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Page 2 - Important Safeguards; WARNING; AVIS

2 Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions —All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions —The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings —All warnings on the appliance and in the op...

Page 3 - Important Safeguards—; Continued; Precautions; For Canadian Models

3 Important Safeguards— Continued 21. Replacement Parts —When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the orig-inal part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock,...

Page 4 - Precautions—; Recording Copyright; —Unless it’s for personal use only,; AC Fuse; —Occasionally you should dust the HT-R510 all over with; Power; Memory backup; Supplied Accessories; Make sure you have the following accessories:; Features; Amp; • Dolby

4 Precautions— Continued 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder. 2. AC Fuse —The AC fuse inside the HT-R510 is not user-service- able. If you cannot turn on the HT-R510, contact your Onkyo de...

Page 5 - Before Using the HT-R510; Installing the Batteries; Close the battery compartment.; Using the Remote Controller

5 Before Using the HT-R510 Notes: • The supplied batteries should last for about six months, although this will vary with usage. • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing both batteries. • Don’t mix new and old batteries, or different types of bat- teries. • If you intend not t...

Page 6 - Controls & Connectors; Front Panel; For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis.

6 Controls & Connectors Front Panel For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. A STANDBY/ON button (24) This button is used to set the HT-R510 to On or Standby. For models with a POWER switch, this button has no effect unless the POWER switch is set to ON. B STANDBY indicator (...

Page 7 - —Continued; Display; Message area

7 Controls & Connectors —Continued Display For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. 1 A & B speaker indicators (28, 32) Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on. Indicator B lights up when speaker set B is on. 2 MUTING indicator (32) This indicator flashes when the ...

Page 8 - Rear Panel

8 Controls & Connectors —Continued Rear Panel For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. A COMPONENT VIDEO (10, 12, 14, 16) These RCA/phono connectors can be used to connect a TV, DVD player, or other AV component with component video inputs and outputs. B AM ANTENNA (22, 23) T...

Page 9 - Remote Controller—RCVR Mode

9 Controls & Connectors —Continued RC-518M This page describes only those buttons that can be used to control the HT-R510 when the remote controller is in RCVR mode (Receiver mode). The other modes, and information on using the remote controller to control your other AV compo-nents, are explaine...

Page 10 - Connecting Your AV Components; • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.; Before Making Any Connections; AV Cables & Connectors; Video

10 Connecting Your AV Components • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections. Optical Digital Inputs The HT-R510’s optical digital connectors have a shutter-type cover that opens when an optical plug is in...

Page 11 - Video Connection Formats; Which Connections To Use?; Using the AC OUTLET

11 Connecting Your AV Components —Continued The HT-R510 offers several connection formats for compat-ibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format you choose will depend on the formats supported by your AV components. Use the following sections as a guide. When connecting video equipment, yo...

Page 12 - Video Connections; Using Composite Video; • Your TV must also be connected via composite video.; Using Component Video; • Your TV must also be connected via component video.; Connecting Your TV or Projector; Connecting a DVD player

12 Connecting Your AV Components —Continued ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the HT-R510’s VIDEO MONITOR OUT to a composite video input on your TV, as shown. ■ Using S-Video Use an S-Video cable to connect the HT-R510’s S VIDEO MONITOR OUT to an S-Video input on your TV...

Page 13 - Audio Connections; Using Coaxial or Optical Connections; • Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the HT-R510’s; Using Analog Connections; , or to record audio from your DVD; Using Multi-channel Connections

13 Connecting Your AV Components —Continued Audio Connections ■ Using Coaxial or Optical Connections • Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the HT-R510’s COAXIAL DIGITAL INPUT to the coaxial output on your DVD player, as shown. OR • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the HT-R510’s...

Page 14 - Connecting a VCR for Playback; Connecting a D-VHS Recorder

14 Connecting Your AV Components —Continued Video Connections • Use an S-Video cable to connect the HT-R510’s S VIDEO VIDEO 2 IN to the S-Video output on your VCR, as shown. Your TV must also be connected via S-Video. OR • Use a composite video cable to connect the HT-R510’s VIDEO VIDEO 2 IN to a co...

Page 15 - • Use an S-Video cable to connect the HT-R510’s S VIDEO; Connecting a VCR for Recording

15 Connecting Your AV Components —Continued If your TV has AV outputs and you want to record from your TV to your VCR via the HT-R510, make the following con-nections. • Use an S-Video cable to connect the HT-R510’s S VIDEO VIDEO 2 IN to an S-Video output on your TV, and use another S-Video cable to...

Page 17 - Using Optical or Coaxial Connections; • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the; , or to record audio from your CD player,; Turntable with a Built-in Phono Preamp; Connecting a CD Player; Connecting a Turntable

17 Connecting Your AV Components —Continued ■ Using Optical or Coaxial Connections • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the HT-R510’s OPTICAL 1 DIGITAL INPUT to the optical output on your CD player, as shown. OR • Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the HT-R510’s COAXIAL DIGITAL ...

