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Onkyo HT-R280 Instruction Manual

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5.1ch Home Theater System
AVX-280
AV Receiver (HT-R280)
Speaker Package (HTP-380)
Front Speakers (SKF-380 L/R)
Center Speaker (SKC-380)
Surround Speakers (SKR-380 L/R)
Subwoofer (SKW-380)
Instruction Manual
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 5.1ch Home
Theater System. Please read this manual thoroughly
before making connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
you to obtain optimum performance and listening
enjoyment from your new 5.1ch Home Theater
System.
Please retain this manual for future reference.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
Contents
Introduction ...................................2
Connections.................................12
Turning On & Basic Operations ......20
Advanced Operations .................29
Controlling iPod & Other
Components............................38
Others...........................................45
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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Controlling iPod & Other Components......38 Others...........45 Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 5.1ch Home Theater System. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new 5.1ch Home Theater...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Introduction All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WARNING: WARNING AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an RAIN OR MOISTURE.

  • Page 3: Precautions

    If water or any other liquid gets inside REMARQUE: CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo dealer. LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB- 8. Handling Notes 003 DU CANADA.

  • Page 4: Speaker Precautions

    Make sure you have the following items: Placement • The subwoofer cabinet is made out of wood and is there- AV Receiver HT-R280 fore sensitive to extreme temperatures and humidity, do not put it in locations subject to direct sunlight or in HT-R280 (➔...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Advanced Operations Advanced Setup ............. 29 Controlling iPod & Other Components Controlling iPod ............. 38 Approx. 16 ft. (5 m) Controlling Other Onkyo Components ......42 Others Troubleshooting ............. 45 Specifications ..............49 About HDMI ..............51 Using an RIHD-compatible TV, Player, or Recorder ... 52...

  • Page 6: Features

    • Front “Line in” Input for Portable audio player trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. • Universal Port for the Dock for iPod /HD Radio™ To receive HD Radio broadcasts, you must install an Onkyo UP-HT1 HD Radio tuner module (sold separately). tuner module • Banana Plug-Compatible Speaker Posts iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.

  • Page 7: Front & Rear Panels

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Front & Rear Panels Front Panel b c d e f i j k l m n o The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity. The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.
  • Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Display For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. a A and B speaker indicators e SLEEP indicator (➔ 11, 22) (➔ b Audio input indicators f MUTING indicator (➔ c Listening mode and format indicators g Message area (➔...

  • Page 9: Speaker Package

    Keyhole slots These push terminals are for connecting the speaker to These keyhole slots can be used to wall-mount the the HT-R280 with the supplied speaker cables. speaker. See “Wall Mounting” for mounting instruc- 14). The supplied speaker cables are color-coded for easy tions (➔...

  • Page 10: Remote Controller

    Controlling the AV Receiver To control the AV receiver, press RECEIVER to select Receiver mode. You can also use the remote controller to control Onkyo Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, CD player, and other components. See “Entering Remote Control Codes” for more details (➔...

  • Page 11: About Home Theater

    With Blu-ray Discs or DVDs, you can enjoy DTS and Dolby Digital. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo’s original DSP listen- ing modes.

  • Page 12: Connections

    Connections All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Connecting the AV Receiver • Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires. Connecting Your Speakers Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Make sure the metal core of the wire does not have con- Speaker Configuration tact with the AV receiver’s rear panel.
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Connecting the Speaker Cables Screw-type speaker terminals Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insu- 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) lation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown.
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wall Mounting • Leave a gap of between 3/16" Wall (5 mm) and 7/16" (10 mm) The speakers can easily be wall mounted by using the key- between the wall and the base hole slots.
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com About AV Connections Connected image with AV components : Video & Audio HDMI cable Other cables : Video : Audio AV receiver AV receiver Blu-ray Disc/ Blu-ray Disc/ DVD player Game console Game console TV, projector, etc.
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Connecting Your Components with HDMI Game console TV, projector, etc. Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. ✔: Assignment can be changed (➔...
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Connecting Your Components The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings. Connect your components to the appropriate jacks.
  • Page 18 Step 2: tional u-capable components. Make the u connection (see illustration below). • Connect only Onkyo components to u jacks. Connecting other Step 3: manufacturer’s components may cause a malfunction. If you’re using an RI Dock, or cassette tape deck, •...
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Which Connections Should I Use? The AV receiver supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format you choose will depend on the formats supported by your components. Use the following sections as a guide. The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT.

