Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TX-8020 Onkyo
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E n Thank you for purchasing an Onk yo Stereo Recei ver . Please read this manual thoroughl y before making connections and plugg ing in the unit. Follo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listening enjoyment from your new Stereo Recei v er .
En- 2 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any v entil ation openings.
En- 3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording cop yrighted mate rial is ille gal wit h- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. AC Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user- serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer .
En- 4 Precautions —Continued For Canadian Models NOTE: THIS CLASS B DIGIT AL APP ARA TUS COMPLIES WITH CAN ADIAN ICES-003. For models ha ving a po wer co rd with a polarized plug: CAUTION: T O PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSER T .
En- 5 Contents Important Safety Instru ctions.......... .............. .... 2 Precautions ........... .............. ...................... .......... 3 Features ...... .............. ............... ........... .............. . 6 Supplied Accessories .
En- 6 Features ❑ 50 W atts/Channel @ 8 Ω (FTC) (For Nort h American Model) ❑ 90 W atts/Channel @ 6 Ω (IEC) (For Eur opean Model) ❑ WRA T (Wide Range Ampl ifier T echnology) ❑ Discrete Amplif.
En- 7 Getting to Know the Receiver For detaile d information, se e the pages in parentheses. a ON/ST AND BY button (19, 30, 32) b SPEAKERS A and B buttons (20) c DISPLA Y button ( 27, 29) d DIMMER.
En- 8 Getting to Know the Receiver —Continued For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a REMO TE CONTR OL jack (17) b FM ANTENNA jack and AM ANTENNA terminal (14) c SUBWOOFER PR.
En- 9 Getting to Know the Receiver —Contin ued For detaile d information, se e the pages in parentheses. a A/B speaker indicators (20) b Headphone indicator c Message area d T uning indicator s • .
En- 10 Getting to Know the Receiver —Continued For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a button (13, 19, 22) b INPUT SELECT OR buttons (20, 23, 25, 31) c Number buttons (25, 26) d D .
En- 11 Connecting the Receiver Disc onnect the power cord from the electric al outlet before making any connections. The receiv er allo ws you to c onnect tw o sets of speakers. When two sets of speakers are connected, you can select which speaker set outputs s ound or use both sets to output sound simultaneously .
En- 12 Connecting the Receiver —Continued Using a suitable cable, connect the receiv er’ s SUBWOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your po wered subwoofer . If your subwoofer is unpo wered and you’ re using an exte rnal amplif ier , co nnect the SUBWOOFE R PRE OUT to the amp’ s input.
En- 13 Connecting the Receiver —Cont inued On the recei v er , th e factory def a ult for speaker impedance is “6 Ω ”. If you need to change the speaker impeda nce setting, read “Speaker Connection Precaution s” on page 11 ca refully before performing the procedure belo w .
En- 14 Connecting Antennas This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna. The receiv er won’ t pick up any radio signals if no antenna is connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner .
En- 15 Connecting Y our Components Connecting components • Before making an y connecti ons, read the manuals supp lied with your components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve co mpleted and double-chec ked all connections.
En- 16 Connecting Y our Components —Continued . Notes: • Refer to the conn ected compone nt’ s instructi on manual for details . • Connect a turntabl e (MM) that has a b uilt-in phono preamp to CD IN , or connect it to PHONO IN with the phono preamp turned of f.
En- 17 Connecting Y our Components —Continued 1 Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected with an analog audio cable ( pa ge 16). 2 Make the connection (see the illustration).
En- 18 Connecting Y our Components —Continued See “Recording” for an explanation of recording ( page 23). Notes: • The recei ver must be turned on for recording. Record ing is not possible while it’ s in Standby mode. • For European model, sources connected to a digital input cannot be recorded.
En- 19 T urning On the Receiver Press the [ ON/ST ANDBY] button. Alternativ ely , press th e remote co ntr oller’ s [ ] button. The receiver comes on, and the display lights up. T o turn the recei ver of f, press the [ ON/ST ANDBY] butto n, or press the remote controller’ s [ ] button.
En- 20 Enjo ying A udio Sour ces 1 Rotate the receiver’ s [INPUT] selector , or press the remote controller’ s INPUT SELECT OR b uttons to select the source yo u want to h ear . 2 Use the [SPEAKERS A] and [SPEAKERS B] buttons on the receiver to select the speaker set that you want to use.
En- 21 Enjoying A udio Sources —Continued Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Press the [DIMMER] button repeatedly to select: dim, dimmer , or normal br ightness. W ith the sleep timer , you can se t the recei v er so that it turns off automatically after a specified period.
En- 22 Enjoying A udio Sources —Contin ued Press the [DIRECT] button. The message “DIRECT MODE” appears. When the DIRECT function is on, the tone controls are bypassed, so you can enjoy pure sou nd. T o cancel the DIRECT fu nction, press the [T ONE] button again, and the messa ge “T ONE MODE” appears.
En- 23 Recor ding Unless y ou have the full consent of the copyrig ht holder , copyright laws pr ohibit using your recordings for an ything other than personal enjoyment! This section explains ho w to record th e selected input source to a component with recording capability , and how to record audio from different sources.
En- 24 Listening to the Radio F or radio tuning to w ork properly , you must specify the radio frequency step used in your area. Note that when th is setting is changed, all radio prese ts are deleted.
En- 25 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the b uilt-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. 1 Use the receiver’ s [INPUT] selector , or the remote controller’ s INPUT SELECT OR buttons to select AM or FM . In this example, FM has been selected.
En- 26 Listening to the Radio —Continued Presetting AM/FM Stations Y ou can store up to 40 of your fav orite AM/FM radio stations as presets. Presetting FM/AM stations is perform ed by the recei v er . 1 T une to the AM/FM station that y ou want to store as a pres et.
En- 27 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ Name Edit Y ou can enter a custom name for radio preset for easy identifi cation. When entere d, the custom name will appear on the display . The custom name is edited using th e character input screen. 1 Select the preset that y ou want to edit the name .
En- 28 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailabl e. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data Sy stem and is a method of transmitting data embedded in FM radio signals.
En- 29 Listening to the Radio —Continued Displa ying Radio T ext (R T) When tuned to an RDS stati on that’s broadcasting te xt information, the text can be displayed. Use the [DISPLA Y] button to display R T . The R T information scro lls across the display .
En- 30 iP od/iPhone Pla ybac k via Onky o Dock RI Dock W ith the RI Dock, you can easily play the music stored on your Apple iPod/iPhone through the receiver and enjoy great sound. Y ou can e ven use the r eceiv er’ s remote controller to operate your iPod/iPhone.
En- 31 iP od/iPhone Playbac k via Onky o Doc k —Continued See the Dock’ s instruction manual for more information. • Set the RI Dock’ s RI M ODE switch to “HDD” or “HDD/DOCK”. • Y ou can control your iPod/iPhone when “DOCK” is selected as the input source.
En- 32 T roub leshooting If you hav e any trouble using the recei ver , look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the receiver • Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the electric outlet properly . • Unplug the power co rd from the electric outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in ag ain.
En- 33 T roub leshooting —Continued Can’t record • On your recorder , mak e sure the correct input is selected. • T o prev ent signal loops and damage to the recei ver , input signals are not fed through to outputs with the same name (e.g., T APE IN t o T APE OUT).
En- 34 Specifications Amplifier Section Tu n e r S e c t i o n ■ FM ■ AM General ■ A udio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Others Specifications and features ar e subject to change without notice.
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