Onkyo TX-SR383 User manual

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AV RECEIVER
Instruction Manual
TX-SR383
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Table of contents
Preparation
- Connecting speakers
Playback
Setup
Troubleshooting
Appendix
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What’s in the box 4
Part Names 5
Front Panel 5
Display 7
Rear Panel 8
Remote Controller 10
Preparation
Connecting speakers 12
Speaker Installation 12
Connections for each speaker layout 15
Speaker combinations 21
Connecting the TV 22
To ARC TV 23
To Non-ARC TV 24
Connecting with the TV using an analog video cable 25
Connecting Playback Devices 26
Connecting an AV Component with HDMI Jack
Mounted 26
Connecting an AV Component without HDMI Jack
Mounted 27
Connecting an Audio Component 28
Connecting Antennas 29
Connecting the Power Cord 30
Initial Setup 31
Turning the power on 31
"Speaker System" setting
(when using ZONE SPEAKER or Front Height
Speakers) 32
Automatic Speaker Setting
(AccuEQ Room Calibration) 34
HDMI settings 36
Playback
AV Component Playback 38
Basic Operations 38
BLUETOOTH®Playback 40
Basic Operations 40
USB Storage Device 41
Basic Operations 41
Device and Supported Format 43
Listening To the AM/FM Radio 44
Tuning into a Radio Station 44
Presetting a Radio Station 46
Using RDS (Australian models) 48
Multi-zone 49
Playing Back 49
Convenience functions 51

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Adjusting the tone 51
Using the Sleep Timer 52
Listening Mode 53
Selecting a Listening mode 53
Listening Mode E󰀨ects 56
Setup
Setup Menu 59
Menu list 59
Menu operations 60
1. AccuEQ Room Cal. 61
2. Manual SP Setup 61
3. Input Assign 64
4. Auto Power Down 64
5. HDMI Setup 64
6. Power Management 65
Quick Menu 66
Menu operations 66
Troubleshooting
When the unit is operating erratically 69
Troubleshooting 70
Appendix
About HDMI 77
General Specications 79

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What’s in the box
1. Main unit (1)
2. Remote controller (RC-964R) (1), Batteries (AAA/R03) (2)
3. Speaker setup microphone (1)
• Used during AccuEQ Room Calibration.
4. Indoor FM antenna (1)
5. AM loop antenna (1)
• Quick Start Guide (1)
*This is an online user manual. This is not supplied with the product.
• Connect speakers with an impedance of 6 Ω to 16 Ω.
• The power cord must be connected only after all other connections are
completed.
• We will not accept any responsibility for damage arising from the connection
with equipment manufactured by other companies.
• Specications and appearance are subject to change without prior notice.
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Part Names
Front Panel
❏For details, see ( p6)
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STRM BOXCBL /SAT GAME USB
BLUETOOTH
HOME ENTER RETURN
MULTI ZONE
LISTENING MODE
ON/OFF CONTROL
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1. ON/STANDBY button
2. BLUETOOTH button: Switches the input to "BT" (BLUETOOTH).
3. LISTENING MODE button: Switches the listening mode ( p53).
4. Remote control sensor: Receives signals from the remote controller.
• The reception range of the remote controller is within a distance of approx.
23'/7 m, and an angle of 30° to right and left.
5. MULTI ZONE buttons: Used to operate the multi-zone function. ( p49)
6. Display ( p7)
7. HOME button: You can display advanced setting items on the TV and the
display to have a more enjoyable experience with this unit. ( p59)
8. Cursor buttons ( / / / ) and ENTER button: Select an item with the
cursors, and press ENTER to conrm your selection. When using the TUNER,
use TUNING for manual selection, and PRESET for preset selection.
( p44)
9. RETURN button: Returns the display to the previous state while setting.
10. MASTER VOLUME
11. PHONES jack: Connect headphones with a standard plug (Ø1/4"/6.3 mm).
12. You can adjust the sound quality of the front speakers. Press the TONE button
to select either "BASS" or "TRE", and press the +/- buttons to adjust the
setting. ( p51)
13. Input selector buttons: Switches the input to be played.
14. SETUP MIC jack: Connect the supplied speaker setup microphone. ( p34)
15. USB port: Connect a USB storage device to play music les stored in it.
( p41)

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Display
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1. Lights in the following conditions.
TUNE: Receiving AM/FM radio.
ST: Receiving FM stereo.
RDS (Australian models): Receiving RDS broadcasting.
2. Lights in the following conditions.
ZONE: When ZONE 2 is on.
SP A: When the speaker system is turned on.
3. Lights when the sleep timer is set. ( p52)
4. Lights in the following conditions.
PRESET: When a registered preset radio station is selected.
MEM: Blinks while presetting radio stations.
kHz/MHz: When receiving AM/FM frequencies.
5. Indicates the preset number of the selected AM/FM station or the type of input
signal.
6. Displays various information of this unit.
7. Lights according to the type of input digital audio signal and the listening
mode.
8. Lights in the following conditions according to the type of audio input signal.
HDMI: HDMI signals are input and the HDMI input is selected. If there is no
HDMI signal input, this indicator blinks.
DIGITAL: Digital signals are input and the digital input is selected. If there is no
Digital signal input, this indicator blinks.
9. Lights when the DIRECT listening mode is selected.

