Onkyo TXSR307 manual

E n A V Receiv er TX-SR307 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V Receiv er. Please read this manual thoroughl y before making connections and plugg ing in the unit. Follo wing the inst ructions in this manual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listening enjoyment from your new A V Receiv er. Please retain th is ma[...]

2 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. Ke ep these instructi ons. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventil ation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an [...]

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copy righted material is illegal without 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 unit [...]

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 Brow n: Liv e As the colours of the wires in the mains lead [...]

5 Contents * T o reset the A V receiv er to its fa ctory defa ults, turn it on an d, while holdi ng dow n the [VCR/D VR] b utton, pres s the [ON/ ST ANDBY] button (see page 68). Introd uction Important Safety Instructions .................................... 2 Precautions ............................................................... 3 Supplied Ac[...]

6 Features Amplifier • 65 W atts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) • 100 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) • 120 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEIT A) • Optimum Ga in V olume Circuitry • H.C.P .S. (High Current Power Su pply) Massiv e High Power T ransformer Proces sing • Dolby Digital and Pro Logic II *1 • DTS and DTS Neo:6 5.1 *2 • DTS Surround Sensa[...]

7 Fr ont & Rear P anels The actual front panel has v arious logos printe d 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. a ON/ST ANDBY button (32) Set the A V receiver to On or Standby . b ST ANDBY indicator (32) Lights up when the A V receiv er is on Sta[...]

8 Front & Rear P a nels —Continued For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. m DISPLA Y b utton (40, 44) Displays var ious informat ion about the currently selected input source. n SETUP button Opens and closes the setup menus. o TUNING, PRESET, Arro w , and ENTER buttons When AM or FM is selecte d, the TUNING [ q ]/[ w ] butt[...]

9 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued a DIGIT AL IN CO AXIAL These coaxial digital audio inputs are for connecting components with a coaxial digital audio output, such as a CD player or D VD/BD player . They’ re assignable, wh ich means you can assign each one to an input selector to suit your setup. See “Digital Inp ut Se tup” on page 36.[...]

10 Front & Rear P a nels —Continued n VCR/D VR IN/OUT A video component, such as a VCR or D VR, can be connected here for recording and playback. There is composite video input and output jacks for connecting the vide o signal, and there are analog audio input jacks for c onnecting the audio signal. o D VD/BD IN This input is for connecting a[...]

11 Remote Contr oller For detaile d information, se e the pages in parentheses. a ON/ST ANDBY button (32) Sets the A V receiv er to On or Standby . b REMO TE MODE/INPUT SELECT OR buttons (38, 64–66) Selects the remote contro ller modes and the input sources. c T ONE, +, and – buttons (40) Used to adjust the tone (bass and treble). d SP A/B butt[...]

12 Remote Contr oller —Continued Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t w ork reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’ t mix new and old batteries or dif ferent types of batteries. • If you intend not to use th e remote controller for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired bat[...]

13 Enjo ying Home Theater Y ou can use tw o sets of speakers with the A V receiver: speaker set A and speak er set B . Speaker set A should be used in your main listenin g room for up to 5.1-channel playback. * While spea ker set B is on, s peaker set A is reduced to 2 .1-channel playback. Speaker set B can be used in another room and offers 2-chan[...]

14 Connecting the A V Receiver Speaker Configurat ion For the best surround-sound e xperience, you should connect fi ve speak ers and a powered subwoofer . The following table sho ws which channels y ou should use based on the number of speakers you hav e. No matter how man y speak ers you use, a powered subwoofer is recommended for a po werful and[...]

15 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Connecting the Spea ker Cables FRONT SPEAKERS A OT H E R S The following illustration sho ws which speaker s hould be connected to ea ch pair of terminals. 1 Strip about 5/8" (15 mm) of insulation fr om the ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly , as show n. 2 Unscrew the termin[...]

16 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop an tenna, and ho w to connect commercially av ailable ou tdoor FM and AM antennas. The A V receiv er won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must co nnect the antenna to use the tuner . Connect[...]

17 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna If you cannot achie ve good re ception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially a vailable outdoor FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas w ork best outside, but usable results can someti mes be obtained when in stalled in an attic or l oft. • [...]

18 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued • Before making any A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your other A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve completed and double-checked a ll A V connections. Optical Digit al Jac ks The A V receiv er’ s optical digi tal jac ks hav e shutter -type cove rs that op[...]

19 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your D VD pl ayer and other A V components to the A V receiv er, you can switch the audio and vide o signals simultaneously simply b y changing the input source on the A V receiver. The A V receiv er supports sev eral connection formats for compat ibility [...]

20 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV , HDMI (High Definition Mu ltimedia Interface) is a new digital interface standard for connect ing TVs, projectors, D VD/BD players, set-top boxes, and other video components. Until now , sev eral separate video and audio ca bles hav e been r[...]

