Onkyo HT-S990THX User Manual

7.1ch THX Certified Digital Surround
Receiver and Speaker Package

HT-S990THX

Contents

Introduction ..................................... 2

Connection .................................... 19

AV Receiver (HT-R940)
Front Speakers (SKF-940F)
Center Speaker (SKC-940C)
Surround Speakers (SKM-940S)
Surround Back Speakers (SKB-940)
Powered Subwoofer (SKW-940)

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 7.1ch THX Cer­tified Digital Surround Receiver and Speaker Pack­age. Please read this manual thoroughly before
making connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
you to obtain optimum performance and listening
enjoyment from your new 7.1ch THX Certified Digi­tal Surround Receiver and Speaker Package.
Please retain this manual for future reference.

Turning On & First Time Setup..... 34

Basic Operation

Playing your AV components....... 37

Listening to the Radio.................. 39

Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 45

Recording ...................................... 52

Advanced Operation..................... 53

Troubleshooting ............................ 60

Specifications................................ 64

E

n

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radia­tors, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A grounding
type plug has two blades and a third grounding
prong. The wide blade or the third prong are pro­vided for your safety. If the provided plug does not
fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience recepta­cles, and the point where they exit from the appara­tus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.

12.

Use only with the cart, stand,
tripod, bracket, or table spec­ified by the manufacturer, or
sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use cau­tion when moving the cart/
apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

PORTABLE CART WARNING

S3125A

WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to

persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.

AVIS

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

NE PAS

OUVRIR

15. Damage Requiring Service
Unplug the apparatus from the wall outlet and refer
servicing to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:
A. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged,
B. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the apparatus,

C. If the apparatus has been exposed to rain or

water,

D. If the apparatus does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions as an improper adjustment of other
controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a qualified technician
to restore the apparatus to its normal operation,

E. If the apparatus has been dropped or damaged in

any way, and

F. When the apparatus exhibits a distinct change in

performance this indicates a need for service.

16. Object and Liquid Entry
Never push objects of any kind into the apparatus
through openings as they may touch dangerous volt­age points or short-out parts that could result in a
fire or electric shock.
The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases shall be placed on the apparatus.
Don’t put candles or other burning objects on top of
this unit.

17. Batteries
Always consider the environmental issues and fol­low local regulations when disposing of batteries.

18. If you install the apparatus in a built-in installation,
such as a bookcase or rack, ensure that there is ade­quate ventilation.
Leave 20 cm (8") of free space at the top and sides
and 10 cm (4") at the rear. The rear edge of the shelf
or board above the apparatus shall be set 10 cm (4")
away from the rear panel or wall, creating a flue-like
gap for warm air to escape.

2

Precautions

1. Recording Copyright

only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with­out the permission of the copyright holder.

2. AC Fuse

serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact
your Onkyo dealer.

3. Care

over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft
cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild deter­gent and water. Dry the unit immediately afterwards
with a clean cloth. Don’t use abrasive cloths, thin­ners, alcohol, or other chemical solvents, because
they may damage the finish or remove the panel let­tering.

4. Power
WARNING

BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE
FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SEC­TION CAREFULLY.
AC outlet voltages vary from country to country.

Make sure that the voltage in your area meets the
voltage requirements printed on the unit’s rear panel
(e.g., AC 230–240 V, 50 Hz or AC 120 V, 60 Hz).

The power cord plug is used to disconnect this unit
from the AC power source. Make sure that the plug
is readily operable (easily accessible) at all times.

Pressing the [STANDBY/ON] button to select
Standby mode does not fully shutdown the unit. If
you do not intend to use the unit for an extended
period, remove the power cord from the AC outlet.

5. Never Touch this Unit with Wet Hands

handle this unit or its power cord while your hands
are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets
inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo
dealer.

6. Handling Notes

• If you need to transport this unit, use the original

• Do not leave rubber or plastic items on this unit

• This unit’s top and rear panels may get warm

• If you do not use this unit for a long time, it may

—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user-

—Occasionally you should dust the unit all

packaging to pack it how it was when you origi­nally bought it.

for a long time, because they may leave marks on
the case.

after prolonged use. This is normal.

not work properly the next time you turn it on, so
be sure to use it occasionally.

—Unless it’s for personal use

—Never

For U.S. models

FCC Information for User

CAUTION:

The user changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer­ence in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor­dance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer­ence to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful inter­ference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif­ferent from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV tech­nician for help.

For Canadian Models

NOTE:

COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003.
For models having a power cord with a polarized plug:

CAUTION:

MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT,
FULLY INSERT.

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,

Modèle pour les Canadien

REMARQUE:

LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME
NMB-003 DU CANADA.
Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisée:

ATTENTION:

TRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS
LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRE­SPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER
JUSQU’AU FOND.

CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLEC-

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Precautions

—Continued

Speaker Precautions

For British models

Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power
supply cord of this unit should be performed only by
qualified service personnel.

IMPORTANT

The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code:

Blue: Neutral
Brown: Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
apparatus may not correspond with the coloured mark­ings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as
follows:
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter L or
coloured red.

IMPORTANT

The plug is fitted with an appropriate fuse. If the fuse
needs to be replaced, the replacement fuse must
approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 and have the same
ampere rating as that indicated on the plug. Check for
the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.
If the power cord’s plug is not suitable for your socket
outlets, cut it off and fit a suitable plug. Fit a suitable
fuse in the plug.

For European Models

Declaration of Conformity

We,

ONKYO EUROPE
ELECTRONICS GmbH
LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6,
82194 GROEBENZELL,
GERMANY

declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product
described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the
corresponding technical standards such as EN60065,
EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3.

GROEBENZELL, GERMANY

K. MIYAGI

ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH

This product incorporates copyright protection tech­nology that is protected by U.S. patents and other
intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright
protection technology must be authorized by Macro­vision Corporation, and is intended for home and
other limited consumer uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.

Placement

• The speaker cabinets are made out of wood and are
therefore sensitive to extreme temperatures and
humidity, do not put them in locations subject to
direct sunlight or in humid places, such as near an air
conditioner, humidifier, bathroom, or kitchen.

• Do not put water or other liquids close to the speak­ers. If liquid is spilled over the speakers, the drive
units may be damaged.

• Speakers should only be placed on sturdy, flat sur­faces that are free from vibration. Putting them on
uneven or unstable surfaces, where they may fall and
cause damage, will affect the sound quality.

• Subwoofer is designed to be used in the upright ver­tical position only. Do not use it in the horizontal or
tilted position.

• If the unit is used near a turntable, CD player or
DVD player, howling or slipping of sound may
occur. To prevent this, move the unit away from the
turntable, CD player or DVD player otherwise lower
the unit’s output level.

Using Close to a TV or Computer

TVs and computer monitors are magnetically sensitive
devices and as such are likely to suffer discoloration or
picture distortion when conventional speakers are
placed nearby. To prevent this, the SKF-940F and SKC­940C feature internal magnetic shielding. In some situa­tions, however, discoloration may still be an issue, in
which case you should turn off your TV or monitor, wait
15 to 30 minutes, and then turn it back on again. This
normally activates the degaussing function, which neu­tralizes the magnetic field, thereby removing any discol­oration effects. If discoloration problems persist, try
moving the speakers away from your TV or monitor.
Note that discoloration can also be caused by a magnet
or demagnetizing tool that’s too close to your TV or
monitor.

Input Signal Warning

The speakers can handle the specified input power when
used for normal music reproduction. If any of the fol­lowing signals are fed to them, even if the input power is
within the specified rating, excessive current may flow in
the speaker coils, causing burning or wire breakage:

1.

Interstation noise from an untuned FM radio.

2.

Sound from fast-forwarding a cassette tape.

3.

High-pitched sounds generated by an oscillator, elec­tronic musical instrument, and so on.

4.

Amplifier oscillation.

5.

Special test tones from audio test CDs and so on.

6.

Thumps and clicks caused by connecting or discon­necting audio cables (Always turn off your amplifier
before connecting or disconnecting cables.)

7.

Microphone feedback.

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Package Contents

Make sure you have the following items:

AV receiver (HT-R940)

Subwoofer (SKW-940)

Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6)

Indoor FM antenna

AM loop antenna

THX Ultimate Demo Disc

Front speakers (SKF-940F)

(Red) (White)

Speaker cable for front speakers 15 ft. (4.5 m)

(Green)

Speaker cable for center speaker 10 ft. (3 m)

(Blue) (Gray)

(Brown) (Tan)

Speaker cables for surround speakers 30 ft. (9 m)

RCA cable for subwoofer connection 10 ft. (3 m)

Center speaker (SKC-940C)

Surround and Surround back speakers
(SKM-940S/SKB-940)

* In catalogs and on packaging, the letter at the end of the

product name indicates the color. Specifications and oper­ation are the same regardless of color.

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Features

Amplifier

• 7-channel amplifier

• 110 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8
ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a maxi­mum total harmonic distortion of 0.9%

• WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology)

• Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry

Processing

• THX*1 Surround EX

• Dolby*2 Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logic IIx

• DTS, DTS-ES Matrix/Discrete, DTS Neo:6, and
DTS 96/24

• Neural Surround

• Re-EQ*5 Function

• Linear PCM 192 kHz/24-bit D/A converters on all
channels

• Pure Audio listening mode (not North American
model)

•Powerful and highly accurate 32-bit DSP processing

*3

*4

(North American models only)

Audio/Video

• HDTV-capable component video (3 inputs, 1 output)

• Composite and S-video to component video conver­sion

•3 S-Video inputs, 2 outputs

•4 assignable digital inputs (3 optical, 1 coaxial)

• Subwoofer pre out

• Color-coded 7.1 multichannel input for use with
Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio

• A/B speaker drive

• Color-coded speaker terminal posts

Tuner

• 40 AM/FM presets

• AM/FM auto tuning

• RDS (Radio Data System) (Europe only)

*1

THX is a trademark of THX Ltd. THX may be registered
in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved. Surround EX is a
trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used with permission.

*2

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are regis­tered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

*3

“DTS,” “DTS 96/24,” “DTS-ES,” and “Neo:6” are trade­marks of DTS, Inc.

*4

Neural Surround name and related logos are trademarks
owned by Neural Audio Corporation.

*5 Re-Equalization and the “Re-EQ” logo are trademarks of

THX Ltd.

THX Home Media

Before any home theater component can be THX
Home Mediacertified, it must incorporate all the fea­tures above and also pass a rigorous series of quality
and performance tests. Only then can a product fea­ture the THX logo, which is your guarantee that the
Home Theatre products you purchase will give you
superb performance for many years to come. THX
Home Media requirements cover every aspect of the
product including pre-amplifier performance and
operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both
the digital and analog domain.

Remote Controller

• Preprogrammed for use with other AV components

Speaker

• Color-coded banana-plug compatible speaker posts
and speaker cables

• Subwoofer Auto standby function

• Magnetically shielded front and center speakers

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Getting Started in Five Easy Steps

1. Hookup

Connect the AV receiver to your AV system.

☞ page 19

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

ANTENNA

FMAM75

DIGITAL IN

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

COMPONENT

VIDEO

OUT

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

OUT

LRLRL

CD TAPE

Y

P

B

PR

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

V

S

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

L

MONITOR

DVD

OUT

R

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

FRONT

SUB
WOOFER

2. Turning On

With the hookup complete, you’re ready to switch on.

☞ page 34

3. First Time Setup

A few simple settings to get the very best from your system.

SURROUND

FRONT

CENTER

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS A

SPEAKER

L

AC OUTLET

R

AC 120V

60Hz

SWITCHED

FRONT

SPEAKERS B

PRE OUT

L

SUB

L

WOOFER

R

R

120W1A MAX.

AV RECEIVER

☞ page 35

4. Playing Your AV Components

Enjoying movies and music.

☞ page 37

5. Using the Listening Modes

Time to really enjoy your home theater system!

☞ page 45

Digital Input

Input Display

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Enjoying Home Theater

Speaker Sets A and B

You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver:

Speaker set A

*While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-channel playback.

Speaker set B

*Only analog input sources are output by speaker set B.

should be used in your main listening room for up to 7.1-channel playback.

can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback.

speaker set A

and

speaker set B

.

Speaker set A Speaker set B Indicator Output

On

Off

Corner

On

Off Set A: 7.1 channels

On Set B: 2 channels

Off No sound

or

Remote

controller

AV receiver

SPEAKERS

AB

Front left and right speakers (SKF-940F)

These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater is to pro­vide a solid anchor for the sound image. They should be positioned
facing the listener at about ear level, and equally spaced from the TV.
Angle them inward.

Center speaker (SKC-940C)

This speaker enhances the front
left and right speakers, making
sound movements distinct and
providing a full sound image. For
movies it’s used mainly for dialog.
Position it close to your TV facing
forward at about ear level, or at
the same height as the front left
and right speakers.

A B

Set A: 5.1 channels
Set B: 2 channels

A

B

Speaker Set A: Main Room

Surround left and right speakers
(SKM-940S)

These speakers are used for precise
sound positioning and to add realistic
ambience. Position them at the sides
of the listener, or slightly behind, about
2–3 feet (60–100 cm) above ear level.
Ideally they should be equally spaced
from the listener.

Subwoofer (SKW-940)

The subwoofer handles the bass
sounds of the LFE (Low-Frequency
Effects) channel. In general, a
good bass sound can be obtained
by installing the subwoofer in a
front corner, or at one-third the way
along the wall, as shown.

Speaker Set B: Sub Room

1/3 wall
length

Surround back left and right speakers (SKB-940)

These speakers further enhance the realism of surround
sound and improve sound localization behind the listener.
Position them behind the listener about 2–3 feet (60–100 cm)
above ear level.
THX recommends that they be placed as close as possible in
order to make advantage of their proprietary ASA (Advanced
Speaker Array) technology. If this condition is not possible,
adjust the SB Spc (Surround Back Spacing) setting via the
THX Audio (see page 51).

* While speaker set B is on, these speakers output no sound.

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Contents

Introduction

Important Safety Instructions ....................2

Precautions .................................................3

Speaker Precautions ..................................4

Package Contents.......................................5

Features .......................................................6

Enjoying Home Theater..............................8

Speaker Sets A and B ................................... 8

Getting to Know the AV Receiver............10

Remote Controller.....................................13

Speakers ....................................................18

Connection

Connecting Your Speakers ......................19

Connecting Antennas...............................20

Connecting Your Components ................22

About AV Connections ................................22

Connecting Audio and Video Signals

to the AV Receiver .................................... 23

Which Connections Should I Use?..............23

TV or Projector
DVD player

VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback ...........27

VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording.......... 28

Camcorder, Games Console,

or Other Device.........................................28

Satellite, Cable, Set-top box,

or Other Video Source ..............................29

CD Player or Turntable................................30

HDD-compatible Component ......................31

Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or

DAT Recorder ........................................... 32

Connecting the Power Cord of Another

Component ...............................................32

Connecting Onkyo Components

Connecting the Power Cord ........................33

..........................................24

.................................................25

..........33

Turning On & First Time Setup

Basic Operation

Playing Your AV Components ................ 37

Basic AV Receiver Operation ..................... 37

Using the Multichannel DVD Input.............. 38

Displaying Source Information.................... 38

Listening to the Radio.............................. 39

Listening to AM/FM stations ....................... 39

Presetting Radio Stations ........................... 40

Common Functions.................................. 43

Setting the Display Brightness.................... 43

Adjusting the Bass and Treble.................... 43

Muting the AV Receiver .............................. 43

Using the Sleep Timer ................................ 44

Using Headphones ..................................... 44

Adjusting Speaker Levels ........................... 44

Enjoying the Listening Modes

Using the Listening Modes...................... 45

Selecting Listening Modes.......................... 45

About the Listening Modes ......................... 47

Using the Late Night Function .................... 49

Using the Re-EQ ........................................ 49

Using the Audio Adjust Settings ................. 49

Using the THX Audio Settings .................... 51

Recording.................................................. 52

Advanced Operation

Advanced Setup ....................................... 53

Advanced Speaker Settings ....................... 53

Digital Input Signal Formats ....................... 56

Correcting Sound and Picture Sync ........... 56

Controlling Other Components............... 57

Entering Remote Control Codes................. 57

Remote Control Codes for Onkyo

Components Connected via .............. 58

Resetting REMOTE MODE Buttons ........... 58

Resetting the Remote Controller ................ 58

Turning On the AV Receiver ....................34

First Time Setup........................................35

Assigning Digital Inputs to Input Sources....35

Changing the Input Display .........................35

Component Video Setup .............................36

Troubleshooting ....................................... 60

If you can’t resolve an issue, try resetting the AV
receiver by holding down the [VIDEO 1] button
and pressing the [STANDBY/ON] button.

Specifications ........................................... 64

9

Getting to Know the AV Receiver

Front Panel

North American Model

2

1

3 5 6 74

STANDBY/ON

PHONES

Other Models

STANDBY/ON

PURE AUDIO

PHONES

STANDBY

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C

VCR

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

TONE

DVDMULTI CH C

VCR

TONE

VIDEO

VIDEO

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

LISTENING MODE

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

LISTENING MODE

TUNERTAPE

D

DIGITAL

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

INPUT

TUNERTAPE

D

DIGITAL

DISPLAYTHX RT/RTY/TP MEMORY

INPUT

CLEAR

TUNING

MODEAB

CLEAR

TUNING PRESET

TUNING PRESET

TUNING

MODEAB

MASTER VOLUME

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

TJKLMNOPQ8 9RS

MASTER VOLUME

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.

