Onkyo TX-SR502 Tuner Recording Others Symptom Possible cause Remedy, Reception is noisy, inter

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Troubleshooting—Continued

Tuner

Recording

Others

Symptom	Possible cause	Remedy
		Use the [TUNING MODE] button to select
		Manual Tuning mode, and tune the station in
	You’re too far away from the transmitter. Or,	mono (page 36).
Reception is noisy, inter-
		Adjust the position, height, and direction of
	your FM antenna is in the wrong position or
mittent, and the FM STE-		your FM antenna.
	pointing in the wrong direction. Or, the sta-
REO indicator flashes?
		Install an outdoor FM antenna, preferably
	tion’s signal strength is poor.
		one with many elements. Installing an out-
		door antenna is a specialist job, so contact
		your nearest dealer for advice (page 19).
		Install an outdoor antenna as far away as
	Interference is being caused by fluorescent	possible from nearby roads.
Reception is hindered by a
		Adjust the position or direction of your out-
	lights being turned on or off or by passing
crackling noise?		door antenna.
	cars.
		Move your antenna as far away as possible
		from fluorescent lights.
AM reception is hindered		Relocate your AM antenna.
by a buzzing noise, espe-	Interference caused by electrical equipment,
cially at night or with weak	including fluorescent lights.	Install an outdoor AM antenna (page 19).
signals?
		Move the AM loop antenna as far away as
AM reception is hindered	Interference caused by your TV.	possible from your TV.
by a high-pitched noise?		Move the AV Receiver as far away as possi-
		ble from your TV.
	The power cord has not been connected to a	Preset your favorite radio stations again
The tuner presets no		(page 37). The power cord must be plugged
	wall outlet, or the power has been turned off
longer work?		into a wall outlet a few times each month in
	for an extended period.
		order to preserve the presets.
	From the VIDEO 1 OUT, you’re trying to	To prevent signal loops and damage to the
	record the signal being fed into the VIDEO
		AV Receiver, input signals are not fed
	1 IN, or from the TAPE OUT, you’re trying
		through to outputs with the same name (e.g.,
	to record the signal being fed into the TAPE
		TAPE IN/OUT or VIDEO 1 IN/OUT).
	IN.
Sound can be heard from
	You’re playing Dolby Digital or DTS source	Although you cannot record Dolby Digital
the speakers, but it cannot		or DTS surround channels, you can record
	material.
be recorded?		the left and right channels by connecting the
	You cannot record from an AV component
		source AV component’s analog left and right
	that is connected digitally.
		outputs to a pair of analog inputs on the AV
		Receiver.
	The wrong input source is selected on your	Select the correct input source. See your
	recorder.	recorder’s manual for more information.
Can’t record the surround-	This is normal. The surround-sound effects
sound effects produced by	produced by the listening modes cannot be
the listening modes?	recorded.
The Late Night function	The Late Night function only works with	“	DIGITAL” appears on the display when
doesn’t work?	Dolby Digital.	using a Dolby Digital source.
	The multichannel input is not selected.	Press the [MULTI CH] button to select the
		multichannel input (page 35).
The multichannel DVD
		Connect the AV component’s 5.1-channel
input doesn’t work?	The AV component is not properly con-	outputs to the AV Receiver’s DVD IN
	nected.	FRONT, SURR, CENTER, and SUB-
		WOOFER sockets (page 24).
The listening mode	This is normal. When you connect a pair of
changes to Stereo when
	headphones, the Stereo listening mode is
headphones are
	selected automatically.
connected?
There’s nothing shown on		When this mode is selected, the display and
	The Pure Audio listening mode is selected.	the internal video circuits are all turned off
the display.
		and no video signals are output.

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