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Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus

(including ampliﬁers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or

grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two

blades with one wider than the other. A grounding

type plug has two blades and a third grounding

prong. The wide blade or the third prong are

provided for your safety. If the provided plug does

not ﬁt into your outlet, consult an electrician for

replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from the

apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories speciﬁed by the

manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart,

stand, tripod, bracket, or

table speciﬁed by the

manufacturer, or sold with

the apparatus. When a cart

is used, use caution when

moving the cart/apparatus

combination to avoid injury

from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or

when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has been

damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or

plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects

have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has

been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate

normally, or has been dropped.

15. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug the apparatus from the wall outlet and refer

servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel under the

following conditions:

A. When the power-supply cord or plug is

damaged,

B. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the apparatus,

C. If the apparatus has been exposed to rain or

water,

D. If the apparatus does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualiﬁed technician

to restore the apparatus to its normal operation,

E. If the apparatus has been dropped or damaged in

any way, and

F. When the apparatus exhibits a distinct change in

performance this indicates a need for service.

16. Object and Liquid Entry

Never push objects of any kind into the apparatus

through openings as they may touch dangerous

voltage points or short-out parts that could result in

a ﬁre or electric shock.

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or

splashing and no objects ﬁlled with liquids, such as

vases shall be placed on the apparatus.

Don’t put candles or other burning objects on top of

this unit.

17. Batteries

Always consider the environmental issues and

follow local regulations when disposing of batteries.

18. If you install the apparatus in a built-in installation,

such as a bookcase or rack, ensure that there is

adequate ventilation.

Leave 20 cm (8") of free space at the top and sides

and 10 cm (4") at the rear. The rear edge of the shelf

or board above the apparatus shall be set 10 cm (4")

away from the rear panel or wall, creating a ﬂue-like

gap for warm air to escape.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS

TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO

USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER

SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE

PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an

equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within

the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to

persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in

the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

NE PAS

OUVRIR

AVIS

PORTABLE CART WARNING

S3125A

Precautions

1. Recording Copyright

—Unless it’s for personal use

only, recording copyrighted material is illegal

without the permission of the copyright holder.

2. AC Fuse

—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user-

serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact

your Onkyo dealer.

3. Care

—Occasionally you should dust the unit all

over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft

cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild

detergent and water. Dry the unit immediately

afterwards with a clean cloth. Don’t use abrasive

cloths, thinners, alcohol, or other chemical solvents,

because they may damage the ﬁnish or remove the

panel lettering.

4. Power

WARNING

BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE

FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING

SECTION CAREFULLY.

AC outlet voltages vary from country to country.

Make sure that the voltage in your area meets the

voltage requirements printed on the unit’s rear panel

(e.g., AC 230, 50 Hz or AC 120 V, 60 Hz).

The power cord plug is used to disconnect this unit

from the AC power source. Make sure that the plug

is readily operable (easily accessible) at all times.

Some models have a voltage selector for

compatibility with power systems around the world.

Before you plug in such a model, make sure that the

voltage selector is set to the correct voltage for your

area.

Pressing the [ON/STANDBY] button to select

Standby mode does not fully shutdown the unit. If

you do not intend to use the unit for an extended

period, remove the power cord from the AC outlet.

5. Never Touch this Unit with Wet Hands—

Never

handle this unit or its power cord while your hands

are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets

inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo

dealer.

6. Handling Notes

• If you need to transport this unit, use the original

packaging to pack it how it was when you

originally bought it.

• Do not leave rubber or plastic items on this unit

for a long time, because they may leave marks on

the case.

• This unit’s top and rear panels may get warm

after prolonged use. This is normal.

• If you do not use this unit for a long time, it may

not work properly the next time you turn it on, so

be sure to use it occasionally.

For U.S. models

FCC Information for User

CAUTION:

The user changes or modiﬁcations not expressly

approved by the party responsible for compliance could

void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer-

ence in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-

dance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer-

ence to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful inter-

ference to radio or television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif-

ferent from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV tech-

nician for help.

For Canadian Models

NOTE:

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS

COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003.

For models having a power cord with a polarized plug:

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,

MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT,

FULLY INSERT.

