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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
AV Receiver
Connection .................................... 16
HT-R520
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 31
Instruction Manual
Basic Operation
Playing your AV components....... 32
Using the Tuner............................ 34
Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 38
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions
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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- Note to CATV system installer: out the permission of the copyright holder. This reminder is provided to call the CATV system 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the HT-R520 is not installer's attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which user-serviceable. If you cannot turn on the provides guidelines for proper grounding a
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Supplied Accessories Features Make sure you have the following accessories: Amp • 6-channel amplifier • 130 watts per channel min. RMS at 8 Ω , 2 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.08% total harmonic distortion • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) • Optimum gain volume circuitry Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6) *1 • OptiResponse™ Equalizer (OR-EQ™) function Processing *2 • Dolby Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logic IIx Indoor FM ante
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Table of Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions ...............................................................................................2 Precautions.............................................................................................................................3 Supplied Accessories............................................................................................................4 Features .....................................................
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel 12345 6 7 89 J K MASTER VOLUME TUNING STANDBY/ON ENTER PRESET STANDBY SETUP RETURN LISTENING A SPEAKERS B TONE STEREO MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR VIDEO 3 INPUT PHONES MULTI CH DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER C D S VIDEO VIDEO LR AUDIO VCR HT-R520 LM NOQ P RSTU For detailed information, refer to the pages in K MASTER VOLUME control (32) parenthesis. This
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display 12 3 4 5 For detailed information, refer to the pages in 4 SLEEP indicator (37) parenthesis. This indicator lights up when the Sleep function has been set. 1 MUTING indicator (37) This indicator flashes when the HT-R520 is muted. 5 Message area This area of the display shows various information 2 Source/listening mode indicators (41) about the currently selected source. These indicators show the currently selected listen-
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 16 2 3 45 COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA VIDEO 1/2/3 DVD IN OUT FM AM 75 IN Class 2 Wiring AC OUTLET Y FRONT FRONT SURROUND CENTER AC 120 V 60 Hz SPEAKERS SPEAKER SPEAKERS B SPEAKERS A SWITCHED 120 W 1 A MAX. PB L L VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD MONITOR PR OUT IN OUT IN IN REMOTE DIGITAL IN CONTROL L VIDEO OPTICAL COAXIAL R R 3 2 1 R S VIDEO SURROUND BACK IN OUT IN IN IN OUT IN FRONT SURR CENTER
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Before Using the HT-R520 Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the HT-R520’s To open the battery compartment, press remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 the small hollow and slide off the cover. Remote control sensor HT-R520 STANDBY indicator 30˚ 30˚ Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) 2 in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Notes: • The remote controller may not work r
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R U E E N T X E U I R M T N Remote Controller How to Use the Remote Controller AMP/TUNER Mode Including the HT-R520, the remote controller can be AMP/TUNER mode is used to control the HT-R520. To used to control up to 10 different components, including select AMP/TUNER mode, press the [AMP] mode but- Onkyo components connected via . The remote con- ton. troller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the nine
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, refer to the pages in N OR-EQ button (36) parenthesis. This button is used to turn on the OptiResponse A STANDBY button (31) equalizer, which optimizes performance when the This button is used to set the HT-R520 to Standby. HT-R520 is used with the speakers included in the HTP-520 Home Theater Speaker Package. When B ON button (31) the OptiResponse equaliz
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R U E E N T X E U I R M T N Remote Controller—Continued DVD Mode DVD mode is used to control an Onkyo DVD player con- nected to the HT-R520 via . To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the [DVD] mode button. A ON STANDBY Before selecting DVD mode and starting play- T V I INPUT back, you should press the [AMP] mode button 1 B V1 V2 V3 followed by the [DVD] input selector button to 12 3 + select your DVD player as the input source.
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Remote Controller—Continued N A-B button CD Mode This button is used to set the A–B repeat playback CD mode is used to control an Onkyo CD player con- function. nected to the HT-R520 via . O OPEN/CLOSE [ ] button To set the remote controller to CD mode, press the This button is used to open and close the disc tray. [CD] mode button. P VIDEO OFF button This button is used to turn off the internal video cir
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R U E E N T X E U I R M T N Remote Controller—Continued MD Mode & CDR Mode MD mode is used to control an Onkyo MiniDisc recorder connected to the HT-R520 via . CDR mode is used to control an Onkyo CD recorder connected to the HT-R520 via . To select MD mode, press the [MD] mode button. To select CDR mode, press the [CDR] mode button. ON STANDBY T V I INPUT A Before selecting MD or CDR mode and starting V1 V2 V3 12 3 + playback, you should
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R U E E N T X E U I R M T N Remote Controller—Continued M FR & FF [ ]/[ ] buttons TV Control Buttons The FR [ ] button is used to start fast reverse. The The remote controller has dedicated buttons for control- FF [ ] button is used to start fast forward. ling a TV, which can be used regardless of which remote N Stop [ ] button controller mode is currently selected. To use these but- This button is used to stop playback. tons, you mus
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Connecting Your Speakers Enjoying Home Theater You can use two sets of speakers with the HT-R520: speaker set A and speaker set B. Speaker set A (HTP-520) should be installed in your main listening room and can be used with Dolby Digital and DTS surround material. Each speaker must be positioned at a specific location in your listening room to get the best from surround sound material. The following illustration shows the best positions for your surround-sound speakers. Spe
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting speaker Set A Connecting Your Speakers The HT-R520’s positive (+) speaker terminals are color- Before you connect your speakers, read the following: coded for ease of identification. (The negative (–) • Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. speaker terminals are all black.) • Read the instructions supplied with your speakers. Speaker terminal Color Speaker terminal Color •Pay close attention to speaker wiring pola
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Connecting Antenna Connecting the AM Loop Antenna Connecting Antenna The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use This chapter explains how to connect the supplied indoor only. FM antenna and AM loop antenna and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. Assemble the AM loop antenna, inserting The HT-R520 won’t pick up any radio signals without 1 the tabs into the base, as shown. any antenna connected, so you must connect the ante
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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 in door FM antenna instead. addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna FM Insulated antenna cable 75 AM loop antenna ANTENNA AM Notes: • Outdoor FM anten
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Connecting the HT-R520 RCA AV Connection Color Coding Before Making Any Connections RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use and double-checked all audio and video connections. white plugs to connect left-channel audio inpu
