Using the Listening Modes

Selecting Listening Modes

See “About Listening Modes” for detailed information about the listening modes (37).

Listening Mode Buttons

Press RECEIVER first.

PURE AUDIO MOVIE/TV, MUSIC, GAME, THX

MUSIC GAME

MOVIE/TV THX

MOVIE/TV button

This button selects the listening modes intended for use with movies and TV.

MUSIC button

This button selects the listening modes intended for use with music.

GAME button

This button selects the listening modes intended for use with video games.

THX button

This button selects the THX listening modes.

PURE AUDIO button

This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selected, the AV controller’s display and video circuitry are turned off. Only video signals input through HDMI input can be output from an HDMI output(s). Pressing this button again will select the pre- vious listening mode.

If you turn Zone 2 on during the Pure Audio listening mode, the previous listening mode will be selected.

The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes can only be selected if your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player is connected to the AV controller with a digital audio connection (coaxial, optical, or HDMI).

The listening modes you can select depend on the format of the input signal. To check the format, see “Displaying Source Information” (26).

While a pair of headphones is connected, you can select the following listening modes: Pure Audio, Mono, Direct, and Stereo.

The listening modes cannot be used while you are listening to sound through your TV speakers coming from components connected to the AV controller (“TV Sp On” appears on the front panel).

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Onkyo PR-SC5508 instruction manual Using the Listening Modes, Selecting Listening Modes, Listening Mode Buttons