Onkyo TX-SA706 manual

E n A V Receiv er TX-SR706 A V Amplif ier TX-SA706 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onk yo A V Recei ver/ A V Amplifier . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plu gging in the unit. Follo wing the inst ructions in this ma nual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listeni ng enjoyment from your[...]

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 cop yrighted material is illegal with- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user- serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust the uni[...]

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

5 Supplied Accessories Make sure you ha ve the following accessories: * In catalogs and on packagi ng, the lette r at the end of the product name indicate s the color. Specifications and operatio ns are the same regardless of colo r . Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6) Speaker setup microphone Indoor FM antenna (TX-SR706 only) AM loop an[...]

6 Features Amplifier • 100 W atts/Channel (2ch Dri ven) @ 8 ohms (FTC) • 160 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) • 175 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEIT A) • WRA T -W ide Range Amplifier T echnology (5 Hz-100 kHz bandwidth) • Optimu m Gain V olume Circuitry • 3-Step In v erted Darlington Amplifier Design • H.C.P .S. (High Current Power Su pply)[...]

7 Contents Introd uction Important Safety Instructions .................................... 2 Precautions ............................................................... 3 Supplied Accessories .. .............................................. 5 Features ...................... .............................................. 6 Front & Rear Panels.[...]

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9 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. a ON/ST ANDBY button (40) This b utton is used to set the A V recei ve r/ A V ampli- fier to On or Standb y . b ST ANDBY indicator (40) This indicator lights up when the A V receiver/ A V amplifier is in Standb y m od[...]

10 Front & Rear P anels —Continued For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a Speaker/channel indicators (73) Indicate the speaker co nf iguration and channels used by the current input source. : A box is displayed for each speaker tha t’ s set in the Speaker Conf iguration. No box appears for speaker s that are set to “N[...]

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12 Front & Rear P anels —Continued a u REMO TE CONTR OL This u (Remote Interacti ve) j ack can be con- nected to an u jack on another Onkyo A V compo- nent. The A V recei v er/ A V amplifier’ s remote controller can then be us e d to control that compo- nent. T o use u , you must make an analog audio connection (RCA) between the A V recei v[...]

13 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued v VCR/D VR IN/OUT Here you can connect a VCR or D VR (digital video recorder). Input and output jacks include S-V ideo, composite video, and analog audio. w D VD V , S, FRONT L/R Here you can connect a D VD player . Input jacks include S-V ideo, composite video, and analog audio. Y ou can connect a D VD pla[...]

14 Remote Contr oller Notes: • If the rem ote controller doesn’ t work 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 remote controller for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired batteries should[...]

15 Remote Controller —Contin ued For detaile d information, se e the pages in parentheses. a ON/ST ANDBY button (40) Sets the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier to On or Standby . b REMO TE MODE/INPUT SELECT OR buttons (54, 104–110) Selects the remote contro ller modes and the input sources. c MUL TI CH button (55) Selects the multichanne l D VD inpu[...]

16 About Home Theater Thanks to the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier’ s superb capabilitie s, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of mov e- ment in your o wn home—just like being in a mo vie theater or concert hall. W ith D VDs you can enjo y DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog or digital TV , y ou can enjo y Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo[...]

17 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier Speaker Config uration For 7.1-channel surround-s ound playback, you need se ven speakers and a po wered subwoofer . The following table indicate s the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you hav e. * If you’re using only one su rround bac k speaker, connect it to the SURR [...]

18 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Speaker Connection Pre cautions Read the following before co nnecting your speakers: • Y ou can connect speakers with an impedance of between 4 and 16 ohms. If the impedance of any of the connected speakers is 4 ohms or more, but less than 6 ohms, be sure to set t he minimum speak er impe[...]

19 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued The FR ONT L/R and SURR B A CK L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surro und back speakers respe ctiv ely , or bi-amped to provid e separate tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speake rs that support bi-amping, prov iding improved bass and treble performance. • [...]