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1. BLUETOOTH antenna is built in.
2. HDMI OUT jack: Transmit video signals and audio signals with an HDMI cable
connected to a TV.
3. HDMI IN jacks: Transmit video signals and audio signals with an HDMI cable
connected to an AV component.
4. POWER OUT jack: The power (5 V/1 A) can be supplied to a streaming media
player, etc. using a USB cable. ( p26)
5. DIGITAL IN OPTICAL/COAXIAL jacks: Input TV or AV component digital audio
signals with a digital optical cable or digital coaxial cable.
6. Power cord
7. TUNER AM/FM antenna terminal: Connect the supplied antennas.
8. VIDEO IN jacks: Input AV component video signals with an analog video cable.
9. MONITOR OUT jack: Transmit video signals with an analog video cable
connected to a TV.
• This connection is required to output video signals input from the VIDEO IN
jack to the TV using the analog video cable.
10. AUDIO IN jacks: Input TV or AV component audio signals with an analog audio
cable.
11. SUBWOOFER jacks: Connect a powered subwoofer with a subwoofer cable.
Up to two powered subwoofers can be connected. The same signal is output
from each SUBWOOFER jack.
12. SPEAKERS terminals: Connect speakers with speaker cables. (FRONT
terminals for North American models support banana plugs.)

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Remote Controller
1. Sleep button: Used for the sleep timer that allows the unit to enter standby
automatically when the specied time elapses. ( p52)
2. Input selector buttons: Switches the input to be played.
3. USB control button: Used for the playback operation for the USB storage
device ( p41).
4. Q (QUICK MENU) button: Pressing this button during playback can make
settings such as "M.OPT" quickly while playing. ( p66)
5. Cursor buttons and ENTER button: Select an item with the cursors, and press
ENTER to conrm your selection.
6. button: Display advanced setting items on the TV or the display to have a
more enjoyable experience with this unit. ( p59)
7. LISTENING MODE button: Select a listening mode ( p53).
8. BASS and TREBLE buttons: You can adjust the sound quality of the front
speakers. ( p51)
9. TUNER control buttons: Used for the TUNER operation. ( p44)
10. ON/STANDBY button
11. AUDIO SEL button: Used to switch among audio input signals to be played.
( p39)
12. LATE NIGHT button: Used for the LATE NIGHT function that allows detailed
sounds to be easily heard even if the volume is lowered.
13. M.OPT button: Improves the quality of the compressed audio.
14. button: Temporarily mutes audio. Press the button again to cancel muting.
15. VOLUME buttons
16. button: Returns the display to the previous state while setting.
17. button: Switches the information on the display.
18. DIMMER button: Switches the brightness of the display with four levels. It
cannot be turned o󰀨 completely.
19. ZONE 2 button: Used to control the multi-zone function ( p49).
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Preparation
Connecting speakers 12
Connecting the TV 22
Connecting Playback Devices 26
Connecting Antennas 29
Connecting the Power Cord 30
Initial Setup 31

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Connecting speakers
Speaker Installation
5.1 Channel System
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*2
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This is a basic 5.1 Channel System. Front speakers output the front stereo
sound, and a center speaker outputs the sound of the center of the screen, such
as dialogs and vocals. Surround speakers create the back sound eld. Powered
subwoofer reproduces the bass sound, and creates the rich sound eld.
The front speakers should be positioned at ear height while the surround
speakers should be positioned just above ear height. The center speaker
should be set up facing the listening position at an angle. Placing the powered
subwoofer between the center speaker and the front speaker gives you a natural
sound even when playing music sources.
1,2 Front Speakers
3 Center Speaker
4,5 Surround Speakers
6 Powered Subwoofer

