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RT2280/RT2250/RT2250R
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FUNCTION VCR-2 / VIDEO CAM INPUT
High Current Discrete Amplifier
HOME THEATER AV SURROUND RECEIVER RT2280
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FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. For Your Safety Operation is subject to the following two condi- tions: (1) This device may not cause harmful The AC power plug is polarized interference, and (2) this device must accept any (one blade is wider than the interference received, including interference that other) and only fits into AC may cause undesired operation. power outlets one way. If the In accordance with FCC requirements, changes or plug won’t go into th
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Table of Content FCC Information Care and Maintenance EN Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Receiver/Tuner Operation . . . . . . . . . .23 Getting Started Remote Control Operation . . . . . . . . .23 Unpacking the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Unpacking the Speakers (RT2280 Only) . .3 Cleaning the Exterior . . . . . .
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L O V Y T G P O • C + M H B Getting Started Unpacking the Receiver You should receive the following items: VCR1 ON OFF TV + - STANDBY/ON DVD•6 CH VCR2 AM•FM SAT•CABLE CD TAPE 6 CH.IN + - FUNCTION VCR-2 / VIDEO CAM INPUT High Current Discrete Amplifier HOME THEATER AV SURROUND RECEIVER RT2280 One pair of “AA” MUTE INFO•RDS batteries OK One receiver unit MENU CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 INPUT•SEEK ANT•FMS 0 REVERSE PLAY FORWARD RECORD STOP PAUSE AUDIO DIGITALLEVEL SURR universal One e
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Getting Started Unpacking The Speakers (RT2280/RT2250 Only) Set up and Maintenance of the Receiver EN • Provide spaces for sufficient ventilation as • one set of speakers including 2 left and right front indicated: speakers, 1 centre speaker, 1 subwoofer and 2 left and right rear speakers. 10 cm/4" FRONT SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKERS 10 cm/ 10 cm/ 4" 4" SUB WOOFER REAR SPEAKERS (SURROUND SOUND) 10 cm/4" 5 cm/ 2" • Do not connect to the AC power cords until all • 6 speaker cables including:
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to S-VIDEO OUT (DVD) Getting Started Connecting to Audio-Visual Components DIGITAL CONNECTION If you have a SAT receiver DVD player or CD player with a digital output, you can make use of an optical digital connecting cord (not supplied) or coaxial digital connecting S-VIDEO cord (not supplied) to carry the audio portion of the signal and enjoy Dolby Digital If your video component has a S-Video jack sound quality. One optical or coaxial cable is needed for each SAT receiver, DVD included, y
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Getting Started Digital Connections AM Loop Antenna and FM Indoor Antenna 1. Uncoil the Antenna wire and located the base end Read instructions carefully when connecting compo- EN 2. Press down on the Antenna tab to open the termi- nents to the receiver. nal Digital In Jacks can accept Dolby Digital (AC-3), or PCM signals when compatible components are con- nected. ANTENNA COAXIAL DIGITAL IN (AUDIO) Connect to coaxial digital output of DIGITAL INPUT DVD, CD, SAT or other compatible devices. DV
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Getting Started To ease speaker connections, the speaker cords and Connecting the Speakers the terminals are color-coded. • Red/Black (Front Speakers), • Blue/Black (Center Speaker) FRONT SPEAKERS • Grey/Black (Rear Speakers). CENTER SPEAKER • Brown/Black (Subwoofer) RIGHT LEFT Connect the L, R speaker (with red/black terminal) on the back of the speakers to the corresponding color SUB WOOFER on the receiver. Do the same for center (with blue/black terminal), rear speaker (with grey/black
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Getting Started Alignment Positioning your speaker Align the center speaker evenly with (A), or slightly behind (B), the left and right speakers, but not ahead EN of them. 1 Left, Right (Front Speakers) They carry primarily music and sound effects 2 Center In surround mode, the center speaker carries much of the dialogue as well as music and effects. It should be set between the left and right speakers. 3 Surround (Rear Speakers) Their overall sound balance should be as close as pos- si
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Getting Started Preferred surround placement Advanced Setting Alternative Surround Placement Location If possible, place surround speakers to either side of Rear wall the listening area, not behind it. If rear wall mounting is the only choice, aim the speakers at each other (A), towards the front (B) or even towards the sidewalls (C, D). Experiment with placement until surround sounds seem to envelop you, rather than coming from behind you. Courtesy Dolby Laboratories Height If space permits,
