Onkyo TX-SR578 manual

A V Receiv er TX-SR578 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V Receiv er . Please read this manual thoroughl y before making connections and plugg ing in the unit. Follo wing the in structions in this m anual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listening enjoyment from your new A V Receiv er . Please retain th is man[...]

2 En Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. Ke ep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilat ion openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near a[...]

3 En Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording cop yrighted ma terial is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user -ser- viceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo de aler . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust th[...]

4 En F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only b y qual- ified service personnel. IMPOR T ANT The wires in the mains lead ar e coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Li ve As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appa - ratus [...]

5 En Contents Important Safety Instruction s ......................................... 2 Precautions ................................................................ ....... 3 Supplied Accessories ............................................... ....... 4 Using the Remote Controller .......................................... 4 Features ...... ......[...]

6 En Features Amplifier • 90 W atts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) • 130 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) • 160 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEIT A) • WRA T–Wide Range Am plif ier T echnology (5 Hz to 100 kHz bandwidth) • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • H.C.P .S. (High Current Po wer Supply) Massi ve High Po wer T ransformer • Jitter Cleaning Cir[...]

7 En Fr ont & Rear P anels North American and T aiwan models European, A ustralian and Asian models The actual front panel has v ari ous logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity . The page numbers in pa rentheses show where you can find th e main e xplanation for each item. a ON/ST ANDBY button ( ➔ 19 ) b ST ANDBY indicator ( [...]

8 En For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a A udio input indicators b Listening mode and format indicators ( ➔ 29 , 47 ) c A udyssey indicators ( ➔ 22 , 40 ) d T uning indicators ( ➔ 25 ) e RDS indicator (excluding North Amer ican models) ( ➔ 26 ) f SLEEP indicator ( ➔ 21 ) g MUTING indicator ( ➔ 21 ) h Message area[...]

9 En Remote Contr oller *1 T o control component, you must f irst enter remote control code. See “Entering Remote Control Codes” for more details ( ➔ 57 ). *2 This button acts as a shortcut for the V ideo menu ( ➔ 21 ). *3 This button acts as a shortcut for the Audio menu ( ➔ 21 ). For detail ed information, see the pages in parent heses.[...]

10 En About Home Theater Thanks to the A V receiv er’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound wi th a real sense of movement in your ow n home—just like being in a movie thea ter or concert hall. W ith Blu-ray Discs, you can enj oy DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog or digital TV , you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or O[...]

11 En Connecting the A V Receiver Speaker Configura tion The follo wing table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you ha ve. For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need se ven speakers and a po wered subwoofer . *1 If you’ re using only one surro und back speaker , connect it to the SURR BA CK OR F[...]

12 En • Don’t connect mo re than one cable to each speak er ter- minal. Doing so may damage the A V receiver. • Don’t connect one speaker to se veral terminals. Connecting the Speaker Cab les Screw-type speak er terminals Using Banana Plugs (North American models) • If you are using b anana plugs, tighten the sp eaker terminal before inse[...]

13 En Note • The fron t high speakers ca n also be connected to the SUR R B ACK OR FR ONT HIGH SPEAKERS terminals. When doing so, set “ Surr Back/Front High ” in Speaker Setup to “ Front High ” ( ➔ 37 ). Connecting a P o wered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, c onnect the A V receiv er’ s SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack to an input on your po[...]

14 En Connected image with A V components • Before making any A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve co mpleted and double-checke d all A V connections. • Push plugs in all the way to ma ke good connections (loo se connections can cause noise or malfunc- tions). ?[...]

15 En Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are sho wn below . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 35 ). Refer to “ About HDMI” ( ➔ 66 ) and “Using an RIHD-compatibl e TV , Player , or Recorder” ( ➔ 67 ). Tip T o listen to audio rec eiv ed by the HDMI IN jacks through your TV’ s speakers: ?[...]

16 En Connect your components to the appropr iate jack s. The default input assi gnments are sho wn below . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 36 ). Note • When you connect to both A U X INPUT A UDIO jacks and A UX INPUT LINE IN ja ck at the same time, A UX INPUT LINE IN jack will be giv en a higher pr iority . • The A V receiv er can output[...]

17 En Wi t h u (Remote Interactiv e), you can use the following special functions: ■ System On/A uto P ower On When you start playback on a component connected via u while the A V recei ver is on Standb y , the A V recei ver will automaticall y turn on and select that com- ponent as the input source. ■ Direct Change When playback is started on [...]

