Denon AVR-4806CI - Manuals

5 ¢ System Setup Menu page 125, 126 page 126, 127 page 127, 128 page 128 ~ 130 page 130, 131 page 131, 132 page 132, 133 page 99, 100 page 100 page 101 page 101, 102 page 102 page 103 page 103 ~ 105 page 106, 107 page 107 page 107 page 108, 109 page 109 page 111 page 112 page 112 page 113, 114 page ...

7 Getting Started • Check that the following parts are included in addition to the main unit: q Operating instructions ..................................................1 w Warranty (for North America model only) .....................1 e Service station list.............................................

8 Getting Started Preparing the remote control unit • The included remote control unit (RC-1036) can be used to operate not only the AVR-4806CI but other remote control compatible DENON components as well. In addition, the memory contains the control signals for other remote control units,so it can ...

9 Getting Started Operating range of the remote control unit • Point the remote control unit at the remote sensor on the main unit as shown on the diagram. • The remote control unit can be used from a straight distance of approximately 23 feet/7 meters from the main unit, butthis distance will be sh...

11 Getting Started u y o !0 !1 !2 !3 !5 !6 !7 !4 i e r t q w q Input signal indicator The respective indicator will light corresponding to theinput signal. w Input signal channel indicator The channels included in the input source will light.This lights when the digital signal is inputted. e Informa...

12 Getting Started • For details on the functions of these parts, refer to the pages given in parentheses ( ). NOTE: • With the AVR-4806CI, the “ZONE4”, “VCR-4” and “ZONE2 surround mode”buttons cannot be used. • For instructions on setting the remote control unit back light’s lighting time( page 87)...

Easy Setup and Operation 13 Placing the speakers. Connecting the speakers. Connect the DVD player to theAVR-4806CI. Connect the AVR-4806CI’s monitor output terminal to the TV’s video input terminal ( page 17). Connecting a microphone ( page 20). Perform the preliminary measurements. The measurement ...

14 Easy Setup and Operation ¢ Basic system layout (For a THX Ultra2 system) • The following is an example of the basic layout for a system consisting of eight speaker systems and a television monitor: Subwoofer Center speaker system Surround speaker systems Surround back speaker systems Front speake...

15 Easy Setup and Operation Speaker connections • Connect the speaker terminals with the speakers making sure that like polarities are matched ( < with < , > with > ). Mismatching of polarities will result in weak central sound,unclear orientation of the various instruments, and thesense...

16 Easy Setup and Operation ¢ Connections • The AVR-4806CI can be configured for 10 speaker playback using two pairs of surround speakers (A+B) and one pair of surround back speakers as shown below. • The output of each power amplifier can be assigned to any desired channel to best suit the applicat...

17 Easy Setup and Operation Connecting a DVD player and TV (Monitor) DVD player S VIDEO OUT COAXIAL OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B P R OPTICAL OUT HDMI OUT R L R L H J I A C D L • To connect the video output from the DVD player to the AVR-4806CI, you only need to choose one co...

18 Easy Setup and Operation TV (Monitor) S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y P B P R HDMI IN H J I L • For best picture quality (especially with progressive DVD and other high definition sources) choose the component video or HDMI connection to your monitor or TV. S-Video and composite video ou...

19 Easy Setup and Operation The Auto Setup and Room EQ function of this unit performs ananalysis of the speaker system and measures the acousticcharacteristics of your room to permit an appropriate automaticsetting. The AVR-4806CI’s Audyssey MultEQ XT function has thefeature that it provides the opt...

20 Easy Setup and Operation Connecting a microphone 1 Connect the microphone for Auto Setup to the SETUP MIC jack on the front panel of the unit. 2 Mount the auto setup microphone onto acamera tripod, etc., and place it at ear heightat the main listening position in the listeningroom with the sound ...

21 Easy Setup and Operation Starting Auto Setup 2 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Auto Setup / Room EQ”, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Auto Setup / Room EQ” menu screen. 1 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button. • Display the “System Setup Menu”. 4 Press the ON/STANDBY switch on t...

22 Easy Setup and Operation 4 If the check ends, press the ENTER button again. [ Second screen ] 3 Check the results of the speaker detection,then press the ENTER button. • Switch to the second screen. The screen shown at the below appears once thepreliminary measurements are completed. Preliminary ...

23 Easy Setup and Operation 4 Perform step 2, 3 repeatedly. The more measurement points, the better theresulting room correction effect. We recommend aminimum of 6 measurement points – 8 measurementpoints provides the best room correction effect. 5 After measuring at the number of pointsaccording to...

24 Easy Setup and Operation Check of the measurement result • The results of the measured items can be checked. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select items, then press the ENTER button. • Switch to the verification screen. Example: Speaker Config. Check 2 Press the ENTER button. • Switch to...

25 Easy Setup and Operation Measures Cause Screen example About the error message • These error messages will be displayed when performing the measurements of Auto Setup and the automatic measurements can not be completed because of the speaker arrangement, measurement environment, or other factors....

Connecting Other Sources 26 Cable indications Signal direction Audio and Video cable • The hookup diagrams on the subsequent pages assume the use of the following optional connection cables (not supplied). Video cable Audio cable NOTE: • Do not plug in the power supply cord until all connections hav...

27 Connecting Other Sources • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with a function for up and down converting video signals.Because of this, the AVR-4806CI’s MONITOR OUT terminalcan be connected to the TV (monitor) with a set of cablesoffering a higher quality connection, regardless of how theplayer and the A...

29 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a DBS tuner Connecting a TV tuner H I A TV tuner S VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B P R OPTICAL OUT R L R L J D DBS / BS Tuner S VIDEO OUT COAXIAL OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT OPTICAL OUT R L R L H I A D C • For best picture quality ch...

30 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals DVD-Audio-Video / Super Audio CD Player / External decoder R SURROUND BACK L R SURROUND L R FRONT L 7.1ch AUDIO OUT CENTER SUB- WOOFER L R L R R L R L B A B A R L R L A • These terminals are for inputting multi-channel au...

31 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a DVD recorder DVD recorder S VIDEO OUT S VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN OPTICAL IN OPTICAL OUT R L R L H H I I A R L R L A D D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B P R J • For best picture quality choose the component video connection to your DVD ...

32 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a CD player R L AUDIO OUT CD player COAXIAL OUT OPTICAL OUT R L R L A C D Connecting a VCR Video deck S VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT R L R L H I H I A R L R L A • There are three sets of video deck (VCR) terminals, so three...

33 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder R L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT CD recorder / MD recorder OPTICAL OUT OPTICAL IN R L R L A R L R L A D D Connecting a turntable AUDIO OUT GND Turntable (MM cartridge) R L A • You can connect the turntable (MM cartridge) to the PHONO term...

34 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a tape deck R L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT Tape deck R L R L A R L R L A DENON LINK connection DVD player DENON LINK E • High quality digital sound with reduced digital signal transfer loss can be enjoyed by connecting a separately sold DENON LINK compatible DVD pl...

35 Connecting Other Sources Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals DVD player HDMI OUT TV (Monitor) HDMI IN L L • A simple 1-cable connection (using a commercially available cable) with a device having an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connector allows digital transfer of the digital ...

36 Connecting Other Sources Connecting equipment with DVI terminals DVD player TV (Monitor) HDMI IN DVI-D OUT COAXIAL OUT OPTICAL OUT K L D C R L AUDIO OUT R L R L A • Connection with equipment that has a DVI (Digital Visual Interface)-D connector permits the transfer of digital images. Make an anal...

37 Connecting Other Sources Connecting IEEE1394 devices DVD player IEEE1394 F • For the digital transfer of signals from Super Audio CDs and DVD-Audio discs, connect using an IEEE1394 cable. For instructions on playing Super Audio CDs ( page 94). • Assign the IEEE1394 input the input source. For det...

38 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the antenna terminals DIRECTION OF BROADCASTING STATION 75 Ω /ohms COAXIALCABLE FM ANTENNA FM INDOOR ANTENNA (Supplied) AM LOOP ANTENNA (Supplied) AM OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUND 1 4 2 3 ¢ AM loop antenna assembly Connect to the AM antenna terminals. Remove the vinyl...

39 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the CONTROL terminals These terminals are used for an externalcontroller. Perform the following operation before usingan external controller connected to the RS-232C terminal: 1. Press the ON/STANDBY button on the main unit and set the unit to theoperating mode...

40 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the TRIGGER OUT terminals Turn the DC 12V voltage on and off for theindividual functions and surround modes.For details, see “Setting the Trigger Out” (page 119). Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals Power amplifier (ZONE2 or ZONE3) R L IN TV (Monitor) (ZONE2 or...

41 Connecting Other Sources ZONE2/ZONE3 speaker out connections • When the power amplifier is assigned to the ZONE2 or ZONE3 output channel at “Power Amp Assign” in the “System Setup Menu”, the MAIN ZONE speaker terminals can be used as the ZONE2 or ZONE3 speaker out terminals ( page 116, 117). • Th...

42 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the power supply cord AC 120V, 60Hz AC outlets (wall) Power supply cord (Supplied) NOTE: • Only use the AC OUTLETS for audio equipment. Never use them for hair driers, TVs or other electrical appliances.• Insert the plugs securely. Incomplete connections will r...

Basic Operation 43 Operating the remote control unit • The RC-1036 remote control has a backlit EL display whose contents change according to the mode or function selected,with the appropriate remote commands for that mode orfunction. Playback ¢ Operate the this unit The AMP button is the main mode ...

44 Basic Operation Playing the input source 1 Select the input source to be played. Example: CD (Main unit) (Remote control unit) To select the input source when ZONE2 SELECT,ZONE3/REC SELECT or TUNING PRESET is selected,press the SOURCE button on the main unit then operate the input function select...

