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  • Page 1 AV Receiver DTR-8.8 Instruction Manual...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Thank you for purchasing an Integra 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. Please retain this manual for future reference.
  • Page 3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use For U.S. models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- FCC Information for User out the permission of the copyright holder. CAUTION: 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- The user changes or modifications not expressly serviceable.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Components (North American model only) ..44 Audio Adjust ............97 Connecting an External Controller ....... 44 Listening Mode Presets ......... 99 Connecting Integra/Onkyo Components ..45 Connecting the Power Cord ........45 Turning On the AV Receiver ......46 Turning On and Standby ........
  • Page 5 Contents—Continued Advanced Setup ........... 101 Speaker Setup ............101 Source Setup ............108 Miscellaneous Setup ..........111 Hardware Setup ...........113 Lock Setup ............115 Net/USB ............116 About Net/USB ...........116 Connecting the AV Receiver ......117 Playing Music Files on a Server ......118 ® Windows Media Player 11 Setup .....119 Playing Music Files on a USB Device ....119 Listening to Internet Radio ........121...

  • Page 6: Features

    DTS Neo:6 • Neural Surround , THX-Neural • Theater-Dimensional virtual surround sound VLSC and the VLSC logo are registered trademarks of Onkyo • DSD Direct Corporation. • 192 kHz/24-bit D/A converters • Powerful and highly accurate 32-bit DSP processing • Re-EQ function •...

  • Page 7: Supplied Accessories

    Supplied Accessories Features—Continued Make sure you have the following accessories: ® XM Ready is a trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc. ©2005 XM Satellite Radio Inc. All rights reserved. ©2005 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. “SIRIUS,” SiriusConnect, Remote controller and three batteries (AA/R6) the SIRIUS dog logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc.

  • Page 8: Multiroom Capability

    Multiroom Capability You can use three speaker systems with this AV receiver—a surround-sound speaker system (up to 7.1 channels) in your main listening room, a stereo speaker system in a second room, or Zone 2, as we call it, and another stereo speaker system in a third room that we call Zone 3.

  • Page 9: Getting To Know The Av Receiver

    Getting to Know the AV Receiver Front Panel North American model J K L M N Other models 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. Standby/On button (46) Ready indicator (114) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby.
  • Page 10 Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued Zone 3 indicator (128) Phones jack (84) Flashes when Zone 3 is being set. Lights up when This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan- Zone 3 is on. dard pair of stereo headphones for private listening. Remote-control sensor (15) HDMI Out (49) Receives control signals from the remote controller.

  • Page 11: Display

    Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued Display For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. AUTO (63): Lights up when Auto Tuning mode is Speaker/channel indicators selected for AM or FM radio. Goes off when Man- Indicate the speaker configuration and channels ual Tuning mode is selected.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    (Remote Interactive) jack can be con- automation equipment and external controllers. nected to the jack on another -capable Inte- gra/Onkyo component for remote and system PHONO IN control. This audio input is for connecting a turntable. To use , you must make an analog audio connec- tion (RCA) between the AV receiver and the other component, even if they are connected digitally.
  • Page 13 Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1, 2, and 3 12V TRIGGER OUT (A/B/C) These RCA component video inputs are for con- These outputs can be connected to the 12-volt trig- necting components with a component video output, ger inputs on other components.
  • Page 14 Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued CBL/SAT IN A cable or satellite receiver can be connected here. There’s S-Video and composite video input jacks for connecting the video signal. VCR/DVR IN/OUT A video component, such as a VCR or DVR, can be connected here for recording and playback.

  • Page 15: Remote Controller

    Remote Controller Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller When using the remote controller, point it toward the AV To open the battery compartment, press receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below. the small hollow and slide open the cover. Remote control sensor Standby indicator AV receiver...

  • Page 16: About The Remote Controller Modes

    As well as the AV receiver, you can also use the remote Receiver/Tape mode is used to control the AV receiver. controller to control your other AV components. The It can also be used to control an Onkyo cassette recorder remote controller has a specific operating mode for use connected via with each type of component.
  • Page 17 Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. L Night button (86) Turns the Late Night function on or off. Standby button (46) Audio Sel button (85) Sets the AV receiver to Standby. Selects the audio input: analog, digital, HDMI, or multichannel.

  • Page 18: Dvd Mode

    Remote Controller—Continued Standby button DVD Mode Sets the DVD player to Standby. To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the On button [DVD] Remote Mode button. Turns on the DVD player. Number buttons Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers, and to enter times for locating specific points.

  • Page 19: Cd/Md/Cdr Modes

    [CD] Remote Mode button to select the Used to enter track numbers and times for locating CD/MD/CDR remote controller mode. specific points. In order to control an Onkyo MD recorder or CD recorder, or a component made by another manufacturer, Arrow [ ] and Enter buttons you must first enter the appropriate remote control code...

