ENGLISH ¢SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
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This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modification not expressly approved by DENON may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 3. NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
ENGLISH Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR-887 AV Surround Receiver. This remarkable component has been engineered to provide superb surround sound listening with home theater sources such as DVD, as well as providing outstanding high fidelity reproduction of your favorite music sources.
Setting the Direct Mode Setup ····················································64 Check the parameter····································································64 Operating the remote control unit Operating DENON audio components ·······································65 Setting the preset memory function ··········································65 Operating a component stored in the preset memory····66 ~ 68 Setting the punch through function···········································69 Additional Information ························································...
Note Wall About the remote control unit In addition to controlling the AVR-887, the attached remote control unit (RC-1043) can also be used to control the following products: q DENON component products w Component products other than DENON: •...
Getting Started Part names and functions For details on the functions of these parts, refer to the pages given in parentheses ( ). Front panel Power operation button SETUP MIC jack ·········································(10) (ON/STANDBY) ··········································(11) SYSTEM SETUP button ····························(11) Power indicator ·········································(11) SURR.
ENGLISH Getting Started Rear panel !1 !0 q w e DIGITAL terminals (Optical/Coaxial) ·············································(9) VIDEO/S-VIDEO terminals ··························(9) AUDIO terminals··········································(9) Speaker terminals ·······································(8) AC outlets···················································(24) Power supply cord ···································(24) PRE OUT terminals····································(24) Remote control unit Indicator ··························(65) Function buttons············(25) System buttons ·····(66 ~ 68) COMPONENT VIDEO terminals··················(9) EXT.
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Getting Started [ Rear ] ZONE2 buttons···············(43) Function / Number buttons······················(25, 66) Tuner system/System buttons······················(37, 66) TEST TONE/DISPLAY button························(62, 66) Cursor buttons ) ····················(11) NOTE: • If buttons on the front or rear are pressed strongly, the button on the opposite side will be activated too.
ENGLISH Easy Setup Procedure • This section contains the basic steps necessary to configure the AVR-887 according to your listening room environment and the source equipment and loudspeakers you are using. • To set the sound field manually ( page 60 ~ 63).
Turn clockwise to tighten, then insert the banana plug. ¢ Connections • With the AVR-887, up to ten speakers can be connected for surround playback. • When making connections, also refer to the operating instructions of the other components. Speaker Impedance 6 ~ 16 Ω/ohms...
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI AUDIO OUT • The AVR-887 is equipped with HDMI terminals, so it can be connected to a DVD player or monitor using S VIDEO an HDMI cable. • The component video input and/or output terminals may be labelled differently on some monitors or video components.
Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Auto Setup/Room Equalizer (Room EQ) Functions • The AVR-887’s auto setup and room equalizer functions use the attached microphone to measure the acoustic properties in the room and automatically make the optimum settings.
ENGLISH Easy Setup Procedure w Before performing the Auto Setup procedure Turn on your subwoofer. Set the volume to halfway and set the crossover frequency to the maximum or Low pass filter off if your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency. Some subwoofers have a standby mode.
Easy Setup Procedure y Starting Auto Setup D D H H Press to select “Start”, then press • Start the measurements. Measurement of each channel is performed as follows: 1: The subwoofer speaker is measured twice. 2: Not displayed when “ZONE2” and “Front” are set at “Setting the Power Amplifier Assignment”...
ENGLISH Easy Setup Procedure Error messages • These error screens may be displayed when performing Auto Setup measurement and the automatic measurements can not be completed because of the speaker arrangement, measurement environment, or other factors. Please check the following matters, reset the pertinent items, and measure again.
Connecting Other Sources Cable indications The hookup diagrams on the subsequent pages assume the use of the following optional connection cables (not supplied). Audio cable Analog connections (Stereo) (White) (Red) Pin-plug cable Analog connections (Monaural, for subwoofer) Pin-plug cable Digital connections (Coaxial) (Orange) Coaxial cable (75 Ω/ohms pin-plug cable) Digital connections (Optical)
(Component (Component Video terminals) Video terminals) (S-Video terminal) (S-Video terminal) (Video terminal) (Video terminal) AVR-887’s input AVR-887’s output terminals terminals : only 480i/576i Relationship between the video input signal and monitor output according to the video convert settings Input signals...
“System Setup” operations are performed and when the remote control unit’s ON SCREEN button is operated. • When only component video signals are input to the AVR-887, the characters of the on screen display are not displayed over the picture.
• Use an HDMI monitor compatible with an HDMI input resolution of 480i or 576i. • If your monitor is not equipped with an HDMI terminal, connect the AVR-887 to the monitor using the component video, S-Video, or composite video terminals.
