HT-S990THX_En.book Page 1 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Contents Introduction ..................................... 2 7.1ch THX Certified Digital Surround Receiver and Speaker Package Connection .................................... 19 HT-S990THX AV Receiver (HT-R940) Front Speakers (SKF-940F) Center Speaker (SKC-940C) Surround Speakers (SKM-940S) Surround Back Speakers (SKB-940) Powered Subwoofer (SKW-940) Turning On & First Time Setup..... 34 Basic Operation Playing your AV components .......
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 2 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 3 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder. 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not userserviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. Care—Occasionally you should dust the unit all over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild detergent and water.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 4 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Precautions—Continued Speaker Precautions For British models Placement Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 5 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Package Contents Make sure you have the following items: AV receiver (HT-R940) Subwoofer (SKW-940) (Red) Remote controller & two batteries (AA/R6) Indoor FM antenna AM loop antenna (White) Speaker cable for front speakers 15 ft. (4.5 m) (Green) Speaker cable for center speaker 10 ft. (3 m) (Blue) (Gray) (Brown) (Tan) THX Ultimate Demo Disc Speaker cables for surround speakers 30 ft.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 6 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Features Amplifier • 7-channel amplifier • 110 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.9% • WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) • Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry *1 THX is a trademark of THX Ltd. THX may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved. Surround EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used with permission.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 7 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Getting Started in Five Easy Steps 1. Hookup Connect the AV receiver to your AV system. ☞ page 19 COMPONENT VIDEO IN 3 IN 2 IN 1 SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS ANTENNA AM DIGITAL IN SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS A CENTER SPEAKER FM 75 L L R R OUT COA XIAL Y VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD OPTICAL 1 PB V PR S L L R R MONITOR OUT AC OUTLET AC 120V 60Hz SWITCHED 120W 1A MAX.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 8 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM 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 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 can be used in another room and offers 2-channel stereo playback. *Only analog input sources are output by speaker set B.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 9 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Contents Introduction Important Safety Instructions ....................2 Precautions .................................................3 Speaker Precautions ..................................4 Package Contents .......................................5 Features .......................................................6 Basic Operation Playing Your AV Components ................ 37 Basic AV Receiver Operation .....................
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HT-S990THX_En.book Page 11 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued I SPEAKERS A and B buttons (8, 37) P MEMORY button (40) Turn speaker sets A and B on or off. Used when storing or deleting radio presets. J TONE, [–], and [+] buttons (43) Q TUNING MODE button (39) Used to adjust the bass and treble. Selects the Auto or Manual tuning mode for AM and FM radio. K THX button (45) R RETURN button Selects the THX listening mode.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 12 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Getting to Know the AV Receiver—Continued Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 COMPONENT VIDEO IN 3 IN 2 IN 1 6 SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS ANTENNA AM DIGITAL IN 5 FRONT SPEAKERS A SURROUND SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER FM 75 L L R R OUT COA XIAL Y VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD OPTICAL PB 1 MONITOR OUT V AC OUTLET AC 120V 60Hz SWITCHED 120W 1A MAX.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 13 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Remote Controller Installing the Batteries 1 To open the battery compartment, press the small hollow and slide open the cover. Aiming the Remote Controller When using the remote controller, point it toward the AV receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below. Remote control sensor AV receiver STANDBY indicator 2 3 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 14 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued Using the Remote Controller RECEIVER/TAPE Mode Including the AV receiver, the remote controller can be used to control up to seven different components. The remote controller has a specific operating mode for use with each type of component. Modes are selected by using the six REMOTE MODE buttons. ■ RECEIVER/TAPE Mode In RECEIVER/TAPE mode, you can control the AV receiver and an Onkyo cassette recorder connected via .
