ONKYO TX-8255 User Manual

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7
 
Getting to Know the Receiver
 
—Continued
 
Some button number sections (such as 
 
7
 
 and 
 
9
 
contain multiple button descriptions because the name 
and function vary according to the model or shipping 
destination. Refer to the description corresponding to 
your model.
For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.
 
A
 
ON/STANDBY button (19)
 
Sets the receiver to On or Standby.
 
B
 
SPEAKERS A and B switches (20)
 
Turn speaker sets A and B on or off.
 
C
 
Remote-control sensor (11)
 
Receives control signals from the remote controller.
 
D
 
DISPLAY (27)
 
Displays various information about the currently 
selected input source.
 
E
 
TUNING UP/DOWN buttons (25, 28)
 
Used for radio tuning.
 
F
 
DIRECT TUNING button (26)
 
When you know the frequency for the station you 
want to listen to, you can select the station by 
entering the frequency directly using this button and 
number buttons. When SAT RADIO is selected, you 
can select the channel number.
 
G
 
CHARACTER button
 
Used to label the FM or AM station preset number.
 
RT/PTY/TP button (28)
 
On the European model, this is the RT/PTY/TP 
button, and it’s used with RDS (Radio Data 
System). See “Using RDS (European Models 
Only)” on page 27.
 
H
 
Number buttons (26, 29)
 
Used to select a station by entering the frequency 
directly or to enter characters to label the station 
preset number.
 
I
 
DIMMER button (21)
 
Adjusts the display brightness.
SCAN
 
button (28)
Used to find a station in RDS broadcasting.
J
MASTER VOLUME control (20)
Sets the volume of the receiver.
K
BALANCE control (22)
This control is for adjusting the sound level balance 
between the left and right channel for speakers and 
headphones.
L
TREBLE control (22)
This control is for adjusting the level of treble 
sounds.
M
BASS control (22)
This control is for adjusting the level of bass 
sounds.
N
TUNING MODE button (25, 26)
Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM 
and FM radio.
O
MEMORY button (26)
Used when storing or deleting radio presets.
P
Input selector buttons (20, 23)
Used to select the input sources.
The TAPE 2 MONITOR button is also used to 
monitor the recorded sound.
Q
STANDBY indicator (19)
Lights up when the receiver is on Standby and 
flashes while a signal is being received from the 
remote controller.
R
PHONES jack (21)
This 1/4-inch phone jack is for connecting a 
standard pair of stereo headphones for private 
listening.