  • Page 20: Turning On & Basic Operations

    Turning On & Basic Operations All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Turning On/Off the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY STANDBY indicator ON/STANDBY RECEIVER Front panel Remote controller Turning On Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. Press RECEIVER followed by ON/STANDBY on the remote controller. The AV receiver comes on, the display lights, and the STANDBY indicator goes off.

  • Page 21: Basic Operations

    Use the input selector buttons to select the input source. Start playback on the source component. • Alternatively, you can use the AV receiver’s DISPLAY. See also: The following information can typically be displayed. • “Controlling Other Onkyo Components” (➔ Input source & • “Controlling iPod” (➔ volume •...
  • Page 22 Muting the AV Receiver Changing the Input Display You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver. When you connect an u-capable Onkyo component, you must configure the input display so that u can work Press RECEIVER followed by MUTING.

  • Page 23: Listening To The Radio

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Listening to the Radio ■ Manual tuning mode This section describes the procedure using the but- tons on the front panel unless otherwise specified. Press TUNING MODE so that the AUTO indicator goes off on the display. Using the Tuner Press and hold TUNING q/w.
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Presetting FM/AM Stations You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite FM/AM radio stations as presets. Tune into the FM/AM station that you want to store as a preset. See the previous section.

  • Page 25: Recording

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Recording This section explains how to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from different sources. Connecting a Recording Component Recording Separate AV Sources Here you can record audio and video from completely separate sources, allowing you to overdub audio onto your video recordings.

  • Page 26: Using The Listening Modes

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Using the Listening Modes Selecting Listening Modes 26). See “About Listening Modes” for detailed information about the listening modes (➔ Listening Mode Buttons MOVIE/TV button This button selects the listening modes intended for use Press with movies and TV.
  • Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ■ Speaker Layout The illustration shows which speakers are activated in each channel. See “Sp Config (Speaker Configuration)” for the 31). speaker setup (➔ a b Front speakers Center speaker d e Surround speakers Subwoofer Listening Modes Listening Mode...
  • Page 28 M u s Use this mode with any stereo movie (e.g., TV, DVD, VHS). • Neo:6 Music Use this mode with any stereo music source (e.g., CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD). Onkyo-Original DSP Listening Modes Listening Mode Description Input Speaker...

  • Page 29: Advanced Operations

    Advanced Operations All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Setup On-screen Setup Menus Common Procedures in Setup Menu The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that Remote indicator is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is con- nected to the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPO- NENT VIDEO OUT, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings.
  • Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Explanatory Notes Component (Component Video Input) Menu Sp Config Menu Component If you connect a video component to a component video Subwoofer input, you must assign that input to an input selector. For Yes: example, if you connect your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player to Select if a subwoofer is connected.
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ■ Crossover (Crossover Frequency) Note This setting is advantageous for the speakers that you • When an HDMI IN is assigned to an input selector in “HDMI specified as “Small” in the “Sp Config (Speaker Configura- Input”...
  • Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ■ Left, Center, Right, Surround Right, Surround Input Ch(Mux) Left, Subwoofer Main: Specify the distance from the each speaker to your lis- The main channel is output. tening position. Sub: The sub channel is output. Note M/S: •...
  • Page 33 Remote ID 20°/40° 1, 2, or 3 When several Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may overlap. To differenti- ate the AV receiver from the other components, you can change its remote ID from “1”, to “2” or “3”.
  • Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com HDMI Setup Note • When set to “On” and close the menu, the name of connected p-compatible components and “RIHD On” are dis- Menu HDMI Setup played on the AV receiver. “Search…” → “(name)” → “RIHD On” ■...
  • Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Using the Audio Settings Note “Power Control” • The setting can be set only when the above You can change various audio settings by pressing “ ” HDMI Control setting is set to “On”. AUDIO.
  • Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com EX.BASS Music Optimizer EX.BASS is a technology that have developed by experi- The Music Optimizer function enhances the sound quality ments and listening tests to reproduce a natural deeper of compressed music files. Use it with music files that use bass.
  • Page 37 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Audio Selector Digital Input Signal Formats You can set priorities of audio output when there are both The digital input signal formats are available only for the digital and analog inputs. input sources that you have assigned a digital input jack ■...

