Onkyo TX-NR1008 B manual

A V Receiv er TX-NR1008 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 ma[...]

2 En Introduction 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 i[...]

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 yo u should dust t[...]

4 En F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only b y qual- ified service personnel. IMPOR T ANT The wires in the mains lead ar e coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Liv e As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appa - ratus [...]

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

6 En Features Amplifier • 135 W a tts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) • 180 W a tts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) • 230 W a tts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEIT A) • W RA T–Wide Range Am plif ier T echnolog y (5 Hz to 100 kHz bandwidth) • L inear Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • 3 -Step In verted Da rlington Circuitry • H .C.P .S. (High Current Power Supply)[...]

7 En *7 HD Radio™ and the HD Radio Ready logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. T o recei ve HD Radio broadcasts, you must install an Onkyo UP-HT1 HD Radio tuner modu le (sold separately). *8 In Europe, using banana plugs to connect sp eakers to an audio amplifier is prohibited. *9 SIRIUS, XM and all relat ed ma rks and [...]

8 En Fr ont & Rear P anels The actual front panel has v arious logos printed on it. They are not sho wn here for clarity . The page numbers in parentheses show where you can f ind the main explanation for each item. a ON/ST A NDBY button ( ➔ 24 ) b ST AND BY indicator ( ➔ 24 ) c ZO NE 2 indicator ( ➔ 76 ) d ZO NE 3 indicator ( ➔ 76 ) e [...]

9 En The page numbers in pa rentheses show where you can find th e main e xplanation for each item. l PHONES jack ( ➔ 28 ) m ZONE 2 , ZONE 3 and OFF buttons ( ➔ 76 ) n TON E b utton ( ➔ 60 , 77 ) o LEVEL button ( ➔ 77 ) p MONIT OR OUT b utton ( ➔ 44 ) q LISTENING MODE buttons ( MO VIE/TV , MUSIC , GAME and THX ) ( ➔ 36 ) r DIMMER b utto[...]

10 En a DIGIT AL IN CO AXIAL and OPTICAL jacks b RS232 term inal T erminal for control. c u REMO TE CONTROL jack d UNIVERSAL POR T jack e ETHERNET port f SIRIUS antenna jack (North American models) g MO NIT OR OUT V and S jacks h COMPONENT VIDEO IN and MONIT OR OUT jacks i HDMI IN and HDMI output ( HDMI OUT MAIN and HDMI OUT SUB ) jacks j IR I N an[...]

11 En Remote Contr oller For detail ed information, see the pages in parent heses. a ST AN DBY button ( ➔ 24 ) b ON button ( ➔ 24 ) c ACT I V I T I E S buttons ( ALL OFF , MY MO VIE , MY TV and MY MUSIC ) ( ➔ 28 , 91 ) d RE MOTE MODE/INPUT SELECT OR butt o ns ( BD/D VD , VCR/DVR , CBL/SA T , GAME , PC , AUX , TUNER , TV/CD , PHONO , POR T and[...]

12 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 theater or concert hall. W ith Blu-ra y Discs or DVDs, you can enjo y DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog or digital TV , you can enjoy Dolb y Pro Logic IIx , DTS N[...]

13 En Connections 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 9.1-channel surround-s ound playback, you need 9 speakers and a po wered subwoofer . *1 If you’ re using only one surro und back speaker , connect it to the SURR BA[...]

14 En • Don’t connect more than one cable to each speake r terminal. Do ing so may damage the A V receiv er. • Don’t connect one speaker to sev eral terminals. Connecting the Speaker Cab les Screw-type speak er terminals Using Banana Plugs (North American models) • If you are u sing banana plugs, tighten the speaker terminal before ins er[...]

15 En Using Dipole Spea kers Y ou can use dipole speakers for the sur round and surround back speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in tw o directions. Dipole speakers typically ha ve an arro w printed on them to indicate how the y should be positioned. The surround dipole speakers should be positioned so that their arro ws point tow ard [...]

16 En Connecting a P o wer Amplifier If you want to use a more powerful po wer amplif ier and use the A V recei ver as a preamp, connect it to the PRE O UT jacks, and conne ct all speakers to the po wer amplifier . PRE OUT R CENTER CENTER SB/FW SURR BA CK OR FRONT WIDE FRONT R L FRONT R L SURR R SURR R L L R R L L FH/FW FRONT HIGH OR FRONT WIDE R R[...]

