Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions; WARNING; AVIS
2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use this apparatus near water.6. Clean only with dry cloth.7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructi...
Page 3 - Precautions; Recording Copyright; Memory Backup; IMPORTANT; For European Models; Declaration of Conformity
3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with-out the permission of the copyright holder. 2. AC Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. Care —Oc...
Page 4 - —Continued; FCC Information for User; For Canadian Models; Supplied Accessories; Indoor FM antenna
4 Precautions —Continued For U.S. models FCC Information for User CAUTION: The user changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limi...
Page 5 - Features; Amp; Table of Contents
5 Features Amp • 5-channel amplifier • 65 watts per channel min. RMS at 8 Ω , 2 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.08% total harmonic distortion • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) • Optimum gain volume circuitry Processing • Dolby 1 Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II • DTS an...
Page 6 - Display; See “Display” on page 7.; Front Panel; N O; North American Model
6 Front & Rear Panels For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON button (30) This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or Standby. B STANDBY indicator (30) This indicator lights up when the AV receiver is in Standby mode, and it flashes while a signal is being re...
Page 7 - RETURN button; Message area
7 Front & Rear Panels —Continued J MEMORY button (37) This button is used when storing or deleting radio presets. K TUNING MODE button (37) This button is used to select the Auto or Manual tun-ing mode. L Arrow/TUNING/PRESET & ENTER buttons When the AM or FM input source is selected, the TUN...
Page 8 - Rear Panel
8 Front & Rear Panels —Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL & COAXIAL These optical and coaxial jacks can be used to con-nect a CD or DVD player and other components with digital audio outputs. B AM ANTENNA These push terminals are for connecting an AM antenna. C FM ANTENNA This jack is for connec...
Page 9 - Before Using the AV receiver; Installing the Batteries; Slide the cover shut.; Using the Remote Controller
9 Before Using the AV receiver Notes: • The batteries should last for about six months, although this will vary with usage. • 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...
Page 10 - Remote Controller; RECEIVER mode is used to control the AV receiver.; How to Use the Remote Controller; RECEIVER mode: see page 10; RECEIVER Mode; RECEIVER
10 Remote Controller Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to six different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the five REMOTE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/TAPE Mode In RECE...
Page 12 - DVD Mode; DVD
12 Remote Controller —Continued To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the [DVD] REMOTE MODE button. A STANDBY button This button sets the DVD player to Standby. B ON button This button is used to turn on the DVD player. C Number buttons These buttons are used to enter title, chapter, and t...
Page 13 - This button selects discs on a CD changer.; CD
13 Remote Controller —Continued To set the remote controller to CD, MD, or CDR mode, press the [CD], [MD], or [CDR] REMOTE MODE button. A STANDBY button This button sets the CD player or MD/CD recorder to Standby. B ON button This button is used to set the CD player or MD/CD recorder to On or Standb...
Page 14 - For twin cassette decks, only deck B can be controlled.; TAPE Mode
14 Remote Controller —Continued TAPE mode is used to control an Onkyo cassette recorder connected to the AV receiver via . To set the remote controller to TAPE mode, press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button. For twin cassette decks, only deck B can be controlled. A Play [ ] button This button is used...
Page 15 - Connecting Your Speakers; Speaker set A; Enjoying Home Theater; Front left and right speakers
15 Connecting Your Speakers You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B. Speaker set A should be installed in your main listening room and can be used with Dolby Digital and DTS surround material. Each speaker must be positioned at a specific location in yo...
Page 16 - ohms or higher; Speaker Configuration; Attaching the Speaker Labels; Speaker Connection Precautions
16 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued For the best surround-sound experience, you should con-nect five speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers that you have. No matter how many speakers you use, a powered sub-woofer i...
Page 17 - Make sure the cable is plugged all the way.; Connecting Speaker; Speaker Set A
17 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Note: When speaker set B is turned on, speaker set A is reduced to 2.1-channel playback. Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB-WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on your powered sub-woofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re using an ex...
Page 18 - Connecting Antenna; The supplied indoor FM antenna is for indoor use only.; Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna; American Model; Connecting the AM Loop Antenna
18 Connecting Antenna This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas.The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use th...
Page 19 - • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable; Using a TV/FM Antenna Splitter; Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna; Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna
19 Connecting Antenna —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 ...
Page 20 - Connecting Your Components; Optical Digital Jacks; About AV Connections; Analog audio
20 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 jack has shutter-type cover ...
Page 21 - Audio Connection Formats; Audio Input/Output Diagram for Recording; Connecting Both Audio & Video; Speakers; Which Connections Should I Use?; AV Receiver; IN
21 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 select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the AV receiver. The AV receiver supports ...
