Onkyo SR607 - Manual

5 Features Amplifier • 90 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC)• 140 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC)• 175 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEITA)• WRAT-Wide Range Amplifier Technology (5 Hz-100 kHz bandwidth) • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry• H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply) Massive High Power Transformer Processing ...

6 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...

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

8 Front & Rear Panels North American/Taiwan models Other models The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity. Front Panel a  r  s  t  v  u  b c  d  e  f  g h i j k l m n  o  p  q  w j

9 Front & Rear Panels —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. a ON/STANDBY button (38) This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or Standby. b STANDBY indicator (38) This indicator lights up when the AV receiver is in Standby ...

10 Front & Rear Panels —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. a SLEEP indicator (53) Lights up when the Sleep function has been set. b MUTING indicator (53) Flashes while the AV receiver is muted. c Listening mode and format indicators (62) Show the selected listening...

11 Front & Rear Panels —Continued North American/Taiwan models Other models On some model 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 players. They’re assignable, which means you can assign ...

13 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...

14 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. a ON/STANDBY button (38) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. b REMOTE MODE/INPUT SELECTOR buttons (51, 93–99) Selects the remote controller modes and the input sources. c Arrow [ q ]/[ w ]/[ e ]/[ r ] and ENTE...

15 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...

16 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, ...

17 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers:• North American/Taiwan models: You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high vo...

19 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...

20 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...

21 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...

22 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...

23 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 players, set-top boxes, and other video components. Until now, several separat...

24 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...

25 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued 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. The AV receiver supports ...

26 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 ...

27 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued See “Connecting Components with HDMI” on page 23 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...

28 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued See “Connecting Components with HDMI” on page 23 for HDMI connection information. • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from a DVD and listen in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (To record or listen in Zone 2 as w...

29 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 recorder even in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, ...

30 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...

32 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...

33 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...

34 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 ...

36 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 jack. (Onkyo DS-A2 hookup shown below.) ■ If Your iPo...

37 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...

38 Turning On the AV Receiver STANDBY/ON 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...

39 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...

40 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 player to HDMI IN1, you must assign HDMI IN1 to the DVD/BD input selector. If you’ve connected your TV to the AV receiver...

41 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 VIDEO IN 2, you should assign it to the DVD/BD input selector. Notes: • If you connect an input component (su...

42 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...

43 First Time Setup —Continued If the impedance of any speaker is 4 ohms or more but less than 6, set the minimum speaker impedance to 4 ohms.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 hooku...

44 First Time Setup —Continued For the onscreen setup menus to display properly, you must specify the TV system used in your area. Note: This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons, and [ENTER] button. For FM/AM tuning to work properly, you must...

45 First Time Setup —Continued Note: This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons, and [ENTER] button. If you connect an u -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder, CD recorder, or RI Dock to the TV/TAPE IN/OUT jacks, or connect an RI Dock to the GAME IN...

46 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...

47 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. ENTER STANDBY/ON qwer Speaker setup micro...

48 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...

49 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When the room correction and speaker setup is complete, the “Equalizer Settings” (page 72) will be set to “Audyssey” and the “Dynamic EQ” (page 74) will be set to “On”. • You can cancel the Room Correction and Speaker Setup at any point in this procedure simpl...

50 First Time Setup —Continued ❏ Writing Error! This message appears if saving fails. Try saving again. If this message appears after 2 or 3 attempts, the AV receiver is probably malfunctioning. Contact your Onkyo dealer. Retry : Return to step 2 and try again. Cancel : Cancel the room correction an...

51 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...

52 Basic Operations —Continued You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct, Pure Audio 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 hi...

53 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...

54 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 ...

55 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 79). Its name is displayed instead of the band and frequency. Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Pres...

56 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator 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 Broad...

58 UP-A1 series Dock for iPod With the UP-A1 series Dock (sold separately), 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 m...

59 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...

60 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....

61 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.• Sources co...

62 Using the Listening Modes See “About the Listening Modes” on page 67 for detailed information about the listening modes. 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 on...

