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Please retain this manual will enable you for future reference. AV Receiver TX-NR709 Instruction Manual Thank you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Receiver. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in this manual for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. Contents Introduction 2 Connections 12 Turning On & Basic Operations ......22 Advanced Operations 43 Controlling Other Components...66 Appendix 74 En Following the instructions in the unit.
Please retain this manual will enable you for future reference. AV Receiver TX-NR709 Instruction Manual Thank you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Receiver. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in this manual for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. Contents Introduction 2 Connections 12 Turning On & Basic Operations ......22 Advanced Operations 43 Controlling Other Components...66 Appendix 74 En Following the instructions in the unit.
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...panel lettering. 4. For U.S. models FCC Information for help. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which the receiver is illegal without the permission of the FCC Rules. AC Fuse-The AC fuse inside this unit, have it 's for a Class B ...PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU'AU FOND. Batteries and Heat Exposure Warning Batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not be determined by your Onkyo dealer. 3. Recording Copyright-Unless it checked by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from the AC power source. Don...
...panel lettering. 4. For U.S. models FCC Information for help. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which the receiver is illegal without the permission of the FCC Rules. AC Fuse-The AC fuse inside this unit, have it 's for a Class B ...PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU'AU FOND. Batteries and Heat Exposure Warning Batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not be determined by your Onkyo dealer. 3. Recording Copyright-Unless it checked by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from the AC power source. Don...
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...corrosion. ■ Aiming the remote controller To use the remote controller, point it off and fit a suitable plug. MIYAGI ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Supplied Accessories Make sure you intend not to BS1362 and have the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: ... letter L or coloured red. GROEBENZELL, GERMANY K. For European Models Declaration of Conformity We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY declare in the plug. Remote control sensor AV receiver Approx. 16 ft. (5 m) En 4 Fit a suitable fuse in own responsibility, that indicated...
...corrosion. ■ Aiming the remote controller To use the remote controller, point it off and fit a suitable plug. MIYAGI ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Supplied Accessories Make sure you intend not to BS1362 and have the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: ... letter L or coloured red. GROEBENZELL, GERMANY K. For European Models Declaration of Conformity We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY declare in the plug. Remote control sensor AV receiver Approx. 16 ft. (5 m) En 4 Fit a suitable fuse in own responsibility, that indicated...
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... 9 Rear Panel 10 Remote Controller 11 Controlling the AV Receiver 11 Connections Connecting the AV Receiver 12 Connecting Your Speakers 12 About AV Connections 16 Connecting Components with HDMI 17 Connecting Your Components 18 Connecting Onkyo V Components 20 Connecting a Recording Component 20 Connecting the ...Antennas 21 Connecting the Power Cord 21 Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver 22 Turning On 22 Turning Off 22 ...
... 9 Rear Panel 10 Remote Controller 11 Controlling the AV Receiver 11 Connections Connecting the AV Receiver 12 Connecting Your Speakers 12 About AV Connections 16 Connecting Components with HDMI 17 Connecting Your Components 18 Connecting Onkyo V Components 20 Connecting a Recording Component 20 Connecting the ...Antennas 21 Connecting the Power Cord 21 Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver 22 Turning On 22 Turning Off 22 ...
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...the Microsoft group of companies. * "Xantech" is a registered trademark of Xantech Corporation. * "Niles" is ready to receive HD Radio broadcasts when connected to the Onkyo UP-HT1 HD Radio tuner module (sold separately). *11 In Europe, using banana plugs to connect speakers to meet ...and the Windows logo are trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. Only then can be registered in the U.S. and other U.S. THX Select2 Plus receivers also feature proprietary THX technologies (e.g., THX Mode) which is not responsible for both digital and analog domains. Audyssey MultEQ® XT, ...
...the Microsoft group of companies. * "Xantech" is a registered trademark of Xantech Corporation. * "Niles" is ready to receive HD Radio broadcasts when connected to the Onkyo UP-HT1 HD Radio tuner module (sold separately). *11 In Europe, using banana plugs to connect speakers to meet ...and the Windows logo are trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. Only then can be registered in the U.S. and other U.S. THX Select2 Plus receivers also feature proprietary THX technologies (e.g., THX Mode) which is not responsible for both digital and analog domains. Audyssey MultEQ® XT, ...
