Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product R-956 Sherwood
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OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS CHANNEL SELECTOR SPEAKER MODE ON/OFF PHONES SPEAKER TUNING/PRESET MODE T ONE MODE VIDEO LABEL ROOM2 FEED MULTI CONTROL FM MODE D YNAMIC RANGE AUT O/MANUAL MASTER VOLUME ON/STANDB.
2 Introduction Congratulations on Your Purchase! Your new high fidelity receiver is designed to deliver maximum enjoyment and years of trouble free service. Please take a few moments to read this manual thoroughly. It will explain the features and operation of your unit and help ensure a trouble free installation.
3 READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING FOR U.S.A. AND CANADA ...................................... 120 V Units shipped to the U.S.A. and Canada are designed for operation on 120 Volts AC only. Observe all safety precautions for use of a polarized AC plug. However, some products may be supplied with a non polarized plug.
4 CONTENTS Introduction UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... .. 2 READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT ........................................................
5 System Connections When making system connections, please be certain the AC cord is not plugged into an AC outlet. When making connections between components, please be sure to connect the white RCA plugs to the L (left) and the red RCA plugs to the R (right) jacks respectively.
6 ■ CONNECTING VIDEO COMPONENTS POWER OPEN/CLOSE PHONES LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX ON/OFF MULTIPLE COMPACT DISC PLAYER CDC-5080R 12345 GRAPHICS PEAK DELETE EDIT SCENETRACK INDEX STEP AB V-CD PBC REVERTPRO.
7 SUB WOOFER VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 CD T APE/MD MULTIROOM VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 Y C B C R Y C B C R VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 DIGI - LINK AC INPUT 120V~60Hz 4A SWITCHED 120V~60Hz TOT AL 100W 1A MAX AC OUTLETS MODEL NO. R - 956 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER SER.
ENGLISH 8 SUB WOOFER VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 CD TA PE/MD MULTIROOM VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 Y C B C R Y C B C R VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 DIGI - LINK AC INPUT 120V~60Hz 4A SWITCHED 120V~60Hz TOT AL 100W 1A MAX AC OUTLETS MODEL NO.
ENGLISH 9 Front Panel Controls VIDEO INPUT INDICA TORS SURROUND MODE INDICA TORS SPEAKER INDICA TOR T APE MONITOR INDICA TOR TUNED INDICA TOR STEREO INDICA TOR TONE DIRECT INDICA TOR AUTO INDICA TOR MEMORY INDICA TOR PRESET INDICA TOR CHANNEL INDICA TORS INPUT , FREQUENCY , VOLUME LEVEL, OPERA TING INFORMA TIONS, etc.
ENGLISH Universal Remote Control 10 S E T U P P.SCAN VOL SLEEP CH LEVEL HOME THEATER MASTER RNC-30 LED LAMP SETUP BUTTON VOLUME UP/DOWN ( / ) BUTTONS ENTER BUTTON COMPONENT BUTTONS • To operate the desired component with this remotecontrol, first select the corresponding COMPONENT button.
ENGLISH 11 FUNCTION TABLE of the NUMBERED BUTTONS. Notes: • Some functions for CD player, tape deck, etc. may not be available. • For details about functions, refer to the operating instructions of each component. Component buttons to control (for receiver) Button symbol MUTE P.
12 ENGLISH LOADING BATTERIES OPERATING COMPONENTS WITH 1 2 • When operating a Sherwood CD player or tape deck using this system remote control, aim the remote control at the REMOTE SENSOR of this receiver. • However, to operate a Sherwood DVD player or MD recorder, aim at the REMOTE SENSOR of the corresponding component.
13 ENTERING A SETUP CODE Find the setup codes according to the type and the brand name of your component, referring to “MANUFACTURER’S CODES” in the operating manual of this remote control. 2 Turn on the component you want to control. 1 Press and hold down the SETUP button until the LED flickers twice, then release the SETUP button.
14 LISTENING TO A PROGRAM Operations Before operation Select the desired input source. 3 Enter the standby mode. The STANDBY button lights up in red. This means that the receiver is connected to the AC mains and a small amount of current is retained to support the memorized contents and operation readiness.
15 Operate the selected component for playback. 5 Enter the tone mode. 7 Select the digital or the analog input connected as desired. 4 Each time the MULTI CONTROL knob is rotated, the tone mode changes as follows: DIRECT ON: When listening to a pure program source without the tone effect.
