Onkyo PR-SC886 manual

E n AV C o n t r o l l e r PR-SC886 Instruction Manual Thank you for purch asing an Onkyo A V Controller. Please read this manual thoroughl y before making connections and plugg ing in the unit. Follo wing the instruct ions in this manual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listeni ng enjoyment from your new A V Controller. Please re[...]

2 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow al l instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventil ation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any hea[...]

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording c opyrighted ma terial is ille gal with- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The AC 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 un[...]

4 Precautions —Continued F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C plug on the power 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 Bro wn: Liv e As the colours of the wires in the mains lead o[...]

5 Contents Features ...... ................. .............. ................. ...... 6 Supplied Accessories ..................... ................. 7 Multiroom Capability ............... ................ ......... 8 Front & Rear Panels ........................ ................. 9 Front Panel .............. ......... ............. ............ .[...]

6 Features Proces sing • HDMI Audio and V ideo Processing (Deep Color, x.v .Color , Lip Sync, DTS *1 -HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolusion Audio, Dolby T rueHD *2 , Dolby Digital Plus, SA-CD and Multi-CH PCM) • THX Ultra2 Plus *3 Certified • HQV -Reon-VX V ideo Processing with 1080p V ideo Upscaling of All V ideo Sources via HDMI • Compo[...]

7 Features —Continued * “Xantech ” is a regi stered tradema rk of Xantech C orporation . * “Niles” is a registered trade mark of Niles Audio Corpor ation. * Apple and iPod ar e trademarks of App le Inc., registered i n the U.S. and other countries. * “x.v .C olor” is a tr ademark of S ony Corporation. This product incorporates co pyri[...]

8 Multir oom Capability Y ou can use three speaker systems wi th this A V controller —a surround-sound speaker sy stem (up to 7.1 channels) for enjoying D VD movies in your main room, Zone 2: a stereo speaker system in a second room, Zone 3: a stereo speaker system in a third room. And, you can se lect a dif ferent audio source for each room. Mai[...]

9 Fr ont & Rear P anels The actual front panel has v arious logos printe d on it. They are not shown here for clarity . The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. a ON/ST ANDBY button (45) Sets the A V controller to On or Standb y . b ST ANDBY indicator (45) Lights up when the A V controller is o[...]

10 Front & Rear P anels —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can f ind the main explanation for each item. l PHONES jack (66) This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connect ing a stan- dard pair of stereo hea dphones for priv ate listening. m ZONE 2, ZONE 3, and OFF buttons (118) The ZONE 2 button is used when setting Zone 2. Th[...]

11 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued ct LISTENING MODE [ e ]/[ r ] b uttons (75) Select the Onk yo orig inal list en ing modes. dk PO WER switch (45) American models do not hav e this swit ch. This is the mai n power switch. When set to OFF, the A V controller is completel y shutdown. It must be set to ON to se t the A V controller to On or St[...]

12 Front & Rear P anels —Continued a u REMO TE CONTROL This u (Remote Interacti ve) j ack can be co n- nected to the u jack on another u -capable Onkyo component for remote and system control. To u s e u , you must make an analog audio connec- tion (RCA) between the A V controller an d the other component, ev en if they are connected digitall[...]

13 Fr ont & Rear P anels —Continued d COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1, 2, and 3 These RCA component video inputs are for con- necting components with a component video out- put, such as a D VD player , D VD recorder , or DVR (digital video re corder). They’ re assignable, which means you can assign each one to an input selector to suit your setup. See[...]

14 Front & Rear P anels —Continued x T APE IN/OUT These analog audio input and output jacks are for connecting a recorder with an a nalog audio inpu t and output, such as a cassette deck, MD recorder, etc. y AU X 1 I N A VCR for playback only or other video source can be connected here. There’ s S-V ideo and composite video input jacks for [...]

15 Remote Contr oller Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix ne w and old batteries or differen t types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the re mote controller for a long time, remo ve the batte ries to prev ent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired batteries shou[...]

16 Remote Contr oller —Continued As well as the A V controller , you can also use the remote controller to control your other A V componen ts. The remote controller has a sp ec ific op erating mode for use with each type of compone nt. Modes ar e selected by using the REMO TE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/T APE Mode In RECEIVER/T APE mode, you can c[...]

