Onkyo PR-SC5508 manual

AV C o n t r o l l e r PR-SC5508 Instruction Manual Thank you for purch asing an Onkyo A V Controller . Please read this manual thoroughl y before making connections and plugg ing in the unit. Follo wing the instruct ions in this manual wil l enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listening enjoyment from your new A V Controller . Please ret[...]

2 En Introduction 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 ventilat ion openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not [...]

3 En Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted ma terial is ille gal without the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is no t user-ser- viceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo de aler . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust th [...]

4 En F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only b y qual- ified service personnel. IMPOR T ANT The wires in the mains lead ar e coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Li ve As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appa - ratus [...]

5 En Contents Important Safety Instruction s ......................................... 2 Precautions ................................................................ ....... 3 Supplied Accessories ............................................... ....... 4 Using the Remote Controller .......................................... 4 Features ...... ......[...]

6 En Features Proces sing • THX Ultra2 Plus *1 Certified • HQV -Reon-VX V ideo Processing with 1080p V ideo Upscaling of All V i deo Sources via HDMI • HDMI (V er .1.4a with Audio Return Channel, 3D), Deep Color , x.v .Color *2 , Lip Sync, DTS *3 -HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, Dolby T rueHD *4 , Dolby Digital Plus, DSD and Mu[...]

7 En *1 THX and the THX logo ar e trademarks of THX L td. which may be registered in some juri sdictions. All rights reserved. *2 “x.v .Color” is a trademar k of Sony Corpo ration. *3 Manufactured under license und er U.S. Patent #'s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,97 4,380; 5,978,762; 6, 226,616; 6,487,5 35; 7,212,872; 7,3 33,929; 7,392,195 ; 7,[...]

8 En 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 i nd the main explan ation for each item. a ON/ST ANDBY button ( ➔ 25 ) b ST ANDBY indicator ( ➔ 25 ) c ZONE 2 indicator ( ➔ 77 ) d ZONE 3 indicator ( ➔ 77 ) e R[...]

9 En The page numbers in pa rentheses show where you can find th e main explanation for each item. k PHONES jack ( ➔ 28 ) l ZONE 2 , ZONE 3 and OFF b uttons ( ➔ 77 ) m TO N E b utton ( ➔ 62 , 78 ) n LEVEL button ( ➔ 78 ) o MONIT OR OUT button ( ➔ 44 ) p LISTENING MO DE buttons ( MO VIE/TV , MUSIC , GAME and THX ) ( ➔ 36 ) q DIMMER butto[...]

10 En a UNIVERSAL PORT jack b IR IN ( A/B ) and OUT jacks c DIGIT AL IN CO AXIAL and OPTICAL jacks d USB port e ETHERNET port f u REMO TE CONTROL jack g RS232 terminal T erminal for control. h HDMI IN and HDMI output ( HDMI OUT MAIN and HDMI OUT SUB ) jacks i MONIT OR OUT V and S jacks j COMPONENT VIDEO IN and MONIT OR OUT jacks k COMPONENT VIDEO Z[...]

11 En Remote Contr oller For detail ed information, see the page s in parentheses. a ST ANDBY button ( ➔ 25 ) b ON b utton ( ➔ 25 ) c AC T I V I T I E S buttons ( ALL OFF , MY MO VIE , MY TV and MY MUSIC ) ( ➔ 28 , 93 ) d REMO TE MODE/INPUT SELECTOR butt on s ( BD/D VD , VCR/D VR , CBL/SA T , GAME , PC , AU X , TA P E , TUNER , TV/CD , PHONO [...]

12 En About Home Theater Thanks to the A V controller’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound wi th a real sense of mo vement in your ow n home—just like being in a movie theater or co ncert hall. W ith Blu-ra y Discs or DVDs, you can enjo y DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog or digital TV , you can enjoy Dolb y Pro Logic IIx , DT[...]

13 En Connections Connecting the A V Contr oller The A V controller is desi gned to be used with a separate multichannel po wer amplifier . Y ou connect the A V controller’ s PRE OUT jacks to the amplif ier’ s inputs, and c onnect your speakers to the amplifier’ s speakers terminals. Speaker settings such as crossov er frequency and dist ance[...]

