Onkyo HT-RC260 manuale d’uso

A V Receiv er HT-RC260 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V Receiv er . Please read this manual thoroughl y before making connections and plugg ing in the unit. Follo wing the in structions in this m anual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listening enjoyment from your new A V Receiv er . Please retain th is man[...]

2 En Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. Ke ep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilat ion openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near a[...]

3 En Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording cop yrighted ma terial is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user -ser- viceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo de aler . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust th[...]

4 En Supplied Accessories Make sure you hav e the following accessories: * In catalogs and on packaging , the letter at the end of the prod- uct name indicates the color . Sp ecificatio ns and operations are the same regardless of color . Installing the Batterie s Note • If the remo te controller doesn’t work reliably , try replacing the batter[...]

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

6 En Features Amplifier • 115 W atts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) • WRA T–Wide Range Am plif ier T echnology (5 Hz to 100 kHz bandwidth) • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • H.C.P .S. (High Current Po wer Supply) Massi ve High Po wer T ransformer • Jitter Cleaning Circuit T echnology Proces sing • HDMI V ideo Upscaling (to 1080p Compatible) w[...]

7 En Fr ont & Rear P anels The actual front panel has v ari ous logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity . The page numbers in pa rentheses show where you can find th e main e xplanation for each item. a ON/ST ANDBY button ( ➔ 19 ) b ST ANDBY indicator ( ➔ 19 ) c HDMI THRU indicator ( ➔ 45 ) d ZONE 2 indicator ( ➔ 49 ) e[...]

8 En For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a A udio input indicators b Listening mode and format indicators ( ➔ 28 , 46 ) c A udyssey indicators ( ➔ 22 , 39 ) d T uning indicators ( ➔ 25 ) e SLEEP indicator ( ➔ 21 ) f MUTING indicator ( ➔ 21 ) g Message area a DIGIT AL IN OPTIC AL and CO AXIAL jacks b COMPONENT VIDEO I[...]

9 En Remote Contr oller For detail ed information, see the pages in parent heses. a ON/ST ANDBY button ( ➔ 19 ) b REMO TE MODE / INPUT SELECT OR bu tt on s ( ➔ 20 ) c SP LA Y OUT button ( ➔ 21 ) d Arr ow q / w / e / r and ENTER buttons e SETUP butto n ( ➔ 33 ) f LISTENING MODE b uttons ( ➔ 28 ) g DIMMER bu tton ( ➔ 20 ) h DISPLA Y butto[...]

10 En About Home Theater Thanks to the A V receiv er’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound wi th a real sense of movement in your ow n home—just like being in a movie thea ter or concert hall. W ith Blu-ray Discs, you can enj oy DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog or digital TV , you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or O[...]

11 En Connecting the A V Receiver Speaker Configura tion The follo wing table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you ha ve. For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need se ven speakers and a po wered subwoofer . *1 If you’ re using only one surro und back speaker , connect it to the SURR B A CK OR [...]

12 En • Don’t connect mo re than one cable to each speak er ter- minal. Doing so may damage the A V receiver. • Don’t connect one speaker to se veral terminals. Connecting the Speaker Cab les Screw-type speak er terminals Using Banana Plugs • If you are using banana plugs, tighten th e speaker terminal before inserting the banana plug. ?[...]

13 En Note • The front wide speaker s can also be connected to the FR ONT HIGH OR FRONT WIDE OR ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals. When doing so, set “ Fr ont High/Front W ide/Zone2 ” in Speaker Setup to “ Front Wide ” ( ➔ 36 ). • The front high or front wide speak ers can also be connected to the SURR BA CK OR FRONT HIGH OR FRONT WIDE SPEAK-[...]

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

15 En Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are sho wn below . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 34 ). Refer to “ About HDMI” ( ➔ 65 ) and “Using an RIHD-compatibl e TV , Player , or Recorder” ( ➔ 66 ). Tip T o listen to audio rec eiv ed by the HDMI IN jacks through your TV’ s speakers: ?[...]

16 En Connect your components to the appropr iate jack s. The default input assi gnments are sho wn below . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 35 ). Note • When you connect to both A UX I NPUT A UDIO jacks and A UX INPUT LINE IN jack at the same time, A UX INPUT LINE IN jack will be giv en a higher pr iority . • The A V recei ver can output [...]

