ONKYO TX-SR604/604E User Manual

En AV Receiver TX-SR604/604ETX-SR8460TX-SR674/674ETX-SR8467 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. Please read this manual

10Front & Rear Panels—ContinuedThe page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.A DIGITAL OPTICAL IN 1, 2

11Front & Rear Panels—ContinuedO ZONE 2 LINE OUT (79)This analog audio output can be connected to a line input on an integrated amplifier in Zone 2

12Remote ControllerNotes:• If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing the batteries.• Don’t mix new and old batteries or different

13Remote Controller—ContinuedThe remote controller can be used to control different components including the AV receiver. The remote con-troller has a

14 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ZONE 2 button (81) Used to select the input source for Zone

15Remote Controller—ContinuedBy default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo DVD player.A ON/STANDBY buttonSets the DVD player to On or S

16Remote Controller—ContinuedBy default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo CD player.A ON/STANDBY buttonSets the component to On or Sta

17About Home TheaterThanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just

18Connecting the AV Receiver• Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your other AV components.• Don’t connect the power cord

19Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedSpeaker ConfigurationFor the best surround sound experience, you should con-nect seven speakers and a powered sub

2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use t

20Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedSpeaker Connection PrecautionsRead the following before connecting your speakers:• North American models: Only c

21Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedThis section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect comm

22Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedConnecting an Outdoor FM AntennaIf you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a

23Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedBy connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, yo

24Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued• With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV and listen in Zone 2.• To enjoy Dolby Digit

25Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued• With connection , you can listen to and record audio from a DVD and listen in Zone 2.• To enjoy Dolby Digital

26Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedHooking Up the Multichannel DVD InputIf your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio or

27Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedWith this hookup, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, usefu

28 Connecting the AV Receiver —Continued If you have two video recorders (e.g., a VCR and a DVD recorder), connect one recorder to the VIDEO 1 OUT ja

29Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedWith this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with-out the permission of the cop

30Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedConnecting a Camcorder, Games Console, or Other DeviceConnection AV receiver Signal flow Camcorder or consoleVIDE

31Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedAbout HDMIDesigned to meet the demands of digital TV, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new digita

32Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedMaking HDMI ConnectionsVideo Signal Flow Chart(TX-SR604/604E, TX-SR8460)Digital video signals received at HDMI I

33Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp• With connection , you can listen to and record audio

34Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedAs of this printing, the Onkyo Remote Interactive Dock is the only HDD-compatible component available. For HDD-

35Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued• With connection , you can play and record and listen in Zone 2.• To connect the recorder digitally for playba

36Connecting the AV Receiver—ContinuedWith (Remote Interactive), you can use the follow-ing special functions: Auto Power On/StandbyWhen you start

37Turning On the AV Receiver• Connect the AV receiver’s power cord to a suitable wall outlet.Notes:• Before connecting the power cord, connect all of

38First Time SetupThis section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time.With the supplied speak

39First Time Setup—Continued2Put the speaker setup micro-phone at measurement point 1.Notes:• Make sure the microphone is hori-zontal.• If there’s an

4 Precautions —Continued For British models Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by

40First Time Setup—ContinuedNotes:• When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 71) will be set to “Audyssey.” • You ca

41First Time Setup—ContinuedError MessagesWhile the automatic speaker setup is in progress, one of the following error messages may appear:❏ Ambient n

42First Time Setup—ContinuedChanging the Speaker Settings ManuallyIn some situations, the measurements taken by the auto-matic speaker setup may not p

43First Time Setup—ContinuedThe onscreen setup menus are displayed on the connected TV and provide a convenient way to change the AV receiver’s settin

44First Time Setup—ContinuedIf you connect a component to a digital input jack, you must assign that jack to an input selector. For example, if you co

45First Time Setup—ContinuedHDMI Video Setup If you connect a video component to HDMI IN 1 or 2, you must assign that input to an input selector. For

46First Time Setup—ContinuedComponent Video SetupIf you connect to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign it to an input selector. For example, if you

47First Time Setup—ContinuedIf you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder, CD recorder, or next generation HDD-compat-ible component to the TAPE

48First Time Setup—ContinuedYou must specify the TV system used in your area.Note:• This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using i

49Basic OperationsThis section explains how to select the input source (i.e., the AV component that you want to listen to or watch).Selecting the Inpu

5 Features Amplifier • 7-channel amplifier• Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry• Zone 2 capability• 24-bit/192 kHz D/A converters• WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier

50Basic Operations—ContinuedThe multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo-nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a DVD-Audio or S

51Basic Operations—ContinuedYou can adjust the brightness of the display.You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.With the sleep timer,

52 Listening to the Radio With the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. You can store your favorite stations as presets for quick s

53Listening to the Radio—ContinuedYou can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations and XM channels as presets.Selecting P

54Listening to the Radio—ContinuedRDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are available.When tuned into an RDS stat

