Common Functions, Using the Sleep Timer

Common Functions—Continued

Using the Sleep Timer

With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it turns off automatically after a speciﬁed period.

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

SLEEP

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 sec- onds, then the previous display reap- pears.

SLEEP indicator

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.

Adjusting Speaker Levels

You can adjust the volume of each speaker in speaker set A. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

	1	Use the remote controller’s
		Use the remote controller’s
	CH SEL	[CH SEL] button to select each
	CH SEL	speaker, and use the [LEVEL–]
		speaker, and use the [LEVEL–]
		and [LEVEL+] buttons to adjust
		the volume.
	LEVEL- LEVEL+	You can adjust the volume of each
	LEVEL- LEVEL+	speaker from –12 dB to +12 dB
		speaker from –12 dB to +12 dB
		(–15 dB to +12 dB for the subwoofer).

Notes:

•You cannot use this function while the AV receiver is muted.

•Speakers that are set to No or None in the Speaker Conﬁguration cannot be adjusted.

■Speaker Set B

While speaker set B is on, you can adjust the volume of the left and right speakers, from –12 dB to +12 dB.

Using Headphones

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

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

PHONES

•These settings are stored when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

•While speaker set B is on, you cannot adjust the levels of speaker set A’s surround back speakers.

■Headphones

While a pair of headphones is connected, you can adjust the volume of each headphone speaker, from –12 dB to +12 dB each.

Notes:

•Always turn down the volume before connecting your headphones.

•Speaker sets A and B are turned off while the head- phones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack.

•When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening mode is set to Stereo, unless it was set to Pure Audio, Mono, Stereo, or Direct, in which case it stays the same.

•When the multichannel DVD input is selected, only the front left and front right channels can be heard in the headphones.

•These settings are stored when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

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Onkyo TX-SR505E, TX-SR8550 Common Functions, Using the Sleep Timer, Adjusting Speaker Levels

Models: TX-SR505E TX-SR505 SR575 TX-SR8550