Onkyo HT-S4100 manual

E n 5.1ch Home Theater System HT -S4100 AV Receiv er (TX-SR304) Fr ont Speakers (SKF-360F L/R) Center Speaker (SKC-360C) Surr ound Speakers (SKM-360S L/R) Subwoofer (SKW -460) Remote Interactiv e Dock (DS-A1XP) Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 5.1ch Home Theater System. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connection[...]

2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an y heat [...]

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 Precautions —Continued Memory Backup The A V receiver uses a battery-less memory backup system in order to retain radio presets and other settings when it’ s unplugged or in the case of a power f ailure. Although no batteries are required, the A V receiver must be plugged into an A C outlet in order to charge the backup system. Once it has be[...]

5 Features Amplification • 65 W/channel into 6 ohms (20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.7%, FTC) • 90 W/channel into 6 ohms (1 kHz, DIN) • 110 W/channel into 6 ohms (JEIT A) • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • Massiv e High Current Power Supply (H.C.P .S.) trans- former Processing • Dolby *1 Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II • DTS and DTS Neo:6 *2 5.1 ?[...]

6 Contents Important Safety Instructions ................ 2 Precautions ............................................. 3 Features ................................................... 5 Package Contents ................................... 6 Front & Rear Panels ................................ 8 Remote Controller ................................. 1[...]

7 Pa ck ag e Contents —Continued (see page 44 for pac kage contents) Speaker P ackage HTP-460 Speaker cable for fr ont speakers and center speaker 11 ft. (3.5 m) Speaker cables for surr ound speakers 30 ft. (9 m) 16 thin rubber stoppers, 12 thick rubber stoppers RCA cable for subw oofer connection 10 ft. (3 m) 4 floor pads for the subw oofer Fro[...]

8 Fr ont & Rear P anels For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON button (36) This button is used to set the A V receiv er to On or Standby . B ST ANDBY indicator (36) This indicator lights up when the A V receiver is in Standby mode, and it flashes while a signal is being receiv ed from the remote controller . C Re[...]

9 Front & Rear P anels —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. 1 A & B speaker indicators (20, 40) Indicator A lights up when speaker set A is on. Indi- cator B lights up when speaker set B is on. 2 MUTING indicator (47) This indicator flashes when the A V receiver is muted. 3 Source/listening mode indicator s [...]

10 Front & Rear P anels —Continued A DIGIT AL IN OPTICAL 1, 2 & CO AXIAL These optical and coaxial jacks can be used to con- nect a CD or D VD player and other components with digital audio outputs. B COMPONENT VIDEO A D VD player, TV , or other component that sup- ports component video can be connected here. C AM ANTENNA These push termi[...]

11 Speaker s For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON indicator Red: Subwoofer in standby mode Blue: Subwoofer on W ith the Auto Standby function, the SKW -460 automatically turns on when an input signal is detected in Standby mode. When there’ s no input signal for a while, the SKW -460 automatically enters Standby m[...]

12 Remote Contr oller Including the A V receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to six different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the five REMO TE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/T APE Mode In RECEIVER/T APE mode, you can control the A V r[...]

13 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ON/ST ANDBY button (36) This button is used to set the A V receiv er to On or Standby . B INPUT SELECT OR buttons (40) These buttons are used to select the input sources. C MUL TI CH button (41) This button is used to select the multichannel D VD input. D DI[...]

14 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to D VD mode, press the [D VD] REMOTE MODE b utton. A ON/ST ANDBY button This button sets the D VD player to On or Standby . B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter title, chapter , and track numbers and to enter times for locating spe- cific points in time. C DISC +/– butt[...]

15 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to CD mode, press the [CD] REMO TE MODE button. A ON/ST ANDBY button This button sets the CD player to On or Standby . B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. C DISC +/– button This button selects discs [...]

16 Remote Controller —Continued To set the r emote controller to MD or CDR mode, press the [MD] or [CDR] REMO TE MODE button. A ON/ST ANDBY button This button sets the MD/CD recorder to On or Standby . B Number buttons These buttons are used to enter track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time. The [+10] button is used [...]

17 Remote Controller —Continued HDD mode is for controlling an Apple iPod in the DS- A1XP RI Dock that’ s connected via . To set the r emote controller to HDD mode, press the [HDD] REMO TE MODE button. A ON/ST ANDBY button This button sets the iPod to On or Standby . B ALBUM +/– b utton This button selects the ne xt or previous album on an iP[...]