A

STANDBY/ON button (34)

Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby.

B

STANDBY indicator (34)

Lights up when the AV receiver is on Standby and
flashes while a signal is being received from the
remote controller.

Remote-control sensor (13)

C

Receives control signals from the remote controller.

Display

D

See “Display” on page 11.

Input selector buttons (37)

E

Select the input sources.
The [MULTI CH] button selects the multichannel

DVD input.

10

(European model only)

OU

F

Arrow/TUNING/PRESET and ENTER buttons

When AM or FM is selected, the TUNING [ ]
[] buttons are used for radio tuning, and the PRE­SET [ ] [ ] buttons are used to select radio pre-

sets (see page 40). With the setup menus, they work
as arrow buttons and are used to select and set
items. The ENTER button is also used with the
setup menus.

G

MASTER VOLUME control (37)

Sets the volume of the AV receiver to –∞ dB, –83 dB
through +16 dB (relative display).

The volume level can also be displayed as an abso­lute value. See “Vol Display” on page 51.

H

PHONES jack (44)

This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan­dard pair of stereo headphones for private listening.

Getting to Know the AV Receiver

—Continued

SPEAKERS A and B buttons (8, 37)

I

Turn speaker sets A and B on or off.

TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (43)

J

Used to adjust the bass and treble.

THX button (45)

K

Selects the THX listening mode.

LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (45)

L

Select the listening modes.

DISPLAY button (38)

M

Displays various information about the currently
selected input source.

DIGITAL INPUT button (35, 56)

N

Used to assign the digital inputs and to specify the
format of digital input signals.

DIMMER or RT/PTY/TP button (42, 43)

O

Adjusts the display brightness.
On the European model, this is the RT/PTY/TP but-

ton, and it’s used with RDS (Radio Data System).
See “Using RDS (European Models Only)” on
page 41.

MEMORY button (40)

P

Used when storing or deleting radio presets.

TUNING MODE button (39)

Q

Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM
and FM radio.

RETURN button

R

Selects the previously displayed setup menu.

SETUP button

S

Used to access the setup menus.

VIDEO 3 INPUT (28, 52)

T

Used to connect a camcorder, games console, and so
on. There are jacks for composite video and analog
audio.

U

PURE AUDIO button and indicator (45)

The North American model doesn’t have this button
and indicator.

Selects the Pure Audio listening mode. The indica­tor lights up when this mode is selected.

Display

2134

5

For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.

1

A and B speaker indicators (8, 37)

Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on. Indi­cator B lights up when speaker set B is on.

2

MUTING indicator (43)

Flashes while the AV receiver is muted.

3

Listening mode and format indicators (45)

Show the selected listening mode and the format of
digital audio signals.

4

Radio indicators

TUNED (39):

tion.

AUTO (39):

Auto Tuning is selected, and disappears when Man­ual Tuning mode is selected.

Lights up when tuned to a radio sta-

For AM and FM radio, lights up when

6

RDS (European models only) (41):

when tuned to a radio station that supports RDS
(Radio Data System).

MEMORY (40):

stations.

FM STEREO (39):

reo FM station.

SLEEP indicator (44)

5

Lights up when the Sleep function has been set.

Message area

6

Displays various information about the selected
input source.

Lights up when presetting radio

Lights up when tuned to a ste-

Lights up

11

Getting to Know the AV Receiver

Rear Panel

—Continued

1 3 42 5

ANTENNA

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN 3

COMPONENT

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

L

R

CD TAPE

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

Y

P

B

V

PR

S

L

L

R

R

7 8 9 J K L N

A

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2, 3, and COAXIAL

These optical and coaxial digital audio inputs are
for connecting components with optical or coaxial
digital audio outputs, such as CD and DVD players.

B

COMPONENT VIDEO

A DVD player, TV, or other component that sup­ports component video can be connected here.

C

AM ANTENNA

These push terminals are for connecting an AM
antenna.

D

FM ANTENNA

This jack is for connecting an FM antenna.

E

MONITOR OUT

The S-Video or composite video output should be
connected to a video input on your TV or projector.

F

FRONT SPEAKERS A, SURROUND
SPEAKERS, CENTER SPEAKER, and
SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS

These terminal posts are for connecting speaker
set A.

G

H

REMOTE CONTROL

This Remote Interactive jack can be connected
to the jack on another -capable Onkyo com­ponent. To use , you must make an analog audio

connection (RCA) between the AV receiver and the
other component, even if they are connected digi­tally.

CD IN

This analog audio input is for connecting a CD
player’s analog audio output.

6

PRE OUT

SUB
WOOFER

FRONT

SPEAKERS A

L

R

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

DVD

OUT

R

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

FRONT

SUB
WOOFER

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

L

R

FRONT

SPEAKERS B

CENTER

SPEAKER

L

R

AV RECEIVER

AC OUTLET

AC 120V

SWITCHED

120W 1A MAX.

60Hz

M

I

TAPE IN/OUT

This analog audio input and output are for connect­ing a recorder with an analog audio input and out­put, such as a cassette deck, MD recorder, etc.

J

VIDEO 1 IN/OUT and VIDEO 2 IN

The VIDEO 1 inputs and outputs can be used to
connect a VCR. The VIDEO 2 inputs can be used to
connect another video source (e.g., cable/satellite
receiver, set-top box, etc).

K

DVD IN

These jacks can be used to connect a DVD player
with an analog multichannel audio output for SACD
and DVD-Audio playback.

L

SUBWOOFER PRE OUT

A powered subwoofer can be connected here.

M

FRONT SPEAKERS B

These push terminals are for connecting speaker
set B.

N

AC OUTLET

This switched AC outlet can be used to supply
power to another AV component. The type of outlet
depends on the country in which you purchased
your AV receiver.

12

See pages 19–33 for hookup information.

Remote Controller

Installing the Batteries

To open the battery compartment, press

1

the small hollow and slide open the cover.

Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6)

2

in accordance with the polarity diagram
inside the battery compartment.

Slide the cover shut.

3

Notes:

• If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try
replacing the batteries.

• Don’t mix new and old batteries or different types of
batteries.

• If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long
time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from
leakage or corrosion.

• Expired batteries should be removed as soon as possi­ble to prevent damage from leakage or corrosion.

Aiming the Remote Controller

When using the remote controller, point it toward the AV
receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below.

Remote control sensor

AV receiver

STANDBY indicator

Approx. 16 ft.
(5 m)

Notes:

• The remote controller may not work reliably if the AV
receiver is subjected to bright light, such as direct sun­light or inverter-type fluorescent lights. Keep this in
mind when installing.

• If another remote controller of the same type is used in
the same room, or the AV receiver is installed close to
equipment that uses infrared rays, the remote control­ler may not work reliably.

• Don’t put anything on top of the remote controller,
such as a book or magazine, because a button may be
pressed continuously, thereby draining the batteries.

• The remote controller may not work reliably if the AV
receiver is installed in a rack behind colored glass
doors. Keep this in mind when installing.

• The remote controller will not work if there’s an obsta­cle between it and the AV receiver’s remote control
sensor.

13

Remote Controller

—Continued

Using the Remote Controller

Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be
used to control up to seven different components. The
remote controller has a specific operating mode for use
with each type of component. Modes are selected by
using the six REMOTE MODE buttons.

■

RECEIVER/TAPE Mode

In RECEIVER/TAPE mode, you can control
the AV receiver and an Onkyo cassette
recorder connected via .

■

DVD and CD/MD/CDR/HDD Modes

With these modes, you can control a DVD
player and CD, MD, CDR, or HDD player
or recorder. By entering the appropriate
remote control code, you can control Onkyo
components or components made by other
manufacturers (see page 57).

■

TV, VCR and SAT/CABLE Modes

With these modes, you can control a TV,
VCR, and satellite or cable receiver. You
must enter the appropriate remote control
code first (see page 57).

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

Press one of the REMOTE MODE
buttons to select a mode.

DVD

M D/CDR

D

C

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

RECEIVER

TAPE

DVD

M D/CDR

C

D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

RECEIVER/TAPE Mode

RECEIVER/TAPE mode is used to control the AV
receiver. It can also be used to control an Onkyo cassette
recorder connected via .

RECEIVER

TAPE

K

L

M

N

O

1

2

3

1

2

3

5

6

7

4

ON/STANDBY

INPUT SELECTOR

123

V1V

456

789

10 11 12

+

10

D TUN

--/---

TV

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

MULTI CH

0

DIMMER

VOL

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

2V3

ENT

SLEEP

ALBUM

ENTER

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

CLR

CH

DISC

DVD

M

D/CDR

C D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

4

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

8

9

J

STEREO

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

CH SEL

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

LEVEL

L NIGHT

-

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

+

P
Q

2

Use the buttons supported by
that mode to control the compo­nent.

RECEIVER/TAPE mode:

see right column

DVD mode:

see page 16

CD/MD/CDR/HDD mode:

see page 17

TV, VCR, SAT/CABLE modes:

see page 59

Note:

Some of the remote controller operations described in
this manual may not work as expected with other com­ponents.

14

Buttons

1, 2, 3

, and 4 are used when the TUNER

or TAPE input is selected.

-

650M

RC

Remote Controller

—Continued

For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.

A

ON/STANDBY button (34)

Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby.

B

INPUT SELECTOR buttons (37)

Used to select the input sources.

MULTI CH button (38)

C

Selects the multichannel DVD input.

DIMMER button (43)

D

Adjusts the display brightness.

E

SP A/B button (8, 37)

Used to turn speaker sets A and B on or off.

F

Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] and ENTER buttons

Used to select and adjust settings.

G

RETURN button

Selects the previously displayed setup menu.

LISTENING MODE buttons (45)

H

Used to select the listening modes. These buttons
work in all remote controller modes.

STEREO button

Selects the Stereo listening mode.

SURROUND button

Selects the Dolby and DTS listening modes and the
Neural Surround listening mode (North American
model only).

[ ]/[ ] buttons

Used to select the available listening modes.

I

TEST TONE, CH SEL, LEVEL-, and LEVEL+
buttons (34, 44, 54)

Used to adjust the level of each speaker.

J

DISPLAY button (38)

Displays various information about the selected
input source.

REMOTE MODE buttons (14)

K

Used to select the remote controller modes. When a
remote controller button is pressed, the REMOTE
MODE button for the currently selected mode lights
up.

L

SLEEP button (44)

Used with the Sleep function.

VOL [ ]/[ ] button (37)

M

Adjusts the volume of the AV receiver regardless of
the currently selected remote controller mode.

MUTING button (43)

N

Mutes or unmutes the AV receiver.

SETUP button

O

Used to access the setup menus.

P

Re-EQ button (49)

Used with the Re-EQ function.

Q

L NIGHT button (49)

Used with the Late Night function.

■

Buttons used when the TUNER input is
selected

To select the Tuner (AM/FM) as the input
source, press:

RECEIVER

1

Number and D TUN buttons (40)

Used to select AM and FM radio stations directly.

2

CH +/– button (40)

Used to select radio presets.

3

Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] and ENTER buttons

For AM and FM, the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] but­tons are used for tuning.

■

Buttons used when the TAPE input is
selected

To select your Cassette deck as the input
source, press:

RECEIVER

Playback buttons

4

On twin cassette decks, only deck B can be con­trolled.

Play [ ] button

Starts playback.

Stop [ ] button

Stops playback.

Reverse Play [ ] button

Starts reverse playback.

Rewind and FF [ ]/[ ] buttons

The Rewind [ ] button starts rewind. The FF
[] button starts fast forward.

8

TUNER

7

TAPE

15

Remote Controller

—Continued

DVD Mode

By default, the remote controller is set to control an
Onkyo DVD player.

To select your DVD player as the input source, press:

6

DVD

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

CLR

ENT

SLEEP

DISC

ALBUM

ENTER

or

5

MULTI CH

DVD

M

D/CDR

C D

HDD

3

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

DVD

K

CH

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

L

M

1

2

3

4

5

6

RECEIVER

ON/STANDBY

INPUT SELECTOR

123

V1V2V

456

MULTI CH

789

10 11 12

+

0

10

D TUN

--/---

DIMMER

TV

VOL

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

7

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

8
9

J

STEREO

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

CH SEL

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

LEVEL

L NIGHT

-

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

+

N
O

P

Q

-

650M

RC

ON/STANDBY button

A

Sets the DVD player to On or Standby.

B

Number buttons

Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and
times for locating specific points.

C

DISC +/– button

Selects discs on a DVD changer.

D

TOP MENU button

Selects a DVD’s top menu.

E

Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] and ENTER buttons

Used to navigate DVD menus and the DVD player’s
onscreen setup menus.

F

RETURN button

Exits the DVD player’s onscreen setup menus.

G

Playback buttons

From left to right: Pause, Play, Stop, Fast Reverse,
Fast Forward, Previous, and Next.

H

SUBTITLE button

Selects subtitles.

AUDIO button

I

Selects foreign language soundtracks and audio for­mats (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS).

DISPLAY button

J

Displays information about the current disc, title,
chapter, or track, including elapsed time, remaining
time, total time, and so on.

K

CLR button

Cancels functions and clears entered numbers.

MENU button

L

Displays a DVD’s menu.

SETUP button

M

Used to access the DVD player’s onscreen setup
menus.

RANDOM button

N

Used with the random playback function.

O

REPEAT button

Used with the repeat playback functions.

P

VCR, DVD, and HDD buttons

Used to select VCR, HDD (hard disk drive), or
DVD playback on a VCR/DVD recorder with a
built-in hard disk drive.

Q

PLAY MODE button

Selects play modes on components with selectable
play modes.

16

Remote Controller

—Continued

CD/MD/CDR/HDD Mode

By default, the remote controller is set to control an
Onkyo CD player.

To select the input source, press:

9

C D

RECEIVER

TAPE

7

TAPE

7

or

* If you’re using an MD, CDR, or HDD component, you

must change the Input Display (see page 35).

ON/STANDBY

1

INPUT SELECTOR

2

3

123

V1V

2V3

456

MULTI CH

789

10 11 12

+

0

10

D TUN

--/---

DIMMER

TV

VOL

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

4

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

CD player

MD or CD recorder

Next generation HDD-

2

compatible component

V2

REMOTE MODE

DVD

RECEIVER

TAPE

M

D/CDR

C D

HDD

TV

DVD

VCR

C DTAPE TUNER

CABLE

SAT

CLR

ENT

SLEEP

CH

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

M D/CDR

C D

HDD

G

8

9

E

ON/STANDBY button

A

Sets the component to On or Standby.

B

Number buttons

Used to enter track numbers and times for locating
specific points on CD/MD players.

C

DISC/ALBUM +/– button

Selects discs on a CD changer, or the next or previ­ous album on an HDD-compatible component.

D

Arrow [ ]/[ ] and ENTER buttons

Used to navigate menus on an HDD-compatible
component.

E

Playback buttons

From left to right: Pause, Play, Stop, Fast Reverse,
Fast Forward, Previous and Next.

F

DISPLAY button

Displays information about the current disc or track
on a CD player or MD/CD recorder, including
elapsed time, remaining time, total time, and so on.
On an HDD-compatible component, it turns on the
back light for 30 seconds.

G

CLR button

Cancels functions and clears entered numbers on a
CD player or MD/CD recorder.

H

MENU button

Used to navigate menus on an HDD-compatible
component.

I

PLAYLIST [ ]/[ ] buttons

Selects the previous or next playlist on an HDD­compatible component.

RANDOM button

J

Used with the random/shuffle playback function.

K

REPEAT button

Used with the repeat playback functions.

L

PLAY MODE button

Used to select play modes on components with
selectable play modes.

F

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

STEREO

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

CH SEL

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

-

LEVEL

LEVEL

Re-EQ

L NIGHT

HDDDVDVCR

-

650M

RC

J

+

K

L

17

Speakers

Subwoofer (SKW-940)

For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.

■ Front

1

■ Rear

(Not North American model)

A

Standby/on indicator

Red: Subwoofer in standby mode
Green: Subwoofer on

With the Auto Standby function, the SKW-940
automatically turns on when an input signal is
detected in Standby mode. When there’s no input
signal for a while, the SKW-940 automatically
enters Standby mode.

B

OUTPUT LEVEL control (37)

This control is used to adjust the volume of the sub­woofer.

C

LINE INPUT (19)

This RCA input should be connected to the sub­woofer pre out on the AV receiver with supplied
RCA cable.

D

POWER switch (Not North American model)
(34)

Press this switch to the ON position to turn on the
power. Press it to the OFF position to turn off the
power.

243

To AC outlet

■ Attaching and detaching the speaker grilles

Front, Center, and Surround speakers have detachable grilles.
Use the following method to attach or detach the grilles.

1. While holding the bottom edge of the speaker grille with
your both hands, pull it gently toward you to remove the
bottom of the grille.

2. In the same way, gently pull the upper edge of the speaker
grille toward you to remove it from the main unit.

3. To replace the grill, push the projections at the corners
into the grille plug holes on the speaker cabinet.

Note:

The Auto Standby function turns the subwoofer on when
the input signal exceeds a certain level. If the Auto
Standby function does not work reliably, try slightly
increasing or decreasing the subwoofer output level on
the AV receiver (page 54).

