Denon AVR 3806 Owners Manual - Page 4

Getting Started Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR-3806 Digital Surround A / V amplifier. 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 17 Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals 17 Connecting a video camera component or video game 17 Connecting a DVD recorder 18 Connecting a VCR 18 Connecting a CD player 19 Connecting a turntable 19 Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder 19 Connecting a tape deck 19 DENON LINK connections 20 Connecting equipment with HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminals 20, 21 Connecting the antenna terminals 22 Connecting the XM terminal 23 Connecting the CONTROL terminal 23 Connecting the TRIGGER OUT terminals 23 Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals 24 ZONE2 (or ZONE3) pre-out connections 24 ZONE2 / ZONE3 speaker out connections 24 Connecting the pre-out terminals 25 Connecting the power supply cord 25 Basic Operation Playback Operating the remote control unit 26 Playing the input source 27 Playback using the external input (EXT. IN) terminals 28 Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING 28 Listening over headphones 28 Combining the currently playing sound with the desired image (VIDEO SELECT 28 Switching the surround speakers 28 Checking the currently playing program source, etc 29 Input mode 29, 30 Room EQ function 30 Surround Playing modes for different sources 31 Playing audio sources (CDs and DVDs) 2-channel playback modes 32 Dolby Digital mode and DTS surround (only with digital input 33, 34 1 Getting Started Night mode 34 Dolby Pro LogicIIx (Pro LogicII) mode 36, 37 DTS NEO:6 mode 38 Memory and call-out functions (USER MODE function 38 DENON original surround modes Surround modes and their features 39 DSP surround simulation 40 Tone control setting • Adjusting the tone 41 • Tone defeat mode 42 Channel level 42 Fader function 42 Listening to the radio Auto tuning 43 Manual tuning 43 Preset memory 44 Checking the preset stations 44 Recalling preset stations 44 XM Satellite Radio Checking the XM signal strength and Radio ID 45 Channel selection 46 Category search 46 Direct access of channels 46 Advanced Operation Remote control unit Operating DENON audio components 47, 48 Preset memory 49 Operating a component stored in the preset memory ·····49 ~ 51 Learning function 52 System call 53 Punch through 54 Setting the back light's lighting time 54 Setting the ambient light sensor 54 Setting the brightness 54 Resetting 55 Multi zone music entertainment system Multi-zone playback using the ZONE2 and ZONE3 PREOUT terminals 56 Multi-zone playback using the SPEAKER terminals 57 Outputting a program source to amplifier, etc., in a ZONE2 room (ZONE2 SELECT mode 58 Outputting a program source to amplifier, etc., in a ZONE3 room (ZONE3 SELECT mode 58 Remote control unit operations during multi-source playback 58 Other function Playing Super Audio CDs with DENON LINK 59 Multi-source recording / playback 60 Last function memory 60 Initialization of the microprocessor 60