AV Receiver
DTR-6.8
AVIS
Important Safety Instructions
6.Handling Notes
Precautions
4.Power
For North American model
AM loop antenna Power cord
Supplied Accessories
Remote controller & three batteries AA/R6
Speaker setup microphone Indoor FM antenna
Connections
Table of Contents
First Time Setup
Introduction
Connections
Features
Amplification
Processing
Australian model
Front & Rear Panels
Front Panel
North American model
Front & Rear Panels—Continued
2MUTING indicator
Display
1 SLEEP indicator
5 Tuning indicators
78 9 bkblbm
bp AC INLET
Front & Rear Panels—Continued
Notes
Remote Controller
Installing the Batteries
Aiming the Remote Controller
Page
1Standby button
Remote Controller—Continued
Page
CD/MD/CDR Modes
Dock Mode
When Using an RI Dock
Enjoying Home Theater
About Home Theater
AV Connection Color Coding
Connecting the AV Receiver
About AV Connections
Optical Digital Jacks
Using Dipole Speakers
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting Your Speakers
Speaker Configuration
wires tightly, as shown
Speaker Connection Precautions
Connecting the Speaker Cables
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Bi-ampingthe Front Speakers
Bi-ampingSpeaker Hookup
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting Antenna
Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna
Connecting the AM Loop Antenna
Using a TV/FM Antenna Splitter
Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna
Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting Both Audio & Video
Which Connections Should I Use?
Video Connection Formats
HDMI Monitor Setting Set to No
Audio Connection Formats
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting a TV or Projector
Hint
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting a DVD Player
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Hooking Up the Multichannel DVD Input
7.1 ch
5.1 ch
VCR DVD recorder
Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Hint
Notes
Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording
Connecting the AV Receiver-Continued
Satellite, cable, set-topbox, etc
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Hint
Game Console
Connecting a Game Console
Connecting the AV Receiver-Continued
Camcorder, etc
Connecting a Camcorder or Other Device
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
About Copyright Protection
Connecting Components with HDMI
About HDMI
Supported Audio Formats
Audio Signals
Making HDMI Connections
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Video Signals
Turntable MM with no Phono Preamp Built-in
Connecting a CD Player or Turntable
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Step
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
4.Front right speaker 5.Surround left speaker
Connecting a Power Amplifier
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
1.Subwoofer 2.Front left speaker 3.Center speaker
iPod without video
Connecting an RI Dock
Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
iPod with video
your speakers and AV components
Connecting Components
Connecting the RS232 Port
Connecting the Power Cord
Smooth Operation in a Few Easy Steps
Turning On the AV Receiver
Turning On and Standby
1.Input/Output Assign 2.Speaker Setup
First Time Setup
Using the Onscreen Setup Menus
The main menu appears onscreen
Notes
First Time Setup—Continued
Speaker Settings
The Setup menu closes
The Setup menu closes
HDMI Monitor Setup
The Monitor Out menu appears
First Time Setup—Continued
IN 1: Select if the video component
Video Input Setup
HDMI Input Setup
The HDMI Input menu appears
Notes
Component Video Setup
3 4 5
First Time Setup-Continued
First Time Setup-Continued
1, 2 1,
Changing the Input Display
The Digital Input menu appears
Digital Input Setup
Press the Setup button
The Setup menu closes
First Time Setup—Continued
TV Format Setup not North American model
The OSD Setup menu appears
The setup menu closes
Press the Setup button
AM Frequency Step Setup Australian model
First Time Setup—Continued
lowed by the Setup button
First Time Setup—Continued
Automatic Speaker Setup Audyssey MultEQ XT
Using Audyssey MultEQ XT
Measurement Positions
Next
Cancel
1 2 3
4 5 6
Review SP Level
Review SP Config
7 8 9
Review SP Distance
Writing Error
Error Messages
First Time Setup-Continued
Speaker Detect Error
First Time Setup—Continued
Changing the Speaker Settings Manually
Using a Powered Subwoofer
Reviewing the Results
Selecting the Input Source
Basic Operations
Displaying Source Information
Using the Multichannel DVD Input
Adjusting the Bass & Treble
Basic Operations—Continued
Muting the AV receiver
Setting the Display Brightness
Using the Sleep Timer
Using Headphones
Searching stops when a station is
Using the Tuner
Tuning into Radio Stations
Tuning into weak FM stereo stations
A warning against reverse engineering
Connecting the XM Mini-Tunerand Home Dock
Listening to the Radio—Continued
Important XM Radio Information
Pressing the Left and Right
Setting the Satellite Radio Mode
Selecting XM Satellite Radio
Signing Up for XM Satellite Radio
Notes
Selecting XM Radio Channels
•Channel Search mode: select any channel
Listening to the Radio—Continued
Listening to the Radio—Continued
Displaying XM Radio Information
The main menu appears onscreen
Positioning the XM Mini-TunerSystem
The Satellite Radio menu appears
Listening to the Radio—Continued
CHECK ANTENNA
NO SIGNAL
UPGRADE XM TUNER
XM Radio Messages
Listening to the Radio—Continued
Setting Up the SiriusConnect Home Tuner
What is SIRIUS Satellite Radio?
