Onkyo TX-SR707 manuale d’uso

E n A V Receiv er TX-SR707 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 copyright ed material is il legal wit h- 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 u[...]

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 le ad[...]

5 Contents Important Safety Instructions .......................................... 2 Precautions .................................................................... 3 Features ............................................. ............................ 6 Front & Rear Panels ........................... ............................ 8 Front Panel [...]

6 Features Amplifier • 100 W atts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) • 160 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) • 175 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEIT A) • WRA T–Wide Range Amplif ier T echnology (5 Hz-100 kHz bandwidth) • Linear Opti mum Gain V olume Circuitry • Push-Pull Amplif ier Design with 3-Step In verted Dar- lington Circuitry • H.C.P .S. (High C[...]

7 Features —Continued *8. SIRIUS, X M and all r elated marks and logos a re trademark s of Sirius XM R adio Inc. an d its subsid iaries. All other marks and logos are the proper ty of their r espective owners. All rights reserved. SIRI US and XM subs criptions sold separat ely . T axes and a one- time activation fee may apply. XM tuners and home [...]

8 Fr ont & Rear P anels The actual front panel has v arious logos printe d on it. They are not sho wn here for clarity . The page numbers in parentheses show where you can f ind the main explanation for each item. a ON/ST ANDBY button (40) This button is used to set the A V receiver to On or Standby . b ST ANDBY indicator (40) This indicator li[...]

9 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. q Arro w , TUNING, PRESET and ENTER butt ons When the AM or FM input source is selected, the TUNING [ q ]/[ w ] buttons are used to tu ne the tuner , and the PRESET [ e ]/[ r ] buttons are used to select radio presets[...]

10 Front & Rear P a nels —Continued For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a Speaker/channel indicators Indicate the spe aker channels used by the cur rent listening mode. The follo wing abbreviations indicate which audio channels are outputted for the current listening mode. b ZONE 2 indicator (105) Lights up when Powered [...]

11 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued a DIGIT AL OPTICAL IN 1 and 2 These optical digital audi o inputs are for connecting components with optic al di gital audio outputs, such as CD and D VD/BD players. They’ re assignable, which means you can assign each one to an input selector to suit your setup. See “Digital Audio Input Setup” on pag[...]

12 Front & Rear P a nels —Continued g MONIT OR OU T These S-V ideo and composite video jacks should be connected to a video inpu t on your TV or projector . h HDMI IN 1–5 and OUT HDMI (High Definition Multi media Interface) con- nections carry digital audio and digital video. The HDMI inputs are for connecting components with an HDMI output[...]

13 Remote Contr oller Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t wo rk reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’ t mix new and old batteries or dif ferent types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the re mote controller for a long time, remo ve the batter ies to prev ent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired batteries sho[...]

14 Remote Contr oller —Continued For detail ed information, se e the pages in parentheses. a ST ANDBY button (40) Sets the A V recei ver to Sta ndby . b ON button (40) T urns on the A V receiver . c A CTIVITIES buttons (59, 120) Used with the MA CR O function. d REMO TE MODE/INPUT SELECT OR b uttons (56, 112 to 118) Selects the remote controller [...]

15 Remote Controller —Contin ued ■ Contr olling the tun er T o control the A V receiv er’ s tu ner , press the [TUNER] (or [RECEIVER]) b utton. Y ou can select AM or FM by pressing the [TUNER] b ut- ton repeatedly . 1 Arrow [ q ]/[ w ] buttons Used to tune into radio stations. 2 D .TUN button (61) (TUNER remote mode only) Selects the Direct t[...]

16 About Home Theater Thanks to the A V receiv er’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound wi th a real sense of mov ement in your own home—just lik e being in a movie theater or concert hall. W ith D VDs you can enjo y DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog or digital TV , you can enjoy Dolb y Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo’ s o[...]

17 Connecting the A V receiver Speaker Config uration For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need se ven speak ers and a po wered subwoofer . The following table indicates the ch annels you should use de pending on the number of speakers that you have . * If you’re using only one s urround bac k speaker, connect it to th e SURR BA CK/ZONE 2[...]

18 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued Using Dipole Speak ers Y ou can use dipole speak ers for the surround left and right, surround back left and right speake rs. Dipole speakers output the same sound in two directions. Dipole speakers typically ha ve an arro w printed on them to indicate ho w they shoul d be positioned. The surround left a[...]

