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01 Before you start
Checking what’s in the box
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Loading the batteries
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Operating range of remote control unit
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Installing the receiver
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02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater
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Listening to Surround Sound
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Using the Quick Setup
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03 Connecting up
Making cable connections
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Analog audio cables
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Digital audio cables
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Video cables
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Connecting a DVD player and TV
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Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs
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Connecting a satellite receiver or other
digital set-top box
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Connecting other audio components
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About the WMA9 Pro decoder
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Connecting other video components
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Using the component video jacks
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Connecting antennas
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FM wire antenna
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AM loop antenna
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Using external antennas
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Connecting the speakers (VSX-415)
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Connecting the speakers (VSX-515)
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Speaker terminals
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Hints on speaker placement
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Speaker placement diagrams
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AC outlet
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04 Controls and displays
Front panel
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Display
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VSX-515 model:
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VSX-415 model:
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Remote control
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05 Listening to your system
Auto playback
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Listening in surround sound
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Using the Advanced surround effects
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Listening in stereo
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Choosing the input signal
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Using the surround back channel
(Extended mode)
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Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
(VSB)
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Using Midnight and Loudness listening
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Enhancing dialog
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Using the tone controls
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Playing other sources
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Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
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Using the sleep timer
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06 Setting up the receiver
Choosing your receiver setup
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Surround and sound setup options
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Speaker setting
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Subwoofer setting
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Crossover frequency setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
LFE attenuator setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Front speaker distance setting . . . . . . . . . . 39
Center speaker distance setting . . . . . . . . . 39
Surround speaker distance setting . . . . . . . 39
Subwoofer distance setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dynamic range control setting . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dual mono setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Digital input settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting separate channel levels for
listening modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
07 The System Setup menu
Making receiver settings from the System Setup
menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Speaker setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Crossover network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Channel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The Other setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Dynamic Range Control Setup . . . . . . . . . . 45
Dual Mono Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
LFE Attenuator Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
08 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Improving FM stereo sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Listening to station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
09 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . 48
10 Additional information
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Resetting the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . 51
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power cord caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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