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7.1 Channel System (Using Surround Back
Speakers)
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*1: 22° to 30°, *2: 90° to 110°, *3: 135° to 150°
This is a 7.1 Channel System that consists of the basic 5.1 Channel System
( p12) and added surround back speakers. Front speakers output the
front stereo sound, and a center speaker outputs the sound of the center of the
screen, such as dialogs and vocals. Surround speakers create the back sound
eld. Powered subwoofer reproduces the bass sound, and creates the rich
sound eld. Surround back speakers improves the sense of envelopment and
connectivity of sound in the back sound eld, and provides a more real sound
eld. Also, installing the surround back speakers allows you to enjoy listening
modes such as PLIIx ( p58).
The front speakers should be positioned at ear height while the surround
speakers should be positioned just above ear height. The center speaker
should be set up facing the listening position at an angle. Placing the powered
subwoofer between the center speaker and the front speaker gives you a natural
sound even when playing music sources. The surround back speakers should be
positioned at ear height.
• If surround back speakers are installed, be sure to install surround speakers
as well.
• Surround back speakers can be connected with only one unit. In this case,
place it right behind the listening position.
1,2 Front Speakers
3 Center Speaker
4,5 Surround Speakers
6 Powered Subwoofer
7,8 Surround Back Speakers

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7.1 Channel System (Using Front Height
Speakers)
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or more
This is a 7.1 Channel System that consists of the basic 5.1 Channel System
( p12) and added front height speakers. Front speakers output the front
stereo sound, and a center speaker outputs the sound of the center of the
screen, such as dialogs and vocals. Surround speakers create the back sound
eld. Powered subwoofer reproduces the bass sound, and creates the rich sound
eld. Front height speakers improves the sense of envelopment of sound in the
front sound eld, and provides a more real sound eld. Also, installing the front
height speakers allows you to enjoy listening modes such as PLIIz HEIGHT
( p58).
The front speakers should be positioned at ear height while the surround
speakers should be positioned just above ear height. The center speaker
should be set up facing the listening position at an angle. Placing the powered
subwoofer between the center speaker and the front speaker gives you a natural
sound even when playing music sources. Install the front height speakers just
above the front speakers. The front height speakers should be set up facing the
listening position at an angle.
• If front height speakers are installed, be sure to install surround speakers as
well.
1,2 Front Speakers
3 Center Speaker
4,5 Surround Speakers
6 Powered Subwoofer
7,8 Front Height Speakers

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Connections for each speaker layout
Connections
(Note) Speaker Impedance
Connect speakers with an impedance of 6 Ω to 16 Ω.
Connect the Speaker Cables
1/2˝
(12 mm)
Make correct connection between the unit's jacks and speaker's jacks (+ side to
+ side, and - side to - side) for each channel. If the connection is wrong, a bass
sound will not be reproduced properly due to reverse phase. Twist the wires
exposed from the tip of the speaker cable so that the wires do not stick out of the
speaker terminal when connecting. If the exposed wires touch the rear panel,
or the + side and – side wires touch each other, the protection circuit will be
activated.

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Connect the Subwoofer
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aSubwoofer cable
Connect a powered subwoofer with this unit using a subwoofer cable. Up to two
powered subwoofers can be connected. The same signal is output from each
SUBWOOFER jack.

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5.1 Channel System
This is a basic 5.1 Channel System. For
details of the speaker layout, refer to
"Speaker Installation" ( p12).
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5.1 Channel System + ZONE SPEAKER
MAIN ROOM: This is a basic 5.1 Channel
System. For details of the speaker layout,
refer to "Speaker Installation" ( p12).
ZONE 2: You can enjoy 2-ch audio in the
separate room (ZONE 2) while performing
5.1-ch playback in the main room (where
this unit is located). The same source
can be played back in the main room and
ZONE 2 simultaneously. Also, di󰀨erent
sources can be played back in both
rooms.
Setup
• In this case, settings are required.
Refer to "Menu operations" ( p60)
and set "2. Manual SP Setup"
( p61) - "a. Speaker System" to
"ZONE 2" after all connections are
completed.
MAIN ROOM
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To output audio from an externally
connected AV component to ZONE 2, use
an analog audio cable for connection.
( p28)
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7.1 Channel System (Using Surround Back Speakers)
This is a 7.1 Channel System that consists
of the basic 5.1 Channel System and
added surround back speakers. For
details of the speaker layout, refer to
"Speaker Installation" ( p13).
• Surround back speakers can be
connected with only one unit. In this
case, place it right behind the listening
position and connect ⑧ in the gure
(SURROUND BACK L terminal).
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7.1 Channel System (Using Front Height Speakers)
This is a 7.1 Channel System that consists
of the basic 5.1 Channel System and
added front height speakers. For details
of the speaker layout, refer to "Speaker
Installation" ( p14).
Setup
• In this case, settings are required. After
all connections are completed, refer to
"Menu operations" ( p60) and set
"2. Manual SP Setup" ( p61) - "a.
Speaker System" to "Height".
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