14 En Note *1 Specify crossov er frequency for the channel that you want to output in “Speaker Configuration” ( ➔ 48 ). *2 If you use the front high and wide speakers at the same time, you need to set the “ Front High + Front W ide ” setting to “ Ye s ” ( ➔ 48 ). Connecting a P ower Amplifier with XLR Inputs Y ou can connect the A V[...]

15 En Using Dipole Spea kers Y ou can use dipole speakers for the surround and surround back speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in tw o directions. Dipole speakers typically ha ve an arro w printed on them to indicate how the y should be positioned. The surround dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arro ws point tow ard t[...]

16 En Bi-amping the Fr ont Speaker s The FRONT L/R and SURR BA CK L/R outputs can be used with front speake rs and surround back speakers, respec- ti vely , or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and w oofer fe eds f or a pair of front speakers that support b i-amping, pro- viding improve d bass and treble performance. • When bi-amping is used, [...]

17 En Connecting a Balanced A udio Source Y ou can connect a balanced audio source to the A V controller’ s B ALANCE L/R INPUT jacks by using two XLR audio cables. T o use the balanced input, you must assign it to an input selector ( ➔ 47 ). If you connect a m ono source, use the B ALANCE L INPUT jack and set the “ Input Channel ” setting t[...]

18 En Connected image with A V components • Before making any A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve co mpleted and double-checke d all A V connections. • Push plugs in all the way to ma k e good connections (loo se connections can cause noise or malfunc- tions). [...]

19 En Note • The A V controller does not support SCAR T plugs. • The A V controller ’ s optical digital jacks have shutter -type covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and close when i t’ s removed. Push plugs in all the way . Cautio n • T o prev ent shutter damage, hol d the optical plug straight when inserting and removing. C[...]

20 En Connect your components to the appropr iate jack s. The default input assi gnments are sho wn below . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 46 , 47 ). Connecting Y our Components No. Jack Signal Components Assignable A A UX INPU T VIDEO Composite video Camcorder, etc A UDIO L/R Analog aud io DIGIT AL Digital audio B COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 (BD/D[...]

21 En Note *1 Connect a turntable (MM) that has built-in a phono preamp to TV/CD IN or connect it to PHONO IN with the phono preamp turned of f. If your turntable ( MM) doesn’t ha ve a phono preamp, co nnect to PHONO IN . If your turntable has a mo ving coil (MC) type car- tridge, you’ll need a commercially available MC head amp or MC transform[...]

22 En This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. The A V controller won’t pick up any ra dio signals without any an tenna connected, so you must connect the antenn a to use the tuner . Note • Once your A V controller is ready for use, you’ ll need to tu ne into a radio station and po sition the a[...]

23 En The A V controller supports seve ral connection formats for comp atibility with a wide range of A V equipment. The format you choose will depend on the fo rmats supported by your components. Use the following sectio ns as a guide. Video Connection For mats V ideo component can be connected by using any one of the foll o wing video connection [...]

24 En ■ “Monitor Out” settin g set to “Analog” V ideo input signals flo w th rough the A V controller as show n, with composite video, S-V ideo and PC IN (Analog RGB) sources being upcon vert ed for the component video output. Use this setting if you connect the A V control- ler’ s COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT to y our TV . Composite vid[...]

25 En T ur ning On & Basic Operations T urning On/Off the A V Contr oller (European and Asian models) T o completely shut down the A V controller, set PO WER to the OFF position ( ). Tu r n i n g O n 1 (European and Asian models) Set PO WER to the ON position ( ) on the fr ont panel. The A V controller enters Standb y mode, and the ST AN DBY in[...]

26 En Basic Operations Y ou can determine the langua ge used for the onscreen setup menus. See “Language ” in the “OSD Setup” ( ➔ 59 ). ■ Operating on the A V controller ■ Operating with the remote contr oller Y ou can display various info rmation about the current input source as follows. (C omponents connected to the UNIVERSAL PORT [...]

27 En Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the A V controller. Tip • T o unmute, press MUTING again or adjust the volume. • The Mute function is cancelled when the A V controller is set to Standby . W ith the sleep timer , you can se t the A V controller to turn off au tomatically after a specified period. Tip • If you need to cancel the s[...]

