Optimus Stereo Receiver STAV 3790 User Manual
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Cat. No. 31-3046  
Audio/Video  
Receiver  
STAV-3790  
STAV-3790 AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER  
STANDBY  
POWER  
VOLUME  
MPX  
DSP  
MODE  
MODE  
CLASS MEMORY  
DSP  
TUNING  
SELECT  
DIGITAL  
SIGNAL  
SIGNAL MIDNIGHT  
OSR  
STATION  
TUNING  
PROCESSOR  
SELECT  
MODE  
DOWN  
UP  
SPEAKERS  
BASS  
TREBLE  
A
B
LOUDNESS  
MD/TAPE 1  
DIRECT  
VIDEO  
INPUT  
VIDEO  
L
AUDIO  
R
PHONES  
TAPE 2  
VCR  
DVD/LD  
DVD 5.1CH  
TV/SAT  
VIDEO  
CD  
FM/AM  
MONITOR  
Owner’s Manual  
Please read before using this equipment.  
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  
This receiver is made and tested to meet exacting safety  
standards. It meets both UL and FCC requirements  
Careful attention is devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your receiver, and safety is a  
major factor in its design. However, safety is also your responsibility.  
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This section lists important information that will help you properly use and enjoy your receiver and  
accessories. Read all the included safety and operating instructions before using your receiver. Fol-  
low them closely, and retain them for future reference.  
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock  
hazard, do not expose this product to rain or  
moisture.  
Heed Warnings — Follow all warnings on the product and in the operating instructions.  
Cleaning — Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for  
cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.  
CAUTION  
Attachments — Do not use attachments/accessories not recommended by the product manufac-  
turer, as they might create a hazard.  
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.  
!
DO NOT OPEN.  
Water and Moisture — Do not use this product near water (for example, near a bathtub, washbowl,  
kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool).  
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF  
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE  
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-  
ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING  
TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.  
Accessories — Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The  
product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use  
only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the  
product. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for mounting, and use a recommended mounting ac-  
cessory.  
Carts — Move the product on a cart carefully. Quick stops, excessive force, and  
uneven surfaces may cause the product/cart to overturn.  
This symbol is intended to alert  
you to the presence of uninsu-  
lated dangerous voltage within  
the product’s enclosure that might  
be of sufficient magnitude to con-  
stitute a risk of electric shock. Do  
not open the product’s case.  
Ventilation — Slots and openings in the cabinet provide ventilation, ensure reli-  
able operation, and protect from overheating. Do not block or cover these open-  
ings, and do not place the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. Do  
not place the product in a built-in bookcase or rack unless it provides proper ven-  
tilation as specified by the manufacturer.  
Power Sources — Operate this product using only the power source indicated on its marking label.  
If you are not sure of your home's power type, consult your product dealer or local power company.  
Polarization — This product is equipped with a polarized AC line plug (a plug having one blade  
wider than the other). This plug will fit in the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If  
you cannot insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug still doesn't fit, con-  
tact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polar-  
ized plug. If you need an extension, use a polarized cord.  
This symbol is intended to inform  
you that important operating and  
maintenance instructions are  
included in the literature accom-  
panying this product.  
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Power-Cord Protection — Route power-supply cords so they are not likely to be walked on or  
pinched by items placed on or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, conve-  
nience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product.  
CAUTION  
Lightning — For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unat-  
tended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the anten-  
na or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.  
Power Lines—Locate an outdoor antenna away from  
power lines.  
Nonuse Periods—Unplug the receiver’s power cord  
Overloading — Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles,  
when you will not use it for extended periods.  
as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.  
Outdoor Antenna Grounding—If an outside antenna  
or cable system is connected to the receiver, ground the  
antenna or cable system so as to provide some protec-  
tion against voltage surges and built-up static charges.  
Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA  
80, provides information about proper grounding of the  
mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in  
wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding  
conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connec-  
tion to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the  
grounding electrode. See the example below.  
Objects and Liquids — Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings, as they  
may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock.  
Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.  
Servicing — Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers may  
expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service person-  
nel.  
Damage Requiring Service — Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qual-  
ified service personnel under the following conditions:  
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When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.  
If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product.  
If the product has been exposed to rain or water.  
If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only  
those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, as an improper adjustment of other  
controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to  
restore the product to normal operation.  
Antenna  
Lead-In  
Wire  
•
•
If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.  
When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.  
Ground Clamp  
Replacement Parts — When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician uses  
replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or having the same characteristics as the original  
part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.  
Antenna  
Discharge Unit  
(NEC Section 810-20)  
Electric  
Service  
Grounding Conductors  
(NEC Section 810-21)  
Safety Check — Upon completion of service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician  
to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.  
Equipment  
Grounding Clamps  
Wall or Ceiling Mount — The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended  
by the manufacturer.  
Power Service Grounding  
Electrode System  
(NEC Article 250, Part H)  
NEC -- National Electrical Code  
Heat — The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,  
stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.  
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Contents  
Preparin g You r Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
Position in g Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
Con n ectin g Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Con n ectin g Program Sou rces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  
Con n ectin g th e An ten n as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
Usin g On e Rem ote Con trol for More th an On e Un it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
In stallin g th e Rem ote Con trol’s Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Usin g th e AC Power Ou tlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
Con n ectin g to AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
In it ial Set u p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7  
Basic Procedu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
Basic Operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0  
Tu n in g th e Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
Usin g MPX MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
Usin g Headph on es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
Mu tin g th e Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Lou dn ess Con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Bypassin g th e Sou n d Con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Adju stin g th e Display Brigh tn ess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Switch in g An alog/ Digital Sign al In pu t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Usin g ATT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Casset t e Deck / VCR Feat u res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4  
Usin g th e MD/ TAPE 1 an d TAPE 2 MONITOR Bu tton s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Mon itorin g a Program Sou rce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Du bbin g a Cassette Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Playin g an d Recordin g Video Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25  
Usin g Advan ced Sou n d Opt ion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6  
Adju stm en t Usin g Test Ton e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Dolby Digital Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
DVD 5.1-Ch an n el Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Usin g th e Midn igh t Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Program Form at In dicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Usin g t h e Rem ot e Con t rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8  
Trou blesh oot in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8  
Care an d Main t en an ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9  
Th e FCC Wan t s You t o Kn ow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0  
Specificat ion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1  
In dex t o Feat u res by Con t rol Nam e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
Caution: Make all the necessary connections before you plug in or turn on the receiver.  
Wh ere you place you r speakers (n ot su pplied) can m ake a n oticeable  
differen ce in you r system ’s sou n d. Th e gu idelin es in th is section will  
h elp you ch oose th e best location s. After you u se you r receiver for a  
wh ile, you m igh t wan t to try differen t location s for you r speakers.  
Positioning Speakers  
a
L
R
Bass respon se depen ds largely on speaker location . For stron g bass,  
place th e speakers in th e corn ers of th e room . If you wan t even stron ger  
bass, place th e speakers directly on th e floor. If th e bass is too stron g,  
m ove th e speakers sligh tly away from th e corn ers of th e room , or raise  
th em 6 to 18 in ch es off th e floor. You can bu y speaker stan ds at you r  
local RadioSh ack store.  
Midway Point  
Between Speakers  
b
a = b  
Th e distan ce between th e speakers sh ou ld be abou t th e sam e as th e  
distan ce between th e n orm al listen in g poin t an d th e poin t h alfway  
between th e speakers. If you place th e speakers too close togeth er, you  
redu ce th e stereo separation . If you place th em too far apart, you redu ce  
th e bass effect an d create a hole in th e m iddle of th e sou n d.  
Normal ListeningPoint
Most speakers h ave a tweeter dispersion an gle of abou t 60 degrees.  
Ideally, you r listen in g position sh ou ld be ju st in side th e overlap area of  
th e tweeter dispersion . You can an gle th e speakers toward you for better  
stereo effect.  
• Surround speakers generally sound  
best if you position them above ear  
level.  
• To avoid interference with the picture  
on a nearby TV, use magnetically  
shielded speaker systems. This is par-  
ticularly important for the center  
speaker since it is usually located  
closest to the TV.  
To position you r speakers for su rrou n d sou n d, place th e fron t speakers  
at th e fron t of you r listen in g area, an d place th e (rear) su rrou n d speak-  
ers beh in d or to th e sides of th e listen in g poin t (see “Usin g Advan ced  
Sou n d Option s” on Page 26). Also, place th e cen ter speaker above,  
below, or beh in d th e TV. If you place it beside th e TV, th e pictu re m ay  
n ot coin cide with th e sou n d.  
You can also com pen sate th e speaker position in g by adju stin g th e con -  
trol settin gs for th e fron t, cen ter, or su bwoofer speakers. See “In itial  
Setu p” on Page 17.  
Center Speaker  
Front Left  
Speaker  
Front Right  
Speaker  
Front  
Listening  
Area  
Rear  
Rear Left  
Speaker  
Rear Right  
Speaker  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
Connecting Speakers  
Preparing the Speaker Wires  
Speaker wire con sists of two con du ctors (in dividu al wires) en cased in  
in su lation an d is u su ally color -coded or m arked with a ridge alon g on e  
side so you can iden tify each con du ctor. Use th ese m arkin gs as a gu ide  
to h elp you properly con n ect th e speakers to you r receiver.  
Follow these guidelines when you select  
and connect speakers.  
• Only connect speakers that are rated  
at between 6 and 16 Ohms.  
Follow th ese steps to prepare th e speaker wires.  
• Be sure you properly connect all  
speakers.  
Wire Strands  
• Do not connect two pairs of speakers  
to a single set of terminals at the  
same time.  
Speaker Wire  
• Optimus and other high-quality speak-  
ers have color-coded speaker termi-  
nals (red for positive polarity and black  
for negative polarity). Use these color-  
coded terminals as a guide to help  
you properly connect the speakers to  
the receiver.  
Wire Strands  
Conductor  
• Use 16-gauge (or larger) speaker wire  
for all speaker connections, and con-  
sider possible speaker locations be-  
fore you decide how much speaker  
wire you need.  
1. Cu t th e speaker wires to th e n ecessary len gth .  
2. Separate th e wires abou t 4 in ch es on each en d.  
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3. Usin g a wire stripper, carefu lly strip abou t / 4 in ch of in su lation  
from th e en d of each con du ctor.  
4. Twist th e en d of each con du ctor to secu re an y loose wire stran ds.  
Setting the Impedance Selector Switch  
Before proceedin g to speaker con n ection , be su re to set th e  
IMPEDANCE  
switch to th e appropriate position . If you con n ect speakers  
SELECTOR  
with 6- to 8-oh m im pedan ce, set th e switch to  
position . If  
6~LESS THAN 8 W  
you are u sin g 8- to 16-oh m im pedan ce, set it to  
Ω position .  
8~16  
A
B
A
B
R
L
CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE  
OR 8 ~16 / SPEAKER  
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FRONT SPEAKERS  
R
L
CAUTION: SEE INSTRUCTION  
MANUAL  
R
L
8~16 / SPEAKER  
CENTER  
SURROUND  
SPEAKERS  
SPEAKER  
6~LESS THAN 8  
/SPEAKER  
IMPEDANCE SELECTOR  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
Front Speakers  
Left  
Center Speaker  
Right  
R
R
L
L
A
B
A
B
CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE  
OR ~16 SPEAKER  
6
8
/
FRONT SPEAKERS  
AUDIO  
IN  
R
L
CENTER  
PREOUT  
AUDIO  
IN  
R
L
SUB  
WOOFER  
PREOUT  
CENTER  
SURROUND  
SPEAKERS  
SPEAKER  
Surround Speakers  
Amplified  
Subwoofer  
Connecting the Front Speakers  
Follow th ese steps to con n ect th e righ t speaker to th e receiver’s righ t  
term in als.  
Note: Be sure you connect the re-  
ceiver’s right and left positive (+) and  
negative (–) terminals to the speaker’s  
corresponding right and left positive (+)  
and negative (–) terminals.  
