Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TX-NR905 Onkyo
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E n AV Receiv er TX-NR905 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V Recei ver . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. F ollo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w A V Receiver .
2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings.
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. A C Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is not user - serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer .
4 Precautions —Continued F or British models Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the po wer supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.
5 Contents Features ............................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories ...................................... 7 Multiroom Capability ........................................ 8 Getting to Know the AV Receiver ..........
6 Features Amplifier • 7-channel amplifier • 140 watts minimum continuous po wer per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driv en from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with a maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.
7 Features —Continued *7 HDMI, the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Inter - f ace are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licens- ing, LLC. *8 XM Ready ® is a trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc. ©2005 XM Satellite Radio Inc. All rights reserved.
8 Multir oom Capability Y ou can use four speaker systems with this A V receiv er — Speakers A: a surround-sound speaker system (up to 7.1 channels) for enjoying D VD movies in your main room, Speak.
9 Getting to Kno w the A V Receiver The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not sho wn here for clarity . For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON b utton (50) Sets the A V receiver to On or Standby .
10 Getting to Know the A V Receiver —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. M PHONES jack (77) This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan- dard pair of stereo headphones for priv ate listening. N ZONE 2, ZONE 3, and OFF buttons (123) The ZONE 2 button is used when setting Zone 2.
11 Getting to Know the A V Receiver —Continued c Up [ ] and Down [ ] b uttons (90, 124) Used to adjust the tone, and the volume and balance of Zone 2 and Zone 3. d DIGIT AL INPUT b utton (59) Used to assign digital inputs to input selectors. e LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] b uttons (79) Select the Onkyo original listening modes.
12 Getting to Know the A V Receiver —Continued A A udio input indicators (74, 78) Indicate the type of audio input that’ s selected as the audio source: HDMI, ANALOG, or DIGIT AL. While a digital HD Radio transmission is being receiv ed, the DIGIT AL indicator lights up.
13 Getting to Know the A V Receiver —Continued G SIRIUS antenna (on North American model) This jack is for connecting a SIRIUS digital antenna, sold separately (see the separate SIRIUS instructions).
14 Getting to Know the A V Receiver —Continued c MUL TI CH input: FRONT L/R, CENTER, SUBWOOFER, SURR L/R, and SURR B ACK L/R This analog multichannel input is for connecting a component with a 5.1/7.1-channel analog audio out- put, such as a D VD player , D VD-Audio or SA CD-capable player , or an MPEG decoder .
15 Remote Contr oller Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t w ork reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix ne w and old batteries or dif ferent types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remov e the batteries to prev ent damage from leakage or corrosion.
16 Remote Controller —Continued As well as the A V receiver, you can also use the remote controller to control your other A V components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the REMO TE MODE buttons.
17 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY b utton (50) Sets the A V receiver to Standby . B ON button (50) T urns on the A V receiv er. C INPUT SELECT OR buttons (68) Used to select the input source.
18 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to D VD mode, press the [D VD] REMO TE MODE button. A ST ANDBY b utton Sets the D VD player to Standby . B ON button T urns on the D VD player . C Number buttons Used to enter title, chapter , and track numbers, and to enter times for locating specific points.
19 Remote Controller —Continued To control an Onky o CD player , MD recorder , or CD recorder , or a CD or MD player/recorder made by another manufacturer , press the [CD] REMO TE MODE button to select the CD/MD/CDR r emote con- troller mode.
20 Remote Controller —Continued Dock mode is for controlling an Apple iPod in an Onkyo RI Dock. To contr ol an RI Dock, press the [CD] REMO TE MODE button to select the DOCK r emote controller mode. In order to control an RI Dock, you must first enter the appropriate remote control code (see page 126).
21 Remote Controller —Continued NET/USB mode is for playing music files on a net- worked computer , media server , or USB mass storage device, or for listening to Internet radio. To set the remote controller to NET/USB mode, pr ess the [NET/USB] REMO TE MODE button.
22 Connecting Y our Speaker s Thanks to the A V receiver’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of mov ement in your own home—just lik e being in a movie theater or concert hall. Y ou can enjoy D VDs featuring Dolby Digital or DTS.
