Onkyo TX-SR603X User Manual

AV Receiver

TX-SR603X

Instruction Manual

Contents

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

Connections...................................20

First Time Setup.............................38

Basic Operations ...........................51

Advanced Operations....................64

Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
any connections and plugging it in.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
you to obtain optimum performance and listening
enjoyment from your new AV Receiver.
Please retain this manual for future reference.

Advanced Setup.............................68

Zone 2 .............................................74

Controlling Other Components....78

Specifications ................................83

Troubleshooting.............................84

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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

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

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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,

PORTABLE CART WARNING

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.

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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.

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 dam-

aged,

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.

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Precautions

For U.S. Models

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer’s attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which
provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in partic­ular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected
to the grounding system of the building, as close to the
point of cable entry as practical.

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.

1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use
only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with­out permission of the copyright holder.

2. AC Fuse— The AC fuse inside the AV receiver is
not user-serviceable. If you cannot turn on the AV
receiver, contact your Onkyo dealer.

3. Care—Occasionally you should dust the AV
receiver all over with a soft cloth. For stubborn
stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solu­tion of mild detergent and water. Dry the AV
receiver 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 AV receiver’s rear panel
(e.g., AC 230 V, 50 Hz or AC 120 V, 60 Hz).
Setting the [STANDBY/ON] switch to STANDBY does
not fully shutdown the AV receiver. If you do not intend
to use the AV receiver for an extended period, remove
the power cord from the wall outlet.

For Canadian model

NOTE: THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS

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

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,

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

Modèle pour les Canadien

REMARQUE: CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE

LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME
NMB-003 DU CANADA.

Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisée:

ATTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLEC-

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

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Precautions—Continued

Supplied Accessories

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

A 5 or 13 ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the
fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replace­ment fuse has a rating of 5 or 13 amperes and that it is
approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the
ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.
IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE
FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME
THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND
THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY.
THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL
SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED
INTO ANY 13 AMPERE SOCKET.
If in any doubt, consult a qualified electrician.

Make sure you have the following accessories:

Remote controller & three batteries (AA/R6)

Speaker setup microphone

Indoor FM antenna

AM loop antenna

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

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.
U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,577,216; 4,819,098;
4,907,093; 5,315,448; and 6,516,132.

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I. MORI

Power-plug adapter

Only supplied in certain countries. Use this adapter if
your AC outlet does not match with the plug on the AV
receiver’s power cord (adapter varies from country to
country).

Left

Left

Left

Left

Front

Front

Front

Front

Right

Right

Right

Right

Surround

SP-B/Zone 2

SP-B/Zone 2

SP-B/Zone 2

SP-B/Zone 2

Front

Left

Front

Right

SP-B/Zone 2

Left

SP-B/Zone 2

Right

Surround

Front

Left

Front

Right

SP-B/Zone 2

Left

SP-B/Zone 2

Right

1

2

Speaker Cable

Left

Left

Left

Left

Left

Left

Right

Right

Surround

Surround

Surround

Surround

Right

Left

Surround

Right

Surround

Left

3

Right

Right

Right

Right

Center

Center

Zone 2

Zone 2

Zone 2

Zone 2

Surround Back

Surround Back

Surround Back

Surround Back

Zone 2

Right

Zone 2

Left

Center

Zone 2

Right

Zone 2

Left

Surround Back

Right

Surround Back

Left

Center

Surround Back

Right

Surround Back

Left

Speaker cable labels

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

name indicates the color. Specifications and operations are the
same regardless of color.

Features

Amplifier

• 90 watts per channel into 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz,
less than 0.08% total harmonic distortion (FTC rating)

• 7-channel amplifier

• Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry

• Zone 2 capability

• 24-bit/192 kHz D/A converters

• WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology)

• Color-coded speaker terminal posts

Audio/Video

• Dolby*1Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro
Logic IIx

*2

• DTS

• VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) on the front

• 6 digital inputs (4 optical, 2 coaxial), 1 digital optical

• Zone 2 line out

• Composite and S-Video to component video conver-

• Composite video to S-Video and S-Video to compos-

• 3 component video inputs, 1 output

• 5 S-Video inputs, 3 outputs

• CinemaFILTER

• Subwoofer pre out

, DTS-ES Discrete, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS

Neo:6, and DTS 96/24

left and right channels

output.

sion

ite video conversion

*3

Others

• Includes microphone for automatic speaker setup

• Easy-to-use onscreen setup menus

• Preprogrammed remote controller for use with other
AV components

FM/AM/XM Tuner

• 40 AM/FM presets

• AM/FM auto tuning

• XM Satellite Radio
accessory required; sold separately)

*1. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the double-D symbol are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories.

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

of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

*3. “CinemaFILTER” is a trademark of Onkyo Corporation.

XM Connect & Play™, XM Ready®, XM Public

*4.

Radio™ are trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc.
©2005 XM Satellite Radio Inc. All rights reserved.
All other trademarks are the property of their respec­tive owners.

Apple and iPod are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered
in the U.S. and other countries.
“Xantech” is a registered trademark of Xantech Corporation.
“Niles” is a registered trademark of Niles Audio Corporation.

*4

(XM Connect-and-Play antenna

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Table of Contents

Introduction

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

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

Supplied Accessories.......................................................................................................4

Features .............................................................................................................................5

Table of Contents..............................................................................................................6

Front & Rear Panels..........................................................................................................8

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

About Home Theater.......................................................................................................19

Connecting the AV Receiver

About AV Connections...................................................................................................20

Connecting Your Speakers............................................................................................. 21

Connecting Antenna.......................................................................................................23

Connecting Your TV or Projector ...................................................................................26

Connecting AV Components .........................................................................................27

Connecting Audio Components ....................................................................................33

Connecting Components........................................................................................36

Connecting the Power Cord of Another Component...................................................36

Turning On the AV Receiver...........................................................................................37

Basic

First Time Setup

Automatic Speaker Setup...............................................................................................38

About the Onscreen Setup Menus ................................................................................41

Initial Setup......................................................................................................................42

Digital Input ...................................................................................................................42

Component Video Setup ...............................................................................................43

Speaker Setup .................................................................................................................44

Changing the Input Display ...........................................................................................50

Basic Operations

Selecting the Input Source.............................................................................................51

Setting the Display Brightness......................................................................................52

Muting the AV Receiver.................................................................................................. 52

Using the Sleep Timer.....................................................................................................52

Using Headphones .........................................................................................................52

Displaying Source Information......................................................................................53

Using the Tuner ...............................................................................................................54

Listening to XM Satellite Radio®................................................................................... 55

Presetting AM/FM Stations & XM Channels .................................................................59

Selecting Listening Modes.............................................................................................60

Listening Mode Table ....................................................................................................61

About the Listening Modes............................................................................................62

Others

Specifications..................................................................................................................83

Troubleshooting..............................................................................................................84

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Advanced

Features

Table of Contents—Continued

Advanced

Controlling Other Components

Entering Remote Control Codes................................................................................... 78

Learning Commands from Other Remote Controllers................................................ 81

Using Macros.................................................................................................................. 82

Advanced

Features

Advanced

Features

Advanced

Features

Advanced Setup

Adjusting the Bass & Treble .......................................................................................... 68

Audio Adjust Functions................................................................................................. 68

Assigning Listening Modes to Input Sources ............................................................. 70

IntelliVolume ...................................................................................................................71

Setting Preferences........................................................................................................ 71

Digital Input Signal Formats ......................................................................................... 72

Changing the Remote Controller’s ID........................................................................... 73

Advanced Operations

Using the Late Night Function (Dolby Digital only) .................................................... 64

Using the CinemaFILTER............................................................................................... 64

Adjusting Individual Speaker Levels............................................................................ 65

Using the DVD Analog Multichannel Input .................................................................. 65

Recording........................................................................................................................ 66

Zone 2

Connecting Zone 2......................................................................................................... 74

Setting the Powered Zone 2 .......................................................................................... 75

Using Zone 2................................................................................................................... 76

Using the Remote Control in Zone 2 ............................................................................ 77

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Front & Rear Panels

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The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.

A STANDBY/ON button (37)

This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or
Standby.

B ZONE 2 indicator (76)

This indicator lights up when Zone 2 is selected.

C ZONE 2/OFF button (76)

The ZONE 2 button is used to select the input
source for Zone 2.

The OFF button is used to turn off the output of
Zone 2.

D ZONE 2 LEVEL button (76)

This button is used to set the volume for Zone 2.

E STANDBY indicator (37)

This indicator lights up when the AV receiver is in
Standby mode, and it flashes while a signal is being
received from the remote controller.

F Remote-control sensor (13)

This sensor receives control signals from the remote
controller.

G STEREO button (60)

This button is used to select the Stereo listening
mode.

K DIGITAL INPUT button (42, 72)

This button is used to assign the digital inputs and to
specify the format of digital input signals.

L DIMMER button (52)

DIMMER is used to adjust the display brightness.

M MEMORY button (59)

This button is used when storing or deleting radio
presets.

N TUNING MODE button (54)

This button is used to select the Auto or Manual tun­ing mode.

O RETURN button

This button is used to return to the previously dis­played onscreen setup menu.

P Arrow/TUNING/PRESET & ENTER buttons

When the AM or FM input source is selected, the
TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons are used to tune the
tuner, and the PRESET [ ] [ ] buttons are used

to select radio presets (see page 59). When the
onscreen setup menus are used, they work as arrow
buttons and are used to select and set items. The
ENTER button is also used with the onscreen setup
menus.

H LISTENING MODE [ ] [ ] buttons (60)

These buttons are used to select the listening modes.

I Display

See “Display” on page 10.

J

DISPLAY button (53)

This button is used to display various information
about the currently selected input source.

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VIDEO 4 INP

AUDIODIGITA

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued

Q SETUP button

This button is used to access the onscreen setup
menus that appear on the connected TV.

R MASTER VOLUME control (51)

This control is used to adjust the volume of the AV
receiver to MIN, 1 through 99, or MAX.

S PHONES jack (52)

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

T TONE, [–] & [+] buttons (68)

These buttons are used to adjust the bass and treble.

U Input selector buttons (51)

These buttons are used to select from the following
input sources: MULTI CH, DVD, VIDEO 1,
VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, VIDEO 4, TAPE, TUNER or
CD.

The [MULTI CH] button selects the DVD analog
multichannel input.

V SETUP MIC (38)

The included speaker setup microphone is con­nected here for automatic speaker setup.

W VIDEO 4 INPUT

This input can be used to connect a camcorder,
game console, and so on. There are jacks for optical
digital audio, S-Video, composite video, and analog
audio.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued

Display

1 23 4

5

The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.

1 MUTING indicator (52)

This indicator flashes while the AV receiver is
muted.

2 ZONE 2 indicator (76)

This indicator lights up when Zone 2 is selected.

3 Listening mode & format indicators

These indicators show the currently selected listen­ing mode and the format of digital input signals.

4 Tuning indicators (54)

TUNED: This indicator lights up when the AV
receiver is tuned into a radio station.

AUTO: This indicator lights up when the Auto Tun­ing mode is selected, and disappears when the Man­ual Tuning mode is selected.

6

MEMORY: This indicator lights up when preset­ting radio stations.

FM STEREO: This indicator lights up when the
AV receiver is tuned to a stereo FM station.

5 SLEEP indicator (52)

This indicator lights up when the Sleep function has
been set.

6 Message area

This area of the display shows various information
about the currently selected source.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued

Rear Panel

TX-SR603X

1B CD 65

IR IN

12 V TRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

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SUB
WOOFER

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SURROUND BACK

L

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ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

T

SPEAKERS

L

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PRE OUT

SUB

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WOOFER

R

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ANTENNA

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The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.

A OPTICAL DIGITAL

The optical digital audio inputs can be used to con­nect CD and DVD players, and other components
with an optical digital audio output.

The optical output can be used connect a CD
recorder or other digital recorder with an optical
digital input.

B COAXIAL DIGITAL

The coaxial digital audio inputs can be used to con­nect CD and DVD players, and other components
with a coaxial digital audio output.

C IR IN (77)

If you want to use the remote controller to control
the AV receiver from Zone 2, or if the AV receiver is
installed in a cabinet and the line of sight between
the AV receiver and the remote controller is
obstructed, a commercially available IR receiver
can be connected here.

D 12V TRIGGER OUT ZONE 2 (77)

G AM ANTENNA (23)

These push terminals are for connecting an AM
antenna.

H FM ANTENNA (23)

This jack is for connecting an FM antenna.

I MONITOR OUT

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

J XM ANTENNA

This jack is for connecting an XM antenna, sold
separately (see page 55).

K ZONE 2 SPEAKERS (74)

These terminals are for connecting speakers in
Zone 2.

L FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND &

SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS (22)

These terminal posts are for connecting your front,
center, surround, and surround back speakers.

This output can be connected to the 12-volt trigger
input on a power amplifier in Zone 2. When Zone 2
is turned on, a 12-volt trigger signal is output.

See pages 26-36 for connection information.

E COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1, 2, 3

These component video inputs can be used to con­nect AV components with component video outputs,
such as DVD players.

F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

This component video output can be used to con­nect a TV or projector with a component video
input.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued

M REMOTE CONTROL

This (Remote Interactive) jack can be con­nected to an jack on another Onkyo AV compo­nent. The AV receiver’s remote controller can then
be used to control that component. To use , you
must make an analog audio connection (RCA)
between the AV receiver and the other AV compo­nent, even if they are connected digitally.

N CD IN

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

O TAPE IN/OUT

This analog audio input and output are for connect­ing a recorder with an analog audio input and output
(cassette, Mini Disc, etc.).

P VIDEO 3 IN

Here you can connect a video source (VCR, set-top
box, etc.). Input jacks include S-Video, composite
video, and analog audio.

Q VIDEO 2 IN/OUT

Here you can connect a VCR. Input and output
jacks include S-Video, composite video, and analog
audio.

R VIDEO 1 IN/OUT

Here you can connect a VCR. Input and output
jacks include S-Video, composite video, and analog
audio.

S DVD IN

Here you can connect a DVD player. Input jacks
include S-Video, composite video, and analog
audio. You can connect a DVD player’s 2-channel
analog audio output or 5.1-channel analog audio
output.

T ZONE 2 LINE OUT (74)

This analog audio output can be connected to a line
input on an integrated amplifier in Zone 2.

U PRE OUT (21)

The SUBWOOFER jack is for connecting a pow­ered subwoofer.

V AC OUTLET

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

See pages 26-36 for connection information.

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Remote Controller

Installing the Batteries

To open the battery compartment, press

1

the small hollow and slide off the cover.

Insert the three supplied batteries (AA/R6)

2

in accordance with the polarity diagram
inside the battery compartment.

Put the cover onto the remote controller

3

and slide it shut.

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.

Using the Remote Controller

To use the remote controller, point it at the AV receiver’s
remote control sensor, as shown below.

Remote control sensor

AV receiver

30˚

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, such as a book, on the remote con­troller, because the buttons may be pressed inadvert­ently, 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.

30˚

Approx. 16 ft.

(5 m)

13

Remote Controller—Continued

About the Remote Controller Modes

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

■ RECEIVER/TAPE Mode

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

.

■ DVD Mode

By default, you can control an Onkyo DVD player in this
mode. By entering the appropriate remote control code,
you can control components made by other manufactur­ers (see page 78).

■ CD Mode

By default, you can control an Onkyo CD player in this
mode. By entering the appropriate remote control code,
you can control a CD player, MD player, or CD recorder
made by another manufacturer (see page 78).

■ HDD Mode

This mode is for controlling Onkyo’s next generation
HDD-compatible components via .

■ TV & VCR Modes

With these modes, you can control a TV and VCR. You
must enter the appropriate remote control code first (see
page 78).

■ CABLE/CDR & SAT/MD Modes

In CABLE/CDR mode, you can control an Onkyo CD
recorder, or a cable TV receiver. In SAT/MD mode, you
can control an Onkyo MD recorder, or a satellite TV
receiver. You must enter the appropriate remote control
code first (see page 78).

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 .

To set the remote controller to RECEIVER/TAPE
mode, press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE
button.

A

B
C
D

RECEIVER

5
F

G

H

I

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

TV

O

T

R

E

11 12

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

ENTER

T

U

R

N

--/---

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

I

3

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

32

CABLE

M

E

E

S

TV

INPUT

+

TV CH

-

TV VOL

ZONE2

HDD

L

M

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

N

U

N
O

VOL

P

U

T

MUTING

P

Q
R

1

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

Use the REMOTE MODE buttons to select

1

a mode.

Use the buttons supported by that mode

2

to control the component.

RECEIVER/TAPE mode: see page 14

DVD mode: see page 16

CD/MD/CDR modes: see page 17

HDD mode: see page 18

TV/VCR/SAT/CABLE modes: see page 80

Note:

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

14

2

J

K

STEREO

REPEAT

TEST TONE

OPEN/CLOSE

LISTENING MODE

SURR

SUBTITLEAUDIO

DIRECT

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

RC-623M

PLAY MODE

L NIGHT

ALLST

CINE FLTR

S
T

Remote Controller—Continued

For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.

A STANDBY button (37)

This button is used to set the AV receiver to
Standby.

B ON button (37)

This button is used to turn on the AV receiver.

C INPUT SELECTOR buttons (51)

These buttons are used to select the input sources.

D MULTI CH button (65)

This button is used to select the multichannel DVD
input.

E DIMMER button (52)

This button is used to adjust the display brightness.

F Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] & ENTER buttons

These buttons are used to select and adjust settings.

G CH +/– button (59)

This button is used to select radio presets.

