Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions; WARNING; AVIS
2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use this apparatus near water.6. Clean only with dry cloth.7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructi...
Page 3 - Precautions; Recording Copyright; —Unless it’s for personal use; For American model; Memory backup; IMPORTANT; For European Models; Declaration of Conformity
3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with-out the permission of the copyright holder. 2. AC Fuse —The AC fuse inside the TX-SR502/ TX-SR502E is not user-serviceable. If you cannot turn on the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E, contact yo...
Page 4 - —Continued; Note to CATV system installer:; For Canadian Models; Supplied Accessories; * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter added to the end of; Indoor FM antenna
4 Precautions —Continued For U.S. models Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in partic-ular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the g...
Page 5 - Features; Amp; Table of Contents
5 Features Amp • 6-channel amplifier • 75 watts per channel min. RMS at 8 Ω , 2 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.08% total harmonic distortion • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) • Optimum gain volume circuitry Processing • Dolby 1 Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logic IIx • DT...
Page 6 - Front Panel; These buttons are used to select the listening modes.; Display; T U V W; American Model
6 Front & Rear Panels Front Panel For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. A POWER switch (31) The American model doesn’t have this switch.This is the main power switch. When set to OFF, the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E is completely shutdown. When set to ON, the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E is ...
Page 7 - Arrow buttons; Message area
7 Front & Rear Panels —Continued K Remote control sensor (9) This sensor receives control signals from the remote controller. L Arrow buttons These buttons are used to select and adjust settings. TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons These buttons are used to tune into radio stations. PRESET [ ] [ ] buttons Th...
Page 8 - Rear Panel
8 Front & Rear Panels —Continued Rear Panel For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. A COMPONENT VIDEO (20–23, 25, 26) A DVD player, TV, or other component that sup-ports component video can be connected here. B AM ANTENNA (18, 19) These push terminals are for connecting an A...
Page 9 - Installing the Batteries; Using the Remote Controller; Remote control sensor
9 Before Using the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E The Worldwide model has a voltage selector for compat-ibility with power systems around the world. Before you plug in this model, make sure that the voltage selector is set to the correct voltage for your area. If it isn’t, use a small screwdriver to set it as a...
Page 10 - Remote Controller; How to Use the Remote Controller; American model
10 Remote Controller Including the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E, the remote con-troller can be used to control up to 10 different compo-nents, including Onkyo components connected via . The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the nin...
Page 12 - This button is used to select a DVD’s top menu.; DVD; DVD Mode
12 Remote Controller —Continued DVD mode is used to control an Onkyo DVD player con-nected to the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E via . To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the [DVD] mode button. A STANDBY button This button is used to set the DVD player to Standby. B ON button This button is used to ...
Page 13 - This button is used to open and close the disc tray.; CD Mode
13 Remote Controller —Continued N A-B button This button is used to set the A–B repeat playback function. O OPEN/CLOSE [ ] button This button is used to open and close the disc tray. P VIDEO OFF button This button is used to turn off the internal video cir-cuitry, eliminating the possibility of inte...
Page 14 - This button is used to start playback.; MD
14 Remote Controller —Continued MD mode is used to control an Onkyo MiniDisc recorder connected to the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E via . CDR mode is used to control an Onkyo CD recorder con-nected to the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E via . To select MD mode, press the [MD] mode button. To select CDR mode, press the [CD...
Page 15 - RANDOM button; Tape Mode; Set the TV to On or Standby; TV INPUT
15 Remote Controller —Continued M FR & FF [ ]/[ ] buttons The FR [ ] button is used to start fast reverse. The FF [ ] button is used to start fast forward. N Stop [ ] button This button is used to stop playback. O RANDOM button This button is used with the random playback func-tion. P MEMORY but...
Page 16 - Connecting Your Speakers; Speaker set A; the standard position for stereo speakers or however you like.; Speaker Configuration; Enjoying Home Theater; Front left and right speakers; Corner
16 Connecting Your Speakers You can use two sets of speakers with the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E: speaker set A and speaker set B. Speaker set A should be installed in your main listening room and can be used with Dolby Digital and DTS surround material. Each speaker must be positioned at a specific locatio...
