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Introduction
UNPA(KII{G
AlIDIIISTAIIAIION
Congratutations on Your Purchase!
Yournewhighfidelity
receiver
isdesignedto
deliver
maximum
enjoymentandyears
oftroublefreeservice.
Pleasetakeafewmoments
to readthismanual
thoroughly.
ltwillexplain
theteatures
andoperationol
your
unitandhelp
ensureatroublefree
installation.
Please
unpack
your
unitcarefully.
Werecommendthat
you
savethe
cartonand
packing
material.Theywilt
be
helpfulif
you
everneedtomove
your
unit
and
may
be
requiredifyoueverneed
to returnittorservice. Yourunit
isdesigned
tobeplaced ina horizontal
position
andil is
important
toallow
at least twoinches
ol spacebehind
your
unitfor
adequatevenlilation
and
cabling
convenience.
Toavoidearlydamage,
never
place
theunilnear
radiators,
infront
of heating vents,indireclsunlight,
or in
excessivelyhumid
or dustylocations.
Connect
your
complementary
components
as illustraledIn thefollowing
seclion.
FISK OF ELECTAE SHCICK
OO NOT OPEN A
CAUTION: TOREDUCETHERISKOF
ELECTRIC
SHOCK,
DONOT
FEMOVE
COVER
(OR
BACK).
NO
USER.SEBVICEABLE
PABTS
INSIDE.
REFEB
SERVICINGTO
OUALIFIED
SERVICEPERSONNEL.
Thissymbol isinlended
toalerttheuserto the
presence
ol uninsulated
"dangerousvoltage"
within
theproducl's
enclosurelhat maybeof
sutficientmagnitude
toconstitutea risk
of
electricshockto Dersons.
Thissymbolisinlended
toalerttheuser tothe
presence
ol important
operating
and
maintenance
(servicing)
instructions
inthe
literature
accompanyingtheappliance.
Toreducetherisk
offireorelectric
shock.donolexoose
thisappliance
torainormoisture.
Caution: Do not block ventilationopenlngsor stack
otherequlpmenton thetop.
Caution regarding placemenl A
(Exceptfor U.S.Aand Canada) ,/l\
Tomaintainproper
ventilation,
be
sure
/ I \
to leave aspace
around
theunit(froml:\,
the
largest
outer
dimensionsincluding
projetions)
equalto,
orgreater
than,shown
below.
Lettand right
panels:
5 Cm
Rear
Danel:
10
Cm
ToD
oanel:
20
Cm
z

READIHISBTFORE
OPTRATIIIG
YOUR
UNII
FORU.S.A.AND
CANADA
UnitsshippedtotheU.S.A.andCanadaare
designed
for
operationon120VAConly.
Safety
precaution
withuseofapolarized AC
plug.
However,some
products
maybesuppliedwitha
nonpolarized
plug.
CAUTTON: To
prevent
electricshock,matchwide
bladeofplugtowideslot,fullyinsen.
ATTENnON: Pourevitetleschocelectriques,
introduire
lalamelapluglaee delaborne
corrcspondante
dela prise etpoussre
jusqu'au
tond.
120v FOn
OTHERCOUNTRTES 110V/2mV
Unitsshippedtocountries
otherthantheabove
countries
are
equippedwith
anACvoltageselector
switchon
the
rear
panel.
Retertothetollowing
paragraph
forthe
proper
settingofthisswitch.
ACVOLTAGE
SELECTION
Thisunitoperates
on110-220VAC.TheACvoltage
selectorswitches
ontherear
Danel
aresettothe
voltagethat
prevails
inthe
area
towhich
theunit
is
shipped.Before
connectingthe
power
cord
to
your
ACoutlet,make
surethatthe
setting
position
of
theseswitchesmatch
your
linevoltage.
lfnot,they
must
besetto
your
voltage
inaccordancewiththe
followingdirection.
ACvoltage
selectorswitches
AC220V 110V
Moveswitchlevers
tomatch
your
linevoltagewith
a
small
screwdriver
orother
Dointed
tool.
FORAUSTRALIAANDEUFOPE..220V23OVE4OV
UnitsshippedtoAuslraliaaredesignedforoperation
on240VAConly.
Toensuresafeoperation,thethree-pin
plug
suppliedmustbeinsertedonlyintoastandardthree-
pinpowerpoint
whichiseffectivelyearthedthrough
thenormalhouseholdwiring.Extensioncordsused
withtheequipmentmust
be
three-coreandbe
correctlywired
toprovide connectiontoearth.
lmproper
eltensioncordsareamajor cause
of
fatalities.Thelact
thattheequipmentoperates
satisfactorilydoesnotimplythatthe
powerpoint
is
earthedandthattheinstallationiscompletelysafe.
For
your
safety,ifinanydoubtabouttheetfective
earthingotthe
powerpoint,
consultaqualified
electrician.
PAN.EUROPEAN
UNIFIED
VOLTAGE
All
units
aresuitablsforuseonsupplies220-240V
AC.

