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Onkyo SKC-340C Instruction Manual

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HT-S590_En.book Page 1 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM
5.1ch Home Theater System
HT-S590
AV Receiver (HT-R340)
Front Speakers (SKF-340F L/R)
Center Speaker (SKC-340C)
Surround Speakers (SKM-340S L/R)
Subwoofer (SKW-340)
Instruction Manual
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 5.1ch Home
Theater System. Please read this manual thoroughly
before making connections and plugging in the unit.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
you to obtain optimum performance and listening
enjoyment from your new 5.1ch Home Theater Sys-
tem.
Please retain this manual for future reference.
Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
Connection .................................... 19
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 34
Basic Operation
Playing your AV components ....... 36
Using the Tuner............................ 38
Enjoying the Listening Modes ..... 46
Advanced Operation ..................... 48
Troubleshooting ............................ 55
Specifications................................ 58
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  • Page 1 Center Speaker (SKC-340C) Surround Speakers (SKM-340S L/R) Subwoofer (SKW-340) Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 5.1ch Home Theater System. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new 5.1ch Home Theater Sys-...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    HT-S590_En.book Page 2 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

  • Page 3: Precautions

    5. Never Touch this Unit with Wet Hands— Never handle this unit or its power cord while your hands are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo dealer. 6. Handling Notes •...

  • Page 4: Speaker Precautions

    We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the corresponding technical standards such as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3. GROEBENZELL, GERMANY...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are regis- tered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. *2. “DTS” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater Sys- tems, Inc. *3. OptiResponse, and OR-EQ are trademarks of Onkyo Cor- poration. Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions...2 Precautions ...3...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    * 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. HTP-340 Front speakers (SKF-340F L/R) Center speaker (SKC-340C) Surround speakers (SKM-340S) Subwoofer (SKW-340) (Red) (White) Speaker cable for front speakers 15 ft. (4.5 m) (Green) Speaker cable for center speaker 10 ft.

  • Page 7: Before Using The Av Receiver

    HT-S590_En.book Page 7 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Before Using the AV receiver Setting the Voltage Selector (on some models) Some models have a voltage selector switch for compat- ibility with power systems around the world. Before you plug in this model, make sure that the voltage selector is set to the correct voltage for your area.

  • Page 8: Front & Rear Panels

    HT-S590_En.book Page 8 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Front & Rear Panels Front Panel North American and Asian Models STANDBY/ON STANDBY A SPEAKERS B TONE PHONES MULTl CH European Models STANDBY/ON STANDBY A SPEAKERS B TONE PHONES MULTl CH For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.
  • Page 9 HT-S590_En.book Page 9 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Front & Rear Panels —Continued MEMORY button (39) This button is used when storing or deleting radio presets. TUNING MODE button (38) This button is used to select the Auto or Manual tun- ing mode.

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    (RCA) between the AV receiver and the other component, even if they are connected digitally. Note: can only be used with Onkyo components. CD IN These analog inputs can be used to connect a CD player with analog outputs.

  • Page 11: Speaker Package

    HT-S590_En.book Page 11 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Speaker Package Front, Center, Surround, & Subwoofer speakers (SKF-340F, SKC-340C, SKM-340S, SKW-340) ■ Rear SKF-340F SKM-340S SKC-340C SKW-340 Speaker terminals These push terminals are for connecting the speaker to the HT-R340 with the supplied speaker cables.

  • Page 12: Remote Controller

    In RECEIVER/TAPE mode, you can control the AV receiver and an Onkyo cassette recorder connected via ■ DVD, CD, MD, CDR & HDD Modes With these modes, you can control an Onkyo DVD player and CD/MD/CDR/HDD player/recorder. Use the REMOTE MODE buttons to select a mode.
  • Page 13 HT-S590_En.book Page 13 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. ON/STANDBY button (34) This button is used to set the AV receiver to On or Standby. INPUT SELECTOR buttons (36) These buttons are used to select the input sources.

