Onkyo HT-R518 - Manuals

5 Contents Important Safety Instructions........................... 2 Precautions ....................................................... 3 Supplied Accessories ...................................... 4 Features ............................................................ 6 Getting to Know the AV Rec...

6 Features Amplifier • 130 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (IEC)• WRAT-Wide Range Amplifier Technology (5Hz–100kHz bandwidth) • High-Current Low-Impedance Drive• Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry• H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply) Massive High Power Transformer Processing • Dolby Digital and Pro Logic II *1 •...

7 Getting to Know the AV Receiver The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity. The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. A ON/STANDBY button (33) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. B STANDBY indicat...

8 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. U MEMORY button (45) Used when storing or deleting radio presets. V TUNING MODE button (43) Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM and FM radio. W SETUP MIC (34) The automatic speaker setup mi...

9 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1 and 2 These optical digital audio inputs are for connecting components with an optical digital audio output, such as a CD player or DVD player. They’re assign-able, which means you can assign each one to an input selector to suit yo...

10 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued M VCR/DVR IN/OUT A video component, such as a VCR or DVR, can be connected here for recording and playback. There are S-Video and composite video input and output jacks for connecting the video signal, and there are analog audio input jacks for connectin...

11 Remote Controller For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ON/STANDBY button (33) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. B REMOTE MODE/INPUT SELECTOR buttons (39, 66–72) Selects the remote controller modes and the input sources. C MULTI CH button (39) Selects the multichannel DVD...

12 Remote Controller —Continued 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 leaka...

13 Connecting Your Speakers 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. You can enjoy DVDs featuring Dolby Digital or DTS. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dol...

14 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Speaker Configuration For 5.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need five speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers you have. No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub-w...

15 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers: • You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 8 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period o...

16 Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use ...

17 Connecting Antennas —Continued If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out-door 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...

18 Connecting Your Components • 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 cove...

19 Connecting Your Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver. The AV receiver supports several co...

20 Connecting Your Components —Continued • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR or cable or satellite receiver to the AV receiver and use its tuner to listen to TV programs through the AV receiver (see pages 23 and...

21 Connecting Your Components —Continued • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . • If your DVD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel left and right outputs, be sure to use the main left and right outputs for connection . Connecting a DVD player Connection AV receiver ...

22 Connecting Your Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio and SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the AV receiver’s multichannel input. Use a multichannel analog audio cab...

23 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or DVR to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback ...

24 Connecting Your Components —Continued Notes: • The AV receiver must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’s on Standby. • If you want to record directly from your TV or another video source without going through the AV receiver, connect the audio and video outputs from yo...

25 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . Connecting a Satellite, Cable, or...

26 Connecting Your Components —Continued About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, DVD players, set-top boxes, and other video components. Until now, several separat...

27 Connecting Your Components —Continued If you have an HDMI-compatible player, you can connect it to the AV receiver with an HDMI cable. ■ Audio Signals • Audio and video signals received via inputs other than the HDMI IN jacks are not output by the HDMI OUT.• Audio and video signals received via t...

28 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a Camcorder, Game Console, or Other Device Connection AV receiver Signal flow Camcorder or console AUX INPUT VIDEO ⇐ Composite video output AUX INPUT L-AUDIO-R ⇐ Analog audio L/R output SETUP SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPUT ENTER RETURN TUNING ...

29 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp • To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . ■ Turntable (MM) with no Phono Preamp Built-in A phono preamp is necessary to connect a turntable that doesn’t have a phono preamp built-in. ■ T...

30 Connecting Your Components —Continued • To connect the recorder digitally for playback, use connections and , or and . Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder Connection AV receiver Signal flow Cassette, CDR, MD, or DAT recorder TAPE IN L/R TAPE OUT L/R ⇐ ⇒ Analog audio L/R output A...

31 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ If Your iPod Supports Video: Connect your RI Dock’s audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s CBL/SAT IN L/R jacks, and connect its video output jack to the AV receiver’s CBL/SAT IN V jack. If you have an Onkyo DS-A1 RI Dock, connect its video output jack to ...

32 Connecting Your Components —Continued With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions: Auto Power On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the AV receiver is on Standby, it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source....

