Onkyo L-MS30 manual

DVD Theater System L-MS30 Instruction Manual The L-MS30 consists of: D VD Receiv er DR-L30 5.1ch Speaker System HTP-L30 • Satellite Speaker SKM-L30 • Center Speaker SKC-L30 • Powered Subwoofer SKW -L30 Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo D VD Th eater System. Please read this manual thorou ghly before making connections and turning on the po w[...]

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 ventilation open ings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install nea r any heat [...]

3 Precautions 1. Regional Restriction Codes (Regio n Number) Regional restriction codes are built into D V D receiv ers and DVD videos for each sales region. If the regional code of the D VD receiv er does not match one of the regional codes on the DVD video, playback is not possible. The regional num ber can be found on the rear panel of the D VD [...]

4 Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions / Pr ecautions / Tabl e of Contents ...... ................................. .........2 Features .. .................... .................... ................... .................... ................. ................... .. .......... ...........6 Notes on Cop yright Supplied Accessories ...... ....[...]

5 Basic Operation .................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ... ......... .... 32 Adjusting the Volume / Muting the Sound / Playing the connected source Speaker Setup ............ ................... .................... ................... .................... ................[...]

6 Features ■ DR-L30 – Integrated Receiver/D VD Play er Receiver Section •5 × 50 W/Channel at 8 Ω , (J EIT A) •D T S *1 , Dolby *2 Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II Decoding • A-Form–Auto Format Sensing • Linear PCM 96 kHz/24-bit D/A Conv erters • Built-in 64-bit DSP Proce ssor • Color-Coded Speaker T erminals D VD/CD Player Section ?[...]

7 Supplied Accessories Supplied Accessories Make sure you r box contains ev erything listed below . If any pieces are missing, contact your nearest Onkyo service. The number of accessories is indica ted in brackets. Remote controller (RC-546 M) [1] Batteries (size AAA/R03) [2] Indoor FM antenna [1] AM loop antenna [1] Video connection cable [1] (Fo[...]

8 Supplied Accessories ■ Using cork stopper s with the subwoof er (SKW -L30) W e recommend using the provided cork stoppers to achiev e the best possible sound fr om your speaker . The cork stoppers prev ent the speaker from mo ving, providing a more stable setup. ■ Using cork stopper s with the center speaker (SKC-L30) and satellite speakers ([...]

9 Preparing the Remote Controller 1 Detach the battery cover . 2 Insert the two size AAA/R03 batteries. Be sure to match the + and – en ds of the batteries with the diagram inside the battery compartment. 3 Attach the battery cover . Notes • Do not mix new batteries with old batteries or different kinds of batteries. • T o av oid corrosion, r[...]

10 Notes on Discs This D VD receiver can play back the following discs. *1 This unit can play CD- R and CD-R W discs recorded in CD Audio or V ideo CD format, with MP3 audio files or with JPEG image files. Ho wever , there may be so me discs that cannot be played back with this unit. The causes of this impossibility include incompletion of disc fi [...]

11 When saving files onto media Ensure that the session is closed or finalized when data has been written on media. There are cases where media on which the session has not be closed or finalized will not be playe d back correctly with this equipment. • There are cases where the folder names and file names will not be displayed correctly dependin[...]

12 Control Position and Names For operational instructions, see th e page indicated in brackets [ ]. 1 PO WER switch [26–27] When PO WER switch is pressed to ON, the D VD receiver turns on. 2 ST ANDBY indicator [26] 3 Disc tray [36] When loading a disc, place discs in the disc tray with the label side facing up. 4 Remote control sensor [9] Point [...]

13 For operational instructions, see th e page indicated in brackets [ ]. Shapes of jacks vary depending on the area where they are purchased. 1 FRONT SPEAKERS, CENTER SPEAKER and SURROUND SPEAKERS terminals [22] These terminals are for connectin g to the front and surround speakers (SKS-L30) and center speaker (SKC-L30). 2 MONIT OR OUT jac k [17] [...]

14 Control Position and Names For operational instructions, see th e page indicated in brackets [ ]. 1 MUTING button [32] Activ ates the mute function. 2 INPUT SELECTO R buttons (D VD/AM/FM/VIDEO1/ VIDEO2) [32, 35, 43] Press to select the input source. 3 Numeric buttons (1-9, 0) [38, 40, 42, 44] Use to perform direct title/folder and tra ck searche[...]

