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U
RX-V361
AV Receiver
OWNER’S MANUAL
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Important safety instructions 10 Ventilation – Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the CAUTION product and to protect it from overheating, and these RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings DO NOT OPEN should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as
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Important safety instructions d) If the product does not operate normally by following 24 Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna or the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna that are covered by the operating instructions as an or cable system is grounded so as to provide some improper adjustment of other controls may result in protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. damage and will of
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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. Caution: Read this before operating your unit. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual 15 When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. (i.e. vacation), disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet. 2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, 16 Install this unit near th
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BASIC ADDITIONAL ADVANCED English OPERATION INFORMATION APPENDIX INTRODUCTION PREPARATION OPERATION Contents INTRODUCTION ADVANCED OPERATION Features ................................................................... 2 Set menu.................................................................43 Getting started ........................................................ 3 Using set menu ........................................................ 44 1 SOUND MENU........................................
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Features Features Built-in 5-channel power amplifier Sophisticated FM/AM tuner ◆ Minimum RMS output power ◆ 40-station random and direct preset tuning ◆ Automatic preset tuning [U.S.A. and Canada models] (1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 8 Ω) XM Satellite Radio Front: 100 W + 100 W (U.S.A. and Canada models only) Center: 100 W ◆ XM Satellite Radio tuning capability (using the “XM Mini- Surround: 100 W + 100 W Tuner Dock” sold separately) [Other models] ◆ Neural Surround decoder to play back the XM HD content o
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English INTRODUCTION Getting started Getting started ■ Checking the supplied accessories ■ Installing batteries in the remote control Check that you received all of the following parts. Remote control Batteries (2) 3 AM loop antenna 1 (AAA, R03, UM-4) POWER POWER STANDBY POWER TV AV MULTI CH IN AUDIO SEL SLEEP MUTE CD MD/CD-R TUNER TV CH DVD DTV/CBL DVR V-AUX XM AMP TV INPUT TV MUTE TV VOL SCENE 1 2 3 4 BAND LEVEL SRCH MODE TITLE MENU VOLUME ENTER Indoor FM antenna 2 RETURN DISPLAY XM MEMORY REC
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Quick start guide Quick start guide The following steps describe the easiest way to enjoy DVD movie playback in your home theater. Preparation: Check the items Front right In these steps, you need the following supplied speaker Video monitor Subwoofer accessories. Front left Surround right speaker speaker ❏ Indoor FM antenna ❏ AM loop antenna The following items are not included in the package of this unit. Center speaker ❏ Speakers ❏ Front speakers ......................................
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English INTRODUCTION IN (PLAY) DVR OUT CD SUB WOOFER Quick start guide Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel Step 1: Set up your speakers (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. Front speakers Place your speakers in the room and connect them to this unit. Loosen Insert Tighten XM ANTENNA SPEAKERS SURROUND CENTER FRONT B R L R L COMPONENT VIDEO DVD DTV/CBL DVR MONITOR OUT AM PR GND VIDEO DIGITAL INPUT PB DVD DTV/CBL DVR MONITOR FM IN OUT OUT 75 OPTICAL Y CD MULTI CH INPUT AU
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IN (PLAY) DVR OUT CD SUB WOOFER Quick start guide Step 2: Connect your DVD player 2 Connect the video cable to the composite video output jack of your DVD player and the and other components DVD VIDEO jack of this unit. XM ANTENNA SPEAKERS AV receiver SURROUND CENTER FRONT B R L R L COMPONENT VIDEO DVD DTV/CBL DVR MONITOR OUT AM PR GND DIGITAL INPUT VIDEO PB DVD DTV/CBL IN DVR OUT MONITOR FM OUT 75 OPTICAL Y DVD player CD MULTI CH INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT MD/ OUT FRONT SURROUND CENTER DVD IN CD-
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide ■ For further connections 4 Connect the FM and AM antennas to this Using the other kind of speaker unit. combinations See page 18 for the details. ☞ P. 11 Connecting a video monitor and DVD player ☞ P. 15 Connecting a cable TV/satellite tuner and DVD recorder ☞ P. 15 Connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks ☞ P. 16 Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front Indoor FM antenna AM loop antenna panel ☞ P. 16 Connecting a CD player and an