Page 22 - Connecting a TV or Projector; Step 1: Video Connection
22 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With the basic connection, you can listen to or record audio from the TV. • To enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes, use connection or . (Use and or and for recording.) Hint! If your TV has no audio outputs, connect your VCR to the AV receiver and use its tu...
Page 23 - Connecting a DVD player
23 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With the basic connection, you can listen to or record audio from a DVD. • To enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes, use connection or . (Use and or and for recording.) • To enjoy DVD-Audio or SACD playback from a compatible DVD player with an analog multicha...
Page 24 - Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback; Connection; Step 2: Audio Connection
24 Connecting Your Components —Continued In addition to video playback, with this hookup example, you can use the VCR’s tuner to listen to the sound of your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver. This is useful if the TV has no audio outputs. • With the basic connection, you can listen to the VCR...
Page 25 - Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording; Connecting a Camcorder, Games Console, or Other Device; Signal; Make video connection
25 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording Connection TX-SR303/303E Signal flow VCR/DVD recorder VIDEO 1 OUT ⇒ Composite video input VIDEO 1 OUT L/R ⇒ Audio L/R input Connecting a Camcorder, Games Console, or Other Device Connection TX-SR303/303E Signal f...
Page 27 - CD Player, or Turntable with Built-in Phono Preamp; Connecting a CD Player or Turntable
27 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ CD Player, or Turntable with Built-in Phono Preamp • With the basic connection, you can listen to or record audio from the CD player or turntable. • To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . (Use and or and for recording.) ■ Turntable with no ...
Page 29 - Auto Power On/Standby; Connecting Onkyo
29 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 in Standby, it will turn on and select that component as the input source automatically. ...
Page 30 - Turning On; ON; Turning On the AV Receiver; or; Smooth Operation in a Few Easy Steps; Have you connected a component to a digital audio input?; See “Speaker Configuration” on page 32.
30 Turning On TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/ TP MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN TUNING / PRESET ENTER SETUP STANDBY STANDBY/ON CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD MASTER VOLUME A SPEAKERS B STANDBY/ON MUTING MENU TOP MENU SP A / B --/--- TAPE/AMP...
Page 31 - First Time Setup
31 First Time Setup To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your DVD player to the AV receiver by using a digital audio connection (coaxial or optical).With this function, you can assign digital inputs to input sources. For example, if you connect your DVD player to DIGITAL IN OPTICAL, you’...
Page 32 - Large; For those with a; Small; RETURN; Use the Up and Down [; • If the Subwoofer setting in step 3 is; select; • If the Front setting in step 4 is set to
32 First Time Setup —Continued This section explains how to specify which speakers are connected and their sizes.For speakers with a cone diameter larger than 6-1/2 inches (16 cm), specify Large . For those with a smaller diameter, specify Small . Speaker Configuration 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button ...
Page 33 - tons to select; TESTING THE SPEAKERS; To test that all of the speakers are working properly,
33 First Time Setup —Continued 6 Use the Down [ ] button to select “Surround,” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] but- tons to select Small , Large , or None . Small: Select if the surround speak-ers are small. Large: Select if the surround speak-ers are large. None: Select if no surround speak...
Page 34 - Playing Your AV Components; Basic AV Receiver Operation; DISPLAY; Speaker Set B; Start playback on the source component.
34 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/ TP MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN TUNING / PRESET ENTER SETUP STANDBY STANDBY/ON CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD MASTER VOLUME A SPEAKERS B DISPLAY MULT...
Page 35 - • While the multichannel input is selected, the Speaker; Interpreting Surround Channel Information; B: The number of surround channels (surround left and; Using the Multichannel Input; Displaying Source Information; volume
35 Playing Your AV Components —Continued The multichannel input is for connecting a component with individual 5.1-channel analog audio output jacks, such as a DVD player or MPEG decoder. See page 23 for hookup information. Note: • While the multichannel input is selected, the Speaker Configuration s...
Page 36 - Using the Tuner; Auto Tuning Mode; Listening to the Radio; TUNING
36 Using the Tuner With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. You can store your favorite stations as presets for quick selection. ■ Auto Tuning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM STEREO indicator appears on ...
Page 37 - Presetting Radio Stations; select a preset from 1 through 30.; See the previous section.; Listening mode
37 Using the Tuner —Continued Presetting Radio Stations You can store up to 30 of your favorite radio stations as presets. Selecting Preset Stations Deleting Presets Displaying Radio Information 1 Tune into the station that you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMORY] button. The MEMORY indic...
