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E n A V Receiv er TX-SR603/603E TX-SR8360 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V Receiv er . Please read this manual thoroughly before making any connections and plugging it in. Follo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w A V Receiver . Please reta[...]
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2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an y heat [...]
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3 Precautions F or U .S. Models Note to CA TV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CA TV system installer ’ s attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in partic- ular , speci fi es that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the[...]
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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 quali fi ed service personnel. IMPOR T ANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Li ve As the colours of the wires in the mains lead[...]
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5 Features Amplifier • 90 watts per channel into 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, less than 0.08% total harmonic distortion (FTC rating) • 7-channel ampli fi er • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • Zone 2 capability • 24-bit/192 kHz D/A con verters • WRA T (W ide Range Ampli fi er T echnology) • Color-coded speak er terminal posts A udio/Vid[...]
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6 T ab le of Contents Basic Introduction Important Safety Instructions .......................................................................................... 2 Precautions ....................................................................................................................... 3 Supplied Accessories................................[...]
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7 T able of Contents —Continued Advanced Features Advanced Features Advanced Features Advanced Features Adv anced Controlling Other Components Entering Remote Control Codes ................................................................................... 78 Learning Commands from Another Remote Contr oller ......................................[...]
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8 Fr ont & Rear P anels The page numbers in parentheses show where you can fi nd the main e xplanation for each item. A ST ANDBY/ON button (38) This button is used to set the A V recei ver to On or Standby . B ZONE 2 indicator (76) This indicator lights up when Zone 2 is selected. C ZONE 2/OFF button (76) The ZONE 2 button is used to select th[...]
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9 Front & Rear P anels —Continued Q SETUP button This button is used to access the onscreen setup menus that appear on the connected TV . R MASTER V OLUME control (53) This control is used to adjust the volume of the A V receiv er to MIN, 1 through 99, or MAX. S PHONES jack (54) This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan- dard pair of [...]
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10 Front & Rear P anels —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can fi nd the main e xplanation for each item. 1 MUTING indicator (54) This indicator fl ashes while the A V receiv er is muted. 2 ZONE 2 indicator (76) This indicator lights up when Zone 2 is selected. 3 Listening mode & format indicator s These indicator[...]
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11 Front & Rear P anels —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can fi nd the main e xplanation for each item. A OPTICAL DIGIT AL The optical digital audio inputs can be used to con- nect CD and D VD players, and other components with an optical digital audio output. The optical output can be used connect a CD recorder or o[...]
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12 Front & Rear P anels —Continued L V OL T A GE SELECT OR (3) Certain models only . This voltage selector pro vides compatibility with power systems around the w orld. M REMO TE CONTROL This (Remote Interacti ve) jack can be con- nected to an jack on another Onkyo A V compo- nent. The A V recei ver ’ s remote controller can then be used to[...]
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13 Remote Contr oller Notes: • The batteries should last for about six months, although this will vary with usage. • If the remote controller doesn ’ t w ork reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don ’ t mix ne w and old batteries or dif ferent types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, rem[...]
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14 Remote Controller —Continued In addition to controlling the A V receiv er, the remote controller has sev eral operating modes for controlling your other A V components, including Onkyo compo- nents connected via . Modes are selected by using the remote controller ’ s REMO TE MODE b uttons. For detailed information, see the pages in parenthes[...]
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15 Remote Controller —Continued A ST ANDBY button (38) This button is used to set the A V recei ver to Standby . B ON button (38) This button is used to turn on the A V recei ver. C INPUT SELECT OR buttons (53) These buttons are used to select the input source. D MUL TI CH button (65) This button is used to select the D VD analog multi- channel i[...]
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16 Remote Controller —Continued D VD mode is used to control an Onkyo D VD player connected to the A V receiv er via . T o set the remote controller to D VD mode, pr ess the [D VD] REMO TE MODE button. A ST ANDBY button This button is used to set the D VD player to Standby . B ON button This button is used to turn on the D VD player and to set it[...]
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17 Remote Controller —Continued N A-B button This button is used to set the A – B repeat playback function. O OPEN/CLOSE [ ] button This button is used to open and close the disc tray . P VIDEO OFF button This button is used to turn of f the internal video cir- cuitry , eliminating any possibility of interference. Q CLEAR button This button is [...]
