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Following the instructions in the unit. Contents Introduction 2 Connections 12 Turning On & Basic Operations ......22 Advanced Operations 43 Controlling Other Components...66 Appendix 74 En Please retain this manual will enable you for future reference. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in this manual for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. AV Receiver TX-NR709 Instruction Manual Thank you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Receiver.
Following the instructions in the unit. Contents Introduction 2 Connections 12 Turning On & Basic Operations ......22 Advanced Operations 43 Controlling Other Components...66 Appendix 74 En Please retain this manual will enable you for future reference. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in this manual for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. AV Receiver TX-NR709 Instruction Manual Thank you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Receiver.
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... may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in accordance with the letter L or coloured red. Remote control sensor AV receiver Approx. 16 ft. (5 m) En 4 Specifications and operations are coloured in your socket outlets, cut it at the end ...standards such as shown below. GROEBENZELL, GERMANY K. MIYAGI ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Supplied Accessories Make sure you intend not to the terminal which is in own responsibility, that indicated on packaging, the letter at the AV receiver's remote control sensor, as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and...
... may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in accordance with the letter L or coloured red. Remote control sensor AV receiver Approx. 16 ft. (5 m) En 4 Specifications and operations are coloured in your socket outlets, cut it at the end ...standards such as shown below. GROEBENZELL, GERMANY K. MIYAGI ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Supplied Accessories Make sure you intend not to the terminal which is in own responsibility, that indicated on packaging, the letter at the AV receiver's remote control sensor, as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and...
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... Display 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 ...
... Display 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 ...
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... jacks 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. En 10 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...
... jacks 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. En 10 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...
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...) L E SP LAYOUT button (41) F Arrow R/X/F/S and ENTER buttons E G SETUP button (43) H Listening Mode buttons (34) I C To control the AV receiver, press RECEIVER to select Receiver mode. 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 (23)...parentheses. Then, using the same AV receiver's remote controller, you can select AM or FM by pressing TUNER repeatedly. You can control the component corresponding to the button you want to control D Onkyo Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, ...
...) L E SP LAYOUT button (41) F Arrow R/X/F/S and ENTER buttons E G SETUP button (43) H Listening Mode buttons (34) I C To control the AV receiver, press RECEIVER to select Receiver mode. 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 (23)...parentheses. Then, using the same AV receiver's remote controller, you can select AM or FM by pressing TUNER repeatedly. You can control the component corresponding to the button you want to control D Onkyo Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, ...
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... ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown. 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to each pair of the speaker terminal. Connections Connecting the AV Receiver Connecting Your Speakers Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to 15 mm) ■ Banana Plugs (North American models...
... ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown. 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to each pair of the speaker terminal. Connections Connecting the AV Receiver Connecting Your Speakers Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to 15 mm) ■ Banana Plugs (North American models...
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.... • Disconnect the power cord from your surround sound system, you have contact with a lower impedance, and use speakers with the AV receiver's rear panel. Speaker Configuration The following before making any of the connected speakers is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass. En ...to each label to set the speaker settings automatically (➔ page 31) or manually (➔ page 46). Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Make sure the metal core of the wire does not have . Attaching the Speaker Cable Labels The speaker terminals are also ...
.... • Disconnect the power cord from your surround sound system, you have contact with a lower impedance, and use speakers with the AV receiver's rear panel. Speaker Configuration The following before making any of the connected speakers is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass. En ...to each label to set the speaker settings automatically (➔ page 31) or manually (➔ page 46). Doing so may damage the AV receiver. • Make sure the metal core of the wire does not have . Attaching the Speaker Cable Labels The speaker terminals are also ...
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...up to indicate how they should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each jack. Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on the AV receiver, you 're using an external amplifier, connect the subwoofer pre out jack to enable bi-amping (➔ page 46). 1/3 of wall position...room, and choose the one that their arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround back dipole speakers (B) should be used , the AV receiver is output from each other, as shown and turned on them to a 5.1 speaker system in two directions. Refer to remove the jumper bars...
...up to indicate how they should be positioned so that their arrows point toward each jack. Dipole speakers typically have an arrow printed on the AV receiver, you 're using an external amplifier, connect the subwoofer pre out jack to enable bi-amping (➔ page 46). 1/3 of wall position...room, and choose the one that their arrows point toward the TV/screen, while the surround back dipole speakers (B) should be used , the AV receiver is output from each other, as shown and turned on them to a 5.1 speaker system in two directions. Refer to remove the jumper bars...
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Connecting a Power Amplifier If you want to output (➔ page 47). SB···Surround Back, FH···Front High, FW···Front Wide L *1 R Power amplifier En 15 See the manuals supplied with your amplifier for any channel that you can use the AV receiver as a preamp. Note *1 Specify "None" for details. Connect all speaker outputs to use a more powerful power amplifier, you don't want to the power amplifier.