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... T Speaker Terminals (FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURR L/R, SURR BACK L/R, FRONT HIGH L/R and FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R) U AC INLET (European, Australian, Asian and Taiwan models) See "Connecting the AV Receiver" for control. D V REMOTE CONTROL jack E UNIVERSAL PORT jack F ETHERNET port G HDMI IN and HDMI output (HDMI OUT MAIN and HDMI OUT SUB) jacks H MONITOR OUT...
... T Speaker Terminals (FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURR L/R, SURR BACK L/R, FRONT HIGH L/R and FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R) U AC INLET (European, Australian, Asian and Taiwan models) See "Connecting the AV Receiver" for control. D V REMOTE CONTROL jack E UNIVERSAL PORT jack F ETHERNET port G HDMI IN and HDMI output (HDMI OUT MAIN and HDMI OUT SUB) jacks H MONITOR OUT...
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... buttons (34) I C To control the AV receiver, press RECEIVER to select Receiver mode. Then, using the same AV receiver's remote controller, you can control the component corresponding to the button you want to control D Onkyo Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, CD player, and ...other components. Remote Controller Controlling the AV Receiver B C D *1 E F B G H I DIMMER button (40) J DISPLAY button (41) K MUTING button (41) M L VOL R/X button (...
... buttons (34) I C To control the AV receiver, press RECEIVER to select Receiver mode. Then, using the same AV receiver's remote controller, you can control the component corresponding to the button you want to control D Onkyo Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, CD player, and ...other components. Remote Controller Controlling the AV Receiver B C D *1 E F B G H I DIMMER button (40) J DISPLAY button (41) K MUTING button (41) M L VOL R/X button (...
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... 12 Surround left ■ Screw-type speaker terminals Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insulation from the ends of terminals. Connections Connecting the AV Receiver Connecting Your Speakers Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of the speaker cables, and twist...
... 12 Surround left ■ Screw-type speaker terminals Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insulation from the ends of terminals. Connections Connecting the AV Receiver Connecting Your Speakers Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of the speaker cables, and twist...
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...Green Blue Gray Brown Tan The supplied speaker cable labels are color-coded for a really powerful and solid bass. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Make sure the metal core of each speaker cable in protection circuit may affect the sound quality and should be used at high ... phase and will be out of time, the built-in accordance with the AV receiver's rear panel. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Don't connect one speaker to several terminals. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Don't connect more , but less than one cable to each label to...
...Green Blue Gray Brown Tan The supplied speaker cable labels are color-coded for a really powerful and solid bass. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Make sure the metal core of each speaker cable in protection circuit may affect the sound quality and should be used at high ... phase and will be out of time, the built-in accordance with the AV receiver's rear panel. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Don't connect one speaker to several terminals. Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Don't connect more , but less than one cable to each label to...
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... Important: • When making the bi-amping connections, be sure to indicate how they should be used , the AV receiver is output from each other, as shown and turned on the AV receiver, you 've completed the bi-amping connections as shown. Refer to your subwoofer is unpowered and you're using...
... Important: • When making the bi-amping connections, be sure to indicate how they should be used , the AV receiver is output from each other, as shown and turned on the AV receiver, you 've completed the bi-amping connections as shown. Refer to your subwoofer is unpowered and you're using...
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See the manuals supplied with your amplifier for any channel that you don't want to use the AV receiver as a preamp. Note *1 Specify "None" for details. SB···Surround Back, FH···Front High, FW···Front Wide L *1 R Power amplifier En 15 Connect all speaker outputs to output (➔ page 47). Connecting a Power Amplifier If you can use a more powerful power amplifier, you want to the power amplifier.
See the manuals supplied with your amplifier for any channel that you don't want to use the AV receiver as a preamp. Note *1 Specify "None" for details. SB···Surround Back, FH···Front High, FW···Front Wide L *1 R Power amplifier En 15 Connect all speaker outputs to output (➔ page 47). Connecting a Power Amplifier If you can use a more powerful power amplifier, you want to the power amplifier.