45 Basic Operation Playback using the external input (EXT. IN)terminals Press the EXT. IN button on the main unit or INPUT MODE button on the remote control unit to switch the external input.When operating the remote control unit: • Cancelling the external input mode: Press the INPUT MODE or ANALOG ...

46 Basic Operation Press the ON SCREEN button. Each time an operation is performed, a description ofthat operation appears on the display connected to AVR-4806CI’s VIDEO MONITOR OUT terminal. Also, theunit’s operating status can be checked during playback.Such information as the position of the inpu...

47 Basic Operation ¢ Input mode display • In the AUTO mode • In the DIGITAL PCM mode • In the DIGITAL DTS mode • In the ANALOG mode Depending on the input signal. • In the EXT. IN mode Press the ANALOG button on the main unit or INPUT MODE button on the remote control unit to switch to the analog in...

48 Basic Operation Flat: This the frequency response of all speakers flat.This is suitable for multi-channel music reproduction, fromdiscrete music sources such as Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS,DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD. Room EQ function Press the ROOM EQ button. • The Room EQ switches as follows each t...

49 Basic Operation Surround Playing modes for different sources • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with many surround modes. We recommend using the surround modes as describedbelow in order to achieve the maximum effect for thespecific signal source. is a 6.1-channel/7.1-channel surround mode. Sources rec...

50 Basic Operation HOME THX CINEMA ENTER SURROUND PARAMETER DIRECT/STEREO CURSOR PURE DIRECT ON SCREEN CURSOR DIRECT/STEREO PURE DIRECT HOME THX CINEMA SURROUND PARAMETER ENTER Press the DIRECT/STEREO button to select the STEREO mode. ¢ STEREO mode Use this mode to adjust the tone and achieve the de...

51 Basic Operation 1 Press the HOME THX CINEMA button to select “Home THX Cinema” mode. 2 Play a program source with the mark. For operating instructions, refer to the manuals of therespective components. 3 Press the SURROUND PARAMETER button. • Display the “Surround Parameter” menu. 4 Press the CUR...

52 Basic Operation • In addition, screen information is displayed in the following order when the ON SCREEN button is pressed repeatedly: OSD-1 Audio input signal OSD-2 Monitor information OSD-3 Input/output OSD-4 Auto surround mode OSD-5 USER MODE 1 OSD-6 USER MODE 2 OSD-7 USER MODE 3 OSD-8~14 Tune...

53 Basic Operation (2) (2ch source) OFF: Playback is conducted without using the surround backspeaker. ON: Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker. This operation can be performed directly pressing the SURROUND BACK button. ¢ Surround parameters w MODE/SB CH OUT: Select the surround ba...

Press the SURROUND BACK button. Lights when the Surround Back CH is on. 54 Basic Operation Dolby Digital mode and DTS Surround(only with digital input) 1 Press the STANDARD button to select “STANDARD (Dolby/DTS Surround)” mode. 2 Play a program source with the , mark. • The Dolby Digital indicator l...

55 Basic Operation ¢ Dialogue Normalization Dialogue Normalization (Dial Norm) is a feature of DolbyDigital, which is used to keep the programs at the sameaverage listening level so the user does not have to changethe volume control between Dolby Digital programs. Whenplaying back software which has...

56 Basic Operation Dolby Pro Logic II x (Pro Logic II ) mode • To play in the PL II x mode, set “Sp.Back” at the Speaker Configuration setting to “1spkr” or “2spkrs”. • To play in the PL II x mode, set “Surround Back” at the Power Amp Assign setting. • This mode is optimal for playing program source...

57 Basic Operation ¢ Surround parameters r Pro Logic II x and Pro Logic II Mode: Select one of the modes (“Cinema”, “Music”, “Pro Logic”or “Game”).The Cinema mode is for use with stereo television showsand all programs encoded in Dolby Surround.The Music mode is recommended for stereo music andsurro...

59 Basic Operation ¢ Parameters MODE: • DH1: Reference room (small room with weak reverberations). • DH2: Live room (room with a bit stronger reverberations thanDH1). • DH3: Large room (larger room than DH1, offers a sense ofdistance and sound diffusion effects). • BYPASS: Stereo sound. DECODER: Sel...

60 Basic Operation Memory and call-out functions (USER MODE function) • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with a function for storing the selected input source, the auto surround mode and inputmode in the memory and selecting these settings when youwant to use them. • Three patterns of settings can be stor...

WIDE SCREEN 61 Basic Operation DENON original surround modes • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with a high performance DSP (Digital Signal Processor) which uses digital signal processing to synthetically recreate the sound field. One of nine preset surround modes can be selected according to the program ...

62 Basic Operation SURROUNDPARAMETER CURSOR DSP SIMULATION ENTER 7CH STEREO DSP SIMULATION 7CH STEREO CURSOR SURROUND PARAMETER ENTER DSP surround simulation 1 Select the surround mode for each inputchannel. Example: DSP surround simulation mode The surround mode switches in the following ordereach ...

63 Basic Operation ROOM SIZE: This sets the size of the sound field.There are five settings: “small”, “med.s” (medium-small),“medium”, “med.l” (medium-large) and “large”. “small”recreates a small sound field, “large” a large sound field. ¢ Surround parameters y EFFECT: This parameter turns the effec...

64 Basic Operation 5 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Bass” or “Treble”. 6 Press the CURSOR F F or G G button to set the level. To increase the bass or treble:The bass or treble sound can be increased to up to +6dB in steps of 1 dB.To decrease the bass or treble:The bass or treble sound...

65 Basic Operation Fader function • This function makes it possible to lower the volume of the front channels (FL, C and FR) or the rear channels (SL, SR,SBL and SBR) together. Use it for example to adjust thebalance of the sound from each position when multi-channelmusic sources are played. 1 Press...

66 Basic Operation Manual tuning 1 Set the input source to “TUNER”. 2 Press the TU (TUNER) button to select the TUNERmode. 3 Watching the display, press the BAND button to select the desired band (AM, FM or XM). When listening to the XM satellite Radio ( page 71). FUNCTION TUNING PRESET MEMORY ON SC...

67 Basic Operation Checking the preset stations • The preset (broadcast) stations can be checked on the on screen display. Press the ON SCREEN button (in the AMP mode) repeatedly until the “Tuner Preset Stations” screenappears on the OSD. Recalling preset stations ¢ Recalling preset stations from th...

68 Basic Operation RDS search 1 Set the input source to “TUNER”. 3 Press the RDS SEARCH button until “RDS SEARCH” appears on the display. • Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide RDS service. RDS SEARCH FM PTY SEARCH RT ON TP SEARCH Display The main unit’s display switch...

69 Basic Operation 5 Press the CHANNEL button. • Automatically begin the PTY search operation. If there is no station broadcasting the designatedprogram type with above operation, all the receptionbands are searched.The station name is displayed on the display aftersearching stops. PTY search 1 Set ...

70 Basic Operation 4 Press the CHANNEL button. • Automatically begin the TP search operation. If no TP station is found with above operation, all thereception bands are searched.The station name is displayed on the display aftersearching stops. 5 To continue searching, repeat step 3. If no other TP ...

71 Basic Operation XM Satellite Radio ¢ Introducing XM Satellite Radio There’s a world of audio listening pleasure beyond AM andFM. XM Satellite Radio. Select from over 170 channels ofmusic, news, sports, comedy, talk, and entertainment.Coast-to-coast coverage. Digital quality sound. With allmusic c...

72 Basic Operation Channel selection 1 Set the input source to “TUNER”. 2 Press the TU (TUNER) button to select the TUNER mode. 3 Watching the display, press the BAND button to select the XM mode. (Main unit) (Remote control unit in the AMP mode) X M 0 4 0 D e e p T r k s Song title/Artist name Chan...

73 Basic Operation Using the Network Audio Function Internet radio function • The AVR-4806CI can be connected to a network by cable to listen to Internet radio or music files stored on computers. Internet radio refers to radio programs broadcast over theInternet.There are many stations throughout th...

74 Basic Operation ¢ Personal Computer Install “Windows Media Connect” on your computer.The required system for forming a music server is asdescribed below. 1) OS (Operating System): Windows® XP Service pack2 2) Processor: Intel Pentium II or AMD processor, etc.. We recommend 1 GHz or greater. 3) RA...

75 Basic Operation ¢ Network settings When using a broadband router (DHCP function), thenetwork settings are made automatically, so there is noneed to make the settings from the setup menu.If the broadband router’s DHCP function is turned off, makethe “Network Setup” ( page 123, 124). • The required...

79 Basic Operation 4 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select the music file, then press the ENTER or CURSOR G G button. • Connection starts, and playback starts once the buffer reaches “100%”. Press the CURSOR H H button to select the next file, the CURSOR D D button to select the previous file...

Advanced Operation 80 Remote control unit Operating DENON audio components HOME MODE SELECTOR 1 Press the MODE SELECTOR buttons to select the component you want to operate. • The icon for the selected mode flashes. This function switches as shown below each time oneof the AMP button is pressed. Exam...

82 Advanced Operation Preset memory 1 Press the MODE SELECTOR button for the component you want to preset. Presetting is not possible for the AMP, ZONE2,ZONE3, ZONE4, TUNER and SYSTEM CALL modes. 2 Press and hold the RC SETUP button for at least three seconds. • The top IR segment blinks twice. 3 Re...

Advanced Operation 83 Operating a component stored in thepreset memory 1 Press the MODE SELECTOR button for the component you want to operate. 2 Operate the component. For details, refer to the component’s operatinginstructions.Some models cannot be operated with this remotecontrol unit. • For the D...

85 Advanced Operation 4. Monitor or TV system buttons SRC ON : Power on SRC OFF : Power off SETUP : Setup MENU : Menu • , ª , 0 0 , 1 1 : Cursor up, down, left and right ENTER : Enter DISP : Guide CH +, – : Switch channels +, – 0 ~ 9, +10 : Number TV/VCR : Switch between TV and video player When the...