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

21 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna If you cannot achie ve good re ception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a co mmercially a vailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, bu t usable results can someti mes be obtained when i nstalled in an att[...]

22 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued • Before making any A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your other A V components. • Don’ t connect the power cord until you’ ve completed and double-checked a ll A V connections. Optical Digit al Jac ks The A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier’ s optical d igital jacks hav e[...]

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

24 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued ■ Signal Selection If signals are present at mo re than one input, the inputs will be selected autom atically in the fol- lowin g order of priority: HDMI, component video, S-V i deo, composite video. In the Signal Selection Example sho wn on the right, video signals are present at both th[...]

25 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued See “Connecting Compon ents with HDMI” on page 33 f or HDMI connection inf ormation. • W ith connection , you can listen to and reco rd audio from your TV and listen in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or listen in Z one 2 as well, use and ,[...]

26 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued See “Connecting Components with HDMI” on page 33 for HD MI connection information. • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from a D VD and 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 [...]

27 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel D VD Input If your D VD player supports multichannel audio formats su ch as DVD- Audio or SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the A V recei ver/ A V ampl ifier’ s multichannel D VD input. Use a multichannel analog audio cab[...]

28 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued 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 recei ver/ A V amplifier, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to the VCR or D VD recorder e ven in Zone 2. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, [...]

29 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Notes: • The A V recei ver/ A V amplifier must be turned on for recordi ng. Recording is not possible while it’ s in Standby 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/ A V amplifier, conn ect the T[...]

30 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use your sa tellite or cable recei v er to listen to your fa vorite TV programs via the A V recei ver / A V amplif ier, us eful if your TV has no aud io outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the vi deo source and listen in Zone 2.[...]

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

32 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued Connecting a Camcor der or Other De vice Connection A V receiver/ A V amp lifier Signal flow C amcorder etc. A UX INPUT S VIDEO ⇐ S-Video output A UX INPUT VIDEO ⇐ Composite video output A UX INPUT L-A UDIO-R ⇐ Analog audio L/R output A UX INPUT DIGIT AL ⇐ Digital optical output Ste[...]

33 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued About HDMI Designed to meet the in crease d demands of digital TV , HDMI (High Definiti on Multimedia Interface ) is a new digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, D VD players, set-top box es, and othe r video components. Until no w , se veral separate video and audio cabl[...]

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

35 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued ■ CD Player or T urntab le (M M) with Built-in Phono Preamp • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the CD play er and 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 u[...]

36 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued • W ith connection , you ca n play and record and listen in Zone 2. • T o connect the recorder dig itally for playback, use conne ctions and , or and . Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or D A T Recor der Connection A V receiver/ A V amplifier Signal flow Cassette, CDR, MD , or DA T[...]

37 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —Continued If you want to use a more po werful po wer am plifier and use the A V recei ver/ A V ampl ifier as a preamp, connect it to the PRE OUT jacks, and connect all speak ers and the subwoofer to the po wer amplif ier . If you ha ve a po wered subw oofer , connect it to this A V receiver/ A V ampli[...]

38 Connecting the A V R eceiver/A V Amplifier —Continued ■ If Y our iP od Suppor ts Vide o: Connect your RI Dock’ s analog audio output jacks to the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier’ s GAME/TV IN L/R jacks, and connect its vide o output jack to the A V receiver/ A V amplifier GAME/TV IN V jack. (Onkyo DS-A2 hookup show n below .) ■ If Y our [...]

39 Connecting the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier —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 recei ver/ A V amplifie r is on Standby , it will automatic ally turn on and select that component as the input sour c[...]

40 T urning On the A V Receiver/A V Amplifier ST ANDBY/ON ON/STANDBY RECEIVER ST ANDBY indicator T urning On and Standby Press the [ON/ST ANDBY] button. Alternatively , press the remote cont roller’ s [RECEIVER] button, f ollowed by the [ON/ST ANDBY] button. The A V recei ver/ A V amplifier comes on, the display lights up, and the ST ANDBY indica[...]

