Onkyo TX-SR501E Using the Listening Modes Selecting the Listening Modes, Direct button

Using the Listening Modes—Continued

Selecting the Listening Modes

You can select the listening modes by using the following buttons: [DIRECT], [STEREO], [SURROUND], [DSP], and [A.STEREO] (the last button is available only on the remote controller).

DIRECT

The options for each button are explained below:

[DIRECT] button

•This button selects the Direct listening mode, which can be used with PCM, analog, and 96 kHz PCM sources.

[STEREO] button

STEREO

MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

DIRECT

STEREO

SURROUND

DSP

STANDBY

PRESET/ADJUST

A SPEAKERS B

DISPLAY

DIMMER

DIGITAL INPUT

SUBWOOFER

MEMORY

FM MODE

TUNING

SPEAKER ADJUST

AUDIO ADJUST

MODE

CLEAR

PHONES

AUDIO

DVD

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

TAPE

TUNER

C D

VIDEO 3 INPUT

SELECTOR

VCR

S VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

DSP

SURROUND

DSP			STEREO
DIRECT		CABLE/SAT
			A.STEREO
SURROUND		CD/DVD
DTS-ES mode		CH +
DTS mode	Neo:6 mode
Dolby Digital mode		Dolby Pro Logic II mode

Direct mode

Stereo mode

DSP mode

(Orchestra, Unplugged, etc)

Listening mode availability depends on the format of the currently selected input signal and the number of speak- ers that you are using. If you use less than the minimum number of speakers, some modes will not be available.

See “About the Listening Modes” on page 34 for more information.

Notes:

•You cannot select a listening mode when the Multich input source is selected. See “Using the Multi-Channel Inputs” on page 29.

•While speaker set B is on, or a pair of headphones are plugged in, you can only select the Direct or Stereo listen- ing mode.

•This button selects the Stereo listening mode, which can be used with any source format.

[SURROUND] button

•With PCM and analog sources, you can select the Pro Logic II Movie, Pro Logic II Music, DTS Neo:6 Cinema, and Neo:6 Music listening modes.

•With Dolby Digital 2-channel sources, you can select the Pro Logic II Movie and Pro Logic II Music listening modes.

•With Dolby Digital sources with more than two or three channels, you can select the following:

On: Dolby Digital EX listening mode.

Off: Dolby Digital listening mode.

Auto: If the source signal contains an EX flag, which is an identification code for Surround EX, the Dolby Digital EX listening mode is selected automatically. If not, the Dolby Digital listening mode is used.

These options appear only if you’re using, and have speci- fied six speakers (see page 25). If you are using fewer speakers, the Dolby Digital listening mode is used.

•With DTS sources, you can select the following:

On: If the source signal contains a DTS-ES flag, which is an identification code for DTS-ES, the DTS-ES Discrete

6.1or DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 listening mode is selected auto- matically. If not, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 is used.

Off: The DTS listening mode is used for all DTS sources, even if a DTS-ES flag is present.

Auto: If the source signal contains a DTS-ES flag, the DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 or DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 listening mode is selected automatically. If not, the DTS mode is used.

These options appear only if you’re using, and have speci- fied six speakers (see page 25). If you are using fewer speakers, the DTS listening mode is used.

[DSP] button

The remote controller’s [DSP] button works differently to the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E’s [DSP] button.

•TX-SR501/TX-SR501E [DSP] button:You can select the

following Onkyo DSP modes: Orchestra, Unplugged, Stu- dio Mix, TV Logic, and All Ch St.

•Remote controller’s [DSP] button: You can select all of the currently available listening modes (basic, surround, and DSP). You can use this button even when a remote con- troller mode other than RCVR/TAPE is selected (see page 40).

[A.STEREO] button

The button selects the All Ch St listening mode. (This button is available only on the remote controller).

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