Denon AVR-5800 Technotes

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ENGLISH

AVR-5800/AVC-A1SE UPGRADE

OPERATING INSTRUCTION

Thank you for using the AVR5800/AVC-A1SE Upgrade Service.

When using the amplifier after upgrading it, please refer to these instructions as well as the operating instructions

included with the AVR5800/AVC-A1SE.

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FEATURES

1.

Lucasfilm THX Ultra2 Certified

Home THX is the unique collaboration between

Lucasfilm

Ltd.

and

audio

equipment

manufacturers. THX Ultra2 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.

In addition to improvements to the power

amplifier with respect to previous THX Ultra

standards, two surround modes have been added:

the THX Ultra2 Cinema mode and the THX Music

mode.

2.

DTS 96/24 compatibility

The AVR-5800/AVC-A1SE Upgrade is compatible with

sources recorded in DTS 96/24, a new multi-channel

digital signal format developed by Digital Theater

Systems Inc.

DTS 96/24 sources can be played in the multi-channel

mode on the AVR-5800/AVC-A1SE Upgrade with high

sound quality of 96 kHz/24 bits or 88.2 kHz/24 bits.

3.

Dolby Pro Logic

II

decoder

Dolby Pro Logic

II

is a new format for playing

multichannel

audio

signals

that

offers

improvements over conventional Dolby Pro Logic.

It can be used to decode not only sources

recorded in Dolby Surround but also regular stereo

sources into five channels (front left/right, center

and surround left/right). In addition, various

parameters can be set according to the type of

source and the contents, so you can adjust the

sound field with greater precision.

4.

Dolby Headphone Compatibility

This is a three-dimensional sound technology

developed jointly by Dolby Laboratories and Lake

Technoligy Ltd. of Australia for achieving surround

sound using regular headphones.

5.

DENON Link

This terminal can be used to connect a Denon

DVD player for high quality digital multichannel

playback.

6.

Digital Ext. In

This is a function for future system expansion

when using digital multichannel connections.

7.

Auto Surround Mode

This function stores the surround mode last used

for an input signal in the memory and

automatically sets that surround mode the next

time that signal is input.

8.

Audio Delay

This is a function for delaying the audio signal with

respect to the video signal. (0 to 200 msec)

9.

Setup Lock

This is a function that locks the system setup and

surround parameter settings, etc., so that they

cannot be changed.

10. Delay Time

The maximum settable value has been changed

from 15 feet to 20 feet, the setting steps from 1

foot to 0.1 feet.

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SETTING UP THE SYSTEM

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System setup items and default values (set upon shipment from the factory)

System setup

Default settings

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1

Speaker

Configuration

Surround

Speaker Setting

Subwoofer

mode

Channel Level

Subwoofer

Peak Limit Lev

Digital In

Assignment

On Screen

Display

Input the combination of speakers in your system and their

corresponding sizes (Small for regular speakers, Large for full-

size, full-range) to automatically set the composition of the

signals output from the speakers and the frequency response.

Use this function when using multiple surround

speaker combinations for more ideal surround

sound. Once the combinations of surround

speakers to be used for the different surround

modes are preset, the surround speakers are

selected automatically according to the surround

mode.

This selects the subwoofer speaker for playing deep bass

signals.

This adjusts the volume of the signals output from the speakers

and subwoofer for the different channels in order to obtain

optimum effects.

This parameter is for detecting the maximum level of the low

bass signals output from the subwoofer channel in order to

protect the subwoofer from damage and prevent unpleasant

distorted sounds from being produced.

This assigns the digital input jacks for the different

input sources.

This sets whether or not to display the on-screen display that

appears on the monitor screen when the controls on the remote

control unit or main unit are operated (from MONITOR 1 outputs

only).

Surround

mode

Surround

speaker

Input

source

Digital

Inputs

Front Sp.

Small

Center Sp.

Surround Sp.

Sub Woofer

Small

Small

Yes

DOLBY/

DTS

SURROUND

THX/

THX 5.1

WIDE

SCREEN

5CH/7CH

STEREO

DSP

SIMULATION

EXT. IN-1

EXT. IN-2

—

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

—

LFE

—THX—

Front L & R

Center

Surround L & R

Sub Woofer

12 ft (3.6 m)

12 ft (3.6 m)

10 ft (3.0 m)

12 ft (3.6 m)

Front L

Center

Front R

Surround

Back R

Surround

L

Subwoofer

0 dB

0 dB

0 dB

0 dB

0 dB

0 dB

Peak Limitter = OFF

CD

DVD

VDP

TV

DBS/

SAT

VCR-1

VCR-2

TAPE-2

COAXIAL

1

COAXIAL

2

COAXIAL

3

OPTICAL

1

OPTICAL

2

OPTICAL

3

OPTICAL

4

OPTICAL

6

On Screen Display = ON

Surround Back Sp.

Small / 2spkrs

Delay Time

This parameter is for optimizing the timing with which the

audio signals are produced from the speakers and subwoofer

according to the listening position.

SBL & SBR

10 ft (3.0 m)

r

THX Audio

Setup

When using a THX Ultra2 compatible

subwoofer, set the subwoofer’s frequency

response.

THX Ultra2 Subwoofer = NO

Surround

Back L

0 dB

Surround

R

0 dB

TAPE-1

OPTICAL

5

VCR-3

COAXIAL

4

V. AUX

COAXIAL

5

—

—

Crossover

Frequency

Set the frequency (Hz) below which the bass sound of the

various speakers is to be output from the subwoofer.

FIXED

—THX—

u

Multi Zone

Control

Variable

When using two surround back speakers,

set the distance of the two speakers.

The Distance Between SBL/SBR = 0 ft to 1 ft (0 m to 0.3 m)

Boundary Gain

compensation

Surround Back

Speaker Position

i

Audio Delay

Adjust the time delay of the video and audio signals.

Audio Delay = 0 ms

!

3

Setup Lock

Set whether or not to lock the system setup settings so that

they cannot be changed.

Setup Lock = OFF

This sets the output level for the multi-zone

1 output jacks.

Set this to switch the surround back

channel’s power amplifier for use for multi-

zone 2.

Multi Zone-1

Vol. Level

Power AMP

Assignment

Surround back

o

Auto Surround

Mode

Auto surround mode function setting.

Auto Surround Mode = ON

!

0

Digital Multi Ch

In

Digital multichannel input setting.

DENON Link = OFF, Digital Ext. In = OFF

!

2

Auto Tuner

Presets

(AVR-5800

only)

FM stations are received automatically and stored in the

memory.

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/90.1/90.1 MHz

C1 ~ C8

90.1 MHz

D1 ~ D8

90.1 MHz

E1 ~ E8

90.1 MHz

This upgrade adds the following functions and specifications:

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