Common Functions

This section explains functions that can be used with any input source.

 

STANDBY/ON

 

REMOTE MODE

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

DVD

Press

 

 

TAPE/AMP

 

[RECEIVER]

 

INPUT SELECTOR

M D/CDR

 

1

2

3

CD

first

 

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

 

DOCK

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

6

T V

 

 

AUX

MULTI CH

DVD

 

 

 

7

8

9

VCR

 

 

TAPE

TUNER

CD

CABLE

 

DIMMER

10

11

12

SLEEP

D TUN

ENT

CLR

SAT

 

+10

0

 

 

--/---

DIMMER

SLEEP

 

 

 

TV

VOL

CH

VOL

 

 

DISC

 

 

 

 

ALBUM

 

 

INPUT

GUIDE

PREVIOUS

TOP MENU

MENU

 

MUTING

SP A / B

MUTING

ENTER

PLAYLIST/CATPLAYLIST/CAT

 

SETUP

 

 

RETURN

 

 

LISTENING MODE

 

 

STEREO

SURROUND

 

 

CH SEL

AUDIO

SUBTITLE RANDOM

REPEAT

TEST TONE

CH SEL

LEVEL-

LEVEL+

 

 

PLAY MODE

 

LEVEL – +

 

DISPLAY

 

L NIGHT

CINE FLTR

 

 

VCR

DVD

HDD

 

 

RC-681M

 

Adjusting the Bass and 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

TONE

Press the AV receiver’s [TONE]

button repeatedly 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.

Note:

To bypass the bass and treble tone circuits, select the Direct or Pure Audio (not North American model) lis- tening mode.

TONE, –, +

MASTER VOLUME

Muting the AV Receiver

You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

PRESET

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

AUX

TAPE

TUNER

C D

SETUP

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX INPUT

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP MIC

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

A SPEAKERS B

TONE

 

STEREO

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY DIGITAL INPUT

DIMMER

MEMORY TUNING MODE

 

 

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMMER

 

 

MUTING

Press the remote controller’s [MUTING] button.

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

Setting the Display Brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the display.

Press the remote controller’s [DIMMER] button repeatedly to

select: dim, dimmer, or normal

DIMMERbrightness.

Alternatively, you can use the AV receiver’s [DIMMER] button (not European models).

To unmute the AV receiver, press the remote control- ler’s [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume. The output is unmuted and the MUTING indicator goes off. Muting is cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

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Onkyo TX-SR505 Common Functions, Adjusting the Bass and Treble, Muting the AV Receiver, Setting the Display Brightness

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