17 Remote Controller —Contin ued For detaile d information, se e the pages in parentheses. a ST ANDBY button (45) Sets the A V controller to Standby . b ON button (45) T urns on the A V controller. c INPUT SELECT OR buttons (64) Used to select the input sou rce. d MA CRO b uttons (126) Used with the Macro function. e DIMMER button (65) Adjusts th[...]

18 Remote Contr oller —Continued T o set the remote contr oller to D VD mode, press the [D VD] REMO TE MODE button. a ST ANDBY button Sets the D VD player to Standby . b ON button T urns on the D VD player . c Number buttons Used to ente r title, chap ter , and track numbers, and to enter tim es for locating specif ic points. d T O P MENU button [...]

19 Remote Controller —Contin ued T o control an Onky o CD player , MD recorder , or CD recorder , or a CD or MD player/recorder made by another manufacturer , press the [CD] REMO TE MODE button to select the CD/MD/CDR r emote con- troller mode. In order to control an Onkyo MD recorder or CD recorder , or a component made b y another manufacturer [...]

20 Remote Contr oller —Continued Dock mode is for controlling an Apple iPod in an Onkyo RI Dock. T o control an RI Dock, press the [DOCK] REMO TE MODE button to select the DOCK remote contr oller mode. In order to control an RI Dock, you must first enter the appropriate remote cont rol code (see page 122). When Using an RI Dock: • Connect th e [...]

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

22 Connecting the A V Contr oller The A V controller is designed to be used with a separate multichannel power amplif ier. Y ou connect the A V con- troller’ s PRE OUT jacks to the amplif ier’ s inputs, and connect your speakers to the amplif ier’ s speakers termi- nals. Speake r settings such as crosso ver frequenc y and distance are set on [...]

23 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued Connecting a P owered Subw oofer Using a suitable cable, connect the A V controller’ s SUB- WOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your powered sub- woofer . If your subwoofer is un powered and you’ re using an external amplif ie r , connect the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT to the amp’ s input. Y ou can also connec[...]

24 Connecting the A V Contro ller —Continued Y ou can connect the A V controller to a multichannel power amplif ier with bala nced XLR input jacks by using sev eral XLR audio cables. The A V controller’ s balanced PRE OUT XLR jacks are wired as shown. See your multichannel po wer amplifier’ s instruction manual for more information on connec [...]

25 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued The FR ONT L/R and SURR BA CK L/R outputs can be used wi th front speakers and surround back speakers, respec- tiv ely , or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speak ers that support bi-amping, providing improv ed bass and treble performance. • When bi-amping is [...]

26 Connecting the A V Contro ller —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 controller won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected , so you must connect th e antenna to use the tuner . ?[...]

27 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued If you cannot achie ve good re ception with the supplied indoor AM loop antenna, try using it with a commer- cially av ailable outdoor AM antenna (see page 27). 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 ou[...]

28 Connecting the A V Contro ller —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 controller’ s optical digita l jacks hav e shutter - type cov ers that[...]

29 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued By connecting both the audio an d video outputs of your D VD player and ot her A V components to the A V controller, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing th e input source on the A V controller. The A V controller supports several connect ion formats for compatib[...]

30 Connecting the A V Contro ller —Continued ■ “Monitor Out” Setting Set to “Analog” W ith the “Monitor Out” setting set to “An alog” (see page 46), video input signals flow through the A V controller as shown, with composit e video and S-V ideo sources being upconv erted for the component video output. Use this set- ting if you[...]

31 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued See “Connecting Compon ents with HDMI” on page 37 f or HDMI connection information. • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. • T o enjoy Dolb y Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or list en in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use[...]

32 Connecting the A V Contro ller —Continued • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from a D VD or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or listen in Z one 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and , or and .) • If your D VD player has main left and right outputs and multicha nnel[...]

33 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued Hooking Up the Multichannel Inp ut If your D VD player supports multichannel audio formats such as D VD- Audio and SACD , and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can c onnect it to the A V contro ller’ s multichannel input. Use a multichannel analog audio cable, or se veral normal audio ca[...]

34 Connecting the A V Contro ller —Continued W i th this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or D VR to listen to your fa vorite TV programs via the A V controller, which is usef ul if you r TV ha s no audio outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to the V CR or D VD recorder in Zone 2 or Zo ne 3. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS,[...]

35 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued Notes: • The A V controller must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’ s on Standby mode. • If you want to record directly from your TV or another video sour ce without going through th e A V controller, connect the audio and video outputs from your TV or other video com[...]

