TX-SR304_En.book Page 1 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Contents Introduction ..................................... 2 AV Receiver TX-SR304 TX-SR304E TX-SR404 TX-SR8440 Connection .................................... 17 Turning On & First Time Setup..... 32 Basic Operation Playing your AV components ....... 36 Using the Tuner............................ 38 Instruction Manual Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 45 Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 2 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 3 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder. 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not userserviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. Care—Occasionally you should dust the unit all over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild detergent and water.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 4 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Supplied Accessories Precautions—Continued Make sure you have the following accessories: For British models Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT Indoor FM antenna (Connector type varies from country to country.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 5 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Features Amplification • 65 W/channel into 6 ohms (20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.7%, FTC) • 90 W/channel into 6 ohms (1 kHz, DIN) • 110 W/channel into 6 ohms (JEITA) • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry • Massive High Current Power Supply (H.C.P.S.) transformer Processing Dolby*1 Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II DTS and DTS Neo:6*2 5.
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TX-SR304_En.book Page 7 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Front & Rear Panels—Continued J MEMORY button (39) N PHONES jack (42) This button is used when storing or deleting radio presets. This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a standard pair of stereo headphones for private listening. K TUNING MODE button (38) O SPEAKER A & B buttons (36) This button is used to select the Auto or Manual tuning mode.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 8 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 1 8 B 9 J 3 4 5 K L 6 7 M A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2 & COAXIAL These optical and coaxial jacks can be used to connect a CD or DVD player and other components with digital audio outputs. B COMPONENT VIDEO A DVD player, TV, or other component that supports component video can be connected here. C AM ANTENNA These push terminals are for connecting an AM antenna.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 9 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Before Using the AV receiver Installing the Batteries 1 To open the battery compartment, press the small hollow and slide open the cover. Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the AV receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below. Remote control sensor AV receiver STANDBY indicator 2 3 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 10 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Remote Controller How to Use the Remote Controller Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to six different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the five REMOTE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/TAPE Mode In RECEIVER/TAPE mode, you can control the AV receiver and an Onkyo cassette recorder connected via .
TX-SR304_En.book Page 11 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. O MUTING button (43) This button is used to mute the AV receiver. A ON/STANDBY button (32) P SETUP button (34, 48, 51) This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or Standby. B INPUT SELECTOR buttons (36) These buttons are used to select the input sources.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 12 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button DVD Mode This button sets the DVD player to On or Standby. To select your DVD player as the input source, press: RECEIVER 6 DVD B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. C DISC +/– button This button selects discs on a DVD changer.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 13 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button CD Mode This button sets the CD player to On or Standby. To select your CD player as the input source, press: RECEIVER 9 B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. C DISC +/– button CD This button selects discs on a CD changer.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 14 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button MD, & CDR Mode This button sets the MD/CD recorder to On or Standby. To select your MiniDisc or CD recorder as the input source, press: RECEIVER MD or CD recorder 7 TAPE B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. The [+10] button is used to enter numbers above 10.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 15 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button HDD Mode This button sets the HDD component to On or Standby. To select your HDD component as the input source, press: RECEIVER or 7 3 This button selects the next or previous album on an HDD component. C PLAYLIST [ V3 TAPE B ALBUM +/– button * You must change the Input Display (see page 33). To set the remote controller to HDD mode, press the [HDD] REMOTE MODE button.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 16 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued A Play [ ] button TAPE Mode This button is used to start playback. To select your Cassette deck as the input source, press: RECEIVER ]/[ ] buttons The Rewind [ ] button is used to start rewind. The FF [ ] button is used to start fast forward. TAPE mode is used to control an Onkyo cassette recorder connected to the AV receiver via . To set the remote controller to TAPE mode, press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 17 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Enjoying Home Theater Speaker Sets A and B You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B. Speaker set A should be used in your main listening room for up to 5.1-channel playback. *While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 2.1-channel playback. Speaker set B can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 18 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Speakers Speaker Configuration Speaker Connection Precautions For the best surround-sound experience, you should connect five speakers and a powered subwoofer. The following table shows which channels you should use based on the number of speakers that you have.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 19 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Speakers—Continued Connecting Speaker 1 Strip 3/8" (10 mm) of insulation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown. 2 While pressing the lever, insert the wire into the hole, and then release the lever. Make sure that the terminals are gripping the bare wires, not the insulation.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 20 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM 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 the tuner. Connecting the AM Loop Antenna The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use only.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 21 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Antenna—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available outdoor FM antenna instead. If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used in addition to the loop antenna, as shown.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 22 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components AV Connection Color Coding About AV Connections RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 23 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Both Audio & Video By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the AV receiver. : Signal Flow Video Video Audio Audio TV, projector, etc. Speakers (see pages 18, 19 for connection information) DVD player, etc.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 24 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a DVD Player Step 1: Video Connection (DVD Player to AV Receiver to TV) A If your TV has component video input jacks, connect your DVD player to the AV receiver’s COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN jacks. And connect the AV receiver’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to your TV. This will provide better picture quality than connection B .