19 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Connecting the Spea ker Cables The following illustration shows which speaker should be connec ted to each pair of terminal s. If you’ re using only one surround back speaker , connect it to the SURR B A CK/ZONE 2 L terminals. 1 Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insulation from the ends of t[...]

20 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued The FR ONT L/R and SURR B A CK/ZONE 2 L/R termi- nal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speake rs respecti vely , or bi-amped to provide sepa- rate tweeter and w oofer feeds for a pair of front speakers that support bi-amping, pro viding improv ed bass and treble performance . • Wh[...]

21 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop ante nna, and how to connect commercially a v ailable outdoor FM and AM an tennas. The A V receiv er won’ t pick up any radio signals without any an tenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . Connec[...]

22 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued Connecting an Outdoo r FM Antenna If you cannot achie ve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a co mmercially a vailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, b ut usable results can sometimes be obta i ned when installed in an attic or loft. ?[...]

23 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued • Before making an y A V conne ctions, read the manuals supplied with your other A V components. • Don’ t connect the power cord until you’ ve completed and double-checked all A V connections. Optical Digi tal Jac ks The A V receiv er’ s optical digi tal jacks ha ve shutter-type cov ers that ope[...]

24 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued 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 [...]

25 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Making HDMI Connections ■ Video Signals Digital video signals receiv ed by the HDMI IN jacks are normally output b y the HDMI OUT for display on your TV . Composite video, S-V ideo, and compon ent video sources can be upcon v erted for the HDMI output. See “V ideo Con- nection Formats” on page 26 fo[...]

26 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued By connecting both the audio and video out puts of your D VD/BD player and other A V components to the A V receiv er, you can select both the audio a nd video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the A V receiv er. The A V receiv er supports se veral connecti on formats for [...]

27 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued ■ Signal Selection If signals are present at more than one input, the inputs will be se lected automatically in the fol- lowing order of priority: HDMI, component video, S-V ideo and composite video. Howe v er , for component video only , regardless of whether a component vi deo signal is actually prese[...]

28 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued See “Connecting Components with HDMI” on page 24 for HDMI connection inf ormation. • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV or listen in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or lis ten in Zone 2 as well, use and , or and .) If you[...]

29 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued See “Connecti ng Components with HDMI” on page 24 f or HD MI connection information. • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your D VD player or listen in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use and , or and [...]

30 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued W ith this hookup, you can use your VCR’ s tuner to li sten to your f av orite TV programs via the A V receiv er, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to the VCR or D VD recorder in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o listen in [...]

31 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Notes: • The A V recei ver must be turned on for recording. Recordi ng is not possible while it’ s in Standb y mode. • If you w ant to record directly from your TV or playback VCR to the reco rding VCR without going through the A V recei ver, connect the TV/VCR’ s audio an d video outputs directly[...]

32 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued 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 receiv er, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the vide o source or listen in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and [...]

33 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your game console or listen in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, us e connection . (T o record or liste n in Zone 2 as well, use and .) Connecting a Game Console Connection A V receiver Signal flow Game console COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2[...]

34 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued Note: When it is connected at th e same time as A UX INPUT A U DIO L/R terminal, the input of POR T ABLE is giv en priority to and outputted. Connecting a Camcor der or Other De vice Connection A V receiver Signal flow Camcorder etc. A UX INPUT VIDEO ⇐ Composite video output A UX INPUT L-A UDIO-R ⇐ A[...]

35 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued ■ CD Player or T urntable (M M) with Built-in Phono Preamp • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your CD player or listen in Zone 2. • T o connect the CD player digitally , use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use and , or and .) ■ T urntable (MM) wit[...]

36 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued • W ith connection , you ca n play and record or listen in Zone 2. • T o connect the recorder dig itally fo r playback, use conne ctions and , or and . Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or D A T Recor der Step 1: Choose a connection that matche s the recorder ( , or ), and then make the connectio[...]

37 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued If you want to use a more po werful powe r amplif ier and use the A V receiv er as a preamp, connect it to the PRE OUT jacks, and connect all speakers and th e subwoofer to the po wer amplifier . If you have a po wered subwoofer , connect it to this A V receiver’ s PRE OUT: SUBWOOFER jack. Y ou can conn[...]

38 Connecting the A V receiver —Contin ued ■ If Y our iP od Suppor ts Vide o: Connect your RI Dock’ s audio output jacks to the A V receiv er’ s GAME IN or VCR/D VR IN L/R jacks, and connect its video output ja ck to the A V receiv er’ s GAME IN V or VCR/DVR IN V jack. (Onkyo DS- A2 hookup show n below .) ■ If you have an Onky o DS-A1 R[...]