Page 38 - RDS stands for; Type
38 Using the Tuner —Continued Using RDS (European models only) RDS only works with European models and only 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 ...
Page 40 - Common Functions; Bass; • To bypass the bass and treble tone circuits, select the; To unmute the AV receiver,; press the remote control-; Setting the Display Brightness; MUTING; Adjusting the Bass & Treble
40 Common Functions This chapter explains functions that can be used with any input source. With this function, you can adjust the brightness of the display. You can adjust the bass or treble for the front speakers except when the Direct listening mode is selected. ■ Bass You can boost or cut low-fr...
Page 41 - To cancel the sleep timer,; Using the Sleep Timer; Adjusting Speaker Levels
41 Common Functions —Continued With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it automatically turns off after a set period. To cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears. To check the remaining sleep time, press the [SLEEP] button. No...
Page 42 - Using the Listening Modes; Selecting on the AV receiver; Selecting with the Remote Controller; This button selects the Stereo listening mode.; Selecting Listening Modes; • The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes; STEREO
42 Using the Listening Modes See “About the Listening Modes” on page 43 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the AV receiver ■ [STEREO] button This button selects the Stereo listening mode. ■ LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through ...
Page 43 - About the Listening Modes; Use this mode when playing game discs.; Onkyo Original DSP Modes
43 Using the Listening Modes —Continued About the Listening Modes With its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP pro-grams, the AV receiver can transform your home listen-ing room into a movie theater or concert hall. Direct The selected input source is output directly with minimal processing for...
Page 45 - Adjusting the Listening Modes; The Audio Adjust functions are explained below.; Input Channel Settings; Multiplex; The sub channel is output.; Using the Audio Adjust Functions; SETUP; Use the Left and Right [
45 Adjusting the Listening Modes These functions only work with speaker set A.Audio Adjust provides various functions for adjusting the sound. The Audio Adjust functions are explained below. Input Channel Settings ■ Multiplex This setting determines which channel is output from a stereo multiplex so...
Page 46 - PL II Music Mode Settings; Panorama; Panorama function on.; Dimension; DTS Neo:6 Music Mode Setting; Center Image; • The effect of the Late Night function depends on the; Using the CinemaFILTER
46 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued PL II Music Mode Settings These settings apply to only 2-channel (stereo) sources. ■ Panorama With this function, you can broaden the width of the front stereo image when using the Pro Logic II Music listening mode. On: Panorama function on. Off: Panorama ...
Page 47 - Recording; Prepare the VCR for recording.; Recording the Input Source; Recording from Different AV Sources; Camcorder
47 Recording This chapter explains how to record the selected input source to an AV component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from two different sources. You can record only to AV components that are con-nected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks.See pages 20–29 for inf...
Page 48 - Advanced Setup; Crossover Frequency; • For a more accurate setting, look up the frequency; Double Bass; Advanced Speaker Settings; choose a; If you’re not using a subwoofer,; use; Speaker cone
48 Advanced Setup Crossover Frequency To get the best bass performance from your speaker sys-tem, you need to set the crossover frequency according to the size and frequency response of your subwoofer and other speakers (front, center, and surround). Note: • For a more accurate setting, look up the ...
Page 49 - Speaker Distance; • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to; Speaker Levels
49 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Distance To get the best from surround sound, it’s important that the sound from each speaker reaches the listener at the same time. To achieve this, you need to specify the dis-tance from each speaker to the listening position. Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer ...
Page 50 - • A quicker way to adjust the speaker levels is to press; Digital Input Signal Formats; The DTS or PCM indicator,
50 Advanced Setup —Continued Note: • A quicker way to adjust the speaker levels is to press the remote controller’s [TEST TONE] button to output the test tone, use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] but-tons to adjust the levels, and use the [CH SEL] button to select the speakers. • If the multichannel input...
Page 51 - Troubleshooting; Power
51 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 ...
Page 52 - There’s no sound with a certain signal format?
52 Troubleshooting —Continued There’s no sound with a certain signal format? • Check the digital audio output setting on the con- nected device. On some games consoles, such as those that can play DVDs, the default setting is off. • With some DVD-Video discs, you need to select an audio output forma...
Page 53 - The remote controller doesn’t work?
53 Troubleshooting —Continued The remote controller doesn’t work? • Make sure that the batteries are installed with the cor- rect polarity (page 9). • Make sure that the remote controller is not too far away from the AV receiver, and that there’s no obstruction between the remote controller and the ...
Page 54 - Specification; Amplifier Section
54 Specification Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Power Output 2 channel driven: North American: 65 W + 65 W (8 Ω ,20Hz–20kHz, FTC) European:...
Page 55 - Memo
