Table of Contents

Introduction

 

 

Important Safety Instructions

2

Precautions

3

Table of Contents

5

Supplied Accessories

6

Installing the Batteries

6

Features

7

Getting to Know the Receiver

8

Front Panel

8

Rear Panel

9

Display

10

Remote Controller

11

Using the Remote Controller

12

Connections

 

 

Connecting Your Speakers

13

Speaker Connection Precautions

13

Connecting the Speaker Cables

13

Connecting a Powered Subwoofer

14

Connecting a Power Amplifier

14

Configuring the Speaker Impedance

15

Connecting Antenna

16

Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna

16

Connecting the AM Loop Antenna

16

Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna

17

Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna

17

Connecting Your Components

18

Connecting a Turntable

18

Connecting a CD Player

18

Connecting a Recording Component

19

Connecting a Remote Interactive Dock (RI Dock)

19

Connecting a DVD Player

19

Connecting a VCR

20

Connecting a TV or Other Component with an Audio

Output

20

Connecting

Components

20

Connecting the Power Cords of Other

 

Components

21

Connecting the Power Cord

21

Enjoying Audio Sources

 

Turning On the Receiver

22

Turning On and Standby

22

Changing the Input Display

22

Enjoying Audio Sources

23

Muting the receiver (remote controller only)

24

Using Headphones

24

Setting the Display Brightness

24

Using the Sleep Timer (remote controller only)

24

Using the Tone and Balance Controls

25

Setting the DIRECT Function

25

Enjoying the Pure Audio Sound

25

Recording

26

Recording the Input Source

26

Recording Audio and Video from Separate

 

Sources

27

Listening to the Radio

28

AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America and

 

Europe)

28

Listening to AM/FM Stations

28

Using RDS (European Model Only)

30

Naming Preset Channels

32

Entering a Name

32

Correcting a Character

32

Advanced Setup

33

Setting the Advanced Setup

33

Advanced Setup Menu

34

Changing the Remote Controller’s ID

34

Zone 2

35

Connecting Zone 2

35

Zone 2 Out Settings

36

Using Zone 2

37

Connecting Components not Reached by the

 

Remote Controller Signals (IR IN/OUT)

39

If Remote Controller Signal Does not Reach the

 

Receiver Remote Sensor

39

If Remote Controller Signal Does not Reach Other

 

Components

39

Controlling Other Components

40

Controlling an Onkyo DVD Player

40

Controlling an Onkyo CD Player

41

Controlling an RI Dock

42

Controlling a Cassette Recorder

43

Programming a remote control code for controlling

 

components connected via

44

Resetting the Remote Controller

44

Others

 

Troubleshooting

45

Specifications

47

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