Onkyo TX-NR818 instruction manual En-44

Listening Mode				Description	Input	Speaker
					Source	Layout
Dolby Pro Logic IIx*7				Dolby Pro Logic IIx expands any 2-channel
Dolby Pro Logic II				source for 7.1-channel playback. It provides
				a very natural and seamless surround-sound
	P L	M o v i e
				experience that fully envelops the listener.
				As well as music and movies, video games
	P L	M u s i c
				can also benefit from the dramatic spatial
				effects and vivid imaging.
	P L	G a m e
If you’re not using any surround back				S	XCN
				speakers, Dolby Pro Logic II will be used		M
	P L	x	M o v i e
				instead of Dolby Pro Logic IIx.
				• Dolby PLIIx Movie
	P L	x	M u s i c
				Use this mode with any stereo or Dolby
				Surround (Pro Logic) movie (e.g., TV,
	P L	x G a m e
				DVD, VHS).
				• Dolby PLIIx Music
				Use this mode with any stereo or Dolby
				Surround (Pro Logic) music source (e.g.,
				CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD).
				• Dolby PLIIx Game
				Use this mode with video games, especially
				those that bear the Dolby Pro Logic II logo.
				• Dolby PLIIx Movie	D	V
				• Dolby PLIIx Music	H	J
				These modes use the Dolby Pro Logic IIx		K
				modes to expand 5.1-channel sources for
				7.1-channel playback.
Dolby Pro Logic IIz				Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height is designed to	S	B
Height				more effectively use existing program	D	J
				material when height channel speaker	F	L
	P L	z	H e i g h t
				outputs are present. Dolby Pro Logic IIz	G
				Height can be used to upmix a variety of
				sources from movies and music, but are	H
				particularly well-suited to upmix game
				content.
Dolby EX				These modes expand 5.1-channel sources for	D	V
				6.1/7.1-channel playback. They’re especially	H	J
	D o l b y		E X
				suited to Dolby EX soundtracks that include		K
				a matrix-encoded surround back channel.
	D o l b y		D E X
				The additional channel adds an extra
				dimension and provides an enveloping
				surround sound experience, perfect for
				rotating and fly-by sound effects.

Turning On & Basic Operations

Listening Mode			Description	Input	Speaker
				Source	Layout
DTS Neo:X*8			This mode expands various sources and
			various inputs up to 9.1 channel.
			DTS Neo:X provides semi-spherical sound
			field adding height/wide speakers to create a
			natural, immersive and spacious surround
			soundscape.
			• DTS Neo:X Cinema	S	XCN
	N e o : X C i n e m a
			This mode is suitable for movie viewing.	D	M
			• DTS Neo:X Music	F
	N e o : X	M u s i c	This mode is suitable for any music source.
				G
			• DTS Neo:X Game	H
	N e o : X	G a m e	This mode is suitable for video games.
Audyssey DSX*9			• Audyssey DSX	D	B
			Audyssey DSX® is a scalable system that	F	bM
	A u d y s s e y D S X
			adds new speakers to improve surround	G
			impression. Starting with a 5.1 system	H
			Audyssey DSX first adds Wide channels
			for the biggest impact on envelopment.
			Research in human hearing has proven that
			information from the Wide channels is
			much more critical in the presentation of a
			realistic soundstage than Back Surround
			channels found in traditional 7.1 systems.
			Audyssey DSX then creates a pair of
			Height channels to reproduce the next most
			important acoustical and perceptual cues.
			In addition to these new Wide and Height
			channels, Audyssey DSX applies Surround
			Envelopment Processing to enhance the
			blend between the front and surround
			channels.

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