TX-SR304_En.book Page 25 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Step 2: Audio Connection a If your DVD player has a coaxial digital audio output jack, connect it to the AV receiver’s DIGITAL IN COAXIAL jack. You can enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes with this connection.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 26 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR Connecting a VCR for Playback Step 1: Video Connection (VCR to AV Receiver to TV) A Connect your VCR’s video output jack to the AV receiver’s VIDEO 1 IN jack and connect the AV receiver’s MONITOR OUT jack to your TV’s video input jack.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 27 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR for Recording Step 1: Video Connection A Connect the AV receiver’s VIDEO 1 OUT jack to your VCR’s video input jack. Step 2: Audio Connection a Connect the AV receiver’s VIDEO 1 OUT L/R jacks to your VCR’s audio input jacks.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 28 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top Box, or Other Video Source Step 1: Video Connection A Connect your set-top box’s video output jack to the AV receiver’s VIDEO 2 IN jack and connect the AV receiver’s MONITOR OUT jack to your TV’s video input jack.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 29 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a CD Player or Turntable ■ CD Player or Turntable with Built-in Phono Preamp a Connect your CD player’s analog audio output jacks, or your turntable with built-in phono preamp’s audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s CD IN L/R jacks. With connection a , you can listen to and record audio from the CD player or turntable.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 30 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting an HDD-compatible Component (Audio Only) As of this printing, the Onkyo Remote Interactive Dock is the only HDD-compatible component available. Connect your HDD-compatible component’s analog audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks or TAPE IN L/R jacks. Notes: • Connect the HDD-compatible component’s video output directly to a video input on your TV.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 31 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Onkyo Components Step 1: Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected to the AV receiver with an analog audio cable. Step 2: Make the connection. Step 3: If you’re using an MD, CDR, or HDD component, change the input Display (see page 33).
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TX-SR304_En.book Page 34 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM First Time Setup—Continued Speaker Configuration ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE 1 INPUT SELECTOR 1 2 3 V1 V2 V3 4 5 6 MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 TAPE TUNER CD +10 0 CLR --/--- DIMMER SLEEP CH DISC ALBUM CD MD CDR HDD VOL 1 PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU SP A / B This section explains how to specify your speaker configuration.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 35 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM First Time Setup—Continued 5 Use the Down [ ] button to select “Center,” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select Small, Large, or None. Small: Select if the center speaker is small. Large: Select if the center speaker is large. None: Select if no center speaker is connected. Note: • If the Front setting in step 4 is set to Small, the Large option cannot be selected.
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TX-SR304_En.book Page 37 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Playing Your AV Components—Continued Using the Multichannel Input You can display various information about the current input source as follows.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 38 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Using the Tuner Listening to the Radio Tuning into Radio Stations TUNING MODE TUNING TUNING / PRESET ■ Auto Tuning Mode 1 TUNING MODE MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON ENTER Press the [TUNING MODE] button so that the AUTO indicator appears on the display.
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TX-SR304_En.book Page 40 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Using the Tuner—Continued Using RDS (European models only) RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. RDS indicator ■ 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 Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is available in most European countries.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 41 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Using the Tuner—Continued Displaying Radio Text (RT) 4 To start the search, press [ENTER]. The AV receiver searches until it finds a station of the type you specified, at which point it stops briefly before continuing with the search.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 42 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Common Functions This chapter explains functions that can be used with any input source.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 43 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Common Functions—Continued Using the Sleep Timer ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE INPUT SELECTOR 1 2 3 V1 V2 V3 4 5 6 MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 TAPE TUNER CD +10 0 CLR --/--- DIMMER SLEEP CH DISC ALBUM CD Press [RECEIVER] first With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it automatically turns off after a set period.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 44 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Common Functions—Continued Adjusting Speaker Levels ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD TAPE INPUT SELECTOR 1 2 3 V1 V2 V3 4 5 6 MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 TAPE TUNER CD +10 0 CLR --/--- DIMMER SLEEP CH DISC ALBUM CD Press [RECEIVER] first You can adjust the level of each speaker in speaker set A while listening to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 45 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Using the Listening Modes Selecting Listening Modes See “About the Listening Modes” on page 46 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the AV receiver TUNING / PRESET MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON ENTER STANDBY A SPEAKERS B • The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes can only be selected if your DVD player is connected to the AV receiver with a digital audio connection (coaxial or optical).
