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  • Page 1

    E n AV Contr oller PR-SC885 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V controller . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. F ollo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w A V controller . Please retain this [...]

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    2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all w arnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an y he[...]

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    3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal with- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is not user - serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact the dealer from whom you purchased this unit. 3. Care —Occasionall[...]

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    4 Features Processing • THX *1 Surround EX • THX Ultra2 *1 certified • Dolby *2 Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby T rueHD, Dolby Pro Logic IIx • DTS *3 , DTS-ES Discrete, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS 96/24, DTS Neo:6 • Neural Surround *4 , THX-Neural • Theater-Dimensional *5 virtual[...]

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    5 Features —Continued *10 HD Radio ™ T echnology Manufactured Under License From iBiquity Digital Corporation. “iBiquity Digital” and the “HD Radio” and “HD” Symbols are registered trademarks of iBiq- uity Digital Corporation. “HD Radio” is a trademark of iBiq- uity Digital Corporation. U.S. and Foreign P atents. *11 Manufacture[...]

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    6 Multir oom Capability Y ou can use three speaker systems with this A V contr oller —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. And, you can select a different audio sou[...]

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    7 Contents Features ............................................................ 4 Supplied Accessories ...................................... 5 Multiroom Capability ........................................ 6 Getting to Know the AV Controller ................. 8 Front Panel ................................................................... 8 Displ[...]

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    8 Getting to Kno w the A V Contr oller The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not sho wn here for clarity . For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON b utton (43) Sets the A V controller to On or Standby . B ST ANDBY indicator (43) Lights up when the A V controller is on Standby and flashes whi[...]

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    9 Getting to Know the A V Controller —Continued L PHONES jack (77) This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan- dard pair of stereo headphones for priv ate listening. M ZONE 2, ZONE 3, and OFF buttons (112) The ZONE 2 button is used when setting Zone 2. The ZONE 3 button is used when setting Zone 3. The OFF button is used to turn of f Zone [...]

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    10 Getting to Know the A V Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Speaker/channel indicators (84) Indicate the speaker configuration and channels used by the current input source. – : A box is displayed for each speaker that’ s set in the Speaker Configuration. No box appears for speakers that are se[...]

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    11 Getting to Know the A V Controller —Continued A REMO TE CONTROL This (Remote Interacti ve) jack can be con- nected to the jack on another -capable Onkyo component for remote and system control. To use , you must make an analog audio connec- tion (RCA) between the A V controller and the other component, ev en if they are connected digitally . B[...]

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    12 Getting to Know the A V Controller —Continued M 12V TRIGGER OUT (A/B/C) These outputs can be connected to the 12-volt trig- ger inputs on other components. N ETHERNET This port is for connecting the A V controller to home automation equipment and external control- lers. Use only shielded Ethernet cables. O AM and FM ANTENNA (HD Radio) The AM p[...]

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    13 Remote Contr oller Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t w ork reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix ne w and old batteries or dif ferent 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[...]

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    14 Remote Controller —Continued As well as the A V controller, you can also use the remote controller to control your other A V components. 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, you can control [...]

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    15 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY b utton (43) Sets the A V controller to Standby . B ON button (43) T urns on the A V controller. C INPUT SELECT OR buttons (57) Used to select the input source. D MA CRO b uttons (120) Used with the Macro function. E DIMMER button (76) Adjusts the d[...]

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    16 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to D VD mode, press the [D VD] REMO TE MODE button. A ST ANDBY b utton Sets the D VD player to Standby . B ON button T urns on the D VD player . C Number buttons Used to enter title, chapter , and track numbers, and to enter times for locating specific points. D T OP MENU button Selec[...]

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    17 Remote Controller —Continued To control an Onky o CD player , MD recorder , or CD recorder , or a CD or MD player/recorder 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 manufacturer , y[...]

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    18 Remote Controller —Continued DOCK mode is for controlling an Apple iPod in an Onkyo 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 controller’ s Input Display to DOCK (see page 49). •T o control a DS-A1 RI Dock, you[...]