86 Advanced Operation 5 Point the remote control units directly at eachother and press and hold in the button on theother remote control unit which you want to“learn”. • The display turns on again and the IR segment blinks twice to indicate that the code is successfullycaptured. Other remotecontrol ...

87 Advanced Operation ¢ Using the system call function 1 Press the AMP button to select the SYSTEM CALL mode. 2 Press the SYSTEM CALL button (1 to 3) at which the system call signals have been stored. • The stored signals are transmitted successively. Punch Through • Buttons used in the CD, DVD, and...

88 Advanced Operation Setting the brightness • The brightness of the display can be adjusted in 5 levels.• The default brightness setting is level 3 (level 5 = brightest). NUMBER RC SETUP IR segment MODE SELECTOR CHANNEL SYSTEM CALL Resetting ¢ Resetting the single learned button ¢ Resetting the lea...

89 Advanced Operation ¢ All reset function ¢ Resetting the punch through setting 1 2 1 Press the MODE SELECTOR button (TV or SAT / CBL) you want to reset. Press and hold the RC SETUP button for at least three seconds. • The IR segment blinks twice. Press the 9 , 8 , 4 button (9 → 8 → 4) to select a ...

90 Advanced Operation Multi zone music entertainment system • When the outputs of the “ZONE2 (ZONE3)” OUT terminals are wired and connected to power amplifiers installed in other rooms, different sources can be played in rooms other than the MAIN ZONE in which this unit and the playback devices arei...

91 Advanced Operation ¢ When using the power amplifier as the ZONE2/ZONE3 output • When the power amplifier is assigned to the ZONE2 or ZONE3 output channel at “Power Amp Assign” in the “System Setup Menu”, the MAIN ZONE speaker terminals can be used as the ZONE2 or ZONE3 speaker out terminals ( pag...

92 Advanced Operation FUNCTION ZONE3/REC SELECT ZONE2 SELECT 1 Press the ZONE2 SELECT button to display the “ZONE2 SOURCE” on the display. 2 Turn the FUNCTION knob to select the source you want to output appears on the display. 3 Start playing the source to be output. For operating instructions, ref...

Advanced Operation 93 4 The volume of the outputs of the differentzones can be adjusted with the VOLUME button on the remote control unit. The output level can be controlled only if the zonevolume level is set “variable” at “Volume Control” inthe “System Setup Menu” ( page 118). DEFAULT VOLUME SETTI...

Advanced Operation 94 Other function FUNCTION DIRECT/STEREO ZONE3/REC SELECT PHONES INPUT MODE SURROUND MODE INPUT MODE DIRECT/STEREO SURROUND MODE ON SCREEN CD Playing Super Audio CDs with an IEEE1394cable 1 Select the input source to which IEEE1394 wasassigned at the “IEEE1394 Assign” ( page 102) ...

95 Advanced Operation Multi-source recording / playback 1 Press the ZONE3/REC SELECT button until “RECOUT SOURCE” appears on the display. • The “REC” indicator lights. 2 Turn the FUNCTION knob to select the source you wish to record. 3 Set the recording mode. For operating instructions, refer to the...

96 Advanced Operation Initialization of the Microprocessor • In very rare instances, the AVR-4806CI internal microprocessor might lock up, or otherwise cause mis-operation. This might be caused due to an AC line surge orline spike noise, or by static electric discharge on or nearbythe unit, or to co...

97 Navigating through the System Setup Menu A u d i o I n S e t u p * S y s t e m S e t u p • You can change setting using the buttons on the front panel or remote control unit. [ On screen display ] [ Display ] 3 4 5 7 D i g i t a l I n * A u d i o I n S e t u p C D : C O A X 1 * D i g i t a l I n ...

98 Advanced Setup – Part 1 • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with an intuitive and easy-to-understand on screen display, and is equipped with an alpha-numeric front panel display tube that can also be used to check and adjust settings. We recommend that you use the on screen displaywhen you make system a...

99 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Digital In Assignment • This setting assigns the digital input terminals of the AVR- 4806CI for the different input sources. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Audio Input Setup” at the “System SetupMenu”, then press the ENTER button. • Display the...

100 Advanced Setup – Part 1 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select the input source, then press the CURSOR F F or G G button to select “DLINK”. 2 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “DLINK” setting, then press the CURSOR F F or G G button to select the input signal (ANALOG, EXT. IN ...

101 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Input Function Level • Correct the playback level of the different input sources.• Adjust the playback levels of the devices connected to the different input sources to the same level to eliminate theneed for adjusting the main volume each time the inputsource...

Advanced Setup – Part 1 102 To reset the input source name to the default value,press the CURSOR F F or G G button to highlight the input source display, then press the CURSOR H H button . When “Default Yes” is selected, then press the CURSOR F F button to reset to the default input source name. 5 O...

103 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the IEEE1394 Auto Function • Set whether or not to automatically play the IEEE1394 device when it is selected with the FUNCTION knob. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “IEEE1394 Auto Func.” at the “Audio InputSetup” menu, then press the ENTER button. ...

104 Advanced Setup – Part 1 ¢ Preset Skip • When selecting preset channels pressing the CHANNEL + or – button, it is possible to skip specific preset channels. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Preset Skip” at the “Tuner Presets” screen,then press the ENTER button. • Switch to the “Pre...

106 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Video Setup • Make the video-related settings. Setting the HDMI / DVI In Assignment • This setting assigns the HDMI input terminals and DVI input terminal for different input sources. • Set the method for playing the audio signals included in the HDMI input signal. 2 Pres...

107 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Component In Assignment • This setting assigns the component video input terminal of the AVR-4806CI for the different input sources. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Component In Assign” at the “Video Setup”menu, then press the ENTER button. • D...

108 Advanced Setup – Part 1 2 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select the setting, then press the CURSOR F F or G G button to select the parameter. Analog to HDMI Convert: • ON: Setting for converting analog video signals intoHDMI signals. • OFF: Setting for not converting analog video signals ...

109 Advanced Setup – Part 1 • “Aspect”, “Resolution” “Color Space” and “RGB Mode Setup” are only displayed when “Analog to HDMI Convert”is set to “ON”. • When connecting to an HDCP compatible monitor equipped with DVI-D terminal using an HDMI/DVI-D converter cable,the signals are output in RGB forma...

110 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Display Mode: • Mode 1: Flickering is not prevented. • Mode 2: Prevents flickering of the on screen display whenthere is no video signal.Use this mode if the on screen display does notappear in the Mode 1, as may happen according tothe TV being used. Setting the On Screen...

111 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the 2ch Direct/Stereo • Set this when you want to change the speaker settings when the surround mode is set to the 2-channel Direct orStereo mode. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Advanced Playback” at the “System SetupMenu”, then press the ENTER bu...

112 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Dolby Digital Setup • Sets the down-mixing method when not using a center speaker or surround speakers. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Dolby Digital Setup” at the “AdvancedPlayback” menu, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Dolby Digit...

113 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Manual EQ Setup • Allows you to adjust the tonal quality of the various speakers (except the subwoofer) while listening to a music source. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Manual EQ Setup” at the “AdvancedPlayback” menu, then press the ENTER but...

114 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Exit”, then press the ENTER button. • The “System Setup Menu” reappears. 7 • “Base Curve Copy” is displayed after performing the Auto Setup. • To restore the settings to their defaults, select “Default Yes 0 ”, then press the ...

115 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Option Setup • Make other expert settings. Setting the Channel Setup • With this setting it is possible to change the number of channels played in the different zones according to thepurpose.This configures the AVR-4806CI according to whether ornot you have surround “B” s...

116 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Power Amplifier Assignment • AVR-4806CI’s power amplifiers for seven channels (except the front channel), can be assigned to any channels in theMAIN ZONE, ZONE2 or ZONE3 and output to the speakers.In this way, power amplifiers not being used in the MAINZONE ca...

117 Advanced Setup – Part 1 S. Back: If no surround back speakers are used in the mainroom, their amplifier channels can be assigned forother uses, or one of the two channels can driveone surround back speaker in the main room, whilethe other channel can drive a monaural speaker inanother zone. • Fr...

118 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Volume Limit: Set the upper limit for the volume for the differentzones. • –20 dB, –10 dB, 0 dB: The volume cannot be increased above theselected levels. • OFF: If you do not want to set a volume limit, select“OFF”.In this case, the volume can be set to the AVR-4806CI’s m...

119 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Trigger Out • Three 12 V DC Trigger Outputs on the rear panel can be used to control other devices with compatible trigger inputs, suchas motorized screens, motorized screen masking, motorizeddrapes, and other trigger-controlled devices. • Set the DC output su...

121 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Digital Out Assignment • The optical digital output terminals on the AVR-4806CI’s rear panel (OPTICAL2 to 4 OUT) normally function in associationwith the ZONE3/REC SELECT mode. With this setting, theOPTICAL 2 OUT terminal can be used in association with theZON...

122 Advanced Setup – Part 1 • The system setup settings can be locked so that they cannot be changed easily. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Setup Lock” at the “Setup Memory / Lock”screen, then press the ENTER button. • Switch to the “Setup Lock” screen. 2 Press the CURSOR F F button...

123 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Network Setup • If you are using a broadband router (DHCP function), there is no need to make the settings at “Setting the IP Address” and “Setting the Proxy”, since the DHCP function is set to “ON” in the AVR-4806CI’s default settings. • If the AVR-4806CI is being used c...

124 Advanced Setup – Part 1 • Make this setting when connecting to the Internet via a proxy server. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Proxy” at the “Network Setup” screen, thenpress the ENTER button. • The “Proxy” screen appears. 2 Press the CURSOR F F or G G button to select “ON”. • T...