16 To listen with the headphones. 11 “MUTE” lights up. To resume the previous sound level, press MUTE again. Press the SPEAKER button to off. When listening to DTS or Dolby Digital program sources, if the headphones are plugged in and the SPEAKER button is set to off, the 2-CH downmix mode will be selected automatically.
This unit has 9 different surround modes to allow you to enjoy surround sound with various program sources: DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, DOLBY PRO LOGIC, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM, CHURCH, 6.1 CH SURROUND, TruSurround. DTS (Digital Theater System) : Allows you to enjoy 5.
18 Speaker placement To obtain the best surround sound effect in your home, place the speakers as follows; Front speakers: Place each front speaker about 1 m (40 ) from the TV set. Front Center speaker: Place the center speaker either above or below the TV set to assure a good match between the audio and video of the center channel program.
19 ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND Surround sound effect will not work properly if the signal passes through a graphic equalizer. Please refer to your equalizer operating instructions for guidance on switching off (or defeating) the equalizer. Select the desired surround mode.
20 Select the desired subwoofer setting. 5 If the speaker setting display disappears, start from the above step 2 again. Each time the MULTI CONTROL knob is rotated, the subwoofer setting changes and is displayed for 8 seconds as follows; SUB W(oofer) - N(o) : When not using a powered subwoofer.
21 Check the current delay time. 13 In the Dolby Digital mode, the optimum performance of your system occurs when the sound from all five speakers arrives at your primary listening position at the same time. If all speakers are equidistant from the main listening position, set the following delay.
22 Downmixing into 2 front channels The cancel the 2-CH downmix mode, select the desired surround mode. When play is stopped or interrupted, etc., the 2-CH downmix mode is not canceled even though the “STEREO” and “DTS” or “DOLBY DIGITAL” indicators go out.
23 LISTENING TO RADIO Auto tuning 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 the frequency of the desired station.
24 Repeat the above steps 1 to 3 to memorize other stations. 4 After selecting the tuner as input source, select the preset tuning mode. 1 When using the NUMERIC buttons on the remote control. Examples) For “3” : For “15” : The station has now been stored in the memory.
25 Listening to FM stereo broadcasts While listening to FM broadcasts. Each time this button is pressed, the FM mode changes as follows; Stereo mode : “STEREO” lights up.
26 RECORDING The analog signals from the 6.1 CH DIRECT inputs as well as the digital signals from the coaxial or optical digital input can be heard but cannot be recorded. The volume, tone (bass, treble) settings,etc. have no effect on the recording signals.
27 DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING WITH Select the desired digital input for the recording signal input. 2 Select a desired input of CD, TAPE MONITOR and VIDEO 1~VIDEO 4 as a recording source. 1 Start recording on the component connected to OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT.
ENGLISH 28 MULTI SOURCE PLAYBACK When playing video program source in the main room. Example) When playing VIDEO 2. Select VIDEO 2 as a main source. When an audio program source is selected, the image of the video program source selected previously can be played separately.
29 OTHER FUNCTIONS Each time this button is pressed, the setting changes and disappears in 2 seconds as follows; Input Surround mode Tone Channel level Room 2 Dynamic range Cinema EQ Volume level The channel level settings are displayed according to the speaker settings.
ENGLISH 30 Select the desired video input source to enter its label. 1 Press the VIDEO LABEL button to enter the video label mode. Example) When selecting VIDEO 1. 2 Select the character on the flickering digit. 3 Confirm your selection. 4 Repeat the above steps 3 and 4 to enter the desired characters on the next digits.
ENGLISH 31 Using the OSD CURRENT STATUS DISPLAY This mode shows the status corresponding to each operation. The on-screen display will automatically disappear in 5 seconds. For examples, there are 2 status displays as follows. When selecting the desired input source.
ENGLISH Select the desired menu or(and) change the condition with the corresponding buttons. 4 Repeat the above steps 2~4 to change the conditions on other menus. 5 32 Select the desired menu using the CURSOR UP( ) or DOWN( ) button. 2 S E T U P AUD SAT VOL VID 4 S E T U P P.
T roubleshooting Guide 33 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY No power No sound No sound from the rear speakers No sound from the (front) center speaker Stations cannot be received Preset stations cannot be received Poor FM reception Continuous hissing noise during FM reception, especially when a stereo broadcast is received.
34 AMPLIFIER SECTION Power output, stereo mode, 8 Ω , THD 0.2%, 40 Hz~20 kHz ............................................................................................................ 2 120 W Total harmonic distortion, 8 Ω , 120 W, 1 kHz .......
5707-04723-001-0 OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS R-956 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER.
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