17 En Connected ima ge 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 completed and double-check ed all A V connections. • Push plugs in all the way to make good connecti ons (loose connecti ons can cause noise or malf unc- tions). [...]

18 En Connect your components to the appropr iate jack s. The default input assi gnments are sho wn below . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 45 ). Refer to “ A bout HDMI” ( ➔ 99 ) and “Using an RIHD-compatible TV , Player , or Recorder ” ( ➔ 100 ). ■ A udio return c hannel (ARC) function Audio return channel (ARC) function enable[...]

19 En Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are sho wn below . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 45 ). Connecting Y our Components No. Jack Signal Components Assignable A A UX INPUT VIDEO Composite video Camcorder , etc A UDIO L/R Analog audio DIGIT A L Digital audio B COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 (BD/D VD) Com[...]

20 En Note *1 Connect a turntable (MM) that has built-in a phono preamp to TV/CD IN or connect it to PHONO IN with the phono preamp turned off . If your turntabl e (MM) doesn’t h ave a p hono preamp, connect to PHONO IN . If your turntab le has a moving co il (MC) type car- tridge, you’ll need a commercially available MC head amp or MC transfor[...]

21 En This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. The A V receiv er won’t pick up an y radi o signals without any antenn a connected, so you must co nnect the antenna to use the tuner . Note • Once your A V re ceiv er is ready for use, you’ll need to tune into a radio station an d position the ant[...]

22 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 u sing any one of the follo wing vi deo connection[...]

23 En ■ “Monitor Out” setting set to “A nalog” V ideo input signals flo w through the A V receiver as show n, with composite video, S-V ideo and PC IN (Analog RGB) sources being upcon verted for the component video output. Use this setting if y ou connect the A V r eceiver’ s COMPONENT VIDEO MONIT OR OUT to your TV . Composite video is [...]

24 En T ur ning On & Basic Operations T u rning On/Off the A V Receiver (Europ ean and Asian models) T o completely shut down the A V receiv er, set PO WER to the OFF position ( ). T urning On 1 (European and Asian models) Set PO WER to the ON position ( ) on the front panel. The A V receiv er enters Standby mode, and the ST ANDBY indicator com[...]

25 En Basic Operations Y ou can determine the language used for the onscreen setup menus. See “Lang uage” in the “OSD Setup” ( ➔ 57 ). ■ Operating on the A V receiver ■ Operatin g with the remote contr oller Y ou can display various information about the current input source as follows. (Components connected to the UNIVERSAL PORT jack[...]

26 En Y ou can temporarily mute the outp ut of the A V receiver. Tip • T o un mute, press MUTING again or adjust the volume. • The Mute function is cance lled when the A V receiver is set to Standb y . W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiv er to turn off aut omatically after a specif ied period. Tip • If you need to cancel the sl[...]

27 En The Home menu pro vides you quick access to frequently used menus without ha ving to go through the long stan- dard menu. This menu enables you to change settings and view the current information. Note *1 If Pure Audio or Direct listening mode is selected, “ Dynamic EQ ” and “ Dynamic V olume ” cannot be selected. *2 Only when you hav[...]

28 En Note • Always turn do wn the volume before connecting your head- phones. • While the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack, the Headphone indicator , speaker/channel indicator FL and FR lights. (The Powered Zo ne 2/3 speakers are n ot turned off.) • When you connect a pair of headph ones, the listening mode is set to Stereo, un[...]

29 En W ith the supplied calibrated microphone, Audyssey MultEQ automa tically determines the number of speakers connected, the ir si ze for purposes of bass man- agement, optimum crossover frequencies to the subw oofer (if present), and distances fro m the primary li stening posi- tion. Audyssey MultEQ then remo ves the distortion caused by room a[...]

30 En Note • When Audysse y MultEQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup is complete, the “ Equalizer ” will be set to “ A udyssey ” ( ➔ 49 ). The A udyssey indicator will light ( ➔ 9 ). • Y o u can cancel Au dyssey MultEQ Room Co rrection and Speaker Setup at an y point in this procedure simply by discon- necting the setup microphone. [...]

31 En Changing the Speaker Settings Manuall y Y ou can manually make change s to the settings found dur- ing Audyssey MultEQ ® Room Correction and Speak er Setup. See also: • “Speaker Configuration” ( ➔ 47 ) • “Speaker Distance” ( ➔ 48 ) • “Le vel Calibratio n” ( ➔ 48 ) • “Equalizer Settings” ( ➔ 49 ) Note • Pleas[...]

