What is a 12 Volt Trigger?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by StimpsonJCat

Yes that is what it is used for. You could use it to trigger an external amp.

Ok thanks. So I'm also guessing then, that whatever is plugged into it doesn't run off of power provided by the receiver, but is instead still plugged into the wall. So all this trigger does is signal a component to turn on/off and nothing more. Is this correct?

I suppose there is also some special cable/cord required for its use?

[StimpsonJCat]

Originally Posted by fireman325

Ok thanks. So I'm also guessing then, that whatever is plugged into it doesn't run off of power provided by the receiver, but is instead still plugged into the wall. So all this trigger does is signal a component to turn on/off and nothing more. Is this correct?

I suppose there is also some special cable/cord required for its use?

Yes. I think you just need a 1/8" mini cable.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by StimpsonJCat

Yes. I think you just need a 1/8" mini cable.

Thank you for the clarification. It's much appreciated.


Followup question: Does anyone make any cabinet cooling fans that work with the 12 volt trigger?

[StimpsonJCat]

Originally Posted by fireman325

Thank you for the clarification. It's much appreciated.


Followup question: Does anyone make any cabinet cooling fans that work with the 12 volt trigger?

That I don't know. Hopefully someone else does.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by StimpsonJCat

That I don't know. Hopefully someone else does.

That's cool. Thanks for explaining the trigger to me.

[solarrdadd]

fireman, unfortunately, your Onkyo TX-SR605 doesn't have pre-outs for 5 or 7 channel out (only a pre-out for a sub) so you cant' use it as a pre-pro and send your 5 or 7 channel output to an external amp which would have been "triggered" on. That is really odd. I haven't seen a receiver for a while, especially one from Onkyo that didn't have pre-outs. You do have 7.1 inputs for analog from a blu or dvd player. I may be wrong in this if you have changed receivers, I went with the receiver in your gallery.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by solarrdadd

fireman, unfortunately, your Onkyo TX-SR605 doesn't have pre-outs for 5 or 7 channel out (only a pre-out for a sub) so you cant' use it as a pre-pro and send your 5 or 7 channel output to an external amp which would have been "triggered" on. That is really odd. I haven't seen a receiver for a while, especially one from Onkyo that didn't have pre-outs. You do have 7.1 inputs for analog from a blu or dvd player. I may be wrong in this if you have changed receivers, I went with the receiver in your gallery.

No you are correct that I still have the Onkyo 605. I think that is the compromise with the 60X model from Onkyo. It decodes lossless over HDMI, but doesn't have pre-outs. The 606 doesn't have them either, and I haven't checked for sure on the new 607.

I was asking cuz I'm considering an upgrade that has the 12 volt trigger and wasn't sure what it did.