Onkyo A-9555 Owner Manual - Page 13

Connecting the A-9755/A-9555-Continued Connecting a Preamp (A-9755 only) The A-9755 can be used as a power amplifier with a separate preamp. In this case, use an analog audio cable to connect the A-9755's MAIN IN jacks to the preamp's output jacks. Connect the speakers to the A-9755, and connect the playback components to the preamp. With (Remote Interactive), you can control your -compatible Onkyo CD player, Tuner, and so on with the A-9755/A-9555's remote controller. • To use , you must make an analog audio con- nection between the A-9755/A-9555 and each audio component. A-9755/A-9555 connector PRE OUT Notes: • Do not connect a component that does not have an output volume control, because the sound will be output at maximum volume and may damage the A-9755 and your speakers. • To turn on the MAIN IN function, press the [POWER AMP DIRECT (MAIN IN)] button for 3 seconds until the indicator lights up (page 17). Connecting Components If you connect other Onkyo components to the A-9755/A-9555 with the appropriate and audio cables, you can use the following system functions. cables are special cables solely for use with Onkyo products (no cables are supplied with the A-9755/A-9555). Auto Power On When you turn on the power or start playback on a component that's connected to the A-9755/A-9555, the A-9755/A-9555 will turn on automatically. And when you set the A-9755/A-9555 to Standby, all connected components will go on Standby as well (the A-9755/A-9555's POWER switch must be set to ON for this to work). Direct Change When playback is started on an audio component connected via , the A-9755/A-9555 will automatically select that component as the input source. Remote Control Operation You can control all components in your system by using the A-9755/A-9555's remote controller. See page 8 for more information. Onkyo CD player (DX-7555), etc. connector Onkyo cassette deck, etc. connector Remote Interactive Dock, etc. Remote control cable Notes: • Push each plug in all the way to make a good connec- tion. • Use only dedicated cables for connections (no cables are supplied with the A-9755/A-9555). • The A-9755/A-9555 has two jacks. They're all the same, so you can use either of them. • jacks should be connected only to Onkyo components. Connecting them to another manufacturer's component may cause the A-9755/A-9555 to malfunction. • Some components may not support all functions. See the manuals supplied with your other Onkyo components for more information. • When using the A-9755 as a power amplifier (MAIN IN function), the system functions are unavailable. 13