Denon 4306 Owners Manual - Page 4

Getting Started Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR-4306 AV Surround 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. Contents Getting Started Accessories 2 Before using 2 Cautions on installation 3 Cautions on handling 3 Preparing the remote control unit 3 Inserting the batteries 3 Operating range of the remote control unit 3 Part names and functions Front panel 4 Display 4 Rear panel 5 Remote control unit 5 Easy Setup and Operation Easy to setup flow 6 Speaker system layout 6 Speaker connections 7 Connecting a DVD player and monitor (TV 8 Auto Setup / Room EQ 9 Connecting a microphone 10 Turning on the power 10 Starting Auto Setup 11 Power Amp Assign 11 Preliminary measurements 11, 12 Speaker system measurement 12 Check of the measurement result 12, 13 About the error message 13 Playing a DVD with surround sound 13 Connecting Other Sources Cable indications 14 The video conversion function 15 On screen display for component video outputs and HDMI output 15 Connecting equipment with HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminals [To convert analog video signals to HDMI signals 16 Connecting a TV tuner 16 Connecting a DBS tuner 16 Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals 17 Connecting a video camera component or video game 17 Connecting a CD player 17 Connecting a turntable 17 Connecting a VCR 18 Connecting a DVD recorder 18 Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder 19 Connecting a tape deck 19 DENON LINK connection 19 Connecting equipment with HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminals 20 Connecting the antenna terminals 21 Connecting the XM terminal 21 Connecting the RS-232C terminal 22 Connecting the TRIGGER OUT terminals 22 Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals ZONE2 (or ZONE3) pre-out connections 22 ZONE2 / ZONE3 speaker out connections 23 Connecting the pre-out terminals 23 Connecting the power supply cord 23 Basic Operation Playback Operating the remote control unit 24 Playing the input source 25 Playback using the external input (EXT. IN) terminals 26 Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING 26 Listening over headphones 26 Combining the currently playing sound with the desired image (VIDEO SELECT 26 Switching the surround speakers 26 Checking the currently playing program source, etc 27 Input mode 27, 28 Room EQ function 28 Surround Playing modes for different sources 29 Playing audio sources (CDs and DVDs) 2-channel playback modes 30 Dolby Digital mode and DTS surround (only with digital input 31 1 Getting Started Night mode 31 Dolby Pro LogicIIx (Pro LogicII) mode 33 DTS NEO:6 mode 35 Memory and call-out functions (USER MODE function 36 DENON original surround modes Surround modes and their features 36 DSP surround simulation 37, 38 Tone control setting 38 Channel level 39 Fader function 39 Listening to the radio Auto tuning 40 Manual tuning 40 Preset memory 41 Checking the preset stations 41 Recalling preset stations 41 XM Satellite Radio Checking the XM signal strength and Radio ID 42 Channel selection 42 Category search 42 Direct access of channels 43 Playing the iPod Connecting the iPod 44 Listening to music 45 Viewing still pictures (only for iPods equipped with the slideshow function 45 Disconnecting the iPod 45 Using the Network Audio Function Internet radio function 46 Music server function 46 System requirements 46, 47 Listening to Internet radio 47, 48 Presetting (registering) Internet radio stations 48 Registering Internet radio stations in your favorites 48 Character search function (searching by first letter 49 Updating the list of radio stations 49 Playing music files stored on the computer (music server 50 Operating the AVR-4306 using a browser 50 Playing the USB (mass storage) device 50