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    19 Connecting a P o wer Amplifier and Speakers Thanks to the A V controller’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of mo vement in your own home—just lik e being in a movie theater or concert hall. Y ou can enjoy DVDs featuring Dolby Digital or DTS. W ith analog or digital TV , you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx,[...]

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    20 Connecting a P ower Amplifier and Speakers —Continued The A V controller is designed to be used with a separate multichannel power amplifier . Y ou connect the A V con- troller’ s PRE OUT jacks to the amplifier’ s inputs, and connect your speakers to the amplifier’ s speakers termi- nals. Speaker settings such as crossov er frequency[...]

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    21 Connecting a P ower Amplifier and Speakers —Continued Connecting a P owered Subw oofer Using a suitable cable, connect the A V controller’ s SUB- WOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your po wered sub- woofer . If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’ re using an external amplifier , connect the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT to the amp’ s input. Y ou can[...]

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    22 Connecting a P ower Amplifier and Speakers —Continued Y ou can connect the A V controller to a multichannel power amplifier with balanced XLR input jacks by using sev eral XLR audio cables. The A V controller’ s balanced PRE OUT XLR jacks are wired as sho wn. See your multichannel power amplifier’ s instruction manual for more informati[...]

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    23 Connecting a P ower Amplifier and Speakers —Continued The FR ONT L/R and SURR B A CK L/R outputs can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers, respec- tiv ely , or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers that support bi-amping, providing impro ved bass and treble performance. • When b[...]

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    24 Connecting Antennas This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The A V controller won’t pick up an y radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . The supplied indoor FM antenna[...]

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    25 Connecting Antennas —Continued If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially av ailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, b ut usable results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. •F or best results, install the outdoor FM an[...]

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    26 Connecting Y our Components • 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 all A V connections. Optical Digital Jacks The A V controller’ s optical digital jacks hav e shutter- type cov ers that open when an optica[...]

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    27 Connecting Y our Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your D VD player and other A V components to the A V controller, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the A V controller. The A V controller supports several connection formats for compatibility w[...]

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    28 Connecting Y our Components —Continued ■ HDMI Monitor Setting Set to No W ith the HDMI Monitor setting set to No (see page 45), video input signals flow through the AV controller as shown, with composite video and S-V ideo sources being upconv erted for the component video output. Use this setting if you connect the A V contr oller’ s COM[...]

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    29 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and , or and .) If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR or cabl[...]

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    30 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from a D VD or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and , or and .) • If your D VD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel left a[...]

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    31 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel Input If your D VD player supports multichannel audio formats such as D VD-Audio and SA CD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the A V controller’ s multichannel input. Use a multichannel analog audio cable, or sev eral normal audio cables, t[...]

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    32 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or DVR to listen to your fa v orite TV programs via the A V controller, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. •W ith connection , you can listen to the VCR or D VR in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or .[...]

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    33 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Notes: • The A V controller must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’ s on Standby . • If you want to record directly from your TV or another video source without going through the A V controller, connect the audio and video outputs from your TV or other video component di[...]

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    34 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable recei ver to listen to your fa vorite TV programs via the A V controller, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the video source or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o enjoy Dolby[...]

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    35 Connecting Y our Components —Continued About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV , HDMI (High Definition 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 , sev eral separate video and audio cables hav e been requ[...]

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    36 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Making HDMI Connections ■ Video Signals Digital video signals receiv ed by the HDMI IN jacks are normally output by the HDMI OUT MAIN or HDMI OUT SUB for display on your TV . Composite video, S-V ideo, and component video sources can be upconv erted for the HDMI outputs. See “V ideo Connection Formats[...]

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    37 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your game console or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and .) Connecting a Game Console Connection A V controller Signal flow Game console Pi[...]

