Onkyo TX-SA705 manual

E n A V Receiv er TX-SR705 A V Amplif ier TX-SA705 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onk yo A V Recei ver/ A V Amplifier . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in th e unit. Follo wing the inst ructions in t his manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your n[...]

2 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read thes e instructions. 2. Keep th ese instructions. 3. He ed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufact urer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any he[...]

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording cop yrighted material is illegal with- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user- serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust the uni[...]

4 Precautions —Continued F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C plug on the po wer supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPOR T ANT The wires in the mains lead ar e coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Li v e As the colours of the wires in the mains lead [...]

5 Supplied Accessories Make sure you hav e the following accessories: * In ca talogs and on packagi ng, the lett er at the e nd of the pr oduct name indic ates the color . Specific ations and oper ations are the same regardless o f color . Remote controller & three batteries (AA/R6) Speaker setup microphone Indoor FM antenna (TX-SR705 only) AM [...]

6 Features Amplification • 100 watts min imum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driv en from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with a maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.08 % (FTC rating) • WRA T -Wide Range Amplif ier T echnology (5 Hz-100 kHz bandwidth) • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry Processing • THX Select2 *1 Certified • HDMI V[...]

7 T able of Contents Introdu ction Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Precautions ....... ................. ................. ......... 3 Supplied Accessories .................................. 5 Features ............. ................. ................. ......... 6 Front & Rear Panels ................ ...................10 Fro[...]

8 Fr ont & Rear P anels TX-SR705 TX-SA705 The page numbers in parentheses show where you can f ind the main explanation for each item.  ST ANDBY/ON button (44) This button is used to set the A V receiv er/ A V ampli- fier to Standb y or On.  ST ANDBY indicator (44) This indicator lights up when the A V receiver/ A V amplif ier is in Stand[...]

9 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued  Input selector buttons (59) These buttons are used to select from the follo wing input sources: MUL TI CH, DVD, VCR/D VR, CBL/SA T , GAME/TV , A UX, T APE, TUNER, CD, PHONO. The [MUL TI CH] button selects the D VD analog multichannel input.  Arro w/TUNING/PRESET & ENTER buttons When the AM or FM i[...]

10 Front & Rear P anels —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can f ind the main explanation for each item.  SLEEP indicator (61) This indicator lights up when the Sleep function has been set.  MUTING indicator (61) This indicator flashes or lights up while the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier is muted.  HDMI indicato[...]

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12 Front & Rear P anels —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can f ind the main explanation for each item.  DIGIT AL OPTICAL IN 1, 2 and OUT These optical digital audio inputs are for connecting components with optical digital audio outputs, such as CD and D VD players. The optical digital audio output is for connectin[...]

13 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued )5 DV D I N Here you can connect a D VD player . Input jacks include S-V ideo, composite video, and analog audio. Y ou can connect a DVD player’ s 2-channel analog audio output or 7.1-channel analog audio output. )6 PRE OUT : FR ONT L/R, CENTER, SUBWOOFER, SURR L/R, and SURR BA CK L/R (22) This 5.1/7.1 mu[...]

14 Remote Contr oller Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’ t work reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix ne w and old batteries or differ ent types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remov e the batteries to prev ent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired batteries shoul[...]

15 Remote Controller —Contin ued As well as the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier, you can also use the remote controller to control your other A V com- ponents. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the REMO TE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/T APE Mode In RECEIVER/T APE mode, [...]

16 Remote Contr oller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.  ST ANDBY button (44) Sets the A V receiver/ A V amplifier to Standby .  ON button (44) T urns on the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier.  INPUT SELECT OR b uttons (59) Used to select the input sources.  MA CRO b uttons (108) Used with the Macro functio[...]

17 Remote Controller —Contin ued T o set the remote co ntroller to D VD mode, press the [D VD] REMO TE MODE b utton.  ST ANDBY button Sets the D VD player to Standby .  ON button T urns on the D VD player .  Number butt ons Used to enter title, cha pter , and track numbers and times for locating spe cific points.  T OP MENU b utton Se[...]