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Getting Started Test Tone / Channel balance Connecting for Power Make sure you connect all your EN Channel balance other electronic components and Your receiver is equipped with a test signal generator the for balancing the channels. As the signal "travels" speakers before plugging your from channel to channel, adjust the level controls receiver into the outlet. Plug the until each channel plays at the same loudness level. power cord in the wall outlet, (details see operation of test/setup) ma
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Operating Your Receiver 5 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 10 7 6 STANDBY/ON 6 CH.IN FUNCTION VCR-2 / VIDEO CAM INPUT High Current Discrete Amplifier HOME THEATER AV SURROUND RECEIVER RT2280 3 9 4 8 16 • In DIM selection, you can rotate to set the brightness of the Receiver Controls display. Such setting will be stored. 1. STANDBY/ON • Use MULTI JOG for speakers and sub-woofers setup and pre- To turn the unit on/ off. When the system is turned on, the unit set radio stations selection. will go to the mode
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L O V Y T G P O • C + M H B Operating Your Receiver 1. ON/OFF Your Remote Control To turn on or off the receiver and other auxiliary compo- Please be sure you have inserted the batteries into the nents (see page 14 “Using the Remote to Control EN remote control (see relevant section on page 3.) You can Additional Components”). test it by pressing any button. If it works, the red LED 2. Source Buttons will light. To turn on and select various audio/ video sources. You can also enter the 6 Chan
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Operating Your Receiver Display DSP • Unit is in DSP (Digital Sound Processing) mode. • Audio output is in Dolby Digital mode. • Audio output is in Dolby ProLogic mode. • Speaker Icons. SLEEP • Audio output is in 3 Stereo mode. • Unit in Sleep mode. MEMORY ST • Tuner stereo signal detected. • Unit in Memory mode. KHz TUNED MHz • Tuner station detected. • Tuner frequency unit. 12
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V V + + + + + Operating Your Receiver Switching on /off Selection of Audio/Video source EN • To switch on the receiver, press STANDBY/ON but- When one of the source button is pressed, the audio ton (1) once. Alternatively, you can press any of the and video input corresponding to the name will be source buttons to power on the receiver. activated. The receiver acts as a switching device between all the sources that are plugged into to it. VCR1 ON OFF TV STANDBY/ON DVD•6 CH VCR2 AM•FM SAT•CABL
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+ + Operating your Receiver You can connect up to 7 audio/video sources to this Using the Remote to Control Additional amplifier: Components Source button Corresponding connector (receiver front panel) (receiver back panel) You can set your remote to control other components (like CD, TV, DVD, TAPE, etc.). What you need is to - DVD DVD IN (audio / video) encode them in advance (not necessary for recent - SAT SAT IN (audio / video) RCA & Proscan models). - VCR-1 VCR-1 IN (audio / video) - VCR
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+ Operating your Receiver Using the receiver to play a source NOTE EN After having properly connected a source (DVD, CD, Once your remote is encoded, you can press VCR) to the receiver, you can partly control them ON/OFF on the remote once to turn off the through the receiver. component and then followed by the second time quickly to turn off the receiver (i.e. this Playing a DVD with the receiver unit). If you only want the receiver to be turned off, select FM/ AM while the unit is ON 1. Con
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+ + Operating your Receiver Example 3: 5- Tune the stations by pressing TUNING UP or LD: You may need to select a different Audio DOWN repeatedly until the desired station is found. Channel on your LD (refer to your LD player manu- Alternatively, you can press and hold TUNING UP or al) DOWN for about one second to activate the automatic SEARCH function. In this mode the receiver 8. Adjust volume knob accordingly will automatically tune frequencies until it finds a station 7 8 9 INPUT•SEEK A
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Y T P • + M Operating your Receiver Manual preset Storing radio stations: 1. Select the band wave by pressing AM/FM repeat- EN The receiver can store up to 30 radio stations in edly memory. You can enter every single radio station yourself or the receiver can store all available radio 2. Tune to a radio station (see "Manual tuning" on station automatically in an ascending order. page 16 above for details) Automatic preset storing : INFO•RDS 1. Select the band wave by pressing AM/FM 3. Press
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L O V T G P O • C + + + M H B Operating your Receiver Retrieving preset stations 6 Channel external input 1. Press AM/FM to select tuner mode An external decoder (Dts, Dolby Digital, etc…) or a device with built-in multi-channel decoder and 6 channel output connector (DVD player, TV…) can be connected to the 6CH input. It is therefore possible to VCR1 ON OFF TV 6 CH.IN play any future 6 Channels coding (SACD, DVD Audio) thanks to this connection. The external DVD•6 CH VCR2 AM•FM SAT•CABLE ifie