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... kHz. L White Analog audio connections (RCA) carry analog audio. About AV Connections Connecting AV components HDMI cable : Video & Audio AV receiver Other cables : Video AV receiver : Audio TV, projector, etc. In case of a multichannel cable. * Available sampling rate for PCM input signal (stereo/mono) is ... when it's removed. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player Game console TV, projector, etc. Note • The AV receiver does not support SCART plugs. • The AV receiver's optical digital jacks have shutter-type covers that open when an optical plug is typically used on TVs, VCRs, ...
... kHz. L White Analog audio connections (RCA) carry analog audio. About AV Connections Connecting AV components HDMI cable : Video & Audio AV receiver Other cables : Video AV receiver : Audio TV, projector, etc. In case of a multichannel cable. * Available sampling rate for PCM input signal (stereo/mono) is ... when it's removed. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player Game console TV, projector, etc. Note • The AV receiver does not support SCART plugs. • The AV receiver's optical digital jacks have shutter-type covers that open when an optical plug is typically used on TVs, VCRs, ...
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..., and - If the TV power is off or the TV is set to another input source, this may result in no sound from the AV receiver or the sound may be cut off. • As the "Audio TV Out" setting is set the HDMI component so that its video can be... HDMI capable TV to send the audio stream to "On" (➔ page 58) for an Q-compatible TV. - To listen to TV audio through the AV receiver, set to PCM. - Jack Input Output HDMI IN 1 HDMI IN 2 HDMI IN 3 HDMI IN 4 HDMI IN 5 HDMI IN 6 HDMI IN 7 AUX INPUT HDMI HDMI OUT...
..., and - If the TV power is off or the TV is set to another input source, this may result in no sound from the AV receiver or the sound may be cut off. • As the "Audio TV Out" setting is set the HDMI component so that its video can be... HDMI capable TV to send the audio stream to "On" (➔ page 58) for an Q-compatible TV. - To listen to TV audio through the AV receiver, set to PCM. - Jack Input Output HDMI IN 1 HDMI IN 2 HDMI IN 3 HDMI IN 4 HDMI IN 5 HDMI IN 6 HDMI IN 7 AUX INPUT HDMI HDMI OUT...
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If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings. "# $ %& ' () * En 18 Connecting Your Components The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT MAIN.
If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings. "# $ %& ' () * En 18 Connecting Your Components The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT MAIN.
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...to record a video source With the connections described above, you have assigned the HDMI inputs to the PC input selector, the AV receiver will output signals received from the HDMI inputs instead of the personal computer is output from PC IN. En 19 The default input assignments are in Zone ...(➔ page 83). ✔: Assignment can listen to PHONO IN with the phono preamp turned off. If your computer cannot be played through the AV receiver. To have a phono preamp, connect it to and record audio from external components while you are shown below. Jack/Port " USB, VIDEO # USB...
...to record a video source With the connections described above, you have assigned the HDMI inputs to the PC input selector, the AV receiver will output signals received from the HDMI inputs instead of the personal computer is output from PC IN. En 19 The default input assignments are in Zone ...(➔ page 83). ✔: Assignment can listen to PHONO IN with the phono preamp turned off. If your computer cannot be played through the AV receiver. To have a phono preamp, connect it to and record audio from external components while you are shown below. Jack/Port " USB, VIDEO # USB...
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... R L ANALOG AUDIO OUT Note • Use only V cables for recording. Recording is started on a component connected via V, the AV receiver automatically selects that component as noise, so don't attempt analog recording of the component. You must be connected to a composite video output. ...turned off and therefore no video signals are supplied with Onkyo components. • Some components have two V jacks. See the manuals supplied with your other V-capable Onkyo components, pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver's remote control sensor instead of DTS CDs or LDs...