18 Remote Contr oller —Continued T o control an Onky o CD player , MD recorder , or CD recorder , or a CD or MD player/r ecorder made by another manufacturer , press the [CD] REMO TE MODE button to select the CD/MD/CDR r emote con- troller mode. In order to control an Onkyo MD recorder or CD recorder , or a component made by another manufactur er[...]

19 Remote Controller —Contin ued Dock mode is for controlling an Apple iPod in an On kyo RI Dock. When Using an RI Dock: • Connect the RI Dock to the T APE IN or GAME/TV IN L/R jacks. • Set the RI Dock’ s RI MODE switch to HDD or HDD/DOCK. • Set the A V receiver/ A V amplifier’ s Input Display to DOCK (see page 50). • When operating a[...]

20 About Home Theater Thanks to the A V recei ver/ A V amplif ier’ s superb capabilities, you can enjo y surround sound with a real sense of mov e- ment in your o wn home—just like being in a mo vie theater or concert hall. W ith D VDs you can enjo y DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog and digital TV you can enjoy Dolb y Pro Logic IIx or Onkyo?[...]

21 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier • Before making an y A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your other A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ v e completed and double-checked all A V connections. Optical Digi tal Jac ks The A V receiver/ A V amplif ier ’ s optical digital jacks hav e shutter-type [...]

22 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Speaker Configurat ion For the best surround sound e xperience, you should con- nect sev en speaker s and a po wered subwoofer . The following table indicates the channels you shou ld use depending on the number o f speakers that you ha ve. *If you’re using only one surround back speak er,[...]

23 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Speaker Connectio n Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers: • North American models: Only connect speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or higher . If you use speakers with a lo wer impedance , and use the ampli- fier at high volume le vels for a long period of time,[...]

24 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued The FR ONT SPEAKERS L/R and SURR BA CK SPEAKERS L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers respecti vely , or bi- amped to provide separate tw eeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers th at support bi-amping, pro- viding improve d bass and treble[...]

25 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued This section ex plains how to connect the supplied indoo r FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially a v ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The A V receiver w on’t pick up an y radio signals without any anten na connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the t[...]

26 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Connecting an Outdoo r FM Antenna If you cannot achie ve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially a vailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic o[...]

27 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your D VD player and other A V components to the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the A V receiver/ A V amplifier. The A V receiv er/ A V [...]

28 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued ■ HDMI Monitor Setting Set to No W ith the HDMI Monito r setting set to No (see page 47), video input signals flow through the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier as sho wn, with com- posite video and S-V ideo sources being upcon- verted for the component video output. Use this setting if you con[...]

29 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV and listen in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For record ing, use and , or and .) If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR or cable or satellite receiv er t[...]

30 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from a D VD and listen in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .) • If your D VD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel left and right outputs, be sure to[...]

31 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel D VD Input If your D VD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD- Audio or SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the A V receiver/ A V amplif ier’ s multichannel D VD input. Use a multichannel analog audio cable[...]

32 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use your VCR’ s tuner to listen to your f av orite TV programs via the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to the VCR or D VD recorder ev en in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, u[...]

33 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Notes: • The A V receiv er/ A V amplifier must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’ s in Standby mode. • If you want to record directly fro m your TV o r playback VCR to the recording VCR without going through the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier, connect the TV/[...]

34 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your f av orite TV programs via the A V receiver / A V amplifier, us eful if your TV has no audio outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the video source and listen in Zone 2. • T [...]

35 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the game console or listen in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use and .) Connecting a Game Console Connection A V receiver/ A V amplifier Signal flow Game con[...]

36 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Connecting a Camcor der or Other De vice Connection A V receiver/ A V amplifier Signal flow Camcorder or console A UX INPUT S VIDEO  S-Video output A UX INPUT VIDEO  Composite video output AU X I N P U T L / R  Analog audio L/R output A UX INPUT DIGIT AL  Digital optical output S[...]

37 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued About HDMI Designed to meet the dema nds of digital TV , HDMI (High Definiti on Multimedia Interface) is a ne w digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, D VD players, set-top boxes, and other video components. Until no w , se veral separate video and audio cables ha ve been[...]

