Basic Playback; Playing A Source; Selecting The Audio Input Signal - Onkyo TX-SR252 Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic playback

Chapter

Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as
a DVD disc) with your home theater system.
AUDIO AUDIO
RECEIVER RECEIVER
AUDIO SEL AUDIO SEL
LATE NIGHT LATE NIGHT
M.OPT M.OPT
TOP MENU TOP MENU
DISPLAY
PRESET -
1
Switch on your system components and receiver.
Start by switching on the playback component (for
example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you
have one), then the receiver (press RECEIVER).
2
Switch the TV input to the input that connects this
receiver.
For example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO
jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO input is now
selected.
3
Press input function buttons to select the input function
you want to play.
If you selected the proper input source and there is still
no sound, select the audio input signal for playback (see

Selecting the audio input signal

below).
4
DIRECT
Press the button.
Change the listening mode as necessary.
It is possible to check on the front panel display whether
or not surround sound playback is being performed
properly.
If the display does not correspond to the input signal and
listening mode, check the connections and settings.
Note
You may need to check the digital audio output settings on
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your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set
to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz/96 kHz PCM (2
channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set
this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.
Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may
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only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this
case, the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening
mode if you want multichannel surround sound.
5
VOLUME +/–
Use
Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is
SURR SURR DSP DSP
coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.
TREBLE TREBLE
TUNING + EDIT SLEEP
PRESET +
to adjust the volume level.
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Selecting the audio input signal
The audio input signal can be selected for each input source.
Once it is set, the audio input that was selected will be applied
whenever you select the input source using the input function
buttons.
AUDIO SEL AUDIO SEL
LATE NIGHT LATE NIGHT
M.OPT

AUDIO SEL
Press to select the audio input signal
corresponding to the source component.
Each press cycles through the following:
H – Selects an HDMI signal. H can be selected for BD,
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DVD, SAT/CBL or GAME input. For other inputs, H
cannot be selected.
- When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options
on page 24 is set to THRU, the sound will be heard
through your TV, not from this receiver.
A – Selects the analog inputs.
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C1/O1 – Selects the digital input. The coaxial 1 input is
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selected for C1, and the optical 1 audio input is
selected for O1.
When H (HDMI) or C1/O1 (digital) is selected and the
selected audio input is not provided, A (analog) is
automatically selected.
Note
BD and GAME inputs are fixed to H (HDMI). It cannot be
•
changed.
For the TV input, only A (analog) or C1/O1 (digital) can be
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selected. However, if the ARC at HDMI Setup is set to ON,
the input is fixed to H (HDMI) and cannot be changed.
When set to H (HDMI) or C1/O1 (digital),
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Dolby Digital signal is input, and DTS lights when a DTS
signal is input.
When the H (HDMI) is selected, the A and DIGITAL
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indicators are off (see page 7).
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lights when a