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    E n FM/AM T uner T -433 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo FM/AM T uner . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. F ollo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w T uner . Please retain this manual for fut[...]

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    2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an y heat so[...]

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    3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal with- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is not user - serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust the unit[...]

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    4 Features ❑ 30 FM/AM presets ❑ FM/AM auto-tuning and presetting ❑ 4 programmab le timers & sleep timer ❑ Preset naming for easy identification ❑ RDS (CT , PS, RT) ❑ Accucloc k function ❑ Hi-rigidity , anti-resonant chassis ❑ Blue fluorescent display ❑ Hairline-brushed aluminium front panel ❑ RI (Remote Interactive) compat[...]

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    5 Ta b le of Contents Important Safety Instructions..................................................................................... 2 Precautions .................................................................................................................. 3 Features .........................................................................[...]

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    6 Fr ont & Rear P anels For detailed information, refer to the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON b utton (14) This button is used to set the T -433 to On or Standby . B A CCUCLOCK indicator (14) This indicator flashes while the Accuclock function is automatically setting the clock, and lights contin- uously once the clock has been set. If th[...]

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    7 Front & Rear P anels —Continued A SLEEP indicator This indicator lights up when the sleep timer has been set. B TIMER indicators These indicators show the status of the timers. : Lights up when timed recording has been set. Numbers 1–4: Lights up when a timer has been set. C MEM indicator This indicator lights up when storing radio preset[...]

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    8 Remote Contr oller A ON button (14) Press once to turn on the A-933. Press again to turn on the T -433 (and an y other components connected via ). T o turn on just the A-933 and T -433, press either the [FM] or [AM] button. B FM button (16) This button can be used to select FM. If the T -433 and A-933 are connected with an cable, pressing this bu[...]

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    9 Remote Controller —Continued The T -433 doesn’ t hav e its own remote controller , but it can be controlled by using the RC-613S remote control- ler that’ s supplied with the Onkyo A-933 Integrated Amplifier . The T -433 and A-933 must be connected with an cable and an audio cable for this to work. When controlling the T -433 with the A-93[...]

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    10 Connecting the T -433 If you connect another component from the Onkyo Separate Collection to the T -433 with the supplied and audio cables, you can use the following system functions. cables are special cables solely for use with Onkyo products. • Simply connecting an cable will not enable the system functions. Y ou must make an audio connecti[...]

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    11 Connecting the T -433 —Continued To use the T -433’ s timers with your other Onkyo Sepa- rate Collection components, connect the power cords, cables, and audio cables as shown belo w . • Be sure to connect the T -433’ s power cord to an unswitched AC outlet, one that supplies po wer con- tinuously . • Be sure to make the necessary audi[...]

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    12 Connecting Antennas This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna and how to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The supplied indoor FM antenna is for indoor use only . If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try using a commercially av ailable [...]

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    13 Connecting Antennas —Continued If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try using a commercially av ailable outdoor FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, b ut accept- able results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. •F or best results, install the out[...]

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    14 T urning On the T -433 Using the A-933’ s Remote Controller If you’ re using the T -433 together with the A-933 amplifier from the Onkyo Separate Collection, press the remote controller’ s [ON] button once to turn on the A-933, and press it again to turn on the T -433. To set the entire system to Standby , press the remote controller’ s[...]

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    15 First Time Setup (European models onl y) —Continued Setting Accucloc k to a Specific Station The Accuclock function normally uses the FM station with the strongest signal to set the clock. If the clock cannot be set properly using that station, you can spec- ify which FM station the Accuclock function uses. This must be an FM station that sup[...]

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    16 Listening to the Radio Y ou can store up to 30 of your fav orite radio stations as presets for quick selection. Stations can be preset auto- matically using the Auto Preset function or manually . Notes: •Y ou can preset up to 30 FM/AM stations. If you try to store more than this, the message “FULL” will appear on the display . • Using th[...]

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    17 Listening to the Radio —Continued Note: If you store a station to a preset that already had a sta- tion stored in it, the previous station will be replaced. After Storing Presets Y ou Can • Select them and enjoy your fa vorite stations • Name them for easy identification (see page 18). • Delete them (see page 19). Y ou must store some p[...]

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    18 Listening to the Radio —Continued Radio presets can be named for easy identification, and names may contain up to 8 characters from the follow- ing selection. The underscore (_) character is actually a space. Hints: •T o cancel the naming process without storing the name, press the [MEMOR Y] button. • After the eighth character has been e[...]