39 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Wi t h u (Remote Interactiv e), you can use the follow- ing special functions: ■ Auto P ower On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via u , if the A V receiver is on Standb y , it will auto- matically turn on and select that component as the input source. Similarly , when the A V re[...]

40 T urning On the A V receiver ON/ST ANDBY ST ANDBY ON 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] button. The A V recei ver comes on, the display li ghts up, and the ST ANDB Y indicator goes off. Pressing the[...]

41 Fir st Time Setup In this Instruction Manual, i llu strations from the onscreen menu or e xplanat ions referring to the menu will be in the same language as the Instruct ion Manual. The defa ult Langua ge setting for the onscreen menu is English. If your Instruction Manual is in a language ot her than English, f irst follo w the instru ctions be[...]

42 First Time Setup —Contin ued Carry out the settings for th e A V rece iv er by using the Onscreen Setup Menu. Note: The onscreen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is co nnected to the composite video or S-V ideo MONITOR OUT, or the COMPONEN T VIDEO MONIT OR OUT, use the A V receiv er’ s display wh [...]

43 First Time Setup —Continued Y ou can specify the output resolution for the HDMI OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT and hav e the A V receiver upcon ve rt the pict ure resolution as necessary to match the resolution supp orted by your TV . Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver by using its [SETUP] bu tton, arrow b utt[...]

44 First Time Setup —Contin ued HDMI Input Setup If you connect a video component to HDMI IN, you must assign that input to an input selector . F or example, if you connect your D VD/BD player to HDMI IN 1, you must assign HDMI IN 1 to th e D VD/BD input selector . If you’ ve connected your TV to the A V receiver with an HDMI cable, you can set[...]

45 First Time Setup —Continued Component Video 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/BD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2, you should assign it to the DVD/BD input selector . Notes: • If you connect an input component (such as UP-A1 series Dock that seated iPod[...]

46 First Time Setup —Contin ued If you connect a component to a digital input jack, you must assign t hat jack to an in put selector . For e xample, if you connect your CD player to the OPTICAL IN1 jack, you should assign that jack to the CD input selector . By default, the CO AXIAL IN1 ja ck is assigned to the D VD/ BD input selector , alt hough[...]

47 First Time Setup —Continued If the impedance of any speaker is 4 ohms or more but less than 6, set the minimum speaker impedance to 4 ohms. If you’ ve connected your front speak ers to the FRONT L/R and SURR BA CK/ZONE 2 L/R terminal posts for bi-amping, you must change the “Speakers T ype(Front)” setting. For hookup information, see “[...]

48 First Time Setup —Contin ued For the on screen setup menus to display properly , you must specify the TV system used in your area. 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. For FM/AM tuning to w ork properly , you must specify the FM/AM frequency step used[...]

49 First Time Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiver by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. If you connect an u -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder , CD recorder , or RI Dock to the TV/T APE IN/ OUT jacks, or connect an RI Dock to the GAME IN or VCR/D VR IN jacks, for u to work prop[...]

50 First Time Setup —Contin ued W ith the supplied calibrated microphone, Audyssey Mul tEQ automaticall y determines the number of speakers connected, their size for purposes of bass management, optimum cros sove r frequencies to the subwoofer (if present), and distances from the primary listening position. Audyssey MultEQ then remo ves the disto[...]

51 First Time Setup —Continued Using A ud yssey Mu ltEQ ® ENTER ON/ST ANDBY qwer Speaker setup microphone Notes: • If any of your sp eakers is 4 ohms, change the “Speaker Impedance” se tting before runnin g Audyssey MultEQ Roo m Correction and Speaker Setup (see page 47). • If the A V recei ver is mute d, it will be unmuted automatically[...]

52 First Time Setup —Contin ued • Make the room as quiet as possible. Background noise can disrupt the room measurements. Close windows, silence cell phones, television s, radios, air conditioners, fluorescent lights, home appliances, light dimmers, or other devices. • Cell phones should be turned of f or placed a way from all audio electroni[...]

53 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When the room correcti on and speaker setup is complete, the “Equalizer Sett ings” (page 82) will be set to “Audyssey” and th e “Dynamic EQ” (page 86) will be set to “On”. • Y ou can cancel the Room Correction and Speaker Setup at any point in th is procedure simply by disconnecting the [...]

