Integra DTR-4.6 - Manual

5 Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Precautions .................................................3 Supplied Accessories.................................4 Features .......................................................6 Before Using the AV receiver ..............

6 Features Amplifier • 90 watts per channel into 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, less than 0.08% total harmonic distortion (FTC rating) • 5-channel amplifier• Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry• WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology)• Massive High Current Power Supply (H.C.P.S.) trans- former • Color-coded spea...

7 Before Using the AV receiver Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix new and old batteries or different types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from leakag...

8 Getting to Know the AV Receiver For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A Standby/On button (35) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. B Standby indicator (35) Lights up when the AV receiver is on Standby and flashes while a signal is being received from the remote controller. C Z...

9 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 1 MUTING indicator (50) Flashes while the AV receiver is muted. 2 ZONE 2 indicator (68) Lights up when Zone 2 is on. 3 Listening mode and format indicators (52) Show the selected listening mode and t...

10 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued A OPTICAL DIGITAL These optical digital audio inputs are for connecting components with optical digital audio outputs, such as CD players and DVD players. The optical digital audio output is for connecting a digital recorder with an optical digital input...

11 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued P TAPE IN/OUT This analog audio input and output are for connect-ing a recorder with an analog audio input and out-put, such as a cassette deck, MD recorder, etc. Q VIDEO 3 IN A VCR for playback only, or a cable or satellite receiver can be connected her...

12 Remote Controller Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to nine different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the eight Remote Mode buttons. ■ Receiver/Tape Mode In Re...

13 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A Standby button (35) Sets the AV receiver to Standby. B On button (35) Turns on the AV receiver. C Input Selector buttons (42) Used to select the input sources. D Multi CH button (49) Selects the multichannel DV...

14 Remote Controller —Continued To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the [DVD] Remote Mode button. A Standby button Sets the DVD player to Standby. B On button Turns on the DVD player. C Number buttons Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers, and to enter times for locating specif...

15 Remote Controller —Continued To control an Integra CD player or a CD/MD recorder made by another manufacturer, press the [CD] Remote Mode button to select the CD remote controller mode. To control an Integra MD recorder or CD recorder, press the [MD] or [CDR] Remote Mode button to select the MD o...

16 Remote Controller —Continued HDD mode is for controlling Integra’s next generation HDD-compatible components. As of 2005, it can be used with the Onkyo DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock and Apple iPod connected via . When Using the Onkyo DS-A1: • Connect the DS-A1 to the TAPE IN or VIDEO 3 IN jacks. ...

17 Connecting Your Speakers Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. You can enjoy DVDs featuring DTS and Dolby Digital. With analog and digital TV, you can enjoy D...

18 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Speaker Configuration For the best surround-sound experience, you should con-nect five speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers you have. No matter how many speakers you use, a pow...

19 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers:• Only connect speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or higher. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period of time, t...

20 Connecting Antenna This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas.The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use th...

21 Connecting Antenna —Continued If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out-door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. • For ...

22 Connecting Your Components • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your other AV components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all AV connections. Optical Digital Jacks The AV receiver’s optical digital jacks have shutter-type cove...

23 Connecting Your Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver. The AV receiver supports several co...

24 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV and listen in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For Zone 2, use and , or and .) Hint! If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR to th...

25 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from a DVD and listen in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For Zone 2, use and , or and .) • If your DVD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel left and right...

26 Connecting Your Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel DVD Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio or SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the AV receiver’s multichannel DVD input.Use a multichannel analog aud...

27 Connecting Your Components —Continued In addition to video playback, with this hookup, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs.If you have two video recorders (e.g., a VCR and a DVD recorder), connect one reco...

28 Connecting Your Components —Continued If you have two video recorders (e.g., a VCR and a DVD recorder), connect one recorder to the VIDEO 1 OUT jacks, as shown here, and connect the other recorder to the VIDEO 2 OUT jacks in the same way. Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording Connection ...

30 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from the CD player and listen in Zone 2. • To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . (For Zone 2, use and , or and .) Connecting a CD Player Connection AV receiver Signal flow CD player CD I...

31 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ Turntable with a Built-in Phono Preamp Use an analog audio cable to connect an unused audio input on the AV receiver to the audio outputs on your turntable, as shown. ■ Turntable without a Built-in Phono Preamp Use an analog audio cable to connect an unused...