ReplacementRemoval

18

Connecting Your Speakers

M

S

Speaker Connection Precautions

Read the following before connecting your speakers:

•You can connect speakers with an impedance of

8 ohms or higher

impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume lev­els for a long period of time, the built-in protection
circuit may be activated.

• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before
making any connections.

•Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other
words, connect positive (+) terminals to only positive
(+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals to only nega­tive (–) terminals. If you get them the wrong way
around, the sound will be out of phase and will sound
unnatural.

• Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may
affect the sound quality and should be avoided.

• Be careful not to short the
positive and negative wires.
Doing so may damage the AV
receiver.

• Don’t connect more than one
cable to each speaker termi­nal. Doing so may damage the
AV receiver.

• Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals.

. If you use speakers with a lower

Connecting Speaker Set A

The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals and
speaker’s positive (+) terminals are color-coded for ease
of identification. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are
all black.) Match the color of each cable to the corre­sponding speaker terminal.

Speaker terminal Color

Front left White

Front right Red

Center Green

Surround left Blue

Surround right Gray

Surround back left Brown

Surround back right Tan

On the AV receiver, unscrew the terminal. Fully

1

insert the bare wires. Make sure that the bare wire
is touching the inside of the pole. Screw the termi­nal tight.

On the speakers, loosen the binding posts.

2

Insert the speaker wires
into the binding posts as
shown, then tighten the
binding posts.

Using the supplied RCA cable, connect the AV

3

receiver’s SUBWOOFER PRE OUT to LINE
INPUT on the subwoofer.

Make sure the cable is plugged all the way.

Subwoofer Front Right Center Front Left

Connecting Speaker Set B (sold separately)

Green

Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu-

1

lation from the ends of the

3/8" (10 mm)

speaker cables, and twist
the bare wires tightly, as
shown.

While pressing the lever, insert

2

the wire into the hole, and then
release the lever.

Make sure that the terminals are
gripping the bare wires, not the
insulation.

Note:

When speaker set B is turned on, speaker set A is reduced
to 5.1-channel playback.

LINE INPUT

SURROUND BACK

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

L

ONITOR
OUT

R

PRE OUT

URROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

SUB

L

WOOFER

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

L

R

PRE OUT

SUB
WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SPEAKERS A

SPEAKER

L

R

AC OUTLET

AC 230-240V

50Hz

FRONT

SWITCHED
100WMAX.

SPEAKERS B

L

AV RECEIVER

R

Surround

Back Right

SURROUND
SPEAKERS

Ta n

Red

FRONT

SPEAKERS A

Surround

Back Left

L

R

Brown

CENTER

SPEAKER

Surround

Right

Gray

White

Blue

Surround

Left

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Connecting Antennas

This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor
FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect
commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas.

The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without
any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna
to use the tuner.

AM antenna push terminals
FM antenna jack

FRONT

DIGITAL IN

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

COMPONENT

VIDEO

OUT

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

OUT

LRLRL

CD TAPE

Y

B

P

PR

ANTENNA

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

V

S

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

DVD

OUT

R

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

FRONT

SUB
WOOFER

CENTER

SURROUND

SPEAKERS A

SPEAKER

SPEAKERS

L

R

FRONT

SPEAKERS B

PRE OUT

L

SUB
WOOFER

R

AC OUTLET

AC 120V

60Hz

SWITCHED

120W1A MAX.

AV RECEIVER

Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna

The supplied indoor FM antenna is for indoor use only.

Attach the FM antenna, as shown.

1

■

American Model

Insert the plug fully
into the jack.

Connecting the AM Loop Antenna

The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use
only.

Assemble the AM loop antenna, inserting

1

the tabs into the base, as shown.

Connect both wires of the AM loop

2

antenna to the AM push terminals, as
shown.

(The antenna’s wires are not polarity sensitive, so
they can be connected either way around).

Make sure that the wires are attached securely and
that the push terminals are gripping the bare
wires, not the insulation.

Push Insert wire Release

■

Other Models

Insert the plug fully
into the jack.

Once your AV receiver is ready for use, you’ll
need to tune into an FM radio station and adjust
the position of the FM antenna to achieve the best
possible reception.

Use thumbtacks or something similar to

2

fix the FM antenna into position.

Thumbtacks, etc.

Caution:

Be careful that you don’t injure yourself

when using thumbtacks.

Once your AV receiver is ready for use, you’ll
need to tune into an AM radio station and adjust
the position of the AM antenna to achieve the best
possible reception.

Keep the antenna as far away as possible from
your AV receiver, TV, speaker cables, and power
cords.

If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied
indoor AM loop antenna, try using it with a commer­cially available outdoor AM antenna (see page 21).

If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied
indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out­door FM antenna instead (see page 21).

20

Connecting Antennas

—Continued

Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna

If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied
indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out­door FM antenna instead.

FM 75

Notes:

• Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable
results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an
attic or loft.

•For best results, install the outdoor FM antenna well
away from tall buildings, preferably with a clear line
of sight to your local FM transmitter.

• Outdoor antenna should be located away from possi­ble noise sources, such as neon signs, busy roads, etc.

•For safety reasons, outdoor antenna should be situated
well away from power lines and other high-voltage
equipment.

• Outdoor antenna must be grounded in accordance
with local regulations to prevent electrical shock haz­ards.

■

Using a TV/FM Antenna Splitter

It’s best not to use the same antenna for both FM and TV
reception, as this can cause interference problems. If cir­cumstances demand it, use a TV/FM antenna splitter, as
shown.

Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna

If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied
AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used in
addition to the loop antenna, as shown.

Outdoor antenna

Insulated antenna cable

AM loop antenna

Outdoor AM antennas work best when installed horizon­tally outside, but good results can sometimes be obtained
indoors by mounting horizontally above a window. Note
that the AM loop antenna should be left connected.

Outdoor antenna must be grounded in accordance with
local regulations to prevent electrical shock hazards.

TV/FM antenna splitter

To AV receiver To TV (or VCR)

21

Connecting Your Components

About AV Connections

• Before making any AV connections, read the manuals
supplied with your other AV components.

• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed
and double-checked all AV connections.

Optical Digital Jacks

The AV receiver’s optical digital jacks have shutter-type
covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and
close when it’s removed. Push plugs in all the way.

Caution:

plug straight when inserting and removing.

AV Cables and Jacks

Video

Component
video cable

S-Video cable

Composite
video cable

To prevent shutter damage, hold the optical

Cable Jack Description

Y

P

B

P

R

Y

P

B

R

P

S

V

AV Connection Color Coding

RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red,
white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan­nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use
white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out­puts (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to
connect composite video inputs and outputs.

Left (white)

Right (red)

(Yellow)

• Push plugs in all the way to make
good connections (loose connec­tions can cause noise or malfunc­tions).

•To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.

Component video separates the luminance (Y) and

Y

color difference signals (PR, PB), providing the best

P

B

picture quality. (Some TV manufacturers label their
component video jacks slightly differently.)

PR

S-Video separates the luminance and color signals
and provides better picture quality than composite
video.

Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs,
and other video equipment. Use only dedicated
composite video cables.

Analog audio

Composite video

Left (white)

Right (red)

(Yellow)

Right!

Wrong!

22

Audio

Cable Jack Description

Optical digital
audio cable

Coaxial digital
audio cable

Analog audio
cable (RCA)

Multichannel
analog audio
cable (RCA)

Note:

The AV receiver does not support SCART connections.

OPTICAL

COA
XIAL

L

R

This offers the best sound quality and allows you to
enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS. The audio quality is
the same as for coaxial.

This offers the best sound quality and allows you to
enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS. The audio quality is
the same as for optical.

This cable carries analog audio. It’s the most com­mon connection format for analog audio and can be
found on virtually all AV components.

This cable carries multichannel analog audio and is
typically used to connect DVD players with a 7.1­channel analog audio output. Several standard ana­log audio cables can be used instead of a multichan­nel cable.

Connecting Your Components

—Continued

Connecting Audio and Video Signals to the AV Receiver

By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you
can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver.

: Signal Flow

Video

Video

DVD player, etc.

Audio

Speakers (see page 19
for hookup details)

Audio

TV, projector,
etc.

Which Connections Should I Use?

The AV receiver supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format
you choose will depend on the formats supported by your other components. Use the following sections as a guide.

For video components, such as a DVD player, you must make an audio connection and a video connection.

Video Connection Formats

Video equipment can be connected to the AV receiver by
using any one of the following video connection formats:
composite video, S-Video, or component video, the
latter offering the best picture quality.

A video signal connected to a V or S IN jack will be con­verted—composite video to S-Video or S-Video to com­posite video—but only for the MONITOR OUT jacks,
not the VIDEO 1 OUT V and S jacks.

Note:

The AV receiver can be set to upconvert composite
video and S-Video input signals and output them from
the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (see page 36).

For optimum video performance, THX recommends
that video signals pass through without upconversion
(i.e., Composite video input to Composite video out­put; S-Video input to S-Video output; Component
video input to Component video output).

Audio Connection Formats

When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that
the AV receiver doesn’t convert between formats.

For example, audio signals connected to an OPTICAL or
COAXIAL digital input are not output by the analog
TAPE OUT, so if you want to record from, for example,
your CD player, in addition to connecting it to a digital
input, you must also connect it to the analog CD IN.

Audio Signal Flow Chart

CD player,

etc.

Output

IN

AV Receiver

Optical

Optical

Coaxial

Coaxial

Analog

Analog

Multi­channel

Multi­channel

Video Signal Flow Chart

DVD player,

etc.

Output

AV Receiver

MONITOR OUT

Input

TV, projec-

tor, etc.

Composite

IN

Composite

Composite

Composite

S-Video

S-Video

S-Video

S-Video

page 36

Component

Component

Component

Component

OUT

Input

Cassette

recorder, etc.

Analog

23

Connecting Your Components

C

cab

—Continued

Connecting a TV or Projector

Step 1: Video Connection

Choose a video connection that matches your TV ( , , or ), and then make the connection.

Step 2: Audio Connection

Choose an audio connection that matches your TV ( , , or ), and then make the connection.

A B

a b c

•With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV and listen via speaker set B.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .)

a

b

a c

Connection AV receiver Signal flow TV Picture quality

A

B

C

a

b

c

b

A

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

MONITOR OUT S

MONITOR OUT V

VIDEO 2 IN L/R

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 2

c

DIGITAL IN

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN 3

L

R

COMPONENT

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

CD TAPE

VIDEO

OUT

⇒

⇒

⇒

⇐

⇐

⇐

OUT

Y

P

B

PR

L

R

Component video input

S-Video input Better

Composite video input

Analog audio L/R output

Digital coaxial output

Digital optical output

ANTENNA

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

V

S

IN IN IN

IN IN

L

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

DVD

OUT

FRONT

OUT

MONITOR

OUT

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

L

R

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

SURR BACK

Best

Standard

C

C

B

B

a

LR

R S VIDEO

P

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO

IN

IN

OUT

OPTICAL

OUT

YCOAXIAL

PB

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

Connect one or the other
Connection must be assigned (see page 35)

b

TV, projector,
etc.

If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR or cable or satellite

Hint!

receiver to the AV receiver and use its tuner to listen to TV programs through the AV receiver (see
pages 27 and 29).

24

Connecting Your Components

a

—Continued

Connecting a DVD player

Step 1: Video Connection

Choose a video connection that matches your DVD player ( , , or

A B C

You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of connection.

Step 2: Audio Connection

Choose an audio connection that matches your DVD player ( , , or ), and then make the connection.

), and then make the connection.

b c

•With connection , you can listen to and record audio from a DVD and listen via speaker set B.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .)

a

b c a b a c

• If your DVD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel left and right outputs, be sure to use the
main left and right outputs for connection .

Connection AV receiver Signal flow DVD player Picture quality

A

B

C

a

b

c

COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1

DVD IN S

DVD IN V

DVD IN FRONT

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1

b

c

A

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN 3

R

a

COMPONENT

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

L

CD TAPE

OUT

VIDEO

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

OUT

Y

P

B

PR

L

R

Component video output

S-Video output Better

Composite video output

Analog audio L/R output

Digital coaxial output

Digital optical output

SURROUND BACK

MONITOR

OUT

SURROUND

L

R

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

SPEAKERS

SURR BACK

ANTENNA

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

V

S

IN IN IN

IN IN

L

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

DVD

OUT

FRONT

OUT

a

C

C

B

B

Best

Standard

LR

R S VIDEO

P

AUDIO

OUT

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

OUT

OPTICAL

OUT

YCOAXIAL

PB

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connect one or the other
Connection must be assigned (see page 35)

c

DVD player

To connect a DVD player or DVD-Audio/SACD-capable player with a
multichannel analog audio output, see page 26.

25

Connecting Your Components

—Continued

Hooking Up the Multichannel DVD Input

If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio or SACD, and it has a multichannel
analog audio output, you can connect it to the AV receiver’s multichannel DVD input.

Use a multichannel analog audio cable, or several normal audio cables, to connect the AV receiver’s DVD IN FRONT
L/R, CENTER, SURROUND L/R, SURR BACK L/R, and SUBWOOFER jacks to the 7.1-channel analog audio output
on your DVD player. If your DVD player has a 5.1-channel analog audio output, don’t connect anything to the AV
receiver’s SURR BACK L/R jacks.

SURROUND BACK

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN 3

L

R

COMPONENT

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

CD TAPE

VIDEO

OUT

ANTENNA

OUT

Y

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

B

P

V

PR

S

L

L

R

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

FMAM75

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

DVD

FRONT

MONITOR

OUT

SURROUND

L

R

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

SPEAKERS

SURR BACK

FRONT

L

R

7.1 ch

5.1 ch

SURROUND

DVD

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

SURR BACK

L

R

FRONT

R

LLR

SURROUND

CENTER SUB

WOOFER

DVD player

LR

SURR
BACK

26

Connecting Your Components

Hint!

B

b

—Continued

Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback

With this hookup, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV
receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs.

Step 1: Video Connection

Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVD recorder ( , , or

A

You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of connection.

Step 2: Audio Connection

Choose an audio connection that matches your VCR or DVD recorder ( , , or ), and then make the connection.

a

), and then make the connection.

C

c

•With connection , you can listen to the VCR or DVD recorder even via speaker set B.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (To listen via speaker set B, use and , or and

.)

c

a

b c a b a

Connection AV receiver Signal flow VCR or DVD recorder Picture quality

A

B

C

a

b

c

COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2

VIDEO 1 IN S

VIDEO 1 IN V

VIDEO 1 IN L/R

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1

b

c

A

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN 3

L

R

COMPONENT

VIDEO

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

OUT

CD TAPE

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

OUT

Component video output

S-Video output Better

Composite video output

Analog audio L/R output

Digital coaxial output

Digital optical output

ANTENNA

Y

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

B

P

V

PR

S

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

L

R

OUT

L

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

FMAM75

FRONT

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

C

C

DVD

OUT

R

B

B

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

Best

Standard

a

LR

R S VIDEO

P

AUDIO

OUT

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

OUT

OPTICAL

OUT

YCOAXIAL

PB

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connect one or the other
Connection must be assigned (see page 35)

b

VCR,

DVD recorder

27

Connecting Your Components

—Continued

Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording

Step 1: Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVD recorder ( or ), and then make the connec-

A B

tion. The video source to be recorded must be connected to the AV receiver via the same type of connection.

XM

COMPONENT

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

CD TAPE

VIDEO

OUT

⇒

⇒

⇒

SIRIUS

OUT

SURROUND BACK

Y

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

P

B

V

PR

S

IN IN IN

L

R

IN IN

L

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

S VIDEO IN

ANTENNA

OUT

OUT

FMAM75

DVD

FRONT

VIDEO IN

MONITOR

B

B

OUT

SURROUND

A

L

R

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

SPEAKERS

SURR BACK

S-Video input Better

Composite video input Standard

Analog audio L/R input —

Step 2: Make the audio connection

a

AUDIO

IN

.

a

DIGITAL IN

IN 3

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

1

2

3

L

REMOTE
CONTROL

R

L

R

VCR,
DVD recorder

Connection AV receiver Signal flow VCR or DVD recorder Picture quality

A

B

a

VIDEO 1 OUT S

VIDEO 1 OUT V

VIDEO 1 OUT L/R

Connecting a Camcorder, Games Console, or Other Device

Step 1: Make the video connection .
Step 2: Make the audio connection .

TUNING PRESET

TUNER C D

DIGITAL

TUNING

DIMMER MEMORY

INPUT

MODE

CLEAR

VIDEO 3 INPUT

A

Connection AV receiver Signal flow Camcorder or console

A

a

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO 3 INPUT L/R

SETUPRETURN

VIDEO

A

a

MASTER VOLUME

ENTER

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

a

VIDEO 3 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

LR

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO OUT

Camcorder, games console, etc.

⇐

⇐

Composite video output

Analog audio L/R output

28

Connecting Your Components

Hint!

B

—Continued

Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top box, or Other Video Source

With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs
via the AV receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs.

Step 1: Video Connection

Choose a video connection that matches the video source ( , , or

A

You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of connection.

Step 2: Audio Connection

Choose an audio connection that matches the video source ( , , or ), and then make the connection.

a b c

), and then make the connection.

