PR-SC886
Important Safety Instructions
Preventing Hearing Loss Caution
Precautions
Power
Batteries and Heat Exposure Warning
Precautions
For British models
Contents
Connections
Features
Processing
Miscellaneous
Supplied Accessories
Make sure you have the following accessories
THX Ultra2 Plus
Zone 2 Room Zone 3 Room
Multiroom Capability
Main Room
Left and right Stereo speakers
Front & Rear Panels
Front Panel
Front & Rear Panels
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Display
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Remote Control
Rear Panel
RS232
Component Video Monitor OUT 2/ZONE 2 OUT
Component Video in 1, 2,
Component Video Monitor OUT
Hdmi in 1-4, OUT MAIN, and OUT SUB
GAME/TV
Tape IN/OUT
AUX 1
Cr CBL/SAT
Remote Controller
Installing the Batteries
Aiming the Remote Controller
Remote Controller
About the Remote Controller Modes
RECEIVER/TAPE Mode
Tape mode
Listening Mode buttons
Remote Mode buttons
Standby button
DVD Mode
CD/MD/CDR Modes
Dock Mode
Front left and right speakers
About Home Theater
Enjoying Home Theater
Surround back left and right speakers
Speaker Configuration
Connecting the AV Controller
Connecting Your Speakers
Using Dipole Speakers
Connecting a Powered Subwoofer
Connecting the AV Controller
Connecting a Power Amplifier with RCA Inputs
AV controller Multichannel
Connecting a Power Amplifier with XLR Inputs
Speaker Impedance
Bi-amping the Front Speakers
AV controller
Connecting Antenna
Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna
Connecting the AM Loop Antenna
Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna
Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna
Using a TV/FM Antenna Splitter
AV Connection Color Coding
About AV Connections
Optical Digital Jacks
AV Cables and Jacks
Monitor Out Setting Set to Hdmi Main or Hdmi Sub
Connecting Both Audio & Video
104, and the Resolution setting to Through see
Which Connections Should I Use?
Monitor Out Setting Set to Analog
Video Signal Flow and the Resolution Setting
Audio Connection Formats
Audio Connection
Connecting a TV or Projector
Video Connection
Hint
Connecting a DVD player
DVD player
Hooking Up the Multichannel Input
Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback
DVD recorder
Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording
Digital Optical in 2 CD
Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc
Supported Audio Formats
Connecting Components with Hdmi
About Hdmi
About Copyright Protection
Making Hdmi Connections
Video Signals
Audio Signals
Step
Connecting a Game Console
Game Console
Connecting a Camcorder or Other Device
Camcorder, etc
Connecting a CD Player or Turntable
CD Player or Turntable MM with Built-in Phono Preamp Step
Turntable MM with no Phono Preamp Built-in
Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder
Connecting a Balanced Audio Source
Stereo audio source with Balanced XLR output
If Your iPod Doesn’t Support Video
Connecting an RI Dock
If Your iPod Supports Video
If you have an Onkyo DS-A1 RI Dock
Connecting Onkyo u Components
Connecting the Power Cord
Turning On the AV Controller
Set the Power switch to the on position
Do the automatic speaker setup-this is essential
Turning On and Standby
Press the Hdmi OUT button
First Time Setup
Monitor Setup
Repeatedly to select
First Time Setup
Selecting the Language used for the onscreen setup menus
Menus for First Time Setup
Using the Onscreen Setup Menus
Lowed by the Setup button
Press the Receiver button fol
Monitor Out Setup
Input/Output Assign menu appears
Monitor Out menu appears
Video Input Setup
Hdmi Input Setup
Hdmi Input menu appears
HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, HDMI4
Video Input, and then press
Component Video Setup
Tons to select 3. Component
Component Video Input menu
Assign, and then press Enter
Digital Audio Input Setup
Tons to select 1. Input/Output
Tons to select 4. Digital Audio
Stereo
Analog Audio Input Setup
Analog Audio Input menu appears
Mono
Speaker Settings
Tons to select 1. Speaker Set
Tings, and then press Enter
TV Format Setup Not North American models
Tons to select 3. Tuner,
AM Frequency Step Setup on some models
Changing the Input Display
Tuner menu appears
Automatic Speaker Setup Audyssey MultEQ XT
Using the Digital Input Button
1st measurement position
Using Audyssey MultEQ XT
Measurement Positions
2nd-8th measurement positions
Turn on the AV controller
Place the speaker setup micro
Setup MIC jack
Connected TV
Disconnect the setup MIC
Writing Error
Error Messages
Speaker Detect Error
Ambient noise is too high
Changing the Speaker Settings Manually
Using a Powered Subwoofer
Reviewing the Results
Basic Operations
Select a listening mode and enjoy
See Using the Listening Modes on
Selecting the Input Source
Basic Operations
Setting the Display Brightness
Adjusting Speaker Levels
Muting the AV Controller
Adjusting the Bass & Treble
Using the Sleep Timer
Using Headphones
Displaying Source Information
Listening to AM/FM Stations
Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations
Listening to the Radio
Use the Tuner input selector button to select AM or FM
Listening to the Radio
Displaying AM/FM Radio Information
Selecting Presets
Deleting Presets
Listening to HD Radio Stations North American model only
About HD Radio Stations
Selecting the Audio Format Blend Mode
Selecting Multicast Channels
Displaying HD Radio Information
RDS Program Types PTY
Using RDS
What is RDS?