H RETURN button

This button is used to return to the previous display
when changing settings.

I DISPLAY button (53, 54)

This button is used to display various information
about the currently selected input source.

J LISTENING MODE buttons (60)

These buttons are used to select the listening modes.
The [STEREO], [SURR], and LISTENING MODE

[ ]/[ ] buttons can be used regardless of the cur­rently selected remote controller mode.

STEREO button

This button selects the Stereo listening mode.

SURR button

This button selects the Dolby and DTS listening
modes.

LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons

These buttons are used to select the listening modes.

DIRECT button

This button selects the Direct listening mode.

ALL ST button

This button selects the All Channel Stereo listening
mode.

K TEST TONE, CH SEL, LEVEL- & LEVEL+

buttons (48)

These buttons are used to adjust the level of each
speaker.

L MACRO buttons (82)

These buttons are used with the Macro function.

M REMOTE MODE buttons (14)

These buttons are used to select the remote control­ler modes. When you press a button on the remote
controller, the REMOTE MODE button for the cur­rently selected mode lights up.

N SLEEP button (52)

This button is used to set the Sleep function.

O MENU button (56)

This button is used to select the search mode for
XM Satellite Radio.

P VOL [ ]/[ ] button (51)

This button can be used to adjust the volume of the
AV receiver regardless of the currently selected
remote controller mode.

Q SETUP button

This button is used to access various settings.

R MUTING button (52)

This button is used to mute the AV receiver.

S CINE FLTR button (64)

This button is used to set the CinemaFILTER func­tion.

T L NIGHT button (64)

This button is used to set the Late Night function.

■ TAPE mode

For twin cassette decks, only Deck B can be controlled.

1 Previous & Next [ ]/[ ] buttons

The Previous [ ] button is used to select the pre­vious track. During playback it selects the begin­ning of the current track. The Next [ ] button is
used to select the next track.
Depending on how it was recorded, the Previous
and Next [ ]/[ ] buttons may not work prop­erly with some cassette tapes.

Play [ ] button

This button is used to start playback.

Rewind & FF [ ]/[ ] buttons

The Rewind [ ] button is used to start rewind.
The FF [ ] button is used to start fast forward.

Reverse Play [ ] button

This button is used to start reverse playback.

Stop [ ] button

This button is used to stop playback.

REC [ ] button

This button is used to start recording.

2 Eject [ ] button

This button is used to eject the cassette tape.

15

Remote Controller—Continued

DVD Mode

To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the
[DVD] REMOTE MODE button.

A
B

C

DVD

D

E

F

G
H

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

TV

O

T

+

R

E

11 12

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

ENTER

T

U

R

N

--/---

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

I

3

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

32

CABLE

M

E

N

T

E

S

TV

INPUT

+

TV CH

-

TV VOL

M

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

U

VOL

P

U

MUTING

N

O

I

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

P

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

SURR

SUBTITLEAUDIO

L NIGHT

PLAY MODE

ALLST

CINE FLTR

Q
R

S

REPEAT

TEST TONE

OPEN/CLOSE

DIRECT

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

J
K

L

RC-623M

A

STANDBY button

This button sets the DVD player to Standby.

B ON button

This button is used to turn on the DVD player.

C Number buttons

These buttons are used to enter title, chapter, and
track numbers and to enter times for locating spe­cific points in time.

D TOP MENU button

This button is used to select a DVD’s top menu.

E Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] & ENTER buttons

These buttons are used to navigate DVD menus and
the DVD player’s onscreen setup menus.

F DISC +/– button

This button selects discs on a DVD changer.

G RETURN button

This button is used to exit the DVD player’s
onscreen setup menu and to restart menu playback.

H DISPLAY button

This button is used to display information about the
current disc, title, chapter, or track on the DVD
player’s display, including the elapsed time, remain­ing time, total time, and so on.

I Playback buttons

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

J REPEAT button

This button is used to set the repeat playback func­tions.

K AUDIO button

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

L OPEN/CLOSE [ ] button

This button is used to open and close the disc tray.

M CLEAR button

This button is used to cancel functions and to clear
entered numbers.

N MENU button

This button is used to display a DVD’s menu.

O SETUP button

This button is used to access the DVD player’s
onscreen setup menus.

P RANDOM button

This button is used with the random playback func­tion.

Q PLAY MODE button

This button is used to select play modes on a com­ponent with selectable play modes.

R SUBTITLE button

This button is used to select subtitles.

S VIDEO OFF button

This button is used to turn off the internal video cir­cuitry, eliminating any possibility of interference.

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Remote Controller—Continued

CD, MD & CDR Modes

To control an Onkyo CD player, or a CD/MD
recorder made by another manufacturer, press the
[CD] REMOTE MODE button to select the CD
remote controller mode.

To control an Onkyo MD recorder or CD recorder,
press the [MD] or [CDR] REMOTE MODE button to
select the MD or CDR remote controller mode.

To control an Onkyo MD recorder or CD recorder, or a
component made by another manufacturer, you must
first enter the appropriate remote control code (see
page 78).

A

B

C

CDR

D

E

F

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

P

O

T

R

E

T

U

U

N

E

M

ENTER

R

N

11 12

--/---

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

DISC

ALBUM

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

TV

+

CH

-

I

3

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

32

CABLE

M

E

E

S

TV

INPUT

+

TV CH

-

TV VOL

K

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

N

U

VOL

P

U

T

MUTING

CD

MD

L

7

SUBTITLEAUDIO

L NIGHT

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

PLAY MODE

ALLST

CINE FLTR

M

N

8

9

J

STEREO

REPEAT

TEST TONE

OPEN/CLOSE

LISTENING MODE

SURR

DIRECT

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

A STANDBY button

This button sets the CD player or MD/CD recorder
to Standby.

B ON button

This button is used to set the CD player or MD/CD
recorder to On or Standby.

C Number buttons

These buttons are used to enter track numbers and
to enter times for locating specific points in time.

D Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] & ENTER buttons

These buttons can be used with some components.

E DISC +/– button

This button selects discs on a CD changer.

F DISPLAY button

This button is used to display information about the
current disc or track on the CD player or MD/CD
recorder’s display, including the elapsed time,
remaining time, total time, and so on.

G Playback buttons

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

H REC [ ] button

This button is used to start recording on an MD or
CD recorder.

I REPEAT button

This button is used to set the repeat playback func­tions.

J OPEN/CLOSE [ ] button

This button is used to open and close the disc tray,
or eject the MiniDisc.

K CLEAR button

This button is used to cancel functions and to clear
entered numbers.

L RETURN button

This button can be used with some components.

M RANDOM button

This button is used with the random playback func­tion.

N PLAY MODE button

This button is used to select play modes on a com­ponent with selectable play modes.

RC-623M

17

Remote Controller—Continued

HDD Mode

HDD mode is for controlling Onkyo’s next generation
HDD-compatible components. As of 2005, it can be
used with the Onkyo DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock
and Apple iPod connected via .

When Using the DS-A1:

• Connect the DS-A1 to the TAPE IN or VIDEO 3 IN
jacks.

• Set the DS-A1’s RI MODE switch to HDD.

• Set the AV receiver’s input display to HDD (see
page 50).

• Refer to the DS-A1’s instruction manual.

A

B

C

D

5
F

G
8

9

J

A STANDBY button

This button turns off the HDD-compatible compo­nent.

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

TV

VCR

N

E

M

P

O

T

+

CH

-

R

E

T

U

R

N

LISTENING MODE

SURR

DIRECT

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

RC-623M

11 12

U

ENTER

--/---

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

DISC

ALBUM

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

STEREO

REPEAT

TEST TONE

OPEN/CLOSE

SUBTITLEAUDIO

I

3

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

32

CABLE

M

E

N

T

E

S

L NIGHT

TV

U

P

U

INPUT

+

TV CH

-

TV VOL

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

VOL

MUTING

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

PLAY MODE

ALLST

CINE FLTR

HDD

K

L
M

N
O

P

B ON button*

This button turns on the HDD-compatible compo­nent.

C Arrow [ ]/[ ] and ENTER buttons*

These buttons are used to navigate menus on the
HDD-compatible component.

D ALBUM +/– button*

This button selects the next or previous album on
the HDD-compatible component.

E DISPLAY button*

This button turns on the backlight for 30 seconds on
the HDD-compatible component.

F Previous [ ] button

This button restarts the current song on the HDD­compatible component. Press it twice to select the
previous song.

G Pause [ ] button

This button pauses playback on the HDD-compati­ble component. (With 3rd generation iPods, it
works as a Play/Pause button.)

H Rewind [ ] button

Press and hold to rewind the HDD-compatible com­ponent.

I PLAYLIST [ ]/[ ] buttons*

These buttons select the previous or next playlist on
the HDD-compatible component.

J REPEAT button*

This button sets the Repeat function to One, All, or
Off on the HDD-compatible component.

K MENU button*

This button is used to navigate menus on the HDD­compatible component.

L Play [ ] button

This button starts playback on the HDD-compatible
component. If the component is off, it will turn on
automatically. (With 3rd generation iPods, this but­ton works as a Play/Pause button.)

M Next [ ] button

This button selects the next song on the HDD-com­patible component.

N Stop [ ] button

This button stops playback and displays the menu
on the HDD-compatible component.

O Fast Forward [ ] button

Press and hold to fast forward the HDD-compatible
component.

P RANDOM button*

This button sets the Shuffle function to Songs,
Albums, or Off on the HDD-compatible compo­nent.

* Buttons marked with an asterisk (*) are not supported by

3rd generation iPods.

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About Home Theater

Enjoying Home Theater

Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your
own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. With DVDs you can enjoy DTS and Dolby Digital. With
analog and digital TV you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx or Onkyo’s own DSP surround listening modes.

Front left and right speakers

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 equidistant from the TV. Angle them inward so as to create a triangle,
with the listener at the apex.

Center speaker

This speaker enhances the front left
and right speakers, making sound
movements distinct and providing a
full sound image. In movies it’s used
mainly for dialog.

Position it close to your TV (preferably
on top) facing forward at about ear
level, or at the same height as the
front left and right speakers.

Surround left and right
speakers

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 equidistant from the
listener.

Subwoofer

The subwoofer handles the bass sounds of
the LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) channel.
The volume and quality of the bass output
from your subwoofer will depend on its posi­tion, the shape of your listening room, and
your listening position. In general, a good
bass sound can be obtained by installing the
subwoofer in a front corner, or at one-third
the width of the wall, as shown.

Tip: To find the best position for your sub­woofer, while playing a movie or some
music with good bass, experiment by plac­ing your subwoofer at various positions
within the room, and choose the one that
provides the most satisfying results.

Surround back left and right speakers

These speakers are necessary to enjoy Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES
Matrix, and DTS-ES Discrete. They 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.

19

Connecting the AV Receiver

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: To prevent shutter damage, hold the optical
plug straight when inserting and removing.

AV Cables & Jacks

Video

Cable Jack Description

Y

Component
video cable

S-Video cable

Composite
video cable

B

P

PR

AV Connection Color Coding

RCA-type AV connections are usually color-coded: red,
white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right­channel 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
color difference signals (P
picture quality (some TV manufacturers label their
component video sockets slightly differently).

S-Video separates the luminance and color signals

S

and provides better picture quality than composite
video.

Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs,

V

and other video equipment. Use only dedicated
composite video cables.

Analog audio

Composite video

R, PB), providing the best

Left (white)

Right (red)

(Yellow)

Right!

Wrong!

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 plugs.

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OPTICAL

COAXIAL

L

R

Offers the best sound quality and allows you to
enjoy surround sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS).
The audio quality is the same as for coaxial.

Offers the best sound quality and allows you to
enjoy surround sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, 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
it’s typically used to connect DVD players with a

5.1-channel analog audio output. Several standard
analog audio cables can be used instead of a multi­channel cable.

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting Your Speakers

Speaker Configuration

For the best surround sound experience, you should con­nect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.

The following table indicates the channels you should
use depending on the number of speakers that you have.

Number of speakers: 234567

Front left ✓✓✓✓✓✓

Front right ✓✓✓✓✓✓

Center ✓ ✓✓✓

Surround left ✓✓✓✓

Surround right ✓✓✓✓

Surround back ✓

Surround back left* ✓

Surround back right* ✓

*If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to
the left (L) SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals.

No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub­woofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid
bass.

To get the best from your surround sound system, you
need to set the speaker settings by using the supplied
setup microphone (see page 38).

Using Dipole Speakers

You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and
right and surround back left and right speakers. Dipole
speakers output the same sound in two directions.

Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to
indicate how they should be positioned. The surround left
and right
arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround
back left and right dipole speakers should be positioned so
that their arrows point toward each other, as shown.

dipole

speakers should be positioned so that their

Dipole speakers

TV/screen

2

3

Normal speakers

1

4

2

TV/screen

3

1

4

Connecting a Powered Subwoofer

Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB­WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on your powered sub­woofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and
you’re using an external amplifier, connect the SUB­WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on the amp.

IR IN

Powered

subwoofer

LINE INPUT

LINE INPUT

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

SURROUNDBACK

SPEAKERS

AM

75

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

OUT

OUT

ININININ

OUT

OUT

OUT

TAPE

ININ

VIDEO 3

IN IN

VIDEO 2

PRE OUT

SUB
WOOFER

FRONT

VIDEO 1

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

OUT

L

V

R

R

S

ZONE 2

PRE OUT

LINEOUT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB

L

WOOFER

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

Attaching the Speaker Labels

The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are
color-coded for ease of identification (the negative (–)
speaker terminals are all black).

Speaker terminal Color

Front left, Zone 2 left White

Front right, Zone 2 right Red

Center Green

Surround left Blue

Surround right Gray

Surround back left Brown

Surround back right Tan

The supplied speaker labels are also color-coded and you
should attach them to the positive (+) side of each
speaker cable in accordance with the above table. Then
all you need to do is to match the color of each label to
the corresponding speaker terminal.

5

7 8

1. Subwoofer

2. Front left speaker

3. Center speaker

4. Front right speaker

5. Surround left speaker

5

6

78

6. Surround right speaker

7. Surround back left
speaker

8. Surround back right
speaker

6

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Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Speaker Connection Precautions

Read the following before connecting your speakers:

• Only connect speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms
or higher. If you use speakers with a lower 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.

• Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.

• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other
words, connect positive (+) terminals only to positive
(+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals only to 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.

• If you use 4 or 5 speakers, connect each of the two
surround speakers to the SURROUND SPEAKERS
terminals. Do not connect them to the SURROUND
BACK SPEAKERS terminals.

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

• Make sure the metal core of the
wire does not have contact with
the TX-SR603X’s rear panel.
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.

Connecting the Speaker Cables

Strip about 5/8" (15 mm)

1

of insulation from the
ends of the speaker
cables, and twist the bare
wires tightly, as shown.

Unscrew the terminal.

2

Fully insert the bare

3

wires.

Screw the terminal tight.

4

The following illustration shows which speaker should
be connected to each pair of terminals.

If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect
it to the left (L) SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS termi­nals.

Surround
back left
speaker

Surround
back right
speaker

Surround
left
speaker

5/8" (15 mm)

Surround
right
speaker

22

L

R

SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

SURROUND SPEAKERS

Center
speaker

FRONT SPEAKERS

CENTER SPEAKER

L

R

Front left
speaker

Front right
speaker

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting Antenna

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 connector

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna

The supplied indoor FM antenna is for indoor use only.

Attach the FM antenna, as shown.

1

COMPONENT VIDEO

L

R

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

75

AM

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

IN

CD

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

TAPE

SURROUNDBACK

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

OUT

DVD

L

V

R

R

S

ININININ

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

FRONTSPEAKERS

SURROUNDSPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

PRE OUT

SUB
WOOFER

L

R

CENTERSPEAKER

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

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.

If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied
indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out­door FM antenna instead (see page 24).

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 24).

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Connecting the AV Receiver—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.

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 outside
horizontally, 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.

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TV/FM antenna splitter

To AV receiver To TV (or VCR)

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting Both Audio & Video

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

: Signal Flow

Video

Audio

Video

Audio

TV, projector,
etc.

DVD player, etc.

Speakers (see page 22 for connection infor-

mation)

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, you must make two connections—one for audio, one for video.

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 and VIDEO 2 OUT V and S
jacks.

Note: The TX-SR603X can be set to upconvert com­posite video and S-Video input signals and output them
from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (see page 43).

DVD player,

etc.

Output

IN

AV Receiver

MONITOR OUT

Input

TV, pro-

jector,

etc.

Composite

Composite

Composite

Composite

S-Video

S-Video

S-Video

S-Video

Component

Component

page 43

Component

Component

Audio Connection Formats

Audio equipment can be connected to the AV receiver by
using any of the following audio connection formats:
analog, optical, coaxial, or multichannel.

When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that
the AV receiver doesn’t convert between them. For
example, audio signals connected to an OPTICAL or
COAXIAL input are not output by the analog TAPE
OUT.

DVD player,

etc.

Output

IN

AV Receiver

OUT

Input

MD recorder,

etc.

Optical

Optical

Optical

Optical

Coaxial

Coaxial

Analog

Analog

Analog

Analog

Multi­channel

Multi­channel

Only front
left and
right

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Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting Your TV or Projector

IR IN

12 V TRIGGER OUT

Connect one
or the other

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

OPTI­CAL

IN

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

IN 2

-

OPTI
CAL

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

Y

P

P

B

R

COAXIAL

ZONE 2

IN 2

L

R

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

OUT

IN

IN

CD

TAPE

VIDEO 3

OUT

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 3

AUDIO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

ANTENNA

ININ

L

R

P

PR

Y

OUT

OUT

B

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 2

AM

AV RECEIVER

MODEL NO. TX

IN IN

-

SR

603X

75

FM

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

VIDEO 1

YPB PR

COMPONENT
VIDEO IN

MONITOR

OUT

DVD

FRONT

ININININ

L

V

R

S

SURROUND

CENTER

MONITOR

OUT

SUB

S

WOOFER

DVD

S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

L

R

MONITOR

OUT

TV, projector,
etc.

