Onkyo SKM-540S - Manual

5 Enjoying Home Theater You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker set B . Speaker set A (included speakers) should be used in your main listening room for up to 7.1-channel playback. *While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-channel playback. ...

6 Package Contents Make sure you have the following items: * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter at the end of the product name indicates the color. Specifications and oper-ation are the same regardless of color. AV receiver (HT-R540) Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6) Indoor FM ante...

7 Features Amplifier • 7-channel amplifier • 110 watts per channel rms into 8 ohms, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, less than 0.9% total harmonic distor-tion (FTC rating) • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry • OR-EQ (OptiResponse Equalizer) *1 function Processing • Do...

8 Connect the AV receiver to your AV system. ☞ page 19 COAXIAL REMOTE CONTROL OPTICAL 1 Y PB PR 2 3 DIGITAL IN L R L R L L L R R L R R V S CD TAPE XM ANTENNA FM AM 75 COMPONENT VIDEO 2 IN IN IN OUT OUT IN IN OUT IN IN IN OUT VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN VIDEO VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD DVD MONITOR OUT...

9 Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Precautions .................................................3 Speaker Precautions ..................................4 Enjoying Home Theater ..............................5 Speaker Sets A and B .................................

10 Getting to Know the AV Receiver For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON button (34) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. B STANDBY indicator (34) Lights up when the AV receiver is on Standby and flashes while a signal is being received from the remote controller. C ...

11 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued J TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (44) Used to adjust the bass and treble. K STEREO button (46) Selects the Stereo listening mode. L LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (46) Select the listening modes. M DISPLAY button (37) Displays various information about the c...

12 Getting to Know the AV Receiver —Continued A DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1, 2, 3, and COAXIAL These optical and coaxial digital audio inputs are for connecting components with optical or coaxial digital audio outputs, such as CD and DVD players. B XM antenna (on North American models) This jack is for con...

13 Remote Controller Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix new and old batteries or different types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from leakage or corro...

14 Remote Controller —Continued Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to seven different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the six REMOTE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/TAPE ...

16 Remote Controller —Continued By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo DVD player. A ON/STANDBY button Sets the DVD player to On or Standby. B Number buttons Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and times for locating specific points. C DISC +/– button Selects discs ...

17 Remote Controller —Continued By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo CD player. A ON/STANDBY button Sets the component to On or Standby. B Number buttons Used to enter track numbers and times for locating specific points on CD/MD players. C DISC/ALBUM +/– button Selects discs...

18 Speakers For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON indicator Red: Subwoofer in standby mode Green: Subwoofer on With the Auto Standby function, the SKW-540 automatically turns on when an input signal is detected in Standby mode. When there’s no input signal for a while,...

19 Connecting Your Speakers Read the following before connecting your speakers:• You can connect speakers with an impedance of 8 ohms or higher . If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume lev-els for a long period of time, the built-in protection circuit may be...

20 Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas.The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use t...

21 Connecting Antennas —Continued If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out-door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. • For...

22 Connecting Your Components • Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your other AV components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all AV connections. Optical Digital Jacks The AV receiver’s optical digital jacks have shutter-type cove...

23 Connecting Your Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver. The AV receiver supports several co...

24 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your TV and listen via speaker set B. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .) If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR ...

25 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from a DVD and listen via speaker set B. • To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .) • If your DVD player has main left and right outputs and multichannel lef...

26 Connecting Your Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel DVD Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio or SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the AV receiver’s multichannel DVD input.Use a multichannel analog aud...

27 Connecting Your Components —Continued With this hookup, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. • With connection , you can listen to the VCR or DVD recorder even via speaker set B. • To enjoy Dolby Digital a...

28 Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording Connection AV receiver Signal flow VCR or DVD recorder Picture quality VIDEO 1 OUT S ⇒ S-Video input Better VIDEO 1 OUT V ⇒ Composite video input Standard VIDEO 1 OUT L/R ⇒ Analog audio L/R input — Connecting a C...

30 Connecting Your Components —Continued ■ CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp • With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your CD player or turntable and listen via speaker set B. • To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . (For recording, use and , ...

31 Connecting Your Components —Continued As of this printing, the Onkyo Remote Interactive Dock is the only HDD-compatible component available. ■ For HDD-compatible components that support video Connect your HDD-compatible component’s analog audio output jacks and S-Video output jack to the AV recei...

32 Connecting Your Components —Continued • With connection , you can listen via speaker set B. • To connect the recorder digitally, use connections and , or and . The AV receiver has an AC outlet on its rear panel for connecting the power cord of another AV component. The other component’s power swi...

