals are 100 compatible with existing 5 1 channel playback systems so they can be played as such In this case the SB channel signal is produced as a monaural signal from both the SL and SR channels so none of the signal components are missing The effects specific to THX Surround EX the sense of spatial expression and the positioning of the sound however are the same as with conventional 5 1 channel surround systems OLucasfilm Ltd amp TM All Rights Reserved Surround EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby Laboratories and is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Used under authorization 63 stem setup items and default values set upon shipment fr System setup Default settings Inp
32. natural sense of expansion to the sound field 62 Home THX Cinema surround mode THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by the world renowned film production company Lucasfilm Ltd THX grew from George Lucas personal desire to make your experience of the film soundtrack in both movie theaters and in your home theater as faithful as possible to what the director intended Movie soundtracks are mixed in special movie theaters called dubbing stages and are designed to be played back in movie theaters with similar equipment and conditions The soundtrack created for movie theaters is then transferred directly onto Laserdisc VHS tape DVD etc and is not changed for playback in a small home theater environment THX engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate the sound from the movie theater environment into the home correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur On the AVR 5800 when the Home THX Cinema mode is on THX processing is automatically added after the Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Digital or DTS decoder Re Equalization The tonal balance of a film soundtrack will be excessively bright and harsh when played back over audio equipment in the home because film soundtracks are designed to be played back in large movie theaters using very different professional equipment Re Equalization restores the correct tonal balance for watching a movie soundtrack in a small home environment T
33. no identification signals are recorded is set MESES NON OFF DIS ES MTRX J PUSH ENTER Enter the setting The System Setup Menu reappears THX surround EX DTS ES Auto Flag Detect Mode AFDM setting OFF sasn Set the OFF mode to perform 6 1 channel playback with conventional 5 1 channel sources or sources on which the identification signal described below is not recorded O Nissa This function only works with software on which a special identification signal is recorded This software is scheduled to go on sale in the future This is a function for automatically playing in the 6 1 channel mode using the surround back speakers if the software is recorded in THX Surround EX or DTS ES or in the normal 5 1 channel mode without using the surround back speakers when the software is not recorded in THX Surround EX or DTS ES Non Flag Source SB ch Output setting OFF ses Playback is conducted without using the surround back speaker Non MTRX Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker The same signals as those of the surround channels are output from the surround back channel THX surround EX DTS ES Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker Surround back channel is reproduced using digital matrix processing NOTES e The SB CH Auto Flag Detect setting screen is displayed when the surround back speaker is set to Large or Small at Speaker Configuration e The surround back speakers c
34. notice 66 NIPPON COLUMBIA CO LTD 14 14 AKASAKA 4 CHOME MINATO KU TOKYO 107 8011 JAPAN Telephone 03 3584 8111 Printed in Japan 511 3624 006
35. o MONO MOVIE O O 0dB x x x O Medium O 10 x O OFF x o MATRIX O O 0dB x x x x x O 30msec O OFF x O O Signal adjustable Note 1 Note 2 BASS 6dB TREBLE 0dB BASS 8dB TREBLE 4d B Turned on or off by speaker configuration setting X No signal not adjustable 65 SPECIFICATIONS EH Audio section e Power amplifier Rated output Stereo 2ch driven All properties shown are only 170 W 170 W 8 Q ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz with 0 05 T H D for the power amplifier stage 200 W 200 W 6 Q ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz with 0 05 T H D Dynamic power 190 W x 2 ch 8 Q ohms 310 W x2 ch 4 Q ohms 390 W x 2 ch 2 Q ohms Output terminals Front Center 6 16 Q ohms Surround AorB 6 16 Q ohms A B 8 16 Q ohms e Analog Input sensitivity input impedance 200 mV 47 kQ kohms Frequency response 10 Hz 100 kHz 0 3 dB DIRECT mode S N 105 dB DIRECT mode Distortion 0 005 20 Hz 20 kHz DIRECT mode Rated output maximum output 12V 8V e Digital D A output Rated output 2 V at O dB playback Total harmonic distortion 0 003 1 kHz at O dB S N ratio 115 dB Dynamic range 112 dB Digital input Format Digital audio interface e Phono equalizer PHONO input REC OUT Input sensitivity 2 5 mV RIAA deviation 1 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Signal to noise ratio 74 dB A weighting with 5 mV input Rated output Maximum output 150 mV 8V Distor
36. of the various modes before selecting the surround mode 57 Speaker setting examples Here we describe a number of speaker settings for different purposes Use these examples as guides to set up your system according to the type of speakers used and the main usage purpose 1 58 For THX Surround EX systems using surround back speakers 1 Basic setting for primarily watching movies This is recommended when mainly playing movies and using regular single way or 2 way speakers for the surround speakers Front speakers Center speaker g t Monitor Subwoofer Surround speakers Surround back speakers As seen from above e Set the front speakers with their front surfaces as flush with the TV or monitor screen as possible Set the center speaker between the ront left and right speakers and no further from the listening position han the front speakers e Consult the owner s manual for your subwoofer for advice on placing he subwoofer within the listening room e f the surround speakers are direct radiating monopolar then place hem slightly behind and at an angle to the listening position and parallel to the walls at a position 60 to 90 centimeters 2 to 3 feet above ear level at the prime listening position e When using two surround back speakers place them at the back Surround speaker Surround back Point slightly downwards speaker Front speaker p 60 to 90 cm As seen from the side acing the
37. process At the System Setup Menu press the SYSTEM SETUP button X The changed settings are entered and the on screen display turns off 1 AVAMP DENON lt SETTING 35 gt INPUT M ZONE 1 MODE ON OFF ANALOG SPEAKER X Finally set the remote control unit RC 8000 display time setting to a time that is short but long enough that operation is possible On screen display signals Signals input to the AVR 5800 On screen display signal output VIDEO MONITOR OUT 1 video S video MONITOR OUT 1 video VIDEO signal input jack yellow S video signal input jack signal output jack yellow signal output jack 1 x x O D 2 O x O x 3 x O x O 4 O x O O Signal x No signal O On screen signals output x On screen signals not output NOTES e The on screen display signals are not output from the video signal MONITOR OUT 2 yellow or S Video signal MONITOR OUT 2 jacks e The on screen display signals are not output from the color difference component video signal MONITOR OUT jacks e For 4 above the on screen display signals are output to the VIDEO MONITOR OUT 1 video signal output jack yellow if the monitor TV is not connected to the S video MONITOR OUT 1 video signal output jack 30 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT e The included remote control unit RC 8000 can be used to operate not only the AVR 5800 but other remote control compatible DENON c
38. simultaneous recording or video copying yellow VCR 1 IN jack and the video deck s video input jack VIDEO IN to the VCR 1 IN jacks and the video deck s audio input jacks AUDIO IN to the VIDEO AUDIO VCR 1 Connecting a video component equipped with S Video jacks e When making connections also refer to the operating instructions of the other components e A note on the S input jacks The input selectors for the S inputs and pin jack inputs work in conjunction with each other e Precaution when using S jacks This unit s S jacks input and output and video pin jacks input and output have independent circuit structures so that video signals input from the S jacks are only output from the S jack outputs and video signals input from the pin jacks are only output from the pin jack outputs When connecting this unit with equipment that is equipped with S jacks keep the above point in mind and make connections according to the equipment s instruction manuals LD player CDV player etc Connecting a video disc player VDP VDP way e Connect the video disc player s S Video output jack to the S VIDEO VDP IN jack using an S Video connection cord e A DVD player can be connected to the DVD jacks in the same e It is also possible to connect a video disc player DVD player video camcorder game machine etc to the V AUX jacks TV or satellite broadcast tuner Co
39. speakers and place them in the appropriate locations in your home theater room so that you can enjoy both movie soundtracks and music listening with optimum results and no compromise voo nn 10 Multi zone control The AVR 5800 is equipped with two sets of multi zone outputs allowing a source other than the one currently being played to be selected 1 Multi zone 1 These are level adjustable pre outputs A fixed output level can also be selected The video signals of the input source selected with the multi zone 1 selector are output 2 Multi zone 2 When set at the System Setup Menu the power amplifier for the surround back channel can be used as the multi zone 2 power amplifier and speakers can be connected to the multi zone 2 speaker terminals for playback 11 Component Video Switching In addition to composite video and S video switching the AVR 5800 provides 3 sets of component video Y R Y B Y inputs for the DVD TV and DBS SAT inputs and one set of component video outputs to the television for superior picture quality 12 Video Select Function Allow you to watch one source visual while listening to another source audio 13 Seven Identical Power Amplifiers Featuring discrete high current power transistors the power amp section is THX Ultra certified for top performance with the widest range of speaker systems Rated at 170 watts into 8 Q ohms the amp channels feature additional low im
40. surround signals three channels or more are recorded onto two channels using Dolby Surround encoding technology Dolby Surround recording is possible for all two channel signal sources including soundtracks on DVDs x LDs or hi fi VCRs for which stereo signal recording is possible stereo FM TV and satellite broadcasts stereo CD MD and analog cassette tape recordings Sources recorded in Dolby Surround are compatible with stereo playback so they can be played in stereo on regular stereo equipment and in surround with Dolby Pro Logic processing DTS and Dolby Digital require special decoders to be played With Dolby Pro Logic the signal levels of the different channels of the source recorded in Dolby Surround are monitored channels with higher signal levels are emphasized and the level of the other channels is decreased in order to reinforce the directivity and achieve an effective surround sound X DVDs recorded in Dolby Surround include sources recorded in PCM and sources recorded in 2 channel Dolby Digital For 2 channel Dolby Digital DVD sources the DVD player s audio mode is 2 channel Dolby Digital and the AVR 5800 s surround mode is Dolby Pro Logic Use the status button see page 35 to check whether the Dolby Digital signals are recorded in 2 channel stereo or Dolby Surround EH Dolby Pro Logic compatible media and playback methods Mark indicating Dolby Pro Logic compatibility DQ porey surrouno When playing in Dolby Pro Logi
41. 1 P vol Level output jacks Variable 4 Multi Zone control Power AMP Set this to switch the surround back channel s E a E Surround Back Assignment power amplifier for use for multi zone 2 i H i Surround Surround Surround Surround Channel mis aee e roume of the Agnan eap Tam a speakers and Front L Front R Center i R Bee Seen Subwoofer Level subwoofer for the different channels in order to obtain optimum effects 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB This parameter is for detecting the maximum level of the low bass Subwoofer 3 O Peak Limit signals output from the subwoofer channel in order to protect the subwoofer from damage and prevent unpleasant distorted sounds Peak Limitter OFF Loy from being produced oe i ae Ea CD DVD VDP TV DBS SAT VCR 1 VCR 2 VCR 3 TAPE 1 TAPE 2 V AUX 7 Digital In This assigns the digital input jacks for the different input u Assignment Spurces Digital COAXIAL COAXIAL COAXIAL OPTICAL OPTICAL OPTICAL OPTICAL opp OPTICAL OPTICAL oer Inputs 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 This sets whether or not to display the on screen display that 0 On Screen appears on the monitor screen when the controls on the remote On Sireen Disolay ON Display control unit or main unit are operated from MONITOR 1 outputs pay only A1 A8 87 5 89 1 98 1 107 9 90 1 90 1 90 1 90 1 MHz B1 B8 520 600 1000 1400 1500 1710 kHz 90 1
42. 1 e Select CINEMA or MUSIC CINEMA is optimum for movies MUSIC is optimum for music software DTS SURROUND CINEMA 2 8 r 0 1 E i i O O E o Doo po oong Main unit Main unit 11 47 11 DENON ORIGINAL SURROUND MODES e The AVR 5800 is equipped with a built in high performance DSP digital signal processor that uses digital processing to recreate sound fields artificially Select one of the eight provided surround modes according to the program source you want to play and adjust the parameters to achieve a more real powerful sound field Surround modes and their features Select this to achieve an atmosphere like that of a movie theater with a large screen In this mode all signal sources are played 1 WIDE SCREEN in the 7 1 channel mode including Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital 5 1 channel sources Effects simulating the multi surround speakers of movie theaters are added to the surround channels Select this when watching baseball or soccer programs to achieve a sound as if you were actually at the stadium This mode 2 SUPER STADIUM provides the longest reverberation signals 3 ROCK ARENA Use this mode to achieve the feeling of a live concert in an arena with reflected sounds coming from all directions 4 JAZZ CLUB This mode creates the sound field of a live house with a low ceiling and hard walls This mode gives jazz a very vivid realism 5 CLASSIC
