Specifications

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and reproducing the wide
dynamics of movie sound-
tracks and music with
more detail and clarity.
S TATE OF THE A RT PC-B OARD
M OUNTING T ECHNOLOGY In order to
deliver unadulterated sound quality, exten-
sive know-how and a high degree of skill
is necessary to lay out circuit components
on a PC (printed circuit) board.
In this area, Onkyo engineers
excel. We use only the
shortest, most direct
signal paths possible, to
eliminate ground loops and minimize
susceptibility to noise or external flux. In
addition, our high-current PC boards and
considerable use of surface mount technology
provide you with minimum power loss.
Onkyo goes further. To give you maxi-
mum conductivity and minimum noise in
our upper-end digital receivers (TX
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DS989,
TX
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DS787, TX
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DS676), heavy-gauge, high
purity wires supply high current to the amp
circuitry, rather than PC-board copper traces
typically found in similarly priced receivers.
B UILT TO R EDUCE V IBRATION AND
N OISE Vibrations are a signal’s worst
enemy. That’s why our engineers have
designed every inch of our receivers, down
to the specially designed, star-configured
rubber feet, to steadfastly
resist vibration. Even the
high-quality extruded-
aluminum heat sinks, with
their thick, one-piece construction help
to reduce vibration. And as you would
expect of receivers of this quality, every
part of the unit, from the thick-gauge,
reinforced steel chassis and ribbed, solid-
steel side panels, to the great-looking,
brushed-aluminum front panel, all con-
tribute to resonance-free signal transfer.
D UAL -B ANANA -P LUG C OMPATIBLE
M ULTIWAY S PEAKER T ERMINALS With
the exception of the TX
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SV373, all Onkyo
A/V receivers are fitted with heavy-duty, dual-
banana-plug compatible multiway speaker
terminals for all channels (a rarity indeed—
many makers employ only spring-clip
terminals, or use multiway terminals for just
the front and center channels). They afford
you quick, easy, higher-
quality speaker connection,
and can accommodate
heavy-gauge speaker cable.
Y OU ’ RE R EADY FOR THE F UTURE
Worried about future compatibility?
Worry no more. Even our very affordable
TX
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DS484 has a 5.1-channel external input,
to give you complete forward compatibility.
The 5.1-channel input (or 7.1-channel input
found on the TX
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DS989 and
TX
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DS787) offers you the option
of connecting an additional
external multichannel decoder for
DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, or
any other multichannel format.
A N E ASY TO U SE F RONT P ANEL
D ESIGNED B Y Y OU At Onkyo, our
technical expertise has created some of
the most highly advanced receivers in the
world. But when it came to designing a
user-friendly interface, it was our customers’
ergonomics expertise we sought. We based
our interface on the results of market
surveys done to find out exactly what
operations home theater fans performed
most, and what design layout made those
operations easiest. To start, you’ll discover
a full array of front-panel controls that
allow for complete operation of your
receiver, even without the remote. For
speed and convenience, large direct-input
selectors, logically separated into audio
and video groupings, eliminate the need
to rifle through endless menus just to play
a DVD, CD or other source. And with the
addition of direct buttons for commonly
selected listening modes such as stereo and
DTS, Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic
surround, you’ll always have perfect home-
theater sound right at your fingertips.
Finally, to let you monitor system status
from across the room, a large fluorescent
display provides bright, slightly slanted
alphanumerics for easier readability.
O NKYO D IGITAL V OLUME C ONTROL —
A T
URN FOR THE B ETTER Ever get a
feeling you could wind some clocks faster
than you could turn up the volume on many
receivers out there? Try stepping up to an
Onkyo receiver. With the exception of our
TX
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SV373, every A/V receiver we produce
features a precision-engineered, speed-
sensitive digital volume control that auto-
matically adjusts to the speed of your hand.
Turn the knob quickly, and it raises or lowers
the volume in lightening speed—ideal when
answering the phone or cranking up the
volume during your favorite action scenes.
Turned slowly, the volume changes in exact
1-dB steps—perfect for accurate speaker
balancing. Plus, you can set the vol-
ume to always turn on to your desired
level—so even if the volume knob was
turned while the power was off (by,
say, the smaller home-theater fans in your
house), there’s no ensuing blast to damage
your speakers when you turn the power on.
P OWERFUL R EMOTES G IVE Y OU
G REATER C ONTROL Unlike many
remotes from other manufacturers,
even our least expensive receivers’
remotes have direct access buttons to
individual input sources—so you don’t
have to search through layers of menus
just to play a DVD. They’re also remote
interactive (RI) to operate the major
functions of your other Onkyo components.
Buttons are nicely differentiated in shape,
size, location and color, with clear black
lettering on a light background to make them
highly visible in a dark room. And for added
convenience, the backlit learning remotes for
the TX
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DS989, TX
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DS787, TX
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DS676, and
TX
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DS575X allow you to customize “macros”
to your individual needs by programming
a series of up to 16 button operations into a
single button—so you can fire up the DVD
player, the receiver, switch to Dolby Digital
(or DTS, if you like), and play the loaded
DVD, all in a single-button push.