32 En Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fav o rite stations as presets for quick selection. Y ou can change the frequenc y steps ( ➔ 58 ). Listening to the Radio T uning into Radio Stations ■ A uto tuni ng mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator lights. When t[...]

33 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 ( ➔ 53 ). Its name is displayed instead of the band and frequenc y . Selecting Pre sets Tip • Y ou can also use the remote controller’ s number b uttons to select a preset directly[...]

34 En Finding Stations by T y pe (PTY) Y ou can search for radio stations by type. Listening to T r affic Ne ws (TP) Y ou can search for stat ions that broadcast traff ic news. ■ RDS pr ogram types (PTY) 1 Press R T/PTY/TP twice. The current program type appears on the display . 2 Use PRESET e / r to select the type of program yo u want. See the [...]

35 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 receiver must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’ s in Standby mode. • If you want to[...]

36 En Using the Listening Modes See “ About Listening Modes” for detailed information about the listening modes ( ➔ 37 ). 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 bu[...]

37 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 Sour ce The follow ing audio formats are supported by the listening mode. ■ Speaker La yout The illustration sho ws which speakers are acti v ated in [...]

38 En Listening Modes Listening Mode Description Input Source Speaker Lay out Pure A udio I n this mode, the display and video circuitry are turned of f, minimizing pos- sible noise sources for th e ultimate in high-fidelity audio reproduction. (As the video circuitry is turned off, only video signals input through HDMI input can be output from an [...]

39 En DTS-HD High Resolution Audio (Continued from the previous pag e.) D XCN M F XCN *1 M DTS-HD Master Au di o D XCN F XCN *1 M DTS Express S D XCN M DSD *6 D XCN M DTS 96/24 *7 This mode is for us e with DTS 96/24 sources. This is high-resolu tion DTS with a 96 kHz sampli ng rate and 24-bit resolution, providing superior fidel- ity . Use it with[...]

40 En THX F ound ed by George Lucas, THX de velops string ent standards that ensure movies are reproduced in movie theater s and home theaters just as the direc- tor intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial character- istics of the soundtrack for repro ductio n in the home-theater environment. They can be used with 2-channel ma [...]

41 En Onkyo-Original DSP Listening Modes Note *1 Based on the audio channels contained in the sour ce, the corresponding speak ers will output the sound. *2 If Power ed Zone 2 is being used, Dolby Pro Logic I I is used. *3 Surround back and front wide speaker s are not supported. *4 Front high and front wide speakers are not suppo rted. *5 For the [...]

42 En Advanced Oper ations Adv anced Setup The on-screen setup menus appear on the connected TV and provide a con venient w ay to change the A V recei ver’ s vario us settings. Settings are organized into 9 categories on the main menu . Carry out the settings b y using the on-screen display . Note • This procedure can also be performed on the A[...]

43 En Explanatory Notes Main Menu Input/Output Assign Monitor Out On the “ Monitor Out ” settings, you can select whether or not to ha ve the video source s’ images output through the HDMI output, as well as whet her to ha ve the onscreen setup menu output through the HDMI output or through an analog output. If you connect your TV to HDMI out[...]

44 En Changing “Moni tor Out” setting manuall y ■ Resolution Y ou can specify the output resolution for the HDMI output 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 . ` Through *1 : Select this to pass video through the A V receiver [...]

45 En HDMI Input If you connect a video component to an HDMI input, you must assign that input to an i nput selector . F or example, if you connect your Blu-ra y Disc/D VD player to HDMI IN 2 , you must assign “ HDMI 2 ” to the “ BD/DVD ” in put selector . If you’ ve connected your TV to the A V recei ver with an HDMI cable, composite vid[...]

46 En ■ BD/D VD , VCR/D VR , CBL/SA T , GAME , PC , AU X , TV/CD , PHONO , PORT ` IN 1 , IN 2 : Select a corresponding component video input that the video component has been connected. ` -- --- : Select if you are using HDMI output, rather than the COMPONENT VIDEO MONIT OR OUT , for the output from composite video, S-V i deo, and compo- nent vid[...]

47 En Main menu Speaker Setup Here you can check the settings made by Audyssey MultEQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup function, or set them manually , which is useful if you change one of the connect ed speakers after using Audyssey MultEQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup function. Note • These settings are disabled when: – a pair of headpho[...]

