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...Operation Playing your AV components ....... 40 Listening to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Receiver. AV Receiver TX-SR505 TX-SR505E TX-SR8550 TX-SR575 Instruction Manual ...Thank you to the Radio 42 Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 48 Advanced Operation 55 Troubleshooting 65 En Please retain this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in this manual will enable you for future reference. Please read this manual for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver...
...Operation Playing your AV components ....... 40 Listening to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Receiver. AV Receiver TX-SR505 TX-SR505E TX-SR8550 TX-SR575 Instruction Manual ...Thank you to the Radio 42 Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 48 Advanced Operation 55 Troubleshooting 65 En Please retain this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in this manual will enable you for future reference. Please read this manual for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver...
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... soft cloth. AC outlet voltages vary from the AC power source. If it's between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. This equipment generates, uses and can be sure to use it may get warm after prolonged ...nish or remove the panel lettering. 4. For models having a power cord with a weak solution of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between 220 and 240 volts, set it . • Do not leave rubber or plastic items on , so be ...
... soft cloth. AC outlet voltages vary from the AC power source. If it's between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. This equipment generates, uses and can be sure to use it may get warm after prolonged ...nish or remove the panel lettering. 4. For models having a power cord with a weak solution of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between 220 and 240 volts, set it . • Do not leave rubber or plastic items on , so be ...
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GROEBENZELL, GERMANY K. MIYAGI ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH TX-SR575 incorporates copyright protection technology that is prohibited. Front Left Front Left SP...you have the same ampere rating as that the ONKYO product described in this adapter if your AC outlet does not match with the plug on the AV receiver's power cord. (Adapter varies from country to... FM antenna AM loop antenna Speaker setup microphone For European Models Declaration of Conformity We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY declare in own responsibility, that indicated on...
GROEBENZELL, GERMANY K. MIYAGI ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH TX-SR575 incorporates copyright protection technology that is prohibited. Front Left Front Left SP...you have the same ampere rating as that the ONKYO product described in this adapter if your AC outlet does not match with the plug on the AV receiver's power cord. (Adapter varies from country to... FM antenna AM loop antenna Speaker setup microphone For European Models Declaration of Conformity We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY declare in own responsibility, that indicated on...
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... your main listening room for up to 5.1-channel playback. Enjoying Home Theater Speaker Sets A and B You can be used in your source component with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B.
... your main listening room for up to 5.1-channel playback. Enjoying Home Theater Speaker Sets A and B You can be used in your source component with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B.
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..., or DAT Recorder 32 Onkyo Components 33 Connecting the Power Cord 33 Turning On & First Time Setup Turning On the AV Receiver 34 First Time Setup 35 Automatic Speaker Setup (Audyssey 2EQ 35 Video Input Setup (TX-SR505 North American Model/ TX-SR505E/TX-SR575 Only 38 Digital Audio Input... Setup 39 Changing the Input Display 39 Basic Operation Playing Your AV Components 40 Basic AV Receiver Operation 40 Using the Multichannel DVD Input 41 Displaying ...
..., or DAT Recorder 32 Onkyo Components 33 Connecting the Power Cord 33 Turning On & First Time Setup Turning On the AV Receiver 34 First Time Setup 35 Automatic Speaker Setup (Audyssey 2EQ 35 Video Input Setup (TX-SR505 North American Model/ TX-SR505E/TX-SR575 Only 38 Digital Audio Input... Setup 39 Changing the Input Display 39 Basic Operation Playing Your AV Components 40 Basic AV Receiver Operation 40 Using the Multichannel DVD Input 41 Displaying ...
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...they work as arrow buttons and are used to select and set items. The ENTER button is for connecting a standard pair of the AV receiver to Know the AV Receiver Front Panel North American Model 12 3 45 6 STANDBY/ON STANDBY TUNING PRESET 7 MASTER VOLUME PHONES MULTI CH A SPEAKERS B DVD ... flashes while a signal is selected, the TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons are used with the setup menus. A STANDBY/ON button (34) Sets the AV receiver to select radio presets (see the pages in parentheses. D Display See "Display" on or off. 8 O (European model only) F Arrow/TUNING/PRESET and ...
...they work as arrow buttons and are used to select and set items. The ENTER button is for connecting a standard pair of the AV receiver to Know the AV Receiver Front Panel North American Model 12 3 45 6 STANDBY/ON STANDBY TUNING PRESET 7 MASTER VOLUME PHONES MULTI CH A SPEAKERS B DVD ... flashes while a signal is selected, the TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons are used with the setup menus. A STANDBY/ON button (34) Sets the AV receiver to select radio presets (see the pages in parentheses. D Display See "Display" on or off. 8 O (European model only) F Arrow/TUNING/PRESET and ...
