TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 1 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Contents Introduction ..................................... 2 AV Receiver Connection .................................... 20 TX-SR875 TX-SR805 Turning On & First Time Setup..... 44 Instruction Manual Basic Operation Playing your AV components ....... 62 Listening to the Radio .................. 63 Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 71
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 2 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM WARNING: WARNING AVIS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the CAUTION: presence of uninsulated
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 3 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use For U.S. models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- FCC Information for User out the permission of the copyright holder. 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- CAUTION: serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact The user
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 4 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM 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
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 6 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Features Amplifier Tuner • 7-channel amplifier • XM*8 Satellite Radio ready (N. America only) • 130 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8 * XM Mini-Tuner and Home Dock required; sold separately. ohm loads, 2 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, • SIRIUS*9 Satellite Radio ready (N. America only) with a maximum total
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 7 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Features—Continued Supplied Accessories Make sure you have the following accessories: *5 Theater-Dimensional is a trademark of Onkyo Corporation. *6 Re-Equalization and the “Re-EQ” logo are trademarks of THX Ltd. *7 HDMI, the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Inter- Remote controller and three batteries (AA/R6) face are
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 8 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Multiroom Capability You can use three speaker systems with this AV receiver—a surround-sound speaker system (up to 7.1 channels) in your main listening room, a stereo speaker system in a second room, or Zone 2, as we call it, and another stereo speaker system in a third room that we call Zone 3 (external power amplifier required).
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 9 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Getting to Know the AV Receiver Front Panel 3 Not North American model 1 2 45 6 7 8 9 MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON STANDBY READY ZONE 2 ZONE 3 PURE AUDIO AUDIO SEL DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT GAME/TV AUX 1 AUX 2 TAPE TUNER CD PHONO DISPLAY PUSH TO OPEN J K L Front flap Push here to open the flap The actual front panel has various logos printed on
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 10 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued North American model M N OP Q RS TUV W X Y Z a PUSH TO OPEN TUNING ZONE 2 OFF LEVEL TONE HDMI OUT STEREO THX RETURN AUX 2 INPUT SETUP MIC TUNING PHONES DIMMER MEMORY MODE SETUP PRESET CLEAR ZONE 3 DIGITAL INPUT LISTENING MODE S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL ENTER TUNING b c d Other models e T
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 11 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued c DIGITAL INPUT button (53) e POWER switch (44) Used to assign digital inputs to input selectors. American models do not have this switch. d LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (71) This is the main power switch. When set to OFF, the Select the Onkyo original listening modes. AV receiver is
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 12 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued Rear Panel 78 North American model only K TX-SR875 only 12 3 4 5 6 9 J LMN O HDMI AC INLET ASSIGNABLE RS232 IN 4 IN 3 IN 2 IN 1 OUT XM ANTENNA COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE SIRIUS AM FM75 IN 3 IN 2 IN 1(DVD) MONITOR OUT Y MONITOR AUX 1 GAME/TV CBL/SAT VCR/DVR DVD OUT V IR IN REMOTE CB/PB ZONE 2
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 13 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued M IR IN/OUT W CBL/SAT IN A commercially available IR receiver can be con- A cable or satellite receiver can be connected here. nected to the IR IN jack, allowing you to control the There’s S-Video and composite video input jacks AV receiver while you’re in Zone 2, or control it for
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 14 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Remote Controller Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller When using the remote controller, point it toward the AV 1 To open the battery compartment, press the small hollow and slide open the cover. receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below. Remote control sensor STANDBY indicator AV receiver 30˚ 2 Insert the
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 15 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Remote Controller—Continued About the Remote Controller Modes RECEIVER/TAPE Mode As well as the AV receiver, you can also use the remote RECEIVER/TAPE mode is used to control the AV controller to control your other AV components. The receiver. It can also be used to control an Onkyo cassette remote controller has a specific
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 16 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. T L NIGHT button (81) Turns the Late Night function on or off. A STANDBY button (44) U AUDIO SEL button (70) Sets the AV receiver to Standby. Selects the audio input: analog, digital, HDMI, or B ON button (44) multichannel. Turns on the AV receiver. C
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 17 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Remote Controller—Continued DVD Mode A STANDBY button Sets the DVD player to Standby. To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the B ON button [DVD] REMOTE MODE button. Turns on the DVD player. C Number buttons Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers, and to enter times for locating specific points. D TOP MENU button
