Features
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Inputs and Outputs
Features
Dolby Pro Logic II:
Enjoy 2-channel stereo recordings in stunning 5.1-channel surround playback. The
Dolby Pro Logic II decoder reproduces dynamic 5.1-channel surround sound not
only from normal 5.1-channel DVD but from 2-channel sources as well. Dolby Pro
Logic II uses matrix decoding technology that has been dramatically improved
over Pro Logic. With Pro Logic II, for instance, the Surround (Rear) channels
are in stereo (only mono with Pro Logic) and playback covers the full frequency
range (only up to 7 kHz with Pro Logic). These improvements let you enjoy a wide
variety of 2-channel sources with the exciting effects of 5.1-channel surround
sound. In Dolby Pro Logic II, there is a Movie mode that creates a sound space
suitable for movies, a Music mode that does the same for music, and a Pro Logic
emulation feature that reproduces sound effects in the way that conventional Pro
Logic does.
DTS-ES Extended
Surround:
DTS-ES
includes the Surround Back (SB; also known as Surround Rear) channel
in addition to the existing 5.1 surround channels of front left, front right,
center, surround left, surround right, and LFE,
enabling surround playback from a total of 6.1 channels. Due
to differences in surround signal recording methods, DTS-ES offers two types
of signal formats:
- DTS-ES
Discrete 6.1:
Discrete
6.1 utilizes the digital discrete method to record all 6.1
channels, including the newly-added surround back channel, as independent
channels. Since the surround left, surround right,
and surround back channels are fully independent,
sound can be freely designed and sound images
can move freely and rapidly amongst each other within a background
sound that envelopes the room from all sides.
- DTS-ES
Matrix 6.1: In
the Matrix 6.1 format, the surround back channel is matrix encoded in
advance to the surround left and surround right
channels, and when a matrix decoder plays them back, they are
decoded into separate surround left, surround right, and surround back
channels.
DTS Neo:6
Surround: Featuring
the newest DTS matrix processing technology, the DTS Neo:6 function
provides up to 6.1-channel surround sound from conventional stereo
sources, and can be used with virtually any 2-channel stereo source,
analog or digital. Two modes
are provided: Neo:6 Cinema is optimized for surround encoded stereo
movie soundtracks, while Neo:6 Music mode is optimized for superior
surround sound with stereo music sources.
Hefty Power Transformer for
Stable Supply of Power: A huge power
transformer has been connected in the power section where it is combined with a
rectifier diode and a large block capacitor to ensure a large, stable supply of
electrical current.
High Power Custom Transistor:
When temperatures rise or fall inside the unit, bias current values supplied to
the power transistor tend to fluctuate, causing sound quality to deteriorate.
The high power custom transistor used in the AVR-3802 ensures that the bias
current is constantly uniform so that the sound you hear is of consistently
stable, high quality.
Wide Range
Circuit Topology: Front
end and power amplifier circuitry is designed with flat frequency response
that extends to 100 kHz, perfectly suited for next-generation wide range
audio media such as SACD and DVD-Audio.
DDSC-Digital
(Dynamic Discrete Surround Circuit): DDSC-Digital
is a circuit configuration specially designed by Denon in which
all the elements of the surround processor are optimized by the use of
selected high performance discrete elements, including separate A/D and
D/A conversion, with sophisticated DSP surround decoding.
32-bit SHARC Processor:
Featuring the latest Analog Devices 32-bit floating point SHARC DSP processor, the
AVR-3802 provides superb resolution and widest dynamic range of Dolby Digital,
DTS and PCM audio signals.
24-bit, 96 kHz A/D
Converters: The AVR-3802 uses highly
accurate 24-bit, 96 kHz A/D converters to handle analog to digital conversion.
Since the converted digital signals are at extremely high resolution, the
resulting sound quality is far more faithful to the original source than with
conventional designs.
On-Screen Display (OSD): An
OSD can be displayed on your television for easy system setup. The OSD is sent
through the S-video and composite video monitor outputs; the OSD is
not sent through the component video output.
7.1
Multi-Channel Input: The
AVR-3802
is equipped with a 7.1-channel input to accommodate present and future
multi-channel formats, such as DVD-Audio.
Multi-Zone
Output: The AVR-3802 provides a Multi-Zone Output function and a
Select function that let you output different sources to multiple zones. Sources
can be selected for output to up to 1 additional zone, in addition to the main
room. Multi-room Zone can have variable pre-amp output. The AVR-3802's Power
Amplifier Assign function lets you assign the 2 Surround Back (SB L/R) amplifier
channels to instead drive the Multi-room Zone powered speaker outputs, with 110
Watts per channel power output capability, while still providing 5 full
amplifier channels to drive the main and surround speakers in the home theater
room.
Dual Surround Speaker Mode: The
AVR-3802 provides the ability to connect two different sets of surround
speakers, and place them in the appropriate locations in your home theater room,
so that you can enjoy both movie soundtracks and music listening, with optimum
results and no compromise.