C

•With connection , you can listen to and record audio from the video source and listen via speaker set B.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .)

a

b c a b a c

Connection AV receiver Signal flow Video source Picture quality

A

B

C

a

b

c

COMPONENT VIDEO IN 3

VIDEO 2 IN S

VIDEO 2 IN V

VIDEO 2 IN L/R

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 2

b

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

c

A

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN 3

COMPONENT

L

R

VIDEO

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

OUT

CD TAPE

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

⇐

OUT

Component video output Best

S-Video output Better

Composite video output Standard

Analog audio L/R output

Digital coaxial output

Digital optical output

Y

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

B

P

V

PR

S

IN IN IN

L

R

IN IN

L

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

ANTENNA

OUT

OUT

FMAM75

DVD

FRONT

C

BCB

MONITOR

OUT

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

L

R

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

a

SPEAKERS

SURR BACK

LR

R S VIDEO

P

AUDIO

OUT

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

OUT

OPTICAL

OUT

YCOAXIAL

PB

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connect one or the other
Connection must be assigned (see page 35)

b

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

29

Connecting Your Components

c

—Continued

Connecting a CD Player or Turntable

■

CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp

Step 1:

Choose a connection that matches your CD player ( , , or ). Use connection for a turntable with a built-in
phono preamp.

DIGITAL IN

b

Connect one or

the other

Connection

must be

assigned (see

page 35)

b

c

COAXIAL

OUT

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

3

OPTICAL

OUT

IN

CD

LR

AUDIO

OUT

a b c a

COMPONENT

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1

L

R

CD TAPE

VIDEO

IN IN

OUT

OUT

DIGITAL IN

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

1

2

3

REMOTE

L

CONTROL

R

a

CD player

Y

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

B

P

V

PR

S

LRL

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

ANTENNA

FMAM75

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

IN

L

L

MONITOR

DVD

OUT

R

R

CD

FRONT

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

a

SUB
WOOFER

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

Turntable (MM) with
built-in phono preamp

•With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your CD player or turntable and listen via speaker

a

set B.

•To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .)

Connection AV receiver Signal flow CD or turntable

a

b

c

■

Turntable (MM) with no Phono Preamp Built-in

CD IN L/R

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 3

A phono preamp is necessary to connect a turntable that
doesn’t have a phono preamp built-in.

SURROUND BACK

ANTENNA

COMPONENT

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

L

R

CD TAPE

VIDEO

OUT

Y

P

B

PR

OUT

LRL

OUTPUT

DIGITAL IN

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN

L

R

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

V

S

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

AUDIO

L

R

CD

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

DVD

OUT

R

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

FRONT

SUB
WOOFER

Phono preamp

AUDIO
INPUT

L

R

b

⇐

⇐

⇐

■

Turntable with an MC (Moving Coil) Cartridge

a b a c

Analog audio L/R output

Digital coaxial output

Digital optical output

An MC head amp and phono preamp are necessary to
connect a turntable with an MC (Moving Coil) cartridge.

SURROUND BACK

ANTENNA

COMPONENT

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1

L

R

CD TAPE

VIDEO

IN IN

OUT

OUT

Y

P

B

PR

LRL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

DIGITAL IN

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN

L

R

CD

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

V

S

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

Phono
preamp

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

DVD

OUT

R

FRONT

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

AUDIO
INPUT

L

R

MC head amp or

MC transformer

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

AUDIO

OUTPUT

AUDIO
INPUT

L

R

L

R

30

Connecting Your Components

D

—Continued

Connecting an HDD-compatible Component

As of this printing, the Onkyo Remote Interactive Dock is the only HDD-compatible component available.

■

■

For HDD-compatible components that
support video

Connect your HDD-compatible component’s analog
audio output jacks and S-Video output jack to the AV
receiver’s VIDEO 2 IN L/R jacks and VIDEO 2 IN S
jack.

AUDIO

OUT

LR

ANTENNA

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 D

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN 3

L

R

COMPONENT

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

CD TAPE

VIDEO

OUT

S VIDEO

OUT

OUT

Y

P

B

V

PR

S

L

L

R

R

FRONT

MONITOR

DVD

OUT

SURROUN

For HDD-compatible components that don’t
support video

Connect your HDD-compatible component’s analog
audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s TAPE IN L/R
jacks.

AUDIO

OUT

LR

IN 3

COMPONENT

IN 2 IN 1

L

R

CD TAPE

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

VIDEO

IN IN

OUT

OUT

Y

P

B

PR

L

R

Notes:

• Connect the Remote Interactive Dock with an cable (see page 33).

• Set the Remote Interactive Dock’s RI MODE switch to HDD.

• Set the AV receiver’s Input Display to HDD (see page 35).

• Refer to the Remote Interactive Dock’s instruction manual.

31

Connecting Your Components

—Continued

Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder

Step 1:

Choose a connection that matches the recorder ( , , or ), and then make the connection.

DIGITAL IN

b

COAXIAL

c

OPTICAL

3

Connect one or the

other

These connections

must be assigned

(see page 35)

•With connection , you can listen via speaker set B.

COAXIAL

OUT

OPTICAL

OUT

a

•To connect the recorder digitally, use connections and , or and .

a b c

COMPONENT

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

L

R

CD TAPE

VIDEO

OUT

Y

B

P

PR

OUT

LRL

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

Cassette recorder, CDR, etc.

a b a c

ANTENNA

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

V

S

IN IN IN

IN IN

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

DVD

OUT

FRONT

OUT

L

R

REC PLAY

MONITOR

OUT

SURROUND

OUT

TAPE

IN OUT

SURROUND BACK

L

R

IN

CENTER

L

SUB
WOOFER

R

L

R

SPEAKERS

SURR BACK

a

Connection AV receiver Signal flow Cassette/CDR/MD/DAT recorder

a

b

c

TAPE IN L/R

TAPE OUT L/R

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 3

⇐
⇒

⇐

⇐

Analog audio L/R output

Analog audio L/R input

Digital coaxial output

Digital optical output

Connecting the Power Cord of Another Component

The AV receiver has an AC outlet on its rear panel for

SURROUND

FRONT

connecting the power cord of another AV component.
The other component’s power switch can then be left in
the ON position so that it turns on or off when the AV
receiver is set to On or Standby.

Caution:

• Make sure that the capacity of the component that
you connect to the AC OUTLET does not exceed
the stated capacity (e.g., 100 W).

Notes:

• Onkyo components connected via should be
connected directly to a wall outlet, not the AV
receiver’s AC OUTLET.

• The socket type and capacity depends on the
country in which you purchased the AV receiver.

SPEAKERS

PRE OUT

SUB
WOOFER

SPEAKERS A

L

R

FRONT

SPEAKERS B

L

R

AC OUTLET

AC 230-240V

100W MAX.

CENTER

SPEAKER

AV RECEIVER

SWITCHED

50Hz

AC OUTLET

AC 120V

SWITCHED

120W 1A MAX.

60Hz

AC 120V

AC OUTLET

60Hz

SWITCHED

120W 1A MAX.

32

European model American model

Connecting Your Components

—Continued

Connecting Onkyo Components

Step 1: Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected to the AV receiver with an analog audio cable (con-

nection in the hookup examples) (see pages 24 to 32).

Step 2: Make the connection.
Step 3: If you’re using an MD, CDR, or HDD component, change the Input Display (see page 35).

With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions:

■

Auto Power On/Standby

When you start playback on a component connected via , if the AV receiver is on Standby, it will automatically
turn on and select that component as the input source. Similarly, when the AV receiver is set to Standby, all compo­nents connected via will also go on Standby. This function will not work on components connected to an AC
OUTLET on the AV receiver.

■

Direct Change

When playback is started on a component connected via , the AV receiver automatically selects that component
as the input source. If your DVD player is connected to the AV receiver’s multichannel DVD input, you’ll need to
press the [MULTI CH] button to hear all channels (see page 38), as the Direct Change function only selects the
FRONT DVD IN jacks.

■

Remote Control

You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller to control your other -capable Onkyo components, pointing the
remote controller at the AV receiver’s remote control sensor instead of the component. You must enter the appropri­ate remote control code first (page 58).

a

Notes:

• Use only cables for connections.
cables are supplied with Onkyo players (DVD,
CD, etc.).

• Some components have two jacks. You can
connect either one to the AV receiver. The other
jack is for connecting additional -capable
components.

REMOTE
CONTROL

DIGITAL IN

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

COMPONENT

VIDEO

OUT

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

OUT

LRLRL

CD TAPE

Y

P

B

PR

ANTENNA

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

DVD

V

S

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

FRONT

OUT

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

OUT

R

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

IN

L

R

CD

FRONT

L

R

DVD

• Connect only Onkyo components to jacks.
Connecting other manufacturer’s components
may cause a malfunction.

• Some components may not support all func­tions. Refer to the manuals supplied with your
other Onkyo components.

e.g., CD player

e.g., DVD player

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

LR

LR

Connecting the Power Cord

• Connect the AV receiver’s and subwoofer’s power cord to a suitable wall outlet.

Notes:

•

Before connecting the power cord, connect all of your speakers and AV components.

•Turning on the AV receiver and subwoofer may cause a momentary power surge that might interfere with other
electrical equipment on the same circuit. If this is a problem, plug the AV receiver into a different branch circuit.

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Turning On the AV Receiver

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY indicator

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C

PHONES

SPEAKERS

AB

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

VIDEO

VCR

TONE

LISTENING MODE

Turning On and Standby

1

AV receiver

STANDBY/ON

or

Remote

controller

RECEIVER

ON/STANDBY

Press the [STANDBY/ON] button.
Alternatively, press the remote controller’s [RECEIVER] button, followed

by the [ON/STANDBY] button.

The AV receiver comes on, the display lights up, and the STANDBY indicator goes off.

To turn the AV receiver off, press the [STANDBY/ON] button, or press the remote
controller’s [ON/STANDBY] button. The AV receiver will enter Standby mode. To
prevent any loud surprises when you next turn on the AV receiver, always turn down
the volume before you turn it off.

TUNERTAPE

DIGITAL

INPUT

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

ON/STANDBY

ON/STANDBY

RECEIVER

TUNING PRESET

D

TUNING

MODE

CLEAR

MASTER VOLUME

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

V1 V2 V3

+

D TUN

--/---

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

INPUT SELECTOR

123

456

MULTI CH

789

10

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

CLR

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

TV

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

DVD

M

D/CDR

C D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

To turn on the subwoofer, press its [POWER] switch to the ON position

(not North

American models).

Smooth Operation in a Few Easy Steps

To ensure smooth operation, here’s a few easy steps to help you configure the AV receiver before you use it for the
very first time. These settings only need to be made once.

■ Have you connected a component to a digital audio input?

If you have, see “Assigning Digital Inputs to Input Sources” on
page 35.

■ Have you connected an Onkyo MD recorder, CD recorder,
or next generation HDD-compatible component?

If you have, see “Changing the Input Display” on page 35.

Testing the speakers

To test that all of the speakers are working properly, press the remote controller’s [TEST TONE] button. The
test tone will be output by each speaker in turn and the name of each speaker will appear on the display. To turn off
the test tone, press the [TEST TONE] button again.

• If the test tone is not produced by a speaker, or it’s produced by a speaker other than that shown on the display,
you may have wired the speakers incorrectly and you should check your connections (see page 19).

•Testing cannot be performed while speaker set B is on or a pair of headphones is connected.

COAX

OPT1

OUT IN

TAPE

CD recorder, MD recorder,
RI Dock, etc.

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First Time Setup

Assigning Digital Inputs to Input Sources

1 2, 3

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C

VIDEO

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

PHONES

VCR

SPEAKERS

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your
DVD player to the AV receiver digitally (coaxial or opti­cal).

Here are the default assignments.

Input selector

DVD COA X

VIDEO 1 OPT 1

VIDEO 2 OPT 2

VIDEO 3 - - - -

TAPE - - - -

CD OPT 3

Default assignment

With this function, you can change the digital inputs
assign. If, for example, you connect your DVD player to
the DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1 input (OPT1), you’ll need
to assign it to the DVD input source, as follows.

1

VIDEO 3

2

DVD

VIDEO 1

VCR

TAPE

C D

DIGITAL

INPUT

Press the input selector button
for the input source that you want

VIDEO 2

to assign.

(Digital inputs cannot be assigned to
the TUNER input source.)

Press the [DIGITAL INPUT]
button.

The current assignment appears.

TUNING PRESET

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODEAB

CLEAR

AUDIOLR

Changing the Input Display

If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc
recorder, CD recorder or next generation HDD-compat­ible component to the TAPE IN/OUT or VIDEO 2 IN
jacks, for to work properly, you must change this
setting.

This setting can only be changed on the AV receiver.

1, 21, 2

MASTER VOLUME

TUNING PRESET

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODE

CLEAR

AUDIOLR

1

2

STANDBY/ON

PHONES

TAPE

or

VIDEO 2

TAPE

or

VIDEO 2

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C

VIDEO

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

VCR

SPEAKERS

AB

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

Press the [TAPE] or [VIDEO 2]
input selector button so that
“TAPE” or “VIDEO2” appears on
the display.

Press and hold down the [TAPE]
or [VIDEO 2] input selector but­ton (about 3 seconds) to change
the setting.

Repeat this step to select MD, CDR, or
HDD.

For the TAPE input selector, the setting
changes in this order:

TAPE

→

MD → CDR → HDD

→

For the VIDEO 2 input selector, the set­ting changes in this order:

VIDEO 2 ↔ HDD

3

DIGITAL

INPUT

Press the [DIGITAL INPUT] but­ton repeatedly to select COAX,
OPT1, OPT2, OPT3, or “– – – –”
(analog).

Note:

Make sure that components connected digitally are con­figured to output digital audio. Refer to the relevant man­uals.

Note:

HDD can be selected for the TAPE input selector or
VIDEO 2 input selector, but not both at the same time.

35

First Time Setup

—Continued

ENTER

RETURN

ON/STANDBY

V1V2V

+

D TUN

--/---

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

STEREO

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

DISPLAY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

INPUT SELECTOR

123

456

789

10

3

MULTI CH

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

CLR

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

TV

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

ENTER

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

CH SEL

LEVEL

PLAY MODE

L NIGHT

-

650M

RC

-

DVD

M

D/CDR

C D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

+

RECEIVER

SETUP

2

3

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “1. Compo-

nent,” and then press [ENTER].

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select an input selec­tor, and use the Left and Right

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

IN1:

Select if the video compo-

nent is connected to COM­PONENT VIDEO IN 1.

IN2:

Select if the video compo-

nent is connected to COM­PONENT VIDEO IN 2.

IN3:

Select if the video compo-

nent is connected to COM­PONENT VIDEO IN 3.

VIDEO:

Select to output composite

video and S-Video sources
from the COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT.

Component Video Setup

If you connect a video component to COMPONENT
VIDEO IN 1, 2, or 3, you must assign that input to an
input selector. For example, if you connect your DVD
player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2, you must assign
COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 to the DVD input selector.

To upconvert and output composite video and S-Video
sources from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, select
the VIDEO setting.

Here are the default assignments.

Input selector Default assignment

DVD IN1

VIDEO 1 VIDEO

VIDEO 2 VIDEO

VIDEO 3 VIDEO

1

RECEIVER

SETUP

Press the [RECEIVER] button,
followed by the [SETUP] button.

4

Press the [SETUP] button.

Setup closes.

SETUP

Note:

• This procedure can also be performed on the AV
receiver by using the [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow
buttons.

36

Playing Your AV Components

Basic AV Receiver Operation

4

MASTER VOLUME

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

1

2

STANDBY/ON

PHONES

MULTI CH

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C D

VCR

SPEAKERS

TONE

AB

2

VIDEO

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

1

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

TUNING PRESET

TUNERTAPE

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODE

CLEAR

ON/STANDBY

REMOTE MODE

DVD

RECEIVER

TAPE

D/CDR

MULTI CH

DVD

10 11 12

CLR

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

ENTER

M

C D

HDD

3

TV

VCR

C DTAPE TUNER

CABLE

SAT

CH

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

INPUT SELECTOR

123

V1V2V

456

789

+

10

D TUN

--/---

TV

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

1

Subwoofer’s

rear panel

4

1

AV receiver

DVD

VIDEO 3

C D

2

AV receiver

3

VIDEO 1

VCR

TAPE TUNER

SPEAKERS

AB

VIDEO 2

Remote

controller

RECEIVER

123

V1 V2 V3

789

Remote

controller

6

DVD

C DTA PE TUNER

Use the AV receiver’s input selector buttons to select the input source.

To select the input source with the remote controller, press the
[RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button, and then use the INPUT SELECTOR
buttons.

On the remote controller, the [V1], [V2], and [V3] buttons select the VIDEO 1,
VIDEO 2, and VIDEO 3 input sources respectively.

To turn the speakers on or off, use the AV receiver’s SPEAKERS [A] and
[B] buttons, or use the remote controller’s [SP A/B] button.

Pressing the remote controller’s [SP A/B] button cycles through the following settings:
Speaker Set A

Speaker Set A&B → Speaker Set B → Off.

→

Note that while speaker set B is on,
speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-channel

Indicators

playback.

See page 8 for more information about speaker sets A and B.

Start playback on the source component.

To watch a DVD or other video source, on your TV, select the video input that’s con­nected to the AV receiver’s MONITOR OUT jack.

4

AV receiver

MASTER VOLUME

5

Remote

controller

VOL

To adjust the volume, use the MASTER VOLUME control, or the remote
controller’s [VOL] button.

The volume can be set to –∞ dB, –83…0…+16 dB. Since the AV receiver is designed
for home theater enjoyment, it has a wide volume range for precise adjustment.