  • Page 14: Dvd Mode

    HT-S590_En.book Page 14 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Remote Controller —Continued DVD Mode To select your DVD player as the input source, press: RECEIVER To set the remote controller to DVD mode, press the [DVD] REMOTE MODE button. ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER TAPE...
  • Page 15 HT-S590_En.book Page 15 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Remote Controller —Continued CD Mode To select your CD player as the input source, press: RECEIVER To set the remote controller to CD mode, press the [CD] REMOTE MODE button. ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER TAPE...
  • Page 16 HT-S590_En.book Page 16 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Remote Controller —Continued MD, & CDR Mode To select your MiniDisc or CD recorder as the input source, press: MD or CD recorder RECEIVER TAPE * You must change the Input Display (see page 35). To set the remote controller to MD or CDR mode, press the [MD] or [CDR] REMOTE MODE button.
  • Page 17 HT-S590_En.book Page 17 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Remote Controller —Continued HDD Mode To select your HDD component as the input source, press: RECEIVER TAPE * You must change the Input Display (see page 35). To set the remote controller to HDD mode, press the [HDD] REMOTE MODE button.
  • Page 18 To select your Cassette deck as the input source, press: RECEIVER TAPE TAPE mode is used to control an Onkyo cassette recorder connected to the AV receiver via To set the remote controller to TAPE mode, press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button.

  • Page 19: Enjoying Home Theater

    These output the overall sound. Their role in a home theater is to provide a solid anchor for the sound image. They should be positioned facing the listener at about ear level, and equally spaced from the TV. Angle them inward. Center speaker (SKC-340C) This speaker enhances the front left and right speakers, making sound move- ments distinct and providing a full sound image.

  • Page 20: Connecting Your Speakers

    HT-S590_En.book Page 20 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Speakers Speaker Connection Precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers: • You can connect speakers with an impedance of 6 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 activated.

  • Page 21: Wall Mounting

    To mount the center speaker horizontally, use the two keyhole slots shown to hang each speaker on two screws that are securely screwed into the wall. Center speaker (SKC-340C) Keyhole slots for wall mounting 6-5/16" (160 mm) Caution: A mounting screw’s ability to support a speaker depends...

  • Page 22: Connecting Antenna

    HT-S590_En.book Page 22 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Antenna 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 the tuner.

  • Page 23: Connecting An Outdoor Fm Antenna

    HT-S590_En.book Page 23 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Antenna —Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna 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.

  • Page 24: Connecting Your Components

    HT-S590_En.book Page 24 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components About AV Connections • 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 jack has shutter-type cover that open when an optical plug is inserted and...

  • Page 25: Which Connections Should I Use

    HT-S590_En.book Page 25 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting Both Audio & Video By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the AV receiver. : Signal Flow Video Audio...

  • Page 26: Connecting A Dvd Player

    HT-S590_En.book Page 26 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a DVD Player Step 1: Video Connection (DVD Player to AV Receiver to TV) If your TV has component video input jacks, connect your DVD player to the AV receiver’s COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN jacks.
  • Page 27 HT-S590_En.book Page 27 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components —Continued Step 2: Audio Connection If your DVD player has a coaxial digital audio output jack, connect it to the AV receiver’s DIGITAL IN COAX- IAL jack. You can enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes with this connection. If your DVD player has an optical digital audio output jack instead of coaxial one, connect it to the AV receiver’s DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1 or 2 jack, and set the DIGITAL INPUT assignment to OPT1 or OPT 2 (see page 35).

  • Page 28: Connecting A Vcr

    HT-S590_En.book Page 28 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a VCR Connecting a VCR for Playback Step 1: Video Connection (VCR to AV Receiver to TV) Connect your VCR’s video output jack to the AV receiver’s VIDEO 1 IN jack and connect the AV receiver’s MONITOR OUT jack to your TV’s video input jack.
  • Page 29 HT-S590_En.book Page 29 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a VCR for Recording Step 1: Video Connection Connect the AV receiver’s VIDEO 1 OUT jack to your VCR’s video input jack. Step 2: Audio Connection Connect the AV receiver’s VIDEO 1 OUT L/R jacks to your VCR’s audio input jacks.

  • Page 30: Connecting A Satellite, Cable, Set-Top Box, Or Other Video Source

    HT-S590_En.book Page 30 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top Box, or Other Video Source Step 1: Video Connection Connect your set-top box’s video output jack to the AV receiver’s VIDEO 2 IN jack and connect the AV receiver’s MONITOR OUT jack to your TV’s video input jack.