48 En ■ Surr Bac k Ch ` 1ch : Select if only one surround back speaker is con- nected. ` 2ch : Select if tw o (left and right) surround back speakers are connected. Note •I f t h e “ S urr Back ” setting is set to “ None ” ( ➔ 47 ), this setting cannot be selected. ■ L PF of LFE (Low-P ass Filter f or the LFE Channel) ` 80Hz , 90Hz [...]

49 En Equalizer Settings W ith the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of speakers indi vidually with a 7-band equalizer . The v olume of each speaker can be set ( ➔ 48 ). ■ Equalizer ` Manual : Y ou can adjust the equaliz er for each speaker manu- ally . If you selected “ Manual ”, contin ue with this procedure. ` Audyssey : This i[...]

50 En ■ Preserve THX Settings ` Ye s : Audyssey Dynamic EQ ® / Audyssey Dynamic V olume ® will not be acti ve in THX listening mode. ` No : Audyssey Dynamic EQ / Audyssey Dynamic V olume will be acti ve in THX listening mode depending on the setting. Note • This setting is fix ed at “ Ye s ” if “ Loudness Plus ” is set to “ On ”. [...]

51 En ■ PLII z Height Gain The Height Gain Control in Dolb y Pro Logic IIz enables the listener to select how much gain is applied to the front high speakers. There are thre e settings, “ Low ”, “ Mi d ” and “ High ”, and the front high speakers are accentuated in that order . While “ Mid ” is the def ault listening setting, the l[...]

52 En Items can be set individually for each input selector . Main menu Source Setup A udysse y When Audyssey MultEQ ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup is complete, the “ Equa lizer ” ( ➔ 49 ) will be set to “ A udyssey ” and the “ Dynamic EQ ” will be set to “ On ”. ■ Dynamic EQ ` Off : Audyssey Dynamic EQ ® off. ` On : Audy[...]

53 En IntelliV olume ■ In telliV o lume ` –12dB to 0dB to +12dB in 1 dB steps. W ith IntelliV olume, you can set the input level for each input selector indi vidually . Th is is useful if one of your source components is louder o r quieter than the others. Use e / r to set the lev el. If a component is noticeably louder than the others, use e t[...]

54 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 ( ➔ 33 ). • (North American models) Y ou cannot enter a cu stom name for SIRIUS radio presets. •“ Name Edit ” is not operable when the input selector is set to “ NET/USB ”. T o restore a custom name to the default,[...]

55 En ■ Picture Mode *1 ` Cus tom : All settings c an be performed manually . ` ISF Day : Setting when a r oom is bright. ` ISF Night : Setting when a room is dark. ` Cinema : Selected wh en the picture source is movie f ilm, etc. ` Game : Selected when the picture source is game console. ` Through : Default v alues ar e adapted for all set tings[...]

56 En ■ Gamma *2*4 ` –3 to 0 to +3 Adjust the balance of in coming picture R (red), G (green), and B (blu e) color data signal to the output color data signal. ■ Red Brightness *2*4 ` –50 to 0 to +50 W ith this setting you can adjust the pictu re red brightness. “ –50 ” is th e darkest. “ +50 ” is the bright- est. ■ Red Contrast[...]

57 En ■ DTS/DTS-ES/DTS-HD W ith this setting, you can specify the listening mode to be used when a DTS or DTS-HD High Resolution Audio format digital audio signal is played (D VD, LD, CD, etc.). Speci fies the def ault listening mode for DTS- HD Master Audio sources, such as Blu-ray or HD D VD (input via HDMI). ■ Oth er Multich Sour ce Specif i[...]

58 En Tu n e r For FM/AM tuning to wo rk properly , you must specify the FM/AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting i s changed, all radio presets w ill be deleted. ■ FM/AM Frequency Step (North Ame rican and T a iwan mo dels) ` 200kHz/10kHz : Select if 200 kHz/10 kHz steps are used in your area. ` 50kHz/9kHz: Select if 5[...]

59 En ■ A udio 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 MAIN of the A V rece iv er. Audio return channel (ARC) function en ables an HDMI (Audio Return Channel) capa ble TV to send the audio stream to the HDMI[...]

