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Contents
Before Using Your DVD Receiver
DVD Receiver
Getting Started
DR-L50
Instruction Manual
Setup
Basic Operation
Advanced Operation
Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo DVD Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and turning on the power.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
you to obtain optimum performance and listening
enjoyment from your new DVD Receiver.
Please retain this manual for future reference.
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated CAUTION: “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
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21. Replacement Parts – When replacement parts are FIGURE 1: required, be sure the service technician has used EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70 the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards. ANTENNA 22. Safety Check – Upon completion of any service or LEAD IN WIRE repairs to the appliance, ask the service technician to
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Precautions 7. Location of the unit DANGER: • Place the unit in a well-ventilated location. VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND Take special care to provide plenty of ventilation on all sides of INTERLOCK FAILED OR DEFEATED. DO NOT STARE INTO the unit especially when it is placed in an audio rack. If ventilation BEAM. is blocked, the unit may overheat and malfunction. • Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight or heating units as the CAUTION: unit's internal temperature may rise
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Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions/Precautions/Table of Contents ......................... 2/3/5 Getting Started Features ................................................................................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories ............................................................................................ 7 Notes on Discs ...................................................................................................... 8 Index to Parts
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Features * “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Receiver Features Digital Theater Systems, Inc. ** Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. 25 watts per channel into 6 ohms (FTC) “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are 21 watts per channel into 6 ohms (DIN) trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential 26 watts per channel into 6 ohms (EIAJ) Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. 96 kHz/24-Bit DAC System *** “Theater-Dimensiona
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Supplied Accessories Make sure your box contains everything listed below. If any pieces are missing, contact your nearest Onkyo service station. The number of accessories is indicated in brackets. Remote controller (RC-505M) [1] Speaker Label [1] 1 2 3 Speaker Cable Batteries (size AA/R6/UM3) [2] FM antenna [1] AM loop antenna [1] (South American models) (Other models) (European models) (Other models) Audio/video S video connection SCART cable [1] connection cable [1] cable [1] The alphabet disp
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Notes on Discs This section shows you how to handle, clean, and store discs. About VIDEO CDs Playable Discs This DVD Receiver supports VIDEO CDs equipped with the This DVD Receiver can playback the following discs. PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of Playback Control.) Disc mark You can enjoy two playback variations depending on the type of disc. • VIDEO CD not equipped with PBC function (Version 1.1) DVD videos Sound and movies can be played on this DVD Receiver in the same
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Handling Discs Differences in Disc Composition • Do not touch the playback side of the disc. DVD All discs are divided up into smaller, more manageable sections so that you can find specific content more easily. DVDs are divided into one or more titles. Each title may be further divided into several chapters. Occassionally, a chapter Playback side may contain index points, effectively dividing the chapter up into several parts, too. • Do not attach paper or tape to discs. Title 1 Title 2 Chapt
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Index to Parts and Controls For operational instructions, refer to the page indicated in brackets. Front panel 12345 6 7 PROGRESSIVE SCAN Theater-Dimensional IPM 89 0-=~! @$# % ^ 1 STANDBY/ON button, ON, STANDBY indicators [26] ~£ button [31, 35, 36] When STANDBY/ON button is pressed to ON, the DVD Receiver Press to start or resume playback. turns on. The STANDBY indicator turns off, and the ON indicator and the display lights up. Pressing the button again returns the !4/¢, TUNING/PRESET 2/3 bu
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Display 13 2 4 56 7 890- = ~! 1 Multipurpose display 9 LAST indicator [64] Lights up when a disc which contains a memorized Last Memory point is loaded. 2 TITLE, CHP indicators [54, 58, 66, 67] Indicate display mode of the current title or chapter of DVD. 0 REMAIN indicator [66, 67] Lights up when time remaining is displayed. 3 Inserted disc indicator [31] Indicates the type of current disc that is loaded. - MUTING indicator [42] Flashes when the mute function is active. 4£, 8 indicators [31] L
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Index to Parts and Controls Remote controller This is a multi-function remote controller, so many of the Press MODE RECEIVER first to use these buttons. buttons have two or more functions. To use all of these functions, proceed as follows: 1 To control this unit or a connected Onkyo MD Recorder, CD Recorder or Cassette Tape Deck, first press the MODE RECEIVER button. MODE RECEIVER 2 To control additional functions, press the SHIFT button, then one of the numeric buttons (0-9) within 10 seconds.