Surround
Modes: In
addition to straight Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS playback, you can
choose from the following modes:
- Dolby Pro Logic II:
Enjoy 2-channel stereo recordings in stunning 5.1-channel surround playback.
In Dolby Pro Logic II, there is a Movie mode that creates a sound space
suitable for movies, a Music mode that does the same for music, and a Pro
Logic emulation feature that reproduces sound effects in the way that
conventional Pro Logic does.
- DTS ES Discrete 6.1 and
DTS ES Matrix 6.1:
DTS ES Matrix
6.1 performs matrix decoding to create a rear center speaker. DTS ES
Discrete 6.1 features digital discrete recording of all channels including
the surround back channel.
- DTS NEO:6:
Allows you to choose Neo:6 Cinema mode, which is
optimized for surround encoded stereo movie
soundtracks, or Neo:6 Music mode, which is optimized for superior
surround sound with stereo music sources.
- Wide
Screen: Select
this to achieve an atmosphere like that of a movie theater with a large
screen. In this mode, all signal sources are played in
the 7.1-channel mode, including Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital
5.1-channel sources. Effects simulating the multi- surround speakers
of movie theaters are added to the surround channels.
- Rock
Arena: Use this
mode to achieve the feeling of a live concert in an arena with reflected
sounds coming from all directions
- Jazz Club:
This mode creates
the sound field of a live house with a low ceiling and hard walls. This mode
gives jazz a very vivid realism.
- Video Game:
Use this mode to enjoy video game sources
- Matrix:
Select this to emphasize the sense of expansion for
music sources recorded in stereo
- Mono
Movie: Select this
when watching monaural movies for a greater sense of expansion
- 5Ch/7Ch
Stereo: The
front left channel signals are output to the surround and surround back
signal left channels, the front right channel signals are output
to the surround and surround back signal right channels, and the in-phase
component of the left and right channels is output to
the center channel. Use this mode to enjoy stereo sound.
Panorama Mode (Dolby Pro Logic II): This
mode extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an
exciting "wraparound" effect with side wall imaging. You can select
"Off" or "On".
Dimension Control (Dolby Pro Logic
II): This control gradually adjusts the soundfield either towards the front
or towards the rear. The control can be set in 7 steps from 0 to 6.
Center Width Control (Dolby Pro
Logic II): This control adjusts the center image so it may be heard only
from the center speaker, only from the left/right speakers as a phantom image,
or from all three front speakers to varying degrees. The control can be set in 8
steps from 0 to 7.
Personal Memory Plus:
The Personal Memory Plus function automatically memorizes the surround modes and
input modes selected for the different input sources. When an input source is
selected, the modes stored in memory for that source are automatically recalled.
The surround parameters, tone control settings and playback level balance for
the different output channels are memorized for each surround mode.
Direct
Mode: In addition
to surround sound playback, the AVR-3802 lets you enjoy pure
2-channel stereo sound without any digital processing.
Bass
Management and Speaker Setup:
Various
speaker size settings are available to ensure that small speakers do not receive
full-range signals and to tell the receiver where to send signals.
- Front
Speakers: The front speaker
size may be set to "Large" or
"Small"
- Center
Speaker: If
you have selected "Large" as the front speaker size, the center
speaker may be set to "Large", "Small" or
"None". If you have selected "Small" as the front
speaker size, the center speaker may be set to "Small" or
"None".
- Subwoofer:
You may select "Yes" or "No"
- Surround
Speakers A:
If you have selected "Large" as the front speaker size,
the surround speakers A may be set to "Large", "Small"
or "None". If you have selected "Small" as the front
speaker size, the surround speakers A may be set to "Small" or
"None". Note: If you have
selected "None" as the surround speakers A size, the surround
speakers B and surround back speakers are automatically set to
"None".
- Surround
Speakers B:
If you have selected "Large" as the front speaker size,
the surround speakers B may be set to "Large", "Small"
or "None". If you have selected "Small" as the front
speaker size, the surround speakers B may be set to "Small" or
"None".
- Surround
Back Speakers:
If you have selected "Large" as the front speaker size
and either the surround speakers A or surround speakers B are set to
"Large", the surround back speakers
may be set to "Large", "Small" or "None". If
you have selected "Small" as the front speaker size, the surround
back speakers may be set to "Small" or "None". If
the surround back speaker size is set to "Small", you may set the
number of surround back speakers to 1 or 2.
- Delay
Time: The delay
time for each channel can be adjusted from 0 to 60 feet in 1 foot increments
- Test Tone:
The test tone feature allows you to independently adjust the volume level of
each channel
CINEMA EQ. (Cinema
Equalizer): The Cinema EQ function
gently decreases the level of the extreme high frequencies, compensating for
overly-bright sounding motion picture soundtracks. Select this function if the
sound from the front speakers is too bright. This function only works in the
Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, DTS Surround and Wide Screen modes.
