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wke002
post Jun 4 2009, 05:50 PM

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Was in Desa last weekend and got the onkyo 606 plus the jamo 606, combo sale. today is the 3rd day enjoying every bit...maybe because my prv set was a complete all in one...the sound fm this is a blessing.

yesterday found out, in the av, there is a fan kah? when the fan starts, its quite loud(did not switch on the air con yesterday, only the ceiling fan. does anyone face this sound. the volume watching movie, i have turn up to 45 and the sound fm the fan is noticeable.

just want to ask before i bring this issue to Desa. Thanks,
wke002
post Jun 5 2009, 08:06 AM

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QUOTE(HornyAngMoh @ Jun 4 2009, 11:03 PM)
For Onkyo 875 there are two fan (3") located inside the casing front left & right part. So far without fan on, the temp is 61C but with both DIY fan on the temp is just 48C. So it run very cool. I use 3.6V power supply to run two 6" notebook cooling fan so it run very quite. Now if I use 12V power supply the fan will be at max speed & very noisy. Temp not much diff. Ho[pe this infor help for Onkyo owner. smile.gif
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Ahem...am no tech savy here but i know of the fan which run on 12V noisy. Please confirm am reading it correct. I go buy 2 inch notebook fan, maybe modified into casing but am totally clueless on 3.6V power, means do you get the adapter(the one can change voltage at the charger) and hook up both fan wire?

Movies was fantastic or basically playing DVD but CD music...ahem maybe if got space to get 2 bookshelf speaker(for music one) to add in.

Desa was offering rm5300 i think(dun hv invoice with me) coz i also bought dvd player with karaoke for my kids
wke002
post Jun 5 2009, 12:10 PM

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QUOTE(HornyAngMoh @ Jun 5 2009, 08:50 AM)
Don't buy the 2" notebook fan lah. Buy two 6" notebook cooling fan, ngam ngam to cover the Onkyo top backside ( very hot area due to pic processing pcb ). I have to use 3.6v charger as it reduce the two cooling fan rpm, hence very quite, if I use 12V the two fan will be at max rpm so very noisy. The two fan is to 'suck' out the hot air trapped inside the Onkyo avr. Now if u don't want to use fan u can just take out the Onkyo casing. It will be 'cool' also but don't look nice. tongue.gif
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how does 3.6v charger look like. i am seeing using handphone charger!!! did not take notice but if handphone charger is 3.6v, means the tip hv to cut off and split the wire to the 6" notebook fan?

our house dimmer(some used for fan speed control), will it work with 6"notebook fan hook up to the dimmer and dimmer using the normal outage?

sorry to ask silly question as tonight plan to go summit subang(low yatt too far) and get whatever to power up the fan tonight. tmw kids come back, difficult to do any diy.
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post Jun 8 2009, 02:16 PM

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QUOTE(HornyAngMoh @ Jun 5 2009, 01:07 PM)
Aiyah! Any hp charger will so long as got USB power lah as notebook cooling fan is powered by USB. Do make sure u buy the right hp/charger withe the correct plug to fit ur avr ac outlet socket. smile.gif
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solly ah...dun quite catch what u say. yesterday was in carrefour under the computer section, a lot of fans but all plug into USB. my onkyo 606 no have usb port nor any AC outlet. my pionner dvd player got one USB port, will that do or will the fan run if plug in. so not sure why still need hp charger. a bit confused here....
wke002
post Jun 15 2009, 04:37 PM

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bought a fan which just plug into AC outlet. its reasonably quite. cannot hear watching exciting movie brows.gif

want to ask, why am getting a lot of mini electrical shock fm the AV and also my DVD player when touch. my wife also got it once a while. it goes to the extend of holding the microhone sometimes. is my power outlet to near or any way to prevent such shock.
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post Jun 15 2009, 05:17 PM

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QUOTE(dopp @ Jun 15 2009, 04:49 PM)
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Can please share how to earth it.... appreciate if there are various option.
wke002
post Jun 18 2009, 09:20 PM

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After like 2 weeks, finally got a bit of time to read the manual. Phew.....sure is a lot of stuffs. I check my dvd(no hdmi) has this component video cable. its now connected using composite video cable. can someone recommend me what brand to get for component video cable, less than rm100 and more importantly where to get one.

am still quite blur. why is the AV have video in and video out. Does the video signal goes in and come out better than say dvd player direct to tv. i can understand audio but not video into AV. Is that upscaling? I currently hv conventional tv, would that make a difference.

my jamo tower front speaker got 2 terminals. but they connect only using 1 terminal(one +, one -). I cannot find any instruction manual on Jamo why got this 2 terminal. Is that Bi-Amping? I read the AV manual on Bi-Amping and regret i dunno how its been connected(yes, even with the picture).