Important SIRIUS Satellite Radio Information
Listening to the Radio-Continued
2 3 4 5
Positioning the Antenna
Setting the Satellite Radio Mode
Listening to the Radio—Continued
Selecting SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Signing Up for SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Selecting SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channels
Notes
Listening to the Radio—Continued
The Receiver button flashes
The channel is selected
The main menu appears onscreen
Parental Lock
Listening to the Radio—Continued
Listening to the Radio—Continued
The setup menu closes
Listening to the Radio—Continued
Changing the PIN Number
4 5 6
Setup button
Displaying SIRIUS Satellite Radio Information
Positioning the SiriusConnect Home antenna
Press the Setup button
ACQUIRING
ANTENNA ERROR
SUB UPDATED
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Messages
The preset number flashes
Presetting AM, FM, XM, and SIRIUS Stations
Selecting Presets
Deleting Presets
Selecting on the AV receiver
Using the Listening Modes
Selecting with the Remote Controller
Selecting Listening Modes
Can be selected
Using the Listening Modes—Continued
Listening Modes Available for Each Source Format
Analog and PCM Sources
Button Direct Stereo Surround THX Listening Mode
Using the Listening Modes—Continued
Can be selected
Can be selected
TrueHD and DTS Sources
Using the Listening Modes—Continued
Can be selected
DTS-HDSources
Using the Listening Modes—Continued
Using the Listening Modes—Continued
About the Listening Modes
DTS-ESMatrix
Using the Listening Modes—Continued
Mono Movie
Onkyo Original DSP Modes
Using the Listening Modes—Continued
T-D Theater-Dimensional
If you select another input source dur
Recording
Recording Separate AV Sources
AV Recording
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Using the Re-EQFunction
Adjusting Individual Speaker Levels
Advanced Operations
3.Audio Adjust 4.Source Setup
Advanced Setup
About the Onscreen Setup Menus
Menu 1.Input/Output Assign 2.Speaker Setup
1 2 3
Advanced Setup—Continued
Speaker Setup
Speaker Settings
Notes
5 6 7 8
Low-PassFilter for the LFE Channel
Advanced Setup—Continued
Press the Setup button
11 12
Double Bass
Advanced Setup—Continued
The setup menu closes
Speaker Distance
Press the Receiver button fol
Advanced Setup—Continued
Advanced Setup-Continued
Speaker Level Calibration
The Level Calibration menu appears
the front left speaker
Advanced Setup—Continued
Equalizer Setting
Advanced Setup—Continued
THX Audio Setup
The Speaker Setup menu appears
Repeat step 6 and 7 for each speaker
Advanced Setup—Continued
Multichannel DVD Input Settings
Subwoofer Input Sensitivity
The Analog Multich menu appears
The Audio Adjust menu appears
Audio Adjust Functions
Tone Control Settings
Multiplex/Mono Settings
LFE Level Settings
PLIIx/Neo:6 Music Mode Settings
Dolby EX Input Signal Setting
T-D Theater-DimensionalListening Setting
Advanced Setup—Continued
Assigning Listening Modes to Input
Sources
2, 4,
Source Setup
IntelliVolume
2 3 4 5 6
The main menu appears onscreen
Advanced Setup—Continued
Correcting Sound and Picture Sync
Name Edit
select the preset
The Source Setup menu appears
5 6 7
Press the Setup button
Advanced Setup-Continued
Advanced Setup—Continued
Volume Setup/OSD Setup
Volume Setup
The Volume Setup menu appears
The OSD Setup menu appears
OSD Setup
Advanced Setup—Continued
lowed by the Setup button
The HDMI menu appears
HDMI Setup
The Remote Control menu appears
Changing the AV Receiver’s ID
Control
HDMI Audio Out
Lip Sync
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Advanced Setup—Continued
Network Setup
Lock Setup
The Lock Setup menu appears
Advanced Setup—Continued
Digital Input Signal Formats
Changing the Remote Controller’s ID
Zone
Connecting Zone
Using Another Amp in Zone
Using Only Speakers in Zone
The setup menu closes
Setting the Powered Zone
Zone 2—Continued
The Zone2 menu appears
The main menu appears onscreen
Setting the Zone 2 Out
The setup menu closes
Zone 2—Continued
Zone 2—Continued
Using Zone
Controlling Zone 2 with the Remote Controller
Controlling Zone 2 from the AV receiver
Zone 2—Continued
Adjusting the Volume for Zone
Adjusting the Tone and Balance for Zone
To Mute Zone
Hookup
Using the 12V Triggers in Zone 2 and
the Main Room
Zone 2—Continued
Zone 2—Continued
Using a Multiroom Kit with a Cabinet
Using a Multiroom Kit with Zone
Using a Multiroom Kit with Other Components
Controlling Other Components
Entering Remote Control Codes
The Remote indicator lights up
The Remote indicator flashes twice
The Remote indicator flashes five
Resetting Remote Mode Buttons
Resetting the Remote Controller
The Remote indicator flashes three
Controlling a TV
Controlling Other Components—Continued
Controlling Other Components-Continued
Learning Commands
1 1,4
The Remote indicator lights up
Deleting Macros
Using Macros
Making Macros
Running Macros
Tuner Section
Specifications
Amplifier Section
Video Section
Audio
Troubleshooting
Power
Video
Troubleshooting—Continued
The remote controller doesn’t work
Remote Controller
Tuner
Troubleshooting—Continued
• Video Attenuation
Recording
Zone
Others
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