Denon AVR-1610 manual

A V SURROUND RECEIVER A VR-161 0 Owner ’ s Manual Manuel de l’Utilisat eur b  The illustrations used for explaining operations in this manual show the butt ons of the remot e contr ol unit. The same operations can be performed using the but tons with the same names on the main unit panel. b  Les illustrations des boutons pr ésentes dans [...]

n SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CA UTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of [...]

• Avoid high temperatures. Allow for sufficient heat dispersion when installed in a rack. • Eviter des températures élevées. Tenir compte d’une dispersion de chaleur suffisante lors de l’installation sur une étagère. • Handle the power cord carefully. Hold the plug when unplugging the cord. • Manipuler le cordon d’alimentation [...]

 ENGLISH Flow of operations through playback ········································· 2 Accessories ·················································································· 2 Cautions on Handling ········?[...]

2 ENGLISH Connections Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings P erfor m the operations leading to playbac k on the A VR-161 0 in the order sho wn below . Connections ⇩ Installing/Setting the Speak ers ( v page 1 0) Connecting Devices ( v page 1 2) ⇩ T ur ning the P o w er On ( v page 1 6) Flo w of oper [...]

3 ENGLISH Connections Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings In addition t o the A VR-161 0, the included remot e control unit (RC- 1 120) can also be used to oper ate the equipment list ed below . q DENON system components w Non-DENON system components • By setting the preset memory ( v page 46) 30° 30[...]

4 Connections Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations ENGLISH Settings P art Names and F unctions Front Panel But tons, connectors and displa ys only pr ovided on the main unit But ton that function in the same w a y as r emote contr ol but t ons F or but tons not e xplained here, see the page indicated in parenthes[...]

 Connections Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Settings P art Names and F unctions u y i o Q0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 w q e t r q Decoder indicators The indicator for the currently operating decoder lights. w Input audio signal indicators e Information display The input source name, surround mode, setting values[...]

 ENGLISH Connections Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Settings q w e r t y u i o Q0 Q1 P art Names and F unctions Rear Panel q HDMI connect ors ····································································· (1 3) w Digital audio con[...]

7 ENGLISH Connections Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings P art Names and F unctions Remote Control Unit F or but tons not explained here, see the page indicated in parentheses ( ). q  Remote control signal transmitter w  Power buttons ·······························[...]

8 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings Connections for all compatible audio and video signal for mats are descr ibed in this owner’ s manual. Please select the types of connections suited f or the equipment you ar e connecting. Aft er connections are completed, certain settings[...]

 Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Settings HDMI connector Component video connectors S-Video connector Video connector Monitor (TV) Converting Input video signals for Output (Video Conversion Function) The AVR-1 61 0 is equipped with four t ypes of video input connectors (HDMI, Comp[...]

0 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Settings Installing/Set ting the Speak ers • The A VR-161 0 is compatible with v ar ious types of sur round pla ybac k. • Decide on the sur round modes to be play ed on the A VR-161 0 befor e making connections and settings. Below w e intr oduc[...]

 Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Settings R L R L w q w q (R) (L) w q w q (R) (L) w q */ w q w q (L) (R) w q (R) w q (L) Subwoofer with builtin amplifier Center speaker Surround speakers Front speakers A Front speakers B Connecting the Speak ers Connections Installing/Setting t[...]

2 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Settings Connecting Devices NO TE These functions will not work if the device connected to the HDMI connector does not support Deep Color or x.v .Color signal transf er or the A uto Lip S ync function. NO TE When a device that does not support HDCP[...]

3 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Settings */ 7*%&0 $0.10/&/57*%&0 : 1 # 1 3 7*%&0 */ "6%*0 015*$"- 065 • Select the terminal to use and connect the device. • For video connections, see “Conv erting input video signals for output (Video Conv ersio[...]

4 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Settings R L R L ASD-3N ま た は ASD-3W R L R L 7*%&0 $0.10/&/57*%&0 : 1 # 1 3 065 "6%*0 "6%*0 3 - 065 Connecting Devices not Equipped with HDMI connectors Blu-ra y Disc play er / D VD pla yer NO TE When c onn ect ed t o[...]

 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications Settings R L R L 065 "6%*0 7*%&0 7*%&0 "6%*0 3 - 065 Connecting Devices not Equipped with HDMI connectors 3 - 065 065 "6%*0 "6%*0 7*%&0 "6%*0 3 - */ "6%*0 7*%&0 R L R L R L R L Video cassett e r ecord[...]

 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Playbac k Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings NO TE Insert the A C plugs securely . Incomplete connections could cause noise. Wait until all connections have been completed before connecting the power cord. To household power outlet (AC 120 V, 60 Hz) Power cord Once Connections ar [...]