38 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Making HDMI Connections ■ Video Signals Digital video signals receiv ed by the HDMI IN jacks are normally output by the HDMI OUT for display on your TV . Composite video, S-V ideo, and component video sources can be upcon verted for the HDMI output. See “V ideo Con- nection Formats” on[...]

39 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued ■ CD Play er or T urntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the CD player and listen in Zone 2. • T o connect the CD player digitally , use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .) ■ T urntable (MM) with no Phono [...]

40 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued • W ith connection , you can play and record and listen in Zone 2. • T o connect the recorder digitally fo r playback, use connections and , or and . • T o connect the recorder digitally for recording, use connection . Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or D A T Recorder Connection [...]

41 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Connecting a P o wer Amplifier 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P ower amplifier I f you want to use a more po wer f u l power amp li - fi er and use the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier as a preamp, connect it to the PRE OUT jack s, and connect all speakers an d the subwoofer to the power amplif ier . If you h[...]

42 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued ■ iP od with video Connect your RI Dock’ s analog audio output jacks and V ideo output jack to the A V receiv er/ A V ampli- fier’ s GAME/TV IN L/R jacks and GAME/TV IN V jack. (Onkyo DS-A2 hookup shown belo w . ) ■ iP od without video Connect your RI Dock’ s analog audio output ja[...]

43 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued W ith (Remote Interacti ve), you can use the follo w- ing special functions: ■ Auto P ower On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the A V receiver/ A V amplifier is on Standb y , it will autom atically turn on and select that component as the input source. Sim[...]

44 T urning On the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier ST ANDBY/ON ON RECEIVER STANDBY ST ANDBY indicator T urning On and Standby 1 Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] button. Alternatively , press the remote cont roller’ s [RECEIVER] button, f ollowed by th e [O N ] bu tt o n . The A V receiver/ A V amplifier comes on, the display lights up, and the ST ANDBY indicat[...]

45 Fir st Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to mak e before using the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier for the very f irst time. Carry out the settings for the A V receiv er/A V amplif ier by using the Onscreen Setup Menu. ■ Menus f or First Time Setup Using the Onscreen Setup Menus 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button fol- lowed b[...]

46 First Time Setup —Continued If the impedance of any speaker is 4 ohms or more b ut less than 6, set the minimum speaker impedance to 4 ohms (not North American models). If you’ ve connected your front speak ers to the FR ONT SPEAKERS and SURR BA CK SPEAKERS terminal posts for bi-amping, you must change the Speak ers T ype setting. For hookup[...]

47 First Time Setup —Contin ued If you connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT , set the HDMI Monitor setting to No so that the onscreen setup menus are displayed and composite video and S-V ideo sources are upconv erted* and output by the COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT . If you connect your TV to the HDMI OUT , set the HDMI Monitor setting to Y e s so [...]

48 First Time Setup —Continued HDMI Input Setup If you connect a video component to HDMI IN, you must assign that input to an input selector . For e xample, if you connect your D VD player to HDMI IN 1, you must assign HDMI IN 1 to the D VD input selector . If you’ ve connected your TV to the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier with an HDMI cable, you[...]

49 First Time Setup —Contin ued Component Vid eo Setup If you connect to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign it to an input selector . For example, if you connect your D VD player to COMPONENT IN 3, you should assign it to the D VD input selector . If you want to output composite and S-V ideo sources from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT , select “---[...]

50 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder , CD recorder , or RI Dock to the T APE IN/OUT or GAME/TV IN jacks, for to work properly , you must change this se tting. This setting can only be changed o n the A V receiver/ A V amplifier. iPod photo: If you’ re using an iPod photo with the RI Dock, connect the[...]

51 First Time Setup —Contin ued If you connect a component to a digital input jack, you must assign that jack to an input selector . F or example, if you connect your CD player to the OPTICAL IN2 jack, you should assign that jack to the CD input selector . By default, the CO AXIAL IN1 jack is assigned to the D VD input selector , although this ca[...]

52 First Time Setup —Continued Y ou must specify the TV system used in your area. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. TV Format Setup (not North American models) 1 Press the [RECEIVER] b utton fol- lowed b y the [SETUP] button. The main m[...]

53 First Time Setup —Contin ued Y ou must specify the AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this se tting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. AM Frequency Step Setup (on some mo[...]