28 En When you connect an u -capable Onkyo component, you must configure the input display so that u can w ork properly . This setting can be done only from the front panel. Note • DOCK can be selected for the TA P E , GAME or VCR/D VR input selector , but not at the same time. • Enter the appropriate remote control co de before usin g the remo[...]

29 En T urning Off the Components *2 When the last-pressed A CTIVITIES is MY MUSIC , the TV will not turn off. Changing the Pla yback Components Assigned to A CTIVITIES Y ou can change the playback components assigned to the A CTIVITIES of Easy Macro mode using the following procedure. Restoring De fault W ith the supplied calibrated microphone, Au[...]

30 En Note • Make the room as quiet as possible. B ackground noise and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) can disrupt the room measure- ments. Close windows, tele visions, radios, air conditioners, flu- orescent lights, ho me applianc es, light dimmers, or other devices. T urn off the cell phone (e ven if it is not in use) or place it away from a[...]

31 En Note • When Audyssey MultEQ ® XT32 Room Correction and Speaker Setup is complete, the “ Equalizer ” will be set to “ A udyssey ” ( ➔ 50 ). The A udyssey indicator will light ( ➔ 9 ). • Y ou can cancel Audyssey MultEQ XT32 Room Correction and Speaker Setup at any point in th is pr ocedure si mply by discon- necting the setup m[...]

32 En Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fa vo rite stations as presets for quick selection. Y ou can change the frequency st eps ( ➔ 60 ). Listening to the Radio T uning into Radio Stations ■ A u to tuning mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator lights. When t[...]

33 En Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fav orite FM/AM radio stations as presets. Note • Y ou can name your radio presets for easy identification ( ➔ 55 ). Its name is displayed instead of the band and frequenc y . Selecting Pre sets Tip • Y ou can also use the remote controller’ s number buttons to select a preset directly [...]

34 En Finding Stations by T ype (PTY) Y ou can search for radio stations by type. Listening to T raffic Ne ws (TP) Y ou can search for stations that broadcast traf fic news. ■ RDS program types (PTY) 1 Press R T/PTY/TP twice. The current program type appears on the display . 2 Use PRESET e / r to select the type of pr ogram yo u want. See the tab[...]

35 En Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the selected input source to a component with recording capa bility , and how to record audio and video from different sources. Connecting a Recor ding Component Note • The A V controller must be tu rned on for record ing. Record ing is not possible while it’ s in Standby mode. • If you wa[...]

36 En Using the Listening Modes See “ About Listening Modes” for detailed information about the listening mod es ( ➔ 37 ). Listening Mode Buttons MO VIE/TV button This butto n selects the listening modes intended for use with movies and TV . MUSIC button This butto n selects the listening modes intended for use with music. GAME button This bu[...]

37 En The A V controller’ s listening m odes can transform your listening room in to a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Explanatory Notes ■ Input Source The follow ing audio formats are supported by the listening mode. ■ Speaker Lay out The illustration sho ws which speakers are acti vat ed in eac[...]

38 En Listening Modes Listening Mode Description Input Source Speaker Lay o ut Pure A udio *1 In this mode, the display and video circuitr y are turned off, minimizing pos- sible noise sources for th e ultimate in high-fidelity audio reproduction. (As the video circuitry is turned off, on ly video signals input through HDMI input can be output from[...]

39 En DTS-HD High Resolution Audio (Continued from the prev ious page.) D xcn m F xcn *2 m *2 DTS-HD Master Au di o D xcn F xcn *2 m *2 DTS Express S D xcn m DSD *7 D xcn m DTS 96/24 *8 This mode is for use with DTS 96/2 4 sources. This is high-resolution DTS with a 96 kHz sampli ng rate and 24-b it resolution, providing superior fidel- ity . Use i[...]

40 En THX Found ed by George Lu cas, THX dev elops stringent standards that ensure movies are reproduced in movie theater s and home theaters just as the direc- tor intended. THX Modes carefully optim ize the tonal and spatial character- istics of the soundtrack for repro ductio n in the home-theater en vironment. They can be used with 2-channel ma[...]

41 En Neural Surr ound *5 This mode employs p sychoacoustic frequency domain proce ssing, which allows deli very of a more detailed soun d stage, with superior channel separa- tion and localization of audio elem ents. The Neural Surround mo des can expand any 2-channel stereo source for 5.1- or 7.1-channel playback, respec- tiv ely . Use them with [...]

