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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
AV Receiver
Connection .................................... 17
TX-SR304
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 32
TX-SR304E
TX-SR404
Basic Operation
TX-SR8440
Playing your AV components....... 36
Using the Tuner............................ 38
Instruction Manual
Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 45
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the uni
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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 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. void the user’
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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 & two batteries (AA/R6) Blue: Neutral Brown: Live (American type shown) As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of
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Features Contents Introduction Amplification • 65 W/channel into 6 ohms (20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.7%, Important Safety Instructions.................2 FTC) Precautions..............................................3 • 90 W/channel into 6 ohms (1 kHz, DIN) Supplied Accessories .............................4 • 110 W/channel into 6 ohms (JEITA) Features....................................................5 • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry Front & Rear Panels ..........................
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel North American and Asian Models 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 European Models 9 TUNING / PRESET MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON ENTER STANDBY A SPEAKERS B RETURN SETUP TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued J MEMORY button (39) N PHONES jack (42) This button is used when storing or deleting radio This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan- presets. dard pair of stereo headphones for private listening. K TUNING MODE button (38) O SPEAKER A & B buttons (36) This button is used to select the Auto or Manual tun- These buttons are used to turn speaker sets A and B ing mode. on or off. L Arrow/TUNI
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 1 B 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J K L M A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2 & COAXIAL I CD IN These optical and coaxial jacks can be used to con- These analog inputs can be used to connect a CD nect a CD or DVD player and other components player with analog outputs. with digital audio outputs. J TAPE IN/OUT B COMPONENT VIDEO These analog inputs and outputs can be used to con- A DVD player, TV, or other component that sup- nec
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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 ■ RECE
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. O MUTING button (43) This button is used to mute the AV receiver. A ON/STANDBY button (32) P SETUP button (34, 48, 51) This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or This button is used to access various settings. Standby. Q CINE FLTR button (49) B INPUT SELECTOR buttons (36) This button is used to set the CinemaFILTER func- These butt
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Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button DVD Mode This button sets the DVD player to On or Standby. B Number buttons To select your DVD player as the input source, press: These buttons are used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and to enter times for locating spe- RECEIVER 6 cific points in time. DVD C DISC +/– button This button selects discs on a DVD changer. D TOP MENU button To set the remote controller to DVD mode
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Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button CD Mode This button sets the CD player to On or Standby. B Number buttons To select your CD player as the input source, press: These buttons are used to enter track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. RECEIVER 9 C DISC +/– button C D This button selects discs on a CD changer. D Playback buttons From left to right: Pause, Play, Stop, Fast Reverse, To set the remote controller to C
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Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button MD, & CDR Mode This button sets the MD/CD recorder to On or Standby. To select your MiniDisc or CD recorder as the input B Number buttons source, press: These buttons are used to enter track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. RECEIVER MD or CD recorder 7 The [+10] button is used to enter numbers above 10. TAPE C Playback buttons From left to right: Pause, Play, Stop, Fast Rever
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Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button HDD Mode This button sets the HDD component to On or Standby. To select your HDD component as the input source, B ALBUM +/– button press: This button selects the next or previous album on an HDD component. RECEIVER or 7 3 TAPE V3 C PLAYLIST [ ]/[ ] buttons These buttons select the previous or next playlist on the HDD component. *You must change the Input Display (see page 33). D Playback buttons From
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Remote Controller—Continued A Play [ ] button TAPE Mode This button is used to start playback. B Stop [ ] button To select your Cassette deck as the input source, This button is used to stop playback. press: C Reverse Play [ ] button RECEIVER 7 This button is used to start reverse playback. TAPE D Rewind & FF [ ]/[ ] buttons The Rewind [ ] button is used to start rewind. The FF [ ] button is used to start fast forward. TAPE mode is used to control an Onkyo cassette
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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 5.1-channel playback. *While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 2.1-channel playback. Speaker set B can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback. Speaker set A Speaker set B Indicator Output AV receiver Remote Set A: 2.1 channels On A SPEAK
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Connecting Your Speakers Speaker Configuration Speaker Connection Precautions For the best surround-sound experience, you should con- Read the following before connecting your speakers: nect five 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 amplifier at hig
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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 amplifier. shown. While p
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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
