Onkyo TX-SR573 - Manual

5 Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Precautions .................................................3 Supplied Accessories.................................4 Features .......................................................4 Front & Rear Panels....................

6 Front & Rear Panels The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity. For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON button (30) This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or Standby. B STANDBY indicator (30) This indicator...

7 Front & Rear Panels —Continued Display For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 1 A & B speaker indicators (34) Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on. Indi-cator B lights up when speaker set B is on. 2 MUTING indicator (42) This indicator flashes when the AV receiver...

8 Front & Rear Panels —Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2, 3 & COAXIAL These optical and coaxial jacks can be used to con-nect a CD or DVD player and other components with digital audio outputs. B COMPONENT VIDEO A DVD player, TV, or other component that sup-ports component video can be con...

9 Remote Controller 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 leakage or corros...

10 Remote Controller —Continued Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to nine different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the eight REMOTE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/TAPE ...

13 Remote Controller —Continued To control an Onkyo CD player, or a CD/MD recorder made by another manufacturer, press the [CD] REMOTE MODE button to select the CD remote controller mode. To control an Onkyo MD recorder or CD recorder, press the [MD] or [CDR] REMOTE MODE button to select the MD or C...

14 Remote Controller —Continued HDD mode is for controlling Onkyo’s next generation HDD-compatible components. As of 2005, it can be used with the Onkyo DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock and Apple iPod connected via . When Using the DS-A1: • Connect the DS-A1 to the TAPE IN or VIDEO 2 IN jacks. • Set th...

15 Connecting Your Speakers You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: 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 sources. To get the best surround sound experience, each speaker must be posit...

16 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued For the best surround-sound experience, you should con-nect seven speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers that you have. *If you’re using only one surround back speaker, connect i...

17 Connecting Your Speakers —Continued Using a suitable cable, connect the AV receiver’s SUB-WOOFER PRE OUT to the input on your powered sub-woofer. If your subwoofer is unpowered and you’re using an external amplifier, connect the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT to the amp’s input. Note: Make sure the plugs are p...

18 Connecting Antenna 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 th...

19 Connecting Antenna —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 and listen via speaker set B. • To enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .) Hint! 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 and listen via speaker set B. • To enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .) • To enjoy DVD-Audio or SACD playback with a compatible player, u...

24 Connecting Your Components —Continued In addition to video playback, with this hookup example, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver. This is useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • With connection , you can listen to the VCR or DVD recorder, in...

25 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording Connection AV receiver Signal flow VCR/DVD recorder Picture quality VIDEO 1 OUT S ⇒ S-Video input Better VIDEO 1 OUT V ⇒ Composite video input Standard VIDEO 1 OUT L/R ⇒ Audio L/R input — Connecting a Camcorder, G...

27 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ CD Player or Turntable with Built-in Phono Preamp • With connection , you can listen to and record from your CD player or turntable and listen via speaker set B. • To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .) ■...

28 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can play and record with the recorder and listen via speaker set B. • To connect the recorder digitally (playback only), use connections and , or and . The AV receiver has an AC outlet on its rear panel for connecting the power cord of...

29 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. ...

30 Turning On the AV Receiver Note: Pressing the remote controller’s [ON] button once will turn on the AV receiver. Pressing it again will turn on any components connected via . TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT DIMMER MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN TUNING / PRESET ENTER SETUP STANDBY ST...

31 First Time Setup To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS sources, you must con-nect your DVD player to the AV receiver digitally (coax-ial or optical).With this function, you can assign digital inputs to input sources. If, for example, you connect your DVD player to the DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1 input (OPT1), ...

32 First Time Setup —Continued This section explains how to specify your speaker configuration.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 [RECEIVER] button, followed by the [SE...

33 First Time Setup —Continued 6 Use the Down [ ] button to select “Surround,” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] but- tons to select Small , Large , or None . Small: Select if the surround speak-ers are small. Large: Select if the surround speak-ers are large. None: Select if no surround speak...

34 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT DIMMER MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN TUNING / PRESET ENTER SETUP STANDBY STANDBY/ON CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VCR VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD VIDEO VIDEO 3 INPUT AUDIO L R MASTER VOLUME...