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 15 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. A ON/STANDBY button (34) Sets the AV receiver to On or Standby. ■ Buttons used when the TUNER input is selected To select the Tuner (AM/FM) as the input source, press: B INPUT SELECTOR buttons (37) Used to select the input sources. RECEIVER 8 TUNER C MULTI CH button (38) Selects the multichannel DVD input. D DIMMER button (43) Adjusts the display brightness.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 16 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued DVD Mode By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo DVD player. To select your DVD player as the input source, press: RECEIVER or 6 DVD 5 A ON/STANDBY button Sets the DVD 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 MULTI CH Selects discs on a DVD changer.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 17 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Remote Controller—Continued CD/MD/CDR/HDD Mode By default, the remote controller is set to control an Onkyo CD player. Used to enter track numbers and times for locating specific points on CD/MD players. CD player C DISC/ALBUM +/– button CD RECEIVER MD or CD recorder 7 TAPE 7 Sets the component to On or Standby.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 18 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Speakers Subwoofer (SKW-940) 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-940 automatically turns on when an input signal is detected in Standby mode. When there’s no input signal for a while, the SKW-940 automatically enters Standby mode.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 19 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Speakers Speaker Connection Precautions Connecting Speaker Set A Read the following before connecting your speakers: • You can connect speakers with an impedance of 8 ohms or higher. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period of time, the built-in protection circuit may be activated. • Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 20 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 21 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Antennas—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available outdoor FM antenna instead. If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used in addition to the loop antenna, as shown.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 22 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components AV Connection Color Coding About AV Connections RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 23 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Audio and Video Signals to the AV Receiver By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver. : Signal Flow Video Video Audio Audio TV, projector, etc. Speakers (see page 19 for hookup details) DVD player, etc.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 24 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a TV or Projector Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your TV ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your TV ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection. • With connection a , you can listen to and record audio from your TV and listen via speaker set B.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 25 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a DVD player Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your DVD player ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of connection. Step 2: Audio Connection Choose an audio connection that matches your DVD player ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 26 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Hooking Up the Multichannel DVD Input If your DVD player supports multichannel audio formats such as DVD-Audio or SACD, and it has a multichannel analog audio output, you can connect it to the AV receiver’s multichannel DVD input.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 27 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback Hint! With this hookup, you can use your VCR’s tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVD recorder ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of connection.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 28 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording Step 1: Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVD recorder ( A or B ), and then make the connection. The video source to be recorded must be connected to the AV receiver via the same type of connection. Step 2: Make the audio connection a .
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 29 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top box, or Other Video Source Hint! With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs. Step 1: Video Connection Choose a video connection that matches the video source ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 30 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a CD Player or Turntable ■ CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp Step 1: Choose a connection that matches your CD player ( a , b , or c ). Use connection a for a turntable with a built-in phono preamp.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 31 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting an HDD-compatible Component As of this printing, the Onkyo Remote Interactive Dock is the only HDD-compatible component available. ■ For HDD-compatible components that don’t support video Connect your HDD-compatible component’s analog audio output jacks to the AV receiver’s TAPE IN L/R jacks.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 32 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder Step 1: Choose a connection that matches the recorder ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 33 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Connecting Your Components—Continued Connecting Onkyo Components Step 1: Make sure that each Onkyo component is connected to the AV receiver with an analog audio cable (connection a in the hookup examples) (see pages 24 to 32). Step 2: Make the connection. Step 3: If you’re using an MD, CDR, or HDD component, change the Input Display (see page 35).
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HT-S990THX_En.book Page 35 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM First Time Setup Assigning Digital Inputs to Input Sources 1 Changing the Input Display If you connect an -capable Onkyo MiniDisc recorder, CD recorder or next generation HDD-compatible component to the TAPE IN/OUT or VIDEO 2 IN jacks, for to work properly, you must change this setting. This setting can only be changed on the AV receiver.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 36 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM First Time Setup—Continued ON/STANDBY 2 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “1. Component,” and then press [ENTER]. 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select an input selector, and use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select: IN1: Select if the video component is connected to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1. IN2: Select if the video component is connected to COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2.
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HT-S990THX_En.book Page 38 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Playing Your AV Components—Continued Displaying Source Information ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE DVD RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR RECEIVER M D/CDR 1 2 3 V1 V2 V3 You can display various information about the current input source as follows.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 39 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Listening to the Radio ■ Manual Tuning Mode Listening to AM/FM stations 1 TUNER TUNING TUNING MODE Press the [TUNING MODE] button so that the AUTO indicator disappears from the display.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 40 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued ■ Tuning into Stations by Frequency You can tune into AM and FM stations directly by entering the appropriate frequency. ON/STANDBY Press the [MEMORY] button. The MEMORY indicator appears and the preset number flashes.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 41 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Using RDS (European Models Only) RDS only works with European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are available. When tuned into an RDS station, the RDS indicator appears. RDS indicator ■ What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method of transmitting data in FM radio signals. It was developed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is available in most European countries.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 42 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Displaying Radio Text (RT) 4 MASTER VOLUME TUNING PRESET ENTER STANDBY/ON STANDBY ENTER PURE AUDIO MULTI CH DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE CD TUNER RETURN SETUP VCR VIDEO 3 INPUT PHONES VIDEO SPEAKERS A B THX TONE LISTENING MODE DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT RT/PTY/TP MEMORY L AUDIO R TUNING MODE To start the search, press [ENTER].
