Onkyo TX-DS838 Owner Manual - Page 17

Connecting optional amplifiers The TX-DS838 is equipped with a set of PRE OUT connectors, which allow you to connect external power amplifiers. With such amplifiers, you can play sources at even higher volume levels than with the TX-DS838 alone. Connect the TX-DS838's PRE OUT connectors to the power amp input connectors, then connect the speakers to the power amp. '0, 50\ I0 q, ck\ Power amplifier 0 0 0 00 0 0O0 Power amprifier 0 0 0 00 0 000 Power amprifier 0 0 0 00 0 000 Surround Left Surround Right Front Left Front Right NOTE: • Power amplifiers or integrated amplifiers can be used in this application. Subwoofer Center III ' I° l' a • Before plugging in the unit, confirm that all connections have been made properly. Before turning on the power, be sure that the MASTER VOLUME control knob is fully turned counterclockwise. Turning on this unit's power may cause a momentary power surge, which might interfere with other electrical equipment, such as computers. If so, use a wall outlet on a different circuit. POWER switch FIB . m 00 I 0©00* U.S., Canadian and worldwide models: Plugging the TX-DS838's power cord into an AC outlet puts the unit in stand-by status (the STAND-BY/RECEIVED indicator is lit). Pressing the POWER switch turns on the unit and lights up the POWER indicator. If this switch is pressed again, the unit returns to the stand-by status. The POWER button on the remote control is used in the same way as the POWER switch on the TX-DS838. SYSTEM switch =000 European models: After plugging the TX-DS838's power cord into an AC outlet, press the SYSTEM switch to put the unit in power-on status (the unit can be operated and its SYSTEM indicator is lit). The remote control cannot be used to operate the TX-DS838 if the SYSTEM switch is not set to ON. When the SYSTEM switch is set to ON, pressing the POWER button on the remote control switches the TX-DS838 between standby status (the STAND-BY/RECEIVED indicator is lit) and poweron status (the SYSTEM indicator is lit). Pressing the SYSTEM switch on the TX-DS838 to set it to OFF turns off the unit. (When the SYSTEM switch is set to OFF, only a small amount of power is used.) 17