Onkyo TX-L55 Instruction Manual

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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Advanced Setup ...... 48 Controlling Other Components ......55 Troubleshooting ...... 59 Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo AV Receiver. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. Following the instructions in this manual will enable Speciﬁcations......
Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
WARNING: WARNING AVIS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the CAUTION: presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
Page 3: Precautions
Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power out the permission of the copyright holder. supply cord of this unit should be performed only by 2. AC Fuse —The AC fuse inside the TX-L55 is not qualiﬁed service personnel. user-serviceable. If you cannot turn on the TX-L55, IMPORTANT contact your Onkyo dealer.
Page 4: Supplied Accessories
Speaker Cable nician for help. Speaker cable labels * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter added to the end of the product name indicates the color of the TX-L55. Spec- iﬁcations and operation are the same regardless of color.
Page 5: Features
1. “DTS,” “DTS 96/24,” “DTS-ES,” and “Neo:6” are trade- marks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. 2. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trade- marks of Dolby Laboratories. 3. CinemaFILTER is a trademark of Onkyo Corporation.
Page 6 Basic Operation ......... 33 Features..........5 Selecting the Input Source ...... 33 Setting the Display Brightness ....34 Before Using the TX-L55 ..... 7 Muting the TX-L55 ........34 Installing the Batteries....... 7 Using the Sleep Timer ......35 Using the Remote Controller..... 7 Using Headphones ........
Page 7: Before Using The Tx-L55
Before Using the TX-L55 Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the TX-L55’s To open the battery compartment, press remote control sensor, as shown below. the small hollow and slide off the cover.
Page 8: Front & Rear Panels
This button is used to select the listening modes. It’s illuminated while the TX-L55 is on. STANDBY/ON button (29) This button is used to set the TX-L55 to On or INPUT [ ] buttons (33, 47) Standby. These buttons are used to select the input source.
Page 9: Display
Tuned indicator (36) This indicates the radio reception status. MUTING indicator (34) This indicator ﬂashes when the TX-L55 is muted. SLEEP indicator (35) This indicator lights up when the Sleep function has been set. MEMORY indicator (37) This indicator ﬂashes when presetting radio sta- tions.
Page 10: Rear Panel
Front & Rear Panels —Continued Rear Panel 7 8 9 J K For detailed information, refer to the pages in between the TX-L55 and the other component, even parenthesis. if they are connected digitally. Note: FM ANTENNA (18) can only be used with Onkyo components.
Page 11: Remote Controller
SLEEP button (35) This button is used to set the Sleep function. button (33) For detailed information, refer to the pages in This button is used to set the volume of the TX-L55. parenthesis. SETUP button STANDBY button (29) This button is used to access various settings.
Page 12: Dvd Mode
Remote Controller —Continued DVD Mode DVD mode can be used to control an Onkyo DVD player connected to the TX-L55 via . It can also be used to control other DVD players (see page 55). To select DVD mode, press the REMOTE MODE [DVD] button.
Page 13 This button is used to display a DVD’s menu. in time. button TOP MENU button This button sets the volume of the TX-L55. This button is used to select a DVD’s top menu. SETUP/GUIDE button Arrow [ ] & ENTER button This button is used to access the DVD player’s...
Page 14: Tv Mode
TV INPUT button To listen to the sound from your TV through the This button is used to select the TV’s AV inputs. TX-L55, before selecting TV mode, press the REMOTE MODE [AMP] button followed by the CH +/– button [TV] INPUT SELECTOR button to select your This button is used to select channels on the TV.
Page 15: About Home Theater
About Home Theater Enjoying Home Theater With the TX-L55’s superb functionality you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just like being in a movie theater or concert hall. For best results with DVDs that feature THX Surround EX, use a THX-certiﬁed THX speaker system.
Page 16: Connecting Speakers
Maker sure that the speaker connectors are gripping the bare wires, not the insulation. Attaching the Speaker Labels The TX-L55’s positive (+) speaker terminals are color- coded for ease of identiﬁcation. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are all black.) Speaker terminal...
Page 17 Connecting Speakers —Continued The following illustration shows which speakers should be connected to which terminals. The SUBWOOFER PRE OUT should be connected to the input on your powered subwoofer. If your subwoofer doesn’t have an amp built-in, you’ll need to use an external amp.
Page 18: Connecting Antenna
FM antenna, try a commercially available out- FM antenna and how to connect commercially available door FM antenna instead. outdoor FM antenna. The TX-L55 won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Notes: FM antenna socket •...