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    38 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a Camcorder or Other A V Component Connection A V controller Signal flow Camcorder A UX 2 Input S Video ⇐ S-Video output A UX 2 Input Video ⇐ Composite video output A UX 2 Input L/R ⇐ Analog audio L/R output A UX 2 Input Digital ⇐ Digital optical output Step 1: Video Connection Choose [...]

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    39 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the CD player or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o connect the CD player digitally , use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and , or and .) The A V controller’ s PHONO IN is designed for use with a moving [...]

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    40 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can play and record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o connect the recorder digitally for playback, use connections and , or and . •T o connect the recorder digitally for recording, use connection . Y ou can connect a balanced audio source to the A V controller’ s B ALANCE[...]

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    41 Connecting Y our Components —Continued ■ If Y our iPod Supports Video: Connect your RI Dock’ s audio output jacks to the AV controller’ s GAME/TV IN L/R jacks, and con- nect its video output jack to the A V controller’ s GAME/TV IN V jack. (Onkyo DS-A2 hookup sho wn belo w .) ■ If you ha ve an Onky o DS-A1 RI Dock • Connect its vid[...]

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    42 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith (Remote Interactiv e), you can use the following special functions: Auto P ower On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the A V controller is on Standby , it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source. Similarly , when the A V controller is [...]

  • Page 43

    43 T urning On the A V Contr oller STANDBY/ON MASTER VOLUME CD TUNER TAPE CBL/SAT GAME/TV AUX 1 AUX 2 VCR/DVR DVD AUDIO SEL PURE AUDIO PHONO DISPLAY PUSH TO OPEN OFF TONE HDMI OUT DIGITAL INPUT ZONE 2 ZONE 3 LEVEL PHONES POWER ON OFF STEREO THX RT/PTY/TP MEMORY LISTENING MODE TUNING MODE SETUP PRESET TUNING TUNING RETURN ENTER SETUP MIC VIDEO S VID[...]

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    44 Fir st Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the A V controller for the very first time. If you’ v e fed your front speakers from the FR ONT L/R and SURR B A CK L/R outputs for bi-amping, you must change the Speaker T ype setting. For hookup informa- tion, see “Bi-amping the Front Speakers” on pa[...]

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    45 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT 1 or COMPONENT VIDEO MON- ITOR OUT 2/ZONE 2 OUT , set the HDMI Monitor set- ting to No so that the onscreen setup menus are displayed and composite video and S-V ideo sources are upcon- verted and output by the COMPONENT VIDEO MON- ITOR OUT 1 and COMPONENT VI[...]

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    46 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • If the video source contains information that restricts output at high-resolutions, 720p or 1080i content will not be con verted. • See page 27 for charts showing ho w the HDMI Moni- tor setting affects the video signal flo w through the A V controller. • This procedure can also be performed on the A[...]

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    47 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to an HDMI IN, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you connect your D VD player to HDMI IN 1, you must assign HDMI IN 1 to the D VD input selector . By default, none of the HDMI inputs are assigned. The following input selectors can be assigned: D VD, VC[...]

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    48 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you connect your D VD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 3, you must assign COM- PONENT VIDEO IN 3 to the D VD input selector . By default, the D VD input selector is assigned to COM- PONENT VIDEO IN[...]

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    49 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder , CD recorder , or RI Dock to the T APE IN/OUT jacks, or connect an RI Dock to the GAME/TV jacks, for to work properly , you must change this setting. This setting can only be changed on the A V controller. Note: • DOCK can be selected for the T APE input selector[...]

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    50 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • Only FR ONT can be assigned to the A UX 2 input selector . • The TUNER input selector cannot be assigned and is fixed at the “- - -” option. • When an HDMI IN is assigned to an input selector in “HDMI V ideo Setup” on page 47, this input assign- ment is automatically set to the same HDMI IN. [...]

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    51 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a component to the A V controller’ s analog multichannel input, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you connect your D VD player to the MUL TI CH input, you must assign it to the D VD input selector . If you connect a component to the A V controller’ s bal- anced inpu[...]