System
Connections
. Do notconnectthereceiver
tothewall AC outlelwhenpluggingandunplugging
connectioncords.
' Be suretoconnectthewhiteplugstotheL (lcfi) andthe
redplugsto theR (right)jacks whenmakingconnections.
. Change the position of the FM indoor antennauntil you get thebest reception of your favorite FM stations.
. A ?5 Q outdoor FM antennamay be usedto further improve the reception.
Disconnect the indoor amennabefore replacing it with the ourdoor one.
' Place the AM loop altenna asfar aspossible from the receiver, TV set, spea]er cords and the AC input cord and set it to a
direction for the b€streception.
. lf thereception
ispoorwith theAM loopantenna,anAM outdoor
antennacan
beusedwirh theAM looD
antenna.
. Makeconnections
firmly andconecdy. If not,it cancauselossof sound,noise
or damage
to thereceivei.
' If theelectricityfails or theAC inputcordis lefi unpluggedfor about
2 weeks, thememorized
contents
will beall clearcd.
So you should memorize them again.
I CONNECTING
ANTENNAS
FI'
! CONNECTINGAUDIO
COMPONENTS
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A
tl
V
. Adigitalinpulshouldb€connectedtothecomponents
such
as LDplay€r orDVD,elc.capabl€olouFrrtingDolbyAC-3,
PCM
or HFtormat digitalsignals
. For
details,
relerlo lhe operalinginslrudionsoflhe
componenlconnecled-
I CONNECTINGDIGITALINPUTS
CONNECTINGSYSTEMCONTROL
S)l5t6rn
cantol
cord
. Conn€cllh|s jack
tothe OlGlL|NKj6ckol theexlemal
SherwoodcomDonentthatusestheDlGl LINK
ll orlll remole
. Nevershorl
circuillho +and
- soeakercords
. B€ sure to connsct sp€ak€rs finirly and conoclly
accordinglolhe channel
(letl
andright) andlhe polarity
. Besure
touselhesDeakerswilhtheimoedanc€ol over
8r).
. Alwaysconnect
bolhr€ar
sp€akers.
. Forinstallingthesp€ak€rs,r€l€rto"Speak€r
placsmsnt'
on
page
13

. When
aseparate
pre
amplifrer|susedlorfront
channets,
connectthese
jacks
lothe
pre
amplit€randconnectthe
Jront
speakerctothisreceiver
I MAINlNconnections
I PRE
OUTconnections
r ACINPUT
CORD
Plug
this
cordintoa wallAC outlet
T SWITCHED
ACOUTLET
.This outletisswilched
onandoffby
theSTANDBY
buttonon thelront
panelor lhePOWER
button
onthe
remote
control (Maximum
total
capacityis100W)
fSlandby mod€
- switched ACoutlet
otl
-l
LPower
onmode
- switchedACoutleton
J
Power
amplifier
Cenlerspeaker subwooler
Poweramplifier
Rearspeakers
Use
thesejacks
il you wanlto listenatevenhighervolume
levels
ConnectthePREOUT
jacks
torhe
powered
speakersorthepower
amptiti€rs
connectodlo speakers
resp€clively.
To emphasizeth€deep
basssounds,connecta subwoofer.
When
youdonotusetheftontMAINlNandPREO|JTjacks,
alwaysconneclthese
jacks
withthe
supplied
jumper
plugs.
lorFsl
Fronl
speakers

FrontPanel
Controls
HEADPHONEJACX NUMEBIC
EUTTONS
BIIIGE
EUTTOMNDICAIOR
VIDEO
UEELSBUTTON
BECORDEUTTON
MOiIITORBIJTTON
SELECTOB/INDEXXl'lOB
VOLUMECONTROTKNOB
FBONI/REAFAUXSELECTEUTTON
FFONTAUXINDICATON
SUBWooFERLEVELUP/DOIVNSI'TTOIIS
EAr r€E CONTROT KXOB
CENTEBTEVE!
UP/DOIVI,I
BUTTONS
TBEBLE
CoI{TROIKNOB
SPEAKEB
MOOE
BUTTON
REARLEVELUPDOW\8fiONS
I AUX/VIDEOINPUTJACKS
SPEArcA
ott/ilFFswtTcH
OIGITAI
INPUT
SEL.ECTEUTTOX
DOtSYDTGTTAL(C-3)
BUTTON
EASSCONTROL
XI1OB
MOOEBLIrION
SUFROUND
MOOEEUTTON
SUBROUND
OFFBUTTON
MEMOFY/ENIEFSUTTCTT,I
CII.iEMAEASSBUTTON
EUTTOII
OIBECT
BUTTON
TlJl{lNGUP/DOwll
EUTIoN
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INPUT.
FREOUENCY.PRESET.VOLUMELEVELOPERATING
INFOMATIONS,€lc
' TheAUX,TIDEO
iacks
mayb€alsoconneclod
toan
addilronalvideocomponentsuchasac€mcordor,avideo
dgckoravdeo
gameplayer,
elc,