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18 Remote Controller —Continued MD/CDR mode is used to control an Onkyo MiniDisc recorder or CD recorder connected to the A V receiv er via . T o select MD/CDR mode, press the [MD/CDR] REMO TE MODE button. By default, this b utton is set to control a MiniDisc recorder . T o control a CD recorder , it must be set to CDR (see page 78). A ON button [...]
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19 Remote Controller —Continued M FR & FF [ ]/[ ] buttons The FR [ ] button is used to start fast re verse. The FF [ ] button is used to start fast forward. N Stop [ ] b utton This button is used to stop playback. O RANDOM button This button is used with the random playback func- tion. P MEMOR Y b utton This button is used with the memory pla[...]
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20 About Home Theater Thanks to the A V receiv er ’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of mo vement in your own home — just lik e being in a movie theater or concert hall. W ith D VDs you can enjoy DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog and digital TV you can enjo y Dolby Pro Logic IIx or Onkyo ’ s own DSP surr[...]
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21 Connecting the A V Receiver • Before making any A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your other A V components. • Don ’ t connect the po wer cord until you ’ v e completed and double-checked all A V connections. Optical Digital Jacks The A V receiv er ’ s optical digital jacks hav e shutter-type cov ers that open when an opt[...]
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22 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Speaker Configuration For the best surround sound e xperience, you should con- nect sev en speakers and a po wered subwoofer . The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you ha ve. *If you ’ re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to t[...]
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23 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speak ers: • North American model only: Only connect speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or higher . If you use speakers with a lo wer impedance, and use the ampli- fi er at high volume le vels for a long period of time, the buil[...]
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24 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and ho w to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The A V receiv er won ’ t pick up an y radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . Connect[...]
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25 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially av ailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, b ut usable results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. • Fo[...]
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26 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your D VD player and other A V components to the A V receiv er, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the A V receiv er. The A V receiv er supports sev eral connection formats for compati[...]
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27 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Monitor Out ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv er ’ s V MONITOR OUT jack to a composite video input on your TV , as shown. ■ Using S-Video Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V receiv er ’ s S MONITOR OUT jack to an S-V ideo input on your TV , as shown[...]
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28 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Video Connections Y ou only need to use one of the following connection methods. ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s V DVD IN jack to the composite video output on your D VD player , as shown. ■ Using S-Video Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V re[...]
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29 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued ■ Using a Multichannel Connection If your D VD player supports multichannel audio formats such as D VD-Audio, and it has a 5.1-channel analog audio output, you can enjoy D VD-Audio playback. Use a multichannel analog audio cable to connect the A V receiv er ’ s D VD IN FR ONT L/R, CENTER, SUR- R OUND [...]
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30 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued This section shows ho w to connect a VCR for playback so that you can watch videos via the A V receiv er. Video Connections • Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s S VIDEO 1 IN jack to a S-V ideo output on your VCR, as shown. OR • Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv[...]
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31 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued This section explains ho w to connect a VCR for recording from a TV or another VCR. Video Connections • Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V receiv er ’ s S VIDEO 1 OUT jack to an S-V ideo input on the recording VCR. Use another S-V ideo cable to connect the A V receiv er ’ s S VIDEO 3 IN jack t[...]
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32 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued Video Connections Y ou only need to use one of the following connection methods. ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s V VIDEO 3 IN jack to a composite video output on your video source, as shown. ■ Using S-Video Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V [...]
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33 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued ■ Using Analog Connections If your video source doesn ’ t ha ve a digital audio output, or you want to record from it, you ’ ll need to mak e the following analog audio connection. Use an analog audio cable to connect the A V receiv er ’ s VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks to the analog audio output on your vi[...]
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34 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued ■ Using Optical or Coaxial Connections If you connect to a digital audio input, you ’ ll need to assign it (see page 43). • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the A V receiv er ’ s OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN jacks to the optical output on your CD player , as shown. OR • Use a coaxial [...]
