Onkyo TX-SR506 - Manual

5 Contents Important Safety Instructions .......................... 2 Precautions ....................................................... 3 Supplied Accessories ...................................... 4 Features ............................................................ 6 Multiroom Capability ........

6 Features Amplifier • 75 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) (TX-SR506)• 80 Watts/Channel @ 8 ohms (FTC) (TX-SR576)• 130 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (IEC)• 160 Watts/Channel @ 6 ohms (JEITA)• WRAT-Wide Range Amplifier Technology (5Hz–100kHz bandwidth) • High-Current Low-Impedance Drive (TX-SR506)• Optimum Gain...

7 Multiroom Capability You can use two 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, you can select a dif-ferent audio source for each room. Main Room: ...

8 Getting to Know the AV Receiver The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity. The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. A ON/STANDBY button (35) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. B STANDBY indicat...

9 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. J MASTER VOLUME control (45) Sets the volume of the AV receiver to Min, 1 through 79, or Max. K PHONES jack (47) This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a stan-dard pair of stereo headphones for p...

10 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1 and 2 These optical digital audio inputs are for connecting components with an optical digital audio output, such as a CD player or DVD player. They’re assign-able, which means you can assign each one to an input selector to suit y...

11 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued M CBL/SAT IN A cable or satellite receiver can be connected here. There are S-Video and composite video input jacks for connecting the video signal, and there are analog audio input jacks for connecting the audio signal. N VCR/DVR IN/OUT A video componen...

12 Remote Controller For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ON/STANDBY button (35) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. B REMOTE MODE/INPUT SELECTOR buttons (45, 83–89) Selects the remote controller modes and the input sources. C MULTI CH button (45) Selects the multichannel DVD...

13 Remote Controller —Continued Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix new and old batteries or different types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from leaka...

14 Connecting Your Speakers 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 Dol...

15 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Speaker Configuration For 7.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need seven speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers you have. * If you’re using only one surround back speaker, c...

16 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers: • North American models: You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume lev...

17 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued The FRONT L/R and SURR BACK L/R terminal posts can be used with front speakers and surround back speakers respectively, or bi-amped to provide separate tweeter and woofer feeds for front speakers, providing improved bass and treble performance. • When bi-amping...

18 Connecting Antennas This section 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 AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use ...

19 Connecting Antennas —Continued 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 installed in an attic or loft. • For...

20 Connecting Your Components • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your other AV components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all AV connections. Optical Digital Jacks The AV receiver’s optical digital jacks have shutter-type cove...

21 Connecting Your Components —Continued 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. The AV receiver supports several co...

22 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV or listen in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (To record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use and , or and .) If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output...

23 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from a DVD or listen in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (To record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use and , or and .) • If your DVD player has main left and right outputs and m...

24 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 cab...

25 Connecting Your Components —Continued 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. • With connection , you can listen to the VCR or DVR in Zone 2. • To enjoy Dolby Digital an...

26 Connecting Your Components —Continued Notes: • The AV receiver must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’s on Standby. • If you want to record directly from your TV or another video source without going through the AV receiver, connect the audio and video outputs from yo...

28 Connecting Your Components —Continued 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 separat...

29 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ Audio Signals For TX-SR506 • Audio and video signals received via inputs other than the HDMI IN jacks are not output by the HDMI OUT.• Audio and video signals received via the HDMI IN jacks are output only by the HDMI OUT. • To watch an HDMI source that’s c...

30 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a Camcorder, Game Console, or Other Device Connection AV receiver Signal flow Camcorder or console AUX INPUT VIDEO ⇐ Composite video output AUX INPUT L-AUDIO-R ⇐ Analog audio L/R output SETUP SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPUT ENTER RETURN TUNING ...

31 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from the CD player or listen in Zone 2. • To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . (To record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use and ,...