Page 19 Using a screwdriver, loosen the TV/FM antenna splitter two screws on the adapter, wrap the bare wires around the To TX-L55 To TV (or VCR) screws, and then retighten them, as shown. Plug the adapter into the 75 Ω socket.
Page 20: Connecting Av Components
(typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to Optical Digital Inputs connect composite video inputs and outputs. The TX-L55’s optical digital inputs have shutter-type Analog audio Right (red) Right (red) covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and close when it’s removed.
Page 21: Connecting Both Audio & Video
Connecting Both Audio & Video By connecting the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other video components to the TX-L55, you can select both the audio and video source simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the TX-L55.
Page 22: Connecting Your Tv Or Projector
TV via the TX-L55. Use a composite video cable to connect the TX-L55’s If your TV has no audio outputs, connect the TX-L55 to V MONITOR OUT to a composite video input on your your VCR and use its tuner (see page 24).
Page 23: Connecting Your Dvd Player
VIDEO OUT DVD player COAX ■ Using S-Video Use an S-Video cable to connect the TX-L55’s S DVD IN to the S-Video output on your DVD player, as shown. • Your TV must also be connected via S-Video. OPT1 Connect one or the other...
Page 24: Connecting A Vcr For Playback
Use a multichannel analog audio cable to connect the By using your VCR’s tuner, this hookup exam- TX-L55’s DVD MULTI CH IN FR, FL, SL, SR, C, and ple will allow you to enjoy the sound from your SW sockets to the multichannel analog audio output on favorite TV programs through the TX-L55.
Page 25: Connecting A D-Vhs Vcr For Playback
Connecting AV Components —Continued Audio Connections Connecting a D-VHS VCR for Playback • Use an analog audio cable to connect the TX-L55’s AUDIO VIDEO 1 L/R OUTs to the audio inputs on Video Connections your recording VCR. Use a component video cable to connect the TX-L55’s...
Page 26: Connecting Other Video Sources -Set-Top Box (Satellite, Cable, Over-The-Air), Ld Player, Etc
■ Using S-Video Use an S-Video cable to connect the TX-L55’s S VIDEO • Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the 2 IN to the S-Video output on your video component, as TX-L55’s COAX DIGITAL INPUT to the coaxial...
Page 27: Connecting A Cd Player
Use an analog audio cable to connect the TX-L55’s Use an analog audio cable to connect the TX-L55’s AUDIO VIDEO 2 IN L/R inputs to the analog audio out- AUDIO AUX IN L/R inputs to the analog audio outputs puts on your video component, as shown.
Page 28: Connecting A Turntable
■ Turntable without a Built-in Phono Preamp Playback from Your Digital Recorder Use an analog audio cable to connect the TX-L55’s • Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the AUDIO AUX IN L/R inputs to the audio outputs on your TX-L55’s OPT 2 DIGITAL INPUT to the optical...
Page 29: Connecting An Onkyo Dvd Player With
Auto Power On/Standby When you start playback on the DVD player, if the STANDBY/ON TX-L55 is in Standby, it will turn on and select the DVD STANDBY player as the input source automatically. Similarly, when the TX-L55 is set to Standby, the DVD player will also enter Standby.
Page 30: Basic Setup
• The individual speaker levels cannot be adjusted while TEST TONE TEST TONE CH SEL OPEN/CLOSE VIDEO OFF the TX-L55 is muted, a pair of headphones is con- L.NIGHT CINE FLTR nected, or the DVD multichannel input is selected. RC-577S Press the REMOTE MODE [AMP]...
Page 31: Assigning Inputs To Input Sources
OPT1: Select if the component is To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your connected to the OPT1 DIGI- DVD player to the TX-L55 by using a digital audio con- TAL INPUT. nection (coaxial or optical). OPT2: Select if the component is...
Page 32 Basic Setup —Continued Component Video Input Setup Press the [SETUP] button. This section explains how to change the component video input socket to input source assignments. You only need to change them if you connect a video component to a component video input other than the default assign- ment listed in the following table.
Page 33: Basic Operation
To adjust the volume, use the MASTER VOLUME control, or the remote controller’s [VOL] button. Remote TX-L55 controller The volume can be set to MIN, 1 through 79, or MAX. The TX-L55 is designed for home theater enjoyment. It has a wide volume range, allowing precise adjustment.
Page 34: Setting The Display Brightness
Basic Operation —Continued This chapter explains functions that can be used with any Muting the TX-L55 input source. You can temporarily mute the output of the TX-L55. Press the REMOTE MODE [AMP] button, and then press the TUNER STANDBY [MUTING] button.