  • Page 31: Connecting A Cd Player Or Turntable

    HT-S590_En.book Page 31 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting a CD Player or Turntable ■ CD Player or Turntable with Built-in Phono Preamp Connect your CD player’s analog audio output jacks, or your turntable with built-in phono preamp’s audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s CD IN L/R jacks.

  • Page 32: Connecting A Cassette, Cdr, Minidisc, Or Dat Recorder

    HT-S590_En.book Page 32 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting an HDD-compatible Component (Audio Only) As of this printing, the Onkyo Remote Interactive Dock is the only HDD-compatible component available. Connect your HDD-compatible component’s analog audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks or TAPE IN L/R jacks.

  • Page 33: Connecting The Power Cord

    Connecting Your Components —Continued Connecting Onkyo Components Step 1: Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected to the AV receiver with an analog audio cable. Step 2: Make the connection. Step 3: If you’re using an MD, CDR, or HDD component, change the input Display (see page 35).

  • Page 34: Turning On

    ■ Have you connected a component to a digital audio input? If you have, see “Assigning Digital Inputs to Input Sources” on page 35. ■ Have you connected an Onkyo MD recorder, CD recorder, or next generation HDD-compatible component? If you have, see “Changing the Input Display” on page 35.

  • Page 35: First Time Setup

    VIDEO 3 Note: HDD can be selected for the TAPE input selector or VIDEO 3 input selector, but not both at the same time. -capable Onkyo MiniDisc TUNING / PRESET MASTER VOLUME ENTER RETURN SETUP...

  • Page 36: Basic Av Receiver Operation

    HT-S590_En.book Page 36 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Playing Your AV Components Basic AV Receiver Operation DISPLAY STANDBY/ON STANDBY A SPEAKERS B TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE PHONES MULTl CH VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE MULTI CH...

  • Page 37: Playing Your Av Components

    HT-S590_En.book Page 37 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Playing Your AV Components —Continued Using the Multichannel Input ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR MULTI CH MULTI CH TAPE TUNER + 10 --/--- DIMMER SLEEP DISC ALBUM The multichannel input is for connecting a component with individual 5.1-channel analog audio output jacks, such as a DVD player or MPEG decoder.

  • Page 38: Using The Tuner

    HT-S590_En.book Page 38 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Using the Tuner Listening to the Radio TUNING MODE TUNING STANDBY/ON STANDBY A SPEAKERS B TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE...

  • Page 39: Using The Tuner

    HT-S590_En.book Page 39 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Using the Tuner —Continued Presetting Radio Stations 2, 4 TUNING / PRESET STANDBY/ON ENTER STANDBY RETURN A SPEAKERS B TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH VIDEO 1/VCR...
  • Page 40 HT-S590_En.book Page 40 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Using the Tuner —Continued Using RDS (European models only) RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. RDS indicator ■...
  • Page 41 HT-S590_En.book Page 41 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Using the Tuner —Continued Displaying Radio Text (RT) TUNING / PRESET STANDBY/ON ENTER STANDBY RETURN A SPEAKERS B TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2...

  • Page 42: Common Functions

    HT-S590_En.book Page 42 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Common Functions This chapter explains functions that can be used with any input source. TONE, –, + TUNING / PRESET STANDBY/ON STANDBY A SPEAKERS B TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT DIMMER MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN...

  • Page 43: Using The Sleep Timer

    HT-S590_En.book Page 43 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Common Functions —Continued ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR MULTI CH TAPE TUNER + 10 --/--- DIMMER SLEEP DISC ALBUM TOP MENU MENU SP A / B MUTING ENTER PLAYLIST PLAYLIST RETURN SETUP...

  • Page 44: Adjusting Speaker Levels

    HT-S590_En.book Page 44 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Common Functions —Continued ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR MULTI CH TAPE TUNER + 10 --/--- DIMMER SLEEP DISC ALBUM MENU TOP MENU SP A / B MUTING ENTER PLAYLIST PLAYLIST RETURN SETUP...

  • Page 45: Recording

    HT-S590_En.book Page 45 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Recording This chapter explains how to record the selected input source to an AV component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from two different sources. Recording the Input Source You can record only to AV components that are con- nected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks.