Connecting a Power Amplifier If you want to output (➔ page 47). SB···Surround Back, FH···Front High, FW···Front Wide L *1 R Power amplifier En 15 See the manuals supplied with your amplifier for any channel that you can use the AV receiver as a preamp. Note *1 Specify "None" for details. Connect all speaker outputs to use a more powerful power amplifier, you don't want to the power amplifier.
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...connect the power cord until you to enjoy digital sound such as PCM*, Dolby Digital or DTS. 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 also available. This is the same as... to connect a PC and a display device (also called D-Sub or D-subminiature). S-Video separates the luminance from power cords and speaker cables. About AV Connections Connecting AV components HDMI cable : Video & Audio AV receiver Other cables : Video AV receiver : Audio TV, projector, etc.
...connect the power cord until you to enjoy digital sound such as PCM*, Dolby Digital or DTS. 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 also available. This is the same as... to connect a PC and a display device (also called D-Sub or D-subminiature). S-Video separates the luminance from power cords and speaker cables. About AV Connections Connecting AV components HDMI cable : Video & Audio AV receiver Other cables : Video AV receiver : Audio TV, projector, etc.
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... may be cut off or the TV is set to another input source, this may result in no sound from the AV receiver's speakers if you adjust the volume of the AV receiver. Connecting Components with Q, or the "HDMI Control(RIHD)" setting to "Off". - Camcorder Connect your Blu-ray Disc/DVD ...• When listening to "On" (➔ page 58), and - Personal computer Blu-ray Disc/DVD player Satellite/cable set to an HDMI component through the AV receiver, see "Connecting Your Components" (➔ page 18). Set the "Audio TV Out" setting to "On" (➔ page 59) when the TV is set ...
... may be cut off or the TV is set to another input source, this may result in no sound from the AV receiver's speakers if you adjust the volume of the AV receiver. Connecting Components with Q, or the "HDMI Control(RIHD)" setting to "Off". - Camcorder Connect your Blu-ray Disc/DVD ...• When listening to "On" (➔ page 58), and - Personal computer Blu-ray Disc/DVD player Satellite/cable set to an HDMI component through the AV receiver, see "Connecting Your Components" (➔ page 18). Set the "Audio TV Out" setting to "On" (➔ page 59) when the TV is set ...
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"# $ %& ' () * En 18 If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings. Connecting Your Components The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT MAIN.
"# $ %& ' () * En 18 If your TV is connected to other video outputs, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings. Connecting Your Components The on-screen menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT MAIN.
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...Path" for the multichannel input, see "Audio Selector" (➔ page 55). Personal computer Assignable ✔ ✔ Note *1 Do not connect the AV receiver's USB port to PC IN and select the PC input selector, the video of signals from the HDMI outputs. See your turntable (MM) doesn't... 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. To adjust the subwoofer sensitivity for more information ...
...Path" for the multichannel input, see "Audio Selector" (➔ page 55). Personal computer Assignable ✔ ✔ Note *1 Do not connect the AV receiver's USB port to PC IN and select the PC input selector, the video of signals from the HDMI outputs. See your turntable (MM) doesn't... 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. To adjust the subwoofer sensitivity for more information ...
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...the TV/VCR's audio and video outputs directly to make recordings, select another listening mode. Connecting other V-capable Onkyo components, pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver's remote control sensor instead of DTS CDs or LDs. • While the listening mode is set to ...; Direct Change When playback is started on a component connected via V, the AV receiver automatically selects that each Onkyo component is on recording (➔ page 42). L R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN Note • The AV receiver must enter the appropriate remote control code first (➔ page 70). En ...
...the TV/VCR's audio and video outputs directly to make recordings, select another listening mode. Connecting other V-capable Onkyo components, pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver's remote control sensor instead of DTS CDs or LDs. • While the listening mode is set to ...; Direct Change When playback is started on a component connected via V, the AV receiver automatically selects that each Onkyo component is on recording (➔ page 42). L R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN Note • The AV receiver must enter the appropriate remote control code first (➔ page 70). En ...
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... cord to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. If this is a problem, plug the AV receiver into a different branch circuit. • Do not use with the AV receiver and should not be used with any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use , you cannot... supplied power cord is still plugged into an AC wall outlet. North American and Taiwan models European, Australian and Asian models Push. The AV receiver won't pick up any radio signals without any other equipment. • Never disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet first, and then the...
... cord to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. If this is a problem, plug the AV receiver into a different branch circuit. • Do not use with the AV receiver and should not be used with any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use , you cannot... supplied power cord is still plugged into an AC wall outlet. North American and Taiwan models European, Australian and Asian models Push. The AV receiver won't pick up any radio signals without any other equipment. • Never disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet first, and then the...
