LR-8500 7.
Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT(for U.K.Customers) CAUTION The product shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no object filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the product. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer.
Table of Contents Thanks for choosing LUXMAN. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Before Use ......................................................................4 Video Operations .........................................................25 Description......................................................................5 System Configuration..................................................25 Connections...............................................................
Before Use Read this before operation Back-up Memory Function < As the unit may become warm during operation, always leave sufficient space above the unit for ventilation. This is the function which preserves the preset memory and most-recent memory functions. In the event of a power failure, or if the power cord of this unit is disconnected from the electric outlet, the back-up memory will preserve the preset memory and mostrecent memory functions for as long as approximately 15 days.
Description DTS was introduced in 1994 to provide 5.1 channels of discrete digital audio into home theater systems. DTS brings you premium quality discrete multi-channel digital sound to both movies and music. DTS is a multi-channel sound system designed to create full range digital sound reproduction. The no compromise DTS digital process sets the standard of quality for cinema sound by delivering an exact copy of the studio master recordings to neighborhood and home theaters.
Description Connections SPEAKER PLACEMENT Dolby Digital identifies the use of Dolby Digital audio coding for such consumer formats as DVD and DTV. As with film sound, Dolby Digital can provide up to five full-range channels for left, center, and right screen channels, independent left and right surround channels, and a sixth ( ".1") channel for low-frequency effects.
Connections Surround back speakers Surround back speakers are required when a full 7.1-channel system is installed. Speakers should be placed on a rear wall, behind the listening position. The center of the speaker should face into the room. CONNECTING SPEAKER WIRE 1. Strip away approx. 10 mm of wire insulation. 2. Twist the bared wire ends tight, to prevent short circuits. 3. Loosen the knob by turning it counterclockwise. 4. Insert the bare part of the wire into the hole in side of each terminal. 5.
Connections SPEAKERS, PRE OUT, AC OUTLET, RS-232C (OPTIONAL) POWERED SUBWOOFER SURROUND CENTER RIGHT LEFT RIGHT ZONE II AUDIO OUTPUT RC-232C AC OUTLET AC INPUT RIGHT LEFT FRONT RIGHT LEFT SURROUND BACK ZONE II SPEAKER OUTPUTS PRE OUT ( SUB WOOFER ) jack Use this jack to connect a powered sub-woofer or passive sub-woofer with a power amplifier (OPTIONAL) .
Connections AUDIO COMPONENTS CD PLAYER AUDIO OUT R L DIGITAL OUT TAPE DECK AUDIO IN R L AUDIO OUT R L DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN DVD RECORDER The output audio signal from the TAPE OUT jack is the same signal which is currently selected. CONNECTING DIGITAL AUDIO COMPONENTS • There are 6 digital inputs, 3 coaxial jacks and 3 optical jacks, on the rear panel. You can use these jacks to input PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS bitstream signals from a CD, DVD, or other digital source components.
Connections VIDEO COMPONENTS DVD PLAYER AUDIO OUT R L COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB/PB CR/PR DIGITAL OUT VIDEO PROJECTOR VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN S-VIDEO OUT Y CB/PB CR/PR R L IN R S-VIDEO IN L OUT AUDIO OUT IN VIDEO IN OUT S-VIDEO VCR VIDEO, S-VIDEO , COMPONENT JACKS There are 3 types of video jacks on the rear panel. VIDEO jack The video signal for the VIDEO jacks is the conventional composite video signal.
Connections VIDEO COMPONENTS AND ADVANCED CONNECTING SATELLITE TUNER AUDIO OUT R L DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT REMOTE IR IN/OUT PUT ZONE II IR INPUT CENTER CENTER L L R R SUB SURR. FRONT SURR. WOOFER BACK POWER AMPLIFIER SUB SURR. FRONT SURR. WOOFER BACK DVD AUDIO PLAYER or SACD MULTI CHANNEL PLAYER CONNECTING MULTI CHANNEL AUDIO SOURCE REMOTE IR INPUT The 7.1 CH DIRECT INPUT jacks are for multichannel audio source such as a SACD multichannel player, DVD audio player or external decoder.
