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Instruction Manual Advanced Operations ....34 Controlling Other Components ..45 Appendix ........50 Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. 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 AV Receiver.
Introduction WARNING: AVIS WARNING 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.
CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets inside LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB- this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo dealer. 003 DU CANADA. 8. Handling Notes Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisée: •...
Supplied Accessories Make sure you have the following accessories: Indoor FM antenna (➔ page 17) AM loop antenna (➔ page 17) Power cord (Brazilian models) (➔ page 17) Speaker setup microphone (➔ page 24) Remote controller (RC-799M) and two batteries (AA/R6) (➔...
Contents Introduction Controlling Other Components Important Safety Instructions ......... 2 iPod/iPhone Playback via Onkyo Dock ......45 Precautions............... 3 Using the Onkyo Dock..........45 Supplied Accessories............4 Controlling Your iPod/iPhone ........45 Features ................6 Controlling Other Onkyo Components ......47 Front &...
Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. • Dolby Pro Logic IIz • Non-Scaling Configuration Music Optimizer™ is a trademark of Onkyo Corporation. • A-Form Listening Mode Memory • Direct Mode “HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-Definition Multimedia •...
Front & Rear Panels Front Panel (North American and Brazilian models) (Asian models) The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. ON/STANDBY button (18) TUNING, PRESET (21 to 22), arrow and ENTER buttons HDMI THRU indicator (42) RETURN button...
Rear Panel (North American and Asian models) (Brazilian models) DIGITAL IN COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks REMOTE CONTROL jack COMPONENT VIDEO IN and OUT jacks Composite video and analog audio jacks (BD/DVD IN, VCR/DVR IN and OUT, CBL/SAT HDMI IN and OUT jacks IN, GAME IN, TV/CD IN) FM ANTENNA jack and AM ANTENNA terminal MONITOR OUT V jack...
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 page 47).
Connections Connecting the AV Receiver Connecting Your Speakers Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK or FRONT HIGH L terminals. Surround back/ Surround back/ front high...
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Speaker Configuration • Don’t connect more than one cable to each speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. The following table indicates the channels you should use • Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals. depending on the number of speakers that you have. No matter how many speakers you use, a powered subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass.
About AV Connections Connected image with AV components HDMI cable : Video & Audio Other cables : Video : Audio AV receiver AV receiver Blu-ray Disc/ Blu-ray Disc/ DVD player Game console Game console TV, projector, etc. TV, projector, etc. DVD player •...
Connecting Components with HDMI VCR or DVD recorder/Digital Video Recorder 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 35).
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.
• Some components may not support all functions. Refer to (➔ page 47). the manuals supplied with your other Onkyo components. Connecting a Recording Component See “Recording” on the recording (➔ page 33).
Connecting Antenna This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Caution North American and Asian models...
Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY RECEIVER Turning On ON/STANDBY on the front panel. Press Press RECEIVER followed by on the remote controller. The AV receiver comes on, the display lights. Turning Off Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. Press RECEIVER followed by on the remote controller.
Controlling Contents of USB Devices The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected See “Controlling Other Onkyo Components” about the to the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPONENT operation of other components (➔...
Playing iPod/iPhone via USB This button selects the next song. The on-screen navigation menus appear only on a TV This button fast-forwards the current song. that is connected to the HDMI OUT. This section explains how to play music files on the This button stops playback.
• Protected WMA music files on an MP3 player cannot be played. impossible to get good reception. In this case, switch to • Onkyo accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the loss or manual tuning mode and listen to the station in mono.
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■ ■ Manual tuning mode Selecting Presets In manual tuning mode, FM stations will be in mono. To select a preset, use PRESET on the AV Press TUNING MODE so that the AUTO indicator receiver, or the remote controller’s CH +/–. goes off on the display.
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■ Displaying Radio Text (RT) RDS program types (PTY) Press RT/PTY/TP once. Type Display The RT information scrolls across the display. None None News reports News Note Current affairs Affairs • The message “Waiting” may appear while the AV receiver waits for the RT information.
Using Basic Functions Measurement procedure Using the Automatic Speaker Setup To create a listening environment in your home theater With the supplied calibrated microphone, that all listeners will enjoy, Audyssey 2EQ takes Audyssey 2EQ ® automatically determines the number of measurements at up to 3 positions within the listening speakers connected, their size for purposes of bass area.