43. 90 1 MHz O Aao aey FM stations are received automatically and stored in the memory C1 C8 90 1 MHz D1 D8 90 1 MHz E1 E8 90 1 MHz 64 Surround des and parameters Signals and adjustability in the different modes Channel output Parameter default values are shown in parentheses SURROUND e nd DTS signals Mode eon CENTER a a wooreR conto ray EFFECT LeveL ROOM ERECT DELAY DCOMP AFDM sB CH OUT PURE DIRECT DIRECT O x x x x x x x x x x O OFF x STEREO O x x x O 0dB x x x O OFF x EXTERNAL INPUT O O 0dB x x x x x x x x WIDE SCREEN O O 0dB O OFF O ON O 10 x x x O OFF x Q HOME THX CINEMA o x x x x x x x O OFF o o DOLBY PRO LOGIC O O 0dB O OFF x x x O OFF o O DOLBY DIGITAL O O 0dB O OFF x x x x x O OFF o O DTS SURROUND O O 0dB O OFF x x x x x O OFF o o DTS STEREO SURROUND O O 0dB x x x x x x x o o 5CH 7CH STEREO O O 0dB x x x x x O OFF x O SUPER STADIUM O O note 1 x x x O Medium 10 x O OFF x o ROCK ARENA O O note 2 x x x O Medium 10 x O OFF x o JAZZ CLUB O O 0dB x x x O Medium O 10 x O OFF x O CLASSIC CONCERT O O 0dB x x x O Medium 10 x O OFF x
44. C for music sources or CINEMA for movie sources can be selected according to your preferences moo cm e Though we recommend selecting the surround mode as described above other surround modes can also be selected 44 THX Surround EX Home THX Cinema mode When the HOME THX CINEMA button is pressed the surround mode is set as follows according to the signal that is played O THX Surround EX Home THX CINEMA O THX5 1 When the HOME THX CINEMA mode is set when a DVD is played check the DVD player s digital output setting and change the setting to one for which Dolby Digital and DTS bit stream signals can be output bit stream for example When the THX5 1 mode is set press the 6 1 7 1 SURROUND button and change the parameter s setting to ON 1 Playing sources recorded in Dolby Pro Logic in the Home THX Cinema surround mode AVAMP DENON 1 Select the Home THX Cinema mode HOME lt surRounn2s gt EN 1 cs TT CINAMA DIRECT zo Main unit Remote control unit DTS SIMU STEREO 2 Play a program source with the N poy surrouno mark e For operating instructions refer to the manuals of the respective components SURR CURSOR CH PARA IPAGE SELECT g E 2 To play in the THX Surround EX Home THX Cinema Surround mode for sources recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS 1 Select the program sour
45. CONCERT Select this for the sound of a concert hall rich in reverberations MONO MOVIE A 6 NOTE 1 Select this when watching monaural movies for a greater sense of expansion Select this to emphasize the sense of expansion for music sources recorded in stereo Signals consisting of the difference 7 MATRIX component of the input signals the component that provides the sense of expansion processed for delay are output from the surround channel The front left channel signals are output to the surround and surround back signal left channels the front right channel signals are 8 5CH 7CH STEREO output to the surround and surround back signal right channels and the in phase component of the left and right channels is output to the center channel Use this mode to enjoy stereo sound X Depending on the program source being played the effect may not be very noticeable In this case try other surround modes without worrying about their names to create a sound field suited to your tastes NOTE 1 When playing sources recorded in monaural the sound will be one sided if signals are only input to one channel left or right so input signals to both channels If you have a source component with only one audio output monophonic camcorder etc obtain a Y adaptor cable to split the mono output to two outputs and connect to the L and R inputs NOTE PURE DIRECT DIRECT and 5CH 7CH STEREO modes can be used when pl
46. DENON AV SURROUND RECEIVER AVR 5800 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS EH We greatly appreciate your purchase of the AVR 5800 E To be sure you take maximum advantage of all the features the AVR 5800 has to offer read these instructions carefully and use the set properly Be sure to keep this manual for future reference should any questions or problems arise SERIAL NO PLEASE RECORD UNIT SERIAL NUMBER ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE CABINET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE E SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 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 A presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature ac
47. Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic No recorded channels elements 5 1 ch 2ch No playback channels 5 1 ch 4ch Playback channels max L R C SL SR SW L R C S SW recommended Audio processing Digital discrete processing Dolby Digital AC 3 encoding decoding Analog matrix processing Dolby Surround ee playback limit of surround 20 kHz 7 kHz E Dolby Digital compatible media and playback methods arks indicating Dolby Digital compatibility DO pos and pg DOLBY SURROUND C3 DIGITAL The following are general examples Also refer to the player s operating instructions Media Dolby Digital output jacks Playback method reference page LD VDP Coaxial Dolby Digital RF output jack Set the input mode to AUTO X1 X2 X3 X1 X2 X3 Page 33 DVD Optical or coaxial digital output Set the input mode to AUTO X2 same as for PCM p a x X4 Page 33 Others Optical or coaxial digital output Set the input mode to AUTO satellite broadcasts CATV etc same as for PCM Page 33 X 1 When playing in Dolby Digital with a Dolby Digital compatible LD player connect the LD VDP player to the VDP function X 2 When the LD DVD compatible player is equipped with Dolby Digital RF outputs the LD s Dolby Digital output is output from the RF jacks and the DVD s Dolby Digital output is output from the optical or coaxial digital jacks Select the input mode according to the type of media bein
48. ERVICE EQUIPMENT SS GROUNDING CONDUCTORS NEC SECTION 810 21 gaz GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING lt i ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AW Power Sources The appliance should be connected to a 20 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance Cleaning The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer Power Lines An outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A Nonuse Periods The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time Object and Liquid Entry Care should
49. N jacks e Connect the DVD player s color difference component video output jacks COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT to the COMPONENT DVD IN jack using 75 Q ohms coaxial video pin plug cords e In the same way another video source with component video outputs such as a DTV DBS tuner etc can be connected to the TV DBS color difference component video jacks Pr v bi Monitor TV Connecting a monitor TV COMPONENT MONITOR OUT jack VIDEO IN e Connect the TV s color difference component Pb Pr Y video input jacks COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT to the COMPONENT MONITOR OUT jack using 75 Q ohms coaxial video pin plug cords e The color difference input jacks may be indicated differently on some TVs monitors or video components Pr Pb and Y R Y B Y and Y Cr Cb and Y etc For details carefully read the operating instructions included with the TV or other component S IN DVD ay DBS SAT MONITOR our be CR CB CR XY CB CR JATAN VDP TV pee VAUX VCR 1 VCR 2 VCR3 VCR1 VCR2 VCR3 MONITOR 1 2 0 0000000000 he antenna terminals Connecting DIRECTION OF BROADCASTING STATION AM LOOP ANTENNA Supplied FM ANTENNA
50. OUT VCR 1 IN jack and jack using S jack VCR 2 IN jack and jack using S jack he VCR 3 jacks in the same way Connect the components audio inputs and outputs as described on page 6 NOTE e The on screen display signals are not output from the video signal MONITOR OUT 2 yellow or S Video signal MONITOR OUT 2 jack e The MONITOR OUT 2 output switches together with the input function selected with the REC M ZONE 2 button To use as the monitor output set SOURCE as the REC M ZONE 2 input function Connecting a Video Component Equipped with Color Difference Component Y R Y B Y Video Jacks DVD Player e When making connections also refer to the operating instructions of the other components e The signals input to the color difference component video jacks are not output from the VIDEO output jack yellow or the S Video output jack In addition the video signals input to the VIDEO input yellow and S Video input jacks are not output to the color difference component video jacks The AVR 5800 s on screen display signals are not output from the color difference component video output jacks MONITOR OUT e Some video sources with component video outputs are labeled Y Pb Pr or Y Cb Cr or Y R Y B Y These terms all refer to component video color difference output COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DVD player Connecting a DVD player DVD I
51. S exclusive DTS signal playback mode Decoding and playback are only performed when DTS signals are being input FF exclusive RF signal playback mode This can only be selected when the program source is set to VDP Decording and playback are only performed when RF signals are being input This is used when the LD player has an Dolby Digital RF AC 3RF output jack but does not have a PCM digital output jack O ANALOG exclusive analog audio signal playback mode The signals input to the analog input jacks are decoded and played EXT IN external decoder input jack selection mode The signals being input to the external decoder input jacks are played without passing through the surround circuitry NOTE e Note that noise will be output when CDs or LDs recorded in DTS format are played in the PCM or ANALOG mode Select the DTS mode when playing signals recorded in DTS from a laser disc player or CD player Note on playing a source encorded with DTS e Noise may be generated at the beginning of playback and while searching during DTS playback in the AUTO mode If so play in the DTS mode 33 3 Select the play mode Example Stereo STEREO STEREO Py Main unit Remote control unit Start playback on the selected component e For operating instructions refer to the component s manual Adjust the volume MASTER VOLUME E O amp Main unit The volume le
52. SH ENTER When the CURSOR PAGE button is pressed and the display is in half tone dot mesh the joystick operates as the cursor up down and left right buttons and the ENTER button This is called the cursor mode The display switches between normal and half tone dot mesh each time the CURSOR PAGE button is pressed thus switching between the page mode and the cursor mode When the display is normal the page mode is set Normal display page mode CURSOR PAGE lt a Half tone dot mesh display cursor mode CURSOR EE Os Page feeding A Cursor up down left right and Q gt ENTER button Playing the input source 3 2 AVAMP DENON AVAMP DENON A SURROUND 2 5 gt lt setting 35 gt T T 1 HOME THX PURE INPUT M ZONE 1 CINAMA DIRECT MODE ON OFF ON SCREEN i 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 i DIRECT 1 ANALOG 1 SPEAKER 1 1 i 1 1 1 STEREO i 1 i EXT IN VIDEO SELECT DIMMER o D e o 2 SYSTEM CURSOR TEST SETUP IPAGE TONE 1 Select the input source to be played Example CD INPUT SELECTOR Main unit Remote control unit X When the input source is selected cp the input indicator lights Boe Lit Select the input mode e Selecting the analog mode Press the ANALOG button to switch to the analog input ANALOG Main unit Remote control unit e Sele
53. UT R L RL R L RL O O O O R L KR L R L L Connecting a tape deck Connections for recording Connect the tape deck s recording input jacks LINE IN or REC to this unit s tape recording OUT jacks using pin plug cords AC OUTLETS Connections for playback e SWITCHED Connect the tape deck s playback output jacks LINE OUT or PB to this unit s tape playback IN jacks using pin plug cords Connecting the pre out jacks Use these jacks if you wish to connect external power amplifier s to increase the power of the front center surround and surround back sound channels or for connection to powered loudspeakers When using only one surround back speaker connect it to left channel CD player OUTPUT RL Connecting a CD player NOTE total capacity 120 W 1 A The power to these outlets is turned on and off in conjunction with the POWER switch on the main unit and when the power is switched between on and standby from the remote control unit No power is supplied from these outlets when this unit s power is at standby Never connect equipment whose total capacity is above 120 W 1 A Only use the AC OUTLETS for audio equipment Never use them for hair driers TVs or other electrical appliances AC outlets wall AC 120V 60Hz oN Y lm TV DBS SAT CB AC cord Supplied N il MONITOR eum
54. WIDE 5CH 7CH DSP 0 combinations for more ideal surround sound Once the DTS SURROUND SCREEN STEREO simulation EXT N 1 EXT IN 2 Surround oe f mode SURROUND combinations of surround speakers to be used for the Speaker E Setting different surround modes are preset the surround 9 speakers are selected automatically according to the Surround A A A A A A surround mode speaker Subwoofer mode This selects the subwoofer speaker for playing deep bass signals LFE THX SB CH Auto Set the method of playing the surround back channel for digital o Flag Detect signals Auto Flag Detect Mode OF This parameter is for optimizing the timing with which the audio Front L amp R Center Surround L amp R SBL amp SBR Sub Woofer Delay Time signals are produced from the speakers and subwoofer according to the listening position 12 ft 3 6 m 12 ft 3 6 m 10 ft 3 0 m 10 ft 3 0 m 12 ft 3 6 m Multi Zone 1 This sets the output level for the multi zone 1 Variable vol Level output jacks 4 Multi Zone Control Power AMP Set this to switch the surround back channel s Surround Back Assignment power amplifier for use for multi zone 2 i i Surround Surround Surround Surround Channel This adjusts the volume of the signals output from the speakers and Front L Front R Center i E Bah saa Subwoofer O Level subwoofer for the different channels in order to obtain optimum effects 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB This parameter is for det
55. ability to optimize surround sound reproduction using two different types of surround sound speakers as well as two different surround speaker positions 1 Movie Surround Motion picture soundtracks use the surround channel s to provide the ambient elements of the acoustic environment they want the audience to realize This is best accomplished by the use of specially designed surround speakers that offer a wide diffusion pattern bipolar dispersion or by using surround speakers that provide broad dispersion with a minimum of on axis localization dipolar dispersion Side wall mounting closer e Whenever the power switch is in the STANDBY state the apparatus is still connected on AC line voltage Please be sure to unplug the cord when you leave home for say a vacation to the ceiling of the surround speakers provides the greatest envelopment minimizing localization of direct sound from the speakers 2 Music Surround With full range discrete surround channels as well as three iscrete full range front channels digital formats such as Dolby nd DTS offer thrilling surround sound music listening roducers of multi channel discrete digital music recordings most always favor the use of direct radiating monopolar urround speakers placed in the rear corners of the room ince that is how they configure their studios during the mixing creation process The DENON AVR 5800 provides the ability to connect two different sets of surround
