Sherwood R-903R - Manuals

6 ENGLISH FRONT SURROUND SURR.BACK SUB W OOFER IN OUT OUT IN IN IN 7CH DIRECT INPUT TAPE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 AUX TAPE Tape deck, MD recorder, etc. AUX CD player, tape deck, etc. AUDIO OUT R L LR LR AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN 3. CONNECTING AUDIO COMPONENTS • The AUX jacks may be connected to an additiona...

ENGLISH 7 ENGLISH IN OUT IN IN VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 1 VIDEO2 IN IN S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT IN IN IN OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT R L R L VIDEO 1 VCR, DVD player/recorder, etc. VIDEO1 IN OUT IN IN VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 1 VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VID IN IN S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT IN ...

ENGLISH • Be sure to connect speakers firmly and correctly according to the channel(left and right) and the polarity(+ and -). If theconnections are faulty, no sound will be heard from thespeakers, and if the polarity of the speaker connection isincorrect, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass. ...

9 D I G I TA L A / V R E C E I V E R R - 9 0 3 R POWER ON/ OFF STANDBY FLUORESCENT DISPLAY INPUT SELECTOR AM/FM MODE DIGITAL INPUT MEMORY SETUP TUNE MODE DECODING PHONES TUNING/PRESET ADJUST VOLUME 1. Input, frequency, volume level, operating information, etc. 2. Surround mode indicators 3. AUTO ind...

ENGLISH 10 Universal Remote Controls This universal remote control can operate not only this receiver but also most popular brands of audio and videocomponents such as CD players, cassette decks, TVs, cable boxes, VCRs, DVD players, satellite receivers, etc.• To operate 7 components other than this ...

ENGLISH 12 D I G I TA L R E C E I V E R R - 9 0 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10 M1 M2 M3 T/V 7m 30 30 LOADING BATTERIES REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RANGE 1 2 • Use the remote control unit within a range of about 7 meters (23 feet) and angles of up to 30degrees aiming at the remote sensor. OPERATING COMPONENT...

13 Turn on the component you want to control USING FUNCTIONS OF REMOTE CONTROL Entering a setup code • This remote control can control up to 8 different components.• Before operating audio and video components other than this receiver with using this remote control, the setup code for each component...

ENGLISH 14 Using a punch-through function This remote control may be programmed to operateeither the AUDIO volume punch-through or the TVvolume and/or TV channel punch-through inconjunction with any of the eight componentscontrolled by this remote control.For example, since this receiver will likely...

15 Programming a macro function Note: You should press the corresponding DEVICE buttonsbefore pressing each operation button.Example) When playing a DVD on the DVD player connected to VIDEO 2 jacks of this receiver. 1. Press “AUDIO” button to control this receiver.2. Press “POWER” button to turn thi...

ENGLISH 16 DTS Neo : 6™ surround This mode applies conventional 2-channel signals such asdigital PCM or analog stereo signals to the high precisiondigital matrix decoder used for DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 toachieve 6.1-channel surround playback. DTS Neo : 6surround includes two modes for selecting the optim...

17 ENGLISH The following modes apply conventional 2-channel signals such as digital PCM or analog stereo signals to highperformance Digital Signal Processor to recreate sound fields artificially. Select one of the twelve providedsurround modes according to the program source you want to play. Theate...

ENGLISH 18 Ideal speaker placement varies depending on the size of your room andthe wall coverings, etc. The typical example of speaker placement andrecommendations are as follows : Front left and right speakers and center speaker Place the front speakers with their front surfaces as flush with TV o...

19 Depending or relationship between speakers, settingspossible for each speaker are as follows: Front L/R Center Surr. L/R Surr. Back Subwoofer Large Large Small Large None Small Small None None None Large Large Small Yes Large Small None or Small Small None None None None Large Large Small None No...

20 Refer to the previous page and adjust the speaker settings • You can also adjust these settings with using the buttons on the front panel.(For details, refer to “SETTING UP THE SYSTEM ON FRONT PANEL” on page 43.) Note : When the headphones are plugged or the 7 CH DIRECT is selected as an input so...

21 • When selecting the front right distance mode, “FRONT R 3.0 (m)” • When selecting the center distance mode, “CENTER 3.0 (m)” • When selecting the surround left distance mode, “SURR L 3.0 (m)” • When selecting the surround right distance mode, “SURR R 3.0 (m)” • When selecting the Dolby Virtual d...