33 Turning On the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY STANDBY PURE AUDIO CINEMA FILTER TONE MOVIE/TV MUSIC GAME DISPLAY RT/PTY/TP MEMORY CLEAR DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE LATE NIGHT PHONES MULTI CH PURE AUDIO DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT AUX TAPE TUNER CD SETUP SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPUT ENTER RETURN TUNING PRESET...

34 First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time. With the supplied calibrated microphone, Audyssey 2EQ automatically determines the number of speakers con-nected, their size for purposes of bass management, optimum cro...

35 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 63) will be set to “Audyssey.” • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Audyssey Dynamic EQ settings (page 57) will be set to “On.” Error Messages While the automatic speaker...

36 First Time Setup —Continued Changing the Speaker Settings Manually If you wish to make changes to the settings found during the automatic speaker setup, follow the directions on pages 59–63. Using a Powered Subwoofer If you’re using a powered subwoofer, as it outputs very low-frequency sound and ...

37 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if you connect your DVD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2, you must assign COM-PONENT VIDEO IN 2 to the DVD input selector. By default, the DVD input se...

38 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder, CD recorder, or RI Dock to the TAPE IN/OUT jacks, or connect an RI Dock to the CBL/SAT jacks, for to work properly, you must change this setting. This setting can only be changed on the AV receiver. Note: • DOCK can b...

39 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation ON/STANDBY STANDBY PURE AUDIO CINEMA FILTER TONE MOVIE/TV MUSIC GAME DISPLAY RT/PTY/TP MEMORY CLEAR DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE LATE NIGHT PHONES MULTI CH PURE AUDIO DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT AUX TAPE TUNER CD SETUP SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPU...

40 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any input source. You can adjust the brightness of the display. You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver. To unmute the AV receiver, press the remote control- ler’s [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume. Th...

41 Common Functions —Continued 7 For private listening, you can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the AV receiver’s PHONES jack. Notes: • Always turn down the volume before connecting your headphones. • While the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack, the speakers...

42 Common Functions —Continued The following table shows the display indicator for each digital signal format. Normally, the AV receiver detects the format of digital input signals automatically. However, if you experience either of the following issues when playing PCM or DTS sources, you can speci...

43 Listening to the Radio With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations and store your favorite stations as presets for easy selection. Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■ Auto Tuning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, t...

44 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ Tuning into Stations by Frequency You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter-ing the appropriate frequency. Displaying AM/FM Radio Information 1 Press the [TUNER] button repeat-edly to select AM or FM, followed by the [D.TUN] button. (Actual display...

45 Listening to the Radio —Continued You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM and FM radio stations. Deleting Presets Selecting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 Tune into the AM or FM station you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMORY] button. The preset number flashes....

46 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned to an RDS station, the RDS indi-cator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was developed by the European Broadc...

48 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 52. Selecting on the AV Receiver ■ [PURE AUDIO] button This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode.When this mode is selected, the AV receiver’s dis-play is turned off and only the HD...

49 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Analog and PCM Sources Listening Modes Available for Each Source Format Button Source format PCM Multi channel Analog 32–96kHz *1 *1. 32/44.1/48/88.2/96kHz Media Listening Mode CD, TV, radio, DVD [PURE AUDIO] Pure Audio ✔ ✔ [MOVIE/TV] Mono ✔ Dolby PLII Movie ✔...

50 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby Digital Sources Button Source format Dolby Digital Multichannel 2ch Mono/Multiplex Media Listening Mode DVD, DTV, etc. [PURE AUDIO] Pure Audio ✔ ✔ ✔ [MOVIE/TV] Mono ✔ ✔ ✔ DolbyDigital ✔ Dolby PLII Movie ✔ Neo:6 Cinema ✔ MonoMovie *1 *1. Available only wh...

51 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS Sources Button Source format DTS, DTS 96/24 DTS Discrete/Matrix Multichannel 2ch Mono/Multiplex Media Listening Mode DVD, CD, etc. DVD, CD, etc. [PURE AUDIO] Pure Audio ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ [MOVIE/TV] Mono ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DTS, DTS 96/24 ✔ ✔ Dolby PLII Movie ✔ Neo:6 Cinema ✔ Mo...

52 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Pure Audio In this mode, the display and video circuitry are turned off, minimizing possible noise sources...