-
DlGlLINKlll SystemRemote
controls
. You canremotelycontrolnotonly thisreceiverbutalsoSherwoodcompatible
components
bearingrheDIGI LINK ll or
lll logo.
. For systemremote
controlopemtion,first maketheDIGI LINK connections.
DISC(CDcharEeronv) - firrdirc selecton
> -lo beginplay
r - tor pausirEp|ay
! - lo slcrp
playor tc'clgara pr€Gm
E , B - lor skiryng bad(\t€d or toM'drd
REPEATA < >B- to playa sp€ciftc
passag€
rep€atedly
INTROSCAN- topeview eadr tsackonly
lor 10sec
I CD PLAYER
SECTION
INPUT
SELECTORBUTTONS
SURROUNDi'ODEBUTION
DELAYT1ME
BUTTON
PRESET
SCANBUTTON
SYSIEM DISPLAYBUTTON
NUMERIC
BUTTONS
- lor selecting
preselstalio.ls
orentedngfr€qu€ncy
dircc{y intunernlode
Fors€lectnga trackor a discinCD rnode
Whenseleclinga disc,s€leclcfiscM (1-5) wff n2
sec aflerpr€ssing
fie DISCtxrtton-
I TAPEDECKSECTION
DECK
SELECTOF
A,B- tors€l€ctngdeckAorI
-, - - to t€gin torw'ador reveF€sidephyback
r - lo{ pausingphybackor rc€odng
. - toslopplaybaci or.€codng
-, - - lo\Nindtato€reverse
o. torwad
. - lor ccording
h tr€sranfry nrode,
rrtron
p@ssing
ainpul
s€leclor
hrtlon,
[reuniisfum€donaulomatiirfu
ardfE cbsired inDut
source
isselect€d- I EQUAUZER
SECTION
MASTERVOLUME,CENTER
LEVET,REAR
LEVEL/
SUBW@FERLEVELUPiDOWN
(A/v)BUTTONS
PRESET
- lor selecring
equaiEer
pattom.
USEB- toradiuslingeqralizerpaltemas cl€sircd.
FILE
- tors€lecling desircdequalzer
pattem
n
or6s€l
orintheuserrnode
DISPLAY
- torsel€c1tng€qualizerdisphy
T.MON- tornrcnitonngf|€ soundol recoding or
dayback m tap€d€ck
MUTE
BUTTON
. In theDICI LINK lll remote
controlsystem,if pressing PLAY,etc. onCD playeror rape
deck,CD or TAPE 2 MONITOR
is selectedautomaticallywithoul selecting
theinputsource andthenPLAY,etc. slarts.
In thiscase,tolisrenroTAPE I, switchoff theTAPE 2 MONITOR andselect
rheTAPE l.
Notes:
. Somefunctionsfor CD player,
tape
deckor equalizermaynotbeavailable.
. Fordetailsaboutfunctions,referto theoperatinginstructionsofeach component.

t
ebr*4
L'
5- ffri'.,:i4ii4f ::
do66oddd-6-b-
. Use
theremole
control
unitwithinarangeofabout7
meters
(23leet)
andangles
ofupto30degrE€s
aimingoflheremote
sensor.
1.Removethecover. 2.Loadtwobatteries
matching
the
polarity
2
x
1.5V
R6/SUM-3/M
. Removethe
batterieswhen
theyarenotused
for
along time.
. Donotuse
therechargeable
batteries(Ni-Cd
tvpe).
fl
I