33 Connecting Your Components —Continued With (Remote Interactive), you can use the following special functions: ■ Auto Power On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the AV receiver is on Standby, it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input sourc...

34 Turning On the AV Receiver MASTER VOLUME VIDEO STANDBY TONE DISPLAY STEREO DIMMER MEMORY DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE A B SPEAKERS TUNER TAPE VIDEO 3 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 VCR DVD MULTI CH C D SETUP RETURN CLEAR LISTENING MODE AUDIO L R VIDEO 3 INPUT STANDBY/ON PHONES TUNING PRESET ENTER STANDBY/ON MUTING...

35 First Time Setup To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your DVD player to the AV receiver digitally (coaxial or opti-cal).Here are the default assignments. With this function, you can change the digital inputs assign. If, for example, you connect your DVD player to the DIGITAL IN OPTIC...

36 Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation MASTER VOLUME VIDEO STANDBY TONE DISPLAY STEREO DIMMER MEMORY DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE A B SPEAKERS TUNER TAPE VIDEO 3 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 VCR DVD MULTI CH C D SETUP RETURN CLEAR LISTENING MODE AUDIO L R VIDEO 3 INPUT STANDBY/ON PHONES TUNING PR...

37 Playing Your AV Components —Continued The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo-nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a DVD-Audio or SACD-capable DVD player, or an MPEG decoder. See page 26 for hookup information. Note: • While the multichannel DVD input is selected, the...

38 Listening to the Radio With the built-in tuner, you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. ■ AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America) You must specify the AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. Tuning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■...

39 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ Tuning into Stations by Frequency You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter-ing the appropriate frequency. You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations and XM channels as presets. ■ Selecting Presets ■ Deleting Pres...

40 Listening to the Radio —Continued Note: Hardware and required basic monthly subscription sold separately. Premium Channels available at additional monthly cost. Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee may apply. Subscrip-tion fee is consumer only. All fees...

41 Listening to the Radio —Continued Signing Up for XM Satellite Radio Before you can use XM Satellite Radio, you must first sign up for an account. You’ll need a major credit card and your XM Satellite Radio ID, which you can get from the AV receiver, as explained below, or from the Passport System...

42 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting XM Channels from the Front Panel: Selecting the Previous Channel: Displaying XM Radio Information The following information can be displayed: Notes: • If the category, artist, or song title is not available, “- - -” will be displayed instead. • The list...

43 Listening to the Radio —Continued Positioning the XM Passport System You can check the signal strength of the XM radio signal and adjust the position of the XM Passport System accordingly. XM Radio Messages The following messages may appear while using XM radio. The XM Passport System is not conn...

44 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any input source. You can adjust the brightness of the display. You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct or Pure Audio (not North Amer-ican models) listening mode is selected. ■ Bass Yo...

45 Common Functions —Continued With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it turns off automatically after a specified period. To cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears. To check the remaining sleep time, press the [SLEEP] butt...

46 Using the Listening Modes For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 48. Selecting on the AV Receiver ■ [PURE AUDIO] button (not North American model) This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selected, the AV receiver outputs no v...

48 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. Pure Audio (not North American models) In this mode, the display and video circuitry are turned off, minim...

49 Using the Listening Modes —Continued DTS-ES Matrix This mode is for use with DTS-ES Matrix soundtracks, which use a matrix-encoded back-channel for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. Use it with DVDs that bear the DTS-ES logo, especially those with a DTS-ES Matrix soundtrack. DTS Neo:6 This mode expands a...

50 Using the Listening Modes —Continued With the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you don’t want to disturb anyone. Notes: • The...

51 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. Input Channel Settings ■ Multiplex This setting determines which channel is output from a stereo multiplex source. Use it to select audio channels or languages with multiplex sources, multilingual TV broadcasts, a...

52 Advanced Setup Speaker Distance To get the best from surround sound, it’s important that the sound from each speaker reaches the listener at the same time. To achieve this, you need to specify the dis-tance from each speaker to the listening position. Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances c...

53 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Levels With this function, you can adjust the volume of each speaker so that all speakers can be heard equally at the listening position. Note: • A quicker way to adjust the speaker levels is to press the remote controller’s [TEST TONE] button to output the test ...

54 Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Configuration This section explains how to specify which speakers are connected and their sizes.For speakers with a cone diameter larger than 6-1/2 inches (16 cm), specify Large (full band) . For those with a smaller diameter, specify Small (default crossover 100...

55 Advanced Setup —Continued Crossover Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you speci-fied as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 54. To get the best bass performance from your speaker sys-tem, you need to set the crossover frequency according to the size and frequency r...

