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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
AV Receiver
Connection .................................... 15
TX-SR403
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 30
Instruction Manual
Basic Operation
Playing your AV components....... 34
Using the Tuner............................ 36
Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 40
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS 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 RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an 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 ri
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use Memory Backup only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- The AV receiver uses a battery-less memory backup out the permission of the copyright holder. system in order to retain radio presets and other settings 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- when it’s unplugged or in the case of a power failure. serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact Although no batteries ar
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Supplied Accessories Make sure you have the following accessories: Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6) Indoor FM antenna AM loop antenna Power-plug adapter Only supplied in certain countries. Use this adapter if your AC outlet does not match with the plug on the AV receiver’s power cord. (Adapter varies from country to country.) 1 2 3 Speaker Cable Speaker cable labels * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter at the end of the product name indicates the color. Spec
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Features Table of Contents Amp Introduction • 6-channel amplifier Important Safety Instructions.................2 • 110 W (6Ω , 1 kHz, JEITA) Precautions..............................................3 • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) Supplied Accessories .............................4 • Optimum gain volume circuitry Features....................................................5 Front & Rear Panels ................................6 Processing Before Using the A
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9JK L M TUNING / PRESET MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON ENTER STANDBY A SPEAKERS B RETURN SETUP TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT DIMMER MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD N O P Q R S For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. L Arrow/TUNING/PRESET & ENTER buttons When the AM or FM input source is selec
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display 13 2 4 5 6 For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 5 SLEEP indicator (39) This indicator lights up when the Sleep function has 1 A & B speaker indicators (34) been set. Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on. Indi- cator B lights up when speaker set B is on. 6 Message area This area of the display shows various information 2 MUTING indicator (38) about the currently selected source. This indicat
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 1 B 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J K L M N O jacks can be used to connect a VCR. The VIDEO 2 A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL & COAXIAL IN jack can be used to connect another video source These optical and coaxial jacks can be used to con- (e.g., cable TV, satellite TV, or a set-top-box). nect a CD or DVD player and other components with digital audio outputs. I CD IN These analog inputs can be used to connect a CD B AM
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Before Using the AV receiver Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the AV receiver’s To open the battery compartment, press remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 the small hollow and slide open the cover. Remote control sensor AV receiver STANDBY indicator Approx. 16 ft. Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) (5 m) 2 in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Notes: • The remot
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Remote Controller How to Use the Remote Controller RECEIVER Mode Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be RECEIVER mode is used to control the AV receiver. used to control up to six different components. The To set the remote controller to RECEIVER mode, remote controller has a specific operating mode for use press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button. with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the five REMOTE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/TAPE
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. O VOL [ ]/[ ] button (34) This button can be used to adjust the volume of the AV receiver regardless of the currently selected A STANDBY button (30) remote controller mode. This button is used to set the AV receiver to Standby. P MUTING button (38) This button is used to mute the AV receiver. B ON button (30) This button is used to tur
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Remote Controller—Continued A STANDBY button DVD Mode This button sets the DVD player to Standby. To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the B ON button [DVD] REMOTE MODE button. This button is used to turn on the DVD player. C Number buttons Before selecting DVD mode and starting play- These buttons are used to enter title, chapter, and back, you should press the [RECEIVER] mode track numbers and to enter times for loc
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Remote Controller—Continued A STANDBY button CD, MD, & CDR Mode This button sets the CD player or MD/CD recorder To set the remote controller to CD, MD, or CDR to Standby. mode, press the [CD], [MD], or [CDR] REMOTE B ON button MODE button. This button is used to set the CD player or MD/CD recorder to On or Standby. Before selecting a mode and starting playback, C Number buttons you should press the [RECEIVER] mode but- These buttons are used to e
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Remote Controller—Continued A Play [ ] button TAPE Mode This button is used to start playback. TAPE mode is used to control an Onkyo cassette B Stop [ ] button recorder connected to the AV receiver via . This button is used to stop playback. To set the remote controller to TAPE mode, press the C Reverse Play [ ] button [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button. This button is used to start reverse playback. Before selecting TAPE mode and starting play- D Rewind & FF [ ]/[ ]
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Connecting Your Speakers 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 installed in your main listening room and can be used with Dolby Digital and DTS surround material. Each speaker must be positioned at a specific location in your listening room to get the best from surround sound material. The following illustration shows the best positions for your surround-sound speakers. When speaker
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Speaker Configuration Speaker Connection Precautions For the best surround-sound experience, you should con- Read the following before connecting your speakers: nect six speakers and a powered subwoofer. •You can connect speakers with an impedance of The following table shows which channels you should 6 ohms or higher. If you use speakers with a lower use based on the number of speakers that you have. impedance, and use the am
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting Speaker Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB- Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu- 3/8" (10 mm) 1 WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on your powered sub- lation from the ends of the woofer, as shown. If your subwoofer is unpowered and speaker cables, and twist you’re using an external amplifier, connect the SUB- the bare wires tightly, as WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on the amp. shown. Note: While
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Connecting Antenna This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor Connecting the AM Loop Antenna FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use only. The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Assemble the AM loop antenna, inserting 1 the tabs into the base, as
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Connecting Antenna—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used in door FM antenna instead. addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna Insulated antenna cable AM loop antenna Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outsi
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Connecting Your Components AV Connection Color Coding About AV Connections RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- supplied with your other AV components. nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out- and double-ch
