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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page ii Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page iii Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Contents Controlling other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Preprogrammed remote control codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using the remote control to control other components . . . . . . . . . . 28 Remote control codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Maintaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 1 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Introduction Safety information Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-R5101AHD-A represents the state of the art in AV Home Theater Receiver design and is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 2 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver PORTABLE CART WARNING 12 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury S3125A from tip-over. 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 4 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Display # Indicator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Audio input indicator Listening mode indicator Audyssey indicators Tuning indicators SLEEP indicator MUTING indicator DIGITAL display # Description Function 9 Composite Video and Audio L/R jacks 10 SUBWOOFER Plug the composite video and audio L/R output cables from the indicated devices into these jacks.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 5 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Back panel - NS-RB1 Item Description Function 13 In tuner mode, press to go to the next or previous preset channel. 14 CH +/– buttons ALBUM RETURN button 15 AUDIO button 16 Number buttons 17 SLEEP/CLR button In menu mode, press to return to the main menu or previous menu. Press to access audio settings. See “Changing audio settings” on page 26.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 6 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Placing your speakers • If the subwoofer is placed near a turntable, CD player, or Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, howling or slipping of the sound may occur. To prevent this, move the unit away from the turntable, CD player, or Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, or lower the subwoofer’s output level.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 7 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver • Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other words, connect positive (+) terminals only to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals only to negative (–) terminals. If you get them the wrong way around, the sound will be out of phase and will sound unnatural. • Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 8 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver To connect the antennas: 1 Connect the FM antenna to your receiver. Other cables Video Audio Note If you are using an indoor FM antenna, change the position of the antenna until you get the best reception of your favorite FM stations. To improve reception, use a 75 Ω outdoor antenna instead of an indoor antenna. Disconnect the indoor antenna before replacing it with an outdoor antenna.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 9 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Audio Signal Flow Chart Notes • • The AV receiver does not support SCART plugs. The AV receiver’s optical digital jacks have shutter-type covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and close when it’s removed. Push plugs in all the way. Blu-ray Disc, DVD player, etc.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 10 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Using the audio return channel (ARC) function The audio return channel (ARC) function lets an HDMI-capable TV send the audio stream to the HDMI OUT jack of the receiver. To use this function, you must select the TV/CD input selector and your TV must support the ARC function. Connecting external components No.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 11 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Notes • • • • • • • To record the audio from one source input and the video from another source input The AV receiver must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’s in Standby mode.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 12 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver When you see the Rocketboost™ logo on any product, it has been designed to work with other Rocketboost™ products, no matter who manufactures them. How can I use Rocketboost™ with the NS-R5101AHD-A? This product includes the NS-RB1 Rocketboost™ sender/receiver. The NS-RB1 can be used to receive any Rocketboost™ audio stream from your other Rocketboost™ products.
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 14 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Using the Audyssey 2EQ® room correction and speaker setup To install the batteries: 1 Remove the cover. Batteries (AA/R6) 2 Insert two AA batteries into the compartment matching the polarity indicated. 3 Replace the cover. Using the remote control Use the remote control by pointing it towards the receiver’s remote sensor window.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 15 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Notes • • Make the room as quiet as possible. Background noise and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) can disrupt the room measurements. Close windows, and turn off televisions, radios, air conditioners, fluorescent lights, home appliances, light dimmers, or other devices. Silence the cell phone (even if it is not in use) or place it away from all audio electronics.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 16 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver If Subwoofer appears on the Review Speaker Configuration screen as No, increase the subwoofer’s volume to the half-way point, set it to its highest crossover frequency, and then try running Audyssey 2EQ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup again. Note that if the volume is set too high and the sound distorts, detection issues may occur, so use an appropriate volume level.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 17 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver The output is muted and the MUTING indicator flashes on the display. Tip • • To unmute, press MUTING again or adjust the volume. Muting is also cancelled when the receiver is set to Standby. • To automatically tune to a station: • Press TUNING MODE until the AUTO indicator appears on the display. • Press TUNING or .