Advanced Setup – Part 2 125 Setting the type of speakers 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Speaker Setup” at the “System Setup Menu”,then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Speaker Setup” menu screen. • The composition of the signals output to each channels and the frequency respon...

126 Advanced Setup – Part 2 ¢ Parameters Large: Select this when using speakers that can fully reproducedeep bass well below 80 Hz. Yes / No: Select “Yes” when a subwoofer is installed, “No” when asubwoofer is not installed. Small: Select this when using speakers that are not capable ofhandling deep...

127 Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Delay Time 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Delay Time” at the “Speaker Setup” menu,then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Delay Time” screen. • Input the distance between the listening position and the different speakers to set the delay t...

128 Advanced Setup – Part 2 4 Press the CURSOR F F or G G button to set the distance between the center speaker andlistening position. Example: When the distance is set to 10 feet for thecenter speaker The distance changes in units of 1 foot (0.1 meters) or0.1 foot (0.01 meters) each time the button...

130 Advanced Setup – Part 2 • When adjusting the level of an active subwoofer system, you may also need to adjust the subwoofer’s own volumecontrol. • When you adjust the channel levels while in the SYSTEM SETUP CHANNEL LEVEL mode, the channel leveladjustments made will affect all surround modes. Co...

132 Advanced Setup – Part 2 • For the “WIDE SCREEN” and “7CH STEREO” DSP simulation modes, the surround speakers can be setseparately. ¢ About Speaker type setting when using bothsurround speakers A and B • If “Small” is set for either surround speakers A or B, the output is the same as when “Small”...

134 Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Room EQ Setup 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Room EQ Setup” at the “Auto Setup / RoomEQ” menu, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Room EQ Setup” screen. • Select the setting of an Equalizer that has been set with Auto Setup or Manual ...

135 Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Direct Mode Setup 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Direct Mode Setup” at the “Auto Setup /Room EQ” menu, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Direct Mode Setup” screen. • Perform the ON/OFF setting of Room EQ when the surround mode is “DI...

136 Advanced Setup – Part 2 Check the parameter 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Parameter Check” at the “Auto Setup / RoomEQ” menu, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Parameter Check” screen. • The results of the measured items can be checked.• The EQ parameters that were se...

137 Advanced Setup – Part 2 9 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Exit”, then press the ENTER button. • The “Auto Setup / Room EQ” menu reappears. 10 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Exit”, then press the ENTER button. • The “System Setup Menu” reappears.

Symptom Cause Measures Page Troubleshooting 141 If a problem should arise, first check the following.1. Are the connections correct?2. Have you operated the receiver according to the Operating Instructions?3. Are the speakers, and other connected components operating properly? If this unit is not op...

Additional Information 143 • Other types of audio: These signals are designed to recreate a 360° sound fieldusing three to five speakers. In this case the speakers should surround the listener fromall sides to create a uniform sound field from 360°. Ideallythe surround speakers should function as “p...

144 Additional Information Surround back speakers The THX Surround EX format adds new “Surround Back” (SB)channels to the conventional 5.1-channel system. This makesit easy to achieve sound positioned directly behind thelistener, something that was previously difficult with sourcesdesigned for conve...

145 Additional Information Speaker setting examples Here we describe a number of speaker settings for differentpurposes. Use these examples as guides to set up yoursystem according to the type of speakers used and the mainusage purpose. [1] For THX Surround EX systems (using surround back speakers) ...

Media Dolby Digital output terminals Playback method (reference page) DVD 1 Others (satellite broadcasts, CATV, etc.) Optical or coaxial digital output (same as for PCM) 1 Optical or coaxial digital output (same as for PCM) Set the input mode to“AUTO” ( page 47). Set the input mode to“AUTO” ( page 4...

149 Additional Information [2] DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround (also called simply DTS) is a multi-channel digital signal format developed by Digital TheaterSystems.DTS offers the same “5.1” playback channels as DolbyDigital (front left, front right and center, surround left andsurround ri...

153 Additional Information [6] THX™ Surround EX™ In 1999, a new surround system was launchedsimultaneously with the release of the movie “Star WarsEpisode I”. “Dolby Digital Surround EX” is a new moviesound track that greatly enhances the sense of spatialexpression and the positioning of the surroun...

154 Additional Information The two diagrams below illustrate two examples ofmicrophone placement for two types of seatingarrangements. There are six measuring positions shown ineach case. Increasing the number of measuring points willprovide a better sampling of the listening area and producebetter ...

155 Additional Information About IEEE1394 IEEE1394 is an international standard established by the“IEEE” (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) ofthe United States.The AVR-4806CI can be connected to an IEEE1394 compatibledevice using an IEEE1394 cable to enable digital transfer ofmulti-...

Surround Mode 157 Additional Information Surround modes and parameters C : Signal / Adjustable E : No signal / Not adjustable B :T urned on or off by speaker configuration setting C : Able E : Unable NOTE1 : BASS +6 dB, TREBLE 0 dB NOTE2 : BASS +6 dB, TREBLE +4 dB NOTE3 : This parameter is availabe ...

162 Additional Information C C : Signal input E E : No signal E E : Not output ✳ 1 : On screen display superimposed on video signal and output. ✳ 2 : On screen display superimposed on S-Video signal and output.: On screen display only displayed for SYSTEM SETUP , SURROUND PARAMETER and ON SCREEN but...

Specifications 163 ¢ Audio section • Power amplifierRated output: Front: 140 W + 140 W (8 Ω /ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.05 % T.H.D.) 165 W + 165 W (6 Ω /ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.05 % T.H.D.) Center: 140 W (8 Ω /ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.05 % T.H.D.) 165 W (6 Ω /ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.05 %...

164 Specifications ¢ Tuner section [FM] (note: µV at 75 Ω /ohms, 0 dBf = 1 x 10 –15 W) [AM] Receiving Range: 87.5 MHz ~ 107.9 MHz 520 kHz ~ 1710 kHz Usable Sensitivity: 1.0 µV (11.2 dBf) 18 µV 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: MONO 1.6 µV (15.3 dBf) STEREO 23 µV (38.5 dBf) S/N (IHF-A): MONO 77 dB 50 dB ST...

1 PRESET CODE List of preset codes / Liste de codes préréglés DVD 3D Lab 40539 Acoustic Solutions 40713, 40730, 41242 Advent 41016 AEG 40770, 40790 AFK 41051 Afreey 40698 Aim 40699, 40778, 40833, 41165 Airis 41250 Aiwa 40533, 40641 Akai 40690, 40705, 40770, 40790, 40884, 40899, 41089, 41115 Akira 40...

5 PRESET CODE CyberHome 41129 Denon 40490 Dick Smith Electronics 41730 Digitrex 41056 DSE 41730 Funai 40675, 41334 Gateway 41073, 41158 Go Video 40741, 41158, 41304, 41730 iLo 41348 JVC 41164 LG 40741 LiteOn 41158, 41416, 41440 Loewe 40741 Magnavox 40646 Mitsubishi 41403 Mustek 41730 NEC 41404 Panas...

10 PRESET CODE Teac 20000, 20037, 20041, 20072, 20278, 20642 Tec 20072 Tech Line 20072 Technics 20035, 20081, 20162, 20226 TechniSat 20209 Teco 20035, 20037, 20038, 20041, 20048 Tedelex 20037, 20209, 20348, 20642 Teknika 20000, 20035, 20037 Teleavia 20041 Telefunken 20041, 20067, 20209, 20240, 20278...

24 PRESET CODE CABLE ABC 00003, 00007, 00008, 00011, 00013, 00014, 00017, 00237 ADB 01063, 01269 Aichi Denshi 01512 Alcatel 00896 Allegro 00153, 00315 Americast 00899 Amstrad 01222 Antronix 00022 Archer 00022, 00153, 00797 Auna 00277, 01269 Austar 00012, 00276 Bell & Howell 00014 Bell South 0089...

25 PRESET CODE Paragon 00000 Philips 00013, 00153, 00317, 00619, 00817, 01305 Pioneer 00144, 00533, 00877, 01500, 01877 Popular Mechanics 00400 Pulsar 00000 PVP Stereo Visual Matrix 00003 Quasar 00000 Quiero 00817 RadioShack 00015, 00315, 00797, 00883 RCA 00021, 01256 Recoton 00400 Regal 00020, 0025...

33 PRESET CODE Mission 30157 Mitsubishi 30156 MTC 30420 Musical Fidelity 30393, 30437 Myryad 30157 NAD 30000, 31208 Nagaoka 30018 Naim 30157 Nakamichi 30147 NEC 30043, 30234 Nikko 30164, 30170, 30174 NSM 30157 Oak 30145 Onkyo 30101, 30868, 31685 Optimus 30000, 30032, 30037, 30087, 30145, 30175, 3017...

34 PRESET CODE Technics 20229, 20353 Thorens 20029 Universum 20375, 20439 Victor 20244, 20273, 20274 Wards 20027, 20029 Wharfedale 20439 Yamaha 20094, 20097 PVR 1 ABS 21972 Alienware 21972 CyberPower 21972 Dell 21972 DirecTV 20739 Gateway 21972 Hewlett Packard 21972 Howard Computers 21972 HP 21972 H...

35 PRESET CODE Broksonic 40695 Bush 40516, 40713, 40884 Denver 41353, 41359 Emerson 41268 Go Vision 41071 Grundig 40695 Hitachi 41247 Jensen 41016 Konka 40719, 40720 Panasonic 41490 Philips 40854, 41260 Prima 41016 RCA 41022 Samsung 40899 Sansui 40695 Sova 41122 Sylvania 40675, 41268 Toshiba 40695 B...