Operations
. The STANDBY indicatorlightsup.This meansthat
the
receiver
is notdisconnectedfrom the
AC mains
and
asmallamountof currentis retained tosupport
thememorizedcontentsandoperationreadiness.
. To switchthe
poweroff, pushthePOWER switch
again.
. Thenthe
poweris cut off andtheSTANDBY
indicator
goes
off.
ir,'
n
lh
U
6l "t"""n" oesiredinPutsource
. Eachtime theINPUT SELECTOMNDEX knobis
rotated,theinput sourcechangesasfollows I
T PHoNo
* TUNER
- CDPLAYER
- TAPEI *l
| (frequency
displayr I
L. AUVTV * VCRI * LDPLAYER
- DVD
J
. When
the
TAPE2MONITORburronissertoonso
that -TAPE 2M" indicatorlightsup,otherinputs
cannotbeheardfrom thespeakers.
To listento ainput sourceotherthanTAPE 2
MONITOR, besuretosettheTAPE 2 MONITOR
buttontooff.
TAPE 2 MONITOR function
You canconnect
eitheratapedeckor a graphic
equalizertothereceiver's
TAPE 2MONITOR jacks.
Only whenyou listento thecomponentconnectedto
thesejacks,ser
theTAPE 2 MONITOR burtonroon
If you connect
a3-headtapedeck,
youcanlistento the
soundbeingrecorded
dufing recording,not thesource
sound,
For funher details,refertotheoperatinginstructions
of thecomponent
connected-
Whenthe
AUXTVis
selectedas
input
source
. Selectthefront
AUX/VIDEOortherearTV/AUX.
If thetiontAUX/VIDEOisselected,theFRONT
AUX indicator
lightsup.
5ffi
t-r E
t-r E
E
ln thestandby mode,tum the poweron.
. Eachtime theSTANDBY buttonon thereceveror
thePOWER buttonon theremotecont.ol is pressed,
thereceiveris tumedon to entertheoperatingmode
or off to enter
the
standby
mode
. ln thestandbymode,if theINPUT SELECTOR
buttonispressedon theremoteconfol, thereceiver
is tumedon automaticallyandthedesiredinput is
selected.
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E t-r
O'*"'n^'':6t::""
b
. Thensoundcanbe
heardfrom thespeakers
connectedto thespeaker
terminals.
. Whenusingtheheadphone
for privatelistening,
press
theSPEAKER swirchagainto switchthe
speakersoff. E

WhenCD,DVD,LDPorAUVTVis
selectedasinput source
. Selectthedigital (or theanalog)inputconnected
as
desired . Eachtimethisbutton
ispressed,
f-;;r*--.l thecorresponding
inputis
| ^*' I selectedasfollows;
lk Tnthenomal stereoora
( l surroundmode
olherlhanlhe
\J Dolby DIGITAL(AC-3) mode.
-
OPTICAL-+ COAXIAL ) ANA LOG ---t
I
- In theDolby DIGITAL(AC-3) mode:Notavailablefor CD
-
(RF:LDP
only)-r OPIICAL r COAXIAL-l
. When theselectedopticalor coaxialdigital inputis not
connected,
theselected DIGITAL INPUT indicator
is
flickering, meaningno sound.
(Ref€r
to"Selectthe
desiredsunoundmode"on page13)
. When DVD, LDP or AUX/TV is selectedandthe
Dolby DIGITAI-(AC-3)modeis selected,regardless
of
theinput sourceselected,
theDolby DIGITAL(AC-3)
program
sourceson thecomponent
connectedtothe
selecteddigital input canbeheard.
Adjust thestereobalancebetweenthe left and
the.ightchannels. BALANCE
Adjust thesubwooferlevel.
-Jh
U
. It is adjustableonly whenthesubwooferis connected
andthesubwooferis setto "YES". (Refer to
'Adjusting thespeakersetting"onpage14
)
Toenjoy
theimpressivebasssound.
o
t\
U
Pressit againto cancel.
Operatethe
selectedcomponentforplayback.
. When
playing
backthe
program
sources
with
the
sufioundsound,referto
-Enjoying
surroundsounds"on
page13.
Adjust the(overall)volume. To mutethesound.
The "MUTE" is flickering.
To resumethe
previous
sound
level,
press
it again.
Adjust the tone (bass and treble)
BASS TREBLE
Note : Extremesettingsathigh volumemay damage
your speakers.
/.)
I.U
To listenwith the headphones.
' EnsurethattheSPEAKER ON/OFF switchis setto off.
t