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 18 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to preset your favorite radio stations. Tuning to a preset station To tune to a preset station: • To select a preset, press PRESET or on the receiver, or press CH +/– on the remote control. Tip You can also press the number buttons on the remote control to select a preset station directly.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 19 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Listening Mode Input Source Description Speaker Layout Dolby Digital In this mode, audio from the input source is output without surround-sound processing. 5.1ch Sp Config (Speaker Configuration), (presence of speakers), Crossover (Crossover Frequency), Sp Distance (Speaker Distance), A/V Sync (A/V Sync), and much of the processing set via AUDIO are enabled.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 20 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Listening Mode Description Input Source Speaker Layout 3.1, 5.1 Ideal for background music, this mode fills the entire listening area with stereo sound from the front, surround, and surround back speakers. MONO STEREO 5.1ch 7.1ch In this mode, all speakers output the same sound in mono, so the sound you hear is the same regardless of where you MONO are within the listening room.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 21 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver COAX, OPT1, OPT2–Select the digital audio input to which the video component has been connected. - - - - -–Select if you are using an analog audio input. Each HDMI input can only be assigned to a single input selector. When HDMI1 - HDMI3 have already been assigned, you must first set unused input selectors to “- - - - -,” or you cannot assign HDMI1 HDMI3 to an input selector.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 22 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Use the diameter of the smallest speaker in your system when choosing the crossover frequency. Speaker cone diameter Recommended Crossover Frequency Over 8 in. (20 cm) 6-1/2 to 8 in. (16 to 20 cm) 5-1/4 to 6-1/2 in. (13 to 16 cm) 3-1/2 to 5-1/4 in. (9 to 13 cm) Under 3-1/2 in.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 23 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver The mono setting specifies the channel to be used for playing any 2-channel digital source, such as Dolby Digital, or 2- channel analog/PCM source in the Mono listening mode. Option Multiplex Mono Settings Main (default)–The main channel is output. Sub–The sub channel is output. M/S–Both the main and sub channels are output. L+R–Both the left and right channels are output.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 24 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Submenu Configuration 0 dB (default)–Use when listening to movies. 5 dB–Select this setting for content that has a very wide dynamic range, such as classical music. 10 dB–Select this setting for jazz or other music that has a wider dynamic range. This setting should also be selected for TV content as that is usually mixed at 10 dB below film reference.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 25 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Submenu CEC Function (HDMI Control submenu) Configuration Off–Power Control disabled. On (default)–Power Control enabled. Off–TV Control disabled. On (default)–TV Control enabled. Power Control TV Control This function lets CEC-compatible components connected via HDMI to be controlled by the receiver.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 26 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver • Center–12 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB, in 1 dB steps. TV Control (TV Control submenu) Set to On when you want to control the receiver from a CEC-compatible TV that is connected to HDMI. Notes • Notes • • • • • • Do not assign the component connected with the HDMI input to the TV/CD selector when you set TV Control to On.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 27 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver • • • • • • DTS DTS Neo:6 Cinema DTS 96/24 DTS-HD High Resolution DTS-HD Master DTS Express. Notes • • • Notes • The CinemaFILTER may not work with some input sources. Setting the Audio Selector You can set priorities of audio output when there are both digital and analog inputs.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 28 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Controlling other components Using the remote control to control other components Press the REMOTE MODE button for the component you want to control first. You can use your receiver’s remote control to control your other AV components. This section explains how to enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control, such as a DVD player, a TV, or a CD player.
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 32 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Maintaining Category AUDIO Problems To clean this receiver, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth dipped in a soap and water solution or a weak detergent solution. • Never use alcohol, paint thinner, or benzine to clean this receiver. • Before using a chemically treated cloth, read the instructions that came with the cloth carefully.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 33 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Category Problem/Possible Solution Category There’s no sound with a certain signal format • Check the digital audio output setting on the connected device. On some game consoles, such as those that support DVD, the default setting is off. • With some DVD-Video discs, you need to select an audio output format from a menu.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 34 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Category Tuner section Problem/Possible Solution How do I change the language of a multiplex source The following settings can be made for the composite video inputs • Use the Multiplex setting on the Audio Adjust menu to select Main or Sub. You must use the buttons on the unit to make these settings. 1.
NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 35 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver Legal notices FCC Part 15 This system contains a NS-RB1 wireless audio sender/receiver, and has been certified under FCC ID: ATMUPT1W and IC: 6547A-UPT1WL. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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NS-R5101AHD-A_10-0487_MAN_.book Page 37 Friday, May 7, 2010 7:51 AM Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A AV Home Theater Receiver One-year limited warranty Insignia Products (“Insignia”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of this new NS-R5101AHD-A (“Product”), that the Product shall be free of defects in the original manufacture of the material or workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of your purchase of the Product (“Warranty Period”).
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