Connections CONNECTING THE ANTENNA TERMINALS AM external antenna AM loop antenna FM antenna FM external antenna CONNECTING THE SUPPLIED ANTENNAS ASSEMBLING THE AM LOOP ANTENNA 1. Release the vinyl tie and take out the connection line. 2. Bend the base part in the reverse direction. 3. Insert the hook at the bottom of the loop part into the slot at the base part. Connecting the supplied FM antenna The supplied FM antenna is for indoor use only.
Control Functions Front Panel 1 2 4 6 8 3 7 9 10 5 11 12 14 1 Main Power Switch 15 13 16 17 18 9 Surround Mode selector (n/6 ) Press this button to turn the unit standby or off. 2 Power Indicator This LED Lights amber when the unit is in the standby mode to signal that the unit is ready to be turn on, when the unit is in operation, the indicator is blue. 3 PHONES/SETUP MIC - This jack may be used to listen to the LR-8500's output through a pair of headphones.
Control Functions Display 1 Illuminates when a station is tuned. 2 STEREO indicates in the tuner mode. Remote Control Unit 3 RDS MODE indicator 1 4 SLEEP indicator 33 Lights up when the sleep timer is active. 2 3 31 4 32 5 1 POWER 30 System power on and off. 6 29 7 2 FUNCTION buttons 8 Use these buttons to select function modes. 28 3 Numeric buttons 27 9 10 These buttons serve as a 10 button numeric keypad to enter tuner preset positions.
Control Functions 6 SURR (v/^) 17 REPEAT A-B Press this button to select from among the available surround mode options for the mode group selected. - To repeat a specific section on a disc. (DVD only) 7 CH. 1/ALL - Press to select CHANNEL LEVEL. (AMP only) - To repeat chapter, track, title, disc(s). (DVD only) TOP MENU 18 PROGRAM - Press to call up the top menu. (DVD only) Press to programming DVDs, CDs, Video CDs and MP3.
Control Functions ZONE II Remote Control Unit 27 DELAY - Press this button to begin the process for setting the delay times used LR-8500 when processing surround sound or to compensate for video-to-audio delays caused by the use of digital sources or video displays. 1 SET UP 8 - Enter or exit the system setup menu. (DVD only) 2 28 ENTER 7 Press to enter setting. 29 DIGITAL 3 - Press this button to assign one of the digital inputs to a source 9 MENU - Access the menu on a DVD disc.
Control Functions Basic Operations 1 is connected to the ZONE II IR Input jack, this button will raise or lower the volume in the remote room. SELECT SOURCE VOLUME 7 INPUT Selectors When the LR-8500 is off, press one of these buttons to select a specific input and turn the unit on. When the unit is already in use, pressing one of these buttons will change the input. 8 MUTE When used in the room where the LR-8500 is located, press this button to temporarily silence the unit.
Basic Operations 2 STANDBY/ON SELECT SOURCE A VOLUME B MUTE C VOLUME B ENTER MENU ENTER D SURROUND MODE GROUP SELECTOR G TONE SURROUND MODE SELECTOR SLEEP F E A SOURCE (6/n ) F Sleep Timer Function Press to select input sources. This function allows you to preprogram the receiver to switch its own power off automatically. You can then enjoy the audio/video system for a specified amount of time without having to worry about turning the unit off later.
Surround Mode Night Mode One of the most important features of the LR-8500 is its ability to reproduce a full multichannel surround sound field from digital sources, analog matrix surroundencoded programs and standard stereo programs. Surround modes may be changed at any time by using either the front panel or remote controller. In may listening situations, you may find loud passages objectionable.
