Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TX-SR308 Onkyo
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A V Receiv er TX-SR308 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo A V Receiv er . Please read this manual thoroughl y before making connections and plugg ing in the unit. Follo wing the in structions in this m anual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listening enjoyment from your new A V Receiv er .
2 En Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. Ke ep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilat ion openings.
3 En Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording cop yrighted ma terial is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user -ser- viceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo de aler .
4 En F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only b y qual- ified service personnel.
5 En Contents Important Safety Instruction s ......................................... 2 Precautions ................................................................ ....... 3 Supplied Accessories ............................................... ......
6 En Features Amplifier • 65 W atts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) • 100 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC) • 120 W atts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEIT A) • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • H.C.P .S. (High Current Po wer Supply) Massi ve High Po wer T ransformer Proces sing • HDMI (V er .
7 En Fr ont & Rear P anels The actual front panel has v ari ous logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity . The page numbers in pa rentheses show where you can find th e main e xplanation for each item.
8 En For detailed information, se e th e pages in parentheses. a A and B speaker indicators ( ➔ 10 , 20 ) b A udio input indicators c Listening mode and format indicators ( ➔ 19 , 25 ) d T uning i.
9 En Remote Contr oller For detail ed information, see the pages in parent heses. a ON/ST ANDBY button ( ➔ 18 ) b REMO TE MODE / INPUT SELECT OR bu tt o ns ( ➔ 19 , 41 to 42 ) c TO N E , + and –.
10 En About Home Theater Y ou can use two sets of speak ers with the A V receiv er: Speakers A and Speak ers B . Speakers A should be used in your main listeni ng room for up to 5.1-channel playback. * While Speakers B is on, Speakers A is reduced to 2.
11 En Connecting the A V Receiver Speaker Configura tion The follo wing table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you ha ve. For 5.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need fi ve speakers and a po wered subwoofer .
12 En Connecting the Speaker Cab les Screw-type speak er terminals Using Banana Plugs (North American models) • If you are u sing banana plugs, tigh ten the speaker terminal before ins erting the banana plug. • Do not insert the speaker code directly in to the center hole of the speaker terminal.
13 En Connected ima ge with A V components • Before making any A V connections, read th e manuals supplied with your A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve comp leted and double-checked all A V connections. • Push plugs in all the way to mak e good connecti ons (loose connecti ons can cause noise or malfunc- tions).
14 En Connect your components to the appropr iate jack s. The default input assi gnments are sho wn below . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 29 ). Refer to “ About HDMI” ( ➔ 49 ) and “Using an RIHD-comp atible TV , Player, or Recorder” ( ➔ 50 ).
15 En Connect your components to th e appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are sho wn belo w . ✔ : Assignment can be changed ( ➔ 29 ). ■ How to record the video W ith the connections descri bed here, you cannot record the video through the A V rece iver.
16 En W ith u (Remote Interacti ve), you can use the follo wing special functions: ■ System On/Auto Po wer On When you start playback on a component connected via u , if the A V receiver is on Standby , it will automati- cally turn on and select th at component as the input source.
17 En The A V recei ver supports se veral conn ection formats for comp atibilit y with a wide range of A V equipment. The format you choose will depend on the fo rmats supported by your components.
18 En T urning On/Off the A V Receiver T urning On Press ON/ST ANDBY on the fr ont panel. or Press RECEIVER followed by ON/ST ANDBY on the remote co ntroller . The A V rece iv er comes on, the display lights, and the ST ANDBY indicator goes of f. T urning Off Press ON/ST ANDBY on the front panel or the r emote controller .
19 En Basic Operations ■ Operating on the A V receiver ■ Operating with the remote controller Y ou can display v arious info rmation about the current input source as follows. Tip • Alternativ ely , you can use the A V receiv er’ s DISPLA Y . The following information ca n typically be displayed.
20 En Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiv er. Tip • T o unmute, press MUTING again or adjust the volume. • The Mute function is cance lled when the A V receiv er is set to Standb y . W ith the sleep timer , you can set the A V receiv er to turn off aut omatically after a specif ied period.
21 En Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fa vo rite stations as presets for quick selection. Listening to th e Radio T uning into Radio Stations ■ Auto tuning mode When tuned into a station, the TU NED indicator lights.
22 En Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your fav orite FM/AM radio stations as presets. Selecting Presets Tip • Y ou can also use the remote controller’s number buttons to select a preset directly . Deleting Pres ets When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator lights.
23 En Finding Statio ns by T ype (PTY) Y ou can search for radio stations by type. Listening to T raffic News (TP) Y ou can search for stations that broadcast traf fic ne ws. ■ RDS program types (PTY) 1 Pre ss RT/PTY/TP twice. The current program type appears on the display .
24 En Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability , and how to record audio and video from different sou rces. Connecting a Recor ding Component Note • The A V receiv er must be t urned on for reco rding.
25 En Using the Listening Modes See “ About Listening Modes” for detailed information about th e listening modes ( ➔ 25 ). Listening Mode Buttons MO VIE/TV b utton This button selec ts the list ening modes intended for use with mo vies and TV . MUSIC b utton This button selec ts the list ening modes intended for use with music.
26 En ■ Speaker Layout The illustration sho ws which speakers are acti v ated in each channel. See “Sp Config (Speaker Conf iguration)” for the speaker setup ( ➔ 30 ). Listening Modes Listening Mode Description Input Source Speaker Lay out Direct In this mode, audio fro m the input source is output without surround-sound process- ing.
27 En Onkyo-Original DSP Listening Modes Note *1 For the Blu-ray Discs, Dolby Digital is used. *2 A V receiver can input the DSD signal from HDMI IN . Setting the output setting on the player side to PCM might obtain a better sound according to the player .
