Contents

Getting Started .......................... 2

DVD receiver

DR-815 Connections ............................ 16

Operations ............................... 25

Instruction Manual
Playing a Disc.......................... 29

Listening to the Radio ........... 42

Enjoying Surround Sound ....... 52

Adjusting Sound ..................... 56

Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo DR-815

DVD receiver. Read this manual carefully before Setting Clock and Timer ......... 58
using your new DVD receiver. A good under-
standing of its features and operation will allow
you to achieve optimum performance and enjoy- Detailed Settings and
ment. Informations (DVD) ................. 67

Keep this manual for future reference.

Miscellaneous ......................... 76

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 WARNING: WARNING AVIS
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE
DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
CAUTION: presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO persons.
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE intended to alert the user to the presence of important
PERSONNEL. operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions. 15. Damage Requiring Service
2. Keep these instructions. Unplug the apparatus from the wall outlet and refer
3. Heed all warnings. servicing to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:
4. Follow all instructions. A. When the power-supply cord or plug is dam-
5. Do not use this apparatus near water. aged,
6. Clean only with dry cloth. B. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in into the apparatus,
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. C. If the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radia- water,
tors, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus D. If the apparatus does not operate normally by
(including amplifiers) that produce heat. following the operating instructions. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or instructions as an improper adjustment of other
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two controls may result in damage and will often
blades with one wider than the other. A grounding require extensive work by a qualified technician
type plug has two blades and a third grounding to restore the apparatus to its normal operation,
prong. The wide blade or the third prong are pro- E. If the apparatus has been dropped or damaged in
vided for your safety. If the provided plug does not any way, and
fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for F. When the apparatus exhibits a distinct change in
replacement of the obsolete outlet. performance this indicates a need for service.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or 16. Object and Liquid Entry
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience recepta- Never push objects of any kind into the apparatus
cles, and the point where they exit from the appara- through openings as they may touch dangerous volt-
tus. age points or short-out parts that could result in a
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the fire or electric shock.
manufacturer. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
12. Use only with the cart, stand, PORTABLE CART WARNING splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as
tripod, bracket, or table spec- vases shall be placed on the apparatus.
ified by the manufacturer, or Don’t put candles or other burning objects on top of
sold with the apparatus. this unit.
When a cart is used, use cau- 17. Batteries
tion when moving the cart/ Always consider the environmental issues and fol-
apparatus combination to low local regulations when disposing of batteries.
avoid injury from tip-over. S3125A
18. If you install the apparatus in a built-in installation,
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or such as a bookcase or rack, ensure that there is ade-
when unused for long periods of time. quate ventilation.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Leave 20 cm (8") of free space at the top and sides
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been and 10 cm (4") at the rear. The rear edge of the shelf
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or or board above the apparatus shall be set 10 cm (4")
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects away from the rear panel or wall, creating a flue-like
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has gap for warm air to escape.
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

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Precautions
1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use • Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight or heat
only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- sources, because its internal temperature may
out the permission of the copyright holder. rise, shortening the life of the optical pickup.
2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- • Avoid damp and dusty places, and places subject
serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact to vibrations from loudspeakers. Never put the
your Onkyo dealer. unit on top of, or directly above a loudspeaker.
3. Care—Occasionally you should dust the unit all • Install this unit horizontally. Never use it on its
over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft side or on a sloping surface, because it may cause
cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild deter- a malfunction.
gent and water. Dry the unit immediately afterwards • If you install this unit near a TV, radio, or VCR,
with a clean cloth. Don’t use abrasive cloths, thin- the picture and sound quality may be affected. If
ners, alcohol, or other chemical solvents, because this occurs, move this unit away from the TV,
they may damage the finish or remove the panel let- radio, or VCR.
tering. 8. To Obtain a Clear Picture—This unit is a high-
4. Power tech, precision device. If the lens on the optical
WARNING pickup, or the disc drive mechanism becomes dirty
BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE or worn, the picture quality may be affected. To
FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SEC- maintain the best picture quality, we recommend
TION CAREFULLY. regular inspection and maintenance (cleaning or
AC outlet voltages vary from country to country. worn part replacement) every 1,000 hours of use
Make sure that the voltage in your area meets the depending on the operating environment. Contact
voltage requirements printed on the unit’s rear panel your Onkyo dealer for details.
(e.g., AC 230 V, 50 Hz or AC 120 V, 60 Hz). 9. Moisture Condensation
The power cord plug is used to disconnect this unit Moisture condensation may damage this unit.
from the AC power source. Make sure that the plug Read the following carefully:
is readily operable (easily accessible) at all times. Moisture may condense on the lens of the optical
Pressing the [STANDBY/ON] button to select pickup, one of the most important parts inside this
Standby mode does not fully shutdown the unit. If unit.
you do not intend to use the unit for an extended • Moisture condensation can occur in the following
period, remove the power cord from the AC outlet. situations:
5. Never Touch this Unit with Wet Hands—Never – The unit is moved from a cold place to a warm
handle this unit or its power cord while your hands place.
are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets – A heater is turned on, or cold air from an air
inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo conditioner is hitting the unit.
dealer. – In the summer, when this unit is moved from
6. Handling Notes an air conditioned room to a hot and humid
• If you need to transport this unit, use the original place.
packaging to pack it how it was when you origi- – The unit is used in a humid place.
nally bought it. • Do not use this unit when there’s the possibility
• Do not leave rubber or plastic items on this unit of moisture condensation occurring. Doing so
for a long time, because they may leave marks on may damage your discs and certain parts inside
the case. this unit.
• This unit’s top and rear panels may get warm If condensation does occur, remove all discs and
leave this unit turned on for two to three hours. By
after prolonged use. This is normal.
this time, the unit will have warmed up and any con-
• If you do not use this unit for a long time, it may densation will have evaporated.
not work properly the next time you turn it on, so
10. Region Numbers—The DVD standard uses region
be sure to use it occasionally.
numbers to control how discs can be played around
• When you’ve finished using this unit, remove all
the world, the world being divided into six regions.
discs and turn off the power.
This unit will only play DVD discs that match its
7. Installing this Unit region number, which can be found on its rear panel
• Install this unit in a well-ventilated location.
(e.g., 1 , ALL ).
• Ensure that there’s adequate ventilation all
around this unit, especially if it’s installed in an
audio rack. If the ventilation is inadequate, the
unit may overheat, leading to malfunction.

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 Precautions—Continued

11. About this Manual—This manual explains how to This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is
use all of this unit’s functions. Although the DVD classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to
standard offers many special features, not all discs use this model properly, read this Instruction Manual
use them all, so depending on the disc being played, carefully. In case of any trouble, please contact the store
this unit may not respond to certain functions. See where you purchased the unit.
the disc’s sleeve notes for supported features. To prevent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try to
open the enclosure.
For British models
Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power
CAUTION:
supply cord of this unit should be performed only by
qualified service personnel. CLASS 1M VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADI-
ATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY
IMPORTANT WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code: THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CON-
Blue: Neutral TROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE
Brown: Live OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECI-
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this FIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
apparatus may not correspond with the coloured mark- RADIATION EXPOSURE.
ings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as
follows: The label on the right is
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to applied on the rear panel.
the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured black. 1. This unit is a CLASS 1 LASER
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to PRODUCT and employs a laser
the terminal which is marked with the letter L or inside the cabinet.
coloured red. 2. To prevent the laser from being exposed, do not remove the
cover. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
IMPORTANT
The plug is fitted with an appropriate fuse. If the fuse For European Models
needs to be replaced, the replacement fuse must
approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 and have the Declaration of Conformity
same ampere rating as that indicated on the plug. Check
We, ONKYO EUROPE
for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the ELECTRONICS GmbH
fuse. LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6,
If the power cord’s plug is not suitable for your socket 82194 GROEBENZELL,
GERMANY
outlets, cut it off and fit a suitable plug. Fit a suitable
declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product
fuse in the plug. described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the
corresponding technical standards such as EN60065,
EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3.
GROEBENZELL, GERMANY

K. MIYAGI
ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH

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Features Supplied Accessories
Receiver Make sure you have the following accessories:

• Built-in Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital and DTS RC-640S
• On board Theater Dimensional Circuit
• Deep bass adjustable S. Bass feature
• Subwoofer or power amplifier connectable PRE-OUT
terminals allowing 5.1ch playback with add on speak-
ers
• WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) exploit-
ing the broadband potential of next generation media
• VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) on the front
Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6)
left and right channels
• Up to 30 stations memory storable tuner with FM
auto preset feature
• Program timer capable of multi settings for both play-
back and recording

DVD AM loop antenna x 1

• Dolby*1 Digital and DTS*2
• DVD-Video / Video CD / Audio CD playback
• CD-R, CD-RW (Video CD, audio CD, MP3/WMA*3/
JPEG)
Indoor FM antenna x 1
• DVD-Audio and SACD compatible
• DVD-R (DVD-Video)
• DVD-RW (DVD-Video, VR format)

Others
• Full-function remote controller
Video cable x 1

* In catalogs and on packaging, the letter at the end of the product

name indicates the color. Specifications and operations are the same
regardless of color.

*1. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories.
*2. “DTS”, “DTS 96/24” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of
DTS, Inc.
*3. Windows Media, and the Win-
dows logo are trademarks, or
registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other coun-
tries.
4. Theater-Dimensional is a trademark of Onkyo Corporation.

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 Table of Contents
Getting Started Playing a Disc
Important Safety Instructions...............................2 Before Starting DVD Playback.......................... 29
Precautions .........................................................3 Using the On-screen Displays ...................... 29
Features ..............................................................5 Setting Up the Player for Your TV................. 29
Supplied Accessories ..........................................5 Setting the Language of This Player’s On-screen
Disc Notes ...........................................................8 Displays..........................................................30
Remote Controller .............................................10 Playing Discs .................................................... 31
Installing the Batteries ...................................10 Resume and Last Memory............................ 31
Using the Remote Controller .........................10 Basic Playback Controls ............................... 32
Part Names and Functions ................................11 DVD Disc Menus........................................... 32
Front Panel ....................................................11 Video CD PBC menus .................................. 33
Display...........................................................12 Scanning Discs ............................................. 33
Rear Panel.....................................................13 Playing in Slow Motion.................................. 34
Remote Controller .........................................14 Frame Advance/Frame Reverse................... 34
Switching Audio Language/Channel ............. 35
Connections Switching Subtitles........................................ 35
Switching Camera Angles............................. 35
Connecting Antenna ..........................................16 Zooming the Screen...................................... 35
Connecting Speakers ........................................18 Browsing Video Content with the Disc Navigator... 36
Connecting Speakers ....................................18 Browsing WMA, MP3 and JPEG files with the
Speaker Connection Precautions ..................18 Disc Navigator........................................ 37
AV Cables and Connectors ...............................19 Creating a Program List ................................ 38
Before Making Any Connections ...................19 Searching a Disc........................................... 39
AV Cables & Connectors...............................19 Using Random Play ...................................... 39
Connecting Your TV ..........................................20 Looping a Section of a Disc .......................... 40
Connecting External Devices ............................21 Using Repeat Play ........................................ 40
Connecting an Onkyo Stereo Cassette Tape Viewing a JPEG Slideshow........................... 41
Deck ...................................................... 21 Displaying Disc Information .......................... 41
Connecting an RI Dock (Remote Interactive
Dock) ..................................................... 21 Listening to the Radio
Connection for TV Audio Signal ....................22
Connecting a Subwoofer ...............................22 Listening to the Radio ....................................... 42
Connection for Enjoying 5.1ch Playback .......23 Manually Tuning a FM/AM Broadcast Station........ 42
Enjoying Home Theater.................................24 Adjusting the Antenna................................... 43
Programming FM Stations Automatically – Auto
Operations Preset ......................................................... 44
Programming FM/AM Stations One by One –
Connecting the Power Cord ..............................25 Preset Write.......................................... 45
First Time Setup ............................................25 Selecting Preset Stations.............................. 46
Turning Off ACCUCLOCK .............................25 Switching the Display Information................. 47
Understanding Common Operations .................26 Receiving RDS.............................................. 47
Turning the Unit On and Off ..........................26 Changing the Preset Channels......................... 48
Adjusting the Volume.....................................26 Tips for Changing the Preset Channels ........ 48
Selecting a Source ........................................27 Copying a Preset Channel – Preset Copy .... 48
Muting the Sound ..........................................27 Erasing a Preset Channel – Preset Erase .... 49
Controlling Display Brightness.......................27 Naming Preset Channels.................................. 50
Listening through the Headphones................27 Naming a Preset Channel............................. 50
Customizing the Source Names ........................28 Entering a Name ........................................... 50
Correcting and Erasing a Character ............. 50
Inserting a Character .................................... 51
Erasing the Name Assigned to a Preset
Channel ................................................ 51
Inputting Characters from the Remote Controller... 51

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 Table of Contents—Continued

Enjoying Surround Sound Detailed Settings and Informations (DVD)

Enjoying Surround Sound ................................. 52 DVD Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus ..... 67
Configuring Subwoofer and Setting Up the Video Adjust menu ........................................67
Number of Speakers............................ 52 Initial Settings menu ..........................................68
Setting Distance of Speakers........................ 53 Using the Initial Settings menu ......................68
Speaker Level Calibration ............................. 53 How to Use Parental Lock .............................71
Enjoying Listening Modes ................................. 54 Additional information........................................73
Selecting Listening Mode .............................. 55 Screen sizes and disc formats.......................73
Setting the TV system ............................. 73
Adjusting Sound Resetting the DVD player ........................ 74
Titles, chapters and tracks.............................74
Adjusting Sound................................................ 56 DVD-Video regions........................................74
Adjusting Individual Speaker Levels ............. 56 Selecting languages using the language code
Emphasizing the Low End Using the Remote list.......................................................... 74
Controller................................................ 56
Using the Late Night Function (Dolby Digital Miscellaneous
only) ....................................................... 56
Audio Adjust Function ............................... 57 Input Source Names and Available Buttons on
Remote Controller ................................. 76
Setting Clock and Timer Recording ..........................................................78
Troubleshooting.................................................79
Setting the Clock............................................... 58 Specifications ....................................................82
Setting ACCUCLOCK to Use a Specific Station.... 58
Setting the Clock Manually............................ 59
Checking the Time and the Day of the Week .... 60
To Switch between the 12-hour and 24-hour
Displays................................................ 60
Turning the Current Time Display On or Off
while the Unit is in Standby Mode.......... 60
Using the Timer Functions ................................ 61
About the Once and Every Timers ................ 61
Using the Sleep Timer................................... 62
Programming a Once / Every Timer.............. 63
Switching the Timer On and Off .................... 66
Viewing the Timer Settings ........................... 66

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 Disc Notes
Supported Discs • Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those
shown below, because you may damage the DVD
The DVD receiver supports the following discs.
receiver.
Disc Logo Format or file type
See page 74 for
DVD-Video region information.

DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio
• Don’t use discs that have residue from adhesive tape,
rental discs with peeling labels, or discs with custom-
Super Audio CD (sin-
SACD gle layer, dual layer,
made labels or stickers. Doing so may damage the
hybrid) DVD receiver and you may not be able to remove the
disc properly.
DVD-Video
DVD-R
Discs Made on Personal Computers
DVD-Video, Discs made on personal computers, including those of a
DVD-RW VR format compatible format, may not work properly in the DVD
receiver because of incorrect settings in the disc burning
Including PBC
Video CD software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc
burning software for additional compatibility informa-
PCM and DTS tion.
Audio CD
CD-R/RW compatibility
Video CD, audio CD,
• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660
CD-R MP3, WMA, JPEG
CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files
* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format:
Video CD, audio CD, Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems
CD-RW MP3, WMA, JPEG are both compatible with this player.
• Multi-session playback: No
• Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn’t • Unfinalized disc playback: No
conform to the official CD standard. Since these are
nonstandard discs, they may not play properly in the
DVD-R/RW compatibility
DVD receiver. • Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording
• The DVD receiver supports CD-R and CD-RW discs (VR)*
recorded in Video CD format, audio CD format, or * Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go
ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format with MP3, WMA, and momentarily blank at edited points.
JPEG files. It also supports DVD-R and DVD-RW • Unfinalized playback: No
discs recorded in DVD-Video format. However, some • WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/RW: No
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs may not
work properly for any of the following reasons: Compressed audio compatibility
incomplete disc finalization, disc burner characteris-
• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3),
tics, disc characteristics, the disc is damaged or dirty.
Windows Media Audio (WMA)
See the manual supplied with your disc burner for
• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz
more information. Condensation or dirt on the optical
pickup lens can also affect playback. • Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)
• The DVD receiver supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs. • VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No
• The DVD receiver does not support disc types not • VBR WMA playback: No
listed. If you load any disc for playback other than • WMA lossless encoding compatible: No
listed above, the DVD receiver may cause noise or • DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes
may not operate properly. (DRM-protected audio files will not play in this
player.)
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for
the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not
use for other file types)
• File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648 folders and
files combined
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 Disc Notes—Continued

About WMA Handling Discs

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and • Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs
refers to an audio compression technology developed by by the edge, as shown.
Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded
by using Windows Media® Player version 7, 7.1, Win-
dows Media® Player for Windows® XP, or Windows
Media® Player 9 Series.