42 En Onky o-Original DSP Listening Modes Note *1 If you turn Zone 2 on during the Pure Audio listeni ng mode, the previous listening mode will be selected. *2 Based on the audio channels contained in the source, the corresponding speake rs will output the sound. *3 Surround back and front wide speak ers are not supported. *4 Front wide speakers ar[...]

43 En Advanced Operations Adv anced Setup The on-screen setup menus a ppear on the connected TV and provide a con venient way to change the A V control- ler’ s various settings. Settings are or ganized into 9 catego- ries on the main menu . Carry out the settings by using the on-screen display . Note • This procedure can also be performed on th[...]

44 En Explanatory No tes Main Menu Input/Out put Assign Monitor Out On the “ Monitor Out ” settings, you can select whether or not to hav e the video sources’ images output through the HDMI output, as well as whether to have the onscreen setup menu output through the HDMI output or through an analog output. If you connect your TV to HDMI o ut[...]

45 En ■ Resolution Y ou can specify the output resolution for the HDMI output and COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT and ha ve the A V controller upcon vert th e picture resolution as nec- essary to match the resolution supported by your TV . ` Through *1 : Select this to pass video th rough the A V controller at the same resolution and with no con vers[...]

46 En Note • For composite video , S-V ideo, and component video upcon ver- sion for the HDMI output, the “ Monitor Out ” setting must be set to other than “ Analog ” ( ➔ 44 ), and the “ HDMI Input ” set- ting must be set to “ ----- ”. See “V ideo Connection Formats” for more information on video signal flo w and upconv ersi[...]

47 En Digital A udio Input If you connect a component to a digital audio input, you must assign that input to an i nput selector . For e xample, if you connect your CD player to the OPTICAL IN 1 , you must assign “ OPT 1 ” to the “ TV/CD ” input selector . Here are the default assign ments. ■ BD/D VD , VCR/DVR , CBL/SA T , GAME , PC , TA [...]

48 En Main menu Speaker Setup Here you can check the settings made by Audyssey MultEQ XT32 Room Correction and Speaker Setup, or set them manually , which is useful if you change one of the connected speakers after using Audyssey MultEQ XT32 Room Correction and Speaker Setup. Note • These settings are disabled when: – a pair of headphones is co[...]

49 En Note *1 “ Full Band ” can be selected only when “ Full Band ” is selected in the “ Front ” setting. *2 If the “ Surround ” setting is set to “ Non e ”, this setting cannot be selected. *3 If the “ Surround ” setting is set to anything other than “ Full Band ”, “ Full Band ” cannot be selected here. *4 If the ?[...]

50 En Equalizer Settings W ith the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of speakers indi vidually with a 7-band equalizer . The volume of each speaker can be set ( ➔ 49 ). ■ Equalizer ` Manual : Y ou ca n adjust the equa lizer for each speaker manu- ally . If you select ed “ Manual ”, continue with this procedure. ` A udyssey : This [...]

51 En ■ Preserve THX Settings ` Ye s : Audyssey Dy namic EQ ® / Audyssey Dy namic V olume ® / Dolby V olume will not be activ e in THX listening mode. ` No : Audyssey Dynamic EQ / Audyssey Dynamic V olume / Dolby V olume will be acti ve in T HX listening mode depending on the set- ting. Note • This setting is fixed at “ Ye s ” if “ Loud[...]

52 En ■ PLIIz Height Gain The Height Gain Control in Dolby Pro Logic IIz enables the listener to se lect ho w much gain is applied to the front high speakers. There are three settings, “ Low ”, “ Mid ” and “ High ”, and the front high speakers are accentua ted in th at order . While “ Mid ” is the default listening setting, the li[...]

53 En A udyssey DSX™ ■ Soundstage ` –3dB to Referen ce to +3dB W ith this setting, you can adjust the soundstage when using Audyssey DSX™. Note •I f t h e “ Cente r ” setting is set to “ None ”, or both “ Front High ” and “ Front W i de ” settings are set to “ None ” ( ➔ 48 ), this setting cannot be selected. Theater[...]

54 En ■ Reference Level A udyssey D ynamic EQ ® Reference Le vel Offset ` 0dB : It should be used when listening to movies. ` 5dB : Select this setting for cont ent that has a v ery wide dynamic range, such as classica l music. ` 10dB : Select this setting for jazz or other music that has a wider dynamic range. This setting should also be select[...]