FRONT SPEAKERS  
1. Press open th e receiver’s  
(+) red lever an d in sert  
FRONT SPEAKERS R  
th e ridged or color -coded con du ctor’s en d in to th e sm all h ole.  
Press th e lever closed to secu re th e con du ctor.  
2. Press open th e receiver’s  
( ) black lever an d in sert  
FRONT SPEAKERS R –  
th e oth er con du ctor’s en d in to th e sm all h ole. Press th e lever  
closed to secu re th e con du ctor.  
3. Con n ect th e ridged or color -coded con du ctor’s loose en d to th e  
righ t speaker’s positive (+) term in al.  
4. Con n ect th e rem ain in g loose con du ctor to th e righ t speaker’s n eg-  
ative (–) term in al.  
Repeat Steps 1–4 to con n ect th e left speaker to th e receiver’s  
FRONT  
left term in als.  
SPEAKERS  
Not e: You can con n ect two sets of fron t speakers to an d term in als,  
A
B
bu t on ly speaker term in als are active wh en you u se th e su rrou n d  
A
sou n d system . If you con n ect on ly on e set of fron t speakers, be su re to  
con n ect th em to th e term in als.  
A
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Preparing Your Receiver  
Connecting Surround-Sound Speakers  
You can con n ect a pair of speakers to th e receiver for su rrou n d-sou n d  
program s. Follow th e steps in “Preparin g You r Receiver” on Page 7 to  
con n ect th e speakers to th e  
term in als.  
SURROUND SPEAKERS  
Connecting the Center Speaker  
Th e cen ter speaker gives addition al am bien ce to su rrou n d sou n d. Fol-  
low th e steps in “Preparin g You r Receiver” on Page 7 to con n ect th e cen -  
ter speaker to th e  
term in als.  
CENTER SPEAKER  
Or, if you prefer to u se th e am plified speaker as you r cen ter speaker,  
con n ect to its lin e-level in pu t. You can also con n ect th is  
CENTER PRE OUT  
jack to th e au dio in pu t of you r TV.  
Connecting a Subwoofer Amplifier  
You r receiver in clu des a lin e-level su bwoofer ou tpu t. Con n ectin g a su b-  
woofer to you r system dram atically exten ds bass respon se for in credible  
rich n ess an d depth . Wh en you listen to su rrou n d-sou n d program s, a  
su bwoofer en h an ces you r h om e th eater experien ce by realistically re-  
creatin g th e ru m ble of an earth qu ake, th e bon e-jarrin g percu ssion of a  
can n on , an d m ore. To u se th e su bwoofer ou tpu t, con n ect  
SUBWOOFER  
to an am plified su bwoofer’s lin e-level in pu t or to an am plifier to  
PRE OUT  
wh ich you h ave con n ected a su bwoofer.  
RadioSh ack stores sell a variety of su itable su bwoofers an d am plifiers.  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
You can con n ect u p to seven extern al program sou rces to you r receiver.  
Connecting  
Program Sources  
DVD 5.1 CH  
INPUT  
TO  
MONITOR  
TV  
SURROUND  
L
SUBWOOFER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
VIDEO  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
VIDEO  
R
IN  
CENTER  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
L
L
R
R
TV/  
SAT  
DVD/  
LD  
DVD 5.1 CH  
FRONT  
PLAY  
REC  
PLAY  
REC  
VCR  
MD/TAPE 1  
CD  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
LINE  
LINE  
REC  
PLAY  
REC  
PLAY  
OUT PUT  
L
L
L
R
R
REC  
PLAY  
REC  
PLAY  
R
INPUT OUTPUT  
INPUT OUTPUT  
CD  
MD  
MD Recorder  
CD Player  
Cassette Deck  
Connecting a CD Player  
To con n ect a CD player to th e receiver, con n ect th e CD player’s left an d  
Note: Use shielded audio cables with  
phono connectors for all audio connec-  
tions.  
righ t ou tpu t jacks to th e receiver’s an d  
jacks.  
R CD IN  
L
Connecting Cassette Decks  
You can con n ect cassette decks to th e  
Con n ect th e cassette deck’s ou tpu t jacks to th e  
an d  
jacks.  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
MD/TAPE 1  
Note: If you place the cassette deck di-  
rectly above, below, or to the left of the  
receiver, the receiver could interfere with  
the cassette deck’s operation. If possible,  
position the cassette deck to the right or  
away from the receiver.  
or  
TAPE 2  
MD/TAPE 1 IN PLAY  
jacks, an d con n ect th e cassette deck’s in pu t jacks to th e  
MONITOR IN PLAY  
or  
jacks.  
TAPE 2 MONITOR OUT REC  
MD/TAPE 1 OUT REC  
Connecting MD Recorder  
To con n ect a MD recorder to th e receiver, con n ect th e MD recorder’s left  
an d righ t ou tpu t jacks to th e receiver’s an d jacks  
L
R MD/TAPE 1 IN PLAY  
an d con n ect th e MD recorder’s in pu t jacks to th e  
jacks.  
MD/TAPE 1 OUT REC  
You can also u se th e fiber -optic cable (n ot su pplied) or digital coaxial  
cable (n ot su pplied) to con n ect th e digital ou tpu t jack of th e CD player  
or MD recorder (for playback on ly) to th e  
See “Digital Con n ection s” on Page 12.  
or or  
jack.  
COAX  
DIGITAL IN OPT 1  
2
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Preparing Your Receiver  
Not e: If you h ave a tu rn table with m agn etic cartridge an d wan t to con -  
n ect it to th e STAV-3790, you n eed to con n ect a pre-am plifier between  
th e tu rn table an d th e receiver. Som e tu rn tables h ave a switch able bu ilt-  
in am plifier: if you r tu rn table h as th is featu re, switch it to pream p  
m ode. Con n ect th e ou tpu t of th e pre-am plifier to an y u n u sed au dio  
in pu t jacks (  
,
,
,
,
, or  
).  
VCR  
MD/TAPE1 CD TAPE2 MONITOR TV/SAT DVD/LD  
Connecting Video Sources  
DVD 5.1 CH  
INPUT  
TO  
MONITOR  
TV  
SURROUND  
L
SUBWOOFER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
VIDEO  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
VIDEO  
R
IN  
CENTER  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
L
L
R
R
TV/  
SAT  
DVD/  
LD  
DVD 5.1 CH  
FRONT  
PLAY  
REC  
PLAY  
REC  
VCR  
MD/TAPE 1  
CD  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
AUDIO  
REC  
VIDEO  
AUDIO  
OUT  
AUDIO  
OUT  
VIDEO  
OUT  
VIDEO  
OUT  
PLAY  
VIDEO  
IN  
OUT  
IN  
L
L
L
R
R
R
REC  
PLAY  
INPUT OUTPUT  
SAT  
DVD  
VCR  
SAT  
TV  
DVD  
VCR  
If you con n ect th ree video sou rces, su ch as VCRs, laser disc (LD) play-  
ers, digital video disc (DVD) players, or satellite receivers to you r  
receiver, you can u se th e receiver to select each video sou rce. You can  
also u se th e receiver to record from th ese video sou rces to th e sou rce  
Note: If your VCR is monaural, use a Y-  
adapter (available at your local Ra-  
dioShack store) to connect the VCR’s  
audio output to both the and audio in-  
L
R
puts on the receiver.  
con n ected to  
.
VCR  
Con n ect ph on o cables from each video sou rce’s au dio ou tpu ts to th e  
receiver’s , or jacks. Th en con n ect ph on o cables  
,
VCR IN DVD/LD IN  
TV/SAT IN  
from th e receiver’s  
jacks to th e sou rce’s au dio in pu t jacks.  
VCR OUT  
Con n ect video cables from each video sou rce’s video ou tpu ts to th e  
receiver’s  
,
, or  
jacks. Th en con -  
TV/SAT VIDEO IN  
VCR VIDEO IN DVD/LD VIDEO IN  
n ect video cables from th e receiver’s  
video in pu t.  
jack to th e sou rce’s  
VCR VIDEO OUT  
You can also u se th e fiber optic cable (n ot su pplied) or digital coaxial  
cable (n ot su pplied) to con n ect th e digital ou tpu t jack of th e DVD player  
to th e  
or  
jack. See “Digital Con n ection s” on  
COAX  
DIGITAL IN OPT1, 2  
Page 12.  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
Connecting a Camcorder  
You can con n ect th e cam corder (or oth er au dio/ video device) to th e  
fron t pan el jacks. You n eed a stereo A/ V cable (n ot su pplied)  
VIDEO INPUT  
with plu gs th at fit th e receiver’s jacks an d th e cam corder’s jacks for th is  
con n ection .  
In sert th e plu gs at on e en d of th e cable in to th e VIDEO INPUT jacks on  
th e receiver’s fron t pan el. Th en in sert th e plu gs at th e oth er en d of th e  
cable in to th e au dio/ video ou t jacks on you r cam corder or oth er au dio/  
video sou rce. Be su re to con n ect video to video an d au dio to au dio (u se  
th e plu g’s color code as a gu ide).  
Connecting a Video Monitor  
Th e m on itor (or TV with baseban d video in pu t) you con n ect to th e  
TO  
term in al can m on itor an y program you con n ect to th e  
MONITOR TV  
receiver’s  
th e receiver’s  
,
, or  
jacks. Con n ect a video cable from  
jack to th e m on itor’s video in pu t.  
VCR IN DVD/LD IN  
TV/SAT IN  
VIDEO OUT TO MONITOR TV  
DVD 5.1-Channel Inputs  
Th e receiver accepts both 2-ch an n el an d 5.1-ch an n el in pu t for DVD  
players an d m u lti-ch an n el decoders. Selectin g th e 5.1-ch an n el m ode  
en ables th e  
,
, an d  
ou tpu t jacks for sig-  
SUBWOOFER  
SURROUND L/R CENTER  
n al processin g with m u lti-ch an n el decoder or DVD player with 5.1-  
ch an n el ou tpu t.  
DVD 5.1 CH  
INPUT  
TO  
MONITOR  
TV  
SURROUND  
L
SUBWOOFER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
VIDEO  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
VIDEO  
R
IN  
CENTER  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
L
L
R
R
TV/  
SAT  
DVD/  
LD  
DVD 5.1 CH  
FRONT  
PLAY  
REC  
PLAY  
REC  
VCR  
MD/TAPE 1  
CD  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
AUDIO  
OUT  
SURROUND  
OUT  
SUBWOOFER VIDEO  
OUT  
OUT  
L
L
R
R
CENTER  
OUT  
DVD  
DVD  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
Digital Connections  
You can con n ect u p to th ree digital ou tpu t devices to you r receiver. Two  
in pu ts u se th e fiber -optic cable, an d on e u ses coaxial digital au dio  
cable.  
Notes:  
DIGITAL  
IN  
PCM/  
• You must remove the DIGITAL IN OPT  
1 or 2 jack’s rubber cover in order to  
connect to either jack.  
OPT  
1
OPT  
2
• Keep the cover in place when you are  
not using either jack.  
PCM/  
COAX  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
OPTICAL  
OPTICAL  
COAXIAL  
CD  
DVD  
MD  
CD Player  
DVD  
MD Recorder  
Usin g th e appropriate cable, m ake con n ection s between th e digital ou t-  
pu t jack of you r device an d th e digital in pu t jack on th e receiver.  
Note: If you are connecting a LD or DVD  
player with AC-3 RF, you need a sepa-  
rate RF demodulator (not supplied). For  
details, see the manual provided with the  
RF demodulator.  
Th e digital in pu t jacks are assign ed to th e followin g fu n ction at th e fac-  
tory. For exam ple, wh en you select th e CD fu n ction , th e  
activates.  
jack in pu t  
OPT 1  
: CD player  
: MD recorder  
: DVD player  
OPT 1  
OPT 2  
COAX  
You can ch an ge th is arran gem en t to su it you r n eeds. See “In itial Setu p”  
on Page 17.  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
In m an y areas, th e su pplied in door AM loop an d FM an ten n as provide  
satisfactory reception .  