JPEG file compatibility

• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* Underside
still image files up to a resolution of 3072 x 2048.
• Never attach adhesive tape or sticky labels to discs.
* File format used by digital still cameras
• Progressive JPEG compatible: No
• File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the player to
recognize JPEG files – do not use for other file types)
• File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648 folders and
files combined

Copyright Cleaning Discs

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast • For best results, keep your discs clean. Fingerprints
on cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material and dust can affect the sound and picture quality and
without permission. should be removed as follows. Using a clean soft
DVD-Video discs are copy-protected, and any record- cloth, wipe from the center outwards, as shown. Never
ings made from these discs will be distorted. wipe in a circular direction.
This product incorporates copyright protection technol-
ogy that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellec-
tual property rights. Use of this copyright protection
technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corpora-
tion, and is intended for home and other limited con-
✔
sumer uses only unless otherwise authorized by
Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is
prohibited. • To remove stubborn dust or dirt, wipe the disc with a
damp soft cloth, and then dry it with a dry cloth.
• Never use solvent-based cleaning fluids, such as thin-
ner or benzine, commercially available cleaners, or
antistatic sprays intended for vinyl records, because
they may damage the disc.

Storing Discs
• Don’t store discs in places subject to direct sunlight,
or near heat sources.
• Don’t store discs in places subject to moisture or dust,
such as in a bathroom or near a humidifier.
• Always store discs in their cases and vertically. Stack-
ing, or putting objects on unprotected discs may cause
warping, scratches, or other damage.

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 Remote Controller
Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller
To use the remote controller, point it at the DVD
1 To open the battery compartment, press
the small hollow and slide off the cover.
receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below.

Remote control sensor

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2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6)

in accordance with the polarity diagram DVD receiver
inside the battery compartment.

Notes:
• The remote controller may not work reliably if the
DVD receiver is subjected to bright light, such as
direct sunlight or inverter-type fluorescent lights.
Keep this in mind when installing.
• If another remote controller of the same type is used
in the same room, or the DVD receiver is installed
close to equipment that uses infrared rays, the remote
3 Put the cover onto the remote controller
and slide it shut. controller may not work reliably.
• Don’t put anything, such as a book, on the remote con-
troller, because the buttons may be pressed inadvert-
ently, thereby draining the batteries.
• The remote controller may not work reliably if the
DVD receiver is installed in a rack behind colored
glass doors. Keep this in mind when installing.
• The remote controller will not work if there’s an
obstacle between it and the DVD receiver’s remote
Notes: control sensor.
• If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try
replacing the batteries.
• Don’t mix new and old batteries or different types of
batteries.
• If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long
time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from
leakage or corrosion.
• Expired batteries should be removed as soon as possi-
ble to prevent damage from leakage or corrosion.

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Part Names and Functions
Front Panel

1 Display 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 J K L M NOPQR
The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.
A Remote control sensor (10) L TIMER button (59, 62, 63, 66)
Receives signals from the remote controller. Press this button to enable the timer function or set
B INPUT/CURSOR buttons (27, 28, 44, 46, 78) current time.
Enable you to select an input source. These buttons M MULTI JOG dial (28, 32, 33, 44, 46)
also move the cursor when you input characters. Turn the dial to select a programmed station, play-
C VOLUME control (26) back track or groups. It also assists you to choose an
Adjusts the volume level. edit type, and to select characters when you enter
characters. Press it to confirm the current setting.
D STANDBY indicator (25)
Lights up in Standby mode. N YES/MODE button (42, 45, 50)
Press this button to confirm the displayed settings
E STANDBY/ON button (31, 60, 65)
for playback and other editing operations.
Press this button to turn on the power to the unit or
place the unit in Standby mode. O EDIT/NO/CLEAR button (28, 44-45, 48-50)
Enables you to adjust settings for playback and
F PHONES jack (27)
select editing operations. It also cancels the dis-
Connect a headphone mini plug here.
played setting.
G DVD disc tray (31)
P DVD / button (32)
Place a DVD in the disc tray.
Starts DVD playback. When you press this button
H LISTENING MODE button (55) during playback, the unit enters Pause mode.
Use this button to select the listening modes.
Q DVD button (32)
I S.BASS button (56) Stops DVD playback.
Use this button to adjust the low end bass range.
R DVD button (31)
J / buttons (32)
Ejects a loaded DVD.
Fast-forward or reverse the track being played.
These buttons also move the cursor when you input
characters.
K DISPLAY button (41, 47, 50)
Each time you press this button, the information on
the display changes. This button also enables you to
select the input character type.

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 Part Names and Functions—Continued

Display

1 23 4 5 6 7

MUTING DIGITAL DTS AAC PCM DVD - AUDIO DV D

S.BASS PL T - D DSP STEREO VCD SACD
AUTO FM ST RDS
TIMER MEM RDM NORMAL REPEAT 1 TRACK NAME
1 2 GROUP TITLE CHP TRACK DISC TOTAL REMAIN
3 4
SLEEP

8 9J K LM N O P
A S.BASS indicator I SLEEP indicator
This indicator lights up when the super bass is This indicator lights up when the Sleep function has
selected. been set.
B MUTING indicator J TIMER indicators
This indicator flashes while the DVD receiver is These indicators show the status of the timers.
muted.
: Lights up when timed recording has been set.
C Tuning indicators
Numbers 1-4: Lights up when a timer has been set.
AUTO: This indicator lights up when the Auto Tun- K GROUP indicators
ing mode is selected, and disappears when the Man-
This indicator lights up when the Group number is
ual Tuning mode is selected.
displayed.
: This indicator lights up when the DVD L TITLE indicator
receiver is tuned into a radio station. During playback, the number of the current title is
FM ST: This indicator lights up when the DVD displayed.
receiver is tuned to a stereo FM station. M Message area
RDS: This indicator lights up when the DVD Various information is displayed here, including
receiver is tuned to a radio station that supports preset number, tuning frequency, time, volume
RDS (Radio Data System). level, sleep time, mode settings, and so on.
D Listening mode & format indicators N CHP indicator
These indicators show the currently selected listen- This indicator appears while the number of the cur-
ing mode and the format of the playing disc. rent chapter is being displayed.
E Playback mode indicators O TRACK indicators
This indicator lights up when the track number is
MEM: Lights up when memory playback is
displayed.
selected.
P DVD information indicators
RDM: Lights up when random playback is selected. The item lights up, which corresponds to the infor-
NORMAL: Lights up when normal playback is mation in the message area.
selected.
REPEAT: Lights up when repeat playback is
selected for all the tracks.
REPEAT 1: Lights up when repeat playback is
selected for a track.
F Disc type indicators
These indicators show the type of disc loaded.
G DVD operation indicators
These indicators show the status of DVD playback.
H Camera angle indicator
This indicator appears if the DVD-Video disc being
played features multiple camera angles.

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 Part Names and Functions—Continued

Rear Panel

1 B 3 D 5

G
8

9 J K

The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.
A TAPE/HDD IN/OUT (21) I PRE OUT (22, 23)
This analog audio input and output are for connect- These terminals are for connecting a power ampli-
ing a recorder with an analog audio input and output fier.
(cassette, Mini Disc, etc.). If you want to connect J SUBWOOFER CONTROL
Onkyo RI Dock, connect the RI Dock output with This terminal is provided for future use with Onkyo
the TAPE/HDD IN terminal. subwoofer equipped with SUBWOOFER CON-
B LINE/TV IN (22) TROL terminals.
These terminals are for connecting audio output of No product is available as of July 2006.
external devices such as TV, DVD or turntable with K REMOTE CONTROL (21)
a built-in phono equalizer.
This (Remote Interactive) jack can be con-
C FM ANTENNA (16, 17) nected to an jack on another Onkyo AV compo-
This jack is for connecting an FM antenna. nent. The DVD receiver’s remote controller can
D AM ANTENNA (16,17) then be used to control that component. To use ,
These push terminals are for connecting an AM you must make an analog audio connection (RCA)
antenna. between the DVD receiver and the other AV compo-
E FRONT SPEAKERS (18) nent.
These terminals are for connecting speakers.
F AV CONNECTOR (20) See pages 16-23 for connection information.
This SCART output can be connected to a TV or
projector with a SCART input. This SCART con-
nector outputs composite video, S Video, and RGB
video.
G VIDEO OUT VIDEO (20)
This RCA connector can be used to connect a TV or
projector with a composite video input.
H VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT (20)
This connector can be used to connect a TV or pro-
jector with an S Video input.

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 Part Names and Functions—Continued

Remote Controller I DIMMER button (27)

Adjusts the display brightness.
This section describes the role of the individual buttons normal dim dimmer
you use to control the amplifier and the tuner.
J TIMER button (59, 63, 66)
M Press this button to enable the timer function or set
N current time.
A K RCV SETUP button (52, 57)
O Press this button to configure settings for the DVD
2 receiver.
3 L / / / /ENTER buttons (52, 53)
4 P These buttons are used to select and adjust settings.
Q M CLOCK button (60)
Press this button to display the current time.
R N SLEEP button (62)
5 S Used to program the Sleep timer, which turns off
the power to the unit at a specified time.
6
O STANDBY/ON button (26, 65)
7 Switches between power standby and on.
T P NAME button (51)
8
9 U Used to input characters when you give a name to
J V each FM/AM preset channel.
K W Q DISPLAY button (47, 51, 53, 60)
Each time you press this button, the information on
L X the display changes. It also selects the character
input type.
Y R ENTER button (51)
Z Press this button to confirm the current setting.
S CLEAR button (50)
Cancels the settings, and erases a character.
T STEREO/T-D button (55)
The page numbers in parentheses show where you can
Switches over between Stereo Sound and Theater
find the main explanation for each item.
Dimensional Surround.
A INPUT buttons (27, 42, 44, 46, 78)
Each time you press these buttons, the input source U ALL CH STEREO button (55)
switches. This button is used to select the All Ch Stereo listen-
ing mode. It is operable when center/surround
B PRESET / buttons (46)
speakers are connected.
These buttons select programmed stations.
V LISTENING MODE button (55)
C TUNING / buttons (42)
Selects the listening mode.
These buttons tune in a broadcast station or move
the cursor when you input characters. W S.BASS button (56)
Adjusts the low end bass range.
D MODE button (42)
This button is used to select the Auto or Manual tun- X VOLUME +/– buttons (26)
ing mode. Adjust the volume level.

E Number buttons (46, 51) Y MUTING button (27)

Lowers the volume level temporarily.
Used to name a preset station.
F LATE NIGHT button (56) Z RETURN button (52, 53)
This button is used to return to the previously
Switches the dynamic range for playback at mini-
selected menu.
mum volume.
G CH SEL button (56)
Selects the speakers.
H TEST TONE button (53)
Outputs the test tone.

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 Part Names and Functions—Continued

Remote Controller G / buttons (32, 33, 34)

Fast-forward or reverse being played.
This section describes the role of the individual buttons H AUDIO button (35)
you use to control DVD and CD. This button is used to select foreign language
soundtracks and audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital
or DTS) on DVD-Video discs.
For Video CDs you can select left-channel, right-
channel, or stereo.
I ANGLE button (35)
This button is used to select camera angles on
DVD-Video discs.
1 J SUBTITLE button (35)
This button is used to select subtitles on
2 O
DVD-Video discs.
3 P
K TOP MENU button (32)
4 This button is used to display the top menu on a
5 Q
R DVD-Video disc.
6
L ENTER button (29, 32, 68, 71, 72)
7 S This button is used to start playback of the selected
8 title, chapter, or track, and to confirm settings.
9
M RETURN button (29, 32, 33)
J This button is used to return to the main menu with-
out saving your changes.
K T N Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] buttons (29, 32, 41,
68, 74)
L These buttons are used to select items on the
M U onscreen setup menus.
N O DISPLAY button (41)
Each time you press this button, the information on
the display changes.
P Number buttons and CLEAR button (32, 38,
The page numbers in parentheses show where you can 71, 72)
find the main explanation for each item. You can select a track or sort tracks for Memory
A MODE button (38, 39, 40) playback by using the number buttons. You can can-
cel the setting by pressing the CLEAR.
Switches the play mode while DVD is loaded.
B MEMORY button (38) Q Stop button (32)
This button is used to stop playback.
This button is used with the memory playback func-
tion, which allows you to create a custom playlist of R Play button (31-34)
titles, chapters, or tracks. This button is used to start playback.
C RANDOM button (39) S ZOOM button (35, 41)
This button is used with the random playback func- This button is used with the Zoom function.
tion. T MENU button (32, 41)
D REPEAT button (40) This button is used to display the menu on a
Repeats playback or RI Dock playback. DVD-Video disc or to open the Disc Navigator
E Pause button (32, 34, 41) when using a Video CD, audio CD, WMA/MP3/
This button is used to pause playback. JPEG disc, or VR format DVD-RW disc.

F Previous/Next / buttons (32, 33, 41) U DVD SETUP button (29, 36, 37, 67, 68)
The Previous button is used to select the previous This button is used to access the DVD player’s
chapter or track. During playback it selects the onscreen setup menus.
beginning of the current chapter or track.
The Next button is used to select the next chapter or
track.

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 Connecting Antenna
This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor Connecting the AM Loop Antenna
FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect
The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use
commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas.
only.
The DVD receiver won’t pick up any radio signals with-
out any antenna connected, so you must connect the
antenna to use the tuner. 1 Assemble the AM loop antenna, inserting
the tabs into the base, as shown.
AM antenna push terminals

FM antenna
connector

2 Connect both wires of the AM loop

antenna to the AM push terminals, as
shown.
(The antenna’s wires are not polarity sensitive, so
Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna they can be connected either way around.)
Make sure that the wires are attached securely and
The supplied indoor FM antenna is for indoor use only. that the push terminals are gripping the bare
wires, not the insulation.
1 Attach the FM antenna, as shown.

Insert the plug fully

into the jack. Push Insert wire Release
Once your DVD receiver is ready for use, you’ll
need to tune into an FM radio station and adjust
the position of the FM antenna to achieve the best
possible reception.

2 Use thumbtacks or something similar to

fix the FM antenna into position.
Once your DVD receiver is ready for use, you’ll
need to tune into an AM radio station and adjust
the position of the AM antenna to achieve the best
possible reception.
Keep the antenna as far away as possible from
your DVD receiver, TV, speaker cables, and
Thumbtacks, etc. power cords.

If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied

indoor AM loop antenna, try using it with a commer-
cially available outdoor AM antenna (see page 17).

Caution: Be careful that you don’t injure yourself

when using thumbtacks.

If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied

indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out-
door FM antenna instead (see page 17).

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 Connecting Antenna—Continued

Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna

If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied
indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used
door FM antenna instead. in addition to the loop antenna, as shown.
Outdoor antenna

Insulated antenna cable

AM loop antenna

Notes:
• Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable
results can sometimes be obtained when installed in Outdoor AM antennas work best when installed outside
an attic or loft. horizontally, but good results can sometimes be obtained
indoors by mounting horizontally above a window. Note
• For best results, install the outdoor FM antenna well
that the AM loop antenna should be left connected.
away from tall buildings, preferably with a clear line
of sight to your local FM transmitter. Outdoor antenna must be grounded in accordance with
local regulations to prevent electrical shock hazards.
• Outdoor antenna should be located away from possi-
ble noise sources, such as neon signs, busy roads, etc.
• For safety reasons, outdoor antenna should be situated
well away from power lines and other high-voltage
equipment.
• Outdoor antenna must be grounded in accordance
with local regulations to prevent electrical shock haz-
ards.
■ Using a TV/FM Antenna Splitter
It’s best not to use the same antenna for both FM and TV
reception, as this can cause interference problems. If cir-
cumstances demand it, use a TV/FM antenna splitter, as
shown.