55 En IntelliV olume ■ IntelliV olume ` –12dB to 0dB to +12dB in 1 dB steps. W ith IntelliV olume, you can set the input le vel for each input selector individually . This is useful if one of your source components is louder or quieter than the others. Use e / r to set the lev el. If a component is noticeably louder than the others, use e to re[...]

56 En Picture Adjust Using “ Picture Adjust ”, you can adjust the picture qual- ity and reduce any noise appearing on the screen. T o view the TV picture while setting, press ENTER . T o return to the pre vious screen, press RETURN . ■ Game Mode ` Off : Game Mode off. ` On : Game Mode on. If video signal delay occurs during playback on a vide[...]

57 En ■ Mosquito NR *2*3*4* 6 ` Off : Mosquito noise reduction off. ` Low : Low mosquito noise r eduction. ` Mid : Medium mosquito noise reduction. ` High : High mosquito noise reduction. W ith Mosquito Noise Reduc tion, you can remove the shimmering or haziness th at sometimes appears around objects in the picture. Mosquito noise can be an issue[...]

58 En ■ Blue Contrast *2*4 ` –50 to 0 to +50 W ith this setting you can adjust blue contrast. “ –50 ” is the le ast. “ +50 ” is the greatest. Tip *1 This procedure can also be perf ormed on the remote controller by using the Home menu ( ➔ 27 ). *2 Press CLR if you want to reset to the default value. Note • If you are using the ana[...]

59 En Main menu Miscellaneous Vo l u m e S e t u p ■ V olume Displa y ` Absolute : Display range is “ Min ”, “ 0.5 ” throug h “ 99.5 ”, “ Max ”. ` Relative(THX) : Display range is “ – Q dB ”, “ –81.5dB ” through “ +18.0dB ”. W ith this setting, you can choose how the v olume lev e l is displayed. The absol ute v al[...]

60 En Main menu Har dware S etup Remote ID ■ Remote ID ` 1 , 2 , or 3 When sev eral Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may o verlap. T o differenti- ate the A V controller from the other components, you can change its remote ID from “ 1 ”, to “ 2 ” or “ 3 ”. Note • If you do change the A V controller?[...]

61 En ■ HDMI Control(RIHD) ` Off : p disabled. ` On : p enabled. This function allows p -compatible componen ts connected via HDMI to be cont rolled with the A V control- ler ( ➔ 102 to 103 ). Note • When set to “ On ” and close the menu, the name of connected p -compatible components and “ RIHD On ” are dis- played on the A V control[...]

62 En A uto P ower Do wn ■ A uto P ower Down ` Off : Auto Power Down disabled. ` On : Auto Power Down enabled. When “ A u to Po wer Down ” is set to “ On ”, A V controller will automatical ly perform ST ANDBY operation if there is no operation for 30 minutes with no audio and no video signal input. “ A uto Power Down ” will display on[...]

63 En Speaker Levels Y ou can adjust the volume of each speak er while listening to an input source. These temporary adj ustments are cancelled when the A V controller is set to Standby . T o sav e the setting you made here, go to “Le vel Calibration” ( ➔ 49 ) before setting the A V controller to Standby . ■ Subwoof er 1 ` –15.0dB to 0.0d[...]

64 En Re-EQ W ith the Re-EQ function, you can compensate a soundtrack whose high-frequenc y content is too harsh, making it more suitable for home theater viewing. ■ Re-EQ ` Off : Re-EQ Function off. ` On : Re-EQ Function on. This function can be used wi th the follow ing listening modes: Dolb y Digital, Dolb y Digital Plus, Dolby T rueHD, Multic[...]

65 En NET/USB The A V controller is network-r eady , which means you can hook it up to your home network with a standard Ethernet cable and enjoy the music fi les stored on your computer or media server . If your network is connected to the Internet, you can also enjoy Internet radio. Netw ork Requirements ■ Ethernet Network For best results, a 1[...]

66 En T o receiv e Internet radio, you must connect the A V con- troller to a netw ork with Internet access ( ➔ 65 ). Y ou can select Internet rad io stations by connecting to the A V controller from your computer and selecting stations in your W eb browser . Preset up to 40 Internet radio sta- tions. Internet radio URLs in the follo wing formats[...]

