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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
AV Receiver
Connections .................................. 15
TX-SR573
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 30
Instruction Manual
Basic Operation
Playing your AV components....... 34
Listening to AM/FM Stations........ 36
Listening to XM Satellite Radio..... 37
Using the Listening Modes .......... 44
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the unit.
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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 electr
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use For U.S. models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- FCC Information for User out the permission of the copyright holder. CAUTION: 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- The user changes or modifications not expressly serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact approved by the party responsible for compliance could your Onkyo dealer. void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 3. Car
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Supplied Accessories Features Make sure you have the following accessories: Amp • 7-channel amplifier • 75 watts per channel min. RMS at 8 Ω , 2 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.08% total harmonic distortion • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) Remote controller & three batteries (AA/R6) • Optimum gain volume circuitry Processing *1 • Dolby Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logic IIx • DTS, DTS-ES Matrix/Discrete, DTS Neo:6, and DTS Indoor FM antenna *2 96/24 processing • Cin
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Contents Introduction Basic Operation Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Playing Your AV Components ................ 34 Basic AV Receiver Operation ................. 34 Precautions .................................................3 Using the Multichannel DVD Input.......... 35 Supplied Accessories.................................4 Displaying Source Information................ 35 Features .......................................................4 Listening to the Radio.............
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Front & Rear Panels Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5678 9JK L M TUNING / PRESET MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON ENTER STANDBY RETURN SETUP A SPEAKERS B TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT DIMMER MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR VIDEO 3 INPUT PHONES VIDEO LR AUDIO MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD VCR N OP Q R S T The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. L Arrow/TUNING/PRESET & ENTER buttons They are not shown here for clarity. When AM, FM, or XM is selected, the TUNING
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display 13 2 4 5 6 For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 1 A & B speaker indicators (34) Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on. Indi- cator B lights up when speaker set B is on. 2 MUTING indicator (42) This indicator flashes when the AV receiver is muted. 3 Source/listening mode indicators (46) These indicators show the currently selected listen- ing mode and digital audio format. 4 Tuning indicators (36) TUNED (36): This indicator lights
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 1 B 3 4 56 7 8 9 J K L M N O A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2, 3 & COAXIAL J TAPE IN/OUT These optical and coaxial jacks can be used to con- These analog inputs and outputs can be used to con- nect a CD or DVD player and other components nect a cassette recorder, MiniDisc recorder, or other with digital audio outputs. recorder with analog inputs and outputs. B COMPONENT VIDEO K VIDEO 1 IN/OUT & VIDEO 2 IN A DVD player, TV, or other component that sup- The VIDE
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Remote Controller Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the AV receiver’s To open the battery compartment, press remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 the small hollow and slide open the cover. Remote control sensor AV receiver STANDBY indicator Approx. 16 ft. Insert the three supplied batteries (AA/R6) 2 (5 m) in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Notes: • The remote controller may not work reliab
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R U E N T U E R M N Remote Controller—Continued About the Remote Controller Modes RECEIVER/TAPE Mode Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be RECEIVER/TAPE mode is used to control the AV used to control up to nine different components. The receiver. It can also be used to control an Onkyo cassette remote controller has a specific operating mode for use recorder connected via . with each type of component. Modes are selected by To set the remote controller to RECEIVER/TAPE usin
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. N SLEEP button (43) This button is used to set the Sleep function. A STANDBY button (30) O MENU button (38) This button is used to set the AV receiver to This button is used to select the search mode for Standby. XM Satellite Radio. B ON button (30) P VOL [ ]/[ ] button (34) This button is used to turn on the AV receiver. This button can be used to adjust the volume of the C INPUT SELECTOR buttons (34) AV rece
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R U E N T U E R M N Remote Controller—Continued D TOP MENU button DVD Mode This button is used to select a DVD’s top menu. To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the E Arrow [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] & ENTER buttons [DVD] REMOTE MODE button. These buttons are used to navigate DVD menus and the DVD player’s onscreen setup menus. F DISC +/– button This button selects discs on a DVD changer. G RETURN button A ON STANDBY This button is used to exit the DVD player’s TV I INPUT B onscreen setup menu
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R U E N T U E R M N Remote Controller—Continued A STANDBY button CD, MD & CDR Modes This button sets the CD player or MD/CD recorder To control an Onkyo CD player, or a CD/MD to Standby. recorder made by another manufacturer, press the B ON button [CD] REMOTE MODE button to select the CD This button is used to set the CD player or MD/CD remote controller mode. recorder to On or Standby. To control an Onkyo MD recorder or CD recorder, C Number buttons press the [MD] or [CDR] REMOTE MODE but
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R U E N T U E R M N Remote Controller—Continued B ON button* HDD Mode This button turns on the HDD-compatible compo- HDD mode is for controlling Onkyo’s next generation nent. HDD-compatible components. As of 2005, it can be used C Arrow [ ]/[ ] and ENTER buttons* with the Onkyo DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock and These buttons are used to navigate menus on the Apple iPod connected via . HDD-compatible component. When Using the DS-A1: D ALBUM +/– button* • Connect the DS-A1 to the TAPE IN or VI
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Connecting Your Speakers About Speakers You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B. Speaker set A should be installed in your main listening room, and can be used with Dolby Digital and DTS sources. To get the best surround sound experience, each speaker must be positioned at a specific location within the room, as shown in the following illustration. Note that while speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-channel playback. Speaker set B
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued How Many Speakers? Speaker Connection Precautions For the best surround-sound experience, you should con- Read the following before connecting your speakers: nect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer. • You can connect speakers with an impedance of 6 The following table shows which channels you should ohms or higher. If you use speakers with a lower use based on the number of speakers that you have. impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume lev- els f
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Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting Speaker Set A Connecting Speaker Set B Strip 5/8" (15 mm) of insu- Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insu- 5/8" (15 mm) 3/8" (10 mm) 1 1 lation from the ends of the lation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as the bare wires tightly, as shown. shown. Unscrew the terminal. Fully insert the bare wires. While pressing the lever, insert 2 2 Make sure that the bare wire is touching the inside the wire
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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 AV 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 term
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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 out- AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used in door FM antenna instead. addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna Insulated antenna cable AM loop antenna Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable Outd
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Connecting Your Components AV Connection Color Coding About AV Connections RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- supplied with your other AV components. nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out- and double-checked all AV connections. puts (typ
