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