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• Powered Subwoofer SKW-L30 Function Setup Basic Operations Advanced Operations Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo DVD Theater System. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and turning on the power. Following the instructions in this manual will enable you...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 2 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM WARNING: WARNING AVIS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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In the same way, moisture may condense on the optical pick-up lens inside the unit, one of the most crucial If power does not come on, contact your Onkyo authorized service center. internal parts of the unit.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 4 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions / Precautions / Table of Contents ..........2 Getting Started Features ............................6 Notes on Copyright Supplied Accessories........................7 Supplied Accessories / How to use the supplied cork stoppers Preparing the Remote Controller....................9 Inserting the Batteries / Pointing the remote controller in the right direction Notes on Discs ..........................10...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 5 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Basic Operations Basic Operation ..........................32 Adjusting the Volume / Muting the Sound / Playing the connected source Speaker Setup..........................33 Adjusting Each Speaker’s Relative Volume Balance - Test Tone / Setting the Distance From the Listening Position to Each Speaker/ Level setting using a music source Playing DVDs (Basic Playback)....................
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 6 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Features “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital DR-L30 – Integrated Receiver/DVD Theater Systems, Inc. Player Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Receiver Section Laboratories.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 7 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Supplied Accessories Supplied Accessories Make sure your box contains everything listed below. If any pieces are missing, contact your nearest Onkyo service. Remote controller (RC-546M) [1] The number of accessories is indicated in brackets. Batteries (size AAA/R03) [2]...
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 8 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Supplied Accessories When mounting the speaker on the wall How to use the supplied cork Stack up two of the provided cork stoppers and attach them in the stoppers two places indicated. Top of the SKM-L30 Using cork stoppers with the subwoofer (SKW-L30)
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 9 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Preparing the Remote Controller Inserting the Batteries Pointing the remote controller in the right direction Detach the battery cover. Point the remote controller toward the remote control sensor. Remote control sensor Insert the two size AAA/R03 batteries.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 10 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Notes on Discs About playing copy-controlled CDs Playable Discs Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn’t conform to the official CD standard. Since these are nonstandard discs, they may not This DVD receiver can playback the following discs.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 11 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM When saving files onto media Differences in Disc Composition Ensure that the session is closed or finalized when data has been written on media. There are cases where media on which the session has not be closed or finalized will not be played back correctly with this equipment.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 12 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Control Position and Names Front Panel For operational instructions, see the page indicated in brackets [ ]. £/8 button [36–37, 39] POWER switch [26–27] Press to start playback. Press again to pause playback, then once When POWER switch is pressed to ON, the DVD receiver turns more to resume playback.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 13 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Rear Panel For operational instructions, see the page indicated in brackets [ ]. Shapes of jacks vary depending on the area where they are purchased. FRONT SPEAKERS, CENTER SPEAKER and SURROUND SPEAKERS terminals [22] These terminals are for connecting to the front and surround speakers (SKS-L30) and center speaker (SKC-L30).
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 14 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Control Position and Names Remote Controller For operational instructions, see the page indicated in brackets [ ]. MUTING button [32] Activates the mute function. INPUT SELECTOR buttons (DVD/AM/FM/VIDEO1/ VIDEO2) [32, 35, 43] Press to select the input source.
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 15 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM & RANDOM button [56, 60] 8 button [36, 39] Press to activate random playback. Press to pause disc playback. £ REPEAT button [41, 47, 52, 56–57, 60] £ button [35–37, 39] Use to set the repeat mode.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 16 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Connecting Your AV Components Before making any connections RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and •...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 17 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Before Connecting Connect the DVD receiver to the TV or AV component directly. If you connect the DVD receiver to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted as DVD Video images are copy protected. Connecting to a TV This player has 3 kinds of video output jacks.
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 18 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Connecting Your AV Components If your TV has S-Video Input connector If the TV or monitor has an S-video input, making this type of video connection will produce improved picture quality. Using an S-video cable (sold separately), connect the DVD OUT jack to the corresponding S-video input jack on the TV.