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    52 First Time Setup —Continued W ith the supplied speaker setup microphone, Audyssey MultEQ XT can measure the number of speakers con- nected, their sizes, crossov er frequencies, and distances from the listening position and calculate the optimal speaker settings for you automatically . Before using this function, connect and position all of you[...]

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    53 First Time Setup —Continued 1 T urn on the A V contr oller and the connected TV . On the TV , select the input to which the AV controller is connected. 2 Place the setup microphone at the 1st measurement position, and connect it to the SETUP MIC jack. Notes: • Make sure the microphone is hori- zontal. • If there’ s an obstacle between th[...]

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    54 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 99) will be set to Audyssey . •Y ou can cancel the automatic speaker setup at any point in the procedure simply by disconnecting the setup microphone. Error Messa ges During the automatic speaker setup, one of the follo wing erro[...]

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    55 First Time Setup —Continued ❑ Speaker Detect Error This message appears if a speaker is not detected. “Y es” means that a speaker was detected. “No” means that no speaker was detected. Check your speak er connections and retry , or cancel the automatic speaker setup. One of the front speakers has not been detected. One of the surroun[...]

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    56 First Time Setup —Continued Revie wing the Results Changing the Speaker Settings Manuall y In some cases, the measurements taken by the automatic speaker setup may not provide usable results. If running the speaker setup a second time doesn’ t help, you’ll hav e to set the speaker settings manually (see pages 94–99). Notes: •F or THX-c[...]

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    57 Pla ying Y our A V Components Basic A V Controller Operation STANDBY/ON MASTER VOLUME CD TUNER TAPE CBL/SAT GAME/TV AUX 1 AUX 2 VCR/DVR DVD AUDIO SEL PURE AUDIO PHONO DISPLAY PUSH TO OPEN STANDBY ZONE 2 ZONE 3 3 1 INPUT SELECTOR ON STANDBY DISPLAY MUTING G U I D E E X I T PREV CH DIMMER CDR/MD SAT TAPE/AMP SLEEP MACRO REMOTE MODE -- / --- 10 11 [...]

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    58 Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations and store your fa vorite 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 tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM STEREO indicator also appears. ■ M[...]

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    59 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ T uning into Stations b y Frequency Y ou can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter - ing the appropriate frequency . Displaying AM/FM Radio Inf ormation Note: • When you select a preset with a custom name (see page 102), its name is displayed instead of the band and frequency . 1 Press the [RECE[...]

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    60 Listening to the Radio —Continued HD Radio technology brings digital radio to con ven- tional analog AM and FM radio stations, with improved sound quality , better reception, and new data services. HD Radio technology provides CD-quality sound for FM stations and FM-quality sound for AM stations. In addition, FM HD Radio stations can transmit [...]

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    61 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting Multicast Channels FM HD Radio stations can transmit multiple programs on the same frequency by using what are called multicast channels. If the current HD Radio station is broadcasting multicast channels, the SPS (secondary program ser- vices) indicator lights up. Selecting the A udio Format (Blend [...]

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    62 Listening to the Radio —Continued Note: Hardware and required monthly subscription sold sepa- rately . Other fees and taxes, including a one-time activ a- tion fee may apply . Subscription fee is consumer only . All fees and programming subject to change. Channels with frequent explicit language are indicated with an XL. Channel blocking is av[...]

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    63 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting XM Satellite Radio Signing Up for XM Satellite Radio Once you hav e installed the XM Mini-T uner and Home Dock, you are ready to subscribe to XM Satellite Radio. Y ou’ll need a major credit card and your XM Radio ID. There are three places you can find your 8-character XM Radio ID: 1. On the XM Mi[...]

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    64 Listening to the Radio —Continued Notes: • RADIO ID cannot be selected in Category Search mode. Y ou must select Channel Search mode (see right column). • The following letters are not used in XM Satellite Radio IDs: I, O, S, F . • XM Satellite Radio will transmit a special signal to your A V controller to activ ate the full channel line[...]

