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Update

See “Firmware Update” for the update procedure 
(

page 66

).

Note

• Perform the firmware update only when such an announcement 

is posted on the Onkyo web site. Visit the Onkyo web site for the 
latest information.

• It takes about 30 minutes to complete the firmware update.

Version

Displays the current version of the firmware.

Receiver

`

via NET

:

Performs the firmware update via Internet. Check 
the network connection before updating.

`

via USB

:

Performs the firmware update from a USB device.

These settings allow you to update the AV receiver’s 
firmware. Do not shutdown the power of the AV receiver 
while updating.

Universal Port

`

via NET

:

Performs the firmware update via Internet. Check 
the network connection before updating.

`

via USB

:

Performs the firmware update from a USB device.

You can update the Onkyo dock’s firmware. Do not 
shutdown the power of the AV receiver while update.

Note

• This update shall not be performed when no dock is connected 

to 

UNIVERSAL PORT

 jack.

You can change various audio settings from the Home 
menu (

page 36

).

Note

• These settings are not available in either of the following cases:

– a pair of headphones is connected.
– the  “

Audio TV Out

” setting is set to “

On

” (

page 48

).

– “

HDMI Ctrl (RIHD)

” is set to “

On

” (

page 48

) and 

you’re listening through your TV speakers.

Tone Control

Bass

`

–10 dB

 to 

0 dB

 to 

+10 dB

 in 2 dB steps

You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output 
from the front speakers.

Treble

`

–10 dB

 to 

0 dB

 to 

+10 dB

 in 2 dB steps

You can boost or cut high-frequency sounds output 
from the front speakers.

You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, 
except when Direct or Pure Audio

 

listening mode is 

selected.

Operating on the AV receiver

Note

• To bypass the bass and treble tone circuits, select the Direct or 

Pure Audio listening mode.

Speaker Levels

Subwoofer Level

`

–15 dB

 to 

0 dB

 to 

+12 dB

 in 1 dB steps

Center Level

`

–12 dB

 to 

0 dB

 to 

+12 dB

 in 1 dB steps

You can adjust the volume of each speaker while listening 
to an input source.
These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the AV 
receiver is set to Standby. To save the setting you made 
here, go to “Level Cal (Level Calibration)” (

page 42

before setting the AV receiver to Standby.

Note

• You cannot use this function while the AV receiver is muted.
• Speakers that are set to “

No

” or “

None

” in “Sp Config (Speaker 

Configuration)” (

page 41

) cannot be adjusted.

Update

Using the Audio Settings

1

Press 

RECEIVER

 followed by 

HOME

.

2

Use 

q

/

w

 and 

ENTER

 to select “Audio”, and then 

use 

q

/

w

/

e

/

r

 to make the desired selection.

1

Press 

TONE

 on the AV receiver repeatedly to 

select either “Bass” or “Treble”.

2

Use 

+

 and 

 on the AV receiver to adjust.

Summary of Contents for HT-R648

Page 1: ...d plugging in the unit Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Receiver Please retain this manual for future re...

Page 2: ...uctions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified...

Page 3: ...uttons Pressing the POWER button to select OFF mode does not fully disconnect from the mains If you do not intend to use the unit for an extended period remove the power cord from the AC outlet For mo...

Page 4: ...s of batteries If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time remove the batteries to prevent damage from leakage or corrosion Remove expired batteries as soon as possible to prevent d...

Page 5: ...Muting the AV Receiver 37 Using Headphones 37 Recording 37 Advanced Setup 39 On screen Setup Menus 39 Common Procedures in Setup Menu 39 HDMI Input 40 Component Component Video Input 40 Digital Audio...

Page 6: ...nder U S Patent s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 7 212 872 7 333 929 7 392 195 7 272 567 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS and the Symbol are registered t...

Page 7: ...tton 27 g MEMORY button 26 h TUNING MODE button 25 i DISPLAY button 36 j SETUP button 39 k TUNING PRESET 25 to 26 arrow and ENTER buttons l RETURN button m MASTER VOLUME control 20 n PURE AUDIO button...

