Onkyo TX SR501 Owner Manual - Page 36

Using the Listening Modes-Continued Selecting the Listening Modes You can select the listening modes by using the following buttons: [DIRECT], [STEREO], [SURROUND], [DSP], and [A.STEREO] (the last button is available only on the remote controller). DIRECT STEREO STANDBY/ON A SPEAKERS B PHONES STANDBY DISPLAY SUBWOOFER DIMMER DIGITAL INPUT MODE MEMORY FM MODE CLEAR AUDIO SELECTOR DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VCR DIRECT STEREO SURROUND DSP PRESET/ADJUST TUNING SPEAKER ADJUST AUDIO ADJUST MASTER VOLUME TAPE TUNER C D VIDEO 3 INPUT S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DSP SURROUND DSP DIRECT SURROUND CABLE/SAT CD/DVD STEREO A.STEREO DTS-ES mode CH+ DTS mode Neo:6 mode Dolby Digital mode Dolby Pro Logic II mode Direct mode Stereo mode DSP mode (Orchestra, Unplugged, etc) Listening mode availability depends on the format of the currently selected input signal and the number of speakers that you are using. If you use less than the minimum number of speakers, some modes will not be available. See "About the Listening Modes" on page 34 for more information. Notes: • You cannot select a listening mode when the Multich input source is selected. See "Using the Multi-Channel Inputs" on page 29. • While speaker set B is on, or a pair of headphones are plugged in, you can only select the Direct or Stereo listening mode. 36 The options for each button are explained below: [DIRECT] button • This button selects the Direct listening mode, which can be used with PCM, analog, and 96 kHz PCM sources. [STEREO] button • This button selects the Stereo listening mode, which can be used with any source format. [SURROUND] button • With PCM and analog sources, you can select the Pro Logic II Movie, Pro Logic II Music, DTS Neo:6 Cinema, and Neo:6 Music listening modes. • With Dolby Digital 2-channel sources, you can select the Pro Logic II Movie and Pro Logic II Music listening modes. • With Dolby Digital sources with more than two or three channels, you can select the following: On: Dolby Digital EX listening mode. Off: Dolby Digital listening mode. Auto: If the source signal contains an EX flag, which is an identification code for Surround EX, the Dolby Digital EX listening mode is selected automatically. If not, the Dolby Digital listening mode is used. These options appear only if you're using, and have specified four or more speakers (see page 25). If you are using fewer speakers, the Dolby Digital listening mode is used. • With DTS sources, you can select the following: On: If the source signal contains a DTS-ES flag, which is an identification code for DTS-ES, the DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 or DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 listening mode is selected automatically. If not, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 is used. Off: The DTS listening mode is used for all DTS sources, even if a DTS-ES flag is present. Auto: If the source signal contains a DTS-ES flag, the DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 or DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 listening mode is selected automatically. If not, the DTS mode is used. These options appear only if you're using, and have specified four or more speakers (see page 25). If you are using fewer speakers, the DTS listening mode is used. [DSP] button The remote controller's [DSP] button works differently to the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E's [DSP] button. • TX-SR501/TX-SR501E [DSP] button:You can select the following Onkyo DSP modes: Orchestra, Unplugged, Studio Mix, TV Logic, and All Ch St. • Remote controller's [DSP] button: You can select all of the currently available listening modes (basic, surround, and DSP). You can use this button even when a remote controller mode other than RCVR/TAPE is selected (see page 40). [A.STEREO] button The button selects the All Ch St listening mode. (This button is available only on the remote controller).