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E n AV Receiv er TX-SR702/702E TX-SR602/602E TX-SR8260 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V Recei ver . Please read this manual thoroughly before making any connections and plugging it in. F ollo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w A V Receiver ...
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2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep 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 ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an y heat s ...
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3 Precautions F or U .S. Models Note to CA TV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CA TV system installer’ s attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in partic- ular , specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the po ...
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4 Precautions —Continued F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C 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 o ...
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5 Features Amplifier • 7-channel amplifier • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • Zone 2 capability • 24-bit/192 kHz D/A con verters • WRA T (W ide Range Amplifier T echnology) • Color-coded speak er terminal posts A udio/Video • Dolby *1 Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx • DTS *2 , DTS-ES Discrete, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS Ne ...
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6 Ta b le of Contents Basic Introduction Important Safety Instructions .......................................................................................... 2 Precautions ....................................................................................................................... 3 Supplied Accessories................................ ...
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7 Ta b le of Contents —Continued Adv anced Controlling Other Components Entering a Remote Control Codes ................................................................................ 80 Learning Commands from Another Remote Contr oller ............................................. 88 Using Macros ................................................ ...
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8 Fr ont & Rear P anels Front P anel B Z Y W V U X 6 7 8 J K L N O R T P Q S M 1 C 4 5 9 B Z Y W V U X 6 7 8 J K L N O R T P Q S M 1 C 4 5 9 TX-SR702/702E TX-SR602/602E, TX-SR8260 ← Not American and Australian models ← Not American and Australian models ↑ Not American model TX-NR702,602_En.book Page 8 Tuesday, September 7, 2004 1:18 PM ...
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9 Front & Rear P anels —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A PO WER switc h (38) American and Australian models don’ t hav e this switch. This is the main power switch. When set to OFF , the AV receiv er is completely shutdown. When set to ON, it’ s in Standby mode and the ST ANDBY indi- cator lights up. Don ...
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10 Front & Rear P anels —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 1 MUTING indicator (54) This indicator flashes while the A V receiv er is muted. 2 REC OUT indicator (66) This indicator lights up when the REC OUT is selected. 3 ZONE 2 indicator (78) This indicator lights up when Zone 2 is selected. 4 Listening mode ...
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11 Front & Rear P anels —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1, 2, 3 (28, 30, 32) These component video inputs can be used to con- nect A V components with component video outputs, such as D VD players. B AM ANTENNA (24) These push terminals are for connecting an AM antenna. C COMPONENT VIDEO ...
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12 Front & Rear P anels —Continued M AC OUTLETS (38) These switched A C outlets can be used to supply power to other A V components. The type of outlet depends on the country in which you purchased your A V receiv er. Some models have a single outlet. N Grounding scre w (TX-SR702/702E only) (36) This screw is for connecting a turntable’ s g ...
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13 Remote Contr oller Notes: • The batteries should last for about six months, although this will vary with usage. • 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 ...
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14 Remote Controller —Continued In addition to controlling the A V receiv er, the remote controller has sev eral operating modes for controlling your other A V components, including Onkyo compo- nents connected via . Modes are selected by using the remote controller’ s REMO TE MODE b uttons. For detailed information, see the pages in parenthese ...
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15 Remote Controller —Continued A ST ANDBY button (38) This button is used to set the A V recei ver to Standby . B ON button (38) This button is used to turn on the A V recei ver. C INPUT SELECT OR buttons (53) These buttons are used to select the input source. Only the RC-588M has a [PHONO] button. D MUL TI CH button (65) This button is used to ...
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16 Remote Controller —Continued D VD mode is used to control an Onkyo D VD player con- nected to the A V receiv er via . To set the remote controller to D VD mode, pr ess the [D VD] REMO TE MODE button. A ST ANDBY button This button is used to set the D VD player to Standby . B ON button This button is used to turn on the D VD player and to set i ...
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17 Remote Controller —Continued N A-B button This button is used to set the A–B repeat playback function. O OPEN/CLOSE [ ] button This button is used to open and close the disc tray . P VIDEO OFF button This button is used to turn of f the internal video cir- cuitry , eliminating any possibility of interference. Q CLEAR button This button is us ...