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 43 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Common Functions This section explains functions that can be used with any input source. ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE Press [RECEIVER] first DVD RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR M D/CDR 2 CD 1 3 HDD V1 V2 4 V3 5 6 MULTI CH DVD 7 8 TAPE DIMMER 12 +10 0 --/--- DIMMER SLEEP VOL DISC ALBUM CABLE CLR D TUN SLEEP SAT ENT TV 1 TONE Press the AV receiver’s [TONE] button repeatedly to select either Bass or Treble.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 44 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Common Functions—Continued Using the Sleep Timer Adjusting Speaker Levels With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver so that it turns off automatically after a specified period. SLEEP Press the remote controller’s [SLEEP] button repeatedly to select the required sleep time. You can set the sleep time from 90 to 10 minutes in 10 minute steps. The SLEEP indicator appears on the display when the sleep timer has been set, as shown.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 45 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Using the Listening Modes Selecting with the Remote Controller Selecting Listening Modes TV For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 47. • While a pair of headphones is connected, you can select only the Pure Audio (not North American model), Mono, Direct, or Stereo listening mode.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 46 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Using the Listening Modes—Continued The following table shows which listening modes can be used with each input signal format. Source format 3/2.1 2/2.1 CD, TV, radio, cassette, etc. Listening mode DTS/DTS 96/24*2 Dolby Digital Analog, PCM*1 2/0 1/0, 1+1 Other 3/2.1 2/2.1 DVD, DTV, etc. DTS-ES 2/0 Discrete Matrix DVD, CD, etc.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 47 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Using the Listening Modes—Continued About the Listening Modes The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidelity and stunning surround sound. The illustration shows which speakers are active in each listening mode with 7.1 channel speaker system.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 48 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM 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 DVDs that bear the DTS-ES logo, especially those with a DTS-ES Matrix soundtrack. DTS Neo:6 This mode expands any 2-channel source for 6.1-channel playback.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 49 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Using the Listening Modes—Continued Using the Re-EQ ON/STANDBY REMOTE MODE DVD RECEIVER RECEIVER TAPE INPUT SELECTOR M D/CDR 1 2 3 V1 V2 V3 CD HDD 4 5 6 MULTI CH DVD 7 8 TAPE TV VCR 9 TUNER 10 CD 11 12 +10 0 --/--- DIMMER SLEEP VOL DISC ALBUM CLR D TUN CABLE SAT ENT TV CH VOL With the Re-EQ, you can soften overly bright movie soundtracks, which are typically mixed for reproduction in a movie theater.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 50 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Using the Listening Modes—Continued 4 Press the [SETUP] button. Setup closes. SETUP The Audio Adjust settings are explained below. 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 (default). Sub: The sub channel is output.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 51 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Using the Listening Modes—Continued LFE Level Setting With this setting, you can set the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for Dolby Digital and DTS. The level can be set to –∞, –10 dB, or 0 dB (default). If you find that the low-frequency effects are too loud when using one of these sources, set the level to –10 dB or –∞ dB. Vol Display With this preference, you can choose how the volume level is displayed.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 52 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Recording This section explains how to record the selected input source to a component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from different sources. Recording the Input Source You can only record to a component that’s connected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks. See pages 22–33 for information on connecting your AV components.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 53 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Advanced Setup Advanced Speaker Settings ON/STANDBY 3 Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “3. SP Distance,” and then press the [ENTER] button. 4 While “Unit” is displayed, use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “feet” or “meters”. feet: Distances in feet. Can be set from 1 to 30 feet in 1-foot steps. meters: Distances in meters. Can be set from 0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-meter steps.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 54 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Advanced Setup—Continued Speaker Levels With this function, you can adjust the volume of each speaker so that all speakers can be heard equally at the listening position. 4 Repeat step 3 so that the level of the test tone from each speaker is the same. Speakers that you set to No in the Speaker Configuration (page 55) do not output the test tone.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 55 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Advanced Setup—Continued Speaker Configuration settings only need to be changed if you’re not using the speakers in this package. These settings cannot be changed while headphones are connected, speaker set B is on, or the multichannel DVD input is being used. 5 Use the Down [ ] button to select “Surround,” and then use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to select Yes or No. Yes: Select if the surround speakers are connected.