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35 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued ■ Using Optical or Coaxial Connections (playbac k only) If you connect to a digital audio input, you ’ ll need to assign it (see page 43). • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the A V receiv er ’ s OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN jacks to the optical output on your recorder , as shown. OR ?[...]
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36 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued ■ T urntable with a Built-in Phono Preamp Use an analog audio cable to connect an unused audio input on the A V receiv er to the audio outputs on your turntable, as shown. ■ T urntable without a Built-in Phono Preamp Use an analog audio cable to connect an unused audio input on the A V receiv er to th[...]
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37 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued W ith (Remote Interacti ve) you can control your -compatible Onkyo CD player , D VD player , and so on with the A V receiv er ’ s remote controller , as follo ws: • T o use , you must make an analog audio con- nection between the A V recei ver and the other A V components, even if they ar e connected [...]
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38 Connecting the A V Receiver —Continued • Before connecting the power cord, connect all your speakers and A V components. • T urning on the A V receiv er may cause a momentary power sur ge that might interfere with other electrical equipment on the same circuit. If this is a problem, plug the A V receiv er into a different circuit. Notes: ?[...]
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39 Fir st Time Setup This chapter explains the settings that you need to make before using the A V recei ver. W ith the supplied speaker setup microphone, the Auto- matic Speaker Setup function can measure the test tone output by each speaker and automatically determine the number of speakers connected, their sizes, the distance from each speaker t[...]
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40 First Time Setup —Continued ■ How to V erify the Measurement Results By selecting “ Check the Results ” at step 4, you can dis- play the following screen to con fi rm the measurement results. 3 Press [ENTER]. The automatic speaker setup starts. The test tone is output by each speaker in turn, measured by the microphone, and the speaker [...]
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41 First Time Setup —Continued Note: Measurement may not be performed correctly depend- ing on your use en vironment. If the measurement results remain unchanged after retried, create speaker settings manually (see pages 46-51). Tip: When any ampli fi er -builtin subwoofer is connected, its sound may not be detected with the automatic speaker se[...]
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42 First Time Setup —Continued The A V receiv er is con fi gured using onscreen setup menus, which are displayed on the TV that ’ s connected to either of the MONITOR OUT jacks. Because the y appear on your TV , they ’ re large and clear , making setup a breeze. About the Onscreen Setup Menus * Main menu Submenus p. 46 p. 44 p. 43 p. 49 p. 5[...]
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43 First Time Setup —Continued Digital Input If you connect a component to a digital input jack, you must assign that jack to an input selector . F or example, if you connect your CD player to the OPTICAL IN2 jack, you should assign that jack to the CD input selec- tor . By default, the CO AXIAL IN1 jack is assigned to the D VD input selector , a[...]
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44 First Time Setup —Continued Component Video Setup If you connect to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign it to an input selector . F or example, if you connect your D VD player to COMPONENT IN 3, you should assign it to the D VD input selector . If you want to output composite and S-V ideo sources from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT , select VIDEO, [...]
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45 First Time Setup —Continued TV Format Setup (not North American models) Here you can specify the TV format used in your area. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button f ol- lowed b y the [SETUP] button. The main menu appears on[...]
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46 First Time Setup —Continued AM Frequency Step Setup (some models only) Here you can specify the AM frequenc y step used in your area. When this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. Some of the settings [...]
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47 First Time Setup —Continued 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “ 1. Speaker Con fi g, ” and then press [ENTER]. The Speaker Con fi g menu appears. 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “ a. Subw oofer , ” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select: Y es: Select if a subwoofer is con- nected. No: [...]
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48 First Time Setup —Continued Crosso ver Note: If the crossov er frequency is set to a lo w value, and the program material doesn ’ t contain an y sounds below that frequency , the subwoofer will not output much sound. Double Bass W ith the Double Bass function, you can boost bass out- put by feeding bass sounds from the front left and right c[...]
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49 First Time Setup —Continued Speaker Distance Here you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position so that the sound from each speaker arri ves at the listener ’ s ears as the sound designer intended. Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Front distance. For[...]
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50 First Time Setup —Continued Speaker Level Calibration Here you can adjust the lev el of each speaker with the built-in test tone so that the v olume of each speaker is the same at the listening position. Note: The speakers cannot be calibrated while the output of the A V receiv er is muted, while a pair of headphones is con- nected, or when us[...]