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18 Remote Controller —Continued MD/CDR mode is used to control an Onkyo MiniDisc recorder or CD recorder connected to the A V receiv er via . To select MD/CDR mode, press the [MD/CDR] REMO TE MODE button. By default, this b utton is set to control a MiniDisc recorder . T o control a CD recorder , it must be set to CD (see page 80). A ON button Th ...
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19 Remote Controller —Continued M FR & FF [ ]/[ ] buttons The FR [ ] button is used to start fast re verse. The FF [ ] button is used to start fast forward. N Stop [ ] button This button is used to stop playback. O RANDOM button This button is used with the random playback func- tion. P MEMOR Y b utton This button is used with the memory play ...
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20 About Home Theater Thanks to the A V receiv er’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of mo vement in your o wn home—just lik e being in a movie theater or concert hall. W ith D VDs you can enjoy DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog and digital TV you can enjo y Dolby Pro Logic IIx or Onkyo’ s own DSP surroun ...
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21 Connecting the A V receiver • 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’ v e completed and double-checked all A V connections. Optical Digital Jacks The A V receiv er’ s optical digital jacks hav e shutter-type cov ers that open when an optical ...
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22 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Speaker Configuration F or the best surround-sound e xperience, you should con- nect sev en speakers and a po wered subwoofer . The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you ha ve. *If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect it to th ...
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23 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speak ers: • American model only: Only connect speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or higher . If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume le vels for a long period of time, the b uilt-in prot ...
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24 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and ho w to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The A V receiv er won’t pick up an y radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . Connectin ...
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25 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna 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 o ...
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26 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your D VD player and other A V components to the A V receiv er, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the A V receiv er. The A V receiv er supports sev eral connection formats for compati ...
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27 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Monitor Out ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s V MONITOR OUT jack to a composite video input on your TV , as shown. ■ Using S-Video Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s S MONITOR OUT jack to an S-V ideo input on your TV , as shown. ...
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28 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Video Connections Y ou only need to use one of the following connection methods. ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s V D VD IN jack to the composite video output on your D VD player , as shown. ■ Using S-Video Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V r ...
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29 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued ■ Using a Multichannel Connection If your D VD player supports multichannel audio formats such as D VD-Audio, and it has a 5.1-channel analog audio output, you can enjoy D VD-Audio playback. Use a multichannel analog audio cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s D VD IN FR ONT L/R, CENTER, SURR L/R, and ...
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30 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued This section shows ho w to connect a VCR for playback so that you can watch videos via the A V receiv er. Video Connections • Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s S VIDEO 1 IN jack to a S-V ideo output on your VCR, as shown. OR • Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv ...
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31 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued This section explains ho w to connect a VCR for recording from a TV or another VCR. Video Connections • Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s S VIDEO 1 OUT jack to an S-V ideo input on the recording VCR. Use another S-V ideo cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s S VIDEO 3 IN jack to ...
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32 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued Video Connections Y ou only need to use one of the following connection methods. ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s V VIDEO 3 IN jack to a composite video output on your video source, as shown. ■ Using S-Video Use an S-V ideo cable to connect the A V ...
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33 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued ■ Using Analog Connections If your video source doesn’t ha ve a digital audio output, or you want to record from it, you’ll need to mak e the following analog audio connection. Use an analog audio cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks to the analog audio output on your video s ...
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34 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued ■ Using Optical or Coaxial Connections If you connect to a digital audio input, you’ll need to assign it (see page 42). • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the AV receiv er’ s OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN jacks to the optical output on your CD player , as shown. OR • Use a coaxial digi ...
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35 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued ■ Using Optical or Coaxial Connections (playbac k only) If you connect to a digital audio input, you’ll need to assign it (see page 42). • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect one of the AV receiv er’ s OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN jacks to the optical output on your recorder , as shown. OR • Us ...
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36 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued For the TX-SR702/702E The A V receiv er’ s PHONO IN is designed for use with a moving magnet (MM) type cartridge. Use an analog audio cable to connect the A V receiv er’ s PHONO IN L/R jacks to the audio output on your turn- table, as shown. Notes: • If your turntable has a ground wire, connect it t ...
