Questions & Answers

Q: QuestionWhat year this receiver was made?

Asked 3 months ago by JoseF.

• A:Answer Hello Year, The TXNR696 first came out in 2019 and is a current model. Thank you Onkyo

  Answered 3 months ago by Onkyo Team

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Q: QuestionIs Onkyo still having issues with the HDMI boards?I have heard that the DTS chips fail,resulting in no sound output.

Asked 7 months ago by Lewber.

Q: QuestionCan you watch tv on both hdmi outputs at the same time?

Asked 7 months ago by Tom.

• A:Answer Hello Tom, Yes, the TXNR696 has the ability of having Main and Sub HDMI outputs working at the same time. You would have to go into the Setup under 1-TV Out/OSD: HDMI Out: Main+USB to be selected for them to work together. Thank you Onkyo

  Answered 7 months ago by Onkyo Team

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Q: QuestionHow can I hook up two pair of Bose 251 speakers to play at the same time? They are 4-8ohm speaker, and I don't want to lower the impedance. I tried using one pair on main and one pair on zone 2 but there was a delay in the sound from zone2. Thanks

Asked 11 months ago by olemil.

• A:Answer Hello. No, I wish to use the two pairs of speakers in my garage, won't be using them in surround mode. I just want both pairs of speakers to be equal, one front right, one rear right, one front left and one rear left. I want them to be in sync with no delay between the two pairs speakers. Will the all stereo mode give me that effect? Thank you Onyko for your help, Olemil

  Answered 11 months ago by olemil

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Q: Questiondoes this have a subwoofer input or output. can it play fm can I get my Sirius

Asked 1 year ago by Mike.

• A:Answer Hello Sub, The TXNR696 has 2 subwoofer pre outs on back panel next to the zone 2 RCA connections. This receiver also has an AM/FM tuner. Sirius service is no longer available through the receiver. However, you can play your Sirius via Bluetooth. Thank you Onkyo

  Answered 1 year ago by Onkyo Team

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Q: Questionwhat is max power output to speaker

Asked 1 year ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer Hello The power output for the TXNR696 With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 20-20,000 Hz; rated 100 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.08% total. Thank you Onkyo

  Answered 1 year ago by Onkyo Team

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Q: Questiondoes it have radio capability

Asked 1 year ago by npjp.

• A:Answer Hello npjp, The TXNR696 receiver does have a AM/FM tuner built into the receiver. We supply the antennas in the accessories bag that is boxed with the receiver. Also the receiver has internet radio TuneIn Radio service via the network. Thank you Onkyo

  Answered 1 year ago by Onkyo Team

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Q: QuestionWhy do I have to do a reset every time I turn the power on to.the receiver

Asked 1 year ago by Keith.

• A:Answer Try another outlet/or use a surge protector and another outlet. You may be overloading the circuit and this will destroy anything plugged in to that outlet. Especially if you live in a old apartment or home. If that doesn't work, RETURN IT. Hopefully you bought a protection plan.

  Answered 1 year ago by AnonymousVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionTotal wattage per channel?

Asked 1 year ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer Hello The watts per channel for the TXNR696 is 8 ohm 100 watts per channel 20-20,000Hz 0.08% THD. Thank you Onkyo

  Answered 1 year ago by Onkyo Team

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Q: QuestionIs this unit compatable with a 2023 version of a Roku Ultra player?

Asked 2 years ago by Roku.

• A:Answer I'm using it with a ROKU device - not sure which one. the Unit has a HDMI port for devices like ROKU.

  Answered 1 year ago by FredFVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan the menu settings be viewed on the display of the tuner or do you need to have it hooked up to a tv to view them? I was hoping to find a digital copy of the manual but Onyko makes you create an account to download it. Thank you.

Asked 2 years ago by gk.

• A:Answer you can view it on receiver display but the tv display will give you more information in one spot

  Answered 2 years ago by AnonymousVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionI have a question on zones. I would like to be able to use two sets of speakers using the FM tuner like my old Sony with A/B speaker selection. Can I use my main speakers and a second pair of speakers using stereo only mode? Thanks.

Asked 2 years ago by olemil.

• A:Answer i CAN NOT ANSWER THAT.

  Answered 2 years ago by AnonymousVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionI have a Kenwood that has died. 5 wired speakers and a subwoofer in TV room. 2 wired speakers in kitchen. Kenwood has 7 speaker connections along with the subwoofer. Does this Onkyo support 7 speakers in 2 zones without any additional equipment?

Asked 2 years ago by Mark.

• A:Answer Yes, there is 7 channels for surround and 2 channels for zone 2.

  Answered 2 years ago by AudioalVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWHAT YER DID THE ONKYO TX-NR696 CAME OUT ? M.V.H Jarle Strømsem, 7033 Trondheim,NORWAY, Engineer with a Master Degree in DATA & ELECTRONICS

Asked 2 years ago by JARLEICEMAN.

• A:Answer I believe 2019.

  Answered 2 years ago by TVtvtvtvVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionI'm having an issue with my Onkyo receiver it keeps showing the error code NG:LCRSLSRBLBR I've done everything the manual instructed. Any guesses. I just purchased the product 6 months ago.

Asked 2 years ago by Dale.

• A:Answer No

  Answered 1 year ago by Mrsdasey

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Q: QuestionWatts per channel RMS, 100W, Is this for 6 ohms, or 8 ohms?

Asked 2 years ago by Grumpy.

• A:Answer 8 ohm

  Answered 2 years ago by AudioalVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan I stream multi-channel (usually 5.0 or 5.1) music from a USB HD with this unit? The MC files are either FLAC, DSD or WAV

Asked 2 years ago by Juanpampa.

• A:Answer Yes you can. I have done it.

  Answered 1 year ago by MichaelRVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionDoes this work with a sound bar like the Sonos Arc? My TV (LG OLED B7) has horrible lip syncing issues because of how intense the Dolby Atmos processing is, so I was going to use this with my Sonos Arc

Asked 2 years ago by Chrispy.

• A:Answer I suppose you could feed the HDMI-ARC out to the Arc or stream it to the Arc from a Sonos Port. I just don't know that you will solve the lip-sync issues. The Arc has a TV Dialog Sync setting (Settings/Arc/TV-Dialog Sync) though have never used it,

  Answered 2 years ago by GIJoeHoleVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionDoes this receiver have Air Play, streaming wifi, Alexa compatibility

Asked 2 years ago by LeeK.

• A:Answer This unit has built-in alexa, apple airplay and Bluetooth.

  Answered 2 years ago by RubenPVerified Purchase

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