According to the FTC complaint detailing the charges, the 1982 FTC order prohibits Onkyo from taking any course of action to fix prices or maintain the resale prices at which its products would be sold. The FTC vote to file the complaint and proposed consent judgment in court was 5-0. They were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this morning. The settlement requires the court's approval to become binding. A consent judgment is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission of a law violation.
Consent judgments are subject to court approval and have the force of law when signed by the judge.