If you own a 656, help me! - SMR Forum 4 Archive 2

If you own a 656, help me!

Posted by Jerry [IP: 128.163.9.15] on December 01, 1998 at 16:59:53:

In Reply to: If you own a 656, help me! posted by Jaime Rinders on November 30, 1998 at 16:13:49:

>
>     I'm on the verge of taking the > plunge with the 656. I just want to
>     triple check everything.
>
>     1) The unit doesn't have S-video > switching, but it DOES switch for
>     the DVD and front-panel S-vid?

The 656 has S-video switching for all video inputs, including the front-panel.

> 2) Does the on-screen-display work > through the s-video?

I'm almost positive that according to the manual, the OSD is only active from the composite output. I have not verified this, though.

> 3) The cooling fan... at the store > it was annoying, going on and
> off literally every 30 seconds. Is > it noticable?

Sounds like you've already noticed it. ;)
Depends on various factors such as the impedance of your speakers, bass content, 3D bass on/off, but, yes, it has the potential to be annoying. It does seem to come on too often/early in my opinion. There is an un-confirmed rumour that Onkyo will "fix" it.

> 4) Can you assign any of the > digital ins to any input? (Can I make
> the CD optical or coax?)

As noted, yes.

> Also- any other quirks????????

I consider a "learning" remote that only learns 12 keys to be a "quirk".

According to SR review of the 555, the sub output level must be kept at -16 or lower, or the output will overload at moderate volumes. This will require the gain on the sub amp to be set quite high, in my experience. (See the testing section of the article).

Minor quirk: remote speakers do not get the benefit of tone controls, presumably because they use the surround channel amps.

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