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    65 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting Channels on the A V controller: Selecting the Previous Channel: Displaying XM Radio Inf ormation The following information can be displayed: Notes: • If the category , artist, or song title is not av ailable, “- - -” will be displayed instead. • The listening mode is not displayed when Zone 2[...]

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    66 Listening to the Radio —Continued Notes: • So long as the signal strength is good, you can enjoy XM Radio by using either satellite or terrestrial recep- tion. •T errestrial signals are only av ailable in certain areas. • The XM information is only displayed when the Sat- ellite Radio mode is set to XM or XM/SIRIUS (see page 63). • If [...]

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    67 Listening to the Radio —Continued Note: Hardware and required basic monthly subscription sold separately . Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a one-time activ ation fee may apply . Subscrip- tion fee is consumer only . All fees and programming subject to change. What is SIRIUS Satellite Radio? Simply The Best Radio on Radio[...]

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    68 Listening to the Radio —Continued Setting the Satellite Radio Mode Before you can listen to SIRIUS Satellite Radio, you must set the Satellite Radio mode to SIRIUS. Selecting SIRIUS Satellite Radio 1 Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button, followed b y the [SETUP] button. The main menu appears onscreen. 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons [...]

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    69 Listening to the Radio —Continued Signing Up for SIRIUS Satellite Radio Before you can use SIRIUS Satellite Radio, you must first sign up for an account. Y ou’ll need a major credit card and your SIRIUS Satellite Radio ID, which you can get from the A V controller, as explained below , or from the SiriusConnect Home tuner package. Note: •[...]

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    70 Listening to the Radio —Continued Notes: • If you select an unav ailable channel, “INV ALID CHANNEL” appears on the display . • If you select a channel that you are not subscribed to, “CALL SIRIUS” appears on the display . • Channels that are locked must be unlocked before you can listen to them. See “Parental Lock” on right [...]

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    71 Listening to the Radio —Continued Notes: • While a channel is locked, it cannot be selected for listening. •T o unlock a channel, you must enter the correct PIN number and change it to Unlocked in step 6. Changing the PIN Number 4 Press the [D .TUN] button, and then use the number b uttons to enter the 4-digit PIN number . Or Use the Left [...]

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    72 Listening to the Radio —Continued 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “4. Sour ce Setup, ” and then press [ENTER]. The Source Setup menu appears. Note: If the Satellite Radio mode is set to None or XM (see page 68), the “5. SIR- IUS Parental Lock” item is not a vail- able. 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “[...]

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    73 Listening to the Radio —Continued Displaying SIRIUS Satellite Radio Information The following information can be displayed: Note: • If the category , artist/composer , or song title is not av ailable, “- - -” will be displayed instead. P ositioning the SiriusConnect Home Antenna Y ou can check the strength of the SIRIUS Satellite Radio s[...]

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    74 Listening to the Radio —Continued Notes: • So long as the signal strength is good, you can enjoy SIRIUS Satellite Radio by using either satellite or ter- restrial reception. •T errestrial signals are only av ailable in certain areas. • The SIRIUS information on the Satellite Radio screen is only displayed when the Satellite Radio mode is[...]

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    75 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fav orite AM, FM, XM, and SIRIUS radio stations. Note: •Y ou can name your radio presets for easy identifica- tion (see page 102). Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Presetting AM, FM, XM, and SIRIUS Stations 1 T une into the AM, FM, XM, or SIR- IUS station y[...]

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    76 Common Functions 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 adjust the volume of each speaker while listen- ing to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the A V controller is set to Standby . Notes: •Y ou cannot use this function wh[...]

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    77 Common Functions —Continued W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V controller so that it turns off automatically after a specified period. To cancel the sleep timer , press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears. To check the remaining sleep time, press the [SLEEP] b utton. Note that if you press the [SLEEP] b[...]

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    78 Common Functions —Continued If you connect a component to more than one audio input, such as a D VD player connected to analog, digital, multichannel, and HDMI inputs, you can use the [A UDIO SEL] button to select which audio input you want to use to listen to that component. Normally , the A V controller detects the format of digital input si[...]