D.COMP. (Dynamic Range
Compression): Motion picture
soundtracks have tremendous dynamic range (the contrast between very soft and
very loud sounds). For listening late at night, or whenever the maximum sound
level is lower than usual, the Dynamic Range Compression allows you to hear all
of the sounds in the soundtrack (but with reduced dynamic range). This only
works when playing program sources recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS. You can
select one of the four settings: "OFF", "LOW",
"MID" (middle), or "HI" (high).
Surround Parameters: You
can adjust the following surround mode parameters:
This parameter turns the effect signals with multi-surround mode speaker
effects on and off in the Wide Screen mode. When this parameter is turned off,
the surround back left and surround back right channel signals are equivalent
to the surround left and surround right channels, respectively.
Level:
This parameter sets the strength of the effect signals in the Wide Screen
mode. It can be set in 15 steps, from "1" to "15". Set
this to a low level if the positioning or phase of the surround signals sounds
unnatural.
Room Size:
This sets the size of the sound field. There are five settings:
"Small", "Med.S" (medium-small), "Medium",
"Med.L" (medium-large) and "Large".
Effect Level:
This sets the strength of the surround effect. The level can be set in 15
steps from 1 to 15.
Delay Time:
In the matrix mode only, the delay time can be set within the range of 0 to
300 ms
Tone Control:
This can be set individually for the separate surround modes other than Direct
Dialogue Normalization:
The dialogue normalization function is activated automatically when playing
Dolby Digital program sources. Dialogue normalization is a basic function of
Dolby Digital, which automatically normalizes the dialog level (standard level)
of the signals that are recorded at different levels for different program
sources, such as DVD, DTV and other future formats that will use Dolby Digital.
Component Video Switching:
In addition to composite and S-Video switching, this unit can switch between two
component video sources. There are 2 component video inputs and 1
component video output; each input and output has jacks labeled
"Y", "PB/CB" and "PR/CR". This feature allows you to
connect, and switch between, high resolution video sources equipped with
component video outputs.
Last Function Memory:
This unit is equipped with a last function memory, which stores the input and
output setting conditions as they were immediately before the power was switched
off.
Back-Up Memory:
The unit is also equipped with a back-up memory. This function provides
approximately one week of memory storage when the main unit's power switch is
off and with the power cord disconnected.
Remote Control
Multibrand/Learning Remote: In addition to
being pre-programmed to control many brands of audio/video components, this remote also has learning capability, allowing it to be customized for
any installation. An LCD screen at the top of the remote displays the current
source.
System Call:
Up to 8 System Call settings (a programmed series of 29 sequentially-issued commands) can be stored.
Illumination:
When the Backlight button is pressed, the power, off, menu, display, return,
setup, cursor, and source buttons, along with the LCD, will illuminate in blue
for approximately 5 seconds.
Inputs and
Outputs
Front Panel:
- Headphone jack:
Standard headphone jack
Rear Panel:
- FM Antenna input:
Slip-on F-connection
- AM Antenna inputs:
Spring clips
- Phono Input:
Stereo RCA jacks with ground screw
- CD Input:
Stereo RCA jacks
- CD-R/Tape Input/Output: Stereo RCA jacks
- DVD Input:
Stereo RCA jacks, RCA composite video jack, S-video jack and component video
jacks (3 RCA jacks labeled "Y",
"PB/CB" and "PR/CR")
- VDP Input:
Stereo RCA jacks, RCA composite video jack and S-video jack
- TV/DBS Input: Stereo RCA jacks, RCA composite video jack, S-video jack and component video
jacks (3 RCA jacks labeled "Y",
"PB/CB" and "PR/CR")
- VCR 1 Input/Output: Stereo RCA jacks, RCA composite video jacks and S-video jacks
- VCR 2/V. Aux Input/Output:
Stereo RCA jacks, RCA composite video jacks and S-video jacks
- Monitor Output: RCA composite video jack, S-video jack,
and component video jacks (3 RCA jacks labeled "Y",
"PB/CB" and "PR/CR")
- EXT. Input:
8 RCA jacks that may be used for 7.1 multi-channel input from an
outboard decoder (front left, front right, center, surround left, surround
right, surround back left, surround back right, and subwoofer)
- Multi-Zone Output:
Stereo RCA jacks
- Preamp Outputs:
8 RCA jacks (front left, front right, center, surround left,
surround right, surround back left, surround back right, and
subwoofer)
- Coaxial Digital Input:
Standard coaxial
digital input (this digital connection may be assigned to any input,
except the Phono input)
- 3 Optical Digital
Inputs:
3 Toslink digital
inputs, each with a plastic protective plug (these digital connections may
be assigned to any input, except the Phono input)
- Optical Digital
Output 3:
Toslink optical
digital output with a plastic protective plug (outputs the signal coming
into the optical digital 3 input)
- Speakers:
Binding post
outputs for front, center, surround A, surround B, and surround back/multi-zone
speakers (not 5-way,
because a plastic collar prevents their use with spade lugs and they are
positioned too far apart to be used with dual banana plugs)
- AC Outlets:
2 switched AC outlets, maximum total 120W 1Amp