  • Page 20: Dock Mode

    Remote Controller—Continued Standby button Dock Mode Turns off the iPod. Dock mode is for controlling an Apple iPod in an Onkyo On button* RI Dock. Turns on the iPod. To control an RI Dock, press the [CD] REMOTE Top Menu button...

  • Page 21: Net/Usb Mode

    Remote Controller—Continued Number buttons Net/USB Mode Used to enter track numbers. Net/USB mode is for playing music files on a networked Arrow [ ] and Enter buttons computer, media server, or USB mass storage device, or Used to navigate menus and select items. for listening to Internet radio.

  • Page 22: Connecting Your Speakers

    You can enjoy DVDs featuring Dolby Digital or DTS. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo’s original DSP listening modes.

  • Page 23: Connecting Your Speakers

    Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Connecting Your Speakers Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB- Speaker Configuration WOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your powered sub- woofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re For the best surround-sound experience, you should con- using an external amplifier, connect the SUBWOOFER nect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.
  • Page 24 Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers: • Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided. • You can connect speakers with an impedance of • Be careful not to short the between 4 and 16 ohms.

  • Page 25: Bi-Amping The Front Speakers

    Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Bi-amping Speaker Hookup Bi-amping the Front Speakers The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+) can be used with front speakers and surround back terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) tweeter speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide separate (high) terminal.

  • Page 26: Bridging The Front Speakers

    Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Bridged Speaker Hookup Bridging the Front Speakers The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+) can be used with front speakers and surround back terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) ter- speakers respectively, or bridged together to provide minal.

  • Page 27: Connecting Antennas

    Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor Use thumbtacks or something similar to FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect fix the FM antenna into position. commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner.

  • Page 28: Connecting An Outdoor Fm Antenna

    Connecting Antennas—Continued ■ Using a TV/FM Antenna Splitter ■ Other Models It’s best not to use the same antenna for both FM and TV reception, as this can cause interference problems. If cir- cumstances demand it, use a TV/FM antenna splitter, as shown.

  • Page 29: Connecting Your Components

    Connecting Your Components AV Connection Color Coding About AV Connections RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right- supplied with your other AV components. channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”).

  • Page 30: Connecting Audio And Video Signals To The Avreceiver

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Audio and Video Signals to the AV Receiver By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver. : Signal Flow Video Video...
  • Page 31 Connecting Your Components—Continued ■ HDMI Monitor Setting Set to No With the HDMI Monitor setting set to No (see Video Signal Flow Chart page 48), video input signals flow through the DVD player, etc. AV receiver as shown, with composite video and S-Video sources being upconverted for the component video output.

  • Page 32: Connecting A Tv Or Projector

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a TV or Projector Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your TV ( , , or ), and then make the connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your TV ( , , or ), and then make the connection.

  • Page 33: Connecting A Dvd Player

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a DVD player Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your DVD player ( , , or , and then make the connection. If you use connection , you must connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your DVD player ( , , or...
  • Page 34 Connecting Your Components—Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio and SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the AV receiver’s multichannel input. Use a multichannel analog audio cable, or several normal audio cables, to connect the AV receiver’s MULTI CH FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURR L/R, SURR BACK L/R, and SUBWOOFER jacks to the 7.1-channel analog audio output on your DVD player.

  • Page 35: Connecting A Vcr Or Dvr For Playback

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback With this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or DVR to listen to your favorite TV programs Hint! via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( , , or...

  • Page 36: Connecting A Vcr Or Dvr For Recording

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR or DVR for Recording Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( ), and then make the connection. The video source to be recorded must be connected to the AV receiver via the same type of connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( ), and then make the connection.

  • Page 37: Connecting A Satellite, Cable, Or Terrestrial Set-Top Box Or Other Video Source

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Satellite, Cable, or Terrestrial Set-top box or Other Video Source With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs Hint! via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches the video source ( , , or...

  • Page 38: Connecting Components With Hdmi

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Components with HDMI 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, DVD players, set-top boxes, and other video components. Until now, several separate video and audio cables have been required to connect AV components.

  • Page 39: Audio Signals

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Making HDMI Connections Step 1: Use HDMI cables to connect the AV receiver’s HDMI jacks to your HDMI-compatible DVD player, TV, projector, and so on. Step 2: Assign each HDMI IN to an input selector. See “HDMI Input Setup” on page 50. ■...

  • Page 40: Connecting A Game Console

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Game Console Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your game console ( , , or , and then make the connection. If you use connection , you must connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your DVD player ( , , or...

  • Page 41: Connecting A Camcorder Or Other Av Component

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Camcorder or Other AV Component Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your camcorder ( ), and then make the connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your camcorder ( ), and then make the connection.

  • Page 42: Connecting A Cd Player

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a CD Player Step 1: Choose a connection that matches your CD player ( , , or ), and then make the connection. HDMI AC INLET ASSIGNABLE RS232 IN 4 IN 3 IN 2 IN 1 MAIN ETHERNET ANTENNA...

