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N E W M O D E L I N F O R M A T I O N

A/V Surround Receiver

AVR-2805
The AVR-2805 is Denon's latest addition of versatile A/V Receivers, which incorporate
all current surround formats and enhanced installation flexibility, all with great
simplicity of setup and operation.

■ DENON's Latest Surround Technology Faithfully Recreates ■ Auto Setup and Auto Room EQ Function with Microphone
the Surround Sound Produced at the Dubbing Stage. The AVR-2805 is equipped with an Auto Setup and Room
• Finest DSP employed for faster processing better sound quality Equalization function, to achieve the most ideal sound
AVR-2805 features latest generation 32bit floating point DSP to decode all field for your room. With the accompanying microphone
current surround formats, 96kHz signals and also processing room equalization. placed at your listening position, the powerful new
This DSP's processing power allows even the analogue input signals in all 32bit floating point DSP automatically and accurately
surround modes to be handled at 96kHz, which undoubtedly assures analyzes, adjusts and sets the speaker configurations of
never-before-experienced high quality. your system. Also, the AVR-2805 analyzes and adjusts the frequency
response of the speakers to the room with an 8 band parametric equalizer.
• Various Decoding
The microphone (DM-S305) is a especially designed, high performance unit
DTS 96/24 Decoding for DVD-Video/ DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and Matrix 6.1
with a heavy duty base to suppress vibrations for accurate analyzing.
DTS NEO:6/ Dolby Digital EX/ Dolby ProLogic IIx
• Room EQ Memory
• Fully Discrete, Equal Power Seven Amplifier Channels, 100 Watts Each
The AVR-2805 provides for a maximum of 4 equalizing curves called “normal”,
Front ..................... 100 W + 100 W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.05% THD)
“front”, “flat” and “manual” to be stored into memory. Normal, front and flat are
Center................... 100 W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.05% THD)
automatically memorized during the 'Auto Room EQ' Setup, allowing you easy
Surround............... 100 W + 100 W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.05% THD)
selection of your favorite EQ curve without having to run 'Auto Setup' again.
Surround Back ..... 100 W + 100 W (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.05% THD)
The AVR-2805 features an equal power 7-channel amplifier section, with • Assignable Room EQ
identical amplifier design and high current discrete output devices on all 7 The AVR-2805 permits assigning of an EQ curve for each surround mode
channels. Each of the 7 amplifier channels is rated at 100 watts, into 8 ohms, as well as selecting the EQ to be 'On' or 'Off' for the Direct/Pure Direct modes.
from 20 Hz - 20 kHz with no more than 0.05% THD.
■ Support for Multi Zone Configurations
■ Component Video Conversion • ZONE2 audio capability
• Up Conversion The AVR-2805 provides a Multi Zone Output function and a Select function
This video conversion technology lets you enjoy the highest picture quality from that let you output different sources to multiple zones. Sources can be selected
all video sources connected to the AVR-2805. Since composite and S-video sig- for output to an additional zone, in addition to the main room. Multi-room
nals are converted up to component video signals and output to the monitor, this Zone 2 can have variable pre-amp output along with composite video feed.
allows you to connect all your video sources to a monitor using only one • ZONE2 composite video output capability
cable.
• Powered Zone2
• Down Conversion from S-Video to Composite The AVR-2805’s Power Amplifier Assign function lets you assign the 2
• 3 Sets of Component Video Inputs Surround Back (SB L/R) amplifier channels when the system is not configured
The AVR-2805 is equipped with 3 sets of assignable, component video inputs for 7.1, to instead drive the Multi-room Zone 2 speakers, with 100 Watts per
and 1set of monitor outputs with on screen display. channel output power, while still providing 5 discrete amplifier channels to
drive all speakers in a 5.1 configured home theater room.
• High Definition Quality Video Switching
The high-performance relay that is used to switch component video signals, • RS232C Control Port to support an AMX, Crestron integrated control system
features an extended bandwidth range up to 100 MHz. • +12 V Trigger Output x 2 (Assignable)