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Turn on the AV receiver and the connected TV. Use / to select an option, and then press On the TV, select the input to which the AV receiver ENTER. is connected. Audyssey 2EQ: Auto Setup Set the speaker setup microphone at the Main <- Review Speaker Configuration ->...
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• Writing Error! This message appears if saving fails. Try saving again. If this message appears after 2 or 3 attempts, contact your Onkyo dealer. • Speaker Detect Error This message appears if a speaker is not detected. “No” means that no speaker was detected.
Using the Listening Modes Selecting Listening Modes page 28). See “Listening Modes” for detailed information about the listening modes (➔ ■ Listening Mode Buttons Press RECEIVER first. MOVIE/TV, MUSIC, GAME MUSIC GAME MOVIE/TV STEREO MOVIE/TV button GAME button This button selects the listening modes intended for use This button selects the listening modes intended for use with movies and TV.
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This is Dolby Digital EX surround sound. This provides a center back surround channel from 5.1-channel sources. Speaker Layout The illustration shows which speakers are activated in each channel. See “Sp Config (Speaker Configuration)” for the speaker setup (➔ page 36). ■ Onkyo-Original DSP Listening Modes Listening Mode Description Input Speaker Source Layout...
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■ Listening Modes Listening Mode Description Input Speaker Source Layout Direct In this mode, audio from the input source is output without surround-sound processing. The speaker configuration (presence of speakers) and speaker D i r e distance settings are enabled, but much of the processing set via Home menu is disabled.
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Listening Mode Description Input Speaker Source Layout Dolby Digital In this mode, audio from the input source is output without surround-sound processing. The speaker configuration (presence of speakers), crossover D o l b y frequency, speaker distance, A/V Sync and much of the processing set via Dolby Digital Plus Home menu are enabled.
Using the Home Menu Using the Sleep Timer The Home menu provides you quick access to frequently With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver to turn used menus without having to go through the long off automatically after a specified period. standard menu.
Setting the Display Brightness Changing the Input Display You can adjust the brightness of the AV receiver’s When you connect an -capable Onkyo component, you display. must configure the input display so that can work properly. Press RECEIVER followed by DIMMER This setting can be done only from the front panel.
Recording Separate AV Sources Muting the AV Receiver Here you can record audio and video from completely You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver. separate sources, allowing you to overdub audio onto your video recordings. This function takes advantage of the fact Press RECEIVER followed by MUTING.
Advanced Operations Advanced Setup Hardware HDMI Setup On-screen Setup Menus page 41) page 42) (➔ (➔ The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that Volume OSD HDMI Ctrl (RIHD) Remote ID HDMI Through is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is AM/FM Freq Step Audio TV Out Auto Standby...
■ BD/DVD, VCR/DVR, CBL/SAT, GAME, AUX, HDMI Input TV/CD IN1, IN2: Menu HDMI Input Select a corresponding component video input that If you connect a video component to an HDMI input, you the video component has been connected. must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if - - - - -: you connect your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player to HDMI Select if you’re not using the COMPONENT...
■ Surround Back Ch Sp Config (Speaker Configuration) 1ch: Select if only one surround back speaker is Menu Sp Config connected. Some of the settings in this section are set automatically 2ch: by Audyssey 2EQ ® Room Correction and Speaker Select if two (left and right) surround back speakers Setup (➔...
For the center speaker and subwoofer, the level settings made Sp Distance (Speaker Distance) by using HOME are saved here as the default settings. Menu Sp Distance • If you’re using a handheld sound level meter, adjust the level of ®...
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■ Dolby Settings Dolby EX This setting determines how Dolby EX encoded signals ■ are handled. This setting is unavailable if no surround PLIIx Music (2ch Input) back speakers are connected. This setting is effective with These settings apply to only 2-channel stereo sources. Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD If you’re not using any surround back speakers, these only.
■ Reference Level Source Setup Audyssey Dynamic EQ Reference Level Offset 0 dB: Menu Source Setup It should be used when listening to movies. 5 dB: Preparation Select this setting for content that has a very wide dynamic range, such as classical music. Press the input selector buttons to select an input source.