5 ¢ System Setup Menu page 125, 126 page 126, 127 page 127, 128 page 128 ~ 130 page 130, 131 page 131, 132 page 132, 133 page 99, 100 page 100 page 101 page 101, 102 page 102 page 103 page 103 ~ 105 page 106, 107 page 107 page 107 page 108, 109 page 109 page 111 page 112 page 112 page 113, 114 page ...

7 Getting Started • Check that the following parts are included in addition to the main unit: q Operating instructions ..................................................1 w Warranty (for North America model only) .....................1 e Service station list.............................................

8 Getting Started Preparing the remote control unit • The included remote control unit (RC-1036) can be used to operate not only the AVR-4806CI but other remote control compatible DENON components as well. In addition, the memory contains the control signals for other remote control units,so it can ...

9 Getting Started Operating range of the remote control unit • Point the remote control unit at the remote sensor on the main unit as shown on the diagram. • The remote control unit can be used from a straight distance of approximately 23 feet/7 meters from the main unit, butthis distance will be sh...

11 Getting Started u y o !0 !1 !2 !3 !5 !6 !7 !4 i e r t q w q Input signal indicator The respective indicator will light corresponding to theinput signal. w Input signal channel indicator The channels included in the input source will light.This lights when the digital signal is inputted. e Informa...

12 Getting Started • For details on the functions of these parts, refer to the pages given in parentheses ( ). NOTE: • With the AVR-4806CI, the “ZONE4”, “VCR-4” and “ZONE2 surround mode”buttons cannot be used. • For instructions on setting the remote control unit back light’s lighting time( page 87)...

Easy Setup and Operation 13 Placing the speakers. Connecting the speakers. Connect the DVD player to theAVR-4806CI. Connect the AVR-4806CI’s monitor output terminal to the TV’s video input terminal ( page 17). Connecting a microphone ( page 20). Perform the preliminary measurements. The measurement ...

14 Easy Setup and Operation ¢ Basic system layout (For a THX Ultra2 system) • The following is an example of the basic layout for a system consisting of eight speaker systems and a television monitor: Subwoofer Center speaker system Surround speaker systems Surround back speaker systems Front speake...

15 Easy Setup and Operation Speaker connections • Connect the speaker terminals with the speakers making sure that like polarities are matched ( < with < , > with > ). Mismatching of polarities will result in weak central sound,unclear orientation of the various instruments, and thesense...

16 Easy Setup and Operation ¢ Connections • The AVR-4806CI can be configured for 10 speaker playback using two pairs of surround speakers (A+B) and one pair of surround back speakers as shown below. • The output of each power amplifier can be assigned to any desired channel to best suit the applicat...

17 Easy Setup and Operation Connecting a DVD player and TV (Monitor) DVD player S VIDEO OUT COAXIAL OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B P R OPTICAL OUT HDMI OUT R L R L H J I A C D L • To connect the video output from the DVD player to the AVR-4806CI, you only need to choose one co...

18 Easy Setup and Operation TV (Monitor) S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y P B P R HDMI IN H J I L • For best picture quality (especially with progressive DVD and other high definition sources) choose the component video or HDMI connection to your monitor or TV. S-Video and composite video ou...

19 Easy Setup and Operation The Auto Setup and Room EQ function of this unit performs ananalysis of the speaker system and measures the acousticcharacteristics of your room to permit an appropriate automaticsetting. The AVR-4806CI’s Audyssey MultEQ XT function has thefeature that it provides the opt...

20 Easy Setup and Operation Connecting a microphone 1 Connect the microphone for Auto Setup to the SETUP MIC jack on the front panel of the unit. 2 Mount the auto setup microphone onto acamera tripod, etc., and place it at ear heightat the main listening position in the listeningroom with the sound ...

21 Easy Setup and Operation Starting Auto Setup 2 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Auto Setup / Room EQ”, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Auto Setup / Room EQ” menu screen. 1 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button. • Display the “System Setup Menu”. 4 Press the ON/STANDBY switch on t...

22 Easy Setup and Operation 4 If the check ends, press the ENTER button again. [ Second screen ] 3 Check the results of the speaker detection,then press the ENTER button. • Switch to the second screen. The screen shown at the below appears once thepreliminary measurements are completed. Preliminary ...

23 Easy Setup and Operation 4 Perform step 2, 3 repeatedly. The more measurement points, the better theresulting room correction effect. We recommend aminimum of 6 measurement points – 8 measurementpoints provides the best room correction effect. 5 After measuring at the number of pointsaccording to...

24 Easy Setup and Operation Check of the measurement result • The results of the measured items can be checked. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select items, then press the ENTER button. • Switch to the verification screen. Example: Speaker Config. Check 2 Press the ENTER button. • Switch to...

25 Easy Setup and Operation Measures Cause Screen example About the error message • These error messages will be displayed when performing the measurements of Auto Setup and the automatic measurements can not be completed because of the speaker arrangement, measurement environment, or other factors....

Connecting Other Sources 26 Cable indications Signal direction Audio and Video cable • The hookup diagrams on the subsequent pages assume the use of the following optional connection cables (not supplied). Video cable Audio cable NOTE: • Do not plug in the power supply cord until all connections hav...

27 Connecting Other Sources • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with a function for up and down converting video signals.Because of this, the AVR-4806CI’s MONITOR OUT terminalcan be connected to the TV (monitor) with a set of cablesoffering a higher quality connection, regardless of how theplayer and the A...

29 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a DBS tuner Connecting a TV tuner H I A TV tuner S VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B P R OPTICAL OUT R L R L J D DBS / BS Tuner S VIDEO OUT COAXIAL OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT OPTICAL OUT R L R L H I A D C • For best picture quality ch...

30 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals DVD-Audio-Video / Super Audio CD Player / External decoder R SURROUND BACK L R SURROUND L R FRONT L 7.1ch AUDIO OUT CENTER SUB- WOOFER L R L R R L R L B A B A R L R L A • These terminals are for inputting multi-channel au...

31 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a DVD recorder DVD recorder S VIDEO OUT S VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN OPTICAL IN OPTICAL OUT R L R L H H I I A R L R L A D D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B P R J • For best picture quality choose the component video connection to your DVD ...

32 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a CD player R L AUDIO OUT CD player COAXIAL OUT OPTICAL OUT R L R L A C D Connecting a VCR Video deck S VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT R L R L H I H I A R L R L A • There are three sets of video deck (VCR) terminals, so three...

33 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder R L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT CD recorder / MD recorder OPTICAL OUT OPTICAL IN R L R L A R L R L A D D Connecting a turntable AUDIO OUT GND Turntable (MM cartridge) R L A • You can connect the turntable (MM cartridge) to the PHONO term...

34 Connecting Other Sources Connecting a tape deck R L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT Tape deck R L R L A R L R L A DENON LINK connection DVD player DENON LINK E • High quality digital sound with reduced digital signal transfer loss can be enjoyed by connecting a separately sold DENON LINK compatible DVD pl...

35 Connecting Other Sources Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals DVD player HDMI OUT TV (Monitor) HDMI IN L L • A simple 1-cable connection (using a commercially available cable) with a device having an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connector allows digital transfer of the digital ...

36 Connecting Other Sources Connecting equipment with DVI terminals DVD player TV (Monitor) HDMI IN DVI-D OUT COAXIAL OUT OPTICAL OUT K L D C R L AUDIO OUT R L R L A • Connection with equipment that has a DVI (Digital Visual Interface)-D connector permits the transfer of digital images. Make an anal...

37 Connecting Other Sources Connecting IEEE1394 devices DVD player IEEE1394 F • For the digital transfer of signals from Super Audio CDs and DVD-Audio discs, connect using an IEEE1394 cable. For instructions on playing Super Audio CDs ( page 94). • Assign the IEEE1394 input the input source. For det...

38 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the antenna terminals DIRECTION OF BROADCASTING STATION 75 Ω /ohms COAXIALCABLE FM ANTENNA FM INDOOR ANTENNA (Supplied) AM LOOP ANTENNA (Supplied) AM OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUND 1 4 2 3 ¢ AM loop antenna assembly Connect to the AM antenna terminals. Remove the vinyl...

39 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the CONTROL terminals These terminals are used for an externalcontroller. Perform the following operation before usingan external controller connected to the RS-232C terminal: 1. Press the ON/STANDBY button on the main unit and set the unit to theoperating mode...

40 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the TRIGGER OUT terminals Turn the DC 12V voltage on and off for theindividual functions and surround modes.For details, see “Setting the Trigger Out” (page 119). Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals Power amplifier (ZONE2 or ZONE3) R L IN TV (Monitor) (ZONE2 or...

41 Connecting Other Sources ZONE2/ZONE3 speaker out connections • When the power amplifier is assigned to the ZONE2 or ZONE3 output channel at “Power Amp Assign” in the “System Setup Menu”, the MAIN ZONE speaker terminals can be used as the ZONE2 or ZONE3 speaker out terminals ( page 116, 117). • Th...

42 Connecting Other Sources Connecting the power supply cord AC 120V, 60Hz AC outlets (wall) Power supply cord (Supplied) NOTE: • Only use the AC OUTLETS for audio equipment. Never use them for hair driers, TVs or other electrical appliances.• Insert the plugs securely. Incomplete connections will r...

Basic Operation 43 Operating the remote control unit • The RC-1036 remote control has a backlit EL display whose contents change according to the mode or function selected,with the appropriate remote commands for that mode orfunction. Playback ¢ Operate the this unit The AMP button is the main mode ...

44 Basic Operation Playing the input source 1 Select the input source to be played. Example: CD (Main unit) (Remote control unit) To select the input source when ZONE2 SELECT,ZONE3/REC SELECT or TUNING PRESET is selected,press the SOURCE button on the main unit then operate the input function select...

