En 7.1ch Home Theater System HT-SR800 AV Receiver (HT-R550)Front Speakers (SKF-550F)Center Speaker (SKC-550C)Surround Speakers (SKM-550S)Surround Ba
10 Getting to Know the AV Receiver For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON button (36) Sets the AV receiver to On or Sta
11 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued J TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (46) Used to adjust the bass and treble. K STEREO button (48) Selects the
12 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2 and COAXIAL 1, 2 These optical and coaxial digital audio inputs are for conne
13 Remote Controller Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing the batteries.• Don’t mix new and old batteries or differ
14 Remote Controller —Continued Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to seven different components. The remote
15 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON button (36) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standb
16 Remote Controller —Continued By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo DVD player. A STANDBY/ON button Sets the DVD player to O
17 Remote Controller —Continued By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo CD player. A STANDBY/ON button Sets the component to On
18 Speakers For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON indicator Red: Subwoofer in standby modeGreen: Subwoofer onWith th
19 Connecting Your Speakers Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own h
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
20 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Read the following before connecting your speakers:•You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 8 a
21 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals.The speakers can
22 Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially avail
23 Connecting Antennas —Continued If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out-door FM
24 Connecting Your Components • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your other AV components.• Don’t connect the power c
25 Connecting Your Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receive
26 Connecting Your Components —Continued If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR or cable or satellite receiver to th
27 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a DVD player Connection AV receiver Signal flow DVD player Picture quality COMPONENT VIDEO DVD I
28 Connecting Your Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel DVD Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Au
29 Connecting Your Components —Continued If you have an HDMI-compatible player, you can connect it to the AV receiver with an HDMI cable. Notes: • A
3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with-out the permission of the cop
30 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver,
31 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording Connection AV receiver Signal flow VCR or DVD recorder Pictu
32 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via t
33 Connecting Your Components —Continued CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp •With connection , you can listen to and record a
34 Connecting Your Components —Continued RI Dock with video Connect your RI Dock’s analog audio output jacks and S-Video output jack to the AV rec
35 Connecting Your Components —Continued With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions: Auto Power On/Standby When you
36 Turning On the AV ReceiverMASTER VOLUMEVIDEOSTANDBYTONE DISPLAYSTEREO DIMMER MEMORYDIGITAL INPUTTUNING MODEABSPEAKERSTUNERTAPEAUXCBL/SATVCR/DVRDVD
37 First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time.With the supplied sp
38 First Time Setup —Continued Using Audyssey 2EQ/HTIB Notes: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 60) will b
39 First Time Setup —Continued Error Messages While the automatic speaker setup is in progress, one of the following error messages may appear: Ambie
4 Speaker Precautions Placement • The speaker cabinets are made out of wood and are therefore sensitive to extreme temperatures and humidity, do not
40 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to HDMI IN 1 or 2, use this setting to assign that input to an input selector. HDMI V
41 First Time Setup —Continued To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your DVD player to the AV receiver digitally (coaxial or opti-cal).Th
42 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver OperationMASTER VOLUMEVIDEOSTANDBYTONE DISPLAYSTEREO DIMMER MEMORYDIGITAL INPUTTUNING MODEABSPEAKERST
43 Playing Your AV Components —Continued The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo-nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a
44 Listening to the Radio With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America) You must spe
45 Listening to the Radio —Continued Tuning into Stations by Frequency You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter-ing the appropriate f
46 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any input source.You can adjust the brightness of the display.You can adjus
47 Common Functions —Continued With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it turns off automatically after a specified period. To cance
48 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 50. Selecting on the AV Receiver [PU
49 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The following table shows which listening modes can be used with each input signal format. : Only available o
5 Enjoying Home Theater You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B . Speaker set A (included speakers
50 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, wit
51 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-ES Matrix This mode is for use with DTS-ES Matrix soundtracks, which use a matrix-encoded back-channel fo
52 Using the Listening Modes —Continued With the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can stil
53 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Input Channel Settings Multiplex This setting determines whi
54 Using the Listening Modes —Continued T-D Listening Angle Setting Lstn Angl (Listening Angle) With this setting, you can specify the angle of the
55 Recording This section explains how to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability, and how to record audio and vide
56 Advanced Setup This section explains how to check the speaker settings and how to set them manually, which is useful if you change a speaker after
57 Advanced Setup —Continued Note: • These settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected, speaker set B is on, or the multichannel DVD in
58 Advanced Setup —Continued Double Bass With the Double Bass function, you can boost bass out-put by feeding bass sounds from the front left and rig
59 Advanced Setup —Continued Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Front distance. For exa
6 Package Contents Make sure you have the following items: * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter at the end of the product name indicates the
60 Advanced Setup —Continued Equalizer Settings Here you can adjust the tone of individual speakers. To set the volume of individual speakers, see pa
61 Advanced Setup —Continued The following table shows the display indicator for each digital signal format.Normally, the AV receiver detects the sig
62 Controlling Other Components You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller (RC-681M) to control your other AV components, including those made b
63 Controlling Other Components —Continued Onkyo components that are connected via are con-trolled by pointing the remote controller at the AV rece
64 Controlling Other Components —Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You
65 Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the AV receiver, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the AV receiver • Make sure tha
66 Troubleshooting —Continued The center speaker produces no sound • When the Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected, the center speaker produces
67 Troubleshooting —Continued Reception is noisy, stereo FM reception suffers from hiss, or the FM STEREO indicator doesn’t appear • Relocate your an
68 Troubleshooting —Continued The AV receiver contains a microcomputer for signal processing and control functions. In very rare situa-tions, severe
69 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section General Video Inputs Video Outputs Audio Inputs Audio Outputs Specifications and
7 Features Amplifier • 7-channel amplifier• 110 watts per channel rms into 8 ohms, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, less than 0.9% total harmonic distor-tio
70 Specifications —Continued 7.1ch Home Theater Speaker Package Powered Subwoofer (SKW-550) Front Speaker (SKF-550F) Center Speaker (SKC-550C)
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8Connect the speakers and your AV components to the AV receiver.☞ page 19OUTOUTCBL/SAT ININ INININININ INVCR/DVR INDVD INOUTCOMPONENT VIDEOYCB/PBCR/P
9 Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions ......2Precautions ............3Speaker Prec
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