7 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Pla yback Remot e Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings With the A VR-1 61 0, settings and operations for most functions can be performed by operating while looking at the menus displayed on the monitor screen. Menu map MENU 1.Parameter 2.Information 3.Auto Setup 4.Manual Setup 5.[...]

8 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Pla yback Remot e Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifications Below we describe typical examples of displays on the TV screen and on the set’ s display window. Examples of On-scr een Displa y and F r ont Display On-scr een Display Fr ont Displa y Descr iption n T op menu display MENU 1.Paramete[...]

 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Pla yback Remot e Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Making the Optimum Set tings f or the Connect ed Speak ers A utomatically (A udyssey A uto Set up) The acoustic char acter istics of the connected speakers and list ening r oom are measur ed and the optimum set tings ar e made autom[...]

20 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Pla yback Remot e Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Making the Optimum Settings f or the Connected Speak ers A utomatically (A udyssey Aut o Setup) 1 Check the speaker connections. ( v page 1 1 “ Connecting the Speakers ” ) 2 Turn on the power of the TV and subwoofer. Set the TV’ s[...]

2 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Pla yback Remot e Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Making the Optimum Settings f or the Connected Speak ers A utomatically (A udyssey Aut o Setup) 5 Perform Step 4 repeatedly for the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th measurments. Once measurements for the sixth position are completed, “ All th[...]

22 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Making the Optimum Settings f or the Connected Speak ers A utomatically (A udyssey Aut o Setup) • If the result dif f ers from the actual connection status or an error mes- sage appears, use ui to on-screen displa y “Retr y” and the[...]

23 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Making the Optimum Settings f or the Connected Speak ers A utomatically (A udyssey Aut o Setup) This is displayed after the A udysse y A ut o Set up pr ocedur e is completed. Even if the set tings are c hanged af ter the A udysse y A uto [...]

24 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations ENGLISH Making detailed set tings (Manual Set up) Setting it ems Setting cont ents Pre Assign Sets the signa l outpu t from the SUR R. B A CK / FR ONT HEIGH T PRE OU T conn ect ors. Normal : The surround bac k c hannel audio signals are output. F[...]

2 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Making detailed settings (Manual Set up) Setting it ems Setting cont ents Speak er Config. Select speaker configuration and size. (bas s r epro duc tion ca pabi lity) “S .B ac k” is di spl ay e d when the “Pr e Assi gn ” set ti[...]

2 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Setting it ems Setting cont ents Channel Level Set the volume of the test tone to be the same when it is output from eac h speak er . T est T one Start : Output test tones.  FL (F ront L)/ C (Center)/ FR (F ront R)/ SR (Surround R)/ S[...]

27 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations ENGLISH Setting it ems Setting cont ents A ut o Lip Sync Automatic compensation for timing shif t in audio and video output. ON : Compensated. OFF : Not compensated. HDMI A udio Out Select HDMI audio output device. Amp : Use speak ers connected t[...]

28 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations ENGLISH Setting it ems Setting cont ents A ut o Sur round Mode Make set ting for memorizing surround mode set ting for eac h input signal type. ON : Memorize settings. Most recently stored surround mode is automatically selected. OFF : Do not mem[...]

2 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Making detailed settings (Manual Set up) Setting it ems Setting cont ents On-Screen Displa y Make the settings related to display s on the TV screen. T uner Infor mation : This sets the time the on-screen display is display ed when a tun[...]

30 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations ENGLISH Making the input set tings (Input Set up) Mak e the settings r elat ed to the cur rently selected input sour ce. Befor e displa ying the menu screen, pr ess t o switch t o the input source t o be set. The items that can be set dif f er ac[...]

3 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Making the input settings (Input Set up) Setting it ems Setting cont ents Input Assign ( Component ) Assign input sources to input connectors. Component : The DVD HDP TV SA T/CBL VCR DVR V .AUX input sources are assigned to the component[...]

32 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Making the input settings (Input Set up) Setting it ems Setting cont ents Input Mode Set the audio input modes for the dif f erent input sources. A ut o : A utomatically detect input signal and perf orm playbac k. HDMI : Pla y only signals[...]

33 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Making the input settings (Input Set up) Setting it ems Setting cont ents Repeat Make set tings for repeat mode. All : R epeat all songs. One : R epeat the current song. OFF : Cancel repeat mode. Shuffl e Make set tings f or shuffl e mod[...]

34 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings Playback Pla ying Components 1  Prepar e f or playback.  ①  T urn on the pow er of the TV , subw oof er and play er .   ② Set the TV’ s input to the A VR-1 61 0.   ③ L oad the disc in the play er . 2 [...]

3 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings Playing Components Use the REST ORER mode to expand the low and high frequency components of compressed audio fi les and achie ve a ric her sound. The def ault set ting is “Mode3” ( v page 43). T o c hec k the name of the title, th[...]