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 18 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Remote Controller—Continued CD/MD/CDR Modes A STANDBY button Sets the component to Standby. To control an Onkyo CD player, MD recorder, or CD B ON button recorder, or a CD or MD player/recorder made by Set the component to On or Standby. another manufacturer, press the [CD] REMOTE MODE button to select the CD/MD/CDR remote con- C
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 19 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Remote Controller—Continued DOCK Mode A STANDBY button Turns off the iPod. Dock mode is for controlling an Apple iPod in an Onkyo B ON button* RI Dock that’s connected via . Turns on the iPod. When Using an RI Dock: • Connect the RI Dock to the TAPE IN or GAME/TV C TOP MENU button IN L/R jacks. Works as a Mode button when used
Connecting Your Speakers Enjoying Home Theater Thanks to the AV receiver’s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. You can enjoy DVDs featuring Dolby Digital or DTS. With analog or digital TV, you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Neo:6, or Onkyo’s original DSP listening modes. You
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 21 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting Your Speakers Connecting a Powered Subwoofer Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB- Speaker Configuration WOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your powered sub- For the best surround-sound experience, you should con- woofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re nect
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 22 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers: • Unnecessarily long or very thin speaker cables may • You can connect speakers with an impedance of affect the sound quality and should be avoided. between 4 and 16 ohms. If the impedance of any of the • Be
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 23 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Bi-amping the Front Speakers Bi-amping Speaker Hookup The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back 1 Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+) terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) tweeter speakers respectively, or bi-amped to
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 24 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Bridging the Front Speakers Bridged Speaker Hookup (TX-SR875 only) The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts 1 Connect the AV receiver’s FRONT R positive (+) terminal to the right speaker’s positive (+) ter- can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers respectively, or bridged
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 25 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. door FM antenna instead (see page 26). The AV
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 26 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Antennas—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used in door FM antenna
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 27 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components About AV Connections AV Connection Color Coding RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right- supplied with your other AV components. channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”).
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 28 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Audio and Video Signals to the AV Receiver By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver. : Signal Flow Video
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 29 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued ■ HDMI Monitor Setting Set to No With the HDMI Monitor setting set to No (see Video Signal Flow Chart page 46), video input signals flow through the AV receiver as shown, with composite video DVD player, etc. and S-Video sources being upconverted for the component video output. Use this setting
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 30 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a TV or Projector Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your TV ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your TV ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection. • With connection a , you
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 31 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a DVD player Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your DVD player ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. If you use connection A , you must connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 32 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio and SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the AV receiver’s multichannel input. Use a multichannel analog audio cable, or several normal audio cables,
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 33 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback Hint! With this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or DVR to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( A , B
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 34 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR or DVR for Recording Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( A or B ), and then make the connection. The video source to be recorded must be connected to the AV receiver via the same type of connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 35 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Satellite, Cable, or Terrestrial Set-top box or Other Video Source Hint! With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 36 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Components with HDMI About HDMI Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, DVD players, set-top boxes, and other video components. Until now, several separate
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 37 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Making HDMI Connections Step 1: Use HDMI cables to connect the AV receiver’s HDMI jacks to your HDMI-compatible DVD player, TV, projector, and so on. Step 2: Assign each HDMI IN to an input selector. See “HDMI Input Setup” on page 48. ■ Video Signals Digital video signals received by the
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 38 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Game Console Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your game console ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. If you use connection A , you must connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 39 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Camcorder or Other AV Component Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your camcorder ( A or B ), and then make the connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your camcorder ( a or b ), and then make the connection. MASTER
