Onkyo TX-SR8440 manual

E n AV Receiv er TX-SR304 TX-SR304E TX-SR404 TX-SR8440 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V Recei ver . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. F ollo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w A V Receiv[...]

2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an y heat[...]

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal with- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The AC 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 the unit[...]

4 Precautions —Continued F or British models Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the po wer supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPOR T ANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Li ve As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of[...]

5 Features Amplification • 65 W/channel into 6 ohms (20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.7%, FTC) • 90 W/channel into 6 ohms (1 kHz, DIN) • 110 W/channel into 6 ohms (JEIT A) • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • Massiv e High Current Power Supply (H.C.P .S.) trans- former Processing • Dolby *1 Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II • DTS and DTS Neo:6 *2 5.1 ?[...]

6 Fr ont & Rear P anels For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON b utton (32) This button is used to set the A V recei ver to On or Standby . B ST ANDBY indicator (32) This indicator lights up when the A V receiver is in Standby mode, and it flashes while a signal is being receiv ed from the remote controller . C R[...]

7 Front & Rear P anels —Continued J MEMOR Y b utton (39) This button is used when storing or deleting radio presets. K TUNING MODE button (38) This button is used to select the Auto or Manual tun- ing mode. L Arro w/TUNING/PRESET & ENTER buttons (34, 48, 51) When the AM or FM input source is selected, the TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons are used t[...]

8 Front & Rear P anels —Continued A DIGIT AL IN OPTICAL 1, 2 & COAXIAL These optical and coaxial jacks can be used to con- nect a CD or D VD player and other components with digital audio outputs. B COMPONENT VIDEO A D VD player , TV , or other component that sup- ports component video can be connected here. C AM ANTENNA These push termin[...]

9 Bef ore Using the A V receiver Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t w ork reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix ne w and old batteries or dif ferent types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remov e the batteries to prev ent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired batt[...]

10 Remote Contr oller Including the A V receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to six different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the five REMO TE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/T APE Mode In RECEIVER/T APE mode, you can control the A V r[...]

11 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ON/ST ANDBY b utton (32) This button is used to set the A V recei ver to On or Standby . B INPUT SELECT OR buttons (36) These buttons are used to select the input sources. C MUL TI CH b utton (37) This button is used to select the multichannel D VD input. D [...]

12 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to D VD mode, press the [D VD] REMO TE MODE button. A ON/ST ANDBY b utton This button sets the D VD player to On or Standby . B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter title, chapter , and track numbers and to enter times for locating spe- cific points in time. C DISC +/– but[...]

13 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to CD mode, pr ess the [CD] REMO TE MODE button. A ON/ST ANDBY b utton This button sets the CD player to On or Standby . B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. C DISC +/– button This button selects disc[...]

14 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to MD or CDR mode, press the [MD] or [CDR] REMO TE MODE button. A ON/ST ANDBY b utton This button sets the MD/CD recorder to On or Standby . B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. The [+10] button is used[...]

15 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to HDD mode, pr ess the [HDD] REMO TE MODE button. A ON/ST ANDBY b utton This button sets the HDD component to On or Standby . B ALBUM +/– b utton This button selects the ne xt or previous alb um on an HDD component. C PLA YLIST [ ]/[ ] b uttons These buttons select the pre vious or [...]

16 Remote Controller —Continued T APE mode is used to control an Onkyo cassette recorder connected to the A V receiver via . To set the remote contr oller to T APE mode, press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button. For twin cassette decks, only deck B can be controlled. A Play [ ] b utton This button is used to start playback. B Stop [ ] b utton Thi[...]

17 Enjo ying Home Theater Y ou can use two sets of speakers with the A V receiv er: speak er set A and speak er set B . Speaker set A should be used in your main listening room for up to 5.1-channel playback. *While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 2.1-channel playback. Speaker set B can be used in another room and offers 2-channel [...]

18 Connecting Y our Speaker s F or the best surround-sound e xperience, you should con- nect five speakers and a po wered subwoofer . The following table sho ws which channels you should use based on the number of speakers that you ha ve. No matter how man y speakers you use, a po wered sub- woofer is recommended for a really po werful and solid b[...]

19 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued Using a suitable cable, connect the A V receiver’ s SUB- WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on your po wered sub- woofer , as sho wn. If your subwoofer is unpo wered and you’ re using an external amplifier , connect the SUB- WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on the amplifier . Note: Make sure the cable is plugged al[...]

20 Connecting Antenna This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The A V receiver w on’t pick up an y radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . The supplied indoor FM antenna i[...]

21 Connecting Antenna —Continued If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially av ailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, b ut usable results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. •F or best results, install the outdoor FM ant[...]

22 Connecting Y our Components • Before making any A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your other A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve completed and double-checked all A V connections. Optical Digital Jacks The A V receiver’ s optical digital jack has shutter-type cov er that open when an optical plug [...]