  • Page 43: Connecting A Cassette, Cdr, Minidisc, Or Dat Recorder

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder Step 1: Choose a connection that matches your recorder ( , , or ), and then make the connection. COAXIAL HDMI AC INLET ASSIGNABLE IN 2 RS232 IN 4 IN 3 IN 2 IN 1...

  • Page 44: Connecting An Ri Dock

    FRONT R Bi-AMP IN 2 (CD) ■ If you have an Onkyo DS-A1 RI Dock • Connect its video output jack to the AV receiver’s GAME/TV IN S jack. • Enter the appropriate remote control code before using the AV receiver’s remote controller for the first time (see page 132).

  • Page 45: Connecting Integra/Onkyo Components

    Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Integra/Onkyo Components Step 1: Make sure that each Integra/Onkyo component is connected to the AV receiver with an analog audio cable (RCA). Step 2: Make the necessary connections (see illustration below). Step 3: If you’re using an MD, CDR, or RI DOCK component, change the Input Display (see page 52).

  • Page 46: Turning On The Av Receiver

    Input Setup” on page 51, or “Digital Input Setup” on page 52 respec- OPTICAL tively. ■ Did you connect an Onkyo MD recorder, CD recorder, or RI Dock? If you did, see “Changing the Input Display” on page 52. MD recorder, CD recorder,...

  • Page 47: First Time Setup

    First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time. Speaker Settings Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “1. Speaker Set- TV CH Game AUX 1 AUX 2 tings,”...

  • Page 48: Hdmi Monitor Setup

    First Time Setup—Continued HDMI Monitor Setup Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “1. Input/Output Assign,” and then press [Enter]. Enter The Input/Output Assign menu appears. Standby Input AUX 1 AUX 2 TV CH Game Enter Tape Tuner TV VOL D.TUN Phono...
  • Page 49 First Time Setup—Continued • See page 30 for charts showing how the HDMI Moni- Use the Up and Down [ tor setting affects the video signal flow through the AV buttons to select “Resolution,” receiver. and use the Left and Right •...

  • Page 50: Hdmi Input Setup

    First Time Setup—Continued HDMI Input Setup Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “2. HDMI Input,” Zone 3 and then press [Enter]. Remote Mode Enter Zone 2 The HDMI Input menu appears. CDR/MD/Dock Cable Net/USB Receiver Tape/AMP 1-2.HDMI Input Dimmer Sleep 2, 3...

  • Page 51: Component Video Input Setup

    First Time Setup—Continued Component Video Input Setup Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “1. Input/Output Assign,” and then press [Enter]. --/--- 10 Enter Input Selector The Input/Output Assign menu Macro Zone 3 appears. Remote Mode Zone 2 CDR/MD/Dock Cable Net/USB...

  • Page 52: Changing The Input Display

    First Time Setup—Continued Changing the Input Display Digital Input Setup If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc Clear --/--- 10 Input Selector recorder, CD recorder, or RI Dock to the TAPE IN/OUT Macro Zone 3 jacks, or connect an RI Dock to the GAME/TV jacks, for...

  • Page 53: Analog Input Setup

    First Time Setup—Continued Analog Input Setup Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “4. Digital Input,” and then press [Enter]. Enter The Digital Input menu appears. Standby 1-4.Digital Input Input COAX1 VCR/DVR COAX2 TV CH Game AUX 1 AUX 2 CBL/SAT COAX3...

  • Page 54: Picture Quality Menu

    First Time Setup—Continued Picture Quality Menu Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “5. Analog The new “1–6. Picture Quality” item has been added to Input,” and then press [Enter]. the “1. Input/Output Assign” menu. This menu and its Enter The Analog Input menu appears.

  • Page 55: Automatic Speaker Setup (Audyssey Multeq Xt)

    First Time Setup—Continued Using Audyssey MultEQ XT Automatic Speaker Setup (Audyssey MultEQ XT) Notes: With the supplied speaker setup microphone, Audyssey • If any of your speakers is 4 ohms, change the MultEQ XT can measure the number of speakers con- Speaker Impedance setting before running the nected, their sizes, crossover frequencies, and distances automatic speaker setup (see page 47).
  • Page 56 First Time Setup—Continued The onscreen menus shown in this manual may be The speaker detect results slightly different from what you see on your TV. appear. Auto Speaker Setup Enter Turn on the AV receiver and the Next connected TV. Retry Cancel On the TV, select the input to which the...

  • Page 57: Error Messages

    First Time Setup—Continued After the 3rd or 7th measurement, the Review SP Distance: Review the following screen appears. speaker distance settings (see “Reviewing the Results” on Auto Speaker Setup Enter page 59). Next Review SP Level: Review the speaker finish(Calculate) level settings (see “Reviewing the Results”...
  • Page 58 First Time Setup—Continued ❑ Speaker Detect Error Auto Speaker Setup Auto Speaker Setup Retry Retry Cancel Cancel :Yes :Yes :Error :--- :Error :--- Speaker Detect Error Speaker Detect Error There is a problem with the front left speaker. If the This message appears if a speaker is not detected.
  • Page 59 First Time Setup—Continued Changing the Speaker Settings Manually Reviewing the Results In some cases, the measurements taken by the automatic Use the Up and Down [ speaker setup may not provide usable results. If running buttons to select the settings that the speaker setup a second time doesn’t help, you’ll have you want to review, and then to set the speaker settings manually (see pages 101–106).