23 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued About Speakers A and Speaker s B Speakers A and Speakers B allows you to ha ve two speak er configurations of up to 7.1 speakers. Each configuration has its own pair of stereo front speak ers and can use the same subwoofer , center , surround, and surround back speakers, as required.
24 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued Speaker Configuration For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need sev en speakers and a po wered subwoofer . The following table sho ws which channels you should use based on the number of speakers you ha ve.
25 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speak ers: •Y ou can connect speakers with an impedance of between 4 and 16 ohms. If the impedance of any of the connected speakers is 4 ohms or more b ut less than 6, be sure to set the speaker impedance to 4 ohms (see page 51).
26 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued ■ 7.1-channel Pla yback with Speakers A The following illustration sho ws which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals for 7.1-channel playback with Speakers A. If you’ re using only one surround back speaker , connect it to the SURR BA CK L terminals.
27 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued The FR ONT L/R and SURR B A CK L/R terminal posts can be used with front Speakers A and surround back speakers respecti vely , or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds for front Speakers A, providing improv ed bass and treble performance.
28 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued The FR ONT L/R and SURR B A CK L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers respecti vely , or bridged together to provide almost double the output power for the front speak ers.
29 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued The ZONE 2 L/R and SURR BA CK L/R terminal posts can be used with front Speakers B and surround back speakers respecti vely , or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds for front Speakers B, pro viding improv ed bass and treble performance.
30 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued The ZONE 2 L/R and SURR BA CK L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers respecti vely , or bridged together to provide almost double the output power for the front speak ers.
31 Connecting Antennas This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The A V receiver w on’t pick up an y radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner .
32 Connecting Antennas —Continued If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor AM loop antenna, try using it with a commer- cially av ailable outdoor AM antenna (see page 32). If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially av ailable out- door FM antenna instead.
33 Connecting Y our Components • Before making any A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your other A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve completed and double-checked all A V connections.
34 Connecting Y our Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your D VD player and other A V components to the A V receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the A V receiver.
35 Connecting Y our Components —Continued ■ HDMI Monitor Setting Set to No W ith the HDMI Monitor setting set to No (see page 52), video input signals flow through the AV receiver as sho wn, with composite video and S-V ideo sources being upconv erted for the component video output.
36 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and , or and .
37 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from a D VD or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and , or and .
38 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel Input If your D VD player supports multichannel audio formats such as D VD-Audio and SA CD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the A V receiver’ s multichannel input.
39 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or D VR to listen to your fa vorite TV programs via the A V receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. •W ith connection , you can listen to the VCR or D VR in Zone 2 or Zone 3.
40 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Notes: • The A V receiv er must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’ s on Standby .
41 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiv er to listen to your fa vorite TV programs via the A V receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the video source or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3.
42 Connecting Y our Components —Continued About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV , HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a ne w digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, D VD players, set-top boxes, and other video components.
43 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Making HDMI Connections ■ Video Signals Digital video signals receiv ed by the HDMI IN jacks are normally output by the HDMI MAIN OUT and SUB OUT for display on your TV . Composite video, S-V ideo, and component video sources can be upconv erted for the HDMI outputs.
44 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your game console or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and .
45 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a Camcorder or Other A V Component Connection A V receiver Signal flow Camcorder A UX 2 INPUT S VIDEO ⇐ S-Video output A UX 2 INPUT VIDEO ⇐ .
46 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from the CD player or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o connect the CD player digitally , use connection or . (T o record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3 as well, use and , or and .
47 Connecting Y our Components —Continued •W ith connection , you can play and record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3. •T o connect the recorder digitally for playback, use connections and , or and . •T o connect the recorder digitally for recording, use connection .
48 Connecting Y our Components —Continued ■ If Y our iPod Supports Video: Connect your RI Dock’ s audio output jacks to the AV receiver’ s GAME/TV IN L/R jacks, and connect its video output jack to the A V receiver’ s GAME/TV IN V jack. (Onkyo DS-A2 hookup sho wn below .
