Onkyo Comprehensive Guide to Listening Modes for Optimal Audio Experience

Using the Listening Modes

Selecting Listening Modes

See “About Listening Modes” for detailed information about the listening modes (➔ page 38).

■Listening Mode Buttons

Press RECEIVER first.

MUSIC GAME

MOVIE/TV THX

(North American and Taiwanese models)

MOVIE/TV, MUSIC, GAME, THX

(European, Australian and Asian models)

PURE AUDIO MOVIE/TV, MUSIC, GAME, THX

MOVIE/TV button

This button selects the listening modes intended for use with movies and TV.

MUSIC button

This button selects the listening modes intended for use with music.

GAME button

This button selects the listening modes intended for use with video games.

THX button

This button selects the THX listening modes.

Turning On & Basic Operations

PURE AUDIO button and indicator (European, Australian and Asian models)

This button selects the Pure Audio listening mode.

When this mode is selected, the AV receiver’s display and video circuitry are turned off. Only video signals input through HDMI input can be output from an HDMI output. The indicator lights when this mode is selected. Pressing this button again will select the previous listening mode.

•The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes can only be selected if your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player is connected to the AV receiver with a digital audio connection (coaxial, optical, or HDMI).

•The listening modes you can select depends on the format of the input signal. To check the format, see “Displaying Source Information” (➔ page 45).

•While a pair of headphones is connected, you can select the following listening modes: Pure Audio (European, Australian and Asian models), Mono, Direct, and Stereo.

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