Onkyo SKB-550 manual

E n 7.1ch Home Theater System HT -SR800 AV Receiv er (HT -R550) Front Speak ers (SKF-550F) Center Speaker (SKC-550C) Surround Speak ers (SKM-550S) Surround Back Speak ers (SKB-550) Po wered Subwoofer (SKW -550) Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 7.1ch Home Theater System. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connection[...]

2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep 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 Speaker Precautions Placement • The speaker cabinets are made out of wood and are therefore sensitiv e to extreme temperatures and humidity , do not put them in locations subject to direct sunlight or in humid places, such as near an air condi- tioner , humidifier, bathroom, or kitchen. • Do not put water or other liquids close to the speake[...]

5 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 (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. Speaker set B (not included) can be used in [...]

6 Pa ck ag e Contents Make sure you ha ve the follo wing 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 -R550) Remote controller and tw o batteries (AA/R6) Indoor FM antenna AM loop antenna Speaker setup microph[...]

7 Features Amplifier • 7-channel amplifier • 110 watts per channel rms into 8 ohms, 2 channels driv en at 1 kHz, less than 0.9% total harmonic distor- tion (FTC rating) • WRA T (Wide Range Amplifier T echnology) • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • Audyssey 2EQ/HTIB room correction *1 Processing • Dolby *2 Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logi[...]

8 Connect the speakers and y our A V components to the A V receiver . ☞ page 19 OUT OUT CBL/SAT IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN VCR/DVR IN DVD IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO Y C B/ P B C R/ P R IN 1 IN 2 OUT ANTENNA FM AM 75 SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER CD RR L L TAPE OUT CBL/SAT CBL/SAT VCR/DVR VCR/DVR DVD DVD R L R L S V R L MONITOR OUT S V PRE O[...]

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

10 Getting to Kno w the A V Receiver For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON button (36) Sets the A V receiv er to On or Standby . B ST ANDBY indicator (36) Lights up when the A V receiv er is on Standby and flashes while a signal is being receiv ed from the remote controller . C Remote-control sensor (13) Receiv es c[...]

11 Getting to Know the A V Receiver —Continued J T ONE, [–], and [+] buttons (46) Used to adjust the bass and treble. K STEREO button (48) Selects the Stereo listening mode. L LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (48) Select the listening modes. M DISPLA Y button (43) Displays various information about the currently selected input source. N DIGIT AL [...]

12 Getting to Know the A V Receiver —Continued A DIGIT AL IN OPTICAL 1, 2 and CO AXIAL 1, 2 These optical and coaxial digital audio inputs are for connecting components with optical or coaxial digital audio outputs, such as CD and D VD players. B HDMI IN 1, 2, and OUT These jacks are for connecting HDMI-compatible components. Audio and video sign[...]

13 Remote Contr oller 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 batteries should[...]

14 Remote Controller —Continued Including the A V receiv er, the remote controller can be used to control up to sev en different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the six REMO TE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/T APE Mode In RECEIVER/T APE mode, you can con[...]

15 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON button (36) Sets the A V receiv er to On or Standby . B INPUT SELECT OR buttons (42) Used to select the input sources. C MUL TI CH button (43) Selects the multichannel D VD input. D DIMMER button (46) Adjusts the display brightness. E SP A/B butt[...]

16 Remote Controller —Continued By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo D VD player . A ST ANDBY/ON button Sets the D VD 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 on a D VD changer . D T OP MENU button [...]

17 Remote Controller —Continued By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo CD player . A ST ANDBY/ON 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 +/– b utton Selects discs on a CD changer , or the next or previ- [...]

18 Speaker s For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON indicator Red: Subwoofer in standby mode Green: Subwoofer on W ith the Auto Standby function, the SKW -550 automatically turns on when an input signal is detected in Standby mode. When there’ s no input signal for a while, the SKW -550 automatically enters Standby [...]

19 Connecting Y our Speakers Thanks to the A V receiv er’ s superb capabilities, you can enjoy surround sound with a real sense of movement in your own home—just lik e being in a movie theater or concert hall. Y ou can enjoy D VDs featuring DTS and Dolby Digital. W ith analog and digital TV , you can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Onkyo’ s own[...]

20 Connecting Y our Speaker s —Continued Read the following before connecting your speak ers: •Y ou can connect speakers with an impedance of between 8 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high v olume lev els for a long period of time, the built-in amp pro- tection circuit may be activ ated. • Di[...]