  • Page 46: Using The Listening Modes

    Multich PLII Movie/Music/Game ✔ Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Music Dolby D Mono Movie Orchestra Onkyo Unplugged ✔ Original Studio-Mix TV Logic All Ch Stereo Full Mono *1. In the Direct listening modes, PCM signals at 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz are processed at 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, and 96 kHz respectively.
  • Page 47 field that cannot be produced with conven- tional stereo. Use this mode with stereo material such as music CDs. Onkyo Original DSP Modes Mono Movie This mode is suitable for use with old movies and other mono sound sources. The center speaker outputs the...

  • Page 48: Adjusting The Listening Modes

    HT-S590_En.book Page 48 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Adjusting the Listening Modes ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR MULTI CH TAPE TUNER + 10 --/--- DIMMER SLEEP DISC ALBUM MENU TOP MENU SP A / B MUTING ENTER ENTER PLAYLIST PLAYLIST...

  • Page 49: Using The Late Night Function

    HT-S590_En.book Page 49 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued PLII Music Mode Settings These settings apply to only 2-channel (stereo) sources. ■ Panorama With this function, you can broaden the width of the front stereo image when using the Pro Logic II Music listening mode.

  • Page 50: Advanced Setup

    HT-S590_En.book Page 50 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Advanced Setup Advanced Speaker Settings ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR MULTI CH TAPE TUNER + 10 --/--- DIMMER SLEEP DISC ALBUM TOP MENU MENU SP A / B MUTING ENTER ENTER PLAYLIST...
  • Page 51 HT-S590_En.book Page 51 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM 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. The speaker levels cannot be adjusted while a pair of headphones is connected, speaker set B is on, or the AV receiver is muted.
  • Page 52 HT-S590_En.book Page 52 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Advanced Setup —Continued Speaker Configuration, Crossover Frequency, and Double Bass settings only need to be changed if you’re not using the speakers in this package. These settings cannot be changed while head- phones are connected, speaker set B is on, or the multichannel DVD input is being used.
  • Page 53 HT-S590_En.book Page 53 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Advanced Setup —Continued Crossover Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you speci- fied as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 52. To get the best bass performance from your speaker sys- tem, you need to set the crossover frequency according to the size and frequency response of your speakers.

  • Page 54: Digital Input Signal Formats

    HT-S590_En.book Page 54 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Advanced Setup —Continued Digital Input Signal Formats The following table shows the display indicators for each supported digital signal format. Format Display Dolby Digital Normally, the AV receiver detects the signal format auto- matically.

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, try resetting the AV receiver before contacting your Onkyo dealer. To reset the AV receiver to its factory defaults, turn it on and, while holding down the [VIDEO 1] button, press the [STANDBY/ON] button.

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    Input Display to MD, CDR, or HDD (see page 35). • To control an Onkyo component that’s connected via , point the remote controller at the AV receiver.
  • Page 57 five seconds, and then plug it back in again. Onkyo is not responsible for damages (such as CD rental fees) due to unsuccessful recordings caused by the unit’s malfunction. Before you record important data, make sure that the material will be recorded cor- rectly.

  • Page 58: Specifications

    HT-S590_En.book Page 58 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:26 PM Specifications Amplifier Section Rated Output Power North American (FTC): (FL, FR, C, SL, SR) 95 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.7% (Subwoofer) 105 watts minimum continuous power...
  • Page 59 North American model: 1/4" screw, Depth 5/16" Other models: 5 mm screw, Depth 8 mm Grille: Fixed Other: Magnetic shielding ■ Center Speaker (SKC-340C) Type: Impedance: Maximum input power: 120 W Output sound pressure level: Frequency response: Crossover frequency: Cabinet capacity: Dimensions ×...
  • Page 60 Units 2102-2107, Metroplaza Tower I, 223 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, N.T., HONG KONG Tel: 852-2429-3118 Fax: 852-2428-9039 http://www.ch.onkyo.com/ SN 29344167 (C) Copyright 2006 ONKYO CORPORATION Japan. All rights reserved. HOMEPAGE http://www.onkyo.com/ I0602-1 * 2 9 3 4 4 1 6 7 *...

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