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E n Thank you for purchasing an Onk yo Stereo Recei ver . Please read this manual thoroughl y before making connections and plugg ing in the unit. Follo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listening enjoyment from your new Stereo Recei v er . Please retain th is manual for futu re reference. Conte[...]
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En- 2 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any v entil ation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near [...]
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En- 3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording cop yrighted mate rial is ille gal wit h- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. AC Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user- serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust t[...]
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En- 4 Precautions —Continued For Canadian Models NOTE: THIS CLASS B DIGIT AL APP ARA TUS COMPLIES WITH CAN ADIAN ICES-003. For models ha ving a po wer co rd with a polarized plug: CAUTION: T O PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSER T . Modèle pour les Canadien REMARQUE: CET APP AREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLAS[...]
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En- 5 Contents Important Safety Instru ctions.......... .............. .... 2 Precautions ........... .............. ...................... .......... 3 Features ...... .............. ............... ........... .............. . 6 Supplied Accessories ........................ .............. . 6 Installing the Batteries ...... ........... ..........[...]
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En- 6 Features ❑ 50 W atts/Channel @ 8 Ω (FTC) (For Nort h American Model) ❑ 90 W atts/Channel @ 6 Ω (IEC) (For Eur opean Model) ❑ WRA T (Wide Range Ampl ifier T echnology) ❑ Discrete Amplifier Output Stage Circuitry ❑ Massive EI T ransf ormer ❑ High-Current , Low-Impedance Drive ❑ Direct Mode ❑ 5 Analog A udio Inputs and 1 Output[...]
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En- 7 Getting to Know the Receiver For detaile d information, se e the pages in parentheses. a ON/ST AND BY button (19, 30, 32) b SPEAKERS A and B buttons (20) c DISPLA Y button ( 27, 29) d DIMMER b utton (21) e SETUP b utton (13, 19, 22, 24, 27) f TUNING / , PRESET / b uttons (25, 26, 29) g ENTER b utton (29) h RETURN b utto[...]
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En- 8 Getting to Know the Receiver —Continued For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a REMO TE CONTR OL jack (17) b FM ANTENNA jack and AM ANTENNA terminal (14) c SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack (12) d SPEAKERS A and B terminals (11) e PHONO IN (MM) jacks and GND terminal (16) f CD IN jacks (16) g BD/D VD IN jac ks (16) h DOCK IN ja[...]
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En- 9 Getting to Know the Receiver —Contin ued For detaile d information, se e the pages in parentheses. a A/B speaker indicators (20) b Headphone indicator c Message area d T uning indicator s • RDS indicator (European model) (28) • A UT O indicator (25) • TUNED indicator (25) • FM STEREO indicator (25, 32) e MUTING indicator (32) f SLEE[...]
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En- 10 Getting to Know the Receiver —Continued For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a button (13, 19, 22) b INPUT SELECT OR buttons (20, 23, 25, 31) c Number buttons (25, 26) d D .TUN button (25, 26) e CLEAR button (27) f B ASS / buttons (21) g TREBLE / buttons (21) h Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] [...]
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En- 11 Connecting the Receiver Disc onnect the power cord from the electric al outlet before making any connections. The receiv er allo ws you to c onnect tw o sets of speakers. When two sets of speakers are connected, you can select which speaker set outputs s ound or use both sets to output sound simultaneously . ( page 20 about “Speake[...]
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En- 12 Connecting the Receiver —Continued Using a suitable cable, connect the receiv er’ s SUBWOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your po wered subwoofer . If your subwoofer is unpo wered and you’ re using an exte rnal amplif ier , co nnect the SUBWOOFE R PRE OUT to the amp’ s input. Note: SUBWOOFER PRE OUT is linked to SPEAKER A ’ s On/Off. W[...]
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En- 13 Connecting the Receiver —Cont inued On the recei v er , th e factory def a ult for speaker impedance is “6 Ω ”. If you need to change the speaker impeda nce setting, read “Speaker Connection Precaution s” on page 11 ca refully before performing the procedure belo w . Note: Be sure to mini mize the v olume le v el on the recei ver [...]
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En- 14 Connecting Antennas This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. The receiv er won’ t pick up any radio signals if no antenna is connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . Notes: • Once your receiv er is ready for use, you’ll need to tune into a radio station and positi on[...]
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En- 15 Connecting Y our Components Connecting components • Before making an y connecti ons, read the manuals supp lied with your components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve co mpleted and double-chec ked all connections. • Push plugs in all the way to mak e good connections (loose connections can caus e noise or malfunctions[...]
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En- 16 Connecting Y our Components —Continued . Notes: • Refer to the conn ected compone nt’ s instructi on manual for details . • Connect a turntabl e (MM) that has a b uilt-in phono preamp to CD IN , or connect it to PHONO IN with the phono preamp turned of f. If your turntable (MM) doesn’ t hav e a phono preamp, co nnect it to PHONO IN[...]
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En- 17 Connecting Y our Components —Continued 1 Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected with an analog audio cable ( pa ge 16). 2 Make the connection (see the illustration). Wi t h (Remote Interactive), you can use the followi ng special functions: ■ System On/A uto P ower On When you start playback on a component connected[...]