67 En Registering Pre sets *1 Once you’ ve added a station to the list, simply select it on the Internet Radio screen, and then press ENTER to start playback. *1 From the search results you can pres et the stations and songs but cannot listen to them directly . ■ Items on the Internet Radio T op Menu ` Create new preset: Add a fav orite st atio[...]

68 En Random Playback The Random function can only be set while the PLA Y screen is displayed. T o play songs in random order , during playback (or while playback is paused or stopped), press RANDOM . All of the songs in the current folder will be played in random order . When all of the songs in the folder have been played once, they’ ll all be [...]

69 En Supported Audio File Fo rmats For serv er playback, the A V controller supports the fol- lowing music file formats: MP3, WMA, W A V , FLA C, Ogg V orbis, AA C and LPCM. Not all servers support all for- mats. ■ MP3 • MP3 files must be MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 for- mat with a sampling rate of 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 12 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz,[...]

70 En Server Requirements The A V controller can play di gital music files stored on a computer or media server and supports the followin g tech- nologies: • W indows Media Player 11 • W indows Media Connect 2.0 • DLN A-certified media server If the operating system of yo ur computer is W indows V ista, W indows Media Player 11 is already ins[...]

71 En Using Remote Playbac k Note • When modifying network settings, after modifying it is neces- sary to execute “ Sa ve ”. This section explains ho w to configure the A V controller’ s network settings manually . If your router’ s DHCP server is enabled, you don’t need to change any of these settings, as the A V controller is set use [...]

72 En Note • This procedure can als o be perfor med on the A V controller by using SETUP , arrows, and ENTER . ■ MA C Address This is the A V controller’ s MA C (Media Access Contro l) address. This addre ss cannot be changed. ■ DHCP This setting determi nes whethe r or not the A V controller uses DHCP to automatically conf igure its IP Add[...]

73 En USB can be used to play mu sic f iles stored on USB mass storage de vices (e.g., USB flash drives and MP3 players), which can be plugged into the A V controller’ s USB port. Supported Audio File Fo rmats For USB mass storage de vice playba ck, the A V controller supports music file formats. See “Supported Audio File Formats” ( ➔ 69 ).[...]

74 En Random Playback The Random function can only be set while the PLA Y screen is displayed. T o play songs in random order , while the list of songs is displayed, press RANDOM . All of the songs in the cur- rent folder will be played in random order . When all of the songs in the folder ha ve been played once, they’ ll all be played again in a[...]

75 En Multi Zone In addition to your main listeni ng room, you can also enjoy playback in the ot her room, or as we ca ll Multi Zone. And, you can select a dif ferent source for each room. Zone 2 speakers mu st 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 different sourc[...]

76 En Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 3. Connecting Y our Zone 3 Speaker s 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. Note • With the def ault settings, the Zone 3 volume must be set on the Zone 3 amp. If your Zone 3 amp has no v olume control, set[...]

77 En ■ Zone 2 P ower On V olume, Zone 3 P ower On V olume ` Last , Min , 1 to 99 or Max (Absolute display) ` Last , – Q dB , –81dB to +18dB (Relati ve display) This setting determ ines what the volum e will be for Zone 2/3 each time the A V controller is turned on. T o use the same vo lume lev el as when the A V controller was last turned of[...]

78 En Contro lling Zone 2/3 with the Remote Contro ller Note • T o control Zone 2/3, you must press the remote controller’ s ZONE firs t. • ZONE turns red while Zone 2 is on, and green while Zone 3 is on. Note • Only analog input sources are output by the ZONE 2/3 PRE OUT jacks. Digital input sources are not output. If no so und is heard wh[...]

79 En The 12V triggers A, B, and C can be used to turn on 12V trigger-capable components au tomatically when the y are selected as the input source. Th e triggers can be set so that they acti vate when a connected component is selected as the input source for the main room, Zone 2, Zone 3 or any combination of rooms. When triggered, the output from[...]

80 En T o control the A V controller with the remote controller while you’ re in Zone 2 or Zone 3, you’ll need a commer- cially a v ailable multiroom re mote control kit fo r each zone. • Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech. These kits can a lso be used wh en there isn’t a clear line of sight to the A V controller’ s remote senso[...]