45 Basic Operation Playback using the external input (EXT. IN)terminals Press the EXT. IN button on the main unit or INPUT MODE button on the remote control unit to switch the external input.When operating the remote control unit: • Cancelling the external input mode: Press the INPUT MODE or ANALOG ...

46 Basic Operation Press the ON SCREEN button. Each time an operation is performed, a description ofthat operation appears on the display connected to AVR-4806CI’s VIDEO MONITOR OUT terminal. Also, theunit’s operating status can be checked during playback.Such information as the position of the inpu...

47 Basic Operation ¢ Input mode display • In the AUTO mode • In the DIGITAL PCM mode • In the DIGITAL DTS mode • In the ANALOG mode Depending on the input signal. • In the EXT. IN mode Press the ANALOG button on the main unit or INPUT MODE button on the remote control unit to switch to the analog in...

48 Basic Operation Flat: This the frequency response of all speakers flat.This is suitable for multi-channel music reproduction, fromdiscrete music sources such as Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS,DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD. Room EQ function Press the ROOM EQ button. • The Room EQ switches as follows each t...

49 Basic Operation Surround Playing modes for different sources • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with many surround modes. We recommend using the surround modes as describedbelow in order to achieve the maximum effect for thespecific signal source. is a 6.1-channel/7.1-channel surround mode. Sources rec...

50 Basic Operation HOME THX CINEMA ENTER SURROUND PARAMETER DIRECT/STEREO CURSOR PURE DIRECT ON SCREEN CURSOR DIRECT/STEREO PURE DIRECT HOME THX CINEMA SURROUND PARAMETER ENTER Press the DIRECT/STEREO button to select the STEREO mode. ¢ STEREO mode Use this mode to adjust the tone and achieve the de...

51 Basic Operation 1 Press the HOME THX CINEMA button to select “Home THX Cinema” mode. 2 Play a program source with the mark. For operating instructions, refer to the manuals of therespective components. 3 Press the SURROUND PARAMETER button. • Display the “Surround Parameter” menu. 4 Press the CUR...

52 Basic Operation • In addition, screen information is displayed in the following order when the ON SCREEN button is pressed repeatedly: OSD-1 Audio input signal OSD-2 Monitor information OSD-3 Input/output OSD-4 Auto surround mode OSD-5 USER MODE 1 OSD-6 USER MODE 2 OSD-7 USER MODE 3 OSD-8~14 Tune...

53 Basic Operation (2) (2ch source) OFF: Playback is conducted without using the surround backspeaker. ON: Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker. This operation can be performed directly pressing the SURROUND BACK button. ¢ Surround parameters w MODE/SB CH OUT: Select the surround ba...

Press the SURROUND BACK button. Lights when the Surround Back CH is on. 54 Basic Operation Dolby Digital mode and DTS Surround(only with digital input) 1 Press the STANDARD button to select “STANDARD (Dolby/DTS Surround)” mode. 2 Play a program source with the , mark. • The Dolby Digital indicator l...

55 Basic Operation ¢ Dialogue Normalization Dialogue Normalization (Dial Norm) is a feature of DolbyDigital, which is used to keep the programs at the sameaverage listening level so the user does not have to changethe volume control between Dolby Digital programs. Whenplaying back software which has...

56 Basic Operation Dolby Pro Logic II x (Pro Logic II ) mode • To play in the PL II x mode, set “Sp.Back” at the Speaker Configuration setting to “1spkr” or “2spkrs”. • To play in the PL II x mode, set “Surround Back” at the Power Amp Assign setting. • This mode is optimal for playing program source...

57 Basic Operation ¢ Surround parameters r Pro Logic II x and Pro Logic II Mode: Select one of the modes (“Cinema”, “Music”, “Pro Logic”or “Game”).The Cinema mode is for use with stereo television showsand all programs encoded in Dolby Surround.The Music mode is recommended for stereo music andsurro...

59 Basic Operation ¢ Parameters MODE: • DH1: Reference room (small room with weak reverberations). • DH2: Live room (room with a bit stronger reverberations thanDH1). • DH3: Large room (larger room than DH1, offers a sense ofdistance and sound diffusion effects). • BYPASS: Stereo sound. DECODER: Sel...

60 Basic Operation Memory and call-out functions (USER MODE function) • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with a function for storing the selected input source, the auto surround mode and inputmode in the memory and selecting these settings when youwant to use them. • Three patterns of settings can be stor...

WIDE SCREEN 61 Basic Operation DENON original surround modes • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with a high performance DSP (Digital Signal Processor) which uses digital signal processing to synthetically recreate the sound field. One of nine preset surround modes can be selected according to the program ...

62 Basic Operation SURROUNDPARAMETER CURSOR DSP SIMULATION ENTER 7CH STEREO DSP SIMULATION 7CH STEREO CURSOR SURROUND PARAMETER ENTER DSP surround simulation 1 Select the surround mode for each inputchannel. Example: DSP surround simulation mode The surround mode switches in the following ordereach ...

63 Basic Operation ROOM SIZE: This sets the size of the sound field.There are five settings: “small”, “med.s” (medium-small),“medium”, “med.l” (medium-large) and “large”. “small”recreates a small sound field, “large” a large sound field. ¢ Surround parameters y EFFECT: This parameter turns the effec...

64 Basic Operation 5 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Bass” or “Treble”. 6 Press the CURSOR F F or G G button to set the level. To increase the bass or treble:The bass or treble sound can be increased to up to +6dB in steps of 1 dB.To decrease the bass or treble:The bass or treble sound...

65 Basic Operation Fader function • This function makes it possible to lower the volume of the front channels (FL, C and FR) or the rear channels (SL, SR,SBL and SBR) together. Use it for example to adjust thebalance of the sound from each position when multi-channelmusic sources are played. 1 Press...

66 Basic Operation Manual tuning 1 Set the input source to “TUNER”. 2 Press the TU (TUNER) button to select the TUNERmode. 3 Watching the display, press the BAND button to select the desired band (AM, FM or XM). When listening to the XM satellite Radio ( page 71). FUNCTION TUNING PRESET MEMORY ON SC...

67 Basic Operation Checking the preset stations • The preset (broadcast) stations can be checked on the on screen display. Press the ON SCREEN button (in the AMP mode) repeatedly until the “Tuner Preset Stations” screenappears on the OSD. Recalling preset stations ¢ Recalling preset stations from th...

68 Basic Operation RDS search 1 Set the input source to “TUNER”. 3 Press the RDS SEARCH button until “RDS SEARCH” appears on the display. • Use this function to automatically tune to FM stations that provide RDS service. RDS SEARCH FM PTY SEARCH RT ON TP SEARCH Display The main unit’s display switch...

69 Basic Operation 5 Press the CHANNEL button. • Automatically begin the PTY search operation. If there is no station broadcasting the designatedprogram type with above operation, all the receptionbands are searched.The station name is displayed on the display aftersearching stops. PTY search 1 Set ...

70 Basic Operation 4 Press the CHANNEL button. • Automatically begin the TP search operation. If no TP station is found with above operation, all thereception bands are searched.The station name is displayed on the display aftersearching stops. 5 To continue searching, repeat step 3. If no other TP ...

71 Basic Operation XM Satellite Radio ¢ Introducing XM Satellite Radio There’s a world of audio listening pleasure beyond AM andFM. XM Satellite Radio. Select from over 170 channels ofmusic, news, sports, comedy, talk, and entertainment.Coast-to-coast coverage. Digital quality sound. With allmusic c...

72 Basic Operation Channel selection 1 Set the input source to “TUNER”. 2 Press the TU (TUNER) button to select the TUNER mode. 3 Watching the display, press the BAND button to select the XM mode. (Main unit) (Remote control unit in the AMP mode) X M 0 4 0 D e e p T r k s Song title/Artist name Chan...

73 Basic Operation Using the Network Audio Function Internet radio function • The AVR-4806CI can be connected to a network by cable to listen to Internet radio or music files stored on computers. Internet radio refers to radio programs broadcast over theInternet.There are many stations throughout th...

74 Basic Operation ¢ Personal Computer Install “Windows Media Connect” on your computer.The required system for forming a music server is asdescribed below. 1) OS (Operating System): Windows® XP Service pack2 2) Processor: Intel Pentium II or AMD processor, etc.. We recommend 1 GHz or greater. 3) RA...

75 Basic Operation ¢ Network settings When using a broadband router (DHCP function), thenetwork settings are made automatically, so there is noneed to make the settings from the setup menu.If the broadband router’s DHCP function is turned off, makethe “Network Setup” ( page 123, 124). • The required...

79 Basic Operation 4 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select the music file, then press the ENTER or CURSOR G G button. • Connection starts, and playback starts once the buffer reaches “100%”. Press the CURSOR H H button to select the next file, the CURSOR D D button to select the previous file...

Advanced Operation 80 Remote control unit Operating DENON audio components HOME MODE SELECTOR 1 Press the MODE SELECTOR buttons to select the component you want to operate. • The icon for the selected mode flashes. This function switches as shown below each time oneof the AMP button is pressed. Exam...

82 Advanced Operation Preset memory 1 Press the MODE SELECTOR button for the component you want to preset. Presetting is not possible for the AMP, ZONE2,ZONE3, ZONE4, TUNER and SYSTEM CALL modes. 2 Press and hold the RC SETUP button for at least three seconds. • The top IR segment blinks twice. 3 Re...

Advanced Operation 83 Operating a component stored in thepreset memory 1 Press the MODE SELECTOR button for the component you want to operate. 2 Operate the component. For details, refer to the component’s operatinginstructions.Some models cannot be operated with this remotecontrol unit. • For the D...

85 Advanced Operation 4. Monitor or TV system buttons SRC ON : Power on SRC OFF : Power off SETUP : Setup MENU : Menu • , ª , 0 0 , 1 1 : Cursor up, down, left and right ENTER : Enter DISP : Guide CH +, – : Switch channels +, – 0 ~ 9, +10 : Number TV/VCR : Switch between TV and video player When the...

