Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix . Contents PMA-800NE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER . Owner’s Manual You can print more than one page of a PDF onto a single sheet of paper.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Turning the power on Switching the power to standby Selecting the speakers for audio output Selecting the input source Adjusting the volume Turning off the sound temporarily (Muting) Adjusting the tone Playing CDs Connecting and playing back from a digital device (Coaxial/ Optical) Recording Connections Connecting speakers Speaker connection Bi-wiring connection Connecting a playback device Connecting a recording device Connecting to a device with digital audio ou
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Tips Troubleshooting Power does not turn on / Power is turned off Operations cannot be performed through the remote control unit No sound comes out Desired sound does not come out Sound is interrupted or noise occurs Audio from digital devices cannot be played back (Coaxial/ Optical) 33 34 35 36 37 37 38 39 Appendix 40 40 41 42 45 D/A converter Explanation of terms Trademark information Specifications Index Front panel Rear panel Remote control unit 3
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Thank you for purchasing this Denon product. To ensure proper operation, please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the product. After reading this manual, be sure to keep it for future reference. Accessories . Check that the following parts are supplied with the product.
Connections Contents Playback Settings Inserting the batteries 1 Tips Appendix NOTE 0 To prevent damage or leakage of battery fluid: 0 Do not use a new battery together with an old one. 0 Do not use two different types of batteries. 0 Remove the batteries from the remote control unit if it will not be in use for long periods. 0 If the battery fluid should leak, carefully wipe the fluid off the inside of the battery compartment and insert new batteries.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Features High quality sound High performance 0 Equipped with an advanced high current single push-pull circuit 0 DIGITAL AUDIO IN connectors (COAXIAL/OPTICAL) that achieves a perfect balance of delicacy with power Equipped with a HC transistor that allows a peak current that is two to three times that of an ordinary audio power transistor that enables clear and stable musical expression from minute levels to high volumes.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Part names and functions Front panel e r t y u . q w Q0 Q1 Q2 i Q3 Q4 Rear panel Q5 Q6 Q7 B Power indicator This is lit as follows according to the power status: 0 Power on : Green 0 Standby : Off 0 Power off : Off 0 When the protection circuit is activated : Red (blinking) A Power operation button (X) This turns the power on/off. (v p.
Contents Connections e r ty u Playback Settings Tips Appendix F SOURCE DIRECT indicator This is lit as follows according to the source direct status. 0 Source direct mode on: Green 0 Source direct mode off: Off i o G SOURCE DIRECT button This turns source direct mode on/off. (v p. 28) H VOLUME knob This adjusts the volume level. (v p. 26) .
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix K BASS control knob This setting adjusts the volume level for the bass. (v p. 27) L TREBLE control knob This setting adjusts the volume level for the treble. (v p. 27) . M BALANCE control knob This adjusts the balance of the volume output from the left and right speakers. (v p. 27) Q0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 N SPEAKERS A/B buttons These select the speaker for audio output. (v p.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Rear panel q w . y e r t u A SIGNAL GND terminal Used to connect the ground wire of a turntable. (v p. 20) C IR CONTROL connectors Used to connect Denon network audio players with an IR controller. B DIGITAL AUDIO IN connectors Used to connect devices equipped with digital audio output connectors. (v p.
Contents Connections . r y Playback Settings t u D Speaker terminals (SPEAKER SYSTEMS) Used to connect speakers. (v p. 17) E Power cord (v p. 23) F AUDIO IN connectors Used to connect devices equipped with analog audio output connectors. 0 “Connecting a playback device” (v p. 20) 0 “Connecting a recording device” (v p. 21) G AUDIO OUT connectors Used to connect the input connector of a recorder. (v p.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Remote control unit The included remote control can be used to operate not only this unit but other Denon CD players and network audio players too. 0 “CD player operations” (v p. 13) 0 “Network audio player operations” (v p. 14) q r o Operating this unit w A Remote control signal transmitter This transmits signals from the remote control unit. (v p. 5) B Input source select buttons This selects the input source. (v p.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix o CD player operations A Denon CD player can be operated. To operate a CD player, press the REMOTE MODE CD button to switch the remote control to the CD player operation mode.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix o Network audio player operations You can operate a Denon network audio player. To operate a network audio player, press the REMOTE MODE NET button to switch the remote control to the network audio player operation mode.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips K FAVORITES button L OPTION button M ENTER button N Cursor buttons (uio p) O SETUP button P CLEAR button Q DIMMER button 0 The remote control may not operate some products.
Contents Connections Playback Settings o Contents Tips Appendix o Cables used for connections 17 Connecting a playback device 20 Connecting a recording device 21 Connecting to a device with digital audio output connectors 22 Connecting the power cord 23 Provide necessary cables according to the devices you want to connect. Speaker cable . Connecting speakers NOTE Audio cable . 0 Do not plug in the power cord until all connections have been completed.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Connecting speakers o Connecting the speaker cables NOTE 0 Disconnect this unit’s power plug from the power outlet before connecting the speakers. 0 Connect so that the speaker cable core wires do not protrude from the speaker terminal. The protection circuit may be activated if the core wires touch the rear panel or if the + and - sides touch each other. (“Protection circuit” (v p.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Speaker connection This unit is equipped with two sets of speaker terminals (SPEAKER SYSTEMS A and B). One set of speakers can be connected to each set of terminals, and a total of two sets of speakers can be connected. The same signal is output from the SPEAKER SYSTEMS A and B terminals. When only one set of speakers is to be connected, use either the SPEAKER SYSTEMS A or B terminals. SPEAKER SYSTEMS A (L) (R) q w (L) q w (R) q w q .