Page 8: ...21 e NET indicator 22 49 f Tuning indicators RDS indicator 26 AUTO indicator 25 TUNED indicator 25 FM STEREO indicator 25 g Audio input indicators h Audyssey indicator 28 44 Dynamic EQ indicator 44 D...

Page 9: ...PORT jack g SPEAKERS terminals CENTER FRONT SURROUND h Power cord i u REMOTE CONTROL jack j Composite video and analog audio jacks BD DVD IN VCR DVR IN and OUT CBL SAT IN GAME IN TV CD IN k MONITOR OU...

Page 10: ...press TUNER or RECEIVER You can select AM or FM by pressing TUNER repeatedly a Arrow q w buttons 25 b D TUN button 26 c DISPLAY button d CH button 26 e Number buttons 26 Controlling the AV Receiver i...

Page 11: ...L PRE OUT jack Connect your Power amplifier s analog audio input jacks to the AV receiver s SURROUND BACK L R PRE OUT jacks with audio cables Screw type speaker terminals Strip 12 to 15 mm of insulati...

Page 12: ...use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period of time the built in amp protection circuit may be activated Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections Read...

Page 13: ...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 co...

Page 14: ...AV Connections Signal Cable Jack Description Video and Audio HDMI HDMI connections can carry digital video and audio Video Component video Component video separates the luminance Y and color differen...

Page 15: ...rough the AV receiver set the HDMI component so that its video can be seen on the TV screen on the TV select the input of the HDMI component connected to the AV receiver If the TV power is off or the...

Page 16: ...in the main room you can listen to the audio in Zone 2 as well With connection D you can enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS To record or listen in Zone 2 as well use D and G Connecting Your Components The on...

Page 17: ...d Direct Change u functions do not work See Recording on the recording page 37 Note The AV receiver must be turned on for recording Recording is not possible while it s in Standby mode If you want to...

Page 18: ...e outdoor FM antenna instead If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor AM loop antenna try using it with a commercially available outdoor AM antenna Note Before connecting the powe...

Page 19: ...EIVER followed by 8RECEIVER on the remote controller The AV receiver comes on the display lights Turning Off 1 Press 8ON STANDBY on the front panel or Press RECEIVER followed by 8RECEIVER on the remot...

Page 20: ...e volume use VOL q w 4 Select a listening mode and enjoy See also Using the Listening Modes page 31 Audyssey page 44 1 Use the input selector buttons to select the input source 2 Start playback on the...

Page 21: ...a different random order To cancel random playback press this button again q REPEAT Press this button repeatedly to cycle through the repeat modes To cancel repeat playback press REPEAT repeatedly unt...

Page 22: ...e or USB cable that comes with iPod iPhone to the USB port at the front of the AV receiver while the message Connecting appears on the display You can select Internet radio stations by connecting to t...

Page 23: ...the one currently being played back are displayed Add to My Favorites Adds a station to My Favorites list Press TOP MENU to go to the top menu of the Internet Radio services Tip By pressing SEARCH you...

Page 24: ...select an item and then press ENTER or 1 to start playback Note Depending on the media server 5 4 3 may not work If the message No Item appears this means that no information can be retrieved from the...

Page 25: ...volume by adjusting the volume bar in the Remote playback window The default maximum volume level is 82 0dB If you wish to change this enter the value from the Web Setup in your browser The volume val...

Page 26: ...t be identical to those broadcast by the radio station Also unexpected characters may be displayed when unsupported characters are received This is not a malfunction If the signal from an RDS station...

Page 27: ...t Found appears 1 Press RT PTY TP three times If the current radio station is broadcasting TP Traffic Program TP will appear on the display and traffic news will be heard as and when it s broadcast If...

Page 28: ...ain Listening Position this refers to the most central position where one would normally sit within the listening environment Audyssey 2EQ uses the measurements from this position to calculate speaker...

Page 29: ...If you select Audyssey Quick Start you will go to step 7 5 Place the setup microphone at the next position and then press ENTER Audyssey 2EQ performs more measurements This takes a few minutes 6 When...

Page 30: ...ually You can manually make changes to the settings found during Audyssey 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup See also Sp Config Speaker Configuration page 41 Sp Distance Speaker Distance page 42 Le...