86 Advanced Operation 5 Point the remote control units directly at eachother and press and hold in the button on theother remote control unit which you want to“learn”. • The display turns on again and the IR segment blinks twice to indicate that the code is successfullycaptured. Other remotecontrol ...

87 Advanced Operation ¢ Using the system call function 1 Press the AMP button to select the SYSTEM CALL mode. 2 Press the SYSTEM CALL button (1 to 3) at which the system call signals have been stored. • The stored signals are transmitted successively. Punch Through • Buttons used in the CD, DVD, and...

88 Advanced Operation Setting the brightness • The brightness of the display can be adjusted in 5 levels.• The default brightness setting is level 3 (level 5 = brightest). NUMBER RC SETUP IR segment MODE SELECTOR CHANNEL SYSTEM CALL Resetting ¢ Resetting the single learned button ¢ Resetting the lea...

89 Advanced Operation ¢ All reset function ¢ Resetting the punch through setting 1 2 1 Press the MODE SELECTOR button (TV or SAT / CBL) you want to reset. Press and hold the RC SETUP button for at least three seconds. • The IR segment blinks twice. Press the 9 , 8 , 4 button (9 → 8 → 4) to select a ...

90 Advanced Operation Multi zone music entertainment system • When the outputs of the “ZONE2 (ZONE3)” OUT terminals are wired and connected to power amplifiers installed in other rooms, different sources can be played in rooms other than the MAIN ZONE in which this unit and the playback devices arei...

91 Advanced Operation ¢ When using the power amplifier as the ZONE2/ZONE3 output • When the power amplifier is assigned to the ZONE2 or ZONE3 output channel at “Power Amp Assign” in the “System Setup Menu”, the MAIN ZONE speaker terminals can be used as the ZONE2 or ZONE3 speaker out terminals ( pag...

92 Advanced Operation FUNCTION ZONE3/REC SELECT ZONE2 SELECT 1 Press the ZONE2 SELECT button to display the “ZONE2 SOURCE” on the display. 2 Turn the FUNCTION knob to select the source you want to output appears on the display. 3 Start playing the source to be output. For operating instructions, ref...

Advanced Operation 93 4 The volume of the outputs of the differentzones can be adjusted with the VOLUME button on the remote control unit. The output level can be controlled only if the zonevolume level is set “variable” at “Volume Control” inthe “System Setup Menu” ( page 118). DEFAULT VOLUME SETTI...

Advanced Operation 94 Other function FUNCTION DIRECT/STEREO ZONE3/REC SELECT PHONES INPUT MODE SURROUND MODE INPUT MODE DIRECT/STEREO SURROUND MODE ON SCREEN CD Playing Super Audio CDs with an IEEE1394cable 1 Select the input source to which IEEE1394 wasassigned at the “IEEE1394 Assign” ( page 102) ...

95 Advanced Operation Multi-source recording / playback 1 Press the ZONE3/REC SELECT button until “RECOUT SOURCE” appears on the display. • The “REC” indicator lights. 2 Turn the FUNCTION knob to select the source you wish to record. 3 Set the recording mode. For operating instructions, refer to the...

96 Advanced Operation Initialization of the Microprocessor • In very rare instances, the AVR-4806CI internal microprocessor might lock up, or otherwise cause mis-operation. This might be caused due to an AC line surge orline spike noise, or by static electric discharge on or nearbythe unit, or to co...

97 Navigating through the System Setup Menu A u d i o I n S e t u p * S y s t e m S e t u p • You can change setting using the buttons on the front panel or remote control unit. [ On screen display ] [ Display ] 3 4 5 7 D i g i t a l I n * A u d i o I n S e t u p C D : C O A X 1 * D i g i t a l I n ...

98 Advanced Setup – Part 1 • The AVR-4806CI is equipped with an intuitive and easy-to-understand on screen display, and is equipped with an alpha-numeric front panel display tube that can also be used to check and adjust settings. We recommend that you use the on screen displaywhen you make system a...

99 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Digital In Assignment • This setting assigns the digital input terminals of the AVR- 4806CI for the different input sources. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Audio Input Setup” at the “System SetupMenu”, then press the ENTER button. • Display the...

100 Advanced Setup – Part 1 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select the input source, then press the CURSOR F F or G G button to select “DLINK”. 2 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “DLINK” setting, then press the CURSOR F F or G G button to select the input signal (ANALOG, EXT. IN ...

101 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Input Function Level • Correct the playback level of the different input sources.• Adjust the playback levels of the devices connected to the different input sources to the same level to eliminate theneed for adjusting the main volume each time the inputsource...

Advanced Setup – Part 1 102 To reset the input source name to the default value,press the CURSOR F F or G G button to highlight the input source display, then press the CURSOR H H button . When “Default Yes” is selected, then press the CURSOR F F button to reset to the default input source name. 5 O...

103 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the IEEE1394 Auto Function • Set whether or not to automatically play the IEEE1394 device when it is selected with the FUNCTION knob. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “IEEE1394 Auto Func.” at the “Audio InputSetup” menu, then press the ENTER button. ...

104 Advanced Setup – Part 1 ¢ Preset Skip • When selecting preset channels pressing the CHANNEL + or – button, it is possible to skip specific preset channels. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Preset Skip” at the “Tuner Presets” screen,then press the ENTER button. • Switch to the “Pre...

106 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Video Setup • Make the video-related settings. Setting the HDMI / DVI In Assignment • This setting assigns the HDMI input terminals and DVI input terminal for different input sources. • Set the method for playing the audio signals included in the HDMI input signal. 2 Pres...

107 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Component In Assignment • This setting assigns the component video input terminal of the AVR-4806CI for the different input sources. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Component In Assign” at the “Video Setup”menu, then press the ENTER button. • D...

108 Advanced Setup – Part 1 2 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select the setting, then press the CURSOR F F or G G button to select the parameter. Analog to HDMI Convert: • ON: Setting for converting analog video signals intoHDMI signals. • OFF: Setting for not converting analog video signals ...

109 Advanced Setup – Part 1 • “Aspect”, “Resolution” “Color Space” and “RGB Mode Setup” are only displayed when “Analog to HDMI Convert”is set to “ON”. • When connecting to an HDCP compatible monitor equipped with DVI-D terminal using an HDMI/DVI-D converter cable,the signals are output in RGB forma...

110 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Display Mode: • Mode 1: Flickering is not prevented. • Mode 2: Prevents flickering of the on screen display whenthere is no video signal.Use this mode if the on screen display does notappear in the Mode 1, as may happen according tothe TV being used. Setting the On Screen...

111 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the 2ch Direct/Stereo • Set this when you want to change the speaker settings when the surround mode is set to the 2-channel Direct orStereo mode. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Advanced Playback” at the “System SetupMenu”, then press the ENTER bu...

112 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Dolby Digital Setup • Sets the down-mixing method when not using a center speaker or surround speakers. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Dolby Digital Setup” at the “AdvancedPlayback” menu, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Dolby Digit...

113 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Manual EQ Setup • Allows you to adjust the tonal quality of the various speakers (except the subwoofer) while listening to a music source. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Manual EQ Setup” at the “AdvancedPlayback” menu, then press the ENTER but...

114 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Exit”, then press the ENTER button. • The “System Setup Menu” reappears. 7 • “Base Curve Copy” is displayed after performing the Auto Setup. • To restore the settings to their defaults, select “Default Yes 0 ”, then press the ...

115 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Option Setup • Make other expert settings. Setting the Channel Setup • With this setting it is possible to change the number of channels played in the different zones according to thepurpose.This configures the AVR-4806CI according to whether ornot you have surround “B” s...

116 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Power Amplifier Assignment • AVR-4806CI’s power amplifiers for seven channels (except the front channel), can be assigned to any channels in theMAIN ZONE, ZONE2 or ZONE3 and output to the speakers.In this way, power amplifiers not being used in the MAINZONE ca...

117 Advanced Setup – Part 1 S. Back: If no surround back speakers are used in the mainroom, their amplifier channels can be assigned forother uses, or one of the two channels can driveone surround back speaker in the main room, whilethe other channel can drive a monaural speaker inanother zone. • Fr...

118 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Volume Limit: Set the upper limit for the volume for the differentzones. • –20 dB, –10 dB, 0 dB: The volume cannot be increased above theselected levels. • OFF: If you do not want to set a volume limit, select“OFF”.In this case, the volume can be set to the AVR-4806CI’s m...

119 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Trigger Out • Three 12 V DC Trigger Outputs on the rear panel can be used to control other devices with compatible trigger inputs, suchas motorized screens, motorized screen masking, motorizeddrapes, and other trigger-controlled devices. • Set the DC output su...

121 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Digital Out Assignment • The optical digital output terminals on the AVR-4806CI’s rear panel (OPTICAL2 to 4 OUT) normally function in associationwith the ZONE3/REC SELECT mode. With this setting, theOPTICAL 2 OUT terminal can be used in association with theZON...

122 Advanced Setup – Part 1 • The system setup settings can be locked so that they cannot be changed easily. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Setup Lock” at the “Setup Memory / Lock”screen, then press the ENTER button. • Switch to the “Setup Lock” screen. 2 Press the CURSOR F F button...

123 Advanced Setup – Part 1 Network Setup • If you are using a broadband router (DHCP function), there is no need to make the settings at “Setting the IP Address” and “Setting the Proxy”, since the DHCP function is set to “ON” in the AVR-4806CI’s default settings. • If the AVR-4806CI is being used c...

124 Advanced Setup – Part 1 • Make this setting when connecting to the Internet via a proxy server. 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Proxy” at the “Network Setup” screen, thenpress the ENTER button. • The “Proxy” screen appears. 2 Press the CURSOR F F or G G button to select “ON”. • T...