18 Remote Controller —Continued T APE mode is used to control an Onkyo cassette recorder connected to the A V receiver via . To set the remote contr oller to T APE mode, press the [RECEIVER] REMO TE MODE button. For twin cassette decks, only deck B can be controlled. A Play [ ] b utton This button is used to start playback. B Stop [ ] b utton Thi[...]

19 Bef ore Using the A V receiver Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t w ork reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix ne w and old batteries or different types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remov e the batteries to prev ent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired batt[...]

20 Enjo ying Home Theater Y ou can use two sets of speakers with the A V receiv er: speak er set A and speak er set B . Speaker set A should be used in your main listening room for up to 5.1-channel playback. *While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 2.1-channel playback. Speaker set B can be used in another room and offers 2-channel [...]

21 Connecting Y our Speakers F or the best surround-sound e xperience, you should con- nect five speakers and a po wered subwoofer . The following table sho ws which channels you should use based on the number of speakers that you ha ve. No matter how man y speakers you use, a powered sub- woofer is recommended for a really po werful and solid bas[...]

22 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued Using a suitable cable, connect the A V receiver’ s SUB- WOOFER PRE OUT to an input on your po wered sub- woofer , as shown. Note: Make sure the cable is plugged all the way . The following illustration sho ws which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. Connecting Speaker 1 Strip 3/8"[...]

23 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued The speakers can easily be wall mounted by using the ke yhole slots. T o prevent the speak er from vibrating against the wall, attach two of the supplied thick rubber stoppers to the rear of each speaker . To mount the front or surround speakers vertically , use the keyhole slot sho wn to hang each speaker [...]

24 Connecting Antenna This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The A V receiver w on’t pick up an y radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . The supplied indoor FM antenna i[...]

25 Connecting Antenna —Continued If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially av ailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, b ut usable results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. •F or best results, install the outdoor FM ant[...]

26 Connecting Y our Components • Before making any A V connections, read the manuals supplied with your other A V components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ ve completed and double-checked all A V connections. Optical Digital Jacks The A V receiver’ s optical digital jack has shutter-type cov er that open when an optical plug [...]

27 Connecting Y our Components —Continued By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your D VD player and other A V components to the A V recei ver, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the A V receiver. The A V receiver supports se veral connection formats for compatibi[...]

28 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a D VD Player YP B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R VIDEO OUT YP B COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN P R A B B B A B TV , pr ojector , etc. D VD player AV receiver Step 1: Video Connection (D VD Player to A V Receiver to TV) If your TV has component video input jacks, connect your D VD player to the A V recei[...]

29 Connecting Y our Components —Continued COAXIAL OUT AUDIO OUT LR OPTICAL OUT FRONT LR SURROUND LR CENTER SUB WOOFER c c d d d d a b Step 2: Audio Connection If your D VD player has a coaxial digital audio output jack, connect it to the A V receiv er’ s DIGIT AL IN CO AX- IAL jack. Y ou can enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes with this connect[...]

30 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a VCR for Pla yback Connecting a VCR YP B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R VIDEO OUT YP B COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN P R AUDIO OUT LR B B A A a C C Step 1: Video Connection (VCR to A V Receiver to TV) Connect your VCR’ s video output jack to the A V receiv er’ s VIDEO 1 IN jack and connect the A V [...]

31 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a VCR for Recor ding AUDIO IN L R VIDEO IN A a Step 1: Video Connection Connect the A V receiver’ s VIDEO 1 OUT jack to your VCR’ s video input jack. Step 2: Audio Connection Connect the A V receiver’ s VIDEO 1 OUT L/R jacks to your VCR’ s audio input jacks. A a VCR, DVD recor der AV re[...]

32 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top Bo x, or Other Video Source YP B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P R VIDEO OUT YP B COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN P R AUDIO OUT LR COAXIAL OUT OPTICAL OUT B B A A a c b C C Satellite, cab le , set-top box, etc. Step 1: Video Connection Connect your set-top box’ s video output ja[...]

