Onkyo TX-DS676 Owner Manual - Page 36

Using the listening modes The LISTENING MODE button names on the unit may vary depending on the model. TX-DS777 USA&Canadian model DIRECT LISTENING MODE STEREO /DTS THX SURROUND DSP TX-DS777 Others DIRECT LISTENING MODE STEREO /DTS/MPEG THX SURROUND DSP TX-DS676 European model DIRECT LISTENING MODE STEREO /DTS/MPEG 5CH STEREO SURROUND DSP TX-DS 676 Others DIRECT LISTENING MODE STEREO /DTS 5CH STEREO DSP SURROUND Using the listening modes Pressing the DSP button and then rotating the SMART SCAN CONTROLLER lets you view all the listening modes. You can select directly from four listening modes. The mode you can select may vary depending on where the unit is purchased. DIRECT : Press this button if you wish to enjoy pure direct sound. STEREO : Press this button to listen to a normal stereo audio. /DTS/MPEG( /DTS) : Press this button when you wish to play Dolby ProLogic, Dolby Digital, DTS Surround, (or MPEG) software. 5CH STEREO(TX-DS676) : Press this button to play 5-ch stereo sound (see the previous page). THX(TX-DS777) : Press this button when THX speakers are used. Notes: • To play a Dolby digital/DTS or MPEG Surround source, you need to connect the sound source with a correct digital input connector. • When you play the Dolby digital/DTS or MPEG Surround source, the receiver automatically enters Dolby Digital Surround (stereo)/DTS or MPEG Surround (stereo) mode respectively. THX Movies which have been encoded in Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG and Dolby Pro Logic can all benefit by activating the THX mode. THX should be activated only when watching movies which were mixed for playback in large movie theatre environments. THX need not be activated for music, movies that were made especially for television or shows such as sports programming, talk shows, etc. This is because they were mixed in a small room environment. Dial norm Dialogue Normalization (Dial Norm) is a feature of Dolby Digital. When playing back software which has been encoded in Dolby Digital, sometimes you may see a brief message in the front panel display which will read Dial Norm XdB (X being a numeric value). Dialogue Normalization serves to let you know if the source material has been recorded at a higher or lower level than usual. For example, if you see the following message: Dial Norm +4dB in the front panel display, to keep the overall output level constant just turn down the volume control by 4dB. In other words, the source material that you are listening to has been recorded 4dB louder than usual. If you do not see a message, then no adjustment of the volume control is necessary. 3 ** Input Selector ** Input = DVD OPTICAL 1 Digital Input Setup Video Assign Setup IntelliVolume Setup Listening Dolby Mode= Pro Logic THX Cinema • Selecting an Listening mode using the on-screen display Instead of using the Listening mode buttons, you can use on-screen display to select the desired input source. 1. Press the OSD MENU button. 2. Select "Input Selector" and then press the right edge of the ENTER/Cursor button. 3. Press the upper or lower edge of the ENTER/Cursor button to select "Listening mode" and then press the right or left edge of the button to select an listening mode. 4. Press the center of the ENTER/Cursor button, or press the EXIT button, to exit the setup mode. 36