ZONE II Operation When operation the LR-8500 from a remote room location where an IR sensor link has been connected to the LR-8500's rear-panel ZONE II IR Input you may use either the main remote control or the ZONE II remote controller. To activate the feed to the remote room, while you are main listening room where the LR-8500 is located, NOTE: • When the ZONE II system is turned on, the input selected using the ZONE II menu will be fed to the ZONE II Audio Outputs on the rear panel.
Speaker Configuration SPEAKER FRONT SPEAKER SIZE SMALL CENTER SPEAKER LARGE FRONT L 9.0 M SMALL SURR SPEAKER SMALL SBACK SPEAKER SMALL WOOFER SPEAKER LEF LARGE LARGE LARGE LEF+FRONT NONE NONE NONE NONE CENTER 9.0 M FRONT R 9.0 M SURR R 9.0 M SBACK R 9.0 M SBACK L 9.0 M SURR L 9.0 M WOOFER 9.0 M DELAY 80mS SPEAKER FRONT L FRONT L 0.0 M CENTER CENTER 0.0 M FRONT R FRONT R 0.0 M SURR R SURR R 0.0 M SBACK R SBACK R 0.0 M SBACK L SBACK L 0.0 M SURR L SURR L 0.0 M WOOFER WOOFER 0.
Speaker Configuration Balancing relative volume between speakers using Test Tone The test tone function is useful to adjust the relative volume between speakers. Once the balance is set, you don't have to change the balance as long as the speakers aren't moved. TEST-T CH. 1 Press the TEST-T button. VOLUME The test tone is emitted from each speaker in the following order at 2-second intervals.
Tuner Operation TUN/PRE SELECT NUMERIC SOURCE TUNING PRESET AM/FM T.MODE The LR-8500's tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may be tuned manually, or they may be stored as favorite station presets and recalled from a 50-position memory.
RDS (Radio Data System) (Remote Controller Only) RDS (PTY) NEWS RDS is a broadcasting service which allows stations to send additional information along with the regular radio program signal. RDS can be received only in FM band. Every time the RDS button is pressed, the mode is changed as follows: PS (Program Service Name) When you select PS, "PS" is displayed, and in 4 seconds, the program service name will be displayed. If there is no PS data in the station, the frequency will be displayed.
System Configuration (OSD - On Screen Display) Video Operations Playing Video Sources Note: When playing videos that feature surround sound, refer to "Available Surround Modes". 1 Select the DVD, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, AUX 1, AUX 2 mode by pressing the SOURCE(6/n) button 2 Play the component corresponding to the FUNCTION selected. 3 The picture from the video source can be seen on the TV and the sound from the video source will be heard from the speakers.
System Configuration DTS 5.1 A FUNCTION SETUP When the speaker configuration is set for 5.1-channel operation, the DTS 5.1 mode is available when DVD, audio-only music or laser discs encoded with DTS data are played. DTS 5.1 provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated low-frequency channel. FUNCTION SETUP DVD INPUT FUNC : ANALOG DIGITAL IN : DIGITAL POLLING : NO DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix, DTS-ES 6.
System Configuration Theater C DOLBY SURROUND The Theater mode creates a sound field that resembles the acoustic feeling of a standard live-performance theater. When DOLBY SURROUND mode is selected, a menu will be shown. DOLBY SURR Hall 1, Hall 2 MODE : DOLBY PRO LOGIC CENTER WIDTH : ---DIMENSION : ---PANORAMA : ---NIGHT : OFF UPSAMPLING : ---BACK TO MAIN MENU The two Hall modes create sound fields that resemble a small (Hall 1) and medium-sized (Hall 2) concert hall.
System Configuration In normal use, this feature is turned off, which means that digital sources are processed at their native sample rate. For example, a 48kHz digital source will be processed at 48kHz. However, the LR-8500 allows you to upsample the incoming 48kHz signals to 96kHz for added resolution. SURROUND LARGE: Select this when an external power amplifier and large surround speakers are connected. Surround channels are output to the surround speakers at full range.