Page 17 - Attaching the Speaker Labels
17 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Before you connect your speakers, read the following:• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.• Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other words, connect positive (+) terminals only to po...
Page 18 - Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna; The supplied indoor FM antenna is for indoor use only.; Connecting the AM Loop Antenna; Connecting Antenna; Be careful that you don’t injure yourself; Push Insert
18 Connecting Antenna This chapter explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas.The TX-SR502/TX-SR502E won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must con-nect the antenna to...
Page 19 - Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna; • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable; Connecting 300-ohm Flat Cable; Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna; Plug the adapter into the 75; Insert the central conductor (
19 Connecting Antenna —Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out-door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable results can sometimes be obtained when inst...
Page 20 - and double-checked all audio and video connections.; Optical Digital Inputs; To prevent shutter damage, hold the optical; RCA AV Connection Color Coding; • Push plugs in all the way to make; Before Making Any Connections; Analog audio
20 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all audio and video connections. Optical Digital Inputs The TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s optical digital inputs have shutter-type covers that open...
Page 21 - Inputs; Video Connection Formats; Connection Guide; Which Connections Should I Use?
21 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued ■ Inputs Up to five AV components can be connected to the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s rear panel inputs, and one to its front panel input. The following table lists the type of component that you can connect to each input. ■ Outputs (for recording) The TX-SR5...
Page 22 - Monitor Out; Using Composite Video; Audio Connections; • Initially, the OPTICAL 2 digital input is assigned to; Using a Coaxial or Optical Connection; • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the; Using Analog Connections; Connecting Your TV or Projector; Connect one or the other
22 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued Monitor Out ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s VIDEO MONITOR OUT to a composite video input on your TV, as shown. ■ Using S-Video Use an S-Video cable to connect the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s S VIDEO MONI...
Page 23 - Video Connections; , or to record audio from your; Connecting a DVD player; DVD player
23 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued Video Connections You only need to use one of the following video connec-tion methods. ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s VIDEO DVD IN to the composite video output on your DVD player, as shown. • Yo...
Page 24 - DVD Multichannel Connection; • Use an analog audio cable to connect the TX-SR502/; Connecting a VCR for Playback; VCR
24 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued DVD Multichannel Connection If your player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD, and it has multi-channel analog audio outputs, you can enjoy DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD playback.Use a multichannel analog audio cabl...
Page 25 - Connecting a VCR for Recording
25 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued Video Connections Use a component video cable to connect the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s COMPONENT VIDEO 1/2/3 IN to the component video output on your D-VHS VCR, as shown.Your TV must also be connected via component video.A component video connection provide...
Page 26 - • Initially, the VIDEO 2 input source is assigned to the
26 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued Video Connections You only need to use one of the following video connec-tion methods. ■ Using Composite Video Use a composite video cable to connect the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s VIDEO 2 IN to the composite video out-put on your video component, as shown.•...
Page 28 - • Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the; , or to record audio from your CD; Connecting a CD Player; CD player; Connecting a Cassette Recorder; Cassette recorder
28 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued Note: Initially, the CD input source is assigned to the COAX-IAL DIGITAL IN. If you connect your CD player to a different digital input, or you connect it to only the ana-log CD IN, you’ll need to change the input assignment (see page 31). ■ Using a Co...
Page 29 - Turntable with a Built-in Phono Preamp; Connecting a Turntable; Phono preamp
29 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued ■ Using a Coaxial or Optical Connection (playback only) • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 3 to the optical output on your recorder, as shown. OR• Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the...
Page 30 - your speakers and AV components.; Connecting Onkyo; Connecting the Power Cord
30 Connecting the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E —Continued With (Remote Interactive) you can control your -compatible Onkyo CD player, DVD player, and so on with the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s remote controller, and use the following special functions: Auto Power On/Standby When you start playback on a component con...
Page 31 - Turning On; POWER switch in the ON position (; First Time Setup; • The remote controller has no effect; The current assignment appears.; DIGITAL INPUT; Input selector buttons
31 Turning On Notes: (not for the American model) • The TX-SR502/TX-SR502E is shipped with the POWER switch in the ON position ( ). When the power cord is connected for the very first time, the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E will enter Standby and the STANDBY indicator will light up. • To completely shutdown th...
