Onkyo SKC-340C manual

E n 5.1ch Home Theater System HT -S590 AV Receiv er (HT -R340) Fr ont Speakers (SKF-340F L/R) Center Speaker (SKC-340C) Surr ound 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. F ollo w[...]

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 F or British models Replacement and mounting of an A C plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPOR T ANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Li ve As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of[...]

5 Features HT -R340 A V Receiver • 100 W/channel into 6 ohms (FTC) • 100 W/channel into 6 ohms (DIN) • 120 W/channel into 6 ohms (JEIT A) • Dolby *1 Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II • DTS and DTS Neo:6 *2 5.1 • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • Massiv e High Current Power Supply (H.C.P .S.) trans- former • CinemaFIL TER • Non-Scaling[...]

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 . HT -R340 HT -R340 Remote controller & tw o batteries (AA/R6) Indoor FM antenna (Connector type varies from country to c[...]

7 Bef ore Using the A V receiver Some models hav e a voltage selector switch for compat- ibility with power systems around the w orld. Before you plug in this model, make sure that the v oltage selector is set to the correct voltage for your area. If it isn’ t, use a small screwdri ver to set it as appropriate. For e xample, if the voltage in you[...]

8 Fr ont & Rear P anels For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ST ANDBY/ON button (34) This button is used to set the A V recei ver to On or Standby . B ST ANDBY indicator (34) This indicator lights up when the A V receiv er is in Standby mode, and it flashes while a signal is being receiv ed from the remote controller . C R[...]

9 Front & Rear P anels —Continued J MEMOR Y button (39) This button is used when storing or deleting radio presets. K TUNING MODE button (38) This button is used to select the Auto or Manual tun- ing mode. L Arro w/TUNING/PRESET & ENTER buttons (48, 50–53) When the AM or FM input source is selected, the TUNING [ ] [ ] buttons are used t[...]

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 P ac kage A Speaker terminals These push terminals are for connecting the speaker to the HT -R340 with the supplied speaker cables. The supplied speaker cables are color -coded for easy identification. Simply connect each cable to the same-colored positiv e speaker terminal. B Ke yhole slots These keyhole slots can be used to w all-moun[...]

12 Remote Contr oller Including the A V receiv er, 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 [...]

13 Remote Controller —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ON/ST ANDBY button (34) This button is used to set the A V recei ver to On or Standby . B INPUT SELECT OR buttons (36) These buttons are used to select the input sources. C MUL TI CH button (37) This button is used to select the multichannel D VD input. D DI[...]

14 Remote Controller —Continued To set the remote contr oller 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 remote contr oller 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 remote contr oller 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 To set the remote contr oller to HDD mode, press the [HDD] REMO TE MODE button. A ON/ST ANDBY button This button sets the HDD component to On or Standby . B ALBUM +/– b utton This button selects the ne xt or previous album on an HDD component. C PLA YLIST [ ]/[ ] buttons These buttons select the pre vious or next[...]

18 Remote Controller —Continued T APE mode is used to control an Onkyo cassette recorder connected to the A V receiv er via . To set the r emote controller 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 Th[...]

19 Enjo ying Home Theater Y ou can use tw o sets of speakers with the A V recei ver: 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[...]

20 Connecting Y our Speaker s Read the following before connecting your speak ers: •Y ou can connect speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or higher . If you use speakers with a lo wer impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume le v- els for a long period of time, the built-in protection circuit may be activ ated. • Disconnect the power co[...]

21 Connecting Y our Speakers —Continued The speakers can easily be wall mounted by using the ke yhole slots. T o pre vent the speaker from vibrating against the wall, attach four of the supplied spacers to the ke yhole fins on the rear of each speaker . To mount the front or surround speakers v ertically , use the keyhole slot sho wn to hang eac[...]

22 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 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 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[...]

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 jack has shutter-type cov er that open when an optical plug[...]

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 select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the A V receiv er. The A V receiv er supports sev eral connection formats for compatib[...]

26 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 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 receiv er’ s COMPONENT VIDEO D VD IN jacks. And co[...]

27 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 recei ver’ s DIGIT AL IN CO AX- IAL jack. Y ou can enjo y Dolby and DTS listening modes with this connec[...]

28 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 C C A a Step 1: Video Connection (VCR to A V Receiver to TV) Connect your VCR’ s video output jack to the A V receiver’ s VIDEO 1 IN jack and connect the A V r[...]

