Using The Sleep Timer; Using Headphones; Adjusting Speaker Levels; Sleep Button - Onkyo HT-R550 Instruction Manual

Common Functions—Continued

Using the Sleep Timer

With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that
it turns off automatically after a specified period.
Press the remote controller's
[SLEEP] button repeatedly to
select the required sleep time.
SLEEP
You can set the sleep time from 90 to 10
minutes in 10 minute steps.
The SLEEP indicator appears on the
display when the sleep timer has been
set, as shown. The specified sleep time
appears on the display for about 5 sec-
onds, then the previous display reap-
pears.
SLEEP indicator
To cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP] button
repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.
To check the remaining sleep time, press the [SLEEP]
button. Note that if you press the [SLEEP] button while
the sleep time is being displayed, you'll shorten the sleep
time by 10 minutes.

Using Headphones

For private listening, you can connect a pair of stereo
headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the AV receiver's
PHONES jack.
Notes:
• Always turn down the volume before connecting your
headphones.
• Speaker sets A and B are turned off while the head-
phones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack.
• When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening
mode is set to Stereo, unless it was set to Pure Audio,
Mono, Stereo, or Direct, in which case it stays the
same.
• When the multichannel DVD input is selected, only
the front left and front right channels can be heard in
the headphones.

Adjusting Speaker Levels

You can adjust the volume of each speaker in speaker set
A. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the
AV receiver is set to Standby.
1
CH SEL
LEVEL -
Notes:
• You cannot use this function while the AV receiver is
muted.
• Speakers that are set to No or None in the Speaker
Configuration cannot be adjusted.
■ Speaker Set B
While speaker set B is on, you can adjust the volume of
the left and right speakers, from –12 dB to +12 dB.
• These settings are stored when the AV receiver is set
to Standby.
• While speaker set B is on, you cannot adjust the levels
of speaker set A's surround back speakers.
■ Headphones
STANDBY/ON
While a pair of headphones is connected, you can adjust
STANDBY
the volume of each headphone speaker, from –12 dB to
+12 dB each.
PHONES
• These settings are stored when the AV receiver is set
to Standby.
Use the remote controller's
[CH SEL] button to select each
speaker, and use the [LEVEL–]
and [LEVEL+] buttons to adjust
the volume.
You can adjust the volume of each
LEVEL +
speaker from –12 dB to +12 dB
(–15 dB to +12 dB for the subwoofer).
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