Connecting the Antennas  
AM Antennas  
Assem ble th e su pplied AM an ten n a’s base by swin gin g th e base in th e  
direction of th e arrow an d in sertin g th e an ten n a’s bottom tabs in to th e  
base’s slot. If th e receiver is in a rack or on a sh elf an d th ere is n o room  
for th e AM loop an ten n a, u se two screws (n ot su pplied) to m ou n t th e  
base on th e wall or an oth er location .  
Base  
Antenna  
Wires  
Attach th e an ten n a wires to th e  
n als (u pper two term in als).  
an d  
(grou n d) term i-  
AM LOOP ANTENNA  
Place th e an ten n a on a flat su rface an d rotate it for th e best AM recep-  
tion .  
Not es:  
Antenna  
Wires  
•
•
•
•
Keep th e AM loop an ten n a con n ected even wh en you u se an oth er  
in door an ten n a or an ou tdoor AM an ten n a.  
AM Loop  
Antenna  
ANTENNA  
En su re th at th e an ten n a does n ot tou ch th e receiver or an y oth er  
m etal object.  
FM  
UNBAL  
AM  
LOOP  
ANTENNA  
75  
Do n ot place th e an ten n a n ear a CD player, a person al com pu ter,  
or a TV set.  
If th e wire between you r AM loop an ten n a an d receiver is too  
sh ort, you can add extra wire, available at you r local RadioSh ack  
store.  
Outdoor AM Antenna  
You can also u se an option al RadioSh ack sh ortwave an ten n a kit (Cat.  
No. 278-758), wh ich m akes an excellen t ou tdoor AM an ten n a. Con n ect  
th e ou tdoor AM an ten n a wire to th e receiver’s AM term in al.  
AM Loop  
Antenna  
ANTENNA  
FM Antennas  
FM  
UNBAL  
AM  
LOOP  
ANTENNA  
75  
Con n ect th e su pplied FM an ten n a to th e  
exten d it.  
Ω term in al, th en  
FM UNBAL 75  
For better FM reception , you can also u se a rabbit-ear TV an ten n a (for  
in door u se on ly). To con n ect th e TV an ten n a to th e receiver, you n eed a  
VHF/ UHF/ FM splitter (n ot in clu ded). RadioSh ack stores carry a fu ll  
lin e of qu ality an ten n as an d an ten n a con n ection accessories.  
Note: For the best results, use 75-ohm  
coaxial cable to connect an outdoor an-  
tenna to the receiver.  
ANTENNA  
FM  
AM  
UNBAL  
75  
LOOP  
ANTENNA  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
For th e best radio reception , u se an ou tdoor an ten n a. Follow th ese  
steps to con n ect an ou tdoor FM an ten n a to th e receiver u sin g 75Ω coax-  
ial cable.  
Warning: To prevent injury, read and fol-  
low all cautions and warnings that ac-  
company the outdoor antenna.  
Not e: If you r an ten n a h as 300Ω twin -lead cable, con su lt you r local  
RadioSh ack store for th e correct adapter.  
1. Discon n ect th e su pplied FM an ten n a from th e receiver’s  
FM UNBAL  
Ω term in al.  
75  
2. With a strippin g tool, rem ove abou t 1 1/ 2 in ch es of th e ou tdoor  
an ten n a cable’s ou ter in su lation to expose th e cable’s sh ieldin g.  
3. Fold back th e sh ieldin g from th e in n er in su lation .  
4. Rem ove abou t 1 in ch of th e in n er in su lation from arou n d th e cen -  
ter wire.  
5. Pu ll th e sh ieldin g to on e side. Con n ect th e cen ter wire to th e  
Caution: The cable’s shielding should  
only touch the terminal.  
receiver’s  
Ω term in al. Twist th e sh ieldin g to secu re an y  
FM UNBAL 75  
loose wire stran ds, an d con n ect it to th e  
Ω
term in al.  
FM UNBAL 75  
Inner Insulation  
Center Wire  
Outer Insulation  
Shielding  
Outdoor FM Antenna  
Shielding  
ANTENNA  
r
Cente  
Wire  
FM  
UNBAL  
AM  
LOOP  
ANTENNA  
75  
Not e: Grou n din g is n ot n ecessary for reception , bu t we recom m en d it  
for better FM reception an d to avoid dam age from ligh tn in g wh en you  
u se an ou tdoor FM an ten n a. Use a separate piece of th ick polyvin yl  
in su lated wire to con n ect th e  
term in al to th e bu ildin g’s power ser-  
vice grou n din g electrode system .  
Warn in g: Never con n ect a wire to a gas pipe for grou n din g sin ce sparks  
m igh t ign ite th e gas.  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
If you also h ave an Optim u s profession al series CD player, VCR, or cas-  
Using One Remote Control  
for More than One Unit  
sette deck with th e OSR m ark ( ), you can con n ect its  
jack  
CONTROL IN  
to th e receiver so you can con trol all of you r equ ipm en t with a sin gle  
rem ote con trol. You can also u se th e oth er com pon en t’s rem ote con trol  
by poin tin g it at th e receiver’s fron t pan el.  
Note: When you plug the cable into a  
1. Con n ect each com pon en t to th e receiver as sh own in “Con n ectin g  
Program Sou rces” on Page 9.  
component’s  
jack, that com-  
CONTROL IN  
ponent’s remote sensor does not func-  
tion.  
Not e: You m u st con n ect th e au dio cables between th e receiver an d  
th e oth er au dio accessory to u se you r receiver’s rem ote con trol to  
con trol th e accessory.  
CONTROL  
CONTROL  
OUT  
IN  
2. Con n ect th e cable su pplied with th e CD player, VCR, or cassette  
OUT  
deck to th e receiver’s  
jack an d th e oth er com pon en t’s  
CONTROL OUT  
jack.  
CONTROL IN  
3. Wh en you wan t to con trol m ore th an on e oth er com pon en t u sin g  
th e receiver’s rem ote con trol, daisy-ch ain th e an d  
Receiver  
Other Component  
with OSR Mark  
CONTROL OUT  
con n ection s as sh own .  
CONTROL IN  
Remote  
Control  
To the CONTROL IN jack  
of Another Component  
having the OSR Mark  
You r rem ote con trol requ ires two AA batteries (n ot in clu ded) for power.  
For th e best operation an d lon gest life, we recom m en d alkalin e batter-  
ies, available at you r local RadioSh ack store.  
Installing the  
Remote Control’s Batteries  
1. Press an d slide open th e battery com partm en t cover.  
Cautions:  
2. Place two fresh AA batteries in th e com partm en t as in dicated by  
th e polarity sym bols (+ an d –) m arked in th e com partm en t.  
• Use only fresh batteries of the required  
size and recommended type.  
• Always remove old or weak batteries.  
Batteries can leak chemicals that can  
damage electronic circuits.  
3. Replace th e battery com partm en t cover.  
Note: If the remote’s range is reduced,  
replace the batteries.  
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Preparing Your Receiver  
Using the AC Power Outlet  
You r receiver h as an AC power ou tlet th at you can u se to power an elec-  
tron ic device, su ch as a cassette deck or VCR. Th is switch ed ou tlet  
tu rn s on an d off with th e receiver an d provides a m axim u m of 100  
watts.  
Caution: Do not connect appliances with  
high power consumption, such as a  
heater, iron, monitor, or TV, to this AC  
outlet. Doing so can cause a risk of over-  
heating and fire, and could damage the  
receiver.  
R
L
A
B
A
B
R
L
CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE  
OR ~16 SPEAKER  
6
8
/
FRONT SPEAKERS  
CAUTION:  
DO NOT CONNECT  
TV SET OR MONITOR.  
R
L
AC 120V 60Hz  
AC OUTLET  
CENTER  
PREOUT  
CAUTION: SEE INSTRUCTION  
MANUAL  
R
L
SUB  
WOOFER  
PREOUT  
8~16  
/
SPEAKER  
SWITCHED  
10W MAX  
08A MAX  
CENTER  
SURROUND  
SPEAKERS  
SPEAKER  
6~LESS THAN  
8
/SPEAKER  
IMPEDANCE SELECTOR  
Before you plu g in th e receiver’s power cord, dou ble ch eck all oth er con -  
n ection s.  
Connecting to AC Power  
To power th e receiver, plu g th e su pplied power cord in to a stan dard AC  
ou tlet. Th e power cord’s plu g is polarized an d fits on ly on e way.  
Warning: To prevent electric shock, do  
not use this polarized plug with an exten-  
sion cord, receptacle, or other outlet un-  
less you can fully insert the blades to  
prevent blade exposure.  
R
R
L
L
A
B
A
B
CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE  
OR ~16 SPEAKER  
6
8
/
FRONT SPEAKERS  
CAUTION:  
DO NOT CONNECT  
TV SET OR MONITOR.  
R
L
AC 120V 60Hz  
AC OUTLET  
CENTER  
PREOUT  
CAUTION: SEE INSTRUCTION  
MANUAL  
R
L
SUB  
WOOFER  
PREOUT  
8~16  
/
SPEAKER  
SWITCHED  
100W MAX  
0.8A MAX  
CENTER  
SURROUND  
SPEAKERS  
SPEAKER  
6~LESS THAN  
8
/SPEAKER  
IMPEDANCE SELECTOR  
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Initial Setup  
To obtain th e best possible su rrou n d sou n d, you n eed to set u p an d  
adju st you r receiver an d its com pon en ts. Th is is particu larly im portan t  
wh en you u se th e  
(Dolby) sou n d m ode. Th ese are on e-tim e adju st-  
m en ts an d you n eed n ot to repeat (u n less you ch an ge th e con figu ration  
of you r system ).  
1. Press  
2. Press  
(
) to tu rn on th e receiver.  
POWER RECEIVER POWER  
Basic Procedure  
located in th e cen ter of th e rem ote con trol to acti-  
RECEIVER  
vate rem ote setu p.  
3. Press  
or  
u n til th e com pon en t you wan t to adju st appears on  
th e display. We recom m en d th at you perform adju stm en ts in th e  
order th at th ey appear on th e display wh en you in itially set u p th e  
receiver.  
4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e option of th e displayed com pon en t. Th e  
settin g is au tom atically en tered.  
5. Repeat Steps 3 an d 4 to adju st th e oth er com pon en ts.  
Speaker Size Setting  
1. Press  
u n til F.L.--C.L.--S.L.appears on th e display.  
2. Select th e fron t speaker size u sin g ▲ or ▼. If you r speaker system s  
h ave a 5-in ch or larger con e or if you h ave n ot con n ected a su b-  
woofer, select L(large). Th e receiver sen ds th e bass frequ en cies to  
th e fron t speakers. If you u se sm aller speaker system s, select S  
(sm all): th e receiver sen ds bass frequ en cies to th e su bwoofer.  
3. Press  
to m ove th e cu rsor to th e righ t an d select th e cen ter  
Notes:  
speaker size by pressin g ▲ or ▼. Ch oose Lfor a 5-in ch or larger  
con e, Sfor a sm aller con e, or ✱ if you did n ot con n ect a cen ter  
speaker. Wh en you select ✱, th e cen ter speaker sign als are sen t to  
left an d righ t fron t speakers.  
• When you select Sfor front speakers,  
you cannot select L for center or sur-  
round speakers.  
• When you set the front speakers to S,  
the SUBWFsets to ON.  
4. Press  
to m ove th e cu rsor to th e righ t an d select th e su rrou n d  
speaker size u sin g ▲ or ▼: Lif th ey are 5-in ch or larger, Sif th ey  
are sm aller, or ✱ if you did n ot con n ect su rrou n d speakers. Wh en  
you select ✱, th e su rrou n d speaker sign als are sen t to th e left an d  
righ t fron t speakers.  