22 ENGLISH LISTENING TO A PROGRAM SOURCE Select the desired input source. 1 • Each time the INPUT SELECTOR button on the front panel is pressed, the input source changes asfollows; TUNER TAPE AUX VIDEO 1 (frequency displays.) 7-DIRECT VIDEO 3 VIDEO 2 When selecting the 7 CH DIRECT • “7-DIRECT” is di...

23 Operate the selected component forplayback. 4 Adjust the (overall) volume. 5 • “MUTE” will flicker.• To resume the previous sound level, press it again. To mute the sound, 6 To listen with the headphones, 7 • The sound from the speakers is cut off.• When listening to a DTS, Dolby Digital or MPEG ...

24 ENGLISH Signal format being input Selected decoding mode Selectable surround mode Dolby Digital 5.1, IN-AUTO mode (DOLBY DIGITAL EX,) DOLBY DIGITAL, Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources DOLBY VIRTUAL Dolby Digital 2-channel IN-AUTO mode (DOLBY DIGITAL EX,) PL II CINEMA, PL II sources MUSIC, PRO L...

26 Adjust the level of the selected channelas desired. 2 Repeat the above steps 1 and 2 to adjust eachchannel level. 3 Presetting and Calling the channel levels Perform the steps 1 to 3 in “Adjustingeach channel level” on page 25~26 toadjust each channel level you want. 1 SETUP MEMORY Press the SETU...

27 Adjusting the LFE level Press the SETUP button for more than 2seconds, then it enters the setup mode.While displaying the setup mode, pressthis button short repeatedly until “DD L”is displayed. 1 SETUP MEMORY • You can adjust the LFE(Low Frequency Effect) levels included in Dolby Digital, DTS and...

28 ENGLISH • Each adjustable range of bass and treble is -10~+10.• In general, we recommend the bass and the treble to be set to 0(flat) level. • At “TONE ON” mode, you can select “TONE OFF” mode and vice versa. TONE ON: When adjusting the tone for your taste. (“DIRECT” indicator goes off.) TONE OFF...

29 • Each time this button is pressed, the parameter changes and is displayed for several seconds as follows; Panorama mode(“PANO”, default value: OFF)This mode extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting “wraparound”effect with side wall imaging. Select “OFF” or ...

ENGLISH 30 Downmixing into 2 front channels • To cancel the 2 - CH downmix mode, select the desired surround mode with the DSP MODE DOWN( ) or UP( ) button. • When the playback of the source on the player is stopped, interrupted, etc., the 2 - CH downmix modeis not canceled even though “ ST” and the...

31 LISTENING TO RADIO BROADCASTS • Each time this button is pressed, the mode changes as follows; Tuning mode : “PRESET” goes off.Preset mode : “PRESET” lights up. Manual tuning is useful when you already know thefrequency of the desired station. Manual tuning Select the tuning mode. 1 Press the bel...

32 ENGLISH Repeat the above steps 1 to 3 to memorizeother stations. 4 After selecting the tuner as an inputsource, select the preset mode. 1 • The station has now been stored in the memory. • A stored frequency is erased from the memory by storing anotherfrequency in its place. • If “MEM” goes off, ...

ENGLISH 33 ENGLISH LISTENING TO RDS BROADCASTS(FM ONLY) While displaying “TP SRCH”. 2 While displaying “PTY SRCH”, select thedesired program type. 2 While displaying “RDS SRCH”, 2 • Use this function to automatically search and receive the stations offering RDS services. THIS IS ADDITIONAL FUNCTION ...

35 ANALOG AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING Start recording on the TAPE. 2 Select the desired input as a recordingsource except for TAPE. 1 Recording with TAPE Select VIDEO 2 or VIDEO 3 as a recordingsource. 1 Dubbing from video components ontoVIDEO 1 Select AUX as an audio recording source. CD player should be...

36 ENGLISH • The audio signal from the AUX and the video signal from the VIDEO 2 will be dubbed and you canenjoy them on the TV set and from the speakers. Start recording on the VIDEO 1. 3 Start play on the AUX and the VIDEO 2respectively. 4 DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING WITH MD RECORDER For digital recor...

37 • Each time this button is pressed, the sleep time changes and “GOOD NIGHT” message scrolls. 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 9 0 O F F Unit : minutes • While operating the sleep timer, “SLEEP” lights up. Operating the sleep timer • The sleep timer allows this unit to continue to operate for a specified period of...

38 ENGLISH Using the OSD CURRENT STATUS DISPLAY MENU SCREEN When the AUTO OSD mode is set to ON on the menu screen, this mode shows the status corresponding to eachoperation.• The on-screen display will automatically disappear in several seconds.• For examples, there are 2 status displays as follows...

