Onkyo TX SR575 User Manual

En AV Receiver TX-SR505TX-SR505ETX-SR8550TX-SR575 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. Please read this manual thorough

10 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued Rear Panel220-240VVOLTAGESELECTOR120VOUTOUTCBL/SAT ININ IN ININININ INVCR/DVR INDVD INOUTCOMPONENT VIDE

11 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2 and COAXIAL 1, 2 These optical and coaxial digital audio inputs are for conne

12 Remote Controller Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to seven different components. The remote controller

13 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON button (34) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standb

14 Remote Controller —Continued By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo DVD player. A STANDBY/ON button Sets the DVD player to O

15 Remote Controller —Continued By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo CD player. A STANDBY/ON button Sets the component to On

16 Remote Controller —Continued Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing the batteries.• Don’t mix new and old batterie

17 Connecting Your Speakers Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own

18 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Read the following before connecting your speakers:• North American models: You can connect speakers with an

19 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB-WOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your powered sub-woofer.

2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use t

20 Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially avail

21 Connecting Antennas —Continued If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out-door FM

22 Connecting Your Components • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your other AV components.• Don’t connect the power

23 Connecting Your Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receive

24 Connecting Your Components —Continued If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR or cable or satellite receiver to th

25 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a DVD player Connection AV receiver Signal flow DVD player Picture quality COMPONENT VIDEO DVD I

26 Connecting Your Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel DVD Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Au

27 Connecting Your Components —Continued If you have an HDMI-compatible player, you can connect it to the AV receiver with an HDMI cable. Notes: • A

28 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver,

29 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording Connection AV receiver Signal flow VCR or DVD recorder Pictu

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with-out the permission of the cop

30 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via t

31 Connecting Your Components —Continued CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp •With connection , you can listen to and record a

32 Connecting Your Components —Continued RI Dock with video Connect your RI Dock’s analog audio output jacks and S-Video output jack to the AV rec

33 Connecting Your Components —Continued With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions: Auto Power On/Standby When you

34 Turning On the AV ReceiverMASTER VOLUMEVIDEOSTANDBYTONE DISPLAYSTEREO DIMMER MEMORYDIGITAL INPUTTUNING MODEABSPEAKERSTUNERTAPEAUXCBL/SATVCR/DVRDVD

35 First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time.With the supplied sp

36 First Time Setup —Continued Using Audyssey 2EQ Notes: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 60) will be set

37 First Time Setup —Continued Error Messages While the automatic speaker setup is in progress, one of the following error messages may appear: Ambie

38 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN or HDMI IN, use this setting to assign that input to an input

39 First Time Setup —Continued To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your DVD player to the AV receiver digitally (coaxial or opti-cal).Th

4 Precautions —Continued For British models Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by

40 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver OperationMASTER VOLUMEVIDEOSTANDBYTONE DISPLAYSTEREO DIMMER MEMORYDIGITAL INPUTTUNING MODEABSPEAKERST

41 Playing Your AV Components —Continued The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo-nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a

42 Listening to the Radio With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America and Europe) Y

43 Listening to the Radio —Continued Tuning into Stations by Frequency You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter-ing the appropriate f

44 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are available.When tuned into an RDS

45 Listening to the Radio —Continued Displaying Radio Text (RT) When tuned to an RDS station that’s broadcasting text information, the text can be di

46 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any input source.You can adjust the brightness of the display.You can adjus

47 Common Functions —Continued With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it turns off automatically after a specified period. To cance

48 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 50. Selecting on the AV Receiver [PU

49 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The following table shows which listening modes can be used with each input signal format. : Only available o

5 Features Amplifier • 7-channel amplifier• 75 watts per channel rms into 8 ohms, 2 channels driven, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, less than 0.08% total har-monic d

50 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, wit

51 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-ES Matrix This mode is for use with DTS-ES Matrix soundtracks, which use a matrix-encoded back-channel fo

52 Using the Listening Modes —Continued With the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can stil

53 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Input Channel Settings Multiplex This setting determines whi

54 Using the Listening Modes —Continued T-D Listening Angle Setting Lstn Angl (Listening Angle) With this setting, you can specify the angle of the

55 Recording This section explains how to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability, and how to record audio and vide

56 Advanced Setup This section explains how to check the speaker settings and how to set them manually, which is useful if you change a speaker after

57 Advanced Setup —Continued Note: • These settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected, speaker set B is on, or the multichannel DVD in

58 Advanced Setup —Continued Double Bass With the Double Bass function, you can boost bass out-put by feeding bass sounds from the front left and rig

59 Advanced Setup —Continued Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Front distance. For exa

6 Enjoying Home Theater You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B . Speaker set A should be used in

60 Advanced Setup —Continued Equalizer Settings Here you can adjust the tone of individual speakers. To set the volume of individual speakers, see pa

61 Advanced Setup —Continued The following table shows the display indicator for each digital signal format.Normally, the AV receiver detects the sig

62 Controlling Other Components You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller (RC-681M) to control your other AV components, including those made b

63 Controlling Other Components —Continued Onkyo components that are connected via are con-trolled by pointing the remote controller at the AV rece

64 Controlling Other Components —Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You

65 Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the AV receiver, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the AV receiver • Make sure tha

66 Troubleshooting —Continued • Make sure the speakers are configured correctly (page 56). The center speaker produces no sound • When the Stereo or M

67 Troubleshooting —Continued • While the Pure Audio listening mode (not North Amer-ican model) is selected, the video circuits are turned off and th

68 Troubleshooting —Continued The AV receiver contains a microcomputer for signal processing and control functions. In very rare situa-tions, severe

69 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section General Video Inputs Video Outputs Audio Inputs Audio Outputs Specifications and

7 Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions ...2Precautions ...3Supplied Acc

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8 Getting to Know the AV Receiver For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON button (34) Sets the AV receiver to On or Stan

9 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued J TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (46) Used to adjust the bass and treble. K STEREO button (48) Selects the S