suRRoultDsoul{Ds
. TheR-925/R-925RDSincorporatesa sophislicated
Digital
Signal
Processor
thatallows
youto createthe
optimum
sound
quality
and
thesound
atmosphere
in
your
room.
Surroundmodes
Thisreceiver
has7ditferentsurroundmodestoallow
you
toenjoy
surroundsoundwiththevarious
program
sources:
DOLBYDIGITAL(AC-3),DOLBYPROLOGIC,DOLBY
3STEREO,
THEATER,
HALL.STADIUM.CHURCH.
DOLBYDICITAL(AC-3):Allowsyoutoenjoyupto
5.1
channelsofdigital
sunoundsound
fromDolby
DIGITAL(AC-3)
program
sources
bearingttre
"EH' trademarksuchaslaserdiscs.
Dolby DIGITAI,(AC-3) provides evenbettersoundqualiry,
improved dynamicrange
andgreat sense
ofdirection, compared with theconventional
Dolby surround.Now,you
areableto enjoy real
moviesin your home.
DOLBY PRO LOGIC : This receiverincorporatestheDolby ProLogic Surround
Decodcrwhich hasthesame
functionsfor playback asmovie theatersand
gives
atheater
- like experiencein your home,
naturallyreproducingtheaudiosoundfield. Usewith Dolby ProLogic program
sources
bearingthe 'El6rrrmpl " trademarksuchasvideocassettetapesor laserdiscs.
DOLBY 3 STEREO ICombiningthe.earsp€akersignal
with ihatof thefmnt speakersallowsyou lo enjoya
regeneratedsoundfield which hascomparativelymorepresence
andamore
expansive
feelingfrom the3 frontchannels
(frontL,front R and
centerspeakers)thantharof ordinary
stereoregeneration.Usewith Dolby program sources
bearingthe "tEldry.r,Eml "
lrademark.
THEATER :This mode
provides
the
effectof beingin a movietheaterwhenwatchinga movie sources thathavea
stereosoundtrack
HALL :This mode
provides
theambienceof aconcert hall for classical musicsourcessuch
asorchestral,chamber
musicor aninstrumentalsolo.
STADIUM :This mode
provides
theexpansivesoundfield. For musicsourceslike arockconcen,
you will feelas
if youwereactuallyatthelive concert.For spons
programs
suchas
abaseball
game,youcanenjoya
powerful sound,thusobtaininglhetlue stadiumeffect.
CHURCH: This mode
provides
theambienceof achurchfor baroque,slringorchestral
andchoralgroup music.
Delay
tlme
The soundheardin aplace suchasaconcenhall or amovie theaterconsists of thedirecl sound
thatreachesour
earsdirectlyfrom thesoundsourceandthereflectedsound
thatis indirectly reflectedoff from walls, floor and
ceilling. Thereflectedsoundreachesour ears
slightly laterthan thedirecl sound.Thedelaytime is thetime
differencebetweenthedirectsoundandthereflectedsound.Theoptimum delaytimewill bedifferentaccordingro
theroom sizeandtheacoustic
properties.
It is recommendedthat
you try differenttimesto obtainthebesteffecr.
. It isadjustablein theDolby DIGITAL(AC-3) andtheDolby ProLogic modesonly.
. Manufacturedunderlicencefrom Dolby LaboratoriesLicensingCorporation.
"Dolby" ,"AC-3", " PROLOGIC" andthedouble-Dsymbolaretrademarksof Dolby Laborato.iesLicensing
Corporation.Copyright 1992Dolby Laboratories,Inc.All rightsreserved.

Speaker
placement
Toobtainthebestsuroundsoundeffectin you!home,
place
the
speakeNasfollows;
. Frontspeakers: Place
eachftont speakeraboutlm (,1O") fromthe
TV set.
. Celrterspeaker:Placethecenterspeakereitheraboveorbelowthe
TV settoassure
good
visualizationof center
channel
program.
. Rearspeakers:Placethercarspeakersapproximatelylm abovethe
earlevelof aseatedlisteneronthedirectleft and
rigbt of themor slightly behind.
. Subwoofer:Regoduc€s
powerfuldeepbasssounds.Placea
powered
subwoofer
anywhere
in thefrontasdesired.
. Theidealsuroundsystemneedsall thespeakeNlistedabove.
However,
if youdon't haveacenterspeaker,asubwooferorrear
speakers,selectthebest
possible
suroundmodewith theavailable
speakers.
Note:To avoidinterference
$,iththeTV picMe, useonly magnetically
shieldedcent€randliont speake$.
EilJoYmG
SURnoUilDSoUI{DS
. Surroundsoundetfectwillnotwoft properly
ifthesignal
passes
through
agraphic equalizer.
Ploasersfsr
to
your
squalizeroperatinginstructions
for
guidance
onswitching
otf
(or
defeating)the
equalizer.
lll seler:thedesiredsurroundmode. Whenselecting
asurround
modeotherthanthe
DolbyDIGITAI,(AC-3)
mode.
I Whenselectingfte Dloby DIGITAI,(AC-3)mode.
Ts,,€,o--.l
t*lJh
U
t*ln
lh
U
. EachtimetheSURROUND
MODEbuttonis pressed
thesurroundmode
changesasfollows,
. TheDolbyDIGITAI,(AC-3)modeisavailablefor the
inputsourcessuchasDVD, LDPandADOTV only.
. ToenjoytheDolby DIGIIAI,(AC-3), besurethaithe
program
sourceto beplayed
back
istheDolby
DIGITAL(AC-3)
progam sourceandtheconespordirg
digitalinputis selected.Ifnot, nosoundwill beheard.
. When
LDP is selected,RFcanbea.lsoselectedamong
thedigita.linputsin theDolbyDIGITAI.(AC-3)mode
only.(Referto "WhenCD,DVD, LDP or AU)CTV is
selected
as
inputsource"onpage I I.)
P tf DI0nAI-(AC-3)--J
tE ProLo$c-+
m 3Sterco--+fiEATER
I
L (OFF) <- CHURCH e STADIUM e HALL (J
"( )":Remote
contsolonly.
I When
canceling
thesuEoundmodefor normal
stereo
oDeratiotr.
E
b
I