This allows you to search RDS radio stations by type see
Displaying Radio Text RT
Finding Stations by Type PTY
Listening to Traffic News TP
Recording
Recording the Input Source
Recording from Different AV Sources
Selecting the Listening Modes
Using the Listening Modes
Selecting with the Remote Controller
Selecting on the AV Controller
Analog and PCM Sources
Using the Listening Modes
Listening Modes Available for Each Source Format
Requires 6.1/7.1 speakers. Requires 7.1 speakers
Dolby Digital, and Dolby Digital Plus Sources
DTS Sources
DTS-ES
TrueHD Sources
DTS-HD Sources
DTS Express and DSD Sources
DSD
About the Listening Modes
Channel source + Dolby PLIIx Music
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
Dolby TrueHD
Channel source + Dolby PLIIx Movie
THX Games
THX Cinema
THX Music
THX Ultra2 Cinema
Onkyo Original DSP Modes
Advanced Setup
Menu Map
Submenu Pages
This section explains items on the Input/Output Assign menu
Advanced Setup
When you’ve finished, press
Screen for that item appears
Monitor Out
Speaker Setup
Speaker Settings
Fixed at Full Band if Subwoofer is set to No
Tons to select LPF of LFE,
Low-Pass Filter for the LFE Channel
Double Bass
Tons to select DoubleBass,
Speaker Distance
Speaker Level Calibration
Repeat until the volume
Test tone from each speaker
Is the same
Equalizer Settings
Dynamic VolLight
MultEQ XT
Dynamic EQ
Dynamic VolHeavy
If the main menu doesn’t appear, make
THX Audio Setup
Mode button, followed by
Tons to select 6. THX Audio
Audio Adjust
Multiplex/Mono Settings
Tone Control Settings
DSD Setting
PLIIx/Neo6 Settings
LFE Level Settings
Dolby EX Settings
Theater-Dimensional T-D Setting
100
Using the Music Optimizer
Using the Re-EQ Function
101
Using the Late Night Function
Source Setup
102
Name Edit
IntelliVolume
103
Sync
Zoom Mode
Picture Adjust
Game Mode
ISF Mode
105
106
Satellite Radio
Sirius Parental Lock
Listening Mode Presets
107
Miscellaneous Setup
Volume Setup
108
OSD Setup
12V Trigger A/B/C Setup
109
110
Hardware Setup
Remote Control
Zone2/Zone3
111
Tuner
Analog Multich
Network Settings
112
What’s DHCP?
Lock Setup
113
Selecting Audio Inputs
Specifying the Digital Signal Format
114
Audio SEL
Zone 2 and Zone
Connecting Zone
Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers
115
Zone 2 and Zone
Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers
116
Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone
Zone 2/Zone 3 Out Settings
Using Zone 2 and Zone
117
Zone 2 or Zone 3 indicator flashes
118
Selecting an Input Source for Zones Turning Off Zones
119
Muting Zones
120
Using the 12V Triggers
When you’ve finished, press the Setup button
Tons to select 6. Miscellaneous
Using a Multiroom Kit with Other Components
Using a Multiroom Kit with a Cabinet
Using a Multiroom Kit with Zone 2/3
121
Entering Remote Control Codes
Controlling Other Components
122
Resetting the Remote Mode Buttons
Resetting the Remote Controller
Remote Control Codes for Onkyo Components Connected via u
123
124
Learning Commands
125
Making Macros
Using Macros
126
Running Macros
Troubleshooting
127
Troubleshooting
128
129
130
Video Resolution Chart
131
Specifications
132
Memo
133
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Onkyo Europe UK Office