3 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings 1 Tune in the broadcast station you want to preset. 2 Press . 3 Press to select the block (A to G) in which the station is to be preset. 4 Press to select the preset number (1 to 8). 5 Press again to complete the setting. • T o preset[...]

37 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings Playing Components T ur ning Of f the Sound T emporar ily (Muting) Press . The sound is reduced to the level set at menu “Mute Lev el” ( v page 28). T o cancel, press again. Muting can also be canceled b y adjusting the master volume.[...]

38 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings In the case of standard playback of multi channel sources, the A VR-1610 r ecognizes the for mat of the multi-channel audio input signal and automatically operat es the appropr iat e decoder for sur round sound. Input signal Displa y Dolb[...]

3 Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations ENGLISH Settings Selecting the Sur round Mode r Stereo Playback This is the mode for pla ying in ster eo . The tone can be adjusted. Sound is output from the front left and r ight speakers and subwoof er . 1 Select the input source by pressing and play [...]

40 Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Settings Setting it ems Setting cont ents Center Imag e Assign center c hannel signal to front lef t and right c hannels for wider sound. 0.0 ~ 1 .0 (0.3) P anor ama Assign front L/R signal also to surround c hannels, f or wider sound. ON : Set. OF[...]

4 Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Settings Adjusting the Sound Field Ef f ect (P ar ameter) Setting it ems Setting cont ents Fr ont Height Set whether or not to use the front height c hannel. ON : Use the front height c hannel. OFF : Do not use the front height c hannel. This can[...]

42 Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Settings Adjusting the Sound Field Ef f ect (P ar ameter) Setting it ems Setting cont ents Dynamic EQ Audy ssey Dynamic EQ solves the problem of deteriorating sound quality as volume is decreased by taking into account human perception and room aco[...]

43 Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations ENGLISH Settings Adjusting the Sound Field Ef f ect (P ar ameter) Setting cont ents OFF : Do not use RES T ORER. Mode1 (REST ORER 64) : Optimized mode f or compressed sources with very weak highs. Mode2 (REST ORER 96) : Apply suitable bass and treble boos[...]

44 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings 1 Turn the power on for all the equipment connected by HDMI cable. 2 Set the HDMI control function for all equipment connected by HDMI cable. Set “HDMI Control” ( v page 27) to “ ON“ . b Please refer to the owner’s manual as reg[...]

4 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Remote Contr ol Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings 1 Press . 2 Press ui to select the speaker. The speaker that can be set switc hes eac h time one of the but tons is pressed. 3 Press o p to adjust the volume. b In the case of a subwoofer, reducing  the volume when it is at “–12 [...]

4 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Set tings 1 Switch to the device to be operated. TUNER/AMP : T o operate a T uner DEVICE : T o operate a Blu-ray disc player , D VD play er , CD player , Digital video recorder , Video dec k, iP od, Satellite receiv er or cable TV MAIN/TV : T o operate[...]

47 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Settings Operation mode setting ON/SOURCE Power on / Standby TV/POWER Power on / Standby z 1 1 Play z 2 3 Pause z 2 2 Stop z 2 6 7 Manual search z 2 (fast-reverse / fast-forward) CHANNEL + – Switch channels (+, –) TV INPUT Switching the input z 1 VOL[...]

48 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Infor mation T roubleshooting Specifi cations Set tings Operating Regist er ed Devices Satellit e r eceiv er/Cable TV Operation mode setting ON/SOURCE Power on / Standby 1 Play z 3 Pause z 2 Stop z 6 7 Manual search z (fast-reverse / fast-forward) CHANNEL + – Switch channel s (+, –) uio p Cursor[...]

4 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control T roubleshooting Specifications Settings Other Information The A VR-161 0 is equipped with a digital signal processing circuit that lets you play program sources in the surround mode to ac hieve the same sense of presence as in a mo vie theater . Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a mul[...]

0 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control T roubleshooting Specifications Settings DTS 96/24 DTS 96/24 is a digit al audio format enabling high sound qualit y playbac k in 5.1 -c hannels with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz and 24 bit quantization on D VD-Video. Manufact ured under license under U.S . Patent #’ s: 5,451,94[...]

 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control T roubleshooting Specifications Settings Surround Modes and Parameters Sur round Surround mode Signals and adjustabilit y in the dif f erent modes Channel output Parameter (def ault values are sho wn in parentheses) F ront L/R Center Surround L/R Surround Bac k L/R F ront Height L[...]