56. an also be turned on and off using the SB CH OUT surround parameter See pages 51 Select the setting according to the program source to be played 21 Setting the delay time e Input the distance between the listening position and the different speakers to set the delay time for the surround mode e The delay time can be set separately for surround speakers A and B Preparations FL Center FR Measure the distances between the listening position and the speakers L1 to L5 on the diagram at E Ee the right w w L1 Distance between center speaker and listening position s A A i E E K o ubwoofer E Li Le L2 Distance between front speakers and listening position na 1 E k E Listening position L3 Distance between surround speakers and listening position Ls A L4 Distance between surround back speakers and listening position Ber Be L5 Distance between subwoofer and listening position su ON LZ EVA SR ss Bs At the System Setup Menu select Delay Time 1 t System Setup Menu O Speaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect 4 Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets 2 ia Switch to the Delay Time screen Delay Time Set The Distance To Each Speakers Do You Prefer In Meters In Feet EMeters 4 Feet a Select the desired unit meters or feet S
57. arate pair of direct radiating monopolar speakers placed at the rear corners of the listening room 56 Surround back speakers The THX Surround EX format adds new Surround Back SB channels to the conventional 5 1 channel system This makes it easy to achieve sound positioned directly behind the listener something that was previously difficult with sources designed for conventional multi surround speakers In addition the acoustic image extending between the sides and the rear is narrowed thus greatly improving the expression of the surround signals for sounds moving from the sides to the back and from the front to the point directly behind the listening position Change of positioning and acoustic image Change of positioning and acoustic image with 5 1 channel systems with THX Surround EX system Noo SLcoh 0 7 N SRch _ Movement of acoustic image from SR to SL Movement of acoustic image from SR to SB to SL Speaker s for one or two channels are required in order to achieve a THX Surround EX system with the AVR 5800 Adding these however allows you to achieve stronger surround effects not only with sources recorded in THX Surround EX but also with conventional 2 to 5 1 channel sources The WIDE SCREEN mode is a mode for achieving surround sound with up to 7 1 channels using surround back speakers for sources recorded in conventional Dolby Surround as well as Dolby Digital 5 1 channel and DTS Surround 5 1 chan
58. ation of speakers actually being used VIDEO SELECT DIMMER SYSTEM CURSOR SETUP IPAGEE Press CURSOR PAGE at the center of the bottom line on the AV AMP s SETTING 3 5 page so that this part is displayed in half tone dot mesh Make the system setups by pushing the jog stick on the remote control unit forward and backward left and right At the System Setup Menu select Speaker Configuration 2 PUSH ENTER O 3 vise Switch to the speaker configuration screen P Set whether or not speakers are Speaker Configuration Speaker Configuration PS ENTER connected and if so their size A O parameters Front Sp Surround e To select the speaker om Large 4 SHE Ta Sp A 4 See Center Sp Bee E None Q SEU None Q Sp B Subwoofer HEI None A No Bl Sp Back 44S Al pg AABB Large None 2spkrs Ispkr it PUSH ENTER f 000000000 e To select the parameter Center Sp NE be Front Sp E Subwoofer Surround Sp A Surround back Sp el Cl Surround Sp B 5 aioe Enter the setting a If no surround speakers are used if None is set for both A and B The System Setup Menu reappears b If both surround speakers A and B are us
59. ay the surround parameter screen on the monitor X The screen for the selected surround mode appears SUPER STADI UM FROOM SIZE med iumb arg EFFECT 15 gt Remote control unit Q D COMP 4MD TONE 4 m Oo D SB CH_OUT e666 EM plorr Default Yes ee Press the CURSOR PAGE button to highlight the pp t display then use the jog stick to set the parameters lt l surrO HOME THX y q Eliana Remote control unit DOLBY Press the CURSOR PAGE button so that the display is no longer highlighted then press the SURR PARA button to complete the setting DSP SIMU BODE BOGE E E SURR CURSOR CH PARA IPAGE SELECT AVAMP DENON UND 2 5 v URE DIRECT DIRECT STEREO 5CH 7CH STEREO Remote control unit NOTES e When Default is selected and the jog stick is moved to the left CINEMA EQ and D COMP are automatically addition ROOM SIZE is set to medium EFFECT LEVEL to 10 and DELAY TIME to 30ms e The ROOM SIZE expresses the expansion effect for the different surround modes in terms of the size of the sound f size of the listening room set to OFF In ield not the actual 49 Tone control setting e Use the tone control setting to adjust the bass and treble as desired
60. aying PCM signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz such as from DVD Video discs that contain 24 bit 96 kHz audio If such signals are input during playback in one of the other surround modes the mode automatically switches to DIRECT Personal Memory Plus This set is equipped with a personal memorize function that automatically memorizes the surround modes and input modes selected for the input different sources When the input source is switched the modes set for that source last time it was used are automatically recalled The surround parameters tone control settings and playback level balance for the different output channels are memorized for each surround mode 48 DSP surround simulation 1 Select the surround mode for the input channel 1 SURROUND MODE DOLBY DTS WIDE 5CH 7CH DSP DIRECT STEREO SURROUND SURROUND SCREEN STEREO SIMULATION CO CO CO CI CJ o E OG O e PD eset a ee ee Main unit a i F 55880000 O O The surround mode switches in the following order each time O 560600006 the DSP SIMULATION button is pressed r WIDE SCREEN SUPER STADIUM ROCK ARENA JAZZ CLUB CLASSIC CONCERT MATRIX MONO MOVIE lt 2 4 HOME THX CINAMA es o TES AVAMP DENON SURROUND 2 5 gt PURE DIRECT 5CH 7CH STEREO Displ
61. basic function of Dolby Digital which automatically normalizes the dialog level standard level of the signals which are recorded at different levels for different program sources such as DVD DTV and other future formats that will use Dolby Digital When this function is activated the following message appears on the main unit s display The number indicates the normalization level when the currently playing program is normalized to the standard level Dolby Surround Pro Logic mode Select the Dolby Surround Pro Logic mode e The Dolby Pro Logic indicator lights AVAMP DENON lt suRROUND2 5 gt DOLBY SURROUND ES Main unit Remote control unit Lit DOPRO LOGIC 1 HOME THX PURE CINAMA DIRECT s DOLBY E DSP 5CH 7CH SIMU STEREO SURR CURSOR CH PARA IPAGE SELECT DIRECT 2 Play a program source with the powwy surrouno mark e For operating instructions refer to the manuals of the respective components NOTE e There are four Dolby Surround Pro Logic modes NORMAL PHANTOM WIDE and 3CH LOGIC The AVR 5800 sets the mode automatically according to the types of speakers set during the system setup process page 19 DTS Neo 6 mode Surround playback can be conducted for the analog input and PCM digital input 2 channel signals Select the DTS surround mode
62. be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings Damage Requiring Service The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance or The appliance has been exposed to rain or The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or E The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged IO Servicing The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel E INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR 5800 Digital Surround A V receiver This remarkable component has been engineered to provide superb surround sound listening with home theater sources such as DVD as well as providing outstanding high fidelity reproduction of your favorite music sources As this product is provided with an immense array of features we recommend that before you begin hookup and operation that you review the contents of this manual before proceeding TABLE OF CONTENTS Before USING nnrir N ar antas Sara Cautions on Installation Cautions On Handling sxccccsyscacededancesugsesanstuexaszsacsavceuesueustsecadsdasssacsatbeone arses PUIG SE eeen e A E E A ENE 5 Connections
63. c select the input signal according to how the player is connected to the AVR 5800 in the same way as selecting the stereo signal Set the surround mode to DOLBY SURROUND to play in Dolby Pro Logic Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround also called simply DTS is a multi channel digital signal format developed by Digital Theater Systems DTS offers the same 5 1 playback channels as Dolby Digital front left front right and center surround left and surround right as well as the stereo 2 channel mode The signals for the different channels are fully independent eliminating the risk of deterioration of sound quality due to interference between signals crosstalk etc DTS features a relatively higher bit rate as compared to Dolby Digital 1234 kbps for CDs and LDs 1536 kbps for DVDs so it operates with a relatively low compression rate Because of this the amount of data is great and when DTS playback is used in movie theaters a separate CD ROM synchronized with the film is played With LDs and DVDs there is of course no need for an extra disc the pictures and sound can be recorded simultaneously on the same disc so he discs can be handled in the same way as discs with other formats There
64. ce Selecting a digital input source Perform step 1 under Dolby Digital mode and DTS Surround page 46 2 Select the Home THX Cinema mode HOME THX CINEMA Main unit Remote control unit 2 3 i Damar 3 Play a program source with the Mar ES mark Ea For operating instructions refer to the manuals of the q surrouND2is gt respective components PURE The channel status information during playback of Dolby gr E Digital and DTS sources can be checked using the STATUS e DIRECT button on the main unit iss SURROUND s BackcH The surround back LED lights green when playing E NON outu OC in the THX SURROUND EX mode pal igi indi i i PARA select DIGRAL The Dolby Digital indicator lights when playing O Dolby Digital sources EB When playing DTS sources the DTS indicator amp lights Surround parameters O AFDM Auto Flag Detect Mode Select the Auto Flag Detect Mode See page 21 SB CH OUT When Auto Flag Detect Mode is set to OFF the reproduction method of a surround back channel can be chosen The parameter which can be chosen is equivalent to the contents of a setting of Non Flag Source SBch Output see page 21 When Auto Flag Detect Mode is set to ON the parameter selected by Non Flag Source SBch Output of Setup Menu is displayed see page 21 When you change a parameter please set A
65. ce to be output e For operating instructions refer to the manuals of the respective components AVAMP DENON lt m zone1 45 gt Ce VOLUME TUNER kd E O PHONO EE 32000000 QO O 20 ooo soc VCR 1 aI VCR 2 VCR 3 V AUX TAPE 1 TAPE 2 4 Outputting a program source to an amplifier etc in a different room M ZONE 2 Press the REC M ZONE 2 button until 1 M ZONE 2 SOURCE appears on the set s display REC M ZONE 2 Main unit 2 Select the source you want to record FUNCTION appears on the set s display e The MULTI indicator lights e The indicator for the selected program source light e When the AVR 5800 is in the REC OUT mode the source cannot be output using the M ZONE 2 buttons on the remote control unit Main unit e For operating instructions refer to the manuals of the respective components 3 Start playing the source to be output AVAMP DENON M ZONE2 5 5 gt VOLUME VOLUME O DOWN TUNER O PHONO a ro ojo ooo vDP DBs SAT ro ojo oO OH ver 1 vor 2 VCR 3 V AUX TAPE 1 ES ES TAPE 2 A El EE a T PHONO CD TUNER AUX DVD VDP TV C V X MD TAPE When M ZONE 2 is selected for the system setup s multi zone setting the source selected here is output from the M ZONE 2
66. companying the appliance WARNING To REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT ATTENTION POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES INTERODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU AU FOND This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada E NOTE ON USE OBSERVATIONS RELATIVES A L UTILISATION dust poussi re e Keep the set free from moisture water and e Prot ger l appareil contre l humidit l eau et la e Do not let foreign objects in the set e Ne pas laisser des objets trangers dans l appareil e Avoid high temperatures Allow for sufficient heat dispersion when installed on a rack e Eviter des temp ratures lev es Tenir compte d une dispersion de chaleur suffisante lors de l installation sur une tag r
67. cting the external input EXT IN mode Press the EXT IN on the EXT IN button on the remote control unit to switch the external input EXT IN Main unit Remote control unit e Selecting the AUTO PCM and DTS modes The mode switches as shown below each time the INPUT MODE button is pressed AUTO gt PCM gt DTS RF INPUT MODE Main unit Remote control unit Input mode selection function Different input modes can be selected for the different input sources The selected input modes for the separate input sources are stored in the memory O AUTO All auto mode In this mode the types of signals being input to the digital and analog input jacks for the selected input source are detected and he program in the AVR 5800 s surround decoder is selected automatically upon playback This mode can be selected for all input sources other than PHONO and TUNER The presence or absence of digital signals is detected the signals input to the digital input jacks are identified and decoding and playback are performed automatically in DTS Dolby Digital or PCM 2 channel stereo format If no digital signal is being input he analog input jacks are selected Use this mode to play Dolby Digital signals O PCM exclusive PCM signal playback mode Decoding and playback are only performed when PCM signals are being input ote that noise may be generated when using this mode to play signals other than PCM signals O DT
68. dB O OFF x x x x x O OFF O O DTS STEREO SURROUND O O 0dB x x x x x x x o o 5CH 7CH STEREO O O 0dB x x x x x O OFF x 6 SUPER STADIUM O O note 1 x x x O Medium 10 x O OFF x O ROCK ARENA O O note 2 x x x O Medium 10 x O OFF x o JAZZ CLUB O O 0dB x x x O Medium 10 x O OFF x O CLASSIC CONCERT oO O 0dB x x x O Medium 10 x O OFF x o MONO MOVIE O O 0dB x x x O Medium 10 x O OFF x o MATRIX 0 O 0dB x x x x x O 30msec OFF x O Signal adjustable Turned on or off by speaker configuration setting Note 1 BASS 6dB TREBLE 0dB X No signal not adjustable Note 2 BASS 8dB TREBLE 4dB 51 12 LISTENING TO THE RADIO To operate the tuner by remote control switch the remote control device to TUNER 1 Set the input function to TUNER TUNER Remote control unit INPUT SELECTOR O Main unit Watching the display press the BAND button to select the desired band AM or FM Remote control unit 3 Press the MODE button to set the auto tuning mode Auto appears on the display Remote control unit 4 Press the TUNING UP or DOWN button TUNING TUNING TA Automatic searching begins then stops when a station is tuned in Remote control unit If tuning does not stop at the desired sta