53 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Onkyo Original DSP Modes Mono Movie This mode is suitable for old movies and other mono sources. The center speaker outputs the sound as it is, while reverb is applied to the sound output by the other speakers, giving presence to even mono material. Orchestra ...

54 Recording This section explains how to record the input source and how to record audio and video from separate sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected DVDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to the analog multichannel input cannot be ...

55 Adjusting the Listening Modes With the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Multiplex/Mono Settings Multiplex ■ Input (Mux) This setting determines which channel of a stereo multi-plex source ...

56 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued ■ Center Width With this setting, you can adjust the width of the sound from the center speaker when using the Dolby Pro Logic II Music listening mode. Normally, if you’re using a cen-ter speaker, the center channel sound is output by only the center speak...

57 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued You can change various audio settings by pressing the [AUDIO] button. The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Tone Control Settings You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct or Pure Audio listening mode is sel...

58 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Speaker Levels You can adjust the volume of each speaker while listen-ing to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby. ■ Subwoofer You can adjust the level from –15 dB to +12 dB. ■ Center You can adj...

59 Advanced Setup This section explains how to check the speaker settings and how to set them manually, which is useful if you change a speaker after performing the automatic speaker setup.Some of the speaker settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 34). Speak...

60 Advanced Setup —Continued Note: • These settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected or the multichannel DVD input is being used. Crossover Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you speci-fied as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 59. To get the best bass...

61 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Distance With these settings, you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position. Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Left distance. For example, if the Left distance is set to 20 ...

62 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Levels You can set the volume level of each speaker so that all speakers can be heard equally at the listening position. Note: • The speaker levels cannot be adjusted while a pair of headphones is connected or the AV receiver is muted. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] REMO...

63 Advanced Setup —Continued Equalizer Settings Here you can adjust the tone of individual speakers. To set the volume of individual speakers, see page 62. Notes: • The front, center, and surround speakers can be adjusted at 80Hz, 250Hz, 800Hz, 2500Hz, and 8000Hz. The subwoofer can be adjusted at 40...

64 Controlling Other Components You can control your DVD player, CD player, and other components with the AV receiver’s remote controller.To control another component, you must first enter that component’s remote control code to a REMOTE MODE button.This section explains how to enter remote control ...

65 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes for Onkyo Components Connected via Onkyo components that are connected via are con- trolled 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, ...

66 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your DVD player (HD DVD, Blu-ray, or TV/DVD combination), you can control your player with the following buttons. The [DVD] REMOTE MODE button is preprogrammed with t...

67 Controlling Other Components —Continued T PLAY MODE button Selects play modes on components with selectable play modes. U CLR button Cancels functions and clears entered numbers. Note: • If you enter the remote control code for a HD DVD or Blu-ray player that has A, B, C, and D buttons, the [SEAR...

68 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your sat-ellite receiver, cable receiver, or DVD recorder (DBS/PVR combination or cable/PVR combination), you can control your player with the following buttons. For ...

69 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your CD player, CD recorder, or MD player, you can control your player with the following buttons. The [CD] REMOTE MODE button is preprogrammed with the remote contro...

70 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your RI Dock, you can control your iPod in the RI Dock with the following buttons. The [DOCK] REMOTE MODE button is prepro-grammed with the remote control code for co...

71 Controlling Other Components —Continued P Fast Forward [ ] button Press and hold to fast forward. Q Stop [ ] button Stops playback and displays a menu. R PLAY MODE button Selects play modes on components with selectable play modes.Works as a Resume button when used with a DS-A2 RI Dock. S RANDOM ...

72 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the [TV] REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your TV (TV/DVD combination or TV/VCR combination), you can control your TV with the following buttons. For details on entering a remote control code for a diffe...

73 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. Can’t turn on the AV receiver • Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly. • Unplug the power cord f...

75 Troubleshooting —Continued The remote controller doesn’t work • Make sure that the batteries are installed with the cor- rect polarity (page 12). • Make sure that the remote controller is not too far away from the AV receiver and there’s no obstruction between the remote controller and the AV rec...

76 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Control Terminal Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. HT-R518 Rated Output Power 7 ch × 130 W at 8 ohms, 1kHz, 1 ch driven (I...

