Denon SPK611 User manual

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12th, Mar. 2021
Ver.1
GPD Premium-1 Engineering team
“SPK611/8500E2”
HDMI 8K Upgrade Kit for AVC-X8500HBKE2/SPE2
Upgrade Operation Manual
Revision History
Ver. No. Issue date Notes
Ver.1 12/Apr./2021 Issue (Service Info No. DZ22-001)

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Contents
I. Preparation ............................................................................................................................................4
I-1. Send the product over to a service agent...........................................................................................4
I-2. Contents of the upgrade kit box........................................................................................................5
II. Upgrade procedure................................................................................................................................6
II-1. Remove the external parts...............................................................................................................6
II-2. Remove the HDMI PCB ....................................................................................................................7
II-3. Attach the HDMI 8K label and A label to the rear panel .....................................................................9
II-4. Install the HDMI 8K PCB of the upgrade kit .....................................................................................10
II-5. Tidy up the wires ..........................................................................................................................12
II-6. Update the firmware.....................................................................................................................14
II-7. Attach the external parts ...............................................................................................................15
II-8. Attach the label and door cushion..................................................................................................17
II-9. Pack the product...........................................................................................................................18
III. Upgrade information ..........................................................................................................................20
III-1. Information customers should know prior to the upgrade ..............................................................20

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III-2. Basic information about the upgrade kit........................................................................................21
III-3. Specification changes after the upgrade ........................................................................................22
III-4. Specification changes of the FL display after the upgrade ...............................................................24
III-5. Other notes .................................................................................................................................25

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I. Preparation
I-1. Send the product over to a service agent
Instruct your dealer to follow the packing procedure in this step (I-1) properly to protect the product and the
parts of the upgrade kit during shipment.
The dealer collects customer unit and ships it in the new box together with the Upgrade Kit Box to the service
agent.
1) In order to protect the door, place the door cushion assy on the inside of the door and secure the door
with two blue tapes which are peeled from the sheet attached.
2) Secure the upgrade kit box to the top front cushion with tape.
To protect the parts in the upgrade kit box, such as the PCB, fix the upgrade kit box to the cushion.
(Top view) (Bottom view)
Note: Match the figure on the right by aligning the side
marked in red with the side marked in blue.
3) Appearance of the packaged box
“TOP”, “FRONT” indication Two tape fixing.
DOOR CUSHION ASSY (Attached in the Upgrade Kit Box)
Blue tape
(Attached sheet)
Wrap the product with the supplied sheet and seal the
sheet with yellow sealing tape on the top and sides.

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I-2. Contents of the upgrade kit box
1) For inside of product
HDMI 8K PCB (Upgraded PCB)
PCB BRACKET and SCREW
CORD HOLDER and SCREW
2) For REAR PANEL
HDMI 8K LABEL
“A” LABEL
3) For DOOR
CAUTION LABEL (DOOR)
DOOR CUSHION ASSY
4) ACCESSORIES
QUICK START GUIDE
HDMI 8K UPGRADE
INFORMATION
POP LABEL (A)
POP LABEL (B)

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II. Upgrade procedure
II-1. Remove the external parts
1) Remove the top cover. (Note: The removed screws are reused in step II-7-4))
2) Remove the side covers (left and right). (Note: The removed screws are reused in step II-7-1), 2) and
3))
SIDE COVER (L) SIDE COVER (R)

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II-2. Remove the HDMI PCB
1) Remove the HDMI connector fixing screw on the rear. (Note: The removed screws are reused in step
II-4-3))
2) Remove the two PCB fixing screws. (Note: The removed screws are reused in step II-4-4))
(Front view)
HDMI PCB
3) Remove all the connections to the HDMI PCB (connectors, HDMI cable, PCB connections, and antenna
cables).

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4) Cut and remove the three clamp bands that are securing the HDMI cable.
(Top view) (Side view)
5) Remove the HDMI PCB.

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II-3. Attach the HDMI 8K label and A label to the rear panel
HDMI 8K LABEL
“A” LABEL
Note:
・Before attaching the HDMI 8K label, remove the stickers on the HDMI 8K label that are
covering the screw holes.

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II-4. Install the HDMI 8K PCB of the upgrade kit
1) Use the supplied screw to attach the PCB bracket.
PCB BRACKET SCREW (Supplied)
Screw hole for attaching the PCB bracket.
2) Attach the HDMI 8K PCB included in the upgrade kit.
HDMI 8K PCB
3) Use the 10 screws removed in step II-2-1) to fix the HDMI connector.