55Listening to the Radio—ContinuedDisplaying Radio Text (RT)When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text information, the text can be display

56Listening to the Radio—ContinuedNote:Hardware and required basic monthly subscription sold separately. Premium Channels available at additional mont

57Listening to the Radio—ContinuedSetting the Satellite Radio ModeSelecting XM Satellite RadioSigning Up for XM Satellite RadioBefore you can use XM S

58Listening to the Radio—ContinuedSelecting XM Radio ChannelsThere are three ways to select XM radio channels:• Channel Search mode: select any channe

59Listening to the Radio—ContinuedSelecting XM Channels from the Front Panel:Selecting the Previous Channel:Displaying XM Radio InformationThe followi

6 Table of Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions...2Precautions ...3Su

60Listening to the Radio—ContinuedPositioning the XM Passport SystemYou can check the signal strength of the XM radio signal and adjust the position o

61Using the Listening ModesSee “About the Listening Modes” on page 63 for detailed information about the listening modes.Selecting on the AV Receiver

62Using the Listening Modes—ContinuedThe following table shows which listening modes can be used with each input signal format. : Only available on 6.

63Using the Listening Modes—ContinuedThe AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with hi

64Using the Listening Modes—ContinuedDTS-ES MatrixThis mode is for use with DTS-ES Matrix soundtracks, which use a matrix-encoded back-channel for 6.1

65RecordingThis section explains how to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video f

66Advanced OperationsWith the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts e

67Advanced SetupSome of the settings in this section are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 38).Here you can check th

68Advanced Setup—ContinuedLow-Pass Filter for the LFE ChannelWith this setting, you can specify the cutoff frequency of the LFE channel’s low-pass filt

69Advanced Setup—ContinuedSpeaker DistanceHere you can specify the distance from each speaker to the listening position so that the sound from each sp

7Front & Rear PanelsThe page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.A STANDBY/ON button (37)This button

70Advanced Setup—ContinuedSpeaker Level CalibrationHere you can adjust the level of each speaker with the built-in test tone so that the volume of eac

71Advanced Setup—ContinuedEqualizer SettingHere you can adjust the EQ of individual speakers. To set the volume of individual speakers see page 70.Not

72Advanced Setup—ContinuedSW Input SensitivitySome DVD players output the LFE channel from their subwoofer output at 15 dB higher than normal. You can

73Advanced Setup—ContinuedThe Audio Adjust functions are explained below.Input Channel Settings MultiplexThis setting determines which channel is out

74Advanced Setup—ContinuedYou can assign a default listening mode to each input source that will be selected automatically when you select each input

75Advanced Setup—ContinuedYou can set the input level for each input source. This is useful if some of your AV components are louder or qui-eter than

76Advanced Setup—ContinuedMaximum VolumeWith this preference, you can prevent the volume being set too high by specifying a maximum volume level.The r

77Advanced Setup—ContinuedWith this preference, you can protect your settings by locking the setup menus.When the setup menus are locked, you cannot c

78Advanced Setup—ContinuedWhen using progressive scanning on your DVD player, you may find that the picture and sound are out of sync. With this settin

79Zone 2 With the Zone 2 function, you can enjoy one input source in the main room and a different source in another room.There are two connection met

8Front & Rear Panels—ContinuedH Arrow/TUNING/PRESET & ENTER buttonsWhen the AM or FM input source is selected, the TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons are

80Zone 2—ContinuedTo use Zone 2, you must make this setting. It enables the speakers connected to the ZONE 2 SPEAKERS termi-nals so that they produce

81Zone 2—ContinuedThis section explains how to turn Zone 2 on and off, how to select an input source for Zone 2, and how to adjust the volume for Zone

82Zone 2—ContinuedAdjusting the Volume for Zone 2To Mute Zone 2:Press the remote controller’s [ZONE 2] button, followed by the [MUTING] button. To unm

83Controlling Other ComponentsYou can use the AV receiver’s remote controller (RC-651M) to control your other AV components, including those made by o

84Controlling Other Components—ContinuedOnkyo components that are connected via are con-trolled by pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver

85Controlling Other Components—ContinuedTo control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You must

86SpecificationsAmplifier SectionVideo SectionTuner Section FM AMGeneral Video Inputs Video Outputs Audio Inputs Audio OutputsSpecifications and fe

87TroubleshootingIf you have any trouble using the AV receiver, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, contact

88Troubleshooting—ContinuedThe surround back speakers produce no sound• The surround back speakers are not used with all listen-ing modes. Select anot

89Troubleshooting—Continued• On your TV, make sure that the video input to which the AV receiver is connected is selected.There’s no picture from a so

9Front & Rear Panels—ContinuedThe page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item.1 ZONE 2 indicator (81)Thi

90Troubleshooting—ContinuedThere’s no sound• Only components connected to analog inputs can be played in Zone 2.The sound changes when I connect my he

91MEMO

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