  • Page 60: Tv Format Setup (Not North American Models)

    First Time Setup—Continued TV Format Setup Use the Up and Down [ (not North American models) buttons to select “2. OSD Setup,” and then press [Enter]. Enter The OSD Setup menu appears. 6-2.OSD Setup Immediate Display Standby Monitor Type Input Display Position Bottom TV Format...

  • Page 61: Am Frequency Step Setup (On Some Models)

    First Time Setup—Continued AM Frequency Step Setup Use the Up and Down [ (on some models) buttons to select “3. Tuner,” and then press [Enter]. Enter The Tuner menu appears. 7-3.Tuner AM Freq Step 9kHz Standby Input Enter TV CH AUX 1 AUX 2 Game...

  • Page 62: Playing Your Av Components

    Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation Standby Input TV CH Game AUX 1 AUX 2 Tape Tuner TV VOL Phono Net/USB D.TUN Clear --/--- 10 Input Selector Macro Zone 3 Remote Mode Zone 2 CDR/MD/Dock Cable Receiver Net/USB Tape/AMP Dimmer Sleep...

  • Page 63: Listening To The Radio

    Listening to the Radio ■ Manual Tuning Mode Listening to AM/FM Stations Press the [Tuning Mode] button so that the AUTO indicator disap- Tuning Mode pears from the display. Tuning Press and hold the Tuning Up or Down [ ]/[ ] button. The frequency stops changing when you release the button.
  • Page 64 Listening to the Radio—Continued ■ Tuning into Stations by Frequency Displaying AM/FM Radio Information You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter- Display ing the appropriate frequency. Standby Input Number buttons TV CH Game AUX 1 AUX 2 Tape Tuner TV VOL...

  • Page 65: Using Rds (Not North American Model)

    Listening to the Radio—Continued RDS Program Types (PTY) Using RDS (not North American model) Type Display None NONE RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned to an RDS station, the RDS indi- News reports NEWS cator appears.
  • Page 66 Listening to the Radio—Continued Displaying Radio Text (RT) To start the search, press [Enter]. The AV receiver searches until it finds a RT/PTY/TP station of the type you specified, at which point it stops briefly before con- tinuing with the search. When a station you want to listen to is found, press [Enter].

  • Page 67: Listening To Hd Radio™ Stations (North American Model Only)

    Listening to the Radio—Continued Listening to HD Radio™ Stations Game (North American model only) Tape Tuner TV VOL Phono Net/USB D.TUN HD Radio technology brings digital radio to conven- Clear --/--- 10 Input Selector tional analog AM and FM radio stations, with improved Macro Zone 3 sound quality, better reception, and new data services.
  • Page 68 Listening to the Radio—Continued Selecting Multicast Channels Displaying HD Radio Information FM HD Radio stations can transmit multiple programs Press the [Display] button repeatedly to cycle through on the same frequency by using what are called multicast the available information. channels.

  • Page 69: Listening To Xm Satellite Radio (North American Model Only)

    Listening to the Radio—Continued Connecting the XM Mini-Tuner and Home ® Listening to XM Satellite Radio Dock (North American Model Only) To receive XM Satellite Radio, you need an XM Mini- Tuner and Home Dock, which includes a home antenna. Important XM Radio Information These are sold separately.
  • Page 70 Listening to the Radio—Continued Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “3. Tuner,” and then press [Enter]. Standby Input Enter The Tuner screen appears. Number buttons TV CH Game AUX 1 AUX 2 7-3.Tuner Tape Tuner Satellite Radio None TV VOL Phono...
  • Page 71 Listening to the Radio—Continued ■ Category Search Mode To sign up, go to: Press the [Receiver] Remote http://activate.xmradio.com Mode button, and then press the Or call: 1-800-967-2346 Receiver [Enter] button repeatedly to For XM Canada, go to: select Category Search mode. http://xmradio.ca Or call: 1-877-438-9677 Enter...
  • Page 72 Listening to the Radio—Continued Displaying XM Radio Information Tuning Memory AV receiver Enter Return Press the [Display] button repeatedly to cycle through the available information. Remote controller Display Tuning Mode The following information can be displayed: Display Channel name ↓ Zone 3 Remote Mode Channel number &...
  • Page 73 Listening to the Radio—Continued ❑ UPDATING Use the Up and Down [ XM is updating your Mini-Tuner with the latest buttons to select “4. Satellite encryption code. Wait a few seconds until the update Radio,” and then press [Enter]. is done. Alternatively, you may be attempting to tune Enter The Satellite Radio screen appears.