36 Connecting the A V Contro ller —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 controller, which is usef ul if you r TV ha s no audio outputs. • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the video sour ce or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. • T o [...]

37 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued About HDMI Designed to meet the in crease d demands of digital TV , HDMI (High Definiti on Multimedia Interf ace) is a ne w digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, D VD players, set-top boxes, and othe r video components. Until no w , se veral separate video and audio cables ha ve be[...]

38 Connecting the A V Contro ller —Continued Making HDMI Connections ■ Video Signals Digital video signals recei ved by th e HDMI IN jacks a re norma lly output by the HDMI MAIN OUT and SUB OUT for display on your TV . Composite video, S-V ideo, and compone nt video sources can be upcon verted for the HDMI outputs. See “V ideo Conne ction For[...]

39 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audi o from your game console or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. • T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, us e connection . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and .) Connecting a Game Console Connection A V co ntroller Signal flow Game con[...]

40 Connecting the A V Contro ller —Continued Connecting a Camcor der or Other Device Connection A V controller S ignal flow Camcorder A UX 2 IN PUT S VIDEO ⇐ S-Video output A UX 2 INPU T VIDEO ⇐ Composite video output A UX 2 IN PUT L-A UDIO-R ⇐ Analog audio L/R output A UX 2 IN PUT DIGIT AL ⇐ Digital optical output Step 1: Video Connectio[...]

41 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued ■ CD Player or T urntable (M M) with Built-in Phono Preamp • W ith connection , you can listen to and record audi o from the CD player or listen in Zo ne 2 or Zone 3. • T o connect the CD player digitally , use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and , or and .)[...]

42 Connecting the A V Contro ller —Continued • W ith connection , you can play and record or li sten in Zo ne 2 or Zone 3. • T o connect the recorder dig itally for playback, use conne ctions and , or and . • T o connect the recorder digitally for record ing, use connection . Y ou can connect a balanced audio source to the A V cont roller?[...]

43 Connecting the A V Controller —Contin ued ■ If Y our iP od Supports Video: Connect your RI Dock’ s audio output jacks to the A V controller’ s A UX 1 IN L/R jacks, and connect its video output jack to the A V controller’ s A UX 1 IN V jack. (Onkyo DS-A2X hookup sho wn below .) ■ If Y our iP od Doesn’t Support Video: Connect your RI[...]

44 Connecting the A V Contro ller —Continued W ith u (Remote Interactive) , you can us e the follo wing special functions: A uto P ower On/Standb y When you start playback on a component connected via u , i f the A V controller is on Standb y , it will automa tically turn on and select that componen t as th e input source. Similarly , when the A [...]

45 T urning On the A V Contr oller For non-North American models : T o completely shut down the A V controller, set the [PO WER] switch to the OFF position ( ). ON/STANDBY ON/STANDBY POWER ST ANDBY in dicator • Nor th American mo del • Other models ST AND BY indicator ON RECEIVER STANDBY T urning On and Standby 1 Set the [PO W ER] switch to the[...]

46 Firs t Time Setup This section explains the se ttings that you need to make before using the A V controll er for the v ery fi rst time. On the “Monitor Out” settings , you can select whether or not to hav e the video sources’ images output through the HDMI OUT, as well as whether to have the onscreen setup menu output through the HDMI OUT [...]

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

48 First Time Setup —Contin ued Carry out the settings for the A V controller by using the Onscreen Setup Menu. ■ Menus for Fir st Time Setup Using the Onscreen Setup Men us 1 Press the [RECEIVER] b utton fol- lowed b y the [SETUP] bu tton. The main menu a ppears o nscreen. If the main menu doe sn’t appear , make sure the appropriate external[...]

49 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT 1 or 2, set the “Monitor Out” setting to “Analog” so that the onscree n setup menus are displayed and composite video and S- V ideo sources are upcon- verted and output by the COMPONENT VIDEO MON- ITOR OUT 1 or 2. If you connect your TV to the HDMI OU[...]

50 First Time Setup —Contin ued Notes: • If the video source contains information that restricts output at high-resolutions, 720p or 1080i content will not be con verted. • See page 30 for charts showing ho w the “Monitor Out” and “Resolution” settings af fect the video signal flow through the A V controller. • This procedure can al[...]