System Configuration no adjustments are needed and you may skip this section. However, should you wish to change one of the settings. The available choices at which point low-frequency information will be sent to the subwoofer, rather than to the main speaker channel, are 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz and 200Hz. E DISTANCE ADJUST Before beginning the output level adjustment process, make certain that all speaker connections have been properly made.
System Configuration video display screen whenever the volume, input source, surround mode, tuner frequency or any of the configuration settings are changed. the speakers used for the remote zone must be connected to the SURROUND BACK/ZONE II Speaker Outputs. The volume for these speakers is set by the ZONE II SETUP. Set to change the length of time that the semi-OSD displays remain on the screen.
System Configuration phone is firmly connected. The microphone cable is approximately 6 m long, which should accommodate most listening room situations. If required, you may use an optional extension cable, available at most electronics stores, for use in larger rooms. However, we recommend that you avoid using extension cords for the microphone cable, as they may adversely affect the test results.
System Configuration During this test, you will see a message in the last line of the menu screen change as the volume level is adjusted. • Speaker Check: The system will circulate a test signal to determine which channels have a speaker connected. During this test, you will see the name of each channel position displayed while a signal is sent to that speaker.
Controlling other Components Connected to the LR-8500 The LR-8500 is equipped with a powerful remote control not only receiver's functions, but also most popular brands of audio and video equipment, including CD players, cassette decks, TV sets, cable boxes, VCRs, satellite receivers and other home theater equipment. B Manual Search Method 1 Turn on the unit that you wish to include in the LR-8500 remote controller.
Programming the Remote VCR Brand List Brand AKAI ALBA AMSTRAD ANITSCH ARC EN CIEL ARISTONA ASA AWIA BAIRD BAUER. BOSCH BLAUPUNKT CODE No.
Programming the Remote VCR Brand List Brand SAISHO SALORA SAMSUNG SANSUI SANYO SBR SCHAUB LORENZ SCHNEIDER SEI-SINUDYNE SELECO SENTRA SHARP SHINTOM SIEMENS SIERA SINUDYNE SONY STERN STS SUNKAI SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TASHIKO TATUNG TEAC TEKNIKA TELEAVIA TELEFUNKEN TENOSAL THOMSON THORNFERGUSON SAT Brand List CODE No.
Programming the Remote SAT Brand List Brand PHILIPS PHONOLA PROSAT PYE QUADRAL QUELLE RADIOLA REDIFFUSION SABA SALORA SAMSUNG SAT PARTNER SATPORTNER SCHAUB LORENZ SCHNEIDER SIEMENS SIERA SILVA SKY STARCOM STARSAT TECHNISAT TELEFUNKEN TELESYSTEM THORNFERGUSON TRIAD UNIDEN UNITED CABLE V TECHNOLOGY VORTEC ZENDER TV Brand List CODE No.
Programming the Remote TV Brand List Brand ERRES EUROPHON FERGUSON FIDELITY FINLUX FISHER FORGESTONE FORMENTI FORTRESS FRABA FRONTECH FUJITSU FUNAI GBC GEC GELOSO GOLDSTAR GOODMANS GORENJE GREATZ GRANADA GRUNDIG HANSEATIC HANTAREX HEMMERMANN HIFIVOX HINARI HITACHI HYPER IMPERIAL INGELEN INNO HIT INTERFUNK IRRADIO ITT JVC KTV CODE No.
Programming the Remote TV Brand List Brand CODE No.
Troubleshooting SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Unit does not function when Main Power Switch is pushed • No AC power Display lights, but no sound or picture • Intermittent input connections • Make certain AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet. • Check to see whether outlet is switch-controlled. • Mute is on • Make certain that all input and speaker connections are secure. • Volume control is down • Press Mute Button. • Turn up volume control.
Specifications Amplifier Section AM Tuner Section Output Power Power Output (20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD<0.
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