Onkyo TX-DS696 appendix Speaker setup, Level Calibration submenu, About the other settings, sound

Speaker setup

Level Calibration submenu

This submenu allows you to set the volume levels of each speaker individually so that they all sound at the same level when heard from the listening position. If you are continuing from setting the speaker distances and are still in the setting mode, skip directly to step 2.

1. Press the SETUP button. SETUP

If a menu other than “1. Speaker Setup” appears, turn the jog dial until “1. Speaker Setup” does appear.

2.Press the jog dial and then turn it to display the “Level Cal?”

DSP/MODE ADJ	DSP/MODE ADJ
PUSH TO ENTER	PUSH TO ENTER

3. Press the jog dial.	DSP/MODE ADJ
A test sound (pink noise) will be heard from
the left front speaker. At this point, it is not
necessary to adjust the volume of the test	PUSH TO ENTER
sound.
	db
4. Press the jog dial again.	DSP/MODE ADJ
The test sound will now be heard from a
different speaker.	PUSH TO ENTER
5. Turn the jog dial to adjust the	DSP/MODE ADJ
volume of the test sound from this
speaker to the same level that you
heard from the previous speaker.	PUSH TO ENTER

6.Repeat the procedure in step 4 and 5 until the volume of the test sound from all speakers is the same level.

Each time you press the jog dial, the test sound will be heard

from a different speaker. The speaker order for calibration is front left → center → front right → surround right → surround left → subwoofer.

7.Press the RETURN button.

You return to the “Level Cal?” display.

Notes:

•If you press the RETURN button again, you go back up one more level.

•To exit the setting mode immediately, press the SETUP button.

About the other settings

The factory settings for your TX-DS696 are given in the table on page 12. If you connect your system in accordance with these factory settings, there is no need to change them. However, if you do not, you will need to change the settings that do not match. If you do not, signals may not be properly received resulting in poor sound or image quality, no digital output, or no output at all.

Changing a digital input setting:

1.Press the input selector button for the source that you want to change.

2.Press the SETUP button.

3.Turn the jog dial to display “2. Input Setup.”

4.Press the jog dial.

“Audio Setup?” appears.

5.Press the jog dial again.

“D.Input: xxx” appears.

6.Turn the jog dial and select the connector to which the digital source is connected.

7.Press RETURN repeatedly or press SETUP to exit the setting mode.

Changing the multichannel setting:

1.Press the input selector button for the source that you want to change.

2.Press the SETUP button.

3.Turn the jog dial to display “2. Input Setup.”

4.Press the jog dial.

“Audio Setup?” appears.

5.Press the jog dial twice.

“Multich: xxx” appears.

6.Turn the jog dial to select “Yes” or “No.”

7.Press RETURN repeatedly or press SETUP to exit the setting mode.

Changing the Component Video Input setting:

1.Press the input selector button for the source that you want to change.

2.Press the SETUP button.

3.Turn the jog dial to display “2. Input Setup.”

4.Press the jog dial.

“Audio Setup?” appears.

5.Turn the jog dial to display “Video Setup?”

6.Press the jog dial.

“Cmponent: xxx” appears.

7.Turn the jog dial to select the connectors to which the source is connected (“Input 1” or “Input 2”).

8.Press RETURN repeatedly or press SETUP to exit the setting mode.

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