Onkyo TX SR800 Owner Manual - Page 29

Enjoying music or videos with the TX-SR800

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Enjoying music or videos with the TX-SR800 Input source buttons MASTER VOLUME RCVR STANDBY/ON DISPLAY DIMMER STANDBY POWER ON OFF PURE AUDIO UPSAMPLING DIRECT/PURE AUDIO STEREO SURROUND THX DSP PHONES AUDIO SELECTOR ZONE 2 (GRN ) REC ( RED ) DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 VCR 1 VCR 2 REC OUT ZONE 2 OFF TUNI NG SETUP ENTER PRESET RE TURN MEMORY FM MODE A-FORM LISTENING MODE MEMORY CLEAR TAPE TUNER PHONO C D MASTER VOLUME VIDEO 5 INPUT DIGITAL S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R TX-SR800 TAPE VOL / INPUT SELECTOR buttons Though the TX-SR800 is often used to listen to the radio, it does not show you its true ability until it is used to play music or watch videos, DVDs, and the like. The TX-SR800 has the latest and most state-of-the-art features to play back today's technologies with the utmost in fidelity and power. From a two-speaker system to a sevenspeaker system, you are assured a sound space that you can always enjoy. To ensure the proper sound space, you must first perform the speaker setup settings. These settings allow you to set the type of speakers you are using, the distance that they are located from the listening position, and the individual speaker volumes. For more details, see Speaker Setup Sub-menu of the Setup Menu on page 43. Basic operation If you want to perform these operations using the remote controller, first press the RCVR button. 1. Press the input source button (or INPUT SELECTOR button on the remote controller) that corresponds to the source to which you want to listen. TX-SR800 DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 TAPE TUNER PHONO C D VCR 1 VCR 2 Remote controller 3. Adjust the volume. TX-SR800 MASTER VOLUME Remote controller Adjusting the main volume adjusts the volume level of all the speakers connected to the TX-SR800 together. If headphones are connected, this also adjusts the volume heard from the headphone speakers. To adjust the volume, either press the VOL buttons on the remote controller or turn the MASTER VOLUME dial. To increase the volume, turn the dial clockwise; to decrease the volume, turn the dial counterclockwise. The volume can be set to 0 to 100 (or -∞, -81 to +18 dB). To change the display of the input source from TAPE to MD If you connected an MD recorder to the TAPE jack on the TXSR800, you can have "MD" appear when the TAPE source button is pressed. Changing the display: Press and hold down the TAPE source button until the display changes from TAPE to MD (approx. 3 seconds). TAPE 2. Turn on the corresponding component and play the media. To return the display to its original setting, perform the same procedure. 29

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Though the TX-SR800 is often used to listen to the radio, it does not
show you its true ability until it is used to play music or watch
videos, DVDs, and the like. The TX-SR800 has the latest and most
state-of-the-art features to play back today
s technologies with the
utmost in fidelity and power. From a two-speaker system to a seven-
speaker system, you are assured a sound space that you can always
enjoy.
To ensure the proper sound space, you must first perform the
speaker setup settings. These settings allow you to set the type of
speakers you are using, the distance that they are located from
the listening position, and the individual speaker volumes. For
more details, see Speaker Setup Sub-menu of the Setup Menu on
page 43.
Basic operation
If you want to perform these operations using the remote controller,
first press the RCVR button.
1.
Press the input source button (or INPUT SELECTOR
button on the remote controller) that corresponds to
the source to which you want to listen.
2.
Turn on the corresponding component and play the
media.
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
PHONES
MASTER
VOLUME
TAPE
TUNER
PHONO
C
D
VIDEO
4
VIDEO
5
VIDEO
3
VIDEO
2
VIDEO
1
DVD
OFF
ZONE
2
REC OUT
DISPLAY
DIMMER
AUDIO
SELECTOR
ZONE
2
(
)
GRN
REC (
)
RED
VCR
2
VCR
1
S VIDEO
AUDIO
VIDEO
L
R
DIGITAL
VIDEO
5
INPUT
OFF
ON
POWER
TX
-
SR800
PURE AUDIO
UPSAMPLING
CLEAR
DSP
A-FO
RM LISTENING MODE MEMORY
THX
SURROUND
DIRECT
/
PURE AUDIO
STEREO
FM
MODE
MEMORY
ENTER
RE
TURN
SETUP
TUNI NG
PRESET
MASTER VOLUME
VOL
/
RCVR
TAPE
Enjoying music or videos with the TX-SR800
INPUT
SELECTOR
buttons
Input source buttons
TX-SR800
Remote controller
TX-SR800
Remote controller
3.
Adjust the volume.
Adjusting the main volume adjusts the volume level of all the
speakers connected to the TX-SR800 together. If headphones
are connected, this also adjusts the volume heard from the
headphone speakers. To adjust the volume, either press the VOL
buttons on the remote controller or turn the MASTER
VOLUME dial. To increase the volume, turn the dial clockwise;
to decrease the volume, turn the dial counterclockwise. The
volume can be set to 0 to 100 (or
,
81 to +18 dB).
To change the display of the input source from
TAPE to MD
If you connected an MD recorder to the TAPE jack on the TX-
SR800, you can have
MD
appear when the TAPE source button is
pressed.
Changing the display:
Press and hold down the TAPE source button until the display
changes from TAPE to MD (approx. 3 seconds).
To return the display to its original setting, perform the same
procedure.
TAPE
TUNER
PHONO
C
D
VIDEO
4
VIDEO
5
VIDEO
3
VIDEO
2
VIDEO
1
DVD
VCR
2
VCR
1
MASTER
VOLUME
TAPE