  • Page 74: Listening To Sirius Satellite Radio ® (North American Models Only)

    Listening to the Radio—Continued ® Listening to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Indoor/outdoor antenna (North American Models Only) with 21-foot cable Important SIRIUS Satellite Radio Information SiriusConnect AC power receiver SIRIUS is available in the US for subscribers with addresses in the continental US and is available in Canada for subscribers with a Canadian address.
  • Page 75 Listening to the Radio—Continued Use the Up and Down [ Tuning Enter buttons to select “3. Tuner,” and then press [Enter]. Enter The Tuner screen appears. 7-3.Tuner Satellite Radio None Enter Tuner Setup Use the Left and Right [ buttons to select “SIRIUS.” Standby If there are 2 items on the Tuner Input...
  • Page 76 Listening to the Radio—Continued ■ Channel Search Mode Signing Up for SIRIUS Satellite Radio Before you can use SIRIUS Satellite Radio, you must Press the [Receiver] Remote first sign up for an account. You’ll need a major credit Mode button, and then press the Receiver card and your SIRIUS Satellite Radio ID, which you can [Enter] button repeatedly to...

  • Page 77: Parental Lock

    Listening to the Radio—Continued Parental Lock Within 8 seconds, use the num- ber buttons to enter the channel With SIRIUS Parental Lock, you can lock out channels number. that you do not want to receive and use a 4-digit PIN number to prevent others from unlocking them.
  • Page 78 Listening to the Radio—Continued Press the [Setup] button. Press the [D.TUN] button, and Setup closes. then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit PIN number. D.TUN Clear Use the Left and Right [ Notes: buttons to select a number on the •...
  • Page 79 Listening to the Radio—Continued Use the Up and Down [ Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “4. Source buttons to select “Edit Code,” Setup,” and then press [Enter]. and then press [Enter]. Enter Enter The Source Setup menu appears. The New Code screen appears.
  • Page 80 Listening to the Radio—Continued Tuning Positioning the SiriusConnect Home Enter Antenna You can check the strength of the SIRIUS Satellite Radio signal and adjust the position of the SiriusConnect Home antenna accordingly. Standby Input Press the [Receiver] Remote TV CH AUX 1 AUX 2 Game...
  • Page 81 Listening to the Radio—Continued SIRIUS Satellite Radio Messages Position the SiriusConnect Home antenna so that as many bars as The following messages may appear while using possible (up to 3) appear on the SIRIUS Satellite Radio. SIRIUS Satellite signal strength ❑...

  • Page 82: Presetting Am, Fm, Xm, And Sirius Stations

    Listening to the Radio—Continued Selecting Presets Presetting AM, FM, XM, and SIRIUS Stations Preset Standby Input 2, 4 AUX 1 AUX 2 TV CH Game Tape Tuner TV VOL D.TUN Phono Net/USB Clear --/--- 10 Input Selector Macro Zone 3 Remote Mode Zone 2 CDR/MD/Dock...

  • Page 83: Common Functions

    Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any Adjusting Speaker Levels input source. TV CH You can adjust the volume of each speaker while listen- AUX 1 AUX 2 Game ing to an input source. These temporary adjustments are Tape Tuner cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

  • Page 84: Using The Sleep Timer

    Common Functions—Continued Using the Sleep Timer Displaying Source Information With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that You can display various information about the current it turns off automatically after a specified period. input source as follows. Press the remote controller’s Remote Press the [Display] button...

  • Page 85: Selecting Audio Inputs

    Common Functions—Continued Selecting Audio Inputs Specifying the Digital Signal Format Playlist Random Listening Mode Stereo Surround Repeat Audio Subtitle Play Mode Direct All ST Test Tone CH Sel Level- Level+ Open/Close Video Off Audio Sel Audio Sel L Night Re-EQ RC- 688 M Normally, the AV receiver detects the format of digital If you connect a component to more than one audio...

  • Page 86: Using The Re-Eq Function

    Common Functions—Continued Using the Late Night Function With the Late Night function, you can reduce the Standby dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can Input still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you TV CH AUX 1 AUX 2...

  • Page 87: Tone Control Settings

    Common Functions—Continued Tone Control Settings You can adjust the tone (bass and treble) of the front, center, surround, and surround back speakers individu- ally. For the subwoofer, you can adjust the bass. ■ Bass You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds from –10 dB to +10 dB in 1 dB steps.

  • Page 88: Using The Listening Modes

    Using the Listening Modes Selecting with the Remote Controller Selecting the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 93. Enter Disc Album • The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes Prev can only be selected if your DVD player is Display Muting...

