Onkyo TX-DS696 appendix Setup menus, Speaker Config sub-menu, Speaker Distance sub-menu

Setup menus

1-1. Speaker Config sub-menu

Here you will enter which speakers are connected and the size of each speaker.

a. Subwoofer

Yes: Select when a subwoofer is connected.

No: Select when a subwoofer is not connected.

b. Front

Large: Select if the front speakers are large sized.

Small: Select if the front speakers are small sized.

•If “No” is selected for the Subwoofer setting, then this setting is fixed to “Large.”

c.Center

None: Select if no center speaker is connected.

Large: Select if the center speaker is large sized.

Small: Select if the center speaker is small sized.

•If “Small” is selected for the Front setting, then “Large” cannot be selected for this setting.

d.Surround

None: Select if no surround left and right speakers are connected.

Large: Select if the surround left and right speakers are large sized.

Small: Select if the surround left and right speakers are small sized.

•If “Small” is selected for the Front setting, then “Large” cannot be selected for this setting.

1-2. Speaker Distance sub-menu

Here you will enter the distance from each speaker to your normal listening position. This is important for the timing of the acoustics to create the proper sound space that the TX-DS696 and today’s sound systems are able to produce.

Note:

Speakers that you selected “No” or “None” for in the Speaker Config sub-menu will not appear.

a. Unit

feet: Select if you will enter the distances in feet.

meters: Select if you will enter the distances in meters.

b. Front L/R

Set the distance from the front left and right speakers to your normal listening position between 1 and 30 feet in 1-feet intervals (0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-meter intervals).

Position the front left and right speakers so that they are the same distance from the listener. If they are not, you may lose the center position for stereo sound.

c. Center

Set the distance from the center speaker to your normal listening position between 1 and 30 feet in 1-feet intervals (0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-meter intervals).

d. Surround L/R

Set the distance from the surround left and right speakers to your normal listening position between 1 and 30 feet in 1-feet intervals (0.3 to 9 meters in 0.3-meter intervals).

1-3. Level Calibration sub-menu

Here you will set the volume for each speaker so that they are all heard by the listener at the same level. This is especially important for speaker layouts where the left and right speakers are at different distances or in asymmetrical positions due to room designs and configurations. These settings and the distance settings performed above are vital to create the proper acoustics required for the optimum sound space and dynamics.

Note:

The speaker level settings here are not effective for multi-channel input sources. To adjust the speaker levels for multi-channel input sources, you will need to use the CH SEL, LEVEL , and LEVEL buttons on the RC-440M remote controller. See pages 30, 31.

Calibrating the speaker levels

(1)When this sub-menu is entered, the TX-DS696 will emit a pink noise from the front left speaker. At this time, the Master volume automatically increases to the reference level (0dB). Remember the level of this noise and then press the cursor button. (Note that this can be adjusted to any level between –12 and 12 decibels in 1-decibel intervals.) The TX-DS696 will now emit the pink noise from the center speaker.

(2)Using the and cursor buttons, adjust the volume level of the noise from the center speaker so that it is the same level as the front left speaker. You can jog back and forth between the speakers to help you compare the volume levels.

(3)Press the cursor button again. The TX-DS696 will now emit the pink noise from the front right speaker.

(4)Repeat steps (2) and (3) above for the front right and other speakers until all speakers are adjusted to the same volume level.

Note:

•Speakers that you selected “No” or “None” for in the Speaker Config sub-menu will not appear.

a.Left

Sound comes from the front left speaker. Adjust the sound level between –12 and 12 decibels in 1-decibel intervals.

b. Center

Sound comes from the center speaker. Adjust the sound level between –12 and 12 decibels in 1-decibel intervals.

c. Right

Sound comes from the front right speaker. Adjust the sound level between –12 and 12 decibels in 1-decibel intervals.

d. Surr Right

Sound comes from the surround right speaker. Adjust the sound level between –12 and 12 decibels in 1-decibel intervals.

e. Surr Left

Sound comes from the surround left speaker. Adjust the sound level between –12 and 12 decibels in 1-decibel intervals.

f. Subwoofer

Sound comes from the subwoofer. Adjust the sound level between

–12 and 12 decibels in 1-decibel intervals.

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