Monitor Out

You only need to use one of the following connection
methods.

■ Using Composite Video

Use a composite video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s V MONITOR OUT jack to a composite video
input on your TV, as shown.

■ Using S-Video

Use an S-Video cable to connect the AV receiver’s
S MONITOR OUT jack to an S-Video input on your TV,
as shown.

■ Using Component Video

Use a component video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a com­ponent video input on your TV, as shown.

Audio Connections

These connections will allow you to listen to audio from
your TV via the AV receiver.

If your TV doesn’t have an audio output, connect the AV
receiver to your VCR and use its tuner (see page 29).

■ Using Coaxial or Optical Connections

If you connect to a digital audio input, you’ll need to
assign it (see page 42).

• Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jacks to an
optical output on your TV, as shown.

OR

• Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jacks to a
coaxial output on your TV, as shown.

■ Using Analog Connections

If your TV doesn’t have a digital audio output, or you
want to record from it, you’ll need to make the following
analog audio connection.

Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks to an analog audio output on
your TV, as shown.

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Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting a DVD Player

IR IN

DIGITAL

12 V TRIGGER OUT

COAXIAL

ZONE 2

IN 1

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

Connect one
or the other

OPTI­CAL

IN 1

IN 2

-

OPTI
CAL

IN 1

IN 2

IN

IN 3

OUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

Y

P

B

P

R

L

R

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

OUT

IN

CD

TAPE

ANTENNA

OUT

VIDEO 3

ININ

VIDEO 3

AV RECEIVER

MODEL NO. TX

COMPONENT VIDEO

AM

IN 1

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

IN IN

VIDEO 2

-

SR

Y

P

B

PR

OUT

OUT

FRONT

603X

FM

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 1

75

DVD

SPEAKERS

MONITOR

OUT

DVD

ININININ

FRONT

L

R

SURROUND

DVD

DVD

V

S

IN

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

L

R

S

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

R

V

IN

L

DVD

ZONE 2

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

YPB PR

COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

Video Connections

You only need to use one of the following connection
methods.

■ Using Composite Video

Use a composite video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s V DVD IN jack to the composite video output
on your DVD player, as shown.

■ Using S-Video

Use an S-Video cable to connect the AV receiver’s
S DVD IN jack to the S-Video output on your DVD
player, as shown.

■ Using Component Video

Use a component video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s COMPONENT VIDEO IN1 jacks to the com­ponent video output on your DVD player, as shown.

• Your TV must also be connected via component video.

AUDIO

OUTPUT

LR

S VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT

DVD player

• Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jacks to the
optical output on your DVD player, as shown.

Initially, the COAXIAL IN 1 jack is assigned to the
DVD input source. If you connect your DVD player to a
different digital input, you’ll need to reassign the DVD
input source (see page 42).

■ Using Analog Connections

Even if your DVD player is connected digitally (optical
or coaxial), to use , or to record audio from your
DVD player, you’ll need to make an analog connection
as well.

Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
DVD IN L/R jacks to the analog audio output on your
DVD player, as shown.

If your DVD player has stereo (L/R) and multichannel
outputs, be sure to use the left and right outputs.

Audio Connections

■ Using Coaxial or Optical Connections

• Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jacks to the
coaxial output on your DVD player, as shown.

OR

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Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

R

U

O

■ Using a Multichannel Connection

If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats
such as DVD-Audio, and it has a 5.1-channel analog
audio output, you can enjoy DVD-Audio playback.

Use a multichannel analog audio cable to connect the AV
receiver’s DVD IN FRONT L/R, CENTER, SUR­ROUND L/R, and SUBWOOFER jacks to the 5.1­channel analog audio output on your DVD player, as
shown. Alternatively, use several analog audio cables.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

VIDEO 1

L

MONITOR

OUT

DVD

L

V

R

R

S

ININININ

ZONE 2

P

LINEOUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

S

L

W

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

DVD player

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Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

R

R

L

Connecting a VCR for Playback

This section shows how to connect a VCR for playback
so that you can watch videos via the AV receiver.

Video Connections

• Use an S-Video cable to connect the AV receiver’s
S VIDEO 1 IN jack to a S-Video output on your VCR,
as shown.

OR

• Use a composite video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s V VIDEO 1 IN jack to a composite video
output on your VCR, as shown.

An S-Video connection provides better picture quality
than a composite video connection.

Audio Connections

• Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV
receiver’s VIDEO 1 IN L/R jacks to an analog audio
output on your VCR, as shown.

VIDEO 1

IR IN

IN

12 V

VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO OUT

TRIGGEROUT

ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE

IN

CONTROL

L

R

Connect one
or the other

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

75

AM

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

VIDEO 3

OUT

ININ

IN

CD

VIDEO 3

TAPE

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

OUT

OUT

IN IN

S

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

LR

AUDIO

OUTPUT

OUT

OUT

VIDEO 2

Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder for
Playback

Video Connections

With the initial settings of the TX-SR603X, the VIDEO
1 input source is set for the COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2
jacks. If you connect the device to the COMPONENT
VIDEO IN 3 jacks, see page 43.

Use a component video cable to connect the AV receiver’s
COMPONENT VIDEO IN2 or 3 jacks to a component
video output on your HDD/DVD recorder, as shown.

Your TV must also be connected via component video.

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN

Y

B

P

PR

COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

Y

P

B

PR

Audio Connections

If you connect to a digital audio input, you'll need to
assign it (see page 42).

• Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jacks to an
optical output on your HDD/DVD recorder, as shown.

OR

• Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jacks to a
coaxial output on your HDD/DVD recorder, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

IN

CD

MODEL NO. TX

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

HDD/DVD recorder

AV RECEIVER

IN IN

­SR

603X

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

VCR

OPTI­CAL

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE

IN

CONTROL

CD

AV RECEIVER

MODEL NO.

TX-SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

DIGITAL

R

COAXIAL

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

IN 2

Connect one or the other

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

HDD/DVD
recorder

29

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting a VCR for Recording

This section explains how to connect a VCR for
recording from a TV or another VCR.

Video Connections

• Use an S-Video cable to connect the AV receiver’s
S VIDEO 1 OUT jack to an S-Video input on the
recording VCR. Use another S-Video cable to connect
the AV receiver’s S VIDEO 3 IN jack to an S-Video
output on your TV or playback VCR, as shown.

OR

• Use a composite video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s V VIDEO 1 OUT jack to a composite video
input on the recording VCR. Use another composite
video cable to connect the AV receiver’s V VIDEO 3
IN jack to a composite video output on your TV or
playback VCR, as shown.

Audio Connections

• Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV
receiver’s VIDEO 1 OUT L/R jacks to an audio input
on the recording VCR.

• Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV
receiver’s VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks to an audio output
on your TV or playback VCR.

Playback from the Recording VCR

To play back a video in the recording VCR via the AV
receiver:

• Use an S-Video cable to connect the AV receiver’s S
VIDEO 1 IN jack to an S-Video output on the record­ing VCR.

OR

• Use a composite video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s V VIDEO 1 IN jack to a composite video
output on the recording VCR.

And use an analog audio cable to connect the AV
receiver’s VIDEO 1 IN L/R jacks to an audio output on
the recording VCR.

S-Video input, the recording VCR must be connected
to an S-Video output.

VCR (recording)

LR

AUDIO
INPUT

Connect one
or the other

S VIDEO IN

VIDEO IN

Connect one or
the other

VIDEO 3

IN

IN

L

R

VIDEO OUT

OUT

OUT

VIDEO 1

IR IN

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

IN 2

­OPTI
CAL

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

S VIDEO OUT

IN

IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

P

B

P

R

IN

L

R

CD

AV RECEIVER

MODEL NO. TX

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

LR

AUDIO

OUTPUT

­SR

603X

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

L

R

Notes:

• The AV receiver must be turned on for recording.
Recording is not possible while it’s in Standby mode.

• If you want to record directly from your TV or play­back VCR to the recording VCR without going
through the AV receiver, connect the TV/VCR’s audio
and video outputs directly to the recording VCR’s
audio and video inputs. See the manuals supplied with
your TV and VCR for details.

• Video signals connected to composite video inputs
can only be recorded via composite video outputs. If
your TV/VCR is connected to a composite video
input, the recording VCR must be connected to a com­posite video output. Similarly, video signals con­nected to S-Video inputs can only be recorded via
S-Video outputs. If your TV/VCR is connected to an

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VIDEO

OUT

S VIDEO

OUT

TV

LR

AUDIO

OUTPUT

:

For recording
For playback

:

VCR, etc.or

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting Other Video Sources—
Satellite, Cable, Set-top box, LD
Player, etc.

Video Connections

You only need to use one of the following connection
methods.

■ Using Composite Video

Use a composite video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s V VIDEO 3 IN jack to a composite video
output on your video source, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

Satellite, cable, set-top
box, LD player, etc.

■ Using S-Video

Use an S-Video cable to connect the AV receiver’s
S VIDEO 3 IN jack to an S-Video output on your video
source, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

75

AM

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

OUT

ININ

VIDEO 3

TAPE

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

IN IN

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

IN

VIDEO OUT

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

IN

CD

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 3

IN

■ Using Component Video

If you connect to a component video input, you must
assign it (see page 43).

Use a component video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 or IN 3 jack to a
component video output on your video source, as shown.

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN

Y

P

B

PR

COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

Y

P

B

PR

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

AM

75

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

OUT

ININ

VIDEO 3

TAPE

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

V

IN IN

S

OUT

ININININ

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

VIDEO 2

Satellite, cable, set-top
box, LD player, etc.

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

L

R

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

L

R

Audio Connections

■ Using Optical or Coaxial Connections

If you connect to a digital audio input, you’ll need to
assign it (see page 42).

• Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jacks to an
optical output on your video source, as shown.

OR

• Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jacks to a
coaxial output on your video source, as shown.

IR IN

OPTI­CAL

IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 2

L

R

Satellite, cable, set-top
box, LD player, etc.

S VIDEO OUT

Connect one or the other

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

Satellite, cable, set-top box, LD player, etc.

Note:

To connect the AV receiver to an LD player’s AC-3RF
output, you need a commercially available demodulator.

31

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

■ Using Analog Connections

If your video source doesn’t have a digital audio output,
or you want to record from it, you’ll need to make the
following analog audio connection.

Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks to the analog audio output on
your video source, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

AM

75

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

VIDEO 3

OUT

ININ

IN

CD

VIDEO 3

TAPE

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

OUT

OUT

ININININ

OUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

IN IN

DVD

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

Satellite, cable, set-top
box, LD player, etc.

IN

L

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

L

R

V

R

S

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

VIDEO 3

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

LR

AUDIO

OUTPUT

Connecting a Camcorder, Game
Console, etc.

■ Using S-Video

Use an S-Video cable to connect the AV receiver’s
VIDEO 4 INPUT S VIDEO jack to the S-Video output
on your camcorder, game console, etc., as shown.

MASTER VOLUME

RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

S VIDEO OUT S VIDEO

Camcorder,
game console, etc.

Audio Connections

Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
VIDEO 4 INPUT AUDIO L/R jacks to the analog audio
output on your camcorder, game console, etc., as shown.

ENTER

SETUP

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

RETURN

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

Video Connections

You only need to use one of the following connection
methods.

■ Using Composite Video

Use a composite video cable to connect the AV
receiver’s VIDEO 4 INPUT VIDEO jack to the com­posite video output on your camcorder, game console,
etc., as shown.

MASTER VOLUME

RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

VIDEO

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

Camcorder,
game console, etc.

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

LR

AUDIO

Camcorder,
game console, etc.

If your camcorder, game console, etc., has an optical dig­ital audio output, use an optical digital audio cable to
connect it to the AV receiver’s VIDEO 4 INPUT DIG­ITAL jack, as shown.

MASTER VOLUME

RT/PTY/TP MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

DIGITAL

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

Camcorder,
game console, etc.

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

VCR 1 VCR 2

DIGITAL OUT

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

32

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

R

Connecting a CD Player

■ Using Optical or Coaxial Connections

If you connect to a digital audio input, you’ll need to
assign it (see page 42).

• Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jacks to the
optical output on your CD player, as shown.

OR

• Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect one of the
AV receiver’s COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jacks to the
coaxial output on your CD player, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

OPTI­CAL

IN

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

75

AM

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

OUT

ININ

IN

VIDEO 3

TAPE

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

IN IN

S

OUT

ININININ

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

VIDEO 2

Connect one or the other

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

L

R

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 2

Connecting a Cassette Recorder

Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
TAPE IN L/R jacks to the cassette recorder’s output, and
use another analog audio cable to connect the AV
receiver’s TAPE OUT L/R jacks to the cassette
recorder’s input, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

Cassette recorder

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

IN

CD

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

/

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

L

R

L

R

OUT

TAPE

REC PLAY

(IN) (OUT)

IN

L

R

L

R

Connecting a DAT, CD, or MD
Recorder

CD player

■ Using Analog Connections

Even if your CD player is connected digitally (coaxial or
optical), to use , or to record audio from your CD
player, you’ll need to make an analog audio connection
as well.

Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
CD IN L/R jacks to the analog audio output on your CD
player, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD player

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

IN

CD

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

IN

CD

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

You can connect a DAT, CD, or MD recorder instead of
a cassette recorder.

■ Analog Connections

Use an analog audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
TAPE IN L/R jacks to the recorder’s output, and use
another analog audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
TAPE OUT L/R jacks to the recorder’s input, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

DAT, CD, or MD recorder

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

L

R

L

R

OUT

TAPE

REC PLAY
(IN) (OUT)

IN

L

R

L

R

33

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

R

L

■ Using Optical or Coaxial Connections
(playback only)

If you connect to a digital audio input, you’ll need to
assign it (see page 42).

• Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the

AV receiver’s OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jacks to the
optical output on your recorder, as shown.

OR

• Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect one of the

AV receiver’s COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jacks to the
coaxial output on your recorder, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

OPTI­CAL

IN

Connect one or the other

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 2

L

R

DAT, CD, or MD
recorder

■ Digital Recording

If your recorder has a digital input, by connecting it to
the AV receiver’s optical DIGITAL OUT jack, you can
record digitally. However, because the AV receiver
doesn’t convert analog input signals to digital and vice
versa, only input signals connected to a DIGITAL IN
jack can be recorded in this way.

Digital source (DAT, CD, MD player)

OPTICAL

DIGITAL OUT

Connect one or the other

OPTI­CAL

IN

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 2

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

OPTI-

L

V

CAL

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

34

DAT, CD, or MD recorder

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

R

L

Connecting a Turntable

■ Turntable with a Built-in Phono Preamp

Use an analog audio cable to connect an unused audio
input on the AV receiver to the audio outputs on your
turntable, as shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

IN

CD

■ Turntable without a Built-in Phono Preamp

Use an analog audio cable to connect an unused audio
input on the AV receiver to the audio outputs on your
phono preamp, and use another analog audio cable to
connect the phono preamp’s inputs to your turntable, as
shown.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

IN

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

ZONE 2

AM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

TAPE

SPEAKERS

75

FM

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 1

■ Turntable with an MC (Moving Coil) Cartridge

Use an analog audio cable to connect an unused audio
input on the AV receiver to the audio outputs on your
phono preamp. Use another analog audio cable to con­nect the phono preamp’s inputs to your MC head amp’s
outputs. And use another analog audio cable to connect
the MC head amp’s inputs to your turntable, as shown.

For further information, see the manual for your turnta­ble or phono preamp.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

CD

IN

CD

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

AM

75

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

TAPE

Phono preamp

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

MONITOR

OUT

DVD

L

V

R

S

ININININ

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

L

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

AUDIO

INPUT

L

R

MC head amp or

MC transformer

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

AUDIO

OUTPUT

AUDIO
INPUT

L

R

L

R

AUDIO

IN

OUTPUT

L

R

CD

Phono preamp

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

AUDIO
INPUT

L

R

35

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting Components

With (Remote Interactive) you can control your

-compatible Onkyo CD player, DVD player, and so

on with the AV receiver’s remote controller, as follows:

• To use , you must make an analog audio con-

nection between the AV receiver and the other AV
components, even if they are connected digitally.

Auto Power On/Standby

When you start playback on an AV component con­nected via , if the AV receiver is in Standby, it will
turn on and select that AV component as the input source
automatically. Similarly, when the AV receiver is set to
Standby, all components connected via also enter
Standby. Note that this function will not work if the com­ponent’s power cord is connected to the AV receiver’s
AC OUTLET.

Direct Change

When playback is started on an AV component con­nected via , the AV receiver automatically selects
that AV component as the input source.

Remote Control

You can control your -compatible Onkyo compo­nents with the AV receiver’s remote controller.

IR IN

TRIGGEROUT

12 V

AV RECEIVER

ZONE 2

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

IN

L

R

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

603X

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

AM

75

FM

ANTENNA

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

OUT

IN

L

R

CD

TAPE

L

R

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

L

V

R

S

OUT

OUT

ININININ

ZONE 2
LINEOUT

OUT

OUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

ININ

IN IN

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

IN

e.g., DVD player

SURROUNDBACK

FRONTSPEAKERS

SURROUNDSPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

REMOTE

CONTROL

L

R

PRE OUT

SUB

L

WOOFER

R

CENTERSPEAKER

L

R

Connecting the Power Cord of
Another Component

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

AC OUTLET

AC 120V 60 Hz

SWITCHED

120W 1A MAX.