Modèle pour les Canadien

REMARQUE:

CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE

LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME

NMB-003 DU CANADA.

Sur les modèles dont la ﬁche est polarisée:

ATTENTION:

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS

ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS

LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE

CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER

JUSQU’AU FOND.

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 coloured blue must be connected to

the terminal which is marked with the letter N or

coloured black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to

the terminal which is marked with the letter L or

coloured red.

IMPORTANT

The plug is ﬁtted with an appropriate fuse. If the fuse

needs to be replaced, the replacement fuse must approved

by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 and have the same ampere

rating as that indicated on the plug. Check for the ASTA

mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.

If the power cord’s plug is not suitable for your socket

outlets, cut it off and ﬁt a suitable plug. Fit a suitable

fuse in the plug.

For European Models

Table of Contents

Declaration of Conformity

We,

ONKYO EUROPE

ELECTRONICS GmbH

LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6,

82194 GROEBENZELL,

GERMANY

GROEBENZELL, GERMANY

ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH

K. MIYAGI

declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product

described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the

corresponding technical standards such as EN60065,

EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3.

Important Safety Instructions ...........................2

Precautions.........................................................3

Table of Contents...............................................4

Supplied Accessories........................................5

Installing the Batteries ...........................................5

Features ..............................................................5

Getting to Know the Receiver........................... 6

Front Panel............................................................6

Rear Panel.............................................................8

Display...................................................................9

Remote Controller............................................10

Using the Remote Controller ...............................11

Introduction

Connecting Your Speakers .............................12

Speaker Connection Precautions........................12

Connecting the Speaker Cables..........................12

Connecting Antenna........................................ 13

Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna.....................13

Connecting the AM Loop Antenna.......................13

Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna...................14

Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna...................14

Connecting Your Components .......................15

Connecting a Turntable .......................................15

Connecting a CD Player......................................15

Connecting a Recording Component ..................16

Connecting a Remote Interactive Dock (RI Dock).....16

Connecting a DVD Player....................................16

Connecting a TV or Other Component with an Audio

Output.............................................................17

Connecting Components..............................17

Connecting the Power Cords of Other

Components ...............................................18

Connecting the Power Cord ................................18

Connections

Turning On the Receiver .................................19

Turning On and Standby .....................................19

Changing the Input Display .................................19

Enjoying Audio Sources..................................20

Muting the receiver (remote controller only)........21

Using Headphones..............................................21

Setting the Display Brightness.............................21

Using the Sleep Timer (remote controller only)...21

Using the Tone and Balance Controls.................22

Recording .........................................................23

Recording the Input Source.................................23

Listening to the Radio .....................................25

AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America and

Europe)...........................................................25

Listening to AM/FM Stations................................25

Using RDS (European Models Only)...................27

Naming Preset Channels (other than European

model).........................................................29

Entering a Name..................................................29

Correcting a Character ........................................29

Connecting Components not Reached by the

Remote Controller Signals (IR IN/OUT)..... 30

If Remote Controller Signal Does not Reach the

Receiver Remote Sensor................................30

If Remote Controller Signal Does not Reach Other

Components ...................................................30

Enjoying Audio Sources

Troubleshooting...............................................31

Specifications...................................................33

Others

Getting to Know the Receiver

—Continued

Some button number sections (such as

and

)

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.

For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.

ON/STANDBY button (19)

Sets the receiver to On or Standby.

SPEAKERS A and B switches (20)

Turn speaker sets A and B on or off.

Remote-control sensor (11)

Receives control signals from the remote controller.

DISPLAY (27)

Displays various information about the currently

selected input source.

TUNING UP/DOWN buttons (25, 28)

Used for radio tuning.

DIRECT TUNING button (26)

When you know the frequency for the station you

want to listen to, you can select the station by

entering the frequency directly using this button and

number buttons. When SAT RADIO is selected, you

can select the channel number.

CHARACTER button

Used to label the FM or AM station preset number.

RT/PTY/TP button (28)

On the European model, this is the RT/PTY/TP

button, and it’s used with RDS (Radio Data

System). See “Using RDS (European Models

Only)” on page 27.

Number buttons (26, 29)

Used to select a station by entering the frequency

directly or to enter characters to label the station

preset number.