54 First Time Setup —Contin ued One of the front wide speak ers has not been detected. One of the front high speakers has not been detected. One of the surround speakers has not been detected. The surround back speakers ha ve been detected but the surround speake rs hav en’t. The front high speakers hav e been detected but the surround speakers[...]

55 First Time Setup —Continued ❏ Speaker Matching Error! The number of speakers de tected on the second m ea- surement and later was dif ferent to the number detected on the first measurement. Make sure speakers that cannot be detected are connected property . Retry : Return to step 2 and try again. Cancel : Cancel the room corre ction and spea[...]

56 Basic Operations This section explains ho w to select the input source (i.e., the A V compone nt that you want to listen to or watch). Selecting the Input Sour ce 1 Use the A V receiv er’ s input select or b uttons to select the input sour ce. T o selec t the input s ource with the remote contro ller , press the [RECEIVER] button, and t hen pr[...]

57 Basic Operations —Continued Y ou can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct, Pu re Audio or THX listening mode is selected. ■ Bass Y ou can boost or cut lo w-fre quency sounds output by the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps. ■ Tr e b l e Y ou can boo st or cut high -frequenc y sounds ou[...]

58 Basic Oper ations —Continued Y ou can tempor arily mute the output of the A V receiv er. Tip : Y ou can sp ecify how much the output is muted with the “Muting Le vel” setting (page 93). W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiv er to turn off aut omatically after a specif ied period. If you need to cancel the slee p timer , press [...]

59 Basic Operations —Continued Using the Ea sy macro comm and in the Ea sy macro mode, you can sequentially operate Onk yo components with simple com mands by simply pressing one b utton. The default actions are de scribed belo w . Press the A CTIVITIES b uttons to start the Easy macro comm and. Once the A V recei ver has entered the normal macro[...]

60 Basic Oper ations —Continued Changing Sour ce Component When you want to operate th e component that is not assigned as the source component, you can assign it as the source component. Switching Normal Macro Mode Y ou can switch the A V receiv er to normal macro mode from Easy macro mode, and vice versa. In the normal macro mode, you can use m[...]

61 Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can st ore your fav orite stations as presets for quick selectio n. Listening to the Radio T uning into Rad io 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 in[...]

62 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fa vorite AM/FM radio stations as presets. Note: Y ou can name your radio presets for easy identif ication (see page 89). Its name is di splayed instead of the band and frequency . Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 T une into the AM/[...]

63 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in ar eas where RDS br oadcasts are ava i la b le . When tuned into an RDS st ation, 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 w as dev eloped by the European Bro adcasti ng Union (EBU) and is a v ai[...]

64 Listening to the Radio —Continued When tuned to an RDS station that’ s broadcasti ng te xt information, the text can be displayed. Display ing Radio T ext (RT) Notes: • The message “ W aiting ” may appear while the A V receiv er waits for the R T information . • If the message “ No T ext Data ” appears on the display , no R T inf[...]

65 UP-A1 series Doc k f or iP od W ith the UP-A1 series Dock (sold separately), you can easily play the music, photo, or movie stored on your Apple iPod through the A V receiv er and enjoy great sound. Y ou can use the A V re ceiv er’ s remote controller to operate your iPod. For inf ormation about which iPod models ar e sup- ported by the UP-A1 [...]

66 UP-A1 series Dock for iP od —Continued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote contr ol code for your Dock, you can control your iPod in the Dock with the follow ing buttons. The [POR T] button is preprogrammed with the remote control code for controlling a Dock with Uni versal Port connector . For details[...]

67 UP-A1 series Doc k for iP od —Continued Status messa ges ❏ PORT Reading The A V receiv er is checking the connection with the dock. ❏ PORT Not Support The A V receiv er do not support the connected dock. ❏ PORT UP-A1 UP-A1 series Dock is connected. Notes: • The A V receiver displays the message “UP-A1” for sev eral seconds after re[...]

68 Recor ding This section explains ho w to record t he 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-prot ected D VDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to a digital input cannot b[...]

69 Using the Listening Modes See “ About the Listening Modes” on page 76 for detailed information a bout the listening modes. Selecting on th e A V receiver ■ [PURE A UDIO] button This button selects the Pu re Audio listening mode. When this mode i s selected, the A V receiv er’ s dis- play is turned off and only video signals input through[...]

70 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Mono/Multiplex Sour ces ✔ : A vailable Listening Modes Notes: *1 Which Front hi gh speakers, Front wi de speakers and Sur round back spea kers outputs the so und is switche d by the “SP LA YOUT” butt on. • A v ailable sampling rate for PCM input signal is 32/44.1/ 48/88.2/96/176.4/192kHz. • The li[...]

