Denon AVR-3806S Operating Instructions Manual

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30Basic Operation Basic Operation• DOLBY DIGITAL• DTS• PCM Depending on the input signal.• The “HDCD” indicator lights when digitalsignals are being input with a player thatsupports HDCD playback.Depending on the input signal.• The “DSD” indicator lights when theDENON LINK have been connected andthe DSD signals have been inputted (page 20).Flat:This the frequency response of all speakers flat.This is suitable for multi-channel music reproduction, fromdiscrete music sources such as Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD.Audyssey:This adjusts the frequency response of all speakers to correctthe effects of room acoustics.Front:This adjusts the characteristics of each speaker to thecharacteristics of the front speakers.Manual:Selects the setting value that was set in the Manual EQ Setup.For details of the “Setting the Manual EQ Setup” ( page 70,71).2 Input signal displayThe “DIG.” indicator lights when digital signals are beinginput properly. If the “DIG.” indicator does not light, checkwhether the digital input component setup ( page 63) andconnections are correct and whether the component’s poweris turned on.AL24 processing is activated when PCM signals are playedwhile the surround mode is set to PURE DIRECT, DIRECT,STEREO, MULTI CH PURE DIRECT, MULTI CH DIRECT orMULTI CH IN.NOTE:• The “DIG.” indicator will light when playing CD-ROMscontaining data other than audio signals, but no sound willbe heard.Room EQ functionThe AVR-3806’s Auto Setup / Room EQ function offers threecorrection curves: “Audyssey”, “Front”, “Flat”. The timbre ofthe speakers can also be adjusted manually using a graphicequalizer.Details of the different correction curves are described below.OFF Audyssey Front Flat ManualPress the ROOM EQ button.• The “Audyssey” is selected, the MultEQ XT indicator lightsgreen.• The “Front” or “Flat” is selected, the MultEQ XT indicatorlights red.The Room EQ switches as follows each time the ROOM EQbutton is pressed.The MultEQ XT indicator also lights red if the “SpeakerConfiguration”, “Distance”, “Channel Level” or “CrossoverFrequency” is set manually after conducting the Auto Setupprocedure.• The “Audyssey”, “Front” and “Flat” Room EQ curves can beselected after performing the Auto Setup procedure.2 Input mode display• In the AUTO mode• In the DIGITAL PCM mode• In the DIGITAL DTS mode• In the ANALOG modeDepending on the input signal.• In the EXT.IN modePress the ANALOG button on the main unit or INPUTMODE button on the remote control unit to switch tothe analog input.2 Selecting the analog modeANALOG (exclusive analog audio signal playback mode):The signals input to the analog input terminals are decodedand played.NOTE:• Input mode when playing DTS sources:Noise will be output if DTS-compatible CDs or LDs areplayed in the “ANALOG” or “PCM” mode.When playing DTS-compatible sources, be sure to connectthe source component to the digital input terminals(OPTICAL/COAXIAL) and set the input mode to “DTS”.