69. e e Handle the power cord carefully Hold the plug when unplugging the cord e Manipuler le cordon d alimentation avec pr caution Tenir la prise lors du d branchement du cordon pe A e Unplug the power cord when not using the set for long periods of time e D brancher le cordon d alimentation lorsque l appareil n est pas utilis pendant de longues p riodes e Do not let insecticides benzene and thinner come in contact with the set e Ne pas mettre en contact des insecticides du benz ne et un diluant avec l appareil For sets with ventilation holes e Do not obstruct the ventilation holes e Ne pas obstruer les trous d a ration e Never disassemble or modify the set in any way e Ne jamais d monter ou modifier l appareil d une mani re ou d une autre 6A 10 T SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read Instructions All the safety and operating 12 instructions should be read before the appliance is operated Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference Heed Warnings All warnings on the appliance and in the 14 operating instructions should be adhered to Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions 15 should be followed Water and Moisture The appliance should not be used 16 near water for example near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement
70. e a separate head amplifier or step up transformer If humming or other noise is generated when the ground wire is connected disconnect the ground wire OUTPUT INPUT OPTICAL D2 29 2 32000 o COAXIAL OPTICAL OUTPUT CD player or other component equipped with digital output jacks Connecting the DIGITAL jacks Use these for connections to audio equipment with digital output Refer to page 28 for instructions on setting this terminal NOTES e Use 75 Q ohms cable pin cords for coaxial connections e Use optical cables for optical connections removing the cap before connecting Connecting video components e To connect the video signal connect using a 75 Q ohms video signal cable cord Using an improper cable can result in a drop in picture quality e When making AUDIO UT VIDEO oc Sra AUDIO UT VIDEO RAR L OUT A A connections also refer to the operating instructions of the other components Connecting a TV DBS tuner TV DBS TV or DBS tuner e Connect the TV s or DBS tuner s video output jack VIDEO OUTPUT to the yellow TV DBS IN jack using a 75 Q ohms video coaxial pin plug cord e Connect the TV s or DBS tuner s audio output jacks AUDIO OUTPUT to the cords E LD player CDV player etc Connecting a video disc playe
71. e not connected A clicking noise may be produced if the input function is switched when nothing is connected to the input jacks If this happens either turn down the MASTER VOLUME control or connect components to the input jacks Muting of PRE OUT jacks and SPEAKER terminals The PRE OUT jacks and SPEAKER terminals include a muting circuit Because of this the output signals are greatly reduced for several seconds after the power switch is turned on or input function surround mode or any other set up is changed If the volume is turned up during this time the output will be very high after the muting circuit stops functioning Always wait until the muting circuit turns off before adjusting the volume 4 FEATURES 1 Digital Surround Sound Decoding Featuring dual 32 bit high speed DSP processors operating entirely in digital domain surround sound from digital sources such as DVD DTV and satellite are faithfully re created Dolby Digital Using advanced digital processing algorithms Dolby Digital provides up to 5 1 channels of wide range high fidelity surround sound Dolby Digital is the default digital audio delivery system for North American DVD and DTV and is available on laser discs as well as some digital satellite direct to home services DTS Digital Theater Systems DTS provides up to 5 1 channels of wide range high fidelity surround sound from sources such as laser disc DVD and specially encoded music disc
72. e out terminals for which the volume is adjustable M ZONE 1 and composite video output terminals as the MULTI ZONE 1 output terminals A separately sold stereo power amplifier POA T10 can be connected to enjoy multi zone playback Also refer to the operating instructions of the RC 8001ST ANOTHER ROOM MAIN ROOM AVAMP DENON lt m zone1 45 gt VOLUME VOLUME ZN DOWN UP TV or monitor AVR 5800 RC 8001ST NOTE The multi room video output is not output in the PURE DIRECT and VIDEO OFF modes When connected as shown on the diagram below using connection cords included with Denon power amplifiers the power amplifier s power can be turned on and off using the M ZONE 1 ON OFF button on the remote control unit AVAMP DENON lt SETTING 315 gt e o INPUT M ZONE 1 MODE ON OFF Es OO REMOTE 00000000000 Oy ON OFF ANALOG SPEAKER 99000 Og EXT IN SCREEN Power amplifier Option VIDEO SELECT SYSTEM CURSOR TEST SETUP PAGE TONE a l l l Oooo ee A Bl ore 40
73. e sound Front speakers o A p e Set the center speaker in the same positions as in example 1 Center speaker se E of speakers used Monitor Subwoofer 45 60 setup menu For instructions see page 19 Surround speakers A Choose Dolby Digital DTS without THX and Surround Speakers B the direct radiating speakers mounted at the rear corners of the listening room Then by simply activating the THX function used during movie playback the Surround A speakers are automatically activated For multi channel music listening Dolby Digital or DTS music programs turn off the THX enhancements by touching the THX button on the remote control and the Surround B speakers will be automatically activated Example Movie sources Dolby DTS surround etc THX or THX 5 1 mode Speakers A Music sources DVD video DTS CD etc Dolby DTS surround Speakers B Surround back speakers A Surround speakers B As seen from above X The speakers can be switched at the touch of a button by turning HOME THX CINEMA on when playing movies and off when playing multi channel music 2 When not using surround back speakers e Set the front speakers with their front surfaces as flush with the TV or monitor screen as possible Set the center speaker between the front left and right speakers and no further from the listening position than the front Front speakers Center speaker speakers Monitor e Consult the o
74. eck whether there are any faults with the wiring of the speaker cables or input cables and wait for the unit to cool down if it is very hot 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 The protector circuit may be activated if the set is played for long periods of time at high volumes when speakers with an impedance lower than the specified impedance for example speakers with an impedance of lower than 4 Q ohms are connected If the protector circuit is activated the speaker output is cut off Turn off the set s power wait for the set to cool down improve the ventilation around the set then turn the power back on Cooling fan The AVR 5800 is equipped with a cooling fan to prevent the temperature inside the set from rising The fan is activated under certain usage conditions It is temperature and volume level sensitive to minimize or prevent audible fan noise 12 Connections e When making connections also refer to the operating instructions of the other components Connection jack for subwoofer with built in amplifier super woofen etc FRONT SPEAKER SYSTEMS CENTER SPEAKER SYSTEM SURROUND SPEAKER SYSTEMS A
75. ecting the maximum level of the low bass Subwoofer ns signals output from the subwoofer channel in order to protect the ieee 0 Peak Limit Peak Limitter OFF Lev subwoofer from damage and prevent unpleasant distorted sounds from being produced o aa bee tes f den cp DVD VDP Tv DBS sAT VCR 1 VCR 2 VCR 3 TAPE 1 TAPE 2 v AUX 7 Digital In This assigns the digital input jacks for the different input Assignment SourceS Digital COAXIAL COAXIAL COAXIAL OPTICAL OPTICAL OPTICAL OPTICAL opp OPTICAL OPTICAL oer Inputs 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 This sets whether or not to display the on screen display that 0 On Screen appears on the monitor screen when the controls on the remote On Seres Display ON Display control unit or main unit are operated from MONITOR 1 outputs plays only Al A8 87 5 89 1 98 1 107 9 90 1 90 1 90 1 90 1 MHz B1 B8 520 600 1000 1400 1500 1710 kHz 90 1 90 1 MHz 9 Sao une FM stations are received automatically and stored in the memory C1 C8 90 1 MHz D1 D8 90 1 MHz E1 E8 90 1 MHz 16 NOTES e The on screen display signals are not output from the MONITOR OUT 2 output jack or the color difference component video signal MONITOR OUT jacks e The on screen display signals are output with priority to the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack during playback of a video component For example if the TV monitor is connected to both the AVR 5800 s S Video and video monitor output jacks and signals
76. ed if either Large or Small is set for both A and B The surround speaker setting screen appears c When Front is set to Large and Subwoofer is set to Yes the set switches to the subwoofer mode d If None is set for surround speakers A None is automatically set for surround speakers B and surround back speaker NOTE e Select Large or Small not according to the actual size of the speaker but according to the speaker s capacity for playing low frequency approximately 80 Hz and below signals If you do not know try comparing the sound at both settings setting the volume to a level low enough so as not to damage the speakers to determine the proper setting 19 e Parameters Large Select this when using speakers that can fully reproduce low sounds of below 80 Hz Small Select this when using speakers that cannot reproduce low sounds of below 80 Hz with sufficient volume When this setting is selected low frequencies of below 80 Hz are assigned to the subwoofer None Select this when no speakers are installed Yes NOo Select Yes when a subwoofer is installed No when a subwoofer is not installed 2spkrs 1spkr Select the number of speakers to be used for the surround back channel X If the subwoofer has sufficient low frequency playback capacity good sound can be achieved even when Smal
77. elect darken the desired units Meters or Feet Delay Time Set The Distance To Each Speakers Do You Prefer In Meters In Feet EMeters 4 mlk A A Example When Feet is selected 4 Once Meter or Feet is selected in Step 3 the Delay Time screen appears automatically Del ay Time Delay Time Default Yes 4 n E amp cFront L 412 Front R 12 12 12 un Lee Q M Oo Bb 4488 Center Subwoofer U At the System Setup Menu select Delay Time PUSH ENTER 22 Set the distance between the Delay Time N center speaker and listening position Default Yes 4 The distance changes in units of 1 a foot 0 1 meters each time the Aei Front L 12ft button is pressed Select the value 3 Aston R t No closest to the measured distance 8 O Bl Suwe CC IDH 4488 Example When the distance is set to 12 feet for the center speaker X If Yes is selected for Default the settings are automatically reset to the default values Please note that the difference of distance for every speaker should be 15 ft 4 5 m or less If you set an invalid distance a CAUTION notice such as screen right will appear In this case please relocate the blinking speaker s so that its distance is no large
78. elect the surround speaker s from which you want to produce the test tone A B or A B e Surr Sp A Adjusts the balance of the playback level between the channels when using surround speaker A PUSH ENTER l PUSH ENTER Surr Sp B Adjusts the balance of the playback level between the channels when using surround speaker B e Surr Sp A B Adjusts the balance of the playback level between the channels when using surround speakers A and B at the same time X The Surr Sp can only be selected when both surround speakers A and B have been selected at the Speaker Configuration when both A and B have been set to Large or Small Select Test Tone Start 6 PUSH ENTER res 25 poate Select Yes Channel Level Test Tone AK gt Mana Surr Sp B A B GTest Tone Start Level Clear Yes 4 a If the Auto mode is selected oa t Test tones are automatically emitted from the different speakers Test Tone Auto The test tones are emitted from the different speakers in the SW ch 1208 following order at 4 second intervals the first time and second time ap fared mm FL C FR SR SBL SBR SL SW around 2 second intervals the third time around and on De FI 12y Dy ARE HRS HATH Xx 1spkr a Essa Es G6 A gt FL gt C gt FR SR SBRT SBL TSL gt SW Flashing 8
79. etting to adjust so that the playback level between the different channels is equal From the listening position listen to the test tones produced from the speakers to adjust the level The level can also be adjusted directly from the remote control unit For details see page 42 When using both surround speakers A and B their playback levels can be adjusted separately System Setup Menu Speaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets PUSH ENTER t At the System Setup Menu select Channel Level J isin Switch to the Channel Level screen S Channel Level GTest Tone EA 4 gt Manual Surr Sp B A B Test Tone Start yes lt Level Clear vesl4 Select Test Tone Mode 3 GR 9 Select the mode Channel Level 4 Select Auto or Manual e a aaaa L e Auto izTest Tone Manual Adjust the level while listening to the test tones produced automatically 777 0502 re00e0s m gt from the different speakers Surr Sp EB A B e Manual Select the speaker from which you want to produce the test tone to Test Tone Start al adjust the level Level Clear Yes 4 Example When the Auto mode is selected Select Surr Sp then s
80. evel of the selected speaker Remote control unit Remote control unit X When the surround back speaker setting is set to 1spkr for Speaker Configuration this is set to SB In the EXT IN mode SBR is set to ER SBL to EL Fader function e This function makes it possible to lower the volume of the front channels FL C and FR or the rear channels SL SR SBL and SBR together Use it for example to adjust the balance of the sound from the different positions when playing multi channel music sources MAIN UNIT FUNCTION 1 Select FADER using the FUNCTION knob after selecting CH VOL with the MODE SELECT button Main unit REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Select FADER Remote control unit 2 FL C gt FR SR gt SBR gt SBL AVAMP DENON lt suRRouND 2 5 gt SW je SL j lt FADER ry 2 MAIN UNIT CONTROL Turn the CONTROL knob clockwise to adjust the volume of the surround side collectively Turn the CONTROL knob counterclockwise to adjust the volume of the front side collectively Main unit REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ar t Move jog stick ENTER to the top side gt to adjust the volume of the surround side Fader Control collectively Move jog st