34 Connecting Your Components —Continued The AV receiver has AC outlets on its rear panel that can be used to connect the power cords of other components that you intend to use with the AV receiver. These com-ponents can then be left turned on so that they turn on and off as and when the AV receiver...

35 Turning On the AV Receiver Standby/On On Receiver Standby Standby indicator Turning On and Standby Press the [Standby/On] button. Alternatively, press the remote controller’s [Receiver] button, followed by the [On] button. The AV receiver comes on, the display lights up, and the Standby indicator...

36 First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time. This section explains how to set the speaker settings. Speaker Configuration Here you can specify which speakers are connected and their individual sizes. For speakers w...

37 First Time Setup —Continued Crossover Note: • If the crossover frequency is set to a low value, and the program material doesn’t contain any sounds below that frequency, the subwoofer will not output much sound. Subwoofer Mode With this setting, you can boost bass output by feeding front left and...

38 First Time Setup —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [Setup] button, arrow buttons, and [Enter] button. Speaker Level Calibration With these settings, you can adjust the level of each speaker while listening to the test tone so that the volume o...

39 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1, 2, or 3, you must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if you connect your DVD player to COMPONENT IN 3, you must assign COM-PONENT IN 3 to the DVD input selector. To upconvert and output composi...

40 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a component to a digital input, you must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if you connect your CD player to OPTICAL IN 2, you must assign OPTICAL IN 2 to the CD input selector. Here are the default assignments. Note: • This procedure c...

41 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect an -capable Integra MiniDisc recorder, CD recorder, or next generation HDD-compat-ible component to the TAPE IN/OUT or VIDEO 3 IN jacks, for to work properly, you must change this setting. This setting can only be changed on the AV receiver. Note: HDD ca...

42 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation 3 1 3 1 1 1 Use the AV receiver’s input selector buttons to select the input source. To select the input source with the remote controller, press the [Receiver] Remote Mode button, and then use the Input Selector buttons. On the remote contro...

43 Listening to the Radio With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations, and store your favorite stations as presets for easy selection. Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■ Auto Tuning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, ...

44 Listening to the Radio —Continued Note: Hardware and required basic monthly subscription sold separately. Premium Channels available at additional monthly cost. Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee may apply. Subscrip-tion fee is consumer only. All fees...

45 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting XM Radio Channels There are two modes for selecting XM radio channels: Channel Search mode , which allows you to select any channel. Category Search mode , which allows you to select channels by category. ■ Channel Search Mode Note: Channels cannot be s...

46 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting XM Channels from the Front Panel: Displaying XM Radio Information The following information can be displayed: Note: If the category, artist, or song title is not available, “- - -” will be displayed instead. ■ Displaying XM Information on Your TV When y...

47 Listening to the Radio —Continued Positioning the XM Antenna You can check the signal strength of the XM radio signal and adjust the position of the XM antenna accordingly. Note: If the signal quality is 0%, make sure that the XM antenna is connected properly. XM Radio Messages The following mess...

48 Listening to the Radio —Continued You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations and XM channels as presets. Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations and XM Channels 1 Tune into the AM/FM station or XM channel that you want to store as a preset. ...

49 Using the Multichannel DVD Input The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo-nent with a 5.1-channel analog audio output, such as a DVD player, DVD-Audio/SACD-capable player, or an MPEG decoder. See page 26 for hookup information. Note: • While the multichannel DVD input is selected, the...

50 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any input source. You can adjust the brightness of the display. You can adjust the volume of each speaker while listen-ing to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby. N...

51 Common Functions —Continued With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it turns off automatically after a specified period. To cancel the sleep timer, press the [Sleep] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears. To check the remaining sleep time, press the [Sleep] butt...

52 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 54. Selecting on the AV Receiver ■ [Stereo] button This button selects the Stereo listening mode. ■ Listening Mode [ ]/[ ] buttons Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all of th...

54 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Direct In this mode, audio from the input source is output directly with minimal processing, providing hig...

55 Recording This section explains how to record the input source and how to record audio and video from separate sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected DVDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to the multichannel DVD input cannot be rec...

56 Onscreen Setup Menus The onscreen setup menus are displayed on the connected TV and provide a convenient way to change the AV receiver’s settings, which are arranged into two groups: First Time Setup and Advanced Setup . To get your system up and running, you must complete the First Time Setup se...

57 Adjusting the Listening Modes With the Cine Filter function, you can correct a soundtrack whose high-frequency content is too harsh, making it more suitable for home theater viewing.This function can be used with the following listening modes: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, DTS, DTS Neo...

