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AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER
RX-5052S
TA/NEWS/INFO
DISPLAY MODE
INSTRUCTIONS
LVT1290-007A
[US, UN]
cover_RX-5052S[US]2.p65 3 05.1.7, 5:13 PM
English
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Warnings, Cautions, and Others / Caution––STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked
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Table of Contents Adjusting Sound ........................................ 21 Parts Identification ...................................... 2 Getting Started........................................... 4 Basic Adjustment Items ............................................................ 21 Basic Procedure ........................................................................ 21 Before Installation ...................................................................... 4 7 Adjusting the Equalizatio
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Parts Identification Front Panel 2 34 5 6 789p q 1 MASTER VOLUME RX—6030V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER STANDBY SURROUND DIMMER STANDBY/ON DSP INPUT DIGITAL DUALMONO 3D - PHONIC VIRTUAL SB TUNED STEREO AUTO MUTING SLEEP H.PHONE PRO LOGIC DSP DIGITAL EQ INPUT ATT VOLUME SURROUND/DSP OFF 96/24 INPUT ANALOG SB INPUT ATT MULTI JOG DVD VCR TV SOUND CD TAPE/CDR FM/AM SETTING ADJUST SOURCE NAME QUICK SPEAKER PHONES EXIT DIGITAL SPEAKERS SUBWOOFER OUT FM/AM TUNING FM/AM PRESET FM MODE MEMOR
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See pages in parentheses for details. Remote Control 1 10 keys for selecting preset channels (15, 28) 10 keys for sound adjustment (22, 28) 10 keys for operating audio/video components (28, 29) 2 SOUND button (22, 28) A/V CONTROL STANDBY/ON RECEIVER 3 REC PAUSE button (29) TEST FRONT L FRONT R AUDIO 4 Source selection buttons (9, 10) 1 3 2 TAPE/CDR, CD, DVD, FM/AM, TV SOUND, VCR EFFECT CENTER SUBWFR TV 4 5 6 5 FM MODE button (15, 28) - 1 SURR L SURR R MENU VCR 6 SURROUND button (25, 28) 7/P 8 9
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Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver, and how to connect the power supply. Before Installation Adjusting the Voltage Selector General Precautions Before connections, always do the following first if necessary. • Be sure your hands are dry. Select the correct voltage with the VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch • Turn the power off to all components. on the rear usi
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Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. AM antenna connections Connecting the Speakers and Subwoofer You can connect five speakers (a pair of front speakers, a center speaker, and a pair of surround speakers) and a subwoofer. AM Loop Antenna CAUTIONS: (supplied) • Use only the speakers of the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE AM indicated by the speaker terminals. EXT • Do not connect more than one speaker to each speaker terminal. AM LOOP Snap the tabs on the loop into Conn
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Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections Getting Started have been made. Connecting the subwoofer Connecting Audio/Video Components You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer. Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to the rear panel, When connecting individual components, refer also to the manuals using a cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). supplied with them. Analog Connections Audio component connections Use the cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied).
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Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. Video component connections DVD player Use the cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the audio left jack, the red plug to the audio right jack, and the yellow plug to the video jack. VCR RIGHT LEFT DVD DVD IN IN AUDIO L OUT R L (REC) R VCR OUT IN (REC) (PLAY) VCR IN (PLAY) DVD player R DVD L A B A B C D Å To composite video output ı To left/right front channel audio output (or to audio-mixe
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Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections Getting Started have been made. Digital Connections Connecting the Power Cord By connecting the receiver and the source component through the Before plugging the receiver into an AC outlet, make sure that all digital terminals, sound reproduction quality will be much improved. connections have been made. In addition, you can enjoy multi-channel reproduction and some other convenient functions. Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. IMP
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Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound sources. Operations hereafter will be explained using the buttons on the front panel. You can also use the buttons on the remote control for the same functions if they have the same and similar names/marks. Daily Operational Procedure Selecting the Source to Play When you have connected digital source components using the digital terminals, first change the input mode for these components to the digital input mod
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Basic Operations Speaker and signal indicators on the display Selecting different sources for picture and sound By checking the following indicators, you can easily confirm which speakers you are activating and which signals are coming into this While watching pictures from a video source, you can listen to receiver. sound of an audio source. • Once you have selected a video source, pictures of the selected Speaker indicators Signal indicators source are sent to the TV until you select another v
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Listening with headphones: Remote Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode NOT You can enjoy not only stereo software but also multi- channel software through the headphones. (Sounds are When you have connected digital source components using the both down-mixed to the front channels while playing multi-channel analog and digital terminals (see pages 6 to 8), you can select the software.) input mode—either digital or analog—for these components. 1 Press SPEAKERS ON/OFF to deactivate the speake
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Basic Operations When playing software encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS, the Remote Attenuating the Input Signal NOT following symptoms may occur: • Sound does not come out at the beginning of playback. When the input level of the analog source is too high, the sounds • Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters or will be distorted. If this happens, you need to attenuate the input tracks. signal level to prevent the sound distortion. In this case, press INPUT DIGITAL repeatedly t
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The following basic operations are possible only using the Recording a source remote control. You can record any sources playing through the receiver to a cassette deck (or a CD recorder) connected to the TAPE/CDR jacks and the VCR connected to the VCR jacks at the same time. While recording, you can listen to the selected sound source at whatever sound level you like without affecting the sound levels of the recording. Note: TA/NEWS/INFO SLEEP The output volume level, Midnight Mode (see page 19
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Receiving Radio Broadcasts You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station. Notes: Setting the AM Tuner Remote • When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the TUNED NOT Interval Spacing indicator lights up on the display. • When an FM stereo program is received, the STEREO indicator also lights up. • When you hold and then release the button in step 2, the frequency keeps changing until a station is tuned in. Using Pres
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To tune in a preset station Selecting the FM Reception Mode On the front panel: When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy, you can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM broadcast. 1 Press FM/AM to select the band (FM or AM). • You can store the FM reception mode for each preset station (see Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM page 14). and AM. While listening to an FM station, press FM MODE. 2 Press FM/AM PRESET 5 or ∞ until you find the • Ea
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Basic Settings Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers while others will make operations easier. You can use QUICK SPEAKER SETUP to easily set up your speaker configuration. Remote 5 Press in MULTI JOG (PUSH SET). Quick Speaker Setup NOT “COMPLETE” appears on the display, then goes back to the source indication. Quick Speaker Setup helps you to easily and quickly register the speaker size and speaker distance according to your listening room Not
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Remote Basic Setting Items Basic Procedure NOT On the following pages, you can adjust the following items: • You can only select the items currently available. For details, see the explanation of each item. Items To do See page SUBWOOFER* Register your subwoofer. 18 FRNT SPEAKERS* Register your front speaker size. 18 CNTR SPEAKER* Register your center speaker size. 18 Before you start, remember... There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is SURR SPEAKERS* Register your
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Basic Settings Setting the Speakers ¶ Speaker distance—FRONT L DIST, FRONT R DIST, CENTER DIST, SURR L DIST, SURR R DIST To obtain the best possible surround effect from the Surround and Set the distance from the listening point within the range of DSP modes, register the setting about the speaker arrangement after 0.3 m (1 ft) to 9.0 m (30 ft), in 0.3 m (1 ft) intervals. all connections are completed. • When shipped from the factory, distance for each speaker is • If you have used Quick Speake