Page 35: Using The Sleep Timer
Basic Operation —Continued Using the Sleep Timer With the sleep timer you can set the TX-L55 to automat- ically turn off after a speciﬁed period. Press the REMOTE MODE [AMP] button, and then press the TUNER [SLEEP] button repeatedly to select the required sleep time.
Page 36: Listening To The Radio
Basic Operation —Continued Tuning with the Remote Controller Listening to the Radio In Auto Tuning mode, the TX-L55 ﬁnds available radio With the built-in tuner you can enjoy FM radio stations, stations automatically. In Manual Tuning mode, you can and store your favorite stations as presets for quick selec- tune into radio stations by frequency.
Page 37 Basic Operation —Continued ■ Manual Tuning Mode Presetting Radio Stations You can store up to 30 radio stations as presets. Press the REMOTE MODE [AMP] button, then press the [TUN] Tune into the station that you INPUT SELECTOR button to TUNER want to store as a preset.
Page 38: Displaying Radio Information
Basic Operation —Continued Displaying Radio Information DISPLAY STANDBY INPUT TV CH T V VOL + 10 CLEAR --/--- REMOTE TONE MODE TUNER INPUT SELECTOR Press the [DISPLAY] button DIMMER SLEEP repeatedly to cycle through the INPUT available information. ENTER DISC EXIT GUIDE PREV...
Page 39: Using The Listening Modes
Using the Listening Modes Selecting with the Remote Controller With its comprehensive collection of surround and DSP listening modes, the TX-L55 can transform your home TV CH listening room in to a movie theater or concert hall. To get the most from surround sound, it’s important that...
Page 40: About The Listening Modes
About the Listening Modes 2-channel sources. • Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music The TX-L55’s surround indicators show which speakers Use this mode with CDs and DVDs that bear the are active in each listening mode. Dolby Surround or Dolby Digital logo.
Page 41 Using the Listening Modes —Continued Listening Mode Indicators DTS-ES DTS-ES supports up to 6.1 channels. The TX-L55 sup- The following table shows the display indication for ports both DTS-ES Discrete and DTS-ES Matrix . each listening mode. Discrete mode is for use with DTS 6.1...
Page 42: Input Signal Formats & Listening Modes
DVD player is connected to the • Check the digital output settings on the source compo- TX-L55 with a digital audio (coaxial or optical) con- nent. If the digital output is set to PCM, change it so nection (see page 23).
Page 43: Dolby Digital/Dts Setting (5.1- Or 6.1-Channel Playback)
Using the Listening Modes —Continued Dolby Digital/DTS Setting Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] (5.1- or 6.1-channel Playback) buttons to select “5. Audio Adj,” and then press [ENTER]. ENTER This setting determines if Dolby Digital and DTS mate- rial is played using 6.1-channels or 5.1-channels.
Page 44: Advanced Operation
• This function also appears in the audio adjust func- tions (see page 52). Notes: • You cannot use this function while the TX-L55 is muted. • Speakers that are set to No or Non in the Speaker Con- ﬁguration cannot be adjusted.
Page 45: Using The Dvd Multichannel Input
Advanced Operation —Continued • While the DVD multichannel input is selected, the Using the DVD Multichannel Input Speaker Conﬁguration settings on page 48 are The DVD multichannel input is for connecting a compo- ignored, and signals from the multichannel input are nent with individual 5.1-channel analog audio outputs, fed to the front left, front right, center, surround left, such as a DVD player or MPEG decoder.
Page 46: Displaying Source Information
PLAY] button repeatedly to cycle 1: yes. through the available Nothing means no. information. Tip: You can also use the TX-L55’s For example, 3/2.1 indicates that the input source has 5.1 DISPLAY [DISPLAY] button. channels, consisting of three front channels, two sur- round channels, and an LFE channel.
Page 47: Recording
INPUT SELECTOR start playback on the camcorder input source while recording. The and CD player. TX-L55’s MASTER VOLUME control has no effect on recording. The video from the camcorder and the audio from the CD player are recorded by the VCR.
Page 48: Advanced Setup
Settings in this chapter cannot be set while the DVD multichannel input Advanced Setup is selected or a pair of headphones is connected to the PHONES jack. Speaker Setup (Advanced) While the Subwoofer setting is selected, use the Left and Right Speaker Conﬁguration ] buttons to select: ENTER...
