Basic Operations—Continued

Using the Multichannel DVD Input

The multichannel DVD input is for connecting a compo- nent with a 7.1-channel analog audio output, such as a DVD-Audio or SACD-capable DVD player, or an MPEG decoder. See page 26 for hookup information.

Displaying Source Information

You can display various information about the current input source as follows.

RECEIVER Press the [RECEIVER] button,

RECEIVER

MULTI CH

Press the [RECEIVER] button, followed by the [MULTI CH] but- ton.

The MULTI CH indicator appears on the display.

MULTI CH indicator

Audio from the multichannel DVD input will now be used for the DVD input source.

and then press the [DISPLAY] button repeatedly to cycle through the available informa-

DISPLAYtion.

Note:

This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [DISPLAY] button.

The following information can typically be displayed for input sources.

Note:

While the multichannel DVD input is selected, the Speaker Configuration settings on page 67 are ignored, and signals from the multichannel input are fed to the speakers as they are.

Adjusting the Bass & Treble

You can adjust the bass and treble for the front speakers, except when the Direct or Pure Audio (not North Amer- ican models) listening mode is selected.

1

Press the [TONE] button repeat-

TONE

 

edly to select either Bass or

Treble.

2

Use the TONE [–]/[+] buttons to

 

 

adjust.

Bass

You can boost or cut low-frequency sounds output by the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.

Treble

You can boost or cut high-frequency sounds output by the front speakers from –10 dB to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.

Input source & volume

Signal format* or sampling frequency

Input source & listening mode

*If the input signal is analog, no format information is displayed. If the input signal is PCM, the sampling fre- quency is displayed. If the input signal is digital but not PCM, the signal format is displayed. Information is displayed for about three seconds, then the previously displayed information reappears.

Interpreting Surround Channel Values

AB C

A:The number of front channels (3 means front left, front right, and center).

B:The number of surround channels (2 means surround left and surround right). If there’s surround back channel information, this will be 3.

C:LFE channel for subwoofer (1 means yes).

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Onkyo TX-SR604, TX-SR8467, TX-SR8460 Basic Operations, Using the Multichannel DVD Input, Displaying Source Information

TX-SR674, TX-SR604E, TX-SR674E, TX-SR604, TX-SR8467 specifications

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