TV/FM antenna splitter

To DVD receiver To TV (or VCR)

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 Connecting Speakers
Connecting Speakers Speaker Connection Precautions
• Connect the right speaker to the DVD receiver’s right Read the following before connecting your speakers:
(R) SPEAKERS terminals. Connect the left speaker to • You can connect speakers with an impedance of
the DVD receiver’s left (L) SPEAKERS terminal. 4 ohms or higher. If you use speakers with a lower
• Connect the positive (+) terminal on each speaker to impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume lev-
the corresponding positive (+) terminal on the DVD els for a long period of time, the built-in protection
receiver. Connect the negative (–) terminal on each circuit may be activated.
speaker to the corresponding negative (–) terminal on • Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before
the DVD receiver. Use the red wires to connect the making any connections.
positive (+) terminal. • Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other
1 Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu- words, connect positive (+) terminals to only positive
3/8" (10 mm)
lation from the ends of the (+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals to only nega-
speaker cables, and twist the tive (–) terminals. If you get them the wrong way
bare wires tightly, as shown. around, the sound will be out of phase and will sound
unnatural.
• Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may
affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
2 While pressing the lever, insert
the wire into the hole, and then • Be careful not to short the
release the lever. positive and negative wires.
Doing so may damage the AV
Make sure that the terminals are
receiver.
gripping the bare wires, not the
insulation. • Don’t connect more than one
cable to each speaker termi-
nal. Doing so may damage
The following illustration shows which speaker should the AV receiver.
be connected to each pair of terminals.
• Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals.

Front right Front left

speaker speaker

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AV Cables and Connectors
Before Making Any Connections
• Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed Analog audio
all audio and video connections. Right (red) Right (red)
• Do not place objects on the unit as they may inter- Left (white) Left (white)
fere with proper ventilation.
Composite video (Supplied)
(Yellow) (Yellow)
RCA AV Connection Color Coding
RCA AV connections are usually color coded: red,
white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- • Push each plug in all the way to Right!
nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use make a good connection (loose
white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out- connections can cause noise or
puts (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to malfunctions).
connect composite video inputs and outputs. • To prevent interference, keep Wrong!
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.

AV Cables & Connectors

Video
S Video provides better picture quality than com-
S Video posite video.

Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs,

Composite
video VCRs, and video equipment.

SCART connections carry video (composite, S

Video, RGB) all in one cable.
Scart

Audio
RCA analog audio connectors can be found on vir-
Analog
tually all AV components.

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 Connecting Your TV
Connect the DVD receiver to the TV directly. If you con- Using SCART
nect the DVD receiver to a VCR, TV/VCR combination,
If your TV has a SCART-type AV input, you can use a
or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted
SCART cable to connect the DVD receiver to your TV.
as DVD videos are copy protected.
• Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the
Using Video AVCONNECTOR to an AV input on your TV.

Use the supplied video cable (RCA) and connect the

VIDEO OUT to the VIDEO input on your TV.

TV
Video cable SCART TV
(Supplied)

Using S Video
If your TV (or other equipment) has an S Video input,
you can use this instead of the standard (composite) out-
put for a better quality picture. This connector can output composite video, S-Video, or
• Use an S Video cable (not supplied) to connect the S RGB video. The default setting is composite, which
VIDEO OUTPUT to an S Video input on your TV (or should work with all TVs. Consult the manual that came
monitor or AV receiver). with your TV to see if you can use one of the higher
quality settings. See page 68 for how to change the video
Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same
output.
mark on the plug before plugging in.

TV
S-Video cable
(Not supplied)

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Connecting External Devices
Connect the white plugs of the audio cables to the L jacks and connect the red plugs of the audio cables to the R jacks.
Tip: The source names appearing in the display can be customized for the connected component (see page 28).
Connecting an Onkyo Stereo Cassette Tape Deck
The following diagram illustrates how to connect an optional Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck.
Connect the DVD receiver’s TAPE/HDD OUT jacks to the tape deck’s INPUT (REC) jacks, and the DVD receiver’s
TAPE/HDD IN jacks to the tape deck’s OUTPUT (PLAY) jacks.
DVD receiver’s rear panel Onkyo stereo cassette
tape deck rear panel
INPUT OUTPUT
(REC) (PLAY) REMOTE
red CONTROL

white R
RCA/phono audio cable
white

red
cable supplied white red red white
with the Onkyo stereo
cassette tape deck

: Signal flow
Use either socket

What does connecting an Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck using an cable enable you to do?
• You can control a connected Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck using the supplied remote controller. You also need to
connect the RCA/phono audio cable.
• To operate the system, the source name in the display should be TAPE. (Since the default source name in the
display is TAPE, you do not need to change the setting. See page 28 for further information.)
• When the connected Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck plays back, the Input Selector on the DVD receiver is automat-
ically switched to TAPE.

Connecting an RI Dock (Remote Interactive Dock)

The following diagram illustrates how to connect the Onkyo RI Dock which is sold separately.
Connect the TAPE/HDD IN jacks on the DVD receiver to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the RI Dock.
DVD receiver’s rear panel white

red

RCA/phono audio cable

red R ---- L
S VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT DC IN

Jacks on the RI Dock’s rear

white
cable panel may differ depending on
the model.

: Signal flow
The jack connection enables you to use the following functions:
• You can control a connected Onkyo RI Dock using the supplied remote controller. You also need to connect the RCA/
phono audio cable.
• When an RI Dock and other -compatible devices are connected with the DVD receiver, you must also interconnect
the terminals between the two external devices.
• You need to change the source name in the display to HDD. (The default source name in the display is TAPE. See
page 28 for further information.) If the RI Dock has a MODE switch, you must set the switch to HDD.
• When the connected Onkyo RI Dock plays back, the input selector on the DVD receiver is automatically switched to HDD.
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 Connecting External Devices—Continued

Connection for TV Audio Signal

Connect the LINE IN terminal on the DVD receiver and an audio output terminal on TV.

DVD receiver’s
rear panel

white

red

RCA/phono red white

audio cable

: Signal flow

Connecting a Subwoofer
The DVD receiver has a SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack. Connect an active subwoofer (a subwoofer that contains an
amplifier).

DVD receiver

Active subwoofer
(with a built-in amplifier)

: Signal flow

Note:
If you want to connect any passive subwoofer, you must connect at first a power amplifier with the DVD receiver, and
then connect a subwoofer to the power amplifier.

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 Connecting External Devices—Continued

Connection for Enjoying 5.1ch Playback

You can connect a center speaker and a left and a right surround speakers by adding on a power (main) amplifier.
In addition to this configuration, you can add on a subwoofer to enjoy the 5.1ch surround sound. (See page 22.)
Once you have completed the connection, make sure to configure the settings for speakers, described on page 52, so that
you can enjoy your favorite surround mode.

DVD receiver

SURROUND SURROUND
CENTER LEFT RIGHT

MAIN IN MAIN IN MAIN IN

OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT

Power
amplifier

LINE INPUT

Active Front right Center speaker Front left Surround right Surround left
(Powered) speaker speaker speaker speaker
subwoofer

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 Connecting External Devices—Continued

Enjoying Home Theater

The DVD receiver provides multi-channel playback with its theater dimensional feature, even under two front speaker
conditions.
Certainly, it can provide full 5.1ch playback in combination with an add-on subwoofer, center and surround speakers
off the shelf, so that you can enjoy more realistic, movie theater/concert hall-in-the-home sound effect.
With DVDs you can enjoy DTS and Dolby Digital.
Front left and right speakers
These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater is to provide a solid anchor for
the sound image. They should be positioned facing the listener at about ear level, and equi-
distant from the TV. Angle them inward so as to create a triangle, with the listener at the apex.

Center speaker
This speaker enhances the front left
and right speakers, making sound
movements distinct and providing a
full sound image. In movies it’s used
mainly for dialog.
Position it close to your TV (preferably
on top) facing forward at about ear
level, or at the same height as the
front left and right speakers.

Subwoofer
The subwoofer handles the bass sounds of
the LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) channel.
The volume and quality of the bass output
from your subwoofer will depend on its
position, the shape of your listening room,
and your listening position. In general, a
good bass sound can be obtained by
installing the subwoofer in a front corner, or
at one-third the width of the wall, as shown.
Surround left and right speakers
These speakers are used for precise
sound positioning and to add realistic
ambience.
Position them at the sides of the lis-
tener, or slightly behind, about 2–3
Corner feet (60–100 cm) above ear level.
Ideally they should be equidistant
from the listener.

1/3 wall length

• For optimum surround playback, set the distance between the listener and the speakers so that the time it takes
the sound to reach the listener is same. Also, you need to set each speaker volume level individually in order to
balance the volume level between speakers (see pages 52-53).

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Connecting the Power Cord
When the power cord is connected to the AC outlet, the
To wall outlet DVD receiver enters Standby mode. The STANDBY
indicator lights up.
When you want to set the clock using the DVD receiver’s
ACCUCLOCK function, the FM antenna needs to be
connected for receiving the RDS radio broadcasts. For
more information, see page 16.

STANDBY
indicator

First Time Setup

The very first time you turn on the DVD receiver, the ACCUCLOCK function automatically sets the clock by using the
CT (Clock Time) information present in RDS radio broadcasts. While the clock is being set, “Wait” flashes on the
display, as shown. It may take up to five minutes to set the clock.
When the clock has been set, the message “Clock Adjusted” scrolls across the display, then the day and time are dis-
played for a while, as shown.

The ACCUCLOCK function automatically updates the clock daily at 2 A.M., 3 A.M. and 2 P.M.
If the clock has not been set correctly, see “Setting ACCUCLOCK to Use a Specific Station” on page 58 and “Setting
the Clock Manually” on page 59.

Turning Off ACCUCLOCK

If you don’t want ACCUCLOCK to automatically update the clock at 2 A.M., 3 A.M. and 2 P.M. everyday, you can turn
it off as follows.

1 Press TIMER button repeatedly

until “Clock” appears on the dis-
3 To turn off ACCUCLOCK, press
YES/MODE.
play, as shown.

The asterisks disappear, indicating that

the ACCUCLOCK function is off. To
2 Press MULTI JOG. turn the ACCUCLOCK function on
“*AccuClock*” appears on the display, again, press YES/MODE so that aster-
as shown. isks appear.

Note:
This operation is not available if time adjustment was not
properly performed in the previous section.
These asterisks appear when the
ACCUCLOCK function is on.

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 Understanding Common Operations

STANDBY/
ON
VOLUME
INPUT buttons

INPUT buttons
DIMMER

STANDBY/ON
VOLUME
STANDBY +/–
indicator PHONES
MUTING
jack

Turning the Unit On and Off Adjusting the Volume

Press STANDBY/ON on the unit or on the remote con- DVD receiver Remote
troller. controller

If you press the same button again, the unit will turn off
and enter Standby mode.
The DVD receiver is not completely shutdown in
Standby mode.
To completely shut down the DVD receiver, disconnect
the power cord from wall outlet.
Tip:
Turn VOLUME clockwise to increase the volume or
• When you start playing (or turn on the power to) an
counterclockwise to decrease the volume on the DVD
Onkyo RI Dock, CD recorder or cassette tape deck
receiver.
that is connected to the DVD receiver via an cable
and RCA/phono audio cables, the power to the DVD Press VOLUME +/– on the remote controller.
receiver is automatically turned on. Also, if you turn
on or off the power to the DVD receiver, the power to
such a device is automatically turned on or off
(standby).

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 Understanding Common Operations—Continued

Selecting a Source Controlling Display Brightness

DVD receiver Remote
controller

Press DIMMER on the remote controller.

Every time you press the button, the display brightness
You can select DVD, FM, AM, or connected external
will change as follows:
audio/video equipment (HDD, CD-R, TAPE, LINE) as
the audio source. normal dim dimmer
To select the audio source, press the INPUT or
button repeatedly.
Listening through the Headphones
DVD FM AM
Decrease the volume, then connect the stereo head-
phones mini plug to the PHONES jack.
LINE TAPE You can adjust the volume and mute the sound as
described above.
The speakers will reproduce no sound while the head-
Muting the Sound phones are connected.
To PHONES jack
Press MUTING on the remote controller. The MUTING
indicator lights in the display.

MUTING

To restore the sound, press MUTING again.

Tip: Hint:
During muting: When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening
• If you press VOLUME +/– on the remote controller or mode is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo,
turn VOLUME on the front panel, the sound will be Mono, or Direct.
restored.
• If you turn the unit off and then on again, the sound
will be restored.

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 Customizing the Source Names
You can change the source name that appears in the display to suit any component you connected per the instruc-
tions on pages 21-22.

Display
*1 Select this if you connected an
Onkyo USB component that sup-
ports connection.
2
3-5 5 Press MULTI JOG to enter the new
name.

1 Press INPUT / until the source

whose name you wish to change
appears in the display. “Complete” appears in the display. You
You can select TAPE or LINE. may press YES/MODE instead of
MULTI JOG to get the same result.

2 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR repeatedly

until “Name Select?” appears in About short source names
the display. The short source names appear in the display depending
on the situation. Check the short names in the table
below.

Ordinary names Short names

3 Press MULTI JOG. CD-R CR

GAME GM
HDD HD
LINE LI
PC PC
TAPE TA
4 Turn MULTI JOG to select a new
name for the source.
TV TV

Depending on the source you’ve selected Note:

in step 1, the name changes in the follow- Pages 76 and 77 offer a list of the remote controller but-
ing order: tons you can use after you have changed the source
TAPE HDD CD-R names.

*1
PC

LINE TV

GAME

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Before Starting DVD Playback
Using the On-screen Displays Setting Up the Player for Your TV
For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of Note:If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should
graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). setup the player so that the picture will be presented cor-
All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, rectly. If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can leave
using the cursor buttons ( / / / ) to change the the player on the default setting and move on to the next
highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it. section.

/ / /
ENTER
DVD SETUP
RETURN DVD SETUP

Note:
From here on in this manual, the word “select” gen-
1 Press DVD SETUP and select “Ini-
tial Settings”.
erally means use the cursor buttons to highlight an
item on-screen, then press ENTER.

Button What it does

Display/exit the on-screen display.

2 Select “TV Screen” from the

“Video Output” settings.

Changes the highlighted menu item.

Selects the highlighted menu item

(both ENTER buttons on the remote
work in exactly the same way).

Returns to the main menu without sav-

3 If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV,
select “16:9 (Wide)”.
ing changes. If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you
can change the setting from 4:3 (Letter
Box) to 4:3 (Pan & Scan) if you prefer.
See “Video Output settings” on page 68
for more details.

4 Press DVD SETUP to exit the menu

screen.

Note:
This player features a screen saver function. If the player
is stopped and no button is pressed for five minutes, the
screen saver starts.

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Setting the Language of This Player’s

On-screen Displays
This sets the language of this system’s on-screen dis-
plays.

DVD SETUP

1 Press DVD SETUP and select “Ini-

tial Settings”.

2 Select “OSD Language” from the

“Display” settings.

• English, French, German, Italian and

Spanish are available.
• Note that the language you choose
here may not be available on all discs.

3 Select a language.
The on-screen language will change
according to your selection.

4 Press DVD SETUP to exit the menu

screen.

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Playing Discs
The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, SACD, Video CD and MP3/WMA discs are covered here. Further
functions are detailed in the next chapter.
For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see “Viewing a JPEG Slideshow” on page 41.
Important:
Throughout this manual, the term “DVD” means DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and DVD-R/ RW. If a function is specific
to a particular kind of DVD disc, it is specified.

STANDBY/
ON

STANDBY/ON

Note:
1 If the player isn’t already on, press
STANDBY/ON to switch it on. • You may find with some DVD discs that some play-
If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, back controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc.
also turn on your TV and make sure that This is not a malfunction.
it is set to the correct video input.
Resume and Last Memory
With the DVD-Video, Video CD and Audio CD, when
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open
the disc tray.
you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in the
display indicating that you can resume playback again
from that point.
If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start
playback the display shows RESUME and playback
resumes from the resume point. (If you want to clear the
resume point, press (stop) while RESUME is dis-
3 Load a disc. played.)
Load a disc with the label side facing up, If you take a VCD out of the player after stopping play-
using the disc tray guide to align the disc back, the last play position is stored in memory. If the
(if you’re loading a double-sided DVD next disc you load is the same one, the display shows
disc, load it with the side you want to LAST MEM and playback will resume. For DVD-Video
play face down). discs (except VR mode DVD-RW), the player stores the
play position of the last five discs. When one of these
discs is next loaded, you can resume playback.
Notes:
• The Last Memory function doesn’t work with VR for-
mat DVD-RW, DVD-Audio or SACD discs.
• If you don’t need the Last Memory function when you
stop a disc, you can press OPEN/CLOSE to stop
playback and open the disc tray.

