Common Functions

This chapter explains functions that can be used with any input source.

SPEAKERS A & B

 

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECT

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND

DSP

 

 

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET/ADJUST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A SPEAKERS B

DISPLAY

DIMMER

DIGITAL INPUT

SUBWOOFER

MEMORY

FM MODE

TUNING

SPEAKER ADJUST

AUDIO ADJUST

 

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES

AUDIO

DVD

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

 

TAPE

TUNER

C D

 

VIDEO 3 INPUT

 

SELECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES DIMMER

SLEEP

DIMMER

 

 

CABLE/SAT

 

SP A

CD/DVD

 

 

 

SP B

Press [RCVR/

 

TAPE] to select

 

RCVR mode.

 

CH +

 

CH SEL

LEVEL

/

TEST

 

 

MUTING

VOLUME

/

 

 

Turning Speaker Sets On & Off

You can turn on and off speaker sets A and B individually.

Setting the Display Brightness

With this function you can adjust the brightness of the dis- play.

DIMMER

Use the [DIMMER] button to select:

 

 

dim, dimmer, or normal brightness.

Remote controller

 

Displaying Source Information

This section explains how to display information about the currently selected input source.

Press the [DISPLAY] button.

DISPLAY

Press the [DISPLAY] button repeatedly to cycle through all the information avail- able for the current input source.

When the input source is not AM or FM:

Input source & volume

Sound format*

Input source & listening mode

A SPEAKERS B

Remote controller

To turn on or off speaker set A, use the SPEAKER [A] button, or the remote controller’s [SP A] button. To turn on or off speaker set B, use the SPEAKER [B] button, or the remote controller’s [SP B] button.

Press the remote controller’s [RCVR/ TAPE] button to select RCVR mode before using the remote controller.

Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on. Indicator B lights up when speaker set B is on.

A & B speakers indicators

*If the input signal is analog, no sound format information is displayed. For non-PCM digital sources, the sound format is displayed. This information is displayed for about three seconds, then the previously displayed information reap- pears.

When the input source is AM or FM:

Band, frequency & preset #

Band & listening mode

When the input source is an RDS radio station broadcast- ing PS information (European models only):

Station name & preset #

Note:

When you turn on speaker set B, the listening mode for speaker set A is set to Stereo.

Band, frequency & preset #*

Band & listening mode

*This information is displayed for about five seconds, then the previously displayed information reappears.

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Onkyo TX-SR501E instruction manual Common Functions, Turning Speaker Sets On & Off, Setting the Display Brightness

TX-SR501E specifications

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