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Contents
AV RECEIVER
Safety Information and Introduction ............2
Table of Contents...........................................5
HT-RC440
Connections .................................................11
Turning On & Basic Operations..................18
Instruction Manual
Advanced Operations ..................................37
Controlling Other Components...................51
Appendix.......................................................57
Internet Radio Guide
Remote Control Codes
En
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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 17) Remote control sensor AM loop antenna (➔ page 17) AV receiver Speaker cable labels (➔ page 11) Remote controller (RC-834M) and two batteries (AA/R6) Quick Start Guide * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter
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Safety Information and Introduction Using Basic Functions...............................................28 Table of Contents Using the Listening Modes .......................................28 Appendix Using the Home Menu ..............................................33 Using the Sleep Timer ..............................................34 Troubleshooting......................................................... 57 Setting the Display Brightness..................................34 Safety Informa
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Safety Information and Introduction Connections Miscellaneous Features 6 HDMI Inputs and 1 Output 40 FM/AM Presets Amplifier Crossover Adjustment Onkyo for System Control (40/50/60/70/80/90/100/120/150/200 Hz) 4 Digital Inputs (2 Optical/2 Coaxial) 80 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) A/V Sync Control Function (up to 400 ms) Component Video Switching (2 Inputs/1 Output) Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry Auto Standby Function Banana Plug-Compatible Speaker Posts H.C.P.S. (High C
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Safety Information and Introduction Front & Rear Panels Front Panel For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. TUNING / , PRESET / (26), cursor and ENTER buttons ON/STANDBY button (18) RETURN button ZONE 2, OFF buttons (50) MASTER VOLUME control (19) Remote control sensor (4) MUSIC OPTIMIZER button and indicator (35, 38) Display (8) PHONES jack (36) LISTENING MODE buttons (28) TONE and Tone Level buttons (38) DIMMER button (34) Input selec
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Safety Information and Introduction Display s For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. Input indicators (66) Z2 (Zone 2) indicator (50) HDMI indicator (47) 3D indicator DIGITAL indicator This lights when a 3D input signal is detected. ARC indicator (48) Headphone indicator (36) USB indicator (21, 22) , and cursor indicators (21) NET indicator (22 to 25, 49) Listening mode and format indicators (28) Message area M.Opt indicator (35, 38) SLEEP indic
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Safety Information and Introduction Rear Panel DIGITAL IN COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks Composite video and analog audio jacks (BD/DVD IN, CBL/SAT IN, GAME IN, PC IN, COMPONENT VIDEO IN and OUT jacks TV/CD IN) ETHERNET port ZONE 2 LINE OUT jacks FM ANTENNA jack and AM ANTENNA terminal SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack HDMI IN and OUT jacks MONITOR OUT V jack SPEAKERS terminals (CENTER, FRONT, SURROUND) See “Connecting the AV Receiver” for connection Power cord (➔ pages 11 to 17). RE
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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 ( 26) Onkyo Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, CD player, and other components. D.TUN button (26) See “Entering Remote Control Codes” for more DISPLAY button detail
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Connections Speaker Configuration Connecting the AV The following table indicates the channels you should use Surround Surround Receiver depending on the number of speakers that you have. right left No matter how many speakers you use, a powered Connecting Your Speakers subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass. Connecting the Speaker Cables To get the best from your surround sound system, you need to set the speaker settings manually (➔ page 42). The following illustr
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Connections Don’t connect more than one cable to each speaker Speaker Connection Precautions Using a Powered Subwoofer terminal. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. Read the following before connecting your speakers: Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals. You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels LINE INPUT for a long period of time, the built-in amp protection
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Connections Push plugs in all the way to make Right! ■ Optical digital audio About AV Connections good connections (loose connections Optical digital connections allow you to enjoy digital can cause noise or malfunctions). *2 sound such as PCM , Dolby Digital or DTS. The audio Connecting AV components To prevent interference, keep audio quality is the same as coaxial. a and video cables away from power Wrong! HDMI cable : Video & Audio cords and speaker cables. TV, projector, etc. AV Cabl
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Connections Connecting Components with HDMI Satellite/cable set-top box, etc. Personal computer TV, projector, etc. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player Game console * 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 66) Audio Return Channel (ARC) function enables an HDMI cable to the AV receiver. capable TV to send the audio stream 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
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Connections Connecting Onkyo RI Components Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected 1 with an analog audio cable (connection in the hookup examples) (➔ page 15). Make the connection (see the illustration). 2 If you’re using an RI Dock, or cassette tape deck, 3 change the Input Display (➔ page 35). With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions: R L ANALOG ■ System On/Auto Power On AUDIO OUT e.g., cassette tape deck When you start playback
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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. Plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet. 1 The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Note Before connecting the power cord, connect all of your speakers and AV components. Turning on the AV receiver may cause a momentary power surge that might interfe
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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 RECEIVER on the Press RECEIVER followed by RECEIVER on the remote controller. remote 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
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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 The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is LISTENING MODE MASTER VOLUME connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings. INPUT SELECTOR RECEIVER This section describes the procedure for using the VOL / remote controller, unless otherwise speci
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Turning On & Basic Operations TOP MENU Controlling Contents of USB or This button displays the top menu for each media or service. This button stops playback. Network Devices / and ENTER MODE These buttons navigate through the menus. You can switch between Standard Mode and Extended Press USB or NET first. Mode. / RANDOM This button cycles through pages. This button performs random playback. PLAYLIST / REPEAT In Standard Mode (iPod/iPhone), this b