33 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ If Your iPod Supports Video: Connect your RI Dock’s audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s CBL/SAT IN L/R jacks, and connect its video output jack to the AV receiver’s CBL/SAT IN V jack. If you have an Onkyo DS-A1 RI Dock, connect its video output jack to ...

34 Connecting Your Components —Continued With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions: Auto Power On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the AV receiver is on Standby, it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source....

35 Turning On the AV Receiver STANDBY/ON STANDBY PURE AUDIO ZONE 2 MOVIE/TV MUSIC GAME TONE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY CLEAR TUNING MODE ZONE 2 OFF PHONES MULTI CH PURE AUDIO DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT AUX TAPE TUNER CD SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPUT ENTER SETUP RETURN TUNING PRESET MASTER...

36 First Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the AV receiver for the very first time. With the supplied calibrated microphone, Audyssey 2EQ automatically determines the number of speakers con-nected, their size for purposes of bass management, optimum cro...

37 First Time Setup —Continued • Do not attempt to hold the microphone in your hand during measurements as this will produce incorrect results. Note: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 71) will be set to “Audyssey.” Error Messages While the automatic speaker...

38 First Time Setup —Continued Changing the Speaker Settings Manually If you wish to make changes to the settings found during the automatic speaker setup, follow the directions on pages 67–71. Using a Powered Subwoofer If you’re using a powered subwoofer, as it outputs very low-frequency sound and ...

39 First Time Setup —Continued For TX-SR576 Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. If you connect a video component to an HDMI IN, you must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if you connect your DVD player t...

41 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to a COMPONENT VIDEO IN, you must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if you connect your DVD player to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2, you must assign COM-PONENT VIDEO IN 2 to the DVD input selector. By default, the DVD input se...

42 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a component to a digital audio input, you must assign that input to an input selector. For example, if you connect your CD player to OPTICAL IN 1, you must assign OPTICAL IN 1 to the CD input selector. These are the default assignments. For TX-SR506 For ...

43 First Time Setup —Continued Notes: • When an HDMI IN is assigned to an input selector in “HDMI Input Setup” on page 39, this input assign-ment is automatically set to the same HDMI IN. And in addition to the usual inputs (e.g., COAX1, COAX2, etc.), you can also select HDMI inputs. • This procedur...

44 First Time Setup —Continued When an input source is selected, the AV receiver checks the relevant audio inputs for the presence of an audio signal and automatically selects an input. With this set-ting, you can specify which audio inputs the AV receiver will check for signals. Note: • You can sel...

45 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation STANDBY/ON STANDBY PURE AUDIO ZONE 2 MOVIE/TV MUSIC GAME TONE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY CLEAR TUNING MODE ZONE 2 OFF PHONES MULTI CH PURE AUDIO DVD VCR/DVR CBL/SAT AUX TAPE TUNER CD SETUP MIC VIDEO L AUDIO R AUX INPUT ENTER SETUP...

46 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any input source. You can adjust the brightness of the display. You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver. To unmute the AV receiver, press the remote control- ler’s [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume. Th...

47 Common Functions —Continued 7 For private listening, you can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the AV receiver’s PHONES jack. Notes: • Always turn down the volume before connecting your headphones. • While the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack, the speakers...

48 Common Functions —Continued The following table shows the display indicator for each digital signal format. Normally, the AV receiver detects the format of digital input signals automatically. However, if you experience either of the following issues when playing PCM or DTS sources, you can speci...

49 Listening to the Radio For AM tuning to work properly, you must specify the AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. To change the frequency step on the TX-SR576, see page 74. To change the frequency step on the TX-SR506, follow t...

50 Listening to the Radio —Continued With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations and store your favorite stations as presets for easy selection. Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■ Auto Tuning Mode When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM...

51 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ Tuning into Stations by Frequency You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter-ing the appropriate frequency. Displaying AM/FM Radio Information 1 Press the [TUNER] button repeat-edly to select AM or FM, followed by the [D.TUN] button. (Actual display...

