User manual ONKYO TX-870M

[. . . ] 45 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo Stereo Receiver. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new Stereo Receiver. [. . . ] · TAPE button : TAPEMDCDRDOCK · VCR/DVR button : VCR/DVRDOCK 1 Receiver or Remote controller Press the [ON/STANDBY] button. Alternatively, press the remote controller's [ON/STANDBY] button. The receiver comes on, the display lights up, and the STANDBY indicator goes off. To turn the receiver off, press the [ON/STANDBY] button, or press the remote controller's [ON/STANDBY] button. To prevent any loud surprises when you next turn on the receiver, always turn down the volume before you turn it off. 1 or Press the appropriate input selector button. The selected input name appears in the display. 2 Press and hold down the input selector button selected in the Step 1 above for approximately 3 seconds to change the display name. 22 Enjoying Audio Sources INPUT SELECTOR VOLUME / Input selector buttons SPEAKERS A/B MASTER VOLUME SP A/B 1 Receiver Press the input selector button to select the component that you want to listen to. 4 Receiver Remote controller Remote controller 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. 2 Receiver 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. Indicators Remote controller You can use the [SP A/B] button on the remote controller. To select the speaker set, press the [SP A/B] button repeatedly. Note for North American model: When you connect a set of speakers whose impedance is 4 or 6 ohms and output sound only from this speaker set, the speaker impedance setting on the receiver should be set to 6 ohms (see page 15). Start playback on the selected component. 3 23 Enjoying Audio Sources--Continued DIMMER SLEEP MUTING PHONES Muting the receiver (remote controller only) You can temporarily mute the output of the receiver. Setting the Display Brightness You can adjust the brightness of the display. 1 Press the remote controller's [MUTING] button. To unmute the receiver, press the [MUTING] button again. Start playback on the component selected in step 2. Note: If you select another input source during recording, the newly selected input source will be recorded. 2 3 Note: The volume, balance, mute and tone controls have no effect on the signal being recorded. 26 Recording--Continued Recording Audio and Video from Separate Sources You can overdub audio onto your video recordings by simultaneously recording audio and video from two separate sources. This is possible because only the audio source is switched when an audio-only input source, such as TAPE, TUNER, or CD, is selected, the video source remains the same. In the following example, audio from the CD player connected to the CD IN jacks, and video from the camcorder connected to the DVD IN jack are recorded by the VCR connected to the VCR/DVR OUT jacks. Camcorder video signal audio signal CD player VCR 1 2 3 4 5 Prepare the camcorder and CD player for playback. This selects the CD player as the audio source, but leaves the camcorder as the video source. Start recording on the VCR, then start playback on the camcorder and CD player. Video from the camcorder and audio from the CD player are recorded by the VCR. 27 Listening to the Radio TUNING DOWN/UP DIRECT TUNING Number buttons Number buttons D. TUN TUNING / / TUNER TUNING MODE CLR AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America and Europe) You must specify the AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. Use the receiver to perform the procedure below. 2 Receiver 1 and While pressing the [TUNER] button, press the [TUNING MODE] button. Each press of the [TUNING MODE] button switches the frequency step setting between "10 kHz" and "9 kHz. " Press the [TUNING MODE] button so that the AUTO indicator appears or disappears from the display. Auto Tuning To activate this mode, press the [TUNING MODE] button to turn on the "AUTO" indicator. [. . . ] · When listening to an AM station, operating the remote controller may cause noise. · Passing cars and airplanes can cause interference. · Concrete walls weaken radio signals. · If nothing improves the reception, install an outdoor antenna. 45 Troubleshooting--Continued Remote Controller The remote controller doesn't work · Make sure that the batteries are installed with the correct polarity (page 6). [. . . ]