71 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Stereo Sour ce (1/2) ✔ : A vail able Li stening Modes Listening Mo de B utton Speaker lay out Pure Audio ✔✔✔✔ Direct ✔✔✔✔ Stereo ✔✔✔✔ Mono ✔✔✔✔ PLII/PLIIx Movie* 3 ✔✔✔ PLII/PLIIx Music* 3 ✔✔✔ PLII/PLIIx Game* 3 ✔✔✔ PLIIz Height ✔ Neo:6 Cinema ✔✔✔ N[...]

72 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Stereo Source (2/2) ✔ : A vailable Listening Modes Notes: *1 Which Front hi gh speakers, Front wi de speakers and Sur round back spea kers outputs the so und is switche d by the “SP LA YOUT” butt on. *2 Which Front high speakers or Front wide s peakers outputs the sound is switched by the “SP LA YOU[...]

73 Using the Listening Modes —Continued 5.1 chan nel Sourc es (1/2) ✔ : A vail able Li stening Modes Listening Mo de B utton Speaker lay out Pure Audio ✔✔✔✔ Direct ✔✔✔✔ Stereo ✔✔✔✔ Mono ✔✔✔✔ DolbyDigital/ DolbyDigital Plus/T rueH D/ Multichannel/ DTS/ DTS 96/24 *5 / DTS Express/ DTS-HD High Resolution Aud i o / D[...]

74 Using the Listening Modes —Continued 5.1 channel Sour ces (2/2 ) ✔ : A vailable Listening Modes Notes: *1 Which Front hi gh speakers, Front wi de speakers and Sur round back spea kers outputs the so und is switche d by the “SP LA YOUT” butt on. *2 Which Front hi gh speakers or Front wide s peakers outputs the sound is switched by the “[...]

75 Using the Listening Modes —Continued 7.1 chan nel Sourc es ✔ : A vail able Li stening Modes Listening Mo de B utton Speaker lay out Pure Audio ✔✔✔ ✔ *3 Direct ✔✔✔ ✔ *3 Stereo ✔✔✔✔ Mono ✔✔✔✔ Multichannel/ DolbyDigital Plus/T rueH D/ DTS-HD High Resolution Aud i o / D T S- H D Master Audio/ DTS-ES Discrete* 5 /D[...]

76 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Notes: *1 Which Front hi gh speakers, Front wi de speakers and Sur round back spea kers outputs the so und is switche d by the “SP LA YOUT” butt on. *2 Which Front high speakers or Front wide s peakers outputs the sound is switched by the “SP LA YOUT” button. *3 Based on the audio channel s containe[...]

77 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS The DTS digital surround-sound format supports up to 5.1 discrete channels and us es less compression for high- fidelity reproduction. Use it with D VDs and CDs that bear the DTS logo. DTS 96/24 This mode is for use with DTS 96/24 sources. This is high-resolution DTS with a 96 kHz sampling rate and 24-b[...]

78 Using the Listening Modes —Continued THX Founded b y George Lucas, THX de velops stringent stan- dards that ensure movies are reproduced in movie the- aters and home theaters just as the director intended. THX Modes carefully optimiz e the tonal and spatial characterist ics of the soundt rack for reproduction in the home-theater en vironment. [...]

79 Ad v anced Setup The onscreen setup menus appear on the connected TV and provide a con venient way to change the A V receiver’ s variou s settings. Settings are orga nized into nine categories on the main menu , most containing a submenu . Onscreen Setup Menu s 1. Input/Output Assign 2. Speaker Setup 3. Audio Adjust 4. Source Setup 5. Listenin[...]

80 Adv anced Setup —Continued Some of the se ttings in this se ction are set auto matically b y Audyssey MultEQ ® Room Co rrection and Speaker Setup (see page 50). Here you can check the settings made by Audysse y MultEQ Room Correction and Speaker Setu p, or set them manually , which is useful if you change one of the connected speakers after u[...]

81 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued LPF of LFE (Low-P ass Filter for the LFE Channel) 80Hz(THX) (default), 90Hz, 1 00Hz, 120Hz This setting is not set aut omatically b y Audyssey MultEQ ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup (see page 50). W ith this setting, you can specify the cutoff frequenc y of the LFE channel’ s low-p ass filter (LPF), which can[...]

