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Basic Operation—Continued

Selecting Listening Modes

This section explains how to select the listening modes.

Standby/On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Volume

Standby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct/

 

Zone 2 (GRN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pure Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

Rec (RED)

DVD

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Tape

Tuner

Phono

CD

Net Audio

Pure Audio U psampling

Selector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 1

 

VCR 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phones

Zone 2 Level

Rec Out

Zone 2

Off

Stereo

Surround

THX

DSP

Dimmer

Memory

FM Mode

Setup

Tuning

Enter

Preset

Return

 

Video 5 Input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital

S Video

Video

L

Audio

R

3

 

1 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Use the input selector buttons to

 

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select the AV component.

Notes:

•You cannot select any listening modes while the Mul- tich input source is selected.

•Depending on the number of speakers that you con- nect, and the format of the input signal, you may not be able to select all of the listening modes.

■[Pure A] button (remote controller)

This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode.

■[Direct] button (remote controller)

This button selects the Direct listening mode.

■[Direct/Pure Audio] button (DTR-8.4)

This button selects the Direct and Pure Audio listening modes. The PURE AUDIO indicator lights up while the Pure Audio listening mode is selected.

■[Stereo] button

This button selects the Stereo listening mode.

■[Surround] button

This button selects the following listening modes for use with 2-channel analog input sources: Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby Pro Logic II Music, DTS Neo:6 Cinema,

DVD

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Tape

Tuner

Phono

CD

Net Audio

 

or

Remote

controller

On the remote controller, roll the scroll wheel to select the input source and remote controller mode.

Note:

If neither the [Input] nor [Mode] button is illuminated, the input source and remote controller mode are selected simultaneously. If either button is illu- minated, press the illuminated button first.

and DTS Neo:6 Music.

If the current input source is digital, you can select Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS, DTS-ES, or DTS Neo:6 with this button. (see “Using the Digital Surround Modes” on page 60).

When a multichannel input source is selected, “Tone On” appears on the display, and you can adjust the bass and treble (see page 68).

■[THX] button

This button selects the THX listening modes. With 2- channel input sources, THX can be applied to Dolby Pro Logic II Movie or DTS Neo:6 Cinema.

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Start playback on the selected AV

 

 

 

 

component.

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On the DTR-8.4, use the [Direct/

 

 

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Pure Audio], [Stereo], [Sur-

Stereo Surround THX

DSP

round], [THX], or DSP [ ]/[ ]

 

 

 

 

buttons to select a listening

 

 

mode.

or

 

On the remote controller, press

Remote

 

the scroll wheel, and then use the

controller

 

[Surround], [THX], [All CH ST],

 

 

 

 

[Stereo], [Pure A], [Direct], or

 

 

DSP [ ]/[ ] buttons to select a

 

 

listening mode.

The THX listening modes can be selected if the current input source is either analog or digital. If it’s digital, you can use this button to apply THX to DTS or DTS-ES (see “Using the Digital Surround Modes” on page 60).

■DSP []/[ ] buttons

These buttons are used to select Onkyo’s own DSP lis- tening modes—Orchestra, Unplugged, Studio Mix, etc., and Mono or Theater-Dimensional.

■[All CH ST] button (remote controller)

This button selects the All Ch Stereo listening mode.

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DTR-8.4 specifications

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