4 Press (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, an
on-screen menu may appear. See “DVD
Disc Menus” on page 32 and “Video CD
PBC menus” on page 33 for more on
how to navigate these.
Remote
controller • If you’re playing an MP3/WMA disc,
it may take a few seconds before play-
back starts.

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Numbers

/
/
MENU

TOP MENU / / /
ENTER
RETURN
/ /

Basic Playback Controls DVD Disc Menus

The table below shows the basic controls on the remote Many DVD-Video and DVD-Audio discs feature menus
for playing discs. The following chapter covers other from which you can select what you want to watch.
playback features in more detail. They may also give access to additional features, such as
Button subtitle and audio language selection, or special features
DVD What it does such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details.
receiver remote Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed automati-
Starts playback. cally when you start playback; others only appear when
If the display shows RESUME or you press MENU or TOP MENU.
LAST MEM playback starts from the
/ Important:
resume or last memory point (see
also “Resume and Last Memory” on • Some DVD-Audio discs feature a “bonus group”. To
page 31). play this group you first have to input a password,
Pauses a disc that’s playing, or which you can find on the disc’s packaging. Use the
/ number buttons to input the password.
restarts a paused disc.
Stops playback. Button
What it does
See also “Resume and Last Mem- (remote only)
ory” on page 31. Displays the “top menu” of a DVD disc—
TOP MENU
Press to start fast reverse scanning. this varies with the disc.
Press (play) to resume normal Displays a DVD disc menu—this varies
playback. MENU with the disc and may be the same as
Press to start fast forward scanning. the “top menu”.
Press (play) to resume normal / / / Moves the cursor around the screen.
playback.
ENTER Selects the current menu option.
Skips to the start of the current track
or chapter, then to previous tracks/ Returns to the previously displayed
RETURN
chapters. menu screen.
Skips to the next track or chapter. Highlights a numbered menu option
Numbers (some discs only). Press ENTER to
Use to enter a title/chapter/track select.
number.
Press ENTER to select.
• If the disc is stopped, playback
starts from the selected title (for
DVD), group (for DVD-Audio) or
track (for CD/SACD/Video CD).
• If the disc is playing, playback
Numbers jumps to the start of the selected
(remote only) title (VR mode DVD-RW), chapter
(DVD-Video) or track (DVD-
Audio*1/SACD/CD/Video CD)
*1 within the current group
Note:
Depending on the disc you load,
you may not use the number but-
tons for direct selection.

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Video CD PBC menus Scanning Discs

Some Video CD have menus from which you can choose You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at four dif-
what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback ferent speeds.
control) menus.
You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navi-
gate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number
1 During playback, press
to start scanning.
or

button to select a track, rather than the (play) button. • There is no sound while scanning
Button DVDs (including DVD-Audio) and
What it does
DVD receiver remote Video CD/ Super VCDs.
— RETURN Displays the PBC menu.
Numbers Use to enter a numbered
— (remote menu option. Press ENTER 2 Press repeatedly to increase the
scanning speed.
only) to select.
Displays the previous menu • The scanning speed is shown on-
page (if there is one). screen.
Displays the next menu
page (if there is one). 3 To resume normal playback, press
(play).
Notes:
• When playing Video CD, some of the functions are • When scanning a Video CD playing in
not available during PBC playback. If you want to use PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track,
them, start the disc playing using a number button to playback automatically resumes at the
select a track. end or beginning of the track.
• To start playback without PBC, use the number but- • Depending on the disc, normal play-
tons to select a track for playback while the DVD back may automatically resume when
receiver is stopped, ant then press ENTER. a new chapter is reached on a DVD
disc.

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Playing in Slow Motion Frame Advance/Frame Reverse

Playing in slow motion you can play DVD-Videos and You can advance or reverse DVD-Video and DVD-R/
DVD-R/RW at four different slow motion speeds, for- RW discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD you can only
wards and backwards. Video CD/Super VCDs can be use frame advance.
played at four different forward slow motion speeds.
1 During playback, press (pause).
1 During playback, press (pause).

2 Press or to reverse
2 Press and hold or
until slow motion playback starts.
or advance a frame at a time.

• The slow motion speed is shown on-

screen.
• There is no sound during slow motion
playback.
3 To resume normal playback, press
3 Press repeatedly to change the
slow motion speed.
(play).
• Depending on the disc, normal play-
back may automatically resume when
4 To resume normal playback, press
(play).
a new chapter is reached.

• Depending on the disc, normal play-

back may automatically resume when Note:
a new chapter is reached. • Backward frame-by-frame playback does not work
with Video CD.

Note:
• Backward slow-motion playback does not work with
Video CD.

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Switching Audio Language/Channel Switching Camera Angles

When playing a DVD-Video disc recorded with dialog in Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more
two or more languages, you can switch audio language angles—check the disc box for details.
during playback. When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears
When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc recorded with on screen to let you know that other angles are available
dual-mono audio, you can switch between the main, sub, (this can be switched off if you prefer—see “Display set-
and mixed channels during playback. tings” on page 70).
When playing a DVD-Audio disc, you may be able to
switch channels—see the disc box for details. (When 1 During playback (or when
paused), press ANGLE to switch
you change the audio channel, playback restarts from the
beginning of the current track.) angle.
When playing a Video CD, you can switch between ste-
reo, just the left channel or just the right channel.

1 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select

an audio language/channel option.
The language/channel information is Zooming the Screen
shown on-screen.
Notes: Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the
• Some DVD discs only allow you to screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD or
change audio language from the disc Video CD or playing a JPEG disc.
menu. Press TOP MENU or MENU to
access. 1 During playback, use the ZOOM
button to select the zoom factor
• To set DVD audio language prefer-
ences, see “Language settings” on (Normal, 2x or 4x).
page 69. • Since DVD, Video CD and JPEG pic-
tures have a fixed resolution, picture
quality will deteriorate, especially at
4x zoom. This is not a malfunction.
Switching Subtitles
Some DVD-Video discs have subtitles in one or more 2 Use the cursor buttons to change
the zoomed area.
languages; the disc box will usually tell you which sub- You can change the zoom factor and the
title languages are available. You can switch subtitle lan- zoomed area freely during playback.
guage during playback.
• If the navigation square at the top of
the screen disappears, press ZOOM
1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to
select a subtitle option. again to display it.
Current / Total
Subtitle 1/2 English
Note:
Notes: • If you are displaying subtitles, these will disappear
• Some discs only allow you to change when the screen is zoomed. They will reappear when
subtitle language from the disc menu. you return the screen to normal.
Press TOP MENU or MENU to
access.
• To set subtitle preferences, see “Lan-
guage settings” on page 69.

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Browsing Video Content with the • Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a
Disc Navigator VR mode DVD-RW disc.
• Original: Time – Thumbnails from
Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents
the Original content at 10 minute inter-
of a DVD-Video, DVD-RW or Video CD disc to find the
vals.
part you want to play.
• Playlist: Time – Thumbnails from the
Important: Playlist at 10 minute intervals.
• You can’t use the Disc Navigator with Video CD in
The screen shows up to six moving
PBC mode.
thumbnail images displayed one after
another. To display the previous/next six
thumbnails, press / (you don’t
have to wait for all the thumbnails to fin-
ish playing to display the previous/next
page).

3 Select the thumbnail image for

what you want to play.
/
01 02 03

/ / /
ENTER
04 05 06

DVD SETUP
Disc Navigator: Title
01- 49: - -

You can use either the cursor buttons

1 During playback, press DVD
SETUP and select “Disc Naviga-
( / / / ) and ENTER to select a
thumbnail, or the number buttons.
tor” from the on-screen menu.
To select using the number buttons, enter
a two-digit number then press ENTER.

2 Select a view option. Tip:

• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to
use one of the search modes. See “Searching a Disc”
on page 39.
The options available depend on the kind
of disc loaded and whether the disc is
playing or not, but include:
• Title – Titles from a DVD-Video
disc.
• Chapter – Chapters from the current
title of a DVD-Video disc.
• Track – Tracks from a Video CD
disc.
• Time – Thumbnails from a Video
CD disc at 10 minute intervals.
• Original: Title – Original titles from
a VR mode DVD-RW disc.

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Browsing WMA, MP3 and JPEG files 3 To play the highlighted track or
with the Disc Navigator display the highlighted JPEG file,
press ENTER.
Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file or folder
• When a WMA/MP3 file is selected,
by filename.
playback begins, starting with the
selected track, and continues until the
end of the folder.
• When a JPEG file is selected, a slide-
show begins, starting with that file,
and continues to the end of the folder.

/ / / Tip:
ENTER
• To play the contents of the whole disc rather than just
DVD SETUP
the current folder, exit the Disc Navigator and start
playback using the (play) button.

1 Press DVD SETUP and select

“Disc Navigator” from the on-
screen menu.

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder1
Folder2
Folder3
Folder4

2 Use the cursor buttons ( / / /

) and ENTER to navigate.
Use the cursor up/down buttons ( / )
to move up and down the folder/file list.
Use the cursor left button ( ) to return
to the parent folder.
Use ENTER or cursor right ( ) to open
a highlighted folder.
• You can also return to the parent folder
by going to the top of the list to the “..”
folder, then pressing ENTER.
• When a JPEG file is highlighted, a
thumbnail image is displayed on the
right.

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder 2

File1
File2
File3
File4
File5

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Creating a Program List 3 Repeat step 2 to build up a pro-

gram list.
This feature lets you program the play order of titles/
chapters/tracks on a disc. A program list can contain up to 24 titles/
chapters/tracks.
Important:
• You can insert steps into the middle of
• You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW
a program list by just highlighting the
discs, Video CD playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3
position where you want the new step
discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.
to appear and entering a title/chapter/
• When CD is loaded, no operation information is avail-
track number.
able on your TV; you can operate the control by view-
• To delete a step, highlight it and press
ing the display on the DVD receiver.
CLEAR.

4 To play the program list, press

(play).
Program play remains active until you
MODE turn off program play (see below), erase
MEMORY
RANDOM the program list (see below), eject the
disc or switch off the player.

Tip:
Use the following controls during program play:
1 Press MODE and select “Program”
from the list of functions on the left. Button What it does
Save the program list and exit the pro-
MODE gram edit screen without starting play-
back (DVD SETUP does the same).
Skip to the next step in the program list.

Creating a Program List for CD

Select “Create/Edit” from the list of
program options and press ENTER. 1 Press MEMORY while the DVD receiver is
You can take a shortcut to display the stopped.
screen by using MEMORY in stead of 2 Select a track using the number buttons or
using both MODE and / (cursor). / (cursor).
3 Press ENTER to the lower left of the remote
2 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER
to select a title, chapter or track for
controller.
the current step in the program list. 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3.
For a DVD-Video disc, you can add a If you press CLEAR here, the last memory will be can-
title or a chapter to the program list. celled.
5 Press the (play) to start playback.
Pressing will stop the DVD receiver and change the
mode to NORMAL; if you press CLEAR here, you will
see the “Mem.Clear” message, and all the settings stored
in memory will get erased.

Other functions available from the program

• For a DVD-Audio disc, you can add a menu
whole group, or a track within a group
There are a number of other options in the program
to the program list.
menu in addition to Create/Edit.
• For a CD, SACD or Video CD, select a
• Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list
track to add to the program list.
• Playback Stop – Turns off program play, but does not
After pressing ENTER to select the title/
erase the program list
chapter/track, the step number automati-
• Program Delete – Erases the program list and turns
cally moves down one.
off program play

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You can set the random play option when a disc is play-
Searching a Disc
ing or stopped.
You can search DVD-Video discs by title or chapter Important:
number, or by time; DVD-Audio discs can be searched • Random play remains in effect until you select Ran-
by group or track number; SACDs by track number, CDs dom Off from the random play menu options.
and Video CD by track number or time. • You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-RW
Important: discs, Video CD playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3
• Search functions are not available with Video CD in discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.
PBC mode, or with WMA/MP3 discs. • You can’t use random play together with program or
repeat play.
1 Press MODE and select “Search
Mode” from the list of functions on
the left.
1 Press MODE and select “Random”
from the list of functions on the left.
The search options available depend on
the kind of disc loaded.

2 Select a random play option.

Select a search mode. The random play options available
• The disc must be playing in order to depend on the kind of disc loaded. For
use time search. example, for DVD-Video discs, you can
select Random Title or Random Chapter,
2 Use the number buttons to enter a (or Random Off).
title, chapter or track number, or a
time.

• For DVD-Audio discs, select Random

Group or Random Track, (or Random
• For a time search, enter the number of Off).
minutes and seconds into the currently • For CDs, SACDs and Video CD, select
playing title (DVD) or track (CD/Video On or Off to switch random play on or
CD) you want playback to resume off.
from. For example, press 4, 5, 0, 0 to • If you press , the NORMAL indica-
have playback start from 45 minutes tor lights up on the DVD receiver’s
into the disc. For 1 hour, 20 minutes display, indicating the Random mode
and 30 seconds, press 8, 0, 3, 0. has been disengaged and the mode is
• Some DVD-Audio discs feature pages set to Normal.
of browsable pictures. Enter the page
number you want. You can select directly the Random mode by pressing
RANDOM. Every time you press the button, you can
3 Press ENTER to start playback. change the available Random modes cyclically depend-
ing on the type of the loaded disc. When a DVD-Video
disc is loaded, select any available Random mode by
pressing RANDOM, and then set it by pressing ENTER
on the lower left of the remote controller.
Tip:
• Use the following controls during random play:
Button What it does
Using Random Play Selects a new track/title/chapter at random.
Use the random play function to play titles or chapters Returns to the beginning of the current
(DVD-Video), Groups (DVD-Audio), or tracks (DVD- track/title/chapter; further presses select
Audio, SACD, CD, Video CD) at random. (Note that the another random track/title.
same track/title/chapter may play more than once.)
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Looping a Section of a Disc Using Repeat Play

The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two There are various repeat play options, depending on the
points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD) or title kind of disc loaded. It’s also possible to use repeat play
(DVD-Video and DVD-RW) that form a loop which is together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in
played over and over. the program list (see “Creating a Program List” on page 38).
• You can’t use A-B Repeat with DVD-Audio, SACD, Important:
and Video CD in PBC mode, or WMA /MP3 files. • You can’t use Repeat play with Video CD in PBC
• You should configure this setting by viewing the On- mode, or with WMA/MP3 discs.
Screen display. Therefore even for audio CD, any • You can’t use repeat and random play at the same time.
viewing device must be connected in order to set the
two points (A and B) for looping. 1 During playback, press MODE and
select “Repeat” from the list of
functions on the left.
MODE

REPEAT

Cursor
/ / / 2 Select a repeat play option.
If program play is active, select Program
Repeat to repeat the program list, or
Repeat Off to cancel.
The repeat options available depend on
the kind of disc loaded. For example, for
1 During playback, press MODE and
select “A-B Repeat” from the list of DVD-Video and DVD-RW discs, you
functions on the left. can select Title Repeat or Chapter Repeat
(or Repeat Off).

2 Select an A-B Repeat play option. • For DVD-Audio discs, select Group
Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat
Off).
3 Press ENTER on “A(Start Point)”
to set the loop start point. • For SACDs, CDs and Video CD, select
Disc Repeat or Track Repeat (or
Repeat Off).
• If you press , the NORMAL indica-
tor lights up on the DVD receiver’s
display, indicating the Repeat mode
has been disengaged and the mode is
set to Normal.
4 Press ENTER on “B(End Point)” to
set the loop end point.
After pressing ENTER, playback jumps You can select directly the Repeat mode by pressing
back to the start point and plays the loop. REPEAT. Every time you press the button, you can
change the currently available Repeat modes cyclically.
When A-B Repeat is set, it can be also selected as one of
the Repeat modes.

5 To resume normal playback, select

“Off” from the menu.