33 Connecting Y our Components —Continued ■ CD Play er or T urntable with Built-in Phono Preamp ■ T urntable (MM) with no Phono Preamp Built-in A phono preamp is necessary to connect a turntable that doesn’t ha ve a phono preamp built-in. ■ T urntable with an MC (Mo ving Coil) Cartridg e An MC head amp and phono preamp are necessary to co[...]

34 Connecting Y our Components —Continued 1. Using the A V cable supplied with the DS-A1XP RI Dock, connect the RI Dock’ s A UDIO OUT L/R jacks to the A V receiver’ s VIDEO 3 IN L/R jack or T APE IN L/R jacks. 2. Using the supplied cable, connect the RI Dock’ s jack to an jack on the A V receiver. 3. Connect the supplied A C adapter to the [...]

35 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith (Remote Interactive), you can use the follo wing special functions: ■ A uto P ower On/Standby When you start playback on a component connected via , if the A V receiver is on Standby , it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source. Similarly , when the A V receiv er i[...]

36 T urning On TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN TUNING / PRESET ENTER SETUP STANDBY STANDBY/ON CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD MASTER VOLUME A SPEAKERS B STANDBY/ON -- / --- TAPE ON /ST ANDBY DIMMER SLEEP INPUT SELECTOR REMOTE MODE V 1 V 2 V 3 C D T APE TUNER [...]

37 Fir st Time Setup To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your D VD player to the A V receiv er by using a digital audio connection (coaxial or optical). Here are the default assignments. W ith this function, you can assign digital inputs to input sources. For e xample, if you connect your D VD player to DIGIT AL IN OPTICAL, you’ll ne[...]

38 First Time Setup —Continued This section explains ho w to specify your speaker con- figuration. 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 crossov er 100 Hz) . The crossov er frequency can be changed on page 55. MUTING PREVIOUS MENU[...]

39 First Time Setup —Continued 5 Use the Down [ ] b utton to select “Center , ” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select Small , Large , or None . Small: Select if the center speaker is small. Large: Select if the center speaker is large. None: Select if no center speaker is connected. Note: • If the Front setting in step 4[...]

40 Pla ying Y our A V Components Basic A V Receiver Operation TONE + STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE RETURN TUNING / PRESET ENTER SETUP STANDBY STANDBY/ON CLEAR PHONES MULTl CH DVD VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER CD MASTER VOLUME A SPEAKERS B DISPLAY MULTI CH 1 2 4 MUTING PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU [...]

41 Playing Y our A V Components —Continued The multichannel input is for connecting a component with individual 5.1-channel analog audio output jacks, such as a D VD player or MPEG decoder . See page 29 for hookup information. Note: • While the multichannel input is selected, the Speaker Configuration settings on page 38 are ignored, and signa[...]

42 Using the T uner W ith the built-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your fav orite stations as presets for quick selection. ■ A uto T uning Mode ■ Manual T uning Mode FM frequency in 0.2 MHz steps, 10 kHz steps for AM. When tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, [...]

43 Using the T uner —Continued Presetting Radio Stations Y ou can store up to 30 of your fav orite radio stations as presets. Selecting Preset Stations Deleting Presets Displaying Radio Inf ormation 1 T une into the station that you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MEMOR Y] button. The MEMOR Y indicator appears and the preset number flash[...]

44 DS-A1XP RI Doc k for the iP od W ith the Onkyo RI Dock, you can easily play the music stored on your Apple * iPod * through the A V receiv er and enjoy great sound. Y ou can use the A V receiver’ s remote controller to operate your iPod. , which stands for Remote Interactiv e, is an exclusiv e Onkyo control system that allo ws all -capable Onk[...]

45 DS-A1XP RI Dock f or the iP od —Continued ■ Adjusting the iP od Adapter The iPod adapter needs to be adjusted to match your par - ticular iPod. If there’ s a gap between the back of your iPod and the adapter , turn the adapter counterclockwise to close the gap. T urning the adapter counterclockwise mo ves it forward. Turning it clockwise m[...]

46 Common Functions This chapter explains functions that can be used with an y input source. Y ou can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the A V receiver’ s PHONES jack for pri- vate listening, as sho wn. Notes: •A lw ays turn down the v olume before connecting your headphones. • Speaker sets A and B are turned off w[...]