39 ENGLISH Select the desired menu using theCURSOR UP( ) or DOWN( ) button. 2 When selecting the SPEAKER SETUP When selecting the FUNCTION SELECT When selecting the SURROUND MODE Confirm your selection. 3 • Only when one of TUNER, TAPE, 7 CH DIRECT and AUX is selected, you can select a video input s...

40 ENGLISH Select the desired menu or(and) change thecondition with the corresponding buttons. 4 Repeat the above steps 2~4 to change theconditions on other menus. 5 When selecting the AUTO OSD • Each time the ENTER button is pressed, the AUTO OSD mode is set to ON to turn on the current display or ...

41 Troubleshooting Guide ENGLISH PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY No power Power shuts off abruptlyduring operation No sound No sound from the surroundspeakers No sound from the centerspeaker No sound from the surroundback speaker Stations cannot be received Preset stations cannot bereceived Poor FM re...

42 Amplifier Section Power output, stereo mode, 6 Ω , THD 0.3 %, 40 Hz~20 kHz | 2 100 W Total harmonic distortion, 6 Ω , 50 W, 1 kHz | 0.09% Intermodulation distortion 60 Hz : 7 kHz= 4 : 1 SMPTE, 6 Ω , 100 W | 0.1% Input sensitivity, 47 k Ω Line (AUX) | 200 mV Signal to noise ratio, IHF “A” weighted...

43 ENGLISH Appendix INITIALIZING THE SYSTEM • When the display is not normal or when the operation of the unit does not shows the reasonable result, the initialization of this unit is required by the following procedure. After seeing the flickering standby indicator,take your hand(s) off from button...

44 Turn back to previous surrond mode andselect the desired surround mode.(For details, refer to “Selecting the surroundmode” on page 24.) Adjust the selected mode as desired.(For details, refer to “Adjusting the speakersettings” on page 19.) Adjust the level of the selected channel asdesired.(For d...

45 SETUP CODE TABLE ADMIRAL 050 134 AKAI 093 049 123 ALBA 068 ALBIRAL 116 ALCATEL 022 AMSTRAD 000 021 ANAM 155 156 157 ARC EN CIEL 028 039 043 145 081 ARISTONA 099 049 050 019 142 149 078 ARTHUR MARTIN 053 139 117 120 122 123 125 128 ASA 050 055 057 113 134 ATLANTIC 099 111 AUDIOSONIC 054 AUSIND 053...

47 UNIVERSUM 092 034 054 077 UNIVOX 116 VEGAVOX 079 VOXSON 050 134 WATSON 111 WATT RADIO 046 099 051 109 116 127 WEGA 033 WHITE WESTINGHOUSE 099 111 YOKO 099 ZANUSSI 096 144 019 110 069 134 ZOPPAS 096 144 019 110 134 AKAI 042 022 052 032 033 ALBA 008 020 AMSTRAD 011 ANITSCH 009 ARC EN CIEL 042 056 0...

49 ENGLISH THOMSON 042 056 052 THORN- FERGUSON 039 042 059 030 052 034 036 TOSHIBA 001 042 056 017 058 052 TOTELEVISION 013 UHER 042 ULTRA VOX 041 UNITECH 013 UNIVERSUM 041 014 043 URANYA 041 VECTOR 004 VICTOR 042 060 VIDITAL 041 WESTING HOUSE 041 WARDS 019 YAMAHA 004 042 ZANUSSI 042 056 052 ZENDER ...

50 ENGLISH MAGAI 022 MARANTZ 012 MASPRO 016 MATSUSHITA 000 METZ 036 MINERVA 036 MULTISTAR 022 MURATO 004 NEC 040 NEIRU 021 NOKIA 026 037 NORSAT 015 PACE 001 042 016 017 018 044 PANASONIC 032 PHILIPS 003 011 012 029 PHONOLA 016 PROSAT 030 PYE 016 QUADRAL 030 QUELLE 036 RADIOLA 016 REDIFFUSION 015 SAB...

ENGLISH 51 ADCOM 021 AIWA 045 039 022 AKAI 046 AUDIO 016 ARC EN CIEL 036 014 027 030 031 018 230 DENON 054 FISHER 006 H/K 017 012 047 016 JVC 028 034 001 KENWOOD 003 020 010 029 006 MARANTZ 015 014 MONDIAL 033 NAD 048 002 042 NAKAMICHI 049 NIKKO 016 ONKYI 013 037 011 021 038 PANASONIC 051 052 PHILPS...