21 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued If you ha ve an HDMI-compatible player , you can connect it to the A V receiv er with an HDMI cable. ■ Audio Signals • Audio and video signals receiv ed vi a inputs other than the HDMI IN ja cks are not output b y the HDMI OUT. • Audio and video signals received v ia the HDM I IN jacks are output on[...]

22 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV . • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, use connection or . If your TV has no audio outputs, conne ct an audio output from your VCR or cable or satellite recei ver to the A V rec eiv er and use its tuner to listen to TV programs throug[...]

23 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from a D VD. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record as well, use and , or and .) • If your D VD/BD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel left and right ou tputs, be sure to use the main left and ri[...]

24 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or D VR to listen to your fav orite TV programs via the A V recei ver, whic h is usef ul if your TV ha s no audio outputs. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, use connection or . Connecting a VCR or D VR f or Pla yback Connection A V receiver Signal f[...]

25 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Notes: • The A V recei ver must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’ s on Standb y . • If you want to record directly from your TV or another vi deo source without going thr ough the A V receiver, con nect the audio and video outputs from your TV or other video co mponent [...]

26 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use your sa tellite or cable recei v er to listen to your fa vorite TV programs via the A V recei ver, whic h is usef ul if your TV ha s no audio outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to a nd record audio from the video source. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use c[...]

27 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Note: When it is connected at the same tim e as A UX INPUT A UDIO L/R terminal, the input of POR T ABLE is giv en priority to and outputted. Connecting a Camcor der , Game Console, or Other Device Connection A V receiver Sign al flow Cam corder or console A UX INPUT VIDEO ⇐ Composite video output AU X I[...]

28 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued ■ CD Player or T urntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp • W ith connection , you can listen to a nd record audio from the CD player . • T o connect the CD pl ayer digitally , use connection or . ■ T urntable (M M) with no Phono Preamp Built-in A phono preamp is necessary to connect a turntable t[...]

29 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued • W ith connection , you can play and record. • T o connect the recorder digitally for pla yback, use connections and , or and . Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or D A T Recor der Connection A V receiver Signal flow Cassette, CDR, MD, or D A T recorder TV/T APE IN L/R TV/T APE OUT L/R ⇐ ⇒ An[...]

30 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued ■ If Y our iP od Suppor ts Vide o: Connect your RI Dock’ s audio output jacks to the A V receiv er’ s CBL/SA T IN or VCR/DVR IN L/R jacks, and connect its video output jack to the A V receiv er’ s CBL/SA T IN or VCR/D VR IN V jack. ■ If Y our iP od Doesn’t Support Video: Connect your RI Dock?[...]

31 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Wi t h u (Remote Interactiv e), you can use the following special functions: ■ Auto P ower On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via u , if the A V rece iv er is on Standby , it will automatical ly turn on and select that component as the input source. Similarly , when the A V rece[...]

32 T urning On the A V receiver ON/ST ANDBY ON/ST ANDBY RECEIVER ST ANDBY indicator T urning On and Standby On the A V receiver, press the [ON/ST ANDBY] button. On the remote controller , press th e [RECEIVER] button, follo wed by the [ON/ST ANDBY] button. The A V recei ver comes on, the display li ghts up, and the ST ANDB Y indicator goes off. T o[...]

33 Fir st Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the A V recei v er for the very f irst time. W ith the supplied calibrated microphone, Audyssey 2EQ au tomatically determine s the number of speakers con nected, their size for purposes of bass management, optimum crosso v er frequenci es to the subwoofer (if[...]

34 First Time Setup —Continued Using A udyss ey 2EQ™ Notes: • Before star ting Audyssey 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup, arrange th e room and con nect the speakers as you would for enjo ying movies. Changes to the room after auto setup requires you run the auto setup again, as room EQ characteristics may hav e changed. • When startin[...]

35 First Time Setup —Continued Note: When the room c orrecti on and speake r setup is complete, “6. Equaliz er” (page 56) will be set to “ Audyssey . ” Err or Messa ges While the room correction and speaker setup is in progress, one of the foll owing error messages may appear: ❏ Ambient noise is too high This message appears if the re?[...]

36 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign it to an input select or . For example, if you connect your D VD/BD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2, you should assign it to the D VD/BD input selector . Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiver by using its [SETUP] b u tton, arro w buttons[...]

37 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • Make sure you also set your dig ital sources to send out a digital signals. Pl ease refer to the digital sources’ manual. • This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver by using its [SET UP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] b utton. If you connect an u -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder [...]

38 Basic Operations Basic A V receiver Operation 1 Use the A V receiv er’ s input select or b uttons to select an input sour ce. T o select an input sour ce with the remote contr oller . Press the [RECEIVER] button, and then press its INPUT SELECT OR buttons. 2 T o turn the speakers on or off, use the A V receiver’ s SPEAKERS [A] and [B] button[...]