• Remote In/Out Ports

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N E W M O D E L I N F O R M A T I O N AVR-2805
■ Features That Enhance Operating Ease ■ Input/Output Terminals For Every A/V System
• Auto Surround • Audio Inputs
The AVR-2805 can automatically store the surround mode for any of three 11 Sets Analog Input ...................... PHONO, CD, (TUNER), DVD, VDP,TV,
DBS, VCR-1, VCR-2, V.AUX(FRONT),
inputs signals: (1)Analog and PCM 2 channel, (2)Bit stream 2-channel
CDR/TAPE
(DolbyDigital, DTS) and (3)Bit stream multi-channel.If the type of input signal 1 Set 8-ch Analog EXT. Input.......... FRONT L/R, CENTER,
changes, the most appropriate surround mode is automatically selected for SURROUND L/R, SURROUND BACK L/R,
the signal. SUBWOOFER
5 Sets Digital (Optical) Input .......... OPTICAL x 5(FRONT x 1) (Assignable)
• New Front Panel Design with Larger Display 2 Set Digital (Coaxial) Input ........... COAXIAL x 2 (Assignable)
• Audio Outputs
Larger display area is now capable of displaying a broad range of information
8 Sets Analog PRE Output ............. FRONT L/R, CENTER,
including character icons for an intuitive recognition of input signal channels SURROUND L/R, SURROUND BACK L/R,
and output speaker channels. SUBWOOFER
3 Sets Analog REC Output ............ VCR-1, VCR-2, CDR/TAPE
1 Set Analog Multi Zone PRE Output ... ZONE2 L/R
2 Set Digital (Optical) Output ......... OPTICAL x 2
• Video Inputs
3 Sets Component Video Input ...... VIDEO-1, VIDEO-2, VIDEO-3
7 Sets S-Video Input ...................... DVD, VDP, TV, DBS, VCR-1,
• Audio Delay Function VCR-2, V.AUX(FRONT)
The Audio Delay function corrects slight lags between sound and picture that 7 Sets Composite Input .................. DVD, VDP, TV, DBS, VCR-1,
VCR-2, V.AUX(FRONT)
can occur when a video signal is processed,such as in a Progressive Scan
• Video Outputs
DVD player or outboard video processor.
1 Set Component Video Output ..... MONITOR
• Adjustable Cross-Over Switching 3 Sets S-Video Output ................... VCR-1, VCR-2, MONITOR
The AVR-2805 supports subwoofer cross-over switching with a choice of 8 3 Sets Composite Output ............... VCR-1, VCR-2, MONITOR
cross-over frequencies: 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 150, 200 and 250 Hz. This lets 1 Multi Zone Composite Video output ... ZONE2 VIDEO x 1
you more accurately match the performance characteristics of the subwoofer
to the main speaker system. Specifications
■ Power Amplifier Section
• A/B switching between front speakers Rated output *THD figures are power amp stage values.
Front............................................. 100 W + 100 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.05 % THD)
• Pre-programmed remote controller with learning feature 135 W + 135 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)
Center.......................................... 100 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.05 % THD)
■ Designed for high sound quality 135 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)
• Pure Direct and AL24 Processing Surround ..................................... 100 W + 100 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.05 % THD)
DENON's Pure Direct mode was designed for those who want the ultimate in 135 W + 135 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)
Surround Back........................... 100 W + 100 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.05 % THD)
sonic quality from their audio sources. Depending on input signal type, Pure
135 W + 135 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD)
Direct will turn off any unneeded circuitry of the AVR-2805. ■ Preamplifier Section
• When listening to PCM based sources, DENON's waveform technology Analog
AL24 Processing brings out all the delicate nuances of the source material. Input sensitivity / imepdance .................. 200mV/47kohms
Frequency response .............................. 10Hz-100kHz(+0,-3dB direct mode)
• Hefty Power Transformer for Stable Supply of Power S/N ........................................................ 102dB(direct mode)
A huge power transformer has been connected in the power section where it Rated output .......................................... 1.2V
is combined with a rectifier diode and an oversized block capacitor to ensure a Digital
D/A output ............................................. 2.0V
large, stable supply of electrical current. Accordingly, this design allows the
Phono
AVR-2805 to achieve high output power of 100 W for each of the 7 channels. Input sensitivity / impedance .................. 2.5mV
• Variable Gain Volume RIAA deviation ...................................... +/-1dB(20Hz to 20kHz)
S/N in the usable area has been improved. Finer adjustments are also possi- Rated output .......................................... 150mV
ble in 0.5 dB steps across the extended range of –80 dB to +18 dB. ■ Video Section
Frequency response
• Block Capacitor Composite video/S-video ...................... 5Hz-10MHz(+0,-3dB)
Component video .................................. DC-100MHz(+0,-3dB)
A large-capacity block capacitor was developed for the AVR-2805 to ensure
■ FM Section
a rock stable supply of power. Tuning frequency range ..................... 87.5 - 107.9 MHz
• Detachable AC Power Cord Usable sensitivity ............................... 1.0 µV (11.2 dBf)
■ AM Section
Tuning frequency range ..................... 520 - 1710 kHz
■ Frequency Synthesis Tuning
Usable sensitivity ............................... 18 µV
• 56-Station AM/FM Random Preset Memory Tuning
■ General
• Auto Preset Memory Power supply ......................................... AC120V, 60Hz
Power consumption................................ 5.6A (1W max at standby mode)
Front panel with cap for front A/V input (Silver version is available) Dimensions ........................................... 434 (W) x 171 (H) x 429 (D) mm
17.1'' (W) x 6.7'' (H) x 16.9'' (D)
Weight ................................................... 13.5kg (29lbs 12oz)

(*1) Note on Movie mode:

On DENON A/V receivers, this Movie mode is displayed as "MODE CINEMA".

*Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

*“Dolby”, “Dolby Digital-EX”, “Pro Logic IIx”, and the double-D device are registered trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
*“DTS”, “DTS-ES ES” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater System, Inc.

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