Basic Operations—Continued

Muting the AV Receiver

You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.

Remote

Press the [RECEIVER] button,

controller

and then press the [MUTING] but-

 

 

 

 

ton.

 

 

 

 

The output is muted and the MUTING indicator flashes on the display, as shown.

To unmute the AV receiver, press the [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume.

The Mute function is cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

Tip:

You can specify how much the output is muted with the “Muting Level” setting (page 93).

Using the Sleep Timer

With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver to turn off automatically after a specified period.

Remote

Press the [RECEIVER] button,

controller

and then press the [SLEEP] but-

 

 

ton repeatedly to select the

 

required sleep time.

The sleep time can be set from 90 to 10 minutes in 10 minute steps.

The SLEEP indicator appears on the display when the sleep timer has been set. The specified sleep time appears on the display for about five seconds, then the previous display reappears.

If you need to cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.

To check the time remaining until the AV receiver sleeps, press the [SLEEP] button. Note that if you press the [SLEEP] button while the sleep time is being displayed, you’ll shorten the sleep time by 10 minutes.

Selecting Speaker Layout

You can select the priority of the use of Front High speakers, Front Wide speakers, or SurrBack speakers.

Remote

Press the [RECEIVER] button,

controller

and then press the [SP LAYOUT]

 

 

button repeatedly to select:

 

FrontHigh, FrontWide, or Sur-

 

roundBack.

 

FrontHigh:

 

The sound from front high speakers

 

is output by priority.

 

FrontWide:

 

The sound from front wide speakers

 

is output by priority.

 

SurroundBack:

 

The sound from surround back

 

speakers is output by priority.

Notes:

If the “Speakers Type(Front)” setting is set to “Bi-Amp” (page 47), or Powered Zone 2 is being used (page 104), this setting cannot be selected.

When the listening mode that doesn’t correspond to the switch of the speakers is used, the setting cannot be selected.

Using Headphones

You can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the AV receiver’s PHONES jack for pri- vate listening, as shown.

Notes:

Always turn down the volume before connecting your headphones.

While the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack, the Headphone indicator and speaker/channel indicator FL, FR lights up. (The Powered Zone 2 speakers are not turned off.)

When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening mode is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo, Mono, Direct, Pure Audio or DTS Surround Sensation.

Listening mode automatically changes into DTS sur- round sensation when you connect a pair of head- phones while DTS surround sensation mode is currently selected.

The following listening modes can be used with head- phones (the listening modes available also depend on the currently selected input source): Stereo, Direct, Pure Audio, Mono and DTS Surround Sensation.

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Onkyo TX-SR707 instruction manual Muting the AV Receiver, Using the Sleep Timer, Selecting Speaker Layout, Using Headphones

TX-SR707 specifications

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