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                        Contents
5.1ch Home Theater System
Introduction ...................................2
Connections.................................12
AVX-280
AV Receiver (HT-R280)
Speaker Package (HTP-380)
Turning On & Basic Operations ......20
Front Speakers (SKF-380 L/R)
Center Speaker (SKC-380)
Surround Speakers (SKR-380 L/R)
Subwoofer (SKW-380)
Advanced Operations .................29
Instruction Manual Controlling iPod & Other 
Components............................38
Others...................................
                    
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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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                        Speaker Precautions Package Contents Make sure you have the following items: Placement  The subwoofer cabinet is made out of wood and is there- AV Receiver HT-R280 fore sensitive to extreme temperatures and humidity, do  not put it in locations subject to direct sunlight or in  HT-R280 (➔ 7) humid places, such as near an air conditioner, humidifier,  Remote controller and two batteries (AA/R6) (➔ 5) bathroom, or kitchen. Indoor FM antenna (➔ 18)  Do not put water or other liquids close to the 
                    
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                        Using the Remote Controller Contents Installing the Batteries Introduction Note Important Safety Instructions .........................................2  If the remote controller  Precautions.......................................................................3 doesn’t work reliably, try  Speaker Precautions........................................................4 replacing the batteries. Package Contents ............................................................4  Don’t mix new and old Fe
                    
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                        Features AV Receiver HT-R280 *1 Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #'s: 5,451,942;   110 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535;   Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry 7,212,872; 7,333,929; 7,392,195; 7,272,567 & other U.S. and   H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply) Massive High  worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and the Symbol are  Power Transformer registered trademarks, & DTS-HD, and the DTS logos are   HDMI (Ver.1.4 with Audio Return Channel
                    
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                        Front & Rear Panels Front Panel    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)  DISPLAY button (➔ 21)  STANDBY indicator (➔ 20)  SETUP button (➔ 29)  HDMI THRU indicator (➔ 35)  TUNING, PRESET (➔ 23 to 24), arrow and  ENTER buttons   SPEAKERS A and B buttons (➔ 11, 22)  RETURN button  Remote control sensor (➔ 5)  MASTER VOLUME cont
                    
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                        Display    For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.  A and B speaker indicators (➔ 11, 22)  SLEEP indicator (➔ 22)  Audio input indicators  MUTING indicator (➔ 22)  Listening mode and format indicators (➔ 21, 26)  Message area  Tuning indicators (➔ 23) Rear Panel               DIGITAL IN COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks  SPEAKERS terminals  (SURR, CENTER)  COMPONENT VIDEO IN and OUT jacks  FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals  HDMI IN and OUT jacks  Power cord  FM ANTENNA jack and AM ANTENNA termi
                    
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                        Speaker Package Front, Center, Surround Speakers and Subwoofer  (SKF-380, SKC-380, SKR-380, SKW-380) SKR-380  SKF-380      Front Rear  Front Rear SKC-380 SKW-380  Front Front     Rear Rear  Speaker terminals  Keyhole slots These push terminals are for connecting the speaker to These keyhole slots can be used to wall-mount the  the HT-R280 with the supplied speaker cables. speaker. See “Wall Mounting” for mounting instruc- The supplied speaker cables are color-coded for easy tions (➔ 14). identif
                    
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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 (➔ 42). 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)   TONE, + 
                    
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                        About Home Theater Speakers A and B You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: Speakers A and Speakers B. Speakers A should be used in your main listening room for up to 5.1-channel playback. * While Speakers B is on, Speakers A is reduced to 2.1-channel playback. Speakers B can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback. Speakers A Speakers B Indicator Output On On Speakers A: 2.1 channels A B Speakers B: 2 channels Off Speakers A: 5.1 channels A Off On Speakers B:
                    
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                        Connections Connecting the AV Receiver  Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires.  Connecting Your Speakers Doing so may damage the AV receiver.  Make sure the metal core of the wire does not have con- Speaker Configuration tact with the AV receiver’s rear panel. Doing so may  The following table indicates the channels you should use damage the AV receiver. depending on the number of speakers that you have.  For 5.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need  5 speakers and a pow
                    
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                        Connecting the Speaker Cables Screw-type speaker terminals Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insu- 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) lation from the ends of the speaker  cables, and twist the bare wires tightly,  as shown. (Supplied speaker cables are already  stripped.) Using Banana Plugs  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-type speaker terminals St
                    
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                        Wall Mounting  Leave a gap of between 3/16" Wall (5 mm) and 7/16" (10 mm)  The speakers can easily be wall mounted by using the key- between the wall and the base  hole slots. To prevent the speaker from vibrating against  of the screw head, as shown.  the wall, attach two of the supplied thick rubber stoppers  (We recommend that you con- to the rear of each speaker. sult a home installation profes- 3/16" to 7/16" sional.) (5 mm to 10 mm) To mount the front or surround speakers vertically, use 
                    
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                        About AV Connections Connected image with AV components : Video & Audio HDMI cable 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 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 (➔ 30). Jack Signal Components Assignable Input HDMI IN1 Audio/Video Blu-ray Disc/DVD player ✔ HDMI IN2 Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc. ✔ HDMI IN3 Game console ✔ Output HDMI OUT TV, projector, etc. Refer to “About HDMI” (➔ 51) and “Using an
                    
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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. Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The  default input assignments are shown below.     ✔: Assignment can be changed (➔ 30). ■ How to record the video With the connections described here, you cannot record  the video through the AV receiver. To make 
                    
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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) (➔ 17). 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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                        Which Connections Should I Use? The AV receiver supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format  you choose will depend on the formats supported by your components. Use the following sections as a guide. 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. Note The on-screen setup menus are 
                    
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                        Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY  STANDBY indicator ON/STANDBY RECEIVER Front panel Remote controller 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 o