18 En The A V recei ver supports se vera l connection formats for compat ibility with a wide range of A V equipment. The format you choose will depend on the formats supported by your co mponents. Use the followi ng sections as a guide. Video Connection Formats V ideo component can be connect ed by u sing any one of the follo wing vide o connection[...]

19 En T urning On/Off the A V Receiver Tu r n i n g O n Pre ss ON/ST ANDBY on the front panel. or Pre ss RECEIVER f ollowed by ON/ST ANDBY on the remote controller . The A V receiv er comes on, the display lights, and the ST ANDBY ind icator go es off. Tu r n i n g O f f Pre ss ON/ST ANDBY on the front panel or the r emote controller . The A V rece[...]

20 En Basic Operations Y ou can determine the langua ge used for the onscreen setup menus. See “OSD Setup ” ( ➔ 44 ). ■ Operating on the A V receiver ■ Operating with the remote contr oller Y ou can display v arious information about the current input source as follo ws. (Components connected to the UNIVERSAL PORT jack are e xcluded.) Tip[...]

21 En Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiv er. Tip • T o unmute, press MUTING again or adjust the volume. • The Mute function is cancelled when the A V receiver is set to Standby . W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiv er to turn off au tomatically after a specif ied period. Tip • If you need to cancel the sleep[...]

22 En Note *1 If Pure Audio ( European , A ustralian and Asian ) or Direct listening mode is selected, “ Dynamic EQ ” and “ Dynamic V olume ” cannot be selected. *2 Only when you ha ve selected “ Custom ” in the “ Picture Mode ” ( ➔ 43 ), pressing ENTER allows you to adjust the fol- lowing items; “ Brightness ”, “ Contrast ?[...]

23 En Using A udyssey 2EQ ® T o create a listeni ng en vi ronment in your home theater that all listeners will enjoy , Audyssey 2EQ takes measure- ments at up to three positions within the listening area. Position the microphone at ear he ight of a seated listener with the microphone tip pointe d directly at the ceiling using a tripod. Do not hold[...]

24 En Note • When Audyssey 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup is complete, the “ Equalizer ” will be set to “ Audyssey ” ( ➔ 38 ). The A udyssey indicator will light ( ➔ 8 ). • Y ou can cancel Audyssey 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup at any point in this proced ure simply by disconnecting the setup microphone. • Do not co[...]

25 En Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fa vo rite stations as presets for quick selection. This model changes FM/AM frequency in 200/10kHz (or 50/9kHz) steps. Listening to th e Radio T uning into Radio Stations ■ Auto tuning mode When tuned into a station, the TU NED indic[...]

26 En Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fav orite FM/AM radio stations as presets. Note • Y ou can name your radio presets for easy identification ( ➔ 41 ). Its name is displayed instead of the band and frequency . Selecting Presets Tip • Y ou can also use the remote c ontroller’ s number buttons to select a preset directly .[...]

27 En Finding Statio ns by T ype (PTY) Y ou can search for radio stations by type. Listening to T raffic News (TP) Y ou can search for stations that broadcast traf fic ne ws. ■ RDS program types (PTY) 1 Pre ss RT/PTY/TP twice. The current program type appears on the display . 2 Use PRESET e / r to select the type of program you w a n t . See the [...]

28 En Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability , and how to record audio and video from different sou rces. Connecting a Recor ding Component Note • The A V receiv er must be t urned on for reco rding. Recording is not possible while it’ s in Standby mode. • If you want[...]

29 En Using the Listening Modes See “ About Listening Modes” for detailed information about th e listening modes ( ➔ 30 ). Listening Mode Buttons MO VIE/TV b utton This button selec ts the list ening modes intended for use with mo vies and TV . MUSIC b utton This button selec ts the list ening modes intended for use with music. GAME but ton T[...]

30 En The A V receiv er’ s listening m odes can transform your listening room into a mo vie theater or concert hall, with high fidel- ity and stunning surround sound. Explanatory No tes ■ Input Source The follow ing audio fo rmats are supported by the listening mode. ■ Speaker Lay out The illustration sho ws which speakers are acti v ated in [...]

