Listening Mode Presets, Dolby Digital Settings

Adjusting the Listening Modes—Continued

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 or THX Surround 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

■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
	30˚

Narrow: Select if the angle is less than 30 degrees. Wide: Select if the angle is greater than 30 degrees.

LFE Level Settings

■DSD

Sets the level of the LFE channel for DSD sources.

■Multich PCM

Sets the level of the LFE channel for multichannel PCM sources. (Multichannel PCM is input via HDMI.)

Listening Mode Presets

On the Listening Mode Preset menu, you can specify a default listening mode for each of the audio formats sup- ported by each input selector. The AV controller will then select the listening mode automatically depending on the format of the input signal. You can still select the other listening modes, although the default listening mode will be used the next time you turn on the AV con- troller.

		INPUT SELECTOR
		MACRO
	1		2			3			ZONE3
		REMOTE MODE
	DVD	VCR			CD				ZONE2
					CDR/MD
	TV	CABLE			DOCK				RECEIVER	RECEIVER
		SAT							TAPE/AMP	RECEIVER
	DIMMER								SLEEP
				ENU	M	EN
		M				EN	U
		OP					U
		T
ENTER	+
	CH			ENTER					VOL
	DISC			ENTER					VOL
	ALBUM
	-	G
		G		UIDE	IT
SETUP	PREV			UIDE	EX
	PREV	S						N
	CH	ETUP			RETU
	DISPLAY								MUTING
1 RECEIVER	Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE
1 RECEIVER	MODE button, followed by the

[SETUP] button.

The main menu appears onscreen.

SETUP

With these settings, you can set the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel individually for Dolby Digital, DTS, and multichannel PCM sources. The level can be set to –∞, –20 dB, –10 dB, or 0 dB (default).

If you ﬁnd that low-frequency effects are too loud when using one of these sources, change the setting to –20 dB or –∞dB.

■Dolby Digital

Sets the level of the LFE channel for Dolby Digital sources.

■DTS

Sets the level of the LFE channel for DTS sources.

■Dolby TrueHD

Sets the level of the LFE channel for Dolby TrueHD sources.

■DTS-HD Master Audio

Sets the level of the LFE channel for DTS-HD Master Audio sources.

ENTER

Use the Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to select “5. Listening Mode Preset,” and then press [ENTER].

The Listening Mode Preset menu appears.

5.Listening Mode Preset

1.DVD

2.VCR/DVR

3.CBL/SAT

4.GAME/TV

5.AUX1

6.AUX2

7.TAPE

8.TUNER

9.CD

10.PHONO

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Onkyo PR-SC885 Listening Mode Presets, Dolby Digital Settings, Theater-Dimensional Setting

Models: PR-SC885