82 Adv anced Setup —Continued Level Calib ration This setting is set automatically b y Audyssey MultEQ ® Room Correction and Speak er Setup (see page 50). Here you can adjust the le ve l of each speaker with the built-in test tone so that the v olume of each speak er is the same at the listening position. Left, Front W ide Left, Front High Left,[...]

83 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued THX Audio Setup This setti ng is not set automatical ly by Audyssey MultEQ ® Room Correction and Speak er Setup (see page 50 ). W ith the “SurrBack Sp Spacing” se tting, you can specify the distance between your surround back speakers. If you’ re using a THX-certif ied subwoofer , set the “THX Ultr a2/Selec[...]

84 Adv anced Setup —Continued W ith the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and li stening modes as you like. A udio Adjust 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button f ollowed b y the [SETUP] button. The main menu appears onscreen. If the main menu doesn’ t appear , make sure the appropriate exter nal input is selected on your TV [...]

85 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Dolby PLIIx Music (2ch Input) These settings apply to onl y 2-channel stereo sources. If you’ re not using an y surround back sp eakers, these settings a pply to Dolb y Pro Logic II, instead of Dolb y Pro Logic IIx. Panorama O n: Panorama function on. Off: Panorama function of f (default). W ith this setting, you [...]

86 Adv anced Setup —Continued Au dy s s ey For Dynamic EQ™, Referenc e Lev el and Dynamic V olume, you cannot change the settings before completing Audyssey MultEQ ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup. Dyn ami c EQ Off: Audysse y Dynamic EQ off (default). On: Audyssey Dynamic EQ on. W ith Audyssey Dynamic EQ, you can enjoy great s ound ev en wh[...]

87 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Theater-Dimensio nal Listening Angle Wi de: Sel ect if the listening angle is greater than 30 degrees (def ault). Narrow: Sele ct if the li stening angl e is less than 30 degrees. W ith this setting, you can optimize the Theater-Dimen- sional listening mode by specifying the angle of the fron t left and right speake[...]

88 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the “Source Setup” me nu. Items can be set indi vidua lly for each input sele ctor . Note: This procedure can also be perform ed on the A V recei ver by using its input selector buttons, [SET UP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. Sour ce Setup 1 Press the input selector bu[...]

89 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Name Edit Y ou can enter a custom name for each i ndi vidual input selector and radio preset for easy iden tif ication. When entered, the custom name will appear on the display . Notes: • T o name a r adio preset, use the [TUNER] button to select AM or FM, and then select the preset (see step 1 on page 62). • (N[...]

90 Adv anced Setup —Continued Picture Adjust Using Picture Adjust, you can adjust the picture quali ty and reduce any noise appearing on the screen. T o view the TV picture while setting, press [ENTER]. T o return to the prev ious screen, press the [RETURN] button. Tip : The “Picture Adjust” menus can also be set using the [VIDEO] button on t[...]

91 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Adjust Mode Mode1 (default), Mode2, Mode3 A V recei ver comes with three Adjust Modes (picture setti ng patterns). Picture Mode Video: Does not process in eith er “3 : 2” or “2 : 2” (default). Au t o : Adjusts to the picture source, au tomatically se lecting Picture Mode. 3 : 2: Selected when the picture sou[...]

92 Adv anced Setup —Continued Y ou can assign a def ault listeni ng 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 wi th Dolby Digital i nput signals. Y ou can select other listeni ng modes during playback, but the m ode specif ied he[...]

93 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued This section explains the it ems on the “Miscellaneous” menu. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver by using its [SETUP] bu tton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. DTS-HD Master A udio: Specifies the def ault listening mode for DTS-HD Master Audio sou rces, such as Blu- ray or HD D VD[...]

94 Adv anced Setup —Continued . This section explai ns items on the “Hardware Setup” menu. 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. OSD Setup Immediate Disp lay On: Displayed (default). Off: Not displayed. This preference determines whet her operation de[...]

95 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Remote ID Remote ID 1, 2, 3 When se veral Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may o verlap. T o dif feren- tiate the A V recei ver from the othe r components, you can ch ange its remote ID from 1, the default, to 2 or 3. Changing the Remote Controller’ s ID 1 While holding do wn the [[...]

96 Adv anced Setup —Continued HDMI A u dio TV Ou t Off: HDMI audio is not output to TV (default). On: HDMI audio is output to TV and the sound will be heard from the TV speakers. This preference determines whethe r audio received at the HDMI IN is output b y the HDMI OUT. Y ou may want to turn this pr eference on if your TV is connected to the HD[...]

