Onkyo 29400095 - Manual

5 Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions .................................... 2Precautions ............................................................... 3Supplied Accessories ................................................ 4Features ......................................................

6 Features Amplifier • 80 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms• 130 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms• WRAT-Wide Range Amplifier Technology• Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry• H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply) Massive High Power Transformer Processing • HDMI Video Upscaling (to 1080i Compatible) with Faroudja DCDi Edge Enhan...

7 Multiroom Capability You can use two speaker systems with this AV receiver —a surround-sound speaker system (up to 7.1 channels) in your main listening room, a stereo speaker system in a second room, or Zone 2, as we call it. And, you can select a different audio source for each room. Main Room: I...

8 Front & Rear Panels 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 (37) This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or Standby. b ST...

9 Front & Rear Panels —Continued q MASTER VOLUME control (50) This control is used to adjust the volume of the AV receiver to Min, 1 through 79 or Max. r PHONES jack (52) This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan-dard pair of stereo headphones for private listening. s Input selector butt...

10 Front & Rear Panels —Continued a DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 1 and 2 These coaxial digital audio inputs are for connect-ing components with coaxial digital audio outputs, such as CD and DVD/BD players. They’re assign-able, which means you can assign each one to an input selector to suit your setup. Se...

11 Front & Rear Panels —Continued k CD IN This analog audio input is for connecting a CD player’s analog audio output. l TV/TAPE IN/OUT This analog audio input and output are for connect-ing a recorder with an analog audio input and output (cassette, Mini Disc, etc.). m GAME IN Here you can conn...

12 Remote Controller 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 corro...

13 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. a ON/STANDBY button (37) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. b REMOTE MODE/INPUT SELECTOR buttons (50, 90–96) Selects the remote controller modes and the input sources. c Arrow [ q ]/[ w ]/[ e ]/[ r ] and ENTE...

14 About 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 or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Log...

15 Connecting the AV Receiver Speaker Configuration For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need seven speakers and a powered subwoofer.The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have. * If you’re using only one surround back speaker, ...

16 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s PRE OUT: SUBWOOFER to an input on your powered sub-woofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re using an external amplifier, connect the PRE OUT: SUBWOOFER to an i...

18 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair of front speakers that support bi-amping, providing improved bass and t...

19 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued 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 with-out any antenna connected, so you must connect t...

20 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 out-door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable results can sometimes be obtained w...

21 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued • 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 shutte...

22 Connecting the AV Receiver —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/BD players, set-top boxes, and other video components. Until now, several sepa...

23 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued Making HDMI Connections ■ Video Signals Digital video signals received by the HDMI IN jacks are normally output by the HDMI OUT for display on your TV. Composite video and component video sources can be upconverted for the HDMI output. See “Video Connection F...

24 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD/BD 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. The AV receiver suppor...

25 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued ■ Signal Selection If signals are present at more than one input, the inputs will be selected automatically in the fol-lowing order of priority: HDMI, component video, composite video.However, for component video only, regardless of whether a component video ...

26 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued See “Connecting Components with HDMI” on page 22 for HDMI connection information. • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV and listen in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (To record or listen in Zone 2 as...

27 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued See “Connecting Components with HDMI” on page 22 for HDMI connection information. • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from a DVD/BD and listen in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (To record or listen in Zone 2 a...

28 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued With this hookup, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • With connection , you can listen to the VCR or DVD/BD recorder even in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DT...

29 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued 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...

31 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from the game console or listen in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection . (To record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use and .) Connecting a Game Console Connection AV receiver Signal flo...

32 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued Note: When it is connected at the same time as AUX INPUT AUDIO L/R terminal, the input of PORTABLE is given priority to and outputted. Connecting a Camcorder or Other Device Connection AV receiver Signal flow Camcorder etc. AUX INPUT VIDEO ⇐ Composite video o...

33 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued ■ CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from the CD player and listen in Zone 2. • To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . (To record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use and ...

35 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued ■ If Your iPod Supports Video: Connect your RI Dock’s audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s GAME IN or VCR/DVR IN L/R jacks, and connect its video output jack to the AV receiver’s GAME IN or VCR/DVR IN V jacks. (Onkyo DS-A2 hookup shown below.) ■ If Your iP...

