Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions; WARNING; AVIS
2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use this apparatus near water.6. Clean only with dry cloth.7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructi...
Page 3 - Precautions; Recording Copyright; For British models; IMPORTANT; For European Models; Declaration of Conformity; ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH
3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with-out the permission of the copyright holder. 2. AC Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. Care —Oc...
Page 4 - Features; Selectable A/B speaker outputs; Supplied Accessories; Make sure you have the following accessories:
4 Features ❑ Separate design allows various component configurations ❑ Stereo digital amp featuring Onkyo’s unique VL (Vector Linear) Digital technology ❑ Can be used as a power amplifier with a separate preamp (MAIN IN function) ❑ Super Bass, Bass, and Treble tone controls ❑ Selectable A/B speaker ...
Page 5 - Table of Contents; Introduction
5 Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions .................................................................................... 2Precautions .................................................................................................................. 3Features ..............................
Page 6 - For detailed information, refer to the pages in parentheses.; Front Panel
6 Front & Rear Panels For detailed information, refer to the pages in parentheses. A POWER switch (17) This is the main power switch. When set to OFF, the A-933 is completely shutdown. When set to ON, the A-933 can be set to On or Standby. B STANDBY/ON button (17) This button is used to set the ...
Page 7 - —Continued; Rear Panel
7 Front & Rear Panels —Continued A Grounding terminal This terminal is for connecting a turntable’s ground wire. B PHONO (MM) input This analog audio input is for connecting a turntable with a moving-magnet cartridge. C TUNER input This analog audio input is for connecting a tuner’s analog audio...
Page 9 - SLEEP button; Installing the Batteries; PRES; Remote control sensor
9 Remote Controller (RC-613S) —Continued Q Previous & Next [ ]/[ ] (PRESET [ ] [ ]) buttons These buttons are used to select the previous or next track on an Onkyo Separate Collection CD, MD, cassette, or CDR component that’s connected via . Pressing them repeatedly selects earlier or later trac...
Page 10 - About the System Functions
10 Connecting the A-933 If you connect another component from the Onkyo Separate Collection to the A-933 with the appropriate and audio cables, you can use the following system functions. cables are special cables solely for use with Onkyo products. (No cables are supplied with the A-933.) • Simply ...
Page 11 - Speaker Connection Precautions; Before Making any Connections; RCA Audio Connection Color Coding; Connecting Your Speakers
11 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions You can connect one or two sets of speakers (A/B) to the A-933, and select which set outputs sound, or use both sets at the same time. • Connecting one set of speakers (A or B): Only con- nect speakers with an impedance of 4 ohms or m...
Page 12 - Connecting the Speaker Cables; The volume and quality of the bass output from; Unscrew the terminal.; Speaker set A; Connecting a Subwoofer
12 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. You can connect a subwoofer with a built-in power amplifier to the A-933’s SUBWOOFER PREOUT jack. Tip: The volume and quality of the bass out...
Page 13 - Connections; Hookup Diagrams for Onkyo Separate Collection; To wall outlet
13 Connecting the A-933 —Continued The A-933 can be used with the Onkyo Separate Collection C-733 CD Player and T-433 Tuner as shown below. Connections • No cables are included with the A-933. Use the cables supplied with your other Onkyo Separate Collection components. • The jacks are used when the...
Page 14 - Connecting a CD player; Audio Components
14 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Connecting a CD player Use an analog audio cable to connect the A-933’s CD L/R jacks to the analog audio output jacks on the CD player, as shown. Connecting an MD Recorder Use an analog audio cable to connect the A-933’s MD IN L/R jacks to the MD recorder’s analog ...
Page 15 - • If the turntable has a ground wire, connect it to; Ground wire
15 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Connecting a Turntable The A-933’s PHONO input jacks are for use with mov-ing-magnet (MM) type cartridges.Use an analog audio cable to connect the A-933’s PHONO L/R jacks to the audio output jacks on the turn-table, as shown. Notes: • If the turntable has a ground ...
Page 16 - Connecting; • To use; Connecting the Power Cord
16 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Connecting Components With (Remote Interactive), you can control your -compatible Onkyo CD player, Tuner, and so on with the A-933’s remote controller. • To use , you must make an analog audio con- nection between the A-933 and each audio compo-nent. Notes: • Push ...
Page 17 - Enjoying Audio Sources; If the A-933 is connected to other components via; Selecting Speaker Set A or B; Listening to Components; MUTING
17 Enjoying Audio Sources If the A-933 is connected to other components via , press the remote controller’s [ON] button once to turn on the A-933, and press it again to turn on the other components. Turning on all system components simultaneously: You can set the A-933 so that all connected compo- n...
Page 18 - Using Headphones; Using the Tone Controls; TREBLE
18 Enjoying Audio Sources —Continued Muting the A-933 (remote controller only) You can temporarily mute the output of the A-933. Using Headphones You can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the A-933’s PHONES jack for private listening. Notes: • Always turn down the volume b...
Page 19 - Using the MAIN IN Function; Recording; Prepare the recorder:; Input selector
19 Enjoying Audio Sources —Continued You can use the A-933 as power amplifier with a sepa-rate preamp. See page 15 for connection information. Notes: • You can record on a recorder that’s connected to the MD OUT or TAPE/CDR OUT L/R jacks. • The tone controls have no effect on the signal being record...
Page 20 - Troubleshooting; The STANDBY indicator is flashing red.; • If it’s an Onkyo component, make sure that the; Power
20 Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the A-933, look for a solution here. If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, contact your Onkyo dealer. Can’t turn on the A-933. • Make sure that the power cord is properly plugged into the wall outlet.• Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wa...
Page 21 - The VOLUME control doesn’t work.; on the connected preamp instead.; The Muting function doesn’t work.; function on the connected preamp instead.
21 Troubleshooting —Continued Can’t record. • The component connected to the MAIN IN jacks cannot be recorded.• When using the A-933 as a power amplifier (MAIN IN function), recording is not possible. The VOLUME control doesn’t work. • When using the A-933 as a power amplifier (MAIN IN function), th...
Page 22 - Specifications; Damping factor
22 Specifications Power output: 80 W + 80 W (8 Ω , 1 kHz, DIN) Dynamic power: 270 W + 270 W (3 Ω , Front) 220 W + 220 W (4 Ω , Front) 110 W + 110 W (8 Ω , Front) THD (total harmonic distortion): 0.08% (1 kHz, 1 W) Damping factor : 25 (Front, 1 kHz, 8 Ω ) Input sensitivity and impedance: 200 mV, 50 k...
Page 24 - Printed in Japan
24 SN 29343979 Printed in Japan I0501-1 Sales & Product Planning Div. : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAPANTel: 072-831-8023 Fax: 072-831-8124 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A.Tel: 201-785-2600 Fax: 201-785-2650 http://www.us.onkyo.com...