63 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Mono/Multiplex Sources ✔ : Available Listening Modes Notes: *1 Pure Audio listening mode is not available for North American/Taiwan models. *2 Which Front high speakers or Surround back speakers outputs the sound is switched by the “SpLayout” setting on page 7...

64 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Stereo Source ✔ : Available Listening Modes Notes: *1 Pure Audio listening mode is not available for North American/Taiwan models. *2 Which Front high speakers or Surround back speakers outputs the sound is switched by the “SpLayout” setting on page 76. *3 If ...

67 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...

68 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-ES Matrix This mode is for use with DTS-ES Matrix soundtracks, which use a matrix-encoded back-channel for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. Use it with DVDs that bear the DTS-ES logo, especially those with a DTS-ES Matrix soundtrack. DTS Neo:6 This mode expands a...

69 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...

70 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 46).Here you can check the settings made by the Audyssey 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup function, or set them manually, which is us...

71 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 46).With this setting, you can specify the cutoff frequency of the LFE chan...

72 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Levels Calibration This setting is set automatically by the Audyssey 2EQ™ Room Correction and Speaker Setup function (see page 46).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 list...

73 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...

74 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...

75 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 81), the [AUDIO] button is disabled. Using the Audio Settings RECEIVER AUDIO qwer 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button followed by the [AUDIO] button...

76 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 Pro Logic IIx Movie, Dolb...

78 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 ...

79 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 ]...

80 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...

81 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 Control ■ Remote ID When several Onkyo components are used in the same room, t...

82 Advanced Setup —Continued ■ Lip Sync The AV receiver can be set to automatically correct any delay between the video and the audio, based on the data from the connected monitor. Notes: • This function works only if your HDMI-compatible TV supports HDMI Lip Sync. • You can check the amount of dela...

83 Advanced Setup —Continued With this preference, you can protect your settings by locking the setup menus. ■ Resolution (Reso) You can specify the output resolution for the HDMI out-puts and have the AV receiver upconvert the picture res-olution as necessary to match the resolution supported by yo...

84 Advanced Setup —Continued ■ Zoom Mode (Zoom) This setting determines the aspect ratio that will be used for 480i, 480p, 576i, and 576p input signals when they are out-put by the HDMI OUT. This setting only applies when the HDMI Output Resolution setting is set to 1080i or 720p. Normal: Full: (def...

85 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...

86 Zone 2 —Continued Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers to an Amp in Zone 2 This setup allows 7.1-channel playback in your main lis-tening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2, with a different source in each room. Hookup • Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s ZONE 2 LINE OUT L/R...

87 Zone 2 —Continued Notes: • When “Act” is selected and Zone 2 turned on, the Zone 2 speakers connected to the ZONE 2 L/R speaker terminals output sound, but the surround back or front high speakers connected to the SURR BACK/FRONT HIGH L/R speaker terminals do not. When “Act” is selected and Zone ...

88 Zone 2 —Continued Controlling Zone 2 with the Remote Controller Note: To control Zone 2, you must press the remote control-ler’s [ZONE 2] button first. 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 terminal...

89 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...

90 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 ] but- tons to select a character, and then press [ENTER]. Repeat this step from the 1st char...

91 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...

92 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...

93 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 91.The [TV] button is preprogrammed...

94 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/BD] button is preprogrammed with the remote ...

95 Controlling Other Components —Continued 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 the remote control code for a HD DVD or Blu-ray player that has A, B, C, and D o...

96 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...

97 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] button is preprogrammed with the remote con-trol code for c...

98 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 ...

99 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your cas-sette recorder, you can control your cassette recorder with the following buttons.The [TV/TAPE] button is preprogrammed with the remote control code for cont...

100 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 ...

102 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 24). • If the message “Resolution Error” appears on the AV receiver’s display, this...

103 Troubleshooting —Continued • If you still can’t control your iPod, start playback by pressing your iPod’s Play button. Remote operation should then be possible. • Try resetting your iPod.• Depending on your iPod, some buttons may not work as expected. The AV receiver unexpectedly selects your iP...

104 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: North American and Taiwan: 90 watts minimum con...

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