ONKYO SKW-520 User Manual

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A

STANDBY/ON indicator
Red:

 Subwoofer in standby mode

Green:  Subwoofer on

With the Auto Standby function, the SKW-520 
automatically turns on when an input signal is 
detected in Standby mode. When there’s no input 
signal for a while, the SKW-520 automatically 
enters Standby mode.

B

OUTPUT LEVEL control
This control is used to adjust the volume of the sub-
woofer.

C

LINE INPUT
This RCA input should be connected to the sub-
woofer pre out on your AV receiver, amp, or other 
receiver with supplied RCA cable.

If you are also using the HT-R520:
Connect this input to the subwoofer pre out of the 
HT-R520.

Note:
The Auto Standby function turns the subwoofer on when 
the input signal exceeds a certain level. If the Auto 
Standby function does not work reliably, try slightly 
increasing or decreasing the subwoofer output level on 
your receiver or amp.

Read the following before connecting your speakers:

• Turn off your amp before making any connections.

• Pay close attention to speaker 

wiring polarity. Connect positive 
(+) terminals to only positive (+) 
terminals, and negative (–) termi-
nals to only negative (–) termi-
nals. If the speakers are wired 
incorrectly, the sound will be out 
of phase and will sound unnatural.

• Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires. 

Doing so may damage your amp.

Example, adding the HT-R520:

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3

1

■ Rear

To AC outlet

■ Front

Use the supplied cables to connect each 
speaker’s input terminals to the corre-
sponding speaker output terminals on 
your AV receiver.
Match the color of each cable to the correspond-
ing speaker terminal.
To make a connection, while 
pressing the terminal lever, 
insert the wire into the hole, and 
then release the lever.
Make sure that the terminals are 
gripping the bare wires, not the insulation.

SKW-520

SKF-520FR

SKC-520C

SKM-520SR

SKM-520SL

SKB-520

SKF-520FL

Red

Green

White

Blue

Gray

Brown

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