17 En Wi t h u (Remote Interactiv e), you can use the following special functions: ■ System On/A uto P ower On When you start playback on a component connected via u while the A V recei ver is on Standb y , the A V recei ver will automaticall y turn on and select that com- ponent as the input source. ■ Direct Change When playback is started on [...]

18 En The A V recei ver supports se vera l connection formats for compat ibility with a wide range of A V equipment. The format you choose will depend on the formats supported by your co mponents. Use the followi ng sections as a guide. Video Connection Formats V ideo component can be connect ed by using an y one of the follow ing video connection [...]

19 En T urning On/Off the A V Receiver Tu r n i n g O n Pre ss ON/ST ANDBY on the front panel. or Pre ss RECEIVER f ollowed by ON/ST ANDBY on the remote controller . The A V receiv er comes on, the display lights, and the ST ANDBY ind icator go es off. Tu r n i n g O f f Pre ss ON/ST ANDBY on the front panel or the r emote controller . The A V rece[...]

20 En Basic Operations Y ou can determine the langua ge used for the onscreen setup menus. See “OSD Setup ” ( ➔ 43 ). ■ Operating on the A V receiver ■ Operating with the remote contr oller Y ou can display various info rmation about the current input source as follows. (C omponents connected to the UNIVERSAL PORT jack are excluded.) Tip [...]

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

22 En Note *1 If Direct listening mode is selected, “ Dynamic E Q ” and “ Dynamic V olume ” cannot be selected. *2 Only when you ha ve selected “ Custom ” in the “ Picture Mode ” ( ➔ 42 ), pressing ENTER allows you to adjust the fol- lowing items; “ Brightness ”, “ Contrast ”, “ Hue ”, and “ Satu- ration ”. Press R[...]

23 En Using A udyssey 2EQ ® T o create a listeni ng en vi ronment in your home theater that all listeners will enjoy , Audyssey 2EQ takes measure- ments at up to three positions within the listening area. Position the microphone at ear he ight of a seated listener with the microphone tip pointe d directly at the ceiling using a tripod. Do not hold[...]

24 En Note • When Audyssey 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup is complete, the “ Equalizer ” will be set to “ Audyssey ” ( ➔ 37 ). The A udyssey indicator will light ( ➔ 8 ). • Y ou can cancel Audysse y 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup at any point in this proced ure simply by disconnecting the setup microphone. • Do not c[...]

25 En Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fa vo rite stations as presets for quick selection. This model changes FM/AM frequency in 200/10kHz (or 50/9kHz) steps. Listening to th e Radio T uning into Radio Stations ■ Auto tuning mode When tuned into a station, the TU NED indic[...]

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

27 En Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the selected input source to a component with recording capa bility , and how to record audio and video from different sources. Connecting a Recor ding Component Note • The A V recei ver must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’ s in Standby mode. • If you want t[...]

28 En Using the Listening Modes See “ About Listening Modes” for detailed information about the listening mod es ( ➔ 29 ). Listening Mode Buttons MO VIE/TV b utton This butto n selects the listening modes intended for use with movies and TV . MUSIC button This butto n selects the listening modes intended for use with music. GAME button This b[...]

29 En The A V recei ver’ s listening modes can tr ansform your listening room into a movie theater or concert ha ll, with high f idel- ity and stunning surround sound. Explanatory Notes ■ Input Source The follow ing audio formats are supported by the listening mode. ■ Speaker Lay out The illustration sho ws which speakers are acti v ated in e[...]

30 En Listening Modes Listening Mode Description Input Source Speaker Lay out Direct In this mode, audio from the input source is output withou t surround-sound processing. T he “ Sp Config ” (presence of speakers), “ Sp Distanc e ” and “ A/V Sync ” settings are enabled, but much of the processing set via A UDIO is disabled. See “ Adv[...]

31 En Dolby Digital In this mode, audio from the input source is output withou t surround-sound processing. “ Sp Conf ig ” (presence of speakers), “ Crossover ”, “ Sp Dis- tance ”, “ A/V Sync ” and much of the processing set via AU D I O are enabled. See “ Advanced Setup” for more details ( ➔ 33 ). D XCN Dolby Digital Plus *5 [...]

