Onkyo appendix Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS696, Temporarily turning off the sound

Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS696

									MASTER VOLUME
						REC OUT	ZONE 2	ZONE 2 LEVEL CH LEVEL			VOL
									MASTER VOLUME
STANDBY/ON
							DSP/MODE ADJ		SETUP
STANDBY							PUSH TO ENTER				MUTING
									RETURN
POWER
ON OFF
		DISPLAY DIMMER FM MODE PRESET MEMORY		TUNING		PRESET		SMART SCAN NAVIGATOR
									BASS	TREBLE
PHONES	AUDIO	DVD VIDEO 1	VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3	VIDEO 4	TAPE	FMAM		PHONO	C D
	SELECTOR
		VCR 1	VCR 2
										AV RECEIVER TX-DS696	INPUT
											SELECTOR
PHONES		Input source buttons							BASS	TREBLE	buttons

HOME THEATER CONTROLLER

RC-440M

Though the TX-DS696 is often used to listen to the radio, it does not show you its true ability until it is used to play music or watch videos, DVDs, and the like. The TX-DS696 has the latest in state-of- the-art features to play back today’s acoustic technologies with the utmost in fidelity and power. From a two-speaker system to a five- speaker system, you are assured a sound space that you can always enjoy.

Temporarily turning off the sound

To turn off the sound momentarily, such as when interrupted by a phone call, press the MUTING button on the remote controller. When pressed, “Muting” is displayed on the TX-DS696. Press the MUTING button again to turn the sound back on.

Remote controller

Basic operation

1.Press the input source (or input selector on the remote controller) button.

TX-DS696

DVD VIDEO 1	VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4	TAPE	FM	AM	PHONO	C D
VCR 1	VCR 2

Adjusting the bass and treble

You can adjust the bass and treble levels using the BASS and TREBLE dials. This function only affects the front left and right speakers. For multichannel sources, these dials will not work if the tone control is set to “Off.”

BASSTREBLE

Remote controller

2.Turn on the corresponding component and play the media.

3.Adjust the volume.

MASTER VOLUME

Adjusting the main volume adjusts the volume level output from all the speakers connected to the TX-DS696 together. If headphones are connected, this also adjusts the volume heard from the headphone speakers. To adjust the volume, either press

the VOL buttons on the remote controller or turn the MASTER VOLUME dial. To increase the volume, turn the dial clockwise; to decrease the volume, turn the dial counterclockwise. The volume can be set to Min, 1 to 79, and Max.

Listening with headphones

To listen with headphones, plug a pair headphones with a standard stereo plug into the PHONES jack on the TX-DS696 front panel. When you connect headphones, the unit will enter STEREO mode automatically and no sound will be heard from the speakers.

If you have selected MULTI CH INPUT, you will hear sound only from the FRONT L and R channels.

The headphone volume level can be adjusted at the Setup menu (see page 42).

Note that the signal to the remote zone (Zone 2) will not be affected whether or not headphones are connected.

PHONES

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