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AV Receiver

 

TX-SR505
TX-SR505E
TX-SR8550
TX-SR575

 

Instruction Manual

 

Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. 
Please read this manual thoroughly before making 
connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable 
you to obtain optimum performance and listening 
enjoyment from your new AV Receiver. 
Please retain this manual for future reference.

 

Contents

 

Introduction ..................................... 2

Connection .................................... 17

Turning On & First Time Setup..... 34

Basic Operation

 

Playing your AV components ....... 40
Listening to the Radio .................. 42

 

Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 48

Advanced Operation ..................... 55

Troubleshooting ............................ 65

TX-SR505̲En.book Page 1 Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:53 AM

Summary of Contents for TX SR575 - AV Receiver

Page 1: ...it Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new AV Receiver Please retain this manual for future reference Contents Int...

Page 2: ...aratus does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may resul...

Page 3: ...ter prolonged use This is normal If you do not use this unit for a long time it may not work properly the next time you turn it on so be sure to use it occasionally For U S models FCC Information for...

Page 4: ...other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macro vision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited consumer uses only unless other...

Page 5: ...mponent video conversion Composite video to S Video and S Video to compos ite video conversion Neural Surround 6 North American models only XM 7 Satellite Radio North American models only XM Passport...

Page 6: ...DISPLAY STEREO DIMMER MEMORY DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE A B SPEAKERS TUNER TAPE AUX CBL SAT VCR DVR DVD MULTI CH CD SETUP ENTER SETUP MIC RETURN CLEAR LISTENING MODE AUDIO L R AUX INPUT STANDBY ON PHO...

Page 7: ...ut Setup 39 Changing the Input Display 39 Basic Operation Playing Your AV Components 40 Basic AV Receiver Operation 40 Using the Multichannel DVD Input 41 Displaying Source Information 41 Listening to...

Page 8: ...ems The ENTER button is also used with the setup menus G MASTER VOLUME control 40 Sets the volume of the AV receiver to MIN 1 through 79 or MAX H PHONES jack 47 This 1 4 inch phone jack is for connect...

Page 9: ...jacks for composite video and analog audio V PURE AUDIO button and indicator 48 The North American model doesn t have this button and indicator Selects the Pure Audio listening mode The indica tor lig...

Page 10: ...CBL SAT VCR DVR VCR DVR DVD DVD R L R L S V R L MONITOR OUT S V PRE OUT SUB WOOFER FRONT SPEAKERS B SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS A CENTER SPEAKER REMOTE CONTROL HDMI ASSIGNA...

Page 11: ...XM instructions I FRONT SPEAKERS A SURROUND SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER and SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS These terminal posts are for connecting speaker set A J REMOTE CONTROL This Remote Interactive jack can b...

Page 12: ...ECEIVER TAPE mode is used to control the AV receiver It can also be used to control an Onkyo cassette recorder connected via Buttons 1 2 3 and 4 are used when the TUNER or TAPE input is selected Using...

Page 13: ...sed to select the remote controller modes When a remote controller button is pressed the REMOTE MODE button for the currently selected mode lights up L SLEEP button 47 Used with the Sleep function M V...

Page 14: ...nd so on K CLR button Cancels functions and clears entered numbers L MENU button Displays a DVD s menu M RETURN button Exits the DVD player s onscreen setup menus N RANDOM button Used with the random...

Page 15: ...or MD CD recorder I MENU button Used to navigate menus on an HDD compatible component connected to an RI Dock J PLAYLIST buttons Selects the previous or next playlist on an HDD compatible component co...

Page 16: ...oller of the same type is used in the same room or the AV receiver is installed close to equipment that uses infrared rays the remote control ler may not work reliably Don t put anything on top of the...

Page 17: ...your listening room and your listening position In gen eral a good bass sound can be obtained by installing the subwoofer in a front cor ner or at one third the way along the wall as shown Tip To find...

Page 18: ...t of phase and will sound unnatural Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires Doing so m...

Page 19: ...ist the bare wires tightly as shown 2 While pressing the lever insert the wire into the hole and then release the lever Make sure that the terminals are gripping the bare wires not the insulation 3 8...

Page 20: ...ion and adjust the position of the FM antenna to achieve the best possible reception 2 Use thumbtacks or something similar to fix the FM antenna into position Caution Be careful that you don t injure...

Page 21: ...ocal regulations to prevent electrical shock haz ards Using a TV FM Antenna Splitter It s best not to use the same antenna for both FM and TV reception as this can cause interference problems If cir c...