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... Models Only)" on . R SETUP button Used to connect a camcorder, games console, and so on . 2 MUTING indicator (46) Flashes while the AV receiver is muted. 3 Input signal format indicators Show the audio signal format of digital input signals. U AUX INPUT (29, 55) Used to access the setup... menus. The indicator lights up when this mode is on page 44. On the European model, this button and indicator. Getting to Know the AV Receiver-Continued J TONE, [-], and [+] buttons (46) Used to specify the format of the current input source. 4 Listening mode indicators (50) Show...
... Models Only)" on . R SETUP button Used to connect a camcorder, games console, and so on . 2 MUTING indicator (46) Flashes while the AV receiver is muted. 3 Input signal format indicators Show the audio signal format of digital input signals. U AUX INPUT (29, 55) Used to access the setup... menus. The indicator lights up when this mode is on page 44. On the European model, this button and indicator. Getting to Know the AV Receiver-Continued J TONE, [-], and [+] buttons (46) Used to specify the format of the current input source. 4 Listening mode indicators (50) Show...
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver-Continued Rear Panel TX-SR505 other than North American model/TX-SR8550 13 4 56 9 DIGITAL IN ASSIGNABLE COAX- IAL 1 Y (DVD) 2 (CBL/SAT) OPTICAL 1 (VCR/DVR) 2 (CD) CB/PB CR/PR CBL/SAT IN VCR/... REMOTE CONTROL R CD R TAPE R CBL/SAT VCR/DVR R SUB WOOFER DVD SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS A L CENTER SPEAKER R PRE OUT SUB WOOFER L R FRONT SPEAKERS B J KL M N OP TX-SR575 123 7 8 (North American model only) 4 56 9 DIGITAL IN ASSIGNABLE COAXIAL 1 (DVD) 2 (CBL/SAT) OPTICAL 1 (VCR/DVR) 2 (CD) IN 2 IN 1 HDMI OUT ASSIGNABLE AM ...
Getting to Know the AV Receiver-Continued Rear Panel TX-SR505 other than North American model/TX-SR8550 13 4 56 9 DIGITAL IN ASSIGNABLE COAX- IAL 1 Y (DVD) 2 (CBL/SAT) OPTICAL 1 (VCR/DVR) 2 (CD) CB/PB CR/PR CBL/SAT IN VCR/... REMOTE CONTROL R CD R TAPE R CBL/SAT VCR/DVR R SUB WOOFER DVD SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS A L CENTER SPEAKER R PRE OUT SUB WOOFER L R FRONT SPEAKERS B J KL M N OP TX-SR575 123 7 8 (North American model only) 4 56 9 DIGITAL IN ASSIGNABLE COAXIAL 1 (DVD) 2 (CBL/SAT) OPTICAL 1 (VCR/DVR) 2 (CD) IN 2 IN 1 HDMI OUT ASSIGNABLE AM ...
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..., even if they are connected digitally. H XM antenna (TX-SR575 North American model only) This jack is for hookup information. 11 To use , you must make an analog audio connection (RCA) between the AV receiver and the other component that supports component video can be connected...J REMOTE CONTROL This Remote Interactive jack can be connected to a video input on another -capable Onkyo com- The CBL/SAT inputs can be used to connect a cable/satellite receiver, set A. D AM ANTENNA These push terminals are for SACD and DVD-Audio playback. F MONITOR...
..., even if they are connected digitally. H XM antenna (TX-SR575 North American model only) This jack is for hookup information. 11 To use , you must make an analog audio connection (RCA) between the AV receiver and the other component that supports component video can be connected...J REMOTE CONTROL This Remote Interactive jack can be connected to a video input on another -capable Onkyo com- The CBL/SAT inputs can be used to connect a cable/satellite receiver, set A. D AM ANTENNA These push terminals are for SACD and DVD-Audio playback. F MONITOR...
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... code first (see page 62). ■ TV, VCR and SAT/CABLE Modes With these modes, you can control the AV receiver and an Onkyo cassette recorder connected via . 1 2 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 7 4 8 9 J STANDBY/ON REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE/AMP INPUT SELECTOR M D/CDR 1 2 3 VCR/DVR CBL/SAT C D DOCK 4 5 6 TV AUX MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 VCR TAPE TUNER 10...