Page 31: ...listening mode When this mode is selected the AV receiver s display and video circuitry are turned off The indicator lights when this mode is selected Pressing this button again will select the previo...

Page 32: ...und S This is stereo stereophonic sound Two independent audio signal channels are reproduced through two speakers D This is 5 1 channel surround sound This surround system has five main channels of so...

Page 33: ...njoy a virtual surround sound even with only two or three speakers This works by controlling how sounds reach the listener s left and right ears Good results may not be possible if there s too much re...

Page 34: ...essing The speaker configuration presence of speakers crossover frequency speaker distance A V Sync and much of the processing set via Home menu are enabled See Advanced Setup for more details page 39...

Page 35: ...stening modes cannot be selected with some source formats Neo 6 This mode expands any 2 channel source for up to 7 1 channel playback It uses seven full bandwidth channels of matrix decoding for matri...

Page 36: ...llowed by q w to select the desired input source Pressing ENTER again switches to the selected input source Audio You can change the following settings Bass Treble Subwoofer Level Center Level Audysse...

Page 37: ...st time page 56 TV CD DOCK TAPE GAME DOCK VCR DVR DOCK Muting the AV Receiver 1 Press RECEIVER followed by MUTING The output is muted and the MUTING indicator flashes on the display Tip To unmute pres...

Page 38: ...N and video from the camcorder connected to the AUX INPUT VIDEO jack are recorded by the VCR connected to the VCR DVR OUT jacks 1 Prepare the camcorder and CD player for playback 2 Prepare the VCR for...

Page 39: ...Setup Menu a b c d e f g h i j l k BD DVD VCR DVR CBL SAT GAME AUX TUNER TV CD PORT Unit Left Center Right Surround Right SurrBack Right SurrBack Left Surround Left Subwoofer BD DVD VCR DVR CBL SAT G...

Page 40: ...nput to an input selector For example if you connect your Blu ray Disc DVD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 you must assign IN2 to the BD DVD input selector Here are the default assignments BD DVD VCR D...

Page 41: ...cone diameter None Select if no speaker is connected Note 1 If the Front setting is set to Small the Large option cannot be selected 2 If the Surround setting is set to None this setting cannot be sel...

Page 42: ...istening position Note These settings are not available in either of the following cases a pair of headphones is connected the Audio TV Out setting is set to On page 48 HDMI Ctrl RIHD is set to On pag...

Page 43: ...ereo image feels like it s in mono or there s not enough surround sound move it backward Center Width 0 to 3 to 7 With this setting you can adjust the width of the sound from the center speaker when u...

Page 44: ...Q Reference Level Offset 0 dB It should be used when listening to movies 5 dB Select this setting for content that has a very wide dynamic range such as classical music 10 dB Select this setting for j...

Page 45: ...ors This menu cannot be used for the TUNER NET or USB input selector About Audyssey Dynamic EQ Audyssey Dynamic EQ solves the problem of deteriorating sound quality as volume is decreased by taking in...

Page 46: ...format is detected automatically If no digital input signal is present the corresponding analog input is used instead PCM Only 2 channel PCM format input signals will be heard If the input signal is n...

Page 47: ...n may activate itself during playback The Auto Standby function does not work when Zone 2 is on UP A1 UP A1 ChargeMode Auto Power feeding is interrupted when your iPod iPhone is fully charged On Power...

Page 48: ...power consumption during standby mode will increase during the HDMI through function however in the following cases the power consumption can be saved The TV is in standby mode You are watching a TV p...

Page 49: ...able This setting determines whether or not the AV receiver uses DHCP to automatically configure its IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS Server settings Note If you select Disable you must configur...

Page 50: ...rl RIHD is set to On page 48 and you re listening through your TV speakers Tone Control Bass 10 dB to 0 dB to 10 dB in 2 dB steps You can boost or cut low frequency sounds output from the front speake...

Page 51: ...er and with some material there will be little or no effect when you select the different options The Late Night function can be used only when the input source is Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus or...

Page 52: ...set for Zone 2 When the input selector of Zone 2 is selected the power consumption in standby mode slightly increases While Zone 2 is on u functions will not work When setting the AV receiver to stand...

