Enjoying multi channel sources

SURROUND DIRECT

DIRECT

SURROUND

Before operating the DIRECT or

SURROUND

Press RCVR/TAPE. This button may be in a slightly different position on your remote controller.

AUDIO SELECTOR DVD

TAPE

CH SEL LEVEL 5/

AUIO SEL DVD

Using analog multi channel input

The multi channel input refers to a system, which is compatible with a source component equipped with analog 5.1-channel outputs (DVD player, MPEG decoder, etc.), reproducing the left/right front, center and left/right surround channels from five respective speakers and outputting the subwoofer channel from SUB WOOFER (refer to page 13).

1.Press DVD.

2.Press AUDIO SELECTOR on the unit or AUDIO SEL on the remote controller repeatedly to select “Multich”.

3.Turn on the component connected to the DVD (FRONT L/R, SURR L/R, CENTER and SUBWOOFER) port and start playing the desired media.

Check that the DVD player is set for multi channel output. See instruction manual supplied with your DVD player for details.

4.If necessary, press CH SEL on the remote controller to select an individual speaker. Then press LEVEL 5/to adjust the output level as desired.

Adjust the speaker output level so that you can hear the same sound level from each speaker at the listening position. For the front right, front left, center, surround right and surround left speakers, the output levels can be adjusted between Ð12 to +12 dB in 1 dB steps. The subwoofer can be adjusted between Ð 30 to +12 dB.

The volume levels from the speakers reproducing multi channel input source are independent from the speaker levels set using the test tone (page 20). These settings are not applied to speakers reproducing multi channel input source.

Applying the audio tone adjustment (Bass/Treble) effects to the audio

Before operating the remote controller, press RCVR/TAPE. Press DIRECT on the unit or remote controller to set ÒTone OffÓ.

Press SURROUND on the unit or remote controller to set ÒTone OnÓ.

Refer to page 30 to adjust audio.

Notes

¥ÒMultichÓ can be selected only when DVD is selected as the input source.

¥The surround mode cannot be selected when ÒMultichÓ is selected. Also, if ÒMultichÓ is selected during use of a surround mode, it is canceled automatically.

¥Regardless of the speaker configuration, the input signal will be output to each corresponding speaker. For example, even if the speaker configuration is set to 2 ch, sound comes from all speakers.

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Onkyo HT-R420 appendix Enjoying multi channel sources, Before operating the Direct or, Using analog multi channel input