To set the level of the subwoofer, use the OUTPUT LEVEL control.

Because our ears are less sensitive to very low bass sounds, there’s a temptation to set
the level of the subwoofer too high. As a rule of thumb, set the subwoofer level to what
you think is the optimal level, and then back it off slightly.

Select a suitable listening mode and enjoy!

See “Using the Listening Modes” on page 45.

37

Playing Your AV Components

MULTI CH

DISPLAY

ON/STANDBY

V1V2V

+

D TUN

--/---

INPUT

STEREO

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

DISPLAY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

INPUT SELECTOR

123

456

789

10

3

DVD

MULTI CH

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

CLR

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

TV

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

CH SEL

LEVEL

PLAY MODE

L NIGHT

VCR

-

650M

RC

-

M

CABLE

LEVEL

Re-EQ

DVD

D/CDR

HDD

VCR

SAT

VOL

HDDDVD

C D

TV

+

—Continued

RECEIVER

Using the Multichannel DVD Input

The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo­nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a
DVD-Audio or SACD-capable DVD player, or an
MPEG decoder. See page 26 for hookup information.

RECEIVER

MULTI CH

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button, followed by the
[MULTI CH] button.

The MULTI CH indicator appears on
the display.

MULTI CH indicator

Displaying Source Information

You can display various information about the current
input source as follows.

RECEIVER

DISPLAY

The following information can typically be displayed:

Input source &

volume*

Signal format*

or sampling

frequency

Input source &
listening mode

*1 When AM or FM radio is used, the band, preset num-

ber, and frequency are displayed.

*2 If the input signal is analog, or AM or FM radio is

selected, no format information is displayed. If the
input signal is PCM, the sampling frequency is dis­played. If the input signal is digital but not PCM, the
signal format is displayed. Information is displayed
for about 3 seconds, then the previous display reap­pears.

Note:

• The listening mode is displayed only when speaker set
A is on.

Interpreting Surround Channel Information

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button, and then press the
[DISPLAY] button repeatedly to
cycle through the available infor­mation.

1

2

Audio from the multichannel DVD
input will now be used for the DVD
input source.

Note:

• While the multichannel DVD input is selected, the
Speaker Configuration settings on page 55 are
ignored, and signals from the multichannel input are
fed to the speakers as they are.

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ABC

A: The number of front channels (front left, front right,

and center).

B: The number of surround channels (surround left and

surround right). If there’s surround back channel
information, this number will be 3.

C: LFE channel for subwoofer (1 means yes).

Listening to the Radio

Listening to AM/FM stations

TUNER

TUNING

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C

VIDEO

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

PHONES

VCR

SPEAKERS

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio
stations.

1

TUNER

Use the [TUNER] input selector
button to select AM or FM.

In this example, FM has been selected.

TUNING PRESET

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

D

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODEAB

CLEAR

TUNING MODE

ENTER

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

■

Manual Tuning Mode

1

TUNING

MODE

Press the [TUNING MODE] button
so that the AUTO indicator disap­pears from the display.

2

TUNING PRESET

Press and hold the TUNING Up or
Down [ ]/[ ] button.

The frequency stops changing when
you release the button.

Press the buttons repeatedly to change
the frequency one step at a time.

The American model changes FM frequency in 0.2 MHz
steps, 10 kHz steps for AM. For other models it’s

0.05 MHz steps for FM and 9 kHz (or 10 kHz) steps for
AM.

When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator
appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM
STEREO indicator also appears.

Band Frequency

(Actual display depends on country.)

Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations

■

Auto Tuning Mode

1

2

TUNING PRESET

TUNING

MODE

Press the [TUNING MODE] button
so that the AUTO indicator
appears on the display.

Press the TUNING Up or Down
[ ]/[ ] button.

Searching stops when a station is
found.

AUTOTUNED

FM STEREO

Tuning into Weak FM Stereo Stations

If the signal from a stereo FM station is weak, it may be
impossible to get good reception. In this case, switch to

Manual Tuning mode and listen to the station in mono.

Note:

•You can also use the remote controller’s Up and Down
[ ]/[ ] buttons to tune the radio.

39

Listening to the Radio

R

■

Tuning into Stations by Frequency

—Continued

You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter­ing the appropriate frequency.

2

MEMORY

Press the [MEMORY] button.

The MEMORY indicator appears and
the preset number flashes.

1

2

Number

buttons

RECEIVER

D TUN

D TUN

ON/STANDBY

D TUN

REMOTE MODE

DVD

RECEIVER

TAPE

D/CDR

DVD

MULTI CH

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

CLR

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

ENTER

M

C D

HDD

3

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

INPUT SELECTOR

123

V1V2V

456

789

+

10

--/---

TV

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

RECEIVER

CH +/–

Press the [RECEIVER] button,
followed by the [D TUN] button.

(Actual display depends on country.)
The [RECEIVER] button flashes.

Within 8 seconds, use the num­ber buttons to enter the fre­quency of the radio station.

For example, to tune to 87.5 (FM),
press 8, 7, 5.

Note

: While the [RECEIVER] button is
flashing, the input source cannot be
changed by using the remote controller.

3

TUNING PRESET

ENTER

4

MEMORY

■

Selecting Presets

TUNING PRESET

1

ENTE

CH

DISC

ALBUM

■

Deleting Presets

While the MEMORY indicator is
displayed (about 8 seconds), use
the PRESET [ ]/[ ] buttons to
select a preset from 1 through 40.

Press the [MEMORY] button
again to store the station.

The station is stored and the preset
number stops flashing.

Repeat this procedure for all of your
favorite AM/FM radio stations.

To select a preset, use the PRE­SET [ ]/[ ] buttons, or the
remote controller’s CH [+/–] but­ton.

Presetting Radio Stations

PRESET

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C

PHONES

SPEAKERS

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

VIDEO

VCR

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

MEMORY

TUNING PRESET

TUNERTAPE

DIGITAL
INPUT

SETUPRETURN

D

TUNING
MODEAB

CLEAR

TUNING MODE

You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite
AM and FM radio stations as presets.

1

Tune into the station that you
want to store as a preset.

40

1

Select the preset that you want to
delete.

See the previous section.

2

MEMORY

MASTER VOLUME

ENTER

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

CLEAR

While holding down the [MEM­ORY] button, press the

TUNING

MODE

[TUNING MODE] button.

The preset is deleted and its number
disappears from the display.

Listening to the Radio

—Continued

Using RDS (European Models Only)

RDS only works with European models and only in areas
where RDS broadcasts are available.

When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator
appears.

RDS indicator

■

What is RDS?

RDS stands for
transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was developed
by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is avail­able in most European countries. Many FM stations use
it these days. In addition to displaying text information,
RDS can also help you find radio stations by type (e.g.,
news, sport, rock, etc.).

The AV receiver supports four types of RDS informa­tion:

PS (Program Service)

When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting PS
information, the station’s name will be displayed. Press­ing the [DISPLAY] button will display the frequency for
3 seconds.

RT (Radio Text)

When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text
information, the text will be shown on the display (see
page 42).

PTY (Program Type)

This allows you to search for RDS radio stations by type
(see page 42).

TP (Traffic Program)

This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that
broadcast traffic information (see page 42).

Notes:

• In some cases, the text characters displayed on the AV
receiver may not be identical to those broadcast by the
radio station. Also, unexpected characters may be dis­played when unsupported characters are received.
This is not a malfunction.

• If the signal from an RDS station is weak, RDS data
may be displayed intermittently or not at all.

Radio Data System

and is a method of

RDS Program Types (PTY)

Type Display Description

None NONE No program type.

News
reports

Current
affairs

Information INFO General information such as

Sport SPORT Live sports action, sports

Education EDUCATE Formal educational programs.

Drama DRAMA Radio plays and serials.

Culture CULTURE Cultural programs (including

Science and
technology

Var ied VARIED Talk programs not covered by

Pop music POP M Popular commercial music,

Rock music ROCK M Popular music with an alterna-

Middle of
the road
music

Light clas­sics

Serious
classics

Other music OTHER M Music styles not covered by

Alarm ALARM When an RDS station is mak-

NEWS Reports on current events and

happenings.

AFFAIRS Topical reporting of current

affairs, often with a wider
range of topics than news
reports.

weather forecasts, consumer
affairs, medical help, etc.

news, and interviews.

religious affairs).

SCIENCE Programs about the natural

sciences and technology.

the above categories (e.g.,
quizzes, panel games, and
comedy).

usually from past or present
sales charts (e.g., Top 40).

tive appeal, often not appear­ing on sales charts.

M.O.R.M Easy listening music (as

opposed to Pop, Rock, or
Classical).

LIGHT M Classical music for general

rather than specialist appreci­ation.

CLASSICS Performances of major

orchestral works, sympho­nies, chamber music, etc.
(including the Grand Opera).

the above categories (e.g.,
Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Folk,
Country, and Reggae).

ing an emergency broadcast,
ALARM will flash on the dis­play.

41

Listening to the Radio

—Continued

Displaying Radio Text (RT)

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

PURE AUDIO

PHONES

DVDMULTI CH C

VIDEO

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

VCR

SPEAKERS

LISTENING MODE

TONE

DISPLAYTHX RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

TUNING PRESET

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODEAB

CLEAR

AUDIOLR

1

When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text
information, the text can be displayed.

1

RT/PTY/TP

Press the [RT/PTY/TP] button
once.

The RT information scrolls across the
display.

Notes:

• The message “Waiting” may appear while the AV
receiver waits for the RT information.

• If the message “No Text Data” appears on the display,
no RT information is available.

Finding Stations by Type (PTY)

3–5

1

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

PURE AUDIO

PHONES

DVDMULTI CH C

SPEAKERS

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

VIDEO

VCR

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAYTHX RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

TUNING PRESET

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODEAB

CLEAR

AUDIOLR

2

You can search for radio stations by type.

1

TUNER

Use the [TUNER] input selector
button to select FM.

4

To start the search, press
[ENTER].

The AV receiver searches until it finds a

ENTER

station of the type you specified, at
which point it stops briefly before con­tinuing with the search.

5

When a station you want to listen
to is found, press [ENTER].

If no stations are found, the message

ENTER

“Not Found” appears.

Listening to Traffic News (TP)

3

1

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

PURE AUDIO

PHONES

DVDMULTI CH C

SPEAKERS

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

VIDEO

VCR

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAYTHX RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

TUNING PRESET

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODEAB

CLEAR

AUDIOLR

2

You can search for stations that broadcast traffic news.

1

2

TUNER

RT/PTY/TP

Use the [TUNER] input selector
button to select FM.

Press the [RT/PTY/TP] button
three times.

If the current radio station is broadcast­ing TP (Traffic Program), “[TP]” will
appear on the display, and traffic news
will be heard as and when it’s broad­cast. If “TP” without square brackets
appears, this means that the station is
not broadcasting TP.

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2

3

RT/PTY/TP

TUNING PRESET

Press the [RT/PTY/TP] button
twice.

The current program type appears on
the display.

Use the PRESET [ ]/[ ] buttons
to select the type of program you
want.

See the table on page 41.

ENTER

3

To locate a station that is broad­casting TP, press [ENTER].

The AV receiver searches until it finds a

ENTER

station that’s broadcasting TP.
If no stations are found, the message

“Not Found” appears.

Common Functions

This section explains functions that can be used with any
input source.

DIMMER

CH SEL

ON/STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

+

D TUN

--/---

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

STEREO

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

DISPLAY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

INPUT SELECTOR

123

456

MULTI CH

DVD

789

10

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

CLR

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

TV

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

ENTER

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

CH SEL

LEVEL

PLAY MODE

L NIGHT

-

DVD

D/CDR

M

C D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

+

Press
[RECEIVER]
first

SLEEP

MUTING

LEVEL – +

Adjusting the Bass and Treble

You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers,
except when the Direct, Pure Audio (not North American
models) or THX listening mode is selected.

TONE

1

2

■

Bass

You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output by the
front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.

■

Treble

You can boost or cut high-frequency sounds output by
the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.

Note:

•To bypass the bass and treble tone circuits, select the
Direct or Pure Audio (not North American model) lis­tening mode.

Press the AV receiver’s [TONE]
button repeatedly to select either
Bass or Treble.

Use the TONE [–]/[+] buttons to
adjust.

-

RC

650M

TONE, –, +

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C

VIDEO

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

PHONES

VCR

SPEAKERS

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING PRESET

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

D

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODEAB

CLEAR

PHONES DIMMER

Setting the Display Brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the display.

Press the remote controller’s
[DIMMER] button repeatedly to

DIMMER

select: dim, dimmer, or normal
brightness.

Alternatively, you can use the AV
receiver’s [DIMMER] button (not
European models).

Muting the AV Receiver

You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.

Press the remote controller’s

MASTER VOLUME

ENTER

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

MUTING

To unmute the AV receiver,

ler’s [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume. The
output is unmuted and the MUTING indicator goes off.

Muting is cancelled when the AV receiver is set to
Standby.

[MUTING] button.

The output is muted and the MUTING
indicator flashes on the display.

press the remote control-

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Common Functions

—Continued

Using the Sleep Timer

With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that
it turns off automatically after a specified period.

Press the remote controller’s
[SLEEP] button repeatedly to

SLEEP

To cancel the sleep timer,

repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.

To check the remaining sleep time,

button. Note that if you press the [SLEEP] button while
the sleep time is being displayed, you’ll shorten the sleep
time by 10 minutes.

select the required sleep time.

You can set the sleep time from 90 to 10
minutes in 10 minute steps.

The SLEEP indicator appears on the
display when the sleep timer has been
set, as shown. The specified sleep time
appears on the display for about 5 sec­onds, then the previous display reap­pears.

SLEEP indicator

press the [SLEEP] button

press the [SLEEP]

Adjusting Speaker Levels

You can adjust the volume of each speaker in speaker set
A. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the
AV receiver is set to Standby.

1

CH SEL

-

LEVEL

Notes:

•You cannot use this function while the AV receiver is
muted.

• Speakers that are set to No or None in the Speaker
Configuration cannot be adjusted.

■

Speaker Set B

While speaker set B is on, you can adjust the volume of
the left and right speakers, from –12 dB to +12 dB.

Use the remote controller’s
[CH SEL] button to select each
speaker, and use the [LEVEL–]
and [LEVEL+] buttons to adjust
the volume.

You can adjust the volume of each

+

LEVEL

speaker from –12 dB to +12 dB
(–15 dB to +12 dB for the subwoofer).

Using Headphones

For private listening, you can connect a pair of stereo
headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the AV receiver’s
PHONES jack.

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

PHONES

Notes:

•Always turn down the volume before connecting your
headphones.

• Speaker sets A and B are turned off while the head­phones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack.

• When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening
mode is set to Stereo, unless it was set to Pure Audio
(not North American model), Mono, Stereo, or Direct,
in which case it stays the same.

• When the multichannel DVD input is selected, only
the front left and front right channels can be heard in
the headphones.

• These settings are stored when the AV receiver is set
to Standby.

• While speaker set B is on, you cannot adjust the levels
of speaker set A’s surround back speakers.

■

Headphones

While a pair of headphones is connected, you can adjust
the volume of each headphone speaker, from –12 dB to
+12 dB each.

• These settings are stored when the AV receiver is set
to Standby.

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Using the Listening Modes

Selecting Listening Modes

For a description of each listening mode, see “About the
Listening Modes” on page 47.

• The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes
can only be selected if your DVD player is
connected to the AV receiver with a digital
audio connection (coaxial or optical).

• Listening mode availability depends on the
format of the current input signal.

• While a pair of headphones is connected,
you can select only the Pure Audio (not
North American model), Mono, Direct, or
Stereo listening mode.

• The listening modes cannot be selected
while speaker set A is off.

Selecting on the AV Receiver

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

PURE AUDIO

PHONES

SPEAKERS

PURE AUDIO

DVDMULTI CH C

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

VIDEO

VCR

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAYTHX RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

THX

LISTENING MODE

TUNING PRESET

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

DIGITAL

TUNING

INPUT

MODEAB

CLEAR

AUDIOLR

Selecting with the Remote Controller

CH

TV

DISC

VOL

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

SURROUND

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

STEREO

■

[STEREO] button

STEREO

SUBTITLE

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

CH SEL

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

This button selects the Stereo listening mode.

■

[SURROUND] button

This button selects the Dolby Digital and DTS listen­ing modes and the Neural Surround listening mode
(North American model only).

■

LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons

Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all
of the listening modes that can be used with the cur­rent input source.

RC

ENTER

-

RANDOM

LEVEL

L NIGHT

650M

ALBUM

-

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

+

,

■

[PURE AUDIO] button (not North American
model)

This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode.
When this mode is selected, the AV receiver outputs
no video signals and its display is turned off.
Pressing this button again will select the previous lis­tening mode.

■

[THX] button

This button selects the THX listening mode.

■

LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons

Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all
of the listening modes that can be used with the cur­rent input source.

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The following table shows which listening modes can be used with each input signal format.