23 Connecting Y our Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your D VD player and other A V components to the A V receiver, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the A V receiver. The A V receiver supports se veral connection formats for compatibil[...]

24 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a D VD Pla yer YP B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R VIDEO OUT YP B COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN P R A B B B A B TV , pr ojector , etc. D VD player AV receiver Step 1: Video Connection (D VD Play er to A V Receiver to TV) If your TV has component video input jacks, connect your D VD player to the A V rec[...]

25 Connecting Y our Components —Continued COAXIAL OUT AUDIO OUT LR OPTICAL OUT FRONT LR SURROUND LR CENTER SUB WOOFER c c d d d d a b Step 2: A udio Connection If your D VD player has a coaxial digital audio output jack, connect it to the A V receiver’ s DIGIT AL IN COAX- IAL jack. Y ou can enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes with this connecti[...]

26 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a VCR f or Playbac k Connecting a VCR YP B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R VIDEO OUT YP B COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN P R AUDIO OUT LR B B A A a C C Step 1: Video Connection (VCR to A V Receiver to TV) Connect your VCR’ s video output jack to the A V receiv er’ s VIDEO 1 IN jack and connect the A V[...]

27 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a VCR f or Recording AUDIO IN L R VIDEO IN A a Step 1: Video Connection Connect the A V receiver’ s VIDEO 1 OUT jack to your VCR’ s video input jack. Step 2: A udio Connection Connect the A V receiver’ s VIDEO 1 OUT L/R jacks to your VCR’ s audio input jacks. A a VCR, D VD recorder AV r[...]

28 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top Bo x, or Other Video Source YP B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R VIDEO OUT YP B COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN P R AUDIO OUT LR COAXIAL OUT OPTICAL OUT B B A A a c b C C Satellite, cab le, set-top box, etc. Step 1: Video Connection Connect your set-top box’ s video output jac[...]

29 Connecting Y our Components —Continued ■ CD Play er or T urntable with Built-in Phono Preamp ■ T urntable (MM) with no Phono Preamp Built-in A phono preamp is necessary to connect a turntable that doesn’t ha ve a phono preamp b uilt-in. ■ T urntable with an MC (Mo ving Coil) Cartridge An MC head amp and phono preamp are necessary to co[...]

30 Connecting Y our Components —Continued As of this printing, the Onkyo Remote Interacti ve Dock is the only HDD-compatible component a vailable. Connect your HDD-compatible component’ s analog audio output jacks to the A V receiver’ s VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks or T APE IN L/R jacks. Notes: • Connect the HDD-compatible component’ s video outp[...]

31 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith (Remote Interactive), you can use the follo wing special functions: ■ A uto P ower On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the A V receiv er is on Standby , it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source. Similarly , when the A V receiv er [...]

32 T urning On TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN TUNING / PRESET ENTER SETUP STANDBY STANDBY/ON CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD MASTER VOLUME A SPEAKERS B STANDBY/ON -- / --- TAPE ON /ST ANDBY DIMMER SLEEP INPUT SELECTOR REMOTE MODE V 1 V 2 V 3 C D T APE TUNER [...]

33 Fir st Time Setup To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your D VD player to the A V receiver by using a digital audio connection (coaxial or optical). Here are the default assignments. W ith this function, you can assign digital inputs to input sources. For e xample, if you connect your D VD player to DIGIT AL IN OPTICAL, you’ll nee[...]

34 First Time Setup —Continued This section explains ho w to specify your speaker con- figuration. For speakers with a cone diameter larger than 6-1/2 inches (16 cm), specify Large (full band) . For those with a smaller diameter , specify Small (default crossov er 100 Hz) . The crossov er frequency can be changed on page 51. MUTING PREVIOUS MENU[...]

35 First Time Setup —Continued 5 Use the Down [ ] b utton to select “Center , ” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select Small , Large , or None . Small: Select if the center speaker is small. Large: Select if the center speaker is large. None: Select if no center speaker is connected. Note: • If the Front setting in step 4[...]

36 Pla ying Y our A V Components Basic A V Receiver Operation TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN TUNING / PRESET ENTER SETUP STANDBY STANDBY/ON CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD MASTER VOLUME A SPEAKERS B DISPLAY MULTI CH 1 2 4 MUTING PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU [...]

37 Playing Y our A V Components —Continued The multichannel input is for connecting a component with individual 5.1-channel analog audio output jacks, such as a D VD player or MPEG decoder . See page 25 for hookup information. Note: • While the multichannel input is selected, the Speaker Configuration settings on page 34 are ignored, and signa[...]

38 Using the T uner W ith the built-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fa vorite stations as presets for quick selection. AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America and Europe) Here you can specify the AM frequency step used in your area. When this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. Note: • This[...]

39 Using the T uner —Continued Presetting Radio Stations Y ou can store up to 30 of your fav orite radio stations as presets. Selecting Preset Stations Deleting Presets Displaying Radio Inf ormation 1 T une into the station that y ou want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMOR Y] b utton. The MEMOR Y indicator appears and the preset number fla[...]