39 Basic Operations —Continued This section explains functions that can be used with an y input source. Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Y ou can tempor arily mute the output of the A V receiv er. T o unmute the A V recei ver, press the r emote controller’ s [MUTING] b utton again, or ad just the volume. The output is unmuted and[...]

40 Basic Oper ations —Continued 7 For pri v ate listeni ng, you can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the A V receiv er’ s PHONES jack. Notes: • Always turn d own the v olume before connecting your headphones. • While the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack, the speakers are turned off. • Speak er set[...]

41 Basic Operations —Continued The Music Optimizer function enhances the sound quality of compressed music f iles. Use it with music f iles that use “lossy” compression, su ch as MP3. Note: The Music Optimizer function only works with PCM digital audio input signals with a sampling rate below 48 kHz and analog audio input signals. The Music O[...]

42 Listening to the Radio For AM/FM tuning to work properly , you must specify the AM/FM frequenc y step used in your area. Note that when this setting is cha nged, all radi o presets are deleted. Note: This procedure can also be perform ed on the A V recei ver by using its [SETUP] b utton, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. AM/FM Frequency Step S[...]

43 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the built-in tu ner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations and st ore your f av orite stations as presets for easy selection. T uning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■ A uto T uning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tun ed into a stereo FM statio n, the FM STEREO indicator a[...]

44 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ T uning i nto Stat ions by Frequen cy Y ou can tune into AM and FM stations directly by entering the appropriate frequency . Displa ying AM/FM Radio Information 1 Press the [AM] or [FM] b utton to select “AM” or “FM”, follo wed by the [D .TUN] button. (Actual display depends on country .) 2 Within [...]

45 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fa vorite AM and FM radio stations. Deleting Presets Selecting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 T une into the AM or F M station you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMOR Y] button. The preset number flashes. 3 While the preset number is flashing (abo[...]

46 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailable. When tun ed to an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radi o signals. It was de veloped by th e European Broadcasting Union (EBU ) and is av ailable in m[...]

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

48 Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the input source and how to r ecord audio and vi deo from separate sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected D VDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to a digital input cannot be recorded. Only analog inputs can be recorded. • DTS[...]

49 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each lis tening mode, see “ About the Listening Modes” on page 53. Selecting on th e A V receiver ■ [MO VIE/TV] b utton This butt on selects the listening modes intended for use with movies and TV . ■ [MUSIC] button This butt on selects the listening modes intended for use with music. ■ [G[...]

50 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Mono/Multiplex Sour ces ✔ : A vailable Listening Modes Listening Modes A vailable f or Each Source Format The Speaker lay out illu stration shows which speakers ar e set to active in the “Sp Config” setting (see p age 54). The LISTENING MODE button illustration shows that listening modes can be select[...]

51 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Stereo Sour ce ✔ : A vail able Li stening Modes Listening Mode Button Speaker lay out Direct ✔✔✔ Stereo ✔✔✔ Mono ✔✔✔ PLII Movie ✔✔ PLII Music ✔✔ PLII Game ✔✔ Neo:6 Cinema ✔✔ Neo:6 Music ✔✔ Orchestra ✔ Unplugged ✔ Studio-Mix ✔ TV Logic ✔ Game-RPG ✔ Game-Actio[...]

52 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Multich annel Sour ces ✔ : A vailable Listening Modes Listening Mode Button Speaker lay out Direct ✔✔✔ Stereo ✔✔✔ Mono ✔✔✔ Dolby Digital/ DTS/ DTS 96/24 ✔✔ Orch estra ✔ Unplugged ✔ Studio-Mix ✔ TV Logic ✔ Game-RPG ✔ Game-Action ✔ Game-Roc k ✔ Game-Sports ✔ AllChStereo[...]

53 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The A V receiv er’ s listeni ng modes can transform your listening room into a m ovie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Direct In this mode, audio from the input source is output directly with minimal pr ocessing, pro viding high- fidelity reproduction. All o f the s[...]

54 Adv a nced Setup Note: This procedure can also be perform ed on the A V recei ver by using its [SETUP] b utton, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. This section explains ho w to check the speaker settings and how to set them manually , which is useful if yo u change a speaker after performing the Audysse y 2E Q™ Room Correction and Speaker Set[...]

55 Adv anced Setup —Continued Crosso ver (Crossov er Frequency) This setting is set automati cally by the Audysse y 2EQ™ Room Correction and Speak er Setup function (see page 33). This setting only applies to the sp eak ers that you specif ied as “ Small ” in the “3. Sp Config” on page 54. T o get the best bass performance from yo ur sp[...]