32 En Onky o-Original DSP List ening Modes Note *1 When the input source contain s the encoded front high or fron t wide channel, the correspondi ng speake rs output the sound. *2 If there are no surr ound back speakers, or Powered Zone 2 is being used, Dolb y Pro Logic II is used. *3 Surround back and front wide speak ers are not supported. *4 Fro[...]

33 En Ad vanced Setup The on-screen setup menus a ppear on the connected TV and provide a con venient way to change the A V rece iv er’ s various settin gs. Se ttings are organized into nine cate go- ries on the main menu . Carry out the settings by using the on-screen display . Note • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er b[...]

34 En Explanatory No tes Main Menu Input/Output Assig n Monitor Out Y ou can specify the output resolution for the HDMI O UT and COMPONENT VIDEO MONIT OR OUT and have the A V receiv er upconv ert th e picture resolution as neces- sary to match the resolution suppo rted by your TV . ■ Resolution ` Through : Select this to pass video through the A [...]

35 En Component Video Input If you connect a video component to a component video input, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you con nect your Blu-ray Disc/D VD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 , you must assign “ IN2 ” to the “ BD/DVD ” input selector . Here are the default assign ments. ■ BD/D VD , VCR/DVR , [...]

36 En ■ Speaker T erminal Assign Front High/Front Wide/Zone2 W ith this setting, you can specify the speake rs con- nected to FR ONT HIGH OR FR ONT WIDE OR ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals. ` Front High : Front high speakers can be used. ` Front W ide : Front wide speakers can be used. ` Zone2 : Zone 2 speakers can be used (Po wered Zone 2 enabled). Not[...]

37 En Note • This function can be set only if the “ Subwoofer ” setting is set to “ Ye s ”, and the “ Front ” setting is set to “ Full Band ”. Speaker Distan ce Here you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position so that the sound from each speaker arriv es at the listener’ s ears as the sound designer [...]

38 En Dolby ■ PLIIx Music (2ch Input) These settings apply to onl y 2-channel stereo sources. If you’ re not using an y surround back speakers, these settings apply to Dolby Pr o Logic II, not Dolby Pro Logic IIx. Pa n o r a m a ` On : Panorama function on. ` Off : Panorama function of f. W ith this setting, you can br oaden the width of the fr[...]

39 En Theater -Dimensional ■ Listening Angle ` Wid e : Select if the listening angle is 40 degrees. ` Narrow : Select if the listening angle is 20 degrees. W ith this setting, you can optimize the Theater-Dimen- sional listening mode by sp ecifying the angle of the front left and right speakers relati ve to the listening position. Ideally , the f[...]

40 En Note • Even if you have selected other than “ A udyssey ” in “ Equalizer ” setting after performing Audyssey 2EQ Room Cor rection and Speaker Setup, selecting “ On ” in the “ Dynamic EQ ” will change the “ Equalizer ” setting to “ A udyssey ” ( ➔ 37 ). • When “ Dynamic V olume ” is set to effecti ve, “ Equa[...]

41 En T o correct a character: Note • T o name a radio preset, use TUNER to select AM or FM, and then select the preset ( ➔ 41 ). T o restore a cust om name to the default, erase the cust om name b y entering an empty whi te space for each le tter . Picture Adjust Using Picture Adjust, you can adjust the picture quality and reduce any noise app[...]

42 En ` Zoom : ` Wide Zoom : ` Au t o : According to the input si gnals and monitor o utput setting, the A V recei ver automaticall y selects the “ 4:3 ”, “ Full ”, “ Zoom ” or “ Wide Zoom ” mode. For the monitor output setting ( ➔ 34 ). ■ Picture Mode *1*2 ` Thru : The following settings are set to the default v alues: “ Film[...]

43 En ■ Saturation *1*2 ` –50 to 0 to +50 W ith this setting you ca n adjust saturation. “ –50 ” is the weakest color . “ +50 ” is the strongest color . Tip *1 This procedure can also be perf ormed on the remote controller by using the V ideo menu ( ➔ 21 ). *2 Press CLR if you w ant to reset to the default value. Y ou can assign a d[...]