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51 First Time Setup —Continued Equalizer Setting Here you can adjust the EQ of individual speak ers. T o set the volume of indi vidual speakers see page 50. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button f ol- lowed b y the [SETUP] butt[...]
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52 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect an -compatible Onkyo MiniDisc recorder or CD recorder to the T APE IN/OUT jacks, for to work properly , you must change this setting. This setting can only be changed on the A V receiv er. Changing the T APE/MD/CDR Display 1 Press the [T APE] input selector button so that “ T APE ” appears on the [...]
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53 Basic Operations This section explains ho w to select the input source (i.e., the A V component that you want to listen to or watch). Selecting the Input Source 1 3 3 1 1 1 Use the A V receiver ’ s input selector buttons to select the input source. T o select the input source with the remote contr oller , press the [RECEIVER] button, and then [...]
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54 Basic Operations —Continued Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiver. W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiv er to turn off automatically after a speci fi ed period. If you need to cancel the sleep timer , press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator [...]
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55 Basic Operations —Continued Y ou can display various information about the current input source as follows. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V recei ver by using its [DISPLA Y] button. The following information can typically be displayed for input sources. * If the input signal is analog, no format information is displayed. [...]
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56 Basic Operations —Continued W ith the built-in tuner you can enjo y AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fa vorite stations as presets for quick selection. Listening to the Radio T uning into Radio Stations ■ A uto T uning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM STEREO[...]
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57 Basic Operations —Continued Presetting Radio Stations Y ou can store up to 40 of your fav orite radio stations as presets. Selecting Preset Stations Deleting Presets Displaying Radio Inf ormation 1 T une into the station that you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMOR Y] b utton. The MEMOR Y indicator appears and the preset number fl a[...]
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58 Basic Operations —Continued Using RDS (European models onl y) RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailable. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and it ’ s a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was de veloped by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is a vail- able[...]
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59 Basic Operations —Continued Displaying Radio T e xt (RT) When tuned to an RDS station that ’ s broadcasting R T text information, that information can be displayed. Notes: • The message “ W aiting ” may appear while the A V receiv er waits for R T information. • If the message “ No T ext Data ” appears on the display , no R T inf[...]
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60 Basic Operations —Continued See “ About the Listening Modes ” on page 62 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the A V receiver ■ [PURE A UDIO] b utton (not Nor th American TX-SR603) This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. While this mode is selected, the A V receiv er outputs no video signals and it[...]
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61 Basic Operations —Continued The following table lists all the listening modes and sho ws which modes can be selected for each input signal format. Input signal format Analog, PCM*1 1. In the Pure Audio and Direct listening modes, PCM signals at 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz are processed at 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, and 96 kHz, respec- tively. 96 kHz s[...]
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62 Basic Operations —Continued About the Listening Modes W ith its built-in surround sound decoders and DSP pro- grams, the A V receiv er can transform your home listen- ing room into a movie theater or concert hall. If you connect two surround back speakers (i.e., left and right), both will be used for 6.1-channel surround play- back. Direct The[...]
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63 Basic Operations —Continued DTS-ES Matrix This is DTS with an added surround back channel for 6.1 surround sound. Use it to provide 6.1-channel surround playback with program material recorded in DTS 5.1 format. Since DTS 5.1 program material contains surround back channel informa- tion, all channels can be reconstructed for 6.1-channel playba[...]
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64 Ad v anced Operations W ith the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts ev en when listening at low v olume lev els — ideal for watching movies late at night when you don ’ t w ant to disturb anyone. Notes: • The effect of the Late Night function depends on the [...]
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65 Adv anced Operations —Continued Y ou can adjust the lev el of individual speak ers during playback. These adjustments are temporary and will be cancelled when the A V receiv er is set to Standby . Notes: • Y ou cannot use this function while the A V receiver is muted. • Speakers that are set to No or None in the Speaker Con fi guration ca[...]
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66 Adv anced Operations —Continued Adjusting Individual Speaker Levels Y ou can adjust the lev el of individual speak ers while using the D VD analog multichannel input. Adjusting with onscreen setup menus: Adjusting with the remote controller: Notes: • These speaker le vel settings are completely indepen- dent of those explained on pages 50, 6[...]
