Onkyo TX-SR373 Owners Manual - English - Page 25

5 Listening to your system Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the QUICK MENU menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a setting doesn't appear in the QUICK MENU menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status of the receiver. QUICK MENU 1 SURR DSP Press QUICK MENU button. 2 Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this. 3 Use / to set it as necessary. See the table below for the options available for each setting. 4 Press to confirm and exit the menu. Setting/What it does Option(s) EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ) Switches on/off the effect of Acoustic Calibration EQ. ON OFF AV. SYN (A/V SYNC) Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match the presentation of the video. 0 ms to 500 ms (1 step : 5 ms) Default: 0 M.OPT (Advanced Music Optimizer)a Switches on/off the effect of Advanced Music Optimizer. (see Using the Advanced Music Optimizer on page 24) OFFb ON Setting/What it does Option(s) DUAL MONOc Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. CH1 - Channel 1 is heard only CH2 - Channel 2 is heard only CH1 CH2 - Both channels heard from front speakers F.PCM (Fixed PCM)d This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before OFF recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance. When ON is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem. OFF ON LATE NIGHT Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when listening to surround sound at low volumes). AUTOe OFF MID MAX HDMI (HDMI Audio) Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this receiver (AMP) or through to a TV (THRU). When THRU is selected, no sound is output from this receiver. AMP THRU A.DLY (Auto Delay)f This feature automatically corrects the audioto-video delay between components connected with an HDMI cable. The audio delay time is set depending on the operational status of the display connected with an HDMI cable. The video delay time is automatically adjusted according to the audio delay time. OFF ON 25 Setting/What it does Option(s) C.WIDTH (Center Width)g (Applicable only when using a center speaker) Spreads the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). Making the C.WIDTH setting "7" may cause no sound to be output from the center channel. 0 to 7 Default: 3 DIMEN. (Dimension)g Adjusts the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings). -3 to +3 Default: 0 PNRM. (Panorama)g Extends the front stereo image to include surround speakers for a 'wraparound' effect. OFF ON C.IMG (Center Image)h (Applicable only when using a center 0 to 10 Default: 3 speaker) Adjust the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect (NEO:6 MUSIC), 10 (NEO:6 CINEMA) from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to the center speaker only). a. You can change the Advanced Music Optimizer feature at any time by using M.OPT button. b. The default setting when the USB and BT AUDIO inputs are selected is ON. c. This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. d. This is not displayed by default. You need to change some settings on this unit to display the menu. (see Displaying the Fixed PCM Setting menu on page 26). e. The initial set AUTO is only available for Dolby TrueHD signals. Select MAX or MID for signals other than Dolby TrueHD. f. This feature is only available when the connected display supports the automatic audio/video synchronizing capability ('lip-sync') for HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set A.DLY to OFF and adjust the delay time manually. For more details about the lip-sync feature of your display, contact the manufacturer directly. g. Only available with 2-channel sources in DOLBY PLII MUSIC mode. h. Only when listening to 2-channel sources in NEO:6 CINEMA and NEO:6 MUSIC mode. 2 4 31