Using the Listening Modes—Continued

ENTER

SETUP

STANDBY/ONREMOTE MODE

 

 

RECEIVER

DVD

 

TAPE/AMP

 

INPUT SELECTOR

M D/CDR

1

2

3

CD

 

 

 

DOCK

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

 

 

4

5

6

T V

AUX

MULTI CH

DVD

 

7

8

9

VCR

TAPE

TUNER

CD

CABLE

10

11

12

+10

0

CLR

SAT

D TUN

ENT

 

 

--/---

DIMMER

SLEEP

 

TV

VOL

CH

VOL

DISC

 

 

ALBUM

 

INPUT

 

 

 

GUIDE

 

PREVIOUS

TOP MENU

 

 

MENU

SP A / B

 

 

MUTING

ENTER

PLAYLIST/CATPLAYLIST/CAT

SETUP

RETURN

Using the CinemaFILTER

RECEIVER

With the CinemaFILTER, you can soften overly bright

movie soundtracks, which are typically mixed for repro-

 

 

duction in a movie theater.

 

CinemaFILTER can be used with the following listening

 

modes: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, PLII/IIx

 

Movie, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6 Cinema, DTS 96/24,

 

Dolby/DTS+PLIIx Movie, Dolby/DTS+Neo:6, and

 

DTS+Dolby EX.

 

 

 

 

 

1

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE

 

MODE button, and then press the

 

 

RECEIVER

 

 

 

[CINE FLTR] button repeatedly to

 

 

 

select:

On: CinemaFILTER on.

CINE FLTR

Off: CinemaFILTER off.

 

 

LISTENING MODE

 

 

STEREO

SURROUND

 

 

 

AUDIO SUBTITLE RANDOM REPEAT

 

TEST TONE

CH SEL

LEVEL-

LEVEL+

 

 

PLAY MODE

 

 

CINE FLTR

DISPLAY

 

L NIGHT

CINE FLTR

 

VCR

DVD

HDD

 

 

 

 

 

L NIGHT

 

RC-681M

 

 

Using the Audio Adjust Settings

The Audio Adjust settings only affect speaker set A.

1

 

Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-

 

 

 

RECEIVER

lowed by the [SETUP] button.

 

 

Using the Late Night Function (Dolby Digital only)

With the Late Night function, you can reduce the dynamic range of Dolby Digital material so that you can still hear quiet parts even when listening at low volume levels—ideal for watching movies late at night when you don’t want to disturb anyone.

 

SETUP

2

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]

 

buttons to select “Audio Adjust,”

and then press [ENTER].

1

RECEIVER

L NIGHT

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button, and then press the [L NIGHT] button repeatedly to select:

Off: Late Night function off. Low: Small reduction in dynamic

range.

High: Big reduction in dynamic range.

3

Use the Left and Right [ ]/[ ]

 

buttons to change the setting.

Press the Down [ ] button to select the next setting.

Repeat this step for the other settings.

Notes:

The effect of the Late Night function depends on the Dolby Digital material that you are playing, and with some material there will be little or no effect.

The Late Night function is set to Off when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

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Onkyo TX-SR8550 Using the CinemaFILTER, Using the Audio Adjust Settings, Using the Late Night Function Dolby Digital only

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