Onkyo TX-NR818 instruction manual En-46

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Listening Mode				Description	Input	Speaker
					Source	Layout
				• Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height + THX	S	B
				Cinema	D	J
				• Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height + THX	F	L
				Music	G
				• Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height + THX
					H
				Games
				The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIz
				Height and THX Cinema/Music/Games
				modes can be used.
				The PLIIz and THX indicators light on the
				AV receiver’s display.
				• DTS Neo:X Cinema + THX Cinema		NM
				• DTS Neo:X Music + THX Music
				• DTS Neo:X Game + THX Games
				The combination of DTS Neo:X
				Cinema/Music/Game and THX Cinema/
				Music/Games modes can be used. The
				Neo:X indicator lights on the AV
				receiver’s display.
				• THX Select2 Cinema	D	V
	T H X S 2 C i n e m a
				This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for	H	J
				7.1- channel playback. It does this by		K
	T H X	S 2	M u s i c	analyzing the composition of the surround
				source, optimizing the ambient and
				directional sounds to produce the surround
	T H X	S 2	G a m e s
				back channel output.
				• THX Select2 Music
				This mode is designed for use with music.
				It expands 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-
				channel playback.
				• THX Select2 Games
				This mode is designed for use with video
				games. It can expand 5.1-channel sources
				for 6.1/7.1-channel playback.
				• THX Surround EX	D	V
	T H X	S u r r E X
				This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for	H	J
				6.1/7.1- channel playback. It’s especially		K
				suited to Dolby Digital EX sources. THX
				Surround EX, also known as Dolby Digital
				Surround EX, is a joint development
				between Dolby Laboratories and THX Ltd.

Turning On & Basic Operations

Listening Mode	Description	Input	Speaker
		Source	Layout
	• Dolby Pro Logic II Game + THX Select2	S	V
	Games		J
	The combination of Dolby Pro Logic II		K
	Game and THX Select2 Games modes can
	be used. The PLII and THX indicators
	light on the AV receiver’s display.
	• Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height + THX	S	J
	Select2 Games	D
	The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIz	H
	Height and THX Select2 Cinema/
	Music/Games modes can be used.
	• Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height + THX	D	J
	Select2 Cinema	H
	• Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height + THX
	Select2 Music

Note

Pure Audio cannot be selected when Zone 2/3 is active.

Besides, if you activate Zone 2/3 while Pure Audio is selected, the listening mode will automatically switch to Direct.

Based on the audio channel signal contained in the source, the corresponding speakers will output the sound.

The AV receiver can input the DSD signal from HDMI IN. Depending on the player, setting the output on the player side to PCM might bring better sound.

For the Blu-ray Discs, Dolby Digital is used in a 3.1/5.1-channel speaker system. DTS is used depending on the configuration of the AV receiver.

If there are no surround back speakers, DTS is used.

If there are no surround back speakers, Dolby Pro Logic II is used. DTS Neo:X cannot be selected in the case of 192 kHz input signals.

This listening mode can be selected only when all the following conditions are satisfied:

–Center speaker is connected.

–Either the front high or front wide speakers are connected.

•The listening modes cannot be selected with some source formats.

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