Page 18 - Using Coaxial or Optical Connections (playback only); Connecting a Cassette Recorder; Connecting a DAT or CD/MD Recorder

18 Connecting Your AV Components —Continued ■ Turntable with an MC-type (Moving Coil) Cartridge Use an RCA/phono audio cable to connect the HT-R510’s L/R TAPE IN connectors to the audio outputs on your phono preamp. Use another RCA/phono audio cable to connect the phono preamp’s inputs to your MC he...

Page 19 - Auto Power On; • You must make an analog RCA/phono connection; Connecting -compatible; Onkyo DVD player; Connecting several -compatible; Onkyo CD player

19 Connecting -compatible AV Components With (Remote Interactive) you can control your - compatible Onkyo CD player, DVD player, or cassette recorder with the HT-R510’s remote controller, and use the following special functions: ■ Auto Power On When you turn on an AV component connected via while th...

Page 20 - Installing Your Speakers; With speaker set A; , which should be installed in your main; With speaker set B; , which can be installed in another room,; Front Speakers; should be installed facing the listener at ear-level.; Surround Speakers; • The surround-left and surround-right speakers should be; Subwoofer; • The volume and quality of the bass output from your sub-; Positioning Your Speakers; Attaching the Supplied Speaker Labels; Speaker terminal

20 Installing Your Speakers You can use two sets of speakers with your HT-R510: speaker set A and speaker set B. With speaker set A , which should be installed in your main listening room, and can be used with Dolby Digital or DTS surround material, you can connect front-left, front-right, center, s...

Page 21 - Connecting Speaker Set A; Connecting Your Speakers; Unscrew the terminal.; Speakers Set A

21 Installing Your Speakers —Continued Before you connect your speakers, read the following: • Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. • Read the instructions supplied with your speakers. • Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other words, connect positive (+) terminals only to...

Page 22 - Connecting Antenna; The supplied indoor FM antenna is for indoor use only.; Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna; Be careful that you don’t injure yourself; Connecting the AM Loop Antenna

22 Connecting Antenna This chapter explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commer-cially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The supplied indoor FM antenna is for indoor use only. If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor F...

Page 23 - Using a TV/FM Antenna Splitter; Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna; Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna

23 Connecting Antenna —Continued 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 b...

Page 24 - Powering Up the HT-R510

24 Powering Up & Setting Up the HT-R510 Before connecting the power cord, connect all your speakers and AV components (see page 10 to page 23). With this function you can assign AV components (i.e., input sources) with digital audio outputs to the HT-R510’s digital inputs. You only need to chang...

Page 25 - Configuring Speaker Set A; Specifying the Number of Speakers; Setting the Subwoofer Mode; Parameter

25 Configuring Speaker Set A This chapter describes how to configure speaker set A to achieve the best results from your surround sound system. There is no speaker configuration for speaker set B. • Before configuring, you must: —Disconnect any headphones (see page 33) —Turn off speaker set B (see p...

Page 26 - • The Center and Subwoofer distances should be up to 5 ft.; Setting the Crossover Frequency; Specifying Speaker Distances; Center speaker

26 Configuring Speaker Set A —Continued To achieve the best bass performance from your speaker sys-tem, you need to set the crossover frequency according to the size and frequency response of your subwoofer and other speakers (front, center, and surround). If you’re not using a subwoofer, bass sound...

Page 27 - Adjusting Individual Speaker Volume

27 Configuring Speaker Set A —Continued With this function you can adjust the volume of each individ-ual speaker so that you can hear all speakers equally at the listening position. Note: You cannot use this function while the HT-R510 is muted (see page 32). Note: If no adjustments are made for two ...

Page 28 - Playing Your AV Components; Using Digital Inputs; Selecting the Source AV Component; Setting the Input Signal Format

28 Playing Your AV Components This chapter explains how you can play your AV components through the HT-R510. See pages 10–19 for information on connecting your AV components to the HT-R510. Using Digital Inputs The digital input assigned to the input source (see page 24) has priority over that input...

Page 29 - Fixing the signal format at DTS or PCM; Enabling the Tone Controls; Using the Multi-Channel Inputs

29 Playing Your AV Components —Continued While “Auto” is displayed, the name of the digital input cur-rently assigned to the input source (page 24) is displayed in parenthesis. For example, “Auto (COAX).” The possible inputs are OPT1, OPT2, and COAX. The options are explained below. Auto: The assign...

Page 30 - Using the Tuner; This chapter explains how to use the built-in tuner.; If you selected the FM band:; Tuning into Radio Stations

30 Using the Tuner This chapter explains how to use the built-in tuner. You can store your favorite radio stations as presets for con-venient selection. If you selected the FM band: The AUTO indicator appears on the display and the HT-R510 searches for the next station automatically. Search-ing stop...

