Onkyo TX-SR508 manual

A V Receiv er TX-SR508 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 Proces sing • HDMI (V[...]

7 En Fr ont & Rear P anels North American models European 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 ( ➔ 20 ) b ST ANDBY indicator ( ➔ 20 ) c HDMI THRU indi[...]

8 En For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a A udio input indicators b Listening mode and format indicators ( ➔ 21 , 29 ) c A udyssey indicators ( ➔ 23 , 38 ) d T uning indicators ( ➔ 25 ) e RDS indicator (excluding North Amer ican models) ( ➔ 26 ) f SLEEP indicator ( ➔ 22 ) g MUTING indicator ( ➔ 22 ) h Message area[...]

9 En Remote Contr oller For detail ed information, see the pages in parent heses. a ON/ST ANDBY button ( ➔ 20 ) b REMO TE MODE / INPUT SELECT OR bu tt on s ( ➔ 21 ) c SP LA Y OUT button ( ➔ 22 ) d Arr ow q / w / e / r and ENTER buttons e SETUP butto n ( ➔ 34 ) f LISTENING MODE b uttons ( ➔ 29 ) g DIMMER bu tton ( ➔ 21 ) h DISPLA Y butto[...]

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 Connecting a P o wered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, c onnect the A V recei ver’ s SUB- WOOFER PRE OUT jack to an input on your pow- ered subwoofer , as show n. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’ re using an external amp lifier , con- nect the SUBW OOFER PRE OUT jack to an input on the am p. Bi-amping the Fr ont Speaker s The FRO[...]

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” ( ➔ 61 ) and “Using an RIHD-compatibl e TV , Player , or Recorder” ( ➔ 62 ). 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 ( ➔ 35 ). *1 Connect a turntable (MM) that has a phono preamp built-in. If your turntable (MM) doesn’t hav e it, you’ll need a commercially av ailable phono preamp. If your turntable has a moving coil (MC[...]

17 En Note • When you connect to both A UX INPUT A UDIO jacks and A UX INPUT LINE IN jack at the same time, AUX INPUT LINE IN jack will be gi ven a higher priority . • The A V receiv er can output audio and video signals from the AU X I N P U T jacks to the VCR/DVR OUT jacks. Wi t h u (Remote Interactiv e), you can use the following special fun[...]

18 En This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. The A V receiv er won’t pick up an y radio signals without an y antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . Cautio n • Be careful that you don’ t injure yourself when using thumbtacks. Note • Once your A V receiver is re[...]

19 En The A V recei ver supports se veral conn ection formats for comp atibilit y with a wide range of A V equipment. The format you choose will depend on the fo rmats supported by your components. Use the follo wing sections as a guide. Note The on-screen setup menus are displayed when: • There is no video input, or • The video input is 480p ,[...]

20 En T urning On/Off the A V Receiver T urning On Press ON/ST ANDBY on the fr ont panel. or Press RECEIVER followed by ON/ST ANDBY on the remote co ntroller . The A V rece iv er comes on, the display lights, and the ST ANDBY indicator goes of f. T urning Off Press ON/ST ANDBY on the front panel or the r emote controller . The A V receiv er will en[...]

21 En Basic Operations ■ Operating on the A V receiver ■ Operating with the remo te controller Y ou can display v arious info rmation about the current input source as follows. (Components connected to the UNIVERSAL PORT jack are ex cluded.) Tip • Alternatively , you can use the A V receiv er’s DISPLA Y . The following information ca n typi[...]

22 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 functi on is cancelled when the A V rece i ver is set to Standb y . W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiv er to turn off aut omatically after a specif ied period. Tip • If you need to cancel the s[...]

23 En W ith the supplied calibra ted microphone, Audyssey 2EQ automatically de termines th e number of speakers con- nected, their size for purpos es of bass management, opti- mum crossov er frequencies to the subwoofer (if present), and distances from the pr imary listening position. Audyssey 2EQ then remo ves the distortion caused by room acousti[...]

24 En Note • When Audyssey 2EQ Room Correction and Speaker Setup is complete, the “ A udyssey ” will be set to “ On ” ( ➔ 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 connect [...]

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. Selecting Presets Tip • Y ou can also use the remote c ontroller’ s number buttons to select a preset directly . Deleting Pres ets When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator lights. What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a meth[...]