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    79 Using the Listening Modes F or a description of each listening mode, see “ About the Listening Modes” on page 84. Selecting on the A V Contr oller ■ [PURE A UDIO] b utton This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selected, the A V controller’ s dis- play is turned off and only the HDMI outputs output video sign[...]

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    80 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Analog and PCM Sources 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/ 192 kHz* 1 32–96 kHz 176.4/192 kHz *1 *1. DVD-Audio discs output multichannel 176.4/192 kHz PCM only via HDMI. except */2 */2 2ch 1/0, 1+1 Multic h[...]

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    81 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DSD , Dolby Digital, and Dolby Digital Plus Sour ces Button Source f ormat DSD *1 *1. In listening modes other than DSD Direct and Pure Audio, DSD sources are converted and handled as PCM. Dolby D Dolby Digital Plus Multichannel Multichannel 2ch 1/0, 1+1 Multichannel 2ch 1/0, 1+1 3/2 2ch except */2 */2 exce[...]

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    82 Using the Listening Modes —Continued T rueHD and DTS Sour ces Button Source f ormat T rueHD *1 *1. 192 kHz TrueHD sources are processed as 192 kHz 2-channel audio, regardless of the number of channels. DTS, DTS96/24 DTS-ES Discrete/ Matrix Multichannel 2ch 1/0, 1+1 Multichannel 2ch 1/0 except */2 */2 except */2 */2 Media Listening Mode Blu-ray[...]

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    83 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-HD Sources Button Source f ormat DTS-HD High Resolution DTS-HD Master Audio *1 *1. 192 kHz DTS-HD Master Audio sources are processed at 96 kHz. Multichannel 2ch 1/0 Multichannel 2ch 1/0 except */2 */2 except */2 */2 Media Listening Mode Blu-ray , HD DVD Blu-ray , HD DVD [PURE A] Pure Audio ✔✔✔✔?[...]

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    84 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The A V controller’ s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Pure Audio In this mode, the display and video circuitry are turned off, minimizing possible noise sources for the ultimate in high-fidelity audio[...]

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    85 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-ES Discrete This mode is for use with DTS-ES Discrete soundtracks that use a discrete surround-back channel for true 6.1/7.1-channel playback. The se ven totally separate audio channels provide better spatial imaging and 360- degree sound localization, perfect for sounds that pan across the surround cha[...]

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    86 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 speak er outputs the sound as it is, while rev erb is applied to the sound output by the other speakers, gi ving presence to ev en mono material. Orchestra Suitable for classical or operatic music, t[...]

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    87 Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the input source and how to record audio and video from separate sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected D VDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to the analog multichannel input cannot be recorded. •V arious restrictions apply [...]

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    88 Onscreen Setup Menus The onscreen setup menus appear on the connected TV and pro vide a con ve- nient way to change the A V controller’ s v arious settings. Settings are orga- nized into eight categories on the main menu , most containing a submenu . The following map sho ws ho w the setup menus are organized. Use the page numbers to locate in[...]

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    89 Adjusting the Listening Modes W ith the Re-EQ function, you can compensate a soundtrack whose high-frequency content is too harsh, making it more suitable for home theater viewing. This function can be used with the following listening modes: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Mo vie, DTS, DTS- ES, DTS[...]

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    90 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued W ith the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. T one Contr ol Settings Y ou can adjust the tone (bass and treble) of the front, center , surround, and surround back speakers indi vidu- ally . For the subwoofer , you can adjust the bass. ■ Bass [...]

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    91 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Direct Setting Delay Enable ■ DSD This setting determines whether or not DSD (SA CD) audio signals are passed through the DSP for A/V Sync, delay , etc., processing when the Direct listening mode is selected. No: DSD signals are not processed by the DSP . Y es: DSD signals are processed by the DSP . M[...]