Caution:

Make sure that the capacity of the component that you
connect to the AC OUTLET does not exceed the stated
capacity (e.g., 120 W).

Notes:

• Onkyo components with jacks should be con­nected directly to wall outlets, not the AV receiver’s
AC OUTLET.

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

AUDIO

OUTPUT

e.g., MD recorder

L

R

Notes:

• If you connect an -compatible Onkyo MiniDisc
recorder or CD recorder to the TAPE IN/OUT jacks,
for to work properly, you must change the
TAPE/MD/CDR display (see page 50).

• Push plugs in all the way to make good connections.

• Use only cables for connections. No
cables are supplied with this AV receiver.

• Some AV components have two jacks. You can
connect either one to this AV receiver. The other jack
is for connecting more -compatible components.

• Connect the AV receiver’s jack to only Onkyo AV
components. Connecting to other manufacturer’s AV
components may cause them to malfunction.

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

36

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Turning On the AV Receiver

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

• Turning on the AV receiver 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 circuit.

STANDBY indicator

STANDBY/ON

1

STANDBY

2

STANDBY/ON

Remote

controller

ON

ON

STANDBY

ON STANDBY

TV

I

INPUT

V1 V2 V3

12

456

CD

789

+

10 0

--/---

MULTI CH

10

INPUT SELECTOR

TUNERV4TAPE

CLEAR

11 12

+

3

TV CH

DVD

-

T

V VOL

To wall outlet

Plug the power cord into an AC
wall outlet.

The STANDBY indicator will light up.

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

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

STANDBY

To turn off the AV receiver, press the
[STANDBY/ON] button. The AV
receiver will enter Standby mode.

Notes:

• Pressing the remote controller’s [ON] button once will
turn on the AV receiver. Pressing it again will turn on
any components connected via .

• When the AV receiver is on Standby, it will turn on
automatically when any one of its input selector but­tons is pressed.

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

37

First Time Setup

This chapter explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver.

Automatic Speaker Setup

With the supplied speaker setup microphone, the Auto­matic Speaker Setup function can measure the test tone
output by each speaker and automatically determine the
number of speakers connected, their sizes, the distance
from each speaker to the listening position, and so on.

Before using this function, connect and position all your
speakers.

1

1

STANDBY/ON

OFF

ZONE2

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

3–7

ON STANDBY

TONE

MULTl CH

+

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

V1 V2 V3

12

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

MULTI CH

V4

456

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

CD

VCR 1 VCR 2

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

TV

DIMMER

T

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

STANDBY

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

TAPE

11 12

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

O

ENTER

I

DIMMER MEMORY

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

CABLE

M

TV

INPUT

+

3

RETURN

TUNING MODE

TV CH

CLEAR

-

TV VOL

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

E

N

U

VOL

-

R

PREV

E

P

T

U

U

CH

DISPLAY

T

R

E

N

S

MUTING

Turn on the AV receiver and the
connected TV.

On the TV, select the input to which the
AV receiver is connected.

TUNING / PRESET

SLEEP

ENTER

2

SETUP

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

2

Put the speaker setup micro­phone in the listening position,
and connect it to the SETUP MIC
jack.

MIC
position

Notes:

• Make sure the microphone is hori­zontal.

• If there’s an obstacle between the
microphone and any speaker, the
automatic setup will not work cor­rectly. Setup the room as you would
when enjoying a DVD.

• If the AV receiver was previously
muted, the Muting function will be
cancelled.

• The automatic setup cannot be used
while a pair of headphones is con­nected.

• By putting the microphone close to
where your ears would normally be
at the listening position, a more accu­rate setup can be achieved. If you use
a tripod or level table, you can adjust
the height of the microphone.

38

First Time Setup—Continued

3

4

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

Press [ENTER].

The automatic speaker setup starts.
The test tone is output by each speaker

in turn, measured by the microphone,
and the speaker settings set accordingly.
The whole process takes about 2 minutes.

If any extraneous noise is picked up by
the microphone, the automatic setup
may not work correctly, so be careful.

Once the measurement is com­pleted, the following completion
screen appears.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select any of the fol­lowing options, and then press
[ENTER].

Apply the Results:

Validates the measurement results and
closes the screen. Normally you may
want to select this option. Continue
with step 5.

Check the Results:

Displays the measurement results for
your reference. Continue with “How to
Verify the Measurement Results”
described below.

Retry:

Retries measurement. Return to step 2.

Retry with Test noise Level up:

Retries measurement with the test
sound at high volume level. Return to
step 2.

Cancel:

Closes the screen without validating
the measurement results. Continue with
step 5.

5

Disconnect the speaker setup
microphone.

To cancel the automatic setup while it’s
in progress, disconnect the micro­phone.

■ How to Verify the Measurement Results

By selecting “Check the Results” at step 4, you can dis­play the following screen to confirm the measurement
results.

ENTER

1 Warning

ENTER

2 Number of speakers and their sizes
3 Distance from each speaker to the

listening position

4 The optimum volume level for each

speaker

5 The level adjustment for individual

frequency range covered by
respective speaker

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select the item that
you want to check, and then
press [ENTER].

Press the [RETURN] button to return to
the previous display.

39

First Time Setup—Continued

(Menus vary depending on country)

*

When a speaker has a warning, its abbrevia-

tion (e.g., L, R, and so on) appears.

Not Detect:

No speaker was detected. Make sure
the connection is secured correctly.

Distance Error:

The positions of the speakers are too
close or too far, or the distance could
not be measured.

If you want to adjust any of the settings
manually, see “Speaker Setup” on
page 44.

When you’ve checked the set­tings, press the [RETURN] button
to return to the previous menu.

results confirmation screen, turn the volume up to an

*

appropriate level and the frequency as high as it can go.
And then turn on the Direct switch, if available. For fur­ther information, see the manual for the subwoofer.

Note:

Measurement may not be performed correctly depend­ing on your use environment. If the measurement results
remain unchanged after retried, create speaker settings
manually (see pages 44-49).

Tip:

When any amplifier-builtin subwoofer is connected, its
sound may not be detected with the automatic speaker
settings because the sound is generated from the low
position with very low frequencies. If the subwoofer
(SW) is specified as “Not Detect” in the measurement

40

First Time Setup—Continued

About the Onscreen Setup Menus

The AV receiver is configured using onscreen setup menus, which are displayed on the TV that’s connected to either of
the MONITOR OUT jacks. Because they appear on your TV, they’re large and clear, making setup a breeze.

Submenus

p. 75

p. 43

p. 44

p. 47

p. 48

Main menu

*

* For multichannel connection, “3. Mul-

tich Level Adjust” appears instead of
“3. Level Calibration.”

p. 68

p. 58

p. 49

p. 70

p. 71

41

First Time Setup—Continued

Initial Setup

Digital Input

If you connect a component to a digital input jack, you
must assign that jack to an input selector. For example,
if you connect your CD player to the OPTICAL IN2
jack, you should assign that jack to the CD input selec­tor. By default, the COAXIAL IN1 jack is assigned to
the DVD input selector, although this can be changed.

DIGITAL INPUT

MASTER VOLUME

DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

STANDBY/ON

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

1

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

VIDEO 3 TAPE

STANDBY

+

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

STEREO

MULTl CH

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

VCR 1 VCR 2

Input selector buttons

Press the input selector button
for the source that you want to
assign.

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

Examples:

If you connect your DVD player to the
OPTICAL IN 2 jack, set “DVD” to
“OPT2.”

If you want to listen to audio from the
component connected to the OPTICAL
IN 3 jack when the VIDEO 1 input
selector is selected, set “VIDEO1” to
“OPT3.”

If you want to listen to audio from the
component connected to the COAX­IAL IN 1 jack when the VIDEO 2 input
selector is selected, set “VIDEO2” to
“COAX1.”

For input selectors that you don’t want
to assign a digital input jack, set to
“---- (analog).”

2

DIGITAL INPUT

3

DIGITAL INPUT

CD

Press the [DIGITAL INPUT] but­ton.

The current assignment appears.

Press the [DIGITAL INPUT] but­ton repeatedly to select COAX1,
COAX2, OPT1, OPT2, OPT3, or
–––– (analog).

• There are no assignments for
TUNER.

• VIDEO 4 is used only for digital
input from the front panel terminals.

42

First Time Setup—Continued

Component Video Setup

If you connect to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must
assign it to an input selector. For example, if you connect
your DVD player to COMPONENT IN 3, you should
assign it to the DVD input selector.

If you want to output composite and S-Video sources
from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, select VIDEO,
as explained below.

Input selector VIDEO IN jack

DVD IN 1

VIDEO 1 IN 2

VIDEO 2 IN 3

VIDEO 3 VIDEO

VIDEO 4 VIDEO

1

RECEIVER

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

4

Note:

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

Press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

2

3

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “0. Initial
Setup,” and then press [ENTER].

The Initial Setup menu appears.

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

Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

IN1: Use the video component

connected to COMPO­NENT VIDEO IN 1.

IN2: Use the video component

connected to COMPO­NENT VIDEO IN 2.

IN3: Use the video component

connected to COMPO­NENT VIDEO IN 3.

VIDEO: Output composite video

and S-Video sources from
the COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT.

43

First Time Setup—Continued

Speaker Setup

Some of the settings in this section are set automatically
by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 38).

Here you can check the settings made by the Automatic
Speaker Setup function, or set them manually, which is
useful if you change one of the connected speakers after
using the Automatic Speaker Setup function.

Speaker Configuration

This setting is set automatically by the Automatic
Speaker Setup function (see page 38).

Here you can specify which speakers are connected and
their individual sizes.

For speakers with a cone diameter
over 6-1/2 inches (16 cm), specify
large, and for those with a diameter
below this, specify small.

TV VOL

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

VOL

MUTING

SLEEP

Cone diameter

2–10

1, 11

1

1

2

RECEIVER

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

ALBUM

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

CD

+

10 0

--/---

1

TV

+

CH

DISC

-

TUNER

TAPE

789

CLEAR

10

11 12

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

32

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

CABLE

M

U

N

E

E

N

M

U

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

P

T

U

U

T

R

E

N

S

LISTENING MODE

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

2

3

4

5

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “1. Speaker
Config,” and then press [ENTER].

The Speaker Config menu appears.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “a. Subwoofer,”
and then use the Left and Right

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

Yes: Select if a subwoofer is con-

nected.

No: Select if no subwoofer is con-

nected.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “b. Front,” and

then use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to select:

Small: Select if the front speakers are

small.

Large: Select if the front speakers are

large.

Note:

If the Subwoofer setting in step 3 is set
to No, this setting is fixed at Large.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “c. Center,” and

then use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to select:

Small: Select if the center speaker is

small.

Large: Select if the center speaker is

large.

None: Select if no center speaker is

connected.

Note:

If the Front setting in step 4 is set to
Small, the Large option cannot be
selected.

44

First Time Setup—Continued

6

7

8

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “d. Surround,”
and then use the Left and Right

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

Small: Select if the surround left and

right speakers are small.

Large: Select if the surround left and

right speakers are large.

None: Select if no surround left and

right speakers are connected.

Note:

If the Front setting in step 4 is set to
Small, the Large option cannot be
selected.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “e. SurrBack,”
and then use the Left and Right

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

Small: Select if the surround back

left and right speakers are
small.

Large: Select if the surround back

speakers are large.

None: Select if no surround back

speakers are connected.

Notes:

• If the Surround setting in step 6 is set
to None, this setting cannot be
selected.

• If the Surround setting in step 6 is set
to Small, this setting cannot be set to
Large.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “f. SurrBack
ch,” and then use the Left and
Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

1ch: Select if one surround back

speaker is connected.

2ch: Select if two (left and right)

surround back speakers are
connected.

Note:

If the Surround Back Setting in step 7 is
set to None, this setting cannot be
selected.

Crossover

9

ENTER

Note:

If the crossover frequency is set to a low value, and the
program material doesn’t contain any sounds below that
frequency, the subwoofer will not output much sound.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “g. Crossover,”
and then use the Left and Right

[ ]/[ ] buttons to select a
crossover frequency.

Choose a crossover frequency suitable
for your setup. If you’re using a sub­woofer, choose a crossover frequency
based on the diameter of your front
speakers. If you’re not using a sub­woofer, use the diameter of any speaker
that you specified as Small.

Speaker cone

diameter

Over 8 in.

(20 cm)

6-1/2 to 8 in.

(16–20 cm)

5-1/4 to 6-1/2 in.

(13–16 cm)

3-1/2 to 5-1/4 in.

(9–13 cm)

Under 3-1/2 in.

(9 cm)

Crossover

frequency

60 Hz

80 Hz

100 Hz

120 Hz

150 Hz

Continue with step 10 on page 46.

Continue with step 9 in the right col­umn.

45

First Time Setup—Continued

Double Bass

This setting is not set automatically by the Automatic
Speaker Setup function (see page 38).

With the Double Bass function, you can boost bass out­put by feeding bass sounds from the front left and right
channels to the subwoofer. This function can be set only
if the Subwoofer setting in step 3 is set to Yes, and the
Front setting in step 4 is set to Large.

In the speaker setup screen, you can choose how bass
information is distributed to your speakers only if you
have large front left and right speakers AND a sub­woofer.

10

ENTER

11

Note:

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

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “h. Double
Bass,” and then use the Left and

Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

On: Double Bass function on

(default). Front left and right
bass also goes to the sub­woofer simultaneously.

Off: Double Bass function off.

Press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

46

First Time Setup—Continued

10 0

C

Speaker Distance

This setting is set automatically by the Automatic
Speaker Setup function (see page 38).

Here you can specify the distance from each speaker to
the listening position so that the sound from each
speaker arrives at the listener’s ears as the sound
designer intended.

1

2

1

RECEIVER

--/---

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

ALBUM

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

+

1

TV

+

CH

DISC

-

10

11 12

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

T

U

R

N

LEAR

CABLE

M

E

S

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

E

N

U

VOL

P

U

T

MUTING

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

2–5

1, 6

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

3

4

5

6

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “a. Unit,” and

then use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to select:

feet: Select if you want to enter

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

meters: Select if you want to enter

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

0.3-meter steps.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “b. Front,” and

then use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to specify the dis-

tance.

Specify the distance from the front left
speaker to your listening position.

Repeat step 4 for all speakers.

Press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

2

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “2. Speaker Dis­tance,” and then press [ENTER].

The Speaker Distance menu appears.

Note:

Speakers that you set to No or None on
the Speaker Configuration page
(page 44) cannot be selected.

Notes:

• The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to
5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Front distance. For
example, if the Front distance is set to 20 ft. (6 m), the
Center and Subwoofer distances can be set between
15 and 25 ft. (4.5 and 7.5 m). The Surr Right, Surr
Left, and Surr Back distances can be set up to 5 ft.
(1.5 m) more or 15 ft. (4.5 m) less than the Front dis­tance. For example, if the Front distance is set to 20 ft.
(6 m), the Surr Right, Surr Left, and Surr Back dis­tances can be set between 5 and 25 ft. (1.5 and 7.5 m).

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

47

First Time Setup—Continued

Speaker Level Calibration

This setting is set automatically by the Automatic
Speaker Setup function (see page 38).

Here you can adjust the level of each speaker with the
built-in test tone so that the volume of each speaker is the
same at the listening position.

Note:

The speakers cannot be calibrated while the output of the
AV receiver is muted, while a pair of headphones is con­nected, or when using the multichannel input.

1

1

2

RECEIVER

CD

+

10 0

--/---

1

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

TV

DIMMER

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

TUNER

TAPE

789

CLEAR

10

11 12

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

32

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

CABLE

M

U

N

E

E

N

M

U

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

P

T

U

U

T

R

E

N

S

TV VOL

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

VOL

MUTING

2, 3

1, 5

2

3

4

5

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “3. Level Cali­bration,” and then press
[ENTER].

The Level Calibration menu appears
and the pink noise test tone is output by
the front left speaker.

Note:

Speakers that you set to No or None on
the Speaker Configuration page
(page 44) cannot be selected.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select each speaker,

and use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to set the volume.

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

Repeat step 3 until the volume of
the test tone from each speaker
is the same.

Press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

48

Note:

This procedure can also be performed by using the
remote controller. First press the [TEST TONE] button
to output the test tone. Use the [LEVEL–] and
[LEVEL+] buttons to set the volume, and use the [CH
SEL] button to select the speakers.

First Time Setup—Continued

Equalizer Setting

This setting is set automatically by the Automatic
Speaker Setup function (see page 38).

Here you can adjust the EQ of individual speakers. To set
the volume of individual speakers see page 48.

1

2

1

2

RECEIVER

ENTER

CD

789

+

10 0

--/---

1

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

TV

DIMMER

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “6. Equalizer
Settings,” and then press
[ENTER].

The Equalizer Settings menu appears.

TAPE

10

11 12

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

T

U

R

N

TUNER

CLEAR

CABLE

M

E

E

S

TV VOL

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

N

U

VOL

P

U

T

MUTING

2–6

1, 7

3

4

5

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

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

Off: Tone off, response flat.

Auto: The tone for each speaker is

set automatically by the
Automatic Speaker Setup
function.

Manual:You can adjust the EQ of each

speaker manually.

If you select Manual, continue with this
procedure. If you select Off or Auto, go
to step 7.

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

the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] but­tons to select a speaker.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select a frequency,
and then use the Left and Right

[ ]/[ ] buttons to adjust the
level at that frequency.

The volume at each frequency can be
adjusted from –6 to +6 dB in 1 dB
steps.