81. evels of the various channels MAIN UNIT MODE Press the MODE SELECT button and select SELECT CH VOL The setting mode switches in the following order each time the button is pressed SURR TONE Main unit 7 PARAMETER CONTROL CH VOL TUNER PRESET REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Press the CH SELECT button on the SURROUND 2 5 page CH VOL is selected Remote control unit AVAMP DENON lt surroUND25 gt MAIN UNIT Use the FUNCTION knob to select the FUNGIION speaker whose level is to be adjusted O Main unit REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Press the CURSOR PAGE button on the SURROUND 2 5 page to highlight the display then press jog stick ENTER The channel speaker switches as shown on the diagram below each time it is pressed 2 4 PUSH ENTER Remote control unit FL TC FR SR SBR SBL FADER SW j lt SL j lt ry 42 MAIN UNIT CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 3 Turn the CONTROL knob to adjust the 4 Once the channel level adjustment is completed press the level of the selected speaker CURSOR PAGE button again so that the display is no longer highlighted then press the CH SELECT button Main unit REMOTE CONTROL UNIT t Move jog stick ENTER back and forth to adjust the l
82. g played LD or DVD You may wish to connect the outboard RF demodulator s digital output to the AVR 5800 s VDP input X 3 If the player is switched from the pause or search mode to the play mode when playing an LD in the AUTO mode see page 33 analog sound may be output momentarily before the sound switches to Dolby Digital This is because the Dolby Digital RF signals output from the LD are not output during the pause and search modes so during this type the input mode is switched according to the AUTO mode s signal priority order see page 33 If this happens switch to the RF fixed RF input mode No analog sound will be output X 4 Some DVD digital outputs have the function of switching the Dolby Digital signal output method between bit stream and convert to PCM When playing in Dolby Digital surround on the AVR 5800 switch the DVD player s output mode to bit stream In some cases players are equipped with both bit stream PCM and PCM only digital outputs In this case connect the bit stream PCM jacks to the AVR 5800 60 2 Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic is a multi channel signal playback system developed by Dolby Laboratories which decodes sources recorded in Dolby Surround into four channels front left center front right and surround the surround channel is monaural but is played through two surround speakers Here sources recorded in Dolby Surround are sources on which
83. g preset stations 1 Main unit Watching the display press the MODE SELECT button until TUNER PRESET appears on the set s display Remote control unit Watching the display press the SHIFT button to select the preset memory block HB ee mI O O DD O coco MODE SELECT Main unit Remote control unit TUNER DENON Main unit lt PRESET 13 gt Watching the display select the desired preset channel Remote control unit Watching the display press the PRESET UP or DOWN button to select the desired preset channel FUNCTION sue Main unit Remote control unit 13 LAST FUNCTION MEMORY This unit is equipped with a last function memory which stores the input and output setting conditions as they were immediately before the power is switched off This function eliminates the need to perform complicated resettings when the power is switched on The unit is also equipped with a back up memory This function provides approximately one week of memory storage when the main unit s power switch is off and with the power cord disconnected INITIALIZATION OF THE MICROPROCESSOR When the indication of the display is not normal or when the operation of the unit does not shows the reasonable result the initialization of the microprocessor is reguired by the following procedure 1 Switch off the unit and remove the AC cord from the wall
84. ges 6 to 13 and check that all connections are correct To operate with the remote control unit set the remote control unit s screen to the AVAMP 1 5 page 3 Turn on the power Press the POWER operation switch button ON STANDBY ON oT Q ON STANDBY Main unit Remote control unit e When pressed the power turns on and the display lights The sound is muted for several seconds after which the unit operates normally When pressed again the power turns off the standby mode is set and the display turns off Whenever the ON STANDBY button is in the STANDBY state the apparatus is still connected to the AC line voltage Please be sure to unplug the cord when you leave home for say a vacation 32 Operating the remote control unit e For details refer to the separate supplied RC 8000 operating instructions 1 m ither lightly press on the remote control unit s touch panel or press the LIGHT button to turn on the liquid crystal display CHANNEL you PUSH ENTER v UGHT Remote control unit s jog stick Lightly press ENTER to display the icons PUSH ENTER u m Press the button on the icon display section to display the AVAMP icon AVAMP DENON UNCTION 1 5 gt TUNER T Move the remote control unit s jog stick ENTER left and right to display the necessary page PU
85. gt Variable The level can be adjusted freely using the buttons on the remote control unit M ZONE 1 4 5 VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN 40 dB 0 dB The output level is fixed at the set level and the volume can no longer be adjusted Make this setting to switch the power amplifier for the surround back channel to Multi zone 2 Multi Zone1 Vol Level gt 40dB OdB 1 t At the System Setup Menu select Multi Zone Control 5 System Setup Menu Speaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets Aan Baise Press jog stick ENTER to switch to the Multi Zone Control screen Multi Zone Control Multi Zone1 Vol Level Power Amp Assignment Exit PUSH ENTER PUSH ENTER t O gt Select Power Amp Assignment then press the ENTER button on the jog stick Select Surround Back to use as the surround back channel Zone 2 to use as multi zone 2 then press jog stick ENTER PUSH ENTER PREMENTE O m ca Power Amp Assignment SRA M Zone2b dg Q Oo AB When Surround Back is selected Power Amp Assignment 4 SurroundBack QE a B Q Oo QB When M Zone2 is selected 24 Setting the channel level Use this s
86. he proper position 33 appropriate 3 e Volume control set to minimum e Turn volume up to suitable level 34 DISPLAY lit but sound not produced e MUTING is on e Switch off MUTING 35 e No digital signal is being input e Properly select a digital signal input source 28 e Speaker A or B button is set to OFF e Set the button for the connected speaker 19 terminals to ON e AVR 5800 s video output jacks and monitor s e Check that the connections are correct 7 9 input jacks are not properly connected Nothing is displayed on monitor e Monitor TV s input setting is wrong Set the TV s input selector to the jacks to which 7 9 video signals are connected e Connections of the various component s video Unify to composite or S jack 7 9 signals are not unified e DVD player s audio output setting is not set to bit e Make the DVD player s initial settings No dts sound is produced Rear p i e DVD player is not dts compatible e Use a dts compatible player e AVR 5800 s input setting is set to analog e Set to AUTO or dts 33 Copying from DVD to VCR is not e Mode video software contains copy prohibit e Copying is not possible possible signals e Subwoofer s power is not on e Turn on the power No sound is produced from subwoofer e Subwoofer s initial setting is set to NO e Set the setting to YES 19 e Subwoofer s output is not connected e Connect properly 13 e Surround mode is set to a mode other than
87. ick ENTER to the bottom side to adjust the volume of the front side Remote control unit FL C FR SR SBL SBR SL collectively MRE ART Hg Hes HOE HS He X The fader function does not affect the SW EL and ER channels X The channel whose channel level is adjusted lowest can be faded to 12 dB using the fader function This is only displayed when setting the fader control X If the channel levels are adjusted separately after adjusting the fader the fader adjustment values are cleared so adjust the fader again 43 Playing modes for different sources The AVR 5800 is equipped with many surround modes We recommend using the surround modes as described below in order to achieve the maximum effect for the specific signal source X is a 6 1 channel 7 1 channel surround mode Sources recorded in THX SURROUND EX Maximum performance for playing movies on the AVR 5800 Dolby Digital Surround EX 6 1 SURROUND We recommend these for sources consisting mostly of music DTS ES DSCRT 6 1 MTRX 6 1 Sources recorded in DTS ES This is the optimum mode for playing sources recorded in DTS ES HOME THX CINEMA When playing movies setting this mode sometimes results in a more natural sound Select the mode as desired Dolby Digital WIDE SCREEN or 5 1 ch sources Effecti
88. imbre Matching The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the direction from which the sound is coming In a movie theater there is an array of surround speakers so that the surround information is all around you In a home theater only two speakers located to the side of your head are used The Timbre Matching feature filters the information going to the surround speakers so that they more closely match the tonal characteristics of the sound coming from the front speakers This ensures seamless panning between the front and surround speakers Adaptive Decorrelation In a movie theater a large number of surround speakers help create an enveloping surround sound experience while in a home theater there are usually only two speakers This can make the surround speakers sound like headphones that lack spaciousness and envelopment The surround sounds will also collapse into the closest speaker as you move away from the middle seating position Adaptive Decorrelation slightly changes one surround channel s time and phase relationship with respect to the other surround channel This expands the listening position and creates with only two speakers the same spacious surround experience as in a movie theater THX Ultra Before any home theater component can be THX Ultra certified it must incorporate all the features above and also pass a rigorous series of quality and performance tests Only then can a product feature the THX Ul
89. l is set for the front center and surround speakers X To take full advantage of the performance of the Home THX certified speaker systems set the front center and surround speaker size parameters to Small and the subwoofer to Yes X For the majority of speaker system configurations using the SMALL setting for all five main speakers and Subwoofer On with a connected subwoofer will yield the best results X When Front is set to Small Subwoofer is automatically set to Yes and when Subwoofer is set to No set to Large Front is automatically Selecting the surround speakers for the different surround modes e At this screen preset the surround speakers to be used in the different surround modes When either Large or Small has been set for both speakers A and B 1 PUSH ENTER t on the System Setup Menu when using both A and B surround speakers Surround Sp Setting O the surround speaker setting screen appears EDOLBY DIS HB A B Select the surround speakers to be used in the different surround modes 4 e To select the surround mode THX THX5 1 B A B WIDE SCREEN A B A B 5 7CH STEREO B A B e To select the surround speaker DSP B A B PEN A When using surround speakers A E LON SARB B When using surround speakers B EXT IN 2 B A B A B When using both surround speakers A and B of Enter the setting When Front is set to Large a
90. l unit Main unit Press the MODE SELECT button until TUNER PRESET TUNER DENON TUNER DENON appears on the set s display lt Q PRESET 13 D lt l Move 23 D Remote control unit Press the SHIFT button and select the desired memory block A to E MODE SELECT Main unit Remote control unit Main unit Press the MEMORY button again to store the station in the Select the desired preset channel 1 to 8 preset memory Remote control unit Press the PRESET UP or DOWN button to select the desired preset channel 1 to 8 MEMORY FUNCTION CHANNEL Remote control unit O To preset other channels repeat steps 2 to 5 O A total of 40 broadcast stations can be preset 8 stations channels 1 to 8 in each of blocks A to E Main unit Remote control unit Checking the preset stations The preset broadcast stations can be checked on the on screen display 1 Press the ON SCREEN button repeatedly until the Tuner Preset Stations screen appears on the E N on screen display Tuner Preset Stations Alf 87 50MH AVAMP DENON A2FM 89 10MH lt setting 35 gt A3FM 98 10Mk A4HW107 90M a vse ASA 90 10Mk AGH 90 10Mk Analog ses ATF 90 10Mk ABAI 90 10MH ON OSD 8 ERTIK SCREEN J VIDEO Z ower SYSTEM CURSOR TEST SETUP PAGE TONE Remote control unit 53 Recallin
91. less of the format Dolby Digital DTS etc Movie theater sound field Listening room sound field n ri In this case it is important to achieve the same sense of expansion as in a movie theater with the surround channels To do so in some cases the number of surround speakers is increased to four or eight or speakers with bipolar or dipolar properties are used o a et Gs im ja ee Dono SR Surround R channel SB Surround B back channel E Surround L channel Multiple surround speakers e Other types of audio These signals are designed to recreate a 360 sound field using three to five speakers In this case the speakers should surround the listener from all sides to create a uniform sound field from 360 Ideally the surround speakers should function as point sound sources in the same way as the front speakers These two types of sources thus have different properties and different speaker settings particularly for the surround speakers are required in order to achieve the ideal sound The AVR 5800 s surround speaker selection function makes it possible to change the settings according to the combination of surround speakers being used and the surrounding environment in order to achieve the ideal surround sound for all sources This means that you can connect a pair of bipolar or dipolar surround speakers mounted on either side of the prime listening position as well as a sep
92. lights depending on the input signal e DOLBY DIGITAL INPUTSIGNAL DOPRO LOGIC DO LOCK DIGITAL EB 6 e DIS INPUTSIGNAL DO LOCK DIGITAL EB 0 e PCM INPUTSIGNAL Oo LOCK DIGITAL EB AL24 0 6 X The AL24 indicator lights when the PURE DIRECT DIRECT or STEREO mode is selected in the digital input mode X The LOCK LED lights when digital signals are being input properly If the LED does not light check whether the digital input component setup page 28 and connections are correct and whether the component s power is turned on After starting playback 1 Adjusting the sound quality tone The tone control function will not work in the Direct or Home THX Cinema mode 1 Press the MODE SELECT button and select MODE TONE SELECT The mode switches as follows each time the MODE SELECT button is pressed SURR TONE m gt CH VOL PARAMETER CONTROL Main unit TUNER PRESET X Only displayed when the TUNER input is selected Select BASS TREBLE with the FUNCTION knob BENSON Main unit 34 a o BEBO Adjust as desired with the CONTROL 3 knob CONTROL e To increase the bass or treble Turn the control clockwise The bass Main unit or treble sound can be increased to up to 12 dB in steps of 2 dB e To decrease the bass or treble Turn the contr
