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Contents
Introduction ..................................... 2
7.1ch Home Theater System
Connection .................................... 19
HT-S790
AV Receiver (HT-R540)
Turning On & First Time Setup..... 34
Front Speakers (SKF-540F)
Center Speaker (SKC-540C)
Surround Speakers (SKM-540S)
Surround Back Speakers (SKB-540)
Powered Subwoofer (SKW-540)
Basic Operation
Playing your AV components....... 36
Listening to the Radio.................. 38
Instruction Manual
Enjoying the Listening Mod
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within CAUTION: the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, magnitude to constitute a ri
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use For U.S. models only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- FCC Information for User out the permission of the copyright holder. CAUTION: 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- The user changes or modifications not expressly serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact approved by the party responsible for compliance could your Onkyo dealer. void the user’
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Speaker Precautions Placement Input Signal Warning • The speaker cabinets are made out of wood and are The speakers can handle the specified input power when therefore sensitive to extreme temperatures and used for normal music reproduction. If any of the follow- humidity, do not put them in locations subject to direct ing signals are fed to them, even if the input power is sunlight or in humid places, such as near an air condi- within the specified rating, excessi
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Enjoying Home Theater Speaker Sets A and B You can use two sets of speakers with the AV receiver: speaker set A and speaker 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 another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback. *Only analog input sources are output by speaker set B. Spea
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Package Contents Make sure you have the following items: AV receiver (HT-R540) Subwoofer (SKW-540) (Red) (White) Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6) Speaker cable for front speakers 15 ft. (4.5 m) Indoor FM antenna (Green) Speaker cable for center speaker 10 ft. (3 m) AM loop antenna (Blue) (Gray) (Brown) (Tan) Speaker cables for surround speakers 30 ft. (9 m) Front speakers (SKF-540F) RCA cable for subwoofer connection 10 ft. (3 m) Center speaker (SKC-540C) * In catalogs
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Features *1 OptiResponse, and OR-EQ are trademarks of Onkyo Cor- Amplifier poration. • 7-channel amplifier • 110 watts per channel rms into 8 ohms, 2 channels *2 driven at 1 kHz, less than 0.9% total harmonic distor- tion (FTC rating) Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are regis- • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry tered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. *1 • OR
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Getting Started in Five Easy Steps 1. Hookup Connect the AV receiver to your AV system. ☞ page 19 XM ANTENNA SURROUND BACK SURROUND FRONT CENTER SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS A SPEAKER AM FM 75 COMPONENT VIDEO L L DIGITAL IN VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN OUT COA Y XIAL VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD MONITOR OUT OPTICAL 1 PB V R R 2 PR S FRONT IN OUT IN IN SPEAKERS B PRE OUT 3 IN OUT IN IN OUT IN FRONT SURROUND CENTER SURR BACK L L L L SUB WOOFER REMOTE R CONTROL R R R SUB CD TAPE WOOFER VIDEO 2 VIDEO
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Contents Introduction Basic Operation Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Playing Your AV Components ................ 36 Basic AV Receiver Operation ..................... 36 Precautions .................................................3 Using the Multichannel DVD Input.............. 37 Speaker Precautions ..................................4 Displaying Source Information.................... 37 Enjoying Home Theater....................
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver Front Panel North American Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MASTER VOLUME TUNING PRESET STANDBY/ON STANDBY ENTER MULTI CH DVD TAPE TUNER C D RETURN SETUP VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VCR VIDEO 3 INPUT PHONES VIDEO LR AUDIO SPEAKERS DIGITAL TUNING AB TONE STEREO LISTENING MODE DISPLAY INPUT DIMMER MEMORY MODE CLEAR 89R JKL MNOPQ S T Other Models MASTER VOLUME TUNING PRESET STANDBY/ON STANDBY ENTER PURE AUDIO MULTI CH DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued J TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (44) Q TUNING MODE button (38) Used to adjust the bass and treble. Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM and FM radio. K STEREO button (46) R RETURN button Selects the Stereo listening mode. Selects the previously displayed setup menu. L LISTENING MODE [ ]/[ ] buttons (46) S SETUP button Select the listening modes. Used to access the setup me
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Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued Rear Panel B (North American model only) 1 3 4 5 6 7 XM ANTENNA SURROUND BACK SURROUND FRONT CENTER SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS A SPEAKER AM FM 75 COMPONENT VIDEO L L DIGITAL IN VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN OUT COA Y XIAL MONITOR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD OUT OPTICAL AC OUTLET PB V 1 R R AC 120V 60Hz SWITCHED TOTAL 120W 1A MAX. PR S 2 FRONT SPEAKERS B IN OUT IN IN PRE OUT 3 IN OUT IN IN OUT IN FRONT SURR
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Remote Controller Installing the Batteries Aiming the Remote Controller When using the remote controller, point it toward the AV To open the battery compartment, press receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 the small hollow and slide open the cover. Remote control sensor AV receiver STANDBY indicator Approx. 16 ft. Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) (5 m) 2 in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Notes: • The remote
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Remote Controller—Continued Using the Remote Controller RECEIVER/TAPE Mode Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be RECEIVER/TAPE mode is used to control the AV used to control up to seven different components. The receiver. It can also be used to control an Onkyo cassette remote controller has a specific operating mode for use recorder connected via . with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the six REMOTE MODE buttons. REC
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Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. P SETUP button Used to access the setup menus. A ON/STANDBY button (34) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. Q CINE FLTR button (50) Used with the CinemaFILTER function. B INPUT SELECTOR buttons (36) Used to select the input sources. R L NIGHT button (50) Used with the Late Night function. C MULTI CH button (37) S
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Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button DVD Mode Sets the DVD player to On or Standby. By default, the remote controller is set to control an B Number buttons Onkyo DVD player. Used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and times for locating specific points. To select your DVD player as the input source, press: C DISC +/– button Selects discs on a DVD changer. RECEIVER or 6 5 D TOP MENU button DVD MULTI CH Selects a
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Remote Controller—Continued A ON/STANDBY button CD/MD/CDR/HDD Mode Sets the component to On or Standby. By default, the remote controller is set to control an B Number buttons Onkyo CD player. Used to enter track numbers and times for locating specific points on CD/MD players. To select the input source, press: C DISC/ALBUM +/– button Selects discs on a CD changer, or the next or previ- 9 CD player C D ous album on an HDD-compatible component. R
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Speakers Subwoofer (SKW-540) For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A STANDBY/ON indicator ■ Front Red: Subwoofer in standby mode Green: Subwoofer on With the Auto Standby function, the SKW-540 automatically turns on when an input signal is detected in Standby mode. When there’s no input signal for a while, the SKW-540 automatically enters Standby mode. B OUTPUT LEVEL control (36) This control is used to adjust the volume of the sub- woofer. C LINE
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Connecting Your Speakers Speaker Connection Precautions Connecting Speaker Set A Read the following before connecting your speakers: The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals and speaker’s positive (+) terminals are color-coded for ease •You can connect speakers with an impedance of of identification. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are 8 ohms or higher. If you use speakers with a lower all black.) Match the color of each cable to the corre- impedanc
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Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor Connecting the AM Loop Antenna FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use only. The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Assemble the AM loop antenna, inserting 1 the tabs into the base,
