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Playing your components – Onkyo TX-8011 User Manual

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Playing Your Components

This chapter explains how to use the TX-8011 with your
other components.

You can use a graphic equalizer by connecting it to the
TAPE 2 IN/OUT jacks and selecting TAPE 2.

You can adjust the bass, treble, and balance.

You can temporarily mute the TX-8011.

To unmute the TX-8011,

press the remote controller’s

[MUTING] button again. The output is unmuted and the
AUDIO MUTE indicator goes off.
Muting is cancelled when the TX-8011 is set to Standby.

Selecting the Source Component

1

Press an input selector button to
select the component that you
want to play.

The name of the selected source
appears on the display, as shown.

2

Use the SPEAKERS [A] or [B]
button to select the speaker set
that you want to use.

The SPEAKERS A and B indicators
show which speakers are on or off.

Note:

If both speaker indicators are off, no
sound will come from speakers.

3

Start playback on the selected
component.

4

To adjust the volume, use the
VOLUME control, or the remote
controller’s VOLUME buttons.

Input selector

TAPE 2 MONITOR

SPEAKERS A/B

TUNING

VOLUME

BASS

BALANCE

TREBLE

SPEAKERS A B

A & B speakers indicators

Selected input source

Using a Graphic Equalizer

1

Press the [TAPE 2 MONITOR] but-
ton to select TAPE 2.

The T-2 MONITOR indicator lights
up.

2

Start playback on the selected
component.

See the graphic equalizer’s manual for
details.

Adjusting the Bass, Treble & Balance

Bass

You can boost or cut low-frequency
sounds output by the speakers. Turn
clockwise to boost; counterclockwise
to cut.

Treble

You can boost or cut high-frequency
sounds output by the speakers. Turn
clockwise to boost; counterclockwise
to cut.

Balance

You can adjust the left and right bal-
ance of the speakers and head-
phones. Turn clockwise to increase the
output from the right channel; counter-
clockwise to increase the output from
the left channel.

Muting the TX-8011

1

Press the remote controller’s
[MUTING] button.

The output is muted and the AUDIO
MUTE indicator flashes on the display,
as shown.

MUTING

AUDIO MUTE