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    19 Listening to the Radio —Continued Deleting All Characters in One Go If Name Edit mode is not selected, follow steps 1 and 2 in the left column. Individual presets can be deleted as follo ws. By pressing the T -433’ s [DISPLA Y] button repeatedly , you can view the tuning frequenc y , text (preset name or RDS), or clock. Notes: • If the cur[...]

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    20 Listening to the Radio —Continued RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. Many FM sta- tions use it these days. The T -433 supports the follo wing types of RDS data: ■ PS: Program Service Name When tuned to an RDS station that’ s broadcasting PS information, the station’ s name appears o[...]

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    21 Setting the Cloc k Manuall y If for some reason the Accuclock function cannot set the clock or you want to set it manually , proceed as follows. The clock can show time in 12- or 24-hour format (see page 15). The 24 hour format is used in this procedure. The clock can be set from the T -433’ s front panel or the A-933’ s remote controller . [...]

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    22 Using the Timer s The T -433 has fiv e timers: four programmable timers for automated playback or recording, and a sleep timer for turning the system off after a specified time. The timers can be used with other Onkyo Separate Col- lection components that are connected to the A-933 via (see page 11 for connection details). The settings for the[...]

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    23 Using the Timers —Continued This section explains ho w to set the timers. Notes: •Y ou must set the clock before you can set a timer (see page 14). •T o use a timer to start radio playback (FM/AM), you must preset a station first (see page 16). •Y ou cannot change a timer’ s start or end time while timed playback or recording is in pr[...]

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    24 Using the Timers —Continued 4 <Select the Recording Component— REC mode only> Use the TUNING/PRESET [ ]/[ ] buttons (TIMER [ ]/[ ]) to select the recording component. Y ou can select T APE or MD. Press the [MEMOR Y] button (ENTER). 5 <Set the Day> Use the TUNING/PRESET [ ]/[ ] buttons (TIMER [ ]/[ ]) to select ONCE or EVER Y . ON[...]

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    25 Using the Timers —Continued Notes: • If the playback component is an MD recorder , e ven if you select Memory , Random, 1GR, or another play- back mode, normal playback will be used for timed playback. • Be sure to switch the system to Standby , otherwise the timer will not be able to start playback or record- ing. • During timed playbac[...]

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    26 Using the Timers —Continued Switching Timer s Off T imers that hav e been set can be turned on or off. This is useful, say , when you’ re on holiday and you want to turn off the timer that you use as a morning alarm. Note: Y ou must set the clock before you can turn a timer on or off (see page 14). Pressing the [TIMER] button while timed pla[...]

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    27 Using the Timers —Continued Notes: •Y ou can change each setting while it’ s displayed by using the TUNING/PRESET [ ]/[ ] b uttons (TIMER [ ]/[ ]). • If a timer is off when you change a setting, it will be turned on. • When you’ ve checked all of the settings, if there are no changes, the previous display reappears. •Y ou can retur[...]

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    28 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the T -433, look for a solution here. If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer . ■ Can’t turn on the T -433. • Make sure that the po wer cord is properly plugged into the wall outlet (page 11, 14). • Unplug the power cord from the w all outlet, wait five seconds[...]

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    29 Specifications ■ FM T uning fr equency range: 87.50–108.00 MHz Usable sensitivity: Stereo: 17.2 dBf 2.0 µV (75 Ω IHF) Mono: 11.2 dBf 1.0 µV (75 Ω IHF) SN ratio: Stereo: 70 dB (IHF-A) Mono: 76 dB (IHF-A) THD (total harmonic distortion): Stereo: 0.3% (1 kHz) Mono: 0.2% (1 kHz) Frequency r esponse: 20 Hz–15 kHz / ±1.5 dB Stereo separa[...]

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    30 Memo *En_T433_02.fm Page 30 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:09 PM[...]

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    31 Memo *En_T433_02.fm Page 31 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:09 PM[...]

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    32 SN 29344002 Printed in Japan I0501-1 Sales & Product Planning Div. : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAPAN Tel: 072-831-8023 Fax: 072-831-8124 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A. Tel: 201-785-2600 Fax: 201-785-2650 http://www.us.onkyo.com/ ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Liegnitzerstrass[...]