15 & RANDOM button [56, 60] Press to acti vate random playback. * REPEA T button [41, 47, 52, 56–57, 60] Use to set the repeat mode. ( A-B button [47, 52] Press at the beginning and end of the section you want to repeat or to mark a location you want to return to. ) B.MARK button [48–49, 53] Use to set the Book Mark function. _ VO L U M E 5[...]

16 Connecting Your AV Components • Read the manuals supplied with your A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer c ord until you’ ve completed all audio and video connections. ■ RCA/phono A V Connection Color Coding RCA/phono A V connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow . Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio in[...]

17 Before Connecting Connect the D VD receiver to the TV or A V component directly . If you connect the D VD rec ei ver to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or v ideo selector , the playback picture may be distor ted as D VD V ideo images are copy protected. This player has 3 kinds of video ou tput jacks. • V ideo jack connection: Use the supp lied V id[...]

18 Connecting Your AV Components ■ If y our TV has S-Video Input connector If the TV or monitor has an S-video input, making this type of video connection will produce im proved picture quality . Using an S-vide o cable (sold separately), connect the D VD OUT jack to the correspondin g S-video input jack on the TV . When using this type of co nne[...]

19 ■ If y our TV has Component Input connector If the TV or monitor has compon ent video inputs, making this type of video connection will produce ideal pi cture quality for the presentation of D VD-V ideo. Using a component video cable (so ld separately), connect the DVD OUT COMPONENT jacks to the corresponding compo nent video input jacks on th[...]

20 Connecting Your AV Components Video Connections Use a composite video cable to connect the DR-L30’s VIDEO VIDEO 2 IN to a composite video outp ut on your satellite tuner , etc., as shown. Y our TV must also be connected via composite video. ■ A udio Connections Use an RCA/phono audio cable to connect the DR-L30’s L/R VIDEO 2 IN connectors [...]

21 Connecting Speakers Attaching the fitting Using the screws provided, attach the f ittings to the rear of the speaker cabinet. Y ou can secure th e speakers so they do not move by stacking up two of the provided satellite speaker cork stoppers and attaching them as indicated in the illustration. Attach the fittings in two places on the center spe[...]

22 Connecting Speakers Use SKC-L30 for the center spea ker , and SKM-L30 for the front ( left and right) and surround speakers. ■ Making connections to the speaker terminals 1 Press and hold the lever . 2 Insert the exposed wires on the end of the cable. 3 Release the lever . Caution T o prevent damage to the circuitry , never allow the positiv e[...]

23 Connect the SUB WOOFER PREOUT jack on the DR-L30 to the subwoofer rear pa nel using the supplied audio connection cable as shown in the diagram below . Speaker placement varies depending on the size of the room and the wall cov erings used in the r oom. The following describes a sample layout for st andard speaker pla cement and t he functions o[...]

24 Connecting the Antenna This chapter explains ho w to conn ect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The supplied indoor FM an tenna is for indoor use only . 1 Attach the FM antenna, as sho wn. Once your DR-L30 is ready for us e, you’ll need to tune into an FM [...]

25 If you cannot achie ve good receptio n with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially av aila ble outdoor FM antenna instead. Notes • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, b ut usable results c an sometimes be obtained when inst alled in an attic or loft. • For best results, install the out door FM antenna well a way for tall build[...]

26 Connecting the Power/Turning on the DVD receiver Before connecting • Make sure that all the connectio ns from pages 17 to 25 are complete (the connection to the TV is requi red). • T urning on the DVD r eceiver may cause a momentary power surge, which might interfere with other electrical equipment such as computers. If this happens, use a w[...]

27 Customizing Function Settings x 1 Set the PO WER on the main unit to the ON position. After the power is switched ON, there is a delay of about 3 seconds before the display is lit. 2 Set TV Format according to the connected TV type. While no disc is inserted, hold the SURROUND button on the main unit depressed and keep pres sing the SUBTITLE but[...]

28 Customizing Function Settings 3 Press 5 / a to select the item, then press 3 . 4 Press 5 / a to select the sett ing, then press ENTER. T o move the cursor to the item column, press 2 . 5 Further steps may be needed depending on the item or setting. Follow the steps described in the explanation of eac h item star ting from page 29. T o return to [...]

29 TV DISPLA Y • NORMAL/PS (Pan Scan) Select when a 4:3 TV is connected . Displays pictures cropped to fill your TV screen. Either or both sides of the picture are cut off. This function is only av ailable wh en using a disc that supports Pan Scan. • NORMAL/LB (Letter Box) Select when a 4:3 TV is connected . Displays wide screen images with mas[...]