93. n When this is done the low frequencies are cut so the effect is insufficient We strongly recommend adding a subwoofer If the test tone is clipped when it is set to 18 dB set the peak limit to 18 dB In this case the input resistance of the subwoofer or front speakers is insufficient so clipping may occur when playing music We recommend switching to a subwoofer with a higher input resistance Setting the Digital In Assignment e This setting assigns the digital input jacks of the AVR 5800 for the different input sources 1 PUSH ENTER t At the System Setup Menu select Digital In Assignment System Setup Menu Speaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev SDigital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets REN Switch to the Digital In Assignment screen Digital In Assignment LCD J 4COAX1 TAPE 1 OPT5 DVD COAX2 El OPT6 VDP COAX3 Vaux OFF Tv OPT1 DBS OPT2 VCR Il OPT3 Def aul tlvesl VCR 2 OPT4 VCR 3 OFF Select the digital input jack to be assigned to the input source e To select the input source e To select the digital input jack Select OFF for input sources for which no digital input jacks are used gt X If Yes is selected for Default
94. nd Subwoofer is set to Yes the set switches to the subwoofer mode X Speaker type setting when using both surround speakers A and B If Small is set for either surround speakers A or B the output is the same as when Small is set for both A and B X For the WIDE SCREEN and 5 7CH STEREO DSP simulation modes the surround speakers can be set separately Setting the Subwoofer mode 1 Re Select the subwoofer mode Subwoofer Mode THX Main pe a Enter the setting The System Setup Menu reappears 20 NOTES Assignment of low frequency signal range e The only signals produced from the subwoofer channel are LFE signals during playback of Dolby Digital or DTS signals and the low frequency signal range of channels set to SMALL in the setup menu The low frequency signal range of channels set to LARGE are produced from those channels Subwoofer mode e The subwoofer mode setting is only valid when LARGE is set for the front speakers and YES is set for the subwoofer in the Speaker Configuration settings see page 19 e When the LFE MAIN playback mode is selected the low frequency signal range of channels set to LARGE are produced simultaneously from those channels and the subwoofer channel In this playback mode the low frequency range expand more uniformly through the room but depending on the size and shape of the room
95. nd sounds surrounding the listener from 360 degrees Though maximum performance is achieved when sound tracks recorded with this system are played using a DTS ES decoder when played with a conventional DTS decoder the SB channel signals are automatically down mixed to the SL and SR channels so none of the signal components are lost E DTS ES Matrix 6 1 With this format the additional SB channel signals undergo matrix encoding and are input to the SL and SR channels beforehand Upon playback they are decoded to the SL SR and SB channels The performance of the encoder used at the time of recording can be fully matched using a high precision digital matrix decoder developed by DTS thereby achieving surround sound more faithful to the producer s sound design aims than with conventional 5 1 or 6 1 channel systems In addition the bit stream format is 100 compatible with conventional DTS signals so the effect of the Matrix 6 1 format can be achieved even with 5 1 channel signal sources Of course it is also possible to play DTS ES Matrix 6 1 encoded sources with a DTS 5 1 channel decoder When DTS ES Discrete 6 1 or Matrix 6 1 encoded sources are decoded with a DTS ES decoder the format is automatically detected upon decoding and the optimum playing mode is selected However some Matrix 6 1 sources may be detected as having a 5 1 channel format so the DTS ES Matrix 6 1 mode must be set manually to play these sources For instructions on selecti
96. nel sources Furthermore all the Denon original surround modes see page 48 are compatible with 7 1 channel playback so you can enjoy 7 1 channel sound with any signal source E Number of surround back speakers With THX Surround EX the surround back channel consists of one channel of playback signals but we recommend using two speakers When using dipolar speakers in particular it is essential to use two speakers Using two speakers results in a smoother blend with the sound of the surround channels and better sound positioning of the surround back channel when listening from a position other than the center E Placement of the surround left and right channels when using surround back speakers Using surround back speakers greatly improves the positioning of the sound at the rear Because of this the surround left and right channels play an important role in achieving a smooth transition of the acoustic image from the front to the back As shown on the diagram above in a movie theater the surround signals are also produced from diagonally in front of the listeners creating an acoustic image as if the sound were floating in space To achieve these effects we recommend placing the speakers for the surround left and right channels slightly more towards the front than with conventional surround systems Doing so sometimes increases the surround effect when playing conventional 5 1 channel sources in the THX Surround EX mode Check the surround effects
97. ng the surround mode see page 46 The DTS ES decoder includes another function the DTS Neo 6 surround mode for 6 1 channel playback of digital PCM and analog signal sources E DTS Neo 6 surround This mode applies conventional 2 channel signals to the high precision digital matrix decoder used for DTS ES Matrix 6 1 to achieve 6 1 channel surround playback High precision input signal detection and matrix processing enable full band reproduction frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 kHz or greater for all 6 1 channels and separation between the different channels is improved to the same level as that of a digital discrete system DTS Neo 6 surround includes two modes for selecting the optimum decoding for the signal source e DTS Neo 6 Cinema This mode is optimum for playing movies Decoding is performed with emphasis on separation performance to achieve the same atmosphere with 2 channel sources as with 6 1 channel sources This mode is effective for playing sources recorded in conventional surround formats as well because the in phase component is assigned mainly to the center channel C and the reversed phase component to the surround SL SR and SB channels e DTS Neo 6 Music This mode is suited mainly for playing music The front channel FL and FR signals bypass the decoder and are played directly so there is no loss of sound quality and the effect of the surround signals output from the center C and surround SL SR and SB channels add a
98. nnecting a TV DBS tuner e Connect the TV s or DBS tuner s S video output jack S VIDEO OUTPUT to the S VIDEO TV DBS IN jack using an S jack connection cord Ga MONITOR E R TEN TERMINAL AM SVIDEO H LOOP ANT thr feio FMCOAX 750 POUT CEECEETEEEEECCCCEECICECECIR SIGNAL al GND ECC CCEE CEEE eee eset eeti eel cl Monitor TV Connecting a monitor TV MONITOR OUT e Connect the TV s or DBS tuner s S video input S VIDEO INPUT to the S VIDEO cord MONITOR OUT 1 jack using a S jack connection e The monitor TV can also be connected in the same way to the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT 2 jack Note however that the AVR 5800 s on screen display signals are not output from this jack Video deck 2 a PET CA Teeter Connecting the video decks e Connect the video deck s S outpu the video deck s S input jack S IN to the connection cords e Connect the video deck s S outpu the video deck s S input jack S IN to the connection cords X Connect the third video deck to Video deck 1 jack S OUT to the S VIDEO jack S OUT to the S VIDEO S VIDEO VCR 1 OUT S VIDEO VCR 2
99. oint of cable entry as practical Notes e Do not connect two FM antennas simultaneously e Even if an external AM antenna is used do not disconnect the AM loop antenna e Make sure AM loop antenna lead terminals do not touch metal parts of the panel 10 Connecting the external input EXT IN jacks e These jacks are for inputting multi channel audio signals from an outboard decoder or a component with a different type of multi channel decoder such as a Super Audio DVD player or a multi channel SACD player or other future multi channel sound format decoder e When making connections also refer to the operating instructions of the other components neo supe our our wv DBS7 SA VAUX VORA VORZ VCR VoR2 VOR3 SUA EFFECT o fo 4 5 OPTICAL Subwoofer Surround back Decoder with 8 or 6 channel analog output X For instructions on playback using the external input EXT IN jacks see page 38 Connecting the MULTI SOURCE jacks e f another pre main integrated amplifier is connected the multi source jacks can be used to play a different program source in another room at the same time See page 37 Another room
100. ol counter clockwise The bass or treble sound can be decreased to up to 12 dB in steps of 2 dB If you do not want the bass and treble to be TONE adjusted turn on the tone defeat mode DEFEAT X The signals do not pass through the bass and treble adjustment circuits providing higher quality sound Main unit 2 Listening over headphones Plug the headphones plug into the jack X Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack The pre out output including 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 DE oS oS aS es E temporarily Press the MUTE button X Cancelling MUTING mode Press the MUTE button again Remote control unit 1 Use this to turn off the audio output mure 4 Combining the currently playing sound with the desired image AVAMP DENON lt seTTING 35 gt INPUT M ZONE 1 MODE ON OFF ANALOG SPEAKER ON EXT IN SCREEN VIDEO SELECT DIMMER system cursor TEST SETUP PAGE TONE Simulcast playback 1 Use this switch to monitor a video source other than the audio source Press the remote control unit s VIDEO SELECT button until the desired image appears Remote control unit X Cancelling simulcast playback e Select SOURCE using the video select button e Switch the program
101. olume it may possibly cause damage to the speakers To avoid this be sure to switch the input mode to AUTO or DTS before playing CDs or LDs recorded in DTS Also never switch the input mode to ANALOG or PCM during playback The same holds true when playing CDs or LDs on a DVD player or LD DVD compatible player For DVDs the DTS signals are recorded in a special way so this problem does not occur X 2 The signals provided at the digital outputs of a CD or LD player may undergo some sort of internal signal processing output level adjustment sampling frequency conversion etc In this case the DTS encoded signals may be processed erroneously in which case they cannot be decoded by the AVR 5800 or may only produce noise Before playing DTS signals for the first time turn down the master volume to a low level start playing the DTS disc then check whether the DTS indicator on the AVR 5800 see page 45 lights before turning up the master volume X 3 A DVD player with DTS compatible digital output is required to play DTS DVDs A DTS Digital Output logo is featured on the front pane of compatible DVD players Recent DENON DVD player models feature DTS compatible digital output consult the player s owner s manual for information on configuring the digital output for DTS playback of DTS encoded DVDs Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and
102. omponents as well Furthermore it is equipped with a function for learning the control signals of remote control units of other manufacturers so it can also be used to operate non DENON remote control compatible video components e For details refer to the separate supplied RC 8000 operating instructions Using the remote control unit e Point the remote control unit at the remote sensor on the main unit as shown on the diagram e The remote control unit can be used from a straight distance of approximately 7 meters 22 feet from the main unit but this distance will be shorter if there are obstacles in the way or if the remote control unit is not pointed directly at the remote sensor e The remote control unit can be operated at a horizontal angle of up to 30 degrees with respect to the remote sensor NOTES e t may be difficult to operate the remote control unit if the remote sensor is exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light e Do not press buttons on the main unit and remote control unit simultaneously Doing so may result in malfunction e Neon signs or other devices emitting pulse type noise nearby may result in malfunction so keep the set as far away from such devices as possible Approx 7 m 22 feet 31 9 OPERATION Before operating O O oooooo om AVAMP DENON lt FUNCTION 1 5 gt Refer to CONNECTIONS pa
103. or near a swimming pool and the like Carts and Stands The appliance should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn PIS Wall or Ceiling Mounting The appliance should be 18 mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer Ventilation The appliance should be situated so that its 19 ocation or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation For example the appliance should not be situated on a bed sofa rug or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings or placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings Heat The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other appliances including amplifiers that produce heat power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance Grounding or Polarization Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated FIGURE A EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA 4 LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 ELECTRIC S
104. other world wide patents issued and pending DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2000 Digital Theater Systems Inc All Rights Reserved 61 DTS ES Extended Surround DTS ES Extended Surround is a new multi channel digital signal format developed by Digital Theater Systems Inc While offering high compatibility with the conventional DTS Digital Surround format DTS ES Extended Surround greatly improves the 360 degree surround impression and space expression thanks to further expanded surround signals This format has been used professionally in movie theaters since 1999 In addition to the 5 1 surround channels FL FR C SL SR and LFE DTS ES Extended Surround also offers the SB Surround Back sometimes also referred to as surround center channel for surround playback with a total of 6 1 channels DTS ES Extended Surround includes two signal formats with different surround signal recording methods as described below E DTS ES Discrete 6 1 DTS ES Discrete 6 1 is the newest recording format With it all 6 1 channels including the SB channel are recorded independently using a digital discrete system The main feature of this format is that because the SL SR and SB channels are fully independent the sound can be designed with total freedom and it is possible to achieve a sense that the acoustic images are moving about freely among the backgrou