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    92 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby Digital Settings ■ Dolby EX This setting determines how Dolby EX signals are han- dled. A uto: When the source is Dolby EX, you can select the Dolby EX or THX Surround EX listening mode. Manual: When the source is Dolby EX, you can select any of the listening modes compatible with this format (e[...]

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    93 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select an input selec- tor , and then press [ENTER]. The audio formats supported by that input selector appear . If the input selector is assi[...]

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    94 Ad v anced Setup This section explains items on the Speaker Config menu. Some of the speaker settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 52). Speaker Settings See “Speaker Settings” on page 44. Speaker Configuration W ith the Speaker Configuration settings, you can specify which speakers are connected [...]

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    95 Adv anced Setup —Continued 5 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Front, ” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select a crosso ver frequency . Note: • Fixed at Full Band if Subwoofer (step 4) is set to No. 6 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Center , ” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] butt[...]

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    96 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 filter (LPF), which can be used to filter out unwanted hum. The LPF only applies to sources that use the LFE channel. * If you’ re using THX-certified speakers, select 80 Hz (THX). Dou[...]

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    97 Adv anced Setup —Continued Speaker Distance W ith the Speaker Distance settings, you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button, followed b y the [SETUP] [...]

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    98 Adv anced Setup —Continued Speaker Level Calibration W ith the Le vel Calibration settings, you can adjust the lev el of each speaker while listening to the test tone so that the volume of each speak er is the same at the listen- ing position. Note: • The test tone is output at the standard lev el for THX, which is 0 dB (absolute volume sett[...]

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    99 Adv anced Setup —Continued Equalizer Settings W ith the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of speakers indi vidually with a 15-band equalizer . The vol- ume of each speaker can be set on page 98. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button, followed b y the [SETUP] button. The main menu appears onscreen. 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] b[...]

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    100 Adv anced Setup —Continued Notes: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. • The Equalizer settings hav e no effect on 176.4/ 192 kHz input signals. THX A udio Setup W ith the Surr Back Sp Spacing setting, you can specify the distance between your surround back speake[...]

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    101 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. This section explains items on the Source Setup menu. Items can be set individually for each input selector . 5 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “THX Sub- woof er , ” and use the [...]

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    102 Adv anced Setup —Continued IntelliV olume W ith IntelliV olume, you can set the input level for each input selector individually . This is useful if one of your source components is louder or quieter than the others. Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to set the lev el. If a component is noticeably louder than the others, use the Left [ ][...]

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    103 Adv anced Setup —Continued Notes: •T o store a name, you must select “OK” and press [ENTER] in step 7, otherwise it will not be sav ed. •Y ou cannot enter a custom name for XM or SIRIUS radio presets. • This procedure can also be performed on the A V con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. Satellite Radio This[...]

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    104 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the Miscellaneous menu. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. V olume Setup ■ V olume Displa y W ith this setting, you can choose ho w the volume le vel is displayed. Absolute: Display range is Min, 0.[...]

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    105 Adv anced Setup —Continued ■ Po wer On V olume This setting determines what the volume will be each time the A V controller is turned on. When the V olume Display preference is set to Absolute, the range is Last, Min, 1 to Max. When it’ s set to Rela- tiv e, the range is Last, – ∞ dB, –81 dB to +18 dB. To use the same volume le vel [...]

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    106 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the Hardware menu. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. Remote Control ■ Remote ID When sev eral Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may ov erlap. T o dif ferenti- ate th[...]

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    107 Adv anced Setup —Continued T uner ■ Satellite Radio If you connect an XM Satellite Radio antenna or SIRIUS Satellite Radio antenna to the A V controller (both sold separately), set this setting to XM or SIRIUS respec- tiv ely . If you connect both types of antenna, select XM/SIRIUS. Otherwise, select None. See the separate Satellite Radio G[...]

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    108 Adv anced Setup —Continued • HDMI power control only w orks 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 A V controller consumes more power . • When set to Enable, the A V controller enters Ready mode when set to Standb[...]

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    109 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. Zone 2 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 2. Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speakers Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2 and a d[...]

