Onkyo A-8500 Instruction Manual

System connections
Do not plug in the power cord until all connections have been made.
Ground connection is not necessory for turntables without ground leads.
TURNTABLE
COMPACT DISC || COMPACT DISC
PLAYER PLAYER or ADDITIONAL
AUDIO COMPONENT
GND OUTPUT
OUTPUT OUTPUT
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REC PLAY REC PLAY
TAPE DECK or
VIDEO CASSETTE
REC PLAY
TAPE DECK or
GRAPHIC
EQUALIZER
RECORDER
(Sound only)
DAT or
TAPE DECK
General
On each pair of input or output jacks, the lower jack (marked R)
corresponds to the right channel, and the upper jack (marked L)
to the left channel. When jacks on other equipment or connection
cables are color-coded, the color red usually corresponds to the
right channel (Red = Right).
Turntable Connections
Be sure to connect the ground (earth) lead wire from the turntable
to the ground terminal (GND). Lack of proper ground connection
will cause hum. Also observe the following precautions.
®@ Place the turntable on a firm shelf or desk free from vibrations
(especially those generated by the speaker systems). If the
turntable is permitted to pick up such vibrations, not only will
this unit's performance suffer, but distortion in the bass range
and howling noise in the speakers may also occur.
@ Check the turntable instruction manual for any other precautions.
@ The loud noises that occur when connecting and disconnecting
the turntable leads could damage the speakers. Always turn the
power switch off before making connections.
Tuner Connections
Connect an FM/AM tuner to the tuner input jacks. Be sure the left
and right channels are connected properly.
Compact Disc Player Connections
Connect a compact disc player to the CD-1 or CD-2 input jacks.
Be sure the left and right channels are connected properly.
SPEAKER (B)
RIGHT
TUNER SPEAKER (A) SPEAKER (A)
RIGHT LEFT
OUTPUT
LIR
Worldwide
models only
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Panel
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if
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
‘\
A+B: 8 OMMS MIN./ SPEAKER
AC POWER SUPPLY
USA
&
Canadian
CORD
models only
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
A or B:4 ohms MIN./SPEAKER
A + B:8 ohms MIN./SPEAKER
SPEAKER (B)
LEFT
Tape Deck Connections
Three
tape
decks
can
be
connected
at
once
to
this
unit.
“DAT”
jacks
can
also
be
used
for
tape
deck
connections.
Connect
the
tape
deck
output
leads
to
the
PLAY
jacks
and
the
tape
deck
input
leads
to
the
REC
jacks
of
this
unit.
For
more
details,
refer
to
your
tape
deck
owner's
manual.
VCR
sound
input/output
can
also
be
connected.
Speaker Connections
When
connecting
speakers,
proper
polarity
is
important.
Always
connect
the
(+)
terminal
(red)
on
the
amplifier
to
the
(+)
terminal
on
the
speaker
and
the
(—)
terminal
(black)
on
the
amplifier
to
the
(-)
terminal
on
the
speaker.
Two
separate
pairs
of
speaker
systems
can be connected to this unit at once.
@
The
toad
impedance
of
each
speaker
system
connected
to
this.
unit
must
be
at
least
4
ohms.
(A
or
B—4
ohms
min.,
A
and
B-8
ohms
min.)
®@
When
using
only
one
speaker
or
when
you
wish
to
listen
to
monaural,
the
single
speaker
should
never
be
connected
in
parallel
to
both
the
right
and
left
channel
terminals
at
once.
®@
Do
not
use
unnecessarily
long
or
extremely
thin
speaker
leads.
If
the
DC
resistance
of
the
speaker
leads
is
too
high,
the
damping
factor
will
decrease.

Onkyo A-8500 Specifications

General

Brand	Onkyo
Model	A-8500
Category	Amplifier
Language	English