97 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued HDMI Control (RIHD) On: enabled. Off: disabled (def ault). This function allows -compatibl e components connected via HDMI to be controlled with the A V recei ver. Notes: • , which stands for Remote Interactiv e ov er HDMI, is the name of the sy stem control function found on Onkyo components. The A V receiv er ca[...]

98 Adv anced Setup —Continued W ith this preference, you ca n protect your settings b y locking the setup menus. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiver by using its [SETUP] b u tton, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. The digital input signal formats are av ailable only for the input sources that you ha ve assigned a digi[...]

99 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Y ou can change v arious audio settings by pressing the [A UDIO] button. Note: When the “Audio TV Out ” setting is set to “On” (page 96), the [A UDIO] button is disabled. Using the A udio Settings AU D I O RECEIVER qwer 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button f ollowed b y the [A UDIO] b utton. The audio setting ite m[...]

100 Adv anced Setup —Continued Re-EQ Function W ith the Re-EQ function, you can compensate a soundtrack whose high-frequency con tent is too harsh, making it more suitable for home theater vie wing. Re- EQ Off: Re-EQ Fun ction off (default). On: Re-EQ Function on. This function can be used with the following listen ing modes: Dolby Digital, Dolby[...]

101 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued A udio Selector Y ou can set priorities of a udio outp ut when there are both digital and analog inputs. Au t o : The A V recei ver gi ves priority to analog si gnals when there is no digital input (def ault). Analog: The A V receiv er always outputs an alog signals. Note: This setting can be made only for the inpu[...]

102 Zone 2 Y ou can use two speaker systems with this A V recei ver —a surround-so und speaker system (up to 7.1 channels) in your main listening room, Zone 2: a stereo speaker system in a second room. And, you can select a dif ferent audio source for each room. Main Room: In your main listening room, you can enj oy up to 7.1-channel playback (se[...]

103 Zone 2 —Continued In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy pl ay back in the other room, or as we call Zone 2. And, you can select a different source for each room. There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speakers: 1. Connect them directly to the A V receiv er. 2. Connect them to an amp in Zone 2. Connecting Y our Zone 2 [...]

104 Zone 2 —Continued If you’ v e connected your Zone 2 speakers to the A V receiv er, as explained in “Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speakers Directly to the A V receiv er” on page 103, you must set the “Powered Zone 2” setting to “Act” (Acti- vated). Notes: • Powered Zone2 cannot be used if “Speakers T ype(Front)” is set to “Bi-[...]

105 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 ho w to adjust the volume for Zone 2. Contr olling Zone 2 fr om the A V rece iver Note: When Zone 2 is turned of f, the output from the 1 2V TRIGGER OUT ZONE 2 goes low (0 v olts). Contro lling Zone 2 with the Remote Contro [...]

106 Zone 2 —Continued Notes: • Only analog input sources are output by the ZONE 2 LINE OUT and ZONE 2 L/R speaker terminals. Dig- ital input sources are not output. If no sound is heard when an input source is selected, check if it’ s con- nected to an analog input. • Y ou cannot select dif ferent AM or FM radio stations for your main room [...]

107 Zone 2 —Continued T o control the A V receiv er with the remote controller while you’ re in Zone 2, you ’ll need a commercially av ailable m ultiroom remote control kit for each zone. • Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech. These kits ca n also be used when there isn’t a clear line of sight to the A V recei ver’ s remote sen[...]

108 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V receiv er’ s remote cont roller (RC-742M) to control your other A V components, including those made by ot her manufacturers. This sec- tion 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 c[...]

109 Contr olling Other Components —Continued 5 Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] but- tons to select category , and then press [ENTER]. The brand name i nput panel appears. 6 Use the arrow [ q ]/[ w ]/[ e ]/[ r ] b ut- tons to select a character , and then press [ENTER]. Repeat this step from the 1st characte r to the 3rd character of the brand nam[...]

110 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued Y ou’ ll need to enter a code for each component that you want to control. Note: The remote control codes pro vided are correct at the time of printing, but are subject to change. Entering Remote Contr ol Codes REMO TE MODE DISPLA Y Number but to ns 1 Look up the appr opriate remote contro l code in [...]

111 Contr olling Other Components —Continued Onkyo components that are connected via u are con- trolled 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 an Onk yo component by pointing the remote controller direc[...]