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Viewing a JPEG Slideshow Displaying Disc Information

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture Various track, chapter and title information, such as the
files, press (play) to start a slideshow from the first elapsed and remaining playing time can be displayed on-
folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pic- screen while a disc is playing.
tures in each folder in alphabetical order.
Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as
much of the screen as possible (if the aspect ratio of the
picture is different to your TV screen you may notice
black bars at the sides, or at the top and bottom of the
screen).
DISPLAY

/
DISPLAY
ZOOM
MENU
/ / / 1 To show/switch/hide the informa-
tion displayed, press DISPLAY
repeatedly.
• When a disc is playing, the informa-
tion appears at the top of the screen.

While the slideshow is running: Remote

controller

Button What it does

Pauses the slideshow; press again to
restart.
Displays the previous picture.

Displays the next picture.

Pauses the slideshow and rotates the

displayed picture 90˚ (counter)clock-
/
wise. (Press (play) to restart slide-
show.)
Pauses the slideshow and flips the dis-
/ played picture horizontally or vertically.
(Press (play) to restart slideshow.)
Pauses the slideshow and zooms the
picture. Press again to toggle between
ZOOM
1x, 2x and 4x zoom. (Press (play)
to restart slideshow.)
Displays the Disc Navigator screen
MENU
(see below).

Notes:
• The time it takes for the player to load a file increases
with large file sizes.
• Discs can contain up to 299 folders (groups) and up to
648 folders (groups) and files (tracks) combined.

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 Listening to the Radio
Manually Tuning a FM/AM Broadcast Station
With the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. You can store your favorite stations as presets for quick
selection.
Turn on the power to the unit before you start the procedure.
Manual Tuning Mode
1
1 Select FM or AM.
3 Press the INPUT or button to
2 select FM or AM.
The channel selected most recently will
be recalled.

AUTO FM ST

Auto Tuning Mode

Band Frequency
1 Select FM or AM.
Press the INPUT or button to
select FM or AM. 2 Press MODE so that the AUTO
indicator disappears from the dis-
The channel selected most recently will
be recalled. play.
Alternatively, you may press YES/
AUTO FM ST
MODE on the DVD receiver to do so.

Band Frequency
3 Press and hold TUNING / .
The frequency stops changing when you
release the button.
2 Press MODE so that the AUTO
indicator appears on the display. Press the buttons repeatedly to change
Alternatively, you may press YES/ the frequency one step at a time.
MODE on the DVD receiver to do so.

The DVD receiver changes FM frequency in 0.05 MHz

steps, 9 kHz steps for AM.
3 Press TUNING / .
In Manual Tuning mode, FM stations will be in mono.
Searching stops when a station is found.

Tuning into weak FM stereo stations

If the signal from a stereo FM station is weak, it may be
impossible to get good reception. In this case, switch to
Manual Tuning mode and listen to the station in mono.
When tuned into a station, the Tuned indicator
appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM ST
indicator appears on the display, as shown.
Tuned indicator
AUTO FM ST
AUTO FM ST

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Adjusting the Antenna

Adjusting and installing the FM antenna Adjusting the AM antenna

Adjust the location of the FM antenna while Adjust the location and position of the
listening to an FM broadcast. AM antenna while listening to an AM
broadcast to determine the best recep-
tion.
1 2

Change the direction of the Affix the antenna using a thumbtack.

antenna to determine the best (Do not press the thumbtack through
reception. the antenna.)
Caution: Be careful not to prick your
finger!

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Programming FM Stations Automatically – Auto Preset

Auto presets store the frequencies of radio stations into memory so you can select your favorite channels without
tuning manually. Radio station signals can be automatically located and stored. This function does not apply to
AM stations.

Before auto presetting

If any radio stations are preset before you start the
auto preset procedure, they will be replaced with
Display new presets.
1
2-4
2

Turn on the power to the unit before you start the procedure.
Note:
Auto presetting may store noise instead of a station with a clear signal to some preset channels, depending on your
location. In such cases, erase the preset manually (see page 49).

1 Press INPUT
“FM”.
/ to display 4 Press MULTI JOG.
Auto presetting starts.

AUTO FM ST

To improve the FM reception, adjust the You can preset up to 20 stations. The pre-
antenna position. set stations will be automatically sorted
in frequency order.
2 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR and turn
MULTI JOG to display “AutoPre-
set?”. Customizing the Preset Channels
The following additional functions are available:
• Naming a preset channel (see page 50)
• Erasing a preset channel (see page 49)
• Copying the radio station in the selected channel to
another (see page 48).

3 Press MULTI JOG.

The confirmation message “AutoPre-
set??” appears in the display.

To stop auto presetting, press EDIT/NO/

CLEAR.

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Programming FM/AM Stations One by One – Preset Write

You can store the frequencies of stations one by one manually into the preset memory channels. This is useful
when you want to program the stations in your favorite order.
Before auto presetting
• You can preset up to 30 channels including
both FM and AM stations. For example, if you
have already stored FM stations to eight chan-
nels, you can use 22 channels to store preset
AM stations.
Display • Programmed FM and AM stations are indi-
cated separately. Therefore, one of the preset
2-5 FM stations and one of the preset AM stations
could use the same channel number.
2 • The Preset Write function enables you to store
radio station frequencies to any channel num-
5 ber. For example, you could program three AM
stations to channels 2, 5, and 9.

Turn on the power to the unit before you start the procedure.

1 Tune into the FM/AM station that

you want to store a preset.
5 Press MULTI JOG to confirm.
If “Complete” appears

2 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR and turn

MULTI JOG until “Preset Write?”
appears in the display.
The radio station is registered to the pre-
set channel.

If “Overwrite?” appears

The channel you’ve selected is registered

already.
3 Press MULTI JOG.
• To register the new radio station by
deleting the existing radio station
Press YES/MODE.
• To cancel presetting
The channel number to be preset flashes. Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR.
To cancel presetting, press EDIT/NO/ If “Memory Full” appears
CLEAR instead.

4 If you wish to change the channel

number, turn MULTI JOG.
The FM/AM stations have already been
programmed into all 30 channels. Delete
unnecessary stations (page 49) and try
again.

6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to preset the next

channel.

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Customizing the preset channels

The following additional functions are available:
• Naming a preset channel (see page 50)
• Erasing a preset channel (see page 49)
• Copying the radio station in the selected channel to
another (see page 48).

Selecting Preset Stations

First, program the stations into preset channels (see pages 44-45).

Using the remote controller

Display
1 1
2
2

Turn on the power to the unit before you start the proce-
dure.

1 Press the INPUT

select FM or AM.
or button to

The channel selected most recently will

be recalled.

AUTO FM ST

2 Turn MULTI JOG or press the dial

repeatedly to select the desired
Press the number buttons as
described in the examples
preset channel. below to select the desired
Turn the dial counterclockwise to select preset channel.
a lower channel number, or turn it clock- Preset Press
wise to select a higher channel number. channel
8
10
AUTO FM ST

22
represents the tens digit.

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 Listening to the Radio—Continued

Switching the Display Information

DISPLAY

DISPLAY

Repeatedly pressing DISPLAY on the remote controller or on the unit toggles between two types of information
display.
FM/AM Frequency

* If a given preset channel is not named, the unit displays

Preset channel name (*) “No Name,” then indicates the frequency. See “Naming a
Preset Channel” on page 50.

Receiving RDS
RDS reception is available only in areas where RDS
broadcasts are available.

What is RDS?
RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a type of FM
broadcasting. RDS was developed within the European
Pressing DISPLAY repeatedly will change the Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is available in most
display in the following order. European countries.
Many FM stations now transmit RDS signals which con-
tain additional information. RDS provides you with var-
Frequency + Preset number
ious services so that you can choose a station
broadcasting your favorite categories of music or other
information. The information of Program Service Name
Preset name (if preset name available) and Radio Text is available for display on the DVD
receiver.
The RDS indicator lights up when an RDS station is
Program Service Name received.
Notes:
• If radio signals are weak, RDS may not be received.
Radio Text (if Radio Text available)
• When tuning a station, “Waiting...” appears in the dis-
play.

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 Changing the Preset Channels
Using the delete and copy functions, you can delete preset stations, copy a preset station to another channel, or
change the channel number.

Tips for Changing the Preset 4 Turn MULTI JOG to select the pre-
set channel number to which you
Channels wish to copy (destination).
To change the channel number:
Use the copy and delete functions.
For example, if you wish to change channel 4 (which has
an FM station programmed) to channel 6 (an empty
channel):
1 Copy the station in channel 4 to channel 6. 5 Press MULTI JOG to confirm.

2 Delete the station in channel 4. If “Complete” appears:

The same radio station is copied to the
preset channel.
Copying a Preset Channel – Preset
Copy
If you copy a preset channel to another channel, the If “Overwrite?” appears:
name of the preset channel (see page 50) is also copied
to the other channel.

The channel you wish to copy to is regis-

Display tered already.
• To register the new radio station by
2-5 deleting the existing radio station:
Press MULTI JOG.
2, 5 • To cancel copying:
Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR.

1 Call the preset channel you wish

to copy.

2 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR and turn

MULTI JOG until “PresetCopy?”
appears in the display.

3 Press MULTI JOG.

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Erasing a Preset Channel – Preset

Erase

Display

2-4
2

1 Call the preset channel you wish

to erase.

2 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR and turn

MULTI JOG until “PresetErase?”
appears in the display.

3 Press MULTI JOG.

A message requesting confirmation
appears in the display.

To stop erasing, press EDIT/NO/

CLEAR.

4 Press MULTI JOG.

“Complete” appears in the display. The
preset channel is erased.

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 Naming Preset Channels
You can name FM/AM preset channels.

Naming a Preset Channel 4 Turn MULTI JOG to select the char-

acter, then press it to enter.
After you select the preset channel to name, execute Repeat this step for the next character. If
“Entering a Name” as described below. you wish to change the type of charac-
You can enter up to eight characters per name. ters, repeat Step 3, then proceed with this
step.

To cancel the entering name, press and

Display hold EDIT/NO/CLEAR for more than
two seconds.
2, 4
1
5 Press YES/MODE after you enter
all the characters.
You will see the “Complete” message
3 5
that indicates the entry of characters is
completed.
Entering a Name

What Characters Can Be Entered?

1 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR and turn
MULTI JOG until “Name In?” You can enter the following characters:
appears in the display. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST UVW XY Z
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
_ @ ' < > # $ % & * = ; : + - / ( ) ?
! ’ ” , . (space) (insert)

2 Press MULTI JOG.

Correcting and Erasing a Character
If the unit is not in “Name In” mode, execute Steps 1 and
2 in “Entering a Name,” then follow the steps below.
1 Press / repeatedly until the character
you wish to correct or erase flashes.
3 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until
the character type you wish to
2 When correcting
Enter the desired character following Steps
enter appears in the display.
3 and 4 in “Entering a Name” in the left
You can select one of the following char- column.
acter entry modes: When erasing
• “A” for capital letters Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR on the unit or CLEAR
• “a” for small letters on the remote controller.
• “1” for numbers and symbols Notes:
• If you press and hold EDIT/NO/CLEAR for more
than two seconds, the DVD receiver returns to the pre-
vious indication without erasing characters.
The character type appears. • To continue entering characters, execute Step 3 in the
left column. To complete the operation, execute Step
5.

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 Naming Preset Channels—Continued

Inserting a Character 1 Press NAME.

If the unit is not in “Name In” mode, execute steps 1 and
2 in “Entering a Name,” then follow the steps below.
1 Press TUNING / repeatedly until the
character following the desired point of
insertion flashes.
2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until
the character type you wish to
enter appears in the display.
Each press of the DISPLAY switches
2 Turn MULTI JOG until “ ” appears, then
the type of characters.
press MULTI JOG.
• Inputting alphabetical characters:
Each press of a number button
cycles through a few characters of
the alphabets. For example, repeat-
edly pressing the 2ABC button dis-
3 Enter the desired character as per Steps 3 plays A→B→C→A in this order.
and 4 in “Entering a Name”. Display the desired character, then
press ENTER.
• Inputting numbers and symbols:
Pressing a number button displays
To continue entering characters, follow Step 3 in “Enter- the corresponding number. Each
ing a Name” on the previous page. To complete the oper- press of the >10 button or the 10/0
ation, follow Step 5. ( ) button switches between the
symbols labeled on the correspond-
ing button. You can input “ → .
→ / → * → - →, → ! → ? → & →
Erasing the Name Assigned to a
’→ ( → ) ” using the >10 button,
Preset Channel and (space) using the 10/0 but-
1 Select AM or FM as the source. ton. Display the desired number or
symbol, then press ENTER.
2 Turn MULTI JOG to select the preset channel
Note:
name you wish to erase.
You cannot input all symbols from the
3 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR and turn MULTI JOG remote controller’s number buttons. To
until “Name Erase?” appears in the display. input symbols, use the remote control-
4 Press YES/MODE. ler’s PRESET or to select
“Complete” appears and the name is erased. the desired symbols.

3 Press NAME to complete the

naming process.
Inputting Characters from the
Remote Controller

1, 4

2 2
2, 3

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 Enjoying Surround Sound
Configuring Subwoofer and Setting 5 Press / (repeatedly) to select
Up the Number of Speakers the number of the connected
speakers.
The DVD receiver will provide you a full-fledged home
2ch: Only a left and a right front
theater, when it is added on extra speakers in addition to
speakers.
the two front speakers. (For information about how to
add on, see page 23.) 5ch: A center speaker and a left and a
The factory default settings support the two channels right surround speakers in addition
with only a left and a right front speakers; you must con- to a left and a right front speakers.
figure the settings according to the number of the speak-
ers you have added on. 6 Press RETURN.
Returns to the display shown in step 1.
Go to “Setting Distance of Speakers” at
page 53.
RCV SETUP
/
/
ENTER
Notes:
RETURN
• After you have changed the number of the connected
speakers, you must configure the number, because the
surround effect is subject to change according to the
1 Press RCV SETUP.
number of the combined speakers.
The display will show “1.Sp Config”.
• If you want to abort the setting, press “RCV SETUP”.

2 Press ENTER.
The display will show “Subwfr :No”.

3 Press
“No”.
/ to switch “Yes” and

Yes : Deep bass will be output from a

subwoofer.
No : Deep bass will not be output from a
subwoofer.
Configure the output setting for a
subwoofer to “No” when the output from
it is unneeded, even if it is connected.

4 Press / to select “Speaker:”.

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Setting Distance of Speakers Speaker Level Calibration

Set the distance from the listening position to the speak- For adjusting the sound balance, set the sound level for
ers. each speaker so that you may hear an equivalent sound
With the distance set, the DVD receiver can keep con- volume of the test tone from each speaker.
stant the time to deliver the sound from each speaker to
the listening position, thus providing more comfortable 10 Press to select “3.Level Cal,”
and then press ENTER.
sound environment for movies and music. The settings
are stored even when the DVD receiver is in the Standby
mode.

7 Press to select “2.Distance,”

and then press ENTER.
You may hear the burst of noise for the
test tone from the left front speaker.

11 Select a speaker using / , and

set volume using / .
Press DISPLAY to switch between feet You can adjust the tone within a range
and meters. between –12 dB and +12 dB (–15 dB to
+12 dB for the subwoofer).
The test tone will be output according to
the number of the channels you set for
the speakers in the previous page.
• If you set “No” for a subwoofer, the
test tone will not be output from it.
Note:
If you have set the sound level greater
8 Select a speaker using / , and
set a distance using / .
than as usual, return it by using VOL-
UME– (minus).
You need to set the distance from the lis-
tening position to the L/R front speakers. 12 Press RETURN.
You can set up to 9.0 m (30 ft) by an Returns to the display shown in step 10.
increment of 0.3 m (1 ft). To exit the speaker setting, press it once again.
The Center and Subwoofer distances can You can also exit the setting by pressing
be set between 1.5 m (5 ft) more or less “RCV SETUP”.
than the Front distance.
The Surround speakers' distances can be
set up to 1.5 m (5 ft) more and 4.5 m (15 Adjusting Speakers with TEST TONE
ft) less than the Front distance. You can take a shortcut for step 10 to 12 by following the
direct steps below.
9 Press RETURN.
Returns to the display shown in step 7.
Then go to “Speaker Level Calibration”.
1 Press TEST TONE.
Adjust the sound level with VOLUME +/–,
if necessary.

2 Switch over the speaker with CH

SEL, and then adjust the test tone
with / .
The test tone will be switched over to the
next speaker in 2 seconds, even if you do
not press CH SEL.

3 Press TEST TONE.

That exits the setting.