60 En ■ Univer sal Port ` via NET : Y ou can update the firmware via In ternet. Check the network connection before update. ` via USB : Y ou can update the firmware from a USB mass stor- age device. Y ou can update the Onkyo dock’ s f irmware. Do not shut- down the po wer of the A V receiv er while update. Note • This update shall not be perf[...]

61 En A udyssey Settings ■ Dy namic E Q See “Dynamic EQ” of “Source Setup” ( ➔ 52 ). ■ Dynamic V olu me See “Dynamic V olume” of “Source Setup” ( ➔ 52 ). Late Night W ith the Late Night functi on, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Dig ital material so that you can still hear quiet parts e ven whe n listening at lo w [...]

62 En A udio Selector Y ou can set priorities of audio output when there are both digital and analog inputs. ■ A udio Select or ` ARC : The audio signal from your TV tuner can be sent to the HDMI OUT MAIN of the A V recei ver. *1 W ith this selection the TV’ s audio can be automati- cally selected as a priority among other assignments. ` HDMI :[...]

63 En NET/USB The A V recei ver is network-r eady , which means you can hook it up to your home network with a standard Ethernet cable and enjoy the music files stored on your computer or media server . If your netw ork is connected to the Internet, you can also enjoy Internet radio. Netw ork Requirements ■ Ethernet Netw ork For best results, a 1[...]

64 En T o receive Internet radio, you must connect the A V receiv er to a network with Internet access ( ➔ 63 ). Y ou can sele ct Internet radio stations b y connecting to the A V recei ver from your computer and selecting stations in your W eb browser . Preset up to 40 Internet radio stations. Internet radio URLs in the follo wing formats are su[...]

65 En Registering Pre sets *1 Once you’ ve added a station to the list, simply select it on the Internet Radio screen, and then press ENTER to start playback. *1 From the search results you can pres et the stations and songs but cannot listen to them directly . ■ Items on the Internet Radio T o p Menu ` Create new preset: Add a fav orite statio[...]

66 En Random Playback The Random function can only be set while the PLA Y screen is displayed. T o play songs in random order , during playback (or while playback is paused or stopped), press RANDOM . All of the songs in the current folder will be played in random order . When all of the songs in the folder hav e been played once, they’ ll all be[...]

67 En Supported Audio File Fo rmats For serv er playback, the A V receiver supports the follo w- ing music file formats: MP3, WMA, W A V , FLAC, Ogg V orbis, AA C and LPCM. Not all servers support all for- mats. ■ MP3 • MP3 files must be MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 for- mat with a sampling rate of 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 12 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 2[...]

68 En Server Requirements The A V receiv er can play digital music files stored on a computer or media server and supports the followin g tech- nologies: • Windo ws Media Player 11 • Windo ws Media Connect 2.0 • DLN A-certified medi a server If the operating system of yo ur computer is W indo ws V ista, W indo ws Media Player 11 is already in[...]

69 En Using Remote Playbac k W indows and the Windo ws logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Note • When modifying network settings, after modifying it is neces- sary to execute “ Sa ve ”. This section explains ho w to conf igure the A V recei ver’ s network settings manually . If your router’ s DHCP serv er is enabled,[...]

70 En Note • This proce dure can also b e performed on the A V receiver by using SETUP , arrows, and ENTER . ■ Mac Address This is the A V rec eiv er’ s MA C (Media Acce ss Control) address. This addre ss cannot be changed. ■ DHCP This setting determi nes whethe r or not the A V recei ver uses DHCP to automatically conf igure its IP Address[...]

71 En USB can be used to play mu sic f iles stored on USB mass storage de vices (e.g., USB flash dri ves and MP3 players), which can be plugged into the A V receiver’ s USB por t. Supported Audio File Fo rmats For USB mass storage de vice pl ayback, the A V rece iv er supports music file formats. See “Supported Audio File Formats” ( ➔ 67 ).[...]

72 En Random Playback The Random function can only be set while the PLA Y screen is displayed. T o play songs in random order , while the list of songs is displayed, press RANDOM . All of the songs in the cur- rent folder will be played in random order . When all of the songs in the folder hav e been played once, they’ll all be played again in a [...]

73 En Multi Zone In addition to your main listeni ng room, you can also enjoy playback in the ot her room, or as we call Multi Zone. And, you can select a dif ferent source for each room. There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speakers: 1. Connect them directly to the A V recei ver. 2. Connect them to an amp in Zone 2. Connecting Y our Zone 2 Sp[...]