Subwoofer On/Off Setting  
Press  
u n til SUBWF ONappears on th e display an d press ▲ or ▼ to  
tu rn th e su bwoofer on or off.  
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Initial Setup  
Crossover Frequency Setting  
Wh en you select Sfor an y of th e speaker’s size settin g m odes, th e  
receiver sen ds th e bass frequ en cies th at were destin ed for th at particu -  
lar speaker to th e su bwoofer. Th is settin g determ in es th e frequ en cy th at  
is sen t to th e su bwoofer. If you set all speakers (fron t, cen ter, an d su r-  
rou n d) to L, you can n ot set th e crossover frequ en cy (✱✱✱ appears on  
th e display).  
1. Press  
an d XOVER 100appears on th e display.  
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e crossover frequ en cy, 100, 150, or 200  
Hz.  
Low Frequency Effect Attenuator Setting  
Dolby Digital au dio sou rces in clu de u ltra-low bass ton es. Set th e Low  
Frequ en cy Effect (LFE) atten u ator as requ ired to preven t th is bass ton e  
from distortin g speaker sou n d.  
1. Press  
u n til LFEATT 0appears on th e display.  
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e atten u ation level, 0, 10, or ✱✱ dB.  
Not e: Th e ✱✱ settin g, disables th e LFE.  
Low Cut Filter On/Off Setting  
Th is settin g tu rn s th e low cu t filter for th e su bwoofer on or off. You can -  
n ot adju st th is settin g if th e su bwoofer on / off is set to OFF.  
1. Press  
u n til LCF ON appears on th e display.  
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select ONor OFF.  
Speaker Distance Settings  
You can program speaker distan ce settin gs for optim al sou n d in you r  
listen in g area.  
1. Press  
u n til FRT 10ft. appears on th e display.  
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to en ter th e distan ce between th e fron t speakers an d  
you r listen in g area. Each tim e you press th e bu tton , th e distan ce  
ch an ges 1 foot (between 1 to 30 feet).  
3. Press  
u n til CNT 10ft. appears on th e display.  
4. Press ▲ or ▼ to en ter th e distan ce between th e cen ter speaker an d  
you r listen in g area. Each tim e you press th e bu tton , th e distan ce  
ch an ges 1 foot (between 1 to 30 feet).  
Note: When the C✱ speaker setting is  
selected, you cannot set the center  
speaker’s distance.  
5. Press  
u n til SUR 10ft. appears on th e display.  
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Initial Setup  
6. Press ▲ or ▼ to en ter th e distan ce between th e su rrou n d speakers  
an d you r listen in g area. Each tim e you press th e bu tton , distan ce  
ch an ges for 1 foot (between 1 to 30 feet).  
Note: When the S✱ speaker setting is  
selected, you cannot set the surround  
speaker’s distance.  
Dynamic Range Control Setting  
In Dolby Digital m ode, th e dyn am ic ran ge (h ow lou d an d soft sou n ds are  
produ ced) is com pressed so you can better h ear low-level sou n d. Th is  
settin g determ in es th e level of com pression . Use th e MAXsettin g for low  
volu m e levels, OFFfor h igh volu m e levels an d MIDfor m ediu m volu m e  
levels.  
1. Press  
u n til DRC OFF appears on th e display.  
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select OFF, MAX, or MID.  
Digital Input Setting  
Use th is settin g to assign th e rear pan el digital in pu t jacks to th e  
desired com pon en ts. (See “Digital Con n ection s” on Page 12.)  
1. Press  
u n til COAX DVD appears on th e display.  
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e device you con n ected to rear pan el coax  
digital in pu t, DVD, TV(satellite receiver or TV tu n er), CD, MD, VCR,  
or OFF(n o con n ection ).  
3. Press  
u n til OPT1 CD appears on th e display.  
4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e device you con n ected to rear pan el  
OPT1  
digital in pu t, DVD, TV(satellite receiver or TV tu n er), CD, MD, VCR,  
or OFF(n o con n ection ).  
5. Press  
u n til OPT2 CD appears on th e display.  
6. Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e device you con n ected to rear pan el  
OPT2  
digital in pu t, DVD, TV(satellite receiver or TV tu n er), CD, MD, VCR,  
or OFF(n o con n ection ).  
Note: We suggest you set the speaker  
level’s when all setup is complete. (See  
“Adjustment Using Test Tone” on  
Page 27.)  
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Basic Operation  
Th e con trols on th e rem ote con trol work th e sam e as th e bu tton s on th e  
receiver’s fron t pan el, th ou gh som e are labeled differen tly.  
Warning: To prevent possible hearing  
loss, turn  
to  
before you turn  
MIN  
VOLUME  
on the receiver or change the program  
sources. After you turn on the receiver or  
Follow th ese steps to u se th e receiver.  
change the program source, adjust  
VOL-  
1. Press  
2. Press  
to tu rn on th e receiver’s power.  
POWER  
to a comfortable listening level.  
UME  
or on th e fron t pan el (if n ecessary) so SP Aor  
SPEAKERS A  
B
Bappears on th e display.  
3. Select a program sou rce.  
To tu n e to a radio station , see “Tu n in g th e Radio” on Page 21.  
To listen to sign als from th e com pon en t con n ected to  
TAPE 2 MONI-  
Note: If you select a source while  
TAPE 2  
, press  
so TAPE2appears on th e display.  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
TOR  
is engaged, TAPE 2 flashes  
MONITOR  
five times on the display, reminding you  
To listen to a sou rce oth er th an on e con n ected to  
,
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
to disengage the  
tion.  
func-  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
be su re TAPE2does n ot sh ow on th e display. If n ecessary, press  
so TAPE2disappears. Th en press  
,
(digi-  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
VCR DVD/LD  
tal video disc/ laser disc),  
,
(fron t pan el  
TV/SAT VIDEO VIDEO INPUT  
jacks),  
,
(tu n er), or  
, or repeatedly press  
on  
FUNC  
CD FM/AM  
MD/TAPE 1  
th e rem ote con trol, to display th e desired program sou rce.  
4. Adju st clockwise to in crease th e volu m e or cou n terclock-  
VOLUME  
wise to decrease it. Or, you can u se  
on th e rem ote con trol.  
VOL –/+  
Th e display sh ows th e cu rren t volu m e settin g in dB. -- dBis th e  
m in im u m level. Depen din g on th e level settin g for each ch an n el,  
th e m axim u m level can ran ge between 0dBan d -10dB.  
5. To adju st th e relative volu m e levels between speakers, press  
on th e rem ote con trol. Repeatedly press  
u n til  
CH SELECT  
RECEIVER  
th e speaker for wh ich you wan t to ch an ge volu m e levels appears  
on th e display, FL(fron t left), CT(cen ter), FR(fron t left), SR(su r-  
rou n d righ t), SL(su rrou n d left), an d SW(su bwoofer). Th en , adju st  
th e level u sin g  
. You can ch an ge th e levels with in th e  
– CH LEVEL +  
ran ge of ±10 dB.  
Note: To determine the use of a particu-  
lar button or control, see “Using the Re-  
mote Control” on Page 28 (for the remote  
control) or “Index to Features by Control  
Name” on Page 43 (for the front panel) to  
find the page where the button or control  
is described.  
You can ch eck th e speaker volu m e levels by m akin g th e receiver  
gen erate a test ton e for each speaker’s volu m e level. See “Adju st-  
m en t Usin g Test Ton e” on Page 27.  
6. Press  
or  
on th e receiver to adju st th e bass  
BASS  
TREBLE  
an d treble to su it you r listen in g preferen ce.  
7. Press to tu rn off th e receiver.  
POWER  
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Basic Operation  
You r receiver h as fou r types of electron ic tu n in g — m an u al, au tom atic,  
direct access, an d m em ory.  
Tuning the Radio  
Manual and Automatic Tuning  
Note: For weak signals, we recommend  
manual tuning.  
Follow th ese steps to m an u ally or au tom atically tu n e to station s.  
Hin t : If n on e of th e tu n in g bu tton s on th e rem ote con trol operate, press  
first.  
TUNER  
1. Press  
on th e fron t pan el (or repeatedly press  
on th e  
FUNC  
FM/AM  
rem ote con trol) u n til th e ban d n am e an d frequ en cy appears on th e  
display to select th e tu n er. Th en press on th e rem ote  
(
FM/AM ENTER  
con trol) again to select th e desired ban d. Th e receiver tu n es to an d  
displays th e frequ en cy last selected in th at ban d.  
If A, B, or Can d a sin gle digit n u m ber appear to th e left of th e sta-  
tion frequ en cy, press  
on th e fron t pan el u n til th e  
TUNING SELECT  
ban d n am e (AMor FM) appears. You do n ot n eed to press  
TUNING SE-  
if you are tu n in g with th e rem ote con trol.  
LECT  
2. To m an u ally select th e n ext lower or h igh er frequ en cy, press  
on th e rem ote con trol) on ce to m an u ally select  
(
TUNING  
– TUNE +  
th e n ext lower or h igh er frequ en cy. Or, h old down th e bu tton to  
rapidly ch an ge frequ en cies, an d release it.  
To au tom atically search for th e n ext lower or h igh er station , h old  
down  
(
on th e rem ote con trol) u n til th e display  
TUNING  
– TUNE +  
starts to ch an ge, th en release it. Th e receiver search es down or u p  
th e ban d to th e n ext stron g station .  
Not es:  
• TUNEDappears wh en you receive a stron g sign al.  
•
If you press  
at th e top of th e frequ en cy ran ge or  
TUN-  
TUNING  
at th e bottom of th e frequ en cy ran ge, th e display  
retu rn s to th e oth er en d of th e ran ge.  
ING  
Direct Access Tuning (Remote Control Only)  
Follow th ese steps to directly en ter a frequ en cy.  
1. Repeatedly press  
to select th e tu n er. Th en press  
to  
ENTER  
FUNC  
select th e desired ban d. Th e receiver tu n es to an d displays th e fre-  
qu en cy last selected in th at ban d.  
2. Press  
. __ __ __ __appears on th e display with th e  
MENU  
first __flash in g.  
3. En ter th e desired frequ en cy u sin g th e n u m ber bu tton s.  
Not es:  
•
If you en ter an in valid frequ en cy (for exam ple, en terin g 828), th e  
receiver tu n es to th e closest valid frequ en cy (830 kHz).  
•
If you do n ot press a key with in 5 secon ds, th e receiver exits direct  
access tu n in g. Start over at Step 2.  
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Basic Operation  
Memory Tuning  
Mem ory tu n in g lets you store u p to 30 AM or FM frequ en cies in th ree  
differen t classes (10 frequ en cies in each class), th en qu ickly tu n e to a  
class an d station .  
Notes:  
• A class is a group of up to 10 station  
frequencies.  
Follow th ese steps to store a station in a m em ory location u sin g th e  
fron t pan el con trols. (You can n ot store a station in m em ory u sin g th e  
rem ote con trol.)  
• If you store a frequency in a memory  
that already contains a frequency, you  
replace the previous frequency.  
• If your receiver is disconnected from  
AC power for several days, it loses all  
the stored frequencies.  
1. Press  
to select th e tu n er, th en press  
again to select th e  
FM/AM  
FM/AM  
desired ban d.  
2. Tu n e to th e frequ en cy you wan t to store.  
If desired, press  
for FM stereo or m on au ral sou n d (see  
MPX MODE  
“Usin g MPX MODE” ). Th is settin g is also stored in m em ory.  
__  
(for th e ch an n el n u m -  
3. Press  
. Th e class (A, B, or C) an d  
MEMORY  
ber) flash on th e display for abou t 5 secon ds.  
4. Press u n til th e class you wan t (A, B, or C) appears, th en  
CLASS  
press  
u n til th e ch an n el n u m ber you wan t appears.  