41 Fir st Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to mak e be fore using the A V receiver/ A V amplifier for the very f irst time. Carry out the settings for th e A V recei ver/ A V amplifier by using the Onscreen Setup Menu. The settings of the A V re ceiv er/ A V amplifier can be changed using the Display . Onscreen Setup Menu[...]

42 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 player to HDMI IN 1, you must assign HDMI IN 1 to the D VD input selector . If you’ v e connected your TV to the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier with an HDMI cable, y[...]

43 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 player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2, you should assign it to th e D VD input selector . Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier by using its [...]

44 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 jack is assigned to the DVD input selector , although this c[...]

45 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 B A CK L/R termin al posts for bi-amping, you must change the “Spe akers T ype” setting. For hookup information, see “Bi-amping t[...]

46 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 performed on the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. TV Format Setup (not North American models) 1 Press the [RECEIVER] b u[...]

47 First Time Setup —Continued For AM tuning to work properly , you must specify the AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting is changed, al l radio presets are deleted. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. AM Freque[...]

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

49 First Time Setup —Continued W ith the supplied calibrat ed microphone, Audyssey MultEQ automatically determines the number of speakers connected, their si ze for purposes of bass management, optimum crossover frequencies to the subwoofer (if present), a nd distances fr om the primary list ening position. Audyssey MultEQ then remo ves the disto[...]

50 First Time Setup —Contin ued 1 T urn on the A V receiver/ A V amplifier and the connected TV . On the TV , select the inp ut to which the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier is connec ted. 2 Place the speaker setup micro- phone at measurement point 1 (page 49), and connect it to the SETUP MIC jack. Notes: • Before starting Audyssey MultEQ ® Automa[...]

51 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • Whe n the automatic speaker setup is c omplete, the “Equalizer Settings” (page 78) will be set to “ Audys- sey ”. • Y ou can cancel th e automatic speak er setup at an y point in this procedure si mply b y disconnecting the setup microphone. 6 After the 3rd to the 5th measure- ment, the follo wi[...]

52 First Time Setup —Contin ued Error Messa ges While the automati c speaker setup is in progre ss, one of the follo wing error messages may appear: ❏ Ambient noise is too high. This message appears if th e background noise is too loud and the measurements cannot be performed properly . Remov e the source of the noise and try again. Retry : Ret[...]

53 First Time Setup —Continued Changing the Speake r Settings Manual ly If you wish to make ch anges to the settings found during the automatic speak er setup, follo w the directions on see pages 73–80. Notes: • Pleas e note that THX rec ommends an y THX main speakers be set to “80Hz(THX)”. If you set up your speakers using the Aut omati [...]

54 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 receiver / A V amplifier’ s input selector buttons to select the input sour ce . T o select the input source with the remote cont roller , use the INPUT SELECT OR butt[...]

55 Basic Operations —Continued The multichannel D VD input is for connecting a compo- nent with a 7.1-channel analo g audio output, such as a D VD- Audio or SA CD-capable D VD player , or an MPEG decoder . See page 27 for hookup information. Notes: • While the multichan nel D VD input is selected, the Speaker Conf iguration settings on page 73 [...]

56 Basic Oper ations —Continued Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier. Tip : Y ou can specify how mu ch the output is muted with the “Muting Le vel” setting (see page 89). W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiver/ A V amplif ier to turn off aut omatically after a specified period. If you need to[...]

57 Listening to the Radio (TX-SR706 onl y) 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 Mo de When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tun ed into a stereo FM statio n[...]

58 Listening to the Radio (TX-SR706 only) —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 87). Its name is di splayed instead of the band and frequency . Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 T [...]

59 Listening to the R adio (TX-SR706 only) —Continued RDS only works in ar eas where RDS br oadcasts are ava i la b l e . 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 ([...]

60 Listening to the Radio (TX-SR706 only) —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 th e message “ No T ext Data ” appears on the dis[...]