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37 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued If you want to connect a more po werful power amplifier and use the A V receiv er as a preamp, you can connect one to the PRE OUT jacks. In this case, you should con- nect all speakers and the subwoofer to that po wer ampli- fier . Ho wev er , if you hav e a powered subw oofer , connect it to this A V r ...
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38 Connecting the A V receiver —Continued The A V receiv er has A C outlets on its rear panel that can be used to connect the power cords of A V other compo- nents that you intend to use with the A V receiv er. These components can then be left turned on so that they turn on and off as and when the A V recei ver is turned on and set to Standby . ...
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39 Fir st Time Setup This chapter explains the settings that you need to make before using the A V recei ver. W ith the supplied speaker setup microphone, the Auto- matic Speaker Setup function can measure the test tone output by each speaker and automatically determine the number of speakers connected, their sizes, the distance from each speaker t ...
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40 First Time Setup —Continued 3 Press [ENTER]. The automatic speaker setup starts. The test tone is output by each speaker in turn, measured by the microphone, and the speaker settings set accord- ingly . The whole process takes about 90 seconds. If any e xtraneous noise is picked up by the microphone, the automatic setup may not work correctly ...
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41 First Time Setup —Continued The A V receiv er is configured using onscreen setup menus, which are displayed on the TV that’ s connected to either of the MONITOR OUT jacks. Because the y appear on your TV , they’ re large and clear , making setup a breeze. Settings are divided into tw o groups: Basic Setup and Advanced Setup . When you’ ...
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42 First Time Setup —Continued Digital Input If you connect a component to a digital input jack, you must assign that jack to an input selector . F or example, if you connect your CD player to the OPTICAL IN2 jack, you should assign that jack to the CD input selector . By default, the OPTICAL IN1 jack is assigned to the D VD input selector , alth ...
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43 First Time Setup —Continued Component Video Setup If you connect to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign it to an input selector . F or example, if you connect your D VD player to COMPONENT IN 3, you should assign it to the D VD input selector . For the TX-SR702/702E, TX-SR602E, and Australian TX-SR602, if you want to output composite and S-V ...
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44 First Time Setup —Continued Minimum Speaker Impedance (not American models) If the impedance of any of the connected speakers is 4 ohms or more, but less than 6 ohms, set the Minimum Speaker Impedance to “4 ohms. ” Note: Before you change this setting, turn down the v olume. Notes: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv ...
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45 First Time Setup —Continued TV Format Setup (not American models) Here you can specify the TV format used in your area. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. AM Frequency Step Setup (some models only) Here you can specify the AM frequenc y step used ...
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46 First Time Setup —Continued Some of the settings in this section are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 39). Here you can check the settings made by the Automatic Speaker Setup function, or set them manually , which is useful if you change one of the connected speakers after using the Automatic Speaker Setup fu ...
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47 First Time Setup —Continued Crosso ver Notes: • If the crossov er frequency is set to a lo w value, and the program material doesn’t contain an y sounds below that frequency , the subwoofer will not output much sound. 6 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] b uttons to select “c. Center , ” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/ [] buttons to sele ...
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48 First Time Setup —Continued Double Bass W ith the Double Bass function, you can boost bass out- put by feeding bass sounds from the front left and right channels to the subwoofer . This function can be set only if the Subwoofer setting in step 4 is set to Y es, and the Front setting in step 5 is set to Large. In the speaker setup screen, you c ...
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49 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • On the TX-SR702/702E, if the distance between the furthest and nearest speakers is greater than 20 feet (6 meters), corrected values suitable for home theater use will be set automatically . • On the TX-SR602/602E and TX-SR8260, the Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or l ...
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50 First Time Setup —Continued Speaker Level Calibration Here you can adjust the lev el of each speaker with the b uilt-in test tone so that the v olume of each speaker is the same at the listening position. Notes: • The speakers cannot be calibrated while the output of the A V receiv er is muted, while a pair of headphones is connected, or whe ...
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51 First Time Setup —Continued Equalizer Setting Here you can adjust the EQ of individual speak ers. The volume of indi vidual speakers can be set on page 50. Notes: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button f ol- lowed b y the [SETU ...
