Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TX-8255 Onkyo
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E n Ster eo Receiv er TX-8255 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo Stereo Recei ver . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. Follo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w Stereo Recei ver .
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 v entilation openings.
3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user - serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer .
4 Precautions —Continued F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.
5 Supplied Accessories Make sure you ha ve the follo wing accessories: * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter at the end of the product name indicates the color . Specifications and operation are the same regardless of color . Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t w ork reliably , try replacing the batteries.
6 Getting to Kno w the Receiver Front P anel 15 7 9 8 J 2 3 4 6 P R K Q NL M O 15 7 9 8 J 2 3 4 6 P R K Q NL M O North American Model Other Models * The name of the b uttons and other controls varies according to the shipping destination. F or details, refer to the description on the next page.
7 Getting to Know the Receiver —Continued Some button number sections (such as 7 and 9 ) contain multiple button descriptions because the name and function vary according to the model or shipping destination. Refer to the description corresponding to your model.
8 Getting to Know the Receiver —Contin ued A REMO TE CONTROL jac ks These (Remote Interactiv e) jacks can be connected to the jacks on your other Onkyo audio components. The recei ver’ s remote controller can then be used to control all of your components.
9 Getting to Know the Receiver —Contin ued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 1 A and B speaker indicators Indicator A lights up when speak er set A is on. Indicator B lights up when speaker set B is on. 2 MUTING indicator Flashes while the receiv er is muted.
10 Remote Contr oller For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON button (19) Sets the receiv er to On or Standby . B SLEEP button (21) Used with the Sleep function.
11 Remote Controller —Continued M Previous and Ne xt [ ]/[ ] buttons These buttons are used to select the pre vious or ne xt track on an HDD component. Pressing them repeatedly selects earlier or later tracks. On a cassette deck, they’ re used for rewind and fast forward.
12 Connecting Y our Speaker s Disconnect the power cord fr om the wall outlet befor e making any connections. The receiv er allo ws you to connect two sets of speakers. When two sets of speakers are connected, you can select which speaker set outputs sound or use both sets to output sound simultaneously .
13 Connecting Antenna 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 receiv er won’t pick up any radio signals without an y antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner .
14 Connecting Antenna —Continued If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially av ailable outdoor 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.
15 Connecting Y our Components Before Making an y Connections • Always refer to the instructions that came with the component that you are connecting. • Do not plug in the power cord until all connections hav e been properly made. • Do not bind audio cables with power cords and speaker cables.
16 Connecting Y our Components —Continued T o connect recording components, such as cassette deck, MD recorder and CD recorder , use an analog audio cable to connect the receiv er’ s T APE 1 or 2 .
17 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Use an analog audio cable to connect the LINE 1/D VD IN L/R or LINE 2 IN L/R jacks to the analog audio output jacks on the connected component. When you connect a VCR, the video input from the VCR should be sent to the TV directly .
18 Connecting Y our Components —Continued The receiv er has A C outlets on its rear panel that can be used to connect the power cords of other components that you intend to use with the receiv er . These components can then be left turned on so that they turn on and off as and when the recei v er is turned on and set to Standby .
19 T urning On the Receiver Y ou can change the input display name to “HDD”. When the input display name has been changed “HDD” for T APE 1, the display name for the other button cannot be changed to “HDD”.
20 Enjo ying A udio Sources SPEAKERS A/B MASTER VOLUME INPUT SELECTOR / VOLUME Input selector buttons 1 Press the input selector button to select the component that you want to listen to. 2 Use the [SPEAKERS A] and [SPEAKERS B] buttons on the receiver to select the speaker set that you want to use.
21 Enjoying A udio Sources —Continued Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the receiv er . Y ou can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the receiv er’ s PHONES jack for private listening. Notes: • Always turn do wn the volume before connecting your headphones.
22 Enjoying A udio Sources —Continued This section explains functions that can be used with an y input source. Adjusting the Bass The B ASS control adjusts bass sounds. T urn it up to make them louder . T urn it do wn to make them quieter . Normally , it should be set midway .
23 Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability . Y ou can record an audio signal on a recording component connected to the T APE 1 OUT or T APE 2 OUT jacks.
24 Recording —Continued Monitoring the Recorded Sound When you record audio signal on a recording component connected to the T APE 2 OUT jacks, you can monitor the recorded sound. The recorded sound monitoring function allows you to compare the sounds by switching the output between the sound before or after recording.
25 Listening to the Radio Y ou must specify the AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. Use the receiv er to perform the procedure belo w . W ith the built-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations.
26 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ T uning into Stations by Frequenc y Y ou can tune into AM and FM stations directly by entering the appropriate frequency . Presetting AM/FM Stations Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fav orite AM/FM radio stations as presets.
27 Listening to the Radio —Continued 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.
28 Listening to the Radio —Continued Displaying Radio T ext (R T) When tuned to an RDS station that’ s broadcasting te xt information, the text can be displayed. Notes: • The message “W aiting” may appear while the recei ver waits for the R T information.
29 Naming Preset Channels (other than Eur opean model) While receiving a preset FM or AM station, a maximum of 8 characters consisting of letters, numbers and some symbols can be stored, for example to represent the station name. Y ou cannot assign a name to the RDS station (for European model).
30 Connecting Components not Reached b y the Remote Contr oller Signals (IR IN/OUT) In order to use the remote contr oller to control the recei ver from a r emote location, you will need to prepar e a.
31 T r oubleshooting 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 po wer cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly . • Unplug the power cord from the w all outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in again.
32 T roubleshooting —Continued The remote controller doesn’t w ork • Make sure that the batteries are installed with the cor - rect polarity (page 5). • Install new batteries. Don’ t mix dif ferent types of bat- teries or old and new batteries (page 5).
33 Speci fi cations Amplifier Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs Specifications and features are subject to change without notice.
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