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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
AV Receiver
Connection .................................... 17
TX-SR505
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 34
TX-SR505E
TX-SR8550
Basic Operation
TX-SR575
Playing your AV components....... 40
Listening to the Radio.................. 42
Instruction Manual
Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 48
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in
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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 • Do not leave rubber or plastic items on this unit only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- for a long time, because they may leave marks on out the permission of the copyright holder. the case. • This unit’s top and rear panels may get warm 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- after prolonged use. This is normal. serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit,
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Supplied Accessories Precautions—Continued Make sure you have the following accessories: For British models Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Remote controller and two batteries (AA/R6) Blue: Neutral Brown: Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may
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Features Amplifier TX-SR575 Only • 7-channel amplifier *5 •2 HDMI inputs, 1 output • 75 watts per channel rms into 8 ohms, 2 channels • Composite video and S-Video to component video driven, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, less than 0.08% total har- conversion monic distortion (FTC rating) • Composite video to S-Video and S-Video to compos- • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) ite video conversion *6 • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry • Neural Surround (North Americ
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Enjoying Home Theater Speaker Sets A and B 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 your main listening room for up to 7.1-channel playback. *While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-channel playback. Speaker set B can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback. *Only analog input sources are output by speaker set B. CH TV VOL DISC VOL ALBUM INPUT MASTER VOL
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Contents Introduction Basic Operation Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Playing Your AV Components ................ 40 Basic AV Receiver Operation ..................... 40 Precautions .................................................3 Using the Multichannel DVD Input.............. 41 Supplied Accessories.................................4 Displaying Source Information.................... 41 Features ...................................
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver Front Panel North American Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON TUNING PRESET STANDBY MULTI CH DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT AUX TAPE TUNER C D SETUP ENTER RETURN AUX INPUT PHONES SETUP MIC VIDEO LR AUDIO AB SPEAKERS TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT DIMMER MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR 89R JKL MNOPQ S T U Other Models MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON TUNING PRESET STANDBY PURE AUDIO PURE AUDIO MULTI CH DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT A
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued J TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (46) Q TUNING MODE button (42) Used to adjust the bass and treble. Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM and FM radio. K STEREO button (48) R SETUP button Selects the Stereo listening mode. Used to access the setup menus. L LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (48) S SETUP MIC (36) Select the listening modes. The automatic speaker setup micr
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued Rear Panel TX-SR505 other than North American model/TX-SR8550 1 3 4 5 6 9 ANTENNA SURROUND BACK SURROUND FRONT CENTER SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS A SPEAKER AM FM 75 DIGITAL IN L L ASSIGNABLE COAX- IAL 1 Y (DVD) MONITOR CBL/SAT VCR/DVR DVD OUT V 2 CB/PB V R R (CBL/SAT) OPTICAL S 1 CR/PR S (VCR/DVR) 120V CBL/SAT IN VCR/DVR IN DVD IN OUT OUT IN IN IN COMPONENT VIDEO VOLTAGE 2 PRE OUT SELECTOR (CD) IN OUT IN IN OUT IN FRONT SURROUND CENTER SURR B
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2 and COAXIAL 1, 2 M VCR/DVR IN/OUT and CBL/SAT IN These optical and coaxial digital audio inputs are The VCR/DVR inputs and outputs can be used to for connecting components with optical or coaxial connect a VCR or DVR (digital video recorder). digital audio outputs, such as CD and DVD players. The CBL/SAT inputs can be used to connect a B HDMI IN 1, 2, and OUT (TX
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Remote Controller Using the Remote Controller RECEIVER/TAPE Mode Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be RECEIVER/TAPE mode is used to control the AV used to control up to seven different components. The receiver. It can also be used to control an Onkyo cassette remote controller has a specific operating mode for use recorder connected via . with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the six REMOTE MODE buttons. RECEIVER ■ REC
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. ■ Buttons used when the TUNER input is selected A STANDBY/ON button (34) To select the Tuner (AM/FM) as the input Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. source, press: B INPUT SELECTOR buttons (40) RECEIVER 8 Used to select the input sources. TUNER C MULTI CH button (41) Selects the multichannel DVD input. D DIMMER bu
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Remote Controller—Continued A STANDBY/ON button DVD Mode Sets the DVD player to On or Standby. By default, the remote controller is set to control an B Number buttons Onkyo DVD player. Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and times for locating specific points. To select your DVD player as the input source, press: C DISC +/– button Selects discs on a DVD changer. RECEIVER or 6 5 D TOP MENU button DVD MULTI CH Selects a
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Remote Controller—Continued A STANDBY/ON button CD/MD/CDR/DOCK Mode Sets the component to On or Standby. By default, the remote controller is set to control an B Number buttons Onkyo CD player. Used to enter track numbers and times for locating specific points on CD/MD players. To select the input source, press: C DISC/ALBUM +/– button Selects discs on a CD changer, or the next or previ- 9 CD player C D ous album on an HDD-compatible componen
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Remote Controller—Continued Installing the Batteries Aiming the Remote Controller When using the remote controller, point it toward the AV To open the battery compartment, press receiver’s 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: •
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Connecting Your Speakers Enjoying Home Theater Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. You can enjoy DVDs featuring DTS and Dolby Digital. With analog and digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Onkyo’s own DSP surround listening modes. Front left and right speakers These output the overall sound. Their role in a h
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Attaching the Speaker Labels Read the following before connecting your speakers: The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are color-coded for ease of identification. (The negative (–) • North American models: You can connect speakers speaker terminals are all black.) with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the Speaker terminal Color amplifier
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting Speaker Set A Connecting Speaker Set B Strip 5/8" (15 mm) of insu- Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu- 5/8" (15 mm) 3/8" (10 mm) 1 1 lation from the ends of the lation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as the bare wires tightly, as shown. shown. Unscrew the terminal. Fully insert the bare wire, While pressing the lever, insert 2 2 making sure that it’s touching the
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Connecting Antennas 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,