Tip: Low frequencies (e.g., 80 Hz)
affect bass sounds; high frequencies
(e.g., 8 kHz) affect treble sounds.

ENTER

6

Use the Up [ ] button to select
“Channel,” and then use the Left

and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to
select another speaker.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each speaker.

7

Press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

Note:

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

49

First Time Setup—Continued

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 3 IN
jacks, for to work properly, you must change this
setting.

This setting can only be changed on the AV receiver.

MASTER VOLUME

DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

1, 21, 2

iPod photo: If you’re using an iPod photo with the
DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock, connect the DS-A1 to
the VIDEO 3 IN jacks.

1

TAPE

Press the [TAPE] or [VIDEO 3]
input selector button so that
“TAPE” or “VIDEO 3” appears on
the display.

VIDEO 3

2

TAPE

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

Repeat this step to select MD, CDR, or

VIDEO 3

HDD.
For the TAPE input selector, the setting

changes in this order:

TAPE

→ MD → CDR → HDD

→

For the VIDEO 3 input selector, the set­ting changes in this order:

VIDEO 3

Note:

HDD can be selected for the TAPE input selector or
VIDEO 3 input selector, but not both at the same time.

↔ HDD

50

Basic Operations

Selecting the Input Source

This section explains how to select the input source (i.e., the AV component that you want to listen to or watch).

STANDBY/ON

ZONE2

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

1

AV receiver

DVD VIDEO 1

MLUTI CH

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4

VCR 2

TAPE TUNER CD

3

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

TUNING / PRESET

CLEAR

TUNING MODE

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

STANDBY

OFF

TONE

MULTl CH

+

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

DIMMER MEMORY

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

1

1

1

Remote

controller

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

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

DVD CD

TAPE/AMP

TV

VCR

DIMMER

U

N

E

M

P

O

T

+

CH

DISC

ENTER

ALBUM

-

R

PREV

E

T

U

CH

R

N

DISPLAY

I

3

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

11 12

CABLE

M

E

E

S

TV

INPUT

+

TV CH

-

TV VOL

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

N

U

VOL

3

P

U

T

MUTING

RECEIVER

To select the input source with the remote controller, press the

VCR 1

or

[RECEIVER] button, and then use the INPUT SELECTOR buttons.

On the remote controller, the [V1], [V2], [V3], and [V4] buttons select the
VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, and VIDEO 4 input sources, respectively.

2

3

AV receiver

MASTER VOLUME

Start playback on the source component.

When you select DVD or another video component, on your TV, you’ll need
to select the video input that’s connected to the AV receiver’s MONITOR
OUT.

On some DVD players, you may need to turn on the digital audio output.

Remote

controller

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

The volume can be set to MIN, 1 through 99, or MAX.

or

VOL

The AV receiver is designed for home theater enjoyment. It has a wide volume
range, allowing precise adjustment.

51

Basic Operations—Continued

V

11 12

U

N

E

ENTER

R

N

TUNER

CLEAR

CABLE

M

S

-

TV VOL

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

E

N

U

VOL

P

U

T

E

MUTING

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

Press
[RECEIVER]
first

DIMMER

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

DVD CD

TAPE/AMP

TV

VCR

DIMMER

M

P

O

T

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

R

PREV

E

T

U

CH

DISPLAY

Setting the Display Brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the display.

RECEIVER

DIMMER

Press the [RECEIVER] button,
and then press the [DIMMER]
button repeatedly to select:

• Normal+VOLUME light on.

• Normal+VOLUME light off.

• Dim+VOLUME light off.

• Dimmer+VOLUME light off.

SLEEP

MUTING

Using the Sleep Timer

With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver to turn
off automatically after a specified period.

Press the [RECEIVER] button,

RECEIVER

and then press the [SLEEP] but­ton repeatedly to select the
required sleep time.

SLEEP

The sleep time can be set from 90 to 10
minutes in 10 minute steps.

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

If you need to cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP]
button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.

To check the time remaining until the AV receiver sleeps,
press the [SLEEP] 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.

Using Headphones

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

Muting the AV Receiver

You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.

Press the [RECEIVER] button,

RECEIVER

and then press the [MUTING] but­ton.

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

MUTING

To unmute the AV receiver, press the
[MUTING] button again, or adjust the
volume.

The Mute function is cancelled when
the AV receiver is set to Standby.

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STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

PHONES

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

+

TONE

STEREO

MULTl CH

DVD VIDEO 1 V

VCR 1

Notes:

• Always turn down the volume before connecting your
headphones.

• The speakers are turned off while the headphones plug
is inserted in the PHONES jack (Zone 2 speakers are
not turned off).

• When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening
mode is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo,
Mono or Direct.

• Only the Stereo, Direct and Mono listening modes can
be used with headphones (the listening modes avail­able also depends on the currently selected input
source).

• When the multichannel input is used, only the front
left and right audio can be heard in the headphones.

• To adjust the headphone level, press the [CH SEL]
button on the remote controller, and then press the
[LEVEL +]/[LEVEL -] buttons. You can adjust the
level between –12 dB and +12 dB.

LIS

Basic Operations—Continued

+

10 0

CLE R

Displaying Source Information

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

RECEIVER

DISPLAY

RECEIVER

DISPLAY

10

11 12

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

T

U

R

N

CABLE

M

E

E

S

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

N

U

VOL

P

U

T

MUTING

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

ALBUM

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

1

TV

+

CH

DISC

-

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

B: The number of surround channels (2 means surround

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

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

Note:

This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver
by using its [DISPLAY] button.

The following information can typically be displayed for
input sources.

Input source &

volume

Signal format*

or sampling

frequency

Input source &
listening mode

*If the input signal is analog, 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 three seconds, then the previously
displayed information reappears.

Interpreting Surround Channel Values

ABC

A: The number of front channels (3 means front left,

front right, and center).

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Basic Operations—Continued

Using the Tuner

With the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio
stations. You can store your favorite stations as presets
for quick selection.

Listening to the Radio

1

TUNER

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

In this example, FM has been selected.
Each time you press the [TUNER] but-

ton, the input source changes between
AM and FM.

Band Frequency

(Actual display depends on country)

Tuning into Radio Stations

21

■ Manual Tuning Mode

1

TUNING MODE

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

2

TUNING

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 North 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 steps for AM.
In Manual Tuning mode, FM stations will be in mono.

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.

Displaying Radio Information

MASTER VOLUME

DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

■ Auto Tuning Mode

1

TUNING MODE

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

2

TUNING

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

Searching stops when a station is
found.

When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator
appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM
STEREO indicator appears on the display, as shown.

AUTOTUNED

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

OFF

1

ZONE2

ZONE 2 LEVEL

DISPLAY

TONE

PHONES

MULTl CH

Band, frequency
& preset #

Listening mode

1

MASTER VOLUME

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

SETUP

+

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

VCR 1 VCR 2

Press the [DISPLAY] button
repeatedly to cycle through the
available information.

DIMMER MEMORY

RETURN

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

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FM STEREO

Basic Operations—Continued

Listening to XM Satellite Radio

®

What’s XM Satellite Radio?

There is a world beyond AM and FM. It is XM Sat­ellite Radio. XM offers more than 150 digital chan­nels of audio entertainment, including 100%
commercial-free music channels, in the top markets
in the U.S.

Note: An XM Connect-and-Play™ antenna and
monthly subscription are required to receive XM Sat­ellite Radio. Visit www.xmradio.com for details.

Note:

Hardware and required basic monthly subscription sold
separately. Premium Channels available at additional
monthly cost. Installation costs and other fees and taxes,
including a one-time activation fee may apply. Subscrip­tion fee is consumer only. All fees and programming
subject to change. Channels with frequent explicit lan­guage are indicated with an XL. Channel blocking is
available for XM radio receivers by calling 1-800­XMRADIO. Subscriptions subject to Customer Agree­ment available at xmradio.com. Only available in the 48
contiguous United States.

A warning against reverse engineering:

It is prohibited to copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse
engineer, or manipulate any technology incorporated in
receivers compatible with the XM Satellite Radio sys­tem. Furthermore, the AMBE

®

voice compression soft­ware included in this product is protected by intellectual
property rights including patent rights, copyrights, and
trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. The user of
this or any other software contained in an XM Radio is
explicitly prohibited from attempting to copy, decom­pile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the object code, or
in any other way convert the object code into human­readable form. The software is licensed solely for use
within this product.

Connecting the XM Antenna

The XM antenna is sold separately. You can purchase the
XM Connect-and-Play antenna from the XM Web site at:
http://www.xmradio.com

Connect the Connect-and-Play antenna to

1

the XM antenna jack on the rear panel.

XM antenna jack

Put the XM antenna by a southerly facing

2

window, with nothing obstructing its path
to the sky.

Signing Up for XM Satellite Radio

Before you can use XM Satellite Radio, you must first
sign up for an account. You’ll need a major credit card
and your XM Satellite Radio ID, which you can get from
the AV receiver, as explained below or from the Con­nect-and-Play package and itself.

2

1

MASTER VOLUME

DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

OFF

1

ZONE2

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TUNER

+

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

STEREO

MULTl CH

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

VCR 1 VCR 2

Press the [TUNER] input selector
button repeatedly to select XM.

If “CHECK ANTENNA” appears on
the display, make sure the XM antenna
is connected properly.

2

TUNING

Use the TUNING Up and Down
[ ]/[ ] buttons to select
channel 0.

Your XM Satellite Radio ID number is
displayed. Write it below.

ID

3

To sign up, go to:
http://activate.xmradio.com

Or call: 1-800-967-2346.

Notes:

• Channel 0 cannot be selected in Category Search
mode. You must select Channel Search mode (see
page 56).

• The following letters are not used in XM Satellite
Radio IDs: I, O, S, F.

IR IN

12 VTRIGGER OUT

AV RECEIVER

ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

L

OUT

R

REMOTE
CONTROL

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

AM

75

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

IN

CD

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

TAPE

SURROUNDBACK

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

L

MONITOR

OUT

DVD

L

V

R

R

S

ININININ

ZONE 2

PRE OUT

LINEOUT

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB

L

WOOFER

R

SUB
WOOFER

DVD

FRONTSPEAKERS

SURROUNDSPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

L

R

CENTERSPEAKER

55

Basic Operations—Continued

Selecting XM Radio Channels

There are two modes for selecting XM radio channels:
Channel Search mode, which allows you to select any
channel.

Category Search mode, which allows you to select
channels by category.

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

V4

CD

+

--/---

1

1

3

RETURN

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

RECEIVER

TV

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

■ Channel Search Mode

1

RECEIVER

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button, and then press the
[TUNER] INPUT SELECTOR but-

TUNER

9

ton repeatedly to select XM.

If “CHECK ANTENNA” appears on
the display, make sure the XM antenna
is connected properly.

2

Press the [MENU] button to
select “Channel Search” mode.

I

12

3

MULTI CH

DVD

456

TUNER

TAPE

789

CLEAR

10 0

10

11 12

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

32

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

CABLE

M

U

N

E

E

N

M

U

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

T

U

U

T

R

E

N

S

LISTENING MODE

TV

INPUT

+

TV CH

-

TV VOL

1

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

2

VOL

P

MUTING

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

■ Category Search Mode

1

RECEIVER

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button, and then press the
[TUNER] INPUT SELECTOR but-

TUNER

9

ton repeatedly to select XM.

If “CHECK ANTENNA” appears on
the display, make sure the XM antenna
is connected properly.

2

3

Press the [MENU] button to
select “Category Search” mode.

Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select a category, and

ENTER

use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select a channel in
that category.

Note:

Channels cannot be selected while the indicator is
flashing, as tuning is in progress.

■ Selecting the Previous Channel

To listen to the previously selected XM channel.

1

RECEIVER

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

3

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select a channel.

ENTER

Channel number Channel name

You can also use the Left and Right
[ ]/[ ] buttons to select a category.

Note:

Channels cannot be selected while the indicator is
flashing, as tuning is in progress.

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Basic Operations—Continued

DISPLAY

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

DIMMER MEMORY

/

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

10

11 12

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

32

1

RECEIVER

DIGITAL

DISPLAY

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

RECEIVER

TV

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

T

U

R

N

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

CABLE

MDCDR

SLEEP

M

E

N

U

VOL

P

U

T

E

S

MUTING

TUNER RETURN

Selecting XM Channels from the Front Panel:

1

TUNER

Press the [TUNER] input selector
button repeatedly to select XM.

If “CHECK ANTENNA” appears on
the display, make sure the XM antenna
is connected properly.

2

TUNING

Use the TUNING Up and Down
[ ]/[ ] buttons to select a chan-

nel.

In Channel Search mode, you can
select any channel.

In Category Search mode, you can only
select channels from the currently
selected category.

Displaying XM Radio Information

1

AV receiver

controller

DISPLAY

DISPLAY

Remote

RECEIVER

On the AV receiver, press the
[DISPLAY] button repeatedly to
cycle through the available infor­mation.

On the remote controller, press
the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE
button, and then press the [DIS­PLAY] button repeatedly.

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

SURR

SAA

A

The following information can be displayed:

Channel name

Channel number
& preset number

Category

Artist

Song title

Listening mode

Note:

If the category, artist, or song title is not available, “- - -”
will be displayed instead.

■ Displaying XM Information on Your TV

When you select a different XM channel, or the artist or
song title changes, the following information is dis­played on your TV for 5 seconds.

XM [Category name]

[Channel name]

[Ch. No]

[Artist name / Song Title]

Tip:

You can display this information at anytime by pressing
the [DISPLAY] button.

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Basic Operations—Continued

+

12

3

V4

456

CD

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

1

1

2

TAPE/AMP

DIMMER

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

RECEIVER

TV

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

TAPE

MACRO

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

T

U

R

N

TUNER

CLEAR

11 12

CABLE

M

S

-

V VOL

T

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

E

N

U

VOL

P

U

T

E

MUTING

1

TV CH

MULTI CH

DVD

Positioning the XM Antenna

You can check the signal strength of the XM radio signal
and adjust the position of the XM antenna accordingly.

1

2

RECEIVER

ENTER

ENTER

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “5. XM Setup,”
and then press [ENTER].

The XM Setup menu appears.
Adjust the position of the XM antenna

so that the signal strength is at least
70 %.

XM Radio Messages

The following messages may appear while using XM
radio.

The XM antenna is not connected properly. Check the
antenna.

The XM user encryption code is being updated. Please
wait.

The signal is too weak. Check the antenna connection
and reposition it for the best reception.

The AV receiver is tuning or decoding audio or text data.
Please wait.

* This line indicates the signal strength

of 70 %.

The signal level range is 0 % to 100 %.

Note:

If the signal level is 0 %, make sure that the XM antenna
is connected properly.

58

The XM channel you selected is not currently broadcast­ing. Select another channel.

Basic Operations—Continued

Presetting AM/FM Stations & XM Channels

2, 4

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

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

1

2

MEMORY

+

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

MULTl CH

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

VCR 1 VCR 2

Tune into the AM/FM station or
XM channel that you want to
store as a preset.

Press the [MEMORY] button.

The MEMORY indicator appears and
the preset number flashes.

DIMMER MEMORY

3

MASTER VOLUME

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

Selecting Presets

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

1

1

PRESET

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

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

789

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

+

10 0

10

11 12

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

DVD CD

TAPE/AMP

TV

VCR

DIMMER

DISC

ALBUM

U

N

E

M

P

O

T

+

CH

ENTER

-

R

PREV

E

T

U

CH

R

N

DISPLAY

DIMMER MEMORY

I

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

CABLE

M

E

S

1

TV

INPUT

MASTER VOLUME

TUNING / PRESET

+

3

TV CH

ENTER

-

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

T

32

E

N

U

P

U

T

V VOL

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

VOL

MUTING

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

SLEEP

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

3

4

PRESET

MEMORY

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 or
channel.

The station or channel is stored and the
preset number stops flashing.

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

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

Deleting Presets

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

1

2

ZONE 2 LEVEL

MEMORY

OFF

PHONES

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

+

TONE

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

MULTl CH

Select the preset that you want to
delete.

See the previous section.

While holding down the [MEM­ORY] button, press the
[TUNING MODE] button.

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

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

VCR 1 VCR 2

2

MASTER VOLUME

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

DIMMER MEMORY

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

59

Basic Operations—Continued

STEREO

SURR

DIRECT

SUBTITLEAUDIO

ALLST

PLAY MODE

VIDEO OFF

REPEAT

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

OPEN/CLOSE

CINE FLTR

LISTENING MODE

TEST TONE

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

L NIGHT

RC-623M

Selecting Listening Modes

See “About the Listening Modes” on page 62 for
detailed information about the listening modes.

• 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.

Selecting on the AV receiver

STEREO

MASTER VOLUME

DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

LISTENING MODE

■ [STEREO] button

This button selects the Stereo listening mode.

■ LISTENING MODE [ ] [ ] buttons

These buttons select all the listening modes that can
be used with the current input source.

Modes can be selected in the following order,
depending on the input signal format:
Direct

➔ Stereo ➔ Mono ➔ Surround (e.g., PLIIx,

Neo:6, Dolby D EX, DTS/DTS 96/24, DTS-ES, and
so on)

➔ Onkyo original DSP

Selecting with the Remote Controller

STEREO

SURR

DIRECT

■ [SURR] button

This button selects the Dolby Digital, Pro Logic IIx,
Neo:6, DTS, and other listening modes.

■ [All ST] button

This button selects the All Ch Stereo listening mode.

DIGITAL

■ [STEREO] button

This button selects the Stereo listening mode.

■ [DIRECT] button

This button selects the Direct 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.