STATION  
In abou t five secon ds, th e class an d ch an n el n u m ber ligh t steadi-  
ly, in dicatin g th e receiver stored th e frequ en cy.  
To tu n e to a stored station , press  
appears, th en repeatedly press  
so th e desired class n u m ber  
CLASS  
to select th e ch an n el. Or,  
STATION  
you can directly en ter th e ch an n el n u m ber u sin g th at n u m ber’s key on  
th e rem ote con trol.  
To receive FM station s in stereo, press  
from th e display. STEREOappears wh en you receive an FM broadcast in  
stereo.  
so MONOdisappears  
MPX MODE  
Using MPX MODE  
Using Headphones  
You can im prove th e reception of weak FM station s by pressin g  
u n til MONOappears. Th is redu ces n oise wh ile you listen to a weak FM  
station , bu t you get m on au ral in stead of stereo sou n d.  
FM MONO  
To listen u sin g option al h eadph on es (n ot su pplied), in sert th e h ead-  
ph on es’ 1/ 4-in ch plu g in to th e receiver’s fron t pan el  
jack an d  
PHONES  
H.P SP appears on th e display. Th e speakers are au tom atically  
silen ced.  
Listening Safely  
To protect you r h earin g, n ote th e followin g wh en u sin g h eadph on es.  
•
•
•
Set th e volu m e to its lowest settin g before you begin listen in g.  
After you begin listen in g, adju st th e volu m e to a com fortable level.  
Do n ot listen at extrem ely h igh volu m e levels. Exten ded h igh -  
volu m e listen in g can lead to perm an en t h earin g loss.  
On ce you set th e volu m e, do n ot in crease it. Over tim e, you r ears  
adapt to th e volu m e level, so a volu m e level th at does n ot cau se  
discom fort m igh t still dam age you r h earin g.  
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Basic Operation  
To tem porarily m u te th e sou n d, press  
on th e rem ote con trol.  
MUTING  
Muting the Receiver  
Loudness Control  
--MUTING--appears. Press  
again to restore th e au dio level.  
MUTING  
To in crease th e h igh an d low ran ges of sou n ds for im proved au dio at a  
low listen in g level, press on th e fron t pan el so LOUDNESSap-  
LOUDNESS  
pears. Press  
again to tu rn off th is featu re.  
LOUDNESS  
To bypass you r receiver’s sou n d con trols (  
sou n d option s) so you can h ear th e au dio at its origin al ton al qu ality (for  
,
or an y special  
BASS TREBLE  
Bypassing the Sound  
Controls  
exam ple), press  
off th is featu re.  
so DIRECTappears. Press  
again to tu rn  
DIRECT  
DIRECT  
Not e: Wh en you tu rn off th e bypass featu re, you will h ave to reselect  
an y desired special sou n d option s (see “Usin g Advan ced Sou n d  
Option s” on Page 26).  
You can ch an ge th e display brigh tn ess so it is easy for you r eyes in a  
Adjusting the Display  
Brightness  
dark en viron m en t. Press  
on th e rem ote con trol repeatedly u n til  
DIMMER  
you reach th e desired brigh tn ess level.  
Wh en you con n ect a device to an y of th e rear pan el digital in pu t jacks,  
you m u st switch th e in pu t sign al for digital or an alog.  
Switching Analog/Digital  
Signal Input  
Select th e device desired, th en press  
(
followed by  
SIGNAL SELECT RECEIVER  
on th e rem ote con trol). Each tim e you press th e bu tton th e  
SIG SELECT  
in pu t m ode is switch ed between ANALOGan d DIGITALas sh own on th e  
display. Wh en th e Dolby Digital sign al is in pu t, AC-3appears on th e  
display.  
Not es:  
•
•
•
does n ot fu n ction for an y an alog device or device  
th at is n ot assign ed to an y of th e digital in pu t jacks.  
SIGNAL SELECT  
Som e laser discs h ave on ly an alog au dio sign als. If you r laser disc  
is th is type, u se th e ANALOGsettin g.  
Th e receiver accepts Dolby Digital or PCM (32 kHz/ 44 kHz/ 48  
kHz) digital sign als on ly. For oth er form ats of digital sign als, u se  
th e ANALOGsettin g.  
Du rin g an alog operation , if th e receiver receives sign als th at are too  
stron g, th e overload in dicator (a dot above th e 2n d ch aracter position )  
Using ATT  
ligh ts. If th is h appen s, press  
on th e rem ote con trol to lower th e sig-  
ATT  
n al an d preven t th e distortion . ATTligh ts on th e display.  
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Cassette Deck/VCR Features  
You can con n ect two cassette decks to th e receiver. Selectin g eith er  
MD/  
or  
lets you h ear th e playback from th e cassette  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
TAPE 1  
deck you con n ected to th e receiver’s correspon din g (  
or  
TAPE 2  
MD/TAPE 1  
) jacks.  
MONITOR  
Press  
. MD/TAPE1 appears on th e display. You h ear th e play-  
MD/TAPE 1  
Using the MD/TAPE 1 and  
TAPE 2 MONITOR Buttons  
back from th e cassette deck or VCR you con n ected to th e receiver’s  
TAPE 1 IN  
MD/  
jacks.  
Press  
. TAPE 2appears on th e display alon g with th e last  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
program sou rce you selected. You can h ear playback or m on itor a  
recordin g from th e cassette deck you con n ected to th e receiver’s  
TAPE 2  
jacks. Th e  
jacks con tin u e to ou tpu t sou n d  
TAPE 2 MONITOR REC  
MONITOR  
from th e previou sly selected sou rce after you press  
.
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
To retu rn to th e previou s sou rce, press  
again so TAPE2  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
disappears.  
Not es:  
•
•
If you press  
wh en th at cassette deck is n eith er play-  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
in g n or recordin g, th e receiver m u tes th e cu rren t au dio sou rce. To  
h ear th e au dio sou rce, press  
from th e display.  
so TAPE2disappears  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
Do n ot press  
con n ected to  
wh ile you are recordin g on th e deck  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
. becau se it in terru pts th e record-  
TAPE 2 MONITOR REC  
in g for abou t 1 secon d.  
Th e receiver sen ds th e au dio of th e program sou rce you select —  
,
VCR  
Monitoring a  
Program Source  
,
,
,
, or  
(tu n er)—to th e  
an d  
MD/TAPE 1 OUT/REC  
DVD/LD TV/SAT VIDEO CD  
FM/AM  
jacks. If you select on e of th e au dio/ video sou rce,  
jack.  
TAPE 2 MONITOR OUT/REC  
th e video program is also sen t to th e  
VIDEO OUT TO MONITOR TV  
Th e  
con trol does n ot affect th e level of th e sign al goin g to th e  
VOLUME  
tape decks.  
You can copy (du b) a cassette tape from on e cassette deck to an oth er  
th rou gh th e STAV-3790.  
Dubbing a Cassette Tape  
You can u se eith er deck as th e playback or recordin g deck. However, if  
you wan t to m on itor th e cassette deck du rin g du bbin g, u se th e deck  
con n ected to th e  
jacks as th e sou rce, an d th e deck you con -  
MD/TAPE 1  
n ected to th e  
jacks as th e recordin g deck. Th en press  
TAPE 2  
TAPE 2 REC  
so TAPE2an d th e last program sou rce you selected appear on  
MONITOR  
th e display. (See “Usin g th e MD TAPE 1 an d TAPE 2 MONITOR Bu t-  
ton s”.)  
Th e  
con trol does n ot affect th e level of th e sign al goin g to th e  
VOLUME  
tape decks.  
Not e: Th e receiver passes th rou gh th e origin al sign als as th ey are.  
Th erefore, you can n ot du b th e digital sign al to an alog sign al or vice  
versa.  
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Cassette Deck/VCR Features  
You can con n ect fou r video sou rces to th e receiver. If you con n ect a VCR  
Playing and Recording  
Video Tapes  
to th e  
pan el  
an d an oth er VCR or cam corder to  
,
, or fron t  
VCR  
DVD/LD TV/SAT  
au dio an d video jacks, you can copy video cassette  
VIDEO INPUT  
tapes from on e VCR to an oth er an d m on itor th e du bbin g process.  
Playing a Video Tape  
To play a video tape, in sert th e tape in to th e VCR. Press th e bu tton (  
,
VCR  
,
, or  
) th at correspon ds to th e jack to wh ich th e VCR is  
VIDEO  
DVD/LD TV/SAT  
con n ected. Th e selected fu n ction n am e appears on th e display. Follow  
th e VCR’s in stru ction s to begin playback. If you con n ected a m on itor to  
th e receiver’s  
itor.  
jack, you can view th e program on th at m on -  
TO MONITOR TV  
Copying a Video Tape  
Follow th ese steps to copy a video tape from on e VCR or cam corder to  
an oth er th rou gh th e STAV-3790.  
1. In sert th e tape you wan t to copy in to th e VCR or cam corder con -  
n ected to  
,
, or  
.
VIDEO INPUT  
DVD/LD TV/SAT  
2. In sert a blan k tape (or on e you wan t to record over) in to th e VCR  
con n ected to th e jacks.  
VCR  
3. Press th e bu tton th at correspon ds to th e jack to wh ich th e play-  
back VCR or cam corder is con n ected.  
4. Begin recordin g an d playback on th e VCRs/ cam corder.  
Im port an t : Most m aterial perform ed in pu blic, su ch as con certs, plays,  
an d m ovies, or distribu ted on prerecorded video tapes is copyrigh ted.  
Th e u n au th orized recordin g or du plication of copyrigh ted m aterial is a  
violation of th e copyrigh t laws of m ost cou n tries an d su ch du plication  
m ay resu lt in fin es, im prison m en t, or both . Note, h owever, th at in th e  
Un ited States, it is n ot a violation of U.S. copyrigh t laws for a con su m er  
to record a broadcast television program for private (in -h om e) viewin g.  
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Using Advanced Sound Options  
You r receiver h as th ree special sou n d option s: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro  
Logic Su rrou n d, an d DSP Effect. Th ese special option s en h an ce th e  
sou n d from a con n ected program sou rce.  
Not es:  
•
To get th e fu ll ben efit from program s en coded with Dolby Su r-  
rou n d Sou n d, you n eed a stereo VCR or DVD/ LD player.  
•
Dolby Su rrou n d does n ot operate correctly if th e sign al passes  
th rou gh a graph ic equ alizer. If you con n ected an equ alizer to th e  
jacks, do n ot select  
wh en you listen to  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
Dolby Su rrou n d sign als.  
To tu rn on Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic Su rrou n d, press  
.
PROLOGICappears on th e display. Th e receiver au tom atically ju dges  
wh eth er th e received sign al is Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic Su rrou n d  
an d switch es itself to th e correct m ode. Wh en th e receiver receives 5.1-  
ch an n el Dolby Digital sign al, DIGITALligh ts on th e display.  
To tu rn on a DSP effect, press  
u n til th e desired option appears  
DSP MODE  
on th e display alon g with SFC.  
Dolby Digital  
Dolby Digital is a com pression form at th at records th e sou n d of six  
ch an n els (fron t L/ R, cen ter, su rrou n d L/ R, an d su bwoofer). Sin ce th e  
su bwoofer h as a sm aller frequ en cy ran ge, th e term 5.1-ch an n el is u sed.  
All ch an n els’ sou n ds are digitally com pressed u sin g a m eth od called  
AC-3. Wh en playin g back, th e m askin g an d digital filterin g tech n ology  
yields th e best sou n d qu ality. Th e LFE (low frequ en cy effect) tech n iqu e  
adds stron g bass sou n ds. See “Low Frequ en cy Effect Atten u ator Set-  
tin g” on Page 18 to set th e LFE level. Wh en th e sou rce sign al h as an  
LFE ch an n el, LFEligh ts on th e display an d th e in dicator n ext to it ligh ts  
wh en th e receiver actu ally receives LFE sign al.  