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 Enjoying Listening Modes
About the Listening Modes Dolby Pro Logic II Movie
Listening modes on the DVD receiver enable you to Use this mode with DVDs and vid-
enjoy movie theater or concert hall quality sounds in eos that bear the Dolby Surround
your room. The DVD receiver provides the following lis- logo or TV programs that feature Dolby Surround. You
tening modes. Before playing a source in optimal sound, can also use this mode with stereo movies or TV pro-
be sure to complete the Speaker settings. (See pages 52- grams and the DVD receiver will create a 5.1 surround
53.) mix from the 2-channel stereo.
Dolby Pro Logic II Music
This illustration shows which speakers are active in Use this mode to add 5.1 surround to stereo sources such
each listening mode.
as music CDs and DVDs.
Front left Center Front right
Dolby Pro Logic II Game
Use this mode when playing game discs.
Subwoofer

Surround Surround
Onkyo Original DSP Modes
left right
Orchestra
Suitable for classical or operatic music. The surround
Direct channels are emphasized in order to widen the stereo
The selected input source is output directly with minimal image. In addition, it simulates the natural reverberation
processing for a pure sound. of a large hall.
Stereo Unplugged
The selected input source is processed as a stereo signal Suitable for acoustic instrument sounds, vocals, and jazz
and output by the front left and right speakers and the music. By emphasizing the front stereo image, it simu-
subwoofer if connected. lates the stage-front experience.
Mono Studio-Mix
Use this mode when watching an old movie with a mono Suitable for rock and pop music. Listening to music in
soundtrack, or to select multilingual soundtracks this mode creates a lively sound field with a powerful
recorded in the left and right channels of some movies. acoustic image, like being at a club or rock concert.
It can also be used when playing a DVD or other source
with multiplexed audio, such as a karaoke DVD. TV Logic
Adds realistic acoustics to TV programs produced in a
Theater-Dimensional or TV studio. In addition, it adds surround effects to the
You can enjoy a virtual playback for 5.1ch even if you entire sound and adds clarity to voices.
have 2 or 3 speakers.
Mono Movie
This mode is suitable for use with old movies and other
You can enjoy the following surround modes by add-
mono sound sources. The center speaker outputs the
ing on a center and surround speakers and setting the
sound as it is, while reverb is applied to the sound output
correct number of speakers.
by the other speakers, giving presence to even mono
Dolby Digital material.
With this format you can experience the
All Ch Stereo
same superb sound that you get at a movie
Ideal for background music. The front, surround, and
theater or concert hall. Use this mode with DVDs that
surround back channels create a stereo image that fills
bear the Dolby Digital logo.
the entire listening area.
DTS
Full Mono
This digital surround format offers a sur-
In this mode, all speakers output mono audio, so the
round sound experience with exceptional
music sounds the same regardless of where you are.
fidelity. It uses compressed digital audio
data, with six discrete channels (5.1), and the
ability to handle large amounts of audio data while
remaining faithful to the original. DTS provides very
high-quality sound. You’ll need a DTS compatible DVD
player in order to enjoy DTS material. Use this mode
with DVDs, LDs, or CDs that bear the DTS logo.

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Selecting Listening Mode

1 Play back the selected device.

2 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Select a listening mode.
Press LISTENING MODE on the DVD receiver or on the remote controller to select a
listening mode.
Every time you press LISTENING MODE, the mode switches over. The selectable
listening mode may vary depending on the playback signal. See the following list for
the “Playback Sources and Corresponding Listening Modes”.
For front speakers only (2ch):
Press LISTENING MODE on the DVD receiver or on the remote controller to switch
over Direct, Stereo, Mono and Theater-Dimensional.
For center/surround speakers added on (5.1ch):
Press LISTENING MODE on the DVD receiver or on the remote controller to switch
over a listening mode.
Tips:
• You can also switch over Stereo and Theater-Dimensional by pressing STEREO/T-
D on the remote controller.
• If center/surround speakers are added on, you can switch to All Ch St by pressing
ALL CH STEREO on the remote controller.

Playback Sources and Corresponding Listening Modes

Minimum Dolby D DTS Multich
required
Signal format Analog, PCM
number of Monaural Stereo Others
speakers
Source Cassette,
DVD, LD, DVD-Audio,
CD, video, DVD
CD SACD
Listening mode tuner
Direct ● ● ● ● ● ●
Stereo ● ● ● ● ●
2 ch Mono ● ● ● ● ●
Theater-Dimensional*1 ● ● ● ● ●
Multich ●
If you add on a center speaker and the surround speakers, you can enjoy the following surround mode:
Dolby D ●
DTS ●
PLII Movie/Music/Game ● ●
Mono Movie ● ● ● ● ●
Orchestra ● ● ● ● ●
5 ch
Unplugged ● ● ● ● ●
Studio-Mix ● ● ● ● ●
TV Logic ● ● ● ● ●
All Ch St ● ● ● ● ●
Full Mono ● ● ● ● ●

*1 You can not select it when using the headphones.

■ Tips for Listening to SACD and DVD Audio in 2ch

When enjoying SACD or DVD-Audio source with any of the 2ch modes is selected for the speaker setting,
headphones used, or recording intended, you may improve the sound quality in the following ways:
• For SACD, select “2ch Area” (default setting) from the “Options” settings in the “Initial Setting” menu. (See page 70.)
• For DVD-Audio, select 2ch source whenever it is available.

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 Adjusting Sound

Emphasizing the Low End Using the

Remote Controller
This is available when the listening mode is set to other
than “Direct”.
LATE NIGHT Remote
CH SEL DVD receiver
controller

S.BASS

Press S.BASS repeatedly.

Pressing S.BASS repeatedly will change the option in
Adjusting Individual Speaker Levels
the following order.
You can adjust the level of individual speakers during
playback. S.Bass Off
• These adjustments are temporary and will be can-
celled when the DVD receiver is set to Standby.
• You cannot use this function while the DVD receiver S.Bass 1
is muted. (Low end is emphasized.)

1 Use CH SEL to select each

speaker.
S.Bass 2
Speakers are selected in the following (Low end is even more emphasized.)
order: Front Left → Center* → Front
Right → Surr Right* → Surr Left* → Note:
Subwoofer*. You may not optimize the effect when you use a
”*” appears when a center and surround subwoofer in combination.
speakers, and a subwoofer are added In such cases, you can stress the deep bass by adjusting
on. the volume level of the subwoofer. (See page 53.)

2 Use the cursor / to adjust

the volume. Using the Late Night Function
You can adjust the volume of each (Dolby Digital only)
speaker from –12 dB to +12 dB
(–15 dB to +12 dB for the subwoofer). With the Late Night function, you can reduce the
The name of the currently selected dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can
speaker and its volume appear on the still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume
display, as shown. levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you
don’t want to disturb anyone.

1 Press the [LATE NIGHT] button

repeatedly to select:
If you want the adjusted value to be Off: Late Night function off.
stored during the standby mode, press Low: Small reduction in dynamic
TEST TONE. range.
High: Big reduction in dynamic
range.

Notes:
• The effect of the Late Night function depends on the
Dolby Digital material that you are playing, and with
some material there will be little or no effect.
• The Late Night function is set to Off when the DVD
receiver is set to Standby.

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The Audio Adjust functions are explained below.

■ Bass
You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output by the
front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.
You can set a value when the listening mode is set to
other than “Direct”.
1, 4
■ Treble
2, 3 You can boost or cut high-frequency sounds output by
the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.
You can set a value when the listening mode is set to
other than “Direct”.
■ Mono (2ch)
Audio Adjust Function This setting specifies the channel to be used for playing
any 2-channel digital source such as Dolby Digital, or 2-
By using the following audio adjust function, you can channel analog/PCM source in the Mono listening mode.
fine adjust the tone and the precise settings for Mono, LR: Both the left and right channels are output
Multiplex and T-D. (default).
L: Only the left channel is output.
1 Press RCV SETUP.
R: Only the right channel is output.
The display will show “1.Sp Config”.
■ Multiplex
This setting determines which channel is output from a
stereo multiplex source. Use it to select audio channels
or languages with multiplex sources, multilingual TV
2 Press / (repeatedly) to select broadcasts, and so on.
“4.Audio Adj”. M: The main channel is output (default).
S: The sub channel is output.
MS: Both the main and sub channels are output.
■ LstnAngl (Listening Angle)
And then press ENTER. Select this to modify the Theater-Dimensional (T-D) lis-
tening modes.
The listening angle is the angle subtended by the front
left and right speakers as seen from the listener. The pro-
cessing for the virtual surround will be based on this
angle. The setting of 20, 30 and 40 degrees are only for
nominal purposes, so select the setting that is closest to
your actual listening angle.

3 Select an item you want to configure Front left speaker Front right speaker
using / , and select a value or a
preference using / .

Listening angle

■ T-D mode
4 Press RCV SETUP.
This is a setting for 5ch speaker composition with “T-D”
That exits the setting.
(Theater-Dimensional) selected.
To return to a higher step, press
You can take advantage of the feature in the case where
RETURN.
you have to place the surround speakers in front because
of the restricted space availability or for other reason.
ALL: Select this setting when you use surround speak-
ers but they can not be placed in the right place.
FRT: Select this setting in other cases than above.

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 Setting the Clock

Setting ACCUCLOCK to Use a Specific Station

The ACCUCLOCK function normally uses the FM station with the strongest signal to set the clock. If the clock cannot
be set properly using that station, you can specify which FM station the ACCUCLOCK function should use. This must
be an FM station that supports RDS CT (Clock Time) information.

1 Press TIMER.
“Clock” appears on the display.
If the clock has already been set, a timer option appears instead. In this case, you’ll need to
press TIMER repeatedly until “Clock” appears.

2 Press MULTI JOG.

“*AccuClock*” or “AccuClock” appears on the display. If “Manual Adjust” appears, turn
MULTI JOG to select “*AccuClock*” or “AccuClock”.

3 Press MULTI JOG.

The display appears as shown.

4 Use / to tune into the FM station.

Tip:
Pressing YES/MODE toggles the tuning mode between “Auto Tuning” and “Manual Tuning.”
The RDS indicator appears when tuned into a station that supports RDS, as shown.
RDS

5 Press MULTI JOG.

While the clock is being set, “Wait” flashes on the display. It may take a few minutes to set the
clock. When the clock has been set, the message “Clock Adjusted” scrolls across the display,
then the day and time are displayed for a while.
Notes:
• If the clock has not been set correctly, the message “No clock signal on RDS” scrolls across
the display. Specify another FM station and try again, or set the clock manually (page 59).
• If you don’t want the clock to be updated automatically, you can turn off the ACCUCLOCK
function (page 25).

Tip:
You can also perform the operation by using the TIMER, ENTER, / , and MODE buttons on the remote control-
ler.

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Setting the Clock Manually

You can select either the 12-hour or 24-hour display. (This section explains how to set the time based on the 24-
hour display.)

Using the remote controller

CLOCK

Display
DISPLAY

DISPLAY
EDIT/
NO/
CLEAR
1 2-8 1
2, 4, 6
3, 5

1 Press TIMER repeatedly until 6 Press MULTI JOG to confirm the

setting.
“Clock” appears in the display.

You can now set the time.

2 Press MULTI JOG.
7 Turn MULTI JOG to set the current
time.
You can also use the number buttons on
the remote controller.

3 Turn MULTIJOG to select

“ManualAdjust”. To switch between the am and pm indica-
tors, press the >10 button on the remote
controller.

8 Press MULTI JOG to start the

clock.
4 Press MULTI JOG. You can also use the ENTER button on
the remote controller.
It can be helpful to synchronize with an
accurate time source.
You can now set the day of the week.

5 Turn MULTI JOG to select the cur-

rent day of the week.
The clock starts operating and a dot indi-
SUN - Sunday THU - Thursday
cating seconds starts to flash.
MON - Monday FRI - Friday
TUE - Tuesday SAT - Saturday
WED - Wednesday To cancel the clock setting
Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR on the DVD receiver.

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 Setting the Clock—Continued

Checking the Time and the Day of the

Week
To check the time and the day of the week, press
CLOCK on the remote controller.
The clock appears for eight seconds in Standby mode.

To Switch between the 12-hour and

24-hour Displays
Press DISPLAY while the current time is indicated on
the display.

Turning the Current Time Display On

or Off while the Unit is in Standby
Mode
First turn on the power to the unit, then press and hold
down the STANDBY/ON button on the unit for more
than two seconds.
Displaying the current time in Standby mode consumes
more power than not displaying the current time.

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Using the Timer Functions
The DVD receiver features three timer functions: Sleep, Once, and Every timer.
Timer indicators
About the Once and Every Timers
Selecting a timer number TIMER
1

You can set up to four timers.

Timer operation types If any of the timers is set, the TIMER indicator lights up.
• Timer Play: The specified component starts playback If a number indicator is lit, the corresponding timer has
at the specified time. been programmed. If the number indicator is inside a
• Timer Rec: The specified component starts recording square, the Timer Rec operation is programmed.
at the specified time.
The Timer Rec operation is available for recording on If the programmed time overlaps with another timer
an Onkyo cassette tape deck that features an con- setting
nector connected to the DVD receiver. Select the cor- • The timer with the earlier On time is enabled.
rect input source. • If both timers start at the same time, the timer with the
lower number is enabled.
Selecting media for timer operation
You can select any external device equipped with timer, Timer 1 9:00 - 10:00
including AM/FM tuner, DVD (only with disc loaded in Timer 2 8:00 - 10:00
the tray) and Onkyo cassette tape deck linked to the This timer (with the earlier On time) is
DVD receiver. (You must set the devices so that the com- enabled.
ponent name is displayed correctly on the DVD Timer 3 12:00 - 13:00
receiver.) This timer (with the lower number) is
For the Timer Rec operation, you can select AM, FM, or enabled.
an external component that is connected to the LINE Timer 4 12:00 - 12:30
connector and features the Timer function.
Selecting the day(s) of the week
The Once timer operates only one time. The Every timer
operates at the specified time on the specified day(s) of
every week. For the Every timer, you can select any con-
secutive days of the week, such as everyday, every Mon-
day through Friday, or every Saturday and Sunday.
i.e.,
Timer 1: Used as an alarm clock every morning.
Timer Play — Every — Everyday — 7:00-7:30
Timer 2: Records a radio program every week.
Timer Rec — Every — MON - SAT — 15:10-
15:30
Timer 3: Records a radio program only this Sunday.
Timer Rec — Once — SUN — 10:00-12:00
Notes:
• You cannot change the clock or the end time of the
timer operation during Timer playback or recording.
• You cannot use the Timer function unless the clock is
set. Be sure to set the clock first.
• If you program a timer on a connected external com-
ponent, be sure to connect the component correctly
and securely. You cannot use timer playback or
recording with incomplete connection.
• During the Timer Rec operation, the muting function
is activated and the audio level is minimized. To listen
to the audio being recorded, press MUTING on the
remote controller.

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 Using the Timer Functions—Continued

Using the Sleep Timer

Using the remote controller Using the unit

The Sleep timer can be set for 10 to 90 minutes, in inter- You can set the Sleep timer for 10 to 90 minutes, in inter-
vals of 10 minutes. vals of 10 minutes. It is also possible to set the timer from
1 to 99 in one-minute increments is also possible using
MULTI JOG.
SLEEP

Display

1, 2

3, 4

1 Press and hold TIMER for more

than 1 second.
Press SLEEP.
“Sleep 90” appears in the display win-
“Sleep 90” appears in the display, indi-
dow. The unit will turn off in 90 minutes.
cating the unit will turn off in 90 minutes.
Each press of the same button reduces
the remaining time by 10 minutes.
2 Press TIMER if you wish to reduce
the remaining time.
SLEEP
Each press reduces the remaining time
by ten minutes:
Press cursor / if you wish to set the 90→80→...→10→off.
remaining time in one-minute incre-
ments.
If you have finished the sleep time set- SLEEP

ting, press ENTER.

3 Turn MULTI JOG if you wish to set

the remaining time in one-minute
Checking the Remaining Time increments.
Press SLEEP while the Sleep timer is on. If you press Turn MULTI JOG clockwise to increase
SLEEP while the remaining time is displayed, the the remaining time by up to 99 minutes,
remaining time is reduced by 10 minutes. or counterclockwise to decrease the
remaining time to one minute.
Canceling Sleep Timer
Press SLEEP repeatedly until “Sleep Off” appears in the
display.
SLEEP

4 Press MULTI JOG.

The Sleep timer starts operating.
The SLEEP indicator lights.