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 40 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a CD Player Step 1: Choose a connection that matches your CD player ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection. HDMI ASSIGNABLE a RS232 IN 4 IN 3 IN 2 IN 1 OUT ANTENNA COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE AM FM75 IN 3 IN 2 IN 1(DVD) MONITOR OUT b COAXIAL REMOTE Y CB/PB V AUX 1 GAME/TV CBL/SAT
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 41 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder Step 1: Choose a connection that matches your recorder ( a , b , c , or d ), and then make the connection. b COAXIAL HDMI IN a IN 2 RS232 IN 3 ASSIGNABLE IN 2 IN 1 OUT L ANTENNA COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE AM FM75 IN 1(DVD) MONITOR IN 3 IN 2 OUT
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 42 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting an RI Dock ■ If Your iPod Supports Video: ■ If Your iPod Doesn’t Support Video: Connect your RI Dock’s audio output jacks to the Connect your RI Dock’s audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s GAME/TV IN L/R jacks, and connect AV receiver’s GAME/TV IN L/R jacks. its video
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 43 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Onkyo Components Step 1: Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected to the AV receiver with an analog audio cable (RCA). Step 2: Make the necessary connections (see illustration below). Step 3: If you’re using an MD, CDR, or RI DOCK component, change the Input Display (see page
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 44 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Turning On the AV Receiver • North American model • Other models STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON STANDBY ON STANDBY STANDBY indicator STANDBY indicator TV ON INPUT DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT 1 2 3 + GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON 4 5 6 - STANDBY STANDBY TAPE TUNER CD READY ZONE 2 ZONE 2 7 8 9 ZONE 3 ZONE 3 PHONO D. TUN TV VOL PURE
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 45 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time. Speaker Settings 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH buttons to select “1. Speaker Set- If you change these 4settings,6you-must run the auto- 5 tings,” and then press [ENTER]. TAPE TUNER
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 46 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued HDMI Monitor Setup 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “1. Input/Output Assign,” and then press ENTER [ENTER]. ON STANDBY TV The Input/Output Assign menu INPUT appears. DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT 1 2 3 + GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH 4 5 6 - ENTER TAPE TUNER CD 7 8 9 PHONO D. TUN TV VOL +10 0 CLEAR
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 47 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued Using the HDMI OUT Button 5 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] The HDMI Monitor setting can also be set to No or Yes buttons to select “Resolution,” and use the Left and Right by using the [HDMI OUT] button on the AV receiver. ENTER [ ]/[ ] buttons to select: Through:Select this to pass video through the AV
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 48 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued HDMI Input Setup 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “1. Input/Output TAPE 4 TUNER 5 6 CD Assign,” and then press ENTER 7 8 9 [ENTER]. PHONO D. TUN TV VOL +10 --/--- 10 0 11 CLEAR 12 The Input/Output Assign menu INPUT SELECTOR MACRO appears. 1 2 3 ZONE3 REMOTE MODE DVD VCR CD ZONE2 CDR/MD
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 49 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued • When an HDMI IN is assigned to an input selector as explained here, the digital audio input for that input selector is automatically set to the same HDMI IN. See “Digital Input Setup” on page 52. • This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 50 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued Component Video Input Setup 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button, RECEIVER followed by the [SETUP] button. The main menu appears onscreen. SE TUP ON STANDBY TV INPUT DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT 1 2 3 + GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH 4 5 6 - TAPE 7 TUNER 8 CD 9 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] PHONO D. TUN TV VOL buttons to select
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 51 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued 5 Press the [SETUP] button. Changing the Input Display SE Setup closes. If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc TUP recorder, CD recorder, or RI Dock to the TAPE IN/OUT jacks, or connect an RI Dock to the GAME/TV jacks, for to work properly, you must change this setting. Notes: This setting can only be
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 52 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued Digital Input Setup 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “1. Input/Output Assign,” and then press ENTER [ENTER]. ON STANDBY The Input/Output Assign menu TV INPUT appears. DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT 1 2 3 + GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH 4 5 6 - ENTER TAPE TUNER CD 7 8 9 PHONO D. TUN TV VOL +10 0 CLEAR
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 53 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued Using the DIGITAL INPUT Button 5 Press the [SETUP] button. Digital inputs can also be assigned to input selectors by SE Setup closes. TUP using the [DIGITAL INPUT] button on the AV receiver. 1 Notes: • Only FRONT can be assigned to the AUX 2 input MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON selector. STANDBY READY • The
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 54 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued Analog Input Setup 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “5. Analog Input,” and then press [ENTER]. ENTER The Analog Input menu appears. ON STANDBY TV 1-5.Analog Input INPUT DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT Multich DVD 1 2 3 + GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH 4 5 6 - ENTER TAPE TUNER CD 7 8 9 PHONO D. TUN TV VOL