Dolby Pro Logic Surround  
Dolby Pro Logic Su rrou n d pu ts you in th e m iddle of th e action . Th e cen -  
ter - an d rear -ch an n el speakers add in credible realism by directin g th e  
sou n d to th e appropriate speakers.  
DSP Effect  
You can ch oose on e of five DSP effects — HALL1, HALL2, JAZZ,  
DANCE, THEATER1, or THEATER2. Hall 1 sim u lates a large con cert  
h all, Hall 2 sim u lates a con cert h all with ston e walls, an d both are best  
su ited for classical m u sic. J azz provides th e acou stic effects gen erally  
h eard in jazz clu bs. Dan ce gives th e effect of a discoth equ e. Both th e-  
ater m odes provide th e effect of a m ovie th eater. THEATER 1 sou n ds  
like a large m ovie th eater. THEATER 2 seem s like a sm aller th eater. Try  
each settin g to fin d th e best effect for you r program s.  
To ch an ge th e DSP effect level, press  
(on th e receiver or rem ote  
DSP MODE  
con trol), th en h old down  
(on th e rem ote) to ch an ge th e effect  
– EFFECT +  
level. Th e effect can vary depen din g on th e sou rce program .  
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Using Advanced Sound Options  
Th e test ton e lets you balan ce th e sign al levels between all you r speak-  
ers.  
Adjustment Using Test Tone  
To tu rn on th e test ton e, press  
th en press  
. Th e receiver  
TEST TONE  
sou n ds a 2-secon d ton e from th e fron t left, cen ter, fron t righ t, an d su r-  
rou n d righ t, su rrou n d left, su bwoofer, in sequ en ce. FL, CT, FR, SR, SL,  
an d SW appear as th e test ton e sou n ds.  
Not e: Th e test ton e sou n ds on ly for th e speakers th at you con n ected  
an d activated as described in “In itial Setu p.”  
Press  
wh ile th e test ton e sou n ds for th e speaker you wan t to  
– CH LEVEL +  
adju st.  
Press  
again to tu rn off th is featu re.  
TEST TONE  
Wh en you wan t to play a sou rce th at h as Dolby Digital au dio sign al, set  
th e sou rce to digital m ode (see “Switch in g An alog/ Digital Sign al In pu t”  
Dolby Digital Playback  
on Page 23) an d press  
. Th en activate th e sou rce device. DOLBY  
DIGITALappears on th e display as th e receiver receives th e Dolby Dig-  
ital sign als.  
Not e: Wh en you con n ect a DVD/ LD player th at u ses AC-3 RF ou tpu t,  
you n eed to con n ect an option al RF dem odu lator.  
Wh en you con n ect a m u lti-ch an n el decoder or DVD player with 5.1-  
DVD 5.1-Channel Playback  
ch an n el ou tpu t (see “DVD 5.1-Ch an n el In pu ts” on Page 11), press  
DVD/  
on th e fron t pan el twice (on ce to select th e DVD/ LD fu n ction , on ce to  
LD  
set th e receiver to 5.1-ch an n el m ode). DVD 5.1chappears on th e dis-  
play.  
Wh en you select th is m ode  
are disabled.  
m ode,  
,
,
,
DSP  
SIGNAL SELECT ATT DIRECT TRE-  
,
,
BLE BASS MIDNIGHT  
You can com pen sate for th e effect of sou n d deterioration at low listen in g  
levels to en joy th e su rrou n d sou n d of you r favorite m ovie wh en ever you  
desire.  
Using the Midnight Mode  
Program Format Indicators  
Press  
(
on th e rem ote con trol) so MIDNIGHT  
MIDNIGHT MODE MIDNIGHT  
appears on th e display. Press th e bu tton again to disable th is featu re.  
Th e followin g in dicators ligh t to sh ow th e ch an n els bein g played.  
In 5.1-ch an n el Dolby Digital m ode: L(left fron t), C(cen ter), R(righ t  
fron t), LS(left su rrou n d), an d RS(righ t su rrou n d).  
In Dolby Su rrou n d m ode: L(left fron t), R(righ t fron t), an d S(su rrou n d).  
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Using the Remote Control  
Th e rem ote con trol works u p to a distan ce of abou t 23 feet, an d with in a  
30-degree an gle on eith er side of th e receiver. Poin t th e con trol at th e  
receiver’s fron t pan el an d press th e desired bu tton (s).  
Man y bu tton s on th e rem ote con trol work th e sam e as bu tton s on th e  
receiver’s fron t pan el. Use th ese bu tton s exactly as you wou ld u se th e  
correspon din g bu tton s on th e receiver.  
CONTROL MODE Buttons  
Th e  
bu tton s select th e device you wan t to con trol. Th e  
CONTROL MODE  
rem ote con trol can operate th e basic fu n ction s of you r oth er au dio/  
video devices. Follow th ese steps to recall an d program th e rem ote con -  
trol with th e correct m an u factu rer’s code n u m ber for th e device.  
RECEIVER POWER  
TV POWER  
POWER  
TUNE  
+
Not e: Som e bran ds h ave m ore th an on e code listed in th e ch arts. If a  
code does n ot work with you r device, try an oth er. Th e listed codes m igh t  
n ot work with all m odels from th e listed m an u factu rers.  
ENTER  
–
TUNE  
1. Wh ile h oldin g  
, press 1. All th e  
bu tton s  
CONTROL MODE  
REMOTE SET UP  
VOL  
VOL  
start to flash an d PUSHFUNCflash es on th e display.  
CHANNEL  
2. Press th e bu tton for th e device you wan t to set th e  
CONTROL MODE  
ASMS  
CONTROL MODE  
code. For exam ple, to set th e code for CD player, press  
.
CD  
Control  
Mode  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
CD  
TV CONTROL  
RECEIVER  
VCR 1  
VCR 2  
TUNER  
: DVD or LD player  
DVD/LD  
MD/TAPE  
MIDNIGHT  
4
: TV or satellite tu n er  
TV/SAT  
DSP MODE  
: CD player/ ch an ger  
CD  
1
2
3
: MD recorder or tape recorder  
: VCR or cassette deck  
: VCR or cassette deck  
MD/TAPE  
CH SELECTTEST TONE  
ATT SIG SELECT  
5
6
0
7
8
VCR1  
CH LEVEL  
EFFECT  
VCR2  
MENU  
9
+10  
CLASS  
TV/VCR  
: TV or CATV tu n er  
TV CONTROL  
FUNCTION  
DIRECT  
DIMMER  
REMOTE  
SET UP  
Th e selected  
bu tton ligh ts steadily an d th e first  
CONTROL MODE  
MODE CHECK  
m an u factu rer n am e an d its preset code appear altern ately on th e  
display.  
3. Repeated press ▲ or ▼ to display th e n am e of th e m an u factu rer of  
you r device. Th e selected m an u factu rer n am e an d its preset code  
flash es altern ately. Th e list of all th e available preset codes is  
located in th e back of th is m an u al.  
4. Poin t th e rem ote con trol to th e device desired, an d en ter th e th ree-  
digit code. Th e rem ote con trol sen ds th e power on / off sign al. If th e  
device tu rn s on or off, you h ave set th e correct code.  
If th e device does n ot tu rn on / off, press  
or  
to display oth er  
codes for th e selected m an u factu rer. If you try every preset code  
an d th e device still does n ot fu n ction , you m u st u se th e origin al  
rem ote con trol su pplied with you r device.  
5. Press  
to exit th e preset m ode.  
REMOTE SET UP  
You can clear all th e program m ed codes if n ecessary. Press  
REMOTE SET  
an d at th e sam e tim e for abou t th ree secon ds u n til all th e  
CONTROL  
UP  
0
bu tton s blin k th ree tim es.  
MODE  
Using the Remote Control  
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Using the Remote Control  
Receiver/Amplifier Operation  
Before operation , press  
to select receiver/ am plifier operation .  
TUNER  
Turns the STAV-3790 on/off.  
RECEIVER POWER  
MUTING  
Silences the receiver. Press again to restore the sound to its pre-  
vious level.  
–
+
Tunes to radio stations.  
TUNE  
Selects the AM or FM tuner band.  
Adjusts the system’s volume.  
ENTER  
–
+
VOL  
Tunes to the next higher or lower memory location.  
Selects the memory class.  
CHANNEL  
CLASS  
LAllows direct input of the station frequency.  
MENU  
RECEIVER POWER  
TV POWER  
Number Buttons  
Selects the corresponding memory station. During Direct Access,  
enter the station’s frequency.  
POWER  
Activates Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic Surround mode when  
TUNE  
+
pressed after  
.
RECEIVER  
ENTER  
Selects the DSP mode; HALL, JAZZ, DANCE, THEATER 1, or  
THEATER 2.  
DSP MODE  
MIDNIGHT  
CH SELECT  
TEST TONE  
ATT  
–
TUNE  
Activates the midnight operation mode when pressed after  
RE-  
VOL  
VOL  
.
CEIVER  
Selects the channel to set the speaker sound level when pressed  
after  
CHANNEL  
ASMS  
CONTROL MODE  
RECEIVER  
.
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
CD  
Receiver/  
Amplifier  
Sounds test tones from each speaker when pressed after  
RE-  
TV CONTROL  
RECEIVER  
VCR 1  
VCR 2  
TUNER  
.
CEIVER  
MD/TAPE  
MIDNIGHT  
4
Attenuates (lowers) the signal level when pressed after  
RECEIV-  
DSP MODE  
1
2
3
.
ER  
CH SELECTTEST TONE  
ATT SIG SELECT  
Selects the input signal, digital or analog, when pressed after  
RE-  
6
0
8
SIG SELECT  
– CH LEVEL +  
5
7
CH LEVEL  
CEIVER  
Sets the level of the channel selected by when  
CH SELECT  
.
EFFECT  
MENU  
9
+10  
CLASS  
TV/VCR  
FUNCTION  
DIRECT  
DIMMER  
pressed after  
.
RECEIVER  
REMOTE  
SET UP  
MODE CHECK  
–
+
Adjusts the level of DSP mode when pressed after  
.
RECEIVER  
EFFECT  
Selects a program source (VCR, PHONO, tuner, CD, DVD/TV, or  
LD/SAT). Repeatedly press until the display shows the desired  
program source.  
FUNCTION  
Bypasses the receiver’s audio control circuits. Press again to re-  
store the previous settings.  
DIRECT  
Dims the display.  
DIMMER  
Press to show the current operation mode of the remote control.  
MODE CHECK  
The currently active  
button lights.  
CONTROL MODE  
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Using the Remote Control  
RECEIVER POWER  
TV POWER  
CD Player/MD Recorder Operation  
Not e: You m u st h ave con n ected th e CD player to both of you r receiver’s  
POWER  
an d au dio jacks or program m ed th e code for you r CD  
player/ MD recorder in to th e rem ote con trol for th ese fu n ction s to work.  
CONTROL OUT  
TUNE  
+
ENTER  
Before operation , press to select CD player operation .  
CD  
–
Turns the CD player/MD recorder on and off.  
TUNE  
POWER  
VOL  
VOL  
Press to pause play. Press again to resume. Press together with  
to start recording on MD recorder.  
CHANNEL  
ASMS  
Plays the disc.  
CONTROL MODE  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
CD  
/
Rapidly advances backward/forward within a track.  
CD  
Buttons  
TV CONTROL  
RECEIVER  
VCR 1  
VCR 2  
TUNER  
|
/
|
Returns to the beginning of the current track or advances to the  
next track.  
MD/TAPE  
MIDNIGHT  
4
DSP MODE  
1
2
3
Stops playback. Press together with to start recording on the  
MD recorder.  
CH SELECTTEST TONE  
ATT SIG SELECT  
5
6
0
7
8
CH LEVEL  
EFFECT  
Number Buttons  
Selects track.  
MENU  
9
+10  
CLASS  
TV/VCR  
Enters 10 of the track number. For example, to enter track 15,  
+10  
FUNCTION  
DIRECT  
DIMMER  
press  
then (might not work with some CD players).  