TX-SR304_En.book Page 46 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Using the Listening Modes—Continued About the Listening Modes With its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP programs, the AV receiver can transform your home listening room into a movie theater or concert hall. This illustration shows which speakers are active in each listening mode.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 47 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Using the Listening Modes—Continued The following table lists all the listening modes and shows which modes can be selected for each input signal format. DTS/DTS 96/24*2 Dolby D Analog, PCM*1 Input signal format Source Listening mode */2 CD, TV, VHS, MD, turntable, radio, cassette, DTV, etc. 2/0 1/0,1+1 (Stereo) Other 3/2.1 DVD, DTV, etc. DTS-ES 2/0 (Stereo) Discrete Matrix DVD, CD, etc.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 48 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Adjusting the Listening Modes 2 ON/STANDBY Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “4. Audio Adjust,” and then press the [ENTER] button. REMOTE MODE RECEIVER DVD RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR 1 2 3 V1 V2 V3 4 5 6 MULTI CH DVD 7 8 9 TAPE TUNER CD +10 0 CLR --/--- DIMMER SLEEP CH DISC ALBUM CD MD CDR ENTER HDD VOL 3 Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to change the settings.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 49 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued PL II Music Mode Settings These settings apply to only 2-channel (stereo) sources. ■ Panorama With this function, you can broaden the width of the front stereo image when using the Pro Logic II Music listening mode. On: Panorama function on. Off: Panorama function off (default). ■ Dimension With this setting, you can move the sound field forward or backward when using the Pro Logic II Music listening mode.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 50 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Recording This chapter explains how to record the selected input source to an AV component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from two different sources. Recording the Input Source You can record only to AV components that are connected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks. See pages 22–31 for information on connecting your AV components to the AV receiver.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 51 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Advanced Setup Advanced Speaker Settings The advanced speaker settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected, Speaker set B is on, or the multichannel input is being used. Crossover Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you specified as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 34.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 52 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM 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 distance from each speaker to the listening position. 1 2 Measure and make a note of the distance from each speaker to the listening position. RECEIVER Press the [RECEIVER] button followed by the [SETUP] button on the remote controller.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 53 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Advanced Setup—Continued 4 Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to adjust the speaker level, and use the Down [ ] button to select the next speaker. The level can be adjusted from –12 to +12 dB in 1 dB steps (–15 to +12 dB for the subwoofer). Digital Input Signal Formats The following table shows the display indicators for each supported digital signal format.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 54 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Advanced Setup—Continued Correcting Sound and Picture Sync When using progressive scanning on your DVD player, you may find that the picture and sound are out of sync. With this setting, you can correct this by delaying the audio signals. You can set it to 0, 20, or 40 milliseconds.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 55 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM 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, try resetting the AV receiver before contacting your Onkyo dealer. To reset the AV receiver to its factory defaults, turn it on and, while holding down the [VIDEO 1] button, press the [STANDBY/ON] button. “Clear” will appear on the display and the AV receiver will enter Standby mode.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 56 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Troubleshooting—Continued • On the AV receiver, the subwoofer setting in the speaker configuration is set to No. Set the subwoofer setting to Yes. There’s no sound with a certain signal format? • Check the digital audio output setting on the connected device. On some games consoles, such as those that can play DVDs, the default setting is off. • With some DVD-Video discs, you need to select an audio output format from a menu. Can’t get 5.
TX-SR304_En.book Page 57 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Troubleshooting—Continued Recording Can’t record? • On your recorder, make sure the correct input is selected. • To prevent signal loops and damage to the AV receiver, input signals are not fed through to outputs with the same name (e.g., TAPE IN to TAPE OUT, or VIDEO 1 IN to VIDEO 1 OUT).
TX-SR304_En.book Page 58 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Specifications Amplifier Section General Rated Output Power North American (FTC) All channels: 65 watts per channel min. RMS at 8 ohms, 2 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with no more than 0.7% total harmonic distortion All channels: 90 watts per channel min. RMS at 6 ohms, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with no more than 0.
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TX-SR304_En.book Page 60 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:01 AM Sales & Product Planning Div. : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAPAN Tel: 072-831-8023 Fax: 072-831-8124 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A. Tel: 201-785-2600 Fax: 201-785-2650 http://www.us.onkyo.com/ ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Liegnitzerstrasse 6, 82194 Groebenzell, GERMANY Tel: +49-8142-4401-0 Fax: +49-8142-4401-555 http://www.eu.onkyo.