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Quick start guide Step 3: Turn on the power and 4 Start playback of the desired DVD on your player. press SCENE 1 button 8 5 Rotate VOLUME to adjust the volume. Check the type of the connected speakers. If the speakers are 6 ohm speakers, set “SP IMP.” to “6ΩMIN” before using this unit (see page 13). 1 Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit. 1 2 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel. Note When you change the input source or sound field program, the SCENE mode is deactivated and the
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English INTRODUCTION Quick start guide Case C: “I want to listen to a music program from What do you want to do with this the FM radio station...” unit? F Press SCENE 4 (or E SCENE 4) to select “Radio Listening”. ■ Customizing the SCENE templates Using various SCENE templates Notes ☞ P. 23 To use the “Radio Listening” template, you must tune into the desired radio station in advance. See pages 34 to 36 for tuning information. ■ Using various input sources To achieve the best possib
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IN (PLAY) DVR OUT CD SUB WOOFER Connections Connections Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 XM ANTENNA SPEAKERS SURROUND CENTER FRONT B R L R L COMPONENT VIDEO DVD DTV/CBL DVR MONITOR OUT AM PR GND VIDEO DIGITAL INPUT PB DVD DTV/CBL DVR MONITOR FM IN OUT OUT 75 OPTICAL Y CD MULTI CH INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT OUT MD/ FRONT SURROUND CENTER DVD IN CD-R (REC) DTV/ CBL L L DVD R R COAXIAL R FRONT A L SUBWOOFER (U.S.A. model) 6 7 8 9 0 1 XM jack (U.S.A. and Canada models only) 8 AUDIO jacks See page 37 for connection i
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English PREPARATION Connections Placing speakers The speaker layout below shows the speaker setting we recommend. You can use it to enjoy CINEMA DSP and multi- channel audio sources. FL FR C FR SW 30˚ SR FL C SL SL SR 60˚ 80˚ SR SL 1.8 m (6 ft) Front left and right speakers (FL and FR) The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Place these speakers at an equal distance from the ideal listening position. The distance of each speaker from each side of the video m
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IN (PLAY) DVR OUT CD SUB WOOFER Connections Connecting speakers Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red) and “–” (black) properly. If the connections are faulty, this unit cannot reproduce the input sources accurately. Caution Use speakers with the specified impedance shown on the rear panel of this unit. If you are to use 6 ohm speakers, be sure to set “SP IMP.” to “6Ω MIN” before using this unit (see page 13). Before connecting the speakers, make sure that
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English PREPARATION Connections ■ Connecting to the FRONT A terminals Setting the speaker impedance (U.S.A. and Canada models only) 2 Red: positive (+) Caution 1 Black: negative (–) If you are to use 6 ohm speakers, set “SP IMP.” to “6Ω 3 MIN” as follows BEFORE using this unit. 1 Make sure this unit is turned off. 1 Loosen the knob. See page 18 for details about turning on or off this unit. 2 Insert the bare end of the speaker wire into the hole on the terminal. 0 2 Press and hold TONE CONTRO
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Connections Information on jacks and cable plugs Audio jacks and cable plugs Video jacks and cable plugs COMPONENT VIDEO AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO Y PB PR L R COAXIAL OPTICAL (White) (Red) (Orange) (Yellow) (Green) (Blue) (Red) O V PB PR Y L R C Left and right Coaxial Optical Composite Component analog audio digital audio digital video cable video cable cable plugs cable plug audio cable plug plugs plug ■ Audio jacks ■ Video jacks This unit has three types of audio jacks. Connec
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English PREPARATION DVR DVR OUT OUT CD CD Connections Connecting video components Connect the video components as follows. y Make sure that this unit and other You can also connect a video monitor, DVD player, digital TV, components are unplugged from the and cable TV to this unit using the COMPONENT VIDEO AC wall outlets. connection (see page 16). ■ Connecting a video monitor and a DVD ■ Connecting a cable TV/satellite tuner player and a DVD recorder XM XM COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO D
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Connections ■ Connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO ■ Connecting to the VIDEO AUX jacks on jacks the front panel You can enjoy high-quality pictures by connecting your Use the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel to connect a video monitor and video source components to this unit game console or a video camera to this unit. using COMPONENT VIDEO connection. Caution Note Be sure to turn down the volume of this unit and other components before making connections. Be sure to connect your video source