61 Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the selected input source to a component with re cording ca pability , and how to record aud io and video from different sources. Notes: • The surround sound and D SP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected D VDs cannot be recorded. • Y ou cannot record from the D VD analog multi[...]

62 Using the Listening Modes See “ About the Listening Modes” on page 69 for detailed information a bout the listening modes. Selecting o n the A V rece iver/ A V am plifier ■ [PURE A UDIO] b utton This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selecte d, the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier’ s display is turned off and on[...]

63 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Analog and PCM Sour ces Listening Modes A v ailable f or Each Sour ce Format ✔ : A vailable Listening Modes Source f ormat Analog/PCM Multi channel Analog Multichannel PCM 32–96 kHz *1 *1. 32/44.1/ 48/88.2/96k Hz 176.4/ 192kHz *2 *2. D VD-Audio di scs output mu ltichannel 176.4/192 kHz PCM only via HDMI[...]

64 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby Digital, and Dolb y Digital Plus Sour ces Note: W ith some HD D VD and Blu-ray discs, a noise may be heard during playback. Th is may occur when the audio format changes during playback. It is not a malfunction. ✔ : A vailable Lis tening Modes Source format Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Multichan[...]

65 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS Sour ces ✔ : A vailable Listening Modes Source f ormat DTS, DTS96/24 DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix Multichannel 2ch Mono DVD, C D, e t c . DVD , C D, e t c . Pure Audio ✔✔✔✔ Direct ✔✔✔✔ Stereo ✔✔✔✔ Mono ✔ ✔✔✔ DTS, DTS 96/24 ✔ ✔ DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix ✔ *1 *1. If there ar[...]

66 Using the Listening Modes —Continued T rueHD Sour ces Note: W ith some HD D VD and Blu-ray discs, a noise may be heard during playback. Th is may occur when the audio format changes during playback. It is not a malfunction. ✔ : A vailable Lis tening Modes Source format T rueHD T rueHD 192kHz Multichannel 2ch Mono/Multiplex Multichannel 2ch M[...]

67 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-HD Sour ces Note: W ith some HD D VD and Blu-ray discs, a noise may be heard during playback. Th is may occur when the audio format changes during playback. It is not a malfunction. ✔ : A vailable Liste ning Modes Source f ormat DTS-HD High Resolution DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD Master A udio 192kHz Mu[...]

68 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS Express and DSD Sour ces If you can select PCM or DSD output on y our SA CD player , in some cases, se lecting PCM will provide the best sound quality . Note: W ith some HD D VD and Blu-ray discs, a noise may be heard during playback. Th is may occur when the audio format changes during playback. It is [...]

69 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The A V rece iv er/ A V amplif ier’ s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fi delity and stunning sur round sound. Pure A udio Button: In this mode, the display an d video circuitry are turned off, m inimizing possible n oise sources for the ult[...]

70 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby T rueHD Button: Designed to take full advant age of the additional storage space offered b y the ne w Blu-ray and HD D VD disc for- mats, this ne w Dolby format offers up to 7.1 discrete channels of digital audio with 48/96 kHz, up to 5.1-chan- nels with 192 kHz sampling rate. For the sign als support[...]

71 Using the Listening Modes —Continued THX Founded b y George Lucas, T HX 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 optim ize the tonal and spa tial characteristics of the soundt rack for reproduction in the home-theater en vironment.[...]

72 Adv anced Setup The onscreen setup menus appear on the connected TV and pr ovide a con venient w ay to change the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier’ s various settings . Settings are or ganized in to eight categories on the main menu , most containing a submenu . Onscreen Setup Menus 6. Miscellaneous 1. V olume Setup 2. OSD Setup 7. Hardware Setup [...]

73 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Some of the sett ings in this section are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 49). Here you can check the settings made by the Automatic Speaker Setup function, or set them manuall y , whic h is useful if you change one of the connected speakers after using the Automatic Speaker Setup[...]