Advanced Setup – Part 2 125 Setting the type of speakers 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Speaker Setup” at the “System Setup Menu”,then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Speaker Setup” menu screen. • The composition of the signals output to each channels and the frequency respon...

126 Advanced Setup – Part 2 ¢ Parameters Large: Select this when using speakers that can fully reproducedeep bass well below 80 Hz. Yes / No: Select “Yes” when a subwoofer is installed, “No” when asubwoofer is not installed. Small: Select this when using speakers that are not capable ofhandling deep...

127 Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Delay Time 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Delay Time” at the “Speaker Setup” menu,then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Delay Time” screen. • Input the distance between the listening position and the different speakers to set the delay t...

128 Advanced Setup – Part 2 4 Press the CURSOR F F or G G button to set the distance between the center speaker andlistening position. Example: When the distance is set to 10 feet for thecenter speaker The distance changes in units of 1 foot (0.1 meters) or0.1 foot (0.01 meters) each time the button...

130 Advanced Setup – Part 2 • When adjusting the level of an active subwoofer system, you may also need to adjust the subwoofer’s own volumecontrol. • When you adjust the channel levels while in the SYSTEM SETUP CHANNEL LEVEL mode, the channel leveladjustments made will affect all surround modes. Co...

132 Advanced Setup – Part 2 • For the “WIDE SCREEN” and “7CH STEREO” DSP simulation modes, the surround speakers can be setseparately. ¢ About Speaker type setting when using bothsurround speakers A and B • If “Small” is set for either surround speakers A or B, the output is the same as when “Small”...

134 Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Room EQ Setup 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Room EQ Setup” at the “Auto Setup / RoomEQ” menu, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Room EQ Setup” screen. • Select the setting of an Equalizer that has been set with Auto Setup or Manual ...

135 Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Direct Mode Setup 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Direct Mode Setup” at the “Auto Setup /Room EQ” menu, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Direct Mode Setup” screen. • Perform the ON/OFF setting of Room EQ when the surround mode is “DI...

136 Advanced Setup – Part 2 Check the parameter 1 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Parameter Check” at the “Auto Setup / RoomEQ” menu, then press the ENTER button. • Display the “Parameter Check” screen. • The results of the measured items can be checked.• The EQ parameters that were se...

137 Advanced Setup – Part 2 9 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Exit”, then press the ENTER button. • The “Auto Setup / Room EQ” menu reappears. 10 Press the CURSOR D D or H H button to select “Exit”, then press the ENTER button. • The “System Setup Menu” reappears.

Symptom Cause Measures Page Troubleshooting 141 If a problem should arise, first check the following.1. Are the connections correct?2. Have you operated the receiver according to the Operating Instructions?3. Are the speakers, and other connected components operating properly? If this unit is not op...

Additional Information 143 • Other types of audio: These signals are designed to recreate a 360° sound fieldusing three to five speakers. In this case the speakers should surround the listener fromall sides to create a uniform sound field from 360°. Ideallythe surround speakers should function as “p...

144 Additional Information Surround back speakers The THX Surround EX format adds new “Surround Back” (SB)channels to the conventional 5.1-channel system. This makesit easy to achieve sound positioned directly behind thelistener, something that was previously difficult with sourcesdesigned for conve...

145 Additional Information Speaker setting examples Here we describe a number of speaker settings for differentpurposes. Use these examples as guides to set up yoursystem according to the type of speakers used and the mainusage purpose. [1] For THX Surround EX systems (using surround back speakers) ...

Media Dolby Digital output terminals Playback method (reference page) DVD 1 Others (satellite broadcasts, CATV, etc.) Optical or coaxial digital output (same as for PCM) 1 Optical or coaxial digital output (same as for PCM) Set the input mode to“AUTO” ( page 47). Set the input mode to“AUTO” ( page 4...

149 Additional Information [2] DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround (also called simply DTS) is a multi-channel digital signal format developed by Digital TheaterSystems.DTS offers the same “5.1” playback channels as DolbyDigital (front left, front right and center, surround left andsurround ri...

153 Additional Information [6] THX™ Surround EX™ In 1999, a new surround system was launchedsimultaneously with the release of the movie “Star WarsEpisode I”. “Dolby Digital Surround EX” is a new moviesound track that greatly enhances the sense of spatialexpression and the positioning of the surroun...

154 Additional Information The two diagrams below illustrate two examples ofmicrophone placement for two types of seatingarrangements. There are six measuring positions shown ineach case. Increasing the number of measuring points willprovide a better sampling of the listening area and producebetter ...

155 Additional Information About IEEE1394 IEEE1394 is an international standard established by the“IEEE” (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) ofthe United States.The AVR-4806CI can be connected to an IEEE1394 compatibledevice using an IEEE1394 cable to enable digital transfer ofmulti-...

Surround Mode 157 Additional Information Surround modes and parameters C : Signal / Adjustable E : No signal / Not adjustable B :T urned on or off by speaker configuration setting C : Able E : Unable NOTE1 : BASS +6 dB, TREBLE 0 dB NOTE2 : BASS +6 dB, TREBLE +4 dB NOTE3 : This parameter is availabe ...

162 Additional Information C C : Signal input E E : No signal E E : Not output ✳ 1 : On screen display superimposed on video signal and output. ✳ 2 : On screen display superimposed on S-Video signal and output.: On screen display only displayed for SYSTEM SETUP , SURROUND PARAMETER and ON SCREEN but...

Specifications 163 ¢ Audio section • Power amplifierRated output: Front: 140 W + 140 W (8 Ω /ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.05 % T.H.D.) 165 W + 165 W (6 Ω /ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.05 % T.H.D.) Center: 140 W (8 Ω /ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.05 % T.H.D.) 165 W (6 Ω /ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.05 %...

164 Specifications ¢ Tuner section [FM] (note: µV at 75 Ω /ohms, 0 dBf = 1 x 10 –15 W) [AM] Receiving Range: 87.5 MHz ~ 107.9 MHz 520 kHz ~ 1710 kHz Usable Sensitivity: 1.0 µV (11.2 dBf) 18 µV 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: MONO 1.6 µV (15.3 dBf) STEREO 23 µV (38.5 dBf) S/N (IHF-A): MONO 77 dB 50 dB ST...

1 PRESET CODE List of preset codes / Liste de codes préréglés DVD 3D Lab 40539 Acoustic Solutions 40713, 40730, 41242 Advent 41016 AEG 40770, 40790 AFK 41051 Afreey 40698 Aim 40699, 40778, 40833, 41165 Airis 41250 Aiwa 40533, 40641 Akai 40690, 40705, 40770, 40790, 40884, 40899, 41089, 41115 Akira 40...

5 PRESET CODE CyberHome 41129 Denon 40490 Dick Smith Electronics 41730 Digitrex 41056 DSE 41730 Funai 40675, 41334 Gateway 41073, 41158 Go Video 40741, 41158, 41304, 41730 iLo 41348 JVC 41164 LG 40741 LiteOn 41158, 41416, 41440 Loewe 40741 Magnavox 40646 Mitsubishi 41403 Mustek 41730 NEC 41404 Panas...

10 PRESET CODE Teac 20000, 20037, 20041, 20072, 20278, 20642 Tec 20072 Tech Line 20072 Technics 20035, 20081, 20162, 20226 TechniSat 20209 Teco 20035, 20037, 20038, 20041, 20048 Tedelex 20037, 20209, 20348, 20642 Teknika 20000, 20035, 20037 Teleavia 20041 Telefunken 20041, 20067, 20209, 20240, 20278...

24 PRESET CODE CABLE ABC 00003, 00007, 00008, 00011, 00013, 00014, 00017, 00237 ADB 01063, 01269 Aichi Denshi 01512 Alcatel 00896 Allegro 00153, 00315 Americast 00899 Amstrad 01222 Antronix 00022 Archer 00022, 00153, 00797 Auna 00277, 01269 Austar 00012, 00276 Bell & Howell 00014 Bell South 0089...

25 PRESET CODE Paragon 00000 Philips 00013, 00153, 00317, 00619, 00817, 01305 Pioneer 00144, 00533, 00877, 01500, 01877 Popular Mechanics 00400 Pulsar 00000 PVP Stereo Visual Matrix 00003 Quasar 00000 Quiero 00817 RadioShack 00015, 00315, 00797, 00883 RCA 00021, 01256 Recoton 00400 Regal 00020, 0025...

33 PRESET CODE Mission 30157 Mitsubishi 30156 MTC 30420 Musical Fidelity 30393, 30437 Myryad 30157 NAD 30000, 31208 Nagaoka 30018 Naim 30157 Nakamichi 30147 NEC 30043, 30234 Nikko 30164, 30170, 30174 NSM 30157 Oak 30145 Onkyo 30101, 30868, 31685 Optimus 30000, 30032, 30037, 30087, 30145, 30175, 3017...

34 PRESET CODE Technics 20229, 20353 Thorens 20029 Universum 20375, 20439 Victor 20244, 20273, 20274 Wards 20027, 20029 Wharfedale 20439 Yamaha 20094, 20097 PVR 1 ABS 21972 Alienware 21972 CyberPower 21972 Dell 21972 DirecTV 20739 Gateway 21972 Hewlett Packard 21972 Howard Computers 21972 HP 21972 H...

35 PRESET CODE Broksonic 40695 Bush 40516, 40713, 40884 Denver 41353, 41359 Emerson 41268 Go Vision 41071 Grundig 40695 Hitachi 41247 Jensen 41016 Konka 40719, 40720 Panasonic 41490 Philips 40854, 41260 Prima 41016 RCA 41022 Samsung 40899 Sansui 40695 Sova 41122 Sylvania 40675, 41268 Toshiba 40695 B...