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    110 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 3. Connecting Y our Zone 3 Speakers Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3 and a different source to those selected for your main room and Zone 2. Hookup • Use an RCA audio cable to connect the A V control- ler’ s ZONE 3 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an an[...]

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    111 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V con- troller by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. This section explains ho w to use Zone 2 and Zone 3. Selecting an Input Source f or Zones Notes: •T o select AM, FM, SIRIUS, or XM, press the [TUNER] input selector button repeatedly . • Onl[...]

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    112 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued T urning Off Zones Adjusting the V olume of Zones Adjusting the Balance of Zones 1 On the remote controller , press the [ZONE 2] or [ZONE 3] REMO TE MODE button. On the A V controller, press the [ZONE 2] or [ZONE 3] button. The ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 indicator flashes. 2 On the remote controller , press the [ST ANDBY] [...]

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    113 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Muting Zones Adjusting the T one of Zone 2 Notes: • Zones can also be unmuted by adjusting the volume. • The tone cannot be adjusted for Zone 3. • The Zone 2 lev el, balance, and tone functions hav e no effect on the ZONE 2 PRE OUT when the Zone 2 Out setting is set to Fixed (page 110). • The Zone 3 lev el[...]

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    114 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued The 12V triggers A, B, and C can be used to turn on 12V trigger-capable components automatically when the y are selected as the input source. The triggers can be set so that they acti v ate when a connected component is selected as the input source for the main room, Zone 2, Zone 3, or any combination of rooms. Wh[...]

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    115 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued To control the A V controller with the remote controller while you’ re in Zone 2 or Zone 3, you’ll need a commer- cially av ailable multiroom remote control kit for each zone. • Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech. These kits can also be used when there isn’t a clear line of sight to the A V contr[...]

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    116 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can control your other components, including those made by other manufacturers, with the remote controller . This section explains ho w to: • Enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control: D VD, TV , VCR, etc. • Learn commands directly from another component’ s remote controller [...]

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    117 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes f or Onky o Components Connected via Onkyo components that are connected via are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the A V con- troller, not the component. This allo ws you to control components that are out of view , in a rack, for example. If you want to control an[...]

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    118 Controlling Other Components —Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained belo w . (Y ou must select the appropriate remote controller mode with the REMO TE MODE buttons first.) With some components, certain b uttons may not work as expected, and some may not w ork at all. ■ Contr[...]

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    119 Controlling Other Components —Continued The A V controller’ s remote controller can learn the com- mands of other remote controllers. By transmitting, for example, the Play command from your CD player’ s remote controller , the remote controller can learn it, and then transmit the exact same command when its Play [ ] button is pressed in [...]

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    120 Controlling Other Components —Continued Y ou can program the remote controller’ s MA CR O but- tons to perform a sequence of remote control actions. Example: To play a CD you typically need to perform the follow- ing actions: 1. Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button to select the RECEIVER remote controller mode. 2. Press the [ON] button [...]

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    121 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V controller, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolv e the issue yourself, contact the dealer from whom you purchased this unit. Can’t turn on the A V controller • Make sure that the po wer cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly . • Unplug the power cord from[...]

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    122 Tr oubleshooting —Continued There’ s no sound with a cer tain signal format • Check the digital audio output setting on the source component. On some game consoles, such as those that can play D VDs, the default setting is of f. •W ith some D VD-V ideo discs, you need to select an audio format from a menu or with the A UDIO button on yo[...]

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    123 Tr oubleshooting —Continued The remote controller doesn’t w ork • Make sure that the batteries are installed with the cor - rect polarity (page 13). • Make sure that the remote controller is not too far aw ay from the A V controller and there’ s no obstruc- tion between the remote controller and the A V control- ler’ s remote contro[...]

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    124 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM ■ Digital T uner General ■ Video Input ■ Video Output ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Control T erminal Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. THD (T otal Harmonic Distortion) 0.05% (1 Vrms) Input Sensitivity and Impedance 20[...]

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