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1 ON button [26, 32, 68] $ Number buttons (1-9, +10, 0) [31, 53, 58-61, 83] Turns on the DVD Receiver. Use to perform direct title/folder and chapter/track searches, and to input numerical values. 2 MODE RECEIVER, MODE TV/SETUP buttons [15] For switching the button functions. % ACOUSTIC CONTROL button [53] Press to change the acoustic mode to boost the super bass/high frequency sounds. 3 STANDBY button [36, 45, 47, 64] Put the DVD Receiver in standby. ^ SEARCH button [54] Press to perform a titl
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Index to Parts and Controls Press SHIFT to use the gray buttons 1 LAST M button [64] You can resume DVD or Video CD playback from the point you last watched even if the disc is removed from the DVD receiver. Press LAST M during playback to set a Last Memory point. When you want to resume playback of that disc, press LAST M in the stop mode and playback starts from the memorized point. Last Memory locations can be stored for up to 5 DVDs and 1 Video CD. 2 COND. M button [65] You can store in memo
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Press MODE TV/SETUP to use the gray buttons 1 SP SETUP button [28] Other buttons have the same functions as when MODE RECEIVER Press to select the optimum speaker configuration. button is pressed. 2 TEST TONE button [30, 52] Outputs a test tone for setting speaker levels. 3 SW MODE button [28] Press to select the subwoofer mode. MODE TV/SETUP 4 DISTANCE button [29] For setting the distances for each speaker. 5 IPM (Intelligent Power Management) button [27] Activates the IPM function. MODE ON REC
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Index to Parts and Controls Rear panel Other than European models 12 3 4 5 6 7 L SURROUND ANTENNA FRONT SPEAKERS SPEAKERS PREOUT CENTER AC INLET R L R L AUDIO REMOTE ANTENNA CONTROL R AM FM 75 IN OUT IN SUB WOOFER TV/LINE MD/CDR/TAPE DIGITAL VIDEO OUTPUT YPB PR OPTICAL OUT IN S VIDEO VIDEO COMPONENT 89 European models Shapes of jacks vary depending on the area in which it was purchased. L 1 SUB WOOFER PRE OUT jack [20, 21] ANTENNA This terminal is for connecting an active subwoofer. REMOTE ANTE
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Preparing the Remote Controller Inserting the Batteries Pointing the remote controller in the right direction 1 Detach the battery cover. Point the remote controller toward the remote control sensor. Remote control sensor 2 Insert the two size AA/R6/UM3 batteries. Be sure to match the + and – ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the battery compartment. 30˚ 30˚ 3 Attach the battery cover. Notes • Place the unit away from strong light such as direct sunlight or inverted fluorescent light
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Connecting to a TV (Other than European model) Incomplete Before connecting • Connect the plugs securely. • Note that one audio/video connection • Refer also to the instruction manual of the TV. cable and one S video connection cable • When you connect the DVD Receiver to the TV, be sure to turn are supplied. off the power and unplug both the units from the plugs before making any connections. • Connect the DVD Receiver to the TV directly. If you connect the Insert completely DVD Receiver to a V
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Connecting to a TV (European model) Before connecting • Connect the plugs securely. Incomplete • Refer also to the instruction manual of the TV. • When you connect the DVD Receiver to the TV, be sure to turn off the power and unplug both the units from the plugs before making any connections. • Connect the DVD Receiver to the TV directly. If you connect the DVD Receiver to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, Insert completely the playback picture may be distorted as DVD videos are copy
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Connecting Speakers Before connecting • Refer also to the instruction manuals of the speakers. • This DVD Receiver is designed to reproduce optimum sound quality when speakers with the impedances specified below are connected. Please check the following information and choose speakers with appropriate impedances for the connections. Front speakers: 6 ohms min. per speaker Center speaker: 6 ohms min. Surround Speakers : 6 ohms min. per speaker • To prevent damage to circuits, never short- Connect