74 Adv anced Setup —Continued 5 Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] but- tons to select “Front”, and then use the Left and Right [ e ]/[ r ] buttons to select a crosso ver fre- quency . Note: If the “Subwoofer” setting in step 4 is set to “No” , this setting is f ixed at “Full Band”. 6 Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] but- tons to sele[...]

75 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Low-P ass Filter for the LFE Channel W ith this setting, you can sp ecify the cutof f frequenc y of the LFE channel’ s low-pass f ilter (LPF), which can be used to filter out unw anted hum. The LPF only applies to sources th at use the LFE channe l. * If you’ re using THX- certified speakers, se lect “80Hz (TH[...]

76 Adv anced Setup —Continued Speaker Distan ce Here you can specify the d istance from each speaker to the listening position so th at the sound fro m each speaker arri ves at the listener’ s ears as the so und designer intended. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] button, arrow b[...]

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

78 Adv anced Setup —Continued Equalizer Setting W ith the Equalizer setting s, you can adjust the tone of speakers indi vidually with a 7-band equalizer . The vol- ume of each speaker can be set on page 77. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] b utton fol- lowed b y the [SETUP] button. The main menu a ppears o nscreen. If the main menu doe sn’t appear , make[...]

79 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Notes: • When the listening mode is set to Direct or Pure Audio, no ef fect will be produced. • The Equalizer settings ha v e no effect on 176.4/ 192 kHz input signals. • This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. [...]

80 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. 4 Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] but- tons to select “Surr Back Sp Spacing”, and use the Left and Right [ e ]/[ r ] buttons to specify the distance between your sur- rou[...]

81 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Here you can set lis tening mode-relat ed settings and functions. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. Multiple x/Mono Settings ■ Multiplex Input Ch This setting determi nes which channe l is output from a s[...]

82 Adv anced Setup —Continued Dimension W ith this setting, you can mov e the sound field fo rward or backward when using the Dolb y Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music listenin g mode. It can be adjusted from –3 t o +3 (defau lt is 0). Lo wer settings move the sound f ield forward. Higher settings mo ve it backward. If the stereo i[...]

83 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Y ou can change v arious audio settings b y pressing the [A UDIO] button. Note: When the “Audio TV Out” se tting is set to “On” (page 93), the [A UDIO] b utton is disabled. The Audio Adjust setti ngs are explained below . T one Contr ol Settings Y ou can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, exc[...]

84 Adv anced Setup —Continued A udysse y Dynamic EQ TM ■ DynamicEQ (Applies to Non-THX Listening Modes) ■ THX+DynamicEQ (Applies to THX Li stening Modes) W ith Audyssey Dynamic EQ , you can enjo y great sound ev en when listening at lo w vo lume lev els. Audyssey Dynamic EQ solv es the problem of deteriorat- ing sound quality as volu me is de[...]

85 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Y ou can assign a def ault list ening mode to each input source that will b e sele cted automatically when you select each input source. For e xample, you can set the default listening mode to be used with Dolby Digita l input signals. Y ou can select other listen ing modes dur- ing playback, but the mode specif ied[...]

86 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier b y using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] bu tton. This section explai ns items on the “S ource Setup” menu. Items can be set individuall y for each input selector . IntelliV olum e W ith IntelliV olume, you can set th[...]

87 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued A/V Sync When using your D VD player’ s progressive scanning function, you may find that the picture and sound are out of sync. W ith the A/V Sync setting, you can correct this by applying a delay to the a udio signal. The delay can be set from 0 to 250 milliseconds (msec) in 5 millisecond steps. Use the Le ft and[...]

88 Adv anced Setup —Continued Picture Adjust Using Picture Adjust, you can adjust the picture quality and reduce any noi se appearing on the sc reen and set it to that ad justment. Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] buttons to select the set- tings, and use the Left and Right [ e ]/[ r ] buttons to set them. T o view the TV picture wh ile setting, p[...]

