Denon DRA-297, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...DENON AM FM STEREO RECEIVER DRA 297 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MODE D EMPLOI ...

Page 2: ...ch as radiators heat registers stoves or other products including amplifiers that produce heat ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 FIGURE A eXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMPS _POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE NEC ART 250 PART H 9 Read Instructions All the ...

Page 3: ... designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This product generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this product do...

Page 4: ...e operating 12 Playing the input source 12 Turningthe soundoff temporarily MUTING 12 Listening over headphones 12 Switching the front speakers 12 Checking the currently playing program source etc 13 Switching the brightness ofthe display 13 Selecting the play mode PURE DIRECT 13 Setting the tone control 13 Adjusting the speaker volume 13 Combining the currently playing sound with the desired image...

Page 5: ...tion button on Check once again that all connections are correct and that there are not problems with the connection cables Always set the power operation button to the standby position before connecting and disconnecting connection cables Store the operating instructions in a safe place After reading the operating instructions store them in a safe place as they could come in handy in the future W...

Page 6: ... be difficult to operate the remote control unit if the remote sensor is exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light Notes on batteries Replace the batteries with new ones if the set does not operate even when the remote control unit is operated nearby the unit The attached batteries are only for verifying operation When inserting the batteries be sure to do so in the proper direction fo...

Page 7: ...indicator This lights when an FM stereo broadcast has been received suu I I o Power operation button ON STANDBY 12 f Power indicator 12 8 Power switch 12 18 e Headphones jack Pt l0NES 12 e MODE button 14 18 o SPEAKER buttons 12 8 PURE DIRECT button 13 8 SHIFT button 14 0XM RADIO button 16 TONE DEFEAT button 13 _ LOUDNESS button 13 e STATUS button 13 MENU button 16 17 4D TONE CONTROL button 13 d9 S...

Page 8: ... buttons 14 Input source selector buttons 12 ISystem buttons 20 23 11 AC12ll 1l1llHz TDTALl2OW1IA 1MAX o Power supply cord 11 oVIDEO OUT terminals 8 4D DOCK CONTROL jack 10 4D XM terminal 10 48 ANTENNA terminals 9 4 REMOTE CONTROL jacks 11 f mmm j R f i t oAUDIO OUT terminals 8 8 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT terminal 11 8 AUDIO IN terminals 8 e PRE OUT terminals 11 oVIDEO IN terminals 8 oSpeaker terminals 7 ...

Page 9: ... 14 18 Number buttons 0 9 10 14 20 Input source selector buttons 12 IBAND button 14 I Memory block buttons A G 14 Speaker cable iii Video connections Yellow _ Ia Video cable 75 Q ohms video pin plug cable NOTE Do not plug in the power supply cord until all connections have been completed When making connections also refer to the operating instructions of the other components Be sure to connect the...

Page 10: ...er doing this plug the power cord back in and turn the unit s power back on If the protection circuit is activated again even though there are no problems with the wiring or the ventilation around the unit switch off the power and contact a DENON service center 1 Loosen by turning S counterclockwise Either tightly twist or terminate the core wires 2 Insert the cable Jl 3 Tighten by turning clockwi...

Page 11: ...CD player m AUDIO OUT 0L 0R Connect a non DVD video disc player such as a laser disc VCD SVCD or future high definition disc player to the DVDNDP terminals in the same way Connecting a TVIDBS tuner 8 Connecting a tape deck CD recorder or MD recorder Tape deck CD recorderl MD recorder ENGLISH ...

Page 12: ...s provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical NOTE Do not connect two FM antennas simultaneously Even if an external AM antenna is used do not disconnect ...

Page 13: ... DOCK CONTROL jack on the DRA 297 with a mini jack and assign the iPod to any AUDIO terminal s The diagram below shows an example of connections for when the iPod is assigned to the CD RfTAPE terminals For instructions on assigning the iPod to a specific terminal see Setting the iPod Assignment page 16 For instructions on playing the iPod see Playing the iPod page 16 XM Passport System cCt fit Cl ...

Page 14: ...No power is supplied from this outlet when this unit s power is at standby Never connect equipment whose total power consumption exceeds 120 W 1 A NOTE Insert the plugs securely Incomplete connections will result in the generation of noise Only use the AC OUTLETS for audio equipment Never use it for hair driers monitors or other electrical appliances RC 616 Infrared retransmitter AUX OUT l i i I11...

Page 15: ...eaker pair on Canceling MUTING mode To cancel the muting mode either press MUTING or adjust the volume Before operating Playing the input source 4 Press lIQIlV or POWER ON The power in licatmblinks green and the power turns on 3 Set MOD E SELECTOR 2 to CD iPod f Q I Q r POWER ON STANDBY PHONES INPUT SELECTOR About the button names in this explanation Buttons on the main unit Buttons on the remote ...

Page 16: ...ur Press PURE DIRECT This mode reproduces the sound with extremely high quality The audio signals do not pass through the tone circuits etc and the display that could affect the audio signals are turned OFF DIMMER VIDEO SELECT STATUS PURE DIRECT I F l j I UREDIRE 7 LOUDNESS ELECT ON STANDBY TONE DEFEAT TONE CONTROL CH VOL Operation BAND _ I III MEMORY BLOCK TUNER r MODE MEMORY TUNING oAdjusting th...