28 En Ad vanced Setup Note The on-screen setup menus are displayed when: • There is no video input, or • The video input is 480p , 576p, 720p, 1080i, or 1080 p. The on-screen setup menus appear on the connected TV and provide a con venient w ay to change the A V recei ver’ s va rious settings.
29 En Explanatory Notes Menu HDMI Input If you connect a video component to an HDMI input, you must assign that input to an i nput selector . F or example, if you connect your Blu-ra y Disc/D VD player to HDMI IN 2 , you must assign “ HDMI2 ” to the “ BD/D VD ” input selector .
30 En Note • When an HDMI IN is assigned to an input selector in “HDMI Input” ( ➔ 29 ), this input assignment is automatically set to the same HDMI IN . And in addition to th e usual inputs (e.g., CO AX , etc.), you can also select HDMI inputs.
31 En ■ Left, Center, Ri ght, Surround Right, Surround Left, Subwoofer ` Specify the distance from the each speaker to your lis- tening position. Note • The speaker distance setting cannot be change d while a pair of headphones is connected, or “ Au d i o T V O U T ” setti ng is set to “ On ” ( ➔ 32 ) or Speakers B is on.
32 En DTS Setting Neo:6 Music ■ Center Image ` 0 to 2 to 5 W ith this setting, you can specify b y how much the front left and right channel output is attenuated in order to create the center channel. Setting a va lue “0” in the middl e is set to hear a sound.
33 En Note •I f “ On ” is selected and the signal can be output by the TV , the A V re ceiv er will output no sound through its speakers. •I f “ On ” is selected, “ TV Sp On ” appears on the display by pressing DISPLA Y . •W h e n “ TV Control ” is set to “ On ” , this setting is fix ed to “ Au t o ” .
34 En Note • Do not as sign the component connected with the HDMI input to the TV/CD selector when you set “ TV Control ” setting to “ On ”. Otherwise, appropriate CE C (Consumer Electronics Con- trol) operation is not guar anteed.
35 En Music Optimizer The Music Optimizer function enhances the sound quality of compressed music files. Use it with music files that use “lossy” compression, su ch as MP3.
36 En The digital input signal format s are av ailable only for the input sources that you ha ve assigned a digital input jack ( ➔ 29 ). Normally , the A V receiv er de tects the signal format auto- matically .
37 En Contr olling iP od Models sold are dif ferent depending on the re gion. Connecting an Onky o Doc k C B A *1 No. Onkyo Dock Cable Note Pa ge A UP-A1 Dock (Universal Port Option Dock) — • When UP-A1 Dock th at seated iPod is connected, the powe r consumption on standby mode slightly increases.
38 En UP-A1 Dock W ith the UP-A1 Dock, you can easily play the musi c, photo, or movie stored on your Apple iPod through the A V receiv er and enjoy great sound.
39 En Note • Enter the appropriate remote co ntr ol code before using the A V receiv er’ s remote controller for the first time ( ➔ 41 ). • Connect the RI Dock to the A V receiv er with an u cable ( ➔ 37 ). • Set the RI Dock’ s RI MODE switch to “ HDD ” or “ HDD/ DOCK ”.
40 En ✔ : A vailable b uttons Note • W ith some iPod models and generations, c e rtain buttons may not work as expected. • For detailed operation of the iPod, pl ease refer to the instruction manual. *1 This button does not turn the Onkyo DS-A2 or DS-A2X RI Dock on or off.
41 En Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V receiv er’ s remote controller (RC-762M) to control your ot her A V components. This section explains ho w to ente r the remote control code (with the default underlined ) for a component that you want to control: D V D, TV , CD, etc.
42 En If you want to control an Onkyo component b y pointing the remote controller direct ly at it, use the following re mote control codes: ` 32900 : Onkyo Blu-ray Disc player ` 32901 : Onkyo HD-D VD.
43 En Note • W ith some components, certain butto ns may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. ✔ : A vailable b uttons *1 The p function is not suppor ted. The p sup- ported by the A V receiver is the CEC system control function of the HDMI standard.
44 En T roub leshooting If you ha ve an y trouble using the A V receiv er, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolv e the issue your- self, contact your Onkyo dealer .
45 En ■ Only the fr ont speakers produce sound ■ Only the center speaker produces sound ■ The surround speakers pr oduce no sound ■ The center speaker prod uces no sound ■ The sub woofer pr oduc es no sound ■ There’ s no sound with a certain signal format ■ Can’t get 5.
46 En ■ There’ s no picture fr om a source connect ed to an HDMI IN ■ The on-screen menus don’t appear ■ Reception is noisy , FM stereo reception i s noisy , or the FM STEREO indi cator does.
47 En ■ The A V rec eiver unexpectedly selects y our iP od as the input source ■ Can’t record ■ The sound changes when I connect my headphones ■ How do I c hange the language of a m ultiple .
48 En Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tu n e r S e c t i o n General ■ HDMI ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Au dio Inputs ■ Au dio Outputs ■ Others Specifications and features are subject to change without notic e.
49 En About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demand s of digital TV , HDMI (High Definition Mult im edia Interface) is a new digita l interface standard for connect ing TVs, projectors, Blu-ray Disc/D VD players, set-top box es, and other video compo- nents.
50 En Using an RIHD-compatible TV , Play er , or Recorder p , which stands for Remote Interacti ve o ver HDMI, is the name of the system control function found on Onkyo components. The A V recei ver can be us ed with C EC (Consumer Electronics Cont rol), which allo ws system control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard.
51 En ■ How to connect and setup 1 Confirm the connecting and setting . 1. Connect the HDMI OUT jack to the HDMI input jack of the TV . 2. Connect the audio output from th e TV to the OPTICAL IN 2 jack of the A V receiv er using an optical digital cable.
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