... code first (see page 62). ■ TV, VCR and SAT/CABLE Modes With these modes, you can control the AV receiver and an Onkyo cassette recorder connected via . 1 2 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 7 4 8 9 J STANDBY/ON REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE/AMP INPUT SELECTOR M D/CDR 1 2 3 VCR/DVR CBL/SAT C D DOCK 4 5 6 TV AUX MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 VCR TAPE TUNER 10...
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.... O RETURN button Selects the previously displayed setup menu. Play [ ] button Starts playback. A STANDBY/ON button (34) Sets the AV receiver to select the available listening modes. L SLEEP button (47) Used with the CinemaFILTER function. Q L NIGHT button (52) Used with...AV receiver regardless of each speaker. button (43) Used to turn speaker sets A and B on or off. Reverse Play [ ] button Starts reverse playback. The FF [ ] button starts fast forward. 13 SURROUND button Selects the Dolby and DTS listening modes and the Neural Surround listening mode (TX-SR575...
.... O RETURN button Selects the previously displayed setup menu. Play [ ] button Starts playback. A STANDBY/ON button (34) Sets the AV receiver to select the available listening modes. L SLEEP button (47) Used with the CinemaFILTER function. Q L NIGHT button (52) Used with...AV receiver regardless of each speaker. button (43) Used to turn speaker sets A and B on or off. Reverse Play [ ] button Starts reverse playback. The FF [ ] button starts fast forward. 13 SURROUND button Selects the Dolby and DTS listening modes and the Neural Surround listening mode (TX-SR575...
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To select your DVD player as the input source, press: RECEIVER 6 DVD or 5 MULTI CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J STANDBY/ON REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE/AMP INPUT SELECTOR M D/CDR 1 2 3 VCR/DVR CBL/SAT C D DOCK 4 5 6 TV AUX MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 VCR TAPE TUNER 10 11 +... Used to right: Pause, Play, Stop, Fast Reverse, Fast Forward, Previous, and Next. E Arrow and ENTER buttons Used to control an Onkyo DVD player. N RANDOM button Used with selectable play modes on a VCR/DVD recorder with the repeat playback functions. Remote Controller-Continued DVD Mode By...
To select your DVD player as the input source, press: RECEIVER 6 DVD or 5 MULTI CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J STANDBY/ON REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE/AMP INPUT SELECTOR M D/CDR 1 2 3 VCR/DVR CBL/SAT C D DOCK 4 5 6 TV AUX MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 VCR TAPE TUNER 10 11 +... Used to right: Pause, Play, Stop, Fast Reverse, Fast Forward, Previous, and Next. E Arrow and ENTER buttons Used to control an Onkyo DVD player. N RANDOM button Used with selectable play modes on a VCR/DVD recorder with the repeat playback functions. Remote Controller-Continued DVD Mode By...
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.... Remote Controller-Continued CD/MD/CDR/DOCK Mode By default, the remote controller is set to an RI Dock. To select the input source, press: RECEIVER 9 CD player C D 7 MD or CD recorder TAPE 7 TAPE or 2 RI Dock CBL/SAT * If you're using an MD, CDR, or an RI Dock, you... must change the Input Display (see page 39). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STANDBY/ON REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE/AMP INPUT SELECTOR M D/CDR 1 2 3 VCR/DVR CBL/SAT C D DOCK 4 5 6 TV AUX MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 VCR TAPE TUNER 10 11 +10 0 C D 12 CABLE CLR...
.... Remote Controller-Continued CD/MD/CDR/DOCK Mode By default, the remote controller is set to an RI Dock. To select the input source, press: RECEIVER 9 CD player C D 7 MD or CD recorder TAPE 7 TAPE or 2 RI Dock CBL/SAT * If you're using an MD, CDR, or an RI Dock, you... must change the Input Display (see page 39). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STANDBY/ON REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE/AMP INPUT SELECTOR M D/CDR 1 2 3 VCR/DVR CBL/SAT C D DOCK 4 5 6 TV AUX MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 VCR TAPE TUNER 10 11 +10 0 C D 12 CABLE CLR...
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... or corrosion. Approx. 16 ft. (5 m) Notes: • The remote controller may not work reliably if the AV receiver is installed in the same room, or the AV receiver is installed close to equipment that uses infrared rays, the remote controller may not work reliably. • Don't put... battery compartment, press the small hollow and slide open the cover. Notes: • If the remote controller doesn't work reliably if the AV receiver is used in a rack behind colored glass doors. Keep this in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. 3 Slide the cover...