44 En ■ Langua ge ` English , Deutsch, Français , Es pañol, Italiano, Ned- erlands, Svenska, 中文 This setting determines th e language used for the on- screen setup menus. Main menu Har dware Set up Remote ID ■ Remote ID ` 1 , 2 , or 3 When sev eral Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may o verlap. T o differe[...]

45 En ■ Audio Return Channel ` Off : Select “ Off ” if you don’t want to use audio return channel (ARC) function. ` Au t o : The audio signal from your TV tuner can be sent to the HDMI OUT of the A V receiver. Audio return channel (ARC) function en ables an HDMI 1.4 capable TV to send th e audio stream to the HDMI OUT of the A V recei ver. [...]

46 En Speaker Le vels Y ou can adjust the volume of each speaker while listening to an input source. These temporary adjustme nts are cancelled when the A V recei ver is set to Standby . T o sav e the setting you made here, go to “Le v el Calibration” ( ➔ 37 ) before setting the A V recei ver to Standb y . ■ Subwoof er Level ` –15dB to 0d[...]

47 En ` CO AX : This can be selecte d when CO AXIAL IN has been assigned as an input source. If both coaxial and opti- cal inputs hav e been assigne d, coaxial input is auto- matically sele cted as a priority . ` OPT : This can be selecte d when OPTICAL IN has been assigned as an input source. If both coaxial and opti- cal inputs hav e been assigne[...]

48 En Zone 2 In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy pla yback in the other room, or as we call Zone 2. And, you can select a different source for each room. There are two w ays you can connect Zone 2 speak ers: 1. Connect them directly to the A V receiv er. 2. Connect them to an amp in Zone 2. Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speakers D[...]

49 En If you’ ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to the A V receiv er, as explained in “C onnecting Y our Zone 2 Speak- ers Directly to the A V re ceiv er” ( ➔ 48 ), you must set the “ Front Hi gh / Front W ide / Zone2 ” setting to “ Zone2 ”. Menu Speaker Setup Note •W h e n “ Zone2 ” is selected and Zone 2 turned on, the Zone [...]

50 En Contro lling Zone 2 with the Remote Contro ller Note • T o control Zone 2, you must press the remote controller’ s ZONE2 firs t. Adjusting the V olume for Zone 2 ■ Operating with the remote controller ■ Operating on the A V receiver If your Zone 2 speakers are connected to a recei ver or inte- grated amp in Zone 2, use its v olume con[...]

51 En Contr olling iP od Models sold are dif ferent depending on the re gion. Connecting an Onky o Doc k *1 BA No. Onkyo Dock Cable Note Pa ge A UP-A1 Dock (Universal Port Option Dock) — • When UP-A1 Dock th at seated iPod is connected, the powe r consumption on standby mode slightly increases. • Y ou can control your iPod when “ PORT ” i[...]

52 En UP-A1 Dock W ith the UP-A1 Dock, you can easily play the musi c, photo, or movie stored on your Apple iPod through the A V receiv er and enjoy great sound. Y ou ca n use the A V recei ver’ s remote controller to opera te your iPod. ■ Basic Operation Au t o P o w e r O n If you start iPod playback while the A V receiv er is on Standby , th[...]

53 En RI Dock W ith the RI Dock, you can easily play the music stored on your Apple iPod through the A V recei ver and enjoy great sound, and watch iPod slidesho ws and videos on your TV . In addition, the onscreen di splay (OSD) allows you to view , navigate, and select your iPod’ s contents on your TV , and with the supplied re mote controlle r[...]

54 En ✔ : A vailable b uttons • W ith some iPod models, gene ratio ns and RI Docks, certain butto ns may not work as exp ected. • For detailed operation of the iPod, please re fer to the instruction manual of RI Dock. *1 This button does not turn the Onkyo DS-A2 or DS-A2X RI Dock on or off. Y o ur iPod may not respond the f irst time you pres[...]

55 En Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V receiv er’ s remote controller (RC-764M) to control your other A V components, includ- ing those made by other ma nufacturers. This section explains ho w to enter the re mote control code (with the default underlined) for a compo nent that you want to con- trol: D VD, TV , CD, etc. The foll[...]