LISTENING
MODE

ALL ST

/

60

Basic Operations—Continued

The following table lists all the listening modes and shows which modes can be selected for each input signal format.

Input signal format

Source

Listening mode

Direct

Stereo

Mono

PLIIx Movie/Music/Game *3

Neo:6 Cinema

Neo:6 Music *4

Dolby D

Dolby D EX *5

Dolby D+PLIIx Movie *6

Dolby D+PLIIx Music *5

DTS, DTS 96/24

DTS+Neo:6 *5

DTS+Dolby EX *5

DTS+PLIIx Movie *6/Music *5

DTS-ES Discrete *5

DTS-ES Matrix *5

Multich

Mono Movie

Orchestra

Unplugged

Studio-Mix

TV Logic

All Ch Stereo

Full Mono

1. In the Direct listening modes, PCM signals at 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz are processed at 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, and 96 kHz, respectively. 96 kHz
signals are processed at 48 kHz for all listening modes other than Direct and Stereo.

2. In the Direct, Stereo, and DTS 96/24 listening modes, signals are processed as DTS 96/24. Everything else is processed as DTS.

3. If the SurrBack parameter is set to “None,” or the Zone 2 speakers are being used, PLII is used.

4. Available only when Surround speakers are connected.

5. Cannot be selected if the SurrBack parameter is set to “None” or the Zone 2 speakers are being used.

6. Cannot select if the SurrBack ch setting is not set to “2ch,” or the Zone 2 speakers are being used.

7. If the SurrBack setting is set to “None,” or the Zone 2 speakers are being used, DTS is used.

Analog,

PCM*1

CD, TV, LD,

VHS, MD,
turntable,

radio,
cassette,
DTV, etc.

3/2, 2/2 2/0 1/0,1+1 Other 3/2, 2/2 2/0

❍ ❍❍❍❍❍❍❍❍❍ ❍

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

❍ ❍❍❍❍❍❍❍❍❍

❍ ❍ ❍

❍❍ ❍

❍ ❍ ❍

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

❍ ❍❍❍❍❍❍❍❍❍

❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Dolby D

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

❍❍

❍

❍

❍

DTS/DTS 96/24*2

1/0,

Other

1+1

❍❍

DTS-

ES

*7

❍

Multich

❍

❍

❍

Discrete

Matrix

❍

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Basic Operations—Continued

About the Listening Modes

With its built-in surround sound decoders and DSP pro­grams, the AV receiver can transform your home listen­ing room into a movie theater or concert hall.

If you connect two surround back speakers (i.e., left and
right), both will be used for 6.1-channel surround play­back.

The AV receiver’s surround indicators show which
speakers are active in each listening mode.

Front left Center Front right

Subwoofer

right

Surround

right

left

Surround

back left/

Surround

Direct

The selected input source is output directly with minimal
processing for a pure sound.

Stereo

The selected input source is processed as a stereo signal
and output by the front left and right speakers and the
subwoofer.

Mono

Use this mode when watching an old movie with a mono
soundtrack, or to select multilingual soundtracks
recorded in the left and right channels of some movies.
It can also be used when playing a DVD or other source
with multiplexed audio, such as a karaoke DVD.

Dolby Pro Logic II Movie

Use this mode with DVDs and vid­eos that bear the Dolby Surround
logo or TV programs that feature Dolby Surround. You
can also use this mode with stereo movies or TV pro­grams and the AV receiver will create a 5.1 surround mix
from the 2-channel stereo.

Dolby Pro Logic II Music

Use this mode to add 5.1 surround to stereo sources such
as music CDs and DVDs.

Dolby Digital

With this format you can experience the
same superb sound that you get at a movie
theater or concert hall. Use this mode with DVDs that
bear the Dolby Digital logo.

Dolby Digital EX

With an added surround-back channel,
this 6.1-channel format offers a height­ened sense of space, for added realism with moving
sounds, such as those that rotate 360 degrees or pass
overhead. Dolby Digital EX material can also be played
on conventional 5.1-channel systems, in which case the
surround-back channel audio is split between the sur­round left and right channels. Use this mode with DVDs
that have a 5.1-channel soundtrack and bear the Dolby
Digital logo.

DTS

This digital surround format offers a sur­round sound experience with exceptional
fidelity. It uses compressed digital audio
data, with six discrete channels (5.1), and the
ability to handle large amounts of audio data while
remaining faithful to the original. DTS provides very
high-quality sound. You’ll need a DTS compatible DVD
player in order to enjoy DTS material. Use this mode
with DVDs, LDs, or CDs that bear the DTS logo.

DTS 96/24

This mode provides higher audio quality.
Use it with CDs, DVDs, and LDs that bear
the DTS 96/24 logo.

DTS-ES Discrete

This is DTS with an added surround back
channel for 6.1 surround sound. Use it with
program material recorded in DTS 6.1 format. With the
additional surround back channel, this format offers 6.1
fully independent digital channels, providing a realistic
sense of movement and space. Use it with program mate­rial recorded in DTS 6.1, such as CDs, DVDs, or LDs
that bear the DTS-ES logo.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

If you’ve connected surround back speakers to the AV
receiver, Dolby Pro Logic IIx allows you to enjoy 7.1­channel playback from 2-channel or 5.1-channel music
or movies. Dolby Pro Logic IIx provides a well defined,
natural multichannel surround sound experience, putting
the listener in a seamless envelope of sound. The added
drama and natural sound enhance the listening experi­ence with CDs, movies, and games.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx has three modes of operation:
Movie mode for movies, Music mode for listening to
music, and Game mode for use with game consoles with
2-channel stereo outputs.

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Basic Operations—Continued

DTS-ES Matrix

This is DTS with an added surround back
channel for 6.1 surround sound. Use it to
provide 6.1-channel surround playback
with program material recorded in DTS 5.1
format. Since DTS 5.1 program material
contains surround back channel informa­tion, all channels can be reconstructed for 6.1-channel
playback. Use this mode with CDs, DVDs, or LDs that
bear the DTS-ES or DTS logo.

Neo:6

This mode provides 6.1-channel playback from 2-chan­nel sources. It offers six full-bandwidth channels with
excellent separation. There are two modes of operation:
Cinema mode for movies, and Music mode for listening
to music.

Cinema mode simulates the realistic sense of movement
that you get with 6.1-channel surround sound sources.
Use this mode with videos, DVDs, and TV programs that
feature stereo sound.

Music mode uses the surround channels to simulate a
natural sound field that cannot be produced with conven­tional stereo. Use this mode with stereo material such as
music CDs.

Onkyo Original DSP Modes

Orchestra

Suitable for classical or operatic music. The surround
channels are emphasized in order to widen the stereo
image. In addition, it simulates the natural reverberation
of a large hall.

Unplugged

Suitable for acoustic instrument sounds, vocals, and jazz
music. By emphasizing the front stereo image, it simu­lates the stage-front experience.

Studio-Mix

Suitable for rock and 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

Adds realistic acoustics to TV programs produced in a
TV studio. In addition, it adds surround effects to the
entire sound and adds clarity to voices.

Mono Movie

This mode is suitable for use with old movies and other
mono sound 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.

All Ch Stereo

Ideal for background music. The front, surround, and
surround back channels create a stereo image that fills
the entire listening area.

Full Mono

In this mode, all speakers output mono audio, so the
music sounds the same regardless of where you are.

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Advanced Operations

STEREO

SURR

DIRECT

SUBTITLEAUDIO

ALLST

PLAY MODE

VIDEO OFF

REPEAT

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

OPEN/CLOSE

CINE FLTR

LISTENING MODE

TEST TONE

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

L NIGHT

RC-623M

10

--/---

11 12

REMOTE MODE

HDD

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DVD CD

ZONE2

SAT

TV

VCR

CABLE

MDCDR

TV VOL

T

O

P

M

E

N

U

M

E

N

U

+

DIMMER

SLEEP

INPUT SELECTOR

32

MACRO

1

+

10 0

CLEAR

456

789

CD

TUNER

TAPE

RECEIVER

Using the CinemaFILTER

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

CinemaFILTER can be used with the following listening
modes: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro
Logic IIx Movie, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, DTS, DTS­ES, DTS Neo:6 Cinema, DTS 96/24, DTS+Neo:6, and
DTS+Dolby EX.

L NIGHT

CINE FLTR

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

Press the [RECEIVER] 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.

1

RECEIVER

CINE FLTR

Press the [RECEIVER] button,
and then press the [CINE FLTR]
button repeatedly to select:

On: CinemaFILTER on.

Off: CinemaFILTER off.

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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.

Advanced Operations—Continued

10

--/---

11 12

REMOTE MODE

HDD

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DVD CD

ZONE2

SAT

TV

VCR

CABLE

MDCDR

+

-

TV CH

T

V VOL

T

O

P

M

E

N

U

M

E

N

U

+

DIMMER

SLEEP

INPUT SELECTOR

32

MACRO

1

+

10 0

CLEAR

12

3

456

789

INPUT

I

ON STANDBY

TV

CD

V1 V2 V3

MULTI CH

DVD

TUNER

V4

TAPE

STEREO

SURR

DIRECT

SUBTITLEAUDIO

ALLST

PLAY MODE

VIDEO OFF

REPEAT

OPEN/CLOSE

CINE FLTR

LISTENING MODE

TEST TONE

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

L NIGHT

RC-623M

MULTI CH

Using the DVD Analog Multichannel Input

The DVD analog multichannel input is for connecting
components with a 5.1-channel analog audio output,
such as a DVD player or MPEG decoder.

See “Using a Multichannel Connection” on page 28 for
connection information.

RECEIVER

CH SEL

LEVEL – +

Adjusting Individual Speaker Levels

You can adjust the level of individual speakers during
playback. These adjustments are temporary and will be
cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

1

RECEIVER

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.

Press the [RECEIVER] button,
use the [CH SEL] button to select
each speaker, and use the
[LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] buttons
to adjust the volume.

Speakers are selected in the following
order: Front Left
Right

→ Surr Right → Surr Back

Right

→ Surr Back Left → Surr Left

→ Center → Front

→ Subwoofer.

+

LEVEL

You can adjust the volume of each
speaker from –12 dB to +12 dB
(–15 dB to +12 dB for the subwoofer).

The name of the currently selected
speaker and its volume appear on the
display, as shown.

1

RECEIVER

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol­lowed by the [MULTI CH] button
so that the MULTI CH indicator
appears on the display.

Note:

To use the bass and treble functions with the DVD ana­log multichannel input, select the Multich listening
mode first.

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Advanced Operations—Continued

Adjusting Individual Speaker Levels

You can adjust the level of individual speakers while
using the DVD analog multichannel input.

Adjusting with onscreen setup menus:

1

2

3

RECEIVER

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “3. Multich
Level Adjust,” and then press
[ENTER].

The Multich Level Adjust menu
appears.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select each speaker,

and use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to set the volume.

The volume can be adjusted from –12
to +12 dB in 1 dB steps (–30 to +12 dB
for the subwoofer).

• While the DVD analog multichannel input is selected,
the Automatic Speaker Setup on page 38 and Speaker
Configuration settings on page 44 are ignored, and sig­nals from the multichannel input are fed to the front left,
front right, center, surround left, and surround right
speakers, and subwoofer regardless of those settings.

Recording

This section explains how to record the current input
source, how to record one input source while enjoying
another, and how to dub audio onto your video record­ings.

Unless you have the full consent of the copyright
holder, copyright laws prohibit using your recordings
for anything other than personal enjoyment!

Notes:

• The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot
be recorded.

• Copy-protected DVDs cannot be recorded.

• You cannot record from the DVD analog multichannel
input.

• Various restrictions apply to digital recording. Refer
to the manuals supplied with your digital recording
equipment for more details.

• Digital input signals are output by only the digital out­puts, and analog input signals are output by only the
analog outputs. There is no internal conversion from
digital to analog or vice versa.

• DTS signals will be recorded as noise, so don’t
attempt analog recording of DTS CDs or LDs.

Adjusting with the remote controller:

1

CH SEL

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

LEVEL

The level can be adjusted from –12 to

+

-

LEVEL

+12 dB (–30 to +12 dB for the sub­woofer).

Notes:

• These speaker level settings are completely indepen­dent of those explained on pages 48, 65.

• While the DVD analog multichannel input is selected,
you can only select the Direct or Multich listening
mode. If you select the DVD analog multichannel
input while using another listening mode, that listen­ing mode will be cancelled.

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Advanced Operations—Continued

S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

O

E

AV Recording

You can record AV input sources to an AV recording
component (VCR, etc.) connected to the VIDEO 1 OUT,
VIDEO 2 OUT, or TAPE OUT. See pages 26–36 for
information on connecting components.

1

MASTER VOLUME

DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

STANDBY/ON

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

1

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE

TUNER CD

2

STANDBY

+

TONE

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

STEREO

MULTl CH

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

VCR 1 VCR 2

Use the input selector buttons to
select the AV component that
you want to record.

Audio signals from the selected input
source are output by the VIDEO 1
OUT, VIDEO 2 OUT, and TAPE OUT
only.

You can watch the source while record­ing, and the AV receiver’s VOLUME
control has no effect on recording.

Start recording on the AV compo­nent connected to the VIDEO 1
OUT, VIDEO 2 OUT, or TAPE OUT.

Recording Separate AV Sources

Here you can record audio and video from completely
separate sources, allowing you to overdub audio onto
your video recordings. This function takes advantage of
the fact that when an audio-only input source (i.e.,
TAPE, TUNER, or CD) is selected, the video input
source remains unchanged.

In the following example, audio from the CD player con­nected to the CD IN, and video from the camcorder con­nected to the VIDEO 4 INPUT VIDEO jack are recorded
by the VCR connected to the VIDEO 1 OUT jacks.

Camcorder

video signal
audio signal

IR IN

12 V TRIGGER OUT
ZONE 2

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN 1

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 1

IN 2IN 3

Y

IN 2

-

OPTI

P

B

CAL

IN 1

P

R

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

OUT

IN

L

R

CD

TAPE

AV RECEIVER

-

MODEL NO. TX

SR

603X

AM

75

FM

ANTENNA

OUT

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT

ININ

IN IN

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

MONITOR

OUT

DVD

ININININ

FRONT

SURROUND

DVD

L

L

V

R

R

S

ZONE 2

PRE OUT

LINEOUT

CENTER

SUB

L

WOOFER

R

SUB
WOOFER

SURR

SP

3

Start playback on the source AV
component.

If you select another input source dur­ing recording, that input source will be
recorded.

VCRCD player

Prepare the camcorder and CD player for

1

playback.

Prepare the VCR for recording.

2

Press the [VIDEO 4] input selector button.

3

Press the [CD] input selector button.

4

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

Start recording on the VCR and start play-

5

back on the camcorder and CD player.

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

67

Advanced Setup

Adjusting the Bass & Treble

You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers,
except when the Direct listening mode is selected.

MASTER VOLUME

DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

1

2

ZONE2

ZONE 2 LEVEL

TONE

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

OFF

PHONES

+

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

STEREO

TONE

MULTl CH

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

VCR 1 VCR 2

1

2

Press the [TONE] button repeat­edly to select either Bass or
Treble.

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

+

Audio Adjust Functions

Here you can set listening mode-related settings and
functions.

1

2

RECEIVER

ENTER

ENTER

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “4. Audio
Adjust,” and then press [ENTER].

The Audio Adjust menu appears.

■ 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.

3

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select the settings,

ENTER

and use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to set them.

The settings are explained on page 69.

4

When you’ve finished, press the
[SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

Note:

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

68

Advanced Setup—Continued

The Audio Adjust functions are explained below.

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.

Main/Sub: Both the main and sub channels are output.

■ Mono (2chSource)

This setting specifies the channel to be used for playing
any 2-channel digital source such as Dolby Digital, or 2­channel analog/PCM source in the Mono listening
mode.

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.

PL IIx Music Mode Settings

These settings provide for playing any 2-channel digital
source such as Dolby Digital, or 2-channel analog/PCM
source in the PLIIx Music listening mode.

■ Panorama

With this function, 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 setting is 3.
Higher settings move the sound field forward. Lower set­tings move it backward.

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

■ Center Width

With this function, 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
if you are using a center speaker, the center channel

sound is output by only the center speaker. (If you are 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 controls 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 is 3).

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
is 3). This setting is unavailable if no surround speakers
are 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.

Dolby Digital EX Input Signal Setting

■ Dolby D EX

This setting determines how Dolby Digital EX signals
are handled. This setting is unavailable if no surround
back speakers are connected.

Auto: If the source signal contains a Dolby Digital

EX flag, the Dolby Digital EX listening mode
is used (default).

Manual: You can select Pro Logic IIx Movie, Pro

Logic IIx Music, Dolby Digital, or Dolby
Digital EX.

69

Advanced Setup—Continued

Assigning Listening Modes to Input Sources

You can assign a default listening mode to each input
source that will be selected automatically when you
select each input source. For example, you can set the
default listening mode to be used with Dolby Digital
input signals. You can select other listening modes dur­ing playback, but the mode specified here will be
resumed once the AV receiver has been set to Standby.

1

2

3

RECEIVER

ENTER

ENTER

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “7. Input
Setup,” and then press [ENTER].

The Input Setup menu appears.

Use the INPUT SELECTOR but­tons on the remote controller to
select the input source that you
want to set.

For input selectors that have no digital
input jacks, only “b. Analog” will be
available.

4

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select the signal for­mat that you want to set, and

then use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to select a listening

mode.

Only listening modes that can be used
with each input signal format can be
selected.

For “Surround,” the listening mode
specified on page 69 will be used.