Page 17: ...tly by pressing FM AM 90 1 MHz 90 1 MHz 90 1 MHz 90 1 MHz 90 1 MHz 87 5 89 1 98 1 107 9 90 1 90 1 90 1 90 1 MHz 520 600 1000 1400 1500 1710 kHz 90 1 90 1 MHz F1 F8 E1 E8 A1 A8 B1 B8 D1 D8 C1 C8 G1 G8 Listening to the radio Check that the remote control unit is set to II A This unit is equipped with a function for automatically searching for FM broadcast stations and storing them in the preset memo...

Page 18: ...Warning Against Reverse Engineering It is prohibited to copy decompile disassemble reverse engineer or manipulate any technology incorporated in receivers compatible with the XM Satellite Radio system Furthermore the AMBE voice compression software included in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems Inc...

Page 19: ...l can be checked using STATUS The XM Satellite Radio channels can be preset in the same way as AM FM band page 14 uXM can be selected directly by pressing XM RADIO 30nce aIlnumber havebeeninpnt press ENTER to change the channel If the next NUMBER is not pressed within several seconds the channel automaticalfyswitches to the channel number that was input Playing the iPod The music recorded on the i...

Page 20: ... titles The DRA 297 can display up to 64 characters consisting of numbers capital letters and small letters A II mark is displayed in place of non compatible characters If the screens a e are not displayed the iPod may not be properly connected Check the ions andse1ttin Js 4 Operateusing MENU SELECT lAV l t and ENTER wblle watching the iP s screen The optional standard Control Dock for iPod is DEN...

Page 21: ...ource can be recorded simultaneously on every decks 18 ENGLISH ENGLISH Operation About the memory functions oLast function memory The various settings set when the DRA 297 s power is switched to standby are stored in the memory When the power is turned back on the settings made when the power was switched to standby are recalled oBackup memory The various settings are stored in the memory for abou...

Page 22: ...he preset memory can be set for one component only among the following CD iPod DBS CABLE and CD RITAPE Operating DENON audio components Setting the preset memory function det ponen eratil1g ctions his remote control is compatible with a wide range of infrared controlled components it may be the case that some component models cannot be operated with this remote control Operating the remote control...

Page 23: ...ory POWER OFF ll I POWER ON I r CHANNE 81 CHANNEL 15 7 o l I I II I i n l 1 VCR CH Ii 0 k I I j I l SKIP I I TOP MENU 1 7J DISPLAY i Us ENTER 6 V ll 0 d i I MENU RETURN rPLAY RETURNi SETUP MODE SELECTOR 1 r MODE SELECTOR 2 j 20 ENGLISH POWER NUMBER 0 9 10 BAND TVNCR 1 _ i I B 1 AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PICT ADJ So MODE TUNING ...

Page 24: ...hrough Punch througn Punch through Search reverse Search reverse Rewind Search reverse Search reverse Search forward Punch through Punch through Punch through Search forward Search forward Fast forward Search forward Search forward Skip reverse Punch through Punch through Punch through Skip reverse Skip reverse Skip reverse Channel Skip forward Punch through Punch through Punch through Skip forwar...

Page 25: ...ory block Angle Memory block Memory block Memory block Memory block Picture adjust Memory block Memory block Memory block Memory block Search mode Memory block Memory block Memory block Tuning TV volume Volume Volume TV volume Tuning Tuning Tuning TV volume Tuning TV volume Volume Volume TVvolume Tuning Tuning Tuning TV volume DENON HITACHI ABC DENON DENON HITACHI 111 134 007 111 114 108 CD CD CD ...

Page 26: ...umtier of the component you want to set 3 PressIA D attheS le tinle The indieator starts flashing II Punch Through is a function allowing you to operate _ II and on CD DVDNDP TAPE CD R MD or VCR components when in the TV or DBS CABLE mode By default nothing is set 0 A MODE SELECTOR 1 ITIlJB _O Zf MODE SELECTOR 2 23 ENGLISH ...

Page 27: ...cted channel is not currently Select the another channel broadcasting NO SIGNAL is displayed in the XM mode CHECK ANTENNA is displayed in the XM mode Power has turned off and the power indicator is blinking red This unit does not operate properly when remote control unit is used OFF AIR is displayed in the XM mode 8 7 12 11 12 12 Turn volume up to suitable level Switch off MUTING Power supply cord...

Page 28: ...ng Range Usable Sensitivity 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity SIN UHF A Total Harmonic Distortion at 1 kHz FM note IJV at 75 Q ohms 0 dBf 1 x 10 15 W 87 5 MHz 107 9 MHz 1 0 IJV 11 2 dBf MONO 1 6 IJV 15 3 dBf STEREO 23 IJV 38 5 dBf MONO 77 dB IHF A weighted STEREO 72 dB IHF A weighted MONO 0 15 1 kHz STEREO 0 3 1 kHz AM 520 kHz 1710 kHz 18IJV o General Power supply Power consumption Maximum external dimen...

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Page 40: ... to wear from normal usage tape heads cartridges stylus battery etc 6 Periodic check ups which do not disclose any defect 7 Use of the product outside the U S A 8 Damaged magnetic tape or CD DVD discs 9 Use in industrial commercial and or professional applications 10 Any installation or h S u r g from product failure __ If during the applicable warranty period from the date of original consumer pu...