... or corrosion. Approx. 16 ft. (5 m) Notes: • The remote controller may not work reliably if the AV receiver is installed in the same room, or the AV receiver is installed close to equipment that uses infrared rays, the remote controller may not work reliably. • Don't put... battery compartment, press the small hollow and slide open the cover. Notes: • If the remote controller doesn't work reliably if the AV receiver is used in a rack behind colored glass doors. Keep this in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. 3 Slide the cover...
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Connecting Your Speakers Enjoying Home Theater Thanks to the AV receiver's superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of the bass * While speaker set B is on, these speakers output no sound. Their role ...;✓ Surround left ✓✓✓✓ Surround right ✓✓✓✓ Surround back* ✓ * If you're using the AV receiver, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Onkyo's own DSP surround listening modes. Before using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the left and right sound and...
Connecting Your Speakers Enjoying Home Theater Thanks to the AV receiver's superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of the bass * While speaker set B is on, these speakers output no sound. Their role ...;✓ Surround left ✓✓✓✓ Surround right ✓✓✓✓ Surround back* ✓ * If you're using the AV receiver, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Onkyo's own DSP surround listening modes. Before using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the left and right sound and...
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... match the color of time, the built-in amp protection circuit may damage the AV receiver. • Don't connect more , but less than one cable to several terminals. Attaching the Speaker Labels The AV receiver's positive (+) speaker terminals are color-coded for ease of identification. (... the speaker terminal before making any of phase and will sound unnatural. • Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may damage the AV receiver. • Don't connect a speaker to each speaker cable in amp protection circuit may be activated. • Other models: You can...
... match the color of time, the built-in amp protection circuit may damage the AV receiver. • Don't connect more , but less than one cable to several terminals. Attaching the Speaker Labels The AV receiver's positive (+) speaker terminals are color-coded for ease of identification. (... the speaker terminal before making any of phase and will sound unnatural. • Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may damage the AV receiver. • Don't connect a speaker to each speaker cable in amp protection circuit may be activated. • Other models: You can...
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Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver's SUBWOOFER PRE OUT to the input on , speaker set B is on your subwoofer is reduced to the left speaker 19 Connecting Speaker Set B 1 Strip 3/8" (10 ...
Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver's SUBWOOFER PRE OUT to the input on , speaker set B is on your subwoofer is reduced to the left speaker 19 Connecting Speaker Set B 1 Strip 3/8" (10 ...
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... antenna, try using thumbtacks. If you must connect the antenna to the AM push terminals, as possible from your AV receiver, TV, speaker cables, and power cords. Once your AV receiver is ready for use, you 'll need to tune into the base, as shown. 2 Connect both wires of...and adjust the position of the AM antenna to achieve the best possible reception. Push Insert wire Release Once your AV receiver is ready for use the tuner. The AV receiver won't pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you cannot achieve good reception with a commercially available...
... antenna, try using thumbtacks. If you must connect the antenna to the AM push terminals, as possible from your AV receiver, TV, speaker cables, and power cords. Once your AV receiver is ready for use, you 'll need to tune into the base, as shown. 2 Connect both wires of...and adjust the position of the AM antenna to achieve the best possible reception. Push Insert wire Release Once your AV receiver is ready for use the tuner. The AV receiver won't pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you cannot achieve good reception with a commercially available...
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..., try a commercially available outdoor FM antenna instead. Outdoor AM antennas work best outside , but usable results can be left connected. TV/FM antenna splitter To AV receiver To TV (or VCR) 21
..., try a commercially available outdoor FM antenna instead. Outdoor AM antennas work best outside , but usable results can be left connected. TV/FM antenna splitter To AV receiver To TV (or VCR) 21
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...Right (red) (Yellow) Composite video (Yellow) • Push plugs in all AV connections. Note: The AV receiver does not support SCART connections. 22 Connecting Your Components About AV Connections • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with a 7.1channel analog audio output. Use white plugs... video cables away from power cords and speaker cables. Use only dedicated composite video cables. Optical Digital Jacks The AV receiver's optical digital jacks have shutter-type covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and close when it's removed. Push...
...Right (red) (Yellow) Composite video (Yellow) • Push plugs in all AV connections. Note: The AV receiver does not support SCART connections. 22 Connecting Your Components About AV Connections • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with a 7.1channel analog audio output. Use white plugs... video cables away from power cords and speaker cables. Use only dedicated composite video cables. Optical Digital Jacks The AV receiver's optical digital jacks have shutter-type covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and close when it's removed. Push...