+10  
5
REMOTE  
SET UP  
MODE CHECK  
Selects discs in a multi-play CD changer (might not work with  
some CD players). Enter the disc number using the number but-  
MENU (CD player only)  
tons then press  
.
MENU  
Cassette Deck Operation  
RECEIVER POWER  
TV POWER  
Not e: You m u st h ave con n ected th e cassette deck to both you r  
receiver’s an d au dio jacks for th ese fu n ction s to work wh en  
CONTROL OUT  
u sin g an Optim u s Profession al Series cassette deck with th e OSR (  
m ark (see “Usin g On e Rem ote Con trol for More th an On e Un it” on  
Page 15). If you are u sin g an y oth er bran d of cassette deck, you m u st  
)
POWER  
TUNE  
+
program th e rem ote con trol with th e appropriate code. Oth erwise, th e  
rem ote con trol will n ot operate. (See “Usin g th e Rem ote Con trol” on  
Page 35 for a listin g of codes.)  
ENTER  
–
TUNE  
VOL  
VOL  
Before operation , press  
to select cassette deck operation .  
TAPE  
CHANNEL  
ASMS  
Th e rem ote con trol operates a sin gle cassette deck an d Deck 2 on a du al  
cassette deck. To operate Deck 1 on a du al cassette deck, u se th e bu t-  
ton s sh own in paren th eses (th ese bu tton s do n ot work with all decks).  
CONTROL MODE  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
CD  
MD  
Recorder  
Buttons  
TV CONTROL  
RECEIVER  
VCR 1  
VCR 2  
TUNER  
MD/TAPE  
MIDNIGHT  
4
Turns on/off the cassette deck.  
POWER  
DSP MODE  
1
2
3
Press to temporarily stop playback/recording. Press again to re-  
sume. Press together with to start recording.  
CH SELECTTEST TONE  
ATT SIG SELECT  
5
6
0
7
8
CH LEVEL  
EFFECT  
Press to start normal playback.  
(3)  
(2)  
MENU  
9
+10  
CLASS  
TV/VCR  
Stops playback/recording. Press together with to start record-  
ing.  
FUNCTION  
DIRECT  
DIMMER  
REMOTE  
SET UP  
MODE CHECK  
Quickly locates and plays the beginning of recorded material dur-  
ing play.  
(1)/  
(4)  
Or, when the tape is stopped, rapidly searches forward or back-  
ward to locate a specific section of the tape.  
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DVD/LD Player Operation  
Not e: You m u st h ave program m ed th e code for you r DVD or LD player  
in to th e rem ote con trol for th ese fu n ction s to work.  
Before operation , press  
to select DVD/ LD player operation .  
DVD/LD  
Turns on/off the DVD/LD player.  
POWER  
Press to pause play. Press again to resume. On some DVD play-  
ers, press to pause the playback so you can view a single frame  
(freeze-frame operation).  
RECEIVER POWER  
TV POWER  
Plays the disc.  
Stops playback.  
POWER  
TUNE  
+
/
Rapidly advances backward/forward within a chapter/track.  
|
/
|
Returns to the beginning of the current chapter/track or advances  
to the next chapter/track.  
ENTER  
–
TUNE  
Number Buttons  
Selects chapter/track.  
VOL  
VOL  
Enters 10 of the chapter/track number. For example, to enter  
chapter/track 15, press  
+10  
CHANNEL  
then .  
+10  
5
ASMS  
Turns the menu on/off on DVD player, selects the side of a disc on  
the LD player.  
MENU  
CONTROL MODE  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
CD  
DVD/LD  
Buttons  
TV CONTROL  
RECEIVER  
VCR 1  
VCR 2  
TUNER  
Press th e DVD/LD CONTROL MODE bu tton twice in su ccession to en able fol-  
lowin g operation with som e n u m ber bu tton s.  
MD/TAPE  
MIDNIGHT  
4
DSP MODE  
1
2
3
Up arrow (▲).  
ENTER  
2
3
6
8
9
CH SELECTTEST TONE  
ATT SIG SELECT  
5
6
0
7
8
CH LEVEL  
EFFECT  
MENU  
9
+10  
Right/left arrow ( / )  
MENU  
CLASS  
TV/VCR  
FUNCTION  
DIRECT  
DIMMER  
REMOTE  
SET UP  
MODE CHECK  
TITLE  
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RECEIVER POWER  
TV POWER  
VCR Operation  
Not e: You m u st h ave program m ed th e code for you r VCR in to th e  
POWER  
rem ote con trol for th ese fu n ction s to work.  
TUNE  
+
Before operation , press  
or  
(th e on e you assign ed you r VCR  
VCR2  
VCR1  
ENTER  
operation ) to select VCR operation .  
–
TUNE  
Turns on/off the VCR.  
POWER  
VOL  
VOL  
Press to temporarily stop playback/recording. Press again to re-  
sume. Press together with to start recording.  
CHANNEL  
ASMS  
Press to start normal playback.  
CONTROL MODE  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
CD  
VCR  
Buttons  
Stops playback/recording. Press together with to start record-  
ing.  
TV CONTROL  
RECEIVER  
VCR 1  
VCR 2  
TUNER  
MD/TAPE  
MIDNIGHT  
4
/
Quickly locates and plays the beginning of recorded material dur-  
ing play.  
DSP MODE  
1
2
3
CH SELECTTEST TONE  
ATT SIG SELECT  
5
6
0
7
8
Or, when the tape is stopped, rapidly searches forward or back-  
ward to locate a specific section of the tape.  
CH LEVEL  
EFFECT  
MENU  
9
+10  
CLASS  
TV/VCR  
Press to change the VCR’s tuner channel.  
CHANNEL  
FUNCTION  
DIRECT  
DIMMER  
Number Buttons  
Selects channel directly (might not work with some VCRs).  
REMOTE  
SET UP  
MODE CHECK  
With some VCRs, you might need to press this to enter the chan-  
nel you selected with number buttons.  
+10  
Press to switch the VCR antenna output, VCR’s tuner output or  
direct signal from antenna to use TV’s tuner.  
TV/VCR  
TV/CATV Operation  
RECEIVER POWER  
TV POWER  
Not e: You m u st h ave program m ed th e code for you r TV in to th e rem ote  
POWER  
con trol for th ese fu n ction s to work.  
TUNE  
+
Before operation , press  
or  
(th e on e you assign ed you r  
TV/SAT  
TV CONTROL  
ENTER  
TV operation ) to select TV operation .  
–
TUNE  
Turns on/off the TV. This button works in any remote operation  
TV POWER  
mode. (Operative for the TV assigned to the  
only.)  
button  
TV CONTROL  
VOL  
VOL  
CHANNEL  
Turns on/off the TV.  
POWER  
ASMS  
CONTROL MODE  
▲/▼  
Increases/decreases the TV volume.  
Press to change the tuner channel.  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
CD  
TV/CATV  
Buttons  
TV CONTROL  
RECEIVER  
VCR 1  
VCR 2  
TUNER  
CHANNEL  
MD/TAPE  
MIDNIGHT  
4
Selects the TV’s input mode, antenna or line input. This button  
works in any remote operation mode.  
TV FUNC  
DSP MODE  
1
2
3
CH SELECTTEST TONE  
ATT SIG SELECT  
Adjusts the volume.  
– VOL +  
5
6
0
7
8
CH LEVEL  
EFFECT  
Number Buttons  
Selects channel directly.  
MENU  
9
+10  
CLASS  
TV/VCR  
FUNCTION  
DIRECT  
DIMMER  
REMOTE  
SET UP  
MODE CHECK  
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Using the Remote Control  
RECEIVER POWER  
TV POWER  
Satellite Receiver Operation  
Not e: You m u st h ave program m ed th e code for you r SAT receiver to th e  
POWER  
rem ote con trol for th ese fu n ction s to work.  
TUNE  
+
Before operation , press  
receiver to select SAT receiver operation .  
TV/SAT  
ENTER  
Turns the power on.  
POWER  
–
TUNE  
/
/▲/▼  
Moves the cursor left/right/up/down.  
Selects the position selected by the cursor buttons / /▲/▼.  
Turns the program information screen on/off.  
Selects channel directly.  
VOL  
VOL  
ENTER  
CHANNEL  
|
/
|
ASMS  
CONTROL MODE  
Number Buttons  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
CD  
SAT  
TV CONTROL  
RECEIVER  
VCR 1  
VCR 2  
TUNER  
Buttons  
Turns the menu on/off.  
MENU  
MD/TAPE  
MIDNIGHT  
4
DSP MODE  
1
2
3
Background Control  
CH SELECTTEST TONE  
ATT SIG SELECT  
5
6
0
7
8
You can con trol on e device wh ile listen in g to an oth er. For exam ple, you  
can rewin d a tape wh ile listen in g to CD.  
CH LEVEL  
EFFECT  
MENU  
9
+10  
CLASS  
TV/VCR  
FUNCTION  
DIRECT  
DIMMER  
1. Wh ile operatin g on e device, press  
. Th e cu rren t  
MODE CHECK  
REMOTE  
SET UP  
MODE CHECK  
selected  
bu tton ligh ts.  
CONTROL MODE  
2. Repeatedly press  
to con trol ligh ts.  
so th e bu tton for th e device you wan t  
MODE CHECK  
3. Operate th e n ewly selected device.  
4. Press so th e origin al  
bu tton ligh ts. You  
CONTROL MODE  
MODE CHECK  
can also press th e origin al bu tton to retu rn to th e origin al fu n c-  
tion .  
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Using the Remote Control  
Followin g is th e list of th e pre-program m ed rem ote con trol codes for  
oth er devices.  
DVD Brand  
Code  
Akai  
JVC  
007  
004  
Panasonic  
Pioneer  
RCA  
003  
000,003  
009  
Samsung  
Sharp  
005  
006  
Sony  
002  
Toshiba  
001  
LD Brand  
Code  
Kenwood  
Mitsubishi  
Panasonic  
Philips  
103  
100  
105,106  
104  
Pioneer  
RCA  
100  
107  
Sony  
101  
SAT Brand  
Codes  
Pioneer  
RCA  
200  
201,203  
202  
Sony  
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Using the Remote Control  
VCR Brand  
Fisher  
Code  
410,426,412,427,425,420  
Goldstar  
Grandiente  
Hitachi  
411,409  
452  
408,401,406,436,434  
428,430,429,408,414,431,407  
414,408,426,403  
409,420,421,422,423,424,408,407  
408,432,433,402,418,419  
408,432,433  
JVC  
Magnavox  
Mitsubishi  
Optimus  
Panasonic  
Pioneer  
RCA  
400,453  
401,406,408,414,405,413,411,415  
410,412,425,435  
402,418,419  
Sanyo  
Sharp  
Sony  
416,417,404,408  
405,409,426  
Toshiba  
Zenith  
403,404,417  
TAPE Brand  
Code  
Denon  
Fisher  
810  
813  
JVC  
802  
Kenwood  
Onkyo  
Optimus  
Pioneer  
Sony  
804,807  
809,808  
800  
800  
801,806  
805  
TEAC  
Technics  
Yamaha  
803  
811,812  
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Using the Remote Control  
CD Brand  
Code  
Denon  
JVC  
309  
303  
Kenwood  
Marantz  
Onkyo  
310,321,311  
323,312,324  
320,308,307  
300  
Optimus  
Philips  
Pioneer  
RCA  
312,322  
300  
302,319,313  
313  
Sanyo  
Sony  
301,316,317,318  
305,306,327,324,325  
304,326  
TEAC  
Technics  
Yamaha  
315,314,328  
TV Brand  
Code  
GE  
601,608,607,610,611,617,602,628,618  
610,623,621,602  
635  
Goldstar  
Grandiente  
Hitachi  
JVC  
606,610,624,625,618  
613,623  
Magnavox  
Mitsubishi  
Panasonic  
Philips  
607,610,603,612,629  
609,610,602,621  
608,622,607  
607  
Pioneer  
RadioShack  
RCA  
600  
610,623,621,602  
601,610,615,616,617,618  
621,614  
Sanyo  
Sharp  
602,619,627  
Sony  
604  
Toshiba  
Zenith  
605,602,626,621  
603,620  
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Using the Remote Control  
CATV Brand  
Jerrold  
Code  
711,701,702,712,704,713,703,714,716,715  
Pioneer  
S.A.  