51 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • For composite video, S-V ideo, and component video upcon version for the HDMI OUT MAIN or HDMI OUT SUB, the “Monitor Out” setting must be set to “HDMI Main” or “HDMI S ub”, respectively (see page 49), and the “HDMI Input” setting must be set to “- - -”. See page 29 for more information[...]

52 First Time Setup —Contin ued Component Video Setup If you connect a video component to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you connect your D VD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 3, you must assign COM- PONENT VIDEO IN 3 to the D VD input selector . By default, the D VD input se lector is assigned[...]

53 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a component to a digital audio input, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you connect your CD player to OPTICAL IN 2, you must assign OPTICAL IN 2 to the “CD” input sele ctor . Here are the default assignment s. Notes: • Only FR ONT can be assigned to the A UX 2 inp[...]

54 First Time Setup —Contin ued If you connect a component to the A V controller’ s analog multichannel input, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you connect your D VD player to the MUL TI CH input, you must assign it to the D VD input selector . If you connect a component to the A V controller’ s bal- anced inp[...]

55 First Time Setup —Continued T o use bi-amping, you must change the “Speaker T ype” setting. For hookup information, see page 25. Notes: • When bi-amping is used, the A V controller is able to driv e up to 5.1 speakers in the main room. • Before you change these settings, turn down the v ol- ume. Note: This procedure can also be perform[...]

56 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 control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. TV Format Setup (not North American models) 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button, follo [...]

57 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 control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. If you connect an u -[...]

58 First Time Setup —Contin ued Using the DIGIT A L INPUT Button Digital inputs can al so be as signed to input selectors b y using the [DIGIT AL INPUT] b utton on the A V controller. W it h the supplie d calibrated mic rophone, Audyssey MultEQ XT automatically determines the number of speakers connected, thei r size for p urposes of bass managem[...]

59 First Time Setup —Continued Measureme nt P ositions T o create a listening environment in your home theater that all listeners wi ll enjoy , Audysssey MultEQ ® takes measurements at up to eight positions within the lis- tening area. ■ 1st measurement position This is the center position of your listening area, or the listeni ng position if [...]

60 First Time Setup —Contin ued The onscreen menus show n in this manual may be slightly different from what you see on your TV . 1 T urn on the A V controller and the connected TV . On the TV , select the input to which the A V controller is connected. 2 Place the speaker setup micro- phone at measurement point 1 (page 59), and connect it to the[...]

61 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the “Equalizer Settings” (page 95) will be set to Audyssey . • Y ou can cancel the aut omatic speaker setup at an y point in the procedure simply by disconnecting the setup microphone. 6 When prompted, place the setup microphone at the next position, and[...]

62 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 cann ot be performed properly . Remov e the source of the noise and try again. Retry : Ret[...]

63 First Time Setup —Continued Reviewing the Results Changing the Speaker Set tings Manuall y In rare situations, proper measurements taken may not be obtainable b y the by the auto matic speaker setup. F or example, there may be too mu ch noise in the room. If running the speaker setup a second time is still unsuc- cessful you will hav e to set [...]

64 Basic Operations Selecting the Input Sour ce 3 1 3 1 1 1 Use the A V controller’ s input selector buttons to select an input source. T o select an input source with the remote co ntrolle r , press its [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button, and then use its INPUT SELECT OR buttons. 2 Start playback on the sour ce component. When you select D VD or ano[...]

65 Basic Operations —Continued This section explains functions that can be used with an y input source. Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Y ou can adjust the volume of each speaker while liste n- ing to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the A V controller is set to Standby . Notes: • Y ou cannot use t[...]

66 Basic Oper ations —Continued W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V controller to turn of f automatica lly after a specif ied period. If you need to cancel the slee p timer , press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly un til the SLEEP indicator disappears. T o ch eck the ti me remaining un til the A V con troller sl eeps, press the [ SLEEP ] but[...]

67 Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tu ner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations and st ore your f av orite stations as presets for easy selection. T uning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■ A uto T uning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tun ed into a stereo FM statio n, the FM STEREO indicator also a ppears.[...]

68 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ T uni ng into Stations by Fre quency Y ou can tune into AM and FM stations directly b y enter- ing the appropriate frequenc y . Displa ying AM/FM Radio Informati on Note: When you select a preset with a cust om name (see page 103), its name is displa yed instead of the band and frequency . 1 Press the [REC[...]

69 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fa vorite AM and FM radio stations. Note: Y ou can name your radio pr esets for easy identification (see page 103). Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 T une into the AM or FM station you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMOR Y[...]