Page 32 - Large; For those with a; Small; Cone diameter; SETUP; • If the Subwoofer setting in step 3 is
32 First Time Setup —Continued This section explains how to specify which speakers are connected and their sizes. For speakers with a cone diameter larger than 6-1/2 inches (16 cm), specify Large . For those with a smaller diameter, specify Small . Speaker Configuration 1 Press the [AMP] button foll...
Page 33 - select
33 First Time Setup —Continued • If the test tone is not produced by a speaker, or it’s produced by a speaker other than that shown on the display, you may have wired your speakers incorrectly and you should check your connections (see page 17). • If the test tone is not produced by a speaker and it...
Page 34 - Playing Your AV Components; Selecting the Source Component; Enjoy listening modes.
34 Playing Your AV Components This chapter explains how to use the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E with your other AV components. CD +10 0 CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 V1 V2 V3 DVD MULTI CH --/--- TAPE TUNER INPUT I + - ENTER SET UP G UI D E RE TURN E XIT CINE FLTR LEVEL - LEVEL + CH SEL TEST TONE DSP DIRECT STEREO A...
Page 35 - Interpreting Surround Channel Information; B: The number of surround channels (surround left and; Pure Audio; or; Direct; • While the multichannel input is selected, the Speaker; Displaying Source Information; B C; Using the Multichannel Input
35 Playing Your AV Components —Continued You can display various information about the current input source as follows. The following information can typically be displayed for input sources. *If the input signal is analog, no format information is displayed. If the input signal is PCM, the sampling...
Page 36 - Using the Tuner; Setting the AM Tuning Interval; Auto Tuning Mode; Listening to the Radio; Tuning into Radio Stations; TUNED
36 Using the Tuner With the built-in tuner you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. You can store your favorite stations as presets for quick selection. Setting the AM Tuning Interval (Worldwide model only) If you’re using the Worldwide model (i.e., your TX-SR502/TX-SR502E has a VOLTAGE SELECTOR on t...
Page 37 - When the input source is AM or FM:; Presetting Radio Stations; select a preset from 1 through 30.; Selecting Preset Stations; Deleting Presets; See the previous section.; Displaying Radio Information
37 Using the Tuner —Continued You can store up to 30 of your favorite radio stations as presets. When the input source is AM or FM: When tuned to an RDS radio station broadcasting PS information (European models only): *This information is displayed for about five seconds, then the previously displa...
Page 38 - Common Functions; Bass; • To bypass the bass and treble tone circuits, press the; MUTING; Setting the Display Brightness
38 Common Functions This chapter explains functions that can be used with any input source.Before performing any of the procedures in this chapter, press the [AMP] button first to select AMP mode. With this function you can adjust the brightness of the display. You can adjust the bass and treble for...
Page 39 - To cancel the sleep timer,; Using the Sleep Timer
39 Common Functions —Continued With this function you can temporarily mute the output of the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E. To unmute the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E, press the remote controller’s [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume. The output is unmuted and the MUTING indicator goes off.Muting is cancelled wh...
Page 40 - Using the Listening Modes
40 Using the Listening Modes With its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP pro-grams, the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E can transform your home listening room into a movie theater or concert hall.To get the most from surround sound, it’s important that you install and configure your speakers correctly. See...
Page 41 - This button selects the Stereo listening mode.; Selecting with the Remote Controller; This button selects the Direct listening mode.; Selecting Listening Modes
41 Using the Listening Modes —Continued See “About the Listening Modes” on page 42 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E ■ [PURE AUDIO] button (not American model) This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selected, the TX-...
Page 42 - Basic Modes; Cinema; About the Listing Modes
42 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Basic Modes Pure Audio (not North America) This mode turns off the display, turns off the video cir-cuitry, and minimizes any other possible noise sources, providing a high fidelity sound that’s true to the original. (Since the power to the video circuitry is ...
