Selecting the Sound Effect, Surround Mode

Selecting the Sound Effect

The DVD Receiver will automatically detect the sound system when DOLBY DIGITAL Surround ( ), DTS Surround (), or

D I G I T A L

PCM DIGITAL (2 channel digital stereo) is played back. The sound system appears in the DVD Receiver's display.

Lights up when PCM DIGITAL (2 channel digital stereo) sound is reproduced.

Lights up when DOLBY DIGITAL Surround sound is reproduced.

Lights up when DTS Surround sound is reproduced.

Changing the output sound signal format of the DVD video/audio CD

You can change the format of the sound signal being output via the speakers and output jacks using the menu (see page 40).

This means, for example, even if DOLBY DIGITAL Surround sound is played by the DVD Receiver, you can output sound to the speakers in the 48 kHz/16 bit format, which enables you to use the DSP sound effects below instead of DOLBY DIGITAL Surround.

Using Onkyo's original sound effects – DSP (Digital Signal Processor) selection

While playing back sources other than DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS Surround sounds, you can select the desired DSP mode.

SENDING/	LEVEL SETUP
LEARNED	DVD RECEIVER	TV

Basic

STANDBY/ ON	OPEN/CLOSE	DOWN	UP	PAUSE	STOP	PLAY
STANDBY
							SURROUND
POWER						Re - EQ	MODE
		VIDEO 1		VIDEO 2	DVD

ON OFF						INPUT SELECTOR		LATE NIGHT
					TAPE/MD	T V	F M	A M
PHONES	SPEAKER	PRESET /			PRESET
DISPLAY	SETUP CH LEVEL	MODE ADJ	ENTER	TUNING	MEMORY FM MUTE

MODE

			MASTER VOLUME
O	W	N	UP
O	W
D

BASSTREBLE

SURROUND MODE

POWER

ON STANDBY SLEEP DIMMER DISPLAY

TITLE		MENU	SURROUND MODE
	ENTER		INPUT SELECTOR
	ENTER		DVD	TV
RETURN		SETUP	VIDEO 1	TAPE
CH SEL			VIDEO 2	TUNER
1	2	3
TEST	LEVEL		AUDIO	SUBTITLE
TONE			AUDIO	SUBTITLE
4	5	6
			ANGLE	ZOOM
7	8	9
		SEARCH	CLEAR	OPEN/
		SEARCH	CLEAR	CLOSE

+10 0

FR PAUSE FF POWER MUTING

TV/ VCR

DOWN PLAY UP CHANNEL

Operation

SURROUND MODE	RANDOM STOP SLOW	PRESET
		TUNER
	REPEAT A-B MEMORY	VOLUME
	REMOTE CONTROLLER	RC-399M

Remote controller

SURROUND MODE

Press SURROUND MODE on the remote controller or DVD					DSP indicator
Receiver repeatedly until the desired DSP mode appears					DSP indicator
Receiver repeatedly until the desired DSP mode appears
in the DVD Receiver's display.

The DSP indicator lights up when one of the DSP modes is selected.

Each press of the button changes the DSP mode as follows:

DVD Receiver

SURROUND

MODE

STEREO→DOLBY PRO LOGIC*→ORCHESTRA→UNPLUGGED→STUDIO-MIX→TV LOGIC→5CH STEREO

−

*If "NONE" is set to the surround speakers’ configurations, "3 STEREO" (DOLBY 3 STEREO) appears instead of "DOLBY PRO LOGIC.”

If "NONE" is set to the center speaker’s and surround speakers’ configurations, this selection will be skipped.

Notes

•When DOLBY DIGITAL Surround sound is reproduced, you can select only "DOLBY DIGITAL" or "STEREO."

•When DTS Surround sound is reproduced, you can select only "DTS" or "STEREO."

•When MPEG2 sound source is reproduced, no other but only “STEREO” can be selected.

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