  • Page 38: Controlling Ipod & Other Components

    Controlling iPod & Other Components All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Controlling iPod Connecting an Onkyo Dock B  A  Onkyo Dock Cable Note Page UP-A1 Dock — • When UP-A1 Dock that seated iPod is (Universal Port Option Dock) connected, the power consumption on standby mode slightly increases.
  • Page 39 AV receiver at a Dock is sold separately. specified time. The AV receiver’s input source will auto- For the latest information on the Onkyo Dock compo- matically be set to the PORT selector. nents, see the Onkyo web site at: Note http://www.onkyo.com...
  • Page 40 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Controlling Your iPod Note • Enter the appropriate remote control code before using the AV By pressing REMOTE MODE that’s been programmed receiver’s remote controller for the first time (➔ 42). with the remote control code for your Dock, you can con- •...
  • Page 41 • For detailed operation of the iPod, please refer to the instruction manual. This button does not turn the Onkyo DS-A2 or DS-A2X RI Dock on or off. Your iPod may not respond the first time you press this button, in which case you should press it again.

  • Page 42: Controlling Other Onkyo Components

    REMOTE MODE that corresponds with the input to which you connect your component. For example, If you want to control an Onkyo component by pointing if you connect your CD player to the CD input, choose the remote controller directly at it, or you want to control TV/CD when entering its remote control code.
  • Page 43 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com If you want to control an Onkyo component by pointing the Controlling Other Components remote controller directly at it, use the following remote control codes: By pressing REMOTE MODE that’s been programmed 32900:...
  • Page 44 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ✔: Available buttons Press the appropriate REMOTE MODE first. Components Buttons ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ a ON/STANDBY ✔ ✔ ✔ b GUIDE ✔ TOP MENU ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ c q/w/e/r ENTER ✔...

  • Page 45: Others

    If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, try resetting the power cord disconnected for 1 hour. After that, AV receiver before contacting your Onkyo dealer. reconnect the power cord and set the volume to max- To reset the AV receiver to its factory defaults, turn it imum.
  • Page 46 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ■ ■ Only the front speakers produce sound Noise can be heard Using cable ties to bundle audio cables with power — When the Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected, — cords, speaker cables, and so on may degrade the only the front speakers and subwoofer produce audio performance, so don’t do it.
  • Page 47 ■ Can’t control other components If it’s an Onkyo component, make sure that the u cable and analog audio cable are connected properly. Connecting only an u cable won’t work. Make sure you’ve selected the correct remote con- 10, 43 troller mode.
  • Page 48 Onkyo is not responsible for damages (such as CD rental fees) due to unsuccessful recordings caused by the unit’s malfunction. Before you record important data, make sure that the material will be recorded cor- rectly.

  • Page 49: Specifications

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Specifications AV Receiver Amplifier Section General Rated Output Power Power Supply AC 120 V, 60 Hz All channels: 110 watts minimum continuous power Power Consumption 3.6 A per channel, 6 ohms, at 1 kHz with a Stand-by Power Consumption maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.2 W...
  • Page 50 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5.1ch Home Theater Speaker Package Passive Subwoofer (SKW-380) Center Speaker (SKC-380) Type Bass-reflex type Passive subwoofer Type Full-Range Bass-reflex Impedance 6Ω Impedance 6Ω Maximum input power 130 W Maximum input power 120 W Output sound pressure level Output sound pressure level 83 dB/W/m...

  • Page 51: About Hdmi

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, Blu-ray Disc/DVD players, set-top boxes, and other video compo- nents.

  • Page 52: Using An Rihd-Compatible Tv, Player, Or Recorder

    Using an RIHD-compatible TV, Player, or Recorder p, which stands for Remote Interactive over HDMI, is the name of the system control function found on Onkyo components. The AV receiver can be used with CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), which allows system control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard.
  • Page 53 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ■ How to connect and setup Confirm the settings. 1. Turn on the power for all connected components. Confirm the connecting and setting. 2. Turn off the power of the TV, and confirm that 1.
  • Page 54 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Memo...
  • Page 55 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Memo...
  • Page 56 Unit 1 & 12, 9/F, Ever Gain Plaza Tower 1, 88, Container Port Road, Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong. Tel: 852-2429-3118 Fax: 852-2428-9039 http://www.ch.onkyo.com/ Y1005-1 SN 29400475 (C) Copyright 2010 ONKYO CORPORATION Japan. All rights reserved. * 2 9 4 0 0 4 7 5 *...

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