30 Customizing Function Settings DY N A M I C At the time of Dolby digital DVD playback, the difference of the maximum v olume and the minimum volume are compressed. Adjustment is possible in 8 steps, and the range is largest (compression ratio 0) at the time of “ FULL” and smallest (large compression ratio) at the time of “OFF”. Reduce the[...]

31 SUBTITLE Select the subtitle language. •E N G L I S H • FRENCH •S P A N I S H • CHINESE • JAP ANESE •O T H E R S •O F F T o disable subtitles. T o select other lan guage 1. Select OT HERS and press the ENTER button. 2. Input a 4-di git code by pressin g the numeric buttons on the remote controller (DVD Menu La nguage Code List, pag[...]

32 Basic Operation The v olume of the front left and r ight, center, surround left and right, and sub woofer speakers will be adju sted at the same time. V olume setting are as follows: Min, 01, 02 .. . 68, 69, Max. When headphone s are connected, you can ad just the volume of the sound through the headphones. ■ Operating with the remote contr ol[...]

33 Speaker Setup Adjust each speaker’ s relativ e volume balance so that the volumes of all speakers’ test tones sound equal at the listening position. Initial setting is 0 dB for all speakers. 1 Press SETUP for more than 3 seconds. The test tone is played back from the front Left speaker . Adjust the MASTER VOLUME so that it is slightly loud a[...]

34 Speaker Setup Before starting the procedure below , measure the distances from each speaker to the listening position. For pair speakers such as front left and right speakers, the distance from the listening position to one sp eaker should be the same as the distance to the other . In the procedure below , select the values which approximate the[...]

35 A music source can be used for spea ker le vel setting and subwoofer lev el setting. 1 Press £ to play bac k a disc. 2 Select the speaker . Speaker le vel adjustment can be perfor med by pressing the buttons FRONT , CENTER, SURR, and SUBW. FRONT: Fr ont speakers Switching is done as follows each time the button is pressed. → L ch (Left speake[...]

36 Playing DVDs (Basic Playback) 1 Press 0 . The disc tray comes out. 2 Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc. 3 Start playback. •W h e n £ / 8 (or £ on the remote controller) or 0 is pressed while the tray is open, the tr ay automatically c loses and playback begins. • Depending on[...]

37 x Use the resume feature to restart play back from the point that the disc was stopped last. 1 Press 7 once . The stop position is memorized . • Pressing 7 twice causes the disc to return to the beginning when £ is pressed again. 2 Press £ . Playback starts from the resume position. Note The actual restart position may be s lightly before or[...]

38 Playing DVDs (Basic Playback) Y ou can locate consecuti ve chapters or tracks. Press 4 / ¢ (repeatedly) to select the chapter y ou wish to start pl aying Press 4 once to start playback from the beginning of the current chapter . Press 4 repeatedly to select the form er chapters in reverse order . Press ¢ repeatedly to select th e next chapter [...]

39 Playing VCDs/CDs (Basic Playback) ■ About the and marks in the pages related to disc operation means the function or title is related to V ideo CD operation. means the function or title is related to CD operation. 1 Press 0 . The disc tray comes out. 2 Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align th[...]

40 Playing VCDs/CDs (Basic Playback) During pla yback, press th e 1 or ¡ button. • Each press switches the searching speed. → FF 2 × ( ¡ bu tto n) or FR 2 × ( 1 but to n) FF 4 × ( ¡ b utton) or FR 4 × ( 1 but ton ) FF 8 × ( ¡ b utton) or FR 8 × ( 1 but ton ) FF 16 × ( ¡ button) or FR 16 × ( 1 button) Normal pla yback • Press the [...]

41 Playing MP3/JPEG Files (Basic Playback) The D VD receiver can play back MP 3/JPEG files record ed on CD-R or CD-RW . • It is not possible to play back folders and files that exceed the maximum limitations of the media. • A certain amount of time is required for the player to conf irm the media on which MP3/JPEG files have been recorded befor[...]

42 Playing MP3/JPEG Files (Basic Playback) ■ Searc hing (only f or MP3 files) During pla yback, press th e 1 or ¡ button. Each press switches the searching speed. → FF 2 × ( ¡ button) or FR 2 × ( 1 butt on ) FF 4 × ( ¡ button) or FR 4 × ( 1 butt on ) FF 6 × ( ¡ button) or FR 6 × ( 1 butt on ) FF 8 × ( ¡ button) or FR 8 × ( 1 butt o[...]