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Programming a Once / Every Timer

Before programming a timer for an AM/FM broadcast, program the desired broadcast stations to the preset channels.
(See pages 44-45.)
Notes:
• You cannot use the timer functions unless the clock is set.
• If you do not operate the buttons for 60 seconds during the timer setting, the unit returns to its normal display.
9

Display
1

9
1-8 1
1-8

1 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Repeatedly press TIMER to select the desired timer number.
Select from Timer 1 to 4, then press MULTI JOG.

If only “Clock” is displayed, the day of the week and time have not been set. Set the
day of the week and time.

2 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Turn MULTI JOG to select Timer Play or
Timer Rec.
When the desired timer operation is dis-
played, press MULTI JOG. The Timer Rec or
operation is performed on a connected tape
deck. During recording, the muting function
is activated.
Note:
When the selector name of TAPE is set to other than TAPE, you can not select TIMER
recording.

3 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Turn MULTI JOG to select the source.
When the desired source is displayed, press
MULTI JOG.
For the Timer Rec operation, you can select
from FM, AM or LINE.
FM/AM is selected
Turn MULTI JOG to select the preset
number.
When the desired preset number is displayed,
press MULTI JOG.

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 Using the Timer Functions—Continued

4 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Press MULTI JOG.

(Only for Timer Rec)

Check connections and settings to the recording component.

5 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Turn MULTI JOG to select “Once” or “Every”.
The Once timer operates only one time. The Every timer operates every week.
After selecting, press MULTI JOG.

If you selected “Once,” the timer operates only one time on the specified day.
Turn MULTI JOG to select the day(s) of the week.
When the desired day of the week is displayed, press MULTI JOG.

If you selected “Every,” the timer operates on the specified day(s) of every week.
Turn MULTI JOG to select the day(s) of the week.
When the desired day of the week is displayed, press MULTI JOG.
MON TUE WED THU FRI

SUN Days Set Everyday SAT

Days Set (You can specify the range of days.)

If you selected “Days Set,” you can select any consecutive days of the week.
1. Turn MULTI JOG to select the first day.
When the desired day of the week is displayed, press MULTI JOG.

2. Turn MULTI JOG to select the last day.

When the desired day of the week is displayed, press MULTI JOG.

In this example, the timer operation is activated at the specified time, every Tuesday
through Sunday.

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 Using the Timer Functions—Continued

6 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Turn MULTI JOG to set the On time of the timer operation.
You can also use the number buttons on the remote controller.
When the desired time is displayed, press MULTI JOG.

For example, to set 7:29, press 10/0, 7, 2, then 9.

Notes:
• When you set the On time, the Off time is automatically set to one hour later.
• During timer recording, the first few seconds may not be recorded. Set the On time
to one minute earlier.

7 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Turn MULTI JOG to set the Off time for the timer operation.
When the desired time is displayed, press MULTI JOG.

Timer setting indication

TIMER
1

A square appears if Selected

the Timer Rec opera- timer
tion is programmed. number

8 DVD receiver
Remote
controller
Turn MULTI JOG to set the volume.
(Only for Timer Play)
The default value for the volume is 25. After selecting the desired volume, press
MULTI JOG to confirm the current value.

9 Place the unit in Standby mode.

Remote Press STANDBY/ON to place the unit in Standby mode.
DVD receiver
controller
Notes:
• Even if you set Memory or Random mode for timer playback, the DVD receiver will
perform normal playback at the timer On time.
• If the unit is not in Standby mode, the programmed timer operation will not start at
the timer on time. Be sure to place the unit in Standby mode to activate timer oper-
ation.
• If you try to set the Sleep timer or press TIMER during timer operation, the current
timer setting is cancelled.
• During the Timer Rec operation, the muting function is activated and the audio level
is minimized. To listen to the audio being recorded, press MUTING on the remote
controller.

To reprogram the timers, press EDIT/NO/CLEAR and follow the procedure from the beginning.

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 Using the Timer Functions—Continued

Switching the Timer On and Off Viewing the Timer Settings

• You can use this function to cancel or resume the pro-
grammed timer operation.
• You cannot program the timers unless the clock is set.

Display

1
Display

1
1, 2

2
1 Repeatedly press TIMER to display
the desired timer number, then
press MULTI JOG.
1 Repeatedly press TIMER to display
the desired timer number.

If the timer number is lit, the correspond-

ing timer has been programmed.
2 Press MULTI JOG to view the sub-
2 Turn MULTI JOG to switch the
timer on or off.
sequent timer settings.

TIMER
1

or Repeatedly pressing MULTI JOG

enables you to view the subsequent set-
tings.
Notes:
After the timer is switched on or off, the • You can change the settings by turning
unit displays the previous screen. MULTI JOG.
• If the timer is turned off and you
Tip: change the settings, the timer is auto-
You can also perform the operation by using the TIMER matically turned on.
and cursor / on the remote controller. Check all the settings. If you do not
change any settings, the unit returns to
the previous display.
To return to the normal display, press
EDIT/NO/CLEAR.

Tip:
You can also perform the operation by using the TIMER,
cursor / and ENTER on the remote controller.

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DVD Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus
Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Chroma Level
.

settings using the / (cursor left/right) buttons.

Brightness min max 0

/ / /
ENTER
Note:
DVD SETUP Depending on your TV, the picture may appear distorted
if the brightness is set too high. If this happens, lower the
brightness.

1 Press DVD SETUP and select

“Video Adjust” from the on-screen
display.

2 Select and change settings using

the / / / (cursor) buttons,
and ENTER.
Audio Settings

Audio DRC High

Medium
Low
Off

Video Adjust menu

From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various set-
tings that affect how the picture is presented.

You can adjust the following picture quality settings:

• Sharpness – Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the pic-
ture (Fine, Standard, Soft).
• Brightness – Adjusts the overall brightness (–20 to
+20).
• Contrast – Adjusts the contrast between light and
dark (–16 to +16).
• Gamma – Adjusts the “warmth” of the picture (High,
Medium, Low, Off).
• Hue – Adjusts the red/green balance (Green 9 to Red
9).
• Chroma Level – Adjusts how saturated colors appear
(–9 to +9).
• BNR – Switches on/off block noise reduction (On, Off
(default)).

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 Initial Settings menu
Using the Initial Settings menu 1 Press DVD SETUP and select “Ini-
tial Settings”.
The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video out-
put settings, parental lock settings, and display settings,
among others.
If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be
changed at the current time. This is usually because a
disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.

2 Use the cursor buttons and

ENTER to select the setting and
option you want to set.
All the settings and options are explained
on the following pages.

Notes:
• In the following table, the default setting is shown in
/ / / bold: other settings are shown in italics.
ENTER • Check the operating instructions supplied with your
DVD SETUP other equipment to see which digital audio formats it’s
compatible with.
• Some settings, such as TV Screen, Audio Language
and Subtitle Language may be overridden by the DVD
disc. Often these settings can also be made from the
DVD disc menu.

Video Output settings

Setting Option What it means

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are
4:3 (Letter Box)
shown with black bars top and bottom.
TV Screen
(See also “Screen sizes Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are
and disc formats” on 4:3 (Pan & Scan) shown with the sides cropped so that the image fills the
page 73.) screen.
16:9 (Wide) Set if you have a widescreen TV.
Ordinary (composite) video output.
Video
Compatible with all TVs.
AV Connector Out Almost the same quality as RGB, but can give better results if
S-Video
you’re using a long SCART cable.
RGB If your TV is compatible, this gives the best picture quality.

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 Initial Settings menu—Continued

Language settings

Setting Option What it means

If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be
English
played.
If there is the language selected on the disc, then it will be
Audio Language*1 Languages as displayed
played.
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed
Other Language
(see page 74).
If there are English subtitles on the disc then they will be dis-
English
played.
If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc, then it
Subtitle Language*2 Languages as displayed
will be displayed.
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed
Other Language
(see page 74).
DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as
w/Subtitle Lang.
your selected subtitle language, if possible.
DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, if
DVD Menu Lang.*3 Languages as displayed
possible.
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed
Other Language
(see page 74).
Subtitles are displayed according to your selected subtitle lan-
On
guage (see above).
Subtitle Display
Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc
Off
(note that some discs override this setting).

*1 This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs.

You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc during playback using the AUDIO button.
Some DVD discs set the audio language automatically when loaded, overriding the “Audio Language” setting.
Discs with two or more audio languages usually allow you to select the audio language from the disc menu. Press MENU to access
the disc menu.
*2 This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs.
You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD disc during playback using the SUBTITLE button.
Some DVD discs set the subtitle language automatically when loaded, overriding the “Subtitle Language” setting.
Discs with two or more subtitle languages usually allow you to select the subtitle language from the disc menu. Press MENU to
access the disc menu.
*3 Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages. This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should
appear. Leave on the default setting for menus to appear in the same language as your “Subtitle Language”.

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 Initial Settings menu—Continued

Display settings

Setting Option What it means

English On-screen displays of the player are in English.
OSD Language
Languages as displayed On-screen displays are shown in the language selected.
A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle
On
Angle Indicator scenes on a DVD disc.
Off No multi-angle indication is shown.

Options settings

Setting Option What it means

Parental Lock – See “How to Use Parental Lock” on page 71.
DVD-Audio All material on a DVD-Audio disc is playable.
DVD Playback Mode
DVD-Video Only the DVD-Video part of a DVD-Audio disc is playable.
Selects the 2 channel (strereo) SACD audio area of the disc
2ch Area
for playback.
Selects the multi-channel SACD audio area of the disc for
SACD Playback Multi-ch Area
playback.
Selects the standard CD audio area of an SACD/CD hybrid
CD Area
disc for playback.

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 Initial Settings menu—Continued

Changing your password

How to Use Parental Lock
To change your password, confirm your existing pass-
• Default level: Off; Default password: none; Default word then enter a new one.
Country code: us (2119)
To give you some control over what your children watch
on your DVD receiver, some DVD-Video discs feature a
1 Select “Password Change”.

Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level

than the disc, the disc won’t play.
Some discs also support the Country Code feature. The
player does not play certain scenes on these discs,
depending on the Country Code you set.
Notes:
• Not all discs use Parental Lock, and will play without 2 Use the number buttons to enter
your existing password, then
requiring the password first.
press ENTER.
• If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the
player to register a new password. (See page 74.)
3 Enter a new password and press
ENTER.

Registering a new password

You must register a password before you can change the
Parental Lock level or enter a Country code.

1 Select “Password”.
This registers the new password and you
will return to the Options menu screen.

2 Use the number buttons to enter a

4-digit password. Setting/changing the Parental Lock
The numbers you enter show up as aster-
isks (*) on-screen.
1 Select “Level Change”.

3 Press ENTER to register the pass-

word. 2 Use number buttons to enter your
password, then press ENTER.
You will return to the Options menu
screen.

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 Initial Settings menu—Continued

■ Country code list

3 Select a new level and press
ENTER. Country Country code
Country code
letter
• Press (cursor left) repeatedly to Argentina 0118 ar
lock more levels (more discs will Australia 0121 au
require the password); press (cur- Austria 0120 at
sor right) to unlock levels. You can’t Belgium 0205 be
lock level 1. Brazil 0218 br
Canada 0301 ca
Chile 0312 cl
China 0314 cn
Denmark 0411 dk

This sets the new level and you will Finland 0609 fi

return to the Options menu screen. France 0618 fr

Germany 0405 de
Hong Kong 0811 hk
India 0914 in
Setting/changing the Country code Indonesia 0904 id
You can find the Country code list in the adjacent column. Italy 0920 it
Japan 1016 jp

1 Select “Country Code”. Korea, Republic of 1118 kr

Malaysia 1325 my
Mexico 1324 mx
Netherlands 1412 nl
New Zealand 1426 nz
Norway 1415 no
Pakistan 1611 pk
2 Use number buttons to enter your
password, then press ENTER. Philippines 1608 ph
Portugal 1620 pt
Russian Federation 1821 ru
Singapore 1907 sg
Spain 0519 es
Sweden 1905 se
Switzerland 0308 ch
Taiwan 2023 tw
Thailand 2008 th
United Kingdom 0702 gb
USA 2119 us

3 Select a Country code and press

ENTER.
There are two ways you can do this:
• Select by code letter: Use / (cur-
sor up/down) to change the Country
code.
• Select by code number: Press (cur-
sor right) then use the number buttons
to enter the 4-digit Country code.

The new Country code is set and you will

return to the Options menu screen. Note
that the new Country code doesn’t take
effect until the next disc is loaded (or the
current disc is reloaded).

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Additional information
Screen sizes and disc formats Setting the TV system
DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect The default setting of this player is Auto, and unless you
ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally notice that the picture is distorted when playing some
4:3, to Cinema- Scope widescreen movies, with an discs, you should leave it set to Auto. If you experience
aspect ratio of up to about 7:3. picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to
Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “stan- match your country or region’s system. Doing this, how-
dard” 4:3 and widescreen 16:9. ever, may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. The
table below shows what kinds of disc are compatible
Widescreen TV users with each setting (Auto, PAL and NTSC).
If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen setting
(page 68) of this player should be set to “16:9 (Wide)”.
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can
use the TV controls to select how the picture is pre-
sented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch
STANDBY/ON
options; see the instructions that came with your TV for
details. EDIT/NO/CLEAR
MULTI JOG
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than
16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these 1 Stop DVD playback.
discs will still play in a “letter box” style with black bars You can operate the control even when no disc is
at the top and bottom of the screen. loaded.
2 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR.
Standard TV users
3 Rotate MULTI JOG to select “TV System?”.
If you have a standard TV, the “TV Screen” setting 4 Press MULTI JOG.
(page 68) of this player should be set to “4:3 (Letter You will see the message “Waiting”. Then wait for a
Box)” or “4:3 (Pan&Scan),” depending on which you moment until initial display appears. And then you
prefer. will see a new setting displayed. If the previous set-
Set to “4:3 (Letter Box),” widescreen discs are shown ting was either “Auto”, “NTSC” or “PAL”, it will be
with black bars top and bottom. changed to “NTSC”, “PAL” or “Auto” respectively.
The TV system changes as follows:
• Auto → NTSC
• NTSC → PAL
• PAL → Auto
Note:
You have to switch the player into standby (press
Set to “4:3 (Pan&Scan),” widescreen discs are shown
STANDBY/ON) before each change.
with the left and right sides cropped.
Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see
Disc Player setting
the whole picture.
Type Format NTSC PAL AUTO
DVD/ NTSC NTSC PAL NTSC
Super
PAL NTSC PAL PAL
VCD
NTSC NTSC PAL NTSC
Video CD
PAL NTSC PAL PAL
Please note that many widescreen discs override the CD/SACD NTSC PAL NTSC or
–
player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box no disc PAL
format regardless of the setting.
Note:
Using the “16:9 (Wide)” setting with a standard 4:3 TV,
or either of the “4:3” settings with a widescreen TV, will
result in a distorted picture.

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 Additional information—Continued

Resetting the DVD player Selecting languages using the

Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the language code list
factory default. Some of the language options (such as “DVD Language”
1 Stop DVD playback or unload any disc from in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered
the tray. language from any of the 136 languages listed in the lan-
2 Press EDIT/NO/CLEAR. guage code list on page 75.
3 Rotate MULTI JOG to select “DVD Init?”.
4 Press MULTI JOG.
5 The “DVD Init??” message appears once again,
then press MULTI JOG again. You will see the
/ / /
message “Waiting”.The initial setting completes
when you see the original display come back.

Titles, chapters and tracks

DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles.
Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.
1 Select “Other Language”.

Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 2 Use / (cursor left/right) to

select either a code letter or a code
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
number.

SACDs, CDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

3 Use / (cursor up/down) to
select a code letter or a code num-
CD-ROMs contain folders and files. MP3 and WMA files
are referred to as tracks. Folders may contain further folders. ber.
See “Language code list” on page 75 for
a complete list of languages and codes.
.mp3

.mp3

.mp3

.mp3

.jpg

.jpg

Folder A Folder B Folder C

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 1 Track 2

DVD-Video regions
All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case
somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world
the disc is compatible with. Your DVD receiver also has
a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel.
Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this
player. Discs marked “ALL” will play in any player.
The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of
the world.