49 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith (Remote Interactive), you can use the follo wing special functions: Auto P ower On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the A V receiv er is on Standby , it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source.
50 T urning On the A V Receiver For non-North American models: To completely shut down the A V recei ver, set the [PO WER] switch to the OFF position ( ).
51 Fir st Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the A V recei ver for the very first time. If the impedance of any speaker is 4 ohms or more b ut less than 6, set the Speaker Impedance to 4 ohms. To use bi-amping or bridging, you must change the Speaker T ype setting.
52 First Time Setup —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. If you connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.
53 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • See page 35 for charts showing ho w the HDMI Moni- tor and Resolution settings affect the video signal flo w through the A V receiver. • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons.
54 First Time Setup —Continued Using the HDMI OUT Button The HDMI Monitor setting can also be set to No, Main, or Sub by using the [HDMI OUT] button on the A V receiv er. If you connect a video component to an HDMI IN, you must assign that input to an input selector .
55 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • Each HDMI IN cannot be assigned to more than one input selector . •F or composite video, S-V ideo, and component video upcon version for the HDMI OUT MAIN or HDMI OUT SUB, the HDMI Monitor setting must be set to Main or Sub, respectiv ely (see page 52).
56 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 D VD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 3, you must assign COM- PONENT VIDEO IN 3 to the D VD input selector .
57 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • F or composite video and S-V ideo upconv ersion for the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT , the HDMI Mon- itor setting must be set to No (see page 52). See page 34 for more information on video signal flow and upcon version.
58 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a component to a digital audio input, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you connect your CD player to OPTICAL IN 2, you must assign OPTICAL IN 2 to the CD input selector .
59 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • Only FR ONT can be assigned to the A UX 2 input selector . • The TUNER input selector cannot be assigned and is fixed at the “- - -” option. • When an HDMI IN is assigned to an input selector in “HDMI V ideo Setup” on page 54, this input assign- ment is automatically set to the same HDMI IN.
60 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: •T o listen to the component connected to the multi- channel input, press the [A UDIO SEL] button repeat- edly to select Multich (see page 78). • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons.
61 First Time Setup —Continued W ith the supplied speaker setup microphone, Audyssey MultEQ XT can measure the number of speakers con- nected, their sizes, crossov er frequencies, and distances from the listening position and calculate the optimal speaker settings for you automatically .
62 First Time Setup —Continued The onscreen menus sho wn in this manual may be slightly different from what you see on your TV . 1 T urn on the A V receiver and the connected TV . On the TV , select the input to which the AV receiver is connected. 2 Place the setup microphone at the 1st measurement position, and connect it to the SETUP MIC jack.
63 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 101) will be set to Audyssey . •Y ou can cancel the automatic speaker setup at any point in the procedure simply by disconnecting the setup microphone.
64 First Time Setup —Continued ❑ Speaker Detect Error This message appears if a speaker is not detected. “Y es” means that a speaker was detected. “No” means that no speaker was detected. Check your speak er connections and retry , or cancel the automatic speaker setup.
65 First Time Setup —Continued Revie wing the Results Changing the Speaker Settings Manuall y In some cases, the measurements taken by the automatic speaker setup may not provide usable results. If running the speaker setup a second time doesn’ t help, you’ll hav e to set the speaker settings manually (see pages 94–101).
66 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 A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons.
67 First Time Setup —Continued For AM tuning to work properly , you must specify the 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 A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons.
68 Pla ying Y our A V Components Basic A V Receiver Operation STANDBY/ON MASTER VOLUME CD TUNER TAPE CBL/SAT GAME/TV AUX 1 AUX 2 VCR/DVR DVD AUDIO SEL PURE AUDIO PHONO DISPLAY PUSH TO OPEN STANDBY REA.
69 Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations and store your fa vorite stations as presets for easy selection. T uning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■ A uto T uning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears.
70 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ T uning into Stations b y Frequency Y ou can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter- ing the appropriate frequency . Displaying AM/FM Radio Inf ormation Note: • When you select a preset with a custom name (see page 104), its name is displayed instead of the band and frequency .