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 19 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Notes If your TV has Component Input • When using this type of connection, set the VIDEO OUTPUT setting to COMPONENT (page 30). connector • If the connected TV supports the progressive function, Progressive If the TV or monitor has component video inputs, making this type of Output is available for selection.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 20 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Connecting Your AV Components Connecting a Video Device Connecting a VCR for Recording Use a composite video cable to connect the DR-L30’s VIDEO 1 Video Connections VIDEO OUT to a composite video input on your VCR, use another Use a composite video cable to connect the DR-L30’s VIDEO composite video cable to connect the DR-L30’s VIDEO 1 VIDEO IN VIDEO 2 IN to a composite video output on your satellite tuner, etc.,...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 21 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Connecting Speakers The wall-mount fittings Attaching the fitting Using the screws provided, attach the fittings to the rear of the speaker cabinet. You can secure the speakers so they do not move by stacking up two of the provided satellite speaker cork stoppers and attaching them as indicated in the illustration.
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 22 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Connecting Speakers Connecting the front (left and right), DR-L30 center, and surround speakers Use SKC-L30 for the center speaker, and SKM-L30 for the front (left and right) and surround speakers. Making connections to the speaker terminals Press and hold the lever.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 23 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Center speaker (SKC-L30) Connecting the subwoofer This speaker should be placed as close to the screen as possible (SKW-L30) facing the listener. The center speaker reproduces a richer sound image by enhancing the perception of the sound's source and Connect the SUB WOOFER PREOUT jack on the DR-L30 to the movement.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 24 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Connecting the Antenna This chapter explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna Connecting the AM Loop Antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use only.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 25 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Move the small wire inside the adapter from position A to position B, as shown. If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available outdoor FM antenna instead.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 26 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Connecting the Power/Turning on the DVD receiver Before connecting Turning on the subwoofer (SKW-L30) • Make sure that all the connections from pages 17 to 25 are complete (the connection to the TV is required). •...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 27 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Customizing Function Settings When you insert a DVD Video, Video CD, or audio CD, the various functions of the DVD receiver will be set (reset) according to the SETUP MENU. You can customize this setting menu according to your preference. MENU Setting Steps 2/3/5/a...
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 28 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Customizing Function Settings Press 5/a to select the item, then press 3. Press 5/a to select the setting, then press ENTER. To move the cursor to the item column, press 2. Further steps may be needed depending on the item or setting.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 29 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM PIC MODE General Setup This adjusts the screen quality according to the material being played back. • AUTO The picture quality is adjusted automatically. FILM • Choose this setting to reproduce the picture quality of film material.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 30 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Customizing Function Settings Audio setup Preferences VIDEO OUTPUT DYNAMIC This setting is only available when a DVD video image is being At the time of Dolby digital DVD playback, the difference of the output by this unit.
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 31 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM SUBTITLE • Select when you want to play back only DVD for children. Select the subtitle language. (Reproduction of adult-oriented or public-oriented is forbidden.) • ENGLISH • 2–7 • FRENCH Select when you want to play back only DVD for children and •...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 32 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Basic Operation MASTER VOLUME Muting the Sound Press MUTING. INPUT SELECTOR To restore the sound, press MUTING again. MUTING INPUT SELECTOR If you turn off the unit during muting, and turn it on again, the sound will be restored.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 33 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Speaker Setup Adjust each speaker’s relative volume balance so that the volumes of Notes all speakers’ test tones sound equal at the listening position. • As the subwoofer (SW) has a special playback band, normal adjustment is not possible with the test tone.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 34 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Speaker Setup Before starting the procedure below, measure the distances from each speaker to the listening position. Press LEVEL +/– to select the speaker For pair speakers such as front left and right speakers, the distance distance.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 35 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Level setting using a music source A music source can be used for speaker level setting and subwoofer level setting. £ Press to play back a disc. Select the speaker. Speaker level adjustment can be performed by pressing the buttons FRONT, CENTER, SURR, and SUBW.