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Contents
AV Receiver
Introduction ...................................2
Connections.................................12
TX-NR709
Turning On & Basic Operations ......22
Instruction Manual Advanced Operations .................43
Controlling Other Components...66
Appendix......................................74
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
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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- The user changes or modifications not expressly approved serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact by the party responsible for compliance could void the your Onkyo dealer. user’s authority to operate the equipment. 3. Car
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For British models Supplied Accessories Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by Make sure you have the following accessories: qualified service personnel. Indoor FM antenna (➔ page 21) IMPORTANT AM loop antenna (➔ page 21) The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance Power cord (European, Australian, Asian and Taiwan with the following code: models) (➔ page 21) Blue: Neutral Speaker cable labels (➔ page 13) Brown: Liv
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Contents Introduction Advanced Operations Important Safety Instructions ......................................... 2 Advanced Setup .............................................................43 Precautions....................................................................... 3 On-screen Setup Menus...............................................43 Supplied Accessories...................................................... 4 Common Procedures in Setup Menu ...........................43 Features .
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Features Amplifier Miscellaneous 110 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) 40 AM/FM Presets *5 170 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) Dolby Volume ® *6 185 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEITA) Audyssey MultEQ XT to correct room acoustic problems WRAT–Wide Range Amplifier Technology ®*6 (5 Hz to 100 kHz bandwidth) Audyssey Dynamic EQ for loudness correction ®*6 Linear Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry Audyssey Dynamic Volume to maintain optimal 3-Step Inverted Darlington Circuitry listening level
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*1 *9 THX and the THX logo are trademarks of THX Ltd. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved. THX Select2 Plus Before any home theater component can be THX Select2 iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and iPod Plus certified, it must pass a rigorous series of quality and touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and performance tests. Only then can a product feature the other countries. THX Select2 Plus logo, which is your guara
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel (North American and Taiwan models) (European, Australian and Asian models) The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. ON/STANDBY button (22) MASTER VOLUME control and indicator (23) ZONE 2, OFF buttons (64) PURE AUDIO button and indicator (34) Remote control sensor (4) PHONES jack (41) Display (9) AUX INPUT HDMI jack (17) LISTENING MODE buttons (34) TONE and Tone Level buttons (61) DIMMER button (No
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Display For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. Speaker/channel indicators Audio input indicators Z2 (Zone 2) indicator (64) Bi AMP indicator (14, 46) Listening mode and format indicators (34, 62) Audyssey indicator (31, 52) Dynamic EQ indicator (52) , and cursor indicators (24) (Dolby) Vol indicator (51) NET indicator (25, 60) Dynamic Vol indicator (52) Tuning indicators Headphone indicator (41) RDS indicator (excluding North American and Taiwan models) (
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Rear Panel (North American models) (European, Australian, Asian and Taiwan models) DIGITAL IN COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks Composite, S-Video and analog audio jacks (BD/DVD IN, VCR/DVR IN and OUT, CBL/SAT RS232 port IN, GAME IN, PC IN, TV/CD IN and PHONO IN) Terminal for control. Multichannel input jacks REMOTE CONTROL jack (FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURR L/R, SURR BACK UNIVERSAL PORT jack L/R and SUBWOOFER) ETHERNET port PRE OUT jacks HDMI IN and HDMI output (HDMI OUT MAIN
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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 (➔ page 69). For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. RECEIVER button (22) ACTIVITIES buttons (42, 72) *1 REMOTE MODE/INPUT SELECTOR buttons (23) SP LAYOUT button (41) Arrow / / / and E
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Connections Connecting the AV Receiver Connecting Your Speakers Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURR BACK L terminals. Front high Front wide Front wide Front high right right Front right Front left left left Center Surround Surround Surround Surround right back right back left left ■ Screw-type speaker terminals Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to
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Speaker Configuration Speaker Connection Precautions The following table indicates the channels you should use Read the following before connecting your speakers: depending on the number of speakers that you have. You can connect speakers with an impedance of between No matter how many speakers you use, a powered 4 and 16 ohms. If the impedance of any of the connected subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid speakers is 4 ohms or more, but less than 6 ohms, be sure bass. to
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Using Dipole Speakers You can use dipole speakers for the surround and surround back speakers. Dipole speakers output the same sound in two directions. TV/screen Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on them to indicate how they should be positioned. The surround dipole speakers (A) should be positioned so that their arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround back dipole speakers (B) should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each other, as shown. AA BB Using
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Connecting a Power Amplifier If you want to use a more powerful power amplifier, you can use the AV receiver as a preamp. Connect all speaker L *1 outputs to the power amplifier. See the manuals supplied with your amplifier for details. Note R *1 Specify “None” for any channel that you don’t want to output (➔ page 47). SB···Surround Back, FH···Front High, FW···Front Wide Power amplifier En 15
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About AV Connections Connecting AV components : Video & Audio : Video : Audio HDMI cable Other cables AV receiver AV receiver Blu-ray Disc/DVD Blu-ray Disc/DVD player player TV, projector, etc. Game console TV, projector, etc. Game console 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 connections
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Connecting Components with HDMI VCR or DVD recorder/Digital Video Recorder Game console TV, projector, etc. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player Personal computer Camcorder Satellite/cable set-top box, etc. Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. ✔: Assignment can be changed (➔ page 45). Jack Components Assignable Input HDMI IN 1 Blu-ray Disc/DVD player ✔ HDMI IN 2 VCR or DVD recorder/Digital Video Recorder ✔ HDMI IN 3 Satellite/cable set-top box, etc
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Connecting Your Components The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT MAIN. If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings. En 18
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Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. See “Connection Tips and Video Signal Path” for more information (➔ page 83). ✔: Assignment can be changed (➔ page 45). No. Jack/Port Components Assignable USB, VIDEO iPod/iPhone (video playback) *1 iPod/iPhone, MP3 player, USB flash drive USB DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 1 (BD/DVD) Blu-ray Disc/DVD player ✔ 2 (VCR/DVR) VCR or DVD recorder/digital video recorder, RI ✔ dock 3 (CBL/SAT) Satellite/cable set-t
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Connecting Onkyo Components Make sure that each Onkyo component is 1 connected with an analog audio cable (connection in the hookup examples) (➔ page 18). Make the connection (see the illustration). 2 If you’re using an RI Dock, or cassette tape deck, 3 change the Input Display (➔ page 41). With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions: ■ System On/Auto Power On R L ANALOG AUDIO OUT When you start playback on a component connected via e.g., CD player while the
