Adjusting the Listening Modes | Onkyo HT-S5100 manual

Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued

Neo:6 Music

■Center Image

The DTS Neo:6 Music listening mode creates 6-channel surround sound from 2-channel stereo sources. With this setting, you can specify by how much the front left and right channel output is attenuated in order to create the center channel. It can be adjusted from 0 to 5. The default value is 2.

When set to 0, the front left and right channel output is attenuated by half (–6 dB), giving the impression that the sound is located centrally. This setting works well when the listening position is considerably off center. When set to 5, the front left and right channels are not attenu- ated, maintaining the original stereo balance.

Dolby Digital Settings

■Dolby EX

This setting determines how Dolby EX signals are han- dled.

Auto: When the source is Dolby EX, you can select the Dolby EX listening mode.

Manual: When the source is Dolby EX, you can select any of the listening modes compatible with this format (e.g., Dolby EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, etc.).

T–D (Theater-Dimensional) Setting

■LstnAngl (Listening Angle)

With this setting, you can optimize the Theater-Dimen- sional listening mode by specifying the angle of the front left and right speakers relative to the listening position. Ideally, the front left and right speakers should be equi- distant from the listening position and at an angle close to one of the two available settings.

Front left speaker	Front right speaker
	20˚/40˚

Narrow: Select if the listening angle is 20 degrees. Wide: Select if the listening angle is 40 degrees

(default).

Multichannel Subwoofer Setting

■SW InSens

On some DVD players, the signal from the multichannel subwoofer output is 15 dB higher than normal. You can change the subwoofer sensitivity to match your DVD player. Note that this setting only affects signals con-

nected to the SUBWOOFER input jack of the multichan- nel DVD input.

You can select 0 dB (default), +5 dB, +10 dB, or +15 dB. If you ﬁnd that your subwoofer is too loud, try the +10 dB or +15 dB setting.

Using the Audio Settings

You can change various audio settings by pressing the [AUDIO] button.

1	Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-
	Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-
	lowed by the [AUDIO] button.

2	Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]
	buttons to select an item.

3	Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ]
	buttons to change the setting.

Repeat this step for the other settings.

The Audio Adjust settings are explained below.

Tone Control Settings

You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct listening mode is selected.

■Bass

You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output by the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.

■Treble

You can boost or cut high-frequency sounds output by the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.

Notes:

•To bypass the bass and treble tone circuits, select the Direct listening mode.

•This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [TONE], [–], and [+] buttons.

HT-S5100 specifications

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Onkyo HT-S5100 instruction manual Adjusting the Listening Modes, Using the Audio Settings

Models: HT-S5100