70 Listening to the Radio —Continued HD Radio technology brings digital radio to con ven- tional analog AM and FM radi o station s, with improve d sound quality , better receptio n, and new data services. HD Radio technology provides CD-quality sound for FM stations and FM-quality sound for AM stations. In addition, FM HD Radio statio ns can tra [...]

71 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting Multic ast Channels FM HD Radio stations can transmit multiple programs on the same frequenc y by using what are call ed multicast channels. If the current HD Radio station is broadcasting multicast channels, the SPS (secondary program ser- vices) indicator lights up. Selecting the A udio Format ( Bl[...]

72 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailable. When tuned to an RDS station, the RDS indi- cator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radi o signals. It was de veloped by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is a vail- able in [...]

73 Listening to the Radio —Continued Displa ying Radio T ext (R T) When tuned to an RDS stati on that’s broadcasting text information, the text can be displayed. Notes: • The message “W aiting” may appear while the A V con- troller wait s for the R T information. • If the message “No T ext Data” appears on the display , no R T infor[...]

74 Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the input source and how to r ecord audio and vi deo from separate sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected DVDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to the analog multichannel input cannot be recorded. • V arious restrictions appl[...]

75 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each lis tening mode, see “ About the Listening Modes” on page 82. Selecting on the A V Controller ■ [PURE A UDIO] button This button selects the Pu re Audio listening mode. When this mode i s selected, the A V controller’ s dis- play is turned off and only video signals input through HDMI I[...]

76 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Analog and PCM Sou rces Listening Modes A vailab le f or Each Sour ce Format ✔ : A vailabl e Listening Modes Source format Analog/PCM Multi channel Analog Multic hannel PCM 32–96 kHz *1 *1. 32/44.1/48/ 88.2/96kHz 176.4/ 192kHz *2 *2. D VD-Audio di scs output mu ltichannel 1 76.4/192 kH z PCM only vi a H[...]

77 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Dolb y 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 Listening Modes Source f ormat Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Multicha[...]

78 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS Sources ✔ : A vailabl e Listening Modes Source format DTS, DTS96/24 DTS-E S Discret e/Mat rix Multichannel 2ch Mono DV D, C D , e t c . DV D, C D , e t c . Pure A udio ✔✔✔✔ Direct ✔✔✔✔ Stereo ✔✔✔✔ Mono ✔✔✔✔ DTS, DTS 96/24 ✔ ✔ DTS-ES Discrete/Matri x ✔ *1 *1. If th[...]

79 Using the Listening Modes —Continued T rueHD Sources 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 Listening Modes Source f ormat T rueHD T rueHD 192kHz Multichannel 2ch Mono/Multiplex Multichannel 2ch Mo[...]

80 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-HD Sources Note: W ith some HD DVD 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 vailabl e Listening Modes Source format DTS-HD High Resolution DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD Master A udio 192kHz Multi[...]

81 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS Express and DSD Sour ces If you can select PCM or DSD output on your SA CD play er , 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 [...]

82 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The A V controller’ s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie th eater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Pure Audio Button: In this mode, the display a nd video circuitry are tu rned off, minimizing possi ble noise sources fo r the ul timate in high-fi[...]

83 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Dolb y T rueHD Designed to take full adv antage of the additional storage space offered b y the new Blu-ray and HD D VD disc for- mats, this ne w Dolby format of fers up to 7.1 discrete channels of digital audio wi th 48/96 kHz, up to 5.1-chan- nels with 192 kHz sampling rate. For the signals supported by t[...]

84 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Neural THX 5.1/7.1 Neural-THX Surround employs psychoacou stic fre- quency domain processing, whic h allo ws deli very of a more detailed sound stage, w ith superior channel separa- tion and locali zation of audio elements. The Neural THX 5.1 and Neural THX 7.1 modes can expand any 2-chan- nel stereo source[...]

85 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Onky o Original DSP Modes Mono Movie This mode is suitable for old movies and other mono sources. The center speaker outputs the sound as it is, while re verb is applied to the sound output by the other speakers, gi ving presence to even mono material. Orc hestra Suitable for classical or oper atic music, t[...]

86 Adv anced Setup The onscreen setup menus appear on the conne cted TV and pro vide a con venient way to change the A V controller’ s various se tti ngs. Settings are org ani zed into eight cate- gories on the main menu , most containing a submenu . The following map sho ws how the setup me nus are organized. Use the page numbers to locate infor[...]