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52 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect an -compatible Onkyo MiniDisc recorder or CD recorder to the T APE IN/OUT jacks, for to work properly , you must change this setting. This setting can only be changed on the A V receiv er. Changing the T APE/MD/CDR Display 1 Press the [T APE] input selector button so that “T APE” appears on the di ...
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53 Basic Operation This section explains ho w to select the input source (i.e., the A V component that you want to listen to or watch). Selecting the Input Source 1 3 3 1 1 1 Use the A V receiver’ s input selector buttons to select the input source. To select the input source with the remote controller , press the [RECEIVER] button, and then use ...
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54 Basic Operation —Continued Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiv er. W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiv er to auto- matically turn off after a specified period. If you need to cancel the sleep timer , press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator ...
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55 Basic Operation —Continued Y ou can display various information about the current input source as follows. The following information can typically be displayed for input sources. *If the input signal is analog, no format information is displayed. If the input signal is PCM, the sampling fre- quency is displayed. If the input signal is digital ...
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56 Basic Operation —Continued W ith the built-in tuner you can enjo y AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fav orite stations as presets for quick selection. Listening to the Radio T uning into Radio Stations ■ A uto T uning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM STEREO ...
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57 Basic Operation —Continued Presetting Radio Stations Y ou can store up to 40 of your fa vorite radio stations as presets. Selecting Preset Stations Deleting Presets Displaying Radio Inf ormation 1 T une into the station that you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMOR Y] b utton. The MEMOR Y indicator appears and the preset number flash ...
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58 Basic Operation —Continued Using RDS (European models onl y) RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailable. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and it’ s a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was de veloped by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is a vail- able i ...
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59 Basic Operation —Continued Displaying Radio T e xt (RT) 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 informati ...
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60 Basic Operation —Continued See “ About the Listening Modes” on page 62 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the A V receiver ■ [PURE A UDIO] b utton (not American TX-SR602) This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. While this mode is selected, the A V receiv er outputs no video signals and its display ...
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61 Basic Operation —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 Pure Audio and 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 respec- tively. 96 kHz sig ...
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62 Basic Operation —Continued About the Listening Modes W ith its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP pro- grams, the A V receiv er can transform your home listen- ing room into a movie theater or concert hall. If you connect two surround back speakers (i.e., left and right), both will be used for 6.1-channel surround play- back. Direct The ...
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63 Basic Operation —Continued DTS-ES Matrix This is DTS with an added surround back channel for 6.1 surround sound. Use it to provide 6.1 channel surround playback with program material recorded in DTS 5.1 format. Since DTS 5.1 program material contains surround back channel informa- tion, all channels can be reconstructed for 6.1-channel playbac ...
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64 Ad v anced Operation W ith the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts ev en when listening at low v olume lev els—ideal for watching movies late at night when you don’t w ant to disturb anyone. Notes: • The effect of the Late Night function depends on the Dolby ...
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65 Adv anced Operation —Continued Y ou can adjust the lev el of individual speak ers during playback. These adjustments are temporary and will be cancelled when the A V receiv er is set to Standby . Notes: •Y ou cannot use this function while the A V receiv er is muted. • Speakers that are set to No or None in the Speaker Configuration canno ...
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66 Adv anced Operation —Continued This section explains ho w to record the current input source, how to record one input source while enjo ying another , and how to dub audio onto your video record- ings. Unless you ha ve the full consent of the copyright holder , copyright laws prohibit using your r ecordings for anything other than personal enj ...
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67 Adv anced Operation —Continued AV Recording Y ou can record A V input sources to an A V recording component (VCR, etc) connected to the VIDEO 1 OUT or VIDEO 2 OUT . See pages 27–38 for information on connecting components. Recording Separate A V Sources Here you can record audio and video from completely separate sources, allowing you to o v ...
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68 Ad v anced Setup Here are surround-related settings for PCM, Dolby Dig- ital, multichannel, and other input signal formats. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. 3-1. Analog/PCM These settings apply to PCM input signals from CD players and so on, and a ...
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69 Adv anced Setup —Continued ■ c. SurrBack Mode This setting determines which surround mode is used for Dolby Digital input signals that don’t contain a Dolby Digital EX flag, or when the b . Dolby EX setting is set to Manual. This setting is una vailable if no surround back speakers are connected. Y ou can select PLIIx Movie (default), PLI ...