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 36 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing DVDs (Basic Playback) Start playback. Disc Tray Main unit Remote controller • When £/8 (or £ on the remote controller) or 0 is pressed £/8 while the tray is open, the tray automatically closes and 4/¢...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 37 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Resuming playback from where you To display the menu stopped Press MENU. Use the resume feature to restart playback from the point that the disc was stopped last. Press once. Remote controller The stop position is memorized If MENU doesn’t work, try TOP MENU.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 38 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing DVDs (Basic Playback) Locating a specific chapter Searching consecutively During playback, press the 1 or ¡ button. You can locate consecutive chapters or tracks. Press 4/¢ (repeatedly) to select the chapter you wish to start playing 1: To search backward (FR) Press 4 once to start playback from the beginning of the current...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 39 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing VCDs/CDs (Basic Playback) Disc Tray Start playback. Main unit Remote controller £/8 4/¢ • When £/8 (or £ on the remote controller) or 0 is pressed while the tray is open, the tray automatically closes and playback begins.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 40 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing VCDs/CDs (Basic Playback) Press Searching The disc tray comes out. During playback, press the 1 or ¡ button. Main unit 1: To search backward (FR) ¡: To search forward (FF) Remove the disc.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 41 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing MP3/JPEG Files (Basic Playback) The DVD receiver can play back MP3/JPEG files recorded on CD-R or CD-RW. ROOT Folder Play mode Time 4/¢ Numeric REPEAT buttons Selected file Program window 2/3/5/a Press 5/a on the remote controller to select ENTER...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 42 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing MP3/JPEG Files (Basic Playback) Selects the files to be played back Searching (only for MP3 files) directly During playback, press the ¡ button. Press the numeric buttons on the remote controller to enter the desired file number or folder number.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 43 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Listening to the Radio There are two ways to select radio stations: • Manual tuning Select a station. • Presetting radio stations then selecting the preset channels “AUTO” mode (auto tuning) (FM only) INPUT SELECTOR Remote controller Main unit...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 44 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Listening to the Radio Presetting Radio Stations You can preset up to 40 Random stations. Tune in the radio station you wish to preset (see page 43). Press MEMORY. Lights up Select desired preset.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 45 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Enjoying the Sound Effects The surround sound of the DVD receiver enables you to enjoy the presence of a movie theater or concert hall in your room. Before using any sound effect, make sure the configurations for Adjusting Each Speaker’s Relative Volume Balance - Test Tone and Setting the Distance From the Listening Position to Each Speaker have been set (see pages 33-34).
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 46 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Enjoying the Sound Effects Dimension This controls the balance between the Front and Rear in 2 steps on the front and 2 steps on the rear. Set this parameter to one of the Front steps if the surround effect is too strong, or to one of the Back SURROUND steps if it is too weak.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 47 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing DVDs (Various Playback) You can play a specific title, chapter, or segment repeatedly (Title Repeating a Specific Segment repeat, chapter repeat, A-B repeat). You can play a specific segment repeatedly (A-B repeat). Press A-B at the beginning of the segment REPEAT (point A) you want to play repeatedly.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 48 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing DVDs (Various Playback) Using Bookmarks B.MARK The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you can go to quickly. You can store up to 14 bookmarks. Create the bookmark ENTER 2/3/5/a...
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 49 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Recalling a bookmarked scene During playback, press B.MARK on the remote controller. Press button on the remote controller to recalling a bookmark number. Set the cursor to this position. Press 5/a on the remote controller to select the bookmark number you want to activate, then press ENTER.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 50 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing DVDs (Various Playback) Selecting a Playback Audio Setting You can select a preferred audio language and sound system. ANGLE You can select the preferred audio language and sound system as a AUDIO set from those included on the DVD video.
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 51 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM ON SCREEN Viewing information You can view information about a disc on the TV screen. Press ON SCREEN. Each time you press ON SCREEN, the on-screen display on the TV screen changes as follows. Title number and chapter number display.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 52 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing VCDs/CDs (Various Playbacks) Repeating a Specific Segment REPEAT You can play a specific segment repeatedly (A-B repeat). Press A-B at the beginning of the segment (point A) you want to play repeatedly. You can play a specific title, chapter, track, or segment repeatedly (Title repeat, chapter/track repeat, A-B repeat).
