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Contents 01 Before you start Checking what's in the box 5 Loading the batteries 5 Operating range of remote control unit 5 Installing the receiver 5 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 6 Listening to Surround Sound 6 Using the Quick Setup 7 03 Connecting up Making cable connections 8 Analog audio cables 8 Digital audio cables 8 Video cables 8 Connecting a TV and DVD player 9 Connecting the multichannel analog outputs 10 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box 10 Connecting other audio components 11 About the WMA9 Pro decoder 11 Connecting other video components 12 Using the component video jacks 12 Connecting antennas 13 Using external antennas 13 Connecting the speakers 14 Speaker terminals 15 Hints on speaker placement 15 Speaker placement diagrams 15 AC outlet 16 04 Controls and displays Front panel 17 Display 18 Remote control 20 05 Listening to your system Auto playback 22 Listening in surround sound 22 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . 23 Setting the effect options 23 Listening in stereo 24 Choosing the input signal 24 Using surround back channel processing. . . 24 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB 25 Using Midnight and Loudness 26 Enhancing dialog 26 Using the tone controls 26 Using the Sound Retriever 26 Playing other sources 26 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . 26 06 The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu 27 Surround back speaker setting 27 Manual speaker setup 27 Speaker setting 28 Crossover network 28 Channel level 28 Speaker Distance 29 The Input Assign menu 29 The Other setup menu 30 Dynamic Range Control Setup 30 Dual Mono Setup 30 LFE Attenuator Setup 30 07 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 31 Saving station presets 31 Naming station presets 31 Listening to station presets 31 08 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording 32 09 Other connections Second Zone speaker B setup 33 Switching the speaker system 33 Bi-amping your front speakers 34 Bi-wiring your speakers 34 10 Additional information Troubleshooting 35 Resetting the main unit 36 Switching the speaker impedance 37 Power cord caution 37 Specifications 37 Cleaning the unit 38

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Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what’s in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating range of remote control unit
. . . . . . 5
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Listening to Surround Sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Quick Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
03 Connecting up
Making cable connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Analog audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Digital audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Video cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting a TV and DVD player
. . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting a satellite receiver or other
digital set-top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting other audio components
. . . . . . 11
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
. . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting other video components
. . . . . . 12
Using the component video jacks
. . . . . . . . 12
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Speaker terminals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hints on speaker placement
. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Speaker placement diagrams
. . . . . . . . . . . 15
AC outlet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
04 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
05 Listening to your system
Auto playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Listening in surround sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the Advanced surround effects
. . . . 23
Setting the effect options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Listening in stereo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Choosing the input signal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using surround back channel processing
. . . 24
Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)
. . . . . . 25
Using Midnight and Loudness
. . . . . . . . . . . 26
Enhancing dialog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the tone controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Sound Retriever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Playing other sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
. . . 26
06 The System Setup menu
Using the System Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . 27
Surround back speaker setting
. . . . . . . . . . . 27
Manual speaker setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speaker setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Crossover network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Channel level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speaker Distance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Input Assign menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Other setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dynamic Range Control Setup
. . . . . . . . . . 30
Dual Mono Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
LFE Attenuator Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
07 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Saving station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Naming station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Listening to station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
08 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording
. . . . . . 32
09 Other connections
Second Zone speaker B setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Switching the speaker system
. . . . . . . . . . . 33
Bi-amping your front speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bi-wiring your speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Resetting the main unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Switching the speaker impedance
. . . . . . . . . 37
Power cord caution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cleaning the unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38