21 Connecting Y our Speaker s —Continued The following illustration sho ws which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. The speakers can easily be mounted on a wall by using the attached wall brackets. To mount a front, surround, or sur- round back speaker vertically , use its wall bracket, as sho wn, to hang it on a screw that&ap[...]

22 Connecting Antennas 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 receiv er won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . The supplied indoor FM antenna i[...]

23 Connecting Antennas —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 an[...]

24 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 receiv er’ s optical digital jacks have shutter -type cov ers that open when an optical [...]

25 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 receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the A V receiv er. The A V receiv er supports several connection formats for compatibility with [...]

26 Connecting Y our Components —Continued If your TV has no audio outputs, connect an audio output from your VCR or cable or satellite receiv er to the A V receiver and use its tuner to listen to TV programs through the A V receiver (see pages 30 and 32). Connecting a TV or Projector Connection A V receiver Signal flow TV Picture quality COMPONE[...]

27 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a D VD player Connection A V receiver Signal flow DVD pla yer Picture quality COMPONENT VIDEO D VD IN ⇐ Component video output Best D VD IN S ⇐ S-Video output Better D VD IN V ⇐ Composite video output Standard D VD IN FRONT ⇐ Analog audio L/R output DIGIT AL IN COAXIAL 1 ⇐ Digital co[...]

28 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel D VD Input If your D VD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio or SA CD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the A V receiv er’ s multichannel DVD input. Use a multichannel analog audio cable, or sev eral normal audio cab[...]

29 Connecting Y our Components —Continued If you hav e an HDMI-compatible player, you can connect it to the A V receiver with an HDMI cable. Notes: • Audio and video signals receiv ed via the HDMI IN jacks are output only by the HDMI OUT . • Audio and video signals receiv ed via inputs other than the HDMI IN jacks are not output by the HDMI O[...]

30 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use your VCR’ s tuner to listen to your fav orite TV programs via the A V receiv er, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. Connecting a VCR or D VD Recorder f or Playbac k Connection A V receiver Signal flow VCR or D VD recorder Picture quality COMPONENT VIDEO VCR/D VR IN ?[...]

31 Connecting Y our Components —Continued Connecting a VCR or D VD Recorder f or Recording Connection A V receiver Signal flow VCR or D VD recorder Picture quality VCR/D VR OUT S ⇒ S-Video input Better VCR/D VR OUT V ⇒ Composite video input Standard VCR/D VR OUT L/R ⇒ Analog audio L/R input — Connecting a Camcorder , Games Console, or Ot[...]

32 Connecting Y our Components —Continued W ith this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your f av orite TV programs via the A V receiv er, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top bo x, or Other Video Source Connection A V receiver Signal flow Video source Picture quality COMPO[...]

33 Connecting Y our Components —Continued ■ CD Play er or T urntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp •W ith connection , you can listen to and record audio from your CD player or turntable and listen via speaker set B. •T o connect the CD player digitally , use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .) ■ T urntable (MM) with no [...]

34 Connecting Y our Components —Continued ■ RI Dock with video Connect your RI Dock’ s analog audio output jacks and S-V ideo output jack to the A V receiv er’ s CBL/SA T IN L/R jacks and CBL/SA T IN S jack. ■ RI Dock without video Connect your RI Dock’ s analog audio output jacks to the A V receiv er’ s T APE IN L/R jacks ( 1 ). Note[...]

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 receiv er is on Standby , it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source. Similarly , when the A V receiver i[...]

36 T urning On the A V Receiver MASTER VOLUME VIDEO STANDBY TONE DISPLAY STEREO DIMMER MEMORY DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE AB SPEAKERS TUNER TAPE AUX CBL/SAT VCR/DVR DVD MULTI CH C D SETUP ENTER SETUP MIC RETURN CLEAR LISTENING MODE AUDIO LR AUX INPUT STANDBY/ON PHONES TUNING PRESET STANDBY/ON MUTING PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU SP A / B -- / --- T AP[...]

37 Fir st Time Setup This section explains the settings that you need to make before using the A V receiv er for the very first time. W ith the supplied speaker setup microphone, the Audyssey 2EQ/HTIB function can measure the number of speakers connected, their sizes, crossov er frequencies, and distances from the listening position, and then calc[...]

38 First Time Setup —Continued Using A udyssey 2EQ/HTIB Notes: • When the automatic speaker setup is complete, the Equalizer Settings (page 60) will be set to “ Audyssey . ” •Y ou can cancel the automatic speaker setup at any point in this procedure simply by disconnecting the setup microphone. 1 T urn on the A V receiver . 2 Put the spea[...]