36 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued With u (Remote Interactive), you can use the follow- ing special functions: ■ Auto Power On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via u , if the AV receiver is on Standby, it will auto- matically turn on and select that component as the inp...

37 Turning On the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY ON/STANDBY RECEIVER STANDBY indicator Turning On and Standby Press the [ON/STANDBY] button. Alternatively, press the remote controller’s [RECEIVER] button, followed by the [ON/STANDBY] button. The AV receiver comes on, the display lights up, and the STANDBY i...

38 First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time. Carry out the settings for the AV receiver by using the Onscreen Setup Menu. The settings of the AV receiver can be changed using the Display. Onscreen Setup Menus and D...

39 First Time Setup —Continued HDMI Input Setup If you connect a video component to HDMI IN, you must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if you connect your DVD/BD player to HDMI IN1, you must assign HDMI IN1 to the DVD/BD input selector. If you’ve connected your TV to the AV recei...

40 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/BD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2, you should assign it to the DVD/BD input selector. Notes: • If you connect an input component ...

41 First Time Setup —Continued 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 IN1 jack, you should assign that jack to the CD input selector. By default, the COAXIAL IN1 jack is assigned to...

42 First Time Setup —Continued If you’ve connected your front speakers to the FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts for bi-amping, you must change the “Speaker Type” setting. For hookup information, see “Bi-amping the Front Speakers” on page 18. Notes: • When bi-amping is used, the AV receiver ...

43 First Time Setup —Continued For FM/AM tuning to work properly, you must specify the FM/AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP] button, arrow butto...

44 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect an u -capable Onkyo RI Dock to the TV/TAPE IN, GAME IN or VCR/DVR IN jacks, for u to work properly, you must change this setting.This setting can only be changed on the AV receiver. Notes: • DOCK can be selected for the TV/TAPE or GAME or VCR/DVR input s...

45 First Time Setup —Continued With the supplied calibrated microphone, Audyssey 2EQ automatically determines the number of speakers connected, their size for purposes of bass management, optimum crossover frequencies to the subwoofer (if present), and distances from the primary listening position.A...

46 First Time Setup —Continued Using Audyssey 2EQ™ The onscreen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings. 1 Turn on the AV receiver and the connecte...

47 First Time Setup —Continued • Make the room as quiet as possible. Background noise can disrupt the room measurements. Close windows, silence cell phones, televisions, radios, air conditioners, fluorescent lights, home appliances, light dimmers, or other devices. • Cell phones should be turned off...

48 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When the room correction and speaker setup is complete, the “Equalizer Settings” (page 69) will be set to “Audyssey” and the “Dynamic EQ” (page 71) will be set to “On”. • You can cancel the Room Correction and Speaker Setup at any point in this procedure simpl...

49 First Time Setup —Continued ❏ Speaker matching error! The number of speakers detected on the second or third measurement was different to the number detected on the first measurement. Make sure speakers that cannot be detected are connected property. Retry : Return to step 2 and try again. Cancel...

50 Basic Operations This section explains how to select the input source (i.e., the AV component that you want to listen to or watch). Selecting the Input Source 1 Use the AV receiver’s input selector buttons to select the input source. To select the input source with the remote controller, press th...

51 Basic Operations —Continued You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct listening mode is selected. ■ 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...

52 Basic Operations —Continued You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver. With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver to turn off automatically after a specified period. If you need to cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears...

53 Listening to the Radio 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 Tuning into Radio Stations ■ Auto Tuning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into ...

54 Listening to the Radio —Continued You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations as presets. Note: You can name your radio presets for easy identification (see page 76). Its name is displayed instead of the band and frequency. Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Pres...

55 UP-A1 series Dock for iPod With the UP-A1 series Dock, you can easily play the music, photo, or movie stored on your Apple iPod through the AV receiver and enjoy great sound. You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller to operate your iPod. For information about which iPod models are sup-port...

56 UP-A1 series Dock for iPod —Continued Operating Notes: • Before selecting a different input source, stop iPod playback to prevent the AV receiver from selecting the iPod input source by mistake. • If any accessories are connected to your iPod, the AV receiver may not be able to select the input s...