2 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control T roubleshooting Specifications Settings Sur round Surround mode Signals and adjustabilit y in the dif f erent modes Parameter (def ault values are sho wn in parentheses) PRO LO GIC g / g x MUSIC mode only NEO:6 MUSIC mode only T one (NO TE4) MultEQ Dynamic EQ (NO TE5) Dynamic V olu[...]

3 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control T roubleshooting Specifications Settings Differences in Surround Mode Names Depending on the Input Signals Sur round But ton Note Input signals ANALOG PCM DTS-HD DTS DOLB Y DOLB Y DIGIT AL Surround mode Linear PCM (multi c h) Linear PCM (2c h) DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD High Resolut[...]

4 ENGLISH Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control T roubleshooting Specifications Settings Sur round But ton Note Input signals ANALOG PCM DTS-HD DTS DOLB Y DOLB Y DIGIT AL Surround mode Linear PCM (multi c h) Linear PCM (2c h) DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD High Resolution Audio DTS ES DSCRT (With Flag) DTS ES MTRX (With Flag) DTS (5.[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation Specifications ENGLISH Settings If a problem should arise, first check the following: 1. Are the connections correct? 2. Is the set being operated as described in the owner’s manual? 3. Are the other components operating properly? If this unit does not operate properly, c[...]

 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation Specifications ENGLISH Settings Sympt om Cause Counter measur e P ag e Dolby T rueHD , DTS-HD , Dolb y Digital Plus audio is not output. • HDMI is not connected. • Blu-ray Disc pla yer’ s audio output set ting is not set to bitstream. • Blu-ray Disc player is not com[...]

7 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation Specifications ENGLISH Settings Sympt om Cause Counter measur e P ag e HDMI audio signals are not output from speakers. • The “Manual Set up” – “HDMI Setup” – “HDMI Audio Out” set ting is set to “TV” • Set to “ Amp” 27 No picture appears with HDMI c[...]

8 Getting Star ted Connections Playback Remote Control Inf or mation T roubleshooting ENGLISH Settings n Audio section • Power amplifier Rated output:  Fr ont (A, B): 75 W+ 75 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.08 % T .H.D.) 1 1 0 W+1 1 0 W (6 Ω/ohms, 1 kHz with 0.7 % T .H.D.) Center: 75 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz with 0.08 % T .H.D .)[...]

PRESET CODE  DEVICE SELECT : TV T elevision A A.R. Systems 284 Accent 276, 284 Accuscan 224 Action 188, 268 Acura 276 Addison 238 ADL 349 Admiral 045, 233, 213, 218, 224, 233, 239, 244, 252 Advent 219, 242, 280, 287, 288, 293 Adventura 032 Adventuri 235 Agna 182 Aiko 238, 276, 284, 316 Aim 241, 284 Aiwa 172, 216, 264, 380, 400, 413, 414 Akai 016[...]

PRESET CODE  Go Vision 301 Goldstar 023, 048, 133, 188, 191, 193, 213, 222, 224, 240, 275, 276, 284, 290 Goodmans 185, 235, 272, 276, 284, 285, 316 Gradiente 173, 284, 319 Granada 283, 284 Grandin 249, 276, 284 Grundig 178, 209, 241, 246, 285 Grundy 062, 139 H Haaz 241 Haier 171, 267, 287, 285 Haihong 276 Haiyan 280 Hallmark 193, 239, 240 Hankoo[...]

PRESET CODE  Osaki 284 Osio 284 Osume 284 Otic 356 Otto V ersand 284, 233, 283 P Pace 238 Pacific 284, 209 Packard Bell 238, 291 Palladium 284 Palsonic 284, 216 Panama 276, 284 Panasonic 009, 017, 036, 177, 181, 188, 192, 213, 218, 222, 235, 240, 270, 271, 283, 284, 268, 180, 269, 311, 316, 376, 384, 385 Panavision 284 Panda 276, 213, 283, 241,[...]

PRESET CODE  T ophouse 239, 246 T oshiba 034, 075, 094, 041, 182, 190, 191, 192, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 209, 210, 237, 233, 268, 276, 272, 316, 330, 334, 351, 359, 365, 371, 390, 391 T otevision 213 T oyoda 276 T oyomenka 193 T rans Continens 284 TRANS-continents 249 T ransonic 276, 284, 285 T rio 356 T riumph 284, 320 T ruetone 213, 177 [...]

PRESET CODE  T oshiba 013, 017, 020, 041, 059, 089, 098, 099, 117 T otevision 007, 087, 088 U Unirech 087 V V ecrtor Research 005, 062, 085, 089, 090 Victor 005, 045, 046, 085 Video Concepts 005, 027, 085, 089, 090 Videosonic 007, 087 W Wards 013, 021, 023, 087, 088, 089, 091, 094, 097, 118, 119, 120 X XR-1000 094 Y Y amaha 004, 005, 006, 026, 0[...]

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