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Contents
AV RECEIVER
Safety Information and Introduction ............2
Table of Contents...........................................5
HT-R591
Connections .................................................11
Turning On & Basic Operations..................19
Instruction Manual
Advanced Operations ..................................39
Controlling Other Components...................53
Appendix.......................................................59
Speaker Package
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Safety Information and Introduction 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or D. If the apparatus does not operate normally by grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades following the operating instructions. Adjust only WARNING: with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug those controls that are covered by the operating TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide instructions as an improper adjustment of
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Safety Information and Introduction 5. Preventing Hearing Loss This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio Precautions Caution frequency energy and, if not installed and used in Excessive sound pressure from earphones and accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use headphones can cause hearing loss. interference to radio communications. However, there is no only, recording copyrighted material is illegal without 6. Batter
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Safety Information and Introduction ■ Installing the batteries ■ Aiming the remote controller Supplied Accessories To use the remote controller, point it at the AV receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below. Make sure you have the following accessories: Indoor FM antenna (➔ page 18) Remote control sensor AM loop antenna (➔ page 18) AV receiver Power cord (Brazilian models) (➔ page 18) Speaker setup microphone (➔ page 27) Remote controller (RC-799M) and two batteries (AA/R6) Quick Start Gu
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Safety Information and Introduction Using Basic Functions...............................................27 Table of Contents Using the Automatic Speaker Setup.........................27 Appendix Using the Listening Modes .......................................30 Using the Home Menu ..............................................35 Troubleshooting......................................................... 59 Using the Sleep Timer ..............................................35 Safety Information
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Safety Information and Introduction Connections Features 4 HDMI Inputs and 1 Output Amplifier Onkyo for System Control 4 Digital Inputs (2 Optical/2 Coaxial) 80 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) Component Video Switching (2 Inputs/1 Output) 130 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) (North American and Brazilian models) Banana Plug- 160 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEITA) Compatible Speaker Posts Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry Front-Panel USB Input for Memory Devices and H.C.P.S. (High Curre
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Safety Information and Introduction Front & Rear Panels Front Panel (North American and Brazilian models) (Asian models) For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. DISPLAY button (36) USB port (16) ON/STANDBY button (19) SETUP button (39) SETUP MIC jack (27) HDMI THRU indicator (49) TUNING / , PRESET / (24), cursor and RT/PTY/TP button (Asian models) (25) ENTER buttons SUBWOOFER LEVEL buttons (51) RETURN button Remote control sensor (
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Safety Information and Introduction Display For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. HDMI indicator (49, 64) M.Opt indicator (37, 52) Listening mode and format indicators (30, 48) Audyssey indicator (27, 46) Dynamic EQ indicator (46) Dynamic Vol indicator (47) Tuning indicators RDS indicator (excluding North American and Brazilian models) (25) AUTO indicator (24) TUNED indicator (24) FM STEREO indicator (24) SLEEP indicator (35) MUTING indicator (37) Message area E
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Safety Information and Introduction Rear Panel (North American and Asian models) (Brazilian models) DIGITAL IN COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks MONITOR OUT V jack COMPONENT VIDEO IN and OUT jacks SPEAKERS terminals (FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND, SURROUND HDMI IN and OUT jacks BACK or FRONT HIGH) FM ANTENNA jack and AM ANTENNA terminal AC INLET (Brazilian models) SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack Power cord (North American and Asian models) See “Connecting the AV Receiver” for connection REMOT
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Safety Information and Introduction ■ Controlling the tuner To control the AV receiver, press RECEIVER to select Remote Controller To control the AV receiver’s tuner, press AM or FM (or Receiver mode. RECEIVER). You can also use the remote controller to control Controlling the AV Receiver / buttons ( 24) Onkyo Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, CD player, and other components. D.TUN button (24) See “Entering Remote Control Codes” for more DISPLAY button deta
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Connections Connecting the AV Surround back/ Surround back/ front high front high Surround Surround Receiver right left right left Center Connecting Your Speakers Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration shows how to connect the speakers to each pair of terminals. If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK or FRONT HIGH L terminals. Tip You can specify whether surround back or front high speakers are connected in the “Sp Config (Speaker
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Connections Don’t connect more than one cable to each speaker Speaker Configuration Speaker Connection Precautions terminal. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. The following table indicates the channels you should use Read the following before connecting your speakers: Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals. depending on the number of speakers that you have. You can connect speakers with an impedance of between No matter how many speakers you use, a powered 6 and 16 ohms. If y
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Connections Using a Powered Subwoofer LINE INPUT LINE INPUT Powered subwoofer Corner position 1/3 of wall position To find the best position for your subwoofer, while playing a movie or some music with good bass, experiment by placing your subwoofer at various positions within the room, and choose the one that provides the most satisfying results. Tip If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re using an external amplifier, connect the subwoofer pre out jack to an input on the amplifier. E
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Connections ■ Optical digital audio AV Cables and Jacks About AV Connections Optical digital connections allow you to enjoy digital *1 sound such as PCM , Dolby Digital or DTS. The audio ■ HDMI Connecting AV components quality is the same as coaxial. HDMI connections can carry digital video and audio. a HDMI cable : Video & Audio TV, projector, etc. ■ Component video ■ Coaxial digital audio AV receiver Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color Coaxial digital connections allow you
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Connections Connecting Components with HDMI VCR or DVD recorder/digital video recorder Game console TV, projector, etc. Satellite/cable set-top box, etc. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player * If your TV doesn’t support Audio Return Channel (ARC), you See also: ■ Audio Return Channel (ARC) function need to connect an optical digital cable together with the HDMI “Connection Tips and Video Signal Path” (➔ page 64) Audio Return Channel (ARC) function enables an HDMI cable to the AV receiver. capable TV to
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Connections Note Connecting Your Components The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is *1 connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected When USB input is selected, you can input video signals from to other video outputs, use the AV receiver’s display the AUX INPUT VIDEO jack. Video signals input from AUX INPUT VIDEO will be output from the MONITOR OUT jack. when changing settings. *2 Do not connect the AV receiver’s USB port to a USB port on your computer. Music on yo
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Connections Connecting a Recording Component Connecting Onkyo Components See “Recording” for details on recording (➔ page 38). Make sure that each Onkyo component is 1 connected with an analog audio cable (connection in the hookup examples) (➔ page 16). Make the connection (see the illustration). 2 If you’re using an RI Dock or cassette tape deck, 3 change the Input Display (➔ page 36). With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following R L ANALOG LR special functions
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Connections Connecting the Antennas Connecting the Power Cord This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. (Brazilian models) 1 The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use Connect the supplied power cord to the AV the tuner. receiver’s AC INLET. North American and Asian models Brazilian models To AC wall outlet Insert the plug fully Insert the plug fully Push. Insert wire. R
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Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On Turning Off Turning On/Off the AV Receiver Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. 1 1 or or ON/STANDBY Press RECEIVER followed by on the remote Press RECEIVER followed by on the remote controller. controller. The AV receiver comes on, and its display lights. The AV receiver will enter standby mode. To prevent any loud surprises when you turn on the AV receiver, always turn down the volume before you turn it o
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Turning On & Basic Operations ■ Operating on the AV receiver Playing the Connected Component Playback Input selector buttons ■ Operating with the remote controller LISTENING MODE MASTER VOLUME The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver’s display INPUT SELECTOR when changing settings. RECEIVER This section describes the procedure for using the VOL / remote controller unless otherwise specif