35 Playing Your AV Components —Continued The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo-nent with a 5.1-channel analog audio output, such as a DVD-Audio or SACD-capable DVD player, or an MPEG decoder. See page 23 for hookup information. Note: • While the multichannel DVD input is selected, the...

36 Listening to the Radio 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 station, ...

37 Listening to the Radio —Continued Note: Hardware and required basic monthly subscription sold separately. Premium Channels available at additional monthly cost. Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee may apply. Subscrip-tion fee is consumer only. All fees...

38 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting XM Radio Channels There are two modes for selecting XM radio channels: Channel Search mode , which allows you to select any channel. Category Search mode , which allows you to select channels by category. ■ Channel Search Mode Note: Channels cannot be s...

39 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting XM Channels from the Front Panel: Displaying XM Radio Information The following information can be displayed: Note: If the category, artist, or song title is not available, “- - -” will be displayed instead. 10 - - / - - - 11 12 REMOTE MODE HDD RECEIVER...

40 Listening to the Radio —Continued Positioning the XM Antenna You can check the signal strength of the XM radio signal and adjust the position of the XM antenna accordingly. Note: If the signal level is 0%, make sure that the XM antenna is connected properly. XM Radio Messages The following messag...

41 Listening to the Radio —Continued You can store a combination of up to 30 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations and XM channels as presets. Selecting Presets Deleting Presets Presetting AM/FM Stations & XM Channels 1 Tune into the AM/FM station or XM channel that you want to store as a preset...

42 Common Functions This chapter explains functions that can be used with any input source. You can adjust the brightness of the display. You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers (except when the Direct listening mode is selected). ■ Bass You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds ou...

43 Common Functions —Continued With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it turns off automatically after a specified period. To cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears. To check the remaining sleep time, press the [SLEEP] butto...

44 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 46. Selecting on the AV receiver ■ [STEREO] button This button selects the Stereo listening mode. ■ LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all of th...

46 Using the Listening Modes —Continued With its surround-sound decoders and DSP modes, the AV receiver can transform your home listening room into a movie theater or concert hall. Direct In this mode, the input source is output as it is, with min-imal processing for a faithful sound. The bass and t...

47 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Onkyo Original DSP Modes Mono Movie 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, pro-viding presence. Orchestra Suitable for classical or opera...

48 Using the Listening Modes —Continued With the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you don’t want to disturb anyone. Notes: • The...

49 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Input Channel Settings ■ Multiplex This setting determines which channel is output from a stereo multiplex source. Use it to select audio channels or languages with multiplex sources, multilingual TV broadcasts, a...

50 Recording This section explains how to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from different sources. You can only record to a component that is connected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks.See pages 20–29 for information on ...

51 Advanced Setup Crossover Frequency 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. Note: • For a more accurate setting, look up the frequency response in the manu...

52 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Distance To get the best from surround sound, it’s important that the sound from each speaker reaches the listener at the same time. To achieve this, you need to specify the dis-tance from each speaker to the listening position. Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer ...

53 Advanced Setup —Continued Notes: • A quick way to adjust the speaker levels is to press the remote controller’s [TEST TONE] button to turn on the test tone. Use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] but-tons to adjust the levels, and use the [CH SEL] button to select the speakers. • If the multichannel DVD i...

54 Controlling Other Components You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller (RC-632M) to control your other AV components, including those made by other manufacturers.This section explains how to: • Enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control (e.g., DVD, TV, VCR). • Le...

55 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, ...

56 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 control mode first.) With some AV components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all....

58 Controlling Other Components —Continued You can program the remote controller’s MACRO but-tons to perform a sequence of actions. Example: To play a CD, you typically need to perform the follow-ing actions: 1. Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button to select Receiver mode. 2. Press the [ON] butto...

59 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...

61 Troubleshooting —Continued The remote controller doesn’t work • Make sure that the batteries are installed with the cor- rect polarity (page 9). • Make sure that the remote controller is not too far away from the AV receiver, and that there’s no obstruction between the remote controller and the A...

62 Specification 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 2 channels driven: 75 W + 75 W (8 Ω , 20 Hz–20 kHz, FTC) 100 W + 100 W (6 Ω , 1 k...