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 56 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Advanced Setup—Continued Digital Input Signal Formats Correcting Sound and Picture Sync The following table shows the display indicator for each digital signal format. Format Display Dolby Digital When using progressive scanning on your DVD player, you may find that the picture and sound are out of sync. With this setting, you can correct this by delaying the audio signals.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 57 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Controlling Other Components You can use the AV receiver’s remote controller (RC-650M) to control your other AV components, including those made by other manufacturers. This section explains how to enter the necessary remote control code for the component that you want to control (e.g., DVD player, TV, or VCR). 2 REMOTE MODE DVD M D/CDR CD While holding down the REMOTE MODE button that you want to set, press the [DISPLAY] button for 3 seconds.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 58 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Controlling Other Components—Continued Remote Control Codes for Onkyo Components Connected via Onkyo components that are connected via are controlled by pointing the remote controller at the AV receiver, not the component. This allows you to control components that are out of view, in a rack, for example. Resetting REMOTE MODE Buttons You can reset a REMOTE MODE button to its default remote control code.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 59 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Controlling Other Components—Continued To control another component, point the remote controller at it and use the buttons explained below. (You must select the appropriate remote control mode first.) With some AV components, certain buttons may not work as expected, and some may not work at all.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 60 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the 7.1ch THX Certified Digital Surround Receiver and Speaker Package, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, try resetting the AV receiver before contacting your Onkyo dealer. To reset the AV receiver to its factory defaults, turn it on and, while holding down the [VIDEO 1] button, press the [STANDBY/ON] button.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 61 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Troubleshooting—Continued • The surround back speakers are not used with all listening modes. Select another listening mode (page 47). • Not much sound may be produced by the surround back speakers with some sources. • Make sure the speakers are configured correctly (page 55). The subwoofer produces no sound • The level of the input signal was too low so the subwoofer entered Standby mode. Increase the subwoofer level slightly on the HT-R940.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 62 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Troubleshooting—Continued Tuner Reception is noisy, stereo FM reception suffers from hiss, or the FM STEREO indicator doesn’t appear • Relocate your antenna. • Move the AV receiver away from your TV or computer. • Listen to the station in mono (page 39). • When listening to an AM station, operating the remote controller may cause noise. • Passing cars and airplanes can cause interference. • Concrete walls weaken radio signals.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 63 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Troubleshooting—Continued The AV receiver contains a microcomputer for signal processing and control functions. In very rare situations, severe interference, noise from an external source, or static electricity may cause it to lockup. In the unlikely event that this happens, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait at least five seconds, and then plug it back in again.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 64 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Specifications Amplifier Section General Rated Output Power (FTC) All channels: 110 watts minimum continuous power per channel, 8 ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum total harmonic distortion of 0.9% Rated Output Power (IEC) 7 ch × 130 W at 8 ohms, 1 kHz, 1 ch driven Dynamic Power 230 W + 230 W (3Ω, Front) 170 W + 170 W (4Ω, Front) 120 W + 120 W (8Ω, Front) THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) 0.
HT-S990THX_En.book Page 65 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Specifications—Continued ■ Speaker ■ Powered Subwoofer (SKW-940) ■ Center Speaker (SKC-940C) Type: Acoustic Suspension Input sensitivity/impedance: 330 mV / 100 kΩ Maximum output power: 230 W (Dynamic Power) Frequency response: 20 Hz–100 Hz Cabinet capacity: 1.73 cubic feet (49 L) Dimensions (W × H × D): 14-15/16" × 17-1/16" × 16-7/8" (380 × 444 × 429 mm) Weight: 34.2 lbs. (15.
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HT-S990THX_En.book Page 68 Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:01 AM Sales & Product Planning Div. : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, JAPAN Tel: 072-831-8023 Fax: 072-831-8124 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A. Tel: 201-785-2600 Fax: 201-785-2650 http://www.us.onkyo.com/ ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH Liegnitzerstrasse 6, 82194 Groebenzell, GERMANY Tel: +49-8142-4401-0 Fax: +49-8142-4401-555 http://www.eu.onkyo.