5
2
1
6 2
3
4 5

2 4

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 Additional information—Continued

■ Language code list Language Language

Language Language
Language Language code Language code
Language code code
Language code letter letter
code
letter Armenian hy 0825 Slovak sk 1911
Japanese ja 1001 Interlingua ia 0901 Slovenian sl 1912
English en 0514 Interlingue ie 0905 Samoan sm 1913
French fr 0618 Inupiak ik 0911 Shona sn 1914
German de 0405 Indonesian in 0914 Somali so 1915
Italian it 0920 Icelandic is 0919 Albanian sq 1917
Spanish es 0519 Hebrew iw 0923 Serbian sr 1918
Chinese zh 2608 Yiddish ji 1009 Siswati ss 1919
Dutch nl 1412 Javanese jw 1023 Sesotho st 1920
Portuguese pt 1620 Georgian ka 1101 Sundanese su 1921
Swedish sv 1922 Kazakh kk 1111 Swahili sw 1923
Russian ru 1821 Greenlandic kl 1112 Tamil ta 2001
Korean ko 1115 Cambodian km 1113 Telugu te 2005
Greek el 0512 Kannada kn 1114 Tajik tg 2007
Afar aa 0101 Kashmiri ks 1119 Thai th 2008
Abkhazian ab 0102 Kurdish ku 1121 Tigrinya ti 2009
Afrikaans af 0106 Kirghiz ky 1125 Turkmen tk 2011
Amharic am 0113 Latin la 1201 Tagalog tl 2012
Arabic ar 0118 Lingala ln 1214 Setswana tn 2014
Assamese as 0119 Laothian lo 1215 Tonga to 2015
Aymara ay 0125 Lithuanian lt 1220 Turkish tr 2018
Azerbaijani az 0126 Latvian lv 1222 Tsonga ts 2019
Bashkir ba 0201 Malagasy mg 1307 Tatar tt 2020
Byelorussian be 0205 Maori mi 1309 Twi tw 2023
Bulgarian bg 0207 Macedonian mk 1311 Ukrainian uk 2111
Bihari bh 0208 Malayalam ml 1312 Urdu ur 2118
Bislama bi 0209 Mongolian mn 1314 Uzbek uz 2126
Bengali bn 0214 Moldavian mo 1315 Vietnamese vi 2209
Tibetan bo 0215 Marathi mr 1318 Volapük vo 2215
Breton br 0218 Malay ms 1319 Wolof wo 2315
Catalan ca 0301 Maltese mt 1320 Xhosa xh 2408
Corsican co 0315 Burmese my 1325 Yoruba yo 2515
Czech cs 0319 Nauru na 1401 Zulu zu 2621
Welsh cy 0325 Nepali ne 1405
Danish da 0401 Norwegian no 1415
Bhutani dz 0426 Occitan oc 1503
Esperanto eo 0515 Oromo om 1513
Estonian et 0520 Oriya or 1518
Basque eu 0521 Panjabi pa 1601
Persian fa 0601 Polish pl 1612
Finnish fi 0609 Pashto,Push
ps 1619
Fiji fj 0610 to
Faroese fo 0615 Quechua qu 1721
Frisian fy 0625 Rhaeto-
rm 1813
Romance
Irish ga 0701
Kirundi rn 1814
Scots-Gaelic gd 0704
Romanian ro 1815
Galician gl 0712
Kinyarwanda rw 1823
Guarani gn 0714
Sanskrit sa 1901
Gujarati gu 0721
Sindhi sd 1904
Hausa ha 0801
Sangho sg 1907
Hindi hi 0809
Serbo-
Croatian hr 0818 sh 1908
Croatian
Hungarian hu 0821
Sinhalese si 1909

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 Input Source Names and Available Buttons on
Remote Controller
If you customized source names using the method described on page 28, you can use the following buttons:

2
3 8
4
5 9
6
7 J

K
L

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Input Source Names and Available Buttons on Remote Controller—Continued

Connecting Terminal TAPE / HDD

Selector Name
Buttons on the TAPE HDD CD-R
remote controller
TAPE/HDD
1 TAPE/HDD
TAPE/HDD /
2 PRESET / FF/FR / SKIP / SKIP /

3 TUNING / / /

4 MODE DOLBY NR MODE

5 MEMORY MEMORY

6 RANDOM SHUFFLE RANDOM

7 REPEAT REV MODE REPEAT REPEAT

1–9 1–9
10/0 10/0
8
>10 >10
CLEAR CLEAR
9 DISPLAY BACK LIGHT DISPLAY

J ENTER SELECT ENTER

K PLAYLIST / PLAYLIST

L ALBUMLIST / ALBUM

M MENU MENU

N
ENTER SELECT ENTER

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 Recording
The copyright laws prohibit using your recordings without consent of the copyright owner, except for the purpose of
your personal entertainment.

1 Press INPUT on the DVD receiver or the remote controller to select the recording
source component.
DVD receiver

Remote
controller

2 Prepare the recording component.

• Place the recording component in record standby mode.
• Adjust the recording level on the recording component.

3 Start recording.
• Start playing the source component selected in Step 1.
Notes:
• Do not change the input selection during recording. Otherwise, the recording cannot be made
correctly.
• Set the input source (page 28) to perform Synchro recording, or other system recording using
Onkyo components that feature the connector.
• Select STEREO for the listening mode, when you record in analog form the signals from the
built-in DVD.
• The recording level differs depending on the individual sources; you should adjust the level on
the recording device.

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Troubleshooting
Problems may be caused by any component connected to this unit. Please check the table below, cross-referenc-
ing the instruction manuals for the other components.
• The DVD receiver uses a rotating unit whose precision
Power
instrument generates faint hissing sound while read-
The power to the system is not turned on. ing a disc during playing back or searching a track;
you may hear it in a silent environment.
• Make sure that the power cable is plugged into the AC
Sound breaks off due to vibration.
outlet.
• Unplug the power cable from the AC outlet, wait for • The DVD receiver is designed for use as stationary
10 seconds or more, then plug the cable in again. type; place it in a location with limited influence of
The power is turned off during the operation. vibration.
Headphones makes noise or no sound.
• If the SLEEP indicator is lit on the display, the Sleep
timer is functioning. Cancel the Sleep timer. • There may be a bad contact. Clean up the headphones
(See page 62.) terminal. For information on how to clean up, see the
• The DVD receiver enters Standby mode after the timer instruction manual attached to the headphones. Other-
playback or recording is complete. (See page 65.) wise, verify the cord of the headphones which may be
• If the STANDBY indicator is blinking on and off, the broken.
built-in protection circuit is activated. Be careful not Sound Quality
to short the positive and negative wires.
• The sound quality becomes stable when 10 to 30 min-
The DVD receiver turns itself on unexpectedly.
utes have passed after the power was turned on. Using
• The ACCUCLOCK function is updating the clock. cable ties to bundle audio cables with speaker cables
This is not a malfunction. You can turn off ACCU- may degrade the audio performance, so don’t do it.
CLOCK. (See page 25.)
Disc Playback
Audio The disc won’t play or is automatically ejected after
The sound is not heard. loading.

• Make sure the power cable is plugged into an AC out- • Make sure the disc is free from dirt and dust and is not
let. damaged. (See page 9.)
• Make sure that the speakers are connected correctly • Make sure the disc is loaded with the label side face-
and the speaker cables’ core wires touch only the up and aligned properly in the disc tray guide.
speaker connectors. (See page 18.) • Incompatible region number: If the region number on
• Check to make sure that the volume level is not set to a DVD-Video disc does not match the number on the
minimum. (See page 26.) player, the disc cannot be used. (See page 74.)
• Make sure that the input source is properly selected. • Condensation inside the player: Allow time for con-
• Check to make sure the muting function is not densation to evaporate. Avoid using the player near an
engaged. air-conditioning unit.
If the MUTING indicator is flashing, the sound is • If the Parental Lock function is active, defeat it or
muted. Cancel the muting function. (See page 27.) change the level. (See page 71.)
• When the headphones are connected, the speakers do The disc doesn’t play in the correct order
not output any sound. Disconnect the headphones.
• Defeat special playback modes such as Repeat Play,
(See page 27.)
Memory Playback, and Random Playback. (See pages
Sound is not good. 38-40.)
• Make sure that the speaker cords are connected cor- DVD-Audio playback stops.
rectly. Check their polarity (+/–). (See page 18.)
• The disc may have been illegally copied.
• Connect the analog audio cables (RCA) firmly.
(See page 19.) Track numbers cannot be stored when setting
MEMORY playback.
• Sound quality could be affected by a strong magnetic
field, such as a TV set. Locate such a device far from • Make sure that the disc has been loaded, and the
the DVD receiver. track(s) you try to program are included on the disc.
• If you have any devices that emit high intensity radio It takes a long time until playback starts.
waves near the DVD receiver, such as a cellular phone
in operation (calling), noise may be generated. • It may take time for the DVD receiver to load and read
a CD that contains many tracks.
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New settings made in the Setup screen menus while
a disc is playing are ineffective. Tuner
Noise is heard during broadcast, or too much white
• Some settings can be changed while a disc is playing,
noise is heard during an FM stereo broadcast.
but are not effective until the disc is stopped then You cannot tune in the broadcast station using the
restarted: Press , then start playback again ( ). Auto Preset function (for only FM stations).
No picture/No color. Or, the FM ST indicator does not light up during FM
broadcast.
• Incorrect video connections: Check that connections
are correct and that plugs are inserted fully. Also check • Change the location of the antenna. (See page 43.)
the video cable for damage. • Locate the unit further from the TV or a computer.
• TV/monitor or AV amplifier settings are incorrect: • Cars or airplanes can create noisy interference.
Check the instruction manual of the connected equip- • A broadcast radio signal may be weak if a concrete
ment. wall obstructs the signal path.
Screen is stretched or aspect does not change. • Try setting FM mode to Monaural. (See page 42.)
• Noise may be heard when you operate the remote con-
• The TV Screen setting in the Initial Settings menu is
troller during AM reception.
incorrect. See page 68 for how to set it correctly for
• If nothing can improve the reception, install an out-
your TV/monitor.
door antenna. (See page 17.)
Picture disturbance during playback or the picture is
If power outage occurs or the power plug is
dark.
disconnected:
• This player is compatible with Macro-Vision System
• The clock data is lost. Set the clock and timers again.
copy guard. Some discs include a copy prevention sig-
nal, and when this type of disc is played back, stripes Radio frequency is not adjustable.
etc., may appear on some sections of the picture • Press / to adjust radio frequency.
depending on the TV. This is not a malfunction.
• Due to the player’s copy protection circuits, connec- Remote Controller
tion of this device through a VCR or an AV selector The remote controller does not function correctly.
may prevent recording or cause picture problems. This
is not a malfunction. • Make sure that the batteries have been installed in the
No sound, or sound is distorted. correct direction (polarity +/–). (See page 10.)
• Replace both batteries with new ones. (Do not mix dif-
• No sound is output during slow motion playback or ferent types of batteries or new and old batteries.)
when scanning discs other than audio CDs and • The distance between the remote controller and the
SACDs. unit may be too great, or there may be an object
• Check that the disc is free from dust and dirt, and that between them.
it is not damaged. (See page 9.) • The remote control sensor on the unit may be sub-
• Check that all interconnects are firmly inserted. jected to bright light (inverter fluorescent light or sun-
• Check that the plugs and terminals are free of dirt, light).
oxide, etc. and clean if necessary. Also check the cable • The unit is placed behind the tinted windows of an
for damage. audio rack or entertainment center.
Noticeable difference in DVD and CD volume.

• This is due to differences in the audio format and is

not a malfunction.

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Connection with External Devices The Colors of the TV Picture Bleed

The interoperability with other external Onkyo device • Locate the speakers far from the TV.
is not available.

• Make sure that the cable and analog audio cables Onkyo is not responsible for damages (such as CD
(RCA) are connected correctly. (See page 21.) Con- rental fees) due to unsuccessful recordings caused by
necting only an cable won’t work. unit’s malfunction.
• Specify the source name in the display for the external Before you record important data, make sure that the
Onkyo device. (See page 28.) material will be recorded correctly.
The turntable sounds still.
This product uses a microcomputer to perform various
• Make sure if the turntable has built in phono equalizer. advanced functions. However, noise, radio interfer-
• If the turntable has no phono equalizer built in, you ence, or static electricity could occasionally cause the
must provide one separately. unit to malfunction. In this case, unplug the power
cable from the AC outlet, then plug it in again in five
The turntable makes no sound.
seconds.
• If your turntable uses an MC cartridge, you must con-
nect an MC transformer or an MC head amp.

Clock

The clock is wrong.

• CT (Clock Time) information may be taken from a

radio station in another time zone. Set ACCUCLOCK
to use a specific station. (See page 58.)

Timer Function
Timer playback or recording does not work.

• The clock should be set correctly.

If the clock is not set, playback or recording does not
work. Make sure you program the current time.
(See page 58.)
• Timer operation is not activated if the power to the
unit is turned on before the timer On time. Be sure to
place the unit in Standby mode before timer operation
starts. (See page 65.)
• Programmed time may overlap with another timer. Be
sure to set multiple timers such that time ranges do not
overlap.
• If you try to set the Sleep timer or press TIMER during
timer operation, the current timer setting is cancelled.
• The timer operation uses the volume level that was set
before the unit was placed in Standby mode. Set an
appropriate volume level before you place the unit in
Standby mode. (See page 65.)
• Make sure that the cable and RCA/phono audio
cables are connected correctly.
• If you selected an external Onkyo component for the
timer operation, you must specify the source name.
Time display is not visible during Standby mode.

• Turn the current time display on while the unit is in

Standby mode. (See page 60.)

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 Specifications
General Tuner Section
Power Supply: AC 230 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption: 75 W ■ FM
Stand-by Power Tuning Frequency Range: 87.5 MHz–108.0 MHz
Consumption: 0.4 W Usable Sensitivity: Stereo: 22.2 dBf (75 Ω IHF)
Dimensions (W x H x D): 8-1/16" x 5-13/16" x 13-7/8" Mono: 15.2 dBf (75 Ω IHF)
205 W x 147 H x 353 D mm Signal to Noise Ratio: Stereo: 67 dB (IHF-A)
Weight: 5.4 kg, 11.9 lbs Mono: 73 dB (IHF-A)
THD: Stereo: 0.5 % (1 kHz)
■ Audio Inputs Mono: 0.3 % (1 kHz)
Analog Inputs: LINE, TAPE Frequency response: 30 Hz–15 kHz/±1 dB
Stereo Separation: 40 dB (1kHz)
■ Audio Outputs
Analog Outputs: TAPE ■ AM
Multichannel Pre Outputs: 3.1 ch Tuning Frequency Range: 522 kHz–1611 kHz
Speaker Terminals: Front Speakers Usable Sensitivity: 300 µV
Phones: 1 Signal to Noise Ratio: 40 dB
Operation Condition THD: 0.7 %
Temperature/Humidity: 5 ˚C–35 ˚C (41 F–95 F)/5 %–85 %
Disc Compatibility: SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD-video, DVD-R/RW
(VR, VIDEO), CD, CD-R/RW, Video CD, DVD
SVCD, WMA, MP3, JPEG
Disc that have not been property finalized may
only be partially playable or not playable at all. ■ VIDEO
Signal System: PAL/NTSC
Amplifier Section Composite Output/
Impedance: 1.0 V (p-p)/75 Ω negative sync, RCA/phono
Power Output S Video Output/Impedance: Y: 0.7 V (p-p)/75 Ω negative sync, 4-pin mini
2ch driven: 2 ch x 18 W at 4 ohms, 1 kHz DIN
Dynamic power: 24 W + 24 W (3 Ω, Front) C: 0.286 V (p-p)/75 Ω
21 W + 21 W (4 Ω, Front) AV Connector: 1.0 V (p-p)/75 Ω, Scart
14 W + 14 W (8 Ω, Front)
Damping Factor: 70 (Front, l kHz, 8 Ω)
Input Sensitivity and Specifications and features are subject to change without
Impedance: 150 mV/47 kΩ (LINE)
Output Level and
notice.
Impedance: 120 mV/2.2 kΩ (REC OUT)
Frequency Response: 10 Hz–100 kHz/±3 dB (LINE)
Tone Control: ±10 dB, 100 Hz (BASS)
±10 dB, 10 kHz (TREBLE)
+4.5 dB, 80 Hz (S.BASS 1)
+7.5 dB, 80 Hz (S.BASS 2)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 100 dB (LINE, IHF-A)
Speaker Impedance: 4 Ω–16 Ω

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