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 55 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued Automatic Speaker Setup Using Audyssey MultEQ XT (Audyssey MultEQ XT) Notes: With the supplied speaker setup microphone, Audyssey • If any of your speakers is 4 ohms, change the MultEQ XT can measure the number of speakers con- Speaker Impedance setting before running the nected, their sizes, crossover
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 56 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued 1 Turn on the AV receiver and the connected TV. 4 The speaker detect results appear. On the TV, select the input to which the Auto Speaker Setup AUDYSSEY ENTER AV receiver is connected. -----SP Detect Result----- FL : Yes FR : Yes 2 Place the setup microphone at the 1st measurement position, SL SBL : Yes :
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 57 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued 7 After the 6th or 7th measurement, the following screen appears. Review SP Distance: Review the speaker distance settings (see AUDYSSEY “Reviewing the Results” on ENTER Auto Speaker Setup page 59). Please select “Next”, when measuring Review SP Level: Review the speaker next position, and select
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 59 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued Reviewing the Results Changing the Speaker Settings Manually In some cases, the measurements taken by the automatic Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] speaker setup may not provide usable results. If running buttons to select the settings that the speaker setup a second time doesn’t help, you’ll have ENTER you
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 60 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued TV Format Setup 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] (not North American models) buttons to select “2. OSD Setup,” and then press [ENTER]. ENTER The OSD Setup menu appears. 6-2.OSD Setup ON STANDBY TV Immidiate Display On INPUT Monitor Type 4:3 DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT Display Position Bottom 1 2 3 + ENTER TV
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 61 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM First Time Setup—Continued AM Frequency Step Setup 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] (on some models) buttons to select “3. Tuner,” and then press [ENTER]. ENTER The Tuner menu appears. 7-3.Tuner ON STANDBY TV AM Freq Step 9kHz INPUT DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT 1 2 3 + ENTER GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH 4 5 6 - TAPE TUNER CD 7 8 9 PHONO D. TUN TV
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 62 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation ON STANDBY TV INPUT DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT 3 1 GAME/TV AUX1 2 3 AUX2 + TV CH 4 5 6 - MASTER VOLUME 1 TAPE 7 TUNER 8 CD 9 STANDBY/ON PHONO D. TUN TV VOL STANDBY +10 0 CLEAR READY ZONE 2 --/--- 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR ZONE 3 MACRO PURE AUDIO AUDIO SEL DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT GAME/TV AUX 1
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 63 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Listening to the Radio ■ Manual Tuning Mode Listening to AM/FM Stations TUNING MODE 1 TUNING MODE Press the [TUNING MODE] button so that the AUTO indicator disap- TUNING pears from the display. MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON STANDBY READY 2 Press and hold the TUNING Up or Down [ ]/[ ] button. ZONE 2 ZONE 3 TUNING PURE AUDIO AUDIO SEL DVD
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 64 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Listening to the Radio—Continued ■ Tuning into Stations by Frequency Displaying AM/FM Radio Information You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter- ing the appropriate frequency. DISPLAY MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON STANDBY READY ON STANDBY TV ZONE 2 ZONE 3 INPUT Number DVD 1 VCR/DVR 2 CBL/SAT 3 + PURE AUDIO AUDIO SEL DVD
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 65 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Listening to the Radio—Continued Using RDS (not North American model) RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are RDS Program Types (PTY) available. When tuned to an RDS station, the RDS indi- cator appears. Type Display RDS indicator None NONE News reports NEWS Current affairs AFFAIRS Information INFO Sport SPORT Education
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 66 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Listening to the Radio—Continued Displaying Radio Text (RT) 4 To start the search, press [ENTER]. RT/PTY/TP The AV receiver searches until it finds a MASTER VOLUME ENTER station of the type you specified, at STANDBY/ON STANDBY which point it stops briefly before con- READY ZONE 2 ZONE 3 tinuing with the search. PURE AUDIO AUDIO
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 67 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Listening to the Radio—Continued Presetting AM/FM Stations Selecting Presets PRESET 2, 4 3 ON STANDBY TV INPUT MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT MASTER VOLUME STANDBY 1 2 3 + READY GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH ZONE 2 STANDBY/ON ZONE 3 4 5 6 - STANDBY TAPE TUNER CD READY PURE AUDIO AUDIO SEL DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT GAME/TV AUX 1 AUX
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 68 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any Adjusting Speaker Levels input source. TV CH GAME/TV 4 AUX1 5 AUX2 6 - You can adjust the volume of each speaker while listen- TAPE 7 TUNER 8 CD 9 ing to an input source. These temporary adjustments are PHONO +10 0 D. TUN CLEAR TV VOL cancelled when the AV
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 69 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Common Functions—Continued Using the Sleep Timer Displaying Source Information With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that You can display various information about the current it turns off automatically after a specified period. input source as follows. Press the remote controller’s Remote Press the [DISPLAY] button
