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Introduction .............................En-2
AV Receiver
Introduction ..............................Fr-2
Connections...........................En-11
Branchements ........................Fr-11
HT-R980
Turning On &
Basic Operations ..............En-20
Mise sous tension et
opérations de base ............Fr-20
Advanced Operations ...........En-36
Opérations plus
sophistiquées.....................Fr-36
Instruction Manual
Controlling iPod & Other
Components......................
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Introduction WARNING AVIS WARNING: 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 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an RAIN OR MOISTURE. 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 r
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use For U.S. models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal without FCC Information for User the permission of the copyright holder. CAUTION: 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user-ser- The user changes or modifications not expressly approved viceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your by the party responsible for compliance could void the Onkyo dealer. user’s authority to operate the equipment. 3. Ca
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For British models Supplied Accessories Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qual- Make sure you have the following accessories: ified service personnel. Indoor FM antenna (➔ 18) IMPORTANT AM loop antenna (➔ 18) The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance Speaker setup microphone (➔ 24) with the following code: Remote controller and two batteries (AA/R6) Blue: Neutral Brown: Live * In catalogs and on packaging, the
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Contents Introduction Advanced Operations Important Safety Instructions ......................................... 2 Advanced Setup .............................................................36 Precautions....................................................................... 3 On-screen Setup Menus...............................................36 Supplied Accessories...................................................... 4 Common Procedures in Setup Menu ...........................36 Using the
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Features Amplifier *1 130 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms WRAT–Wide Range Amplifier Technology (5 Hz to 100 kHz bandwidth) THX and the THX logo are trademarks of THX Ltd. which are registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved. Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry *2 H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply) Massive High Power Transformer Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #'s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535; Processing 7,212,872; 7,333,929; 7,392,19
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel North American models European models The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity. The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. ON/STANDBY button (➔ 20) TUNING, PRESET (➔ 26 to 27), arrow and ENTER buttons STANDBY indicator (➔ 20) RETURN button HDMI THRU indicator (➔ 50) MASTER VOLUME control (➔ 21) ZONE 2 indicator (➔ 54) THX button (➔ 30) Remote control
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Display For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. Audio input indicators RDS indicator (European models) (➔ 27) Listening mode and format indicators (➔ 30, 51) SLEEP indicator (➔ 22) Audyssey indicators (➔ 23, 40, 43) MUTING indicator (➔ 22) Tuning indicators (➔ 26) Message area Rear Panel DIGITAL IN OPTICAL and COAXIAL jacks Composite video and analog audio jacks (BD/DVD IN, VCR/DVR IN and OUT, CBL/SAT IN, COMPONENT VIDEO IN and OUT jacks GAME IN and TV/CD IN)
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Remote Controller Controlling the AV Receiver To control the AV receiver, press RECEIVER to select Receiver mode. You can also use the remote controller to control Onkyo Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, CD player and other components. See “Entering Remote Control Codes” for more details (➔ 61). *1 For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. ON/STANDBY button (➔ 20) REMOTE MODE/INPUT SELECTOR buttons (BD/DVD, VCR/DVR, CBL/SAT, GAME, AUX, TUNER, TV/CD and PORT) (➔ 21) SP LAYOU
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About Home Theater 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. With Blu-ray Discs or DVDs, you can enjoy DTS and Dolby Digital. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo’s original DSP lis- tening modes. And you can use THX Surround EX to expand 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-channel playback. Front speak
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Connections Connecting the AV Receiver Make sure the metal core of the wire does not have con- Connecting Your Speakers tact with the AV receiver’s rear panel. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. Speaker Configuration The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have. For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need 7 speakers and a powered subwoofer. Number of channels 23 45 67 78 9 Front speakers ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ Center speaker ✔ ✔✔✔✔✔
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Connecting the Speaker Cables Screw-type speaker terminals Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of 1/2" to 5/8"(12 to 15 mm) insulation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown. (Supplied speaker cables are already stripped.) Using Banana Plugs (North American models) If you are using banana plugs, tighten the speaker terminal before inserting the banana plug. Do not insert the speaker code directly into the center hole of the speaker terminal. Push-typ
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■ European models Front right Front left Surround Surround speaker speaker Surround Surround back right back left right left speaker speaker speaker speaker (Optional) (Optional) Center speaker Gray Blue Red White Green Front high Front high Powered right left subwoofer speaker speaker (Optional) (Optional) * Using the supplied RCA cable, connect the subwoofer’s LINE INPUT jack to your AV receiver’s SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack. Note The front high speakers can also be connected to the SURR
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About AV Connections Connected image with AV components HDMI cable : Video & Audio Other cables : Video : Audio AV receiver AV receiver Blu-ray Disc/ Blu-ray Disc/ DVD player Game console Game console TV, projector, etc. TV, projector, etc. DVD player Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your AV components. Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all AV connections. Right! Push plugs in all the way to make good connections (loose c
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Connecting Your 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 Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. ✔: Assignment can be changed (➔ 37). Jack Signal Components Assignable Input HDMI IN 1 Audio/Video Blu-ray Disc/DVD player ✔ HDMI IN 2 VCR or DVD recorder/Digital Video Recorder ✔ HDMI IN 3 Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc. ✔ H
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Connecting Your Components The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings. Front Rear Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. ✔: Assignment can be changed (➔ 38). No. Jack Signal Components Assignable AUX INPUT LINE IN Analog audio Portable audio player VIDEO Composite video
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Connecting Onkyo Components Note Step 1: Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected Use only cables for connections. cables are supplied with Onkyo players (DVD, CD, etc.). with an analog audio cable (connection in the hookup Some components have two jacks. You can connect either examples) (➔ 16). one to the AV receiver. The other jack is for connecting addi- Step 2: tional -capable components. Make the connection (see illustration below). Connect only Onkyo components to
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Connecting Antenna This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Caution North American European models Be careful that you don’t injure yourself when models using thumbtacks. Insert the plug fully Insert the plug fully into the jack. into the jack. Push. Insert wire. Release. Assembling the AM loop antenna. Thumbtacks,
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■ Signal Selection If signals are present at more than one input, the inputs will Signal Selection Example be selected automatically in the following order of priority: Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc. HDMI, component video, composite video. However, for component video only, regardless of whether a Composite Component HDMI component video signal is actually present, if a component video input is assigned to the input selector, that component IN video input will be selected. And if no component
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Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY STANDBY indicator ON/STANDBY RECEIVER Turning On Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. or Press RECEIVER followed by ON/STANDBY on the remote controller. The AV receiver comes on, the display lights, and the STANDBY indicator goes off. Turning Off Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel or the remote controller. The AV receiver will enter Standby mode. To prevent any loud surprises when you turn on the AV receiver, always turn