105. pedance drive capability 14 Future Sound Format Upgrade Capability via Eight Channel Inputs amp Outputs For future multi channel audio format s the AVR 5800 is provided with 7 1 channel seven main channels plus one low frequency effects channel inputs along with a full set of 7 1 channel pre amp outputs controlled by the 8 channel master volume control This assures future upgrade possibilities for any future multi channel sound format 5 CONNECTIONS e Do not plug in the AC cord until all connections have been completed e Be sure to connect the left and right channels properly left with left right with right e Insert the plugs securely Incomplete connections will result in the generation of noise e Use the AC OUTLETS for audio equipment only Do not use them for hair driers etc e Note that binding pin plug cords together with AC cords or placing them near a power transformer will result in generating hum or other noise e Noise or humming may be generated if a connected audio equipment is used independently without turning the power of this unit on If this happens turn on the power of the this unit Connecting the audio components e When making connections also refer to the operating instructions of the other components Connecting the AC OUTLETS CD recorder or Tape deck 1 OUTPUT INPUT MD recorder or Tape deck 2 OUTPUT INP
106. r VDP VDP e Connect the video disc player s video output jack VIDEO OUTPUT to the VIDEO yellow VDP IN jack using a 75 Q ohms video coaxial pin plug cord e Connect the video disc player s analog audio output jacks ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT to the AUDIO VDP IN jacks using pin plug cords e A DVD player can be connected to the DVD jacks in the same way AUDIO TV DBS IN jacks using pin plug Monitor TV E MONITOR OUT e Connect the TV s video input jack VIDEO INPUT to the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack using a 75 Q ohms video coaxial pin plug cord e The monitor TV can also be connected in the same way to the VIDEO MONITOR OUT 2 jack Note however that the AVR 5800 s on screen display signals are e It is also possible to con game machine etc to t nect a video disc player DVD player video camcorder he V AUX jacks ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLID 2 eh ld hl ta De 13 VOR1 VOR2 VOR3 T CDR MDI TAPE TAPE 2 Gs Note on connecting the digital input jacks e Only audio signals are input to the digital input jacks For details see page 6 REMOTE CONTROL ROONTOROOU POWER m pm s 2320 2 COAXIAL 4 5 OPTICAL
107. r panel NOTE NEVER touch the speaker terminals when the power is on Doing so could result in electric shocks Speaker Impedance Speakers with an impedance of from 6 to 16 Q ohms can be connected for use as front and center speakers Speakers with an impedance of 6 to 16 Q ohms can be connected for use as surround speakers The protector circuit may be activated if the set is played for long periods of time at high volumes when speakers with an impedance lower than the specified impedance are connected Connecting the speaker cords 1 Loosen by turning 2 Insert the cord 3 Tighten by turning Connecting banana plugs counterclockwise clockwise Either tightly twist or terminate the core wires Ss VI Turn clockwise to tighten then insert the banana plug Protector circuit e This unit is equipped with a high speed protection circuit The purpose of this circuit is to protect the speakers under circumstances such as when the output of the power amplifier is inadvertently short circuited and a large current flows when the temperature surrounding the unit becomes unusually high or when the unit is used at high output over a long period which results in an extreme temperature rise When the protection circuit is activated the speaker output is cut off and the power supply indicator LED flashes Should this occur please follow these steps be sure to switch off the power of this unit ch
108. r than the value shown in highlighted line Delay Time t Front L Front R Center U PUSH ENTER Enter the setting The System Setup Menu reappears Setting the Multi Zone Control The AVR 5800 automatically sets the optimum surround delay time for the listening room The AVR 5800 is equipped with two sets of multi zone outputs Multi zone 1 is a pre output with an output level adjustment function Multi zone 2 is a fixed output level pre output speakers to the multi zone 2 speaker terminals 1 Setting the multi zone 1 level Using the power amplifier assignment function described below it is also possible to connect 1 PUSH ENTER t At the System Setup Menu select Multi Zone Control System Setup Menu Speaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets PUSH ENTER Press jog stick ENTER to switch to the Multi Zone Control screen Multi Zone Control Multi Zone1 Vol Level Power Amp Assignment Exit PUSH ENTER t Oj gt EN Select Multi Zone1 Vol Level then press jog stick ENTER 23 2 Power amplifier assignment function setting Select the desired setting then press jog stick ENTER PUSH ENTER PUSH ENTER
109. rs Remote control unit Press the CURSOR PAGE button so that the display is no longer highlighted then press the SURR PARA button to complete the setting Remote control unit 50 Surround parameters O EFFECT This parameter turns the effect signals with multi surround mode speaker effects on and off in the WIDE SCREEN mode When this parameter is turned off the SBL and SBR channel signals are equivalent to the SL and SR channels respectively LEVEL This parameter sets the strength of the effect signals in the WIDE SCREEN mode It can be set in 15 steps from 1 to 15 Set this to a low level if the positioning or phase of the surround signals sounds unnatural SB CH OUT 1 Dolby Digital DTS source ORE rn Playback is conducted without using the surround back speaker NON MTRX Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker The same signals those of the surround channels are output from the surround back channels MTRX ON Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker Surround back chnnel is reproduced using digital matrix processing 2 Other source O Playback is conducted without using the surround back speaker O Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker NOTE This operation can be performed directly using the 6 1 7 1 Surround button on the main unit s panel ROOM SIZE This sets the size of the sound field There are
110. s Lucasfilm Home THX Ultra Certified Home THX is the unique collaboration between Lucasfilm Ltd and audio equipment manufacturers THX Ultra certification is the highest performance level and provides a rigorous set of performance standards along with proprietary surround sound post processing technologies designed to enhance the surround soundtrack playback experience in the home theater THX Surround EX The AVR 5800 is fully compatible with THX Surround EX the latest surround format DTS ES Extended Surround and DTS Neo 6 The AVR 5800 is compatible with DTS ES Extended Surround a new multi channel format developed by Digital Theater Systems Inc The AVR 5800 is also compatible with DTS Neo 6 a surround mode allowing 6 1 channel playback of regular stereo sources Wide screen mode for a 7 1 channel sound even with 5 1 channel sources DENON has developed a wide screen mode with a new design which recreates the effects of the multi surround speakers in movie theaters The result is 7 1 channel sound taking full advantage of surround back speakers even with Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital DTS 5 1 channel signals 24 bit D A Conversion All eight channels including the seven main channels and the low frequency effects LFE channel benefit from reference ANALOG DEVICES DACs for optimum high fidelity reproduction of music and movie soundtracks Dual Surround Speaker Mode Provides for the first time the
111. side or slightly o the front of the viewing position and 60 to 90 cm above the ears Same as surround back speaker installation method 1 Using dipolar speakers for the surround back speakers as well is more effective Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker A jacks on he AVR 5800 and set all settings on the setup menu to A This is he factory default setting For details see page 16 The signals from the surround channels reflect off the walls as shown on the diagram at the left creating an enveloping and realistic surround sound presentation For multi channel music sources however the use of bipolar or dipolar speakers mounted at the sides of the listening position may not be satisfactory in order to create a coherent 360 degree surround sound field Connect another pair of direct radiating speakers as described in example 3 and place them at he rear corners of the room facing towards the prime listening position Surround speaker Point slightly SA downwards Front speaker As seen from the side 3 When using different surround speakers for movies and music To achieve more effective surround sound for both movies and music use different sets of surround speakers and different surround modes for the two types of sources e Set the front speakers slightly wider apart than the setup for watching movies only and point them toward the listening position in order assure clear positioning of th
112. source to the component connected to the video input 5 Checking the currently playing program source etc AVAMP DENON lt l SETTING 3 5 V INPUT MODI M ZONE 1 ON OFF ANALOG SPEAKER ON EXT IN SCREEN 1 VIDEO SELECT DIMMER 1 Hle AHERE E SYSTEM CURSOR TEST SETUP IPAGE TONE On screen display 1 e Each time an operation is performed a description of that operation appears on the display connected to the unit s VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack Also the unit s operating status can be checked during playback by pressing the remote control unit s ON SCREEN button Such information as the position of the input selector and the surround parameter settings is output in sequence Front panel display e Descriptions of the unit s operations STATUS 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 by pressing the STATUS button Main unit Remote control unit Using the dimmer function e Use this to change the brightness of the display The display brightness changes in four steps bright medium dim and off by pressing the remote control unit s DIMMER button repeatedly Remote control unit X The brightness changes in 3 steps each time the button is pressed and finally the display turns off 6 Switching the surround speakers
113. speaker terminals The volume can be adjusted and the input source can be selected using the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons on the remote control unit s M ZONE 2 page NOTES e The signals of the source selected in the M ZONE 2 mode are also output from the TAPE and VCR recording output terminals e Digital signals are not output from the MULTI ZONE 1 audio output jacks 37 Playback using the external input EXT IN jacks 1 Set the external input EXT IN EXT IN mode Press the EXT IN on the EXT IN button on the remote control unit to switch the external input Main unit Remote control unit The playback switches as shown below each time the button O na cc CO O is pressed EXT IN 1 EXT IN 2 Once this is selected the input signals connected to the 2 1 FRONT L FRONT R CENTER SURR L surround left and SURR R surround right channels of the EXT IN jacks are output directly to the front left and right center and surround AVAMP DENON left and right speaker systems as well as the pre out jacks lt setine 35 D without passing through the surround circuitry In addition the signal input to the SW subwoofer jack is output to the PRE OUT SW subwoofer jack When EXT IN is selected the input signals connected to the EL effect left and ER effect right jacks are output to the PRE OUT EFFECT SB
114. t level setting e This unit features a subwoofer peak limit control which prevents distortion and damage in the loudspeaker system by controlling the maximum bass volume level With this feature you may set the maximum bass level for the system e This feature operates with or without a subwoofer in the system 1 t At the System Setup Menu select Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev System Setup Menu Speaker Configuration SB CH Auto Flag Detect Delay Time Multi Zone Control Channel Level Subwoofer Peak Limit Lev Digital In Assignment On Screen Display Auto Tuner Presets 2 naa Switch to the Subwoofer Peak Limit Level Setting screen Subwoofer Peak D Limit Level Setting Find The Level When Distortion Begins Peak Limiter on Ei A 3 OEE Select ON for Peak Limiter q 4 pons The screen switches Select Setting Start then ZN select Yes e Subwoofer Peak D The screen switches and a test noise is produced Limit Level Setting from the speaker system Find The Level When Distortion Begins Peak Limiter EM lt bor Setting Start Yes 4 Peak Limiter 1848 J you Increase the master volume level until the test noise is distorted a The test noise bass sound is distorted when it sounds as if the input is Subwoofer Peak excessively high when the sound crackles Limit Level Set
115. ther than digital inputs selected in the REC OUT mode are also output to the multi source audio video output jacks e Digital signals are not output from the MULTI ZONE 1 audio Main unit output jacks 2 Recording Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources e With this set it is possible to record Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel signals converted into 2 channel analog signals e The recording signals are output to the MULTI ZONE 2 OUT TAPE and VCR output terminals REC M ZONE 2 Press the REC M ZONE 2 button until 1 REC OUT SOURCE appears on the rH qo 0oooaooaooo O O e The multichannel digital signals are down mixed and output 5CH 7CH display o vojooooooo Main unit 323 1 Set the input mode according to the NUT source to be played MODE AVAMP DENON lt SURROUND25 gt HOME THX PURE 3 3 o surround mode by pressing the DIRECT or STEREO ms 3 Ea to the TAPE and VCR output terminals DIRECT STEREO or 4 aN Main unit Remote control unit 4 Set the recording mode 36 STEREO CH SELECT SURR CURSOR PARA IPAGE 3 Outputting a program source to an amplifier etc in a different room M ZONE 1 mode 1 Press the M ZONE 1 button M ZONE 1 Main unit 2 Select the source you want to output FUNCTION appears on the set s display Main unit Start playing the sour
116. ting OM Turn Up The Volume With Master Vol Up Button When Distortion Begins Push Enter Button A P ideais Press the ENTER button at the point where the test noise starts sounding distorted The AVR 5800 automatically sets the subwoofer peak limit level This prevents future inadvertent subwoofer overload due to excessively strong bass content when the master volume control is at a high level X Clear the subwoofer s peak limit level setting by specifying Peak Limiter and OFF 27 CAUTION he master volume is set to 30 dB when test tones are output The test tones are for confirming the low frequency playback limits and are played at an extremely high level When using a low output subwoofer be very careful about irregular operations exceeding clipping by for example turning down the subwoofer s attenuator before starting then slowly turning the attenuator up to the listening level Also when the subwoofer is set to NO in the speaker configuration the test tones are output from the front speakers When using front speakers with low input resistance check that the sound is not clipped at sections where the signal is strong on the CD music source before starting the peak limit setting The peak limit setting should not be performed if the music source cannot be played with the master volume set at 15 Set the front speakers to small and the subwoofer to YES in the speaker configuratio