87 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section e xplains items on the “Input/Output Assign” menu. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, zand [ENTER] button. Monitor Out Setup 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button, follo wed by the [SETUP ] button. The main menu appears onscreen. I[...]

88 Adv anced Setup —Continued Monitor Out Resolution Y ou can specify the output resolution for the HDMI out- puts and ha ve the A V controller upcon vert the p icture resolution as necessary to match the resolution sup- ported by your TV . Brightness W ith this setting you can adjust the picture brightness. Can be adjusted from –50 to +50 in s[...]

89 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains item s on the “Speaker Setup” menu. Some of the spe aker setting s are set automatica lly by the Automatic Speak er Setup function (see page 58). Speaker Setti ngs See “Speaker Settings” on page 55. Speaker Config uration W ith the Speaker Co nfiguration settings, you can specify which s[...]

90 Adv anced Setup —Continued 5 Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] but- tons to select “Subwoof er”, and then use the Left and Righ t [ e ]/[ r ] buttons to select: Ye s : Select if a subwoofer is con- nected. No: Select if no subwoofer is con- nected. 6 Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] but- tons to select “Front”, and then use the Left and R[...]

91 Adv anced Setup —Continued Low-P ass Filter for the LFE Channel W ith this setting, you can sp ecify the cutof f frequency of the LFE channel’ s low-pass filter (LPF), which can b e used to filter out unw anted hum. The LPF only applies to sources th at use the LF E channel . * If you’ re using THX-cert if ied speakers, select “80Hz(THX)[...]

92 Adv anced Setup —Continued Speaker Distan ce W ith the “Speaker Distan ce” settings, you can specify the distance from ea ch spea ker to the listening position. 1 Measure and make a note of the distance from each speaker to the listening position. 2 Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button. 3 Press the [SETUP] button. The main menu a ppear[...]

93 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. Speaker Le vel Calibration W ith the “Level Calibration” settings, you can adjust the le vel of e ach speaker whil e listening to th e test tone so that the v olume of each speak er[...]

94 Adv anced Setup —Continued Notes: • Speaker lev e ls can also be adjusted by using the dedi- cated bu ttons on the remote controller . Press the [TEST TONE] b utton to output the test tone. Use the [CH SEL] b utton to select each spea ker , and use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] buttons to adjust the lev el. • This procedure can also be perfo[...]

95 Adv anced Setup —Continued Equalizer Se ttings W ith the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of speakers indi vidually with a 7-band equalizer . The vol- ume of each spea ker can be set on page 93. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE bu tton, follo wed by the [SETUP] button. The main menu appears onscreen. If the main menu doesn’t ap[...]

96 Adv anced Setup —Continued ■ MultEQ XT Audyssey MultEQ XT correcti on is acti ve (see page 58). ■ Dynamic EQ “ Audyssey MultEQ XT” and “Dynamic EQ” becomes acti ve (see page 58). ■ Dynamic V ol(Light) “ Audyssey MultEQ XT”, “Dynamic EQ”, and “Dynamic V olume (Light Compression Mode)” becomes activ e (see page 58). Thi[...]

97 Adv anced Setup —Continued THX A udio Setup W ith the “SurrBack Sp Spacing” setting, you can specify the distance between your surround back speak ers. If you’ re using a THX-certified subwoofer , set the “THX Subwoofer” setting to “Y es”. Y ou can then apply THX’ s Boundary Gain Compensation (BGC) to compensate the perceiv ed [...]

98 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. Here you can set listening mode-related settings and functions. 7 Use the Up and Down [ q ]/[ w ] but- tons to select “Loudness Plus”, and use the Left an d Right [ e ]/[ r ] button[...]

99 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. T one Control Settin gs Y ou can adjust the tone (bass and treble) of the front, center , surround, and surr ba ck speakers individually . For the subwoofer , you can adjust the bass. ?[...]

100 Adv anced Setup —Continued ■ Dimension W ith this setting, you can move the sound fi eld forward or backward when using the Dolb y Pro Logic IIx Music listening mode. It can be adjusted from –3 to +3. The default v alue is 0. Lower settings mo ve the sound field forward. Higher settings mo ve it backward . If the stereo image feels too wi[...]