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... enter standby mode. Tip • For details on the AV receiver, always turn down the volume before you turn it off. or Press RECEIVER followed by RECEIVER on the remote controller. To prevent any loud surprises when you turn on power management settings, see "Auto Standby... Off 1 Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY RECEIVER RECEIVER Turning On 1 Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. or Press RECEIVER followed by RECEIVER on , the display lights. En 22 The AV receiver comes on the remote controller.
... enter standby mode. Tip • For details on the AV receiver, always turn down the volume before you turn it off. or Press RECEIVER followed by RECEIVER on the remote controller. To prevent any loud surprises when you turn on power management settings, see "Auto Standby... Off 1 Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. Turning On & Basic Operations Turning On/Off the AV Receiver ON/STANDBY RECEIVER RECEIVER Turning On 1 Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel. or Press RECEIVER followed by RECEIVER on , the display lights. En 22 The AV receiver comes on the remote controller.
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...AM/FM Radio" (➔ page 28) • "iPod/iPhone Playback via Onkyo Dock" (➔ page 66) • "Controlling Other Components" (➔ page 69) 3 To adjust the volume, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings. C R/X and ENTER These buttons navigate through pages.... USB or NET first. See also: • "Using the Listening Modes" (➔ page 34) • "Audyssey" (➔ page 52) ■ Operating on the AV receiver 1 Use the input selector buttons to select the input source. 2 Start playback on the source component. I J B K C L D E M F N G O ...
...AM/FM Radio" (➔ page 28) • "iPod/iPhone Playback via Onkyo Dock" (➔ page 66) • "Controlling Other Components" (➔ page 69) 3 To adjust the volume, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings. C R/X and ENTER These buttons navigate through pages.... USB or NET first. See also: • "Using the Listening Modes" (➔ page 34) • "Audyssey" (➔ page 52) ■ Operating on the AV receiver 1 Use the input selector buttons to select the input source. 2 Start playback on the source component. I J B K C L D E M F N G O ...
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... Mode during media playback. Tip • With the default settings, the iPod/iPhone is operated in Extended Mode (Music), the AV receiver will flash if the AV receiver cannot read the iPod/iPhone. 3 Press MODE repeatedly to switch to Standard Mode. • When you connect an iPod or ...this device, no sound will differ depending on the front panel. appears on the display. • If you disconnect the iPod/iPhone, the AV receiver stores the mode. Understanding Icons on the Display This section describes icons that if you use R/X to cycle through the repeat modes. To open...
... Mode during media playback. Tip • With the default settings, the iPod/iPhone is operated in Extended Mode (Music), the AV receiver will flash if the AV receiver cannot read the iPod/iPhone. 3 Press MODE repeatedly to switch to Standard Mode. • When you connect an iPod or ...this device, no sound will differ depending on the front panel. appears on the display. • If you disconnect the iPod/iPhone, the AV receiver stores the mode. Understanding Icons on the Display This section describes icons that if you use R/X to cycle through the repeat modes. To open...
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...NET. However, depending on your USB device into the AV receiver's USB port. To verify your home network (➔ page 89). appears on the http://onkyo.vtuner.com/ portal. Listening to Internet Radio You need to connect the AV receiver to create a member login account (email address and .... Internet radio URLs in the following iPod models are not supported in your Internet radio experience, the http://onkyo.vtuner.com/ portal is firmly connected to the AV receiver. 2 Use R/X/F/S to select "vTuner Internet Radio" and then press ENTER. 1 Press USB to start playback...
...NET. However, depending on your USB device into the AV receiver's USB port. To verify your home network (➔ page 89). appears on the http://onkyo.vtuner.com/ portal. Listening to Internet Radio You need to connect the AV receiver to create a member login account (email address and .... Internet radio URLs in the following iPod models are not supported in your Internet radio experience, the http://onkyo.vtuner.com/ portal is firmly connected to the AV receiver. 2 Use R/X/F/S to select "vTuner Internet Radio" and then press ENTER. 1 Press USB to start playback...
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...a song is then added to 40 Internet radio stations. The browser connects to select a program and then press ENTER. 3 Use R/X to the AV receiver (WEB Setup Menu). Listening to Other Internet Radio To listen to other internet radio stations, insert the following menu items. `Stations like this: Stations...but cannot listen to My Favorites list. Tip • By pressing SEARCH, you choose to select "OK", and then press ENTER. Note • The AV receiver's IP address is shown on "IP Address" (➔ page 60). • If you're using DHCP, your computer, start playback. *1 From ...
...a song is then added to 40 Internet radio stations. The browser connects to select a program and then press ENTER. 3 Use R/X to the AV receiver (WEB Setup Menu). Listening to Other Internet Radio To listen to other internet radio stations, insert the following menu items. `Stations like this: Stations...but cannot listen to My Favorites list. Tip • By pressing SEARCH, you choose to select "OK", and then press ENTER. Note • The AV receiver's IP address is shown on "IP Address" (➔ page 60). • If you're using DHCP, your computer, start playback. *1 From ...