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 53 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Recalling a bookmarked scene During playback, press the B.MARK button on B.MARK the remote controller. 2/3/5/a ENTER Press 3 on the remote controller to recalling a bookmark number. Using Bookmarks The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you can go to quickly.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 54 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing VCDs/CDs (Various Playbacks) VCD IntroScan playback The VCD IntroScan function has three modes. 1 INTRO: The first approx. 8 seconds of each track will be played Using IntroScan function one after another. 2 DISC: The beginning of each of the first nine tracks of the disc CD IntroScan playback will be played back sequentially and displayed on the screen.
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 55 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM The video images on Video CD can be viewed as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and even advanced frame by frame. Selecting Sound Channels on Video Video CD may have left and right sound channels which contain £...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 56 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing VCDs/CDs (Various Playbacks) To repeat random play RANDOM During random playback, press REPEAT. REPEAT MEMORY CLEAR Each press the button switches the mode. 2/3/5/a REPEAT ONE ENTER REPEAT ALL ON SCREEN REPEAT OFF Notes •...
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 57 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Insert track During stop mode, press the MEMORY button on the remote Select “ADD” icon on the screen to register controller. selected value onto PROGRAM LIST, then The program edit screen appears. press the ENTER button.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 58 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing VCDs/CDs (Various Playbacks) Press 2, use 5/a to move the cursors to the Press 2, use 5/a to move the cursor to the “INSERT” icon, and press ENTER. “DELETE” icon, and press ENTER. The new track will be inserted after (below) the selected The selected value is deleted.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 59 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing a MP3/JPEG (Various playbacks) MP3/JPEG program playback Press 7 and confirm the program. You can listen to the desired files of the current MP3/JPEG disc in any desired order. Program Edit PROG END is displayed.
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 60 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Playing a MP3/JPEG (Various playbacks) MP3/JPEG Random play The files of a folder are played in random order. RANDOM REPEAT • “RANDOM ON” : The fils of a folder being played will be selected in random order for playback.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 61 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM DVD Menu Language Code List Code No. Language Code No. Language Code No. Language 1027 Afar 1239 Interlingue 1482 Kirundi 1028 Abkhazian 1245 Inupiak 1483 Romanian 1032 Afrikaans 1248 Indonesian 1489 Russian Amharic 1039...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 62 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Troubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Refer also to the respective instruction manuals of the connected components and TV. Restoring the Default settings To reset the DR-L30 to its factory default settings, If the main unit is set to standby, press and hold both SURROUND and ¢...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 63 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Main unit Symptoms Causes Remedies Pages £ Playback does not start when • There is no disc in the DVD receiver. • Load a disc and press the /8 button. £ •...
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 64 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Troubleshooting Symptoms Causes Remedies Pages The parental level cannot be • You have forgotten the password. • Set the initial setup to the factory setup with changed. the following procedure. 1 While in stop mode, press and hold both SURROUND on the main unit and TOP MENU on the remote contoller for 2 seconds or longer.
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 65 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Specifications DVD receiver (DR-L30) Amplifier section Power Output All channel 50 watts per channel min. RMS. into 8 ohms two channel driven, 1,000 Hz (One channel driven at center) THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) 10 % at rated power 0.2 % at 1 watt output Damping Factor...
EN00_L-MS30.book Page 66 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Specifications DVD section Signal System PAL/MULTI/NTSC Video Output level/Impedance 1.0 Vp-p/75 (Component and S-Video Y) 0.7 Vp-p/75 (Component PB/CB, PR/CR) 0.286 Vp-p/75 (S-Video C) 1.0 Vp-p/75 (Composite) Component Video Frequency Response 5 Hz –...
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EN00_L-MS30.book Page 67 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:19 PM Satellite speakers SKM-L30 Type 2 way bass reflex Frequency response 70 Hz – 35 kHz Maximum input power 60 W Crossover frequency 6 kHz Output sound pressure level 80 dB/W/m Impedance 8 ohms Speaker 8-cm woofer...
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