Page 43 - mode is for use with DTS 6.1; Onkyo Original DSP Modes; Listening mode indicators; Pure Audio indicator
43 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-ES DTS-ES supports up to 6.1 channels. The TX-SR502/TX-SR502E supports both DTS-ES Discrete and DTS-ES Matrix. Discrete mode is for use with DTS 6.1 material. With an additional surround-back channel, each 6.1 channel is digitally recorded for a real-istic...
Page 44 - or “; Dolby Digital Setting; Use the Up and Down [
44 Using the Listening Modes —Continued If the Surr Back setting is set to anything other than None in the Speaker Configuration (page 32), and if the sur-round information in the current input signal is “ 3/2.1 ” or “ 3/3.1 (you can check the format of a digital input sig- nal on page 35, “Displayi...
Page 45 - Recording; Prepare the VCR for recording.; Recording the Input Source; Recording from Different AV Sources
45 Recording This chapter explains how to record the selected input source to an AV component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from two different sources. You can record only to AV components that are con-nected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT sockets.See pages 22–30 for i...
Page 46 - Advanced Function; On; Adjusting the DTS Neo:6 Music Mode; Using the Audio Adjust Functions
46 Advanced Function These functions only work with speaker set A.Audio Adjust provides various functions for adjusting the sound. The Audio Adjust functions are explained below. ■ Double Bass The Double Bass function boosts the bass by feeding bass sounds from the front left and right channels to t...
Page 47 - Adjusting the PL II or PL IIx Music Mode; Panorama; • If noise is produced when fast forwarding or reversing; Digital Input Signal Formats; the DTS or PCM indicator,
47 Advanced Function —Continued 0 to 5 : Adjustable range. When set to 5, nothing is subtracted from the left and right channels. When set to 0, the left and right chan-nel levels are halved (–6 dB), making the center channel more dominant, particularly useful when the listener is off-center. This f...
Page 48 - Advanced Setup; • For a more accurate setting, look up the frequency; Crossover Frequency; choose a; If you’re not using a subwoofer,; use; Speaker cone; Speaker Distance
48 Advanced Setup To get the best bass performance from your speaker sys-tem, you need to set the crossover frequency according to the size and frequency response of your subwoofer and other speakers (front, center, and surround). Note: • For a more accurate setting, look up the frequency response i...
Page 49 - • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to; Speaker Levels
49 Advanced Setup —Continued Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Front distance. For example, if the Front distance is set to 20 ft. (6 m), the Center and Subwoofer distances can be set between 15 and 25 ft. (4.5 and 7.5 m). • The SurrRigh...
Page 50 - Controlling Other Components; Codes for Onkyo DVD Players; Entering Remote Control Codes; TV; Press the mode button again.
50 Controlling Other Components You can use the TX-SR502/TX-SR502E’s remote con-troller (RC-567M/RC-569M) to control your other AV components, including those made by other manufactur-ers. To do this you first need to enter the appropriate remote control code for your DVD player, TV, VCR, cable rece...
Page 51 - Remote Control Codes
51 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes When two or more codes are given, try each one in turn, and choose the one that works best.Depending on the manufacturer and component, the remote controller may not work as expected. DVD (DVD player) Manufacturer Control code Aiwa 5010...
Page 55 - Use the mode buttons to select the appropriate; Controlling a TV
55 Controlling Other Components —Continued 1. Use the mode buttons to select the appropriate remote controller mode. 2. Point the remote controller at your AV compo- nent, and use the following buttons (you must enter the appropriate remote control code first). Controlling a TV In addition to these ...
Page 56 - Troubleshooting; Symptom; Contact your Onkyo dealer.; udio; The wrong input source is selected.
56 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible cause Remedy Po wer The TX-SR502/TX-SR502E shuts down immediately after being turned on? The amp protection system has been acti-vated. Contact your Onkyo dealer. A udio There’s no sound coming from the speakers? The TX-SR502/TX-SR502E is muted and the MUTING indi...
Page 59 - Specifications; Amplifier Section
59 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Power output: All channels: 75 W (8 Ω , 20 Hz–20 kHz, FTC) 105 W (6 Ω , 1 kHz, DIN) 130 W ...
