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Getting Started Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR-4806CI 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 7 Before using 7 Cautions on installation 7 Cautions on handling 8 Preparing the remote control unit 8 Inserting the batteries 8 Operating range of the remote control unit 9 Part names and functions Front panel 9, 10 Display 11 Remote control unit 12 Easy Setup and Operation Easy to setup flow 13 Speaker system layout 14 Speaker connections 15, 16 Connecting a DVD player and TV (Monitor 17, 18 Auto Setup / Room EQ 19 Connecting a microphone 20 Turning on the power 21 Starting Auto Setup 21 Extra Setup 22 Preliminary measurements 22, 23 Speaker system measurement 23 Check of the measurement result 24 About the error message 25 Playing a DVD with surround sound 25 Connecting Other Sources Cable indications 26 The video conversion function 27 On screen display for component video outputs and HDMI output 27 Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals [To convert analog video signals to HDMI signals 28 Connecting a TV tuner 29 Connecting a DBS tuner 29 Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals 30 Connecting a video camera or video game 30 Connecting a DVD recorder 31 Connecting a VCR 32 Connecting a CD player 32 Connecting a turntable 33 Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder 33 Connecting a tape deck 34 DENON LINK connection 34 Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals 35 Connecting equipment with DVI terminals 36 Connecting IEEE1394 devices 37 Connecting the antenna terminals 38 Connecting the XM terminal 39 Connecting the CONTROL terminals 39 Connecting the TRIGGER OUT terminals 40 Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals ZONE2 (or ZONE3) pre-out connections 40 ZONE2 / ZONE3 speaker out connections 41 Connecting the pre-out terminals 42 Connecting the power supply cord 42 Basic Operation Playback Operating the remote control unit 43 Playing the input source 44 Playback using the external input (EXT. IN) terminals 45 Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING 45 Listening over headphone 45 Combining the currently playing sound with the desired image (VIDEO SELECT 46 Switching the surround speakers 46 Checking the currently playing program source, etc 46 Input mode 47, 48 Room EQ function 48 Surround Playing modes for different sources 49 Playing audio sources (CDs and DVDs) 2-channel playback modes 50 THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema mode • Playing sources recorded in Dolby Surround in the Home THX Cinema Surround mode 51, 52 • To play in the THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema Surround mode for sources recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS 52 ~ 54 Dolby Digital mode and DTS Surround (only with digital input 54, 55 Night mode 55 Dolby Pro Logic IIx (Pro Logic II) mode 56, 57 DTS NEO:6 mode 58, 59 The Dolby Headphone 59 Memory and call-out functions (USER MODE function 60 DENON original surround modes Surround modes and their features 61 DSP surround simulation 62, 63 Tone control setting • Adjusting the tone 63, 64 • Tone defeat mode 64 Channel Level 64 Fader function 65 (to be continued on page 6.) 4

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4
Getting Started
Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR-4806CI 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.
(to be continued on page 6.)
Cable indications
..........................................................................
26
The video conversion function
....................................................
27
On screen display for component video outputs and
HDMI output
..................................................................................
27
Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals
[To convert analog video signals to HDMI signals]
...................
28
Connecting a TV tuner
.................................................................
29
Connecting a DBS tuner
..............................................................
29
Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals
.................
30
Connecting a video camera or video game
...............................
30
Connecting a DVD recorder
.........................................................
31
Connecting a VCR
.........................................................................
32
Connecting a CD player
...............................................................
32
Connecting a turntable
................................................................
33
Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder
................................
33
Connecting a tape deck
...............................................................
34
DENON LINK connection
.............................................................
34
Contents
Getting Started
Accessories
...................................................................................
7
Before using
..................................................................................
7
Cautions on installation
............................................................
7
Cautions on handling
.................................................................
8
Preparing the remote control unit
.........................................
8
Inserting the batteries
...............................................................
8
Operating range of the remote control unit
.......................
9
Part names and functions
Front panel
...............................................................................
9, 10
Display
..........................................................................................
11
Remote control unit
.....................................................................
12
Easy Setup and Operation
Easy to setup flow
....................................................................
13
Speaker system layout
............................................................
14
Speaker connections
.........................................................
15, 16
Connecting a DVD player and TV (Monitor)
...............
17, 18
Auto Setup / Room EQ
...........................................................
19
Connecting a microphone
............................................................
20
Turning on the power
...................................................................
21
Starting Auto Setup
......................................................................
21
Extra Setup
...................................................................................
22
Preliminary measurements
....................................................
22, 23
Speaker system measurement
....................................................
23
Check of the measurement result
...............................................
24
About the error message
.............................................................
25
Playing a DVD with surround sound
..................................
25
Connecting Other Sources
Basic Operation
Playback
Operating the remote control unit
...............................................
43
Playing the input source
...............................................................
44
Playback using the external input (EXT. IN) terminals
..................
45
Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING)
...............................
45
Listening over headphone
............................................................
45
Combining the currently playing sound with the desired
image (VIDEO SELECT)
................................................................
46
Switching the surround speakers
................................................
46
Checking the currently playing program source, etc
. ..................
46
Input mode
.............................................................................
47, 48
Room EQ function
........................................................................
48
Surround
Playing modes for different sources
............................................
49
Playing audio sources (CDs and DVDs)
2-channel playback modes
...........................................................
50
THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema mode
Playing sources recorded in Dolby Surround in
the Home THX Cinema Surround mode
............................
51, 52
To play in the THX Surround EX / Home THX Cinema
Surround mode for sources recorded in Dolby Digital
or DTS
..............................................................................
52 ~ 54
Dolby Digital mode and DTS Surround
(only with digital input)
...........................................................
54, 55
Night mode
..................................................................................
55
Dolby Pro Logic
II
x (Pro Logic
II
) mode
.................................
56, 57
DTS NEO:6 mode
..................................................................
58, 59
The Dolby Headphone
..................................................................
59
Memory and call-out functions (USER MODE function)
..............
60
DENON original surround modes
Surround modes and their features
.............................................
61
DSP surround simulation
.......................................................
62, 63
Tone control setting
Adjusting the tone
..............................................................
63, 64
Tone defeat mode
....................................................................
64
Channel Level
...............................................................................
64
Fader function
..............................................................................
65
Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals
............................
35
Connecting equipment with DVI terminals
...............................
36
Connecting IEEE1394 devices
......................................................
37
Connecting the antenna terminals
.............................................
38
Connecting the XM terminal
.......................................................
39
Connecting the CONTROL terminals
..........................................
39
Connecting the TRIGGER OUT terminals
...................................
40
Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals
ZONE2 (or ZONE3) pre-out connections
......................................
40
ZONE2 / ZONE3 speaker out connections
..................................
41
Connecting the pre-out terminals
...............................................
42
Connecting the power supply cord
............................................
42