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Contents
Stereo Receiver
Introduction.................................... 2
TX-8255
Instruction Manual
Connections ................................. 12
Enjoying Audio Sources.............. 19
Others
Troubleshooting .............................. 31
Specifications.................................. 33
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 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 el
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use For U.S. models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal FCC Information for User without 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 authori
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Table of Contents Precautions—Continued For British models Introduction Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power Important Safety Instructions ........................... 2 supply cord of this unit should be performed only by Precautions......................................................... 3 Table of Contents............................................... 4 qualified service personnel. Supplied Accessories........................................ 5 IMPORTANT Installing
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Notes: Supplied Accessories • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing the batteries. Make sure you have the following accessories: • Don’t mix new and old batteries or different types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired batteries should be removed as soon as Remote controller and two batteries (AA/R6) possib
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Getting to Know the Receiver Front Panel North American Model 15 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 J R Q P O NL M K * The name of the buttons and other controls varies according to the shipping destination. For details, Other Models refer to the description on the next page. 15 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 J R Q P O NL M K 6
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Getting to Know the Receiver—Continued Some button number sections (such as 7 and 9) H Number buttons (26, 29) contain multiple button descriptions because the name Used to select a station by entering the frequency and function vary according to the model or shipping directly or to enter characters to label the station destination. Refer to the description corresponding to preset number. your model. I DIMMER button (21) For detailed information, see t
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Getting to Know the Receiver—Continued Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9J K L H TAPE 1/2 IN/OUT A REMOTE CONTROL jacks This analog audio input and output are for These (Remote Interactive) jacks can be connecting a recorder with an analog audio input connected to the jacks on your other Onkyo and output, such as a cassette deck, MD recorder, audio components. The receiver’s remote controller etc. can then be used to control all of your components. I LINE 1/DVD To use , you must make an analog
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Getting to Know the Receiver—Continued Display 1 2 3 4 5 For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 4 SLEEP indicator Lights up when the Sleep function has been set. 1 A and B speaker indicators Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on. 5 Message area Indicator B lights up when speaker set B is on. Displays various information about the selected input source. 2 MUTING indicator Flashes while the receiver is muted. 3 Radio indicators TUNED: Lights up when tuned to a radio sta
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Remote Controller For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON button (19) Sets the receiver to On or Standby. B SLEEP button (21) Used with the Sleep function. C INPUT SELECTOR buttons (20) and number buttons (26) 1 7 When any of these buttons is pressed, the input source will be changed to the one shown below the 2 8 button. The button with no label does not work for input source selection. After the DIRECT TUNING 9 button is pressed, these buttons work as number
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About 5 m (16 feet) Remote Controller—Continued M Previous and Next [ ]/[ ] buttons Using the Remote Controller These buttons are used to select the previous or next Point the remote controller toward the remote control track on an HDD component. Pressing them sensor. repeatedly selects earlier or later tracks. On a cassette deck, they’re used for rewind and fast Remote control sensor forward. N Reverse and Fast Forward [ ]/[ ] buttons These buttons are used for reverse and fast forward o
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Connecting Your Speakers Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections. Speaker Connection Precautions Connecting the Speaker Cables The receiver allows you to connect two sets of speakers. Strip about 15 mm (5/8 15 mm When two sets of speakers are connected, you can select 1 (5/8") inch) of insulation from which speaker set outputs sound or use both sets to the ends of the speaker output sound simultaneously. cables, and twist the bare • When you connect one
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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 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 AM antenna push terminals the tabs into the base, as show
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Connecting Antenna—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 AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used outdoor FM antenna instead. in addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna FM 75 Insulated antenna cable AM loop antenna Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable
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Connecting Your Components Before Making any Connections Connecting a Turntable • Always refer to the instructions that came with the The receiver’s PHONO input jacks are for use with component that you are connecting. moving-magnet (MM) type cartridges. • Do not plug in the power cord until all connections Use an analog audio cable to connect the receiver’s have been properly made. PHONO L/R jacks to the audio output jacks on the • Do not bind audio cables with power cords and turntable,
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Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Recording Component Connecting a DVD Player To connect recording components, such as cassette deck, Only audio input from the DVD player can be received. MD recorder and CD recorder, use an analog audio cable The video input from the DVD player should be to connect the receiver’s TAPE 1 or 2 IN L/R jacks to the connected to the TV directly. cassette deck’s analog audio output jacks, and use Use an analog audio cable to connect the LINE 1/DVD
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Connecting Your Components—Continued With (Remote Interactive), you can control your Connecting a TV or Other Component -compatible Onkyo CD player, RI Dock, and so on with an Audio Output with the receiver’s remote controller. • To use , you must make an analog audio Use an analog audio cable to connect the LINE 1/DVD connection between the receiver and each audio IN L/R or LINE 2 IN L/R jacks to the analog audio component. output jacks on the connected component. When you connect a VCR
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Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting the Power Cords of Other Components The receiver has AC outlets on its rear panel that can be used to connect the power cords of other components that you intend to use with the receiver. These components can then be left turned on so that they turn on and off as and when the receiver is turned on and set to Standby. e.g. European e.g. North American models model Caution: • Make sure that the total capacity of the components that you connec
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Turning On the Receiver ON/STANDBY STANDBY/ON STANDBY indicator Turning On and Standby Changing the Input Display You can change the input display name to “HDD”. When Press the [ON/STANDBY] button. 1 the input display name has been changed “HDD” for Alternatively, press the remote Receiver TAPE 1, the display name for the other button cannot be controller’s [STANDBY/ON] changed to “HDD”. button. After you changed the input display name, you can The receiver comes on, the display operate
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Enjoying Audio Sources INPUT SELECTOR Input selector buttons SPEAKERS A/B MASTER VOLUME VOLUME / Press the input selector button 1 to select the component that you Receiver want to listen to. Remote controller Use the [SPEAKERS A] and 2 [SPEAKERS B] buttons on the Receiver receiver to select the speaker set that you want to use. The A and B speaker indicators show whether each speaker set is on or off. Indicators Start playback on the selected 3 component. To adjust the volume, use the