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 70 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Common Functions—Continued Selecting Audio Inputs Specifying the Digital Signal Format 1 2 REC PLAYLIST RANDOM MASTER VOLUME LISTENING MODE STANDBY/ON STEREO SURR STANDBY REPEAT AUDIO SUBTITLE PLAY MODE READY PURE A DIRECT THX ALL ST ZONE 2 ZONE 3 TEST TONE CH SEL LEVEL- LEVEL+ PURE AUDIO AUDIO SEL DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT GAME/TV AUX 1
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 71 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Using the Listening Modes Selecting the Listening Modes Selecting with the Remote Controller U MEN P MEN U TO For a description of each listening mode, see “About the + Listening Modes” on page 76. CH DISC ENTER VOL ALBUM - GU T ID E E XI • The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes PREV CH SE TUP RE T U RN can only be selected if
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 72 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Using the Listening Modes—Continued Listening Modes Available for Each Source Format Analog and PCM Sources PCM Multi Multichannel PCM Source format 32–96 176.4/ channel 32–96 kHz 176.4/192 kHz*1 kHz 192kHz*1 analog except */2 */2 2ch 1/0, 1+1 Multichannel 2ch Media CD, TV, radio, DVD DVD DVD Button Listening Mode [PURE A] Pure
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 73 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Using the Listening Modes—Continued DSD, Dolby Digital, and Dolby Digital Plus Sources DSD*1 Dolby D Dolby Digital Plus Source format Multichannel Multichannel Multichannel except 2ch 1/0, 1+1 except 2ch 1/0, 1+1 3/2 2ch */2 */2 */2 */2 Media SACD DVD, DTV, etc. Blu-ray, HD DVD Button Listening Mode [PURE A] Pure Audio ✔ ✔ ✔
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 76 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Using the Listening Modes—Continued Dolby Digital About the Listening Modes Use this mode with DVDs that bear the Dolby Digital The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your logo and Dolby Digital TV broadcasts. This is the most listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with common digital surround-sound format,
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 77 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Using the Listening Modes—Continued DTS-ES Discrete THX This mode is for use with DTS-ES Discrete soundtracks Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent stan- that use a discrete surround-back channel for true dards that ensure movies are reproduced in movie the- 6.1/7.1-channel playback. The seven totally separate aters and
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 78 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Using the Listening Modes—Continued Onkyo Original DSP Modes Mono Movie This mode is suitable for old movies and other mono sources. The center speaker outputs the sound as it is, while reverb is applied to the sound output by the other speakers, giving presence to even mono material. Orchestra Suitable for classical or operatic
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 79 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Recording This section explains how to record the input source and Recording from Different AV Sources how to record audio and video from separate sources. Notes: You can overdub audio onto your video recordings by • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot simultaneously recording audio and video from two sep- be recorded.
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 80 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Onscreen Setup Menus The onscreen setup menus appear on the connected TV and provide a conve- Menu nient way to change the AV receiver’s various settings. Settings are organized 1.Input/Output Assign into eight categories on the main menu, most containing a submenu. 2.Speaker Setup 3.Audio Adjust 4.Source Setup 5.ListeningMode Preset
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 81 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Adjusting the Listening Modes Using the Late Night Function With the Late Night function, you can reduce the ON STANDBY TV INPUT dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT + still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume 1 2 3 GAME/TV AUX1 AUX2 TV CH levels—ideal for watching movies late at
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 82 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued Audio Adjust Tone Control Settings You can adjust the tone (bass and treble) of the front, With the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can center, surround, and surround back speakers individu- adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. ally. For the subwoofer, you can adjust the
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 83 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued Direct Setting PLIIx/Neo:6 Settings Delay Enable PLIIx Music (2 ch Input) These settings apply to only 2-channel stereo sources. ■ DSD This setting determines whether or not DSD (SACD) If you’re not using any surround back speakers, these audio signals are passed through the DSP for A/V
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 84 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued Dolby Digital Settings Listening Mode Presets ■ Dolby EX On the Listening Mode Preset menu, you can specify a This setting determines how Dolby EX signals are han- default listening mode for each of the audio formats sup- dled. If you’re not using any surround back speakers, or ported by
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 85 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued 192/176.4k: Specifies the default lis- 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select an input selec- tening mode for high resolution tor, and then press [ENTER]. 192 kHz and 176.4 kHz digital sources, ENTER The audio formats supported by that such as DVD-Audio. input selector appear. Dolby
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 86 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup Speaker Setup 1 Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button, followed by the This section explains items on the Speaker Config menu. RECEIVER [SETUP] button. Some of the speaker settings are set automatically by the The main menu appears onscreen. Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 55). INPUT SELECTOR SE MACRO TUP 1
