Onkyo A-933 manual

E n Integrated Amplifier A-933 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo Inte grated Ampli- fier . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. F ollo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w Integrated Amplifier [...]

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 instructions. 8. Do not install near an y heat so[...]

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. A C Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user- serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust the unit[...]

4 Features ❑ Separate design allows v arious component configurations ❑ Stereo digital amp featuring Onky o’ s unique VL (V ector Linear) Digital technology ❑ Can be used as a power amplifier with a separate preamp (MAIN IN function) ❑ Super Bass, Bass, and T reble tone controls ❑ Selectable A/B speaker outputs ❑ Included remote con[...]

5 Ta b le of Contents Important Safety Instructions .................................................................................... 2 Precautions .................................................................................................................. 3 Features .........................................................................[...]

6 Fr ont & Rear P anels For detailed information, refer to the pages in parentheses. A PO WER s witch (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 ST ANDBY/ON button (17) This button is used to set the A-933 to On or Standby . For models with a [...]

7 Front & Rear P anels —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 output. D CD input This analog audio inp[...]

8 Remote Contr oller (RC-613S) For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthe- ses. A ST ANDBY button (17) This button is used to set the A-933 to Standby . B ON button (17) This button is used to turn on the A-933. C Number buttons These buttons are used to enter track numbers. T o enter a single-digit number , simply press the corre- sp[...]

9 Remote Controller (RC-613S) —Continued Q Previous & Ne xt [ ]/[ ] (PRESET [ ] [ ]) buttons These buttons are used to select the pre vious 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 tracks. On an Onkyo Separate Collection tuner ,[...]

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 Onk yo products. (No cables are supplied with the A-933.) • Simply connecting an cable will not enable the system [...]

11 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Speaker Connection Precautions Y ou 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 more but less than 16 ohms. If you use speak e[...]

12 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Connecting the Speaker Cables The following illustration sho ws which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. Y ou can connect a subwoofer with a built-in po wer amplifier to the A-933’ s SUBW OOFER PREOUT jack. Tip: The v olume and quality of the bass output from your subwoofer will depend on [...]

13 Connecting the A-933 —Continued The A-933 can be used with the Onkyo Separate Collection C-733 CD Player and T -433 T uner as shown belo w . 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 A-933 is combined with other -compatibl[...]

14 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Connecting a CD play er 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 sho wn. 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 audio output jacks, and use another [...]

15 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Connecting a T urntable The A-933’ s PHONO input jacks are for use with mo v- 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 wire, connect it to A-933’ s GND [...]

16 Connecting the A-933 —Continued Connecting Components W ith (Remote Interacti ve), you can control your -compatible Onkyo CD player , T uner , and so on with the A-933’ s remote controller . •T o use , y ou must make an analog audio con- nection between the A-933 and each audio compo- nent. Notes: • Push each plug in all the way to make [...]

17 Enjo ying A udio Sources If the A-933 is connected to other components via , press the r emote controller’ s [ON] button once to turn on the A-933, and pr ess it again to turn on the other components. Tu r ning on all system components simultaneously: Y ou can set the A-933 so that all connected compo- nents are turned on with just one press o[...]

18 Enjoying A udio Sources —Continued Muting the A-933 (remote controller onl y) Y ou can temporarily mute the output of the A-933. Using Headphones Y ou can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the A-933’ s PHONES jack for pri v ate listening. Notes: •A lw ays turn down the v olume before connecting your headphones. ?[...]

19 Enjoying A udio Sources —Continued Y ou can use the A-933 as power amplifier with a sepa- rate preamp. See page 15 for connection information. Notes: •Y ou can record on a recorder that’ s connected to the MD OUT or T APE/CDR OUT L/R jacks. • The tone controls hav e no effect on the signal being recorded. • When using the A-933 as a p[...]

20 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e 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 po wer cord is properly plugged into the wall outlet. • Unplug the power cord from the w all outlet, wait five seconds or more, then plug[...]

21 Tr oubleshooting —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 V OLUME control doesn’t w ork. • When using the A-933 as a power amplifier (MAIN IN function), the V olume control has no effect.[...]

22 Specifications Po wer 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 Ω (LINE) 2.5 mV , 50 k Ω (PHONO [...]

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