Using the Listening Modes

Selecting Listening Modes

For a description of each listening mode, see “About the Listening Modes” on page 50.

•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 Pure Audio (not North American model), Mono, Direct, or Stereo listening mode.

•The listening modes cannot be selected while speaker set A is off.

Selecting with the Remote Controller

TV	VOL	CH	VOL
TV	VOL	DISC	VOL
		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

Selecting on the AV Receiver

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

TUNING

PRESET

STANDBY

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

SPEAKERS

TONE

STEREO

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT

RT/PTY/TP MEMORY TUNING MODE

PURE AUDIO

STEREO

LISTENING MODE

■[PURE AUDIO] button (not North American model)

This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode. When this mode is selected, the AV receiver outputs no video signals and its display is turned off. Pressing this button again will select the previous lis- tening mode.

Video received by the HDMI IN 1 and 2 inputs is passed through to the HDMI OUT even if the Pure Audio listening mode is selected.

■[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.

■[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 (* North American model only).

■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 SKB-550 Using the Listening Modes, Selecting Listening Modes, Selecting on the AV Receiver

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