The Last Valid option means that the
listening mode selected last will be
used.

b. Ana/PCM: With this setting, you
can specify the listening mode to be
used when an analog (CD, TV, LD,
VHS, MD, turntable, radio, cassette,
cable, satellite, etc.) or PCM digital
(CD, DVD, etc.) audio signal is played.

c. Dolby D: With this setting, you can
specify the listening mode to be used
when a Dolby Digital format digital
audio signal is played (DVD, etc.).

d. DTS: With this setting, you can
specify the listening mode to be used
when a DTS format digital audio signal
is played (DVD, LD, CD, etc.).

e. D.F. 2ch: With this setting, you can
specify the listening mode to be used
when a 2-channel (2/0) digital audio
signal (Dolby Digital, DTS) is played
(DVD, etc.).

f. Mono: With this setting, you can
specify the listening mode to be used
when a mono digital audio signal is
played (DVD, etc.).

g. Multich: This setting is available
only when DVD or MULTI CH is
selected with INPUT SELECTOR.
With this setting, you can specify the
listening mode to be used when the
DVD analog multichannel input is
used.

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5

Note:

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

When you’ve finished, press the
[SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

Advanced Setup—Continued

IntelliVolume

You can set the input level for each input source. This is
useful if some of your AV components are louder or qui­eter than others.

While this menu is shown onscreen, you can select each
input source and set the levels while listening to and
comparing them.

1

2

RECEIVER

ENTER

ENTER

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “7. Input
Setup,” and then press [ENTER].

The Input Setup menu appears.

Setting Preferences

This section explains the items on the Preference menu.

1

2

RECEIVER

ENTER

ENTER

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “8. Preference,”
and then press [ENTER].

The Preference menu appears.

3

4

ENTER

Use the INPUT SELECTOR but­tons on the remote controller to
select the input source that you
want to set.

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select
“a. IntelliVolume.”

If a component is too loud compared to
your other components, use the Left
[ ] button to adjust the level. If it’s too
quiet, use the Right [ ] button.

• The level can be set from –6 dB to
+6 dB.

3

ENTER

4

Note:

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

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select the settings,

and use the Left and Right [ ]/
[ ] buttons to set them.

The settings are explained on page 72.

When you’ve finished, press the
[SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

71

Advanced Setup—Continued

a. Maximum Volume

With this preference, you can prevent the volume being
set too high by specifying a maximum volume level.

The range is from 50 to 99. To specify no maximum vol­ume, select Off.

b. Power On Volume

With this preference, you can specify the volume setting
to be used each time the AV receiver is turned on.

The range is MIN, 1 through 50. To use the same volume
level that was used when the AV receiver was turned off,
select Last.

c. Immediate Display

This preference determines whether or not actions, such
as selecting an input source, are displayed onscreen.

Normal: Select if your TV is 4:3.

Wide: Select if your TV is 16:9.

Off: Actions not displayed.

Even if this preference is set to Normal or Wide, actions
are not displayed on the TV or projector that’s connected
to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.

d. Scan Mode

If the text in onscreen setup menus flickers due to com­patibility with the connected display device (TV, projec­tor, etc.), set the Scan Mode to Non-Interlaced.

Interlaced:Default.
Non-Interlaced:Select if the text flickers.

• Depending on the display device, when Non-Inter­laced is selected, the onscreen setup menus may not
appear. If this happens, use the AV receiver’s display
and repeat the procedure to revert to Interlaced.

e. Remote ID

With this setting, you can change the AV Receiver’s
remote control ID. You may need to change this if the
remote controller’s control codes overlap with those of
another Onkyo component located in the same room.

• If you change the AV receiver’s remote control ID, be
sure to set the same ID on both the AV receiver and
remote controller (see page 73). The default ID for
both is 1.

f. IR IN Position

When using a commercially available IR receiver, use
this setting to specify its location.

Main: Select if the IR receiver is located in the main

room.

Zone 2: Select if the IR receiver is located in, and will

be used to control Zone 2.

Digital Input Signal Formats

The digital input signal formats are available only for the
input sources that you have assigned a digital input jack;
otherwise you will see “Analog” indicated on the screen
(see page 42).

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 manually set the signal format to PCM or DTS:

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

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

MASTER VOLUME

DIMMER MEMORY

TUNING / PRESET

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TUNING MODE

CLEAR

SETUP MIC S VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO 4 INPUT

LR

AUDIO

DIGITAL

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ZONE2

OFF

ZONE 2 LEVEL

PHONES

TONE

MULTl CH

+

STEREO

DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

VCR 1 VCR 2

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

DIGITAL INPUT

VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 TAPE TUNER CD

DIGITAL INPUT

Press and hold the AV receiver’s [DIGI-

1

TAL INPUT] button for about 3 seconds.

While “Auto” is displayed (about 3 sec-

2

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

DTS or PCM: The DTS or PCM indicator,
depending on which format you have set, flashes,
and only signals in that format are output. Digital
signals in other formats are ignored.

Auto (default): The format is detected automat­ically. If no digital input signal is present, the cor­responding analog input is used instead.

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Advanced Setup—Continued

Changing the Remote Controller’s ID

If several Onkyo components are used in the same room,
the remote controller’s control codes may overlap with
those of another component. To differentiate the remote
controller’s control codes, you can change its ID to
another number.

Notes:

If you change the remote controller’s ID, be sure to set
the same ID on both the remote controller and AV
receiver (see “e. Remote ID” on page 72). The default ID
for both is 1.

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

V4

456

CD

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

1

1

1

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

TV

DIMMER

Press and hold down the [RECEIVER]
button, and then press the TV [INPUT]

MULTI CH

TAPE

11 12

MACRO

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

I

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

CABLE

TV

INPUT

+

3

TV CH

-

TV VOL

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

1

Number
buttons

button.

Use the number buttons to enter a remote

2

control ID.

You can enter 1, 2, or 3.

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Zone 2

Connecting Zone 2

With the Zone 2 function, you can enjoy one input
source in the main room and a different source in another
room.

There are two connection methods: using a receiver/inte­grated amp in Zone 2 or using only a pair of speakers in
Zone 2.

Using a Receiver/Integrated Amp in Zone 2

With this connection method, you can use 7.1 surround
sound in the main room and play a different AV source
in Zone 2. The volume for Zone 2 is set on the receiver/
integrated amp.

• Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
ZONE 2 LINE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio
input on your receiver/integrated amp.

• Connect the Zone 2 speakers to the speaker terminals
on the receiver/integrated amp.

Main room

TV

AV receiver

Using Only Speakers in Zone 2

With this connection method, you can use 5.1 surround
sound in the main room and play a different AV source
in Zone 2. The volume for Zone 2 is set on the AV
receiver.

• Set the Powered Zone 2 setting to Activated (see
page 75).

• Connect your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver’s
ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals.

Main room

TV

AV receiver

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

L

R

Zone 2

Zone 2

RL

ZONE 2

LINEOUT

L

R

IN

L

R

TV

Receiver/

integrated amp

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Zone 2—Continued

Setting the Powered Zone 2

To use Zone 2, you must make this setting. It enables the
speakers connected to the ZONE 2 SPEAKERS termi­nals so that they produce sound when Zone 2 is used.

1

2

1

RECEIVER

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

DVD CD

TAPE/AMP

TV

VCR

DIMMER

P

O

T

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

R

PREV

E

T

CH

DISPLAY

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

SURR

REPEAT

DIRECT

TEST TONE

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

OPEN/CLOSE

N

E

M

U

R

N

CLEAR

11 12

CABLE

M

U

ENTER

S

SUBTITLEAUDIO

TV VOL

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

E

N

U

VOL

P

U

T

E

MUTING

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

PLAY MODE

ALLST

2, 3

1, 4

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

The main menu appears onscreen.

3

4

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “f. Powered
Zone 2,” and use the Left and

Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select:

Not Activated: Zone 2 SPEAKERS
terminals deactivated.

Activated: Zone 2 SPEAKERS termi­nals activated.

When Zone 2 is activated and turned on
(see page 76), the speakers connected
to the ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals
output sound, but the speakers con­nected to the SURROUND BACK
SPEAKERS terminals do not (when
Zone 2 is activated but not used, the
surround back speakers work as nor­mal).

Press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

2

ENTER

ENTER

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
buttons to select “0. Initial
Setup,” and then press [ENTER].

The Initial Setup menu appears.

Note:

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

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Zone 2—Continued

STEREO

SURR

DIRECT

SUBTITLEAUDIO

ALLST

PLAY MODE

VIDEO OFF

REPEAT

OPEN/CLOSE

CINE FLTR

LISTENING MODE

TEST TONE

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

L NIGHT

RC-623M

10

--/---

11 12

REMOTE MODE

HDD

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

DVD CD

ZONE2

+

-

TV CH

T

V VOL

INPUT SELECTOR

32

MACRO

1

+

10 0

CLEAR

12

3

456

789

INPUT

I

ON STANDBY

TV

CD

V1 V2 V3

MULTI CH

DVD

TUNER

V4

TAPE

Using Zone 2

Here you can turn on Zone 2, select an input source, and
adjust the volume.

4

1

2

1–4

3

Note:

To control Zone 2 with the remote controller, you must
press the [ZONE 2] button first.

3

ZONE 2

LEVEL

4

ZONE 2

STANDBY

To set Zone 2 to the same source as the
main room, press the [ZONE 2] button
repeatedly to display
“Zone 2 Sel: Source.”

To adjust the Zone 2 volume with
the remote controller, press the
[ZONE 2] button, and then use
the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] but­tons.

+

-

LEVEL

To do this on the AV receiver,
press the ZONE 2 LEVEL [ ]/[ ]

buttons.

If the Zone 2 receiver/integrated amp is
connected to the AV receiver’s ZONE 2
LINE OUT L/R jacks, use the volume
control on the receiver/integrated amp.

To turn off Zone 2 with the
remote controller, press the
[ZONE 2] button followed by the
[STANDBY] button.

To do this from the AV receiver,
press the [OFF] button.

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1

ZONE 2

ON

Point the remote controller at the
AV receiver and press the
[ZONE 2] button followed by the
[ON] button.

This turns on Zone 2 and the AV
receiver’s 12V TRIGGER OUT.

Notes:

• Only analog input sources are output by the ZONE 2
LINE OUT and ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals. Dig­ital input sources are not output. If no sound is heard
when an input source is selected, check if it’s con­nected to an analog input.

• While Zone 2 is being used, listening modes that need
surround back speakers (i.e., Dolby Digital EX and
DTS-ES) are unavailable.

2

ZONE 2

To select the Zone 2 input source
with the remote controller, press
the [ZONE 2] button followed by
an input selector button.

If you select AM or FM, you can use

• While Zone 2 is on, functions will not work.

• You can’t select different radio stations for Zone 2 and
the main room. For example, if you have an FM sta­tion for the main room, that station will also be used
in Zone 2.

the remote controller’s [TUNER] but­ton to select the band.

To perform steps 1 and 2 on the
AV receiver, press the [ZONE 2]
button followed by an input
selector button within eight sec­onds.

The name of the selected Zone 2 source
appears on the display.

Zone 2—Continued

Using the 12V Trigger

When Zone 2 is turned on, the ZONE 2 12V TRIGGER
OUT outputs 12 volts (100 milliamperes max). By con­necting this jack to the 12-volt trigger input on, say, a
power amp in Zone 2, that power amp will turn on and
off automatically as and when Zone 2 is turned on and
off on the AV receiver.

Using the Remote Control in Zone 2

To use the remote controller to control the AV receiver
from Zone 2, you’ll need one of the following commer­cially available multiroom remote control kits:

• Multiroom Kits are made by Niles and Xantech.
These kits can also be used when the AV receiver is not

in line of sight of the remote controller, for example,
when it’s installed inside a cabinet.

Using a Multiroom Kit with Zone 2

In the following diagram, an IR receiver picks up the
infrared signals from the remote controller in Zone 2 and
feeds them to the AV receiver in the main room via the
connecting block.

• On the Remote Setup menu, set the IR IN Position set­ting to “Zone 2” (see page 72).

Using a Multiroom Kit with a Cabinet

In the following diagram, an IR receiver picks up the
infrared signals from the remote controller and feeds
them to the AV receiver in the cabinet via the connecting
block.

• On the Remote Setup menu, set the IR IN Position set­ting to “Main” (see page 72).

IR receiver

Remote controller

IR IN

Inside
cabinet

Connecting
block

Signal flow

Connecting
block

Main room Zone 2

Signal flow

IR receiver

Remote controller

Connect the miniplug cable from the connecting block to
the AV receiver’s IR IN jack as shown below.

from the connecting block

Miniplug cable

IR IN

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Controlling Other Components

You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller
(RC-623M) to control your other AV components,
including those made by other manufacturers.

This section explains how to:

• Enter the remote control code for a component that
you want to control (e.g., DVD, TV, VCR).

• Learn commands directly from another component’s
remote controller (see page 81).

• Program the MACRO buttons to perform a sequence
of up to eight actions (see page 82).

Entering Remote Control Codes

Entering a remote control code for a REMOTE MODE
button allows you to control an other component with the
remote controller. You’ll need to enter a code for each
component that you want to control.

Remote

STANDBY

Number

buttons

RECEIVER

1

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

V4

456

CD

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

1

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

TV

DIMMER

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

STEREO

REPEAT

TEST TONE

OPEN/CLOSE

TV

I

3

MULTI CH

DVD

TUNER

TAPE

CLEAR

11 12

MACRO

32

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

CABLE

M

U

N

E

E

N

M

U

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

P

T

U

U

T

R

E

N

S

LISTENING MODE

SURR

SUBTITLEAUDIO

DIRECT

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

L NIGHT

RC-623M

INPUT

+

TV CH

-

TV VOL

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

VOL

MUTING

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

PLAY MODE

ALLST

CINE FLTR

SLEEP

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

The codes are organized by category.

indicator

TV

I

REMOTE
MODE

2

REMOTE MODE

CD

TV

CABLE

While holding down the REMOTE
MODE button that you want to

DVD

set, press the [STANDBY] button.

The Remote indicator lights up.

VCR

SAT

MDCDR

STANDBY

3

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

The Remote indicator flashes twice.

4

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

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:

• Remote control codes cannot be entered for the
[RECEIVER], [HDD], and [ZONE 2] REMOTE
MODE buttons.

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

• The HDD remote mode can only be used with the

Onkyo DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock at this
time.

• The [DVD] and [CD] REMOTE MODE buttons

are preprogrammed for use with Onkyo DVD
players and CD players respectively.

• To control another manufacturer’s CD recorder or

MD recorder, enter the appropriate control code to
the [CD] REMOTE MODE button.

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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 36 for details.

Enter the appropriate remote control code

2

for the REMOTE MODE button.

• [DVD] REMOTE MODE button
5002: Onkyo DVD player with

• [CD] REMOTE MODE button
6002: Onkyo CD player with

• [MD] REMOTE MODE button
6008: Onkyo MD recorder with

• [CDR] REMOTE MODE button
6006: Onkyo CD recorder with

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

Press the REMOTE MODE button, point

3

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
5001: Onkyo DVD player without (default)

Resetting the REMOTE MODE Buttons

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

1

REMOTE MODE

CD

TV

CABLE

2

REMOTE MODE

CD

TV

CABLE

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

DVD

The Remote indicator flashes three

VCR

times.

SAT

MDCDR

Press the REMOTE MODE button
again.

The Remote indicator flashes twice,

DVD

indicating that the button has been

VCR

reset.

SAT

MDCDR

The [DVD] and [CD] REMOTE
MODE buttons are preprogrammed
with remote control codes for control­ling Onkyo DVD players and CD play­ers 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.

• [CD] REMOTE MODE button
6001: Onkyo CD player without (default)

• [MD] REMOTE MODE button
6007: Onkyo MD recorder without

• [CDR] REMOTE MODE button

6005: Onkyo CD recorder without

Note:

If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc or CD
recorder to the TAPE IN/OUT jacks, for remote opera­tion to work properly, you must set the display to MD or
CDR (see page 50).

1

STANDBY

2

RECEIVER

RECEIVER

While holding down the
[RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE but­ton, press the [STANDBY] button.

The Remote indicator flashes five
times.

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
MODE button again.

The Remote indicator flashes twice,
indicating that the remote controller
has been reset.

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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

Press [TV] first

A

2

8

3

4

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

DVD CD

TAPE/AMP

TV

VCR

DIMMER

E

M

P

O

T

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

R

PREV

E

T

U

CH

R

DISPLAY

11 12

U

N

ENTER

N

TUNER

CLEAR

CABLE

I

3

DVD

32

M

E

E

S

8

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

SURR

SUBTITLEAUDIO

REPEAT

DIRECT

TEST TONE

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

OPEN/CLOSE

L NIGHT

RC-623M

■ Controlling a VCR

■ Controlling a Satellite or

Cable Receiver

Press [VCR] first

TV

INPUT

5

+

TV CH

3

-

TV VOL

N

U

P

U

T

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

PLAY MODE

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

VOL

MUTING

ALLST

CINE FLTR

6

MDCDR

SLEEP

8

8
7

A

2

3

9
4

5

6

7

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

DVD CD

TAPE/AMP

TV

VCR

DIMMER

N

E

M

P

O

T

+

CH

DISC
ALBUM

-

R

PREV

E

T

U

CH

R

N

DISPLAY

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

SURR

REPEAT

DIRECT

TEST TONE

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

OPEN/CLOSE

RC-623M

11 12

U

ENTER

TV

I

INPUT

+

3

TV CH

DVD

-

TUNER

T

V VOL

CLEAR

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

CABLE

MDCDR

SLEEP

M

E

N

U

P

U

T

E

S

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

SUBTITLEAUDIO

PLAY MODE

L NIGHT

VOL

MUTING

ALLST

CINE FLTR

9

9
9

8

Press [SAT] or [CABLE] first

A

2

3

8
4

5

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

V4

CD

+

10 0

--/---

1

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

TV

DIMMER

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

-

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

I

12

3

MULTI CH

DVD

456

TUNER

TAPE

789

CLEAR

10

11 12

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

32

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

CABLE

M

U

N

E

E

N

M

U

P

O

T

ENTER

R

E

T

U

U

T

R

E

N

S

TV

INPUT

+

TV CH

-

TV VOL

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

8

VOL

MUTING

8
6

P

8

STEREO

REPEAT

TEST TONE

OPEN/CLOSE

LISTENING MODE

SURR

SUBTITLEAUDIO

DIRECT

CH SEL LEVEL LEVEL

VIDEO OFF

L NIGHT

RC-623M

RANDOMREC PLAYLIST

PLAY MODE

7

ALLST

CINE FLTR

A [ON], [STANDBY], TV

[]*

Sets the TV to On or Standby.

