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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
AV Receiver
Connection .................................... 16
TX-SR574
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 32
Instruction Manual
Basic Operation
Playing your AV components....... 37
Listening to the Radio.................. 39
Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 43
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the inst
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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 and two batteries (AA/R6) Blue: Neutral Brown: Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not
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Features Amplifier *1 • 7-channel amplifier • 80 watts per channel rms into 8 ohms, 2 channels Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are regis- driven, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, less than 0.08% total har- tered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. monic distortion (FTC rating) • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) *2 • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry “DTS,” “DTS 96/24,” “DTS-ES,” and “Neo:6” are trade- Processing marks of
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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 7.1-channel playback. *While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-channel playback. Speaker set B can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback. *Only analog input sources are output by speaker set B. Speaker set A Speaker set B Indicator O
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Contents Introduction Basic Operation Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Playing Your AV Components ................ 37 Basic AV Receiver Operation ..................... 37 Precautions .................................................3 Using the Multichannel DVD Input.............. 38 Supplied Accessories.................................4 Displaying Source Information.................... 38 Features ..................................
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver Front Panel North American Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MASTER VOLUME TUNING PRESET STANDBY/ON STANDBY ENTER MULTI CH DVD TAPE TUNER C D RETURN SETUP VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VCR VIDEO 3 INPUT PHONES VIDEO LR AUDIO SPEAKERS DIGITAL TUNING AB TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY INPUT DIMMER MEMORY MODE CLEAR 89R JKL MNOPQ S T Other Models MASTER VOLUME TUNING PRESET STANDBY/ON STANDBY ENTER PURE AUDIO MULTI CH DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued J TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (41) Q TUNING MODE button (39) Used to adjust the bass and treble. Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM and FM radio. K STEREO button (43) R RETURN button Selects the Stereo listening mode. Selects the previously displayed setup menu. L LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (43) S SETUP button Select the listening modes. Used to access the setup menus
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 SURROUND BACK SURROUND FRONT CENTER SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS A SPEAKER ANTENNA AM FM 75 COMPONENT VIDEO L L DIGITAL IN IN 3 IN 2 IN 1 OUT COA Y XIAL MONITOR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD OUT OPTICAL PB V AC OUTLET 1 R R AC 120V 60Hz SWITCHED 120W 1A MAX. PR S 2 FRONT SPEAKERS B IN OUT IN IN PRE OUT 3 IN OUT IN IN OUT IN FRONT SURROUND CENTER SURR BACK L L L L SUB AV RECEIVER WOOFER REM
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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 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 remote
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Remote Controller—Continued Using the Remote Controller RECEIVER/TAPE Mode Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be RECEIVER/TAPE mode is used to control the AV used to control up to seven different 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 using the six REMOTE MODE buttons. REC
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. ■ Buttons used when the TUNER input is selected A ON/STANDBY button (32) To select the Tuner (AM/FM) as the input Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. source, press: B INPUT SELECTOR buttons (37) RECEIVER 8 Used to select the input sources. TUNER C MULTI CH button (38) Selects the multichannel DVD input. D DIMMER bu
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Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button DVD Mode Sets the DVD player to On or Standby. By default, the remote controller is set to control an B Number buttons Onkyo DVD player. Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and times for locating specific points. To select your DVD player as the input source, press: C DISC +/– button Selects discs on a DVD changer. RECEIVER or 6 5 D TOP MENU button DVD MULTI CH Selects a
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Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button CD/MD/CDR/HDD Mode Sets the component to On or Standby. By default, the remote controller is set to control an B Number buttons Onkyo CD player. Used to enter track numbers and times for locating specific points on CD/MD players. To select the input source, press: C DISC/ALBUM +/– button Selects discs on a CD changer, or the next or previ- 9 CD player C D ous album on an HDD-compatible component. R
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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 seven speakers and a powered subwoofer. • North American models: You can connect speakers The following table shows which channels you should with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use based on the number of speakers that you have. use speakers with a low
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting Speaker Set A Connecting Speaker Set B Strip 5/8" (15 mm) of insu- Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu- 5/8" (15 mm) 3/8" (10 mm) 1 1 lation from the ends of the lation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as the bare wires tightly, as shown. shown. Unscrew the terminal. Fully insert the bare wire, While pressing the lever, insert 2 2 making sure that it’s touching the
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Connecting Antennas 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,
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Connecting Antennas—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 in door FM antenna instead. addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna FM 75 Insulated antenna cable AM loop antenna Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work bes
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Connecting Your Components AV Connection Color Coding About AV Connections RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- supplied with your other AV components. nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out- and do