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Preset Name For Input Selector ® About Audyssey Dynamic EQ Audyssey Dynamic EQ solves the problem of ■ Name deteriorating sound quality as volume is decreased by - - -, Blu-ray, DVD, HD DVD, VCR, DVR, Tivo, taking into account human perception and room CableSTB, SAT STB, PS3, Wii, Xbox, PC, TV, CD, acoustics.
■ Remote ID 1, 2, or 3 When several Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may overlap. To differentiate the AV receiver from the other components, you can change its remote ID from “1”, to “2” or “3”.
HDMI Setup Note • Only the input source assigned to the HDMI IN via “HDMI Input” is enabled (➔ page 35). Menu HDMI Setup • The power consumption during standby mode will increase ■ during the HDMI through function; however in the following HDMI Ctrl (RIHD) cases, the power consumption can be saved: –...
■ LipSync Speaker Levels ■ Subwoofer Level This function allows the AV receiver to automatically –15 dB to 0 dB to +12 dB in 1 dB steps correct any delay between the video and the audio, based ■ Center Level on the data from the connected monitor.
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Late Night Function CinemaFILTER ■ ■ Late Night Cinema Filter For Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus sources, the options are: Turn this setting on to soften overly bright movie Low: soundtracks, which are typically mixed for reproduction in Small reduction in dynamic range. a movie theater.
For the latest information on the Onkyo Dock Note components, see the Onkyo web site at: • Linked operations do not work with video playback or when the http://www.onkyo.com...
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• For detailed operation of the iPod/iPhone, 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/iPhone may not respond the first time you press this button, in which case you should press it again.
Controlling Onkyo components without Look up the appropriate remote control code in the Remote Control Codes for Onkyo Components If you want to control an Onkyo component by pointing the remote controller directly at it, or you want to control Connected via an Onkyo component that’s not connected via...
Controlling Other Components By pressing REMOTE MODE that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your component, you can control Onkyo component as below. For details on entering a remote control code for a page 47). different component (➔...
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✔: Available buttons Press the appropriate Components REMOTE MODE first. Buttons ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ TOP MENU ✔ ✔ / / / , ENTER ✔ ✔ SETUP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ SEARCH ✔ ✔ ✔ REPEAT ✔ ✔ ✔...
Remove the power cord from the wall outlet immediately. Disconnect all speaker cables and AV receiver before contacting your Onkyo dealer. input sources, and then leave the AV receiver with To reset the AV receiver to its factory defaults, turn its power cord disconnected for 1 hour.
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■ ■ Only the front speakers produce sound The speaker volume cannot be set as required When the Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected, Check to see if a maximum volume has been set. only the front speakers and subwoofer produce 24, 37 If the volume level of each individual speaker has sound.
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If the video source is connected to an HDMI input, 14, 35 you must assign that input to an input selector, and If it’s an Onkyo component, make sure that the your TV must be connected to the HDMI OUT. cable and analog audio cable are connected properly.
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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 correctly.
Connection Tips and Video Signal Path 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.
USB Features USB Device Requirements • USB mass storage device class (but not always guaranteed). • FAT16 or FAT32 file system format. • Each folder may contain up to 255 music files and folders, and folders may be nested up to 8 levels deep. •...
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 components. Until now, several separate video and audio cables have been required to connect AV components. With HDMI, a single cable can carry control signals, digital video, and up to eight channels of digital audio (2-channel PCM, multichannel digital audio, and multichannel PCM).
Using an RIHD-compatible TV, Player, or Recorder , 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.
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■ 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. Connect the HDMI OUT jack to the HDMI input the power of the connected components is turned jack of the TV.
Specifications Amplifier Section General Rated Output Power Power Supply (North American and Brazilian) All channels: (North American) AC 120 V, 60 Hz 80 watts minimum continuous power per (Asian) AC 220 - 240 V, 50 Hz channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven Power Consumption (North American and Brazilian) 4.5 A from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with a maximum...
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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/ Y1101-1 SN 29400621 (C) Copyright 2011 ONKYO SOUND & VISION CORPORATION Japan. All rights reserved. * 2 9 4 0 0 6 2 1 *...