57 UP-A1 series Dock for iPod —Continued a Arrow [ q ]/[ w ] and ENTER buttons Used to navigate menus and select items. b Previous [ 7 ] button Restarts the current song. Press it twice to select the previous song. c Rewind [ 5 ] button Press and hold to rewind. d Pause [ 3 ] button Pauses playback....

58 Recording This section explains how to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from different sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected DVDs cannot be recorded.• Only analo...

59 Using the Listening Modes See “About the Listening Modes” on page 64 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the AV receiver ■ LISTENING MODE buttons [MOVIE/TV] button This button selects the listening modes intended for use with movies and TV. [MUSIC] button This button ...

60 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Mono/Multiplex Sources ✔ : Available Listening Modes Notes: *1 Which Front high speakers or Surround back speakers outputs the sound is switched by the “SpLayout” setting on page 73. • Available sampling rate for PCM input signal is 32/44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/19...

61 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Stereo Source ✔ : Available Listening Modes Notes: *1 Which Front high speakers or Surround back speakers outputs the sound is switched by the “SpLayout” setting on page 73. *2 If there are no surround back speakers, or Powered Zone 2 is being used, Dolby Pro ...

64 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. Direct In this mode, audio from the input source is output directly with minimal processing, providing hig...

65 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS Neo:6 This mode expands any 2-channel source for up to 7.1-channel playback. It uses seven full-bandwidth channels of matrix decoding for matrix-encoded material, provid-ing a very natural and seamless surround sound experi-ence that fully envelops the lis...

66 Advanced Setup The onscreen setup menus appear on the connected TV and provide a convenient way to change the AV receiver’s various settings. Settings are organized into nine categories on the main menu , most containing a submenu . Onscreen Setup Menus 1. Input Assign 2. Speaker Setup3. Audio Ad...

67 Advanced Setup —Continued Some of the settings in this section are set automatically by the Audyssey 2EQ™ Room Correction and Speaker Setup function (see page 45).Here you can check the settings made by the Audyssey 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup function, or set them manually, which is us...

68 Advanced Setup —Continued LPF of LFE 80Hz, 90Hz, 100Hz (default), 120Hz (Low-Pass Filter for the LFE Channel) This setting is not set automatically by the Audyssey 2EQ™ Room Correction and Speaker Setup function (see page 45).With this setting, you can specify the cutoff frequency of the LFE chan...

69 Advanced Setup —Continued Level calibration This setting is set automatically by the Audyssey 2EQ™ Room Correction and Speaker Setup function (see page 45).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 pos...

70 Advanced Setup —Continued With the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. Audio Adjust Multiplex/Mono Settings Multiplex Input Channel Main: The main channel is output (default). Sub: The sub channel is output. Main/Sub: Both the main and su...

71 Advanced Setup —Continued DTS Setting Neo:6 Music Center Image 0 to 5 (default: 2) 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 cr...

72 Advanced Setup —Continued You can change various audio settings by pressing the [AUDIO] button. Note: When the “Audio TV Out” setting is set to “On” (page 78), the [AUDIO] button is disabled. Using the Audio Settings RECEIVER AUDIO qwer 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button followed by the [AUDIO] button...

73 Advanced Setup —Continued 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 Digital Plus, TrueHD, Dol...

75 Advanced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the “Source Setup” menu.Items can be set individually for each input selector. IntelliVolume With IntelliVolume, you can set the input level for each input selector individually. This is useful if one of your source components is louder or ...

76 Advanced Setup —Continued Name Edit You can enter a custom name for each individual input selector and radio preset for easy identification. When entered, the custom name will appear on the display.The custom name is edited using the character input screen.1. Use the arrow [ q ]/[ w ]/[ e ]/[ r ]...

77 Advanced Setup —Continued This section explains the items on the “Miscellaneous” menu. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons, and [ENTER] button. Volume Setup ■ Maximum Volume With this setting, you can limit the maximum volume.Th...

78 Advanced Setup —Continued . This section explains items on the “Hardware Setup” menu. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons, and [ENTER] button. Remote ID ■ Remote ID When several Onkyo components are used in the same room, their ...

79 Advanced Setup —Continued ■ x.v.Color If your HDMI source and HDMI-compatible TV both support the “x.v.Color”, you can enable “x.v.Color” on the AV receiver with this setting. Notes: • If the color is unnatural when “x.v.Color” is set to “Enable”, change the setting to “Disable” . • Refer to the ...

