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TX-SR707_En.book Page 1 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM
Contents
Introduction ...................................2
AV Receiver
Connection ..................................17
TX-SR707
Turning On & First Time Setup .....40
Basic Operations.........................56
Using the Listening Modes ........69
Advanced Setup ..........................79
Zone 2 .......................................102
Controlling Other Components ...108
Instruction Manual
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 2 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM 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
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 3 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use For U.S. models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- FCC Information for User out 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 serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact approved by the party responsible for compliance could your Onkyo dealer.
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 4 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Precautions—Continued Supplied Accessories 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 Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6) with the following code: (Note for China: The battery for the remote controller is Blue:
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 5 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Contents Listening to the Radio...................................................61 Introduction Using the Tuner ........................................................61 Important Safety Instructions.......................................... 2 Presetting AM/FM Stations .......................................62 Precautions .................................................................... 3 Using RDS (European models) ................
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 6 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Features Amplifier Miscellaneous *8 100 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) 40 SIRIUS /AM/FM Presets 160 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) (North American models) 40 AM/FM Presets (Taiwan, European, Australian 175 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEITA) and Asian models) WRAT–Wide Range Amplifier Technology ®*9 Audyssey MultEQ to Correct Room Acoustic (5 Hz-100 kHz bandwidth) Problems Linear Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry *9 Audyssey Dyna
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 7 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Features—Continued *8. SIRIUS, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. All other marks and logos are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. SIRIUS and XM subscriptions sold separately. Taxes and a one-time activation fee may apply. XM tuners and home docks or SIRIUS tuners (each sold separately) are required to receive the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio ser
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 8 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Front & Rear Panels Front Panel The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity. The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. ON/STANDBY button (40) MUSIC button (69) This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or Selects the listening modes intended for use with Standby. music. STANDBY indicator (40) GAME button (69) This indicator
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 9 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. Arrow, TUNING, PRESET and ENTER buttons When the AM or FM input source is selected, the TUNING [ ]/[ ] buttons are used to tune the tuner, and the PRESET [ ]/[ ] buttons are used to select radio presets (see pages 62, 64). When the onscreen setup menus are used, they work as arrow buttons and are used to sel
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 10 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. Speaker/channel indicators Headphone indicator (58) Indicate the speaker channels used by the current Lights up when a pair of headphones are plugged listening mode. into the PHONES jack. The following abbreviations indicate which audio Audyssey indicator (50, 82) channels are outputted for the current listening ® Flashes during Audyssey
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 11 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel North American and Taiwan models European, Australian and Asian models DIGITAL OPTICAL IN 1 and 2 REMOTE CONTROL These optical digital audio inputs are for connecting This (Remote Interactive) jack can be con- components with optical digital audio outputs, such nected to an jack on another Onkyo AV compo- as CD and DVD/BD players. They’re assignable, nent. The AV receiver’s remote c
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 12 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued MONITOR OUT GAME IN These S-Video and composite video jacks should be Here you can connect a game console, etc. Input connected to a video input on your TV or projector. jacks include S-Video, composite video, and analog audio. HDMI IN 1–5 and OUT HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) con- CBL/SAT IN nections carry digital audio and digital video. Here you can connect a cable/satellite receiver,
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 13 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Remote Controller Installing the Batteries Aiming 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 lever and remove the cover. Remote control sensor AV receiver Approx. 16 ft. (5 m) 30° off center (Left/Right/Up/Down) Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) 2 in accordance with the polarity diagram Notes: ins
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 14 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Remote Controller—Continued Controlling the AV Receiver For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. To control the AV receiver, press the [RECEIVER] STANDBY button (40) button to select Receiver mode. Sets the AV receiver to Standby. You can also use the remote controller to control your ON button (40) DVD/BD player, CD player, and other components. Turns on the AV receiver. See page 110 for more details. ACTIVITIES but
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 15 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Remote Controller—Continued ■ Controlling the tuner To control the AV receiver’s tuner, press the [TUNER] (or [RECEIVER]) button. You can select AM or FM by pressing the [TUNER] but- ton repeatedly. 1 Arrow [ ]/[ ] buttons Used to tune into radio stations. 2 D.TUN button (61) (TUNER remote mode only) Selects the Direct tuning mode. 3 DISPLAY button Displays information about the band, frequency, preset number, and so on. 4 CH +/– but
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 16 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM About Home Theater 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. With DVDs you can enjoy DTS and Dolby Digital. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo’s original DSP listening modes. You can also enjoy THX Surround EX (THX-certified THX speake
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 17 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Connecting the AV receiver Connecting Your Speakers Speaker Configuration For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need seven speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have. Number of speakers: 234567 7788999 10 11 Front left ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ Front right ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ Center ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ Surround left ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ Surround right ✓✓
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 18 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Connecting the AV receiver—Continued Using Dipole Speakers Speaker Connection Precautions You can use dipole speakers for the surround left and Read the following before connecting your speakers: right, surround back left and right speakers. Dipole You can connect speakers with an impedance of speakers output the same sound in two directions. between 4 and 16 ohms. If the impedance of any of the Dipole speakers typically have an arr
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 19 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Connecting the AV receiver—Continued Connecting the Speaker Cables 1/2" to 5/8" Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 1 Fully insert the bare 3 (12 to 15 mm) 15 mm) of insulation wires. from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown. Screw the terminal tight. 4 Unscrew the terminal. 2 The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. If you’re using only one surround
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TX-SR707_En.book Page 20 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:03 PM Connecting the AV receiver—Continued Bi-amping Speaker Hookup Bi-amping the Front Speakers The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK/ZONE 2 L/R termi- Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+) 1 nal posts can be used with front speakers and surround terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) Woofer back speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide sepa- (low) terminal. And connect the AV receiver’s rate tweeter and woofer feeds for a pair