29 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 receiv er’ s VIDEO 1 OUT jack to your VCR’ s video input jack. Step 2: Audio Connection Connect the A V receiv er’ s VIDEO 1 OUT L/R jacks to your VCR’ s audio input jacks. A a VCR, DVD recor der HT [...]

30 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 C C A a c b Satellite, cab le , set-top box, etc. Step 1: Video Connection Connect your set-top box’ s video output ja[...]

31 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[...]

32 Connecting Y our Components —Continued As of this printing, the Onkyo Remote Interacti ve Dock is the only HDD-compatible component av ailable. Connect your HDD-compatible component’ s analog audio output jacks to the A V receiv er’ s VIDEO 3 IN L/R jacks or T APE IN L/R jacks. Notes: • Connect the HDD-compatible component’ s video out[...]

33 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 recei ver is on Standby , it will automatically turn on and select that component as the input source. Similarly , when the A V recei ver [...]

34 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 [...]

35 Fir st Time Setup To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, you must connect your D VD player to the A V recei ver 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[...]

36 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 MENU TOP MENU SP A / B PLAYLI[...]

37 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 27 for hookup information. Note: • While the multichannel input is selected, the Speaker Configuration settings on page 52 are ignored, and signa[...]

38 Using the T uner W ith the built-in tuner , you can enjoy AM and FM radio stations. Y ou can store your f av orite stations as presets for quick selection. AM Frequency Step Setup (not North America and Europe) Here you can specify the AM frequency step used in your area. When this setting is changed, all radio presets are deleted. Note: • Thi[...]

39 Using the T uner —Continued Presetting Radio Stations Y ou can store up to 30 of your f av 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 flas[...]

40 Using the T uner —Continued Using RDS (European models onl y) RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailable. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was de veloped by the [...]

41 Using the T uner —Continued Displaying Radio T ext (R T) When tuned to an RDS station that’ s broadcasting R T text information, that information can be displayed. Notes: • The message “W aiting” may appear while the A V receiv er waits for R T information. • If the message “No T ext Data” appears on the display , no R T informat[...]

42 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 receiv er’ 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 [...]

43 Common Functions —Continued W ith this function, you can temporarily mute the output of the A V receiv er. To unmute the A V receiv er, 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 receiv er is set to Standby . W ith th[...]

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

45 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 24–33 for information on connecting your A V compon[...]

46 Using the Listening Modes See “ About the Listening Modes” on page 47 for detailed information about the listening modes. ■ [STEREO] button This button selects the Stereo listening mode. ■ [SURROUND] b utton (remote controller only) This button selects the Dolby Digital and DTS listen- ing modes. ■ LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons Pressi[...]

47 Using the Listening Modes —Continued About the Listening Modes W ith its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP pro- grams, the A V receiv er 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 so[...]

48 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[...]

49 Adjusting the Listening Modes —Continued PLII 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 [...]

50 Ad v anced 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. T o achie ve 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) more or le[...]

51 Adv anced Setup —Continued Speaker Levels W ith 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 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+] b[...]

52 Adv anced Setup —Continued Speaker Configuration 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 53[...]

53 Adv anced Setup —Continued Crosso ver 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 crossov er frequency according to the size and frequency response of your speakers. Notes: •F[...]

54 Adv anced Setup —Continued The following table sho ws the display indicators for each supported digital signal format. Normally , the A V recei ver 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 manually set the signal format to PCM or DTS: •[...]

55 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the A V receiver, 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 soo[...]

56 Tr oubleshooting —Continued • On the A V receiv er, the subwoofer 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[...]

57 Tr oubleshooting —Continued Can’t record? • On your recorder , make sure the correct input is selected. •T o prev ent signal loops and damage to the A V receiv er, input signals are not fed through to outputs with the same name (e.g., T APE IN to T APE OUT , or VIDEO 1 IN to VIDEO 1 OUT). The sound changes when I connect m y head- phones[...]

58 Specifications Amplifier Section Video Section T uner Section ■ FM ■ AM General ■ Video Inputs ■ Video Outputs ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs 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[...]

59 Specifications —Continued 5.1ch Home Theater Speaker Pac kage ■ P assive Subw oofer (SKW -340) ■ Front Speaker (SKF-340F) ■ Center Speaker (SKC-340C) ■ Surround Speaker (SKM-340S) Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. T ype: Bass-reflex type Passi ve Subwoofer Impedance: 6 Ω Maximum input power: 125 W O[...]

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