Page 22: ...Composite video Left white Right red Yellow Right Wrong Video Cable Jack Description Component video cable Component video separates the luminance Y and color difference signals PR PB providing the b...

Page 23: ...ite video S Video or component video the latter offering the best picture quality When choosing a connection format bear in mind that the AV receiver doesn t convert between formats so only outputs of...

Page 24: ...onnection from and With connection you can listen to and record audio from your TV and listen via speaker set B To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS use connection or For recording use and or and A B C a b...

Page 25: ...onnection or For recording use and or and If your DVD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel left and right outputs be sure to use the main left and right outputs for connection A B C...

Page 26: ...your DVD player has a 5 1 channel analog audio output don t connect anything to the AV receiver s SURR BACK L R jacks OUT OUT CBL SAT IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN VCR DVR IN DVD IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO Y CB...

Page 27: ...1 Connect your HDMI compatible TV to the AV receiver s HDMI OUT jack Step 2 Connect your HDMI compatible player to the AV receiver s HDMI IN 1 or 2 jack Step 3 Connect your HDMI compatible player to a...

Page 28: ...eceiver to your TV via the same type of con nection Step 2 Choose an audio connection from and With connection you can listen to the VCR or DVD recorder even via speaker set B To enjoy Dolby Digital a...

Page 29: ...ENTER CD R R L L TAPE OUT XM SIRIUS CBL SAT CBL SAT VCR DVR VCR DVR DVD DVD R L R L S V R L MONITOR OUT S V PRE OUT SUB WOOFER FRONT SPEAKERS B SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS...

Page 30: ...V receiver to your TV via the same type of con nection Step 2 Choose an audio connection from and With connection you can listen to and record audio from the video source and listen via speaker set B...

Page 31: ...VCR DVR 2 CD DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 2 CD 2 CBL SAT COAX IAL IN L R L R CD AUDIO OUTPUT OPTICAL OUT AUDIO OUT L R COAXIAL OUT L R IN CD b c a a Step 1 Choose a connection that matches your CD player or Us...

Page 32: ...R PR ANTENNA FM AM 75 FRONT SURROUND CD R R L L TAPE OUT SIRIUS CBL SAT CBL SAT VCR DVR VCR DVR DVD DVD R L S V MONITOR OUT S V REMOTE CONTROL ASSIGNABLE COAX IAL OPTICAL 1 DVD 2 CBL SAT 1 VCR DVR 2 C...

Page 33: ...s for connecting additional capable components Connect only Onkyo components to jacks Connecting other manufacturer s components may cause a malfunction Some components may not support all func tions...

Page 34: ...y loud surprises when you next turn on the AV receiver always turn down the volume before you turn it off STANDBY ON STANDBY ON Remote controller AV receiver or RECEIVER Smooth Operation in a Few Easy...

Page 35: ...oint This is the center point of the listening area or the listening position if it s just one person B Second measurement point The right side of the listening area C Third measurement point The left...

Page 36: ...Note If any extraneous noise is picked up by the microphone the automatic setup may not work correctly so don t make any noise MASTER VOLUME VIDEO STANDBY TONE DISPLAY STEREO DIMMER MEMORY DIGITAL IN...

Page 37: ...sage appears if saving fails Changing the Speaker Settings Manually In some situations the measurements taken by the auto matic speaker setup may not provide usable results If running the speaker setu...

Page 38: ...Setup TX SR505 North American model TX SR505E TX SR575 only If you connect a video component to HDMI IN 1 or 2 you must assign that input to an input selector For exam ple if you connect your DVD play...

Page 39: ...Digital inputs cannot be assigned to the TUNER input selector 2 Press the DIGITAL INPUT button The current assignment appears 3 Press the DIGITAL INPUT but ton repeatedly to select COAX1 COAX2 OPT1 O...

Page 40: ...oller s SP A B button Pressing the remote controller s SPA B button cycles through the following settings Speaker Set A Speaker Set A B Speaker Set B Off Note that while speaker set B is on speaker se...

Page 41: ...s on Interpreting Surround Channel Information A The number of front channels front left front right and center B The number of surround channels surround left and surround right If there s surround b...

Page 42: ...is example FM has been selected Actual display depends on country 1 Press the SETUP button use the Up and Down buttons to select 0 Hardware Setup and then press ENTER 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to...

Page 43: ...R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER CH DISC ALBUM CH RECEIVER D TUN Number buttons RECEIVER D TUN DIMMER ENT D TUN SLEEP 10 11 12 VCR DVR CBL SAT CD TAPE TUNER DVD MULTI CH AUX 10 0 CLR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MASTER...