74 En There are two w ays you can connect Zone 3 speak ers: 1. Connect them directly to the A V recei ver. 2. Connect them to an amp in Zon e 3. Connecting Y our Zone 3 Speakers Dire ctly to the A V receiver This setup allows 7.1-channel playback in your main room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3, with a different source in each room. This i[...]

75 En If you’ ve connected your Zone 2/3 speakers to the A V receiv er, as explained in “Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speak- ers Directly to the A V re ceiv er” ( ➔ 73 ) or “Connecting Y our Zone 3 Speakers Directly to the A V recei ver” ( ➔ 74 ), you must set the “ Po wered Zone2 ” or “ Pow ered Zone3 ” setting to “ Act ” (Act[...]

76 En T o use the same volume le vel as when the A V receiv er was last turned of f, select “ Last ”. The “ Zone2 Power On V olume ” and “ Zone3 Po wer On Vo l u m e ” cannot be set higher than the “ Zone2 Maximum Vo l u m e ” and “ Zone3 Maximum V olume ” setting. This section explains ho w to turn Zone 2/3 on and of f, how to [...]

77 En Adjusting the V olume for Zones Muting Zones Adjusting the T one and Balance of Zone 2 Note • Zones can also be unmuted by adjusting the volume. • The Zone 2 volum e, tone, and balance function have no ef fect on ZONE 2 PRE O UT when the “ Zone2 Out ” setting is set to “ Fixed ” ( ➔ 75 ). • The Zone 3 volume function ha s no e[...]

78 En Using a Multir oom Kit with a Cabinet In this setup, the IR receiv er picks up the infrared signals from the remote controller a nd feeds them to the A V receiv er located in the cabi net via the connecting block. Using a Multir oom Kit with Other Components In this setup, an IR emitt er is connected to the A V receiv er’ s IR OUT jack and [...]

79 En Controlling iP od & Other Components Contr olling iP od USB can be used to play music f iles stored on iPod/ iPhone, which can be plugged into the A V recei ver’ s USB port. Playing Music Files on the iP od/iPhone This section explains ho w to play music files on the iPod/ iPhone *1 . *1 Compatible iPod models Standar d Mode control The[...]

80 En *2 The following iPod mode ls ar e not supported in Standard Mode. These iPod models can only be controlled in Extended Mode. *3 When you disconnect the iPod/iP hone, the A V receiver stores the mode. This means that if you disconnect when in Extended Mode, the A V receive r will start in Extended Mode when you next conn ect the iPod/iPhone. [...]

81 En UP-A1 Dock W ith the UP-A1 Dock, you can easily play the music, photo, or movie stored on your Apple iPod through the A V receiv er and enjoy great sound. Y ou can use the A V receiver’ s remote controller to operate 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 , the A [...]

82 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 enjo y great sound, and watch iPod slidesho ws and videos on your TV . In addition, the onscreen display (OSD) allows you to view , navig ate, and select y our iPod model’ s contents on your TV , and with the supplie d remote con[...]

83 En ✔ : A vailable buttons • W ith some iPod models, gener ations and RI Docks, certain buttons may not work as expected. • For detailed operation of the iPod, please refer to the instruction manual of RI D ock. *1 This button do es not turn the Onkyo DS-A2 or DS-A2X RI Dock on or of f. Y our iPod may not respond the fir st time you press t[...]

84 En Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V recei ver’ s re mote controller (RC-771M) 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 component that you want to con- trol: D VD, TV , CD, etc. • Lear[...]

85 En Tip • If you cannot access the database, a message “ Cannot connect to database. ” will appear. Press ENTER to return to the previous step. • If the br and name is not found, use r to select “ No t Listed ”, and then press EN TER . The following screen appears. 8 Use q / w to select “S earch by model number (via network)”, and[...]

86 En Y ou’ll need to enter a code for each component that you want to control. Note • The remote control codes pro vid ed are correct at the time of printing, but are subject 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 co[...]

87 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[...]

88 En Note • W ith some components, certai n buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. ✔ : A vailable b uttons *1 The p function is not su pported. 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 (Paus[...]

89 En V ia onscreen menu, you can spec ify what actions will be taken b y the Easy macro command in the Easy macro mode ( ➔ 28 ). Here ar e the default settings. Activities Setup 1 Pre ss RECEIVER f ollowed by SETUP . The main menu appears onscreen. Tip • If the main menu doesn’t appear , make sure the appr opri- ate external input is selecte[...]