Source format

Listening mode

Pure Audio (Not North

American models)

Direct

Stereo
Mono

Multich

PLIIx Movie/Music/Game
Neo:6 Cinema
Neo:6 Music

Neural Surround (North

American models only)

Dolby D

Dolby D + Neo:6
Dolby D EX

Dolby

Dolby D+PLIIx Music

Dolby D+PLIIx Movie

DTS, DTS 96/24

DTS-ES Discrete

DTS-ES Matrix

DTS

DTS+Neo:6
DTS+Dolby EX
DTS+PLIIx Music

DTS+PLIIx Movie

THX Cinema

THX Surround EX

*6

THX Cinema2

THX

THX Music mode

THX Games mode

Mono Movie

Onkyo
Original
DSP

*1. In the Pure Audio and Direct listening modes, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz PCM is processed at 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, and 96 kHz respectively. In

listening modes other than Pure Audio, Direct, and Stereo, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, and 96 kHz PCM is processed at 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz

respectively.
*2. In listening modes other than Pure Audio, Direct, Stereo, and DTS 96/24, DTS 96/24 sources are processed as normal DTS.
*3. If the Surr Back parameter is set to None, or speaker set B is on, normal Pro Logic II is used.
*4. Not available for 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz PCM input signals.
*5. If the Surr Back setting is set to None, or speaker set B is on, normal DTS is used.
*6. Available only when surround speakers are connected.

Orchestra
Unplugged
Studio-Mix
TV Logic
All Ch Stereo
Full Mono

*3

Analog,

*1

PCM

CD, TV,

radio,

cassette,

etc.

3/2.1
2/2.1

✔ ✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔ ✔

✔ ✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔

✔✔ ✔

*4

✔

✔✔✔ ✔✔✔ ✔

✔

*6

✔ ✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔

Dolby Digital

2/0 1/0, 1+1 Other

DVD, DTV, etc. DVD, CD, etc. DVD

3/2.1
2/2.1

DTS/DTS 96/24

2/0

✔✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

*2

DTS-ES

Discrete Matrix

*5

✔

✔

✔

Multich

analog

✔

: Only available on 6.1/7.1-channel playback systems. Not available while speaker set B is on.

: Only available on 7.1-channel playback systems. Not available while speaker set B is on.

Tip: To check the format of the digital input signal, see “Displaying Source Information” on page 38.

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About the Listening Modes

The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your
listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with
high fidelity and stunning surround sound.

The illustration shows which speakers are active in
each listening mode with 7.1 channel speaker sys­tem.

Front left Center Front right

Subwoofer

Surround left

Pure Audio (not North American models)

back left/ right

In this mode, the display and video circuitry are turned
off, minimizing possible noise sources for the ultimate in
high-fidelity reproduction. (As the video circuitry is
turned off, no video signals are output in this mode.)

Direct

In this mode, audio from the input source is output
directly with minimal processing, providing high-fidel­ity reproduction. All of the source’s audio channels are
output as they are.

Stereo

Sound is output by the front left and right speakers and
subwoofer.

Mono

Use this mode when watching an old movie with a mono
soundtrack, or use it with the foreign language
soundtracks recorded in the left and right channels of
some movies. It can also be used with DVDs or other
sources containing multiplexed audio, such as karaoke
DVDs.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

7.1-channel playback. It provides a very natural and
seamless surround-sound experience that fully envelops
the listener. As well as music and movies, video games
can also benefit from the dramatic spatial effects and
vivid imaging. If you’re not using any surround back
speakers,

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic IIx.

• PLIIx Movie

Use this mode with any stereo or Dolby Surround
(Pro Logic) movie (e.g., TV, DVD, VHS).

• PLIIx Music

Use this mode with any stereo or Dolby Surround
(Pro Logic) music source (e.g., CD, radio, cassette,
TV, VHS, DVD).

• PLIIx Game

Use this mode with video games, especially those that
bear the Dolby Pro Logic II logo.

Surround rightSurround

expands any 2-channel source for

will be used instead of

Dolby Digital

Use this mode with DVDs that bear the
Dolby Digital logo, and Dolby Digital TV
broadcasts. This is the most common digital surround­sound format, and it’ll put you right in the middle of the
action, just like being in a movie theater or concert hall.

Dolby Digital EX
DTS+Dolby EX

These modes expand 5.1-channel Dolby
Digital and DTS sources for 6.1/7.1-chan­nel playback. They’re especially suited to
Dolby Digital EX soundtracks that include
a matrix-encoded surround back channel. The additional
channel adds an extra dimension and provides an envel­oping surround sound experience, perfect for rotating
and fly-by sound effects. Use them with DVDs that bear
the Dolby Digital or DTS logo.

Dolby Digital+PLIIx Music
DTS+PLIIx Music

These modes use the Pro Logic IIx Music
mode to expand 5.1-channel Dolby Digital
and DTS sources for 6.1/7.1-channel play­back. Use them with Dolby Digital or
DTS 5.1 music sources (e.g., DVD and Dolby Digital TV
broadcasts).

Dolby Digital+PLIIx Movie
DTS+PLIIx Movie

These modes use the Pro Logic IIx Movie
mode to expand 5.1-channel Dolby Digital
and DTS sources for 7.1-channel play­back. Use them with Dolby Digital and
DTS 5.1 movies (e.g., DVD and select digital TV broad­casts).

DTS

The DTS digital surround-sound format supports
up to 5.1 discrete channels and uses less com­pression for high-fidelity reproduction. Use it
with DVDs and CDs that bear the DTS logo.

DTS 96/24

This mode is for use with DTS 96/24
sources. This is high-resolution DTS with a
96 kHz sampling rate and 24-bit resolution, providing
superior fidelity. Use it with DVDs that bear the DTS
96/24 logo.

DTS-ES Discrete

This mode is for use with DTS-ES Discrete
soundtracks, which use a discrete surround
back channel for true 6.1/7.1-channel playback. The
seven totally separate audio channels provide better spa­tial imaging and 360-degree sound localization, perfect
for sounds that pan across the surround channels. Use it
with DVDs that bear the DTS-ES logo, especially those
with a DTS-ES Discrete soundtrack.

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DTS-ES Matrix

This mode is for use with DTS-ES Matrix
soundtracks, which use a matrix-encoded
back-channel for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. Use it with
DVDs that bear the DTS-ES logo, especially those with
a DTS-ES Matrix soundtrack.

DTS Neo:6

This mode expands any 2-channel source for 6.1-chan­nel playback. It uses six full-bandwidth channels of
matrix decoding for matrix-encoded material, providing
a very natural and seamless surround sound experience
that fully envelops the listener.

• Neo:6 Cinema

Use this mode with any stereo movie (e.g., TV, DVD,
VHS).

• Neo:6 Music

Use this mode with any stereo music source (e.g.,
CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD).

Dolby Digital + Neo:6
DTS+Neo:6

This mode uses Neo:6 to expand 5.1-chan­nel Dolby Digital and DTS sources for

6.1/7.1-channel playback. Use it with
DVDs that bear the Dolby Digital or DTS
logo and feature a 5.1-channel soundtrack.

Neural Surround

(North American models only)

Neural Surround represents the latest advancement in
surround technology developed for music and is adopted
by XM Satellite Radio for digital radio broadcast of sur­round recordings and live events in surround sound.
Neural Surround employs psychoacoustic frequency­domain processing, which allows delivery of a more
detailed sound stage, with superior channel separation
and localization of audio elements. System playback is
scalable from 5.1 to 7.1 multichannel surround playback.

THX

Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent stan­dards that ensure movies are reproduced in movie the­aters and home theaters just as the director intended.

• THX Cinema

This mode is for watching movies, which are typi­cally recorded and edited on the assumption that they
will be played in a sizable place like a movie theater.
It carefully optimizes the tonal and spatial character­istics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the
smaller home-theater environment. It can be used
with 2-channel sources processed with other for­mats, and multichannel sources. Surround back
speaker output depends on the source material and
the selected listening mode.

• THX Cinema2

This mode expands Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1­channel sources for 7.1-channel playback. It does

this by analyzing the composition of the surround
source, optimizing the ambient and directional
sounds to produce the surround back channel output.
This is a new and improved mode especially for
home theater use.

• THX Music Mode

This mode is designed for use with music. It expands
Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel sources for 7.1­channel playback.

• THX Games Mode

This mode is designed for use with video games.

• THX Surround EX or

This mode expands Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1­channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. It’s
especially suited to Dolby Digital EX sources. THX
Surround EX, also known as Dolby Digital Surround
EX, is a joint development between Dolby Laborato­ries and THX Ltd.

Onkyo 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 reverb is applied to the sound output by the other
speakers, giving presence to even mono material.

Orchestra

Suitable for classical or operatic music, this mode
emphasizes the surround channels in order to widen the
stereo image, and simulates the natural reverberation of
a large hall.

Unplugged

Suitable for acoustic instruments, vocals, and jazz, this
mode emphasizes the front stereo image, giving the
impression of being right in front of the stage.

Studio-Mix

Suitable for rock or pop music, listening to music in this
mode creates a lively sound field with a powerful acous­tic image, like being at a club or rock concert.

TV Logic

This mode adds realistic acoustics to TV shows pro­duced in a TV studio, surround effects to the entire
sound, and clarity to voices.

All Ch Stereo

Ideal for background music, this mode fills the entire lis­tening area with stereo sound from the front, surround,
and surround back speakers.

Full Mono

In this mode, all speakers output the same sound in
mono, so the sound you hear is the same regardless of
where you are within the listening room.

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ENTER

ON/STANDBY

V1V2V

+

D TUN

--/---

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

STEREO

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

DISPLAY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

INPUT SELECTOR

123

456

789

10

DVD

MULTI CH

10 11 12

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

TV

VOL

ALBUM

ENTER

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

CH SEL

LEVEL

PLAY MODE

L NIGHT

-

650M

RC

3

C DTAPE TUNER

CLR

CH

DISC

-

DVD

M

D/CDR

C D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

+

—Continued

RECEIVER

SETUP

Re-EQ

L NIGHT

Using the Re-EQ

With the Re-EQ, you can soften overly bright movie
soundtracks, which are typically mixed for reproduction
in a movie theater.

Re-EQ can be used with the following listening modes:
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, PLII/IIx Movie, DTS,
DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6 Cinema, DTS 96/24,
Dolby/DTS+PLIIx Movie, Dolby/DTS+Neo:6,
DTS+Dolby EX, THX Surround EX, THX Cinema2 and
THX Cinema.

1

RECEIVER

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button, and then press the
[Re-EQ] button repeatedly to
select:

On:

Re-EQ

Off:

Re-EQ on.
Re-EQ off.

Using the Audio Adjust Settings

The Audio Adjust settings only affect speaker set A.

1

RECEIVER

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol­lowed by the [SETUP] button.

Using the Late Night Function
(Dolby Digital only)

With the Late Night function, you can reduce the
dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can
still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume
levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you
don’t want to disturb anyone.

1

RECEIVER

L NIGHT

Notes:

• The effect of the Late Night function depends on the
Dolby Digital material that you are playing, and with
some material there will be little or no effect.

• The Late Night function is set to Off when the AV
receiver is set to Standby.

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button, and then press the
[L NIGHT] button repeatedly to
select:

Off:

Late Night function off.

Low:

Small reduction in dynamic
range.

High:

Big reduction in dynamic
range.

2

3

SETUP

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “5. Audio

Adjust,” and then press [ENTER].

Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ]
buttons to change the setting.

Press the Down [ ] button to
select the next setting.

Repeat this step for the other settings.

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4

SETUP

The Audio Adjust settings are explained below.

Press the [SETUP] button.

Setup closes.

—Continued

Input Channel Settings

■

Multiplex

This setting determines which channel is output from a
stereo multiplex source. Use it to select audio channels
or languages with multiplex sources, multilingual TV
broadcasts, and so on.

Main:

The main channel is output (default).

Sub:

The sub channel is output.

M/S:

Both the main and sub channels are output.

■

Mono (2ch)

This setting determines which channel is output when
the Mono listening mode is used with a stereo source.

L+R:

Both the left and right channels are output
(default).

L:

Only the left channel is output.

R:

Only the right channel is output.

Mono Setting

■

Center Width

With this setting, you can adjust the width of the sound
from the center speaker when using the Pro Logic II
Music or Pro Logic IIx Music listening mode. Normally,
the center channel sound is output by only the center
speaker. (If you’re not using a center speaker, the center
channel sound will be distributed to the front left and
right speakers to create a phantom center). This setting
adjusts the front left, right, and center mix, allowing you
to adjust the weight of the center channel sound. It can
be adjusted from 0 to 7 (default value is 3).

DTS Neo:6 Music Mode Setting

■

Center Image

The DTS Neo:6 Music listening mode creates 6-channel
surround sound from 2-channel (stereo) sources. With
this setting, you can specify by how much the front left
and right channel output is attenuated in order to create
the center channel. It can be adjusted from 0 to 5 (default
value is 2). This setting has no effect if no center speaker
is connected.

When set to 0, the front left and right channel output is
attenuated by half (–6 dB), giving the impression that the
sound is located centrally. This setting works well when
the listening position is considerably off center. When
set to 5, the front left and right channels are not attenu­ated, maintaining the original stereo balance.

■

Mono Out Sp

This setting determines which speakers output mono
audio when the Mono listening mode is selected.

L/R:

Mono audio is output from the front left and
right speakers.

C:

Mono audio is output from the center speaker
(default).

PLII and PLIIx Music Mode Settings

These settings apply to only 2-channel (stereo) sources.

■

Panorama

With this setting, you can broaden the width of the front
stereo image when using the Pro Logic II Music or Pro
Logic IIx Music listening mode.

On:

Panorama function on.

Off:

Panorama function off (default).

■

Dimension

With this setting, you can move the sound field forward
or backward when using the Pro Logic II Music or Pro
Logic IIx Music listening mode. The default value is 3.
It can be adjusted from 0 to 6. Higher settings move the
sound field forward. Lower settings move it backward.

If the stereo image feels too wide, or there’s too much
surround sound, move the sound field forward to
improve the balance. Conversely, if the stereo image
feels like it’s in mono, or there’s not enough surround
sound, move it backward.

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Dolby Digital EX Input Signal Setting

■

Dolby EX

This setting determines how Dolby Digital EX signals
are handled. This setting is unavailable if no surround
back speakers are connected or speaker set B is on.

Auto:

If the source signal contains a Dolby Digital
EX flag, the Dolby Digital EX listening mode
is used, and THX Surround EX can be
selected from among the THX listening
modes (default).

Manual:

You can select Pro Logic IIx Movie, Pro
Logic IIx Music, Dolby Digital, or Dolby
Digital EX.

Multichannel Subwoofer Setting

■

SW Sens

On some DVD players, the signal from the multichannel
subwoofer output is 15 dB higher than normal. You can
change the subwoofer sensitivity to match your DVD
player. Note that this setting only affects signals con­nected to the SUBWOOFER input jack of the multichan­nel DVD input.

You can select 0 dB (default), +5 dB, +10 dB, or +15 dB.
If you find that your subwoofer is too loud, try the

+10 dB or +15 dB setting.

Using the Listening Modes

—Continued

LFE Level Setting

With this setting, you can set the level of the LFE (Low
Frequency Effects) channel for Dolby Digital and DTS.
The level can be set to –∞, –10 dB, or 0 dB (default).

If you find that the low-frequency effects are too loud
when using one of these sources, set the level to –10 dB
or –∞ dB.

Vol Display

With this preference, you can choose how the volume
level is displayed.

Abs (Absolute):

Rel (Relative):

The absolute value 84 is equivalent to the relative value
0 dB.

Display range is MIN, 1 through 99,

MAX.

Display range is –∞ dB,

–83…0…+16 dB (default).

Using the THX Audio Settings

The THX Audio settings only affect speaker set A.

1

RECEIVER

SETUP

2

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol­lowed by the [SETUP] button.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “6. THX Audio,”

and then press [ENTER].

4

SETUP

The THX Audio settings are explained below.

Press the [SETUP] button.

Setup closes.

BGC (Boundary Gain Compensation)
Setting

A room’s boundaries (i.e., walls) and their construction
may make bass sounds louder when the listening posi­tion or subwoofer is positioned close to such a boundary.
This is called the boundary gain effect. With this setting,
you can compensate for this and achieve a more accurate
and flatter bass response.

On:

Boundary Gain Compensation on.

Off:

Boundary Gain Compensation off (default).

SB Spc (Surround Back Spacing) Setting

This setting is only available if the SurrBack ch setting
in the Speaker Configuration is set to 2ch.

With this setting, you can specify the distance between
your surround back speakers. To get the best from THX’s
ASA (Advanced Speaker Array) technology, these
speakers should be placed as close together as possible.

0–1 ft (0–0.3 m) (Default):

Select this if the speakers are between 0 and
1 foot (0–30 cm) apart.

1–4 ft (0.3–1.2 m):

Select this if the speakers are between 1 and
4 feet (0.3–1.2 m) apart.

>4 ft (>1.2 m):

Select this if the speakers are more than 4 feet
(1.2 m) apart.

3

Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ]
buttons to change the setting.

Press the Down [ ] button to
select the next setting.

Repeat this step for the other settings.

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Recording

VIDEO

AUDIOLR

VIDEO 3 INPUT

A

This section explains how to record the selected input
source to a component with recording capability, and
how to record audio and video from different sources.

Recording the Input Source

You can only record to a component that’s connected to
the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks.

See pages 22–33 for information on connecting your AV
components.

1

DVD

VIDEO 1

VCR

TAPE TUNER

VIDEO 3

C D

Remote

controller

123

V1 V2 V3

789

2

3

Use the input selector buttons to
select the component that you

VIDEO 2

want to record.