700  
705,706,708,709  
707,717,710  
Zenith  
MD Brand  
Code  
Denon  
Kenwood  
Onkyo  
Pioneer  
Sharp  
906  
903  
905  
900, 902  
902  
Sony  
901  
TEAC  
904  
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Troubleshooting  
If the receiver is not working as it should, the following suggestions might help. If you follow the suggestions in this chart and the  
receiver still does not work properly, contact your local RadioShack store for assistance.  
Problem  
Cause  
Suggestion  
Plug in the power cord.  
Unplug the power cord, then plug it in again.  
Power does not turn on.  
Power cord is disconnected.  
Protection circuit is activated.  
The receiver does not respond  
to button presses.  
Static discharge has affected the re- Unplug the power cord, then plug it in again. (If  
ceiver.  
static electricity is a problem, use the remote control  
as much as possible.)  
No sound.  
Incorrect connections.  
Check and correct the connections.  
The mute function is activated.  
The volume is turned down.  
Speaker wires are disconnected.  
Speakers are turned off.  
Press  
.
MUTING  
Turn up the volume.  
Connect the speaker wires.  
Press  
so SP Aappears on the display.  
SPEAKER  
Disconnect the headphones if connected.  
TAPE 2 function is engaged.  
Press so TAPE2clears from the display.  
TAPE 2  
No picture when you select a  
video source.  
The selected video source is not set Correct the problem with the selected video source.  
correctly.  
Incorrect connections.  
Check and correct the connections.  
Adjust tuning.  
High noise level.  
Station not correctly tuned.  
Antenna not connected.  
Connect the antenna.  
FM antenna still coiled or is not  
pointing in the correct direction.  
Stretch both ends of the antenna taut and reposition  
the antenna.  
AM loop antenna not pointing in the Adjust the AM loop antenna.  
correct direction.  
Noise is coming from another electri- Try using an AC line noise filter to reduce the noise.  
cal appliance.  
Automatic tuning does not stop Stations are too weak.  
when searching for stations.  
Use a better antenna.  
Cannot make copies of video  
tapes.  
Tapes are protected by a copy pro-  
tection method.  
You cannot make a good copy.  
Check and correct the connections.  
Video connections are incorrect.  
Remote is set to other device.  
Remote control does not work.  
Press the  
control.  
button for the device to  
CONTROL MODE  
Batteries are weak.  
Replace the batteries.  
Remote does not control cas-  
sette deck or CD player.  
Cassette deck or CD player is not  
compatible.  
The feature only works with Optimus Professional  
Series components.  
Control cable is not plugged in.  
Audio cables are not plugged in.  
Properly connect the control cable.  
Properly connect the audio cables.  
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Care and Maintenance  
You r Optim u s STAV-3790 Au dio/ Video Receiver is an exam ple of su perior design an d craftsm an sh ip. Th e followin g  
su ggestion s will h elp you care for th e receiver so you can en joy it for years.  
Keep th e receiver dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry im m ediately. Liqu ids can  
con tain m in erals th at can corrode th e electron ic circu its.  
Han dle th e receiver gen tly an d carefu lly. Droppin g it can dam age its cir-  
cu it boards an d can cau se th e receiver to work im properly.  
Use an d store th e receiver an d its rem ote con trol on ly in n orm al tem -  
peratu re en viron m en ts. Tem peratu re extrem es can sh orten th e life of  
electron ic devices, dam age batteries, an d distort or m elt plastic parts.  
Keep th e receiver away from du st an d dirt, wh ich can cau se prem atu re  
wear of parts.  
Wipe th e receiver with a dam p cloth occasion ally to keep it lookin g n ew.  
Do n ot u se h arsh ch em icals, clean in g solven ts, or stron g detergen ts to  
clean th e receiver.  
Use on ly fresh batteries of th e recom m en ded size an d type in th e rem ote  
con trol. Always rem ove old or weak batteries. Th ey can leak ch em icals  
th at can destroy electron ic circu its.  
Modifyin g or tam perin g with you r receiver’s in tern al com pon en ts can cau se a m alfu n ction an d m igh t in validate th e  
receiver’s warran ty an d void you r FCC au th orization to operate it. If th e receiver is n ot operatin g as it sh ou ld, take  
it to you r local RadioSh ack store for assistan ce.  
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The FCC Wants You to Know  
You r receiver m igh t cau se radio or TV in terferen ce even wh en it is oper-  
atin g properly. To determ in e wh eth er you r receiver is cau sin g th e in ter-  
feren ce, tu rn off you r receiver. If th e in terferen ce goes away, you r re-  
ceiver is cau sin g it. Try to elim in ate th e in terferen ce by:  
•
•
Movin g you r radio or TV away from th e receiver  
Con n ectin g you r receiver to an ou tlet th at is on a differen t electri-  
cal circu it from th e radio or TV  
•
Con tactin g you r local RadioSh ack store for h elp  
If you can n ot elim in ate th e in terferen ce, th e FCC requ ires th at you stop  
u sin g you r receiver.  
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Specifications  
Amplifier  
Fron t Ch an n el Average Power Ou tpu t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Watts per Ch an n el in to 8 Oh m s  
From 20 to 20,000 Hz,  
With No More th an 0.09% Total Harm on ic Distortion  
Measu red Pu rsu an t to th e Federal Trade Com m ission ’s  
Trade Regu lation Ru le on Am plifier Ou tpu t Power Claim s  
Fron t Ch an n el Su rrou n d Power Ou tpu t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Watts per Ch an n el (1 kHz, 0.8% THD, 8 Oh m s)  
Cen ter Ch an n el Su rrou n d Power Ou tpu t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Watts (1 kHz, 0.8% THD, 8 Oh m s)  
Con tin u ou s Rear Su rrou n d Power Ou tpu t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Watts per Ch an n el (1 kHz, 0.8% THD, 8 Oh m s)  
In pu t Sen sitivity/ Im pedan ce  
CD, DVD/ LD, TV/ SAT, VCR, VIDEO, MD/ TAPE, TAPE 2 MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . 200 m V/ 47 kOh m s  
Frequ en cy Respon se  
CD, DVD/ LD, TV/ SAT, VCR, VIDEO, MD/ TAPE, TAPE 2 MONITOR . . . . 5 Hz to 100,000 Hz +0/ –3 dB  
Ou tpu t Level/ Im pedan ce  
VCR REC, MD/ TAPE REC, TAPE 2 MONITOR REC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 m V/ 2.2 kOh m s  
Ton e Con trols  
Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±6 dB (100 Hz)  
Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±6 dB (10 kHz)  
Lou dn ess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +9 dB/ +7 dB (100 Hz/ 10 kHz)  
Sign al-to-Noise Ratio (IHF, Sh ort Circu ited, A Network)  
CD, DVD/ LD, TV/ SAT, VCR, VIDEO, MD/ TAPE, TAPE 2 MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 dB  
Sign al-to-Noise Ratio (EIA, at 1 Watt, 1 kHz)  
CD, DVD/ LD, TV/ SAT, VCR, VIDEO, MD/ TAPE, TAPE 2 MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 dB  
Video Section  
In pu t Sen sitivity/ Im pedan ce VCR, DVD/ LD, TV/ SAT, VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Volt Peak-to-Peak/ 75 Oh m s  
Ou tpu t Level/ Im pedan ce VCR, MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Volt Peak-to-Peak/ 75 Oh m s  
Frequ en cy Respon se VCR, MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hz to 7 MHz +0/ –3 dB  
Sign al-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 dB  
Crosstalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 dB  
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Specifications  
FM Tuner  
Frequ en cy Ran ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.5 to 108 MHz  
Usable Sen sitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mon o: 13.2 dBf, IHF (1.3 µV/ 75 Oh m s)  
50 dB Qu ietin g Sen sitivity  
Mon o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.2 dBf  
Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.6 dBf  
Sign al-to-Noise Ratio  
Mon o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 dB (at 85 dBf)  
Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 dB (at 85 dBf)  
Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stereo: 0.5% (1 kHz)  
Altern ate Ch an n el Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 dB (400 kHz)  
Stereo Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 dB (1 kHz)  
Frequ en cy Respon se . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hz to 15 kHz (±1 dB)  
An ten n a In pu t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Oh m s Un balan ced  
AM Tuner  
Frequ en cy Ran ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 to 1700 kHz  
Sen sitivity (IHF, Loop An ten n a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 µV/ m  
Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 dB  
Sign al-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 dB  
General  
Power Requ irem en ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Volts AC, 60 Hz  
Power Con su m ption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Watts  
AC Ou tlet Ratin gs Switch ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total 100 Watts (0.8 Am ps) Maxim u m  
Dim en sion s (HWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1/ 4 × 16 9/ 16 × 15 3/ 8 In ch es  
(158 × 420 × 391 m m )  
Weigh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 lb 10 oz  
(9.8 kg)  
Specification s are typical; in dividu al u n its m igh t vary. Specification s are su bject to ch an ge an d im provem en t with -  
ou t n otice.  
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Index to Features by Control Name  
This table lists the control and indicator names found on the front of your receiver, along with the page number where the con-  
trol or indicator is discussed. To find a description for the buttons on the remote control, see “Using the Remote Control” on  
Page 28  
Control  
Page  
26  
20  
20  
22  
23  
26  
20  
21  
23  
20  
22  
27  
22  
22  
20  
23  
20  
22  
BASS  
CD  
CLASS  
DIRECT  
DSP MODE  
DVD/LD  
FM/AM  
LOUDNESS  
MD/TAPE  
MEMORY  
MIDNIGHT MODE  
MPX MODE  
PHONES  
POWER  
SIGNAL SELECT  
SPEAKERS A/B  
STATION  
TAPE 2 MONITOR  
TREBLE  
20, 24  
20  
21  
TUNING  
TUNING SELECT  
TV/SAT  
21  
20  
VCR  
20, 25  
20  
VIDEO  
VIDEO INPUT  
VOLUME  
11  
20  
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Limited Two-Year Warranty  
This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman-  
ship under normal use for two (2) years from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-  
owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED  
HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES,  
INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,  
ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES  
CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABIL-  
ITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RE-  
SPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE  
OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WAR-  
RANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVE-  
NIENCE, LOSS OF TIME, DATA, PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT,  
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN AD-  
VISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  
Some states do not allow the limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion of in-  
cidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.  
In the event of a product defect during the warranty period, take the product and the RadioShack  
sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store. RadioShack will, at its option, un-  
less otherwise provided by law: (a) correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and  
labor; (b) replace the product with one of the same or similar design; or (c) refund the purchase  
price. All replaced parts and products, and products on which a refund is made, become the prop-  
erty of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and products may be used in the performance of  
warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the remainder of the  
original warranty period. You will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after the  
expiration of the warranty period.  
This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God, abuse,  
accident, misuse, improper or abnormal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper installation or  
maintenance, alteration, lightning or other incidence of excess voltage or current; (b) any repairs  
other than those provided by a RadioShack Authorized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as  
fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, shipping or insurance costs; or (f) costs  
of product removal, installation, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation.  
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from  
state to state.  
RadioShack Customer Relations, Dept. W, 100 Throckmorton St., Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102  
We Service What We Sell  
3/97  
RadioShack  
A Division of Tandy Corporation  
Fort Worth, Texas 76102  
<ARB7198-A>  
06A99  
Printed in Indonesia  
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