89 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued This section explains t he items on the “ Miscellaneous” menu. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. V olume Setup ■ V olume Display W ith this setting, you can choose ho w the volume le vel is displayed.[...]

90 Adv anced Setup —Continued OSD Setup ■ Immediate Displa y This preference dete rmines whether operation details are displayed onscreen when an A V receiv er/ A V amplifier function is adjusted. Even when “On ” is select ed, operation details may not be output if the input source is connected to an HDMI IN. For optimal video performan ce,[...]

91 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued . This section explains items on the “Hardware Setup” menu. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier by using its [SETUP] button, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] b utton. Remote Control ■ Remote ID When se veral Onkyo components are used in the same room, their r emote ID code[...]

92 Adv anced Setup —Continued ■ SIRIUS P arental Loc k (on North American model) This item is for use with SIRIUS Sat ellite Radio. It’ s not av ailable if “S A T Radio Mode” is se t to “None”. See the separate Satellite Radio Gu ide for more information. Analog Multi ch ■ Subw oofer Input Sensitivity Some D VD players o utput the L[...]

93 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued Note: The “Zoom Mode” can also be set using the [DISPLA Y] button on the remote controller . 1. Press and hold the [DISPL A Y] button un til the set- ting item appears on the display . 2. Use the Up and Do wn [ q ]/[ w ] buttons to select “Zoom Mode”, and use the Left and Right [ e ]/[ r ] bu ttons to change[...]

94 Adv anced Setup —Continued ■ Control This function allo ws -compatible components connected via HDMI to be controlled with the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier. Notes: • , which stands for Remot e Interacti ve o ver HDMI, is the name of th e system control function found on Onky o components. The A V recei ver/ A V amplifier can be used wi th [...]

95 Adv anced Setup —Contin ued W ith this preference, you ca n protect your settings by locking the setup menus. Lock Setup 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button fol- lowed b y the [SETUP] b utton. The main menu appears onscreen. If the main menu doesn’t appear , make sure the appropriate external input is selected on your TV . 2 Use the Up and Down [ [...]

96 Adv anced Setup —Continued When an input source is selected, the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier checks the rele v ant audio inputs for the pres- ence of an audio signal a nd automatically select s an input. W ith this setting, you can specify which audio inputs the A V recei v er/ A V ampl ifier will check for sig- nals. Note: Y ou can select a [...]

97 Zone 2 In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in the othe r room, or as we ca ll 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 direc tly to the A V receiver/ A V ampli - fie r . 2. Connect them to an amp in Zone 2. Connecting Y our Z[...]

98 Zone 2 —Continued If you’ v e connected your Zone 2 speakers to the A V receiv er/ A V amplif ier, as e xplained in “Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speakers Directly to the A V receiver/ A V ampli- fier” o n page 97, you must set the “Powered Zone2” set- ting to “Act” (Acti v ated). Notes: • When “Act” is se lected and Zone 2 turn[...]

99 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 receiver/ A V amplifier Note: While Powered Zone 2 is being used, listening modes that require surround back speakers (6.1/7.1), such as Dolby Digital EX[...]

100 Zone 2 —Continued Adjusting the V olume for Zone 2 Muting Zones Notes: • Only analog input sources are output b y 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. • While Powered Zone 2 is be[...]

101 Zone 2 —Continued T o control the A V receiv er/ A V amplifier with the remo te controller while you’ re in the Zone 2 room, you’ll n eed a commercially a v ailable multi room remote control kit. • 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/ A [...]

102 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier ’ s remote con- troller (RC-717M) 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 d[...]

103 Contr olling Other Components —Continued Onkyo components that are connected via u are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the A V recei ver/ A V amplifier, not the compon ent. This allo ws you to control components that are out of vie w , in a rack, for example. If you want to control an Onk yo component by pointing the remote [...]