31 En Listenin g Modes Listening Mode Description Input Source Speaker Layo ut Pure Audio *1 In this m ode, the display and video circ uitry are turned of f, minimizing pos- sible noise sources for the ultimate in high-fidelity audio reproduction. (As the video circuitry is turned of f, only video signals input through HDMI IN can be output fr om H[...]

32 En Dolby Digital In this mode, audio from the input source is outp ut without surround-sound processing . “ Sp Conf ig ” (presence of speakers), “ Crossover ”, “ Sp Dis- tance ”, “ A/V Sync ” and much of the processing set via AU D I O are enabled. See “ Advanced Setup” for more details ( ➔ 34 ). DX C N Dolby Digital Plus *[...]

33 En Onkyo-Original DSP Listening Modes Note *1 (North American and T aiwan models) This listening mode is not available. *2 When the input source contains th e encoded front high channel, front high speak ers output the sound. *3 If there are no surroun d back speakers, or Powered Zone 2 is being used, Dolby Pro Logic II is used. *4 Surround back[...]

34 En Ad vanced Setup The on-screen setup menus appear on the connected TV and provide a con venient w ay to change the A V recei ver’ s vario us settings. Settings ar e organized into nine catego- ries on the main menu . Carry out the settings b y using the on-screen display . Note • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiver b y[...]

35 En Explanatory Notes Main Menu Input/Output Assign Monitor Out Y ou can specify the output resolution for the HDMI OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT and ha ve the A V receiv er upcon vert t he picture resolution as nece s- sary to match the resolution supported b y your TV . ■ Resolution ` Through : Select this to pass video through the A V [...]

36 En Component Video Input If you connect a video component to a component video input, you must assign that input to an input selector . For example, if you connect your Blu-ray Disc/D VD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 , you must assign “ IN2 ” to the “ BD/D VD ” input selecto r . Here are the defau lt assignments. ■ BD/D VD , VCR/DVR ,[...]

37 En ■ Speakers T ype ` Normal : Select this if you’ ve conne cted your front speakers normally . ` Bi-Amp : Select this if you’ ve bi-amped your front speak ers. Note • Powered Zone 2 cannot be used if “ Speakers T ype ” setting is set to “ Bi-Amp ” ( ➔ 50 ). ■ Speaker T erminal Assign Front Hig h/Zone2 W ith this setting, you[...]

38 En Speaker Distance Here you can specify the distan ce from each speaker to the listening position so that the sound from each speaker arriv es at the listener’ s ears as the sound designer intended. ■ Unit ` feet : Distances ca n be set in feet. Range: 1ft to 30ft in 1 foot steps. ` meters : Distances can be set in m eters. Range: 0.3m to 9[...]

39 En Dolby ■ PLIIx Music (2c h Input) These settings apply to only 2-channel stereo sources. If you’ re not using any surround back speakers, these settings apply to Dolby Pr o Logic II, not Dolby Pro Logic IIx. Panorama ` On : Panorama function on. ` Off : Panorama function of f. W ith this setting, you can broa den the width of the front ste[...]

40 En Items can be set individuall y for each input selector . Main menu Source Setup A udysse y When Audyssey 2EQ ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup is complete, the “ Equalizer ” setting ( ➔ 38 ) will be set to “ Au d y s s e y ” and the “ Dynamic EQ ” will be se t to “ On ”. ■ Dynamic EQ ` Off : Audyssey Dynamic EQ™ off. [...]

41 En IntelliV olume ■ IntelliV olume ` –12dB to 0dB to +12dB in 1 dB steps. W ith IntelliV olume, you can set the input le vel for each input selector individually . This is useful if one of your source components is louder or quieter than the others. Use e / r to set the lev el. If a component is noticeably louder than the others, use e to re[...]

42 En T o correct a character: Note • T o name a radio preset, use TUNER to select AM or FM, and then select the preset ( ➔ 42 ). • Y ou cannot enter a custom name for SIRIUS radio presets. T o restore a custom name to the default, erase the custom name by en tering an empty white space for each lette r . Picture Adjust Using Picture Adjust, [...]

43 En ■ Picture Mode *1*2 ` Thru : The following settings are set to the default values: “ Film Mode ”, “ Edge Enhancement ”, “ Noise Reduction ”, “ Brightness ”, “ Contrast ”, “ Hue ” and “ Saturation ” ` Custom : Y ou can set the follo wing settings as you like: “ Film Mode ”, “ Edge Enhancem ent ”, “ Noise[...]