52 Listening to the Radio —Continued You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM and FM radio stations. Deleting Presets Selecting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations 1 Tune into the AM or FM station you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMORY] button. The preset number flashes....

53 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS only works in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned to an RDS station, the RDS indi-cator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was developed by the European Broadc...

55 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 59. Selecting on the AV Receiver ■ [PURE AUDIO] button (not North American model) This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode.When this mode is selected, the AV receiver’s dis-play is...

56 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Analog and PCM Sources Requires 6.1/7.1 speakers. Not available while Powered Zone 2 is being used. Requires 7.1 speakers. Not available while Powered Zone 2 is being used. Listening Modes Available for Each Source Format Button Source format PCM Multi channel...

57 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus Sources Requires 6.1/7.1 speakers. Not available while Powered Zone 2 is being used. Requires 7.1 speakers. Not available while Powered Zone 2 is being used. Note: • With some HD DVD and Blu-ray discs, a noise may be heard ...

58 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS Sources Requires 6.1/7.1 speakers. Not available while Powered Zone 2 is being used. Requires 7.1 speakers. Not available while Powered Zone 2 is being used. Button Source format DTS, DTS 96/24 DTS Discrete/Matrix Multichannel 2ch Mono Media Listening Mode...

59 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Pure Audio (not North American models) In this mode, the display and video circuitry are turned off, minim...

60 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-ES Discrete This mode is for use with DTS-ES Discrete soundtracks, that use a discrete surround back channel for true 6.1/7.1-channel playback. The seven totally separate audio channels provide better spatial imaging and 360-degree sound localization, perf...

61 Recording This section explains how to record the input source and how to record audio and video from separate sources. Notes: • The surround sound and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. • Copy-protected DVDs cannot be recorded. • Sources connected to the analog multichannel input cannot be ...

62 Adjusting the Listening Modes With the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like. For TX-SR506 For TX-SR576 Using the Audio Adjust Settings 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-lowed by the [SETUP] button. 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to s...

63 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Multiplex/Mono Settings Multiplex ■ Input (Mux) This setting determines which channel of a stereo multi-plex source is output. Use it to select audio channels or languages with multiplex sources, multilingual ...

64 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued T–D (Theater-Dimensional) Setting ■ LstnAngl (Listening Angle) With this setting, you can optimize the Theater-Dimen-sional listening mode by specifying the angle of the front left and right speakers relative to the listening position. Ideally, the front l...

65 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued • The effect of the Late Night function depends on the material that you are playing and the intention of the original sound designer, and with some material there will be little or no effect when you select the different options. • The Late Night function...

67 Advanced Setup This section explains how to check the speaker settings and how to set them manually, which is useful if you change a speaker after performing the automatic speaker setup.Some of the speaker settings are set automatically by the Automatic Speaker Setup function (see page 36). Speak...

68 Advanced Setup —Continued Note: • These settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected or the multichannel DVD input is being used. Crossover Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you speci-fied as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 67. To get the best bass...

69 Advanced Setup —Continued Double Bass With the Double Bass function, you can boost bass out-put by feeding bass sounds from the front left, right, and center to the subwoofer. This function can be set only if the Subwoofer setting (step 3) is set to Yes, and the Front setting (step 4) is set to L...

70 Advanced Setup —Continued Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Left distance. For example, if the Left 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 Surround a...

71 Advanced Setup —Continued Equalizer Settings Here you can adjust the tone of individual speakers. To set the volume of individual speakers, see page 70. Notes: • (TX-SR506) The front, center, surround, and surround back speakers can be adjusted at 80 Hz, 250Hz, 800Hz, 2500Hz, and 8000Hz. The subw...

72 Advanced Setup —Continued • This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. This section explains items on the Source Setup menu. Items can be set individually for each input selector. IntelliVolume With IntelliVolume, you can set the inpu...

73 Advanced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the Miscellaneous menu. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. Volume Setup ■ MaxVolume With this setting, you can limit the maximum volume. The Maximum Volume range...

