Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what's in the box
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Loading the batteries
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Operating range of remote control
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Installing the receiver
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Ventilation
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02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater
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Listening to Surround Sound
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Using the Quick Setup
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03 Connecting up
Making cable connections
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Analog audio cables
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Digital audio cables
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Video cables
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Connecting a DVD player and TV
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Connecting the multichannel
analog outputs
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Connecting a satellite receiver or
other digital set-top box
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Connecting other audio components
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About the WMA9 Pro decoder
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Connecting to the front panel
audio mini jack
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Connecting other video components
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Using the component video jacks
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Connecting antennas
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Using external antennas
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Connecting the speakers
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Hints on speaker placement
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Speaker placement diagrams
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04 Controls and displays
Front panel
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Display
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Remote control
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Direct function
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05 Listening to your system
Auto playback
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Listening in surround sound
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Using the Advanced surround effects
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Listening in stereo
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Using Front Stage Surround Advance
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Using Stream Direct
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Using the Sound Retriever
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Using Phase Control
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Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)
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Setting the AV options
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Playing other sources
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Choosing the input signal
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Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
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06 The System Setup menu
Using the System Setup menu
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Manual speaker setup
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Speaker setting
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Crossover network
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Channel level
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Speaker Distance
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The Input Assign menu
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07 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio
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Improving FM stereo sound
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Tuning directly to a station
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Saving station presets
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Naming station presets
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Listening to station presets
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Changing the frequency step
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08 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording
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09 Additional information
Troubleshooting
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Resetting the main unit
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Switching the speaker impedance
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Power cord caution
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Cleaning the unit
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Specifications
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