Adiustingthespeakersettings
. Adjustingtheseningofthecenter
speakerandthe
subwooferconnected.
Pressthe
SPEAKER
MODEbuttonformorc
than2secondstoenterthecenterspeaker
mode.
SPEAXEF
MOOE
-tl n
J\
\J
. IntheTHEATER.HALL.STADIUM.CHURCHor
noamalstereomode.it will becomethesubwoofer
modedirectly.
Select
thedesired
subwoofer
mode.
SPEAKER
MODE
n
J\
U
. Eachtime thisbuttonis pressed,the
subwoofer
mode
changesandflickersasfollows;
f_lYES:When
usingasubwoofer.
NO:Whennot
usingasubwoofer.
SelectthedesiredcentersDeakermode.
SPE{EF
IIODE
Er]
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tl
. Eachtimethisbutton
is pressed, thecenterspeakermode
chanses
andflickers asfollows:
LARCE IWhen usingarelativelylargecenterspeaker.
SMALL :When r-rsing arelativelysmallcentersp€aker.
L-
NONE :Whennot
usinga
centerspeaker.
. In theDolby 3 Stereomode,theNONE modecannotb€
selected.
Memorizethe
desired
subwoofermode
while it flickers.
MEMO/ ENTEE
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If thesubwooferdisplaygoes
off, repeatagain from
theabovesteD2.
Memorizethedesiredcenterspeakermode
while it flickers.
MEMO/Et'tTER
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. Thedesiredcenterspeakermodeis memorizedand
thenit becomesthesubwoofermode.
. lf thecenter
speaker
displaygoes off, repeatagain
from theabovestep
2.
Checking
thespeakersettlng
SPEAXER
MOOE
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Eachtime thisbuttonispressed
briefly, thesetting
of thecenter speal<eror thesubwooferis displayed.
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InDolbyDIGITAL(AC
-3),
DolbyPro
Logic
or Dolby
3Stercomode
hesstheTESTTONEbuttonto adjustrhe
volumelevelofeach
sDeaker.
. Testtonewill beheardformeachspeaker
for 2
secondseachasfollows;
-
FRONTL
{ENIER-FRONTR-REARR-REAIL ,StE I
. Thetesttonewill beheardfromthesubwooferonly
whensubwoofer
issetto "YES" in theDolby
DIGITAVAC-3) mode.
. Test
toneis notheardfromrearspeakersin Dolby3
Stereomode.
. Test
toneis notheardfromcenter
speaker
when
the
centerspeakersettingisadjusted
totheNONE
mode.
Check the delav time to be adiusted.
Thedelaytime
will bedisplayed
for5seconds.
In DolbyDIGITAI,(AC-3)
rnode,
theconesponding
delaytimewill ti flickering.
Thecenter
delaytime
canbeadjustableonlyin
DolbyDIGITAL(AC-3)
mode.
Therear
delaytimecanbeadjustable
onlyin Dolby
DIGITAI-(AC-3)
and
DolbyProl-ogicmodes.
Adjust
thedelay
rime.
. Each time this button is pressed,the delay time
cha[gesin regular
intervals.
. If the delay time disappears,start from the step l0
agaln
Adjustthevolumelevelsofthe
speakers
untiltheyallsoundequallyloud.
0
. TherearL andRvolume
levels
areadjusted
rcpse.tivelyduringthetesttone
functionandall
togetherwhileenjoyingsurroundsounds.
Memorize
the
delaytime.
. In DolbyProLogicmode,the
reardelaytimecanbe
memolizedwithoutpressing
theDELAYTIMEbutton.
In DolbyDIGITAI(AC-3) mode,repeat
theabove
stepsI I and12toadjusttherear
delay
time.
Cancelthetesttonefunction. InTHEATER,
HALL,
STADIUMor
CHUBCHMode
Adjust
thevolumelevel
ofthe
rear
speakers
relativetothatof
thefront sp€akers.
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TISTTNII{GTO
RADIOBROADOSTS
. Manualtuning
isusefulwhenyoualreadyknowthe
frequencyof thedesiredtransmitter
Press
TUNING - or + repeatedlyuntil the
dght frequency
hasbeenreached.
BAND FREOUENCY
. Eachtime thisbuttonis pressed,thebandts
changedtoFM or AM
. Whenpressingthe BAND buttonwithout
selectingthe
TUNER, thetuner
will beselected
automaticallyand operate.
Selectthedeslredband
6
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FREOUENCY
16l
unt"t
'n"
t"quencvdirecttuninsmode
Press
TUNING - or + for morethan0.5
second.
. ThenAUTO appearsonthedisplay.The tunerwill
now searchuntil astationof sufficientstrengthhas
beenfound.Thedrsplayshowsthetuned
frequencyand"TUNED".
. If thestationfoundis not thedesiredone,simply
repeatthisoperation
. Weak
'rations
are
\kipped
duringautoluning
Entertheftequencywithin 7 secondstbr
each
digit.
.FM89.15MHz: O O-O O
. FM 100.15MHz: O-O-O-O
.AM576kHz: O-O-O
. AM l6llkHz r g-g-g-9
. In FM band,If "l" rspressed
on thefirst drght,
"l0" isentered.
. With thenumericbutton
on theremotecontrol,
you
canalsoenterthefrequency.
. Ineachdigit,rf
it elapses7 seconds,
press
the
FREQUENCY DIRECT buttonagainto enterthe
frequency.