81 En Controlling iP od & Other Compo nents Contr olling iP od USB can be used to play music f iles stored on iPod/ iPhone, which can be plugged into the A V controller’ s USB port. Note • Note that the rear-panel USB po rt does not support iPod/iPhone connection. Playing Music Files on the iP od/iPhone This section explains ho w to play mu[...]

82 En *2 The following iPod mode ls ar e not supported in Standard Mode. These iPod models can on ly be controlled in Extended Mode. *3 When you disconnect the iPod/iPhone, the A V controller stores the mode. This means th at if you disconnect when in Extended Mode, the A V contro ller will start in Extended Mode when you next con nect the iPod/iPh[...]

83 En UP-A1 Dock W ith the UP-A1 Dock, you can easily play the music, photo, or movie stored on your Apple iPod th rough the A V controller and enjoy great sound. Y ou can use the A V controller’ s remote controller to oper- ate your iPod. ■ Basic Operation Au t o P o w e r O n If you start iPod playback while the A V controller is on Standby ,[...]

84 En RI Dock W ith the RI Dock, you can easily play the music stored on your Apple iPod through the A V controller and enjoy great sound, and watch iPod slidesho ws and videos on your TV . In addition, the onscreen display (OSD) allows you to view , navigate, and select y our iPod model’ s contents on your TV , and with the supplie d remote cont[...]

85 En ✔ : A vailable b uttons • With some iPod models, generations and RI Docks, certain buttons may not work as expected. • For detailed operation of the iPod, please r e fer to the instruction ma nual of RI Dock. *1 This button do es not turn the Onkyo DS-A2 or DS-A2X RI Dock on or off. Y our iPod may not respond the fir st time you press t[...]

86 En Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V contro ller’ s remote controller (RC-773M) to control your other A V components, includ- ing those made by other ma nufacturers. This section explains ho w to enter the re mote control code (with the default underlined) for a component that you want to con- trol: D VD, TV , CD, etc. • Lea[...]

87 En Tip • If you cannot access the data base, a message “ C annot connect to database. ” will appear. Press ENTER to return to the previous step. • If the brand name is not found, use r to s elect “ Not Listed ”, and then press EN TER . The following screen appears. 8 Use q / w to select “S earch by model number (via network)”, an[...]

88 En Y ou’ll need to enter a code for each component that you want to control. Note • The remote control codes provid ed are correct at the time of printing, but are su bject to change. Onkyo components that are connected via u are co n- trolled by pointing the remote con troller at the A V control- ler, not the component. Th is allo ws you to[...]

89 En Y ou can reset a REMOTE MODE to its default remote control code. Y ou can reset the remote controller to its def ault settings. By pressing REMO TE MODE that’ s been programmed with the remote control code for your component, you can control your component as below . For details on entering a remo te control code for other components, see ?[...]

90 En Note • With some components, certai n button s may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. ✔ : A vailable b uttons *1 The p func tion is not supported. The p sup- ported by the A V controller is the CEC system control func- tion of the HDMI standard. *2 These buttons function as colored buttons or A, B, C, D but- tons. *3 3 (P[...]

91 En V ia onscreen menu, you can spec ify what actions will be taken b y the Easy macro command in the Easy macro mode ( ➔ 28 ). Here ar e the default settings. Activities Setup 1 Pre ss RECEIVER f ollowed by SETUP . The main menu appears onscreen. Tip • If the main menu doe sn’t app ear , make sure the appr opri- ate external input is selec[...]

92 En The A V controller’ s remote controller can learn the com- mands of other remote contro llers. By transmit ting, for example, the Play command from you r CD player’ s remote controller , the remote co ntroller can learn it, and then transmit the exact same co mmand when its 1 is pressed in the CD remote mode. This is useful when you’ ve[...]

93 En Note • The remote controller can lear n approximately 70 to 90 com- mands, although this will be less if commands that use a lot of memory are learned. • Remote controller buttons such as Play , Stop, Pause, and so on are preprogrammed with comma nds for controlling Onkyo CD players, cassette decks, and DVD players. Howe ver , they can le[...]

94 En Others T r 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 your- self, contact your Onkyo dealer . ■ Can’t turn on the A V contro ller ■ The ST ANDBY indicator flashes red ■ There’ s no sound, or it’ s ver y quiet ■ Only the fr ont spe akers [...]