  • Page 89: Listening Modes Available For Each Source Format

    Using the Listening Modes—Continued Listening Modes Available for Each Source Format Analog and PCM Sources Multichannel PCM Multi Source format channel 32–96 kHz 176.4/ 176.4/192 kHz 32–96 analog 192kHz* except */2 2ch 1/0, 1+1 Multichannel Media CD, TV, radio Button Listening Mode ✔...
  • Page 90 Using the Listening Modes—Continued DSD, Dolby Digital, and Dolby Digital Plus Sources Dolby D Dolby Digital Plus Multichannel Multichannel Multichannel Source format 1/0, 1+1 1/0, 1+1 except except Media SACD DVD, DTV, etc. Blu-ray, HD DVD Button Listening Mode ✔ ✔...
  • Page 91 Using the Listening Modes—Continued TrueHD and DTS Sources DTS, DTS96/24 TrueHD DTS-ES Multichannel Multichannel Source format Discrete/ 1/0, 1+1 except except Matrix Media Blu-ray, HD DVD DVD, CD, etc. Button Listening Mode ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔...
  • Page 92 Using the Listening Modes—Continued DTS-HD Sources DTS-HD High Resolution DTS-HD Master Audio Source format Multichannel Multichannel except */2 except */2 Media Blu-ray, HD DVD Blu-ray, HD DVD Button Listening Mode ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ [Direct] Direct ✔...

  • Page 93: About The Listening Modes

    Using the Listening Modes—Continued Dolby Digital Plus About the Listening Modes Developed for use with HDTV, including the new video disc formats Blu-ray and HD DVD, this is the latest mul- The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your tichannel audio format from Dolby. It supports up to 7.1 listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with channels with 48 kHz/24-bit sampling rate and signal high fidelity and stunning surround sound.
  • Page 94 Note: round back channel output. • Since the Onkyo original DSP modes use the Dolby • THX Music Mode PLIIx and Neo:6 circuits for processing, when one of This mode is designed for use with music. It expands these modes is selected, the PLIIx indicator, or Neo:6 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-channel playback.

  • Page 95: Recording

    Recording This section explains how to record the input source and Recording from Different AV Sources how to record audio and video from separate sources. You can overdub audio onto your video recordings by Notes: simultaneously recording audio and video from two sep- •...

  • Page 96: Onscreen Setup Menus

    Onscreen Setup Menus The onscreen setup menus appear on the connected TV and provide a conve- Menu nient way to change the AV receiver’s various settings. Settings are organized 1.Input/Output Assign into eight categories on the main menu, most containing a submenu. 2.Speaker Setup 3.Audio Adjust 4.Source Setup...

  • Page 97: Adjusting The Listening Modes

    Adjusting the Listening Modes Direct Setting Audio Adjust Delay Enable With the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. ■ DSD This setting determines whether or not DSD (SACD) Press the [Receiver] Remote audio signals are passed through the DSP for A/V Sync, Receiver Mode button, followed by the...

  • Page 98: Dolby Digital

    Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued ■ Dimension T–D (Theater-Dimensional) Setting With this setting, you can move the sound field forward ■ Listening Angle or backward when using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music listening mode. It can be adjusted from –3 to +3. The With this setting, you can optimize the Theater-Dimen- default value is 0.

  • Page 99: Listening Mode Presets

    Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued Listening Mode Presets Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “5. Listening On the Listening Mode Preset menu, you can specify a Mode Preset,” and then press default listening mode for each of the audio formats sup- Enter [Enter].
  • Page 100 Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued D.F. 2ch: Specifies the default listening mode for 2-channel (2/0) stereo sources in a digital format, such as Dolby Digi- tal or DTS. D.F. Mono: Specifies the default listen- ing mode for mono sources in a digital format, such as Dolby Digital or DTS.

  • Page 101: Advanced Setup

    Advanced Setup Speaker Setup Press the [Receiver] Remote Mode button, followed by the This section explains items on the Speaker Config menu. Receiver [Setup] button. Some of the speaker settings are set automatically by the The main menu appears onscreen. Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 55).
  • Page 102 Advanced Setup—Continued Use the Up and Down [ Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “Front,” and buttons to select “Surr Back,” then use the Left and Right and then use the Left and Right Enter Enter ] buttons to select a ] buttons to select a crossover frequency.
  • Page 103 Advanced Setup—Continued Low-Pass Filter for the LFE Channel Double Bass This setting is not set automatically by the Automatic This setting is not set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 55). Speaker Setup function (see page 55). With this setting, you can specify the cutoff frequency of With this setting, you can boost bass output by feeding the LFE channel’s low-pass filter (LPF), which can be...

  • Page 104: Speaker Distance

    Advanced Setup—Continued Speaker Distance Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “Unit,” and then These settings are set automatically by the Automatic use the Left and Right [ Speaker Setup function (see page 55). Enter buttons to select: feet: Select if you want to enter With the Speaker Distance settings, you can specify the distances in feet.
  • Page 105 Advanced Setup—Continued Speaker Level Calibration Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select a speaker, and These settings are set automatically by the Automatic use the Left and Right [ Speaker Setup function (see page 55). Enter buttons to adjust the level. Levels can be adjusted from –12 to With the Level Calibration settings, you can adjust the +12 dB in 0.5 dB steps (–15 to +12 dB...