Page 49 Advanced Setup —Continued Use the Down [ ] button to Use the Down [ ] button to select “Surr B,” and use the Left select “Xover,” and then use the and Right [ ] buttons to Left and Right [ ] buttons to ENTER ENTER...
Page 50 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Distance Use the [DISPLAY] button to To get the best from surround sound, it’s important that select m (meters) or ft. (feet). the sound from each speaker reaches the listener at the m: Distances can be set from 0.3 same time.
Page 51: Input Source Audio Setup
Advanced Setup —Continued Setting the Digital Input Format Input Source Audio Setup Normally, the TX-L55 detects the format of digital audio Setting the Audio Input Format signals automatically. However, if you experience either of the following issues when playing PCM or DTS mate-...
Page 52: Audio Adjust Functions
Advanced Setup —Continued ■ Adjusting on the TX-L55 Press the [SETUP] button. The setup menu closes. Press the [TONE] button repeat- TONE edly to select either Bass or Treble. Notes: • Select All or DTS when playing a DTS CD or LD. If you select PCM, only noise will be heard.
Page 53 Advanced Setup —Continued ■ Mono In Using the Other Audio Adjust Functions With this function you can specify how 2-channel With the audio adjust functions you can tailor the sound sources are handled in the Mono listening mode. to your personal taste. L+R: The front left and right speakers output a mono Before using the audio adjust functions, choose a lis- mix of the left and right channels (default).
Page 54 Advanced Setup —Continued PL II & PL IIx Music Modes & Audio Adjust The following Panorama, Dimension, and Center Width functions can be used with only the Pro Logic II Music or Pro Logic IIx Music listening mode. They cannot be adjusted if you’re using the Pro Logic IIx listening mode for 6.1-channel playback from a 5.1-channel source.
Page 55: Controlling Other Components
DISPLAY MUTING Codes for Onkyo DVD Players PLAY MODE SP A SP B RANDOM The remote control code you use for an Onkyo DVD AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE LAST M player depends on whether it’s connected via , as fol- DIRECT...
Page 56: Remote Control Codes
1043, 1053, 1063 Marantz 5025, 5026 1041, 1042, 1044, 1058, Blaupunkt Gorenje 1052 Mitsubishi 5005 1059 Graetz 1062, 1069 Onkyo 5001, 5002 Boots 1063 Granada 1063, 1067 Panasonic 5011, 5017, 5020 Brionvega 1040 1039, 1041, 1042, 1058, Philips 5004, 5021, 5028...
Page 57 Controlling Other Components —Continued Manufacturer Control code Manufacturer Control code Manufacturer Control code Loewe 1014, 1040, 1055 Quasar 1003, 1012, 1031 Technics 1012, 1044, 1061 Luxman 1004, 1006 1036, 1039, 1054, 1055, Techwood 1004, 1006, 1012 Quelle 1058, 1059, 1068 1001, 1006, 1010, 1014, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1016, 1017, 1034...
Page 58: Resetting The Remote Mode Buttons
Press the same REMOTE MODE button again. The button is reset. Notes: • The default control code for the REMOTE MODE [DVD] button is Onkyo, 5001. • The default control code for the REMOTE MODE [TV] button is Hitachi, 1071.
Page 59: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Only the front speakers produce sound? If you have any trouble using your TX-L55, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue • When the Stereo listening mode is selected, only the yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer.
Page 60 • Relocate your antenna. audio performance, so don’t do it. • Move the TX-L55 away from your TV or computer. • An audio cable may be picking up interference. Try • Try using the AUTO FM mode (page 36).
Page 61 ] TUNING button, press the if necessary. [STANDBY/ON] button. When the reset is complete, • If the TX-L55 is installed in a rack or cabinet with col- “Clear” appears on the display and the TX-L55 enters Standby mode. ored-glass doors, the remote controller may not work reliably when the doors are closed.
Page 62: Speciﬁcations
Speciﬁcations Amplifier Section General Power output: Power supply: AC 230 V, 50 Hz 60 W (6 Ω , 1 kHz, DIN) All channels: Dynamic power: Power consumption: 110 W 2 x 4 W (8 Ω , front) Standby power THD (total harmonic consumption: 1.70 W distortion):...
Page 64 Units 2102-2107, Metroplaza Tower I, 223 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, N.T., HONG KONG Tel: 852-2429-3118 Fax: 852-2428-9039 I0405-1 SN 29343750 (C) Copyright 2004 ONKYO CORPORATION Japan. All rights reserved. * 2 9 3 4 3 7 5 0 *...

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