Onkyo A-5VL manual

Contents Precations 3 4 s e r u t a e F Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 2 Bef ore Using Thi s Product 5 Connecting to Ot her De vices 10 Enjo ying A udio Sources (Operating th e Unit) 15 T roubl eshooting 17 8 1 x i d n e p p A A-5VL Integrated Amplif ier Instruction Manual E n Thank yo u for purchasing an Onkyo A-5VL Integrated Amplifier . Please [...]

2 Impor tant 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. In stall in accordance with the manufac turer ’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat[...]

Precautions 3 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder . 2. AC 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 sho uld dust the unit all[...]

Features 4 - Exclusive Onkyo VLSC T echnology - Independent T ransformers for L/R Channels - New Custom- Designed, Audio Tuned Reference Capacitors - Low-Impedance, Co pper Bus Plates for Perfect Ground Potential - 40 W/Ch into 8 (FTC)-North American model, 60 W/Ch into 4 (IEC)-European, other models - 2 High-Grade 192 kHz/24 -Bit D/A Convert[...]

Before Using This Product 5 This section describes things to check and important information to know before using this product. Check the Supplied Accessories After opening the package, make sure that all the supplied accessories ar e included. Getting the Remote Contr oller Ready Press in the dir ection of the arr ow and lift to remove the cover .[...]

Before Using This Product —Continued 6 Names of Eac h Part Front P anel POWER button This button is used to tu rn the unit on and off. POWER indicator Illuminates when the amp is on. Input selector contr ol This control is used to select the playback device. LOCKED indicator Illuminates when there is audio signal input from the device connected t[...]

Before Using This Product —Continued 7 Rear P anel GND screw This screw is for connecting a turntable's ground wire. PHONO (MM/MC) jacks Connect a turntable's audio output terminals into these jacks. CD jacks Connect a CD player's audio output terminals into these jacks. TUNER jacks Connect a tuner's audio output terminals int[...]

Before Using This Product —Continued 8 Remote Contr oller DOCK mode This mode can be used to control an iPod mounted on an connected Onkyo RI dock. MODE button (*) Y ou can display track information from moun ted devices on the monitor . DISPLA Y button (*) This button illuminates the iPod's backlight. PLA YLIST button Use this button to swi[...]

Before Using This Product —Continued 9 TUNER mode Use this mode to control an connected Onkyo tuner . BAND button Use this button to switch the reception band (FM/ AM). MODE button Use this button to switch the reception mode when receiving FM broadcasts. PRESET button Use this button to se lect a preset broadcast station. CD Mode Use this mode t[...]

Connecting to Other Devices 10 Connect to playback components, recording devices, and other equipment. There are two ways of connecting: analog and digital. Select the connection type matching the type of audio you wish to enjoy . ! Caution Do not plac e the unit in a location subje ct to vibration . Precautions f or Making Connections Color Coding[...]

Connecting to Other Devices —Continued 11 Notes T wo sets of spe akers can be conn ected to the amp lifier . Y ou can select which spea kers to output audio to whe n listening to music. Y ou can also output audio f rom both sets of speakers. - North American mo del: If you onl y connect one set of speakers (A or B), make sure to use speaker s wit[...]

Connecting to Other Devices —Continued 12 Connecting a Super A udio or Normal CD Pla yer Connect the CD player's audio outputs to the unit's CD jacks. Connecting an AM/FM T uner Connect the AM/FM tuner's audio outputs to the unit's TUNER inputs. Any Onkyo AM/FM tuner with the proper terminals can be connected. A connected tune[...]

Connecting to Other Devices —Continued 13 Connecting a Casse tte or MiniDisc Recorder Connect the audio outputs of the cassette or MiniDisc Recorder (PLA Y) to the unit's T APE IN jacks. Connect the audio inputs of the cassette or MiniDisc Recorder (REC) to the unit 's T APE OUT jacks. Connecting an RI Dock Y ou can connect an Onkyo RI [...]

Connecting to Other Devices —Continued 14 Connecting a Digital Pla yback Component (CO AXIAL) Connect the component using a commercial coaxial digital cable. Notes - T he unit supports 16/2 4 bit, 32/44.1/48/9 6 kHz PCM signal digita l input. - In putting an incompa tible signal may result in noise. - When an unsupport ed signal is d etected, the[...]

Enjoying Audio Sources (Operating the Unit) 15 T urn on the component connected to the unit. Press the POWER button on the front of the unit to turn it on. The POWER indicato r illuminates. Notes - Au dio output will not beg in until the electrical circuit stabilizes. - Au dio quality will stab ilize about 10 to 30 minutes after the unit is turned [...]

Enjoying Audio Sources (Operating the Unit) —Continued 16 Adjusting the T one and Left/Right V olume Balance Press the DIRECT button on the front of the unit to turn it off. DIRECT off: Audio adjusted via the unit's BASS, TREBLE, and BALANCE controls is output. DIRECT on: Audio is output directly , without passing through the BASS, TREBLE, a[...]

Troubleshooting 17 If you run into problems with the unit, look for a solution below . The problem could also be caused by one of the components connected to the unit, so please also check the manuals of each device. ! Caution - This unit contain s a sophisticate d microcomputer for si gnal processing and c ontrol functions. In very rare situations[...]

Appendix 18 Specifications Rated output Power : North America 40 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.8 % (FTC) 100 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 2 ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.8 % (FTC)[...]

Appendix —Continued 19 Block Dia gram PURE DIRECT CD TUNER TAPE OUT TAPE IN DOCK IN COAX IN OPT IN RI PHONO BALANCE BASS TREBLE Rch MM/MC SELECTOR IC and MAIN VOLUME MUTE POWER AMP MUTE POWER AMP HEADPHONE AMP HEADPHONE AMP HEADPHONE HEADPHONE Lch RI CONTROL VLSC VLSC DAC DAC DIR SPEAKERS A SPEAKERS B     SPEAKERS A SPEAKERS B  [...]

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