80 Advanced Setup —Continued With this preference, you can protect your settings by locking the setup menus. You can change various settings of the upconverted video signal. ■ Resolution (Reso) You can specify the output resolution for the HDMI out-puts and have the AV receiver upconvert the picture...

81 Advanced Setup —Continued ■ Zoom Mode (Zoom) This setting determines the aspect ratio that will be used for 480i and 480p input signals when they are output by the HDMI OUT. This setting only applies when the HDMI Output Resolution setting is set to 1080i or 720p. Normal: Full: (default) ■ Bright...

82 Zone 2 In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in the other room, or as we call Zone 2. And, you can select a different source for each room. There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speakers:1. Connect them directly to the AV receiver.2. Connect them to an amp in Zo...

83 Zone 2 —Continued If you’ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver, as explained in “Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers Directly to the AV receiver” on page 82, you must set the “Powered Zone 2” setting to “Act” (Acti-vated). Notes: • When “Act” is selected and Zone 2 turned on, the Zone ...

84 Zone 2 —Continued This section explains how to turn Zone 2 on and off, how to select an input source for Zone 2, and how to adjust the volume for Zone 2. Controlling Zone 2 from the AV receiver Controlling Zone 2 with the Remote Controller Note: To control Zone 2, you must press the remote contro...

85 Zone 2 —Continued Adjusting the Volume for Zone 2 Muting Zones Notes: • Only analog input sources are output by the ZONE 2 LINE OUT and ZONE 2 L/R speaker terminals. Dig-ital input sources are not output. If no sound is heard when an input source is selected, check if it’s con-nected to an analog...

86 Controlling Other Components You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller (RC-738M) to control your other AV components, including those made by other manufacturers. This sec-tion explains how to enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control: DVD, TV, VCR, etc. The fol...

87 Controlling Other Components —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons, and [ENTER] button. 6 Use the arrow [ q ]/[ w ]/[ e ]/[ r ] buttons to select a character, and then press [ENTER]. Repeat this step from the 1st charac...

88 Controlling Other Components —Continued You’ll need to enter a code for each component that you want to control. Note: The remote control codes provided are correct at the time of printing, but are subject to change. Entering Remote Control Codes REMOTE MODE DISPLAY Number buttons Remote Indicato...

89 Controlling Other Components —Continued Onkyo components that are connected via u 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, for example. If you want to control an Onkyo component...

90 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the [TV] button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for TV, you can control your TV with the following buttons.For details on entering a remote control code for a differ-ent component, see page 88.The [TV] button is preprogrammed...

92 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. Notes: • With some components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. • If you enter...

93 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 d...

94 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your CD player, you can control your player with the following buttons.The [CD] button is preprogrammed with the remote con-trol code for controlling an Onkyo CD play...

95 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your Dock, you can control your iPod in the Dock with the following buttons. For some RI docks, the [ON/STANDBY] button may not work with a remote control code 82990 ...

96 Controlling Other Components —Continued 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 button Used with the shuffle function. Note: With some components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and...

97 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 properly plugged into the wall outlet. • Unplug the power cord f...

99 Troubleshooting —Continued There’s no picture from a source connected to an HDMI IN • Reliable operation with an HDMI-to-DVI adapter is not guaranteed. In addition, video signals from a PC are not supported (page 23). • If the message “Resolution Error” appears on the AV receiver’s display, this ...

100 Troubleshooting —Continued The AV receiver unexpectedly selects your iPod as the input source • Always pause iPod playback before selecting a differ- ent input source. If playback is not paused, the Direct Change function may select your iPod as the input source by mistake during the transition ...

101 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Control Terminal Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power All channels: 80 watts minimum continuous power per channel, ...

102 Video Resolution Chart The following tables show how video signals at different resolutions are output by the AV receiver. ✔ : Output HDMI COMPONENT COMPOSITE 1080p (60Hz/24Hz) 1080i 720p 480p 480i 1080i 720p 480p 480i 480i HDMI 1080p ✔ 1080i ✔ 720p ✔ 480p ✔ 480i ✔ COMPONENT 1080i ✔ ✔ ✔ 720p ✔ ✔...

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