Page 31 - You can easily select previously stored presets as follows.; Presetting Radio Stations; The preset number flashes.; Selecting Preset Stations

31 Using the Tuner —Continued You can store up to 30 of your favorite radio stations as pre-sets. You can easily select previously stored presets as follows. You can delete unwanted presets as follows. Other Functions: See page 32 for functions that you can use while listening to the radio. Listenin...

Page 32 - Common Functions; You can turn on and off speaker sets A and B individually.; When the input source is not AM or FM:; Turning Speaker Sets On & Off; Displaying Source Information

32 Common Functions This chapter explains functions that can be used with any input source. You can turn on and off speaker sets A and B individually. Note: When you turn on speaker set B, the listening mode for speaker set A is set to Stereo. With this function you can temporarily mute the output o...

Page 33 - • You cannot use this function while the HT-R510 is muted (see; Setting the Display Brightness; To cancel the sleep timer,; Using Headphones

33 Common Functions —Continued With this function you can adjust the brightness of the dis-play. With this function you can adjust the volume level of each individual speaker as you like. Unlike the individual speaker volume settings described on page 27, these adjustments can be carried out while l...

Page 34 - Using the Listening Modes; About the Listening Modes

34 Using the Listening Modes With its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP pro-grams, the HT-R510 can transform your home listening room into a movie theater or concert hall. To get the most from surround sound, it’s important that you install and configure your speakers correctly. See “Installi...

Page 35 - Basic Modes

35 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The listening modes are explained below. Basic Modes Direct: The selected input source is fed directly to the power- amp stages and through to the front left and right speakers with minimal processing. Use this mode when watching an old movie that has a mono s...

Page 36 - On; Selecting the Listening Modes

36 Using the Listening Modes —Continued You can select the listening modes by using the following buttons: [DIRECT], [STEREO], [SURROUND], [DSP], and [A.STEREO] (the last button is available only on the remote controller). Listening mode availability depends on the format of the currently selected i...

Page 37 - Audio Adjust Functions; These functions only work with speaker set A.; Using the Audio Adjust Functions; Off; buttons on the

37 Audio Adjust Functions These functions only work with speaker set A. Audio Adjust provides various functions for adjusting the sound, including several especially for use with Dolby Digi-tal, DTS, and Pro Logic II material. The following table lists the Audio Adjust functions, their ranges and de...

Page 38 - The Audio Adjust functions are explained below.; Bass; This function has no effect on the level of the center speaker.

38 Audio Adjust Functions —Continued The Audio Adjust functions are explained below. ■ Bass With this function you can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output by the front speakers from –12 dB to +12 dB in 2 dB steps. ■ Treble With this function you can boost or cut high-frequency sounds output by ...

Page 39 - Recording; In the following example,; Recording the Input Source; Recording from Different AV Sources

39 Recording This chapter explains how to record the selected input source to an AV component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from two different sources. You can record only to AV components that are connected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT connectors. See pages 10–19 fo...

Page 40 - Entering the Manufacturer’s Code

40 Using the Remote Controller RC-518M with Your Other AV Components Connecting your -compatible Onkyo CD player, DVD player, or cassette recorder to the HT-R510 via allows you to control your system with the HT-R510’s remote con-troller by pointing it at the HT-R510. This allows you to con-trol com...

Page 41 - Using the Remote Controller RC-518M with Your Other AV Components; Use the remote controller’s Power [

41 Using the Remote Controller RC-518M with Your Other AV Components —Continued Using the RC-518M If you need to enter the manufacturer’s code for your AV component into the remote controller, see page 40. 1 Point the remote controller at the HT-R510 and use the input selector buttons to select an i...

Page 42 - VCR mode

42 Using the Remote Controller RC-518M with Your Other AV Components —Continued VCR mode TV mode You must enter the appropriate manufacturer’s code (see page 40). You must enter the appropriate manufacturer’s code (see page 40). Power on/off 1–9, +10, 0 Enter numbers OK Confirm TV CH UP Select next ...

Page 44 - Troubleshooting; Symptom

44 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible cause Remedy Amp Can’t turn on the HT-R510? The power cord is not connected. Connect the power cord to a suitable wall outlet (page 24). External interference is affecting the HT-R510’s digital circuitry. Turn off the HT-R510, wait five seconds, then try turning i...

Page 46 - Relocate your AM antenna.; Recor; The AV component is not properly connected.

46 Troubleshooting —Continued Symptom Possible cause Remedy T uner Reception is noisy, inter-mittent, and the FM STE-REO indicator flashes? You’re too far away from the transmitter. Or, your FM antenna is in the wrong position or pointing in the wrong direction. Or, the sta-tion’s signal strength is...

Page 47 - Specifications; AMPLIFIER SECTION; GENERAL

47 Specifications AMPLIFIER SECTION VIDEO SECTION TUNER SECTION FM AM GENERAL REMOTE CONTROL Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Power sup-ply and voltage vary depending on the area in which the unit is purchased. Continuous Average Power output (FTC)All channels: 100 w...