Audio signals from the selected input
source are output by the TAPE OUT
and VIDEO 1 OUT jacks.

You can listen to the source while
recording. The AV receiver’s VOL­UME control has no effect on record­ing.

6

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

On your recorder, start record­ing.

Start playback on the source
component.

Recording Audio and Video from Separate Sources

You can overdub audio onto your video recordings by
simultaneously recording audio and video from two sep­arate sources. This is possible because only the audio
source is switched when an audio-only input source,
such as TAPE, TUNER, or CD, is selected, the video
source remains the same.

In the following example, audio from the CD player con­nected to the CD IN jacks, and video from the camcorder
connected to the VIDEO 3 INPUT VIDEO jack are
recorded by the VCR connected to the VIDEO 1 OUT
jacks.

Camcorder

video signal
audio signal

SURROUND B

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

DVD

OUT

R

FRONT

SURROUND

SURR BACK

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

COA
XIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

1

2

3

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN 3

COMPONENT

IN 2 IN 1

IN IN

L

R

CD TAPE

ANTENNA

VIDEO

OUT

Y

B

P

PR

OUT

LRL

FMAM75

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1

V

S

IN IN IN

OUT

IN IN

OUT

R

VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD

Notes:

•You cannot record from a component that’s connected
to a digital input. Only analog inputs can be recorded.

• The surround sound effects provided by the listening
modes cannot be recorded.

•You cannot record from a component that’s connected
to the multichannel DVD input.

• If you select another input source while recording, that
input source will be recorded instead.

• While the Pure Audio listening mode (not North
American model) is selected, the VIDEO 1 OUT V
and S jacks don’t output video signals, so select
another mode when recording.

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VCRCD player

1.

Prepare the camcorder and CD player
for playback.

2.

Prepare the VCR for recording.

3.

Press the [VIDEO 3] input selector but­ton.

4.

Press the [CD] input selector button.

This selects the CD player as the audio source, but
leaves the camcorder as the video source.

5.

Start recording on the VCR, then start
playback on the camcorder and CD
player.

Video from the camcorder and audio from the CD
player are recorded by the VCR.

Advanced Setup

Advanced Speaker Settings

ENTER

ON/STANDBY

123

V1 V2 V3

456

789

+

D TUN

--/---

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

STEREO

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

DISPLAY

INPUT SELECTOR

MULTI CH

10 11 12

0

10

DIMMER

TV

VOL

ENTER

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

SUBTITLE

CH SEL

PLAY MODE

RC

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

CLR

ENT

SLEEP

CH

DISC

ALBUM

RANDOM

LEVEL

L NIGHT

-

650M

DVD

D/CDR

M

C D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

+

-

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

RECEIVER

SETUP

3

4

5

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “3. SP Dis­tance,” and then press the

[ENTER] button.

While “Unit” is displayed, use the
Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to

select “feet” or “meters”.

feet:

Distances in feet. Can be set
from 1 to 30 feet in 1-foot
steps.

meters:

Distances in meters. Can be
set from 0.3 to 9 meters in

0.3-meter steps.

Use the Down [ ] button to
select “Left,” and use the Left and

Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to specify
the distance for the “front left
speaker,” then press the Down

[] button to select the next
speaker.

Speaker Distance

The speaker distance setting cannot be
changed while a pair of headphones is con­nected, speaker set B is on, or the multichan­nel input is being used.

To get the best from surround sound, it’s important that
the sound from each speaker reaches the listener at the
same time. To achieve this, you need to specify the dis­tance from each speaker to the listening position.

1

2

RECEIVER

SETUP

Measure and make a note of the
distance from each speaker to
the listening position.

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol­lowed by the [SETUP] button on
the remote controller.

6

7

Repeat step 5 for all speakers.

Note:

Speakers that you set to No or None in
the Speaker Configuration (page 55)
cannot be selected.

Press the [SETUP] button.

Setup closes.

SETUP

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Advanced Setup

—Continued

Speaker Levels

With this function, you can adjust the volume of each
speaker so that all speakers can be heard equally at the
listening position.

• The speaker levels cannot be adjusted while

a pair of headphones is connected, speaker
set B is on, or the AV receiver is muted.

• Because the AV receiver supports THX, the

test tone is output at the standard level of
0 dB (relative volume setting 0). If you nor­mally listen at volume settings below this, be
careful because the test tone will be much
louder.

1

2

RECEIVER

SETUP

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol­lowed by the [SETUP] button on
the remote controller.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “4. Level Cal,”
and then press the [ENTER] but­ton.

A pink noise test tone is output by the
front left speaker.

4

5

SETUP

Note:

•A quicker way to adjust the speaker levels is to press
the remote controller’s [TEST TONE] button to output
the test tone, use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] but­tons to adjust the levels, and use the [CH SEL] button
to select the speakers.

Repeat step 3 so that the level of
the test tone from each speaker
is the same.

Speakers that you set to No in the
Speaker Configuration (page 55) do not
output the test tone.

If you’re using a handheld sound level
meter, adjust the level of each speaker
so it reads 75 dB SPL at the listening
position, measured with C-weighting
and slow reading.

Press the [SETUP] button.

Setup closes.
Don’t forget to turn down the volume if

you turned it up while setting the levels.

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3

Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ]
buttons to adjust the speaker

level, and use the Down [ ] but­ton to select the next speaker.

The level can be adjusted from –12 to
+12 dB in 1 dB steps (–15 to +12 dB
for the subwoofer).

Advanced Setup

—Continued

Speaker Configuration settings only need to
be changed if you’re not using the speakers in
this package.
These settings cannot be changed while head­phones are connected, speaker set B is on, or
the multichannel DVD input is being used.

Speaker Configuration

These settings are used to specify which speakers are
connected.

1

2

3

RECEIVER

SETUP

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol­lowed by the [SETUP] button.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “2. SP Config,”
and then press the [ENTER] but-

ton.

While the Subwoofer setting is
selected, use the Left and Right

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select

No

.

Yes:

Select if a subwoofer is con­nected.

No:

Select if no subwoofer is con­nected.

Yes

or

5

6

7

8

SETUP

Use the Down [ ] button to
select “Surround,” and then use

the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] but­tons to select

Yes:

No:

Use the Down [ ] button to
select “Surr Back,” and use the

Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to
select

Yes

Yes:

Select if the surround back

No:

Select if no surround back

Use the Down [ ] button to
select “SurrBack ch,” and use the

Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to
select

2ch

2ch:

1ch:

Note:

• If the Surround and Surr Back set­tings in steps 5 and 6 are set to No,
this setting does not appear.

Press the [SETUP] button.

Setup closes.

Yes

or No.

Select if the surround speak­ers are connected.

Select if no surround speakers
are connected.

or No.

speakers are connected.

speakers are connected.

or

1ch

.

Select if two (left and right)
surround back speakers are
connected.

Select if one surround back
speaker is connected.

4

Use the Down [ ] button to
select “Center,” and then use the

Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to
select

Yes

or No.

Yes:

Select if the center speaker is
connected.

No:

Select if no center speaker is
connected.

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Advanced Setup

—Continued

Digital Input Signal Formats

The following table shows the display indicator for each
digital signal format.

Format Display

Dolby Digital

DTS

PCM

Normally, the AV receiver detects the signal format auto­matically. However, if you experience either of the fol­lowing issues when playing PCM or DTS material, you
can specify the signal format as either PCM or DTS:

• If the beginnings of tracks from a PCM source are cut
off, try the PCM setting.

• If noise is produced when fast forwarding or reversing
a DTS CD, try the DTS setting.

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

DVDMULTI CH C

PHONES

SPEAKERS

PCM

MASTER VOLUME

TUNING PRESET

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

TUNERTAPE

DIGITAL

DISPLAYTHX DIMMER MEMORY

INPUT

D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

VIDEO

TUNING
MODEAB

CLEAR

AUDIOLR

3VIDEO 2VIDEO 1

VIDEO

VCR

LISTENING MODE

TONE

DIGITAL INPUT

Correcting Sound and Picture Sync

When using progressive scanning on your DVD player,
you may find that the picture and sound are out of sync.
With this setting, you can correct this by delaying the
audio signals. You can set it from 0 to 100 milliseconds
(ms) in 20 millisecond steps.

ON/STANDBY

REMOTE MODE

DVD

INPUT

SELECTOR

1

RECEIVER

RECEIVER

TAPE

DVD

MULTI CH

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

CLR

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

ENTER

M

3

PREVIOUS

MUTING

INPUT SELECTOR

123

V1V2V

456

789

+

10

D TUN

--/---

TV

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button.

D/CDR

C D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

MENU

SETUPRETURN

RECEIVER

Press and hold the AV receiver’s [DIGITAL

1

INPUT] button for about 3 seconds.

While “Auto” is displayed (about 3 sec-

2

onds), press the [DIGITAL INPUT] button
repeatedly to select: PCM, DTS, or Auto.

PCM:

Only PCM format input signals will be
heard. If the input signal is not PCM, the PCM
indicator will flash and there will be no sound.

DTS:

Only DTS format input signals will be
heard. If the input signal is not DTS, the DTS
indicator will flash and there will be no sound.

Auto (default):

The format is detected automati­cally. If no digital input signal is present, the
corresponding analog input is used instead.

2

123

V1 V2 V3

Press and hold, for more than 4
seconds, the input selector but­ton for the input source that you
want to correct.

6

DVD

This can be the [DVD], [VIDEO 1],
[VIDEO 2], or [VIDEO 3] input
source.

3

Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ]
buttons to adjust the delay from 0
to 100 milliseconds in 20 milli­second steps.

Note:

• This setting is not available when the Pure Audio lis­tening mode is used, or the Direct listening mode is
used with an analog input signal.

56

Controlling Other Components

You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller
(RC-650M) to control your other AV components,
including those made by other manufacturers. This sec­tion explains how to enter the necessary remote control
code for the component that you want to control (e.g.,
DVD player, TV, or VCR).

Entering Remote Control Codes

To control another component, you must first enter the
appropriate remote control code to a REMOTE MODE
button. You’ll need to enter a code for each component
that you want to control.

RECEIVER

Number

buttons

DISPLAY

ON/STANDBY

V1V2V

+

D TUN

--/---

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

STEREO

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

DISPLAY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

INPUT SELECTOR

123

456

789

10

MULTI CH

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

CLR

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

TV

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

ENTER

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

CH SEL

LEVEL

PLAY MODE

L NIGHT

-

650M

RC

3

-

DVD

D/CDR

M

C D

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

REMOTE
MODE

+

L NIGHT

2

REMOTE MODE

DISPLAY

3

123

V1 V2 V3

456

MULTI CH

789

0

DIMMER

4

While holding down the REMOTE
MODE button that you want to
set, press the [DISPLAY] button

DVD

for 3 seconds.

M D/CDR

The REMOTE MODE button lights up.

D

C

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

Within 30 seconds, use the num­ber buttons to enter the 4-digit
remote control code.

The REMOTE MODE button flashes
twice.

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

11

ENT

Press the REMOTE MODE button
again to select the remote con­troller mode, point the remote
controller at the component, and
check the operation.

If the remote controller doesn’t work as
expected, and several remote codes are
listed, try each one in turn and use the
one that works best.

Notes:

•A remote control code cannot be entered for the
[RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button.

• The remote control codes provided are correct at the
time of printing, but are subject to change.

1

Look up the appropriate remote
control code in the separate
Remote Control Codes list.

The codes are organized by category
(e.g., DVD player, TV, etc.).

57

Controlling Other Components

—Continued

Remote Control Codes for Onkyo Components Connected via

Onkyo components that are connected via are con­trolled by pointing the remote controller at the AV
receiver, not the component. This allows you to control
components that are out of view, in a rack, for example.

Make sure the Onkyo component is con-

1

nected with an cable and an analog
audio cable (RCA).

See page 33 for details.

Enter the appropriate remote control code

2

for the [DVD] or [CD] REMOTE MODE but­ton.

[DVD] REMOTE MODE button

1612:

Onkyo DVD player with

[CD/MD/CDR/HDD] REMOTE MODE button

1327:

Onkyo CD player with

1808:

Onkyo MD recorder with

1322:

Onkyo CD recorder with

1993:

HDD-compatible component with

See the previous page for how to enter remote
control codes.

Press the [DVD] or [CD] REMOTE MODE

3

button, point the remote controller at the
AV receiver, and operate the component.

If you want to control an Onkyo component by pointing
the remote controller directly at it, or you want to control
an Onkyo component that’s not connected via , use
the following remote control codes:

[DVD] REMOTE MODE button

0627:

Onkyo DVD player without (default)

[CD/MD/CDR/HDD] REMOTE MODE button

1817:

Onkyo CD player without (default)

0868:

Onkyo MD recorder without

1323:

Onkyo CD recorder without

1990:

HDD-compatible component without

Note:

If you connect an -capable Onkyo MD recorder, CD
recorder, or HDD-compatible component to the TAPE
IN/OUT or VIDEO 2 jacks, for remote operation to work
properly, you must set the Input Display to MD, CDR, or
HDD (see page 35).

Resetting REMOTE MODE Buttons

You can reset a REMOTE MODE button to its default
remote control code.

1

REMOTE MODE

L NIGHT

2

REMOTE MODE

While holding down the REMOTE
MODE button that you want to
reset, press the [L NIGHT] button

DVD

for 3 seconds.

M D/CDR

D

C

The REMOTE MODE button lights up.

HDD

TV

VCR

CABLE

SAT

Press the REMOTE MODE button
again.

The REMOTE MODE button flashes

DVD

twice, indicating that it’s been reset.

M D/CDR

D

C

HDD

TV

The [DVD] and [CD] REMOTE
MODE buttons are preprogrammed

VCR

with remote control codes for control-

CABLE

ling Onkyo DVD players and CD play-

SAT

ers respectively. When these buttons
are reset, the preprogrammed code is
restored.

Resetting the Remote Controller

You can reset the remote controller to its default settings.

1

2

RECEIVER

L NIGHT

RECEIVER

While holding down the
[RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE but­ton, press the [L NIGHT] button
for 3 seconds.

The [RECEIVER] button lights up.

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button again.

The [RECEIVER] button flashes twice,
indicating that it’s been reset.

58

Controlling Other Components

—Continued

To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You must
select the appropriate remote control mode first.) With some AV components, certain buttons may not work as
expected, and some may not work at all.

■

Controlling a TV

■

Controlling a VCR

■

Controlling a Satellite or
Cable Receiver

ON/STANDBY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

INPUT SELECTOR

123

V1V2V

3

456

MULTI CH

DVD

789

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

+

CLR

10

0

ENT

D TUN

--/---

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

TV

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

PREVIOUS

ENTER

DVD

M

VCR

CABLE

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

D/CDR

C D

HDD

TV

SAT

VOL

A

Press [TV]
first

2
3

4
5
6

7

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

STEREO

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

CH SEL

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

A

[ON/STANDBY], TV [ ]*

Sets the TV to On or Standby.

Number buttons

B

Enter numbers.

C

TV VOL [ ]/[ ]*

Adjusts the TV’s volume.

[CH +/–]

D

Selects channels on the TV.

[PREVIOUS]

E

Selects the previous channel.

[TV INPUT]*

F

Selects the TV’s VCR input.

[], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ]

G

Operates the VCR.

* Buttons marked with an asterisk

(*) are exclusively for control­ling a TV and can be used at any­time regardless of the current
remote controller mode.

LEVEL

L NIGHT

+

-

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

ON/STANDBY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

MULTI CH

10 11 12

0

ENT

DIMMER

SLEEP

TV

VOL

ENTER

M

3

DVD

C DTAPE TUNER

CLR

CH

DISC

ALBUM

PREVIOUS

INPUT SELECTOR

123

V1V2V

456

789

+

10

D TUN

--/---

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

DVD

D/CDR

HDD

VCR

CABLE

SAT

VOL

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

C D

TV

A

2

Press [VCR]
first

3

4

5

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

STEREO

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

DISPLAY

A

[ON/STANDBY]

CH SEL

PLAY MODE

LEVEL

L NIGHT

-

Sets the VCR to On or Standby.

Number buttons

B

Select channels.

[CLR]

C

Cancels functions.

[CH +/–]

D

Selects channels on the VCR.

[], [ ], [ ]

E

Pause, Play, Stop.

[], []

F

Rewind and Fast forward.

LEVEL

Re-EQ

6

+

HDDDVDVCR

ON/STANDBY

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE

INPUT SELECTOR

123

V1V2V

3

456

DVD

MULTI CH

789

C DTAPE TUNER

10 11 12

+

CLR

0

10

ENT

D TUN

--/---

DIMMER

SLEEP

CH

TV

DISC

VOL

ALBUM

INPUT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

SP A / B

ENTER

PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT

DVD

D/CDR

M

VCR

CABLE

VOL

PREVIOUS

MENU

MUTING

SETUPRETURN

C D

HDD

TV

SAT

A

2

Press [SAT]
first

3
4

5
6
7
8

9

LISTENING MODE

SURROUND

STEREO

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

AUDIO REPEAT

TEST TONE

CH SEL

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

A

[ON/STANDBY]

Sets the satellite/cable receiver
to On or Standby.

B

Number buttons

Enter numbers.

[CLR]

C

Cancels functions.

[CH +/–]

D

Selects satellite/cable channels.

[PREVIOUS]

E

Selects the previous channel.

[GUIDE]

F

Displays the program guide.

G

[ENTER]

Confirms the selection.