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5 Contents Important Safety Instructions........................... 2 Precautions ....................................................... 3 Supplied Accessories ...................................... 4 Features ............................................................ 6 Getting to Know the AV Rec...

6 Features Amplifier • 130 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (IEC)• WRAT-Wide Range Amplifier Technology (5Hz–100kHz bandwidth) • High-Current Low-Impedance Drive• Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry• H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply) Massive High Power Transformer Processing • Dolby Digital and Pro Logic II *1 •...

7 Getting to Know the AV Receiver The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity. The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. A ON/STANDBY button (33) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. B STANDBY indicat...

8 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. U MEMORY button (45) Used when storing or deleting radio presets. V TUNING MODE button (43) Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM and FM radio. W SETUP MIC (34) The automatic speaker setup mi...

9 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1 and 2 These optical digital audio inputs are for connecting components with an optical digital audio output, such as a CD player or DVD player. They’re assign-able, which means you can assign each one to an input selector to suit yo...

10 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued M VCR/DVR IN/OUT A video component, such as a VCR or DVR, can be connected here for recording and playback. There are S-Video and composite video input and output jacks for connecting the video signal, and there are analog audio input jacks for connectin...

11 Remote Controller For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ON/STANDBY button (33) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. B REMOTE MODE/INPUT SELECTOR buttons (39, 66–72) Selects the remote controller modes and the input sources. C MULTI CH button (39) Selects the multichannel DVD...

12 Remote Controller —Continued 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 leaka...

13 Connecting Your Speakers 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. You can enjoy DVDs featuring Dolby Digital or DTS. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dol...

14 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Speaker Configuration For 5.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need five speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers you have. No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub-w...

15 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers: • You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 8 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period o...

16 Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use ...

17 Connecting Antennas —Continued If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out-door 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...

18 Connecting Your Components • 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 cove...

19 Connecting Your Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver. The AV receiver supports several co...

20 Connecting Your Components —Continued • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR or cable or satellite receiver to the AV receiver and use its tuner to listen to TV programs through the AV receiver (see pages 23 and...

21 Connecting Your Components —Continued • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . • If your DVD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel left and right outputs, be sure to use the main left and right outputs for connection . Connecting a DVD player Connection AV receiver ...

22 Connecting Your Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio and SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the AV receiver’s multichannel input. Use a multichannel analog audio cab...

23 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or DVR to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback ...

24 Connecting Your Components —Continued Notes: • The AV receiver must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’s on Standby. • If you want to record directly from your TV or another video source without going through the AV receiver, connect the audio and video outputs from yo...

25 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . Connecting a Satellite, Cable, or...

26 Connecting Your Components —Continued About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, DVD players, set-top boxes, and other video components. Until now, several separat...

27 Connecting Your Components —Continued If you have an HDMI-compatible player, you can connect it to the AV receiver with an HDMI cable. ■ Audio Signals • Audio and video signals received via inputs other than the HDMI IN jacks are not output by the HDMI OUT.• Audio and video signals received via t...

28 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a Camcorder, Game Console, or Other Device Connection AV receiver Signal flow Camcorder or console AUX INPUT VIDEO ⇐ Composite video output AUX INPUT L-AUDIO-R ⇐ Analog audio L/R output SETUP SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPUT ENTER RETURN TUNING ...

29 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp • To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . ■ Turntable (MM) with no Phono Preamp Built-in A phono preamp is necessary to connect a turntable that doesn’t have a phono preamp built-in. ■ T...

30 Connecting Your Components —Continued • To connect the recorder digitally for playback, use connections and , or and . Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder Connection AV receiver Signal flow Cassette, CDR, MD, or DAT recorder TAPE IN L/R TAPE OUT L/R ⇐ ⇒ Analog audio L/R output A...

31 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ If Your iPod Supports Video: Connect your RI Dock’s audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s CBL/SAT IN L/R jacks, and connect its video output jack to the AV receiver’s CBL/SAT IN V jack. If you have an Onkyo DS-A1 RI Dock, connect its video output jack to ...

32 Connecting Your Components —Continued With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions: Auto Power On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the AV receiver is on Standby, it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source....