  • Page 106: Equalizer Settings

    Advanced Setup—Continued Equalizer Settings Use the Left and Right [ buttons to set the “Equalizer” These settings are set automatically by the Automatic option to: Speaker Setup function (see page 55). Off: Equalizer off, flat response. Enter Manual: The equalizer for each With the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of speaker can be set manually.
  • Page 107 Advanced Setup—Continued Use the Up [ ] button to select Use the Up and Down [ “Channel” again, and use the buttons to select “2. Speaker Left and Right [ ] buttons to Setup,” and then press [Enter]. Enter Enter select another speaker.

  • Page 108: Source Setup

    Advanced Setup—Continued Use the Up and Down [ Press the [Setup] button. buttons to select “THX Sub- The main menu appears onscreen. woofer,” and use the Left and Enter Right [ ] buttons to select: No: Select this if you do not have a THX-certified subwoofer.

  • Page 109: Name Edit

    Advanced Setup—Continued Name Edit When you’ve finished, press the [Setup] button. You can enter a custom name for each individual input selector and radio preset for easy identification. When Setup closes. selected, the custom name will appear on the display. Select the input selector to which you want to give a custom name.

  • Page 110: Satellite Radio

    Advanced Setup—Continued Press the [Setup] button. Use the Up and Down [ Setup closes. buttons to select “Display,” and use the Left and Right [ Enter buttons to select: Default: The default name is dis- played. Custom: The custom name is dis- played.

  • Page 111: Miscellaneous Setup

    Advanced Setup—Continued Miscellaneous Setup Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select an item, and This section explains items on the Miscellaneous menu. use the Left and Right [ Enter buttons to change it. Clear --/--- 10 The items are explained below. Input Selector Macro Zone 3...
  • Page 112 Advanced Setup—Continued ■ Power On Volume OSD Setup This setting determines what the volume will be each ■ Immediate Display time the AV receiver is turned on. This setting determines whether operation details are When the Volume Display preference is set to Absolute, displayed onscreen immediately after an AV receiver the range is Last, Min, 1 to Max.

  • Page 113: Hardware Setup

    Setup Prev ■ Remote ID Display Muting When several Integra/Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may overlap. To dif- Playlist Random ferentiate the AV receiver from the other components, you can change its remote ID from 1, the default, to 2 or 3.
  • Page 114 Advanced Setup—Continued ■ Lip Sync Tuner The Lip Sync function can automatically synchronize ■ AM Freq Step (on some models) HDMI audio and video that’s gotten out of sync due to the complex digital video processing being performed by See “AM Frequency Step Setup (on some models)” on your HDMI-compatible TV.

  • Page 115: Lock Setup

    Advanced Setup—Continued • HDMI power control only works with HDMI-compat- ible components that support it and may not work properly with some components due to their settings or compatibility. • When set to Enable, the AV receiver consumes more power. •...

  • Page 116: Net/Usb

    Net/USB • WAV files must have a “.wav” or “.WAV” filename About Net/USB extension. The AV receiver is network-ready, which means you can ■ M4A hook it up to your home network with a standard Ether- M4A stands for MPEG-4 Audio. net cable and enjoy the music files stored on your com- •...

  • Page 117: Connecting The Av Receiver

    Net/USB—Continued Notes: Minimum system requirements for Windows ® • To receive Internet radio with the AV receiver, your ® Media Player 11 (for Windows broadband Internet connection must be working and Operating system able to access the Web. Consult your ISP if you have ®...

  • Page 118: Playing Music Files On A Server

    Net/USB—Continued Playing Music Files on a Server Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select a music file, and This section explains how to play music files on a com- press the [Enter] or Play [ ] but- puter or media server through the AV receiver. See Enter ton to start playback.

  • Page 119: Windows Media ® Player 11 Setup

    Net/USB—Continued ® Windows Media Player 11 Setup Playing Music Files on a USB Device ® This section explains how to configure Windows Media This section explains how to play music files on a USB Player 11 so that the AV receiver can play the music files mass storage device.
  • Page 120 To return to the previous menu during playback, press the [Return] button. • Onkyo accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the loss or damage to data stored on a USB mass storage To stop or pause playback, press the device when that device is used with the AV receiver.

  • Page 121: Listening To Internet Radio

    Net/USB—Continued • Song ID information, such as album name, artist, etc., Press the [Net/USB] Remote cannot be displayed on the AV receiver. Mode button to select the • The total playing time cannot be displayed on the AV Net/USB remote controller mode. Net/USB receiver.

  • Page 122: Network Settings

    Net/USB—Continued Network Settings Press [Enter]. The station’s programs are displayed. This section explains how to configure the AV receiver’s Enter network settings manually. If your router’s DHCP server is enabled, you don’t need to change any of these settings, as the AV receiver is set use DHCP to configure itself automatically by default Use the Up and Down [ (i.e., DHCP is set to Enable).
  • Page 123 Net/USB—Continued Disable: Control over the network disabled. Use the Up and Down [ ■ Port buttons to select “6. Network,” and then press [Enter]. This is the network port used for control over the net- Enter work. The Network screen appears. 7-6.Network DHCP MAC Adress...