• With discs on which special copyright protection measures have been taken, however, the digital signals may not be output from the DVD player. In this case, connect the DVD player’s analog multi-channel output to the AVR-887’s EXT. IN terminals for playback. Also refer to your DVD player’s operating instructions.
DVD-Audio and DVD-Video. • To provide audio output from AVR-887’s audio output terminal, select “Amp” at the “HDMI In Assign”. To provide audio output from the TV, select “TV” at the “HDMI In Assign” ( ¢...
• When recording to a DVD recorder, it is necessary that the type of cable used with the playback source equipment be the same type that is connected to the AVR-887 VCR-1 (to 2) OUTPUT terminal. Example: TV IN → S-Video cable : VCR-1 OUT → S-Video cable TV IN →...
Connecting the iPod When using an iPod, you must connect the Control Dock for iPod (ASD-1R, sold separately) and the DOCK CONTROL jack on the AVR-887 with a mini-jack and assign the iPod to any AUDIO and/or S-VIDEO terminal(s). The diagram below shows an example of connections for when the iPod is assigned to the VCR-2 terminal.
Connecting the XM terminal • AVR-887 is the XM Ready ® receiver. You can receive XM ® Satellite Radio by connecting to the XM Passport System (sold separately) and subscribing to the XM service. • Plug the XM Passport System into XM terminal on the rear panel.
ZONE2 the same time ( • When a sold separately room-to-room remote control unit (DENON RC-616, 617 or 618) is wired and connected between the MAIN ZONE and ZONE2, the remote-controllable devices in the MAIN ZONE can be controlled from ZONE2 using the remote control unit.
Connecting Other Sources Connecting the PRE OUT terminals • Use these terminals if you wish to connect external power amplifier(s) to increase the power of the front, center, surround and surround back sound channels, or for connection to powered loudspeakers. •...
Press < ANALOG > to select “ANALOG”, < EXT. IN > to select “EXT. IN”. AUTO (All auto mode): The type of input signal is detected and the AVR-887’s surround mode is switched automatically. Can be selected for sources for which the “Digital In Assignment” ( page 49) is made.
Using the surround modes Types of surround modes and their features The AVR-887 is equipped with many surround modes. We recommend using the surround modes as described below in order to achieve the maximum effect for the specific signal source.
Selecting the play mode (PURE DIRECT/DIRECT/STEREO) F G, ENTER The AVR-887 is equipped with three 2-channel playback modes exclusively for music. Select the mode to suit your tastes. ¢ PURE DIRECT mode This mode reproduces the sound with extremely high quality. The audio signals do not pass through the tone circuits, etc., and the...
Basic Operation Selecting the Dolby Digital and DTS Surround mode (only with digital input) Select an input source for which digital (COAXIAL, OPTICAL etc.) is set ( page 49). INPUT MODE Press to select “AUTO”. [STANDARD] Press to select “STANDARD (Dolby/DTS Surround)”.
ENGLISH Basic Operation F G, ENTER SURROUND PARAMETER ENTER D H F G [ON SCREEN] [STANDARD] SURROUND PARAMETER D H F G ENTER About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Selecting the Dolby Pro Logic...
• OSD-2: The monitor’s resolution is displayed when an HDMI monitor is connected to the AVR-887. • OSD-4: This is displayed when the auto surround mode is set to “ON” ( page 57) and the input mode is set to “AUTO”.
ENGLISH Basic Operation Surround modes and parameters Channel output Surround Mode SURROUND FRONT SURROUND SUB- CENTER BACK WOOFER PURE DIRECT, DIRECT MULTI CH DIRECT STEREO EXT. IN MULTI CH IN DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY PRO LOGIC DTS NEO:6 DOLBY DIGITAL DTS SURROUND NEURAL SURROUND 5CH/7CH STEREO...
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Basic Operation ¢ Differences in surround mode names depending on the input signals Button Surround Mode Note ANALOG LINEAR PCM STANDARD DTS SURROUND DTS ES DSCRT6.1 DTS ES MTRX6.1 DTS SURROUND DTS 96/24 DTS + PL x CINEMA DTS + PL x MUSIC DTS + NEO:6 DTS NEO:6 CINEMA...
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ENGLISH Basic Operation Button Surround Mode Note ANALOG LINEAR PCM DIRECT DIRECT MULTI CH DIRECT M DIRECT + PL x CINEMA M DIRECT + PL x MUSIC PURE DIRECT PURE DIRECT MULTI CH PURE DIRECT M PURE D + PL x CINEMA M PURE D + PL x MUSIC...
Using the DENON original surround modes The AVR-887 is equipped with a high performance digital signal processor (DSP) that uses digital signal processing to recreate sound fields artificially. One of seven surround modes can be selected according to the program source and parameters can be further adjusted to achieve even more realistic sound fields.