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67 Adv anced Operations —Continued A V Recording Y ou can record A V input sources to an A V recording component (VCR, etc.) connected to the VIDEO 1 OUT , VIDEO 2 OUT , or T APE OUT . See pages 27 – 37 for information on connecting components. Recording Separate A V Sources Here you can record audio and video from completely separate sources, [...]
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68 Ad v anced Setup Y ou can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct or Pure Audio (not North Amer- ican TX-SR603) listening mode is selected. ■ Bass Y ou can boost or cut low-frequenc y sounds output by the front speakers from – 10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps. ■ T reble Y ou can boost or cut high-frequency so[...]
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69 Adv anced Setup —Continued The Audio Adjust functions are explained below . Input Channel Settings ■ Multiplex This setting determines which channel is output from a stereo multiplex source. Use it to select audio channels or languages with multiplex sources, multilingual TV broadcasts, and so on. Main: The main channel is output (default). [...]
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70 Adv anced Setup —Continued Y ou can assign a default listening 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 with Dolby Digital input signals. Y ou can select other listening modes dur- ing playback, but the mode speci fi ed here[...]
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71 Adv anced Setup —Continued Y ou can set the input lev el for each input source. This is useful if some of your A V components are louder or qui- eter than others. While this menu is shown onscreen, you can select each input source and set the lev els while listening to and comparing them. This section explains the items on the Preference menu.[...]
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72 Adv anced Setup —Continued a. Maximum V olume W ith this preference, you can prev ent the volume being set too high by specifying a maximum volume le vel. The range is from 50 to 99. T o specify no maximum vol- ume, select Off. b. P ower On V olume W ith this preference, you can specify the volume setting to be used each time the A V receiv er[...]
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73 Adv anced Setup —Continued If sev eral Onkyo components are used in the same room, the remote controller ’ s control codes may o verlap with those of another component. T o differentiate the remote controller ’ s control codes, you can change its ID to another number . Notes: If you change the remote controller ’ s ID, be sure to set the[...]
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74 Zone 2 W ith the Zone 2 function, you can enjoy one input source in the main room and a different source in another room. There are two connection methods: using a recei ver/inte- grated amp in Zone 2 or using only a pair of speakers in Zone 2. Using a Receiver/Integrated Amp in Zone 2 W ith this connection method, you can use 7.1 surround sound[...]
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75 Zone 2 —Continued T o use Zone 2, you must make this setting. It enables the speakers connected to the ZONE 2 SPEAKERS termi- nals so that they produce sound when Zone 2 is used. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. Setting the P owered Zone 2 1 Press t[...]
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76 Zone 2 —Continued Here you can turn on Zone 2, select an input source, and adjust the volume. Note: T o control Zone 2 with the remote controller , you must press the [ZONE 2] button fi rst. Notes: • If the Sleep function has been set, the Zone 2 compo- nent will turn off along with the A V recei ver when the speci fi ed sleep time expires[...]
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77 Zone 2 —Continued Using the 12V T rigger When Zone 2 is turned on, the ZONE 2 12V TRIGGER OUT outputs 12 volts (100 milliamperes max). By con- necting this jack to the 12-volt trigger input on, say , a power amp in Zone 2, that po wer amp will turn on and off automatically as and when Zone 2 is turned on and off on the A V recei ver. T o use t[...]
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78 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V Receiv er’ s remote controller (RC-590M/RC-591M) to control your other compo- nents, including those made by other manufacturers. This chapter explains ho w to: • Enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control (e.g., D VD, TV , VCR). • Learn commands directly from a[...]
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79 Controlling Other Components —Continued Resetting REMO TE MODE Buttons If you ’ ve entered another code for one of these b utton and now w ant to return to the default, perform the fol- lowing procedure. By default, some REMO TE MODE b uttons are prepro- grammed with remote control codes for controlling Onkyo components connected via . Reset[...]