54 First Time Setup —Continued W ith the supplied speaker setup microphone, the Audyssey MultEQ XT function can me asure the number of speakers connected, their sizes, crossover frequencies, and the distance from each speaker to the listening posi- tion and calculate the op timal speak er settings for your listening en vironment aut omatically . [...]

55 First Time Setup —Contin ued 2 Put the speaker setup micr o- phone at measurement point  (page 54), and connect it to the SETUP MIC jack. Notes: • Make sure the microphone is hori- zontal. • If there’ s an obstacle between the microphone and any speak er , the automatic setup wil l not work cor- rectly . Set up the room as you would w[...]

56 First Time Setup —Continued Notes : • When the automat ic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 82) will be set to “ Audyssey . ” • Y ou can cancel the automatic speaker setup at any point in this procedure simply b y disconnecting the setup microphone. 7 After the 3r d to the 7th measure- ment, the following scree n [...]

57 First Time Setup —Contin ued Err or Messa ges While the automatic speaker setup is in progress, one of the following error messages may appear: ❏ Ambient noise is too high. This message appears if the background noise is too loud and the measurements cannot be performed properly . Remove the source of the noise and try again. Retry : Return [...]

58 First Time Setup —Continued Revie wing the Results Changing the Speaker Settings Manually In some situations, the measureme nts tak en by t he auto- matic speaker setup may not provide usable results. If running the speaker setup a second time still doesn’ t pro- vide usable results, you’ll ha ve to set the speaker settings manually (see p[...]

59 Basic Operations This section explains ho w to select the input source (i.e., the A V component that you want to listen to or watch). Selecting the Input Sour ce 1 3 MUL TI CH 1 1 3 MUL TI CH 1 Use the A V receiver/ A V amplifier’ s input selector buttons to select the input source. T o select the input source with the remote controller , pres[...]

60 Basic Operations —Contin ued The multichannel D VD input is for connecting a compo- nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a D VD- Audio or SA CD-capable D VD player , or an MPEG decoder . See page 31 for hookup information. Note: While the multichannel D VD input is selected, the Speaker Conf iguration settings on page 77 are ig[...]

61 Basic Operations —Continued Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiver/ A V amplifier. Tip: Y ou can specify how much the output is muted with th e Muting Le vel setting (see pag e 92). W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiver/ A V amplif ier to turn off autom atically a[...]

62 Listening to the Radio (TX-SR705 onl y) W ith the built-in tun er you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your f av orite stations as presets for quick selection. Listening to the Radio T uning into Radio Stations ■ Auto T uning Mode When tuned into a station, the T UNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, th[...]

63 Listening to the Radio (TX-SR705 only) —Continued Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fav orite AM/FM radio stations as presets. Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 T u ne into the AM/FM station that you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMOR Y] button. The preset number flashes. 3 While the prese[...]

64 Listening to the Radio (TX-SR705 only) —Continued RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadca sts are av ailable . When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data i n FM radio signals. It w as dev eloped by the European[...]

65 Listening to the Radio (TX-SR705 only) —Continued Displa ying Radio T ext (RT) When tuned to an RDS station that’ s broadcasting text information, the text can be displayed . Notes: • The message “W aiting” may appear while the A V recei ver waits for the R T information. • If the message “No T ext Data” appears on the display , [...]

66 Using the Listening Modes See “ About the Listening Modes” on page 71 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the A V receiver/ A V amplifier ■ [PURE A UDIO] b utton This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selecte d, the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier’ s display is turned off and only v[...]

67 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Analog and PCM Sour ces Listening Modes A v ailable f or Each Sour ce Format Button Source f ormat PCM Multi channel analog Multichannel PCM 32–96 kHz 176.4/ 192kHz*1 32–96 kHz 176.4/192 kHz *1 *1. DVD-Audio discs output m ultichannel 176.4/192 kHz PCM only via HDMI. except */2 */2 2ch 1/0, 1+1 Multicha[...]

68 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DSD , Dolby Digital, and Dolb y Digital Plus Sources Button Source f ormat DSD *1 *1. DSD sources are converted and handled as PCM. Dolby D Dolby Digital Plus Multichannel Multichannel 2ch 1/0, 1+1 Multic hannel 2ch 1/0, 1+1 3/2 2ch except */2 */2 except */2 */2 Media Listening Mode SACD D VD, DTV , etc. Bl[...]