Is outdoor TV antenna can be used to connect to FM? and the manual says to ground it. how to ground outdoor antenna.

Sorry if someone could help.
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post Jul 6 2009, 05:33 PM

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fix monster cable speaker wire and oso monster digital optic(one wire) and the video monster 3 component video on my conventional tv, wah....got difference...if lcd better still. I try BI-AMP and initiall tot something wrong as the sound suddenly went so bad. later read manual need to set avr to bi-amp, now getting the sound i want.

hv also come across this 4ohm, 6 ohm. my jamo floor standing is 6 ohm, so should i set to 6ohm or 4 ohm on the avr ah... if i read the manual it says set 4ohm if speaker is fm 4-6. correct ah...

what is that you yr onkyo got -db whereas mine 606 only the normal volume 1-80.
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post Jul 11 2009, 08:45 AM

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QUOTE(HornyAngMoh @ Jul 6 2009, 07:10 PM)
Set it to 6-8ohm value. My 876 got vol selection. Normally I set it to read 1-99. Other avr is in db reading so to compare their reading I can set it to db also. Normally I use up to 50 which is the same as -32db.
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thanks, will set to 6ohm. the astro audio output(only one output) is currently connect direct to tv and tv to avr. coz while kids watching their show, no need everytime switch avr. i went thru the manual and could not find what i need.

can astro audio goes to avr input and avr out to tv without switching on avr, the tv will draw the natural signal fm avr-astro, like by pass. all i know is to get a splitter, one to tv, one to avr but scared not nice as want invest in a good cable if can go fm astro to avr and avr to tv without switching on the avr.

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post Jul 11 2009, 04:33 PM

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QUOTE(HornyAngMoh @ Jul 11 2009, 10:03 AM)
Yes u could use two splitter ( R&L ) or commonly call Y-cable to connected astro audio out to ur TV audio in & Onkyo audio in. To enjoy better sound just on the avr. He! He! For peasant like me I will just use cheapo RCA cable, u can find cheapo Y-cable in car accessory shop or even cheaper the Y adapter.
Anyway I never do this connection as I don't use the astro FM.
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Thanks Again. i might have a fren coming in fm uk that might want him to get for me the banana plug. this banana plug is used to plug into our speaker and also into our avr right? i saw the picture of banana and it will fit into our current screw type?
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post Jul 14 2009, 10:06 PM

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Been reading the manual on my 606 for two days liao(either me england no good or not a tech savy). I need to check and ask.

1. Astro S video out to AVR and S video or component fm avr to crt tv. If i connect direct fm astro s video to tv direct, what is the difference. would it provide any difference in video? i would than have to invest 2 s video instead of one.

2. same for dvd player out to avr component video and avr component video to crt tv. same like above, 2 sets of component video to invest.

Both of above option, by inputting into avr and out to tv, would the signal be better against direct to tv? I could not find in the manual to state that it would upscale for using s video or component video. just want to ask to make sure no wasting investment in 2 sets.

no lcd so also no understand but for reference sake, if i hv an lcd tv with hdmi, will output fm dvd player using s video or component video to avr and avr to lcd using hdmi cables, would that enhance/convert the video signal or just normal. if normal, than how to get upscaling?

sorry ask so many question ah...but thank you in advance if could enlighten.

on the speaker connecting, i think its still virgin as only used the screw but hv not unscrew completly to remove the cap. decide not to buy the banana as too expensive..after the pound connection.

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post Feb 12 2010, 03:09 PM

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QUOTE(anfieldude @ Feb 9 2010, 12:05 PM)
Looks like u're out of luck.

I would suggest sending an email to tech support for the Pace updated codes.
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Same here, my TX-sr606 can get the Astro to work. the code is on a separate piece of paper. finally give up and instead used astro command, in fact luckily as my children already destroy the astro command and just bought a new one. imagine the onkyo remote destroy...alamak $$$$ to spend.



 

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