112 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued By pressing the [TV] button that’ s been programmed with the remote control code for TV , you can control your TV with the follow ing buttons. For detail s on entering a remote control code for a differ- ent component, see page 110. The [TV] button is preprogrammed with the remote con- trol code for [...]

113 Contr olling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote control code for your D VD player (HD D VD, Blu-ray , or TV/D VD combination), you can control your player with the follo wing b uttons. The [D VD/BD] b utton is preprogrammed with the remote control code for controlling an O[...]

114 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued r A UDIO b utton* Selects foreign language soundtracks and audio for- mats (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS). s RANDOM button* Used with the random playback function. t PLA Y MODE button* Selects play modes on com ponents with selectable play modes. u CLR button Cancels functions and cl ears entered numbers[...]

115 Contr olling Other Components —Continued q [ 1 ], [ 3 ], [ 2 ], [ 5 ], [ 4 ] b uttons Play , Pause, Stop, Fast re verse, and Fast forward . r CLR button Cancels functions or enters the number 12. Note: W ith some components, certain b uttons may not work as expected, and some may not w ork at all. By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s[...]

116 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote contr ol code for your CD player , CD recorder , or MD recorder , you can control your player with the following b uttons. The [CD] b utton is preprogrammed with the remote con- trol code for controlling an Onk yo CD player .[...]

117 Contr olling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote control code for your Dock, you can control your iPod in the Dock with the following b uttons. For some RI do cks, the [ON], [ST ANDBY] button may not work with a remote control cod e 82990 (without u ). In this case, make an[...]

118 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued r PLA Y MODE button Selects play modes on com ponents with selectable play modes. W orks as a Resume button when used with a DS-A2 RI Dock. s RANDOM button Used with the shuf fle function. Note: W ith some components, certai n buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. By pressing [...]

119 Contr olling Other Components —Continued The A V rece iv er’ s remote controller can learn the com- mands of other remote contro llers. By tra nsmitting, for example, the Play command from your CD player’ s remote controller, the remote controlle r can learn it, and then transmit the exact same command when its Play [ 1 ] b utton is press[...]

120 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued Y ou can program the remote controller’ s ACTIVI TIES buttons to perform a sequence of r emote control actions. Example: T o play a CD you typically need to perform the follow- ing actions: 1. Press the [RECEIVER] b utton to select the Rece iv er remote controller mode. 2. Press the [ON] button to tu[...]

121 T roub leshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V receiv er, 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 receiver • Make sure that the po wer cord is properly plu gged into the wal l outlet. • Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, w ait fi [...]

122 T r oubleshooting —Continued The surround speaker s produce no sound • When the DTS Surround Sensation, T -D (Theater - Dimensional), Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected, the surround speakers produce no sound. • Depending on the source a nd current list ening mode, not much sound may be produced by the surround speakers. T ry selec[...]

123 T r oubleshooting —Contin ued There’ s no picture • Make sure that all video connecting plugs are pushed in all the way (page 23). • Make sure that each video component is properly con- nected. (pages 25-38) • If your TV is connected to the HDMI OUT, select “- - - - -” in the “HDMI In put Setup” on page 44 to watch composite v[...]

124 T r oubleshooting —Continued Can’t contro l other components • If it’ s an Onkyo component, make sure that the u cable and analog audio cabl e are connected properly . Connecting only an u cable won’ t work (page 39). • Make sure you’ ve selected the correct remote control- ler mode (pages 14 and 112-118). • If you’ ve connect[...]

125 T r oubleshooting —Contin ued The sound changes when I conne ct m y headphones • When a pair of headphones is connected, the listening mode is set to Stereo, unless it’ s alread y set to Stereo, Mono, Direct, Pure Audio or DTS Surround Sensa- tion. The displa y doesn’t work • The display is turned of f when the Pure Audio listen- ing [...]

126 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tu n e r S e c t i o n General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Contr ol T erminal Specifications and features ar e subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power All channe ls: North American and T aiwan: 100 watts mini mum continuous power per chann [...]

127 Video Resolution Char t The follow ing tables sho w how vide o signals at dif ferent resolutions are output by the A V recei ver. ✔ : Output NTSC HDMI COMPONENT S-VIDEO COMPOSITE 1080p 1080i 720p 480p 4 80i 1080p 108 0i 720p 480p 480i 480i 480i HDMI 1080p ✔ 1080i ✔✔✔ 720p ✔✔✔ 480p ✔✔✔✔ 480i ✔✔✔✔✔ COMPONENT 1080[...]

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