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80 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes When two or more codes are gi ven, try each one in turn, and choose the one that works best. Depending on the manufacturer and component, the remote controller may not work as expected. D VD (D VD player) Manufacturer Control code Aiwa 5010 Akai 5019 Apex 5015, 5016 CyberHome 5027 De[...]
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81 Controlling Other Components —Continued SA T (satellite receiver) Manufacturer Control code T r istar 4016 Unisat 4013 Universum 4021, 4024 V ortec 4017 Wela 4025 Zehnder 4020 Zenith 4032 CBL (cable receiver) Manufacturer Control code ABC 3001, 3002, 3021 Archer 3006 Cabletime 3028, 3032 Cable view 3004 Contec 3009 Eastern 3010 GE 3001, 3002 G[...]
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82 Controlling Other Components —Continued VCR Manufacturer Control code RCA 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026, 2027 Realistic 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 Rex 2048 Roadstar 2033, 2043 Runco 2019 Saba 2040, 2048 Saisho 2028, 2041 Salora 2030 Samsung 2008, 2043, 2049 Sansui 2006, 2032 Sanyo 2007, 2008, 2030, 2036 Sav[...]
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83 Controlling Other Components —Continued TV Manufacturer Control code Loewe 1014, 1040, 1055 Luxman 1004, 1006 LXI 1001, 1006, 1010, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1034 M Electronic 1035, 1053, 1062, 1063 Magnadyne 1040, 1067, 1068 Magnafon 1067 Magnav ox 1004, 1006, 1008, 1014, 1018, 1020 Marantz 1004, 1006, 1014, 1060 Matsui 1035, 1043, 1048, 1050, 1063, [...]
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84 Controlling Other Components —Continued T o control another component, point the remote control- ler at it and use the buttons as e xplained below (you must select the appropriate remote control mode fi rst). Controlling a TV Buttons marked with an asterisk can alw ays be used to control a TV re gardless of the currently selected remote contr[...]
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85 Controlling Other Components —Continued Controlling a VCR The following b uttons control the A V Receiv er . [V OL]: Adjusts the v olume of the A V receiver. [MUTING]: Mutes the A V Recei ver . Controlling a Satellite Receiver The following b uttons control the A V Receiv er . [V OL]: Adjusts the v olume of the A V receiver. [MUTING]: Mutes th[...]
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86 Controlling Other Components —Continued The A V receiv er ’ s remote controller can learn the com- mands of other remote controllers simply by pointing them at each other . F or example, by transmitting the Play command from your CD player ’ s remote controller , the remote controller can learn it and then transmit the same command when it[...]
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87 Controlling Other Components —Continued W ith the Macro function, you can program the remote controller ’ s MA CR O b uttons to perform a sequence of actions with just one button press. F or example, nor - mally you need to perform the following actions to play a CD: 1. Press the REMO TE MODE [RECEIVER] button to select Receiv er mode. 2. Pr[...]
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88 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Other Jacks Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Power Output 2 channel dri ven: North American: 90 W + 90 W (8 Ω , 20 Hz–20 kHz, FTC) European: 125 W [...]
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89 T r oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V receiv er, look for a solution in this section. If you can ’ t resolv e the issue yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer . Can ’ t turn on the A V receiver? • Make sure that the po wer cord is properly plugged into the wall outlet. • Unplug the power cord from the w all outlet, wait ?[...]
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90 T roub leshooting —Continued The subwoof er produces no sound? • When you play source material that contains no infor- mation in the LFE channel, the subwoofer produces no sound. • Make sure the speakers are con fi gured correctly (page 46). There ’ s no sound with a cer tain signal format? • Check the digital audio output setting on [...]
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91 T roub leshooting —Continued Reception is noisy , FM stereo reception is noisy , or the FM STEREO indicator doesn ’ t appear? • Relocate your antenna. • Mov e the A V receiver a way from your TV or com- puter . • Listen to the station in mono (page 56). • When listening to an AM station, operating the remote controller may cause nois[...]
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92 SN 29343945 Sales & Product Planning Div. : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAPAN Tel: 072-831-8023 Fax: 072-831-8124 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A. Tel: 201-785-2600 Fax: 201-785-2650 http://www.us.onkyo.com/ ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Liegnitzerstrasse 6, 82194 Groebenzell, G[...]