Presetting
radlostatlons
. Youcanstoreupto30
preferredstationsinthe
memory.
Tunein thedesiredstation
witb autoor
manualtuning,etc.
Listenlngto FM stereobroadcasts
. whilc lisleningtoFM broadcasts.
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In\
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' Eachtime
this
buftonispressed, theFMmode
changesasfollows;
[' Stereo
mode:"ST"lightsup
-l
.- Monomode:"ST"goes
off <J
. WhenFM stereo
broadcastsare
poorbecauseof weak
broadcasr
signals,
selccttheFMmonomodetoreduce
PresstheMEMORY/ENTER
button.
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. "MEMORY" isflickering for 5 seconds.
Examples)
. For
"3" :
. For
"l5": o-o
Entera
preset
number
(l-30).
o
. Thestationhasnowbeenstored
inthememory
. A stored
frequencyiserasedfromthe
memoryby
storinganotherfrequency
inirs
place.
. lf "MEMORY"goes
off,press the
MEMORY/ENTER
buttonagaintoenterapreset
numbef.
thenoise.
thenFM broadcastsa.ereDroducedin
monaumlsound
Scanning
preset
statlonsinsequence
. Thereceiverwill startscanningthestationsinthe
preset
sequenceand
eachstationisreceived
for5
seconds.
Tunlngto preset stations
Press
thedesired Dreser
number.
Whenpressing thenumericbuttonson thefront
panelwithout sclecring theTUNER, thetuner
will be
selected
automaticallyandthe
preset
station
will be
tuned
in.
At thedesiredsrarion,
press
rhisbutton
agalntostoPscanning.
I MEMORY BACKUPFUNCTION
The following items,setbeforethereceiveris tumedoff,
arc memorized.
lf theelectdcityfailsor rheAC inputcordis
disconnected
for about2 weeks,they areall cleared.
Soyou shouldmemorize themagain.
. INPUT SELECTdR settings
. VCR I RECORD senings
. Surround
modesenings
. Presetstations
. Video labels.etc.