Page 53: ...o On or Standby You can specify how the power is fed to your iPod iPhone when the AV receiver is in Standby Mode page 47 Note When UP A1 Dock that seated iPod iPhone is connected the power consumption...

Page 54: ...e the remote controller that came with the AV receiver to control other iPod iPhone functions The available functionality depends on the AV receiver iPod iPhone Alarm If you use the Alarm function on...

Page 55: ...switch between song informations In Standard mode see 7 DISPLAY turns on backlight for a second 6 DISPLAY turns on backlight for a second 7 Press MODE to change the following modes Standard mode Noth...

Page 56: ...des BD DVD Onkyo Blu ray Disc player page 57 TV CD Onkyo CD player page 57 PORT Onkyo Universal Port Option page 54 Entering Remote Control Codes 1 Look up the appropriate remote control code in the s...

Page 57: ...th the remote control code for controlling a component that supports the p 1 The component must be able to receive remote control commands via p and be connected to the AV receiver via HDMI Use the fo...

Page 58: ...ff Note See the Controlling Your iPod iPhone about the operation of iPod iPhone page 54 c d a i e h k j l p n o m b f g Press the appropriate REMOTE MODE first TV DVD player DVD recorder Blu ray Disc...

Page 59: ...t reconnect the power cord and turn the power on If the AV receiver turns off again unplug the power cord and contact your Onkyo dealer Caution If CHECK SP WIRE appears on the display the speaker cabl...

Page 60: ...n If no surround back speakers are connected 6 1 7 1 playback is not possible You can not always select all of the listening modes depending on the number of the speakers connected 31 32 Check to see...

Page 61: ...emote controller mode 10 57 When using the remote controller to control other manufacturers AV components some buttons may not work as expected Make sure you ve entered the correct remote control code...

Page 62: ...s up and running and compatible with the AV receiver 64 Check the Network Setup 49 Make sure your server is compatible with the AV receiver 64 If you download or copy large files on your computer play...

Page 63: ...DMI OUT is unstable try switching the DeepColor function off To turn off the DeepColor function simultaneously press the CBL SAT and 8ON STANDBY buttons on the AV receiver While holding down CBL SAT p...

Page 64: ...broadband Internet connection must be working and able to access the Web Consult your ISP if you have any problems with your Internet connection The AV receiver uses DHCP to configure its network set...

Page 65: ...ormats are not supported WMA Lossless wma or WMA Sampling rates of 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz are supported Quantization bit 16 bit 24 bit WAV wav or WAV WAV files contain uncompressed PCM digita...

Page 66: ...process Do not attempt to access the AV receiver from your PC while it is being updated Never unplug the power cord during the update process It takes about 30 minutes to complete the firmware update...

Page 67: ...ons You now have the latest firmware installed on your Onkyo AV receiver Error Code Description 10 20 The Ethernet cable was not detected Reconnect the cable properly 11 13 21 28 Internet connection e...

Page 68: ...rt on the AV receiver 5 Make sure the AV receiver and TV are turned on If the AV receiver is in standby mode press 8ON STANDBY on the AV receiver to light the front display 6 Select the USB input sour...

Page 69: ...e 14 The firmware file was not found in the root folder of the USB device or the firmware file is for another model Retry and download the file on the support page of the web site following the on sit...

Page 70: ...at bear in mind that the AV receiver does not convert digital input signals for analog line outputs and vice versa For example audio signals connected to an optical or coaxial digital input are not ou...

Page 71: ...the AV receiver via HDMI must also support HDCP 1 DVI Digital Visual Interface The digital display interface standard set by the DDWG 3 in 1999 2 HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection The vid...

Page 72: ...to another AV receiver AV amplifier via HDMI Proper linked operations are not guaranteed when more p compatible components than the above mentioned quantities are connected For p compatible TV The fo...

Page 73: ...d confirm that the audio is output from the speakers of the TV and not from the speakers connected to the AV receiver 6 Select Use the speakers connected from the AV receiver from the menu screen of t...

Page 74: ...Ratio 100 dB LINE IHF A Speaker Impedance 6 16 Input Sensitivity Output Level and Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Component Y 0 7 Vp p 75 Component PB CB PR CR 1 Vp p 75 Composite Component Video Frequency Respon...

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