ONKYO tx-sr444 Manuel D’Utilisation

Step 2:   Setting Up

AccuEQ Room Calibration

Select how many speakers you have.

Next

ENTER

Speaker Channels
Subwoofer
Height Speaker

7.1ch

Yes

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When the screen above is displayed, set the items with 

the cursor buttons on the remote controller. 

Refer to the on-screen diagram for "Speaker Channels", 

which changes each time a different number of channels 

is selected. When all the items have been set, press 

ENTER on the remote controller. After that, follow the 

guidance displayed on the TV screen to operate the unit.

 

● Refer to the content of an item, which appears on 

the lower left of the screen when the cursor is on the 

item.

Measurement will be made three times or more for each 

speaker. It takes several minutes to be completed. Keep 

the room as quiet as possible during measurement. If 

any of the speakers do not produce the test tone, check 

for disconnection.

 

● During measurement, each speaker outputs the test 

tones at a high volume. Be careful of sound leak 

that may disturb your neighbors, or be careful not to 

frighten young children.

 

● To cancel measurement on the way, disconnect the 

microphone plug.

Press 

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 on the remote controller to check the 

settings. Press ENTER with "Save" selected. Select 

"On" in the next screen and press ENTER on the remote 

controller.

 

● You should normally select "On (All Channels)", and 

to disable just the front speakers, you should select 

"On (Except Front Left/Right)".

 

● If there is an error message, follow the on-screen 

instruction to remove the error cause.

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The unit supports the linked system function such as power 

on/off link when connected via HDMI cable with a CEC 

(Consumer Electronics Control) compliant TV or player. You 

need to change the default setting to use the linked system 

function, HDMI Standby Through function and ARC (Audio 

Return Channel) function.

The following linked operations are possible with connected 

equipment when the CEC function is enabled.

 

● Turning the TV to standby mode will turn the unit to 

standby mode.

 

● On the TV side, it is possible to set whether to output 

audio from the speakers connected to the unit or from the 

TV's speakers.

 

● Starting playback of a CEC compliant player/recorder will 

automatically switch the unit's input to the HDMI input of 

the player/recorder. If the unit is in standby mode, it will 

automatically be turned on.

It is also possible to control the connected CEC compliant 

equipment with the remote controller of the unit. For details, 

see the Advanced Manual.

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RIHD is a name for the linked system function of Onkyo's CEC compliant 

products. 

 

● When setting is complete, press SETUP to close the 

menu screen.

The function allows transmission from players to the TV 

even if the unit is in standby. Setting the HDMI CEC (RIHD) 

setting mentioned above to "On" enables this setting 

automatically.

 

● Power consumption in standby mode increases when 

the HDMI Standby Through function is enabled.

Simple connection to the ARC compatible TV using a single 

HDMI cable allows to listen to the TV audio signals from 

the speakers connected to the unit. Setting the HDMI CEC 

(RIHD) setting mentioned above to "On" enables the "Audio 

Return Channel" setting automatically.

To enjoy digital surround sound including Dolby 

Digital and DTS, audio output should be set to 

"Bitstream output" on the connected Blu-ray Disc 

Player or other device. 

Depending on the settings on the Blu-ray Disc Player, 

there may be cases when Dolby TrueHD, Dolby 

Atmos, and DTS-HD Master Audio is not output 

according to the format of the source. 

In this case, in the Blu-ray Disc Player settings 

try setting "BD video supplementary sound" (or 

secondary sound) to "Off". 

Change the listening mode after changing the setting 

to confirm.