74 Advanced Setup —Continued This section explains items on the Hardware menu. Note: • This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP], [ENTER], and arrow buttons. Remote Ctrl ■ Remote ID When several Onkyo components are used in the same room, their remote ID codes may ...

75 Advanced Setup —Continued Tuner ■ AM Freq (on some models) See “AM Frequency Step Setup (on some models)” on page 49. AnalogMulti ■ SW In Sens Some DVD players output the LFE channel from their analog subwoofer output at 15 dB higher than normal. With this setting, you can change the AV receiver’...

77 Zone 2 In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in the other room, or as we call Zone 2. And, you can select a different source for each room. There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speakers:1. Connect them directly to the AV receiver.2. Connect them to an amp in Zo...

78 Zone 2 —Continued If you’ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver, as explained in “Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers Directly to the AV receiver” on page 77, you must set the Powered Zone 2 setting to Act (Activated). Notes: • When Act is selected and Zone 2 turned on, the Zone 2 speak...

79 Zone 2 —Continued This section explains how to turn Zone 2 on and off, howto select an input source for Zone 2, and how to adjust the volume for Zone 2. Controlling Zone 2 from the AV receiver Notes: • To select AM or FM, press the [TUNER] input selec- tor button repeatedly. • Only analog input s...

80 Zone 2 —Continued Adjusting the Volume of Zones Muting Zones On the remote controller, press the [ZONE 2] REMOTE MODE button, and then use the VOL [ ]/[ ] button. On the remote controller, press the [ZONE 2] REMOTE MODE button, and then press the [MUT-ING] button. To unmute a zone, on the remote ...

81 Controlling Other Components You can control your DVD player, CD player, and other components with the AV receiver’s remote controller.To control another component, you must first enter that component’s remote control code to a REMOTE MODE button.This section explains how to enter remote control ...

82 Controlling Other Components —Continued Remote Control Codes for Onkyo Components Connected via Onkyo components that are connected via are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver, not the component. This allows you to control components that are out of view, in a rack, ...

83 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your DVD player (HD DVD, Blu-ray, or TV/DVD combination), you can control your player with the following buttons. The [DVD] REMOTE MODE button is preprogrammed with t...

84 Controlling Other Components —Continued T PLAY MODE button Selects play modes on components with selectable play modes. U CLR button Cancels functions and clears entered numbers. Note: • If you enter the remote control code for a HD DVD or Blu-ray player that has A, B, C, and D buttons, the [SEAR...

85 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your sat-ellite receiver, cable receiver, or DVD recorder (DBS/PVR combination or cable/PVR combination), you can control your player with the following buttons. For ...

86 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your CD player, CD recorder, or MD player, you can control your player with the following buttons. The [CD] REMOTE MODE button is preprogrammed with the remote contro...

87 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your RI Dock, you can control your iPod in the RI Dock with the following buttons. The [DOCK] REMOTE MODE button is prepro-grammed with the remote control code for co...

88 Controlling Other Components —Continued P Fast Forward [ ] button Press and hold to fast forward. Q Stop [ ] button Stops playback and displays a menu. R PLAY MODE button Selects play modes on components with selectable play modes. Works as a Resume button when used with a DS-A2 RI Dock. S RANDOM...

89 Controlling Other Components —Continued By pressing the [TV] REMOTE MODE button that’s been programmed with the remote control code for your TV (TV/DVD combination or TV/VCR combination), you can control your TV with the following buttons. For details on entering a remote control code for a diffe...

90 Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the AV receiver, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer. Can’t turn on the AV receiver • Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly. • Unplug the power cord f...

93 Troubleshooting —Continued The following settings can be made for the S-Video and composite video inputs You must use the buttons on the unit to make these set-tings.1. While holding down the input selector button for the input source that you want to set, press the [SETUP] button. 2. Use the Lef...

94 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Control Terminal Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. TX-SR506 Rated Output Power North American: 75 watts minimum continuous...

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