Denon AVR-1908 Owner's Manual

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Getting Started Connections Setup Playback Remote Control Multi-Zone TroubleshootingENGLISHNeural Surround™, a breakthrough in audio technology, will bring theexcitement of surround music to more of America’s listening audience.It provides the rich envelopment and discrete image detail of surroundsound in a format 100 % compatible with stereo. With superiorspectral resolution and channel separation, Neural Surround™ drawsthe brain’s attention to sonic details in musical instruments, vocals,and ambience that are typically masked by other playback systems.This allows the listener to fully experience the richness and subtletiesin recorded performance as never before. As the chosen format for XMSatellite Radio’s new XM HD surround programming, Neural Surroundwill help deliver more surround music to more listeners than any otherbroadcast format. XM Satellite Radio will be the first radio company tobroadcast surround sound on the radio 24 hours a day and will offerthree channels fully dedicated to Neural Surround™ music. This alonewill amount to more than 25,000 hours of Neural Surround™ musiceach year.Neural SurroundThis product is manufactured under license from Neural AudioCorporation.D&M Holdings Inc. hereby grants the user a non-exclusive,nontransferable, limited license right exercisable to use the NASURROUND Technology and other US and World Wide PatentsPending technology.“Neural” and “Neural Audio” and “Neural Surround” aretrademarks of Neural Audio Corporation. All Rights Reserved.Audyssey MultEQ ® is the first technology to properly measure soundinformation throughout a listening area, then combine this informationto accurately represent the acoustical problems in the room. Based onthese measurements, MultEQ calculates an equalization solution thatcorrects for both time and frequency response problems in every seat.Audyssey MultEQ not only corrects frequency response problems ina large listening area but also performs a fully automated surroundsystem setup.For a detailed description, see page 22.Audyssey MultEQ®Audyssey MultEQ ® is a trademark of Audyssey Laboratories.It is licensed under U.S. and National Patent Applications20030235318 and 10/700,220. Additional U.S. and Foreign Patentspending. MultEQ and the Audyssey MultEQ logo are trademarksof Audyssey Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.HDMI(High-Definition Multimedia Interface)HDMI is a digital interface standard for next generation TVs basedon DVI (Digital Visual Interface) standards and optimized for use inconsumer equipment.Non-compressed digital video and multi-channel audio signals aretransmitted with a single connection.HDMI is also compatible with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital ContentsProtection), a technology for protecting copyrights that encrypts digitalvideo signals in the same was as with DVI.Deep ColorEliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth tonal transitions andsubtle gradations between colors.Enables increased contrast ratio.Can represent many times more shades of gray between black andwhite.At 30-bit pixel depth, a four times improvement would be the minimum,and the typical improvement would be eight times or more.xvYCCNext-generation “xvYCC” color space supports 1.8 times as manycolors as existing HDTV signals.Lets HDTVs display colors more accurately.Enables displays with natural, vivid colors.Information“HDMI”, “HDMI logo” and “High-Definition Multimedia Interface”are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI LicensingLLC.