69 Using the Listening Modes —Continued T rueHD and DTS Sour ces Button Source f ormat Tr u e H D *1 *1. For 96 kHz TrueHD sources , only the Tone audio adju st function is av ailable. 192 kHz TrueHD sources are not s upported. DTS, DTS96/24 DTS-ES Discrete/ Matrix Multichannel 2ch 1/0, 1+1 Multichannel 2ch 1/0 except */2 */2 except */2 */2 Media[...]

70 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-HD Sources Button Source f ormat DTS-HD High Resolution DTS-HD Master Audio *1 *1. For 96 kHz DTS-HD Mas ter Audio sources, only the Tone audi o adjust function is available. 192 kHz DTS-HD M aster Audio source s are processe d at 96 kHz. Multic hannel 2ch 1/0 Multichannel 2ch 1/0 except */2 */2 except [...]

71 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The A V receiver/ A V amplifier’ s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning sur round sound. Pure A udio In this mode, the display and video circuitry are turned off, m inimizing possible noise sources for the ultimate in high-[...]

72 Using the Listening Modes —Continued 5.1-channel sour ce + Neo:6 This mode uses Neo:6 to e xpand 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. DTS-HD High Resolu tion Audio Dev eloped for use with HDTV , including the new video disc formats Blu-ray and HD D VD, this is the latest mul- tichannel audio format from DTS. It supports up to 7.1 [...]

73 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Onky o Original DSP Modes Mono Movie This mode is suitable for old movies and other mono sources. The center speaker outputs the sound as it is, while re verb is app lied to the sound output b y the other speakers, gi ving presence to e ven mono material. Orc hestra Suitable for classical or operati c music[...]

74 Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability , and how to r ecord audio and video from dif ferent sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected D VDs cannot be recorded. • Y ou cannot record from the D VD analog multich[...]

75 Ad v anced Operations W ith the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby T rueHD material so that you can still hear quiet parts e ven when list ening at low v olume le vels—id eal for watching movies late at night when you don’ t want to disturb anyone. Notes: • Depending on the[...]

76 Adv anced Setup The onscreen setup menus are displayed on the connected TV and provide a con venient way to change the A V receiver/ A V amplifier’ s settings. About the Onscreen Setup Menus Menu 1. Input/Output Assign 2. Speaker Setup 3. Audio Adjust 4. Source Setup 5. Listening Mode Preset 6. Miscellaneous 7. Hardware Setup 8. Lock Setup 1. [...]

77 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Some of the sett ings in this section are set autom atically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 54). Here you can check the settings made by the Automatic Speaker Setup function, or set them manually , which is useful if you change one of the connected speakers after using the Automatic Speaker Setup [...]

78 Adv anced Setup —Continued Low-P ass Filter f or the LFE Channel W ith this setting, you can specify the cutof f frequency of the LFE channel’ s low-pass f ilter (LPF), which can be used to filter out unwanted hum. The LPF only applies to sources t hat use the LFE channel. *If you’ re using THX-certif ied speakers, select 80 Hz (THX). 5 Us[...]

79 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Double Bass W ith the Double Bass function, you can boost bass out- put by feeding bass sounds from the front left and right channels to the subwoofer . This function can be set only if the Subwoofer setting in step 4 is set to Y es, and the Front setting in step 5 is set to Full Band. In the speaker setup screen, y[...]

80 Adv anced Setup —Continued Speaker Distance Here you can specify the d istance from each speaker to the listening position so th at the sound from each speaker arri ves at the listener’ s ears as the so und designer intended. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b[...]

81 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Speaker Level Calibration Here you can adjust the lev el of each speaker with the built-in test tone so that the v olume of each speaker is the same at the listening position. Notes: • The speakers cannot be calibrated while the output of the A V receiver/ A V amplifier is muted. • The test tone is output at the[...]

82 Adv anced Setup —Continued Equalizer Setting Here you can adjust the EQ of indi vidual speakers. T o set the volume of indi vidual speakers see page 81. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] b utton fol- lowed b y the [SETUP] button. The main menu a ppears onscreen. 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “2. Speaker Setup, ” and then press [ENTE[...]