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En- 18 Connecting Y our Components —Continued See “Recording” for an explanation of recording ( page 23). Notes: • The recei ver must be turned on for recording. Record ing is not possible while it’ s in Standby mode. • For European model, sources connected to a digital input cannot be recorded. Only analog inputs can be recorded. ?[...]
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En- 19 T urning On the Receiver Press the [ ON/ST ANDBY] button. Alternativ ely , press th e remote co ntr oller’ s [ ] button. The receiver comes on, and the display lights up. T o turn the recei ver of f, press the [ ON/ST ANDBY] butto n, or press the remote controller’ s [ ] button. The receiv er will enter Standby mode. T o [...]
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En- 20 Enjo ying A udio Sour ces 1 Rotate the receiver’ s [INPUT] selector , or press the remote controller’ s INPUT SELECT OR b uttons to select the source yo u want to h ear . 2 Use the [SPEAKERS A] and [SPEAKERS B] buttons on the receiver to select the speaker set that you want to use. The A and B speaker indi cators show whether each speake[...]
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En- 21 Enjoying A udio Sources —Continued Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Press the [DIMMER] button repeatedly to select: dim, dimmer , or normal br ightness. W ith the sleep timer , you can se t the recei v er so that it turns off automatically after a specified period. Press the remote controller’ s [SLEEP] button repeatedly t[...]
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En- 22 Enjoying A udio Sources —Contin ued Press the [DIRECT] button. The message “DIRECT MODE” appears. When the DIRECT function is on, the tone controls are bypassed, so you can enjoy pure sou nd. T o cancel the DIRECT fu nction, press the [T ONE] button again, and the messa ge “T ONE MODE” appears. The tone controls can be used to adju[...]
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En- 23 Recor ding Unless y ou have the full consent of the copyrig ht holder , copyright laws pr ohibit using your recordings for an ything other than personal enjoyment! This section explains ho w to record th e selected input source to a component with recording capability , and how to record audio from different sources. Audio sources can be rec[...]
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En- 24 Listening to the Radio F or radio tuning to w ork properly , you must specify the radio frequency step used in your area. Note that when th is setting is changed, all radio prese ts are deleted. North American model (AM/FM): 10 kHz/200 kHz (default set ting) or 9 kHz/ 50 kHz European model (AM): 9 kHz (default setting) or 10 kHz 1 Use the re[...]
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En- 25 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the b uilt-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. 1 Use the receiver’ s [INPUT] selector , or the remote controller’ s INPUT SELECT OR buttons to select AM or FM . In this example, FM has been selected. (Actual display depends on the country .) 2 Press the [TUNING MODE] button so that[...]
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En- 26 Listening to the Radio —Continued Presetting AM/FM Stations Y ou can store up to 40 of your fav orite AM/FM radio stations as presets. Presetting FM/AM stations is perform ed by the recei v er . 1 T une to the AM/FM station that y ou want to store as a pres et. 2 Press the [MEMOR Y] button. The preset number flashes. 3 While the preset num[...]
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En- 27 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ Name Edit Y ou can enter a custom name for radio preset for easy identifi cation. When entere d, the custom name will appear on the display . The custom name is edited using th e character input screen. 1 Select the preset that y ou want to edit the name . 2 Press the [SETUP] button on the remote contr[...]
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En- 28 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailabl e. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data Sy stem and is a method of transmitting data embedded in FM radio signals. It w as dev eloped by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is a[...]
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En- 29 Listening to the Radio —Continued Displa ying Radio T ext (R T) When tuned to an RDS stati on that’s broadcasting te xt information, the text can be displayed. Use the [DISPLA Y] button to display R T . The R T information scro lls across the display . Notes: • The message “W aiting” may appear while the receiv er waits for the R T[...]
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En- 30 iP od/iPhone Pla ybac k via Onky o Dock RI Dock W ith the RI Dock, you can easily play the music stored on your Apple iPod/iPhone through the receiver and enjoy great sound. Y ou can e ven use the r eceiv er’ s remote controller to operate your iPod/iPhone. Notes: • Connect the RI Dock to the re ceiv er with an cable ( page 17). [...]
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En- 31 iP od/iPhone Playbac k via Onky o Doc k —Continued See the Dock’ s instruction manual for more information. • Set the RI Dock’ s RI M ODE switch to “HDD” or “HDD/DOCK”. • Y ou can control your iPod/iPhone when “DOCK” is selected as the input source. Notes: • W ith some iPod/iPhone mode ls or generations, or some RI Do[...]
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En- 32 T roub leshooting If you hav e any trouble using the recei ver , look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the receiver • Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the electric outlet properly . • Unplug the power co rd from the electric outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in ag ain. There’ s no sound or it’ s[...]
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En- 33 T roub leshooting —Continued Can’t record • On your recorder , mak e sure the correct input is selected. • T o prev ent signal loops and damage to the recei ver , input signals are not fed through to outputs with the same name (e.g., T APE IN t o T APE OUT). The functions do n’t work • T o use , you must mak e an connecti[...]
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En- 34 Specifications Amplifier Section Tu n e r S e c t i o n ■ FM ■ AM General ■ A udio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Others Specifications and features ar e subject to change without notice. Rated Outpu t Power (North Amer ican) 50 watts mi nimum continuous po wer per channel, 8 Ω loads, 2 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 k Hz with a maxim[...]
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