71 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailable. 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.
72 Listening to the Radio —Continued Displaying Radio T ext (R T) When tuned to an RDS station that’ s broadcasting text information, the text can be displayed. Notes: • The message “W aiting” may appear while the A V receiv er waits for the R T information.
73 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fav orite AM and FM radio stations. Note: •Y ou can name your radio presets for easy identifica- tion (see page 104). Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 T une into the AM or FM station you want to store as a preset.
74 Listening to the Radio —Continued HD Radio technology brings digital radio to con ven- tional analog AM and FM radio stations, with improved sound quality , better reception, and new data services. HD Radio technology provides CD-quality sound for FM stations and FM-quality sound for AM stations.
75 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting Multicast Channels FM HD Radio stations can transmit multiple programs on the same frequency by using what are called multicast channels. If the current HD Radio station is broadcasting multicast channels, the SPS (secondary program ser- vices) indicator lights up.
76 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with an y input source. Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Y ou can adjust the volume of each speaker while listen- ing to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the A V receiver is set to Standby .
77 Common Functions —Continued W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiver so that it turns off automatically after a specified 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] b utton.
78 Common Functions —Continued If you connect a component to more than one audio input, such as a D VD player connected to analog, digital, multichannel, and HDMI inputs, you can use the [A UDIO SEL] button to select which audio input you want to use to listen to that component.
79 Using the Listening Modes F or a description of each listening mode, see “ About the Listening Modes” on page 84. Selecting on the A V Receiver ■ [PURE A UDIO] b utton This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selected, the A V receiver’ s dis- play is turned off and only the HDMI outputs output video signals.
80 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Analog and PCM Sources Listening Modes A v ailable f or Each Source Format Button Source f ormat PCM Multi channel analog Multichannel PCM 32–96 kHz 176.4/ 192kHz* 1 32–96 kHz 176.4/192 kHz *1 *1. DVD-Audio discs output multichannel 176.
81 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DSD , Dolby Digital, and Dolby Digital Plus Sour ces Button Source f ormat DSD *1 *1. In listening modes other than DSD Direct and Pure Audio, DSD sources are converted and handled as PCM.
82 Using the Listening Modes —Continued T rueHD and DTS Sour ces Button Source f ormat T rueHD *1 *1. 192 kHz TrueHD sources are processed as 192 kHz/2-channel audio signal, regardless its number of channels.
83 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-HD Sources Button Source f ormat DTS-HD High Resolution DTS-HD Master Audio *1 *1. 192 kHz DTS-HD Master Audio sources are processed at 96 kHz.
84 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The A V receiver’ s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound.
85 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-ES Discrete This mode is for use with DTS-ES Discrete soundtracks that use a discrete surround-back channel for true 6.
86 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Onky o Original DSP Modes Mono Movie This mode is suitable for old movies and other mono sources. The center speak er outputs the sound as it is, while rev erb is applied to the sound output by the other speakers, gi ving presence to ev en mono material.
87 Recor ding This section explains ho w 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 D VDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to the analog multichannel input cannot be recorded.
88 Onscreen Setup Menus The onscreen setup menus appear on the connected TV and pro vide a con ve- nient way to change the A V receiv er’ s various settings. Settings are organized into eight categories on the main menu , most containing a submenu .
89 Adjusting the Listening Modes W ith the Re-EQ function, you can compensate a soundtrack whose high-frequency content is too harsh, making it more suitable for home theater viewing.
90 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued W ith the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. T one Contr ol Settings Y ou can adjust the tone (bass and treble) of the front, center , surround, and surround back speakers indi vidu- ally .
91 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Direct Setting Delay Enable ■ DSD This setting determines whether or not DSD (SA CD) audio signals are passed through the DSP for A/V Sync, delay , etc., processing when the Direct listening mode is selected.
92 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby Digital Settings ■ Dolby EX This setting determines how Dolby EX signals are han- dled. A uto: When the source is Dolby EX, you can select the Dolby EX or THX Surround EX listening mode.
93 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select an input selec- tor , and then press [ENTER].
94 Ad v anced Setup This section explains items on the Speaker Setup menu. Some of the speaker settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 61).
