Denon AVR-483 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 1)

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ith gorgeous images, earth-shaking bass, and

surround sound that eclipses most movie theater

audio, it’s no wonder people are inviting home

theater into their own living rooms. So your dilemma is proba-

bly not “Do I want home theater?” but “How do I get it?”

Crutchfield is here to help you choose. These pages show

the basic building blocks of a great home theater system, and

offer helpful hints to use when choosing gear.

After all, getting home theater should be fun and easy …

and with the info here, our friendly Product Advisors, our “try-

it-at-home” return policy, and lifetime tech support, it will be.

Building your home theater

Essential accessories

Home Theater

Stands – page 128

Solid, anti-resonant stands raise

speakers to the right level for

listening — you’ll hear

the difference.

Brackets – pages 89, 90,

118, 119 and 128

Brackets are especially good

for small speakers — you

can wall- or ceiling-mount

your surrounds.

A/V furniture – page 141 and

our website

Choose solidly built A/V furni-

ture with space to hide wires,

and room for gear to “breathe.”

Video cable – page 129

High-quality video cable always

means a better picture.

Digital audio cable – page 129

A Dolby Digital or DTS source (like

DVD) uses an optical or coaxial digital

cable to send sound to your receiver.

Speaker cable – pages 125, 127 & 129

Most speakers don’t come with cables!

And even great speakers don’t sound

their best with poor-quality wire.

Dolby Digital Receiver

A home theater receiver

is vital for controlling

your system. Every home

theater receiver we sell

offers Dolby

Digital —

the audio standard for

DVD and HDTV — and DTS

decoding; most offer Pro Logic

™

as well. (Many also handle surround options like DTS-ES

™

or Dolby

Digital EX; learn more about these formats on pg. 100.)

WHAT TO LOOK FOR:

■

Inputs and outputs.

You want a receiver with plenty of both — enough

to hook up all your current gear, and to expand your system in the future.

■

Surround decoding.

Dolby Digital 5.1 is a must, but you may also want

some of the other surround formats listed above — decide what makes

the most sense for you. If you listen to much stereo music, you’ll get a

lot of use out of Pro Logic II; if you have the room and budget to add

an additional back surround speaker, go for 6.1-channel surround.

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Power.

You want a receiver that can effortlessly fill your room with

clear, high-impact sound. Consider your room size and your speakers’

power handling capabilities when looking at receiver power specs.

Receivers – pages 100-110

DVD Player

Today’s most popular

source of crisp, colorful

video and Dolby Digital

audio is a DVD player.

A DVD player handles

both movies and CDs — it’s a great way to upgrade your current CD

player. Plus, DVD’s video resolution is noticeably better than standard

broadcast TV, and twice as good as standard VHS!

WHAT TO LOOK FOR:

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Outputs.

Be sure the DVD player’s video and digital audio outputs are

compatible with those on your receiver and TV.

■

Capacity.

Consider what makes sense for you — a single-disc player,

a multi-disc changer, or a mega-changer that holds hundreds of discs.

■

Playback.

Along with DVDs and CDs, many players can handle other

discs: CD-Rs, CD-RWs, MP3 CDs — some even play multichannel music

formats like SACD or DVD-Audio. What exactly do you want to play?

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Special options.

Serious A/V fans should consider progressive-scan

capability — it lets you pass a smooth, filmlike progressive-scan video

signal to an HDTV-capable TV! Fond of flexibility? Try a DVD/VCR

combo player.

DVD players – pages 92-96; DVD/VCR combos – page 97

key

component

key

component

Why buy accessories?

Because unreliable

power, cheap cable

or poor placement

makes even great

gear look and sound

crummy. Top-quality

extras let you enjoy

the stunning images

and crisp, lifelike

audio you paid for.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Home Theater

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Page 4 - Sony • DAV-C990 5-disc DVD

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Page 6 - Denon • DHT-483DVD

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Page 7 - DVD Players

Surround DecodingAll of our home theaterreceivers offer 5.1-channel Dolby Digital andDTS decoding. Some receivers also offer DolbyDigital EX and/or DT

Page 8 - Don’t forget blank DVD discs!

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Page 9 - Need help

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Page 10 - PROGRESSIVE SCAN

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Page 11 - Need help deciding?

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Page 12 - VHS tape

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Page 17 - HomeAudio/Video

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Page 18 - ES Difference!

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Page 19 - A/V Excellence

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Page 20 - Looking for stereo receivers?

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Page 21 - Onkyo – built for

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Page 22 - Audition the gear at home!

Home theater fun right out of the box! Our customers love these all-in-one DVD systems. They include everything you’llneed to enjoy a convincing home

Page 23 - Our full selection at

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Page 24 - 200 or more. See page 74

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Page 25 - Harman Kardon • AVR 225 EzSet

91Sony • HT-6500D 5-disc DVD component home theater systemComponent home theater in an easy-setup package! Sony has done the hard part for youby bring

Page 26 - CD • CD-R

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