56 En Y ou’ ll need to enter a code for each component that you want to control. Note • The remote control codes prov id ed are correct at the time of printing, but are su bject to change. Onkyo components that are connected via u are con- trolled by pointing the remo te controll er at the A V receiv er, not the component. Th is allo ws you to [...]

57 En Y ou can reset a REMO TE MODE to its default remote control code. Y ou can reset the remot e controller to its default setting s. By pressing REMO TE MODE that’ s been programm ed with the remote control code for your component, you can control your component as below . For details on entering a remo te control code for other components, se[...]

58 En Note • W ith some components, certai n buttons may no t work as expected, and some may not work at all. ✔ : A vailable b uttons *1 The p func tion is not supported. The p sup- ported by the A V receiv er is the CEC system control function of the HDMI standard. *2 These buttons function as colored buttons or A, B, C, D but- tons. *3 3 (Pau[...]

59 En T roub leshooting If you ha ve an y trouble using the A V recei ver, look for a solution in this section. If you can’ t resolve the issue your- self, contact your Onkyo dealer . ■ Can’t turn on the A V receiver ■ The ST ANDBY indicator flashes red ■ There’ s no soun d, or it ’ s very quiet If you can’t reso lve the issue yours[...]

60 En ■ Only the fr ont speakers produce sound ■ Onl y the center speaker produce s sound ■ The surround speakers pr oduce no sound ■ The center speaker produces no sound ■ The front high, front wide a nd surround back speakers produce no sound ■ The subwoof er produces no sound ■ There’ s no sound with a ce rtain signal format ■ [...]

61 En ■ There’ s no picture from a sour ce connected to an HDMI IN ■ The on-screen menus don’t appear ■ The on screen display does not appear ■ Reception is noisy , FM stereo reception is noisy , or the FM STEREO indicator doesn’t light ■ The remote contr oller doesn’t work ■ Can’t control other compon ents ■ There’ s no s[...]

62 En ■ The A V receiver’ s remote controller doesn’t contr ol your iP od ■ The A V receiver unexpect edly selects your iP od as the input source ■ Can’t record ■ There’ s no sound ■ The Zone 2 speakers produce no sound ■ The sound changes when I connect m y headphones ■ The speaker distance cannot be set as re quired ■ How [...]

63 En The A V receiv er can upconv ert component video and composite video sources for display on a TV connected to the HDMI OUT . Howe ver , if the picture quality of the source is poor , upcon version may make the picture worse or disappear altogether . In this case, tr y the follow ing: The A V recei ver contains a microcomputer for sig nal proc[...]

64 En Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tu n e r S e c t i o n General ■ HDMI ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Others Specifications and features are subject to change without notic e. Rated Output Power All channels: 100 wat ts minimum cont inuous power per channel , 8 ohm loads, 2 channels[...]

65 En About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demand s of digital TV , HDMI (High Definition Mult im edia Interface) is a new digita l interface standard for connect ing TVs, projectors, Blu-ray Disc/D VD players, set-top box es, and other video compo- nents. Until no w , se veral sepa rate video and audio ca bles have been required to conne ct A[...]

66 En Using an RIHD-compatible TV , Play er , or Recorder p , which stands for Remote Interacti ve o ver HDMI, is the name of the system control function found on Onkyo components. The A V recei ver can be us ed with C EC (Consumer Electronics Cont rol), which allo ws system control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard. CEC provides inte rope[...]

67 En ■ How to connect and setup 1 Confirm the connecting and setting . 1. Connect the HDMI OUT ja ck to the HDMI input jack of the TV . 2. Connect the audio output from the TV to the OPTICAL IN 2 jack of the A V recei ver using an optical digital cable. Note • When the audio re turn channel (ARC) function is used with TV for HDMI 1.4, it shoul[...]

68 En Video Resolution Char t The following tables sho w how vide o signals at different resolutions are output b y the A V recei ver. ✔ : Output HDMI COMPONENT COMPOSITE 1080p 1080i 720p 480p 480i 1080p 1080i 720p 480p 480i 480i HDMI 108 0p ✔ 1080i ✔✔✔ 720p ✔✔✔ 480p ✔✔✔✔ 480i ✔✔✔✔✔ COMPONENT 1080p ✔✔ 1080i ✔[...]

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