47 Common Functions —Continued W ith this function, you can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiver. To unmute the A V r eceiver, press the remote control- ler’ s [MUTING] button again, or adjust the v olume. The output is unmuted and the MUTING indicator goes off. Muting is cancelled when the A V receiver is set to Standby . W ith the [...]

48 Common Functions —Continued Y ou can adjust the lev el of each speaker in speaker set A while listening to an input source. These temporary adjustments are cancelled when the A V receiver is set to Standby . Notes: •Y ou cannot use this function while the A V receiver is muted. • Speakers that are set to No or None in the Speaker Configur[...]

49 Using the Listening Modes See “ About the Listening Modes” on page 50 for detailed information about the listening modes. Selecting on the A V receiver ■ [STEREO] button This button selects the Stereo listening mode. ■ LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons Pressing these buttons repeatedly c ycles through all of the listening modes that can be [...]

50 Using the Listening Modes —Continued About the Listening Modes W ith its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP pro- grams, the A V receiver can transform your home listen- ing room into a movie theater or concert hall. Direct The selected input source is output directly with minimal processing for a pure sound. Stereo The selected input sou[...]

51 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The following table lists all the listening modes and sho ws which modes can be selected for each input signal format. Input signal format Analog, PCM *1 *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. 96 kHz signals [...]

52 Adjusting the Listening Modes Some functions are not av ailable with all speaker config- urations. Audio Adjust provides v arious functions for adjusting the sound. The Audio Adjust functions are explained belo w . Input Channel Settings ■ Multiplex This setting determines which channel is output from a stereo multiplex source. Use it to sele[...]

53 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued PL II Music Mode Settings These settings apply to only 2-channel (stereo) sources. ■ P anorama W ith this function, you can broaden the width of the front stereo image when using the Pro Logic II Music listening mode. On: Panorama function on. Off: Panorama function of f (default). ■ Dimension W ith[...]

54 Recor ding This chapter explains ho w to record the selected input source to an A V component with recording capability , and how to record audio and video from tw o different sources. Y ou can record only to A V components that are con- nected to the T APE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks. See pages 26–35 for information on connecting your A V compon[...]

55 Ad v anced Setup Crosso ver Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you speci- fied as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 38. To get the best bass performance from your speaker sys- tem, you need to set the crossov er frequency according to the size and frequency response of your speakers. Notes: •F or a more a[...]

56 Adv anced Setup —Continued 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. T o achieve this, you need to specify the dis- tance from each speaker to the listening position. Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m)[...]

57 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: •A quicker way to adjust the speak er lev els is to press the remote controller’ s [TEST T ONE] button to output the test tone, use the [LEVEL–] and [LEVEL+] but- tons to adjust the lev els, and use the [CH SEL] button to select the speakers. • If the multichannel input is selected (page 41), in step 2,[...]

58 Adv anced Setup —Continued When using progressiv e scanning on your DVD player , you may find that the picture and sound are out of sync. W ith this setting, you can correct this by delaying the audio signals. Y ou can set it to 0, 20, or 40 milliseconds. Note: • This setting is not av ailable when the Direct listening mode is used with an [...]

59 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V recei ver, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the A V receiver? • 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 it in again. The A V receiver turns off as so[...]

60 Tr oubleshooting —Continued • On the A V receiver, the subw oofer setting in the speaker configuration is set to No. Set the subwoofer setting to Y es. There’ s no sound with a certain signal format? • Check the digital audio output setting on the con- nected device. On some g ames consoles, such as those that can play D VDs, the defaul[...]

61 Tr oubleshooting —Continued There’ s no sound • Make sure your iPod is actually playing. • Make sure your iPod is inserted properly in the RI Dock. • Make sure the RI Dock is connected to the correct input jacks on the A V receiver. Do not connect it to any output jacks. • Make sure the A V receiv er is turned on, the correct input s[...]

62 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs RI Dock DS-A1XP Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power North American (FTC) All channels: 65 watts per channel min. RMS at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz [...]

63 Specifications —Continued 5.1ch Home Theater Speaker P ackage ■ Po wered Subwoofer (SKW -460) ■ Front Speaker (SKF-360F) ■ Center Speaker (SKC-360C) ■ Surround Speaker (SKM-360S) Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. T ype: Bass-reflex Power Supply: A C 120 V/60 Hz Input sensitivity/ Impedance: 140 mV/20 [...]

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