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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
Stereo Receiver
Connection .................................... 11
TX-8011
Playing Your Components........... 17
Using the Tuner ............................. 19
Instruction Manual
Recording ...................................... 21
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo Stereo Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE 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 CAUTION: “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT suf
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Important Safeguards—Continued 17. Overloading—Do not overload wall outlets, exten- FIGURE 1: sion cords, or integral convenience receptacles as EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70 18. Object and Liquid Entry—Never push objects of any kind into the appliance through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out ANTENNA LEAD IN parts that could resul
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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- Note to CATV system installer: out the permission of the copyright holder. This reminder is provided to call the CATV system 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the TX-8011 installer's attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which Receiver is not user-serviceable. If you cannot turn provides guideline for proper grounding and, i
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Features Contents • 50 W/ch min. RMS at 8 ohms, both channels driven Important Safeguards........................................ 2 from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with no more than 0.08% THD. Precautions ........................................................ 4 • Discrete output stage circuits for true high-current, Features.............................................................. 5 low-impedance drive. • Expensive, high-quality parts, such as high-power Supplie
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel 1 234 5 6 789 JK L M N O P Q R S For detailed information, refer to the pages in L VOLUME control (17) parentheses. This control is used to set the volume of the TX-8011. A STANDBY/ON button (16) This button is used to set the TX-8011 to On or M PHONES jack (18) Standby. This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan- dard pair of stereo headphones. B STANDBY indicator (16) This indicator li
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9J SPEAKERS A B AUDIO MUTE FM MUTE TUNED MEMORY GROUP T-2 MONITOR ON OFF STEREO A B C STEREO MODE SLEEP AUTO kHz MONO MHz CH MIN K G STEREO indicator (19) A STEREO MODE AUTO/FM MUTE ON This indicator lights up when the tuner is tuned to a indicators (19) stereo FM station. These indicators light up when the tuner is tuned to an FM station and Stereo mode is selected. H MEMORY
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 AM REMOTE CONTROL ANTENNA GND FM 75 SPEAKERS R L AC OUTLET IN IN OUT IN OUT IN AC 120V 60Hz A A SWITCHED 120W 1A MAX. L L B B R R PHONO CD TAPE 1 TAPE 2 79 8 J G PHONO IN (14) A Grounding screw (14) These jacks can be used to connect a turntable with This screw is for connecting a turntable’s ground a moving-magnet cartridge. wire. H CD IN (14) B AM ANTENNA (12, 13) These jacks can be used to conn
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Remote Controller POWER SLEEP 1 6 INPUT SELECTOR TAPE-1 TUNER PHONO CD 2 TAPE-2 DECK-A DECK-B 3 TUNER GROUP PRESET MUTING 4 7 CD 8 5 VOLUME DISC REMOTE CONTROLLER RC-330S E CD (works only with Onkyo CD players A POWER button (16) connected via ) This button is used to set the TX-8011 to On or standby. Pause [ ] button This button is used to pause CD playback. B INPUT SELECTOR buttons (17, 19) These buttons are used to select the input s
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Remote Controller—Continued Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the TX-8011’s Open the battery compartment, as shown. remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 Remote control sensor Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) 2 30˚ in accordance with the polarity diagram 30˚ inside the battery compartment. Notes: • The remote controller may not work reliably if the TX-8011 is subjected to bright light, such as di
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Connections • If you want to connect a single speaker instead of a Connecting Speakers pair, connect it to either the left or right speaker termi- Before you connect your speakers, read the following: nals, not both. • Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. NO! • Read the instructions supplied with your speakers. •Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other R L words, connect positive (+) terminals only to positive AA (+) terminals, and negative (–) term
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Connections—Continued Connecting the Supplied FM & AM Indoor Antennas ANTENNA AM REMOTE CONTROL ANTENNA GND FM 75 SPEAKERS R L AC OUTLET IN IN OUT IN OUT IN AC 120V 60Hz A A SWITCHED 120W 1A MAX. L L B B R R PHONO CD TAPE 1 TAPE 2 Adjusting the Position of the FM Indoor Antenna The FM indoor antenna is for indoor use only. Extend the antenna fully and point it in various directions to find the best reception. Secure it in that position with thumbtacks or something similar. If
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Connections—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used door FM antenna instead. in addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna FM 75 Insulated antenna cable AM loop antenna Notes: AM • Outdoor FM antennas work best outs
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Connections—Continued TAPE 2 Connecting a CD Player Use an RCA audio cable to connect the TX-8011’s Use an RCA audio cable to connect the TX-8011’s CD TAPE 2 IN L/R jacks to the cassette recorder’s output IN L/R jacks to the analog audio output jacks on your jacks, and use another analog audio cable to connect the CD player, as shown. TX-8011’s TAPE 2 OUT L/R jacks to the cassette recorder’s input jacks, as shown. Connecting your 3-head tape recorder to the TAPE 2
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Connections—Continued Connecting Components Connecting the Power Cord of Another Component With (Remote Interactive) you can control your -compatible Onkyo CD player and cassette recorder The TX-8011 has a switched AC outlet on its rear panel with the TX-8011’s remote controller, and use the fol- that can be used to connect the power cord of another lowing special functions: component that you intend to use with the TX-8011. Direct Change These components can then
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Connections—Continued Connecting the Power Cord Notes: • Before connecting the power cord, connect all of your speakers and components. •Turning on the TX-8011 may cause a momentary power surge that might interfere with other electrical equipment on the same circuit. If this is a problem, plug the TX-8011 into a different branch circuit. Turning On the TX-8011 POWER SLEEP STANDBY/ON POWER INPUT SELECTOR TAPE-1 TUNER PHONO CD TAPE-2 DECK-A DECK-B TUNER GROUP PRESET MUTING CD VO
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Playing Your Components This chapter explains how to use the TX-8011 with your Using a Graphic Equalizer other components. You can use a graphic equalizer by connecting it to the TUNING VOLUME TAPE 2 IN/OUT jacks and selecting TAPE 2. Press the [TAPE 2 MONITOR] but- 1 ton to select TAPE 2. The T-2 MONITOR indicator lights up. Start playback on the selected 2 component. SPEAKERS A/B Input selector BASS See the graphic equalizer’s manual for detai
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Playing Your Components—Continued Using the Sleep Timer With the sleep timer, you can set the TX-8011 so that it automatically turns off after a specified period. Press the remote controller’s 1 [SLEEP] button repeatedly to SLEEP select the required sleep time. You can set the sleep time from 90 to 10 minutes in 10-minute steps. The SLEEP indicator appears on the display when the sleep timer has been set, as shown. The specified sleep time appears on the display for
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Using the Tuner With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio Manual Tuning Mode stations, and you can store your favorite stations as pre- sets for quick selection. Press the TUNING Up or Down 1 [ ]/[ ] button. TUNING Number Press the buttons repeatedly to change the frequency one step at a time. MEMORY VOLUME The FM frequency changes in 0.1 MHz steps; 10 kHz steps for AM. Direct Tuning Mode Press the [DIRECT TUNING] but- 1 ton. DIRECT TUNING GR
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Using the Tuner—Continued Presetting Radio Stations Deleting Presets You can store up to 30 of your favorite radio stations as Select the preset that you want to presets, 10 in each group (A, B, C). 1 delete. See the previous section. Tune into the station that you 1 want to store as a preset. While holding down the [MEM- 2 ORY] button, press the Press the [MEMORY] button. 2 [FM MODE] button. The MEMORY indicator appears. The selected preset is del