95 Adv anced Setup —Continued 5 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Subwoofer , ” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select: Y es: Select if a subwoofer is con- nected. No: Select if no subwoofer is con- nected. Note: • The same setting is used for Speakers A and Speakers B.
96 Adv anced Setup —Continued Low-P ass Filter f or the LFE Channel W ith this setting, you can specify the cutoff frequenc y of the LFE channel’ s low-pass filter (LPF), which can be used to filter out unwanted hum. The LPF only applies to sources that use the LFE channel.
97 Adv anced Setup —Continued Setting Speakers A and Speaker s B If you’ re using Speakers B, you can choose whether or not to use the subwoofer , center , surround, and surround back speakers with the Speakers A and Speakers B con- figurations independently .
98 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. Speaker Distance W ith the Speaker Distance settings, you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position.
99 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. Speaker Level Calibration W ith the Lev el Calibra.
100 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: • Speaker le vels can also be adjusted by using the dedi- cated buttons on the remote controller . Press the [TEST T ONE] button to output the test tone. Use the [CH SEL] button to select each speak er , and use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] buttons to adjust the le vel.
101 Adv anced Setup —Continued Equalizer Settings W ith the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the tone of speakers indi vidually with a 7-band equalizer . The vol- ume of each speaker can be set on page 99. The Equal- izer settings only apply to Speakers A and cannot be adjusted while Speakers B is selected.
102 Adv anced Setup —Continued Notes: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. • The Equalizer settings hav e no effect on 176.4/ 192 kHz input signals. THX A udio Setup W ith the Surr Back Sp Spacing setting, you can specify the distance between your surround back speakers.
103 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. This section explains items on the Source Setup menu. Items can be set individually for each input selector .
104 Adv anced Setup —Continued IntelliV olume W ith IntelliV olume, you can set the input level for each input selector individually . This is useful if one of your source components is louder or quieter than the others. Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to set the lev el.
105 Adv anced Setup —Continued Notes: •T o store a name, you must select “OK” and press [ENTER] in step 7, otherwise it will not be sav ed. •Y ou cannot enter a custom name for XM or SIRIUS radio presets. • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons.
106 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the Miscellaneous menu. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. V olume Setup ■ V olume Displa y W ith this setting, you can choose how the v olume le vel is displayed.
107 Adv anced Setup —Continued ■ Po wer On V olume This setting determines what the volume will be each time the A V receiver is turned on. When the V olume Display preference is set to Absolute, the range is Last, Min, 1 to Max. When it’ s set to Rela- tiv e, the range is Last, – ∞ dB, –81 dB to +18 dB.
108 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the Hardware menu. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. Remote Control ■ Remote ID When sev eral Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may ov erlap.
109 Adv anced Setup —Continued T uner ■ AM Freq Step (on some models) See “ AM Frequency Step Setup (on some models)” on page 67. ■ Satellite Radio (on North American model) If you connect a.
110 Adv anced Setup —Continued • HDMI power control only w orks with HDMI-compat- ible components that support it and may not work properly with some components due to their settings or compatibility . • When set to Enable, the A V receiver consumes more power .
111 NET/USB The A V receiver is network-r eady , which means you can hook it up to your home network with a standard Ether - net cable and enjoy the music files stored on your com- puter or media server . If your network is connected to the Internet, you can also enjoy Internet radio.
112 NET/USB —Continued Network Requirements ■ Ethernet Network The A V receiver’ s Ethernet port supports 10Base-T . For best results, a 100Base-TX switched Ethernet network is recommended.
113 NET/USB —Continued This section explains ho w to play music files on a com- puter or media server through the A V receiv er. See page 111 for details on supported music servers and music file formats. Random Playback To play songs in random order, while the list of songs is displayed, press the [RANDOM] button.
114 NET/USB —Continued This section explains ho w to configure W indows Media Player 11 so that the A V receiver can play the music files stored on your computer . Note: •W indows Media Player 11 can be do wnloaded for free from the Microsoft W eb site.