90 En The A V recei ver’ s remot e controller can learn the com- mands of other remote contro llers. By transmit ting, for example, the Play command from you r CD player’ s remote controller , the remo te controller can learn it, and then transmit the exact same c ommand when its 1 is pressed in the CD remote mode. This is useful when you’ ve[...]

91 En Note • The follo wing buttons cannot learn ne w commands: REMO TE MODE , ALL OFF , MY MO VIE , MY TV , MY MUSIC and MODE . • The remote controller can lear n approximately 70 to 90 com- mands, although this will be less if commands that use a lot of memory are learned. • Remote controller b uttons such as Play , Stop, Pause, and so on a[...]

92 En Others T r oub leshooting If you ha ve an y trouble using the A V receiver, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolv e 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 sound, or it’ s very quiet ■ Onl y the front speaker s prod[...]

93 En ■ Onl y the center s peaker produces sound ■ The surr ound speakers produce no sound ■ Th e center speaker produces no sound ■ Th e front high , front wide and surround bac k speakers pr oduce no sound ■ The subwoofer pr oduces no sound ■ There’ s no sound with a cer tain signal format ■ Can’t select the Pure A udio listenin[...]

94 En ■ T here’ s no picture ■ T here’ s no picture from a so urce connected to an HDMI IN ■ The on-screen menus don’t appear ■ The picture is distorted ■ The on screen displa y does not appe ar ■ Recepti on is noisy , FM stereo reception is noisy , or the FM STEREO indicator doesn’t lig ht ■ The remote controller doesn’t wo[...]

95 En ■ Can’t learn commands fr om another remote contr oller ■ Can’t recor d ■ There’ s no sound ■ The Zone 2/3 speaker s produce no sound ■ Can’t access the server or Internet radio ■ Pla yback stops while list ening to music file s on the server ■ Can’t connect to the A V receiver from a W eb browser ■ Can’t access th[...]

96 En ■ Ho w do I chan ge the language of a m ultiplex source ■ The u function s don’t work ■ T he functions System On/A uto P ower On and Direct Change don’t work for components connected via u ■ When perf orming “Aud yssey MultEQ ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup”, the measurement fails showing the message “Ambient noise is t[...]

97 En Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section General ■ HDMI ■ Vi deo Inputs ■ Vi deo Outputs ■ A udio Inp uts Rated Ou tput P ower All chan nels: (North Ameri can) 135 watts minimum cont inuous power per channel , 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with a maximum total harmo nic distortion of 0.08% ([...]

98 En ■ A udio Outputs ■ Other s Specif ications and features are subject to change without notice. Analog VCR/D VR, ZONE 2/3 PRE OUT Analog Multich annel Pre Outputs 9 Subw oofer Pr e Outputs 2 Speaker Outputs Main (L, R, C, SL, SR , SBL, SBR) + ZONE2/Fr ont W ide (L, R), + ZONE3/Fron t High (L, R) Phones 1 (6.3 ø) SETUP MIC 1 RS232 1 Ether n[...]

99 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[...]

100 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 used 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[...]

101 En ■ Ho w to connect and setup 1 Confirm the connecting and setting . 1. Connect the HDMI OUT MAIN jack to the HDMI input jack of the TV . 2. Connect the audio output from th e TV to the OPTICAL IN 2 jack of the A V recei ver using an optical digital cable. Note • When you use the audio r eturn channel (ARC) function with TV an HDMI (Audio [...]

102 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. NTSC/P AL ✔ : Output *1 A v ailable resolution: [640 × 480 60/7 2/75 Hz] [800 × 600 56/6 0/72/75 Hz] [1024 × 768 60/70/75 Hz] [1280 × 1024 60 Hz] *2 The output is limited to 480p/576p for an effect iv e signa[...]

103 En Memo[...]

SN 29400341 Y1005-1 (C) Copyright 2010 ONKY O CORPORA TION Japan. All rights reser ved. * 2 9 4 0 0 3 4 1 * Sales & Product Planning Div . : 2-1, Nisshin-cho , Ne yaga wa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAP AN T el: 072-831-8023 F ax: 072-831-8163 ONKY O U .S.A. CORPORA TION 18 P ark Wa y , Upper Saddle River , N.J. 07458, U .S .A. T el: 800-229-1687, 201[...]