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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
7.1ch Home Theater System
Connection .................................... 19
HT-SR800
AV Receiver (HT-R550)
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 36
Front Speakers (SKF-550F)
Center Speaker (SKC-550C)
Surround Speakers (SKM-550S)
Surround Back Speakers (SKB-550)
Powered Subwoofer (SKW-550)
Basic Operation
Playing your AV components....... 42
Listening to the Radio.................. 44
Instruction Manual
Enjoying the
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC 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 presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within CAUTION: the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, magnitude to constitute a ri
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use For U.S. models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- FCC Information for User out the permission of the copyright holder. CAUTION: 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- The user changes or modifications not expressly serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact approved by the party responsible for compliance could your Onkyo dealer. void the user’
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Speaker Precautions Placement Input Signal Warning • The speaker cabinets are made out of wood and are The speakers can handle the specified input power when therefore sensitive to extreme temperatures and used for normal music reproduction. If any of the follow- humidity, do not put them in locations subject to direct ing signals are fed to them, even if the input power is sunlight or in humid places, such as near an air condi- within the specified rating, excessi
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Enjoying Home Theater Speaker Sets A and B You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B. Speaker set A (included speakers) should be used in your main listening room for up to 7.1-channel playback. *While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-channel playback. Speaker set B (not included) can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback. *Only analog input sources are output by speaker set B. CH TV
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Package Contents Make sure you have the following items: Surround and Surround back speakers (SKM-550S/SKB-550) AV receiver (HT-R550) Remote controller and two batteries (AA/R6) Subwoofer (SKW-550) Indoor FM antenna (Red) (White) Speaker cable for front speakers 11 ft. (3.5 m) (Green) AM loop antenna Speaker cable for center speaker 10 ft. (3 m) (Blue) (Gray) Speaker setup microphone (Brown) (Tan) Speaker terminal tool Speaker cables for surround speakers 30 ft. (9 m) RCA cable f
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Features Amplifier *1 • 7-channel amplifier Manufactured under license from Audyssey Laboratories. U.S. and foreign patents pending. Audyssey 2EQ/HTIB is • 110 watts per channel rms into 8 ohms, 2 channels a trademark of Audyssey Laboratories. driven at 1 kHz, less than 0.9% total harmonic distor- tion (FTC rating) *2 • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry *1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. • Audyss
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Getting Started in Five Easy Steps 1. Hookup Connect the speakers and your AV components to the AV receiver. ☞ page 19 HDMI SIRIUS XM IN 2 IN 1 OUT ASSIGNABLE ANTENNA AM FM 75 L L DIGITAL IN COAX- ASSIGNABLE IAL 1 Y (DVD) CBL/SAT VCR/DVR DVD MONITOR OUT V (CBL/SAT) 2 CB/PB V R R OPTICAL S 1 CR/PR S (VCR/DVR) OUT SURROUND BACK SURROUND FRONT CENTER CBL/SAT IN VCR/DVR IN DVD IN IN OUT IN IN SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS A SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO (CD) 2 IN OUT IN IN OUT IN FRONT SURROUND CEN
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Contents Introduction Basic Operation Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Playing Your AV Components ................ 42 Basic AV Receiver Operation ..................... 42 Precautions .................................................3 Using the Multichannel DVD Input.............. 43 Speaker Precautions ..................................4 Displaying Source Information.................... 43 Enjoying Home Theater.....................
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver Front Panel North American Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON TUNING PRESET STANDBY MULTI CH DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT AUX TAPE TUNER C D SETUP ENTER RETURN AUX INPUT PHONES SETUP MIC VIDEO LR AUDIO AB SPEAKERS TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT DIMMER MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR 89R JKL MNOPQ S T U Other Models MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON TUNING PRESET STANDBY PURE AUDIO PURE AUDIO MULTI CH DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT A
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued J TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (46) Q TUNING MODE button (44) Used to adjust the bass and treble. Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM and FM radio. K STEREO button (48) R SETUP button Selects the Stereo listening mode. Used to access the setup menus. L LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (48) S SETUP MIC (38) Select the listening modes. The automatic speaker setup microp
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued Rear Panel (North American model only) 78 1 2 3 4 56 9 SIRIUS XM HDMI OUT ASSIGNABLE IN 2 IN 1 ANTENNA AM FM 75 DIGITAL IN L L ASSIGNABLE COAX- IAL 1 Y (DVD) MONITOR CBL/SAT VCR/DVR DVD OUT V 2 R R CB/PB V (CBL/SAT) S OPTICAL 1 CR/PR S (VCR/DVR) SURROUND BACK SURROUND FRONT CENTER OUT CBL/SAT IN VCR/DVR IN DVD IN SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS A SPEAKER IN OUT IN IN COMPONENT VIDEO 2 PRE OUT (CD) I
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Remote Controller Installing the Batteries Aiming the Remote Controller When using the remote controller, point it toward the AV To open the battery compartment, press receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 the small hollow and slide open the cover. Remote control sensor AV receiver STANDBY indicator Approx. 16 ft. Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) (5 m) 2 in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Notes: • The remote
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Remote Controller—Continued Using the Remote Controller RECEIVER/TAPE Mode Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be RECEIVER/TAPE mode is used to control the AV used to control up to seven different components. The receiver. It can also be used to control an Onkyo cassette remote controller has a specific operating mode for use recorder connected via . with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the six REMOTE MODE buttons. REC
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. ■ Buttons used when the TUNER input is selected A STANDBY/ON button (36) To select the Tuner (AM/FM) as the input Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. source, press: B INPUT SELECTOR buttons (42) RECEIVER 8 Used to select the input sources. TUNER C MULTI CH button (43) Selects the multichannel DVD input. D DIMMER bu
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Remote Controller—Continued A STANDBY/ON button DVD Mode Sets the DVD player to On or Standby. By default, the remote controller is set to control an B Number buttons Onkyo DVD player. Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and times for locating specific points. To select your DVD player as the input source, press: C DISC +/– button Selects discs on a DVD changer. RECEIVER or 6 5 D TOP MENU button DVD MULTI CH Selects a
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Remote Controller—Continued A STANDBY/ON button CD/MD/CDR/DOCK Mode Sets the component to On or Standby. By default, the remote controller is set to control an B Number buttons Onkyo CD player. Used to enter track numbers and times for locating specific points on CD/MD players. To select the input source, press: C DISC/ALBUM +/– button Selects discs on a CD changer, or the next or previ- 9 CD player C D ous album on an HDD-compatible componen
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Speakers Subwoofer (SKW-550) For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON indicator ■ Front Red: Subwoofer in standby mode Green: Subwoofer on 1 With the Auto Standby function, the SKW-550 automatically turns on when an input signal is detected in Standby mode. When there’s no input signal for a while, the SKW-550 automatically enters Standby mode. B OUTPUT LEVEL control (42) This control is used to adjust the volume of the sub- woofer. C LI
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Connecting Your Speakers Enjoying Home Theater Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. You can enjoy DVDs featuring DTS and Dolby Digital. With analog and digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Onkyo’s own DSP surround listening modes. Front left and right speakers (SKF-550F) These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Connecting Speaker Set A Read the following before connecting your speakers: The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals and speaker’s positive (+) terminals are color-coded for ease •You can connect speakers with an impedance of of identification. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are between 8 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a all black.) Match the color of each cable to the corre-
