[. . . ] Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 AV Receiver Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 TX-NR1007 Turning On & First Time Setup . . . . . 43 Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Instruction Manual Using the Listening Modes . . . . . . . . 76 Advanced Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Multi Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and 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 reference. Controlling Other Components. . . . 132 Others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 En WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). [. . . ] DSD DSD stands for Direct Stream Digital and is the format used to store digital audio on Super Audio CDs (SACD). This mode can be used with Super Audio CDs that feature multichannel audio. DTS Surround Sensation Speaker With this mode you can enjoy a virtual 5. 1 surround sound even with only two speakers. · Neo:6 Cinema + DTS Surround Sensation · Neo:6 Music + DTS Surround Sensation These modes use Neo:6 to expand stereo sources for virtual surround playback. DTS Surround Sensation Headphone DTS Surround Sensation Headphone delivers simulated virtual multi-channel surround sound through any stereo headphones. 85 Using the Listening Modes--Continued THX Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent standards that ensure movies are reproduced in movie theaters and home theaters just as the director intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial characteristics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the home-theater environment. Surround back speaker output depends on the source material and the selected listening mode. · THX Cinema THX Cinema mode corrects theatrical soundtracks for playback in a home theater environment. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for cinema levels and Re-EQ, Timbre Matching, and Adaptive Decorrelation are active. · THX Music THX Music mode is tailored for listening to music, which is typically mastered at significantly higher levels than movies. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for music playback and only Timbre Matching is active. · THX Games THX Games mode is meant for spatially accurate playback of game audio, which is often mixed similarly to movies but in a smaller environment. THX Loudness Plus is configured for game audio levels, with Timbre Matching active. · THX Ultra2 Cinema This mode expands 5. 1-channel sources for 7. 1channel playback. It does this by analyzing the composition of the surround source, optimizing the ambient and directional sounds to produce the surround back channel output. · THX Ultra2 Games This mode is designed for use with video games. · THX Surround EX This mode expands 5. 1-channel sources for 6. 1/7. 1channel playback. THX Surround EX, also known as Dolby Digital Surround EX, is a joint development between Dolby Laboratories and THX Ltd. Neural Surround Neural Surround employs psychoacoustic frequency domain processing, which allows delivery of a more detailed sound stage, with superior channel separation and localization of audio elements. The Neural Surround modes can expand any 2-channel stereo source for 5. 1or 7. 1-channel playback, respectively. Use them with CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD, and other 2-channel stereo sources, including video games. Neural Surround can also be used by broadcasters to encode and transmit surround-sound content over a stereo signal, which listeners can enjoy as either surround sound or normal stereo. Onkyo Original DSP Modes Orchestra Suitable for classical or operatic music, this mode emphasizes the surround channels in order to widen the stereo image, and simulates the natural reverberation of a large hall. [. . . ] Press the input selector button for the input source that you want to set when you've finished. · Video Attenuation This setting can be made for the DVD/BD, VCR/ DVR, CBL/SAT, GAME, AUX, or COMPONENT VIDEO input. (You need to assign the input source for COMPONENT VIDEO input. ) If you have a games console connected to the S-Video, composite and component video input, and the picture isn't very clear, you can attenuate the gain. Video ATT:ON: Gain is reduced by 2 dB. The AV receiver contains a microcomputer for signal processing and control functions. [. . . ]