33 Turning On the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY STANDBY PURE AUDIO CINEMA FILTER TONE MOVIE/TV MUSIC GAME DISPLAY RT/PTY/TP MEMORY CLEAR DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE LATE NIGHT PHONES MULTI CH PURE AUDIO DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT AUX TAPE TUNER CD SETUP SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPUT ENTER RETURN TUNING PRESET...

34 First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time. With the supplied calibrated microphone, Audyssey 2EQ automatically determines the number of speakers con-nected, their size for purposes of bass management, optimum cro...

35 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 63) will be set to “Audyssey.” • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Audyssey Dynamic EQ settings (page 57) will be set to “On.” Error Messages While the automatic speaker...

36 First Time Setup —Continued Changing the Speaker Settings Manually If you wish to make changes to the settings found during the automatic speaker setup, follow the directions on pages 59–63. Using a Powered Subwoofer If you’re using a powered subwoofer, as it outputs very low-frequency sound and ...

37 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if you connect your DVD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2, you must assign COM-PONENT VIDEO IN 2 to the DVD input selector. By default, the DVD input se...

38 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder, CD recorder, or RI Dock to the TAPE IN/OUT jacks, or connect an RI Dock to the CBL/SAT jacks, for to work properly, you must change this setting. This setting can only be changed on the AV receiver. Note: • DOCK can b...

39 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation ON/STANDBY STANDBY PURE AUDIO CINEMA FILTER TONE MOVIE/TV MUSIC GAME DISPLAY RT/PTY/TP MEMORY CLEAR DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE LATE NIGHT PHONES MULTI CH PURE AUDIO DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT AUX TAPE TUNER CD SETUP SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPU...

40 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any input source. You can adjust the brightness of the display. You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver. To unmute the AV receiver, press the remote control- ler’s [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume. Th...

41 Common Functions —Continued 7 For private listening, you can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the AV receiver’s PHONES jack. Notes: • Always turn down the volume before connecting your headphones. • While the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack, the speakers...

42 Common Functions —Continued The following table shows the display indicator for each digital signal format. Normally, the AV receiver detects the format of digital input signals automatically. However, if you experience either of the following issues when playing PCM or DTS sources, you can speci...

43 Listening to the Radio With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations and store your favorite stations as presets for easy selection. Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■ Auto Tuning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, t...

44 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ Tuning into Stations by Frequency You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter-ing the appropriate frequency. Displaying AM/FM Radio Information 1 Press the [TUNER] button repeat-edly to select AM or FM, followed by the [D.TUN] button. (Actual display...

45 Listening to the Radio —Continued You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM and FM radio stations. Deleting Presets Selecting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 Tune into the AM or FM station you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMORY] button. The preset number flashes....

46 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned to an RDS station, the RDS indi-cator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was developed by the European Broadc...

48 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 52. Selecting on the AV Receiver ■ [PURE AUDIO] button This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode.When this mode is selected, the AV receiver’s dis-play is turned off and only the HD...

49 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Analog and PCM Sources Listening Modes Available for Each Source Format Button Source format PCM Multi channel Analog 32–96kHz *1 *1. 32/44.1/48/88.2/96kHz Media Listening Mode CD, TV, radio, DVD [PURE AUDIO] Pure Audio ✔ ✔ [MOVIE/TV] Mono ✔ Dolby PLII Movie ✔...

50 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby Digital Sources Button Source format Dolby Digital Multichannel 2ch Mono/Multiplex Media Listening Mode DVD, DTV, etc. [PURE AUDIO] Pure Audio ✔ ✔ ✔ [MOVIE/TV] Mono ✔ ✔ ✔ DolbyDigital ✔ Dolby PLII Movie ✔ Neo:6 Cinema ✔ MonoMovie *1 *1. Available only wh...

51 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS Sources Button Source format DTS, DTS 96/24 DTS Discrete/Matrix Multichannel 2ch Mono/Multiplex Media Listening Mode DVD, CD, etc. DVD, CD, etc. [PURE AUDIO] Pure Audio ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ [MOVIE/TV] Mono ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DTS, DTS 96/24 ✔ ✔ Dolby PLII Movie ✔ Neo:6 Cinema ✔ Mo...

52 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Pure Audio In this mode, the display and video circuitry are turned off, minimizing possible noise sources...

