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Adjusting the Listening Modes

ON/STANDBY

REMOTE MODE

 

 

RECEIVER

DVD

RECEIVER

 

 

TAPE

 

 

INPUT SELECTOR

 

 

1

2

3

CD

 

V1

V2

V3

 

 

4

5

6

MD

 

 

MULTI CH

DVD

 

 

7

8

9

CDR

 

TAPE

TUNER

CD

 

 

+10

0

CLR

HDD

 

--/---

DIMMER

SLEEP

 

 

 

 

CH

VOL

 

 

 

DISC

 

2

ENTER

Use the Up and Down []/[ ] buttons to select “4. Audio Adjust,” and then press the [ENTER] button.

 

 

ALBUM

 

 

TOP MENU

 

 

MENU

 

SP A / B

 

 

MUTING

 

ENTER

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAYLIST

 

 

PLAYLIST

 

RETURN

 

 

 

SETUP

RETURN

 

 

SETUP

 

 

LISTENING MODE

 

 

STEREO

SURROUND

 

 

 

AUDIO SUBTITLE RANDOM REPEAT

 

TEST TONE

CH SEL

LEVEL-

LEVEL+

 

PLAY MODE

 

 

CINE FLTR

DISPLAY

OR-EQ

L NIGHT

CINE FLTR

 

 

 

 

L NIGHT

RC-646S

Using the Audio Adjust Functions

Some functions are not available with all speaker config- urations.

Audio Adjust provides various functions for adjusting the sound.

1

 

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-

 

 

 

RECEIVER

lowed by the [SETUP] button.

 

 

SETUP

3

Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ]

 

buttons to change the settings.

Press the Down [ ] button to select the next setting.

4

Repeat step 3 to complete all set-

 

 

tings.

 

 

5

Press the [SETUP] button.

 

 

Setup closes.

 

When you want to go back up one

SETUP

menu level to “Audio Adjust,” press the

 

[RETURN] button.

 

 

The Audio Adjust functions are explained below.

Input Channel Settings

Multiplex

This setting determines which channel is output from a stereo multiplex source. Use it to select audio channels or languages with multiplex sources, multilingual TV broadcasts, and so on.

Main: The main channel is output (default). Sub: The sub channel is output.

M/S: Both the main and sub channels are output.

Mono (2ch)

This setting determines which channel is output when the Mono listening mode is used with a stereo source.

L+R: Both the left and right channels are output (default).

L:Only the left channel is output.

R:Only the right channel is output.

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Onkyo SKC-340C, SKF-340F, SKM-340S Adjusting the Listening Modes, Using the Audio Adjust Functions, Input Channel Settings

SKW-340, SKM-340S, SKF-340F, SKC-340C specifications

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