ENGLISH Basic Operation F G, SELECT/ENTER <SURROUND MODE>, SURROUND PARAMETER [CH SELECT], ENTER D H F G [DSP SIMULATION] SURROUND PARAMETER D H F G ENTER About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit...
Basic Operation Setting the tone control Adjust the bass and treble to suit your tastes. ¢ Adjusting the tone SURROUND PARAMETER Press D D H H Press to select “TONE”, then press In the direct mode, “TONE” cannot be selected. Press to select “OFF”.
ENGLISH Basic Operation CHANNEL <FUNCTION> BAND TUNING SHIFT CHANNEL SHIFT [FM/AM] [ON SCREEN] [TUNER] TUNING [MODE] BAND [MEMORY] About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Listening to the radio...
ENGLISH Basic Operation XM Satellite Radio AVR-887 is the XM Ready receiver. You can receive XM ® Satellite Radio by connecting to the XM Passport System (sold separately) and subscribing to the XM service. ¢ Introducing XM Satellite Radio There’s a world of audio listening pleasure beyond AM and FM.
ENGLISH Basic Operation TUNING FUNCTION BAND STATUS <USER MODE> VIDEO SELECT [XM RADIO] FUNCTION [NIGHT] VIDEO SELECT [D H F G] STATUS [TUNER] FUNCTION TUNING BAND [D H F G] About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit...
User mode function The AVR-887 is equipped with a function for storing the selected input source, the auto surround mode and input mode in the memory and selecting these settings when you want to use them.
Screen Display” to “OFF” ( page 55). • With the AVR-887 it is possible to display folder names and file names on the screen like titles. The AVR-887 can display up to 64 characters, consisting of numbers, capital letters and small letters.
“System Setup Menu”. In this case, surround back speaker out cannot be used for MAIN ZONE. • When a sold separately room-to-room remote control unit (DENON RC-616, 617 or 618) is wired and connected between the MAIN ZONE and ZONE2, the remote-controllable devices in the MAIN ZONE can be controlled from ZONE2 using the remote control unit.
ENGLISH Advanced Operation <FUNCTION> <ZONE2/REC SELECT> <POWER> <SPEAKER> [CHANNEL] [FUNCTION] [VOLUME] [MODE SELECTOR 2] [MODE SELECTOR 1] [MAIN ON/OFF] [ZONE2 OFF ] [ZONE2 ON ] [FUNCTION] About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit...
About the memory functions ¢ Last function memory The various settings set when the AVR-887’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.
2 Room EQ Setup 2. Speaker Setup Items The AVR-887 performs an analysis of the speaker system and measures the acoustic characteristics of your room to permit an appropriate automatic setting. Set the Room Equalizer setting with “All” or “Assign” for each surround mode.
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It is possible to assign the Control Dock for iPod’s (ASD-1R, sold separately) audio and/or video signals to any input terminals on the AVR-887 and play them. The playback level is corrected individually for the different input sources.
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ENGLISH Advanced Setup – Part 1 5. Advanced Playback 6. Option Setup 2 Volume Control Items Make the 2-channel direct mode and stereo mode speaker settings. Direct/Stereo Dolby Digital Turn the audio compression on or off when down-mixing Dolby Digital Setup signals.
Advanced Setup – Part 1 F G, ENTER SYSTEM SETUP ENTER D H F G ENTER SYSTEM SETUP D H F G About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Use System Setup to customize a variety of settings to suit your listening environment.
About the on screen display and front display The AVR-887 is equipped with an intuitive and easy-to-understand on screen display, and is equipped with an alphanumeric front panel display that can also be used to check and adjust settings. We recommend that you use the on screen display when you make system adjustments.
Press Setting the iPod Assignment It is possible to assign the Control Dock for iPod’s (ASD-1R, sold separately) audio and/or video signals to any input terminals on the AVR-887 and play them. D D H H ENTER Press to select “iPod Assign”, then press...
ENGLISH Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Function Rename The name of the input function that is displayed can be changed. D D H H Press to select “Function Rename”, then press ENTER D D H H Press to select the input function, then press to set.
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Advanced Setup – Part 1 ¢ Preset Skip Preset channels that are not used often can be skipped. D D H H ENTER Press to select “Preset Skip”, then press D D H H Press to select the preset channel, then press to set.
• If a monitor is connected with an HDMI cable but the monitor is not compatible with HDMI audio signal playback, only the video signals are output to the monitor from the AVR-887. • Audio signals input from the analog and digital terminals are not output to the TV.
A monitor compatible with a resolution of 480i is required in order to use this function. The on screen display signals of AVR-887 are output with a resolution of 480i. Analog video signals are converted into digital video signals with the same resolution with which they were input and are then output from the HDMI terminal.