44 En ■ Analog / PCM W ith this setting, you can spec ify the listen ing mode to be used when an analog (CD, TV , LD, VHS, MD, turn- table, radio, cassett e, cable, satell ite, etc.) or PCM digi- tal (CD, D VD, etc. ) audio signal is played. ■ Mono/Multipl ex Source W ith this setting, you can spec ify the listen ing mode to be used when a mono[...]

45 En Main menu Hard ware Setup Remote ID ■ Remote ID ` 1 , 2 , or 3 When sev eral Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may overlap. T o dif ferenti- ate the A V recei ver from th e other components, you can change its remote ID from “ 1 ”, to “ 2 ” or “ 3 ”. Note • If you do change the A V receiv er’ [...]

46 En Note • When set to “ On ” and close the menu, the name of connect ed p -compatible components and “ RIHD On ” are dis- played on the A V receiver. “ Search… ” → “ (name) ” → “ RIHD On ” When the A V rec eiv er cannot r eceive the name of the compo- nent, it is displayed as “ Player * ” or “ Recorder * ”, et[...]

47 En Y ou can change v arious a udio settings by pressing A UDIO ( ➔ 21 ). Note These settings are disabl ed when: • a pair of headph ones is connected, or •t h e “ A udio TV Out ” setting is set to “ On ” ( ➔ 45 ) and an input selector other than HDMI is selected. T one Contr ol Settings Y ou can adjust the bass and tr eble for th[...]

48 En Cinema Filter W ith the Cinema Filter , you can soften overly bright movie soundtracks, which are typically mixed for repro- duction in a movie theater . Cinema Filter can be used with the following listening modes: Dolb y Digital, Dolby Di gital EX, Dolby Di gital Plus, T rueHD, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Mo vie, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolb y Pr[...]

49 En Zone 2 In addition to your main listeni ng room, you can also enjoy playback in the othe r room, or as we call Zone 2. And, you can select a different source for each room. There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speakers: 1. Connect them directly to the A V recei ver. 2. Connect them to an amp in Zone 2. Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speakers Di[...]

50 En If you’ v e connected your Zone 2 speake rs to the A V receiv er, as explained in “C onnecting Y our Zone 2 Speak- ers Directly to the A V receiver” ( ➔ 49 ), you must set the “ Front High / Zone2 ” setting to “ Zone2 ”. Main menu Speaker Setup Note • When “ Zone2 ” is selected and Zone 2 turned on, the Zone 2 speakers c[...]

51 En Contr olling Zone 2 with the Remote Contr oller Note • T o control Zone 2, you must press the remote controller’ s ZONE2 first . Adjusting the V olume for Zone 2 ■ Operating with the remote controller ■ Operating on the A V receiver If your Zone 2 speakers are connected to a recei ver or inte- grated amp in Zone 2, use its volume cont[...]

52 En Contr olling iP od Models sold are different depending on the re gion. Connecting an Onky o Doc k B A *1 C No. Onkyo Dock Cable Note Pa g e A UP-A1 Dock (Uni versal Port Option Dock) — • When UP-A1 Dock that seated iPod is connected, the power consumption on standby mode slightly increases. • Y ou can control your iPod when “ PORT ”[...]

53 En UP-A1 Dock W ith the UP-A1 Dock, you can easily play the music, photo, or movie stored on your Apple iPod through the A V receiv er and enjoy great sound. Y ou can use the A V receiver’ s remote controller to operate your iPod. ■ Basic Operation Au t o P o w e r O n If you start iPod playback while the A V receiv er is on Standby , the A [...]

54 En RI Dock W ith the RI Dock, you can easily play the music stored on your Apple iPod through the A V receiver and enjoy great sound, and watch iPod slidesho ws and videos on your TV . In addition, the onscreen display (OSD) allows you to view , navigate, and select your iPod’ s contents on your TV , and with the supplied remote controller, yo[...]

55 En ✔ : A vailable b uttons • With some iPod models, generations and RI Docks, certain buttons may not work as expected. • For detailed operation of the iPod, please r e fer to the instruction ma nual of RI Dock. *1 This button do es not turn the Onkyo DS-A2 or DS-A2X RI Dock on or of f. Y our iPod may not respond the f irst time you press [...]