95 En ■ Only the center speaker produces sound ■ The surround speakers pr oduce no sound ■ The center speaker pr oduces no sound ■ The fr ont high, fr ont wide and surround back speakers pr oduce no sound ■ The subwoofer produces no sound ■ There’ s no sound with a cer tain signal f ormat ■ Can’t select the Pure A udio listening m[...]

96 En ■ There’ s no picture ■ There’ s no picture from a source conn ected to an HDMI IN ■ The on-screen menus don’t appear ■ The picture is d istorted ■ The on screen display does not appear ■ Reception is noisy , FM stereo reception is noisy , or the FM STEREO indicato r doesn’t light ■ The remote controller doesn’t wo rk [...]

97 En ■ Can’t control other components ■ Can’t learn commands from another remote contr oller ■ Can’t record ■ There’ s no sound ■ Can’t access the server or Inter net radio ■ Playbac k stops while list ening to m usic files on the server ■ Can’t connect to the A V controller from a W eb browser ■ Can’t access the musi[...]

98 En ■ The sound changes when I connect m y headph ones ■ The speaker distance cannot be set as required ■ The display doesn’t w ork ■ How do I change the language of a m ultiplex source ■ The u functions don’t w ork ■ The functions System O n/A uto P ower On and Direct Change don’t work for components connected via u ■ When pe[...]

99 En The A V controller can upcon vert component video, S- V ideo, and composite video sources for display on a TV connected to the HDMI output. Ho wever , if the picture quality of the source is poor , upcon version may make the picture worse or disappear altogether . In this case, tr y the follo wing: Note •I f “ Monitor Out ” setting is s[...]

100 En Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tu n e r S e c t i o n General ■ HDMI ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Others Specifications and features are subject to change without notic e. THD (T ot al Harmonic Distort ion) 0.05% (Po wer Rated) Input Sens itivity an d Impedanc e 200 mV/47 k Ω[...]

101 En About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demand s of digital TV , HDMI (High Definition Mult imedia Interface) is a new digi tal interface standard for connect ing TVs, projectors, Blu-ray Disc/D VD players, set-top boxes, and other video compo- nents. Until no w , sev eral sepa rate video and audio ca bles hav e been required to conne ct A[...]

102 En Using an RIHD-compatible TV , Pla yer , or Recorder p , which stands for Remote Interacti ve ov er HDMI, is the name of the system control function found on Onkyo components. The A V controller can be us ed with CEC (Consumer Electronics C ontrol), which allows system control ov er HDMI and is part of th e HDMI standard. CEC provides interop[...]

103 En ■ How to connect and setup 1 Confirm the connecting and setting . 1. Connect the HDMI OUT MAIN jack to the HDMI input jack of the TV . 2. Connect the audio output from the TV to the OPTICAL IN 2 jack of the A V controller using an optical di gital cable . Note • When you use the audio return channel (ARC) function with an HDMI (Audio Ret[...]

104 En Firmware Update There are the follo wing methods to update the firmw are: via network and via USB storage. Please choose either one that suits your condition. Before you start, carefully read the update procedure. It will take about 60 minutes to update the firmw are. ■ Update via network Y ou need a wired Internet connection to update the[...]

105 En T roub leshooting Case1: If “ No Update ” is displayed on the front display of the A V controller, the f irmware has already been updated. Y ou do not need to do anything further . Case2: If an error occurs, “ Err or!! *-** No media ” is displayed on the front display of the A V controller. (A lpha-numeric characters on the front dis[...]

106 En T rou bleshooting Case1: If “ No Update ” is displayed on the front display of the A V controller, the firmw are has al ready been up dated. Y ou do not need to do anything further . Case2: If an error occurs, “ Error!! *-* * No media ” is displayed on the front display of the A V controller. (Alpha-numeric characters on the front di[...]

107 En Video Resolution Char t The follow ing tables show ho w video signals at diff erent resolutions are output by the A V controller. NTSC/P AL ✔ : Output *1 The superimposed menus cannot be displayed. *2 The superimposed menus are displayed at only 60 Hz. HDMI 1080p/24 1080p 1080i 7 20p 480p/ 576p 480i/ 576i SXGA XGA SV GA V GA HDMI 1080p/24 [...]

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