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