56 En Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V receiver’ s remote controller (RC-764M) to control your o ther A V components, includ- ing those made by other ma nufacturers. This section explains ho w to enter the re mote control code (with the default underlined) for a component that you want to con- trol: D VD, TV , CD, etc. The follo[...]

57 En Y ou’ll need to enter a code for each component that you want to control. Note • The remo te control code s provid ed are correct at the time of printing, but are subject to change. Onkyo components that are connected via u are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the A V receiv er, not the component. Th is allows you to cont[...]

58 En Yo u c a n r e s e t a REMOT E MODE to its default remote control code. Y ou can rese t the remote controller to its default sett ings. By pressing REMO TE MODE that’ s been progr ammed with the remote control c ode for your component, you can control your component as below . For details on entering a remo te control code for other compone[...]

59 En Note • With some components, certain buttons may no t work as expected, and some may not work at all. ✔ : A vailable b uttons *1 The p function is not supp orted. The p sup- ported by the A V receiver is the CEC system control function of the HDMI standard. *2 These buttons function as colored buttons or A, B, C, D but- tons. *3 3 (Pause)[...]

60 En T roub leshooting If you ha ve an y trouble using the A V receiv er, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolv e the issue your- self, contact your Onkyo dealer . ■ Can’t turn on the A V receiver ■ The ST ANDBY indicator flashes r ed ■ There’ s no sound, or it’ s ver y quiet If you can’t resolv e the issue yours[...]

61 En ■ Only the fr ont speakers produce sound ■ Only the center speaker produces sound ■ The surround speakers pr oduce no sound ■ The center speaker pr oduces no sound ■ The front high and surr ound back speaker s prod uce no sound ■ The subwoofer produces no sound ■ There’ s no sound with a certain signal format ■ Can’t selec[...]

62 En ■ There’ s no picture ■ There’ s no picture from a source conn ected to an HDMI IN ■ The on-screen menus don’t appear ■ The picture is distorte d ■ The on screen display does not appear ■ Reception is noisy , FM stereo reception is noisy , or the FM STEREO indicato r doesn’t light ■ The remote controller doesn’t wo rk [...]

63 En ■ There’ s no sound ■ There’ s no video ■ The A V re ceiver’ s remote controller doesn’t contr ol you r iP od ■ The A V receiver unexpectedly selects your iP od as the input source ■ Can’t record ■ There’ s no sound ■ The Zone 2 speakers produce no sound ■ The sound chang es wh en I connect my headphones ■ The sp[...]

64 En ■ When performing “A udyssey 2EQ ® Room Correction and Speaker Setup”, the measurement fails showing the message “Ambient noise is too high.”. ■ The foll owing settings can be made f or the composite video inputs Y ou must use the buttons on the unit to make these set- tings. 1. While holding do wn the input selector button for t[...]

65 En Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section General ■ HDMI ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Others Specif ications and features are subject to change without notice. Rated Ou tput P ower All channels: (North American) 80 watts min imum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 [...]

66 En About HDMI Designed to meet the inc reased demands of digital TV , HDMI (High Definition Mu ltimedia Interface) is a new digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, Blu-ray Disc/D VD players, set-top boxes, and other video compo- nents. Until now , sev eral sepa rate video and audio ca bles ha ve been required to conne ct A V c[...]

67 En Using an RIHD-compatible TV , Play er , or Recorder p , which stands for Remote Interacti ve ov er HDMI, is the name of the system control function found on Onkyo components. The A V recei ver can be used with CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), which allo ws system control ov er HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard. CEC provides interoperab[...]

68 En ■ How to co nnect and setup 1 Conf irm the connecting and setting. 1. Connect the HDMI OUT jack to the HDMI in put jack of the TV . 2. Connect the audio output from the TV to the OPTICAL IN 2 jack of the A V receiv er using an optical digita l cable. Note • When the audio return channel (ARC) function is used with TV for HDMI 1.4, it shou[...]

69 En Video Resolution Char t The follow ing tables show ho w video signals at di fferent resolutions are output by the A V receiv er. NTSC/P AL ✔ : Output HDMI COMPONENT COMPOSITE 1080p 1080i 720p 480p/ 576p 480i/ 576i 1080p 1080i 720p 480p/ 576p 480i/ 576i 480i/576i HDMI 1080p ✔ 1080i ✔✔✔ 720p ✔✔✔ 480p/576p ✔✔✔✔ 480i/576i [...]

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