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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
AV Receiver
Connection .................................... 16
TX-SR502
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 31
TX-SR502E
TX-SR8250
Basic Operation
Playing your AV components....... 34
Using the Tuner............................ 36
Instruction Manual
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.
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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 For British models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power out the permission of the copyright holder. supply cord of this unit should be performed only by 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the AV Receiver is qualified service personnel. not user-serviceable. If you cannot turn on the AV IMPORTANT Receiver, contact your Onkyo dealer. The
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Supplied Accessories Precautions—Continued Make sure you have the following accessories: For U.S. models Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in partic- ular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6
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Features Table of Contents Amp Introduction • 6-channel amplifier Important Safety Instructions.................2 • 75 watts per channel min. RMS at 8 Ω , 2 channels Precautions..............................................3 driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.08% Supplied Accessories .............................4 total harmonic distortion Features....................................................5 • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) Front & Rea
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel American Model BC5GH I J KL M N MASTER VOLUME TUNING STANDBY/ON ENTER PRESET STANDBY SETUP RETURN LISTENING A SPEAKERS B TONE STEREO MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR VIDEO 3 INPUT PHONES MULTI CH DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER C D S VIDEO VIDEO LR AUDIO VCR OP QRT S UVWX Other Models A D6 MASTER VOLUME TUNING STANDBY/ON ENTER PRESET PURE AUDIO POWER STANDBY SETUP RETURN ON OFF LISTENING A SPEAK
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued K Remote control sensor (9) Q TONE, [–] & [+] buttons (38) This sensor receives control signals from the remote These buttons are used to adjust the bass and treble. controller. R MULTI CH button (35) L Arrow buttons This button is used to select the multichannel DVD These buttons are used to select and adjust settings. input. TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons S Input selector buttons (31, 34,
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 16 2 3 45 COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA FM VIDEO 1/2/3IN DVD IN OUT AM 75 Class 2 Wiring Y AC OUTLET FRONT FRONT SURROUND CENTER SWITCHED SPEAKERS B SPEAKERS A SPEAKERS SPEAKER 100W MAX. PB L L L VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD MONITOR PR IN OUT IN IN OUT REMOTE CONTROL DIGITAL IN VIDEO OPTICAL COAXIAL R R R 3 2 1 VOLTAGE S VIDEO SELECTOR 120 V SURROUND BACK IN OUT IN IN OUT IN FRONT SURR CENTER SPEAKER L L
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Before Using the AV Receiver Notes: Setting the Voltage Selector • The batteries should last for about six months, (Worldwide model only) although this will vary with usage. • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try The Worldwide model has a voltage selector for compat- replacing the batteries. ibility with power systems around the world. Before you plug in this model, make sure that the voltage selector is • Don’t mix new and old batteries or different ty
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R U E E N T X E U I R M T N Remote Controller How to Use the Remote Controller AMP/TUNER Mode Including the AV Receiver, the remote controller can be AMP/TUNER mode is used to control the AV Receiver. used to control up to 10 different components, including To select AMP/TUNER mode, press the [AMP] mode Onkyo components connected via . The remote con- button. troller has a specific operating mode for use with each American model type of component. Modes are select
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, refer to the pages in M TEST TONE, CH SEL, LEVEL- & LEVEL+ parenthesis. buttons A STANDBY button (31) These buttons are used to adjust the level of each This button is used to set the AV Receiver to speaker individually. Standby. N L NIGHT button B ON button (31) This button is used to set the Late Night function. This button is used to turn on the AV Receive
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R U E E N T X E U I R M T N Remote Controller—Continued DVD Mode DVD mode is used to control an Onkyo DVD player con- nected to the AV Receiver via . To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the [DVD] mode button. A Before selecting DVD mode and starting play- ON STANDBY T V INPUT back, you should press the [AMP] mode button 1 B I V1 V2 V3 followed by the [DVD] input selector button to 12 3 + select your DVD player as the input sou
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Remote Controller—Continued N A-B button CD Mode This button is used to set the A–B repeat playback CD mode is used to control an Onkyo CD player con- function. nected to the AV Receiver via . O OPEN/CLOSE [ ] button To set the remote controller to CD mode, press the This button is used to open and close the disc tray. [CD] mode button. P VIDEO OFF button This button is used to turn off the internal video
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R U E E N T X E U I R M T N Remote Controller—Continued MD Mode & CDR Mode MD mode is used to control an Onkyo MiniDisc recorder connected to the AV Receiver via . CDR mode is used to control an Onkyo CD recorder connected to the AV Receiver via . To select MD mode, press the [MD] mode button. To select CDR mode, press the [CDR] mode button. ON STANDBY T V A I INPUT Before selecting MD or CDR mode and starting V1 V2 V3 12 3 + playback, you
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R U E E N T X E U I R M T N Remote Controller—Continued M FR & FF [ ]/[ ] buttons TV Control Buttons The FR [ ] button is used to start fast reverse. The The remote controller has dedicated buttons for control- FF [ ] button is used to start fast forward. ling a TV, which can be used regardless of which remote N Stop [ ] button controller mode is currently selected. To use these but- This button is used to stop playback. tons, you mus
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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. Speaker s
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Attaching the Speaker Labels Connecting Your Speakers The AV Receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are Before you connect your speakers, read the following: color-coded for ease of identification. (The negative (–) • Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. speaker terminals are all black.) • Read the instructions supplied with your speakers. Speaker terminal Color •Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other Front left
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Connecting Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied Connecting Antenna indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- This chapter explains how to connect the supplied indoor door FM antenna instead (see page 19). FM antenna and AM loop antenna and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. Connecting the AM Loop Antenna The AV Receiver won’t pick up any radio signals with- out any antenna connected, so you mus
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Connecting Antenna—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Move the small wire inside the adapter 3 from position A to position B, as shown. If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- Position A door FM antenna instead. Wire FM Position B 75 Insert the central conductor (1), as 4 shown, and use a small pair of pliers to clamp the shielding and outer insulation Notes: secti
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Connecting the AV Receiver RCA AV Connection Color Coding Before Making Any Connections RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use and double-checked all audio and video connections. white plugs to connect left-channel audio