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 DTS-HD High Resolution Audio (Continued from the pre vious page ) DX C N FX C N * 2 DTS-HD Master Au di o DX C N FX C N * 2 DTS Express S D XCN DSD *7 DX C N DTS 96/24 *8 This mode is for use with DTS 96/24 sources. This is hig h-resolution DTS with a 96 kHz sampling rate and 24-bit resolution, pro viding superior fidel- ity . Use it with D V[...]

33 En Onkyo-Original DSP Listening Modes Note *1 (North American models) This listening mode is not av ailable. *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 speak ers [...]

34 En Ad vanced Setup Note The on-screen setup menus are displayed when: • There is no video in put, or • The video input is 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. 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 va rious settings. Settings are organized into ten categories on the [...]

35 En Explanatory Notes Menu HDMI Input If you connect a video component to an HDMI input, you must assign that input to an i nput selector . F or example, if you connect your Blu-ra y Disc/D VD player to HDMI IN 2 , you must assign “ HDMI2 ” to the “ BD/D VD ” input selector . Here are the default assign ments. ■ BD/D VD , VCR/DVR , CBL/[...]

36 En Note • When an HDMI IN is assigned to an input selector in “HDMI Input” ( ➔ 35 ), this input assignment is automatically set to the same HDMI IN . And in addition to the usual inputs (e.g., CO AX1 , COAX2 , etc.), you can also select HDMI input s. • A v ailable sampling rate for PCM signals from a digital input (optical and coaxial)[...]

37 En ■ Double Bass Note • This function can be set only if the “ Sub woofer ” setting is set to “ Ye s ”, and the “ Front ” setting is set to “ Large ” ( ➔ 36 ). W ith the Double Bass functi on, you can boost bass out- put by feeding bass sounds from the front left, right, and center channels to the subwoofer . ` On : Double [...]

38 En ■ Input Ch(Mono) ` L+R : Both the left and right channels are output. ` Left : Only the left channel is output. ` Right : Only the right channel is output. Dolby Settings PLIIx Music (2ch In put) These settings apply to only 2-channel stereo sources. If you’ re not using an y surround back speakers, these set- tings apply to Dolby Pro L o[...]

39 En Note • Audyssey equalizing does no t work for DSD sources. ■ Dynamic E Q ` Off : Audyssey Dy namic EQ off. ` On : Audyssey Dy namic EQ on. The Dynamic EQ indicator will light ( ➔ 8 ). W ith Audyssey Dynamic EQ™, you can enjoy great sound ev en when listening at low v olume lev els. Audyssey Dynamic EQ solv es the problem of deterio- r[...]

40 En Theater -Dimensional Sett ing ■ Listening Angle ` Wid e : Select if the listening angle is 40 degrees. ` Narro w : Select if the listening angle is 20 degrees. W ith this setting, you can optimize the Theater -Dimen- sional listening mode by specifying the angle of the front left and right speakers relati ve to the listening position. Ideal[...]

41 En Remote Contr ol Settings ■ 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’ s remote ID[...]

42 En ■ HDMI Control (RIHD) ` Off : p disabled. ` On : p enabled. This function allo ws p -compatible components connected via HDMI to be contro lled with the A V receiv er ( ➔ 15 ). 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. “ Se[...]

43 En Y ou can change various a udio settings b y pressing AU D I O . 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 ” ( ➔ 41 ) and an input selector other than HDMI is selected. T one Contr ol Settings Y ou can adjust the bass and tr eble for the front [...]

44 En CinemaFIL TER W ith the CinemaFIL TER, you can soften overly bright movie soundtracks, which are typically mixed for repro- duction in a movie theater . CinemaFIL TER can be used wi th the follo wing 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 P[...]

45 En The digital input si gnal formats are av ailable only for the input sources that you hav e a ssigned a digital input jack ( ➔ 35 ). Normally , the A V receiv er detects the signal format auto- matically . Ho wev er , if you experience either of the follow- ing issues when playing PC M or DTS material, you can manually set the signal format [...]

46 En Zone 2 In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy pla yback in the other room, or as we call Zone 2. And, you can select a different source for each room. There are two w ays you can connect Zone 2 speak ers: 1. Connect them directly to the A V receiv er. 2. Connect them to an amp in Zone 2. Connecting Y our Zone 2 Speakers D[...]

47 En If you’ ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to the A V receiv er, as explained in “C onnecting Y our Zone 2 Speak- ers Directly to the A V re ceiv er” ( ➔ 46 ), you must set the “ Front Hi gh/Zone2 ” setting to “ Zone2 ”. Menu Hard ware Note •W h e n “ Zone2 ” is selected and Zone 2 turned on, the Zone 2 speakers connected[...]