53 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Onkyo Original DSP Modes Mono Movie This mode is suitable for old movies and other mono sources. The center speaker outputs the sound as it is, while reverb is applied to the sound output by the other speakers, giving presence to even mono material. Orchestra ...

54 Recording This section explains how to record the input source and how to record audio and video from separate sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected DVDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to the analog multichannel input cannot be ...

55 Adjusting the Listening Modes With the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Multiplex/Mono Settings Multiplex ■ Input (Mux) This setting determines which channel of a stereo multi-plex source ...

56 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued ■ Center Width With this setting, you can adjust the width of the sound from the center speaker when using the Dolby Pro Logic II Music listening mode. Normally, if you’re using a cen-ter speaker, the center channel sound is output by only the center speak...

57 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued You can change various audio settings by pressing the [AUDIO] button. The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Tone Control Settings You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct or Pure Audio listening mode is sel...

58 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Speaker Levels You can adjust the volume of each speaker while listen-ing to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby. ■ Subwoofer You can adjust the level from –15 dB to +12 dB. ■ Center You can adj...

59 Advanced Setup This section explains how to check the speaker settings and how to set them manually, which is useful if you change a speaker after performing the automatic speaker setup.Some of the speaker settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 34). Speak...

60 Advanced Setup —Continued Note: • These settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected or the multichannel DVD input is being used. Crossover Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you speci-fied as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 59. To get the best bass...

61 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Distance With these settings, you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position. Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Left distance. For example, if the Left distance is set to 20 ...

62 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Levels You can set the volume level of each speaker so that all speakers can be heard equally at the listening position. Note: • The speaker levels cannot be adjusted while a pair of headphones is connected or the AV receiver is muted. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] REMO...

63 Advanced Setup —Continued Equalizer Settings Here you can adjust the tone of individual speakers. To set the volume of individual speakers, see page 62. Notes: • The front, center, and surround speakers can be adjusted at 80Hz, 250Hz, 800Hz, 2500Hz, and 8000Hz. The subwoofer can be adjusted at 40...

64 Controlling Other Components You can control your DVD player, CD player, and other components with the AV receiver’s remote controller.To control another component, you must first enter that component’s remote control code to a REMOTE MODE button.This section explains how to enter remote control ...

65 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes for Onkyo Components Connected via Onkyo components that are connected via are con- trolled 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, ...

66 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your DVD player (HD DVD, Blu-ray, or TV/DVD combination), you can control your player with the following buttons. The [DVD] REMOTE MODE button is preprogrammed with t...

67 Controlling Other Components —Continued T PLAY MODE button Selects play modes on components with selectable play modes. U CLR button Cancels functions and clears entered numbers. Note: • If you enter the remote control code for a HD DVD or Blu-ray player that has A, B, C, and D buttons, the [SEAR...

68 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your sat-ellite receiver, cable receiver, or DVD recorder (DBS/PVR combination or cable/PVR combination), you can control your player with the following buttons. For ...

69 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your CD player, CD recorder, or MD player, you can control your player with the following buttons. The [CD] REMOTE MODE button is preprogrammed with the remote contro...

70 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your RI Dock, you can control your iPod in the RI Dock with the following buttons. The [DOCK] REMOTE MODE button is prepro-grammed with the remote control code for co...

71 Controlling Other Components —Continued P Fast Forward [ ] button Press and hold to fast forward. Q Stop [ ] button Stops playback and displays a menu. R PLAY MODE button Selects play modes on components with selectable play modes.Works as a Resume button when used with a DS-A2 RI Dock. S RANDOM ...

72 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the [TV] REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your TV (TV/DVD combination or TV/VCR combination), you can control your TV with the following buttons. For details on entering a remote control code for a diffe...

73 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. Can’t turn on the AV receiver • Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly. • Unplug the power cord f...

75 Troubleshooting —Continued The remote controller doesn’t work • Make sure that the batteries are installed with the cor- rect polarity (page 12). • Make sure that the remote controller is not too far away from the AV receiver and there’s no obstruction between the remote controller and the AV rec...

76 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Control Terminal Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. HT-R518 Rated Output Power 7 ch × 130 W at 8 ohms, 1kHz, 1 ch driven (I...

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