115 NET/USB —Continued Random Playback To play songs in random order, while the list of songs is displayed, press the [RANDOM] button. All of the songs in the current folder will be played in random order . When all of the songs in the folder hav e been played once, they’ll all be played ag ain in a different random order .
116 NET/USB —Continued To receive Internet radio, you must connect the A V receiv er to a network with Internet access (see page 112). Y ou can select Internet radio stations by entering the appropriate URL with the remote controller , or by con- necting to the A V receiver from your computer and selecting stations in your W eb browser .
117 NET/USB —Continued Once you’ ve added a station to the list, simply select it on the Internet Radio screen, and then press [ENTER] to start playback. Notes: • When connected to an Internet radio station that uses the MP3 streaming format, the MP3 indicator lights up.
118 NET/USB —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. Mac Address This is the A V receiver’ s MA C (Media Access Control) address. This address cannot be changed.
119 Zone 2 and Zone 3 In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in two other rooms, or as we call them, Zone 2 and Zone 3. And, you can select a different source for each room. There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speak ers: 1.
120 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Zone 2 Video Output The A V receiver features a composite video output for connection to a TV in Zone 2, so you can enjo y both audio and video in that zone. Hookup • Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s ZONE 2 OUT V jack to a composite video input on your Zone 2 TV .
121 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued If you’ ve connected your Zone 2 speak ers to the A V receiv er, as explained in “Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speakers Directly to the A V receiv er” on page 119, you must set the Powered Zone 2 setting to Act (Activ ated).
122 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued If you’ ve connected your Zone 2 or Zone 3 speak ers to an amp with no volume control, set the Zone 2 Out or Zone 3 Out setting, respectiv ely , to V ariable so that you can set the zone’ s volume, balance, and tone on the A V receiv er.
123 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Selecting an Input Source f or Zones Notes: •T o select AM or FM, press the [TUNER] input selec- tor button repeatedly . On the North American model, you can also select XM or SIRIUS. • Only analog input sources are output by Zone 2 and Zone 3.
124 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued Adjusting the V olume of Zones Adjusting the Balance of Zones Muting Zones Adjusting the T one of Zone 2 Notes: • Zones can also be unmuted by adjusting the volume.
125 Zone 2 and Zone 3 —Continued To control the A V receiv er with the remote controller while you’ re in Zone 2 or Zone 3, you’ll need a commer- cially av ailable multiroom remote control kit for each zone. • Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech.
126 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can control your other components, including those made by other manufacturers, with the remote controller . This section explains ho w to: • Enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control: D VD, TV , VCR, etc.
127 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes f or Onky o Components Connected via Onkyo components that are connected via are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the A V receiv er, not the component. This allo ws you to control components that are out of view , in a rack, for example.
128 Controlling Other Components —Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained belo w . (Y ou must select the appropriate remote controller mode with the REMO TE MODE buttons first.) W ith some components, certain b uttons may not work as expected, and some may not w ork at all.
129 Controlling Other Components —Continued The A V receiver’ s remote controller can learn the com- mands of other remote controllers. By transmitting, for example, the Play command from your CD .
130 Controlling Other Components —Continued Y ou can program the remote controller’ s MA CR O but- tons to perform a sequence of remote control actions. Example: To play a CD you typically need to perform the follow- ing actions: 1. Press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button to select the Receiv er remote controller mode.
131 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V receiv er, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolv e the issue yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer . Can’t turn on the A V receiver • Make sure that the po wer cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly .
132 Tr oubleshooting —Continued • Check the Speaker Configuration (page 94). • While Powered Zone 2 is being used, playback in the main room is reduced to 5.
133 Tr oubleshooting —Continued There’ s no picture from a source connected to an HDMI IN • When the HDMI Monitor setting is set to No, and the Resolution setting is set to anything other than Through (see page 52), no video is output by the HDMI OUT .
134 Tr oubleshooting —Continued Can’t access the server or Internet radio • Check the network connection between the A V receiv er and your router or switch. • Make sure that your modem and router are properly connected, and make sure they are both turned on.
135 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM ■ Digital T uner General ■ Video Input ■ Video Output ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Control T erminal Specifications and features are subject to change without notice.
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