56 Adv anced Setup —Continued 5. Level Cal (Speaker Le vels Calibration) These settings are se t automatically b y the Audysse y 2EQ™ Room Correction a nd Speaker Setup function (see page 33). Y ou can set the volume le v el of each speak er so that all sp eakers can be heard equ ally at the listening position. A pink noise test tone is output [...]

57 Adv anced Setup —Continued W ith the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. A udio Adjust Settings 7. Audio Adjust Multiplex/M ono Settings Input (Mux) Main: The main channel is output ( default). Sub: The sub channel is output. M/S: Both the main and sub channels are output. This setting[...]

58 Adv anced Setup —Continued A udysse y Settings After room correction and speaker setup is completed, Audysse y Dyna mic EQ™ beco mes “On” by defa ult. Dyn amic EQ Off: Au dyssey Dynamic EQ of f. On: Audyssey Dy namic EQ on (default). W ith Audyssey Dynamic EQ, you can enjoy great sound ev en when listening at low v olume levels. Audyssey[...]

59 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section e xplains items on the Hardware menu. Hard ware Setup 8. Hardware Remote ID When se veral Onk yo components are used in the same room , their r emote ID codes ma y o verlap. T o differentiate the A V receiv er from the other components, you can chan ge its remote ID from 1, the default, to 2 or 3. Remote[...]

60 Adv anced Setup —Continued Y ou can change various audio setting s by pressing the [A UDIO] b utton. Using the A udio Settings RECEIVER AU D I O qwer 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button f ollowed b y the [A UDIO] button. 2 Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] b uttons to select an ite m. 3 Use the Left and Right [ e ]/[ r ] buttons to change the setting.[...]

61 Adv anced Setup —Continued Au dyssey Dynamic V olume™ Dyn V ol See “Dyn V ol” of “ Audio Adjust Settings” on page 58. Music Optimi zer The Music Optimizer function en hances the sound quality of compressed music f iles. Use it with music files that use “lossy” compression, such as MP3. Note: The Music Optimizer function only work[...]

62 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can control your D VD player , CD player , and other components with the A V rece iver’ s remote controller . T o control another component , you must fi rst enter that component’ s remote control code to a REMO TE MODE button. This section explains ho w to enter remote control codes and how to control your[...]

63 Contr olling Other Components —Continued Remote Contr ol Codes for Onky o Components Conn ected via u Onkyo components that are connected via u are controlled by pointing the remote controller at the A V receiv er, not the component. This allows you to control components that are out of vie w , in a rack, for e xample. If you want to control a[...]

64 Controlling Other Components —Continued The [D VD/BD] button is preprogrammed with the remote control code for controlling an Onkyo D VD player . For details on entering a remote control code for a different componen t, see page 62. a ON/ST ANDBY button Sets the D VD player to On or Standb y . b T OP MENU b utton Displays a D VD’ s top menu [...]

65 Contr olling Other Components —Continued The [CD] button is preprogrammed with the remote control code for controlli ng an Onkyo CD player . For details on entering a re mote control co de for a differ ent component, see page 62. a ON/ST ANDBY button Set the component to On or Standby . b Arro w [ q ]/[ w ]/[ e ]/[ r ] and ENTER b uttons Used [...]

66 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote contr ol code for your RI Dock, you can control your iPod in the RI Dock with the follow ing buttons. The [DOCK] bu tton is preprogrammed with the remote control code for controlling an RI Dock when used with an u connection. F[...]

67 Contr olling Other Components —Continued r PLA Y MODE b utton Selects play modes on components with selectable play modes. W orks as a Resume button when used with a DS-A2 RI Dock. s RANDOM button* Used with the shuffle function. * Buttons ma rked with an ast erisk ( * ) are not supp orted by 3r d generation i Pod models.[...]

68 T roub leshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V recei ver, look for a solution in this section. If you can’ t resolve the issue yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer . Can’t turn on the A V rec eiver • Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the w all outlet properly . • Unplug the po wer cord from the wall outlet, wait 5 se[...]

69 T r oubleshooting —Continued The subwoofer produces no sound • The subwoofer outputs no sound while only speaker set B is on. T urn on speaker set A. • If the source material c ontains no audio in the LFE channel, the subw oofer produces no sound. • Check the “3. Sp Conf ig” (page 54). • On the A V recei ver , the su bwoofer settin[...]

70 T r oubleshooting —Continued • Make sure that the A V receiver is not subjected to direct sunshine or in vert er -type fluorescent lights. Relocate if necessary . • If the A V receiver is installed i n a rack or cabinet with colored-glass doors , the remote controller may not work reliably when the doors are closed. • Make sure you’ v [...]

71 Specifications Amplifier Sect ion Video Section T uner Sectio n General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Control T ermi nal Specifications and features ar e subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power North Ameri can: 65 watts minimu m continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 ch annels dri [...]

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