40 Using the T uner —Continued Using RDS (European models onl y) RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailable. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was de veloped by the [...]

41 Using the T uner —Continued Displaying Radio T ext (R T) When tuned to an RDS station that’ s broadcasting R T text information, that information can be displayed. Notes: • The message “W aiting” may appear while the A V receiv er waits for R T information. • If the message “No T ext Data” appears on the display , no R T informat[...]

42 Common Functions This chapter explains functions that can be used with an y input source. Y ou can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the A V receiver’ s PHONES jack for pri- vate listening, as sho wn. Notes: •A lw ays turn down the v olume before connecting your headphones. • Speaker sets A and B are turned off w[...]

43 Common Functions —Continued W ith this function, you can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiver. To unmute the A V r eceiver, press the remote control- ler’ s [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume. The output is unmuted and the MUTING indicator goes off. Muting is cancelled when the A V receiver is set to Standby . W ith the s[...]

44 Common Functions —Continued Y ou can adjust the lev el of each speaker in speaker set A while listening to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the A V receiver is set to Standby . Notes: •Y ou cannot use this function while the A V receiver is muted. • Speakers that are set to No or None in the Speaker Configur[...]

45 Using the Listening Modes See “ About the Listening Modes” on page 46 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the A V receiver ■ [STEREO] button This button selects the Stereo listening mode. ■ LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons Pressing these buttons repeatedly c ycles through all of the listening modes that can be [...]

46 Using the Listening Modes —Continued About the Listening Modes W ith its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP pro- grams, the A V receiver can transform your home listen- ing room into a movie theater or concert hall. Direct The selected input source is output directly with minimal processing for a pure sound. Stereo The selected input sou[...]

47 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The following table lists all the listening modes and sho ws which modes can be selected for each input signal format. Input signal format Analog, PCM *1 *1. In the Direct listening modes, PCM signals at 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz are processed at 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, and 96 kHz respectively. 96 kHz signals [...]

48 Adjusting the Listening Modes Some functions are not av ailable with all speaker config- urations. Audio Adjust provides various functions for adjusting the sound. The Audio Adjust functions are explained belo w . Input Channel Settings ■ Multiplex This setting determines which channel is output from a stereo multiplex source. Use it to selec[...]

49 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued PL II Music Mode Settings These settings apply to only 2-channel (stereo) sources. ■ P anorama W ith this function, you can broaden the width of the front stereo image when using the Pro Logic II Music listening mode. On: Panorama function on. Off: Panorama function of f (default). ■ Dimension W ith[...]

50 Recor ding This chapter explains ho w to record the selected input source to an A V component with recording capability , and how to record audio and video from tw o different sources. Y ou can record only to A V components that are con- nected to the T APE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks. See pages 22–31 for information on connecting your A V compon[...]

51 Ad v anced Setup Crosso ver Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you speci- fied as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 34. To get the best bass performance from your speaker sys- tem, you need to set the crossov er frequency according to the size and frequency response of your speakers. Notes: •F or a more a[...]

52 Adv anced Setup —Continued Speaker Distance To get the best from surround sound, it’ s important that the sound from each speaker reaches the listener at the same time. T o achieve this, you need to specify the dis- tance from each speaker to the listening position. Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m)[...]

53 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: •A quicker way to adjust the speak er lev els is to press the remote controller’ s [TEST TONE] b utton to output the test tone, use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] but- tons to adjust the lev els, and use the [CH SEL] button to select the speakers. • If the multichannel input is selected (page 37), in step 2,[...]

54 Adv anced Setup —Continued When using progressiv e scanning on your D VD player , you may find that the picture and sound are out of sync. W ith this setting, you can correct this by delaying the audio signals. Y ou can set it to 0, 20, or 40 milliseconds. Note: • This setting is not av ailable when the Direct listening mode is used with an[...]

55 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V receiv er, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the A V receiver? • Make sure that the po wer cord is properly plugged into the wall outlet. • Unplug the power cord from the w all outlet, wait five seconds or more, then plug it in again. The A V receiver turns off as so[...]

56 Tr oubleshooting —Continued • On the A V receiver, the subw oofer setting in the speaker configuration is set to No. Set the subwoofer setting to Y es. There’ s no sound with a cer tain signal format? • Check the digital audio output setting on the con- nected device. On some g ames consoles, such as those that can play D VDs, the defau[...]

57 Tr oubleshooting —Continued Can’t record? • On your recorder , make sure the correct input is selected. •T o prev ent signal loops and damage to the A V receiv er, input signals are not fed through to outputs with the same name (e.g., T APE IN to T APE OUT , or VIDEO 1 IN to VIDEO 1 OUT). The sound changes when I connect m y head- phones[...]

58 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power North American (FTC) All channels: 65 watts per channel min. RMS at 8 ohms, 2 channels driven fr om 20 [...]

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