83 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Notes: • When the listening mode is set to Direct, Pure Audio or THX, no effect will be produced. • Depending on the input source or listening mode, the Equalizer settings may not produce the desired effect. • This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier b y using its [SETUP] b utto[...]

84 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arro w buttons. Subwoo fer Input Sensitivity Some D VD players output the LFE channel from their subwoofer output at 15 dB higher than normal. Y ou can change the subwoofer sensiti vity to match your [...]

85 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Here you can set listening mode-related settings and functions. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier b y using its [SETUP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. The Audio Adjust functions are explained belo w . T one Control Settings Y ou can adjust the bass and trebl[...]

86 Adv anced Setup —Continued PL II x/Neo:6 Music Mode Settings These settings provide for playing an y 2-channel digital source such as Dolby Digital, or 2-channel analog/PCM source in the Dolby PLIIx Music listening mode. ■ P anorama W ith this function, you can broaden the width of the front stereo image when using the Dolby Pro Logic II Mus[...]

87 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Y ou can assign a default listening mode to each input source that will be selected automatically when you select each input source. For e xample, you can set the default listening mode to be used with Dolby Digital input signals. Y ou can select other listening modes dur- ing playback, but the mode specif ied here [...]

88 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier b y using its [SETUP] button , arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] bu tton. IntelliV olume Y ou can set the input leve l for each input source. This is useful if some of your A V components are louder or qui- eter than others. IntelliV olume does [...]

89 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Correcting Sound and Picture Sync When using progressi ve scanning on your D VD player, you may fi nd that the picture and sound are o ut of sync. W ith this sett ing, you can correct t his by dela ying the audio signals. Y ou can set it from 0 to 250 milliseconds (msec) in 5 millisecond steps. Notes: • This setti[...]

90 Adv anced Setup —Continued Name Edit Y ou can enter a custom name for each indiv idual input selector and radio preset for easy id entification. When selected, the custom name will appear on the display . 1 Select the input selector to which you want to give a custom name. T o name a radio preset, use the [TUNER] button to select AM or FM, and[...]

91 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Notes: • T o store a name, you must select “OK” and press [ENTER] in step 8, otherwise it will not be saved. • Y ou cannot enter a custom name for XM or SIRIUS radio presets. • This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier b y using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow b uttons. 8 Whe[...]

92 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains the items on the Miscellaneous menu. V olume Setup Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. V olume Setup/OSD Setup 1 Press the [RECEIVER] b utton fol- lowed b y the [SETUP] button. The main[...]

93 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued OSD Setup Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button fol- lowed b y the [SETUP] b utton. The main menu appears onscreen. 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “6. Miscellane[...]

94 Adv anced Setup —Continued . Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. Changing the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier’ s ID 1 Press the [RECEIVER] b utton fol- lowed b y the [SETUP] button. The main menu a ppears onscreen. 2 Use the Up and Down [[...]

95 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued HDMI A udio Out This preference determines whether audio recei ved at the HDMI IN is output by the HDMI OUT . Y ou may want to turn this preference on if your TV is connected to the HDMI OUT and you want to listen to the audio from a component that’ s connected to an HDMI IN, through your TV’ s speakers. Normall[...]

96 Adv anced Setup —Continued Control This function allo ws CEC-standard-compatible equip- ment connected to HDMI and -compatible equipment to be operated together with the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier. Disable: HDMI Control disabled. Enable: HDMI Control enabled. Notes: • Set to Disable when a connected piece of equipment is not compatible or [...]

97 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued The digital input signal formats are av ailable only for the input sources that y ou hav e assigned a digital input jack; otherwise you will see “ Analog” indicated on the screen (see page 51). Normally , the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier detects the sig- nal format automatically . Howev er , if you experience ei[...]

98 Adv anced Setup —Continued If sev eral Onkyo components are u sed in the same room, the remote controller’ s control codes may o verlap with those of another component. T o differentiate the remote controller’ s control codes, you can change its ID to another number . Note: If you change the remote controller’ s ID, be sure to set the sa[...]