AdditionalFunction
for R-925RDSTuner
Only
tlSTEl{|l{GT0RDSBROADCASTS
(Iillonlyl
RDS
(Radio
Data
Syslem)
isa methodforsending
information
signalstogetherwith
thetransmittersignals.Your
tuneriscapableoftranslatingthese
signals
and
putting
lheinformationonthe
display.Thesecodescontainthe
followinginformations.Program
service
name(Ps),A listof ProgramTypes(PTY),
TratficAnnouncement(TA),
ClockTime(CT),
RadioText(RT).
. The
tuner
automaticallysearches
forstatrons
broadcastingthetrafficprogram.
. "NOTRAFFIC"is
displayedif thesignalistooweak
orthereareno
stationsbroadcastingtherraffic
program.
. When'TPSEARCH"isnordisplayedrepeatagain
fromthe
abovestepl.
. Usethisfunctionto automatically
searchand
receive
thestationsofferine RDS services.
. Eachtimerhisbunonis
pressed,
thesearchmode
changesasfollows;
-RDS
SEARCH-TPSEARCH-PTYSEARCH--OFF-1
L
IntheFM mode,
select
theRDSsearchmode.
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. Usethis funcrionto automaticallysearchandreccive
thestationsbroadcasting
thedesired
program
type.
In theFM mode.selectthePTY searchmooe.
. "PfY SEARCH" isdisDlaved.
. The tunerautomaticallysearchesstationsoffering
RDS servicesandlhestationnameisdisplayed.
. If thestationfoundis notthedesiredone,
press
the
TUNIG - or + againwhile theRDS indicatoris
flickering.
. If nootherRDS stationisfound,"NO RDS" is
displayed.
. When"RDS SEARCH" isnotdisplayed,repeat
againftom theabovestepL
While
displaying
"PIY
desiredprogram
type.
. Eachlimethis
buttonispresscd, oneof 17diffcren!
types
ofprograms
isselected.
(NEWS,
AFFAIRS,
INFORMATION,
SPORT,EDUCATION,
DRAMA,
CULTURE,SCIENCE,VARIED,POP
MUSIC,ROCK
MUSIC,M,O,R,MUSIC.LIGHT
MUSIC,
SERIOUSMUSIC,OTHERMUSIC,
ALARM,UNDEFINED)
. When
"PTY
SEARCH"isnol
displayed,
repeat
againfrom
theabovestepl.
SEARCH",
select
the
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. Usethisfunctronto automatically
searchandreceive
thestationsbroadcastingthetraffic program.
In theFM mode,selecttheTP search
mode.
n
lh
U. The tunerautomatically
searches
astationoffering PIY services.
. Ifno stationisfound,"NO PROGRAM" isdisplayed.

EONPTY
(EON
:Enhanced
Other
Networksinformation)
Usethisfunctionto automaticallysearchandreceive
thedesired
programtypewhile listeningto aRDS
station.
In theRDS mode.
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Programtypeis displayedandthePfY indicatoris
flickering.
EONTA
Usethisfunctionto automaticallysearchandreceive
thetraffic announcement
while listeningto traffic
program.
In theTP mode.
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Traffrc program is displayedandtheTA indicator
lightsup.
If the
preset
stationbroadcastingtraffic announcement
is found,it will betunedin while listening to traffic
program.
If thestationstopsbroadcastingtraffic announcement,
thetunerwill find other
stations
repeatedly.
If no stationis found,theprevious
traffic program
stationwill betunedin.
PresstheEON TA buttonto cancel theEON TA
mocle.
While the PTY indicator is flickering,
thedesired
p.ogramtype.
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lf one of thepreset slalionsis broadcasting
lhe
selected
program
type,it will be tuned
in while
listeningto aRDS station.
If thestationstops
broadcastingtheselected
program
type,thetunerwill find otherstations
repeatedly.
lf no station
is found,the
previous
RDS station
will
betunedin.
WhenthePTY indicator
goes
off, repeat
againfrom
theabove
stepl.
Press
theEON PTY buttonto cancel
theEON PTY
mode.
DISPLAY
In theFM mode.
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. Eachtime thisbuttonis pressed,thedisplaymode
changes
asfollows;
f--_-l tP'o'u''l fP'ffi] k"-f.l tEd'-l
, lr'equencyl- servcinane I rype I rime -l renI
I ll (Psr I tPrvr | {cll lrqnl
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. If the
signalsare
tooweakornoRDSservice
is
available.
"NONAMEDATA". "NOPIY DATA"
"NO
TIME DATA" oT
"NOIEXT DATA" will be
disolaved.

AUDIORTCORDIl{G
Thedigital signalsfromoptical,coaxial
or RFdigital
input
canbe heardbutcannotberecorded
RecordingwithTAPE2MONITOR
Selectthedesiredinputasrecordingsource
except
for TAPE 2 MONITOR
Recordingwith
TAPE1
Select
thedesiredinputasrecordingsource
exceDt
for TAPE1 andTAPE 2 MONITOR.
. BesurethattheTAPE2MONITOR
indicator
soes
off.
r l-1
r-] t-
r-] t-
l-
SettheTAPE 2MONITOR buttonto on
O
t'*t"""'ding onthe
TAPE
l'
O*-'--i"':--:-:
'|-' Gt
t'* *-'oin8ontherAPE
2MoNIroR'
@
Stafl
ela)'on
rhedesiredinput.
. When theTAPE I is selectedasrecordingsource,
dubbingwill stanfrom TAPE I toTAPE 2
MONITOR.
. It is notpossible
todub from TAPE 2MONITOR to
TAPE I.
. For tape2 monitor function,referto -TAPE 2
MONITOR function" onpage10.