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Enjoying Audio Sources—Continued

 

 

SLEEP

DIMMER

 

DIMMER (TX-8522 Other than

 

 

North American

 

 

model)

 

PHONES

DIMMER

 

 

(TX-8222)

MUTING

 

 

Muting the receiver (remote controller only)

You can temporarily mute the output of the receiver.

Setting the Display Brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the display.

1 Receiver Press the remote controller’s

1

Receiver

Press the remote controller’s [MUTING] button.

The receiver is muted.

To unmute the receiver, press the [MUTING] button again.

Note:

The Mute function will be cancelled if the remote controller’s VOLUME buttons are pressed or the receiver is set to Standby.

 

[DIMMER] button repeatedly to

 

select: dim, dimmer, or normal

 

brightness.

Remote

Alternatively, you can use the

controller

[DIMMER] button on the TX-8522

 

(other than North American model) and

 

TX-8222.

Using the Sleep Timer (remote controller only)

With the sleep timer, you can set the receiver so that it

Using Headphones

turns off automatically after a specified period.

You can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the receiver’s PHONES jack for private listening.

Notes:

1

Remote

controller

Press the remote controller’s [SLEEP] button repeatedly to select the required sleep time.

You can set the sleep time from 90 to 10 minutes in 10 minute steps.

The SLEEP indicator appears on the display when the sleep timer has been set, as shown. The specified sleep time appears on the display for about 5 seconds, then the previous display reappears.

SLEEP indicator

Always turn down the volume before connecting your headphones.

Sound output from speakers is not turned off even if (when) the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack. To turn off or on the sound output from speakers, use the SPEAKERS A and SPEAKERS B switches.

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To cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP] button

repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.

To check the remaining sleep time, press the [SLEEP] button. Note that if you press the [SLEEP] button while the sleep time is being displayed, you’ll shorten the sleep time by 10 minutes.

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Onkyo TX-8222, TX-8522 Enjoying Audio Sources, Muting the receiver remote controller only, Setting the Display Brightness

TX-8522, TX-8222 specifications

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