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 87 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued 5 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Front,” and 8 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Surr Back,” then use the Left and Right and then use the Left and Right ENTER ENTER [ ]/[ ] buttons to select a [ ]/[ ] buttons to select a crossover frequency. crossover frequency. Note: If
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 88 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued Low-Pass Filter for the LFE Channel Double Bass This setting is not set automatically by the Automatic This setting is not set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 55). Speaker Setup function (see page 55). With this setting, you can specify the cutoff frequency of With this
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 89 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued Speaker Distance 4 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “Unit,” and then These settings are set automatically by the Automatic use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] Speaker Setup function (see page 55). ENTER buttons to select: feet: Select if you want to enter With the Speaker Distance settings, you
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 90 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued Speaker Level Calibration 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “4. Level Cali- These settings are set automatically by the Automatic bration,” and then press Speaker Setup function (see page 55). ENTER [ENTER]. The Level Calibration screen appears With the Level Calibration settings, you can
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 91 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued Equalizer Settings 4 Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to set the “Equalizer” These settings are set automatically by the Automatic option to: Speaker Setup function (see page 55). ENTER Off: Equalizer off, flat response. Manual: The equalizer for each With the Equalizer settings, you can adjust the
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 92 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued 7 Use the Up [ ] button to select “Channel” again, and use the 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “2. Speaker Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to Setup,” and then press [ENTER]. ENTER select another speaker. ENTER The Speaker Setup menu appears. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each speaker.
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 93 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued 5 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “THX Sub- 2 Press the [SETUP] button. The main menu appears onscreen. SE ENTER woofer,” and use the Left and TUP Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select: No: Select this if you do not have a THX-certified subwoofer. Yes: Select this if you have a THX- certified
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 94 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued Name Edit 6 When you’ve finished, press the [SETUP] button. You can enter a custom name for each individual input SE TUP Setup closes. selector and radio preset for easy identification. When selected, the custom name will appear on the display. 1 Select the input selector to which you want to give a
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 95 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued 5 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] 9 Press the [SETUP] button. buttons to select “Display,” and Setup closes. SE ENTER use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] TUP buttons to select: Default: The default name is dis- played. Custom: The custom name is dis- played. ENTER Notes: • To store a name, you must select
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 96 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued Miscellaneous Setup 4 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select an item, and This section explains items on the Miscellaneous menu. ENTER use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] +10 0 CLEAR buttons to change it. --/--- 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR MACRO The items are explained below. 1 2 3 ZONE3 REMOTE MODE DVD VCR CD
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 97 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued ■ Power On Volume OSD Setup This setting determines what the volume will be each time the AV receiver is turned on. ■ Immediate Display When the Volume Display preference is set to Absolute, This setting determines whether operation details are the range is Last, Min, 1 to Max. When it’s set to Rela-
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 98 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued Hardware Setup 4 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select an item, and This section explains items on the Hardware menu. ENTER use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to change it. Remote The items are explained below. indicator ON STANDBY TV INPUT INPUT Number DVD 1 VCR/DVR 2 CBL/SAT 3 + 5 When you’ve
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 99 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued Tuner ■ Lip Sync The Lip Sync function can automatically synchronize ■ AM Freq Step (on some models) HDMI audio and video that’s gotten out of sync due to See “AM Frequency Step Setup (on some models)” on the complex digital video processing being performed by page 61. your HDMI-compatible TV. With
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 100 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Advanced Setup—Continued • HDMI power control only works with HDMI-compat- ible components that support it and may not work properly with some components due to their settings or compatibility. • When set to Enable, the AV receiver consumes more power. • When set to Enable, the AV receiver enters Ready mode when set to
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 101 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Zone 2 and Zone 3 In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in two other rooms, or as we call them, Zone 2 and Zone 3. And, you can select a different source for each room. Connecting Zone 2 Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers to an Amp in Zone 2 There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speakers: This setup
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 102 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Zone 2 Video Output (TX-SR875 only) Connecting Zone 3 The TX-SR875 features a composite video output for Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 3. connection to a TV in Zone 2, so you can enjoy both audio and video in that zone. Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers Hookup • Use a composite video