104 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued By pressing the [TV] or [GAME/TV] buttons that’ s been programmed with the remote contr ol code for your TV (TV/D VD combination or TV/VCR combination ), you can control your TV with the followin g buttons. For detail s on entering a remote control code for a differ- ent component, see page 102. The [...]

105 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] b utton is preprogramme d with the remot e control code for controlling an On[...]

106 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote control code for your VCR (TV/VCR, PVR, DBS/PVR co mbination or cable/PVR combination), you can control your video recorder with the follo wing buttons. For detail s on entering a remote control code for a differ- ent compone[...]

107 Contr olling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote control code for your sat- ellite recei v er , cable recei ver , or D VD recorder (DBS/ PVR combination or cable/ PVR combination), you can control your player with the follow ing buttons. For details on entering a remote con[...]

108 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 player , you can con trol your player with the follo wing buttons. The [CD] b utton is preprogrammed with the remote con- trol code for controlling an Onk yo CD player . [...]

109 Contr olling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote control code for your RI Dock, you can control your iPod in the RI Dock with the following b uttons. The [CUSTOM] b utton is preprogrammed with the remote control code for controlling an RI Dock. For details o n entering a re[...]

110 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued By pressing the REMO TE MODE button that’ s been programmed with the remote contr ol code for your cas- sette recorder , you can control your cassette recorder with the following b uttons. The [T APE] button is preprogrammed with the remote control code for controlling an Onkyo cassette recorder when[...]

111 Contr olling Other Components —Continued The A V receiv er/ A V amplifier’ s remote controller can learn the commands of othe r remote controllers. By transmitting, fo r example, th e Play command from your CD player’ s remote controller , the remote controller can learn it, and then transmit the e xact same comma nd when its Play [ 1 ] b[...]

112 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued Y ou can program the remote controller’ s MACR O but- tons to perform a sequence of remote control actions. Example: T o play a CD you typically n eed to perform the follow- ing actions: 1. Press the [RECEIVER] b utton to select the Rece iv er remote controller mode. 2. Press the [ON/ST ANDBY] button[...]

113 Specifications Amplifier Sect ion Video Section T uner Sect ion (TX-SR706 on ly) General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Control T ermi nal Specifications and features ar e subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power All channels: North American: 100 watts minimu m continuous power per channe[...]

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

115 T r oubleshooting —Continued The center speaker pr oduces no sound • When the Stereo listening m ode is selecte d, the center speaker produces no sound. • In the Mono listening mode, only the front speakers output sound if the “Output Sp eaker” sett ing is set to “Left/Right” (page 81). • Mak e sure the speakers are conf igured [...]

116 T r oubleshooting —Continued • If your TV is connected to the HDMI OUT, select “- - - - -” in the “HDMI Input Setup” on page 42 to watch composite video, S-V i de o, and component video sources. • If the video source is conne cted to a component video input, you must assign that i nput to an input selector (page 43), and your TV m[...]

117 T r oubleshooting —Continued • T o control an Onk yo component that’ s connected via u , point the remote con troller at the A V recei ver/ A V amplif ier. Be sure to enter the appropriate remote con- trol code fi rst (page 103). • T o control an Onkyo component that’ s not connected via u , or another manufactu rer’ s component, po[...]

118 T r oubleshooting —Continued The A V recei ver/ A V a mplifier ca n upcon vert component vide o, S-V ideo, and composite vi deo sources for display on a TV connected to the HDMI OUT . Howe ver , if the picture quality of the source is poor, upcon version may make the picture worse or disappear altogether . In this case, try setting the “HDM[...]

119 Video Resolution Char t The following tables sho w how video si gnals at different resolutions are out put by the A V recei ver/ A V amplif ier. ✔ : Output NTSC HDMI COMPONENT S-VIDEO COMPOSITE 1080p 1080i 72 0p 480p 480i 1080i 720p 480p 480i 480i 480i HDMI 1080p ✔ 1080i ✔✔✔ 720p ✔✔✔ 480p ✔✔✔✔ 480i ✔✔✔✔✔ COMPON[...]

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