99 Zone 2 W ith the Zone 2 function, you can enjoy one input source in the main room and a dif ferent source in another room. There are two connection methods: u sing a receiv er/inte- grated amp in Zone 2 or using only a pair of speak ers in Zone 2. Note: For speak er connections and related cautions, see page 23. Using a Rece iver/Integrated Amp [...]

100 Zone 2 —Continued T o use Zone 2, you must make this setting. It enables the speakers connected to the ZONE 2 SPEAKERS termi- nals so that the y produce sound when Zone 2 is used. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. Setting the P ower[...]

101 Zone 2 —Continued This section explains ho w to turn Zone 2 on and off, ho w to select an input source fo r Zone 2, and how to adjust the volume for Zone 2. Contr olling Zone 2 fr om the A V receiver/ A V amplifier Note: While Powered Zone 2 is being used, listening modes that require surround back speakers (6.1/7.1), such as Dolby Digital EX[...]

102 Zone 2 —Continued Adjusting the V olume for Z one 2 To M u t e Z o n e 2 : Press the remote controller’ s [ZONE 2] button, follo wed by the [MUTING] b utton. T o unmute Zone 2, press the remote controller’ s [ZONE 2] button again, foll owed b y the [MUTING] bu tton, or adjust the volume for Zone 2. Notes: • Only analog input sources are[...]

103 Zone 2 —Continued T o control the A V receiv er/ A V amplifi er with the remote controller while you’ re in the Zone 2 room, you’ll n eed a commercially a v ailable multiroom re mote control kit. • Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech. These kits can also be used w hen there isn’t a clear line of sight to the A V receiv er/ A [...]

104 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier’ s remote con- troller (RC-693M) to control your other A V compo- nents, including those made by other manufacturers. This section explains ho w to: • Enter the remote control code for a compo nent that you want to control: D VD, TV , VCR, etc. • Learn commands di[...]

105 Contr olling Other Components —Continued Onkyo components that are connected via are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the A V receiv er/ A V amplifi er, not the component. This allows you to control components that are out of vie w , in a rack, for example. If you want to control an Onk yo component by pointing the remote con[...]

106 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued T o control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the butto ns explained below . (Y ou must select the appropriate remote co ntrol mode f irst.) With some A V components, certain b uttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. ■ Contr olling a TV  [ON], [ST [...]

107 Contr olling Other Components —Continued The A V receiver/ A V amplifier ’ s remote controller can learn the commands of other remote controllers. By transmitting, for e xample, the Play command from your CD player’ s remote controlle r , the remote controll er can learn it, and then transm it the exact same command when its Play [ ] but [...]

108 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued Y ou can program the remote controller’ s MA CR O but- tons to perform a sequence of remote control actions. Example: T o play a CD you typically n eed to perform the follow- ing actions: 1. Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE b utton to select the Recei ver remote controller mode. 2. Press the [ON] b [...]

109 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section (TX-SR705 only) General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Control T erminal Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power (FTC) All channe ls: 100 watts minimum con tinuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads[...]

110 T roub leshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V receiver/ A V ampli- fier, look f or a solution in this section. If you can’ t resolve the issue yourself, contact your Onk yo dealer . Can’t turn on the A V receiver/ A V amplifier • Make sure that the po wer cord is properly plugged into the wall outle t. • Unplug the power cord[...]

111 T roub leshooting —Continued The surround speakers pr oduce no sound • When the Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected, the surround speakers produce no sound (page 71). • Depending on the source and current listening mode, not much sound may be produ ced by the su rround speakers. T ry selecting another listening mo de. • Make sure [...]

112 T roub leshooting —Continued There’ s no picture • Make sure that all video connecting plugs are pushed in all the way (page 21). • Make sure that each video component is properly con- nected. (pages 29-42) • If your TV is connected to the HDMI OUT , set the HDMI Monitor setting to Y es (page 47), and select “- - -” in the “HDMI[...]

113 T roub leshooting —Continued Can’t control other components • If it’ s an Onkyo component, make sure that the cable and analog audio cable are connected properly . Connecting only an cable won’ t work (page 43). • Make sure you’ ve selected the correct remote control- ler mode (pages 15-19). • If you’ ve co nnected an -capable[...]

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