39 First Time Setup —Continued Error Messa g es While the automatic speaker setup is in progress, one of the following error messages may appear: Ambient noise is too high This message appears if there’ s too much background noise and the measurements cannot be performed prop- erly . Remove the source of the noise and try again. Speaker Detect [...]

40 First Time Setup —Continued If you connect a video component to HDMI IN 1 or 2, use this setting to assign that input to an input selector . HDMI Video Setup MUTING PREVIOUS MENU GUIDE TOP MENU SP A / B SETUP RETURN PLAYLIST/CAT PLAYLIST/CAT RANDOM SUBTITLE PLAY MODE AUDIO REPEA T RC - 681 M -- / --- T APE/AMP M D/CDR DOCK CABLE ST ANDBY/ON DI[...]

41 First Time Setup —Continued To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your D VD player to the A V receiver digitally (coaxial or opti- cal). These are the default digital audio input assignments. Y ou can change the digital audio input assignments if necessary . For example, if you connect your D VD player to the OPTICAL 1 DIGIT AL IN ([...]

42 Pla ying Y our A V Components Basic A V Receiver Operation MASTER VOLUME VIDEO STANDBY TONE DISPLAY STEREO DIMMER MEMORY DIGITAL INPUT TUNING MODE AB SPEAKERS TUNER TAPE AUX CBL/SAT VCR/DVR DVD MULTI CH C D SETUP ENTER SETUP MIC RETURN CLEAR LISTENING MODE AUDIO LR AUX INPUT STANDBY/ON PHONES TUNING PRESET DISPLAY MULTI CH 1 2 4 MUTING PREVIOUS [...]

43 Playing Y our A V Components —Continued The multichannel D VD input is for connecting a compo- nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a D VD-Audio or SACD-capable D VD player , or an MPEG decoder . See page 28 for hookup information. Note: • While the multichannel D VD input is selected, the Speaker Configuration settings on p[...]

44 Listening to the Radio W ith the built-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. ■ AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America) Y ou must specify the AM frequency step used in your area. Note that when this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. T uning into AM/FM Radio Stations ■ A uto T uning Mode ■ Manual T uning Mod[...]

45 Listening to the Radio —Continued ■ T uning into Stations by Frequenc y Y ou can tune into AM and FM stations directly by enter- ing the appropriate frequency . Y ou can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations as presets. ■ Selecting Presets ■ Deleting Presets 1 Press the [RECEIVER] button, follo wed by the [...]

46 Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with an y input source. Y ou can adjust the brightness of the display . Y ou 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 Y ou can boost or cut low-frequency sounds ou[...]

47 Common Functions —Continued W ith the sleep timer, you can set the A V 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] b utton. Note that if you press the [SLEEP] b ut[...]

48 Using the Listening Modes F or a description of each listening mode, see “ About the Listening Modes” on page 50. Selecting on the A V Receiver ■ [PURE A UDIO] button (not North American model) This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selected, the A V receiv er outputs no video signals and its display is turned[...]

49 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The following table sho ws which listening modes can be used with each input signal format. : Only a vailable on 6.1/7.1-channel playback systems. Not a vailable while speak er set B is on. : Only a vailable on 7.1-channel playback systems. Not a vailable while speak er set B is on. Source f ormat Listening[...]

50 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The A V receiv er’ 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, minimizing possible noise sources for the ultim[...]

51 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 D VDs that bear the DTS-ES logo, especially those with a DTS-ES Matrix soundtrack. DTS Neo:6 This mode expands an y 2-channel source for 6.1-chan- nel playback[...]

52 Using the Listening Modes —Continued W ith the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts ev en when listening at low volume lev els—ideal for watching movies late at night when you don’t w ant to disturb anyone. Notes: • The effect of the Late Night function dep[...]

53 Using the Listening Modes —Continued The Audio Adjust settings are explained belo w . 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, and so on. Main: The main channel is output ([...]

54 Using the Listening Modes —Continued T -D Listening Angle Setting ■ Lstn Angl (Listening Angle) W ith this setting, you can specify the angle of the front left and right speakers relati ve to the listening position. Processing for the Theater -Dimensional listening mode is based on this setting. Ideally , the front left and right speakers sh[...]