43 Listening to the Radio There are two ways to select radio stations: • Manual tuning • Presetting radio stations then selecting the preset channels 1 Select the TUNER input. 2 Select the broadcast band. Each press changes the band. → FM AM 3 Select a tuning mode. (FM only) Each press switches the mode. → A UTO (A uto mode) MONO (Monaural [...]

44 Listening to the Radio Y ou can preset up to 40 Random stations. 1 T une in the radio statio n y ou wish to preset (see page 43). 2 Press MEMOR Y. 3 Select desired preset. In case of input with the numeric b uttons, a preset number will be decided simply by input of a 2-digit number without pressing the M EMOR Y button. 4 Press MEMOR Y. 5 Select[...]

45 Enjoying the Sound Effects The surround sound of the D VD receiver enab les you to enjoy the presence of a movi e theater or concer t hall in your room. Before using any sound ef fect, make sure th e configurations for Adjustin g Each Speaker’ s Relative V olume Balance - T est T one an d Setting the Distance From the Listening Po sition to Ea[...]

46 Enjoying the Sound Effects Press SURROUND. Each press switches the modes as shown below . (At the time of PCM source or Dolby Digital 2ch source) → DOLBY PL II MO VIE DOLBY PL II MUSIC STEREO (At the time of Dolby Digital 5.1ch source) → Dolby Digital STEREO (At the time of DTS source) → DTS STEREO When playing a source encode d in Dolby D[...]

47 Playing DVDs (Various Playback) Y ou can play a specif ic title, cha pte r , or segment repeatedly (Title repeat, chapter repeat, A-B repeat). 1 Select the title or chapte r , yo u want to repeat (see page 37). 2 Press REPEA T. Each time you press REPEA T, th e repeat mode changes as follows. → CHAPTER REPEA T ON Repeats the same chapter . TIT[...]

48 Playing DVDs (Various Playback) The video images on D VD can be viewed as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and ev en adv anced frame by frame. Press STEP. Tips • Each time yo u press STEP (or ¡ ), the picture advances one frame. • Each tim e you press 1 , the picture advances one frame in the rev erse directio n. • T o return to [...]

49 Recalling a bookma rked scene 1 During playback, press B.MARK on the remote controller . 2 Press 3 button on the remo te contr oller to recalling a bookmark numb er . 3 Press 5 / a on the remote contr oller to sele ct the bookmark number y ou want to acti vate, then press ENTER. Notes • If all 14 bookmarks are in use, you can still ma rk ne w [...]

50 Playing DVDs (Various Playback) Y ou can select a preferred camera angle to watch a scene. Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the c amera angle while playing a scene r ecord ed with mult iple angles. Each time you press ANGLE, the cam era angle changes. Notes • The display is switched of f when no operation is performed for about 2 second. • T[...]

51 Y ou can vie w information abou t a disc on the TV screen. Press ON SCREEN. Each time you press ON SCREEN, the on-screen display on the TV screen changes as follows. → Title number and chapter number display . Example: TITLE 01/03 CHAPT ER 07/20 00:10:12 (elapsed time of the title) ↓ TITLE REMAIN Remaining time of the title being played. ↓[...]

52 Playing VCDs/CDs (Various Playbacks) Y ou can play a specif ic title, chapter, track, or segment repeatedly (T itle repeat, chapter/tra ck repeat, A-B repeat). 1 Select the track y ou want to repeat (see page 40). 2 Press REPEA T. Each time you press REPEA T, th e repeat mode changes a s follows. → REPEA T-ONE (Repeats the same track.) REPEA T[...]

53 The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you can go to quickly . Y ou can store up to 14 bookmarks. Create the bookmark 1 During playback, press B.MARK on the remote controller . 2 Press 5 / a on the remote contr oller to sele ct desired bookmark nu mber . 3 When you reach the scene you want to mark, press ENTER . • Up to 14[...]

54 Playing VCDs/CDs (Various Playbacks) CD Intro Scan playbac k It is possibl e to play back appr ox. 10 seconds of the b eginning of each track. 1 During stop mode, pr ess the INTRO b utton on the remote controller . 2 Press the “1” button on the remote controller to select INTRO, then press the ENTER button. • The first 10 seconds of each t[...]

55 The video images on V ideo CD can be viewed as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and ev en adv anced frame by frame. Press STEP. Tips • Each time yo u press STEP (or ¡ ), the picture advances one frame. • T o return to n ormal playback, press the £ button. Press SLO W. Tips • Each time you press SLO W (or ¡ ), the motion spee d [...]