101 Adv anced Setup —Continued ] Y ou can change va rious audio settings by pressing the [DIRECT] button . Optimiz er The Music Optimizer functi on enhances the sound qual- ity of compressed music files. Use it with music f iles that use “lossy” compression, such as MP3. Note: The Music Optimizer func tion only works with PCM digital audio in[...]

102 Adv anced Setup —Continued W ith the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts e ven when listening at lo w volume le vels—ideal for watching mo vies late at night when you don’t want to distu rb anyone. Notes: • The Late Night function can be used only when th[...]

103 Adv anced Setup —Continued IntelliV olume W ith IntelliV olume, you can set the input le vel for each input selector indi vidually . This is useful if one of your source components is louder or quieter than the others. Use the Left and Right [ e ]/[ r ] buttons to se t the lev el. If a component is noticeably louder than the others, use the L[...]

104 Adv anced Setup —Continued Picture Adjust The ne w “4-4. Picture Adjust” item has been added to the “1. Input/Output Assign ” menu. This menu and its settings can be acce ssed ju st like the other menus. The settings are explained belo w . ■ Game Mode If video signal delay occurs during play on a video com- ponent, such as a Game co[...]

105 Adv anced Setup —Continued Resolution Y ou can specify the output resolution for the HDMI out- puts and hav e the A V controller upcon vert the picture resolution as necessary to match the resolution sup- ported by your TV . A vailable only when Source has been selected under the “1-1. Monitor Out” setting. Brightness W ith this setting y[...]

106 Adv anced Setup —Continued R Brightness: W ith this setting you can adjust the picture red bright- ness. Can be adjusted from –50 to +50 in steps of 1 (def ault is 0). “–50” is the darkest. “+50” is the brightest. R Contrast: W ith this setting you can adjust red Contrast. Can be adjusted from –50 to +50 in steps of 1 (def ault [...]

107 Adv anced Setup —Continued On the “Listening Mode Pr eset” menu, you can specify a default listening mode for each of the audio formats supported by each input selector . The A V controller will then select the li stening mode automatically depending on the format of the input signa l. Y ou can still select the other listening modes, al t[...]

108 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains it ems on the “Mi s cellaneous” menu. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. Vo l u m e S e t u p ■ V olume Displa y W ith this sett ing, you can choo se how the vol ume le vel is displayed. Abso[...]

109 Adv anced Setup —Continued ■ P owe r On V olume This setting determines what the v olume will be each time the A V controller is turned on. When the “V olume Display” preference is set to “Abso- lute”, the range i s “Last”, “Min”, 1 t o “Max”. When it’ s set to “Relati ve”, the range is “Last”, – ∞ dB, –8[...]

110 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains it ems on the Hardware menu. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. Remote Con trol ■ Remote ID When sev eral Onkyo component s are used in th e same room, their remote ID code s may o verla p. T o d[...]

111 Adv anced Setup —Continued T uner ■ AM Freq Step (on some models) See “ AM Frequency Step Setup (on some models)” on page 57. ■ Satellite Radio (on North Americ an model) If you connect an XM Satellite Radio an tenna or SIRIUS Satellite Ra dio antenna to th e A V controller (both sold separately), set this se tting to XM or SIRIUS res[...]

112 Adv anced Setup —Continued Pow e r C o n t r o l T o link the power functions of -compatible components connected via HDMI, select “Enable”. Notes: • The “Po wer Control” setting can be set only when the abov e “Control” setting is set to “Enable”. • HDMI power control only works with -com- patible components that support [...]

113 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V control- ler by using its [SETUP] b utton, arrow b uttons, and [ENTER] button. Mac Address This is the A V controller’ s MA C (Media Access Control) address. This addres s cannot be changed. Contro l This setting enables or disabl es control ov er the netw ork.[...]

114 Adv anced Setup —Continued If you connect a component to more than one audio input, such as a D VD player c onnected to analog, digital, multichannel, and HDMI inputs, you can use the [A UDIO SEL] button to sele ct which audio input you want to use to listen to that component. Normally , the A V controller dete cts the format of digi tal inpu[...]

115 Zone 2 and Zone 3 In addition to your main listen ing room, you can also enjoy pl ayback in two other rooms, or as we call them, Zone 2 and Zone 3. And, you can select a different source for each room. Zone 2 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 2. Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speakers Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2 and a[...]

116 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 3. Connecting Y our Zone 3 Speakers Y ou can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3 and a different source to those selected for your main room and Zone 2. Hookup • Use an RCA audio cable to connect the A V control- ler’ s ZONE 3 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an an[...]