55 Recor ding This section explains ho w to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability , and how to record audio and video from dif ferent sources. Y ou can only record to a component that’ s connected to the T APE OUT or VCR/D VR OUT jacks. See pages 24–35 for information on connecting your A V components. Notes:[...]

56 Ad v anced Setup This section explains ho w to check the speaker settings and how to set them manually , which is useful if you change a speaker after performing the automatic speaker setup. Some speaker settings are set automatically by the Auto- matic Speaker Setup function (see page 37). Speaker Configuration This section explains ho w to sp[...]

57 Adv anced Setup —Continued Note: • These settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected, speaker set B is on, or the multichannel D VD input is being used. Crosso ver Frequency This setting only applies to the speakers that you speci- fied as Small in the “Speaker Configuration” on page 56. To get the best bass performance f[...]

58 Adv anced Setup —Continued Double Bass W ith the Double Bass function, you can boost bass out- put by feeding bass sounds from the front left and right channels to the subwoofer . This function can be set only if the Subwoofer setting (step 3) is set to Y es, and the Front setting (step 4) is set to Large in the Speak er Con- figuration on pa[...]

59 Adv anced Setup —Continued Notes: • The Center and Subwoofer distances can be set up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) more or less than the Front distance. For e xample, if the Front distance is set to 20 ft. (6 m), the Center and Subwoofer distances can be set between 15 and 25 ft. (4.5 and 7.5 m). • The Surround and Surround Back distances can be set up[...]

60 Adv anced Setup —Continued Equalizer Settings Here you can adjust the tone of individual speak ers. T o set the volume of indi vidual speakers, see page 59. Notes: • The front, center , surround, and surround back speak- ers can be adjusted at 80 Hz, 250 Hz, 800 Hz, 2500 Hz, and 8000 Hz. The subwoofer can be adjusted at 40 Hz, 80 Hz, and 160[...]

61 Adv anced Setup —Continued The following table sho ws the display indicator for each digital signal format. Normally , the A V receiver detects the signal format auto- matically . Howev er, if you e xperience either of the fol- lowing issues when playing PCM or DTS material, you can specify the signal format as either PCM or DTS: • If the be[...]

62 Contr olling Other Components Y ou can use the A V recei ver’ s remote controller (RC-681M) to control your other A V components, including those made by other manufacturers. This sec- tion explains ho w to enter the necessary remote control code for the component that you want to control (e.g., D VD player, TV , or VCR). To control another co[...]

63 Controlling Other Components —Continued Onkyo components that are connected via are con- trolled by pointing the remote controller at the A V receiv er, 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 by pointing the remote controller directly at [...]

64 Controlling Other Components —Continued To control another component, point the r emote controller at it and use the buttons explained below . (Y ou must select the appropriate r emote control mode first.) W ith some A V components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all. ■ Controlling a TV A [ST ANDBY/ON], T[...]

65 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V receiv er, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the A V receiver • Make sure that the po wer cord is plugged into the wall outlet properly . • Unplug the power cord from the w all outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in again. The A V receiver turns off as soon a[...]

66 Tr oubleshooting —Continued The center speaker produces no sound • When the Stereo or Mono listening mode is selected, the center speaker produces no sound (page 50). • Make sure the speakers are configured correctly (page 56). The surround bac k speakers produce no sound • While speaker set B is on, speaker set A is reduced to 5.1-chan[...]

67 Tr oubleshooting —Continued Reception is noisy , stereo FM reception suffers from hiss, or the FM STEREO indicator doesn’t appear • Relocate your antenna. •M ove the A V recei ver a way from your TV or com- puter . • Listen to the station in mono (page 44). • When listening to an AM station, operating the remote controller may cause [...]

68 Tr oubleshooting —Continued The A V receiver contains a microcomputer f or signal processing and control functions. In very rare situa- tions, se vere interf erence, noise from an e xter nal source, or static electricity may cause it to loc kup. In the unlikely e vent that this happens, unplug the po wer cord from the wall outlet, wait at leas[...]

69 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power (FTC) All channels: 110 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a m[...]

70 Specifications —Continued 7.1ch Home Theater Speaker Pac kage ■ Po wered Subwoofer (SKW -550) ■ Front Speaker (SKF-550F) ■ Center Speaker (SKC-550C) ■ Surround Speaker (SKM-550S/SKB-550) Specifications and appearance are subject to change without prior notice. T ype: Bass-reflex Input sensitivity/ impedance: 140 mV / 20 k Ω Maximu[...]

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