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2  CAUTIONS  ON  INSTALLATION 
Noise  or  disturbance  of  the  picture  may  be  generated  if  this  unit  or 
any  other  electronic  equipment  using  microprocessors  is used  near  a 
tuner  or TV 
If thus happens,  take  the  followrng  steps: 
l  Install  this  unrt  as far  as  possible  ,from  the  tuner  or TV. 
l  Set  the  antenna  wires  from  the  tuner  or  TV  away  from  this  unit’s 
power  cord  and  input/output  connection  cords. 
l  Noise  or  disturbance  tends  to  occur  particularly  when  using  indoor 
antennas  or  300  R/ohms  feeder  wires.  We  recommend  using 
outdoor  antennas  and  75  R/ohms  coaxial  cables. 
For  heat  dispersal,  leave  at  least  10 cm  of  space  between  the  top, 
back  and  sides  of  this  unit  and  the  wall  or  other  components. 
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3  CAUTIONS  ON  HANDLING 
l  Switching  the  input  function  when  input  jacks  are  not 
connected 
A  clicking  noise  may  be  produced  if  the  input  function  is switched 
when  nothing  is connected  to the  input  jacks.  If this  happens,  either 
turn  down  the  MASTER  VOLUME  control  or  connect  components 
to  the  input  jacks. 
l  Muting  of  PRE  OUT  jacks,  HEADPHONE  jack  and  SPEAKER 
terminals 
The  PRE  OUT  jack,  HEADPHONE  jack  and  SPEAKER  terminals 
include  a  muting  crrcuit.  Because  of  this,  the  output  signals  are 
greatly  reduced  for  several  seconds  after  the  power  switch  is 
turned  on  or  input  function,  surround  mode  or  any  other-set-up  is 
changed.  If the  volume  is turned  up during  this  time,  the  output  will 
be very  high  after  the  muting  circuit  stops  functionrng.  Always  wait 
until  the  muting  circuit  turns  off  before  adjusting  the  volume. 
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4  FEATURES 
1.  Multi  Zone  Music  Entertainment  System 
Multi  Source  Function: 
This  unit’s  Multi  Source  function  lets  you  select  different  audio 
sources  for  listening  Different  sources  can  thus  be  enjoyed  in the 
main  room  (MAIN)  and  the  subroom  (ZONE  2) simultaneously. 
2.  Dolby  Pro  Logic  II  decoder 
Dolby  Pro  Logic  II  is  a new  format  for  playing  multichannel  audto 
srgnals  that  offers  improvements  over  conventional  Dolby  Pro 
Logic.  It can  be used  to  decode  not  only  sources  recorded  in Dolby 
Surround  but  also  regular  stereo  sources  into  five  channels  (front 
left/right,  center  and  surround  left/right).  In  addition,  various 
parameters  can  be  set  according  to  the  type  of  source  and  the 
contents,  so  you  can adjust  the  sound  field  with  greater  precision 
3.  Dolby  Digital 
Using  advanced  digital  processing  algorithms,  Dolby  Digital 
provides  up  to  5.1  channels  of  wide-range,  high  fidelity  surround 
sound.  Dolby  Digital  is the  default  drgital  audro delivery  system  for 
North  American  DVD and  DTV. 
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4 inch/l 0 cm or more 
Whenever  the  power  switch  is  in  the  STANDBY  state,  the 
apparatus  is  still  connected  on  AC  line  voltage. 
Please  be  sure  to  unplug  the  cord  when  You  leave  home  for, 
say,  a vacation. 
4.  DTS  (Digital  Theater  Systems) 
DTS  provides  up  to  5.1  channels  of  wide-range,  high  fidelity 
surround  sound,  from  sources  such  as  laser  disc,  DVD  and 
specially-encoded  music  discs. 
5.  DTS-ES  Extended  Surround  and  DTS  Neo:B 
The  AVR-1803/883  is  compatible  with  DTS-ES Extended  Surround,  a 
new  multi-channel  format  developed  by Digital Theater  Systems  Inc. 
The  AVR-1803/883  is  also  compatible  with  DTS  Neo:6,  a  surround 
mode  allowing  G.lchannel  playback of  regular stereo  sources. 
6.  Component  Video  Switching 
In addition  to  composrte  video  and  “S”  video  switching,  the  AVR- 
1803/883  provides  2  sets  of  component  video  (Y,  PB/CB, PR/CR) 
inputs  assignable,  and  one  set  of  component  video  outputs  to  the 
television,  for  superior  picture  quality. 
7.  Auto  Surround  Mode 
This  function  stores  the  surround  mode  last  used  for  an  input 
signal  in  the  memory  and  automatically  sets  that  surround  mode 
the  next  time  that  signal  is  input. 
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