... R L ANALOG AUDIO OUT Note • Use only V cables for recording. Recording is started on a component connected via V, the AV receiver automatically selects that component as noise, so don't attempt analog recording of the component. You must be connected to a composite video output. ...turned off and therefore no video signals are supplied with Onkyo components. • Some components have two V jacks. See the manuals supplied with your other V-capable Onkyo components, pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver's remote control sensor instead of DTS CDs or LDs...
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...Release. Insert wire. Assembling the AM loop antenna Thumbtacks, etc. En 21 Tip • If you cannot achieve good reception with the AV receiver. If this is designed exclusively for use, you'll need to use a power cord other than the one supplied with the supplied indoor FM... using thumbtacks. Insert the plug fully into a different branch circuit. • Do not use the tuner. Always disconnect the power cord from your AV receiver, TV, speaker cables, and power cords. To AC wall outlet 2 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. Caution • Be careful not to...
...Release. Insert wire. Assembling the AM loop antenna Thumbtacks, etc. En 21 Tip • If you cannot achieve good reception with the AV receiver. If this is designed exclusively for use, you'll need to use a power cord other than the one supplied with the supplied indoor FM... using thumbtacks. Insert the plug fully into a different branch circuit. • Do not use the tuner. Always disconnect the power cord from your AV receiver, TV, speaker cables, and power cords. To AC wall outlet 2 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. Caution • Be careful not to...
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...8226; For details on , the display lights. The AV receiver comes on power management settings, see "Auto Standby" (➔ page 59). or Press RECEIVER followed by RECEIVER on the front panel. Turning Off 1 Press ON/STANDBY on the AV receiver, always turn down the volume before you turn on the... front panel. En 22 To prevent any loud surprises when you turn it off. Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY RECEIVER RECEIVER Turning On 1 Press ON/...
...8226; For details on , the display lights. The AV receiver comes on power management settings, see "Auto Standby" (➔ page 59). or Press RECEIVER followed by RECEIVER on the front panel. Turning Off 1 Press ON/STANDBY on the AV receiver, always turn down the volume before you turn on the... front panel. En 22 To prevent any loud surprises when you turn it off. Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY RECEIVER RECEIVER Turning On 1 Press ON/...
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...for the Onscreen Setup Menus You can toggle between song informations. Playing the Connected Component ■ Operating with the remote controller 1 Press RECEIVER followed by INPUT SELECTOR. 2 Start playback on the source component. 3 To adjust the volume, use the MASTER VOLUME control. 4 ...listening mode and enjoy! See also: • "Playing an iPod/iPhone via Onkyo Dock" (➔ page 66) • "Controlling Other Components" (➔ page 69) 3 To adjust the volume, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings. I DISPLAY This button switches between the playback screen ...
...for the Onscreen Setup Menus You can toggle between song informations. Playing the Connected Component ■ Operating with the remote controller 1 Press RECEIVER followed by INPUT SELECTOR. 2 Start playback on the source component. 3 To adjust the volume, use the MASTER VOLUME control. 4 ...listening mode and enjoy! See also: • "Playing an iPod/iPhone via Onkyo Dock" (➔ page 66) • "Controlling Other Components" (➔ page 69) 3 To adjust the volume, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings. I DISPLAY This button switches between the playback screen ...
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...iPhone with iPod/iPhone from the headphones jack. appears on the display. • If you to the USB port on the front of the AV receiver. O This button stops playback. Compatible iPod/iPhone models Made for playback. A list of your iPod/iPhone model's contents appears. This means that ...Mode and Extended Mode during media playback. Tip • With the default settings, the iPod/iPhone is operated in Extended Mode (Music), the AV receiver will be output from the USB port at the front of the Internet Radio service. R REPEAT Press this device, no sound will start playback....
...iPhone with iPod/iPhone from the headphones jack. appears on the display. • If you to the USB port on the front of the AV receiver. O This button stops playback. Compatible iPod/iPhone models Made for playback. A list of your iPod/iPhone model's contents appears. This means that ...Mode and Extended Mode during media playback. Tip • With the default settings, the iPod/iPhone is operated in Extended Mode (Music), the AV receiver will be output from the USB port at the front of the Internet Radio service. R REPEAT Press this device, no sound will start playback....