User manual ONKYO P-388F

[. . . ] Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Use only with the cart, stand, PORTABLE CART WARNING tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. [. . . ] The other end of the power cord should be connected to a suitable wall outlet. See "Connections" for connection information ( 15 to 24). En 13 Remote Controller For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. INPUT SELECTOR buttons (CD, PHONO, LINE 1, LINE 2, LINE 3, COAXIAL, OPTICAL, AES/EBU, USB) ( 26) Selects an input source. DISPLAY button ( 28, 33) Displays information about the current input source. Controlling the Onkyo Dock ( 32) Dock control buttons SHUFFLE button Used with the shuffle function. button Used to select the next song. You can also use the remote controller to control your Onkyo compact disc player (such as C-7000R) and Onkyo Dock. Note · Depending on the component, you may not be able to control with the remote controller. Controlling the Onkyo Compact Disc Player ( 30) CD button Used to turn on the Onkyo compact disc player and select the CD input selector directly. En 14 Connections Connections Cable and Jacks Balanced AES/EBU This is a professional digital audio interface. Balanced AES/EBU cables are used for better noise immunity and longer cable runs. Optical digital connections allow you to enjoy digital sound such as PCM. Coaxial digital connections allow you to enjoy digital sound such as PCM. Orange Analog audio (RCA) L USB digital audio USB Optical digital audio OPTICAL Coaxial digital audio White Red Analog audio connections (RCA) carry analog audio. R To use Mono mini-plug (Remote Interactive), you must make an audio connection between the preamplifier and the Onkyo Dock. Use the supplied or commercially available mono mini-plug cable to connect to the 12V trigger terminals on the other device for linked operation. Important: · When making the bi-amping connections, be sure to remove the jumper bars that link the speakers' tweeter (high) and woofer (low) terminals. · Bi-amping can be used only with speakers that support bi-amping. Refer to your speaker manual. En 21 Stereo Connection (Optional) Preamplifier P-388F Connecting an AV Receiver If you connect analog audio to an AV receiver, the output will be stereo. Connect either of them. Power Amplifier M-5000R Digital optical input L R Analog audio input AV receiver Right speaker Left speaker This is an example of the stereo connection using the power amplifier M-5000R. Note · If you make a digital audio connection between the preamplifier and AV receiver, analog input signal is not output from DIGITAL OUT. En 22 Using Stereo Speakers as the Front Speakers for Your Surround Sound System Preamplifier P-388F Note · To adjust the volume of the front speakers by the AV receiver, you must set the "L2 OUT" setting to "THROUGH" ( 35). · When plugging other components such as compact disc players into the LINE 2 jack, change the "L2 OUT" setting to "NORMAL" ( 35). L R L R Surround sound system Digital optical input Power Amplifier M-5000R FRONT L/R PRE OUT AV receiver Not used Front right speaker Front left speaker This is an example of the connection using the power amplifier M-5000R. En 23 Connecting the Powered Subwoofers 2. 1 channel system (2 speakers and 1 subwoofer) Preamplifier P-388F 2. 2 channel system (2 speakers and 2 subwoofers) Preamplifier P-388F Power Amplifier M-5000R Power Amplifier M-5000R Right speaker Left speaker Right speaker Left speaker LINE INPUT MONO LINE INPUT MONO LINE INPUT R L Powered subwoofer Powered subwoofer Powered subwoofer This connection is not available for subwoofers that handle only mono input. A separate conversion cable is required. En 24 Turning On & Basic Operations Basic Operations Turning On/Off the Preamplifier ON/STANDBY Turning On the Preamplifier Turning Off the Preamplifier 1 2 Set POWER to the ON position ( ) on the front panel. The preamplifier comes on, the display lights, and the Standby LED goes off. 1 Press to set the preamplifier to Standby. You can also use preamplifier's ON/STANDBY. 2 POWER You can also use preamplifier's ON/STANDBY. To completely shut down the preamplifier, set POWER to the OFF position ( ). Tip · After a certain period of warming up, the temperature of the preamplifier's components and internal temperature are stabilized, and the sound will soften. · The previous input source will appear on the display when the preamplifier turned on. Note · See "Setting ASb (Auto Standby)" for the auto standby function ( 35). Note · The preamplifier remembers the state when power was previously turned off, and returns to the state. En 25 Adjusting the Volume Selecting the Input Source Hiding the Digital Source Display VOLUME / INPUT SELECTOR DIGITAL 1 Use VOLUME / to adjust the volume. You can also use preamplifier's volume controller. 1 Use INPUT SELECTOR to select the input source. The COAXIAL and OPTICAL toggle every time they are pressed in the sequence of COAXIAL (COAX1 COAX2) and OPTICAL (OPT1 OPT2) respectively. [. . . ] · If the USB connector of your PC does not support the high-speed 2. 0 standard, then audio is not output. · Make sure the POWER switch is set to ON. Headphone output is intermittent or there's no sound. · This may be due to dirty contacts. See your headphones' instruction manual for cleaning information. Also, make sure that the headphones cable is not broken or damaged. Audio performance · Audio performance will be at its best about 10 to 30 minutes after the preamplifier has been turned on and had time to warm up. [. . . ]