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Contents
Stereo Receiver
Introduction.................................... 2
TX-8555
Instruction Manual
Connections ................................. 13
Enjoying Audio Sources.............. 22
Others
Troubleshooting .............................. 45
Specifications.................................. 47
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo Stereo Receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within CAUTION: the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, magnitude to constitute a risk of el
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use • This unit’s top and rear panels may get warm only, recording copyrighted material is illegal after prolonged use. This is normal. without the permission of the copyright holder. • If you do not use this unit for a long time, it may not work properly the next time you turn it on, so 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- be sure to use it occasionally. serviceable. If you cann
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Precautions—Continued For British models Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is colou
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Table of Contents Introduction Enjoying Audio Sources Important Safety Instructions.................................2 Turning On the Receiver.......................................22 Turning On and Standby ...........................................22 Precautions ..............................................................3 Changing the Input Display .......................................22 Table of Contents ....................................................5 Enjoying Audio Sources .....
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Supplied Accessories Make sure you have the following accessories: Installing the Batteries Detach the battery cover by pressing the 1 tab and pulling up the cover. Remote controller and two batteries (AA/R6) Indoor FM antenna Insert two AA-size batteries into the 2 battery compartment. Carefully follow the polarity diagram (positive + and negative - symbols) inside the battery compartment. AM loop antenna * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter at the end of the produc
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Features ❑ Newly Designed, Brushed Hairline Aluminum Front Panel ❑ 100 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) (North American model) ❑ 125 Watts/Channel @ 4 ohms (IEC) (European and Australian model) ❑ WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) ❑ High-Current, Low-Impedance Drive ❑ Discrete Output Stage Circuitry ❑ XM and SIRIUS Ready (North American model) ❑ 6 Audio Inputs (CD, TAPE, GAME/TV, CBL/SAT, DVD, VCR/DVR) ❑ 4 Video Inputs (GAME/TV, CBL/SAT, DVD, VCR/DVR
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Getting to Know the Receiver Front Panel 19 2 3 4 5678 JK L M N V U T S RP Q O For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. J DIRECT TUNING button (29) When you know the frequency for the station you A ON/STANDBY button (22) want to listen to, you can select the station by Sets the receiver to On or Standby. entering the frequency directly using this button and B SPEAKERS A and B switches (23) number buttons. Turn speaker sets A and B on or off. K CHA
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Getting to Know the Receiver—Continued U STANDBY indicator (22) V PHONES jack (24) Lights up when the receiver is on Standby and This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a flashes while a signal is being received from the standard pair of stereo headphones for private remote controller. listening. Rear Panel 1 B 3 4 567 8 9 J KL M NOP Q R S A commercially available IR emitter can be A REMOTE CONTROL jack connected to the IR OUT jack to pass IR (infrared) This (Remote Interactive) jack can
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Getting to Know the Receiver—Continued N GAME/TV IN Q VCR/DVR IN/OUT A game console or TV output can be connected A video component, such as a VCR or DVR, can be here. There are composite video input jack and connected here for recording and playback. There analog audio input jacks. are composite video input and output jacks for connecting the video signal, and there are analog O CBL/SAT IN audio input jacks for connecting the audio signal. A cable or satellite receiver can be connected here
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Remote Controller To control the AV receiver, press the [RECEIVER] A ON/STANDBY button (22) Remote Mode button to select Receiver mode. Sets the receiver to On or Standby. You can also use the remote controller to control your B ZONE 2 button (37) DVD player, CD player, and other components. See Used when setting Zone 2. pages 40-43 for more details. C INPUT SELECTOR buttons (23) and number For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. buttons (29) Selects the input sources. After
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About 5 m (16 feet) Remote Controller—Continued S RETURN button Using the Remote Controller Selects the previously displayed setup menu. Point the remote controller toward the remote control T PURE A button (25) sensor. Selects the Pure Audio listening mode. Remote control sensor Note: • An Onkyo cassette recorder connected via can also be controlled in Receiver mode (see page “Controlling a Cassette Recorder” on page 43). Notes: • The remote controller may not work reliably if the receive
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Connecting Your Speakers Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections. Speaker Connection Precautions Connecting the Speaker Cables The receiver allows you to connect two sets of speakers. Strip about 15 mm (5/8 15 mm When two sets of speakers are connected, you can select 1 (5/8") inch) of insulation from which speaker set outputs sound or use both sets to the ends of the speaker output sound simultaneously. cables, and twist the bare • When you connect one
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, connect the receiver’s PRE OUT: SUBWOOFER to the input on your powered subwoofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re using an external amplifier, connect the PRE OUT: SUBWOOFER to the amp’s input. Powered subwoofer LINE INPUT LINE INPUT Connecting a Power Amplifier If you want to use a more powerful power amplifier and use the receiver as a preamp, connect it to the PRE OUT jacks, and connect all sp
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Configuring the Speaker Impedance In this model, the factory default for speaker impedance is “8 ohms.” When you change the speaker impedance setting, read “Speaker Connection Precautions” on page 13 carefully before performing the procedures below. Note: Use the Up and Down [▲]/[▼] 3 Be sure to minimize the volume level on the receiver buttons to select “1. Hardware before configuring the speaker impedance. set,” and then press [ENTER]. The Hardware Setup me
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Connecting Antenna This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor Connecting the AM Loop Antenna FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use only. The receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Assemble the AM loop antenna, inserting 1 the tabs into the base, as shown. AM antenna push termina
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Connecting Antenna—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used outdoor FM antenna instead. in addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna FM 75 Insulated antenna cable AM loop antenna Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable
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Connecting Your Components Before Making any Connections Connecting a Turntable • Always refer to the instructions that came with the The receiver’s PHONO input jacks are for use with component that you are connecting. moving-magnet (MM) type cartridges. • Do not plug in the power cord until all connections Use an analog audio cable to connect the receiver’s have been properly made. PHONO L/R jacks to the audio output jacks on the • Do not bind audio cables with power cords and turntable,
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Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Recording Component Connecting a DVD Player To connect recording components, such as cassette deck, Use an analog audio cable to connect the DVD IN L/R MD recorder and CD recorder, use an analog audio cable jacks to the analog audio output jacks on the DVD to connect the receiver’s TAPE IN L/R jacks to the player, and use a video cable to connect the DVD IN V cassette deck’s analog audio output jacks, and use jack to the composite video output
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Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR Connecting a TV or Other Component with an Audio Output Use an analog audio cable to connect the VCR/DVR IN L/R jacks to the analog audio output jacks on the VCR, Use an analog audio cable to connect the unused audio and use a video cable to connect the VCR/DVR IN V input L/R jacks on the receiver to the analog audio jack to the composite video output jack on the VCR. output jacks on the connected component. Then use an analog audio cab