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Bi-wiring connection This connection limits the effects of signal interference between the high range speakers (tweeters) and low range speakers (woofers), allowing you to enjoy high quality playback. When bi-wiring with bi-wireable speakers, connect the mid and high range terminals to SPEAKER SYSTEMS A (or B), the low range terminals to SPEAKER SYSTEMS B (or A).
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Connecting a playback device You can connect turntables, CD players, network audio players and Blu-ray Disc players to this unit. If you set this unit’s input source to “PHONO” and you accidentally increase the volume without having a turntable connected, you may hear a hum noise from the speakers.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Connecting a recording device Recording device AUDIO OUT R L AUDIO IN R L L R L R L R L . R NOTE 0 Never insert the short-circuiting pin plug into the RECORDER output connectors. Doing so could result in damage.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Connecting to a device with digital audio output connectors Use this connection to input digital audio signals to this unit, and convert the signals for playback using the D/A converter of this unit. (v p. 29) CD player / Satellite receiver etc. COAXIAL OUT . OPTICAL OUT NOTE 0 Linear PCM signals with a sampling frequency of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, or 192 kHz can be input into this device.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Connecting the power cord After completing all the connections, insert the power plug into the power outlet. To household power outlet (AC 120 V, 60 Hz) .
Contents Connections Playback Settings o Contents Turning the power on 25 Switching the power to standby 25 Selecting the speakers for audio output 26 Selecting the input source 26 Adjusting the volume 26 Turning off the sound temporarily (Muting) 27 Adjusting the tone 27 Playing CDs 27 Connecting and playing back from a digital device (Coaxial/ Optical) 29 Recording 30 Front panel Rear panel Remote control unit 24 Index Tips Appendix
Contents Connections Playback Settings Appendix Turning the power on AMP POWER X 1 Input source select buttons VOLUME df MUTE Tips Press X on the main unit to turn the power on. The power indicator lights green. 0 Press AMP POWER X on the remote control unit to turn on power from standby mode. NOTE 0 Turn VOLUME on the main unit to adjust the volume to the lowest level before turning on the power.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Selecting the speakers for audio output 1 Tips Appendix Selecting the input source 1 Use SPEAKERS A/B on the main unit to select the speaker system to be used for playback. 0 If either SPEAKERS A or SPEAKERS B is “ON (Z)”, audio is output from the associated speaker terminals. 0 If both SPEAKERS A and SPEAKERS B are “ON (Z)”, audio is output from both of the speaker terminals. When using bi-wiring connections, turn both SPEAKERS A and SPEAKERS B “ON (Z)”.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Turning off the sound temporarily (Muting) 1 This section uses playback from a CD as an example. 1 Press MUTE :. The power indicator flashes green. Press the input source select button (CD) to switch the input source to “CD”. The “CD” input indicator lights. 2 3 Adjusting the tone Playback the CD. Use VOLUME df to adjust the volume. Press SOURCE DIRECT on the main unit to turn off source direct mode. The SOURCE DIRECT indicator turns off.
Contents Connections Playback Settings o Playback in source direct mode Appendix o Playback in analog mode The signal does not pass through the tone adjustment circuitry (BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE), resulting in playback of a higher sound quality. 1 Tips If analog mode is turned on when playing back an analog input source (PHONO, CD, NETWORK, AUX, RECORDER), power to the digital input circuit is turned off.