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70 Adv anced Setup —Continued Y ou can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct, Pure Audio (not American TX-SR602), or THX listening mode is selected. ■ Bass Y ou can boost or cut low-frequenc y sounds output by the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps. ■ T reble Y ou can boost or cut high-fre ...
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71 Adv anced Setup —Continued 4-1. Mono ■ a. Output Channel This setting determines which speakers are used to out- put mono audio when the Mono listening mode is used. L/R: Mono audio is output from the front left and right speakers (default). Center: Mono audio is output from the center speaker . ■ b. Academ y (TX-SR702/702E only) Early mov ...
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72 Adv anced Setup —Continued 4-9. Theater-Dimensional These settings apply to the Theater -Dimensional listen- ing mode. ■ a. Listening Angle W ith this setting, you can specify the angle of the front left and right speakers relati ve to the listening position. Processing for the Theater -Dimensional listening mode is based on this setting. Id ...
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73 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. 4 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select the signal f or- mat that you want to set, and then use the Left and Right [ ]/ [] buttons to select a listening mode. Only listening mod ...
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74 Adv anced Setup —Continued This section explains the items on the Preference menu. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. 6-1. IntelliV olume W ith this preference, you can set the input lev el for each input source. This is useful if some of your A V ...
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75 Adv anced Setup —Continued 6-3. OSD Setup ■ a. Immediate Display This preference determines whether or not actions, such as selecting an input source, are displayed onscreen. Normal: Select if your TV is 4:3. Wide: Select if your TV is 16:9. Off: Actions not displayed. Even if this preference is set to Normal or W ide, actions are not displa ...
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76 Zone 2 W ith the Zone 2 function, you can enjoy one input source in the main room and a different source in another room. There are two connection methods: using a recei ver/inte- grated amp in Zone 2 or using only a pair of speakers in Zone 2. Using a Receiver/Integrated Amp in Zone 2 W ith this connection method, you can use 7.1 surround sound ...
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77 Zone 2 —Continued To use Zone 2, you must make this setting. It enables the speakers connected to the ZONE 2 SPEAKERS termi- nals so that they produce sound when Zone 2 is used. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the A V receiv er by using its [SETUP] button, arro w buttons, and [ENTER] button. Setting the P owered Zone 2 1 Pres ...
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78 Zone 2 —Continued Here you can turn on Zone 2, select an input source, and adjust the volume. Note: To control Zone 2 with the remote controller, you must press the [ZONE 2] button first. Notes: • If the Sleep function has been set, the Zone 2 compo- nent will turn off along with the A V recei ver when the specified sleep time expires. T o ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 79
79 Zone 2 —Continued Using the 12V T rigger When Zone 2 is turned on, the ZONE 2 12V TRIGGER OUT outputs 12 volts (100 milliamperes max). By con- necting this jack to the 12-volt trigger input on, say , a power amp in Zone 2, that po wer amp will turn on and off automatically as and when Zone 2 is turned on and off on the A V recei ver. To use th ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 80
80 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V Recei ver’ s remote controller (RC- 588M/RC-590M/RC-591M) to control your other com- ponents, including those made by other manufacturers. This chapter explains ho w to: • Enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control (e.g., D VD, TV , VCR). • Learn commands direct ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 81
81 Controlling Other Components —Continued Resetting REMO TE MODE Buttons If you’ ve entered another code for one of these b utton and now w ant to return to the default, perform the fol- lowing procedure. By default, some REMO TE MODE b uttons are prepro- grammed with remote control codes for controlling Onkyo components connected via . Resett ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 82
82 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes When two or more codes are gi ven, try each one in turn, and choose the one that works best. Depending on the manufacturer and component, the remote controller may not work as expected. D VD (D VD player) Manufacturer Control code Aiwa 5010 Akai 5019 Apex 5015, 5016 CyberHome 5027 De ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 83