48 En Contro lling Zone 2 with the Remote Contro ller Note • T o control Zone 2, you must press the remote controller’ s ZONE2 firs t. 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 v olume con[...]

49 En Contr olling iP od Models sold are dif ferent depending on the re gion. Connecting an Onky o Doc k B A *1 C No. Onkyo Dock Cable Note Pa ge A UP-A1 Dock (Universal Port Option Dock) — • When UP-A1 Dock th at seated iPod is connected, the powe r consumption on standby mode slightly increases. • Y ou can control your iPod when “ PORT ?[...]

50 En UP-A1 Dock W ith the UP-A1 Dock, you can easily play the musi c, photo, or movie stored on your Apple iPod through the A V receiv er and enjoy great sound. Y ou ca n use the A V recei ver’ s remote controller to opera te 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 , th[...]

51 En RI Dock W ith the RI Dock, you can easily play the music stored on your Apple iPod through the A V recei ver and enjoy great sound, and watch iPod slidesho ws and videos on your TV . In addition, the onscreen di splay (OSD) allows you to view , navigate, and select your iPod’ s contents on your TV , and with the supplied re mote controlle r[...]

52 En ✔ : A vailable b uttons Models sold are different dep ending on the region. Note • With some iPod models, generatio ns and RI Docks, certain butto ns may not work as e xpected. • For detailed operation of the iPod, please re fer to the instruction manual of RI Dock. *1 This button does not turn the Onkyo DS-A2 or DS-A2X RI Dock on or of[...]

53 En Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V receiv er’ s remote controller (RC-764M) to control your ot her A V components. This section explains ho w to ente r the remote control code (with the default underlined ) for a component that you want to control: D V D, TV , CD, etc. The follo wing REMO TE MODE are preprogrammed with remot[...]

54 En If you want to control an Onkyo component b y pointing the remote controller direct ly at it, use the following re mote control codes: ` 32900 : Onkyo Blu-ray Disc player ` 32901 : Onkyo HD-D VD player ` 70868 : Onkyo MD recorder ` 71323 : Onkyo CD recorder ` 82990 : Onkyo Dock Note • If you connect an cassette tape deck to the TV/CD IN jac[...]

55 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)[...]

56 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 ■ Only the fr ont speakers pr oduce s[...]

57 En ■ Only the center speaker produces sound ■ The surround speakers pr oduce no sound ■ The center speaker pr oduces no sound ■ The fro nt high or surroun d back speakers prod uce no sound ■ The subwoofer produces no sound ■ There’ s no sound with a certain signal format ■ Can’t select the Pure A udio listening mod e ■ Can’[...]

58 En ■ There’ s no picture from a source conn ected to an HDMI IN ■ The on-screen menus don’t appear ■ Reception is noisy , FM stereo recep tion is noisy , or the FM STEREO indi cator doesn’t lig ht ■ The remote controller doesn’t w ork ■ Can’t control other components ■ There’ s no sound ■ There’ s no video ■ The A V[...]

59 En ■ The A V receiver unexpectedly selects your iP od as the input source ■ Can’t record ■ There’ s no sound ■ The sound changes when I conne ct m y headphones ■ The displa y doesn’t work ■ How do I change the langua ge of a multiple x sour ce ■ The u fun ctions don’t w ork ■ The functions and Direct Change don’t wo rk [...]

60 En Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tu n e r S e c t i o n General ■ HDMI ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Others Specifications and features are subject to change without notic e. Rated Output Power All channels: (North Amer ican) 80 watts minimum co ntinuous powe r per channel, 8 ohm l[...]

61 En About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demand s of digital TV , HDMI (High Definition Mult im edia Interface) is a new digita l interface standard for connect ing TVs, projectors, Blu-ray Disc players/D VD players, se t-top boxes, and other video components. Until now , se veral separate video and audio cables have been re quired to connec[...]

62 En Using an RIHD-compatible TV , Play er , or Recorder p , which stands for Remote Interacti ve o ver HDMI, is the name of the system control function found on Onkyo components. The A V recei ver can be us ed with C EC (Consumer Electronics Cont rol), which allo ws system control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard. CEC provides inte rope[...]

63 En ■ How to connect and setup 1 Confirm the connecting and setting . 1. Connect the HDMI OUT jack to the HDMI input jack of the TV . 2. Connect the audio output from the TV to the OPTICAL IN 2 jack of the A V recei ver using an optical digital cable. Note • When the audio return ch annel (ARC) function is used with TV for HDMI 1.4, it should[...]

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