Onkyo P-308 Instruction Manual

Power Switch (POWER) :
Press once to turn power on and once again to
turn power off. When power is turned on, the
orange band above the power switch lights.
Servo Operation Indicator (SERVO OPERATION)
A few seconds after the power is turned on, the
Servo Operation Indicator lights green indicating
that the Super Servo circuitry has stabilized. No
sound is heard from the speakers until this indi-
cator lights.
Recording Indicator (RECORDING OUT)
Lights when the recording output switch (9) has
been pressed to indicate that the unit is in the
record/dubbing mode.
Output Switch and Indicator (OUTPUT)
Depress this switch to the OFF position to turn
off the output from the rear panel output termi-
nals (OUTPUT 1, 2). The green band above the
switch lights when the switch is in the ON posi-
tion. This switch should normally be left in the
ON position. Use the OFF position when you
want to listen using only the headphones, or to
mute the speakers when you need to answer
the telephone, for example.
Input Selector Switches and Indicators
Use these switches to select the desired pro-
gram source. The switches are interconnected;
depressing one causes the previously depressed
one to come up. An indicator lights to show
which source has been selected.
PHONO: Depress this switch to listen to
the turntable connected to the
PHONO input terminals.
CD: Depress this switch to listen to
the compact disc player con-
nected to the CD input ter-
minals.
TUNER: Depress this switch to listen to
the tuner connected to the TUN-
ER input terminals.
LINE-1: Depress this switch to listen to
the component connected to the
LINE-1 input terminals.
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LINE-2: Depress this switch to listen to
the component connected to the
LINE-2 input terminals.
TAPE-1 [DAT]: Depress this switch to listen to
the tape deck connected to the
TAPE-1 input terminals. A digital
audio tape recorder (DAT)
should be connected to the
TAPE-1 input terminals rather
than the TAPE-2/3 terminals.
Depress this switch to listen to
the tape deck connected to the
TAPE-2 or TAPE-3 input termi-
nals depending on the position
of the tape selector switch [13]
TAPE-2/3:
Volume Control (VOLUME)
Turn clockwise to increase the volume level.
The volume control is marked in decibels so out-
put voltage and headphone volume can be read
off directly in dB. The volume control is linked to
the tone control circuitry. Refer to the ‘‘About
the Variable Bass and Treble Boosting System”’
section on page 8 for details.
Headphone Jack (PHONES)
Insert a standard stereo headphone plug into
this jack and adjust the volume using the vol-
ume control [6] .
Output-2 Level Controls (QUTPUT-2 LEVEL)
Use these controls to adjust the output levels of
the OUTPUT-2 terminals on the back panel. The
left and right channels are independent of each
other, so these controls can also be used to ad-
just the balance.
Recording Output Switch (RECORDING
OUTPUT)
Depress this switch to the ON position when
you wish to perform recording or dubbing. The
recording indicator [3] lights indicating that a
signal is being routed to the REC output ter-
minals.
Mode Switches (MODE)
Depress these switches to change the output
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signal from the OUTPUT-1 or OUTPUT-2 output
terminals from stereo to mono. OUTPUT-1 and
OUTPUT-2 can be controlled indenendently.
12] Recording Source Selectors (REC. SELECTOR)
This unit is equipped with separate recording
source selectors for tape decks 1 and 2&3 so
that three decks can be used to record two
different program sources simultaneously while
you are listening to yet another program source.
PHONO: Use when recording from the
turntable.
CD: For recording from the compact
disc player.
TUNER: For recording from the tuner.
LINE-1: For recording from the compo-
nent connected to the LINE-1 in-
put terminals.
LINE-2: For recording from the compo-
nent connected to the LINE-2 in-
put terminals.
2/3 >» 1; Use for tape dubbing. For details,
1pm 2&3: refer to the ‘‘Operations’’ sec-
tion.
Tape Selector (TAPE SELECTOR)
Use this selector to switch between the TAPE-2
and TAPE-3 input terminals on the rear panel.
Bass Selector Switch (BASS SELECTOR)
Use this switch to select the bass frequencies
affected by the bass control [15], When the
switch is in the depressed position, the bass
control affects the low bass frequencies. When
it is in the out position, the mid bass is affected
by the bass control.
Bass Control (BASS)
Turn to the right of the center (DEFEAT) mark to
emphasize bass and turn to the left to attenuate
bass. Adjust to the setting appropriate for the
acoustics of your listening room and your own
preference.
Treble Control (TREBLE)
Turn to the right of the center (DEFEAT) mark to
emphasize treble and turn to the left to attenuate

Onkyo P-308 Specifications

General

Brand	Onkyo
Model	P-308
Category	Amplifier
Language	English