Contents Connections Playback Settings See “D/A converter” (v p. 40). NOTE Connect digital device to this unit. (v p. 22) 0 Do not input non-PCM signals, such as Dolby Digital, DTS and AAC. This causes noise and could damage the speakers. 0 If the sampling frequency switches, the sound may cut for 1 - 2 seconds. Press the input source select button (COAXIAL, OPTICAL 1, OPTICAL 2 or OPTICAL 3) to switch the input source to “COAXIAL”, “OPTICAL 1”, “OPTICAL 2” or “OPTICAL 3”.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Recording Audio signals input into this unit can be output to an external recording device. When recording audio from a playback device connected to this unit, audio can be recorded with the playback device still connected to this unit. 1 2 Press X on the main unit to turn the power on. Press the input source select button to switch to the input source from which you want to record. The indicator of the selected input source lights. 3 Recording starts.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Setting the Auto Standby mode You can set the unit to automatically switch to standby mode if the unit is not operated for 30 minutes when there is no audio input (Auto Standby mode). Auto Standby mode is set to off by default. Turning Auto Standby mode on 1 Press and hold AMP POWER X for more than 5 seconds to turn the Auto Standby mode on. The power indicator flashes green three times.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix o Contents Troubleshooting Tips I want to adjust the tone myself 33 Power does not turn on / Power is turned off 35 I want sound playback that is faithful to the original sound 33 Operations cannot be performed through the remote control unit 36 I want to enjoy higher sound quality from the analog input source 33 No sound comes out 37 I want to use bi-wiring compatible speakers 33 Desired sound does not come out 37 Sound is interru
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips I want to adjust the tone myself 0 Use the BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE knobs to adjust the sound as desired. (v p. 27) I want sound playback that is faithful to the original sound 0 Set the source direct mode on. (v p. 28) I want to enjoy higher sound quality from the analog input source 0 Set the analog mode on. (v p. 28) I want to use bi-wiring compatible speakers 0 This unit is compatible with bi-wiring connections.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Troubleshooting If a problem should arise, first check the following: 1. Are the connections correct? 2. Is the set being operated as described in the owner’s manual? 3. Are the other devices operating properly? If this unit does not operate properly, check the corresponding symptoms in this section. If the symptoms do not match any of those described here, consult your dealer as it could be due to a fault in this unit.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Power does not turn on / Power is turned off Power is not turned on. 0 Check whether the power plug is correctly inserted into the power outlet. (v p. 23) Power automatically turns off. 0 The Auto Standby mode setting is on. The Auto Standby mode switches the unit to standby mode when there is no audio input and the unit is not operated for approximately 30 minutes.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Operations cannot be performed through the remote control unit Operations cannot be performed through the remote control unit. 0 Batteries are worn out. Replace with new batteries. (v p. 5) 0 Operate the remote control unit within a distance of about 23 ft/7 m from this unit and at an angle of within 30°. (v p. 5) 0 Remove any obstacle between this unit and the remote control unit.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix No sound comes out No sound comes out of speakers. 0 Check the connections for all devices. (v p. 16) 0 Insert connection cables all the way in. 0 Check that input connectors and output connectors are not reversely connected. 0 Check cables for damage. 0 Check that speaker cables are properly connected. Check that cable core wires come in contact with the metal part on speaker terminals. (v p. 17) 0 Securely tighten the speaker terminals.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Sound is interrupted or noise occurs When playing a record, the sound is distorted. 0 Adjust to a proper needle pressure. 0 Check the tip of the needle. 0 Replace the cartridge. When playing a record, a humming noise comes out of the speakers. 0 Check that the turntable is connected correctly. (v p. 20) 0 If there is a TV or AV device near the turntable, such devices may affect the playback sound.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Audio from digital devices cannot be played back (Coaxial/Optical) DIGITAL AUDIO IN indicator is off. 0 When digital audio signals cannot be detected properly, the DIGITAL AUDIO IN indicator is off. (v p. 29) DIGITAL AUDIO IN indicator is flashing. 0 The DIGITAL AUDIO IN indicator blinks when audio signals that are not supported by this unit are input. Check the audio output signal format from your digital device. (v p.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips D/A converter Explanation of terms o Specifications of supported audio signals Sampling frequency Sampling involves taking a reading of a sound wave (analog signal) at regular intervals and expressing the height of the wave at each reading in digitized format (producing a digital signal). The number of readings taken in one second is called the “sampling frequency”. The larger the value, the closer the reproduced sound is to the original.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips Appendix Trademark information Speaker impedance This is an AC resistance value, indicated in Ω (ohms). Greater power can be obtained when this value is smaller. Source direct . Playback with higher fidelity to the source becomes possible, as input audio signals are output by bypassing the audio quality-control circuits (BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE).
Contents Connections Playback Settings Specifications o Power amplifier section Rated Output Power: 2-channel driving (CD → SP OUT) 50 W + 50 W (8 Ω/ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, T.H.D. 0.07 %) 85 W + 85 W (4 Ω/ohms, 1 kHz, T.H.D. 0.7 %) Total harmonic distortion: 0.01 % (Rated output: –3 dB), 8 Ω/ohms, 1 kHz Output terminals: Speaker A or B: 4 – 16 Ω/ohms Speaker A + B: 8 – 16 Ω/ohms Suited for headphones/stereo headphones o Pre amplifier section Input Sensitivity/Input Impedance: PHONO (MM): 2.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips o Overall performance SN Ratio (A network): PHONO (MM): 86 dB (With input terminals short-circuited, 5 mV input signal) PHONO (MC): 71 dB (With input terminals short-circuited, 0.
Contents Connections Playback Settings Tips 7/8 (20) 6 5/8 (166) 2 (50) 12 1/8 (307) 10 1/2 (265) 2 (49) 7/8 (22) o Dimensions (Unit : in. (mm)) 2 3/8 (60) 13 5/8 (344) 4 7/8 (122) 1 7/8 (45) . 1 7/8 (45) 3/4 (19) 4 1/8 (103) 17 1/8 (434) o Weight : 16 lb 9 oz (7.
Contents Connections Index Playback Settings vI Auto Standby mode ........................................ 31 vB BALANCE ...................................................... 27 BASS ............................................................. 27 Bi-wiring ......................................................... 19 Blu-ray Disc player ......................................... 20 vC CD player ................................................. 20, 22 Muting ...........................................
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