Onkyo TX-NR717 instruction manual En-58, Audio Adjust, Multiplex/Mono, Dolby

The HDMI connection in your system is used to deliver uncompressed digital audio and video information from one device to the next. There is also additional information about this digital content that can be delivered. Such additional information is referred to as “metadata”. Metadata Compatible mode should be used when there are home theater components in your system, such as Blu-ray disc players, set top boxes and displays that use this additional metadata. For example, Metadata Compatible mode should be set to ON when there are THX Media Director™ Enabled devices in the system. This ensures that this additional information can be received by your Onkyo AVR and can be sent to other devices that are connected in your home theater system, with no interruption.

THX Loudness Plus

THX Loudness Plus is a new volume control technology featured in THX Ultra2 Plus™ and THX Select2 Plus™ Certified receivers. With THX Loudness Plus, home theater audiences can now experience the rich details in a surround mix at any volume level. A consequence of turning the volume below Reference Level is that certain sound elements can be lost or perceived differently by the listener. THX Loudness Plus compensates for the tonal and spatial shifts that occur when the volume is reduced by intelligently adjusting ambient surround channel levels and frequency response. This enables users experience the true impact of soundtracks regardless of the volume setting. THX Loudness Plus is automatically applied when listening in any THX listening mode. The new THX Cinema, THX Music, and THX Games modes are tailored to apply the proper THX Loudness Plus settings for each type of content.

Audio Adjust

1 2 3 4 “Setup” 5

Main Menu Audio Adjust

With the Audio Adjust functions and settings, you can adjust the sound and listening modes as you like.

Multiplex/Mono

■Multiplex

Input Channel

`Main

`Sub

`Main/Sub

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

■Mono

Input Channel

`Left + Right

`Left

`Right

This setting specifies the channel to be used for playing any 2-channel digital source such as Dolby Digital, or 2- channel analog/PCM source in the Mono listening mode.

Output Speaker

`Center:

Mono audio is output by the center speaker.

`Left / Right:

Mono audio is output by the front left and right speakers.

This setting determines which speakers output mono audio when the Mono listening mode is selected.

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Advanced Operations

Note

•If the “Center” setting is set to “None” (➔ page 55), this setting cannot be selected.

Dolby

■PL IIx Music (2ch Input)

These settings apply to only 2-channel stereo sources. If you’re not using any surround back speakers, these settings apply to Dolby Pro Logic II, not Dolby Pro Logic IIx.

Panorama

`On

`Off

With this setting, you can broaden the width of the front stereo image when using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music listening mode.

Dimension

`–3to 0 to +3

With this setting, you can move the sound field forward or backward when using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music listening mode. Higher settings move the sound field backward. Lower settings move it forward.

If the stereo image feels too wide, or there’s too much surround sound, move the sound field forward to improve the balance. Conversely, if the stereo image feels like it’s in mono, or there’s not enough surround sound, move it backward.