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 103 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Powered Zone 2 Setting 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] If you’ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to the AV buttons to select “2. Zone 2/ receiver, as explained in “Connecting Your Zone 2 ENTER Zone 3,” and then press [ENTER]. Speakers Directly to the AV receiver” on page 101, you The Zone 2/Zone 3
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 104 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Zone 2/Zone 3 Out Settings 5 Press the [SETUP] button. If you’ve connected your Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers to Setup closes. SE TUP an amp with no volume control, set the Zone 2 Out or Zone 3 Out setting, respectively, to Variable so that you can set the zone’s volume, balance, and tone on the AV
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 105 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Selecting an Input Source for Zones • On the North American model, you can select a differ- ent radio source for each room. For example, XM for your main room, SIRIUS for Zone 2, and AM/FM for 1 On the remote controller, press the [ZONE 2] or [ZONE 3] Zone 3. Remote controller REMOTE MODE button. ZONE3
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 106 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Adjusting the Volume of Zones Muting Zones Remote controller On the remote controller, press On the remote controller, press ZONE3 the [ZONE 2] or [ZONE 3] the [ZONE 2] or [ZONE 3] ZONE3 REMOTE MODE button, and then ZONE2 REMOTE MODE button, and then ZONE2 use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] press the
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 107 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued Using the Remote Controller in Using a Multiroom Kit with a Cabinet Zone 2/3 and Multiroom Control Kits In this setup, the IR receiver picks up the infrared signals from the remote controller and feeds them to the AV To control the AV receiver with the remote controller receiver located in the cabinet via
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 108 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Controlling Other Components You can control your other components, including those made by other manufacturers, with the remote controller. 2 While holding down the REMOTE MODE button to which you want REMOTE MODE This section explains how to: DVD VCR to enter the code, press the • Enter the remote control code for a component that
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 109 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Controlling Other Components—Continued Remote Control Codes for Onkyo Resetting the REMOTE MODE Buttons Components Connected via You can reset a REMOTE MODE button to its default Onkyo components that are connected via are con- remote control code. trolled by pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver, not the component. This
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 110 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Controlling Other Components—Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You must select the appropriate remote controller mode with the REMOTE MODE buttons first.) With some components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. ■
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 111 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Controlling Other Components—Continued Learning Commands 3 Point the remote controllers at each other, about 2 to 6 inches The AV receiver’s remote controller can learn the com- (5–15 cm) apart, and then press mands of other remote controllers. By transmitting, for and hold the button whose com- example, the Play command from
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 112 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Controlling Other Components—Continued Using Macros 2 Press the buttons whose actions you want to program into the You can program the remote controller’s MACRO but- macro in the order you want them tons to perform a sequence of remote control actions. performed. Example: For the CD example in the left column, To play a CD you
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 113 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the AV receiver, look for a • If the MUTING indicator is flashing on the display, solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue press the remote controller’s [MUTING] button to yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer. unmute the AV receiver (page 68). • While a pair of
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 114 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Troubleshooting—Continued • While Powered Zone 2 is being used, playback in the • When DTS program material ends and the DTS bit- main room is reduced to 5.1-channels and the sur- stream stops, the AV receiver remains in DTS listen- round back speakers produce no sound (page 101). ing mode and the DTS indicator remains on. This
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 115 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Troubleshooting—Continued • If the message “Resolution Error” appears on the AV • To control an Onkyo component that’s connected via receiver’s display, this indicates that your TV does not , point the remote controller at the AV receiver. Be support the current video resolution and you need to sure to enter the
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 116 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Troubleshooting—Continued The AV receiver contains a microcomputer for signal pro- cessing and control functions. In very rare situations, severe interference, noise from an external source, or static electricity may cause it to lockup. In the unlikely event that this happens, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait at
TX-SR805_875_En.book Page 118 Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:00 PM Specifications—Continued ■ Audio Outputs Digital Output OPTICAL (OUT) Analog Outputs TAPE, VCR/DVR, PRE OUT (FRONT, CENTER, SUBWOOFER, SURR, SURR BACK, ZONE 2, ZONE 3) Multichannel Pre Outputs 7 Subwoofer Pre Outputs 1 Speaker Outputs ZONE2 R, SURR BACK R, FRONT R, SURR R, CENTER, SURR L, FRONT L, SURR BACK L, ZONE2 L Phones