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Contents
Introduction ...................................2
AV Receiver
Connection ..................................23
TX-SR876
First Time Setup ..........................52
TX-NR906
Basic Operation...........................70
Using the Listening Modes ........81
Advanced Setup ..........................92
NET/USB (TX-NR906 only)........121
Zone 2 and Zone 3.....................130
Instruction Manual
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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 risk of electr
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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’s authority to operate the equipment. 3. Ca
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Precautions—Continued 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: Blue: Neutral Brown: Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured mark- ings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured blue
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Contents Features ............................................................6 Basic Operations ............................................70 Selecting the Input Source ......................................... 70 Supplied Accessories ......................................7 Setting the Display Brightness .................................. 71 Multiroom Capability ........................................8 Adjusting Speaker Levels .......................................... 71 Front & Rear Panels
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Features ® *12 Amplifier Audyssey MultEQ XT to Correct Room Acoustic Problems 140 Watts/Channel (2ch Driven) @ 8 ohms (FTC) ™*12 Audyssey Dynamic EQ Loudness Correction 200 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) ™*12 Audyssey Dynamic Volume 250 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEITA) Indepedent Crossover Adjustment WRAT-Wide Range Amplifier Technology (40/50/60/70/80/90/100/120/150/200 Hz) (5 Hz-100 kHz bandwidth) *13 Music Optimizer for Compressed Music Files VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping C
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Supplied Accessories Features—Continued *8 In Europe, using banana plugs to connect speakers to an audio Make sure you have the following accessories: amplifier is prohibited. *9 ©2005 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. “SIRIUS”, SiriusConnect, the SIRIUS dog logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. Available only in the contiguous United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada. Remote controller and three batteries (AA/R6) *10 ® XM Ready is a trademark o
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Multiroom Capability You can use four speaker systems with this AV receiver—Speakers A: a surround-sound speaker system (up to 7.1 channels) for enjoying DVD movies in your main room, Speakers B: a pair of stereo speakers for serious music listen- ing in your main room, Zone 2: a stereo speaker system in a second room, Zone 3: a stereo speaker system in a third room. And, you can select a different audio source for each room. Speakers A: Enjoy up to 7.1-channel surround-sound playback (see pag
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl TX-NR906 only Push here to open Front flap the flap 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 (51) PURE AUDIO button and indicator (81) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. Selects the Pure Audio listening mode. The indica- tor lights up when this mode is selected. Pressing S
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued North American model TX-NR906 only cp bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt ck cl cm cn co cq cr cs ct dk Other models TX-NR906 only cp dl bt The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. PHONES jack (72) SETUP button This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan- This button is used to access the onscreen setup dard pair of stereo headphones for private listening. menus that appear on the connected TV. ZONE 2, ZONE 3, and OFF
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued cs Up [ ] and Down [ ] buttons (106, 135) dk LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (81) Used to adjust the tone, and the volume and balance Select the Onkyo original listening modes. of Zone 2 and Zone 3. dl POWER switch (51) ct DIGITAL INPUT button (64) American models do not have this switch. Used to assign digital inputs to input selectors. This is the main power switch. When set to OFF, the AV receiver is completely shutdown. It must be set to ON to set the AV re
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8 Front & Rear Panels—Continued Audio input indicators (76, 120) Volume level (70) Indicate the type of audio input that’s selected as the Displays the volume level. audio source: HDMI, ANALOG, or DIGITAL. MUTING indicator (71) While a digital HD Radio transmission is being Flashes while the AV receiver is muted. received, the DIGITAL indicator lights up. While an analog HD Radio transmission is being received, the ANALOG indicator lights up. Rear Panel North American model 1 br 1 23649 5
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued REMOTE CONTROL IR IN/OUT A commercially available IR receiver can be con- This (Remote Interactive) jack can be con- nected to the IR IN jack, allowing you to control the nected to the jack on another -capable AV receiver while you’re in Zone 2, or control it Onkyo component for remote and system control. when it’s out of sight, for example, installed in a To use , you must make an analog audio connec- cabinet. tion (RCA) between the AV receiver and the o
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued TAPE IN/OUT dl PRE OUT: ZONE 2, ZONE 3 L/R These analog audio input and output jacks are for These analog audio outputs can be connected to the connecting a recorder with an analog audio input line inputs on amplifiers in Zone 2 and Zone 3. and output, such as a cassette deck, MD recorder, dm ZONE 2 L/R speakers etc. These terminal posts are for connecting speakers in AUX 1 IN Zone 2 or front Speakers B. A VCR for playback only or other video source can The
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Remote Controller 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 STANDBY indicator AV receiver 30˚ 30˚ Insert the three supplied batteries (AA/R6) 2 in accordance with the polarity diagram Approx. 16 ft. inside the battery compartment. (5 m) Notes: The remote controller may
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G S U E U N T I E U D M P E Remote Controller—Continued About the Remote Controller Modes RECEIVER/TAPE Mode As well as the AV receiver, you can also use the remote RECEIVER/TAPE mode is used to control the AV controller to control your other AV 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 To set the remote controller to RECEIVER/T
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. Re-EQ button (108) Turns the Re-EQ function on or off. STANDBY button (51) L NIGHT button (109) Sets the AV receiver to Standby. Turns the Late Night function on or off. ON button (51) AUDIO SEL button (120) Turns on the AV receiver. Selects the audio input: analog, digital, HDMI, or multichannel. INPUT SELECTOR buttons (70) Used to select the input source. MACRO buttons (141) Used with the Macro function
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G S U E U N T I E U D M P E Remote Controller—Continued STANDBY button DVD Mode Sets the DVD player to Standby. To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the ON button [DVD] REMOTE MODE button. Turns on the DVD player. Number buttons Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers, and 1 to enter times for locating specific points. ON STANDBY TV INPUT TOP MENU button 2 DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT Selects a DVD’s top menu. + 12 3 3 TV CH Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] and ENTER buttons GAME/TV AU
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G S U E U N T I E U D M P E Remote Controller—Continued STANDBY button CD/MD/CDR Modes Sets the component to Standby. To control an Onkyo CD player, MD recorder, or CD ON button recorder, or a CD or MD player/recorder made by Set the component to On or Standby. another manufacturer, press the [CD] REMOTE Number buttons MODE button to select the CD/MD/CDR remote con- Used to enter track numbers and times for locating troller mode. specific points. In order to control an Onkyo MD recorder o
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G S U E U N T I E U D M P E Remote Controller—Continued STANDBY button DOCK Mode Turns off the iPod. Dock mode is for controlling an Apple iPod in an Onkyo ON button* RI Dock. Turns on the iPod. To control an RI Dock, press the [CD] (TX-NR906) or TOP MENU button [DOCK] (TX-SR876) REMOTE MODE button to Works as a Mode button when used with a DS-A2 select the DOCK remote controller mode. RI Dock. In order to control an RI Dock, you must first enter the appropriate remote control code (see