117 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued If you’ ve connected your Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers to an amp with no v olume contro l, set the “Zone2 Out” or “Zone3 Out” setting, respecti vely , to “V ariable” so that you can set the zone’ s volume, balance, and tone on the A V controller. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the A V c[...]

118 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Selecting an Input Source f or Zones Notes: • T o select AM or FM, pre ss the [TUNER] input selec- tor bu tton repeatedly . On the North American model, you can also select XM or SIRIUS. • Only analog input sources are output by the ZONE 2 PRE OUT and ZONE 3 PRE OUT. Digital input sources are not output. If no[...]

119 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Adjusting the V olume of Zones Note: Zones can also be unmuted by adjusting the v olume. Muting Zones Adjusting the T one and Balance of Zones Notes: • The tone cannot be adjusted for Zone 3. • The Zone 2 lev el, balance, and tone functions hav e no effect on the ZONE 2 PRE OUT when the “Zone2 Out” setting[...]

120 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued The 12V triggers A, B, and C can be used to turn on 12V trigger-capable componen ts automatically when they are selected as the input source. The triggers can be set so that they acti vate when a connected component is selected as the input source for the main room, Zone 2, Zone 3, or any combination of rooms. Whe[...]

121 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued T o control the A V controller with the remote controller while you’ re in Zone 2 or Zone 3, you’ll need a commer- cially a vail able multiroom remote contro l kit for each zone. • Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech. These kits ca n also be used when there isn’t a clear line of sight to the A V c[...]

122 Contr o lling Other Components Y ou can control your other co mponents, including those made by other manu facturers, with the remote control ler . This section explains ho w to: • Enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control: D VD, TV , VCR, etc. • Learn commands directly from another component’ s remote control[...]

123 Contr olling Other Components —Continued Remote Contr ol Codes for Onky o Components Conn ected via u Onkyo components that are connected via u are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the A V con- troller, not the component. This allows you to control components that are out of vie w , in a rack, for example. If you want to cont[...]

124 Contr olling Other Components —Continued T o control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the butt ons explained belo w . (Y ou must select the appropriate r emote controller m ode with the REMO TE MODE b uttons fi rst.) W ith some components, ce rtain but- tons may not work as e xpected, and some may not w ork at all.[...]

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

126 Controlling Other Components —Contin ued Y ou can program the remote controller’ s MA CR O bu t- tons to perform a sequence of remote control actions. Example: T o play a CD you typically need to perform the follo w - ing actions: 1. Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button to select the Recei ver remote controlle r mode. 2. Press the [ON] [...]

127 T r oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V controller, look for a solution in this section. If you can’ t resolve the issue yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer . Can’t turn on the A V controller • Make sure that the po wer cord is properly plugged into the wal l outlet. • Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wa it 5[...]

128 T roubleshooting —Continued The Zone 2/3 speakers produce no sound • The Zone 2/3 speakers onl y output sources that are connected to an analog input. Check to see if the source component is conne cted to an analog input. There’ s no sound with a cer tain signal format • Check the digital audio out put setting on the source component. O[...]

129 T r oubleshooting —Contin ued There’ s no picture from a source connected to an HDMI IN • When the “Monitor Out” setting is set to “Analog”, and the “Resolution” setting is set to anythin g other than “Through” (see page 49) , no video is output b y the HDMI OUT. • If the message “Resolution Error” appears on the A V[...]

130 T roubleshooting —Continued Can’t record • On your recorder , make sure the correct input is selected. • T o prevent sig nal loops and damage to the A V control- ler, input signals are not fed through to outputs with the same name (e .g., T APE IN t o T APE OUT or VCR/D VR IN to VCR/D VR OUT). • When the Pure Audio liste ning mode is [...]

131 Video Resolution Char t The follow ing tables sho w how v ide o signals at different resolutions are output by the A V controller. *1 The video signal is out put only wh en the “Monito r Out” setti ng is set to “HDMI Main” or “HDMI Sub ”. *2 The output is limited to 480p for an effective signal in the effect of Ma crovision. ✔ : O[...]

132 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tu n e r S e c t i o n ■ FM ■ AM ■ Digital T uner General ■ Video Input ■ Video Output ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Contr ol T erminal Specifications and features ar e subject to change without notice. THD (T otal Harmonic Distortion) 0.05% (Power Rated) Input Sens itivity and I[...]

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