ENGLISH Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Audio Delay Adjust the time delay between the video and audio signals. D D H H Press to select “Audio Delay”, then press F F G G Press to set. 0 ms ~ 200 ms: Adjust the time delay.
Advanced Setup – Part 1 Advanced Playback Setting the 2ch Direct/Stereo Make the 2-channel direct mode and stereo mode speaker settings. D D H H Press to select “Advanced Playback”, then press ENTER D D H H Press to select “2ch Direct / Stereo”, then press ENTER •...
ENGLISH Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Auto Surround Mode Set whether or not to store the surround mode last played for the input signal. The surround mode used at last for the four types of input signals shown below is stored in the memory, and the signal is automatically played with that surround mode the next time it is input.
–80 to +18 dB (and ZONE2 volume level within the range of –70 to +18 dB). • LAST: The volume set when the AVR-887 was last used is stored in the memory and set when the power is turned on. • – – – (Mute): The volume is always muted when the power is turned on.
ENGLISH Advanced Setup – Part 1 Setting the Setup Lock This sets whether or not to lock the system setup settings so that they cannot be changed. D D H H Press to select “Setup Lock”, then press ENTER Press to select “ON”, then press •...
F G, ENTER ENTER D H F G ENTER D H F G [TEST TONE] About the button names in this explanation < > : Buttons on the main unit : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Advanced Setup –...
ENGLISH Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Subwoofer Setup Select the method of playback of the subwoofer for playing the low bass signals. D D H H Press to select “Subwoofer Setup”, then press ENTER F F G G Press to set.
Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Channel Level Set the volume of the various speakers so that the sound output from the speakers and the subwoofer seems to have the same volume level. D D H H ENTER Press to select “Channel Level”, then press F F G G Press...
ENGLISH Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Crossover Frequency Set the frequency (Hz) below which the bass sound of the various speakers is to be output from the subwoofer. For speakers that are set to “Small”, frequencies under the crossover frequency are cut before the signal is output, and the low frequency component that was cut is output from the subwoofer or the speakers that are set to “Large”.
Advanced Setup – Part 2 Setting the Direct Mode Setup Set the ON/OFF setting of Room Equalizer, in the case of the surround mode is in “DIRECT” or “PURE DIRECT”. D D H H Press to select “Direct Mode Setup”, then press ENTER F F G G Press...
Setting the preset memory function • DENON and other makes of components can be operated by setting the preset memory. • This remote control unit can be used to operate components of...
Operating the remote control unit Operating a component stored in the preset memory [MODE SELECTOR 1] to “AUDIO” or “VIDEO”. Set to the AUDIO side for the CD, TAPE or CD-R/MD position, and to the VIDEO side for the DVD/VDP, DBS/CABLE, VCR or TV position.
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ENGLISH Operating the remote control unit ¢ Functions of buttons for the different devices [Front] Device operated CD player CD recorder MODE SELECTOR 1 AUDIO MODE SELECTOR 2 CD-R / MD – – – – ON / SOURCE Preset channel selection Preset channel selection SHIFT Preset channel selection...
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– – DISPLAY RETURN – – Default setting DENON DENON (Preset code) (111) (111) Special remarks Special remarks: It is only possible to set the preset memory for one device per mode. When a new code is preset, the previous code is automatically deleted.
ENGLISH Operating the remote control unit [MODE SELECTOR 2] [MODE SELECTOR 1] [MEMORY] [INPUT MODE] Setting the punch through function “Punch Through” is a function allowing you to operate on CD, TAPE, CD-R/MD, DVD/VDP or VCR components when in the DBS/CABLE or TV mode. By default, nothing is set.
Additional Information About the speakers Surround back speakers Sound position directly to the rear can be achieved easily by adding a surround back speaker to a 5.1-channel system. In addition, the acoustic image extending between the sides and the rear is narrowed, thus greatly improving the expression of the surround signals for sounds moving from the sides to the back and from the front to the point directly behind the listening position.
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ENGLISH Additional Information Surround The AVR-887 is equipped with a digital signal processing circuit that lets you play program sources in the surround mode to achieve the same sense of presence as in a movie theater. Dolby Surround [1] Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the multi-channel digital signal format developed by Dolby Laboratories.
• DVD player’s audio output setting is produced. not set to bit stream. • DVD player is not DTS-compatible. • AVR-887’s input setting is set to analog. • Copying between a source such as Copying from DVD to VCR is not possible.
(HDMI FORMAT) does not match the supported input format of connected monitor equipments. The HDMI audio is not • The AVR-887 does not play HDMI output. audio signals. • The HDMI audio signals are not output from the connected monitor device.
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