Page 44: ...stations by type see page 45 TP Traffic Program This allows you to search for RDS radio stations that broadcast traffic information see page 45 Notes In some cases the text characters displayed on the...

Page 45: ...UT TUNING MODE A B SPEAKERS TUNER TAPE AUX CBL SAT VCR DVR DVD MULTI CH PURE AUDIO CD SETUP ENTER SETUP MIC RETURN CLEAR LISTENING MODE AUDIO L R AUX INPUT STANDBY ON PHONES TUNING PRESET 2 4 5 1 3 TU...

Page 46: ...dim dimmer or normal brightness Alternatively you can use the AV receiver s DIMMER button not European models MUTING PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU SP A B SETUP RETURN PLAYLIST CAT PLAYLIST CAT RANDOM...

Page 47: ...otes You cannot use this function while the AV receiver is muted Speakers that are set to No or None in the Speaker Configuration cannot be adjusted Speaker Set B While speaker set B is on you can adj...

Page 48: ...odel only LISTENING MODE buttons Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all of the listening modes that can be used with the cur rent input source Selecting Listening Modes The Dolby Digital...

Page 49: ...Multich analog 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 Other 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 DTS ES Discrete Matrix CD TV radio cassette etc DVD DTV etc DVD CD etc DVD Pure Audio Not North American models Direct Stereo Mono Multich...

Page 50: ...it ll put you right in the middle of the action just like being in a movie theater or concert hall Dolby Digital EX DTS Dolby EX These modes expand 5 1 channel Dolby Digital and DTS sources for 6 1 7...

Page 51: ...7 1 multichannel surround playback Onkyo Original DSP Modes Mono Movie This mode is suitable for old movies and other mono sources The center speaker outputs the sound as it is while reverb is applied...

Page 52: ...DE button and then press the L NIGHT button repeatedly to select Off Late Night function off Low Small reduction in dynamic range High Big reduction in dynamic range MUTING PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MEN...

Page 53: ...tting you can adjust the width of the sound from the center speaker when using the Pro Logic II Music or Pro Logic IIx Music listening mode Normally the center channel sound is output by only the cent...

Page 54: ...rrow Select if the listening angle is 20 degrees Middle Select if the listening angle is 30 degrees default Wide Select if the listening angle is 40 degrees Multichannel Subwoofer Setting SW Sens On s...

Page 55: ...X INPUT VIDEO jack are recorded by the VCR connected to the VCR DVR OUT jacks 1 Prepare the camcorder and CD player for playback 2 Prepare the VCR for recording 3 Press the AUX input selector button 4...

Page 56: ...subwoofer is con nected These settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function see page 35 Cone diameter RECEIVER SETUP 4 Use the Down button to select Front and then use the Lef...

Page 57: ...ct if no surround back speakers are connected Notes If the Surround setting in step 6 is set to None this setting does not appear If the Surround setting in step 6 is set to Small the Large option can...

Page 58: ...on off 11 Press the SETUP button Setup closes This setting is not set automatically by theAutomatic Speaker Setup function see page 35 SETUP 1 Measure and make a note of the distance from each speaker...

Page 59: ...the levels and use the CH SEL button to select the speakers The speaker levels cannot be adjusted while a pair of headphones is connected speaker set B is on or the AV receiver is muted 7 Press the SE...

Page 60: ...function Be sure to select this setting after having performed the Automatic Speaker Setup Manual You can adjust the equal izer for each speaker manually If you selected Manual continue with this pro...

Page 61: ...input signal is not PCM the PCM indicator will flash and there will be no sound DTS Only DTS format input sig nals will be heard If the input signal is not DTS the DTS indicator will flash and there w...

Page 62: ...VCR REMOTE MODE VCR DVR AUX CBL SAT CD TAPE TUNER DVD MULTI CH LISTENING MODE TV DISPLAY TESTTONE CH SEL SURROUND STEREO CINE FLTR LEVEL LEVEL L NIGHT VOL VOL SAT VCR TV DVD RECEIVER CD INPUT 10 0 CL...

Page 63: ...e RCA See page 33 for details 2 Enter the appropriate remote control code for the DVD or CD REMOTE MODE but ton DVD REMOTE MODE button 1612 Onkyo DVD player with CD MD CDR DOCK REMOTE MODE button 1327...

Page 64: ...PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU SP A B SETUP RETURN PLAYLIST CAT PLAYLIST CAT RANDOM SUBTITLE PLAY MODE AUDIO REPEAT TAPE AMP MD CDR DOCK CABLE STANDBY ON DIMMER ENT D TUN SLEEP 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR H...