B Number buttons

Enter numbers.

C [CH +/–], TV CH [+]/[–]*

Selects channels on the TV.

D [PREV CH]

Selects the previous channel.

E [TV INPUT]*

Selects the TV’s input.

F TV VOL [ ]/[ ]*

Adjusts the TV’s volume.

G [MUTING]

Mutes the TV.

H [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[MENU]/

[ENTER]/[RETURN]

Navigate menus on the TV.

* Buttons marked with an aster-

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

A [ON], [STANDBY]

Sets the VCR to On or
Standby.

B Number buttons

Select channels.

C [CLEAR]

Cancels functions.

D [CH +/–]

Selects channels on the VCR.

E [PREV CH]

Selects the previous channel.

F REC [ ]

Starts recording.

G Eject [ ]

Ejects the videocassette.

H [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ]

Play, Pause, Stop, Rewind, and
Fast forward.

I [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[MENU]/

[ENTER]/[RETURN]

Navigate menus on the VCR.

A [ON], [STANDBY]

Sets the satellite/cable receiver
to On or Standby.

B Number buttons

Enter numbers.

C [CLEAR]

Cancels functions.

D [CH +/–]

Selects satellite/cable chan­nels.

E [PREV CH]

Selects the previous channel.

F [GUIDE]

Displays the program guide.

G [], []

Rewind, and Fast forward.

H [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[MENU]/

[ENTER]/[RETURN]

Navigate menus on the satel­lite/cable receiver.

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Controlling Other Components—Continued

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S

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EP

D

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M

E

R

S

U

R

M

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D

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V

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-

1

V

ID

E

O

-

2

T

AP

E

D

V

D

C

D

C

D

D

V

D

T

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T

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PH

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PR

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T

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G

T

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S

T

T

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N

E

MULT

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PUT

G

R

O

UP

R

10

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11

12

R

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MO

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M

O
D

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H

D

D

RECEIVER
P
E

/
A

M

P

D
V

D

C

D

ZONE2

S

A

T

V

C

R

CAB

L

E

M

D

C
D

R

+

-

T
V CH

T

V

VO

L

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C

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3

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M

A

C
R

O

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+

10

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Learning Commands from Other Remote Controllers

The AV receiver’s remote controller can receive and
learn commands from other remote controllers. By
transmitting, for example, the Play command from your
CD player’s remote controller, the remote controller can
learn it and then transmit the exact same command when
its Play [ ] button is pressed in CD mode.

You can also use this function to learn individual com­mands after entering a remote controller code (page 78).

Remote
indicator

1, 4

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

CD

TV

CABLE

ON

ON STANDBY

1

V1 V2 V3

12

V4

456

CD

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

1

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

TV

DIMMER

+

CH

DISC

ALBUM

MULTI CH

TAPE

11 12

MACRO

REMOTE MODE

DVD CD

VCR

U

N

E

M

P

O

T

ENTER

I

DVD

TUNER

CLEAR

CABLE

M

TV

INPUT

+

3

TV CH

-

TV VOL

32

ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

SLEEP

E

N

U

VOL

-

R

PREV

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P

T

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CH

DISPLAY

T

R

E

N

S

MUTING

While holding down the REMOTE
MODE button for the mode in
which you want to use the com-

DVD

mand, press the [ON] button.

HDD

The Remote indicator lights up.

VCR

SAT

MDCDR

3

Point the remote controllers at
each other, about 2 to 6 inches
(5–15 cm) apart, and then press
and hold the button whose com­mand you want to learn until the
Remote indicator flashes.

If the command is learned successfully,
the Remote indicator flashes twice.

About 2 to 6
inches (5–15 cm)

RC-623M

4

To learn more commands, repeat
steps 2 and 3.

Press any REMOTE MODE button
when you’ve finished.

Notes:

• The following buttons cannot learn new commands:
REMOTE MODE, MACRO [1], [2], [3], TV [ ],
TV CH [+]/[–], TV [INPUT], TV VOL [ ]/[ ].

• The AV receiver’s remote controller can learn approx­imately 70–90 commands, although, this will be
reduced by commands that use a lot of memory.

• Remote controller buttons such as Play, Stop, Pause,
and so on are preprogrammed with commands for
controlling Onkyo CD players, cassette decks, and
DVD players. However, they can learn new com­mands, and you can restore the preprogrammed com­mands by resetting the remote controller (page 79).

• To overwrite a previously learned command, repeat
this procedure.

• Only commands from infrared remote controllers can
be learned.

• When the remote controller’s batteries expire, all
learned commands will be lost and will have to be
learned all over again, so don’t discard your other
remote controllers.

2

On the AV receiver’s remote con­troller, press the button you want
to learn the new command.

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Controlling Other Components—Continued

Using Macros

You can program the remote controller’s MACRO but­tons to perform a sequence of actions.

Example:

To play a CD, you typically need to perform the follow­ing actions:

1. Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button
to select Receiver mode.

2. Press the [ON] button to turn on the AV receiver.

3. Press the [CD] INPUT SELECTOR button to
select the CD input source.

4. Press the REMOTE MODE [CD] button to select
the CD remote controller mode.

5. Press the Play [ ] button to start playback on the
CD player.

You can program a MACRO button to perform all five
actions.

Making Macros

You can make one macro for each MACRO button, and
each macro can perform up to eight actions.

Remote
indicator

1, 3

1

ON STANDBY

V1 V2 V3

12

MULTI CH

V4

456

CD

TAPE

789

+

10 0

10

--/---

INPUT SELECTOR

MACRO

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

DVD CD

TAPE/AMP

TV

VCR

DIMMER

PREV
CH

DISPLAY

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ZONE2

HDD

SAT

MDCDR

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VOL

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T

MUTING

1

REMOTE MODE

RECEIVER

TAPE/AMP

CD

TV

CABLE

While holding down the REMOTE
MODE button for the mode you

DVD

want to start with, press MACRO
button [1], [2], or [3].

HDD

The Remote indicator lights up.

VCR

SAT

For the CD example in the left column,

MDCDR

you’d press and hold the [RECEIVER]
REMOTE MODE button, and then
press MACRO button [1], [2], or [3].

2

On the remote controller, press
the buttons whose actions you
want to program into the macro
in the order you want them per­formed.

For the CD example in the left column,
you’d press the following buttons:
[ON], INPUT SELECTOR [CD],
REMOTE MODE [CD], Play [ ].

3

When you’ve finished, press the
MACRO button again.

The Remote indicator flashes twice.
If you enter all eight actions, the pro-

cess will finish automatically.

Note:

• If one or more of the buttons you used to make the
macro are taught new commands, the macro will no
longer work properly and will have to be made again.

Running Macros

Press the MACRO [1], [2], or [3] button.

1

The actions in the macro are performed in the
order in which they were programmed.

Keep the remote controller pointed at the AV
receiver until all of the commands have been fin­ished. Macros can be run at anytime regardless of
the current remote controller mode.

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Deleting Macros

While holding down the [RECEIVER]

1

REMOTE MODE button, press the MACRO
button whose macro you want to delete.

Press the MACRO button again.

2

Specifications

Amplifier Section

Power Output
2 channel driven: 90 W + 90 W

Dynamic Power 225 W + 225 W (3 Ω, Front)

THD (Total Harmonic
Distortion) 0.08 % (Power Rated)
Damping Factor 60 (Front, 1 kHz, 8 Ω)
Input Sensitivity and
Impedance 200 mV/47 kΩ (LINE)
Output Level and
Impedance 200 mV/470 Ω (REC OUT)
Frequency Response 10 Hz–100 kHz/+1 dB-3 dB (Direct

Tone Control ±10 dB, 50 Hz (BASS)

SN Ratio 106 dB (LINEIHF-A)
Speaker Impedance 6

(8 Ω, 20 Hz–20 kHz, FTC)

175 W + 175 W (4 Ω, Front)
105 W + 105 W (8 Ω, Front)

mode)

±10 dB, 20 kHz (TREBLE)

Ω–

Video Section

Input Sensitivity/Output
Level and Impedance 1 Vp-p/75 Ω (Component and S-Video Y)

Component Video
Frequency Response 5 Hz – 50 MHz

0.7 Vp-p/75 Ω (Component Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr)

0.28 Vp-p/75 Ω (S-Video C)
1 Vp-p/75 Ω (Composite)

Tuner Section

■ FM

Tuning Frequency Range

Usable Sensitivity Stereo: 22.2 dBf (75 Ω IHF)

S/N Ratio Stereo: 67 dB (IHF-A)

THD Stereo: 0.5 % (1 kHz)

Frequency Response 30 Hz–15 kHz / ±1 dB
Stereo Separation 40 dB (1kHz)

■ AM

Tuning Frequency Range

Usable Sensitivity 300 µV
S/N Ratio 40 dB
THD 0.70%

87.5 MHz– 107.9 MHz

Mono: 11.2 dBf (75 Ω IHF)

Mono: 73 dB (IHF-A)

Mono: 0.3 % (1 kHz)

530 kHz–1710 kHz

General

Power Supply AC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption 7A
Stand-by Power
Consumption 0.1 W
Dimensions (W x H x D) 435 W x 174 H x 377 D mm

17-1/8" W x 6-7/8" H x 14-13/16" D

Weight 11.0 kg

24.3 lbs

■ Video Inputs

Component Video Input 1,2,3
S-Video Compatible Jack
Input DVD, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3,

VIDEO4

A/V Input DVD, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3,

VIDEO4

■ Video Outputs

Component Video
Output OUT
S-Video Compatible Jack
Output MONITOR OUT, VIDEO1, VIDEO2
A/V Output MONITOR OUT, VIDEO1, VIDEO2

■ Audio Inputs

Digital Inputs Optical: 4

Coaxial: 2

Analog Inputs DVD(MULTICHANNEL), VIDEO1,

VIDEO2, VIDEO3, VIDEO4, TAPE, CD

Multichannel Inputs 6

■ Audio Outputs

Digital Outputs Optical: 1
Analog Outputs TAPE, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, ZONE2
Subwoofer Pre Outputs 1
Speaker Outputs 9
Phones 1

■ Other Jacks

IR Input 1
12V Trigger Out 1

Specifications and features are subject to change without
notice.

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Troubleshooting

If you have any trouble using the AV receiver, look for a
solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue
yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer.

Power

Can’t turn on the AV receiver?

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

• Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait five
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 and contact your Onkyo dealer.

Audio

There’s no sound, or it’s very quiet?

• Make sure that all audio connecting plugs are pushed
in all the way (page 20).

• Make sure that the inputs and outputs of all compo­nents are connected properly (page 20).

• Make sure that the polarity of the speaker cables is
correct, and that the bare wires are in contact with the
metal part of each speaker terminal (page 22).

• Make sure that the input source is properly selected
(page 51).

• Make sure that the speaker cables are not shorting.

• Check the volume. It can be set to MIN, 1 through 99,
or MAX (page 51). The AV receiver is designed for
home theater enjoyment. It has a wide volume range,
allowing precise adjustment.

• If the MUTING indicator is shown on the display,
press the remote controller’s [MUTING] button to
unmute the AV receiver (page 52).

• While a pair of headphones is connected to the
PHONES jack, no sound is output by the speakers
(page 52).

• Check the digital audio output setting on the con­nected device. On some game consoles, such as those
that support DVD, the default setting is off.

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

• If your turntable doesn’t have a built-in phono
preamp, 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 phono equalizer.

• Make sure that none of the connecting cables are bent,
twisted, or damaged.

• Not all listening modes use all speakers (page 62).

• Specify the speaker distances (page 47) and adjust the
individual speaker levels (page 48).

• Make sure that the speaker setup microphone is not
still connected.

Only the front speakers produce sound?

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

• When the Direct listening mode is selected, only the
front speakers produce sound.

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 44).

Only the center speaker produces sound?

• If you use the Pro Logic IIx Movie or Pro Logic IIx
Music 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 44).

The surround speakers produce no sound?

• When the Stereo or Direct listening mode is selected,
the surround speakers produce no sound (page 62).

• 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 44).

The center speaker produces no sound?

• When the Mono or Stereo listening mode is selected,
the center speaker produces no sound (page 62).

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 44).

The surround back speakers produce no
sound?

• The surround back speakers are not used with all lis­tening modes. Select another listening mode
(page 62).

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

• Make sure the speakers are configured correctly
(page 44).

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Troubleshooting—Continued

The subwoofer produces no sound?

• 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 44).

There’s no sound with a certain signal format?

• Check the digital audio output setting on the con­nected device. On some game consoles, such as those
that support DVD, the default setting is off.

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

• Depending on the input signal, some listening modes
cannot be selected (page 61).

Can’t select the DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix listen­ing modes?

• These modes cannot be selected when no surround
back speakers are connected, or the Zone 2 speakers
are being used.

• You can not always select all of the listening modes,
depending on the number of the speaker connected
(page 61).

Can’t get 6.1 playback?

• If no surround back speakers are connected, or the
Zone 2 speakers are being used, 6.1 playback is not
possible.

• You can not always select all of the listening modes,
depending on the number of the speakers connected
(page 61).

The volume cannot be set to 99?

• When the levels of all speakers have been calibrated
(page 48), the maximum volume setting may change.

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 64).

The DVD analog multichannel input doesn’t
work?

• Check the DVD analog multichannel input connec­tions (page 28).

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

• Check the audio output settings on your DVD player.

About DTS signals

• 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 three seconds, and then
resume playback.

• With some CD and LD 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.

• 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.

Video

There’s no picture?

• Make sure that all video connecting plugs are pushed
in all the way (page 20).

• Make sure that each video component is properly con­nected.

• If your video component is connected to a component
video input, your TV must be connected to the com­ponent video output (page 25).

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

The onscreen menus don’t appear?

• Make sure that the video settings are correct
(page 43).

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

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Troubleshooting—Continued

Tuner

Reception is noisy, FM stereo reception is
noisy, 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 54).

• 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.

Can’t select XM radio channels

• Channels cannot be selected while the indicator
is flashing, as tuning is in progress.

Remote Controller

The remote controller doesn’t work?

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

• Install new batteries. Don’t mix different types of bat­teries, or old and new batteries (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 that the AV receiver is not subjected to
direct sunshine or inverter-type fluorescent lights.
Relocate if necessary.

• If the AV receiver is installed in a rack or cabinet with
colored-glass doors, the remote controller may not
work reliably when the doors are closed.

• Make sure you’ve selected the correct remote control­ler mode (pages 14-18).

• When using the remote controller to control other
manufacturers’ AV components, some buttons may
not work as expected.

• Make sure you’ve entered the correct remote control
code.

• Make sure to set the same ID on both the AV receiver
and remote controller (pages 72 and 73).

Can’t control other components?

• If it’s an Onkyo component, make sure that the
cable and analog audio cable are connected properly.
Connecting only an cable won’t work (page 36).

• Make sure you’ve selected the correct remote control­ler mode (pages 14-18).

• 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 3 IN
jacks, for the remote controller to work properly, you
must set the display to MD, CDR, or HDD (see pages
50 and 79).

• When learning commands, make sure that the trans­mitting ends of both remote controllers are pointing at
each other.

• Are you trying to learn from a remote controller that
cannot be used for learning? Some commands cannot
be learned, especially those that transmit several
instructions with a single button press.

• The wrong remote control code has been entered.

• 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 Onkyo components, point the remote con­troller at the AV receiver.

• To control another manufacturer’s component, point
the remote controller at that component.

Recording

Can’t record?

• On your recorder, make sure the correct input is
selected (e.g., digital or analog).

Zone 2

Zone 2 has turned off?

• Was the Sleep function set? The Sleep function turns
off Zone 2 as well as the AV receiver. To set the Sleep
function for Zone 2 only, see page 76.

There’s no sound?

• Only components connected to analog inputs can be
played in Zone 2.

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Troubleshooting—Continued

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
or Direct. When you disconnect the headphones, the
previous listening mode will be resumed.

The speaker volume cannot be set as required?

• When the Automatic Speaker Setup function is used,
or the volume is adjusted on the onscreen setup
menus, the maximum possible volume setting may
change.

The speaker distance cannot be set as
required?

• In some cases, corrected values suitable for home the­ater use may be set automatically.

The display doesn’t work?

• Actions are not displayed on the TV or projector that’s
connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.

How do I change the language of a multiplex
source?

• Use the “a. Multiplex” setting on the “4. Audio
Adjust” menu to select Main or Sub (page 69).

The functions Auto Power On/Standby and
Direct Change don’t work for components con­nected via ?

• These functions don’t work when Zone 2 is turned on.

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.

Resetting the AV receiver to its factory defaults
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.

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.

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

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