  • Page 124: Zone 2 And Zone 3

    Zone 2 and Zone 3 In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in two other rooms, or as we call them, Zone 2 and Zone 3. And, you can select a different source for each room. Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers to an Connecting Zone 2 Amp in Zone 2...

  • Page 125: Connecting Zone 3

    Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Zone 2 Video Outputs Connecting Zone 3 The AV receiver features a composite video output and Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 3. component video output for connection to a TV in Zone 2, so you can enjoy both audio and video in that zone.

  • Page 126: Powered Zone 2 Setting

    Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Powered Zone 2 Setting Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “2. Zone 2/ If you’ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to the AV Zone 3,” and then press [Enter]. receiver, as explained in “Connecting Your Zone 2 Speak- Enter The Zone 2/Zone 3 screen appears.

  • Page 127: Zone 2/Zone 3 Out Settings

    Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Zone 2/Zone 3 Out Settings Press the [Setup] button. Setup closes. If you’ve connected your Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers to an amp with no volume control, set the Zone 2 Out or Zone 3 Out setting, respectively, to Variable so that you can set the zone’s volume, balance, and tone on the AV receiver.
  • Page 128 Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Selecting an Input Source for Zones • On the North American model, you can select a differ- ent radio source for each room. For example, XM for your main room, SIRIUS for Zone 2, and AM/FM for On the remote controller, press Zone 3.
  • Page 129 Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Adjusting the Volume of Zones Muting Zones Remote On the remote controller, press On the remote controller, press controller Zone 3 the [Zone 2] or [Zone 3] Remote the [Zone 2] or [Zone 3] Remote Zone 3 Mode button, and then use the Mode button, and then press the...

  • Page 130: Using The 12V Triggers

    Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Using the 12V Triggers Use the Up and Down [ buttons to select “12V Trigger A, The 12V triggers A, B, and C can be used to turn on 12V B, or C,” and then press [Enter]. trigger-capable components automatically when they are Enter The 12V Trigger A/B/C Setup screen...

  • Page 131: Using The Remote Controller In Zone 2/3 And Multiroom Control Kits

    Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Using a Multiroom Kit with a Cabinet Using the Remote Controller in Zone 2/3 and Multiroom Control Kits In this setup, the IR receiver picks up the infrared signals from the remote controller and feeds them to the AV To control the AV receiver with the remote controller receiver located in the cabinet via the connecting block.

  • Page 132: Controlling Other Components

    Open/Close Video Off Audio Sel L Night Re-EQ preprogrammed for use with Integra/Onkyo DVD players and CD players, respectively. RC- 688 M • To control another manufacturer’s CD recorder or MD recorder, enter the appropriate remote control code to the [CD] Remote Mode button.

  • Page 133: Resetting The Remote Controller

    If you want to control an Integra/Onkyo component by pointing the remote controller directly at it, or you want Resetting the Remote Controller to control an Integra/Onkyo component that’s not con-...
  • Page 134 Controlling Other Components—Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You must select the appropriate remote controller mode with the Remote Mode buttons first.) With some components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. ■...

  • Page 135: Learning Commands

    • Remote controller buttons such as Play, Stop, Pause, and so on are preprogrammed with commands for While holding down the Remote controlling Integra/Onkyo CD players, cassette decks, Mode button for the mode in Remote Mode and DVD players. However, they can learn new com-...

  • Page 136: Using Macros

    Controlling Other Components—Continued Using Macros Press the buttons whose actions you want to program into the You can program the remote controller’s Macro buttons macro in the order you want them to perform a sequence of remote control actions. performed. Example: For the CD example in the left column, To play a CD you typically need to perform the follow-...

  • Page 137: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the AV receiver, look for a • If the MUTING indicator is flashing on the display, press the remote controller’s [Muting] button to solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue unmute the AV receiver (page 83).
  • Page 138 Troubleshooting—Continued The subwoofer produces no sound usually because the DTS bitstream has been processed (e.g., output level, sampling rate, or frequency • If the source material contains no audio in the LFE response changed) and the AV receiver doesn’t recog- channel, the subwoofer produces no sound.
  • Page 139 IP address to the AV receiver, so if • To control an Integra/Onkyo component that’s con- you find that you can’t connect to a server or Internet...
  • Page 140 5 seconds, and then plug it back in again. Onkyo is not responsible for damages (such as CD rental fees) due to unsuccessful recordings caused by this unit’s malfunction. Before you record important data, make sure that the material will be recorded cor- rectly.

  • Page 141: Specifications

    Specifications Amplifier Section General Rated Output Power Power Supply North American: North American: AC 120 V, 60Hz 140 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm Asian & Oceania: AC 220-240 V, 50Hz loads, 2 channels driven from 20Hz to 20kHz, with a Power Consumption maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.05% (FTC) North American:...
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