83 Controlling Other Components —Continued SA T (satellite receiver) Manufacturer Control code Tr istar 4016 Unisat 4013 Universum 4021, 4024 Vo r tec 4017 Wela 4025 Zehnder 4020 Zenith 4032 CBL (cable receiver) Manufacturer Control code ABC 3001, 3002, 3021 Archer 3006 Cabletime 3028, 3032 Cable view 3004 Contec 3009 Eastern 3010 GE 3001, 3002 G ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 84
84 Controlling Other Components —Continued VCR Manufacturer Control code RCA 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026, 2027 Realistic 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 Rex 2048 Roadstar 2033, 2043 Runco 2019 Saba 2040, 2048 Saisho 2028, 2041 Salora 2030 Samsung 2008, 2043, 2049 Sansui 2006, 2032 Sanyo 2007, 2008, 2030, 2036 Sav ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 85
85 Controlling Other Components —Continued TV Manufacturer Control code Loewe 1014, 1040, 1055 Luxman 1004, 1006 LXI 1001, 1006, 1010, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1034 M Electronic 1035, 1053, 1062, 1063 Magnadyne 1040, 1067, 1068 Magnafon 1067 Magnav ox 1004, 1006, 1008, 1014, 1018, 1020 Marantz 1004, 1006, 1014, 1060 Matsui 1035, 1043, 1048, 1050, 1063, ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 86
86 Controlling Other Components —Continued To control another component, point the remote control- ler at it and use the buttons as e xplained below (you must select the appropriate remote control mode first). Controlling a TV Buttons marked with an asterisk can alw ays be used to control a TV re gardless of the currently selected remote control ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 87
87 Controlling Other Components —Continued Controlling a VCR The following b uttons control the A V Receiv er . [V OL]: Adjusts the v olume of the A V receiver. [MUTING]: Mutes the A V Recei ver . Controlling a Satellite Receiver The following b uttons control the A V Receiv er . [V OL]: Adjusts the v olume of the A V receiver. [MUTING]: Mutes th ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 88
88 Controlling Other Components —Continued The A V receiv er’ s remote controller can learn the com- mands of other remote controllers simply by pointing them at each other . F or example, by transmitting the Play command from your CD player’ s remote controller , the remote controller can learn it and then transmit the same command when its ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 89
89 Controlling Other Components —Continued W ith the Macro function, you can program the remote controller’ s MA CR O b uttons to perform a sequence of actions with just one button press. F or example, nor - mally you need to perform the following actions to play a CD: 1. Press the REMO TE MODE [ [ [ [ R R R R E E E E C C C C E E E E I I I I V ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 90
90 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V receiv er, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolv e the issue yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer . 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 ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 91
91 Tr oubleshooting —Continued The subwoof er produces no sound? • When you play source material that contains no infor- mation in the LFE channel, the subwoofer produces no sound. • Make sure the speakers are configured correctly (page 46). There’ s no sound with a cer tain signal format? • Check the digital audio output setting on the ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 92
92 Tr oubleshooting —Continued Reception is noisy , FM stereo reception is noisy , or the FM STEREO indicator doesn’t appear? • Relocate your antenna. •M ove the A V receiver a way from your TV or com- puter . • Listen to the station in mono (page 56). • When listening to an AM station, operating the remote controller may cause noise. ? ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 93
93 Tr oubleshooting —Continued The sound changes when I connect m y head- phones? • When a pair of headphones is connected, the listening mode is set to Stereo, unless it’ s already set to Stereo, Direct, or Pure Audio (not all models). When you dis- connect the headphones, the previous listening mode will be resumed. The speaker v olume cann ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 94
94 Specifications (TX-SR702/702E) Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Other Jacks Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Power Output 2 channel driv en: American : 100 W + 100 W (8 Ω ,20Hz– 20kHz,FTC) Europi ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 95
95 Specifications (TX-SR602/602E, TX-SR8260) Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Other Jacks Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Power Output 2 channel driv en: American : 85 W + 85 W (8 Ω ,20Hz–20kHz, FT ...
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Onkyo TX-SR8260 - page 96
96 MEMO SN 29343831C I0409-4 (C) Copyright 2004 ONKY O CORPORA TION Japan. All rights reser ved. http://www.onky o.com/ HOMEP A GE Sales & Product Planning Div. : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAPAN Tel: 072-831-8023 Fax: 072-831-8124 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A. Tel: 201-785-260 ...
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