117. tion use to the Manual tuning operation DooooooDoaooqo AVAMP DENON TUNER DENON FUNCTION 1 5 gt lt MoDE 213 TUNING TUNING DOWN UP Manual tuning 1 Set the input function to TUNER TUNER Remote control unit INPUT SELECTOR O Main unit Switch the remote control device to TUNER Watching the display press the BAND button to select the desired band AM or FM Remote control unit NOTES 3 Press the MODE button to set the manual tuning mode Check that the display s AUTO indicator turns Remote control unit Press the TUNING UP or DOWN button to tune in the desired station The frequency changes continuously when the button is held In TUNING TUNING DOWN UP Remote control unit e When in the auto tuning mode on the FM band the STEREO indicator lights on the display when a stereo broadcast is tuned in At open frequencies the noise is muted and the TUNED and STEREO indicators turn off e When the manual tuning mode is set FM stereo broadcasts are received in monaural and the STEREO indicator turns off 52 Preset memory Use the Auto tuning or Manual tuning operation to tune in the station to be preset in the memory 2 Press the MEMORY button MEMORY Remote contro
118. tion factor 0 03 1 kHz 3 V EH Video section e Standard video jacks Input output level and impedance 1 Vp p 75 Q ohms Frequency response 5 Hz 10 MHz 0 3 dB e S video jacks Input output level and impedance Y brightness signal 1 Vp p 75 Q ohms C color signal 0 286 Vp p 75 Q ohms Frequency response 5 Hz 10 MHz 0 3 dB e Color component video terminal Input output level and impedance Y brightness signal 1 Vp p 75 Q ohms Cb blue signal 0 7 Vp p 75 Q ohms Cr red signal 0 7Vp p 75 Q ohms Frequency response DC 50 MHz 0 3 dB E Tuner section FM note uV at 75 Q ohms O dBf 1 x 10 15 W AM Receiving Range 87 5 MHz 107 9 MHz 520 kHz 1710 kHz Usable Sensitivity 1 0 uV 11 2 dBf 18 uV 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity MONO 1 6 uV 15 3 dBf STEREO 23 pV 38 5 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio IHF A MONO 80 dB 50 dB STEREO 75dqB Total Harmonic Distortion at 1 kHz MONO 0 15 STEREO 0 3 E General Power supply AC 120 V 60 Hz Power consumption 12A Maximum external dimensions 434 W x 216 H x 486 D mm 17 3 32 x 8 1 2 x 19 9 64 Mass 28 0 kg 61 Ibs 11 7 oz EH Remote control unit RC 8000 Batteries LR6 AA Type four batteries External dimensions 96 W x 38 H x 168 5 D mm 3 25 32 x 1 1 2 x 6 41 64 Mass 242 g Approx 8 5 oz not including batteries For purposes of improvement specifications and design are subject to change without
119. tra logo which is your guarantee that the Home Theater products you purchase will give you superb performance for many years to come THX Ultra requirements cover every aspect of the product including power amplifier performance pre amplifier performance and operation as well as hundreds of other parameters in both the digital and analog domain Lucasfilm THX Home THX Re Equalization Timbre Matching Adaptive Decorrelation and THX Ultra are trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd THX Surround EX In 1999 a new surround system was launched simultaneously with the release of the movie Star Wars Episode Dolby Digital Surround EX is anew movie sound track that greatly enhances the sense of spatial expression and the positioning of the surround channel sound The result is 360 degrees of movement and moving sound effects that seem to pass right over the listener s head This system was developed jointly by Lucasfilm THX and Dolby Laboratories fusing Lucasfilm s idea of improving spatial expression and achieving a uniform 360 degree sound positioning with Dolby Laboratories matrix encoding technology Emphasis was placed on compatibility with the existing system Dolby Digital 5 1 channel and the new surround back SB channel was added to achieve improvements over the conventional 5 1 channel system in terms of the positioning of the sound at the rear the acoustic image of sound moving from the two sides to the back as well as sound
120. unplug the power cord and disconnect the connection cords between all other audio components when moving the set e Before turning the power switch on Check once again that all connections are proper and that there are not problems with the connection cords Always set the power switch to the standby position before connecting and disconnecting connection cords 2 CAUTIONS ON INSTALLATION Noise or disturbance of the picture may be generated if this unit or any other electronic equipment using microprocessors is used near a tuner or TV If this happens take the following steps e Install this unit as far as possible from the tuner or TV e Set the antenna wires from the tuner or TV away from this unit s power cord and input output connection cords e Noise or disturbance tends to occur particularly when using indoor antennas or 300 Q ohms feeder wires We recommend using outdoor antennas and 75 Q ohms coaxial cables For heat dispersal leave at least 10 cm of space between the top back and sides of this unit and the wall or other components e Store this instructions in a safe place After reading store this instructions along with the warranty in a safe place e Note that the illustrations in this instructions may differ from the actual set for explanation purposes 7 X 10 cm or more wall 3 CAUTIONS ON HANDLING Switching the input function when input jacks ar
121. ut the combination of speakers in your system and their Front S Center S Ss ds Ss dB sS Sub Woof Speaker corresponding sizes SMALL for regular speakers LARGE for full renee Omera p STOUNA Sp YVONNE Peet SP a eter Configuration size full range to automatically set the composition of the signals output from the speakers and the frequency response Small Small Small Small 2spkrs Yes Use this function when using multiple surround speaker Surround DOLBY THX WIDE 5CH 7CH DSP 1 Surround combinations for more ideal surround sound Once the mode SURROUND SURROUND SCREEN STEREO simulation EXTINTA EXT IN 2 combinations of surround speakers to be used for the Speaker Setting different surround modes are preset the surround 9 speakers are selected automatically according to the Surround A A A A A A A o surround mode speaker Subwoofer mode This selects the subwoofer speaker for playing deep bass signals LFE THX SB CH Auto Set the method of playing the surround back channel for digital Auto Flag Detect Mode OFF Flag Detect signals This parameter is for optimizing the timing with which the audio Front L amp R Center Surround L amp R SBL amp SBR Sub Woofer Delay Time signals are produced from the speakers and subwoofer according to the listening position 12 ft 3 6 m 12 ft 3 6 m 10 ft 3 0 m 10 ft 3 0 m 12 ft 3 6 m Multi Zone 1 This sets the output level for the multi zone
122. uto Flag Detect Mode to OFF 45 Dolby Digital mode only with digital input and DTS Surround only with digital input 1 Select the input source Playback with digital input Select an input source set to digital COAXIAL OPTICAL see page 28 INPUT SELECTOR O Main unit Remote control unit Set the input mode to AUTO INPUT MODE AVAMP DENON AVAMP DENON lt Function 15 gt lt surRRounD 2 5 gt HOME THX PURE A OFF CINAMA DIRECT PHONO DVD 2 DOLBY DIRECT Main unit Remote control unit nes 2 DTS STEREO DSP I70 ver 2 vor 3 SIMU Stiked suRR cursor cH EE asee DOLBY DTS SURROUND SURROUND DOLBY AVAMP DENON OIL q mo e P DTS INPUT 1 litis VCR 1 EE 2 Select the Surround mode V AUX HONDA age M ZONE 1 ON OFF Main unit Remote control unit ANALOG EE 3 Play a program source with the DO ester i ES mark SE EES we Display the surround parameter s menu DOLBY DIGITAL DTS SURROUND A A EJ A Q E4 blorr EN 4 lorr D COMP 4mm LFE 4 OdB gt LFE 4 OdB gt TONE 4 TONE 4 Remote control unit AFDM lb AFDM 10
123. vailable adjust the channels by ear so the sound levels are the same Because adjusting the subwoofer level test tone by ear is difficult use a well known music selection and adjust for natural balance NOTE When adjusting the level of an active subwoofer system you may also need to adjust the subwoofer s own volume control X When you adjust the channel levels while in the SYSTEM SETUP CHANNEL LEVEL mode the channel level adjustments made will affect ALL surround modes Consider this mode a Master Channel Level adjustment mode X After you have completed the SYSTEM SETUP CHANNEL LEVEL adjustments you can then activate the individual surround modes and adjust channel levels that will be remembered for each of those modes Then whenever you activate a particular surround sound mode your preferred channel level adjustments for just that mode will be recalled Check the instructions for adjusting channel levels within each surround mode on Page 42 X You can adjust the channel levels for each of the following surround modes DIRECT STEREO 5CH 7CH STEREO DOLBY DTS SURROUND HOME THX CINEMA WIDE SCREEN SUPER STADIUM ROCK ARENA JAZZ CLUB CLASSIC CONCERT MONO MOVIE and MATRIX X When using either surround speakers A or B or when using surround speakers A and B at the same time be sure to adjust the balance of playback levels between each channel for the various selections of A or B and A and B 26 Subwoofer peak limi
124. ve for 2 channel sources recorded in Dolby Surround or DTS Surround for 7 1 channel playback with 5 1 channel sources 2 ch sources recorded in Dolby Surround HOME THX CINEMA This mode is optimized for playing 5 1 channel movies e For sources recorded in Dolby Surround as well this mode provides the same power as with 5 1 channel sources DOLBY DIGITAL DTS SURROUND This mode is optimized for playing 5 1 channel music For Dolby surround recording sources Dolby Pro Logic playback is conducted PURE DIRECT By suspending all the video circuits analog input music playback can be played with optimum quality The video outputs do not operate Sources recorded in stereo Sources recorded in monaural DIRECT STEREO e Effective for achieving pure playback e f there is no need for tone control or distribution of the low frequencies in function of the speaker configuration select the DIRECT mode to achieve the best sound quality DENON Original Surround Modes see page 48 Select these for 7 1 channel playback with sources recorded in stereo or monaural The effects are different for each of the surround modes Select the one most suited for the source being used DTS NEO 6 This is a surround mode for playing 6 1 or 7 1 channel stereo sources developed by Digital Theater Systems One of two playing modes MUSI
125. vel is Remote control unit displayed on the master volume level display X The volume can be adjusted within the range of 60 to 0 to 18 dB in steps of 1 dB However when the channel level is set as described on page 25 or page 42 if the volume for any channel is set at 1 dB or greater the volume cannot be adjusted up to 18 dB In this case the maximum volume adjustment range is 18 dB Maximum value of channel level Input mode when playing DTS sources e Noise will be output if DTS compatible CDs or LDs are played in the ANALOG or PCM mode When playing DTS compatible sources be sure to connect the source component to the digital input jacks OPTICAL COAXIAL and set the input mode to AUTO or DTS NOTE e The digital input indicator will light green when playing CD ROMs containing data other than audio signals but no sound will be heard Input mode display One of these lights depending on the input signal e In the AUTO mode INPUT MODE AUTO DTS as ANALOG DIGITAL e In the PCM mode INPUT MODE AUTO DTS O O O o DIGITAL e Inthe DTS mode INPUT MODE EE AUTO DTS O O O o DIGITAL e When switched to RF in the VDP RF or AUTO mode INPUT MODE AUTO PCM DTS RF DIGITAL o o o o e In the ANALOG mode INPUT MODE AUTO PCM DTS RF O 0 fe 0 ANALOG Input signal display One of these
126. vel is lower than usual the Dynamic Range Compression allows you to hear all of the sounds in the soundtrack but with reduced dynamic range This only works when playing program sources recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS Select one of the four parameters OFF LOW MID middle or HI high Set to OFF for normal listening This parameter is displayed only when playing compatible sources in DTS mode LFE Low frequency Effect This sets the level of the LFE Low Frequency Effect sounds included in the source when playing program sources recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS If the sound produced from the subwoofer sounds distorted due to the LFE signals when playing Dolby Digital or DTS sources when the peak limiter is turned off with the subwoofer peak limit level setting system setup menu adjust the level as necessary Program source and adjustment range 1 Dolby Digital 10 dB to 0 dB 2 DTS Surround 10 db to O dB X When DTS encoded movie software is played it is recommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to 0 dB for correct DTS playback X When DTS encoded music software is played it is recommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to 10 dB for correct DTS playback TONE This adjusts the tone control See Surround parameters O on page 50 EH Dialogue Normalization The dialogue normalization function is activated automatically when playing Dolby Digital program sources Dialogue normalization is a
127. wner s manual for your subwoofer for advice on placing the Subwoofer subwoofer within the listening room e f the surround speakers are direct radiating monopolar then place them 45 slightly behind and at an angle to the listening position and parallel to the walls at a position 60 to 90 centimeters 2 to 3 feet above ear level at the prime listening position e Connect the surround speakers to the surround speaker A jacks on the AVR 5800 and set all settings on the setup menu to A This is the factory default setting For details see page 16 Surround speakers As seen from above Surround speakers A Surround back speaker Front speaker Point slightly downwards 60 to 90 cm Surround speakers B As seen from the side Surround speaker Front speaker As seen from the side The surround speakers can be switched freely during playback with the surround parameter adjustment For instructions see page 35 e Set surround speakers A for watching movies in the positions described in example 1 or 2 depending on the types e Set surround speakers B for playing multi channel music at the same height as the front speakers and slightly at an angle to the rear of the listening position and point them toward the listening position e Connect the surround speakers for watching movies to the surround speaker A jacks on the AVR 5800 the surround speakers for playing multi channel music to the surround speaker

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