Page 65: ...f your turntable doesn t have a phono preamp built in you must connect one between it and the AV receiver If your turntable uses an MC cartridge you must con nect an MC head amp or an MC transformer a...

Page 66: ...e Late Night function doesn t work Make sure the source material is Dolby Digital page 52 The multichannel DVD input doesn t work Check the multichannel DVD input connections page 26 To select the mul...

Page 67: ...rol code may not be correct If more than one code is listed try each one With some AV components certain buttons may not work as expected and some may not work at all To control an Onkyo component tha...

Page 68: ...ed by the unit s malfunction Before you record important data make sure that the material will be recorded cor rectly Before disconnecting the power cord from the wall out let set the AV receiver to S...

Page 69: ...North American 6 16 Others 4 16 or 6 16 Input Sensitivity Output Level and Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Component and S VideoY 0 7 Vp p 75 Component PB CB PR CR 0 28 Vp p 75 S Video C 1 Vp p 75 Composite Comp...

Page 70: ...70 Memo...

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Page 72: ...Fax 201 785 2650 http www us onkyo com ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Liegnitzerstrasse 6 82194 Groebenzell GERMANY Tel 49 8142 4401 0 Fax 49 8142 4401 555 http www eu onkyo com ONKYO EUROPE UK Office...

Page 73: ...ni DIN connector cable and an AC power adapter See the SiriusConnect Home tuner s instructions for more information Use the 8 pin mini DIN connector cable to connect the SiriusConnect receiver to the...

Page 74: ...Down buttons to select SAT RadioMode and then press ENTER 3 Use the buttons to select SIRIUS Pressing the buttons cycles through the following SAT options None XM SIRIUS None Select if you re not usin...

Page 75: ...P MENU SP A B SETUP RETURN PLAYLIST CAT PLAYLIST CAT RANDOM SUBTITLE AUDIO REPEAT TAPE AMP MD CDR DOCK CABLE STANDBY ON DIMMER ENT D TUN SLEEP 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR REMOTE MODE VCR DVR AUX CBL SAT C...

Page 76: ...PRESET ENTER MEMORY MUTING PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU SP A B SETUP RETURN PLAYLIST CAT PLAYLIST CAT TAPE AMP MD CDR DOCK CABLE STANDBY ON DIMMER ENT D TUN SLEEP 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR REMOTE MODE...

Page 77: ...ay 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to select Parental Lock and then press ENTER Lock 0 appears on the dis play TUNING PRESET CH DISC ALBUM MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR SETUP 3 Press...

Page 78: ...play 5 Use the number buttons to enter the new PIN number Confirm 0 appears on the dis play 6 Enter the new PIN number again If you enter the wrong PIN number Wrong Code appears on the display You ll...

Page 79: ...channel to which you are not subscribed Call SIRIUS if you want to sub scribe CHECK SR TUNER Displayed if the SiriusConnect receiver is not con nected Make sure the SiriusConnect receiver is con necte...

Page 80: ...8 Memo...

Page 81: ...ware included in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems Inc The software is licensed solely for use wit...

Page 82: ...an hour 1 On the AV receiver press the SETUP button 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to select SAT RadioMode and then press ENTER 3 Use the buttons to select XM and then press ENTER Pressing the buttons...

Page 83: ...TUN SLEEP 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR HDD DVD VCR REMOTE MODE VCR DVR AUX CBL SAT CD TAPE TUNER DVD MULTI CH LISTENING MODE TV DISPLAY TESTTONE CH SEL SURROUND STEREO CINE FLTR LEVEL LEVEL L NIGHT VOL VOL...

Page 84: ...E TUNING PRESET ENTER MEMORY DISPLAY MUTING PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU SP A B SETUP RETURN PLAYLIST CAT PLAYLIST CAT RANDOM SUBTITLE PLAY MODE AUDIO REPEAT RC 681M CABLE DIMMER ENT D TUN SLEEP 10 11...

Page 85: ...or the remote controller s CH but ton 1 Select the preset that you want to delete See the previous section 2 While holding down the MEM ORY button press the TUNING MODE button The preset is deleted an...

Page 86: ...Listener Care and ask about upgrading your XM CNP 1000 to an XM Mini Tuner Have the AV receiver s model name and CNP 1000 XM ID num ber ready beforehand and explain that the AV receiver is displaying...

Page 87: ...er Dock cable is properly connected to the AV receiver and is not damaged If the issue persists contact XM Listener Care Have the AV receiver s model name ready beforehand and explain the issue that y...

Page 88: ...8 Memo...

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