Onkyo TX-866 - Operations; Listening to Sources; Direct Function Feature

Operations
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(6) Tone Controls
(1) Press the POWER button to turn on the power.
Press this button to switch the on/off status of the power supply
and the AC outlets on the rear panel. Power can also be turned
on by using the remote contro! power button.
@) Select the desired pair of speakers by depressing the corre-
sponding speaker selector button.
@® This unit can drive two pairs of speakers in pairs (A or B)
or fours (A + B). To listen to both speaker systems at once,
depress both speaker selector buttons.
@ Stereo headphones with a standard binaural plug can be
connected here.
(3) Press one of the desired Input Selector Button (CD, PHONO,
FM, AM, TAPE-1, TAPE-2 MONITOR, VCR-1/VOP or VCR-2)
Make sure that the connections between the input sources are
correct.
@ The button pressed is shown in Display. For FM or AM, the
band and the frequency are shown in Display.
® Confirm that the TAPE-2 MONITOR indicator is off when
asource other than the TAPE-2 MONITOR has been selected.
Also check the audio muting is off.
(4) Start play of the selected input source.
@ Follow the operating instructions of that unit.
@ if FM or AM is selected, please refer to the section “Tuner
Reception’.
(65) Adjust the Volume Control knob to the appropriate level.
® Turn clockwise to increase the volume level. The volume
can be adjusted manually and by the remote contro!
transmitter's Volume UP/DOWN button.
(6) Adjust the Tone Controls to obtain the desired tone setting.
M@ Bass Control Knob (BASS)
Adjust to strengthen or weaken bass response.
M@ Treble Control Knob (TREBLE)
Adjust to strengthen or weaken treble response.
M Balance Control Knob (BALANCE)
Use this control to adjust the relative volume levels of the
left and right speaker systems.
@ Dynamic Bass Expander Level Control Knob (DY-
NAMIC BASS EXPANDER) (TX-866 only)
Set this knob to the right position to add an extra feeling
of power and realism to the low range. Its function is unlike
that of the conventional bass control. Adjust level control
to raise and lower the amount of the dynamic bass expander
effect. Sliding this knob al! the way to the left eliminates
this effect.
M@ Selective Tone/Loudness Contro! Knob (SELECTIVE
TONE/LOUDNESS)
Set this knob to the right position, creating a clear reprod-
uction quality of the ultra low frequencies and high fre-
quencies. Boosting of a selective tone can be controlled via
the level control. Sliding this knob all the way to the left
eliminates this effect.
B Simulated Stereo Button (SIMULATED STEREO)
Switching on this button lights up the display indicator and
adds a stereo-like effect to monaural sources (TV programs,
mono VCR, AM radio, etc).
M@ Stereo image Expander Button (STEREO IMAGE
EXPANDER) (TX-866 only)
Switching on this button lights up the display indicator and
adds an extra feeling of width and depth to stereo sound.
NOTE:
lf an Onkyo cassette tape deck or CD player is connected to the
TX-866/844 with the FRI remote control cable, Operations
and (4) above will differ slightly because the direct function
feature is used. Please see the section ” Direct Function Feature”
on this page.
Direct function feature
NOTE:
This function works when an Onkyo cassette tape deck or CD
player with the fRQI mark is connected to a TX-866/844 with
an fl remote control cable. -
Just by directly operating the desired component (compact disc
player, or tape deck), the TX-866/844 input selector automatically
switches to that component. The component that was being used
stops, and the desired component starts operation. Therefore, it
is Not necessary to switch the TX-866/844 input selector when
changing listening sources.
Example
When the compact disc player's play button is pressed, the
TX-866/844 input selector will switch automatically to “CD.” If the
current listening source was a tape deck, tape playback will stop
and the compact disc player will start playing.
NOTE:
| The direct function feature does not apply to turntable. |
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