Using the Listening Modes

Selecting Listening Modes

For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 52.

The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes can only be selected if your DVD player is connected to the AV receiver with a digital audio connection (coaxial or optical).

Listening mode availability depends on the format of the current input signal.

While a pair of headphones is connected, you can select only the Mono, Direct, or Ste- reo listening mode.

Selecting on the AV Receiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

PRESET

 

 

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PURE AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PURE AUDIO

MULTI CH

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

AUX

TAPE

TUNER

C D

SETUP

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX INPUT

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP MIC

VIDEO

L AUDIO

R

 

DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT

TONE

 

STEREO

LISTENING MODE

 

 

RT/PTY/TP

MEMORY TUNING MODE

 

 

 

 

STEREO

LISTENING MODE

[STEREO] button

This button selects the Stereo listening mode.

LISTENING MODE []/[ ] buttons

Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all of the listening modes that can be used with the cur- rent input source.

Selecting with the Remote Controller

TV

VOL

CH

VOL

DISC

 

 

ALBUM

 

INPUT

 

 

 

GUIDE

 

 

PREVIOUS

TOP MENU

 

 

MENU

SP A / B

 

 

MUTING

 

ENTER

 

PLAYLIST/CAT

 

 

PLAYLIST/CAT

SETUP

 

 

RETURN

SURROUND

LISTENING MODE

STEREO

STEREO

SURROUND

 

 

,

 

AUDIO

SUBTITLE RANDOM

REPEAT

 

TEST TONE

CH SEL

LEVEL-

LEVEL+

 

 

 

PLAY MODE

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY

 

L NIGHT

CINE FLTR

 

 

 

VCR

DVD

HDD

 

 

 

RC-681M

 

 

[STEREO] button

This button selects the Stereo listening mode.

[SURROUND] button

This button selects the Dolby Digital and DTS listen- ing modes and the Neural Surround listening mode.

LISTENING MODE []/[ ] buttons

Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all of the listening modes that can be used with the cur- rent input source.

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Onkyo HT-SP904 instruction manual Using the Listening Modes, Selecting Listening Modes, Selecting on the AV Receiver

HT-SP904 specifications

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