56 Advanced Setup —Continued The following table shows the display indicator for each digital signal format. Normally, the AV receiver detects the signal format auto-matically. However, if you experience either of the fol-lowing issues when playing PCM or DTS material, you can specify the signal for...

57 Recording This section explains how to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from different sources. You can only record to a component that’s connected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks.See pages 22–33 for information on c...

58 Controlling Other Components You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller (RC-649M) to control your other AV components, including those made by other manufacturers. This sec-tion explains how to enter the necessary remote control code for the component that you want to control (e.g., DVD play...

59 Controlling Other Components —Continued Onkyo components that are connected via are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver, not the component. This allows you to control components that are out of view, in a rack, for example. If you want to control an Onkyo component b...

60 Controlling Other Components —Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You must select the appropriate remote control mode first.) With some AV components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all...

61 Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the 7.1ch Home Theater System, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the AV receiver • Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly. • Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug...

63 Troubleshooting —Continued Reception is noisy, stereo FM reception suffers from hiss, or the FM STEREO indicator doesn’t appear • Relocate your antenna.• Move the AV receiver away from your TV or com- puter. • Listen to the station in mono (page 38).• When listening to an AM station, operating th...

64 Troubleshooting —Continued The following settings can be made for the S-Video and composite video inputs You must use the buttons on the unit to make these set-tings.1. While holding down the input selector button for the input source that you want to set, press the [SETUP] button. 2. Use the Up ...

65 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section Tuner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs Rated Output Power (FTC) All channels: 110 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum total harmoni...

66 Specifications —Continued ■ Powered Subwoofer (SKW-540) ■ Front Speaker (SKF-540F) ■ Center Speaker (SKC-540C) ■ Surround Speaker (SKM-540S/SKB-540) Specifications and appearance are subject to change without prior notice. ■ Speaker Type: Bass-reflex Input sensitivity/impedance: 330 mV / 100 k Ω ...

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C s C t F r S v D e E s E n I t N l Remote Control Codes 1. While holding down the REMOTE MODE button that you want to set, press the [DISPLAY] button for 3 seconds. 2. Use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit remote control code. Codes de télécommande 1. Maintenez le bouton REMOTE MODE à initial...

2 DVD Codes DVD DVD Player Acoustic Solutions 0730, 0713Advent 1016 Aiwa 0641 Akai 0899, 1115 Akura 0898 Amoisonic 0835 Amphion Media Works 0872 Amstrad 0713 AMW 0872 Apex Digital 0755, 0794, 0830, 1020, 1061 Aspire Digital 1168 Audiovox 1071, 1121, 1122 Axion 1071, 1193 Blue Nova International 1321...

3 CD/MD/CDR/HDD Codes M D/CDR HDD C D CD Player Anthem 0897 Bush 0388 Carver 0179 Classic 1297 Copland 0393 Denon 0034, 0766 Dynamic Bass 0179 Fisher 0179, 1325 Garrard 0393 Genexxa 0426 GoldStar 1208 GPX 1296 Harman/Kardon 0173, 0426, 1202 HHB 0192 Inkel 0180 JVC 1294 Kenwood 0826, 0028, 0037 KLH 1...

4 TV Codes T V TV 888 0264 Acura 0009 Addison 0653, 0108, 0092, 1150 Admiral 0463, 0163 Advent 0761, 0783, 0815, 0842 Aiko 0092 Aiwa 0701, 1180 Akai 0060, 0812, 0702, 0030, 0264, 0218, 0009, 0208, 0672, 0729, 0745, 0753, 1207 Akura 0264, 0218 Alba 0037, 0218, 0009, 0371 Albatron 0700 Alfide 0672 Ame...

8 VCR Codes VCR VCR ABS 1972 Admiral 0209, 0479 Aiwa 0348, 0307, 0352, 0124, 0479, 1291 Akai 0041, 0315, 0175 Akiba 0072 Alba 0209, 0072, 0352, 0315 Alienware 1972 American High 0035 Amoisonic 0479 Anam 0162, 0226, 0480, 1037 Anam National 0162, 1562, 0226 Anitech 0072 Baird 0041 Basic Line 0072 Bla...

10 CABLE/SAT Codes CABLE SAT Cable Converter ABC 0003, 0008, 0033 Americast 0899 Amstrad 1222 Bell South 0899 British Telecom 0003 Cable & Wireless 1068 Clearmaster 0883 ClearMax 0883 Contec 0019 Coolmax 0883 Daeryung 0877, 1877, 0477, 0008 Digeo 1187 Director 0476 DX Antenna 1500 Filmnet 0443 F...