Using the Listening Modes

Before Using Listening Mode

Listening Modes

sounds, vocals, and jazz music. By emphasizing the front stereo

The TX-DS777/676’s surround sound enables you to enjoy the pres-

image, it will simulate the acoustics in front of the stage.

STUDIO-MIX :This mode is suitable for rock and popular music.

ence of a movie theater or concert hall in your room.

Lively sounds with a powerful acoustic image will make you

Before using a listening mode, make sure the Speaker Setup param-

feel as if you are in a club.

eters have been set (refer to page 18 ~ 23). Once the parameters have

5CH STEREO : This mode is useful for background music. The

been set, it is not necessary to set them again.

front and surround channels will create a stereo image.

The configuration of the speakers are very important for the sur-

TV LOGIC : This mode offers a realistic acoustics of a TV pro-

round sound. Refer to “connecting speakers” on page 10.

gram being aired in the TV studio. It enhances the entire sur-

DOLBY DIGITAL Surround,

round sound and clarity of conversation.

DTS (Digital Theater System), MPEG Surround

DIRECT : This mode delivers pure sound with the minimum sound

This 5.1-channel digital surround format enables you to individu-

quality adjustment and filtration. To attain it, the sound recorded

for the Right and Left front channels is output to the Right and

ally record and play five full-range (20Hz–20kHz) channels (left

Left front speakers only and not output to the subwoofer.

and right front, center, two surround channels) plus an LFE channel

STEREO

(Low Frequency Effect) for the low-range effect sound. It will cre-

Select this mode when you do not wish to use the surround

ate a realistic sound that could be heard in the theaters and concert

mode. All input sound is output from the front speakers.

halls.

DOLBY DIGITAL: Select this option when you play a DVD video

that has a

mark.

• A system with L/R front and center speakers

DTS: Select this option when you play a DVD player, video disc, or

The following modes are available:

CD that has a

mark.

DOLBY 3 STEREO

MPEG(European model only):Select this option when you play a

The surround channel sound is output from the left and right

DVD video that has a

mark.

front speakers.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC Surround

STEREO

This surround format consists of four channels (left and right front,

This is a normal stereo mode. Surround mode is cancelled.

center, and monaural surround channels) and emphasizes the center

DIRECT

channel. This format is very effective for panning music, conversa-

See the description above.

tion, and three-dimensional sound movement output from three

• A system with L/R front speakers

front channels. It also simulates the atmosphere and surround ef-

The following mode is available:

fects of the sound reflected from the side and rear walls of the the-

STEREO

ater. Select this option when you play a VHS, VHS Hi-Fi, laser

This is a normal stereo mode.

disc, or DVD video that has a

mark.

DIRECT

Home THX Cinema Surround(TX-DS777 only)

See the description above.

DOLBY DIGITAL/DTS/DOLBY PRO LOGIC/MPEG THX CINEMA

In these modes, Dolby Digital/Dolby Pro Logic/DTS or MPEG

Surround is reprocessed using a technique called “Home THX pro-

DSP (Digital Signal Processor)

cessing.” Home THX processing was developed by the surround en-

gineers at Lucasfilm Ltd. for accurate reproduction of soundfields in

The DSP converts the audio signals into digital audio format to cre-

the home environment as the filmmaker intended, equivalent to

ate sound reflection. This yields an effect that makes you feel like

those obtained in a well-furnished movie theater. For Home THX

listening to a live performance.

Cinema Surround playback, we recommend that you use a THX

The following illustration shows how reflected sound reaches the

speaker system certified by Lucasfilm Ltd. (such as Onkyo's THX

audience in a concert hall. Onkyo's DSP and advanced technologies

speaker system HTS SYSTEM-2).

let you get such a sound reflection effect from the unit.

Surround modes incorporating Onkyo's original

Surround processing

Note:

Surround mode suitable for movie soundtracks

The concert hall effect is produced from the reflections and rever-

berations contained in the original recording. These are converted

In the following surround modes, additional processing is applied to

into reflected sound that is reproduced from four directions. Thus, in

the Dolby Digital/Dolby Pro Logic/DTS/MPEG Surround.

some cases an unnatural impression can be conveyed if there are too

ACTION

few reflections in the recording or if the effects in the original re-

Suitable for movie soundtracks involving a lot of special effect

cording were produced artificially.

sounds.

MUSICAL

Example: Sound reflection in a concert hall

Suitable for musical film soundtracks, where importance is placed

on the music, environmental sound, and front image.

Onkyo’s listening modes

Ceiling reflections

MONO MOVIE(TX-DS777 only) : This mode is suitable for play

back monaural recordings such as old movie soundtracks. The

center channel delivers unprocessed original sound, whereas the

Stage

Wall

other channels delivers processed center-channel sound with

reflections

appropriate reverberation. Thus, you can enjoy monaural sound

with the atmosphere of a movie theater.

ORCHESTRA : This mode is suitable for classics and opera music.

The center channel is cut and the surround channels are empha-

Direct sound

sized to widen the stereo image. It will simulate a natural rever-

beration that can be created in a large hall.

UNPLUGGED : This mode is suitable for acoustic instrumental

Wall reflections