[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]

H

Selects menu items.

[], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ]

I

Operates the VCR.

LEVEL

L NIGHT

+

-

LEVEL

Re-EQ

HDDDVDVCR

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Troubleshooting

If you have any trouble using the 7.1ch THX Certified
Digital Surround Receiver and Speaker Package, look
for a solution in this section.

If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, try resetting
the AV receiver before contacting your Onkyo dealer.

To reset the AV receiver to its factory defaults,
turn it on and, while holding down the [VIDEO 1]
button, press the [STANDBY/ON] button. “Clear”
will appear on the display and the AV receiver will
enter Standby mode.

VIDEO 1

VCR

STANDBY/ON

Note that resetting the AV receiver will delete your
radio presets and custom settings.

Power

Can’t turn on the AV receiver

• Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the wall
outlet properly.

• Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait 5
seconds or more, then plug it in again.

The AV receiver turns off as soon as it’s turned
on

• The amp protection circuit has been activated.
Remove the power cord from the wall outlet immedi­ately. Disconnect all speaker cables and input sources,
and leave the AV receiver with its power cord discon­nected for 1 hour. After that, reconnect the power cord
and set the volume to maximum. If the AV receiver
stays on, set the volume to minimum, disconnect the
power cord, and reconnect your speakers and input
sources. If the AV receiver turns off when you set the
volume to maximum, disconnect the power cord, and
contact your Onkyo dealer.

Audio

There’s no sound or it’s very quiet

• Make sure that the digital input source is selected
properly (page 35). Press the [DIGITAL INPUT] but­ton repeatedly.

• Make sure the speker set A or B is on (page 8).

• Make sure that all audio connecting plugs are pushed
in all the way (page 22).

• Make sure that the polarity of the speaker cables is
correct, and that the bare wire is in contact with metal
part of each speaker terminal (page 19)

• Make sure that the speaker cables are not shorting.

• Check the volume. It can be set to –∞, –83 throught
+16 dB (page 37). The AV receiver is designed for

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home theater enjoyment and has a wide volume range
for precise adjustment.

• If the MUTING indicator is shown on the display,
press the remote controller’s [MUTING] button to
unmute the AV receiver (page 43).

• While a pair of headphones is connected to the
PHONES jack, no sound is output by the speakers
(page 44).

• Check the digital audio output settings on the con­nected device. On some games consoles, such as those
that can play DVDs, the default setting is off.

•With some DVD-Video discs, you need to select an
audio format from a menu.

• If your turntable doesn’t have a phono preamp built-in,
you must connect one between it and the AV receiver.
If your turntable uses an MC cartridge, you must con­nect an MC head amp, or an MC transformer and a
phono preamp.

• Specify the speaker distances and adjust the individual
speaker levels (pages 53, 54).

• The input signal format is set to PCM or DTS. Set it to
Auto (page 56).

Only the front speakers produce sound

• When the Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected,
only the front speakers and subwoofer produce sound.

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 55).

Only the center speaker produces sound

• If you use the Pro Logic IIx Movie, Pro Logic IIx
Music, or Pro Logic IIx Game listening mode with a
mono source, such as an AM radio station or mono TV
program, the sound is concentrated in the center
speaker.

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 55).

The surround speakers produce no sound

• When the Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected,
the surround speakers produce no sound (page 47).

• Depending on the source and current listening mode,
not much sound may be produced by the surround
speakers. Try selecting another listening mode.

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 55).

The center speaker produces no sound

• When the Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected,
the center speaker produces no sound (page 47).

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 55).

The surround back speakers produce no sound

• While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to

5.1-channel playback and the surround back speakers
produce no sound.

Troubleshooting

—Continued

• The surround back speakers are not used with all lis­tening modes. Select another listening mode
(page 47).

• Not much sound may be produced by the surround
back speakers with some sources.

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 55).

The subwoofer produces no sound

• The level of the input signal was too low so the sub­woofer entered Standby mode. Increase the subwoofer
level slightly on the HT-R940.

• Make sure that the subwoofer’s [POWER] switch is
set to ON (not North American models).

• The subwoofer’s OUTPUT LEVEL control is set at
minimum. Turn it up.

• The subwoofer outputs no sound while only speaker
set B is on. Turn on speaker set A.

• When you play source material that contains no infor­mation in the LFE channel, the subwoofer produces
no sound.

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 55).

Speaker set B produces no sound

• Speaker set B only outputs sources that are connected
to an analog input. Make sure that the analog audio
cables are connected properly.

There’s no sound with a certain signal format

• Check the digital audio output setting on the con­nected device. On some games consoles, such as those
that can play DVDs, the default setting is off.

•With some DVD-Video discs, you need to select an
audio output format from a menu.

Can’t get 6.1- or 7.1-channel playback

• While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to

5.1-channel playback.

The volume cannot be set to +16 dB

• When the volume level of each speaker has been
adjusted (pages 44, 54), the maximum possible vol­ume may be reduced.

Noise can be heard

• Using cable ties to bundle audio cables with power
cords, speaker cables, and so on may degrade the
audio performance, so don’t do it.

• An audio cable may be picking up interference. Try
repositioning your cables.

The Late Night function doesn’t work

• Make sure the source material is Dolby Digital
(page 49).

The multichannel DVD input doesn’t work

• Check the multichannel DVD input connections
(page 26).

•To select the multichannel DVD input, press the
[MULTI CH] input selector button.

• Check the audio output settings on your DVD player.

About DTS signals

• When playing DTS program material, using the pause,
fast forward, or fast reverse function on your player
may produce a short audible noise. This is not a mal­function.

• When DTS program material ends and the DTS bit­stream stops, the AV receiver remains in DTS listen­ing mode and the DTS indicator remains on. This is to
prevent noise when you use the pause, fast forward, or
fast reverse function on your player. If you switch your
player from DTS to PCM, because the AV receiver
does not switch formats immediately, you may not
hear any sound, in which case you should stop your
player for about 3 seconds, and then resume playback.

•With some CD players, you won’t be able to playback
DTS material properly even though your player is con­nected to a digital input on the AV receiver. This is
usually because the DTS bitstream has been processed
(e.g., output level, sampling rate, or frequency
response changed) and the AV receiver doesn’t recog­nize it as a genuine DTS signal. In such cases, you
may hear noise.

Video

There’s no picture

• Make sure that all video connecting plugs are pushed
in all the way (page 22).

• Make sure that each video component is properly con­nected.

• The AV receiver does not convert component video
input signals to other formats, so if a video source
component is connected to a component video input,
your TV must be connected to the component video
output (page 23).

• On your TV, make sure that the video input to which
the AV receiver is connected is selected.

• While the Pure Audio listening mode (not North
American model) is selected, the video circuits are
turned off and the AV receiver outputs no video sig­nals.

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Troubleshooting

—Continued

Tuner

Reception is noisy, stereo FM reception suffers
from hiss, or the FM STEREO indicator doesn’t
appear

• Relocate your antenna.

•Move the AV receiver away from your TV or com­puter.

• Listen to the station in mono (page 39).

• When listening to an AM station, operating the remote
controller may cause noise.

•Passing cars and airplanes can cause interference.

• Concrete walls weaken radio signals.

• If nothing improves the reception, install an outdoor
antenna.

Remote Controller

The remote controller doesn’t work

• Make sure that the batteries are installed with the cor­rect polarity (page 13).

• Make sure that the remote controller is not too far
away from the AV receiver, and that there’s no
obstruction between the remote controller and the AV
receiver’s remote control sensor (page 13).

• Make sure you’ve selected the correct remote control­ler mode (page 14).

• Make sure you’ve entered the correct remote control
code (page 57).

Can’t control other components

• Make sure you’ve selected the correct remote control­ler mode (page 14).

• If you’ve connected an -capable Onkyo MD
recorder, CD recorder, or next generation HDD-com­patible component to the TAPE IN/OUT jacks, or a
DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock to the VIDEO 2 IN
jacks, for the remote controller to work properly, you
must set the Input Display to MD, CDR, or HDD (see
page 35).

• The entered remote control code may not be correct. If
more than one code is listed, try each one.

•With some AV components, certain buttons may not
work as expected, and some may not work at all.

•To control an Onkyo component that’s connected via

, point the remote controller at the AV receiver. Be
sure to enter the appropriate remote control code first
(see page 58).

•To control an Onkyo component that’s not connected
via , or another manufacturer’s component, point
the remote controller at the component. Be sure to
enter the appropriate remote control code first (see
page 57).

Recording

Can’t record

• On your recorder, make sure the correct input is
selected.

•To prevent signal loops and damage to the AV
receiver, input signals are not fed through to outputs
with the same name (e.g., TAPE IN to TAPE OUT, or
VIDEO 1 IN to VIDEO 1 OUT).

• When the Pure Audio listening mode (not North
American model) is selected, recording is not possible
because no video signals are output. Select another lis­tening mode.

Others

The sound changes when I connect my head­phones

• When a pair of headphones is connected, the listening
mode is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo,
Mono, Direct, or Pure Audio (not North American
model).

The display doesn’t work

• The display is turned off when the Pure Audio listen­ing mode (not North American model) is selected.

How do I change the language of a multiplex
source

• Use the “Multiplex” setting on the “Audio Adjust”
menu to select Main or Sub (page 50).

The functions don’t work

•To use , you must make an connection and an
analog audio connection (RCA) between the compo­nent and AV receiver, even if they are connected digi­tally (page 33).

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Troubleshooting

—Continued

The AV receiver contains a microcomputer for signal
processing and control functions. In very rare situa­tions, severe interference, noise from an external
source, or static electricity may cause it to lockup. In the
unlikely event that this happens, unplug the power cord
from the wall outlet, wait at least five seconds, and then
plug it back in again.

Onkyo is not responsible for damages (such as CD
rental fees) due to unsuccessful recordings caused by
the unit’s malfunction. Before you record important
data, make sure that the material will be recorded cor­rectly.

Before disconnecting the power cord from the wall out­let, set the AV receiver to Standby.

Memory Backup

The AV receiver uses a battery-less memory backup
system in order to retain radio presets and other set­tings when it’s unplugged or in the case of a power fail­ure. Although no batteries are required, the AV receiver
must be plugged into an AC outlet in order to charge the
backup system. Once it has been charged, the AV
receiver will retain the settings for several weeks,
although this depends on the environment and will be
shorter in humid climates.

The following settings can be made for the
S-Video and composite video inputs

You must use the buttons on the unit to make these set­tings.

1. While holding down the input selector button for the
input source that you want to set, press the [SETUP]
button.

2. Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to change
the setting.

3. Press the [SETUP] button when you’ve finished.

•

Video Attenuation

This setting can be made for the DVD, VIDEO 1,
VIDEO 2, or VIDEO 3 input.
If you have a games console connected to an S-Video
or composite video input, and the picture isn’t very
clear, you can attenuate the gain.

Video ATT:0:
Video ATT:2:

(default).
Gain is reduced by 2 dB.

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Specifications

Amplifier Section

Rated Output Power (FTC)

All channels: 110 watts minimum continuous power

Rated Output Power (IEC)

Dynamic Power 230 W + 230 W (3

THD (Total Harmonic
Distortion) 0.08% (Power Rated)
Damping Factor 60 (Front, 1kHz, 8
Input Sensitivity and
Impedance 200 mV/ 47 k
Output Level and
Impedance 200 mV/ 470
Frequency Response 5 Hz–100 kHz/ +1 dB–3 dB

Tone Control ±10 dB, 80 Hz (BASS)

Signal to Noise Ratio 100 dB (CD, IHF-A)
Speaker Impedance 8

per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels
driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum total
harmonic distortion of 0.9%

7 ch

×

130 W at 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 1 ch

driven

170 W + 170 W (4
120 W + 120 W (8

(Direct mode)

±10 dB, 20 kHz (TREBLE)

Ω

–16

Ω

Ω

, Front)

Ω

, Front)

Ω

, Front)

Ω

)

Ω

(LINE)

Ω

(REC OUT)

Video Section

Input Sensitivity/Output
Level and Impedance 1 Vp-p /75

0.7 Vp-p /75

0.28 Vp-p /75

1 Vp-p /75
Component Video
Frequency Response 5 Hz – 50 MHz

Ω

(Component and S-Video Y)

Ω

(Component PB/CB, PR/CR)

Ω

(S-Video C)

Ω

(Composite)

Tuner Section

■

FM

General

Power Supply North American: AC 120 V, 60 Hz

Power Consumption North American: 5.9 A

Standby Power
Consumption North American: 0.2 W

Dimensions
(W

×

H × D)

Weight North American: 9.6 kg

■

Video Inputs

Component IN1, IN2, IN3
S-Video DVD, VIDEO1, VIDEO2
Composite DVD, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3

■

Video Outputs

Component MONITOR
S-Video MONITOR, VIDEO1
Composite MONITOR, VIDEO1

■

Audio Inputs

Digital Inputs Optical: 3

Analog Inputs DVD (MULTICHANNEL), VIDEO1,

Multichannel Inputs 7.1

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Audio Outputs

Analog Outputs TAPE, VIDEO1
Subwoofer Pre Outputs 1
Speaker Outputs SP A (L, R, C, SL, SR, SBL, SBR)

Phones 1

European: AC 230-240 V, 50Hz

European: 670 W

European: 0.4 W

435 × 151 × 377 mm

17-1/8" × 5-15/16" × 14-13/16"

21.2 lbs.

European: 10.2 kg

22.5 lbs.

Coaxial: 1

VIDEO2, VIDEO3, TAPE, CD

SP B (L, R)

Tuning Frequency
Range North American: 87.5 MHz– 107.9 MHz

Usable Sensitivity Stereo: 22.2 dBf (75

Signal to Noise Ratio Stereo: 67 dB (IHF-A)

THD Stereo: 0.5% (1 kHz)

Frequency Response 30 Hz–15 kHz / ±1 dB
Stereo Separation 40 dB (1 kHz)

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AM

Tuning Frequency
Range North American: 530 kHz–1710 kHz

Usable Sensitivity 300 µV/m
Signal to Noise Ratio 40 dB
THD 0.7%

European: 87.5 MHz– 108.0 MHz

Mono: 15.2 dBf (75

Mono: 73 dB (IHF-A)

Mono: 0.3% (1 kHz)

European: 522 kHz–1611 kHz

Ω

Ω

IHF)

IHF)

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Specifications and features are subject to change without
notice.

Specifications

■

Speaker

■

Powered Subwoofer (SKW-940)

Type: Acoustic Suspension
Input
sensitivity/impedance: 330 mV / 100 k
Maximum output power:230 W (Dynamic Power)
Frequency response: 20 Hz–100 Hz
Cabinet capacity: 1.73 cubic feet (49 L)
Dimensions

(W

×

H × D):

Weight: 34.2 lbs. (15.5 kg)
Drivers unit: 12 inch (30 cm) Cone Woofer
Power supply: North American: AC 120 V, 60 Hz

Power consumption: North American: 140 W

Other: Auto Standby function

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Front Speaker (SKF-940F)

Type: 2 Way Acoustic Suspension
Impedance: 8
Maximum input power: 130 W

Output sound pressure
level:

Frequency response: 50 Hz–45 kHz
Crossover frequency: 2 kHz
Cabinet capacity: 0.27 cubic feet (7.5 L)
Dimensions

(W

×

H × D):

Weight: 11.7 lbs. (5.3 kg)
Drivers unit:

Terminal: Banana-plug compatible speaker posts
Other: Magnetic shielding

—Continued

Ω

14-15/16" × 17-1/16" × 16-7/8"

(380 × 444 × 429 mm)

European: AC 230-240 V, 50 Hz

European: 137 W

Ω

83 dB/W/m

6-1/4" × 17-1/16" × 7-13/16"

×

433 × 199 mm)

(158

5 inch (12 cm) A-OMF Cone Woofer
1 inch (2.5 cm) Soft Dome Tweeter

■

Center Speaker (SKC-940C)

Type: 2 Way Acoustic Suspension
Impedance: 8
Maximum input power: 130 W

Output sound pressure
level:

Frequency response: 50 Hz–45 kHz
Crossover frequency: 2 kHz
Cabinet capacity: 0.27 cubic feet (7.5 L)
Dimensions

(W

×

H × D):

Weight: 11.7 lbs. (5.3 kg)
Speaker:

Terminal: Banana-plug compatible speaker posts
Other: Magnetic shielding

■

Surround Speaker (SKM-940S/SKB-940)

Type: 2 Way Acoustic Suspension
Impedance: 8
Maximum input power: 130 W

Output sound pressure
level:

Frequency response: 50 Hz–45 kHz
Crossover frequency: 2 kHz
Cabinet capacity: 0.16 cubic feet (4.6 L)
Dimensions

(W

×

H × D): 7-7/8" × 10-13/16" × 6-5/8"

×

Weight: 7.7 lbs. (3.5 kg)

2

Speaker: 5-1/8 inch (13 cm) A-OMF Cone Woofer

Terminal: Banana-plug compatible speaker posts

Ω

83 dB/W/m

17-1/16" × 6-1/4" × 7-13/16"

(433 × 158 × 199 mm)

5 inch (12 cm) A-OMF Cone Woofer
1 inch (2.5 cm) Soft Dome Tweeter

Ω

81 dB/W/m

×

275 × 169 mm)

(200

1 inch (2.5 cm) Soft Dome Tweeter

×

2

Specifications and appearance are subject to change
without prior notice.

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