56 Playing VCDs/CDs (Various Playbacks) The tracks of the disc are played in random order . 1 During stop mode, press RANDOM. 2 Each time y ou press RAND OM, random play would be on and off. Note The menu is switched of f when no operation is perfo rmed for about 2 seconds. ■ T o cancel random p lay 1 Press 7 to stop playback. 2 Press RANDOM to c[...]

57 3 Select “ADD” icon on the screen to register selected value onto PR OGRAM LIST , then press the ENTER b utton. 4 Y ou can select maximum 21 values by repeating step 2 - 3. 5 Select “PLA Y” icon on the screen. then pr ess ENTER to start program play . T o repeat pr ogram play During program playback, pr ess th e REPEA T button on the rem[...]

58 Playing VCDs/CDs (Various Playbacks) 3 Press 2 , use 5 / a to move the cursor s to the “INSER T” icon, and press ENTER. The new track will be inserted after (below) the selected column. Delete Program During stop mode, press the MEMOR Y button on the remote controller 1 Move the cur sor with 3 to the “PROGRAM LIST” and select the colu mn[...]

59 Playing a MP3/JPEG (Various playbacks) Y ou can listen to the desired f iles of the current MP3/JPEG disc in any desired or der . Program Edit 1 During stop mode, press MEMO R Y. 2 Press 5 / a to select the file , then press ENTER. • The selected file go to program windo w . • Y ou can select a maximum of about 100 files by repeating step 2.[...]

60 Playing a MP3/JPEG (Various playbacks) Perform operation in REPEA T mode always under observ ation of the N A V I screen. Desired folders or discs can be played back repeat edly . 1 During stop mode, press REPEA T. Each press REPEA T the play mode. → FOLDER : Playback the folder that is selec ted. DISC : Playback all files on the disc. FOLDER [...]

61 DVD Menu Language Code List Code No. L anguage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1069 Bislama 1066 Bengali; Bangla 1067 Tibetan 1070 Breton 1079 Catalan 1093 Corsican 1097 Czech 1103 W elsh 1105 Danish 1109 German 1[...]

62 Troubleshooting Check the follo wing guide for the possible ca use of a problem befor e contacting service. Refer also to the respective instructi on manuals of the connected components and TV . Speakers Restoring the Default settings T o reset the DR-L30 to its factory default settings, If the main unit is set to st andby , press and hold both [...]

63 Main unit Symptoms Causes Remed ies Pa ges Playback does not start when the £ / 8 button is pressed. • There is no disc in the DVD recei ver . • There are no signals recorded on the side of the disc being played. • Load a disc and press the £ / 8 b utton. • T urn the disc over and properly place it on the disc tray . 36 36 Playback sta[...]

64 Troubleshooting Remote controller Others The parental le vel cannot be changed. • Y ou hav e forgotten the passw ord. • Set th e initial setup to the factory setup with the following procedure. 1 While in stop mode, press an d hold both SURR OUND on the main unit and TOP MENU on the remote co ntoller for 2 seconds or longer . 2 Press ST ANDB[...]

65 Specifications ■ Amplifier section Po w e r O u t p u t All channel 50 w atts per channel min. RMS. into 8 o hms two channel dr iven, 1, 000 Hz (One channel driven at center) THD (T ot al Harmonic Distor tion) 10 % at rated power 0.2 % at 1 w att output Damping F actor 40 at 8 ohms Input Sensitivity and Imped ance LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2) 450 m[...]

66 Specifications ■ D VD section Signal System PA L / M U LT I / N T S C Video Output level/Impedance 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω (Component and S-V ideo Y) 0.7 Vp-p/75 Ω (Component PB/CB, PR/CR) 0.286 Vp-p/75 Ω (S-V ideo C) 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω (Composite) Component Video Frequen cy Response 5 Hz – 50 MHz Frequency Response (DV D Linear Soun d) 4 Hz – 44[...]

67 ■ Satellite speakers SKM-L30 Ty p e 2 way bass reflex Frequency response 70 Hz – 35 kHz Maxim um input po wer 60 W Crosso ver frequency 6 kHz Output sound p ressure level 80 dB/W/m Impedanc e 8 ohms Speaker 8-cm woofer 2-cm tweeter Cabinet capacity 1.2 L Dimensions (W × H × D) 101 × 169 × 136 mm We i gh t 1.2 kg Others Magnetic shielding[...]

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