58 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Tone Control Settings You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers.The tone control circuits are bypassed in the Direct lis-tening mode. ■ Bass You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output by the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 1 d...

59 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby Digital Settings ■ Late Night With the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you do...

60 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued You can specify a default listening mode for each signal format supported by each input selector. The AV receiver will then automatically select that listening mode based on the format of the input signal. You can select other listening modes while listeni...

61 Advanced Setup This section explains items on the “Input Setup” menu. Delay ■ A/V Sync When using progressive scanning, you may find that the picture and sound are out of sync. With this setting, you can correct this by delaying the audio signals from 0 to 100 milliseconds (ms) in 1 millisecond s...

62 Advanced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the “Preference” menu. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [Setup] button, arrow buttons, and [Enter] button. IntelliVolume With this preference, you can set the input level for each input source. Th...

63 Advanced Setup —Continued ■ Power On Vol / Z2 Power On Vol With these preferences, you can specify the volume set-tings to be used in the main room and Zone 2 when the AV receiver is turned on.When the Volume Display preference is set to Absolute, the range of “Power On Vol” is 0 to 100 (“Z2 Powe...

64 Advanced Setup —Continued Changing the AV Receiver’s Remote ID When several Integra components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may overlap. To differenti-ate the AV receiver from the other components, you can change its remote ID from 1, the default, to 2 or 3. Note: If you chang...

65 Advanced Setup —Continued Normally, the AV receiver detects the signal format auto-matically. However, if you experience either of the fol-lowing issues when playing PCM or DTS material, you can specify the signal format as either PCM or DTS:• If the beginnings of tracks from a PCM source are cut...

66 Zone 2 With the Zone 2 function, you can enjoy one input source in the main room and a different input source in another room. There are two ways to hook up your Zone 2 speakers: 1) Use another amp (receiver, integrated amp, or power amp) in Zone 2 and connect your Zone 2 speakers to it.2) Connec...

67 Zone 2 —Continued If you’ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to this AV receiver, as explained in “Using Only Speakers in Zone 2” on page 66, you must set the Powered Zone 2 setting to Act (Activated) as explained here. If you’ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to a power amp with no volume control ...

68 Zone 2 —Continued This section explains how to turn Zone 2 on and off, how to select an input source for Zone 2, and how to adjust the volume for Zone 2. Controlling Zone 2 from the AV Receiver Controlling Zone 2 with the Remote Controller Note: • To control Zone 2, you must press the remote cont...

69 Zone 2 —Continued Adjusting the Volume for Zone 2 To Mute Zone 2: Press the remote controller’s [Zone 2] button, followed by the [Muting] button. To unmute Zone 2, press the remote controller’s [Zone 2] button again, followed by the [Muting] button, or adjust the volume for Zone 2. Notes: • Only ...

70 Zone 2 —Continued When the AV receiver’s 12 V TRIGGER OUT A/B/C jack is connected to the 12 V trigger input on a con-nected component, you can specify whether or not a 12-volt trigger signal is output when that component is selected as the source for the main room, Zone 2, or either. Hookup • Use...

71 Zone 2 —Continued To control the AV receiver with the remote controller while you’re in the Zone 2 room, you’ll need a commer-cially available multiroom remote control kit.• Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech.These kits can also be used when there isn’t a clear line of sight to the AV r...

72 Controlling Other Components You can control your other components, including those made by other manufacturers, with the remote controller.This section explains how to:• Enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control (e.g., DVD, TV, VCR). • Learn commands directly from an...

73 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes for Integra Components Connected via Integra components that are connected via are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver, not the component. This allows you to control components that are out of view, in a ra...

74 Controlling Other Components —Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You must select the appropriate remote control mode first.) With some AV components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all...

76 Controlling Other Components —Continued You can program the remote controller’s Macro buttons to perform a sequence of actions. Example: To play a CD, you typically need to perform the follow-ing actions: 1. Press the [Receiver] Remote Mode button to select the Receiver remote controller mode. 2....

77 Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the AV receiver, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, contact the dealer from whom you purchased. Can’t turn on the AV receiver • Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly. • Unplug...

79 Troubleshooting —Continued The remote controller doesn’t work • Make sure that the batteries are installed with the cor- rect polarity (page 7). • Make sure that the remote controller is not too far away from the AV receiver, and that there’s no obstruction between the remote controller and the A...

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