DIMMER button (21)

Adjusts the display brightness.

SCAN button (28)

Used to ﬁnd a station in RDS broadcasting.

J MASTER VOLUME control (20)

Sets the volume of the receiver.

K BALANCE control (22)

This control is for adjusting the sound level balance

between the left and right channel for speakers and

headphones.

L TREBLE control (22)

This control is for adjusting the level of treble

sounds.

M BASS control (22)

This control is for adjusting the level of bass

sounds.

N TUNING MODE button (25, 26)

Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM

and FM radio.

O MEMORY button (26)

Used when storing or deleting radio presets.

P Input selector buttons (20, 23)

Used to select the input sources.

The TAPE 2 MONITOR button is also used to

monitor the recorded sound.

Q STANDBY indicator (19)

Lights up when the receiver is on Standby and

ﬂashes while a signal is being received from the

remote controller.

R PHONES jack (21)

This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a

standard pair of stereo headphones for private

listening.

Getting to Know the Receiver—Continued

A REMOTE CONTROL jacks

These (Remote Interactive) jacks can be

connected to the jacks on your other Onkyo

audio components. The receiver’s remote controller

can then be used to control all of your components.

To use , you must make an analog audio

connection between the receiver and each

component.

B IR IN/OUT

A commercially available IR receiver can be

connected to the IR IN jack, allowing you to control

the receiver when it’s out of sight, for example,

installed in a cabinet.

A commercially available IR emitter can be

connected to the IR OUT jack to pass IR (infrared)

remote control signals along to other components.

C AM ANTENNA

These push terminals are for connecting an AM

antenna.

D FM ANTENNA

This jack is for connecting an FM antenna.

E AC OUTLET

This switched AC outlet can be used to supply

power to another component. The type of outlet

depends on the country in which you purchased

your receiver.

F PHONO (MM) input and grounding terminal

This analog audio input is for connecting a turntable

with a moving-magnet cartridge. The screw located

on the upper-right of the PHONO (MM) inputs is

for connecting a turntable’s ground wire.

G CD input

This analog audio input is for connecting a CD

player’s analog audio output.

H TAPE 1/2 IN/OUT

This analog audio input and output are for

connecting a recorder with an analog audio input

and output, such as a cassette deck, MD recorder,

etc.

I LINE 1/DVD

This analog audio input is for connecting a

component’s analog audio output (DVD, RI Dock,

etc.).

J LINE 2 input

This analog audio input is for connecting a

component’s analog audio output (TV, etc.).

K SPEAKERS A

These terminal posts are for connecting speaker

set A.

L SPEAKERS B

These terminal posts are for connecting speaker

set B.

Rear Panel

67 8 9 J K L

1 5432

See pages 12–18 for hookup information.

Getting to Know the Receiver—Continued

For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.

1 A and B speaker indicators

Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on.

Indicator B lights up when speaker set B is on.

2 MUTING indicator

Flashes while the receiver is muted.

3 Radio indicators

TUNED: Lights up when tuned to a radio station.

AUTO: For AM and FM radio, lights up when Auto

Tuning is selected, and disappears when Manual

Tuning mode is selected.

RDS (European models only): Lights up when

tuned to a radio station that supports RDS (Radio

Data System).

MEMORY: Lights up when presetting radio

stations.

FM STEREO: Lights up when tuned to a stereo

FM station.

4 SLEEP indicator

Lights up when the Sleep function has been set.

5 Message area

Displays various information about the selected

input source.

Display

Enjoying Audio Sources

SPEAKERS A/B MASTER VOLUME

INPUT

SELECTOR

VOLUME

Input selector buttons

Press the input selector button

to select the component that you

want to listen to.

Use the [SPEAKERS A] and

[SPEAKERS B] buttons on the

receiver to select the speaker set

that you want to use.

The A and B speaker indicators show

whether each speaker set is on or off.

Start playback on the selected

component.

To adjust the volume, use the

receiver’s [MASTER VOLUME]

control, or the remote

controller’s VOLUME [ ]/[ ]

buttons.

Turn the control clockwise to turn up

the volume or counterclockwise to turn

down the volume.

Remote

controller



Receiver

Indicators

Receiver

Remote

controller

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